Delphia

@Delphia@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'Huge respect to the folks at Obsidian': Todd Howard invited Obsidian devs onto Fallout season 2's set so they could see New Vegas in the flesh⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Tactics was great. I wish there were sequels to it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Have you noticed the new way of promoting horrible food by telling you it has lots of protein⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  PDCAAS is essential knowledge for anyone trying to dial in a quality diet. Especially if aiming to build muscle or strength.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨steam vs gog, which game store to buy from?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Whichever is cheaper.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there an optimal home/apartment size that most people would be happy with?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I would say you’re pretty much on the money only in the region of 1000sq for a single person being “optimal” once you take into account storage spaces, bathrooms, balconies, and so on. A kitchen for one and a bathroom is likely the same size as for a couple. A couple doesnt need a noticable amount more room than one person. Add kids and immediately double it… they have a lot of stuff.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that americans can now deduce private jet expenses from their taxes⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  In most countries if you can make a convincing argument about why you thought it would be allowed and can argue it with a straight face they arent interested in nailing you over it because it isnt worth their time.

  I asked my accountant “Hey, when I take sick leave at work and I have to get a doctors certificate to get paid for those days, does that make the doctors visit a work expense?”

  He said “Thats a legitimate enough argument that if you want me to I’ll put them on your return. Dont know if it would pass an audit but the reasoning is solid”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it’s costing the economy⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I work outdoors in all weathers, in and out of vehicles and answering calls all day. 12 months is a good lifespan for one of my phones.

  That being said I buy the cheapest phone samsung make every time. I can buy 10 of them for the price of a flagship S series.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pot crashing out the kettle⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Skibidi Toilet is also objectively fucking amazing.

  If you dont look at it as “Stupid stuff on the internet” and instead reframe it as “Indie Scifi movie made by 1 person on a home pc using free tools” its a hell of an accomplishment. I’ve watched big budget movies from established studios that got less of an emotional response out of me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Where u at?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The answer is simpler than that. Musicians have been using excel for songwriting for ages.

  You use the cells as timing marks and you have different lines for instrument notes, overlapping lyrics, etc.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How has there not yet been a leak of the Epstein files? Surely there is someone with access to them that could have been subject to worldwide pressure to let something out.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The only defence I can think of for not releasing them is that they are written in code that could destroy people for doing nothing other than having met him and there is no reference key.

  E.g Mr X, a1 4d b2

  Mr Y, a1 3f b2

  A1 means “Straight and unmarried” but 4d means “Totally a Pedo” and 3f means “Will probably call the police if you even hint at it” and b2 is “Drinks heavily, doesnt do drugs”

  Now thats a heavy handed example but look at all the conjecture about who “Bubba” is… Now imagine the conspiracy theorists if thats what the lists look like. That all being said even if they dont make them public the fact that they have these files and theres been no arrests is fucking shameful.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Just work a little harder⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Americans who have never left America dont realise that dirt fucking poor looks largely the same around the world. The fact that we have socialised medicine doesnt turn not having the money for groceries into a utopia.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do you beat post-work floppiness?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, I’m doomed if my ass hits couch. I need to maintain some form of momentum.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bank Workers, Rejoice!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  In Australia the Average mortgage loan term is over 30 years but the average duration before its paid out or refinanced is only 8 years. Id be more worried about the terms and conditions surrounding early payout and refinancing than the theoretical maximum term of the loan on paper because if they want to be truly predatory thats where it will be hiding.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Theres a reason dads make hobbies out of their yard, grilling and DIY.I have to do this shit anyway, it can either be what stops me from doing what I want or I can find the happiness and satisfaction in it.

  My relaxation time might be ten minutes having a coffee in the back yard with the garden and lawn looking immaculate but it would have been 2 hours work to get it to “done” but 3 to get it to “perfect” because ultimately what was I gonna do with that hour? Watch some Youtube videos I only half give a fuck about or play a video game I’m mediocre at. Once you figure out you can also run a smoker while you do those chores at the end of the day everyone gets ribs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I've heard New Yorkers are devastated⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I wonder if any other candidates for office will run on this as a platform.

  “Vote for me, Kid Rock will stay away.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's about time we showed concern for the men⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I know lesbians who complain about their partner when its that time of the month. Putting up with a crazy bitch is not gender specific.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Spokesperson⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I was a broke white trash teenager during that era… I hate how much I think those two songs slap.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Pro-life" and "pro-choice" aren't actually opposite positions⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I feel you, the other end of the horseshoe is breeding licences or permits or some shit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Deportation? There's an app for that.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The vast majority who wont take them up on it.

  If the per capita cost of deporting someone against their will is $10,000 and the cost of deporting someone consentually is $10,000 its still a win. Its just less work, every person who leaves voluntarily frees up the snatch teams to go after someone who doesnt.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Deportation? There's an app for that.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Everyone commenting that they wont pay or its all a trap isnt thinking about the optics and expense. Im not SAYING that they are wrong, or that the whole initiative ISNT evil (it is) but paying Ice agents, vehicles, camps, etc. All costs money (more than you would think) and makes you look like assholes (which they are). People deciding to pack up and leave on their own, withdrawing their savings selling their vehicles and leaving willingly on a plane costs less than the whole track down, round up, detain and deporting process and is considerably less bad for the optics.

  My grandparents fled germany in the 30s back when being Jewish was becoming dangerous but they were still content for you to just GTFO. I wouldnt be surprised if it was legit… Still fucking wrong tho.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you argue for a cause like affordable housing for everyone, is it necessarily hypocritical if you also own investment properties?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Because (historically speaking) its arguably the safest and highest yield form of investment that the working class can make. That being said obviously theres a tipping point in regards to the amount of income you’re generating at which it becomes predatory.

  Funding a nice retirement? Ok. Making it so only one parent has to work? Fine. Jacking up the rent to cover the insurance on the new Lambo? Fuck you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The internet kind of sucks right now⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  IKR. People these days dont realise that confidently incorrect people pre-exist facebook.

  If you blindly do what ChatGPT says you deserve what happens to you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The internet kind of sucks right now⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah bigger oof when you realise that nothing damn near anyone who tells anyone anything can be trusted.

  Do you know how many times I’ve been handed the wrong part by “professionals” whose full time job is “parts interpreter” and their job description is to look up and order parts for customers? Or had a mechanic be “certain” about the cause of the same problem for the 3rd fucking time. The fact is that when I want to know which is the correct ecu pin for the crank angle sensor on an 83 Cordia Turbo thats some esoteric as fuck knowledge thats probably buried on a forum somewhere. If ChatGPT thinks it knows, I dont just wire shit up and send it. I get out the multimeter and I check that wire first.

  Dont get me wrong, if googles search wasnt rubbish these days A.I wouldnt be as useful as it is. I had to find out who made the rear diff for a car to see if we could pull the gears out from a different make/model to get better ratios for the strip. An hour of googling just turned up every result for people selling diffs, selling diff seals, selling diffs for other cars, workshops that specialise in diffs, diff seals for other cars… Chat GPT just fucking knew it was an Aisin unit, what its part number was and then I asked "What cars is “part number” used in and it spat out a list. Its excellent because google is shit. If google was still great, it would merely be a novelty.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The internet kind of sucks right now⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  As someone who is enthusiastic about old cars the amount of knowledge that disappeared when forums got killed by fb is immeasurable. At least A.I might preserve some knowledge.

  When people die they take their knowledge with them if nobody writes it down and maintains it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨They will remember⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think Kiwi would go to “Clinker” or “Clunker” before that. Thats Australian.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Actors that have been the least believable scientist castings, I’ll start.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Henry Rollins is a philosopher.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This boomer couple would be hit with $700,000 tax bill if they sold their mansion⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  And?

  If they have to pay taxes on that profit as if this was a business venture or investment they should be allowed to deduct 30 years of maintenance costs and loan interest as business expenses.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This boomer couple would be hit with $700,000 tax bill if they sold their mansion⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Either you shouldnt be paying any capital gains on a primary residence full stop or it should be on a sliding rate over time. (20% for first year -1% per year after)

  Buying a house (even a mcmansion) and living in it for 30 years isnt a hustle or an investment strategy… its just living.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This boomer couple would be hit with $700,000 tax bill if they sold their mansion⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The unfair part of this is that the $500k threshold for the tax hasnt been updated since 1997.

  In 1997 the average price for a house in California was about 180k now its $800k. If the tax was the same ratio it now wouldnt apply until the house was worth about 2.2mil (napkin math, I’m not getting out the calculator) Now I’m not saying they arent crying about a problem many of us would kill to have but thats a difference of about $340,000 in taxes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This boomer couple would be hit with $700,000 tax bill if they sold their mansion⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Also capital gains on a primary residence should decrease somewhat over time.

  These arent property speculators or people buying and parking empty homes. They are people who bought a house, lived in the community, probably raised a family and didnt move for 30 years and now want to downsize.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨So glad I suck dick⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think we’re pretty much on the same page. The stories were the same “Thats my ex” or “Stop flirting with my girl/boy” or “you think you’re better than me” stuff but the shit talking before things got physical was so much better.

  Meatheads get to the punching part too fast for it to be funny. You have enough time to go “Aw fuck…” and it was on. I once saw someone go 5 solid minutes on another persons shoes and it was amazing.