SomeAmateur
@SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on Evangelicals in the US vs Protestants ib Europe? 1 week ago:
It’s like anything else, for every annoying or pushy christian you hear about there’s dozens of others doing their thing and not bothering anyone.
And it varies church to church too, with some really wanting to get out into the community and others keeping to themselves but welcoming people who are curious when they come to them.
- Comment on Better safe than sorry 1 week ago:
They say we can stand on the shoulders of giants, but first we gotta climb a friggin giant
- Comment on Did it really used to be common for guys to go to a bar every night like in Cheers or The Simpsons? 2 weeks ago:
People downvote, but you’re not wrong and it’s probably the most common example in rural areas
- Comment on Did it really used to be common for guys to go to a bar every night like in Cheers or The Simpsons? 2 weeks ago:
Idk how common it was but it’s a good example of a “third place”. A spot that isn’t work or home where you can meet and socialize
- Comment on What are some good uses the new ballroom can have after the Trump regime is over? 2 weeks ago:
You can have an epic bossfight!
- Comment on YSK - the crazy questions all jobs on usajobs.gov now ask 2 weeks ago:
Yeah I just wanted to emphazise your point
And I agree efficiency is about speeding things up without losing the quality of the end result. And I think anyone that has been to a BMV can see the need for that kind of change but that’s not what they are after. They seem to just charge through the red tape and warning labels to do what they want
- Comment on YSK - the crazy questions all jobs on usajobs.gov now ask 2 weeks ago:
imo the questions about efficiency and commitment to the constitution isn’t that crazy to ask upfront. If I remember right all federal employees have to swear an oath when they are hired. It matches the one military officers say.
“I, ____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.”
But note that it makes no mention of loyalty to the President directly, unlike the oath of enlistment military enlisted members say (see below). That’s what I find most odd about these questions on USAjobs and what I think is crossing a line leaning towards political loyalty over constitutional loyalty.
I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God."
- Comment on Is there a way to listen to only the radio topics I actually care about? 3 weeks ago:
Bob Long’s weather reports are 👌
- Comment on Is there a way to listen to only the radio topics I actually care about? 3 weeks ago:
Yep one of my favorites is out of Akron Ohio! TheSummit.FM
It’s the only station I know that takes time to actuall play local music. They also have shows like “Cruisin’ the Decades” with music from the 30s to now. That is now played on a whole ton of other stations nationwide including shortwave. Then there’s “The Ongoing History of New Music” which only aired in Canada until they picked it up.
Publicly funded, little to no ads and NO MORNING TALK SHOW!
- Comment on Is there a way to listen to only the radio topics I actually care about? 3 weeks ago:
That’s what podcasts are for
Unless you start running pirate radio or open a radio station of your own
- Comment on Are there any games you don't play as it was intended to be played? If so, what game and how? 3 weeks ago:
Oh man this made me dust off an old memory
There was a PS2 game my dad had called Dirt to Daytona. You’re supposed to play the career mode going from a driving dirt track junkers to modified, truck to finally be a pro nascar racer. You can tweak the cars, paint them, and try to get sponsors to fund you
All I did was play the quick race mode. And I turned off all the caution flags and played it as a crash and pit manuver simulator
- Comment on Too soon? 3 weeks ago:
The train of thought he talked about right when he said that was that in the past politicians said they feel your pain, even if they are an opponent. Now politicians try to make the case that people aren’t in pain.
In that comparison I linked one of the differences is sympathy is feeling pain as your own and another is acknowledging pain without feeling it at all.
I’m not saying I agree with his take, but it went from thinking “this guy doesn’t care about others at all” to “grammar police sidenote where he wants people to say sympathy more”
Context is important and I never heard or watched him at all so I wanted to share for people who were interested like I was.
- Comment on Too soon? 3 weeks ago:
- Comment on it's time 4 weeks ago:
“No mosquitos!”
“Ever?”
“…”
- Comment on THEY'RE EVOLVING 5 weeks ago:
That reminds me there’s a game called Shadows of Doubt where you are a detective in a dystopian cyber noir world where corporations run everything.
Anyway they just added a mode to have the damned snail always after you while you’re trying to take on jobs and solve crimes
- Comment on What's the most offensive word I can use that isn't a slur? 5 weeks ago:
I love ones that make it seems like you’re talking down to a kid
Flapjack, pipsqueak, piece (as in “you piece”), dingodile, jackwagon etc.
- Comment on How long can someone physically walk for? 5 weeks ago:
Yes you are both correct, I’ll fix myself
- Comment on How long can someone physically walk for? 5 weeks ago:
Yeah, but have you seen some of our distopian level parking lots?
- Comment on How long can someone physically walk for? 5 weeks ago:
There was a pilrimage/challenge a friend of mine went on. It was walking 20 miles (96.5 km) each day for 3 days. That was in upstate NY where there are plenty of hills to keep it interesting
Blisters, chafing and fatigue is common but many people do that every year
- Comment on Before modern-day authoritarian regimes, did people living under abosolute monarchies talk criticize the monarchs? Or did they just stay silent in fear of persecution? 1 month ago:
My great grandparents immigrated from Eastern Europe to the US. My Grandma told us about the time one of their relatives came to visit them. She remembers that he almost never took off his shoes, even when sleeping. They asked him about it and he said it was to run out the back door if the secret police came. He was amazed that nobody else in the family did the same, and then even more amazed to learn that nobody HAD to
- Comment on Do all American stores have greeters? 1 month ago:
c/AskUSA
- Comment on kalmodo dragon 1 month ago:
This reminds me of metal gear solid 3
- Comment on how do school shooters know how to use guns? 1 month ago:
Learning the manual of arms (procedure of loading, firing, unloading a type of firearm) is a YouTube video away and isn’t hard. If you can use a drill or a stapler you can make a gun go bang.
The difficult part is technique that makes the bullets go where you want them to. Shooting fast is easy, just mag dump in a general direction and you’ll eventually hit something. Shooting slowly and accurately is way more effective. Basic marksmanship takes a bit of time to hone but anyone can do it, including you reading this.
But shooting fast AND accurate is a skill that takes consistent practice to hone. That’s what makes competitons like USPSA so challenging and the acting in movies like John Wick so impressive
- Comment on what can I do at my workplace during downtime? 1 month ago:
Reading is always good, and waay better than scrolling. Audiobooks/podcasts are also cool and if you can’t fully commit yourself to writing maybe just jot down an outline to flesh out later
- Comment on Know your place 1 month ago:
It was made for the colonists
- Comment on 1 month ago:
Here’s the source
- Comment on Too soon? 1 month ago:
This is the full context of the quote for anyone curious like I was
- Comment on Not trying to disparage first responders on 911. Why aren't nurses included with fire and police departments? Did we not take care of people on the backend of the rescuing? 1 month ago:
I listened to a 99% Invisible episode on how EMS got started.
For a while (60s-70s) there was a stigma that early Paramedics couldn’t provide adequate care because they were not doctors and nurses though in reality they spent lots of time training in hospitals working with them.
You can even see this in tv shows like Emergency. Any time they have a medical situation they radio a hospital to get medical direction from a doctor. It also gives a realistic reason to explain what they are doing to the viewing audience
- Comment on This is how you get ants. 1 month ago:
EDF! EDF!
- Comment on They didn't stop to think if they should 2 months ago:
ChatGPT chats have the blurb on the bottom that says “ChatGPT can make mistakes. Check important info.”
I like CharacterAI’s a lot better. It says “This is an AI chatbot and not a real person. Treat everything it says as fiction. What is said should not be relied on as fact or advice”