SomeAmateur
@SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on How do children address a non-binary parent? 4 days ago:
So that’s where madam comes from
- Comment on Is Catholic dating culture often mistaken for incel-style pessimistic desperation? 1 week ago:
High risk high reward I guess
In theory you’re not supposed to have pre-marital sex (it happens all the time) and dating would tend to be more serious than casual. Going steady vs hooking up. So yeah I imagine having a relationship not work out carries more weight
But once you get past that you get a long lasting marriage, a family and all the positives that come with that
- Comment on I have a shamefully dark question for firefighters. I'm sorry but I'm just too curious to not ask... It's about the smell and how that affects life. 1 week ago:
This guy knows what he’s talking about
- Comment on I have a shamefully dark question for firefighters. I'm sorry but I'm just too curious to not ask... It's about the smell and how that affects life. 1 week ago:
Personally I get more of a reaction from smelling diesel exhaust and smoke at the same time
I’ve never associated dead people smells with food though.
- Comment on I am playing Far Cry 5 do you think it would be possible for the cultists in game to start their own massive movement in todays America? 1 week ago:
Say what you want about their morals but the music is a vibe
- Comment on What are some of the impacts of a power outage that isn't that obvious / isn't talked about a lot? And What happens to restaurant bills? Do Buses still work? (since card payments wouldn't work) 2 weeks ago:
Most cell towers have generators but only about 48 hours of fuel. So you might have ways to charge your phone but it might not have a network to connect to
You don’t need a cell signal for GPS signal to work so having some offline maps like OrganicMaps or OSMand can still be useful
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 2 weeks ago:
After doing a bit of dabbling I started doing a serious, play to win run of XCom UFO Defense with OpenXCom. The game can seem daunting but really it’s pretty fun.
Then I looked into other open source games and got distracted big time by starting Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 for my first time EVER with OpenRCT2! I now fully understand the hype and it’s crazy that I haven’t played it sooner
- Comment on It's a sin in Christianity to consume media based on ancient mythology and folklore? 4 weeks ago:
Nope. Watching a movie about Thor or something is different. It only doesn’t work when you begin to worship Thor over God, which breaks the first commandment
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
Yep, and all US Citizens have the same rights
Like anything else you can’t expect your political opponents to do the heavy lifting for you.
You want to protest a thing, you go protest. You want 2A you go buy a rifle and get good. From there choose the path you’re willing to follow. Nothing is stopping you but you.
- Comment on How can you oppose tariffs, while supporting a hardline against China on Taiwan? 5 weeks ago:
The US mil will certainly be negatively effected in the short term if China were to cut/be cut from manufacturing. This substack article is by a retired navy officer who explains it better than I can
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
And that system is AWESOME and I wish some highways in the US did the same. I fear it would devolve into a regulations nightmare after bubba in his rusted dodge rattles to peices trying to break 80mph.
Flat open highway in between cities in Kansas? Go for it!
But it’s kind of like the US and guns. It’s a cultural ability that is statistically proven to be dangerous and can be seen as too big of a risk for ordinary people to enjoy, and reckless people put the whole acrivity in question.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
That is the kind of speed it takes to get a 747 into the air on takeoff.
If you rolled down a back window of a car and stuck your head out (not recommended) you would feel wind that would max out typhoon and hurricane scales, similar to an EF4 Tornado. The skin of your face would flap like fabric, as seen here
- Comment on Since militaries are authoritarian, even in democratic countries; What would a military of a stateless/anarchist society look like? 1 month ago:
Structure doesn’t mean authoritarian by default but I see what you mean. Maybe like a reserve/volunteer fire department deal?
You have a normal life but you have some equipment you keep at home or in a car. Rifle, pistol, armor, drones, packs etc, but the heavy equipment is in a dedicated area. Simple training and maintenance is done weekly, larger more objective focused training every quarter or so.
The key would be having armed people outside of that group, not only to boost defensive capability of the community in an emergency but to provide a deterrent to misuse of the defense force. In the words of a Clint Eastwood movie “there are two types of people, those with loaded guns and those who dig”
- Comment on 1 month ago:
looking good!
- Comment on how tf do you warm up plates? 1 month ago:
You’re right the cold plate sucks out a lot of heat! I sit them in hot water and dry them off before putting the food on
- Comment on Is it better to leave a country, or stay behind to fight for it? And what about the ethics of fleeing instead of staying behind? 1 month ago:
The US is a massive place. Yes the federal govt can suck but state and local governments are where you see the real day to day effects like roads, local businesses, utilities and parks.
Sit in on a meeting (a lot of stuff is streamed thanks to covid). Get to know the people in your area and what they stand for. If you want make your voice heard however you choose and give them some perspective on how an upcoming decision effects you. You can vote wisely and build a community with them from the bottom up.
You can have a surprising level of influence just by reminding people that voters exist and care enough to give input now and then.
- Comment on How exactly are people lighting Teslas on fire? 1 month ago:
Right and I’m sure it would work but technically Tesla advises responders not to. Idk why or what their recommended alternative might be
- Comment on How exactly are people lighting Teslas on fire? 1 month ago:
I assume the same goes for most EVs
- Comment on How exactly are people lighting Teslas on fire? 1 month ago:
Has anyone actually looked at the amount of water needes to handle a tesla fire? The pdfs are available and we looked at them when I was a volunteer. It’s like 8,000 gallons to keep the battery temps under control. Our tanker holds 2,000 gallons and foam isn’t effective like for normal cars.
A single tesla on fire needs a response similar to a house fire. Most fire response is going to be very strained with multiple, especially if they are at different locations.
- Comment on YSK: That nazis Don't Actually Believe in Free Speech 2 months ago:
They like free speech that doesn’t get them immediately banned, not free speech for everyone else’s ideas
- Comment on Is it a red flag if a potential employer rushes you? 2 months ago:
maybe they just really need the help?
- Comment on What's easier to shoot, a bow or a firearm? 2 months ago:
I shoot as a hobby and I’ve dabbled with archery
Bows are also harder to be consistent with. The way you nock the arrow on the string, keeping constant pull while aiming and inconsistencies in the arrows all play a part. Guns have similar stuff too but not nearly as bad as long as you have good fundementals.
Ballistics are a big deal with ranged weapons. Arrows don’t go very far or very fast so you really need to know how the arrow will arc and account for that as you aim. The farther the shot the more wind, drop etc will have to be factored into your aim.
I’m going to make up a number but let’s say 50 yards would be a tough shot for a bow. For a rifle that is no problem and most rifle bullets’ paths won’t start to arc significantly until it had travelled several hundred yards.
- Comment on Why do people love Ukraine so much? 2 months ago:
And you couldn’t beat them
- Comment on i took an iq test and it was nice and i took my time doing it but the answer was 86, is that bad?? 2 months ago:
The only people I’ve encountered that unironically cared about IQ were the most insufferable assholes
- Comment on What would the realistic ramifications be, if some (EU) country leader told Trump to his face that he's stupid? 2 months ago:
nothing, maybe some trade shit? It would make the leader in question look worse for stooping to his level
- Comment on Recommend me a steam deck game 2 months ago:
Shadows of doubt feels similar to old school Deus Ex. $30 normal price, so wait for a sale.
Run around a dark rainy city as an ex cop turned freelance detective. Take up side jobs, break into buildings, hack computers, sneak into bloody crime scenes to gather clues, make a conspiracy board, drink stolen alcohol and stagger down alleys, accuse the wrong people. And maybe…just maybe…retire to literally anywhere else
- Comment on Recommend me a steam deck game 2 months ago:
I was very impressed with KCD on my friend’s steam deck. Very smooth for a mobile system
- Comment on Is there really nothing the EU or NATO can do to stop Russian vessels cutting energy and communication cables at the Baltic sea? 2 months ago:
We should just track all the boats! Easy!
- Comment on Why hasn't the deep state stopped trump? 2 months ago:
Deep state (is generally agreed to be) non-elected officials who have the ability to sway govt functions. It’s more about making things not happen.
The “resist” movement from the first admin could be seen as an example of deep state. If an elected person wants to do something that they have the power to do but the lower levels of govt disagree (ie it isn’t in someone else’s best interest) suddenly there will be things to stop it from happening or make it so slow, painful and costly that the elected would rather do something else instead.
Errors in paperwork, extra “random” inspections, key people in the process calling sick, insisting on following all procedure step by step no matter what.
- Comment on Some examples of video games with an UI layout ripped off of another game? 2 months ago:
Yup goes for controls too! I remember PS1/PS2 games having WILDLY different control schemes even between games in a series. COD pretty much standardized shooter controls to the point that playing any shooter that broke that mold was a real struggle at first