warbond

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Did the western world just suddenly go back to pretending wrestling is "real" for some reason?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  No idea why my previous comment shows as quoted, but whatever

  My argument is that if they were actually competing that would mess with the performative nature of the storytelling.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tesla's "Predictive" Odometers Had 9+ Drivers Complaining of Inaccuracy Before Lawsuit. We Even Found Video!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Oof, yeah, forgot about that. Yeah, people are people everywhere… I just liked having a more idyllic version of things in my head

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tesla's "Predictive" Odometers Had 9+ Drivers Complaining of Inaccuracy Before Lawsuit. We Even Found Video!⁩ ⁨⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  When I lived in Germany I found that the people were far more self-policing than Americans. There just seemed to be a general attitude of, “we know we’re not supposed to do that, so we don’t.”

  Fully anecdotal, sure, and that was 15 years ago, but nonetheless it’s hard for me to imagine “ze Germans” tampering with odometers to sell cars.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Did the western world just suddenly go back to pretending wrestling is "real" for some reason?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  athlete Athletes compete or strive against others to attain a goal, TV wrestlers perform.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In heat⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  As a funny challenge I like to come up with simplified, stupid-sounding, 3-word search queries for complex questions, and more often than not it’s good enough to get me the information I’m looking for.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Unlike in movies, most smart people aren't good in chess.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I find that I don’t like full games of chess, but chess.com has these little chess puzzles that highlight the surprising deviousness of the rules that can turn a sure defeat into a swift victory.

  They also have an algorithmic engine that will calculate the general effectiveness of each move so you can get instant feedback, which I like.

  I guess I need more focus in the things I play, and chess is just too broad as a game.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Unlike in movies, most smart people aren't good in chess.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Chess is a logic puzzle that changes as you play it, with the randomness coming from player interaction. If you’re not into solving those kinds of puzzles, you’re probably not going to have fun.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you use your blinker in a car?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I used to try to use them 100%, but there are so many situations where it’s completely unwarranted (in my specific driving circumstances). So I guess I default to using my indicators, but I try to use them the right way, i.e. before a lane change rather than after I’ve started to commit.

  Also, I used to put on my indicator for a lane change nice and early, but dear god the way these cars warn about your blind spot being occupied, holy shit. Music turns down, loud beeping, it’s madness.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you use your blinker in a car?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  No, but only because I rarely pull out of a driveway or parking spot into any sort of traffic. Parallel parked on a road, though, sure.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump White House holds Hamas ‘entirely responsible’ for Israeli execution of Palestinian medics⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  No, I guess not, but it still hurts every time

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Going on Reddit today be like...⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Batteries Not Included is one of my all-time favorites

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Discord is getting mobile ads⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I promise I’m not completely stupid, but the first time I saw an ad I went looking for ways to never see them again and came up with nothing. I’ll look again, though!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Discord is getting mobile ads⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I pay for Nitro yearly to the tune of $15 a month and the ads cannot be disabled, only hidden after they come up.

  So yeah, I’ve cancelled my subscription, this is only going to get worse, especially once they’re completely beholden to shareholders.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨People Are Using AI to Create Influencers With Down Syndrome Who Sell Nudes⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Lol, What to hate worse, the people or the shit they make us all go through? 🤔

  I’m trying to be a more understanding person, but goddamn

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Oscar-winning animated film 'Flow' created entirely with free and open-source software Blender⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  With a huge drippin hog

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Eggs sure have gotten cheap! Oh they haven't?...well I'm sure Trump is doing EVERYTHING he can⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Huh, never really considered that.

  Do you think the levels of “caricaturization” (my phone doesn’t like that one, so I mean turning the “enemy” into caricatures) and satire directly correlate to feelings of fear or loss of control, maybe? Those in power don’t seem to use satire much, if at all.

  So yeah, I agree that it’s probably counterproductive, but it also seems to be a somewhat instinctual response, and therefore it should probably be guarded against in particular. Unless I’m overlooking some hidden benefits that aren’t just racist to some extent…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Exclusive: Microsoft is finally shutting down Skype in May⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Good point, they never really got past that, huh

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK: Gas stoves cause cancer⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  You were making good points, what happened?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK: Gas stoves cause cancer⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  A random Better Homes and Gardens article clocks a 2000 square ft (185 square meters) home with central air conditioning at nearly 19,000 watts.

  bhg.com/…/how-to-check-your-homes-electrical-capa…

  So I think most homes could handle that in general, but I don’t know about specific wiring requirements to handle that kind of power draw from just the kitchen. So do these things require that level of retrofit?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Exclusive: Microsoft is finally shutting down Skype in May⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I agree with you here. They just never kept up with what people wanted or needed out of a communications platform. When Discord showed it was more versatile nearly 10 years ago, my whole group switched and never looked back.

  Skype call sounds still bring specific kinds of nostalgia though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is your favorite app for Lemmy? Include Platform⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks, dumbass! 🤣

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is your favorite app for Lemmy? Include Platform⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Excellent, just the example I needed to prevent me from examining my own use of Sync. I picked it up straight off of RiF and it’s been mostly fine. Spoilers rarely work and sometimes it just straight up can’t “fetch the image,” but I can do the things I care about, like downvoting and making ad hominem attacks. 10 out of 10 for me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨xkcd #3048: Suspension Bridge⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Wow, that’s a throwback. That game is why I know that definition.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Star Citizen Expose Paints a Fairly Bleak Picture: 'There's No Actual Focus on Getting the Game Done'⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Every comment in these posts seems to be either “StarCitizen killed my family and dishonored my temple” or “can’t believe people let SC kill their family and dishonor their temple.”

  Same old hate without real substance.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Star Citizen Expose Paints a Fairly Bleak Picture: 'There's No Actual Focus on Getting the Game Done'⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The video is a redo from the guy who did it live at Citizen Con, because the demo crashed when they were onstage.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury" 2nd Anniversary Visual⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I liked it and am glad for the diversity it introduced.