Eiri
@Eiri@lemmy.ca
- Comment on [deleted] 6 days ago:
The bad part isn’t the number of votes. That’s barely relevant.
The bad part is what happens when the budget bill doesn’t pass. There are two valid possibilities:
- The previous year’s budget is provisionally renewed as-is until an agreement is reached
- The non-passing of the bill acts as a vote of no confidence against the government and elections are held. In the mean time, the previous year’s budget is provisionally renewed as-is.
Shutting down funding for government services is an incredibly dumb way to handle it.
- Comment on Tax strike? 1 week ago:
You think they can’t redirect their ludicrous police forces (including ICE) to brutalize millions? Don’t underestimate fascism.
- Comment on Candles are the percent gift. Of the receiver doesn't like them they can set them on fire and remove the problem. 2 weeks ago:
The soot.
- Comment on Candles are the percent gift. Of the receiver doesn't like them they can set them on fire and remove the problem. 2 weeks ago:
They’re a terrible gift. I have a zillion candles they I keep around and can’t quite get around to throwing away
- Comment on [Episode] Mechanical Marie • Kikaijikake no Marie - Episode 4 discussion 3 weeks ago:
I just noticed the poster… What the hell is up with that raised leg? Is it pervert bait?
- Comment on Flashbacks scenes in Movies/TV should be depicted as being more blurry than present scenes, since most people can't actually remember a past event that accurately. 5 weeks ago:
Sometimes they’re desaturated.
Sometimes they’re 3:4.
Sometimes they’re straight-up black and white.
Changing something about the appearance of of the image is done often. But I don’t think blurry would do unless it’s a really short flashback. It would either look like a mistake (camera not in focus for instance), not be intense enough to be apparent on smaller or lower resolution TVs, or be distracting and annoying to the viewer (say, some sort of foveated motion blur).
- Comment on Truly 1 month ago:
I’ve played it once in the past. Just the normal poker with five cards in your hand and you get two rounds of changing cards.
It was fun.
I lost 2 imaginary dollars.
- Comment on Truly 1 month ago:
I guess, but at that point I can do that in your average JRPG or something. I feel like it would be more fun with people. Unless they’re paying the Texas game with all the cards in the middle. That one is complicated and you only have two cards of yours and I really don’t have fun with it.
- Comment on Truly 1 month ago:
I don’t get slot machines. They’re not even slightly fun.
I wish casinos had fun games with small bets. Like, I don’t know, poker where you can play several hands with 20 dollars.
But as it stands, I don’t think I’ll ever visit a casino again. It’s either boring slots or you need to be rich to play the “real” games.
- Comment on hyperbaric oxygen chamber 1 month ago:
Uh, high school science teacher. Never really looked it up until today but considering there’s science on the reverse effect (less oxygen for slower aging), I’d say it’s probably not bullshit.
- Comment on hyperbaric oxygen chamber 1 month ago:
Damn it
- Comment on hyperbaric oxygen chamber 1 month ago:
I just meant breathing more oxygen makes you agree faster
- Comment on hyperbaric oxygen chamber 1 month ago:
Oxygen chamber? Sounds like a great way to die early
- Comment on Don't get mad, get even 1 month ago:
Microwaves designed for public use often don’t have them. I never really knew whether it’s because they don’t need them because they have more magnetrons or something, or just because they prioritize easy cleaning.
- Comment on "Pass the Monster Meat, Mylady" - Main PV (Fall Season 2025) 2 months ago:
This video is private
- Comment on Bamboozled! 2 months ago:
Even older meme!
- Comment on Let's hear it, little lemmings. 2 months ago:
Curie looks tired. If I’m gonna embarrass myself with anyone anyway, I’ll invite her and we’ll have a relaxing cup of herb tea at least.
- Comment on Have you encountered this? 3 months ago:
Absolute madness.
- Comment on Have you encountered this? 3 months ago:
Asterisk: there is such a thing as “minimum wage for tipped workers”, which is lower than the normal minimum wage. At least in some provinces.
For instance, in Quebec, the normal minimum wage is $16.10 per hour, but for tipped workers, it’s $12.90$.
And yes, my reaction to this is also “what the fuck”.
- Comment on Have you encountered this? 3 months ago:
I didn’t know a transaction could be updated after the fact. That’s wild.
- Comment on Have you encountered this? 3 months ago:
You WRITE the tip amount on the receipt? How does the payment terminal know how much to take?
- Comment on 13 skeletons 3 months ago:
Granted. The wish spell has never existed, so you can’t use it.
- Comment on 13 skeletons 3 months ago:
Isn’t that killing the thief rogue subclass’s use magic device ability?
- Comment on 13 skeletons 3 months ago:
Hmm, that works, but only for spells in your class list. That won’t allow you to cast legend lore as a wizard, for instance
- Comment on Eksbawks 3 months ago:
I hope we can reach the point where everything is convenient to switch to whatever you preference/physical controller is in every game.
Maybe one day.
- Comment on Eksbawks 3 months ago:
I like their button layout better though.
- Comment on 13 skeletons 3 months ago:
Ah, that’s the risky use of Wish though. It comes with a chance of losing the spell forever.
- Comment on Eksbawks 3 months ago:
Xbox has influenced PC gaming too much for that.
- Comment on 13 skeletons 3 months ago:
Wish, but for emulating other spells. Literally anything I want, of 8th level or lower, as if it was already prepared? So handy.
- Comment on 8BitDo Pro 3 Bluetooth announced with swappable magnetic ABXY 3 months ago:
Ah, I see. A pity.