Wahots
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- Comment on American and British English spelling and pronunciations 3 days ago:
Platinium :3
- Comment on American and British English spelling and pronunciations 3 days ago:
Dropping the U’s from words such as “colour” - I get the simplification argument and I’d take or leave them, but I’m pro-U.
The pronunciation seems slightly different too, Color (Kolor) vs colour (coul-err). Or at least I pronounce them slightly differently depending on which word I read.
- Comment on American and British English spelling and pronunciations 3 days ago:
Even some places in the US are switching over to calling them WCs.
- Comment on Random Screenshots of my Games #58 - Black Mesa (Half-Life) 4 days ago:
Play them back to back! It offers a really nice juxtaposition. I did a whole half life playthrough with all the mainline games + VR and HL + BM :)
- Comment on Random Screenshots of my Games #58 - Black Mesa (Half-Life) 4 days ago:
Black mesa is so insanely good.
- 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 week ago:
Well said!
- Comment on Why do we even do mens vs womens sizes for clothes? 1 week ago:
Stuff like ski boots, too. Men and women apparently have muscle groups placed in slightly different areas, so the boots are sculpted differently to account for that.
- Comment on The specter of a GTA 6 delay haunts the games industry: 'Some companies are going to tank' if they guess wrong, says analyst 1 week ago:
Judging by all the shark card crap they jammed into the last GTA, I fully expect them to shovel a bunch of crap in to make more money: $70 base games, deluxe editions, DLC, micro transactions, social club integration, required internet connections, all of it.
I miss the old GTAs before they got greedy.
- Comment on What is your bath mat situation? 3 weeks ago:
A wooden one? Can you send a picture? That actually sounds kinda interesting.
- Comment on What is your bath mat situation? 3 weeks ago:
We have those bathmats that are just mats without a rubber backing. The rubber backed ones tend to get really ratty and messed up in a dryer.
The pure cloth ones tend to last longer, imo. And they don’t make your clothes smell like rubber. White ones work best, as they can be bleached as needed.
- Comment on dear republicans, what's the point of alienating every single ally of the US? 4 weeks ago:
It’s like that scene in the Incredibles where Mr. Incredible gets inside the robot, and has it tear itself to pieces. Except an entire country. And ~88,000,000 people voted against self-destruction and are being dragged off a cliff.
- Comment on What ever happened to QAnon? 4 weeks ago:
It looks unrelated at first glance, but this basically sums up 2010-2023 in a nutshell for the crazies.
- Comment on UK’s offshore windfarms to be painted black to protect birds 5 weeks ago:
That sounds kinda cool, never seen a black windfarm before. Obligatory: youtu.be/O4irXQhgMqg
- Comment on Controversial Influencer Andrew Tate Reportedly Leaves Romania. 5 weeks ago:
Gross. We don’t want them. Have them go fuck up Russia or something. He looks like someone that doesn’t wash his ass because could be gay.
- Comment on HELP! How do I help educate my son about his body when I know nothing about boys?? 5 weeks ago:
Visit your local library for resources on sexual health and wellness! It’s good for you to know too. Everyone should know about the reproductive system, anatomy, STDs, how to prevent them, and what vaccines and medicines can treat or prevent STDs (For example, PrEP pills can make you nearly immune to HIV).
Fwiw, it is probably good to explain sexuality too. Or at least have books with solid sections that explain it. I always crushed on and dated girls, but then started getting nervous when I started finding boys cute too. It added a great deal of stress to my daily life. My parents thought I was straight, then kinda mangled it when I came out the first time.
There’s no instruction manual for raising kids, but like…you can definitely have the knowledge ready so that you aren’t caught off guard :)
- Comment on So, is the USA screwed? 1 month ago:
No, I don’t think so. Large portions of government like the CDC, USAID, FEMA and the IRS will take 20 years to rebuild, but the dialed in states like the West Coast will probably be largely fine. It’s just such an unnecessary waste of time, resources, and human lives.
Apparently some of us don’t remember our values unless they get their mouth curbstomped every 70 years and remember some serious pain and suffering. Then the majority of people start voting for people that weren’t dropped as babies and we will go back to a democracy again. Fuckin idiots.
In the meantime, enjoy the unencumbered spread of diseases like measles and HIV, preventable economic meltdowns from disassembling shit like the Fed, SEC and IRS and infrastructure stagnation due to gutting tax infrastructure and the firing of educated and experienced public workers that keep out road, bridges and internet working to say nothing of shit like sewers, water, power, rail, aviation, etc.
And just think, all of this rebuilding could have been prevented with one single vote for a normal candidate. We could have had 20 years of relative progress under our belt instead. 😊
- Comment on The deed is done. 1 month ago:
No problem! :)
- Comment on Australia spends $714 per person on roads every year – but just 90 cents goes to walking, wheeling and cycling 1 month ago:
That actually got a chuckle out of me x3
- Comment on The deed is done. 1 month ago:
You might like Last Train Home. Every soldier loss is permanent and there’s only so many you can find/rescue.
Based on true events, which is the most insane part. It’s kinda like frostpunk and an RTS game mixed together, which is very satisfying. Souls-like difficulty.
- Comment on Everyone knows your location 1 month ago:
I should set one up. Is it a huge pain in the ass?
- Comment on What do you think of anarchism? 1 month ago:
It seems foolish and young to me. Same as libertarian rules or rule by religious doctrine. None of that shit works. Just shiny little playthings to keep people distracted from real and genuine problems that cause an existential threat to all species living on earth.
- Comment on 'Stupid, illogical' — Zelensky blasts Ukraine for relinquishing nuclear arms without strong security guarantees 1 month ago:
Not that I’m aware of.
- Comment on Philippine president offers a deal to China: Stop sea aggression and I'll return missiles to US 2 months ago:
Salt II was a great idea since the USSR collapsed and nobody was getting paid to guard the nukes sitting in cardboard boxes. But then Putin took over, and Luigi missed his cue, and Navalny got executed for returning to Russia.
WMDs are great and all, but the real race is probably towards ICBM warhead / missile shields now that everyone has WMDs.
- Comment on 'Stupid, illogical' — Zelensky blasts Ukraine for relinquishing nuclear arms without strong security guarantees 2 months ago:
Dragged, too.
- Comment on Technology for lab-grown eggs or sperm on brink of viability, UK fertility watchdog finds 2 months ago:
I honestly have no idea. Interesting to think about, though.
- Comment on Technology for lab-grown eggs or sperm on brink of viability, UK fertility watchdog finds 2 months ago:
This honestly sounds really interesting for same-sex families. I hope this technology works out sooner rather than later. It would be really nice to potentially have a fully biological family like straight couples :)
(And it might eventually be way less expensive than adopting donor eggs/sperm)
- Comment on 26 years late but I finally beat Half Life 2 months ago:
I recently played HL1 and Black Mesa back to back. It was really fun :)
- Comment on FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules Struck Down by Federal Appeals Court 2 months ago:
I was surprised that it wasn’t the fifth circuit, then my shock faded: the sixth administers Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee, as well as Michigan.
- Comment on If Orange Dickhead dies before taking his oath again will we party like it's 1999? 4 months ago:
His gross VP and like, half the GOP would have to go with him. All the monsters like Miller are already burrowing in like a parasitic worm.
- Comment on Apple's controversial iPhone accessory may have been discontinued 4 months ago:
Did you manage to extract it from the garbage disposal?