southsamurai

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If every video game was to be destroyed but you had the chance to save five games, what would you choose to save?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Baldur’s gate 3, tiny Tina’s wonderlands, ff7, annnnd I’m not sure. The fourth and fifth slots are harder.

  I would say pacman, but even if you gave me the arcade game for free, I don’t think I could play it worth a damn now. Same with centipede (they were my favorites back in the day, but pacman I was good at).

  The original Mario Kart could be in there. And I can’t pretend that need for speed carbon couldn’t compete for a spot either. I think I’d take Kart over Carbon though.

  Yeah, fuck it, pacman and Mario kart. Those are the last two spots.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Your old android phone is begging to be a cheap home server!⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  One problem

  Batteries.

  I’ve used old devices as many things: security cameras, a form of intercom, digital picture frames, etc. The real problem is that the batteries eventually go bad, and become dangerous.

  For the few devices that have realistically replaceable batteries, that’s no big deal, but how many of those are left now?

  No thanks to the potential fire, I’ll pass. The few devices I have left that I can swap batteries out are becoming harder to find new batteries for as well, so that’s an issue beyond their anemic hardware (I’m talking really old tablets at this point)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨People who don't wear earphones outside - why, and what do you do instead?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  My thing is that if I’m outside relaxing, I want the birds and bugs and wind. If I can’t have those, headphones aren’t an acceptable replacement, so I’ll fuck off back inside.

  If I’m outside as in going about town, I don’t want my hearing compromised. It’s a fate safety issue. Even bone conduction gear is a distraction that I’m not okay with. Like, it isn’t even about being hit by a car or whatever, it could be something as simple as a shopping cart that’s loose banging into me. My crippled ass would be in the floor.

  My brain is enough stimulation for me. If I’m out in the world, my brain is going to be going a mile a minute scoping everything out. Doesn’t matter how many times I’ve been in a given location.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨pwned: do you pronounce it as "pohned" "pawned" or "owned"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I prefer car hole too, but don’t tell me wife.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨pwned: do you pronounce it as "pohned" "pawned" or "owned"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s true, but I would argue that the player owned definition of it came so quickly on the heels of the typo that both could count as valid, with the caveat that the first usage being a typo would have to be considered a mistake, rather than the coining of the slang term itself.

  Which is stretching things a bit, but still fun to think about.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨pwned: do you pronounce it as "pohned" "pawned" or "owned"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s pronounced pwned, as all right thinking people know

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do air purifiers really reduce dust much?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Air purifier? That’s a less than ideal term since it gets applied to stuff like ionizers that are of dubious efficacy.

  But a straight up filter, hell yeah they work. Just check the filter on your furnace/heater sometime. Same with any AC unit.

  If you have something that has a filter, it will reduce dust, period. Without a filter, you aren’t going to reduce dust worth a damn, if at all.

  But you also need to make sure it’s turning the air over often enough. I haven’t looked the info up in ages, but if you want a decent reduction in particulates, the device has to move air fairly significantly it it isn’t going to about to much.

  Like, my house is right around a hundred years old. Four humans, and various animals over the years. Shit is dusty what with the dead skin, particles from things like carpet, pollen, dander, etc. Enough stuff gets produced that even with the regular furnace/ac filter, and a handful of one-room filters spread throughout the house (which tends to be better than one big one imo) we still get dust buildup on everything. But if we don’t run the filters, you can both visibly and nasally tell the difference.

  A newer house isn’t going to have as much, so you can likely get away with less air turnover, short term, and need to dust less. But you’ll never be totally dust free just because you can’t move enough air to prevent at least a little settling.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If "James Bond" is a codename, would a hypothetical female operative filling the same role receive the same codename?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Gods, the first time heard Elba get suggested as a possible Bond, I flipped out. Then it eventually reached a point where it was definitely not going to happen, and it made me really not want to see any more Bond movies at all. There’s some actors born to play a role, and if they don’t, it’s kinda horrible. Like, if Pierce Brosnan had never had a chance to be Bond, it would have been a miscarriage of cinematic justice, no matter how the movie actually turned out (I enjoyed his turn personally).

  The fact that it’s essentially impossible to have Elba do even a single bond film now ruins the franchise for me

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there an anti- sleep-paralysis device?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You can try looking into a sleep position trainer. It isn’t what you’re asking about, but it has had good results in reducing or eliminating the paralysis episodes, so it’s a similar outcome.

  The problem with what you’re specifically asking about is that nobody has gone into production afaik. There’s patents for things like they, but they’re either junk (and obviously so), or would be way too complicated to set up and use reliably. Sleep paralysis isn’t usually responsive to just shaking by itself.

  But you could try something similar to the alarms made for deaf people, if you have a consistent timing with your episodes. Or do something like strap a massager to your hand where you can cut it on and hope that the vibration breaks through. People have made that work, though it isn’t consistent afaik.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Took me a moment⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Much appreciated!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Took me a moment⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I almost get this one, but I’m not sure why LOGe would be In

  Just don’t speak enough maths lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨North Korea's Kim decorates troops who fought for Russia against Ukraine⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, he’s still an asshole, but at least he paid respect in a humble way

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it okay to eat after brushing in the night⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Eh, short term it’s no big deal. Teeth are durable as hell and won’t get fucked up by anything that minor if it’s a rare thing. But, the more you do it, the more damage accumulates over time. A few times a year over decades? Never gonna notice it.

  A few times a month, and it’ll be a decade or two before it would be a problem.

  A few times a week, and you’d better have dental coverage and/or good income, because you’re looking at a few years before it starts showing up as carries. Less if circumstances are bad, or you didn’t start out with very good teeth.

  There’s also the fact that keeping in the habit of brushing after eating stays a habit better if you don’t deviate from it without an important reason. In my mind, if you’re awake enough to eat, you’re awake enough to brush afterward. If you aren’t awake enough to brush, then you probably shouldn’t be eating either. Fucks with digestion and metabolism. It’s better to just stay on track and skip the snack, if you dig me.

  But nah, if it’s a rare thing, you’ll take more damage from a soda than a single night skipping brushing after a midnight nosh. It’s all about the acids.

  Now, if you can’t be bothered to at least swish out with some water, I’d say you’ve got worse things to worry about because you can do that on your way back to bed, swallow it and take zero extra effort beyond the mouthful of water. If your energy is that low, or there’s some other impediment involved, focus on that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does water necessarily seep in your butthole when fully immersed?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  How immersed?

  Tye sphincter can and will resist pressure, but only so much. You won’t run into that kind of pressure freediving, or even anywhere you could use a wet suit afaik, but you get deep enough and it would become an issue.

  Or, if you’re immersed somewhere with water moving heavily, you could get breaches in your breeches I suppose.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does water necessarily seep in your butthole when fully immersed?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Ummmmmm…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What would you do if your gym trainer is 5 minutes late?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, I’d be looking for someone else too. I don’t believe in being a slave to a clock, but he’s just not matching your needs and expectations even when he’s there, so it just isn’t a good pairing. A trainer and client have to be on the same page for them to be able to really guide you.

  Sorry you’re working so hard and not being supported right. There’s plenty of room for a relaxed trainer, but that’s not what you need to meet your goals. Sucky position to be in. If it wasn’t prepaid, I’d say just walk entirely since it’s a recurring issue.

  Good thing is that trainers tend to have a fairly high turnover rate, so he may end up not being there long.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What would you do if your gym trainer is 5 minutes late?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  IDGAF about five minutes in most circumstances. There’s just too much shit that matters way more.

  If it was something that was a dealbreaker metrics because it fucked other things up for me, I’d want to know what the deal was, communicate that my needs weren’t being met, and decide to stay a member/customer based on that, but it’s not something that would bother me.

  I refuse to be a fucking slave to the clock on my phone, and wouldn’t insist anyone else be either. Back before network clocks, we all did fine without and nobody died.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What would you do if your gym trainer is 5 minutes late?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean, no update?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some games with absolutely fantastic soundtracks?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Amen.

  My wife loves the game, so I’ve heard a lot of the music, and it may be the best sounding game I’ve ever heard overall. Not just because individual tracks are good, but because they fit the feel of specific scenes and locations so well.

  I could never play it, but it’s one of those rare games where I can sit and read a book happily without the audio being totally annoying.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How abnormal is it for a mother to be her son a fleshlight for his 18th birthday?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Amen to that. Keeping a sense of open communication is vital while kids are going to be experimenting and exploring. Not just their bodies amd sexuality, but definitely for those.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How abnormal is it for a mother to be her son a fleshlight for his 18th birthday?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s a little weird for sure. But the whole “do not shove things into you that aren’t fingers or designed for it” conversation is a lot less disturbing than the potential disturbance of that hospital visit. For that matter, it applies to the “don’t shove yourself or rub yourself against anything not designed for it or on/in a consenting and legal human” as well.

  I’ve known a few people that suffered injury from humping stuff that wasn’t wise.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How abnormal is it for a mother to be her son a fleshlight for his 18th birthday?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Ignoring context, it would be unusual, but not inherently worrying. There’s plenty of mothers that help good guide their daughters to an age appropriate sex toy, and some that will did the same for their sons. Rarer, there are fathers that will do so, but men have to worry more about external opinions about such. A mothers buys a dildo for their kid, the default assumption is that it’s weird, but not bad. A father does it, and the default assumption is that he’s over the line.

  That being said parents should be the default source is advice about such things, because a bunch of young idiots (as opposed to old idiots) trying to advise each other about things they don’t have much experience with is a recipe for hospital visits.

  In terms of general purpose guidance, and funding/ordering sex toys, there’s nothing wrong with a parent helping their kids in that way, assuming care is taken. There’s even an argument to be made that verbal instructions on safe use are even to be encouraged, and helpful hints aren’t exactly out of line (for real, a lot of young people masturbate in unhealthy ways that just a few sentences could prevent much trouble down the line).

  In context, with the info you provided in comments, the mother in question is not being a good parent in this case, so it fits the word abnormal in the sense that it is unhealthy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ice cream trucks still around?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, we have one that covers this side of town during early spring until late fall.

  I’ve even seen them out in winter, but I suspect they’re selling warm products, not frozen, then.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is Mexican food uniquely good with alcohol or have I just been conditioned?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Well, part of it is the margaritas I specific. That tangy goodness is going to match well with the general range of spices used in Mexican foods. Fajitas in specific have that bold and spice forward flavor profile that goes well with anything citrusy. Tequila has a fairly distinct flavor that mixes well with that lime and orangey mix. Most people already put lime on fajitas to begin with.

  Stuff like guac is fatty enough to benefit from something like that to cut through it as well.

  So you’ve essentially got a mouthful of amazing flavors that are used in Mexican food because they go well together.

  Some alcoholic beverages are going to work with damn near anything. But if you tried a margarita with your meatloaf, you’d not be as impressed. Not until the fourth or fifth drink anyway.

  Something like a low hop beer goes with pretty much any non dessert foods, allowing for personal preference. But you can select bears or wines that would not do well with mexican. Or select for those that would be as good as a margarita. Same with a u cuisine; the right beverage enhances the food, and vice versa.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Eh, for a given value of good.

  It really depends on the tuna used, imo. You use shitty canned stuff, expect a shitty result. Use decent canned stuff, get decent result. You get the idea.

  Me? I’m not a fan of tuna mixed in with pastas. Doubly so if there’s cheese. It’s edible, but not enjoyable.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Gangster granny’ jailed for leading family gang dealing drugs worth £80m⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Had to be a Gallagher.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it sexist to say "I've never worn a wet dress before"⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m going to be blunt, this reads like reddit rage bait. As such, I’ll respond that way, then give a more neutral answer in case it’s real.

  The response to it as bait is that anyone saying that seriously is an idiot.

  More neutral, anyone saying that has an obligation to explain themselves because it makes no sense by itself. And it doesn’t.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Predators⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I had the Dying Fetus song “wrong one to fuck with” pop in my head as soon as I saw the image.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Blunthead Slug⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Ngl, while it is definitely weird as hell, it has a surreal beauty because of it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Muppet⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Damn… I missed that on first read. I had down voted for it being off topic until I saw this one.

  Which is both a sign of a great joke and a bad one lol. But excellent word play!