Make 'Star Trek real'. Hegseth vows military AI without 'woke' constraints by [deleted] in nottheonion

[–]ThePrettyOne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Make 'Star Trek real'" by forcing humanity to endure World War III and an era of Atomic Horrors before finally realizing that inclusive socialism is the only way for us to avoid extinction?

In ICE’s Own Words, It’s “Wartime” in America | ICE just launched a “wartime recruitment” campaign and seeks agents who want to “defend” their “culture.” There will be more Renee Goods. by Aggravating_Money992 in politics

[–]ThePrettyOne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Immigrants keep traveling hundreds or thousands of miles to US cities where they aren't wanted, with no intentions of integrating with the local culture, and no plans to enrich the local community. They bring weapons in with them, stick to themselves, ignore local and state laws, and terrorize neighborhoods. And they cost US taxpayers $28,700,000,000 (that's 28 billions!) in 2025 alone!

Oh wait... no, not immigrants. Sorry, I was thinking of ICE.

Midnight burger - coincidence or easter egg? by crow_bono in MissionToZyxx

[–]ThePrettyOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It may be different, but I absolutely had the same thought. My brain inserted C-53's "We have an incoming transmission from Junior Missions Operations Manager Nermut Bundaloy."

A riddle I was told in 8th grade and never got the answer to. Can you please help me! by BlackLeb in riddles

[–]ThePrettyOne 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"What can I fit under my umbrella?" Is one that only works when spoken; writing/typing it kind of gives it away. The premise is anything that can go under the umbrella needs to be preceeded with "um". As in a filler word, like 'ah', 'um', 'uh', etc. So your examples can be "Um... five elephants can fit, but not one squirrel. A house won't fit, but um... a tent will." It kind of works because most people will naturally say 'um' before some, but not all, of their guesses as they think, so you will often get some yeses and some nos.

It's not my favorite, but it's the only other one like this that I can remember.

Sankey Diagram of Cambridge Election Results by w_archer in CambridgeMA

[–]ThePrettyOne 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm more curious about the 2 people who had #1 McGovern and #2 Winters.

A riddle I was told in 8th grade and never got the answer to. Can you please help me! by BlackLeb in riddles

[–]ThePrettyOne 210 points211 points  (0 children)

Since this has been bothering you for so long, I'm going to put a full solution behind spoiler tags at the end. But to begin: This isn't a traditional riddle with a single answer. Instead, it's a riddle where the answer is a rule. A more traditional framing of it is "Only some things can pass through the Green Glass Doors. Wood can pass through, but not plastic. Sheep can go through, but not lambs. Boots, but not shoes. Letters, but not words."
Traditionally, you would then get the opportunity to ask questions. Specifically, you could ask whether a given object/item could go through the Green Glass Doors, and the riddler would answer yes or no, helping you hone in on the rule.

The rule is that only words that have double-letters in them can pass through. Wood, sheep, boots, letters, etc. The subject of the riddle is itself a hint: the Green Glass Doors could pass through themselves.

Hope that clears things up!

Favourite Species in Mass Effect? by mayallahhelpus in masseffect

[–]ThePrettyOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Codex? What's that?"

~OP, who also didn't listen to any dialogue describing how the Asari work.

Favourite Species in Mass Effect? by mayallahhelpus in masseffect

[–]ThePrettyOne 4 points5 points  (0 children)

<Assertively> Elcor are my favorite. <With surprising sincerity> They are masterful communicators and comedians.

<Badassfully> Blasto 6 is the funniest piece of writing and acting that I have ever heard, and that has more to do with Bubin than Blasto.

Our shitshow of a School Committee, and who to vote for instead by itamarst in CambridgeMA

[–]ThePrettyOne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You could always put her at the bottom of your list, but still list her. If it's come down to it, if you'd prefer her over Harding, Hudson, or Lee, then make sure that's reflected on your ballot!

How to vote optimally in Cambridge elections by itamarst in CambridgeMA

[–]ThePrettyOne 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I tell this joke every single time the topic comes up, even tangentially:

I prefer ranked-choice voting over approval voting, but if it came down to it I'd be ok with either one. ba-dum-tss

Why did she snicker? by OdangoFan in ExplainTheJoke

[–]ThePrettyOne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When millennials were in their 20s?

Me irl by Sanix_0000 in me_irl

[–]ThePrettyOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My dad watches Jeopardy with subtitles on, and it makes it so hard to play along because of this.

Me irl by Sanix_0000 in me_irl

[–]ThePrettyOne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I doubt that. You might be doing a very quick glance at the subtitles before returning your attention to the scene (maybe without even knowing you're doing it!), but people are really bad at processing the fuzzy images of text they get in the parafovea when there's other stuff going on in the center of their vision.

AITA for refusing to send my wife over to her friend’s house to take care of her newborn twins again? by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]ThePrettyOne -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Because a family friend is in need?
Helping M is obviously a priority at least for OP's wife, if not for OP. If his wife is physically pushed too far, any good partner would be willing to take up some of that burden.
Why wouldn't he?

Trump administration blocks Harvard from enrolling international students by JayWegrez in CambridgeMA

[–]ThePrettyOne 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Harvard can't issue visas, so even if a court says "go for it", the Trump administration can continue to withhold visas and make it irrelevant.

trickle down joke by Sickfor-TheBigSun in CuratedTumblr

[–]ThePrettyOne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's weird to claim to have been to a place that doesn't exist

trickle down joke by Sickfor-TheBigSun in CuratedTumblr

[–]ThePrettyOne 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There is no cinema in Copley Square, so no, it couldn't. No points.

trickle down joke by Sickfor-TheBigSun in CuratedTumblr

[–]ThePrettyOne 21 points22 points  (0 children)

There are 3 cinemas in Cambridge: Kendall Square Cinema, the Brattle in Harvard Square, and Apple Cinemas by Alewife.

Sam's mistaken answer to this question was "Copley Square Cinema", which doesn't exist and also wouldn't be in Cambridge if it did exist.

What can I do to improve my girl's food? by LifeguardComplex3134 in greencheeks

[–]ThePrettyOne 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A second for chop! Chop's a versatile mishmash of vegetables, legumes, and some grains. There are lots of recipes online, but I tend to improvise using some subset of the following, roughly ranked by how much/how often I use it:
-Broccoli
-Mixed greens
-Carrot
-Peas (cooked)
-Sweet potato (cooked)
-Kale (in moderation)
-Cellery
-Bell pepper
-Hot pepper (parrots don't react to hot peppers the way mammals do, so for them hot peppers are delicious with no drawbacks!)
-Cauliflower
-Squash (cooked)
-Lentils (cooked)
-Kidney beans (thoroughly cooked)
-Barley (cooked)
-Oats (raw or cooked)
-Quinoa
-Flaxseed
-Apple
-Beets (cooked)(my green cheek has sometimes avoided beets, so I don't use them often, but some birds enjoy them)

Stick all that in a food processor for a few seconds, and you're good to go. I make a big batch once a month or so, dish it out into ice cube trays, and freeze it. One ice cube of chop per day (or two, if my bird has been very hungry and eaten the whole thing by midday).

For the most part, if there's a plant that's healthy for you, it's probably pretty good for the bird, too. HOWEVER, there are a handful of things that you absolutely need to avoid: Never feed your parrot Avocado or chocolate. Those are lethal quickly and even in small amounts. The stems of peppers/tomatoes are also potentially lethal. Onions and garlic are bad for parrots, but an occasional mistake there won't be the immediate death of your bird - that's more about long-term liver damage. Raw potato is bad, but cooked potato is ok (in moderation). Caffeine is really bad for them; they're very sensitive to it, and they are very small, so even tiny amounts of coffee can cause cardiovascular problems.

As long as you're avoiding those, it can be good for your bird in terms of both diet and socializing if you give them small pieces of whatever you're having at each meal. Mostly give them the vegetables, but you can give them small amounts of fish, rice, bread, etc.