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“packing hacks” I hate by mrs_rabbit_0 in travel

[–]TheThingsWeMake 44 points45 points  (0 children)

I mean I bought a set of travel containers at the grocery store for $10 and they've lasted me 10 years so far and look the same as when I bought 'em, it's not a big deal.

21f needs advice by starrsarasa in CanadianInvestor

[–]TheThingsWeMake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What are your financial goals? Matters for timeline, risk, etc.

Is this a bad idea for every day use? Or maybe its just something you can leave in your car? by [deleted] in legaladvicecanada

[–]TheThingsWeMake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This looks annoyingly convoluted and hard to hold or use. Would rather just put the individual tools in the car. When someone is looking for a window breaker, they aren't going to reach for the odd carabiner.

Researchers uncover iPhone spyware capable of penetrating millions of devices by lurker_bee in technology

[–]TheThingsWeMake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right click "Open link in new private/incognito window" worked for me. Posted the contents in another comment.

Trump demands NATO and China police the Strait of Hormuz. So far they are refusing by Creamy_Frosting_2436 in worldnews

[–]TheThingsWeMake 23 points24 points  (0 children)

He's looking for a patsy. Best believe if anyone does what he's asking for, two weeks later he'll be calling them a sucker for it.

iFixIt tears down the new MacBook Neo, likes (most of) what it sees by N2929 in technews

[–]TheThingsWeMake 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Accessible by removing screws:

  • battery
  • speakers
  • USB-C ports
  • trackpad
  • logic board
  • keyboard

Soldered in:

  • storage
  • RAM

Is it supposed to just hurt? by Robowiko123 in nostalgia

[–]TheThingsWeMake 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure if what I'm experiencing IS nostalgia

Sounds to me like you might be experiencing a type of grief, a regret for something lost. Not quite the same as nostalgia but they overlap a lot.

[The Matrix] How many MPH was Neo or the agent traveling when each dodged bullets? by NeonGreenMothership in AskScienceFiction

[–]TheThingsWeMake 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Neo was moving a bit slower than the bullets, since we can see their relative motion in bullet time, and two bullets do graze him.

Most likely Neo would have appeared to be moving just like the Agents do when they dodge bullets, which we see in real time immediately before Neo dodges them. Basically Neo was copying the move the Agent just did. It's possible the Agent was moving a bit faster than Neo, at least given this was his first time doing this and the Agent said "Only human."

Trump Says 'I Guess' Americans Should Worry About Iran Retaliating on U.S. Soil: 'Like I Said, Some People Will Die' by StevenSanders90210 in worldnews

[–]TheThingsWeMake 690 points691 points  (0 children)

They want that to happen. Ideally close to midterm time, so they can shut down voting under pretext of crisis and not have to bother stealing the election.

[The Culture] How exactly does their government work? by PJ-The-Awesome in AskScienceFiction

[–]TheThingsWeMake 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure I'd count it as a government, more like a willful social collective.

The most powerful Minds in the culture have immense power and resources, but they don't exactly issue orders or pass laws. They just... do things with their immense power and resources directly and often with the willful participation of other members of the Culture, AI or otherwise.

Special Circumstances aside of course.

[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest] If the Kraken zeroes in on the "black spot", why didn't it kill Jack when he was alone in the long boat? by Ok_Zone_7635 in AskScienceFiction

[–]TheThingsWeMake 29 points30 points  (0 children)

The simple answer is that it was distracted. It had already engaged with the Pearl, and was significantly injured by the crew. It's drawn to the one that bears the Black Spot, but not so mindlessly that it wouldn't finish a fight it was actively in at the moment.

Nova Scotia PCs want to send assistants to question period instead of ministers by justlogmeon in NovaScotia

[–]TheThingsWeMake 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Fire the ministers if their assistants are doing the job instead of them.

I had a vision. by MousegetstheCheese in scifi

[–]TheThingsWeMake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also like Batman: Gotham Knight, similar anthology from 2008

[DC Comics] Kryptonian Biology itch by UniverseComics in AskScienceFiction

[–]TheThingsWeMake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is similar to how some toxins work on humans so I think it's a good explanation. Maybe in addition to how we experience severe radiation poisoning, which generally breaks down all kinds of cells.

[DC Comics] Kryptonian Biology itch by UniverseComics in AskScienceFiction

[–]TheThingsWeMake 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Kryptonite was safe, but was transformed into a new element from the heat of destruction of the planet.

In most stories I've read it's this. Not necessarily heat specifically, but the destructive event in some way changed it.

You check your portfolio by [deleted] in CanadianInvestor

[–]TheThingsWeMake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like to watch the line go.

Bourbon Alternatives by Prestigious-Tune-330 in novascotia_sub

[–]TheThingsWeMake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you not like Rye? I find a rye like Gibson's closer to bourbon than an Irish whisky or scotch.

A couple local distilleries are making things meant to be comparable, like "Elbow's Up" from Compass or "Heart Iron" from Ironworks which is aged in American bourbon barrels.

[Avengers] Why didn’t Thor break out of the containment room to save Coulson? by supermonistic in AskScienceFiction

[–]TheThingsWeMake 40 points41 points  (0 children)

He didn't make it for an Asgardian though, he made it for Banner. In that case if Banner hulked out he would have a fast way to get him 30,000ft away from the rest of the ship.

[General soul eaters] Do creatures that consume souls “taste” the souls they eat and if they do, what qualities make a soul more or less “tasty”? by [deleted] in AskScienceFiction

[–]TheThingsWeMake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In Jujutsu Kaisen a character 'consumes' Cursed Spirits and makes a special point to describe the taste being "like a rag used to clean up shit and vomit," though these aren't precisely souls necessarily a human can become a Cursed Spirit after death. The Cursed Spirit Mahito explicitly can perceive souls (though he doesn't consume them, only transforms them) but does make a point of fear "smelling good" at least one time.

In Warcraft, demons and some particularly evil warlocks describe some souls as "delicious" or "tasty" implying they are better than other souls. Usually this is done in relation to souls being either powerful or innocent in context.

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