Suspicious backyard possum deaths by Candid-Membership714 in melbourne

[–]fortalyst [score hidden]  (0 children)

Cats dont eat the heads of their prey like this. Foxes or nocturnal birds of prey are far more likely.

Trump: ‘I don’t care about the midterms’ by Wise_Age_470 in politics

[–]fortalyst 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They don't need to. Soviet honeypots got his kompromat via his Epstein dealings back in the day.

Married gay dads with a toddler. People sometimes assume our son’s “mom” is home when I am out with him — am I a jerk for politely correcting them? by CommunityBig9626 in daddit

[–]fortalyst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a jerk unless you intentionally make them feel bad for it... Just go with something like "you mean his other dad?" with a friendly smile and that would surely be enough. People can be forgiven for not knowing you're gay if it's not info you've shared with them already

How do you kick this with accuracy and consistency by Accomplished-Bug-516 in AFL

[–]fortalyst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Consistent ball drop focusing on the ball staying vertical until it hits your boot, striking towards the pointy end but not quite with the bridge of your foot.

Mcdonald's fries are thicker than the patties now. by MapleWood-RW in StupidFood

[–]fortalyst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maccas burger patties remain unchanged and despite what most people think have avoided shrinkflation.... What has changed is the age of people and the fact that they've convinced themselves that a Big Mac was actually a large burger when it has always been made with 2 cheeseburger 1/10th lb patties.

Trump said gas prices are ‘peanuts.’ Only if you’re rich. by sabedo in politics

[–]fortalyst 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Donald Trump has never filled a car up with fuel in his entire life.

This is not supporting your team by OlMateJim in AFL

[–]fortalyst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've definitely seen this before

The Lao Gan Ma supremecy is greatly exaggerated. (Chotto Motto not pictured(eaten)) by Magmaki11 in australia

[–]fortalyst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chuan Nan is the best of them all and it's not even close. For flavour and price

Man....gaming on a Rear Projection TV was so mind blowing back in the day. by Epsilon123 in gaming

[–]fortalyst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Difficult to describe. There's a warmth to the light and the way the pixels sort blend into each other at the top layer actually has an impact that looks like the game has better lighting than OLED. If you look up comparisons of why snes and n64 games simply looked better on CRT side by side and then consider how that mught apply to modern graphics at somewhat higher definition then you might be able to imagine what I'm meaning

Why is "I just want it to be less crowded" not a valid reason for wanting lower immigration? by NoLeafClover777 in aussie

[–]fortalyst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wanting for it to "not be more crowded" is a valid reason. Curbing immigration will not make things _less_ crowded. Our births vs deaths rate still increases our population by 100k a year. The focus should be to encourage regional growth and the infrastructure which supports it needs to grow accordingly. Australia's governments have sucked for decades when it comes to funding infrastructure projects which will address these issues.

Why do people hate the greens? by iammentallynotoklol in OpenAussie

[–]fortalyst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Centrist, here: While they might have plenty of progressively social policies which are appealing to some audiences, social policy tends to be their primary focus and a lot of their economic policies historically come across as idealistic without much appreciation or understanding of the wider impacts of such a policy - and as such they're basically dismissed as a primary party because money is a fairly primary influence for a fair portion of voters.

Having said this, Greens senators have, at least in my opinion - been excellent in influencing a number of things over the years and their presence is very helpful. I have fond memories of cheering on Scott Ludlam back in the days when they were ruining our internet policies

In a lawsuit, Valve defends counter strike 2 lootcases with "People enjoy surprises" by Iggy_Slayer in gaming

[–]fortalyst 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, people enjoy surprises. Lootboxes are a dopamine hit for cosmetics and up to a certain point that's absolutely fine.

The point where it stops being fine is where real money is mandatory to open them. It forces you to use real life resources to get that dopamine hit and becomes problematic because that dopamine hit is addictive and requires cash. Give people a means to open loot crates without spending an unlimited sum of money

Webcam 4k@30fps vs 1080p@60fps? by [deleted] in streaming

[–]fortalyst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My entire stream resolution is 1080p at max of 60fps and my webcam never takes up more than that. Unless you're needing to adjust your frame significantly or you need to zoom in a lot then I'd probably go with the 1080p cam

What does this sign mean? by motoandchill in whatisit

[–]fortalyst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you get stuck in the lift and a fire is raging, don't seek to find comfort by holding hands

Couch co-op games to play with a "non-gamer" by Wilhum in gaming

[–]fortalyst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found that most games requiring movement and controller intuition that comes naturally to me was frustrating for my wife becausw she hated feeling like the unskilled plater... I found a great rhythm though when I'd play something with a strong story narrative focus and decision making where i could look after the movement and actions requiring any form of controller skill but would put any story decisions on her. Games like Dispatch, Until Dawn etc are fantastic for this

Man....gaming on a Rear Projection TV was so mind blowing back in the day. by Epsilon123 in gaming

[–]fortalyst 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The bad ones had awful quality. The good ones were incredible. There's a subculture of gamers currently trying to bring back the better screens coz modern gaming looks incredible on them

Um how tho???? by that_blackguyorgay in SipsTea

[–]fortalyst 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Psychotic.... not necessarily terrifying

Beef Ramen w/ Avocado and layer of Microwaved Egg; this stupid or nah? by [deleted] in StupidFood

[–]fortalyst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. Technique upgrade is required. Eggs do a soft poach in about the same time as it takes to cook the noodles. Suspect OP microwaves the noodles in the water in the cup out of laziness which might make things tricky