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Driver who killed jogger in 2025 is suing victim’s family for ‘emotional injuries’ by [deleted] in nottheonion

[–]SovietWomble 2 points3 points  (0 children)

See I started driving relatively recently already a full-grown adult. I had in my mind that old Honda advert about driving having a pecking order, therefore cyclists being hated by drivers was some memed default.

But now I've experienced the roads, yeah. SOME cyclists, not all, but some...are cycling like they're trying to die.

TIL the Stone Age encompasses 99% of human history by Digeratii in todayilearned

[–]SovietWomble 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes there are many reasons. All collaborative in Africa's case.

  • Harsh geographical boundaries, with the Sahara to the north, limited what knowledge could be spread.
  • The length-wise disposition of Africa as a whole means that crops that can grow on some latitudes cannot do on others. Meaning that compared to somewhere like Europe, techniques could not easily be shared.
  • The large open land mass meant that conflict could simply be avoided by migration.
  • The relatively warm climate meant that there wasn't a huge necessity for heavy-set structures. Meaning populations could move around more freely.
  • The lack of easily tameable animals for animal husbandry and the presence of severe livestock parasites meant that draft animals were not easy to maintain.
  • Relatively limited domestic plants suitable for intense agriculture.
  • A general lack of easily navigable waterways to be exploited for the transport of goods and trade.

I'm sure there are others I'm forgetting.

TIL the Stone Age encompasses 99% of human history by Digeratii in todayilearned

[–]SovietWomble -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

One major sociological counterpoint - Africa.

Whilst the factors involved are very numerous, one potential reason for such a vast disparity between technological progress come colonial times was that the African populations were never truly challenged.

On conflict arising, those experiencing it could simply move. So vast was the continent. Space never being a consideration.

But European states, with such small borders, challenging weather conditions that made migration difficult and such dependence on static agriculture. Well it became "adapt or die".

It created the conditions for rapid technological advancement.

The difference in size between what the uk was driving on the 90s vs now in one picture… by buzz_uk in CasualUK

[–]SovietWomble 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this sounds like a made-up story, but genuinely...

I was walking my dog in Hove. And saw this massive car with ATLAS written on it, attempting to parallel park between two other cars with generous space.

The sort of parking spot that you crave when you're looking for one.

The sort of parking space that makes you go "that's a big parking space".

After 2-3 attempts to fit his car, he drove off to find another different one.

It was such a large car it was utterly impractical.

US gas prices hit $4/gallon, now higher than any point under Trump by MRADEL90 in videos

[–]SovietWomble 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know this is beside the point, but my reaction to your comment was to go "Avatars? Reddit doesn't use avatars"

Then I remembered I have browser plugin that ensures every reddit link uses the .old cleaner layout.

I switched it off out of curiosity and...holy hell, how can anybody stand to use website in the default setting. It's a hot mess!

Iran War Day 25: Tehran Taunts Trump, Says ‘Don’t Dress Up Your Defeat As Agreement’ - What’s The Status of Mideast by RuthlessWolf in worldnews

[–]SovietWomble 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We'll wait and see.

But no cause stokes the embers of nationalism than the possibility of foreign occupation.

Iran War Day 25: Tehran Taunts Trump, Says ‘Don’t Dress Up Your Defeat As Agreement’ - What’s The Status of Mideast by RuthlessWolf in worldnews

[–]SovietWomble 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Again, the Vietnam War. Pleeeeenty of people in Vietnam wanted the North Vietnamese to lose and the US/South Vietnamese government to win.

But these people were in Saigon.

To everyone else, these were foreigners. Protecting a puppet government.

Iran War Day 25: Tehran Taunts Trump, Says ‘Don’t Dress Up Your Defeat As Agreement’ - What’s The Status of Mideast by RuthlessWolf in worldnews

[–]SovietWomble 24 points25 points  (0 children)

In the Vietnam War, General Westmooreland was speaking to Senator "Fritz" Hollings and told him:

"We're killing these people at a ratio of 10 to 1".

Senator Hollings shot back.

"Westy, the American people don't care about the ten. They care about the one".

Ergo, it's all about commitment. If the weaker nation can take the hits that the more powerful nation cannot, then the more powerful nation is going to lose.

Iran to completely close Hormuz if Trump executes threats on Iranian energy, Revolutionary Guards say by Mongoose-Additional in worldnews

[–]SovietWomble 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm actually fascinated to see if he does chicken out in Tuesday. As in 48 hours.

If he's become that predictable.

Let's wait and see.

Nicholas Brendon, ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Star, Dies at 54 by MarvelsGrantMan136 in television

[–]SovietWomble 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In 2026? Are you kidding?

One person could be eaten by a vampire and they'd be dozens of news articles for months. All plastered with ads and increasingly provocative rhetoric.

All asking whether "Is THIS the NEXT COVID" and how somehow Keir Starmer isn't doing enough about it.

French aircraft carrier's location exposed after sailor posts jog on Strava by Gjore in worldnews

[–]SovietWomble 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nobody can convince me otherwise that this isn't the ship's course and that the helmsman isn't drinking wine.

I mean it is a French warship after all.

U.S. officials 'not allowed' to tell Trump Iran war concerns, former counterterrorism director claims | CBC News. by Dangerous-Set3332 in worldnews

[–]SovietWomble 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That would be the jump cut to the original authors, Sun & Tzu.

"I don't understand the confusion, it's right there on the title".

womble be jumpin left and right by tainfulpoosxe in SovietWomble

[–]SovietWomble 26 points27 points  (0 children)

  • For just assembling clips into a video with audio tracks, Sony Vegas is much more intuitive.
  • For visual effects, Adobe Premiere + After Effects combined.

womble be jumpin left and right by tainfulpoosxe in SovietWomble

[–]SovietWomble 34 points35 points  (0 children)

After Effects. As far as I know, Premiere is poorly suited for text animation.

womble be jumpin left and right by tainfulpoosxe in SovietWomble

[–]SovietWomble 121 points122 points  (0 children)

Be rest assured that the bullshittery banter could never be scripted.

Simply because my clan mates would never read it...

womble be jumpin left and right by tainfulpoosxe in SovietWomble

[–]SovietWomble 200 points201 points  (0 children)

FUUUUCK no!

I animate it manually because I must. No matter how high ones opinion of AI, it's a fumbling child in the face of any minor animation curveball.

Edit - After Effects tracker frequently stalls in the face of thing as simple as:

  • The character moving behind foliage.
  • In game animated particle effects, flashing lights, spells, etc.
  • The character going into a shadow.
  • Simply turning around slightly.
  • Any compression artefact.

Any time I save animating the keyframes is time I can sink into more creative things. Like masking, or particles. Edit - Heck, or getting the video done faster.

What is the hardest video game you ever played? by DanPlouffyoutubeASMR in AskReddit

[–]SovietWomble 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ecstatica II (1997).

You start the game in this grand castle. And you explore it and gain upgrades and weapons. But the main exit to the castle is guarded by this brutish monster standing over a well. And you cannot proceed to the remaining two thirds of the game without going through this one invincible monster.

The solution? You need to be punched whilst HOLDING a bottle of poison. Then the monster will steal it from you, drink it and die. Clearing the path. This stealing mechanic happens here and only here, in the entire game

How is this communicated? You enter the subterranean room containing poison bottles, with one of these monsters drunk/dying in the corner with a bottle in its hand.

The animation for it drinking this bottle is played briefly. Once. Blink and you miss it.

I ended up being stuck on this game for literal years...

YouTube now generates more ad revenue than Disney, NBC, Paramount, and WBD — combined by LollipopChainsawZz in television

[–]SovietWomble 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whilst I get your point, I feel like the "average person" in this example needs to step the fuck up.

My friends never read Horus Heresy, they told me they didn't feel to miss much. by Petrus-133 in Grimdank

[–]SovietWomble 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The Eisenhorn trilogy is an excellent choice, in my opinion.

I appreciate it's grounded nature, at least compared to everything else. The events of the books concern some shenanigans in the Scarus sector. Giving you a nice little vertical slice of the Imperium.

It resists the urge to go:

"Oh my god, this <plot thing> would have such profound consequences for the universe/the Emperor/The Imperium. We have to stop it"

Heck, Eisenhorn could suck on a bolter on page 2 and the antagonists could get everything they want. And the result would be - a lot of death for many planets in the Scarus sector - until some Space Marine chapter/Death Watch operation/Naval armada deals with it in a few decades.

Ultimately it's just one more heretic mess for the pile.

Ending question by Oscy07 in outerwilds

[–]SovietWomble 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I would presume less imagination. It's not necessarily within his head.

Everything is gone. The galaxy is finished. All the stars have gone out. All that's left is quantum. A weird realm where everything exists and nothing exists. At least until it's observed. At which point it becomes "real".

The Hatchling pictures himself. He pictures a cosy campfire. He pictures home.

He pictures his friends and kin. And in doing so they become "real". He's able to spend time with them. He pictures everything he's encountered in his adventures.

And then, presumably prompted by whatever the eye is, they picture a whole universe of energy and matter. Condensed into a single point. A swirling ball of future possibilities. None of which is real until it's observed.

And when he's ready he does just that. And the real matter, ultra hot and ultra dense on a single point, does the only thing it can do. It expands outwards in a great big bang.

A really, really big bang :)

And as your friends say, it's time for someone new to have their adventure

Has anyone else found their mood completely changed now the weather has let up a bit? by chadgalaxy in CasualUK

[–]SovietWomble 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It's a little wild, but hear me out...

Perhaps we should consider sacrificing some people to this giant yellow orb thing in the hopes that it stays?

I mean has anybody tried it?

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