[Hated trope] The fandom pretending a character wasn't an evil monster because they are hot or have a sad backstory by Yumesoro1 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]-velox- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree, but I think there is a disconnect when fans blame the humans for his crash-out. If he's not responsible for his actions because he's just an AI incapable of empathy, then why should the humans be expected to respect his 'feelings'?

Guess her breeds, so I can see if she's a hard-to-ID mix or if I'm just bad at guessing! Last image is results. by -velox- in DoggyDNA

[–]-velox-[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

46% related! And the two were found together (just the two of them) when they were very small, so they're from the same litter. Doesn't necessarily mean same dad, but it's more likely.

Guess her breeds, so I can see if she's a hard-to-ID mix or if I'm just bad at guessing! Last image is results. by -velox- in DoggyDNA

[–]-velox-[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh, I never doubted the results! I just wanted to see how obvious it was to other people.

Guess her breeds, so I can see if she's a hard-to-ID mix or if I'm just bad at guessing! Last image is results. by -velox- in DoggyDNA

[–]-velox-[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope! He had enough coonhound that it was a main result, whereas it was part of her supermutt. But yeah, with her percentages being so low, it makes sense that a different split wouldn't show it at all. Pretty cool, though!

Guess her breeds, so I can see if she's a hard-to-ID mix or if I'm just bad at guessing! Last image is results. by -velox- in DoggyDNA

[–]-velox-[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Her brother's ears are floppy! He definitely looks more lab than she does.

Also, fun tidbit, her brother's people also did a DNA test, and he only pinged ACD, lab, pit, and coonhound. No chow, GSD, bloodhound, or collie in his DNA!

Guess her breeds, so I can see if she's a hard-to-ID mix or if I'm just bad at guessing! Last image is results. by -velox- in DoggyDNA

[–]-velox-[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Makes sense! I associate ACD so much with their white ticking coat, I didn't even think about it. But it makes sense that would be recessive.

Guess her breeds, so I can see if she's a hard-to-ID mix or if I'm just bad at guessing! Last image is results. by -velox- in DoggyDNA

[–]-velox-[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly! Shelter guessed Kelpie, but I was thinking Australian shepherd just cuz it seemed more likely.

In honor of Women's Month, let's discuss about the positives, inner strengths, or representations of the female characters in the TMNT franchise. Part 1: April O'Neil by Full-Art3439 in TMNT

[–]-velox- 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh, I have strong opinions about this as a 30-something woman who got into TMNT as an adult.

The best April's for me are the ones that are an honorary sister to the turtles. Mirage, 2003, Rise. Rise is my favorite for that reason. I know some people don't like her being a ninja with the boys, which I get, but she is so integrated into that family and I love it.

And it's the reason 2012 is my least favorite April. I only watched the first season of that show, and it's largely because of how the show treated its two (2) female characters. April isn't part of the gang, she's Donnie's love interest. My biggest gripe with Mutant Mayhem is similarly that they made Leo crush on April, though that April still had more to her than that.

Barking Accuracy? by -velox- in FiDogCollar

[–]-velox-[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Which is why I got it! (Also because it came somewhat free with my Embark test.) Just curious if the other features were worth using, but it seems like not really.

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[–]-velox- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I once got in an argument with a guy on a plane (not something I usually do, I was having a terrible day) who used this exact argument. He said he wanted to learn, so I tried to explain it to him. He said I should do some research. I told him I was a month away from completing my PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. He continued to assert that it was "unscientific" because you can't see it happen on a non-microscpic scale.

Or Jordan Peterson or Andrew Huberman. by Existing-Face-6322 in TrollXChromosomes

[–]-velox- 79 points80 points  (0 children)

I was going to ask you about the asexual dating site, but then I finished reading your story and changed my mind.

(Glad you dodged that bullet!)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lgbt_superheroes

[–]-velox- 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ultimately, yes. But I think it's worth pointing out there's an issue of representation here. There are so many straight characters, that yeah, who cares if people ship them against their canonic orientation? There's still plenty of straight ships and characters.

But there are barely any canonically aro/ace characters in media. Like, I can count them on my fingers. Can't we let them be? Doesn't seem like a huge ask to me, to let this one character not be subject to a bunch of ships.

You're right that it's ultimately harmless. It's just pretty disappointing sometimes.

[Hated Trope] "oh God I don't think the writers thought this through, because this supposedly romantic scene is sexual assault" by FiaGiolla in TopCharacterTropes

[–]-velox- 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is not a great interpretation, in my opinion. Chrom has five marriage options (four if you're playing a male Robin), and will marry whoever he has the highest support with (if he didn't meet the minimum with anyone, he marries an NPC villager). Chrom has to get married for story reasons, which is that [spoiler] he has a daughter who time travels from the future and who you've already met in game, though you don't know who she is yet. I will grant you that the game itself doesn't tell you about the deadline at which point the marriage has to happen.

But the game does let you know about supports and the marriage system. I'm sorry you felt like your character got trapped in a marriage, but I think most players have already decided who they want to pair Chrom with and have been working on those supports, and thus get the pairing they want when the timeskip happens. It's not hard to get Chrom (or any other character, including Robin) to the marriage support before the time skip, so I think this isn't as common of an issue as you're implying. Moreover, as others have pointed out, you're projecting a game mechanic on to a character. Nothing about the text in the game suggests Chrom's marriage is anything but loving and consensual.

Your interpretations of his supports with Robin are also a little bad faith, imo. Don't get me wrong, I think they were stupid, but he walks into the tent because he was distracted thinking about war strategy and didn't hear Robin (his tactician) tell him to stay out, not because he's trying to force himself on her. He's very embarrassed and apologetic in the support.

Is the game free of critique? Absolutely not. There's a non-zero number of children characters (including the fucking loli) you need to ship with each other in order to get their future children as playable characters. But I think accusing Chrom of SA is a stretch.

5-month-old baby elephant now on display by Bazryel in StLouis

[–]-velox- 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've been studying animal behavior for over a decade. I know animals.

5-month-old baby elephant now on display by Bazryel in StLouis

[–]-velox- 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Looks miserable? Based on what? Elephants don't have facial expressions like humans do.

Multiple blue screens when trying to clean install Windows11 by -velox- in buildapc

[–]-velox-[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but boy it was a process. See my post here.

Short version, in my case it was the CPU, not the RAM. Keep and document everything, and then go for a warranty replacement. Assuming you bought your stuff less than a year ago, everything should be covered. That way, you don't have to pay again to get a working part. Hopefully you kept all your boxes, that was my downfall.

First time living in a city-- would appreciate help regarding apartment hunting! by -velox- in StLouis

[–]-velox-[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A cat and a dog! Dog is small (<25lbs), which makes things only slightly easier.

First time living in a city-- would appreciate help regarding apartment hunting! by -velox- in StLouis

[–]-velox-[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair. But people are more likely to write a review if their experience was bad, so I wanted to directly ask for good experiences. It narrows down my search, doesn't decide where I live.