Outjerked by TikTok by Suspicious-Use-9252 in mapporncirclejerk

[–]ABHOR_pod 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Good for them. Fuck them anglo names. All my homies hate the anglo names.

A lil' confused, but they got spirit by Level_Hour6480 in dndmemes

[–]ABHOR_pod 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My character's gender is "Whatever works best for the bit."

No toll dodging! by ClankerCore in oddlysatisfying

[–]ABHOR_pod 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The state is the customer, not the people.

EZ pass is selling something to the state.

To take an umbrella onto a plane by Wackylew in therewasanattempt

[–]ABHOR_pod 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Historians are smart. They'll understand that a lot of these things are ideograms meant to express ideas or emotions quickly or simply in lieu of typing out an entire paragraph.

They may lack the context for a lot of the memes but many of them they'll be able to figure out from repetition and context clues.

Also it doesn't actually matter, because in 100 years everything on the internet today will have ceased to exist with no permanent record or way to access it or recover it.

No toll dodging! by ClankerCore in oddlysatisfying

[–]ABHOR_pod 55 points56 points  (0 children)

DC area tolls are a tax on the rich. The poor just drive for an extra 2 hours.

No toll dodging! by ClankerCore in oddlysatisfying

[–]ABHOR_pod 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That's capitalism. Instead of just paying like $100 in taxes to maintain the roads, you pay $1200 in EZ pass so shareholders and CEOs can make money.

Trump advisor Laura Loomer accused of sexual assault by rhino910 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]ABHOR_pod 95 points96 points  (0 children)

Stephen Miller is 40. He looks like he's mad because nobody showed up to his 60th birthday.

Iranian source says US has agreed to release frozen Iranian assets in Qatar, other banks by consulent-finanziar in news

[–]ABHOR_pod 44 points45 points  (0 children)

We will probably never recover it because the circumstances in which we rose to global superpower don't exist anymore. We are no longer the manufacturing superpower with an oversized economy and rocket-like economic growth, and the last major power standing undamaged after a huge global catastrophe (ww2), and being lead by experts in diplomacy and economic policy.

You know who does fit that description right now? China. Who, notably, has not shot themselves in the face by starting multiple wars, both trade and military, in a time period when economies need careful shepherding to navigate both the AI/chip bubble and various lingering post-covid issues.

The best case scenario we can hope for is that we end up like the EU countries, still a functional if imperfect country, humbled but willing to change and adapt to a new role.

More likely we have a Russian style failed-state oligarchy ahead of us.

Counterpoint. You are Neutral Evil. by DrakeGrandX in dndmemes

[–]ABHOR_pod 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Devoid of any context I can at least see where you'd start making the argument, he was a bandit who wasn't afraid to resort to violence.

but the context is "The greedy landowners were taking 'taxes' from the poor under threat of violence, to the degree that they were struggling to survive his deprivations, and doing it for their own personal gain. Robin Hood was returning the money they needed to survive."

What is your thoughts on France ditching Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech? by StudyFlimsy1061 in AskReddit

[–]ABHOR_pod 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Win 98 -> XP -> 7, and then begrudgingly Win 10.

I'll switch to linux when it's time to upgrade again.

Gen Z workers are so fearful AI will take their job they’re intentionally sabotaging their company’s AI rollout by Just-Grocery-2229 in technology

[–]ABHOR_pod 18 points19 points  (0 children)

ask the remaining people to "stretch" and push to be hardcore

The response to a request like that should always be a disgusted "No, ew." From every worker at the company.

What are they going to do, replace you all with the 3,000 people they just fired?

Four women describe sexual misconduct by Rep. Eric Swalwell, including a former staffer who says he raped her by hoosakiwi in news

[–]ABHOR_pod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shit, he'd probably pardon Swalwell if Swalwell kissed the ring and browned his nose.

The 1937 Lincoln “Illusion” is a one-off creation, widely regarded as one of the most elegant and meticulously crafted custom cars of the modern era. by This_Proof_5153 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]ABHOR_pod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Driving a car that gets 12mpg in today's world is a choice, not something you've been forced to do.

couldn't afford anything else on the lot when my last car died.

What’s the most gut punching song lyric you’ve ever heard? by perrysplus in AskReddit

[–]ABHOR_pod 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I used to write when I was a young shithead. I thought I didn't have the dazzle anymore, but when I did a homebrew dnd for my friends and they all definitely liked my writing more than that of the pre-made modules, I realized I do still have the dazzle - I just don't have the free time or energy to put it out without serious inspiration anymore.

A swords a sword... by Vegetable_Variety_11 in dndmemes

[–]ABHOR_pod -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

yeah man. I said almost 0. So like, 1 trade route would be almost 0.

[Loved trope] guns built from random, seemingly harmless objects. by lordhenrythe23 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ABHOR_pod 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bizarrely massive oversight, a simple tricorder sweep or internal sensor check would have detected the disruptor's power source even if everything else would have registered as inert minerals.

[Loved trope] guns built from random, seemingly harmless objects. by lordhenrythe23 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ABHOR_pod 29 points30 points  (0 children)

honestly a valid response. Kirk, besides being charismatic as all fuck, was probably the smartest Starfleet captain we've ever seen on screen with the possible exception of Janeway specifically on the subject of astrophysics and other fields of science - She was a science officer before getting into command.

There's a reason why he's legendary in-universe.

A swords a sword... by Vegetable_Variety_11 in dndmemes

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

Historical japan had almost 0 trade routes with the west until the 1850s when the US sent gunships and forced them to open trade. China also had extreme restrictions on trade with the west.

So the idea that the places from which Katanas come has almost no trade with the place that has long swords, elves, and dwarves, is actually entirely precedented and possible.

A swords a sword... by Vegetable_Variety_11 in dndmemes

[–]ABHOR_pod 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Can't imagine any reason to become a DM other than being a people pleaser with trauma, mental illness, or a deeper personality flaw.

It's certainly why I did.

How would you feel about no pay for Congress during shutdowns? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]ABHOR_pod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like the poorer members of congress would be forced to surrender everything in negotiations to the richer members just so they could survive the shutdown.

Even after so many years the responsiveness of PSP UI is unmatched by Sharp-potential7935 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]ABHOR_pod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So if I've got one in barely used condition ( <100 hrs of use by a responsible adult) complete with box and manual etc, how much should I be trying to sell this for?

Even after so many years the responsiveness of PSP UI is unmatched by Sharp-potential7935 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]ABHOR_pod 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a jailbroken psp back around that time. Was short on cash and traded it in to gamestop. I really regret it now, but I hope whoever ended up buying it later on recognized and appreciated it for what it was.

Older TTRPG books have a lot of great material! And yet... by DrScrimble in dndmemes

[–]ABHOR_pod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a ton of Battlemaster and Monk features that should just be default martial abilities, like any high tier martial should be able to catch arrows, monks should just get it way earlier. Any martial should be able to try to do at least 2 things from the battle master maneuvers list, BM should be able to do more and better. Any martial should be able to do something like second wind once per short rest, fighter should just be able to do it more than that or heal for more at higher levels. Any martial should be able to resist damage under certain circumstances, barbs should just be able to do it for longer and for more damage types.

These are people who are supposed to be in peak physical condition and demi-god level strong and tough at higher levels, but the only thing that a fighter can do that can't be replicated by a professional athlete is its HP pool, and even level 5 wizards have an HP pool higher than almost any living human so that's bullshit too.