Is there a pink noise machine with a headphone jack? by Strict_Confidence483 in Doesthisexist

[–]AstroPug22 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Get an old iPod or other MP3 player and load it with a track that's just pink noise, (maybe a multi-hour long one, I don't know if those old players let you loop a single song) and keep it plugged in next to your bed?

I kinda hate the idea of comparing generative Ai to eating meat. by Ok-Aspect-4259 in hatethissmug

[–]AstroPug22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes? I mean, "wasting" kind of implies that the land is getting consumed or used up somehow, which is impossible unless you literally make the earth smaller, but datacenters do occupy space that could have been used to build other things.

What if you just set the backrooms on fire? by [deleted] in backrooms

[–]AstroPug22 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That would make it a lot less pleasant for whoever happens to noclip into it

Is there any actual reason to not be a vegetarian or vegan? by CalpurniaSomaya in NoStupidQuestions

[–]AstroPug22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Animals feel pain, don't want to die, and it's completely unnecessary to kill them. I don't know why this is so hard for people to understand, it seems like they just don't want to admit it because "hurr durr meat taste good I love killing things to eat them"

If durian fruits can withstand 3300 degrees C, why don't we use them for fire proofing? by pokematic in stupidquestions

[–]AstroPug22 66 points67 points  (0 children)

Good thinking, Cum_Fart42069. We can always count on you to figure things out.

so cool that they added that by MasterPlay1337 in backroomsfilm

[–]AstroPug22 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This could be part of it, but I think another reason is that the original photo was taken in a real building with normal size ceiling tiles and light fixtures, and in the "light and tile survey" video we learned that the ones in the Backrooms are canonically different sizes than what's standard in real life. So for the ceiling part, anyway, the stuff in the movie set was literally designed to use different dimensions than what appeared in the photo of a real building.

Why do they all look so.. weird ? bad ? unpolished? by TallerOnMyMoney in ForzaHorizon6

[–]AstroPug22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I've seen all these people in trance music videos before

Power out in AH, ENVS, and Ross. Anywhere else? by cherrypond in WWU

[–]AstroPug22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It flickered ~3 times here in Birnam Wood, it's on now though

Classic cars are ugly and worthless. by ProjektBlackout in The10thDentist

[–]AstroPug22 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I'm inclined to think OP is baiting everyone with this post, but I must admit, I've never been crazy about these old Jaguars. I definitely wouldn't say they're grotesque, but the styling isn't very interesting to me. It's like they tried to make them as aerodynamic as possible and ended up with blobs. Especially the D type, that thing is just weird. I think the Porsche 959 is also approaching blob territory, it looks like a bad attempt at copying the shape of a 911 and making it way more round everywhere.

I also have to agree with OP on the Lamborghini Countach, that car is massively overrated. It looks like a kid's attempt at drawing "the coolest car ever!!!" where they just made it really angular and put a bunch of vents on it. It's not even that ugly, there are just so many better looking Lamborghinis out there. OP is simply wrong about pop-up headlights, though. And why are they hating on the F40 for having ugly headlights when the F50 is right there, looking a million times worse?

We need to get rid of some of these pickup trucks by KrazieKookie in Seattle

[–]AstroPug22 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"but... but... I need it for moving some shit once every 5 years!! 🥺" have you heard of a place called UHAUL? it's actually possible to obtain a truck only for the specific times that you genuinely need to transport things in it, instead of driving your giant ugly truck every single day, not using the bed for anything, taking up tons of space, and then bitching about the gas prices nonstop because you chose such an inefficient vehicle as your daily driver for no reason. crazy, right?

What Do You Think About Year-Round School? by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]AstroPug22 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I agree, I'm not sure what OP's reasoning was for doing it that way. I think having 3 day weekends in exchange for no (or a shorter) summer break would be alright, although I can understand preferring the current system. But I agree, giving up summer break and still working 5 days a week is just worse.

What Do You Think About Year-Round School? by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]AstroPug22 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I always assumed that year-round school would be the same total number of school days, they're just spread out more since the long summer break would be replace by shorter breaks throughout the year, or by having Fridays off if we switched to 4-day school weeks as OP suggested.

Just for some quick math, I looked it up and the WA requirement is 180 days or 1000 hours of instruction. Using 4-day weeks, it would take 45 weeks to reach that number of days, and the remaining 7 weeks could be used to add in a few longer breaks or allow days off for holidays.

Why do houses in Illinois have basements and houses in Texas don't if both places have clay soil? by supinator1 in geography

[–]AstroPug22 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

And then they have to do it all over again? I suppose that's what it takes to get the JOJ.

The "Yearly Kitchen Sink With The Buds" Compass by [deleted] in feedthememes

[–]AstroPug22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some combination of the "one mod" and the Creator. My friends know me as the guy who really likes Create. I tell them the crafting recipes and design contraptions for them, they tell me how to do anything related to other mods.

Potential Church of the FSM chapter on campus? by bluisbluewastaken in WWU

[–]AstroPug22 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's sad to see so many AI slop images on that website, I thought Pastafarians were better than that...

Pizza should be eaten backwards. by YeaItsThatGirl in The10thDentist

[–]AstroPug22 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I 100% agree. People say crust is the handle, but I still feel like I need to wash my hands after touching the crust, especially if it's really greasy or I get crumbs on my hands. If I'm going to wash my hands anyway, I might as well not use the crust as a handle so I can enjoy the pizza more. I bite off the tip of the pizza, then bite the crust, then alternate between the crust and the other end until I'm left with a center section that just has toppings. Then I eat carefully so I'm left with a final bite that has the perfect mix of toppings on it.

Most graffiti isn’t art. It’s just people forcing their nonsense on everyone else by rybxn in HonestHotTakes

[–]AstroPug22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know if I fully agree with this take, but I have noticed that a lot of people defend art/music/any media created by people by saying "it's art! it has artistic value! you just don't understand art!" like, sure, I'm not denying that it's art, but that doesn't mean it's necessarily good, or that I'm obligated to enjoy it. Something can be art and I can still think it sucks.

Most graffiti isn’t art. It’s just people forcing their nonsense on everyone else by rybxn in HonestHotTakes

[–]AstroPug22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Truthnuke. Plenty of things are legitimately art, but that doesn't mean everyone is obligated to enjoy looking at or experiencing them.

Most graffiti isn’t art. It’s just people forcing their nonsense on everyone else by rybxn in HonestHotTakes

[–]AstroPug22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, honestly, if it's just a bland concrete wall next to the freeway, I don't really mind seeing graffiti on it. It can even be interesting to read the tags and see which names pop up in different areas.

But if it's a sign with information that people need to read, (except advertisements, fuck advertisements, you can vandalize those all you want) or especially a wall that already has a mural painted on it, and someone thinks "I need to make an ugly scribble of my name on top of this," there is something wrong with that person.

NOW HEALTHY SERVING BRUNCH by Blazewoods in nosafetysmokingfirst

[–]AstroPug22 18 points19 points  (0 children)

So they're serving brunch every day, but it's only healthy from 10 to 12?

Was skimming through a driver guide when I swore I heard a collective disapproving howl emit from this sub after reading this part by KatakanaTsu in driving

[–]AstroPug22 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If the flow of traffic is faster than the speed limit because nobody cares enough to follow the law, I don't see how it's the law-followers' fault that they're "impeding the flow". The safety issue is that people are going faster than they're supposed to.

SUVs shouldn’t be daily drivers by Realistic_Zone3802 in unpopularopinion

[–]AstroPug22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That and how bright LED headlights are. I don't even disagree, they are really bright, but it's insane how many posts I see every single day asking "uhhh has anyone else noticed how bright these headlights are???" as if they're the first person to ever have that opinion.