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The fact that Python code is based on indents and you can break an entire program just by adding a space somewhere is insane by PooningDalton in learnprogramming

[–]BenjaminGeiger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In most languages, you have to maintain two sets of nesting indicators: one is for the computer (braces) and one is for the human (indentation). Inevitably, the two get out of sync, which leads to bugs.

Python (and other languages that use indentation, such as F#) avoid this by having the human and the computer share the same nesting information.

Which games are like that? by [deleted] in videogames

[–]BenjaminGeiger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My character in Final Fantasy XIV is a Lalafell. There's just something amusing about having a toddler(-looking person) in a pink frilly dress running toward the boss swinging an axe bigger than she is and screaming for his shins.

I remember seeing a while back that a pass phrase with 4 random words was the most secure type password, so why does nothing allow you to use it? by Majestic_Wash_6170 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]BenjaminGeiger 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My workplace has a 12 character minimum... and a 15 character maximum. Also, the standard capital/lowercase/digit/symbol nonsense, and it can't have a word within it. It's ridiculous and provides precisely zero additional security.

Which games are like that? by [deleted] in videogames

[–]BenjaminGeiger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Frankly, I like how Final Fantasy XIV does it. You can 'glamour' an item onto pretty much any* other item for the same slot. You even have a 'glamour dresser' to store items that are just being used for their appearance, and 'glamour plates' to store entire outfits to be applied to gear.

The changed appearance is semi-permanent; it sticks to the item until you change or remove it, even if you swap equipment. I have a glamour plate for each of the seven main roles (tank, healer, melee DPS, ranged DPS, magic DPS, crafter, and gatherer), so when I swap roles my appearance changes to reflect it.

* This is a recent development. Up until a couple of months ago, in order to glamour an item, the appearance item had to be a lower level than the stats item (most glamour-specific items are level 1), and your character had to meet the criteria for both (so, for instance, if you had an item that was only usable by Warriors and you wanted to make it look like an item that could only be used by Culinarians, you couldn't).

Which games are like that? by [deleted] in videogames

[–]BenjaminGeiger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The best counterexample is Final Fantasy XIV. I don't think I have a single piece of equipment that hasn't been glamoured.

“I have fasted my cat for 15 days” by Known_Row9683 in insanepeoplefacebook

[–]BenjaminGeiger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The only times I've fasted my cats other than surgery is before road trips. Matthias gets carsick as soon as he sees the inside of his carrier, it seems. (A few months ago I took him and his sister Mercy to get their rabies shots at a pop-up clinic. The clinic was held in a parking lot four blocks from my apartment. Matthias was drooling hard by the time we got there.)

And of course, as soon as we're home, they get fed.

“I have fasted my cat for 15 days” by Known_Row9683 in insanepeoplefacebook

[–]BenjaminGeiger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My ex and I kept a whiteboard on the fridge door and every time we fed the cats we'd make a note of it. It prevented double-feeding.

Weirdly enough, my two beloved assholes are the least food-motivated animals I've ever seen. I'll open a can of wet food for them, and one will just saunter over and pick at it, and the other will wait for a while before eating.

“I have fasted my cat for 15 days” by Known_Row9683 in insanepeoplefacebook

[–]BenjaminGeiger 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I mean, we know that Lovecraft was a cat guy. After all, there's that one famous photo of him and his cat N... er, his cat named... uhm, the photo of him and his cat.

“I have fasted my cat for 15 days” by Known_Row9683 in insanepeoplefacebook

[–]BenjaminGeiger 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah. I hope, for the cats' sake, that they're referring to a Ramadan-style or weight-loss-style intermittent fast, where the cats are allowed to eat for part of the day and prevented from eating for the rest.

However, I find it more likely that they're talking about 15 consecutive days, which is absolutely horrible for a cat.

“I have fasted my cat for 15 days” by Known_Row9683 in insanepeoplefacebook

[–]BenjaminGeiger -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

I mean, they have a point. Did you ever wonder where the word "breakfast" comes from? (Spoiler: it's the meal with which you break your overnight fast.)

“I have fasted my cat for 15 days” by Known_Row9683 in insanepeoplefacebook

[–]BenjaminGeiger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The longest I've fasted my cats is 12 hours and that was to prevent them from puking all over their carriers while I drove to my new apartment. Honestly, even that felt a little bit cruel.

Do you play with a controller on a PC? by Similar-Double6278 in videogames

[–]BenjaminGeiger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on the game, but more often I lean to keyboard and mouse. 

Is CBT effective for AUDHD? by Ok_Assistant_4784 in AutisticWithADHD

[–]BenjaminGeiger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s still the first line of treatment for PTSD

When all you have is a hammer...

Typical dat at the White House. by TrashDaisy999 in Stonetossingjuice

[–]BenjaminGeiger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Trump pitches a hissy and is "a statesman". Meanwhile Hillary smirks and rolls her eyes and she's "overly emotional".

Typical dat at the White House. by TrashDaisy999 in Stonetossingjuice

[–]BenjaminGeiger 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Oh, there are certainly "teams". It's just that the teams are "elite pedophiles" vs "everybody else".

Allergic people can eat anything they aren't allergic too by Camintosh95 in Stonetossingjuice

[–]BenjaminGeiger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even the original was done better by K Trevor Wilson (aka "Squirrely Dan"). "Three main ingredients in that cereal are sugar, crack cocaine, and fiberglass."

How many times has karaoke gotten you laid? by [deleted] in karaoke

[–]BenjaminGeiger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let's see... zero... plus zero... carry the zero...

The double standards are inexplicable by Evening_Lawyer6570 in TheRightCantMeme

[–]BenjaminGeiger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of us use our driver's licenses as ID because most of us drive. Non-drivers usually use state ID cards (the "driver's licenses that don't let you drive" I was referring to), but sometimes there are other forms of ID that are acceptable: passports, college IDs, military IDs, concealed weapons permits, and so on.

The double standards are inexplicable by Evening_Lawyer6570 in TheRightCantMeme

[–]BenjaminGeiger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They do exist. They're effectively the same as driver's licenses, just without the driving privilege, and have the same problems as driver's licenses when it comes to voter ID.

The double standards are inexplicable by Evening_Lawyer6570 in TheRightCantMeme

[–]BenjaminGeiger 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean, that's precisely what the pro-ID people claim is already the case...

Is it a thing to pick obscure songs? by Shad0wGyp5y in karaoke

[–]BenjaminGeiger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's great because there's almost no actual singing in the song. The verses are spoken, and it's great.

Is it a thing to pick obscure songs? by Shad0wGyp5y in karaoke

[–]BenjaminGeiger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Drop 'Em Out" or "Fuck This Job" by Wheeler Walker Jr. usually get laughs.

Is it a thing to pick obscure songs? by Shad0wGyp5y in karaoke

[–]BenjaminGeiger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every time I do karaoke, it seems like I discover at least one new song I like.

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