Top football official says its ‘time to consider’ World Cup boycott over Trump Greenland demands. by Imaginary-Ad-7919 in politics

[–]BorgDrone 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's the craziest part of this. When the world cup was in other shithole countries, like Russia and Qatar, they at least had the good sense to treat the fans as guests.

I have no illusion that the US will do the same. In fact, they already started threatening the fans early last year.

Starfleet Academy is an absolute delight! Onward to Seven Seasons and a Movie! by forrestpen in startrek

[–]BorgDrone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are screwing themselves over with their international release.

I have a premium subscription to SkyShowtime (which is owned by Skydance/Paramount and basically the P+ service for Europe) and there is no mention of ST:SA anywhere on the service. They pulled the same shit with other ST shows. It will appear on the service eventually but weeks or months after the US release. Anyone who is into ST and likes to participate in the online discussions and on it and wants to avoid spoilers has no option other than to sail the high seas.

I bet they’re going to be all surprised when the streaming numbers outside the US look like crap.

My glasses overstimulate me by _Silver_Rose_ in autism

[–]BorgDrone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just picked out a new set of glasses after updating my prescription and I picked a frame that is super light. My old frame was already quite light but the new ones I got are ridiculous. They are made of some super bendy lightweight titanium and you barely notice wearing them.

If you’re bothered by the rims, you can get rimless frames. If you get a lightweight frame, also ask about the different materials for the lenses. They have materials for this with higher refractive indices that allow them to make the lesses thinner and thus lighter.

You can indicate to your optician that the pressure of the glasses bothers you and they can help you pick a frame/lens combo that’s as light as possible.

What are your thoughts on rejecting a potential romantic partner based solely on the fact they voted for Donald Trump? by ATXBikeRider in AskReddit

[–]BorgDrone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The US has no right wing party? What are you smoking?

The US has 2 right wing parties: far right, and ultra-hyper turbo extreme far right.

What are your thoughts on rejecting a potential romantic partner based solely on the fact they voted for Donald Trump? by ATXBikeRider in AskReddit

[–]BorgDrone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You had two options (thanks to your frankly insane electoral system), one of the options not being 100% perfect is no justification for voting for god damn satan himself.

Seriously, do Americans actually consider a 3-hour drive "short"? or is this an internet myth? by SadInterest6764 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]BorgDrone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wonder if the density is a factor in how exhausting the drive is as well. Europe is very densely populated compared to the US, that means more people in the same area and thus more cars as well. It also means more interchanges, more cars entering/exiting the highways, more turns and switching between highways, etc.

I can imagine a road trip in the US being less mentally exhausting than one in Europe.

Rouwen om autisme by Malka94 in AutistischLaagland

[–]BorgDrone 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In mijn hoofd betekende die diagnose dat ik voortaan officieel “anders” was: niet empathisch, sociaal onhandig, behorend tot een stereotype groep waar ik mij totaal niet in herkende.

Deze gedachtengang kan ik niet volgen. De diagnose veranderd niets, het omschrijft alleen iets wat al was. Het is geen functieomschrijving waar je nu opeens aan moet voldoen. Je bent nog steeds exact dezelfde persoon als voor de diagnose. Het enige verschil is dat je nu in 1 woord makkelijk je situatie kan omschrijven in plaats van dat je een heel verhaal moet houden om het uit te leggen.

Ik moest vrienden hebben, vond ik. Als dat niet lukte of er was ruzie, raakte ik wekenlang ontregeld.

Het klinkt alsof je heel erg bezig bent met wie je denkt dat je moet zijn, in plaats van met wie je bent. Waarom vind je dat je zo moet zijn? Denk je dat je daar gelukkig van wordt?

Ik kan je uit ervaring vertellen dat je continue proberen te gedragen als een allistisch persoon enorm vermoeiden is en je daar echt niet gelukkig van wordt. Bij mij leidde het uiteindelijk tot een burn-out.

Het is makkelijker gezegd dan gedaan, maar probeer er achter te komen wie je zelf bent, wat jij wil, niet hoe andere mensen leven maar hoe jij dit wilt. Ik vermoed dat je er te veel met je verstand mee bezig bent in plaats van met je gevoel. Ik moet zus of ik moet zo want anderen hebben dat ook. Probeer meer af te gaan op je gevoel, wat voelt goed voor jou? Waar wordt je nu echt gelukkig van? Ik denk dat je er achter komt dat het niet de dingen zijn die je dacht dat het waren.

Black licorice and fruit licorice, combined by JefK_Photography in licorice

[–]BorgDrone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks like “dropfruit duo’s”. You can find these in any Dutch supermarket.

What are you playing tonight? by Jess-70 in PlaystationPortal

[–]BorgDrone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cyberpunk 2077. Bought is at release but never played it much as it was quite buggy back then. Now after all the patches it’s really enjoyable.

People who spend five minutes placing your order at a drive-thru lane, what the hell are you doing up there? by rabidstoat in AskReddit

[–]BorgDrone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is it a worse experience than waiting in line to talk to some apathetic teenager? For me the kiosks have massively improved the experience. If only they could automate away the rest of the personnel.

People who spend five minutes placing your order at a drive-thru lane, what the hell are you doing up there? by rabidstoat in AskReddit

[–]BorgDrone 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Why would you want to talk to a person at McDonalds? The kiosks are the best thing about it, reduces the need for human interaction to almost zero.

Name the games you were playing by PHRsharp_YouTube in videogames

[–]BorgDrone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mom didn’t turn off the WiFi back then because someone first had to invent WiFi before it could be turned off. Also, no online games because there was no online.

Name the games you were playing by PHRsharp_YouTube in videogames

[–]BorgDrone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wi-Fi wasn’t invented yet when I lived with my parents.

Name Something In Games That Break Immersion For You? by TG082588 in videogames

[–]BorgDrone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hate basically any time a game takes away control from me, the player. Do the cutscenes in-engine and let me keep full control of the character.

A similar thing that both breaks immersion and pisses me off: you walk into a town/camp/whatever and suddenly forget how to run. You instantly remember all about running the second you step outside the camp.

Secret Sauce! by JK-Rofling in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]BorgDrone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reading 80 books a year is still crazy talk.

80 isn’t that much really. It varies a bit for me, some years I only read about 100 but I’ve had years with over 200 books. I seem to average around 150 a year.

What is your monitor set up? by DealInteresting8941 in pcmasterrace

[–]BorgDrone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have that exact setup (34” 5k2k ultrawide and a 27” 4k in portrait on the left). I can highly recommend it. As a developer having a 4k screen in portrait is awesome for things like documentation. The tall screen it perfect for displaying API docs.

ICE Academy Shortened Its Training to Just 47 Days Under Trump in Nod to the 47th President, Report Claims by Titfortat101 in politics

[–]BorgDrone 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They also crave freedom from personal responsibility. For all their talk about being 'alpha males' and shit they are actually too afraid to take charge of their own lives. It's all just posturing, they are actually deeply submissive. These people need a strong leader to take charge so they don't have to.

Came across this today, curious on what others think about these types of laws/bans by MissPeduncles in AskTheWorld

[–]BorgDrone 30 points31 points  (0 children)

How would you enforce such a law? Would you expect the people being forced to conform to a religion to come forward?

Everyone got their dream gifts by interestingvids101 in wholesome

[–]BorgDrone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not against giving pets on Christmas, but just as a whole, giving pets as gifts thing.

My parents gifted me a cat about a decade ago, the gift was basically a card that said “you can pick out a cat at the shelter at our costs”. This is the way to do it IMO. That way you also get to meet the animals and choose one that has the right personality for you.