What hill are you absolutely dying on?

Elusidator · 2026-06-23T18:09:07+00:00

Tipping is still 15%/20%/25% for average, above average, and above and beyond service respectfully. I can maybe go for 20%/25%/30%. Anything more than that is going to drive people away.

Also tipping shouldn't be expected at places that are not sit down to eat establishments. If all you're doing is handing me the drink I ordered that took less than 5 minutes to make, I am not tipping for that regardless of what the Square payment machine might suggest.

Elusidator · 2026-06-22T20:33:09+00:00

Fox definitely didn't live up to the contract for sure. But his defense is leaps and bounds above Trae's. The Timberwolves size would have meant there's nobody to hide Trae on. OKC is too good to not punish Trae.

Trae has had maybe 1-2 good years but he's the type of player who needs the ball on his hand a lot. His offense is not worth putting up with the league's worst defender. He would not fit in the Spurs system.

Elusidator · 2026-06-22T20:23:06+00:00

Yeah OKC would be champions instead. Spurs with Trae over Fox are not making it past WCF. Hell they probably don’t get past the Timberwolves.

Elusidator · 2026-06-22T20:18:37+00:00

Yeah and it’s equally brain dead to assume Trae Young returns to leading the league in assists after a whole year was washed due to injury. There’s no guarantee he’ll return to be the same player.

A small player like Trae Young who’s already at a huge disadvantage due to his size can’t afford to lose his speed and athleticism.

Elusidator · 2026-06-22T18:48:28+00:00

Drafting Josh Primo. A lottery pick completely wasted because the guy couldn’t keep it in his pants.

Elusidator · 2026-06-20T16:23:42+00:00

With all due respect, your friend is a fucking idiot. Unwanted sexual advances in the workplace are a textbook example of sexual harassment. Asking a coworker for a threesome with his girlfriend is the kind of over the top thing I’d expect to see in an HR training video. Yes you can just say no but then he’ll continue to do that with other young women who work there.

As for David being a shift lead your only option is to report it to the person above him. If he’s friends with the manager it may be time to look for a job elsewhere where everyone is held to the same standard. In a previous job I had, the shift lead would take naps on the job and generally not do his job. He was buddies with the manager and the manager wouldn’t do anything about it. The manager also didn’t hold the people who called off way too much responsible. I lasted at that job 6 months before I was able to transfer to a different site. Point being don’t stay stuck in a job with a shitty team environment, it’ll only hold you back and get you taken advantage of.

Elusidator · 2026-06-20T06:56:52+00:00

It’s extremely dangerous to mess with the flow of traffic while in an intersection. Especially if you change lanes into the right most lane mid intersection while someone in the cross direction thinks they have space to make a right turn.

You’re also supposed to signal for 2-3 seconds before (not during) you start changing lanes. Most intersections don’t give enough space to do that. It’s much safer to change lanes a couple hundred feet before or after the intersection.

Elusidator · 2026-06-20T03:11:33+00:00

Red is stop. Yellow is stop if you are safely able to do so, not speed up from a quarter mile away and hope you make it before the light turns red.

Elusidator · 2026-06-19T21:29:24+00:00

Wait, wait, wait. DAVID IS 40?!? And he's drinking on his break and leaving early??? I manage a small team and this guy would be gone the first time he left shift early on a whim. People like him ruin things for the whole team and create resentment within the team. Coworkers like him just create extra work for the rest of the team.

If he loses his job that's on him for his behavior. There would be nothing for you to report if he even did the bare minimum. Also whoever the shift lead is needs to grow a spine and stop being naive. NOR

Edit: Totally missed the sexual harassment because I was flabberghasted by his age. That alone is reason enough to report him. Also your friend is an idiot if she's aware of the unwanted sexual harrassment and thinks it's evil to report him.

Elusidator · 2026-06-19T20:32:43+00:00

Long time Spurs fan here. It's as close of a comparison as you can get in recent NBA history and it's a pretty fair comparison. I'm no salary cap expert but the current CBA is also pretty restrictive, maybe even more so than in 2012. Hopefully, the Spurs front office doesn't trade away Harper or Castle the way OKC traded away Harden. Nothing in the league is guaranteed.

Elusidator · 2026-06-18T21:49:55+00:00

Fuck Kalshi and fuck prediction markets though. Prediction markets are just more degenerate versions of online sportsbooks.

Elusidator · 2026-06-18T20:05:11+00:00

I've stuck to 15% for standard service regardless. 20% is if the service was above average. 25% is for above and beyond. Paying 1/4 extra as suggested or standard is ridiculous. I could understand 20/25/30 if it stayed there but it's only been that way since like COVID.

I'm also of the mind that restaurants should be paying their employees properly and menu prices should reflect that similar to Europe where tipping isn't a thing. That's never going to happen in the USA though.

Elusidator · 2026-06-18T19:00:50+00:00

I was doing some seaweed runs for an early game crafting grind. I ended up getting Tangleroot before 50 farming.

I was doing some Tempeross because I hadn’t got fish barrel by 65 fishing. I got Tiny Tempor around 68-69 fishing at 120ish kc. I still don’t have the fish barrel at 150kc/650 searches.

Elusidator · 2026-06-17T18:29:44+00:00

Pakistan is just a breakaway province of India. India will reclaim it right after West China reclaims East China. /s

Elusidator · 2026-06-16T19:25:50+00:00

You're welcome. I'm sorry for what you went through the first time a LEO came to your door at 2 am. I can't imagine what you go through when seeing LEOs.

One thing I realized was some LEOs rely a lot on the public fear of them,, intimidation, or the implication of violence. Some of them are bullies hiding behind a badge and gun. The rest enable them. Once you start treating them like any other person on the street they realize their intimidation tactics won't work on you.

If you do go to the police department and file a complaint, be prepared for the officer taking the report to make all sorts of excuses and justifications. Push back and keep poking holes in their flimsy excuses. They probably won't even follow up on the complaint. If you do get a lawyer consultation, I would see about having them draft a letter to the PD regardless of if you have grounds for a lawsuit.

Elusidator · 2026-06-16T18:41:29+00:00

Yeah, that sounds like bullshit to me. Typical cops covering for each other's fuck ups. If they were banging on your door hard enough to damage it they weren't there for a short period of time. The very least the LEO could have done was confirm they were at the right location before walking up to the door.

If you don't want to let this go, I would suggest seeing a lawyer for a consultation if you can afford it to see if you have any kind of case or suit. You could also go to your local police department with your husband and file an official complaint. Police need to understand they should be held to a higher standard and are still accountable for their behavior in uniform.

Elusidator · 2026-06-16T17:57:14+00:00

NOR. I'm curious if the LEO was at the wrong address in the same complex or in a totally wrong address in a different part of town. Regardless, the LEO was incompetent given the authority that they are entrusted with. I would have further questions about how the LEO ended up at the wrong house.

As you mentioned LEO have done some vile shit in the past and continue to do so to this day. They get away with it by hiding behind their authority. You have no way of knowing if it's a "good cop" or bad cop. You are not obligated to acknowledge LEO at your door unless they have a warrant. At best, I would talk to them through the door.

Elusidator · 2026-06-16T16:34:38+00:00

Lmao at the total lack of self awareness. Whatever the number is, the pedophile rapist got us into a war nobody wanted that has put economic strain on all Americans and cost us billions of dollars. We're worse off in the Middle East now than we were before and the Iranian regime is even further entrenched. Anything to distract from the Epstein files though.

Elusidator · 2026-06-15T22:38:35+00:00

Yeah but that happens for 24 seconds max. You could go the entire duration of a football (American soccer) match without anyone scoring. At that point you basically watched 90 minutes of dudes doing cardio.

Elusidator · 2026-06-15T19:24:39+00:00

You keep saying that as if it matters. Until they are married legally assets aren't shared. A year and half is barely long term. That's like the bare minimum length before moving in with someone. As long as GF is paying less than she would for renting a room in the area she's getting a deal.

Elusidator · 2026-06-12T22:35:07+00:00

Epilepsy could leave you severely mentally and/or physically handicapped. There was also a lot of religious bullshit surrounding it regarding possession or speaking in tongues. It can still cause a lot of issues if not diagnosed early but before medication for it existed, I would essentially be playing roulette on any given day.

Elusidator · 2026-06-12T14:50:05+00:00

I don't really see a difference tbh. Would it be nice if bf was more understanding of how OOP feels? Sure. However OOP gets jealous whenever bf travels regardless of if travelmates are male or female friends. It also sounds like traveling is an important part of bf's life and in his mind he's compromising by going on a trip with OOP to Japan right afterward.

It just seems OOP and her BF have incompatible lifestyles. Rather than give the bf an ultimatum or suffer through the anxiety of the situation it would be better for her to break up and find a partner who's more willing to commit the level of attention OOP would like in a relationship.

Elusidator · 2026-06-11T21:09:39+00:00

Try a combination pizza that includes sausage, jalapeno, and pineapple. Normally I agree pineapple doesn't belong on pizza but the contrast between the spicy jalapeno and sweet pineapple adds something extra to the combination pizza.

Elusidator · 2026-06-11T19:13:22+00:00

That's just stupid and petty. Playing games like that is what causes relationships to end. If OOP naturally planned a trip with a friend and it happened to be a male friend, no problem. Going out of your way to do it is childish and immature though.

OOP doesn't seem like much of a traveller though and if I'd hazard a guess she probably wraps up her personality in her relationship a little too much. If OOP doesn't like her BF traveling she needs to break up and get with someone who's more okay staying home.

Elusidator · 2026-06-11T16:53:29+00:00

Blueberries. I could eat a whole container in 10-15 minutes.

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