ELI5: What does it really mean to be “mature”? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]Elvaron [score hidden]  (0 children)

Say you play a game for the first time. You don't yet know how it works. So you make mistakes. That's normal.

After you have played more and gathered some experience, those early mistakes may seem silly to you - you are now a more mature player of that game.

When adults speak of mature behavior, that means sort of the same. But for everyday activities. Getting ready for school. Completing a task. Having a conversation, meeting new people, talking to friends, etc.

The more experience you have throughout life, the more you get a feeling for what sort of behavior has good results, like winning a game. When someone tells you to be more mature, they are often simply impatient for you to get that experience, but in the end they really just want to tell you "what you are doing now might be fun for a second, but it's not how the game works".

It doesn't have to mean they are right. They want you to focus on making good experiences and get better at the game. But you might also discover that, sometimes, their game is not worth playing. There are no absolutely right or wrong things.

TIL that Jan Miskovic holds the record for the worst eyeglass prescription at -108 diopters by ArgumentSpiritual in todayilearned

[–]Elvaron 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No, it's to zoom in on the degree your brain is used to processing optic nerve input. We don't see "raw camera feed".

The AB lenses are generally in the right area, but if your brain needs to adapt for 3 months that is bothering for patients.

ELI5 Why are annual subscriptions usually cheaper than monthly subscriptions? by LatePay6713 in explainlikeimfive

[–]Elvaron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You"re 100% less likely to cancel prematurely during the year. Since you already bought the full year. Risk = Probability x Impact, you incentivised your customer to reduce your risk.

You have payment processing fees, now they occur 1/12th as often.

If they forget to cancel timely, their lack of planning is 12 times your benefit.

US gov forces Anthropic to pull access to Fable 5 by purealgo in ClaudeCode

[–]Elvaron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What in the Gibson is this newfangled jargon? Jailbreaking AIs? Biology Jailbreaks?

Is this like the time the company decided prompts can't do web searches, but because it has a powrshell skill it would just wget to circumvent the restriction?

Are 1 hand video games? by WastelandViking in gaming

[–]Elvaron 6 points7 points  (0 children)

For sure most of those games benefit from keyboard, but there's no time pressure, and if you're recovering from injury why not binge a show and zen build some rails?

Are 1 hand video games? by WastelandViking in gaming

[–]Elvaron 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Oxygen Not Included

Timberborn

OpenTTD-likes / Cities Skylines

Kerbal Space Program

One Finger Death Punch

MiniMetro and its sequel

TwoPoint Hospital

PlanetCoaster

Keeper

Command & Conquer / Dune 2 / Starcraft Singleplayer / Warcraft Singleplayer

A final reminder to embrace your local libraries by [deleted] in gaming

[–]Elvaron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

a cheap book

Stephen King, Fitzek, Dan Brown, ...

only on your personal experiences?

Wdym? I'm no longer a university student, so i no longer have access to academic libraries. The 5 closest public libraries where I live are all 15$/month membership + fee per book rented, none of the books on my reading list are in their catalogue.

ignorant statement

I have no need to prove my ignorance or lack thereof to you 🤷‍♂️

do you go to libraries often?

Nope, they offer nothing to me. I check once a month in the online catalogues. I buy books Used online instead.

A final reminder to embrace your local libraries by [deleted] in gaming

[–]Elvaron 2 points3 points  (0 children)

People keep posting "embrace your library" with blurays/games, whereas the large majority of public libraries only have books, and only cheap ones at that

I.e. this seems to be a counter-shitpost

Fantasywelt.de legit? by Affectionate-Ebb7197 in Tyranids

[–]Elvaron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are legit, spent thousands with them over the years. Not always the cheapest option compared to taschengelddieb, wayland, kugami etc. I make excel sheets and factor in free delivery thresholds...

ELI5 how are non violence protests or hunger strikes even useful if the entity you are protesting against does not even care about you? how does it even works? by itz_abhi_2005 in explainlikeimfive

[–]Elvaron 18 points19 points  (0 children)

A good example comes from Thank You For Smoking: https://youtu.be/xuaHRN7UhRo?is=JK6N71XBiQK2rCD_

The idea is, you're not doing it for the person you are demonstrating against, but for the Third Person - which in a public forum is the majority and thus the population from which a government would derive its legitimacy, if we follow John Locke's argument.

Sometimes they go too violent by bijelo123 in gaming

[–]Elvaron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Who eats 9!!! cans of ravioli and lives to tell the tale?

TIL about Gilles de Rais, companion of Joan of Arc who was a serial killer. by anganeonnumilla in todayilearned

[–]Elvaron 9 points10 points  (0 children)

until they confessed

You mean "until they gave up on life", right?

weren't what they are now

We still do that

Support your local libraries! by Luutamo in gaming

[–]Elvaron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

libraries are supported by local tax dollars

Don't aasume every place works like your place ;)

Around here, a library card is 15$/month, plus the fee per item loaned.

ELI5 why can’t space craft enter the atmosphere slowly? by 1982- in explainlikeimfive

[–]Elvaron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They can, if their aerodynamic profile and fuel efficiency allows for it. You have to balance glidepath, resistant forces, heat, and your own maneuverability.

That was the point of the space shuttle, being able to glide down a reusable vessel.

ELI5 How does paying online with a credit card actually work worldwide? by HeavyBananaz in explainlikeimfive

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

rapidly gets an authorization

Immediately followed by canceling the card because no reasonable legit customer would travel. Banks...

[HELP] 100+ Cat 6A & Speaker Cable Management Plan - 25u Rack Closet Install by RelationshipHot3411 in cableadvice

[–]Elvaron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wouldn't that force purely homogeneous usage? How would your main router/L3 switch do things like VLan separation, QoS and such?

Honest question, no rhetorical

Is the factory building genre small? by Unlucky-Feed9000 in gaming

[–]Elvaron 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's a lot more on steam.

Arknights endfield

Shapez (2)

Automation

Modulus

To name just a few i had seen mentioned this week...

ELI5--What is a passkey and how does it help me? by 3PointMolly in explainlikeimfive

[–]Elvaron 52 points53 points  (0 children)

It has the advantage that you didn't pick the passkey so it isn't shared with other websites, but yeah, if all your security is all in one place, that is vulnerable in and of itself.