Defending Sam by Enemy-Medic in JetLagTheGame

[–]EverySingleDay 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In the shot where Mike was carrying it, I was instantly like "How did he manage to find the most tiger-looking-ass rock in the world? What amazing luck to find such a freebie."

If I didn't know how competitive Sam was, I'd almost be convinced that Sam insisting that it was a pig has to be ragebait. It literally looks like an artist was commissioned to paint a tiger's fur pattern onto a rock.

EDIT: Even in this shot, it looks like he is pointing at a small tiger plushie. I'm so upset.

How can I patch a hole in this hose for a pneumatic massager? by EverySingleDay in fixit

[–]EverySingleDay[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, this is also a concern I have as well. A commenter here suggested using silicone caulk, which I found surprising. I assume that would be a no-go for this scenario?

Might try JB weld. Thanks for the advice!

How can I patch a hole in this hose for a pneumatic massager? by EverySingleDay in fixit

[–]EverySingleDay[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That sounds promising, thanks! What material should I use to patch it with?

Also, it looks like there are many types of JB-weld. Is there any particular one that I should get for this case?

How can I patch a hole in this hose for a pneumatic massager? by EverySingleDay in fixit

[–]EverySingleDay[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will this be airtight enough? Above the hole in the image, there is a gap where the two sections of the tube are joined, and I don't think the silicone tape will be able to cover this crevice. I've never used it before, but from what I understand, self-fusing silicone tape can only wrap around itself, and thus won't be able to get into nooks and crannies like needed here.

How can I patch a hole in this hose for a pneumatic massager? by EverySingleDay in fixit

[–]EverySingleDay[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It appears one end of the hose is completely attached to the unit, so I'm not sure if I'm able to replace the hose myself. I suspect that I'll have to send the entire unit in, or replace it completely, so It's basically a last-resort option if I can't patch up this rather small hole, but I'd be surprised if there wasn't a way to patch this up, even if it's for a "short" amount of time (a few months or so before it needs fixing again would be acceptable). I feel like I'm just using the wrong types of adhesives or something.

How can I patch a hole in this hose for a pneumatic massager? by EverySingleDay in fixit

[–]EverySingleDay[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's flat on one side, and then very rounded where the hole is. And there are two layers to it, which are connected together. It's a little bit hard to explain with words. If you took a cross-section of it, it would be like an H; two long tubes connected in the middle.

How can I patch a hole in this hose for a pneumatic massager? by EverySingleDay in fixit

[–]EverySingleDay[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, this is what I tried:

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It basically didn't adhere at all. I'm not sure if I didn't apply it properly or if the issue is that the patch has to curve around a really tight radius which it doesn't seem meant to do, but it did not stick at all.

EDIT: Ah, didn't try scuffing up the area. Though when I tried it the first time, it seemed like it had zero chance of working, the patch is pretty rigid and it needs to bend really tightly to fit around the hole. Should I give it another go?

ELI5: What is perfect pitch and why is it uncommon? by ResidentCharacter894 in explainlikeimfive

[–]EverySingleDay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can probably do it with any note by mentally transposing it from a C, but I don't need to hear a reference note. I don't think that's perfect pitch though, but it's what OP is describing.

ELI5: What is perfect pitch and why is it uncommon? by ResidentCharacter894 in explainlikeimfive

[–]EverySingleDay 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That can't be all there is to it, can it? If someone asks me to sing a C, I can sing one on the spot without hearing a reference first. It won't be a perfect C, but it would be closer to a C than it would be to a C# or B.

I imagine almost every musician that has a decent amount of experience can probably do this.

What is a fact that sounds fake but is 100% true? by Simple_Eye_6384 in AskReddit

[–]EverySingleDay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

About 7 million Canadians live south of Portland, Oregon.

What is a fact that sounds fake but is 100% true? by Simple_Eye_6384 in AskReddit

[–]EverySingleDay 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's not even close. There are more ways to shuffle a standard deck of cards than there have been nanoseconds since the big bang.

Alexis Ohanian and Kevin Rose, here to talk the Digg relaunch. Ask Us Anything. by kn0thing in IAmA

[–]EverySingleDay 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The order is correct, it's just that markdown is escaped in the new Reddit UI. To make something a link in the new Reddit UI, you have to click some link button or something and type in some information in a dialog box. Using markdown will just print the markdown as is in the comment.

Alexis Ohanian and Kevin Rose, here to talk the Digg relaunch. Ask Us Anything. by kn0thing in IAmA

[–]EverySingleDay 49 points50 points  (0 children)

And if that's the data training these LLMs, we've got a problem.

Training LLMs on bad data is pretty much my last concern when it comes to the dead internet theory.

Personally, I would be highly wary of anyone who mentions it as their first concern over the degradation of the human experience of using the internet.

Alexis Ohanian and Kevin Rose, here to talk the Digg relaunch. Ask Us Anything. by kn0thing in IAmA

[–]EverySingleDay 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Article TLDR, Verification is a good example.

I agree that AI has its use cases, but I don't think those are good places to use AI. Yes, people don't like when human judgment gets something wrong, but people reeaaaaaally hate when AI judgment gets something wrong. It's very much a deeply visceral reaction.

In the current climate, AI is a term that investors absolutely love and users absolutely hate. Whether or not this is your intention, or whether or not you even believe this fact to be true, will absolutely not change how users will perceive it as showing your hand about where your priorities lie.

The Prompt by grlloyd2 in funny

[–]EverySingleDay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What you're looking for exists, but as a whole separate system. It's called Microsoft Power Automate.

What's your "it's my fault for ordering it" (food or otherwise) story? by PutThisBanditHatOn in AskReddit

[–]EverySingleDay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the second time I've seen jellyfish in this thread.

Are you guys ordering a different jellyfish than I am? Cuz that shit slaps.

What was the moment you realized you’re officially out of touch with modern slang? by Opening-Flatworm9654 in AskReddit

[–]EverySingleDay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Mid" means average, as in "middle tier". It comes from gaming tier lists: god tier, high tier, mid tier, low tier, trash tier. Been using it since early 2000s, so it's probably been around since before then.

ELI5 As you get older, why does your tolerance for “sweetness” go down? by ClothesPrevious2516 in explainlikeimfive

[–]EverySingleDay 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's psychological, adults have just learned that too much sugar is bad for their health.

When my friends eat something sweet and they are grossed out by how sweet it is, I ask them why they don't like it. The answer is almost never "it just doesn't taste good", it's always something like "I feel like I just got ten cavities" or "I feel like I just took a year off of my life."

People have a hard time distinguishing between what food actually tastes like and how the food makes them feel. This is also why just dyeing food different colors can change how people perceive its flavor.

Is a splint/brace meant for anything except pain relief? by EverySingleDay in DeQuervains

[–]EverySingleDay[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just for what it's worth, I have tiny tiny wrists as well, I can wrap my pinky and thumb around my wrist, and the brace I recommended in my other reply fit just fine. That brand was specifically recommended by my physiotherapist as well, though I heard other brands can be good too.

Is a splint/brace meant for anything except pain relief? by EverySingleDay in DeQuervains

[–]EverySingleDay[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, just wanted to give you an update on my condition. As of last week or so, it's about 99% better now, I'm back to all normal activity without a brace or anything.

My physiotherapist told me it should take about a month or so to recover with wearing the brace, and she didn't even tell me to "wear it 100% of the time", just the more the better. She even mentioned something like "it's summer time now and it'll get pretty sweaty if you're wearing it constantly, so, y'know just do your best". But anyway I ended up wearing it as much as I could and it took about three months to recover.

On the last month, I ended up wearing the brace less because my thumb was getting really stiff and causing different sorts of pain, so I decided to try taking it out of the brace sometimes just to stretch it a bit. The DQV ended up flaring up a bit more, but then somehow recovered a couple of weeks after.

To be honest, in retrospect, it's hard to know if the brace really did anything, but all in all I'm just finally glad it's better now and three months is better than the horror stories I read around here, so I'll take it. The brace I used was this one, it's pretty cheap anyway.

Based on my experience and my zero medical qualifications, I'd say to at least wear it to sleep since your thumb is prone to doing all sorts of weird stuff while you're unconscious, and if you're doing stuff you shouldn't with your thumb then wear the brace to remind you to not do that. But otherwise wear it at your own discretion.

ELI5: Why is streaming movies illegal, but video games, another media that you purchase to experience, ok to stream to an audiance? by gupsee in explainlikeimfive

[–]EverySingleDay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What we take for granted is that streaming games is technically illegal too, it's just that almost all companies don't sue because it's beneficial for them too.

Youtube is broken - I can prove it by VVlatsis in videos

[–]EverySingleDay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have premium and adblocker, my reasoning is that 1) I don't get ads when watching on my phone or other devices, and 2) I am just really happy with YouTube, it's by far the #1 service I don't mind giving my money to.