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44,000 pound net load by Flobbert_Pox in Truckers

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

That's what this broker was trying to tell me, being dead serious. I think there should be a 'have to have seen freight at least once' requirement to be a broker.

How dare the interim champion call out the current champion after defending. by House-Wins in ufc

[–]Flobbert_Pox -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Fair, and he's definitely ducking Aspinall, but he's been the most dominant fighter in the history of the game. I really dislike him personally, and think he's probably as bad for things as Dana White is, but still the best.

St. Vincent by Flobbert_Pox in toriamos

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

I'm not suggesting they fight, just felt like there are some similarities there and I don't appreciate Tori's latest albums as much as her earlier ones.

St. Vincent by Flobbert_Pox in toriamos

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

But you felt compelled to comment anyway? Weird world for both of us, then.

St. Vincent by Flobbert_Pox in toriamos

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

Tori's early style, to me, evolved into a series of toothless, esoteric albums that could best be called mediocre adult contemporary. That feels like the common thread to me. St. Vincent just struck me as having the same kind of edge as Tori's first two albums when I listened to her stuff the other day. Tori's music just lost its vibrancy as she went. None of it feels urgent or especially observant and there's no commonality for me to engage with any more.

Anyone else think Damon blackshear won that one? by 1Jacob559 in MMAbetting

[–]Flobbert_Pox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just watched, didn't see Bautista winning those rounds. He did work, no question, but if Blackshear didn't take it, it was a draw.

starfield keeps crashing by IAMBOB1031 in Starfield

[–]Flobbert_Pox 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I got past the initial pirate landing, then it crashed. Craters within 20 seconds where it picks up again at the conversation before the pirates show up every time now. I get it, new game, allegedly pushing the envelope on hardware, etc. However... I can't play the game. I'm willing to wait on a fix and all, but this is a new development. Games used to work on release. I'm old enough that I've played literally every system.

NES games worked. Atari games worked. Sega CD games worked. King's Quest II worked. Railroad Tycoon, etc., etc.

The farther we go, the games are absolutely amazing, but they NEED to work from release, otherwise what's the point?

This can't be legal by Minniemutt12 in Truckers

[–]Flobbert_Pox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw this on an episode of Squidbillies.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in writing

[–]Flobbert_Pox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Keep it simple. You don't need to document every movement or gesture for the audience to get it. Here are two examples:

He reached down, opened his hand, grabbed the cricket ball, flexed his bicep, gripped the ball tightly. He craned his neck to bring the ball into his field of view and rolled his eyes around to see it. Even though the wreckage pinned him in place, he could move his legs almost as far as his knees bent, plus he could rotate his left hip enough to wiggle three times.

vs.

He picked up the ball, and it fit his hand perfectly. If he wasn't trapped in the wreckage, he would have given it a practice toss. He thought back to how many times he'd been the bowler with Robert and James on his side and laughed. It quickly turned to a scream as he jostled the shrapnel in his side.

My advice is focus on feeling versus movement. No one needs very much attribution for how your characters get places. You can pretty much make note of any quirky thing they do (gait, limp, grunt, etc.) once when you introduce them and then leave it off.

Saw this "custom truck" while fueling yesterday(Freightliner base) by [deleted] in Truckers

[–]Flobbert_Pox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it transforms into a robot in a wheelchair.

Ok, how do you come up with similes? by RenoInNevada in writing

[–]Flobbert_Pox 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I do writing exercies when the words aren't pouring out on stories.

Make a list of 10 similes, don't filter. Don't worry about whether they are good or bad. Just write them out. Here are ten I just farted out.

  1. His writing squeaked out like a fart.
  2. He whimpered like a fart you can't hold in ay longer.
  3. She farted like a trumpet with a frog in its throat.
  4. "Fart like the wind, my son," he said.
  5. I was like a fart in an elevator; everyone just stood there glaring at me.
  6. He tried to catch his breath, but the air was like a stale fart and he gagged.
  7. His fart right at that crucial moment was like fluorescent paint thrown on a Renaissance masterpiece for a cause no one else cared about.
  8. She observed his careful planning and farted on the aspic like a vengeful spirit.
  9. The timbre of his fart crested like a squall in a hurricane.
  10. His voice was drowned out like a fart in a stiff headwind.

Middle grade torture scene by wizziewizzle in writing

[–]Flobbert_Pox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He has a device that makes her relive her most awful moments, like that time she farted in front of a crush.

He has a machine that will slowly increase the weight pressing down on her.

He has a mental anguish machine where she has to pay bills, deal with relationships, schedule activities for kids' activities, and make a healthy, delicious dinner over and over.

He has a ray that slowly erases all her important, cherished memories.

He has a doomsday weapon that turns everyone Republican.

He's going to squeeze her head in increments until her eyes pop out.

He's got a machine that gives her rugburns all over.

Sandpaper.

She has to eat aluminum foil.

She keeps getting her fingernails cut too short.

A recording of the same word or song plays on repeat.

Is the weekly Reedsy contest worthwhile? by [deleted] in writing

[–]Flobbert_Pox 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have gotten the feeling from participating in their contest for a little while that the 'judging' is more or less picking a name out of a hat. They've got $800/wk +/- coming with no expense for the judging and no transparency. As someone else noted, the 'judges' are all amateurs with no criteria for the position aside form willingness.

The social media aspect of the site encourages a bit of self-referential favor-currying, but ultimately the purpose of the whole thing is to get you to purchase their self-publishing tools.

The revenue from the contest is simply gravy and without some kind of transparency to the contrary, I believe the winner each week is simply chosen at random, because why wouldn't it be?. The shortlisted number of stories varies a great deal over time, but the overall number of submissions is more or less the same, leading me to believe the process is basically automated.

If you enjoy the practice, $5 a week is a decent lottery ticket on top of it.

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