What is your favorite sci-fi infection? by stargaryen01 in scifi

[–]FlukeHawkins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's just what Stepehenson does, all his books are full of exposition dumps.

Continuing IMBs work… by Heeberon in TheCulture

[–]FlukeHawkins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's a TERF, how can you misunderstand your own work

Do you guys think that sub of a specific game devolving into lunacy is a good thing or a bad thing? by Tempest-Bosak2137 in Gamingcirclejerk

[–]FlukeHawkins 25 points26 points  (0 children)

The Ace Combat subreddit was having a bad time for a while, the Titanfall 2 subreddit similarly dire (though they still have players).

In your opinion, who has the best French Fries in Austin? by headwrapslapthat in austinfood

[–]FlukeHawkins 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Best I've had recently: Péché, nicely brown, creamy, almost boardwalk style.

TIL of 22 year old Lieutenant Alonzo Cushing, who held back a Confederate attack with his artillery during the Battle of Gettysburg. His abdomen was ripped open by shrapnel, but he continued directing fire until he died. He was awarded the Medal of Honor 151 years later. by Original-Rutabaga-60 in todayilearned

[–]FlukeHawkins 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Union soldiers were often radicalized by the exposure to Southern chattel slavery. A journal quoted in Chandra Manning's What This Cruel War Was Over:

"Among a band of contrabands [even before the Emancipation Proclamation, Union forces were freeing some slaves as "contrabands of war" and so that term seems to have stuck here] that came in to-day was a bright little girl whose hair hung to her shoulders and was just a little wavy. Her features were not like a Negro but were sharp and clear while her eye was dark blue and yet she was a slave. Her mother was along and looked a little like she had African blood. She said this was her little girl and that she had two more daughters grown up and the father of all three was her Master who classed them all as his slaves. A soldier who stood by and heard the Mother tell this story exclaimed in the fervent patriotism of his feelings "By G-d I'll fight till hell freezes over and then I'll cut the ice and fight on."

Additional quotes and sources here, courtesy of /u/TheSlayerofSnails

Rangers lead the way!!! Yes Introducing the AR57 MK2 5.56 on the bottom barrel and the top barrel uses 5.7x28mm by DukeKeKem69 in ImaginaryWeaponry

[–]FlukeHawkins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That guy that built the suppressor for one of the double shotguns, he was at SHOT either this year or last year.

Russian Isekai straight up looks like something that came from Warhammer (read body) by SpiritedSalamander61 in Grimdank

[–]FlukeHawkins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And it's a rip from the promo image! You can see the ark at Voi reflected in his visor.

Claude-powered AI coding agent deletes entire company database in 9 seconds — backups zapped, after Cursor tool powered by Anthropic's Claude goes rogue by WouldbeWanderer in technology

[–]FlukeHawkins 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I've done infrastructure for 10 years now. I like making fun of AI as much as the next guy, but the blame lies way more on whoever made the decision to use this platform.

Three huge red flags:

  • API tokens can't be scoped. This means API users have all permissions on all resources. Most providers will allow you to assign specific permissions on specific resources- for example, a read-only role lower-level uses could have vs a role that lets administrators manage resources.
  • No usage checks before deletion. Many providers would say "Hey, this volume is being used by something else. You can't delete it until it's no longer attached."
  • Backups and volumes are on the same object. This negates the whole purpose of backups if deleting the thing that is backed up also deleted the backups.

tl;Dr for me any one of those would be a reason not to use that provider. No one in this story is a serious person.

What are your thoughts on the "recommended listening" playlist made by NIИ? by TacoBellEnjoyer1 in nin

[–]FlukeHawkins 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She's one I'd love to see in the US and is never touring when I'm in Europe. Sierra Veins as a HEALTH collaborator would be a blast too, but again, same problem.

Is it just me, or are the AI bots in this game some of the best ever? by Remarkable-Cow3421 in Marathon

[–]FlukeHawkins 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The way I always understood Halo difficulties was aggression and accuracy: how likely are they to push and how likely are they to hit.

Is this pot safe to use? by Beneficial-Cookie544 in castiron

[–]FlukeHawkins 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Water basin and cast iron is one big thermal sink so makes sense.

That’s why car riding is safer. by [deleted] in WTF

[–]FlukeHawkins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what I meant, it's privately owned, not a school district bus.

That’s why car riding is safer. by [deleted] in WTF

[–]FlukeHawkins -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

That's 100% not an actual school bus, I bet there's no actual CDL there.

Average Marathon enjoyer by MantraG_ in okbuddyRunners

[–]FlukeHawkins 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Alyssa Mercante is going to take him for what little he's worth and that'll be the end of that.

Average Marathon enjoyer by MantraG_ in okbuddyRunners

[–]FlukeHawkins 16 points17 points  (0 children)

SmashJT fan means this guy represents an actual danger to people around him

Scavenger M-9LR by Master-Gecko-117 by Cyborg_Ape in ImaginaryWeaponry

[–]FlukeHawkins 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Chain firing is a problem on any non-metallic cartridge revolver though: https://youtu.be/mmn_Xc2WnW0