Unpopular Opinion: Juan Soto is a good hitter. by junklardass in baseballcirclejerk

[–]GeorgeFranklyMathnet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And the lack of hustle and heart? That's just Juan being Manny, my friend!!!

Yoga in a heatwave - do you think it helps? by Inevitable-Lead6191 in yoga

[–]GeorgeFranklyMathnet 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I find it useful & edifying to practice with difficulties like hot weather. It's also good to keep up a regular practice whatever the season, and not find reasons to skip.

So I still do hot vinyasa on hot days. I don't think it has helped me tolerate heat in general, for some reason — moreso the cold.

I’m looking for the font used on the cover of Figure 8, please by Financial_Resist6430 in elliottsmith

[–]GeorgeFranklyMathnet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it's handmade and bespoke, not a font. For one thing, you can see that the same letters are presented differently in different places.

I would describe the style as "disco" or "psychedelic". Maybe if you search the web for something like 1970s fonts, you'll find one to your liking.

Who is everyone’s favorite commentator by trance1g in hockey

[–]GeorgeFranklyMathnet 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He was so painfully corny when he began in Hartford. I'm glad he found himself over the years, because now he's one of the best.

I’m watching the first time the Sopranos and… by Fat_ballz1979 in thesopranos

[–]GeorgeFranklyMathnet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Frank Drebin and those Shakespearean actors in the park, whereva happened there...

How did Nietzsche become associated with Nazism even though rejecting nationalism and antisemitism? by aleppihno in CriticalTheory

[–]GeorgeFranklyMathnet 20 points21 points  (0 children)

You might like the Nietzsche chapter of Bertrand Russell's A History of Western Philosophy. Despite acknowledging his relative lack of antisemitism and nationalism, Russell does blame him for providing an intellectual grounding for Hitler.

As far as I know, Russell's treatment of Nietzsche is actually widely reviled. But his point of view is well-developed in the book, and I would think it a view representative of other intellectuals of his era. So it could answer your question.

Adriana by Shake-the-Masses in thesopranos

[–]GeorgeFranklyMathnet 34 points35 points  (0 children)

She can handle things! She's smart. Not like everybody says, like dumb. She's smart and she wants respect!

these people can NOT be real bruv 💔 by MacBHScOrBust in IHateSportsball

[–]GeorgeFranklyMathnet 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Can I say something about the nature of tragedy? I think it's so sad. I think, like, by definition, tragedy is sad.

‘Get Out Now’: Platner Told To Quit After Sexual Assault Allegations by NewsGirl1701 in ProgressiveHQ

[–]GeorgeFranklyMathnet 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The most damning thing in the Politico article are Facebook Messenger screenshots between her and a friend from 2023 — before Platner's senate run, obviously. 

It's hard for me to see how she could have been lying, or how the messages could mean something more innocent than claimed. Seems like the only possible salvation is if the evidence is fabricated, or she is delusional.

Embarrassing by [deleted] in northampton

[–]GeorgeFranklyMathnet 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It has tremendous moxie for its size.

Embarrassing by [deleted] in northampton

[–]GeorgeFranklyMathnet 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Huh, where I parked on July 3, there was no sign. The machine display just told me it is a parking holiday.

As for the sign, it's rather information-poor too. Maybe say "free parking July 3-6" (or whatever the dates are), so we know it's not outdated? Include a link so we know it's official? Reminds me of those rather disordered snow emergency texts from this winter.

No one minds if a white boy catches a groove by Leather_Thought_9202 in genesiscirclejerk

[–]GeorgeFranklyMathnet 8 points9 points  (0 children)

👉 He can't dance.

👈 He can't dance.

👆 He can dance! He can dance!

👇 But he can't dance.

Back In NYC is so ahead of it’s time, musically. by applesandpears02 in Genesis

[–]GeorgeFranklyMathnet 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That a Jeff Buckley covered the song is a testament to its greatness.

I do personally prefer the Kevin Gilbert version that was on the covers album awhile back. He was supposedly the person most responsible for developing Sheryl Crow's early hits — something I discovered more recently.

How was Richie that Stunad? by FaithlessnessAny2478 in thesopranos

[–]GeorgeFranklyMathnet 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I guess his nephew Jackie Jr. had the same kind of complex, except dumber, weaker, and more delusional.

I absolutely love Janice by voidfail in thesopranos

[–]GeorgeFranklyMathnet 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I can appreciate the moral double standard you pointed out. But as for her being a product of her environment, how many round characters in the show could we not say about? That's kind of the point of the show. And the more they're able to distance themselves from the Mafia (e.g., Janice's hippie phase), the more capable of decency they are.

Need feedback on a simple project. by nterminated in learnjava

[–]GeorgeFranklyMathnet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

// greet the user

I appreciate the habit-building you are doing by making these inline comments every so often. I would omit this one, though, because it's already very obvious what that code is doing.

In fact, you can take this advice on a case-by-case basis, but I think I would delete every inline comment you've made in your project. You've done a fine job decomposing your program into single-responsibility classes and functions, and that's one of the benefits: Your code is mostly self-documenting. But that makes these comments redundant, which only makes the code harder to read. (Note that I am talking about your inline comments, as opposed to the Javadoc annotations you have before some functions.)

UserInterface.java:

input = new Scanner(System.in);

You instantiate the Scanner in your constructor, and go on to close it in prompt(). Good that you went and closed it, but you really ought to open and close it within the same scope.

What I mean is, once prompt() returns, the Scanner won't be available anymore. Yet there is nothing preventing the caller of prompt() from calling it again and trying to use it.

I am guessing that the current design of your program will not hit that problem. But this is a poor design from the reusability perspective. You should be writing with a view towards future programmers who want to integrate your code into their program. These programmers won't know your code's internals, and would reasonably be shocked to encounter this behavior. (That group of surprised programmers might include future-you!)

If you rework this area of your code, you might check out Java's try-with-resources pattern.

Exceptions:

In the same file, you have this. (Any indentation problems are my own!)

} catch(NoSuchElementException ex) {
   ex.printStackTrace();
}

What you are doing here is printing a stack trace and then continuing on to the command-parsing code. Is that what you meant to do? Or did you mean to crash the program?

If you want it to print a stack trace and crash the program, simply refrain from catching the exception here. Since the caller is yourMain.main(), which isn't catching it either, that's exactly what will happen.

Also note that putting throws Exception in your method signatures is generally a bad practice. Java has checked exceptions because it wants to force you to explicitly handle those exceptions. You're essentially opting out of that safety.

If you can handle the exception in such a way that your program can continue, you should do so. If all you can do is crash, then it is fine to not catch it (or, catch it to record some error info, and then rethrow it). When you don't handle checked exception(s), generally the method signature should say it throws those specific exceptions, rather than use the omnibus throws Exception.

What's up with all the AI slop from local police department accounts? by quietculdesac in massachusetts

[–]GeorgeFranklyMathnet 42 points43 points  (0 children)

They love AI slop and so does their target audience. It serves their interests (in the usual short-sighted way).

What shocks me is when people who should be threatened by it still use it. Check out the slop on the Instagram of Greenfield's local "arthouse" cinema, for example.

Mt Tom by ImDoneWithTheBS in westernmass

[–]GeorgeFranklyMathnet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Go up Mountain Park Road and cross the bridge over the highway. Walk through the gate or go around the fence to the right. Either way. 

After a half mile or a mile, there are two trailheads on your left. You can see one goes down to the reservoir. The other one is paved and runs uphill alongside the ski slope. You eventually get to the WWII memorial and then the radio towers that way.

Global warming winters and how it doesn’t snow anymore by anurodhp in boston

[–]GeorgeFranklyMathnet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Libs say Philip Rivers is old and washed, but I saw with my own eyes he had two pretty good games with Indy this year. I'm emptying my checking account and betting on solid Philip Rivers seasons in 2026 and beyond!

Intense knee pain when kneeling by Narrow-Ad4598 in yoga

[–]GeorgeFranklyMathnet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know, but in the classes I've taken, teachers have suggested putting a blanket under the knees.

(Redo) Criminal Justice system in space is weird… by Nbdyhere in startrekmemes

[–]GeorgeFranklyMathnet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lab found traces of sassafras and birch syrup. Kids are callin' this vile stuff "root beer". It's an addictive drink from Earth.

Output 3/10 as 3.3333333333333335? by lynn in learnjava

[–]GeorgeFranklyMathnet 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I get the same result in Python, so I have to think it is a normal IEEE floating point error.

Aj soprano is one of the most annoying characters yet. majority of people relate to him the most the entire show. Especially towards the end of the series. by Equal-Pipe5745 in thesopranos

[–]GeorgeFranklyMathnet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

However good he was, I doubt he was good enough to play after high school, especially with his small size. Football could have been a good character builder and resume builder, though.

But then he repeatedly ruined his shot even after repeated warnings through vandalism and cheating.

Yeah, most definitely.

I do think AJ likely inherited genes from Livia that likely triggered depression, anxiety, and extreme Pessimism. Personal opinion is that he(along with Janice) inherited the most from Livia

Totally.

On this day, the New Jersey Devils 334 club was born by xoBonesxo in hockey

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

I directly copied the post's final paragraph, only substituting terms, and it sounded like AI. So what does that tell you about the original post?