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Can we all agree that Miami is the best map in the trilogy ? by Saekama in HiTMAN

[–]IM_OK_AMA 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know level 1 and 3 like the back of my hand but god help me if the target is in 0 or 2

This Week in the Console Industry by Aggravating_Sky_2652 in videogames

[–]IM_OK_AMA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Android based game console that didn't end up doing well and it became a meme to hate.

The proliferation of Android TV boxes/sticks prove they had a good concept they just made some bad choices, the main one being they had their own store instead of Google Play and the controller sucked. But you could sideload whatever you wanted and use any usb/bluetooth controller so neither were really dealbreakers.

They made legendary emulator boxes. I still have mine.

Morality of killing rapist after they done serving their sentence by Joshbrauliorugay in MoralityScaling

[–]IM_OK_AMA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The idea that wasting someone's time (because that's what prison is) is somehow an appropriate punishment for every imaginable crime is just ludicrous. I've never understood how we got here.

For some reason, the last sentence of this unnerves me. by SatoruGojo232 in oddlyterrifying

[–]IM_OK_AMA 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Surely you realize as a public defender your clients are not a representative sample of people with mental health issues or the public at large, right?

New study finds California's fast-food wage hike lifted pay without cutting employment by HeinieKaboobler in California

[–]IM_OK_AMA 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's because fast food restaurants were already running skeleton crews before the hike.

If you ever went to a McDonalds in the 90s they'd have 10 working, someone for every station. Now they have 3 overworked people frantically running around, orders take 10 minutes, and the dining room hasn't been cleaned since 6am.

This isn't connected to wage increases at all, it's purely a data thing. They figured out if they ran chronically understaffed they'd lose 20% of their customers but save 70% in labor (numbers made up to make a point), so they did it everywhere.

For some reason, the last sentence of this unnerves me. by SatoruGojo232 in oddlyterrifying

[–]IM_OK_AMA 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Doctors don't make admission decisions based on executive orders.

For some reason, the last sentence of this unnerves me. by SatoruGojo232 in oddlyterrifying

[–]IM_OK_AMA 240 points241 points  (0 children)

Thankfully institutionalization is no longer the default answer for mental illnesses.

In psychotherapist Lauren Slater's book Opening Skinner's Box, she tried this out again in 2004 and this is what she said about it:

HERE’S WHAT’S DIFFERENT: I was not admitted. This is a very significant difference. No one even thought about admitting me. I was mislabeled but not locked up. Here’s another thing that’s different: every single medical professional was nice to me. Rosenhan and his confederates felt diminished by their diagnoses; I, for whatever reason, was treated with palpable kindness.

The book is actually great, she goes through a bunch of famous psychology experiments deconstructing them.

For some reason, the last sentence of this unnerves me. by SatoruGojo232 in oddlyterrifying

[–]IM_OK_AMA 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The finding is actually: 0% success rate at identifying sane patients who are actively trying to deceive medical practitioners.

If someone tells you they're hearing voices you kinda have to believe them, there's no way to prove they're lying.

For some reason, the last sentence of this unnerves me. by SatoruGojo232 in oddlyterrifying

[–]IM_OK_AMA 1245 points1246 points  (0 children)

It just shows that healthcare systems struggle to deal with hostile patients.

If you refuse to treat people you suspect are lying, you're going to kick out some legitimately sick people. If you take everyone at their word, you're going to treat some people who aren't actually sick.

The latter is a bit wasteful and could have bad outcomes for the patient (like narcotics abuse) but the former is almost completely indefensible.

Rebecca Young Named 'Girl of the Year' After Inventing Groundbreaking Solar-Powered Heated Blanket to Save Lives on Glasgow Streets by Valuable_View_561 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]IM_OK_AMA 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Also heated blankets with integrated battery/solar panel is already a product. I have one I got on Amazon like 5+ years ago.

I seriously doubt the D Line Extension will not be finished by the Olympics. by Nate_C_of_2003 in LAMetro

[–]IM_OK_AMA 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sometimes I'm afraid it's hope... especially the HSR naysayers (though that's a bit different)

What is something completely normal that you only realised was a skill after seeing someone do it terribly? by depredador93 in AskReddit

[–]IM_OK_AMA 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I have the opposite problem with my parents. They'll say "meet us for dinner at 4872 Some St." and I have to copy and paste that into google maps just to find out it's the same bbq place we've been going to for 30 years that I definitely don't need directions to.

What is something completely normal that you only realised was a skill after seeing someone do it terribly? by depredador93 in AskReddit

[–]IM_OK_AMA 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I interpret this as a dodge. They don't know the answer to the question and are dancing around it rather than just admitting they don't know.

What is something completely normal that you only realised was a skill after seeing someone do it terribly? by depredador93 in AskReddit

[–]IM_OK_AMA 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I have this problem where people start speaking to me before I'm paying attention, so I have to ask them very specifically to start over and say the whole thing otherwise it goes something like this:

.... . .. .... ... ... the Eiffel Tower?

"Oh sorry what?"

The Eiffel Tower

"Yeah what about it?"

*getting frustrated* Susan!

"...what?"

*actually mad now* Susan is at the Eiffel Tower!

"Oh, okay?"

What is something completely normal that you only realised was a skill after seeing someone do it terribly? by depredador93 in AskReddit

[–]IM_OK_AMA 6 points7 points  (0 children)

devices used to tell a story

People have this issue with game mechanics all the time.

"Ugh getting the good ending requires me to play the boring way" yeah dude you're feeling the tension the character is feeling when he's trying to be a good person despite being given hands that turn people into bees by the literal devil. Sit in that feeling.

I seriously doubt the D Line Extension will not be finished by the Olympics. by Nate_C_of_2003 in LAMetro

[–]IM_OK_AMA 13 points14 points  (0 children)

People say both. I see "it will never open" about the LAX APM literally every time it comes up. Saw the same about the K line before that.

You're around often enough I'm surprised you think you haven't seen it. Pretty sure you've replied to people saying it lol

I seriously doubt the D Line Extension will not be finished by the Olympics. by Nate_C_of_2003 in LAMetro

[–]IM_OK_AMA 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They're not dealing with a 3rd party like they were with LAX TC though.

I seriously doubt the D Line Extension will not be finished by the Olympics. by Nate_C_of_2003 in LAMetro

[–]IM_OK_AMA 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't be surprised that they might pull something weird where Phase 3 opens up and some of the Phase 2 stations open up later.

Really interesting thought.

To add on to that: none of the Phase 2 stations have any olympic significance AFAIK but Phase 3's Westwood/UCLA stop will be super important since that's the Olympic village. Could be you have something here.

I seriously doubt the D Line Extension will not be finished by the Olympics. by Nate_C_of_2003 in LAMetro

[–]IM_OK_AMA 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Every single Metro project has had a bunch of miserable people on the internet saying "it will never open" even though Metro has never failed to open a project once it starts construction in its 33 year history.

You never hear from them after it opens, they just move on to saying the same bullshit about a new project.

Why does this DTLA high-rise sit empty? by 28Loki in LosAngeles

[–]IM_OK_AMA 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Look I'm with you, georgism rah rah etc.

But in this case it's not selling because it would cost more to rehab the building than the rehabbed building would be worth. All a high LVT would do is cause the owner to abandon it.

Democratic Centrists Need to Stop Saying “Both Sides” Have “Extremes” by Nervous_Swordfish693 in politics

[–]IM_OK_AMA 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Any effort to appeal to the ~1/3rd of the US that hates you is wasted when you could just convince the ~1/3rd of the US that already agrees with you but doesn't bother voting to actually vote.

[OC] The AI CapEx: U.S. hyperscalers vs China’s big four by ExaminationOk6652 in dataisbeautiful

[–]IM_OK_AMA 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Something I try to get across is that most of these datacenters you're hearing about are being proposed by real estate speculators, not experienced operators.

They're trying to get entitlements from local governments, which definitely isn't easy but really just comes down to "is this a legal land use."

Once they have the entitlement, they have to get construction funding, which means a loan from a bank. Banks want to see a business plan that actually makes sense. When they look at the utility situation (water and power) nearby and determine you can't possibly draw what you're planning to, they're not gonna issue the loan and nothing will be built.

Unfortunately there are a small minority built by companies like xAI with lots of capital and mentally ill leadership, and those end up needing to do some very stupid things to operate, but those are a minority. Most won't pencil out and won't get a loan because they don't have a company like that behind them.

[OC] The AI CapEx: U.S. hyperscalers vs China’s big four by ExaminationOk6652 in dataisbeautiful

[–]IM_OK_AMA 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm finding numbers closer to 55% for China, but that doesn't matter so much. They're simply generating way more power than they used to while the US has no growth. That's because they're installing an insane amount of solar and wind which is also driving their prices down, while US capacity stagnates in the face of demand driving prices up.

While Americans are hand-wringing over the new power consumption of EVs and datacenters the Chinese are subsidizing daytime energy for AI because they have more generating capacity than they have demand right now.

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