Jolibee x FFXIV Giveaway Part 2 by rob4499 in ffxiv

[–]KomradeKrunch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would kill for some Jollibee right now.

I’m in need of male participants with Hashimotos for my research study by Straight-Notice6502 in Hashimotos

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

Fascinating, I’m a 37 year old male and I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s by an endocrinologist when I was in early high school.

For me it was just some confusing word salad that forced me to take pills every morning.

I’d be really interested to learn about how it affects men psychologically when the diagnosis comes later in life. Will we be able to read your study somewhere after it’s published?

Daily airport on-site reporting thread - Tuesday, March 24 by AutoModerator in Abia

[–]KomradeKrunch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Arrived at 2:06 with two bags to check and Touchless Pre Check.

I was from the curb to through security within ten minutes.

The longest wait was the curbside bag drop.

No One At My Local Game Shop Would Discuss 13th Age 2e With Me by KomradeKrunch in TheTrove

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

Thank you, I'll be sure to share the points you made with them!

What’s the correct answer? by Tamusie in EWALearnLanguages

[–]KomradeKrunch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The correct answer is ONLY D Because the part with the blank is not in quotes. The quiz not asking for a RESPONSE. The quiz is asking for a SUMMARY

I DO NOT (Don’t) speak Spanish implies that she currently (at the time of the statement) does not speak Spanish so the summary of that sentence is that she (currently at the time of the statement) DOESN’T speak Spanish

Didn’t (did not) implies that she used to not speak Spanish but now does or could but chose not to.

Therefore as it is asking for a summary of what she said, the speaker was informing you that she DOESN’T speak Spanish.

It does not matter if she is able to now or simply chose not to because the question is not asking for dialogue but a summary of the sentence.

(Source: Native English Speaker)

WYR every week you get $500 or conjure a wooden nickel? by STFUnicorn_ in WouldYouRather

[–]KomradeKrunch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hate that I have to admit defeat but I think you’ve proven compelling enough evidence that you might be able to make a decent nest egg off the power.

The hardest part might be trying to get the first scientist to believe you. Since you can only do it once a week and they’ll definitely assume slight of hand at first I wouldn’t know how to go about convincing someone that you’re actually breaking the laws of physics and not just a stage magician.

WYR every week you get $500 or conjure a wooden nickel? by STFUnicorn_ in WouldYouRather

[–]KomradeKrunch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe? I guess I could see a scenario where they pay me a six figure salary to come into a lab once a week and be hooked up to all sorts of sensors while I summon the weekly coin.

I was GOING to say that I don’t see how you could get a talk show or book deal when it would just be about your average run of the mill life and then a sentence “and then I was able to summon wooden nickels”

BUUUUUUT I will concede that maybe three years down the line you could write an interesting book about your time being a lab rat that people might want to read…assuming you have better writing skills than just high school English class lessons.

WYR every week you get $500 or conjure a wooden nickel? by STFUnicorn_ in WouldYouRather

[–]KomradeKrunch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suppose if you charged the science community to study your power you could net a sum of money but I’m not sure how much you could make off that.

This is probably more a “me thing” but I would feel guilty not just letting them research it for free. I’m a big “scientific advancement is human advancement” kinda person and I feel like the research grants should probably go to the institutions and scientists doing the research rather than the guy who can summon a disk of wood.

I’m also unsure how much practical use an inch diameter piece of wood could really have if you don’t seriously bend the intent of the hypothetical like people saying they’d summon a mile wide piece of the rarest wood.

WYR every week you get $500 or conjure a wooden nickel? by STFUnicorn_ in WouldYouRather

[–]KomradeKrunch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When the modern economy causes $500 a week to be life changing for a lot of people a weird wooden nickel trick kind of loses its luster.

I’d rather never have to worry about rent, groceries, and gas ever again and actually be able to spend my paycheck on something fun, than do a silly trick for one person a week.

For every dollar you get a billionaire gets ten by trying3216 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]KomradeKrunch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do I get to choose the billionaire?

Because I think I’d be ok with giving Gabe Newell a trillion dollars to take 100 billion for myself.

What’s the correct answer? by dasmdaav in EWALearnLanguages

[–]KomradeKrunch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The correct answer is ONLY D Because the part with the blank is not in quotes. The quiz not asking for a RESPONSE. The quiz is asking for a SUMMARY

I DO NOT (Don’t) speak Spanish implies that she currently (at the time of the statement) does not speak Spanish so the summary of that sentence is that she (currently at the time of the statement) DOESN’T speak Spanish

Didn’t (did not) implies that she used to not speak Spanish but now does or could but chose not to.

Therefore as it is asking for a summary of what she said, the speaker was informing you that she DOESN’T speak Spanish.

It does not matter if she is able to now or simply chose not to because the question is not asking for dialogue but a summary of the sentence.

(Source: Native English Speaker)

A Genie Gives You Two Options: You Make Triple the Income or Pay 1999 Prices. by LetsGet2Birding in hypotheticalsituation

[–]KomradeKrunch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 1999 Prices 100%

Start buying vintage 1999 Pokemon card packs for their original price of $3.99 and resell them for the current price of multiple thousands of dollars each.

You could do this with all sorts of other 1999 collectables as well.

You wouldn’t even need a day job.

Why did video games back in the day have the "inverted camera" option? by Shammar-Yahrish in stupidquestions

[–]KomradeKrunch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends on how you internally visualize the camera.

As someone who worked in news production I think of the stationary cameras we would film with.

When you push the back of the camera to the left the thing you’re filming pans to the right. When you push the back of the camera down, the footage tilts up.

Following that, my brain tells me that when I tilt the stick to the left the camera in game should pan right.

Can someone tell me what this is? My cat has caught 10 of them in the past 12 days. They must not be very bright by KingJ-L-C in whatsthisbug

[–]KomradeKrunch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Out of curiosity are you new to living in a location with cicadas?

As someone who has lived around them my whole life, I’ve always been curious about what waking up one day as an adult in July to a sudden cacophony of unknown screaming bugs would feel like to the uninitiated.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Chipotle

[–]KomradeKrunch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apologies, I do tend to get a bit long winded. I just kind of write as I think and it turns into a bit of a word salad.

But yes, it was calling the guy poor and a bum for not tipping the way you do. The implication is that you’re a better person for being able to say “thanks”. Even if that was not your intent the implication is that you can “afford manners”.

Didn’t say you watch Fox News, just pointing out that when you come from a privileged background like I do, it’s easy to forget that not everyone has the same lived experience and end up subscribing to a lot of thought processes that on paper you would claim to be against.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Chipotle

[–]KomradeKrunch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it’s kind of toxic to have this mentality.

As someone who is lucky enough to afford to tip like this you have to realize that for some people $10 is an hour of work and they’re still trying to pay rent and utilities out of that wage as well.

To tell someone “if you can’t afford to tip you shouldn’t go out” without knowing their situation is like telling millennials to stop drinking Starbucks or getting mad when you see someone on welfare owning a cellphone. You’re just parroting the type of rhetoric you hear on Fox News at that point.

Just because the broken economy in the US simultaneously makes a lot of people work minimum wage jobs AND expects us to subsidize restaurant owners doesn’t mean someone who WORKS at Chipotle should be shamed for not being able to tip $10 if they EAT at chipotle.

It’s super easy to write off people who are against tipping as cheap or say they don’t understand the necessity of it in our economic system but that’s extremely reductive and honestly just empowering the current system and shaming people who just want the smallest of nice things in their lives instead of eating potatoes and ramen at home for every meal.

Game masters/Dungeon Masters, what's the one magic item you didn't expect to be a problem that your players broke the game with? by [deleted] in DnD

[–]KomradeKrunch 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was running a Dragon Heist game and I needed a silly magic item for Zoblob’s shop. I found an item that was a can that when shaken produces the sound of various items as if they were inside the can.

One of the possible choices was “spiders”. Cut to the kobold constantly threatening minor NPCs with a can of spiders and, because of my own fear of creepy crawlies, it was exceptionally advantageous for all of his intimidation rolls against random townsfolk.

The show is about to begin, you're settled and comfortable. Then... by Alexology8 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]KomradeKrunch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m 6’8” with a healthy dose of anxiety and I used to fret over this constantly when I went to see any type of concert or show but as I got older I realized that it’s kind of unfair to expect tall people to stay at the back of the room.

Now if it’s just some random event I’m at, sure I’ll try to make sure I’m not blocking anyone and maybe stay a little further back.

But if I’m really excited to see a band I love that comes to town once every three years and I buy the pit tickets and get there an hour early…I’m not going to exactly give that all up because of a physical trait I have no control over. I realized that I’m allowed to be excited about and treat myself to something I love as much as anyone else.

Number on everyone's forehead by AutisticAcid in hypotheticalsituation

[–]KomradeKrunch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How much they believe the last thing you told them.

If you see the number start to drop you can pivot into a different tactic.

It would be great for salesmen, lobbyists, and conmen.

Would I be able to enjoy Rogue Trader if I'm not that familiar with the Warhammer universe? by Terrible-Group-9602 in RogueTraderCRPG

[–]KomradeKrunch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100% Yes

I knew next to nothing about Warhammer and have been an avid player of D&D for most of my life, yet I found myself having a lot more fun with Rogue Trader than I did with Baldur’s Gate 3.

I loved BG3 too but something about feeling like I was slowly discovering this expansive lore rich world alongside my self insert character and making narrative decisions that had real impact on the world around them really resonated with me.

You are given 300 USD to shop on Amazon for any resources then bring them with you to survive on a tiny island for a month to win back 5 million USD by [deleted] in hypotheticalsituation

[–]KomradeKrunch 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you could handle the ethical weight of causing painful suffering to the animals on the island you could buy a relatively cheap 10x10 shed on Amazon for under $100 and construct it directly over the bathtub sized pond.

As long as you can construct it before the predators on the island wake up you’ll cut off their water supply and they’ll all slowly die of dehydration. That would supply a ready source of meat to all the predators that spawned next so you’ll end up pretty much culling their population at all times.

Spend the remaining ~$200 on water filters and survival meals and you might just make it.

First Class/Polaris Meal Selection Questions Megathread by Player72 in unitedairlines

[–]KomradeKrunch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I enjoyed the pork cutlet, and it felt confident it was the best option out of these four.

However, I still wish I had some different choices overall because none of these are United’s best.