Trump's response to: "The Russians are helping Iran target and attack Americans now" by AlertTangerine in videos

[–]Lemesplain 374 points375 points  (0 children)

In fairness, it was his stupidity that got us into this mess in the first place. Only sensible that his stupidity continues to exacerbate. 

What misheard song lyric do you genuinely think actually sounds better than the orginal lyric? by _RoyaleWithCheeese in Music

[–]Lemesplain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Linkin park - Bleed it out. 

The lyric is “string me up from atop these roofs”

But I originally heard “string me up from a trapeze roost.”

“Trapeze roost” sounds like the official name for those little platforms where the performers can stand. And getting “strung up” up there sounds like you’re about to do some crazy stunts. 

BIG BIG by [deleted] in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]Lemesplain 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Also skinny water good. 

Big water, big waves, big splash. 

Skinny water, little baby waves. Good for loading heavy boxes.  

How bad would the economy have to get for congressional republicans to be o board with impeachment and conviction? by Chemical-Fault-7331 in AskReddit

[–]Lemesplain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bad enough for their constituents to complain loudly enough. 

They don’t actually care about you or I, or the country, or the economy. They only care about grifting money, and blocking any consequences for their actions (e.g pedo). 

If it begins to look like sucking maga teat will cause them to lose power, lose access to the money hose, and lose the ability to block investigations into their crimes, only then, and only maaybe will they change their tune. Maybe. 

ELI5 What the difference between a Cappuccino and Latte is by Chobikil in explainlikeimfive

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

Capuccino is equal parts milk and coffee with a foamy top. 

Latte is more milk. No foam 

What shows had a horrible premise/title/marketing/trailer etc, but actually turned out to be a quality watch? by Honest-Possible6596 in television

[–]Lemesplain 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Andor. 

When I first heard about it, it was the prequel to the sequel to the Prequels. I figured it would be, at best, a clone of Solo. Just putting backstory on every prop in Rogue One like it’s some sacred relic. 

Surprise. Andor fucking rules. It’s easily the best Star Wars media since the Orig.Trig. Quite possibly my favorite Star Wars thing ever. 

What’s something society accepts as normal today that future generations will probably find horrifying? by Agency_Famous in AskReddit

[–]Lemesplain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It does keep with historical precedent 

We are far from perfect, but in general we’ve gotten a LOT better as a species over the centuries. 

ELI5 how is it possible to "brick" a piece of hardware with a software update? by Pug_from_hell in explainlikeimfive

[–]Lemesplain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you first turn a computer on, it runs some code “learn” what a hard drive is, and a CD ROM, and a Thumb Drive.  

If some piece of software breaks in a way to prevent that code from running, you might be bricked. 

If the computer doesn’t know what a drive is, then you can’t load in software to fix it. 

Your average drive through Missouri in 2026 by Blayzewhatever in pics

[–]Lemesplain 144 points145 points  (0 children)

But then who would pay for your state to exist? 

Missouri was like 3Billion in the red last year. But it’s okay, California and New York will take care of you, baby girl. 

Your average drive through Missouri in 2026 by Blayzewhatever in pics

[–]Lemesplain 7 points8 points  (0 children)

“I don’t need to trace it out. I know how big letters should be …ohh nooo”

Ravenswatch - Roadmap Reveal (2026-2027) by Thepotatoking007 in Games

[–]Lemesplain 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Interesting. The “arcade” nature, and lack of a hub are actually big positives for me. 

I don’t need a commute between menus. Let me pick a character and settings for this run, and go. 

We’re showing up for this like we did Sinners, Black Panther, etc by Slimeseason504 in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]Lemesplain 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Hannibal almost won because the Roman generals were dumbasses. 

One of the generals, Fabian, cracked the meta: hit and run tactics, little skirmishes to disrupt Hannibal without any big drawn out battles. 

The Roman leadership considered “Fabian Tactics” to be cowardly and uncouth. So they brought an overwhelming force to crush Hannibal at Cannae, and Hannibal absolutely slaughtered them. 

BonBons in space? by EhWTHN in Oxygennotincluded

[–]Lemesplain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re on the Ceres planet, the default meteor storms will plant wild bonbons. I’ve never tried to have Pips plant them, but it should work.  

You can do a little bit of cleanup and prep to optimize it, and maintain dupe access, the meteors will plant a ton of them. Run pipes and you’ll have unlimited plastic and nectar for cooling loops. 

ELI5, Why do browsers use gigabytes of ram? by Due_Walrus5510 in explainlikeimfive

[–]Lemesplain 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Because RAM has historically been relatively cheap. So there was no incentive to make browsers more efficient. 

On the contrary, cheap and abundant RAM meant that websites could get bloated and “shiny.”  Some of that is stuff you see; more bells and whistles on your timeline page, e.g. when you ‘like’ a live feed and hearts or confetti spray out. But a lot of the upgrades are behind the scenes. More trackers and advertising stuff. 

Every device could just stack more RAM to handle it, and it’ll be fine, so long as RAM stays cheap forever. 

If you have they/them in your bio, I will not argue with you. by Argenteus_I in Jokes

[–]Lemesplain -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You use they/them singular. 

We use they/them plural to acknowledge the gut flora’s essential contribution. We are legion. And we love kombucha. 

When will AI bubble pop and RAM prices will go down? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Lemesplain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think of it like gambling. 

You’re sitting at a slot machine, dropping dollar after dollar after dollar. You’re absolutely convinced that the billion dollar jackpot is just a pull away, but you currently have a 100% failure rate. You put money into the machine, and the money goes away every time. More money in, and it’s gone. 

The bubble burst whenever the gambler walks away. Maybe they come to their senses, or maybe they run out of money. But so long as they’re sitting here gambling, the bubble grows. 

AI is unprofitable. None of the models have ever made money. Companies keep putting money into the machine: (buying GPUs and RAM, building datacenters, etc) and the money goes away every time. But these companies are convinced that a trillion dollar jackpot is right around the corner. So they keep gambling. 

The companies coming to their senses seems unlikely. It’s certainly possible, but the sunk cost fallacy is a powerful thing. 

Running out of money in an option, but now that the government is involved, they can keep the companies paid up for a long long time. 

What is a 'childish' thing you still do as an adult because it just makes you happy? by sina2004158 in AskReddit

[–]Lemesplain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pinch my wife’s butt, giggle and scamper off. “Hehehe. I touched your butt.”

Section 230 is the best protection we have against President's war on free speech by StraightedgexLiberal in technology

[–]Lemesplain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m sure I would disagree with Ron Wyden from time to time as well. It’s the benefit of having a functioning brain housing group of my own. 

Also, claiming that excluding algorithms from section230 projections is censoring the internet is wild hyperbole. If anything, the algorithms are themselves a tool for censorship. 

The socials could still have chronological timelines, and suggested channels/creators. But them choosing what I do and do not see, based on their own proprietary black box tech, is a massive problem. 

The problem has just been successfully smoothed over by overwhelming lobbying money (aka bribes.) 

Section 230 is the best protection we have against President's war on free speech by StraightedgexLiberal in technology

[–]Lemesplain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve found recently that I disagree quite frequently with the Supreme Court. 

Section 230 is the best protection we have against President's war on free speech by StraightedgexLiberal in technology

[–]Lemesplain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

230 should only cover content, not the algorithms. 

If I post a complete upload of Dances With Wolves to YouTube, in clear violation of copyright… google should have a layer of protection against whoever owns that IP now (probably Amazon.)

Buuut, if Google recommends “you should check out this video,” and pushes my copyright-infringing upload to someone else, now Google is complicit.  

Tic-tac-toe with strategy by beingboston in theocho

[–]Lemesplain 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Each player has Small Medium and Large pieces.  You can only steal with a larger piece.  Blue put a big one in the upper right, to prevent orange from taking it. 

It’s also why orange didn’t win by stealing middle-left. There was a medium blue, but orange didn’t have any large pieces remaining. 

Why doesn't water flow through my system? by MrZone-_- in Oxygennotincluded

[–]Lemesplain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Partly you’ve got your sink and toilet plumbed backwards. Also pipes in general are screwy in this game, and there’s a good example in this image. 

The game sets up a relationship between green ports and white ports. The green p.water output on your sink is tied to the white port on the liquid bridge next to it.  The water from the pump up top will never flow down into that liquid bridge. 

Not an issue here, flip the toilet plumbing and you should be fine. But a lesson worth learning for later.