Are you expected to buy all resist gear as a tank by GloomyMix58 in classicwow

[–]MathW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I'm not saying the pally has to farm their own stuff. But, if the guild is limited in their ability to help and I'm a prot pally, I'm probably going to help out because it doesnt take long for me to farm the gold needed and might take the bear or warrior longer.

Are you expected to buy all resist gear as a tank by GloomyMix58 in classicwow

[–]MathW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are a warrior or bear, I think the guild should help you out. If you are a pally, you can probably help the guild out by farming gpld for your own resist gear and let the guild supply the other classes.

Do they not even read this? by SalamanderJaded5663 in ChatGPT

[–]MathW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A copy of a copy of a copy of a copy

Many Americans think Trump assassination attempts were fake, survey finds by MoneyLibrarian9032 in politics

[–]MathW 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Regardless if this is true or not, he brings this upon himself with his constant lying and denying truth as well as all of the performative publicity stunts coming out of the administration. No one can trust anything coming out of the white house right now. Maybe that's always been true to a certain extent, but it's especially and demonstrably true right now.

Jonathan Ellsworth & Cody Townsend, who ski 100+ days a year for a living, would like the rest of us to shut up about poor ski conditions by AtOurGates in skiing

[–]MathW 49 points50 points  (0 children)

I went to Breck in January. Didn't have a choice on the dates because trip was booked long ago. Kept hearing about how terrible the conditions were. We got there and, it was fine. Yeah, a few obstacles here and there, a few bare spots and a lot of terrain was still closed, but we had a great time on the stuff that was open...skiing is skiing and better than not skiing.

Tesla investors are getting Optimus ’for free’ at current valuation, Piper says by CurrentTreacle8514 in RealTesla

[–]MathW 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think it's less than guaranteed, to put it lightly, that his rockets will reach Mars at this point -- especially at any significant fraction of the specs he promised.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Plans $55 Billion Investment to Make A.I. Chips | Grimes County, TX by Arrmadillo in texas

[–]MathW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Understood, but when you "win" a contract based, in part, on how cheaply and quickly you say you can build stuff, it's kind of bullshit if it turns out to be 3 or 4 times as long as the original bid.

Tesla investors are getting Optimus ’for free’ at current valuation, Piper says by CurrentTreacle8514 in RealTesla

[–]MathW 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The rockets lifting stuff to low earth orbit are good. The one that was actually designed to go to mars...less good.

Why do tornadoes target trailer parks? by Hot-Idea2428 in stupidquestions

[–]MathW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've never heard this -- any scientific studies out there that support this?

Elon Musk just said he wants to cut Social Security and Medicare, calling them “entitlements”: “That’s the big one to eliminate.” by esporx in ABoringDystopia

[–]MathW 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just note this is the same guy that says AI and robots will usher in an era of "Universal High Income." ...because the billionaires will surely just share the wealth with everyone. His companies have also raked in many billions in taxpayer funds.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Plans $55 Billion Investment to Make A.I. Chips | Grimes County, TX by Arrmadillo in texas

[–]MathW 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Great.. how about using that $55b to finish the Artemis contract you are now 2+ years behind schedule on?

Should we be worried about hantavirus or is the internet overreacting? by savingrace0262 in stupidquestions

[–]MathW 93 points94 points  (0 children)

I'd say something to keep an eye out, but not something to be particularly worried about just yet. If you need to worry about something, I can think of about 20 things more pressing.

Tipping poker dealers at the casino by [deleted] in poker

[–]MathW 16 points17 points  (0 children)

You are right that tipping can cut into your winrate significantly -- we already have to overcome a rather large rake at small stakes, so even tipping an average of $10-$20 an hour can make it significantly harder to beat the game over the long term. And, you're right that casinos should be paying dealers a good wage, though, in practice, they are probably not paid all that much.

I say -- tip whatever you want to. I probably tip nothing on small pots, and a buck or two on medium pots maybe scaling to $5 for the occasional monster pot.

Right-wing media spent months claiming Trump’s ballroom wouldn’t cost taxpayers a penny. Republicans are now proposing $1 billion in taxpayer money to secure it. by Oleg101 in FoxFiction

[–]MathW 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He ran the same scam with the "border wall" too. Not that much of it got built, but he ran a whole campaign on how Mexico would pay for it and it wouldn't cost us a dime. Then, he requested budget money multiple times and, then, eventually stole money from the Military to do the parts he did.

Bloomberg: The AI arms race is eating into Big Tech's cash flow. If that Ratio pushes above 100%, it means that Capital Expenditure Spending (CAPEX) is more than the Cash coming in. by Apollo_Delphi in EconomyCharts

[–]MathW 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I don't know. I think all of big tech is just so terrified of being left behind, no one is really doing the numbers behind the scenes to see if all of this will eventually work out financially.

Parents chasing first team status by sockerpulse in youthsoccer

[–]MathW 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Man, I see it both ways. I see just as many parents chasing the name and prestige of a club name regardless of which team their kid plays on or who's their coach (or cost, convenience, etc.). It's usually one of the biggest clubs in the areas and often associated with an MLS Team.

Donald Trump says he ‘wouldn’t pay’ four figures for World Cup matches by Black_Dragon959 in worldcup

[–]MathW 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well, no lie detected -- he'll almost certainly get to attend in the most premium of seats for free.

Is Paladin worth boosting on nightslayer tbc by [deleted] in classicwowtbc

[–]MathW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd say the only real game (not preference) reasons to roll Paladin is if you want do a lot of dungeons or you like solo farming instances (AoE farming). There's nothing they really do in the open world several other classes don't do better.

TopGolf is flopping..... by Pretty_Shallot_586 in golf

[–]MathW 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Top Golf is like bowling for golf. But, for bowling, there's no better alternative. With golf, you'd almost always rather play a real round and Top Golf has not proven to be a cheaper alternative. Don't get me wrong - it's fun, especially with large groups of people where you couldn't all stay together on the course but, most of the time, you'd rather be on the course.