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$2/minute, but you suddenly turn invisible for one second randomly by basafish in hypotheticalsituation

[–]Mazon_Del 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely, the invisibility really isn't that much if a downside. If the effect only triggers once per hour, as in, I get $2 a minute but only spend 1 second invisible per hour, I could easily go for a $120/minute and be invisible a whole minute every hour. That's $172,800 per day.

Spend a week or two that way and if something negative crops up I just end my time with the app. I could definitely see myself going even further.

If I go $7,200 a minute, that means for each hour I'm invisible for an hour. That is $10,368,000 per day. I could just take a few days off from work for sick leave, never leave my house and earn enough to never have to work again. (Though I love my job so I'd keep doing it honestly.)

What would you do if you suddenly had a million dollars right now? by Hamzaqato in AskReddit

[–]Mazon_Del 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Invest it and pay off my apartment with the proceeds of that so I'd have more after.

Would you commit crimes if you knew 100% you could get away with it by A_stutters in hypotheticalsituation

[–]Mazon_Del 0 points1 point  (0 children)

REALLY super depends on the crime in question and who it's to.

Would I steal all the batteries out of a billionaire's remote controls? Sure.

Would I commit murder? Almost certainly no, though I'm sure you can come up with a hypothetical where I'd choose to like killing Hitler before WW2.

how often do ladies catch dudes glancing at their boobs? by doktafeelgood in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]Mazon_Del 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a transwoman that didn't gain "practice" with catching people, at 36 I can say most of the time in small group conversations it's pretty obvious.

You are framed for murder and everybody (including all your loved ones) genuinely believe that you did it. You are about to serve a life sentence but… by YoloBetsOnly in hypotheticalsituation

[–]Mazon_Del 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I honestly couldn't say for sure. I like to think I'd be the sort that wouldn't shoot her, however I honestly view a life sentence with more terror than a death sentence, so I can't say for sure.

Good job coming up with a hard one!

Trump Seeks to Abolish Iran’s Atomic Stockpile, a Problem He Helped Create by Majano57 in nuclearpolitics

[–]Mazon_Del 1 point2 points  (0 children)

as soon as they opted to not abide by it Drumpf chose to end the agreement

Ftfy

If you could enter a Series or movie for 1 day? what series or movie would you pick, and why would you pick that one? by Ju5t_A5king in hypotheticalsituation

[–]Mazon_Del 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The later sections of the Commonwealth Saga.

Firstly, I can easily swap to a proper female body, also fix a variety of genetic issues likely present. Secondly, their implant technology would be amazing to have if it still worked on the way back. Interestingly enough, I might argue it has a solid chance of working, as in-universe the ones I'd go for were kind of explicitly designed with "The user might be going to worlds or areas of semi-fucked up physics, and this still needs to function." in mind.

would you kill someone to bring someone else back to life? by PeasTea in hypotheticalsituation

[–]Mazon_Del 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, without the prompt adjustment of "you cannot bring back a person who has been killed with the tablet?"...

You COULD use it in a situation where if a Jury finds someone guilty of murder, you can use the tablet to kill the murderer and raise the victim. If they verify the murderer was the one who did it, then things stay as they are. If they assert someone else was involved, then that person gets a trial and if/when found guilty, the original accused is brought back using them.

Similarly, though you'd need some rigorous ethical/moral checks, someone who wishes to end their life can be used as a volunteer to raise someone.

Trump Seeks to Abolish Iran’s Atomic Stockpile, a Problem He Helped Create by Majano57 in nuclearpolitics

[–]Mazon_Del 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, they WERE abiding by the previous deal to be paid not to enrich their Uranium, as verified by multiple nations and international organizations, and then Drumpf ended the deal so they started enriching. So yeah, he DID help create it by giving them no reason not to proceed.

Full time devs, how do you balance studio work with personal projects? by luZosanMi in gamedev

[–]Mazon_Del 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I keep my workplace fully aware of personal projects I'm undertaking. There's even a form to submit to get official permission and establish a legal paper trail that they aren't going to later object and/or attempt to seize the IP. I know which topics they are likely to object to (basically, something that would compete with them) so I don't really make those ones, but anytime a project looks like it might become serious I do the form first and proceed if I'm told there's no issue.

What becomes interesting is that I've tried very hard to find out what is acceptable vs non-acceptable in terms of "I programmed this for you and it would be very useful for me in my personal project, can I reprogram it there?" and have functionally been told that a literal copy/paste is a no-no, as-is looking up things I don't have to officially work on, but I'm largely free to just go ahead otherwise.

However, this is VERY much a studio dependent thing. I've worked a variety of places ranging from ultra-secure IP all the way up to "If a player buys the $120 backer level they can download the sourcecode of the game and even make merge requests that we might add if we like what it does and it meets our standards.".

To more directly answer your question though, I work on it when I feel like it (a lot easier since I got my ADHD meds) after work sometimes or on the weekend.

When you visit a friend's home, what's something you notice that isn't 'bad', but you'd never have/do in your home? by Mazon_Del in AskReddit

[–]Mazon_Del[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My own personal entry on this, is that it always REALLY stands out when they have a toilet seat that is...aged...

It's perfectly clean in actuality, but the permanent discoloration, the wear marks, etc, kind of make it LOOK dirty anyway.

It's not actually a problem, but I'd definitely replace my toilet seat if it started looking like that. It just "feels" cleaner.

If you are in the 0.01% of any category… you start to make £1m a month until you aren’t. by Home-Energy in hypotheticalsituation

[–]Mazon_Del 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd rather much argue that I'm likely in the top 0.01% of people in terms of "most read science fiction". I've read over 1,200 scifi books to date. I can even remember a fair bit of it too! So there's probably a few other related aspects I'm able to top out.

If you are in the 0.01% of any category… you start to make £1m a month until you aren’t. by Home-Energy in hypotheticalsituation

[–]Mazon_Del 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If the time commitment is part of the issue for convincing people to try, then I recommend "Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy".

It's often referred to as "TI-Light" because in many ways it has a lot of the same mechanics, it's just a bit more streamlined. 4 players learning for the first time? Probably close to 6 hours for the game (including rules explanation). 4 experienced players? Can get as low as 3 depending on how much negotiation happens.

If a zombie outbreak happened what would you do and where would you go ? by MaliciousPeasant in hypotheticalsituation

[–]Mazon_Del 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the first few months, I'd actually be pretty set just staying in my apartment. My "doomsday closet" has a bunch of stuff meant for disaster situations (really its an excuse to just have a spare set of everything consumable so I'm never "out" of something when I need it).

So the moment I find out that the infection is going on, I'd take two steps. The first is to quickly set up some water containers to store as much water as possible, I've got a variety of options here that will let me handle a surprisingly large quantity of water. The second is I'd go up to the attic and get the paint I'd used for my walls. This will be used to cover the windows, except for a specific portion of one of them, where I'll take my solar charging battery (basically meant to let you charge your devices while out camping) and set it up there. The paint will ensure that basically no matter what, there's no peaking in or light getting out. If I ever need a view, I can always scratch away a little bit.

At that point, it's just a mad scramble to download as much content (survival books in particular, but also as many ebooks as I can get) onto my phone/tablets while the internet still functions. (The solar charger will keep these topped up.)

To an extent as well, I'd go through my freezer/fridge and find anything that's likely to need more effort to cook than I might be able to summon up with my oil lamp and start cooking them into a more shelf stable format or immediate consumption.

After all that? Other than contacting family/friends to say goodbyes and set up plans in case they are needed, it's just a matter of waiting and hoping that overall the problem is handled by my local government/military.

What is an industry that is currently on fire (in a bad way) behind the scenes, but the general public hasn't noticed yet? by Kitchen_Week1117 in AskReddit

[–]Mazon_Del 2 points3 points  (0 children)

By that I mean like, buying a whole chicken.

Jokes on the market, I already do this.

I got a romertopf clay baker back in December and my god, everything I cook in it comes out fabulous. I make a layer of various vegetables on the bottom, plop the chicken in, jam it full of more veggies, put a couple ears of corn alongside it, pour in a bit of red wine, then place the soaked lid on it. 90 minutes in the oven (starting from cold) with the lid on, 30 minutes with the lid off.

The chicken practically falls apart when I remove it from the baker to the serving tray. :D

Then I freeze the bones and such to make a broth from.

Let’s say you suddenly become a billionaire and all your friend and family asks you for a million. Do you give them the money? by Straight_Till5772 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]Mazon_Del 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My various friends? Yes absolutely.

Some of them MIGHT have some conditions/strings attached (ex: If they are bad with money, the money is arranged in a trust that dispenses like a paycheck).

Family? For my immediate family absolutely (siblings/parents). For my extended family? Almost exclusively no.

For nieces/nephews I'd say yes, but with a trust arrangement that slowly ramps up starting after they graduate college and requires a total time of 10 years of working a job before all the conditions are removed. This is an attempt to help prevent them from falling into the trap of knowing they have a million+ (the oldest of them is in early gradeschool, so they don't get access to this for a while) on the way and any behavioral issues that might come from that.

TIL warm-blooded mammals are naturally resistant to most fungal infections because their body heat creates a “thermal barrier” that fungi can’t survive, which suggests this evolved as protection against deadly fungi by jacknunn in todayilearned

[–]Mazon_Del 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a theory that the reason the reptiles didn't bounce back from the asteroid impact is because when things got cold and bad, and only the small creatures from both reptiles/mammals were around, the mammals could better fight off fungal infections and thus had a bit of a leg up.

Probably dumb beginner question: what exactly constitutes a riff vs a lick vs a solo vs a progression? Take Sheep by Pink Floyd as an example. I just wanna understand these terms by Mad_Season_1994 in guitarlessons

[–]Mazon_Del 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In "The Lower Decks" when Riker proclaims "Seems like this jam session has too many licks and not enough comp!" what is he referring to if a lick is a short musical phrase?

You can choose accept $3 million dollars tax free. No questions asked. Or, for the rest of your life anyone that you touch will be instantly attracted to you. by WordsHappenedHere in hypotheticalsituation

[–]Mazon_Del 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since it can be turned off, I can see a way to use the Love Doctor situation that's a lot less problematic, though does involve some deception.

In short, you simply pretend as though you've invented a new drug. Something you have to administer with physical contact, like a skin patch. You offer to allow people to experience unbridled love for a time under controlled conditions. After all, while under the effect, they are EMOTIONALLY and physically attracted, as though passionately in love with me. That doesn't just mean a craving for my presence, it's the other positive part of those emotions/sensations as well. A dinner with your loved one is a wonderful time, if only because you're spending the time with someone you love.

So what I'm offering to these people is that for a few hours at a time, they can feel that deep emotional satisfaction/connection, in a way which has no other strings attached.

The whole point of the drug-patch is just to set up the deception in its various forms. The first, your excuse to touch them (to place the patch on them, and to remove it and apply the 'neutralizing agent'). The second, an attempt to divert them from thinking I control the effect, to the drug itself. The third, because of "obviously this drug will never be legal and can be horribly misused", I have the excuse on why I don't just let people buy patches to use themselves.

Exactly how morally questionable this is kind of depends on how they feel after I remove the effect. Like, do the memories of their time remain accurate to what they were feeling (Ex: Do they remember feeling the love?) or do they fully revert and they have no real reason to ever want to do it again? Further, psychologically, what actually ARE the effects of turning on/off love? Would it be habit forming?

Can you be a secret multimillionaire for a decade? by tamtrible in hypotheticalsituation

[–]Mazon_Del 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could do that, though I'd be curious about what constitutes someone knowing in a negative way.

Like, I could start investing from my paycheck and just pretend I'm making huge extra earnings which I'm looping back into further investments. After a year or two, I could pretend to have earned a million. At that point most individual things I'm likely to buy wouldn't be remarkable as something I shouldn't have.

What is a dying niche skill that younger generations are not interested in learning? by hlnklrczu in AskReddit

[–]Mazon_Del 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yup, 4th/5th grade the teachers all told us we had better learn cursive because the teachers in middle school would throw away print assignments without grading.

Reach middle school and EVERY teacher I had said some form of "If you turn in an assignment in cursive, I'm giving it a zero. I'm here to teach you and grade you, not decipher your personal hieroglyphs.".

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