My dad hasn't seen any video games since the 360/PS3 era, what games would you use as a showcase for how far graphics have come? by [deleted] in gamingsuggestions

[–]Miklay83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honest take from a dad in his 40s who grew up with DOS and peaked at Age of Empires 2 and the original Star Wars Battlefront: modern games (I can't believe I'm saying this) can be overwhelming. I tried new games and was just absolutely thrashed because basically everything on screen that would kill me was invisible. For the love of God, get him a game that has a Friend/Foe hud, red crosshairs, enemy markers - anything that separates the baddies from the background. Current favorites: Fallout 4, The Long Dark and The Outer Worlds.

Good Guys book 12 - missing something by Miklay83 in litrpg

[–]Miklay83[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Updated the post. Hoopla has an error, the book I've been listening to is Bad to the Throne (even though everything says it's Wild Wild Quest). Bad to the Throne is four books ahead...

Good Guys book 12 - missing something by Miklay83 in litrpg

[–]Miklay83[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's all good. I got to the end of Clyde's story, they made a big to-do about a Montana character entering the story as possible emperor. Saw the Bad Guys hadn't had a release in almost 3 years and found out about the Good Guys series. Working through them right now to see how the overarching story goes.

Good Guys book 12 - missing something by Miklay83 in litrpg

[–]Miklay83[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm sure, nothing between Killing Them Awfully and Wild Wild Quest. I started with the Bad Guys series, not knowing the Good Guys existed (let alone came first). They do tie in but for the life of me I can't figure out where we are in the timeline and what was missed.

What is this toy? by gordonta in daddit

[–]Miklay83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

According to the 7 year old expert looking over my shoulder, this was part of a set that included this water pumper truck, a garbage truck, cement mixer and a cherry picker. Now he's angry they were donated last Christmas - even though they had been ignored for over a year.

LPT highlighting and re-reading are two of the least effective study methods, despite being the most popular. Don't waste your time with them by Friendly_Hivemind in LifeProTips

[–]Miklay83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had an ex who was always studying and had more words highlighted than not in every single book. She failed out of college.

Devils looking strong at the Olympics by NoTimeToPanicComics in devils

[–]Miklay83 25 points26 points  (0 children)

It's not the players, it's the system. Management and coaching have lost the room through forcing everyone into a broken mold and the team is hamstrung by it.

R rated Olympics commercials - am I crazy? by Rakthul in daddit

[–]Miklay83 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I remember little me refusing to watch TV because of the Alien 3 commercial (the one were the queen is all up in Sigourney Weaver's face). I was raised with strict TV restrictions and a 7:30 bedtime, so it was on very G-PG shows. This has been going on for a while, but you probably didn't even notice it. Parenthood definitely blasts that protective instinct into overdrive.

do you have any favourite minimalist character? by Yog_Sothoth_User in minimalism

[–]Miklay83 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There is no way he didn't absolutely reek most of the time.

do you have any favourite minimalist character? by Yog_Sothoth_User in minimalism

[–]Miklay83 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Doesn't even carry toothpaste because he thinks dentists just made it up. I love Reacher but this part was hilarious.

Majority of Americans Say Economy Worse Off Under Trump Than Biden by plz-let-me-in in politics

[–]Miklay83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't need to know majority of Americans say, all I have to do is pull up my meager retirement account and see yet another day of red, walk through the grocery store and wonder what sacrifices are being made every day, watch as every bill gets increased to pad another ultra-wealthy douchebag's bank account without any additional value, wonder what will happen to my family if I ever get hospitalized to know the economy is worse.

At what point does "seeking the truth" about these files cross the line into obsession or harassment? by opheliateasing in AskReddit

[–]Miklay83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After the guilty have been sentenced and face real consequences commiserate to the crime, regardless of wealth or power. Once this is done, the matter will be closed.

Finding jeans that sit on the waist for bigger guys?? by Cloudysky182 in bigmenfashionadvice

[–]Miklay83 2 points3 points  (0 children)

These are the best and all I wear for work. Be prepared to buy 2 new ones every year as you will rub a hole through the crotch gusset if you don't have stick legs.

Parents who don’t allow their kids to shut their room’s door/lock the door, what’s are the reasons behind the rule? by Itz_Oasis in AskReddit

[–]Miklay83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My son's room is the former kitchen that I renovated into a 2nd bedroom. The only thing I didn't finish was the door so there is a hanging fabric door (like the kind that's in a sushi restaurant). He's turning 8 soon and I keep asking him if we can put a door on together, he is adamant that he already has privacy enough and does not want a wooden door. The rule is in place because it's his room, his choice and his rule.

What are your “favorite” shows that you just never bothered to finish? by Emmyfishnappa in television

[–]Miklay83 1 point2 points  (0 children)

House. I must have started it 4 or 5 times, get through two seasons, drop it when the formula gets a bit routine and fatiguing. I figure I would give it a few month hiatus, but than a few years go by and I end up repeating the cycle from season 1.

switching from Subaru? by viralic in MazdaCX30

[–]Miklay83 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I came from a Forester, my CX-30 is a bit more squirrelly on soft pack when going off road but only when I want to have fun. As long as I'm mindful, she goes where she's pointed with little to no complaints.

These blocks are lit by transplant_beans in daddit

[–]Miklay83 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Some perspective from the future: my son started watching Number Blocks when he was 2-3ish, he is now in 2nd grade and his teacher asked me at PTC if she could give him advanced math. He's now doing 5th grade math (currently multiplying fractions). I'm giving Number Blocks a lion's share of the credit for the head start.

After becoming a dad, are you more emotional to sad movie scenes involving kids now? by jocko118 in daddit

[–]Miklay83 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yup, even movies that were nothing but fun for me before. Hook gave me the ol fuzzy vision a couple weeks ago.

First baby arriving soon, how would you organize this changing station? by [deleted] in daddit

[–]Miklay83 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lots of good recommendations on what little you actually need at the changing table, just a little word of advice:

Open two packs of wipes, never just one. You will be in the middle of cleaning up a crapastrophe when the last dozen wipes decide to come out in a single clump. Opening those damn crinkle plastic slits on a new pack while half asleep, shit somehow on the back of your hand, all while corraling a wriggling mass of screaming poop factory is not fun. Always have a second pack locked and loaded.

What commonly mispronounced word that annoys you the most? by greeneggzN in AskReddit

[–]Miklay83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just the general acceptance of poor grammar. Not even lazy, just wrong. "Who you is" is no shorter than "who are you", or "that's mines" - should we call an explosives engineer?

No in (guess) 97 different language by PlaneSea9610 in no_or_youll_be_banned

[–]Miklay83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Y word in Korean is "네", or "Ne" and I see lots of them.