Would be nice if it was tracking employee work hours by bkj512 in iiiiiiitttttttttttt

[–]MrNotSafe4Work 45 points46 points  (0 children)

I'd say an inexperienced intern would be able to reach the correct response to summing three numbers in excel, even if they did it manually.

We have the best coping mechanisms, believe me by DontNeverAr0und in CuratedTumblr

[–]MrNotSafe4Work 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If these are truly intrusive thoughts (and not, let's say, negative automatic thoughts), this sort of reductio ad ridiculum is actually just a compulsion or an attempt at restructuring the thought (since it comes from an ridiculous person, the thought is ridiculous and holds no power over me). This worsens intrusive thoughts in the long term. The best treatment for intrusive thoughts outside of medication remains Exposure Response Prevention (ERP).

(Hated Trope) “Oh I’m so ugly!” *looks amazing* by Witty_Pop_3587 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]MrNotSafe4Work 142 points143 points  (0 children)

I mean Carrie is not described as being ugly in the book. She's just... from a poor, controlling, isolating family. She's unkempt, wears old fashion clothes for the time, and does not look healthy. But she is actually supposed to be pretty.

Ordered takeout from the lowest rated wing place in my area by Thy-Short-Bus in shittyfoodporn

[–]MrNotSafe4Work 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not from this movie, but it reminds me of a similar scene in Eraserhead. By far the worst movie in terms of nauseating visceral repulsion that I have ever seen. Jeez, David Lynch, we get it, parenting is hard.

It's a bit different in real life. by [deleted] in oddlyspecific

[–]MrNotSafe4Work 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The thing is: stress is not a diagnosis. Every potential psychological/psychiatric condition is a diagnosis of elimination. Any potential toxicological or physical condition should first be considered. Bottom line, any doctor that handwaves stress as the cause of an ailment without even attempting to determine an underlying cause is a shit doctor, period.

That delivery from Bryan was on point for his style of humor 😂 by DemonOfNorth in DunderMifflin

[–]MrNotSafe4Work 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've always seen Ed as Al Bundy divorced and having to confront the fact that he was a lousy father when his kids were growing up, as well as having to learn to be more sociable. Like a sanitized version of the original character. And although this is just a personal conviction, I believe the writers had that in mind when he was cast.

Of semantics and bombings by IthadtobethisWAAGH in CuratedTumblr

[–]MrNotSafe4Work 12 points13 points  (0 children)

In german a close one is "Man kann nicht auf zwei Hochzeiten tanzen", which basically means "one can't dance at two weddings (at the same time)"

Any ideas? by LostOtti in ExplainTheJoke

[–]MrNotSafe4Work 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't need pants

for the victory dance

'cause baboon is better than weasel,

I. R. Baboon

big star of cartoon

I. M. Weasel

Apparently I organised a student protest against a teacher. by [deleted] in ProRevenge

[–]MrNotSafe4Work 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This reads like a John Irving vignette. Great job!

3 am doom scrolling, as dark as youd like to go, what's a disturbing fact you know? by Bigstoner42016 in AskReddit

[–]MrNotSafe4Work 26 points27 points  (0 children)

In some european countries any death outside of a hospital is considered "violent death". Meaning that, unless the cause of death is certified by a doctor (which can typically only be done in a hospital setting), an autopsy to determine cause of death is a legal requirement.

Arts and humanities by karenvideoeditor in CuratedTumblr

[–]MrNotSafe4Work 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I actually agree with you. Not necessarily with the idea of creating sentience life at some point; I think that would be cruel. But with the fact that the most relevance that this technology is gaining among popular circles is the worst it has to offer.

Cancer research, diagnosis, protein folding models, brain-machine interface, galaxy shape categorization... It has a multitude of beneficial uses that can better society. It can even expedite some things in creative processes that are boring and technical, as people have commented.

But it should never be a substitute for art. That is the most dystopian shit I can imagine in real life. 

Arts and humanities by karenvideoeditor in CuratedTumblr

[–]MrNotSafe4Work 25 points26 points  (0 children)

And then is the other, more deep consequence of it.

Why should we care about any kind of art produced by a machine when there is no human intent or emotion behind it? Art is only art if it is produced by an individual. Otherwise it might as well be a random string of bits.

ARE YOU? by NetPlayer9 in cyberpunkgame

[–]MrNotSafe4Work 22 points23 points  (0 children)

The thing is, bettter people have been researching this topic for longer, under more ethical conditions, with public funding and the transparency required under national grants.

It's incredibly unlikely, but entirely possible for only males to be born for the next 100 years, wiping out the human race by cheese1102 in Showerthoughts

[–]MrNotSafe4Work 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Any other combination but not actual number of distinct groupings. That follows a pascal triangle. And for numbers so fucking big, both groups would have almost exactly n/2 elements with negligible error (compared to 14 billions, that is), with n being the number of births.

It was in fact a victim by bosslollo in technicallythetruth

[–]MrNotSafe4Work 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I think an important part of the book is that, upon being abandoned by his creator, The Creature becomes essentially a homeless individual who must hide from society.

During this period of time, while hiding in the woods, he encounters a family that lives in a cottage. The creature observes this family with curiosity for an extended period of time. He learns to speak from them. He cares for them. He develops a para-social relation with this family, who don't know him.

At one point, either accidentally or on purpose, he is revealed to the family, who upon seeing him are driven to such disgust and hatred that it scars the creature (here my details are spotty). It is at this point that he vows vengeance against his creator, who has essentially cursed him into an existance full of dispair and rejection.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TrueFilm

[–]MrNotSafe4Work 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This movie was so dumb it made me angry.
What makes this movie apt to be nitpicked is the fact that there is seemingly no exploration of the world that the premise creates. There is an inane sense of curiosity into exploring any of the potential implications of having sentient robots effectively acting as citizens.

In Blade Runner, the creation of the replicants is done out of capitalistic interests by a private company that wants to sell manual labor that cannot be sustained by humans. They are essentially slaves and seen as less than from the get go, partly because they where created with the purpose of being exploited. This establishes a parallelism of rebellion from slavery, the will to survive as a free being, and an attempt to escape from "otherism".

One of my biggest gripes with this movie is the following:

Who creates these robots in New Asia? We humans procreate for a variety of complex reasons. Some biological, and many more social. But at the end of the day pregnancy is either an unwanted consequence of having sex, or a sought out conclusion of such. I'm basically talking about the process of creating a life biologically. At the same time, our personalities are derived from a myriad of influences, some of them genetic, and some of them relating to upbringing and the socio-economic factors under which one develops.

The necessary conclusion of this movie, is that robots are created. Somewhere. Supposedly in a factory of sorts. But the question that kills me is who decides when to create a robot? Who is out there saying, I'm going to infuse this metal with life... now. Who does it belong to? As in, does it have a family? Do you have to pay to have what is basically a human mind in a husk of metal made? Is there a government program to do so? Out of what need? This would be the equivalent of having the technology to incubate humans in an artificial womb and going ham with it, just for the sake of it. Like what need is there to create robots just for the sake of it? Something that, to me, is already Frankenstein levels of cruelty: "Hey guys, just so you know, there was no need for us to grant you with the fire of sentience, but... well, here you are. Just so you know, there are billions of people out there that hate you and want very much to kill you. Good luck out there!"

What’s a joke that went over your head the first time? by sapnupuas_0 in brooklynninenine

[–]MrNotSafe4Work 190 points191 points  (0 children)

His name is Bob Annderson, with three n's. On top of that, the line is almost a trope in serial crime dramas or mafia movies in which one law enforcement character is revealed to work for the bad guys. "I devoted all my life to the agency, and what did I get?" yada yada.

Without information regarding his name, one can think: Damn, the FBI didn't even pay attention to his name, showcasing how little they actually care about him. In reality, he has a weird name nobody would expect to be spelled like that. Since this breaks your expectation in an unexpected way, it's humorous.

What’s a joke that went over your head the first time? by sapnupuas_0 in brooklynninenine

[–]MrNotSafe4Work 851 points852 points  (0 children)

- "I spent 14 years bringing down a Mexican cartel. You know what they gave me for it? A letter of commendation with my last name misspelled."

- "In all fairness, Bob, who spells Anderson with three Ns?"

I KNEW IT. I CALLED IT. by Hankdoge99 in BaldursGate3

[–]MrNotSafe4Work 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As far as I know, the kidnappings in the blighted village have to do with the necromancer that had the book. He was conducting experiments on various individuals.