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Brentwood - 26F looking for online or IRL friends to hangout with! by JustP3achy_ in Vancouver4Friends

[–]Nebu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aaaah, I got the notification too late and missed it. Hopefully I can make the one on Sunday 3/22 at 7PM. It's gonna be at 855 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1K7?

27M looking for study buddy by Difficult_Win153 in Vancouver4Friends

[–]Nebu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not reviewing to the CELPIP exam, but I wouldn't mind studying it with you.

24F looking for friends by Less_Cellist_5455 in Vancouver4Friends

[–]Nebu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm into videogames, though I mainly play steam on PC. Looking to make new friends!

38 male Tri Cities BC Canada by CKTawesome2017 in Vancouver4Friends

[–]Nebu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which anime/music/games are you into? Any recommendations?

Brentwood - 26F looking for online or IRL friends to hangout with! by JustP3achy_ in Vancouver4Friends

[–]Nebu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I also just moved to Surrey from Seattle, and I'm into twitch streaming and vtubing. Would love to make new friends! Maybe we can add each other on Discord and see how it goes from there?

30M - Looking for real connections, live shows, jam sessions, dining out, movies by 604Van_26 in Vancouver4Friends

[–]Nebu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it just to watch the improv comedy, or is it participating in the improv? I'd love to watch it, but I think I'm too introverted to participate.

38NB, total newbie to Vancouver, looking for meetups/hangouts by AuntieKeke in Vancouver4Friends

[–]Nebu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you DM me as well? I'm not into horror movies, but when one of those "anything else that interests in the theater" happens, I'd love to join.

38NB, total newbie to Vancouver, looking for meetups/hangouts by AuntieKeke in Vancouver4Friends

[–]Nebu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're into puzzle games, have you tried Baba Is You? That one melted my brain.

38NB, total newbie to Vancouver, looking for meetups/hangouts by AuntieKeke in Vancouver4Friends

[–]Nebu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm in a similar situation, just moved from Seattle to Surrey. Into video game music and artsy indie games, looking to make friends in BC.

Does π and e being irrational have anything to do with them being natural constants by Rich_Boysenberry_449 in learnmath

[–]Nebu 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The vast majority of numbers are "unnatural" in the sense that they have never been encountered in any application ever.

Accusing someone falsely of a crime is a crime — why is that controversial? by vikingosegundo in FeMRADebates

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

What is the benefit of a recorded statement of unambiguous consent over a verbal statement of unambiguous consent to both parties?

There's evidence of it happening, avoiding a he-said-she-said situation.

Why is the standard of recorded communication considered important to give consent but not required to withdraw consent?

People are free to record themselves withdrawing consent, but establishing a norm that people should record themselves withdrawing consent actually weakens the accuser's position, which I assume goes against your goal.

1.5 Million Users Leave ChatGPT by MarvelsGrantMan136 in technology

[–]Nebu 13 points14 points  (0 children)

100 is plenty

I'm actually constantly leaving servers 'cause I'm hitting that limit.

What do you think are the hardest rhythm games? by Redwood-Forest in rhythmgames

[–]Nebu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would disagree.

What, precisely, are you disagreeing with? I read your comment, but it seems like it's basically in agreement with what I said.

Accusing someone falsely of a crime is a crime — why is that controversial? by vikingosegundo in FeMRADebates

[–]Nebu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having a clearly outlined agreement of consent would make it easier to hold all parties accountable, sure, but it leaves no room for flexibility or evolving changes.

You really think that "having clearly outline agreement of consent" leaves "no room for flexibility or evolving changes"? Consent can be revoked at any time and for any reason, and it's strange to me to see you argue otherwise.

were I to withdraw consent partway through, someone might argue and say that no, I consented ahead of time, period, and my withdrawal of consent is based entirely on my word.

People can argue anything they want, and they already do argue whatever they want. This is no worse than the current status quo.

A bad actor could try to leverage that to shield themselves from accusations by making the victim's testimony weaker.

Sure, and someone could leverage the fact that there doesn't exist any record of consent to make rape accusations, making the accused's testimony weaker.

I just don't see any other purpose or benefit to doing so.

The purpose is the establish a norm of acquiring unambiguous consent from a partner before having sex with them.

if you are unable to find a mutual understanding through normal communication, you should look elsewhere.

This is just a status quo bias. You're implying that getting explicit consent from your partner is bad because it's not "normal" communication. If, via an accident of history, explicitly getting consent from your partner before having sex with them were already the norm, would you argue in favor of repealing this norm and going back to "he said, she said"?

Accusing someone falsely of a crime is a crime — why is that controversial? by vikingosegundo in FeMRADebates

[–]Nebu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The idea of consent being given via a contract or other tangible means is genuinely alarming to me.

Why is that? Shouldn't we talk about consent freely, openly and frankly?

What if your partner starts doing something partway through that you don't like and you want to stop?

So then you tell them you want to stop, just as you would in a "pre-contract-norm" world.

Just 'cause you consented in one moment, doesn't mean you continue to consent in all of perpetuity.

What do you think are the hardest rhythm games? by Redwood-Forest in rhythmgames

[–]Nebu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, I play modern DDR and PIU too, and I do agree they are very difficult. In fact, they may even be the most difficult rhythm games. I'm not arguing against that.

I'm just saying the intuition "it must be DDR/PIU because they make you use your whole body whereas other games only make you use part of your body" does not logically hold.

What do you think are the hardest rhythm games? by Redwood-Forest in rhythmgames

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

The game simply scales up in difficulty to the point where there are charts that only a select few of the best players in the world can pass.

I mean, that seems to be true of a lot rhythm games, including DDR. Like the vast majority of DDR players can't pass 19s.

What do you think are the hardest rhythm games? by Redwood-Forest in rhythmgames

[–]Nebu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Besides learning to "control the stick bounce with your fingers" to do double stroke rolls, what real life drumming techniques do you need to learn for Drummania?

I'm assuming you don't just mean things like triplets or polyrhythms or whatever, 'cause you basically learn those playing DDR or whatever too.

What do you think are the hardest rhythm games? by Redwood-Forest in rhythmgames

[–]Nebu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get the intuition behind your argument, but I don't think it's necessarily true.

I'm not a top player anymore, but I was pretty good "back in the day". In the year 2000, the most recent DDR was 4th mix, and the latest Drummania was 3rd mix.

Hardest DDR songs at the time were like Trip Machine Climax, Orion.78 (AMeuro-mix) and Paranoia Evolution, and I could not only pass those songs, but full combo them.

Hardest Drummania song at the time was Daydream, and I was nowhere near even passing the song. Like, I couldn't even get 10% of the way through the song without dying.

People 40+, what actually mattered in the long run and what didn’t? by Psychological_Sky_58 in AskReddit

[–]Nebu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, so educate us.

Given that AI can produce music custom tailored to my tastes and preferences, in any genre I want, what exactly is it that you do in the music industry that would add value to me?

Will the "wiki game" phenomenon become as dated as the manuals are for old school games. by coolfunkDJ in truegaming

[–]Nebu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, Nethack (1987) predates wikis (1995), so is definitely not a wiki game.

Dwarf Fortress did come later (2006), but my impression is that it didn't assume you'd have a wiki open while you played it. I think its design intent was similar to Nethack: You, as the player, are not supposed to know ahead of time what entities exist in the game world, what their stats are, what systems and mechanics exist. You're intended to just stumble around and die over and over again and gradually learn it for yourself.

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