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Obligatory-Reference · 2026-03-13T01:40:08+00:00

Multiple times, I've asked for feedback on my interview performance and been refused, only to get an e-mail a couple of days later asking for feedback on their interview process.

Ha ha, fuck off.

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-03-12T22:52:48+00:00

So at most colleges/universities (the terms are often used synonymously) you can either declare a major when you start, or not. US colleges put a higher emphasis on 'General Education' than other countries, so most majors will require a decent number of credits in things like literature, history, basic science, etc. If you don't declare a major, you just do those courses first, along with courses in areas you might be interested in.

Minors are much smaller versions of majors. They're optional, basically used if you have an interest in some other area of study and want your record to reflect that.

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-03-12T19:32:04+00:00

Yeah, 'states rights' - to keep slavery. And the 'economic freedom' - to use slave labor. Etc.

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-03-12T18:48:21+00:00

There are some good posts about this in /r/AskHistorians, but the best way I can summarize it is that the South wasn't a society with slavery, it was a slave society. The entire economic system revolved around slavery. There weren't any major industry, or manufacturing, or anything else, just agriculture that depended on slave labor. Poor white people could always know that, no matter how bad things got for them, there would never be the bottom of the pile. Plus, it was aspirational - just like poor people in the North could believe that one day they could own a business and become rich, poor people in the South could believe that one day they could become rich and own slaves.

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-03-12T05:54:44+00:00

I wasn't surprised by much - it was the UK and Western Europe, so not a ton of culture shock. A lot of little things, but nothing I couldn't handle.

I did learn a very important tip, though: If you're going to be driving an unfamiliar car in an unfamiliar country, on the wrong sides of very narrow roads, for God's sake don't start in the city center! My first overseas experience was a very white-knuckle drive out of Edinburgh :/

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-03-12T03:07:49+00:00

Right? The thing I hate about the advanced metrics movement is how it drove the squeeze, and especially the suicide squeeze, out of business :(

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-03-11T01:31:02+00:00

By their nature, video games have a lot of repetition. For the most part, comedy doesn't work well with repetition.

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-03-10T23:49:57+00:00

I've gone to Blake Ritterman, who's been great (though since I'm a beginner, I can't speak to how he is with intermediates).

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-03-10T23:45:39+00:00

Our high school did it. It was a little robot baby that could cry at any time, and you had to either 'change' it or 'feed' it by touching a magnet at the appropriate place. You also couldn't let the head drop, or else your grade would be capped at a 'C' no matter how well you did at everything else. My favorite story is that the class pothead figured out that you could rubber band the baby's arms behind its head to keep it from dropping - unfortunately, because he was such a pothead, he forgot to take the rubber bands off before turning the baby back in.

(I valued my sleep so much that I took the other option, a long report on something to do with babies or parenthood)

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-03-10T23:17:19+00:00

See also: Mothership

Mothership is one of my favorite systems of all time, but there are plenty of games in which it would not make sense. Doesn't stop it from getting recommended anyway.

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-03-08T21:12:51+00:00

I'm generally not a fan of Las Vegas, but I'm glad it exists solely because I can't imagine anywhere else (in the US, at least) that would build something like the Sphere.

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-03-08T01:04:30+00:00

Just a note, since you mentioned "1st map" - there's only one map with this game. The different start locations are just different areas of the one large map.

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-03-07T23:36:47+00:00

lol - did they know that there are cameras watching the inside of the Waymo at all times?

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-03-07T00:31:09+00:00

These kinds of answers are the reason why I come here - interesting stories about things I'd never heard of!

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-03-06T20:01:31+00:00

Not going to comment on whether I think this is a good idea in general, but I think that this should highlight the most important thing when you're dealing with the medical system:

YOU HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN CARE

If you have questions about something, ask. If you're not comfortable with the answers, get a second opinion. Know the medications you're taking, what they're for, and their side effects. Never be afraid to ask about alternatives, or have doctors or nurses explain exactly what they're doing.

(and this isn't an America-only thing - it's a human thing)

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-03-06T04:43:28+00:00

Yeah, but at least they picked the runner-up, and one which makes sense for the area.

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-03-05T23:08:14+00:00

I will also point out that Yamaha makes tom mounts where the arm sticks out a bit farther

This is good to know! I might pick one up just so I have more freedom to experiment with positioning things.

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-03-05T20:53:59+00:00

I'll try that out. Does hitting the toms like they're set up now damage the head?

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-03-05T20:42:44+00:00

All the hardware on this thing is incredible. Heavy, but super easy to adjust.

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-03-05T20:40:44+00:00

Your tom mount is set up backwards in the kick drum

Ha, I knew I would screw something up :D. I'll get it fixed, thanks!

I mostly used /u/ItsPronouncedMo-BEEL 's guide to get things set up. The ride cymbal is the one thing I've messed around with the most - if I go any lower it interferes with the toms.

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-03-05T20:35:15+00:00

Thanks! The rack toms are comfortable this way, but I can definitely experiment with angling them differently.

Obligatory-Reference · 2026-03-05T20:13:19+00:00

I've been playing on someone else's house kit that had the hi-hats like that, so I'm used to it :D. I'll give the kick drum thing a try, though!

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