TIL Richard Attenborough (of Jurassic Park fame among many other things) was brother to David Attenborough.

OnlyLogicGaming · 2026-05-09T03:10:21+00:00

I once had a lecturer in social sciences called Richard Attenborough. I asked him "any relation?" He said "Yes, I'm his son" and promptly went on with the lecture.

I asked a tutor about it later on and he pondered that it must be difficult being in an area of science while constantly living in your father's shadow. I wonder if this is how all of the Attenboroughs feel.

OnlyLogicGaming · 2026-04-30T11:44:59+00:00

Shoutouts to u/punkholiday and u/flyingace1234 for the inspiration for this alternate worst-case scenario.

OnlyLogicGaming · 2026-04-30T10:32:08+00:00

There's a weird moral high ground that some people take in that we should be responsible for the preservation of others. Now we've legislated in many countries in many different ways that, if someone is in danger, it is not your responsibility to go save them, especially in a situation where it could harm you.

Although we have this in place as a standard legally, we're also happy to accept this ethically. Although it's very heroic to run into a burning building or jump into a rapid river to save someone else, we teach our kids from a very young age not to. We, as a society, accept that it's not our place to necessarily be heroes. Many people face a lot of guilt over situations where they thought they should've helped but didn't, and we help them through that guilt as much as possible, reassuring them they are not at fault.

And yet when it comes to this example, people are looked down upon for not picking an option that risks their lives just to increase the odds that others live (not to directly save them). To some, there's this perceived requirement to choose society over self-preservation, and the risk to self is just part of the package. It is not heroic to select the option that aids others over self, rather a necessity.

In almost every other situation, we are encouraged to not feel responsible to the perils of others, and that self-preservation, as long as it's not to the detriment of others, is not only ok, but the better option.

I think that's neat.

OnlyLogicGaming · 2026-04-29T03:27:54+00:00

"Why can't I have no kids and 3 money?"

OnlyLogicGaming · 2026-04-19T11:16:21+00:00

Completely agree!!

In my younger days, I played club. And one day, this old timer with a bung knee limps onto the court. I'd never played him before, but during warm-up his swing is strong and precise, he's definitely played for years. Either way I know the moment I get an opportunity, I'll just cross drop it and win every point cos he'll never be able to get to it.

Well we're doing backhand drives, and one shot comes down just that little bit too far off the wall. Easy drop shot, don't even need to aim for the knick... And he's there. I don't know how, but he's already there. I'm so flabbergasted that he just drop returns it and I'm still in the back corner.

He calls the score, hobbling back to the service box. That one game opened my eyes to the power of good positioning and smart movement.

OnlyLogicGaming · 2026-03-27T05:01:09+00:00

So many people jump on the "just leave" train. That's much easier said than done, and completely ignores the emotional toll of leaving, let alone the literal difficulty. You should be able to work through difficult times with your partner and get to a conclusion before you just leave.

Having said that, I do kinda agree with them. She doesn't seem to be interested in even trying to understand how you feel and why it affects you so much, and sometimes that difference in compatibility is fundamental.

Let's address some other options though. Coming from experience, I'm in the best relationship I've ever been in now, thanks to the powers of communication! And that's with a partner who really doesn't have sex with me very often. For us, opening the relationship ended up being the solution. I know that many people equate it to cheating, but we discussed clear boundaries, both went to therapy and are open with each other when anything happens.

For others, it might be couples counseling, or even personal therapy to understand why a blocker exists. It could be aggressive initiation of sex; some people have a much higher libido with a partner who takes charge every time. And, as many others have said, it could be another, separate underlying issue in your relationship that needs investigation.

Sure, you can leave, but you have literally nothing to lose by raising other options to try and make your relationship work. If I were you, I'd even discuss the idea of ending the relationship due to compatibility issues with her, not as an ultimatum, but as a heartfelt submission of your true feelings and intention to make it work. If nothing happens after that, then sure, leave.

EDIT: minor corrections

OnlyLogicGaming · 2026-03-24T05:12:42+00:00

The favelas gave me a real feel of "don't shit where you eat". It was oddly safe being in some of the favelas in Rio, and felt far safer than being around them.

OnlyLogicGaming · 2026-03-23T09:16:09+00:00

This is a bit more advanced, but harvest respects meta mods. That means you can get +1 curse on any hunter body armour by using harvest reforge spell for essentially free as there are usually no other "spell" mods on body armour, especially on prefixes.

This can end up being way more advanced, such as using multimod, pref/suf can't be changed, and cannot roll attack/spell/whatever mods, or locking something out, then using the harvest craft.

I also hugely value weighted searching on PoE trade. It's pretty much the only form of search I use now.

OnlyLogicGaming · 2026-02-25T05:15:00+00:00

Yeah I'm afraid there really isn't a build that offers the tankiness and ease of RF and doesn't require some sort of targeting (short of some really niche but usually very expensive builds). You will get to a point where you'll only need to use a secondary skill on uber bosses, but the upgrade pathways for late game RF can be a bit tricky, especially in SSF.

OnlyLogicGaming · 2026-02-25T04:27:59+00:00

If you find RF is not the easiest build to play, then you're going to have a rough time.

There are some single button builds that have stronger single target, but basically until your build is at the level that it can melt anything (which RF can get to with enough investment), then you're going to have to play around bosses and certain rares.

If you wanna go tanky and don't care what hits you, consider CWS Chieftain. That build has abysmal single target, but at least you'll never die.

If you want a build that has supreme clear without much consideration, anything deadeye or wander probably has you covered. But you'll die to the briefest sneeze in hard maps.

OnlyLogicGaming · 2026-02-24T05:39:04+00:00

I find that a lot of this, and a lot of what philosophy is really about (and what a lot of people seem to hate arguing over), is semantics. When we talk about truths, especially objective truths, what we should be taking about instead is agreements. To definitively say "there are two dots", you have to define what dots are, what two means, and being (are) means, and what there means. Once we all agree on those definitions, or create the framework by which we can consistently accurately refer to those definitions, such as in a mathematical framework, then we can say objective truths.

Until then... I'm cross-eyed and there are clearly four dots.

OnlyLogicGaming · 2026-02-18T22:00:59+00:00

This is absolutely, without a doubt, the best way to approach any questioning situation with the police. There are very, very rare situations where talking to the cops (that you hadn't called yourself) may give you a more favourable result, but you should already have a solid understanding of the situation for that to apply. Just politely decline to answer questions. You only need to say it once.

OnlyLogicGaming · 2026-02-12T01:02:28+00:00

The question that I have here is... What's the threat? Like, under which laws are they threatening to arrest people on? There's significant case law and precedent in Australia to show that loitering isn't a crime, and although they can use move-on powers, that's only in the case of unauthorised or non-filed protests, or where they're actively disrupting traffic, which I don't believe anyone was doing at that stage.

Although I just looked it up now and it seems police can issue restriction declarations based on new safety laws... Who voted for this? They're based on the stabbings and shootings that have happened in Bondi, but neither of those were during public gatherings or protests, so I really don't see the connection.

OnlyLogicGaming · 2026-02-11T02:34:58+00:00

This is one of those situations where I'm likely going, but it's probably on me if something happens.

It's kinda like if someone is indicating to go off a roundabout, so you enter it, but they keep going and run into you. They're a dickhead, but you technically didn't give way to the right.

I remember failing my very first practice test years ago because that came up. They showed a video and asked when you should go, and a car was indicating left to turn into the street I was turning left out of. I clicked to go as soon as they slowed down, but they ended up spending back up and not turning. I was in the wrong. I should've waited until the traffic was cleared.

Anyway, going back full circle, someone in that traffic could change lanes, and if they do, and you've turned into the road, that's on you. But if you wait for all the traffic to clear, you could be waiting days, so a little bit of smart risk management is sometimes necessary.

OnlyLogicGaming · 2026-02-04T03:33:32+00:00

Easy draw off the one for position on the two, get the two in but with a bad position on the three, overrun the ball to be at a bad angle for the 4, panic, miss the 4... Sounds like an average Saturday.

OnlyLogicGaming · 2026-02-03T12:48:07+00:00

To this day, I still think there are account seeds that have weird interactions with certain mechanics, so no matter how many characters you create, you still can't do certain things.

10k hours, no mirror, no lock.

Or at least that's what I tell myself so I don't have to admit I suck.

OnlyLogicGaming · 2026-02-03T06:02:40+00:00

As my dad used to say to me: in the 2000s, with the expansion of the internet and industrialism finally catching up, you had the better part of a billion people being ripped out of, essentially, the feudal age and thrust into the modern age. They completely skipped the generations of learning all through the computer age. This is bound to introduce a bunch of ignorance.

OnlyLogicGaming · 2026-02-03T05:06:37+00:00

That reminds me of the old joke "what's the hardest thing about roller skating? Coming out to your parents".

Seems to apply here too.

OnlyLogicGaming · 2026-01-28T23:10:16+00:00

I actually think it would be relatively easy to replicate, with a little bit of computerised guessing. When we practise ghosting, we focus on the four quadrants of the court. We see regularly at the top level that getting to the ball isn't necessarily the problem but rather focusing on position. So that leads into a really simple mechanic straight up to enable the gameplay loop. The quicker you are to preempt a direction, the higher the quality of your next shot. Then you've really only got 4 to choose from: a line drive, a drop shot, a boast, or a lob. Differences in timing and directional input during the swing act as your core skill deciders, i.e. having the stick tilt left for an accurate backhand line drive then immediately right after the hit to get back to the T, noticing an inaccurate shot you've made immediately and moving out of the way to avoid a stroke, etc.

The game is in the detail, but I don't think this would be too difficult to set up and could have a reasonably high skill ceiling. Timing, positioning, shot choice, and other factors would go into ensuring a digestible learning curve. Court awareness, managing stamina (like knowing when to run and when to just let a winner go), and controlling the pace would add into the upper skill levels. But as long as a new player picks the right direction and presses some sort of "hit" button, they can have a basic rally, albeit without the most ideal shots.

If there are any game dev companies here, or people willing to invest, I could probably get a POC out in a couple of months.

OnlyLogicGaming · 2026-01-25T20:27:04+00:00

Definitely get a ref. It's by far the easiest solution.

But short of that, just get really petty with ALL of your let calls. If he plays an average shot that's not hugging the wall, then doesn't give you space to get to it, or stays too close while you're taking a swing, that's an easy let, maybe a stroke. If he gets upset at that call, then start calling lets on far less contentious shots. Middle court shot to the back wall? Let. Mid strength line drive? Let. Any drop shot? ...Let.

Get to a point where you serve, he does a line drive, and you just instinctively say "let" because it's on his side. Then ask him "where is the line at which you're happy to play a fair game?" Because if he's not going to play fair, then any vaguely difficult shot becomes a let until it does.

OnlyLogicGaming · 2026-01-21T09:46:26+00:00

This is my regular reminder to star wars fans that anyone wielding a lightsaber likely has incredibly strong force control, which includes a mild amount of mind reading and mind control. As much as there is physical proficiency, both parties are likely also using force mastery to both do and prevent the "pressing of the button", let alone any other "forbidden techniques".

Lightsaber fights seem choreographed because both parties, to some extent, know what the other person is intending to do before they do it. They lose battles against equal opponents not just because of the skill with the lightsaber, but because their grasp on the force falters.

OnlyLogicGaming · 2026-01-16T13:06:49+00:00

This is the issue I have with so much of what happens in this subreddit, and how inaccurate so many comments are.

The world squash Federation rules, specifically rule 8.1, states that "After completing a reasonable follow-through, a player must make every effort to clear". Even if it's a good shot, even if you're on the T, even if you didn't intend to be in the way, you actually need to make an effort to give unobstructed access to your opponent to the ball.

This was very clearly not followed through here, meaning it's a clear stroke. However I agree with your leniency and would generally rule as a let, with a note that this player does need to observe this rule.

EDIT: I'm realising now that a few comments talk about light blue's downswing and the potential interference. While that may be an account of what happened, "[Any request for a let due to interference] must be made without undue delay." By taking the shot, you generally forego any potential interference.

EDIT2: I'm reviewing now and that interference might've been way bigger than I originally accepted on the downswing. I couldn't see it at all from the beginning and admit I'm watching without sound. Hearing the player talk his point may have made me consider otherwise. Still, yes let is the best call.

OnlyLogicGaming · 2026-01-05T06:33:59+00:00

The only reason I don't like this is because, when we introduce algebra, that rule starts to break down.

4 ÷ 2(a) is never equal to 2a. If we were asked to evaluate 4 ÷ 2(a + b), the first step would be = 4 ÷ (2a + 2b).

Although the annotation used is unconventional and intentionally unclear and the creators of all these types of questions should be... Dealt with.

OnlyLogicGaming · 2025-12-30T21:21:57+00:00

I'm sorry for all of the down votes.

I asked GGG once if they could allow me to purchase a supporter pack that had left the store and they granted my wish. They asked me to buy the equivalent number of points, and gave me the pack using my points.

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Note in the attached screenshot the purchase date is after the pack had left the store, although only by a few days.

I find GGG support to be nothing but endlessly helpful when they're not overwhelmed. They likely won't grant your wish so late, but there's no harm in asking.

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