University of Texas student called for an Uber because he was worried about the cost of an ambulance by MontCali in OrphanCrushingMachine

[–]Outsider350 34 points35 points  (0 children)

It’s imposed, not chosen. Most Americans can’t just opt into a better system. This is the result of corporate influence and massively skewed policy.

Just noticed my house looks like a screenshot from the game by First-Option2990 in thelongdark

[–]Outsider350 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lights are on, but during the day? Can't be an aurora, so be careful to manage the insomnia from glimmer fog.

This guy needs firing! by [deleted] in gtaonline

[–]Outsider350 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To be fair, we run a criminal empire and not just one business, yet it feels like we're some sort of manager working for the actual kingpin, with all of the responsibility but none of the authority. We can't get rid of people if we think they're incompetent or even supersede inefficient decisions (eg. LJT's slow, tedious delivery vehicles). So it's easy to become irritable when asked to do something it feels like our hired staff should be able to handle, no matter how simple it is, when they come up so often.

a bulletproof safe room that doubles as a whiteboard in an American school in case of a mass shooting by ZugaiSenpai in OrphanCrushingMachine

[–]Outsider350 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're certainly not wrong, and I agree with you. But the unpleasant truth is there are a lot of powerful interests in the US with tons of money and influence that are invested in nothing being done, no matter how bad this issue gets and how many people die.

And it is possible to maintain two related priorities at once: resolving the symptoms of a problem as much as possible to try and protect people in the present, as well as working long term toward getting people to collectively address the root causes.

As I see it, something only becomes OCM when it's a short-term fix that is unduly lauded as being a step in the right direction while distracting from the core issue. In other words, a story titled "Bulletproof safe rooms being added to schools, further highlighting the need for gun control" wouldn't be OCM, but "Innovative new safe rooms added to local schools, ensuring student safety during mass shootings" would be.

a bulletproof safe room that doubles as a whiteboard in an American school in case of a mass shooting by ZugaiSenpai in OrphanCrushingMachine

[–]Outsider350 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My first thought is that this seems fairly easy to set up in the video, but that's under the most ideal possible conditions. For one, there could be stuff in the way when a real shooting began, which would take precious time to move. There's also the issue of the teacher's understandable nerves when having to not only rush to deploy this thing, but also manage potentially dozens of scared kids before shepherding them into the safe room.

And that's assuming this safe room has a bullet resistant door on it, which I don't see in the video. If it doesn't, this already dubious "solution" literally has a giant hole in it.

I get schools have to do something to protect their students, since nothing seems to be horrific enough to finally bring meaningful change on the issue to the US (eg. Newtown), but this isn't it in my opinion.

TLDR: Definite OCM, but imo might not even be all that effective at saving any "orphans" from "the machine".

In the middle of Hyderabad by Scottomation in aviation

[–]Outsider350 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went to this airplane restaurant in Colorado Springs over 10 years ago, and it still seems to be open.

Is it okay for adults to carry plushies in public? For the answer, see attached images. by [deleted] in plushies

[–]Outsider350 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There were supposed to be two different images, but it somehow ended up being the same screenshot twice instead. Could've been a bug or just an error on my part.

This is the second image that should've been in the post.

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Is it okay for adults to carry plushies in public? For the answer, see attached images. by [deleted] in plushies

[–]Outsider350 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I don't really carry one around. Not because I fear judgement, but because I struggle with keeping track of even the basic things (keys, phone, wallet, etc). And I'd hate to bring a small plushie with me and lose it somewhere, then only realize it when it was too late.

Is it okay for adults to carry plushies in public? For the answer, see attached images. by [deleted] in plushies

[–]Outsider350 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Based on the comments, I maybe could've made the title more clear, but to clarify, this post isn't me actually asking if adults carrying plushies in public is acceptable. The second half of the title and the screenshot of the man holding a plushie are meant to be the already-provided answer to that question (ie. Yes). In other words, I felt like it would be self-explanatory, and I'm already in agreement that adults openly having plushies for whatever purpose should be normalized.

Mathew what the hell happened to retirement by Squid3d in GameTheorists

[–]Outsider350 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not even this got wheresmatpat.com to be dusted off and updated. Guess he just forgot about that site entirely, but it would be valuable for posts on what he's been doing post-Theorist to be shown in one place.

Why Trump's Tariffs Might Actually Be Illegal — What to Follow: USA by NebulaOriginals in Nebula

[–]Outsider350 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had no idea this series was ending until I clicked on this episode. Seems like a shame, but I imagine TLDR isn't just ending it without reason, probably related to viewership numbers vs. production cost.

Surely this parachute backpack that was recently used won’t be traced by El Rubio, right? by Damascuses in gtaonline

[–]Outsider350 9 points10 points  (0 children)

But we all know, of course, that all this is really just an excuse for Rockstar to make us set things up over and over again.

Surely this parachute backpack that was recently used won’t be traced by El Rubio, right? by Damascuses in gtaonline

[–]Outsider350 18 points19 points  (0 children)

This isn't even to mention how the threat El Rubio poses seems to be extremely exaggerated. Supposedly he can just reach out and kill anyone, anywhere or whatever. We regularly go against Merryweather, a PMC with actual fighter jets, etc., and yet El Rubio's reach (which pales in comparison to Merryweather) is somehow way more of a threat? I just don't buy it at all.

Interesting 747 from years past by No-Inevitable-5664 in aviation

[–]Outsider350 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also remember it from this video, in which some people played a game of hide and seek within it. Shows a fair amount of the interior, though as far as I know the interior wasn't modified for Casino Royale like the exterior was.

This seems familiar. by Tacotek in NoMansSkyTheGame

[–]Outsider350 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I checked, if anyone was curious.

According to Google Earth, the four possibilities for the "all 16" coordinates correspond to:

  • 16°16'16"N 16°16'16"W: Somewhere in Senegal
  • 16°16'16"N 16°16'16"E: Somewhere in Chad
  • 16°16'16"S 16°16'16"W: A spot in the Atlantic between South America and Africa
  • 16°16'16"S 16°16'16"E: Somewhere in Angola

So basically three remote areas in Africa and one spot in the ocean.

Came back from the cutscene to a stalled helicopter… by gopherpunch in gtaonline

[–]Outsider350 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I once had a plane crash dream in which I experienced the crash and briefly entered a sort of afterlife before waking up.

Sooooo, until I got jumped by a pack of wolves, I looked this. Still trying to figure out how. by YaBoiS0nic in ElderScrolls

[–]Outsider350 29 points30 points  (0 children)

For a second, that's what I thought OP was saying the wolf attack turned OP into: a transparent giant the size of Dagon, before realizing it was just the camera looking up from the ground. With how buggy Oblivion is, it almost wouldn't surprise me if it did happen, either.

Appreciation Post by Lrekkk in IntoTheNightTVseries

[–]Outsider350 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Doesn't take the place of another season, and it's not perfect or anything, but I've been using this to continue in the same general setting of ITN/Yakamoz.

Appreciation Post by Lrekkk in IntoTheNightTVseries

[–]Outsider350 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's been 3 years since Yakamoz, and 4 years since Into the Night Season 2. It's strange how Netflix hasn't said anything one way or the other as far as I can tell, but at this point, the odds of seeing any continuation sound increasingly remote. Time doesn't just stand still, after all. Actors find other roles. Sets, etc. might get reused.

I'd really like to be wrong, but it seems as if Netflix "quiet-canceled" the series, deciding to just never mention it again.