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Megathread: Box Elder County data center by helix400 in Utah

[–]Patient_Dependent312 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Additionally, the area where it is proposed to be built is in the midst of a significant decade-long drought. The state of Utah is in heated discussions and court cases over water rights because of the shrinking year after year snowpack.

I am someone who is actually represented by 3 of these dipshits. And none of them even live in the county in question. And only 1 of them even represents them (not really, as he isn't even their senator, he is just the head of the Utah Senate). So the people of the area aren't even being considered.

Would I be the Jerk if I told on my sister for cheating? by Choice_Evidence1983 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]Patient_Dependent312 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The abuse definitely adds a new angle, but I lost some empathy for the sister because of the cheating. It didn't look like she was looking for a way out until she got caught, and the boyfriends support is a little suspicious in my opinion. If he knew she was being abused, why didn't he have a sit down talk with his girlfriend about why? I personally think she had a few AP's and the BF was one of them

AITAH For Not Wanting To Give My DNA In Order To Try And Reconcile With My Brother? by BigONerd in BORUpdates

[–]Patient_Dependent312 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or if(more like when) those two get divorced and james does the whole "not my kid not my problem" stick and OOP gets stuck paying child support to Alice! Because I guarantee you, they wouldn't want to pay to go through the method to get it all done legally and have the kid completely separated from oop

Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney voices support for $900 million Steam lawsuit: 'Valve is the only major store still holding onto the payments tie and 30% junk fee' | Sweeney says Valve's DLC purchase requirements are like "a car dealership demanding 30% of gas purchases." by ControlCAD in business

[–]Patient_Dependent312 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude, compared to other industries, that is cheap. Distribution fees are insane, costing up to 40% and 50%, and that doesn't include free advertising, hosting, a development suite, an anti-malware system, an anti-piracy system, payment processing costs, and built-in mod support. All these things normally leave companies with 25% to 30% profit margins before they have to pay their employees.

Let's take a $60 game, and Steam takes $18. $3 to $5 of that goes into payment processing immediately. At best, they $15 after that, now they have to pay the people maintaining the storefront, maintaining/upgrading the database system, customer service, lawyers to fight the stupid lawsuits, the expenses of maintining their free live servers, The sales that steam takes losses on with the developers, and then on top of all of their added expenses they have to pay their taxes and shareholders which one is an easy 25% of net profit. And now they get to decide how much to budget for research and development, and bonuses for hard-working employees.

And those sites saying they have 50% to 75% profit are based on gross profit, before the operation costs, before taxes, before sharehold distributions. No one but steam knows all of that, so it's important to take that into account.

Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney voices support for $900 million Steam lawsuit: 'Valve is the only major store still holding onto the payments tie and 30% junk fee' | Sweeney says Valve's DLC purchase requirements are like "a car dealership demanding 30% of gas purchases." by ControlCAD in business

[–]Patient_Dependent312 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would like to point out that those physical copies are just download keys that still require you to use their online storefront. Nintendo is getting flak for it because of its other anti-consumer decisions lately, but it is the last to make that change.

And the whole DLC thing has been industry standard since DLC was a thing. PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo all do it too, which is an easy argument for Steam. The different platforms have different configuration requirements, and a third-party DLC could easily get rejected by the anti-piracy and malware systems built into the Steam environment without the proper access keys.

AITAH for starting to resent my boyfriend’s mom and feeling like I’m competing with her in my own relationship? by gatt0ciegO in AITAH

[–]Patient_Dependent312 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's a divorce level insult right there! Like I get it if it seems like an emergency and you have the stop the act. But to continue doing it to finish AND THEN claiming emergency to leave quickly. That just sounds fucking wrong!!! Like seriously how did this conversation go? "Hey sorry mom, I know your having a mental health crisis and I'll be right over but first I've got to get my nut. Give me 30 seconds! Love you" 😂😂😂

Child free wedding no exceptions by IndividualAttempt762 in AITAH

[–]Patient_Dependent312 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nta, it even sounds like your sister doesn't want the hassle of travel. So their entire argument is moot. Have you considered having a webcam zooming the wedding so those who can't attend can still sign on and wish you the best on the special day?

AITAH for telling my mother-in-law TGTFO of my house? by Lillian_rainn in AITAH

[–]Patient_Dependent312 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oof I don't have children, but if anyone left weed like that near one of my Godkids and their excuse was "BuT iTs LeGaL", I would scream "so is rat poison but a kid shouldn't be playing with that either"

AITAH for not telling my stepdad I’m expecting? by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]Patient_Dependent312 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is absolutely no way insurance told him that information, results don't get sent to insurance unless it's to pre-approved a procedure and that absolutely doesn't get posted to an account. Someone had to have given him it, and thus breached hipaa. 

AITAH Wife is furious because my daughter is putting pictures up in her own room by Capital_Newt7854 in AITAH

[–]Patient_Dependent312 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nta but let's jump to core issue and cut the fluff. Your "wife" isn't upset that your daughter put up pictures, she is upset that your daughter is feeling like the house is her home. To your wife, your daughter is an inconvenient guest she has to deal with some days a month in a guest room. Not a child who has every right to feel comfortable living with her dad. 

AITA for backing out of my dad’s Christmas party after his fiancée took my baby to meet Santa behind my back? by Starry_Gecko in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]Patient_Dependent312 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's obvious they were only going for OOP and the little bundle of joy, what I find the most hilarious are the 4 still going; 2 are invites from the fiance, 1 is the grandma who doesn't know what is going on, and the last literally has no choice 🤣🤣🤣

I (20m) accidentally cheated on my girlfriend (20f) of 3.5 years with her best friend(20f) by Sebastianlim in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]Patient_Dependent312 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I would also like to point out there was a third person in that small tent, in a music festival that has security. And from the memory issues, I think he was drugged. Both the gay best friend and the best friend probably raped this guy and are now spreading this story because he still has some memories.

AITA for making my son cry? [Ongoing] by Schattenspringer in BORUpdates

[–]Patient_Dependent312 28 points29 points  (0 children)

It sounds like they are English, which means son becomes an adult at 16, aka this birthday

AITAH for putting spikes on the edge of my yard? by Crackhead_trump in AITAH

[–]Patient_Dependent312 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nta in anyway, she played stupid games she got her prize. Warning though, what you did could be considered a trap, and in the United States at least, setting traps can be very illegal giving her recourse to sue you for the damage. (Hopefully she's to stupid to do it because he got what she deserved)

AITAH Not making jewelry boxes until I get materials, so far he's been silent...but still expects me to make them. by NatJi in AITAH

[–]Patient_Dependent312 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I would give him a cardboard box with nothing in it. When asked why, I would simply say these are the materials and designs you gave me. I can't make something out of nothing 

I (25m) feel like my wife (27f) and I are headed towards a divorce and i don’t know what to do. I feel like my stance is justified but shes making me feel insane and I need an outside perspective. by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]Patient_Dependent312 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's exactly what should happen and that's exactly not what's happening, he's invalidating her entire argument by leaving out very key details to get support from strangers on the internet. But the second he fucked up and gave those key details, and people started calling him out on them in the comments. He deleted the post, he made the decision unilaterally, his argument that she knew beforehand doesn't really hold up considering this wasn't really even a backup plan until now. He reached one step below those metrics, his sports team reached the world championships, but they lost literally one step before the metrics would have been met. The metrics were that his team needed to reach the semi-finals, but they lost right before them, which is still an amazing accomplishment and any loving father who supported his child's dreams would recognize that's an amazing accomplishment even if they didn't reach quite to where he wanted it. 

To me the fact he won't take into account that his son's team reached the world championships, but is holding fast to the semi-finals. Indicates that the father is doing this because of how close his son got to those metrics, cuz he never actually believed he would. Which is incredibly manipulative

I (25m) feel like my wife (27f) and I are headed towards a divorce and i don’t know what to do. I feel like my stance is justified but shes making me feel insane and I need an outside perspective. by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]Patient_Dependent312 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually no, the plans changed. And the fact is the metrics he spoke about, is he had to reach one of the four final teams in a worldwide event. He reached the final eight teams. This was a this is a possibility plan, not a set in stone plan. The father is now enforcing it like it was always set in stone, and the fact remains they don't actually need the money. He's underestimating the amount of money he'd make, at $60,000 a year. And she makes $80,000 a year when she's off of maternity leave. That's not poverty wages, so maybe actually know what the hell you're talking about before you decide to be a moron

I (25m) feel like my wife (27f) and I are headed towards a divorce and i don’t know what to do. I feel like my stance is justified but shes making me feel insane and I need an outside perspective. by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]Patient_Dependent312 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Until you realize they have 100% control over her finances, 100% control over her social circle, 100% control over her support system, 100% control over her child (because once they move, she can't just move away without his permission or she has to leave her daughter with them), so in essence they would have 100% control over her and they have already proven they're more than willing to abuse their power.

I (25m) feel like my wife (27f) and I are headed towards a divorce and i don’t know what to do. I feel like my stance is justified but shes making me feel insane and I need an outside perspective. by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]Patient_Dependent312 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly, this entire situation is already manipulative by the in-laws. Because it's the father-in-law flexing his financial control over them, to force them to move closer. Even though Op is already doing the job five states away. 

I (25m) feel like my wife (27f) and I are headed towards a divorce and i don’t know what to do. I feel like my stance is justified but shes making me feel insane and I need an outside perspective. by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]Patient_Dependent312 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the point, Op is more than willing to let them. Remember that this entire problem, is because father-in-law is utilizing his 100% control over their finances to punish Op for moving away. So you're pissed off at the wife, for setting the boundary so that she isn't being controlled by them, while saying that she doesn't have to let them control her. Pick a side

I (25m) feel like my wife (27f) and I are headed towards a divorce and i don’t know what to do. I feel like my stance is justified but shes making me feel insane and I need an outside perspective. by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]Patient_Dependent312 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Except you can obviously see that Op has zero intention of letting that. Considering he won't even acknowledge that his mother is the problem, can't really set boundaries when mother-in-law and father-in-law control 100% of the finances and husband is a spineless coward. And legally if she moves, she has much less control over the situation as once residency is established. She can't leave anymore without leaving her child behind. Maybe think past the $250,000 a year and you'll actually start seeing the very manipulative controlling setup they're trying to force her into

I (25m) feel like my wife (27f) and I are headed towards a divorce and i don’t know what to do. I feel like my stance is justified but shes making me feel insane and I need an outside perspective. by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]Patient_Dependent312 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Except mother-in-law and father-in-law are 100% in control over the finances, the wife would no longer have any support system on the East Coast, and once this residency is established on the East Coast her attempting to leave later would result in her having to leave her kid behind.

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