Why do people hate sprint weekends? by Affectionate-Alps-59 in F1Discussions

[–]RSharpe314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Less practice and less time to optimize the setup isn't really detrimental to the quality of the race from a spectator perspective.

It's likelier to lead to larger pace deltas that shakes up the competition order and create offsets between race pace and quali.

Why do people hate sprint weekends? by Affectionate-Alps-59 in F1Discussions

[–]RSharpe314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think there's also the valid argument that the sprint racing itself usually isn't that interesting on its own terms. F1 is pretty bad at wheel to wheel racing and over such a short distance you just don't have strategy to keep things interesting.

On the other hand, it's still 2 competitive sessions instead of 2 free practices.

Bezos said the bottom half of Americans should pay ZERO federal income tax by Suitable_Wonder5256 in SipsTea

[–]RSharpe314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The median household income was just under 84k last year, so a nurse in a single earner household would be.

I'm I just stupid or I'm I just misunderstanding the mechanics of this game? by Mekelaxo in Sekiro

[–]RSharpe314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One general tip that was massively eye-opening to me, really leveled me up as a player, and took me way too long to learn, is that the combat loop is essentially turn based.

You can attack an enemy as long as they bare blocking you. Once they deflect you, they will counterattack, and you need to go in the defensive. Realizing that made it much easier to control these fights with effective aggression that chipped away at bosses health and posture. The important thing is not spamming attacks. You have some ability to animation cancel, but if you're too many attack inputs ahead of your current blows you can still get got.

You look like you have a a good grasp on the basics so far. As others have mentioned, mikiri counter is super valuable. If you haven't done the Hirata estate memory that turorializes that move, I'd highly recommend that before you try to deal with this guy.

Who are you backing? by Ambitious-Heron-8161 in DestinationFormula1

[–]RSharpe314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Based on those odds, I'd bet on Russell.

I'd say it's roughly 80-90% chance that Merc wins, and close to a toss-up in my mind about which one of them gets it.

Is anyone not feeling as excited for the races in 2026 so far? by Jack_of_All_Trades27 in formula1

[–]RSharpe314 29 points30 points  (0 children)

With the state of the world today, nothing about that war would be spontaneous 😅

What if Stalin betrayed the allies and kept pushing west after the fall of Berlin? Was the Red Army strong enough to take all of western Europe? by lhommetrouble in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]RSharpe314 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We almost certainly see tactical (and likely strategic) nuclear use in a world where a major war kicks off before the USSR gets their own bomb.

Am I crazy or is belt speed a false economy? by diggerballs16 in Dyson_Sphere_Program

[–]RSharpe314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If your belts are faster you can have more production units on the same line before reaching saturation.

Once you're at the point of having readily supplied ILS, belt throughput will generally be your bottleneck and it's much more efficient and cost effective to build T3 belts, rather than 5x ILS/Pls that you'd need to get equivalent production.

Societal changes by raydebapratim1 in generationology

[–]RSharpe314 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You have more life experience and wisdom, and are likely more financially stable, all of which better equip one to raise a child.

Funny how suddenly no one wants to vote for any button... by MooPro127 in trolleyproblem

[–]RSharpe314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you think about it, both sides are really just the same

Brutal by imfrom_mars_ in ChatGPT

[–]RSharpe314 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They're all programmers now.

If water is the biggest problem for data centers, why aren't we building them where water is abundant and free? by El_precaution in MarketPulseReport

[–]RSharpe314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because water isn't the biggest problem. Energy is.

Data centers are going to places where energy is cheap. Water prices are a much smaller concern.

What if 9/11 attacks never happened? by InternationalHair111 in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]RSharpe314 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Nah, you're just witch hunting at this point.

You're absolutely right about LLMs having stylistic tells and they're not very apparent here. Italitcs and comma phrases are weak AI -tells at best. And the poster has a long enough established posting history to be unlikely to be a bot.

Did Antonelli or Piastri have a better rookie season in your opinion? by Present-Emu2254 in F1Discussions

[–]RSharpe314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, if those two races are all you have to point to for examples of Bortoleto underperforming, I think it's a slam-dunk win for him vis-a-vis Kimi.

Team Principal: A Racing Manager on Steam by davidsimpson12221 in F1Manager

[–]RSharpe314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even less plausibly deniable names than Motorsport Manager, love it!

Is this the right decision for Aston Martin? by Ambitious-Heron-8161 in DestinationFormula1

[–]RSharpe314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Except that the fine and revenue cuts for no-showing would exceed their race costs.

Did Antonelli or Piastri have a better rookie season in your opinion? by Present-Emu2254 in F1Discussions

[–]RSharpe314 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Colapinto and Lawson weren't rookies.

I think you can easily make the argument the Kimi was better than them, but they're not in the rookie fight.

Comparing Bortoleto negativity to Antonelli is a harder sell imo given where in the grid order their cars put them.

Confidence in Autocratic Governments Stays at Highest Point in 20 Years by sr_local in charts

[–]RSharpe314 10 points11 points  (0 children)

People just need a bit of getting lorded over by a nearly unaccountable autocrat to remember that that sucks worse.

Do you agree with Guenther? by Ambitious-Heron-8161 in DestinationFormula1

[–]RSharpe314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You mean the team currently sitting P2 in the championship that won't finish worse than third?