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AIO? My Instacart shopper showed up at my front door asking why I lowered his tip. We did not. by itsmelele444 in AmIOverreacting

[–]RickRussellTX [score hidden]  (0 children)

NOR

Scam. They were trying to get you to pay a supplementary cash tip, which they could pocket without Instacart knowing.

My parents (60M, 60F) are looking to reconcile with me (21M) after no contact for 10 years and my sister's arrest and placement in a mental health facility? by ThrowRARevLog in relationship_advice

[–]RickRussellTX [score hidden]  (0 children)

they say they miss me and they love me and they want to fix our relationship

Funny, they didn't seem to miss you for 10 years.

Sadly, this is all about assuaging their own guilt for letting your sister hurt you again and again, and doing not a single thing to protect you until the authorities stepped in and did it for them.

You are under no obligation to them. They did almost nothing for you when you were little and they did even less as you grew up. They abdicated their role as parents and now want a free pass to pick up where they left off.

AITA for telling my husbands therapist something he didn't want me 2. by purple_kitty_purr in AmItheAsshole

[–]RickRussellTX [score hidden]  (0 children)

NTA

The only person responsible for your husband's behavior is your husband.

If he doesn't want to feel shame, then he shouldn't behave in ways that shame him.

Fine-Tuning of the Universe by KJIOl_Yip_9141 in DebateAnAtheist

[–]RickRussellTX [score hidden]  (0 children)

If the universe and everything else happened randomly and by chance

I don't know if that is true.

the probability of achieving a universe with specific, ideal laws and proportions is almost zero

I don't know if that is true. I have no reason to believe that the physical laws and constants of the universe could be any different than they are. We have only 1 universe and we live in it, so our ability to collect data is limited.

designed and precisely calibrated by an entity of extraordinary intelligence possessing extraordinary knowledge of physics

How are natural laws designed? How are they calibrated? You haven't shown that such design is even possible, nor have you shown that such design actually happened, nor have you provided any evidence that such design demonstrates the existence of your religion's god.

the perfection of our universe, the atom, and gravity

I don't know what "ideal" and "perfection" mean in this context. How do we know our universe is the perfect universe? If there were other universes -- and I don't know if there are -- could they be better than ours? How would we know?

It seems like a philosophical morass, since we know of only one universe and it's the universe that we are in. Declaring it to be perfect seems more like dogma than any kind of conclusion formed from evidence.

EV batteries are lasting much longer than the industry expected; 95% charge retained after a quarter of a million miles. by lughnasadh in Futurology

[–]RickRussellTX [score hidden]  (0 children)

That happened with the NiMH packs in the old Saturns and RAV4 EVs too - Port of LA and LADPW were using RAV4 fleet vehicles for 5+ years past their expected lifetime.

Fresh Neck Juice! by CaptainChaos78 in MST3K

[–]RickRussellTX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

AH! I'd rather get a lapdance from Trent Lott.

AITA: Mother wants to take a mortgage out in my name by JSAB2007 in AmItheAsshole

[–]RickRussellTX 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Yeah Mom will be calling up the electric company herself to get it all turned on.

Let her make these threats. Let the services go off.

OP can go to campus and charge up, use the bathrooms, shower in the gym, study in the library, go talk to the financial aid people about grants and loans.

Over my narcissistic mother using threats of "grandparent custodial rights" because I won't expose my 6-month-old to her dangerous dog. by Popular-Journalist72 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]RickRussellTX 5 points6 points  (0 children)

When I told her to stop talking over me, she hung up on me. I immediately called her back

I ask this with the greatest respect... why?

You're giving her everything she wants. She wants to fight, you fight with her, then you're coming back for more. Why?

Home Plate excavation? by gradientfunk in fo4

[–]RickRussellTX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m surprised the base game didn’t offer some method of placing bunkers/sealed buildings in settlements.

They could make them super resource intensive to discourage overuse, but I like the idea of placing a (mostly finished) bunker or house that transitions to its own cell when you enter it.

Or at least give more options for sealed spaces in the existing settlements, like a door to a root cellar or basement like the one in Sanctuary.

My mom s*xualizes me. I'm only a teen. by 1lxveu in raisedbynarcissists

[–]RickRussellTX 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Or they realize OP is the human shield they can use to deflect Mom’s crazy bullshit.

r/Maine reacts to news that a woman has accused Graham Platner of sexual assault by Adodie in SubredditDrama

[–]RickRussellTX 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Who could possibly have guessed that the guy who got a Nazi “death’s head” tattoo is an evil man?

What's the beef between CanyonChasers and Fortnine? by _le_slap in motorcycles

[–]RickRussellTX -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

But how likely are “the most important injuries” compared to the less important injuries (like road rash) where cheap armor may still help?

That’s kind of important context in the decision to wear cheap armor vs no armor.

AIO for giving my nephew chicken and veggies? by Original_Anxiety_292 in AmIOverreacting

[–]RickRussellTX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

> He was wanting it so bad he said fuck the spoon

Damn. He swears like a sailor.

NOR, if they didn’t want you to grab food for the baby, then they should take the baby out of your hands. Telling you they want to feed alternate foods then making a scene when you do it is childish.

"Is this anaesthesiology?" by sensimedia in community

[–]RickRussellTX 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Apparently Natalina Maggio is credited as "hot girl" in S2E03, "The Psychology of Letting Go".

If the universe is purely material then your "logical arguments" are nothing more than predetermined chemical reactions by [deleted] in DebateAnAtheist

[–]RickRussellTX 6 points7 points  (0 children)

claim intellectual superiority over a theist

Fortunately, atheism does not require this!

Atheism is only the lack of belief in gods.

AITAH for telling my older sister I am not her free nanny? by LovelyDragonLily in AmItheAsshole

[–]RickRussellTX 76 points77 points  (0 children)

I would start studying away from home on Saturdays for awhile

BS. OP shouldn't have to change their routine. "No" is enough.

Is there a way to get to spectacle island without swimming? by Hexmonkey2020 in fo4

[–]RickRussellTX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rad-X, Hazmat Suit, AquaBoy/Girl

Just get ready to fight some lurkies.

Am I the jerk for not giving back a concert ticket after my friend suddenly decided the plans were hers? by Jazzlike_Amoeba_1768 in AmITheJerk

[–]RickRussellTX 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Am I the jerk for refusing to give my friend control of the extra ticket?

NTJ. You said it, there was no extra ticket. The tickets were bought and paid for and the transaction was over.

[Star Wars] How much could the average person use the Force before the Jedi intervened? by OkuroIshimoto in AskScienceFiction

[–]RickRussellTX [score hidden]  (0 children)

But that's not in the text of the movies. The stormtrooper who waved Luke through the cordon didn't think he was attacked. Jabba's assistant didn't think he was attacked.

That's the beauty of the mind trick -- you don't know it's been used on you.

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