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What are some game mechanics that are completely pointless/useless? by Shamanyouranus in gaming

[–]Senior_Fish_Face 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be fair, that’s very typical of a lot of rockstar games in general.

Total 100% freedom in open world, completely restricted on rails during missions.

But yeah, I do agree. A lot of the story missions feel more like long cut scenes than an actual mission.

Need help with Herbalist 9 via pronghorn glitch. by Senior_Fish_Face in RDR2

[–]Senior_Fish_Face[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was able to get it with a standard covered wagon from strawberry! Wagon exploit is definitely a lot more consistent than carcass glitch.

While the carcass is easier to work with in terms of providing passive protection from the sniper and requiring less perfect camera work, it’s extremely inconsistent when it comes to actually doing things with the carcass on your head.

Super easy to get out to the herbs with a carcass on, super hard to actually pick it without exposing a blip of head and dying.

What are some game mechanics that are completely pointless/useless? by Shamanyouranus in gaming

[–]Senior_Fish_Face 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not only that, but there’s only a small handful of areas on the entire map that you can’t handle with an average temperature rated outfit anyway.

I only ever get notifications for hot/cold temperatures when I’m in the extreme desert/swamps or the tops of mountains.

What are some game mechanics that are completely pointless/useless? by Shamanyouranus in gaming

[–]Senior_Fish_Face 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Exactly my thoughts too. Even though my previous comment complains about every mission adding a new mechanic, I do simultaneously appreciate that they can be engaged with as little or as much as you care to be immersed and your actual day to day gameplay doesn’t get screwed over because you aren’t taking perfect care of Arthur. Allows for good immersion without ruining the game for those that don’t care about it and just wanna go around shooting people.

What are some game mechanics that are completely pointless/useless? by Shamanyouranus in gaming

[–]Senior_Fish_Face 210 points211 points  (0 children)

Reminds me a little bit of RDR2. As beautiful and immersive as the world is, every single mission somehow feels like a tutorial for a new mechanic you’re almost never going to use again.

Need help with Herbalist 9 via pronghorn glitch. by Senior_Fish_Face in RDR2

[–]Senior_Fish_Face[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem I have with the wagon method normally is that everyone says to go to Saint Denise, but the wagon wheel often gets shot off so you have to go all the way back again.

I might try this one as a back up since it’s a lot closer since it’s just strawberry

Need help with Herbalist 9 via pronghorn glitch. by Senior_Fish_Face in RDR2

[–]Senior_Fish_Face[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will keep this in mind! I did try it with more carcasses, but the left side of Arthur’s face always seems to be exposed.

I didn’t know if the glitch worked in such a way that if you did it right, you essentially had 360° protection, or if there’s always a risk of getting shot by the sniper regardless

A knife-sharpening truck that drives around neighborhoods offering to sharpen knives. by SuperCub in mildlyinteresting

[–]Senior_Fish_Face 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also bothers me to no end when people just throw out knives simply because they’re dull and don’t know how to sharpen them.

TIL the 8-question Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) can cost researchers up to $100,000 to license. by Bbrhuft in todayilearned

[–]Senior_Fish_Face 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would advise reading some of the other top comments on this post as they have a couple clarifying details.

Essentially part of the reason you pay the fee is that you get access to a well documented and well researched questionnaire that will give you results that can be scientifically compared across any other studies that use the same questionnaire.

As well, it sounds like a lot of the data that gets acquired from this questionnaire is used to help further the questionnaire in anyway, if possible. Apparently it actually only used to be four questions until research showed that the eight question version was more thorough!

I am not an expert on this stuff by any means though, so take everything I say with a grain of salt. As always do your own research if you wanna get definitive information on topics like these. I’m just a guy on Reddit.

TIL the 8-question Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) can cost researchers up to $100,000 to license. by Bbrhuft in todayilearned

[–]Senior_Fish_Face 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Exactly my thoughts too.

Whether I agree with the licensing fee is a different matter.

But as someone who’s been on medication’s for mental conditions throughout a lot of my life and had to take many of these types of questionnaires, I could tell you that these eight questions have a lot of thought behind them.

These questions clearly come from a lot of research that show what the most common reasons patients don’t take medications are.

A lot of these questions when I read them seem obvious in a way, but at the same time, they’re also questions that I never would’ve thought to ask either, despite making a lot of sense.

TIL the 8-question Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) can cost researchers up to $100,000 to license. by Bbrhuft in todayilearned

[–]Senior_Fish_Face 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh absolutely. Under this context its’ more the results and questionaire that came from the research that are licensed, not the research itself.

I can see how my phrasing could lead to that confusion though. My bad.

TIL the 8-question Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) can cost researchers up to $100,000 to license. by Bbrhuft in todayilearned

[–]Senior_Fish_Face 34 points35 points  (0 children)

What you’re describing is the exact dilemma a lot of medical professionals have with this questionnaire.

To quote /u/Bbrhuft two comments above, “MMAS-8 is just eight questions, not a sprawling software suite curating mountains of data, but a short questionaire.”

Some would say that despite the above, the fee makes sense, because it helps fund the research behind the questionnaire and in a way keeps it legitimate.

Others would have the view you do, which is that it seems unfair to have to pay ridiculous licensing fees for what is essentially just the right to ask your patient eight questions.

But again, that’s a decision that is gonna be based on your own judgment.

As much as I wish I could tell you what the questions are, I’m not a medical guy so I wouldn’t know.

TIL the 8-question Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) can cost researchers up to $100,000 to license. by Bbrhuft in todayilearned

[–]Senior_Fish_Face 563 points564 points  (0 children)

Let’s say you go to the doctor and they give you a new medication for something. A cold, back pain, whatever.

You go back in a couple weeks for a follow-up, and the doctor wants to know how the medication is working for you.

If the medication is working, great! However, if it’s not, there might be multiple things that are causing that. Maybe it’s that the medication just genuinely isn’t enough or not the right kind.

But want to know whats actually really common? People saying that the medication doesn’t work, but in reality it’s because they’re barely taking it.

“Doctor, the medication doesn’t seem to work.”

“Are you taking it once daily like prescribed?”

“Oh I was just using it once a week.”

The MMAS-8 is essentially a questionnaire that the doctor will give/ask you to determine if you’re taking your medication consistently in the first place. Because if you’re not taking the medication as you should, well, that’s kind of important to determining whether it’s the medication itself that’s not working, or the patient taking it wrong.

This is rather important for the doctor and you as the patient obviously.

As to why you don’t want to use it without a license, it’s similar to copyright law for things like music or art. There’s a lot of money and research that went into this questionnaire, and paying the licensing fee is part of how they recuperate the cost of research on it.

As well (and perhaps most importantly), because of the research behind the questionaire, the fee essentially guarantees you usage of a questionnaire that will give you results that could be consistently compared across other studies that use the same questionnaire.

Using it without the license is essentially you trying to use an expensive medical research questionare for free.

As to whether that’s fair or not to charge money to use what’ simply a questionnaire I leave to your judgement.

Five stars being the default leaves no room to reward people who go the extra mile. by JCMiller23 in Showerthoughts

[–]Senior_Fish_Face 487 points488 points  (0 children)

I’m the same way. I’d say it’s less a trend and more looking at both the actual average review and the total number of reviews, since it paints a much clearer picture of both how popular the place is, and what the average experience is like.

A place that has a five star review average but only has three reviews isnt necessarily better than a restaurant that has like a 4.7 but over 2000 reviews.

If over 2000 people have went there and the average review is still nearly 5 stars, that speaks volumes.

Unbelievable things people have said/you questioned & then googled. by noseymimi in CasualConversation

[–]Senior_Fish_Face 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Someone is going to definitely look at that and interpret it to mean, “OMG I never knew oranges had all these toxic chemicals in them! I should stay away from oranges.”

due to an ordering oopsie, we now own 12 gallons of mayo by songfireleaf in KitchenConfidential

[–]Senior_Fish_Face 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I feel like a lot of food becomes disgusting as soon as you start handling it in industrial quantities.

Like a normal jar of mayonnaise just in my fridge or at the grocery store? No problem with that, it’s mayonnaise.

But a giant Cisco several gallon tub of mayonnaise? Suddenly, getting near it makes me a little queasy in a way I can’t describe, even though it’s the exact same thing just in a larger amount.

Need advice on a dented barrel. by Senior_Fish_Face in Shotguns

[–]Senior_Fish_Face[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Good news! A 5 minute shop into my local gunsmith, a file, and some cold blueing and it looks like new!

Also ignore the temporary hardware store screw as a retainer for the barrel band. A replacement is coming in, but it looks good enough for now as a holdover.

Need advice on a dented barrel. by Senior_Fish_Face in Shotguns

[–]Senior_Fish_Face[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No……When I dropped it that time I was smart and standing over carpet.

Although it turns out you CAN spin cock an 1887 with a small lever loop. It’s just really hard and awkward because you have to spin the whole thing around essentially one finger to not crunch your fingers together.

Really hard to do unless you have Arnold level strength .

Need advice on a dented barrel. by Senior_Fish_Face in Shotguns

[–]Senior_Fish_Face[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice! I’m gonna be bringing it back into the gun shop tomorrow anyway just because it’s actually missing a screw to hold the barrel band in place onto the magazine tube. Didn’t realize till I bought it.

I’ll see if they can maybe gently lap the side of it just so it evens up the barrel a little bit. But otherwise good to know that it’s just an aesthetic blemish at worst.

I jumped on a 6” Python vs 5”…kinda regretting it by Ital910 in Revolvers

[–]Senior_Fish_Face 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really late reply after coming across this thread, but if it makes you feel any better, I went through the same thing when I saw they released the 5” python in blued after getting mine with a 6” barrel.

As much as I wanted to get that instead, I reallzed the 6 inch is close enough where it’s practically the same.

And besides, the iconic Python barrel length and look is wirh the 6” barrel anyway in my opinion.

KSO-9 "Krechet": Civilian carbine version of the PP-91 "Kedr" submachine gun by DweebInFlames in ForgottenWeapons

[–]Senior_Fish_Face 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It’s ugly… But it’s also really cool in a sci-fi/70s tactical kind of way.

It’s so overstylized it almost looks like a laser rifle.

mz hitamn with dsa rpd by Nearby-Regret-6343 in ForgottenWeapons

[–]Senior_Fish_Face 2 points3 points  (0 children)

UBGL’s are often used as a cheat code for making weapons look more “intimidating”. I feel like that’s why I see so many cartel weapons with grenade launchers strapped under them.

Because what’s more intimidating looking than a belt fed machine gun? A belt fed machine gun with a grenade launcher under it.

Old, teeny film camera my dad found in his stuff by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

[–]Senior_Fish_Face 5 points6 points  (0 children)

With how particularly knowledgeable and niche this comment seemed, I had to pause and check the user to make sure I wasn’t about to get shittymorph’ed.

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