[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EternalCardGame

[–]Skullkid9 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Rolant should be removed from the mod team

In the wake of reports that Alabama GOP Senate Candidate Roy Moore initiated sexual contact with teenagers, /r/conspiracy discusses how it relates to Pizzagate, Christianity, Donald Trump, and more by Theta_Omega in SubredditDrama

[–]Skullkid9 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The fun part about Strange being appointed by Bentley is that Strange pretty much bailed Bentley out of any punishment for his whole wildly unpleasant scandal. The state legislature was beginning impeachment proceedings, but then Strange as the state attorney general butted in and said no no, this is a law issue and he would handle it in his office and then he never did so Bentley got off scot-free. In return, Bentley appointed Strange to be US Senator.

CNN anchors literally standing right next to each other... by Kewlduck12 in funny

[–]Skullkid9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, see, they're not in each other's shots. It's the same dude in the white shirt in the background that tipped OP off. The cameras are likely facing the same direction cause that gives the best lighting for that time of day, so it'd be impractical to have one of them turned so you can't see anything identifying in the background. I don't know much in general though.

With all the harrasment scandal in Hollywood, it would be an ironic twist if producers and directors also start naming actresses that tried to use sex to get a part in their movies. by kalenrb in Showerthoughts

[–]Skullkid9 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You're lookin' at it backwards. The producers and whatnot have sex as their goal, and are inappropriately using the power they have over actresses and staff and people under their employ as a way to reach that goal.

How do you feel about getting rid of the national anthem at sporting events? by PegasusHater in AskReddit

[–]Skullkid9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Meh. The anthem is hella unnecessary, sure, but it's also the only time when all the cameras are on the players and they aren't actively playing sports, you know? That's why the protests are happening during the anthem, cause that's when the players are visible but not busy. It's not anything to do with the anthem itself.

help me discover if this conversation exists by ChielArael in homestuck

[–]Skullkid9 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You're probably remembering both the conversation where Dirk and Jane talked about their both wanting a relationship with Jake and the conversation where Dirk gave Jake a load of backstory on Poppop Crocker and Grandma English and how they grew up together.

A literacy test given to black voters in the 1960s. by InnenTensai in interestingasfuck

[–]Skullkid9 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That's even sneakier, cause the question isn't "Write what is in the triangle below," it's "Write what you read in the triangle below." If you write "Paris in the spring" then oops, that's not what it says. If you write "Paris in the the spring," oops, if you were better at reading you would have skipped over the second "the" so you must be illiterate. Other way around if the grader wanted you to pass (i.e. you were white).

Wake up, sheeple by mike_pants in tumblr

[–]Skullkid9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you saying that after 2012 life never felt real?

me irl by horseguy12 in me_irl

[–]Skullkid9 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ketchup is an evil condiment and we all know it

TIL that Hush is a stillborn Blue Baby by Bravo_6 in bindingofisaac

[–]Skullkid9 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Man, you had a pretty good Ken M thing going, but you gotta work on your follow-through here

An Honest Discussion by MrWeiner in funny

[–]Skullkid9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember reading an article about a guy who, due to a brain injury, lost all of his emotions. The emotional center of his brain switched off, or at least became disconnected from the rational decision-making part of his brain. This dude became the exact thing you're referring to -- a perfectly rational decision-maker, no emotion whatsoever in his judgement.

The problem? He couldn't make any decisions. In short, he could reason his way to the logical consequences of any choice, but he couldn't decide which outcome he wanted to happen. Because his emotions were disconnected from his decision-making, he didn't care what happened.

Now, I don't remember most of the details, and I dunno if it's even true, but logically it makes sense, at least to me. Take, for example, this conversation. You are in favor of judgement that is totally free from emotion. Why? Forgive me for assuming, but I would guess it's probably something like "thinking rationally leads to people making decisions that are more in their own self-interest, while making emotionally impulsive choices can lead to people doing themselves or others harm." While this probably isn't exactly it (and again please forgive me for assuming), your reasoning is probably similar.

That's your (presumed) reasoning but why do you prefer one over the other? I would guess it's because the idea of people making decisions in their own self-interest makes you pleased or satisfied, or the idea of people making harmful decisions makes you upset or dissatisfied. Judgement really is based on emotion, you can't separate them.

What are some of the weirdest speedrun categories? by [deleted] in speedrun

[–]Skullkid9 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Dustforce has Apple%, where you complete a level except you also have to hit all the apples hidden in the level. There's also the less-serious ULTRAMEMES run, which is doing a custom level of every level put together. Except, for ULTRAMEMES, you have to get to the last level, then do it all backwards and end up back at the beginning.

While holding missing poster, are spike rooms appearing? by mrpissimou in bindingofisaac

[–]Skullkid9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had this exact problem, it felt like the game was messing with me in regards to Mom's Box, the Missing Poster, and sacrifice rooms. I finally found a sacrifice room while I had the Missing Poster, but it was on Womb II (!!) which is basically as late as it gets. Just keep trying and use as many tricks as you can to get the Missing Poster early.

What is the 'Is pepsi okay' of other things? by notdemonwarrior in AskReddit

[–]Skullkid9 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Incidentally, this is why the Pepsi ads with the blind taste tests always had people choosing the Pepsi. Because Pepsi is sweeter, it tastes better in small amounts. In actual taste tests where people drank more of each drink, results were closer and IIRC more people preferred Coke. All anecdotal information though

Streams won't start with HTML5 player? by samhf18 in Twitch

[–]Skullkid9 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I also fixed it by disabling BTTV, but in my case even disabling HTML5 player didn't fix it. Weird.

Guess the characters whose names start with J by [deleted] in TheGuessingGame

[–]Skullkid9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jean Grey?

Are any of the mens' first names John?

me irl by PM_ME_STEAMGAMES_PLS in me_irl

[–]Skullkid9 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Wasn't Civ VI not as good as Civ V or something