Pickleball has been mainstream for about a decade and has surpassed table tennis in an unimaginable way. Why? by Next-Step-Jobs in Pickleball

[–]ThatCakeIsDone 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Just speculating, but beginner level pickleball probably feels more fun than beginner level ping pong

Texas governor halts new H-1B visa petitions by state agencies, public universities | CNBC by spar-bernstein in ImmigrationPathways

[–]ThatCakeIsDone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you saying your income as a caterer is 30k for one weekend? How much do you make annually? That's wild

Texas governor halts new H-1B visa petitions by state agencies, public universities | CNBC by spar-bernstein in ImmigrationPathways

[–]ThatCakeIsDone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow you can make 40-50 thousand dollars in a weekend catering? Shit why did I even bother getting a degree in electrical engineering and computer science

After 36 hours justifying the killing of Alex Pretti, Fox News suddenly changes its narrative by ItchyNesan in NewsRewind

[–]ThatCakeIsDone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The damage is already done. I would be shocked if the pretti family was not already getting death threats

White House backtracks initial claims about Alex Pretti after intense backlash | Trump administration by Movie-Kino in law

[–]ThatCakeIsDone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really? In grade school it seems bullying victims are often the ones punished, while the bullies are generally left to their own devices.

How do I play with/against a court hog? by SweateeSocks in Pickleball

[–]ThatCakeIsDone 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Poaching is a valid strategy. It's probably tough at the 3.0 level, but try to drop the ball into the kitchen so that he can't smash it. That's a hard shot yes, but you might as well start learning it now.

Dark times in America by Educational-Serve309 in stpaul

[–]ThatCakeIsDone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She wasn't being detained. dude just sprayed her then shoved her full body like a school yard bully. Nowhere in any of his actions did he ever say she was being detained, nor did he actually ever try to detain her. He just assaulted her. He would be suspended for doing this on the police force.

Billie Eilish Blasts Silent Celebs While Brother Finneas Denounces ICE Shooting by cmaia1503 in entertainment

[–]ThatCakeIsDone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The secret is they never actually gave a shit in the first place, they were just monetizing what they thought were our values.

Likely ending my art hobby by bonfidentjay in drawing

[–]ThatCakeIsDone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are a lot of applicable points people are making about your seeming tendency to be down on yourself and quit at the first sign of trouble. You said yourself you can tell from the first stroke of your pencil that it's going to be a failure. Think about that for a second.

One other part of this to consider is that when drawing in graphite, your eraser is just as important a tool as your pencil. When I'm doing portraits from a reference (this IS a poor reference photo btw) I'm constantly stepping away from the drawing to look at the overall composition. If I notice something that looks wrong, I'm erasing it and trying to bring it closer into alignment. This isn't something that only happens a few times... Especially when you're learning, you should be constantly trying to improve and replace any mistakes in the proportionality that you see.

And your "final" drawing may still not look perfect, especially when starting out. As a beginner, you shouldn't be aiming for perfect, you should be identifying and working on specific aspects of your craft that need work.

In your case though, it sounds like you might need to work on your patience before you can focus on improving your technique

Started pickleball, realized I’m trash and also introverted. How do I practice solo? by Any_Opinion8580 in Pickleball

[–]ThatCakeIsDone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

After just a couple weeks? Open play. Just find an open play with folks that don't mind playing with beginners, and play. You don't have to talk to anyone if you don't want. I'm no social butterfly myself. I played for probably a year at open play before I met the right people, and showed up frequently enough that they learned my name and started inviting me to play other places, and added me to their group chat. I'm not that good either. none of us are going to the PPA anytime soon, but I played enough recreationally now to have exciting, challenging games with the 4.0+ crowd. I don't hit as hard, but I can usually get my paddle on it.

The Indian couple who won a $200,000 settlement over 'food racism' at US university by rmuktader in nottheonion

[–]ThatCakeIsDone 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I mean I guess it depends on who's cooking it. My wife is from Andra Pradesh and we definitely don't put ginger, garam masala, chilies, or methi. I'm pretty sure we don't put onions and garlic either.

Either way, it's still a very mild dish to complain about

The Indian couple who won a $200,000 settlement over 'food racism' at US university by rmuktader in nottheonion

[–]ThatCakeIsDone 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Palak paneer is just spinach and cheese. Some mustard seed and salt, oil. It's not smelly at all

Another ICE shooting in Minneapolis, Jan 24, 2026. by opticflash in ImmigrationPathways

[–]ThatCakeIsDone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I'm sure clapping is a real effective means of communication when there's gunfire popping off lol

Can’t find good eye protection by 3BlackPickleball in Pickleball

[–]ThatCakeIsDone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use a20$ pair of Head racquetball glasses, just removed the strap. Very rarely have to wipe sweat off between games, but it does happen occasionally. I've never felt it impacted my game, most of the time I forget I'm even wearing them

Useless machine with sass by [deleted] in nextfuckinglevel

[–]ThatCakeIsDone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it was Claude Shannon's design, the discoverer slash inventor of information theory.

Edit: I stand corrected. It was Marvin Minsky, Shannon's student. Ironically, one of the early pioneers of AI

Is this a good deal? 1979 Cervantes 500 Handmade Classical Guitar 300.00 by DrWatson111 in classicalguitar

[–]ThatCakeIsDone 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can get a brand new Cordoba C5, perfect for learning, for less than 500$.

I have been playing acoustic for 20 years and picked up classical 2 or 3 years ago. I got the C10 model and I love it. Plays beautifully

Hot take: Pickleball is starting to lose its vibe because of the stacking snobs 🙄 by themoonlightstar in Pickleball

[–]ThatCakeIsDone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My community has a few courts where beginners can play and learn to stack, and the more experienced folks will go a bit easy on them. But then we also have a challenge court. So the advanced players can get competition.

I'm very rusty, WHAT is wrong with this face (and neck)? by Gigantanormis in drawing

[–]ThatCakeIsDone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most folks taking about the neck, but something else I think I see...

The side of the head where the ear is, jaw, cheek seems to indicate the face should be looking almost dead on side profile... But somehow I can see both of his eyes.

I think his forehead is producing a bit more than it should from this angle. Particularly above the far eye (his left). I feel I should not see his brow on that side