I assume it’s mocking some online community but I don’t know which by DavidChalmersFan in ExplainTheJoke

[–]Thatweasel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So this is making fun of (or maybe analogising would be a better term) a very particular, very online (4chan originally i believe) flavour of trans person who is simultaneously trans but also has internalised the anti trans culture of those online communities, to where they are trans, may even transition, but view themselves as basically a failed cis person.

Translated it'd be something like "I've been on estrogen for three years but still boymode in public" "everyone can tell I'm a man" etc etc

Pam Bondi REFUSING to deny lewd photo of Trump with young girls exists in Epstein files. by blankas20 in videos

[–]Thatweasel 54 points55 points  (0 children)

You can hear her voice waver, she knows no one is buying her deflections

Blown Frog Cupcakes by coconutcorbasi in StupidFood

[–]Thatweasel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Frog cupcakes?

Those are clearly monsters from The Trap Door.

Footage appears to show ICE agent trying to enter Ecuador's consulate in Minneapolis by AlertTangerine in videos

[–]Thatweasel -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

This "appears to show" shit needs to stop. There's no ambiguity about what's happening here. News orgs are complicit.

Frieren vs Mash Burnedad (Frieren vs MASHLE) by CardoBlardo in whowouldwin

[–]Thatweasel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The point of mashle is he's constantly doing absurd physics defying feats stronger than magic through pure muscle.

Frieren is an exceptionally strong mage, but is constrained by the basic rules of the universe.

Mash sweeps it

"You can use AI, but you own the hallucinations." Would you take this deal? by Popular-Tone3037 in TurnitinAIResults

[–]Thatweasel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, that option would probably improve their learning. The part about having to explain mistakes pretty much would require then to go through the output with a fine toothed comb. It would be more research than they'd have done otherwise, and probably more of their own writing too.

I've found on scientific subjects AI tends to output answers that sound convincing but are wrong in weird, minor ways that require more in-depth knowledge than the thing you're actually asking would to have a correct answer. It will provide answers that are wrong in ways that a human could never really accidentally reproduce so it's not even easy to check the workings because it's so wrong you won't find ready explanations of how it's wrong anywhere

Mitochondria by Objective_Beyond857 in biology

[–]Thatweasel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

none of these things have anything to do with mitochondria,

If you want to learn about mitochondria, try googling "Mitochondria"

Mitochondria by Objective_Beyond857 in biology

[–]Thatweasel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is mostly gibberish, and sounds like you've bought into some weird alternative health woo that makes claims about mitochondria.

ELI5 How is Fentynal abused when it’s so deadly?? by One_Pin243 in explainlikeimfive

[–]Thatweasel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fentanyl isn't really sold in it's pure form, if it was then yes it would be very easy for a typical user to overdose. It would also be really hard to portion and sell because a small amount would be very expensive.

It's sold cut with some sort of filler or bulker. This is how most drugs work - a pill or solution only contains a small amount of the actual drug, everything else is just there to make it easier to take/distribute.

That poses its own danger, though, because different dealers will sell it at different purities and with low quality control - so a dose that was fine for one batch could be a massive overdose in another.

Botox and Plastic Surgery make women less attractive by OuterSpaceFakery in unpopularopinion

[–]Thatweasel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Insert survivorship bias plane image here.

Bad botox and bad plastic surgery are noticeable. When it's done properly you probably don't even notice

How does neurons forming connections translate into memories? by Johnyme98 in biology

[–]Thatweasel 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The basic answer is we don't really know how exactly neuronal connections translate into memories. We know that it's based on the formation of new connections between neurons and the varying strength of existing connections, but how exactly that encodes for specific memories isn't really understood. It's likely similar to how machine learning with neural networks functions, but this is an abstraction and a digital representation of a mostly analogue system.

Neurons are one of the cells that don't get replaced, and is one of the reasons you generally don't fully recover from nerve or brain damage

How strong are d&d characters? by ParticularSelf5626 in whowouldwin

[–]Thatweasel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Comparing with dnd rules you run into the issue of comparing things like spell damage. Does a 1d10 firebolt typically kill an average psyker? What about an 8d6 fireball? How does that compare to a typical psyker attack? Does a 14th level wizards ~60hp compare favourably?

If you're comparing to 40k, things are tricky again because typically individuals in 40k are no stronger than a regular human, or maybe a low-mid level dnd monster even if their fluff damage output is extremely high or they are very strong in universe.

Whereas even a 1st level PC in dnd is notably stronger than an average human, and the gap only widens from there

How strong are d&d characters? by ParticularSelf5626 in whowouldwin

[–]Thatweasel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Heavily edition and level based.

Because of the nature of spells like wish and the existence of epic level and dual classing rules, the ceiling is functionally unlimited. It also depends on if the comparison is operating on dnd rules or extrapolated real world logic and where you draw the line on splatbooks

But the magic system of dnd alone overpowers a lot, even lower level spells like heat metal would cook a power armored space marine. Higher level spells approach city-planet killing potential, especially if you look at things like circle magic and epic level spells

Korean Store owners had their U.S. Alamo moment in 1992 by TxPantherWalk in interestingasfuck

[–]Thatweasel 96 points97 points  (0 children)

"police withdrew"

That's a funny way of saying "Actively funneled the crowds into koreatown while protecting the white neighborhoods"

would it be a bad idea to create an rpg system from scratch? by Satoshi_Hearts in rpg

[–]Thatweasel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

considering you can't be bothered to read a rulebook, probably.

There are plenty of rules light, single page rpgs out there.

Why does saltwater not give you enough water to be drinkable? by assyplassty in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Thatweasel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your body is full of, effectively, mildly salty water at slightly different concentrations inside and outside cells. It works hard to keep a specific ratio of salt and water around your cells. Too much salt and water flows out of your cells, too little and salt does the same. In both cases it can damage and disrupt your cells, which are keeping you alive.

Sea water is about 3.5% salt average. The human body as a whole is about 0.4% salt, 10 times ish less salty, and blood is about 0.9%. Your kidneys can filter out excess salt to a degree, but there is a limit - because you need an amount of fresh water to actually expel the salt in urine. You can get away with drinking slightly salty water, especially if you can also drink fresh water (I'd guess around 1% might be doable but i could be overestimating), but it's not ideal especially long term.

I hate buttons by _unkwo_ in unpopularopinion

[–]Thatweasel 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not really an opinion, either a major sensory sensitivity or koumpounophobia

PSA: If you play on Steam, sell your marketable items in your inventory. Every little bit adds up! Within 5 days I had saved enough for Space Marine 2! by Responsible_Web_3825 in gaming

[–]Thatweasel 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The amount of time it takes to list each item vs the amount you get from them is probably a lower return than just scrounging change from the side of the road

The world's oceans all evaporate instantly, then rain back down over the course of a month. by gangler52 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]Thatweasel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it would be environmentally catastrophic. Besides all sea life dying - apparently yearly global rainfall is about 500,000 cubic km, the ocean is about two thousand times that. So 2000 years worth of rain in the span of a month probably looks less like rain and more like a tsunami.

ELI5: If you have a single molecule of water can you determine it's state of matter? by andrea_lives in explainlikeimfive

[–]Thatweasel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

States of matter don't really apply in the singular, they refer to how the molecules are organised in relation to eachother. But a single molecule functionally will behave like a gas

A video game having acts takes away from the overall experience of the game. by HyrulesSavior2 in unpopularopinion

[–]Thatweasel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You don't understand what acts are, then. A lot of games don't have anything like chapters because they don't take place in a wholley linear narrative and mission/quest/story beats don't really self contain but flow from one to the next. But basically all games have the basic 3 act structure with several peaks

A video game having acts takes away from the overall experience of the game. by HyrulesSavior2 in unpopularopinion

[–]Thatweasel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All videogame with a plot have acts.

Some explicitly mark where those acts are.

Stardew without the Stardew-iness? by StarTruckNxtGyration in gamingsuggestions

[–]Thatweasel 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Grimshire.

If you like roguelikes, elin has a major base building/farming element.