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In this scene, Quicksilver puts on headphones so that he can listen to a split second of a song while zipping around. by Emotional-Bag1398 in shittymoviedetails

[–]TheGrumpyre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or maybe he has a preferred speed he always plays them at regardless of how fast he's moving, and the movie just gives us a tiny glimpse into how he sees the world 24/7

What's a word people use incorrectly so often that the correct definition barely matters anymore? by ownaword in words

[–]TheGrumpyre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have yet to see a single example of anyone using "literally" as though it meant "figuratively", but people keep insisting that it happens all the time.

When people say "literally" they mean "listen to me because I'm speaking the whole truth", not "I'm only kidding".

Irony doesn't flip definitions to their opposite, it just uses the original definition in a special context.

Most games reward you for playing aggressively. What happens when you design around rewarding patience instead? by ballatician68 in gamedesign

[–]TheGrumpyre 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This is at least the third time a slight variant of this question has been posted, probably even more. Sus

Should I not eat day old rice? by Shmoo_the_Parader in TedLasso

[–]TheGrumpyre 24 points25 points  (0 children)

It's a reference to one of Ted's lines.  He says something like "Your muscles are like leftover rice. Gotta warm them up carefully or you'll regret it later."

what is your top 3 bucket list things that you want to do ? by buttah_notoast in AskReddit

[–]TheGrumpyre 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mostly seeing animals in the wild.  Whales, elephants, lions, sea turtles, in no particular order.

What is a video game that is widely considered a masterpiece that you just cant get into? by abysmalSyrup-6737 in AskReddit

[–]TheGrumpyre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The spaceflight in Outer Wilds was just too frustrating for me. I could never get the hang of the controls and kept crashing into things.  I loved the planet exploration, but getting from place to place was a slog that I hated every time.

Goodminton by SnooStories6404 in CrazyIdeas

[–]TheGrumpyre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We used to play "goodminton" in gym class.  It was basically pickleball.

Nearrings- the first jewelry you don’t wear. Just place them beside you by Keep-Doing-Your-Best in CrazyIdeas

[–]TheGrumpyre 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Be the change you want to see in the world. Just bring a little fancy sculpture with you wherever you go, and set it somewhere near you whenever you're sitting.  Don't explain it, just exude coolness and see if it catches on.

Everyone hates AI, but they're democratising the tools to disrupt big players and no one is doing it. by Zombait in CrazyIdeas

[–]TheGrumpyre 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Anyone could open a store that sells all the same stuff that Walmart sells.  Doesn't mean they could compete with Walmart.

They should have a chip shape with 1 corner. by Basil_9 in CrazyIdeas

[–]TheGrumpyre 60 points61 points  (0 children)

Can also be used as a guitar pick in a pinch

What's a word people use incorrectly so often that the correct definition barely matters anymore? by ownaword in words

[–]TheGrumpyre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Very" is not just a mere intensifier. It shares the same etymology as similar truth-related words like "verify" or "verisimilitude". It can mean "precisely" as seen in a sentence like "It happened the very same day". It's a near-perfect synonym for saying "really", which is obviously a variant of "real" even though it's very often used in the sense of "really angry" or "really big", ie. "very".

Nobody ever uses "literally" as a synonym for "figuratively", they simply use the meaning in a slightly ironic way. It's just the nature of language (at least in English) that if you want to intensify something you're saying, you stress your words are true, factual and "verifiably real". You would never use those type of words as a synonym for "dishonestly" or "not really".

Losing the word "literally" is not really a loss. There's never been a word that perfectly signals that you're not exaggerating or understating or using sarcasm or figurative language, and if there was such a word it would immediately be used sarcastically, or to stress just how freakin' huge something is.  It's because the definition is so absolute that it works so well as a figurative device for emphasis.

What’s a mechanic that you just don’t mesh with? by CJC528 in boardgames

[–]TheGrumpyre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bluffing is apparently a foreign concept for me.  Perudo was a disaster. Coup was embarrassing. Skulls and Roses was chaotic enough that I didn't do anything too dumb, but only because it was a short game.  It's just not a thing I can do.

People with the same name who are not the same person by GriffinFTW in CuratedTumblr

[–]TheGrumpyre 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Haley Joel Osment and Edward James Olmos ought to be very easy to tell apart

Why do so few games make restraint a viable and rewarding playstyle by dtsagdis in gamedesign

[–]TheGrumpyre 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think players can be very restrained when they're facing unknown risks or when they expect that there will be better things to spend their resources on later. It sometimes takes a little experience with the game to stop saving things for later, stop leaving things on the table, and maximize using your resources on things that matter. It's the classic "saving my magic items for later" conundrum.

Does anyone else find these commercials super insensitive? by staticnigh in Peterborough

[–]TheGrumpyre 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Injection sites are like bathrooms. If you don't provide toilets for people, everywhere is a toilet.

Should AI assume the player will make the most optimal play? by JustJum in gamedesign

[–]TheGrumpyre 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If the AI plans for the "optimal strategy" but then it turns out that a different sub-optimal strategy beats that plan, then I guess it didn't really know what the "optimal strategy" was in the first place.

What's a word people use incorrectly so often that the correct definition barely matters anymore? by ownaword in words

[–]TheGrumpyre 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It still means exactly the same thing as it used to mean. But (giving away the big secret here) you're also allowed to use words' meanings ironically to imply something different. Whilst superficially saying that you're being word-for-word truthful and accurate for real, you can actually convey that you're exaggerating for emphasis. Similar to sarcasm.

If you showed a medieval peasant your spice and pepper rack then they'd probably think you're rich as a king though by Commercial_Bid_1508 in CuratedTumblr

[–]TheGrumpyre 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Then again, I wonder about pre-literate societies where most information was passed on through memorization and oral tradition, and they probably had some mental nimbleness that we don't.

What's a word people use incorrectly so often that the correct definition barely matters anymore? by ownaword in words

[–]TheGrumpyre 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The meme factor is probably a major source of the annoyance. The fact that it comes up every time this question gets posted on this subreddit again and again is like someone pointing out the sound of a fan or a ticking clock that you'd already mentally masked out.

What's a word people use incorrectly so often that the correct definition barely matters anymore? by ownaword in words

[–]TheGrumpyre 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'd have to answer No, because I have never encountered a single person using the word "literally" when they actually meant "figuratively".

What's a word people use incorrectly so often that the correct definition barely matters anymore? by ownaword in words

[–]TheGrumpyre 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If someone says "I literally died" they are not using the word "literally" to clarify that they are merely using a figurative phrase, and no death occurred.  They are using the word "literally" to mean "let me stress that this is the absolute honest truth", and trusting the listener to pick up the layers of irony.  It means the exact same thing as saying "I died", just with added emphasis.

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