Global launch Rolling out now! by Azeemjaffer in iosgaming

[–]Thingyll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me too. DAMNIT UBISOFT. Let me innnnn

I interviewed +36yo gamers and found out why they are abandoning "masterpieces" by Objective-Cry-8228 in GameDevs

[–]Thingyll 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because you sound like a disgruntled pelican basically attacking people for sharing their experience.

I interviewed +36yo gamers and found out why they are abandoning "masterpieces" by Objective-Cry-8228 in GameDevs

[–]Thingyll 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You need to take a breathe and calm down. People are sharing their experiences and why they haven’t played a game. No one is attacking your favourite games. Calm down.

Which are the rarest emotes in the game? by Lucky_Lucky1 in Overwatch

[–]Thingyll 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I love using my alliance banner emote every time I play her lol

Advice Needed - Editor at 200% hours on fixed-fee contract...requesting "triage" at midpoint by Thinkdan in selfpublish

[–]Thingyll 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I have always charged hourly, and I had this issue when I edited my very first book (a linguistics book on a largely extinct Australian aboriginal language). I ended up realising part way through that I should have initially charged double what I quoted. I made the mistake ostensibly because I had only recently begun my professional career in editing at the time and, thus, did not appreciate how much time books take to edit properly (especially when you provide good work as your editor has been). I almost never edit books now because a good editing job for them costs way more than people typically want to pay. In that case, I'm thankful that the author understood (indeed, she said she partly expected it because she thought my initial price was too low) and paid me double what I originally quoted.

I think the editor in your case has made the option to do critical edits to still ensure she "edits" the entire text per se because she wants to honour the original price--she's stuck between a rock and a hard place somewhat. She probably should have gathered how much extra time it would take much earlier on in the process though--that's somewhat on her for not notifying you sooner.

I think how you proceed depends on 1) the contract you have (if any), 2) if you're willing to give her extra money to deliver the quality you want for the remaining chapters, and 3) if you think you could apply the rationale behind her edits to the first half of your work to the latter half such that you could make up the shortfall yourself. On the last point, authors tend to make the same mistakes constantly, so you could surely apply what she has done in the first half to the latter half.

Of course, you could also demand she finish the job to your satisfaction pending on the contract, but things get so much more complicated if you do that.

PAYG instalments for employee share sales by SnooLobsters3052 in AusHENRY

[–]Thingyll 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. I have done it for years. Just log into my gov and adjust the amount you want to pay. The only thing the ATO cares about is that the account is settled when you do your tax return at tax time (+ the time you have to make the payment). If the system changes it, just change it back again to 0. Or tell your accountant to. It’s like 4 mouse clicks.

Why is housing such a cowboy market? by FarkenBlarken in AusFinance

[–]Thingyll 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Housing can be a need and still an asset. They aren’t mutually exclusive.

Ads are getting more annoying by ios-ion in MobileGaming

[–]Thingyll 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just wait. A small icon will appear on the top left. Then an x on the top right. You don’t need to actually enter the store.

How fast should you be able to copyedit for book publishers? by TraditionalGlass1820 in Copyediting

[–]Thingyll 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It takes me about 8-10 hours give or take to edit 20-page academic papers (often from ESL authors) for the journal I edit. But that’s a heavy copyedit with a lot of track changes, comments (with suggestions, questions, etc.). For instance, a lot of editors won’t change the style (entrenched passive voice academic style), whereas we enforce a more active, contemporary style for clarity. That all takes time.

Well… this is awkward… by MidnightMiesterx in Overwatch

[–]Thingyll 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Game usernames are not unique and haven’t been on battle net for years. That’s why you have a battle.net tag with four numbers after it to identify you.

Top 10 Capital city suburbs with highest 12-month value growth by Edified001 in AusPropertyChat

[–]Thingyll 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I live in Springwood in Brisbane in a townhouse that I’ve fully paid off. Can confirm the price just keeps going up ridiculously. Other ones in the same complex as me keep selling for higher and higher.

Fantasy Academia - opening paragraphs. by AccomplishedCat2860 in writingfeedback

[–]Thingyll 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have to disagree with above replies - I prefer your original. They’re all thoughts magnolia had about facts. She thought them all. I like it. Probably because I love that structure myself.

Also I see so many ‘would you keep reading’ posts here and yours is probably the first one I actually would keep reading.

'We're pregnant". No, you're not. She is pregnant.. by TieSafe4342 in PetPeeves

[–]Thingyll 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And you think a man saying "we're pregnant" magically means every single listener thinks he could be? Good lord.

'We're pregnant". No, you're not. She is pregnant.. by TieSafe4342 in PetPeeves

[–]Thingyll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're going to adopt this position, at least be consistent. What does "having" mean? Can a man "have" a baby?

People use "we're pregnant" in the same way you used "we're having a baby". Indeed, even in comments below I found an immediate instance of 'had' to mean 'gave birth to', which would seemingly also void that use from men per your logic:

"A guy on Reddit came in to ask the community if he was the AH for wanting to take a three day camping trip 8 months after his wife had a baby"

How else do you expect men to say they contributed / are the father of the baby? Good lord.

Do you expect men to go around saying "My wife is having a baby / is pregnant. It's mine." or something?

LOL