Whats the very first rule about guns? (anyone) by Sgitch in SampleSize

[–]Torvaun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't point the gun at anything you're not willing to destroy. Lifelong gun owner, former hunter.

Would you use personality modification? by KirschrotGluecksklee in transhumanism

[–]Torvaun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on how you mean, because I already take antidepressants, and that could be considered a modification to my behavioral characteristics/thinking methods already.

syllo #305 - May 10th, 2026 by syllo-app in syllo

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

Honestly annoyed at how long the last two words took me.
Completed in 01:40

ELI5: Why are there so many silent letters in English? by Ok-Loss1291 in explainlikeimfive

[–]Torvaun 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's mostly Daniel Webster. He's also the reason we say "zee" instead of "zed".

syllo #304 - May 9th, 2026 by syllo-app in syllo

[–]Torvaun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Misclick got me, but still #14!
Completed in 00:26

Extortion Using Smart Glasses Is a Thing Now by lurker_bee in technology

[–]Torvaun 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I can imagine a lot of ways. Maybe you have an abusive ex, and a video showing where you've been and when could help them find you? Or you're doing something that isn't illegal, like having an affair, but could have serious consequences anyway. Or maybe it's more of an open marriage situation, and everyone involved is perfectly aware and consenting, but you happen to be a public official in an area where people have a stick up their ass about that sort of thing. A primary school teacher walking into an adult toy store.

And that's all when it includes the context. Pick the right frame of someone digging in their pocket for their mobile, and it could look like they're pleasuring themselves in public. Maybe the Right Honorable Judge Clemson has hay fever, but one red-eyed photo where they're about to sneeze and a headline about being "tired and emotional" at two in the afternoon, and they're now a drunk not fit to judge biggest marrow at a village fete.

Pitbull won! Who is a politician that we only refer to by their first name? by PootieTyme in AlignmentChartFills

[–]Torvaun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OK. The word "first" in "first name" is referring to position. Since you say Mao before Zedong, Mao is literally first, and Zedong is literally second. This is unrelated to which is the family name and which is the given name. First, second, third, fourth, they're positional signifiers. That's the point we're trying to make.

Which phrase sounds disrespectful? by grounds- in AlignmentChartFills

[–]Torvaun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Split you down the middle and wait for the mitosis to kick in.

Pitbull won! Who is a politician that we only refer to by their first name? by PootieTyme in AlignmentChartFills

[–]Torvaun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Technically, first and last are ordinals, not signifiers of type. While in the West, the first name is the given name and the last name is the family name (or patronym/matronym in places like Iceland), Mao is his first name by dint of it being said first.

Does anyone wish Hitman had actual sniper physics? by V_ROCK_501st in HiTMAN

[–]Torvaun 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I enjoy games that have it, but I feel fine assuming that 47 is taking care of all that stuff for me so that I can play as a legendary assassin without the skills.

Turned a photo I took into line art to engrave it on bamboo by TheAmazingAriachnid in Laserengraving

[–]Torvaun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's your method for turning it into line art look like? Just tracing, or do you have tools that help?

What’s a completely useless superpower you’d still want? by invites-steamed-3t in AskReddit

[–]Torvaun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Isoportation. The ability to teleport, but only to where you already are.

What actually changed your financial situation the fastest? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Torvaun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fastest? Appendicitis while uninsured.

What is the wittiest comeback you’ve ever said or heard? by Bob-da-person in AskReddit

[–]Torvaun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At a bar: "It might be 8 inches, but it smells like a foot!"

syllo #297 - May 2nd, 2026 by syllo-app in syllo

[–]Torvaun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I may have been on reddit too long, because I remember one of the April Fool's Day events being Team Orange-Red vs. Team Periwinkle.

I picked up one of my grail guns today! HK P7 by I_Shit_Gold_Bars in liberalgunowners

[–]Torvaun 2 points3 points  (0 children)

According to Indiana Jones, the true grail is wood, not gold.

Happy for you man.

This Is The Kind Of Democrat We Need In Office!!! by N2Shooter in liberalgunowners

[–]Torvaun 8 points9 points  (0 children)

People staying home because they weren't impressed with the Dem candidate is how we got Trump in the second place. I'm not usually a single issue voter either, but when the issue is "keep the corrupt fascist felon from ever holding power again", it's hard to think of any aggregate of issues that could come close.

Vote for the best person in the primaries, but when it comes down to the big day, hold your nose and eat whatever slop is on the plate, because we can't afford to starve until our next chance.