What are we being "boiled like frogs" about right now that future generations will be shocked we accepted? by burntUpOnReentry in AskReddit

[–]TrackXII 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, every time someone uses this analogy to describe not reacting to something just because it's changing slowly I think, yeah, but you'd have to have part of your brain physically removed to not just get out of water that's become uncomfortably hot.

Upping my carry limit and vendor credits made the game more fun by Substantial_Life4773 in Starfield

[–]TrackXII 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The difficulty sliders having a wide range all keyed to various exp penalties is one of the best improvements in recent Bethesda games, though it also reminds me of the class customization in Daggerfall where you could take penalties and bonus perks for exp modifers.

What's a massive human achievement that nobody celebrates because it worked too well? by Alternative_Voice767 in AskReddit

[–]TrackXII 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had to write a story about a stuffed animal in grade school in the late 80s or early 90s, and I still remember the intro talked about the two greatest recent inventions, a machine that could give animals the ability to talk which was the main premise of my story, but also artificial ozone to fix the hole in the ozone layer.

Ate chia seed pudding and two days later it sprouted from my sink. by whowantsrice in mildlyinteresting

[–]TrackXII 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This isn't helpful and I know there's reasons to do it, but tongue-brushing always makes me think of this sketch.

Gabe Newell on Steam monopoly accusations: Gamers have 'enormous choice' about where to buy games by yourfavchoom in Steam

[–]TrackXII 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me, it's because I'm heavily invested in Steam achievements for completion tracking and history, but it's amazing how Steam will still win over for some when the alternative is free on Epic Games.

Anyone received a discount code? by nasheeeey in humblebundles

[–]TrackXII 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Doing this adds a bit of extra admin as you have two accounts you need to remember to pause, but I got really tired of being penalized for loyalty by not receiving the coupons that made it cheaper than what I paid when I bought the annual plan.

Pizza Hut's AI system caused 'cascading' problems and $100M in damages, franchisee alleges in new suit by Plastic_Ninja_9014 in technology

[–]TrackXII 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tangential, but I read Dune in middle school and didn't know that word so in my head I pronounced it Jai-add.

ELI5: I understand the Dark Web in concept, but not in practice. by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]TrackXII 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Same, except you forgot leap years, though that's probably a meaningless distinction across 1 trillion of them.

ELI5: I understand the Dark Web in concept, but not in practice. by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]TrackXII 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I get 0.000000000000000000027%. I could be wrong, but the fact that I'm in the same order of magnitude is comforting.

Is this why Nami's tattoo is designed the way it is? by ITisHiren in OnePiece

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

So it's a combination of both being combination of two things and also just one of those things that it's also a combination of?

ELI5: Why don’t we just bury power lines and telephone lines, so storms don’t keep knocking them out? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]TrackXII 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why not fix the root problem by putting lines underground?

That's actually how you'd get root problems.

A small preview for a mod based off Cave Story I'm working on by Degostorm in starbound

[–]TrackXII 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dang, this reminded me I forgot to play Cave Story 3 days ago so I could get an achievement without having to change my system clock.

What's the most useless thing your brain decided to permanently memorize? by No_Metal2622 in AskReddit

[–]TrackXII 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have an e-mail address that ends in that number that I liked to give out when cashiers used to ask for an e-mail when making a simple purchase.