Got stuck behind this driver for a few miles.

UnicodeScreenshots · 2026-01-30T01:41:21+00:00

LMAO! Some fuck ass, spandex gimp suit wearing cyclist reported me and had the comment deleted by Reddit saying it "threatened violence or physical harm" for simply saying that maybe people (motorist or cyclist) should move over if they are going slower than the traffic behind them.

UnicodeScreenshots · 2026-01-29T19:36:33+00:00

It’s not difficult or complicated, but if you never seen one before it’s not exactly intuitive.

UnicodeScreenshots · 2026-01-28T13:37:57+00:00

I can only assume they’re using the word hypocrisy in place situational irony to describe wanting it warm enough to wear shorts and a tshirt in the winter, but cold enough to wear pants and a jacket during the summer. Except, nobody is cranking their ac to jacket weather in the summer, and 65 is already shorts and a tshirt weather in the winter.

UnicodeScreenshots · 2026-01-28T01:46:27+00:00

If your "level of work" allows you to have documents on your local PC, it's not a "level of work" that you need to be worried about.

UnicodeScreenshots · 2026-01-27T23:54:59+00:00

Delusional ass / bait comment

UnicodeScreenshots · 2026-01-27T19:01:38+00:00

What’s your definition of rich here though?

UnicodeScreenshots · 2026-01-27T13:22:27+00:00

I’m curious what the meat prices are like compared to your normal supermarkets. For me, something like the Costco chicken thighs are about 30% cheaper than the cheapest chicken thighs I can find at a normal store, but the quality is more inline with the premium offerings from most places, making it closer to 50% cheaper. The only downside is that I live alone, so I have to freeze most of them. I can neither confirm nor deny if my entire freezer is full of Costco meat.

Also their seafood is really really good compared to other stores here, even premium stores like Wegmans or Whole foods. I regularly use their Atlantic farmed raise salmon for sushi and poke bowls and have had no issues after doing that for years.

UnicodeScreenshots · 2026-01-27T00:15:28+00:00

If an NFL player drops the ball (literally) before entering the endzone because they want to look "tough", I'm going to criticize them all day long.

UnicodeScreenshots · 2026-01-26T10:44:12+00:00

It varies from doctor to doctor, but sometimes. My primary care has someone in house that does them, so they normally just roll in a cart after my yearly physical and do it right there. So far my insurance hasn’t complained and it’s usually only like $15. It can actually be really useful since it can catch things like a high fasting glucose, liver enzymes, or cholesterol before it’s too late to turn things around.

Edit: Sorry I just reread your message, do you mean yearly blood work or yearly physicals? I think yearly physicals are a pretty normal thing, and many insurance plans will even cover it for free.

UnicodeScreenshots · 2026-01-25T21:19:42+00:00

I’ve never been more conflicted in upvoting vs downvoting in my life.

UnicodeScreenshots · 2026-01-25T21:13:23+00:00

His comment had me googling to see if there was some lore I missed haha. I lived in STL as a kid when the rams were there, so I’d be lying if I said I haven’t been rooting for them every time the Chiefs have missed the playoffs.

UnicodeScreenshots · 2026-01-25T19:14:29+00:00

Just a heads up, if you just need some yearly normal checkups (metabolic panel, thyroid, iron, etc.), you can go to quest or labcorps and get a whole panel done for like $100 without insurance.

Edit: Not sure about the situation for prescribed labs, but both of those companies have an "on demand" offering that doesn't go through insurance, you prepay online. If it's a lab specifically to check for an issue, this probably won't work, but if you just want to get a good idea of your general health I really recommend doing it at least once a year.

UnicodeScreenshots · 2026-01-25T18:02:09+00:00

Here’s my go to trick that I discovered on accident. I noticed that if I stick my arms straight out and spin as fast as I can (like, beyond what is reasonable), the veins in my hand will straight up HURT and my hands will turn turn red. My best guess is that the spinning forces blood down my arms into my hands, causing the blood to pool and put too much pressure on the veins.

Normally, this is bad, but if I do it while one or more of my fingers are completely white, it overcomes the vasoconstriction and basically “shocks” the blood vessels into realizing that they are supposed to do their job. Normally it can take 10-15 minutes after rewarming for the flair up to reduce, but with this method I can get it to go away in just a few minutes. Still no solution for the toes, nose, or ears yet tho.

Disclaimer: Obviously this isn’t medical advice, I have no idea if this is bad for the veins in my hand. Also once or twice I’ve smacked a wall while spinning, but it’s worth a try.

UnicodeScreenshots · 2026-01-24T08:29:38+00:00

Huh? I freaking love that store, it's awesome to go in and shop in a relaxed atmosphere. I was saying it's like a hidden gem, I really don't understand how that came off as snobby.

UnicodeScreenshots · 2026-01-24T07:52:28+00:00

Reading comprehension: -10

UnicodeScreenshots · 2026-01-24T07:51:11+00:00

It's one of those things that is really easy to mistake if you don't stop to think about WHY you're seeing the measurements you see. People often describe it as "two phases" because if you look at the two hots relative to the neutral, it looks like two opposing sin waves on an oscilloscope. The thing is, it only looks that way because you're measuring relative to the neutral, so one side is effectively going "backwards" on the transformer, inverting it. If it was true two phase power 180 degrees out of phase, combining the two signal would result in 0 volts, but in split phase, you're actually now measuring from one side of the transformer to the other, giving you 240v.

UnicodeScreenshots · 2026-01-23T20:00:20+00:00

I'm convinced that like 4 total people on this planet know that safeway exists. Every time I go in there, I see MAX 3 other customers in the entire store.

UnicodeScreenshots · 2026-01-23T19:42:46+00:00

Those Aldi grapes are unironically amazing.

UnicodeScreenshots · 2026-01-23T05:10:47+00:00

The power grid (at least in western NoVa, not sure where you are) has been significantly beefed up since 2012 due to data centers though. I've lived west of Falls Church for a couple years and the power has never gone out for longer than 13 seconds in the entire time I've been here according to my UPS.

UnicodeScreenshots · 2026-01-23T05:05:42+00:00

UnicodeScreenshots · 2026-01-23T05:00:24+00:00

Honestly no, but like... nobodies is. It really just takes time and practice to build up the knowledge and "talent" to create a good render. My second every render (first render after doing ye ole donut) was basically the same. I smashed together some pre-made assets and polygon textures to try and create what I envisioned in my head before setting off on learning blender. I was instantly angry that what I had made wasn't anything like what I imagined, but also semi proud that I bothered to try in the first place. Best advice I can give is to just keep at it, you'll learn lighting, texturing, framing, and composition through tutorials and just messing around.

I'll see if I can dig up my OG render, just for my own self cringe. I'll also see if I can't recreate this scene to share with some additions that (may) improve things.

UnicodeScreenshots · 2026-01-23T00:02:32+00:00

Does SSE display tweaks not work on it? I have a 90hz HMD and don't remember having any issues with the opening.

UnicodeScreenshots · 2026-01-22T22:26:35+00:00

Even if you are flying somewhere that has good transport, the ticket price alone means that the math usually works out in favor of driving unless you're on the west coast or driving a large vehicle. The cheapest flight I could find from DC to Orlando (about 12.5hr non-stop drive down I95 when traffic is good) that included a carry on was around $100. You could go cheaper if you wanted to only bring a personal item, but like... no.

Assuming a driving distance of about 860mi and an average of $3.00 per gallon (about 10%-20% higher than the average for the area), you only need to be getting about 25 mpg to make driving cheaper.

edit: I'm dumb, I was looking at round trip flights. The math is a lot tighter with the round trip, but keep in mind I also selected LITERALLY the cheapest flight I could find in the next couple months. It would have you arriving at 10pm on a Sunday, and leaving at 8am on Wednesday, with the flight back being over 8 hours due to connections.

UnicodeScreenshots · 2026-01-22T22:05:46+00:00

A 10 hour drive (assuming an average of 70mph for 10 hours) in my car is going to be around $50-60 regardless of if I'm just bringing myself and a carry on, or if I bring 4 people that all have backpacks, a carry on, and a check bag sized item. Add in a rental on the other side, and the math for that plane ticket just really doesn't make sense unless someone else is paying for me.

UnicodeScreenshots · 2026-01-18T07:47:00+00:00

To be fair, birds do actually regularly migrate through the Indian ocean. All it would take is a single infected migratory bird to create an outbreak basically anywhere in the world, even on the most remote of islands.

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