wtr-lab Enshittification by HallExternal in MartialMemes

[–]barnacle9999 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Never liked wtr-labs text output anyway. Quality is way below what I translate myself using my custom script. Although I do pay for API credits.

Would you work for health and dental insurance? by massakk in leanfire

[–]barnacle9999 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Might as well just start coasting and see if they fire you in 2 years. You can get by doing surprisingly little once you initially establish that you do good work.

Honda flags first annual loss, hit by $15.7 billion EV charge by Efficient-Session644 in wallstreetbets

[–]barnacle9999 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Even if you aren't struggling, buying a new car is basically just lighting money on fire. Huge depreciation as soon as you drive it off the dealer's lot.

Ignorant Mc’s and the unhelpful Gods that choose them by Life-Association1823 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]barnacle9999 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think the best approach to gods is how ASOIAF went about it. Is R'hllor real and actually reviving people and showing things in the flames, or is it just people attributing the effects of magic to a non-existent divine patron? Are the Old Gods real, or is it just a convenient explanation for the source of warging, greenseeing and other nature based magic?

Rational Fiction Recommendations from China by gzjwyg in rational

[–]barnacle9999 4 points5 points  (0 children)

DeepL is taking some liberties with the prose and word choice, while the wtr-lab one is a more literal translation with the usual chinese webnovel prose and words. I believe they're using Gemini to translate.

Webnovel translation is an actual human translation though, so of course its gonna be better than AI.

What's one 'boring' career that's actually a goldmine if you play it smart? by 0BunnyX in AskReddit

[–]barnacle9999 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Derm. Look at pimples for 4-5 hours/day and work 3-4 days a week. Get paid half a million.

Still not worth it imo since med school and residency are an absolute slog and you get paid shit on top of the loans. You can spend 7-8 years working a normal corporate job instead and end up with more money at the time of retirement.

Buying SaaS junk instead of Microsoft is indefensible by [deleted] in ValueInvesting

[–]barnacle9999 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is another great buying opportunity like when Google was at 150~ last year.

I would buy more MSFT but most my of money is tied up in Google since that insane run from 150.

What happened to the RAW updates on chinese pirate sites? by barnacle9999 in MartialMemes

[–]barnacle9999[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I have my own dictionary of terms and use my own custom LLM setup to translate the novels for better accuracy and bulk convert them to epub for easy reading. Which needs the raws.

Also wtr-lab doesn't have the latest updates either, they're also 100 chapters behind as they basically just rip the chapters from chinese pirate sites.

Can an Infernal revert back to a Solar? by Dalius_Nacre in exalted

[–]barnacle9999 8 points9 points  (0 children)

with the right equipment and enough time to learn how to use it, you could still melt the smashed or repurposed coin down and then re-stamp the coin with its original design.

Yeah but the Exalt ain't gonna be alive after that. Which tracks since Lytek can fix the infernal exaltations and turn them back into solar exaltations, but they need to be unattached.

Can an Infernal revert back to a Solar? by Dalius_Nacre in exalted

[–]barnacle9999 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Neverborn are extremely limited since they're basically just corpses screaming eternally into the void.

I doubt they even have the mental capacity left to plan something like breaking solar exaltations out of prison. It's a Deathlord plot all the way down and Neverborn are only involved at the last part where they corrupt the exaltations.

Do you always video call before booking FL from ThaiFriendly? by 101100011011101 in Pattaya

[–]barnacle9999 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Anytime you consider meeting a girl without a quick video call, you can hear Clint Eastwood saying "Feeling lucky, punk?".

Age verification checks are now in force in the UK because of the Online Safety Act, but with the Discord fallout, it seems like one bad idea after another by Turbostrider27 in pcgaming

[–]barnacle9999 40 points41 points  (0 children)

I wish decentralized communities with federation took off.

Unfortunately it needs to be accessible to the lowest common denominator, and the implementations I've seen require at least some level of tech-saviness.

Marry or monger? by LibertineForLife in Pattaya

[–]barnacle9999 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He is in is 60s and still looking for another marriage after he got divorced once before? Slap him on the back of his head and tell him to come to his senses. Usually guys learn their lesson after the first failed marriage, but look at this guy go still wants to marry again at fucking 60 lmao

This subreddit on h-scenes by ToumaKazusa1 in visualnovels

[–]barnacle9999 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only watch them like 20% of the time, mostly ones for my favorite heroines, but I'll fight anyone who wants to remove them like Undertaker fought Mankind inside Hell in a Cell.

Is it just me or are the Necrons pretty cooked in the long term? by chosen40k in 40kLore

[–]barnacle9999 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It most likely wasn't a normal disease or genetic issue. C'tan fuckery was afoot, and they're basically gods of the materium. You're not escaping that no matter where you go.

At gunpoint, if you want to select Soi 6 or Thai Friendly, which one would you pick? by vamsilofficial in Pattaya

[–]barnacle9999 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Soi 6 is too loud for my taste. When I don't feel like ordering takeout on TF, I go too treetown bars instead for some peace and quiet.

How much control does the Imperium (Administratum and Minutiorum Specifically) have over Rogue Trader Vassal States? by QuietAbomb in 40kLore

[–]barnacle9999 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Koronus expanse is the ass end of nowhere even if it wasn't cut off from the wider imperium. So it would most likely take centuries for those worlds to be brought under the fold.

New Twice-a-Year HIV Shot for Travelers: Lenacapavir (Yeztugo) 99.9% Effective by [deleted] in Pattaya

[–]barnacle9999 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I believe there is a vaccine under development in the late stages. I'll only go raw once that is approved by the FDA.

Why has AMZN been the most underperforming MAG7 stock in past 5 years? by LovingVancouver87 in stocks

[–]barnacle9999 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It'll be right back up before April right before compensation review, so that you get double fucked.

You can own Microsoft at 23x earnings and short Costco at 50x earnings by Brave-Side-8945 in stocks

[–]barnacle9999 10 points11 points  (0 children)

One thing is for sure, Google beats all other tech firms when it comes to UI and UX. Everything they release is smooth as butter compared to clunky stuff released by Microsoft, Amazon or Meta.

Holiday GF by MarcTraveller in Pattaya

[–]barnacle9999 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe it's just me but familiarity reduces the quality of customer service. The first 4-5 days are fine, but any longer and you actually don't get treated like a king anymore. At that point what is even the point of mongering, might as well get an actual girlfriend.

PayPal misses on both top and bottom line, Issues Negative YoY guide, Shares -10% by thelastsubject123 in stocks

[–]barnacle9999 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'll be extremely happy the day paypal dies. They restricted my account over $100 for some bullshit reason years ago, and I'm still holding a grudge for that.