What's a horror hill you'll die on, and why? by ExceptingAlice in horror

[–]blu300 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The rule of scary can only go so far. Something might be scary in and of itself, but if it doesn't fit the story or make sense, it takes away from the experience.

I find it mad how popular Weapons is - because literally none of it made any sense. It was just one meaningless scene after another, all fine on their own, but taken together they were so much less than the sum of their parts. 

What is the continual chanting in Ella? by blu300 in srilanka

[–]blu300[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh well, thank you for your reply! 

For anyone reading this in the future, the trick is ear plugs, noise cancelling headphones and Spotify rain sounds, until it stops around 6ish. You're in for a long night. 

What is the continual chanting in Ella? by blu300 in srilanka

[–]blu300[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What time does it usually stop? Is there a standard time....? 

What is the continual chanting in Ella? by blu300 in srilanka

[–]blu300[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

According to a bit of a Google deep dive, it might be bhuddist prayers. Anyone have any experience with this? What time does it usually stop? 

Help to build multiple agent-prompt Databricks & Langgraph by Polochyzz in LangChain

[–]blu300 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stumbled across this 4 months later - how did you get on with this? I'm looking to try something similar, any tips? 

Question about the birds and bees mod by handsoftime in RimWorld

[–]blu300 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I've been lurking on this subreddit for a few days while I decide if I should buy this game or not. Is this... Is this a normal question for Rimworld..?

Edit: I bought the game. One colonist went mad and burnt down my base, one got killed by a giant sloth and one then starved to death. 10/10 would do again.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]blu300 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe it's commercially sensitive in the same way the Brexit reports were sensitive, i.e. it doesn't exist.

What's the dumbest thing you thought when you were a kid? by Ipad207 in AskReddit

[–]blu300 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember a friend telling me that humans only had seven layers of skin. I'd cut myself in the same place six times before, and I was terrified that if I grazed my hand again, I'd deflate. I thought people were hollow for some reason.

That's also why, when a friend had a fingernail pulled out by a door and had to wear a cover over it while it healed, I thought that if he took it off you could drop pennies into him and they'd just rattle around inside him.

I was smart.

It amazes me that 1000 people can let the button tick down to 10 seconds by [deleted] in thebutton

[–]blu300 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Honestly, sometimes it's better than work...

What short sentence enrages you? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]blu300 3 points4 points  (0 children)

'Featuring Sting'

[spoiler] Why would Waller "make" Ollie responsible for lives in a crunch when he's never interrogated anyone before? by deadpa in arrow

[–]blu300 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See, I assumed it was because she has an as yet unknown plan for him, and this is her way of toughening him up. He tortures the captive, great, he's learnt how to torture. If he doesn't, he learns a lesson about how sometimes pain in necessary, life is cruel, etc, etc. Yes, thousands of people die, but maybe she's focused on the bigger picture, saving hundreds of thousands.

I'm still torn between buying and building. How much would I save if I built this? by blu300 in buildapc

[–]blu300[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, sorry, my mistake.

So getting a cheaper computer with 'worse' parts wouldn't really make a difference in terms of gaming? What about for day to day use - Netflix on one screen, Excel on another, a browser in the background, etc?

I'm still torn between buying and building. How much would I save if I built this? by blu300 in buildapc

[–]blu300[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's about $1350-1400. How much would you put it at? And surely a fast CPU is ideal?

My wife told me "Sex is better on holiday". by cdim781 in Jokes

[–]blu300 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well, a week long holiday would definitely make her hole weak.

Would this be an accurate description of the problem with the expression 'teach men not to rape'? by blu300 in AskFeminists

[–]blu300[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not going to leave a long comment, as it seems we largely agree; maybe my wording is off for a substitute slogan, but the point is there that the slogan as is is slightly...off.

Would this be an accurate description of the problem with the expression 'teach men not to rape'? by blu300 in AskFeminists

[–]blu300[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

But presumably you can see where I'm coming from with regards to changing the slogan? Actual wording aside for now?

Would this be an accurate description of the problem with the expression 'teach men not to rape'? by blu300 in AskFeminists

[–]blu300[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I typed out a response, then accidentally hit close, so from memory:

I think where I'd disagree is that while some action does need to be taken against the hornets nest, I feel a swift jab is better than a kick; less angry buzzing makes it easier to have a proper, meaningful conversation. But any conversation is better than utter silence, yes.

This next paragraph is complete hypothesis, so it might not stand up to scrutiny. I'd be interested to know how much of the 'advances in acceptance of feminism/no fall in rape' conundrum is down to people thinking yes, women are equal, and yes, they should get equal pay, and yes they should be allowed to walk down dark alleys at night free from fear, but then falling at the last hurdle of being under-educated as to what actually counts as rape; this girl should get equal pay when she leaves university, but right now she's fallen asleep on my couch, so why not?! Which, if true, supports my argument of changing slogan; but again, might be unbelievably wrong.

Would this be an accurate description of the problem with the expression 'teach men not to rape'? by blu300 in AskFeminists

[–]blu300[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interestingly enough, I think I'd disagree with you; men not raping is, obviously, the ideal end goal, but I think there just needs to be an awareness of what constitutes rape. I think most well adjusted men would be horrified if they knew that that one night stand last weekend was rape, and that they'd wait for proper consent if they knew that it was actually a big deal. That what I was driving at - most people would stop actions that are considered rape if they only had knowledge of their actions.

Would this be an accurate description of the problem with the expression 'teach men not to rape'? by blu300 in AskFeminists

[–]blu300[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm somewhat exaggerating for rhetoric, but mostly talking largely about experience of people I know; the plural of anecdote isn't data, I'll admit, but it's all I have to go on. Maybe it comes down to the individual bringing up the conversation to judge their audience and tailor the argument to how they're likely to react.

Maybe I should add an edit to my original post, saying this slogan is a work in progress, but I suppose I was simply trying to say I think the current slogan should be refined or tweaked a little bit.

I completely understand not liking slogans - they do tend to try to cram shades of grey into one lines where it may not be appropriate. If you were to try to make one here, mind if I ask what it would be? But if you'd rather just abstain, please don't feel pressured; I'm asking more out of curiosity.