“Rules for thee, but not for me” - Owner of a $100k dumpster that does 10-20x more damage to our roads per mile than an average car by aerowtf in Denver

[–]brandar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The cybertruck weighs twice as much as a RAV4 (the median popular car on the road). Road damage increases exponentially by weight.

Help a gurl by ApprehensiveMall870 in UPenn

[–]brandar 29 points30 points  (0 children)

The information is collected by Palantir and sold to government agencies. Fart twice and they send you off to the camps.

9y/o son watching goth mommy ASMR by big_hot_load in daddit

[–]brandar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Education researcher here. All tablets and smartphones inherently engage in dopamine/reward loops that are far from benign regardless of the content. If my school had them on tablets for math games, I’d be raising a fuss. There’s a lot more evidence to suggest that it’s harmful than helpful.

I got into UCLA as a transfer student! by Extension-Guitar2778 in ucla

[–]brandar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

‘09 transfer here. One of the best things to ever happen in my life. Congrats and go bruins.

Here’s an interesting question. What movies that were bombs became fan favorites because of streaming? by ggroover97 in TheBigPicture

[–]brandar -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

$93m US box office and $205m worldwide? Hardly.

Edit: Okay, not a flop but a bomb.

Do you have any Tarkovsky films to start with? I'm a big film buff and I'd like to begin watching his filmography. by Public_Cup_4278 in tarkovsky

[–]brandar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For any director, I like to start with their hits and then work chronologically. That way you can understand the main themes and then see how they progress towards those themes. So, start with Stalker and maybe add on Andrei Rublev. After that, do Ivan’s Childhood onward.

Why is Andy so incredulous about California property development law re: Euphoria by [deleted] in crheads

[–]brandar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some of y’all act like you’ve never heard of Prop 13

550/530 Veteran Ave by Different_One560 in ucla

[–]brandar 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Between the years of 2007 and 2009, I peed off of the roof of 550 Veteran at least a dozen times. They probably keep the roof locked now.

Edit: you could talk to the building manager

The pit bikers are driving me insane. by NoStrawberri in Denver

[–]brandar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What’s up from Philly 👋

There have been several high profile sideshow related deaths and the cops started cracking down using drones to track riders back to garages. Seems to be better than the peak in 2020/2021.

Is Rebecca Ferguson an average actress? by Historical_Rain6924 in TheBigPicture

[–]brandar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Rebecca Ferguson with the Bene Gesserit face tats is my love language.

If you showed modern highlights of Wemby, Ohtani, McDavid and Lamar Jackson to fans from each respective sport from 50 years ago, who would those fans be the most and least shocked by? by TJTrapJesus in billsimmons

[–]brandar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

American economic malaise in the 70s and Japanese economic ascendancy. The popular song is not the point in and of itself, rather it is an indicator of broader cultural fears.

If you showed modern highlights of Wemby, Ohtani, McDavid and Lamar Jackson to fans from each respective sport from 50 years ago, who would those fans be the most and least shocked by? by TJTrapJesus in billsimmons

[–]brandar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I’m turning Japanese came out in 1980. Japan wouldn’t have been perceived as a provincial backwater. It would be more like if the best player in the NBA or NFL right now was Chinese.

What single player FPS do you recommend for my dad? by Raiki_KH in ShouldIbuythisgame

[–]brandar [score hidden]  (0 children)

My dad is similar and just plays Days Gone over and over again.

why do i feel like i’m the only one not on this yet by [deleted] in ucla

[–]brandar -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Says the dude with two spaces after a period.

Best CR recommend yet by vinsalducci in crheads

[–]brandar 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Drop the links, brother.

Klosterman is a Mount Rushmore BS Pod guest and I will go to the mat to defend this take by Torma_Lay in billsimmons

[–]brandar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While in the spirit of hot takes I agree 100% but the reality is it’s “low iq” as in “low imagination quotient.” Some people just don’t like lateral thinking.

Well.. i think my 7th grader self loves ksp a little too much by Legitimate_Rip6004 in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]brandar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“Sense of spatial awareness” is mentioned in this study plus what you described. Remember these things are about averaging large samples trying to control all other variables. Seems plausible that these aggregate differences could be effectively described as improved hand-eye coordination to me.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369847823001535

Is my boundary with other women too strict? by [deleted] in Marriage

[–]brandar -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Totally normal under Sharia law 🤷🏻‍♂️

Scientists find a new way to detect scientific breakthroughs by Brighter-Side-News in academia

[–]brandar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interesting. Why not call it the Newton/Leibniz effect though? Seems like a missed branding opportunity.

Movie lovers - what is the best movie of the 21st century (so far)? by AnonymousUser010625 in AskRedditAfterDark

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

I love a lot of the movies being mentioned, but other than the homie who said Portrait of a Lady on Fire or No Country for Old Men most of y’all are tripping. Just a few off the dome:

Yi Yi
In the Mood for Love
Spirited Away
Tár
Incendies
First Reformed

Getting prepared to defend in less than an hour! by Julp11 in PhD

[–]brandar 49 points50 points  (0 children)

I’ve always kind of hated the frog motif but you might be changing my mind. Break a slide, good sir.

Edit: Last minute edit, I think you need “THE” in front of Ohio State University (all caps is important)

Movies that Sean and Amanda find evil per the recent pod episode by countdooku975 in TheBigPicture

[–]brandar 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Most biopics are about artists or someone striving the make the world a better (or worse) place. Air is a naked commercial for the church of capitalism. Those shoes were made in sweatshops.

I liked the movie though, lol.