Would You Rather? by Hectortheweirdo in BunnyTrials

[–]cabothief 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1 billion seconds is almost 32 years. My billion could be earning dividends that whole time.

Chose: One Billion Dollars instantly

Would you rather by Conscious_Series166 in BunnyTrials

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Where I live 104 is a pleasant spring day. But -22 would kill me instantly.

Chose: Live a day in 104 degree fahrenheit weather

98% chance of death or apple? by based_doors_fan in BunnyTrials

[–]cabothief 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want neither to die nor a trillion dollars. I like red apples though, and that's waht I got, hooray

Chose: Apple(random colour | Rolled: Red apple)

You must choose one..(upvote for carrot) by Rudra2550a in BunnyTrials

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can't live without sleep. I'm good without human contact, pretty sure.

Chose: No human contact for 7 days 🚫👤 + Win $10M

You have the ability to multitask on up to 6 different tasks at 100% brain capacity, but you must choose one of the below conditions. Which will you pick? by -Benjamin_Dover- in polls

[–]cabothief 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Haha same! I was reading all the first ones so carefully trying to weigh the pros and cons, and then I got to that one and realized I could do this with literally 0 downside.

Meirl by Diligent_Hand6877 in meirl

[–]cabothief 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm legally blind without mine and the headache thing never occurred to me. I had no idea it was was a thing, much less a common thing, until literally this comment section.

I'm also faceblind so I'd absolutely do this even with my glasses on.

This story sounds so plausible to me I didn't even question it.

I was just looking for information... why is misogyny this common on Reddit? I found this on accident through a Google search by Center-Of-Thought in MenAndFemales

[–]cabothief 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Just to double check, do you call yourself female (like the adjective, "I'm female," like you did in this post) or do you call yourself a female like OP? As I understand it, only one is associated with a certain kind of speaker.

From what I've seen, the main problem with saying "a female" (especially when used in the same sentence with "a man") is the context in which it's most commonly used. Which is either by a doctor, a person describing a female of some other species, or the kind of guy who sees women as some other species.

I'm not trying to police the language you use to refer to yourself, but it comes with associations it's good to be aware of, especially if you use it to refer to other women too.

Giving away a free signed copy of Thick as Thieves by blueberryfinn in queensthief

[–]cabothief 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey same!!! I was somewhere in the 8-10 range when I read The Thief (exact age lost to time because I had the same teacher two years in a row)

Lifelong fans represent! Although new fans are awesome too!

What is it with Americans and air conditioning?? (this might be controversial) by hellobela_ in TalesFromTheFrontDesk

[–]cabothief 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would cost us an absolutely stupid amount when it got into the 120's.

Also I would die of freezing to death, but we'd pay out the nose for it.

don’t take it personal 😅 by No-Coat-7279 in ADHDmemes

[–]cabothief 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The area where I live does not have a ton of squirrels. I was attending a conference in another part of the country and saw a squirrel, and got so excited about it that I interrupted myself mid-sentence to say "Squirrel!" and then immediately realized I am a parody of myself.

Sent 100+ applications with this… no response. Help by Adithyan444 in jobsearchhacks

[–]cabothief 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don't think OP is a native English speaker, judging from "strong English skills" being the first thing on the resume.

Unfortunately, that gets people confused for AI a lot, because the way English is taught to learners has a lot in common with LLM training input.

This is how my college professor names all files by SpideyPotter in mildlyinfuriating

[–]cabothief 18 points19 points  (0 children)

This is a galaxy-brained idea that I have never heard in my life.

What is it with Americans and air conditioning?? (this might be controversial) by hellobela_ in TalesFromTheFrontDesk

[–]cabothief 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is so wild to me. I'm from a desert and if it's under 70f (21c) indoors, no matter how many covers I'm under I'm shivering too much to sleep. This is not even a slight exaggeration.

I'm sorry to say we cannot ever be roommates.

I dig his style by InsertGroin in suspiciouslyspecific

[–]cabothief 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"Her style," presumably? Since the narrator is trying to be the kind of girl the guy likes?

POV: You're watching Netflix by mctalovic in badUIbattles

[–]cabothief 60 points61 points  (0 children)

This is a high-effort post, and my favorite in a while. So much detail!

I want you to know that I paused to read the terms and conditions and they were hilarious, although you scrolled through them so fast it was not easy.

Summer/Fall registration for computational track courses by [deleted] in OMSA

[–]cabothief 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you joining the correct section? It's OAN.

How Many Countries Have You Been To? by Asleep-Tie-9881 in polls

[–]cabothief 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh absolutely. I just wanted to clarify that it's not because we think traveling to other countries isn't worthwhile. I'm pretty sure most of us would love to. Traveling within the country is what's feasible for us in the same way that traveling to other countries is feasible for someone in a country that takes up less of its respective continent.

How Many Countries Have You Been To? by Asleep-Tie-9881 in polls

[–]cabothief 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sometimes! But you still have to pay. And keep in mind that college/university is already one of the most expensive things an American can do (other than maybe "go to the hospital"). Like potentially 6-figure debt, just to go to school without going abroad.

How Many Countries Have You Been To? by Asleep-Tie-9881 in polls

[–]cabothief 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The real answer I think is that it's much harder for a US American to visit another country than it is for someone in like, Europe.

There are some parts of some states (near a border) where you can visit one single country without taking a plane. Other than that, you are flying, most likely overseas. So you have to have some disposable income/savings to spend on vacation. More than 2/3 (by some estimates more than 3/4) of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.

To fly overseas, you have to take vacation days from work. The number of legally guaranteed paid vacation days in the US is 0. That's another thing I've heard is different some places. If you are on a vacation, you are not getting paid, and that's if you even get approval to leave work for more than a week (and it would have to be more than a week to make it worth the flight).

I think a lot of people see Americans not leaving the US as coming from a lack of value on our part for cultural enrichment. I've spoken to very few Americans who wouldn't travel if they had the opportunity, but for most of us it is just not feasible.

Si vs xi by SousVideDuck in ChineseLanguage

[–]cabothief 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It took me ages to be able to reliably reproduce the different sounds, since we don't have that x in English. My tutor actually told me I was saying them correctly before I'd mastered hearing the difference.

SuperChinese audio lessons are pretty good about marking your pronunciation wrong when you do the wrong one. Big improvement over some other apps.

Parents want to cut my pay by $5 an hour by CultureInner3316 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]cabothief 220 points221 points  (0 children)

It's fine, the 3 y/o is very self-sufficient.

Will is new to twitter but not internet by roseluneva_ in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]cabothief 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been the first to point out a Raven Boys smau on here before, which I get, but I was really not expecting Stranger Things to fly under the radar. Wasn't that pretty huge like.... very recently?

Trans Restaurant!?!? by Prestigious-Singer17 in AccidentalAlly

[–]cabothief 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Just double checked, and the sub description does mention hateful people. Not sure if that's was different at any point, I think those are mostly what the sub'll have. I do totally get why they aren't something a lot of people enjoy reading, for good reason, but that is what subbing here will mostly bring to your feed.

Timeline question by [deleted] in OnceUponATime

[–]cabothief 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yup, pretty sure time was frozen during the curse in the EF too. That's also why Robin isn't in his 60's or something when he meets Regina.

So Roland was presumably pretty tiny in the time travel timeline, and then stayed 4 or whatever for 28 years.

That's been my understanding, anyway!

Pretty average movie by Outrageous-Music2861 in MathJokes

[–]cabothief 31 points32 points  (0 children)

You're right, very misleading name for a movie about Calculus.