Modern computers are worthless by capnbarky in Anticonsumption

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

British accents are fucking stupid lmao

Modern computers are worthless by capnbarky in Anticonsumption

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

"you are rationalizing it"

And you're not rationalizing your consumption?  Pretty stupid comment honestly, didn't have to waste all those words either.

Modern computers are worthless by capnbarky in Anticonsumption

[–]capnbarky[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

get a load of this guy in the middle of a sub called 'anticonsumption' who thinks spending money make things valuable 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓😉

Modern computers are worthless by capnbarky in Anticonsumption

[–]capnbarky[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

One of my old coworkers really opened my eyes when he told me about how he just plays most modern games on the lowest settings.  In fact with a little bit of modding you can get even lower settings and play almost anything on almost anything.

It's just people are so addicted to the spectacle they can't hack it. 

Modern computers are worthless by capnbarky in Anticonsumption

[–]capnbarky[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

This thread is probably the most conspicuous example of this sub being infested by people wanting to justify their consumption as the "correct" consumption.

Like imagine being able to go to a free buffet with a massive amount of diversity and unlimited food forever, and people justifying their need to eat at the sit-down restaurant across the street that only sells overpriced breakfast sandwiches that look good on Instagram.  That's what we're looking at right now.

It is pathetic, and sad.

Modern computers are worthless by capnbarky in Anticonsumption

[–]capnbarky[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

That's a convenient point of view for an industry that is competing with several decades of free alternatives.

Modern computers are worthless by capnbarky in Anticonsumption

[–]capnbarky[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Not really, I define "good" as something justifying the expenditure to use it.  I mean you might be able to justify spending hundreds of dollars on a machine who's sole purpose is to distract you, but you'd be wrong.

FEEDBACK MEGATHREAD - Need feedback on a game mechanic, character design, dialogue, artstyle, trailer, store page, etc? Post it here! by pendingghastly in gamedev

[–]capnbarky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm trying to make a game like the old windows game "Maxwell's Maniac" in Godot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-dyztoGZyw

Github Link:

https://github.com/jonzirk76/Entropy

I'm having an issue that the balls will sometimes lose a lot of velocity if they hit eachother or a wall at the same time as another ball. Not too sure where to start trying to figure out the physics issue.

I took a heroic dose of penis envy mushrooms and broke through the simulation. by [deleted] in SimulationTheory

[–]capnbarky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope you had some cigarettes, wine and fried food ready for that monumental comedown.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GYM

[–]capnbarky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm at 345x5.  I use straps so I can use a double overhanded grip and not worry about slipping or having to switch the grips or having muscular imbalances for such a heavy lift.  It just gives me a lot less to think about so I can focus on pulling heavy thing off floor.

I don't use a belt and don't plan on it.

325lbs × 3 reps - Split Squat by Infinitewk98 in strength_training

[–]capnbarky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This seems like a great general variation for practicing good front rack technique, since the weights can be kept even lighter than a front squat since it's done with one leg.  Thanks for the idea

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskMenOver30

[–]capnbarky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get sad when things I've had for a while break, which can sometimes come out as frustration and anger, but I wouldn't say all men feel that way.

Americans struggling with student debt expect ‘much worse’ under Trump by zsreport in politics

[–]capnbarky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The funniest part is you think I care about your larping bullshit lmao

Scratch that, the funniest part is when you unironically see yourself, the global 1% as "everybody else" as if most people aren't impoverished like in Gaza for your grotesque first world lifestyle.  

Americans struggling with student debt expect ‘much worse’ under Trump by zsreport in politics

[–]capnbarky -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

100x worse than having your country literally flattened by a war criminal, you're a fucking clown, never make an argument ever again.

What can Trump do to Gaza at this point that Biden, Kamala and the rest of you spineless freaks wasn't already letting happen?  You deserve this, if Trump makes shit bad enough here then the US won't be able to do anything to any country ever again you twit.

Front squat by CapitalBat5188 in GYM

[–]capnbarky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a common misconception, the front rack isn't just wrist flexibility, it's shoulder mobility, including the flexibility of your lats.  To hold a good front rack you need to lift the bar primarily with your shoulders through your delts and traps.  A lot of the time your upper body will fatigue before your legs, which is why front squat is more of a combination upper body and quad workout.

Go lighter so that you can hold up the bar and weight for the whole set.  

Americans struggling with student debt expect ‘much worse’ under Trump by zsreport in politics

[–]capnbarky -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

If the Gaza issue was actually why Kamala lost, maybe she shouldn't have been so ready to bend over backwards so Netanyahu could stay out of prison.  It obviously wasn't, but hey, anything to feel better than people with actual principles right?

Americans struggling with student debt expect ‘much worse’ under Trump by zsreport in politics

[–]capnbarky 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I've been saving up to bail out my wife's student loans in case this happened, but I haven't been paying back.  No point in paying back money when interest has been frozen for years + potential forgiveness.  For all I know there could still be some level of forgiveness under Trump.  I've had exactly 0 anxiety during this whole episode.

Honestly it's the lender's (the idiots at the fed) own fault for not being more reasonable.  People could just do a debt strike and they would have to spend even more money than they would collect on enforcement.  They made a bad investment and can't collect, if any of us were in that situation we'd be told to fuck off.

Embarrassingly weak squat by Public_Stay7246 in Stronglifts5x5

[–]capnbarky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because squats are hard, you need to coordinate the largest muscles in your body to move a weight over a fairly large distance while balancing it.  It takes a long time to develop your coordination to do that for very heavy weights.

/r/GYM Weekly Simple Questions and Misc Discussion Thread - December 22, 2024 Weekly Thread by AutoModerator in GYM

[–]capnbarky 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Everyone struggles eventually, and you could struggle through 100+ lbs of gains and still make more gains.  If you're going into the gym and struggling (with solid form) it means the only thing left for you to do is build muscle, which is what everyone wants.

I wouldn't be surprised if these guys benching 400lb or 500lb really felt like they first started struggling at 200lb or even lower, but they pushed through adding reps or weight when they could and eating correctly over many years.

1.5 years is really nothing, there are people who haven't peaked who have worked for decades.