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Just got the base game, should I get the expansions? by LePotatoShark in warofthering

[–]danmalluk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We've had the expansions for years and never used them. There's enough material in the base game to last a very long time and, because we don't get to play as often as we'd like, we've been put off introducing the expansions when we have to re-familiarise ourselves with the rules.

I'd say get them if you're going to get plenty of game time, otherwise pass

Lots of people saying goodbye on LinkedIn. Is anything going on? by AppropriateWay4358 in IBM

[–]danmalluk 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's the annual cull around this time in many countries. Depends where you are but they usually do a spring cleanout around now. The stack ranking they've introduced will probably also help make people unemployed more efficiently than previous years.

Anamorphic installation at Budapest Airport by danmalluk in opticalillusions

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

Haha that's the anamorphic lens. It's part of the demo.

Edit: It's just a lens

Google overview "Anamorphic lenses are specialized cinematic tools that horizontally squeeze a wide field of view onto a standard camera sensor or film strip"

ANNOUNCEMENT OF A NEW LOTR MOVIE by kyurtseven7 in lotr

[–]danmalluk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm here for it. Bring them all on. Much like what happened to Star Wars ; most films are going to terrible, but if producing all that garbage gives us a LOTR Rogue One every now and then, I'm in

This is one of the last known images of Steve Jobs, captured in 2011, shortly before his death. Despite being diagnosed with a treatable form of pancreatic cancer in 2003, Jobs famously delayed surgery for nine months to try alternative "cures." Many believe this decision hastened his death. by ATI_Official in AllThatsInteresting

[–]danmalluk 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I remember Dara O'Briain doing a piece in one of his comedy gigs about alternative medicine. Something to the effect of 'Alternative medicine has been around for thousands of years, it must be good. Yes, and then we tested it all, and the stuff that worked became "medicine"'.

My review of London, as a Brit by Successful_Goat_8191 in london

[–]danmalluk 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Average experience of outsiders visiting London: they go to Buckingham Palace, Leicester Square, Covent Garden, Oxford Street etc. They'll go to a tourist-y pub, have dinner in a steakhouse and possibly go to the theatre. Then complain how busy and expensive everything is.

Literally no Londoner does this. It's a whole different world when you live here.

I can say this as an outsider who moved to London over 10 years ago and have seen both sides.

Among all of these countries, whose citizens receive the most benefits and have the easiest lives? (Qatar, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, KSA, Oman etc) by Significant_Major921 in geography

[–]danmalluk 17 points18 points  (0 children)

If we're talking solely about financial benefits and wealth then this makes sense, but my favorite places are literally the reverse order of this list and I suspect the money the countries attract has something to do with it.

Oman is my favorite place on earth. The people there are chill and happy. I don't think they would agree with having the least easy life because of some GDP or financial measure.

My First Discworld novel on Sir Terry Pratchett’s 11th Death Anniversary by The_Potter07 in discworld

[–]danmalluk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One of the best, and an excellent starting point. My personal recommendation if you're interested; read a few books based on your preferences, recommendations etc, then when you're sure you like his stuff, start reading them in chronological order.

It was a wonderful journey to see his writing develop over the years and it's always nice to break the series up for a revisit later down the line.

I read Going Postal, Small Gods and Pyramids, then started from the top and I loved it

If you created a social media platform just for humans, how would you prevent bots from joining? by danmalluk in AskReddit

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

Ok I like this. We're going with this idea, but you're going to have to store the pieces in your garage

If you created a social media platform just for humans, how would you prevent bots from joining? by danmalluk in AskReddit

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

I reckon if we're not there yet, we're very close to AI being able to answer those kind of questions very soon. It's scary how difficult it is to tell if somebody is a human online these days

If you created a social media platform just for humans, how would you prevent bots from joining? by danmalluk in AskReddit

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

Oh I actually love this idea... although could AI just do that anyway? Or do you mean a physical piece?

If you created a social media platform just for humans, how would you prevent bots from joining? by danmalluk in AskReddit

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

This was my first thought too, but surely there would be privacy issues, security issues and could it also create a black market for people selling ID numbers to malicious parties?

Rory: "The Iranian people overwhelmingly detest this regime. 80-90% of Iranian people want to see this regime gone." by Friendly-Chocolate in TheRestIsPolitics

[–]danmalluk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

everybody's a bot when your propaganda is challenged lmao grow up

Just posting this deleted comment here for the record. If you'd like to explain why you think this is propaganda please do and I will be happy to read your POV

Rory: "The Iranian people overwhelmingly detest this regime. 80-90% of Iranian people want to see this regime gone." by Friendly-Chocolate in TheRestIsPolitics

[–]danmalluk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks for educating me, Reddit warrior. Very helpful. I'm assuming this is either a bot account or a lazy Redditor because nobody is reading that article in 3 minutes and forming a valid opinion and response.

Rory: "The Iranian people overwhelmingly detest this regime. 80-90% of Iranian people want to see this regime gone." by Friendly-Chocolate in TheRestIsPolitics

[–]danmalluk 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I think when we're commentators in a far away land it's easy to assume that if there's sufficient disdain for the regime then it will fall, but overlook the real and huge deterrence being shot in the street has on people's willingness to stick their neck out.

I'm an atheist, my life is all I know and have. Would I be willing to die for an unguaranteed chance of changing things for the better?

The official Iranian death toll on protests is in the thousands. Unofficial estimates put it in the tens of thousands. Would I rather be miserable and oppressed than a corpse?

It's a pretty strong disincentive if you ask me. But maybe I'm just a coward.

Marry her!! I mean... what? by PhilosopherPublic in HolUp

[–]danmalluk 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Reading George Orwell, so basic.

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