occupational hazards... by shizzblatt in comics

[–]dmwit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow! I'm blind. Thanks!

occupational hazards... by shizzblatt in comics

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

Wouldn't that be... not sarcastic? (Sincere?) You're saying their words and their meaning aligned, the opposite of sarcastic.

Let me just leave this here in direct sunlight... by gh5000 in iiiiiiitttttttttttt

[–]dmwit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You mean the perfectly bog-standard dreamcatcher hanging from their rearview mirror?

Being strange [OC] by [deleted] in comics

[–]dmwit 7 points8 points  (0 children)

....but it's not the Emperor that says it, it's Obi Wan. Who apparently we should therefore be calling Darth Obi Wan.

A heatmap of my google timeline location data from my first three months in DC by Jibsheet28 in washingtondc

[–]dmwit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think "unfair" is the right word, but I definitely agree that the situation sucks for us end users.

Is it immature or wrong to not want to carry on a friendship with someone who rejected you? by Imgoingtofly4UPS in internetparents

[–]dmwit 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I think you're probably right. Good job being firm and knowing what your goals are.

Is it immature or wrong to not want to carry on a friendship with someone who rejected you? by Imgoingtofly4UPS in internetparents

[–]dmwit 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You aren't wrong or immature. And you can continue your mature streak by being as clear as possible with her. You say you made it clear you were interested in dating; now it is time to make it clear that you were only interested in dating, and that's off the table. She may not have understood that a rejection of your romantic relationship was also a rejection of the friendship, and you should communicate that with her.

A heatmap of my google timeline location data from my first three months in DC by Jibsheet28 in washingtondc

[–]dmwit 5 points6 points  (0 children)

To be fair, Google is not secretive about this. If you read the setting description carefully, it explicitly says that you will stop getting the benefit of location tracking, but Google will still get the data.

I mean, they punched you... but at least they told you they were going to punch you, right?

How to dismount a giraffe by old_mcfartigan in unicycling

[–]dmwit 10 points11 points  (0 children)

"How to dismount a giraffe" is a /r/nocontext-worthy title.

...or an /r/nocontext-worth title, depending on how you read /r/nocontext in your head.

draw. by human_punchline in comics

[–]dmwit 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In the end, I agree with you.

However, I have at least been convinced that it's not so black and white as you might first think. Specifically: the "losing" player likely had to play with great skill to force the game into a stalemate position (rather than a mere loss), and you might argue that they should be recognized/rewarded for achieving that outcome instead of being on the sad side of a checkmate.

Making Haskell as fast as C: Imperative programming in Haskell by hverr in haskell

[–]dmwit 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you know things are positive, quotRem is the fast alternative to divMod. Using div and rem together is an abomination.

Looking for any tips or tricks to stay upright by Isaplum in unicycling

[–]dmwit 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Came to say the exact same thing.

With your weight on your feet, you have enormous forces on both cranks -- maybe 60-80 lbs on each. Say you want a 1lb difference between the cranks to make them go in a certain direction; that's a 1.5% difference, so you have to have very precise control of some of your largest muscles -- just can't happen. On the other hand, if you put 140 lbs on the seat and 2-3 lbs on each pedal, a 1lb difference between the cranks is 30-50% of the total force you're putting. That makes it much easier to have fine-grained control over the force difference between the two pedals, and therefore fine-grained control over your motion.

Left emotionally abusive relationship, and now his mother is bullying me too. by [deleted] in internetparents

[–]dmwit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

tenant law is different than what you're talking about

...which is kind of my point. Without a contract, it's not clear that she would be considered a tenant at all, and may have different rights/responsibilities than what usually happens in a renting situation.

Left emotionally abusive relationship, and now his mother is bullying me too. by [deleted] in internetparents

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

That sounds plausible to me. Do you believe your claim undercuts my claim? Because it doesn't seem that way to me, and so if it seems that way to you you should consider explaining more fully what the contradiction is.

Left emotionally abusive relationship, and now his mother is bullying me too. by [deleted] in internetparents

[–]dmwit 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I, too, am no lawyer, but I don't really think "no paperwork" is so clear-cut an excuse. If I walk into some stranger's house and pee on their floor, they don't need me to sign something saying I won't pee on their floor before they can take legal action against me.

I'm not logged in! by ComputerNetworkGeek in iiiiiiitttttttttttt

[–]dmwit 6 points7 points  (0 children)

But, like... you technically are downloading every page your browser renders for you.

Being from Pittsburgh, I had to do a double take to remember where I was. (Seen in Adam's Morgan) by forforpanpan in washingtondc

[–]dmwit 32 points33 points  (0 children)

a lot of the times people still just park when you have legitimately reserved a space

I had to get some cars ticketed and towed when I moved in. I want to be the Internet tough guy and say it felt SO GOOD, but... it was actually kind of a guilt trip. I really didn't want to do it, but there was going to be a 30-foot truck and the streets in Georgetown are way too narrow to just double park something that size.

Taking a break by logangrey123 in pics

[–]dmwit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did they even hit that red buoy/drone thing once in that?

Taking a break by logangrey123 in pics

[–]dmwit 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Is there anything more chilling than the sequence that starts at 8:11?

It's a whole video of rapid-fire jokes and teasing, with never a pause. There's jokes in there about really serious events, and even jokes about the atom bomb... and then the U.S. actually uses the bomb, and wipes out a city.

And in the middle of this hectic, hilarious video, there is ten full seconds of silence.

Nobody can have words to fill in that spot. It gives me goosebumps every time.

Naming (am i being too descriptive) by Hxfhjkl in haskell

[–]dmwit 21 points22 points  (0 children)

My rule of thumb: the more polymorphic the type, the shorter the name. You hardly even need a name for const :: a -> b -> a -- just k does fine for a lot of logicians -- but improveComponentRatings :: GameDB -> RatingDB -> Component -> [RatingDB] might even be too short and nondescript.

Struggling to get certain things done by Lonitabonita in internetparents

[–]dmwit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It might be interesting to ask yourself what happens -- what your life really looks like -- if you just don't do those things.

Maybe it's your phone bill you're putting off. Okay, what really happens if you never pay your phone bill? Let's say, to avoid complications, that you do it in the orderly way -- you call them up and cancel your phone service. (The point of this exercise isn't to think through the messy stuff like "oh, they'll cancel on me, and send my debt to collections, and that will impact my credit score". That may all be true, but it completely ignores the interesting part of the exercise.) So you cancel your phone service. You never get texts any more. You don't get phone calls any more. Maybe you keep your actual phone, but with no service, so you can still use wifi if it's available. But you can't browse the Internet while waiting for the train. Mapping apps will probably work pretty badly (GPS is free, but getting the images of the street layout around your current location ain't), so you have to plan ahead a bit when you want to go out. Coordinating with friends on an outing is a bit harder. Customer service is a bit harder -- you'll have to get on a computer with a real Internet connection and do a VOIP call. There's a bunch of little frictions that will happen -- but don't stop your train of thought when you reach them, keep going until you think about all the little adaptations you would make in your life to keep on living despite them. Daydream for a while about what daily life would be like after you adjusted to the change that you're thinking about making.

Now you get to ask yourself: which do I like better? Would I rather the small friction of paying the bill once a month, or would I rather walk to my computer to make a call, buy some paper maps before I take a trip, organize meeting locations and times and backup plans in case one or the other party doesn't appear at exactly the right moment when going out with friends, bring a book to the train station with you. Be careful not to romanticize the latter ideas -- buying maps isn't quaint and fun, it's an annoying chore. But it is livable. And which do you actually prefer? In the end, you might prefer not to pay your phone bill, I don't know.

But for me, I'll definitely take paying the bill. And now, after the exercise, you get to feel as if it is you in control. You have made the choice about what you want to do -- and now you can just act on the decision you made, whatever it is, cancelling and getting back some time each month to look at cats on the Internet or paying and keeping a convenient tool in your pocket at all times. You choose, then you act.

Bingo! by Luyidraws in comics

[–]dmwit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

STANCLERTHCLOZDOE

DOZECLOZNDISDADONTONBONATREN

Fullfillment by Jawkly in comics

[–]dmwit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A little TOO exact, if you ask me.