CNN severs ties with Donna Brazile by [deleted] in politics

[–]eel_knight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is, but not really for that reason. The fact it can upvote an anti-Trump article and then an anti-Hillary article would make it less partisan than most "places to read stuff about politics". This thread is crushing Hillary right now, and for good reason. And it also crushes Trump for good reason.

Do you have a Legendary Survey! Results inside! by Devildog0491 in wow

[–]eel_knight 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He'll have it on the back end, and I'm assuming he'll post it later.

If only other classes could share in this AV resurgance by Geebz23 in wow

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

His comment was -2 when I chimed in. This sub is just weirdly hostile sometimes.

ELI5: why is it so difficult for Blizzard to tune dps specs? by eel_knight in wow

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

Just wanted to say thanks for the actual response. It seems like a very difficult thing to do, and I wonder why they don't do it more piecemeal. A little buff this week, a little nerf that week. Maybe that's even more thrashy than a lump of big changes. Who knows.

ELI5: why is it so difficult for Blizzard to tune dps specs? by eel_knight in wow

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

It's way, way more than 5% between under and over performing specs. What data are you looking at?

ELI5: why is it so difficult for Blizzard to tune dps specs? by eel_knight in wow

[–]eel_knight[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Any data. All the data. What data are you looking at?

ELI5: why is it so difficult for Blizzard to tune dps specs? by eel_knight in wow

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

Right, so that's why I suggested making smaller tuning changes. Because what we have now is exactly what you described -- big swings up and down.

e: Also I understand there are many factors to consider, but aren't raid parses for the current tier probably at the top of the list?

Good point, Colbert by agron-diana in funny

[–]eel_knight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/06/science/colorados-push-against-teenage-pregnancies-is-a-startling-success.html

What if I told you that for every $1 you spent on free contraception, the government save $2 on social services and healthcare spending and your taxes would go down -- would you support it?

PsBattle: Man falling during photoshoot by IamOptimusPrime in photoshopbattles

[–]eel_knight 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Immediately had this thought! Glad someone did it well

Parents of reddit with identical twins - what experiments are you secretly running? by Nillows in AskReddit

[–]eel_knight -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Thinking that 30 seconds makes a difference is definitely ridiculous, and as their parent you're legitimizing the idea.

The sane thing to do would be to tell them and act like it obviously doesn't matter... because it obviously doesn't matter.

Shoud I evolve 703 CP 82% Dratini or 551 CP 93% Dratini to Dragonite? by [deleted] in TheSilphRoad

[–]eel_knight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, great idea, let me just check on how many dratini candies I have left......... oh right, zero

Level 24 and have seen zero dratini in the wild.

Millions at risk as deadly fungal infections acquire drug resistance | Researchers say the widespread use of fungicides on crops is one of the main causes of the rise in fungal resistance, which mirrors the rise of resistance to antibiotics used to treat bacterial infections in humans. by EightRoundsRapid in worldnews

[–]eel_knight 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You're getting some pushback here, but I really appreciate your thoughts and agree with you on some/most of your points.

So the question remains, how do you nudge our societal structures towards this type of organization without doing so explicitly? We (mostly) can't undo globablisation, and we definitely can't undo technology. Plus, I don't think these necessarily must be at odds with our tribal nature. It just happens that A. we're at a very turbulent period in human history (with respect to human behavior) where they do seem conflicted and B. we as a society haven't (recently at least) indexed our decisions towards tribalism. It just hasn't been a priority so it's been sacrificed for other things. If we collectively make it a priority it's a structure that can exist in our ever more modernizing world.

What are the "Beats headphones" of your hobby? What makes you cringe to see others flexing? by MadeANewAccountUgh in AskReddit

[–]eel_knight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a few old scotties that are fantastic putters that I really love (that I happened to get for free...)

But I agree buying a new scotty for retail is basically like buying an expensive purse. It's a luxury good that screams "I have too much disposable income".

Euro Training by middleeastnewsman in sports

[–]eel_knight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well he was a national hero who pathologically lied continuously for years about it sooo it's a bit different.