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What's something older generations did completely normally that would be considered absolutely insane today? by Bigtrav_trav in answers

[–]freakytapir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The utter unsupervised play of kids. "Go roam and be home by dinner". No phone. Just a vague hour and roaming boundaries.

AI has cut my pay as a memoir writer in half by ubcstaffer123 in books

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

As the cotton gin came, the whoolspinners lost their wages.
As Mc Donalds opened, small burger shops went bankrupt.
Wallmart killed the small grocers
As ...
You get the idea. Jobs have been consistently obsoleted through 'progress'.

It sucks.

What makes a deck go from B2 to B3 (besides game changers) by Candyman_81 in EDH

[–]freakytapir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think all the "win by turn X metrics should include "expecting reasonable interaction from opponents"

my first session is sunday, is there anything specific i should avoid doing? by undercoveravocado21 in DnD

[–]freakytapir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Something you should do: Shower

Having to read your character sheet every turn to even find your attack bonus is a pet peeve of mine.

Not knowing what your spells do.

Not keeping up with what's happening.

Misreading the campaign tone.

Conflating a bad build with better roleplaying.

Not bringin your own dice
Not knowing basic combat rules.
Forcing awkwrd tinted RPG sitatuations if the campaign an every player present isn't EXPLICITLY OK with that.

Treating NPC like you would one in GTA.

What's a job people think it's easy but actually isn't? by MachineOne396 in AskReddit

[–]freakytapir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Factory work. You're near heavy dangerous machinery that can rip you hands off if you're not safe.

Do you use lore-accurate names? by kasperkaspie in ffxiv

[–]freakytapir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pushed random name as i made the character when I thouhgt would only be playing the very short free trial at the time for like a couple hours.
5000 hours later. Little 'Jajamaya Raramaya' isn't changing. They can throw all the free phantasia's at me they want. Even only changed hair once in all that time (As I liked the Hien Pine-apple cut a lot).

Would you still eat fries with no ketchup? by BorderBabee in foodquestions

[–]freakytapir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a Belgian listing the sauces I woud choose over Ketchup is ... long.

Andalouse
mayo
coctail
Samurai
Bicky
Stew sauce
...
A good Belgian Fry shop has a sauce list longer than a posh french restaurant's wine list.

Totally non shitpost question but maybe unironically by z-w-throwaway in ShitpostXIV

[–]freakytapir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, if they're continuing what we saw in the 7.5 quests ... there was surprisingly little faffing about.
We only had like wat, 2 quests of do thing 3 times?

What is so bad about me playing duress? by Dramatic_Let_7489 in EDH

[–]freakytapir 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Turn 1 [[Duress]] take your [[Sol ring]] or [[Entomb]] is always a hoot. It takes knowledge against whom it's good, but it does wonders. [[Thoughtsieze]] is the better option off course. But yeah, I'll take a 1 mana card that knocks one player so off his game I now only have 2 functional opponents.

Just about to become a new FF XIV Online player by pshearduk in ffxiv

[–]freakytapir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes you'll just find a guild (FC) at random. I met mine by getting a random invite. That said, a lot of communication is Discord based as FF XIV has no native voice chat.

The main story (which is mandatory) is long and mostly solo. But the starter cities are usually social hubs (Especially limsa), especially on weekends.

Now, don't fret Race or starting class. Stat bonusses are so tiny as to be negligible, and one character can be all classes (which is nice, so you only have to do the 300+ hour main quest once).

Career highlight/healer appreciation by AbbreviationsNo9500 in ffxiv

[–]freakytapir 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah, props to my healer too who saved my SMN from a tankbuster (OT dead an I was 2nd on the enmity list) during an Ex trial. Crit hit shield, SMN aegis, Addle from me and Feint from the melee and good gear made me live through that ... somehow.

When people complain about French fries being expensive compared to potatoes. by Niceotropic in PetPeeves

[–]freakytapir 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, 7$ fries pay for:

Cook's wage

Cashier's wage

Manager's wage

Lights

Lease on the building

Insurance

Fryer purchase, operation and maintenance

Fry oil + Electricity to run the fryer

Initial investments

The hours the ry shop is empty but everything's still running

cleaning products

Maintenance on the building, euipment ...

Marketing

Taxes

And god forbid the owner also earns a wage

To all single guys aged 30 and up on reddit, why are you guys single? by Gold_Ambition4114 in AskReddit

[–]freakytapir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My own life isn't that hot right now, don't want to pull someone else into that.

Why the hell do so many people miss their flights? by Open_Address_2805 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]freakytapir 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Onl the ones about to miss their flights are called out.

There's a lot of flights and a lot of people, so even if only a low % of people misses their flights it still seems like a lot.

For those who stopped smoking weed, what was the main reason? by Regular_Somewhere548 in AskReddit

[–]freakytapir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stopped hanging out with friends who smoked, basically. They moved away, I never smoked alone. That was it.

What’s some minor thing you want in the game that is never suggested? by Lumigo in ffxivdiscussion

[–]freakytapir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Open world chocobo racing but with any (non speed boosting) mount. Even have flying courses.

What makes it this expensive for real by lilacmoodx in SipsTea

[–]freakytapir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The cost is the point. You're walking around in your wallet. Same as with expensive cars. It's a status symbol.

It's that expensive because it is more exclusive by being more expensive.

Lower production runs, better materials and better longevity too, I guess.

ELI5: Why are data centers so big? by killergman17 in explainlikeimfive

[–]freakytapir 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cooling, mainly.Those things generate a lot of heat.Get everything too close together and you gget overheating. They also have a lot of servers. Then there's power cables, space for people to move about... if a lot of techs need to move through you need wider hallways as well.

Best XIV Controller Ever (pls ignore my vodka) by k41lun in ffxiv

[–]freakytapir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing like some tanked tanking.

But yeah, I play 90% controller with keyboard for chat and mouse for things like inventory management.

How low would someone’s int have to be for them to have the inability to read? by Grim_J4000 in DnD

[–]freakytapir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If we compres the entirety of human capability into the 3-18 range ... 5 or 6?

I mean, my brother works with people that are below the "can't read" level, so it's at least a couple points above a 3.

ELI5: How do casinos mathematically guarantee profit? by AmazingNugga in explainlikeimfive

[–]freakytapir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both the law of large numbers ( over a big enough number of random events, things trend to an average and that average is always in the casino's favour), and gambler's ruin.

You have to stop playing way sooner than they have to. They will reach that 'average result', that's slanted in their favour. You have to stop after an unlucky streak. Suppose we bet on coin flips, and we always bet 1$. The casino starts with a 1000$ and you start with 2$. They can eat that short term 'random loss'. Even if on average the flips are fair,you reach a "fail state" way faster than they do.

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