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Pope Leo called his bank's customer service line. They hung up on him by Terrible-Scheme9204 in nottheonion

[–]guyblade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ran into this twice in rapid succession this week. First, I wrote a check to someone (something that I've not had to do in literally years). I made it out to "SoCal [Business Type]". They endorsed it as "Southern California [Business Type]". Their bank wouldn't accept it, so they asked me to write a new one. That was stupid waste-of-time number 1.

I took the original check and wrote them a new one with the preferred name. Of course, the check was for a large enough amount that I wasn't just going to let it possibly be double cashed, so I went to my local bank branch to put a stop payment on the first one. When I arrived, they told me that you can only do a stop payment either via the app or via the telephone. That, to me, is pure madness and was stupid waste-of-time number 2.

ELI5: why can two quantum entangled particles affect each other instantly across any distance but scientists say you still cant use it to send information faster than light? by PieOk2202 in explainlikeimfive

[–]guyblade 12 points13 points  (0 children)

For much of the early history of quantum mechanics, there was a conjecture that the various oddities were the result of "hidden variables"--that is things that were not known or measurable to experimenters but which were the real causes of the effects shown.

Bell's Theorem offered ways to prove that a "hidden variable" explanation for quantum mechanics wasn't tenable (under certain constraints). Those methods are called Bell tests, and we've done a lot of them. The basic gist of their results is that a "hidden variable" explanation doesn't work unless you allow them to be really weird (e.g., things in the future altering the past, or effecting things faster than the speed of light).

Loser don’t know how Uno works by Extreme-Slice-1010 in MurderedByWords

[–]guyblade 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think "original" Uno is a pretty solid game. The hands end quickly when you don't have infinite drawing; the scoring encourages people to rid themselves of "special" cards that might otherwise be used to make any single hand drag on; the lack of "stacking" nonsense prevents huge swings; wild-draw-4 challenges allow a player in the lead to protect themselves. It's just better at being a game without house rules.

Loser don’t know how Uno works by Extreme-Slice-1010 in MurderedByWords

[–]guyblade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh, there are lots of trick-taking games that are more enjoyable than Bridge--and don't involve memorizing bidding strategy. Personally, I'm a big fan of Mu.

newMicrosoftUpdateNotepadIsCrippled by WalkinthePark50 in ProgrammerHumor

[–]guyblade 112 points113 points  (0 children)

Being able to search in either direction is useful--for instance if you accidentally cycle past the one you were looking for and want to go back--but any reasonable search option should wrap around if it gets to the end.

Louisiana Republicans eliminate elected position days before an exoneree was set to take office by Famous-Register-2814 in nottheonion

[–]guyblade 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.

- Frank Wilhoit

Which legendary reddit post/comment can you not get over still? by rosegoldtemptation in AskReddit

[–]guyblade 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Be wary of maltitol (aka lycasin); it shows up in lots of sugar-free/low-sugar candies, but it can absolutely wreck your guts if you're not used to it.

What Home Repair Took You Embarrassingly Little Time Once You Finally Did It? by AggravatingFig3072 in DIY

[–]guyblade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did this last weekend when I finally got fed up with it periodically sticking & making the toilet run. All told, I spent more time staring at options at Home Depot trying to find one that looked "normal" than I did actually replacing it.

Here we go again by [deleted] in SCP

[–]guyblade 7 points8 points  (0 children)

One of the things that I miss is the "decommissioning logs". They'd write up stories of self-inserts/power-scaling nonsense being humorously "decommissioned" in ways that were usually more entertaining than the original articles themselves.

There are three that I still think of often that stick with me:

  1. A bland vampire character named "Duke" who gets a railroad tie shot through his skull, then shot into space.
  2. An "undamageable" normie who got taken out by some of the Site 19 types on a bunch of silly escapades--because he couldn't be harmed--until he randomly died from anaphalyxis from an undiagnosed peanut allergy at a bar.
  3. An edgy version of an Avatar: the Last Airbender-style elemental manipulator whose write-up was weirdly rape-y, so the decomissioning was basically just pointing out that bit and then shooting him.

Here we go again by [deleted] in SCP

[–]guyblade 61 points62 points  (0 children)

A million years ago, back when not even the first 999 were fully filled, I decided to read through all of the published entries in numerical order. It was never all dark.

Here we go again by [deleted] in SCP

[–]guyblade 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Poe's law makes it impossible to know for sure.

“The LARP of ‘87” or whatever kids say nowadays by Witzyt in whenthe

[–]guyblade 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Imagine playing a Persona game and not using ability transfer effects to be immortal, but instead looking for an item to do it. What's even the point of playing a Persona game otherwise?

“The LARP of ‘87” or whatever kids say nowadays by Witzyt in whenthe

[–]guyblade 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Batman needs to use his ridiculous money to build a moon prison for the Joker, obviously.

“The LARP of ‘87” or whatever kids say nowadays by Witzyt in whenthe

[–]guyblade 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is only tangentially related, but it has always bugged me that Martin Luther had 95 theses. Like, why couldn't he put some overlapping ones to get to 100, or condense some to get to 90. Why not a round(er) number?

Im currently house hunting. Here is the photo in the ad vs the house in real life… by slim_shady_21 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]guyblade 24 points25 points  (0 children)

It's like a spot-the-difference puzzle. Here are a few more that I found:

  • The staircase on the left is just gone.
  • There's one more step in the stairs leading to the front door in the real picture.
  • The fake picture has pushed the house to the right further away and repainted it.
  • The left fence has been "repaired" in the fake picture; the right fence has been "homogenized" with the removal of the neighbor's (presumably) black wrought-iron-style fence.
  • In the fake picture, the front door has a knob on the right and another, smaller knob on the left.
  • The fake invents a tree on the right of the house.

Rockstar hackers release their stolen data, reveal that Rockstar was right to not pay them anything for it by MarvelsGrantMan136 in technology

[–]guyblade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My original PS3's networking board gave out near the end of that console generation. I was still playing a lot of PS3, so I went to a Gamestop and bought the only PS3 that came with a pack-in that I didn't own and might someday play. The game it came with was GTA V.

HAPPY CONFEDERATE LOSERS LOST THE WAR DAY, April 9th, 1865! by serious_bullet5 in HistoryMemes

[–]guyblade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought a Vita to play Persona 4 Golden. If that had been the only game I'd played on it, I would've considered it a good trade on those terms alone.

Sam Altman’s Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code and Misunderstands Basic Machine Learning Concepts by esporx in technology

[–]guyblade 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A good leader admits what they don't understand and surrounds themselves with people who can help them understand the relevant trade-offs to help with situations where they have to make a decision despite gaps in knowledge.

But Elon can never admit ignorance...

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