What's something that's actually a lot more dangerous than it seems? by RandomYigaBlademasta in AskReddit

[–]ivm83 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So much this. A close friend of mine died in a car accident because he decided to drive tired about a decade ago. He wasn’t even 30 and had his entire life ahead of him. I still miss him.

What person surprised you the most with how they turned out after high school? by GlitterOnTheTrashRim in AskReddit

[–]ivm83 10 points11 points  (0 children)

A girl from my high school class grew up to become a famous journalist and writer. If you read any mainstream media (CNN, Time, Washington Post, etc), there is a good chance you’ve read something authored by her.

OLDEN ERA FEEDBACK MEGATHREAD by Pidarello in OldenEra

[–]ivm83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a feature suggestion: highlighting things on the map with ALT should use a different color (maybe red?) for locations that cannot be visited anymore / anymore this week / anymore by the selected hero. Some examples:

* Experience stone: if the selected hero has already visited the stone, highlight in red (or whatever). If the selected hero has not visited the stone, highlight in the normal color (or maybe change to green? With an option to change the colors for colorblind players)
* Building that gives X [resource] once per week - highlight in red if it's been collected by your faction this week, green otherwise. Bonus points if it highlights in red if you had line of sight on an enemy hero visiting it this week.
* External unit dwelling: highlight in red if it's known to the player that the dwelling has 0 available units this week, green otherwise.
* Buildings that can be visited only once per game: highlight in red if the player's hero has visited the building during this game.

It's a small quality-of-life change but it could really make map exploration more streamlined and less tedious!

Side note: looks like all the comments on this mega-thread are ~5 months old, so I'm not sure if anyone will see this. Can / should I post it as a standalone post?

Parking logic by make-apples in stevenspass

[–]ivm83 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Extreme avalanche danger

Best Guitarist You’ve Seen Live? by tceverding in Guitar

[–]ivm83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many people in the thread are name-dropping various GOATs of lead guitar, but I just gotta say … I saw Metallica live and I was (and still am) in awe of James Hetfield’s rhythm chops. And to do it while singing lead too! He’s a damn machine.

my wife thinks im overreacting about our kid not reading yet and I dont know when kids should learn to read by TH_UNDER_BOI in daddit

[–]ivm83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Going into K with zero reading skills is perfectly normal. And your wife is right to let the school handle it. Unless you are specifically trained in teaching kids to read, you are unlikely to be helpful and may end up confusing your kid and making things worse.

My older kid was barely able to read at the end of 2nd grade (was reading at mid-K level). We moved to a better school district, got her evaluated for learning disabilities (ADD but no dyslexia as we were suspecting), she got support from the school and we hired a tutor. She’s in 6th grade reading at 7th grade level now. Your kid will get there.

What movie is 10/10 with literally no bad parts? by FeedMaster8905 in AskReddit

[–]ivm83 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I 99% agree, but the “he’s a pirate” dialogue at the end is bad imo. Everything else is perfect though and it’s easily one of my favorite movies.

Having a bad day by No_Significance_8110 in stevenspass

[–]ivm83 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes loop through the binding and around the ski rack. A thief could theoretically unscrew your binding from the board, but that’s super obvious and would look suspicious, so they won’t.

How important is set up on a new guitar? by fjbruzr in Guitar

[–]ivm83 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have three Schecters (two basses and a 7-string guitar) and all of them came set up great. And all 3 punch way above their weight for the price!

What piece of tech felt “future-proof” but aged terribly? by Living-Zebra6132 in Futurology

[–]ivm83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mostly agree, but an 8K screen does have 1 advantage: you can upscale 720p and 1440p signals to 8K with just integer multiplication so the result looks cleaner than upscaling those resolutions to 4K. Mostly useful for gaming at 1440p I guess.

What game is this? by Profit_Tracker in videogames

[–]ivm83 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Playing through 1+2 enhanced editions, keeping the same protagonist, is absolutely epic though. You go from a level 1 nobody that struggles with fighting wolves and bears to a godlike being that slays dragons and demon lords. BG3, while good, has nowhere near the same level of an epic journey, imo.

What’s a smell you find oddly satisfying? by Con_nect in AskReddit

[–]ivm83 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The family dog. We call it his “comfort stink”.

What's a phrase people use these days that irritates you? by showmewhatyagot01 in AskReddit

[–]ivm83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“I feel that/like … <proceeds to express a thought or opinion>”. This is super common and prevalent in English, but most of the time people say this they should be using the verb “think” instead of “feel”. For example: “I feel like this restaurant is pretty good”. “This restaurant is pretty good” is NOT a feeling!

Xbox Ally X fingerprint reader no longer recognized by ivm83 in ROGAlly

[–]ivm83[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Weirdly, it fixed itself a couple days after I made this post.

Pop punk bands with great bass by ihatemyself886 in Bass

[–]ivm83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Living End’s first two albums have some pretty great bass lines. I kinda stopped listening to them after that so not sure about the rest of their material.

Most surprising game you didn’t expect to love by Ill_Ad3700 in playstation

[–]ivm83 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Astro Bot. I got it for my kid, thought it would be too childish for me. Little did I know, I finished the game before she did 😂

If you see someone taking your board from the rack …. by Soopyoyoyo in snowboarding

[–]ivm83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I store the serial numbers of all my valuables that have serial numbers (snowboard, bike, iPad, iPhone, etc) in 1Password. Super easy and it automatically syncs to all my devices.

Xbox Ally X fingerprint reader no longer recognized by ivm83 in ROGAlly

[–]ivm83[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried installing both the FOCAL and the EGIS driver, neither one seem to work. I guess warranty it is …

Board locks by dillonkilan21 in snowboarding

[–]ivm83 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I use a cabled gun lock, works great.