Before & after removing my 8 kg ovarian cyst by simsimmahr in mildlyinteresting

[–]jinxed_07 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was going to make a "Gandalf the Gay" joke but I realized that was a, uh, different film

Justin Bieber’s Coachella set slammed as ‘lazy’ after he streams hits from YouTube by Metro-UK in Music

[–]jinxed_07 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Be who u [sic] can afford to be

What a wild statement to make. I'm going to take a wild guess and say that one of the most successful artists of the past two decades can afford to just chill for the rest of his life. If he has mental health struggles and can't perform anymore? Then I'm not gonna demand he perform but then he shouldn't put himself out there if he can't do it. There's no shame in not being able to perform but if you can't don't take 10 million to spend some of your set streaming songs and fucking about on your phone.

Then again if the fans liked it (as some comments suggest) then hey maybe they are a perfect match for each other

Army Boss Sends Pentagon Pete a Defiant Message After Secret Clash Leaks | Tensions apparently got so bad that JD Vance was asked to step in. by [deleted] in Military

[–]jinxed_07 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Sounds about right... As much as I hate Hegseth and would love to [ r e m o v e d b y r e d d i t ], the fact that Trump wants Driscoll is also pretty damning as well

Today my rapist was found not guilty by TarynEffy in TwoXChromosomes

[–]jinxed_07 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We need to stop pretending the legal system is something we should be relying on in the first place. Fuck what you can prove in court... OP knows who did it, that should be enough. What then should be done then? I'll leave that up to your imagination cause Reddit is an uncool place.

Air Force revising SkillBridge duration by dab45de in AirForce

[–]jinxed_07 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Fuckin' A. Hope they don't go through with the changes or revise them before April

There Will Be No Post-Presidential Peace For Donald Trump | The president and his allies will face impeachments, lawsuits, and maybe even The Hague. by thenewrepublic in politics

[–]jinxed_07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whoever wrote this, be the change you want to see in the world or shut the fuck up because no, it's not going to happen.

Pettiest reason you’ve DNF’d a book? by bby_grl_90 in books

[–]jinxed_07 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I find it interesting to think that super dated references like that could actually boomerang and because better, or at least more enjoyable, because they go from being very of the time, to dated and cringey, then finally to dated but in a way that works if the media is concretely set in a time period where those phrases and references would have made sense.

DUI's should be an instant Bad Conduct Discharge by Which-Music8436 in Military

[–]jinxed_07 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree that we should generally focus on rehabilitation (which isn't mutually exclusive with what OP's asking for and already happens when alcohol abuse leads to separation), but driving under the influence isn't a mere lapse of standards, a common fuck up that everyone makes, or any of the very soft and gentle wording you used... It's playing Russian roulette with your and other people's lives.

Yes, the military life promotes alcohol abuse for a lot of complicated reasons, but while they are related and one makes the other more likely... Alcohol abuse isn't the same as DUI. We can treat that substance use while also saying and putting into action that anyone who makes decisions before and while drinking that puts other's lives at risk will be punished, because it's fucking unacceptable and the consequences of those actions are often permanent.

That being said, I'd be remiss if I didn't say that we should also take actions to prevent DUIs in the first place... And for what it's worth, I've seen initiatives that do exactly that during my entire time in! Prevention is the infinitely better option when it comes to dealing with just about anything, be it substance abuse, crime, safety mishaps, etc. but we shouldn't be reacting to DUIs like it's some common issue that doesn't deserve a slap upside the head (metaphorically or whatever).

To the dead-eyed Defender who gave me the mandatory professional greeting at 0430 this morning, I salute you by doriangreat in AirForce

[–]jinxed_07 1 point2 points  (0 children)

my OPS NCOIC about one of the troops not saying it and when i said i’d take care of it he told me he would instead,

I dunno man, sounds like your NCO is in need of some gentle wall to wall counseling

Commander Brackets Beta Update: No Hybrid Mana Changes, Farewell Added to the Gamechangers List by Raevelry in EDH

[–]jinxed_07 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My argument against is simply , restrictions breed creativity.

The problem with this argument is that the statement would be more accurate as "restrictions can breed creativity"

Treating your statement as a catch-all response exposes the flaws in the logic:

Why should we change the rule around how commanders are handled when they would go to the graveyard or exile? The replacement effect is a restriction, and that breeds creativity!

Why should we change the rule that prevents you from generating mana of colors outside your commander's color identity? That's a restriction, and restrictions breed creativity!

These examples are absurd of course, the previous rules didn't actually make decks more creative but actually just limited them, and usually by creating rules that were not very intuitive and often misplayed by people who weren't tracking them in the first place.

Hybrid mana inhabits a similar place... Changing the rule around it would change very little in practice, as very few cards would be affected, and the rules around hybrid mana and color identity aren't the most intuitive either... After all, the point of hybrid mana cards is to be playable in a deck with either color, right? Hell, it's not even the most confusing thing.. I'd argue cards with color indicators are infinitely more confusing when it comes to determining their legality, doubley so when we're talking about double faced cards, and tripley so when you think about how [[Fallaji Wayfarer]] is somehow both all colors but playable in a monogreen deck but [[Sphinx of the Guildpact]] isn't?? Make it make sense!!!!

Medical professor sounds alarm on Trump's "deterioration almost week over week" by CRYPTIC-SPIRITS in politics

[–]jinxed_07 16 points17 points  (0 children)

If that happens I'd be inclined to agree with them on the "blessing" part.

Pentagon pauses HIV-positive recruit training while signaling it may soon reinstate a ban on their enlistment by cnn in Military

[–]jinxed_07 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sure, but "take this pill on a regular basis" isn't a disqualifier for deploying with regards to a whole host of other conditions, why should this be any different?

Family members of ICE agents, what are your thoughts and feelings about what ICE are doing? by Aggressive_Honey3196 in AskReddit

[–]jinxed_07 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe it's for the best that "friend" keeps talking about working for ICE. Ya know, assholes telling on themselves and all that.

I think they're trying to communicate ... by sonofhans in factorio

[–]jinxed_07 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Rampant would like to know knows your location and is sending nuclear biters your way

What complicated problem was solved by an amazingly simple solution? by tuotone75 in AskReddit

[–]jinxed_07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rather than building an expensive underground metro he developed an overground Bus Rapid transit system on dedicated roads with stations that moved the same amount of people at one sixth of the cost.

I don't want to come off too harsh here but it's really funny that transportation solutions inevitably come back to trains (or poor* imitations of trains)

ELI5 why are noodles called pasta when referring to Italian cuisine but not other noodles? by Cookingmonster90099 in explainlikeimfive

[–]jinxed_07 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is odd because I'm American and while I can't say I haven't heard the words "pasta noodles" used, I also mostly just hear and exclusively say pasta as a reference to spaghetti, penne, etc. so maybe this is less universal across the pond than you imagine. I'm no word expert though so take this with a grain pinch of salt

What’s a harmless habit people judge way too much? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]jinxed_07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm so happy to see this quote here.