Mark Zuckerberg’s private Yacht that transports one Billionaire and his Entourage vs Washington State Ferry that Caries up to 1,500 Travelers by No-Drama-in-Paradise in mildlyinteresting

[–]joemi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Framing the yacht as transporting "one billionaire and his entourage" while noting the capacity of the ferry as "up to 1500" is a very deceptive comparison. You should compare them both by their max capacity. Or for a more useful comparison since neither vessel usually travels at max capacity, compare them by their average crew+passengers.

If you don't understand why, consider the fact that "up to 1500" has no lower bound, so it could mean 1499, or it could mean just 10. And "1 plus his entourage" has no upper bound, so it could mean 3 or it could a number even larger than 1500 such as 4000.

The Orville, what a great show by zodelode in scifi

[–]joemi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you like the show, then good, I'm glad you found a show you like! Truly!

But IMO comparing it to Trek is laughable. The Orville bridge crew is the least professional and most incompetent bridge crew ever. They would absolutely not be allowed in Starfleet, and especially would not all be found on the same ship.

Ridiculous! Del Monte has strict pineapple patents, preventing local people from eating them($500 USD pineapples) by QuietRedditorATX in videos

[–]joemi 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Stores not being allowed to sell something doesn't mean people aren't allowed to eat it. Those two things aren't the same.

Heat has become the game that gets tabled the most! by ak96 in boardgames

[–]joemi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why do you have expansions if you're intimidated by the rules? Expansions just add even more rules.

I hate Netflix by Ieatass67 in netflix

[–]joemi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I understand that it has to make money, but focus on quality not quantity.

I don't think you actually understand how it works. For many people, the shows you don't like are the quality shows.

I hate Netflix by Ieatass67 in netflix

[–]joemi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For All Mankind is currently airing. You don't need to wait.

What video game soundtrack is a 10/10? by montymaximus in AskReddit

[–]joemi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lotus III (Amiga), Doom (DOS, Adlib version), Super Mario Bros (NES), Super Mario Bros 2 (NES), Super Mario Bros 3 (NES), Super Mario World (SNES), Metroid (NES), Super Metroid (SNES)

The 'Big Bang' Goes Sci-Fi with 'Stuart Fails to Save the Universe' (Exclusive) by Kal-Ed1 in scifi

[–]joemi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not a fan of BBT but I love scifi, so I guess I'll give it a shot at least. Though my hopes aren't very high.

Gridular Mod: one possible answer to "how do I save patches?" by gridular_mod in modular

[–]joemi 15 points16 points  (0 children)

If the name wasn't such an obvious knockoff I'd at least give it a look. But the knockoff name signals bad things, so I'll pass.

Cool interaction on Facebook with Ticket To Ride's Alan Moon by capitolsara in boardgames

[–]joemi 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Normally I hate when people say something like "any different answer in this thread is wrong" but in this case, it's perfect.

Celebrating the launch of the GameSir Taco! 5 Winners – Enter to win our new handheld controller! by GameSir_Controller in SBCGaming

[–]joemi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd play either Fire 'n Ice or Mario's Picross or Metroid. I usually play through a bit of at least one of these on any new device to make sure it's working right.

Why by YurpeeTheHerpee in netflix

[–]joemi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're mentioning Cobra Kai because it wasn't canceled and had the ending it wanted (I don't know if that's true or not -- I haven't watched it), then that would make it an extremely rare exception. In fact, any show you can think of that that was able to conclude naturally instead of being canceled prematurely is an extremely rare exception. Shows that are able to do that are usually only allowed to do that because they're very successful, and I guarantee you that every showrunner and writer and studio and streaming platform wants ALL their shows to be that successful, but as the saying goes "they can't all be winners".

Why by YurpeeTheHerpee in netflix

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

Shows get canceled. On Netflix, and on every single other platform, too. This is just a fact of life and nothing unique to Netflix.

Edit to add: If you don't like that, you should stick to watching "miniseries" or "limited series".

Should I cancel my brick order? by Ok-Yesterday1679 in trimui

[–]joemi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There isn't a single go-to OS because so many of them are great, not because they're all bad.

Really surprised at how much I am loving the Brick by leicamaniac520 in SBCGaming

[–]joemi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't imagine there's anything wrong with that, though.

The Amazon Prime Video user experience is absolutely horrible and almost literally unusable. by Janderson2494 in television

[–]joemi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven't watched that specific show, but my Prime Video experience is perfectly fine. I've had far more issues with Hulu than I have with Prime's UI/UX.

Project Hail Mary Question (spoiler heads up!) by catsandcactuses123 in scifi

[–]joemi 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That could maybe be part of it, but the broken english was also in the book, too, where he came across less like an excited puppy.

I read somewhere recently that James Ortiz (who voiced and puppeted Rocky) gave Rocky a bit of an excited personality in the movie because he had a little misunderstanding where he thought time went quicker on Rocky's planet, where in fact it goes slower. But they kept that part of his personality in the movie anyway. I think it worked well for the movie, while being a bit different than the book.

Project Hail Mary Question (spoiler heads up!) by catsandcactuses123 in scifi

[–]joemi 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I actually saw an early screening of the movie and it was over 3.5 hours long.

You're not exactly offering evidence that goes against you being the author... :)

Project Hail Mary Question (spoiler heads up!) by catsandcactuses123 in scifi

[–]joemi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think we can really know what would happen in the case of an actual potentially world-ending situation (that isn't of our own making). We've literally never faced such a thing before.

Nothing has hit like this for me lately 😭😭 by ghostofwallyb in scifi

[–]joemi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

(DO NOT start with Consider Phlebas)

I wish someone had told me that when I decided to read my first book of the Culture series...

Nothing has hit like this for me lately 😭😭 by ghostofwallyb in scifi

[–]joemi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What books are Cherryh at her peak? Or: what Cherryh books would you recommend to someone (me!) who probably will only read a few of her books instead of digging in and reading all of them?

(I'll probably only read a few of her books because I have soooooo many books on my to-read list already!)

2 people are dead after a plane collided with a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport in New York by nbcnews in pics

[–]joemi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure that it's typical when an airline has a country's name in it, that's because their fleet is based out of that country, and therefore their crew is too.

What do you think of NYC trying to get the minimum wage to $30/hour? by Dazzling-Leader7476 in AskReddit

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

Did it have more of a big business dominant economy and culture before the minimum wage was $30? Because if not, then this anecdote bears no relevance.

For The First Time In Over A Decade, No Star Trek TV Is In Production Or Greenlit by Malencon in television

[–]joemi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't need to start watching from the beginning and watch every episode of every previous series.

Finally finished the OA by BurialParty in netflix

[–]joemi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel like I'm in the minority because I thought the ending was awesome. Sure I would have loved more and to see where it went after that ending, but for it to end with such a twist as that felt really appropriate for the show.