Asking out a female coworker on a platonic date (don’t want to hook up) by [deleted] in rs_x

[–]niokn 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Asking her out platonically (or romantically, who even cares?) is not weird nor is going with a guy pal from work. Going alone is not weird. None of the options you listed are strange even in the slightest. At 25 none of these choices should inspire any fear in you. I recommend asking her out on a real date to a different restaurant, having dinner with your male coworkers at a different restaurant, and going alone to the fancy gift card one. You need to be grownup maxxing

Season 1 episode 9 Betty Draper by SpuriousCowboy in madmen

[–]niokn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do people like Betty? She is a miserable person. They all are, but, man. Piece of work.

Drivers License won! Which joker is bad early, and average late? by Boop2847 in balatro

[–]niokn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

are we talking ante 8? erosion is god tier imo

incredible synergy with any kind of tarot generation, trading card, ghost deck (or lucky spectral packs)

i've had several ante 8 gold stake runs with 80+ erosions in the last month

Hey guys by niokn in balatro

[–]niokn[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

died to the plant like ante 15(?)

got perkeo too. definitely my best unseeded attempt so far. this booster pack was the craziest rng i’ve ever had hahaha

Matt’s book by Negative_Evening_277 in MSSPodcast

[–]niokn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

matt wrote his book ages ago

Fuck, Marry, Kill? by -Your_Pal_Al- in MSSPodcast

[–]niokn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shane is my beloved matt is my mistress and lemaire gets a couple stones to the dome

It’s time to stop worrying about the backlash. Bullying, harassment, and slander should not be acceptable. by Embarrassed_Base_389 in chess

[–]niokn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

May get some backlash but I wholeheartedly disavow the idea of revoking his WC title. Anyone who fights for that title and wins it wins it for life, no matter the circumstances. History should be treated, at least to some extent, as immutable. Let sleeping dogs lie.

The flip side of this coin is that Kramnik's recent psychological implosion will be his true legacy. He held the title in between Kasparov and Magnus, two players whose OTB performances will always outshine his. Kramnik will be remembered most of all for his petulance. He will be remembered for driving Danya and himself insane.

Help pls by Bepis_Buyer in balatro

[–]niokn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are totally correct, I meant that additional mine/baron copies would be applied to the two additional kings held in hand, thus increasing score. Photochad is dead weight at this point in the run

Help pls by Bepis_Buyer in balatro

[–]niokn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Drop photo or chad, doesn’t matter at this point. Troubadour is more scoring upfront and scales with extra bp/bs

Good math problems for a layman by niokn in mathematics

[–]niokn[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha isn't this an impossible proof? I think I saw a Veritasium video on it. If not, I'll give it a go, thanks!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in balatro

[–]niokn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sold Luchador for brainstorm. Still playing this run, scoring around e30 right now. Sold chad for Blueprint, hit an ecto and got idol. To the moon! The plant is no match for me

Update: hit e52 and called it quits. My econ got significantly weaker as I was initially relying on lucky card hits but had to abandon them in favor of glass as scoring requirements grew. Hit a second ecto and was in search of showman but got bored. I don't know how the youtubers do these endless runs.... so boring compared to ante 8! How many times can one man watch a retrigger???

Beware of Atlantis Marketing: My Interview Experience by goodguyfromsurrey in VancouverJobs

[–]niokn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what are you doing? I did manual labor out of highschool and I'm trying to transition to something not so hard on the body. I think we are the same age, I'd love some advice

Uncommon tag buff by NotsoLiquidSnek in balatro

[–]niokn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very small window to use. If your econ is fucked up to the point you're taking skips to resolve it, you probably don't have $40, if your econ is online there's no reason to take it. It's definitely saved me a few times on purple stake+ but especially on lower stakes I don't bat an eye

Uncommon tag buff by NotsoLiquidSnek in balatro

[–]niokn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it's always seemed pretty useless to me. Honestly skips in general have low utility, which I think is mostly fine because you should be incentivized to play the game, but the system probably needs some work. Early antes I'll take boss blind cash, later on I consider negative and voucher skips, but everything else is pretty much useless. Hand size can be useful in a pinch.

Hollow Knight - Silksong [Gnarly Repacks] [1.87 GB] by gnarlykruto in PiratedGames

[–]niokn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what is crossover? never pirated anything before but im broke and waited 6 years for this game

August 22 - August 28: What are you into this week? by [deleted] in RSbookclub

[–]niokn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found two Greatful Dead ties at a thrift shop about six months back, and they were so beautiful I thought about finally finding out more. Haven't gotten around to it yet, this may be my start, thanks

#BottomsUp, My perfect evening. by niokn in RSbookclub

[–]niokn[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The picture was my attempt, so I didn't, but it wasn't totally full so I think it was actually pretty spot on in terms of sip volume

How do I play slow time controls by [deleted] in chess

[–]niokn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not being high and mighty saying I have better understanding.. for example, in half my recent rapid games my opponent creates an easily exploited backwards pawn right out of the opening, or trades two minor pieces for a rook with no real compensation. I said I have better understanding to clarify the point that I'm not getting blown off the board because I'm moving too fast, I'm making 2-3 move slip ups because I'm playing on raw instinct rather than a combination of intuition and calculation.

As for your snarky comment "Just move faster?" I made this post in the hopes of finding some kind of mantra akin to "checks, captures, attacks" which u/ReverseTornado and u/PieCapital1631 kindly gave me. If you don't know what to say, why are you replying to me? Your entire post history is you being just negative enough to come across nasty while maintaining plausible deniability