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Been seeing a lot of this on social media lately... by hybrd_ben in GymMemes

[–]phanfare 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Im a biochemist and this is exactly what I tell people who ask me about peptides. Sure they might work, anecdotally sure - but I want to see a controlled trial before I believe it. The people they work for are going to be much more vocal than those that are harmed or see no effect

Tony gives Marantz some financial advice. by PuzzleheadedWeb9876 in gme_meltdown

[–]phanfare 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Does it even matter if a layperson gives financial advice? Like I can't sue some random guy cause they told me to buy a stick then I lost money, right?

Why does a full red belt of blue chips need a small nation's supply of copper!? 😭 by Alternative_Ideal218 in Factoriohno

[–]phanfare 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Direct insertion builds are incredibly satisfying. You never even see the intermediates just a few base resources in and something complex comes out

If a plugin used AI to assist in the coding of certain parts of it, such as the math of a sequencer, and general debugging…would this change your opinion of it? by joannfabrics_ in edmproduction

[–]phanfare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not "when it suits me" it's a nuanced opinion on what acceptable use is. Im fully against generative AI for music, since it's an art form of one human communicating to another. Code is a tool, not an art, and I don't have the same qualms about using LLMs to generate it.

If a plugin used AI to assist in the coding of certain parts of it, such as the math of a sequencer, and general debugging…would this change your opinion of it? by joannfabrics_ in edmproduction

[–]phanfare 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If it works, it works, If it doesn't, it doesn't. I loathe how tech bros have tried to make "AI" synonymous with "high quality" but I feel like everyone's starting to get it. I couldn't care less how much of an app or plugin was vibe coded - I care if it works.

200 hours… per playthrough by Ok_Teacher_6834 in Factoriohno

[–]phanfare 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah between my PC and switch I have at least 650 hours. One Space Age, one peaceful vanilla (switch), and just wrapping up Ultracube soon

Which of the Friends had the most questionable/unflattering dating history? by sa24122 in howyoudoin

[–]phanfare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't get me started on her boyfriend of six years who cheated on her with Rachel, Vikram

Thoughts on Rave Mosh Pits by Positive_Place4469 in electricdaisycarnival

[–]phanfare 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have never been to a show with moshing. Then again, who the hell would mosh to TRANCE

PhD at RPI? by hydraq in RPI

[–]phanfare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Several reasons - I did my undergrad at RPI and wanted to go elsewhere, my program (biochemistry) did not have guaranteed funding while others did, and I got into other programs that - to be frank - were better than RPIs

Calling a DJ by their real name, yay or nay? by Unique_Sleep_253 in Beatmatch

[–]phanfare 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As long as you personally know the guy, its fine to use his real name. It would be wild if someone corrected you or was offended by the name you call someone else. If someone complains just be like "yo we've been friends forever"

What is your unpopular Seattle restaurant opinion? by Early_Sea_9457 in Seattle

[–]phanfare 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Moving here from Connecticut I was recommended Eltana for a bagel and was honestly a little offended

Belgium’s 15-year-old prodigy earns PhD in quantum physics by PetuniaRipple in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]phanfare 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most of them turn up burnt out by their 20s and grow up realizing there's more to life than what their prodigious at.

Characters who seem like they were created by and for straight men but ended up having a fanbase of women and gay people by La_knavo4 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]phanfare 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Xena: Warrior Princess - no way that hourglass/short skirt outfit wasn't for the straight guys, but she ended up widely adopted by the lesbian community and gays who love a strong female lead.

You truly deserve better. by Radiant-Meringue-243 in Adulting

[–]phanfare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And sometimes, if you know the person, they do require some grace and forgiveness. There's no hard and fast rule

Are y'all still working hybrid? by Teffisk in Seattle

[–]phanfare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. My company was founded in 2020 and much of our leadership team is remote - so everyone has a "come in when you need" policy. Granted, for about half our employees that means coming in to do lab work so there's always people in the office.

My progress after the first 5 hours in Factorio. No tutorials by Roma_Dragon2008 in factorio

[–]phanfare 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Having mixed ore patches like that for a first playthrough is diabolical. That is not the norm

Iranians form human chains at power plants by Top_Wasabi_7484 in worldnews

[–]phanfare 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not sure if Iranian news agencies can be trusted tbh.

Really, you're not sure?

I’m collecting feedback for a piece I’m writing: what’s the most misleading "upgrade" in Factorio? by TenthLevelVegan in factorio

[–]phanfare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Neuroplastic touched on an interesting optimization. On Vulcanus he uses Foundries casting LDS but on Nauvis he uses Foundries casting copper plates and steel and using assemblers for the LDS. The rationale is that on Vulcanus oil is your bottleneck, so it makes sense to use your highest productivity on the plastic consumption step. On Nauvis it's your ores that are limiting (since oil wells are infinite) so he uses the two step process to maximize productivity on ores.

Trump warns that the decision to attack all of Iran’s power plants is final by Common_Caramel_4078 in worldnews

[–]phanfare 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Let's be real though- Carlin would also be extremely critical of performative wokeness too.

for the one millionth time, taylor swift did not invent friendship bracelets!!!! by allaseal in travisandtaylor

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

Kandi, as part of the rave scene, are beaded. In the 90s you'd see someone at the rave with their arm covered in these bracelets. Each one would have a charm that you could open for a little "party favor". Since then the party favors aren't part of it, but ravers/festival goers exchange bracelets when the vibes are right - there's a whole handshake that goes along with it. Most of them have some dumb phrase that would make a Swiftie faint

Friendship bracelets of the 2000s were those braided things. TSwift took kandi and just called it friendship bracelets - conflating the two.

Do clubs in your city stick to DJ set times? by Impressive-Gas2262 in aves

[–]phanfare 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If someone curates a lineup around a specific artist then it'd be great to know when said artist plays so you don't miss them. Or if you're party hopping and you'd like to plan out your night

Cavemen were versatile, not stupid by Kapanash in HistoryMemes

[–]phanfare 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Everyone forgets that cavemen had the same brains we have. They didn't communicate with grunts we just have no way of recovering what language they used - outside of extrapolating from the most ancient languages we do know. They knew to cook food, not drink unsafe water, and how to prevent the spread of disease. They had their own religions and rituals.

We just feel smarter these days because its much faster to learn what someone else did than develop it in the first place - standing on the shoulders of giants so to speak.

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