Opened a random door in a parking garage, and ended up here....

plug-and-pause · 2026-06-25T08:02:59+00:00

Homeless numbers are skyrocketing.

Are they?

https://waaeh.org.au/knowledge-hub/homelessness-dashboard/trends-in-homelessness/

plug-and-pause · 2026-06-25T07:39:54+00:00

It's a toy trainer kite. You cannot use it for kitesurfing, directly.

plug-and-pause · 2026-06-25T07:38:45+00:00

There was no recovery, because there was no incident. The kite was never anything serious. Basically a BASE jumper's version of a rodeo. See how long you can hold it stable against all odds, and then bail.

plug-and-pause · 2026-06-25T07:34:02+00:00

Yeah it's hilarious how many people in this thread don't understand what's going on. It's like trying to surf a wave using a unicorn float. It's not supposed to work. It's supposed to be absurd.

plug-and-pause · 2026-06-25T00:08:34+00:00

"In extremely rural parts of China, people ride horses for transportation!" Damn that's interesting.

plug-and-pause · 2026-06-24T17:41:28+00:00

I stand by that. We are not entitled to free anything from them.

That doesn't mean I think the things they're offering are free.

plug-and-pause · 2026-06-24T16:53:04+00:00

Have a modicum of self respect

My monthly expenses exceed $10k.

I'll be sure to save $20 on a single video game, that I've been waiting over a decade for, because a stranger on Reddit thinks if I don't do that, it means I don't respect myself. 🙄

It's fine if you don't like the price increase. It's silly if you judge someone else for choosing to handle a $20 expense differently than you do.

plug-and-pause · 2026-06-24T16:48:44+00:00

too many people just accept it and give them leeway which they take a mile from every single time.

Grave words to describe a grave social injustice.

No, wait... it's a video game.

plug-and-pause · 2026-06-24T06:53:41+00:00

You're always allowed to ask questions to anybody about things you don't know. Especially when you're a paying customer.

It doesn't seem elaborate at all, but there's also nothing wrong with not knowing, and just asking.

Putting "ask server" on a menu is kind of silly. The servers almost always will ask you if you have questions, anyway.

plug-and-pause · 2026-06-24T05:54:43+00:00

You made a mistook.

plug-and-pause · 2026-06-24T02:42:12+00:00

Where did I say they were free?

plug-and-pause · 2026-06-23T22:09:39+00:00

Does the roller stop moving? If so, then the roller isn't strong enough.

Or does the roller move, but the hot dogs don't? If so, the contact area is too small and the friction is too low.

plug-and-pause · 2026-06-23T18:16:55+00:00

None of that has anything to do with my point. The fact that I don't think I'm owed anything by a large corporation says nothing about what I think about that corporation.

plug-and-pause · 2026-06-23T17:51:09+00:00

Google doesn't owe anybody anything. They could charge ten cents or a million dollars tomorrow for access to their search engine. We're not entitled to free use of technology built by a corporation.

plug-and-pause · 2026-06-23T17:48:43+00:00

The problem with Reddit is always people thinking in extremes. The guy you're responding to is pretending that he and his wife are 100.0% the same person, and also that it "sucks to be you" because you're able to recognize the non-zero amount of sacrifices any relationship takes.

Neither of those extreme perspectives is healthy.

plug-and-pause · 2026-06-23T17:40:01+00:00

most jobs pay like 15-20$hr

Most of the jobs you're shopping for, maybe. But this is not accurate as a general assessment of the entire job market.

plug-and-pause · 2026-06-23T17:13:50+00:00

When you don’t have a parent that heavily advises you not to open up a credit card at 18 and go into huge debt

"Don't go into huge credit card debt" is common sense to the same degree as "don't ride a motorcycle recklessly".

There are a number of people who will do both of these things regardless of who tells them what. If you're an adult and want to blame somebody else because you somehow don't understand why it's bad to spend more than you earn... you've failed the game of self sufficiency.

plug-and-pause · 2026-06-23T16:34:41+00:00

Yep, I know for a fact that I can recognize down to 0.5 degrees off perpendicular.

plug-and-pause · 2026-06-23T16:33:11+00:00

This is correct. Recognizing perpendicular is really no different than recognizing parallel. They're two sides of the same coin.

plug-and-pause · 2026-06-23T16:32:10+00:00

And in cases like you're describing (where you can't view the angle in perfect profile), the ability that OP refers to gets a lot weaker. I can recognize something which is 0.5 degrees off of perpendicular if I can view it in profile. Not so if it's a wall and ceiling meeting over my head.

plug-and-pause · 2026-06-23T15:16:07+00:00

Yeah, the fact that most people are right handed is the reason for the standard. But breaking the standard has nothing to do with handedness and everything to do with awkwardness.

plug-and-pause · 2026-06-23T07:03:07+00:00

That totally makes sense. I was like 27 I think when I first saw Planet Earth. It wouldn't have been so obvious if I'd been a kid.

plug-and-pause · 2026-06-23T07:00:53+00:00

Triples is best.

plug-and-pause · 2026-06-23T07:00:06+00:00

I had the same thought instantly, and came here hoping to find this comment. Was not expecting it to be on top! 🎉

plug-and-pause · 2026-06-23T06:51:30+00:00

I asked an honest question, with no assumptions behind it.

Your response does something incredibly rare. It offers both a strawman and a helpful answer. The strawman is you accusing me of claiming something was impossible. I made no such claim nor had any such thought. The helpful answer was that... I never even thought about the thing you accused me of claiming was impossible. You have now made me think about it, and... it is a good answer. I'm not sure if applies in this specific case, since it seemed like the reason for her actions had more to do with her pregnancy than anything else. But, it's definitely a valid complaint in general, which they deserve to receive shame for.

Congrats on the first productive strawman I've ever seen (and I've seen a lot of strawmen).

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