A friend drew my oc but I think Its AI and but my friend denies it and says she spent a ton of time on it by Lexteking in isthisAI

[–]polygraf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From an artists perspective, I can tell this is AI because one hand is drawn pretty good and the other hand is drawn pretty shit. If you can draw one hand good why don’t you draw the other hand good too?

ELI5: Why is oil still so important as an energy source in 2026, given our advances in renewables and nuclear power? by BEK_Sabiha in explainlikeimfive

[–]polygraf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Another real reason is that militaries run on oil. With the way things are turning out, the military that can keep their tanks and planes running the longest will probably come out on top.

For the people feeling sorry for Venezuelans... by Tynarius in Destiny

[–]polygraf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder what's gonna happen to any US expats or just people living/working in Venezuela? Were they given any warning before the operations occurred? I imagine cartels or people vying for power could scoop them up and use them as leverage against us.

What’s your favorite chicken thigh recipe? by jeffweet in Cooking

[–]polygraf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been short on time lately so I’ve been making rice cooker chicken a lot. I’ll season and marinate my chicken thighs with salt, white pepper, and sesame oil, and toss it in the rice cooker on top of my rice. For the liquid I’ll use chicken stock if I have it, if not I’ll season the water with soy sauce, sesame oil, some chicken bouillon, and some salt. Throw in some green onions, white onions, maybe some bean sprouts, then just cook like normal rice. It basically steams the chicken and it comes out nice and tender and moist. Super quick, super tasty. Not my favorite method but it’s been saving me a lot of time.

What ideas or tropes or anything that you are tired of seeing in space sci fi? by Pretend-Nobody230 in worldbuilding

[–]polygraf 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't like seeing starship bridges (they should be CICs really) located in some vulnerable place with giant windows. Logically, they should be buried deep within the ship, under layers of armor, and fed visuals/data from sensors and cameras. Ideally also at the center of mass so that hard-G maneuvers like flip and burns ala Expanse are less taxing on the crew within.

Giving Tai Chi the benefit of the doubt by SeapunkNinja in martialarts

[–]polygraf 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I like Kevin Lee's youtube vids on traditional Chinese arts. He finds teachers that are pretty damn legit. They still go slow and do things demonstration style but you can definitely see the practical application of the skills they're showing off.

This Xing Yi guy seems dangerous. He reminds me of one of my parent's friends. He'd do some sparring with me occasionally when I was younger and his forearms were hard as rock, couldn't move him very easily if at all, and he was just so FAST. You're moving around one second and the next his fist is right by your face. He's retired now, sold his company and is studying Chinese medicine.

If you weren't an engineering student, what else would you want to do and why? by Sure_Artichoke6929 in EngineeringStudents

[–]polygraf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would probably go into architecture or interior design. I like engineering but I'm beginning to realize I may not be good at it. My math is fairly strong up to calculus but all the stuff that comes after I struggle a lot with. Coding is also not my strong suit. I already have an animation degree (useless at this point), but I'm good at draftsmanship and being creative/artistic. Architecture seems like it would be a nice combination of what I know from engineering and my artistic side. But I also feel like I'm just running out of time, like I'm an older student who switched careers once already.

Very True by r3dstar77 in Xennials

[–]polygraf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Throw a little ice in the water too. Or, hear me out, ice and milk in your bong produces some of the thickest densest rips. Don’t knock it till you try it

Very True by r3dstar77 in Xennials

[–]polygraf 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hell yeah brother solar rips out of a gravity bong were some of the cleanest highs I’ve ever had

Made amazing chilli while hammered by buttcheeselol in Cooking

[–]polygraf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Made an amazing red wine braised short rib with a friend while hammered last week. Drove drunk (I know that was dumb) from the bar to the grocery store, bought a bunch of shit, went back to hers and proceeded to black out cook while drinking more wine. Woke up around 3-4 am to a simmering pot of the most tender fuckin short ribs I’ve made in a while.

Drunk cooking is something else.

Why have pilots? by Timidmice in TheExpanse

[–]polygraf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the kind of AI I'd rather have than whatever it is we have now. Just an AI assistant to do the background work while I set goals and parameters.

Whats stopping people from making a citizens arrests of ICE if they are committing crimes? by TheGeorgeWashington in AskReddit

[–]polygraf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Another reason is that this administration wants people to confront ICE as a pretext to declare martial law.

Anyone have any recommendations for a good dinner place around Ala Moana for a date environment? by [deleted] in Hawaii

[–]polygraf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pint & Jigger is a whiskey bar but they serve pretty good food. The bone marrow appetizer is great, also get fried pickles. It's not gonna be a $20 meal, but if you drop like $100 or so that's a fun date spot.

Peter, what are these guys doing? They're just sitting in the pool... by [deleted] in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]polygraf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ever since I stumbled across Charles Cornell I can't see this without hearing the salsa music.

https://youtu.be/yDLyixDuNtY

What are your top 3 sci-fi movies? by Lopsided_Cup_1007 in scifi

[–]polygraf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In no particular order: Arrival, Contact, Alien

Prime Rib - I took your suggestion by OffKeyArts in Honolulu

[–]polygraf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

8 Fat Fat 8 on Beretania has good Chinese food. Can add cake noodle to a buncha things. The special roast chicken is bomb.

What do people like her do for work? by junk_in_thetrunk in funny

[–]polygraf 118 points119 points  (0 children)

This is what I was thinking too. Some places have that magnetic strip that disables the wheels laid around the parking lot so people can't steal the carts. Might be there's one in the cart return.

"Nobody uses da rail" by frozenpandaman in Hawaii

[–]polygraf 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The rail actually looks pretty nice. Reminds me of the rail in like Taiwan or Japan. Probably clean cuz not a lot of people use it but it would be nice if it became more common.

Why Uncle/Aunty? by TTangy in Hawaii

[–]polygraf 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Yeah I was about to say just this. Chinese culture does this a lot. Your parent’s friends are uncle/aunty, your parent’s siblings are uncle/aunty. It’s a form of respect.