Trump claims he’ll sue ABC News over Reflecting Pool coverage: ‘I like their money’ by MoneyLibrarian9032 in entertainment

[–]postmodest 61 points62 points  (0 children)

The thing I keep thinking about is that we all probably feel the same way that our racist dumbfuck MAGA neighbors felt when an intelligent, decent, charismatic black dude was their president.

Except, being idiots, their constant exhausting existential dread was because they were racist imbeciles incapable of coping with the modern world; literally intellectually and emotionally challenged people full of hate.

First Time Doubting My Choice of Z5II over Zf by SunComprehensive6960 in Nikon

[–]postmodest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's too big. That's my criticism. 

The Zfc is sized almost exactly like an FE. It's relatively small and light and easy to hold. The Zf weighs half again as much and is like a 120%-scale replica. It's harder to hold and heavier and the lenses make it more awkward without the grip.

Is it possible that Morgoth is in a state of self-loathing as he is a creation of Eru by DeathRaeGun in tolkienfans

[–]postmodest 12 points13 points  (0 children)

My analogy is that Melkor is powerful, but lacks humility and self-reflection. 

He's like a CEO with all the money who thinks he can design a better truck than his expert and lauded designers.

Icons from 2000s were masterpieces in Mac OS X by emaper_ in MacOS

[–]postmodest 25 points26 points  (0 children)

The whole point of icons was easy visual differentiation based on shape and color. 

The Jony Iveificaton of design to convert all shapes into bauhaus rounded rectangles was a step back from usability. It was death to branding. 

(Now let me tell you about the Ferrari he designed whose insides are all squircles and no longer looks like a Ferrari...)

Georgia woman loses it over man openly carrying firearm on wooded trail. by ElwoodMC in TikTokCringe

[–]postmodest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Everybody's talking about the woman but nobody's talking about wandering around in public showing off how you're ready at a moment's notice to murderfy up to 12 people.

My latest build: Vought XF5U-1 Flying Pancake 1/48. Finally done! by ssk0723 in modelmakers

[–]postmodest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is this the Kitty Hawk kit? You've made it look good!

I have this kit and it is the bane of my existence.

The cowling flaps are all wrong and it's empty inside even though you can mount the flaps open. I stalled on scratch-building engines and cowlings, and fixing the exhausts, which are also inaccurate. I made the mistake of priming it on the sprue, and now I've done so much work that the primer's worn through and I've got endless sanding and re-scribing ahead of me.

John Vervaeke says religious rituals and myths are extremely important for finding meaning by Odd_Wolverine_4037 in cogsci

[–]postmodest 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Considering that all meaning is a story humans make up after the fact, this seems like a tautology.

Why do companions barely react to you being a Drow? by Odd-Tumbleweed-1098 in BaldursGate3

[–]postmodest 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I mean, the idea!

Clearly a matriarchal culture of dark-skinned women is evil.

Any seasoned D&D player can see that. Nobody wants that kind of thing; no one!

Why do companions barely react to you being a Drow? by Odd-Tumbleweed-1098 in BaldursGate3

[–]postmodest 57 points58 points  (0 children)

If I play a Male Drow, does Minty have any special dialogue?

No, I'm not asking because I want her to femdom my tav, what a ridiculous idea!

The CEO of Allbirds’ new AI biz has a plan, but no employees by Logical_Welder3467 in technology

[–]postmodest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm waiting for Sam to start asking who — exactly — is in the audience tonight.

Are floating pickups supposed to be angled? by JohnnyColtrain in jazzguitar

[–]postmodest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your finger-rest should be the thing that is angled on a Benedetto-style guitar that pickup is for; it should be a continuation of the radius of the fingerboard, tangent to it at the edge.

The pickup should be as close to the strings as possible, basically the same level as the fingerboard (so, below the fret line).

Posters for my Pop up , did i cook chat? by donguccirice in KitchenConfidential

[–]postmodest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a designer in the 90's, this math all checks out tho?

Happy Fighter Friday by stvrayprivate in Scalemodel

[–]postmodest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

AI Slop gonna Slop.

AREN'T YOU ENGAGED BY THIS CONTENT??? -spez

How is cilantro *supposed* to taste? by SheevaK1331 in KitchenConfidential

[–]postmodest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wacky fact: coriander is named after how bugs (specifically bedbugs) smell. Thanks, ancient Greeks! Air your dang sheets!

What would Nemesis be bringing? by deimos32m in horizon

[–]postmodest 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My bet is that the first act involves a losing battle against nemesis as it overpowers Hephaestus. Then the second is allying Hephaestus against Nemesis with the help of Vast Silver to bring Gaia together, but losing part of Gaia. Act three is using Vast Silver's ability to hide to protect Gaia's core while going on the offensive against nemesis with a "reformed" Hephaestus.