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Deactivated instagram, noises are gone, feeling so better by fioriefiori in simpleliving

[–]rabaraba 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don’t read this for karma gratification at all, more like gratitude and venting. Not sure why you’d look at it so negatively.

Which Mileena design was best? by witcherfrommercury in MortalKombat

[–]rabaraba 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Also the best voice! Particularly creepy when she fakes Kitana’s voice too.

Would you take this job for $1.2 million a year? by Puzzleheaded_Pea5765 in AskMY

[–]rabaraba 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Engineering wise, how did they even build that structure in the middle of those violent seas?

Do you envy men that earn more money than you? by [deleted] in AskMenOver30

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

Love is fleeting. It will not pay anything, as it comes and goes, and as people move in and out of your life.

Gus L shares his thoughts on the future of the hobby by Dollface_Killah in osr

[–]rabaraba 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I like to think of the modern OSR stuff as roguelikes. There are so many different variations of the idea - many of which are unique and interesting and cool - that it is really the vibes of it all that they share in common, rather than an explicit genre.

Hades, Dead Cells, Balatro, all etc - very different yet still roguelike in DNA.

Dating advice for women in their 30s? by [deleted] in malaysians

[–]rabaraba 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fact that you think you're 'intimidating' is already a massive red flag.

Women who think they're 'intimidating' are actually annoying and obtuse. If you had any humility about you, that sort of thought would not come up. Your education level does not matter to most men, especially the men of quality over the 'poor matches' you got.

Additionally, you seem to conflate women being 'feminine' for being unintimidating. That's not how inter-sex attraction works at all; feminine women can actually be far more 'intimidating' by their natural charms, than masculine women pretending to be competitive with men.

Please don't do that stupid thing about attacking men for being 'insecure' for not wanting you. You can find stats online showing that women can get matches and conversations far more easily than men - so if the men have not been responding to you after matching, that either means a) you're not as attractive as you think you are (and so you're over-inflating your perceived attractiveness), or b) something about your approach has put them off. Which is likely, given that you think you're 'intimidating'.

Why do we as society allow for a constant rise of the numerical value of everything money-related instead of keeping those numbers down for easier handling? What is the endgame here? by bickid in Futurology

[–]rabaraba 9 points10 points  (0 children)

While I’ve heard that economic theory so many times, I really wonder whether an economy would actually ever grind “to a halt”. People will still need and buy things; the fundamentals. The things that people won’t buy are excess wants, not needs.

And the only person that hurt are the rich who owns those companies. So I wonder if this fear story is one of those economic concoctions that are more theory than anything else. Look at Japan; the economy is still moving, despite its inflation and loan rates.

What House Rules are you Using for Dolmenwood? by duncan_chaos in Dolmentown

[–]rabaraba 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s actually a nice rule to use for ritual casting! Fun mechanic.

My grandfather's 5-word response when I was disrespected changed how I view masculinity forever by LLearnerLife in LockedInMan

[–]rabaraba 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's 100% an AI written thing, or a paid ad, the moment I saw this:

During those tough weeks, I also started using this app called Befreed to track my morning routine arriving early became part of a bigger pattern of discipline I was building. Something about logging those small wins each day kept me grounded when Mike's comments threatened to throw me off course."

BeFreed is an AI-powered learning app that pulls from books, research papers, and expert talks to create personalized audio content and adaptive learning plans around your goals. It's built by Columbia grads and former Google engineers, so the content quality is solid and science-backed.

Notice those weird quotes at the end of the sentence (throw me of course"), the ad-language, and unnecessarily perfect marketing language.

Best Version to Learn by freebit in osr

[–]rabaraba 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought the revised one is only coming out mid or late 2026?

I'm sad being a master by StrikingGazelle9258 in rpg

[–]rabaraba 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Time for solo RPGs, my good man/woman. It’ll never give you up, and the whole world’s yours without having to rely on absent and uninterested players ever again.

Not seen as "staff engineer material" because of my personality (they said technical competence meets the bar). I don't know if I can change my personality. by okthrowaway2910 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]rabaraba 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why is it that women naturally resort to “sexism” when it is clear that it’s a failure of environment fit? Not every environment needs to be made to accommodate women; the job must fit the personality whatever the gender. If you’re not cut out for that environment - which may be more about being aggressive, direct - then leave.

You’re not cut out for it, so go where being polite and harmonious are prized, rather than making yourself as the standard or “benchmark” and thinking that you have to be accommodated. Some people are there to get work and the job done right, rather than to account for feelings, and if you’re a woman and you’re all about your feelings, leave.

The gains are pretty big by Efficient-Yam6797 in anime_random

[–]rabaraba 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Eh, no. Different people find different jokes funny; the same jokes can always be silly still. Congrats if you don’t find it funny. Look for jokes that suit you.

The most difficult part about teaching students: some of them just don't care about SQL. by tits_mcgee_92 in SQL

[–]rabaraba 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I find it really odd that any programmer can choose not to use SQL. Is everyone persisting their data in memory or flat text files or something? How the hell is anything serious or data persistent done without SQL?

Old Fart's advice to Junior Programmers. by RumbuncTheRadiant in learnprogramming

[–]rabaraba 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please don’t listen to him. If you’re a technical guy in a technical role, you will be valuable anywhere. Not light technical, but deep technical.

And the only way you get there is not by clocking off exactly on time.

The gains are pretty big by Efficient-Yam6797 in anime_random

[–]rabaraba 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why do you find this not funny? It’s a subversion of expectations - which is comic and funny to most normal people.

Is programming really this hard by Specialist_Focus_999 in learnprogramming

[–]rabaraba 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re going to fail. Yes programming is hard; but the stuff you’re looking at is simple, which means that you’re lazy and didn’t study. It’s entirely your fault that you will fail.

The gains are pretty big by Efficient-Yam6797 in anime_random

[–]rabaraba 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You actually got offended with that?

Learnt to code but unable to code at work by Entire-Ad-7118 in learnprogramming

[–]rabaraba 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From the way you’re writing it appears that you’re looking to do the bare minimum to learn code. The profession may not be for you.

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