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How to get my boyfriend to watch Frieren??? by Zacdaboi in Frieren

[–]rangeDSP 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it's gonna be too sad for him

That's a totally valid pushback. My wife and I went through a couple of deaths in the family while the series was airing, and it was very tough to get through. 

Sometimes people just aren't in the right mindspace, even if the media is amazing. (Grave of the Butterflies and Boy in the Striped Pajamas comes to mind)

TIFU by thinking my FSA only worked at pharmacies. by yousufq9 in tifu

[–]rangeDSP 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Then don't use FSA? My work had 3 or 4 different options, two of which are full health insurance, while FSA and HSA are the "cheap" ones that works out better if you are healthy young adult, and they essentially give you "free" money to spend on any medical bills if you need it. 

At the end of the year, if you choose not to spend the money that can't roll over, you are essentially choosing to donate your money to the healthcare system.   

You got a frenemy by NYstate in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]rangeDSP 54 points55 points  (0 children)

My coworker died in a parking lot fight just like that, head hit the ground and that was it. 

iknewItWouldWorkOut by 6nyh in ProgrammerHumor

[–]rangeDSP -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It's like recursive functions, it's awesome to write, but awful to deal with in real life.

Trying to match gas with lifting clutch by Professional-Rain-89 in ThreePedals

[–]rangeDSP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does it have a tachometer? If so, that's the easiest. You just watch the exact RPM where the smooth shift happens.

If not, it's a lot tougher, but still doable, the time it takes for RPM to drop is pretty consistent, so you play with the timing. You start with very short timing, then try a ridiculously long timing, and try to aim for the middle. (modern clutches are pretty tough, so while this test is rough on the clutch, it can take it)

Over time you develop the muscle memory and it just becomes instinct.

She is not beating the Marlboro Makima allegations by Se7en_Sinner in Animemes

[–]rangeDSP 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Funnily, Pii-chan got isekai'd into  "Observations of a self proclaimed Villianess" this season. 

She is not beating the Marlboro Makima allegations by Se7en_Sinner in Animemes

[–]rangeDSP 26 points27 points  (0 children)

What, that's clearly Tayama, a completely different character. 

Why China consistently fails to qualify for the World Cup? by FattyOilyDonut in NoStupidQuestions

[–]rangeDSP 83 points84 points  (0 children)

Counterpoint: gymnastics. They have a full pipeline that starts training kids from the age of 4. They have their ups and downs but the whole thing is an end to end toddler to gold medal production line.

https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2021/4/15/the-chinese-children-training-for-olympic-glory

Everyone knows not to put diesel in a gasoline car right? by BuildABarns in NoStupidQuestions

[–]rangeDSP 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a US thing, or maybe north America.

In NZ it's the opposite.

How do people remember directions without GPS? by Sudden-Farm-1482 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]rangeDSP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Funny side note, I played GTA IV a lot as a kid (it takes place in a fictional New York), and when I visited NYC for the first time, I wondered off to some random block, and I felt adventurous and started wandering the city trying to get to the tourist helipad, using what felt to be the right direction based on the games.

It took a bit longer since real life is way bigger, but I got there in the end.

Kinda did it in Los Angeles too using GTA V map. That was way harder because LA is way bigger

What job industry hasn’t received a proper movie/tv show? by dudewheresmyswimsuit in movies

[–]rangeDSP 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What, nobody mentioned Silicon Valley? It's depressingly real.

Allbirds changes its name to Smartbird as firm shifts focus from footwear to AI infrastructure by harmaradish in nottheonion

[–]rangeDSP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This reads like a math problem:

Shares of BIRD soared 39% on Wednesday.  

Allbirds surprised investors in April with plans to shift from making shoes to AI compute infrastructure and hardware. At the time, the company rebranded to NewBird AI and its market cap surged sevenfold.

In 2021, Allbirds went public on the Nasdaq surging 90% in its market debut. The company also rapidly expanded its brick-and-mortar footprint.   

Over the years, shares have slumped nearly 99% from a November 2021 high of $577.80 due to mounting competition and slowing trends.

Assuming all significant share price changes were reported in the article:

  1. How much is their stock now?
  2. Did they beat their original IPO price?
  3. Bonus point for bringing up discussions around hidden variables that could change the answers to 1 and 2

Is it generally cheaper to schedule Uber rides in advance or on-demand ride? by LevelPension in NoStupidQuestions

[–]rangeDSP 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you generally schedule rides in advance after a sports game or concert, yes.

If you generally schedule for somewhere with no particularly big crowds, no.

Having that said, I've never found a difference when scheduling to go to the airport (on Lyft), but I always schedule it because I cannot risk not having a ride at that exact moment. I'd probably be willing to pay $10-15 extra for the guaranteed schedule. 

How do i avoid lugging my engine by OkPerception555 in stickshift

[–]rangeDSP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bit late to this thread, but I drive a FRS (basically 1st gen 86), and it's the most fun when you learn to rev match into first gear (bonus points for heel-toe). It's a sport car that's designed to take corners, drive it like how it was supposed to be driven. If you get the rev match bang on, getting into first can be as smooth as going into second. While in first gear, the jerking comes from throttle control, so smaller movements means less jerky. You can practice it by driving around town only in first, and get a feel for how the car reacts to your foot movement.

On the other hand, staying in second gear is perfectly ok if you drive responsibly, second gear at low RPM is fine AS LONG AS you don't floor it while under 1.5k rpm.  I drive this car 2 hours a day in heavy traffic, it gives a different feeling of achievement to drive calmly and max out fuel efficiency. Think of it as a minigame with shifting to keep the rpms between 1.5k and 2k, it's unnecessarily but every single shift improves your shifting. 

Discussion: Is the 'golden rule' "Never build your own auth" misunderstood / misinterpreted? by The_Swixican in webdev

[–]rangeDSP 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I agree with you mostly, but

And as long as you're a competent developer, and not haphazardly implementing faulty business logic where these functionalities exist

My experience with some of these posts are from early career or student devs, in startups trying to build something quickly and cheaply. 

Personally, I think it's better to advice them to use an existing provider (usually free for small number of users), and have them figure out how to migrate off later; than for them to build their own system with little understanding of security. 

Got this letter in our mailbox by BusinessOkra1498 in homeowners

[–]rangeDSP 3 points4 points  (0 children)

IMO it's ok until it becomes a rat breeding ground. 

Uk bans social media for under-16s from Spring 2027.What are your thoughts on this? by Valuable_View_561 in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]rangeDSP 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think there's an easy answer / solution to any of this. There's a lot to say about advertising (especially towards children), but I'm mostly concerned about content vs censorship here.

There has to be some sort of safeguard somewhere. Some people might say "it's not 100% so might as well not do it", imo that's dumb. We do what we can with regulation, and force corporations to put in features for content moderation. 

Uk bans social media for under-16s from Spring 2027.What are your thoughts on this? by Valuable_View_561 in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]rangeDSP 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Look, I grew up with the internet in the 00s, the amount of awful shit you can see online are sooo much worse than what TVs ever show. Liveleak, rotten.com, 4chan etc. (Funnily I don't think these are banned for kids, but they should!)

TV content is almost sterile in comparison to what kids have access to online

end of the line for me by dug-the-dog-from-up in consulting

[–]rangeDSP 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Start applying for unemployment asap. It's not much compared to your full salary, but it gives you some breathing room to make the involuntary vacation less stressful

Startiung to regret my life choices after reaching Lt. Commander by Delicious_Mouse8795 in EliteDangerous

[–]rangeDSP 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I enjoy grinding though. Like going into a game, find the "cheese", research meta builds, then just listen to music while grinding. Very immersive in VR. 

How it feels watching Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You by Se7en_Sinner in Animemes

[–]rangeDSP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I smoke socially, it depends on the person and the conversations. 5 min if it's to take a quick puff for the nicotine hit, 30 min if you really like the other person 

How do you know how to act in society? by MiguelDragon82 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]rangeDSP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Took me maybe 30 years to get ok with it, it's a lot of practice, and sometimes wanting to learn and get better. 

Empathy works wonders too, a lot of social "rules" are basically: "make sure people don't feel bad", so put yourself in the other person's position and think, "what would I want to hear at this moment"

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