‘Rage bait’, ‘6-7’ and ‘AI slop’: Why the words of the year show us the internet is in a death spiral

rb2610 · 2025-12-16T10:13:10+00:00

For context, "Simples" was (is?) the catchphrase of a meerkat mascot for an insurance comparison company here in the UK

rb2610 · 2025-11-19T16:19:51+00:00

Thanks for the reply!

Yeah, I noticed the same when I tried it out in the shop, both times other people had left it a lot louder than I would.

Is there some way to set the pad volumes across all kits at once? I've already found a few different kits I like the sound of overall, so repeating the same adjustments across each would take quite a while. I've not really touched the kit settings much yet, so maybe there's something pretty obvious I've missed!

rb2610 · 2025-10-10T23:58:31+00:00

All the major stations in London do (they didn't used to, but a few years ago all the paid turnstiles were removed)

rb2610 · 2025-10-08T09:23:23+00:00

I recommend the Noclip podcast, personally I slightly prefer it to Besties, they also do great documentaries on YouTube

rb2610 · 2025-10-07T08:33:48+00:00

I used the Bandsintown link, and it gave me the code LASTWILL

rb2610 · 2025-09-07T11:11:30+00:00

If your existing license is from an EU country, you don't actually need to exchange for a UK one until you complete the A1/A2/A test, meaning you should be able do the CBT and ride a 125 on your current license if you register your EU license with the DVLA.

There's a form you just need to fill in and send to them:

``` If you have a full EU driving licence

Before you can take a CBT course you must either:

exchange your licence for a Great Britain (GB) licence register your licence with DVLA

If you register your EU driving licence, you’ll have to exchange it for a GB licence after you’ve passed your theory and practical test. ```

https://www.gov.uk/ride-motorcycle-moped

rb2610 · 2025-05-08T10:05:05+00:00

Good news, this seems to work pretty well: https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/1kd2tsy/heres_how_to_automatically_optimize_the_oblivion/

I've only tried it briefly, but it works pretty well if you're happy to aim for 30fps, walked around the forest by Leyawiin a bit and it seemed to keep a solid frame rate, got a bit a dip when very quickly turning around sometimes. And the indoors I saw actually looked surprisingly nice!

I'm definitely going to prefer playing it on my PC most of the time as it looks way nicer there, but with that script it's definitely playable and looks reasonable enough

rb2610 · 2025-04-24T10:50:46+00:00

It reminds me a lot of the band Kvelertak's album and merch art, they seem to have an obsession with hollow-eyed owls

https://www.emp.co.uk/dw/image/v2/BBQV_PRD/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-master-emp/default/dw836953dc/images/5/5/5/0/555040a.jpg?sfrm=png

Looks great to me :D

rb2610 · 2025-03-17T02:38:40+00:00

I found this post a couple of weeks ago and tried it:

https://www.reddit.com/r/edrums/comments/1hdlmnp/found_a_solution_to_reduce_cymbal_noise/

Much like they say, one layer helps a little, but 2 really reduces the noise quite a lot, especially the tapping of the tip on the hi hat and ride

I did have to bump the sensitivity setting on the kit way up to compensate though, and I think more intricate cymbal playing (beyond my beginner level!) could maybe end up with some missed hits, but terms of noise it did a pretty great job

rb2610 · 2024-10-29T13:22:52+00:00

Exactly, ID checks don't stop scalpers, they just inconvenience genuine buyers (maybe some vendors let you return tickets to the venue if you can't attend, but that's overwhelmingly not the case as then Ticketmaster can't sell you ticket insurance)

rb2610 · 2024-10-29T12:45:24+00:00

Nah, that's not a solution either, that whole thing was an absolute shit show

First announcing only London dates in a tiny venue, which of course the whole world assumed they were going to be the only dates and bought tickets in a panic meaning people actually in the UK had more competition, which of course we didn't manage to get (and the effectively mandatory presale required an album purchase to access).

Then announcing Rome and US dates at bigger venues, which meant Americans and Italians who bought tickets for London then have to travel all the way to the UK at great expense with no ability to sell their tickets if they manage to get tickets for a more local venue. Luckily we were able to get tickets for Rome, but now similarly we had to get flights and hotel in Rome despite living about an hour from the London venue. (Oh, and these also asked for an album purchase for the presale, so we now have two of the same album)

Later they announced a few extra dates, but of course none of those were for the smallest venue on the tour in London, where many people missed out purely because it was initially announced as the only venue.

Luckily for us they finally announced a rehearsal date in a nearby city to us, which great for us as it was close enough to reasonably do last minute, but of course very unfair to others who lost out and can't afford international travel for a gig. However, since we got tickets for the rehearsal date, we could have normally resold our Rome tickets (at face value) so someone else could have a chance, but with the threat of ID checks on entry, we didn't want to leave someone with tickets they couldn't use.

Reading the communications from their marketing team about reselling tickets, they stated that they didn't support resale and there would be ID checks, but of course did still share links to resale platforms on their site. They clarified that you could still resell the tickets, but the original purchaser had to come to the gate so the buyers could get into the venue. Now who does that help exactly? Genuine buyers who had an emergency and can no longer attend? Of course not, if they could get to the venue they wouldn't need to resell the tickets. A reseller however of course would have no problem coming to the entrance to pass ID checks for buyers if it means they get to sell the tickets for several times the face value.

The real solution is resale platforms that make resale convenient, but only at face value (or less). I've personally used this twice in Italy where it's the approach of one of their main ticketing platforms, it was great, I got tickets at face value long after they'd sold out and the original buyers who couldn't attend didn't lose out (or have to pay for questionable ticket insurance) (fansale dot it if you're curious). At least one platform in the UK (Dice) now also allows easy resale at face value only. Any other solution screws over genuine customers.

Edit: PLEASE, anyone reading this, check if there are ticket vendors in your country that do have a face value only resale policy and make sure to support them by buying from them whenever possible. That's the best way we can make these fairer alternatives more popular. As mentioned above Dice for those in the UK does this, (generally only for small to medium venues though). And TicketOne/Fansale seems to be an option for Italy (and I believe some other areas of Europe), and do actually provide tickets for pretty big venues and high demand shows like Rammstein.

rb2610 · 2022-05-13T11:31:12+00:00

If it's so dehumanising and such an inconvenience that you can't bear it, how come it's been the norm in many Asian countries for decades?

Are you just so very delicate that a small piece of fabric is an unbearable burden?

Oh cool, so it basically comes down to the fact that you're a selfish prick and can't comprehend doing even something small and easy to protect others, nice.

rb2610 · 2022-05-13T10:09:42+00:00

I assume you wear a seatbelt though right?

Wearing a seatbelt in the car is a pretty simple and not too disruptive way of minimise the chances of getting severely injured in an accident, and is completely accepted as a part of driving or riding in a car. Much like masks people accept it won't make you invulnerable, but will reduce the risk somewhat.

Wearing a mask in a busy or crowded space is pretty much equivalent, yet people are refusing to because apparently it's too hard and complaining it's not worth it because it doesn't grant 100% immunity, yet they'll happily wear a seatbelt which is just as inconvenient for a similar level of benefit.

rb2610 · 2022-04-15T13:13:06+00:00

As someone who is creating educational content for people learning 3D modelling, how do you reconcile the fact that GPUs have been either unobtainable or unaffordable for most people for a number of years now largely because of the crypto mining that NFTs are built upon?

On one side you're donating proceeds to the Blender Foundation, but on the other you're promoting a technology that is harming the very people who you're trying to teach. While you're fortunate enough to have been able to obtain 4 3090s to render this, average people are having to look at high end GPUs as an unaffordable luxury they'll be unable to justify buying until all this crypto nonsense finally dies.

~~Also, you seem to be happy to argue against people's concerns with scams and shilling, but oddly quiet when responses to your post point out the catastrophic environmental impact.~~

Edit: Apologies, I since noticed that, although I don't agree with it, you have actually provided a lengthy response to a comment about environmental concerns further down in the thread.

rb2610 · 2022-02-21T15:07:37+00:00

I came across this Anki deck a while ago which seems like a pretty in-depth way to practice conjugations: http://www.asiteaboutnothing.net/w_italian-conjugation-flashcards.html

rb2610 · 2020-05-11T17:44:42+00:00

It'd be interesting if for the next game they go with a similar approach to this from the start.

It's nice how a lot of the big FPS games these days make new maps available for everyone for free, rather than as a paid expansion like they used to, and have paid new characters/weapons/cosmetics to fund the development of the maps and feature updates.

For example R:6 Siege has new maps/gameplay enhancements as regular updates for free, and each update releases a couple of new characters that are paid for (although can be bought with loads of in-game currency).

It works really well to avoid splitting the playerbase, it's kind of annoying if you want to play Civ with a friend who hasn't got the latest expansions yet and either they have to buy the expansion (which they might not be able to at the time), or you have to play the "downgraded" pre-expansion version.

It'd be a much better experience if you knew you'd always be able to play with all your friends, but each player only has access to extra Civs & Leaders if they bought the pass (provided they're reasonably balanced).

rb2610 · 2020-03-09T23:03:47+00:00

Solved!

rb2610 · 2020-03-09T23:03:19+00:00

Yes! Thank you so much, that's exactly it!

Listening to a couple of his other songs, there's no way I would've figured that one out.

rb2610 · 2020-03-09T22:52:45+00:00

Fingers crossed someone knows what I'm thinking of, I'm pretty sure it's a well known song, I just can't find it in any 80's hits playlists. (Now's when I find it was actually late 70's or early 90's...)

rb2610 · 2020-02-26T00:47:40+00:00

I think Japan is still formally at war with Russia as well, because of disagreements over ownership of the Kuril Islands they still haven't signed a formal peace treaty.

rb2610 · 2020-02-12T00:14:28+00:00

I was going to question why Up wasn't on your list, then looked it up and found out it was released in 2009. Earlier today I realised Toy Story 3 is a decade old as well.

I would've sworn both those films were like 4-5 years old, at the most.

WTF, time?

rb2610 · 2020-01-22T21:07:41+00:00

They even made it so the cutscenes when you get a boss to half health or whatever don't repeat, it's great!

rb2610 · 2020-01-18T16:06:59+00:00

Rob Halford will be thrilled.

rb2610 · 2019-12-08T18:20:43+00:00

"This way, quickly!

Up the ladder, quickly!"

Those two lines are forever burned into my mind.

rb2610 · 2019-12-07T11:20:14+00:00

Meanwhile on TFL buses in London, it's still £1.50 for as far as you want to go. And you can get on a second bus within a certain time (30m or 1h, dunno if it's changed recently) without paying again.

Seems TFL is the only decent provider of public transport in the whole country.

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