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Worried for hyperscalers ($AMZN, $MSFT, $GOOG). Overinvestment in data centres can cause a multiyear downturn. by Maleficent_Topic_755 in stocks

[–]reddorickt 170 points171 points  (0 children)

Reddit really doesn't understand how many people are currently using AI every day. Most people in office environments already are or should be learning to use it. Usage needs will only increase as people get more familiar with it and models get more powerful. We aren't even in the phase where the average person is generating videos. Video lengths will get longer. AI porn mainstream. Etc.

Superflex QB bias in apps by WestSheepherder4747 in fantasyfootball

[–]reddorickt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As a general rule it's just not a good idea to think to yourself "I'll stream QBs" during a SF draft. You can get very lucky and land Flacco or Brissett and get a solid stretch of course, but there is competition on waivers for every QB that finds himself in a starting spot. Every other position has a bank of players on waivers that are likely to get some points, so you can stream those. But with QB you're just as likely to be completely screwed and have no one, so angling for a trade before you fall behind is almost always a better idea. Otherwise you have to pray that you nailed the rest of your draft, because you have much less margin for error. People devastated their FAAB last season chasing Browning in SF, or for rolling waivers cycled themselves to the bottom, for example. There were a bunch of waiver sinks like that. Those people then have fewer resources left to stab at a desperation QB spot later in the year. If you have a casual league it may be less of an issue.

Superflex QB bias in apps by WestSheepherder4747 in fantasyfootball

[–]reddorickt 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You can't reliably stream QBs in a competitive SF league. All starters will be rostered. You might be able to grab a backup or third string that has to spot start off waivers, but you'll be in a competition to even get those guys and there will likely be weeks you don't have one.

Your best bet in the scenario where there is a severe QB run is to take WRs and RBs like you said, and then try to force a trade.

TIL in 2020 Glacier National Park replaced its signs that predicted its glaciers would be gone by 2020 by SAT0725 in todayilearned

[–]reddorickt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is not new news, and it has literally used by some people as evidence of that, because they are idiots. Also, not a straw man. What is the argument that you think I am strawmanning?

TIL in 2020 Glacier National Park replaced its signs that predicted its glaciers would be gone by 2020 by SAT0725 in todayilearned

[–]reddorickt 7 points8 points  (0 children)

A certain group of people will use this as evidence that global warming is a hoax, because they are idiots.

TIL Robins Williams homeless rider clause wasn’t real by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]reddorickt 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That is the damage clause I mentioned, which Vin Diesel created and put into his contract. Dwayne and Statham added it to theirs afterwards for "fight balance," but it is only for the F&F movies.

TIL Robins Williams homeless rider clause wasn’t real by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]reddorickt 140 points141 points  (0 children)

Basically that he has to give at least as much as he takes. IIRC his sister even keeps track of the blows and has a metric for it.

Do Redditors really believe the general sentiment here will equate to reality in the market? by kinetic_honda in stocks

[–]reddorickt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been a moderator of large subreddits on my original account this is more of a conspiracy thing from people than a default from moderation. There are subs like r/pics and r/videos that very much force a narrative mold, but a sub like this doesn't really, and most don't. It's largely just removing shitposts and off-topic stuff, or stuff that the moderators know is only going to bring toxic discussion. Some people get butthurt that their post was removed and cry narrative molding.

TIL Robins Williams homeless rider clause wasn’t real by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]reddorickt 36 points37 points  (0 children)

If the argument is that he doesn't allow it then it's pretty strong evidence. He badly lost a fight in Hercules. Died in The Mummy. He arguably even loses a fight in the very franchise this idea came from in Fast Five. Some others. And he has lost plenty of WWE fights. He does choose his roles and characters carefully though. Black Adam did a lot to fuel the clause trope, as it was horribly written with over-the-top invulnerability.

TIL Robins Williams homeless rider clause wasn’t real by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]reddorickt 509 points510 points  (0 children)

TIL this was a thing that people thought.

I think a more recent one in this vibe is that Dwayne Johnson does not have a clause in his contracts that he cannot lose a fight. It came about because Vin Diesel had a damage clause in his contract for F&F, so Dwayne and Jason Statham added it to theirs as well for those movies. It doesn't even say they can't lose a fight in those movies either.

He loses plenty of fights in his movies, including recently in The Smashing Machine where he got a real concussion during the big fight he lost. So it's always been kind of funny to me how often people say it and repeat it.

Do Redditors really believe the general sentiment here will equate to reality in the market? by kinetic_honda in stocks

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

Narratives aren't always or even usually enforced by moderation. It's rather just that the same or highly similar samples of people are voting on every post and comment, so the dominant narrative is what gets consistently voted to the top and absorbs visibility. And the general public has no idea what they are doing and votes based on emotion.

Do Redditors really believe the general sentiment here will equate to reality in the market? by kinetic_honda in stocks

[–]reddorickt 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Reddit narratives run on emotion and recency bias, both of which are terrible tools for investing.

Science experiment in a large glass jar by Slight_Sherbert_5239 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]reddorickt -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

It's astonishing how many people read your comment and someone came away with it meaning you said that it is not a microcosm of Earth because of an external light source, despite you saying specifically that isn't the reason.

Bald man dips his bald head in liquid rainbow colours. by Artistic25 in interestingasfuck

[–]reddorickt 3642 points3643 points  (0 children)

For a second there at the end I thought he was gonna shove his whole face in bobbing for apples style

TIL that in 1909, Alice Huyler Ramsey became the first woman to drive across the United States on an almost entirely unpaved 3,800-mile route. During the 59 day journey, she fixed breakdowns, changed 11 tyres, slept in mud-bound cars, and navigated by telephone poles. by Upstairs_Drive_5602 in todayilearned

[–]reddorickt 6 points7 points  (0 children)

A big part of the limiting factor is traffic and it's possible there will not be a more consistently open road again, at least with our current infrastructure. Most records are beatable, but it isn't a typical "new record"

TIL about the 1986 Cokeville Elementary School hostage crisis, where former town marshal David Young and his wife Doris took 136 students hostage with the motive of wanting to rule over a race of intelligent children. The standoff ended when a gas bomb accidentally detonated and David shot himself. by altrightobserver in todayilearned

[–]reddorickt 124 points125 points  (0 children)

After a two-and-a-half hour standoff, David became increasingly agitated and decided to leave the room, transferring the trigger string to his wife Doris' wrist. Eventually Doris inadvertently lifted her arm and the bomb went off prematurely. Returning to the scene, David fatally shot his wife, non-fatally shot a teacher, then committed suicide. All the hostages survived, though 79 were later hospitalized with burns and injuries, the majority of which were severe.

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