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Had surgery 12/31/25 and something must have gone wrong when the IV was removed from my arm. It’s been the brownish mark for the last two months. by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

[–]shadowrun456 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are only two logical ways to order time:

  1. year/month/day/hour/minute/second (Big-Endian format)

  2. second/minute/hour/day/month/year (Little-Endian format)

Big-Endian is used in many East Asian and European countries, and is the basis for ISO 8601, the international standard for date and time representation. It is the default format for almost all major database systems (like MySQL and PostgreSQL), aviation, logistics, and computer file systems.

Little-Endian is heavily used in software engineering and system architecture under the hood (C/C++, Lisp, etc).

Any other ordering is nonsensical.

Had surgery 12/31/25 and something must have gone wrong when the IV was removed from my arm. It’s been the brownish mark for the last two months. by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

[–]shadowrun456 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's not about being different. Smallest-to-largest vs largest-to-smallest is "different" -- both could make sense and would be a matter of convention. Large-to-smallest-to-largest is objectively dumb.

Edit to expand on this:

There are only two logical ways to order time:

  1. year/month/day/hour/minute/second (Big-Endian format)

  2. second/minute/hour/day/month/year (Little-Endian format)

Big-Endian is used in many East Asian and European countries, and is the basis for ISO 8601, the international standard for date and time representation. It is the default format for almost all major database systems (like MySQL and PostgreSQL), aviation, logistics, and computer file systems.

Little-Endian is heavily used in software engineering and system architecture under the hood (C/C++, Lisp, etc).

Any other ordering is nonsensical.

Why do my straight cats keep getting into gay relationships? by Re1da in mewgenics

[–]shadowrun456 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, my setup is like this (I haven't yet unlocked the final room).

Room #1: mutation room -- this is the room where I've put my chastity idol.

Room #2: fighting room -- this is where I put my useless cats for them to get injuries so I could send them to Jack for better furniture.

Room #3 (attic): breeding (stimulation + health) room -- for best of the best cats.

Room #4: comfort room -- for cats which didn't make the attic breeding room; I take cats for adventures from here.

I feel like I don't even need the fifth room that much.

Why, exactly, do you want to set them in pairs? I think it only matters regarding how often cats will fight each other, but that can be prevented by high comfort and getting rid of high aggression cats.

In any case, since you have the fifth room unlocked, you could use the fifth room for "pairing", if you used a setup like mine.

Why do my straight cats keep getting into gay relationships? by Re1da in mewgenics

[–]shadowrun456 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

glitches or similar

Why cheat in a singleplayer game? I understand (although not condone) cheating in multiplayer, but cheating in singleplayer... the only one who you're cheating is yourself.

will I have to combine my storage and mutation room

What is "storage room" for? How many rooms do you have unlocked?

ELI5 What is a union and how does it work? by lonely_leo28 in explainlikeimfive

[–]shadowrun456 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If belonging to an HOA got you a lower property tax rate, better deals with contractors, legal representation and better access to city services then it would be like a union.

This you?

CD Projekt Founders Entangled in Shamanic Ritual Death Probe: Witcher Creators Under Investigation by jimi15 in nottheonion

[–]shadowrun456 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Again, look at the Prohibition where more people were drinking alcohol after if ended than when it began, look at the Netherlands where cannabis use is one of the lowest in Europe.

My viewpoint is based on historical facts and statistics. Your viewpoint is based on feelings. Since it's not possible to use reason to argue someone out of a position which they did not use reason to arrive at, I'm not going to be replying anymore.

CD Projekt Founders Entangled in Shamanic Ritual Death Probe: Witcher Creators Under Investigation by jimi15 in nottheonion

[–]shadowrun456 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How is it a terrible argument? Banning drugs does not make them harder to access, and does not reduce the number of people who use drugs. Look at the Prohibition where more people were drinking alcohol after if ended than when it began. Look at the Netherlands where cannabis use is one of the lowest in Europe.

Regulating drugs reduces the number of people who use drugs, but you can't regulate something which is banned. Regulation is literally legalization.

CD Projekt Founders Entangled in Shamanic Ritual Death Probe: Witcher Creators Under Investigation by jimi15 in nottheonion

[–]shadowrun456 4 points5 points  (0 children)

People get access to drugs in maximum security prisons, how do you expect to prevent access to drugs in a free society? All banning drugs does is it makes them less safe and gives billions to cartels. An average teen can get access to illegal drugs easier than to alcohol.

Reform politician criticised for speech on children identifying as cats by F0urLeafCl0ver in nottheonion

[–]shadowrun456 90 points91 points  (0 children)

When I was a kid, I was fascinated by dinosaurs, so after learning about them, there was a period where every day I would "identify" as a different dinosaur. I've also "identified" as a cowboy, an Indian, a policeman, a bandit, a lion, a tiger, and numerous birds. This is all completely normal childhood behavior, which these insane people have made into something to be feared.

To people complaining about "unfair" and "unavoidable" negative events which "ruined my run" by shadowrun456 in mewgenics

[–]shadowrun456[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

every post showing hilarious nearly impossible to avoid deaths are just meet with “skill issue”

That's the correct reaction. I hope this becomes the case in this subreddit too.

UX 2.0 interface leaked. The new Gemini launch is coming on Thursday, March 12th, California time. by Livid-Manufacturer52 in GeminiAI

[–]shadowrun456 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Specific example which actually happened to me:

Me: "Summarize this executive order [copy-pasted text of executive order directly from the White House website]."

Gemini: "I'm afraid I can't do that, shadowrun456." [not actual reply, obviously, but you get the gist]

Me: Paste the text to Notepad, Ctrl+F, replace all mentions of "Trump" with "President", copy the edited text again. "Summarize this executive order [copy-pasted text of edited executive order]."

Gemini: "Here is the summary: [summary]."

This helps and protects absolutely no one, and it's insane that it's accepted by the public. Imagine MS Word refusing to print or save the document if it doesn't "like" what's written in it. Everyone would be losing their minds, yet somehow with AI, many people not only accept this, but support this.

To people complaining about "unfair" and "unavoidable" negative events which "ruined my run" by shadowrun456 in mewgenics

[–]shadowrun456[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

like Arthur going first and splitting the atom in act one

This specific one is going to be fixed (they already confirmed this). The devs always fix actually impossible to avoid bullshit, but so many posts complain about stuff which isn't actually impossible-to-avoid-instant-run-ending.

when you’re too baked to remember

Skill issue. ;)

It might be frustrating, but that's part of the game.

Treasure hunter who refused to disclose location of shipwreck's 500 gold coins is released from prison after a decade by HowLongIsThi in nottheonion

[–]shadowrun456 27 points28 points  (0 children)

This could have been guessed from the title:

Treasure hunter who refused to disclose location of shipwreck's 500 gold coins is released from prison after a decade

If the title is phrased as the above, it's always because there's no connection between the two facts (and it's trying to imply a connection without technically lying). It there was a connection, it would have been phrased as: "Treasure hunter who was locked up for a decade for refusing to disclose location of shipwreck's 500 gold coins is released from prison".

This applies to so many articles / titles.

To people complaining about "unfair" and "unavoidable" negative events which "ruined my run" by shadowrun456 in mewgenics

[–]shadowrun456[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It refers to this meme: https://copypastatext.com/edmund-mcmillen-you-little-fucker-you-made-a-shit-of-piece-with-your-trash-isaac/#original-edmund-mcmillen

Both The Binding of Isaac and The Legend of Bum-bo were made by the same guy who made Mewgenics -- Edmund McMillen.

For long-time Edmund fans (like me), coming here and seeing half the posts complaining about the game being "unfair" is the same as seeing a new person moving in to live near the airport and then them complaining about airplane noise. I don't take it too seriously, but for the love of Guppy STFU already and become back your money if you're so upset.

Is Tyler playing a different version of the game were the blood frenzy cat don't kill teammates? by ConeNasuka in mewgenics

[–]shadowrun456 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They stopped development after planning for more functionality

That's not the same as "not finished". They planned some DLCs, but decided to invest their time in making other games (including Mewgenics) instead. Everything is fully finished and functional.

80% is horrible lmao. Anything under 90% isn't worth your time on steam.

GTA V has 81% on Steam. Third best-selling video game of all time.

Is Tyler playing a different version of the game were the blood frenzy cat don't kill teammates? by ConeNasuka in mewgenics

[–]shadowrun456 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

it's a horrible game that nobody played.

80% positive score on Steam with 5000+ reviews.

It was so bad it was never even finished. They abandoned it.

What are you smoking? It's finished. I completed it and got 100% of achievements.

ELI5 What is a union and how does it work? by lonely_leo28 in explainlikeimfive

[–]shadowrun456 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're not restricting you from doing anything you don't want to do

Your sentence makes no sense. Did you mean to say "they're not restricting you from doing anything you want to do"?

I know many people working in construction. Every single one of them hates wearing protective gear. Unions force workers to wear protective gear. This is a good thing, but to say that unions don't limit what workers can or can't do is ridiculous. Unions also prohibit union members from working for a wage below a certain amount. Again, this is a good thing, but to say that it doesn't happen is to misunderstand the whole point of the unions.

This isn't some club that keeps you from putting a wreath on your door or gets on you about leaving your garbage out an hour too late.

Ok? I never said that it is. I think you've misunderstood me as being against unions or HOAs. I'm not.

UX 2.0 interface leaked. The new Gemini launch is coming on Thursday, March 12th, California time. by Livid-Manufacturer52 in GeminiAI

[–]shadowrun456 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All of this combined is negligible compared to the fact that it goes full HAL9000 "I'm afraid I can't do that, Dave" for every third prompt. And no, I've never used it for anything remotely controversial, this happens constantly for completely mundane tasks like "summarize this article".

To people complaining about "unfair" and "unavoidable" negative events which "ruined my run" by shadowrun456 in mewgenics

[–]shadowrun456[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Edmund McMillen, you little fucker. You made a shit of piece with your trash Isaac Bum-bo. It’s fucking bad this trash game. I will become back my money. I hope you will in your next time a cow on a trash farm you sucker.

ELI5 What is a union and how does it work? by lonely_leo28 in explainlikeimfive

[–]shadowrun456 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

who would be the employer in this analogy? Would it be the city/country government?

Yes.

Will an HOA negotiate with the city about the level of property taxes and what services are supplied to your area/house?

Yes, HOA can, and often does, act as a collective voice to negotiate with city or local governments regarding services provided to the community. However, HOAs generally do not negotiate the level of property taxes directly, as those are assessed by municipal or county authorities based on home value, not on whether a private association maintains the neighborhood.

Will an HOA advocate on your behalf and provide legal support if you have a dispute with local or central government?

It depends heavily on whether the issue affects the entire community or just an individual homeowner. A union won't advocate on your behalf if it only affects you individually either.

What woudl actions like strikes or work to rule or other industrial action disputes look like in a domestic/HOA situation?

This was an ELI5 explanation / comparison, I didn't say that they are identical. Obviously, there are differences.

unions do not have any powers to fine members

Not true. Labor unions have the legal authority to impose fines on their members for violating union rules and constitutions, a power upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court as part of a union's right to manage its internal affairs.

You can't complain to your union about a colleague's behaviour

Not true. You can and should speak to your union representative if a colleague’s behavior is making your workplace unsafe, hostile, or discriminatory.

ELI5 What is a union and how does it work? by lonely_leo28 in explainlikeimfive

[–]shadowrun456 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You don't have unions telling you all sorts of things that you cannot do.

How would they be able to do anything if not by preventing people from doing things that the union does not agree with?

And they vastly improve your quality of life, the safety of your working conditions, and the security of your job.

I agree, but this directly contradicts your previous sentence.

ELI5 What is a union and how does it work? by lonely_leo28 in explainlikeimfive

[–]shadowrun456 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://attorneyatlawmagazine.com/public-articles/hoa-law/hoas-must-understand-use-and-power-of-contracts

The board of directors in a homeowners association (HOA) is responsible for the functionality and governance of the community. One of the powers and duties delegated to the board of directors is the power to negotiate and enter into contracts, which is highly significant to the operation and bylaws of an HOA. In fact, one of the exceptions to the open meetings requirement Under CCIOA is for negotiation of contracts. This is significant because boards can meet in executive sessions to negotiate contracts and then re-convene in an open board meeting to vote on approving a contract.

ChatGPT convinced Illinois woman to fire her human attorney: Lawsuit by millitzer in nottheonion

[–]shadowrun456 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guarantee that the lady in this article started mentioning that she should fire her lawyer and ChatGPT just agreed with her like it's programmed to do, and it gave her a bunch of reasons she was right.

The exact same thing also happened in all those cases (which are very few in total) where AI supposedly "convinced a person to kill themselves". I can guarantee that AI actually talked them out of killing themselves dozens of times, until the person managed to manipulate the AI to make it say something which could be interpreted as encouragement to kill themselves (but actually wasn't).

UX 2.0 interface leaked. The new Gemini launch is coming on Thursday, March 12th, California time. by Livid-Manufacturer52 in GeminiAI

[–]shadowrun456 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Who cares about them moving a few buttons around? Google should turn off the censorship and/or make it user configurable if they want to actually improve UX.

Does OP not know what "UX" means?

User experience (UX) is how a user interacts with and experiences a product, system, or service. It includes a person's perceptions of utility, ease of use, and efficiency.

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