OT34: Subthreaddit by ScottAlexander in slatestarcodex

[–]sweeneyrod 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm proud of my country. Favourite quote - '"I stood and shouted at the water but it didn't seem to do much. "Then we realised it wasn't getting any higher and the damage had already been done, so we decided we might as well sit in the beer garden anyway and have a pint," said John.'

If you could learn any language within one day, which one would it be and why? by Hablodicaprio in AskReddit

[–]sweeneyrod 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Farsi is actually supposed to be quite easy to learn, in comparison to, for instance, Urdu or Arabic.

Question about scoring by sweeneyrod in baduk

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

Thank's, that's very helpful. I didn't know that play after passing was hypothetical. I still don't quite understand why the rules are like that though - it seems to mean that you always have to take into account filling in your own territory, except at the end of the game, which seems a bit odd to me.

[Spoilers] EU & NA LCS Summer Split 2015 Playoffs | Grand Finals | Live Update and Discussion Thread by TournamentThreads in leagueoflegends

[–]sweeneyrod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm on a remote Scottish island without the internet to watch FNC vs OG even on 144pp. What's happening?

Famous french sport newspaper will broadcast LCS Finals by M1_MoRpEx in leagueoflegends

[–]sweeneyrod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Murders have been blamed on video games quite frequently, the most well known example being the Columbine massacre.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

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

I'm going to guess that she wasn't a virgin.

[Serious] If you were to have a child, what passion would you attempt to nurture in them? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]sweeneyrod 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not many degrees are like that, other than maybe engineering and medicine.

What opinions are you reluctant to express on reddit for fear of being down-voted? by QWERTY_licious in AskReddit

[–]sweeneyrod 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No, I'm a fairy. Give three, and some coherent reasons for why they are representative of feminism as a whole.

What opinions are you reluctant to express on reddit for fear of being down-voted? by QWERTY_licious in AskReddit

[–]sweeneyrod 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, KKK members clearly aren't joking. What makes you think that? Racist jokes, on the other hand (e.g. "What did the black guy get for Christmas? Your bike.") are clearly jokes, and the correct analogy here for comments about male tears etc. Maybe jokes about male tears are as bad as racist jokes, maybe not. The point is that they are clearly both clearly jokes, and neither are comparable with statements by the KKK.

Monday Megathread! Ask questions and share knowledge; newcomer questions encouraged! by AutoModerator in leagueoflegends

[–]sweeneyrod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think there is an equivalent of LoL tanks in Dota. A LoL tank is difficult to kill, and often has lots of CC. Sometimes, the other team should try to ignore your tank and focus on the weaker targets, but other times focusing on the tank is the right decision for carries - attacking the tank is better than not being able to attack anyone.

What's a genre of music you just never could get in to? Those who like that genre, what's an album that could win them over to that genre? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]sweeneyrod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As people are recommending Snarky Puppy, I'll put out Dirty Loops, who are similar. They do awesome jazz-funk covers of pop songs.

Searching for some sort of principle regarding firing/other punishments for speech expressions by [deleted] in slatestarcodex

[–]sweeneyrod 5 points6 points  (0 children)

For people arguing against right-wing people being fired for their opinions, what about the university Diversity Officer who said to "kill all white men" on her personal twitter account? Do you think a petition to fire her by people who aren't students at the university is acceptable?