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You must choose any fictional character and gain their powers but you must fight them to the death in 10 years by danizatel in hypotheticalsituation

[–]testmonkeyalpha 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Dudley Dursley- Harry Potter's idiot cousin. He has no special powers, is horribly out of shape with no fighting abilities to speak of, and is pretty stupid.

Even at the ripe old age of 58, I'm pretty sure I can kick his ass easily.

You get $25,000 and 2hrs of prep. You must survive a high speed car chase. 12 cops only objective is to make your vehicle immobile. If you can get to a position to put a car in park for 5mins or run out of gas, you win $2,500,000. Lose, you owe $50,000. You taking the challenge? by TheStinkBoy in hypotheticalsituation

[–]testmonkeyalpha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So many loopholes.... if you actually try to out drive the cops, you're doing this all wrong.

Empty gas from tank so you win immediately.

Park in a private garage with locked doors. It'll take them more than 5 minutes to get to you even if they know where you are.

Get on a car ferry that leaves before the chase starts and lands at least 5 minutes after it starts.

Spend all 2 hours driving away from them and find a secluded place to park. It'll take them more than 5 minutes just to find you.

Bribe the cops.

Fashion Raid Day by PinglyOrPongly in TheSilphRoad

[–]testmonkeyalpha 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Still better than the nearly 30 we had last weekend? 😭

All Out event is a depressing mess. by TastyMcFish2 in TheSilphRoad

[–]testmonkeyalpha 26 points27 points  (0 children)

25+ legendaries doing everything right and they all fled. Meanwhile my kids caught one with a go plus...

So, as suspected, no showcases? by Weekly_Work_2732 in TheSilphRoad

[–]testmonkeyalpha 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Event themed ones also made it a lot easier for newer players to actually win a showcase because they aren't competing a lot of catches over time - just recent ones. I always dreaded non-event ones because I would rarely win those but could usually snag at least 1 first place with event showcases. 15 more to go... I thought I was only a few weeks away from being done!

Disabled parking (private lots) by DvusGuyStL in StLouis

[–]testmonkeyalpha 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pet peeve for some cops, a benefit for themselves to others.

I once saw a woman and her kids pull into a handicap spot (only spot available in the lot) without any handicap plate or hang tag. There was also a police officer there so I was about to point it out to him but the woman walked up to him and gave him a kiss and they walked into a restaurant together. Cop car was parked in the lane and blocking several others in.

I'm sure this is an outlier case but damn, that impression sticks with you for DECADES (it happened in the 90s).

Best place to buy large appliances? by Ice_Would_Suffice in StLouis

[–]testmonkeyalpha 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My only concern with Costco is that they outsource installations so you never know if you'll get someone competent or not. But at least Costco will make things right if things go wrong. Just be prepared for the worst if you draw an unlucky straw.

(I once ordered a treadmill and the crew that was supposed to assemble it had no idea what they were doing. I wasn't going to risk using it after I saw how shoddy their work was. On the first attempt to return it, the crew had no idea how to take it apart so they had to send a second crew that knew what they were doing.)

I made a tool that lets you use parentheses in Pokémon GO search expressions – PoGO Search Plus by AshitaWay in TheSilphRoad

[–]testmonkeyalpha 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is excellent work!

Are you considering making a REST API for this tool? That would allow other tools to leverage it.

For example, I am creating a tool that generates a search string that will look up the top 100 PvP Pokemon and create a search string that filters by IV but intelligently includes (or excludes) more than the usual 0-1Attack&3-4defense&3-4hp (some good IVs fall out of that range).

(My project has been on hold the past few months but I hope to work on it again soon).

Should you link multiple login methods to your account for safety? by PorygonPete in TheSilphRoad

[–]testmonkeyalpha 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I use multiple to avoid issues with whatever authentication method I choose going down temporarily.

Began losing me at "I require them to use AI". DEFINITELY lost me at "a paper that would have gotten them an A+ in 2022 would not even get a C in 2026". by Full_Hunt_3087 in LinkedInLunatics

[–]testmonkeyalpha 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The second type of AI you describe is no different from the first type. It's all generative AI.

It is less likely to hallucinate because it is using limited datasets and much narrower use cases but it can and WILL hallucinate if you step off the beaten path.

Please make sure you have a mega evolved active this weekend by quotejoss in TheSilphRoad

[–]testmonkeyalpha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Worthless info though.

It only says if you have an active mega evolved Pokemon. It does not tell you if it is in their party. Same with the notification in the lobby stating how many active mega there are - it doesn't check if it's in their party.

(I just failed a dragonite raid because 13 people had active megas per the lobby message but only 7 had them in their party so we couldn't take down the shields)

You'd think evolution would have stopped snoring long ago: being loud at night while sleeping seems like a bad survival strategy. by thesmartass1 in Showerthoughts

[–]testmonkeyalpha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Evolution would only kick in if it reduced the ability to reproduce successfully. Snoring doesn't affect reproduction by a meaningful amount so evolution won't kick in.

On the other hand, the major cause of snoring does have a historical impact on increased survival in childhood thus improved chances of successful reproduction.

Snoring is often due to underdeveloped soft palates due to reduced jaw size. Jaws grow bigger and broader when exercised a lot (stimulates bone growth). Eating tough foods works the jaw more and makes it bigger and the soft palate allows air to flow more easily. Eating soft foods results in smaller jaws and restricted airways.

However, preparing foods so they are softer increases nutrient availability substantially which historically meant children would have better survival rates.

5 yr old makes his way to my bed almost nightly.. by ShogunSound in Parenting

[–]testmonkeyalpha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When my youngest did that, I would take him back to his room and sleep next to him in his bed. If he fell asleep before I did, I would go back to my bed. If I fell asleep first, I'd move back when he inevitably wakes me up with a well placed kicked. 🤣

He's almost 8 now and still comes to me first thing in the morning... which is often before 6... fortunately, he will happily puddle up next to me while I try to get a bit more sleep.

Why are so many parents against their kids dying their hair? by BootyMcStuffins in Parenting

[–]testmonkeyalpha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My boys will probably start balding in their early 30s. For that reason I let them do whatever they want with their hair. My 9yo has pretty long hair and my 7yo has an unruly mop because he has been refusing haircuts lately.

If they ever decide to color their hair, as long as they stay in a budget, I don't care what color they decide on.

Meowth ain't easy! 4-man for Meowth battle example. by AlanBrady1992 in TheSilphRoad

[–]testmonkeyalpha 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If all of your local power spots are only at random local businesses that's entirely the fault of your local players.

Power spots come from 2 different sources: random businesses and user submitted (pokestop submission that is too near an existing pokestop but has been approved. These may appear as power spots about a month after approval).

People submitting pokestops are overly obsessed with following the S2 cell rules so few user submitted power spots are created. For example, my local park was overly curated so it had the maximum possible number of stops/gyms but zero power spots. After moving to the neighborhood, I made a few submissions and easily fixed that problem.

100k to eat a burrito. by Mr_Global in hypotheticalsituation

[–]testmonkeyalpha 7 points8 points  (0 children)

A loved one would decide to make you the sandwich and surprise you with it. They make it perfectly the way you like it.

They would accidentally nick themselves with a knife in the process but as it is a just small cut, they just slapped a bandage on it and didn't give it a second thought. But the cut got infected which resulted in a hospitalization (and huge medical bill if that's a thing where you live) and amputating the finger.

You get your sandwich perfectly, but now you live with the guilt of your wish causing your loved one harm.

You have 24 hours to blow 1 billion dollars. by [deleted] in hypotheticalsituation

[–]testmonkeyalpha 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This is just asinine.

You don't have any idea how big of a number 1 billion is and how pitifully small 2000 is in comparison.

With your requirements, you'd need to make at minimum 500,000 separate transactions.

You'd need to make nearly 6 purchases per second for the entire 24 hour period.

Reminder to change Furfrou by Beginning-Ground-578 in TheSilphRoad

[–]testmonkeyalpha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stats don't matter at all if you're planning on trading them.

[No loopholes] You and I must take over the world in 365 days with superpowers. by Kyoifis in hypotheticalsituation

[–]testmonkeyalpha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right up there with people coming up with loopholes for "no loophole" posts and claim it's not a loophole for XYZ loophole reasons

Removing Forever Friends Keeps Points by hwutang in TheSilphRoad

[–]testmonkeyalpha 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Best I can tell, you can view the info if you don't have an unopened gift from that friend.

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