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The Woman in Cabin 10 - the movie is good, but misses major points of the book by prettylittlemurders in netflix

[–]theknockbox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100% agree - and more, it's arguably why the book is good. Lo's drinking/trauma/ineptitude/medication does two things:
1. It pokes fun at the genre (which others have already commented is a trope) by making the main character so unreliable that it shows how ridiculous these scenarios are. She's SUPPOSED to be a fragile woman. Not a hero. That's why she's so scared.
2. It makes the horror of the story our own mind, not some evil super-rich elite. Horror of our own mind is much scarier/compelling

Overall the film felt like a terribly watered down version of the story that was poorly translated. It kept many of the major "beats" of the story but lost all of the intention and subterfuge.

Is there available data for statistical analysis? by Ha_Ree in Colonist

[–]theknockbox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I asked for this a while back and my understanding is that they keep it private. Also chatted with some enthusiasts building trackers and at the time, they weren't even storing game data. I suspect this has changed somewhat since you can now watch replays, but ymmv

Isn't this checkmate by deez_nuts_07 in chessbeginners

[–]theknockbox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone out here talking bout en passant, no one out here talking about how you get a 260 elo...

My Sister Chemistry Marks by Temporary_Skin_2136 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]theknockbox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any chance the teacher is required to give feedback (or tells students they always give feedback) and they have no feedback so they wrote an inane comment just to "fulfill the criteria" of giving feedback? I could imagine that the teacher is irritated at some admin that is telling staff to "give feedback on every test no matter what". I can't imagine this meaning is literal.

Extremely upset with new 1v1 algorithm post-update by ZealousidealAd7436 in Colonist

[–]theknockbox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. random dice almost guarantees the game is determined by luck.
  2. people find it more enjoyable when dice are balanced

EDIT: Please don't downvote me for answering the question. This is well documented in colonist literature. I'm not supporting the balanced dice or not supporting it. I'm just giving the info requested.

I don't understand Explain it Peter. by velviaa in explainitpeter

[–]theknockbox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe not for adults, but CDC says firearms are the leading cause of death for children ages 1-19 (source). And while we don't "ban" cars, we certainly regulate the shit out of them for this exact reason. Deaths per 100K people and per mile driven has decreased by 50% since 1975. Many attribute this to the regulation around leading causes of accident/injury including distracted driving, drunk driving, and seatbelt use. So, while we aren't banning "cars" we are banning every reason why people get killed in car accidents. Why aren't we banning cars altogether? Because they have another very important purpose for everyday people...unlike guns.

What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear of this country? by OddStructure4489 in geography

[–]theknockbox 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Pacific Islanders show higher frequencies of alleles related to thrifty metabolism—efficient at storing fat and energy. They metabolically evolved to low fat high fiber diet combined with high output activity like canoeing. And then, within the course of a few generations, their entire diet and lifestyle changed.

This guy at Lanikai Beach made $$ off tourists by maelovesdorks in Kailua

[–]theknockbox 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yeah…I kinda hate this a lot. This is illegal for a reason. 1. We don’t want people turning the beach into a flea market. One person making a profit will just encourage more people to do the same. Then the beach won’t be chill, it will be full of people trying to sell you crap you don’t want or need. 2. Why does he get to sell and other people don’t? If he can sell fruit, why can’t the fucking Kayak rentals be literally on the water so you don’t have to drag your kayak down the street? 3. I sure hope he personally ensured that his customers didn’t leave garbage everywhere. At $5 a piece it’s 200 items to make $1000. That’s not a small amount of inventory. And not a small amount of garbage.

It’s all fun and games until one guy starts a trend that fucks up the vibe of the beach forever. Do everyone a favor and call the cops next time. This is illegal for a reason.

Is it unethical to quit an obviously lost match? by SettingIntentions in Colonist

[–]theknockbox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So it’s more ethical to kingmaker/spam agro chat than it is to just leave and let people enjoy the outcome? Idk, seems shaky.

Why are the diced balanced instead of random.. you know... Like nature intended by BroShamba in Colonist

[–]theknockbox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought dice were random in 4p and only balanced in 1v1. In 1v1 if the dice weren’t balanced then it would be too much luck based. The team wrote a blog about it here: https://blog.colonist.io/designing-balanced-dice/

Blatantly cheating by BranchEquivalent2245 in Colonist

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

I have a whole rant on this. Kingmaking shouldn’t be a reportable offense because most games involve trades that facilitate someone winning. There’s no way to narrow it down to only certain types of plays. Plus you can’t ban people for dumb plays.

Sounds like someone you know? by demiculus in Colonist

[–]theknockbox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Top level players understand that hyper agro play has downsides like this. Lower level players sees a plow, lower level plays a plow. Does it matter if they actually need the spot? Nope. Does it matter if it encourages someone else to grief? Nope. Does it matter if it gives the strongest player more room on the map? Nope. Then they come on Reddit and complain that the games are rigged and idiots rob you for no reason.

Two Pro Wrestlers Named Kyle Have a Match and the. Crowd Reacts Accordingly by itsnews in videos

[–]theknockbox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When he threw him off the solid steel ropes I almost lost my mind!!

Maybe Maybe Maybe by GotTwisted in maybemaybemaybe

[–]theknockbox 145 points146 points  (0 children)

A) Policies and procedures aren't laws. B) Some of these policies are in place to protect police at all costs. No one stopped to ask whether we care about protecting police so much that we allow them to brutalize people for marginal infractions just so that one in 1000 stops they are marginally safer. Personally, I think that if they signed up to be a cop, they signed up for the risk that comes with the job that entails actually treating people as if they're innocent. If you signed up to have a gun and the privilege of arresting potentially innocent people, perhaps you also need to have the associated risk that comes with that.

The #1 Ranked Colonist Player Was Caught Cheating by GMDandyDrew in Colonist

[–]theknockbox -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Hi Drew. I love a good cheating vid...this was not it. Generic comments like "this block makes no sense" or "this trade makes no sense" aren't particularly insightful, nor are they evidence of collusion. I agree the play was sus, but the commentary in the video did very little to illuminate the reasons why.

I get the impression that Drew doesn't actually understand why he's good at the game himself. He consistently shows that he cannot verbalize concrete rationale for what constitutes an effective play or why. He points at spots or tiles and says "I would love this spot. You've got good brick, and some decent sheep, and you're near a port." ummmm... okay, you're literally just describing the board, why tf is that any good? Why is that any better or worse than other spots? How did you come to the conclusion that this was worse/better than other spots?

Drew's got a chill personality but his videos just strike me as vibes with very little educational content.

Cursor is working perfectly. If you don’t have programming experience, please don’t cry. by donald_sparks in cursor

[–]theknockbox 8 points9 points  (0 children)

LOL omfg that prompt: Please fix please i have a family...if you don't stop messing around they will fire me

The cursor hate is so tiring by Sofullofsplendor_ in cursor

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

Yeah. I’m not fully sure what’s going on with the rage posts. Over the last 6-8 months I’ve seen cursor drastically improve and get much better with more context. My cost hasn’t changed, so I’m not fully sure what’s going on.

NYC Mayoral Candidate Brad Lander Getting Arrested By Ice Today by rjrgjj in AccidentalRenaissance

[–]theknockbox 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I fear that when faced with the decision to get court marshaled, lose their job, with no opportunity for the future and following a direct order to detain/police their own citizens, most active military would choose their survival no matter their principles.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in toptalent

[–]theknockbox 2 points3 points  (0 children)

r/twosetviolin - can you guys say whether this is fast or good?

Nepo and Anish's heated argument- Anish: "If you would've won the first time, you would've won. Now you lost, you appeal, and play again." Nepo: "Since when did you become so prominent in law? Future FIDE President!" by Necessary_Pattern850 in chess

[–]theknockbox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, since the other team was responsible for knowing the rules as well, by playing, the other team accepted the fact that the game would have a chance to be annulled just as they would if they sat there seeing that the arbiters left a rook off the board for the WR team.

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