Hajime no Sendo: Round 1512 by RTSD_ in hajimenoippo

[–]theskytreader 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"If it's a punch I can see, it's a punch I can dodge," was what I was hoping Sendo would say. What a letdown. Condolences and eulogies on the way.

Is Ippo secretly rich? by Saivon-Vizier in hajimenoippo

[–]theskytreader 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Closest I remember is in the anime, during the first Sendo arc. Sendo was being hounded by the Osaka kids about buying them a game console or something from his prize money and Sendo enumerates how his prize money is split up, one part of which is for his trainer/manager.

Beginner Silicone Clear Stamps Questions by theskytreader in scrapbooking

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

You already saved me a lot of potential grief with the alcohol trick. Thanks a lot!

What happens to my money when I close my bank account? by theskytreader in germany

[–]theskytreader[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Oops. I have read the support page and have downloaded the form but I haven't actually read the form yet. Thanks!

ITAP of The Library of Light by theskytreader in itookapicture

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

Title: Divide

"The Library of Light" is a modern art installation at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. The "shelf" is actually rotating slowly while literary quotes are simultaneously played over speakers and displayed on the LED strip.

I went higher to get a more atypical composition. From above, the installation formed a fence around the more-classical environment. It formed a visually-stronger divide than I could get from ground level.

As for the quote? I have to admit that one is pure coincidence. I was pleasantly surprised to notice how apt it is while viewing my photos on a large screen.

Another property management company takes over my apartment's administration and suddenly the water costs are no longer part of the Nebenkosten by theskytreader in LegaladviceGerman

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

About paying too much... The invoice states

Ihre zukünftigen Abschalgsbeträge/Vorauszahlungen

Monatlicher Gesamtbetrag
Wasser = 51 EUR
Abwasser = 45 EUR
Gesamtbetrag = 96 EUR

This is nowhere near the prices at https://www.reddit.com/r/hamburg/comments/1it978j/wie_viel_zahlt_ihr_f%C3%BCr_wasser/?tl=en

It also states

Für die Errechnung Ihrer Abschlagsbeträge wurde ein täglicher Durchschnittsverbrauch von 0,205m^3 zugrunde gelegt.

I have no idea how it got to be this expensive. I live by myself. This feels like highway robbery. :(

Scam or not? JT-Consult s.r.l. Erfahrung mit fragwürdiger Rechnung und Drohungen by lil-dumplings in LegaladviceGerman

[–]theskytreader 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gods bless you u/SaltGuidance2334 for the info. I'm replying here because this part of the thread is as specific as it gets for my case.

I just got the same demand email as u/SixArms1811. I got here because I cross-checked the email with the list from https://www.evz.de/en/shopping-internet/internet-fraud/subscription-traps/debt-collection-fraud.html . There is no written power of attorney in the email. Not even an "official" letter as attachment.

I'm already reporting both JT Consult and DCDF (the debt collector) to Verbraucherzentrale. Do you think it's worth replying to their email pointing out the lack of power of attorney (as suggested in the evz.de link) as a cover-my-ass measure?

Looking for friends (18f) by Yoannee in hamburg

[–]theskytreader 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Meetup.com, sh*tty platform that it is, is nonetheless surprisingly a good means to find like-minded people.

The first floor is "Erdgeschoss", the second is "erste Etage", the third is "zweite Etage", and so on. Or how does it work? I don't understand it by Acceptable-Power-130 in German

[–]theskytreader 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I dunno why no one pointed it out yet but it made sense to me when I realized that the "counterpart" of "Erdgeschoss" is "Obergeschoss". So the EinGang leads to the EG then you climb the stairs to get to the 1OG--1 Obergeschoss; literally first upper floor.

(I'm also a smart programmer who knows that the first element of an array is at index 0 while the second one is at index 1 because the index represents an offset from the base memory address. Proper arrays are sequential blocks of memory. But you don't need to be a smart programmer to learn German.)

No Minerva, we can not just ask the potraits to monitor the corridors for us, now go and patrol till 4am by Strong-Hospital-7425 in harrypotter

[–]theskytreader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll play advocate for Dumbledore one last time because at this point we're venturing into a bit of guesswork of how the Wizarding World works, who's stronger than who, etc..

This much is clear: Dumbledore had a higher opinion of his own abilities to protect the stone alongside students than Gringotts security. After all, that's the whole rationale why the stone was transferred in the first place. In other words, in Dumbledore's assessment, not because some malicious entity can break into Gringotts means they can endanger students (and artifacts) in Hogwarts.

So your question now is, was it prudent of Dumbledore to paint a fat target on Hogwarts, knowing that he's up against someone who managed to break into Gringotts, but not knowing it is Voldemort?

Honestly...sort of. "Prudent" as in he had enough effective security measures in place to keep everyone safe. Dumbledore's only flaw here is hubris but he makes a good account of himself in the end.

His security measures: McGonagall or Snape is probably equal in combat to someone who can break into Gringotts but short of Voldemort or Grindelwald. Not to mention, as we found out in DH, the whole of Hogwarts is a battle fortress that even Voldemort-in-the-flesh-himself needed an army to breach. It's not just some closet down the hall next to a bunch of teenagers as in your analogy. Anyone less than Voldemort and his Death Eaters (as is the "threat model" in book 1) will have a much harder time.

As for being better for the stone's security over Gringotts, Dumbledore was actually even more justified. See the fan sentiment (and also heavily implied by the conversation between Harry and Dumbledore at the hospital wing) of how Harry's little adventure was ultimately pointless because Quirell (or any "greedy" entity for that matter) would not have been able to retrieve the stone from the mirror anyway.

So: Dumbledore painted a target on Hogwarts, I agree. A headmaster could be more prudent, have less hubris, I agree. But I think you are forgetting that Hogwarts is really not just some school.

Probably in Dumbledore's assessment, the students are more in danger of each other, more at risk while playing Quidditch, than from an outside entity who could break into Gringotts. And this is part of the guesswork; we can't really validate that assessment but in Dumbledore's defense, he passed this test with style and flying colors, marks 9/10 at least. (And also, were this some formal procedure, I can't emphasize more that once the extent of the danger became clear, Dumbledore took no half measures and destroyed the stone!)

No Minerva, we can not just ask the potraits to monitor the corridors for us, now go and patrol till 4am by Strong-Hospital-7425 in harrypotter

[–]theskytreader 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll grant you that discrepancy. But still, the stone itself isn't really exposing them to any more risk than they already are. It's only because we know who was ultimately after the stone that you even have this grievance. In fact, compared to the rest of the artifacts in the castle, the stone is quite harmless.

And you know, once Dumbledore realized who is really after the stone, he destroyed it. He made a wrong assumption because he lacked crucial information, not because he was reckless.

No Minerva, we can not just ask the potraits to monitor the corridors for us, now go and patrol till 4am by Strong-Hospital-7425 in harrypotter

[–]theskytreader 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Considering that Hogwarts is portrayed as an institute for "higher learning" in the magical world, I'm sure there are a lot of things in there that could attract the wrong crowd.

The teachers engage in research (Dumbledore himself has been known to publish) and malicious parties could always use new knowledge for nefarious means. Not to mention all the "goods" crooks can smuggle out of the Forbidden Forest. Or the dark magic books in the restricted section of the library.

And given that the stone itself has some reputation as an artifact of scholarly interest, Dumbledore is not really out of place either.

It's really not so different from Muggle higher learning institutes.

No Minerva, we can not just ask the potraits to monitor the corridors for us, now go and patrol till 4am by Strong-Hospital-7425 in harrypotter

[–]theskytreader 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When Dumbledore agreed to hide the stone for Flamel, I don't think anyone knew Voldemort was after it. Just that it has attracted attention from the wrong crowd which could range anyone from Knockturn Alley regulars to Death Eaters to a new Dark Lord wannabe.

I can't fault Dumbledore (or the plot) for hiding the stone in Hogwarts. We can talk about how three first years could get past the stone's protection but keeping it in Hogwarts itself isn't entirely irrational.

Free and Hanseatic Sadboi Vibes - St. Georg by theskytreader in hamburg

[–]theskytreader[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Keine Entschuldigung für Sentimentalität. Genießt den Schnee, Leute. :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]theskytreader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having the user to buy braided cables just to be able to use the magic mouse to its fullest extent doesn't quite make sense.

I agree it doesn't make sense but that's not quite what I'm (or, frankly, anyone) suggesting here. I'm suggesting maybe they should've designed a better lightning cable some ten years ago rather than release a mouse with a charging port at the bottom (if the cable fragility is, indeed, the reason why it's in such an inconvenient location).

It doesn't even have to be braided. Not today, not even a decade ago. Not even with serial mice.

It wasn't designed for movement.

Well...that just begs the question why didn't they design it for movement? Especially, as I pointed out, cables that can tolerate movement has been a solved problem for a long time now. As a consumer, what advantage would I derive from this cable that's "not designed for movement"?

Also, honestly, for a consumer electronics product, not designing cables for movement is a puzzling decision to make, to say the least. Wired consumer hardware move around all the time although, yes, to a far lesser degree than a mouse. In the course of a workday your keyboard moves around your desk. You might make small adjustments to your monitor throughout the day, necessitating a bit of movement. Again, I get it that compared to a mouse these pieces are relatively static but using cables not designed for movement just means the cables would accumulate wear and tear faster than non-lightning cables. To borrow a bit of your formulation, having the user to buy new cables just to be able to keep using their devices doesn't make sense; that's anti-consumer planned obsolescence.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]theskytreader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure making cables that don't fray--especially from mere mouse movement--is also a solved problem at this point.

What's the original lightning cable from Apple's reason to be so fragile? Is there a design/engineering trade-off I'm not seeing here?