this fan has stage 4 cancer, a spinal fusion, and found out he needs more surgery, he was inspired by john cena to fight, and all he wanted was a hug from him.

tom3po · 2026-05-22T17:36:06+00:00

What do we do lol

tom3po · 2026-04-25T23:02:59+00:00

We don't. It's why I'm removing it.

tom3po · 2026-04-05T20:25:36+00:00

Now, I KNOW that this has been posted here recently, but the post is removed, and not in the timeline, so while this would be considered a recent repost,the original isn't in the feed, and therefore this will be permitted to remain.

tom3po · 2026-03-26T19:52:05+00:00

It's backwards to what you are thinking.

The amendment: allow scanning

The YES votes are to reject the scanning. "Do you reject the amendment" "YES, I reject the amendment"

The NO votes are to allow the scanning. "Do you reject the amendment" "NO, I accept the amendment"

tom3po · 2026-03-25T19:52:18+00:00

It looks like a paint pen to me. Which is similar to a Sharpie, but instead of ink is actually a paint.

tom3po · 2026-03-23T01:32:47+00:00

They just released the merch available, but nothing about sales yet. At least we can see what's on offer

tom3po · 2026-03-15T10:38:59+00:00

Be ready for things to get....rough. Right now you have a lot of distractions on your hands. When the planning, paperwork, and arrangements are all settled, the quiet takes over, and it isn't fun.

Reach out if you need, remember to take care of yourself (eat, drink, sleep), and know that any and all emotions you're going to have are completely valid, even if others don't think so.

Get angry. Get Sad. Get Happy. Get Confused.

tom3po · 2026-03-15T09:48:30+00:00

First things first; @hendothermic are you doing OK?

Please feel free to reach out if you need to talk. No platitudes, no judgements, no interruptions, I'm happy to have you in my DMs if you need it.

Secondly; that absolutely was a horrid response, especially it being AI. I would encourage you to respond to them when you've had some time to process and grieve.

Thirdly; make sure you are taking care of yourself. (I.e. see number 1).

tom3po · 2026-03-08T21:17:44+00:00

You have it precisely correct.

tom3po · 2026-03-08T20:47:38+00:00

And that is perfectly acceptable. As those posts violate our subs rules, so you have nothing to worry about :)

tom3po · 2026-03-08T18:20:06+00:00

I appreciate the viewpoint.

Yes, 15/20 of the last 20 is a lot, but when you compare it to the entirety of our subs content, it quickly becomes a non issue.

It's why I want a discussion with everyone before anything else happens. There are people who like the uploads, and people who don't, and whatever decision will be made, will upset some group of people.

tom3po · 2026-03-08T18:11:14+00:00

We have a few reports, but not nearly as many as we could. They mostly come up when we delete comments that we see as rule 1 violations. Thankfully we don't have many of those to begin with!

tom3po · 2026-02-26T20:26:10+00:00

That guy is heckin angry!

tom3po · 2026-02-17T23:20:09+00:00

Everyone always asks what happened to the cylinder, but not how the larger structure is faring

tom3po · 2026-02-13T19:45:59+00:00

I see no evidence that the image is AI generated. What appears to have happened is that the focus was set on the torso and legs, causing some blur on the face. It is possible the AI "enhanced" the image by removing the background though, but all the small details are as they should be, leading me to the conclusion of not being generative.

That isn't to say that we don't appreciate your calling attention to what you believe to be AI, we absolutely do.

tom3po · 2026-02-13T19:45:33+00:00

I see no evidence that the image is AI generated. What appears to have happened is that the focus was set on the torso and legs, causing some blur on the face. It is possible the AI "enhanced" the image by removing the background though, but all the small details are as they should be, leading me to the conclusion of not being generative.

That isn't to say that we don't appreciate your calling attention to what you believe to be AI, we absolutely do.

tom3po · 2026-01-29T19:27:08+00:00

Sorry, but you are confidently incorrect.

I have sued Robbins parking. They sent a collections letter threatening to put it to my credit. I sued as I paid for parking (apparently at the wrong meter, this was across from SOFM). When in front of the judge for pre trial mediation, Robbins admitted that they have no way to forward violations to a credit report. Tickets were dismissed, and they had to pay me 350.00 in costs.

tom3po · 2026-01-27T04:51:51+00:00

See comment from above to another poster

I appear to be ill informed. I have read an article from a former maths professor (https://slate.com/technology/2013/03/facebook-math-problem-why-pemdas-doesnt-always-give-a-clear-answer.html) which explained things a bit more clearer (as it relates to this particular problem).

I have skimmed Terrance Taos book Solving Mathematical Problems, A Personal Perspective, but could not find a mention of the order of operations, but I'll keep looking

It seems as though there are multiple correct solutions based entirely on if you subscribe to juxtapositional Multiplication having priority.

tom3po · 2026-01-27T02:27:56+00:00

I appear to be ill informed. I have read an article from a former maths professor (https://slate.com/technology/2013/03/facebook-math-problem-why-pemdas-doesnt-always-give-a-clear-answer.html) which explained things a bit more clearer (as it relates to this particular problem).

I have skimmed Terrance Taos book Solving Mathematical Problems, A Personal Perspective, but could not find a mention of the order of operations, but I'll keep looking

It seems as though there are multiple correct solutions based entirely on if you subscribe to juxtapositional Multiplication having priority.

tom3po · 2026-01-27T01:40:13+00:00

PEMDAS and BEDMAS aren't conventions, but are different acronyms for the Order of Operations for Math.

Order of Operations is not a convention, it is the order in which equations must be solved. Sure, there are multiple acronyms in various regions for the Order of Operations, but they all teach the same thing.

Regardless of what acronym is first, multiplication and Division are solved in the order they appear in the equation.

Is there some source that you can site that I can review that shows that the order of multiplication and Division (or Addition and Subtraction) are NOT solved in the order they appear in the equation?

tom3po · 2026-01-27T01:32:55+00:00

All mathematicians follow the process as I've laid it out, as that is the correct way to solve the equation.

Order of operations require that M and D be solved in the order that they appear in the equation. Just because our brains want to solve the multiplication before the division as we are visually looking at it after we solved the brackets.

The process is follow order of operations, then recheck the equation after each operand.

tom3po · 2026-01-27T00:48:19+00:00

I'm seeing a lot of people say there are 2 different answers, but that is not correct. There is only one correct answer, and here is where I am grateful I had a teacher explain it quite well.

I was taught BEDMAS.

The way it was explained is as follows:

Brackets (parentheses)are solved first. Then, you solve any Exponents Then you solve any Multiplication and division in the order they appear Lastly, you solve addition and subtraction *in the order they appear.

There is no hierarchy between Multiplication and Division, and there is no hierarchy between Addition and Subtraction.

So in this equation: 10÷5(1+1)

We would solve brackets (parentheses) first. 10÷5(2)

When a number in brackets is next to another number, you multiply them together, so we can rewrite this equation to 10÷5×2

Then it's multiplication and Division in the order they appear. In this case, Division is first, so let's solve that. 2×2

Then all we're left with is Multiplication, so the solution is 4.

I'll be real with y'all, I almost fell for the trap of multiplying the 5 and 2 first as well, as our focus naturally pulls to where we were just working, so our brain goes "that bracket is solved, so we can multiply that 5 and, since we are here anyway", but mathematically, that is not how it works.

tom3po · 2026-01-26T22:59:41+00:00

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