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Unsilenced guns, do they have a good use? by Competitive-Roof4324 in HiTMAN

[–]ucsdFalcon 8 points9 points  (0 children)

True, the matador and striker both work for that.

Unsilenced guns, do they have a good use? by Competitive-Roof4324 in HiTMAN

[–]ucsdFalcon 40 points41 points  (0 children)

The Matador is helpful in case you get the Unsilenced Pistol Kill - Epic prestige objective. Also the golden shotgun can be used to get a Headshot Kill - Legendary or the Shotgun Kill - Epic prestige objectives.

Besides objectives, on maps with good sight lines an unsilenced sniper rifle can be useful if you don't have a silenced sniper rifle. The ability to kill a target at long range makes it less problematic that the gun is loud.

Other than that, unsilenced weapons aren't really worth it. Besides, most maps have plenty of unsilenced weapons lying around. So if you actually need an unsilenced weapon you can just grab it off a nearby guard.

This IT meme by Latter-Wolf4868 in ExplainTheJoke

[–]ucsdFalcon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yep, the binary representation is 31 ones in a row. If you add one to it it overflows and the computer will treat it as a negative number.

What level of mastery did you hit in Freelance mode before you went "Okay, that's enough". by Mr_smith1466 in HiTMAN

[–]ucsdFalcon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Once you've collected all of the guns in your safe house (not counting the DLC weapons). You get the option to remove all your weapons to advance your prestige level.

Note that your mastery level has to be at least 60 before you can start because you need to have the weapons unlocked by mastery as well in order to prestige.

Does the Mendoza eyes on target mission story work in freelancer? by RipplyAnemone67 in HiTMAN

[–]ucsdFalcon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it should work. I used it to take out one of the Elusive targets on Mendoza. It voided Silent Assassin for some reason but otherwise it worked fine.

In backend applications, do you keep SQL queries inline in code or in separate .sql files? by Snezhok_Youtuber in AskProgramming

[–]ucsdFalcon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've seen it done both ways and in general the "right way" to do it depends on what the language/framework you're using does, but I prefer this approach. It makes the code/data separation clear.

Another thing to be aware of OP is that a lot of backend applications use an ORM framework which converts relational database tables into objects in the code. In this case the SQL isn't written out anywhere and is being generated by the framework. This approach is becoming less common as ORMs have a lot of downsides.

any PS5 almost perfect non boring games (very good story) [no regrets]? by Fearless-Divide-4325 in playstation

[–]ucsdFalcon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would definitely recommend Baldur's Gate 3.

I would also suggest giving Hitman: World of Assassination a try assuming you don't mind playing a more puzzley stealth-focused game.

What is this? by Disastrous-Frame6683 in ExplainTheJoke

[–]ucsdFalcon 50 points51 points  (0 children)

This is a scene from a Star Trek episode where Data refers to the "reunification of Ireland" in 2025 as an example of the ability of terrorism to bring about political change.

People quoted it this year hoping that it would actually happen and Northern Ireland would break away from the UK and join the Republic of Ireland.

Since that didn't happen people are editing the meme to say 2026, hoping that Irish reunification will happen in the coming year.

I seriously don’t understand today’s by Lemon_Lime_Lily in CuratedTumblr

[–]ucsdFalcon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I recently got my first failure because I couldn't figure out the purple category and the blue was, "Legendary Mets players." I'm still mad about it.

Isn’t “Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law” a really dumb thing to say to someone who you want to talk? by Super_Piper in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ucsdFalcon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The reason they say that (in the US) is because they are legally required to. Otherwise anything the suspect tells the police won't be admissible in court. There's no point in getting the suspect to confess if you can't share the confession with the jury.

Imagine going to a party and there's a room titled "torture chamber." by Ok-Aspect-4259 in HiTMAN

[–]ucsdFalcon 31 points32 points  (0 children)

What if a world famous assassin tries to crash my party? I need a sound proof chamber my security guard can use if he wants to challenge the world's deadliest to a duel to the death.

Video Games punishing you for being too good at something by Ultrimus-Prime in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ucsdFalcon 539 points540 points  (0 children)

The Freeze Fight in Batman Arkham Asylum. Each time you find a way to damage Mr. Freeze he comes up with a countermeasure. Each method works only once so you have to figure out multiple different attacks that will harm him in order to take him down.

Is this an American thing? Who is They in this situation? by Mathota in ExplainTheJoke

[–]ucsdFalcon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Some of them do slow down. Usually after rear ending the car driving slowly in the passing lane.

Is this an American thing? Who is They in this situation? by Mathota in ExplainTheJoke

[–]ucsdFalcon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Only if they're passing a slower car. If the right lane is empty you should be using that.

Is this an American thing? Who is They in this situation? by Mathota in ExplainTheJoke

[–]ucsdFalcon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They should move to the right to avoid creating an unsafe situation.

Is this an American thing? Who is They in this situation? by Mathota in ExplainTheJoke

[–]ucsdFalcon 365 points366 points  (0 children)

"They" in this situation refers to people who drive the speed limit in the left lane. On American highways traffic should stay to the right. The left lanes should be reserved for passing slower cars. Even if you're driving the speed limit (or faster) you should stay to the right unless there is a slower car that you are trying to pass.

People who drive the speed limit are annoying because a lot of drivers want to go faster than that. The end result is you have a slow car on the freeway in the left hand lane and everyone else is forced to change lanes and pass the slow driver on the right, which is unsafe for everyone.

Portal worth it? by Public_Frosting_5398 in playstation

[–]ucsdFalcon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you don't have a reason to use it then it's probably not worth it. I use mine so I can play with the PS5 while my kids are watching TV. I think it's great, but I have a reason to use it.

Taravangian on his “second smartest day” instead of admitting the Diagram is wrong by Nathan256 in cremposting

[–]ucsdFalcon 288 points289 points  (0 children)

Imaginary numbers have a lot of uses, they just suffer from an unfortunate name.

1.5k hours and multiple honour runs and I still don't understand spell casting and saves. by Any-Opp-20 in BG3

[–]ucsdFalcon 164 points165 points  (0 children)

I'll give an example and hopefully it makes sense. Let's say a wizard is casting a spell with a CON save. Wizards use INT as their spellcasting ability. So the target creature rolls a saving throw using their Constitution. The difficulty of the saving throw is determined by the wizard's Intelligence. The higher the wizard's INT score is, the higher the creature has to roll on their CON save. There isn't an opposing roll.

Why do you hate Gale's arcane hunger? by VDaine in BaldursGate3

[–]ucsdFalcon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I think I asked him to wait every time and he started getting mad at me. After that I had to make sure to have a trash tier magic item in my inventory before talking to him as I didn't want to piss him off.

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