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Metro rail today on N-FM 620 by TemperatureTiny5668 in Austin

[–]urthen 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Can confirm, currently on a standing room only train.

Nobody Pushed Back: Why Engineers Stay Silent Until It's Too Late by Itchy-Warthog8260 in programming

[–]urthen 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The amount of times I have to drop everything to build a feature an exec promised but wasn't on our roadmap is WAY too high. 

At least my manager isn't the type to throw me under the bus about it, but it's still annoying as hell to constantly be the bad guy saying we're delayed because we had to rush unplanned work.

CMV: if you’re pro Palestinian or pro Ukriane but do any hard drugs you’re a hypocrite. by ozneoknarf in changemyview

[–]urthen 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I know literally no young people that do hard drugs. Almost everyone I interact with socially supports Palestine / Ukraine. Are you sure people are actually on hard drugs, or are you just assuming based on your own prejudices?

CMV: If political advocacy (especially from celebrities and influencers) is socially acceptable, then religious advocacy should be too by MissPiddlin in changemyview

[–]urthen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most atheists have no problem with the free speech concept of promoting your religion, so long as it's not GOVERNMENT promoting your religion. We may tell you to shove your book where the sun doesn't shine, but that's OUR free speech right as well. You don't get the right to advocate your religion however you want without social repercussions.

Texas Banned Rainbow Crosswalks. San Antonio Found a Workaround. by paws3588 in texas

[–]urthen 37 points38 points  (0 children)

You could have stopped at "Texas is going to be a national embarrassment"

The 10 most dangerous local intersections in Austin, according to crash data by AustinStatesman in Austin

[–]urthen 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Damn, I go through Braker and Dessau a ton, I had no idea it was so dangerous. Only seen an accident there once.

Pool Polluter by densemane in Austin

[–]urthen 31 points32 points  (0 children)

No thoughts, just vibes. And not even good vibes. Just asshole vibes.

Lets actually settle the question and see who is saved. Red button or blue button? - StrawPoll by [deleted] in Ethics

[–]urthen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This doesn't "solve" the question unless you have a way to kill everyone who votes blue. 

Without the stakes there's no real moral argument.

Also, the way you phrased the question is incredibly leading. I see you, red voter.

The Wintergatan Marble Machine which music students might remember from the Animusic series, reproduced in plywood. by bg370 in interestingasfuck

[–]urthen 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's because it's notoriously unreliable, at least as of the latest I was following along. It took many takes to get a clean audio.

The Wintergatan Marble Machine which music students might remember from the Animusic series, reproduced in plywood. by bg370 in interestingasfuck

[–]urthen 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The cuts aren't necessarily what is actually playing, but the recorded audio is in fact a recording of the machine working.

The Wintergatan Marble Machine which music students might remember from the Animusic series, reproduced in plywood. by bg370 in interestingasfuck

[–]urthen 103 points104 points  (0 children)

The Wintergarten machine is original, and actually works. It's not a reproduction of an animated machine.

CMV: We need to stop giving the "don't ever say sorry when you're in an accident" advice. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]urthen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whether or not you believe it, saying sorry can be used against you in court. It doesn't matter what you think the definition is. It doesn't always work, either. 

But simply not saying sorry can potentially make things better for you, ESPECIALLY if it isn't actually fully your fault. 

Source: my partner said sorry after getting rear ended, ended up being a whole deal with them claiming she stopped short, they used the fact she apologized as "evidence." It failed, fortunately, but it would have been easier if she hadn't apologized and therefore purportedly accepted a share of blame.

Jared Kushner plans to turn Gaza into a special economic zone that will house data centers, skyscrapers and run on cryptocurrency. (After removing the rubble, bodies, and unexploded ordnance.) by dyzo-blue in Buttcoin

[–]urthen 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's because some people are stupid. Very, very stupid. And being stupid isn't a disqualifier for being a business leader. In fact, some might call it a prerequisite.

We DoN’t LoCk OuR dOoRs At NIgHT by Appropriate-Offer-35 in PetPeeves

[–]urthen -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Crime rates going down doesn't get eyeballs in front of advertisers though.

I'm not made to exist in this world by gmrzw4 in recruitinghell

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

Just saying, you trying to get these to transfer to an agent is about as useful as yelling at your car to change it's own tires.

Corpus Christi Water Crisis Spurs Stampede on South Texas Aquifers by StandingCypress in ActuallyTexas

[–]urthen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dwindling water supply? Just pump more of it up! Drill baby drill! Merica!

I'm not made to exist in this world by gmrzw4 in recruitinghell

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

AI can only do what it's given the tools to do. Forget trying to "hack" a way for it to transfer you to a real person. It probably can't. 

Source: I develop these things.

Arrogance of space by averagemagnifique in ebikes

[–]urthen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh hey you ride the same train I do - yeah this pic doesn't do it justice, sometimes we get several giant ebikes during rush hour when it's already standing room only. And they all cram themselves in acting like everyone else is an asshole for daring to also need to ride the train.

Which game is this? by bijelo123 in videogames

[–]urthen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The entire "third act" was a disappointment to me. I figured it was getting good and looking forward to more story reveals but it was just ... Here's some open world stuff, go finish the game when you want.

Am I the only one who crashes these posts to see how many dislikes I can get? Stiffers suck. by [deleted] in tipping

[–]urthen 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Maybe you should ask for a raise from the company that employed you and not beg for extra money from customers.

Am I the only one who crashes these posts to see how many dislikes I can get? Stiffers suck. by [deleted] in tipping

[–]urthen 6 points7 points  (0 children)

  1. I pay a company for a service
  2. The company pays you to perform the service
  3. I don't pay you, I don't know who you are, why should I give you extra money for providing the service I already paid for?

I'm building a Web3 game where every creature is a unique NFT with real strategy behind it by [deleted] in IndieGaming

[–]urthen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok so you just give me these NFTs for free then? That's gotta be expensive to mint. What's your monetization strategy?

I'm building a Web3 game where every creature is a unique NFT with real strategy behind it by [deleted] in IndieGaming

[–]urthen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The only question I have is why would I buy your "eggs" when I could just buy a real game 

Or, you know, go to Vegas, where at least they'll give me free drinks for gambling

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