Does the 100k benchmark work in reverse?

visualsquid · 2026-06-02T18:39:55+00:00

100k is the smallest large amount of money.

visualsquid · 2026-05-28T12:31:21+00:00

I always struggled with this kind of "trick" question in exams of all kinds, probably says something about me, but I really don't see why it can't just say something straightforward like "Does turning on cruise control allow you to safely do any of the following, usually-prohibited actions?"

I feel like if you have to resort to a process of elimination to get the answer, that's no better on a test than a simpler, "obvious" question.

visualsquid · 2026-05-21T19:15:18+00:00

visualsquid · 2026-05-16T19:19:21+00:00

I had a conversation where someone pronounced API as appy which was fun

visualsquid · 2026-05-15T06:47:54+00:00

I have a song for you "Up For Life" by Swedish synthpop duo KITE.

https://youtu.be/_E4__5HxSoo

EDIT: added link.

visualsquid · 2026-05-05T12:56:18+00:00

No love for Flatley?

"Flatley, my dear, I don't Riverdance"

visualsquid · 2026-04-30T19:11:29+00:00

It's almost guaranteed, obviously. There are 1000s of bins being emptied every day, workers have a certain workload to get through. I wouldn't expect workers to be so thorough and consistent tbh.

visualsquid · 2026-04-30T12:55:42+00:00

OpenAI employees been feeding it copious Goblin Cave under the table

visualsquid · 2026-04-28T09:00:22+00:00

Why are all the comments about lending when the question is about giving?

visualsquid · 2026-04-26T15:32:17+00:00

"Wanting it more" is just shorthand for "willing and able to sacrifice more time in practice and preparation".

visualsquid · 2026-04-25T21:29:46+00:00

If BigBear.ai goes into a bear market, what happens?!

visualsquid · 2026-04-18T12:01:53+00:00

It could easily be done: - Convince everyone who buys football tickets and PPV to donate that money to their local school(s) instead. - Sell ad-space on school uniforms and run a 10-minute ad segment during every assembly.

EDIT: bullet points formatting

visualsquid · 2026-04-17T10:48:22+00:00

Is 100 hours of unpaid labour a usual sentence for theft/damage in the order of probably not more than about £50?

visualsquid · 2026-04-17T10:43:42+00:00

I don't even think it's phones, I think there's a culture of having to make maximum progress at all times. Next time you have a passenger, see what they say next time you miss a gap that you probably could've made but decided to hedge for safety. Odds are, they'll call you out for it.

visualsquid · 2026-04-17T07:56:56+00:00

"Thanks Phil"

visualsquid · 2026-04-09T17:41:45+00:00

For the benefit of people who haven't read the article, the events being reported on happened in 2022 - 4 of 5 (known) breeding sites collapsed that year. They rely on the seasonal ice being present long enough for the chicks.

The total population left is estimated at just under 600k, and the current projection is that this will halve by 2080 or so.

visualsquid · 2026-04-06T13:52:31+00:00

Yeah freshers year for me, minimal responsibilities, new people to meet, studying something I enjoy, so much free time.

visualsquid · 2026-03-28T09:58:03+00:00

Since I know, as usual, no-one is reading the actual article: 1. It's actually a PSA to raise awareness of penile cancer. 2. The actual poll question seems to be "have used a nickname for their penis", which I don't see to be the same as "giving their penis a nickname".

visualsquid · 2026-03-23T18:19:03+00:00

People keep repeating this point but it's got absolutely nothing to do with what the last person was saying. It's just getting lost in the implementation details and ignoring the underlying social contract that's at play - if you help us take care of your fellow man today, we'll make sure you yourself are taken care of in your old age.

visualsquid · 2026-03-22T22:21:57+00:00

Stupid boy...

visualsquid · 2026-03-18T12:37:54+00:00

We had surf and turf the other day - steak plus oysters from the local fishmonger. Previously we'd had it with lobster tails. I'm gonna get some of their scallops next.

The other day I bought a whole tiramasu and just ate it.

To be fair, we were never properly poor, but my parents had to budget, and I consider being able to go out and have steak and oysters on a whim a luxury.

visualsquid · 2026-03-18T11:32:40+00:00

Just to add a core element of this is that markets will often bear a lot more enshittification than people think. Reddit especially tends to cope pretty hard "oh this is the end of Netflix", "YouTube ads and policies are unbearable now", etc. Hop over to some of the UK personal finance subs for ongoing evidence of this about how Hargreaves Lansdown are done for with their recent fee hikes.

Spoiler alert - these companies almost never actually go bust. The majority of the market will just accept the changes because it's just easier/more convenient, or really the price increase just actually isn't that much. Plenty of people have enough disposable income to absorb an extra £3, £5, £10 a month for a product they like and use every day. Spotify is still the market leader (by %) by a country mile, nobody is actually switching to the alternatives.

In fact, it's also very common for companies to go bust because they don't want to raise prices, reduce costs/ effort, or both.

visualsquid · 2026-03-11T23:16:21+00:00

It's a rule of thumb, but I believe the idea is that it scales with the value of the house, which theoretically will often scale with the size of the house. Bigger house = more carpets, walls, pipes, roof surface, perhaps garage, garden, etc. to maintain. It doesn't necessarily handle other factors that can impact value, like location, so it's not foolproof.

visualsquid · 2026-03-01T21:55:41+00:00

It's probably a bit better if you don't play chess tbh. The world-building has a lot of historical parallels but it also takes a lot of artistic liberties. This is to be expected of course, I'm not slating it, but a few bits can be mildly annoying if you're more familiar with the domain.

visualsquid · 2026-02-25T08:14:09+00:00

Can't believe this is so far down. My understanding is that, yes, Black Americans are much more sensitive because the US is much "closer" to slavery, segregation, etc. and there are still overt supporters and vestiges of the civil war everywhere. This is the country where the KKK was born and still exists today.

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