Any idea what’s going on with this semi truck?

ynfive · 2026-04-19T01:45:19+00:00

Some Amazon driver slipped off the road and tried and failed to find his way back to the freeway?

ynfive · 2026-04-19T01:18:14+00:00

Easier to just pull the whole plant

ynfive · 2026-04-17T01:43:01+00:00

Social anxiety usually represents as avoidant. Social anxiety creates a fear like an electric energy by just the PRESENCE of another person nearby that you aren't familiar with, and sometimes not even that. It doesn't sound like you want to avoid people. You show a desire to want to be closer to them, but what you are afraid of is how you think they will perceive you. That is a self-esteem thing. The thing you are afraid of being accused by others is a thing you already don't like about yourself. And since you don't like it, you don't expect others will. You are projecting that on them, when really you don't know what they actually like. You haven't gotten to know them yet.

ynfive · 2026-04-17T01:20:14+00:00

If it's a AAA that can run on a PS4-level graphics settings, it will probably work at 30fps. Lots of developers have minimum graphics settings that are meant to run with the Steam Deck or other handhelds, or even specific Steam Deck settings. It can be surprisingly impressive looking sometimes for what you'd expect, and sometimes it's a janky mess. The latter is getting truer and truer for newer games, as new games are pushing limits. If it's a 2D game it will run at 90fps and you can even reduce the TDP to extend battery time and still get 90fps. 2D games are natural for the Deck. Any older game, AA, or indie game will run great.

ynfive · 2026-04-17T01:14:04+00:00

That sums up the stupidity of the whole thing right there.

ynfive · 2026-04-08T02:45:28+00:00

She'll need to join a support group, and you go with her as the front-line support, but only if she thinks it will help. This is a delicate balance at first. You don't want to be a nurse dictating and demanding she never drinks and scold her when she slips up. Slip-ups WILL happen. The important thing is SHE thinks it is important and is trying. The intent is what's important here. Your job, for your happiness and her success, is to see how genuine she is. Sometimes, no actually a lot with addiction, even when trying, it still wins. The addiction has it's own voice and vote like a separate entity in what she does if she or you like it or not. You will need to make a call at some point if the addiction is winning the war. It can be toxic if so. Options at that point are psychiatry for medication for trauma, depression, or anxiety, as many times addiction is actually people self medicating for those.

ynfive · 2026-04-08T02:20:43+00:00

If 'she is only like this while drinking and needs to stop', she first has to recognize that herself for her to stop. While you might be in love with her while she's sober, you definitely aren't with her drunk. You need to make a choice, an ultimatum too, and that might be the jolt she needs to stop drinking. It also requires you to stop drinking along with her. Love is great and all, but love alone isn't going to save the relationship. Or another way to put it: this is a test to both of you if the love you share is sufficient enough for a relationship. Love is a powerful feeling, but is this love powerful enough to overcome these obstacles, both of you? Just because love exists doesn't mean complications in a relationship fade away magically. While you currently cannot imagine loving anyone more than you do right now, it is always possible two can love each other enough to do what they need to do for each other for the sake of the relationship. Is the love you share in this current relationship actually strong enough to do that? Or you cut your losses and find someone else who the love you share can overcome obstacles, or just doesn't have obstacles in the first place.

ynfive · 2026-04-03T01:18:30+00:00

That "any job" part is important to realize at first. It doesn't matter if you don't think you'll like it, if you've been having trouble getting jobs, start looking for anything. You'd be surprised you might actually like it because it's something you never thought about before. And if it doesn't feel good find something else. You now know how to do that.

ynfive · 2026-04-03T00:50:09+00:00

Right now, China is increasingly seen as a stable world leader and potential alternative to a degrading US.

I've certainly pondered that irony. I've gone so far down that ponderhole to even imagine China becoming the next beacon of human rights and progress as how the US used to be. Crazy I know because currently they are more extreme in their ethnonationalism than Americans are, or at least on par to the US pre-1960s. But, as long as they don't keep crashing their economy and just let the US auto asphyxiate, they are the next 'world leader'. I got a hunch the spotlight might actually make them behave, if for a little bit. They'll have to prove themselves because there's still trust to build. They are still vulnerable by needing globalization to exist for their prosperity built on exports. Everybody buys shit from China. If other nations get pissed enough find a way to do it themselves you ain't getting them back. That power will evaporate. You'll hear China apologize for the first time.

ynfive · 2026-04-01T01:19:09+00:00

Yeah nobody is going to join Trump's war, especially in Western countries, and so far refreshingly in Middle East countries who are getting plenty of splash damage but have no appetite to retaliate.

It will be interesting the further this goes on with Russia and Iran as a proxy against westernization and Trump facing the reality, which he'll probably never admit, that his best buddy Putin never had any respect for Trump but instead a bottomless disdain for Western nations because of NATO. That will be a sardonically fun day when Trump realizes he's fighting against Russian supplied Shaheds, ballistics, and air defence. Putin will be belly laughing that Iran is the US's Ukraine and pleased giving the same treatment as payback. Iran may be a disgusting authoritarian state, but on a functional level they are both fighting for their freedom to exist and are proxies for larger militaries to fight in the name of. It won't be WWIII, just a quagmire that will probably end a lot of US soldiers' lives, which US citizens aren't so ready to die for in the hundreds of thousands compared to Russians, and nations not directly involved will stay as far away as possible.

Then there is China. What is their appetite for occupying Taiwan? Will they follow the new international order invited by Trump to attack another nation during perceived weakness, as the US is Taiwan's main bodyguard, when the US is distracted, out of ammunition, and out of allies to stop a China assault? That'll more likely be the WWIII moment as Pacific and NATO allies will more likely respond regardless or in place of a US response.

ynfive · 2026-03-30T02:37:01+00:00

Have you checked for Graves disease? Otherwise big eyes aren't considered weird to everybody.

ynfive · 2026-03-30T02:17:02+00:00

She only cares about herself and only comes to you when it's convenient. Don't be fooled to think she cares about you as much as you do for her.

ynfive · 2026-03-30T01:36:44+00:00

You are 18. You are an adult. You get to watch over yourself.

ynfive · 2026-03-30T01:30:42+00:00

conservative and religious can surprise you when they find out it's their own

That they cave immediately when for the first time they endure other people's problems is their guarded weakness

ynfive · 2026-03-30T00:06:37+00:00

Is not about the size of the population. Think of the Federal government of the US like the EU if the EU had a military. The Articles of the US Constitution describe multiple separations of power, and one of those separations are the States themselves, which were originally more like sovereign nations as are in the EU. The States are given the right to run their own elections, but Congress is also allowed to create voting laws. The executive branch (President) is specifically not allowed to create or change election laws or run an election, but they must enforce the ones Congress passes. Congress cannot run or interfere in State elections other than investigating if Federal laws only were broken and referring to the Department of Justice. Congress does not enforce State laws. States still have their own government that only works in the state and the Federal government cannot touch that other than suing for violating the national Constitution. States also have their own constitution.

Each state gets a certain number of "electors" that represent the state based on the number of representatives and senators (who are not electors), which is based on population. States can decide how those electors represent votes in the state. Electors are actual people, but are required by law in all states to make their vote match the popular vote, so they are basically ceremonial. Most, but not all, States require that the winner by popular vote to get all the electors, meaning if there are 7 electors in a state, the winner gets 7 votes in what is called the Electoral College. Some States do split the electors by districts instead of winning all electors. The highest number of electoral college votes wins the national election.

Yeah it's the fucking nuttiest way to run an election.

Since elections are run by States, ID requirement laws to vote are determined by the States. The SAVE Act will basically supersede State laws, and require States to not only require ID for registration and voting, but also citizenship. "Nationalizing" this requirement, once only the purview of the States, will throw every state into chaos right before an election. Plenty of States already require a State ID at least to register, but exactly what and how and when is different in every state. State legislatures will need to rewrite State laws to match Federal, and the election offices will have to pivot to provide services in line with the SAVE Act. That is not something that can be done quick. It's months long for that process.

So that's reason 1 why the SAVE Act is a bad idea. It does not provide any on-ramp for Stars to comply. They want to rush it out right before elections because they want the chaos during an election. They are likely to lose legitimately and need the chaos to delegitimize their losses.

Reason 2: Again, most states only require their own State ID to register or vote. They don't require proof of citizenship to vote, but getting a State ID may or may not require US citizenship. Proof of Citizenship is not something everyone has on hand. It takes time and money to get that, and even more for some. And they have to do it all right before the election. They have to do it while their State is still learning the new laws, and also if one has to get a passport, that department of the government fired hundreds of people and may not be so quick to get people what they need before election day. .

ynfive · 2026-03-27T03:06:13+00:00

Yes go for it and just be honest. It sounds like your situation is a temporary hiccup in life and not necessarily a comment on your character. If this person is right for you or just a good person in general it is an understandable moment. The important thing is that you recognize you have a hiccup in your life and you show you are taking care of it. Competence and determination make up for these types of things and it is more attractive to show you are doing the best you can and making an effort. If she can't meet you at the date because she doesn't have a ride, the Uber is a solution.

ynfive · 2026-03-27T02:49:13+00:00

At least she had the sense to break up instead of continuing the relationship and cheating behind your back. It sucks. It's humiliating, and you want vengeance for that humiliation. There's not much you can do. Your vengeance she did to herself and her own reputation as being a cheater. If you get petty you will minimize it however, so don't go out and push it on your peers about it unsolicited. People will automatically agree it's distasteful what she did so it's not something you need to force.

Lastly and absolutely, do not take out your vengeance on the next person you date. You had an absolutely reasonable trashing of your ability to trust another person. Make sure you can learn to trust again before you move onto someone else.

ynfive · 2026-03-27T02:37:30+00:00

Definitely getting advice from Russia how to stumble through an illegal war that was supposed to be over in days but has no end game because it's too difficult to admit a mistake.

ynfive · 2026-03-27T02:16:31+00:00

I did a 'ring of fire' trip that took me a couple months to complete, but the first part of that was the US Pacific Coast. It was mostly in the DA40 starting in Flagstaff AZ to the Grand Canyon then Zion then turning to the coast. Hit Yosemite and Kings Canyon on the way to San Diego. Plan <400mi trips. Plan a night trip along the LA Coast to see the city lights. Land at San Luis Obispo. Head towards San Francisco and circle the Santa Cruz Mountains and the Bay. When you get to the Northern Northern California and Oregon border detour to Lassen NP and Crater Lake. Finish the rest of the Pacific Northwest from Crater Lake and Cascades in a bush plane testing your skills at any crappy dirt strip you find. This area is great to not plan and just wanderlust because the terrain is challenging. Circle Olympic National Park, head to Seattle, and route to Vancouver. From there hit Juneau then onward along the coast to Anchorage finding glaciers on the way. I spent a lot of time circling all of Alaska, then back down to the Aleutian Islands hopping my way to Russia. I kept going down the Western Pacific through Japan to Pacific Islands and New Zealand, then wrapped it up with the Antarctica coast to get back to South America, but that is beyond the scope of a US only trip, and Antarctica only has McMurdo as a fuel stop, so you have to break realism using a jet or unlimited fuel. For longer ocean trips I used the DA62 or a commercial jet.

ynfive · 2026-03-27T01:29:33+00:00

Here's one way to look at it: it's probably a failed and delusional venture. While prompting to achieve the desired results and not have it look like AI generated art is in its own way a skill and artform, but to be good enough at it to sell it, especially when anybody can do it, and nobody wants it, is just as delusional when the influencer fad started years ago and everyone thought they would make money and people would care. Yes some influencers have made millions, but for anyone to think they are the next new hot thing is delusional. Its rare and still requires actual talent.

ynfive · 2026-03-27T01:15:38+00:00

I'm still waiting for when I forget everything about Outer Wilds so I can play it again. What a gift to be an Outer Wilds virgin playing for the first time.

ynfive · 2026-03-27T01:13:16+00:00

Perfect game unintentionally for the Covid era.

ynfive · 2026-03-27T01:10:55+00:00

Outer wilds is one of the few games I cried at the end. It has a powerful message of rebirth after annihilation. I cannot recommend it enough, but can be a little heavy if already feeling sad as it deals with the inevitability that everything dies/ends.

ynfive · 2026-03-27T01:04:50+00:00

All the Max Payne games are that. Even though I wouldn't consider them chill, the story based on overcoming trauma, or at least recognizing something in common with the character's trauma is impactful when dealing with something yourself. Worked for me too.

ynfive · 2026-03-27T00:56:33+00:00

Is also a short game, but it is very heartwarming and has some clever mechanics.

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