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| Topic | Is a 45 min drive too far for a job? |
| Aristoph 05/29/19 3:41:58 AM #19 | knutjob posted... 0AbsoluteZero0 posted...knutjob posted...0AbsoluteZero0 posted...knutjob posted...Not really. Unless the traffic is likely to be bad. The guy asked "is it worth a 45 minute drive" and your response is basically "it's not 45 minutes." TC would likely not have called it a 45 minute drive if it regularly takes more than 45 minutes. And to answer the question: depends entirely on the job. Will you enjoy the new position more than the old one? Do you have bills or other stress factors that an extra 300 a month would help to alleviate? Is the drive itself a pleasant one with nice roads or scenic views? There's all kinds of factors that go into it. Way more than just "it's a longer drive but I make more money." --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | Which European countries have you been to? |
| Aristoph 05/27/19 2:05:33 AM #21 | France. And technically the UK too if you count the layover at the airport. --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | What are some games you have bought multiple times? |
| Aristoph 05/27/19 12:10:54 AM #7 | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Final Fantasy X Red Dead Redemption Skies of Arcadia: Legends I think that's it. I'm not counting games that I bought at release and then got again for free later on for a different system from things like PS+ or the Humble store. --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | Itt: Our favorite stand-up bits of lesser known comics. |
| Aristoph 05/26/19 12:54:18 AM #3 | |
| Topic | Is it just coincidence that the Raptors would become a good team since... |
| Aristoph 05/26/19 12:48:39 AM #4 | Paper_Okami posted...
In fairness, that entire franchise was a colossal clusterfuck pretty much from day 1. --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | Where are the OLD gamefaqers |
| Aristoph 05/26/19 12:03:34 AM #95 | Frankly, I don't really miss much of anything from "the old days." I've been around the site for nearly 20 years, but it's never really been more than a simple time killer for me. --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | I think some people may be trying to kill me through their psychic powers |
| Aristoph 05/25/19 11:49:57 PM #14 | |
| Topic | Flat chested women - would you even date one? |
| Aristoph 05/25/19 11:44:40 PM #13 | |
| Topic | People wanna act menacing towards me in PUBLIC! OHKAY!!!! |
| Aristoph 05/24/19 6:41:23 AM #39 | This is the most confusing meltdown I've seen in a while. --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | Customer 1: I should really play more video games. |
| Aristoph 05/24/19 6:29:03 AM #1 | Me: Everybody should play video games, if you ask me. It keeps your mind sharp and actually helps with concentration and things like decision-making under pressure. Customer 2: Really? Is that real? Me: Yeah. There's been several studies on it. One of them had surgeons play just like 15 minutes of video games before going in to perform a surgery, and they performed better on just about every metric. Surgery was faster, fewer complications, less trauma to the patient's body which meant faster recovery times, you name it. Customer 1: That's really cool. You know I've never really thought about it like that before, but it does kinda make sense. It's like warming up before a football game. Me: Exactly. And a whole lot more fun, too! Customer 2: I do play some video games with my daughter. But nothing serious like you. (*points to my gaming laptop behind the counter*) Me: Yeah, not many people game as much as I do. Customer 2: Yeah, we just play like Wii games. You know, old school stuff. Me:  --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | The end of lootboxes is coming! |
| Aristoph 05/24/19 5:56:10 AM #13 | DoomsSD posted... If it happens, the game industry has no-one to blame but themselves. Certainly true. However, we all know they're just going to charge people more to buy the game in the first place. And they'll probably include even less content in the base game so they can push more DLC (also at jacked-up prices). Or they'll just start selling all the lootbox items directly, charging for each piece whatever the average amount of money it would have taken for a person to acquire it through buying lootboxes. So the end result for gamers will be basically the same as before. --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | You wake up tomorrow to find that you've been elected King of Earth. |
| Aristoph 05/24/19 5:41:58 AM #16 | My first move is pretty simple. Collect every nuclear weapon in the world and store them in a few secret locations set up with the most rigorous, comprehensive, and advanced security system in the history of the world. No further nuclear weapons would be allowed to be made. The reason for not simply destroying them all outright is because of potential scientific research applications and/or uses outside the realm of the military. After that, I'd probably ban the public practicing of religion. If you wish to believe, you may do so in the privacy of your own home. Religious exemptions for anything (such as taxes) will face a blanket removal. The phrase "due to my belief" and other variations on it will no longer be acceptable in a court of law. Anybody who references any god or gods in a court proceeding will be warned once, and any further references will face charges for contempt of court. I'd also make it illegal to discriminate against any employee or potential employee on the basis of anything which does not directly affect their ability to perform the duties of the job. For example, you may not fire an employee because they are white/black/latino/gay/straight/bi/trans/etc. You may, however, fire that transgender cashier because they can't count. And I'm sure I'd come up with a lot more pretty easily. Those are just off the top of my head. --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | Customer: I'll take one of those green White Owls. |
| Aristoph 05/24/19 12:29:20 AM #16 | CapnMuffin posted... Well gee. Why can't you parse out what regular means? Step up your game! I did. I gave him the regular sweets in the end, which are a red pack. Try to keep up. --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | Customer: I'll take one of those green White Owls. |
| Aristoph 05/24/19 12:25:29 AM #13 | Cornmuffins posted... Hey now, maybe he was legit going to smoke them. It's rare but it can happen. I don't care what he was going to use them for. If there's multiple green packages you can't just say "give me the green one." Especially when asked to clarify 3 fucking times. He should get his shit together before he goes out in public. --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | List video games with good DLC |
| Aristoph 05/24/19 12:19:06 AM #23 | Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep from Borderlands 2 is pretty fucking epic and awesome. As was Claptrap's New Robot Revolution from Borderlands 1. --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | Customer: I'll take one of those green White Owls. |
| Aristoph 05/24/19 12:17:17 AM #9 | BuckVanHammer posted... back when i actually consumed these i could never tell a difference between the flavors... Yeah, they're basically pointless. The only person who actually tastes the flavors is the one who's licking it to close it. --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | Customer: I'll take one of those green White Owls. |
| Aristoph 05/24/19 12:14:40 AM #6 | mattnd2007 posted... What are we talking about here? White Owl cigarillos.  --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | Customer: I'll take one of those green White Owls. |
| Aristoph 05/24/19 12:11:32 AM #3 | burritosatan posted... So you're a liberal arts major Is this a meme I'm not aware of? --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | Customer: I'll take one of those green White Owls. |
| Aristoph 05/24/19 12:09:39 AM #1 | Me: Which one? Customer: The green one. Me: *points at shelf of White Owls with 3 different green-colored packs* Me: Which one? Customer: That one. The green one. Me: There's 3 different green ones. Which one do you want? Customer: Oh...umm....... *proceeds to squint and stare at the shelf for a solid 10 seconds* Me: We have emerald, green sweets, and white grape. They're all green. Which would you like? Customer: Umm...just give me the regular sweets then. Me:  EDIT: For those that don't know, the regular sweets are a red pack and are different from the "green sweets" variety. He bought the red pack in the end. --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | Do you know what this is? |
| Aristoph 05/23/19 3:56:25 AM #17 | |
| Topic | Universe size comparison. |
| Aristoph 05/22/19 5:49:07 AM #2 | No Jesus at the end = fail universe zoom out. --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | lol at this cartoon |
| Aristoph 05/22/19 5:24:53 AM #5 | r25 posted... Idgi Yes you do. It's just not funny. --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | worst you've ever fucked up at work? |
| Aristoph 05/22/19 4:53:57 AM #25 | I was driving a forklift at First Energy Stadium for the commissary warehouse. Had a stack of full kegs from the day's delivery that were meant for the concession stands on concourse 5W (5th floor, west side of the stadium). I pulled out of the lift and hopped off to close the lift door. As I turned back around I realized I had taken it out of gear, but hadn't put the brake on. So I ran up to the forklift, jumped on, and slammed the brakes. It stopped before it ran into anything, which was good. However, the tower of kegs tipped forward and the top palette with 4 kegs slid off and crashed onto the concourse. None of the kegs broke, thankfully, but the palette was smashed and there was actually about a 1-inch chip knocked out of the concrete floor. I stopped on the way back down to the warehouse and tossed the palette into the dumpster. When I got back, my boss asked what took me so long. I had a reputation for being pretty fast with keg dropoffs, which is why I was always the one assigned to it on our long delivery days when we were always crunched for time. I just told him my stomach was bothering me and I had gone to use the restroom. I don't think anybody ever found out, tbh. This happened about 6 years ago, and when I went to see a game 2 years ago I made a point of going up to 5W and sure enough that little chip in the floor was still there. XD It turned out to be nothing, but if those kegs had broken it was going to be a massive cleanup and a pretty sizeable bill... --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | Could we theoretically "feed" the sun to refuel it forever? |
| Aristoph 05/20/19 1:31:36 AM #62 | 0AbsoluteZero0 posted... You seem to know what youre talking about, Aristoph. Its interesting to think about space travel and its requirements. This kind of stuff has always been fascinating to me. Science fiction is great, but my favorite part is looking into the concepts you see in popular sci-fi and seeing how much of it might actually be feasible. It's pretty surprising how much of it actually isn't as far off from reality as you might expect. Just a few small tweaks here and there can often bring some pretty crazy concepts into the realm of possibility, if unlikely to happen any time soon. --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | Could we theoretically "feed" the sun to refuel it forever? |
| Aristoph 05/20/19 1:27:47 AM #61 | Tyranthraxus posted...
Tyranthraxus posted... If it uses an axle what about friction? Seriously, I'm done now. You're embarrassing yourself. --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | Could we theoretically "feed" the sun to refuel it forever? |
| Aristoph 05/20/19 1:19:24 AM #58 | Tyranthraxus posted... And a rotation mechanism isn't? If it uses an axle what about friction? What about just generally losing momentum from people inside moving around? What do you do when people want to leave / enter? These questions all have interesting theoretical solutions but nothing has been solved. There doesn't have to be any moving parts to rotate a ring ship. The rotation doesn't come from a motor like a car's tires. Don't be stupid. Thrusters on the outer circumference can spin it up and adjust the rotational speed as needed. The entrance/exit to these types of ships is generally accepted to be in the middle due to the lower gravity, which you access from the ring by traveling up through the spokes. All of those questions have been solved. Just because you've never looked into it doesn't mean nobody else has. Maybe try doing a bit of research next time. You clearly have no idea what you're talking about, so I'm just gonna leave this here for you and move on: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54g Science and Futurism with Isaac Arthur. Think of it like "advanced space concepts for dummies." Great channel with a lot of intriguing concepts and thoughts, dumbed down enough for most people to follow but with enough scientific knowledge and backing to be a good starting point for digging into the more difficult concepts involved in spaceflight and colonization. --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | Hey Peter Parker, you got something for me? |
| Aristoph 05/20/19 12:55:20 AM #39 | Vol2tex posted... How did she know Spider-Man's real name? He literally introduced himself 2 seconds before she said that. -_- --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | Could we theoretically "feed" the sun to refuel it forever? |
| Aristoph 05/20/19 12:41:07 AM #52 | Tyranthraxus posted... You can also just pack on 4 feet of lead shielding on a ship to block radiation theoretically. Once it's in space it doesn't weigh anything. And that lead shielding is going to be worn away over time due to the impacts with interstellar debris. Which will then have to be repaired or replaced. The parts to repair or replace it would need to be stored somewhere, taking up extra space and thus requiring a larger ship which would, in turn, require more shielding. Putting lead on the outside of your ship doesn't solve anything, even theoretically. It's a non-starter in terms of radiation solutions. New shielding technologies need to be developed. I think you're getting confused. No new tech is required to just build a ship that can simulate appropriate gravity. New methods for construction are needed, of course. And for getting the sheer amount of mass into space where it can be put together. But that's not the same thing as developing entirely new theoretical solutions that's required to deal with the radiation issue. --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | Anyone against Marijuana? |
| Aristoph 05/20/19 12:24:01 AM #10 | UnfairRepresent posted... Weebl and Bob I can't believe someone else remembers that shit. XD --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | Could we theoretically "feed" the sun to refuel it forever? |
| Aristoph 05/20/19 12:12:01 AM #47 | Tyranthraxus posted... Aristoph posted...Which part of "that's basically already been solved" did you not understand? I mean...it has, though? There are several viable designs for interstellar ships which are perfectly feasible with current technology. Of course the cost of building them at the moment is prohibitive. But it's got nothing to do with the physics involved. Spin up a big ring with the engine in the center attached by spokes and voila, you have a ship that can simulate gravity for its occupants during voyage. The radius of the ring and the rate at which you spin it determines the strength of the simulated gravitational pull for the people on the ring. Some suggestions have multiple concentric rings, giving different levels of gravity which can be used for different things during the voyage. The concepts are incredibly basic and very well understood. The gravity problem currently has almost nothing to do with the physics and everything to do with economics. EDIT: And that's just the most basic design. There's plenty of other more complicated solutions. --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | Could we theoretically "feed" the sun to refuel it forever? |
| Aristoph 05/19/19 11:46:52 PM #41 | Tyranthraxus posted... Aristoph posted...Gravity is literally the least of the problems involved in interstellar travel/colonization. Which part of "that's basically already been solved" did you not understand? Gravity is easy to simulate during the trip. At least, compared to radiation and all the various debris in space. Contrary to popular belief, interstellar space is not a vacuum. You will run into all kinds of particles that, when you're traveling at relativistic speeds required for any feasible interstellar travel, will essentially be explosions going off on your ship's hull every time you make contact with one. --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | Could we theoretically "feed" the sun to refuel it forever? |
| Aristoph 05/19/19 11:32:38 PM #35 | billcom6 posted... Where we getting that much hydrogen? It's the most abundant material in the universe. Presumably if we're at the point where we're considering "refueling" the Sun, we probably have a pretty decent means of gathering it. --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | Could we theoretically "feed" the sun to refuel it forever? |
| Aristoph 05/19/19 11:27:10 PM #28 | Kensaimage posted... Rika_Furude posted...orangefire25 posted...Def don't think we'll make it that long. Earth, maybe. But not the human race. We'll have colonized another planet before that. Gravity can be simulated relatively easily during the voyage with simple rotation. There's already several theoretically viable ship designs that can accomplish it without even needing any new tech. And of course once you get there, there will be gravity on the planet and we would likely already know how big the planet is (and thus its gravitation pull) before we ever leave Earth to go there in the first place. Gravity is literally the least of the problems involved in interstellar travel/colonization. Radiation exposure, for one, is thousands of times more important and more difficult to protect against. Without the magnetosphere and atmosphere of Earth, all radiation would need to be mitigated by shielding and that's an incredibly big challenge that hasn't really been properly solved even theoretically yet. --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | Could we theoretically "feed" the sun to refuel it forever? |
| Aristoph 05/19/19 11:16:01 PM #17 | Since nobody seems to actually want to answer the question at hand, I guess I will. In short: no. Basically yes, it is physically possible to add "fuel" to our Sun, but this would actually cause it to die sooner rather than later. The additional gravity from the extra mass would cause fusion to speed up in the core. It's why larger stars have incredibly short lives compared to their more moderate counterparts. If we wanted our Sun to last longer, we would actually need to do what is called "Star Lifting", which basically amounts to slowly pulling matter out of the star, reducing its mass and thereby slowing the fusion at its core. Of course, doing this makes the star live longer, but it also reduces the energy/heat output of the star, so doing too much of it would move the habitable zone closer and closer in, eventually meaning the Earth was no longer within that zone and kind of defeating the whole purpose. --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | More pick ups! I went BIG this time :O |
| Aristoph 05/19/19 1:14:32 AM #19 | 0AbsoluteZero0 posted... Pretty telling that hes dodged that question multiple times... The guy probably hasn't been sober for more than a week in his life. Total. Even when he claimed to be sober he was just using cough syrup to get high and saying it didn't count because it wasn't alcohol. -_- --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | More pick ups! I went BIG this time :O |
| Aristoph 05/19/19 1:07:31 AM #16 | No, seriously: MedeaLysistrata posted... Touch posted...You still sober? --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | Roommate's dog keeps running away from home. Wat do? |
| Aristoph 05/19/19 1:05:39 AM #6 | Have you ever considered...I dunno...blocking the hole in the fence? I know it sounds crazy, but you never know. It just might work. --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | A wizard offers immortality to either you or your SO |
| Aristoph 05/19/19 1:03:56 AM #10 | Duncanwii posted... (to a point.) This makes all the difference in the world, really. Without the inevitable anguish of being stuck floating in space for an eternity, immortality is pretty sweet. --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | Trump is pardoning more horrible people. |
| Aristoph 05/18/19 11:04:50 PM #4 | Hanky_Bannister posted... If he pardons him its fucking pathetic and disgusting Par for the course, then? --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | Teenager uses enormous crane to save 14 men from a burning building. |
| Aristoph 05/12/19 6:18:37 AM #7 | I is smart posted... WaterLink posted...I wonder if he'll get fired since if someone got injured or killed while on the crane him or the company could have probably been liable. It's legally risky to try to be a hero as sad as it is That doesn't mean he won't get in trouble. It just means we'll never hear about it if he does. --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | Do you feel guilty when you report someone and they end up warned/suspended? |
| Aristoph 05/11/19 5:54:14 AM #11 | If I was going to feel guilty about it, why would I report them in the first place? I do always get a little warm feeling inside when I boot up Rocket League and get the notification that "action has been taken" on someone I reported. --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
| Topic | Guys who wear boxer-briefs: Do you prefer boxers or briefs over the other? |
| Aristoph 05/09/19 11:39:14 PM #4 | If I can't have my boxer-briefs, I'll go commando. If I'm required to wear something, I guess boxers. --- PSN ID: Aristoph http://www.youtube.com/user/SotCRules |
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