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Final Fantasy: Activism

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Though the fear of death is a common one, the fear of life is a more rational one.

I just assumed that flies, mosquitoes, and fruit flies all died in the winter. Obviously not, but I got it in my head as a child that they do.

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I have no idea. Im not a fan of them but theyre not terrible, either.

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UltimaW posted...

Only if you pay off the balance.

if you have self control - credit card

if you dont - debit card

I wouldn't say that it's always about self control. If I've recently used my CC to pay a bunch of bills, monthly subs, etc. then I get a bit of anxiety using it again until I can see exactly what the balance is. I can calculate it but I'm paranoid about the bank making an error.

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Should have waited until the professionals open up.

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Fuparulez posted...

Funny how comparisons to the flu aren't allowed, except when they are.

It's a comparison to another pandemic because we've had several of them throughout history

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Pogo_Marimo posted...

I'm going to be perfectly honest, graduating high school is not much of an achievement. We tell kids it's this big deal to encourage them to work hard, but in retrospect it is not only extremely easy to do, but it's also a basic expectation for people in the adult world, like basic hygiene and not getting addicted to crack cocaine.

There are plenty of people whose lives are such that graduating high school is an accomplishment for them. Look in this topic for examples like post 11.

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Wow you're just full of inflammatory opinions today, aren't you?

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ZTT888returning posted...

Ive already slashed tires of people I see in stores not wearing masks.

Are you trying to make yourself look better? Because that's not how you do that

Fuparulez posted... How long are we supposed to wear the masks? Forever? We already "flattened the curve," wasn't that the intent?

Wouldn't be surprised if wearing masks in public is part of the "new normal".

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Wasssup Now posted...

This one is connecting probability from separate meaningless things which have no impact on the other. With enough info you could drive the probability to less then %1 with this ridiculous criteria. Lets learn more insignificant info about our mystery person like birthday, birth place, how they like their eggs, favorite ice cream flavor etc..

Yeah it's not my favourite of these probability 'puzzles'. However the dude has some really nice videos on the use of probability and statistics in legal cases which is how I originally found him:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVG2OQp6jEQ

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Is this a scene from Stranger Things?

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I'd work for a few months and then use the money to take it easy for a while. Even just 3 months would be above my current salary.

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ThisGuyAreSick posted...

ah so its one of those theroetical probability garbage distortions that work on paper but never actually in practice, sort of like the three doors and the two goats theory

its a 50 50 shot no matter what. i legitimately get annoyed at people passing off math magic tricks as real outcomes. it legitimately does more harm for math than good

Well there's a near-200 post topic going around about the Monty Hall problem (door and goats).

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clyde_frog posted...

Statistically this entirely makes sense and I do believe in the math, but this is still a mindfuck.

I think that's how most people feel. You might accept the reasoning after enough time, but that doesn't make it intuitive.

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ThisGuyAreSick posted...

tldr pls

Someone tells you "I have two children, and one is a girl". Work through the possibilities and you'll find that there's a 33.3%, or 1 in 3, probability that their second child is a girl. However, if they tell you "I have two children, and one is a girl named Julie", then assuming (for simplicity) that 1 out of 100 girls are named Julie, the probability that their second child is a girl is now 50%. Even more bizarrely, if they say that their girl was born on a Tuesday rather than giving the name, then you find that the probability of them having a second girl is 13/27, around 48%.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDZieLmya_I

Not so much a paradox as an extremely unintuitive result in probability. There's a follow-up that explains how the wording of the problem is what matters:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElB350w8iJo

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Austin_Era_II posted...

Sure, but if the Ontario law says I can increase rent each year without a reason then I'm doing so. I have my reasons why and if they aren't legit then guess what? Don't matter I legally still can. I had to fix the drywall myself. I also got a new soundproof door installed this year for her. And since my bungalow house is split I didn't have a door installed for my privacy which I got installed this year also. And now I'm looking into getting a mandoor in the garage cause her access in and out are through the garage using my garage door opener.

I dont think anyones arguing the legality. Theyre implying that youre an asshole.

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masticatingman posted...

If your main reason to increasing the rent is because of her water bill usage, which you agreed to pay, then I think that's problematic. Especially because in a regular renting situation, there's no stipulation against having other people come over and making use of that apt's facilities. It's not like the boyfriend is a pet. Luckily for you, tenants are in a lose-lose situation in the US so she can't do much except move, which, of course, can incur issues depending on the nature of the lease.

Theres a difference between someone coming over once or twice a week and them spending the majority of the month at the place. When would they be considered a tenant?

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lilORANG posted...

So you "agreed" to pay her water bill, but you actually want to recoup that shit in rent. Whatever.

If the lease is even close to comprehensive then theres probably a clause stating that any unusual and consistent increases in the utility costs will result in a rent increase.

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Solid Snake07 posted...

Oh, well they're probably beyond the point of frustrated, and understandably so

Unless someone is so out of touch with reality that they cannot do so, then its the responsibility of a person with a mental illness to seek help, especially if their illness is affecting their loved ones. All that a family member can do is point them in the right direction, which people on those shows apparently do.

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Bad_Mojo posted...

I don't get it. I'm HORRIBLE at math, but I 100% understand this issue. It is always better to switch if they show and eliminate it down to 2 choices

Then youre not horrible at math. The type of reasoning that it takes to realize why switching is better is mathematical reasoning and its way more important in math than arithmetic is.

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kg88222 posted...

I say just be nice. Manic episodes is kind of a made up thing anyways. People are people. Some are crazier than others.

Imagine really believing that

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People that hoard to the extent that they keep expired jugs of milk aren't being rational, so trying to look for a "point" is a waste of time. And just because the hoarding is relatively benign, like keeping a tool that they haven't used in 5 years "just in case" or not throwing out their childhood drawings because they're sentimental, doesn't mean there isn't some symptom of mental illness. Mental health is a spectrum. Maybe they have a bit of anxiety that they'll need something right after throwing it out, or they have depression to the point that simply cleaning their room is a struggle.

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Akagami_Shanks posted...

I know "If you can't handle someone at their worst you don't deserve them at their best" but this is just getting a tad ridiculous and honestly i'm tempted to just end the relationship here because it's bordering on emotionally abusive. How is it self-centered to inquire about what is troubling someone?

For what it's worth, that quote - while popular - is a load of horse shit. Everyone deserves to be treated with a certain level of decency. If an adult has a mental illness then it's their responsibility to seek treatment in order to help those around them (unless they're out of touch with reality to the extent that they can't accomplish this, but it doesn't sound like your girlfriend is like that). And anyway, you don't need a reason to end a relationship. If you feel like you aren't being treated properly, then by all means break up.

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FL81 posted...

CE doesn't understand it either

incoming 100 post topic

Idk about this version of the problem, but it's equivalent to a certain problem with red and green balls being picked from a bag, and that caused a stir on here recently.

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Im assuming youre picking parts for a desktop, even if youre not building it yourself.

After deciding on your budget - a decent gaming PC will run you about $800 without factoring in peripherals like keyboard and mouse, at least when I last built one - heres a list of parts that you need:

• CPU / processor: the brain of your computer. All of the calculations happen here. Youll have to choose between Intel and AMD, the two leading brands. Ive only used Intel as AMD only recently became relevant again, but I dont think theres much of a difference in quality. If youre getting a separate video card, which is highly recommended for a gaming PC, then you dont need a CPU with integrated graphics, although you shouldnt pair a powerful video card with a shitty CPU as this will prevent you from getting the best performance (bottlenecking).
• Motherboard: the spinal cord. Pretty much everything plugs into the motherboard, directly or indirectly. You need to make sure that the socket type matches your CPU; AMD and Intel use different sockets, for example, and some high-end CPUs need more space. The socket type is called something like LGA 1155 (in the Intel case). You also need to choose a chipset, which is mainly determined by your budget. Just dont get a motherboard thats too old. Also make sure that its size is compatible with your case. Sizes are called things like ITX and mini-ATX. Finally, make sure that it has space for your video card and any other cards, such as WiFi, that you want to add. These require slots called PCIe slots; for longevity you should look for at least 2 slots.
• GPU / Video card: essential for gaming. You need to choose between Nvidia and AMD; Ive used both in the past and theyre both fine for what they do, but Nvidia seems to update their drivers more often. This tends to be a rather bulky part of a PC build, so make sure your case is long enough for the card that you pick, and again, dont bottleneck yourself by pairing a strong video card with a cheap CPU, or vice versa.
• Memory / RAM: the short-term memory of your computer. Note the difference between storage e.g. hard drives. Memory is cheap enough that you should go for 16 GB of DDR4 (speed) memory at minimum. If you get a third party CPU cooler, then check that the memory sticks arent so tall that they block the cooler.
• Power supply / PSU: supplies electricity to the whole machine. Sometimes overlooked, but a bad power supply can ruin some or all of your other parts in certain scenarios. So go with a trusted brand and check reviews diligently. You can skimp on certain parts in this list, but the power supply is one that you should spend good money on. Otherwise, make sure you have extra wattage; there are online calculators that will estimate how much power your other parts will need, but to be safe you should exceed that amount of watts as your budget allows.
• Storage: where you save your files such as the operating system, games, and documents. I highly recommend a solid state drive (SSD), which is a very fast type of digital storage with no moving parts. This is in contrast with a traditional hard disk drive (HDD), which uses magnetic spinning plates. SSDs are very fast but expensive, while HDDs are noticeably slower but dirt cheap. Many people, including myself, have a smaller SSD with the operating system and some of your most used games and programs, and an HDD as a dumping ground and for long term storage of files. Either way, Id go for 1 TB of storage overall at a minimum.
• Case: the place where your parts will live. The main deciding factor is the size - mid tower cases are usually 1.5 feet tall, while full towers are 2 feet or taller. I wouldnt recommend going smaller than a mid tower, as your parts need room to breathe and expel the heat that they generate while in use. I highly recommend Corsair cases, as they usually have clean designs and come in a wide range of price points. Features to look for are extra space to keep cables tidy, lots of dust filters, and space for more fans if you want to add more in future to keep temperatures low.

That should cover the essentials. Now some optional stuff:

• CPU cooler: most CPUs come with a cooler, which is fine for most uses. If you have a decent budget and have a lot of high-performance parts, however, you can buy a more powerful cooler. Some popular ones are the Cooler Master Hyper 212 line, the Corsair Hydro series, and anything by Noctua. The Corsair Hydros are examples of liquid coolers; these generally take up more space but are very efficient at cooling your CPU. Liquid coolers are a good option if youre planning to overclock (push your CPUs speed past the factory settings - not really recommended for a new builder), but otherwise probably overkill. Id nevertheless go for a decent third party cooler, as itll still be an upgrade over the stock cooler.
• Extra fans: pretty self explanatory - you can load your case full of fans if you wish. Again, Noctua is the king of fans and coolers, especially if you care about the amount of noise that they produce.
• WiFi: if you cant / dont want to set up near your router, then youll need a way to connect wirelessly. You can either get a simple USB WiFi adapter, or a PCI one, which plugs into your motherboard.
• Sound cards and other extension cards: if you have extra slots on your motherboard, then you can add things like a sound card for higher sound quality, a capture card for recording yourself playing games, etc. I personally think sound cards are a waste unless youre willing to spring for a high-end one, and even then youll need even more in your budget for equally good speakers / headphones.
• Monitor: technically a peripheral, but the only one that affects the look of your games. Id go for a 1080p resolution monitor at minimum. The refresh rate of the monitor, e.g. 60 Hz or 120 Hz, is how many frames per second that you can expect on your games while avoiding screen tearing. Theres an extremely noticeable difference between 30 and 60 FPS in games, especially if youve played a lot of console games, so get a monitor with at least a 60 Hz refresh rate. But note that you can use a TV as a monitor - it might just be harder to read text depending on how far away you sit.
• Peripherals: keyboard, mouse, speakers... anything that you use to interact with the computer. Most of this is preference, and if youre tight on funds you can grab any old mouse and keyboard and still be fine. There are many popular brands, but the ones Ive used recently are Logitech and Razer. If you play a lot of MMOs, for example, then the Logitech G600 is hard to beat. As far as keyboards go, look for mechanical switches as they provide nice tactile feedback when you hit them, which is nice in games where key presses are important.

Finally, to check compatibility, use pcpartpicker.com, and YouTube has plenty of build guides.

Wow this was way longer than expected. Hope that helps!

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Ive only ever ordered on the app so it doesnt matter.

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JustMyOpinion posted...

By that logic all behavior here is justifiable.

I was trying to start an interesting conversation, but it didnt really take off. Which is fine.

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JustMyOpinion posted...

Simmer down, kid. It's Facebook. No need to come here to complain about it.

Theres no need for anything on this site, yet here we are.

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A friend posted a meme on Facebook that said something like "wearing a cloth mask to protect against a virus <-> posting a chain link fence to protect against mosquitoes". No other text or captions.

He deleted the post and complained to me that too many of his friends were commenting on it. He said it's "something to laugh at, not get into a political debate over".

Don't post obviously controversial images on social media if you aren't prepared for a debate.

The guy has a history of posting controversial memes but backing down as soon as anyone says something. The oddest part is that he posted other pictures over the last week making fun of people that don't wear masks.

Weird guy.

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Strider102 posted...

Except the developers decades ago confirming it.

Sure, that's evidence to support a claim. Listing obvious typos is not.

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BLAKUboy posted...

It's still beyond hilarious that the "Aeris" crowd still clings to the translation that had such gems as "This guy are sick.", "Beacause", and "Off course."

I don't give two fucks what people call the character, but your examples are clearly typos. You haven't presented any evidence that "Aeris" is a typo.

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Absolutely

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Its probably my favourite 3D Mario game. Not necessarily the best, but my favourite.

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The_Yahtz09 posted...

You must not have been here long. Kiwi was actually being pretty nice about calling someone out for a dumb comment.

Over a decade (yikes). Neither user was being particularly unkind but it was just a circle of two people talking and essentially saying nothing. Just weird, thats all.

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KiwiTerraRizing posted...

Clearly, you have a point?

This is the weirdest exchange I've seen on this site.

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CloneTheHero posted...

i dont need a cloned dog. there is something very unnatural about that. im fine without cloning a body part or an organ incase of injury or disease but a whole dog? a whole person? no way.

life is sacred and i dont think we should be tampering with souls of animals in that way. repeatedly cloning your pets would just trap them on the earth plane and they'd never see the other side

Username does not check out.

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I like wearing dress clothes to work. Makes the job feel more important.

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ROBANN_88 posted...

I'm getting the feeling that this might be a case of like scientist going "we found a thing, we don't quite understand it, but it could be neat"
Followed by the article writer going "scientist confirms: aliens created the universe by neutrino-bonbing their assholes"

Yeah, I would imagine that a parallel universe where time runs backward is obviously sci-fi to any working physicist. The scientist(s) probably got excited and said that it's a possibility, then the ignorant writer ran with it.

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I can relate. I'm not a landlord but I live with 2 roommates - in our late 20s so I figured this dramatic shit could be avoided, but I guess not - and one of them had a girlfriend that was kicked out of her place for having too many pets without notice (she had a cat, hamster, tarantula, and python despite signing a lease saying that she only had a cat).

Naturally the guy invited her to stay with us without asking. In hindsight we should have gotten the landlord involved as the lease is clear about no extra people living there long-term, but we opted to let her stay as long as she was gone in 3 months and he / they paid 30% extra on everything. We wanted 50% but knew they couldn't afford it.

It's not a good feeling when someone takes advantage of your kindness.

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Dear God the click bait there is egregious.

The simplest explanation for the phenomenon is that at the moment of the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago, two universes were formed ours and one that from our perspective is running in reverse with time going backward.

As someone who isnt a particle physicist, the gist appears to be that some particles called tau neutrinos were detected moving in the opposite direction from what is expected.

Not sure how parallel universe is a simpler explanation of that event than something like our detector was wrong or we dont understand tau neutrinos that well.

Imagine if someone noticed Mercurys orbit was different than predicted and they said probably a parallel universe where gravity is different. But of course that wasnt the explanation - it was general relativity.

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Shocked Pikachu face

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Houston posted...

Yeah, it's awful. Masks aren't meant to be worn all day - and cloth masks can cause respiratory illness. It's pretty ridiculous they're making people wear masks. I wish more people would push back on that.

If you apply for a grocery store, though, aren't their workers required to wear masks also?

I know masks are important, but it doesnt make them more comfortable to wear. Yeah, Im sure the protocols at a grocery store are similar, but at least Id have the psychological benefit of knowing that the business is essential.

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Dont watch anime, but I do spend some time playing video games and watching TV / movies. If a girl doesnt share those interests then we will need to have some heavy overlap in other areas to be happy together.

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Makes me think that its really not worth opening up non-essential stores yet.

Ive worked part time at a fairly large Canadian retail chain for every spring and summer over the last few years. Theyve been closed since mid-March but were given the go-ahead to rehire a dozen workers and re-open next week, so weve been working this week prepping the store for customers.

Among other things, we must always wear masks (gloves optional), stay six feet away from others, and sanitize / wash high-touch surfaces and our hands frequently.

After a few 8-hour shifts of this, you notice some drawbacks. Breathing through a mask for that long makes you lightheaded, and the smell of cleaning supplies isnt kind on the nose or throat. The flow of our work has changed, but its actually not that noticeable compared to other changes.

I know there are workers that have to deal with this elsewhere, but Im sure that if our business were essential, then Id feel more motivated to put up with the discomfort. As it stands, I just keep thinking about how we shouldnt be open yet if this is what it takes. Maybe me and my coworkers should cut our losses and apply to a grocery store instead.

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Nacen posted...

How exactly is it sealed... I don't see a cork or anything...

Wikipedia says hot wax seal and thick olive oil. Sounds very Italian.

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