Completely Inconsequential Hot-Takes 2: People Take Too Long to Post New Threads

[Draconi Redfir]

Frequently the point is delegation of authority, or to demonstrate respect for the rule of law. Yeah, Superman can throw someone into the sun no problem, but he refrains from doing so because he doesn't want to be the ultimate arbiter of justice, and he wants there to be an authority above him.

i feel like that can only extend so far though. I've never seen Superman turn in Trigon or Darkseid to the police for example. at some point no one in their right mind would think you're "going too far" if you permanently remove a very large, very dangerous threat when you have the chance.

[Keltest]

i feel like that can only extend so far though. I've never seen Superman turn in Trigon or Darkseid to the police for example. at some point no one in their right mind would think you're "going too far" if you permanently remove a very large, very dangerous threat when you have the chance.

Rater would know better than I, but I don't recall Superman or anyone ever being able to take them alive to have to make that decision in the first place. Darkseid I believe at least has a good-ish counterpart who could plausibly cast judgement of some kind on him?

[Rater202]

just the screen i'd guess. Even so, there should not be a need to turn the screen off a bunch of times in order to exit a game.

just give me a physical button that brings me to the main menu, this ain't hard.





i will never understand the whole "They must be tried for their crimes!" thing. like, there has GOT to be a limit there, surely. Dude just blew up two entire inhabited planets while keeping the population of four others as non-consenting labourers who are regularly lashed and rarely fed, and you want too... put him in a courtroom to determine if he's guilty? Maybe put him in a prison for a few years? Where he has the potential to escape or be freed to cause yet another reign of terror?

Respectfully... come on. Just finish the job now so it's over and people can be free.

Ignoring the fact that such a person would likely be sentenced to execution and would almost certaily be convicted assuming a relevant authority...

Cosnider the message it sends

I imagine that the victims surviving victims of such a monster would be more comforted by the idea that the rule of law has stated that what that person did is wrong coupled with said monster being humiliated via conviction by due processes—all of their crimes being aired for all to see and condemned—and finally the just punishment bein handed down from on high.

In comparison, if I just come in and beat the man to death, the slaves are probably just gonna see me as just another big strong monster. They'll be waiting for the other shoe to drop.

[Batcathat]

I think using comic book examples (at least of the typical DC or Marvel variety) might make arguments about whether nor not handing over their enemies to the authorities is the right thing or not extra blurry.

In real life, imprisoning a convicted criminal is usually a more or less permanent solution (prison escapes happen, but they are fairly rare) or at least permanent until society sees it fit to let the criminal out. In comics, Batman handing the Joker off to the police after his five hundredth escape from Arkham Asylum seems... less than ideal.

[Draconi Redfir]

Ignoring the fact that such a person would likely be sentenced to execution and would almost certaily be convicted assuming a relevant authority...

Cosnider the message it sends

I imagine that the victims surviving victims of such a monster would be more comforted by the idea that the rule of law has stated that what that person did is wrong coupled with said monster being humiliated via conviction by due processes—all of their crimes being aired for all to see and condemned—and finally the just punishment bein handed down from on high.

In comparison, if I just come in and beat the man to death, the slaves are probably just gonna see me as just another big strong monster. They'll be waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Can't say i see it that way.

Personally if i was a victim of one of those planets, I'd see the courts as holding up and wasting time. The monster should be dealt with so people can start healing already. the longer they're kept alive the more likely it is they'll escape, or someone will try to save them, or they'll find some way to talk or bribe their way out of punishment.

Just. Get. It. Done! The sooner he's gone -for good- and not making any more people suffer, the better.

if you want a big show-and-tell saying what they did was wrong, it can wait until AFTER the monster has been removed from the equation. Less chance of rallying sympathizers that way.

[Bohandas]

I have a lot more that I want to say about this but I'm having trouble figuring out how to say it without explicitly naming real world terrorists and dictators.

EDIT:
Suffice it to say that in general there is more certain and immediate closure to one of these being killed by commandos or an angry mob than there is to sending them to a kangaroo court that's just going to hang them anyway (or worse, a real court that's probably going to let them walk on a technicality).

[Draconi Redfir]

yeah i'm feeling like we might be skirting a bit too close to fourm rules here. perhaps a topic change is in order?

[Bohandas]

All videogames should let you save wherever you like. Saving isn't a game mechanic, its a usability feature

[Draconi Redfir]

All videogames should let you save wherever you like. Saving isn't a game mechanic, its a usability feature

add "pause" to the mix too. the kind where you can still look around and plan specifically.

looking at you baldurs gate 3.

[Keltest]

add "pause" to the mix too. the kind where you can still look around and plan specifically.

looking at you baldurs gate 3.

BG3 has pause in the form of turn based mode. Anything that can still move through that is not a meaningful interaction.

[Draconi Redfir]

BG3 has pause in the form of turn based mode. Anything that can still move through that is not a meaningful interaction.

untrue.

one time i rescued a man, talked to him, and he proceeded to run out the door and get into a fight with an enemy.

i hit turn based mode to try and give myself the time to catch him, but he and the enemy kept fighting in realtime outside of my little turn-based bubble. the man died.


Turn-based mode only gives you a small little bubble. Just let me pause everything so EVERYTHING stops. If nothing else, it'd help the game load in all the assets when loading in a new region.

[Bohandas]

What's the deal with chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry icecream in the same tub? It should be chocolate, vanilla, and coffee because they're all beans

[Peelee]

Hot take: coffee is unnecessary.

[Rater202]

Cofee icecream tastes better than actual coffee.

[Draconi Redfir]

chocolate is the superior coffee.

[Peelee]

Hot take: chocolate is overrated.

[Draconi Redfir]

how dare you

[Rynjin]

What's the deal with chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry icecream in the same tub? It should be chocolate, vanilla, and coffee because they're all beans

It's because those are the three most popular flavors of ice cream. Neapolitan is basically a "greatest hits variety pack" of ice cream.

[veti]

Hot take: coffee is unnecessary.

"Unnecessary" for what?

[Rockphed]

"Unnecessary" for what?

Anything. Cabinet does it actually give energy, it just suppresses the signals your brain uses to tell it it tired.

[halfeye]

Anything. Cabinet does it actually give energy, it just suppresses the signals your brain uses to tell it it tired.

Eek, auto-anti-correct worked overtime on that one.

[TurboGhast]

Cofee icecream tastes better than actual coffee.

I believe this is the case because coffee tastes bad. Coffee ice cream is good enough that I will have it if offered, but I find it to be the worst flavor of ice cream. When I created Cursed -1 Hot Chocolate of Coffee Taste by trying to making normal hot chocolate using a coffee machine's water heating function, I found myself unable to finish it because I disliked the taste.

[Bohandas]

Anything. Cabinet does it actually give energy, it just suppresses the signals your brain uses to tell it it tired.

Plus there's other caffeinated drinks out there that aren't bitter and don't burn your mouth, such as soda and iced tea.

(That said coffee ice cream lacks these two issues; it's not bitter and it isn't hot either)

[Batcathat]

Plus there's other caffeinated drinks out there that aren't bitter and don't burn your mouth, such as soda and iced tea.

(That said coffee ice cream lacks these two issues; it's not bitter and it isn't hot either)

While I can't really argue with the bitterness (it's an acquired taste, at best), if you're burning your mouth on coffee you're drinking it too soon. (That said, the fact that you have to wait a little while between making it and drinking it isn't exactly a point in coffee's favour).

[veti]

Anything. Cabinet does it actually give energy, it just suppresses the signals your brain uses to tell it it tired.

Exhibit A. This, folks, is just one of the things that can happen to people who take some kind of quasi-religious stance against coffee.

I have nothing against people not liking coffee. Taste is taste, and there's no point arguing about it. But people who try to extend that personal dislike to everyone else? - they can get lost. In a blizzard.

Plus there's other caffeinated drinks out there that aren't bitter and don't burn your mouth, such as soda and iced tea.

(That said coffee ice cream lacks these two issues; it's not bitter and it isn't hot either)

Why is "bitter" an argument against it? You may not like it, but there's plenty of people who do. Can't we both be allowed to enjoy our own tastes?

As for "burn your mouth" - yeah, that's not a problem with coffee, that's a problem with very hot water. The flavour is irrelevant. The same thing would happen if you were dumb enough to drink overheated soda, but nobody claims that's an argument against soda. Why should it be one against coffee?

[Rynjin]

The phrase "skill issue" was invented for this scenario.

And yeah, bitter flavors are valid. Just because you don't like coffee or citrus doesn't mean other people aren't allowed to lmao.

[enderlord99]

Exhibit A. This, folks, is just one of the things that can happen to people who take some kind of quasi-religious stance against coffee.

There's nothing "quasi-religious" about caffeine being merely an adenosine-receptor antagonist, and not a caloric source.

The post after the one you quoted was mildly offensive and could be described with that phrase, but that's not the one you quoted, so it clearly isn't the one you were responding to.

EDIT: Also, I'm not sure how "your phone's autocorrect function will create nonsense phrases like 'cabinet does it actually' when you type things that are technically true but also mostly irrelevant" is a particularly strong cautionary warning, nor an accurate one.

[halfeye]

The post after the one you quoted was mildly offensive and could be described with that phrase, but that's not the one you quoted, so it clearly isn't the one you were responding to.

EDIT: Also, I'm not sure how "your phone's autocorrect function will create nonsense phrases like 'cabinet does it actually' when you type things that are technically true but also mostly irrelevant" is a particularly strong cautionary warning, nor an accurate one.

My point wasn't that autocorrect sometimes makes mistakes and should be turned off, but that people who leave it on should reviow their content, after posting even if they can't be bothered before posting. I do review most things I post, and still some things get through, but I'm pretty sure I cut it down by at least 90%.

[Ionathus]

*sips coffee* Ahh, I love the smell of strong opinions in the morning.

I've been getting into D&D terrain crafting & painting, and I never have enough paintbrushes.

Why? Because I need a very specific brush size (1/4" - 1/2") to be big enough for coverage but able to fit average nooks & crannies. I have other brushes but this is by far the most useful.

And believe it or not, the most economical way for me to get those brushes in my area is to buy them in giant variety packs that contain a bunch of crap brushes I don't need (example).

Things like this are basically the only good option at the stores in my area. There are other "high quality" brush packs for $50+, and there are smaller packs with finer tips than I need. But if I want to get another 2-3 of that brush size that I need, the cheapest way to do it is, believe it or not, to buy these ridiculous grab bag packs. Half the brushes in them are obviously garbage and another third are things like the foam sponge -- useful to have one or two, but I have no reason to amass them in bulk.

The first one was kind of nice to get -- I've found niche uses for the other brushes. But I have no reason to buy another one. So now I've just been making do with the usable ones from this first pack. For over a year.

[enderlord99]

My point wasn't that autocorrect sometimes makes mistakes and should be turned off, but that people who leave it on should reviow their content, after posting even if they can't be bothered before posting. I do review most things I post, and still some things get through, but I'm pretty sure I cut it down by at least 90%.

OOPS! I meant the post after yours, so two posts after the one that was referred to.