Nick, The Erstwhile

Software Architect / Mathematician. Occasionally unhinged.

[Nick, The Erstwhile @RedintigrateTyr]

If Bears are "viscious predators" then explain this

[Nick, The Erstwhile @RedintigrateTyr]

@daintysloth And besides, that doesn't work as advice anyway. Studying Computer Engineering/Science was THE thing just 5 years ago and now ... well.

[Nick, The Erstwhile @RedintigrateTyr]

@chribdotnet Here's my flowchart for one-pot meals. Not sure what your definition of "easy" is but you can use canned veggies if you don't want to chop, etc.

I can give an example actual recipe in replies if interested.

(If you don't do meat, vegan bacon has crazy-good macros)

[Nick, The Erstwhile @RedintigrateTyr]

@Barny This clip happened literally 6 seconds after I subbed, so basically what I'm saying is everybody should just sub to Barny to continue generating banger clips on the regular

[Nick, The Erstwhile @RedintigrateTyr]

Euros: oi vass da proice of petrol in ohmerica innit? Vas so cheap!

Also Euros: A 45 minute drive is inconceivable to me. My entire country is the size of Nevada.

[Dimenpsyonal @dimenpsyonal]

This is hilariously cheap btw

[Feral Heather @FeralHeather]

The audacity of students disappearing the entire semester only to reappear at the end demanding the chance to submit all the assignments they missed is inversely correlated with their self-awareness (& quality of work)

[[email protected] @bb_apes]

there’s a literacy crisis. back in my day people used to mix up exacerbate and exasperate, now they’re fucking up a part and apart

[rie marine 🎣📝 vtuber @riemarineVT]

Canvas hacked but its ok bc judging from my students performance most of them havent opened that app all semester

[Nick, The Erstwhile @RedintigrateTyr]

I was jumping for joy at paying my mechanic $1800 for engine work because the fuckass dealership quoted me $5k

[Yegor @yegormethod]

I add a fake "onboarding fee" of $500 to every proposal then "waive" it on the call

"Normally there's a $500 onboarding fee for new clients but honestly if you're in by friday i'll waive it since we already did the strategy session"

They just received a $500 discount on something that was never going to cost them $500

People don't evaluate price in a vacuum. They evaluate price relative to what they almost paid. $8K feels different when 30 seconds ago it was $8,500

I've been doing this for 7 months and not a single person has questioned it. They just feel like they won something

Many lessons

[Nick, The Erstwhile @RedintigrateTyr]

"We will allow the car to completely shut off while you are driving in order to prevent crashes" alright man

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

Let me tell you about a law most Americans have never heard of.

Eighteen months from now, every new car sold in the United States will come with technology that watches you drive.

Infrared cameras tracking your eyes. Sensors measuring your pupil dilation. Software analyzing your head position. Software analyzing your behavior at the wheel.

If the artificial intelligence in your car decides you are impaired, your car can refuse to start. Or limit your speed to 25 miles per hour. Or shut off entirely while you are driving.

This is not a proposal. This is federal law. It applies to model year 2027.

Here is the case for the law. 🧵

[Nick, The Erstwhile @RedintigrateTyr]

@JKoralCEO @pmartvendort Anyway all that to say I think its 90% Pyro's theme but the fx on the vocals make it kinda moonlike

[Nick, The Erstwhile @RedintigrateTyr]

@JKoralCEO @pmartvendort I fought Zara first and due to the music coming from my speakers rather than headphones, the fx on the vocals made me think it was "moon speak". It wasnt until listening to the ost some other time I realized it was Japanese and that I am as intelligent as the rocks Zara spawns

[Nick, The Erstwhile @RedintigrateTyr]

@BryanDan1elson I'll do you one better:

Paying extra money for the exact same service as an "event" is robbery

[Nick, The Erstwhile @RedintigrateTyr]

Hell, just changing it to "For each Blue Button Pressor that dies because of their vote, a Red Button Pressor also dies." That's a much more interesting problem, considering most Blue arguments mentioned toddlers or senile people pressing a button at random.

[Nick, The Erstwhile @RedintigrateTyr]

If this question were "2 out of 3 people get a choice, the third is automatically assigned blue" that would probably be much more interesting conversation.

Or something like "you are the third-to-last person to vote, the votes are currently tied 50/50."

[Tim Urban @waitbutwhy]

Everyone in the world has to take a private vote by pressing a red or blue button. If more than 50% of people press the blue button, everyone survives. If less than 50% of people press the blue button, only people who pressed the red button survive. Which button would you press?

[Nick, The Erstwhile @RedintigrateTyr]

Or perhaps: "Everyone is in glass boxes. The red button opens your door immediately, the blue button does nothing unless 4billion people choose it, at which point EVERY door opens. Each box that opens causes the rest to fill more and more with water. At 4bn open, the rest drown"

[Nick, The Erstwhile @RedintigrateTyr]

With anything low cost -- art, writing, etc -- you should try to do it yourself a few times just so you can appreciate how truly intentional things are when done by professionals.

[once and future wife geist @wife_geist]

everyone who enjoys reading novels should try to write a scene. even a paragraph of a scene. try to get someone in and out of a room. will change how you read forever

[Nick, The Erstwhile @RedintigrateTyr]

Idk man I feel like sitting for 8 hours in a chair at an email job would the first, second, third, and fourth hypotheses I would investigate. And full time highschool or college student would be the fifth.

but, y'know, phone bad.

[ACERVO @AcervoCharts]

Casos de hemorroida disparam entre jovens, o motivo seria o uso do celular no banheiro.

[Nick, The Erstwhile @RedintigrateTyr]

People used to look at me crazy when I said Vanilla isn't plain, but rather a very complex flavor profile. I just started daring people to do a shot of Vanilla Extract. They always suddenly change their tune.

[soggy broccoli @soggybrocoli]

anyone who says vanilla is a boring flavor has no appreciation for the pure and gentle joys of life and warmth

[Nick, The Erstwhile @RedintigrateTyr]

@RiakiFGC Now I want an oil painting of cat eating strings

[Nick, The Erstwhile @RedintigrateTyr]

@RiakiFGC Reminds me of

https://t.co/vnyLuJ1eQt

[Azure 🔜 AC, ASC @awful_feline]

how should I feel II

4"x6" oil on canvas panel