Pyr_Pressure

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[โ€“] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 hours ago

I've spent a lot of time with it since 1.0 released and my biggest gripes are the NPC combat and base building.

NPCs are complete idiots and patching ruins the combat.

Building is just so limited and there are lots of quality of life improvements which should have been included and are pretty standard in other survival crafting games.

[โ€“] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

The Punisher and Palworld ๐Ÿ˜‚

[โ€“] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not sure about your specific government but typically they would use data like number of people in a certain area and income class to decide where bus stops should be located, number of people with a certain religion to determine zoning of religious faculties that can be constructed, number of people with young children to determine where schools need to be built, etc.

People always complain about schools being to crowded and little portable classrooms becoming permanent and it's partially due to not knowing how many children those schools should be built to accomodate.

[โ€“] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I mean, don't blame the government when they make bad policy decisions then. You can't make informed decisions if you don't know the demographics for particular areas.

[โ€“] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 15 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Why does the federal government allow foreign purchasing of critical hardware manufacturers in canada?

[โ€“] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago

Well, ya but I don't think it would be 100% identical to trees. Lignin didn't really even exist for millions of years before trees evolved to fight gravity on land. But underwater you wouldn't need a strong trunk like that since they would weigh so much less and can evolve buoyancy structures or something like other plants do. Or even short and stout, just massive.

[โ€“] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 0 points 4 days ago (2 children)

All of those variables to me appear like they would be similar on land. Currents move but so does wind, and I don't think their are any currents in the ocean that can rival hurricane force winds that trees can contend with.

Sunlight also changes quite a lot on land depending on the season or weather.

Just can't see why underwater trees aren't a thing.

[โ€“] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 days ago (7 children)

Yes but they are tiny.

I'm talking about blue whale type equivalent to aquatic plants. The biggest mammal on the planet lives in the ocean why not the biggest plant or fungus?

 

Only just realized this when watching a diving video.

But why isn't the ocean full of massive plants? The surface of the earth is covered is giant trees working to fight against gravity, wind, and fire.

But in the ocean you have little things like coral beds and sponges and maybe a kelp forest.

Seeing as weight is massively reduced, and the closer you get to the surface means more light, and water and nutrients are probably plentiful... Why isn't the plant life more massive? What is the limiting factor to things evolving to be bigger?

Only thing I can think of is CO2 perhaps?

[โ€“] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Say that about Indians / Chinese in Canada and you get labelled a racist ๐Ÿ˜‚

Wonder what they would say in this case where it's all white people involved.

[โ€“] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 days ago

Also you don't have the right to speak the way you feel no matter what platform.

A newspaper doesn't have to publish your words. Facebook doesn't have to allow your post.

You only have the right to speak freely. Not post stuff on private platforms. You also do not have the right to freely speak your mind and be immune from consequences. Only consequences you are immune from are those by the government. Other private citizens and organizations can still shun you or rebuke you.

[โ€“] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago

Also people don't know how to be social anymore so they find it easier to tell a robot to write a warm rejection email rather than writing one themselves.

[โ€“] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 days ago

I tip the amount before tax... Never heard of tipping after tax amounts as a suggestion/standard.

That's just double dipping. Tip 15% on a number that's already been increased 15%? That's a $3.45 tip instead of a $3 tip on a $20 meal. That's a 17.5% tip.

 
 

Hello,

I know each artist would put quiet a range to their prices for various works but I was just thinking this morning how awesome it would be to have a mural done on our front fence.

I have no idea what such a thing would cost though, like not even a general ballpark number. $2k?$20k? More?

Just looking to see what sort of number people throw out so I can either pursue it further or just forget about it right off the bat. Also don't want to insult someone when I approach them and be like "So $50 ya?"

Not sure if there's a generalized $lsw ft type thing people have but it's a 8' tall black corrugated fence, about 120' long split by a driveway in the middle. I assume prices would vary on the design so let's say maybe just a forest scene or something,like you would see on electrical boxes in the city to hide them.

 

I live in Canada, so I'm sure there are plenty of nice ones available in Japan or Europe etc but I fear where I live I can't trust if something is an actual good brand or just paid shills advertising things on Instagram or mass paid 4-5 star ratings on Amazon.

Any recommendations for good Bidets? It will be my first, so I don't know exactly what I'm looking for, but I don't need it to be a rocket ship with a different program from every day of the week or some shit.

I am not afraid to spend money on it and don't necessarily want to go for the cheapest option but I also don't plan on spending $1000 on a toilet seat either.

I have access to power nearby and have the capability of modifying plumbing if need be for hot water.

Anyone have any ideas for some options?

It's for an elongated toilet btw not round.

 

Recently bought a house with my parents and looking to turn the basement into a basement suite.

A problem I have run into though is at the base of the stairs, there is a width of 36" wall to wall and we want to put a door there to seperate the two floors.

However the basement entry door to outside is only 32". Does anyone have any ideas on how to close off the bottom of the stairs while maximizing the width of the opening? I feel like we can only fit a 32" door there is we still want it to look decently.

But then good luck ever getting furniture in and out of the basement.

I'm starting to think I might have to cut some foundation out and make the basement door entry wider, but I would rather not if it can be avoided.

We thought maybe sliding barn door but it wouldn't be very sound proof and I think my dog would figure out how to open it.

 

Hello,

I'm posting this to see if anyone has any advice as to what I might be able to do in order to improve communication/relations between my family members.

My sister and mother are currently in tension, where both will confide in me their feelings about the other but I'm not sure how I can try to help without betraying trust in one or the other.

No one in my family is good at communicating, unless it's judgement, criticism, or sarcasm. I know that's not all there is because they will say nice things behind everyone's back but never to their face.

My sister is a fairly recently new homeowner and about to have her first child (my mother's first grandchild). She feels disappointment that my mother never congratulated her on her success and achievement in purchasing a home.

My mother is excited to be a grandmother and wants to help my sister with her child, but is of the generation where physical possessions and items outweigh anything else so constantly buys things for the baby which my sister does not appreciate having to store in a box for two years before the baby can actual use the things. She also wants to be a good mother to my sister but everything she does is tailored towards physical things and items which my sister is fairly minimalist. My mother also gathers resentment towards my sister for never showing any appreciation for the things she tries to give her, as well as feeling like she can never do anything right.

My sister gathers a bit of resentment whenever my mother gifts her things, and has said as much on multiple occasions which hurts my mother's feelings as she is just trying to help in her own way. She is also not exactly the nicest person towards my mother, criticizing quite a lot (like house decor, etc) which makes my mom feel even more like she can't do anything right.

This all spills over onto my dad who doesn't care for how my sister makes my mother feel but I also understand how my mother makes my sister feel and why she responds the way she does sometimes.

So now I'm kind of stuck in the middle of things where everyone tells me how they feel about the other person, and I'm not sure how to help improve things without making someone feel hurt or betrayed.

I try and encourage one to say nice things to the other but then they respond with something along the lines of "well they never say nice things to me".

Any one have any similar situations or advice?

 

I have a grounding wire that is connected to a copper pipe in my house.

Originally, I imagine said copper pipe connected all of the way to the pipe which goes into the ground towards the well.

However, at some point, the previous home owners installed a filtration system and replace a lot of the copper with PVC pipe, so it goes Copper > PVC > Copper > Ground Wire

Is that ground wire still useful? Or do I need to extend it to where the original copper pipe extends into the ground towards the well?

 
 
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