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Zikten posted...

I have heard of a case where someone broke into a house and killed an entire family. The mom, dad, and 2 kids I think

And it remains unsolved. I think it happened back in the 2000s. I first learned about it from a true crime podcast

Found it

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setagaya_family_murder?wprov=sfla1

It makes me think Japan has a very weak police force that's equivalent of the US back in the 70s. These guys with their outdated methodology are creating the perfect environment for serial killers like Jeffrey Dahmer to exist. I doubt they have the same forensic technology we have in here; which is completely ironic considering they're one of the top tech countries in the world.

Zikten posted...

I bet the Yakuza could grow if they allowed Chinese and Koreans to join. Another example of illogical racism hurting the racist, and them either not realizing it, or being too stubborn to stop

But there are Korean and Chinese gangs in Japan as well. I think the Korean gangs are usually Zainichi Koreans that are immigrants from post-war.

Just heard from a buddy visiting there during the summer that one of his friends living in Tokyo had a robbery at his home. Apparently 3 guys just broke and smashed his window at an apartment complex beating the life out of him. Another month after, some guy snapped at a grocery store and allegedly stabbed 5 senior citizens waiting in line. His reasoning? He was just stressed out. Wtf? Even if gun violence is low, I suppose people are just as disillusioned as anywhere in the world. From a sociological perspective, if there's something wrong with society, then the usual response is violence and mental illness. Even one of the safest countries in the world can't avoid this.

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It takes time to get acclimated but it's incredibly fun once you do. I feel like you have to juggle 100000 things at once and that really exercises all the synapses of your brain. I feel smarter after playing league of legends.

Kimberly posted...

True of any highly competitive community tbh. LoL especially suffers from that problem. Fighting games definitely seem like they'd be a great fit for you though given your predisposition to competitive, strategy based gameplay. Lots of complexity in fighting games, with plenty of room to seek out high tier play and avoid casual play if you so desire.

Interesting. I was a huge stickler for Marvel vs Capcom games. I remember doing infinite combo with Magneto and Sentinel. Might give Street Fighter a try. What would you recommend in terms of PC games though?

I loved starcraft, warcraft 3, Dota, and Dota 2. Now I'm only playing league of legends but I can't seem to enjoy any other game. Can you guys recommend something besides shooting game and RPG? I just think every game isn't challenging enough and the only challenging games that require skill are RTS based strategy games; hence why they're all included in esports gaming. I get the appeal of shooting games but they're just not doing it for me.

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Chatgpt created 6 fake precedented cases when in fact there were no prior rulings. Considering in Law, most judges rely on precedented cases to make a decision first. The fact that chatgpt created 6 fake cases to reinforce the plaintiffs claim was downright absurd. If a human did this they would have committed a federal crime.

more like they should be forced to retire at age 60

Revelation34 posted...

Then the Supreme Court would always be stacked.

ironic how it's stacked right now though

Once you become three generations past the current, your views on how society ought to act are incredibly antiquated. I feel like at a certain point their views become skewed (partly due to age gap) that the laws they defend become a means to gatekeep and self serve. As a result, look at all the statutes in congress that should have been updated decades ago; it doesn't exist to serve its purpose today. The fact that certain statutes still include "chastity of women" is incredibly sexist and outdated. Why do we have men and women in their 70s and 80s making all the decisions for us? It's no wonder we're still so polarized despite advancements in science and other fields.

Fine let me rephrase: Would you get offended by someone saying brotha to you? If so, in what context?

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Yup. 2023 confuses me.

As I was tipping my pizza delivery guy, I felt the inclination to say "thanks for coming early brotha" and handed him his tip. Looking back on it, I felt like I only said that because the guy was rather brawny and I felt a "bro" presence from him, despite his professional demeanor implying nothing of the sort. Do you think I may have offended the guy? Would others see that as offensive depending on the situation?

videospirit posted...

I know I was looking into laser hair removal a while back because I hate shaving, but what I read said some people's skin will scar if they get it so I decided it was not for me since I have acne scars all over my torso and upper arms, which is not what normally happens to people so I figured I'd be one of the people who scars if I get laser hair removal.

Never actually tested that though.

Now I know it's really just a marketing scheme when they show before and after pics of people with great results. I bet those pictures were gathered from the top 5% outliers. It sucks too because I can't sue the company for "bad results" because they made me sign an exculpatory clause.

I paid $500 for a single session of 1540 fractional laser to get rid of my scars. For the first month my skin looked really great; skin texture was smooth and it really looked like my skin was close to what I wanted. Then things started going downhill. On my third month, my skin texture started getting blotchy and my pores started getting much bigger. Now I'm worse than I started off. Anybody have any experience?

I look like a Korean version of jigsaw now.

No_U_L7 posted...

Even if youre self employed, someone is hiring you, ie clients

but my ability to be hired by clients doesn't weigh upon my education through school more than knowledge I acquired through learning on my own.

No_U_L7 posted...

without the exams/grades, there's no way to prove you actually did it...

No need for it if I intend to be self employed. What is really the point of spending 200k going through undergraduate - mba years if you're just going to start your own company?

through just buying the text book of the course syllabus. For example, I wanted to study more about microeconomic theory and decided to buy a textbook assigned by a UCLA business econ professor, I could just buy the textbook despite not even enrolling in the class. Why am I still in school again? I could learn everything through online video and just googling up course syllabus for the universitys I could have enrolled in.

would be best? White as it reflects color, or black as it absorbs, or even something else? I've heard that black would be best for outside light, but what about for indoor light; would the same concept still apply? I want to make my room appear like nobody's inside from the outside view.

KajeI posted...

You'll probably be fine as long as you're not huffing it or something.

If you're really worried you can get a fan or something and stick it in the window to kept the room ventilated.

But if I have a fan near the window, wouldn't that bring the fumes more inside?

My yard is very small (small balcony space) and it's right next to my window so I hope you guys understand why I'm concerned.

The piss into my apartment?

I noticed recently that my apartment complex has a surge stray kittens wandering around. I have a small yard with a fence and there are several kittens hanging around there throughout the day. I normally would have no issue, but I've heard of cat piss being particularly dangerous to breathe due to the concentration of ammonia in the piss fumes. Would the cat piss marking my yard be of any health concern, especially when the summer heat comes along? I've brought this issue to my building manager but she expressed that they are no harm.

Answer: "As you can see, the test plates continue to get more and more difficult as they go on. If you are colorblind that is. As the test gets harder, it shows your level of colorblindness. If you are colorblind, this plate will just look like it is pink, yellow, and green. Some people will see a green squiggle in the middle, but they wont be able to make out the number or even realize that it is a number at all. If you have perfect color vision, you will see a green number 7 on the test plate."

It's either every answer on this test is wrong or I'm color blind. Does anybody else see the number 5 on the first page of the link?

taken from this website: https://factsverse.com/10-images-test-color-blind/

According to this test, I've gotten every number wrong.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/4/7/4/AAfZwMAAEe-y.jpg

R1masher posted...

Thats black and gold, have you considered giving your toddler an ishihara test?

That's red, orange, yellow and green. Are you color blind?

I think it should. It's pretty much doing the same thing humans do, but with speed and efficiency that's a million times faster. I mean I'm presuming people create the constitution by assimilating data from society and determining what the best course is for the greater good. Using AI just does the same thing, except it's faster, non-bias, and handles information much better than some tenured judge with a scotch problem.

I notice him for his sense of style. He has that signature avant-garde/alternative look that's a balance between rock, folk, and high couture. Looking at a picture of his younger days, you would never presume him to be a folk singer. Those sun glasses and unkept curly hair make him look more of a fashion icon.

I thought even a handful will cause you to be in prison without bail. What gives that someone can have 50+ something felonies and get out the next day? I see cases in California and surprisingly in New York. Are they both that lenient on crime? Next time some guy asks me for money because they're homeless, I'm going to walk away. It's not worth risking the fact that that person could be a wolf in sheep's clothing, and attack me. Now instead of thinking 1 in 100 people are criminals, I'm thinking 1 in 30 people around me are repeat offenders. Man...it's not safe anymore.

"hey so what do you do?"
I model
"really? Do you get paid for it?"
well...I'm an independent contractor freelancing right now. I had some offers here and there. *while the only real offers she had were from creepy guys asking for voyeur shots disguised as art so they can find an excuse to look at them naked*

The guys that pretend to be professional photographers are creepy as well. Just because you have a 10k camera set doesn't mean you know how to take pictures. I've seen collection of photos on Instagram where the guy claims to be building his portfolio but it only contains pictures of half naked girls with no compositional technique and random photos comprised of him partying. I mean I'm starting to think photographers that claim to be "pro" only exist because rich men do it as a hobby.

just a by-product of creepy hobbyist photographers paying pretty girls to fulfill their perverse fantasies and not for actual business. It creates a market where impressionable girls are validated and their prettiness is then reinforced to the point where their expectations grow beyond disillusionment. I can't count with my fingers how many times I've ran into people that look average that think they have the potential to become America's next top model. Come on, you only got paid for that one gig by that mouth breather with a trust fund; that doesn't make you a model now does it?

Bass posted...

Yeah, most successful "hacks" are done through social engineering or are inside jobs to begin with.

so those hacks on crypto exchanges were done through inside jobs and social engineering?

Also hacking isn't a programming skill but more of knowing the vulnerabilities of a certain network right? So someone specializing in cybersecurity would know about hacking more than someone trying to develop a software?

So to hack the government would take a tremendous amount of skill? or is it a matter of equipment and tools used?

Do they not become hackers because it's morally ambiguous or it's because it's difficult to learn?

UPDATE:
I told the classmate that it was a pain and that I don't appreciate that they wasted my time.

Their response: Ohhh I'm sorry.

oiealieghileaihegaeg I just want to grab a pitch fork and stab those stugatz

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Nope. I don't get to interact with people my age.

samsungsalt posted...

i wonder how much of this is correlated to a school-life balance but generally younger people are less committal to plans like this.

It's not even about committing; it's about having the decency to tell someone beforehand that they "might" cancel. If there's foreseeability, then it's their duty to let me know so I don't waste all morning expecting them to contact me.

I'm thinking of being a real "hard-ass/wise guy" for next semester. If some punk does this to me again, I'm going to tell them that Uncle Tony wants to have a word with them. ON a serious note, how do I not stay mad? I feel so used.

I'm in college and every time I've had a group project, my members were unresponsive and they flaked on everything last minute. For example, my classmate wanted to arrange and discuss the project terms on the weekend so we scheduled at noon today. When I text to see what's up, they give me an excuse saying they can't make it. Well GEE thanks for playing around with my schedule.

This type of behavior has been constantly happening to the point where I'm starting to think its maybe a generational correlation. I'm tired of it. Maybe I should tell them next time that I don't have a phone.

60k of realized gains? and was that money from your salary?

I kept on averaging down on FRC when it was 100+
I lost on Meta earnings
I lost on TSLA earnings
Pretty much every trade I made has gone sideways. In hindsight, I should have used that 30k and bought QQQ and just sold covered calls on it for a ROI of 20% a year. I was chasing that 150%+ return hopium and got burned really badly.

Now I only have $2k in my account. Anybody else going through the same?

We have a professor that speaks pretty quickly and note taking by hand is practically impossible without oversight. The course material is difficult so it's very easy to miss a lot of details during his lecture. Despite this, I'm one of the few that brings their laptop to class and takes notes by typing. I'm wondering why do it by hand when typing requires only one stroke as opposed to multiple strokes with writing? I understand that it helps with retaining information, but I don't think it's practical; especially when the course is accelerated and requires proper note taking. This makes me think that people in my class don't know how to type fast or they're not conscientious enough to realize that typing is more effective. What do you think CE?

Recommend me a movie to watch please. I feel pretty melancholy and I want to watch something that matches my mood.

WingsOfGood posted...

How often do you tell people "fuck you"?

To strangers? Never.
Unless it's part of my job or it fills my bottom line, I would never interact with strangers.

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Might as well tell them not to get the bubonic plague. Seems more conspicuous.

EmbraceOfDeath posted...

It's just another stupid superstitious thing people do then pretend it makes sense.

I hate the contact with a total stranger. Saying "bless you" is just invasive to me.

Today, two people sitting next to me sneezed and I didn't say bless you and nobody else did because we're the only 3 sitting in that row. But when someone two rows ahead of me sneezed; seems like the whole row collectively paused to say bless you one by one like a stack of dominoes lol. I feel like I'm not adhering to the status quo; and people think I'm trying to be edgy when I'm really not. I hate this feeling.

Maybe next time someone sneezes, I'll say: "My anime god Ezdeath blesses you." Maybe that'll get people to shut up with their reflexive responses.