The Some Like It HOT TAKES thread

I like to think that at least some small percentage of people became Jason Isbell fans thanks to that meme.

In general the Star Ocean games are a lot more fun than the Final Fantasy games.

Thing that makes me want to take a can of kerosene and a match and ignite the internet:

Nobody seems to know that a plot hole does not equal something happening off-screen. Like a lot of paid, professional critics of books and movies and TV.

I blame Marvel.

Blind_Evil wrote:

Thing that makes me want to take a can of kerosene and a match and ignite the internet:

Nobody seems to know that a plot hole does not equal something happening off-screen. Like a lot of paid, professional critics of books and movies and TV.

I blame Marvel.

You may find this cathartic:

This may be a result of working in New York City (especially a specific part of NYC), but my GOD it does my head in anytime I see someone with a dog taking it for "a walk" in a baby stroller.

I assume some of them are elderly or infirm. But I know not all of them are.

SpacePProtean wrote:
Blind_Evil wrote:

Thing that makes me want to take a can of kerosene and a match and ignite the internet:

Nobody seems to know that a plot hole does not equal something happening off-screen. Like a lot of paid, professional critics of books and movies and TV.

I blame Marvel.

You may find this cathartic:

I did, thank you.

Prederick wrote:

This may be a result of working in New York City (especially a specific part of NYC), but my GOD it does my head in anytime I see someone with a dog taking it for "a walk" in a baby stroller.

Since this is the HOT TAKES thread, let's burn some sh*t down:

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YOU'RE POINTLESS.

Veloxi wrote:

YOU'RE POINTLESS.

the coldest of takes

Gonna disagree with Ron here, because Australian heelers are a lot, but they aren't cats (and generally come in around 40 lbs).

Now, the Pekingese is absolutely pointless.

During matches, Fox keeps advertising some competition reality show of celebrities undertaking "real Special Forces operator training!" Several contestants are professional athletes, some on at the international level, others pretty much there because there isn't really an international American football scene, so if you're in the NFL, pretty much have to admit that's the top of the game. Even if any of the trainings they are subjected to are actually utilized, and not just cinematic stunts (which is a staggeringly huge "if"), I'd still wager that the sort of physical and dietary regimens and conditioning those athletes already trained under were both smarter and more effective that whatever the hosts went through.

I've seen like 500 ads for that show, and my biggest objection to it is that Special Operations training, like any military training, is about creating an effective fighting force capable of working in cooperation with each other and other parts of your military, it's absolutely NOT an individual winner-take-all thing.

Hell, someone tell me if I'm wrong, but I remember some U.S. spec ops final training basically being "either all of you finish together, or you all fail."

If they came at the show with that kind of attitude, maybe using teams, it might actually have my interest.

Got a spicy one. Salad forks are better than normal forks. The shorter handle gives better control. I rarely use more than, say, half an inch of the tines anyway so the shorter tines aren't a problem. Ironically, one of the only things I prefer to eat with a normal fork is a salad but that's because I eat big salads in a big deep bowl.

Of course, none of this really matters since I've started shifting toward using a spoon for almost everything.

We're twins! Normal forks are great for salad so they can puncture several layers of lettuce and whatnot, which is basically one bite anyway.

Vibration setting for controlers should be set to off by default instead of on.

strangederby wrote:

Vibration setting for controlers should be set to off by default instead of on.

This doesn’t bother me so much but the trigger feedback on the PS5 Dualsense is horrible and the grinding plastic feel whenever you use a trigger while it’s active made me afraid I was about to break the controllers. I had to turn it off at the system level.

I don't get why game makers want to keep reminding players they are playing a video game rather than allow them to immerse themselves in the experience.

The Negroni Sbagliato is a goddamn oversweet abomination, and anybody would would club the bittersweet glory that is Campari with the sweetness fo both prosecco and sweet vermouth should be ashamed.

Campari should always be sweetened, to muffle the horrible bitterness. Fight me. (Well, don't fight now me. Maybe 10 years ago me. Yeah, he'd correct your mistaken impulses.)

ruhk wrote:
strangederby wrote:

Vibration setting for controlers should be set to off by default instead of on.

This doesn’t bother me so much but the trigger feedback on the PS5 Dualsense is horrible and the grinding plastic feel whenever you use a trigger while it’s active made me afraid I was about to break the controllers. I had to turn it off at the system level.

Triggers bother me too but sound from the controller is exceptionally annoying and world breaking for me.

iaintgotnopants wrote:

Got a spicy one. Salad forks are better than normal forks. The shorter handle gives better control. I rarely use more than, say, half an inch of the tines anyway so the shorter tines aren't a problem. Ironically, one of the only things I prefer to eat with a normal fork is a salad but that's because I eat big salads in a big deep bowl.

Of course, none of this really matters since I've started shifting toward using a spoon for almost everything.

Forks are an inferior tool for salad eating. Chopsticks, on the other hand, make it easier to ensure that the entire piece of lettuce gets inside the mouth at a flat angle and doesn't get lettuce or dressings on the lips or sides of the mouth. You can also use chopsticks to fold down pieces of lettuce or grab the lettuce and use it as a sponge to wipe all the salad goodies into your mouth from the bowl instead of chasing them around with fork tines. This is also really helpful if you wear lipstick.

Imma let meebs finish, but the greatest chopsticks tip of all time is to use them for potato chips. No more having to pause your game until you can wipe off your nasty oily fingers. It's a whole new world.

Chopsticks are perfect for snack foods like chips, salted nuts, popcorn, etc. because they force you to eat one piece at a time as opposed to stuffing greasy handfuls down your gullet.

fenomas wrote:

Imma let meebs finish, but the greatest chopsticks tip of all time is to use them for potato chips. No more having to pause your game until you can wipe off your nasty oily fingers. It's a whole new world.

Why does one need chop sticks when the bag is a funnel delivery system to my mouth when I tip it in the air?

Hobear's solution is Robear approved.

I'm on the *obear train.

-BEP

Hobear wrote:

Why does one need chop sticks when the bag is a funnel delivery system to my mouth when I tip it in the air?

It's a question of what metric you want to maximize. Funneling lets you eat faster, maximizing your cpm (chips per minute) throughput. But eating chips one-by-one lets you taste all surfaces of each individual chip, guaranteeing maximum salt and oil experience per volume consumed.

Like most connoisseurs of course I favor the latter metric, but I guess there are situations where one would prefer the former - e.g. if you only have a few minutes left to live, or you've entered a chip eating contest, etc.

If I see chips, I say:

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fenomas wrote:
Hobear wrote:

Why does one need chop sticks when the bag is a funnel delivery system to my mouth when I tip it in the air?

It's a question of what metric you want to maximize. Funneling lets you eat faster, maximizing your cpm (chips per minute) throughput. But eating chips one-by-one lets you taste all surfaces of each individual chip, guaranteeing maximum salt and oil experience per volume consumed.

Like most connoisseurs of course I favor the latter metric, but I guess there are situations where one would prefer the former - e.g. if you only have a few minutes left to live, or you've entered a chip eating contest, etc.

Woah, woah, woah, no where did I imply that chip tip funnel is purely for max CPM. I have also maxed my chip consumption dexterity stat.....It just keeps my fingers clean with out dirtying any utensil as well.

Also thanks to all, this is a proud papa moment for me here