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Cake day: July 15th, 2023

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  • Batman is an example. Batman is a human being with a brilliant intellect, which is not a problem, but being a human being without powers, he manages to be more intelligent than aliens superior to humans, he manages to be a MASTER in all martial arts and no matter who the opponent is, he is always prepared and can win. Any writer who dares to create a female character with these characteristics would be attacked and called woke

    Is he? or is he a rich fucking Neppo Baby running around in tights, cape and a mask, and you just assume he’s brilliant because he bought all his lab equipment or had it built?

    Batman/Bruce Wayne is far from perfect. For example, the “good” he brings with his vigilantism is no where near the good he brings if he were simply taxed into obsolescence. and he’s pretty shit at crimefighting, too, frequently causing more harm than the people he’s stopping. (“oopsie, I blew up another factory causing a massive chemical spill.” with Joker going “And you get a super power, and you get a super power, and YOU get a super power. EVERYBODY GETS A SUPERPOWER!”)

    as for always being prepared, that’s not how the pro forma story arc goes. First he gets into a fight, gets his ass kicked and then runs and hides in his batcave while the labtechs whip up the perfect solution for him.

    Put another way, He’s what Musk wishes to be.

    There are many other examples, just watch any Japanese isekai anime

    The vast majority of which is geared towards teenage boys who are just discovering boobies, and most the protagonists are male simply to cater to their audience.

    In any case, while yes, criticising mary sues is definitely more extensive than gary stus- and we both know why- there are plenty of gary stu’s to hate. (pretty much anything played by tom cruise, for example.)




  • thermostats don’t run off what the temperature is outside.

    usually, they have set points- heat comes on if the temperature goes below x, cooling/air conditioning comes on if it goes above y.

    Does your system have a physical outside sensor for temperature? or is it pulling that information off the internet? your immediate location and how you’re situated on your property (plus things like how well your home is insulated, the color, how many windows you have… etc,) has more to do with how hot it gets inside. Or, for example, if you get a lot of sunlight coming in, it can heat up the house with it being horribly cold outside.

    Regardless, if it’s not staying comfortable, look for a “heat and cool” option and then adjust the set points to within a more comfortable range. keep in mind that will cause energy costs to go up as it’s now actively heating or cooling more. (This time of year plays merry hell with HVAC systems,)



  • Congressional democrats from both houses settled on a plan together.

    Chuckles decided he didn’t like that plan, so he went rogue. Schumer may have had a valid argument, but was only able to convince ten out of 260 congressional democrats- both the house and senate- that this was a good plan.

    Also, he apparently though that Chip “fuckwit” Roy and the rest of the freedumb fuckers wouldn’t cave to Trump- despite them signalling that they would- all two weeks before this decision was made.

    The furor isn’t just about that he did it, that he caved. It’s also about unity and loyalty.