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New comment by thret in "What is the nicest thing a stranger has ever done for you?"

thret — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 03:21:35 +0000

I got a working visa for Japan when I was 18 (in 1999), and one night while moving from one hostel to another on the weekend, I fell asleep and missed my train stop. I woke up in the middle of nowhere. It was the last train, it was raining, I had no money on me and the banks were already closed. As I stood there under an awning two ladies asked what I was doing. I brokenly with the help of my dictionary explained the situation. They didn't understand me but flagged down a business man who spoke a little English and he called a taxi, sent it to my hostel and paid for it. It was quite expensive.

New comment by thret in "A worker fell into a nuclear reactor pool"

thret — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 02:01:16 +0000

This may be the most relevant xkcd yet. It answered all questions I had about this, thank you.

New comment by thret in "Streaming services are driving viewers back to piracy"

thret — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 04:30:40 +0000

One of the best episodes in my opinion, and an excellent introduction to DnD for people who don't know what they are getting into.

New comment by thret in "A secret poker game you can play on the subway"

thret — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:07:01 +0000

Poker is not a card game, it's a betting game with imperfect information. This has no betting round so it is not poker.

You can fix this by allowing each stop to be a round of betting.

New comment by thret in "I am rich and have no idea what to do"

thret — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 02:58:02 +0000

All the rich kids these days seem to be in to a healthy diet, exercise, and stable relationships. Whatever happened to harems, drugs and gambling?

New comment by thret in "Hezbollah pager explosions kill several people in Lebanon"

thret — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 07:44:33 +0000

This is likely the most precise large scale military strike of all time. You can't control for everything - some pagers might have been in the hands of innocent people - but it sure seems like an ideal attack vector.

New comment by thret in "How to Escape from the Simulation [pdf] (2023)"

thret — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 17:44:41 +0000

I think about this comic too much.

New comment by thret in "Saint Michael Sword: Are the cathedrals really on a straight line?"

thret — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 08:06:05 +0000

Not _yet_

New comment by thret in "80 Level: AI Simulation Platform Where Characters Make Their Own Decisions"

thret — Sat, 16 Mar 2024 12:15:37 +0000

Killing doesn't violate a law of nature, it violates the social contract. So while the line is drawn differently in each society, crossing it is the same indicator.

New comment by thret in "New York medical school eliminates tuition after $1B gift"

thret — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 06:27:11 +0000

Hopefully the donation was made with sufficient fine print to avoid this eventuality.

New comment by thret in "A 'scam manual' written to help immigrants not become victims"

thret — Sat, 24 Feb 2024 01:50:56 +0000

The hidden extra cost of sales tax and tip when you go to pay in America feels very much like a scam. I don't understand why the cost is not just exactly as advertised like everywhere else.

New comment by thret in "Nobody ever gets credit for fixing problems that never happened (2001) [pdf]"

thret — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 01:40:52 +0000

Self-promotion is incredibly difficult for some people.

New comment by thret in "An introduction to the theory and practice of poker (2020)"

thret — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 01:31:50 +0000

Annie is not a top poker player by any stretch of the imagination.

New comment by thret in "F-Zero courses from a dead Nintendo satellite service restored using VHS and AI"

thret — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 12:39:48 +0000

That's a pretty cool concept given that it was almost 30 years ago!

New comment by thret in "U.S. army drops requirement for high school diploma (2022)"

thret — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 08:52:11 +0000

It's very difficult comparing salaries in different nations, because expenses vary so much. However, your comment confirms my opinion. I would like to see a 50% increase in that E1/E2/E3 base pay. I've worked with them - they earn it.

New comment by thret in "Antarctic fungi survive Martian conditions on the International Space Station"

thret — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 04:10:33 +0000

I don't know either. We could limit exposure to a tiny patch on the planet's surface and still have ample opportunity to look for signs of life on the rest of it.

New comment by thret in "U.S. army drops requirement for high school diploma (2022)"

thret — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 04:38:56 +0000

US military are notoriously underpaid.

Increase the base pay, increase the long-term incentives. They're not working for tips.

New comment by thret in "Show HN: I made a website to find best bus seat to avoid the sun while traveling"

thret — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:34:37 +0000

Makes sense, it would be good if bus and train companies integrated this into seat selection. It really does make a difference.

New comment by thret in "Microsoft Copilot iOS App"

thret — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 08:00:17 +0000

That's concerning.

New comment by thret in "Wikipedia daily most viewed pages"

thret — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 08:13:26 +0000

But her boyfriend got life in prison.