overview for SilverFlame

what advice was great when you first heard it, but has aged like milk since then? in c/asklemmy

[–] SilverFlame 2 points 4 days ago

Just walk in with your resume and and ask to see the manager so you can shake their hand...

What is the longest you've been awake without sleep? When and why did you do it? in c/asklemmy

[–] SilverFlame 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So less of a jam and more of a slam?

As a young American, how do I motivate myself to work? It feels like the entire system is a scam and it's pointless to even try. in c/asklemmy

[–] SilverFlame 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Blue collar generally refers to tradesmen, white collar is office work

Microsoft builds first datacenters with wood to slash carbon emissions in c/technology

[–] SilverFlame 11 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I recently had a tour of the Redmond campus. They have multiple geothermal wells for power as well as an air conditioning system that uses almost no energy, it was pretty neat.

What is a game or games that you think are an absolute must-buy? in c/[email protected]

[–] SilverFlame 7 points 2 months ago

Mamms effect was (unfortunately) never released

What book that hasn't been adapted into a TV show or movie do you think deserves an adaptation? in c/asklemmy

[–] SilverFlame 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

US and Germans (with some French celebrity prisoners) fight other Germans. My favorite part of this battle is when the French superstar Tennis player vaults a castle wall and runs through enemy lines to ask for reinforcements.

What's a life lesson you learned the hard way that you'd want to share with others to help them avoid the same mistake? in c/asklemmy

[–] SilverFlame 2 points 4 months ago

One time I couldn't get a jar of jelly open so I smashed it. There are definitely better ways.

2K removes its pointless launcher from Civilization 6, while also announcing that Civilization 7 players will never have to suffer launching the game twice for no reason in c/[email protected]

[–] SilverFlame 3 points 4 months ago

There was a period of time (probably about 3-6 months) when the launcher would cause the game to crash on launch. I had to mod it out.

Music rule in c/[email protected]

[–] SilverFlame 4 points 4 months ago

I've been playing trombone for 23 years. There is no 0th position.

Death Valley heat melts skin off a man's feet after he lost his flip-flops in the dunes in c/news

[–] SilverFlame 9 points 4 months ago

I always thought of Belgians as being swamp French. It's the Dutch who are swamp Germans.

When did you (literally or figuratively) dodge a bullet? in c/asklemmy

[–] SilverFlame 11 points 5 months ago

I'm a brass musician and an atheist so the only time I go to church is when I'm getting paid. The last time some Mormons approached me about going to church I asked them, "What's the pay?"

They were genuinely confused.

Ron DeSantis signing new law about killing bears raises eyebrows in c/politics

[–] SilverFlame 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I don't think there are grizzlies and polar bears in Florida. Maybe in a zoo?