Post by: greatorder on July 19, 2012, 05:25:32 pm
So I have made this: the random questions thread for any questions you want answering (no matter how trivial) and you believe, yourself, don't deserve a thread.
ask whatever the hell you want, just don't:
A) Be a dick
B) Insult someone
B) b) discriminate anyone.
C) Sexual stuff is alright so long as you don't get into detail. Toady dislikes it, and the last thing we need is a locked thread.
Now, my question: where can I find an ASUS motherboard identification program or something similar? We lost the booklet for our motherboard, and I need to know what motherboard I have so I can actually get more RAM.
Post by: Loud Whispers on July 19, 2012, 06:05:43 pm
Post by: Loud Whispers on July 19, 2012, 06:10:10 pm
Post by: SirAaronIII on July 19, 2012, 06:15:31 pm
:P
Post by: Durin Stronginthearm on July 19, 2012, 06:16:59 pm
Now, my question: where can I find an ASUS motherboard identification program or something similar?
http://www.piriform.com/speccy (http://www.piriform.com/speccy)
Post by: Loud Whispers on July 19, 2012, 06:18:09 pm
I see. Now which of the four humours is causing this?Lance = Burst with a hot needleburst results in propelling of the fluid, if under pressure, hence why it would propel the potential poison.
Post by: nenjin on July 19, 2012, 06:43:00 pm
thankeeNow, my question: where can I find an ASUS motherboard identification program or something similar?
http://www.piriform.com/speccy (http://www.piriform.com/speccy)
and whaddya mean humours?
actually, don't answer that, I'm going to bed, now.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humorism
And my vote goes with "phlegmy."
I feel this thread will quickly turn into a Google-fu practice session. :P
Post by: Wayward Device on July 19, 2012, 07:10:57 pm
I see. Now which of the four humours is causing this?Lance = Burst with a hot needleburst results in propelling of the fluid, if under pressure, hence why it would propel the potential poison.
Bah! Humours! That theory was exploded hundreds of years ago! All real doctors know that disease is either brought on by something to small to see with the naked eye or an absence of cold, hard cash.
EDIT: After further investigation, I will concede that it may be an excess of bile.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on July 19, 2012, 07:27:50 pm
Post by: Frumple on July 19, 2012, 07:35:26 pm
Post by: Nilik on July 19, 2012, 10:39:58 pm
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on July 19, 2012, 10:42:17 pm
Why does Greece have so many political extremists?
Post by: Prometheusmfd on July 19, 2012, 10:42:57 pm
Why don't animals have wheels?
Because natural wheels wouldn't be able to have muscles and nerves and the other internal stuff normal extremities have.
Post by: Frumple on July 19, 2012, 10:47:04 pm
What would an exalted Cthulhu's stats be like?
Also vaguely curious what sort of exalted he'd be, actually. Don't really know enough about the grit of the setting to be able to make a good guess at it.
Post by: SirAaronIII on July 19, 2012, 11:13:17 pm
my search-fu didn't find it.Huh, I'd swear there was a "Little Questions Thread" a while ago. It's not appearing on searches, though, so I might be confused on that one.
e: I think it was this one. (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=103287) But it's best to just let it lie now.
Post by: Detonate on July 20, 2012, 01:09:26 am
Because veterinarians are boring jackasses.
Why does Greece have so many political extremists?
Because countries that are fucked up create extremists. People go for extremism when times are shit. Look at Nazi Germany (Godwin's law), for example. People became communists and fascists.
Probably because they were tired of bringing back wheelbarrows full of worthless money every night.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on July 20, 2012, 01:31:06 am
I'm kidding of course, you can't really keep communists in wheelbarrows. There's no way to centralize the economy from there.
Post by: Loud Whispers on July 20, 2012, 09:34:21 am
Why don't animals have wheels?They do
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: penguinofhonor on July 20, 2012, 12:01:23 pm
Post by: Dutchling on July 20, 2012, 01:33:02 pm
You can keep a lot of things in wheelbarrows. Like communists.
This is now part of my sig.
Post by: Ultimuh on July 20, 2012, 01:39:35 pm
Post by: Loud Whispers on July 20, 2012, 01:45:02 pm
If there are no dumb questions, why are there dumb answers?That's a dumb question.
Post by: Darvi on July 20, 2012, 02:18:26 pm
Post by: AntiAntiMatter on July 20, 2012, 02:47:07 pm
If there are no dumb questions, why are there dumb answers?Because a lack of dumb questions != a lack of dumb answers.
Post by: Itnetlolor on July 20, 2012, 05:03:04 pm
If there are no dumb questions, why are there dumb answers?To quote South Park: "There are no stupid questions; only stupid people."
Post by: Aklyon on July 21, 2012, 12:15:42 am
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on July 21, 2012, 12:33:27 am
Post by: Aklyon on July 21, 2012, 12:56:36 am
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on July 21, 2012, 01:00:15 am
Jump into the volcano! Cut! That was too slow! What have you done to the vehicle?!
Post by: Aklyon on July 21, 2012, 01:02:13 am
Post by: Liber celi on July 21, 2012, 03:56:34 am
Post by: Lectorog on July 21, 2012, 04:27:15 am
Is your answer a lie?Maybe.
Post by: Loud Whispers on July 21, 2012, 10:01:05 am
Post by: ggamer on July 21, 2012, 10:40:04 am
Post by: Loud Whispers on July 21, 2012, 10:46:13 am
kill people?Yes but that's be the green post-apocalypse. I'm thinking more in the now.
everything would be green eventually. just need to wipe everyone out.
Post by: Yoink on July 21, 2012, 10:53:44 am
Post by: Blargityblarg on July 21, 2012, 10:55:46 am
Why does apple juice sometimes smell kinda like pee?
Related: Why do McDonalds' soft drinks taste of McDonalds' pickles?
Post by: Loud Whispers on July 21, 2012, 11:03:06 am
Why does apple juice sometimes smell kinda like pee?It is possible it contains a high nitrogen content, thus bearing strong similarities to urea.
Post by: AntiAntiMatter on July 21, 2012, 01:48:25 pm
Hey guys, how do you start the green apocalypse?Genetically engineer a plant to be nigh-immune to all pesticides. Make it highly poisonous so as to keep anything from eating it. Tailor a few dozen variations for different climates. Spread it everywhere.
Post by: Ultimuh on July 21, 2012, 03:12:18 pm
Hey guys, how do you start the green apocalypse?
Spread out moldy slices of bread across the world.
Green enough for ya?
Post by: Loud Whispers on July 21, 2012, 04:20:49 pm
Hmmm.... Something along the lines of a parasitic algae would do wonderful. Something that seeks out proteins and breaks them down into nitrogen. Capable of being self sustaining and resilient, whilst retaining virulent capabilities. DOHOHOHOHO.Hey guys, how do you start the green apocalypse?Genetically engineer a plant to be nigh-immune to all pesticides. Make it highly poisonous so as to keep anything from eating it. Tailor a few dozen variations for different climates. Spread it everywhere.
It would take time though. Lots of time. A good start though.
Thanks bay12!
Post by: Aklyon on July 21, 2012, 04:58:06 pm
Post by: Frumple on July 21, 2012, 05:05:50 pm
Post by: Loud Whispers on July 22, 2012, 11:30:59 am
Well you could technically keep it alive and grow potatoes in your mouth.... depends on the potato. There's some that's not much larger than a grape, and I know from experience you can talk pretty freely with one of those in your mouth. So potentially however long you can resist just eating it.or until it rots...
Post by: Loud Whispers on July 27, 2012, 07:31:09 pm
Post by: Heliman on July 28, 2012, 03:31:03 pm
Given the reaction:
2Ag+(aq) + Zn(s) -> 2Ag(s) + Zn+2(aq)
Is the reaction still classified as a precipitation reaction, even though the Zn ends up dissolving?
Post by: Zaerosz on July 28, 2012, 11:51:50 pm
Post by: Loud Whispers on July 29, 2012, 01:25:23 am
Post by: King DZA on July 29, 2012, 01:44:43 am
Why does apple juice sometimes smell kinda like pee?
Funny thing, I love apples, yet can hardly stand apple juice. Every time I have an apple, I think, "Man, it sure would be awesome if someone extracted the delicious juices from these amazing fruits and sold it separately, so that I could enjoy the satisfying flavor in convenient beverage form." Then I think of apple juice, and become mildly depressed.
My theory is that other people keep having the same great idea that I have, get to work on filling a container with apple juice, but soon realize just how difficult the task is. Leading to them eventually deciding to simply fill the rest of the container with piss.
Post by: Zaerosz on July 29, 2012, 01:47:26 am
Two weeks is barely even a necro, as long as you're doing something worthwhile to resurrect itIf I get grumped at for necroing, I'll blame you.
Post by: Furtuka on July 29, 2012, 01:56:01 am
Post by: Loud Whispers on July 29, 2012, 02:18:10 am
And I'll give you a peachTwo weeks is barely even a necro, as long as you're doing something worthwhile to resurrect itIf I get grumped at for necroing, I'll blame you.
(at an indeterminate time in the past)
Post by: Blargityblarg on July 29, 2012, 03:34:33 am
Why does apple juice sometimes smell kinda like pee?
Funny thing, I love apples, yet can hardly stand apple juice. Every time I have an apple, I think, "Man, it sure would be awesome if someone extracted the delicious juices from these amazing fruits and sold it separately, so that I could enjoy the satisfying flavor in convenient beverage form." Then I think of apple juice, and become mildly depressed.
My theory is that other people keep having the same great idea that I have, get to work on filling a container with apple juice, but soon realize just how difficult the task is. Leading to them eventually deciding to simply fill the rest of the container with piss.
Most apple juice is allowed to oxidise a bit after extractiong; that's why it's brownish, rather than very pale. You can get the clear, cloudy stuff sometimes, which tastes quite different, and Fuji juice is also quite nice.
Post by: Pnx on July 29, 2012, 07:48:27 pm
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on July 29, 2012, 07:51:17 pm
Is there a name for a syndrome where you think you're a monster/horrible person, but you're not?That can be a symptom of clinical major depression.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on July 29, 2012, 09:45:12 pm
Post by: Aklyon on July 29, 2012, 09:52:49 pm
Toady would do horrible things to you after the last time everyone stole his avatar.Is this related to the Nickname incident, or just forum shenanigans similar to the Penguinopoly?
Post by: Sheb on July 29, 2012, 09:56:29 pm
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on July 29, 2012, 09:59:15 pm
Why does the laughing cow laugh?Because he sees you sleeping with his crimson glowing eyes at the witching hour.
Post by: Ultimuh on July 29, 2012, 10:00:38 pm
Why does the laughing cow laugh?Because he sees you sleeping with his crimson glowing eyes at the witching hour.
You do realize cows are female?
If it was a 'he' he would be called a bull.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on July 29, 2012, 10:03:10 pm
You do realize cow can be used as both the gender-neutral and female term?You do realize cows are female?Why does the laughing cow laugh?Because he sees you sleeping with his crimson glowing eyes at the witching hour.
If it was a 'he' he would be called a bull.
Post by: Sheb on July 29, 2012, 10:06:52 pm
Post by: kaijyuu on July 29, 2012, 10:13:12 pm
Post by: Yoink on July 30, 2012, 02:05:15 am
Post by: Lectorog on July 30, 2012, 02:32:31 am
Isn't the gender-neutral "cattle"? I'm on a ranch, and they'd kick my ass up if I dared referring to a bull as a cow.Wikipedia says cattle is grammatically incorrect in the singular, but as acceptable as using cow gender-neutrally.
They'd kick your ass up because the difference between a cow and bull matters there. To most people, it doesn't, so calling a bull a cow doesn't cause confusion.
New question: What fruits and vegetables taste good in rice?
As I type, I'm currently eating grapes and Triscuits, which isn't as tasty as I'd like, but I still need nutrition.
Post by: Loud Whispers on July 30, 2012, 03:05:41 am
New question: What fruits and vegetables taste good in rice?Mango, lemon, potato, baked beans, spring onion, string beans, endamame beans, mint leaves, coriander and more still. Depends what kind of meal you want, how you prepare it and what style you go for with what resources you have. Rice is one of the most versatile food stuffs out there, don't limit yourself :P
As I type, I'm currently eating grapes and Triscuits, which isn't as tasty as I'd like, but I still need nutrition.
For example you could go for a stewed rice with potatoes, carrots, beans and lamb, or try porridge rice with marmite, chicken and peas (the latter is good for re-using rice from yesterday's cooking).
Post by: Lectorog on July 30, 2012, 03:29:38 am
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on July 30, 2012, 07:43:03 am
I think it's one of those "people mess this up so much that it's pretty much become the proper way to say it" things. Like using "they" and deviations as a gender neutral.I don't know why there is so much opposition to "they" as a gender-neutral reference. Academia goes crazy over it, but in a couple years they'll probably be embracing it wholeheartedly, only to reject it again a few years after that.
Post by: Aklyon on July 30, 2012, 08:03:08 am
Post by: Jopax on July 30, 2012, 08:03:59 am
Earth rotation, constant atmospheric movement?
Because even on a completely still day without a breeze, if you open two windows there will be a draft (can't be pressure I think, they're on the same level).
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on July 30, 2012, 08:07:03 am
Why is Academia a good reason to not use a perfectly fine word in a way? They'll probably have more fancy words for it then just they.Because I'm involved with academia, and getting used to non-obsessiveness over things like this will lead me to using them without thinking about it, causing me to possibly fail horribly due to someone in a position of authority being crazy over it.
Drafts, how and why do they form?That you have a room for the windows still creates different pressure than the outside, just not very much. That is why drafts are horrific and can even keep you from opening doors in places like malls, where the building is huge but for the most part sealed until you open the door.
Earth rotation, constant atmospheric movement?
Because even on a completely still day without a breeze, if you open two windows there will be a draft (can't be pressure I think, they're on the same level).
Post by: Sheb on July 30, 2012, 08:51:34 am
Post by: Darvi on July 30, 2012, 08:52:36 am
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on July 30, 2012, 08:53:48 am
Wait, they isn't gender-neutral?When you are not aware of the gender of a singular individual, you are directed by the Gods Of Academic English to refer to them as male instead of using "they", because to them "they" is plural only.
Post by: Sheb on July 30, 2012, 08:58:17 am
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on July 30, 2012, 09:03:23 am
Oh, you can use they for a single person?Only if you're thug life like me.
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I'm even more confused.Not being confused is nonacademic.
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Aren't feminists in arms against this rule?You haven't seen feminists up in arms until you've seen the radicals who advocate that "woman" should be changed to "womyn". They are always fun to have discussions with.
Post by: Sheb on July 30, 2012, 09:13:03 am
Post by: Aklyon on July 30, 2012, 09:22:25 am
Never heard of that. Kinda hope I can continue not to.
Post by: Yoink on July 30, 2012, 09:37:04 am
But yeah, I use 'they' as a gender-neutral singular noun all the time. Any rule saying you can't is just, well, silly. Come at me.
Post by: Loud Whispers on July 30, 2012, 09:39:08 am
"Womyn"?Be glad then. A friend of mine once made a sandwich joke to a womyn with very loud vocal chords and too much enthusiasm to use them. I never knew he ran that fast :P
Never heard of that. Kinda hope I can continue not to.
Post by: Skyrunner on July 30, 2012, 11:11:44 am
Q: would I be persecuted if I somehow devise a program that saves every single avatar on the forums of people who have, say, n number of posts or more, then plug them all in an avatar rotation site so I'm an imposter all the time?
This idea has came from a previous post here.
Post by: Jervill on July 30, 2012, 11:21:13 am
Post by: Skyrunner on July 30, 2012, 11:23:12 am
But... no answers? Dx
Not that I have the ability to make such a program ???
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on July 30, 2012, 11:23:57 am
Post by: fqllve on August 01, 2012, 04:17:39 am
Post by: Loud Whispers on August 01, 2012, 06:24:21 am
Post by: fqllve on August 01, 2012, 08:11:56 am
Post by: Loud Whispers on August 01, 2012, 08:15:06 am
The question is, what should I do if I find a two day old discussion on a topic I am both passionate about and capable of adding information on, keeping in mind that the discussion was all kinds of off-topic? :pDOIT
DOIT IT NOW
Post by: NotAQuisling on August 01, 2012, 04:38:36 pm
Post by: Aklyon on August 01, 2012, 05:46:59 pm
Post by: kaijyuu on August 03, 2012, 02:10:33 am
Post by: Loud Whispers on August 03, 2012, 02:47:53 am
Why are reflections (like in a mirror) flipped horizontally, but not vertically? What makes the horizontal axis so special?It's just our perceptions...
Post by: lordcooper on August 03, 2012, 02:50:49 am
Why are reflections (like in a mirror) flipped horizontally, but not vertically? What makes the horizontal axis so special?
Obtain a spoon.
Post by: rhesusmacabre on August 03, 2012, 02:53:58 am
actual reflection
|
o | o
l | l
l ☺→ | ☺ l
e | e
h | h
|
A mirror actually flips the image inside-out.
Post by: Loud Whispers on October 14, 2012, 03:18:03 pm
Post by: freeformschooler on October 14, 2012, 04:16:56 pm
Post by: GoombaGeek on October 15, 2012, 08:31:22 pm
I thought the "womyn" thing was a joke. If they wanna change their name to anything, how about "Stoves", or "Kitchen Appliance"? [/sexist] ;DI think you mean wombyn, you fascist pig!
But yeah, I use 'they' as a gender-neutral singular noun all the time. Any rule saying you can't is just, well, silly. Come at me.
Post by: Yoink on October 16, 2012, 02:34:10 am
How does 'tipsy' differ from 'drunk'?
Post by: Helgoland on November 24, 2012, 07:51:33 am
You can tell you're drunk when you start to wonder whether you're drunk.
Are you drunk right now?
Post by: Reelya on November 24, 2012, 08:06:28 am
The commonly accepted definition is "a long way" (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/far+cry)which is why it's commonly used like so: "x is a far cry from y."
Probably related to the alternate meaning of "to cry" as in "to shout"
Post by: Muz on November 24, 2012, 08:18:36 am
How do you tell when you are drunk?
How does 'tipsy' differ from 'drunk'?
Tipsy: Can stand, doesn't vomit.
Drunk: Cannot stand and/or vomits.
However, if you try to act like a drunk in any way, then you are effective drunk.
Drinking while sitting around makes you tipsy. Drinking just a little and then giving some bad pick up line, secretly hoping to fall on the "I'm drunk" excuse if you fail, makes you drunk.
Post by: King DZA on November 25, 2012, 06:47:28 am
What exactly are the effects of gasoline on the human body if ingested in large amounts?
Will a severed head float in water?
How many atoms-thick is the average sheet of paper?
Post by: Darvi on November 25, 2012, 06:50:01 am
Americium for instance, is seven times larger than hydrogen.
Post by: King DZA on November 25, 2012, 09:35:29 am
2) Well what the hell is the point of having a thread to ask questions if I have to go out and get the answers myself?
3) I dunno, what atoms make up the average sheet of paper?
Post by: Darvi on November 25, 2012, 10:01:18 am
Post by: King DZA on November 25, 2012, 10:07:23 am
I was making a joke.
Jokes?? JOKES!? I came here for answers, my good man! Not to be entertained by subtle quips or any other such tomfoolery. Now I demand to know the details of what will happen if I pour an indefinitely large amount of gasoline down another individual's throat!
I'd guess carbon too. Going by solely the atomic diametre, a sheet of paper would be... roughly 1428571 carbon atoms thick.
Huh, my best guess would have been way off. Many thanks.
Post by: Loud Whispers on November 25, 2012, 10:14:58 am
Is the individual on fire?I was making a joke.Jokes?? JOKES!? I came here for answers, my good man! Not to be entertained by subtle quips or any other such tomfoolery. Now I demand to know the details of what will happen if I pour an indefinitely large amount of gasoline down another individual's throat!
Post by: Frumple on November 25, 2012, 11:18:04 am
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Ingestion
Gasoline is not as readily absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract as from the respiratory tract. In adults, about 20 to 50 g can cause severe intoxication and 350 g (12 oz.) can result in death for a 70 kg individual. As little as 10 to 15 g (less than one-half ounce) may be fatal in children. Symptoms of intoxication by ingestion of gasoline can range from vomiting, vertigo, drowsiness and confusion to loss of consciousness, convulsions, hemorrhaging of the lungs and internal organs, and death due to circulatory failure. Ingestion can cause irritation to the gastrointestinal mucosa and can be complicated by pulmonary aspiration, resulting in chemical pneumonitis.
So yeah, there you go.
As for the head thing, I'd imagine it'd depend on the head and the water. S'obviously more likely to happen in sea water and if, say, the brain's been removed or somethin'. A skull alone'd sink easy, but if the skin covering was still there and the inner bits removed... maybe. Might have to stop up the holes. Point being it's easy for water to get inside a normal, untreated, head, especially one that's been decapitated, and so it'd sink pretty quickly as water filled the thing. A water-tight head that's had its insides... exhumed, so to speak... would likely float, at least in sea water. Not sure about fresh water, though.
Post by: Lectorog on November 25, 2012, 12:06:35 pm
FTFY.Is the individual on fire?no, that'd be an ‼INDIVIDUAL‼
Alt+19, my friend.
Post by: Scoops Novel on November 25, 2012, 05:10:25 pm
Post by: Loud Whispers on November 25, 2012, 05:18:46 pm
Marvel and DC in theIN THE GRIM FUTURE OF THE 21ST MILLENIUM THERE IS ONLY PRODUCT PLACEMENTWarhammerDISNEY 40k universe. Winner?
Post by: Frumple on November 25, 2012, 05:31:41 pm
Marvel and DC in the Warhammer 40k universe. Winner?Chaos, in the end.
Other than that, not much to say. There's a lot of freaky crap in the marvel universe, especially out in space, so I couldn't really say who'd win in an outright slugfest. I'd lean toward marvel on the ground-pound front (40k's got a higher average, so to speak, but some of Marvel's crap is just flat-out gamebreaking, iirc), no clue on outer space (but leaning 40k by the numbers). But. Marvel's basically got jack all that can stand up to Chaos corruption, and eventually everything they've got would be Chaos controlled. Likely th'marvel folks would destabilize the Imperium, and then it'd be a debauched orgy between Ork, Necron, Tau, and Chaos to see who manages to kill/convert enough of the population to render whatever Marvel pulls out of its ass without th'sort of support needed to keep from starving. Who knows what the hell would happen if the 'Nids got ahold of some X-gene crap or whatev'.
Alternately, the Orks would eventually win. S'not really any way short of exterminatus to get rid of the damn things, after all.
Post by: Helgoland on November 25, 2012, 07:08:57 pm
Huh, my best guess would have been way off. Many thanks.What was it? (For all questions, btw)
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on November 25, 2012, 07:15:42 pm
Post by: Loud Whispers on November 25, 2012, 07:19:59 pm
Oh, and the emperor could die, causing every person to turn into a demon.Horus joined Chaos because the Gods of Chaos showed him what the imperium would look like under the Emperor's rule. It's debatable who's worse than who; after all, everything that is said about Chaos could be imperial propaganda.
That could REALLY suck.
The Orks have already won 40k. They want Only War and have Only War. None of the other factions have accomplished their stated goals.They also live entirely in the present. Nids could claim the same because their only agenda is to flee and eat.
Post by: Loud Whispers on November 25, 2012, 07:32:21 pm
I read in one of the codexes that the emperor is basically waging a psychic war. should he fail, allFtfy.hellwarpMatt Ward breaks loose
Post by: King DZA on November 25, 2012, 10:00:25 pm
Huh, my best guess would have been way off. Many thanks.What was it? (For all questions, btw)
For the atomic thickness of paper, I probably would have have said somewhere in the mid-hundred-thousands.
I would have guessed that a head would float for at least a little bit, due to all the places it seems air could get caught in it.
I'm a bit disappointed about the gasoline one. I would have thought I could get almost double that amount into someone before death occurred. *sigh*...
Post by: Descan on November 25, 2012, 10:55:55 pm
Cheapest 32 inch (All I need~) I could find:
Question is, is it any good? (http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/dynex-dynex-32-720p-60hz-lcd-hdtv-dx-32l100a13-dx-32l100a13/10196780.aspx)
I don't really know! I don't want to spend too much, and I just need it to connect to my cable box and a computer, so...
WILL IT
Post by: Helgoland on November 26, 2012, 06:47:41 am
And if it's shite, you haven't paid an ungodly amount of money either way.
Post by: Descan on November 26, 2012, 10:39:56 am
Post by: Frumple on November 26, 2012, 10:09:20 pm
Post by: Xantalos on November 27, 2012, 04:26:45 am
Post by: Helgoland on November 27, 2012, 06:35:14 am
Post by: Yoink on November 27, 2012, 07:49:12 am
Post by: rhesusmacabre on November 27, 2012, 08:19:56 am
Quote from: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/appease#Etymology
From Middle English apesen, from Old French apeser (“to pacify, bring to peace”), from a (“to”) + pais, modification of French paix (“peace”).
Post by: Loud Whispers on November 27, 2012, 02:14:41 pm
Post by: Helgoland on November 27, 2012, 02:35:24 pm
Post by: Scoops Novel on November 27, 2012, 04:47:41 pm
Post by: brainfreez on November 27, 2012, 05:11:22 pm
What's a word to describe that sudden feeling when you wonder that random people you glance over in your quotidienne have lives as complex and long as yours?
you mean the feeling when you understand that your life is like an empty bag of poop compared to others?
don't worry , it's just a part of becoming a man.
Post by: Roundabout Lout on November 27, 2012, 05:17:20 pm
I want to do a couple ten minute loops of classic game tracks to play Chivalry with.
Post by: Helgoland on November 27, 2012, 07:29:39 pm
And the xkcd is actually pretty much the exact opposite: http://xkcd.com/610/
Post by: Aklyon on November 27, 2012, 07:36:04 pm
Post by: Korbac on November 27, 2012, 08:03:19 pm
Post by: Roundabout Lout on November 27, 2012, 08:37:29 pm
The part of my sources (ripped from youtube,) that I want looped already loop once or twice in the video, so I imagine cutting the portion I want and pasting it a couple times can't be too difficult.
Post by: Loud Whispers on November 28, 2012, 04:12:17 pm
What's a word to describe that sudden feeling when you wonder that random people you glance over in your quotidienne have lives as complex and long as yours?
you mean the feeling when you understand that your life is like an empty bag of poop compared to others?
don't worry , it's just a part of becoming a man.
Quite the opposite really. Wonderful world of possibilities and limits waiting to be pushed.
Post by: penguinofhonor on November 29, 2012, 12:40:25 am
I believe this is the social issue of our generation.
Post by: Lectorog on November 29, 2012, 01:00:28 am
Post by: Frumple on November 29, 2012, 01:05:25 am
I eat neither, though. Gimme some beef or chicken. I've said it before, the suffering makes the food taste better. Mankind spices its bread and meat with the tears of
The ones that can cry, anyway. I guess we just use the... I'unno, sweat? Chemical slurry that results from pain reactions? Of the rest. Something like that. Improves flavor.
Fish and shrimp aren't capable of suffering enough to make a good taco. Maybe octopi? There's my tiny question: Has anyone here had a calamari taco? Did it taste better than fish or shrimp tacos?
Post by: Ultimuh on November 29, 2012, 04:20:21 am
Post by: Guardian G.I. on November 30, 2012, 03:47:19 am
"Most areas in Africa are far cheaper to get ___ than packaged travel agents would have you believe"
What phrasal verb should I use there?
"Get in", "get into" or something else?
Post by: Loud Whispers on November 30, 2012, 04:48:33 am
Post by: Reelya on November 30, 2012, 06:20:35 am
"get to" would seem more natural. "get around" is possible, but more clunky.
You just wouldn't say "I'm going into Montana" for example, you'd say "I'm going to Montana"
Post by: MagmaMcFry on November 30, 2012, 06:34:11 am
"into" doesn't seem like the obvious choice.
"get to" would seem more natural. "get around" is possible, but more clunky.
You just wouldn't say "I'm going into Montana" for example, you'd say "I'm going to Montana"
Yes, but you also wouldn't say "I'm getting to Montana".
Post by: Reelya on November 30, 2012, 06:40:29 am
"I'm getting into Montana" sound EVEN WORSE, and most of the hits are for "getting into
Montana" state university etc.
Any way the form is "get" not "getting':
"How do you get to Montana"
vs
"How do you get into Montana"
The second doesn't sound right. the first does.
Post by: Loud Whispers on November 30, 2012, 07:24:13 am
"into" doesn't seem like the obvious choice.It's got the present infinitive "to get" and the accusative "to be" as "are", making it to be an ablative construction so "in" becomes "into."
"get to" would seem more natural. "get around" is possible, but more clunky.
You just wouldn't say "I'm going into Montana" for example, you'd say "I'm going to Montana"
Post by: Frumple on November 30, 2012, 07:54:58 am
Post by: Reelya on November 30, 2012, 12:03:20 pm
Post by: Loud Whispers on November 30, 2012, 12:08:37 pm
That's was what I was thinking. If it said "easier" as the active verb. "Easier to get into" would make sense, whereas "Cheaper" implies the cost of travel to the place, hence "Cheaper to get to". Unless they're talking about bribing border guards xDBut you would say "it is cheaper to get into," in that case too.
Also
- Easier = not a verb, it is an adverb.
Into is used when movement is conveyed, if I am IN something, no movement is shown. If I move INTO something, it shows I have moved from somewhere to where I am now.
Post by: Reelya on November 30, 2012, 12:13:44 pm
"How do i get to XXXX" is normal.
"How do i get into XXXX" isn't normal.
The second one would confuse most people if used to describe travel to a country. For example "how do I get into America" might make people think you're trying to get a Green Card (or you're trying to sneak in as an illegal immigrant), rather than just travel there.
Examples:
"Australia is far cheaper to get to than people think"
...which uses the exact same construct we were discussing at the start. nobody ever substitutes "into" in this type of construction, unless you're talking about specific border crossing fees. The main fees are the plane tickets and other travel fees.
Post by: Loud Whispers on November 30, 2012, 12:23:29 pm
But that's just not how people normally talk :/Where I come from that's normal.
"How do I get to XXXX" is normal.
"How do I get into XXXX" isn't normal.
Coincidentally that's also where the English language was invented.
If you're asking for directions "to" is used. If you're asking how to get inside something, i.e. a building, "into" is used.
If you're getting into a country, into is used. You wouldn't say you are getting to a country.
In any case how the people around you shouldn't affect written word, for the most part writing effects and grammatical rules stay constant with the addition of things like easy access dictionaries and reading material; and writing often differs greatly from the words we use; most of the slang native English speakers use would be easily understandable to most all other English speakers, yet would find little semblance when written or typed onto paper; yaamean? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxaBvh3-Qzk)
Post by: Reelya on November 30, 2012, 12:26:14 pm
"getting into" would seem to be a usage more closely linked to "arrive at" or "enter".
In the original example we were discussing, the much more likely sense of "cheaper" would be the cost of travel, since a cost of arriving makes little semantic sense.
Post by: Loud Whispers on November 30, 2012, 12:31:04 pm
Third person, "getting to America" etc is quite common, so they do say it.Yaaaamean
I imagine the context they're using it is different though. Or else, blame it on the slang! The pen is mightier than the jacket! The pen! The pen! Long live the auctores!
Post by: Reelya on November 30, 2012, 12:35:16 pm
Since we're talking cost of travel, googling the whole phrases below with quotes:
"it's cheaper to get to London" <= 1110 google hits
"it's cheaper to get into London" <= 0 google hits
"cheaper to get to London" <= 24000 google hits
"cheaper to get into London" <= 8 google hits
"it's cheaper to get to Australia" <= 1310 google hits
"it's cheaper to get into Australia" <= 1 google hit
the word "getting" is irrelevant. as is first-person usage.
Post by: Loud Whispers on November 30, 2012, 12:45:32 pm
Now you're just being annoying, and not making sense. Words have multiple meanings and various synonyms.Aye
Since we're talking cost of travel:Ok
"It's cheaper to get to London" <= 1000 google hitsGoogle : Patron of the English language
I for one, despise our Grandsire Googlelords.
So the word "getting" is irrelevant. As is first-person usage.But when reading "it's cheaper to get to America," it sounds as if America is some state of mind, not an all-enveloping country you're trying to get into.
Trying to reach Americatenment sincerely sounds terrifying.
And it'd also be "it's cheaper to get into America."
Do you see? Yaamean?
Post by: Reelya on November 30, 2012, 12:53:21 pm
Try googling (with quotes) "i got to my destination" = 13 million hits.
"i got into my destination" = 9 hits.
Post by: Loud Whispers on November 30, 2012, 01:02:44 pm
I'm sure that's something a few other people could get into.
He he, writing movements.
To sample the futility of this, Google not only tailors its searches to your history of searches, but often times the world is moronic when it comes to English.
Read youtube comments or Facebook ones. That's something you would rather stay out of.
Post by: Reelya on November 30, 2012, 01:25:36 pm
When thirteen million separate articles in the world contain the exact phrase "i got to my destination", and only nine total contain "i got into my destination" (a factor of over 1 million to 1), it's disingenuous to go "pfft! online English sucks". Google hits includes uploaded printed books, etc.
It's clear from almost universal lack of articles using the 2nd sentence structure, that's a rare variant, and the first one is "normal usage", i.e. used by the overwhelming majority of the population. Is something slang if 99.9999% of people consider it normal usage?
Post by: Helgoland on November 30, 2012, 03:24:33 pm
Post by: Frumple on November 30, 2012, 03:30:23 pm
What options do you have?
Post by: Loud Whispers on November 30, 2012, 03:34:48 pm
What I pointed out wasn't google's order of hits, I mentioned the total number of indexed articles in existenceGoogle doesn't contain the entire database of mankind nor does it show all of it.
Google's "tailoring" makes no difference to the total number of articles which exist, it only changes the ordering (which was not part of my argument so seems like a red herring).Aaaand doesn't show the stuff it deems UNWORTHY. Hence, deep web.
You should know better than that.1. I shouldn't.
2. I do.
3. You don't.
4. There is no spoon.
When thirteen million separate articles in the world contain the exact phrase "i got to my destination", and only nine total contain "i got into my destination" (a factor of over 1 million to 1), it's disingenuous to go "pfft! online English sucks".Ahem.
You.
Tube.
When 6 billion fanatics scream the sky is falling down...
Is the sky falling down?
Google hits includes uploaded printed books, etc.Twilight is a printed book; ergo Twilight sets the precedent for what counts as proper grammar.
It's clear from almost universal lack of articles using the 2nd sentence structure, that's a rare variant, and the first one is "normal usage",Good logic, unreasonable argument.
i.e. used by the overwhelming majority of the population. Is something slang if 99.9999% of people consider it normal usage?1. Bad data.
2. Bad assumption.
3. Bad assertion.
4. Bad implication.
The majority will and can often get things wrong. Like maths, people are not born with a comprehensive grasp of how to do it.
The majority of people will not share the same access of education, nor will most express this on the internet.
You are searching for a word that will get used far less than another. If I search "AND" as opposed to "FURTHERMORE", I get 21 billion hits as opposed to 201 million.
This demonstrates that:
1. Google does not include the entirety of the internet; if it grabbed every article ever linked with "and" running in it, it would not be able to grab that information in 2 seconds. It would likely explode.
2. And is clearly used far more than furthermore. This makes furthermore a rare variant. By this logic, "and" is slang and for some reason also takes precedent of "furthermore."
On this:
Is something slang if 99.9999% of people consider it normal usage?Yes. Anyone who says Chav in the UK would know what it means; by no means is it more than slang though.
Question: What kind of black tea should I buy?Hmmm... If you want a simple cup of tea I'd just go for Earl Grey or PG tips. Though in truth my tea-fu has been lacking for some while, so I am much interested in the responses as well.
Post by: Helgoland on November 30, 2012, 03:59:05 pm
I don't like aromatised tea so much, what about "pure" tea? (I really don't know that much about it either.)
Post by: Reelya on November 30, 2012, 04:16:37 pm
The indexed internet may not contain every word ever written, but several billion indexed articles are more than enough to count as a statistical sample. Unless you can show some evidence that the index articles on the 'net are massively biased in some specific way that supports your argument about "get to" vs "get into".What I pointed out wasn't google's order of hits, I mentioned the total number of indexed articles in existenceGoogle doesn't contain the entire database of mankind nor does it show all of it.
Aaaand doesn't show the stuff it deems UNWORTHY. Hence, deep web.Again, where's your evidence that google has a bias against phrases of the form "it's cheaper to get into London" or "it's cheaper to get into Australia" vs the much more common "it's cheaper to get to London" or "it's cheaper to get to Australia"
If you can't show some reason or evidence for the bias, attacking google is a ridiculous line of argument. If google somehow believes articles that contain your chosen grammar are "unworthy" why would that be? it's not like I personally rigged all the articles indexed by Google to win this argument.
I showed that one form of the statement was massively more common than the other, your response is that the entire internet is rigged against you?
I showed that the 13 million statements exist (and only 9 for the alternate formulation), since this is an argument about language usage, it makes no sense to argument about the veracity of the statements, since the existence of the statements in the first place, is what is under debate.When thirteen million separate articles in the world contain the exact phrase "i got to my destination", and only nine total contain "i got into my destination" (a factor of over 1 million to 1), it's disingenuous to go "pfft! online English sucks".Ahem.
You.
Tube.
When 6 billion fanatics scream the sky is falling down...
Is the sky falling down?
The existence of 6 billion youtube fanatics screaming "the sky is falling down..." proves that there are 6 billion youtube fanatics screaming "the sky is falling down...".
An analogy to this line of debate, would be me arguing "everyone says 'the moon is made of green cheese' " and me providing evidence that they do indeed say that. and you respond "but the moon isn't made of green cheese, so you're wrong!". but I never claimed that it was in actuality made of cheese, I just claimed that people said that it was (the same as your youtube users screaming about the sky falling).
Google hits includes uploaded printed books, etc.Twilight is a printed book; ergo Twilight sets the precedent for what counts as proper grammar.
Wow, that's an exceptionally poor form of argument. I'm arguing from the collection of billions of index English pages & texts, fiction and non-fiction, and you can only counter with "Twilight sets the precedent for what counts as proper grammar".
That's like me saying "50 million people voted for Obama" and you countering with "i know a guy who's a moron who voted for Obama, therefore that one moron got Obama elected". Actually, it was him, plus the other 50 million people. By the same argument Twilight plus the several billion other pages in English reflect and influence normal usage.
So the phrase "how to i get to the shops from here" is "slang", or somehow unusual, in the same sense as "Chav" is?Is something slang if 99.9999% of people consider it normal usage?Yes. Anyone who says Chav in the UK would know what it means; by no means is it more than slang though.
The majority will and can often get things wrong. Like maths, people are not born with a comprehensive grasp of how to do it.
The majority of people will not share the same access of education, nor will most express this on the internet.
You are searching for a word that will get used far less than another. If I search "AND" as opposed to "FURTHERMORE", I get 21 billion hits as opposed to 201 million.
With 13 million utterances for "i got to my destination" vs 9, for "i got into my destination", that makes the first one standard usage.
Also, the very common "How do i get to..."
Ok, show me a source which clarifies this. You haven't liked my examples showing it's common usage, you say one is considered incorrect, whilst the other is considered correct. So show me proof.
BTW "furthermore" does not always make much sense to always replace "and":
"Fish furthermore chips"?
"A mop furthermore a bucket"?
Post by: Darvi on November 30, 2012, 04:23:17 pm
Quote from: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to?show=0&t=1354310446
a —used as a function word to indicate movement or an action or condition suggestive of movement toward a place, person, or thing reached <drove to the city> <went back to the original idea> <went to lunch>
"Into" is correct when entry is the main action of the sentence, but in the case of getting somewhere, the change of location is the focus, in which case "to" gets used.
Post by: Loud Whispers on November 30, 2012, 04:27:36 pm
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*URghuhtuher....*
Ha ha, no. But you do see how ridiculous you're being? Not to mention you're adding personal charge which could turn this into a flame war.
Perhaps I'm not using enough smileys, so you can't see I'm not on SRS BSNS as opposed to grammar patrol.
;) is this ??? better :-* :-* ;) :D ;D :D :) ;) :D ;D ? ???
Who's right? YOU DECIDE!
Post by: Darvi on November 30, 2012, 04:29:57 pm
Then again, I was also wondering how lesbians would contribute to this thread.
Post by: Loud Whispers on November 30, 2012, 04:47:55 pm
LW, you're fighting a losing battle of pedantry here.I'm not fighting. If you disagree with the aforementioned statement, I WILL FIGHT YOU.
First, Reelya has a point, and second, Merriam Webster says "to" is correct in this situation.Now, seeing as it was an American dictionary already was I skeptical, but lo and behold my skepticism was ill placed.Quote from: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to?show=0&t=1354310446a —used as a function word to indicate movement or an action or condition suggestive of movement toward a place, person, or thing reached <drove to the city> <went back to the original idea> <went to lunch>
The definition of "in" as the merriam webster dictionary put it:
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Now, being a male I'm supposed to go for the overkill for some reason.
This is a gender stereotype I think should be abolished-EVERYONE SHOULD ENJOY OVERKILL!
Oxford English Dictionary time!
(Because English)
O G
(Original grammar up in here)
Definition of into:
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All in all, use a better dictionary. Preferably not the one Google tailors for you.
Anymore seppukus required or is this derail done?
Also friend, please read (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satire)
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I totally went into Grammar BSNS mode.
...
I blame Darvi for everything.
Which is ok because that means Pathos did it.
Post by: Helgoland on November 30, 2012, 04:55:25 pm
Post by: 10ebbor10 on November 30, 2012, 04:57:54 pm
Post by: Reelya on November 30, 2012, 04:59:13 pm
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Post by: Helgoland on November 30, 2012, 05:05:07 pm
Post by: Loud Whispers on November 30, 2012, 05:12:19 pm
OH COME ON! Just drop it already! Someone get a derail going!That was the derail!
/zoidberg dotor
But I just couldn't stop it - Darvi lied :O
If you unjustly alter what a dictionary says - especially if for your own selfish agendas (clearly a spawn of those dastardly capitalist pig's mindsets), I will be all up in ur base killin ur d00dz.
No question.
I only hope one day I shall face a semantics general as formidable as Reelya. And that's no joke, it was an honourable derail.
I salute you.
(http://www.arthurtauber.com/images/dramatic-3-qtr-portrait-in-fencing-garb.jpg)
The great "IN" vs "INTO" skirmish of TSRQT 2012
Started the 30th of Friday November 2012, at 07:24:13 A.M.
Ended the 30th of Friday November 2012, at 04:47:55 P.M.
The forces of "IN" were led by Reelya the Formidable Reasoning (auxiliary forces led by Darvi the Illusionist)
The forces of "INTO" were led by Loud Whispers the [oxymoron epithet here]
On the 30th of Timber 2012, the forces on "INTO" were victorious, after an inevitable derail cut off Reelya's reinforcements, ending the conflict of daggering dagger of daggers.
The great "IN" vs "INTO" skirmish of TSRQT 2012
Started the 30th of Friday November 2012, at 07:24:13 A.M.
Ended the 30th of Friday November 2012, at 04:47:55 P.M.
The forces of "IN" were led by Reelya the Formidable Reasoning (auxiliary forces led by Darvi the Illusionist)
The forces of "INTO" were led by Loud Whispers the [oxymoron epithet here]
On the 30th of Timber 2012, the forces on "INTO" were victorious, after an inevitable derail cut off Reelya's reinforcements, ending the conflict of daggering dagger of daggers.
Bananas: Great source of Potassium. Yes/No?Yes. But there are better sources;
White beans (soy or kidney beans are good), Spinach (FUCK YEAH SPINACH), POTATOES (not those chips or crisps or whatever you pass as a good waste of potato these days), apricot (aw yeah), avocados and mushrooms.
Which is superior: Pasta or potatoes?FUCK YEAH POTATOES
Post by: Lectorog on November 30, 2012, 05:20:11 pm
Post by: Loud Whispers on November 30, 2012, 05:24:02 pm
Pasta is superior to potatoes. Potatoes are good, but pasta just has more to it. Potatoes are useful, but pasta is used.But potatoes can be boiled, mashed, stuck in stew, remixed, fried, sliced, grilled, roasted, dried, baked, ovened, diced, eaten raw, with seasoning, as a side, as a main, as a supplementary ingredient and to put it simply - it is the bread of culinary versatility.
It can even be eaten with more bread.
You can't do that with pasta.
Pasta has its place in soups and is absolutely exquisite when done right, but it is not superior to the potato.
The hobbits all know what I'm talking about.
Post by: Lectorog on November 30, 2012, 07:56:40 pm
Post by: Darvi on November 30, 2012, 07:58:34 pm
Post by: Flying Dice on November 30, 2012, 08:02:04 pm
I'm so sorry.
Post by: andrea on November 30, 2012, 08:12:17 pm
Pasta has its place in soupsyou hear pasta and the first thing you think of is soups? soups???
besides that;
with no condiments, potatoes may beat pasta. but pasta can be anything you want. that is the whole point. ( and also it is not too bad on its own either. even better if you add some oil.)
I vote pasta!
edit: I should add that my reaction depends on the kind of soup you mean. but if it involves more liquid than everything else, and overcooked pasta, I stand by what I said.
Post by: kilakan on November 30, 2012, 08:15:54 pm
Post by: andrea on November 30, 2012, 08:17:26 pm
Post by: kilakan on November 30, 2012, 08:19:29 pm
Post by: andrea on November 30, 2012, 08:22:48 pm
benefits such as keeping functional levels of energy without pumping yourself with chemicals.
if you know that in the next week you are going to do some delicate work that requires attention... not the right time to quit.
that is just my guess. I have little experience with such things.
Post by: Vattic on November 30, 2012, 09:04:06 pm
actually yeah now that I think about it... thats actually what a few stews/soups are. Welp... I've got a question; Is going through withdrawls from caffine or other stimulants (energy drinks, guarana, caffinee, coffee, ect) worse then having a dependance on them where you need them to promote functional levels energy.A lifetime of caffeine dependence is unlikely to cause any major problems with it being such a common addiction but having it available as a rare tool is very useful.
Edit: Also if you ever run out it'll be pretty bad but in my experience bearable. When I quit it was fairly mild and some family have recently cut their intake in half without much pain.
Edit: removed a "not" which made it sound like I thought caffeine withdrawal was unbearable.
Post by: Frumple on November 30, 2012, 09:19:35 pm
Ergo, potatoes win.
Re: Caffeine withdrawal... s'not that bad, or the period where I went without for a few months wasn't. Worst withdrawal symptoms were maybe a bit of a headache for a few days. I've had worse from glasses prescription starting to change. That was after fairly regularly consuming caffeine, if not quite at the level of your average two-three cups/day coffee drinker or whatev', since... well, let's just go with decade+.
From what I understand everyone reacts somewhat different, though.
Post by: Lectorog on December 01, 2012, 12:19:02 am
... you can make pasta from potatoes. I have eaten potato noodles.I retract my statement, which was made on the assumption that pasta could assume potatolike shapes but potatoes could not assume pastalike shapes. Potatoes are better.
Ergo, potatoes win.
Post by: Helgoland on December 01, 2012, 12:36:59 pm
I try not to take in so much coffeine to have the effect availible immediately when I need it. But if I was addicted, I'd not do it at a time of high requirements.
Post by: kilakan on December 02, 2012, 05:25:37 pm
At this point I am wondering if I'd be more effective if during the upcoming christmas two week break I try and go cold turkey and come back to work 'clean'. That would be me going from 4-6 cups of coffee a day to none. Large cups at that.... strong roasted with like nothing in it too xd.
Could be an interesting social experiment at the least hahahah.
To propose a new question;
Favorite bands? I don't listen to a whole lotta new music or diverse music... so I guess my favorite is either Cobra Starship or Jethro Tull... two fairly different artists.
Post by: Helgoland on December 02, 2012, 05:36:26 pm
Otherwise Led Zeppelin and The Doors are cool. And... some more stuff... you know... kots of good music :D
Post by: Furtuka on February 02, 2013, 12:54:13 pm
If i make a preorder at one gamestop is it only valid at that particular store or can I use the receipt to obtain it from another gamestop?
Post by: MagmaMcFry on February 02, 2013, 01:09:38 pm
Necroing to ask
If i make a preorder at one gamestop is it only valid at that particular store or can I use the receipt to obtain it from another gamestop?
Well, since the preorder is made at the first gamestop, the game you ordered will be shipped to the first gamestop, not the second. So if you would take a preordered game from the second gamestop, they would have one too few preordered games for all their preorderers, which would result in them having to move a game from the first to the second, which they probably don't really want to do. Therefore, preorders are very likely store-bound.
Post by: Guardian G.I. on February 08, 2013, 05:52:00 am
Post by: Darvi on February 08, 2013, 05:58:24 am
Is it possible for a person to be both introverted and charismatic at the same time?Hello.
Post by: Guardian G.I. on February 08, 2013, 06:09:21 am
What do you mean by "Hello"?Is it possible for a person to be both introverted and charismatic at the same time?Hello.
Post by: Liber celi on February 08, 2013, 07:41:56 am
That he is a pretty personable person but hasn't left the house out of his own free will in quite some time?What do you mean by "Hello"?Is it possible for a person to be both introverted and charismatic at the same time?Hello.
Post by: Xantalos on February 10, 2013, 10:30:24 pm
Is it possible for a person to be both introverted and charismatic at the same time?Yes. See me, a living (sometimes) example!
Post by: Guardian G.I. on February 18, 2013, 02:30:56 am
Post by: Aklyon on February 18, 2013, 09:11:24 am
Post by: Xantalos on February 18, 2013, 11:12:32 am
Post by: Sigulbard on February 26, 2013, 05:14:58 am
Post by: Frumple on February 26, 2013, 05:41:15 am
Why the hell does everybody have cats these days?Studies show they're generally good for blood pressure or somethin'. Purring does things to human physiology that's somehow beneficial.
Mind you, that's probably not the reason. The actual reason is that they're small, fuzzy, cute, and generally lower maintenance than dogs. And people like pets, for varying reasons.
Post by: penguinofhonor on February 26, 2013, 05:51:24 am
Post by: Muz on February 26, 2013, 11:22:52 am
Why the hell does everybody have cats these days?
Because they breed a lot. It's not so much that people have cats, but why more cats choose to adopt people.
Post by: Lectorog on February 26, 2013, 11:27:41 am
When you have a crush on a person, is it always based on a sexual attraction towards this person?Probably is for some people. But definitely not always for everyone.
This is truer than you might think.Why the hell does everybody have cats these days?Because they breed a lot. It's not so much that people have cats, but why more cats choose to adopt people.
I, personally, admire cats for their aloofness. It's like living with a fuzzy, near-powerless jerk that may sometimes choose to care about you. Fun.
Post by: Sigulbard on February 27, 2013, 09:58:06 am
Post by: Lectorog on February 27, 2013, 10:13:46 am
Post by: Reelya on February 27, 2013, 10:16:49 am
Post by: Furtuka on March 24, 2013, 09:05:46 pm
Post by: ed boy on March 25, 2013, 12:42:36 am
Can you set Skype so that the people you are talking to hear your computer's audio? My cousin and I are trying to watch shows together over it...Yep. Your computer should have 'line in' listed as an audio recording device. That's the one you want to use. Failing that, utilities like manycam can do the job (any manycam also helps with the visual aspect of watching shows over skype, I do that quite a lot).
As for my question, what's a good way to heat milk without a kitchen? I want something that I can do in my room, but I'm in university accomodation, so due to fire regulations I'm not allowed my own microwave or hot plate. Just about the only thing I currently have is a kettle, though I'm willing to spend a small amount of money on a device tha can do it. Immersion heaters tend to be too intense for milk, and have hygeine issues. I've seen mug warmers advertised, but they seem designed for keeping already hot liquids hot, not warming them up. One can buy fancy milk frothers, but they're all at least £25, and they tend to be designed for rather large capacities - I'm only interested in making a cup or two of hot chocolate at a time.
Post by: Reelya on March 26, 2013, 05:29:40 am
If using powdered milk I'd suggest using chocolate syrup instead of chocolate powder to get it more creamy. Hell, just use Bailey's Irish Cream.
Post by: Zrk2 on March 26, 2013, 01:45:08 pm
Post by: Xantalos on March 28, 2013, 12:19:19 am
Post by: Liber celi on March 28, 2013, 04:28:48 am
How would you guys, if any of you are inclined to writing, write the balrog battle in the Fellowship of the Ring?I would clarify if the beast had wings or not ;)
But seriously, Tolkien did a great job, why would I have to rewrite the scene? Context is important here.
Post by: Xantalos on March 28, 2013, 04:31:17 am
How would you guys, if any of you are inclined to writing, write the balrog battle in the Fellowship of the Ring?I would clarify if the beast had wings or not ;)
But seriously, Tolkien did a great job, why would I have to rewrite the scene? Context is important here.
No idea. Make it longer? I dunno; I'm not thinking clearly.
Post by: Frumple on March 28, 2013, 04:42:30 am
Could probably do water based hot chocolate and just stir in some milk, if you've got a way of heating water sufficiently. Work with what you've got, yeah.
Post by: ed boy on March 28, 2013, 05:57:43 am
Re: The milk question up above, it looks like it's fine to nuke it, if you've got access to a microwave somewhere. Some weird stuff against it in cursory searches, but skimming over some of the stuff most of it looks like people just being nuts. Mostly the same precautions related to microwaving liquids you normally take. Just, y'know, give a search for whatever heating method you have access to and milk.As I said, microwave isn't an option, due to uni accommodation.
Could probably do water based hot chocolate and just stir in some milk, if you've got a way of heating water sufficiently. Work with what you've got, yeah.
Post by: Frumple on March 28, 2013, 06:10:31 am
What is allowed, if anything? How the blazes do they expect you folks to feed yourselves? Though there is the room preference, re-reading it. Don't know of anything off the top of my head, really. There's probably something out there, but...
Post by: ed boy on March 28, 2013, 06:42:39 am
Yeah, noticed there wasn't one for your room or whathaveyou, but that might not have precluded communal access of some sort. There were food prep areas of varying capability in a couple of the dorms I lived in. Nothing of that sort in your case?it's catered accommodation. There are kitchens, but the nearest involves traversing four flights of stairs and two minutes walk outside in the cold, which is a hassle that I'd rather avoid.
What is allowed, if anything? How the blazes do they expect you folks to feed yourselves? Though there is the room preference, re-reading it. Don't know of anything off the top of my head, really. There's probably something out there, but...
Post by: Liber celi on March 30, 2013, 10:45:24 am
Post by: Lectorog on March 30, 2013, 10:56:05 am
Post by: Loud Whispers on March 30, 2013, 11:05:47 am
Is there a way to "unsubscribe" a thread so it doesn't appear on my "Show new replies to your posts" page all the time?The thread follows you forever.
Post by: Liber celi on March 30, 2013, 01:49:13 pm
Nope.
Those Stickies won't get me alive.Is there a way to "unsubscribe" a thread so it doesn't appear on my "Show new replies to your posts" page all the time?The thread follows you forever.
*logs out*
*steals a cop car*
*nails the gas pedal to the floor*
Post by: Loud Whispers on March 30, 2013, 01:53:07 pm
Those Stickies won't get me alive.Now you see-
*logs out*
*steals a cop car*
*nails the gas pedal to the floor*
The thread doesn't need you alive.
THERE IS NO END TO THESE RAILS.
Post by: Xantalos on March 31, 2013, 02:34:48 am
Is there a way to "unsubscribe" a thread so it doesn't appear on my "Show new replies to your posts" page all the time?No.
Post by: penguinofhonor on March 31, 2013, 03:07:10 am
Post by: Blargityblarg on March 31, 2013, 03:32:47 am
And that's the reason I don't use that feature. Because I like posting in random threads and never checking them again.Homewrecker.
Post by: Ogdibus on March 31, 2013, 03:42:38 am
Post by: Loud Whispers on March 31, 2013, 04:43:49 am
Drunk, I think. Is that normal for four shots of whiskey in ten minutes? I can't remember.It is possible you may have the magical Arse of Inebriation. Use this power wisely, it is something capable of great destructive potential as much as it can have the potential to build.
Edit: It only works if I sit down. When I stand, I'm not even tipsy, just a little buzzed. I don't remember it being this way in the past.
Post by: Ogdibus on March 31, 2013, 04:57:59 am
Post by: Loud Whispers on March 31, 2013, 06:10:47 pm
Edit: ok, now I'm drunk. I can tell by the way that I'm swaying.Maaaagiiiiiiiiiiiiiiic
Post by: MagmaMcFry on April 10, 2013, 08:26:43 am
Post by: Dutchling on April 10, 2013, 09:59:05 am
Post by: MagmaMcFry on April 10, 2013, 10:02:38 am
Er, misread your post. Are you referring to this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight_or_flight_response) instead?Are you maybe thinking of adrenaline?That's one of the hormones.
It's just that when humans are put into a position of extreme stress, hormones like serotonin and adrenaline are released in large amounts, allowing the body to overcome the limitations on the strength of signals in nerves, allowing you to do stuff like I mentioned before.
IIRC, it also basically makes you immune to pain for a few seconds.
Post by: Furtuka on April 10, 2013, 03:42:33 pm
Post by: Loud Whispers on April 10, 2013, 04:29:34 pm
WAIT
JUST REMEMBERED
IT'S THE HOST
WATCH IT NOW
Post by: Aklyon on April 10, 2013, 06:14:37 pm
What's a good free program to make flash videos?Does it need to be in .swf/.flv, or just animation?
Post by: Furtuka on April 10, 2013, 06:15:37 pm
Post by: Aklyon on April 10, 2013, 06:17:52 pm
Post by: Furtuka on April 10, 2013, 06:21:45 pm
Post by: MagmaMcFry on April 10, 2013, 08:48:31 pm
It's sort of so I can experiment for a forum game plan, so I'm not sure what it is I want.Making a Flash-animated forum game? I should really go play a forum game sometime, they sound like fun.
Post by: Furtuka on April 10, 2013, 09:25:14 pm
More like thinking of putting in animated scenes here and there like homestuck.It's sort of so I can experiment for a forum game plan, so I'm not sure what it is I want.Making a Flash-animated forum game? I should really go play a forum game sometime, they sound like fun.
Post by: freeformschooler on April 19, 2013, 11:47:29 pm
This guy and I think maybe a girl have a lens (monocle?) that was invented by a now-dead guy and can show them the future. They hook it up to a projector and run it over a dollar bill. Doing this shows them, in newspaper format, a series of events in America's near-future: people screaming, maybe some kind of famine, other tragedies. It all culminates in a single picture of a nuclear bomb going off, and the next project slide is just blank.
Later on in the movie, after (or before?) the main character has a shoot-out with a guy who plans to use a larger future-prediction machine for some nefarious purpose, these events are shown again, but in live action/CGI format instead of newspaper format.
Sorry, I know it's vague, but that's really all I can remember.
Post by: Scoops Novel on May 13, 2013, 07:14:31 pm
Post by: Lectorog on May 13, 2013, 07:27:47 pm
other good forumsThere are none. Bay 12 is the best. Let's start another thread about it.
Post by: rabidgam3r on May 13, 2013, 11:53:20 pm
Post by: Ultimuh on May 14, 2013, 04:15:50 am
BAY 12 FORUM IS BEST FORUM. SAYING BAY 12 FORUM IS NOT BEST FORUM IS PUNISHABLE BY EXECUTION.Execution by what?
Post by: Mech#4 on May 14, 2013, 04:30:32 am
BAY 12 FORUM IS BEST FORUM. SAYING BAY 12 FORUM IS NOT BEST FORUM IS PUNISHABLE BY EXECUTION.Execution by what?
Bay 12 Forums: We also tend to be rather pedantic. :P
Post by: Scoops Novel on May 14, 2013, 10:13:31 am
BAY 12 FORUM IS BEST FORUM. SAYING BAY 12 FORUM IS NOT BEST FORUM IS PUNISHABLE BY EXECUTION.Execution by what?
Bay 12 Forums: We also tend to be rather pedantic. :P
I've noticed, and am much obliged :).
Post by: Scoops Novel on May 14, 2013, 10:15:45 am
Post by: MagmaMcFry on May 14, 2013, 10:30:00 am
Post by: Sheb on May 14, 2013, 11:11:18 am
Post by: MagmaMcFry on May 14, 2013, 11:45:47 am
There is this private forum where I'm the only member, moderator and administrator. A finer crowd have I never seen.Ooo, can I visit?
Post by: Scoops Novel on May 18, 2013, 12:20:01 pm
How much do you consider context in your conversations, online and otherwise? Edit: ah, damn you title.
Post by: Markus on May 19, 2013, 06:46:46 pm
Theoretically. I hope.
Post by: Xantalos on May 19, 2013, 07:20:26 pm
How do I not get tracked down by family after a name change?Unfortunately I have nothing not massively illegal and horrible.
Theoretically. I hope.
Post by: Morrigi on May 21, 2013, 03:05:36 pm
Post by: Zrk2 on May 21, 2013, 03:19:46 pm
There is this private forum where I'm the only member, moderator and administrator. A finer crowd have I never seen.Guaranteed intelligent conversation.
Post by: Lectorog on May 21, 2013, 05:34:46 pm
How much material can be mined in a single day by one person with a pickaxe?Depends on how many hours of work and what kind of material you're talking about, as well as the skill of the miner.
Post by: Scoops Novel on May 24, 2013, 07:27:44 pm
For those wondering as to the underlying narrative, I'd vastly appreciate music from sources not of the drugs and partying or quietly opulent variety. I have dying hope that Daft Punk is not the latter, and i have given them altogether too much ad revenue. Given what i have just said, please do not begin a death of the author argument.
Post by: Scoops Novel on May 25, 2013, 05:34:07 pm
Post by: Loud Whispers on May 25, 2013, 05:36:01 pm
What's the known incidence of webcam hacking?Relatively common as a result of people downloading viruses onto their computers on their own.
Post by: Scoops Novel on May 25, 2013, 05:48:36 pm
Post by: Loud Whispers on May 25, 2013, 05:52:22 pm
How do they work? Given the likelihood of such affecting myself, I'd very much appreciate it. (If you know of it, your evalution of the relative usefulness of Symantec Endpoint Protection would be useful).I have no idea how they work, only that they do. Hence why if you inspect any of my webcams, you would see they are covered in tape and cardboard. Or rather, you would see nothing.
Low tech > High tech
Post by: Scoops Novel on May 25, 2013, 05:54:56 pm
Post by: Lectorog on May 25, 2013, 06:09:08 pm
Post by: Scoops Novel on May 26, 2013, 03:35:16 pm
Post by: Lectorog on May 26, 2013, 04:11:09 pm
Post by: Doomblade187 on May 26, 2013, 05:31:20 pm
What do you mean by "make use of the Internet" then?I would guess using the internet to improve one's own position in life, or to learn stuff, or things like that. I'll defer to the questioner, though.
Post by: Scoops Novel on May 26, 2013, 06:14:03 pm
What do you mean by "make use of the Internet" then?I would guess using the internet to improve one's own position in life, or to learn stuff, or things like that. I'll defer to the questioner, though.
Exactly, thank you.
Post by: Lectorog on May 26, 2013, 06:19:04 pm
Post by: Xantalos on May 26, 2013, 06:22:00 pm
That's one of the beauties of being involved in a social network, though. Somewhere there's a connection to news or random information popping up, and it makes its way around. Apart from subscribing to news and science sites, I don't know of a better way to "make use of the Internet" than social networking.Forum. Games.
Be all, end all.
Post by: Scoops Novel on May 26, 2013, 06:23:09 pm
That's one of the beauties of being involved in a social network, though. Somewhere there's a connection to news or random information popping up, and it makes its way around. Apart from subscribing to news and science sites, I don't know of a better way to "make use of the Internet" than social networking.
The problem is that people never comes to sites like this. I shouldn't have to explain what a forum is to youthful internet users.
Post by: Lectorog on May 26, 2013, 06:50:19 pm
Post by: Scoops Novel on May 26, 2013, 06:53:38 pm
That's right. You shouldn't have to explain, because they don't need to know. What does it matter?
What's the point of the web if you're only ever talking to people you know?
Post by: Lectorog on May 26, 2013, 07:01:23 pm
Post by: Scoops Novel on May 26, 2013, 07:20:46 pm
Post by: Doomblade187 on May 26, 2013, 07:29:22 pm
Given the positive effect the web has already had with comprehending other cultures and ideology's, as well as the personal benefit's of fresh insights, i think it should be encouraged not ignored.Bay12 has done a great deal for me in this respect, I feel.
Though I certainly can't argue with this.That's one of the beauties of being involved in a social network, though. Somewhere there's a connection to news or random information popping up, and it makes its way around. Apart from subscribing to news and science sites, I don't know of a better way to "make use of the Internet" than social networking.Forum. Games.
Be all, end all.
Post by: Scoops Novel on May 27, 2013, 09:53:23 am
Post by: Scoops Novel on May 28, 2013, 01:32:26 pm
Post by: Ameablable on May 28, 2013, 01:34:27 pm
How will you be remembered when you die? :P.as the greatest person to ever live! any less and it would be considered blasphemy! :D
Post by: Scoops Novel on May 28, 2013, 01:43:42 pm
On the back of this, honestly speaking, what is your order of prioritization?
Post by: Ameablable on May 28, 2013, 01:49:05 pm
On the back of this, honestly speaking, what is your order of prioritization?what do you mean? what is my order of prioritization for what?
Post by: Scoops Novel on May 28, 2013, 01:50:52 pm
Post by: Ameablable on May 28, 2013, 01:54:31 pm
other than that i pretty much live in the moment. im only 16 so yeaaa my goals in life arent that well thought out.
Post by: Scoops Novel on May 28, 2013, 02:36:52 pm
Post by: Scoops Novel on May 28, 2013, 03:17:27 pm
Post by: XXSockXX on May 28, 2013, 03:30:47 pm
Where would you be without pot/alcohol/smoking/etc? How useful have you found them with social interaction?
I generally don't like pot, but find it especially useless in social situations. It either makes me sleepy or even more paranoid than usual.
Alcohol is super-useful in social situations, as it eases conversations up alot. It is extremely important to know your boundaries though, you don't want to get wasted, just slightly drunk and pretty much on the same level as the others. Being the only drunk in a social situation is not recommended.
Smoking is also kind of useful nowadays with all these smoking bans. "Let's go outside and have a smoke" is a good way to get a one-on-one conversation with somebody. It all depends on how many people in the group smoke before it becomes disrupting to conversations and you have to find a bar that ignores the smoking ban.
Post by: Loud Whispers on May 28, 2013, 04:05:23 pm
How will you be remembered when you die? :P.Given enough time, none of us will be remembered. Even our actions will be undone to eternal uniformity... Or perhaps rebirthed in chaos. In time. We're all gone in a heartbeat. Enjoy every moment of it.
Post by: Scoops Novel on May 28, 2013, 04:13:07 pm
How will you be remembered when you die? :P.Given enough time, none of us will be remembered. Even our actions will be undone to eternal uniformity... Or perhaps rebirthed in chaos. In time. We're all gone in a heartbeat. Enjoy every moment of it.
Oh enough. Uselessness aside, as you clearly know it's more important that the most amount of people have a chance to enjoy life, and ideally we should view ourselves realistically in this framework. All you will be for a fraction of a pulse is a memory, so tell me what you want, and what you think, your memory will be, and answer the question or not at all.
Post by: Loud Whispers on May 28, 2013, 04:25:23 pm
Oh enough. Uselessness aside, it's more important that the most amount of people have a chance to enjoy life, and ideally we should view ourselves realistically in this framework. All you will be for a fraction of a pulse is a memory, so what do you want your memory to be, and answer the question or not at all.How many are not remembered who have shaped the world? People only tend to be remembered for the inane, the extreme and the atrocious. My legacy and my kleos have no bearing on the life I lead, if I am to be remembered; it is to be as someone, not some name.
Realistically, everything is not binary. It's all a wonderful unpredictable mess, full of distortions in reality.
If my memory were to live, I would only wish for it to be able to communicate with the future, to reach corners I could never have imagined seeing.
Post by: Scoops Novel on May 28, 2013, 04:29:57 pm
Post by: Ameablable on May 28, 2013, 05:28:25 pm
Where would you be without pot/alcohol/smoking/etc? How useful have you found them with social interaction?i have never done any of them. so if they did not exist i would have a much better experience while waiting for the bus cigarette smoke gives me a headache from the smell of it.
Post by: Scoops Novel on May 28, 2013, 05:33:40 pm
Am i ever with you.Where would you be without pot/alcohol/smoking/etc? How useful have you found them with social interaction?i have never done any of them. so if they did not exist i would have a much better experience while waiting for the bus cigarette smoke gives me a headache from the smell of it.
Post by: Ameablable on May 28, 2013, 05:37:42 pm
Am i ever with you.Where would you be without pot/alcohol/smoking/etc? How useful have you found them with social interaction?i have never done any of them. so if they did not exist i would have a much better experience while waiting for the bus cigarette smoke gives me a headache from the smell of it.
Yea. Like i'll be having a perfectly good day, laughing with my friends walking down the street. then a smoker walks by with a lit smoke.
gives me a massive headache.
ruins my day.
now i smell cigarettes for a while cause the smell gets stuck on you like the smell of campfire. (although campfire smells wonderful unlike cigarettes)
Post by: Xantalos on May 28, 2013, 11:56:08 pm
Post by: Lectorog on May 28, 2013, 11:59:16 pm
Post by: Xantalos on May 29, 2013, 12:01:27 am
Which is the problem.
Post by: Flying Dice on May 29, 2013, 12:03:57 am
ninjas:
Do you have to match the items to specific numbers?
Post by: Xantalos on May 29, 2013, 12:05:16 am
Memorize things in chunks. Once you've got a chunk to the point where you can recite it without thinking about it, add another. Once you can recite both without thinking about it, etc. If you can form mental connections between different items, or between items and some sort of external pattern, that's also very helpful.Yes I do. I'm applying for a job at a farmer's market and the guy will point to Product A, I say the code of it. This continues for ~5 minutes and if I get 70% or higher right I get hired.
ninjas:
Do you have to match the items to specific numbers?
Post by: Lectorog on May 29, 2013, 12:58:36 am
Post by: Xantalos on May 29, 2013, 12:59:46 am
Post by: Ameablable on May 29, 2013, 12:50:15 pm
Post by: Lectorog on May 29, 2013, 01:20:15 pm
tips on cleaning glasses? this spray and cloth deal doesnt work well.What's not working well? Are the smudges too thick?
They make machines for cleaning glasses, believe it or not. May be worth looking into; I don't know how costly or effective they are.
Post by: Ameablable on May 29, 2013, 01:21:41 pm
Post by: smirk on May 29, 2013, 01:30:39 pm
As far as making 'em stay clean, not much to be done. Try not to push 'em right up against your eyes/eyebrows; I used to do that outta habit and they'd always get really smudgy really fast.
Post by: Ameablable on May 29, 2013, 01:32:47 pm
I always use the hem of my shirt, personally, as long as it's a clean shirt. And not one o' those thin synthetic-fiber dress shirts. No need for a spray; its only function is to make whatever cloth you're using damp and un-store-able. Water and dish soap if they're filthy, but that should be rare.ooh alright.
As far as making 'em stay clean, not much to be done. Try not to push 'em right up against your eyes/eyebrows; I used to do that outta habit and they'd always get really smudgy really fast.
cause i do tend to push them far back.
any little tiny smudge bugs me as i dont wear these 24/7 so i notice it right away
only when reading and stuff. as they are reading glasses.
Post by: werty892 on May 29, 2013, 04:16:50 pm
Am utilizing advice.Tell us how it works out!
Post by: Ameablable on June 04, 2013, 02:45:30 pm
are cacti really common in the desert? or is that just a stereotype.
(Cacti are my favourite plants and i have a tonne of them in my house)
Post by: Ameablable on June 04, 2013, 02:49:14 pm
i thought they were also found in Australia.
Post by: Scoops Novel on June 04, 2013, 03:32:14 pm
Whats the recommended usage for very light prescription glasses?
Post by: Max White on June 05, 2013, 03:14:04 am
Post by: Liber celi on June 05, 2013, 03:51:45 am
Post by: Max White on June 05, 2013, 03:56:22 am
The point was that in a world where even indie devs not looking to profit from a kind of operant conditioning choose to include level systems where Dead Monster > EXP > Bigger numbers/more abilities, one has to wonder if there is a good reason why not have such a game?
It would make balancing a bit easier, and remove grinding for the most part.
Post by: Mech#4 on June 05, 2013, 04:11:29 am
Having a character created in such a manner at the beginning of the game would give you a great deal of control over what and how difficult challenges are, as well as being able to control the storyline much more closely.
Post by: Putnam on June 05, 2013, 04:22:18 am
Post by: Max White on June 05, 2013, 04:29:27 am
As such, early mobs wouldn't so much be weaker in terms of lower numbers, just more susceptible to various different strategies.
Post by: Mech#4 on June 05, 2013, 04:33:20 am
Post by: Scoops Novel on June 05, 2013, 04:36:28 am
Post by: Max White on June 05, 2013, 04:40:23 am
That sounds interesting. Though I might suggest considering at least a small system for the player to adapt to different situations (Not a whole lot, just enough for a player to eek by with some difficulty. It could be rather frustrating for a player to build one way, only to find that it's nearly useless later on. Such as Swimming in Deus Ex.Well yea, I imagine that items and potions and such would still offer some more variance as the game goes on. For example, if you come across some enemy that is almost unkillable with your current set, but you think would be venerable to fire, procuring a scroll that puts a fire aspect onto your weapon for a time would be a possibility, but it wouldn't be as easy or cost effective as the guy who went for the fireball perk.
That could be fun, with lots of options for a setting. What everyman skillset is the most useful?Depends on what you call useful.
Perks like logging trees, starting fires and cooking meat would make wilderness survival easier and a lot cheaper than buying a ton of food in town, but they won't help very much in a fight. Still, the money you saved on food can go towards other things.
Post by: Scoops Novel on June 05, 2013, 04:43:24 am
Post by: Descan on June 05, 2013, 11:36:28 am
Such sounds like it go well with Max's idea. :3
Post by: Xantalos on June 06, 2013, 12:30:00 am
Post by: Scoops Novel on June 08, 2013, 06:44:25 am
Post by: Frumple on June 08, 2013, 07:45:04 am
And the second half of that seems to be missing words. "On a thread someone (or perhaps I) called my friend [suicidal] and likely depressed"? Is that what you meant to type? And... the sentence after that. Should probably be "Is it that hard to read [the post] someone is responding to?" or "Is it that hard to read [the posts] someone is responding to?"
Basically, if you're asking if grammar/language slip ups are obfuscating the point you're trying to make or question you're trying to present for answering, to varying degrees... yes. Yes, they are :( Not sure if I could offer any advice beyond the standard practice-practice-practice rigmarole. I haven't actually paid attention to the formalized rules of English grammar for so long I've forgotten most of it. S'all muscle memory at this point, so to speak. Wish I could help :-\
Post by: Scoops Novel on June 08, 2013, 08:14:19 am
Post by: Scoops Novel on June 24, 2013, 02:08:55 pm
Post by: Scoops Novel on June 25, 2013, 01:48:53 pm
Post by: Lectorog on June 25, 2013, 11:58:20 pm
I've been told that around about the time when Australia and Antarctica were the largest surviving remnant of Pangaea the south pole was tropical. Did it still have it's current day night cycle, and if so, do we know anything about how that worked?"The south pole" meaning the Earth's actual south pole at the time, or the land that is now Antarctica?
Post by: Mr Space Cat on June 26, 2013, 12:42:47 am
Whenever I play games on my computer or Xbox, my entire room heats up by an uncomfortable number of degrees. Any way to stop this? There's a window, but it's even warmer outside.
Have you tried an air conditioner? :P
Now, serious answer: getting some sort of draft or breeze or some sort of air circulation at least can help. opening a window would provide air flow, which at least personally I find to be much more comfortable than a room with no air flow at all. Then it just feels really still and muggy. another option would be wearing lighter clothing.
If it still seems unbearable it might actually be worth checking into some sort of small air conditioning unit you could mount in the window to keep the room cool, but that might be an extreme, depending on your situation.
Post by: Lectorog on June 26, 2013, 12:52:13 am
Post by: Frumple on June 26, 2013, 01:13:01 am
But yeah. 'Bout the only other things I could think of is better cooling for the electronics (which would be expensive and/or effort intensive) or some fairly extreme measures. There's a lot you can do with carpeting and suchlike to adjust how your room retains heat, from what I've seen, but that kinda' precludes the "not paying" part, ha. But yeah, not!carpet floor (hardwood, tile, etc.), metal furniture, making sure the room's very sparse... stuff like that. If you're really going balls to the wall there's a fair amount of lil'engineering/furnishing tricks you can pull to help cool things off, though my own knowledge of such things is fairly sparse.
Shameless bump, and while I'mm here, can anyone tell me their favorite evolutionary explanation for a quirk of humans?There's only one evolutionary explanation :P
The gene coding for that behavior or what enables that behavior managed to reproduce more at some point in history, or at the very least was not made to reproduce less by the trait's manifestation. Without some serious experimental shenanigans (that I'm not entirely sure we have the capability to pull off, yet) you can't really say more about that. For all we know the gene sequence that holds yawning managed to lock in because it reduced the spectrum of light we're capable of seeing and that somehow managed to let our ancestors reproduce more effectively (perhaps even entirely by chance, haha!). All hail the RNG, harrum.
Post by: Lectorog on June 26, 2013, 01:21:48 am
Post by: zombie urist on June 26, 2013, 01:28:35 am
Post by: Lectorog on June 26, 2013, 01:34:16 am
Post by: Scoops Novel on June 26, 2013, 10:27:38 am
Whenever I play games on my computer or Xbox, my entire room heats up by an uncomfortable number of degrees. Any way to stop this? There's a window, but it's even warmer outside.I've been told that around about the time when Australia and Antarctica were the largest surviving remnant of Pangaea the south pole was tropical. Did it still have it's current day night cycle, and if so, do we know anything about how that worked?"The south pole" meaning the Earth's actual south pole at the time, or the land that is now Antarctica?
Definitely Antarctica, and i think it was at *a* pole to whit.
Post by: Descan on June 26, 2013, 10:31:46 am
If there was a time that the actual south pole was tropical and had a landmass, then it would have a 6 month day-night cycle.
Post by: Scoops Novel on June 26, 2013, 10:48:17 am
Post by: MagmaMcFry on June 26, 2013, 12:19:33 pm
A googling provides me with ample articles talking about "the south pole" and referencing Antartica instead, but if you have any more luck I'd be very interested.This Wikipedia article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axial_tilt#Long_term) says that the axial tilt of the earth stayed basically the same for ~5 million years, which looks like the axial tilt during the entire phanerozoic era shouldn't really have varied that far. Wikipedia also says (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambrian) that the average temperature in the phanerozoic was only about 7K higher than today, which means that the south pole very probably never had any tropical climate for the entire duration of life on earth.
Post by: Scoops Novel on June 26, 2013, 12:24:10 pm
Post by: Descan on June 26, 2013, 04:34:57 pm
Also I think there were a few times where the -average- temperature wasn't much higher, butit was more even across the globe. Carboniferous, I think.
Post by: Scoops Novel on June 27, 2013, 10:42:18 am
I highly doubt you'll ever get a tropical south pole. You MIGHT get a temperate south pole, though.
Also I think there were a few times where the -average- temperature wasn't much higher, butit was more even across the globe. Carboniferous, I think.
So..........................................................................................?
Also, i hate ellipses, and your esteem will forever be lowered in my eyes if i catch you with one. >:(
Post by: MagmaMcFry on June 27, 2013, 11:12:51 am
Also, i hate ellipses, and your esteem will forever be lowered in my eyes if i catch you with one. >:(
So..........................................................................................?ಠ_ಠ
Post by: Scoops Novel on June 27, 2013, 11:17:11 am
Post by: MagmaMcFry on June 27, 2013, 11:33:02 am
Post by: Descan on June 27, 2013, 01:38:12 pm
Post by: Furtuka on June 27, 2013, 01:44:54 pm
Post by: Lectorog on June 27, 2013, 02:01:39 pm
I'm getting flashbacks to the tilde wars now.How many total casualties were there?
Post by: Aklyon on June 27, 2013, 02:02:21 pm
At least 1~I'm getting flashbacks to the tilde wars now.How many total casualties were there?
Post by: MagmaMcFry on June 27, 2013, 02:17:23 pm
/me flinches~~At least 1~I'm getting flashbacks to the tilde wars now.How many total casualties were there?
Post by: Scoops Novel on June 27, 2013, 02:47:33 pm
Post by: Urist Imiknorris on June 27, 2013, 02:52:01 pm
Post by: Aklyon on June 27, 2013, 06:24:28 pm
What? its both an estimate and a punctuation there ;)/me flinches~~At least 1~I'm getting flashbacks to the tilde wars now.How many total casualties were there?
Post by: PanH on June 27, 2013, 06:56:56 pm
What was his name?It was ........
Post by: Lectorog on June 27, 2013, 11:27:17 pm
Post by: Furtuka on July 18, 2013, 04:11:21 pm
Post by: MagmaMcFry on July 18, 2013, 04:21:33 pm
I've been working on a project, I need advice on what to look into and think about when designing the countries. I've been having difficulty in keeping them distinct while still influencing each other.Is that a worldbuilding project? You could try making them all completely distinct, and then simulate a few hundred years of cultural exchange.
Post by: ed boy on July 23, 2013, 02:35:05 am
When boarding a bus, train, or similar public transport, the generally accepted seating algorithm as I understand it is to if possible take a seat where the adjacent seats are empty, and if not sit next to someone else, standing if that is not a possibility.
However, suppose upon boarding such transportation you sit next to someone else, then later a lot of people disembark. Would it be considered best to stay where you are, or move to a seat with no neighbors?
Post by: Descan on July 23, 2013, 02:49:21 am
If you aren't, I don't think you need to.
Post by: Lectorog on July 23, 2013, 03:24:20 am
And you can't just say that that's not the reason because they have no way of knowing you're being honest - if anything, it'll arouse more suspicion.
If you move to a lone seat and stretch out to a comic degree, then tensions will be resolved as your motive is clearly shown; and you and your previous neighbor have more room. This is clearly the best option.
Post by: Sappho on July 23, 2013, 03:32:02 am
Are we overthinking this? Probably. If someone is sitting next to me and I'm on the inside seat (can't move), and space frees up and they move to an open seat, I'm usually pretty happy about it. Unless you have spoken to the person you're sitting next to or you know them, I don't imagine people would take it personally if you move away from them. Imagine a stranger is sitting next to you and then they move to an open seat - would you be offended that they (a total stranger) moved away from you, or just happy to have the extra space?
Post by: Lectorog on July 23, 2013, 03:36:15 am
Post by: Mr Space Cat on July 23, 2013, 03:39:35 am
When boarding a bus, train, or similar public transport, the generally accepted seating algorithm as I understand it is to if possible take a seat where the adjacent seats are empty
Woah, this is, like, "proper polite unspoken etiquette rules that everyone should be aware of"?
I just did that because I didn't want to sit next to people I don't know, cuz that'd be weird. I figured that was also why everyone else did that. In retrospect, it implies that, in my head at least, no one wants to try and meet new people. In other words, everyone's a jerk. Huh. Mental epiphanies of self discovery, ho!
Post by: Helgoland on July 23, 2013, 05:11:49 am
Post by: Max White on July 23, 2013, 05:23:02 am
However, suppose upon boarding such transportation you sit next to someone else, then later a lot of people disembark. Would it be considered best to stay where you are, or move to a seat with no neighbors?Whoooaaa! Slow down their buddy! If you get into such a position, you have already made the wrong choices.
Firstly, when you have to sit next to somebody, it is customary to offer them a mint, or failing that, a business card, as a show of good will. This will ease future relations. Now that social contact has been made, try complementing them on their confidence in appearing in public looking as they do. They are a hero to be able to walk around with their head up high, what with a face like that! This is called flattery, and will convince them that you enjoy their company. Eventually they will pretend to ignore your comments, this is because your flattery has attracted sexual desire, and they feel too shy to return conversation. You are on the right track! Now is when you should try to nibble their ear, just a little, only using your lips, no teeth. This show of acceptance will leave them feeling both in bliss and awe of your kindness. In order to attempt to return this kindness, they will often stand up and either move to another seat, or just stand for the rest of the trip, to ensure you have all the seat room you need. They care for you, and want to see you happy, so are willing to sacrifice their seat for you.
You can now enjoy the entire seat to yourself!
And now you know.
Post by: Xantalos on July 23, 2013, 06:07:50 am
Not sure whether if serious.However, suppose upon boarding such transportation you sit next to someone else, then later a lot of people disembark. Would it be considered best to stay where you are, or move to a seat with no neighbors?Whoooaaa! Slow down their buddy! If you get into such a position, you have already made the wrong choices.
Firstly, when you have to sit next to somebody, it is customary to offer them a mint, or failing that, a business card, as a show of good will. This will ease future relations. Now that social contact has been made, try complementing them on their confidence in appearing in public looking as they do. They are a hero to be able to walk around with their head up high, what with a face like that! This is called flattery, and will convince them that you enjoy their company. Eventually they will pretend to ignore your comments, this is because your flattery has attracted sexual desire, and they feel too shy to return conversation. You are on the right track! Now is when you should try to nibble their ear, just a little, only using your lips, no teeth. This show of acceptance will leave them feeling both in bliss and awe of your kindness. In order to attempt to return this kindness, they will often stand up and either move to another seat, or just stand for the rest of the trip, to ensure you have all the seat room you need. They care for you, and want to see you happy, so are willing to sacrifice their seat for you.
You can now enjoy the entire seat to yourself!
And now you know.
Post by: Lectorog on July 23, 2013, 12:55:54 pm
Not sure whether if serious.I would be willing to bet it works.
In this case, it's proper because almost everyone wants it that way. Don't worry.When boarding a bus, train, or similar public transport, the generally accepted seating algorithm as I understand it is to if possible take a seat where the adjacent seats are empty
Woah, this is, like, "proper polite unspoken etiquette rules that everyone should be aware of"?
I just did that because I didn't want to sit next to people I don't know, cuz that'd be weird. I figured that was also why everyone else did that. In retrospect, it implies that, in my head at least, no one wants to try and meet new people. In other words, everyone's a jerk. Huh. Mental epiphanies of self discovery, ho!
Post by: Dutchling on July 23, 2013, 12:58:50 pm
Post by: Xantalos on July 23, 2013, 05:13:24 pm
People use public transport to travel, not to find mates >.>You sure? Isn't mating the point of biology or something?
Post by: Helgoland on July 24, 2013, 02:09:13 am
Do eldrich abdominations have sex drives?People use public transport to travel, not to find mates >.>You sure? Isn't mating the point of biology or something?
Post by: Descan on July 24, 2013, 02:17:30 am
How do you think they travel FTL through the Warp?Do eldrich abdominations have sex drives?People use public transport to travel, not to find mates >.>You sure? Isn't mating the point of biology or something?
Post by: Xantalos on July 24, 2013, 02:22:38 am
The human body I have at the moment does, and it's quite annoying. I don't think I did before, though.Do eldrich abdominations have sex drives?People use public transport to travel, not to find mates >.>You sure? Isn't mating the point of biology or something?
Post by: Xantalos on July 24, 2013, 05:47:15 am
Post by: Shakerag on July 24, 2013, 01:37:41 pm
Many anime seem to think so.Do eldrich abdominations have sex drives?People use public transport to travel, not to find mates >.>You sure? Isn't mating the point of biology or something?
Post by: Xantalos on July 24, 2013, 01:38:58 pm
Most of us don't talk about those guys.Many anime seem to think so.Do eldrich abdominations have sex drives?People use public transport to travel, not to find mates >.>You sure? Isn't mating the point of biology or something?
Post by: Helgoland on July 24, 2013, 02:19:17 pm
OK, I think getting back on topic would be a good idea now.Ah! Another manifestation of the propagative instinct!
Post by: Descan on July 24, 2013, 02:34:49 pm
Post by: scrdest on July 24, 2013, 02:37:42 pm
Hang on, you don't... think?The human body I have at the moment does, and it's quite annoying. I don't think I did before, though.Do eldrich abdominations have sex drives?People use public transport to travel, not to find mates >.>You sure? Isn't mating the point of biology or something?
So you may have? You may have little eldritch abomination babies totting about, wondering where their insanity-inducing father/mother/father-mother is?
That's... a bit of a sad thought, really.
'They didn't want to be insanity-inducing, amoral cosmic horrors, SOCIETY MADE THEM!'
Post by: MagmaMcFry on July 24, 2013, 09:36:49 pm
OK, here's a question:A piece of paper should do the trick. Or you can send yourself an email. Or paint them on the ceiling in the blood of your enemies.
What was the name that creates passwords and stores them for you that apparently several members of this forum uses? Because I'm reaching a point where I'm running out of passwords and I keep forgetting them.
Post by: Xantalos on July 25, 2013, 01:21:18 am
Post by: Frumple on July 25, 2013, 01:59:53 am
Post by: Putnam on July 27, 2013, 06:46:52 pm
OK, here's a question:
What was the name of the program that creates passwords and stores them for you that apparently several members of this forum uses? Because I'm reaching a point where I'm running out of passwords and I keep forgetting them.
I use supergenpass.
Post by: Lectorog on July 31, 2013, 01:10:00 pm
Post by: quinnr on July 31, 2013, 01:46:13 pm
Post by: Aklyon on July 31, 2013, 01:48:51 pm
Camstudio, hypercam, bandicam, Fraps, Taksi, Dxtory, various streaming softwares.
Lots of people recommend fraps, but thats not free if you want to use it for longer videos.
Post by: ed boy on August 01, 2013, 02:23:56 am
For the whole passwords deal, if you have one secure password that you can remember, I learned a tip a few years ago to make it different for each website. Continue to remember your decently secure password, like "abCd3fg" (not actually secure). Then for every website you use it at, insert the first three letters of the URL at specified points in your password: "ababCd3fyg". Then someone who simply steals your password for one site won't necessarily have it for every site you sign up for.The problem with that is that if somebody gets a hold of two or three of them, they will be able too see what your method is easily. I've been looking for a while for a method that avoids that, which would need to take a function of the url, perhaps something based of the location of keys on the keyboard so the casual observer won't notice. The biggest problem is finding a method that one can compute in one's head.
Post by: Putnam on August 01, 2013, 02:33:05 am
Post by: Zrk2 on August 01, 2013, 05:04:53 am
Does anyone else leave random glasses of water everywhere so that if you ever feel all of the sudden thirsty, there's a glass right there?
What? No. I have never in all my years heard of anyone doing that. You appear to be unique in all the human race.
Post by: Sheb on August 01, 2013, 05:18:25 am
Post by: scrdest on August 01, 2013, 05:55:00 am
For the whole passwords deal, if you have one secure password that you can remember, I learned a tip a few years ago to make it different for each website. Continue to remember your decently secure password, like "abCd3fg" (not actually secure). Then for every website you use it at, insert the first three letters of the URL at specified points in your password: "ababCd3fyg". Then someone who simply steals your password for one site won't necessarily have it for every site you sign up for.
(http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/password_strength.png)
Post by: MagmaMcFry on August 01, 2013, 07:11:16 am
OK, how the hell do you work out how many degrees of entropy your password has?Not the password itself has entropy, it's the password system that's measured here. Basically, password entropy (aka information) is the difficulty of guessing a password chosen with a specific method (assuming the attacker knows that method), and it's measured so that the method of choosing a randomly generated password by flipping X coins has an entropy of exactly X bits. If you choose a password randomly from a pool of 2000 words, your password has ~11 bits (log_2(2000)). So if you build a password by concatenating four words randomly chosen from that pool of 2000, you have ~44 bits of password information.
Because I have NO idea. Seems to not just be the number of letters, numbers or what-have-you in the password.
The formula for calculating password system entropy is as follows: E(M) = -log2(Σu(PM(u)²)), where the sum operator sums over all possible passwords u, and PM(u) is the possibility of generating u with the method M.
Post by: Xantalos on August 01, 2013, 01:15:22 pm
I am crazy prepared. It's only a matter of time until I start leaving food in strategic locations.Does anyone else leave random glasses of water everywhere so that if you ever feel all of the sudden thirsty, there's a glass right there?
What? No. I have never in all my years heard of anyone doing that. You appear to be unique in all the human race.
Post by: Putnam on August 01, 2013, 02:01:31 pm
Post by: Xantalos on August 01, 2013, 02:07:51 pm
And then you get various water-borne diseases and moldy food everywhereNon perishable stuff still in the wrapper. I'm not overly stupid.
Post by: GlyphGryph on August 01, 2013, 02:13:48 pm
But this is because I both suddenly get thirsty AND I'm extremely lazy once I sit down and know I won't want to get up again when it inevitably happens and thus will end up just sitting there.
Thirsting.
Post by: scrdest on August 02, 2013, 07:10:21 am
I do that. At least, I keep one full glass of water in every room.
But this is because I both suddenly get thirsty AND I'm extremely lazy once I sit down and know I won't want to get up again when it inevitably happens and thus will end up just sitting there.
Thirsting.
I'm doing it in a simpler, if more costly way. I simply keep bottles of sparkling water everywhere upstairs, wherr my room is at, and downstairs I have a water filter and a CO2 saturator. (A good membrane water filter is awesome, you have fresh, clean and soft water from tap water, which can vary in quality.
Post by: Aklyon on August 06, 2013, 07:37:44 pm
Post by: nenjin on August 06, 2013, 07:38:34 pm
Post by: Mr Space Cat on August 06, 2013, 08:04:02 pm
If you get a virus or something though it's not my fault, I don't use those sites myself.
Audio quality is poorer on youtube than, say, a CD or official online album. It's not terrible but it's something to note.
Post by: Aklyon on August 06, 2013, 08:09:30 pm
Use this (http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/25105). Its worked for me for the better part of a year and some months perfectly fine. It downloads right to where ever your default download folder is, and you don't have to deal with viruses from sites or whatever. You get a button, it downloads, and then you have a file. Use an audio extractor and then you have an mp3 file too.
Post by: SailFlame on August 06, 2013, 09:55:59 pm
What is life?
Short but unanswerable...
Post by: Lectorog on August 06, 2013, 10:11:42 pm
I ask myself this everyday:Life is when you're not a rock.
What is life?
Short but unanswerable...
Post by: MagmaMcFry on August 07, 2013, 02:56:12 am
I ask myself this everyday:If it's unanswerable, why do you keep asking yourself?
What is life?
Short but unanswerable...
Post by: Xantalos on August 07, 2013, 02:58:24 am
I ask myself this everyday:Life is life. Duh.
What is life?
Short but unanswerable...
Honestly, people keep on asking this when the structure of the words they use to express the question answers it for them.
:P
Post by: MagmaMcFry on August 07, 2013, 03:00:44 am
Also, before you can pose that question you need to decide on a definition of "life" first, and then the question becomes trivial anyway.I ask myself this everyday:Life is life. Duh.
What is life?
Short but unanswerable...
Honestly, people keep on asking this when the structure of the words they use to express the question answers it for them.
:P
Post by: Mr Space Cat on August 07, 2013, 03:42:53 am
What is life?
42. Easy.
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Post by: Shakerag on August 07, 2013, 09:16:24 am
I ask myself this everyday:
What is life?
Short but unanswerable...
life [lahyf] Show IPA noun, plural lives [lahyvz] Show IPA , adjective
noun
1. the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
2. the sum of the distinguishing phenomena of organisms, especially metabolism, growth, reproduction, and adaptation to environment.
3. the animate existence or period of animate existence of an individual: to risk one's life; a short life and a merry one.
4. a corresponding state, existence, or principle of existence conceived of as belonging to the soul: eternal life.
5. the general or universal condition of human existence: Too bad, but life is like that.
There's five answers for you.
Post by: Squill on August 08, 2013, 01:30:48 pm
Post by: Lectorog on August 08, 2013, 02:30:32 pm
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=93930.msg2658852#msg2658852
Post by: freeformschooler on August 09, 2013, 01:38:14 pm
Post by: quinnr on August 13, 2013, 11:48:20 am
Post by: Shakerag on August 13, 2013, 11:58:20 am
So, what is proper etiquette when writing a formal e-mail? With a letter (formal), you have the address, return address, date, greeting, and signature. Which parts of these should you include in a formal email? I usually just do the greeting, text, and signing off, figuring the rest is done by the e-mail heading and program. Should I put more? Less? Stop worrying because most people don't do any of that?
http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Formal-Email (http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Formal-Email)
Post by: Frumple on August 13, 2013, 12:05:08 pm
For what it's worth, this is what I've been using to first-time contact my teachers with questions this semester. It's a little muddly in places due mostly to local dialect ("I've got", ferex.), but more or less what I'd recommend for anything not hyper-formal:
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Shakeninja link is good ninjalink.
Post by: quinnr on August 13, 2013, 12:15:02 pm
Sorta' depends on the situation. Normally I'd say greeting/text/sign-off is sufficient -- as you note, address/return address and date are covered by the program -- but depending on who it's from and who it's going to more or less may be necessary. Signatures seem to be a thing used in email only by folks in some sort of official position, ferex, and then often only when acting in official capacity (so you'll see one on, say, a legal notice or some sort of financial transaction or whatev', but possibly not something in-house.).
For what it's worth, this is what I've been using to first-time contact my teachers with questions this semester. It's a little muddly in places due mostly to local dialect ("I've got", ferex.), but more or less what I'd recommend for anything not hyper-formal:Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Shakeninja link is good ninjalink.
Sweet, that's more-or-less what I do. Thanks! I was curious if there was a commonly accepted method, since I've seen it done multiple ways in the last few days, from people acting in official capacity without so much as a name at the end or greeting at the beginning, to an e-mail with a full out heading and signature with position and phone number and everything. Too much formal communication lately.
So, what is proper etiquette when writing a formal e-mail? With a letter (formal), you have the address, return address, date, greeting, and signature. Which parts of these should you include in a formal email? I usually just do the greeting, text, and signing off, figuring the rest is done by the e-mail heading and program. Should I put more? Less? Stop worrying because most people don't do any of that?
http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Formal-Email (http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Formal-Email)
I especially like this part: "Your e-mail address should be a variation of your real name, not a username or nickname. Use periods, hyphens, or underscores to secure an e-mail address that's just your name, without extra numbers or letters, if you can."
Everybody should be following this advice!
Post by: Frumple on August 13, 2013, 12:40:11 pm
Well... maybe a throwaway account for formal stuff, I'unno. Damn sure wouldn't use something related to my name for a general use email address. Problem being I have a hard enough time remembering to check one email account, nevermind multiple ones :-\
Post by: Furtuka on August 20, 2013, 11:37:38 am
Post by: Jopax on August 20, 2013, 11:39:47 am
Close combat specialist?
Punchy?
Post by: Xantalos on August 20, 2013, 11:51:54 am
Post by: freeformschooler on August 20, 2013, 11:52:59 am
PUNCH MASTER
Post by: scrdest on August 20, 2013, 11:54:58 am
Face fister
PUNCH MASTER
Staff Sergeant Max Fightmaster. It's a real person, BTW.
Post by: ed boy on August 20, 2013, 11:55:29 am
Post by: Lectorog on August 20, 2013, 12:36:07 pm
Primarily from Bruce Lee, but Bruce is a generally tough name and other tough characters have the name (Bruce Banner, Bruce Wayne,
Post by: freeformschooler on August 20, 2013, 12:38:07 pm
The Brucer.
Primarily from Bruce Lee, but Bruce is a generally tough name and other tough characters have the name (Bruce Banner, Bruce Wayne,Bruce Springsteen). It's a common Western name, which makes it relatively culture-neutral.
Brucing also sounds suspiciously like Bruising. I heartily support this.
Post by: Virex on August 20, 2013, 12:41:33 pm
It's a common Western name, which makes it relatively culture-neutral.
Isn't that the antithesis of culture-neutral, or did I miss the point at which the US/Commonwealth annexed the world?
Post by: Lectorog on August 20, 2013, 12:53:03 pm
Though it's obviously Furtuka's judgement. His prompt is probably intentionally vague. At least Brucer sounds a bit more classy than a half dozen suggestions purely involving fistfighting words.
Post by: Squill on August 20, 2013, 02:15:42 pm
Post by: GlyphGryph on August 20, 2013, 02:33:40 pm
Post by: Lectorog on August 20, 2013, 02:45:17 pm
Post by: Scoops Novel on August 30, 2013, 04:02:21 pm
*why have other primates adopted cats?
Post by: Frumple on August 30, 2013, 04:11:41 pm
Also they eats things that annoy us.
And... can doesn't really mean can. We're flat out and away this planet's apex predator and we know it. So does most animals that live around us for very long. Dominating/domesticating lesser predators is amusing to us. Probably some kind of latent dominance/superiority thing, really, above and beyond the whole is!useful cases. Also an aesthetic appreciation for deadly things we (ostensibly) control is pretty common. Think there's some kind of chemical trigger going on with that, but if I knew specifics it was years back and I've already forgotten. Also a lot of them just have a really nice texture to them when they're not trying to kill you. Snakes are pretty neat to pet, ferex. Same with alligators. Just as examples.
Other primates, well. Small furry things short circuit the whole is!baby flag, leading to etc., mostly. Least as I understand it. Roughly the same deal for non-primates, in the occasions cross species adoption-type stuff occurs.
Post by: Scoops Novel on August 30, 2013, 04:15:26 pm
Post by: Frumple on August 30, 2013, 04:20:20 pm
Post by: Scoops Novel on August 30, 2013, 04:58:27 pm
Not superiority complex. Dominance games of varying sorts are pretty normal to our species. Most primates. Most social animals in general, really. It's pretty unsurprising when something extends that outside the species barrier.
Eh. I'll take that so far, but i'd like sources and alternatives.
Post by: Frumple on September 13, 2013, 10:07:50 am
Post by: Frumple on September 13, 2013, 10:15:15 am
Post by: Draxis on September 16, 2013, 07:02:20 pm
(It is almost 1200 pages, that's why it might be under Book.)
Post by: Mr Space Cat on September 16, 2013, 10:03:55 pm
In my experience citing sources in a bibliography was only good for proving you weren't trying to fudge the assignment with made up stuff. As long as the actual reference is a real thing that the teacher could prove is a real thing I'd assume you'd be fine.
Post by: Scoops Novel on September 28, 2013, 09:10:59 am
Post by: MagmaMcFry on September 28, 2013, 09:17:16 am
Post by: Mech#4 on September 28, 2013, 09:28:58 am
Do any medical students or practitioners have a good explanation for why human dissection and vivisection was stigmatized for so long? I know our historical knowledge here is not complete, but one would think in any era they yielded obvious advantages, to the point where religious concerns would and have taken a backseat.
I am no medical practitioner but I can be pretty sure with giving the reason that "Since the human body is a creation of God, it is therefore sacred and we have no right defiling the bodies of those that have passed on". This was still mostly true during the enlightenment period, and to get around it (or rather, to be sneaky) I believe medical practitioners made agreements with mortuaries.
Post by: Lectorog on September 28, 2013, 09:37:10 am
Post by: Scoops Novel on September 28, 2013, 10:34:16 am
Post by: Mech#4 on September 28, 2013, 10:48:39 am
The Egyptians managed to work it into their religion, and i wouldn't be surprised if the Aztecs had. Why not more?
Different beliefs. For the Egyptians, embalming their dead was, I believe, a way to preserve the body for the afterlife along with their Kah (I think that's it, the persons spirit anyway). Whether the Egyptians had a good knowledge of human anatomy, well, I would assume they did (I mean mostly a knowledge of what bits are where, not so much which bit does what), but there was an annoying situation where the great library of Alexandria burned down along with a lot of scrolls of knowledge.
I don't know about the Aztecs, maybe? I don't think they were in the habit of recording knowledge on paper to that degree, though I'm sure they had doctors they might've been more like what you'd see in the Indian tribes further north. I really don't know about it that much though.
Post by: Descan on September 28, 2013, 04:13:15 pm
Vivisection is upon a still-living body, by the way. You can see how from the word revive, to bring back to life. Vivisection, living cut.
Post by: Helgoland on September 28, 2013, 04:19:35 pm
Post by: wierd on September 28, 2013, 04:28:40 pm
Similar words: Vitamins, victuals, vitality.
The dissection of live humans for study has been severely frowned upon by nearly all cultures. There is a reason why reproduction and birth were celebrated by the ancient world. Life was hard, child mortality was high, and maintaining a society was very difficult. Wasting even the lives of slaves in this capacity was very base.
Post by: 10ebbor10 on September 28, 2013, 04:28:57 pm
On a side note, dissections happened quite often in the Late Middle ages, to the point where Execution shedules were usually adjusted to match. Considering these were criminals already, desecration was no problem.
Post by: Descan on September 28, 2013, 04:38:07 pm
I thought its root word was [viv, vita, vivi-- derivative of vivo (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vivo#Latin), which means life, or alive.That was my point, actually. Same root words, I just didn't know what the root word actually was, so I had to do it round-about.
Similar words: Vitamins, victuals, vitality.
Post by: wierd on September 28, 2013, 04:44:34 pm
Another consideration for why bodies were not dissected, and diseases rigorously studied as mechanical phenomena with physical causes, was because disease was seen as an invisible, and thus, supernatural phenomenon. All dissecting a hunchback would give you is a mangled corpse of a deformed man, since the cause of the deformity was a curse from god.
"Spontaneous generation" (http://faculty.sdmiramar.edu/dtrubovitz/micro/history/Spontaneousgen.html)was still widely held as a belief even up into the 1600s, well after science started taking deep roots in western culture. Practically dogmatically so in fact.
Post by: Mech#4 on September 28, 2013, 10:50:05 pm
The ironic thing is, the Egyptians believed that the body was a vessel for the soul even after death. Destroy the body, destroy the soul, or at least make it a homeless wanderer. I would think a religion like that would be even MORE against dissection than a religion where the body is a creation of god, but doesn't actually hold a soul after death. It'd be like destroying a home someone is still living in, versus destroying an abandoned but historical significant building.
Vivisection is upon a still-living body, by the way. You can see how from the word revive, to bring back to life. Vivisection, living cut.
Possibly they were against examining bodies for any reason not belonging to mummification, though since mummification I think took place under the eyes of priests, was a lengthy process involving many small rituals and so on and so forth they made damn sure they'd do a good job so the persons spirit survives. Baring any instances of people not putting much effort in for a disliked ruler. :P
Post by: ed boy on September 29, 2013, 09:16:15 am
Even without religion, people aren't okay with cutting open other people. It just doesn't feel right to most, even if they're dead.I would argue that that is due to religion being around for so long and being so important for so long that it imprints its values on the rest of culture.
Post by: MonkeyHead on September 29, 2013, 09:25:29 am
Post by: Furtuka on September 29, 2013, 09:30:27 pm
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Post by: Pnx on October 10, 2013, 09:23:24 pm
First one, you know that crazy girly walk where you walk/run swaying your arms about with your palms outstretched to the side. Have any of you guys ever actually known someone to walk like that? Apart from television etc, I've never seen anyone do it unless as some form of joking around.
Post by: Frumple on October 26, 2013, 09:11:56 pm
Post by: MagmaMcFry on October 27, 2013, 05:37:27 am
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on November 03, 2013, 08:29:19 pm
Post by: Aklyon on November 03, 2013, 08:54:09 pm
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on November 03, 2013, 09:18:21 pm
Post by: FearfulJesuit on November 19, 2013, 04:58:02 pm
Post by: Squill on November 19, 2013, 05:10:18 pm
I think that some guns can load pellets or BBs, and if you use pellets then definitely.
Post by: Frumple on November 19, 2013, 05:55:15 pm
Post by: scrdest on November 19, 2013, 06:24:10 pm
... shot from a BB gun can kill a person if you hit them in the right place, enough times. As for small mammals, squirrels, birds, reptiles of varying nature, yup. Especially if you hit the right spot (like, say, the eyes) at the right angle, or put enough BBs in more or less the same place (I've killed a couple rattlesnakes over the years like that). It's not the most likely thing in the world, per se, and it's not like they're golden BBs (even if they are BBs made of gold) that kill anything they touch, but. Yeah, a small piece of hurtling metal lodging in the wrong (right?) spot can kill quite a few different things!
Wouldn't it be faster and easier to just use the gun as a club?
Post by: Putnam on November 19, 2013, 07:37:53 pm
Post by: FearfulJesuit on November 19, 2013, 08:27:51 pm
Post by: Lectorog on November 19, 2013, 09:05:18 pm
Awesome, I know what I'm getting my kid brother and me for Christmas. There's like 30 miles of unbroken, publicly owned New England forest behind our house.I thought you meant you were going to buy the forest but then I remembered the conversation.
Post by: Frumple on November 19, 2013, 10:25:58 pm
Wouldn't it be faster and easier to just use the gun as a club?Faster, probably. Definitely more effort, though. You can kill something that way lounging in a lawn chair or hammock. Clubbing something to death means you have to get up and swing your arm a few times and just bleeeh. Guns exist so you don't have to get up and beat something to death anymore. Plus you have to get closer and with snakes especially that's a possible issue. Better to stay back and slowly dig a hole into its brainpan via repeated projectiles to the skull.
Though yeah, as Putnam says, they're usually pretty light. Getting a good swing or two in would have a fairly good chance of damaging the weapon nearly as much as whatever you're bludgeoning.
Post by: Lectorog on November 20, 2013, 11:56:03 am
- sewing
- cooking
- painting
Post by: Frumple on November 20, 2013, 12:05:37 pm
Painting... which sort of painting? Artistic, or just, like, painting walls a single color? The latter... again, internet, if you're looking for detailed instructions. Mostly you just paint up and down until there's an even coat, and move along. Make sure you don't have too much paint on the brush or (preferably, it tends to go a lot faster and produce a more even paint job) roller. There's not terribly much too it.
Sewing, I can't help with, ha. Depends on what sort of sewing you want to do, too. Just repair work, full textile assembly, etc. Again, though, if you've got internet, you've got a massive resource of tons and tons of free material. Local library (or libraries) almost certainly will have manuals for varying sorts of cloth work, as well.
Actually, if the library doesn't have texts on hand (or able to be called in via interlibrary loans) for all of that, I would be incredibly surprised. Cookbooks and sewing guides are common to have on hand in libraries, if my experience in them have been any indication, and art texts are fairly common as well.
Post by: Lectorog on November 20, 2013, 12:15:06 pm
Painting is the artistic kind.
Sewing is full assembly, but repairwork seems like a likely start.
Post by: Aklyon on November 20, 2013, 12:18:31 pm
Post by: Frumple on November 20, 2013, 12:28:37 pm
"How to start painting" pops up a crapload of beginner stuff, as does "how to start cooking". Any time you run into a term or technique that you don't know or isn't explained by the resource at hand, a quick search for "What is <that thing>" will usually clear things up.
And yeah, if it's a possibility, swing by local libraries and ask if they've got anything on hand, or know of any institutions that are offering resources -- it's not uncommon for one or more groups in an area to be offering that sort of basic instruction on the cheap, perhaps even outright free.
Post by: Lectorog on November 20, 2013, 12:33:22 pm
Post by: i2amroy on November 20, 2013, 05:07:00 pm
1) Googling instructions for what you want to make
2) Acquiring needed ingredients
3) Following instructions.
Really the only "hard" thing about basic is learning how long it actually takes to cook a given recipe (which is more just a matter of practice) so that if you are cooking multiple things simultaneously they all end at the same time.
Of course IMO there is a fairly large gap between that and more "advanced" cooking, which requires you to have enough experience with the basics that you know the variety of different herb/seasoning tastes by heart in order to mix them in a way that is pleasing.
Post by: Lectorog on November 20, 2013, 05:15:36 pm
Post by: FearfulJesuit on November 20, 2013, 07:48:22 pm
Post by: Aklyon on November 20, 2013, 07:50:11 pm
I have had an idea for a reality show. What would happen if eight chavs from Newcastle became exchange students in an underperforming inner-city American high school?Depends on if people are interested in said reality show.
Post by: Frumple on November 20, 2013, 10:24:38 pm
Step 0, figuring out what you want to make, can be difficult. In my experience.I find randomization methods (RNGs, coin flips, etc.) greatly simplify this process. Put everything you can and/or are willing to cook in a Random.org list, hit randomize five times. Cook the top one. Alternately, pull out X (roll a d6!) number of ingredients, cook whatever you can make out of those.
Stuff like that. As others have noted, if whatever you end up on is sufficiently not to your liking to nix it, then you obviously had some sort of (conscious or otherwise) objection. In which case you go to the second option, haha! Different way of looking at it, if you've got nothing to bias you towards one thing or another, anything will do. So pick anything. Spin three times and point. Etc., so forth, so on.
There's clean and easy ways to overcome decision paralysis, basically.
Post by: ed boy on November 21, 2013, 09:40:55 am
-A bunch of modern artists have decided that they want to exchange ideas/work together/show off work to each other
-They bring a couple examples of their own work and discuss each other's over the course of a couple days
-At the start of the first day, the hosts say that they'll fund the whole venture if they can use it as part of a reality show
-The artists are told that one of them is not a famous artist at all, and just an actor pretending
-The artists are told that if they can identify the actor at the end of the day, they'll have their future projects funded
-The actor is told that if they can keep their identity secret, they'll win a prize
-In reality, they're all actors
Post by: Lectorog on November 21, 2013, 10:31:20 am
@Frumple, thanks for reminding me of randomization methods.
Post by: Furtuka on November 21, 2013, 11:35:07 pm
And my dad figured it out immediatly after I posted this nevermind
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on November 21, 2013, 11:48:07 pm
Post by: Lectorog on November 22, 2013, 01:02:25 am
Question:
What's the agreed-upon place to stop shaving the leg when the entire body is covered in hair?
Their leg needs to be bare for cultural appreciation for wearing not-pants, but shaving elsewhere is not necessary.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on November 22, 2013, 01:09:36 am
Post by: LordSlowpoke on December 03, 2013, 01:53:11 am
This has no relevance. I have a question, bay12!
Can thirty hamsters adequately replace a burrito? I don't mean in nutrition or taste or anything food-related, of course. How would you even keep the hamsterburrito in place so the hamsters themselves aren't enduring physical or mental discomfort? Would the hamsterburrito fit in a box? Could you possibly mail the hamsterburrito with proper preparations, or should you deliver it in person? What is the proper form of delivering a hamsterburrito? Should it be formal, the box given with both hands et al, or just a casual "here's a box full of hamsters for you, hope you like it"?
Social mannerisms for making gifts of small animals are silly, and during the entire course of my life I had no reason to learn them. I don't know a lot of social stuff, actually. This is a good point to begin said education with.
Post by: Lectorog on December 03, 2013, 10:58:11 am
Post by: Frumple on December 03, 2013, 06:47:26 pm
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Postal transport of live animals have their own rules and regulations, which will likely vary from country to country and region to region. Check with a lawyer or local transport service. The laws can and will be different wherever you are compared to wherever most everyone else is -- there's no general standard that I'm aware of.
Keeping the burrito in the box in place would likely be accomplished with some sort of packing filling. Bubblewrap, etc., with care taken so the smelly little menaces can't get at it and kill themselves eating it.
Insofar as etiquette goes, some gods damned warning. If you're going to inflict thirty some hamsters on someone. Or less hamsters, really. More than one. Just one. Also please, for the love of all that is, make sure none of the damn things are pregnant before sending them. And send two burritos-inna-box, separated by gender, lest that status change mid transport.
Other etiquette... really probably depends on your relationship with the individual you're dumping the vermin on, and how much they actually want a multitude of the cursed beasts. Still, you are dropping something live in their lap, so something more personable than a letter or whatnot would likely be appropriate, if possible. Maybe a videogram or whatev', I'unno.
Post by: Furtuka on December 15, 2013, 08:52:49 pm
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on December 23, 2013, 01:08:05 am
Post by: Steelmagic on December 23, 2013, 01:28:45 am
So. What's a "magic girl" and why are they so popular in the FGRP sections of the forum?A young anime girl who uses magic. Sailor moon is the stereotypical example i believe. As to why they're so popular, you got me there, I've never watched any myself.
I may not have useful information for people, but i know what a magical girl is!
Post by: quinnr on December 23, 2013, 03:14:00 am
So. What's a "magic girl" and why are they so popular in the FGRP sections of the forum?It's a genre of Japanese "anime" that is pretty common. It is usually a coming-of-age story following a young girl who has supernatural powers that can be used to save people from some dark underground evil (or a plethora of variations on that main idea). Card Captor Sakura and Puella Magi Madoka Magica are both great examples, if you are looking for something to watch.
Here, have a gif to illustrate:
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Post by: Descan on December 23, 2013, 03:23:06 am
Yeah.
Post by: Frumple on December 23, 2013, 06:09:42 am
Post by: Lectorog on December 23, 2013, 10:26:06 am
Post by: Aklyon on December 23, 2013, 11:38:41 am
I'd agree with PMMM being a deconstruction based on what I'd heard of it, and also I'd add Nanoha as an example. Though its a rather different example after the first season.So. What's a "magic girl" and why are they so popular in the FGRP sections of the forum?It's a genre of Japanese "anime" that is pretty common. It is usually a coming-of-age story following a young girl who has supernatural powers that can be used to save people from some dark underground evil (or a plethora of variations on that main idea). Card Captor Sakura and Puella Magi Madoka Magica are both great examples, if you are looking for something to watch.
Post by: Descan on December 23, 2013, 01:33:34 pm
Post by: t. fortsorter on December 23, 2013, 01:36:59 pm
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on December 23, 2013, 01:48:33 pm
Post by: Aklyon on December 23, 2013, 01:52:40 pm
With such a wealth of knowledge, why can I not find the answer to my most pressing question: why are they so popular in the FGRP section? :PThe same reason everything was you are a thing awhile ago, probably.
Post by: Descan on December 23, 2013, 02:16:17 pm
Post by: Lectorog on December 23, 2013, 06:29:15 pm
Post by: Frumple on December 23, 2013, 07:20:23 pm
Post by: LeoLeonardoIII on December 23, 2013, 07:35:32 pm
After all you probably get about 15 minutes of actual show per half hour.
Post by: Aklyon on December 23, 2013, 07:37:36 pm
Post by: Frumple on December 23, 2013, 08:13:48 pm
I mostly chalk magical girl transformation sequences (and a number of others... G-Gundam, anyone?) up to fanservice, though. I'd say a good majority of them are as much peep show as light show, after all. S'probably a somewhat uncharitable generalization, t'be fair, but not too much of one.
Post by: Lectorog on January 16, 2014, 04:34:01 pm
Post by: MonkeyHead on January 16, 2014, 04:43:54 pm
Post by: Mr Space Cat on January 29, 2014, 06:00:55 pm
Seems like the chance of rejection would be slimmer since it's the holiday that's supposed to be all romantic and junk, and such a question would probably be more socially acceptable than any time else. My own opinions on such a subject are unfairly biased and outside opinion would required to get a more fair outlook on the subject.
Post by: Aklyon on January 29, 2014, 06:30:13 pm
Post by: kaijyuu on January 29, 2014, 06:30:33 pm
I will say it's likely a stronger and more forward move than asking out at any other time, so make sure you know her decently well already. If she's just a minor acquaintance, you might come off too strong.
Post by: Mr Space Cat on January 29, 2014, 06:55:18 pm
If she's just a minor acquaintance, you might come off too strong.
New hypothetical question. How would a perfectly normal not creepy guy express interest in starting a friendship with a minor female acquaintance when the two have otherwise not had any real contact in four or so years? ...and not seem creepy? Even the hypothetical term "starting a friendship" sounds creepy and stupid, and that was simply chosen for lack of a less stupid sounding term.
Randomly appearing out of nowhere to strike up conversation with a person after such a span of years seems incredibly creepy and awkward. Randomly virtually contacting them from out of nowhere on a social media site such as Facebook after such a span of years also seems creepy, and awkward.
Post by: Helgoland on January 30, 2014, 06:01:26 am
Weird, I'm having the same problem - addendum: How to get in touch without seeming to be hitting on her? (I may already have blown that last part, though...)If she's just a minor acquaintance, you might come off too strong.
New hypothetical question. How would a perfectly normal not creepy guy express interest in starting a friendship with a minor female acquaintance when the two have otherwise not had any real contact in four or so years? ...and not seem creepy? Even the hypothetical term "starting a friendship" sounds creepy and stupid, and that was simply chosen for lack of a less stupid sounding term.
Post by: XXSockXX on January 30, 2014, 06:43:28 am
Involve other people. Invite her to a group activity with your friends, so it is clear it's not supposed to be a date. Like invite her to come along for drinks to some place you often hang around with people, nothing out of the ordinary that might resemble a date-like situation, like cinema, excursions or stuff like that.Weird, I'm having the same problem - addendum: How to get in touch without seeming to be hitting on her? (I may already have blown that last part, though...)If she's just a minor acquaintance, you might come off too strong.
New hypothetical question. How would a perfectly normal not creepy guy express interest in starting a friendship with a minor female acquaintance when the two have otherwise not had any real contact in four or so years? ...and not seem creepy? Even the hypothetical term "starting a friendship" sounds creepy and stupid, and that was simply chosen for lack of a less stupid sounding term.
Randomly virtually contacting them from out of nowhere on a social media site such as Facebook after such a span of years also seems creepy, and awkward.Isn't that what these things are for? You can overdo it of course, but just saying "what's up" or "long time no see, what have you been up to" should be perfectly non-creepy.
Post by: Mr Space Cat on January 30, 2014, 08:53:36 am
Isn't that what these things are for? You can overdo it of course, but just saying "what's up" or "long time no see, what have you been up to" should be perfectly non-creepy.I'unno man, if some person I barely knew and only considered a passing acquaintance just randomly messaged me on the Facebookz after four years of no contact whatsoever, I'd consider that at least a little bit odd. "Why would they only now talk to me? Why not any time before now?"
Maybe I just think any display of interest in a girl would seem creepy. My social-fu skills are weak.
Post by: scrdest on January 30, 2014, 09:14:27 am
If she's just a minor acquaintance, you might come off too strong.
New hypothetical question. How would a perfectly normal not creepy guy express interest in starting a friendship with a minor female acquaintance when the two have otherwise not had any real contact in four or so years? ...and not seem creepy? Even the hypothetical term "starting a friendship" sounds creepy and stupid, and that was simply chosen for lack of a less stupid sounding term.
Randomly appearing out of nowhere to strike up conversation with a person after such a span of years seems incredibly creepy and awkward. Randomly virtually contacting them from out of nowhere on a social media site such as Facebook after such a span of years also seems creepy, and awkward.Obviously, the logical conclusion is that dating is creepy and awkward.
Why did you become interested in befriending her now, if you knew her for four years?
Post by: kaijyuu on January 30, 2014, 10:14:47 am
If you're after a relationship, you don't need to worry about looking like you're hitting on her, because you SHOULD be hitting on her. You're after a date, right? Don't be slimy and beat around the bush. Ask her out.
If you're after friendship, then the answer is similar. "Hey, wanna become friends again? Let's hang out."
Post by: XXSockXX on January 30, 2014, 12:10:55 pm
My knowledge of social network etiquette isn't that firm, since I don't really use any, but if you can't just say "hi" to someone you know, they're even more useless than I thought. I often catch up with people I haven't seen much in years, though that's usually triggered by running into each other randomly. I wouldn't overthink it, maybe she ignores you, maybe she's glad you wrote, just find out.Isn't that what these things are for? You can overdo it of course, but just saying "what's up" or "long time no see, what have you been up to" should be perfectly non-creepy.I'unno man, if some person I barely knew and only considered a passing acquaintance just randomly messaged me on the Facebookz after four years of no contact whatsoever, I'd consider that at least a little bit odd. "Why would they only now talk to me? Why not any time before now?"
Maybe I just think any display of interest in a girl would seem creepy. My social-fu skills are weak.
Post by: Mr Space Cat on January 30, 2014, 06:28:05 pm
Why did you become interested in befriending her now, if you knew her for four years?[storytime]
Both hypothetical girl and hypothetical guy are now seniors in high school and could potentially never see one another again after graduation. They have no real reason to keep in contact, because they're practically strangers except for the fact they know one another's names and had multiple classes together at some point previously, which actually makes things way more awkward than if they were just total strangers. Only issue is that hypothetical dude still has a stupid crush on hypothetical girl and it's all awkward and stupid and stuff.
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Post by: LordSlowpoke on January 30, 2014, 06:30:55 pm
it'll work trust me
Post by: LeoLeonardoIII on January 30, 2014, 06:56:57 pm
Hypothetical question, is asking a girl out on Valentines' Day as romantic as I assume it would seem, or is it as obnoxiously cheesy, cliche, and creepy as I would otherwise think it would be?Let me tell you, combining holidays has its benefits. Throughout the year you're gonna have to remember your wife's birthday, your anniversary, and Valentine's Day. If you can stick the anniversary on one or the other you have one less date to remember and one less gift to think up.
Seems like the chance of rejection would be slimmer since it's the holiday that's supposed to be all romantic and junk, and such a question would probably be more socially acceptable than any time else. My own opinions on such a subject are unfairly biased and outside opinion would required to get a more fair outlook on the subject.
Post by: scrdest on January 30, 2014, 07:11:29 pm
Why did you become interested in befriending her now, if you knew her for four years?[storytime]Because I suck at life.I'm bad at romance and feelings and junk.Because the hypothetical person in question who totally is not me is bad at relationships or feelings or social "friend-making" etiquette. Upon crushing on said hypothetical girl, hypothetical guy chose to take the weak way out and avoid hypothetical girl so that there would be minimal risk of horrible awkwardness or embarrassment.Because hypothetical dude is dumb.
Both hypothetical girl and hypothetical guy are now seniors in high school and could potentially never see one another again after graduation. They have no real reason to keep in contact, because they're practically strangers except for the fact they know one another's names and had multiple classes together at some point previously, which actually makes things way more awkward than if they were just total strangers. Only issue is that hypothetical dude still has a stupid crush on hypothetical girl and it's all awkward and stupid and stuff.
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Oh. I see. Not unfamiliar situation, and can suck for either side.
Post by: Mr Space Cat on January 30, 2014, 07:46:48 pm
what you need to do is do nothing about the girl, then beat yourself over the head about it for years afterward at one point turning to alcohol for peace of mind and drinking your way into the gutter
it'll work trust me
Obviously this is the solution. Nothing can go wrong. :P
Post by: Pnx on January 31, 2014, 08:37:59 pm
I mean the idea of force over time makes sense, but force over a distance seems an odd concept to need to know considering the force can be applied over any time period.
Post by: Draxis on January 31, 2014, 08:43:49 pm
Post by: Pnx on January 31, 2014, 09:01:00 pm
Post by: kaijyuu on January 31, 2014, 09:05:43 pm
Post by: Aklyon on January 31, 2014, 10:11:03 pm
For facebook specifically? Simple: Your name is not easy to find on facebook, regardless of what it is (more common names have exponentially worse trouble). It seems like it was easier for facebook to let people make custom urls to their profile than to make it easier to search the entire database of profiles.Isn't that what these things are for? You can overdo it of course, but just saying "what's up" or "long time no see, what have you been up to" should be perfectly non-creepy.I'unno man, if some person I barely knew and only considered a passing acquaintance just randomly messaged me on the Facebookz after four years of no contact whatsoever, I'd consider that at least a little bit odd. "Why would they only now talk to me? Why not any time before now?"
Post by: Lectorog on February 01, 2014, 01:28:12 am
Post by: MonkeyHead on February 01, 2014, 03:08:38 am
Post by: Putnam on February 07, 2014, 12:44:07 am
Post by: Aklyon on February 07, 2014, 01:15:25 pm
Well, via the amazing use of google, I found that they skimped on the graphics card.As far as I can tell, they always skimp on the graphics card for prebuilt computers, unless its a very expensive computer with a GTX Titan in it or a 'gaming laptop'.
Looks like I'll be making my own computer...
Post by: Frumple on February 07, 2014, 01:22:39 pm
Post by: scrdest on February 07, 2014, 01:24:44 pm
Well, via the amazing use of google, I found that they skimped on the graphics card.As far as I can tell, they always skimp on the graphics card for prebuilt computers, unless its a very expensive computer with a GTX Titan in it or a 'gaming laptop'.
Looks like I'll be making my own computer...
For non- or casual gaming laptops, the graphics card isn't that important and a more powerful one drains the battery faster, so they go for a cheaper one.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on February 07, 2014, 09:09:11 pm
Post by: Aklyon on February 07, 2014, 09:13:27 pm
Another FGRP question! What is this 'Shipping' mentioned in FGRPs?Question answered. (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Laconic/Shipping)
Post by: Helgoland on February 08, 2014, 03:59:12 pm
Contrary to the above article, it can also be done with real people.Another FGRP question! What is this 'Shipping' mentioned in FGRPs?Question answered. (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Laconic/Shipping)
It's happened to me.
Twice.
Post by: Frumple on February 08, 2014, 05:20:53 pm
The larger one that gets linked to in that article mentions that possibility, yes. Beyond personal-level, that happens plenty with media personalities and whatnot. Looking into wrasslin' fanfiction is probably something you don't actually want to do.Contrary to the above article, it can also be done with real people.Another FGRP question! What is this 'Shipping' mentioned in FGRPs?Question answered. (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Laconic/Shipping)
It's happened to me.
Twice.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on February 08, 2014, 05:22:33 pm
Happened to me when we had that shipping thread.Wut?
Dare I ask for a link?
Post by: Frumple on February 08, 2014, 05:26:22 pm
Just like with freight shipping, when shipping catastrophes occur, they can get pretty nasty. The arguable difference being that pretty close to all shipping is some variation of catastrophe :P
Sometimes wonderful catastrophe, but...
Post by: LordSlowpoke on February 20, 2014, 04:51:15 am
Already browsed most windows and asking now so advice can flow in before I'm absolutely out of ideas.
Post by: Helgoland on February 20, 2014, 09:07:27 am
Post by: Frumple on February 20, 2014, 09:14:04 am
I usually browsed the bookstore (if there's one there) if I was stuck there for any length of time. Maybe trundled over to game display things, which I've honestly no clue if are still around these days (it's been years since I've been inside a mall.), and less clue if they ever had them wherever the blazes you are. If they've got, like, massage chair displays (See those, occasionally), you might pop down and take a nap.
There's always people watching, I guess.
Post by: Furtuka on March 02, 2014, 09:34:21 pm
Post by: Pnx on March 02, 2014, 10:12:30 pm
I can't find an answer for this anywhere, so I have to ask here.If I were to hazard guess, I would say it's because evolution tends to be sort of an incompetent designer that mostly works by adapting previous designs. Given time I'm sure horseflies would become better and better at sneakily obtaining blood without being squashed the way mosquitoes do, but for now the current design seems plenty survivable enough.
Why do horsefly bites hurt? As in, what advantage does it have over flying in, biting something painlessly, and flying off before whatever you bit realises what happened?
Post by: Frumple on March 02, 2014, 10:30:53 pm
And apparently plenty of them survive, soooo...
Post by: UristMcDwarf on March 02, 2014, 10:34:31 pm
Post by: Aklyon on March 02, 2014, 11:26:02 pm
is it weird to have a fear response to computer viruses? not like ''oh shit im gonna have to deal with this'' but actual ''oh shit what no'' accompinied by sweating and seekijg comfortActual viruses, or just adware and such?
Post by: UristMcDwarf on March 02, 2014, 11:35:56 pm
is it weird to have a fear response to computer viruses? not like ''oh shit im gonna have to deal with this'' but actual ''oh shit what no'' accompinied by sweating and seekijg comfortActual viruses, or just adware and such?
anything of the sort
Post by: Descan on March 03, 2014, 12:10:27 am
Like me! I'd be fucked entertainment wise, for the most part, but I'd still have means to contact people I care about, and my education would be set-back but not irrecoverably. I have a few pieces of information that I have no back-up for on my computer, but I'd be able to make-do without.
That said, my life does tend to revolve around my computer. I need money so that I can get a back-up hard-drive and a more stable (as in, this thing is falling apart) computer to mitigate such risks. :3
So I can't say I would be HAPPY about my computer dying, but it wouldn't be the end-of-the-world as far as I know.
Whereas others, it might well be, I.E. all their tax information is on their one computer with no back-ups, or their education information is only found on that hard-drive, etc. I.E. Life-impacting.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on March 03, 2014, 05:01:47 pm
Post by: i2amroy on March 03, 2014, 05:05:53 pm
So how does one post attachments to the forum? I am assuming it's a blocked feature.By using another site like media fire or dffd.wimbli.com if it's a DF thing and then posting a link. You've never been able to post actual attachments through the forum itself.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on March 03, 2014, 05:40:26 pm
Thought so. Just checking.So how does one post attachments to the forum? I am assuming it's a blocked feature.By using another site like media fire or dffd.wimbli.com if it's a DF thing and then posting a link. You've never been able to post actual attachments through the forum itself.
Post by: Draxis on March 03, 2014, 09:11:02 pm
Post by: Arx on March 04, 2014, 12:22:42 am
I have a small (1v5) DC motor which I plan to use. It was used, and appears to have a small capacitor soldered between the leads. What exactly would this do? My guess is make it run for only a short time after power is applied before short-circuiting, but it seems like that would be counterproductive.If it's connected across the leads (i.e. parallel, not series), then it's purpose is probably to prevent the motor from stopping dead if power is cut, instead making it slow rapidly. The capacitor would only cut it off if it was connected in series, like between one of the leads and the power source.
At least, that's what general knowledge and Google think, and they agree.
Post by: Helgoland on March 05, 2014, 05:35:54 am
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on March 05, 2014, 06:04:16 pm
Spoiler: Test (click to show/hide)
Post by: LeoLeonardoIII on March 05, 2014, 06:10:58 pm
One time a fly of indeterminate type bit my knee and I didn't realize it for 10 seconds because I was so engrossed in playing pokemon or something and so after I noticed I chased it away. This is probably not relevant at all.The fly was probably looking up going "Oh man oh man he hasn't noticed okay play it cool McFly just act natural" and he got like 10 seconds of solid sipping on that leg before he got chased away. Your inattention probably got him into a fly-fraternity.
Post by: MagmaMcFry on March 05, 2014, 06:29:39 pm
Does anyone know how to make a spoiler inside of a spoiler? Whenever I try it, it turns out like this:Looks like nested spoilers don't work in this forum.[/spoiler]Spoiler: Test (click to show/hide)
Post by: Putnam on March 06, 2014, 03:26:31 pm
is it weird to have a fear response to computer viruses? not like ''oh shit im gonna have to deal with this'' but actual ''oh shit what no'' accompinied by sweating and seekijg comfort
The only dreams I've ever had that I could consider "nightmares" were about computer viruses.
It's weird.
Post by: Furtuka on March 09, 2014, 05:22:35 pm
Post by: Frumple on March 09, 2014, 05:37:46 pm
If you're going for hyperthorough, actually see about talking to whoever it is. Phone, personal meeting, letter, e-mail, whatever. May or may not get something, but grass-root/word of mouth is sometimes important to people running for office, so you may get a bite. Consider doing the same for any opponents or notable nay-sayers.
Just... look up information. There's bound to be a fair chunk out there.
Post by: i2amroy on March 10, 2014, 04:27:10 pm
Post by: MonkeyHead on March 10, 2014, 04:55:39 pm
Post by: MagmaMcFry on March 10, 2014, 04:56:00 pm
So I recently watched Disney's Frozen and it brought to my mind the question, what would falling into deep powder from a very high height actually feel like? I know that snow powder snow isn't as dense as water (a quick wikipedia check reveals it settles till it's about 30% of the density of water) and I was wondering if it would be a sort of soft falling feeling or a more hard one (such as water/concrete would be). I've checked online but the only replies I've found are from people who didn't know what they were talking about, anyone know anything that could shed some light on this?Sand is a powder. Have you ever jumped into a sandbox?
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on March 10, 2014, 04:57:33 pm
I'd imagine that sand is considerably more dense than snow, but I have never been snowed on, so I don't really know what I'm talking about.So I recently watched Disney's Frozen and it brought to my mind the question, what would falling into deep powder from a very high height actually feel like? I know that snow powder snow isn't as dense as water (a quick wikipedia check reveals it settles till it's about 30% of the density of water) and I was wondering if it would be a sort of soft falling feeling or a more hard one (such as water/concrete would be). I've checked online but the only replies I've found are from people who didn't know what they were talking about, anyone know anything that could shed some light on this?Sand is a powder. Have you ever jumped into a sandbox?
Post by: i2amroy on March 10, 2014, 05:08:06 pm
A quick online check shows that play sand is indeed denser than powder snow, by a factor of about 5x-6x (Play sand is about 100-120 lbs/ft^3, powder comes in at around 18.7 lbs/ft^3).Sand is a powder. Have you ever jumped into a sandbox?I'd imagine that sand is considerably more dense than snow, but I have never been snowed on, so I don't really know what I'm talking about.
Post by: MagmaMcFry on March 10, 2014, 05:18:32 pm
Oh, you were specifically talking about snow. In that case, snow is compressible as opposed to most powders, therefore what MonkeyHead said.I'd imagine that sand is considerably more dense than snow, but I have never been snowed on, so I don't really know what I'm talking about.So I recently watched Disney's Frozen and it brought to my mind the question, what would falling into deep powder from a very high height actually feel like? I know that snow powder snow isn't as dense as water (a quick wikipedia check reveals it settles till it's about 30% of the density of water) and I was wondering if it would be a sort of soft falling feeling or a more hard one (such as water/concrete would be). I've checked online but the only replies I've found are from people who didn't know what they were talking about, anyone know anything that could shed some light on this?Sand is a powder. Have you ever jumped into a sandbox?
Post by: LeoLeonardoIII on March 10, 2014, 06:51:54 pm
I suspect it would be about as bad as falling onto moist sand. But I think it heavily depends on the freezing and thawing cycles the snowbank has experienced and which have changed the consistency of the snow. Certainly it doesn't take much for snow to get hard enough that falling on it means broken bones.
Post by: kaijyuu on March 10, 2014, 07:54:23 pm
It'd probably be akin to falling on a bed. Maybe a bit worse. You've got ~1.5 feet of snow that isn't fully compressed, and pretty much solid snow underneath (as the weight of the snow has compressed it).
Post by: LeoLeonardoIII on March 11, 2014, 02:03:13 pm
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on March 11, 2014, 02:43:12 pm
So.It's totally a different question now.What's a "magic girl"I know what Fire Emblem is,andbut whyare theyis it so popular in the FGRP sections of the forum?
Post by: Aklyon on March 11, 2014, 02:49:24 pm
Because 1. People like Fire Emblem, and 2. Someone made a working system and people seem to like it. Basically the same reason as RTD and Mafia, as long as you aren't asking for a specific reason.So.It's totally a different question now.What's a "magic girl"I know what Fire Emblem is,andbut whyare theyis it so popular in the FGRP sections of the forum?
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on March 11, 2014, 02:54:43 pm
It's more of an idle curiousity, since it's (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=130073.0) apparently the third most posted in (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?action=stats) thread on this forum.Because 1. People like Fire Emblem, and 2. Someone made a working system and people seem to like it. Basically the same reason as RTD and Mafia, as long as you aren't asking for a specific reason.So.It's totally a different question now.What's a "magic girl"I know what Fire Emblem is,andbut whyare theyis it so popular in the FGRP sections of the forum?
Post by: LeoLeonardoIII on March 11, 2014, 04:43:29 pm
You start with play-by-mail, and it takes a week to get your turn results. Then someone comes up with play-by-forum, and you can get your turn results as fast as the human referee will process - perhaps daily, perhaps hourly during a peak time. In a ninja-thread you might get your turn results before you answer a few other topics and circle back to the game. In an MMO, the referee is a server and your computer and the server communicate so fast that your "turn" is really less than a second long and you get one a few times per second. We now have play-by-mail games in the form of MMOs that can process turns faster than the human player can request them, meaning there is no more improvement needed in exchange speed.
I say this because once you reach a certain volume in a play-by-forum game, the medium no longer really supports the game, and it either needs to be split into smaller games with fewer participants, or fewer turns per participant, or transfer into a medium with a higher exchange speed.
Post by: Furtuka on March 27, 2014, 07:16:01 pm
Post by: Aklyon on March 27, 2014, 07:26:03 pm
Do you guys think it would go badly if someone made a poll of what religious beliefs the board population holds? Just as a demographics test, debates would be hopefully exiled to the other threads by the power of the OP.No, but it would go badly because you forgot X. Whatever X turns out to be, jedi, pastafarian, helix, etc.
Post by: Helgoland on March 27, 2014, 07:35:04 pm
Post by: Aklyon on March 27, 2014, 07:37:45 pm
Be sure to differentiate between X and crypto-X! You'll get at least two responses for crypto-Catholic.That sounds like someone wanted to do bitcoin but was too religious to call it bitcoin. (and I'm probably entirely wrong there)
Post by: Dutchling on March 27, 2014, 07:43:30 pm
Be sure to differentiate between X and crypto-X! You'll get at least two responses for crypto-Catholic.I don't think persecuted Christians are going to answer those polls...
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on March 27, 2014, 10:43:16 pm
Which is why I recommend that you make it a survey hosted by a third party service, not the forum, so you can have fill in the blank questions. Google does a really good survey thing, I used it to much success for one of my classes.Do you guys think it would go badly if someone made a poll of what religious beliefs the board population holds? Just as a demographics test, debates would be hopefully exiled to the other threads by the power of the OP.No, but it would go badly because you forgot X. Whatever X turns out to be, jedi, pastafarian, helix, etc.
Post by: Scoops Novel on April 25, 2014, 05:47:50 pm
Post by: Mr Space Cat on April 25, 2014, 06:06:08 pm
Anyone know much of anything about girl bands, particularly why are so few of them? Englishman speaking.you're gonna have to clarify what kind of bands you want to see with girls. Metal bands? Folk music bands? Indie rock? Pop? Cover bands? Punk, grunge, reggae? All girl bands, or bands that have at least one female member? Female vocalists? "girl bands" is a pretty broad topic.
As to why there are so few, that's hard to say why when the subject of "girl bands" remains so broad.
I can think of a bunch of bands that have at least one female member off the top of my head. All-female groups are harder, but I can still think of examples.
I'd think a reason --this is off the top of my head and purely logical assumption, no statistics or anything to back it up-- would be that girls with musical interest get into the solo pop/country/whatever branch of music, and that they're encouraged to do so due to the already common number of pop stars and country singers. Additionally, commercial music industries would likely encourage this as well because girls are easier to sexualize and sex appeal is a viable marketing and advertising tactic. *cough Katy Perry cough*
So, girls wind up with the mentality that a "solo" music career is what they're supposed to do, rather than get into a band with others and play instruments, because all the successful musical girls in the past were solo artists who didn't have any specific band group identity.
Do you want examples of female bands? You didn't ask for examples, but I could give examples.
Post by: Scoops Novel on April 25, 2014, 06:12:04 pm
Post by: Mr Space Cat on April 25, 2014, 06:38:35 pm
Spoiler: off the top of my head (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: EDIT: other bands I found (click to show/hide)
And, uh, that's all I can think of immediately. Could've sworn there were more than that I could think of. My favorites from that would be Garbage, Paramore, and Heart. Djerv is also good, just found them recently, their vocalist is swell. I'm not familiar with the country music genre and there's probably more bands that I've heard songs of but can't recall the names, only the songs. Probably stuff from the 70s or 80s or 90s. Also note that good music is based on opinion and my idea of "soul rendingly good" might not match your idea of "soul rendingly good"
It could be possible that girl bands aren't a huge thing because aside from female vocals, there's not much a girl could do that a guy couldn't do with an instrument, barring sexualized show acts such as Butcher Babies. Which makes girls somewhat of a niche in commercial band music. Girls with interest in music who want a career might think they have a better chance of going with a solo career, or specializing in vocals rather than an instrument, because that's what's in demand or popular and likely to get work. Classical music or backing vocals to do stuff like latin ominous chanting for movies could also be a more viable career choice for female musicians.
If you want more/better examples of commercial bands with female members you could google search for "female bands". First hit is a Wikipedia article of "all female-only bands."
Post by: kaijyuu on April 25, 2014, 07:55:04 pm
I may only know this since one of their songs was used as the ending theme for the latest season of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
Post by: Levi on April 25, 2014, 08:02:41 pm
Post by: Frumple on April 25, 2014, 08:15:59 pm
I mean, I don't actually know the proper way, but I'd suspect from what I've been observing the past few weeks some silicone-based grouting or glue would work, if perhaps not be the proper method of doing so. Then maybe some of that... tape, stuff. There's specialized tape for water pipes and whatnot.
Alternately, there's
E: Oh, though, uh. If you go that route. Make sure not to get any on your hands. Silicone adhesive doesn't like to come off skin.
Post by: Levi on April 25, 2014, 09:18:41 pm
Post by: Fniff on April 26, 2014, 12:29:23 pm
I'm fleshing out an urban fantasy setting. I've generally come up with the central theme of "urban ecosystem": essentially, the food is money/drugs/land/whathaveyou and the plants/producers are humanity in general, with the supernatural elements of society being the consumers of it. I'm trying to work out the dynamics of where wizards would fit in, since wizards are humans who have learned magic.
I've worked out three ideas so far for their role: they could be an alien element (like if a tiger was dropped into the English countryside), they could be metaphorically similar to triffids (that is producers that have become consumers through an unlikely event), or they could be scavengers (taking the dregs of what's left and leaving it for decomposers like worms and mushrooms/the people who make sure that no-one knows there's actually a supernatural world behind the scenes).
Which approach would make the most sense?
Post by: Frumple on April 26, 2014, 12:42:33 pm
*Unless you're working with something like a Darksun setting, where magic burns ambient lifeforce and whatnot.
Post by: Fniff on April 26, 2014, 12:48:59 pm
A possible downside to them to prevent them from being too powerful could be that because unlike other consumers, wizards are more tied to the local area and thus can't maneuver as well. So if the equal of a drought or a famine happens (Probably an economic downturn or a crackdown by the police), they can't just pack up and leave without having themselves be knocked down a peg.
Post by: kaijyuu on May 10, 2014, 09:48:40 pm
Post by: Putnam on May 11, 2014, 05:02:19 am
Post by: LordSlowpoke on May 19, 2014, 03:07:36 am
how do i acquire additional wisdom?
Post by: Arx on May 19, 2014, 03:17:34 am
Post by: da_nang on May 19, 2014, 09:49:44 am
i need to acquire additional wisdomLordSlowpoke.ModAttribute("Wisdom", 1)
how do i acquire additional wisdom?
Post by: Helgoland on May 19, 2014, 09:53:15 am
LordSlowpoke.ModAttribute("Wisdom", 1)Are you trying to give him a lobotomy?
Post by: Yoink on May 19, 2014, 10:29:55 am
Edit: Bah, nevermind. Runner was taken- I think I'll go with Envoy.
Post by: Frumple on May 19, 2014, 10:55:23 am
Post by: Trapezohedron on May 20, 2014, 10:12:35 am
Post by: Furtuka on May 20, 2014, 10:14:45 am
Post by: Arx on May 20, 2014, 10:15:15 am
Post by: Trapezohedron on May 20, 2014, 10:29:16 am
Can anyone identify the main woodwind sounding instrument in these two short clips (http://www.daydreamspiral.com/mystery_instrument.mp3)?
Sounds like a string instrument to me. Have a hunch that's a Kokyu, but I'm not even sure. I think it would help to have a longer clip of the instrument part.
Post by: i2amroy on May 20, 2014, 03:59:50 pm
Yeah, that would be my guess as well.Can anyone identify the main woodwind sounding instrument in these two short clips (http://www.daydreamspiral.com/mystery_instrument.mp3)?Sounds like a string instrument to me. Have a hunch that's a Kokyu, but I'm not even sure. I think it would help to have a longer clip of the instrument part.
Post by: Graknorke on May 20, 2014, 06:21:04 pm
Post by: Aklyon on May 20, 2014, 06:23:28 pm
Post by: Graknorke on May 20, 2014, 06:40:50 pm
Real implanted electronics or fictional ones?It wouldn't make much sense to ask about fictional ones, since I could read the work of fiction I was referring to.
Yes I meant real ones. Pacemakers are the only example I can think of right now, but those have to go into a vein very near your heart and I imagine that would be problematic to remove.
Post by: Frumple on May 20, 2014, 06:45:31 pm
Post by: Yoink on May 20, 2014, 06:47:06 pm
Post by: Bauglir on May 20, 2014, 06:48:19 pm
Post by: Graknorke on May 20, 2014, 06:50:57 pm
Microwaves are great.
Post by: Frumple on May 20, 2014, 06:52:35 pm
Eeep. We should be able to, I don't know, power them from a treadmill or something. Would that be a catch-22? :PNah, they're apparently looking into power them via vibration... you know, from heartbeats and whatnot. No clue how well that's panning out, but it was what most of the google search results regarding powering pacemakers were about.
Post by: Arx on May 20, 2014, 11:56:46 pm
Post by: Lightningfalcon on May 26, 2014, 09:04:13 pm
Post by: Draxis on May 26, 2014, 10:06:59 pm
Post by: hops on May 27, 2014, 05:49:26 am
Post by: Lightningfalcon on May 27, 2014, 05:56:24 am
You find the amount of energy dumped into the water to make that temprature change, which of course was lost by the metal. Since the tempratures of the metal and water will be equal, you also know the metal's current temprature, and therefore how far it changed. With the change in energy and the change in temprature, you can find the specific heat directly (think it is change in temprature over change in energy, but it might be the other way.)That seems to work. Now time to finish cramming for exam that is being held in an hour.
Post by: hops on May 27, 2014, 06:07:20 am
Post by: Frumple on May 27, 2014, 06:58:57 am
How do you see how much memory a service is using in Vista?Get Process Explorer. Click on the particular instance of svchost. Press ctrl-d. In the panel that pops up in the bottom of the window, right click on a column title, click "select columns", then choose "WS total bytes" from the list. Hit okay, then sort by WS total btyes. There you go. You'll have to figure out which .dlls are associated with which services on your own, if the description doesn't explicitly state it, but that'll put you a lot closer to figuring things out.
I have one svchost using up to 700 megs of memory, and want to see why it's using that much. It doesn't seem to be a virus; malwarebytes in safe mode turned up nothing.
Could also check out this (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/dd535533.aspx). Haven't used it, m'self, but it looks like a more specialized memory analysis tool.
Post by: gigaraptor487 on May 27, 2014, 10:40:56 am
Genuine question:
How would I go about creating an operating system after a few years of experience?
Post by: scrdest on May 27, 2014, 10:49:11 am
What is love?
Baby don't hurt me.
Post by: Aklyon on May 27, 2014, 11:12:34 am
Genuine question:Phone/tablet os, desktop os, specialized hardware os, machinery systems, any one of those in particular?
How would I go about creating an operating system after a few years of experience?
Post by: Draxis on May 27, 2014, 02:03:07 pm
How would I go about creating an operating system after a few years of experience?Start with bare-metal functions to turn on and off some light on whatever it is you are programming for, that way you will become familiar with working on the system as well as having a vital output method for debugging things until you get screen output up.
Plan everything out beforehand, at least to some extent.
Comment everything, even if it seems silly - not just normal code-explanations, but any thoughts you have on anything related, because chances are you won't actually remember later them no matter how obvious they seem at the time.
Acquire good hardware documentation, preferrably from multiple sources, and at least skim it so you will know where to find whatever information you need.
Post by: Levi on May 27, 2014, 02:59:41 pm
How would I go about creating an operating system after a few years of experience?
You could learn the traditional way, with Nachoes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_Another_Completely_Heuristic_Operating_System)! It was what was used to traumatize comp-sci students at my university when I was in school. :) Everybody graduated with their own horror stories of the operating systems class.
It was basically a base operating system, but missing pieces, such as multi-tasking, a file system, virtual memory, etc.
Post by: gigaraptor487 on May 28, 2014, 10:25:07 am
Post by: hops on May 30, 2014, 12:22:03 am
Post by: LordSlowpoke on May 30, 2014, 12:24:24 am
Post by: Graknorke on May 30, 2014, 03:46:18 am
What's the largest possible real number that can be mathematically notated? (Infinity isn't a number)I don't think there is one. That's kind of the point innit?
Post by: Xantalos on May 30, 2014, 03:47:45 am
What's the largest possible real number that can be mathematically notated? (Infinity isn't a number)Eleventy quintijillibillinillion and two.
Post by: scrdest on May 30, 2014, 04:05:08 am
What's the largest possible real number that can be mathematically notated? (Infinity isn't a number)
10^F+1, where F stands for one fuckhuegillion, defined as the upper limit of the computing device's memory.
Post by: hops on May 30, 2014, 04:08:37 am
Post by: Helgoland on May 30, 2014, 04:19:12 am
Post by: Graknorke on May 30, 2014, 04:24:52 am
Like, numbers like Graham's number. Graham's number isn't the largest calculable number, is it?So you mean a number that someone's slapped their name on?
Post by: Helgoland on May 30, 2014, 04:33:22 am
Post by: ed boy on May 30, 2014, 05:54:29 am
Like, numbers like Graham's number. Graham's number isn't the largest calculable number, is it?Nope. Graham's number is just a number that happened to hold the record of "largest number in a serious mathematical proof" for a while. There have since been larger numbers used in proofs, and there is no limit to how large a number can be.
Post by: hops on May 30, 2014, 05:59:54 am
Post by: Xantalos on May 30, 2014, 06:01:56 am
Post by: Graknorke on May 30, 2014, 06:29:29 am
Infinity-1You can't do maths with abstract concepts silly.
Logic^2
Post by: MagmaMcFry on May 30, 2014, 06:36:51 am
You can't do maths with abstract concepts silly.You'd be so damn surprised. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_theory)
Post by: LordSlowpoke on May 30, 2014, 09:26:04 am
godfuck the last time i played this it was still the last century
Post by: Lightningfalcon on May 30, 2014, 01:01:51 pm
Post by: Aklyon on May 30, 2014, 03:41:13 pm
Post by: Yoink on June 05, 2014, 12:10:41 pm
It's 3AM, if that matters.
Post by: LordSlowpoke on June 05, 2014, 12:13:06 pm
/me shakes head
go with wayne's world
Post by: Yoink on June 05, 2014, 12:43:27 pm
Post by: Yoink on June 05, 2014, 02:20:34 pm
Whatever it was, I liked it. I liked it a lot.
My only gripe is that
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: MeMyselfAndI on June 07, 2014, 10:01:04 am
On these forums, would it be better to post to a thread that's been dead since 2012, or start a new thread? Looking at bedroom designs, specifically.
Post by: Helgoland on June 07, 2014, 10:09:12 am
Post by: MeMyselfAndI on June 07, 2014, 12:23:59 pm
Post by: ed boy on June 08, 2014, 04:48:47 pm
Post by: LordSlowpoke on June 20, 2014, 02:20:44 pm
i mean some insects carry disease and other sort of shitfuck ragmuffin theater attendants or they're venomous or poisonous
at which point did cultural norms of the west say insects = bad food?
these are three separate questions answer them as you will
Post by: Frumple on June 20, 2014, 03:17:02 pm
Of course, there is a notable exception with shrimp/lobsters/etc., but for some reason if it's big enough and underwater people stop considering it bugs :V
Post by: hops on June 21, 2014, 12:52:25 am
Post by: Yoink on June 21, 2014, 01:09:42 am
Post by: LordSlowpoke on June 27, 2014, 06:59:43 am
Post by: Frumple on June 27, 2014, 07:12:32 am
Post by: scrdest on June 30, 2014, 04:36:31 pm
I'm looking for a term for a pugnacious, bellicose person who likes to raise hell and adventure. Basically a real-life DnD character. It might, and in fact preferably should, be an old-timey word.
Post by: Levi on June 30, 2014, 04:39:44 pm
I'm translating something to English, and, despite having the perfect translation a month ago, now that I'm actually doing that I completely forgot the word I need.
I'm looking for a term for a pugnacious, bellicose person who likes to raise hell and adventure. Basically a real-life DnD character. It might, and in fact preferably should, be an old-timey word.
Rambunctious?
Skookum? :P
Edit:
Foolhardy?
Swashbuckling?
Post by: scrdest on June 30, 2014, 04:55:56 pm
Post by: Shakerag on June 30, 2014, 05:14:51 pm
I'm translating something to English, and, despite having the perfect translation a month ago, now that I'm actually doing that I completely forgot the word I need.Hooligan?
I'm looking for a term for a pugnacious, bellicose person who likes to raise hell and adventure. Basically a real-life DnD character. It might, and in fact preferably should, be an old-timey word.
Post by: itisnotlogical on June 30, 2014, 05:17:47 pm
I'm translating something to English, and, despite having the perfect translation a month ago, now that I'm actually doing that I completely forgot the word I need.Hooligan?
I'm looking for a term for a pugnacious, bellicose person who likes to raise hell and adventure. Basically a real-life DnD character. It might, and in fact preferably should, be an old-timey word.
Rascal or rapscallion? Rake would be good but that might be too obscure.
Post by: scrdest on June 30, 2014, 05:22:34 pm
I'm translating something to English, and, despite having the perfect translation a month ago, now that I'm actually doing that I completely forgot the word I need.Hooligan?
I'm looking for a term for a pugnacious, bellicose person who likes to raise hell and adventure. Basically a real-life DnD character. It might, and in fact preferably should, be an old-timey word.
Rascal or rapscallion? Rake would be good but that might be too obscure.
I actually like rake, and the full form, rakehell doubly so. I'm translating for something set in the late 1790s, so it's not terribly unfitting.
Post by: Yoink on June 30, 2014, 05:23:18 pm
Probably not vagabond, although that sounds cool. Gadabout? The annoying thing is that I think I used to know the word you're looking for, I just can't recall it. Damn. Oh well.
Fakeedit: Oh, ninja'd.
My question for this morning is: why do farts smell so much stronger when in the bath/shower?
Post by: Levi on June 30, 2014, 05:28:40 pm
My question for this morning is: why do farts smell so much stronger when in the bath/shower?
Because moist air helps the fart particles bind to your nasal receptors, or something like that.
Post by: Yoink on June 30, 2014, 10:04:23 pm
/me calmly adjusts his spectacles.
Did that answer the question?
Post by: hops on June 30, 2014, 10:45:55 pm
This is a sentence denouncing King Banana's clock sandwiches.
Post by: 4maskwolf on June 30, 2014, 10:52:01 pm
Post by: Furtuka on June 30, 2014, 10:55:48 pm
Post by: Yoink on June 30, 2014, 10:56:42 pm
My question for this morning is: why do farts smell so much stronger when in the bath/shower?
Because moist air helps the fart particles bind to your nasal receptors, or something like that.
...Something like that? Something like that?!
This is a serious question, bucko, and I expect a serious answer. :P
Post by: Spehss _ on June 30, 2014, 10:58:58 pm
Quote from: Wikipedia
Postmodernism is a late-20th-century movement in the arts, architecture, and criticism that was a departure from modernism.[1][2] Postmodernism includes skeptical interpretations of culture, literature, art, philosophy, history, economics, architecture, fiction, and literary criticism. It is often associated with deconstruction and post-structuralism because its usage as a term gained significant popularity at the same time as twentieth-century post-structural thought.
The term postmodernism has been applied to a host of movements, many in art, music, and literature, that reacted against tendencies in modernism, and are typically marked by revival of historical elements and techniques.[3]
From what I get out of that it's any sort of media made with the primary intention of not being "modernism". So when you question what the meaning is behind this post-modern painting of blue curtains, the answer is "The blue curtains represent not modernism." rather than "The blue curtains represent sadness or whatever. So it's kinda like the sarcasm of cultural media. Or something.
It's vague wibbly-wobbly artsy-fartsy stuff.
Post by: 4maskwolf on June 30, 2014, 10:59:34 pm
Is 4maskwolf a wizard?We shall never know, just as we will never know the real reason behind roll to fight as pandas.
Post by: Yoink on July 04, 2014, 12:30:09 pm
Just spotted the game on Steam and it looks interesting, so I want to talk about it.
Post by: 4maskwolf on July 04, 2014, 12:32:13 pm
Post by: Frumple on July 04, 2014, 12:42:30 pm
Post by: scrdest on July 04, 2014, 12:57:54 pm
What is postmodernism and why do so many people hate it?
All google pulled up was it being some kind of unusual architecture.
It's basically the hipsters of philosophy along with all the other hipsters of their respective branches they inspired. Complete with the love for 'ironic' references.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on July 04, 2014, 03:25:59 pm
Post by: LordSlowpoke on July 04, 2014, 03:34:28 pm
a 3d printed typewriter
a figurine of the smug guy(tm) from
Post by: Spehss _ on July 04, 2014, 03:35:07 pm
Guise guise guise. Tell me a cool small thing you would like to have. Like a watch, jewelry, whatever. A small object. It's just that a very close friend of mine has a birthday soon, and I thought I'd get one really pretty lacquered wooden box I saw earlier, and just fill it with random awesome objects, but I'm a bit short on objects. Tell me.
Fill the box with money. [/not_serious_answer]
I'm bad at gift ideas, I dunno, maybe fill it with candy? A marble boar works too though, could totally fit that in the box.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on July 04, 2014, 03:38:32 pm
Post by: MagmaMcFry on July 04, 2014, 03:38:46 pm
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on July 04, 2014, 03:48:36 pm
Exotic marbles. Mechanical puzzles. A small Lego kit. Lots of dice. Book shop voucher. Board game pieces. Watercolors. Tiny empty bottles. Seeds. Origami paper. Tickets for some event.Those are all pretty good. Of course, I plan to dedicate a day to just wandering about buying stuff, but this helps me get my expectations in order.
Post by: Frumple on July 04, 2014, 04:15:06 pm
Maybe not the best thing to give someone as a birthday present, though. Shiny rocks in general I approve of, beyond that. Shiny things period, really. Really old stuff, if you can get it -- I got one of those (several hundred years old) giant ground sloth teeth laying around, and a couple of decade+ old bone die. That sort of junk. Also nice.
Just wandering through a few flea markets or somethin' can turn up lots of neat loot. Same for antique (junk) shops, if there's some in your area (there probably are). I've got a brass owl somewhere around here you could brain someone with. Brass cat with pointy bits, too. Assorted other baubles. Buncha' junk, really. But it's neat junk, and a fair amount of it I could put through a window (or a skull).
Post by: Valid_Dark on July 04, 2014, 04:23:22 pm
Guise guise guise. Tell me a cool small thing you would like to have. Like a watch, jewelry, whatever. A small object. It's just that a very close friend of mine has a birthday soon, and I thought I'd get one really pretty lacquered wooden box I saw earlier, and just fill it with random awesome objects, but I'm a bit short on objects. Tell me.
Rubies are nice, I have quite the collection of them myself,
You should get them a ruby
Post by: Helgoland on July 04, 2014, 05:11:13 pm
A tiny screwdriver.
Incense.
A small package of cocaine.
A key with no lock.
A bent coin.
A fulgurite.
Many different beer caps, preferrably from foreign beers.
A small USB stick, containing roguelikes from the years 1993 to 1997.
A human tooth.
A garotte.
A praline, fancy, preferrably Belgian.
A small silver spoon.
A piece of hard cheese, old gouda would be good.
A piece of the eucharist, if you want to get truly weird. Post-transsubstantiation, of course.
Post by: Helgoland on July 04, 2014, 05:46:39 pm
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on July 04, 2014, 05:50:04 pm
Post by: Helgoland on July 04, 2014, 05:56:30 pm
Post by: Yoink on July 05, 2014, 12:05:29 am
A pack of novelty band-aids?
Finger puppets?
A chess piece?
Dice?
A fake moustache?
A pen?
Comic books?
An antique teaspoon?
Post by: hops on July 05, 2014, 03:47:32 am
Post by: Sergarr on July 05, 2014, 12:59:56 pm
Post by: Arx on July 05, 2014, 01:00:55 pm
visualization engine strategies
Something that lets you make a map with units and arrows, or something else?
Post by: Spehss _ on July 05, 2014, 03:03:22 pm
Post by: Sergarr on July 05, 2014, 04:06:16 pm
Yes. Map with units and arrows sounds perfect.visualization engine strategies
Something that lets you make a map with units and arrows, or something else?
It would be more than perfect if it also had a zoom option...
Post by: Arx on July 06, 2014, 06:47:48 am
This (http://www.playprepared.com/) also looks good, and has an ad-supported free version.
Post by: Draxis on July 07, 2014, 09:31:47 am
Post by: scrdest on July 07, 2014, 01:25:51 pm
What is the name of the audio operation which would increase the difference between the louder and quieter points in a track, so that the louder ones stand out more? Like, map the old volume of each frame to the x-value of a fairly soft logarithmic curve, and get the new volume from the y-value, or something like that.
You want to increase volume dynamics, so it's either decompression or, in Audacity, the Expander tool.
Post by: Guardian G.I. on July 11, 2014, 06:23:06 pm
ＳＱＵＡＤ
Post by: LordSlowpoke on July 12, 2014, 12:11:40 am
What is this kind of Latin symbols and how can I type them?
ＳＱＵＡＤ
ｔｈｉｓ ｉｓ ｃａｌｌｅｄ ａ ｆｕｌｌｗｉｄｔｈ ｆｏｎｔ
ｉ ｄｏ ｎｏｔ ｒｅｃｏｍｍｅｎｄ ｙｏｕ ｕｓｅ ｉｔ， ｉｔ ｐｉｓｓｅｓ ｏｆｆ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｗｉｔｈ ｂｒｏｗｓｅｒ ｉｓｓｕｅｓ
ｉ ｈａｖｅ ａ ｋｅｙｂｏａｒｄ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｔｙｐｅｓ ｉｎ ｉｔ ／ｅｘｃｌｕｓｉｖｆｅｌｙ／ ｆｏｒ ｓｏｍｅ ｇｏｄｄａｍｎ ｒｅａｓｏｎ ｂｕｔ ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｕｓｅ ｆｕｌｌｗｉｄｔｈ ｎａｔｉｖｅｌｙ， ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ ｄｏｗｎｌｏａｄ ｇｏｏｇｌｅ’ｓ ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ ｉｍｅ
ｉｔ ｈａｓ ｔｈａｔ
ａｌｓｏ
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Post by: Yoink on July 15, 2014, 10:59:13 am
My adventurer just died to a 1HKO, and it was a boring old night creature who killed him. >:(
Post by: Aklyon on July 15, 2014, 04:16:22 pm
Post by: Levi on July 20, 2014, 11:24:35 am
1) Plant magic. So far I've come up with "Druidics", but that sounds a bit weird.
2) Magic that transforms/enhances the user. I'm using "Transformations", but it sounds a bit too close to "Transmutations", which I'm also using.
Any better ideas?
Post by: Sergarr on July 20, 2014, 11:31:13 am
1)
2) TransEgo (bleh)
Post by: scrdest on July 20, 2014, 12:07:43 pm
I'm trying to come up with schools of magic for a mini-project I'm working on. I've got them all, but I was wondering if there are better names for them.
1) Plant magic. So far I've come up with "Druidics", but that sounds a bit weird.
2) Magic that transforms/enhances the user. I'm using "Transformations", but it sounds a bit too close to "Transmutations", which I'm also using.
Any better ideas?
Take a random Latin/Greek word related to what you're trying to call it, cutting down as necessary, and dump another one denoting 'magic' or 'knowledge' or whatever, don't give a single fuck about keeping the language consistent. That's how most of the traditional names were made ('Television' anyone?).
1: Phytomancy, Botanology (the latter sounds a bit silly though)
2: Ikanology, Dynatomancy, Allagology.
Post by: Yoink on July 20, 2014, 12:09:53 pm
Post by: Frumple on July 20, 2014, 02:27:51 pm
I'm trying to come up with schools of magic for a mini-project I'm working on. I've got them all, but I was wondering if there are better names for them.Phytokinetic sounds kinda' interesting as well for the first, to go with scrdest's suggestion.
1) Plant magic. So far I've come up with "Druidics", but that sounds a bit weird.
2) Magic that transforms/enhances the user. I'm using "Transformations", but it sounds a bit too close to "Transmutations", which I'm also using.
Any better ideas?
As for the second, F/SN uses "Reinforcement," iirc. M'pretty fond of it, myself, but from the source stuff that outright transforms the user would be outside its purview. Not that that means anything in an original setting so *shrog*
Post by: Frumple on July 20, 2014, 07:34:09 pm
Post by: Levi on July 20, 2014, 08:05:57 pm
For the plant magic thing, how does Arbormancy sound? Eh, I'm not sure I like that either. :-\
Post by: Levi on July 21, 2014, 08:48:18 am
Clearly Hedge Magician is what you want.
Bah! Your right! Thank you! :D
Post by: Frumple on July 21, 2014, 07:55:44 pm
Post by: Graknorke on July 22, 2014, 05:30:39 pm
I feel like I'm missing out on something and I know a bunch of people who would probably join in but I have no idea what I would actually have to do to get there. It's not like I'm lacking time in which to learn or anything either.
Post by: Alev on July 22, 2014, 06:48:04 pm
Does anyone with experience with tabletop RPGs know how a person would go about wrangling people into doing some? Also what rulesets and that to start with.I know absolutely no one that would be willing to join any RPGs, much less the crappy house ruled ones and settings I've written, so no help there. What tabletops do they have experience in, mainly? You should probably start with that.
I feel like I'm missing out on something and I know a bunch of people who would probably join in but I have no idea what I would actually have to do to get there. It's not like I'm lacking time in which to learn or anything either.
Post by: Graknorke on July 23, 2014, 04:38:11 pm
No clue, only heard vague mentions in passing.Does anyone with experience with tabletop RPGs know how a person would go about wrangling people into doing some? Also what rulesets and that to start with.I know absolutely no one that would be willing to join any RPGs, much less the crappy house ruled ones and settings I've written, so no help there. What tabletops do they have experience in, mainly? You should probably start with that.
I feel like I'm missing out on something and I know a bunch of people who would probably join in but I have no idea what I would actually have to do to get there. It's not like I'm lacking time in which to learn or anything either.
That's probably a thing I should have thought of asking though.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on July 28, 2014, 08:14:21 am
Post by: MagmaMcFry on July 28, 2014, 08:20:25 am
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on July 28, 2014, 09:01:12 am
Through one of the various rotating avatar services around the Internet, I use signavatar. Basically instead of setting an image link as your avatar, you set a link that always redirects to a random one of the various images you like. Those rotating avatar services provide such links.Thank you, kind sir/madam/creature.
Post by: freeformschooler on July 28, 2014, 02:05:12 pm
(http://i.imgur.com/MU6mHHS.png)
wtf is it
Post by: LordSlowpoke on July 28, 2014, 02:21:38 pm
i need context you hopeless donk
Post by: LordSlowpoke on July 28, 2014, 02:25:55 pm
*searches donk*
'a very round, attractive ghetto syle(sic) booty'
i were actually aware of that for a while now but i'm not using colonial dictionaries in my everyday communication
you donk
Post by: freeformschooler on July 28, 2014, 02:26:02 pm
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
first and second letter respectively
i guess it is そ because そういえば translates to "come to think of it"
that's just a weird way to write it
Post by: LordSlowpoke on July 28, 2014, 02:28:23 pm
well if it is then
/me bashes ffs flipside the head
didn't namasensei shout at you to LEARN THE FUCKING ALT WRITINGS
asdfasdf
Post by: freeformschooler on July 28, 2014, 02:30:17 pm
im going at this all alone
Post by: LordSlowpoke on July 28, 2014, 02:32:12 pm
Post by: hops on July 28, 2014, 07:06:53 pm
Post by: Arx on August 06, 2014, 01:31:43 pm
Can anyone suggest to me an iOS app for creating pixel art? Preferably ones that have cloud storage.
This (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dots-pixel-art/id582232939?mt=8) or this (http://pixaki.com/)?
Post by: Sheb on August 08, 2014, 09:18:32 am
Post by: LordSlowpoke on August 08, 2014, 09:27:54 am
carbonic acid is volatile, shaking it breaks it up into carbon dioxide and water
carbon dioxide fucks off upward and water stays where it is
Post by: Bauglir on August 08, 2014, 10:35:11 pm
Post by: scrdest on August 09, 2014, 01:16:33 pm
it's not dissolved co2, it's carbonic acid
carbonic acid is volatile, shaking it breaks it up into carbon dioxide and water
carbon dioxide fucks off upward and water stays where it is
Which is produced by dissolving carbon dioxide in the water. Under high pressure, thereby forcing the reaction equilibrium (H2CO3 <=> H20+CO2) towards the formation of carbonic acid as per Le Chatelier's principle.
Post by: Yoink on August 09, 2014, 10:44:22 pm
Also, Bauglir, I would have no idea.
Post by: Aklyon on August 10, 2014, 01:04:07 am
Post by: LordSlowpoke on August 10, 2014, 01:06:14 am
i think the thing is that you wash bedsheets at a higher temperature than you do regular stuff?
and yeah overloading the washing machine is a terrible idea too
Post by: Reelya on August 10, 2014, 03:18:43 am
Post by: Sergarr on August 10, 2014, 07:53:38 am
Post by: MagmaMcFry on August 10, 2014, 08:00:20 am
Post by: Shakerag on August 11, 2014, 03:49:34 pm
Using Schläfli symbols:
{3,3} = Tetrahedron (or a d4)
{3,4} = Octahedron (or a d8)
{3,5} = Icosahedron (or a d20)
So what the hell is a {3,6} if such a creature exists? How many sides does it have?
Post by: MonkeyHead on August 11, 2014, 05:53:29 pm
Okay, geometry question. Note that I am not a math person, so this may be worded awkwardly.
Using Schläfli symbols:
{3,3} = Tetrahedron (or a d4)
{3,4} = Octahedron (or a d8)
{3,5} = Icosahedron (or a d20)
So what the hell is a {3,6} if such a creature exists? How many sides does it have?
3 Hexagons around each vertice... yea, I don't think that fits together to make anything neatly in 3d. Possibly some kind of triangular grid, if a quick sketch is anything to go by? ???
Post by: Shakerag on August 12, 2014, 08:46:51 am
Actually, I think it's supposed to be 6 triangles around each vertices.Okay, geometry question. Note that I am not a math person, so this may be worded awkwardly.
Using Schläfli symbols:
{3,3} = Tetrahedron (or a d4)
{3,4} = Octahedron (or a d8)
{3,5} = Icosahedron (or a d20)
So what the hell is a {3,6} if such a creature exists? How many sides does it have?
3 Hexagons around each vertice... yea, I don't think that fits together to make anything neatly in 3d. Possibly some kind of triangular grid, if a quick sketch is anything to go by? ???
Post by: tuypo1 on August 12, 2014, 08:50:53 am
Post by: Furtuka on August 16, 2014, 12:53:27 pm
Post by: Helgoland on August 18, 2014, 12:06:54 pm
Damn, I miss that pub already...
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on August 23, 2014, 04:07:16 pm
Post by: LordSlowpoke on August 23, 2014, 04:13:28 pm
however if it was released for free it should be fine
don't trust me, though
pm toady and see if it works
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on August 23, 2014, 04:38:59 pm
I'm talking about F.A.T.A.L. I didn't want to come out and say it, because of the stigma surrounding it. I'm planning on running a game here to figure out if it is THAT bad.
Edit: Actually, on further thought, I'll just not link it.
Post by: tuypo1 on August 23, 2014, 07:43:47 pm
Post by: tuypo1 on August 25, 2014, 06:56:39 am
indeed and you would also have to contend with people saying there shouldn't be any copyright law at all who would constantly complain that the new rules are to restrictiveman copyright law needs to be completely overhauled and replaced with better copyright lawEven if you could get the majority of people bothered, many influential people would oppose it because then they'd lose the power to sue prectically anything they dislike the look of.
Post by: Lightningfalcon on August 29, 2014, 08:38:05 pm
Post by: hops on August 30, 2014, 07:12:22 am
Post by: Graknorke on September 01, 2014, 09:31:59 am
Quote
A skier is dragged up a slope by a ski-tow, which exerts a force on the skier of 300 N at an angle of 40 to the ground. What work is done by the tow when the skier moves 300 m?The answer is supposed to be 69000J, but I have no idea how to arrive there.
Post by: Helgoland on September 01, 2014, 09:45:10 am
There's also the more direct way: 300 N = 300 kg*m/s^2, so the work done after 300m is 90000 Nm = 90000 J, and apparently I've made a mistake.
E: 300m*sin 40° * g of course, with g being the gravity constant.
Post by: Biowraith on September 02, 2014, 12:51:11 am
Post by: sjm9876 on September 02, 2014, 11:31:59 am
Thus the force perpendicular to the slope (plane of travel) = 300cos(40)
Word done = Fd = 300cos(40)*300 ~= 69000
These are the situations where diagrams really help.
Post by: Graknorke on September 02, 2014, 11:52:53 am
....It's a poorly worded question.Indeed it is.
Someone explained the answer to me already though so I'm good. Thanks anyway.
Post by: Helgoland on September 02, 2014, 02:30:46 pm
Post by: Biowraith on September 02, 2014, 03:09:02 pm
If you had that I think you could then use trig to calculate mg as the vertical component of the 300N (assuming a frictionless slope and constant speed).
I may have that all totally wrong though, as I say it's been a long time.
Post by: scrdest on September 02, 2014, 03:29:58 pm
Edit: Nevermind, just realized that we don't have the object's mass.
Don't we?
Fy = F*sin 40 = m*g because it's moving upwards at a constant speed
So m = (F*sin 40/g)
Wtotal = Wx + Wy
Wtotal = F*cos 40*S*cos 40 + F*sin 40*S*sin 40 = F*S*(cos2 40 + sin2 40) = F*S = 90000 for S - distance, assuming it is given for slope
If it is = Sx:
Wtotal = S*F*cos 40 + F*sin 40*S*ctg 40 = 137888 rounded up from 7.999
Did I miss something here? I probably did :3
Post by: Helgoland on September 02, 2014, 03:40:54 pm
Post by: LordSlowpoke on September 03, 2014, 09:46:52 am
Post by: MagmaMcFry on September 03, 2014, 06:10:38 pm
how much erdnuss would i need to put in a corn chip before i can legally call the chip a corn-flavored erdnuss chip for retail purposesSilly LSP, you can't call something "corn-flavored" if it already has real corn in it.
Post by: Spehss _ on September 03, 2014, 06:22:37 pm
Post by: Frumple on September 03, 2014, 06:30:39 pm
Silly LSP, you can't call something "corn-flavored" if it already has real corn in it.Sure you can? It'd just have to taste like corn. Well. Maybe not even then. It's a fuzzy thing, advertising, and they have special words for what most people call "Lying out your ass" that somehow makes blatant deception not false advertisement.
Also, isn't erdnuss... peanuts? Technically you wouldn't need any actual peanut in the corn chip, just peanut flavoring. Which they have that via peanut butter and whatnot. Not sure the exact ratio, but I heavily doubt there is one. Just... some. Enough you can taste it. Or enough you can claim it as part of your ingredient list and say it's peanut flavored, even if it really isn't.
Least that's more or less how it seems to go in the states. Consult someone who actually knows advertising law for your specific area, LSP. It varies from region to region.
Post by: Helgoland on September 04, 2014, 04:48:10 am
Post by: LordSlowpoke on September 04, 2014, 07:42:20 am
What area are you from, anyway? I know Western Europe, and I know a couple of countries you're not from, but...
well if you have to know, i live on the same street as mech#4
don't tell them though
i'm yet to fuck their eyes up so they have to wear glasses like the rest of their family
totes legit m7a1r3 toronto
Post by: Fniff on September 07, 2014, 02:10:58 pm
Post by: Helgoland on September 07, 2014, 03:32:36 pm
Post by: Fniff on September 07, 2014, 03:59:09 pm
Post by: Helgoland on September 07, 2014, 04:03:25 pm
Post by: Fniff on September 07, 2014, 04:12:09 pm
I digress. Thanks for the info!
Post by: McDonald on September 07, 2014, 05:14:28 pm
How fast would a car need to move to be invisible?
How many times a second does a human eye send information to the brain?
How fast would you need to run to outrun a mosquito?
Post by: Sheb on September 07, 2014, 05:32:22 pm
Post by: Graknorke on September 07, 2014, 06:16:42 pm
Post by: Graknorke on September 07, 2014, 06:26:52 pm
Post by: scrdest on September 07, 2014, 07:25:04 pm
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on September 08, 2014, 02:25:12 am
I recently did something like this with a friend who was saying how another friend was "more than a moon" to him, so I went on to determine that the second friend was Neptune's Adams ring. I may post that one day. It needs to be memorialized.
How many times a second does a human eye send information to the brain?The shutter speed/exposure time equivalent is between 1/15th (http://mo-www.cfa.harvard.edu/OWN/pdf/eyeScopeT.pdf) and 1/30th (http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/how-we-see.htm) of a second. Not quite what you were looking for, but I thought it might be relevant for the third answer, so I brought it up. Spoiler alert: it's not.
How fast would you need to run to outrun a mosquito?You wouldn't. You can just walk away from it. A mosquito's top speed is between 1.2 and 1.5 MPH, or 2 and 2.4 KMPH. A human's walking speed is, on average, 3.1 MPH, or 5 KMPH.
If this seems wrong, you might not be dealing with a mosquito. They're some of the slower insects.
Mosquito's top speed. (http://www.speedofanimals.com/animals/mosquito?u=m)
Human's walking speed. (http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Walking.html)
How fast would a car need to move to be invisible?Well, there's two ways to look at this question, that I can see:
A. How fast does an object have to go so that light does not reflect off it?
B. How fast does an object have to go so that it can pass through a person's field of vision without being hit by enough photons to be a visible object?
To answer question A:
The speed of light.
It's a bit anticlimactic, but it's what it is. Light moves at a constant speed, and even if you are moving at .9repeating c (the speed of light), light will eventually hit you, and bounce off. But you cannot reach the speed of light, so the question, and subsequent answer, are irrelevant.
To answer question B:
I was originally going to use FOV measurements to see how fast our car would have to go to pass through our FOV in the exposure times listed in the first question, but it turns out that humans have a FOV of approximately 180o. That doesn't help us. At all.
Instead, I'm going to skip that, and determine the minimum photons required for a human to see an object. We do this by figuring the faintest light someone can see. Luckily, Google is rather forthcoming.
In 1942, Hecht, Shlaer, and Pirenne determined what is called the "Absolute threshold", the lowest amount of photons required for vision. They determined that an emission of 90 photons was all that was required for a human to see. However, only half reached the retina, and of that group, 9, or 20%, reached the fovea. It's theorized that the human eye can react to a single photon.
That last part was the most important, since it means that it is impossible, in this context, to make a car go so fast that it is completely invisible. Even if it were to go at c, then photons would still reflect off of the sides. One would eventually hit an observer.
Practically? If you've got the tech to make a car go fast enough that it starts to become difficult to see, invisibility is not a huge issue.
Source. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_threshold)
Spoiler: Thanks for reading through that wall of text! Have a funny sciency picture! (click to show/hide)
Post by: scrdest on September 08, 2014, 05:05:34 am
Post by: McDonald on September 08, 2014, 09:35:19 am
Horse fly can go 145 km/h
We're FUCKED!
My thoughts exactly!
Post by: Wolfhunter107 on September 08, 2014, 05:34:13 pm
Post by: McDonald on September 08, 2014, 05:37:40 pm
Post by: Wolfhunter107 on September 08, 2014, 06:03:31 pm
Post by: Frumple on September 08, 2014, 07:01:57 pm
Post by: hops on September 08, 2014, 07:31:52 pm
Post by: MagmaMcFry on September 08, 2014, 09:18:02 pm
Post by: Reelya on September 08, 2014, 10:38:30 pm
I tried it a while ago and didn't find a method. I can do it in greasemonkey with Javascript I wrote but a legitimate way is always better.
Post by: Helgoland on September 09, 2014, 04:29:13 am
On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is Sweden and 10 is Russia, how homophobic is Germany?With homophobia it's like with racism against black people: It's there, and fairly wide-spread, but nobody talks about or acts on it, so it's a non-issue. I've never heard of homosexuals being harassed or beaten up as far as I can remember, although I'm quite sure it happens - at least in the East, where we keep or neo-Nazis.
If you want to vacation/study/whatever here, come to Cologne - it's widely known to be Germany's most gay city, with huge Christopher Street day parades and such. Having a carnival tradition helps with that - getting dressed in funny clothes is practically a second nature to the locals, so gay people doing that is not something they'd bat an eye at. Plus the beer is good.
Post by: LordSlowpoke on September 09, 2014, 04:43:15 am
helgo are you the kinda person who calls every single human racist/homophobic/what will you or what
Post by: Helgoland on September 09, 2014, 05:02:18 am
helgo are you the kinda person who calls every single human racist/homophobic/what will you or whatWell, I'd say most of us are - I sure know I am. What I'm saying is that these people have racist and homophobic views, but they keep them to themselves. There's hardly a difference to a non-racist/hardly-racist person on the outside.
The difference is that a non-racist/hardly-racist person wouldn't start talking about how we need to drown all those refugees in the Mediterranean Sea after he's had a few beers.
Post by: LordSlowpoke on September 09, 2014, 05:36:54 am
think we should go fix that?
Post by: Helgoland on September 09, 2014, 06:42:36 am
Post by: LordSlowpoke on September 10, 2014, 09:54:38 am
i'm thinking of something like the niue dollar, whose 5 cent coin is ~99% copper, it's a pretty close deal but i'm losing a cent per 5c coin at current exchange rates (assuming niue dollar and new zealand dollar are 1:1)
however, 1 us dollar buys ~26 nicaraguan cordobas, they have a 0.05 cordoba coin that's 3g ~98%, assuming price per kilo is $4... that's $6.24, so with perfect conditions i have $5 spread per dollar to conduct operations in
the base is set, what do
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on September 10, 2014, 10:45:43 am
Post by: Helgoland on September 10, 2014, 11:40:15 am
Post by: MonkeyHead on September 10, 2014, 11:59:37 am
This is one reason why our copper penny and 2 pence coins here in the UK now have a significant amount of Iron in them.
Post by: Spehss _ on September 10, 2014, 03:49:10 pm
Ideas I've got so far include:
-Walking around campus and going to classes wearing only a towel. I'd have shorts and underwear underneath obviously, but the towel would hide it. Alternatively, make a towel toga and wear that.
-Standing around in a highly foot-trafficked part of campus and offer free hugs to random people walking by. Sign saying "free hugs" is optional. Asking people if they want a hug before hugging them is optional. Following and pestering people who reject the hugs is optional.
-Walking around campus and randomly breaking into song while walking behind people. Current idea for songs include "Call Me Maybe", Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme, or just constant bad beatboxing.
-Going around campus wearing a towel and offering free hugs to strangers.
Thoughts? Inputs? Suggestions?
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on September 10, 2014, 03:50:20 pm
Post by: XXSockXX on September 10, 2014, 03:58:53 pm
On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is Sweden and 10 is Russia, how homophobic is Germany?I'd say 1 too, since Sweden isn't completely free of homophobia either. We even had some prominent politicians who are openly gay, like our former foreign minister, the former mayor of Hamburg and the soon-to-be former mayor of Berlin, so that is relatively progressive, even if gay civil unions are not 100% equal to marriage yet. Like Helgo said, Cologne is the gay capital here, with Berlin a close second place.
Post by: Helgoland on September 10, 2014, 04:05:13 pm
-snip-Free hugs has been done. You could watch some Monty Python's Flying Circus for inspiration, especially the Hungarian Phrasebook sketch. Or the Funny Walks one.
I like the towel idea. Other things popping into my head:
-Stand too close to people.
-Flirt with people of the same gender.
-Talk too loudly.
-Start conversations with random people. This could become quite interesting!
"So what's your opinion on fusion energy? I hear the reactor in Cadarache is coming along nicely..."
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on September 10, 2014, 04:10:07 pm
Post by: scrdest on September 10, 2014, 04:42:40 pm
So let's say I've got an assignment for my sociology class to go out in public and purposefully break a social norm...basically, go out and be weird and do something most people wouldn't do, then write a paper about the experience. An example would be getting in an elevator and turning to stare at everyone else in the elevator instead of staring toward the door.
Ideas I've got so far include:
-Walking around campus and going to classes wearing only a towel. I'd have shorts and underwear underneath obviously, but the towel would hide it. Alternatively, make a towel toga and wear that.
-Standing around in a highly foot-trafficked part of campus and offer free hugs to random people walking by. Sign saying "free hugs" is optional. Asking people if they want a hug before hugging them is optional. Following and pestering people who reject the hugs is optional.
-Walking around campus and randomly breaking into song while walking behind people. Current idea for songs include "Call Me Maybe", Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme, or just constant bad beatboxing.
-Going around campus wearing a towel and offering free hugs to strangers.
Thoughts? Inputs? Suggestions?
Following people, narrating what they're doing at the moment in an overly dramatic voice.
Post by: Aklyon on September 10, 2014, 04:59:08 pm
I like this idea.So let's say I've got an assignment for my sociology class to go out in public and purposefully break a social norm...basically, go out and be weird and do something most people wouldn't do, then write a paper about the experience. An example would be getting in an elevator and turning to stare at everyone else in the elevator instead of staring toward the door.
Ideas I've got so far include:
-Walking around campus and going to classes wearing only a towel. I'd have shorts and underwear underneath obviously, but the towel would hide it. Alternatively, make a towel toga and wear that.
-Standing around in a highly foot-trafficked part of campus and offer free hugs to random people walking by. Sign saying "free hugs" is optional. Asking people if they want a hug before hugging them is optional. Following and pestering people who reject the hugs is optional.
-Walking around campus and randomly breaking into song while walking behind people. Current idea for songs include "Call Me Maybe", Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme, or just constant bad beatboxing.
-Going around campus wearing a towel and offering free hugs to strangers.
Thoughts? Inputs? Suggestions?
Following people, narrating what they're doing at the moment in an overly dramatic voice.
Post by: Graknorke on September 10, 2014, 05:38:32 pm
-snipp-Is this the only thing they can think to get sociology students to do? I see mentions of this exact activity on Bay12 every year.
Post by: Urist Imiknorris on September 10, 2014, 05:40:53 pm
So let's say I've got an assignment for my sociology class to go out in public and purposefully break a social norm...basically, go out and be weird and do something most people wouldn't do, then write a paper about the experience. An example would be getting in an elevator and turning to stare at everyone else in the elevator instead of staring toward the door.
Ideas I've got so far include:
-Walking around campus and going to classes wearing only a towel. I'd have shorts and underwear underneath obviously, but the towel would hide it. Alternatively, make a towel toga and wear that.
-Standing around in a highly foot-trafficked part of campus and offer free hugs to random people walking by. Sign saying "free hugs" is optional. Asking people if they want a hug before hugging them is optional. Following and pestering people who reject the hugs is optional.
-Walking around campus and randomly breaking into song while walking behind people. Current idea for songs include "Call Me Maybe", Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme, or just constant bad beatboxing.
-Going around campus wearing a towel and offering free hugs to strangers.
Thoughts? Inputs? Suggestions?
Following people, narrating what they're doing at the moment in an overly dramatic voice.
Or a David Attenborough-like narration, of one of your classmates when they're doing the assignment.
Post by: hops on September 10, 2014, 05:43:50 pm
yesI like this idea.So let's say I've got an assignment for my sociology class to go out in public and purposefully break a social norm...basically, go out and be weird and do something most people wouldn't do, then write a paper about the experience. An example would be getting in an elevator and turning to stare at everyone else in the elevator instead of staring toward the door.
Ideas I've got so far include:
-Walking around campus and going to classes wearing only a towel. I'd have shorts and underwear underneath obviously, but the towel would hide it. Alternatively, make a towel toga and wear that.
-Standing around in a highly foot-trafficked part of campus and offer free hugs to random people walking by. Sign saying "free hugs" is optional. Asking people if they want a hug before hugging them is optional. Following and pestering people who reject the hugs is optional.
-Walking around campus and randomly breaking into song while walking behind people. Current idea for songs include "Call Me Maybe", Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme, or just constant bad beatboxing.
-Going around campus wearing a towel and offering free hugs to strangers.
Thoughts? Inputs? Suggestions?
Following people, narrating what they're doing at the moment in an overly dramatic voice.
Post by: Frumple on September 15, 2014, 01:48:50 pm
Post by: Arx on September 15, 2014, 01:49:36 pm
Post by: Helgoland on September 15, 2014, 02:04:21 pm
Isn't there a kind of lactase-containing pill that can do all the lactose digesting for you?
Post by: Furtuka on September 16, 2014, 09:48:30 pm
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on September 16, 2014, 10:31:47 pm
Post by: Baffler on September 16, 2014, 11:17:15 pm
This side project intrigues me. I would appreciate more information and/or updates on said project.+1.
I also need a little help though: I need a list of rhetorical questions, about 10 in all. The more ridiculous, the better.
Post by: Graknorke on September 17, 2014, 06:28:11 pm
"Who's a pretty boy, then?"This side project intrigues me. I would appreciate more information and/or updates on said project.+1.
I also need a little help though: I need a list of rhetorical questions, about 10 in all. The more ridiculous, the better.
Post by: Spehss _ on September 17, 2014, 08:09:29 pm
Fun fact, the only muscles in the human body that can push instead of pull are in the tongue and the penis.(http://thefightingwannstaches.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/the_more_you_know_banner.jpg)
Post by: 4maskwolf on September 18, 2014, 12:03:50 am
+1Fun fact, the only muscles in the human body that can push instead of pull are in the tongue and the penis.(http://thefightingwannstaches.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/the_more_you_know_banner.jpg)
Post by: Graknorke on September 18, 2014, 01:30:56 am
Fun fact, the only muscles in the human body that can push instead of pull are in the tongue and the penis.But penis is not muscle???
Post by: LordSlowpoke on September 18, 2014, 04:49:43 am
did you have even less sex ed than myself
Post by: Sheb on September 18, 2014, 06:50:39 am
Post by: NobodyPro on September 18, 2014, 07:15:00 am
I also need a little help though: I need a list of rhetorical questions, about 10 in all. The more ridiculous, the better."Do I look like an idiot?"
"Do you mind?"
"Do pigs love mud?"
"How many roads must a man walk down?"
Post by: Helgoland on September 18, 2014, 07:34:10 am
"Is the pope Catholic?"
Post by: BFEL on September 18, 2014, 10:12:18 am
Post by: BFEL on September 18, 2014, 10:46:29 am
It's not changed because I have yet to find any questions that jump out at me.You could change it to [BFEL wasn't wrong, that's totally annoying!] :P
Post by: scrdest on September 18, 2014, 10:50:21 am
Muscle (or at least mucle fibers) can only pull. The rest is just clever use of levers.
Yeah, I'm glad for the clarification, because muscles pushing contradicted everything I knew about muscle action, unless they were perma-contracted, which would only raise more questions.
Post by: Graknorke on September 21, 2014, 08:25:03 pm
Post by: Descan on September 21, 2014, 08:36:15 pm
Post by: Frumple on September 21, 2014, 08:56:32 pm
Probably the small hairs on your skin, as well as sensitivity to changes in air-pressure. There're a lot of nerves in your face, after-all.Pretty much this, s'far as I'm aware.
Post by: Graknorke on September 21, 2014, 08:58:22 pm
Post by: Frumple on September 21, 2014, 09:06:11 pm
Though do note, if what it's picking up is your hand (or carried in your hand), instead of some other object, it may be one of the extra two senses no one bothers to talk about (equilibrium and positioning of limbs, though the latter could arguably be an extension of touch... I forget how effective it is with people that are numbed) kicking in.
Post by: Graknorke on September 21, 2014, 09:09:25 pm
Post by: Frumple on September 23, 2014, 10:31:09 am
Like, download all of it and put it together as one unbroken conversation type of thing, with everything appropriately in order in regards to timestamps and whatnot.
Post by: Aklyon on September 23, 2014, 11:40:06 am
Post by: Frumple on September 23, 2014, 11:55:47 am
There is!
That makes this much easier, thank you.
E: Yeesss, saving three web pages is much nicer than splicing together 50 some odd pages of recieved PMs plus a dozen and change sent ones.
Post by: Furtuka on September 28, 2014, 08:27:35 pm
Post by: Frumple on September 28, 2014, 08:30:02 pm
Post by: McDonald on September 29, 2014, 12:24:07 am
Post by: Gentlefish on September 29, 2014, 12:47:47 am
Fun Fact: Your nose contains erectile tissue, the same kind found in penises, and produces a special kind of sebum (pimple goo) that has now been reproduced synthetically to work as lubricant for heavy machinery.
Also, your nipples are made of smooth muscle, which is why they can remain erect for a long time and not start to feel sore.
Post by: Kolnukbyne on September 29, 2014, 04:30:20 am
Post by: hops on September 29, 2014, 07:14:37 am
What's a good low-interaction game I can leave going in the background and click back to every 5 minutes while I watch shit or read?Cookie Clicker?
Post by: Sheb on September 29, 2014, 11:33:17 am
Post by: Arx on September 29, 2014, 12:24:42 pm
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on October 01, 2014, 01:03:39 pm
Post by: Graknorke on October 01, 2014, 01:15:13 pm
What does Bay12's buddy system do/how does it work?The first rule of buddy system is we don't talk about buddy system.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on October 01, 2014, 01:16:27 pm
Post by: McDonald on October 01, 2014, 01:17:17 pm
What does Bay12's buddy system do/how does it work?What is buddy system? Is there one?
EDIT: Huh, the only thing that happens when I add you is that this green "online" dot gets a nice yellow outline.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on October 01, 2014, 01:17:50 pm
Post by: Frumple on October 01, 2014, 01:40:07 pm
Post by: hops on October 02, 2014, 07:25:29 am
Post by: Spehss _ on October 02, 2014, 10:06:04 pm
and stalk people's post history.Ye gods I had no idea you could nest sub and sup tags. This changes errything.
Post by: KingofstarrySkies on October 02, 2014, 10:07:22 pm
Post by: Neyvn on October 06, 2014, 08:45:36 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6-ZGAGcJrk#t=28s
I mean there are better examples but this is the one that made me question it...
Post by: Baffler on October 06, 2014, 09:25:39 am
Also, what is the name of the numbered tick marks you sometimes see games overlay on weapons that fire in an arc? I'm fairly sure they're for judging distance, but I'm not sure how to read them either.
Post by: LordSlowpoke on October 06, 2014, 09:28:36 am
sometimes you get a bonus bong on the half hour just because
also, bongs before sunday service things
at least, shit's how it works here
Post by: Frumple on October 06, 2014, 09:30:05 am
As for the second, maybe "range finder"? I don't actually know the name, but I think that's at least an equivalent designation.
Post by: Helgoland on October 06, 2014, 12:16:55 pm
many bongs on 12, afterwards a bong on 1, two bongs on 2, etc. until 7-10 where the bongs stop (depending on how polite the church is)Pretty much this. Also when transsubstantiation is taking place (once per mass, if Roman Catholic), when someone has died (a special bell is used), and when a priest fights a Communist mayor in the bell tower.
sometimes you get a bonus bong on the half hour just because
also, bongs before sunday service things
at least, shit's how it works here
Post by: XXSockXX on October 06, 2014, 12:25:01 pm
Yeah, this. Plus nice Don Camillo reference.many bongs on 12, afterwards a bong on 1, two bongs on 2, etc. until 7-10 where the bongs stop (depending on how polite the church is)Pretty much this. Also when transsubstantiation is taking place (once per mass, if Roman Catholic), when someone has died (a special bell is used), and when a priest fights a Communist mayor in the bell tower.
sometimes you get a bonus bong on the half hour just because
also, bongs before sunday service things
at least, shit's how it works here
Post by: Helgoland on October 06, 2014, 12:53:55 pm
Post by: timferius on October 06, 2014, 01:55:20 pm
Post by: Gentlefish on October 06, 2014, 07:29:18 pm
many bongs on 12, afterwards a bong on 1, two bongs on 2, etc. until 7-10 where the bongs stop (depending on how polite the church is)
sometimes you get a bonus bong on the half hour just because
also, bongs before sunday service things
at least, shit's how it works here
(http://static.fjcdn.com/pictures/Boi+its+bong+o+clock_8a622a_4352977.jpg)
Post by: Frumple on October 11, 2014, 10:28:14 am
Post by: Helgoland on October 11, 2014, 10:53:43 am
Post by: Arx on October 11, 2014, 11:12:01 am
Post by: Frumple on October 11, 2014, 11:24:50 am
Post by: Wolfhunter107 on October 11, 2014, 02:48:00 pm
Post by: Arx on October 12, 2014, 12:44:41 am
How does one take screenshots in terror from the deep?
Go for a swim in the ocean and invoke Dread Cthulhu's name three times?
Unless you meant the game, in which case I have no idea.
Post by: hops on October 14, 2014, 04:14:05 am
Post by: scrdest on October 21, 2014, 01:46:18 pm
Post by: Arx on October 21, 2014, 01:51:22 pm
Post by: Baffler on October 22, 2014, 10:34:11 am
Post by: Frumple on October 22, 2014, 10:44:29 am
Post by: hops on October 22, 2014, 01:26:41 pm
Post by: Gentlefish on October 22, 2014, 01:31:42 pm
I'm imagining a biology class where you dissect an asian and finally realize that our organs are actually made of plastic.
It's not only made in China, it's made of China?
Post by: hops on October 22, 2014, 01:33:23 pm
Chinese products are made out of dead chinese.
Post by: scrdest on October 22, 2014, 04:54:44 pm
It's the other way around.
Chinese products are made out of dead chinese.
SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!
Post by: Cthulhu on October 22, 2014, 07:04:12 pm
Post by: hops on October 28, 2014, 05:01:13 am
I'm thinking of going into computer science, but so far I don't really have a career planned.
Post by: Arx on October 28, 2014, 05:28:07 am
Post by: Helgoland on October 28, 2014, 06:11:58 am
I'm studying mathematics, and while I have no idea what kind of job I'll get later on, I know the above holds true for mathematicians as well.
Post by: timferius on October 28, 2014, 06:23:19 am
Point is, there are jobs out there that pay decently that you can get with only half a uni degree, although it's far from my dream job, it's better than Walmart!
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on October 28, 2014, 11:32:12 am
Post by: scrdest on October 28, 2014, 12:02:34 pm
Post by: Arx on October 28, 2014, 01:32:38 pm
Post by: hops on October 29, 2014, 04:10:22 am
Computer scientists are very employable, I know that much.Yeah, that's one of the factors in my decision. My main trouble right now seem to stem from me not being sure if I like it. As in, more than anything else. I kind of picked up my mom's behavior of being a generalist in all things academic which would've been hip before the Industrial Revolution.
Pretty much that.
I'm studying mathematics, and while I have no idea what kind of job I'll get later on, I know the above holds true for mathematicians as well.
What kind of maths, exactly? Pure math?
I find that subject very interesting, and if I can actually get a job in artificial intelligence design I might actually get an opportunity to use calculus. Or maybe I'm overestimating programming.
I'm a full-time wage-slave. I work a desk job for a utility company. Actually pays quite well and the works not terrible, although mentioning my job to people is like involving billing etc. complaints. I don't work in billing, don't blame me!
Point is, there are jobs out there that pay decently that you can get with only half a uni degree, although it's far from my dream job, it's better than Walmart!
What do you actually do, though? I still don't understand how desk jobs in companies work, and my dad has always been kind of obtuse in answering that question. Do you just do a lot of paperwork and go to conferences and get jobs from people who actually do the more fun jobs relegated down to you?
I am a first year, first quarter Economics major, because I liked the economics classes I took in High School. I have no idea what I'm going to do with that, but the field of Econometrics sounds really fun.Well, it's a pretty useful personal skill at any rate.
Biotechnology. Enslaving cells to do your bidding, genetic modification, that kinda stuff. Also making booze and bread.
What part of biotechnology are you looking to go at exactly?
Now look what you've done, scrdest. Now there are four things I want to major in! And the other three all had the same first year, too.
I wish there are ways to directly inject the memory of studying a course into your hippocampus.
Post by: Helgoland on October 29, 2014, 05:17:55 am
Of course! If I wanted to apply mathematics I'd have studied physics :DPretty much that.
I'm studying mathematics, and while I have no idea what kind of job I'll get later on, I know the above holds true for mathematicians as well.
What kind of maths, exactly? Pure math?
Right now I'm on my way to becoming a topologist - or a geometer, but the two fields are closely related.
I guess the question you should ask yourself is: What gives you satisfaction? (No, professional masturbator is not something you can study, go is somewhat of an autodidact...) Do you like to see real-life problems solved in clever and ingenuous ways? Do you like finally understanding an abstract concept or a real-life phenomenon that seemed cryptic before? Do you like encountering and applying new, completely foreign concepts while getting a feeling for how they work? (That last one's me, pretty much. Algebra/topology FTW!)
If you prefer the first, go into a more applied field - engineering, or the more applied parts of programming. The non-physics natural sciences probably work as well - organic chemistry in particular is very much like playing with legos, just that the legos go into a person's body and kill all the ebola, for example.
A preference for the middle one means you should up the level of abstraction - go into a more theoretical branch of programming, or become a physicist. Discrete mathematics - the most programming-oriented part of mathematics - would probably fit in here as well, if on the far end of the abstraction scale.
If you want to do crazy messed-up stuff and thus chose the third option, become a theoretical physicist or go into the most theoretical branches of programming. Both of these however are very close to the hegemon of this third sector: Mathematics, the mother of all sciences. Mathematics at university is nothing like mathematics at school: It's all about logical structure and deducing interesting results from interesting assumptions. That's actually the reason mathematics is not a natural science: While the natural sciences work empirically, mathematicians can assume whatever they like - as long as they then stick to cold hard reasoning.
If anyone's interested I can translate a couple of entry-level exercises and post them here - but there's plenty of native English-speaking mathematicians on this board as well.
Post by: Sheb on October 29, 2014, 06:13:32 am
Seriously, Organic Chemisty is really close to engineering in what you end up doing: designing ways to produce such-and-such molecule of interest.
Biotechnology does too, except you get you get to pester your Green friends by gifting them petri dish full of GMOs.
Post by: scrdest on October 29, 2014, 06:25:48 am
Now look what you've done, scrdest. Now there are four things I want to major in! And the other three all had the same first year, too.
Jooooooin usssss...
I'm just going to disagree with one thing: organic chemistry doesn't cure Ebola, antibodies do.
Seriously, Organic Chemisty is really close to engineering in what you end up doing: designing ways to produce such-and-such molecule of interest.
Biotechnology does too, except you get you get to pester your Green friends by gifting them petri dish full of GMOs.
There's a difference. You cannot, or at least have a hard time, doing anything Biotechy to get a chemical without Organic Chemistry's help, but Organic Chemistry is less efficient at production.
Basically, chemists work on manual, nudging each chemical to work their magic until they get the molecule they want, Biotech uses essentially tiny, natural, self-regulating biological robots to do the heavy lifting and rewarding them with delicious nomnoms. Or operate on different levels altogether, if DNA or proteins are concerned.
@Objective (because large post with multiple quotes):
Medical. #1 goal would be figuring out how to reverse aging-related damage, but that's a lofty goal. I'm thinking of doing my Bachelor's in a lab working with autoimmune diseases.
Post by: timferius on October 29, 2014, 06:26:20 am
1) Dispatch. I worked weekends, was kind of nice being alone in the building. I took in emergency work from our call centre and contacted our on-call crews to do the work, scheduling it in our systems. A lot of downtime on this job, but when it was busy it was hella busy.
2)Locates: Basic rundown, when anyone wants to dig, you need to contact all utilities in the area and get them to locate and mark any underground stuff they have (pipes, wires etc.) so that you don't dig it up. So this job I was ordering locates for all our work. This involved getting the work outlines from our crews, faxing it out to all the locate companys (my old job is easy now that they've mandated all utilites run their locates through a centralized system called OneCall. Basically instead of faxing to 5-10 different companies, you email 1 and they do the rest). After faxing it was tracking the requests, following up (no one finished them on time....) and packaging up the final forms to send to the crews.
3. My current job, this is basically fixing all the mistakes people make in our system. It's a lot of data entry, problem solving, and emails. Basically, if info is input wrong in our system, it can error out, I manage those errors and correct them, which can mean tracking down who did the work, or sending people out to verify numbers. On top of that I manage our cases from the call center. If they can't handle an issue, it goes to us, and I distribute accordingly. It's hard to go in to much more detail without breaking down how all our systems work... it's not complete drone work though because of the problem solving, which is good because I haven't lost all sanity yet.
Post by: Yoink on November 02, 2014, 08:44:46 pm
What is it called when you have a tiny bit of fingernail sort of split off, poking out between the nail and skin on one side and causing quite a bit of pain? And, since I'm asking questions here, how the hell do I fix it?!
I've had this happen a couple of times lately and it is pissing me off. They seem to get better after a while, but I'd rather fix it now.
Post by: Frumple on November 02, 2014, 08:57:03 pm
I... don't think it's exactly the right thing to do, but I usually just, y'know. Pull it off/out. Hurts, bleeds a bit, then it goes back to normal.
Post by: Yoink on November 02, 2014, 09:10:27 pm
Post by: Helgoland on November 02, 2014, 09:13:13 pm
Post by: FearfulJesuit on November 06, 2014, 06:49:24 pm
(http://www.theflagshirt.com/v/vspfiles/photos/Eagle%20Soaring-2.jpg)
Post by: Levi on November 06, 2014, 06:52:08 pm
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Maybe this from zazzle (http://www.zazzle.ca/beer_eh_canada_t_shirt-235810732659883232)?
Post by: FearfulJesuit on November 06, 2014, 06:55:01 pm
Post by: ShadowHammer on November 08, 2014, 09:15:06 pm
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on November 08, 2014, 09:16:23 pm
Post by: Frumple on November 08, 2014, 09:19:49 pm
800 is usually a good ballpark, though... you can probably go up to around 1k or so, honestly. Just... not much beyond that.
Post by: ShadowHammer on November 08, 2014, 09:34:34 pm
Post by: Spehss _ on November 23, 2014, 12:14:05 pm
So, I think my headphones are finally at the stage were I can't use them anymore.Dayum, that looked better than I expected for less than $30 dollars. Can't speak for the quality of the sound without actually testing it, but the details including "well defined trebles" seems better than nothing at least. Sound quality probably isn't a huge deal for you if you aren't an audiophile anyway. Headset looks sturdy enough.
I'm thinking of asking for a headset for christmas, since it is almost coming.
They should probably be able to stand a lot of stress and preferably have a mic, and be less than $30.
Any ideas?
I think these look pretty good. Know anything about them? (http://www.amazon.com/SA-708-Stereo-Headphone-Headset-Microphone/dp/B00DU2CHE2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1416368766&sr=8-1&keywords=headset)
If you're cool with the design and everything, and that looks like the best option from everything else you looked at, yeah, go with that if you want.
Post by: miauw62 on November 23, 2014, 12:30:28 pm
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on November 27, 2014, 02:55:58 pm
Post by: MagmaMcFry on November 27, 2014, 03:02:09 pm
Can anybody here recommend a good but not too philosophical German sci-fi book? Fantasy is also acceptable.
I just checked my entire book collection, and all the good sci-fi and fantasy books here are apparently translated from english. Does it have to be of german origin or will translated copies of english books do? Because all the good english books are being translated all the time, so you'll find them in german too.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on November 27, 2014, 03:07:28 pm
I just wondered if there's something specifically German that I might read - I can find an English book by myself, after all.Can anybody here recommend a good but not too philosophical German sci-fi book? Fantasy is also acceptable.
I just checked my entire book collection, and all the good sci-fi and fantasy books here are apparently translated from english. Does it have to be of german origin or will translated copies of english books do? Because all the good english books are being translated all the time, so you'll find them in german too.
Actually, an English book translated into German might be even better, because then I can get both versions and read them synchronously in difficult places.
Post by: Helgoland on November 27, 2014, 03:32:10 pm
I'm afraid there's very little German sci-fi - the genre never quite took hold over here.
If you need a quick and entertaining read in German, may I suggest Heine's Wintermärchen? It's quite old, but the language is modern - and there's tons of jokes about the Prussians in there :D
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on November 27, 2014, 03:45:29 pm
Then look into Asimov and Lem! (Especially Lem - he's not too well-known, but still awesome).Lem is best sci-fi writer. But he's very popular in Russia/was very popular in the USSR - I have 11 volumes of his works on my shelf right now, sci-fi and not. I can pretty much recite him by heart now.
I'm afraid there's very little German sci-fi - the genre never quite took hold over here.
If you need a quick and entertaining read in German, may I suggest Heine's Wintermärchen? It's quite old, but the language is modern - and there's tons of jokes about the Prussians in there :D
Heine, though, I'll look into. Thanks for that.
Post by: Yoink on November 29, 2014, 03:30:42 am
Post by: Reelya on November 29, 2014, 03:37:06 am
Can anybody here recommend a good but not too philosophical German sci-fi book? Fantasy is also acceptable.
The only German stuff I ever read was the Perry Rhodan books from the 1960's. They were fun, but I was about 15 at the time. Schlocky 50's style sci fi but with lots of empire building / mass space wars / epicness. The kind of books where they fight Soviets on Venus and almost get eaten by dinosaurs and end up overthrowing a galactic empire and founding a detailed space empire, with lots of tech descriptions and humans reverse-engineering massive space fleets from alien tech.
The only thing is, I read up to about book 50 and the later ones were hard to come by in English. This was released as a series of short pulp novels in German, and they're apparently up to book 2600. But reading the first bit is probably enough. The series had numerous authors, not just one, and the later stuff starts to sound really trippy.
Post by: Biowraith on November 29, 2014, 04:07:37 am
Hey guys, what is/are the difference/s between a suburb and a neighbourhood?I don't know if there's a technical definition, but a neighbourhood is just an area that people live where (in theory) they know each other i.e. they're neighbours (so typically it's a small area). I'm not sure what determines the boundaries of a neighbourhood, where one ends and another begins; I'd guess that's down to the perceptions of the people living there.
A suburb is a primarily residential area on the outskirts of a city. Stereotypically it's a distinct community from the city itself (might even have its own political identity and governance, I'm not sure).
A suburb will typically contain one or more neighbourhoods, but not all neighbourhoods are suburban.
Post by: Reelya on November 29, 2014, 04:10:44 am
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In most English-speaking regions, suburban areas are defined in contrast to central or inner city areas, but in Australian English, "suburb" has become largely synonymous with "neighborhood".
This sentence has caused some confusion. We don't call things both suburbs and neighborhoods interchangeably in Australia. We use "suburb" to refer to any legally named subdivision of a city whether it's near the center or not, whereas American English only refers to the outliers as suburbs, using neighborhood for the inner city areas.
So suburb here is synonymous with what other people call a neighborhood. We might break that down though, the news might refer to "the crime problem in inner city suburbs" or "disadvantaged youth in outlying suburbs". Though "suburb" still has the connotation of satellite areas: if you say "out in the suburbs ..." or "I grew up in the suburbs" people clearly know you are not talking about the inner city.
Actually, if we do use "neighborhood" it's very different. Suburbs are legal entities with set boundaries, a postcode, a local council (though sometimes a council might run more than 1 suburb), whereas the usage of "neighborhood" in Australian English has no definition, it usually means the immediate informal vicinity of some street, park, landmark etc. I've never heard someone use it to refer to an entire suburb.
Post by: Scoops Novel on November 29, 2014, 10:16:06 am
Anyone know any sci-fi trying to tackle the "now what" period of technological development? Think cyberpunk, but game changers such as nuclear fusion, AI and FTl are still on the backburner much like today, and the sci-fi sets out to fill the space.
Post by: LordSlowpoke on November 29, 2014, 10:19:44 am
so y'know
Post by: FearfulJesuit on November 29, 2014, 01:24:03 pm
Post by: Arx on November 29, 2014, 01:37:14 pm
For Firefox. (http://about.downthemall.net/2.0/)
I've never used either, but they look right.
Post by: Aklyon on November 29, 2014, 03:16:34 pm
For Chrome. (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/download-master/mcceagdollnkjlogmdckgjakjapmkdjf/details?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon)I have used that, and it does work if you can find the right links in its lists. Also, in its settings set both Concurrent Downloads and Downloads per server to 1, and it'll act like you're using save as without you needing to actually save as instead of acting like a download manager, since some sites don't like getting poked by download managers.
For Firefox. (http://about.downthemall.net/2.0/)
I've never used either, but they look right.
Post by: Reelya on November 29, 2014, 03:51:19 pm
Does anybody know how to mass-save links on a sight? I want to get all the mp3s off this site (http://www.iu.edu/~celtie/amharic_a400.html), but I don't want to click, save and rename 200 times. There's got to be a faster way to do it.
I use wget and write a wrapper to get all the file names.
Post by: Scoops Novel on November 29, 2014, 07:01:58 pm
Anyone know any sci-fi trying to tackle the "now what" period of technological development? Think cyberpunk, but game changers such as nuclear fusion, AI and FTl are still on the backburner much like today, and the sci-fi sets out to fill the space.
Bump so the main question doesn't get buried
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on November 30, 2014, 12:07:10 am
Post by: Frumple on November 30, 2014, 12:14:54 am
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on November 30, 2014, 12:17:09 am
Over here. (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?board=21.0) Maybe OG itself (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?board=4.0) if there's an old halo thread to kick back open and see if anyone's still playing.
Thanks
Post by: timferius on December 02, 2014, 02:42:12 pm
Post by: Frumple on December 02, 2014, 02:48:05 pm
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on December 02, 2014, 04:46:48 pm
Post by: Yoink on December 04, 2014, 05:06:05 am
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on December 11, 2014, 04:30:56 am
Post by: Helgoland on December 11, 2014, 05:32:43 am
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on December 11, 2014, 05:37:01 am
I think it depends on the vowel that follows, but I'm not sure. Generally the pronunciation of v and c is fairly random, yes.I chose those two words specifically because they have the same vowel after [f]. Still, thanks.
Post by: Helgoland on December 11, 2014, 05:40:33 am
Post by: MagmaMcFry on December 11, 2014, 11:16:14 am
Oh shit, yeah, they do - then it's probably just random. But one general rule of thumb is: If it starts with '[v/f]er', you need to use v because that's a common starting syllable. Exception: Ferkel (piglet)...Fertig, Ferne, Ferien, Ferse... There really aren't any rules to that. Best to just remember the spelling of all the words you read.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on December 11, 2014, 12:23:40 pm
Post by: Helgoland on December 11, 2014, 12:57:58 pm
Don't expect that to work when someone is putting food on your plate. It's seen more as a polite encouragement than as a serious protest.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on December 11, 2014, 01:00:35 pm
Post by: Helgoland on December 11, 2014, 01:03:45 pm
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on December 11, 2014, 01:30:56 pm
Post by: XXSockXX on December 11, 2014, 01:36:25 pm
Thanks. I have one more question before I leave you alone: have you ever heard somebody pronounce kosten with a [sh]? Outside of speech impediments, I mean.That's pretty common in South German dialects, so you'll hear it from people who have such an accent. Would be wrong in Standard High German though.
Post by: Helgoland on December 11, 2014, 07:12:02 pm
Thanks. I have one more question before I leave you alone: have you ever heard somebody pronounce kosten with a [sh]? Outside of speech impediments, I mean.That's pretty common in South German dialects
Outside of speech impediments, I mean.
Post by: XXSockXX on December 12, 2014, 12:36:04 pm
Vorsicht, sonscht koscht's dich. :PThanks. I have one more question before I leave you alone: have you ever heard somebody pronounce kosten with a [sh]? Outside of speech impediments, I mean.That's pretty common in South German dialectsOutside of speech impediments, I mean.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on December 19, 2014, 03:23:01 pm
Post by: Arx on December 19, 2014, 03:28:24 pm
If you PM someone, they get an email, and I'm sure he's on Steam. He's probably writing finals at the moment, so give him a little more time and I'm sure he'll be back.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on December 19, 2014, 03:35:20 pm
Who's Tawanchior?I swear, his name changes every time I think I have it right. I was damn close this time too.
He's probably writing finals at the moment, so give him a little more time and I'm sure he'll be back.Still, no five minute study break? I'm concerned.
Post by: LordSlowpoke on December 19, 2014, 03:38:40 pm
soon
Post by: Arx on December 19, 2014, 03:40:03 pm
Also possible parental interference. One of my friends was effectively locked in over finals.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on December 19, 2014, 03:46:24 pm
Post by: Tawa on December 20, 2014, 10:04:07 am
I'm sure he's on Steam.The levels of incorrectness in this statement are staggering. Have you not heard my various anti-Steam rants?
Yes, parental influence. I fail to hand in some homework, and an escalating series of punishments from my overbearing father led to a five-week no-computer stint and strict limits on the usage of gaming consoles. End result is I spent five weeks off of Bay12, save for one or two days where I posted around early December.
Post by: Arx on December 20, 2014, 10:05:25 am
Post by: Tawa on December 20, 2014, 10:07:25 am
It feels like everyone's on Steam these days. Except you, and me.Oh my Naga, there's more of us?
I thought we were almost extinct!
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on December 20, 2014, 11:45:05 am
It feels like everyone's on Steam these days. Except you, and me.Oh my Naga, there's more of us?
I thought we were almost extinct!
There are others that don't use steam?
Hurray i thought I was alone
Post by: timferius on December 20, 2014, 12:06:49 pm
You're all weird.
Post by: Comrade P. on December 22, 2014, 05:18:57 am
Can I send chocolate through mail services to United Kingdom? Or is there something specific I have to know about sending things via mail services to UK? Sending form Moscow, Russia to Renfrewshire (I dare not reveal further adress).
Post by: LordSlowpoke on December 22, 2014, 05:27:35 am
Post by: Helgoland on December 22, 2014, 05:40:10 am
Post by: Comrade P. on December 22, 2014, 06:05:10 am
Post by: Helgoland on December 22, 2014, 06:07:17 am
Post by: Comrade P. on December 22, 2014, 06:10:25 am
Post by: AlleeCat on December 22, 2014, 06:20:21 am
Post by: TheDarkStar on December 22, 2014, 11:53:34 am
It feels like everyone's on Steam these days. Except you, and me.Oh my Naga, there's more of us?
I thought we were almost extinct!
There are others that don't use steam?
Hurray i thought I was alone
JOIN US
YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO
IT'S EASY
JUST JOIN US
IT'S FINE
WE AREN'T BRAINLESS ROBOTS, REALLY
Post by: Graknorke on December 22, 2014, 07:19:11 pm
Post by: freeformschooler on December 22, 2014, 10:50:52 pm
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on December 22, 2014, 11:08:12 pm
We have Bread Simulator. You do not. The correct choice is obvious.They don't need to know about that... THING.
Post by: Tawa on December 22, 2014, 11:19:35 pm
Post by: Spehss _ on December 22, 2014, 11:42:54 pm
The fact that every time I meet somebody with Steam they try to get me to get Steam just frightens me. D: :PYou must be unfamiliar with
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on December 22, 2014, 11:49:00 pm
The fact that every time I meet somebody with Steam they try to get me to get Steam just frightens me. D: :P+1
Post by: Comrade P. on December 23, 2014, 02:50:52 am
Post by: AlleeCat on December 23, 2014, 03:38:19 am
I had steam once, but then I quit. I mean, I do not play steam games for... somewhat 3 years by now. *puts on eyepatch with Pirate Bay logo* Screw GabeN.RIP Pirate Bay.
12/9/14 never forget
Post by: Comrade P. on December 23, 2014, 03:41:15 am
I had steam once, but then I quit. I mean, I do not play steam games for... somewhat 3 years by now. *puts on eyepatch with Pirate Bay logo* Screw GabeN.RIP Pirate Bay.
12/9/14 never forget
Pirate Bay will rise again.
Post by: Graknorke on December 23, 2014, 07:01:41 am
Screw GabeN.
Spoiler: GabeN is displeased (click to show/hide)
Post by: SaberToothTiger on December 23, 2014, 07:07:19 am
Post by: Gentlefish on December 23, 2014, 03:48:04 pm
Post by: TD1 on December 23, 2014, 08:02:09 pm
It feels like everyone's on Steam these days. Except you, and me.Oh my Naga, there's more of us?
I thought we were almost extinct!
Hey, I didn't use Steam either until a Bay12 person made me! They wanted to play Civ V.
And I'm glad I did, too! I never buy anything (well, except Portal 2, which was maybe £3:00) and instead I get the odd gift from Christmas giveaways and the like. I can also download and uninstall/reinstall my games whenever I want to. I've only been on Steam...less than a year, I think.
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on December 23, 2014, 08:19:38 pm
Post by: Mr. Strange on December 23, 2014, 08:23:08 pm
The fact that every time I meet somebody with Steam they try to get me to get Steam just frightens me. D: :PDespite constant pressure from my family, I still haven't joined this Steam-cult they keep talking about.
Post by: Tawa on December 23, 2014, 08:34:23 pm
-snip-It is too late. You have already been corrupted. The End User License Agreement you checked "yes" to had a dark hex cast upon it. Should Gabe Newell the Evil ever command anything of you, you would find yourself a helpless puppet at his beck and call. Your soul is his now, DwArfY.
Hey, I didn't use Steam either until a Bay12 person made me! They wanted to play Civ V.
And I'm glad I did, too! I never buy anything (well, except Portal 2, which was maybe £3:00) and instead I get the odd gift from Christmas giveaways and the like. I can also download and uninstall/reinstall my games whenever I want to. I've only been on Steam...less than a year, I think.
(http://s22.postimg.org/7lt4wnm75/Game_Over_Return_of_Gaben.png)
Post by: Graknorke on December 23, 2014, 09:03:20 pm
Post by: Spehss _ on December 23, 2014, 10:36:17 pm
Is nobody going to comment on my totally rad image editing skills :(Your image editing skills are totally rad, broski.
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on December 24, 2014, 12:15:06 am
Post by: Spehss _ on December 24, 2014, 12:40:33 am
Anybody gonna answer the question floating right there?No Man's Sky on Xbox One: Probably. (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=no+man%27s+sky+xbone)
Post by: AlleeCat on December 24, 2014, 07:07:17 am
For all we know, he already has...-snip-It is too late. You have already been corrupted. The End User License Agreement you checked "yes" to had a dark hex cast upon it. Should Gabe Newell the Evil ever command anything of you, you would find yourself a helpless puppet at his beck and call. Your soul is his now, DwArfY.
Hey, I didn't use Steam either until a Bay12 person made me! They wanted to play Civ V.
And I'm glad I did, too! I never buy anything (well, except Portal 2, which was maybe £3:00) and instead I get the odd gift from Christmas giveaways and the like. I can also download and uninstall/reinstall my games whenever I want to. I've only been on Steam...less than a year, I think.
I mean, Portal 2 could be a piece of crap and we've all just been brainwashed into loving it by the power of Steam...
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on December 24, 2014, 08:29:36 am
I dunno I'm a console gamer and I love itFor all we know, he already has...-snip-It is too late. You have already been corrupted. The End User License Agreement you checked "yes" to had a dark hex cast upon it. Should Gabe Newell the Evil ever command anything of you, you would find yourself a helpless puppet at his beck and call. Your soul is his now, DwArfY.
Hey, I didn't use Steam either until a Bay12 person made me! They wanted to play Civ V.
And I'm glad I did, too! I never buy anything (well, except Portal 2, which was maybe £3:00) and instead I get the odd gift from Christmas giveaways and the like. I can also download and uninstall/reinstall my games whenever I want to. I've only been on Steam...less than a year, I think.
I mean, Portal 2 could be a piece of crap and we've all just been brainwashed into loving it by the power of Steam...
Acctually I was replaying it again just the other day
Anybody gonna answer the question floating right there?No Man's Sky on Xbox One: Probably. (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=no+man%27s+sky+xbone)
Ya ummm when I googled my question that's all I got was a mixed bag of yes no and maybe. I wasn't sure if anyone had a good source saying definitly yes or definitly no........
Post by: Baffler on December 24, 2014, 02:15:12 pm
For all we know, he already has...-snip-It is too late. You have already been corrupted. The End User License Agreement you checked "yes" to had a dark hex cast upon it. Should Gabe Newell the Evil ever command anything of you, you would find yourself a helpless puppet at his beck and call. Your soul is his now, DwArfY.
Hey, I didn't use Steam either until a Bay12 person made me! They wanted to play Civ V.
And I'm glad I did, too! I never buy anything (well, except Portal 2, which was maybe £3:00) and instead I get the odd gift from Christmas giveaways and the like. I can also download and uninstall/reinstall my games whenever I want to. I've only been on Steam...less than a year, I think.
I mean, Portal 2 could be a piece of crap and we've all just been brainwashed into loving it by the power of Steam...
Yeah it really is good, unless they've managed to advance sufficiently to circumvent my
Post by: hops on December 28, 2014, 06:34:26 am
Post by: ed boy on December 28, 2014, 08:37:33 pm
I'm trying to pick up C, and I've encountered a problem. I have a bunch of integers that I want to convert to strings, but I want the strings to be padded with zeros, so I can concatenate them and have a consistent result. Normally I can find solutions to my programming problems by googling, but any attempt to find a solution to this is flooded by people who want to print the result, and are told to use the padding ability built into the various print functions. Since I'm not printing the result, this is of no use to me.
To clarify, I want to get a function datetostr such that datetostr(2014,6,20) will return the string "20140620".
Post by: MagmaMcFry on December 28, 2014, 08:51:07 pm
Post by: ed boy on December 28, 2014, 08:54:36 pm
Post by: Frumple on December 28, 2014, 09:04:00 pm
Post by: Gentlefish on December 28, 2014, 10:30:21 pm
You know how printf prints a formatted string? Well, sprintf is exactly like that, except instead of printing the formatted text, it returns the result as a string, and won't print anything.
what dude so useful thank you.
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on December 28, 2014, 10:34:22 pm
Post by: Arx on December 29, 2014, 01:00:53 am
Edit: I have Neverwinter Nights 2: Diamond and Neverwinter Nights 2: Complete on GOG. What's the difference?
Post by: timferius on December 29, 2014, 07:05:09 pm
Post by: Tawa on December 29, 2014, 07:28:37 pm
Can anyone recommend a free antivirus other than Avast? They've decided I'm going to need to register in seven days or else my virus protection will go away, and if they email me like they keep shooting up popups asking me to buy their AV, then I honestly don't want to.I will always recommend swapping for Linux to avoid almost all of the nasties.
Otherwise, I got nothing.
Post by: Aklyon on December 29, 2014, 08:48:04 pm
Can anyone recommend a free antivirus other than Avast? They've decided I'm going to need to register in seven days or else my virus protection will go away, and if they email me like they keep shooting up popups asking me to buy their AV, then I honestly don't want to.MSE is pretty alright, I'd say.
Post by: hops on December 29, 2014, 10:29:01 pm
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on December 30, 2014, 04:54:48 am
Also, do you think these .gifs as they are currently cropped will work with Bay12's avatar system? I'm (http://i.imgur.com/9YagMOW.gif) not (http://i.imgur.com/LLTIS1w.gif) sure (http://i.imgur.com/49uDNFa.gif).
Post by: Arx on December 30, 2014, 04:56:25 am
And I suspect those gifs are all too big and will be screwed up by the resize.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on December 30, 2014, 04:59:07 am
I like signavatar, because it actually seems to change on every refresh. You can only upload three images at a time, though.Well that's perfect. I only have three images.
And I suspect those gifs are all too big and will be screwed up by the resize.I was afraid of that. I think they're a bit narrow. I'll fix it tomorrow.
Post by: Uristides on December 30, 2014, 06:20:42 pm
Can anyone recommend a free antivirus other than Avast? They've decided I'm going to need to register in seven days or else my virus protection will go away, and if they email me like they keep shooting up popups asking me to buy their AV, then I honestly don't want to.I used to use Avira back on windows. It's been years, but I never had problems with it. It has popups(once a day) too, but that's it.
Post by: Skyrunner on December 31, 2014, 03:12:56 pm
Post by: AlleeCat on December 31, 2014, 03:17:56 pm
Post by: woose1 on January 03, 2015, 12:00:58 pm
A gang enforcer or detective or whatever who had a detatched jaw that he kept in place through piercings. At some point in the movie he removes the piercings and bites some dude's face off.
An old man character who at the end of the film removes his baggy janitors outfit to reveal he's stacked like a professional bodybuilder.
Several extremely gory sword fight scenes.
I know it sounds like some sort of crazy fever dream but I'm kind of in the mood to watch it again. I just wish I could remember the name of the film....
Nvm found it: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0296042/
Post by: SaberToothTiger on January 03, 2015, 01:28:37 pm
Post by: AlleeCat on January 03, 2015, 03:01:22 pm
I can't remember the name of this movie. I know it was asian and had a relatively good critical reception. What I DO remember though is that it had:"People who liked this also liked: Audition, and Suicide Club." Well, now I know another movie never to watch if I value sleep.
A gang enforcer or detective or whatever who had a detatched jaw that he kept in place through piercings. At some point in the movie he removes the piercings and bites some dude's face off.
An old man character who at the end of the film removes his baggy janitors outfit to reveal he's stacked like a professional bodybuilder.
Several extremely gory sword fight scenes.
I know it sounds like some sort of crazy fever dream but I'm kind of in the mood to watch it again. I just wish I could remember the name of the film....
Nvm found it: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0296042/
Post by: Furtuka on January 03, 2015, 08:03:43 pm
Post by: Frumple on January 03, 2015, 08:06:47 pm
Then, uh. From what I understand, they still do, there's just the usual hiccups from changing art styles and whatnot. I just haven't really played those ones. Or many of the actual megaman ones to completion... was always more of an X-series fellow.
E: Ohey, they actually got around to officially localizing rockman and forte. Maybe get that instead :P
Or 7. Honestly, I was never terribly enthralled by the pre-SNES or gameboy ones :-\
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on January 05, 2015, 02:08:29 am
Who should I ask?
Post by: Comrade P. on January 05, 2015, 04:30:01 am
I want to know how many pounds of fish a single fisherman could catch in a fishing day using medieval technology, preferably handline or fishing net.
Who should I ask?
Google, probably. But I think you tried it already, so try people who you know who have been fishing.
My wild guess is around 10 kg, or a couple of pounds more than 20 in your imperial units.
Post by: Sheb on January 06, 2015, 06:46:54 am
Post by: Yoink on January 06, 2015, 07:57:06 am
That movie sounds quite interesting.
Yeah... I'm definitely downloading that one. :D
Fakeedit: Holy crud, it has a score of over 7 on IMDB? Maybe it's not as B-grade as I expected.
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on January 06, 2015, 08:00:14 am
Is dwarf fortress a good tool for learning geology?
I'm wondering if I can use it as an excuse to 'study' by playing DF
Post by: Arx on January 06, 2015, 08:04:11 am
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on January 06, 2015, 08:13:22 am
Post by: Arx on January 06, 2015, 08:18:53 am
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on January 06, 2015, 08:22:32 am
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on January 06, 2015, 12:36:17 pm
Well, it depends of the fishery. Are you speaking or river fishing, shore fishing, or "Let's go all the way to Newfouldland where we can sail on the glorious codsea, because we're Basque and we don't give a shit!"?The premise was ocean fishing, but not too far from shore.
Post by: AlleeCat on January 07, 2015, 03:04:18 am
I can transfer things to an external HD from another computer, but that's about the extent of my internet. I can't install anything on this PC either, because it's a public computer that I don't have admin privileges for. I also can't play Minecraft because that requires Java to download, and this computer doesn't have it updated. I could also resort to torrenting, but I'd rather find games I can get and play legally, at the moment.
And yes, I know about most of the free roguelikes. I usually have to be in a certain mood for those.
Post by: smeeprocket on January 07, 2015, 03:05:41 am
Post by: Putnam on January 07, 2015, 03:08:51 am
Anybody know of any good games I can play on my PC without having any internet on said PC?
rollercoaster tycoon
Post by: Eric Blank on January 07, 2015, 03:11:47 am
Anybody know of any good games I can play on my PC without having any internet on said PC?
I can transfer things to an external HD from another computer, but that's about the extent of my internet. I can't install anything on this PC either, because it's a public computer that I don't have admin privileges for. I also can't play Minecraft because that requires Java to download, and this computer doesn't have it updated. I could also resort to torrenting, but I'd rather find games I can get and play legally, at the moment.
And yes, I know about most of the free roguelikes. I usually have to be in a certain mood for those.
You can download KSP from steam and simply duplicate the entire ksp folder onto another drive; runs without complaint, at least for me, but obviously you couldn't update that directory you copied. Was very helpful when I didn't have the advantage of sucking up a WiFi network to install steam.
Post by: Caz on January 07, 2015, 03:13:51 am
Anybody know of any good games I can play on my PC without having any internet on said PC?
rollercoaster tycoon
Also OpenTTD. It's free!
Post by: smeeprocket on January 07, 2015, 03:23:17 am
Post by: Sheb on January 07, 2015, 03:24:38 am
Post by: AlleeCat on January 07, 2015, 03:27:05 am
Also, it's not a problem of not having a constant internet connection, it's a problem of not having a connection at all. Plus, I'm limited by the fact that my disk drive is broken. Basically, I can only play it if:
1: It doesn't require being installed at all. (Most traditional roguelikes spring to mind.)
2: Comes in a prepacked installer. (I can't think of any that do this off the top of my head. Rodina, maybe?)
3: Can be played on a terrible craptop, which I can bring to a library. (I mean, it's really bad. It gets framerate drops playing Age of Mythology. The first one. The one that came out in '02.)
Also OpenTTD. It's free!Have it. Played a lot of it. Got bored. It was fun, though.
unless it involves rollercoaster fatalities, there's no way rollercoaster tycoon could be even remotely fun.RCT is fun. RCT2 is best. RCT3 is balls. Zoo Tycoon 2 was better than RCT3. Anyway, played all of 'em. Dunno how I would get any of them onto my PC without a disk drive or torrenting, though.
Dwarf Fortress? Cataclysm?
And yes, I know about most of the free roguelikes. I usually have to be in a certain mood for those.
Post by: Helgoland on January 07, 2015, 04:01:19 am
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on January 07, 2015, 10:16:14 am
Post by: AlleeCat on January 07, 2015, 01:25:01 pm
Post by: Sheb on January 07, 2015, 01:49:46 pm
Post by: AlleeCat on January 07, 2015, 05:17:27 pm
Post by: Putnam on January 07, 2015, 08:39:07 pm
Archive.org has a lot of old stuff that you can download and play without internet through standalone installers, too.
Post by: Flying Dice on January 08, 2015, 06:31:09 pm
unless it involves rollercoaster fatalities, there's no way rollercoaster tycoon could be even remotely fun.95% of Rollercoaster Tycoon is setting up deathtraps, building neverending loops of vomit-y horror, and slaughtering park guests both intentionally inadvertently.
Post by: Scoops Novel on January 18, 2015, 01:42:59 pm
Post by: ed boy on January 19, 2015, 06:58:58 am
Post by: MonkeyHead on January 19, 2015, 01:35:58 pm
Am I the only one who doesn't enjoy deathtraps in rollercoaster tycoon? They take a while to set up, they ruin your park's popularity, and the actual deaths are just a line of text saying that some people have died. I don't get what part of that other people find fun.
Probably the deliberate subversion of the games mechanics and primary goal.
Post by: Yoink on January 23, 2015, 10:10:38 pm
(Need quick answer so I can make the thread whilst on the library computer.)
Post by: Helgoland on January 23, 2015, 10:13:31 pm
Post by: Yoink on January 23, 2015, 10:16:05 pm
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on January 23, 2015, 10:21:51 pm
Post by: Yoink on January 23, 2015, 10:23:02 pm
The random thoughts in my mind says 17th century Spain, but aliens are invading.Well I had about three minutes left on the clock so I had to do something fast.
I'll save this idea for next time, for sure.
Post by: Helgoland on January 23, 2015, 10:31:03 pm
I... I-I haven't seen it. :-[*sprinkles holy water on Yoink*
Hold thy peace, and come out of him! (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+1%3A21-28&version=KJV)
Post by: Putnam on January 23, 2015, 10:48:11 pm
So what would be cool that I could conceivably put under the umbrella of "life"?
Post by: Helgoland on January 23, 2015, 10:55:24 pm
Seriously though, anything related to healing and/or growth. Think Demeter.
If you want to put a Darker and Edgier spin on it, you could put death and decay in there as well, as the source of all new life.
Post by: i2amroy on January 24, 2015, 12:12:13 am
Anyone seen a comparison between submariners and space station astronauts? I've found this but i need more http://www.navy.mil/navydata/cno/n87/usw/usw_winter_09/q&a_blue.htmlDamn it, this was the perfect opportunity for me to sneak in a link to xkcd's What If question about how long a nuclear submarine could last in orbit, but sadly it turns out that that question is only in the What if book :( (which has some additional hilarious questions and was totally worth the money :)).
Post by: quinnr on January 24, 2015, 01:08:56 am
Like I have a light blue dress shirt, dark jeans, and a blazer. Does that count? Or would khaki pants and a dress shirt be better? I'm new to this "clothing that isn't t-shirts" thing. :(
EDIT: Actually apparently it's supposed to be more "upscale casual" than "business casual" what I don't know what these words mean I'm just going to cry.
Post by: quinnr on January 24, 2015, 01:33:05 am
That was a bit helpful. On a slightly unrelated note, I'm confused as to how a couple images like this (https://stadlera75riebea6900a.wordpress.com/2012/07/03/original-2-piece-pack-e-mail-cowboy-wind-upscale-casual-mens-underwear-mens-underwear-neidingping-foot-ck8/) ended up in the results.What the heck is business casual and who thought it was a good idea? I have an interview-type thing tomorrow andGoogle is your friend. I googled 'upscale casual' and it instantly spat out images of upscale casual.
Like I have a light blue dress shirt, dark jeans, and a blazer. Does that count? Or would khaki pants and a dress shirt be better? I'm new to this "clothing that isn't t-shirts" thing. :(
EDIT: Actually apparently it's supposed to be more "upscale casual" than "business casual" what I don't know what these words mean I'm just going to cry.
Post by: Yoink on January 24, 2015, 02:55:07 am
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on January 24, 2015, 02:55:27 am
Post by: Yoink on January 24, 2015, 03:01:14 am
There is a QR code, but my phone doesn't do that sort of thing.
They're just Converse All-Stars, so canvas shoes with rubber soles.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on January 24, 2015, 03:04:51 am
Post by: Yoink on January 24, 2015, 03:10:03 am
Could you describe the method?
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on January 24, 2015, 03:16:28 am
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Do not use a bleach or any washing compound containing a bleaching agent as it will decrease the tensile strength of the fabric.Now, Yahoo answers and Instructables say it's okay to machine wash it.
It is perfectly safe to use a mild soap and water solution to wash out dirt and at the same time reduce the effect of perspiration absorption. Do not put the shoes in a washing machine. This is not recommended by the Converse company because the process will dilute the color of the canvas, especially bright and dark colors. Hand cleaning with a damp cloth is the preferred method.
After washing with water, the shoes should be dried at normal temperature away from excessive heat such as stoves or steam pipes. Do not dry shoes in automatic dryers.
A wet sponge or cleaning cloth with a little soap if desired can quickly clean up dirt or minor spills on your toe caps or rubber foxing on the sides of your shoes.
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First, remove your laces, and set them aside.
Next, spray liquid stain remover on your shoes, soaking every inch of cloth.
Don't forget to spray under the tongues to get those pesky jeans stains out.
Let your shoes sit for about five minutes. While you wait, toss two or three of your towels into the wash so that half of the drum is full.
Optional: wipe down the rubber surfaces of your shoes with a wet Mr. Clean Magic Eraser to remove any loose grime or dirt.
Stuff the shoelaces into the bottle of liquid stand remover. Leaving about half an inch to an inch of the laces sticking out of the bottle, screw on the cap/nozzle. Be careful not to cross-thread the cap.
Next, shake the bottle like you would a carton of orange juice. Do this for about 30 seconds. Careful though... some liquid will seep out. Use the hand towel to clean up the goopy mess.
Remove the laces from the bottle, then place them in your mesh wash bag, making certain that they are thoroughly covered in stain remover. Also, rub some excess stain remover onto the dry ends of the laces that were sticking out of the bottle.
Afterward, zip up the bag, and place it in the wash on top of your towels. Add your shoes to the load next to the bag, then place the remaining towels on top. Your shoes and bag should sandwiched between two layers of towels. Make any necessary adjustments, and toss in the hand towel if you like.
Add a glug (about 2 oz) of hydrogen peroxide, a glug of the liquid stain remover, and one load's worth of detergent to the wash. Set machine to the "super load" or equivalent setting; set water to cold (warm if you can afford it), and select the "regular" or equivalent wash setting. Start the wash, and walk away.
After pulling them from the wash, reshape your shoes and set them on a flat surface to dry. Pull the laces from the mesh bag, and place them down next to the shoes, freeing them of any tangles or knots that might have occurred in the wash.
I set mine on top of my dryer, but any area free of debris and moisture will do. You can even set them outside in the sun, for example. After about 12 hours, they'll be dry and ready to be re-laced and worn with any outfit (sooner if you place them in the sun).
Use a damp Mr. Clean Magic Eraser to keep the rubber of your shoes brilliant and free of dirt.
ENJOY!
Note: Some stains require two washes. If your shoes aren't stain-free after the first wash, repeat the process one more time. For example, it took me two cleans to get grass stains out of my Chucks. Also, don't forget to dry your towels!
Post by: Yoink on January 24, 2015, 03:21:14 am
I'll probably go with the first method, since I'm lazy and don't really care about them being dirty- they just smell awful.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on January 24, 2015, 03:27:02 am
Post by: ChairmanPoo on January 24, 2015, 09:21:25 am
Post by: Helgoland on January 24, 2015, 10:05:50 am
Thanks! :)You smell your shoes?
I'll probably go with the first method, since I'm lazy and don't really care about them being dirty- they just smell awful.
Post by: Comrade P. on January 24, 2015, 10:16:20 am
Thanks! :)You smell your shoes?
I'll probably go with the first method, since I'm lazy and don't really care about them being dirty- they just smell awful.
Finally, another person who doesn't smell his shoes. You exist. Hooray! Today is a good day.
Post by: Yoink on January 24, 2015, 10:24:05 am
In this case, because they got wet on my way home yesterday. As did the rest of me, hence why I was doing laundry earlier.
Post by: Comrade P. on January 24, 2015, 10:32:25 am
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on January 24, 2015, 12:47:32 pm
I hate every ape I see, from chimpan-A to chimpanzee. No, you'll never make a monkey out of meWe have a Terrible Jokes thread for posts like that.
Post by: Scoops Novel on January 28, 2015, 11:45:24 am
Post by: Graknorke on January 28, 2015, 11:48:55 am
There are two languages, X and Y. X has homophones A and B. Y has homophones C and D. However, A has the same meaning as C, and B has the same meaning as D.
Do homophones whose translations are also homophones in a different language.
Post by: Helgoland on January 28, 2015, 11:58:12 am
Know any good examples of a real, strong vs agile fight? Maybe in boxing?Nazi Germany vs Soviet Russia?
Post by: Comrade P. on January 28, 2015, 12:02:07 pm
Know any good examples of a real, strong vs agile fight? Maybe in boxing?Nazi Germany vs Soviet Russia?
What's wrong with classic - David vs Goliath?
Post by: Baffler on January 28, 2015, 12:37:53 pm
Post by: Graknorke on January 28, 2015, 12:38:31 pm
Post by: Baffler on January 28, 2015, 12:39:45 pm
Post by: timferius on January 28, 2015, 12:45:35 pm
He said real... I mean, I'm not going to get in to bible debate here, but if that happened, it's long enough ago that we don't have an accurate account of it anyway.Know any good examples of a real, strong vs agile fight? Maybe in boxing?Nazi Germany vs Soviet Russia?
What's wrong with classic - David vs Goliath?
Post by: Comrade P. on January 28, 2015, 12:48:23 pm
He said real... I mean, I'm not going to get in to bible debate here, but if that happened, it's long enough ago that we don't have an accurate account of it anyway.Know any good examples of a real, strong vs agile fight? Maybe in boxing?Nazi Germany vs Soviet Russia?
What's wrong with classic - David vs Goliath?
Darn, I missed the real part, you're right. I'm empty on ideas, then.
Post by: Yoink on January 28, 2015, 03:56:56 pm
Also I think boxing or other fighting sports would be your best bet for strength vs speed. There are plenty of sports that require both, but generally they aim for a fairly even balance.
Post by: scrdest on January 28, 2015, 04:05:04 pm
What should I buy for breakfast: sushi rolls or a burrito?
Yes.
Post by: Yoink on January 28, 2015, 04:12:30 pm
Post by: Helgoland on January 28, 2015, 04:56:19 pm
Post by: Lord_lemonpie on January 28, 2015, 05:10:27 pm
Post by: ShadowHammer on January 28, 2015, 09:28:26 pm
Burrito. VIVA LA MEXICOBurritos! Andale, andale!
Post by: timferius on January 29, 2015, 07:09:37 am
Post by: Comrade P. on January 29, 2015, 07:20:22 am
Post by: Helgoland on January 29, 2015, 08:20:04 am
PELMENI (http://starkiev.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/%D0%9F%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D1%81%D0%BE-%D1%81%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9.jpg) for life.Those look delicious. And Italian.
What are they filled with?
Post by: Comrade P. on January 29, 2015, 08:36:30 am
PELMENI (http://starkiev.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/%D0%9F%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D1%81%D0%BE-%D1%81%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9.jpg) for life.Those look delicious. And Italian.
What are they filled with?
Minced meat with some spices. There is no exact recipe, so meat type and spices vary. Those are similar to ravioli, from what I've heard.
Post by: BlitzDungeoneer on January 29, 2015, 03:16:22 pm
How does one render Zalgo text here?
Post by: i2amroy on January 29, 2015, 04:19:53 pm
That looks to be almost identical to stuffed Gnocchi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnocchi).PELMENI (http://starkiev.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/%D0%9F%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D1%81%D0%BE-%D1%81%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9.jpg) for life.Those look delicious. And Italian.
What are they filled with?
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on January 29, 2015, 04:45:57 pm
A question regarding the forums.www.eeemo.net
How does one render Zalgo text here?
Paste the text in, then copy it here.
Post by: BlitzDungeoneer on January 29, 2015, 04:56:21 pm
Wasn't working the first time I tried it.
Post by: Sensei on January 30, 2015, 01:34:09 am
It appears to be working fine.
That generator is handy enough for all your ZALGO needs, but if you're just curious how it works, you can find all of the characters in your unicode/special character library. There's just a number of awkward, broken characters or legacy characters used for making accents, which don't occupy any space, so they're drawn over whatever regular characters are also in the text.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on February 01, 2015, 05:05:57 pm
Post by: Frumple on February 01, 2015, 05:50:43 pm
Best suggestion is to ask whoever you're submitting the paper to, probably as part of an excerpt so they get context etc. In general, that sort of thing is one of the reasons the person in question is being paid, so... ask away.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on February 01, 2015, 06:37:54 pm
Post by: Arx on February 07, 2015, 02:01:06 pm
- It's referred to by my family as a 'KAH-foot' (phonetically), but all the logical spellings seem to turn up nothing.
- It's a ~1.5 metre (~5') long solid steel bar, ~3cm in diameter (1.2"), octagonal in shape.
- It's got a chisel point on one end and a conical point on the other.
I don't know if it's just that it's known by a different name in different places.
Edit: after quite a lot of hit and miss searching involving random terms to describe it prefaced with "gardening tool", it appears that it may be known as a spud bar in other places. It makes no sense, but okay.
Post by: Comrade P. on February 07, 2015, 02:06:26 pm
Spoiler: Is this similar? (click to show/hide)
Post by: Arx on February 07, 2015, 02:09:22 pm
Lom, kufut, spud bar...
I think people just call these things whatever they want.
Post by: Comrade P. on February 07, 2015, 02:10:00 pm
Post by: TheDarkStar on February 07, 2015, 03:32:21 pm
Post by: Comrade P. on February 07, 2015, 03:53:20 pm
Post by: scrdest on February 07, 2015, 03:57:01 pm
Post by: Graknorke on February 07, 2015, 04:04:31 pm
Post by: Furtuka on February 07, 2015, 05:50:31 pm
Post by: Gentlefish on February 08, 2015, 08:36:10 am
Post by: Comrade P. on February 08, 2015, 08:38:26 am
If I have a virtual drive that was made with DaemonTools Lite, do I need to allow DaemonTools to run at startup of my machine or can I disable it?
If you don't need to access your virtual drive straight upon startup, you can disable DaemonTools to run at startup.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on February 09, 2015, 02:22:14 am
Post by: Tawa on February 15, 2015, 07:29:12 pm
Who was Drago55577? Just a brief description will be perfect. Not interested in the details.I was wondering this, as well.
Post by: Comrade P. on February 16, 2015, 06:01:23 am
Also, who is John Galt?Who was Drago55577? Just a brief description will be perfect. Not interested in the details.I was wondering this, as well.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on February 17, 2015, 10:42:08 am
Some dude who is apparently incapable of shutting his gob. For twenty pages at a time, or so I've heard.Also, who is John Galt?Who was Drago55577? Just a brief description will be perfect. Not interested in the details.I was wondering this, as well.
Post by: AlleeCat on February 25, 2015, 02:16:20 am
Post by: McDonald on February 25, 2015, 02:50:43 am
Post by: Helgoland on February 25, 2015, 07:03:05 am
Is anyone aware of a mod for Xenonauts that diversifies the soldier sprites? The aliens and civilians get some variation, why do my 'Nauts have to all be represented by white dudes?Because shooting black people is racist?
Kidding, of course.
Post by: Mesa on February 25, 2015, 11:34:05 am
Some kinda mammal (rodent maybe?) would be ideal. Not looking for fish though.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on February 25, 2015, 11:47:25 am
Post by: GiglameshDespair on February 25, 2015, 12:46:31 pm
Spoiler: Is this similar? (click to show/hide)
18 days later, I bring an answer. Here it's called a digging spike.
Are there any small (small enough to fit on an adult person's shoulder/back/head) animals that act very aggressively but are ultimately harmless? I'm not getitng a pet or anything, it's for reasons I'd rather not mention (nothing shady or illegal though).
Some kinda mammal (rodent maybe?) would be ideal. Not looking for fish though.
One of these small yappy dogs. Makes lots of noise, growls, but ultimately unable to do much damage.
Post by: Graknorke on February 25, 2015, 02:21:11 pm
Is anyone aware of a mod for Xenonauts that diversifies the soldier sprites? The aliens and civilians get some variation, why do my 'Nauts have to all be represented by white dudes?I know that your soldiers can be women and I don't think they're all white either but I might be misremembering that. But the sprites in combat are the same for men and women which is fair enough given I can't imagine you could tell much under all that body armour.
And a question: is there any reason why the hottest stars we see are blue? Why don't you get any that are purple or maybe even peak in ultraviolet?
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on February 25, 2015, 02:29:36 pm
And a question: is there any reason why the hottest stars we see are blue? Why don't you get any that are purple or maybe even peak in ultraviolet?"Purple stars are something the human eye won't easily see because our eyes are more sensitive to blue light. Since a star emitting purple light also sends out blue light — the two colors are next to one another on the visible light spectrum — the human eye primarily picks up the blue light." (http://www.livescience.com/34469-purple-stars-green-stars-star-colors.html)
"Hot star = higher peak frequency ( = shorter peak wavelength = 'bluer' color) = more UV
Hot star = more light at ALL wavelengths, compared to a normal star." (https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130423053106AARqz99)
Post by: Graknorke on February 25, 2015, 02:34:23 pm
Also I finally get your name what the reference is.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on February 25, 2015, 02:50:27 pm
Post by: BurnedToast on February 25, 2015, 03:12:35 pm
The exact limit depends on the composition of the star, but roughly speaking it's around 50,000 K. At that temperature, most of the output *is* ultraviolet so I guess they could be considered UV stars. However, like My Name is Immaterial said, our eye primarily picks up the blue so they still look blueish-white to us.
Stars that hot are classified as type-O stars and are very rare and short lived.
Post by: GiglameshDespair on February 25, 2015, 03:50:42 pm
Something like 4/6 different outfits for your soldiers are pretty much full body covers. Of the remaining armour, one reveals the face, the other shows the face and hands. Since body armour is pretty androgynous, and they have full body covering, they could be male or female, I suppose.Is anyone aware of a mod for Xenonauts that diversifies the soldier sprites? The aliens and civilians get some variation, why do my 'Nauts have to all be represented by white dudes?I know that your soldiers can be women and I don't think they're all white either but I might be misremembering that. But the sprites in combat are the same for men and women which is fair enough given I can't imagine you could tell much under all that body armour.
It shows the portrait that shows their appearance anyway. It's a matter of a few pixels on the sprite. Now if all the portraits were white dudes, you could have a reason to complain. It might be a surprising amount of effort to diversify the sprites. Notice the sprites aren't modular - for a few pixel differences, you'd have to add sprite sheets for each possible combination of actions. For each weapon.
Xenonauts on my computer is 2908 MB, apparently. I don't know if mods count towards that total.
The size of the sprites for basic armour alone is 157 MB, or so I read. If you have 4 different skin hues, that balloons up to 628 MB. Jackal armour is 163 MB. 4 skin hues, 652 MB. Those two additions would increase the size of the game by 960 MB (not including 'standard' white sprites), so effective a third.
It's a large bloating of the game for something very superficial.
Post by: Draxis on February 25, 2015, 05:06:26 pm
How does X-COM even manage, then?It generates the models procedurally and is still 12 gigabytes.
Post by: GiglameshDespair on February 25, 2015, 06:59:19 pm
Post by: Arx on February 26, 2015, 01:22:12 pm
Post by: GiglameshDespair on February 26, 2015, 01:45:01 pm
Post by: Arx on February 26, 2015, 01:49:15 pm
I can make a good guess at the format, but if there's a specific way to do it I'd rather use that.
Post by: timferius on February 27, 2015, 08:42:38 am
The system confuses me. If you want to cite a book, do it like this, a website like that, an article in a journal like that...Remember, you're citing the source, not the content. Do you have an international law book you're citing from? Cite it like a book. Are you citing off a website? Cite it like a website. If you're going off the top of your head, find a source.
I can make a good guess at the format, but if there's a specific way to do it I'd rather use that.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on March 25, 2015, 04:38:26 pm
<corrected deleted="thingy">other thingy</corrected>
Would you assume that "thingy" was there before being replaced by "other thingy", or the other way around?
Post by: BlitzDungeoneer on March 25, 2015, 04:39:50 pm
Post by: 4maskwolf on March 27, 2015, 07:01:19 pm
Speaking of which, how does one go about setting up a rotating avatar?
Post by: Tawa on March 27, 2015, 07:04:39 pm
Post by: Helgoland on March 27, 2015, 08:17:16 pm
Post by: Arx on March 28, 2015, 01:15:51 am
You don't. They're fucking annoying.
B-but Helgo, I thought you l-liked me!
Post by: Comrade P. on March 28, 2015, 01:18:32 am
Post by: i2amroy on March 28, 2015, 02:49:52 am
Static avatars master race.This is where it's at, my avatars more static then most of the forum members you see these days. :P
Post by: Helgoland on March 28, 2015, 04:43:31 am
Yours is alright, they all follow a common theme and are distinctive enough to make you recognizable despite the rotation. People with random gifs though? They're horrible and should feel horrible.You don't. They're fucking annoying.
B-but Helgo, I thought you l-liked me!
Post by: hops on March 28, 2015, 05:51:31 am
Post by: ShadowHammer on March 28, 2015, 10:54:47 am
Post by: Arx on March 28, 2015, 10:58:43 am
Ettiquette-wise, I might not make it that large. I don't think they're frowned on particularly, I've seen a few. Just don't make it eyebleeding, animated, or otherwise obnoxious, I guess.
Post by: Aklyon on March 28, 2015, 11:03:01 am
Post by: GiglameshDespair on March 28, 2015, 12:07:22 pm
Also as seen in the flag thread, some people don't even know there are sig pictures because they have it turned off.
Wait what? There's an option for that?
Post by: WealthyRadish on March 30, 2015, 04:12:24 am
Post by: Frumple on March 30, 2015, 04:43:43 am
Post by: Arx on March 30, 2015, 06:39:52 am
Post by: Baffler on March 30, 2015, 11:08:11 am
Post by: GiglameshDespair on March 30, 2015, 11:16:37 am
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on March 30, 2015, 11:23:08 am
Is there a general term for the solid stuff in a soup, as opposed to broth or stock or whatever liquid they're suspended in?In Russian, there's a word that means precisely this...But somehow, I don't think that's gonna help you much.
Post by: Baffler on March 30, 2015, 11:35:05 am
Post by: Comrade P. on March 30, 2015, 11:46:33 am
Not really, but I'm kinda curious about it now. Oh well.
Gooshcha.
English lacks the sound we use in shch part, actually. Same goes for tovarishch.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on March 30, 2015, 11:47:50 am
Not really, but I'm kinda curious about it now. Oh well.
...That's like the least useful Russian word a foreign person could know.
Comrade P. has superior ninjutsu.
Post by: Arx on March 30, 2015, 11:51:55 am
'the solid part of some suspension'
So, sort of like precipitate?
Because I am totally referring to the solid matter in soups as the precipitate from now on.
Post by: Helgoland on March 30, 2015, 12:01:11 pm
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on March 30, 2015, 12:30:20 pm
Weeeell...Sort of, but it should generally be the amorphous part of an infusion - yeah, infusion is more apt than suspension - and usually it's for edible things.. For example, the tea leaves in tea can certainly be referred to as gooscha, the solid poisony bits in rat poison solution maybe, sand in motor oil - definitely not.'the solid part of some suspension'
So, sort of like precipitate?
Because I am totally referring to the solid matter in soups as the precipitate from now on.
Hey, I was also wondering. So you speak English and Afrikaans, yes? Do you speak any of the Niger-Congo languages?
Post by: Arx on March 30, 2015, 12:56:34 pm
Edit: oh yeah and I horribly butcher the clicks.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on March 30, 2015, 01:18:52 pm
I can limp through a (slightly ritualistic) polite greeting in isiXhosa and isiZulu, and know most of the basic grammar for isiXhosa. I have very limited vocabulary, though, since I don't use it as much as Afrikaans in my area.Do you have much trouble with the tones? We just had a lecture on tonal languages at Uni (one of our lecturers studies Kpelle) and what I got out of it is that in most of the tonal African languages tones denote grammatical categories as well as lexical ones, so you probably had to get the hang of them with isiXhosa.
Edit: oh yeah and I horribly butcher the clicks.
Also (pardon me if that's a loaded question, I really don't know) does language distribution in South Africa correspond with skin color? Like, do a lot of black South Africans have Afrikaans as their first language, and do a lot of white South Africans speak Niger-Congo languages? Or is it more of a geographical thing?
Also also, how the heck does one set up a rotating text signature?
Post by: i2amroy on March 30, 2015, 01:25:38 pm
Also also, how the heck does one set up a rotating text signature?I've seen two different ways to do it.
1) A batch file or something similar that automatically logs in as you and changes your signature every once in a while. (Which can be a pain).
2) The signature isn't actually text, it's a screenshot of the text that you then link to just like a rotating avatar. (Which only works if people allow images in their signatures).
Post by: Arx on March 30, 2015, 01:26:06 pm
Language and skin colour are very closely correlated, with geographical distribution as well. If you walk into, say, Mitchell's Plein and grab a random person, it's incredibly likely that they're coloured and Afrikaans-speaking. Pick a person from Kwa-Zulu Natal and odds are very good they're black and Zulu speaking. It's left over from the segregation during apartheid, which it's sometimes easy to forget was only a generation ago. People haven't had a lot of time to move around and homogenize. It's very rare for a white person to speak a language other than English or Afrikaans, but many black people speak Afrikaans and almost all speak English. Again, a vestige of apartheid.
Some people might consider those loaded, but to be brutally honest I'm a white person who didn't have to live it so it doesn't bother me too much.
As for the rotating text, signavatar has two separate rotations, one for avatar and one for signature.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on March 30, 2015, 01:40:49 pm
Thanks for the rest of the answers, that was rather comprehensive.
Post by: Arx on March 31, 2015, 05:23:11 am
Post by: Frumple on March 31, 2015, 10:33:59 am
written as tonalI am now picturing an entire book written as sheet music. What tense is ♫ again?
Post by: Baffler on March 31, 2015, 10:43:03 am
Post by: BlitzDungeoneer on March 31, 2015, 01:06:30 pm
I tried to search it up, but it keeps directing me towards Resident Evil videos -_-
Post by: i2amroy on March 31, 2015, 01:16:13 pm
Is that actually workable? I suppose you could use different combinations of notes to represent words, and use accidentals, time signatures, articulations, or even vary octaves to get something resembling grammar out of it. It'd probably end up being very simple (or pure cacophony) either way, but it would be fascinating to work as a code. It'd be like a needlessly complicated PA system that only certain people can understand.It's totally possible to write things out using notes as letters. I did it before with a friend where we used slightly more than one octave of quarter and half notes to represent all of the letters, with rests for spaces and half rests for periods, just as a very simple example. There's plenty enough possibilities to encode just about any letter/sound based language, and you could probably even get most of them to sound fairly close to music.
(For example if you locked yourself into a single key and then went to two octaves, or started to use dual notes to represent a single letter you could get something that almost certainly wouldn't be very melodic, but it wouldn't necessarily be cacophonous either.)
Post by: timferius on March 31, 2015, 01:16:26 pm
Say, what does being a 'fixed resident' mean?I would assume it means the same as a permanent resident, someone with a fixed address at a location essentially? Can't back it up with a source though.
I tried to search it up, but it keeps directing me towards Resident Evil videos -_-
Post by: i2amroy on March 31, 2015, 03:56:13 pm
Post by: Sergarr on April 01, 2015, 03:16:35 pm
Post by: Levi on April 01, 2015, 03:24:35 pm
Anyone knows how many calculations a computer makes per second? How much time do modern computers need to calculate 10^12 relatively simple operations (adding, comparing two numbers, reading/writing in operative memory, that sort of stuff)?
I just checked the bogomips (http://tldp.org/HOWTO/BogoMips/bogo-faq.html)of a 2.67GHZ processor at work, and it had about 5300 bogomips. That means it can calculate nothing about 5.3 billion times per second.
Bogomips are bogus, but its probably roughly in the right range.
Post by: Sergarr on April 01, 2015, 03:29:42 pm
That's much less than I thought.
It's fast enough for my Secret Project™, hehehehe....
Post by: i2amroy on April 01, 2015, 04:51:19 pm
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on April 02, 2015, 03:37:32 am
Post by: Reelya on April 02, 2015, 03:42:14 am
Post by: i2amroy on April 02, 2015, 01:52:55 pm
Post by: Arx on April 02, 2015, 01:56:07 pm
Post by: Sergarr on April 02, 2015, 01:58:34 pm
The question you should be asking yourself is "why do I need to do 10^12 basic operations quickly?". In most scenarios there's going to be an algorithm improvement or something similar you can do that should be able to cut that number pretty drastically.Nah I'm afraid there's no way to cut this number down without significantly losing the algorithm's power. I need to construct a cause-effect web for a significant number of events of various qualities with various intermediate factors in play. That 10^12 (actually 6*10^12 because I forgot to account for permutations) number is for about 100 000 events of 100 different types with 5 different criterias to check in between each of them up to the third order (A-B-C-D). It would be really surprising if it took less time than that.
Post by: Draxis on April 02, 2015, 07:32:49 pm
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on April 06, 2015, 11:04:20 pm
I've been wondering about my future recently and would like to know how expensive college would be.
I'm getting an state funded college thing that will pay for and state operated college for two years ((as in two years of free classes and books) and a year and a half of college free from a family member (let's not get into the details) and the second one is for any college I choose to go to.
How much out of pocket ((I'm laughing that this is all I'm probably going to need)) would I need to pay for a four year degree (or whatever you need to work at a reactor) in nuclear engineering including board/dorms and food. Cut out the price of books and classes for the first three and a half years.
Post by: Flying Dice on April 06, 2015, 11:41:59 pm
The only real rules are:
-Out of state = more expensive
-Lower-quality dorms = lower cost
By the 'price of classes' do you mean tuition? Because tuition is far and away the biggest cost almost everywhere, unless you get a scholarship.
But yeah, even within state schools you'll see pretty divergent costs; my university is a state school and the total cost per year before scholarships and such is ~$15,000 (with me living in the cheapest dorm and using the cheapest meal plan), but there are public universities in my state that can approach double that, and private schools that can hit upwards of $60,000 per year.
One thing to consider, if you do your research beforehand re: transferring credits and such, is to do two years at a community college for all of your gen-eds and transfer those in to the state school you want to attend for your major-specific courses. Obviously only do this if you've talked to people at the latter and know that you'll be able to get transfer credits.
Usually your best bet will be to target a smaller (but not tiny) state university which offers you good scholarship money, preferably one which still gets decent grant funding, at least if cost is an issue. Your goal there is to balance out the cost of attendance with the quality of education; a school which is really small and has little/no funding for research isn't going to give you an acceptable environment or education, but a really big school with 30k+ students is also not going to give you a good education unless you're super-good at networking and get into a lot of field-specific courses with professors who know you personally.
Post by: i2amroy on April 07, 2015, 12:32:44 am
Post by: Baffler on April 07, 2015, 01:10:12 pm
Quote
Son, when the Marine Corps wants you to have a wife, you will be issued one.
It sounds very much like it's from a movie, but it seems to have taken very well with the Marine Corps and appears all over the place now.
Post by: Arx on April 07, 2015, 01:22:27 pm
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on April 07, 2015, 04:19:38 pm
I'm going to try to do slightly cheaper dorms probably the ones where it's two bed rooms for four people, a living/dinning area, and a bathroom area.
The state program will pay for tuition and books (classes is what they told us but details say that) and then the other is a year and a half is paying for books, tuition, and basicaly anything school related.
I have not applied for scholarships yet and I have not taken my ACT yet though I probably should have
Post by: Flying Dice on April 07, 2015, 04:44:24 pm
Definitely get on applying for scholarships as soon as you've got your finalized high school transcript, though, because many are heavily favorable for early applicants; some universities even offer a sort of first-come-first-served scholarship just for being accepted.
And yeah, four-man two-bedroom suites are actually (IMO) the best you can get; sharing a bathroom with three others is worlds better than sharing it with a floor, and it means you aren't living alone -- despite what your initial impression might be, living alone is actually a pretty bad thing even for a hardcore introvert (perhaps especially, even) unless the alternative is an absolute shitlord roommate.
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If the state completely covers tuition and books for a big chunk of your time (lucky dog), your main concerns should be with maximizing the cost-efficiency of other things and looking for scholarships for the remaining time; a lot of those will often be department-specific things. After your first semester or two, if you don't have major responsibilities (band, [ugh] Greek life, &c.), consider looking for a job on-campus. They usually won't pay well, but you can end up with an extra $1000-1200 a semester for relatively light hours.
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on April 07, 2015, 04:58:10 pm
The two colleges I want to go to I can go to for resident costs because I could just move in with my Granpa at the other one.
The year and a half is a government thing from my father. ((PM if you want details but mom said not to talk about it all that much)
Post by: BlitzDungeoneer on April 15, 2015, 02:25:53 pm
So, theoretically, if I wanted to ask about console-and-gaming-related advice, would I ask about it in Other Games or Life Advice?
Post by: Tawa on April 15, 2015, 02:42:28 pm
We can help here, too.
Post by: BlitzDungeoneer on April 15, 2015, 02:48:28 pm
To Other Games I go, then. Wish me luck.
Post by: i2amroy on April 15, 2015, 07:09:55 pm
And yeah, four-man two-bedroom suites are actually (IMO) the best you can get; sharing a bathroom with three others is worlds better than sharing it with a floor, and it means you aren't living alone -- despite what your initial impression might be, living alone is actually a pretty bad thing even for a hardcore introvert (perhaps especially, even) unless the alternative is an absolute shitlord roommate.If possible try to make some friends to go off-campus with (doubly so if your city has a half-descent bus system). Lots of times you can get better places for cheaper if you are willing to go off-campus (though you don't want to be right next to the college, since at that point the price is about the same, but it drops off pretty drastically as you add some distance).
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on April 15, 2015, 10:04:52 pm
Post by: i2amroy on April 16, 2015, 12:49:36 am
IIRC no real bus system but I'll have a car.. I was planning on living on campus since it can get snowy during winter and I don't want to risk missing class if it's not canceled for weatherTo be honest I find that in general the snowier the town gets the faster they tend to be about clearing the roads. Yeah, it can be sketchy, and yeah, it can be a bit scary at times; but learning how to drive in snowy weather (especially if you live in a place that gets a bunch of snow) is definitely a good skill to have. (Plus it gives you some fun horror stories to impress your new friends with, and something to laugh at the freshmen about). :P
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on April 16, 2015, 03:49:08 pm
Post by: Comrade P. on April 20, 2015, 12:49:49 pm
Spoiler: So I found this in my lab today (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Cap (click to show/hide)
It appears to be zinc dust. Produced in Darmstadt, Germany. Two dates on the label are confusing me. What do they mean?
Post by: XXSockXX on April 20, 2015, 01:21:19 pm
It appears to be zinc dust. Produced in Darmstadt, Germany. Two dates on the label are confusing me. What do they mean?The label reads "Reagents of the German Pharmaceutical Book, 6th issue 1926, 3rd appendix 1959". So it probably has to do with the catalogue number in the standard German reference work for pharmaceutical drugs.
The company that produced the zinc dust, E. Merck based in Darmstadt, still exists.
Edit: It appears what I translated as "pharmaceutical book" is called "Pharmacopoeia" in English.
Post by: Aklyon on April 20, 2015, 01:30:36 pm
Edit: It appears what I translated as "pharmaceutical book" is called "Pharmacopoeia" in English.Never heard of that word before either.
Post by: Cthulhu on April 20, 2015, 01:34:00 pm
Post by: Comrade P. on April 20, 2015, 02:41:46 pm
The seventh issue of the book is 1964 so the bottle must be from between 1959 and 1964. Is there still anything in it? Zinc dust doesn't seem like a perishable.Yes, there was indeed a small amount of it inside, it was quite usable, but I had no applications for it in my work.
Post by: freeformschooler on April 21, 2015, 12:57:08 pm
EDIT: It seems there is a "Red Lion Mill" that remains active in the Netherlands. I wonder if there are any in the US.
Post by: Frumple on April 21, 2015, 01:02:18 pm
Most that I'm aware of look rather different than those old iconic stone ones, though. Some are still used to do the same thing, just, y'know, modern engineering.
E: And yeah, there's farms and stuff over here in the states that use 'em. There's a few of the newer, smaller, metal-y ones, like, within an hour's drive of my place. Not very many or heavily used, but they're around.
Post by: Arx on April 21, 2015, 01:50:33 pm
Are there any real wind mills left? I know of an active water mill nearby but have never heard of an active wind mill.
EDIT: It seems there is a "Red Lion Mill" that remains active in the Netherlands. I wonder if there are any in the US.
For actual milling of grain? If not, they're a dime a dozen as water pumps in the Karoo.
Post by: GiglameshDespair on April 21, 2015, 06:57:34 pm
Post by: Graknorke on April 21, 2015, 07:04:38 pm
Are there any real wind mills left?Yes. I went to have a look at one one time. Turns out that it is exactly the thing you would expect it to be. Also they get to sell various baked products at exorbitant prices to people who value old-fashioned shit.
Post by: Tawa on April 21, 2015, 07:22:49 pm
Post by: Graknorke on April 21, 2015, 07:29:52 pm
They were probably all built by proletariat horses on the verge of both death and retirement, anyway.Today I learned that there is Animal Farm shipping and I presume fanfiction.
Post by: Frumple on April 21, 2015, 07:36:29 pm
Amazingly, none of the Xover fics are M rated, and only four of the plain animal farm ones are. And only half of those appear to be porn! Apparently animal farm has a very low smut production rate, which is kinda' impressive.
Not going to check sites that don't even give the facsimile of cutting down on the lemon, though. I don't want to know.
Post by: freeformschooler on April 21, 2015, 09:24:14 pm
Are there any real wind mills left?Yes. I went to have a look at one one time. Turns out that it is exactly the thing you would expect it to be. Also they get to sell various baked products at exorbitant prices to people who value old-fashioned shit.
Awesome. Where at? They did that too at the water mill I visited, only they were receiving a state subsidy for living history projects, so they definitely weren't making a living on the grain.
Uh, yes? They're fairly rare nowadays, but you still have a fair handful puttering around. Y'can order the things online, heh.
Most that I'm aware of look rather different than those old iconic stone ones, though. Some are still used to do the same thing, just, y'know, modern engineering.
E: And yeah, there's farms and stuff over here in the states that use 'em. There's a few of the newer, smaller, metal-y ones, like, within an hour's drive of my place. Not very many or heavily used, but they're around.
Rad. I could be wrong, but isn't "wind turbine" the right word for the electricity generating ones?
edit: 'Nother one. England this time. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heckington_Windmill)
Post by: Frumple on April 21, 2015, 09:30:43 pm
Still, seeing the spinny wind things doing whatever is common enough to not really be notable in state-side farmland, at least from what I've seen. One of those big ol' european monstrosities would be, but folks 'round here generally don't go that far ham, heh.
Post by: Yoink on April 22, 2015, 03:41:47 am
Edit: It appears what I translated as "pharmaceutical book" is called "Pharmacopoeia" in English.Never heard of that word before either.
Argh. I know I heard that word in something I was watching just the other day, but I can't remember quite where. Now it's bugging me. >:(
So that's my small random question: Where did I recently encounter the word "pharmacopoeia"?
Post by: hops on April 22, 2015, 06:19:22 am
I don't know what drugs sound like.
Post by: Frumple on April 22, 2015, 08:37:29 am
Post by: scrdest on April 22, 2015, 08:45:47 am
Probably something fairly old or very specialized. That's actually a word I've seen used before, but it was from something archaic (or trying to sound it, anyway). It does look like it's still a word in use, but you're pretty much never going to see it used practically outside of the medical fields and even then pretty much never in actual conversation.It's a loanword. Sounds far more grandiose than what it translates to 'drug-making'. Medicine loves its loanwords.
It's just a portmanteau, isn't it? Pharmacy and cornucopia. A grab-bag of pharmaceutical products.No, pharmas, medicine + poiesis, to make.
Post by: Baffler on April 25, 2015, 12:20:28 am
Post by: Frumple on April 25, 2015, 12:24:19 am
You do probably want to keep them as exposed to air as possible, though -- hang 'em off something instead of foldin' 'em and putting them in a drawer or whatev'. Ain't good to leave damp clothes bunched up, if you can avoid it.
Post by: Baffler on April 25, 2015, 12:30:28 am
Post by: Yoink on April 25, 2015, 12:32:42 am
Post by: Frumple on April 25, 2015, 12:37:22 am
If it's nice out (which, uh. Probably not, unless you're in a radically different time zone than me. Sun's probably not out, and that's what you need), you might be able to hunt down an empty bench or something to lay stuff on -- you'd have to flip 'em around every once in a while and you'd be hanging around for a fair amount of time, but it'd work. Railing is really good for that if you've got access to it.
E: But if y'don't have resources, y'don't have resources. Just... spread 'em out as much as possible -- get as much surface area exposed to air (preferably moving air) as you can. If you've got space, probably get those damper ones out of the hamper, and hang the better ones off something (bed, desk, whatever). Never really happened to me when I was in the dorms, but the last time I was back home and the dryer broke down I ended up hanging most of the load off a ladder and the rest off walking sticks* shoved in various places to keep things off the ground, just as an example. If there's a decent sized TV, you can probably hang a couple shirts or whatev' off that. Wherever you can fit something, basically.
*With fair note most of my walking sticks are just comfortably sized tree branches I've picked up over the years. There's probably a few of those laying around outside somewhere >_>
Post by: Yoink on April 26, 2015, 10:53:21 am
Post by: Frumple on April 26, 2015, 10:59:02 am
Post by: Yoink on April 26, 2015, 11:01:34 am
Two seconds of google says it's some kind of large (and by large, I mean covering most of the southwest US) military drill over here in the states. You can see some info here (http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2015/03/31/why-the-new-special-operations-exercise-freaking-out-the-internet-is-no-big-deal/), and then compare it with everything else google is spitting out if you care to.Well, I did a bit of googling before asking the question, but I know
Post by: Frumple on April 26, 2015, 11:13:53 am
Fairly sure we don't actually know what's going to happen (if anything unusual beyond the scope of this thing happens at all) until it does, though. I guess if it's really a worry, don't go to the southwest?
Post by: Yoink on April 26, 2015, 11:19:04 am
Ah well, thanks anyway. I'm sure I'll be able to calm her down. Last time it was the rate of gun crime, this time it's Jade Helm.
I'm sure either one would add some excitement to the trip!
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Post by: wierd on May 10, 2015, 12:48:07 pm
(My sister has quite the collection of such.......... literature... The crapfest TV series TrueBlood is based on a series of equally dismal paperback books. If you find those characters sufficiently stereotypical, then there you go.)
Post by: Yoink on May 16, 2015, 02:16:33 am
Grey or black jeans?
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/me runs off to get dressed.
Post by: Mr. Strange on May 16, 2015, 02:24:55 pm
Are my cats showing up properly?
Post by: Frumple on May 16, 2015, 02:27:02 pm
Post by: Noel.se on May 21, 2015, 03:38:54 pm
Suppose there is a statite (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statite) using solar sails to "hover" over a star (it would be stationary with regard to it).
If I stood on said statite on the side facing away from the star would I be accelerated inward and thus be capable of walking around as if I was on the surface of planet?
Post by: Graknorke on May 21, 2015, 03:51:06 pm
Something science related.Yes but you would need a very, very big sail to be able to act against a weight comparable to Earth gravity.
Suppose there is a statite (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statite) using solar sails to "hover" over a star (it would be stationary with regard to it).
If I stood on said statite on the side facing away from the star would I be accelerated inward and thus be capable of walking around as if I was on the surface of planet?
Post by: Noel.se on May 21, 2015, 03:52:02 pm
Something science related.Yes but you would need a very, very big sail to be able to act against a weight comparable to Earth gravity.
Suppose there is a statite (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statite) using solar sails to "hover" over a star (it would be stationary with regard to it).
If I stood on said statite on the side facing away from the star would I be accelerated inward and thus be capable of walking around as if I was on the surface of planet?
Thanks!
Post by: Baffler on May 21, 2015, 06:13:36 pm
Post by: Aklyon on May 21, 2015, 06:19:14 pm
This is a test post. Please disregard it.Test reply to your test post.
Post by: Yoink on May 21, 2015, 09:01:28 pm
You don't have the balls to make a pun like that.Something something testes.This is a test post. Please disregard it.Test reply to your test post.
I want to think up of a pun, but I can't be bothered.
Post by: Frumple on May 21, 2015, 09:20:34 pm
*E: Or a couple, if you've got 'em. Depending on the size of the thing, a couple of, say, laundry bags might be able to handle the weight and make it a lot easier to keep a hold on as you go up, santa style. Double or triple bagging one of those heavy garbage bags might work, too. Stuff like that.
Post by: Helgoland on May 22, 2015, 09:50:18 pm
You'd be nuts to think so.You don't have the balls to make a pun like that.Something something testes.This is a test post. Please disregard it.Test reply to your test post.
I want to think up of a pun, but I can't be bothered.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on May 22, 2015, 11:30:41 pm
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=119347.0You'd be nuts to think so.You don't have the balls to make a pun like that.Something something testes.This is a test post. Please disregard it.Test reply to your test post.
I want to think up of a pun, but I can't be bothered.
Post by: Sheb on June 10, 2015, 07:25:00 am
Post by: TempAcc on June 10, 2015, 08:02:18 am
I'm not sure about rectangular ones, though. Imperial germany is also depicted as a rectangular thing, albeit a vertically oriented one.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on June 10, 2015, 08:17:19 am
What is that quote at the end of Fury Road from?
Post by: Arx on June 10, 2015, 10:14:24 am
Imperial germany is also depicted as a rectangular thing, albeit a vertically oriented one.
I'm pretty sure that that one's because of Reichtangle. The others, though, no idea.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on June 10, 2015, 02:19:00 pm
What is that quote at the end of Fury Road from?The concensus on the internet is that it's made up. If it isn't it's probably a reference to Jesus's journey into the desert, or something.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on June 10, 2015, 02:23:41 pm
I thought that it referenced Moses and the desert of Sin. Still vaguely biblical, but I was unable to find it in Exodus.What is that quote at the end of Fury Road from?The concensus on the internet is that it's made up. If it isn't it's probably a reference to Jesus's journey into the desert, or something.
Post by: Arx on June 10, 2015, 02:28:20 pm
Post by: Comrade P. on June 10, 2015, 03:05:42 pm
Besides, protip: if you want philosophy and awesome quotes about finding yourself, try Buddhism or Hinduism. The Bible is remarkably short on those.
Also check out Tao Te Ching by Laozi.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on June 10, 2015, 03:23:04 pm
Post by: Gentlefish on June 11, 2015, 01:48:47 am
Besides, protip: if you want philosophy and awesome quotes about finding yourself, try Buddhism or Hinduism. The Bible is remarkably short on those.
Also check out Tao Te Ching by Laozi.
The whole book is a good read if you get a good translation.
Post by: Baffler on June 15, 2015, 12:40:38 am
Post by: Arx on June 16, 2015, 03:31:14 am
But not completely.
Post by: Felius on June 22, 2015, 12:29:58 pm
I've been trying to find a cliche/trope/quote that came to mind that goes something like: "I only had my own wits to rely on.", I think mostly commonly used in rather Noir works, and, I do believe, is occasionally parodied by adding something that makes their troubles far less problematic, something like: "I only had my own wits and unlimited cosmic power to rely on.".
Anyone knows what I'm talking about? It's gnawing on my brain but I've not been able to find neither the original one nor the parodies.
Post by: Arx on June 22, 2015, 12:31:31 pm
"I had only my wits and my pocketknife..."
"I had only my wits and a small dog smoking a small cigarette..."
"I had only my wits or the unspeakable power of an eldritch deity..."
Post by: Levi on June 23, 2015, 10:17:06 am
I'm a Canadian, so I don't know all that much about US culture around it. There's been a lot of stuff on my news sites lately about how horrible people are that have or fly that flag because racism.
My question is, is the confederate flag and the people who raise it all about racism and slavery? I always kinda always figured they just wished they wanted to be a separate country and I couldn't really blame them there, I wouldn't want your government either. I may have misinterpreted what the flag means though.
Post by: TD1 on June 23, 2015, 10:22:53 am
Slavery, much like religion is a lot of the time, was just used as an excuse which was handy at the time.
Ultimately, no. The Confederate flag is not a symbol of Racism. It's like saying the Scottish flag is a symbol for... I dunno, Prima Nocta or something. Not the best example, but you get the gist.
Post by: Arx on June 23, 2015, 10:27:45 am
Post by: Comrade P. on June 23, 2015, 10:43:59 am
I seem to recall the American Civil War being fought in large part over slavery, with the Confederacy in favour of it. Flying it now means you wish the Confederacy'd won. Of course, I'm not American either.
Another not-American here. From what I've read, slavery was mostly just another excuse to justify the war against Confederacy, which was mostly about getting the country back together under federal control. Hence Emancipation Proclamation only came out in 1863, which isn't exactly the beginning of Civil War.
Post by: TD1 on June 23, 2015, 10:44:19 am
It has been my impression that there was some problem over the slave market, as the south relied heavily upon slavery to make such massive profits.
However, I don't think it would have come to war had the confederates not tried to secede. Trying to leave the United States was the real bone, not slavery.
Edit: Ninja. What Comrade said.
Post by: Tawa on June 23, 2015, 10:51:37 am
Post by: Baffler on June 23, 2015, 10:58:14 am
A) People making a political statement. These are Southerners (mostly) who buy into a revisionist view of history that romanticizes the Civil War and see the CSA as a sort of proud few years fighting for their own freedom, and as a part of their "heritage." Expect these people to talk to you about how awesome General Lee was, how Sherman's March was a war crime, states' rights, and avoid mention of anything else when the subject comes up.
B) People who want to affirm their southern identity by displaying a visible symbol of its history, without too much care for the context. This is much more common in the north than the south.
C) The more outspoken varieties of racist. This is the smallest group by a wide margin.
Edit: While I have a recent post here, are people able to see these things?
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Post by: TD1 on June 23, 2015, 11:03:49 am
Post by: Levi on June 23, 2015, 11:10:28 am
Post by: Tawa on June 23, 2015, 11:11:31 am
Edit: While I have a recent post here, are people able to see these things?I can't.
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Post by: Baffler on June 23, 2015, 11:15:49 am
Edit: While I have a recent post here, are people able to see these things?I can't.
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That's kinda disappointing. Well, thanks.
Post by: scrdest on June 23, 2015, 11:19:46 am
how awesome General Lee wasWell, he was, kinda. He just was awesome for the wrong side, and narrowly at that, IIRC.
Post by: TD1 on June 23, 2015, 11:20:56 am
It's only the "wrong" side because the North won.
Post by: BlitzDungeoneer on June 23, 2015, 11:22:57 am
I, on the other hand, am fairly sure I can.Edit: While I have a recent post here, are people able to see these things?I can't.
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That's kinda disappointing. Well, thanks.
Post by: TD1 on June 23, 2015, 11:25:40 am
Am I meant to see little boxes?
'Cause I see little boxes.
Post by: Frumple on June 23, 2015, 11:26:16 am
Post by: BlitzDungeoneer on June 23, 2015, 11:26:43 am
Post by: scrdest on June 23, 2015, 11:30:46 am
Eh.No, I'm fairly sure that the one side that openly fought for slavery in several documents issued by them is morally in the wrong regardless of who won.
It's only the "wrong" side because the North won.
Post by: Baffler on June 23, 2015, 11:32:54 am
I see letters which vaguely resemble LotR moon runes, or elf runes, or whatever those were called.
The first two are from the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc, the rest are from the Elder and Younger Futhark. I was trying to figure out if there's default support for runes, for reasons, but I'd gone out of my way to get support for literally everything at some point in the past and couldn't tell on my own. The answer seems to be "sometimes."
Post by: TD1 on June 23, 2015, 11:53:58 am
Eh.No, I'm fairly sure that the one side that openly fought for slavery in several documents issued by them is morally in the wrong regardless of who won.
It's only the "wrong" side because the North won.
If the south had won, would you be citing those documents (because by now slavery probably would have been renounced in the Southern states as a consequence of huge peer pressure from within and without,) or would you be talking about the morally wrong, land grabbing North?
Post by: scrdest on June 23, 2015, 12:09:28 pm
'By now' is entirely relevant. If they were in a position to even want to renounce it pre-war, there wouldn't be a war. And what they would do later would not be taken in consideration in regards to what they fought the war for. And considering the Reconstruction, they weren't particularly keen on keeping it illegal *despite* immense pressure, I doubt they would be keener when they had the political power.Eh.No, I'm fairly sure that the one side that openly fought for slavery in several documents issued by them is morally in the wrong regardless of who won.
It's only the "wrong" side because the North won.
If the south had won, would you be citing those documents (because by now slavery probably would have been renounced in the Southern states as a consequence of huge peer pressure from within and without,) or would you be talking about the morally wrong, land grabbing North?
As a non-American, it's not like I have any particular favoritism for either side inherently.
Post by: i2amroy on June 23, 2015, 12:21:56 pm
Post by: Arx on June 23, 2015, 01:06:39 pm
I see letters which vaguely resemble LotR moon runes, or elf runes, or whatever those were called.
The first two are from the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc, the rest are from the Elder and Younger Futhark. I was trying to figure out if there's default support for runes, for reasons, but I'd gone out of my way to get support for literally everything at some point in the past and couldn't tell on my own. The answer seems to be "sometimes."
Well, they work for me.
Post by: i2amroy on June 23, 2015, 01:13:35 pm
Same.Well, they work for me.I see letters which vaguely resemble LotR moon runes, or elf runes, or whatever those were called.The first two are from the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc, the rest are from the Elder and Younger Futhark. I was trying to figure out if there's default support for runes, for reasons, but I'd gone out of my way to get support for literally everything at some point in the past and couldn't tell on my own. The answer seems to be "sometimes."
Post by: Aklyon on June 23, 2015, 01:16:06 pm
AlsoSame.Well, they work for me.I see letters which vaguely resemble LotR moon runes, or elf runes, or whatever those were called.The first two are from the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc, the rest are from the Elder and Younger Futhark. I was trying to figure out if there's default support for runes, for reasons, but I'd gone out of my way to get support for literally everything at some point in the past and couldn't tell on my own. The answer seems to be "sometimes."
Post by: Tawa on June 23, 2015, 03:59:27 pm
Post by: Comrade P. on June 23, 2015, 04:00:15 pm
Is this (http://bayeux.datensalat.net/) working for anybody?
Works from here.
Post by: BlitzDungeoneer on June 23, 2015, 04:00:26 pm
Is this (http://bayeux.datensalat.net/) working for anybody?I'm on mobile, so no.
Post by: Aklyon on June 23, 2015, 04:16:10 pm
Is this (http://bayeux.datensalat.net/) working for anybody?With some lag on characters showing up, yes.
Post by: Tawa on June 23, 2015, 07:46:38 pm
Any ideas why? I have Javascript enabled and changing browsers doesn't seem to do anything.
Post by: Graknorke on June 24, 2015, 12:05:13 pm
Post by: Arx on June 24, 2015, 12:08:08 pm
Post by: Frumple on June 24, 2015, 12:13:50 pm
Post by: Tack on June 24, 2015, 12:18:05 pm
Post by: Graknorke on June 24, 2015, 12:24:14 pm
I'm guessing that things like "Jesus", "Buddha" or "Muhammed" don't count?Afraid not. I'm looking for a position of leadership within a religion, that is filled by a person who is alive at the time.
The Jewish High Priest in Ye Olde Days would be more or less equivalent. I'm pretty sure the office isn't current, though.Ye Olde Days are just fine, thanks.
The Dalai Lamas might be closer to it than most.Not exactly leadership, but it is something I guess. Cheers.
Post by: Tack on June 24, 2015, 12:40:18 pm
Who oversees the Mosque at Mecca? Is it a council or sommat?
Post by: Arx on June 24, 2015, 12:46:05 pm
Post by: Comrade P. on June 24, 2015, 01:04:25 pm
Post by: wierd on June 24, 2015, 01:05:51 pm
Post by: Aklyon on June 24, 2015, 01:08:12 pm
Post by: TD1 on June 24, 2015, 02:12:31 pm
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on June 24, 2015, 03:18:18 pm
Post by: Levi on June 24, 2015, 03:31:08 pm
Source: http://www.theguardian.com/uk/datablog/interactive/2012/dec/11/census-religion
Post by: BurnedToast on June 24, 2015, 05:51:05 pm
Post by: LeoLeonardoIII on June 24, 2015, 07:00:54 pm
Post by: Baffler on June 24, 2015, 10:48:36 pm
There's the Caliph for Islam, but I seem to recall that being a position plagued by election weirdness and random monarchs claiming to be the Caliph.
This is probably the closest, IMO. There are still differences though. There is still a Pope accepted by the mainstream (Ataturk abolished the office in the 20's, and it was pretty hard up for legitimacy by then anyway. ISIS doesn't count.) and 'Caliph' is as much a political title as a spiritual one. The hierarchy below the Pope also doesn't really have an equivalent in (Sunni) Islam either, as far as I know.
Post by: Tack on June 25, 2015, 12:44:35 am
Post by: Itnetlolor on June 25, 2015, 04:09:20 pm
Naturally, considering the high likelihood of how utterly stupid my questions would sound, and more justifiably so given that I'm essentially programming illiterate (don't know squat about C#, LUA, and so on; despite having taken a programming course, and know simple logic and such as a 101/introductory-level class would provide), I expect nothing but hassle and trouble even merely asking on the official Cheat Engine forums and the like, based solely on my level of programming-retardation (even learning to code/coding language gives me a headache). Actually, in any case where a knowledge disparity is as large as I state, I always expect to be treated like a retard, with expected flamings and so forth, and the obvious lack of help that would follow, along with strings of insults that would make 4chan blush, no matter where I ask.
That aside, what would it take to make something that looks like this (quantity):
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Summary: Take the dynamic values found, and build a HUD out of them in the trainer builder.
Doom is just an example. I want to also do this for games like Commander Keen (something that looks similar to the menu) and Covert Action (Super Spy PDA) and such.
And about that bit I mentioned earlier (knowledge disparity and horrible people), this is why I pretty much never ask for anything anymore, no matter how serious or trivial; not even the simplest of help. I know how people are, and predict no answer will come. Brute-forcing my way through life can only get me so far.
EDIT:
Given this is generally a one-shot question, I figured it works better here than making a new thread in Other Games. And sorry for this not being a *small* question. :P
EDIT EDIT:
Mind you, I intend for it to be a trainer that operates independently from Cheat Engine (made a couple before), and works more like an extended HUD (which I assume is trickier to pull off). Hacks are optional. I already know of using pointers and such; making variables/dynamic values display and constantly update is the trick. Making the HUD/interface look fancy I can take care of.
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One more question. Is there any means of learning to code that would work with my mindset (I learn better with games rather than classes)? Last relevant thing I can remember is a game called Robocode (http://robocode.sourceforge.net/). Basically, you learn programming by making tanks that work. At present, I'm a Lego-level (adolescent) programmer. I understand enough about program builds that I can break codes apart, and Frankenstein them together into something that might work, or brick my computer in the process (I'm not THAT dumb; it's just an example of the lengths I would go). Or basically, I have the programming education level of an outright cheater. I prefer to upgrade to modding levels, where my cheating can make games, not just break them. Kinda like how machinima is moviemaking using games as a medium. Or Excel is a Swiss-Army Knife equivalent of a calculator (made my share of calculators/converters, coin-flippers, status spreadsheets).
Post by: wierd on June 25, 2015, 10:29:31 pm
Otherwise, building a trainer for Commander Keen is painfully easy, since the game is so old that it does not do any of the anti-cheating things that modern games do with heap randomization, encoded values, etc.
Building the HUD is going to be tricky. Commander Keen is a dos based game. You would need to grab the dosbox framebuffer somehow, and paint your HUD on that. Not an easy task.
Post by: Itnetlolor on June 25, 2015, 10:37:37 pm
Heck, provided I could find all the values, I could even make a mine map for Minesweeper (only have the patience to make a 10x10 map (100 addresses)), or a card-peeker for Solitaire. Kinda cheaty, but a neat project nonetheless. On that note, I already found the string that determines Covert Action cipher puzzle solving. I wouldn't mind making it look like it appears on a PDA, however.
EDIT:
One step forward, and dozens of steps back. This tutorial (http://forum.cheatengine.org/viewtopic.php?t=579440) isn't helping me out. I worked in the relevant material, and I'm getting no readings whatsoever (for now, I just want an ammo read, dammit! Redundant, I know; but it's a proof of concept, thus far disproven, that it live-updates as I play. Just a mimicking of the HUD/status bar would be a good start, then I can replicate it from there >:( ). I even accounted for the pointers.
Oh, how I wish willpower/spirit can reprogram things to work as contextually intended ("'Single-Cell'-Style Existential Overriding" (making the machine a part of me, and operating it like an extension of my being/existence), Gurren Lagaan-style, or "With faith like the mustard seed, it can move mountains. Command the mountain to move, and it shall do so." or words to that effect). Unfortunately, Reality prefers doing things the annoying/tedious/boring-ass way, and maybe prefers Man doesn't turn into God for brief convenience (Got the idea from the movie Lucy or The Matrix; or hell, being a kid again using their imagination, and saying so, like "My hand is now a gun, and I can shoot with it when it looks like a gun. *bang* *bang*").
Frustration and venting aside; Apparently the timer function doesn't work as intended, and even using a manual read button, as the tutorial marked in doesn't work as intended. This is why I hate programming (and on the design side, avoid web design like the plague), and don't want to learn it. Why can't things work as simply as "I want, therefore, it is.", much akin to "I think, therefore, I am."?
For starters:
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function CEButtonReadClick(sender)
setProperty(UDF1.AmmoV,"Text", readInteger("[[dosbox.exe+0074b6f4]+428b4]"))
endIt's supposed to use the pointer address and offset(s) to read the ammo value, and overwrite the caption/text box of the display, and it's doing nothing at all (no errors either, because it's doing nothing at all. Stable, despite the input code.). Linking it to a timer that updates regularly doesn't do anything either, and having that auto-update without need to hit a button constantly doesn't do crap either. I just love when code doesn't cooperate. I had more fun when I was breaking things, not building them.
Post by: wierd on June 25, 2015, 10:47:03 pm
Then again, I am really old, and cut teeth with things like gamehack back in the day.
Post by: Loud Whispers on June 28, 2015, 08:56:50 pm
Post by: Frumple on June 28, 2015, 10:10:22 pm
Do take some time to check the under 10, under 5 stuff, though. You might find a few lower priced stuff you'd rather get instead :V
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on June 29, 2015, 11:31:47 am
Post by: wierd on June 29, 2015, 11:35:18 am
I do not believe they are supposed to say "I am the FACTION$ vessel BAR$". Until we develop general AI, that shouldnt happen.
Post by: GiglameshDespair on June 29, 2015, 11:36:08 am
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on June 29, 2015, 11:49:46 am
" - Unknown vessel, please, identify yourself. - I am Vesselname, {FACTION INFO}. - Vesselname, change course immediately, you are on a collision course with me"
is possible. Radio operators often refer to themselves in the first person as the whole vessel they're on in informal chatter.
I suspected this wasn't possible in English - I mean, I've read my share of sci-fi and military fiction - but I had a brain fart in my language processing center. Thanks, anyway.
Post by: wierd on June 29, 2015, 11:56:10 am
It uses the inpersonal "This".
"This is FACTION$ vessel BAR$. OTHERBAR$, you are on collision course, please abort."
Post by: Yoink on July 01, 2015, 01:40:10 pm
I woke up at 1AM today after falling asleep at around noon yesterday. (Maybe closer to 1pm.)
It is currently 4:38AM and I have things I need to do tomorrow (so over 24 hours away). I'm not feeling sleepy, although I don't exactly feel great either. Am I better off staying awake as long as possible to get a good night's sleep starting from a reasonable time at night, or just trying to get to sleep now and hoping for the best?
Post by: Tawa on July 01, 2015, 01:51:15 pm
Post by: BlitzDungeoneer on July 01, 2015, 02:00:36 pm
Post by: DragonDePlatino on July 01, 2015, 10:55:31 pm
What are some good places to host those? Are there any good tutorials out there? What are some common beginner's mistakes? And what is the official name for those things, anyways?
Post by: Putnam on July 01, 2015, 11:10:49 pm
2. I guess read lots of books, learn to write, learn to draw etc.
3. Hmm. Giving the readers too little choice (railroading!), giving them too much choice (gridlock!), not conveying the amount of choice they have, etc.
4. Forum adventures, unless they're not forum, at which point... it's new enough that "MSPaint adventure" is the closest thing (http://mspaforums.com/images/smilies/mspa_face.gif)
Post by: Frumple on July 01, 2015, 11:33:13 pm
Explaining stuff like that to someone that doesn't have much exposure to the net is an effort and a half, though. I think the closest I've been able to get that gets the point across thus far is "Collaborative writing session".
Post by: DragonDePlatino on July 02, 2015, 10:48:47 am
CYOA? Eh, I guess that works. I guess the whole user-driven online comic thing is so new it hasn't gotten it's own genre name yet. :U
So I've screwed up my sleep cycle even more over the past few days.
I've been in your situation before. Rough it and go 24 hours without any sleep, and then sleep at a normal time like 11PM the day before your excursion. If you're a fairly sessile person it won't be as hard as you'd think. That'll work for one day but it won't get your sleep pattern back in check. For that, you'll need to keep it up for 3-4 days and go to sleep at 11PM over and over.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on July 04, 2015, 06:43:22 pm
Post by: Frumple on July 04, 2015, 07:17:21 pm
... okay, really, it's mostly because of the latter. Some of it's because of the former. Most of it is just later people being jackasses towards someone that can't respond ('cause they're dead :V).
Post by: redwallzyl on July 04, 2015, 07:27:38 pm
Why, in the archeological sense, are ancient religions/beliefs/religious practices called cults?because a cult is basically just another word for religion. its just usually used now days with a negative connotation (see definition 6). in my anthropologial studies they were always called religions though.
Cult: noun
1.a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
2.an instance of great veneration of a person, ideal, or thing, especially as manifested by a body of admirers:
the physical fitness cult.
3.the object of such devotion.
4.a group or sect bound together by veneration of the same thing, person, ideal, etc.
5.Sociology. a group having a sacred ideology and a set of rites centering around their sacred symbols.
6.a religion or sect considered to be false, unorthodox, or extremist, with members often living outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader.
7.the members of such a religion or sect.
Post by: scrdest on July 04, 2015, 08:27:06 pm
Why, in the archeological sense, are ancient religions/beliefs/religious practices called cults?Because they are using that meaning in the original meaning, and that's how they were referred to at the time. It just meant 'a bunch of guys worshipping some stuff', without connotations to size or moral standing of said bunch of guys. Specifically, it shares the origin with the word 'cultivate'.
Post by: Helgoland on July 05, 2015, 11:57:07 am
because a cult is basically just another word for religion. its just usually used now days with a negative connotation (see definition 6).There are notable exceptions though. The Catholic Church for example talks of the 'Cult of Mary', at least in German, where it is 'Marienkult'.
Post by: Sheb on July 06, 2015, 02:10:17 am
Post by: Yoink on July 06, 2015, 02:14:13 am
So I've screwed up my sleep cycle even more over the past few days.
I've been in your situation before. Rough it and go 24 hours without any sleep, and then sleep at a normal time like 11PM the day before your excursion. If you're a fairly sessile person it won't be as hard as you'd think. That'll work for one day but it won't get your sleep pattern back in check. For that, you'll need to keep it up for 3-4 days and go to sleep at 11PM over and over.
That's what I ended up doing, actually. Well, apart from the actually 'fixing my sleep schedule' part- I've done that in the past and it's great, but I've been too slack lately to get back into the habit.
That said, staying up for 24~ hours and then going to sleep at a normal time worked pretty well, I actually felt alright the next day. :)
Post by: TD1 on July 06, 2015, 08:57:29 am
because a cult is basically just another word for religion. its just usually used now days with a negative connotation (see definition 6).There are notable exceptions though. The Catholic Church for example talks of the 'Cult of Mary', at least in German, where it is 'Marienkult'.
What is the Cult of Mary? Is it some form of worship of Mary? Like the "hail Mary mother of God" type thing?
Post by: Helgoland on July 06, 2015, 08:59:45 am
Similarly you could talk of the Cult of Saint XYZ, though that's less common.
Post by: TD1 on July 06, 2015, 09:10:35 am
Post by: Helgoland on July 06, 2015, 09:40:13 am
Is there any scriptural basis for it?You need to free yourself of this Protestant mindset. Sola Scriptura is rejected by the Church as the nonsense that it is.
[...] why worship her? What do people believe she can do? Intercede on their behalf?The same as all saints, really, so mostly what you said: Intercede on their behalf. As it says in the Litany of Saints, over and over:
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Saint XYZ - pray for us.
The full version. (https://www.ewtn.com/Devotionals/Litanies/saints.htm) It has a great hypnotic/meditative effect during the Easter Vigil.
Post by: TD1 on July 06, 2015, 09:49:51 am
Post by: Helgoland on July 06, 2015, 09:54:34 am
It's really only feasible if you accept that the Bible isn't the absolute word of God.Exactly! It's the word of God, as recorded by men. Why would God have stopped changing stuff about His religion 2000 years ago despite having done so in all millenia before that?
Post by: TD1 on July 06, 2015, 12:14:58 pm
Post by: Frumple on July 06, 2015, 12:30:23 pm
It's heading toward the religion thread! Chase after it!
Post by: TD1 on July 06, 2015, 01:54:20 pm
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*The New Testament appears, rummages through your pockets, and walks off with both your point and a covenant.*
The New Testament shows the changing moral zeitgeist, I believe. However, to most Christians it's the final word that had divinity, in one of its manifestations, behind it. Namely, Jesus. It's the last absolutist word that ought to be followed, and it only repaired God's previous word, highlighting which bits were more important. As such, Protestant absolutism is based on scripture which has divine meaning. The subectivisation of Catholicism is purely, and obviously, human based.
Post by: Helgoland on July 06, 2015, 03:10:00 pm
However, to most Christians it's the final word that had divinity, in one of its manifestations, behind it.Aren't there more Catholics than Protestants? And to Catholics the Vatican definitely counts as a 'divinely inspired' source.
Post by: TD1 on July 06, 2015, 03:19:05 pm
Jesus wasn't, supposedly, inspired. He knew.
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Post by: Helgoland on July 07, 2015, 07:12:19 am
To believers it is. It is an ultra-accurate recording of what Jesus said, despite how implausible that seems.For Northern Irish Protestants maybe. The rest of the world minus a few crazies recognizes that there are contradictions even within the bible itself, making your sola scriptura a pure absurdity.
Post by: TD1 on July 07, 2015, 07:54:48 am
I don't know, though.
Post by: Helgoland on July 07, 2015, 08:11:45 am
Post by: TD1 on July 07, 2015, 08:49:01 am
A Christian friend a while back was saying that the Bible was absolute proof, so I showed him a list of contradictions in it. He wouldn't accept them unless they were from the King James Bible, because apparently it's the most accurate, and even when I showed him the relative stuff, he didn't alter his stance.
As I said though, I didn't know this was a local thing, specificly, more a theistic tendency to make lemonade from the biblical lemons :P
Post by: Helgoland on July 07, 2015, 09:34:35 am
Post by: TD1 on July 07, 2015, 09:36:57 am
I'd disagree with that - Catholics still think the Bible is absolute, they just add the Pope in there too, with the Church being able to twiddle what's absolute.
Seems more silly, actually.
Post by: Helgoland on July 07, 2015, 11:34:03 am
the Bible is absolute
the Church being able to twiddle what's absoluteYou see the contradiction?
Post by: wierd on July 07, 2015, 12:49:08 pm
There's a reason why Martin Luther nailed his list of thesies to the church door you know.
Catholicism just drips with dogmatic practice that seems unfounded in the core cannon of the religion-- It is the very thing that Jesus actually got lividly angry about in regard to prior behaviors by the pharisees and saducees. (Though to be quite honest, the "fundamentalist christian" movement in the US would equally raise his ire IIRC.)
Post by: TD1 on July 07, 2015, 12:56:57 pm
Of course. That's why it's so silly that Catholics think it. It's absolute! Obey God, and so on, until some dogmatic church doctrine is shoved into their mouth and they are weaned off the original message. Suddenly, the new one is absolute and the old one just a misunderstanding, or the work of those in ignorance.the Bible is absolutethe Church being able to twiddle what's absoluteYou see the contradiction?
Post by: Helgoland on July 07, 2015, 01:22:16 pm
Catholicism just drips with dogmatic practice that seems unfounded in the core cannon of the religion-- It is the very thing that Jesus actually got lividly angry about in regard to prior behaviors by the pharisees and saducees. (Though to be quite honest, the "fundamentalist christian" movement in the US would equally raise his ire IIRC.)I doubt that he got angry at people following stuff that wasn't explicitly mentioned in the bible... He got angry at people abusing their power and losing faith. Although the second implies the first, there is a world of difference in between.
Also IIRC there's no evidence of said nailing ever having been done.
Of course. That's why it's so silly that Catholics think it. It's absolute! Obey God, and so on, until some dogmatic church doctrine is shoved into their mouth and they are weaned off the original message. Suddenly, the new one is absolute and the old one just a misunderstanding, or the work of those in ignorance.I don't get what you're saying. Are you claiming that Catholics hold the bible to be absolute? You seem to imply that, and I've told you repeatedly that it's wrong. And are you claiming that Catholics hold the Church/what the Church says to be absolute? That's only true for a very, very limited number of things. Papal infallibility only applies to teachings ex cathedra, and these are few and far in between.
Post by: TD1 on July 07, 2015, 01:32:26 pm
Both catholics and protestants view the teachings of God to be in the Bible. Catholicism got too avaricious - saint worshipping brought, and brings, big bucks - and the Lutherans broke away. For reform of corrupt doctrine, so the divine word of Jesus and God takes precedence over centuries of manipulation and profiteering. Quite frankly, I think the Church REALLY needed a clean slate.
I think my argument drifted a bit there, but meh.
Post by: Helgoland on July 07, 2015, 01:51:22 pm
Much of the stuff they view as absoluteWhat stuff do you refer to? There's really very little that fits the bill...
Post by: TempAcc on July 07, 2015, 02:09:01 pm
I'm not saying that the catholic church hasn't profitted from its definitions and interpretations of the bible, or that its doctrine faithfuly portrays the ideas of Jesus Christ or the will of God, but modern catholics (well, at least the ones I know) dont seem hellbent of gulping down everything the vatican says or that they read in the bible as "absolute truth". This isn't the medieval age in which you'd be branded a heretic and burned for having your own interpretation, after all.
What I'm saying is that catholics often get dissed due to american society's general view of christians as bible-thumping wife-beating angry old people, and while the catholic church certainly isn't perfect or completely consistent with its doctrine, its still quite a bit more consistent then other groups out there, specialy the ones actively using the bible as a way to spread hatred.
Just my two cents on the matter, and I'm not even a catholic, mind you. I grew up in a protestant family, albeit a rather nice and open minded one.
Post by: TD1 on July 07, 2015, 10:05:42 pm
On phone atm. Will respond when in possession of proper computing eqiipment.Much of the stuff they view as absoluteWhat stuff do you refer to? There's really very little that fits the bill...
Post by: Yoink on July 07, 2015, 10:52:08 pm
The OP doesn't seem to have been active in a couple of years, not that that really matters.
Post by: Frumple on July 07, 2015, 11:08:08 pm
If you don't intend to do either of those, probably just go ahead and necro. Same effect, less effort, and necroing's fine so long as you bring something new to the thread.
Post by: Helgoland on July 08, 2015, 03:36:20 am
Post by: TempAcc on July 08, 2015, 08:27:06 am
The religion thread will ocasionaly possess other threads, sometimes along with its partners, the europol and the ameripol threads.
Post by: wierd on July 08, 2015, 10:39:17 am
Catholicism just drips with dogmatic practice that seems unfounded in the core cannon of the religion-- It is the very thing that Jesus actually got lividly angry about in regard to prior behaviors by the pharisees and saducees. (Though to be quite honest, the "fundamentalist christian" movement in the US would equally raise his ire IIRC.)I doubt that he got angry at people following stuff that wasn't explicitly mentioned in the bible... He got angry at people abusing their power and losing faith. Although the second implies the first, there is a world of difference in between.
I'll raise you one Matthew 15. (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+15)
That is pretty specific about being religious hypocrites, and following secular doctrine over sacred edict. Catholicism fails big time at that. (and again, so does the fundie christian movement in the US.)
Post by: Graknorke on July 08, 2015, 11:07:19 am
Post by: wierd on July 08, 2015, 11:10:46 am
If the election process is impotent (does not actually mean anything), and thus is not engineered to have a predetermined outcome (because the outcome is meaningless) then it is not rigged, but still only for show.
So, it depends on what you mean by "show election."
Post by: Helgoland on July 08, 2015, 11:45:51 am
Well, that bit was about putting tradition above the spirit of God's law: He didn't mind the Pharisees washing their hands, after all. It's a different issue.Catholicism just drips with dogmatic practice that seems unfounded in the core cannon of the religion-- It is the very thing that Jesus actually got lividly angry about in regard to prior behaviors by the pharisees and saducees. (Though to be quite honest, the "fundamentalist christian" movement in the US would equally raise his ire IIRC.)I doubt that he got angry at people following stuff that wasn't explicitly mentioned in the bible... He got angry at people abusing their power and losing faith. Although the second implies the first, there is a world of difference in between.
I'll raise you one Matthew 15. (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+15)
That is pretty specific about being religious hypocrites, and following secular doctrine over sacred edict. Catholicism fails big time at that. (and again, so does the fundie christian movement in the US.)
Post by: wierd on July 08, 2015, 12:27:34 pm
Post by: Helgoland on July 08, 2015, 01:12:47 pm
Post by: Arx on July 08, 2015, 01:33:38 pm
If, on the other hand, you're saying 'All hail (name of saint) (generic praise) (generic praise intensifies)" then you have a problem, as identified by 'You shall have no other god (before me).'
Post by: Reelya on July 08, 2015, 01:46:02 pm
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Post by: Aklyon on July 09, 2015, 11:10:03 pm
Hey, is Gamefaqs (http://www.gamefaqs.com/) loading for anybody else? I want to make sure it's not just a problem on my end.Sporadically.
Post by: TD1 on July 14, 2015, 03:25:50 pm
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Post by: GiglameshDespair on July 16, 2015, 10:26:06 am
The vanilla Minecraft server I've been playing on recently is down. Are there any similar servers on Bay12? Preferably vanilla, and not long started.]There's a minecraft thread, so it might be best to check there.
Post by: Aklyon on July 16, 2015, 10:51:51 am
Post by: DragonDePlatino on July 17, 2015, 10:00:34 pm
Oh, and please do not suggest PyGame. I've tried using PyGame, but the lack of vsync was too huge of a flaw.
EDIT:
After some research I've found C++ SDL to be very appealing and PyGame-like. Are there any major drawbacks to using that?
Post by: GiglameshDespair on July 18, 2015, 08:33:50 am
Post by: Arx on July 18, 2015, 08:45:13 am
What is a good free program/library for game development? Something that is suitable for making 2D SNES-era games. I don't need anything too powerful like Unity but I don't want inflexible programs like Game Maker or Construct 2.
I wouldn't have said Game Maker was inflexible? I mean, it's produced Spelunky and Angry Laser Space.
Post by: DragonDePlatino on July 18, 2015, 01:43:26 pm
Dwarf Fortress was also done in C++ SDL, which is a huge plus. ;)
Monogame, maybe?
Monogame looks really interesting and I didn't know Towerfall was made in it. I'll give that a shot if SDL proves too complicated for me.
I wouldn't have said Game Maker was inflexible? I mean, it's produced Spelunky and Angry Laser Space.
Game Maker is a very limited program. You can build a game very quickly in it, but games made in GM run consistently slower than games made in other languages. Like PyGame, it's more for prototyping games than actually making them. Note how Spelunky Classic was made in Game Maker, but Spelunky HD was made in C++ DirectX.
The $89.99 pricetag is also a huuuge drawback considering there are better, free alternatives out there.
Post by: Aklyon on July 18, 2015, 02:23:58 pm
Post by: Tack on July 18, 2015, 10:59:17 pm
Should I necro the Booze thread to ask a booze-related question, or start a new one?Ask it here. Too late, I've answered it.
Lemon Lime & Bitters with spiced rum.
Post by: Sheb on July 19, 2015, 03:00:57 am
That's old testament though, so you're free to ignore just as much as you're free to ignore the anti-shellfish rules. After all eating invertebrates is an abomination and we decided later that it's ok to do this just because some of them are tasty. Whereas the "no gods" part is just a "don't do this" without the "abomination" label. So going off the biblical language, worshipping saints is not as suspect as eating oysters.
A bit late, but there are specific reasons we can ignore dietary requirement. In Acts 10, Peter get a vision of all kind of animals and the Lard tell him"Kill and Eat" and “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”
And then there is Acts 15:19-20:
"15:19 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:
15:20 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood."
So we can ignore a lot of the old testament stuff, but not all of them (And depending on how you define fornication, gay is not okay).
Post by: i2amroy on July 19, 2015, 03:23:54 am
For the engineering types out there: are there any equations out there that govern the flow rate (in volume, not velocity) of a liquid through a permeable medium across a slope? I might be able to wrestle some kind of bastard estimate out of a combination of the Hazen-Williams and some fudged numbers, but I'm struggling. The only problem with the Hazen-Williams is that it doesn't take the medium into account.A modified form of Darcy's Law (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darcy%27s_law) maybe? I failed Fluid Mechanics twice (mainly due to lack of effort) before switching majors though, so you might want to do some checking on that on your own. I would like to point out that if you had an equation that gave you velocity and you knew the cross-sectional area of your pipe then you could just multiply them together to get total volumetric flow rate though, no need to specifically go straight to volumetric flow rate.
Post by: Arx on July 19, 2015, 02:44:37 pm
And I'm kicking myself on the velocity thing, by the way. I should have thought of that.
Post by: scrdest on July 22, 2015, 04:00:06 am
Had a look up of K. planticola, and I've found a whole load of 'IT WOULD DESTROY THE WOOOOOOOOORLD!' stuff on it. I'm wondering if the danger it posed was actually a realistic thing, or if it's something that's been blown out of proportion?Dr. Elaine Ingham, the scientist responsible for the claims, was eventually forced to retract the claim (and later, along with NZ Green Party, apologize to NZ's Royal Comission for misleading evidence) because, well, good science it wasn't, and she wound up having to undergo a professional review for it. They didn't even have a wild type control, FFS.
I mean, obviously if it was as bad as everyone says, life would still go on. Probably suffer a MAJOR extinction event, but it would still go on.
She cited an unpublished article, for once, and the bacterium was never, as she asserted, approved for field trials; the plant death thing was found for a single soil type with two bacterial strains (a parent strain and the modified variant) for one species of wheat. The bacterium strain in question was a mutant that was more likely than not unable to produce acetate - which is kinda vital, so they'd be at a disadvantage. Plus, you know, they expend resources to produce something they don't really need.
Finally, considering that's one of *THE* bacterial families whose approach to genes is that sharing is caring, it's almost certain that kind of modification already occurs in nature somewhere; it's just that isolating useful bacteria from soil was a biiiiiiiitch until very very recently.
The most dramatic claims (SPREADING WORLDWIDE ERMAGHERD ERTH IS KILL) were pretty much pulled from the same place the bacteria was.
Here's the full text of the rebuttal, if you're interested. (http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0102/S00070.htm)
The really depressing thing is that all those environmentalist organization are running with that outright false story fifteen years after it has been proven to be a load of bull, running on... basically conspiracy theories, more than vaguely similar to anti-vaccination people's own.
Post by: Graknorke on July 22, 2015, 04:13:57 pm
Post by: GiglameshDespair on July 22, 2015, 04:17:13 pm
1 Based on vague memories of expansion and pressurisation.
Post by: Bauglir on July 22, 2015, 04:24:12 pm
How is it that aerosol cans manage to remain cold for so long?They're actually quite heavy, and the gas contents tend to be poor conductors of heat, while the metal surface is a great one. So there's a lot of very cold mass acting as a heat sink in the middle, I suppose. Even though it'll absorb heat from the metal poorly, the temperature gradient is quite steep, which I'd assume makes up for it.
I have exactly zero relevant training, however, so my suppositions should be treated with approximately the same degree of certainty as the back of a cereal box.
Post by: Arx on July 22, 2015, 11:58:58 pm
This is also why deodorant is freaking cold when it sprays out of the tin.
Post by: Sheb on July 24, 2015, 07:20:00 am
Post by: Trapezohedron on July 24, 2015, 07:21:34 am
Data in harddrives weigh heavier?
Brains engaged in a lot of thought weigh heavier?
etc.
Post by: Sheb on July 24, 2015, 07:22:29 am
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on July 24, 2015, 12:31:58 pm
Why are all the switches to turn molecular biology lab equipment (PCR machines, centrifuge and so on) ALWAYS at the back of the machine where it is a pain to access rather than on the front?I think it's so you don't accidentally turn them on or off while they're doing whatever it is they do. It could seriously mess up the experiment.
Does information weigh anything?Information doesn't wiegh anything. However, to be able to use information, you must store it. On stone, you can carve, or paint. On paper, you use ink, or carbon, or paints. In computers, you use electrons, which have a weight.
Data in harddrives weigh heavier?Yes, but barely. Electrons weigh 0.00054 amu. That's 8.96691017 × 10-28 grams, or .000000000000000000000000000896691017 grams. Estimates (http://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/31326/is-a-hard-drive-heavier-when-it-is-full) put the number of electrons in a 1 TB hard drive at 1023, weighing a total of .0000896691017 grams. The largest hard drive commercially available, according to the first result on Google, is LaCie's 30TB 5big Thunderbolt 2 Series 5-Bay RAID (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=1067852&gclid=CJ2T2KSg9MYCFcdcfgod7v4C8Q&is=REG&m=Y&A=details&Q=), a monstrous 30 TB hard drive. The weight of the data on this hard drive is 0.00269007305 grams.
Brains engaged in a lot of thought weigh heavier?I can't answer that properly, because I don't know how brains work and don't want to take the dive into neuroscience today. However, I can confirm that thinking brains weigh heavier, but mostly because of blood. (http://blog.drwile.com/?p=12266)
Post by: Graknorke on July 24, 2015, 12:32:51 pm
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on July 24, 2015, 12:43:06 pm
Post by: sjm9876 on July 24, 2015, 12:44:43 pm
I thought hard drives stored data by magnetising bits, not through any movement of electrons (aside from the current to power the electromagnet etc...). A hard drive full of data would be no heavier than an 'empty' one to the best of my knowledge, as the bits are there nonetheless.Does information weigh anything?Information doesn't wiegh anything. However, to be able to use information, you must store it. On stone, you can carve, or paint. On paper, you use ink, or carbon, or paints. In computers, you use electrons, which have a weight.Data in harddrives weigh heavier?Yes, but barely. Electrons weigh 0.00054 amu. That's 8.96691017 × 10-28 grams, or .000000000000000000000000000896691017 grams. Estimates (http://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/31326/is-a-hard-drive-heavier-when-it-is-full) put the number of electrons in a 1 TB hard drive at 1023, weighing a total of .0000896691017 grams. The largest hard drive commercially available, according to the first result on Google, is LaCie's 30TB 5big Thunderbolt 2 Series 5-Bay RAID (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=1067852&gclid=CJ2T2KSg9MYCFcdcfgod7v4C8Q&is=REG&m=Y&A=details&Q=), a monstrous 30 TB hard drive. Filling this up would increase its weight by 0.00269007305 grams.
A brain is a somewhat different matter. Thinking causes no increase in weight directly that I'm aware of - it's nerve signals, which rely on the movement of ions. The ions ending up more or less where they started. However, this takes energy, so there would be an increased blood flow to provide more glucose to power respiration.
However, to store data, in memory, connections must be formed between neural synapses (IIRC) and these connections have mass.
Post by: Baffler on July 25, 2015, 01:59:26 pm
Post by: Frumple on July 25, 2015, 02:13:04 pm
If I had to choose between the two, right here and now, though, I'd probably say Terraria. It's a bit more mature, so to speak, with the primary downside to it being that many of the folks that have it are pretty played out at this point, so multiplayer may be somewhat difficult to get in to. Starbound's a bit more thematically coherent (Terraria's ostensibly fantasy, but functionally all over the goddamn place, while SB's more-or-less sci-fi), but it's also still fairly in flux regarding a fair amount of its design and whatnot (which may or may not be an upside, really). Bonus point to SB, it's a lot more mod friendly than terraria, so if that's an issue for you, you may want to keep that in consideration.
Still, you can't really go wrong with either, imo. Neither's really bad, exactly. One's just in development and the other's, well. Not.
Post by: Baffler on July 25, 2015, 03:14:37 pm
Post by: Trapezohedron on July 27, 2015, 02:24:39 am
Let's just say Starbound's been in Early Access for... A year and a few months now? Maybe a year and a half.
Best way to play either is to grab a bunch of friends and start a new world anyway.
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Is it grammatically correct to use thus after a sentence?
"We have to attend to an event today, so there's no class, thus."
It's something bothering the back of my mind. Ugh.
Post by: scrdest on July 27, 2015, 04:54:12 am
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Post by: Arx on July 27, 2015, 11:16:56 am
*Well, it's only a few centuries out of date.
Post by: Frumple on July 27, 2015, 12:28:25 pm
Is it grammatically correct to use thus after a sentence?Pretty sure the answer is just a flat no. It's definitely something you wouldn't use in anything even remotely approaching normal use.
Thusly occasionally shows up in that context, but it's still fairly rare.
Post by: scrdest on July 27, 2015, 12:30:39 pm
They are literally interchangable; thusly was a weird mutation of thus which sprang into existence in 1800s.Is it grammatically correct to use thus after a sentence?Pretty sure the answer is just a flat no. It's definitely something you wouldn't use in anything even remotely approaching normal use.
Thusly occasionally shows up in that context, but it's still fairly rare.
Post by: Frumple on July 27, 2015, 01:55:46 pm
Probably better to just not use either like that, though. They're approaching archaic at this point, and that particular use is more than a little clumsy.
Post by: scrdest on July 27, 2015, 01:57:59 pm
Except practically they're not, at least in every bit of writing I've encountered. I've literally never seen thus used in the way being discussed. Have seen thusly, very rarely.Eh. IMO thus(ly) used as in 'like that/in that way' is sometimes more elegant wording than 'so', if you absolutely must phrase it that way.
Probably better to just not use either like that, though. They're approaching archaic at this point, and that particular use is more than a little clumsy.
Post by: Helgoland on July 27, 2015, 03:06:23 pm
If you don't mind sounding a little* archaic, Switzer works.It's very close to the German word, Schweitzer. I approve, but I think 'Swiss' is the common term.
*Well, it's only a few centuries out of date.
Post by: Arx on July 29, 2015, 01:03:30 pm
If you don't mind sounding a little* archaic, Switzer works.It's very close to the German word, Schweitzer. I approve, but I think 'Swiss' is the common term.
*Well, it's only a few centuries out of date.
That's partly where I know it from. Mostly from ancient works of literature, though. And "He/She is a Swiss" still doesn't sit right, and 'Switzer' is right in the country's name!
For the Americans and Europeans out there: how warm do you keep your houses in winter? Idle curiosity, partly spawned from some discussion about central heating.
Post by: MonkeyHead on July 29, 2015, 01:11:33 pm
Post by: Frumple on July 29, 2015, 01:25:38 pm
... I'm in florida, though, so it only very, very rarely even hits freezing, nevermind colder, especially for a full day or whatev'. During the winter, if it's just me, that 40F mark will mean the heater almost never actually turns on (which is just the way I like it. All hail the mighty bath robe!).
That said, those other people have generally involved at least one elderly person for a while now, and they generally both feel colder and need to stay warmer than younger folk, which is probably the reason the general level is a bit higher than MH's.
Post by: Helgoland on July 29, 2015, 02:35:18 pm
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Post by: My Name is Immaterial on July 30, 2015, 02:46:15 am
Post by: Tiruin on July 30, 2015, 02:59:14 am
Like, are you sure? Have you ever seen one?I have :D And they are cute and poisonous creatures. So nice!
And they're really awesome to learn about! :) They aren't made-up creatures (or purely mythological creatures for that matter)
how drunk are youDude doesn't seem drunk. Just silly. :P
Query: Can...someone generally explain Snow?
Honest question here. We don't experience snow at all. :-\ [and many people in my country love the idea]
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on July 30, 2015, 03:17:08 am
I was also being silly.how drunk are youDude doesn't seem drunk. Just silly. :P
Query: Can...someone generally explain Snow?Have you ever had a desert where ice is crushed into a powder, and a flavored syrup is added? Imagine ice crushed even finer than that, and you're close to snow.
Honest question here. We don't experience snow at all. :-\ [and many people in my country love the idea]
At least, that's how I would describe it from the handful of times I've seen it.
Post by: Egan_BW on July 30, 2015, 03:19:21 am
how drunk are youJust sleepy. Which is pretty much the same thing.
Snow is basically frozen rain. Bunch of ice crystals form up in the clouds, then clump up and float to the ground. Makes a nice white layer over the ground.
Post by: Yoink on July 30, 2015, 04:30:46 am
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Post by: TD1 on July 30, 2015, 05:55:56 am
It's pretty cold. And kinda wet.
And sparkly. Then slushy. Then brown and dirty. Then gone.
Post by: Helgoland on July 30, 2015, 06:02:33 am
Snow is basically frozen rain. Bunch of ice crystals form up in the clouds, then clump up and float to the ground. Makes a nice white layer over the ground.Naah, frozen rain == hail, which is much less nice.
Imagine everything covered by a layer of icing sugar: The roofs, the trees, the sidewalks, the cars... Not the roads though, as long as the local government is doing its job and is keeping the streets clean. And imagine you're wearing lots of clothing: A cap, a scarf, big warm boots, a nice warm coat, etc etc.
And imagine that icing sugar turning into water as soon as it is heated slightly, leading to many a cold wet foot. That's snow, or at least my impression of snow.
Post by: Graknorke on July 30, 2015, 06:40:14 am
And sparkly. Then slushy. Then brown and dirty. Then gone.Aah, nothing beats the thawing out of weeks-old dogshit after a snowy bit of weather.
Post by: timferius on July 30, 2015, 06:44:03 am
Post by: Helgoland on July 30, 2015, 07:42:33 am
One more thing about snow and trees: When there's snow, the trees tend to not have leaves anymore, so the snow settles on the bare branches, making for a beautiful black-and-white pattern against the grey sky.
Post by: BFEL on July 30, 2015, 08:16:51 am
HEY GUYS
YOU GUYS...
can babby fart in the womb?
Post by: Helgoland on July 30, 2015, 08:49:26 am
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Post by: My Name is Immaterial on July 30, 2015, 12:44:36 pm
Nope - farts come from the gut flora producing methane, and babby has neither gut flora nor the necessary input materials to produce methane.Wait, flora? Like, plants?
Post by: Baffler on July 30, 2015, 12:47:00 pm
Post by: Helgoland on July 30, 2015, 12:48:59 pm
It also has a faint metallic taste when it falls on your tongue.You guys should check your nuclear reactors more often. What you're tasting is definitely not snow.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on July 30, 2015, 12:51:04 pm
It's much more awesome than that. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gut_flora)That's really cool. Thank you.
Post by: scrdest on July 30, 2015, 01:32:13 pm
It's much more awesome than that. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gut_flora)...why did you use an a href instead of an [url]?
Post by: Comrade P. on July 30, 2015, 02:38:55 pm
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on July 30, 2015, 02:43:45 pm
Post by: Comrade P. on July 30, 2015, 02:50:31 pm
Do you still have the instruction manual? See if there is something in the troubleshooting section.
Oh. That's really something I should do. Haven't thought about that. I think I still have it somewhere, I'll go look into it.
Post by: Sheb on July 30, 2015, 02:50:57 pm
As for snow, its faint but distinct. I think its the taste of water with little or no minerals in it. At least, the labs distilled water taste similar.
Post by: Comrade P. on July 30, 2015, 02:55:44 pm
Does it do it all the time? My radio makes weird noise when my cell phone is about to ring, or when I turn the light on and off.\
It does that at random. In the middle of the night, in the broad daylight, when my computer is on, when it's off, when my cellphone is far and when it's near. Lights also do not matter.
Post by: Rolan7 on July 30, 2015, 11:05:25 pm
Query: Can...someone generally explain Snow?
Honest question here. We don't experience snow at all. :-\ [and many people in my country love the idea]
0-2 times per year, if you're lucky, where I came from, you'll wake up to an intense quiet. You'll look out the window... And be blinded. The sky is grey, but you don't notice- The EVERYthing is white. A coating of powdery white over ever building, tree, yard, everything. The entire landscape is white on grey. And the pictures don't do it justice - it is BRIGHT. Blaring into your eyes that, hello, it's winter. And you've been graced with a daytime snowfall. It might melt by noon, but if you act fast you can make a shitty 3foot snowman.
It is truly the most wonderful time of the year. Nevermind that we mostly got day-rain which froze overnight, turning into black ice. Piedmont is ideal agriculture land... But it has wet suffering summers and weak freezing-rain winters.
I moved to the mountains of NC and I literally never regret that choice. Avoided certain assholes, gained comprehensively better climate.
Post by: Baffler on July 31, 2015, 01:21:12 am
It's much more awesome than that. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gut_flora)...why did you use an a href instead of an [url]?
...
Reasons.
It definitely isn't that I learned to href first and have it all written out before I remember that url is a thing, no siree that would just be silly.
Does it do it all the time? My radio makes weird noise when my cell phone is about to ring, or when I turn the light on and off.\
It does that at random. In the middle of the night, in the broad daylight, when my computer is on, when it's off, when my cellphone is far and when it's near. Lights also do not matter.
Do you live close to a broadcast tower? I've heard of things like that happening near those, and near power lines (the big fellas, not the wooden post + cables you see in residential areas) but I'm not sure how accurate that is.
Post by: Helgoland on July 31, 2015, 05:45:08 am
As for snow, its faint but distinct. I think its the taste of water with little or no minerals in it. At least, the labs distilled water taste similar.We could do a distilled water tasting sometime :D
Post by: Comrade P. on July 31, 2015, 05:46:20 am
As for snow, its faint but distinct. I think its the taste of water with little or no minerals in it. At least, the labs distilled water taste similar.We could do a distilled water tasting sometime :D
You probably shouldn't drink distilled water. Y'know, because reverse osmosis.
Post by: Helgoland on July 31, 2015, 05:49:45 am
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on August 09, 2015, 06:11:41 pm
Post by: Helgoland on August 09, 2015, 06:35:13 pm
Post by: Comrade P. on August 09, 2015, 06:41:52 pm
How do I start a conversation with a girl I don't know too well but want to date?
That's probably an obvious thing to say, but don't talk about the weather. Literally everything else but that.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on August 09, 2015, 06:43:45 pm
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on August 09, 2015, 06:45:35 pm
She turned out to be uninterested in dating.
Is that the sorta Frank you mean though? Just being blunt and opening with that sorta thing?
Edit: not sure what other details you want
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on August 09, 2015, 06:57:39 pm
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on August 09, 2015, 07:46:17 pm
Post by: Sheb on August 10, 2015, 01:40:34 am
Post by: Helgoland on August 10, 2015, 04:22:14 am
If you're seriously interested in that girl, I'd trybuilding a bit of a platonic relationship with her before trying anything. That's why I wanted details: Do you go to school/uni with her? Do you have mutual aquaintances/interests? Is there any way you could go out to drink together?
Post by: Sheb on August 10, 2015, 05:06:34 am
Post by: Comrade P. on August 10, 2015, 05:33:24 am
I'm fairly certain Cryxis lives in one of those barbarian countries where he cannot even go for a drink alone. :p
I thought he lives in Canada :-\
Post by: KingofstarrySkies on August 10, 2015, 05:45:43 am
i don't know
Post by: Sheb on August 10, 2015, 06:17:28 am
Post by: Helgoland on August 10, 2015, 06:18:30 am
I'm fairly certain Cryxis lives in one of those barbarian countries where he cannot even go for a drink alone. :pTo be honest, I wouldn't want my kids drinking that schwill either.
Post by: Sheb on August 10, 2015, 07:07:36 am
I'm fairly certain Cryxis lives in one of those barbarian countries where he cannot even go for a drink alone. :pTo be honest, I wouldn't want my kids drinking that schwill either.
*Beer snob high-five*
Post by: TD1 on August 10, 2015, 08:15:31 am
Post by: Sheb on August 10, 2015, 08:48:40 am
Post by: Helgoland on August 10, 2015, 09:08:04 am
Also, beer from bottles FTW. Glasses are for bars, kegs, and snobs. And Sheb's beer cocktails, but those are weird (and delishus) anyway.
Post by: TD1 on August 10, 2015, 10:57:27 am
Post by: Graknorke on August 10, 2015, 11:03:51 am
Post by: TD1 on August 10, 2015, 11:05:53 am
Edit: This says to put something absorbent between the pages. http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/about/collections/preservation/drying_wet_book.html
Post by: Helgoland on August 10, 2015, 11:44:46 am
Well, I'm sorry if I can't disassociate you from your avatars. It's blatantly obvious that when two magnificently bearded men get together, with at least one of them smoking a cigar, there will be glasses of beer, not bottles. Hell, there'd probably even be crystal decanters made from salvaged pieces of glass from the Titanic's chandeliers.Marx was a notorious drinker in his London days, spending whole nights on pub crawls and drunken antics in public. Beer bottles are most definitely appropriate.
Post by: Sheb on August 10, 2015, 05:13:10 pm
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on August 10, 2015, 06:03:05 pm
Was... was that a rape joke?
If you're seriously interested in that girl, I'd trybuilding a bit of a platonic relationship with her before trying anything. That's why I wanted details: Do you go to school/uni with her? Do you have mutual aquaintances/interests? Is there any way you could go out to drink together?
I'm 'Murican btw and senior in highschool so no drinking :p
We have no mutual friends as far as I know, but I might check with my friend from different social group. We do to to the same school. One of her friends I know but I don't talk to too much. From past interactions with her IIRC she has a decent taste in music and is pretty nice but don't know much more than that.
My friends are suggesting I just be Frank like last time. Thoughts?
Post by: Graknorke on August 10, 2015, 06:04:51 pm
(The joke is that you're capitalising it like a proper noun)
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on August 10, 2015, 06:06:25 pm
Post by: Helgoland on August 11, 2015, 04:20:58 am
'Hey, a couple friends of mine are going to movie XYZ this weekend - wanna come?'
Sheb: I can understand not drinking Belgian beer from the bottle - for those I'd take a shot glass too. But a proper .5 bottle of Kölsch or Pils? Why would I want a glass for that? All it would do is increase surface area, making the beer go stale more quickly.
Weizen is a different story, of course, but for that stuff you need a special glass anyway.
Post by: Sheb on August 11, 2015, 08:16:29 am
Post by: Helgoland on August 11, 2015, 09:15:07 am
Post by: Frumple on August 11, 2015, 09:27:17 am
Post by: Comrade P. on August 11, 2015, 09:29:04 am
I believe we had dating advice thread somewhere in General Discussion, it might be informative.
Post by: Helgoland on August 11, 2015, 12:00:05 pm
Invite your gay friends and lovers, too. Sheb deserves quality, not just acquaintances.Well, I don't have any gay lovers (although that one guy I won against in a round of how gay can you go might count), and 'aquaintances' is my catch-all for people I know but don't stick my genitals into on a regular basis, since in German the words for 'friend' and 'significant other' usually are hard to distinguish without additional explanation.
Post by: BFEL on August 11, 2015, 12:40:25 pm
Hey, guys, questions. We aren't debating about in whom and where you stick your genitalia and beer.
STICK YOUR GENITALIA IN THE BEER
Or better yet,
STICK THE BEER IN YOUR GENITALIA
Post by: Mech#4 on August 11, 2015, 12:53:12 pm
Hey, guys, questions. We aren't debating about in whom and where you stick your genitalia and beer.
STICK YOUR GENITALIA IN THE BEER
Or better yet,
STICK THE BEER IN YOUR GENITALIA
"... and that's how baby dwarves are made."
"Urgh!"
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on August 11, 2015, 07:19:04 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on August 11, 2015, 07:20:15 pm
Post by: Tawa on August 11, 2015, 11:59:25 pm
Post by: Aklyon on August 14, 2015, 08:05:54 pm
Post by: Helgoland on August 15, 2015, 02:34:21 am
Thomas was an Apostle who's famous for being skeptical, if that helps. Not exactly what you're looking for though.St. Thomas I guess you mean. Perfect example.
E: Fuck, I misread and thought you didn't remember the name. Embarassing...
Post by: Biowraith on August 15, 2015, 03:42:18 am
Is there any way, aside from Sky, to watch Avatar (not the live-action film, the series) for free without going and pirating, and if not, does Netflix have it?That's "The Last Airbender", yes? If so, the UK Netflix has 3 seasons.
Post by: Comrade P. on August 15, 2015, 03:50:22 am
If so, the UK Netflix has 3 seasons.
Which effectively means it has complete series.
Also, Netflix is unavailable in Russia, which is sad.
Post by: TD1 on August 15, 2015, 05:32:52 am
Thomas was an Apostle who's famous for being skeptical, if that helps. Not exactly what you're looking for though.And then you could use St. Thomas Aquinas, an Early Church father, for the non doubting one!
'Tis perfect. The two Thomases.
Post by: kilakan on August 15, 2015, 11:03:35 am
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on August 16, 2015, 06:25:04 am
Try friGate or Zenmate or whatever proxy you prefer.If so, the UK Netflix has 3 seasons.
Which effectively means it has complete series.
Also, Netflix is unavailable in Russia, which is sad.
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on August 17, 2015, 04:36:13 am
New question, any tips on flirting with someone you haven't talked to in awhile? I used to talk to her but my (at the time gf) ex didn't like me talking to other girls so I haven't really done much more than say hi every once in awhile for about a year... Just start talking to her again?
Post by: Frumple on August 17, 2015, 04:37:12 am
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on August 17, 2015, 04:38:44 am
Post by: Helgoland on August 17, 2015, 04:43:17 am
Post by: Graknorke on August 17, 2015, 04:47:10 am
Post by: Frumple on August 17, 2015, 04:55:13 am
E: looking in to it more, though, it looks a lot like there's not really a specific term for that. Just vocals.
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on August 17, 2015, 04:59:27 am
Iunno, just do small talk, I guess. You probably know these concepts, (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheFourLoves) but consider that types 1-3 usually grow out of each other. Just act like a normal friendly person and you'll be golden.
Alright, let's see if the Prince with lady problems can finaly pull off getting another girlfriend.
Post by: Sheb on August 17, 2015, 05:00:13 am
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on August 17, 2015, 05:06:03 am
Post by: Helgoland on August 17, 2015, 05:10:01 am
I'd advise against pursuing such a course of action though: In my experience it leads to all sorts of trouble, and a good result is by no means guaranteed.
Also Sheb, your CAH answer was horribly inaccurate - I thought you'd know better :D
Post by: Frumple on August 17, 2015, 05:15:25 am
E: looking in to it more, though, it looks a lot like there's not really a specific term for that. Just vocals.Actualllly, grak, it looks like the closest thing to a specific term is "spoken word sample (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampling_(music)#Spoken_word)", or possibly just spoken word. Hope that helps. Also hope you (or someone else) keeps looking and finds out if there's a different/better term for it, because now I'm curious, too :-\
Post by: Sheb on August 17, 2015, 05:26:10 am
Post by: Helgoland on August 17, 2015, 05:33:08 am
Post by: Sheb on August 17, 2015, 05:42:42 am
I really wonder how the US manage to have so many teenage pregnancies with an age limit that high.
Post by: Frumple on August 17, 2015, 05:47:24 am
Also a lot -- a lot -- of kids just ignore the age limit. Plenty of folks get drunk much younger than 21 in this country. Ends up killing a fair few, too.
Beyond that, we have freaking terrible sex ed in most of the country, which easily includes poor access to contraceptives, and a culture that's often predisposed towards not talking about good practices until it's far, far too late. Basically a lot of factors coming together (ha) to up the pregnancy rates.
Post by: GiglameshDespair on August 17, 2015, 07:54:42 am
Post by: Frumple on August 17, 2015, 08:02:32 am
People do get in trouble for it off and on, for what it's worth. Just tends to be whoever sold the stuff instead of the minor. Every once in a while a shop'll get hit with fines or closed down for selling to underage folks. Significantly more rarely a kid'll end up in juvie or somethin' due to getting caught with alcohol. Probably the most common "caught" situation is with colleges, if I had to guess -- I've seen a fair few people kicked out of dorms because they had alcohol in the same room as someone under the drinking limit.
Kinda' like getting involved with jailbait, a lot of it boils down to just not taking the risk. Sure, you probably won't get caught, and there probably won't be any problems, but the chance is definitely there and you might as well just wait a bit.
'course, on the other side of that, I've actually watched as someone legal bought beer in a local store and took it out into the parking lot to share, in public, with underaged kids, while a cop was physically in the same parking area, watching. So... yeah. Varies by region, people involved, etc., etc. etc.
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on August 17, 2015, 08:29:43 am
Post by: Graknorke on August 17, 2015, 08:49:02 am
Looking through some music textbooks it looks like there really isn't a name for it besides the descriptive one. Shame, since it makes it harder to look for.E: looking in to it more, though, it looks a lot like there's not really a specific term for that. Just vocals.Actualllly, grak, it looks like the closest thing to a specific term is "spoken word sample (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampling_(music)#Spoken_word)", or possibly just spoken word. Hope that helps. Also hope you (or someone else) keeps looking and finds out if there's a different/better term for it, because now I'm curious, too :-\
Post by: TD1 on August 17, 2015, 08:53:34 am
Some of my friends drink and out of my friends from school I think I'm the only one who's never drank and still a virgin so yeah... I'm a minority on this stuffOne: Don't trust your friends when they say they've had sex
Two: Nearly everyone I'm friendly with doesn't drink.
So, maybe a minority where you are, but that depends on either place, or the people you interact with in that place.
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on August 17, 2015, 09:19:16 am
Post by: Helgoland on August 17, 2015, 10:29:58 am
Post by: penguinofhonor on August 17, 2015, 12:21:04 pm
Post by: Tawa on August 21, 2015, 04:23:56 pm
Post by: Frumple on August 21, 2015, 05:59:25 pm
Post by: LordSlowpoke on August 25, 2015, 02:02:20 am
is there a cheesemaking thread
Post by: Helgoland on August 25, 2015, 04:27:36 am
Post by: ChairmanPoo on August 25, 2015, 04:24:43 pm
1: Skynet is spawned due to an unstable time loop.
2: Being a supercomputer with a time machine and an infinite ammount of energy at it's disposal, we can also regard it as a deity, for practical purposes.
Now, going back to #1: originally Skynet was spawned by a terminator that was sent to kill it's nemesis
If it fails, he gets destroyed by John
If it succeeds, there is no reason to send a terminator back in time, and thus Skynet unwittingly erases itself from the space-time continuum.
Therefore: the reason we keep getting
Post by: TD1 on August 25, 2015, 05:24:08 pm
2: Being a supercomputer with a time machine and an infinite ammount of energy at it's disposal, we can also regard it as a deity, for practical purposes.
How is its power infinite?
Post by: Rolan7 on August 31, 2015, 07:24:25 pm
He needs to be able to emulate with Virtualbox, so it needs a decent CPU speed (and I don't think multiple cores will help with that, beyond dedicating a single one). Memory is less of an issue since we can upgrade that if need be, and the virtual machine shouldn't need much.
How does one go about buying a cheaper laptop safely?
He's found a used Acer which might be at a decent price, but it's still high.
I used to know a little about hardware and I'm sure most of that is defunct now. I still feel like AGP is "A good idea, a dedicated slot for graphics".
Post by: Aklyon on August 31, 2015, 07:42:18 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on August 31, 2015, 07:44:11 pm
But I'm not even sure either :B
Post by: Frumple on August 31, 2015, 08:09:19 pm
Acer in general just doesn't really make particularly good machines anymore, from what I've had the misfortune to see.
Are... are they really set on a laptop? You can't convince them to go for a desktop? Cost/power wise that's going to be rather significantly better. And if they are dead-set on a laptop, make damn good and certain they don't need a GPU for much.
... as for buying used ones safely, about the best advice I could give you is look for friends/family/etc. that are looking to offload a machine. That's about as safe as you can get. Otherwise don't be too surprised if you have to send something back, or trade it in fairly rapidly. Just find whatever it is that meets the bare minimum at the lowest price, so if things do go southward it's a relatively easy replacement.
Post by: Rolan7 on August 31, 2015, 08:24:04 pm
I have an old ThinkPad which *may* suffice... slow though, even if I can find the power supply. T61 I think.
Post by: Yoink on August 31, 2015, 08:47:28 pm
Post by: Frumple on August 31, 2015, 09:06:37 pm
Post by: TD1 on August 31, 2015, 09:15:14 pm
1) Why does Yoink not trust teetotallers :P
Not a drop of alcohol has passed my lips in more than a decade. Before that I may have had a sip once per year, but I don't even have that now. Am I inherently untrustworthy? You should know better, Yoink. It's best to trust strangers like me on the internet. Where else would you trust them? Real life? Of course not!
2) What are Yoink's bank details...? :P
Post by: Yoink on August 31, 2015, 09:36:48 pm
... is there a question in there?Nope, just responding to the earlier discussion.
I suppose "why on Earth would you choose not to drink" would make for an excellent question, but I doubt I'd get serious answers.
And even if I did, if those answers were firsthand then they would be untrustworthy anyway, being from the
Post by: Frumple on August 31, 2015, 09:40:58 pm
Post by: TD1 on August 31, 2015, 09:50:53 pm
So if you're looking for reasons not to drink, it's best just to look.
Post by: Yoink on August 31, 2015, 09:53:59 pm
Drinking socially=!ruining people's lives. Not that I expected y'all to be reasonable on this subject, anyway.
Post by: Frumple on August 31, 2015, 10:08:33 pm
Maybe if you're someone that can manage to not go over the line. I've met a few of those. I've seen a lot more that thought they were. They weren't. S'really just best not to touch the stuff.
E: For what it's worth, just like with most other self-destructive behavior, I support people's right to make the choice to drink. All I ask is that they only abuse themselves with it, and don't get anyone killed in the process. Disappointment on that angle looms often, but *shrugs*
Post by: Graknorke on August 31, 2015, 11:46:49 pm
addictive substancei_dont_think_that_means_what_you_think_it_means.webm
Post by: Frumple on August 31, 2015, 11:51:58 pm
Post by: Trapezohedron on September 01, 2015, 10:42:13 pm
As to why I am so adamant about not getting beyond tipsy, I've seen people getting amplified by alcohol - amplifying their basest instincts. Some of them are okay, go depressive and good chat. Some resort to punching wives and children. I don't suggest you drink alcohol if you have anger management issues.
Because if anything, Alcohol can get somewhat addictive and amplifies your Id.
Post by: Flying Dice on September 02, 2015, 01:11:41 am
Post by: scrdest on September 02, 2015, 04:37:00 am
Post by: Graknorke on September 02, 2015, 06:35:14 am
Post by: Arx on September 02, 2015, 06:55:42 am
Unless I'm misunderstanding the definition of addictive, alcohol is no more so than anything else which alters your brain chemistry. And that's near everything you intake. You might as well disparage eating sugar or fat.
Stopping drinking can literally kill you. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_withdrawal_syndrome)
Supplementary (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_dependence) reading (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_dependence#Drugs_that_cause_physical_dependence).
Post by: Helgoland on September 02, 2015, 08:12:17 am
Unless I'm misunderstanding the definition of addictive, alcohol is no more so than anything else which alters your brain chemistry. And that's near everything you intake. You might as well disparage eating sugar or fat.That's pretty much the opposite of true. Alcohol withdrawals are much worse even than heroin withdrawals. With heroin, if you go cold turkey, you feel like elephant shit a couple days, and then the animals get smaller and smaller over the course of a couple months. With alcohol, if you go cold turkey, you die. Alcohol has to be replaced with benzos, which means you're just swapping one adiction for another; and then you have to be weaned off those benzos. It's a much slower, much more horrible process.
Post by: Graknorke on September 02, 2015, 08:17:40 am
Post by: Yoink on September 02, 2015, 03:05:02 pm
If you're getting very drunk every day and your name isn't Jimmy Buffett, you're gonna have a bad time.
Post by: Sheb on September 02, 2015, 03:09:52 pm
Post by: Graknorke on September 02, 2015, 04:00:29 pm
Post by: Sheb on September 02, 2015, 04:12:09 pm
So I'd say yes.
Post by: Frumple on September 02, 2015, 04:20:04 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on September 02, 2015, 04:29:20 pm
They're still jerks, of course. Just like humans living in anarchy.
Post by: Sheb on September 02, 2015, 04:35:11 pm
One thing to remember though, is that what specific dolphins pod will eat, and what technique they use vary even within a specie. So some dolphins might eat a swimming mouse while some others might not, although you could probably teach any dolphin to do so.
Post by: Rolan7 on September 02, 2015, 04:39:32 pm
Few people care that ducks do it, because their stupid birds acting on instinct.
And people just don't know about cats. Kinda sums up cats in a nutshell... They're adorable. Don't look too closely.
Post by: Sheb on September 02, 2015, 04:42:24 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on September 02, 2015, 04:47:30 pm
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2009/05/13/dolphins_are_violent_predators_that_kill_their_own_babies.html
Post by: Comrade P. on September 02, 2015, 04:57:38 pm
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on September 02, 2015, 07:36:10 pm
Post by: Tawa on September 02, 2015, 07:38:49 pm
Post by: Frumple on September 02, 2015, 07:41:16 pm
Post by: Graknorke on September 02, 2015, 07:48:34 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on September 02, 2015, 07:49:24 pm
Post by: Calidovi on September 02, 2015, 07:54:43 pm
Dolphins also were spotted tearing a head off a smaller fish to masturbate with the dead body of said fish. Yes, putting it right where head used to be.
just like my fanfiction
But yeah, people that don't get why dolphins disgust me so much. Their death only nears.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on September 02, 2015, 09:04:47 pm
100% Croatian Honeypot(http://i.imgur.com/jtwStD1.gif)
With the password
21yaBOr not, since it needs to be 8 characters long. So, instead, I'll go with
Gladstone
Post by: Yoink on September 02, 2015, 09:26:47 pm
Dolphins also were spotted tearing a head off a smaller fish to masturbate with the dead body of said fish. Yes, putting it right where head used to be.For some reason my friends and I watched that video a while ago.
As well as a similar vid of an ape (I think?) doing unspeakable things to a green frog in a zoo, right in front of a school field trip. Oh and there was another dolphin video where it was trying to molest a female diver; I think we watched that when I mentioned how rape-y dolphins are and the others didn't believe me. :P
Post by: Sheb on September 03, 2015, 02:15:52 am
Post by: Yoink on September 03, 2015, 04:05:58 am
The smirk on that dolphin's face... I can't help but imagine it was an old
Post by: Sheb on September 03, 2015, 04:14:26 am
Post by: i2amroy on September 03, 2015, 12:46:42 pm
A = {B | B != {}} or A \ {{}} (I apologize if I've tripped over any notation here, but I think you get my point)
Is this just a case of lies to children[/tvtropes] on a large scale? Or is there just some weird contradiction that we've codified into the base of our mathematics as often happens with things involving "nothing" or "everything" or "infinite"?
Post by: i2amroy on September 03, 2015, 01:09:32 pm
What advantage is there to having organelles be membrane bound as opposed to just having them free-floating within the cell?I know the answer to this one. :P
Basically a lot of the operations that organelles carry out require specific combinations of chemical reactions, often with further environmental limits to drive those. If they didn't have membranes then you run into problems with the chemicals from one organelle interfering with the other, either through the chemicals it is producing or through its conflicting environmental limitations. For example some of the reactions in organelles are driven by specific pH values. If none of the organelles had membranes, than those same pH's would definitely be interfering with things like DNA.
Additionally some organelles need those membranes to work as "targeting" mechanisms as well. For example without a membrane lysosomes would just be free floating clumps of hydrolase, wrecking whatever they happened to break into instead of only destroying specific things.
Lastly there are a handful of organelles that have held onto their membranes more because they were originally separate cells (and thus had their own outer membrane) and have simply become internalized over evolution, such as mitochondria.
Post by: Sheb on September 03, 2015, 01:11:56 pm
Post by: GiglameshDespair on September 03, 2015, 05:11:32 pm
Post by: i2amroy on September 03, 2015, 07:23:42 pm
Quality wise I haven't been able to find any problems with the one I bought, and while mine is on its last legs at the moment I've owned it for almost 7 years now, with the only physical problems I've had with it being that at one point one of the ears came unscrewed from the rest of the headset. (Of which fixing was simply a matter of taking the ear cover off, unscrewing 4 screws and screwing the main screw back in, then putting it back together again, a quick 3 minute fix with some screwdrivers).
Post by: i2amroy on September 04, 2015, 02:43:11 am
Also, they have more cable than I know what to do with.Yeah, that is one of the disadvantages of buying headsets that are designed to reach all of the way from your couch to the console plugged in to your very large TV. :P
Post by: Frumple on September 04, 2015, 01:59:50 pm
Anyway, would you be able to tell us what CD it is? That might help.
Post by: Baffler on September 04, 2015, 02:02:45 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on September 04, 2015, 02:15:11 pm
Is there an easy way to extract the cookies from a chrome session? I've put a decent chunk of hours into a a clicker game, (http://bloodrizer.ru/games/kittens/) and realized too late I was in incognito mode.why didn't i listen to my food advisor oh gods what have i done
Post by: Graknorke on September 04, 2015, 02:15:53 pm
Post by: DeKaFu on September 04, 2015, 02:27:04 pm
Is there an easy way to extract the cookies from a chrome session? I've put a decent chunk of hours into a a clicker game, (http://bloodrizer.ru/games/kittens/) and realized too late I was in incognito mode.If you're worried about losing your progress, I think there's a "Save" button on the page to save your game as a chunk of text which you could then theoretically reload from. Never tried it but I assume that's what it's for.
Post by: Draxis on September 04, 2015, 04:41:11 pm
... but. Hair is down there. You don't even have to go in for that?Head hair.
Post by: Sheb on September 05, 2015, 04:55:41 am
Post by: Arx on September 05, 2015, 05:44:43 am
Post by: Arx on September 05, 2015, 05:45:00 am
Post by: Helgoland on September 05, 2015, 08:48:41 am
I'm working on a "St Sebastian enjoying his martyr way too much" costume. What's the best way to get rid of a lot of torso hair (if possible not too painfully).1) What have I started? (http://the-toast.net/2015/06/17/the-martyrdom-of-saint-sebastian-in-ascending-order-of-sexiness-and-descending-order-of-actual-martyring/)
2) I demand pictures of the end result.
3) You absolutely must meet Anna sometime, regardless of how that situation works out.
Post by: Baffler on September 06, 2015, 08:31:28 pm
Post by: Frumple on September 06, 2015, 09:18:09 pm
Also perhaps consider enlarging it or somethin', make it less tangled up -- it being tangled is half the point, but if you're using it for anything but visual effect (like actual information), you'd probably be helped if things weren't quite so cluttered together. Enlarge, spread out, maybe thicken the lines (and do the color thing). Credit appropriately (assuming it's actually accurate), but edit for usability, because the presentation aspect of that thing is basically shit.
E: Though, uh. Is ISIS supposed to be missing from that thing?
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on September 06, 2015, 09:33:09 pm
Post by: Baffler on September 06, 2015, 09:34:57 pm
... can't comment on the accuracy, but I will say that if you're actually going to use that in a presentation you badly need to change either the green or the blue to... something else. Black, maybe. As it is, it's really damn hard to tell two apart, especially on a white background. Which makes the thing half-way to useless for showing on a projector screen or whatev'.
Also perhaps consider enlarging it or somethin', make it less tangled up -- it being tangled is half the point, but if you're using it for anything but visual effect (like actual information), you'd probably be helped if things weren't quite so cluttered together. Enlarge, spread out, maybe thicken the lines (and do the color thing). Credit appropriately (assuming it's actually accurate), but edit for usability, because the presentation aspect of that thing is basically shit.
It really is, but untangling the graphic shouldn't be too hard.
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ISIS
They're outside the scope of the presentation. At least the part I'm using the graphic for.
Post by: Cthulhu on September 07, 2015, 02:02:53 am
Post by: Tawa on September 09, 2015, 05:24:11 pm
Post by: Aklyon on September 09, 2015, 05:30:14 pm
Post by: Frumple on September 09, 2015, 05:37:09 pm
Post by: Tawa on September 09, 2015, 06:41:58 pm
Post by: Yoink on September 10, 2015, 09:34:18 am
Post by: Graknorke on September 10, 2015, 09:37:37 am
What is the correct course of action when you want to send someone a message but they might be sleeping, and for all you know they could have some super-loud notification sound on their phone? Good grief why is life so hard?Either do it anyway or do it later.
Post by: Yoink on September 10, 2015, 09:41:54 am
Or helping them get an early start! Yeah, I'm pretty much all-round helpful.
Post by: Helgoland on September 14, 2015, 05:19:49 pm
Post by: Baffler on September 14, 2015, 05:23:46 pm
What sort of discipline analyses how abstraction and symbolism works in various media? What sort of university lectures could I attend to learn more about the subject?
I'm inclined to say literature, but I can see a lot of other fields broaching the subject in the context of their own concerns.
Post by: Frumple on September 14, 2015, 05:36:29 pm
Lecture wise, I couldn't really say. Just keep an eye open for stuff on the particular field of media you're interested in, maybe ask some of the local professors.
Post by: scrdest on September 14, 2015, 06:22:32 pm
What sort of discipline analyses how abstraction and symbolism works in various media? What sort of university lectures could I attend to learn more about the subject?Semiotics?
Post by: Helgoland on September 14, 2015, 06:41:02 pm
Post by: Neonivek on September 15, 2015, 09:24:33 pm
It is honestly one of the more annoying habits, especially when someone creates a new thread specifically to force traffic into these side threads and will police other threads in order to ensure they use it.
I mean I never saw someone complain about a movie and go "OHHH there is a thread for that! USE IT! You have to! if you don't use it you are disrupting everything USE IT USE IT!"
Post by: Frumple on September 15, 2015, 09:29:16 pm
It's not "flaunting", it's trying to more effectively facilitate discussion.
Post by: Calidovi on September 15, 2015, 09:30:34 pm
Why do people always feel the need to flaunt threads? (Genuine Question)
It is honestly one of the more annoying habits, especially when someone creates a new thread specifically to force traffic into these side threads and will police other threads in order to ensure they use it.
Funny thing, we have a thread concerning that right here (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=113517.1680). I recommend everyone else goes and checks it out.
To answer your question, I think it's because of a human desire for attention and to 'make a name'. If the linked thread is established, though, it just makes things more efficient and clean (by that I mean as clean as SM forums can get).
Post by: Neonivek on September 15, 2015, 09:32:53 pm
It is why I loathe the suggestion board "compilation" threads.
Post by: Tawa on September 15, 2015, 09:35:20 pm
Post by: Frumple on September 15, 2015, 09:36:39 pm
Seriously though, most of the threads made in GD don't show particular signs of the thread creator wanting to "make a name." They want to make conversation, and would prefer to do it in an appropriately labeled cubical instead of appropriating an inappropriate one.
Post by: Neonivek on September 15, 2015, 09:38:03 pm
... you were told off for attempting to derail a thread instead of going to the thread that exists for that sort of thing, neo.
See this is sort of... The example... I used the thread appropriately... but because someone else created a separate thread... it is a derail.
Frumple is policing the forums right now... because he wants to defend this thread and in order to do so all other threads must therefor bow to this one.
They want to make conversation
No, it is always a shut down.
I don't get your outright defense of this practice.
Post by: Tawa on September 15, 2015, 09:39:45 pm
See this is sort of... The example... I used the thread appropriately... but because someone else created a separate thread... it is a derail.Wrong order. The thread was created in the first place because people kept derailing threads, generally WTF or Happy, to ask small questions.
Post by: Neonivek on September 15, 2015, 09:40:30 pm
See this is sort of... The example... I used the thread appropriately... but because someone else created a separate thread... it is a derail.Wrong order. The thread was created in the first place because people kept derailing threads, generally WTF or Happy, to ask small questions.
Did they?
That is an assumption... can you prove it?
It is an assumption you fabricated... to defend this practice... because "If it is the status quo, the status quo must make sense, therefor a problem must exist that the status quo fixes"
Post by: Calidovi on September 15, 2015, 09:41:44 pm
... you were told off for attempting to derail a thread instead of going to the thread that exists for that sort of thing, neo.
See this is sort of... The example... I used the thread appropriately... but because someone else created a separate thread... it is a derail.
Frumple is policing the forums right now... because he wants to defend this thread and in order to do so all other threads must therefor bow to this one.
Then just continue the discussion there. If the thread was too general and the deiscussion was small, I think you should be fine. However, if you're talking about an entirely different subject in a small thread, there are better places.
Besides, we'd have already made an NWA cover for Frumple if he were policing too hard.
Post by: Tawa on September 15, 2015, 09:42:59 pm
That is an assumption... can you prove it?I'll admit I phrased it a little incorrectly there. The thread was created for a slightly different reason: the topic creator had a bunch of small questions and didn't see suitable threads for them, so he made one for himself and others. (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=113517.msg3462177#msg3462177)
It is an assumption you fabricated... to defend this practice... because "If it is the status quo, the status quo must make sense, therefor a problem must exist that the status quo fixes"
Thank you for accusing me of fabricating a fact.
Post by: Frumple on September 15, 2015, 09:44:26 pm
Post by: Calidovi on September 15, 2015, 09:45:43 pm
dont hurt the foruminorities
Post by: Neonivek on September 15, 2015, 09:46:09 pm
Thank you for accusing me of fabricating a fact.
I mean... You gave a "fact". I said "You made that up". Then you "Gave a completely different fact and presented it as the first".
As for "The purpose of the thread" splitting threads and making more isn't so much an issue. So much I don't get the idea of policing threads to enforce the use of the splits.
It is one thing to... for example... Have a "Game thread"... But then someone comes along and makes a "RPG thread" and suddenly if you talk about an RPG in the Gamethread... it is anathema and you will be redirected to the RPG Thread, even if the gamethread isn't "Completely overwhelmed by RPGs" (Where such policing would make sense).
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on September 15, 2015, 10:00:53 pm
Do not pick a fight or insult another poster. Do not continue a fight if you feel you have been insulted. Report it to the moderator. If you instead respond in kind, you run the risk of being considered part of the problem.I forgot what a pain in the ass it is to get dates from unquotable threads right.
Post by: Neonivek on September 15, 2015, 10:04:48 pm
Do not pick a fight or insult another poster. Do not continue a fight if you feel you have been insulted. Report it to the moderator. If you instead respond in kind, you run the risk of being considered part of the problem.
I am not psychic. Please apply what is written there to my post or an earlier one please.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on September 15, 2015, 10:19:33 pm
I don't want to say "take it out of the thread", but taking this discussion to PMs in an option.
Post by: Neonivek on September 15, 2015, 10:23:07 pm
I feel that people feel, consciously or subconsciously, that they have been insulted, which is why this discussion is becoming rapidly more and more heated, from what I see.
I don't want to say "take it out of the thread", but taking this discussion to PMs in an option.
I usually find that diffuses most situations I am in. Though it always feels... manipulative or dishonest to solve things behind doors.
Post by: Helgoland on September 16, 2015, 06:19:41 am
Post by: Graknorke on September 16, 2015, 11:02:16 am
that isn't like you at all
are you an imposter ghost?
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on September 17, 2015, 07:01:03 pm
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I would appreciate it if multiple someones could give me a few real-life supervillains, major and minor, and include the country and year they began their rise to power. I need a base line.
Post by: Frumple on September 17, 2015, 07:10:49 pm
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on September 17, 2015, 07:30:19 pm
Post by: Helgoland on September 18, 2015, 01:29:14 am
Post by: Comrade P. on September 18, 2015, 05:36:36 am
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I would appreciate it if multiple someones could give me a few real-life supervillains, major and minor, and include the country and year they began their rise to power. I need a base line.
Dr Josef Mengele? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Mengele)
Post by: GiglameshDespair on September 18, 2015, 02:00:09 pm
Stalin?
Mao?
Post by: Frumple on September 18, 2015, 02:19:46 pm
Or guys like this, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Steele_(US_Colonel)) or any number of other "asymmetrical warfare" specialists that've operated throughout the world. Plenty of PMC (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_military_company) owners, stuff like that, would probably fit the label pretty well, if you're looking for the modern picture of a supervillain.
*And your exceptions tend to be folks like Dr. Doom, who, despite leading a military force, largely operates either solo or leading small force type of stuff.
Post by: Sheb on September 18, 2015, 02:21:31 pm
Post by: GiglameshDespair on September 18, 2015, 02:22:24 pm
Post by: Frumple on September 18, 2015, 02:29:03 pm
And maybe, sheb. Again, though, it kinda' feels like it doesn't quite fit, t'me. Just as Hitler and co' are too wide scale, too impersonal, imo, your average serial killer -- even the ones that managed to keep killing for years -- are too narrow, too personal. They're more like particularly unstable mooks, though some would almost certainly fit. You want something in between, a mix of personal touch and expansive sphere of influence.
E: It's not really a narrow field, though -- there's a lot of people or organizations in recent history that match comicbook supervillains in scale of action and direct influence, it's just that they tend to be more background characters to history and media. Not big enough to get major mention in the former (despite doing plenty of damage), not sensational enough to get much attention from the latter (despite many committing some pretty impressive atrocities).
With exceptions. Capone, ferex, would be an obvious example of a relatively recent one, that slots right in with Kingpin types (or arguably the other way around, ha) but is well known.
Post by: Arx on September 18, 2015, 02:55:15 pm
Post by: Frumple on September 18, 2015, 03:03:44 pm
Post by: Graknorke on September 20, 2015, 02:56:33 pm
Post by: Frumple on September 20, 2015, 03:00:16 pm
Post by: Graknorke on September 20, 2015, 03:06:09 pm
Example of the sample?http://www.myinstants.com/instant/dancehall-horn/
It's pretty ubiquitous. Especially around the dank youtube memetages. But actually in Reggae and subgenres too
Post by: Frumple on September 20, 2015, 03:13:18 pm
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Post by: Graknorke on September 20, 2015, 03:45:22 pm
But yeah I know the cultural origins, with deejays making noise over the music. I was asking for the specific source of that sample. As in, that one specifically. It's probably a near-impossible thing to pin down, I was just hoping maybe someone knew off the top of their head somehow.
Post by: Frumple on September 20, 2015, 03:51:39 pm
Post by: Graknorke on September 20, 2015, 03:55:25 pm
it may just be some sample. Air horn's an air horn, you can mostly get the same sound out of two different horns, heh.You mean OC... on the internet? Unthinkable!
But now that you mention it, the obvious answer does seem to be that there's just more than one. Whoops.
Post by: Yoink on September 21, 2015, 12:36:53 pm
I would appreciate it if multiple someones could give me a few real-life supervillains, major and minor, and include the country and year they began their rise to power. I need a base line.
A bit late, but I think General Butt Naked (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Butt_Naked) might fit the bill.
He was a commander in the first Liberian civil war in the early 90s, was bros with Satan, gained magical powers- including invisibility and an invulnerability to bullets- by making ritual sacrifices and eating the hearts of small children, went into battle in the nude and even did a comicbook-style 'heel-face turn' later in life, having a religious experience and becoming a priest.
Can't remember how I found out about this guy, but his story is an interesting one.
Post by: Sheb on September 22, 2015, 02:04:21 am
Post by: Helgoland on September 22, 2015, 05:43:48 am
(Also note that the 'infallibility' in question is in fact fairly narrow - but you probably know that already.)
E: I have a question - does feeling remorse imply you wouldn't act the same way again, given a similar situation? Or is it rather more like regret that you acted the way you did, regardless of whether it was necessary?
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on September 22, 2015, 06:50:14 am
Post by: Comrade P. on September 22, 2015, 06:57:52 am
I believe it does imply wishing not to do it again - as far as I understand, remorse is a sort of "oh crap, I screwed everything up massively" feeling, while the "I wish I didn't have to do this" feeling is called regret.
Am I reading it right that remorse is basically a stronger form of regret?
Post by: Frumple on September 22, 2015, 10:20:59 am
I believe it does imply wishing not to do it again - as far as I understand, remorse is a sort of "oh crap, I screwed everything up massively" feeling, while the "I wish I didn't have to do this" feeling is called regret.Either of them do imply wishing you won't do whatever it is again, at least for a little bit, yes. That doesn't even in the most remote of senses imply you won't, though, per the original inquiry. Any sort of guilt or guilt derivative can have remarkably little effect on actual action, heh. There's a distinct disconnect between feeling bad about something doing something about it :P
Post by: i2amroy on September 25, 2015, 11:19:39 am
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You can try a -repair of the client, found at the same place you would submit a request for assistance.
Or clearing out your cache might alleviate the problem.
Or, as suggested above, contact the CS Team. [top of the GW2 website "Support"]
Good luck.
Post by: McDonald on September 27, 2015, 08:35:21 am
There was a small horror story. Can't remember if it was on nosleep or creepypasta, but it's about some guys that go into a cabin owned by the narrator's uncle and end up coming... under attack? By some weird human-shaped thing. The only other details I remember is it involving a deer being torn in half, a rabbit dying and one of the friends being a survival/gun nut.https://archive.4plebs.org/x/thread/13750716/
Anyone got the name? IIRC it's not GREAT (bit too cliched, honestly), but I've got to the point where I've forgotten enough details for it to be irritating when I try to recall them.
Ctrl-F ">Heading"
Post by: GiglameshDespair on October 01, 2015, 05:27:15 pm
Post by: Helgoland on October 01, 2015, 05:31:28 pm
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on October 01, 2015, 05:34:44 pm
Disassemble (to make sure you don't burn some plastic bits), then heat the disks past the Curie temperature of the material?Disassembling it may prove complicated unless you resort to sledgehammering it open, since a lot of HDDs have really odd-shaped screws under the case to prevent them from being taken apart.
Post by: Frumple on October 01, 2015, 05:36:28 pm
Wrap it in a towel, hit it with a sledgehammer a few times.Pretty sure you can also do this with duct tape or whathaveyou, if you don't want to deal with picking electronic bits out of a towel or tossing one out. Wrap it in a layer or two of tape, then smash. Similarly few flying bitsies, less cleanup.
Post by: Rolan7 on October 01, 2015, 05:43:14 pm
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on October 01, 2015, 05:45:12 pm
I think if you put it in the freezer for an hour or two there's a chance it'll work well enough to access temporarily. I don't remember the details, but a friend of mine used to do it for people and it worked.Won't work if the motor is broken, though.
Post by: Tawa on October 07, 2015, 04:09:58 pm
Post by: Aklyon on October 07, 2015, 04:21:12 pm
coach.
Post by: Baffler on October 07, 2015, 05:07:11 pm
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on October 07, 2015, 05:59:38 pm
If I can only get one of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R games, is it better to get Call of Pripyat, or Shadow of Chernobyl? I'm leaning toward Call of Pripyat because it's apparently more replayable and mechanically tuned, but I've heard Shadow of Chernobyl's writing is a lot better.I'd recommend Call of Pripyat if you haven't played any of the games before and don't want to deal with SoC's buggy ass. However, SoC offers more value for your money, since it's longer. And is also an interesting experience.
Post by: GiglameshDespair on October 07, 2015, 06:03:50 pm
Post by: Neonivek on October 08, 2015, 02:00:24 am
Why is it still acceptable to be as racist as humanly possible when it comes to depictions of the Mongols?
Why are the Mongols (who are Asian), still considered acceptable targets?
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on October 08, 2015, 02:14:40 am
Post by: Neonivek on October 08, 2015, 02:24:42 am
I didn't imagine that anyone was considered an 'acceptable target'. To what are you referring to exactly?
Acceptable targets are forms of racism that is usually brushed off as either harmless or ok because of the target.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AcceptableTargets (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AcceptableTargets)
Since otherwise I'd never get through this conversation.
Why are the Mongols STILL to this day, considered an Acceptable target?
Post by: scrdest on October 08, 2015, 02:29:39 am
It might work better if you gave any proof of this assertion.I didn't imagine that anyone was considered an 'acceptable target'. To what are you referring to exactly?
Acceptable targets are forms of racism that is usually brushed off as either harmless or ok because of the target.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AcceptableTargets (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AcceptableTargets)
Since otherwise I'd never get through this conversation.
Why are the Mongols STILL to this day, considered an Acceptable target?
Post by: Neonivek on October 08, 2015, 02:31:42 am
What kind of proof will you accept?
And if I DID get proof... and needed proof... How could you possibly answer my question except by blind assertion?
Post by: Arx on October 08, 2015, 02:34:27 am
Ok, if we are doing it like this...
What kind of proof will you accept?
Anything not obviously racist in general that attacks Mongols? I'm struggling to think of anything that does, but I also don't generally have a lot of exposure to the media.
Post by: scrdest on October 08, 2015, 02:35:47 am
Ok, if we are doing it like this...An example of racism against Mongols that is, you know, not widely decried.
What kind of proof will you accept?
And if I DID get proof... and needed proof... How could you possibly answer my question except by blind assertion?
Hell, I'd be pretty surprised to see any example of a recent work that even features Mongols at all.
Post by: Neonivek on October 08, 2015, 02:37:17 am
Post by: Yoink on October 08, 2015, 02:41:21 am
Was there actually something you saw that sparked it, or did you just pull the whole idea out of your arse?
Post by: Neonivek on October 08, 2015, 02:48:15 am
Neo, you were the one who started this topic. ::)
Was there actually something you saw that sparked it, or did you just pull the whole idea out of your arse?
How the heck did my question somehow become your question?
But ok, how recent do you want here?
As for what sparked it. It was a conversation about Fantasy versions of Europeans and I noticed that one common fantasy expy is typically the Mongolians.
Except they are always a super duper racist version of the Mongols that you are supposed to immediately recognize as the Mongols. So I was like "Wait, if we have gone so far as to correct our other racist attitudes towards other cultures... Why haven't we extended the same to the Mongols?"
So I asked it here. Why are the Mongols STILL an acceptable target for racism that is well over a thousand years old?
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on October 08, 2015, 03:03:09 am
Post by: Sheb on October 08, 2015, 03:17:04 am
Post by: H4zardZ1 on October 08, 2015, 06:07:39 am
Post by: scrdest on October 08, 2015, 09:50:43 am
I dunno, racist fantasy Japan and racist fantasy middle-east are quite common too.It's almost like most fantasy writers write incredibly shallow counterpart-cultures...
Post by: sprinkled chariot on October 09, 2015, 11:36:40 am
Post by: Rolan7 on October 09, 2015, 11:53:10 am
You probably mean the presidential election? Basically there's a popular vote in each state, which decides which candidate wins the state. And each state gets a number of votes ("electoral college votes") kinda related to its population.
It's actually a lot dumber than that, but that's the idea. For one thing, those "electoral college votes" are actually people whose only job is to get elected, then vote for president. In the past, they have voted against the people who elected them (though this hasn't happened for a while, and never swung an election).
And low-population states get massively more votes, per population, then big states. So a Californian has something like 1/100th of the voting power as a South Dakotan. California gets a few more electors, but South Dakota gets the minimum of I think 3 despite having the total population of a single large city.
Senator and House of Representative elections make a lot more sense, though the terms are a little weird.
Post by: i2amroy on October 09, 2015, 12:00:23 pm
Realistically the basic process (as I understand it) goes something like this:
1) Each of the two major parties gets a bunch of candidates together.
2) States often (but not always, it's a state by state kinda thing) hold primary elections of some sort. This basically determines how many people are going to go to the big main party convention to determine which of the many candidates for their main party gets to actually run.
3) Each main party gets its representatives from all the states together and chooses which candidate will actually run in the main election for their party.
4) At this point there are now only two real candidates, one for each main party.
5) Individual Americans vote on each of the candidates.
6) A representative council that actually picks the winner votes. The way they are supposed to vote is slightly different depending on the state, some states do a "winner in the populace vote takes all council votes", while others do a "proportional voting percentage" type of rule. It's also important to note that there is often nothing actually requiring the council members to vote the way their state says they should. It's tantamount to political suicide to not to, but many states don't actually make it illegal to vote differently and it has happened a few times (though it hasn't ever actually made a difference IIRC).
7) Whichever of the two candidates got the most council votes becomes President for 4 years barring death or impeachment.
8) 4 years down the line we do the whole thing over again; people who have already been president are still allowed to run, but people that have been president twice are not.
Post by: sprinkled chariot on October 09, 2015, 03:54:59 pm
Post by: Comrade P. on October 09, 2015, 04:02:58 pm
How to stahp procrastinating?
No way to do that whatsoever. Abandon your dreams now and accept your fate, spare yourself the suffering.
Post by: Neonivek on October 09, 2015, 04:05:37 pm
It's actually a lot dumber than that, but that's the idea. For one thing, those "electoral college votes" are actually people whose only job is to get elected, then vote for president. In the past, they have voted against the people who elected them (though this hasn't happened for a while, and never swung an election).
Isn't that exactly what happened with George Bush? or what was that exact thing?
Post by: Rolan7 on October 09, 2015, 04:20:33 pm
It hasn't actually swung an election. Neat list, apparently some elector misspelled the names and that counts too:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faithless_elector#2000_to_present
Post by: Neonivek on October 09, 2015, 07:42:48 pm
How hard is it to do the "Female seductive Saunter" all the time?
There are an awful lot of media where women seem to do it all the time, but it looks so slow and inconvenient... as if there was a tight rope everywhere.
I HONESTLY would just do it myself to see... but my figure suggests that my difficulties doing it wouldn't match a much thinner and hourglass person doing it.
Post by: Rolan7 on October 09, 2015, 08:31:28 pm
:P
Post by: Fniff on October 09, 2015, 08:54:23 pm
Note, not a lady, but it seems to work for me.
Post by: sprinkled chariot on October 12, 2015, 04:38:32 am
Post by: 4maskedwolf on October 12, 2015, 04:40:30 am
Post by: Sheb on October 12, 2015, 05:10:14 am
Post by: Rolan7 on October 12, 2015, 11:10:59 am
I don't really like it, because it disenfranchises me, but it's intentional and serves a purpose. It was less extreme originally:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_historical_population
Rhode Island had about 1/10 as many people as Virginia. But they were both practically sovereign nations, with their own governments, entering an alliance. Virginia got more votes, but Rhode Island (and other small but relatively industrial states) negotiated these rules to ensure a minimum amount of representation for each *state*. And equal representation in the Senate.
That was despite some states having 10% of the population of the biggest (Virginia). Now we have 7 states with populations over 100 million, and 7 states with populations less than 1 million (not counting DC). A citizen in Wyoming has over 500x as much influence over the Senate than a Texan or Californian.
It's part of the ancient issue of states rights. But it's also grown much more extreme with time, despite state rights steadily decreasing. Since the Civil War, which was largely fought over the issue of state sovereignty, the federal government has had the power to fix or adjust this. But like election funding reform, there's not enough political benefit for politicians to take the risk. It would also need to pass the senate, where every state gets 2 votes, and that's not happening.
The District of Columbia is an interesting, rather unfortunate case. It holds the capital, Washington (not to be confused with the state on the other side of the continent). Despite having more residents than Wyoming, it has no representation in the Senate or House (they get one "non-voting delegate", like the non-state territories). Up until 1961 they couldn't even vote for president. Now they get the same 3 electors that tiny states get, the residents instantly going from "unrepresented" to "much more represented than NC, but only in the presidential race".
TL;DR It's dumb and sucks but there's sorta a good reason, it's just gotten WAY out of control but the system makes itself impossible to remove.
Post by: TD1 on October 14, 2015, 05:22:08 pm
Post by: Frumple on October 14, 2015, 06:00:48 pm
Post by: Helgoland on October 14, 2015, 07:56:45 pm
Can someone explain prepositions to me? It's a glaring hole in my knowledge I should have filled earlier, but I'm finding trouble finding a good explanation online.Basically grammatical lubricant. Dem critters tell you in what relation the bit of the sentence they're leading into stands to the rest of the sentence. But yeah, the wiki has a fair number of good examples.
Post by: Neonivek on October 14, 2015, 10:13:26 pm
Post by: Yoink on October 15, 2015, 12:10:52 am
Has anyone ever made a list of how many episodes in the entire Star Trek series could have been skipped if the Captains actually asked for and read the list of laws, regulations, and culture before deciding to teleport down?How would they call themselves adventurers if they did something lame like that?!
Post by: TD1 on October 15, 2015, 03:00:01 am
Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preposition_and_postposition) seems to do a pretty decent job of it? Lot more thorough than I could manage, anyway. I'd try to explain it, but I lost the ability to explain grammar years ago. Use it, edit it, abuse it, sure, sure, but the hell if I remember what the zog a preposition is, or actually give a damn about what object and subject relations are.
Can someone explain prepositions to me? It's a glaring hole in my knowledge I should have filled earlier, but I'm finding trouble finding a good explanation online.Basically grammatical lubricant. Dem critters tell you in what relation the bit of the sentence they're leading into stands to the rest of the sentence. But yeah, the wiki has a fair number of good examples.
Ah. Yea, that'd be better than youtube. Thanks.
Post by: Comrade P. on October 15, 2015, 09:06:55 am
What do?
Post by: GiglameshDespair on October 15, 2015, 10:10:22 am
Couldn't you get a replacement one if you take it back?
Post by: Comrade P. on October 15, 2015, 10:13:54 am
Sledgehammer. The manual deletion.
Couldn't you get a replacement one if you take it back?
I'll do that, I suppose. This shop usually gives a full refund or a replacement in case things go that bad.
Post by: Graknorke on October 15, 2015, 03:06:31 pm
Post by: Comrade P. on October 15, 2015, 03:11:40 pm
Does it still happen when you format the drive?
I cannot even format it. Neither through standard means, nor via command line. You can't do that with write protected stuff, apparently.
I'm coming for a refund on this. Kept the receipt, shouldn't be a problem.
Post by: sprinkled chariot on October 19, 2015, 12:25:53 pm
Post by: i2amroy on October 19, 2015, 12:27:49 pm
Were there any u.s elections won not by someone from democrats or republicans?The first 17 presidents or so were elected before the modern democratic and republican parties existed, so yes.
Here's a list. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States)
Post by: Aklyon on October 19, 2015, 12:33:40 pm
Were there any u.s elections won not by someone from democrats or republicans?Not since they decided what they were going to call themselves.
Post by: Tawa on October 19, 2015, 05:55:49 pm
Post by: GiglameshDespair on October 19, 2015, 05:57:08 pm
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on October 19, 2015, 06:19:31 pm
B. Magical Sadness in Depressed Sadness Land.
C. Adventurers of [placename].
D. The Quest for The Box of Sand!
E. Adventurers of [placename] and the Quest for The Box of Sand!
F. Various Nonsense from/in [placename].
G. grisha5grisha5grisha5grisha5grisha5
H. How many [nouns] can the [partymember] [verb]?
I. D&D 3.5 Semi-Sandbox PBP Game.
Post by: Tawa on October 19, 2015, 07:18:24 pm
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on October 19, 2015, 07:26:28 pm
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Post by: GiglameshDespair on October 20, 2015, 02:02:51 am
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Post by: Graknorke on October 25, 2015, 12:21:28 pm
Post by: Arx on October 25, 2015, 12:27:34 pm
Ek = 0.5*m*v2
That velocity increase is 'worth' more energy if the base velocity was higher (x2 < (x + 1)2).
Basically because the net delta V is determined by a nonlinear equation.
Caveat lector and all that, I'm not a professional rocket scientist or anything.
Edit: missed a close parenthesis in the tangle of BBCode.
Post by: Graknorke on October 25, 2015, 01:13:07 pm
Post by: nogoodnames on October 25, 2015, 04:20:42 pm
At least, that's my understanding of it. Also not a rocket scientist.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on October 25, 2015, 06:26:09 pm
I understand that people probably don't exactly follow my posts with bated breath, but has anybody ever thought that I say 'like' too much?
Like, I get this is slightly dumb to worry about stuff like this, but help me out here.
Post by: Helgoland on October 25, 2015, 06:32:07 pm
*Metaphorically speaking, of course.
Post by: Putnam on October 25, 2015, 06:47:31 pm
not morally, like wrong in the "earth is flat" sense
Post by: Rolan7 on October 25, 2015, 06:57:05 pm
Is saying 'like' like it's a comma considered a bad or annoying thing to do in English?
I understand that people probably don't exactly follow my posts with bated breath, but has anybody ever thought that I say 'like' too much?
Like, I get this is slightly dumb to worry about stuff like this, but help me out here.
First off, it's okay. I did it a lot, uncontrollably, in high school.
It's also *associated* with a certain subculture in California, of girls with low intelligence. "Valley Girls".
But that was years ago. Now, I feel like it's fine. In moderation. The Valley Girls did it almost every sentence.
It's practically like saying "uh," or "well,". It's a little different, but not really worse.
Post by: Graknorke on October 25, 2015, 06:58:22 pm
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on October 25, 2015, 07:14:30 pm
I think I'm fine with being a valley girl, though.
Post by: Yoink on October 26, 2015, 05:59:30 am
Post by: timferius on October 26, 2015, 06:43:24 am
TL;DR Ok for day to day usage, not ok for business presentations.
Post by: TempAcc on October 26, 2015, 06:57:36 am
Post by: timferius on October 26, 2015, 07:00:03 am
Post by: Comrade P. on October 26, 2015, 09:11:34 am
Post by: Reelya on October 26, 2015, 10:19:04 am
Like, is saying 'like', like it's a comma, like, considered a bad or, like, annoying thing to do in, like, English?Like FTFY
I, like, understand that people probably don't, like, exactly follow my posts with, like, bated breath, but has anybody ever, like, thought that I say 'like' too much?
Like, I get this is, like, slightly dumb to worry about stuff like this, but, like, help me out here.
Post by: i2amroy on October 26, 2015, 10:23:32 am
Like, FTFY, like, so you had, like, maximum like usage, like, yeah.Like, is saying 'like', like it's a comma, like, considered a bad or, like, annoying thing to do in, like, English?Like, FTFY
I, like, understand that people, like, probably don't, like, exactly follow my posts with, like, bated breath, but has anybody ever, like, thought that I, like, say 'like' too much?
Like, I get this is, like, slightly dumb to worry about, like, stuff like this, but, like, help me out here.
Post by: Comrade P. on October 26, 2015, 11:03:02 am
Like, FTFY, like, so you had, like, maximum like usage, like, yeah.Like, is saying 'like', like it's a comma, like, considered a bad or, like, annoying thing to do in, like, English?Like, FTFY
I, like, understand that people, like, probably don't, like, exactly follow my posts with, like, bated breath, but has anybody ever, like, thought that I, like, say 'like' too much?
Like, I get this is, like, slightly dumb to worry about, like, stuff like this, but, like, help me out here.
You people are approaching Valley Girl concentration of "like" in a sentence mentioned earlier.
Post by: Calidovi on October 26, 2015, 11:06:51 am
Like, FTFY, like, so you had, like, maximum like usage, like, yeah.Like, is saying 'like', like it's a comma, like, considered a bad or, like, annoying thing to do in, like, English?Like, FTFY
I, like, understand that people, like, probably don't, like, exactly follow my posts with, like, bated breath, but has anybody ever, like, thought that I, like, say 'like' too much?
Like, I get this is, like, slightly dumb to worry about, like, stuff like this, but, like, help me out here.
You people are approaching Valley Girl concentration of "like" in a sentence mentioned earlier.
Didn't valley girls just stem from Cold War fears and newfound American consumerism?
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Post by: Frumple on October 26, 2015, 11:09:01 am
Post by: timferius on October 26, 2015, 11:11:16 am
Like, you like totally like missed like a few 'likes'. Like I like like like, Soooo much, like y'know? Like, FTFY, like ya?Like, FTFY, like, so you had, like, maximum like usage, like, yeah.Like, is saying like, 'like', like it's like, a comma, like, considered a like, bad or, like, annoying thing to like, do in, like, English?Like, FTFY
I, like, understand that like, people, like, probably don't, like, exactly follow my like, posts with, like, bated breath, but has like, anybody ever, like, thought that like, I, like, say 'like' like, too much?
Like, I get this is, like, slightly dumb to like, worry about, like, stuff like this, but, like, help me like, out here.
Post by: Arx on October 26, 2015, 11:15:10 am
You people are approaching Valley Girl concentration of "like" in a sentence mentioned earlier.
I'm not sure, but I think this sentence would be better with more likes.
I just stop talking when I need to rethink the rest of the sentence. At least I try to do that instead of making meaningless sounds to fill the pause.
I only do that if I start having to chain filler words. Dropping one in while I work out how exactly to phrase the next thing I want to say isn't usually an issue.
Post by: i2amroy on October 26, 2015, 11:26:42 am
Didn't valley girls just stem from Cold War fears and newfound American consumerism?The actual original sources were this hit single (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_Girl_(song)) and the character Jennifer DiNuccio from this sitcom (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_Pegs). After that it was a simple matter of people emulating it to be funny or cool or whatever, until it actually became ingrained in our language.
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Post by: Arx on October 26, 2015, 11:28:30 am
Didn't valley girls just stem from Cold War fears and newfound American consumerism?The actual original sources were this hit single (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_Girl_(song))
"The lyrics were a deliberate attack on the slang and behaviour of stereotypical valley girls."
Seems to be a bit of a disconnect there.
Post by: i2amroy on October 26, 2015, 11:31:40 am
Post by: Baffler on October 26, 2015, 12:14:10 pm
I just stop talking when I need to rethink the rest of the sentence. At least I try to do that instead of making meaningless sounds to fill the pause.
I only do that if I start having to chain filler words. Dropping one in while I work out how exactly to phrase the next thing I want to say isn't usually an issue.
I almost never say like, but I have a tendency toward not, ah, hmm... having the phrasing of whatever I'm trying to get across straight in my head as I'm saying it, so I need to, ah, break for a moment and get my shit straight. People often take the (enormously irritating) opportunity to interrupt during those pauses, so I've been working to drop them.
Post by: TD1 on October 26, 2015, 12:28:57 pm
Don't worry if you think it's an obvious answer - I won't have heard of it or seen it :P
Post by: Comrade P. on October 26, 2015, 12:32:02 pm
Does anyone know a good fantasy anime, something maybe along the very basic outline of Disney? (Ideals, fighting for a higher purpose, etc.)
Literally anything by Hayao Miyazaki. Or Ghibli studio, which broadens the choice a little. Maybe start off with Tales of the Earthsea. Fits your request best, I think. It was based off some western piece of literature, hence it is pretty much closer to Disney outlines than what Japanese scenarists came up with in others. Methinks.
Post by: TheBiggerFish on October 26, 2015, 12:36:44 pm
*If I ever say "like" that many times in a sentence outside of a joke, slap me.
Post by: Baffler on October 26, 2015, 12:45:37 pm
Does anyone know a good fantasy anime, something maybe along the very basic outline of Disney? (Ideals, fighting for a higher purpose, etc.)
Literally anything by Hayao Miyazaki. Or Ghibli studio, which broadens the choice a little. Maybe start off with Tales of the Earthsea. Fits your request best, I think. It was based off on some western piece of literature, hence it is pretty much closer to Disney outlines than what Japanese scenarists came up with in others. Methinks.
I second the recommendation for Studio Ghibli. I think some of their stuff was actually released in the US through Disney, so that says something about how similar they are.
Just, uh, don't start with Grave of the Fireflies if you're looking for something happy or light-hearted.
You should definitely go for Grave of the Fireflies at some point.
Just don't open with it.
Post by: Rolan7 on October 26, 2015, 12:58:19 pm
They all have dark themes contrasted with beautiful nature and spirited people.
Post by: Comrade P. on October 26, 2015, 01:22:18 pm
Post by: TheBiggerFish on October 26, 2015, 01:59:57 pm
Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away are good ones to see first, I think. Princess Mononoke was fairly straightforward too, and excellent ("He's a god, it'll take more than one shot"). Nausicaa was a lot tougher, and I haven't seen Grave of the Fireflies yet.Why do I feel like I've actually seen one of those.
They all have dark themes contrasted with beautiful nature and spirited people.
Post by: Rolan7 on October 26, 2015, 02:01:54 pm
Spirited Away was pretty popular for a while so you may have seen it a few years ago.
Post by: Aklyon on October 26, 2015, 02:03:18 pm
Post by: TheBiggerFish on October 26, 2015, 02:07:08 pm
I used to have that quote in my signature?It was something with giant caterpillars. Or, they might not have been actual giant caterpillars (no butterflies) but they looked like giant caterpillars. Either that or, really, Mothra larva lookalikes.
Spirited Away was pretty popular for a while so you may have seen it a few years ago.
No, this was on an actual DVD.
Post by: Comrade P. on October 26, 2015, 02:14:18 pm
It was something with giant caterpillars. Or, they might not have been actual giant caterpillars (no butterflies) but they looked like giant caterpillars. Either that or, really, Mothra larva lookalikes.
Pretty sure that's Nausicaa. And they more like enormously bloated armored centipedes, for that matter. Lots of little legs, you see.
Spoiler: These guys we are talking about? (click to show/hide)
Post by: TheBiggerFish on October 26, 2015, 02:19:48 pm
Post by: TD1 on October 27, 2015, 03:44:08 pm
But I just remembered I saw one in a music video. I can't remember much, only that it had a boy on the porch of a house. There was a woman there. Some people come and one in particular goes to the woman, who stands with him. The boy goes towards them but is (somehow, can't remember) beaten down and lies on the steps, with the woman looking on.
I know it's very little to go on, but it piqued my curiosity.
Edit: I also seem to recall there were some epic-esque battles later on. Sorry for skimpy details :/
Post by: EnigmaticHat on October 28, 2015, 12:08:37 am
Post by: GiglameshDespair on October 28, 2015, 03:26:06 am
Post by: Sheb on October 28, 2015, 03:33:38 am
Post by: Flying Dice on October 28, 2015, 03:58:58 am
I'm honestly surprised that nobody has made something in the vein of a 2D chess game board, except as a battlegrid, with blank tokens you can paste images into for tokens, or flat colors for AoEs (in the place of the chessmen). That's basically what the image tinkering simulates in an excessively tedious way.
Post by: sprinkled chariot on October 28, 2015, 10:05:46 am
Post by: Arx on October 28, 2015, 10:14:53 am
Post by: scrdest on October 28, 2015, 10:40:54 am
They contain menthol, which chemically activates cold-sensitive nerve endings, I believe.Yep. It feels cold because, to your brain, it literally feels like having something cold in your mouth since the same receptors are triggered.
Post by: Rolan7 on October 29, 2015, 12:16:28 am
(Been watching It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, where there are no spoilers, and so many clips I'd love to share)
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on October 30, 2015, 02:11:57 am
Post by: Yoink on October 30, 2015, 08:12:58 am
Anyone know of any good B-movie quality horror movies that are either on Netflix or are in the public domain?I know a lot.
For starters, watch Brain Dead/Dead Alive on Netflix. It's amazing.
Then there is The Toxic Avenger, Class of Nuke 'Em High and a whole host of other Troma films available on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/user/Tromamovies). I haven't watched nearly as many of them as I should have, but Nymphoid Barbarian In Dinosaur Hell is a good, very surreal watch (the title is incredibly misleading), and Rock And Roll Space Patrol is amusing, if only to laugh at how badly made it is.
I also have to recommend Rubber on Netflix, but it's not exactly a horror film. It is a must-see, though. It changed my life.
...That's all I can recommend right now, I need to go do stuff and/or sleep. Troma's YT channel is a real treasure trove of B-Grade goodness, though.
Post by: jaked122 on October 30, 2015, 12:16:53 pm
--snip--Rubber is the best movie. Also one of the very few Dadaist films out there made recently.
I also have to recommend Rubber on Netflix, but it's not exactly a horror film. It is a must-see, though. It changed my life.
--snip--
Post by: Baffler on October 31, 2015, 12:45:48 pm
Post by: Arx on October 31, 2015, 12:48:28 pm
everyone knows jazz = American
Wait, really?
Post by: Helgoland on October 31, 2015, 12:51:25 pm
Post by: Frumple on October 31, 2015, 12:53:17 pm
Not really niche listening, though, especially the smooth stuff. It's almost omnipresent as background/elevator music in the US.
Post by: Arx on October 31, 2015, 12:54:48 pm
Mostly, yeah. All the classics are American, at least.
Huh. Culture difference, I guess. Jazz in Africa is a big thing, so mostly when I listen to jazz it's not American, although a lot of the really famous jazz musicians are American, now I think about it.
Post by: Graknorke on October 31, 2015, 01:09:31 pm
Post by: Yoink on November 03, 2015, 06:33:33 am
Should probably be more offended by the implication that hardly anyone listens to jazz anymore.
Jazz is love, jazz is life.
...Goddamnit, now I've gone from listening to death metal to ragtimey jazz. What a headfuck. :o
Post by: scrdest on November 03, 2015, 06:38:46 am
I actually feel quite offended by the claim that jazz is an American thing, although I suppose my very most favouritest jazz band ever (https://tubaskinny.bandcamp.com) is American...Go listen to Diablo Swing Orchestra to ease through the transition :P
Should probably be more offended by the implication that hardly anyone listens to jazz anymore.
Jazz is love, jazz is life.
...Goddamnit, now I've gone from listening to death metal to ragtimey jazz. What a headfuck. :o
Post by: Frumple on November 03, 2015, 07:21:07 am
Post by: sprinkled chariot on November 03, 2015, 10:40:44 am
Any suggestions on something capable of replacing the coffee in role of energy booster?
Post by: Frumple on November 03, 2015, 11:39:55 am
To the latter... mostly no. Caffeine's one of the weaker commercially available stimulants, s'far as I can recall, so if it's making you jittery pretty much anything else fitting in the same role is likely to be either as bad or worse. Still, could try tea (which is also caffeinated, but usually marginally healthier for you than coffee), could try decaff coffee (which is sometimes not entirely caffeine free, just reduced amounts), could try one of the various herbal things (just go to a vitamin/health shop or somethin' and ask, check the ingredient list for caffeine so you know what to avoid) -- guarana (which contains caffeine :V) and ginsing are common ones, ferexx... could try weaning yourself off caffeine entirely (some people report a general increase in energy after getting off of caffeine dependence/regular use). Healthier living in general can help with that, though that's obviously something more long term than short-term energy supplement.
Mostly, would recommend looking up energy supplements in general and start trying them out. Different folks' biology reacts differently to to different substances, so there's no real way to find what works with you besides experimentation.
Post by: Arx on November 03, 2015, 11:42:34 am
Post by: Graknorke on November 03, 2015, 05:01:47 pm
Post by: scrdest on November 03, 2015, 05:09:22 pm
What's the name of the molecules/atoms that can 'attach' to proteins, such as iron found in haemoglobin?Ligands? It's a slightly more general term, but it should be what you need.
Internet's not helping me right now, and the name is barely escaping me.
Alternatively, cofactors.
Post by: Sheb on November 03, 2015, 05:16:16 pm
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Post by: Helgoland on November 03, 2015, 07:23:18 pm
How much more efficients are metal wheels on metal rails than rubber wheels on road?As a sort of zeroth approximation you could probably compare prices of cargo delivery via rail vs same price for delivery via road.
Post by: i2amroy on November 03, 2015, 07:27:39 pm
You'd probably need to adjust a bit closer together than whatever you got though; trains are intrinsically designed to carry larger bulks than trucks are (at the expense of not being able to go on roads everywhere), so they get a bit bigger discount due to being able to carry more per trip than trucks do (which are limited in scale by the size of the roads).How much more efficients are metal wheels on metal rails than rubber wheels on road?As a sort of zeroth approximation you could probably compare prices of cargo delivery via rail vs same price for delivery via road.
Post by: Sheb on November 04, 2015, 02:04:25 am
Post by: Frumple on November 04, 2015, 11:46:10 am
Post by: sprinkled chariot on November 04, 2015, 01:37:10 pm
Post by: Frumple on November 04, 2015, 02:13:05 pm
If you're finding you can't manage a straight hour without getting tired, then don't. Break it up, do smaller sessions more often -- ten minutes here, twenty there, etc. Last I checked there's been a fair number of studies showing that trying to study more than an hour or two actually hurts your information retention and comprehension. Marathon studying may be something you actually want to actively avoid.
Beyond that, try different methods of studying. If you're primarily just reading, do other things -- read out loud, record yourself reading out loud (or your teacher, if you have lectures and they allow it) and play back the information later, write it all out (and possibly translate the material from one format to another -- ferex, when I was doing math heavy work, I'd often do the assignment up in a spreadsheet program instead of trying to work it out on lined paper or whathaveyou), get other people involved (if it's an option), and so on. As an example, one of the things I'd do (surroundings permitting) fairly often with longer sessions was hold conversations (out loud) with myself on the subject in question, pacing back and forth and more or less ranting at myself. It helped with certain subjects. Movement and articulation can do wonders to help with subject engagement, for some people.
Push comes to shove, study until you're tired, take a break/nap and then do it again. It's entirely possible that, for you in particular, there isn't a way to not get tired after extended studying.
The big thing with studying (and learning in general) is there's not a single method that's effective with all people trying to learn -- there's many different methods, and each person is going to use and react to those methods in different ways. If you want to see notable improvement in your studying habits, you'll have to experiment and find out the way you learn most effectively. If you have people around you that you can talk to or sit in on their study sessions, do so -- find out what they're doing and what's working for them, and then try it for yourself.
Post by: Arx on November 04, 2015, 02:21:18 pm
Post by: Bouchart on November 10, 2015, 07:08:46 pm
Post by: i2amroy on November 10, 2015, 09:18:14 pm
I need a disposable login id and password for twitter, but can't make an account because I don't have a cell phone and wouldn't give them my number just to make a junk account. Anyone know where I can find a login and password?You don't need a phone number to have a twitter account. Just go up to the top right where it says login, then click on "sign up", and then notice that the field says "Phone or email". A junk email account will work just fine for signing up, no need for a phone number.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on November 10, 2015, 09:44:31 pm
Post by: Graknorke on November 10, 2015, 09:55:11 pm
How do you see all the achievements on Steam? Clicking the +X or the 'view personal achievements' ONLY show the ones I've got on the game, and the global statistics don't give you any description.Go to the game's entry in your library or the store and click "View All Achievements"
It's pretty self explanatory.
Post by: Bouchart on November 10, 2015, 10:23:33 pm
I need a disposable login id and password for twitter, but can't make an account because I don't have a cell phone and wouldn't give them my number just to make a junk account. Anyone know where I can find a login and password?You don't need a phone number to have a twitter account. Just go up to the top right where it says login, then click on "sign up", and then notice that the field says "Phone or email". A junk email account will work just fine for signing up, no need for a phone number.
It requires a cell phone for account verification.
Post by: TheBiggerFish on November 10, 2015, 10:55:00 pm
Post by: TD1 on November 11, 2015, 07:13:11 pm
What about general facts, like "Alexander founded many cities called Alexandria." Do I need to reference someone who said it, despite the fact that I already know it from somewhere?
I'm just a tad uncertain, and wish I knew the rules better. Maybe it's only arguments (like Flower argues Christian invective was directed towards Constantius as he exiled some bishops) and not the facts? Uhh, confused.
Post by: Frumple on November 11, 2015, 07:38:43 pm
Also, when in doubt, ask your teacher -- in general, when you're uni, that should be your step one in pretty much all situations. Stringency regarding reference citation is going to vary from class to class. As a general thing, trying to read your teacher's (or school's) mind in regards to these sorts of things is a recipe for screwing up, so... don't do that. Ask for clarification at any and every point you're uncertain. Most university professors aren't going to begrudge that -- they appreciate someone that's invested in the class and trying to learn, and making sure you're doing what they/the course content wants you to is one of the ways you signal that.
Post by: Aklyon on November 11, 2015, 09:58:48 pm
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on November 11, 2015, 11:44:13 pm
Post by: TheBiggerFish on November 11, 2015, 11:49:11 pm
What is the plural of the word 'redux'?Either redux, or reduxes?
Post by: TheBiggerFish on November 11, 2015, 11:53:10 pm
Post by: Bouchart on November 11, 2015, 11:59:24 pm
Would be, except it ONLY shows achievements I've earned in the game, and there's absolutely no other tabs to let me look at the other achievements.How do you see all the achievements on Steam? Clicking the +X or the 'view personal achievements' ONLY show the ones I've got on the game, and the global statistics don't give you any description.Go to the game's entry in your library or the store and click "View All Achievements"
It's pretty self explanatory.
There are achievements that the devs can flag as hidden, which you can't actually see until you get. Generally speaking, a game might have one or two of them, but I guess it would be possible for a dev to flag all achievements as hidden. What game is it?
Post by: Yoink on November 12, 2015, 02:49:20 am
Does it go stale? Is it then unsafe to eat, or does it taste pretty much the same as usual once cooked?
Post by: TD1 on November 12, 2015, 02:52:12 am
Your best bet is generally going to be citing everything that doesn't come specifically from you. Cite facts, cite arguments if you're using someone else's, cite appropriate texts even when you're paraphrasing. Basically everything, general knowledge as well as specialized.Thanks. I guess I'll send him an email. (It's reading week.)
Also, when in doubt, ask your teacher -- in general, when you're uni, that should be your step one in pretty much all situations. Stringency regarding reference citation is going to vary from class to class. As a general thing, trying to read your teacher's (or school's) mind in regards to these sorts of things is a recipe for screwing up, so... don't do that. Ask for clarification at any and every point you're uncertain. Most university professors aren't going to begrudge that -- they appreciate someone that's invested in the class and trying to learn, and making sure you're doing what they/the course content wants you to is one of the ways you signal that.
Post by: Helgoland on November 12, 2015, 07:12:55 am
What happens to uncooked pasta when it is left out in the air?It's pretty much inert, I think.
Does it go stale? Is it then unsafe to eat, or does it taste pretty much the same as usual once cooked?
Post by: TempAcc on November 12, 2015, 07:27:46 am
Post by: Bouchart on November 12, 2015, 09:17:26 am
Post by: Aklyon on November 12, 2015, 09:18:19 am
Post by: scrdest on November 12, 2015, 09:24:00 am
'Reduces', I'd say, by analogy to 'index'.What is the plural of the word 'redux'?Either redux, or reduxes?
Post by: Aklyon on November 12, 2015, 09:31:32 am
Post by: Helgoland on November 12, 2015, 10:24:22 am
Post by: Aklyon on November 12, 2015, 10:33:34 am
Post by: Helgoland on November 12, 2015, 10:41:12 am
Post by: Frumple on November 12, 2015, 10:53:42 am
Your better bet is to just not plural redux, though. Why the zog would even want to? As isp noted, you kinda' don't plural adjectives, and if you're using it as a noun... don't. Roll up a newspaper and bop yourself on the nose for trying.
Post by: sprinkled chariot on November 12, 2015, 10:54:18 am
Post by: Sheb on November 12, 2015, 10:56:46 am
Post by: sprinkled chariot on November 12, 2015, 10:59:42 am
Print all your material on paper, so you can study away from your computer, go to the library or some other place where you have nothing to do, and study.
For some weird reason the silence of library makes the attention to jump on any sightest noise, even like footsteps.
Post by: Aklyon on November 12, 2015, 11:00:35 am
Print all your material on paper, so you can study away from your computer, go to the library or some other place where you have nothing to do, and study.But only theoretically.
Post by: Arx on November 12, 2015, 11:07:01 am
Print all your material on paper, so you can study away from your computer, go to the library or some other place where you have nothing to do, and study.
For some weird reason the silence of library makes the attention to jump on any sightest noise, even like footsteps.
A hypothetical individual wanting to avoid that might listen to music with headphones to block out background noise.
Alternatively, whatever method you're using to study doesn't gel well with your personality. Have you tried different study methods? DOing spider diagrams or mindmaps or something instead of writing, and so on.
Post by: Helgoland on November 12, 2015, 11:18:01 am
Post by: Neonivek on November 12, 2015, 05:22:06 pm
Because I honestly thought the movie, from what little I saw, was about moving on.
Post by: Yoink on November 12, 2015, 08:37:58 pm
What happens to uncooked pasta when it is left out in the air?It's pretty much inert, I think.
Does it go stale? Is it then unsafe to eat, or does it taste pretty much the same as usual once cooked?
Unless its became humid or is kinda breaking apart when you pick it up, it should be safe to cook and eat it.Thanks guys. That's gluten ough for me.
Post by: Rolan7 on November 12, 2015, 09:46:31 pm
Post by: scrdest on November 13, 2015, 06:56:18 am
Oh yeah, totally. If there isn't a breadmold visibly growing on it, it's still good pasta. And in my experience, dry pasta lasts for many months without getting any mold. Hell I had a big tube of oatmeal that lasted almost a year, after opening, and never seemed to taste any different. And it wasn't nearly as dry as typical pasta.I know about oatmeal in particular - it's crazy durable because very, very few things can grow on it.
Sure, it's a whole bunch of yummy complex sugars - but if you don't get it wet, it has a ludicrously low usable water content. Unless you're a microbiologist working in extremophilic pathogens the only thing that could conceivably contaminate dry oatmeal is Staphylococcus aureus.
Pasta is essentially the same kind of thing - a long-chain sugar stored dry, so it should be pretty much the same.
Post by: EnigmaticHat on November 13, 2015, 07:08:10 am
Post by: TempAcc on November 13, 2015, 07:14:49 am
Also this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l8u_rKOMOI).
Post by: i2amroy on November 13, 2015, 01:25:13 pm
If one wanted to print out custom versions of cards for an existing board game, and have them be similar enough to the existing ones so that you couldn't tell them apart in a deck, is there a material that could be used to do that?I know that The Game Crafter (https://www.thegamecrafter.com/custom-game-cards) will print you custom cards that match common cardstock (specifically the one MTG uses) and in a variety of sizes. All you need to do is create an account, upload your back and fronts, and then order a set for yourself. Prices are generally about .09 to .20 per card depending on the size of the card you chose (which range from tiny to giant). Here's the pricing sheet (https://www.thegamecrafter.com/publish/pricing#decks) (about halfway down).
Post by: scrdest on November 15, 2015, 04:42:05 pm
I, unfortunately, also need to be able to use said laptop for work, so letting it RIP in pieces while a new fan is getting sent is not a real possibility.
Can someone give me a ballpark how much am I in 'HOLY SHIT ENGAGE MADAGASCAR MODE FOREVER LEST ERRYTHING MELTS' territory? Or, well, 'Fan ded, see above' situation.
I'm running at around 70*C of non-heavy duty usage (but after some; it was 60-ish before). The noise isn't terribly loud, it's completely cancelled out by headphones or going to the other side of the room, but it's noticeable when working on the laptop.
Post by: Frumple on November 15, 2015, 04:48:43 pm
Though that doesn't mean yours will react the same way. Different computers are different, it could be the thing explodes tomorrow. Probably won't, should be fine, but standard disclaimer that unique situations are unique and yours may or may not be more unique than most.
Have you already tried to just clean the thing out? Popped the laptop open, did the cleany bits, put it back together?
Post by: i2amroy on November 15, 2015, 04:52:31 pm
Not one that was working poorly, mind you. One that was not working at all. And in the end, it didn't even break, I just got a new machine.How valid this is depends a ton on what you are using it for. Basic internet browsing? You should be fine. Anything serious? Without a working fan you are asking for the computer to start shutting itself down from overheating to stop itself from melting into a puddle.
Post by: scrdest on November 15, 2015, 04:55:19 pm
You should be fine for a few weeks, at the least. Depends a lot on the machine itself and the vagrancies of its construction and history. That said, I had a laptop that ran for probably... five years? Without a working fan. Not one that was working poorly, mind you. One that was not working at all. And in the end, it didn't even break, I just got a new machine.It's been thoroughly cleaned before Summer; I'm a bit reluctant to do it, because it seems to be designed by a former tank designer, so it's horribly tedious to get to the guts from the right side and I have no real tools to do that right. I got to it from the keyboard's side, but it's not really dirty.
Though that doesn't mean yours will react the same way. Different computers are different, it could be the thing explodes tomorrow. Probably won't, should be fine, but standard disclaimer that unique situations are unique and yours may or may not be more unique than most.
Have you already tried to just clean the thing out? Popped the laptop open, did the cleany bits, put it back together?
I've had a mishap with it where it ran REALLY loudly and I managed to get it back into working order thanks to, uh, tactically prodding it with a straw while it was running, which somehow helped.
Most likely, it's just wear and tear on the bearing.
Post by: Frumple on November 15, 2015, 04:59:00 pm
How valid this is depends a ton on what you are using it for. Basic internet browsing? You should be fine. Anything serious? Without a working fan you are asking for the computer to start shutting itself down from overheating to stop itself from melting into a puddle.I actually gamed for years on that machine, though it wasn't exactly high end even when I had it and I didn't exactly try to run crysis or whatev'. Very few overheating shutdowns, some first degree burns.
Post by: Rolan7 on November 15, 2015, 05:05:52 pm
Otherwise it's just loud. I got used to it, though others may comment. Kinda like when I tripped over my power cable and the top-left corner of my screen was lost to the spider-abyss.
(people complimented my cool screensaver)
Post by: scrdest on November 15, 2015, 05:16:04 pm
It's gonna be running below specs again (the cleaning in Spring made the difference between PAYDAY 2 being a fancy PowerPoint presentation and a game), but I can cope.
Post by: Tawa on November 21, 2015, 08:20:45 pm
Post by: sprinkled chariot on November 22, 2015, 03:57:45 pm
Post by: scrdest on November 22, 2015, 04:06:05 pm
Which effects showering with cold water has except making you cold?Making you wet.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on November 22, 2015, 04:10:40 pm
Which effects showering with cold water has except making you cold?This was my first result on a Google search. (http://www.medicaldaily.com/benefits-cold-showers-7-reasons-why-taking-cool-showers-good-your-health-289524)
Post by: Graknorke on November 30, 2015, 08:31:28 pm
Post by: Shadowlord on December 01, 2015, 10:45:07 am
(x1-x2)2, (y1-y2)2, (z1-z2)2
Post by: i2amroy on December 01, 2015, 01:01:12 pm
For what it's worth you can "cheat" and get most benefits of both by either starting with a hot shower and switching drastically to a cold one halfway through or vice versa. Personally I like to start hot and then go cold, since the closed pores aspects of a cold shower mean that I can walk out and not feel like I need to apply lotion to my entire body because it's so dry 5 minutes later (which happens to me when I do it the other way around).Which effects showering with cold water has except making you cold?This was my first result on a Google search. (http://www.medicaldaily.com/benefits-cold-showers-7-reasons-why-taking-cool-showers-good-your-health-289524)
Post by: Graknorke on December 01, 2015, 04:17:24 pm
If the Wikipedia description of displacement is accurate and I'm understanding it properly, wouldn't that just be the individual components of the distance formula, without the square root?
(x1-x2)2, (y1-y2)2, (z1-z2)2
Afraid not. If you take your right angled triangle side lengths a, b, and c, you can see that it doesn't quite come out.
b = csin(θ), but b2≠c2sin(θ)
Again I'm reasonably sure that you just can't, was just looking to see if maybe there's an easy way out. Oh well.
Post by: Shadowlord on December 01, 2015, 04:18:54 pm
Also can you even do that? Your triangle only has two dimensions, not three.
Post by: TheBiggerFish on December 01, 2015, 04:19:42 pm
Post by: Shadowlord on December 01, 2015, 04:20:46 pm
Post by: GiglameshDespair on December 01, 2015, 04:22:43 pm
What's a csin?
Also can you even do that? Your triangle only has two dimensions, not three.
It has three sides. a, b, and c.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on December 01, 2015, 04:23:36 pm
What's c*?The constant c multiplied (* is used to denote multiplication) by the sine of angle theta.
Post by: TheBiggerFish on December 01, 2015, 04:32:37 pm
c is a variable, in this case, although it varies based on the triangle.
Do you know the Pythagorean Theorem?
a2+b2=c2? (for right triangles)
That c. Or that a or b.
Post by: Graknorke on December 01, 2015, 04:37:55 pm
Also can you even do that? Your triangle only has two dimensions, not three.I was doing it in two dimensions just to show why the obvious answer doesn't work. Since in three dimensions I'd only be doing that three times anyway.
Post by: wierd on December 01, 2015, 04:58:51 pm
Since there are only 2 points, you just need to define your coordinate system to be a plane that intersects both points. (there are an infinite number of solutions, because 2 points produce a line, not a plane.)
This should be possible with simple geometry, I think.
This gets harder when you have a fixed axis system that you need to get values against though.
Hmm...
How about a convolution on point slope notation derivation from the coordinates of the endpoints of the path you want the displacement on?
Say we have 2 points a X3,Y2,Z0 and X-4, Y12, Z1
The first point has a point-slope notation that is easy, since it lives entirely in the X-Y cardinal plane. (X3,Y2--- Or, for every X, you get 2/3 Y, when measured through the origin.) For the second, it is a little more complicated-- For every -X, you go 3Y, and 1/4Z, when measured through the origin. This should enable you to derive distances in X, Y, and Z to these points. Then you can use the pythagorian theorem to derive the missing distance between the points, after determining the angle of these two lines through the origin.
Right?
(You then have 3 points, and 2 lines, allowing you to define a plane-- allowing you to create a triangle.)
Post by: MagmaMcFry on December 01, 2015, 05:06:28 pm
Is there a way I could find the x y and z components of the square of the displacement between two points without using trigonometry? I think it's impossible but I don't know for sure.Okay first of all displacement between two points is a vector, and the "square" of a vector is a scalar, so it doesn't even make sense to ask for the components of the square of a vector. Can you reformulate your question so it makes more sense?
Post by: Shadowlord on December 01, 2015, 05:08:31 pm
I'm not sure why you are checking whether c^2 * sin(theta) = b^2. It's not supposed to. I mean, you have the square of each component, not the component itself, so of course that isn't equal. (I might or might not be talking sense here, I'm not sure.)
Is there a way I could find the x y and z components of the square of the displacement between two points without using trigonometry? I think it's impossible but I don't know for sure.
Quote from: Wikipedia
A displacement is the shortest distance from the initial to the final position of a point P.[1] Thus, it is the length of an imaginary straight path, typically distinct from the path actually travelled by P. A displacement vector represents the length and direction of this imaginary straight path.
You likely know all this:
a^2+b^2=c^2 is basically c=sqrt(b^2+a^2) or d=sqrt(x^2+y^2)
it's the distance formula in two dimensions, which you would expect since if you make the hypotenuse go from point 1 to point 2, c is the distance and a and b are x and y (or vice versa, the order is unimportant).
If you add a z dimension you have the 3 dimension distance formula, as I'm sure you know. d=sqrt(x^2+y^2+z^2).
Of course, you can't make a physical right polygon which has both an x, y, z, and h (distance) line, but you shouldn't need one.
Anyways, if displacement is a vector, you don't have any squares or square roots or the distance formula involved:
displacement = abs(p1-p2)
displacement.x is abs(p1.x - p2.x)
but you still asked for the square, so...
Post by: Graknorke on December 01, 2015, 05:39:02 pm
You scale the vector so that it's magnitude is squared, but direction remains the same.Is there a way I could find the x y and z components of the square of the displacement between two points without using trigonometry? I think it's impossible but I don't know for sure.Okay first of all displacement between two points is a vector, and the "square" of a vector is a scalar, so it doesn't even make sense to ask for the components of the square of a vector. Can you reformulate your question so it makes more sense?
Post by: Putnam on December 01, 2015, 05:40:51 pm
Post by: MagmaMcFry on December 02, 2015, 06:52:42 am
Then just multiply the vector by its magnitude (i.e. multiply each component by the magnitude, (x, y, z) becomes (x*sqrt(x²+y²+z²), y*sqrt(x²+y²+z²), z*sqrt(x²+y²+z²))). I'm still wondering what such a vector could be used for.You scale the vector so that it's magnitude is squared, but direction remains the same.Is there a way I could find the x y and z components of the square of the displacement between two points without using trigonometry? I think it's impossible but I don't know for sure.Okay first of all displacement between two points is a vector, and the "square" of a vector is a scalar, so it doesn't even make sense to ask for the components of the square of a vector. Can you reformulate your question so it makes more sense?
Post by: sprinkled chariot on December 02, 2015, 07:56:12 am
Meanwhile mosquitoes in Moscow, dont fly all the way straight to you, but land on some object and walk the final part of distance without flapping wings and emitting damn noise. Not only they do this, but they also use hit and run tactics with unreachable dark place under sofa serving as safehouse. Also they kinda prefer attacking legs, so you are not warned of attack before abomination sucks the life out of you .
How did those monsters get more advanced pattern of actions then rural mosquitoes? How does it get in new generation of flying assholes?
Post by: Rolan7 on December 03, 2015, 06:05:12 pm
I wonder because, in the 5-element asian system, air isn't present... And water opposes Earth and Fire.
Okay "opposes" is a gross simplification, but for reference http://www.utahsymphony.org/blog/wp-content/five-elements.jpg
Post by: Shadowlord on December 03, 2015, 06:10:53 pm
Post by: scrdest on December 04, 2015, 11:56:01 am
In discussion of the fundamental elements, what are the main differences between Air and Water? In the greco-roman 4-element system.It's a 2x2 matrix of cold/hot and wet/dry, with the two you're asking for are both Wet and, respectively, Hot (because steam) and Cold. So, each element has a single opposed element and shares a trait with two adjacent ones. It's really not super deep, it was primarily a crude descriptive device to reason about properties of matter (which could contain those properties in various proportions).
I wonder because, in the 5-element asian system, air isn't present... And water opposes Earth and Fire.
Okay "opposes" is a gross simplification, but for reference http://www.utahsymphony.org/blog/wp-content/five-elements.jpg
Post by: Graknorke on December 07, 2015, 10:53:35 am
Post by: Baffler on December 07, 2015, 11:03:04 am
What's the difference between a graphing calculator and a programmable calculator?
A programmable calculator has a basic sort of language that let's you automate things. A graphing calculator can graph an equation. They aren't mutually exclusive. in fact most are both.
Post by: Graknorke on December 07, 2015, 11:29:48 am
Post by: Tiruin on December 10, 2015, 09:30:24 am
Post by: Comrade P. on December 10, 2015, 10:29:36 am
I've been hearing about talks of late on the Star Wars prequels and have been wondering...why I hear more dislike than amiable commentary about it. It seemed fine to be when I first watched it--however I don't know much about the backstory or more details that I hear being discussed. What makes the prequels different from the rest of the story?
Same here. Then again, when I first saw Star Wars, I was, like, 10, and couldn't quite apprehend the storylines and stuff. Later on, I haven't rewatched the complete saga, but the separate episodes are on TV occasionally, and I still cannot say why there is so much negative towards the prequels.
Post by: Shadowlord on December 10, 2015, 11:13:41 am
For example, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight. The Avengers, both Captain America films, etc. Or in TV, Battlestar Galactica, Babylon 5, Farscape, Firefly and Serenity...
Post by: Aklyon on December 10, 2015, 11:18:40 am
Post by: Rolan7 on December 10, 2015, 11:44:23 am
Dooku's arc doesn't really make sense, possibly because it was changed abruptly between movies 2 and 3. He gets fleshed out a lot more in the Clone Wars cartoon, but not in the movies.
Similar situation with Grievous... Had an interesting backstory which wasn't covered at all. Basically comes off as a chump.
The romance is pretty bad
Spoiler: Eh just in case (click to show/hide)
I fully support the Sithlord Binks (https://np.reddit.com/r/StarWars/comments/3qvj6w/theory_jar_jar_binks_was_a_trained_force_user/) theory, it seems to hold up in every way. Explains a *lot*, including the overall plot and Dooku. If he's just
Post by: Neyvn on December 10, 2015, 12:06:34 pm
Well, the prequel movies aren't as cool as this was (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVk9lPotcW4), but they did kinda have to fill in the plot, not just be cool to watch. I guess I can let them off there. :P.........................................................................
I can't stop laughing, THIS is Fantastic! OMG 20mins of battle scenes with like a few lines of script, maybe close to like 20 sentences said wit Obiwan having the most lines yet with Yoda coming second, Anikan's lines and voice acting as painful as the movies, yet this was only once, and he's A PRETENTIOUS GIT in appearance as well. OMG. The 'ARC Troopers' who say nothing but one line yet have the most awesome scene!!! The FISH JEDI! OMG THAT SCENE!!!. WTH!?! LANCE SPEEDERS SITH GUY AND BOTLANCERS!?!?!?!
Count Dooku arriving on planet with giant Colosium battle going on.
*Alien guy speaking Alien language*
Count Dooku, "Indeed"
Cut away to different scene...
OMG FUCKING BRILL!!! HIS FIRST LINE IS ONE WORD!!! OMG THATS EPIC!!!
Post by: Aklyon on December 10, 2015, 12:12:24 pm
Post by: Neyvn on December 10, 2015, 12:16:08 pm
I can't tell if you're serious there or not, but they originally weren't all linked together like that. Most of them were seperate minisodes.It doesn't matter, this is epic... The Clone Troopers also got onto Speeders with lances... WTF I thought this was a Scifi thing, not a Medieval Battle... LOL!!!!
Post by: Aklyon on December 10, 2015, 12:19:44 pm
Post by: Shadowlord on December 10, 2015, 12:46:03 pm
Post by: Aklyon on December 10, 2015, 01:06:14 pm
Since when is a full series only 2 hours and 9 minutes long?
originally weren't all linked together like that. Most of them were seperate minisodes.This isn't the new fancypants clone wars series, with its talking and anakin apprentice and 3d-look. These were really short and showed up on cartoon network a lot before all the weird new stuff and adventure time was even on the air.
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on December 13, 2015, 11:53:39 pm
Is it weird to buy someone, who you've only known for a couple months, a small (~$5) present for their birthday or Christmas?
Post by: i2amroy on December 14, 2015, 12:02:54 am
Hey it's me again with another random relationship/awkward friendship/I don't even know question.Depends a lot on how you know them, if you consider them a friend, etc.. General answer in most places is that it's fine, but you shouldn't necessarily expect anything back in return. (Heck, you might want to even come out and say that you don't expect anything back after you give it to them, that it's intended just as a gift). That said it's definitely one of those grey areas where the answer depends heavily on the exact nuances of how you know them, where exactly you are and the surrounding culture, etc., so we can't really make that judgement call for you since we don't know all the details.
Is it weird to buy someone, who you've only known for a couple months, a small (~$5) present for their birthday or Christmas?
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on December 14, 2015, 12:05:36 am
Yeah I wasn't expecting anything in return just kinda saw something they might like and bought it then contemplated if I actually should have or not.
Sooooo this person is getting a small gift whether they like it or not I guess
Post by: Rolan7 on December 14, 2015, 12:23:39 am
Hey it's me again with another random relationship/awkward friendship/I don't even know question.um
Is it weird to buy someone,
who you've only known for a couple months, a small (~$5) present for their birthday or Christmas?
Ohhh. I'm probably not the best person to answer, but I'd say that's cheap enough to be no problem. Especially if you clearly don't expect anything in return. I've given my friends ~$5 games before just cuz they were on sale.
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on December 14, 2015, 12:25:06 am
Post by: Shadowlord on December 14, 2015, 12:59:38 am
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on December 14, 2015, 03:00:32 am
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on December 14, 2015, 11:54:33 am
It's an actual gift
Post by: Baffler on December 14, 2015, 08:39:52 pm
Post by: TheBiggerFish on December 14, 2015, 08:40:34 pm
Post by: Baffler on December 14, 2015, 08:41:56 pm
Post by: Yoink on December 18, 2015, 11:14:39 pm
Should I spend the $35 in my bank account on sensible things like a fresh pack of toilet paper, snacks, coffee and some sort of falafel kebab for dinner, or should I go to the liquor store and buy a 30-pack of beers for only $30? It is weather more suited to drinking beer than eating kebabs, after all...
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on December 18, 2015, 11:24:36 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on December 19, 2015, 12:52:41 am
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on December 19, 2015, 01:00:21 am
Post by: Shadowlord on December 19, 2015, 01:02:20 am
Post by: Yoink on December 19, 2015, 01:05:53 am
(I ended up going for a compromise: beer and toilet paper.)
Post by: Helgoland on December 19, 2015, 12:25:09 pm
Post by: TheBiggerFish on December 19, 2015, 12:49:21 pm
Alcohol bad. Acquire nutrition.
Post by: scrdest on December 19, 2015, 07:14:47 pm
I've already been there a whole bunch of times so I've seen all the usual suspects and museums, I'm looking for something different than the standard fare.
Post by: TD1 on December 19, 2015, 07:18:03 pm
Post by: TD1 on December 30, 2015, 06:19:59 pm
So - were you me, which would you go to? Not that I'll accept your word as Gospel (hell, I don't even accept Gospel as Gospel :P) but a second opinion would help.
Post by: GiglameshDespair on December 30, 2015, 06:22:32 pm
So, I live in Northern Ireland and have decided to enter into a university exchange type thing for next year - it's called Erasmus. I've decided to go for Denmark, Germany or the Netherlands. I'm rather undecided - I'm taking German language lessons next semester, so maybe there. But I really want to see Denmark - but it's so expensive. The Netherlands is mainly because I'm interested in Dutch history, which is probably a bad reason to pick a country.Personally, I would probably pick Germany there, if you can speak the language a bit better.
So - were you me, which would you go to? Not that I'll accept your word as Gospel (hell, I don't even accept Gospel as Gospel :P) but a second opinion would help.
Post by: Helgoland on December 30, 2015, 10:26:40 pm
For me, the main reason to learn a new language is to gain access to the associated culture. From that perspective, you can't do much better than with learning German: Brecht, Kafka, Goethe, Heine - and those are just the ones I've read in the past six months :p Living in a country gives you a whole new perspective on a language, a deeper, more intuitive understanding which is invaluable when reading literature. Besides the wordsmiths consider the German philosophers: Marx, of course, but also Nietzsche and Schopenhauer, Hegel and Fichte. History-wise there's a lot of interesting stuff too, even leaving aside the Anstreicher, and it's intertwined - to a degree - with that of the Netherlands. Hell, it's fairly easy to imagine an alternate history in which our Netherlands is replaced by a Hanse-turned-nation-state.
Additionally consider that it's very easy to travel from Germany to both Denmark and the Netherlands, as long as you pick a place in the North-West - I'd suggest Hamburg or Cologne. Berlin is ugly and overhyped.
Oh, and if you end up somewhere along the Rhine, I'll buy you a beer sometime ;)
Post by: TheBiggerFish on December 30, 2015, 11:14:48 pm
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What does that byte do?
Post by: i2amroy on December 31, 2015, 03:53:25 am
Also if you want to get further into a language, basically being thrown into the deep end is apparently one of the best ways to go about it. You're basically forced to learn the language, so you pick it up pretty quickly.Note on this; being thrown into the deep end for language is the best way to go from knowing absolutely nothing to "Soon bus coming. Me want know how many till arriving." (i.e., understandable and able to get your point across, but people will probably look at you funny). It's one of the worst ways to reach a natively fluent and literate level in a language; there's a reason why we have to take grammar classes even in our native languages, because "just picking it up as you go" is the type of approach that takes decades of corrections before you fully grasp everything. You'll learn more about the proper way to speak in a month of regular classes than you will in years of osmosis.
In short:
"Deep end": Good at learning basics and forming a "workable" vocabulary. Great for learning the "what" of what you say. Bad for not sounding like a caveman.
Traditional Class: Good at learning grammar and parts of speech (conjunctions, contractions, etc.). Great for learning the "how" of how you talk. Bad for learning basics and vocabulary.
Suppose this is a sound file, converted into a .raw, opened on Photoshop to be edited somewhat by writing on it (yes, seriously. See Glitch Audio) (http://imgur.com/F7qjSsR). How do audio players play the file if I were to scratch the third top most pixel to the left? Do they play it from left to right, escalating downwards? Play it all at once from the left side to the right? Top-down? Bottom-up?Generally pixel data is given from left to right and top to bottom. However this is not necessarily standardized, and as such there are actually two fields you can set (Pixel Order and Scanline Order), that can be used to invert either of these; some applications actually require you to read the image data from right to left or from bottom to top (or both). Specifically what's going to determine how it's read is going to be bytes number 19 and 20 of the file (for Oracle standard RAW image data that is). Since any audio files using the MPEG audio format (including mp3 files) use a much shorter header (around ~4 bytes), this means that the actual order in how the pixels relate to the data is going to be determined by whatever bytes 15 and 16 of your audio data are. Specifically if you're going to be handling any RAW images (which that linked file is not, it's a .png there), then most likely you're going to be able to see the actual settings at some location in your editor (alternatively you could crack open the raw hex and take a peek at the first 20 or so bytes of the file).
Of course, that's just based on the Oracle RAW image data format, which we are lucky enough to have documentation for (https://docs.oracle.com/cd/B28359_01/appdev.111/b28414/ap_imgraw.htm). All bets go out the window if you are using a different file type, many of which have no view able documentation given by the companies that made them (that way they can sell you software to work with them). ".raw", for example, is made by Panasonic, and a cursory googling is revealing a grand total of 0 documentation on the file header formats. I can guarantee you that it's certainly possible for your data to be read some other way, and in fact the way it's read is almost certainly going to depend on the early bits of any audio you convert into an image file (since audio headers are somewhat documented, if only by people who liked messing with them, and they are as a rule much shorter than image headers), but beyond that it's a total crap shoot in what you are going to get (heck, it's even possible you could end up with weird things depending on what the image editor and audio player you are trying to use actually support, on top of what file type you are using to store the image data).
Post by: Sheb on December 31, 2015, 04:12:47 am
Berlin is ugly and overhyped!
Hey! :p
I'm off to Berlin in February for an Erasmus myself. I guess it's a weeny bit different from yours, since mine is a research internship Erasmus, so the quality of the lab played much more of a role in the decision process, and I had much more choice (basically, any biological research lab in Europe, or the world with some extra paperwork).
So, it depends a lot of what you want. Denmark is nice (Friend of mine just finished his Master's in Copenhagen), but a bit pricey. Germany or the Netherland shouldn't be too bad (your Erasmus grant should cover rent at least). I agree that "I like the place's history' is a terrible reason to choose a country. Are you going for a short or long Erasmus? Some people have a gift for language, but myself I know that I'd have no hope to get even remotely fluent in six month. Part of the reason I chose Germany is that I have some German that I can hope to improve.
Also, if it's a standard Erasmus, I guess you can't choose just any city in those countries? Maybe if you give us more details on the cities, we could give better advices :p.
In short:
"Deep end": Good at learning basics and forming a "workable" vocabulary. Great for learning the "what" of what you say. Bad for not sounding like a caveman.
Traditional Class: Good at learning grammar and parts of speech (conjunctions, contractions, etc.). Great for learning the "how" of how you talk. Bad for learning basics and vocabulary.
Well, yes and no. Classes only if they're not great runs the risks of you never really becoming confident. Classes+immersion (or at least significant exposure: I learned most of my English from reading books) is best.
Post by: i2amroy on December 31, 2015, 04:25:29 am
Classes+immersion (or at least significant exposure: I learned most of my English from reading books) is best.That was kinda what I was getting at in my statements about learning basics (personally I consider confidence an important basic in most languages, since it's pretty much linked to repetition/exposure). Sorry if that was a bit unclear. :P
Post by: Arx on December 31, 2015, 04:55:28 am
Post by: Comrade P. on December 31, 2015, 04:56:57 am
Berlin is ugly and overhyped.
Or so my great-grandfather in Red Army used to say after he visited.
Sorry, I've been looking for a moment to make at least a little comeback after this one (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=48718.msg6698447#msg6698447), you had me pretty good there.
Post by: Helgoland on December 31, 2015, 07:58:05 am
Classes are the best way to learn grammar. Immersion is by far the best way of learning vocabulary, idomatic speech, and pronunciation.I guess one has to differentiate between different kinds of immersion. Classes generally are great for giving you a proper foundation to build on, but they'll never really teach you how a language is supposed to feel. Depending on what sort of native language you're exposed to, you'll get a different feel for it, and a different focus of style and vocabulary: A
Post by: TD1 on January 02, 2016, 03:19:34 pm
Oh, and if you end up somewhere along the Rhine, I'll buy you a beer sometime ;)
I suspect you may be biased :P
Though you do make a good argument. As for the beer, I think you for the sentiment, but even my own friends have yet to find a way to force one down my throat. :)
Yea, mine's an English one. Hardly dependent on labs, but a good standard in teaching would be nice. It's a short term one - only one semester. I'm not exactly comfortable with even the one semester, but giving up on something you want just because of nerves seems like going too gently into that good night.Berlin is ugly and overhyped!
Hey! :p
I'm off to Berlin in February for an Erasmus myself. I guess it's a weeny bit different from yours, since mine is a research internship Erasmus, so the quality of the lab played much more of a role in the decision process, and I had much more choice (basically, any biological research lab in Europe, or the world with some extra paperwork).
So, it depends a lot of what you want. Denmark is nice (Friend of mine just finished his Master's in Copenhagen), but a bit pricey. Germany or the Netherland shouldn't be too bad (your Erasmus grant should cover rent at least). I agree that "I like the place's history' is a terrible reason to choose a country. Are you going for a short or long Erasmus? Some people have a gift for language, but myself I know that I'd have no hope to get even remotely fluent in six month. Part of the reason I chose Germany is that I have some German that I can hope to improve.
The options are Bonn or Heidelberg for Germany, Utrecht for Netherlands, and Aarhus for Denmark.
Post by: Arx on January 02, 2016, 03:37:09 pm
Wherever you go, post pics. Those places are all roughly on my 'visit when possible' list.
Post by: Sheb on January 02, 2016, 06:50:49 pm
I'dd go for Bonn, but that's because I'm secretely in love with Helgoland.
Post by: TheBiggerFish on January 02, 2016, 06:53:28 pm
I'dd go for Bonn, but that's because I'm secretely in love with Helgoland.Not anymore! ;P
Post by: Helgoland on January 02, 2016, 08:09:06 pm
I'd go for Bonn, but that's because I'm secretely in love with Helgoland.Plus it's a nice city in other ways too: There's a lot of leftover high culture from the Bonn Rupublic days, but it still feels like a small-ish city - certainly not like a metropolis. Gemütlichkeit is the proper term, I think. Being so close to Cologne - a very major city, and only a half-hour train ride away - certainly is rsponsible for part of that: For all your metropolis needs, you've got one next door.
Heidelberg used to have a great, great mathematics department before 1933, but apart from that I know very little about the city.
Post by: TD1 on January 02, 2016, 08:11:58 pm
Post by: Helgoland on January 02, 2016, 08:20:21 pm
Take all my advice on field-specific matters with quite a few grains of salt though: I'm a mathematician, so I'm not even on the same campus as those guys.
Post by: TD1 on January 02, 2016, 09:07:05 pm
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Post by: Helgoland on January 03, 2016, 09:04:36 am
That's fine - thanks for the help. Maybe I can find something for the other universities online.I just asked an aquaintance who finished her bachelor's degree in English here last semester. She says it's fairly good, but slightly resource-starved - then again, what humanities department isn't?
Post by: Sheb on January 03, 2016, 09:14:01 am
Helgoland, is the slogan "Erasmus, Orgasmus" as common in Germany as I've been led to believe? :p
Post by: Helgoland on January 03, 2016, 09:34:48 am
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Post by: Graknorke on January 03, 2016, 03:36:04 pm
Post by: TD1 on January 03, 2016, 03:42:04 pm
Quote
Siegbert Wuttig want transnational job prospects. The students want to smooch across countries. And they do it. They flirt by Valencia, take a break or drugs or both in Amsterdam, prostitutes through the Malmö-beds of Europe and waking in the morning with no shoes on the beach at. "After the first three months Erasmus in Bilbao all distance relationships were terminated after Germany", the German student Leni remembers. In an Erasmus experience reporting on the Internet says: "Erasmus is one thing above all: Party, Party, Party!"to quote a badly google-translated German page.
Post by: Sheb on January 03, 2016, 03:48:24 pm
Post by: TD1 on January 03, 2016, 05:36:14 pm
Well, I'm not precisely a society-suave person, but I guess I could try it.
Post by: Helgoland on January 03, 2016, 06:55:12 pm
Post by: Sheb on January 04, 2016, 04:41:13 am
Also, I missed it, so Happy Birthday Helgo! May this year be filled with nubile intellectual Erasmus students!
Post by: Amperzand on January 04, 2016, 05:30:00 am
This looks like a thread I should attach to.
Post by: TheBiggerFish on January 04, 2016, 05:56:35 am
As for that, I have NO clue.
Post by: Amperzand on January 04, 2016, 05:58:35 am
Post by: Frumple on January 04, 2016, 10:35:26 am
Post by: TheBiggerFish on January 04, 2016, 11:54:32 am
Post by: Comrade P. on January 04, 2016, 11:56:34 am
You want the Ted Cruz Netflix And Chill 2016 Megathread, currently.
Jeez, the words kids call it these days...
Post by: TheBiggerFish on January 04, 2016, 12:03:19 pm
I don't even the reason it's still that.You want the Ted Cruz Netflix And Chill 2016 Megathread, currently.
Jeez, the words kids call it these days...
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on January 04, 2016, 12:12:09 pm
Post by: TheBiggerFish on January 04, 2016, 12:15:14 pm
It's because it doesn't get changed, ever.But it DID though.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on January 04, 2016, 12:17:48 pm
Post by: Comrade P. on January 14, 2016, 04:43:57 pm
There is that japanese thing when person wiggles hips from side to side while putting hands up to the head and clenching palms like if those were cat ears. I'm pretty sure this odd dance had some specific name and tune assigned to it, but maybe not.
So the question is, does that thing has a colloquial name or is it just some random japanese thing I remembered out of the blue?
Post by: Graknorke on January 14, 2016, 04:46:04 pm
Okay this is a weird one.Caramelldansen, Comrade.
There is that japanese thing when person wiggles hips from side to side while putting hands up to the head and clenching palms like if those were cat ears. I'm pretty sure this odd dance had some specific name and tune assigned to it, but maybe not.
So the question is, does that thing has a colloquial name or is it just some random japanese thing I remembered out of the blue?
Post by: Comrade P. on January 14, 2016, 04:50:11 pm
Post by: Yoink on January 16, 2016, 04:48:02 am
It's currently having an open beta and it's pretty cool from what I've seen.
Post by: Rubidium on January 16, 2016, 01:38:36 pm
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Post by: scrdest on January 17, 2016, 01:06:12 pm
There's an Asian martial art that's now used (at least in the west) primarily as a form of exercise, and the one thing I remember is the motion of moving your arms slowly in a windmill fashion which was apparently originally supposed to be you throwing dirt into the other person's face.Tai Chi.
Can anyone remember the name of this?
Post by: quinnr on January 18, 2016, 10:20:44 pm
1.) Where can I find a really good guide/book/whatever for a skinny person trying to build muscle through weight lifting and has very very little familiarity with workout routines or anything? Like, I don't really know how to properly use free weights at all lack of familiarity.
2.) I know a lot of people tend to say that the selectorized lifting machines are bad, but I don't really understand why that is? They are much easier to use, and free weights are terrifying (particularly because I don't really have a buddy to spot me or anything).
Post by: NRDL on January 18, 2016, 10:31:09 pm
http://www.nerdfitness.com/resources/
Post by: Graknorke on January 20, 2016, 05:15:43 pm
Why is this tweet (https://twitter.com/NFKRZ/status/689870490597474304) worth being banned off twitter? I don't recognise who the guy is.I have no idea who the guy in the picture is, or why it's offensive enough to get b&.
Post by: EnigmaticHat on January 20, 2016, 06:31:14 pm
Any basic advice I should know about? No one I know in person has anything useful to say.
Post by: Comrade P. on January 21, 2016, 10:54:05 am
Any basic advice I should know about? No one I know in person has anything useful to say.
These are pretty specific things to ask advice about, and you don't give nearly enough input. It really varies drastically based on where you live, starting with country, state/region, might even go as far as particular cities, there will be substantial differences.
Now I have an issue with Undertale functioning incorrectly. Spoilered, well, because.
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Post by: sprinkled chariot on January 21, 2016, 01:19:42 pm
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Post by: DragonDePlatino on January 22, 2016, 03:18:37 pm
Is there some cure for mathematical stupidity?
First off, don't be so hard on yourself. I'm a Math major but I still struggle from time to time.
The best advice I can offer is to watch other people work through problems and apply that to your problem. In most textbooks, each chapter has examples that are the same type of problem as at the end of the chapter. Pay close attention to those, and see if you can copy their process with the chapter problems. Also, if you have a terrible professor, PatrickMJT (https://www.youtube.com/user/patrickJMT) has lessons on most Algebra and Calculus subjects. I wouldn't have survived Calculus II without him. XD
Finally, if all else fails, enter your question into Wolfram|Alpha (http://www.wolframalpha.com/) to see what kind of answer you're looking for. That can be a good starting point.
Post by: GiglameshDespair on January 22, 2016, 04:56:46 pm
What cat breeds existed in medieval times?"Cat" - I doubt the specific breeds existed outside of standard regional variants, since they wouldn't have been bred for different purposes like dogs were.
That's just my uneducated guess, though.
Post by: Graknorke on January 22, 2016, 07:28:42 pm
Anyone able to help me out?
Post by: scrdest on January 22, 2016, 08:36:01 pm
So I decided I should play GTA 4, and I'm having some weird gameplay issues. FPS ingame hovers around 40-50 which is kind of odd for such an old game, yet at the same time it's not actually using many cpu or gpu resources. I know there's a common problem with video memory that I've fixed, but I can't find anything to do with this kind of problem.It just might be that GTA 4's port was optimized by barely-trained monkeys. Blind barely-trained monkeys. And they were blind because they were dead.
Anyone able to help me out?
Post by: TheBiggerFish on January 22, 2016, 08:37:01 pm
Is there some cure for mathematical stupidity?Math help thread?
Post by: Criptfeind on January 22, 2016, 09:17:55 pm
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Post by: Aklyon on January 22, 2016, 10:19:01 pm
Post by: Arx on January 23, 2016, 12:49:05 am
What cat breeds existed in medieval times?"Cat" - I doubt the specific breeds existed outside of standard regional variants, since they wouldn't have been bred for different purposes like dogs were.
That's just my uneducated guess, though.
Probably just the squillion different patterns of tabby, with some rarities like black or white or other different colourings.
Post by: Jopax on January 23, 2016, 06:49:03 am
Post by: Graknorke on January 23, 2016, 06:50:26 am
It just might be that GTA 4's port was optimized by barely-trained monkeys. Blind barely-trained monkeys. And they were blind because they were dead.Seems that way.
Post by: redwallzyl on January 23, 2016, 03:13:59 pm
Post by: Baffler on January 23, 2016, 03:27:40 pm
theirs a book i really want that just came out and for some weird reason i cant get the ebook in the US only the UK but i could buy the physical book and have it shipped and arrive weeks from now. anyone know how to get the ebook?
If you know someone in the UK, you could send them some money and have them make the purchase for you, then send the ebook to you afterward.
Post by: GiglameshDespair on January 23, 2016, 03:35:24 pm
Post by: TD1 on January 23, 2016, 04:04:48 pm
Post by: Tiruin on January 23, 2016, 04:32:40 pm
Small question: Did Gig change his sig? I don't think I recall seeing mister Kipling in there before.Yes. Yes he did :P Gig has many places for his sigs, and Mr. Rudyard is one of them.
I have a touchphone(?). Huawei Y300-0151.
...Gravity claimed part of the screen by having it smashed--or at least how I know 'smashed' = 'glass is broken but not really fractured away!'. I can still move my finger on it, and the cracks just give a really bad image of how the state of the glass is, but everything is working as normal.
Is it possible to fix this without me having to shift all data off the phone? I'm panicky about it. :'( Also any help suggested?
Post by: Jopax on January 23, 2016, 04:43:01 pm
Post by: Tiruin on January 23, 2016, 04:45:30 pm
Well if the screen itself is working fine and the touch capability isn't impeded or wonky then it's probably just the outer protective glass that broke, those are usually cheap and easy to replace because they're meant to be expendable like that. It might vary depending on your area. But if it's just that, quick googling found a replacement part on amazon for just shy of 8 bucks.. . .
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8$ translates into more than 500 pesos here .___.
So...question on that.
Are those outer screens easily bought in a phone...repair(?) shop or something? :D
Post by: Jopax on January 23, 2016, 04:48:27 pm
Post by: Yoink on January 23, 2016, 05:57:03 pm
Edit: If you leave your rained-on washing out long enough and the sun comes out and dries it, will it be clean?
Or will it be all nasty and mildew-scented?
Post by: acetech09 on January 23, 2016, 05:58:25 pm
Edit: If you leave your rained-on washing out long enough and the sun comes out and dries it, will it be clean?
Or will it be all nasty and mildew-scented?
Depends on the material and how strong the sun is.
Post by: GiglameshDespair on January 23, 2016, 06:51:51 pm
Small question: Did Gig change his sig? I don't think I recall seeing mister Kipling in there before.
It's had that for a good long while now... maybe six months?
Post by: Yoink on January 24, 2016, 03:47:35 am
I know pasta would be a more substantial meal, but I'm kinda craving a slightly-toasted cheese sandwich for some reason. Thoughts?
Maybe I could have both, but that would be greedy.
Post by: Putnam on January 24, 2016, 04:08:21 am
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You should have asked in the Undertale thread, I don't go here.
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Post by: Rolan7 on January 24, 2016, 09:04:25 am
Should I have a cheese sandwich or pasta w/sauce for dinner?Probably too late but I'd say the cheese sandwich, toasted cheese sandwiches are amazing and probably healthier than a full on pasta dinner.
I know pasta would be a more substantial meal, but I'm kinda craving a slightly-toasted cheese sandwich for some reason. Thoughts?
Maybe I could have both, but that would be greedy.
That said, I'm going to cook up some past with tomato sauce for breakfast now.
Post by: Comrade P. on January 24, 2016, 09:17:52 am
You should have asked in the Undertale thread, I don't go here.Spoiler (click to show/hide)Spoiler (click to show/hide)EDIT: the fact that i have come upon an unresolved undertale question 3 days after the fact upsets me WAY more than it ought to, which is to say it upsets me slightlySpoiler (click to show/hide)
Consulted wiki and figured out the problem the same day, went to sleep at 6 AM, but happy.
Thank you for caring anyhow.
Post by: Urist Mc Dwarf on January 24, 2016, 12:11:45 pm
Post by: scrdest on January 24, 2016, 12:20:47 pm
Why does my nose run when I'm cold? I could probably look up the answer, but I'm too lazy.Cold dries out your mucous membranes in the nose, so it works super hard to moisturize the air, plus the condensation from the different temperatures mean you have extra liquid in there.
Post by: Urist Mc Dwarf on January 24, 2016, 12:30:07 pm
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on January 25, 2016, 10:36:41 pm
Also I seem to have forgotten how to make a link in text where the text becomes a link to a site.
Like how would I type "70's style luxury cars" and have it where if someone clicked on those words it would send them to this link http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-hy-70s-luxury-cars08-2008may08-pg-photogallery.html
I've completely forgotten even though several people have showed me how
Sorry for my incompetence XD
Post by: Amperzand on January 25, 2016, 10:46:36 pm
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[url][/url]Stick the URL in like this.
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[url=URLHERE][/url]Then the relevant text in the middile, so.
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[url]TEXTHERE[/url]
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on January 25, 2016, 11:18:26 pm
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Post by: Gatleos on January 26, 2016, 04:42:01 pm
That's an electrolyte, right? It's the mention of hydrogen specifically that threw me off.
Post by: Graknorke on January 26, 2016, 04:43:41 pm
"A substance that releases hydrogen ions in solution"By specifically mentioning hydrogen ions it makes me think it might be an acid.
That's an electrolyte, right? It's the mention of hydrogen specifically that threw me off.
Post by: Gatleos on January 26, 2016, 04:46:09 pm
Post by: Baffler on January 26, 2016, 04:52:23 pm
Alkali, surely? Acids have a lower pH, and pH stands for percentage Hydrogen if I remember correctly?
Or does chemistry have some weird rules in regards to pH and acids/alkalis?
It's actually a logarithmic scale, with pH of 1 being 1.0 x 10-1 M of H+ ions. They're always in equilibrium with OH- ions, so higher pH means a
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on January 26, 2016, 04:56:33 pm
Alkali, surely? Acids have a lower pH, and pH stands for percentage Hydrogen if I remember correctly?
Or does chemistry have some weird rules in regards to pH and acids/alkalis?
Ninja'd but I crossed it out instead of deleting it because I relish the opportunity to show that I still remember some chemistry
Post by: scrdest on January 26, 2016, 05:07:09 pm
Alkali, surely? Acids have a lower pH, and pH stands for percentage Hydrogen if I remember correctly?Like others said, -log10[H+], so the lower, the more acidic, the more hydrogen innit.
Or does chemistry have some weird rules in regards to pH and acids/alkalis?
Who the fuck invented this scale and why did they choose something that seems to utterly arbitrary?Sørensen, and it's logarithmic because a lot of things in science work more accurately on logarithmic values.
Post by: Baffler on January 26, 2016, 05:09:38 pm
Who the fuck invented this scale and why did they choose something that seems to utterly arbitrary?Sørensen, and it's logarithmic because a lot of things in science work more accurately on logarithmic values.
Yeah, it reflects the physical reality of acid/base chemistry really well, and makes certain calculations a lot easier to do.
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on January 26, 2016, 09:37:51 pm
Does anyone know a good technique for removing them without going to a dentist?
Post by: TheBiggerFish on January 26, 2016, 09:42:31 pm
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on January 26, 2016, 09:52:31 pm
Looks like I'll be rigorously doing what I should be doing anyways
Post by: Graknorke on January 27, 2016, 02:19:19 am
Post by: Nullsrc on January 27, 2016, 07:52:48 am
Physicists don't have to know the basics of shit. Well apart from physics and maths obviously. But you'd expect those.There is always a relevant XKCD (https://xkcd.com/793/)
Post by: Rolan7 on January 27, 2016, 09:56:04 am
I was expecting http://xkcd.com/435/ but that works too.Physicists don't have to know the basics of shit. Well apart from physics and maths obviously. But you'd expect those.There is always a relevant XKCD (https://xkcd.com/793/)
Post by: Nullsrc on January 27, 2016, 09:41:37 pm
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on January 27, 2016, 09:42:19 pm
New rule: There is always at least one relevant XKCD?
Post by: TheBiggerFish on January 27, 2016, 09:58:27 pm
New rule: There is always at least one relevant XKCD.
Post by: Rolan7 on January 27, 2016, 09:59:24 pm
Post by: i2amroy on January 28, 2016, 02:29:26 am
Post by: Gentlefish on January 28, 2016, 02:37:32 am
Post by: GiglameshDespair on January 28, 2016, 05:09:04 am
Post by: Amperzand on January 28, 2016, 06:50:19 am
Spoiler: A slice of pi (click to show/hide)
Post by: Nullsrc on January 28, 2016, 10:32:19 am
Post by: Yoink on January 28, 2016, 09:01:47 pm
Yeah I could easily Google this, but this thread needs more love.
Post by: TheBiggerFish on January 28, 2016, 09:19:06 pm
Also known as circumference divided by pi.
Post by: Yoink on January 28, 2016, 09:33:31 pm
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on January 29, 2016, 11:54:29 am
Post by: Helgoland on January 29, 2016, 02:07:13 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on January 30, 2016, 02:28:54 am
Does anyone know a good way to keep the (art? ink? print stuff?) on a band bracelet from rubbing off only after a couple weeks of wearing it?Forge one from metal and make engravings on it.
Post by: Yoink on January 30, 2016, 04:20:15 am
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on January 30, 2016, 04:24:29 am
Post by: Yoink on January 30, 2016, 04:32:38 am
I went outside whilst wearing it, and people tend to make fun of me when I make unexplained outfit changes. Also, someone commented on the shirt in question. There is no escape.
Post by: sprinkled chariot on January 30, 2016, 01:28:13 pm
My usual tactic for such situations is I know, that i know nothing card + card :can you tell me more about this? followed up with showing tiny bits I know. The contrast between two things creates impression, that I am not total idiot, who I actually am.
Post by: Helgoland on January 30, 2016, 01:32:30 pm
Generally though I'd suggest getting rid of the negative attitude - art is
And if that doesn't work, you can always make a comment around the one-hour mark about how you'd much rather be looking at him/her than at the paintings, followed by the suggestion to take a walk outside. It'll be cheesy, and it'll give away that you're not that into the art, but it'll get the job done - and be kinda cute if you pull it off the right way.
Post by: TD1 on January 30, 2016, 01:40:36 pm
Modern arts.
If s/he brings you there, my suggestion is to bring a gun with you :P
Post by: Calidovi on January 30, 2016, 02:19:37 pm
Ugh. Gotta have a date in fine arts museum. I am not sure, if there is any knowledge which managed to slip away from this italian art maniac. Any tips or advices on how not to look too stupid?
My usual tactic for such situations is I know, that i know nothing card + card :can you tell me more about this? followed up with showing tiny bits I know. The contrast between two things creates impression, that I am not total idiot, who I actually am.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on January 30, 2016, 03:32:54 pm
*Shudder*Ooh, but wouldn't murdering somebody in a modern art exhibition be an artistic statement in and of itself?
Modern arts.
If s/he brings you there, my suggestion is to bring a gun with you :P
Post by: TempAcc on January 30, 2016, 03:41:25 pm
Post by: Calidovi on January 30, 2016, 03:43:11 pm
Considering what people consider modern and performance art these days, you might get a few rounds of applauses before someone actualy arrests you :v
but das censorship
Post by: Helgoland on January 30, 2016, 05:11:01 pm
Considering what people consider modern and performance art these days, you might get a few rounds of applauses before someone actualy arrests you :vCould we not go there? I'd hate to rant about 95% of you being ignorant buffoons again.
Post by: TD1 on January 30, 2016, 05:16:27 pm
Post by: Comrade P. on January 30, 2016, 05:21:42 pm
Considering what people consider modern and performance art these days, you might get a few rounds of applauses before someone actualy arrests you :v
Didn't exactly that happen rather recently (within last two months)? I remember reading about it in a news headline... Googling tells me something like that did happen.
Oh look, I even found a webcomic on Russian Bash.org about it (translated for public convenience):
(http://i.imgur.com/aVAGWPh.png)
Original (http://bash.im/comics/20151218)
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on January 30, 2016, 07:20:47 pm
For the record, I do understand that the moniker "modern art" is often applied to an array of styles and movements, most of which aren't completely ridiculous.Considering what people consider modern and performance art these days, you might get a few rounds of applauses before someone actualy arrests you :vCould we not go there? I'd hate to rant about 95% of you being ignorant buffoons again.
Doesn't mean I will refrain from buffoonery about the whole shebang, though.
...by the way, what the hell is with the word "shebang"? Who is the she being banged/doing the banging and what does she and her exploits have to do with anything?
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on January 30, 2016, 08:19:24 pm
Post by: Calidovi on January 30, 2016, 08:19:59 pm
For the record, I do understand that the moniker "modern art" is often applied to an array of styles and movements, most of which aren't completely ridiculous.Considering what people consider modern and performance art these days, you might get a few rounds of applauses before someone actualy arrests you :vCould we not go there? I'd hate to rant about 95% of you being ignorant buffoons again.
Doesn't mean I will refrain from buffoonery about the whole shebang, though.
...by the way, what the hell is with the word "shebang"? Who is the she being banged/doing the banging and what does she and her exploits have to do with anything?
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=shebang (http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=shebang)
I guess that the history for the word shebang goes pretty deep.
Post by: TempAcc on January 30, 2016, 09:11:44 pm
And my tolerance for performance/modern art is pretty up there, mind you, as in, genesis p orridge up there, but things just tend to get overly ridiculous (and lazy) these days in regards to anything under the moniker of modern or performance art. I do hope we still live in an age people having critical opinions of ~art~ is acceptable, or did we already ban everything critical, including the thinking sort?
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on January 31, 2016, 11:45:48 am
Post by: TheBiggerFish on January 31, 2016, 11:48:35 am
To fret.
--maybe more later--
Post by: GiglameshDespair on January 31, 2016, 01:27:24 pm
Can you please give me as many synonyms for "to worry" as you can? I need it for stuff and things.fret, be worried, be concerned, be anxious, agonize, brood, dwell on, panic, get in a panic, lose sleep, get worked up, get in a fluster, get overwrought, be on tenterhooks; informal: have butterflies in one's stomach, get stressed, get in a flap, get in a state, get in a tizz/tizzy, get in a sweat, sweat, get steamed up, get in a lather, stew, torture oneself, torment oneself;
informal: be in a blue funk
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on January 31, 2016, 01:44:34 pm
I'm trying to predict release schedules by using the word count of the release announcements, and it's a pain in the ass to do by myself.
Just pick an unexamined release, find it in the log, record the date, record the total word count of the non-yellow post, the word count of the features, and the word count of the bug fixes.
Even a little bit of help goes a long way! Thanks!
Edit: The project's mostly a failure, because the data set I tried to gather didn't really actually help at all. Feel free to mess around with it, though.
Post by: Amperzand on February 01, 2016, 01:55:14 am
Can you please give me as many synonyms for "to worry" as you can? I need it for stuff and things.
http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/worry?s=t
Post by: Yoink on February 02, 2016, 08:19:56 am
Spoiler: Which one should I order?! (click to show/hide)
Edit: Never mind, I had to hurry up and make a choice. I'm proud of myself. I can always buy the other one another time...
Post by: DragonDePlatino on February 05, 2016, 04:43:32 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on February 05, 2016, 05:12:29 pm
Post by: Aklyon on February 05, 2016, 05:26:07 pm
Post by: DragonDePlatino on February 05, 2016, 05:44:49 pm
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on February 05, 2016, 06:05:17 pm
E: Also, when I buy a game on Steam, do I get an OS-specific version, or can I then install the game on a Windows machine if the Linux version doesn't work out?
Post by: Comrade P. on February 05, 2016, 06:17:36 pm
Post by: Baffler on February 05, 2016, 08:13:16 pm
Post by: Aklyon on February 05, 2016, 08:17:31 pm
Post by: Baffler on February 05, 2016, 08:18:50 pm
Post by: Yoink on February 05, 2016, 09:31:01 pm
I think that's a vague guidline people use? Maybe? Besides, it doesn't matter because as long as you acknowledge that you're necro'ing it no-one really minds.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on February 05, 2016, 09:32:39 pm
Post by: TheBiggerFish on February 05, 2016, 10:15:48 pm
Post by: Yoink on February 06, 2016, 03:06:18 pm
I'll probably have the other option later on, for lunch. Pls reply quickly, am hungry.
Post by: TheBiggerFish on February 06, 2016, 03:06:50 pm
Post by: Yoink on February 06, 2016, 03:08:14 pm
/me rushes to the kitchen with maniacal glee.
Post by: Graknorke on February 06, 2016, 03:14:09 pm
Post by: Yoink on February 06, 2016, 03:18:44 pm
Eggs with inferior Marmite impersonator? Is that actually a thing people do?(https://media.giphy.com/media/IFnUKcusZgI/giphy.gif)
Post by: GiglameshDespair on February 06, 2016, 06:37:54 pm
Eggs with inferior Marmite impersonator? Is that actually a thing people do?They're not people, Graknorke, they're Australians.
There's a reason we shipped them off.
Post by: Yoink on February 06, 2016, 08:45:39 pm
Now if only we could eradicate this disgusting promite (also not capitalised) filth that taints our shores and has infiltrated our very communities...
I don't care all that much about world politics or religion, but I sure do get riled up over yeast spread.
Post by: Rolan7 on February 06, 2016, 09:08:52 pm
or pasta with sauce and a few mashed beans mixed in?... This sounds really good, gonna give it a go for dinner. Sans the mashing.
Post by: Yoink on February 06, 2016, 09:59:27 pm
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on February 06, 2016, 10:28:41 pm
Quote
*people enjoying any condiment that ends with 'mite'*I have several problems with this.
Post by: Yoink on February 08, 2016, 03:19:33 am
I mean, I did most of my celebrating last night (and am uncertain how much more celebration my body can take), but I feel like I should probably do more stuff on the actual day. Not that I'm filled with joy about getting older, but eh. I have thirteen dollars to my name. Well, apart from the stuff in my bank account, but I can't/won't spend that.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on February 08, 2016, 06:11:07 am
It's my birthday, what should I do to celebrate?Bake some fresh bread! And while the dough is rising, you can go buy a bunch of different deli meat or something to put on it when it's done.
I mean, I did most of my celebrating last night (and am uncertain how much more celebration my body can take), but I feel like I should probably do more stuff on the actual day. Not that I'm filled with joy about getting older, but eh. I have thirteen dollars to my name. Well, apart from the stuff in my bank account, but I can't/won't spend that.
Dark beer works pretty well in bread. I'd recommend Krušovice Černe, but I've no idea if you can get any in your location.
E: for whatever reason, I thought this was the food thread...
Post by: Comrade P. on February 08, 2016, 07:39:46 am
Post by: Nullsrc on February 08, 2016, 11:11:30 pm
Post by: Baffler on February 08, 2016, 11:12:54 pm
Post by: Nullsrc on February 08, 2016, 11:27:15 pm
Edit: Seems like college ruled paper is 9/32" in height and narrow ruled is only 8/32", which makes it pretty pointless to invest in :/
Post by: Arx on February 08, 2016, 11:37:11 pm
Post by: Helgoland on February 09, 2016, 05:41:28 pm
I don't care all that much about world politics or religion, but I sure do get riled up over yeast spread.Yoink, one of these days you'll just have to start accepting that your mom is, in fact, a slut. All the public health concerns in the world won't be changing that.
Post by: Yoink on February 09, 2016, 08:56:08 pm
Well great, now you reminded me about that awful story I once saw on Askreddit involving a yeast infection.
You can't turn me off Vegemite, though, no matter how many gross mental images you associate with it. Nuh-uh.
Post by: Rolan7 on February 10, 2016, 04:58:16 pm
(I try to keep an open mind about things, which involved watching a few videos on a topic and not downvoting most of them, which I guess Youtube has rated as a strong interest)
Is there a way to get a particular video to stop showing up in the suggested videos list? This crap is literally "up next" a lot of the time, which makes me particularly hate the autoplay "feature" which I of course disable instantly whenever it reactivates.
Edit: I think just watching the video for a few seconds would work, but I'd rather not give it a view.
Post by: Amperzand on February 10, 2016, 08:16:39 pm
Post by: Sheb on February 12, 2016, 07:36:38 am
Post by: Comrade P. on February 12, 2016, 09:15:06 am
Vegemite, Marmite and co. are just inferior to the gloriousness of German Vitam-R Paste.
What are you people are going on about? What are these? I keep hearing these names on the internet and I have no clue.
Post by: Arx on February 12, 2016, 09:32:43 am
Vegemite, Marmite and co. are just inferior to the gloriousness of German Vitam-R Paste.
What are you people are going on about? What are these? I keep hearing these names on the internet and I have no clue.
Yeast extract, by and large. I'm not sure what Vegemite tastes like, but Marmit and co. taste kinda like very salty beef. They're a sort of viscous liquid you can put on toast, or crackers, or pretty much anything if you try hard enough.
Post by: Comrade P. on February 12, 2016, 09:44:19 am
Then again, one of my favorite desserts is condensed milk, so I won't judge.
Post by: Egan_BW on February 12, 2016, 09:52:44 am
I know that's how the word sounds, but why "first" rather than "word" or something?
Post by: Rolan7 on February 12, 2016, 10:03:52 am
Of course I have no idea what I'm talking about, I'm not a linguist. I'm barely even cunning.
Post by: Aklyon on February 12, 2016, 11:45:51 am
Post by: Yoink on February 12, 2016, 11:51:07 am
Post by: scrdest on February 12, 2016, 11:52:57 am
Post by: Calidovi on February 14, 2016, 10:42:33 am
Post by: Helgoland on February 15, 2016, 04:27:30 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on February 15, 2016, 06:10:07 pm
Post by: Aklyon on February 15, 2016, 06:12:23 pm
Post by: Amperzand on February 16, 2016, 03:10:54 am
Adeen... Dva... Tree... Chyetirye...
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Comrade P. on February 16, 2016, 06:19:24 am
Then, of course, there is the procession of numbers in russian.
Adeen... Dva... Tree... Chyetirye...Spoiler (click to show/hide)
You don't really need an "i" in shest'.
All the other transliterations are on point though.
Post by: Helgoland on February 16, 2016, 09:19:55 am
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on February 16, 2016, 09:54:47 am
But then it no longer sounds like the German word for '(he/she/it) shits'!Wouldn't that be 'sheißt'?
Post by: Helgoland on February 16, 2016, 12:32:24 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on February 16, 2016, 12:53:24 pm
U wot mß
Post by: TD1 on February 16, 2016, 04:30:49 pm
Post by: Helgoland on February 16, 2016, 04:43:08 pm
Post by: Amperzand on February 16, 2016, 05:59:26 pm
Then, of course, there is the procession of numbers in russian.
Adeen... Dva... Tree... Chyetirye...Spoiler (click to show/hide)
You don't really need an "i" in shest'.
All the other transliterations are on point though.
The pronunciation I was taught had an "i" sound in it, I feel. Eh.
Post by: Yoink on February 17, 2016, 08:44:00 am
Post by: TD1 on February 17, 2016, 08:47:23 am
Post by: Yoink on February 17, 2016, 08:48:22 am
Post by: Egan_BW on February 17, 2016, 09:52:28 am
DON'T LET YOUR MEMES BE DREAMS
Post by: TheBiggerFish on February 17, 2016, 05:20:57 pm
Post by: TD1 on February 17, 2016, 05:24:37 pm
Any thoughts? ???
Post by: GiglameshDespair on February 17, 2016, 05:25:13 pm
Post by: TD1 on February 17, 2016, 05:29:01 pm
Thanks for confirmation on their deceased nature, though.
Seriously, though. Any solutions? :P
Post by: TheBiggerFish on February 17, 2016, 05:29:35 pm
It might be a problem with the keyboard input processy thing.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on February 17, 2016, 05:29:46 pm
Post by: TD1 on February 17, 2016, 05:30:56 pm
I don't think so, unless the numpad keys don't work for numbers either.
It might be a problem with the keyboard input processy thing.
The numbers work.
Post by: i2amroy on February 17, 2016, 05:31:01 pm
A little more information could go a long way towards helping us help you.
Post by: TD1 on February 17, 2016, 05:35:59 pm
The up and down arrows don't work on the on screen keyboard, if that's what the keyboard viewer is.
Post by: Yoink on February 17, 2016, 05:41:17 pm
Post by: Aklyon on February 17, 2016, 05:41:46 pm
Post by: TD1 on February 17, 2016, 05:43:44 pm
Is there some sort of phantom fullscreen thing going on? I think I vaguely remember having such a problem in the past.Nope :/
Though how you solved your problem may be relevant - who knows?
Post by: Yoink on February 17, 2016, 05:49:22 pm
Might as well check task manager anyway, see if there's anything odd in there that might be causing this.
Post by: Flying Dice on February 19, 2016, 09:36:05 pm
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on February 19, 2016, 11:15:09 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on February 19, 2016, 11:41:29 pm
Post by: sprinkled chariot on February 24, 2016, 04:00:37 am
Post by: Putnam on February 24, 2016, 04:04:55 am
Post by: sprinkled chariot on February 24, 2016, 05:59:36 am
[img]And what do I do with [img]?
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on February 24, 2016, 06:07:55 am
Code: [Select]
[img]urlhere[/img]
Post by: Sheb on February 24, 2016, 11:07:55 am
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on February 24, 2016, 11:17:19 am
What is it with hentai and impregnation? Why is it supposed to be sexy to make the girl pregnant, and why doesn't any form of birth control pill apparently exist in Japan?You gotta be reading my mind. It's like, I'm reading this thing, and then they decide to ditch the condom even though they just met (!), and my reaction, hilariously enough, is something on the lines of "$Authorname, you irresponsible fuck! Children might read your doujins and get the wrong idea about birth control and parental responsibility! You should feel terrible about yourself, you bastard!"
I truly have no idea why they think it's either believable or attractive. My only suggestion might be that it is flattering to be considered so attractive that other people randomly decide that they want your babies? So it's a wish fulfillment thing, in a way?
Post by: Neonivek on February 24, 2016, 11:40:52 am
-They are reading my bills because I let people borrow money... They paid me back! I don't give out money anymore.
Yet there is something I want to use Paypal for.
What does Paypal look like on a bill? Is it just a paypal statement... or does it say what it is for?
Ps. No I am not letting someone borrow money via Paypal... >_<
Post by: Sheb on February 24, 2016, 11:44:51 am
Post by: Comrade P. on February 24, 2016, 11:48:22 am
What is it with hentai and impregnation? Why is it supposed to be sexy to make the girl pregnant, and why doesn't any form of birth control pill apparently exist in Japan?You gotta be reading my mind. It's like, I'm reading this thing, and then they decide to ditch the condom even though they just met (!), and my reaction, hilariously enough, is something on the lines of "$Authorname, you irresponsible fuck! Children might read your doujins and get the wrong idea about birth control and parental responsibility! You should feel terrible about yourself, you bastard!"
I truly have no idea why they think it's either believable or attractive. My only suggestion might be that it is flattering to be considered so attractive that other people randomly decide that they want your babies? So it's a wish fulfillment thing, in a way?
From what I've heard, Japan has too damn little (or is it few in that case? I'm not sure) young people, and their birth rate is one of the lowest in Asian region. Therefore my personal theory is this: it's a not-so-well hidden message, an endorsement of reproduction.
Post by: Helgoland on February 24, 2016, 11:55:15 am
Post by: Neonivek on February 24, 2016, 08:44:44 pm
Post by: Putnam on February 24, 2016, 08:47:12 pm
[img]And what do I do with [img]?
there's a preview post button and two possibilities for the usage of img that may or may not work that you can try without forcing anyone to see it
Post by: BFEL on February 26, 2016, 07:24:31 am
BFEL doesn't want to have to do a whole playthrough+ 2 side stories over again to grab the sexy equipments.
EDIT: Nvm, figured it out eventually.
Post by: Graknorke on February 28, 2016, 03:44:27 pm
Post by: Comrade P. on February 28, 2016, 03:50:47 pm
Sunflower seeds are just a rather common snack in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus (as well as the Baltic states, but not so sure here). It is rather enticing process, popping them one by one, really.
E: How come a UK dweller is bothered by gopniks, by the way? I really thought you don't find much of these to the west of Poland.
E2:
Spoiler: Talking about these fellas, right? (click to show/hide)
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on February 28, 2016, 03:54:10 pm
Why do gopniks squat and eat sunflower seeds? I get the bad clothes and crime, that's typical for the unemployed uneducated types. But squatting and eating sunflower seeds seem like really weird things to do as anything but trying to fit into a clique.They eat sunflower seeds because sunflower seeds are a very cheap snack that consumes a lot of time - basically, you do petty robbery, right? Petty robbery involves a lot of waiting for an easily robbable schmuck. You can't wait for the schmuck on a bench near a house entrance because someone would call the cops on you or something. So you pick a less busy area (which probably has no benches) and then squat there while eating sunflower seeds to pass the time. At least, that was the original idea. It's a clique thing as well, I guess.
And ninja'd again.
Post by: Comrade P. on February 28, 2016, 03:55:55 pm
And ninja'd again.Well, you put these together way better.
Post by: Graknorke on February 28, 2016, 04:48:07 pm
E: How come a UK dweller is bothered by gopniks, by the way? I really thought you don't find much of these to the west of Poland.One of my favourite internet memers mentioned them, and I'd heard of them before while never actually getting it.
Post by: GiglameshDespair on February 29, 2016, 05:56:58 pm
Post by: Mechatronic on March 01, 2016, 02:21:12 am
When you see helicopter footage from police chases and the like, how high do the helicopters tend to be? If they're flying quite low.Anything below 1000 feet over a built up area would be flying low. That's below the usual minimum for civil aviation and requires authorisation from the local civil aviation authority that's only granted to operators like police, fire and rescue.
Post by: GiglameshDespair on March 02, 2016, 04:40:27 pm
Why do humans have stomach acid that's not strong enough to kill off most bacteria in raw food?
I tried googling it but it came up with a load of sites saying 'We have weaker stomach acid, therefore we MUST be herbivores', which is rather horseshit and not what I'm looking for.
It is.
Stomach acid is useful for both digestive and decontamination purposes. Diseases to do with low stomach acid production can result in infections (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achlorhydria).
Even animals can get sick from eating food, but they don't tend to talk about it so much.
Post by: scrdest on March 02, 2016, 05:12:04 pm
Furthermore: a good chunk of things like food poisoning is not directly caused by bacteria, but by bacterial toxins produced as a side-effect of their metabolism, which isn't destroyed easily without nuking the meat into vapor as well - which is why you can't just cook spoiled raw meat and eat it later safely.Why do humans have stomach acid that's not strong enough to kill off most bacteria in raw food?
I tried googling it but it came up with a load of sites saying 'We have weaker stomach acid, therefore we MUST be herbivores', which is rather horseshit and not what I'm looking for.
It is.
Stomach acid is useful for both digestive and decontamination purposes. Diseases to do with low stomach acid production can result in infections (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achlorhydria).
Even animals can get sick from eating food, but they don't tend to talk about it so much.
And modern humans don't have to bother with potentially-unsafe food most of the time for various reasons. Which, sadly, means that our immune systems aren't too heavily drilled to respond to the common foodborne bacterial pathogens which lowers our tolerance threshold compared to animals or even humans who are exposed to them more often whose immune systems can SCP the hell out of smaller amounts of bacteria/bacterial toxins.
Post by: TheBiggerFish on March 02, 2016, 05:56:19 pm
Post by: DragonDePlatino on March 05, 2016, 10:21:46 pm
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on March 05, 2016, 10:24:15 pm
Post by: GiglameshDespair on March 06, 2016, 09:19:42 am
I can't really think of any particular myths or legendary beasts that were normal-sized snakes with wings, but I imagine you could probably call them dragons. The border between dragon and snake was always pretty indistinct, to be honest. Hence a lot of large dragons/ giant snakes in british mythology are called w (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sockburn_Worm)or (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Laidly_Worm_of_Spindleston_Heugh)ms (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoor_worm). So wyrm, dragon, serpent would all work, but I can't think of a formal name for a winged serpent. Perhaps they'd just be called winged serpents.
Something like the spanish dragon Cuélebre (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cu%C3%A9lebre) was a legless, winged serpent, though it's too large for you question.
Post by: DragonDePlatino on March 06, 2016, 11:14:13 pm
Post by: i2amroy on March 07, 2016, 03:31:32 am
Even animals can get sick from eating food, but they don't tend to talk about it so much.A lot of animals also have shorter gut times (though not all, obviously) that makes them less vulnerable to eating, say, dead carcasses without cooking them. For example housecat gut times are only like 6 hours or so in length, compared to a human 36-48 hours, meaning that a lot of the things that would have us vomiting and horribly sick pass right through them before they really have time to inflict serious damage. (Though this comes with the drawback that they get less nutrients from a fair bit of their food, and that they can't process more complex molecules (like carbs) with any sort of real efficiency).
Post by: Frumple on March 09, 2016, 10:47:52 pm
Is... is there anyone out there that just happens to remember who did that fairly specific bit of country music related comedy? I really want to hear it again, but trying to google-fu for it has been failing miserably.
Post by: Andres on March 10, 2016, 06:01:29 am
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Post by: Frumple on March 10, 2016, 08:34:58 am
Post by: Rolan7 on March 10, 2016, 09:56:12 am
In World of Darkness, what happens if a contested roll is a tie? Specifically regarding grapple. We've been going by "highest modifier" like in 3.5 but can't find a real rule.
Post by: GiglameshDespair on March 10, 2016, 04:43:12 pm
Quote from: http://www.d20srd.org/srd/skills/usingSkills.htm
Opposed Checks
An opposed check is a check whose success or failure is determined by comparing the check result to another character’s check result. In an opposed check, the higher result succeeds, while the lower result fails. In case of a tie, the higher skill modifier wins. If these scores are the same, roll again to break the tie.
Post by: Rolan7 on March 10, 2016, 05:54:28 pm
Post by: GiglameshDespair on March 10, 2016, 06:15:53 pm
Well.
Well, generally I would say the defensive side wins.
Post by: Egan_BW on March 10, 2016, 11:59:34 pm
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on March 11, 2016, 01:11:40 am
Post by: sprinkled chariot on March 11, 2016, 01:58:38 am
This is just spending energy without getting any food/ something else, what will improve my survival chances. Why will brain reward me for burning his strategical fat reserves?
Can you advice some books for basics of philosophy/ understanding mythology?
Why idea of passionarity( ability to absorb energy from outside world, and passionary is person with big ammount of said passionarity) as main historical force is so popular?
Whenever you listen/ read some journalist or politologist speaking about history, he will mention it.
Basicly it is explaining all successes of ethnos as passionaric boom and all its failures as decline of passionarity and getting beaten by some guys around, who got their passionarity increased.
Gumilev also has some strange ideas on passionarity, like passionaric boom is caused by SPACE RAYS.
His theories pretty much got nuked by historical science, and yet they live.
Post by: TD1 on March 11, 2016, 08:27:03 am
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on March 11, 2016, 08:48:10 am
Spoiler: Gumilev (click to show/hide)
I have a question of my own:
So I have recently come into possession of a a computer in a rather dubious state of repair. Everything seems alright inside at first glance, but if you try to power it on, it audibly shorts out and nothing happens. Can this be taken to mean that the PSU needs to be replaced, at least? I know additional diagnostics would be useful, but I got it for free and by accident and and I don't really want to bother much if that can be avoided.
Post by: DeKaFu on March 11, 2016, 08:59:34 am
Eh...In retrospect, I guess it was a stupid question to ask. Wadjet and Coatl amount to "Green One" and "Serpent" in their respective languages so it only makes sense that "Winged Snake" in English is "Winged Snake". I'll stick to Wyrm as it's the closest thing that sounds remotely exotic.Bit late, but also found this guy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zilant), which is described as a "winged snake" half the time, though most of the pictures seem to give it chicken legs.
Post by: Rolan7 on March 11, 2016, 09:59:12 am
Why am I seeing Putnam avatars?Because avatar fads
Post by: Putnam on March 12, 2016, 01:20:54 am
Post by: Rolan7 on March 12, 2016, 01:39:57 am
Well might you, senior wizard! I bow to your superior ability.
Please decline to burninate
For posterity, I was using: http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff410/tratan3/PutnamRocks_zpsjw8kiw6m.png
Post by: Putnam on March 12, 2016, 01:43:39 am
Post by: Egan_BW on March 12, 2016, 01:45:26 am
Post by: Rolan7 on March 12, 2016, 01:46:23 am
I still can't find the color rotator
many options such power
Post by: Arx on March 12, 2016, 01:50:44 am
I tried to find the color rotator in Gimp but got distracted and used fill
I still can't find the color rotator
many options such power
It's in the colour menu. Unsurprisingly. :P
Post by: Rolan7 on March 12, 2016, 01:54:45 am
Post by: Putnam on March 12, 2016, 02:12:18 am
Post by: Yoink on March 20, 2016, 12:32:25 am
I think I would like to adopt such a word into my vocabulary if it exists.
Post by: Putnam on March 20, 2016, 04:55:29 am
fiction doesn't count, jeez
Post by: Rolan7 on March 20, 2016, 08:34:18 am
@Yoink
It might be possible to use "a very few". Or maybe "Just a few" or "Only a few". It all depends so much on context, and "a few" can easily mean 2. Or 9000, depending on the amount of items.
Post by: MagmaMcFry on March 20, 2016, 10:35:33 am
Is there a word in any language for a vague numerical amount between "a couple" and "a few"?"some"
I think I would like to adopt such a word into my vocabulary if it exists.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on March 20, 2016, 01:41:44 pm
"Несколько". "Keletas".Is there a word in any language for a vague numerical amount between "a couple" and "a few"?"some"
I think I would like to adopt such a word into my vocabulary if it exists.
Post by: i2amroy on March 20, 2016, 02:45:11 pm
Is there a word in any language for a vague numerical amount between "a couple" and "a few"?Funnily enough where I'm from he two words actually have a bit of overlap colloquially here. :P Around where I live "a couple" is used colloquially as meaning 2-3 (maybe 4) in the vast majority of it's uses (it still can be used to mean strictly 2 if you are speaking more formally, of course), while "a few" covers everything from 3 up to around 7 (at which point "several" takes over).
I think I would like to adopt such a word into my vocabulary if it exists.
Post by: Rolan7 on March 20, 2016, 02:55:06 pm
People often argue about the meaning of "a couple", and language is fluid so there's no absolute right.
Post by: Rolan7 on March 20, 2016, 03:22:32 pm
Post by: Comrade P. on March 20, 2016, 04:20:49 pm
But that's just me confusing people, nevermind me.
Post by: Putnam on March 20, 2016, 04:54:00 pm
As I pedantically pointed out, only if you're assuming it's "between x and y *exclusive*"
I would've used "in the range of" if I wanted to mean inclusive, or some other similar construct, "in between" is usually exclusive in english AFAIK
Post by: Arx on March 21, 2016, 12:31:27 pm
As I pedantically pointed out, only if you're assuming it's "between x and y *exclusive*"
I would've used "in the range of" if I wanted to mean inclusive, or some other similar construct, "in between" is usually exclusive in english AFAIK
Then no, because being an integer precludes being greater than four and less than five. :P
Post by: scrdest on March 22, 2016, 07:15:57 am
Where in the cell are proteins folded/combined to get their tertiary and quaternary structures?Cytoplasm, primarily. In some cases, they may not achieve their final conformation there yet; for example, certain types of translocation through membranes in bacteria works only for unfolded proteins, which then assume their structure... wherever.
Proteins are usually not so much folded as they simply are folding. The structure is largely a function of their makeup and the environment.
Post by: DeKaFu on March 27, 2016, 03:42:01 pm
I want a program that will let me create a bunch of "pages" or entries that consist of a picture and some text and/or customizable labeled data boxes that can be filled in (like name, date, location, etc.).
I also want it to automatically organize these into a list, and be able to sort the list into subcategories and see at a glance how many entries are in each subcategory. The more drag-and-drop-y the better, since I'm really limited in how much I can type right now.
…Basically I'm picturing something similar to a Pokédex, but for things that aren't Pokémon.
Spoiler: what I want it for (click to show/hide)
Post by: Frumple on March 27, 2016, 03:44:06 pm
Post by: Comrade P. on March 27, 2016, 03:57:37 pm
Post by: Ardent Debater on March 27, 2016, 09:52:42 pm
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Post by: Helgoland on March 28, 2016, 06:59:58 am
Post by: EnigmaticHat on March 28, 2016, 04:23:37 pm
What's the most-effective non-lethal way to ensure that Cats don't consume any Chickens?Keep the cats indoors or completely enclose the chickens.
They might not attack the chickens but they'll go for the chicks for sure. Maybe if you only have adult chickens at all times it might be ok...
Post by: Yoink on March 28, 2016, 04:33:41 pm
Unless it's some sort of terrifying giant cat or a master of stealth, I don't know.
Post by: TD1 on March 28, 2016, 04:35:16 pm
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Post by: sprinkled chariot on March 29, 2016, 03:05:51 pm
Wtf? How can it even work this way? This is just weird.
Post by: GiglameshDespair on March 29, 2016, 03:14:17 pm
I'm considering practising worldbuilding+player interactions with a fairly simplistic FG&RP game. (I plan to maybe do a tabletop game with my RL friends, so a bit of practice would be good)It could work.
Should I give it a go that way, or is there another way to practice it that would be better?
SGs tend to be less successful more often than not, though.
Post by: Frumple on March 29, 2016, 03:22:28 pm
*Though I wouldn't be entirely surprised if you haven't really cut back too much on fats and sugars, heh. They actually tend to largely come from stuff that isn't immediately fat or sugar, hah.
Post by: Sheb on March 31, 2016, 10:11:32 am
Post by: StrawBarrel on March 31, 2016, 11:57:38 am
Post by: TheBiggerFish on March 31, 2016, 12:03:34 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on March 31, 2016, 12:06:32 pm
Based on the penalties for cutting neighbor's trees without permission, I think it's a civil issue. So you could sue for mental anguish and aesthetic damage to your yard, and/or maybe the cost of undoing the trench.
It also seems like it'd be misdemeanor trespassing but that depends on the state I think, might be a tough case? I don't actually know.
Post by: Drakale on March 31, 2016, 12:13:04 pm
My neighbor dug a very thin long trench in our yard without our permission. Is that a crime?
Unless he did it because his house was at risk of being flooded and your yard was the only usable way to drain his terrain AND you could not be immediately contacted, I don't see how that's a legal thing to do.
Post by: scrdest on March 31, 2016, 01:52:29 pm
@SC: Stimulants can actually make you feel tired (though note you haven't gotten rid of them, unless you're drinking decaf tea -- a cup of green tea usually has at least as much caffeine as a cup of coffee :P), especially after a few hours, it takes energy to process fat and sugar* (also, neither of the two are particularly good for get-up-and-go energy, heh -- they're not terribly good for pep, despite what common narratives say about sugar), and if you're exercising and losing weight, you're carrying less around, on top of all the other good stuff a jogging regimen brings. Just to name a non-exhaustive list of what's going on, heh, as metabolism and whatnot is pretty complicated stuff. Basically you're doing most of what naturally increases personal energy, so... that's what's happening.The 'energy' stuff that the idea of a sugar rush comes from is a confusion of terms. Food/metabolic energy is energy in the way physicists/most other natural scientists talk about energy. On the other hand, pure caffeine has zero or negative energy in that sense.
*Though I wouldn't be entirely surprised if you haven't really cut back too much on fats and sugars, heh. They actually tend to largely come from stuff that isn't immediately fat or sugar, hah.
If you mainlined glucose, you wouldn't be any more alert, on the other hand, unless you're in the middle of falling into a hypoglycemic coma. You couldn't do much running without sugar, either, you'd get tired fast - but it's more of the 'halp my muscles are jelly' kind of tired, not 'I gotta go inhale the pillow a bit' tired.
Post by: TempAcc on March 31, 2016, 02:31:21 pm
My neighbor dug a very thin long trench in our yard without our permission. Is that a crime?
Not a crime in most places, mostly a civil rights problem. It may count as invasion of invasion of property in some places, maybe. Pretty sure its something that can justify a lawsuit, though, if just one to reinburse you guys on the damage the property suffered and the unlawful alteration.
Post by: StrawBarrel on March 31, 2016, 08:09:51 pm
Post by: Helgoland on March 31, 2016, 08:16:26 pm
Post by: MoonyTheHuman on March 31, 2016, 08:21:17 pm
Are you on the Unoffical Bay12 Discord?
Post by: Rolan7 on March 31, 2016, 08:28:14 pm
Post by: Aklyon on March 31, 2016, 09:05:51 pm
What is the Unofficial Bay12 Discord?The sequel to the Unofficial Bay12 TS3 Server.
Post by: Gentlefish on March 31, 2016, 09:21:26 pm
Post by: StrawBarrel on March 31, 2016, 09:56:36 pm
Why did he dig that trench, anyway?Turns out he was installing television cable and in order to get to the nearest utility pole, the workers had to dig through our yard. It probably would have been fine, except he bother didn't to tell my folks. ::)
So now the cable company dudes have to back come and install the cable on the along my neighbors' fences, a more reasonable spot, rather than through the middle of our yard. It's not a big deal though because the "trench" is really just a slit (couldn't think of this word earlier) in the ground.
Post by: Yoink on April 01, 2016, 12:16:45 am
I was gonna nap earlier, but then I got distracted and now I only have about 45 minutes before I had an alarm set to go do stuff...
Post by: itisnotlogical on April 02, 2016, 03:49:48 pm
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Post by: Tawa on April 02, 2016, 05:20:29 pm
http://www.gog.com/game/the_elder_scrolls_iii_morrowind_goty_editionWHAT THE HELL
I GOOGLED THAT AND IT WAS JUST A SUGGESTION THREAD OR SOMETHING
Anyway, thanks!
Post by: Comrade P. on April 02, 2016, 05:27:26 pm
This is, by far, the best way I obtained the game.
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on April 06, 2016, 10:20:16 pm
Post by: Putnam on April 06, 2016, 10:49:15 pm
Post by: Gentlefish on April 06, 2016, 11:05:58 pm
Post by: Yoink on April 07, 2016, 01:34:38 am
Post by: sprinkled chariot on April 07, 2016, 04:05:13 am
Post by: Gentlefish on April 07, 2016, 04:30:20 am
Post by: Sheb on April 07, 2016, 06:50:47 am
Post by: Yoink on April 07, 2016, 07:07:35 am
How do you optimize sleep schedule?Go to bed at 11PM sharp. No distractions. Don't check phone, don't read book, don't do anything. Just lie there until 7AM, when you have an alarm set, and exit bed immediately. Will not work well first night, will lie there awake for long time. Maybe have strange dreams. But. Stick to it. Willpower. After few nights you will be feeling really good.
Adjust times as necessary to fit daily routine.
Post by: Frumple on April 07, 2016, 07:52:52 am
So, searching around my room, I found some kind of portable coffee mug left behind by my predecessor... That was apparently filled with tea since then. I've scoured it clean, but it still smell godawful. That stuff would be practical though, any idea to get rid of the smell?Try bleach? Clean repeatedly until it goes away, maybe leave it out in sunlight for a day... that sometimes helps with stuff like that. Bust out the serious cleaning chemicals, y'know, the stuff that basically says "Breath this and die."
... though honestly, it may be cheaper to just go buy a new one. Portable coffee mugs are usually fairly cheap. Possibly moreso than the cleaning supplies it would take to make that one usable.
Post by: Helgoland on April 07, 2016, 07:59:00 am
portable coffee mugWhat sort of shitty coffee mugs do you usually have that you can't move them around?
Post by: Yoink on April 07, 2016, 08:01:24 am
Post by: Frumple on April 07, 2016, 08:01:44 am
and ninja'd, eh.
Post by: Helgoland on April 07, 2016, 08:05:22 am
Post by: Yoink on April 07, 2016, 08:08:53 am
/me is not at the top of his shitty joke game right now.
If it makes it any better, I did chuckle when I saw it. Not sure if it was audible or not, but it was something.
Post by: Frumple on April 07, 2016, 08:10:01 am
Come on, don't fuck up my shitty joke.Gotta' start thursday morning off somehow. Low bars make for easy liftin' :V
Post by: Sheb on April 07, 2016, 09:08:09 am
portable coffee mugWhat sort of shitty coffee mugs do you usually have that you can't move them around?
Dud, you don't want to know how much of a coffee addict I am. More seriously, yes those insulated, lidded ones.
Post by: Comrade P. on April 07, 2016, 10:47:33 am
So, searching around my room, I found some kind of portable coffee mug left behind by my predecessor... That was apparently filled with tea since then. I've scoured it clean, but it still smell godawful. That stuff would be practical though, any idea to get rid of the smell?
Try baking soda. Failing that, vinegar - go for the strongest available. Might help.
Post by: Antioch on April 07, 2016, 03:00:27 pm
Post by: Frumple on April 07, 2016, 03:09:38 pm
But so far as I'm aware, and cursory googling showed, basically no so far as grass by itself goes. There are varieties of grass that we can eat and do alright by, but your bog standard yard grass sorts aren't really one of them. You can maybe eat it, but it's not unlikely to make you sick and won't do much for you regardless, no matter how you cook it. We're just not really equipped to digest the stuff.
E: You can also mulch it and use it to grow other plants you actually can easily get stuff out of. Like livestock, but less bodily fluids. So... sorta'! If you count filtering it through an intermediary and eating the intermediary processing.
Post by: Antioch on April 07, 2016, 03:18:09 pm
What if you grind it and let it soak in an acidic environment? Isn't that basically what cows do?
How the f do cows survive virtually exclusively on the stuff.
Post by: Antioch on April 07, 2016, 04:18:06 pm
Because they have 4-chambered stomachs and unique gut bacteria which can break down the components of grass. Humans lack those bacteria and the right form of stomach, so we can't really break it down into anything useful.
Simply soaking the stuff in acid won't do much, since that's what our stomachs do too.
Aha! so we ferment the stuff.
Post by: scrdest on April 07, 2016, 05:01:14 pm
Well, you could, technically. East Germany was producing alcohol from wood pulp, which is indigestible for the exact same reasons grass is.Because they have 4-chambered stomachs and unique gut bacteria which can break down the components of grass. Humans lack those bacteria and the right form of stomach, so we can't really break it down into anything useful.
Simply soaking the stuff in acid won't do much, since that's what our stomachs do too.
Aha! so we ferment the stuff.
Post by: Baffler on April 07, 2016, 05:21:52 pm
Post by: Antioch on April 07, 2016, 05:28:01 pm
Also if I remember right grass is made mostly of cellulose by volume, and we can't do anything useful with that because of its treacherous β(1→4) linkages. It contains other stuff, but not really in any useful quantity. I have heard of people making stews by steeping (not sure if that's the word) a lot of grass, clearing out the junk, and repeating until it gets concentrated enough to satiate, but that's desperation and probably more effort than its worth anyway.
If it doesn't include stuff in useful quantities except for cellulose, how can cows sustain themselves exclusively on the stuff even when they DO digest the stuff?
Post by: Bauglir on April 07, 2016, 05:29:41 pm
Post by: Antioch on April 07, 2016, 05:39:11 pm
Cellulose is specifically what cows' gut bacteria are evolved to do to enable them to digest it.
Yes so why can't we put lots of grass in a big tank with those bacteria, wait a while and then make smoothies with whatever the bacteria turn the grass into?
Post by: scrdest on April 07, 2016, 05:43:14 pm
You can. Though it'd almost certainly require the same kind of environment as an actual cow gut to work reasonably, and, well, that'd still just be a sugary grass-and-hydrochloric-acid drink from hell.Cellulose is specifically what cows' gut bacteria are evolved to do to enable them to digest it.
Yes so why can't we put lots of grass in a big tank with those bacteria, wait a while and then make smoothies with whatever the bacteria turn the grass into?
Post by: LARD on April 07, 2016, 06:44:00 pm
Post by: Sheb on April 08, 2016, 03:47:23 am
As an interesting side note, cows also digest the bacteria that are at work digesting their grass. It helps them get enough protein. They also will chew the cud to grind up the grass at various points and make the chemical digestion more effective. They have conscious control over their stomach muscles too. Cows are cool.
Yeah, I prefer to think of cows as animals that raise and eat bacteria rather than eating grass.
Post by: Helgoland on April 08, 2016, 08:08:12 am
Post by: Sheb on April 08, 2016, 08:10:41 am
Post by: Baffler on April 08, 2016, 09:22:20 am
Post by: LARD on April 08, 2016, 09:27:03 am
You can. Though it'd almost certainly require the same kind of environment as an actual cow gut to work reasonably, and, well, that'd still just be a sugary grass-and-hydrochloric-acid drink from hell.This is most probably the answer you're looking for. It wouldn't be terribly efficient because cows aren't very efficient. Something like an 80 hr process. I don't think it's practical for biofuels.
That and bacteria are remarkably resilient. They'd probably survive in a grass soup like they do in a grass composter, but again, it'd slow them down.
I don't know how many people would line up for a silage smoothie.
I have a question. What was the american medical safetynet like before obamacare? The internet has failed me in this regard.
Post by: Frumple on April 08, 2016, 09:37:53 am
More seriously, it varied by state -- there was some federal options available, but only for folks in fairly specific circumstances, and access and whatnot usually depended (well, still depends -- the ACA helped a lot, in a lot of areas, but it still isn't exactly a complete safety net.) on state-level stuff. So it depended on the state in question. Low-income with kids, disabled (though good goddamn luck qualifying for that -- FL, ferex, takes 2-4 years of a documented debilitating condition before they even consider counting you as disabled), you had a not entirely terrible chance of getting some assistance (if not full coverage or whatev'). More or less everyone else was just kinda' buggered, so far as governmental assistance re: medical coverage. Generally you just sucked up whatever insurance costs you could afford, and if you couldn't afford any, you didn't go to the doctor.
Honestly, for a lot of people the "safety net" was "rack up uninsured hospital costs and then don't pay them." There's a reason bankruptcy due to medical costs was/is a very substantial portion of the states' current bankruptcy numbers, heh.
Post by: LARD on April 08, 2016, 09:45:50 am
Post by: scrdest on April 08, 2016, 11:22:21 am
In the UK we have a 'five a day' thing for fruit and vegetables (I think a lot of countries have this, but varying by number)That sounds like an extremely rough guideline. The nutrient contents will vary between fruits/veggies, definitely, but whatever it is, it'd scale with the amount your drink. I'd guess it has more to do with legal ass-covering, so that people will have to diversify if they want to meet the dietary recommendations.
Anyways, this tropical fruit juice I have is apple, mango, banana and pineapple. Regardless of how much you drink, it only counts as 1 of the 5 a day. (it's understandable for, say, apples because an apple won't have all the nutrients required)
Is this because they all have similar minerals/vitamins in them, or does the 5 a day system not take into account things made up of multiple fruit/veg properly?
Post by: LARD on April 08, 2016, 11:25:50 am
I think that a variety of colours is a good indicator of the health of your fruit intake. Dark greens, tomatoes, mangoes, etc. Bananas are good for potassium or something. Juice just isn't really the way to go.
I think those smoothie things that claim to stuff six kilos of fruit into a 500 mL bottle are better.
In short, yes it's because of the vitamins. Vitamin C is present in
This 5 a day thing, is it a government sponsored health initiative? That's pretty neat.
Post by: Rolan7 on April 08, 2016, 11:36:13 am
I don't have to do aerobic exercise to lose weight effectively, right? If I start walking/hiking more again, and cut down on delicious carbs a bit, that should be just as effective or maybe more so?
I don't really want biceps or anything, I just want to burn off some fat (I'm not obese, but I've gotten heavier than I'm comfortable with). Also aerobic exercise is a bit problematic with all this pollen...
Post by: Sheb on April 08, 2016, 12:15:10 pm
Post by: Frumple on April 08, 2016, 12:17:19 pm
Though it's not just eating less! How you eat matters, too, often just as much as what or the amount. I'd be losing weight, ferex, if I'd just start eating more and smaller meals, instead of one or two large-ish ones a day. As is I'm just maintaining, heh.
Post by: scrdest on April 08, 2016, 01:44:34 pm
spinach is high in ironWell, only as much as other leafy greens. Which isn't to say they aren't, but if you hate spinach...
Stupid simple question I really should know, but sorta on topic:No, you don't have to do that. In fact, I really started losing weight after I stopped going to the gym (...because I started losing weight, mind you) and I'm currently down about 9 kg/20 pounds since last year.
I don't have to do aerobic exercise to lose weight effectively, right? If I start walking/hiking more again, and cut down on delicious carbs a bit, that should be just as effective or maybe more so?
I don't really want biceps or anything, I just want to burn off some fat (I'm not obese, but I've gotten heavier than I'm comfortable with). Also aerobic exercise is a bit problematic with all this pollen...
Losing weight is, in the end, about a simple expenditure > intake calculation. While there are things in play (e.g. if you exercise and eat more but have the same caloric deficit as someone who doesn't do either, you *may* have a surplus of non-energetic nutrients) exercise just works to increase the left part of the equation while eating less the right.
From experience, pro tips:
a) GLORIOUS COFFEE: is actually an appetite-suppressant and boosts catabolism (i.e. metabolism yells at stored fat/sugar to gib energy instead of hoarding it). Just make sure it's a proper coffee, at most milk and sugar, not a vaguely coffee-ish dessert. It's theoretically caffeine that does it, but I never noticed that working for tea, and caffeinated drinks are full of sugar.
b) Might seem to run contrary to the above, but go to sleep hungry. Unless I'm a traitor commie mutant, if you go to sleep hungry, you won't be once you wake up.
Post by: Rolan7 on April 08, 2016, 03:47:50 pm
And specifically @scrdest:
Maybe we'll see. My plan is:
* Primarily, walk more and longer.
* Go back to liquor and lite shitbeers instead of delicious IPAs. Fuck's sake, they're literally designed to store calories.
* More V8 and beans instead of making huge pots of rice with bits of vegetables
* When hungry, drink American unsweet shittea.
Shouldn't be hard. I already like unsweet american "ice tea" and low-sodium V8. And I really love spinach, and beans are pretty good too.
Pretty much the same with lite beer and liquor... I pretty much picked up this IPA taste at the beginning of winter
which explains a lot probably
Post by: Sheb on April 09, 2016, 02:10:54 am
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on April 09, 2016, 10:38:04 am
Can you use different fluids than water in a rice cooker?
My family uses this thing all the time but we only cook the rice in water, I was wondering if I could add tomato juice or chicken broth to it would be a smart idea
((Rice cooker is basicaly just an enclosed metal pit that you put rice in, add water, close, turn on, and wait and it cooks the rice... Not sure if it's a common thing since my family is one of very few who own one around here))
Post by: Frumple on April 09, 2016, 10:45:24 am
... also, sheb, last I checked (like... part way through last year, when a family member was dealing with dehydration) the 8 (8oz) glasses of water a day is actually fairly close to the recommend amount of fluid intake to avoid dehydration. A little low for most people (and it varies by person, o'course), but close to it, though it ignores food-based fluid intake. It has a scientific basis, it's just very generalized and a bit inaccurate. Sorta' like a lot of low level history or science or IT or math (or...) teachings.
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on April 09, 2016, 10:50:05 am
I was just checking to make sure it wouldn't damage the steam vents or do weird things while cooking
Post by: scrdest on April 09, 2016, 10:52:16 am
Maybe this should go in the food thread buuuttttI could *swear* I've seen that very same question on this forum before.
Can you use different fluids than water in a rice cooker?
My family uses this thing all the time but we only cook the rice in water, I was wondering if I could add tomato juice or chicken broth to it would be a smart idea
((Rice cooker is basicaly just an enclosed metal pit that you put rice in, add water, close, turn on, and wait and it cooks the rice... Not sure if it's a common thing since my family is one of very few who own one around here))
Post by: Frumple on April 09, 2016, 10:53:50 am
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on April 09, 2016, 10:54:23 am
My memory is not the best
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on April 09, 2016, 04:11:57 pm
Post by: Frumple on April 09, 2016, 04:48:32 pm
Personally, I've mostly just stopped using actual salt when a recipe calls for it and use bullion (or various salty sauces) instead. More flavor, same health concerns :P
Post by: Helgoland on April 09, 2016, 04:52:26 pm
Rice made with chicken broth is delicious. Best rice I've ever made. Broth is the best food component I've ever found.Naah, onions are better. And if you add bullion to everything, everything starts to taste like boullion. #nietzscheinthekitchen
Post by: Frumple on April 09, 2016, 04:56:38 pm
Also no, no onions. Onions taste horrific :V
... to me, anyway. You might have some idea how freakishly irritating that is if you have any cognizance regarding how much onion is used in cooking. Shit is everywhere and it takes very little to inundate an entire plate with the goddamn taste :-\
Post by: Helgoland on April 09, 2016, 05:30:16 pm
It doesn't, actually! Mostly because you vary bullion.So it tastes like four kinds of boullion. Big difference.
Maybe it's because moderation is not really my thing, but I sort of stopped using boullion in cooking altogether because it drowned out almost all other more subtle tastes. Onion soup? Tastes like boullion. Tomato sauce? Tastes like boullion. Plain rice? Tastes like boullion.
Leaving it out is a challenge at first, but doing so makes you a better cook in the long run. Kinda like taking the training wheels off of your bike, really.
Post by: Rolan7 on April 09, 2016, 05:35:24 pm
Probably real beer (not lite rice beer) because the point is to add flavor, and you can just subtract rice to account for the carbs. But, idunno... Mixing grains always seems a bit gross to me. Throw in a bunch of hops and alcohol and... ??
Post by: Frumple on April 09, 2016, 05:44:21 pm
Though yeah, Rol, you can do that. Cooking with alcohol to varying degrees is fairly common -- it usually burns away most of the poison and just leaves the taste. I prefer to just use whatever the alcohol was made from without the brainkillers, m'self (it usually tastes better that way :P), but it's a thing. Beer bread (you can also use sodas and stuff for that, which can be pretty amazing), wine's common for marinades, beer battered whatever, etc., and so forth.
Also would totally recommend mixing grains occasionally -- you can start with something simple, like adding croutons (or ghetto croutons, which is just chopped up toast :V) to rice or somethin', and then see what else works for you. I throw rice into a bunch of other stuff, and a bunch of other stuff into rice, heh, just as an example. Simply throwing together two things you like to eat is one of the easiest ways to start experimenting with what you cook, ha!
Post by: Rolan7 on April 09, 2016, 05:53:34 pm
And I mostly tried mixing potatoes with noodles or rice. I disliked the taste in both cases.
Post by: Frumple on April 09, 2016, 06:28:17 pm
Also occasionally mix noodles and rice, heh. The teriyaki beef bowls y'buy where'er go together wonderfully with rice, t'me. Tend to do that more for leftovers (say I'll have a bit of rice left from last meal, but not really enough for a full meal -- throw a bowl o'noodles in it!), but still. Also absolutely love the taste of mac & cheese and mashed potatoes, makes the meal a lot more heavy/fulfilling, yeah. Or rice instead*. Buncha' other stuff like that, really. My default low effort cooking is "Cook two things, put them in a bowl, stir."
Still, taste is taste, and if it doesn't work for yeh it doesn't work. Tis nothin' wrong with that.
*I actually have a breakfast rice mixture that's built around that. Take eggy rice (rice with an egg or two put in it in the last 3-5 minutes of cooking; easily the simplest way to add egg to rice and is friggin' glorious.) and mac & cheese, cook 'em up, stick 'em in a bowl with bacon or whatev', stir well. I likes it, and most of the family has given positive review. Can also leave out the M&C, but at that point it's really just eggy rice with breakfast meats. Not that there's anything wrong with that, as it's delicious, of course.
Post by: Yoink on April 10, 2016, 04:32:06 am
We have a pretty nice place, not too close to the city but not too far either; close to public transport, big backyard(which the room has a decent view into) generally comfortable. Also most of us are pretty cool.
Annnd it's really cheap.
...I don't know, I'm supposed to be writing an ad for it. Not really sure what to say.
Even if you don't want to move in with me, some ad-writing advice probably wouldn't go astray. :P
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on April 10, 2016, 06:44:48 am
Post by: TheBiggerFish on April 10, 2016, 07:02:51 am
:(
Post by: Comrade P. on April 10, 2016, 08:45:34 am
...I don't know, I'm supposed to be writing an ad for it. Not really sure what to say.
Even if you don't want to move in with me, some ad-writing advice probably wouldn't go astray. :P
Well here's an advice.
Imagine a total douchebag. Sort of a cunt you wouldn't let near your place. Picture him nice and good, come up with his most distinctive character traits and habits that generally bugger you consistently in others.
Now, when writing an ad, mention these traits as intolerable qualities for potential tenant.
Again, not in Australia m'self.
Post by: Sheb on April 10, 2016, 08:52:09 am
Post by: smirk on April 10, 2016, 09:45:49 am
"All bogans, chavs, gopniks, and/or nacos discouraged. If you consider a tracksuit to be formal wear, we have no place for you here." =P...I don't know, I'm supposed to be writing an ad for it. Not really sure what to say.
Even if you don't want to move in with me, some ad-writing advice probably wouldn't go astray. :P
Well here's an advice.
Imagine a total douchebag. Sort of a cunt you wouldn't let near your place. Picture him nice and good, come up with his most distinctive character traits and habits that generally bugger you consistently in others.
Now, when writing an ad, mention these traits as intolerable qualities for potential tenant.
You shouldn't need to go into any deep detail in the ad. Basic stuff like "should be fairly clean, should respect others' personal space", etc. are generally sufficient, along with any basic deal-breakers if they're unique to your place (i.e. "should be okay with me practicing drums at 3am" or "under no circumstances will you be allowed to use the indoor toilet"). Going into more detail generally happens when you meet potential housemates face-to-face.
Post by: Comrade P. on April 10, 2016, 09:59:55 am
"All bogans, chavs, gopniks, and/or nacos discouraged. If you consider a tracksuit to be formal wear, we have no place for you here." =P
I keep hearing about gopniks from people from (presumably) outside of former USSR and nearby Eastern European countries. Are they out there? Are they everywhere? Please tell me, I'm concerned.
Post by: smirk on April 10, 2016, 10:23:39 am
(I dunno; I'm mostly just being classist and abusing this list (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogan#Other_stereotypes_and_subcultures))
Post by: Yoink on April 10, 2016, 10:41:27 am
Well here's an advice.I suppose one could do that, but that runs the risk of sounding quite rude.
Imagine a total douchebag. Sort of a cunt you wouldn't let near your place. Picture him nice and good, come up with his most distinctive character traits and habits that generally bugger you consistently in others.
Now, when writing an ad, mention these traits as intolerable qualities for potential tenant.
Also it would probably be a rather broad spectrum of people, especially within the category of folks who might be looking for a place around here... in fact, almost all of the ones who showed up today probably fell into the 'intolerable' category, haha. I think we might have one good candidate, though.
Still, it feels kind of disappointing to only have one person to choose from. I think it needed to be advertised better, we should have been flooded with enquiries.
What are you looking for exactly? A flatmate? I mean, just present yourself, put a few pics of the place and it should be enough.The main problem is trying to illustrate the level of PARTY they would need to be okay with, without being too gauche and vulgar (not to mention incriminating!) about it.
Also: no neat freaks. :P
Unless you're the kind of neat freak that's okay with tirelessly cleaning things up and isn't eventually going to go berserk.
We aren't even that messy, really.
A lot of our candidates so far asked how much noise they could expect, and said they would need peace and quiet in order to study hard.
Also one religious guy got all passive-aggressively disapproving of our liquor cabinet. I don't think my friend did a particularly great job of writing the ad...
Post by: LARD on April 10, 2016, 05:32:36 pm
So you set up a U tube with water in it and a water permeable membrane in the bottom. Dump a bunch of solute (glucose) in one side and watch the water rise on that side according to the laws of osmosis. Then have a pipe with another semipermeable membrane that flows at an angle to the other side of the tube so that water can flow back in accordance with the laws of gravity. This creates circular flow that can be used to generate power. Where is the issue? A quick MSP image can be seen here.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
So what's the problem with this?
Post by: Frumple on April 10, 2016, 05:36:37 pm
Also, the problem looks like it'd be either friction or state change of the solute/water or somethin'. Maybe it'd work with a frictionless surface or a perfectly closed system, but s'far as I'm aware we don't really have either of those, heh.
Post by: Frumple on April 10, 2016, 05:52:55 pm
Though yeah, send to back should have dealt with the image, and then you could have put the text box over in the lower right. Something along those lines, anyway. Would have been able to give better directions if I actually had word sitting beside me, but I've never bothered to activate (and I don't think I have the key, regardless) the one on this computer, heh.
Still, if you've got it working, good. Sorry I couldn't help y'more :-\
Post by: Putnam on April 10, 2016, 06:22:28 pm
I don't mean to interrupt greatorder like this, so don't forget about his post, but I had an idea for a perpetual motion machine and I can't find the problem with it. I know that there is one because perpetual motion is impossible, but it's been bugging me.
So you set up a U tube with water in it and a water permeable membrane in the bottom. Dump a bunch of solute (glucose) in one side and watch the water rise on that side according to the laws of osmosis. Then have a pipe with another semipermeable membrane that flows at an angle to the other side of the tube so that water can flow back in accordance with the laws of gravity. This creates circular flow that can be used to generate power. Where is the issue? A quick MSP image can be seen here.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
So what's the problem with this?
Wouldn't it stop flowing and reach equilibrium after a fairly short time after adding the solute?
Post by: TheBiggerFish on April 10, 2016, 06:37:51 pm
Shouldn't. Two semi-permeable membranes to stop the solute entering the pure water.But if it has to flow down to...
Post by: smirk on April 10, 2016, 07:14:44 pm
I have no chemistry or maths training, so that's an educated guess. No idea how long it'd take.
Post by: scrdest on April 10, 2016, 07:21:32 pm
So, what happens when we block it with a second membrane? You're trying to reverse-osmosis the water through that membrane using gravitation. That is impossible. Osmotic pressure is pressure, so it's not gravity you're looking for, it's pressure - and you need a gradient of it.
How much depends on the composition of the solution, but it's far more than you could reasonably generate by a water column of any reasonable height on Earth.
The solution simply wouldn't pass through the upper filter.
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on April 10, 2016, 07:24:17 pm
How much depends on the composition of the solution, but it's far more than you could reasonably generate by a water column of any reasonable height on Earth.
The solution simply wouldn't pass through the upper filter.
What do you consider reasonable?
Post by: LARD on April 10, 2016, 07:43:19 pm
Post by: A Thing on April 10, 2016, 07:59:27 pm
Edit: Problem has been solved, ignore this.
Post by: Yoink on April 11, 2016, 02:33:31 am
The only real workaround is to set the poll to never end at first, then you can just count the results yourself and re-use the poll when you want to.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on April 11, 2016, 03:24:45 am
Post by: scrdest on April 11, 2016, 06:05:25 am
(Not actually adding anything to the conversation)The amount of pressure depends on the concentration of the solution. Fresh water requires a minimum of 2 atm going by Wikipedia, requiring roughly a 10m (~33 feet) high column at least.How much depends on the composition of the solution, but it's far more than you could reasonably generate by a water column of any reasonable height on Earth.
The solution simply wouldn't pass through the upper filter.
What do you consider reasonable?
For solutions with higher osmotic pressure, like seawater, it's an order of magnitude larger and then some, and the column height scales accordingly - even if it was pretty low, to simplify calculations, it would require a 100m high column.
Now, don't forget, we're trying to get that column going by water's own osmotic pressure, that's where the logical fault lies. No matter how big it were, the pressure differential you're trying to get on the upper membrane cannot exceed the pressure you've gotten on the lower one.
The free energy you're apparently getting from the generator at a glance is in fact the energy you'd need to use to overcome the osmotic pressure at the upper membrane. If you artificially applied additional pressure on the water on the upper membrance, you WOULD get that kind of motion and generate power on the generator - except what you generate would inevitably be less than you used to power the piston.
Post by: Aklyon on April 11, 2016, 12:12:50 pm
Can you restart polls after it expires? More specifically, once it goes over the date you set it to expire on.The answer is no, you shouldn't set an expiration date for polls. Just lock it and count manually, and unlock it the next time you need a poll in the thread.
Post by: Arx on April 11, 2016, 12:38:23 pm
(https://i.img.ie/sCA.gif)
(sorry about the LaTeX image weirdness), where A is the average of my values, u(ai) is the uncertainty of the value ai, and n is the number of data in the set, yes?
The A seems wrong to me, but I'm not sure.
E: never mind, my brother just confessed to accidentally giving me faulty information. I should just be able to average the uncertainties.
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on April 14, 2016, 10:06:00 pm
Post by: Frumple on April 14, 2016, 10:12:28 pm
The vast, vast majority of english readers will have no idea what that is, or that a "letter Thorne" even exists. E: Tellingly, autocorrect set it to "Throne" and doesn't even recognize it as a word.
Though checking google shows that's because you misspelled thorn, heh. Still, no, it should pretty much never be used in modern english.
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on April 14, 2016, 10:15:54 pm
Post by: Frumple on April 14, 2016, 10:19:53 pm
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on April 14, 2016, 10:22:58 pm
Post by: i2amroy on April 14, 2016, 10:24:33 pm
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on April 14, 2016, 10:26:56 pm
Post by: Frumple on April 14, 2016, 10:28:59 pm
Also, if you're looking for ways to shorten, consider shorthand! It's useful stuff, supposedly, and something of a dying art. Basically no one knows it, but that puts it right in line with thorn, so :V
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on April 14, 2016, 10:31:28 pm
Also I think just using thorn would be more acceptable that short hand XD since that's basically a language all it's own at this point
Post by: Baffler on April 14, 2016, 10:33:56 pm
Not worth it. I wrote th out of pure reflex half the time and didn't even realize it until it was already done. If you really want to type it though, you could switch your input mode to Icelandic, they still use both letters. Saves you the trouble of alt codes/copypasta at least, plus you can type out æ and the degree symbol.
Mostly what Frumple said though. It's not super useful in most contexts, and actually less useful than th in others.
Post by: Frumple on April 14, 2016, 10:37:17 pm
And they're equally unacceptable, is most of the point :P
Still, yeah, if it can get a chuckle and the teachers are okay with using it occasionally, it'd probably be alright to use to that extent. Just... don't internalize it as something you normally do. You really, really shouldn't.
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on April 14, 2016, 10:38:44 pm
1- to confuse people trying to cheat
2- it'll be more entertaining than copying crap
3- why not, I know what it means so can't hurt
College classes would hammer that point in even harder, if they're a class worth taking, since something like half the point of the things are teaching you how to communicate in the field you're dealing with, be it work, academia, or general use. Which means using letters and whatnot other people will understand, heh.
And they're equally unacceptable, is most of the point :P
Still, yeah, if it can get a chuckle and the teachers are okay with using it occasionally, it'd probably be alright to use to that extent. Just... don't internalize it as something you normally do. You really, really shouldn't.
^as point above I can do whatever I want in my own notes and yeah I would just use it as a joke occasionally in assignments
Post by: i2amroy on April 14, 2016, 10:47:18 pm
Just... don't internalize it as something you normally do. You really, really shouldn't.Echoing this. Of course you're an adult and can do whatever the heck you want to do, but if you internalize it and then really confuse your non-english major boss some day be it on your own head. :P
Honestly if you were looking for something just for your own notes I'd highly suggest picking up some form of shorthand if you feel up to it, since it'll actually lead to significant gains and has much less chance of you ever mixing up which system you're using by accident.
Post by: Baffler on April 14, 2016, 10:51:12 pm
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on April 14, 2016, 10:58:29 pm
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on April 15, 2016, 03:10:52 am
And here I was contemplating writing notes in this alphabet I found from lord of the ringsTranscribing English in Tengwar?
What scrubdom.
Mortals should learn Quenya or go home and stop taking err jerbs.
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on April 15, 2016, 03:19:59 am
Don't sleep on your left side if you are having problems with nightmares (as I am having) I seem to only y get them when I sleep on my left side. Like now... When I wake up in the middle of the night almost crying.. Yay...
So my advice if someone is having nightmares, avoid sleeping on your left side
Post by: TD1 on April 15, 2016, 09:05:23 am
Post by: Antioch on April 15, 2016, 10:54:40 am
But isn't one of the functions of the chin to protect from being choked? Tucking your chin makes it difficult to get a hand around your neck.
Never saw this function mentioned anywhere.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on April 16, 2016, 06:03:32 am
I have a chin because my jaw is in it. And the function of my jaw is to chew stuff. Your 'scientists' might actually be reptilians in disguise.
Post by: scrdest on April 16, 2016, 07:31:23 am
Wotshit
I have a chin because my jaw is in it. And the function of my jaw is to chew stuff. Your 'scientists' might actually be reptilians in disguise.
he's onto us
Post by: Antioch on April 16, 2016, 07:54:20 am
Wot
I have a chin because my jaw is in it.
Not completely true, the human chin extends far beyond what is needed for housing the chin and compared to other primates.
Post by: Comrade P. on April 16, 2016, 08:05:23 am
This is my stance on every oddity in human body, or it is until I'm proven wrong.
Post by: Criptfeind on April 16, 2016, 08:48:47 am
Wot
I have a chin because my jaw is in it.
Not completely true, the human chin extends far beyond what is needed for housing the chin and compared to other primates.
Doesn't that increase the jaw strength though? Perhaps humans need more jaw strength then other primates.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on April 16, 2016, 10:00:16 am
Post by: Frumple on April 16, 2016, 06:59:47 pm
Though I guess the actual explanation is that our predecessors with larger jaws managed to breed more. Whether that's because of the jaws themselves or because the jaws were piggybacking on something else or because the jaws were just not meaningfully selected against and got lucky or about a half dozen other things or some combination of any and/or all of the above is something it would take a time machine and another fifty to a hundred years or more of genetics research to actually figure out with any degree of notable accuracy.
Post by: Yoink on April 16, 2016, 09:00:45 pm
Post by: Yoink on April 16, 2016, 09:45:11 pm
perhaps sexual selection selected for larger chins?I mean, my chin looks okay if I correct my overbite (which I do pretty much constantly).
But if I somehow get distracted my chin defaults to being pathetic. Also crooked. It makes me sad.
Post by: Rolan7 on April 17, 2016, 07:06:02 pm
I still put my cheap liquor in the freezer to take the initial edge off. Probably different for those top-shelf liquors that are naturally smooth and have actual flavor you might want to taste.
Post by: Dozebôm Lolumzalìs on April 17, 2016, 07:38:38 pm
Reverse osmosis takes up pressure. It's not a magic filter. Any "free" energy is just the energy that was put in to filter the fluid.
Post by: Putnam on April 17, 2016, 08:47:19 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on April 17, 2016, 08:50:09 pm
I assume
Yeah I still don't quite follow, except that the action only happens to a limited extent which keeps things in accord with the entropy's inevitable victory over all things.
Post by: Sheb on April 18, 2016, 01:21:14 am
Also, how far down does this practice go? I expect you won't see someone being called "Mister Water Commissioner" for the rest of his life he he was elected once.
Post by: sprinkled chariot on April 18, 2016, 01:57:42 am
If theoretical senate is mostly republican and goes lol no mr president,
how much will it affect him?
What is the function of supreme court?
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on April 18, 2016, 03:37:16 am
The President is the Executive branch, which enforces laws. He also sets policy, negotiates with foreign leaders, and nominates justices to the Supreme Court. If Congress blocks the President, then it means that our system of checks and balances, made to prevent one branch of government from growing too large, is working. It would certainly hurt the President's agenda.
The Supreme Court is the Judicial branch, which interprets the law, often as according to the constitution. This means that they get to say what the law can and cannot do.
Post by: TheBiggerFish on April 18, 2016, 05:58:32 am
So, in the States, its apparently customary to keep referring to people by their former title, at least for government officials (See everyone calling Hillary "Madam Secretary"). What are the rules for which title to use? The highest one (No one refers to Hillary as "Madam Senator")? What defines the precedence if someone was, say, a Governor and a Senator?I think it's elected federal positions and maybe governors but not so much?
Also, how far down does this practice go? I expect you won't see someone being called "Mister Water Commissioner" for the rest of his life he he was elected once.
Post by: Frumple on April 18, 2016, 08:03:17 am
Far as I'm aware, though, there's just not a consistent rule for (most of) it. Mostly just a function of notability, if anything, and quite possibly setting (region, venue, etc., etc.) to some extent.
Basically, if you're actually looking for something particularly coherent and regular, you're looking at the wrong country.
Post by: TheBiggerFish on April 18, 2016, 08:04:20 am
Post by: i2amroy on April 18, 2016, 02:24:44 pm
There are three branches of government in the US. Executive, Judicial and Legislative.Some further expansions on this:
The President is the Executive branch, which enforces laws. He also sets policy, negotiates with foreign leaders, and nominates justices to the Supreme Court. If Congress blocks the President, then it means that our system of checks and balances, made to prevent one branch of government from growing too large, is working. It would certainly hurt the President's agenda.
The Supreme Court is the Judicial branch, which interprets the law, often as according to the constitution. This means that they get to say what the law can and cannot do.
1) The President is as much a symbol as a political figure. He essentially represents the US to the world (and to the average citizen) so he plays a very large part in politics by sheer virtue of the political capital that the position gives him (even in dealing with things he doesn't have too much official power over).
2) The President's ability to "set policy" amplifies the fact that he has a lot of political capital to spend to push the laws that he wants. Often even if he has an opposing congress he's still able to get at least part of what he wants pushed through (a recent example of this is Obamacare). Of course there's no guarantee that the part will still function as it was intended to do within the whole afterwards (also see Obamacare). So yes, the president can be blocked by congress, but he's still got a lot of pushback against them if he needs to (though it will cost him tons of political capital to do so).
3) The Supreme Court is, well, they're judges on a national scale. Cases that deal with federal law can "appeal" to the Supreme Court which can, should they chose to do so, take up the case. If they do then they get to decide how the case falls based on the current laws passed (which includes the US Constitution). If multiple laws conflict (including those laid out in very general terms, like "Secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity") then they get to decide which one trumps the other, and whatever they do sets a very strong precedent for further court cases, to such a point that only another decision by the Supreme Court can counteract what they did before. This mean that if they deem a law to be counter to the principles laid down in the Constitution they can strike it down as "Unconstitutional", which essentially nullifies it (and any similar laws like it on a national scale) for all time unless the Court makes another ruling later on the subject.
Post by: NRDL on April 19, 2016, 07:55:53 am
Post by: i2amroy on April 19, 2016, 12:00:07 pm
Seeing as there's no online question answer threads on this, is there any way to soundproof a sledgehammer? So when I hit it on say, a tire, it doesn't make much noise?The basic methods to cut down on noise from hammering are:
1) Place whatever you are hitting on a pad or foam material to absorb sound vibrations and stop ringing.
2) Cover your hammer or target in a thin layer of something sound-absorbent (note that this material will get torn up pretty quickly depending on what you are hitting and will make your blows slightly less effective).
3) Put yourself in a sound-absorbent tent while hammering.
The best method is always going to be some form of number 3, i.e. placing more layers of sound-absorbent material between yourself and the thing you are trying to escape notice from. This won't actually reduce the sound levels since the actual strike will still be just as loud, but it will accomplish what you are usually trying to do with "quiet" tools and has the benefit that it can essentially be layered indefinitely until sound levels approach zero. On the other hand methods 1 and 2 are going to be limited both in how efficient they can be and how much of a reduction you can get out of them; sound is essentially a form of "waste heat" in most common cases (such as hitting something with a sledge hammer) and as such fighting it is not an easy process short of simply containing it without reducing it (such as wrapping insulation around your reactor reduces waste heat loss).
Post by: Egan_BW on April 19, 2016, 12:06:55 pm
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on April 21, 2016, 12:06:56 am
Like what technologies? I heard the other day about something with a bunch of little metal sheets being pushed by lasers and it confused the crap out of me... Though this may belong in the space and it science threads I'm not sure
Post by: Calidovi on April 21, 2016, 06:46:01 am
Post by: TD1 on April 21, 2016, 06:47:26 am
Post by: Yoink on April 21, 2016, 06:52:15 am
Mainly speculation. It'll take ages to get the requisite laser power.Couldn't you just tell America that Russia has a bigger laser than they do?
Post by: Sheb on April 21, 2016, 07:19:09 am
Mainly speculation. It'll take ages to get the requisite laser power.
Would it? It'd be expensive to build, but building a big laser seems easy in comparison to building a spaceship weighing 1g able to send information back from alpha centauri. Or aiming the powerful laser on a tiny spaceship once that spaceship is beyond the orbit of Mars. Or not frying said spaceship, or squishing the electronics.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on April 21, 2016, 07:28:42 am
Post by: Aklyon on April 21, 2016, 08:14:54 am
Post by: Sheb on April 21, 2016, 08:19:32 am
Remember that you also probably have to build your huge laser on the Moon, because on Earth the atmospheric diffraction would be too much, and in orbit it would keep deorbiting itself because it actually generates thrust, and you would have to provide it with engines to compensate.
Wouldn't the thrust be minute? The reason those tiny craft accelerate so much is that their weigh would be on the order of a gram. A huge-ass laser wouldn't bulge much from the same energy.
Post by: Antioch on April 21, 2016, 08:23:18 am
I mean, there is a reason they use lasers to shoot down shit out of the air now.
Post by: Aklyon on April 21, 2016, 08:24:26 am
Post by: Sheb on April 21, 2016, 08:26:11 am
So how do you prevent such a craft from overheating? Wouldn't the vast majority of energy be converted into heat, even with reflective surfaces?
I mean, there is a reason they use lasers to shoot down shit out of the air now.
AFAIK, just by using special sci-fi hyperreflective surfaces.
Post by: Antioch on April 21, 2016, 08:31:52 am
So how do you prevent such a craft from overheating? Wouldn't the vast majority of energy be converted into heat, even with reflective surfaces?
I mean, there is a reason they use lasers to shoot down shit out of the air now.
AFAIK, just by using special sci-fi hyperreflective surfaces.
Can they use the same stuff to prevent missiles from being shot down?
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on April 21, 2016, 08:32:54 am
True, I guess. It would still have to have engines to correct itself every once in a while.Remember that you also probably have to build your huge laser on the Moon, because on Earth the atmospheric diffraction would be too much, and in orbit it would keep deorbiting itself because it actually generates thrust, and you would have to provide it with engines to compensate.
Wouldn't the thrust be minute? The reason those tiny craft accelerate so much is that their weigh would be on the order of a gram. A huge-ass laser wouldn't bulge much from the same energy.
With lasers, sure.So how do you prevent such a craft from overheating? Wouldn't the vast majority of energy be converted into heat, even with reflective surfaces?
I mean, there is a reason they use lasers to shoot down shit out of the air now.
AFAIK, just by using special sci-fi hyperreflective surfaces.
Can they use the same stuff to prevent missiles from being shot down?
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on April 21, 2016, 08:44:20 am
Post by: TheBiggerFish on April 21, 2016, 08:45:23 am
No, that requires an atmosphere.
Post by: TD1 on April 21, 2016, 08:47:06 am
Post by: Sheb on April 21, 2016, 08:49:56 am
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on April 21, 2016, 09:17:21 am
Attenuation/attenuate.
No, that requires an atmosphere.
But don't you have to fire the lasers from a surface station/base? Or are they setting up a satelite/deep space rig to do that?
Post by: Aklyon on April 21, 2016, 09:19:37 am
Post by: Cryxis, Prince of Doom on April 21, 2016, 10:52:51 pm
Post by: Baffler on April 21, 2016, 11:25:19 pm
Post by: Sheb on April 22, 2016, 01:24:04 am
What's the name of the part of an enzyme that's NOT the active site?
The part that basically gives the enzyme structure?
Well, the active site can also give it structure. I don't think there is a specific name for "all the enzyme except that tiny part that does the reaction". Usually you're interested in referring to a smaller part.
Post by: i2amroy on April 22, 2016, 05:13:49 pm
A man is in Ireland (I think), sometime in the near future. He complains about the cold, because since global warming was getting out of hand the world put up an orbiting satellite to block a significant portion of the sunlight that would hit the earth. This saved the people at the equator, but had the side effect of making it much colder up north in Ireland (too cold, in his opinion). The man goes to a bar (or someplace similar) and while he's there he gets addressed by the devil. Apparently he's done so many bad/selfish things in his life, winning the devil so many other souls by his actions, that the devil owes him a last wish before he gets to take him to hell. They talk about it for a while and (IIRC) they might have discussed some possible limitations of the wish. Eventually the man looks up and points at the orbiting satellite and wishes that it would break so it would be warmer. The devil complies and then is annoyed to realize that because he did so the man sentenced billions of people at the equator to death, and now the devil owes him tons more wishes because of it so he still can't take him to hell.
I read the short story at least maybe 7-9 years ago, so it's nothing too immediately recent, and some of the details are a bit fuzzy, but it's bugging me that I'm not able to track it down. If anybody can remember running into a story like that it would be a huge help. :)
Post by: sprinkled chariot on April 24, 2016, 03:00:18 am
When the idea of social state appeared?
Which countries can we call social states?
Post by: Helgoland on April 24, 2016, 07:44:23 am
- As a German, I'd say with Bismarck's Sozialversicherung, but it may have been different in other countries.
- All the European ones, I think. Canada, maybe? The US probably also falls under the definition, but it would be unusual to call it that.
Post by: Frumple on April 24, 2016, 10:14:42 am
*There's a fairly significant -- if often very shallow, and limited to labeling more than anything -- stigma against anything that can be associated with socialism in the US. Cold war, Red Scare, McCarthyism, etc., etc., etc.
Post by: TheBiggerFish on April 24, 2016, 08:26:31 pm
Post by: Rubidium on April 24, 2016, 09:42:12 pm
If not, should I change it into (http://sig.grumpybumpers.com/host/ssb4m.gif), (http://sig.grumpybumpers.com/host/ssb4k.gif), or (http://sig.grumpybumpers.com/host/ssb4ki.gif)?
Post by: TheBiggerFish on April 26, 2016, 07:03:40 am
Post by: Yoink on April 26, 2016, 07:51:43 am
Post by: Frumple on April 26, 2016, 08:12:29 am
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on April 26, 2016, 11:15:51 am
But make them naked first.Yoink, how drunk were you when you posted that?
Post by: scrdest on April 26, 2016, 11:17:47 am
(http://sig.grumpybumpers.com/host/ssb4m.gif)Rip just the star-thing outta this one.
Post by: Rubidium on April 27, 2016, 06:38:52 am
You want (http://www.smashbros.com/images/og/rosetta.jpg)?(http://sig.grumpybumpers.com/host/ssb4m.gif)Rip just the star-thing outta this one.
Post by: Yoink on April 27, 2016, 07:30:45 am
Not at all, actually. If I was drunk I probably would have replied to the previous post with a "That's what she said!"But make them naked first.Yoink, how drunk were you when you posted that?
At least, I'm guessing that's would have done, since it seems like a pretty genius idea right now. ^-^
Post by: Calidovi on April 30, 2016, 08:44:36 am
Post by: Frumple on April 30, 2016, 08:46:57 am
Post by: TD1 on April 30, 2016, 10:34:41 am
Post by: TheBiggerFish on April 30, 2016, 10:36:02 am
But you're iconic!
Post by: scrdest on April 30, 2016, 11:34:48 am
Late, but yeah. I accidentally cut out the wrong part of the link.You want (http://www.smashbros.com/images/og/rosetta.jpg)?(http://sig.grumpybumpers.com/host/ssb4m.gif)Rip just the star-thing outta this one.
Post by: Calidovi on April 30, 2016, 02:32:51 pm
Post by: Rubidium on April 30, 2016, 10:11:51 pm
But make them naked first.(http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/gfaqssb/images/7/7a/Shirtless_Ike.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150603230417) is a thing.
And also, Kirby, Yoshi and Bowser aren't wearing any clothes...
(Oh yes, I'd like to see Mars like that)
Post by: Frumple on April 30, 2016, 10:25:29 pm
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on April 30, 2016, 10:55:44 pm
Post by: Yoink on May 02, 2016, 04:15:31 am
I feel like gushing about the upcoming 'Cinco de Mayo' specials at a Mexican restaurant chain I like to visit (seriously I have thought of little else for several days), but there's not really anywhere to do such unless I were to spam up the Food thread. :-\
Post by: Sheb on May 02, 2016, 04:37:10 am
Post by: Yoink on May 02, 2016, 04:38:29 am
Post by: Aklyon on May 02, 2016, 08:18:30 am
Post by: Antioch on May 02, 2016, 04:48:14 pm
I am coding and it is incredibly annoying that I have to ram on backspace all the time to remove indentations.
Post by: TheBiggerFish on May 02, 2016, 04:52:25 pm
Usually people just end up excited in the happy thread, i think.Yeah.
Post by: Frumple on May 02, 2016, 04:55:54 pm
Though, on windows, shift+home and then backspace (or delete) would do the same thing, so long as there's nothing before the indent...
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on May 02, 2016, 07:08:33 pm
Post by: Putnam on May 02, 2016, 07:24:11 pm
@Ant: I can't recall one off the top of my head. You might be able to do something with find and replace, though.
^ *? should work with regex, methinks. That matches all spaces from the start of the line to the first non-space.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on May 03, 2016, 02:08:16 am
Post by: Antioch on May 03, 2016, 07:14:00 am
In a python IDE, you should be able to indent multiple lines with Tab and unindent them with Shift+Tab. Elsewhere, I dunno.
Yay, this works great.
Thanks!
Post by: Frumple on May 03, 2016, 10:39:39 pm
Post by: Yoink on May 10, 2016, 03:53:45 pm
I think it's time to blow some money, but not too much money- I have things I need to spend money on before I'm due to receive more money. So I have a few games kinda shortlisted, mostly RPGs and such since that's what I'm feeling most in the mood for right now (even though I've wishlist'd a bunch of excellent-looking adventure and action games as well).
Which should I buy: Underrail, Chroma Squad, Startopia, Sheltered, Punch Club or Stardew Valley?
Or should I take option G and sleep on it? I am pretty sleepy...
Edit: Oh, I forgot The Age of Decadence. That should be an option, too.
Edit #2: I feel like maybe I should add Rimworld to the list, even though I'm not entirely sure what it is and hadn't really looked at it until just now.
...Hand on, it's rather pricey. I won't be buying that right now. Disregard!
Post by: Cthulufaic on May 10, 2016, 04:59:32 pm
So it's quarter to seven in the morning, I've been up all night, and have spent several hours browsing through Steam games.Chroma Squad is pretty awesome. Its kinda like Power Rangers meets X-Com, with tacticool turn-based combat.
I think it's time to blow some money, but not too much money- I have things I need to spend money on before I'm due to receive more money. So I have a few games kinda shortlisted, mostly RPGs and such since that's what I'm feeling most in the mood for right now (even though I've wishlist'd a bunch of excellent-looking adventure and action games as well).
Which should I buy: Underrail, Chroma Squad, Startopia, Sheltered, Punch Club or Stardew Valley?
Or should I take option G and sleep on it? I am pretty sleepy...
Post by: itisnotlogical on May 10, 2016, 05:29:02 pm
The main piece is a bunch of big plastic puzzle pieces with slots on them. They were painted to look like a warzone and came with accessories like barbed wire, little toy soldiers, etc. Once you'd assembled the board, you'd place a vehicle on to the rails. I remember the set that I had came with a jeep, but there were little expansion sets that had tanks and planes and other vehicles. The vehicle would go on its own around the track, with... batteries I think? It definitely wasn't wind-up but I don't remember ever having to change the battery. It was great fun and you could make the vehicles crash and knock over the soldiers and build different kinds of tracks.
Can anybody tell me what this type of play set might be called? Maybe even help me find the specific one?
Post by: Yoink on May 10, 2016, 05:32:23 pm
I know, right? I'm glad I spotted it in the Steam store, it's like everything I was looking for in a game genre-wise with a big load of the delicious, brightly-costumed cheese I so love dumped on top. If no-one else decides to chime in I will probably go with that, although Sheltered is also very tempting...So it's quarter to seven in the morning, I've been up all night, and have spent several hours browsing through Steam games.Chroma Squad is pretty awesome. Its kinda like Power Rangers meets X-Com, with tacticool turn-based combat.
I think it's time to blow some money, but not too much money- I have things I need to spend money on before I'm due to receive more money. So I have a few games kinda shortlisted, mostly RPGs and such since that's what I'm feeling most in the mood for right now (even though I've wishlist'd a bunch of excellent-looking adventure and action games as well).
Which should I buy: Underrail, Chroma Squad, Startopia, Sheltered, Punch Club or Stardew Valley?
Or should I take option G and sleep on it? I am pretty sleepy...
Post by: Xantalos on May 12, 2016, 02:38:46 am
by that i suppose i mean what excuse do they use to justify succumbing to their genetic programming
because i cannot comprehend that decision
apologies i get morbid this late at night
Post by: TD1 on May 12, 2016, 03:27:45 am
In a less detached respect, I'd probably love the hell out of them.
Post by: Rolan7 on May 12, 2016, 03:31:40 am
I mean, it makes about as much sense as anything humans do? We literally do things not because they are easy, but because they are hard. They only have whatever importance we arbitrarily assign them. That doesn't mean they aren't important, just that it's arbitrary.
Plus it's a measure of "immortality" which is pretty attractive I guess. Same reason people create lasting works of art, like books or video games (or sculptures I guess).
That said, I feel like it's pretty selfish considering world overpopulation. My plan is still to donate and adopt.
Post by: Sheb on May 12, 2016, 07:10:54 am
Some stuff I'm working with next week is highly flammable and I need to do a risk assessment. One part of it is how to deal with spills.
Anyone got any clues as to how to do it safely? It doesn't seem safe getting some paper roll and wiping it up then tossing it into a bin.
Is dumping it down the sink an option? Mop it, then strain the mop down the drain?
Post by: TD1 on May 12, 2016, 07:18:04 am
Quickly, dike or soak up the spilled liquid; cover with a sheet of plastic or plastic-backed absorbent pad to suppress vapor if absorbent is not immediately/readily available.
Spill pillows, pads, or a general absorbent material may be used but do not reduce vapors.
Use a solvent spill absorbent such as Spill-X-S, Solusorb, or activated charcoal for materials with a low flash point since they can reduce vapor as well as absorb the spill; however, excess absorbent may be needed to significantly reduce the flash point. Refer to the absorbent manufacturer’s spill treatment information. (Keep this information available in the spill kit).
Use non-sparking tools (plastic scoop, shovel, dustpan) to:
Mix the absorbent with the spilled material until it appears dry and free flowing.
Place the cleanup material into a plastic or glass container with a sealable lid.
Label spill cleanup materials for collection by EHS.
Thoroughly ventilate the area after the cleanup.
Clean the area with detergent and water after the spill cleanup.
NEVER use a vacuum cleaner or Shop-Vac to clean up flammable material spills or debris because contact with the motor could start a fire.
Post by: itisnotlogical on May 14, 2016, 11:40:10 am
Post by: Itnetlolor on May 14, 2016, 08:31:07 pm
Post by: Frumple on May 14, 2016, 08:56:45 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on May 14, 2016, 09:20:02 pm
Then steadily fell because I had short hair... Always felt subtly wrong.
Post by: Arx on May 15, 2016, 05:22:31 am
Post by: TD1 on May 15, 2016, 12:21:16 pm
So yes, as I said earlier, it's exceedingly limited. But it's all we got.
Post by: DeKaFu on May 15, 2016, 01:01:19 pm
I have always kind of liked the idea of sky burials, though. Is it strange I prefer the idea of carrying on as a few proteins in a vulture than a few alleles in a human?
I actually don't care for the idea of immortality anyway, symbolic or otherwise. I guess it's just that I really like vultures. :P
Post by: TD1 on May 15, 2016, 01:07:09 pm
Post by: TheBiggerFish on May 15, 2016, 08:51:20 pm
I'm tempted to change my avatar to a version of this (https://hydra-media.cursecdn.com/hearthstone.gamepedia.com/2/21/Holy_Champion_full.png). Should I?Mehhhhhh....
I like the catperson more.
Post by: Comrade P. on May 17, 2016, 06:33:28 am
Is 0.01 molar iodine solution really terribly dangerous? CLEAPSS says it isn't, but if it gets in the eye/is swallowed or what have you, is anything beyond washing the eye out/drinking water required?
Prolly won't kill you. Depends on consumed volume :P
Call an ambulance, if person does not throw up after ingesting solution, give him/her milk, about a glass every 15 minutes. Could also help.
Milk is generally advised after a lot of chemical-induced poisonings. Check with a specialist (or at least Google) first, though.
Post by: Antioch on May 17, 2016, 07:29:22 am
Post by: Tawa on May 20, 2016, 08:31:11 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on May 20, 2016, 08:35:36 pm
New one is... Good. I like it.
Reminds me of the Another World wallpaper.
Post by: Arx on May 21, 2016, 04:39:10 am
Thoughts on my new avatar? I got tired of the potoo, so I went for Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog by Caspar David Friedrich.
It's less recognisable, certainly. Also more serious.
I'm considering going full crazy and dyeing a streak of my hair. The question is, do I do it? And if so, blue or green?
Post by: Comrade P. on May 21, 2016, 04:55:54 am
I'm considering going full crazy and dyeing a streak of my hair. The question is, do I do it? And if so, blue or green?
How long is your hair? What is the basic colour? Actually hold on, I believe you posted your photo in photo thread...
EDIT: Nope, they were pretty birds. At least I'm not willing to go through thousands of posts to look any further. So the questions stand.
Post by: Arx on May 21, 2016, 05:20:13 am
I'm considering going full crazy and dyeing a streak of my hair. The question is, do I do it? And if so, blue or green?
How long is your hair? What is the basic colour? Actually hold on, I believe you posted your photo in photo thread...
EDIT: Nope, they were pretty birds. At least I'm not willing to go through thousands of posts to look any further. So the questions stand.
It's just long enough to pull into a short half-pony, and kind of darkish blond. There's a recent photo I've been meaning to stick in the share thread, it'll be up in a few. E: here. (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=48718.msg7009600#msg7009600)
Post by: Comrade P. on May 21, 2016, 06:43:24 am
Post by: Yoink on May 21, 2016, 06:59:03 am
Post by: Rolan7 on May 21, 2016, 07:55:05 am
I think a streak of green would look pretty good!
Post by: scrdest on May 21, 2016, 08:15:06 am
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on May 21, 2016, 08:49:29 am
You could also do both, one fading into another.
Post by: Frumple on May 21, 2016, 08:52:29 am
Post by: Comrade P. on May 21, 2016, 09:04:59 am
I have to chip in with team Blue here. You know, kind of an electricky blue?
Waddaya mean?
Spoiler: Like hair color on that one? (click to show/hide)
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on May 21, 2016, 09:10:04 am
Sort of. Or like this:I have to chip in with team Blue here. You know, kind of an electricky blue?
Waddaya mean?Spoiler: Like hair color on that one? (click to show/hide)
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Rolan7 on May 21, 2016, 09:35:23 am
... no option for purple? Go royal :VJust make sure it's a good dye, because my purple became pink after like 3 days :P
Post by: Arx on May 21, 2016, 09:46:08 am
... no option for purple? Go royal :V
No option on purple. Not the biggest fan of purple in general, plus the fading to pink. Blue and green both fade moderately gracefully.
Post by: itisnotlogical on May 23, 2016, 11:12:24 pm
Do you envision IRL Ken as a skinny private-school pretty boy or a barrel-chested football playing frat boy?
Post by: Yoink on May 23, 2016, 11:23:56 pm
Post by: Comrade P. on May 24, 2016, 02:19:16 am
Do you envision IRL Ken as a skinny private-school pretty boy or a barrel-chested football playing frat boy?
The former.
Post by: TheBiggerFish on May 24, 2016, 09:16:15 am
The former.Do you envision IRL Ken as a skinny private-school pretty boy or a barrel-chested football playing frat boy?The former.
Post by: Tawa on May 24, 2016, 02:43:16 pm
But more seriously, I always kind of assumed the private-school sorta guy.
Post by: Comrade P. on May 28, 2016, 12:49:37 pm
Post by: Frumple on May 28, 2016, 01:13:49 pm
... other than that, maybe consider checking the services, if that stuff works anything like it does on older versions? Would be an option to turn off whatever's overseeing the ad. Or consider a third party program... BES (http://mion.faireal.net/BES/), ferex, can flag an application for immediate throttling -- you'd point it at the update screen's .exe or whatev' and set it to full stall. It'd stop the program from doing anything right out the gate, though it'd still show up in processes or whatev'.
Post by: Aklyon on May 28, 2016, 05:53:40 pm
Is there a way to disable the 'get windows 10!' thing? Altering the update list thing worked for a while, but it looks like Microsoft decided that it absolutely shouldn't. Thus far I'm just force closing the update screen via task manager, but I'd rather not have it come up at all.GWX (http://blog.ultimateoutsider.com/2015/08/using-gwx-stopper-to-permanently-remove.html) is here to
Post by: Yoink on May 28, 2016, 07:32:44 pm
My computer sure doesn't get hassled to upgrade, but I would like to. I've made do without a start menu for far too long. :-\
Post by: Aklyon on May 28, 2016, 08:13:11 pm
Post by: Shook on May 28, 2016, 08:16:11 pm
Post by: TempAcc on June 02, 2016, 02:38:21 pm
Wat do?
Post by: i2amroy on June 02, 2016, 03:37:07 pm
It took basically no effort for me, honestly. The hardest part is the adjustment to the new start menu, which i frankly don't like as much as the pre-8 one. If it's only the start menu that you're missing though, Classic Shell (http://www.classicshell.net/) is pretty great, it made 8.1 tolerable for me. Hell, maybe i should install it here on 10 as well. :PYou can also just start right click+unpin/removing things until stuff gets back down to a sensible amount (it's still somewhat bigger, but it no longer needs to have all those stupid app suggestions).
Post by: Frumple on June 02, 2016, 03:45:13 pm
Considering if I should open a youtube and twitter account to host a four job fiesta lets play thing, but I've never actualy done such a thing, maybe with a thread on Play With Your Friends and naming characters after randomly picked thread posters, but a side of muh brain says nah.First make sure your computer is actually capable of recording and uploading, then decide further.
Wat do?
Post by: Aklyon on June 02, 2016, 04:09:24 pm
For all you Windows 10 naysayers keep in mind that the free upgrade ends on July 29th, so even if it's not perfect if you ever have any intention of switching to it ever in the course of the next 5 years (which you probably should eventually simply because in a few years we are probably going to start seeing stuff that will require it to function properly) than you should consider switching by then.By the time stuff actually requires it in a few years, win10 will either work well enough to be worth putting on my next computer, or be replaced by win11. I don't see why I should mess with a perfectly working computer for the sake of microsoft's due date.
Post by: i2amroy on June 02, 2016, 04:46:57 pm
win10 will either work well enough to be worth putting on my next computer, or be replaced by win11Sure it will work or be able to be replaced by Windows 11... for around $120 more to purchase the OS of course.
I mean personally it took me a grand total of about 45 minutes of fiddling with settings/etc. to get my fresh install of the current version of Windows 10 computer working just as well (or better in some cases) than my other (not upgraded yet) Windows 7 computer currently does (and honestly almost half of that was spent just getting the menu bars/etc. to be able to actually be a "true" black instead of just a very dark grey color). For me 45 minutes of work is well worth saving future me $120+ somewhere down the line, but hey, to each their own I guess. :P
Post by: Aklyon on June 02, 2016, 04:53:59 pm
When it actually bloody works. Except for one computer, every time I've seen windows 10 on someone's computer its because its not working correctly for them, be it mystery unclosable MS Edge windows or actual problems to fix. I have more interesting things to do than fix something I can fix by not using it.
Post by: i2amroy on June 02, 2016, 05:00:38 pm
I have seen windows 10 on other peoples computers, it works fine.Strange, of the 8 or so people that I know who have upgraded and are using it the only one who is running into anything even similar to what you are talking about was the person who shoved it onto a computer that was already halfway broken and experiencing those problems in the old OS anyways. I mean sure I heard stories of people running into problems like that because they jumped on the upgrade bandwagon when it first came out, but in the last 4 months or so I haven't heard anything similar that couldn't be reasonably linked to prexisting problems that they were already having during the update (most of which get fixed if you do a fresh install and then just migrate over what you need rather than doing a true "upgrade" on top of the old OS).
When it actually bloody works. Except for one computer, every time I've seen windows 10 on someone's computer its because its not working correctly for them, be it mystery unclosable MS Edge windows or actual problems to fix. I have more interesting things to do than fix something I can fix by not using it.
Post by: Yoink on June 05, 2016, 02:57:34 am
(Posting from my phone, so I couldn't include the accent in the the latter name.)
Edit: Never mind, I have decided on Shadow of the Wind due to how insanely windy it is here currently.
Post by: Rolan7 on June 06, 2016, 12:30:44 pm
Many Patreons charge on the first of the month, and charge nothing when you join. So you get the benefits instantly, but can cancel before the first of the month. Apparently.
Er, is that right? Am I missing something? I guess the patrons have to have verified payment (which would stop casual leeches), and patron rewards are commonly shared via other channels. But still, seems a bit odd.
Post by: Aklyon on June 06, 2016, 12:34:58 pm
Post by: Sheb on June 09, 2016, 02:14:40 pm
Post by: MonkeyHead on June 12, 2016, 11:36:07 am
This thing I'm working on presently requires a method, which is fine.
Later on it calls for a justified method. Any clue what it means? Because I have absolutely no clue, and google's proving useless (as per usual when I ask here)
If this is in a scientific concept, it basically means offering up a reason for why you have chosen your method, I assume... *shrug*
Post by: scrdest on June 12, 2016, 11:52:03 am
As far as I know, they broke down the genomes into pieces and sequenced them, so one part of the genome comes from one guy, one part from another (70% of the reference genome apparently come from one donor in Buffalo). Polymorphisms weren't really studied during the Human Genome Project.That doesn't quite follow. You must break a single human genome into parts to sequence it - it's too big otherwise. But it's not like they just threw together the sequences; the end result is basically an average of several sequences rather than a bunch glued together.
Post by: Sheb on June 12, 2016, 12:36:16 pm
As far as I know, they broke down the genomes into pieces and sequenced them, so one part of the genome comes from one guy, one part from another (70% of the reference genome apparently come from one donor in Buffalo). Polymorphisms weren't really studied during the Human Genome Project.That doesn't quite follow. You must break a single human genome into parts to sequence it - it's too big otherwise. But it's not like they just threw together the sequences; the end result is basically an average of several sequences rather than a bunch glued together.
Is it? I'm not sure they actually had multiple coverage for all parts of the genome.
Post by: scrdest on June 12, 2016, 12:45:00 pm
And either way, Celera ran its own project in parallel, so there's at least one overlapping result to analyze.
Post by: Neonivek on June 12, 2016, 10:39:39 pm
Why when Semi-automatic guns were coming out were people so resistant to the idea of them often sticking to non-automatic?
With Cars I sort of understand it is an entirely new system and technically manual isn't better then automatic.
Yet with semi-automatic versus non-automatic the only real difference is how often you can pull the trigger.
Post by: sprinkled chariot on June 13, 2016, 01:09:32 am
Ok here is a question nearly impossible to find an answer for.
Why when Semi-automatic guns were coming out were people so resistant to the idea of them often sticking to non-automatic?
With Cars I sort of understand it is an entirely new system and technically manual isn't better then automatic.
Yet with semi-automatic versus non-automatic the only real difference is how often you can pull the trigger.
Well, there is sort of anecdote about Fedorov coming to imperial russian army generals with project of autorifle only to get response : "" Where will we find enough ammo for this? "
Probably, this may be one of reasons.
Post by: Sheb on June 13, 2016, 03:07:39 am
Post by: Comrade P. on June 13, 2016, 06:29:12 am
Why when Semi-automatic guns were coming out were people so resistant to the idea of them often sticking to non-automatic?
The military is quite reluctant to embrace new technology. In particular case of semi-auto versus bolt action, which was sort of common before that, man, you should see the early semiautos, they were a mess. The few examples we know to be successful today were mostly embraced due to marketing successes of businesses.
At least that's the impression I get.
May I refer you to this channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/ForgottenWeapons) for aforementioned early semiauto rifles and many more oddities of the realm of small arms.
Post by: MonkeyHead on June 13, 2016, 02:08:22 pm
Ok here is a question nearly impossible to find an answer for.
Why when Semi-automatic guns were coming out were people so resistant to the idea of them often sticking to non-automatic?
With Cars I sort of understand it is an entirely new system and technically manual isn't better then automatic.
Yet with semi-automatic versus non-automatic the only real difference is how often you can pull the trigger.
Combat doctrine and training would play a big role here. WW1ish, Armies were set up around the concept of squads of riflemen laying down precise(ish) fire. Semi-auto might help rate of fire, but potentially at the cost of accuracy and at great expense. Hand held (semi) automatic firearms played specialist roles (German Stormtroopers and assorted trenchbrooms...), but general infantry tactics revolved around rifle fire from range while advancing, not close combat "fire and move" mobility. It took WW2 to really shift that manner of thinking, with the M1 being a semi automatic rifle used in the same way as bolt action rifles, in general. Remember that military forces are led by Generals who learnt to fight the generation before the one they lead in combat.
Post by: Erkki on June 13, 2016, 02:33:11 pm
Nowadays bolt actions still are more accurate, albeit the difference is becoming ever smaller, and(for special uses) they can be silenced\suppressed better. Many armies still regularly use bolt-action rifles, because they're useful.
I think most of the accuracy difference comes from bolt-action rifles' barrels being possible to free-float all the way from the chamber, while gas-operates semi autos need the gas tube for the action to work.
edit: also tolerances. The chamber can be made tighter when its known that the gun wont heat up much and will fire just quality ammo with known dimensions and qualities. Someone more knowledgeable can hopefully tell more!
Post by: Tawa on June 16, 2016, 07:35:55 pm
Post by: Wolfhunter107 on June 16, 2016, 07:37:30 pm
Can anyone access this site? (http://www.cleverbot.com/)I can. You having issues with it?
Post by: Tawa on June 16, 2016, 07:38:18 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on June 17, 2016, 09:02:10 pm
You'd think that'd be easy to look up, but there were about 3 firework events last year which I couldn't find any explanation for.
Not counting 4th of July, obviously. And the other events didn't seem to land on important holidays.
Godsfucked Fathers Day isn't until Sunday anyway I think
Post by: WealthyRadish on June 17, 2016, 11:46:36 pm
Post by: Frumple on June 18, 2016, 12:22:58 am
S'always the possibility it's just some folks that wanted to set off fireworks. That happens from time to time.
Post by: BorkBorkGoesTheCode on June 18, 2016, 04:59:19 am
Post by: Parsely on June 18, 2016, 11:58:44 am
What is the muzzle velocity of the 7.62x25mm Type P subsonic cartridge?376-516 m/s, depending on the grain and type of warhead.
Post by: Mech#4 on June 21, 2016, 10:05:37 pm
If gender identification is moving away from physical body as a limiter, do we think we'll see female characters with facial hair (beards, moustaches, etc)?
Next question is a what is this. I have this memory of a TV program, probably sometime in the late 90s or early 2000. I think it was a cop show or similar. The scene I remember is, I believe, near the end of the episode where an investigator and their partner go to a receptionists desk. The receptionist holds up one of her arms and the investigator taps the arm flab and says something along the lines of "I think we've found our dinosaur". I have no idea what the genre of the show would be, nor any real interest in watching it but I'm curious if anyone knows what it is from.
Post by: Rolan7 on June 21, 2016, 10:16:46 pm
Not sure that's a proper simple question honestly, but I do love women with short hair and strong builds. And silky dwarf-beards.
But my position has always been that gender binary is a real thing which should be destroyed, so meh. I'm rather extreme in that respect.
Possibly just gay but open-minded.
Good luck on that second question. Reminds me of the Office 2000(?) ads where Microsoft shamed people for using older versions of their own products via dinosaurs. But that's not what you're talking about.
Post by: BorkBorkGoesTheCode on June 22, 2016, 04:24:03 am
Post by: Putnam on June 22, 2016, 04:31:26 am
https://cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/158/what-is-the-definition-of-sanity-how-can-i-prove-someone-either-sane-or-insane
Post by: Helgoland on June 22, 2016, 12:01:09 pm
If gender identification is moving away from physical body as a limiter, do we think we'll see female characters with facial hair (beards, moustaches, etc)?Who says it's moving away? Variance is increasing, sure, but most folks will stay traditionally male or traditionally female, with maybe a few twists here and there*. Importantly most women will remain hairless, since becoming hairy in the face is much, much more effort for them than for men. And since media (I assume you're talking about characters in media, right? use attributes to inform the viewer what they're seeing, they'll stick with keeping women hairless.
TL;DR: We might see some, but it'll remain an exception because it'll remain an exception in real life, too.
*I'm thinking of short hair in women, or makeup in men, stuff we're already seeing nowadays.
Post by: scrdest on June 22, 2016, 12:27:47 pm
*I'm thinking of short hair in women, or makeup in men, stuff we're already seeing nowadays.It's not like it would be much of a shocking once-in-a-lifetime change for humanity. High heels started as male fashion accessories. And on the other hand, both fedoras and trilbies were originally made for m'ladies. This shit changes.
Post by: Yoink on June 23, 2016, 04:11:04 am
Next question is a what is this. I have this memory of a TV program, probably sometime in the late 90s or early 2000. I think it was a cop show or similar. The scene I remember is, I believe, near the end of the episode where an investigator and their partner go to a receptionists desk. The receptionist holds up one of her arms and the investigator taps the arm flab and says something along the lines of "I think we've found our dinosaur". I have no idea what the genre of the show would be, nor any real interest in watching it but I'm curious if anyone knows what it is from.I don't believe I've seen that particular scene, but it sounds to me like something Monk (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312172/) would say.
Post by: Comrade P. on June 23, 2016, 06:09:31 pm
Is there a modification to AK platform/AK variant that is fed with straight magazines? Traditionally AK mags are curved, due to the cartridge form and arrangement, as far as I understand, but maybe in some other caliber a box magazine can be like one of, say, G3, more rectangular? Or maybe a modified magazine well? Both?
Post by: GiglameshDespair on June 23, 2016, 06:57:00 pm
A question I suppose some freedomeagles can answer (although I will accept a valid answer from anyone else as well):
Is there a modification to AK platform/AK variant that is fed with straight magazines? Traditionally AK mags are curved, due to the cartridge form and arrangement, as far as I understand, but maybe in some other caliber a box magazine can be like one of, say, G3, more rectangular? Or maybe a modified magazine well? Both?
As far as I know, there aren't any straight box magazines for the AK.
Larger magazines tend to be curved, because rounds are tapered slightly. They don't stack straight, and 20 rounds is about the limit before you really start getting feeding problems with straight mags. 20rd box magazines tend to have a slanted bottom to compensate, and the follower can tilt a bit as well.
Post by: Baffler on June 23, 2016, 07:09:18 pm
Post by: Comrade P. on June 24, 2016, 01:31:53 am
Post by: chaotic skies on June 25, 2016, 05:05:31 pm
Post by: BorkBorkGoesTheCode on June 25, 2016, 05:11:16 pm
Post by: Frumple on June 25, 2016, 05:17:56 pm
Post by: Tawa on June 26, 2016, 12:34:33 pm
Post by: TheBiggerFish on June 26, 2016, 11:33:20 pm
And is there anything for mobile Chrome that would allow you to, say, tap on it and get mouseover?
Post by: Arx on June 27, 2016, 09:01:27 am
Post by: Frumple on June 27, 2016, 02:28:32 pm
Or just do whichever one is least popular, to reduce the chances of having to duel anyone to the death for right of costume.
Post by: Egan_BW on June 27, 2016, 05:10:05 pm
/doesn't know anything about cosplay
Post by: Neonivek on July 04, 2016, 04:52:59 pm
Most conspiracy theorists kind of... skip steps and give the US government a sort of ethereal power.
If this isn't answered I guess I'll make a thread.
Post by: Rolan7 on July 04, 2016, 05:14:18 pm
Post by: Putnam on July 10, 2016, 09:20:42 pm
That should probably be elaborated on, but I'm not the person to do it.
Post by: Rolan7 on July 10, 2016, 09:22:16 pm
Jesus's sacrifice somehow changed that, and subscribed *everyone* to a heaven-or-hell choice. Suddenly anyone could worship Jehovah, and they *had* to. At least according to the persecuted Christians meeting in secret.
Then Constantine converted to the religion and demanded its adoption. The Roman Empire was already used to state religion, and this one was a lot more pushy, and inclusive, than Roman polytheism.
Post by: A Thing on July 10, 2016, 09:23:33 pm
Is there any known reason that Christianity of all religions spread so successfully throughout the Roman empire? From what I understand, it started out as a Jewish sect, so why did THAT one take off so well while other ones didn't?
From a brief wikipedia browse it seems to be because of this dude (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_the_Great).
Looks like his sons (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_II_(emperor)) were Christian too and the guy who tried to bring Zeus' sexual habits back (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_(emperor)) got completely fucked in Persia. Also, the emperors following Julian did stuff like this (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratian#Suppression_of_paganism).
Fucking Ninjas.
Post by: Tawa on July 13, 2016, 10:22:11 pm
Post by: chaotic skies on July 14, 2016, 12:40:55 am
Oh, quick question, do we have a music thread?
Post by: Yoink on July 14, 2016, 01:51:01 am
Post by: chaotic skies on July 14, 2016, 02:08:34 am
Post by: Arx on July 14, 2016, 02:47:57 am
Post by: Yoink on July 14, 2016, 02:50:19 am
Sorry.
Post by: Frumple on July 14, 2016, 04:02:06 am
Post by: Tawa on July 14, 2016, 11:35:46 pm
Post by: A Thing on July 14, 2016, 11:43:52 pm
Ace Attorney 6 is coming out stateside in 2 months and I can't contain my hype. I want to make a thread for it, but we have the visual novels thread already. Do you guys think AA would be worthy of its own thread?
Ace Attorney is different enough and popular enough, so go for it.
Post by: Tawa on July 14, 2016, 11:46:23 pm
There's already a thread, but it's like seven years old, so I'm making a new one.
Post by: hops on July 14, 2016, 11:48:42 pm
Post by: Sheb on July 15, 2016, 01:02:18 am
Post by: scrdest on July 15, 2016, 04:43:54 am
Constantine is not the explanation on its own. Possibly without him it wouldn't become as successful as it was, but it had to get to a point he could have converted in the first place.Is there any known reason that Christianity of all religions spread so successfully throughout the Roman empire? From what I understand, it started out as a Jewish sect, so why did THAT one take off so well while other ones didn't?
From a brief wikipedia browse it seems to be because of this dude (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_the_Great).
Looks like his sons (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_II_(emperor)) were Christian too and the guy who tried to bring Zeus' sexual habits back (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_(emperor)) got completely fucked in Persia. Also, the emperors following Julian did stuff like this (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratian#Suppression_of_paganism).
Fucking Ninjas.
Inclusiveness is a big part, definitely. They wouldn't have converts if they couldn't have them, so the policy to accept gentile converts helped.
Early Christianity also had the advantage of having guys like Paul of Tarsus, who was familiar with the Roman culture and thought and so knew how to approach Romans in the first place.
There's also the ideological component. Apparently, Christianity was pretty big for Roman women in particular, since it was relatively egalitarian compared to the Roman society. Roman marriage was basically CK2-style political marriage up to eleven.
The fact that RE gave few fucks about who the citizens worshipped in general also might've helped, until the whole business with not worshipping the Emperor and the persecutions and all (fun fact: Blood Libel was originally used against Christians... who promptly co-opted it against Jews as soon as they got into power and had a fever with the only prescription being pogroms).
Post by: itisnotlogical on July 18, 2016, 04:09:51 pm
Post by: GiglameshDespair on July 18, 2016, 04:36:52 pm
There's a free handbook of the basic rules, if that counts. Not personally my cup of tea, but a lot of people like it.
Post by: GiglameshDespair on July 19, 2016, 12:18:14 pm
More seriously, perhaps just try to get some WD-40. Marvellous stuff.
Post by: Sheb on July 19, 2016, 12:19:02 pm
Post by: Sheb on July 19, 2016, 12:29:54 pm
Post by: Sheb on July 19, 2016, 12:33:05 pm
Post by: GiglameshDespair on July 19, 2016, 02:10:14 pm
Yeah, I know you don't have any, but I'm suggesting to thus get some.Thermite?See my post.
More seriously, perhaps just try to get some WD-40. Marvellous stuff.
Post by: Amperzand on July 20, 2016, 07:56:09 pm
Post by: IronTomato on July 20, 2016, 08:00:36 pm
1: BeeVenom the Painful Gift of Nature
2: Shootbins of Fishes
3: Cracklife
Unless they're all stupid, in which case I could just use the same name as my other one from forever ago which was DemonSlaughter / Demon'sLaughter.
Post by: Frumple on July 20, 2016, 08:02:53 pm
In fact, you should mod in a race of bee people to use for the fort.
Post by: Egan_BW on July 20, 2016, 08:27:15 pm
Which do you guys think is the best name for a succession fort, since I have too many dumb ideas and can't decide?Cracklife, but only if you can live up to the name.
1: BeeVenom the Painful Gift of Nature
2: Shootbins of Fishes
3: Cracklife
Unless they're all stupid, in which case I could just use the same name as my other one from forever ago which was DemonSlaughter / Demon'sLaughter.
Post by: Tawa on July 20, 2016, 08:45:47 pm
Cracklife. Either crack their lives or fill their lives with crack.Which do you guys think is the best name for a succession fort, since I have too many dumb ideas and can't decide?Cracklife, but only if you can live up to the name.
1: BeeVenom the Painful Gift of Nature
2: Shootbins of Fishes
3: Cracklife
Unless they're all stupid, in which case I could just use the same name as my other one from forever ago which was DemonSlaughter / Demon'sLaughter.
Post by: MaximumZero on July 20, 2016, 10:35:28 pm
Post by: BorkBorkGoesTheCode on July 22, 2016, 07:13:57 pm
Is there a way of expanding the size of an image and then saving it in Paint, and if not is there some free program that'll let me do it?MS Paint? You can increase the size of your image by selecting it using the select box then dragging any corner until the image is of the desired size, but you'll just end up with a blocky image.
Want my fapmaster avatar to be 100x100 pixels, but can't get it to work at all without adding a white border/needing to redraw the whole thing (fun fact: I cannot draw for shit)
Post by: Rolan7 on July 22, 2016, 07:19:12 pm
If you set it to "pixels" rather than "percentage" and enter 100 twice then it'll do what you're looking for.
Post by: IronTomato on July 24, 2016, 08:11:47 pm
If you could change ShootBins to ShootBarrels...That was what I originally intended to do, but barrel isn't a word in DF for some reason, so we get shootbins. :P
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on July 25, 2016, 07:02:19 am
Pain is also not there, though vertigo is, for some reason.
Smells are intermittent. I think I recall smelling bread in a dream once, but I might be making it up.
Post by: TempAcc on July 25, 2016, 07:29:02 am
The only time I actualy felt pain in a dream was when I was actualy suffocating IRL due to a really stuffy nose and not actualy opening my mouth to breathe. I vividly remember actualy suffocating in the dream before I woke up and opened my mouth to breathe.
Post by: TD1 on July 25, 2016, 08:07:30 am
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on July 25, 2016, 08:18:48 am
You can also feel heat in dreams. I know this because I was burned alive by lava in a dream once, and even though it was only a hallucination I have never once felt something that hot while awake.
Post by: Arx on July 25, 2016, 11:25:23 am
Post by: IronTomato on July 25, 2016, 02:18:26 pm
Post by: Shook on July 27, 2016, 10:04:40 am
Post by: Arx on July 31, 2016, 02:37:25 pm
Post by: Baffler on July 31, 2016, 02:57:15 pm
Post by: chaotic skies on August 01, 2016, 09:43:26 pm
Post by: Yoink on August 02, 2016, 05:51:53 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on August 02, 2016, 06:04:12 pm
I broke 200 recently I guess, 36 hours worth ago. Might have been while I was on family hiking trip.
200-day celebration has joined post-trip celebration and become: Causality-spurning ohgod-my-muscles-and-skin-hurt MLP and Vampire Beerapalooza!
Everybody is welcome at this e-party [what is this, the 90's?]
Though more seriously, when I'm feeling sentimental about this stupid forum, I make lazy edits in paint or gimp. Like
(http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff410/tratan3/ThisWasWorthDoing_zpsek2wyw98.png)
Post by: TheBiggerFish on August 02, 2016, 07:37:23 pm
Post by: Tawa on August 02, 2016, 07:57:27 pm
I broke 100 12 days online ago.what the actual frig
I spend literally all day logged onto bay12 and I only have ~175% of the time you have, even though I've been a member ~300% as long as you have
how is this even possible
Post by: GiglameshDespair on August 02, 2016, 08:14:55 pm
Post by: DeKaFu on August 02, 2016, 08:18:44 pm
I don't recall smell, but I absolutely can and frequently do taste in my dreams. Often super-tasty stuff too, like awesome curry or ice cream.
I even recall one particularly lucid dream where I was trying to show off my dream-controlling-superpowers to a skeptical NPC by rapidly cycling a piece of candy between several different flavors with the power of my mind. Dreams are fun. :P
Personally, the most conspicuously absent thing for me is temperature. While touch and texture is pretty normal, I've only ever had one dream where I consciously felt temperature (cold floor under my feet) and I've always had an unverifiable suspicion that I was sleepwalking during that one.
Post by: TheBiggerFish on August 02, 2016, 08:32:32 pm
Uhhh....Magic?I broke 100 12 days online ago.what the actual frig
I spend literally all day logged onto bay12 and I only have ~175% of the time you have, even though I've been a member ~300% as long as you have
how is this even possible
Post by: Frumple on August 02, 2016, 08:44:56 pm
Post by: Yoink on August 02, 2016, 09:40:15 pm
Oh, I think you know! :DHaha, nice! Shouldn't it be holding a keg or case of beer, though? :P
I broke 200 recently I guess, 36 hours worth ago. Might have been while I was on family hiking trip.
200-day celebration has joined post-trip celebration and become: Causality-spurning ohgod-my-muscles-and-skin-hurt MLP and Vampire Beerapalooza!
Everybody is welcome at this e-party [what is this, the 90's?]
Though more seriously, when I'm feeling sentimental about this stupid forum, I make lazy edits in paint or gimp. Like
(http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff410/tratan3/ThisWasWorthDoing_zpsek2wyw98.png)
I guess I'll be drinking to Bay12 in a few hours, then. I actually do have half a slab o' beer in the fridge, whice is nice.
Just wish I had internet connected here so I could access the forum on something other than this phone...
Post by: Rolan7 on August 02, 2016, 10:19:26 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on August 03, 2016, 09:56:37 pm
Post by: Mech#4 on August 08, 2016, 04:02:30 am
This is the introduction theme for a game called "Halloween Harry/ Alien Carnage". From 0:45 to about 1:18 the tune sounds quite familiar but I can't place whether it's based on another song or not. Any ideas? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BS7LJ8GHCI)
Post by: Neonivek on August 08, 2016, 02:17:31 pm
There were apperantly a group of "Mountain people" who are basically "barbarians" who were driven into the mountains by the Japanese once they reached a certain level of sophistication.
The odd part is in spite depicting the Mountain People... like they are monsters (even so far that JRPGs sometimes use them as monsters... in fact one depicts them as zombies)... Heck Naruto features them even giving them bloodline powers before bloodline powers existed.
They feel like they really could be... real... Which begs a LOT of really odd questions. It also wouldn't be the first time something in mythology/folklore was real just explained differently such as Changelings which are children with Downsyndrome (and other ailments) explained as Fairies impersonating their babies... and... often killed... in cruel ways... In fact... that is the way they suggest dealing with them.
So... Were they real at all?
Post by: GiglameshDespair on August 08, 2016, 02:22:55 pm
Post by: hops on August 08, 2016, 02:26:05 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on August 08, 2016, 02:31:33 pm
Post by: Tawa on August 08, 2016, 02:44:15 pm
Post by: GiglameshDespair on August 08, 2016, 02:57:31 pm
Post by: itisnotlogical on August 09, 2016, 02:16:24 am
Post by: MagmaMcFry on August 09, 2016, 09:00:11 am
More seriously, you're looking for a web hoster to run the service, and (if you want more than just an IP address) a domain name registrar to purchase and maintain a domain name so you can make the service available on the Internet under that name.
Post by: TheBiggerFish on August 10, 2016, 03:49:18 am
A bad idea. You can't just assume that things can just run for long amounts of time without breaking down at some point.Yeeeeup.
More seriously, you're looking for a web hoster to run the service, and (if you want more than just an IP address) a domain name registrar to purchase and maintain a domain name so you can make the service available on the Internet under that name.
Post by: Telgin on August 10, 2016, 11:38:00 am
If what you're talking about is something like a computationally intensive simulation that needs to run for long periods of times and allow you to check up on its progress through a website, then you're probably not going to find a public service that will readily do what you want. Your best bet would probably be to get a virtualized instance of Linux or whatever OS you want (pretty sure Amazon offers something like this but I don't know the name of the service), write your software to run with the idea of checkpointing by writing out its state periodically, and have it support restarting from a checkpoint file.
More details on precisely what you're trying to accomplish would help.
Post by: Rolan7 on August 10, 2016, 12:01:43 pm
Post by: Arx on August 10, 2016, 12:30:34 pm
Post by: Furtuka on August 10, 2016, 01:35:17 pm
Post by: Erkki on August 10, 2016, 02:52:08 pm
Where do I start with getting into battletech proper. I mean as in the stuff besides the mechwarrior games. Like the books and the tabletop and such
If you want to play on PC, get the MegaMek first! You can also play it in multiplayer, rulesets and everything are 100% adjustable and moddable.
Also check out the great BT wiki, Sarna.net
I've never played the actual tabletop game, cant help much with it.
Post by: scrdest on August 15, 2016, 11:58:06 am
So, I'm off to uni in a few weeks time and need a laptop.I'm currently using an ASUS K555L w/ Geforce 920M and i5-5200U I got on the cheap. Can run modern games, at least those not heavy on eyecandy, but don't expect to run everything on High. Can't opine on battery life, I'm using it on constant life support most of the time.
Anyone got any recommendations? A lot of stuff I'm seeing in the lists I've looked up seem to be Apple-style 'Looks flashy QED good for the price' things. I'm looking for something that can run at least some games, but nothing too expensive or powerful. Also needs to have a decent battery life.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on August 15, 2016, 12:27:56 pm
Post by: Comrade P. on August 15, 2016, 12:34:21 pm
Got no experience, just looked up moka pot on wikipedia and giving you a piece of mind.
Post by: scrdest on August 15, 2016, 02:39:06 pm
It seems like I caught one on the tail end of the stock, most of those are sold out now. You might try your luck with the replacements, but I only follow the changes when its time to buy a replacment.Could you get a page for it? As it stands google's not pulling up anything other than ASUS drivers for that.So, I'm off to uni in a few weeks time and need a laptop.I'm currently using an ASUS K555L w/ Geforce 920M and i5-5200U I got on the cheap. Can run modern games, at least those not heavy on eyecandy, but don't expect to run everything on High. Can't opine on battery life, I'm using it on constant life support most of the time.
Anyone got any recommendations? A lot of stuff I'm seeing in the lists I've looked up seem to be Apple-style 'Looks flashy QED good for the price' things. I'm looking for something that can run at least some games, but nothing too expensive or powerful. Also needs to have a decent battery life.
That's assuming you want new. I found some refurbs (http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/nav/br/asus/ml/laptopsnetbooks/processor/intelcorei5/type/laptops/0?sli_jump=1&rf=1&w=555) - those are usually a great deal, AFAIK they are required by law to perform exactly as brand-news - but it's still three hundred something quid down the drain.
Post by: Erkki on August 19, 2016, 07:49:46 am
Is there a way to stop a game from being updated on Steam?
Got Rimworld, got mods, want the mods to update BEFORE I go onto the next version. Checking properties only gives me 'Always keep the game up to date' 'Only update the game when launched' and 'High priority-update game before others'
Select "only update game when launched" and then remember to launch from shortcut or directly from .exe instead of within Steam UI.
Post by: BorkBorkGoesTheCode on August 20, 2016, 12:15:42 pm
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on August 20, 2016, 12:27:36 pm
Post by: Yoink on August 20, 2016, 07:03:46 pm
How do I delete my account from the forum?Wait, why do you ask?
Don't do that. I hope you're not planning on doing that. :(
Post by: Frumple on August 20, 2016, 10:29:31 pm
Where do I start with getting into battletech proper. I mean as in the stuff besides the mechwarrior games. Like the books and the tabletop and suchJeez, this is a bit belated. Book wise, I can tell you most of 'em seem pretty self-contained. There's trilogies/series and an overarching history, but generally you can just pick up any of them and not really have much in the way of problem. I... can't really say more than that, because I think it's been well over a decade since I last read a BTech novel and I can't even remember any names, much less which one to recommend starting with, but... yeah. I just jumped into whatever I could find in the bookstore when I was younger, and it didn't seem to hurt enjoyment et al much, if at all. So just get whatever if you're not acquiring the entire btech library in one go. Can't recall much, but I don't remember any of what I read (maybe a half dozen to a dozen of the books?) being particularly terrible, so there shouldn't be too much of an issue on that front.
... there's also some pretty nice fanfics out there, if you're into that sort of thing.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on August 22, 2016, 01:31:58 pm
If I have the option to get only one of those at this time, should I pick up Returns, or go straight for Dragonfall?
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on August 22, 2016, 02:14:36 pm
There's not much continuity between the games in the series, so you won't be missing anything by skipping Returns. Dragonfall is a great place to start.
Post by: itisnotlogical on August 24, 2016, 03:22:13 am
Post by: sprinkled chariot on August 24, 2016, 07:29:03 am
Post by: Frumple on August 24, 2016, 07:46:00 am
... or if you kinda' hate yourself, I guess. Ideological/plot aspects aside, the books themselves (what I've read of them -- school related, et al) are just kinda' bad. Poor characterization, unengaging writing, etc., etc., etc. They're just not a particularly good writer qua writer, never mind the rest of it.
Post by: IronTomato on August 24, 2016, 10:24:35 am
Is Ayn Rand worth reading?Jesus Christ no. Don't put yourself through the suffering I had to put myself through.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on August 24, 2016, 11:26:03 am
Why does bay12forums.com go to Bay12Games homepage, but bay12forums.com/smf goes to the forum?Because bay12forums.com redirects to Bay12Games.com? If you're really curious, you can always PM Toady.
Post by: sprinkled chariot on August 24, 2016, 01:42:12 pm
No.
... or if you kinda' hate yourself, I guess. Ideological/plot aspects aside, the books themselves (what I've read of them -- school related, et al) are just kinda' bad. Poor characterization, unengaging writing, etc., etc., etc. They're just not a particularly good writer qua writer, never mind the rest of it.
But how is she major figure in american philosophy/literature then? ???
Post by: Frumple on August 24, 2016, 04:36:45 pm
Honestly, she's well known mostly because of the volume of some of the folks attracted to her message, not because of the merit of the work itself or the meaningful influence it's had on any particular field. Kinda' like Twilight or somethin', now that I think about it.
Guess if you really want to know more, you could give the forum a search or wait for someone who cares more about her nonsense to chip in. There's a few folks idling around that can give a pretty decent breakdown on exactly how her shit is shit, heh.
E: Though I've kinda' belatedly noticed that wasn't really the question. If you're wondering why the message appeals to some folks, I can't really help you. It's a mindset that's pretty foreign to me, and I think my ability to ken and communicate that sort of thing has degenerated a bit. Either that or this headache is getting in the way.
Post by: EnigmaticHat on August 24, 2016, 06:48:20 pm
Pretty ironic considering her aggressively capitalist views.
Post by: itisnotlogical on August 26, 2016, 02:48:31 am
The question is: Is there a software like this that I can use to organize my offline image collection?
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on August 26, 2016, 02:55:33 am
However, a large and unspoken element of her popularity is that while she was mediocre as a writer, this still put her head and shoulders in writing quality above every other philosopher but Nietzsche. Master of fire and all.
I say this because I was once forced to read ALMOST. EVERY. SINGLE. BOOK. published by one Paul Virilio over the course of a month. It is still burned into my brain, every transhumanist rape allegory and symbolic art holocaust. Do you think I'm fucking kidding you? I am not having a giggle. Those are but two examples of many, taken almost verbatim, from shit Virilio has written in his quest to become the most verbose old man yelling at clouds ever.
God. Fuck.
Post by: Aklyon on August 26, 2016, 08:06:20 am
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on August 26, 2016, 01:43:20 pm
But he cannot to save his life establish any sense of writer's cadence or appropriate framing for his ideas. Which is while I can understand what he means and is actually saying when he says that "the Holocaust was a collective act of necro-art by the human race against itself", that doesn't mean he should have written it like that.
Post by: Baffler on August 26, 2016, 03:26:04 pm
I mean, don't get me wrong, boiled down Virilio isn't too difficult or shocking. Like Heidegger before him the central point is basically "technology has its own inherent coercive force, if we hand our human position in society over to machines we'll lose all control and be destroyed".
But he cannot to save his life establish any sense of writer's cadence or appropriate framing for his ideas. Which is while I can understand what he means and is actually saying when he says that "the Holocaust was a collective act of necro-art by the human race against itself", that doesn't mean he should have written it like that.
It's baffling that so many philosophers think novels are a good vehicle for their ideas in the first place, really.
Post by: Helgoland on August 26, 2016, 06:14:21 pm
-snip-Hey, Camus is pretty decent, too.
Post by: Egan_BW on August 27, 2016, 10:03:54 pm
yeah, the obvious vehicle is videogames, like metal gearI mean, don't get me wrong, boiled down Virilio isn't too difficult or shocking. Like Heidegger before him the central point is basically "technology has its own inherent coercive force, if we hand our human position in society over to machines we'll lose all control and be destroyed".
But he cannot to save his life establish any sense of writer's cadence or appropriate framing for his ideas. Which is while I can understand what he means and is actually saying when he says that "the Holocaust was a collective act of necro-art by the human race against itself", that doesn't mean he should have written it like that.
It's baffling that so many philosophers think novels are a good vehicle for their ideas in the first place, really.
Post by: Rolan7 on August 28, 2016, 10:25:10 am
I went to Gamestop yesterday and they were offering 360's for $50 and I was like "Yeah that's a great price to play Halo 2&3 (from bargain bin) and get a controller. I need a real XBOX controller anyway.
But the clerk basically told me that the $50 one would probably die of the "red ring of death", and was honestly pretty evasive when I asked about warranty. He was pushing the ones with hard drives which are more like $120, so I bought some games and left. (He also acted confused when I asked if I'd be able to play Halo 3 without the hard drive).
I guess I should probably get the worst one that has a hard drive? Which I think is like $80
(Huh I keep thinking this is called the "Simple Questions Thread")
Post by: Parsely on August 28, 2016, 11:25:08 am
That's it.
Post by: Rolan7 on August 28, 2016, 11:52:20 am
Post by: Neonivek on August 28, 2016, 07:33:03 pm
Meaning likely it is written in Arabic (correction it IS written in Arabic)
Yet what form of Arabic?
Since well... Written English from the 700s would be unreadable today.
Post by: DeKaFu on August 28, 2016, 08:37:02 pm
I don't think you need a hard drive to save (though we have one)... Ours came with a "memory unit" (card) instead, which holds 256 MB. It's not hooked up now so I can't check, but I think the memory card was sufficient to store all our saves on. We ended up just saving everything to both places as backup.
Of course ours is super old and apparently the newest ones don't have the slots for these so maybe it doesn't apply anymore.
Fakedit: Apparently you can just use a USB stick now? So the entire hard drive thing might be moot.
Post by: IronTomato on August 28, 2016, 09:08:00 pm
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on August 29, 2016, 04:08:10 am
So the Al Azif (The original Necronomicon) was written in the 700s in Damascus by a Arab man.I suspect it would be Classical Arabic, the language of the Quran. It is mostly intelligible to Modern Standard Arabic speakers, I believe. Can't vouch for it, though. Plus, as with Church Slavonic, Ecclesiastical Latin, and other liturgical languages, it was always extensively studied by religious scholars and the like, so it would not really be much of a problem to learn it or find somebody who can read it. Compared to all your other problems if you somehow came by an edition of the Necronomicon, I mean,
Meaning likely it is written in Arabic (correction it IS written in Arabic)
Yet what form of Arabic?
Since well... Written English from the 700s would be unreadable today.
Post by: Neonivek on August 29, 2016, 05:13:10 am
Hypothetically lets say someone is suffering from severe dehydration! Not ordinary dehydration mind you...
The kind so bad that you can't even give someone water because either it won't help... or it might kill them.
Now usually you treat this at the hospital with an IV.
Is there a way to treat this without an IV?
Post by: Sheb on August 29, 2016, 05:38:02 am
Post by: Helgoland on August 29, 2016, 01:49:14 pm
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on August 29, 2016, 01:52:01 pm
Post by: Neonivek on August 30, 2016, 05:30:43 am
It is a slow acting poison that must be administered daily AND is tasteless.
They do show it as a white powder (but, as with some things they could have mixed it in with a powder)
The Symptoms seem to be wasting (Losing weight, loss of energy, coughing)... And it seems to cause you to cough up blood.
Is this a real poison or a drama poison?
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My current research highly suggests it is just a made up poison.
And it took the show long enough to reveal EXACTLY what the poison was... It is just beetle venom... from some unknown beetle... mixed in a powder.
Apparently it kills you by making you cough blood to death...
Sounds made up... but you can never be too sure... But honestly I think made up. Even if there WAS a beetle with this venom... that is insane to try to extract.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on August 30, 2016, 05:40:22 am
E: shit, ninja'd. Oh well.
Post by: Neonivek on August 30, 2016, 05:42:39 am
In a somewhat vague sense, this is consistent with arsenic poisoning. I guess if you adminstered arsenic in the form of As2O3 daily, it could progress to the phase where you're throwing up blood gradually, since arsenic builds up in the body, IIRC. You'd have to forgo the bloody diarrhea, though.
So basically they stumbled upon a source of Arsenic... and left out the whole Bloody diarrhea part (which... given the subject matter... yeah)
And to admit the beetle part could have just been her hypothesizing what the poison could be... (for some reason... Silver needles detect poisons... But wouldn't that only be limited to certain types?)
Edit: Never freeken mind... it isn't Arsenic. As a Silver Needle that they used to try to detect it... is one of the few ways to detect arsenic.
Yeah this HAS to be a fake poison. It is basically Arsenic in everyway except it isn't.
Post by: MagmaMcFry on August 30, 2016, 07:20:51 am
Yeah this HAS to be a fake poison. It is basically Arsenic in everyway except it isn't.
It's probably plotonium gizmoxide.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on August 30, 2016, 11:28:33 am
If it had those effects it would have to be some venom that ONLY causes haemorrhaging in the lungs (probably affecting the lung's mucous membrane). As far as I'm aware, toxins don't tend to be that specific. The liver's easy to take out because toxins all wind up there because it's basically your body's toxin filter. Lungs... not so much.Stomach lining damage would also cause you to throw up blood (though not cough it up).
That plus the wasting makes it seem like what Magma suggested.
One of the things that might cause strictly lung haemorrhaging and not much else is an aerosolized mechanical agent, like silicate dust or whatever. Or perhaps some chemical aerosols. But this specifies that the poison is ingested, right?
Post by: shoulderboulder on August 30, 2016, 02:30:55 pm
Post by: Frumple on August 30, 2016, 02:33:49 pm
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on August 30, 2016, 03:48:30 pm
Probably FG&RP?Definitely FG&RP. I would suggest making a new thread.
Post by: i2amroy on August 30, 2016, 03:56:08 pm
That said as mentioned it's very likely to be fake. The vast majority of show writers are not simultaneously poison experts.
Post by: Neonivek on August 30, 2016, 04:15:50 pm
That said as mentioned it's very likely to be fake. The vast majority of show writers are not simultaneously poison experts.
Yeah I was wondering at first.
Since all the poisons they mentioned until this new poison were real as were the remedies and medicines they used (heck the way they try to detect the poison via tasters and silver needles are also real)
Yet the symptoms are pretty vague "just generally dying" (then again... the point of this poison is that it doesn't look like a poison. The person just seems to suffer from failing health until they perish)... Which isn't like those don't exist but often are either modern poisons or also include severe mental side effects.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on August 30, 2016, 04:37:37 pm
Post by: Neonivek on August 30, 2016, 04:42:11 pm
What show is it?
"The Flower in Prison"
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on August 30, 2016, 04:44:13 pm
Post by: Yoink on August 30, 2016, 06:32:51 pm
I've watched the first couple of episodes, it's slowly growing on me. Not sure if it's quite as OHMYGOSHSUPERAMAZINGLYGOOD as I was lead to believe, but it's still pretty nice. The setting and soundtrack especially.
Also, would this fit in the Movie Discussion thread? We don't have a thread for shows...
Post by: Rolan7 on August 30, 2016, 07:00:45 pm
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Post by: Criptfeind on August 31, 2016, 07:00:43 am
Post by: Rolan7 on August 31, 2016, 10:21:51 am
Post by: Egan_BW on August 31, 2016, 11:01:11 am
Post by: Dozebôm Lolumzalìs on August 31, 2016, 01:54:07 pm
Apparently it's about gamer geeks in a horror situation?Hehehe. (http://www.weregeek.com/2008/10/24/)
Post by: Parsely on September 02, 2016, 06:56:24 pm
Post by: Frumple on September 02, 2016, 07:40:54 pm
Post by: Yoink on September 02, 2016, 09:20:52 pm
I haven't watched it yet, but one of my more reserved friends gave it a uncharacteristically strong endorsement. As soon as I finish this season of NCIS it's next for me. Apparently it's about gamer geeks in a horror situation?Something like that, but there's a lot more to it. It's really good, though. I've got just one episode to go... going to savour it for a while, haha.
Also, think...
Post by: Rolan7 on September 02, 2016, 09:42:53 pm
Post by: Yoink on September 02, 2016, 09:46:52 pm
Are you liking it? Does that count as a small "random" question?
Post by: Rolan7 on September 02, 2016, 09:52:53 pm
On episode 3 now.
Post by: Neonivek on September 03, 2016, 06:12:00 am
So 15th Century Korea (or Joseon)
So in the show one of the characters is pretending to be a Spirit Medium and possessed.
Why is it that spirit mediums need to remain chaste?
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Also I love how that excuse doesn't get her killed... it is a HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE difference as compared to many other countries (namely the Christian/Catholic ones).
I know it is also the case in China and Tibet where that sort of thing wouldn't necessarily be considered "bad" (to be possessed by a spirit or other being).
Well ok... It doesn't get her killed, thrown away, or exorcised. It does seem like it is considered SOMEWHAT a bad position to be in, but in a "being possessed itself sucks" not because of what someone might do to you.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on September 03, 2016, 06:15:17 am
Post by: Neonivek on September 03, 2016, 06:19:45 am
Just another general combination of abstinence with permissions. I think that might well qualify as a human universal, though the exact things being abstained from and permitted in return vary wildly.
Well what happens if they have sex?
I guess it could anger the spirits by throwing off the medium's spiritual energy... or pass on the ghosts.
Post by: Tawa on September 03, 2016, 08:00:21 pm
Post by: Frumple on September 03, 2016, 08:14:55 pm
Post by: Tawa on September 03, 2016, 08:30:54 pm
Post by: Frumple on September 03, 2016, 09:03:30 pm
There's probably a reason or five that'd be able to be better explained by someone that actually does translating, I guess. It's been a fairly standard convention for about as long as localization has been a meaningful thing, so it's not unlikely there's something behind it besides plain ol' inertia. If it's something besides aesthetics and convenience I don't know what it is, though.
... though an english speaker is certainly a lot less likely to pronounce touhou too-hoo than they are toho. You can conceivably get it out of the latter but there's damn sure no Us in too or hoo. So there's that.
Post by: IronTomato on September 03, 2016, 10:02:26 pm
It's not like your average English speaker is going to assume "Toho" is pronounced "Too-hoo" or something.Uh... yeah. You'd have to be some kind of stupid to do that.
/me walks away guiltily
Post by: Rolan7 on September 04, 2016, 08:14:17 am
Post by: Arx on September 04, 2016, 08:16:33 am
Post by: Frumple on September 04, 2016, 08:27:35 am
Post by: DeKaFu on September 04, 2016, 09:44:26 am
Basically, in Japanese there's more or less four different ways to write an O sound:
お (o)
おお (oo)
おう (ou)
おー (o with an extender)
The first is a shorter sound, while the latter three are longer and all pronounced pretty much the same (though show up in different words). As a result, many romanization systems lump the long o's together as "ō" or some variation, differentiating them from the shorter "o". Alternatively, you can stick closer to the Japanese spelling and use "ou" "oo" etc. which is also valid. Using "oh" instead is also valid, though I find it really annoying. :P Sometimes "ou" is written as a plain "o" but then you're losing a bit of information.
In the case of Touhou, it would be written in Japanese as とうほう (to-u-ho-u) so Touhou would be my preferred romanization, though "Tōhō" would technically be valid. You could use "Toho" and it would get the idea across but it would be kind of strange. That said, the Japanese film company "Toho" is actually spelled the same way as the game series, ignoring Kanji. Probably because they chose their official romanization when things were less standardized, I guess.
Edit: Just to further clarify, by "long o" and "short o" I don't mean what that typically means in English. They're all pronounced "oh" in Japanese. I'm talking about the length of the sound in the literal sense. Like "oh" versus "ohh". Vowel-sound-length is an important thing in Japanese. Get it wrong and you end up with a completely different word. :P
Post by: Neonivek on September 09, 2016, 03:48:39 am
How do people talk to each other in real life?
I was thinking about how long winded RPGs often are with characters speaking in long drawn out paragraphs.
Yet is that as unnatural as I am thinking? Maybe natural dialog is just as long winded and odd.
Post by: hops on September 09, 2016, 04:08:40 am
As a wallflower I get the chance to observe people often and in real life, casual discussions often involve people taking turns speaking in long passages. This is because unlike on text you can't be talking while the other is also talking, and conversation happen in real time rather than thoughts being transmitted in bursts and being read.
In "small talks", people still take turn but with a shorter time. You don't see this in RPGs much because it's kind of inane.
In more special conditions, such as during a battle, obviously I can't use a "real life" example since I wasn't in the military, but from what I've seen and my gaming with real people, dialogs are short and curt and often time you're calling out enemies while also listening to your ally saying another thing. This looks incredibly awkward in text so you never see it, and instead have commanders talking for like 5 minutes while fighting 10 mooks.
Post by: Yoink on September 09, 2016, 04:44:28 am
1: Person #1 makes observation
2: Person #2 makes relevant terrible pun
3: Everyone else groans
4: Other person makes additional pun
5: Puns continue, becoming steadily worse
6: ???
7: House burns down because food in oven was forgotten whilst making puns
8: Errybody homeless now
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on September 09, 2016, 04:49:27 am
Post by: Yoink on September 09, 2016, 05:29:15 am
I get paid on Monday, so I can hopefully replace what I spend (and more) then.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on September 09, 2016, 05:40:38 am
Post by: hops on September 09, 2016, 06:12:08 am
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on September 09, 2016, 06:13:35 am
Post by: Comrade P. on September 09, 2016, 07:32:51 am
DO YOU WISH TO ENGAGE IN COMBAT?
Spoiler: Do I spy a reference to a certain animated show? (click to show/hide)
Post by: Neonivek on September 10, 2016, 05:20:57 pm
Is there good fiction that deals with the moral issues on either (or both)
a) The creation of natural slaves
or
b) The treatment of natural slaves
or
c) What would happen to natural slaves who were somehow forced to live without masters... Without eliminating their status as natural slaves.
For this I shall define my term
Natural Slave: A person or species that not only has a natural inclination towards slavery, but whose happiness usually relies on servitude to the extent that they can never REALLY be "freed", at least not in accordance to their will.
An example of these are:
1) The House Elves in Harry Potter: They are a magical species that need a master to be happy (at least until freed). They usually prefer ill-treatment over being masterless.
-One of the books actually highlights this when Hermione frees a House Elf from an abusive master, only to find she is very unhappy because of it.
2) The Dogmen in Rifts: They see themselves as inferior to human beings and in fact prefer it that way, taking great pride in aiding the "pack" so to speak.
Both of these are natural slave species.
Post by: Baffler on September 10, 2016, 07:15:00 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on September 11, 2016, 08:40:28 am
There are these mysterious immortal creatures called "beings" which are kinda like pokemon, but very rare. One of each "kind" of animal. They can talk and take human forms, but desperately need to serve a master.
The main characters are quite progressive (like the author) and find this skeevy as hell, but their attempts to give their Being freedom mostly just make him sad and insecure. A large part of the comic is showing how different types of masters result in different personalities of Beings. Many are quite willful, even silly, while others are calm and serious. Sexual exploitation also comes up, though it isn't pictured.
Post by: Neonivek on September 12, 2016, 02:21:37 am
I was watching a surgery and after they were done they filled the person's wound with what almost looks like red flakes before closing them up.
I assume this is some sort of filler so the person doesn't suffer from having a big gape.
Yet what is it exactly?
Post by: hops on September 12, 2016, 03:04:56 am
Post by: chaotic skies on September 12, 2016, 09:20:31 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on September 12, 2016, 09:24:10 pm
I seem to remember it being no big deal, but that's generally terrible advice to offer. So hopefully someone actually knows WTF is going on.
Post by: Parsely on September 12, 2016, 10:55:09 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on September 12, 2016, 11:12:20 pm
Post by: BorkBorkGoesTheCode on September 13, 2016, 01:54:01 am
How can I build something that behaves just like an N64 and is the same size, without taking any components from an existing N64?Laptop + emulator + adaptors for the cartridges + façade of your choice, such as a shipping box.
Post by: Neonivek on September 13, 2016, 02:14:46 am
It makes no sense for a company to go from being good at what they do... To being as dismal as they are.
Did they lose their original team? Did they stop caring? What happened?
Post by: Putnam on September 13, 2016, 02:27:47 am
Did they lose their original team? Did they stop caring? What happened?AFAIK Oblivion and Morrowind were both Ken Rolston's doing on the whole; he's credited as "lead designer", but I've seen him mentioned a lot when it comes to writing, so he probably did many of the quests. Morrowind especially had a huge amount of worldbuilding done by Michael Kirkbride and Kurt Kuhlmann.
Skyrim, Fallout 3 and Fallout 4's lead writer was Emil Pagliarulo. I don't know much about him, except for the previous fact.
Post by: BorkBorkGoesTheCode on September 14, 2016, 02:17:39 am
Post by: Putnam on September 14, 2016, 04:15:01 am
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on September 14, 2016, 04:44:10 am
I mean, that and losing a 325 hour save file.
Post by: Parsely on September 17, 2016, 11:38:27 am
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Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on September 17, 2016, 01:44:21 pm
Post by: Tack on September 18, 2016, 06:46:16 am
I guess anecdotal evidence co-incides what with crime rates in country towns being far lower, and trust levels in a community following that trend.
So given that currently most cities are pretty full of trash humans, what would be the maximum sustainable population in a community?
Or is it just the fewer people, the more a accountable each individual is?
Post by: Helgoland on September 18, 2016, 06:49:45 am
Post by: Frumple on September 18, 2016, 07:43:48 am
Post by: TD1 on September 18, 2016, 07:56:49 am
Possibly. However, I would also say that obligations are different in cities and small towns. People know each other - School, Church, Clubs. Less likely to steal from someone you know, for example.
Also the case of anonymity. In a city if you're a thief that reflects badly on you. In the country, if you're a thief then everyone will soon know, including potential employers, regardless of whether you were convicted by police.
People don't change, but that many people together does tend to effect a person's sense of consequence...
Post by: Frumple on September 18, 2016, 08:12:40 am
Out here, you may be a thief and people may know it, but it's also damn likely you know someone that's willing to employ you if it comes down to that regardless, or at least someone that has enough clout with a workplace to get you in. Family, someone you've got blackmail on or illicit bonds with, etc., etc., etc. Reputation is one thing but corruption likes to run damn deep in these places. And among other things it's real damn easy to exploit the kinds of closeness that likes to build up in these shitholes to happily roll along having a good reputation with one set of folks while shitting on another, and playing off the blandishments of the latter as various sorts of lies and slander. Half the town might know you're scum but the other half'll know you're a saint and the first half is bugnuts for one reason or another. Crap like that is bloody common, and that lessened anonymity means any particular person is going to be a lot less likely to call another a liar to their face and, more importantly, treat them like one. So even if you know they're scum it's not terribly unlikely you're not going to act like it, just 'cause the effect that'll have on your reputation with folks besides said scum.
Post by: TD1 on September 18, 2016, 08:23:26 am
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Post by: sprinkled chariot on September 18, 2016, 03:58:20 pm
Post by: TD1 on September 18, 2016, 04:04:41 pm
sc: philosophy is a veeeeery broad category..... I'd suggest some of the English writers, though, as they (in my experience) don't tend to garble what they're saying with needlessly complicated phrases. Unlike the German writers such as Kant, that is.
Personally I started with Richard Dawkins' "The God Delusion," it was easy to read and had some interesting thoughts (especially on memes and the evolutionary nature of ideas) but philosophy is, as I said, a very large area. At the moment I'm reading up on the philosophy of science, for example, but then there's also more abstract thought.
Post by: Frumple on September 18, 2016, 04:05:21 pm
Post by: Helgoland on September 18, 2016, 04:08:07 pm
Three bits of advice:
- Restrict yourself to Western philosophy. Eastern philosophy may be all hip and mystical and exotic and shit, but trust me on this. 19th century German philosophy digested most of what they had to offer and put it into a Western context; Schopenhauer is especially notable in this regard.
- Don't get too hung up on Scepticism or Utilitarianism. They're both simple, appealing, and somewhat elegant ideas, but lots of people just stop there and refuse to think any further, thinking this is what philosophy is all about. It's not.
- Be careful about Nietzsche. He's easily misunderstood, misrepresented most of the time, and hard to spell.
E: Dwarfy, Kant has a very clear way of writing! You just have to keep in mind that he's writing in Latin, but using German words. His phrases aren't needlessly complicated, they're as simple as they can be for the level of precision that is intended. If you want an example of unintelligible rambling, go for Hegel.
EE: Also restricting yourself to English philosophers makes you prone to a certain... flatness. The analytical school was a reaction to the Hegelei of the German Idealists, and a completely necessary one, but there's great value to be found in other traditions.
Post by: TD1 on September 18, 2016, 04:16:09 pm
As for Nietzsche being misunderstood, I agree. However, he's also not to be considered an absolute authority - whilst his ideas are innovative and often brilliant, he makes mistakes or bad judgements. Such as stating that all thought is confined to the limits of language, which is one I read recently.
Kant is not clear. I refuse to accept it. Lately I've been going over his political writings, which are clearer than others, but he still often clouds what he means almost deliberately.
Edit to accompany your edit: I don't suggest restricting yourself to English philosophy (the horror!), but I do think it's a good starting point for relatively easy to understand ideas and writing.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on September 18, 2016, 04:21:50 pm
The other version happens when you have few connections between groups, that is a metastable arrangements of the bubbles that just causes them to become larger bubbles themselves. Bam, you've invented tribalism, rape and murder are now rampant and have dehumanized targets.
The second factor is social ideology. Obviously we don't see the above kind of thing in say, cities, and while cities tend to have crime the severity widely varies. Instead of empathetic connections this is maintained through intellectual ones. The precepts and incentives of society hold everyone with only a few paths to go down, and violating them leads to the whole Hobbesian certainty of punishment. Since these are inherently universal if they need to be and not restricted by the 150 of empathetic connections, that's how the billions of us mostly manage to not all murder each other.
Post by: Helgoland on September 18, 2016, 04:23:51 pm
Edit to accompany your edit: I don't suggest restricting yourself to English philosophy (the horror!), but I do think it's a good starting point for relatively easy to understand ideas and writing.That I can fully agree with. Your bit on Nietzsche, too: One has to be careful with the chap in all sorts of manners. On Kant, however, I shall have to thrown down the gauntlet:
Kant is not clear. I refuse to accept it. Lately I've been going over his political writings, which are clearer than others, but he still often clouds what he means almost deliberately.I propose we settle this question like men of honour: With a Kant-off to the second blood, at dawn tomorrow. The choice of passages is, of course, up to you, but I guarantee I shall be able to show that he wastes neither his breath nor his reader's time.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on September 18, 2016, 04:30:37 pm
Post by: TD1 on September 18, 2016, 05:10:07 pm
Kant is not clear. I refuse to accept it. Lately I've been going over his political writings, which are clearer than others, but he still often clouds what he means almost deliberately.I propose we settle this question like men of honour: With a Kant-off to the second blood, at dawn tomorrow. The choice of passages is, of course, up to you, but I guarantee I shall be able to show that he wastes neither his breath nor his reader's time.
Awwhh, this means I'm gonna have to look through his stuff again, doesn't it? I daren't use his political writings, as (as previously mentioned) they are less obscure than the rest...but they're the only ones I have at hand. One second, I'm going to go visit the gunsmith and see if he has any new dueling guns in.
His Critique of Pure Reason is online, it seems, so I went to a random page and copied the first paragraph that didn't look like it relied too heavily on surrounding paragraphs.
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The proposition "I think," or "I exist thinking," is an empirical proposition.
But such a proposition is grounded on empirical intuition, consequently
also on the object thought, as an appearance; and thus it
seems as if, according to our theory, the whole, even in thinking, is
completely transformed into appearance, and in such a way our consciousness
itself, as mere illusion, would in fact come down to nothing.o
Thinking, taken in itself,b is merely the logical function and hence
the sheer spontaneity of combining the manifold of a merely possible
intuition; and in no way does it present the subject of consciousness as
B 429 appearance, merely because it takes no account at all of the kind of intuition,
whether it is sensible or intellectual. In this way I represent myself
to myself neither as I am nor as I appear to myself, but rather I think
myself only as I do every objectd in general from whose kind of intuition
I abstract. If here I represent myself as subject of a thought or even as
ground of thinking, then these ways of representing do not signify the
categories of substance or cause, for these categories are those functions
of thinking (of judging) applied to our sensible intuition, which would
obviously be demanded if I wanted to cognize myself. But now I want
to become conscious of myself only as thinking; I put to one side how
my proper self is given in intuition, and then it could be a mere appearance
that I think, but not insofar as I think; in the consciousness of
myself in mere thinking I am the being itself, about which, however,
nothing yet is thereby given to me for thinking.
Also, I do find it interesting how Schopenhauer went for his throat:
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“Because of his style which was obscure, Kant was properly understood by exceedingly few. And it is as if all the philosophical writers, who since Kant had had some success, had devoted themselves to writing still more unintelligibly than Kant.
Post by: scrdest on September 19, 2016, 06:23:36 am
Post by: Neonivek on September 19, 2016, 11:37:14 am
A friend wants me to come over even though I haven't slept... So chances are the only thing I'd be able to do at their house is sleep and be barely awake, barely talk, and be mildly grumpy if anything forces me to be active.
Why is it appealing for me to be there even like this? What can you do with a sleepy person?
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on September 19, 2016, 11:52:08 am
What can you do with a sleepy person?If you have to ask...
Post by: Parsely on September 19, 2016, 12:42:44 pm
A whole bunch of lumps of ice and rock, orbiting Saturn at various speeds.
That said, the rings are so huge they'd "reform" as they neared the "horizon". Which probably looks pretty damn cool.Are there any good pictures of this?
Post by: sprinkled chariot on September 19, 2016, 01:49:23 pm
Ok here is a question...
A friend wants me to come over even though I haven't slept... So chances are the only thing I'd be able to do at their house is sleep and be barely awake, barely talk, and be mildly grumpy if anything forces me to be active.
Why is it appealing for me to be there even like this? What can you do with a sleepy person?
You can paint them in the colours of british flag, when they fall asleep.
Post by: TD1 on September 19, 2016, 01:52:43 pm
You can paint them in the colours of british flag, when they fall asleep.Unfortunately, that tends to lead to the sleeper colonising you once he wakes. Best not to risk it.
Post by: A Thing on September 19, 2016, 05:19:51 pm
You can paint them in the colours of british flag, when they fall asleep.Unfortunately, that tends to lead to the sleeper colonising you once he wakes. Best not to risk it.
I think I need to improve my reading comprehension because at first I thought you were implying that the nebulous Spirit of Britain inhabits anyone in Union Jack colors if it can catch them sleeping.
Post by: Neonivek on September 20, 2016, 02:34:19 am
Though I think the Elves were "not good"? Dang Nefleheim I never understand you.
Post by: TD1 on September 20, 2016, 03:01:15 am
Post by: Mech#4 on September 20, 2016, 07:05:02 am
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on September 20, 2016, 07:06:09 am
Post by: Neonivek on September 20, 2016, 07:09:52 am
Elves in mythology were more like pixies and red caps though weren't they? Tricksters who'd steal your cattle if you didn't give them food and such. I think dwarves were kind of good because they tended to make stuff for the norse gods. Bronze boars and what not.
Elves are a confusing race in Norse mythology by what research I have done. They are demigods who boarder on being gods themselves.
They can cause illness but can also cure it (and will do it for food)... You can become a elf in death... and half-elves have magic powers.
In the original mythology elves would steal human children and replace them with their own. This was apparently used as an explanation for physical or mental abnormality.
Aren't those specifically the Germanic Changelings?
Post by: Frumple on September 20, 2016, 08:36:49 am
They were also willing to trade their services for the chance for the chance to ride a train on a goddess. Which they did. For several days. Freya really wanted that necklace.
Post by: Neonivek on September 20, 2016, 08:38:01 am
Post by: Grim Portent on September 20, 2016, 08:51:25 am
Weren't Dwarves a force of good in Norse mythology? I know they are kind of neutral all things considered but still...
Though I think the Elves were "not good"? Dang Nefleheim I never understand you.
Dwarfs in Norse mythology were a race of cunning, treacherous assholes who were nevertheless very honorable and cared about deals and bargains. In several myths they coveted wealth to a great deal, the tale of Fafnir and Sigurd being a good example, but there's also a myth whose name I have forgotten in which two dwarf brothers murdered a giant couple to steal their gold then got drowned by their son in revenge.
Despite this they would not cut off Loki's head after winning a bet in which he gambled his head because he pointed out that their bet made no mention of his neck, so they settled for stitching his lips shut and tying him to a tree. They also made a number of magical items for the gods, such as Mjolnir, Gullimbursti and the fetter of Fenrir that bound him outside the walls of Asgard.
Post by: sprinkled chariot on September 20, 2016, 10:07:28 am
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on September 20, 2016, 10:26:30 pm
Post by: Frumple on September 20, 2016, 10:57:19 pm
And it would depend, MSH. Theoretically for US citizens the US age of majority applicable to them applies everywhere so far as being charged in a US court goes, because our laws follow all of us everywhere and if we do something illegal by US laws but not the local ones, we can still be charged when we get home (possibly via extradition due to the legal issue in question) and tried in a US court. It pretty close to never sodding happens vis a vis majority laws, so far as I'm aware, especially for cases that don't involve stuff like sex tourism (particularly because a lot of the stuff relevant doesn't actually penalize the minor, but instead whoever did whatever -- sold beer, screwed, juggled flaming minigun chainsaws, who the hell knows -- with them), but it's a possibility. I'm not entirely sure how many countries have similar legal mechanics going on, but last I remember paying anything attention I seem to recall the answer being "most of them".
Post by: BorkBorkGoesTheCode on September 21, 2016, 09:33:23 pm
Post by: scrdest on September 22, 2016, 05:40:10 am
Could the popularity of antediluvian apocalypse myths be driven by a desire for immortality?Yes, it could. Does it? Fucked if I know.
Post by: Frumple on September 22, 2016, 06:42:39 am
Post by: Reelya on September 22, 2016, 06:46:37 am
In the original mythology elves would steal human children and replace them with their own. This was apparently used as an explanation for physical or mental abnormality.
The onset of autism could plausibly have been explained as a changeling. Some autistic parents note that it's like there's a different child afterwards - mental development was ticking along then gets derailed.
Another possibility is explaining away Down Syndrome. In german, words for changeling included Kielkropf or Dickkopf, meaning something like big neck / big head respectively.
Post by: CABL on September 22, 2016, 07:54:49 am
Post by: Sheb on September 22, 2016, 07:56:29 am
Code: [Select]
[img width=xx]URL[/img], where xx is the width in pixel you want your image resized to. The aspect ratio is maintained by default.
Post by: Tiruin on September 22, 2016, 08:21:45 am
Width or 'height' actually. The image resizes and scales either way if you use height/width. :) If you'd want to set the image to a desired ratio at your own will, you can do 'img height=x width=y'. All are in pixels, of course.Code: [Select][img width=xx]URL[/img], where xx is the width in pixel you want your image resized to. The aspect ratio is maintained by default.
Post by: TheBiggerFish on September 22, 2016, 08:32:29 pm
Sorry for possible Off-Topic, i just can't find "Questions about Forums" thread, but how do i reduce image size on Bay12 Forums? I mean, i use Microsoft Paint for taking DF screenshots (can't find alternative for MS Paint), which means i need to use "Print Screen" button to make screenshots. Main problem, obviously, is that they have same size as my monitor (1920x1080), thus making me using spoiler tags for pictures. It will also be nice if you suggest me some good, free alternative for MS Paint, so i can take screenshots. Thank you in advance.GIMP is good and free.
Post by: Neonivek on September 23, 2016, 12:57:02 am
But what corruption that is created in order to fix a problem or a gap in the law?
Post by: i2amroy on September 23, 2016, 01:11:50 am
GIMP is good and free.If you're looking for a middle ground between the full suite of GIMP and basic MSPaint for just quick edits then paint.NET works as basically a paint+ program (GIMP is generally what I'd suggest getting used to for most things though).
Post by: Sheb on September 23, 2016, 02:27:06 am
There has to be a term for this.
But what corruption that is created in order to fix a problem or a gap in the law?
I don't know of a specific terms that cover all such forms of corruption. "Corruption greasing the wheels of prosperity" is one expression I've seen used (for when corruption allows more efficient growth by bypassing inefficient bureaucracies).
Post by: Neonivek on September 23, 2016, 03:02:47 am
I saw in an autopsy... That the person doing it poured a spoon of course salt (or what looked like salt) into a dead guy's mouth.
The guy was killed by Arsenic poisoning if this matters (and had stab wounds that very possible were created post-mortem)
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My theory?
Silver Nitrate
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Ok I have to ask because after delving into criminal history enough...
The whole "Innocent until proven guilty" and all that... seems extremely recent...
The idea of putting the accused on a unbiased ground seems unheard of after what I've read through.
Seriously what changed that took us from "Person accused of a crime has to overwhelmingly prove they are innocent" to "A person has to prove that they reasonably didn't commit a crime"? What hit those scales so hard?
Post by: Yoink on September 23, 2016, 04:19:51 am
Post by: Sheb on September 23, 2016, 04:45:18 am
Post by: BorkBorkGoesTheCode on September 23, 2016, 05:18:15 am
Seriously what changed that took us from "Person accused of a crime has to overwhelmingly prove they are innocent" to "A person has to prove that they reasonably didn't commit a crime"? What hit those scales so hard?The inquisition?
Post by: NRDL on September 23, 2016, 05:40:05 am
Post by: Comrade P. on September 23, 2016, 05:49:33 am
Any home remedies for soothing a sore throat? Preferably one that allows my irritated vocal chords to start working again so I can stop sounding like a villain in a Wes Craven movie.
Try some to warm up some milk and put some honey into it. I know it works like a charm with natural honey, don't know about the store-bought stuff. I hate to sound like some organic-food-only snob, it's just in my family we have a stock of it.
EDIT: Also, as a more readily available option, hot tea with some sugar helps to soothe a sore throat.
A man typing now has one, so I'm actually drinking a big-ass mug of each every day, evening and morning, respectively.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on September 23, 2016, 06:18:52 am
Seriously what changed that took us from "Person accused of a crime has to overwhelmingly prove they are innocent" to "A person has to prove that they reasonably didn't commit a crime"? What hit those scales so hard?At least in terms of presumption of innocence as we know it, it was indeed the Inquisition that established this standard. Civil and common law adopted it afterwards, which proceeded to then cover a good chunk of the world during the age of imperialism.
Who is PlumpHelmetPunk?PHP is one of those fancy fellows who were at one time called Let's Players, and he's great. Also does professional photography, and should do more hitbox streams because I am cold and dead without them. His house burned down some months ago because his neighbors are idiots and set an entire forest on fire. I believe his forum account is A Dwarven Smokeologist, not used very much. Also goes by Amnesiac Jack in some places. Has the voice of a particularly rugged noir detective, but doesn't talk about dames as much.
I think that even if the formal "innocent until proven guilty" thing is recent, the basic idea is old. You need to prove that someone committed a crime, you can't just execute anyone who doesn't have an alibi.This is only technically true. Many legal systems did have standards beyond mob execution, but for most of history that standard was that you needed a confession. And you were going to get a confession whether the accused was guilty or not, because torture and other such incentives were the game of the day. You might want to check out the stories of Judge Dee, who lived in China at a time where any confession not obtained through torture was considered suspect, because why would anybody confess their crime otherwise?
It was all very much like the Dominion from Star Trek, where the purpose of trial and judgement was more about the satisfaction of the public mood and the supremacy of the wisdom of the state than restitution to victims or anything about the modern idea of justice. Though one could argue that even trials today are only ultimately about that...
Post by: scrdest on September 23, 2016, 08:01:34 am
Yep, the Spanish Inquisition, ironically. Bet you didn't expect that.Seriously what changed that took us from "Person accused of a crime has to overwhelmingly prove they are innocent" to "A person has to prove that they reasonably didn't commit a crime"? What hit those scales so hard?The inquisition?
Post by: Aklyon on September 23, 2016, 02:45:05 pm
After disabling CCortana, the latest windows update seems to have reenabled it and I don't want that. They also seem to have changed/disabled the way to turn it off.Besides not having 10?
Anyone know how to disable it now?
Dig through control panel or the registry most likely. Or that settings menu.
Post by: Aklyon on September 23, 2016, 04:24:52 pm
The latter sounds a bit dumb but I wouldn't be surprised.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on September 23, 2016, 04:59:55 pm
And now you see. You all see, and I...laugh. Windows 8 may be shit, but at least I don't have to ask a Halo character for permission to find my registry files.
Post by: Tawa on September 23, 2016, 05:18:54 pm
Post by: Criptfeind on September 23, 2016, 05:20:46 pm
Is this (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=117618.msg3690392#msg3690392) the IRC channel still in use? I think it is I just want to be certain.
Is the one I use (well, idle on and never pay attention to), and afaik the latest one to pop up.
Post by: i2amroy on September 23, 2016, 05:58:05 pm
Wait, what? On my Windows 10 Cortana is still disabled just fine despite keeping it updated (just like it's been since I installed Windows 10 and turned it off).Like, internet search, or both internet and file search?There's a little search bar (or was) in 10 that had Cortana integrated that was next to the start button. You used to be able to disable Cortana, and use it to quickly find programs without internet use.
The latter sounds a bit dumb but I wouldn't be surprised.
Note: If you see the application "Cortana" running in your task manager that doesn't actually mean Cortana is really running, since the basic SearchUI.exe task is under the banner of the Cortana application, and as such in the task manager it will still show as running even if it's really disabled and just the basic search UI is still running.
Post by: TD1 on September 23, 2016, 06:02:49 pm
DittoWait, what? On my Windows 10 Cortana is still disabled just fine despite keeping it updated (just like it's been since I installed Windows 10 and turned it off).Like, internet search, or both internet and file search?There's a little search bar (or was) in 10 that had Cortana integrated that was next to the start button. You used to be able to disable Cortana, and use it to quickly find programs without internet use.
The latter sounds a bit dumb but I wouldn't be surprised.
Post by: Yoink on September 25, 2016, 05:43:46 am
Or at the very least, a zoomed-out list? I was planning on buying one or two games, an amount that should hopefully fit my budget, but it's incredibly hard to decide with my wishlist growing all the time and nothing properly sorted. :-\ Maybe I should just go with Necrodancer and be done with it.
Edit: Re: Cortana, I played a good H-game starring Cortana in my disgusting teenage days. Doesn't mean I'm not glad I never got around to updating. :P
Post by: Baffler on September 25, 2016, 12:31:31 pm
Edit: Re: Cortana, I played a good H-game starring Cortana in my disgusting teenage days. Doesn't mean I'm not glad I never got around to updating. :P
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Are people able to see these characters properly, or do they show up as individual characters mixed in with squares?
सभिसमज निरपेक्ष परिभाषित गटको खरिदे उपलब्ध प्रेरना बनाति दिये एसलिये गयेगया मुख्य उदेश पुर्व मेंभटृ वातावरण अर्थपुर्ण करते रचना पहेला एसलिये शारिरिक सुचनाचलचित्र होभर भारतीय बातसमय अन्तरराष्ट्रीयकरन सक्षम सकते ध्वनि विज्ञान पहोचाना समस्याए चाहे कार्य संस्था रहारुप वर्तमान थातक कार्य उद्योग अत्यंत यन्त्रालय जाने ध्वनि तकरीबन परस्पर हमेहो। हमारि होगा गयेगया पत्रिका
Post by: GiglameshDespair on September 25, 2016, 12:37:56 pm
Show up fine to me.
Are people able to see these characters properly, or do they show up as individual characters mixed in with squares?
सभिसमज निरपेक्ष परिभाषित गटको खरिदे उपलब्ध प्रेरना बनाति दिये एसलिये गयेगया मुख्य उदेश पुर्व मेंभटृ वातावरण अर्थपुर्ण करते रचना पहेला एसलिये शारिरिक सुचनाचलचित्र होभर भारतीय बातसमय अन्तरराष्ट्रीयकरन सक्षम सकते ध्वनि विज्ञान पहोचाना समस्याए चाहे कार्य संस्था रहारुप वर्तमान थातक कार्य उद्योग अत्यंत यन्त्रालय जाने ध्वनि तकरीबन परस्पर हमेहो। हमारि होगा गयेगया पत्रिका
Post by: i2amroy on September 25, 2016, 01:00:48 pm
Is there any way to view/edit one's Steam wishlist as a zoomed-out grid?Open it in a browser and zoom out? Alternatively big picture mode might show your wish list as a series of tiles like it does your library, I'm not sure.
Or at the very least, a zoomed-out list? I was planning on buying one or two games, an amount that should hopefully fit my budget, but it's incredibly hard to decide with my wishlist growing all the time and nothing properly sorted. :-\ Maybe I should just go with Necrodancer and be done with it.
Post by: BorkBorkGoesTheCode on September 27, 2016, 12:02:52 am
Post by: Frumple on September 27, 2016, 12:25:44 am
If it's in a more playful sense, well, that's mostly a continuation of the common adult affliction of being under the grotesque illusion of having outgrown illusion. For some mad reason it's a common cultural thing for adults to disdain fun things that younger individuals also find fun, so unstructured wordplay is seen as childish, or at the least directed towards a young audience. Exceptions there, too, particularly with poetry, but *shrugs*
Let it not be said that consistency is a virtue oft practiced by mankind.
Post by: timferius on September 27, 2016, 06:20:31 am
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on September 27, 2016, 07:58:23 am
Post by: TD1 on September 27, 2016, 02:56:52 pm
Post by: Arx on September 27, 2016, 02:59:40 pm
Post by: TD1 on September 27, 2016, 03:27:52 pm
Though I'll definitely use that resource now that it's presented :P
Post by: Arx on September 27, 2016, 03:35:20 pm
In parallel with that, draw from life. Sketch your lecturers, sketch your classmates, sketch people in cafes.
Also, just study the body and how it fits together. Yours, if necessary. Things like being roughly seven heads tall, the hands almost reach mid thigh, from the wrist to the base of the thumb is the length of the thumb and to the fingertips is twice that...
Post by: TD1 on September 27, 2016, 03:39:38 pm
As for drawing others, I don't think I could draw anything in public. I can barely draw in private at the moment, haha.
Thanks for the help.
Edit: The thing says to press a start button, which I can't find....?
2nd Edit: The Random Pose one works, but not the 30 Second Drawing one. Strange.
Post by: Neonivek on September 27, 2016, 04:42:33 pm
Post by: Wolfhunter107 on September 27, 2016, 05:02:44 pm
Post by: Baffler on September 27, 2016, 05:31:09 pm
Could someone tell me the song playing at 15:57 of this video (https://m.youtube.com/?reload=7&rdm=27wzwb4nn#/watch?list=PL3Hfqo2_KOldUEW3JBlTqViMgXIJ0ZNhg¶ms=EAIYATgBSAFYB2ILZ2ZVUjhYd2VkWE1oBQ%253D%253D&v=oQgRdpeGYEQ&mode=NORMAL)?
Your link leads to the youtube home page, for me at least. Not sure what's up with that.
Post by: Neonivek on September 27, 2016, 05:50:00 pm
But yes Bravely Default 2 is it good? (it goes by a different name)
Post by: Frumple on September 27, 2016, 06:32:46 pm
Post by: Wolfhunter107 on September 27, 2016, 06:47:57 pm
Your link leads to the youtube home page, for me at least. Not sure what's up with that.
It should be fixed now.
Post by: Aklyon on September 27, 2016, 06:48:09 pm
Post by: Neonivek on September 27, 2016, 06:50:04 pm
Theres plenty of good things on the 3ds. What sort of things are you looking for neon?
Turn based stuff like RPGs or something with a good story...
Less focus on action.
Post by: Baffler on September 27, 2016, 06:57:46 pm
Your link leads to the youtube home page, for me at least. Not sure what's up with that.
It should be fixed now.
I don't remember the name of the song, but I'm pretty sure that's one of the soundsense seasonal tracks.
Post by: Yoink on September 30, 2016, 05:13:18 am
Gosh, I forgot to respond to this. Where are my manners?Who is PlumpHelmetPunk?PHP is one of those fancy fellows who were at one time called Let's Players, and he's great. Also does professional photography, and should do more hitbox streams because I am cold and dead without them. His house burned down some months ago because his neighbors are idiots and set an entire forest on fire. I believe his forum account is A Dwarven Smokeologist, not used very much. Also goes by Amnesiac Jack in some places. Has the voice of a particularly rugged noir detective, but doesn't talk about dames as much.
Thanks for the info, even if I'd figured out the "great" part already. :P
Stumbled onto his videos whilst looking for Jagged Alliance 2 gameplay... starting to think I should have skipped buying the game and just watched his videos of it instead. This should keep me entertained for a while! Also, his house burned down? Daaaamn, that's never fun.
Edit: What does "gjestelisteplass" mean? I believe it's Norwegian. I'm guessing it's something obscene, but who knows.
Post by: Neonivek on October 04, 2016, 02:35:39 am
So Milk is apparently an uncommon ingredient in 15th century Joseon... To the extent that the only usual source of it in the capital is the palace.
Why?
Do they lack dairy cows? Is it that they don't use cows? Or is it so expensive to raise dairy animals AND there are so many people who are lactose intolerant... that it becomes a luxury that is only really bestowed upon the super rich?
I cannot possibly imagine it needing to be imported.
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Edit:
Ok a PARTIAL answer is that milk as milk (not cheese, not yogurt, not curds, not mead) was extremely uncommon because it spoils almost instantly.
You can't even sell milk in a market... You either get it fresh or you don't get it because it will spoil in less than a day (you won't even get to save it for later)
So the reason that they might only be able to get milk from the palace is because... They likely milked it on demand... and only the Palace could possibly keep cows for just that purpose.
Post by: Mech#4 on October 04, 2016, 02:41:43 am
Post by: Sheb on October 04, 2016, 02:55:15 am
Post by: Mech#4 on October 04, 2016, 03:23:14 am
Post by: Neonivek on October 04, 2016, 04:06:11 am
As well my research suggests that China had used milk for centuries (though exactly when it started is beyond me... the earliest they give is 16th century)
As well the Mongols extensively used Goat Milk and Tibet extensively uses butter (even making a tea out of butter)
Korea I obviously already learned about.
The only location that seems to have avoided dairy in general is Japan, but that is a product of their lack of proper grazing land that would contain cows.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on October 04, 2016, 09:22:42 am
Post by: MagmaMcFry on October 05, 2016, 06:00:48 am
Incidentally, there are three separate locations where lactose tolerance developed through different mutations: Northern Europe, India, and a spot near Mali/Nigeria Only the first managed a major spread.We should crossbreed these three mutations into a single person with superhuman milk-drinking abilities.
Post by: Neonivek on October 05, 2016, 06:23:29 am
Well not so much how illegal it is but how much people would be willing to legally defend it. or rather how dangerous it is to take, own, and/or sell.
So a expensive painting is often so hot that it cannot be sold (usually only blackmailed back) because no one would buy it.
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Is there a term of how dangerous something is to take, own, and sell in terms of being defended by illegal means? Or is that also hot?
Watching a show where these guys stole a million from a gun racketeer... Yet I was just sitting there going "I wouldn't have taken the money, its too hot"
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Second question
Are strip clubs are awful as they are depicted in media?
Loud with booming (and often awful music), poor lighting, and often the performers look really bored with a distant look in their eyes.
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Third
Why is vapid disinterest even remotely sexy?
Post by: Caz on October 05, 2016, 08:14:13 am
Edit: What does "gjestelisteplass" mean? I believe it's Norwegian. I'm guessing it's something obscene, but who knows.
Never mind that, what the FUCK is your avatar a thing of? It spooks me out.
Post by: Arx on October 05, 2016, 09:17:24 am
And gjestelistplass apparently means guest list space.
Post by: Helgoland on October 05, 2016, 09:41:11 am
Why is vapid disinterest even remotely sexy?Sex is in part a power game, resistance (here: disinterest) is something to be overcome, partners need to be 'conquered'... It makes perfecct sense, really. Also goes on to show that many rapey bits of our culture come from deeply ingrained memes and can't simply be wished away.
Post by: Caz on October 05, 2016, 09:43:46 am
Why is vapid disinterest even remotely sexy?Sex is in part a power game, resistance (here: disinterest) is something to be overcome, partners need to be 'conquered'... It makes perfecct sense, really. Also goes on to show that many rapey bits of our culture come from deeply ingrained memes and can't simply be wished away.
Sex is a power game? Man I've been playing it wrong all my life, I thought it was a co-op mode.
Post by: Helgoland on October 05, 2016, 10:25:55 am
in partDid you really think that somethinng as widespread as interest in BDSM just pops out of thin air?
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on October 05, 2016, 12:59:45 pm
Read closely:I would suggest formulating it as "sex can be a power game", or "sex often is a power game", or "sex is a power game to some people", because "sex is in part a power game" implies that there's a powergamey aspect to anything sexual, which is a dubious statement.in partDid you really think that somethinng as widespread as interest in BDSM just pops out of thin air?
Also I am not sure why would you lump the whole adversarial disinterest conquest thing with BDSM. Those seem to be entirely different types of power game to me (though they may intersect).
Post by: Rolan7 on October 05, 2016, 01:19:50 pm
I get the feeling that it's part of even "normal" (bleh) relationships. A respectful and gentle back-and-forth between peers.
I think that relationships that don't have that at all, are either imbalanced to an absolute extreme... or literally fairy tales.
Post by: Frumple on October 05, 2016, 01:24:07 pm
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on October 05, 2016, 01:28:54 pm
Are there really relationships which have no aspect of powergaming?Maybe, maybe not, depending on what you consider a relationship, but were we talking about relationships? Because I kinda wasn't, at least not in that sense.
I get the feeling that it's part of even "normal" (bleh) relationships. A respectful and gentle back-and-forth between peers.
Post by: Neonivek on October 05, 2016, 01:30:30 pm
There just seems to be an idea of Vapid disinterest as attractive somehow...
But it always comes off to me as a type of unattractive boredom.
Post by: Rolan7 on October 05, 2016, 01:43:02 pm
Sure there are, at least from time to time. Some folks just don't really have much need for that sort of jockeying, even in play. Definitely fairly rare, though. We get a hell of a lot of training throughout life that that sort of thing is how things are supposed to be, and people that manage to be mostly unaffected by that are... not common.But have you not heard that "Love is a battlefield"? :P
As is friendship, in a generous way. Where if you don't care enough to at least try in the tussle, then... [unthinkable]
But maybe you're right. I still have my brother, after incredible difficulties, so surely some people find romantic partners with a similarly invincible bond.
You know I am not referring to like... Only when having sex or if the person is the top or not.It was already explained, but here's my take.
There just seems to be an idea of Vapid disinterest as attractive somehow...
But it always comes off to me as a type of unattractive boredom.
Is it really vapid? If so then sure, there's no draw. But it's hard to gauge vapid disinterest than any other kind :P
The possibility is that it's disinterest from having *too much* to offer... And people are (generally) attracted to those of a higher station, so someone who appears to be "slumming it" is naturally attractive. Particularly since they're *here*, which implies that they're looking for someone below their station, someone like you.
Post by: CABL on October 06, 2016, 05:14:02 am
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on October 06, 2016, 08:29:19 am
I recently registered on Reddit, but here's problem. It looks like i can't leave comments on /dwarffortress/ subreddit. When i logged-in, i can see my posted comment, but when i logout there's no comment in the post (and that means it's invisible for everyone, expect my profile). It's because Reddit is buggy or i need to wait one week before i can post/comment?It looks like you've been shadowbanned for some reason, as far as I can tell. Contact the admins?
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Post by: scrdest on October 06, 2016, 02:04:13 pm
So... there is a term called "Hot" which describes kind of how illegal something is.As (#trufax) a diabolical global crime mastermind, I believe it's hot for that too.
Well not so much how illegal it is but how much people would be willing to legally defend it. or rather how dangerous it is to take, own, and/or sell.
So a expensive painting is often so hot that it cannot be sold (usually only blackmailed back) because no one would buy it.
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Is there a term of how dangerous something is to take, own, and sell in terms of being defended by illegal means? Or is that also hot?
Watching a show where these guys stole a million from a gun racketeer... Yet I was just sitting there going "I wouldn't have taken the money, its too hot"
I think the term is actually related to '(The) Heat', that being the law enforcement. So, hot goods are goods that bring down Heat, i.e. cops, on you. Simple as that.
Post by: Egan_BW on October 06, 2016, 07:59:15 pm
Like if you had a spaceship with the theoretical Alcubierre whatever, and you drove that into a wall, what happens to the wall?
Post by: BorkBorkGoesTheCode on October 06, 2016, 08:05:24 pm
What exactly happens to something when a warp drive runs into it?A question about your question: are you asking about the real Alcubierre drive or the theoretical Alcubierre drive?
Like if you had a spaceship with the theoretical Alcubierre whatever, and you drove that into a wall, what happens to the wall?
Post by: Neonivek on October 06, 2016, 09:07:14 pm
Taking a wild guess, I'd say that first the wall would be warped, and then the ship would hit it and be kill.
I might just be misunderstanding how Alcubierre drives work, though.
Warp Drive would pass through the wall because you aren't moving through space, you are going through subspace.
Though they implied that you CAN hit objects at warp speed... I can only guess once an object is dense enough it has a warp signature...
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on October 06, 2016, 10:04:57 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on October 07, 2016, 03:20:10 am
(She knows too much, shut down the simulation!)
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Post by: Avis-Mergulus on October 11, 2016, 04:40:48 pm
grumpybumpers was temporarily suspended, but it's now verified so it'll be up again. That was why your avatar and Descan's were down.Huh. I see. Aw, whatever, I was gonna change it anyway...
Post by: BorkBorkGoesTheCode on October 12, 2016, 12:13:19 am
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Post by: Neonivek on October 12, 2016, 09:48:42 am
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Why were there soooooo many Race Riots in the UK in the 80s? (actually not even the UK... just England) Typically Race Riots quiet down after a bit and don't chain into another race riot unless there is something seriously wrong. A few of these were pretty much back to back.
I mean GOODNESS!!!
Judging by some of the info it might have to do with economics... (YEP! Economic pressure! in the 1980s!)
Post by: Sheb on October 12, 2016, 09:59:56 am
Is there any good free site for learning English pronunciation? While I'm capable of understanding what other say/write in English, I'm not good at speaking myself (I can speak not very complicated sentences, though), and I also have thick Russian accent (I can understand other people's thick accent. Hell, I can even understand Tommy Wiseau... most of the time). I studied German in school myself, but I decided that knowing English will be more helpful to me (I don't know the German language anymore, expect some few phrases).
howjsay.com is great for that.
Post by: GiglameshDespair on October 12, 2016, 01:51:12 pm
(Never provide proof if your goal isn't to start an argument in my book)...
You know, that viewpoint explains a lot.
If you make a claim, you should support it, otherwise you're just talking out your arse, really.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Why were there soooooo many Race Riots in the UK in the 80s? (actually not even the UK... just England) Typically Race Riots quiet down after a bit and don't chain into another race riot unless there is something seriously wrong. A few of these were pretty much back to back.
I mean GOODNESS!!!
Judging by some of the info it might have to do with economics... (YEP! Economic pressure! in the 1980s!)
England population in 1981: 45,978,080
Scotland population in 1981: 5,035,000
Wales population apparently hasn't increased since 1961: 2,644,000
In 2001 2% of Scotland's population was of a ethnic minority (http://www.gov.scot/Topics/People/Equality/Equalities/PopulationMigration) (i.e not just black); I can't imagine it was any larger in 1981. In Wales in 2001, 0.2% of the Welsh population was black. It may very well have been there wasn't enough of a ethnic population elsewhere to run into the same issues back in the 1980s.
There were riots because it was a miserable, grinding recession with huge levels of unemployment, levels of unemployment and crime were particularly high in a lot of poverty-stricken black neighbourhoods, which were probably not really present in Scotland and Wales, and there was distrust and dislike between black communities and police.
And there you go, question answered.
Post by: TD1 on October 12, 2016, 02:16:18 pm
Which is ethnic tension personified.
Post by: sprinkled chariot on October 12, 2016, 03:21:41 pm
Post by: Frumple on October 12, 2016, 03:27:51 pm
Post by: Neonivek on October 12, 2016, 06:49:54 pm
(Never provide proof if your goal isn't to start an argument in my book)...
You know, that viewpoint explains a lot.
If you make a claim, you should support it, otherwise you're just talking out your arse, really.
But that just escalates things... when "Prove it!" comes is usually when a friendly conversation is destroyed.
Then again... thinking back at my personal experience with "Prove it" miiiiight not... reflect... what other people mean... (Lets just say certain people get... abusive if you contradict them xD)
Post by: Mech#4 on October 12, 2016, 09:17:11 pm
Post by: BorkBorkGoesTheCode on October 16, 2016, 09:21:52 pm
Post by: Neonivek on October 16, 2016, 09:49:40 pm
Do the English words stool (furniture) and stool (feces) share any history?
Yes basically stool was originally the proper word for chair.
But then due to the French conquests of England we got the word for Chair
Yet stool was still used to refer to "chairs" without arms or backs... Then stool was later extended to refer to toilets... and then to you know where :P
Post by: Rolan7 on October 17, 2016, 01:03:51 am
Post by: Neonivek on October 17, 2016, 04:46:11 am
So... no?
It was yes... I was giving a history.
Stool = Chair... Then Stool = Chair with no back or armrests... Toilets are a type of stool... Thus Stool became poop.
The reason for this was because we adopted the word "Chair".
Post by: Rolan7 on October 17, 2016, 11:19:52 am
Post by: sprinkled chariot on October 18, 2016, 03:50:00 am
Any ideas on why on lemurias ritual to counter larvas involves putting bunch of black beans in mouth, then spitting in the hand and throwing them outside of house. After that come words about this being price for the safety, but..
why would you pay evil spirits with black beans? ???
Are draugrs and other undead things so uncommon in scandinavian myths/sagas/stuff? You dont get seem to have them mentioned anywhere except one saga with episode like that :
draugr : Hey, its my tomb and my treasures, get out!
heroic dude : I WILL RIP YOU APART
draugr : *Becomes bigger * You sure m8?
heroic dude : I WILL RIP YOU APART
draugr : *Becomes even bigger * Rly?
heroic dude : I WILL RIIIP YOU APAAAART!*RIPS UNDEAD DUDE APART* I RIPPED YOU APART.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on October 18, 2016, 03:59:35 am
I've got an interpretation:
Any ideas on why on lemurias ritual to counter larvas involves putting bunch of black beans in mouth, then spitting in the hand and throwing them outside of house. After that come words about this being price for the safety, but..
why would you pay evil spirits with black beans? ???
You're symbolically giving away part of yourself to preserve the whole of yourself. When you hold the beans in your mouth, they're mock- eaten, and so become part of you, which you then give away to the spirits, which presumably want to eat you. So you're like, don't eat me, eat those beans which are also kinda part of me instead.
Post by: Arx on October 18, 2016, 04:35:04 am
Alternatively, the payment was to Cardea, goddess of the hinge, to keep them out of your home. She was also associated with beans, possibly because her feast day was during the harvest, but it could have been the other way around.
They're something of an oddity in mythology, with a surprising amount of significance associated with them, but it's so mixed up that it's difficult to say exactly why it would be done in a culture as mixed as the Roman one.
Post by: Neonivek on October 18, 2016, 05:55:41 am
I mean... It isn't really linked to the dead and the original book Az Asif is more famos as a tomb of arcane lore (it also doesn't translate into "The book of the dead"
There are only two explanations I have for this
1) It is named after its ONE spell that lets you raise the dead back to life.
2) It was named that way because of marketing, the author thought it would be more popular that way.
By the By fiction writers: There are SEVERAL Necronomicons. The only one there is "one of" is the Az Asif. Miskotonic University isn't the only ones who gots a copy of the later editions.
Post by: Criptfeind on October 18, 2016, 06:03:22 am
Post by: Ultimuh on October 18, 2016, 06:08:14 am
Perhaps it's just simply a collection of ancient poetry.
Post by: Neonivek on October 18, 2016, 09:25:48 pm
But to the Ancient Greeks was she evil?
I always thought that in spite of it she was STILL considered a force of good (albeit temperamental)... In fact outside that one story she kind of never did a single bad thing ever again and actively worked with the other Olympians.
And depictions of her tend to be flattering rather then monstrous
Post by: Yoink on October 19, 2016, 12:53:22 am
Pretty sure I've seen people discuss such things before, though I could be mistaken since I've never had much reason to try.
Just found my old CD copy of Theme Hospital in a box. :D
Post by: sprinkled chariot on October 19, 2016, 02:02:05 am
Ok so I know that Gaea's story does feature her pretty much being the primary antagonist of her one big feature story...
But to the Ancient Greeks was she evil?
I always thought that in spite of it she was STILL considered a force of good (albeit temperamental)... In fact outside that one story she kind of never did a single bad thing ever again and actively worked with the other Olympians.
And depictions of her tend to be flattering rather then monstrous
I doubt, that we can apply good/evil to greek gods really except may be Ares/Erida.
Also, technically, we can attribute to Gaia the end of hero age and start of our shitty iron age( by that Hesiodes concept of : golden age > other ages not as cool but still better then ours> our iron age, where children are assholes not respecting parents, gods and traditions, and life sucks), as she asked Zeus to get all the heroes killed somehow, because it is heavy for her to have so many heroes walk on land somewhen before the whole trojan war thing started.
Post by: Neonivek on October 20, 2016, 04:48:53 am
Why is romance always soooo terrible?
Why is it the worst part of anything it is in with few exceptions?
why is the Romance Genre also equally so terrible most of the time?
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on October 20, 2016, 04:56:04 am
Post by: Yoink on October 20, 2016, 06:40:00 am
Ok here is an impossible question for you guysFunnily enough, I just, as in minutes ago, watched a "romance" film that surprised the shit out of me with how good it was.
Why is romance always soooo terrible?
Why is it the worst part of anything it is in with few exceptions?
why is the Romance Genre also equally so terrible most of the time?
I mean, I'm pretty sure the film fit within the bounds of the genre. But... somehow, it was good. I think I might usually just hate it out of jealousy. >.>
Post by: timferius on October 20, 2016, 06:43:20 am
Last good Romance move I saw was Deadpool.Ok here is an impossible question for you guysFunnily enough, I just, as in minutes ago, watched a "romance" film that surprised the shit out of me with how good it was.
Why is romance always soooo terrible?
Why is it the worst part of anything it is in with few exceptions?
why is the Romance Genre also equally so terrible most of the time?
I mean, I'm pretty sure the film fit within the bounds of the genre. But... somehow, it was good. I think I might usually just hate it out of jealousy. >.>
Post by: Catmeat on October 20, 2016, 07:05:13 am
Ok here is an impossible question for you guys
Why is romance always soooo terrible?
Why is it the worst part of anything it is in with few exceptions?
why is the Romance Genre also equally so terrible most of the time?
Romance isnt terrible, ive been told im a romantic and I guess it fits.
The terrible part is forced romance, or if its biased and the timing, area, moment are only relevant in the persons mind.
Ive both received the bias and given it, for me it was really obvious that the girl wanted a romantic moment but we where just sitting down talking shit.
Im my head it was a fun convo, in hers it was wanting me to kis her on the doorstep in the autumn afternoon light.
Sure kinda romantic but it was her moment. Not 'ours'
Romance is the IED
Romance cinema however is not biased.. its just shit, anything without Bruce Willis or Mel Gibson and the genre of romance are considered to be heretical works forged inside the frozen depths of the E.T game engine, some say when they are reading the code they can hear Henry Thomas’s sickly coughs truly horific shtufh
Post by: Rolan7 on October 20, 2016, 09:58:43 am
Last good Romance move I saw was Deadpool.Last one I saw was My Sassy Girl in 2001.
For a certain value of "good"
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on October 20, 2016, 04:27:41 pm
Why is the Necronomicon named the Necronomicon? AKA "The Book of the dead"The 'dead' could refer to dead gods, also.
I mean... It isn't really linked to the dead and the original book Az Asif is more famos as a tomb of arcane lore (it also doesn't translate into "The book of the dead"
There are only two explanations I have for this
1) It is named after its ONE spell that lets you raise the dead back to life.
2) It was named that way because of marketing, the author thought it would be more popular that way.
By the By fiction writers: There are SEVERAL Necronomicons. The only one there is "one of" is the Az Asif. Miskotonic University isn't the only ones who gots a copy of the later editions.
Post by: TD1 on October 20, 2016, 05:02:30 pm
Any ideas? It's liveable with, but I'd prefer not to.
Post by: GiglameshDespair on October 20, 2016, 05:18:53 pm
Perhaps that is the reason.
Post by: Tawa on October 20, 2016, 09:05:10 pm
Post by: TD1 on October 20, 2016, 09:17:02 pm
Depending on my laptop battery settings, it won't charge past 56%.Just looked through all the settings - didn't see anything like it.
Perhaps that is the reason.
Post by: Rolan7 on October 20, 2016, 09:27:23 pm
Is Steam DRM tied to your computer or your account? If I were to, say, take my copy of Half-Life 2 off of one computer and plop it on another, would I still be able to play it by logging into my Steam account?It's tied to your account, you can login to Steam on any computer and download HL2 then play it.
Sounds like you're talking about copying the files though, to avoid a big download maybe? That might work, if you copy the files over then install the game in Steam, I bet it'll see the files and not redownload them. Source engine games are a little weird though since they share a lot of common resources.
Post by: Frumple on October 20, 2016, 09:33:54 pm
Post by: Tawa on October 20, 2016, 09:52:17 pm
Post by: GiglameshDespair on October 21, 2016, 01:45:00 am
Then have you tried offering sacrifice to the gods of computers?Depending on my laptop battery settings, it won't charge past 56%.Just looked through all the settings - didn't see anything like it.
Perhaps that is the reason.
Only thing I can think of.
Post by: Neonivek on October 21, 2016, 01:47:45 am
Should I break my vow never to run a game again because it goes badly and I end up sabotaging myself and disappointing everyone around me?
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on October 21, 2016, 01:50:43 am
Post by: TD1 on October 21, 2016, 09:14:25 am
I tried that, too. Unfortunately, they rejected my brother's heart. I'm at a loss as to what they may desire.... ):Then have you tried offering sacrifice to the gods of computers?Depending on my laptop battery settings, it won't charge past 56%.Just looked through all the settings - didn't see anything like it.
Perhaps that is the reason.
Only thing I can think of.
Post by: Neonivek on October 21, 2016, 11:14:00 pm
Should I go to the doctor?
Post by: Parsely on October 21, 2016, 11:58:21 pm
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on October 22, 2016, 12:10:43 am
Post by: sprinkled chariot on October 22, 2016, 12:40:42 am
Ok personal questionWhy not :P
Should I break my vow never to run a game again because it goes badly and I end up sabotaging myself and disappointing everyone around me?
Post by: Neonivek on October 22, 2016, 12:44:53 am
Outer, middle, or inner ear?
Inner likely... Middle-Inner
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on October 22, 2016, 12:47:16 am
Post by: Neonivek on October 22, 2016, 12:49:33 am
It's inner if you're experiencing vertigo, dizziness, or balance problems. That's a definite doctor trip. If it's "only" pain on the inside of the ear it's middle, and I guess that's a judgement call up to how severe it is and what your circumstances regarding doctors are. Almost all middle ear infections self-resolve, though severe ones need antibiotics.
Nope no Vertical, dizziness, or balance problems.
My ear doesn't really hurt it just annoys me and makes it hard to eat because it affects my jaw.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on October 22, 2016, 12:52:42 am
Post by: Neonivek on October 22, 2016, 10:39:33 am
If I am thirsty
A glass of milk quenches me.
Two glasses quenches me but I get thirsty faster
Three can I am still thirsty
Any more milk and I am still thirsty...
Why?
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on October 22, 2016, 12:20:08 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on October 22, 2016, 05:04:44 pm
Ok personal questionDo it! Do it so I can play it and run a little character around your imagination!
Should I break my vow never to run a game again because it goes badly and I end up sabotaging myself and disappointing everyone around me?
Post by: Calidovi on October 23, 2016, 08:56:34 am
Ok here is one I don't know the question to
If I am thirsty
A glass of milk quenches me.
Two glasses quenches me but I get thirsty faster
Three can I am still thirsty
Any more milk and I am still thirsty...
Why?
maybe your body is under the illusion that the environment has more milk to provide
i know something like that happens to me occasionally
or maybe youre dysfunctional like the rest of us
Post by: Criptfeind on October 23, 2016, 09:02:03 am
Post by: Neonivek on October 23, 2016, 11:16:51 am
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Ok so here is one...
How recent has it been legal (and protected) to say bad things about the government and its rulers/people?
Like... where can we find the first instance of this?
Post by: Neonivek on October 24, 2016, 02:42:55 am
The internet guilted me into not going...
I am seeing the doctor ASAP today!
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on October 24, 2016, 02:50:58 am
Post by: Neonivek on October 24, 2016, 03:44:27 am
How is "make your own judgement call" guilting you into not going?
It wasn't you guys :P
Post by: Neonivek on October 24, 2016, 07:06:25 am
I have a heating pad to soothe my ear right now...
But my ear is really sensitive and hurts if I touch it too hard.
Is there a way to apply a heating pad (it is electric) without pushing against my ear too hard? I can lye down but under my pillow the pad is too hard...
Post by: Frumple on October 24, 2016, 07:34:39 am
I do something similar quite often with the ear muff whatsits I use to block sound to make it easier to sleep. Y'make a little indentation so the thing's not pressing into your precious skull fleshes, but you still have bedding support.
Post by: Calidovi on October 24, 2016, 08:32:17 am
Ok so here is one...
How recent has it been legal (and protected) to say bad things about the government and its rulers/people?
Like... where can we find the first instance of this?
I remembered reading something about this, so I looked it up. This might be the first recorded instance, but I'm not sure.
Quote from: Wikipedia
Some of the earliest cases of freedom of the press occurred in 1733 and 1744, while still under British colonial rule. During a trial against the authors of The New York Weekly Journal by British governor William Cosby, the publication was found not guilty and continued circulation of their publication until 1751. At that time, there were only two newspapers in the US, though the second newspaper was not critical of Cosby's government.This is the earliest court case in the US (and early enough to be one of the first few instances of the defense of freedom of the press), as far as I know. I'm not well versed in foreign governments' history with the press.
Post by: Neonivek on October 24, 2016, 08:51:26 am
For example 15th Century Joseon questioning the King/Emperor was outright a crime.
But then again "Insults" were a crime... Remarrying before the funeral of your wife was a crime...
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Then again in Shakespeare's time... there was LITERALLY a fashion police.
Post by: Calidovi on October 24, 2016, 08:58:54 am
Not THE Islamic State, but Iran, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia.
Post by: Neonivek on October 24, 2016, 09:02:18 am
Doesn't there continue to be a fashion police in more conservative Islamic states?
Not THE Islamic State, but Iran, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia.
I didn't EXACTLY want to make that reference since one COULD argue that they aren't so much fashion police as they are like School Teachers who measure the length of your skirt.
And I didn't know which ones did it and which ones did not.
Post by: Calidovi on October 24, 2016, 09:03:57 am
Post by: Frumple on October 24, 2016, 09:32:52 am
Post by: Neonivek on October 24, 2016, 09:33:28 am
There's still fashion police everywhere public nudity isn't legal :V
That is decency police not fashion police :P
Post by: Calidovi on October 24, 2016, 09:41:26 am
Post by: Rolan7 on October 24, 2016, 11:05:56 am
What's up with the nausea?
Post by: Frumple on October 24, 2016, 11:09:57 am
Post by: TD1 on October 24, 2016, 11:17:38 am
Ea... what's up, doc.
FTFY
Post by: Aklyon on October 24, 2016, 11:38:11 am
Nah, modesty police.There's still fashion police everywhere public nudity isn't legal :V
That is decency police not fashion police :P
Post by: TD1 on October 24, 2016, 11:43:06 am
Post by: Frumple on October 24, 2016, 12:08:55 pm
Post by: Neonivek on October 24, 2016, 12:11:04 pm
When I eat too many baby carrots I get nauseous. Not sure if it's only carrots, I just love the crunch so much I binge eat them.
What's up with the nausea?
It is just low calorie foods and vegetables in general. The Nausia I "Think" is because carrots are hard on your digestive system.
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Side note: I saw the doctor and she prescribed me antibiotics and said I did the right thing...
I was worried I'd get antibiotics for no good reason >_<
Post by: tonnot98 on October 24, 2016, 12:13:05 pm
and largely in violation of the geneva convention....Biological weapons that turn people smooth.
Post by: Neonivek on October 24, 2016, 02:30:39 pm
In Jurassic World some of the workers had heart monitors that basically sent back their vitals to HQ... (It was the coolest thing in the movie... or rather the only cool thing :P)
Is that a thing that people actually use? because it seems like a great invention for soldiers for example.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on October 24, 2016, 02:34:35 pm
Once we have better implant systems it might become a thing in some professions.
Post by: Arx on October 24, 2016, 03:26:06 pm
Post by: Calidovi on October 24, 2016, 05:01:27 pm
Post by: Frumple on October 24, 2016, 05:20:17 pm
Post by: Neonivek on October 25, 2016, 01:20:57 am
So I woke up today after sleeping on my side (infected ear side up because it hurts too much to sleep on it even with the pillow)... And when I sat up a liquid fell out... It was a clear liquid that smelt vaguely like wax.
Did my ear drum burst? and should I immediately report this to the doctor?
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on October 25, 2016, 01:24:14 am
As for going to a doctor, idk.
Post by: Neonivek on October 25, 2016, 01:35:30 am
Can you still hear, and are you in constant excruciating pain? If the answers are yes and no respectively, your ear drum is probably fine.
As for going to a doctor, idk.
Yes and no.
And I saw a doctor, I was just wondering if I should call and update my doctor.
The only other thing is my Uvula is swollen... but that might be because I slept with my mouth open. (My infection is spreading... and might be turning into tonsillitis... yaaay -_-)
Post by: Arx on October 25, 2016, 07:57:59 am
Post by: Catmeat on October 25, 2016, 08:16:06 am
Ok here is a question:
In Jurassic World some of the workers had heart monitors that basically sent back their vitals to HQ... (It was the coolest thing in the movie... or rather the only cool thing :P)
Is that a thing that people actually use? because it seems like a great invention for soldiers for example.
Maybe if you couple it with bodycams, it'll make more sense, but that's even more stuff to carry around and maintain.
The heart monitors are a plot peice or roman chorus, and having cameras showing why their hearts are beating is redundant.
Its for the audience to understand the position the characters are in.
In reality its only good for medical reasons, torture, liars.
In combat its just a pointless stat.
Ive never seen the movie but I cant see the point in a heart monitor.. maybe to get metadata over the parks exciting parts?
Post by: Neonivek on October 25, 2016, 08:37:28 am
Post by: i2amroy on October 25, 2016, 01:35:04 pm
Post by: Baffler on October 25, 2016, 01:39:53 pm
Post by: i2amroy on October 25, 2016, 01:45:51 pm
On the other hand, it's a lot easier to get an automated system to page a person (they all have walkie-talkies, don't they?) whose heart rate is elevated than it is to get an automated system to recognize threats to the wearer or other less serious issues through a camera system. Jurassic Park presumably has hundreds of employees, too, so that requires a sizable security staff to monitor all of the camera feeds if they decide to go that route instead.Because paging someone with audio who is potentially sneaking up on a dinosaur to subdue it definitely has no chance of alerting the dinosaur to their presence and possibly getting them killed. :P
Seriously though, just depending on the person to hit their panic button or click open a communication channel with the camera for verification is going to be way more useful with less chance of unintended side effects (and assuming that you don't need to store data, only use live feeds, it would even be comparable in cost).
Post by: Baffler on October 25, 2016, 01:59:12 pm
Post by: CABL on October 25, 2016, 03:58:44 pm
Post by: TheDarkStar on October 25, 2016, 03:59:37 pm
What is optimal image size for this forum? By optimal I mean "Does not make other forumites' eyes bleed".
If you spoiler it, it should be ok.
Post by: CABL on October 25, 2016, 04:02:45 pm
Post by: Aklyon on October 25, 2016, 04:07:49 pm
Post by: i2amroy on October 25, 2016, 04:44:19 pm
I'd used width=800 for my xcom screenshots.This is usually pretty good, though on full-screen screenshots I'll usually bump it up to 1000, since that gives most full computers still enough space for a couple hundred pixels on each side for stuff.
Post by: Frumple on October 25, 2016, 05:15:15 pm
Post by: Max™ on October 25, 2016, 07:37:10 pm
Post by: Aklyon on October 25, 2016, 07:39:08 pm
Post by: Max™ on October 25, 2016, 08:18:43 pm
Post by: Felissan on October 26, 2016, 02:55:58 pm
It's a ~€500 laptop I bought in August last year, that doesn't have any GPU memory - do you guys think it's a hardware issue?
EDIT: I've just tried fiddling with the screen's position, and it stopped all of a sudden. That sounds ominous. :-\
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on October 26, 2016, 03:18:41 pm
Are you on Windows 8?
Post by: Frumple on October 26, 2016, 03:29:39 pm
EDIT: I've just tried fiddling with the screen's position, and it stopped all of a sudden. That sounds ominous. :-\Or like a loose wire or somethin', which probably wouldn't be much trouble to fix beyond the whole opening the laptop thing. If you've actually got warranty you care about, you could probably swing it by a shop of some sort and have them sort it out.
Post by: Felissan on October 26, 2016, 03:31:31 pm
I've got a ghost line too! It's been around for a long time, and it comes and goes without a clear pattern. Sometimes I won't see it for months, sometimes it'll be there every time I boot up.Windows 10, actually. But yeah, the loose wire sounds likelier.
Are you on Windows 8?
Post by: Dozebôm Lolumzalìs on October 27, 2016, 06:43:42 am
Post by: Neonivek on October 27, 2016, 08:55:08 am
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My Ear infection hasn't been fixing itself quickly enough (I have to go back to the doctor)
All the while other symptoms are starting to pop up
Post by: Neonivek on October 28, 2016, 08:39:42 am
Is there a voice of the strong protecting the weak...
Yet a very vague explanation of how that is done exactly... with antagonistic view of any attempts to actually protect the weak?
There is this weird dichotomy I can't logic through here.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on October 28, 2016, 08:42:19 am
Post by: Neonivek on October 28, 2016, 09:03:24 am
Why is it that an elitist system often seems to be more about protecting the elite at the expense of those who are not, yet insists otherwise?
Post by: sprinkled chariot on October 28, 2016, 09:38:15 am
Post by: Frumple on October 28, 2016, 09:38:48 am
Post by: Neonivek on October 28, 2016, 01:07:08 pm
Where we reach a post scarcity society but where capitalism is maintained...
Thus the only people with any wealth or comfort are the super rich and everyone else is hopelessly poor... Yet because it is a post scarcity society there is nothing anyone can do because well... One person with a button has power equal to millions.
Also... How... likely is that to happen?
I actually find it MUCH more likely then us actually hoisting capitalism once it becomes a noose around our necks... and that kind of terrifies me that humanity is kind of edging towards what is essentially economic feudalism.
Post by: Dozebôm Lolumzalìs on October 28, 2016, 02:16:07 pm
I'd argue that some variant of socialism, communism, anarcho-syndicalism (my favourite), or such would be the best solution, btw.
Post by: Calidovi on October 28, 2016, 04:23:07 pm
only perfect men can sustain such a system as that
Post by: Frumple on October 28, 2016, 04:30:22 pm
Post by: Calidovi on October 28, 2016, 04:35:32 pm
if there is no inequality, whence comes the revolution
☭ANDROID COMMUNISM☭
Post by: Comrade P. on October 29, 2016, 07:47:10 am
A certain degree of cultural isolationism sucked really hard and ultimately led to the downfall of the system, IMO. People tended to take the benefits of socialist state for granted and failed to recognise the main flaws of the capitalist way, only looking at the benefits they did not have.
You can't have all the best of both worlds. Not on a multinational state level. It's either-or, as it turned out.
Country of my ancestors fell apart, and it feels bad. A feeling millions of people shared, that we, together, as union of very diverse nations under one banner, against the odds, are going towards some big dream, is gone. All the dreams people have these days are small, even the grand ones.
Now I have internet, vidya gaems and dank memes.
Post by: Neonivek on October 29, 2016, 12:24:49 pm
Capitalism and Communism aren't opposites.
On the contrary Communism considers itself essentially part 2 of Capitalism (well Marx believed it at least... Marx was a avid supporter of Capitalism)
Actually it is ironic that the "Champion of Capitalism" who I always forget the name for... really disliked Capitalism. While the Champion of Communism liked Capitalism :P
Post by: Comrade P. on October 29, 2016, 12:31:01 pm
On the contrary Communism considers itself essentially part 2 of Capitalism (well Marx believed it at least... Marx was a avid supporter of Capitalism)
So my Economics and Management 101 professor tells me.
While I do not dispute that, it would appear that the general populace was (and still is, likely) only scarcely aware of that, and considers the two to be opposites.
Post by: Dozebôm Lolumzalìs on October 29, 2016, 01:24:47 pm
1. Primitive Communism
This is really old shit. Like, everybody lived in tiny groups without much technology and shit. And they shared most everything within the group, people didn't own the means of production. If somebody was a good leader and shit, then they were the leader.
2. Slaves and Shit
Then there were city-states and shit. I don't really know this part well.
3. Feudalism
This was the most recent system. There was the aristocracy and shit like that.
4. Capitalism
Then the merchants turned into the capitalists. This is better than before, but still not best.
5. Socialism and Communism
The next step! Now the people own the means of production and other good shit like that.
(this is tongue-in-cheek)
Post by: sprinkled chariot on October 29, 2016, 01:28:10 pm
Applied communism wasn't that bad. Several generations of my family lived through it, I live right after it.
A certain degree of cultural isolationism sucked really hard and ultimately led to the downfall of the system, IMO. People tended to take the benefits of socialist state for granted and failed to recognise the main flaws of the capitalist way, only looking at the benefits they did not have.
You can't have all the best of both worlds. Not on a multinational state level. It's either-or, as it turned out.
Country of my ancestors fell apart, and it feels bad. A feeling millions of people shared, that we, together, as union of very diverse nations under one banner, against the odds, are going towards some big dream, is gone. All the dreams people have these days are small, even the grand ones.
Now I have internet, vidya gaems and dank memes.
Dank memes need capitalism to exist? :(
Post by: Comrade P. on October 29, 2016, 01:50:39 pm
Post by: Neonivek on October 29, 2016, 02:48:41 pm
On the contrary Communism considers itself essentially part 2 of Capitalism (well Marx believed it at least... Marx was a avid supporter of Capitalism)
So my Economics and Management 101 professor tells me.
While I do not dispute that, it would appear that the general populace was (and still is, likely) only scarcely aware of that, and considers the two to be opposites.
It has to do a lot with the red scare and all that.
The USA only very recently started caring about telling accurate history (and even that is debatable) and prior to that had no qualms on spreading a entirely false narrative in order to suit a nationalist agenda.
Post by: Comrade P. on October 29, 2016, 03:03:47 pm
The USA only very recently started caring about telling accurate history (and even that is debatable) and prior to that had no qualms on spreading a entirely false narrative in order to suit a nationalist agenda.
Let's stop this train of thought right there - because what you're talking about here makes me want to go on about WWII and that topic is just volatile, and, well, out of place entirely within this thread.
Post by: Helgoland on October 29, 2016, 07:10:32 pm
Not necessarily. But given how I can't find anything grand in life to follow, I have to make due with very minor things that entertain me just enough to get through the day, every day. Menial things like dank memes.Heh, occasionally I feel the same way. Then I become scared of myself.
Have you ever read Savinkov? Or maybe seen Les Justes, it's Camus' take on one of his biggest accomplishments.
Post by: Comrade P. on October 30, 2016, 03:00:20 am
Have you ever read Savinkov? Or maybe seen Les Justes, it's Camus' take on one of his biggest accomplishments.
Nope.
To my evergrowing list of stuff to get familiar with it goes. I just wanna finish that book I'm reading in my spare time.
Post by: Yoink on November 02, 2016, 05:00:20 pm
Can they even get the same affects from cannabis as humans?
Before you ask, no, I'm not high, nor have I been for quite a long time. This question just occurred to me during my potty ponderings and bowel movement meditations yesterday evening. I believe it came at the end of a strange train of thought involving the WoD games/setting and some recent posts about it on Bay12, and it was amusing enough that I gave a fair bit of consideration.
Post by: Neonivek on November 02, 2016, 05:06:24 pm
Though even the living kind tend to be immune as well as all forms of recreation is hallow to them (Drugs, alcohol, sex... all meaningless.)
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on November 02, 2016, 05:13:53 pm
Do vampires get the munchies? Do vampire potheads need to keep a supply of human cattle on hand for their post-sesh feeding frenzies?IIRC in NWoD, a vampire can be affected by drugs if they consume the blood of somebody who's on drugs. Whether that would include munchies, or, for example, hangovers, is up to you, I guess.
Can they even get the same affects from cannabis as humans?
Before you ask, no, I'm not high, nor have I been for quite a long time. This question just occurred to me during my potty ponderings and bowel movement meditations yesterday evening. I believe it came at the end of a strange train of thought involving the WoD games/setting and some recent posts about it on Bay12, and it was amusing enough that I gave a fair bit of consideration.
Post by: Rolan7 on November 02, 2016, 05:38:05 pm
This. It's a little vague, but we played that they actually got drunk/blitzed. We didn't RP hangovers though... I think we forgot, but also the daily torpor is rather supernatural.Do vampires get the munchies? Do vampire potheads need to keep a supply of human cattle on hand for their post-sesh feeding frenzies?IIRC in NWoD, a vampire can be affected by drugs if they consume the blood of somebody who's on drugs. Whether that would include munchies, or, for example, hangovers, is up to you, I guess.
Can they even get the same affects from cannabis as humans?
Before you ask, no, I'm not high, nor have I been for quite a long time. This question just occurred to me during my potty ponderings and bowel movement meditations yesterday evening. I believe it came at the end of a strange train of thought involving the WoD games/setting and some recent posts about it on Bay12, and it was amusing enough that I gave a fair bit of consideration.
I'm pretty sure vampires *can* get addictions. (Besides addiction to vampire blood, which is... VERY dangerous). Those of the Daeva clan certainly act addicted, seeking greater and greater highs and lows to temporarily feel alive. Some use drugs, but really it can be the fulfillment of any of the 7 vices (deadly sins). Thing is, they have to go farther and farther for it to work.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on November 02, 2016, 05:40:11 pm
On the other hand, Changeling had a drug that was exempt from all this due to metaphysically being blood or something, and vampires seeking it was a whole plotline.
Post by: hops on November 03, 2016, 01:55:56 am
Why is the Necronomicon named the Necronomicon? AKA "The Book of the dead"You're thinking too much about a book written by a guy with a grammatically incorrect name.
I mean... It isn't really linked to the dead and the original book Az Asif is more famos as a tomb of arcane lore (it also doesn't translate into "The book of the dead"
There are only two explanations I have for this
1) It is named after its ONE spell that lets you raise the dead back to life.
2) It was named that way because of marketing, the author thought it would be more popular that way.
By the By fiction writers: There are SEVERAL Necronomicons. The only one there is "one of" is the Az Asif. Miskotonic University isn't the only ones who gots a copy of the later editions.
Post by: Neonivek on November 03, 2016, 04:28:07 am
Watching a show and ANOTHER poisoning happened.
Death was within a minute and symptoms showed almost instantly. The poison was injested and was snuck into soup in a white powder (likely the powder is a vessel and not the poison itself)
1) Blood coming from mouth (Either from mouth sores, blood in lungs, or blood from the stomach.
2) Red Eyes
3) Foam from mouth before death (though that might just be from gurgling before dying.
It is likely a undetectable poison...
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on November 03, 2016, 11:36:31 am
Post by: Neonivek on November 03, 2016, 11:39:34 am
No, it's not real, at least not for "poisoning" (which I'm taking here to mean acute blood poisoning). If you consumed something very corrosive that might happen, though it would also be unlikely to kill you if you got medical assistance.
Thanks, the poison is so unrealistic that it is most likely...
Razor blades and broken glass.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on November 03, 2016, 11:42:45 am
Post by: Super2goten on November 03, 2016, 12:16:49 pm
Post by: Frumple on November 03, 2016, 12:18:29 pm
Post by: i2amroy on November 03, 2016, 12:19:04 pm
While in this case the poison is almost certainly fictional (or an exaggeration of the above poison), do keep in mind that it's also possible in any scenario like this in a "harder" science type of show that you might be facing some combination of different poisons with similar appearances, each with their own effects. Mixed poisons can appeal to that "no kill like overkill" mindset, and make it much harder to actually identify the poison that killed the person, though the poisoner does need to be careful that the poisons don't react and weaken one another.
Post by: Felissan on November 03, 2016, 01:37:24 pm
Post by: hops on November 04, 2016, 04:09:00 am
Post by: Helgoland on November 04, 2016, 05:16:46 am
Post by: Comrade P. on November 04, 2016, 05:29:56 am
Could an american tell me about common household guns, how to take care of them, and how their ammunitions are sold and packaged?
I just wanna warn ya that this message might or might not put you in watch lists :P
Post by: Putnam on November 04, 2016, 05:37:24 am
That's basically all I know. It's not exactly complicated over here.
Post by: Comrade P. on November 04, 2016, 05:43:54 am
While I'm at it, say, I'm 'Merican (hypothetically), and officer comes up and asks for ID. What will pass as one? I heard that driver's license does the trick, but are there any other options? Other than license and passport, that is (excluding the obvious here)
Post by: Neonivek on November 04, 2016, 05:52:33 am
Post by: hops on November 04, 2016, 06:02:54 am
It's... research for writing.Could an american tell me about common household guns, how to take care of them, and how their ammunitions are sold and packaged?
I just wanna warn ya that this message might or might not put you in watch lists :P
Also in all seriousness I don't think te government has time to watch all the rednecks.
Also I was kind of asking for concrete things like the model names, the name of the bullets, gun cleaning procedure, etc.
Post by: Sheb on November 04, 2016, 06:27:52 am
It's... research for writing.Could an american tell me about common household guns, how to take care of them, and how their ammunitions are sold and packaged?
I just wanna warn ya that this message might or might not put you in watch lists :P
Also in all seriousness I don't think te government has time to watch all the rednecks.
Also I was kind of asking for concrete things like the model names, the name of the bullets, gun cleaning procedure, etc.
Anyone knows a good supplier of hexamine and nitric acid, and a decent way to get things through the TSA? It's for... research.
Post by: Frumple on November 04, 2016, 07:17:00 am
If you're just talking types of guns, shotguns, .22s, revolvers, and just general pistols, are probably the most ubiquitous/normal, iirc, though it'll vary by area a fair bit (hand guns more common in cities, shotguns/hunting rifles/"varmint guns" outside). You can indeed roll up to walmart and buy certain firearms (mostly longarms and shotguns, iirc; I don't pay too much attention when I walk by the sporting goods section, tbh) and bullets. There are background checks involved (or should be, anyway, which isn't a guarantee) for buying firearms, but they're not exactly difficult to pass, most of the time, though I forget how long they usually take... at least a day or two, but more than that I don't recall. Most likely place is just from a gun shop, though, which are pretty common in a number of areas and do require a check (if they want to stay in business anyway, providing the area's not too corrupt). Fastest way is via gun shows or local bartering (buying from friends, etc.), and how much vetting the former requires varies by region. The latter does tend to have some laws on the books regarding who you can and can't and whether/how it needs to be reported, but enforcement on that end is... spotty. The BATF is frankly more or less crippled, so a lot of the smaller stuff just doesn't have the resources or legal freedom to really police.
Ammunition's usually sold wherever you can get firearms, obviously enough, and usually packaged in boxes, either cardboard or plastic. Forget exactly how many is common for a box but I want to say 1-200 bullet boxes of .22 ammo is fairly normal? Or was, last I was around someone buying. It's been a long, long time since I've actually bought ammunition. Though now that I think about it, let me get up for a second -- family's got ammunition sitting around the house... and the answer looks to be 20 to 50, rifle and pistol respectively, apparently. Cardboard boxes. Depends on the caliber, basically. You can definitely get larger ones, though, and it's not difficult to go out and buy/order a steel drum (like, those things stereotyped as being used by hobos to burn things in to keep warm, iirc holding multiple thousand rounds) full. Name wise most of them are made more or less by the same folks that make the guns, iirc. Here's a nice list, though. (http://www.klsecurity.com/blog/firearms-ammunition-manufacturers-storage-magazines/)
Care... honestly, I've forgotten most of it. I do own a rifle, but don't handle the maintenance and haven't fired it in over a decade to boot so *shrugs* If I actually needed to do some touch up I'd just google info, the process (up to and including videos) is silly easy to find. I do recall normal stuff involving oil of some sort and a poke-y thing (brush on a thin/long metal stick, used to clear out any detritus inside the barrel), and in general you want to keep them in fairly cool/dry areas (i.e. in a gun locker, closet, etc. Metal can warp from persistent extreme temperatures, even treated stock can go funky if it stays damp. Not easily but when it happening can cause the barrel to explode in your face you don't risk it). Other than that, don't stick them barrel first into the ground, don't douse them in liquid, don't use them as a bludgeon, don't point them at people you're not trying to kill ever. Probably covers the major points.
Post by: BorkBorkGoesTheCode on November 04, 2016, 07:43:31 am
Come on, Hillary still has a shot.
That's the worst idea. Have you forgotten Gavrilo Princip.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on November 04, 2016, 12:45:52 pm
While I'm at it, say, I'm 'Merican (hypothetically), and officer comes up and asks for ID. What will pass as one? I heard that driver's license does the trick, but are there any other options? Other than license and passport, that is (excluding the obvious here)The Department of Motor Vehicles offers state ID cards, along with offering driver's liscenses. Since I don't drive, I have a state ID card. Here's an example (http://www.stepbystep.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/How-to-Get-your-State-Identification-Card.jpg).
There are also military ID cards, or permanent resident cards for non-citizens.
Post by: Comrade P. on November 04, 2016, 12:48:47 pm
The Department of Motor Vehicles offers state ID cards, along with offering driver's liscenses. Since I don't drive, I have a state ID card. Here's an example (http://www.stepbystep.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/How-to-Get-your-State-Identification-Card.jpg).
There are also military ID cards, or permanent resident cards for non-citizens.
Thank you, this clarifies some things.
Post by: Neonivek on November 04, 2016, 03:57:32 pm
So in old Bugs Bunny (and one Daffy Duck) cartoon he was in the military
And at one point he would get a job to test out Cannon Shells, hitting them with a hammer... but they would all be duds and he would live another day.
Is this joke a reference to something? Or is the joke
A) A comically over the top sign of the military being incompetent far removed from reality
B) The joke is that Bugs Bunny is just that lucky (or unkillable)
Post by: Comrade P. on November 05, 2016, 02:35:08 pm
Out of nigh infinite number of ways to spend free time alone at home, what specific activities do you prefer? I will list some in the spoiler below, that is what I've been doing, yet still I wonder what else is there to do.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: hops on November 05, 2016, 02:41:27 pm
Post by: Comrade P. on November 05, 2016, 02:44:51 pm
I mean if you're taking a walk around the block that wouldn't really be at home, won't it? :P
Well, yeah. But you know how it is, you grow up in a place, you feel quite at home in the entire neighbourhood, even if you're not so familiar with people who live around you.
Post by: Arx on November 05, 2016, 02:45:15 pm
Post by: Comrade P. on November 05, 2016, 02:47:48 pm
Post by: hops on November 05, 2016, 02:56:27 pm
Post by: Comrade P. on November 05, 2016, 02:58:31 pm
Post by: Helgoland on November 05, 2016, 03:04:46 pm
Post by: Comrade P. on November 05, 2016, 03:10:00 pm
Wiki walking (or the web-wide equivalent) is a great way to get rid of excess time.
The "Browsing net" point actually includes that, as well as the vast number of other online activities. It accounts for no less than 80 percent of my free time, if my estimates are correct, overloping with "Listening music" sometimes, but nevertheless.
I mean, in the end, it's just me sitting in front of my computer for hours, clicking stuff incessantly and typing a few words every now and then. All that seemingly diverse experience just seems bland sometimes.
I still appreciate the intent of helping out though. Same goes to Cinder and his latest suggestion.
Post by: Helgoland on November 05, 2016, 06:47:27 pm
Other than that: Gardening, if your location permits it. Or maybe an aquarium, they're real nice.
Post by: Yoink on November 06, 2016, 12:26:12 am
Take up whittling, or sculpting or papier mâché or something.
Post by: Comrade P. on November 06, 2016, 02:17:54 am
I can only do indoor gardening, seeing how it's bloody freezing outside 8 months a year, and I don't like plants that much, really. My parents keep a handful of potted plants around the house, but I'm not a fan if those. Tried aquarium too a few years back. But the idea of a water tank with some dependents just didn't grow on me, even though managing it wasn't a real problem. I mean, fishes, they aren't too emotionally responsive to the care you provide.
If I ever move out to live alone, I'm getting a dog, stat.
Whittling sounds preferable to papier mache. I have a wood burning tool, too. Or did I ship it down to the countryside house... Anyhow, that's within my metaphorical reach. Yeah, that does it.
Again, thanks for the advice.
Post by: The Beast on November 06, 2016, 02:45:11 am
Its really the best way to spend wasted time, you get sexy and feel great.
JUST DO IT
Post by: Comrade P. on November 06, 2016, 03:43:48 am
Its really the best way to spend wasted time, you get sexy and feel great.
Also sweaty, smelly and excessively aware of your current obesity. I'm currently fine with obligatory PE classes in college.
It is also "Упряжняйся. Стань сильнее" In first case, you gotta make it a verb in an imperative mood, same with second.
But one day, when I will tolerate my body no longer...
Post by: scrdest on November 06, 2016, 08:46:04 am
Once I develop an understanding of how music works, technical-wise (how do I produce the sound I need on the instrument I need with fast enough changing into a different one), I might very well do, um, what do you call them, "jams", yeah.Embrace the Dark Side, study music theory.
UUUUUUUUUUUNLIMITED, uh, CHROMATICISM!
Post by: JimboM12 on November 06, 2016, 11:01:01 am
And I was asked by a friend of mine who joins our Magic the Gathering gatherings why I love wrestling so much. I was sitting out the current EDH game as it was 2v2 teams that night and I was playing WWF no mercy on the N64 on the flatscreen, pretty much broadcasting it for my friends who were all taking breaks to watch occasionally.
My answer was: why wouldn't you love wrestling? I love it for all the pageantry of the costumes, entrances, the nuances of finisher and signature moves, over the top performance acting, everything. I used to watch wrestling with my brother as a kid, so I guess I had a leg up on it from the get go. He had tapes of all the classic matches, and we'd watch them before Monday night Raw after I'd get home from my Boy Scouts meeting. Our favorite, as no surprise if you've seen the same trend with myself as I have, was the Macho Man. He was our favorite "classic" wrestler from the 80s, but for the 90s we loved Stone Cold and The Rock. That whole lead up to Survivor Series 2000, Rikishi running down Stone Cold for the Rock, we bought into the kayfabe back then and it was the greatest thing.
Post by: Frumple on November 06, 2016, 12:59:13 pm
Post by: JimboM12 on November 06, 2016, 01:37:57 pm
Not sure what the question in there is, but still. Have no fear. I will not judge you for your homoerotic love of burly oiled men vigorously fondling each other. No need to make excuses or obfuscate. It's all good, j.
Yep, no idea what it is that makes it tick with me. Maybe the homoerotic fanboyism or maybe the escapism or maybe the ludicrous thought I could perform a diving elbow drop without dislocating my arm.
I suppose the question I was after was "What do you see in that stuff?" as asked by a friend.
Post by: Neonivek on November 06, 2016, 05:30:08 pm
I feel intense anxiety when I am around people especially in confined spaces like a kitchen or a room.
What do I have?
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on November 06, 2016, 05:34:15 pm
Neonivek, you're....a human.
Congratulations! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB0Uiq4NTs0)
Post by: TD1 on November 06, 2016, 05:35:09 pm
It doesn't need to be anything other than that. If you run gibbering from the room because of it, you might need to go into more depth, but I think a lot of people get anxious around people without requiring a medical term. One of said people being me.
Post by: Rolan7 on November 06, 2016, 06:00:32 pm
I'm sorry to be the one to tell you this, but what you've described is utterly unmistakable.Fixed that for ya :P
Neonivek, you're....a human.
Congratulations! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NuFVQk_CCs)
Post by: Yoink on November 07, 2016, 06:38:55 am
This shouldn't be something I need to ask about. It seems like it would be pretty damn straightforward, but no... ::)
Edit: Okay, I found the screenshots, but they certainly aren't saving where I told them to. How do I fix that?
Post by: sprinkled chariot on November 10, 2016, 04:40:20 pm
I'm sorry to be the one to tell you this, but what you've described is utterly unmistakable.
Neonivek, you're....a human.
Congratulations! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB0Uiq4NTs0)
There is that kind of people, who dont seem to feel like that ever. And tbh, I am absolutely jealous of them.
Post by: TheBiggerFish on November 10, 2016, 05:22:37 pm
Ok here is a question
I feel intense anxiety when I am around people especially in confined spaces like a kitchen or a room.
What do I have?
An introverted personality.Yeah.
It doesn't need to be anything other than that. If you run gibbering from the room because of it, you might need to go into more depth, but I think a lot of people get anxious around people without requiring a medical term. One of said people being me.
Post by: Neonivek on November 11, 2016, 08:50:10 pm
Anyhow... So now even after medication I still have bad asthma (and I can't take anymore or it would be an overdose)
But I want to know what these Chills I have are... They are all over my skin and it feels like... What happens when someone runs the tips of their fingers across your back.
I only get this when I have a particularly bad dust reaction... But what is it called?
Post by: Frumple on November 11, 2016, 09:02:08 pm
Post by: Neonivek on November 11, 2016, 09:03:22 pm
That's, uh. ASMR, I'm pretty sure.
No that is a pleasant feeling.
This is like a cross between chills and painful swelling.
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Edit: I found it... Tingling
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on November 12, 2016, 09:57:09 am
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: TD1 on November 12, 2016, 10:14:34 am
It's an approximate rhyme.
Post by: Rolan7 on November 12, 2016, 10:18:16 am
Post by: Sheb on November 12, 2016, 10:25:30 am
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on November 12, 2016, 10:26:34 am
Holy shit them shivers, though. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMwNvzRKX64)
Post by: TD1 on November 12, 2016, 01:10:43 pm
Post by: Arx on November 12, 2016, 02:08:47 pm
Post by: Dozebôm Lolumzalìs on November 12, 2016, 03:19:33 pm
trae
poetre
it's similar
Post by: i2amroy on November 13, 2016, 12:56:28 pm
Post by: TD1 on November 13, 2016, 12:58:09 pm
Post by: Helgoland on November 13, 2016, 05:33:55 pm
There, is that better?
Post by: TD1 on November 13, 2016, 06:06:27 pm
Post by: Helgoland on November 13, 2016, 07:11:34 pm
Post by: TD1 on November 13, 2016, 07:23:51 pm
Post by: Putnam on November 13, 2016, 08:35:04 pm
For example, from John Keats' Lamia:
Quote
And for the youth, quick, let us strip for him
The thyrsus, that his watching eyes may swim
Into forgetfulness; and, for the sage,
Let spear-grass and the spiteful thistle wage
War on his temples. Do not all charms fly
At the mere touch of cold philosophy?
Also fuck that poem lmao
So yeah, symmetry, philosophy, eye, aye, pry, lie, electrify, all rhymed.
Post by: Arx on November 14, 2016, 12:58:14 am
...It's an old poem. Most words ending with "y" at the time ended in an "ai" sound.
This is a matter of contention that is almost impossible to prove one way or another.
Post by: TheBiggerFish on November 14, 2016, 01:12:54 am
No it isn't!...It's an old poem. Most words ending with "y" at the time ended in an "ai" sound.
This is a matter of contention that is almost impossible to prove one way or another.
Historical linguistics!
And stuff!
Post by: Arx on November 14, 2016, 01:18:53 am
Post by: Tack on November 14, 2016, 05:52:47 am
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on November 14, 2016, 06:13:27 am
Post by: hops on November 14, 2016, 06:36:08 am
That's, uh. ASMR (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_sensory_meridian_response), I'm pretty sure. Something related, at least.So you're saying that they got ASMR from ASTHMA :P
read it out loud
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on November 14, 2016, 08:39:11 am
Nobody's managed it yet. There's really very little in the way of recordings of pronunciations.Actually, a systematic deviation from rhyme would be about as conclusive a proof as any proof in humanities can be conclusive, since we know that 18th - century Western poetry shares its basic rules regarding rhyme with contemporary Western poetry (from 18th - century meta writings regarding poetry). So we have two competing hypotheses: one, that these words were pronounced differently, and two, that basic rhyming rules did not apply to these words, and to them specifically. I'll leave it to you to determine which is more likely.
And for written languages, even those that have a systematized and rigid orthography, pronunciation can be restored through error analysis, for example. There are a lot of methods through which older pronunciations can be restored with a high degree of certainty, see here, for instance. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_phonology#Reconstruction) The key words are 'high degree of certainty', of course, but that's really just how it works. Less wrong and all that.
Post by: Frumple on November 14, 2016, 08:45:08 am
Post by: Arx on November 14, 2016, 08:47:31 am
So we have two competing hypotheses: one, that these words were pronounced differently, and two, that basic rhyming rules did not apply to these words, and to them specifically.
Nope, you missed one: that the poet intentionally misrhymed it to be jarring for effect, consistent with the fact that the tiger's fearful symmetry cannot be framed and the alterations in the final stanza.
It's suddenly a lot less obvious which one is more likely, isn't it? :P
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on November 14, 2016, 08:52:55 am
You missed the word 'systematic' in my post. It's the third one from the beginning. We would have to suppose that multiple poets, all independently of one another, decided to misrhyme those words and those words specifically. We have Putnam's example, that shows that Blake was not the only one who did it with those words, and I am sure others can be found.So we have two competing hypotheses: one, that these words were pronounced differently, and two, that basic rhyming rules did not apply to these words, and to them specifically.
Nope, you missed one: that the poet intentionally misrhymed it to be jarring for effect, consistent with the fact that the tiger's fearful symmetry cannot be framed and the alterations in the final stanza.
It's suddenly a lot less obvious which one is more likely, isn't it? :P
And in any case, I was referring more to methodology in general than this concrete example. A systematic deviation from rhyme is conclusive proof that something was pronounced differently as far as any proof in humanities is conclusive.
Edit: this does not necessarily mean that this was so during Blake's time specifically - he might have been emulating earlier examples, like Shakespeare, who also did it. But that it was so some time in the past is very likely.ъ
Edit Edit: May have come of as assholish. Sorry. Your statement that Blake might have done it for effect is not mutually exclusive with my statement that 'symmetry' was pronounced differently in the past. In fact, it might have been a sort of double brainy git move on his part, where he got his jarring effect, but also masked it with a kind of tongue-in-cheek historical reference. That sounds like something he would do, anyway.
Post by: Tack on November 14, 2016, 08:56:45 am
Signs are child's play.Thanks!
Geralt is genetics.
Post by: itisnotlogical on November 15, 2016, 03:15:41 am
Post by: Neonivek on November 15, 2016, 05:16:58 am
The Boarder
and
The Border
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on November 15, 2016, 05:34:56 am
Hey what is the difference between...Well, the former is a person participating in a boarding action (that is, taking over a ship by force), and the latter is a delimitation of some sort. Was that what you meant?
The Boarder
and
The Border
Post by: hops on November 15, 2016, 05:49:21 am
Post by: Dozebôm Lolumzalìs on November 15, 2016, 05:49:46 am
Post by: Yoink on November 16, 2016, 10:13:00 pm
Post by: Baffler on November 16, 2016, 10:37:27 pm
What does a five-pronged swastika mean?
Do you mean this thing? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#Slavic) I can't really find anything else like that.
Post by: Yoink on November 16, 2016, 10:51:20 pm
Saw this spray painted on a construction barricade on my way from work. Weird.
Maybe the artist just didn't know what a swastika looked like.
Post by: BorkBorkGoesTheCode on November 16, 2016, 10:51:33 pm
What does a five-pronged swastika mean?Image?
Does it resemble this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinwheel_Galaxy
Post by: TD1 on November 16, 2016, 11:08:52 pm
Nope. It was like a regular swastika, just rotated slightly counterclockwise (from the "plus sign" position) with an extra arm added between the upper two, like the top point on a star.If you ask me, they just wanted to make it a bigger symbol. How do you do that? Add extra arms. More is better, right?
Saw this spray painted on a construction barricade on my way from work. Weird.
Maybe the artist just didn't know what a swastika looked like.
Doubt if it is an actual widely accepted symbol - more arms just makes it more emphatic! Rar!
Post by: Frumple on November 16, 2016, 11:27:04 pm
Also, I've learned that unenclosed five point symbols are kinda' freakishly uncommon. Stars are one thing, but stuff like a five point hooked cross? Not so much. It shows up very, very rarely (as in, out of the couple dozen sites and several hundred images spread out over probably twenty different searches, I saw two, and neither had a unique name for the variation or anything), though it does show up.
That said, buers probably look a lot like that symbol. Couldn't find some kind of stick figure buer type thing, though.
Post by: Baffler on November 17, 2016, 12:36:04 am
Nope. It was like a regular swastika, just rotated slightly counterclockwise (from the "plus sign" position) with an extra arm added between the upper two, like the top point on a star.
Saw this spray painted on a construction barricade on my way from work. Weird.
Maybe the artist just didn't know what a swastika looked like.
That sounds kinda like a Chi Rho drawn a bit funny. Maybe. If thqt isn't it I don't know what it could be.
Post by: Yoink on November 17, 2016, 03:50:11 am
That or there's some sort of secret cult in my area. That'd be pretty cool, even if they clearly struggled to come up with a unique symbol.
Post by: Sheb on November 17, 2016, 03:15:03 pm
Post by: Frumple on November 17, 2016, 03:49:58 pm
Post by: hops on November 17, 2016, 03:52:11 pm
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on November 20, 2016, 06:07:15 am
So is there a story-rich post/cyberpunk game that is preferably a turn-based strategy that you would recommend, based on these titles?
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on November 20, 2016, 06:18:32 am
You'd do better posting in the 'Recommend me a game' thread (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=134552.0) in Other Games.Oh hey, thanks. I figured there might be a better thread for this, I just forgot what it was.
To answer your question: Underrail might be something you'd enjoy.
Post by: Neonivek on November 20, 2016, 06:41:19 pm
Because while a Camel is more built for the desert it won't show its wear and tear, thirst and hunger as much as a horse will and thus can suddenly die on you unexpectedly.
How true is this?
Post by: TD1 on November 20, 2016, 06:46:53 pm
Horses need more water and shorter periods between drinks, and they can't walk on sand as well. Plus, they need more grazing - ie grass.
Post by: Frumple on November 20, 2016, 07:03:05 pm
Guess what it comes down to is they look like they can go from standing to dead pretty quick, but there wouldn't be anything unexpected about it unless you were a blind idiot that has no idea how to take care of your animal, and even in that case the only one that would be surprised is you. And anyone else similarly impaired, I guess.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on November 20, 2016, 07:13:49 pm
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on November 20, 2016, 07:18:30 pm
Yeah, that's dumb. Most animals are ridiculously fragile, but horses are fragile even by those standards. I'm not riding a horse into a desert in lieu of a camel unless I see a hundred locals doing the same thing.I would think that seeing a hundred locals ride out of a desert on horses would do more to convince me than seeing a hundred locals ride in.
Post by: Frumple on November 20, 2016, 07:20:50 pm
Post by: TD1 on November 20, 2016, 07:25:22 pm
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on November 20, 2016, 07:37:52 pm
Post by: Frumple on November 20, 2016, 07:39:57 pm
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on November 20, 2016, 07:40:57 pm
Post by: TD1 on November 20, 2016, 07:43:14 pm
Post by: Dozebôm Lolumzalìs on November 20, 2016, 07:45:23 pm
No no, you're wrong too. A hundred non-locals going in riding horses and a hundred camels coming out riding locals.No! A hundred localities entering horses!
Post by: Frumple on November 20, 2016, 07:45:58 pm
All wrong. A hundred locals going into the desert on horses and a hundred different locals coming out on camels.And then you look behind you, and there's a hundred heads rising out the sands, sinuous tongues tasting the air and hunger in their stare.
BAD END
Post by: Neonivek on November 21, 2016, 12:56:32 am
Why does Adventure Time Suck so bad?
To my knowledge the creator didn't leave... he just stepped down as creative leader to a minor writing role... So there is no reason for the show to hit the seasons and seasons of bad episodes, depression, sloppily handled character development, and terrible handling of continuity... Not to mention really dumb developments.
And don't get me wrong... I don't mean "Why isn't Adventure time as good as season 1"... I mean... "Why is Adventure time currently bad?"... And I don't even have an issue with the filler either (which I didn't notice... then again many of the best episodes of the show were one shots that had no effect on the story beyond its episode)
Post by: Neonivek on November 21, 2016, 10:10:29 am
I have Exema and unfortunately it has aggravated to the point where I have rashes all along my legs, ass, and back... Even my arms and my hands.
Is there a good way I should be treating this?
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on November 21, 2016, 10:25:39 am
Post by: Yoink on November 21, 2016, 10:52:34 am
Post by: timferius on November 21, 2016, 10:58:29 am
Edit: should note I am not a doctor etc. etc. etc.
Post by: itisnotlogical on November 23, 2016, 09:27:21 pm
Post by: Frumple on November 23, 2016, 09:49:28 pm
... that said, it does look like they've got the option, so... maybe check and see if there's reviews or summat?
Post by: Neonivek on November 23, 2016, 11:05:34 pm
I know it isn't the moisturizer that is doing the stinging...
Post by: Flying Dice on November 23, 2016, 11:37:03 pm
Post by: Dozebôm Lolumzalìs on November 25, 2016, 01:03:15 pm
Post by: TheBiggerFish on November 25, 2016, 01:04:29 pm
My parents refuse to let me buy Portal on Steam-PC, so I have to get a PlayStation or an Xbox. Which one is better? (I have younger siblings who would use it too.)Why the heck not? :o
Post by: Comrade P. on November 25, 2016, 01:04:45 pm
Post by: Dozebôm Lolumzalìs on November 25, 2016, 01:06:39 pm
"Oh, you spend too much time on that computer." So evidently the solution is for me to spend more time on an Xbox instead.My parents refuse to let me buy Portal on Steam-PC, so I have to get a PlayStation or an Xbox. Which one is better? (I have younger siblings who would use it too.)Why the heck not? :o
Post by: TD1 on November 25, 2016, 01:08:19 pm
Post by: TheBiggerFish on November 25, 2016, 01:09:52 pm
...That is quite silly."Oh, you spend too much time on that computer." So evidently the solution is for me to spend more time on an Xbox instead.My parents refuse to let me buy Portal on Steam-PC, so I have to get a PlayStation or an Xbox. Which one is better? (I have younger siblings who would use it too.)Why the heck not? :o
Post by: Dozebôm Lolumzalìs on November 25, 2016, 01:11:07 pm
Is there any way they'd know if you bought it on the sly?Well, considering that I don't have any money, and don't know how to buy things online without a credit card... I'd have to steal their card, and that would be BAD and I won't do that. :P
That's what I said....That is quite silly."Oh, you spend too much time on that computer." So evidently the solution is for me to spend more time on an Xbox instead.My parents refuse to let me buy Portal on Steam-PC, so I have to get a PlayStation or an Xbox. Which one is better? (I have younger siblings who would use it too.)Why the heck not? :o
Post by: TheBiggerFish on November 25, 2016, 01:13:11 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on November 25, 2016, 02:11:41 pm
I've got three gift copies for some reason, pm me your email or steamid (looks like I can gift mobilely alright...)
I'll give away the other two too, just pm
Post by: Dozebôm Lolumzalìs on November 25, 2016, 03:21:37 pm
Post by: Neonivek on November 25, 2016, 04:14:18 pm
You know... like if you cook pork... put it in the fridge... wait a day or two... Then even if you heat it up again you can tell it was made a few days ago easily.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on November 25, 2016, 04:21:30 pm
What is the term for when meat goes stale?Like, not rotten but already kinda eh? I would say "off" or "starting to turn/go", I guess.
You know... like if you cook pork... put it in the fridge... wait a day or two... Then even if you heat it up again you can tell it was made a few days ago easily.
Post by: Tawa on November 25, 2016, 05:49:48 pm
It costs six dollars! It's 80% off! ARMOKDAMNIT, parents! (How long will the 80%-off last? How can I tell?)Sale ends on the 29th, IIRC.
Post by: Neonivek on November 29, 2016, 05:18:04 pm
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on November 29, 2016, 05:24:54 pm
One notable related factor is with dogs. Dogs raised by humans develop eye signals alongside or instead of the typical body signals dogs raised by other dogs have, and if the dogs with eye signals raise children without human contact that generation will have eye signals passed down to them. This is also why many dogs have white sclera compared to similar species, because it conveys an advantage when working with humans.
Post by: BorkBorkGoesTheCode on November 29, 2016, 09:22:33 pm
Post by: Frumple on November 29, 2016, 10:38:03 pm
What is the term for when meat goes stale?Huh. Apparently a few days late, but the word you're looking for is spoiled. Spoiling, starting to spoil, etc., etc. For lesser stuff, other than drying out there's not really a specific term for it, so far as I've encountered.
You know... like if you cook pork... put it in the fridge... wait a day or two... Then even if you heat it up again you can tell it was made a few days ago easily.
... should take more than a day or two for freshly cooked pork to start going bad, though, unless something's up with the fridge or the meat was getting close to starting to go when it was cooked.
Post by: Andres on December 02, 2016, 05:22:56 am
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on December 02, 2016, 05:35:52 am
What did the Ouya promise it would do and why did people not like it?
Quote from: https://www.reddit.com/r/ouya/comments/34a9da/why_ouya_failed_a_list_of_the_top_reasons_why/
1. OUYA Kickstarter sales-pitch video had Minecraft and a really cool looking UI. Both of which never made it to the final product.
2. Shipping DISASTER. No one received their OUYA by the time OUYA promised they would get it. This is not too bad, but the fact that OUYA NEVER apologized for the fiasco rubbed all of the Kickstarters the wrong way.
3. Terrible WiFi. The WiFi chip sucked so much that there are several REDDIT articles solely devoted to power-line adapters for the OUYA. I admit, I would never have bought a power-line adapter had it not been for the OUYA.
4. Terrible controller connectivity. The first batch of controllers had deadzones and sometimes would just not work. Then, OUYA recommended we send them back for replacement, which TOOK FOREVER.
5. Julie Uhrman left the building. When was the last time you EVER heard anything from her. She has totally given up on the OUYA as evidenced by her not responding to any REDDIT or any forums for AGES.
6. Julie never took responsibility and apologized to the Kickstarter backers for the crappy DHL shipping, crappy controllers, and if you're lucky enough the crappy fans that fell off the CPU during shipping.
7. User Interface (UI). The UI still is so freaking LAGGY that it takes my OUYA two minutes just to load the stupid thumbnails for the games in the Explore (or whatever it is called) menu.
8. No ability to unbrick the OUYA. The OUYA should have come with DEV tools to be able to resurrect the OUYA in the event a flashed MOD went haywire.
9. Should have come unrooted right out of the box.
10. OUYA did not support the modding community. They should have supported and made easier the ability to flash a new ROM on the OUYA or allow the OUYA to be stock Android.
11. The "all games are free to try" and then "just tricking, we now charge for them". The switch in monetization of the games was HORRIBLE and considering the 'free to play' was one of the biggest selling points it rubbed everyone who bought an OUYA the wrong way.
12. No Mario or exclusive 'anchor' game. Yeah, you're thinking of bombsquad or the tower game but those are now both on PS and only were on the OUYA as exclusive for such a short amount of time it doesn't really count. I think there are some exclusive games, but they all SUCK so much that even the Play Store would not take them.
13. Lack of updates. I turned my OUYA on this morning after reading the news about OUYA's sale and there was no update or anything. I have not turned it on in I think over a year.
Found this list of complaints, and I've bolded the promises. The rest of the post, and the rest of the thread probably touch on the biggest things.
Post by: TheBiggerFish on December 02, 2016, 09:55:34 am
What did the Ouya promise it would do and why did people not like it?The what???
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on December 02, 2016, 01:06:06 pm
Quote from: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouya
Ouya, stylized OUYA, was a microconsole running on the Android operating system, developed by Ouya Inc. ... Development was funded via Kickstarter, raising $8.5 million and becoming the website's fifth-highest earning project in its history at the time.
Post by: Levi on December 02, 2016, 05:33:31 pm
Post by: Andres on December 02, 2016, 08:47:38 pm
Post by: Neonivek on December 02, 2016, 08:49:34 pm
What do you call a bromance between women? Do such things even exist?
Bromance between women are so normal in our society we don't really care.
With men who are meant to be SUPER DUPER No-homo dude-bros who can't show emotions... It is noticeable :P
Post by: Rolan7 on December 02, 2016, 09:19:10 pm
Post by: Yoink on December 02, 2016, 10:32:00 pm
Post by: Tiruin on December 02, 2016, 11:07:13 pm
What do you call a bromance between women? Do such things even exist?Best friends. :P
GirlFRAAAAAaan.But something like this works out too. :P
It's less into the word and more onto the meaning, hence why there's no 'really one way or word' to say it.
Post by: Neonivek on December 03, 2016, 03:34:43 am
Victims of violent or sexual crime often require some level of companionship/watch (sorry bad term...) in order to recover especially during the immediate stages.
However, the popular belief is that people would prefer someone of the same-sex and that the sex of the person who harmed them is harmful. Afterall someone of the same sex can be more empathetic.
Yet in some cases the exact opposite is true. A woman who was abused might find the company of women (at least in the initial phases) to be extremely unpleasant (even if they were comfortable with it before) and find the presence of a man to be more soothing.
To state this is a switch in preference. A Man who prefers the company of men (Male friends, male doctors, male police officers) after being abused by a woman suddenly becomes extremely withdrawn from men and is soothed by the presence of other women.
Why is this psychologically? It cannot be JUST preference...
My best guess is that same-sex in these cases can sometimes feel judgmental (Empathy has a downside after all)... Or it could just be other traits in the opposite sex become more important (a woman's sympathy might feel more important then a man's at that moment) and the traits in the same sex become very troubling (A man's physical imposition).
Post by: Tiruin on December 03, 2016, 04:38:03 am
[...]That's because one's physical biological sex and perception (ie You seeing other people and noticing their secondary sex characteristics) is NOT the only variable in interacting with other people, or in your context, aversion behavior because of similarities. Primary importance goes to the person, and their context, especially their context, because this includes their local culture, what they're familiar with, how others approach them or communicate verbally or non-verbally [which covers the difference of same-sex/opposite-sex you're mentioning], alongside their own perception. It's really not a preference set inherently.
Why is this psychologically? It cannot be JUST preference...[...]
And that those 'traits' are very indistinct when applied to reality. :P You can't justly compare people based on their 'traits' if the baseline is biological sex.
Keynotes to Familiarity, and Context, underlying all those you mentioned in that post.
Does anyone know the term that describes this? I'll try to detail it in a personal story.
Before sleeping (as in you're still consciously awake but trying to sleep), I've been pretty aware of my thoughts, and this is the second time in my life where I've felt this sensation--like an ascending tone and power of 'voice' (thought) in mind, that while your eyes are closed and you being alone in the room, it feels louder and louder and you feel as if being compressed even if your blanket/covering isn't tight at all, and it takes conscious effort to 'break' from the thought. Afterwards, your mind is calmed, your thoughts aren't felt as distinctly controlling, but your feelings get translated into "not alone in your room, as if there's something else there". (even if you know there isn't any)
Felt it long ago as a first when I was around 7 or 8. My eyes were open, I was huddled on my bed, staring at a wall and an alphabet poster in thought, then I had that intensifying thought in mind and I felt in shock--broke off from it, then felt like there was someone right behind me. I didn't want to turn my back so I rolled against the wall after a very tense while and looked extremely vigilant as I searched the room for nobody.
Post by: Rolan7 on December 03, 2016, 08:29:30 pm
Spoiler: Really dumb question (click to show/hide)
I never did pop my neck, it just relieves tension to roll my head.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on December 03, 2016, 08:36:47 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on December 03, 2016, 08:46:10 pm
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on December 04, 2016, 04:54:43 am
I basically interlock my fingers and sorta try to bend them mutually backwards, if you get my drift. Like a movie bad guy would do before trying to beat the crap out of the hero, but a little less badass.I used to pop my knuckles by pulling my fingers, but at some point I stopped, and then I couldn't anymore. That was years ago, now I'm 30 and just wondering if it's supposed to still be possible.Spoiler: Really dumb question (click to show/hide)
I never did pop my neck, it just relieves tension to roll my head.
Post by: Shadowlord on December 04, 2016, 05:47:09 am
But that thing avis said is how it's done on tv or whatever
Post by: Comrade P. on December 04, 2016, 06:09:51 am
Although to pop a thumb I sort of tug it by curling four fingers around it. Don't know how to say it better.
Post by: TD1 on December 04, 2016, 06:14:11 am
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on December 04, 2016, 06:31:42 am
I make a loose fist with one hand, then place the other over it. After that, it's just a matter of pushing the fingers in towards the palm.Whoooa
That's an even more thug way of doing it
Post by: BorkBorkGoesTheCode on December 04, 2016, 01:05:17 pm
Post by: Shadowlord on December 04, 2016, 01:46:36 pm
Post by: Neonivek on December 04, 2016, 03:48:28 pm
In Public schools you are allowed to pray right?
The Prayer ban is more that the PA and teachers cannot say prayers in front of you or make you do it.
This movie is the dumbest thing I ever saw... >_< Seriously damn you Christian movies! I swear you are made by people who HATE Christians and try to paint them in the worst light possible.
Post by: Frumple on December 04, 2016, 04:02:46 pm
Teachers can pray in front of you, too, really. Just can't require the students to, or punish them if they don't, do it specifically in relation to their school duties (unless appropriate to a particular class's curriculum, I guess), so on, so forth. Closest they can get to it is a moment of silence type stuff or somethin' along those lines. Teacher's still an individual and citizen with the rights and privileges thereto, they're just also a public servant with some extra responsibilities regarding how they exercise some of 'em.
Post by: Shadowlord on December 04, 2016, 04:09:30 pm
Post by: Frumple on December 04, 2016, 04:23:18 pm
Not actually commanded, though -- it's perfectly okay to leave out the under god bit, and trying to correct or punish a student for doing that can net the school a cheerful little lawsuit, these days. You can just not say it all, too.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on December 04, 2016, 04:37:20 pm
I for my part spent half of high school refusing the pledge because I didn't feel like it, and half of it reciting the pre-Under God version instead.
Post by: Shadowlord on December 04, 2016, 04:52:40 pm
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on December 04, 2016, 04:58:55 pm
People under the age of 14 are basically automatons anyway, so it's not surprising they just go along with it.
Post by: vastaghen12 on December 04, 2016, 07:01:17 pm
I've seen straight swords with this weird fan shaped tip in several games. And since it seems a bit impractical compared to having a normal point,I've been wondering if such things actually exist and how they are called if they are actually real.
Here's a drawing symbolizing the kind of sword tip:
(http://i.imgur.com/TBXZCQZ.png)
Post by: Egan_BW on December 04, 2016, 07:14:21 pm
Post by: TD1 on December 04, 2016, 07:20:12 pm
Post by: Frumple on December 04, 2016, 08:05:07 pm
Though as for a why, the likely design principles was probably something akin to hook swords. The tip would be used to pull, tangle, etc.
E: Ah ha. Give a search for kuba swords. Seems at least one sort of sword that uses the shape to one degree or another.
Post by: Parsely on December 04, 2016, 08:23:24 pm
Does anyone here know about swords?I don't think it's a real weapon. There's one photo of one in a museum. Frankly the sword doesn't look like an artifact at all.
I've seen straight swords with this weird fan shaped tip in several games. And since it seems a bit impractical compared to having a normal point,I've been wondering if such things actually exist and how they are called if they are actually real.
Here's a drawing symbolizing the kind of sword tip:
(http://i.imgur.com/TBXZCQZ.png)
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
For some reason the only wikipedia article on it is in German:
https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konda-Schwert&prev=search
None of the citations show an authentic looking weapon.
This page shows more weapons that look like the one vastaghen is after:
https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=de&u=http://www.hamillgallery.com/KUBA/KubaKnives/KubaKnives.html&usg=ALkJrhjUWrkAS6ngEMIU55fWiUI-1YezGg
However, note the line on the page: "Most of these knives have not been vetted. Some could have been made to be sold."
My guess? Some asshole saw this sheath (which is authentic): https://web.archive.org/web/20151230050633/http://www.ezakwantu.com/Konda%20Knife%20and%20Scabbard%2006.jpg And he made a fake weapon based on the shape of the sheath.
Post by: vastaghen12 on December 04, 2016, 09:14:21 pm
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Bummer, I was hoping it would have been an authentic ceremonial or executioner's sword.
Well I'll look for some other weird sword shape.
Post by: Arx on December 05, 2016, 03:00:41 am
From my own various researches previously, the flyssa (http://atkinson-swords.com/collection-by-region/africa/north-africa/flyssa-sword-algeria/) is my personal favourite, but if that's insufficently peculiar, this (http://art-of-swords.tumblr.com/post/152807744364/serrated-tulwar-sword-dated-19th-century-or) tulwar may or may not have ever seen battle, but it's certainly exotic.
Edit: oh, and I forgot Zulfiqar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulfiqar), the legendary split-pointed scimitar of Ali ibn Abi Talib.
Post by: Egan_BW on December 05, 2016, 03:01:58 am
Post by: Frumple on December 05, 2016, 09:17:36 am
Post by: TD1 on December 05, 2016, 11:12:27 am
Post by: Egan_BW on December 06, 2016, 12:58:35 am
A large enough bread knife made sufficiently bloody is a sword by any means worth noting. Particularly if it's the blood of folks sayin' it ain't a sword >_>Ain't gonna be my blood if someone comes at with that "weapon" while I have a real sword.
Post by: Frumple on December 06, 2016, 02:12:12 am
Post by: Egan_BW on December 06, 2016, 02:53:09 am
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on December 06, 2016, 02:56:27 am
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on December 06, 2016, 03:11:53 am
Post by: Frumple on December 06, 2016, 04:13:04 am
When you need to accelerate your sword to a significant fraction of C in order to kill someone with it, it's not a very good sword.Need is not necessary, good fellow. Sometimes you make a city destroying oddly labelled butter knife not because you must, but because you can.
Though in either case, not accelerated. They who demeans the mighty blade moniker of excessive loaf annihilation get naught but a tilting and the inevitability of a tryst between gravity and several tons of an indeterminate metal.
Post by: Egan_BW on December 06, 2016, 04:16:51 am
Post by: Frumple on December 06, 2016, 04:31:57 am
Alternatively, of course, is that having no reason to try is no reason to not try, heh.
Post by: Shadowlord on December 06, 2016, 05:31:28 am
Post by: Egan_BW on December 06, 2016, 06:38:40 am
Post by: Sheb on December 06, 2016, 12:18:32 pm
Post by: Parsely on December 06, 2016, 12:26:26 pm
Post by: GiglameshDespair on December 06, 2016, 12:35:03 pm
Post by: tonnot98 on December 06, 2016, 12:36:16 pm
Post by: Arx on December 06, 2016, 12:38:11 pm
Although if anything, it's an execution or symbolic weapon. This (https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1998-sl-1.67/*) example isn't too bad. It's important to bear in mind that
Where did I hear that Aztecs could shoot through Spanish plate armor with their slings?
You're probably misremembering based on the fact that a sling bullet with enough momentum can injure or kill despite plate armour, since it relies on sheer blunt force trauma and not organ damage. Arrows are a lot lighter, so they're much more likely to glance harmlessly.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on December 06, 2016, 01:33:57 pm
Where did I hear that Aztecs could shoot through Spanish plate armor with their slings?slings cant penetrate plate armor
1532 was an inside job
wake up sheeple
Post by: Parsely on December 06, 2016, 01:51:38 pm
You're probably misremembering based on the fact that a sling bullet with enough momentum can injure or kill despite plate armour, since it relies on sheer blunt force trauma and not organ damage.Uh, blunt force damage that doesn't cause organ damage? That sounds like it doesn't injure or kill. I think you accidentally misworded that. Also, you said "fact", so I wonder if you have any citation on sling bullets injuring people wearing plate armor? That's the kind of thing I'm looking to read about.
Arrows are a lot lighter, so they're much more likely to glance harmlessly.
Arrows are a lot lighter, so they're much more likely to glance harmlessly.Apparently this war arrow weighs about 3 ounces http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php?topic=2582.0
People on this slinging forum say they like using bullets anywhere from 2 to 10 ounces. http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1267064576
So I'm not sure that weight enters into it that much.
Post by: Arx on December 06, 2016, 02:10:17 pm
You're probably misremembering based on the fact that a sling bullet with enough momentum can injure or kill despite plate armour, since it relies on sheer blunt force trauma and not organ damage.Uh, blunt force damage that doesn't cause organ damage? That sounds like it doesn't injure or kill. I think you accidentally misworded that. Also, you said "fact", so I wonder if you have any citation on sling bullets injuring people wearing plate armor? That's the kind of thing I'm looking to read about.
Arrows are a lot lighter, so they're much more likely to glance harmlessly.
An arrow kills someone by causing severe trauma to their internal organs, in general. That, or causing them to bleed to death by severing an artery, but that's a lot less likely. Both of those require it to punch through the armour. A sling bullet kills someone by causing shock (in the physical sense) to the brain or some other result of blunt force trauma (but not internal organ damage on the level of a broadhead or bodkin), which is relatively unaffected by armour.
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Arrows are a lot lighter, so they're much more likely to glance harmlessly.Apparently this war arrow weighs about 3 ounces http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php?topic=2582.0
People on this slinging forum say they like using bullets anywhere from 2 to 10 ounces. http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1267064576
So I'm not sure that weight enters into it that much.
I'm citing Chris Harrison (http://www.chrisharrison.net/index.php/Research/Sling), primarily, who cites a bunch of good sources. Including, of note:
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By hurling a shower of great stones, they wounded many and even killed not a few of those who were attacking, and they shattered the defensive armour of most of them. For these men, who are accustomed to sling stones weighing a mina [~0.6kg], contribute a great deal toward victory in battle
Which I think you'll agree is significant. I think 600g is about 20oz. The whole thing is a good read.
Reading over your link on the sling bullet weights, those slingers aren't really going for damage, but mainly distance. It's a different set of constraints.
Post by: Rolan7 on December 06, 2016, 02:19:12 pm
Intro to slings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=covH4voKukw
And here's his video on the difference between stones and bullets when slinging: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU87f5o8vMg
Heh apparently Roman slingers would write messages on their bullets when bored. "Claudius hit you". I LOVE Roman graffiti.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on December 06, 2016, 02:21:55 pm
All hail Secundus. When the promised time comes, he will return from his chrysalis at the fiery heart of Mount Vesuvius and fell the skies of men.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on December 06, 2016, 02:31:59 pm
No Roman graffiti will ever overcome Secundus' reign of terror over the city of Pompeii. He defaced their walls. He defecated in front of their taverns. He screwed their women and their men."Secundus" is just a really common name, though.
All hail Secundus. When the promised time comes, he will return from his chrysalis at the fiery heart of Mount Vesuvius and fell the skies of men.
So the answer is that Secundus is me, Secundus is you, Secundus is all of us.
Hail Secundus!
Post by: Frumple on December 06, 2016, 02:35:28 pm
Post by: i2amroy on December 06, 2016, 10:37:24 pm
TL;DR:
1) Arrows are better than slings at close range head on strikes
2) Arrows taper off faster than slings do with range
3) Arrows taper off faster than slings do with glancing blows
Post by: Parsely on December 06, 2016, 11:00:20 pm
A sling bullet kills someone by causing shock (in the physical sense) to the brain or some other result of blunt force trauma (but not internal organ damage on the level of a broadhead or bodkin), which is relatively unaffected by armour.A person dies when they get bashed on the head because they suffered brain damage. Your brain is an organ, ergo if this fight ends in you dying I'd say that's severe organ damage. It doesn't matter if your skin or bones were penetrated or not when applying the term "organ damage".
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Reading over your link on the sling bullet weights, those slingers aren't really going for damage, but mainly distance. It's a different set of constraints.Good point.
Post by: Rolan7 on December 06, 2016, 11:19:20 pm
Blunt force is pretty OP though as far as I can tell... Less so in practice, apparently.
Post by: Parsely on December 07, 2016, 12:38:06 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzDMCVdPwnE
Post by: Neonivek on December 08, 2016, 10:13:59 am
What is an Edge Lord?
I don't mean its literal translation mind you (which I am sure is quite nastly... like Wanker is)... But what do people mean when they say it?
It seems to be used whenever talking about sad people, but people who are sad because they are stupid idiots or who seem to invite bad things.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on December 08, 2016, 10:23:01 am
Post by: Comrade P. on December 08, 2016, 10:27:04 am
"As far as I can make out, edgy occurs when middlebrow, middle-aged profiteers are looking to suck the energy -- not to mention the spending money -- out of the "youth culture." So they come up with this fake concept of seeming to be dangerous when every move they make is the result of market research and a corporate master plan."
Avis's definition works too, in fact, sticks to the point even more.
Post by: Egan_BW on December 08, 2016, 11:14:34 pm
Post by: Tawa on December 10, 2016, 06:10:13 pm
I was viewing the illustrations of the Carta Marina (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Carta_Marina.jpeg) when I realized I have no clue what the circles with the lines in them in the ocean are for. Can a more experienced cartographer enlighten me?
Post by: Parsely on December 10, 2016, 06:34:06 pm
Post by: Neonivek on December 13, 2016, 07:54:21 am
Is having Amnesia like not having Amnesia?
One thing that writers often do to depict amnesia is they either make it so characters feel like their brains have been sucked out slightly by a straw... Or they are so much in a daze that everything passes them by.
Yet... I've had Amnesia before (It is "During the accident Amnesia" so everything from a few seconds before the accident to... mostly after it... Is all.. Messed up... YES Amnesia can leave you with incomplete or inaccurate memories) and it isn't even either of those.
To admit... my first memory is also of me having Amnesia... I woke up knowing absolutely nothing about the day before and only knowing the significance of things around me and how to navigate... and to admit I was perplexed but then again I was being overwhelmed by coming downstairs and seeing a large bunch of people for essentially the first time.
Post by: Neonivek on December 13, 2016, 08:36:07 am
As someone who sleeps without clothes... I am surprised... Is there something that clothes supply?
Yes I have TWO questions... I am just crazy that way...
Post by: TD1 on December 13, 2016, 08:43:06 am
The Daria definition doesn't really work with how edgy is used in modern times, I'd say. If anything it'd work as a definition for 'cool' or 'trendy'.One does not tell Allah not to cut himself with his edginess. Allah cuts you.
Avis's definition is more how I understand the term to be used. Ala, 'Don't cut yourself with all that edginess m8'.
Post by: Rolan7 on December 13, 2016, 09:15:05 am
That's just for the coldest bits of winter, though.
Post by: Frumple on December 13, 2016, 09:42:05 am
Times I've tried in the past it was pretty uncomfortable, anyway. Heat, clothes help keep the sticky off the skin, there's this whole... environment thing that likes to stick things places clothes stop things from sticking, that still exists in most houses. So on, so forth. Maybe if this state had some kind of in between season where it wasn't cool enough to warrant something but not humid enough light clothing doesn't make things better, it'd be more enticing, I'unno.
Post by: Parsely on December 13, 2016, 11:21:23 am
Post by: Rolan7 on December 13, 2016, 11:25:17 am
Edit: Though there are probably free versions, and you could pretty easily set up a script (or a cron thing on linux) to do it for you. Assuming you have a machine you can rely on to be running.
Post by: Parsely on December 13, 2016, 12:11:50 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on December 13, 2016, 12:22:51 pm
Also uh, good luck to you.
Post by: Parsely on December 13, 2016, 12:33:49 pm
Post by: Aklyon on December 13, 2016, 01:08:51 pm
Post by: Parsely on December 13, 2016, 01:14:07 pm
As someone who sleeps without clothes... I am surprised... Is there something that clothes supply?I live in a place that's hot most of the year, so instead of investing in heavy sheets we'll only use one month out of the year, in my family we just sleep in a sweater. Also, I'm more likely to get out of bed when it's cold if I'm already wearing warm clothes.
Yes I have TWO questions... I am just crazy that way...
Post by: Rolan7 on December 13, 2016, 04:16:28 pm
Yes yes, I have adblock disabled on Youtube. I just saw an ad I really like a lot, and I'm leaving it paused. Is there a way to show I really like it? Beyond letting it play to 15/30 seconds, which counts for a lot I think.
Post by: Parsely on December 13, 2016, 04:56:49 pm
How do I approve of a Youtube ad?Click the ad. Clicks are worth more than just letting it play. And yeah, disable adblock on YouTube when you're watching people whose content you like so they can actually earn money.
Yes yes, I have adblock disabled on Youtube. I just saw an ad I really like a lot, and I'm leaving it paused. Is there a way to show I really like it? Beyond letting it play to 15/30 seconds, which counts for a lot I think.
Post by: Aklyon on December 13, 2016, 05:08:34 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on December 13, 2016, 05:14:41 pm
I guess I gots to google it. Sorry... Google, you won't get a link from your video to the cool site you're advertising.
Except I am always logged in to Google and *everyone* uses Google Adsense or whatever.
It all works out.
Trust the Omnissiah~
Post by: Egan_BW on December 13, 2016, 09:47:03 pm
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on December 14, 2016, 09:18:46 pm
Post by: TheBiggerFish on December 14, 2016, 10:16:23 pm
From what I've read several times though, you still want an antivirus because Malwarebytes is designed to deal with malware, not viruses?Malwarebytes is anti-malware, you need a different product for viruses. Windows Defender is apparently good enough these days though.
That was a few years back though, so I suppose it's possible they've diversified.
Post by: Tawa on December 14, 2016, 10:32:59 pm
On the outside edges you can see numbers that indicate longitude and latitude. The circles must be reference points for navigating seeing that the lines connect directly to coordinate numbers in places, the geometric (if you connect the circles from their centers as if to form edges you'd see it forms a kite shape) way in which they are arranged, and how they are strategically placed on featureless open sea. Perhaps the enclosures the lines form are sectors for reference. The three circles that are placed out on the ocean seem to be placed in such a way as to keep the sectors of relatively the same size for as far out to sea as possible within the context of the map.I see. Thanks!
Post by: Shadowlord on December 14, 2016, 10:36:54 pm
How do I stop Cortana running on startup?
I noticed that Cortana is a separate program (so I'm able to close the process (and keep the search bar)), but in spite of my searching, I've yet to find any way to stop Cortana being turned on at startup. I recall while I was trying to get my computer to update I came across something that allowed you to prevent even Microsoft programs running on startup, but I can't recall how to do it and I can't find the webpage that told me how.
EDIT: Can someone also point me to a free antivirus? I tried Avira but it seems they've decided to add some other programs to it, rather than just the antivirus (such as a VPN... thing and a thing that supposedly improves system speed (personal experience says otherwise with these things))
You can go into the settings or control panels and turn off cortana. I would not recommend trying to do it manually. (When cortana dies on me, disappearing from the list of processes, I can no longer search the start menu by typing stuff)
Post by: Flying Dice on December 14, 2016, 11:03:44 pm
How do I stop Cortana running on startup?
I noticed that Cortana is a separate program (so I'm able to close the process (and keep the search bar)), but in spite of my searching, I've yet to find any way to stop Cortana being turned on at startup. I recall while I was trying to get my computer to update I came across something that allowed you to prevent even Microsoft programs running on startup, but I can't recall how to do it and I can't find the webpage that told me how.
EDIT: Can someone also point me to a free antivirus? I tried Avira but it seems they've decided to add some other programs to it, rather than just the antivirus (such as a VPN... thing and a thing that supposedly improves system speed (personal experience says otherwise with these things))
You can go into the settings or control panels and turn off cortana. I would not recommend trying to do it manually. (When cortana dies on me, disappearing from the list of processes, I can no longer search the start menu by typing stuff)
Not any more you can't. They changed that in an update, it's always-on now. The best you can do is disabling all the info-gathering, services, and functions, but the process will still run, still eat up resources, and probably still spy on you. Even the regedit that I used before doesn't work now, apparently. If you're not using the Home version I think you can still make her fuck off with group settings but that's about it.
Post by: Shadowlord on December 14, 2016, 11:11:48 pm
How do I stop Cortana running on startup?
I noticed that Cortana is a separate program (so I'm able to close the process (and keep the search bar)), but in spite of my searching, I've yet to find any way to stop Cortana being turned on at startup. I recall while I was trying to get my computer to update I came across something that allowed you to prevent even Microsoft programs running on startup, but I can't recall how to do it and I can't find the webpage that told me how.
EDIT: Can someone also point me to a free antivirus? I tried Avira but it seems they've decided to add some other programs to it, rather than just the antivirus (such as a VPN... thing and a thing that supposedly improves system speed (personal experience says otherwise with these things))
You can go into the settings or control panels and turn off cortana. I would not recommend trying to do it manually. (When cortana dies on me, disappearing from the list of processes, I can no longer search the start menu by typing stuff)
Not any more you can't. They changed that in an update, it's always-on now. The best you can do is disabling all the info-gathering, services, and functions, but the process will still run, still eat up resources, and probably still spy on you. Even the regedit that I used before doesn't work now, apparently. If you're not using the Home version I think you can still make her fuck off with group settings but that's about it.
Wow, that's shitty.
Post by: Aklyon on December 15, 2016, 12:47:41 am
Post by: Neonivek on December 18, 2016, 12:21:52 pm
Why aren't Target Arrows the ideal arrows in general?
My guesses
-Target arrows are too light and thus their ability to penetrate a target wearing any sort of protection is limited
-Target arrows aren't great at hitting things indirectly
-Target Arrows have a limited range because once they drop they lose all their penetration ability
-Target arrows damage to a person isn't as substantial as arrowheads and broadheads.
-Target arrows are ideal and I am a freeken idiot
Post by: Rolan7 on December 18, 2016, 12:41:06 pm
The classic "arrowhead" shaped head is a broadhead, basically a sharp blade. Bodkin arrows were much better at penetrating armor (and kinda look simpler), but broadheads caused much more uh, physical trauma. So very much like hollowpoint versus full metal jacket rounds... A broadhead could as much damage coming out than going in, if you aren't careful.
But yeah target arrows are kinda blunt, making them strictly inferior to bodkin points as far as I can tell. There are even blunter arrows but they're weird.
Post by: Arx on December 18, 2016, 12:45:37 pm
Tipping is a different story, but it amounts to put a bodkin on if you want to go through things, put a barbed broadhead on if you want to lacerate things. Target arrows have a bluntish bodkin because you don't want them to go through the target. :P
Post by: Neonivek on December 18, 2016, 12:50:30 pm
Post by: Arx on December 18, 2016, 12:54:39 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on December 18, 2016, 01:02:40 pm
I almost suggested that a bodkin arrow could be removed mid-battle, but then thought... Probably a great way to lose a lot of blood... But might be relatively okay to leave in and continue fighting, as opposed to trying to do stuff with a broadhead under your skin.
Post by: Arx on December 18, 2016, 01:22:03 pm
Post by: Neonivek on December 19, 2016, 12:48:26 pm
This is so widely believed that everyone believes this is true.
YET one person has told me that it is in fact completely fictitious... and that makes sense because ticket quotas create FAR more problems then they would fix.
So... How true is it? To admit the person was just referring to New York, that... New York in particular doesn't have ticket quotas.
and yet... Ticket Quotas seem like a terrible idea to me, no one likes them... so why are they so widely believed in unless they are true?
Post by: Shadowlord on December 19, 2016, 02:59:32 pm
Post by: Neonivek on December 19, 2016, 03:05:57 pm
Because they do? http://www.npr.org/2015/04/04/395061810/despite-laws-and-lawsuits-quota-based-policing-lingers
That article explicitly says they don't... But rather that because a cop's performance is measured by their tickets and arrests, it creates a hypothetical quota.
So no police chief ever says "You need to write 20 tickets" (that part is the myth) but if in a month a officer says they only wrote 5 tickets because it was a slow day... Their performance review will suffer.
Post by: Yoink on December 19, 2016, 05:06:30 pm
Post by: Tawa on December 19, 2016, 05:11:04 pm
Post by: Yoink on December 19, 2016, 05:15:44 pm
Certainly can't recall ever having a nightmare like that before... plenty where I've died etc., but never one where I've been stuck afterwards.
Post by: Neonivek on December 19, 2016, 11:58:32 pm
Does it count as sleep paralysis when you die in a dream, and are then just trapped there, in some grey void, unable to wake up, with an uncomfortable feeling of being unable to move your physical body no matter how hard you try and beginning to panic that you may actually be dead or stuck there forever?
Your body is ALWAYS under sleep paralysis when asleep.
It is possible you were trying to move in real life (in spite dreaming) and felt your real body... Or yeah it could just have been a really bad nightmare.
Post by: Shadowlord on December 20, 2016, 06:37:28 am
Does it count as sleep paralysis when you die in a dream, and are then just trapped there, in some grey void, unable to wake up, with an uncomfortable feeling of being unable to move your physical body no matter how hard you try and beginning to panic that you may actually be dead or stuck there forever?
Your body is ALWAYS under sleep paralysis when asleep.
Then how do I go to sleep laying on my side and sometimes wake up laying on my back, ehhh?
Post by: Felissan on December 20, 2016, 06:43:25 am
Does it count as sleep paralysis when you die in a dream, and are then just trapped there, in some grey void, unable to wake up, with an uncomfortable feeling of being unable to move your physical body no matter how hard you try and beginning to panic that you may actually be dead or stuck there forever?
Your body is ALWAYS under sleep paralysis when asleep.
Then how do I go to sleep laying on my side and sometimes wake up laying on my back, ehhh?
Gravity
Post by: TheBiggerFish on December 20, 2016, 09:38:23 am
No, you really aren't. Your body can thrash about just fine.Does it count as sleep paralysis when you die in a dream, and are then just trapped there, in some grey void, unable to wake up, with an uncomfortable feeling of being unable to move your physical body no matter how hard you try and beginning to panic that you may actually be dead or stuck there forever?
Your body is ALWAYS under sleep paralysis when asleep.
It is possible you were trying to move in real life (in spite dreaming) and felt your real body... Or yeah it could just have been a really bad nightmare.
Post by: timferius on December 20, 2016, 11:00:38 am
Post by: Neonivek on December 20, 2016, 11:08:03 am
No, you really aren't. Your body can thrash about just fine.Does it count as sleep paralysis when you die in a dream, and are then just trapped there, in some grey void, unable to wake up, with an uncomfortable feeling of being unable to move your physical body no matter how hard you try and beginning to panic that you may actually be dead or stuck there forever?
Your body is ALWAYS under sleep paralysis when asleep.
It is possible you were trying to move in real life (in spite dreaming) and felt your real body... Or yeah it could just have been a really bad nightmare.
While asleep your body releases chemicals to limit/prevent itself from moving around. Without it you would be... well.. fully mobile.
Which is possible! Commonly known as sleep walking.
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Then how do I go to sleep laying on my side and sometimes wake up laying on my back, ehhh?
Two equally possible situations
1) You managed to do it in spite of sleep paralysis...
or MUCH more likely
2) You woke up while asleep and you didn't notice.
Believe it or not... many people wake up several times while asleep.
Post by: Rolan7 on December 20, 2016, 01:26:08 pm
In AoE3 they make villagers with wood instead of food, and a lot of the cards (like "mango grove") are about gathering more wood. I thought it was just a random thing.
But apparently in the new AoE2 "Rise of the Rajas" expansion, they get all woodcutting upgrades for free. That's not a coincidence, it must be a reference I'm not getting.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on December 20, 2016, 01:47:10 pm
Post by: Baffler on December 20, 2016, 02:17:27 pm
What I wonder though, is why there's an expansion coming out for an older installment of a series when the latest one is more than 10 years old.
Post by: Aklyon on December 20, 2016, 02:23:01 pm
The latter is more recent than AoE3.
Post by: Rolan7 on December 20, 2016, 02:26:15 pm
@Baffler
Probably because AoE3 introduced a bunch of weird complicated mechanics that... maybe didn't contribute to competitive gameplay? Including a level-up system, but... Eh IDK. AoE2 has *plenty* of mechanical depth already. AoE2 has much more of the roots of RTS. AoE3 simplified a lot and added other, very race-specific things.
Arx could probably explain better. But basically, I don't think they could have balanced AoE3 well. Starcraft 1&2 kinda manage it with 3 races, the AoE3 team is dead and has arguably like a dozen races to balance. And they tried to make every one fairly unique.
Whereas AoE2 survives because it has a loyal, even fanatic playerbase. And the differences between factions are usually... not minor, but less than in Starcraft or AoE3.
Post by: Shadowlord on December 20, 2016, 02:51:41 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on December 20, 2016, 02:55:06 pm
Post by: Sheb on December 20, 2016, 03:14:17 pm
Post by: Shadowlord on December 20, 2016, 03:24:07 pm
"Raja," meanwhile, is a monarchical title from India and southeast Asia.
Hope that clears up what I meant.
Post by: Rolan7 on December 20, 2016, 03:32:08 pm
All the asian races have a neat "consulate" where they can get important things from an "export" resource. Choosing which European power they trade with - and they can switch.
Still though, Indians have a specific connection with wood there. And in AoE2. I'm just wondering... why?
Post by: Arx on December 21, 2016, 12:17:45 am
Fakedit: I assumed only HD edition got the new India races?
@Baffler
Probably because AoE3 introduced a bunch of weird complicated mechanics that... maybe didn't contribute to competitive gameplay? Including a level-up system, but... Eh IDK. AoE2 has *plenty* of mechanical depth already. AoE2 has much more of the roots of RTS. AoE3 simplified a lot and added other, very race-specific things.
Arx could probably explain better. But basically, I don't think they could have balanced AoE3 well. Starcraft 1&2 kinda manage it with 3 races, the AoE3 team is dead and has arguably like a dozen races to balance. And they tried to make every one fairly unique.
Whereas AoE2 survives because it has a loyal, even fanatic playerbase. And the differences between factions are usually... not minor, but less than in Starcraft or AoE3.
I have been invoked!
AoE3 has garbage balancing and is pretty low-skill compared to AoE2. 2 mainly survives because it's the only major symmetrical* RTS out there and because it has a very elegant system of choices and counterplays that's simultaneously intuitive and high skill-cap. It's also the only RTS with high-skill macro and economy management, since you have to balance four resources whose precise distributions are arbitrary - unlike SC, where there are two resources and you know exactly where they'll be.
But at the same time, micro is rewarded. Not on the same level as SC, but a player with good micro and good macro will sweep the floor with a player with good macro and average micro. AoE3 doesn't reward micro (projectiles are undodgeable) and significantly reduces the skill involved in the macro by removing carrying resources and dropoff buildings.
Also the expansions made French objectively the best civilisation to the point that there's really no reason to play anyone else. And who thought horse guns were a good idea? Like I said, garbage balancing.
*Everyone is, roughly speaking, the same. Aztecs and Mayans in TC are exceptionally deviant.
I think it might just be coincidence. Free wood upgrades is a strong economic bonus, and Cysion probably suddenly realised exactly how badly not getting knights hamstrings the Indian mid-game. There aren't a whole lot of economic bonuses left to go around right now.
Post by: Shadowlord on December 21, 2016, 04:18:06 am
Favorite on PC: Age of mythology
I've played: Warcraft 1, 2, 3, Starcraft, Red Alert 1 and 2, AoE 1, 2, 3, Age of Mythology, Rise of Nations, Medieval: Total War, Warlords Battlecry 1, 2, 3, Halo Wars, M&B: Warband. Probably forgetting some. Not including space games like soase and star ruler etc (phone auto-speller wanted to say "start Riker" for some reason).
I don't understand why people prefer rtses which require a ton of micromanagement to be good at them.
Post by: Parsely on December 21, 2016, 10:33:10 am
My favorite RTS is halo wars.Halo Wars is pretty great. I'm hype for the sequel.
Post by: Yoink on December 24, 2016, 04:57:39 am
Post by: Shadowlord on December 24, 2016, 08:14:29 am
Should I use my Christmas money to buy a slab and get really drunk for the entirety of Christmas day, or should I save it for the entry fee to a rave-boat a couple of days later? The former option is really tempting and I'm not a big fan of large bodies of water, but I have a couple of friends attending the other thing who want me there as well...
What does "buy a slab" mean? Are you expecting to die of drinking and need to pre-buy a headstone*?
* Why are those associated in my mind? I probably saw "slab graveyard" written somewhere or something. Who knows?
Post by: Sheb on December 24, 2016, 08:16:41 am
(http://www.therobotsvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/mad-max-facts-8.jpg)
Post by: Neonivek on December 24, 2016, 01:25:49 pm
So there are these lightning shooting bots
So the scientist chimes in and says "Good news, those aren't lightning bolts! They are super charged ions"
Uhh what is the difference?
Post by: Arx on December 24, 2016, 02:05:04 pm
Post by: Neonivek on December 24, 2016, 02:20:08 pm
Lightning is in a sense only electrons, where ions could be either only nuclei or particles with more or less electrons than usual. Of course, IIRC much of the spectacle of lightning is plasma, viz. ions, so...
I mean the problem is that... translated... it sounds like.. Yeah it is lightning.
The only difference is that they essentially are using a particle cannon as a medium for the electricity.
INSTEAD of charging up so much electricity that it arcs through the air to its intended target.
I mean... I guess the reason it is good news... is the super charged ions would probably be... less dangerous then a build up of electricity so powerful that they defeat the resistance of the air.
Post by: Yoink on December 24, 2016, 02:30:02 pm
Are you expecting to die of drinking and need to pre-buy a headstone?Hey, it never hurts to be prepared!
But yeah, more-or-less what Sheb said, although it doesn't need to be tins or plastic wrap- a carton of bottles is also a slab.
I still haven't received any answers! :-\
Post by: Neonivek on December 24, 2016, 02:36:28 pm
Are you expecting to die of drinking and need to pre-buy a headstone?Hey, it never hurts to be prepared!
But yeah, more-or-less what Sheb said, although it doesn't need to be tins or plastic wrap- a carton of bottles is also a slab.
I still haven't received any answers! :-\
Slab also refers to a large chunk of something (typically food)
As well as something rectangular.
So a "Slab of beer" qualifies as both!
IN FACT! Referring to a Slab as a Gravestone... Comes from the fact that a gravestone is the spitting definition of Slab (a large rectangular piece of stone or wood)
Post by: Egan_BW on December 25, 2016, 11:53:18 pm
You can also use slabs to take control of demons, or learn necromancy.
Post by: TD1 on December 26, 2016, 03:19:57 pm
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on December 26, 2016, 04:32:41 pm
Post by: Neonivek on December 26, 2016, 04:34:08 pm
Also how drunk are we talking about? Legal, scientific, and connotation are all different.
Post by: TD1 on December 26, 2016, 05:05:26 pm
Depends on your weight."Typical male" would include a set typical weight.
Also what an incredibly suspicious question.No suspicious motivation. I just don't intend to make a practical test of the matter, so a theoretical knowledge will do.
Also how drunk are we talking about? Legal, scientific, and connotation are all different.
I don't follow what you mean by legal, scientific and connotation, but drunk enough to be noticeably drunk.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on December 26, 2016, 05:30:15 pm
If you've never had alcohol before, how much would it take the typical male to get drunk?This website supposedly simulates what being drunk is like. (https://www.nhtsa.gov/lastcall/)
Post by: Rolan7 on December 27, 2016, 09:57:55 am
Edit: Your actual question: One beer would probably be enough, at two there'd be a clear effect.
Post by: Iceblaster on December 27, 2016, 06:23:32 pm
About twenty bucks pre-owned. Mainly asking for validation of my feelings for wanting it. Have watched both ManyATrueNerd and Nerdcubed play it and looked like something fun. plus i mean. my dad might like it :P
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on December 27, 2016, 06:29:14 pm
Post by: Iceblaster on December 27, 2016, 06:42:53 pm
Post by: Yoink on December 28, 2016, 07:59:16 pm
If you don't eat then one or two can easily bugger you.Well, a night out is far cheaper if you "forget" to eat first. :P
Always drink on a full stomach.
Post by: Neonivek on December 28, 2016, 11:59:21 pm
So in Friday Night at Freddy
How the world are they able to charge less than minimum wage for a 6 hour graveyard shift?
Or is this a case of "the writer/developer just put in a big number but didn't consider the implication"?
Post by: ☼Another☼ on December 29, 2016, 12:08:36 am
Ok I guess I have to ask... even though this is a dumb question that will lose me respect.
So in Friday Night at Freddy
How the world are they able to charge less than minimum wage for a 6 hour graveyard shift?
Or is this a case of "the writer/developer just put in a big number but didn't consider the implication"?
Probably just the second option.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on December 29, 2016, 12:50:47 am
How the world are they able to charge less than minimum wage for a 6 hour graveyard shift?They don't. The federal government takes a part of that up front. 15%, usually. Anyway, federal minimum wage was pretty low in the 90s, when the game is set, $4.25 in 91-95, $4.75 in 96, and $5.15 from 97 to 06.
You can read more about the theories surrounding the paycheck here. (http://freddy-fazbears-pizza.wikia.com/wiki/Protagonists#Trivia)
Post by: Neonivek on December 29, 2016, 12:55:03 am
I mean... it isn't like they would be the ONLY job to pay you less than the time you work. I mean TYPICALLY it is not paying you for overtime...
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on December 29, 2016, 01:01:51 am
Quote from: From the article I linked:
It's possible that Freddy Fazbear's Pizza could legally be paying Mike at a rate that is clearly lower than the federal and state minimum wages today. The U.S. Department of Labor allows some categories of workers to be paid less than the minimum wage, to try and avoid hindering their employ-ability. Examples include young workers under 20, full-time students working in certain sectors, and those with physical or mental disabilities.
Post by: Neonivek on December 29, 2016, 01:06:02 am
Quote from: From the article I linked:It's possible that Freddy Fazbear's Pizza could legally be paying Mike at a rate that is clearly lower than the federal and state minimum wages today. The U.S. Department of Labor allows some categories of workers to be paid less than the minimum wage, to try and avoid hindering their employ-ability. Examples include young workers under 20, full-time students working in certain sectors, and those with physical or mental disabilities.
None of those are the case because you didn't receive a check at the end that had how much you were paid... It was an advertisement in a newspaper, meaning that was the going rate. In other words that is an instance where the Wiki's theory is flat out wrong (and in a silly way).
As I said the best explanation, if it wasn't a mistake, is that they aren't paying you enough. I mean it isn't like they aren't breaking several laws. It just never occurred to me that they could be underpaying you on purpose.
Post by: CABL on December 29, 2016, 08:05:12 am
Post by: Comrade P. on December 29, 2016, 08:10:37 am
Post by: Rolan7 on December 29, 2016, 10:14:21 am
Just don't "bump" an old thread without something to say, basically.
Post by: Neonivek on December 29, 2016, 04:43:49 pm
Because... Some animals seem to have an intelligence and psychology around child level... and exist through passed on skills and culture.
Or am I just a crazy hippie?
Post by: ☼Another☼ on December 29, 2016, 04:50:43 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on December 29, 2016, 04:53:53 pm
And maybe for dolphins, but only so we can incarcerate them :P
Even as eternal juveniles, that shit isn't cool. They know what they did.
Post by: Rolan7 on December 29, 2016, 08:06:34 pm
How do I approve of a Youtube ad?Discovered an answer to my own question! Apparently if you right-click the ad video to copy a link, it copies a link to the ad instead of the main video. So you can watch the ad at your leisure, like it, whatever.
Yes yes, I have adblock disabled on Youtube. I just saw an ad I really like a lot, and I'm leaving it paused. Is there a way to show I really like it? Beyond letting it play to 15/30 seconds, which counts for a lot I think.
The more you know~
(You'd think left-clicking would do something like that in a new window maybe, but nop)
Post by: Egan_BW on December 30, 2016, 12:34:42 am
Post by: TheBiggerFish on December 30, 2016, 01:00:55 am
I'm not sure if I should post in Terraria thread, but I want to. Will it count as necro-post?We have a Terraria thread? But yeah, if you have content, it's probably better to necro than start afresh.
Post by: Yoink on December 30, 2016, 01:19:46 am
Post by: TheBiggerFish on December 30, 2016, 01:22:03 am
How can I get the top off a ring-pull bottle after accidentally breaking off the ring?Photo?
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on December 30, 2016, 01:23:06 am
Post by: Yoink on December 30, 2016, 01:34:53 am
Post by: Neonivek on December 31, 2016, 05:26:48 am
Do people really have Judas as a name?
I mean don't get me wrong, contemporary interpretations imply that Judas isn't really a villain. Yet I wouldn't think people would be naming their kids that.
Post by: Shadowlord on December 31, 2016, 10:04:42 am
Post by: TD1 on December 31, 2016, 10:06:45 am
Post by: Shadowlord on December 31, 2016, 10:29:12 am
/s
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on December 31, 2016, 09:02:15 pm
Ok I have to askEssentially no one names their child Judas. (http://www.ourbabynamer.com/Judas-name-popularity.html)
Do people really have Judas as a name?
I mean don't get me wrong, contemporary interpretations imply that Judas isn't really a villain. Yet I wouldn't think people would be naming their kids that.
It may well be thanks to the reaction to the Holocaust, as pastors tend to not invoke his name on the pulpit.
Post by: Yoink on January 02, 2017, 05:30:14 am
I'm sure there has to be one somewhere that I have just tragically forgotten. Or is this slang term actually filling an important void in the English language? One similar phrase I've seen is "head trip," but sources conflict as to just what that really means.
I don't usually worry about cursing, but I was shocked to realise that I don't know of any synonyms for it.
Post by: BorkBorkGoesTheCode on January 02, 2017, 05:32:43 am
Post by: Yoink on January 02, 2017, 05:36:57 am
The familiar and the strange colliding with each other at great speed, causing recurrent confusion and/or amazement to the viewer whenever they think about it? That sounds almost clever, I'll go with that.
Post by: Rolan7 on January 02, 2017, 10:22:32 am
Post by: Shadowlord on January 02, 2017, 05:13:02 pm
@Yoink
Post by: CABL on January 03, 2017, 05:00:32 pm
It's "Paint It Black". Sorry for wasting your time.
Post by: Shadowlord on January 03, 2017, 05:08:18 pm
Can someone tell me what song it is? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbWEHyB2XKk) It's pretty cool.
You've never heard "Paint It Black?" It's very recognizable. Didn't even have to wait for the singing.
Post by: CABL on January 03, 2017, 05:12:08 pm
Can someone tell me what song it is? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbWEHyB2XKk) It's pretty cool.
You've never heard "Paint It Black?" It's very recognizable. Didn't even have to wait for the singing.
I feel ashamed. Yes, I've heard it a lot of times, I just kinda didn't listen to lyrics well enough.
And damn, that song is good.
Post by: Shadowlord on January 03, 2017, 05:14:01 pm
Post by: CABL on January 03, 2017, 05:17:43 pm
I was very tempted to answer "Darude - Sandstorm." :P
That meme is as dumb as Harambe. Some gorilla dies and suddenly everybody screams "Sausages are out for Harambe!".
Post by: Baffler on January 03, 2017, 05:23:03 pm
I was very tempted to answer "Darude - Sandstorm." :P
That meme is as dumb as Harambe. Some gorilla dies and suddenly everybody screams "Sausages are out for Harambe!".
This is what happens when memes go mainstream.
Anyway, in the USA there are a lot of names that are stereotypically associated with old people, like Esther, Maurice, Rose, Doris, Elmer, Pearl, Carol, or Jasper. What are some "old people names" in other countries?
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on January 03, 2017, 07:21:22 pm
I dunno if this counts as "old people names", but in Russia, there's a stratum of rare names that are associated with the Old Believers, and consequently, also some of the indigenous peoples of Siberia, like Yakuts. They were popular before the schism, and the Old Believers who fled to Siberia sort of retained them. Some of those names, off the top of my head, are Savva, Nikifor, Avakoum, Elizar, Faddei and Mina for men and Praskovia, Khavronia and Pelageia for women. There also some names that I only remember old guys ever having, like Potap.I was very tempted to answer "Darude - Sandstorm." :P
That meme is as dumb as Harambe. Some gorilla dies and suddenly everybody screams "Sausages are out for Harambe!".
This is what happens when memes go mainstream.
Anyway, in the USA there are a lot of names that are stereotypically associated with old people, like Esther, Maurice, Rose, Doris, Elmer, Pearl, Carol, or Jasper. What are some "old people names" in other countries?
On a different note, there are also the revolutionary names, which were mildly popular at one point in the early XX century, but then kinda fell out of use, so most of their living bearers are old-ass people now. Some that I remember are Rem ("Revolution. Electrification. Marxism"), Vladlen ("Vladimir Lenin") and Kim ("Youth Communist International"). Those are like ultra rare, though.
Post by: Egan_BW on January 04, 2017, 04:07:31 am
What's a good, profanity-free alternative to the word "mindfuck"?Mindscrew!
I'm sure there has to be one somewhere that I have just tragically forgotten. Or is this slang term actually filling an important void in the English language? One similar phrase I've seen is "head trip," but sources conflict as to just what that really means.
I don't usually worry about cursing, but I was shocked to realise that I don't know of any synonyms for it.
Post by: ☼Another☼ on January 04, 2017, 12:38:02 pm
Mindbang!What's a good, profanity-free alternative to the word "mindfuck"?Mindscrew!
I'm sure there has to be one somewhere that I have just tragically forgotten. Or is this slang term actually filling an important void in the English language? One similar phrase I've seen is "head trip," but sources conflict as to just what that really means.
I don't usually worry about cursing, but I was shocked to realise that I don't know of any synonyms for it.
Post by: Comrade P. on January 04, 2017, 03:42:37 pm
Mindshag!Mindbang!What's a good, profanity-free alternative to the word "mindfuck"?Mindscrew!
I'm sure there has to be one somewhere that I have just tragically forgotten. Or is this slang term actually filling an important void in the English language? One similar phrase I've seen is "head trip," but sources conflict as to just what that really means.
I don't usually worry about cursing, but I was shocked to realise that I don't know of any synonyms for it.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on January 04, 2017, 04:54:38 pm
Post by: Yoink on January 04, 2017, 05:23:21 pm
I did consider "brainbang" for the added alliteration.Mindbang!What's a good, profanity-free alternative to the word "mindfuck"?Mindscrew!
I'm sure there has to be one somewhere that I have just tragically forgotten. Or is this slang term actually filling an important void in the English language? One similar phrase I've seen is "head trip," but sources conflict as to just what that really means.
I don't usually worry about cursing, but I was shocked to realise that I don't know of any synonyms for it.
Mindspin is actually pretty decent, though... it'd be nice if it was a more broadly-used term.
Post by: Egan_BW on January 05, 2017, 02:02:05 am
Post by: Shadowlord on January 05, 2017, 07:15:56 am
Post by: itisnotlogical on January 05, 2017, 08:12:21 am
Post by: Parsely on January 05, 2017, 02:01:12 pm
Post by: Arx on January 06, 2017, 02:54:09 pm
Post by: TD1 on January 06, 2017, 03:15:46 pm
DavidLoads of 'old' names aren't exactly old, just not new. However, things like Betty and Doris are old. Another is Gaye, a girl name which went out of vogue for obvious reasons.
Post by: sprinkled chariot on January 07, 2017, 05:11:37 am
Post by: GiglameshDespair on January 07, 2017, 06:29:06 am
Post by: Felissan on January 07, 2017, 09:08:37 am
Post by: CABL on January 07, 2017, 01:58:07 pm
Post by: ☼Another☼ on January 07, 2017, 01:59:02 pm
Post by: Neonivek on January 07, 2017, 02:00:09 pm
Okay, this is probably a stupid question, but here it is. I want to make "What's the worst game(s) you have ever played" type of thread, but it's only about sequels. The problem is, I'm afraid that the thread will generate too much "heat", and it will be locked by Toady, just like "Things that made you rage" thread. Shall I risk or abandon the idea? Something tells me that I should. After all, there were threads about personal "Worst game(s) ever" in the past.
I seriously don't expect much rage...
No Mans Sky and Starbound which are generally hated more for their developer then being bad themselves... Are not sequels... and those are just about the only games that can get threads locked (and mostly because of the irrational haters and irrational defenders rather then the majority of the people there)
Post by: Neonivek on January 07, 2017, 02:02:05 pm
Why was "Schtroumpfs" translated into "Smurfs"? It does sound roughly similar, but the name just doesn't feel the same if it's not written in an overly long way.
Because how can they really elongate it anymore in English?
Shmourphs... Does that look pleasing? :P
While Schtroumpfs is a humorous word.
Post by: itisnotlogical on January 07, 2017, 02:44:35 pm
Post by: Shadowlord on January 07, 2017, 04:21:25 pm
Post by: CABL on January 07, 2017, 04:29:43 pm
There's a gaming pet peeves thread if you're irritated by a game.
I thought "Gaming Pet Peeves" thread is mostly about certain mechanics/tropes used in the vidya gaems, not actual vidya gaems. After all, there were quite a few "Worst games you ever played" types of thread in "Other Games" forum.
Post by: Neonivek on January 09, 2017, 01:27:35 am
and I don't mean "Well duh, the house is colder"... I mean... for some reason I am just... colder in general sometimes... even when I am warm.
This used to happen when I was a lot younger if I didn't get enough sleep or had a rude awakening... I was just freezing and couldn't get warm... It felt horrible...
Post by: Shadowlord on January 09, 2017, 02:49:38 am
Quote from: http://www.nature.com/npp/journal/v25/n1s/full/1395758a.html
It is well known that the setpoint of the thermoregulatory system is not constant throughout the day; it undergoes a characteristic circadian modulation driven by the circadian pacemaker in the suprachiasmatic nuclei (Kittrell 1991). Given this temporal program, how is this translated into a certain temperature at a certain time of day? CBT results from the balance between heat production and heat loss. Aschoff could show that CBT declines when heat loss exceeds heat production in the evening (at the beginning of the sleep period), and vice versa in the morning (Aschoff and Heise 1972). We could confirm this finding under the reduced masking conditions of a CR protocol (continuous wakefulness for 34 h; Kräuchi et al. 1998). CBT showed the well known endogenous circadian rhythm, rising to a peak in the late afternoon with a trough during the second half of the night.
If you follow the link, there's more information than you could possibly want.
Post by: itisnotlogical on January 09, 2017, 08:54:35 am
Post by: Aklyon on January 09, 2017, 10:11:05 am
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on January 09, 2017, 02:01:48 pm
Post by: timferius on January 12, 2017, 11:42:03 am
Post by: ☼Another☼ on January 12, 2017, 11:45:52 am
Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Gen-Classic-Controller-Grey-Nintendo-64/dp/B003UI5GLC)
DKoldies (http://www.dkoldies.com/n64-controllers/)
Lukie Games (https://www.lukiegames.com/nintendo-64-n64-accessories.html)
Ebay (http://www.ebay.com/sch/Nintendo-64-Controllers-Attachments/117042/bn_230173/i.html)
Gamestop (http://www.gamestop.com/accessories/nintendo-64-controller/122897)
Walmart (https://www.walmart.com/c/kp/nintendo-64-controllers)
An article about a bluetooth controller, but I think it's only for emulators:
Gizmodo (http://gizmodo.com/this-bluetooth-n64-controller-is-every-90s-kids-dream-1787247927)
Post by: Neonivek on January 12, 2017, 04:01:24 pm
It only seems to fix when I reset... is there another way?
Post by: ☼Another☼ on January 12, 2017, 04:20:46 pm
Post by: Neonivek on January 12, 2017, 05:05:57 pm
It fixes when I click on the video, or when I alt+tab onto it. Where you switching virtual desktops to cause this? Do you know how this happened?
it doesn't fix it... and oddly enough it is all internet videos even on different types of browsers.
I don't know what triggers it... only that resetting my computer fixes it fine... but my computer takes a long time to reset so I want to know if there is aniother solution.
Post by: Sergarr on January 12, 2017, 05:06:18 pm
Post by: Neonivek on January 12, 2017, 05:06:57 pm
What's the scientific or scientifically-sounding term for "is easily distracted by random stuff"?
ADD
Attention deficit disorder.
Post by: Baffler on January 12, 2017, 06:30:24 pm
What's the scientific or scientifically-sounding term for "is easily distracted by random stuff"?
ADD
Attention deficit disorder.
You can also say "short attention span" if you want it to sound less medical.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on January 12, 2017, 07:05:32 pm
I'd go with this one; it's a touchy subject to identify someone, including yourself, as having ADD, unless they've actually been diagnosed by a doctor.What's the scientific or scientifically-sounding term for "is easily distracted by random stuff"?
ADD
Attention deficit disorder.
You can also say "short attention span" if you want it to sound less medical.
Post by: Yoink on January 12, 2017, 09:21:00 pm
Yeah, I had a housemate who did that in my previous clusterfuck of a sharehouse. He'd sell his meds and go fully manic and start various DIY projects on the house. Fun times.
Post by: Neonivek on January 13, 2017, 02:32:48 am
I am starting to get the impression that what actually killed it is that they are FREEKEN EXPENSIVE, expensive to clean, wear out quickly, and are basically asking to get dirty.
All the while fake alternatives were becoming cheaper and better looking.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on January 13, 2017, 02:35:16 am
Post by: Comrade P. on January 13, 2017, 12:13:23 pm
You know these headsets that you stick your smartphone in and they are sort of like VR glasses? Do you people by chance know if there is a simplistic internet browser for these things? Like, just a regular mobile browser, but locked in landscape and forced splitscreen?
Post by: Sheb on January 13, 2017, 12:21:18 pm
Post by: Comrade P. on January 13, 2017, 12:57:23 pm
This look like a browser specifically for VR website, but it might work for standard website. (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vrambling.vrambling)
Can't get it to work right, no reaction whatsoever to any motion of the phone.
Thanks anyway. I'm currently going through various apps from Google Play, hopefully there is at least one that does what I want.
Post by: Aklyon on January 13, 2017, 06:33:22 pm
Post by: Comrade P. on January 14, 2017, 04:14:44 am
Post by: EnigmaticHat on January 14, 2017, 04:35:08 am
ANYWAY, would leaving a note come across as passive aggressive?
Post by: Comrade P. on January 14, 2017, 04:48:04 am
Long story short, I live an apartment building and the person below me is running their TV at a reasonable volume but at unreasonable times (like, for the entire night, they're probably falling asleep at midnight or 1AM and leaving it on till they wake up).
ANYWAY, would leaving a note come across as passive aggressive?
If the tone of the note is not demanding, it shouldn't come across as such, I think.
But mind, there is always a chance of running into an unreasonable person.
EDIT:
Re: VR Internet Browsing
Found a solution. Basically a program/app duo that projects video feed of your PC onto your smartphone so you can use it in VR headgear, either via USB cable (faster) or through Wi-Fi.
Post by: Neonivek on January 15, 2017, 03:41:17 pm
Post by: GiglameshDespair on January 15, 2017, 03:50:41 pm
Post by: ☼Another☼ on January 15, 2017, 04:03:53 pm
+1American
Post by: Baffler on January 15, 2017, 04:41:57 pm
Is there a term for someone who is patriotic to a fault?
Radical nationalist, maybe. I've also heard ultranationalist and hyperpatriot. It depends on the political views of your audience, but you'll note that they're all just intensifiers stuck onto regular words.
Post by: Wolfhunter107 on January 15, 2017, 04:42:42 pm
Is there a term for someone who is patriotic to a fault?
Jingoistic?
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on January 15, 2017, 04:47:26 pm
Is there a term for someone who is patriotic to a fault?Nationalist. (http://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/an-important-distinction)
Post by: Shadowlord on January 15, 2017, 06:20:54 pm
Post by: GiglameshDespair on January 15, 2017, 06:25:18 pm
Do other nations (than the USA) which have had revolutions and/or civil wars also have re-enactors?Yup (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_historical_reenactment_groups)
Post by: Sheb on January 15, 2017, 06:28:20 pm
Do other nations (than the USA) which have had revolutions and/or civil wars also have re-enactors?
I live in Waterloo, Napoleon-era reenactors are quite a big thing.
Post by: Wolfhunter107 on January 15, 2017, 06:35:05 pm
Post by: Yoink on January 15, 2017, 07:09:14 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on January 15, 2017, 07:11:28 pm
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on January 15, 2017, 07:20:15 pm
Do other nations (than the USA) which have had revolutions and/or civil wars also have re-enactors?In Russia's case, fuck the hell yes.
Post by: Yoink on January 15, 2017, 08:22:09 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrRbB-qUJfYHaha, that advice might (probably would) have been more helpful yesterday... this question was entirely unrelated.
I was trying to decide whether to spend my last spare $10 'til payday on beer or food. Worry not, I made the obvious choice. ;)
Post by: Rolan7 on January 15, 2017, 08:24:29 pm
Even wine is, to some extent.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on January 15, 2017, 08:32:47 pm
Them tasty nutricious British porters would have been ideal. But I trust that you have made the right choice for your particular circumstances, whatever they might have been.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrRbB-qUJfYHaha, that advice might (probably would) have been more helpful yesterday... this question was entirely unrelated.
I was trying to decide whether to spend my last spare $10 'til payday on beer or food. Worry not, I made the obvious choice. ;)
Post by: Nirur Torir on January 15, 2017, 09:13:39 pm
Why is it important that we all know Montresor's fable?
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on January 15, 2017, 09:18:11 pm
It's a famous piece of classic English literature and that's what gets taught when you run through the really good American lit, is the short answer. But it is also a genuinely great story, it's certainly the story that I remember most clearly from those days. It's short, it's senseless, and it's thrilling. What more could you ask for?
Post by: Rolan7 on January 15, 2017, 09:41:31 pm
Spoiler: I regret nothing. (click to show/hide)
Post by: Ghills on January 15, 2017, 10:54:12 pm
Does anyone else find it odd that the US education system so often teaches a story about a drunk getting sealed into a wall for petty revenge?
Why is it important that we all know Montresor's fable?
I have literally never heard of this story, and I was in public schools in 4 different states. Is it a regional thing?
Post by: Rolan7 on January 15, 2017, 11:02:32 pm
He's like "intro to Cthulhu". Madness inoculation. Did you at least get The Raven? Nevermore, and all that?
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on January 15, 2017, 11:17:58 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on January 15, 2017, 11:41:07 pm
Really though... I always assumed everyone read the Raven (and maybe they did). But I thought they all got the Cask of Amontillado, too. And hopefully, The Telltale Heart.
It's a lot like the Cask of Amontillado, in that both are about
Spoiler: Actually this describes a lot of Poe's protagonists (click to show/hide)
They're short stories. VERY short. If you read nothing else, please read The Cask of Amontillado
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/poe/cask.html
The Telltale Heart is also really good: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/poe/telltale.html
Seriously, this is mythos 101. Intro to madness. Know your fundamentals.
Post by: GiglameshDespair on January 16, 2017, 03:03:30 am
I still think it's a crime that none of the Mythos authors get taught in schools, at least no schools that I've ever seen. That'd serve people better than struggling through the impenetrable prose of The Scarlet Letter.I would have probably paid more attention if we'd covered the Colour out of Space in school.
Post by: Parsely on January 16, 2017, 11:39:09 am
Post by: Sheb on January 16, 2017, 11:48:13 am
Assuming you were wearing an RPG warhead prominently on your back (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3191/5778264905_3d9d5f3852.jpg), and you decided to put some kind of camouflaged bags over the individual warheads, how badly would that affect the rocket's flight if you needed to fire in an emergency where you had no time to remove it (also assuming you've already removed the safety caps)?
Why don't you spray-paint the warhead in camo colours?
Post by: Arx on January 16, 2017, 11:49:59 am
Could be wrong, of course!
Post by: Parsely on January 16, 2017, 12:12:18 pm
Why don't you spray-paint the warhead in camo colours?We don't have any paint?
Terribly, I would expect. Your general drag coefficient is going to be shot to all hell, but more importantly the bag is going to whip around and destroy any semblance of accuracy. I wouldn't give you any kind of reasonable odds of hitting anything far enough away that you'd want to.Take the bags off first. Got it.
Could be wrong, of course!
Post by: Sheb on January 16, 2017, 12:17:38 pm
Post by: Parsely on January 16, 2017, 01:06:10 pm
Post by: Baffler on January 18, 2017, 06:43:04 pm
Post by: Neonivek on January 19, 2017, 02:10:29 am
Like is this something human beings did?
The only idea I have as to why naps are a natural part of the human experience is that you tend to get tired sometime in the afternoon when the days would be at its hottest (a period where people tended not to work a lot of the time.)
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I am reminded when someone criticized me for always having a drink in my room and was like "What do you think people did before plastic bottles?" and I rolled my eyes and remembered that they tended to have a pitcher of water with a few classes or cups.
Post by: Sheb on January 19, 2017, 08:13:09 am
Post by: Parsely on January 19, 2017, 10:35:10 am
Are Naps Normal?A long time ago, people used to sleep when they were tired or couldn't do anything useful (pre-electric lighting people just couldn't do most kinds of work at night), not when you were expected to culturally.
Like is this something human beings did?
The only idea I have as to why naps are a natural part of the human experience is that you tend to get tired sometime in the afternoon when the days would be at its hottest (a period where people tended not to work a lot of the time.)
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I am reminded when someone criticized me for always having a drink in my room and was like "What do you think people did before plastic bottles?" and I rolled my eyes and remembered that they tended to have a pitcher of water with a few classes or cups.
Yeah, people think the early humans of 4,000 years ago were fucking morons or something, and that if they wanted to carry water that they wouldn't figure out some way of doing that. It's a given that some traditions were important, but there are lots that weren't, so what does what people did back then have anything to do with what I'm doing now? People play this card when they don't have any actually good reason to tell you to stop doing something.
Post by: Yoink on January 19, 2017, 10:37:13 am
Post by: i2amroy on January 19, 2017, 11:40:44 am
Half-asleep right now, but I vaguely remember reading that in medieval times (I think?) it was the norm to actually sleep in two shifts, with a period of chillaxed wakefulness in between. Not sure how true that actually was, not even entirely sure where I read it.This is kind of misleading because to many people it implies a break around like midnight or something similar. In reality the evidence points much more towards a system like what is currently present in Spain's siestas; a couple hour nap around noon, followed by having slightly less sleep during the night.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on January 19, 2017, 12:51:40 pm
Post by: ☼Another☼ on January 19, 2017, 09:44:22 pm
Ok sometimes this happens but when I full screen on youtube I can still see my task bar at the bottom...
It only seems to fix when I reset... is there another way?
Having this problem (suddenly)
Change the taskbar's location, then change it back. That will fix it.
(Right click on taskbar, Settings, Taskbar Location on Screen)
Post by: Sheb on January 20, 2017, 04:48:49 am
Are Naps Normal?Actually, to my understanding, the hottest period of the day was when we went hunting.
Like is this something human beings did?
The only idea I have as to why naps are a natural part of the human experience is that you tend to get tired sometime in the afternoon when the days would be at its hottest (a period where people tended not to work a lot of the time.)
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I am reminded when someone criticized me for always having a drink in my room and was like "What do you think people did before plastic bottles?" and I rolled my eyes and remembered that they tended to have a pitcher of water with a few classes or cups.
Compared to most animals we have superior heat regulation thanks to our hairless body (I know it's not technically hairless) and sweating. As a result, we'd do some short term persistence hunting where we'd chase something down until it collapsed of heat exhaustion.
Depends where you live, we migrated to pretty much all biomes tens of thousands of years ago.
Post by: Frumple on January 20, 2017, 02:59:45 pm
This might be a bit big for this thread, but I'm having some trouble finding the rest of a series of 12 handscrolls titled "The Qianlong Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour." The Met in New York has scrolls 4 and 6 and that's easy to find, but though it mentions that all of them are intact and accounted for those and scroll 7 are the only ones I can actually find pictures of. Are they collected together someplace that I'm just not seeing?Assuming you're still looking, 1, 3, 8, & 10. (http://mongolschinaandthesilkroad.blogspot.com/2012/01/classical-paintings-of-ancient-china.html) Scroll 2 (http://mactaggart.museums.ualberta.ca/mac/details.aspx?key=20520&r=4&t=1) (if the link bugs out, it's the mactaggart art collection; search it for southern inspection tour scroll two). Doesn't look like a full capture of scroll 12 is online, but you can see a chunk of it here (https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichièr:The_Qianlong_Emperor’s_Southern_Inspection_Tour.jpg), as well in a number of other places. As for 5, 9, and 11... if they're online at all, I'd wager fairly safely the sites holding them either just aren't in english, or they're under some other name. Pretty bloody sure there's no singular english collection of the things, regardless. Junk's scattered around and some tucked into odd places.
That aside, they've all got, like... subtitles ("return to the palace" for scroll 12, ferex), that I didn't really notice a short list of in passing, so you might try hunting those down for the missing/incomplete ones and searching for that, instead. Alternately, if you can track someone down that can pass you the original language titles of the things, hunting those down might dig something up.
Post by: Baffler on January 20, 2017, 08:24:58 pm
This might be a bit big for this thread, but I'm having some trouble finding the rest of a series of 12 handscrolls titled "The Qianlong Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour." The Met in New York has scrolls 4 and 6 and that's easy to find, but though it mentions that all of them are intact and accounted for those and scroll 7 are the only ones I can actually find pictures of. Are they collected together someplace that I'm just not seeing?Assuming you're still looking, 1, 3, 8, & 10. (http://mongolschinaandthesilkroad.blogspot.com/2012/01/classical-paintings-of-ancient-china.html) Scroll 2 (http://mactaggart.museums.ualberta.ca/mac/details.aspx?key=20520&r=4&t=1) (if the link bugs out, it's the mactaggart art collection; search it for southern inspection tour scroll two). Doesn't look like a full capture of scroll 12 is online, but you can see a chunk of it here (https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichièr:The_Qianlong_Emperor’s_Southern_Inspection_Tour.jpg), as well in a number of other places. As for 5, 9, and 11... if they're online at all, I'd wager fairly safely the sites holding them either just aren't in english, or they're under some other name. Pretty bloody sure there's no singular english collection of the things, regardless. Junk's scattered around and some tucked into odd places.
That aside, they've all got, like... subtitles ("return to the palace" for scroll 12, ferex), that I didn't really notice a short list of in passing, so you might try hunting those down for the missing/incomplete ones and searching for that, instead. Alternately, if you can track someone down that can pass you the original language titles of the things, hunting those down might dig something up.
That is excellent, thank you!
Post by: Neonivek on January 21, 2017, 01:10:36 am
What should you do if you realize that you REALLY are a alcoholic... before you are an alcoholic?
Like you crave the effect of alcohol constantly and only feel whole while under its effects.
Please be realistic.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on January 21, 2017, 01:12:57 am
Post by: Neonivek on January 21, 2017, 01:25:35 am
That would seem to indicate that you're an alcoholic. It's a learned chemical dependency, not inherent nature, despite what doctrine AA espouses.
Well it sort of depends. Genetic predisposition and fetal alcohol syndrome both outright predispose you. (Fetal alcohol syndrome actually is rather tragic by description.)
Even tests on bees suggests that alcoholism is more... by chance (genetics) then anything else.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on January 21, 2017, 01:26:53 am
And fetal alcohol exposure would also be considered a form of learned dependency, not true predisposition.
Post by: Egan_BW on January 21, 2017, 01:30:14 am
Uh, I'm not an expert. This is just what I think is a good idea.
Post by: Frumple on January 21, 2017, 01:46:09 am
Predisposition isn't inherent nature, it's predisposition. The conflation of the two is false.... this, pretty much. Predisposition'll increase the likelihood it can happen, but it doesn't somehow make you magically an alcoholic. You gotta' (have) be(en) drinkin' to want the drink, to put it crudely and probably somewhat inaccurately. No dependency without exposure, etc., etc.
And fetal alcohol exposure would also be considered a form of learned dependency, not true predisposition.
If y've reached the point described, you're not in some sort of prescient pre-alcoholism state, you're an alcoholic that's probably experiencing a bit of denial. Seeking appropriate help (i.e. not the AA, yes) is what you most likely should be doing. If you can't manage that, at the absolute least make sure you never drink alone and have friends/family/etc. (preferably at least one sober, most preferably a majority or all of those otherwise involved, so their drinking doesn't encourage you) keeping an eye on you and having a point at which to cut you off. That'll at least decrease the likelihood of something permanent happening before you can get yourself in order and get help/start weaning yourself off/down/etc.
Post by: Neonivek on January 21, 2017, 04:27:41 am
I am not quite AA levels.
But I KNOW that I can easily cross that freeken line. I need to learn something to help me stay away from that edge... before I really AM at the AA levels.
Post by: Parsely on January 21, 2017, 11:22:33 am
Post by: Neonivek on January 22, 2017, 07:13:04 am
But if we exclude "Social games" and the like.
What is the gender split for videogames between men and women?
My sources SUGGEST that the difference is quite significant if you do... But given the extent, I don't know if I'd believe that... I mean there is only a 20% difference in one study that did exclude it.
Post by: GiglameshDespair on January 22, 2017, 08:03:36 am
Ok here is a question that is nearly impossible to answer...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_and_video_games#Genre_preferences
But if we exclude "Social games" and the like.
What is the gender split for videogames between men and women?
My sources SUGGEST that the difference is quite significant if you do... But given the extent, I don't know if I'd believe that... I mean there is only a 20% difference in one study that did exclude it.
Post by: Neonivek on January 22, 2017, 08:08:23 am
I know that one trend is that women aren't huge fans of incredibly violent games as a whole (at least the ones where blood is involved)... So some of these make sense
But such little Racing Game enjoyment? The majority are completely gender neutral.
This gender divide is... a loooooooot larger then I thought it would be.
Post by: Frumple on January 22, 2017, 09:38:01 am
Also might be a motion sickness vector involved there, but it's too early in the day and I'm not nearly invested enough to actually put in the effort to figure out what current research is saying on that subject, so eh.
Post by: sprinkled chariot on January 22, 2017, 12:17:11 pm
Post by: Neonivek on January 22, 2017, 11:00:06 pm
How much did mithraism influence christianity?
No one honestly knows... because the current theories range from
"Mithraism is an overblown religion that is commonly depicted as Christianity's rival... but even in its hayday it wasn't well practiced"
and
"Mithraism was a worthy rival that was threatening to take over the world!"
However a lot of them say Mithraism was more influenced by Christianity then the other way around.
Post by: itisnotlogical on January 23, 2017, 04:55:06 pm
If that device could exist and you could wield one without destroying your arm, how would it work?
Post by: EnigmaticHat on January 24, 2017, 01:24:29 pm
Does anybody remember Age of Ultron? Remember Iron Man's repeating punch-fist thing that was essentially a piston attached to his hand?Wikipedia has a great picture for this:
If that device could exist and you could wield one without destroying your arm, how would it work?
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
I know you already know but I'd like to talk about it since its funny. The reason the equal reaction of throwing a punch doesn't "punch" you back is because your fist accelerating is spread out over a second or so. Tony Stark's piston arm is also not instantaneous. But it seems quite powerful, and to punch at a rate of ~5 times per second, with equal speed both retracting and extending. I don't know what percentage of the punch would be "punching back" at Tony's arm, but for every time he hit Hulk he'd be hitting himself twice with a lesser amount of force. Tony's arm is fucked.
Post by: Arx on January 24, 2017, 01:28:41 pm
Is there a way to Google things from your computer without Google knowing anything about you or your habits? This recent election has made me curious as to what happens if you Google as nobody. What do you get if the results aren't tailored at all?
Startpage. It's a search engine that operates by taking your query, stripping the metadata, and feeding it to Google.
Post by: EnigmaticHat on January 24, 2017, 01:39:01 pm
Post by: Yoink on January 25, 2017, 04:08:25 am
Post by: Sheb on January 25, 2017, 04:56:03 am
Are there actually people in Canada who have French as a first language, speaking/writing it noticeably better than English?
Yeah, the people from Qebec, why? Although ofc, they all speak pretty good English after school. Also they got an hilarious accent in French.
Post by: timferius on January 25, 2017, 06:52:51 am
Not all of them speak well in english even actually. French is the only official language of Quebec. Even eastern Ontario has a fair amount of people who don't speak particularly strong English. Also, many who do speak English well in Quebec will deny it until they get frustrated with your massacring of their language...Are there actually people in Canada who have French as a first language, speaking/writing it noticeably better than English?
Yeah, the people from Qebec, why? Although ofc, they all speak pretty good English after school. Also they got an hilarious accent in French.
Post by: Yoink on January 25, 2017, 08:22:28 am
Yeah, the people from Qebec, why?Earlier I was just reading social media posts from a French-Canadian band, and was surprised to see their posts in English were rather, well, Engrish.
I always thought even the most outrageously French of French-Canadians still spoke English first and foremost. Crazy stuff.
Post by: Neonivek on January 25, 2017, 09:20:25 pm
I remember that for the longest time the belief was that they had such a infectious bite that they could kill you simply through that... I also remember not only a science documentary getting a sample and finding that a human bite was more bio hazardous but didn't know why.
Then I heard/read that the whole infection thing is a myth and that Komodo dragons actually ARE venomous.
Yet articles are still being pumped out that push the whole infection thing.
Ps. Yes Human bites are probably one of the more infectious bites in the animal kingdom. At least more so then dogs, cats, and most everyday animals.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on January 25, 2017, 09:34:12 pm
The truth is that having a giant chunk of flesh ripped out by a lizard is plenty fatal on its own.
Post by: itisnotlogical on January 29, 2017, 12:47:30 am
Post by: itisnotlogical on January 29, 2017, 12:51:04 am
Does anybody remember Age of Ultron? Remember Iron Man's repeating punch-fist thing that was essentially a piston attached to his hand?snip
If that device could exist and you could wield one without destroying your arm, how would it work?
Also I found something for this, somebody made a real life power fist. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-vABMIdm5Y) The construction videos suck and don't actually explain anything about how it works, but it looks like it uses gas pressure to force a big piece of metal out along with your actual punching force. He didn't test it very comprehensively, but it broke some concrete blocks.
Post by: Arx on January 29, 2017, 12:52:35 am
Why do pants that don't have a zipper still have a flap sewn as if they did?
Stylistic convention. There has to be a seam there anyway.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on January 29, 2017, 12:58:16 am
Post by: Parsely on January 29, 2017, 02:20:35 am
Does anybody remember Age of Ultron? Remember Iron Man's repeating punch-fist thing that was essentially a piston attached to his hand?Use springs to exert force that wants to keep the fist retracted. Load ejecting explosive cartridges into a breech behind the fist and set them off with a self-arming hammer mechanism as in an automatic firearm. Pull the trigger, hammer sets off cartridge, expanding gas pushes the fist forward, springs are compressed and push the fist back. Hold down the trigger for rapid fire, powerful punches. To avoid recoil being transmitted straight into your arm either have the fist attached to something more durable than your arm, like a powered exoskeleton, or use gas diverting techniques to dampen the recoil enough so it's tolerable. The fist would probably tend to yank you forwards if you fail to connect with your target, or the target is very fragile.
If that device could exist and you could wield one without destroying your arm, how would it work?
Post by: BorkBorkGoesTheCode on January 30, 2017, 12:06:41 am
Post by: Frumple on January 30, 2017, 12:38:14 am
... as a more general thing, not that I've heard of. I wouldn't be surprised if someone in academia has tried, though, probably in some kind of meta-literature/communication/etc. program (study of the study itself and how it's organized, rather than whatever the field is focused on), at least assuming I'm not misremembering the correct prefix for that sort of thing (which is entirely possible, mind you). The more public/casual attempt would probably be projects like TVTropes and the few other sites of similar nature.
The problem with making one that covers memetics as a whole is that at the core of them memes are incredibly broad -- they're basically just concepts related to communication and media that have been identified as sufficiently discrete to stand on their own in some way or another and to varying degrees. Modern discussion, particularly casual discussion, is largely focused on internet centered stuff, but memes are a lot older than the internet, we've just started using the terminology relatively recently (inspired by attempts to apply concepts related to genetics to human communication, near as I can recall). Generally you have attempts to classify a subset (such as folklore, yes) instead of all of it in one go, because all of it in one go would be trying to make a classification system for pretty much the entire spectrum of human communication. Which, uh. Is a little daunting, ehehe.
People have been working at it but they tend to break things up, and by the time someone's done(ish) with one thing they're usually too old or invested to go back to trying to integrate what they've done with everything else, and probably either them or their colleagues are highly resistant towards letting the field of study they've developed get folded back into some other one. All of which makes integrating everything... slow. Given the time frames involved (we've only really been doing this sort of thing for a century or three), it's almost certainly going to be a while before you see a full framework of some sort starting to be pieced together. In the mean time, you'll just want to identify specific field equivalents and peruse as appropriate, if you're looking for that sort of classification system.
Post by: Neonivek on February 01, 2017, 03:54:45 am
In parenting is there a concept behind threatening your child with punishment too much?
As in... You get them a game, they like the game... So you use the game as blackmail all the time.
My brother had that happen to him as a child and his defense mechanism was simple... He ended up hating whatever it was. Which is something he does to this day in different ways.
Post by: Putnam on February 01, 2017, 06:06:26 am
Post by: Neonivek on February 01, 2017, 06:12:59 am
I mean, your brother's defense mechanism sounds like textbook sour grapes to me. I'm not entirely sure what you mean with the actual question, though, are you asking about terminology?
Yes.
And not sour grapes... He doesn't actually lose it and go "Well I didn't like it anyway"... If you go "Well If you keep misbehaving I'll take away your baseball bat" eventually leads to him not liking the baseball bat at all.
Post by: Neonivek on February 02, 2017, 06:09:07 pm
And if so why?
Also yes some humans (typically psychotics) like the taste of humans (though their description of the taste is... weird...). Though most "Religious" Cannibals (ones who are cannibals for religious reasons) find the taste pretty bad.
Edit: Nevermind, the taste is... Really oddly mixed. I get a lot of reports that it tastes inherently bad, and others that it tastes good but in different ways... and some that creepishly describe how good it is in that it is basically a high-class meat if it ever caught on.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on February 02, 2017, 06:35:20 pm
I'd suspect that in many cases the meat is under/uncooked, which leads to more bad reports.
Few animals hunt humans, but that may be due to our position on the food chain. Among those that do or are given an opportunity, humans will be eaten the same as everything else.
Post by: Neonivek on February 02, 2017, 06:44:42 pm
Among those that do or are given an opportunity, humans will be eaten the same as everything else.
Sort of. There are a few predators that find our hide too tough... so they will only eat our tongues.
Which is odd, isn't our hide about as soft as it gets in the animal kingdom? or is there something else to us?
Sharks likewise prefer not to eat human meat (but I think it is the same for other land animals)
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on February 02, 2017, 06:48:12 pm
White-Tipped Mako actively hunt humans, however.
Post by: Neonivek on February 02, 2017, 11:23:10 pm
A common scene in movies is a human needs to get an animal or person to eat...
So they eat or pretend to eat themselves and that somehow convinces whatever it is to eat.
That seems dubious... is this based on anything?
I know that some animals are inclined to do something if they see you do it (Birds are commonly like that.)... But I can't think "I'll eat this" is that convincing to an animal that doesn't want to eat... Or even a baby.
Post by: Rolan7 on February 02, 2017, 11:29:41 pm
Are you literally an extraterrestrial?
Or I guess are you just from some culture where that's a thing.
I've seen a lot of evidence that you're from Canada, but that still blows my mind.
tldr;
that's not common, what movies are you WATCHING
Edit: Because I REALLY WANT TO WATCH THEM
Post by: Arx on February 03, 2017, 01:49:25 am
Post by: timferius on February 03, 2017, 06:58:06 am
Okay, you don't have to answer here. And I don't mean any offense, in fact I've always wished for this situation.I'd say it's common enough. With babies/kids, the idea is showing them that it tastes good. With animals I imagine the idea is showing them it's food. Whether or not it actually works I have no idea, but I know I've tried it with my kids at various points, though they're all old enough they don't trust me anymore now...
Are you literally an extraterrestrial?
Or I guess are you just from some culture where that's a thing.
I've seen a lot of evidence that you're from Canada, but that still blows my mind.
tldr;
that's not common, what movies are you WATCHING
Edit: Because I REALLY WANT TO WATCH THEM
That all being said, I can't think of WHICH shows/movies it's in, just that I know it's common enough I can think of it.
Post by: inteuniso on February 03, 2017, 08:01:07 am
Post by: Frumple on February 03, 2017, 09:50:03 am
And re: the eating thing, yeah, it works. The big trick at least vis a vis humans, is that it's pretty easy for us to identify what other animals (including other humans, of course) can eat the things we do without getting sick. So we gravitate fairly trivially towards using other people as a metric of "will this cause me to violently expel my bowels and die". Other animals'll do it, too -- see if something else (usually their own species, sometimes others) will eat something before being willing to try it under normal circumstances themselves.
... though for humans, that mostly applies to somewhat older ones. The very young'll pretty much just mimic everything they see trying to figure out what gives positive and negative reinforcement, at least once they're (somewhat) out of the blind grasping and sucking on whatever they get in their mouth phase.
Post by: Parsely on February 08, 2017, 12:22:09 am
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Post by: Neonivek on February 08, 2017, 07:40:51 am
Why are mercenaries maligned in fiction?
In terms of being an asset mercenaries were often much more skilled, knowledgeable, and often equipped than long standing armies.
This goes even further where some orders who were Mercenaries (Hello Knight Templars!) at least for a time are... sort of sanitized of that aspect.
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The general way mercenaries are depicted is that they are completely war/battle thirsty or "exposed" so to speak. Kind of unable to live in polite society.
They are often fairly traitorous with no real loyalty to anyone. Which I guess is because... as Mercenaries they have to play both sides after their contracts are up.
They are often quite criminal, basically acting more like Bandits who are being legitimized.
Oddly enough the whole "Exposed" aspect is often applied to soldiers, albeit in a sympathetic "Lets not associate" sort of way (Which is wrong, but I am not trying to moralize here).
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Maybe I am putting too much on this actually being related to anything factual.
This is like people with disabilities. Writing on them is less from their honest to goodness perspective but rather from the way people who aren't disabled view that very disability... as well as a sort of hopeful diatribe about suffering in dignity or something on those lines.
Heck I rarely see anything about what I usually experience which is the knowledge that you need help but that very help comes at the expense of your self-direction and really just burdens the people around you even more. SURE, I can get medication for my depression, I can get help in school because of my depression, I can even find a job much easier if I use my depression... But then I have to advocate for my depression.
But I've also been spurned by the system that says they will help me with my problems. Finding that the limitations are quite finite.
So the whole Soldiers and Mercenary aspect might be less... factual.
And more the idea of how someone whose life is dedicated to killing for money works.
Oddly enough I RAAAAARELY see fiction that sympathizes with why some mercenary and pirate groups come to be... well outside a few Metal Gears. The system basically creates soldiers, gives them no support structure, then drops them with one skill.
Post by: TheBiggerFish on February 08, 2017, 09:40:03 am
But yeah.
Post by: Frumple on February 08, 2017, 01:11:40 pm
Post by: Baffler on February 08, 2017, 01:19:26 pm
Post by: TD1 on February 08, 2017, 01:20:45 pm
Like when Galadriel could have done the easy thing and taken the ring, but didn't, to only fade and go into the West. But she did the right thing.
In Tolkien's world, this type of action defines a person as good or bad. I would argue that it's inconceivable for Elrond to do it, as such an action would automatically label him evil. Presumably he knows this.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on February 08, 2017, 01:40:26 pm
Anyway, the real reason why not is that nobody knew the Ring's full potential. They knew it made Sauron powerful and had a connection to the dwarf and men rings, but that's all. In that sense, Isildur taking it for himself is concerning, but the idea that it would corrupt the wearer into Sauron's thrall and oh yeah guys also Sauron is still alive because the Ring makes him immortal was a complete unknown.
Nor would that become clear for quite a while. Even those in the know believed Sauron dead until the "Necromancer" started terrorizing the world and the few who were alive for the first war start putting the pieces together.
Post by: TD1 on February 08, 2017, 01:44:52 pm
Post by: scrdest on February 08, 2017, 04:24:20 pm
Ok here is one I guess1) They are easier to vilify. There is no mercenary draft, nor a higher mercenary cause. If your mook is a fighter who is not a mercenary and you have your hero stab him in the face until he dies, your audience might wonder 'Hey, what if that guy was just some mostly innocent schmuck who got drafted by/owes fealty to/was brainwashed by the wrong side purely by an accident of history?'.
Why are mercenaries maligned in fiction?
In terms of being an asset mercenaries were often much more skilled, knowledgeable, and often equipped than long standing armies.
This goes even further where some orders who were Mercenaries (Hello Knight Templars!) at least for a time are... sort of sanitized of that aspect.
They are often fairly traitorous with no real loyalty to anyone. Which I guess is because... as Mercenaries they have to play both sides after their contracts are up.
They are often quite criminal, basically acting more like Bandits who are being legitimized.
2) Even being on your side, they don't particularly care about your goals. At best, they will just peacefully fuck off when the money dries up. And since your side is clearly The Good One, that makes them Not So Good.
3) ...they were, historically, both traitorous and quite 'criminal'. The latter is, well, the norm of war for most of history even for non-mercs, the former because, well... if you paid some guys to fight for you and they are a significant part of your manpower, they might start to wonder if they wouldn't be better off fighting for themselves, doubly so if you stop paying them.
Post by: itisnotlogical on February 09, 2017, 04:54:34 pm
I think power supplies are not generally a good thing to try and repair yourself so if it's really bothering you might have to replace it. I don't know for fact though.
Post by: Yoink on February 09, 2017, 09:12:06 pm
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Post by: itisnotlogical on February 10, 2017, 03:56:17 am
Post by: Arx on February 10, 2017, 05:55:28 am
Can a person without upper teeth pronounce "th" sound correctly? I can pronounce the sound myself (I have upper teeth), I'm just curious.
I think so. I've met a guy without who seemed to be able to, but people here often speak with such thick accents that lisping is the least of your worries.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on February 10, 2017, 06:10:19 am
I don't have any missing teeth to try it, but you could probably also do "th" against the gumline as well.
Post by: Tawa on February 10, 2017, 03:41:39 pm
Throughout school, "All of the above" has always been the correct answer on multiple-choice questions whenever available. Is there some reason for that that I don't know about or is it just coincidence?AFAIK, most teachers don't think to have "all of the above" as an answer when it's not the correct one, as it's a tiny bit unorthodox for a multiple-choice answer.
Post by: Frumple on February 10, 2017, 10:09:46 pm
... that said, a lot of the folks that make MC tests are just kinda' bad at making MC tests that don't half answer themselves. So it's entirely possible to run into a bunch where they're samey. Just don't expect it to keep working, heh.
Totally just thought of a nice thing to do to a MC test, though. Have possible answers in one problem reference the answers in previous ones. Sprinkle a handful of all of the above through the test, and then have a question that has the combined answer set of two (or more) of 'em as the correct choice :3
Post by: Yoink on February 11, 2017, 09:13:13 pm
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on February 11, 2017, 09:30:18 pm
Standing by for Germans with explanations.
Post by: Scoops Novel on February 11, 2017, 09:45:22 pm
Post by: Frumple on February 11, 2017, 10:21:30 pm
What would be a good motivation for Ultron? I'm struggling to think of something that would be genuinely tempting to a AI in the marvel universe. No, you can't say the mind stone.I mean... which version of ultron? The oedipus complex one that was apparently the original would have plenty in the marvel universe to tempt someone, ferex. Wasp clones and who knows what else. Could always have someone else mindjack the bot, too.
Though part of the problem vis a vis motivation is that, checking a bit, at least a good chunk of ultron's showings has the AI as more or less insane. You don't really need a good motivation for that sort of character setup, exactly. Something rather off might even be more appropriate. Sky's kinda' the limit, and probably depends most on what sort of use the particular writer is intending to put ultron to.
Basically, thought I'd have is, instead of looking for its motivation, figure out what role it is to play, and then find a motivation that fits that role. Turn things around, more or less.
Yo, where my German speakers at?! Is "Scheißziegel" an actual word? Can I use it and make sense?You could probably use it in english and make some degree of sense. Brick shitting is a turn of phrase that exists.
Post by: Scoops Novel on February 11, 2017, 10:46:46 pm
Basically, thought I'd have is, instead of looking for its motivation, figure out what role it is to play, and then find a motivation that fits that role. Turn things around, more or less.
They did that, and that's how we got a shitty destroy all humans plot. Ultron needs to be a bit crazy to stay true to the character, but i want a genuinely smart plan and goal.
I've written a little here (https://www.reddit.com/r/fixingmovies/comments/5th1je/fixing_age_of_ultron/) about how the plan could shake out - a series of character building fakeouts distracting from the master plan - but i don't know what he'd want. The mind stone is a given, so there needs to be a twist. My thoughts are:
- It should have a emotional connection to Tony
- It should be a relateable, surprisingly simple goal on some level.
"Can't buy me love" maybe? This could all be a (crazy) demonstration to show how powerful he is to Scarlet Witch, and that's he truly understands how eye-achingly potent she is? You've got a nice little parallel with the powerful brain vs the emotional witch. Trouble is, that undercuts Thanos's arc which
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Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on February 11, 2017, 10:53:52 pm
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Post by: itisnotlogical on February 12, 2017, 06:40:12 am
What I'd do is write a Python script or something that runs as soon as you log on, checks the time on some interval, and if it's during restricted hours immediately log you off or shutdown the entire computer. Of course if you mess it up it'd be a pain in the ass to remove, but it's kind of a weird thing to be doing anyway. I honestly don't remember if I've ever seen you in the programming thread but here's a relevant StackOverflow post (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8802343/windows-logoff-using-python), or sometime tomorrow I'd be willing to try writing something if you don't mind trusting anything I write.
Post by: Frumple on February 12, 2017, 08:20:08 am
Though yeah, actually checking it does look like it would need some kind of shut down script/program to work with that. Still, you would probably be able to use something a lot simpler/less likely to cause problems if you offloaded the time check and whatnot to windows' own thing.
Post by: Neonivek on February 12, 2017, 12:58:27 pm
It honestly feels more like: "Hey, we like dogs! don't eat dogs!"
I mean there are SOME animals that are a bit too intelligent for me to want people to eat them...
But dogs and cats are far away from that... Heck Pigs are closer to "Too intelligent" than dogs.
Post by: Rolan7 on February 12, 2017, 01:57:58 pm
But I guess I'm weirdly elven about the first thing.
Personally, I'd be uncomfortable eating a dog or cat I didn't know.
But that's mostly because I've met a lot of dogs and cats, and they were clearly intelligent. Eating one I'd never met would feel disrespectful. The few pigs I've seen in person were... lazy. Cows, too. They just kinda lay or stand there, and maybe eat if food is nearby. They don't really respond like a dog or cat does.
Horses do respond, so that puts them with dogs and cats for me.
(I didn't actually eat my cat, but she was very sick. A large, inoperable growth. I visit her cairn instead.)
Post by: Frumple on February 12, 2017, 02:12:51 pm
Post by: Neonivek on February 12, 2017, 04:16:23 pm
But it seems like there is a LOT of moralizing against China eating them... when so far it seems cultural.
Heck I still remember Bob's Burgers and its moralizing against Horse meat O_o... In spite it being quite normal in America (just... not well known which meats have horse in them :P)... Though Bob's Burgers does seem to actually make a strong case FOR eating Horse meat... what with its lower price and higher quality/taste... Which might have been part of the joke.
Eh... there actually is argument against 'em for raising for food (which is actually kinda' what's needed to make dog, at the least, particularly palatable, from what I understand), for what it's worth. Carnivores just don't make particularly good livestock by sheer dint of biology. Much better off energy conversion wise with something that can be (healthily) fed primarily with plants. Stuff that just eats more or less anything is pretty decent, too. Part of the reason pork and chicken tend to hover around the less expensive side of meat products, that.
To admit though Dogs aren't Carnivores... MOSTLY... though as someone said "They are barely omnivores"
Post by: Baffler on February 12, 2017, 05:24:15 pm
Dogs and cats make terrible livestock because they're carnivores though, and by all reports I can see even well-prepared cat meat is pretty well below par. The only historical culture I know of that kept dogs exclusively for eating were the Aztecs, but that tradition is thoroughly dead due to Spanish suppression of it and killing off all of the breeds meant for eating.
Post by: Loud Whispers on February 12, 2017, 05:30:27 pm
Post by: Sheb on February 12, 2017, 06:47:45 pm
Horse meat is extremely popular in Central Asia and parts of South America, and Wikipedia tells me it can be found without too much difficulty in Europe because of its role in some historical dishes but isn't generally sought after.
It's not exactly common, but not rare either in Belgium. You can find it in about half the supermarket. Horwe meat is nice, it's like tastier beef.
Post by: Baffler on February 12, 2017, 07:06:53 pm
Horse meat is extremely popular in Central Asia and parts of South America, and Wikipedia tells me it can be found without too much difficulty in Europe because of its role in some historical dishes but isn't generally sought after.
It's not exactly common, but not rare either in Belgium. You can find it in about half the supermarket. Horwe meat is nice, it's like tastier beef.
That's interesting. I've wanted to try it for years, but the US (and the UK/Ireland it seems) is very against it culturally so it's basically impossible to get unless you import it frozen from abroad at serious cost. I'm told it tastes a bit like a cross between beef and venison with slightly sweet undertones, which sounds pretty good, but I don't know anything about what suppliers are reputable/quality. Plus the expense is very off-putting for something I really don't know anything about cooking and will likely fuck up the first time or two.
Post by: Frumple on February 12, 2017, 07:52:04 pm
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Post by: scrdest on February 13, 2017, 06:46:12 am
Post by: Arx on February 13, 2017, 07:19:05 am
Ostrich is a lot like beef, though, I can say that much easily.
Post by: penguinofhonor on February 13, 2017, 07:28:30 am
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Basing it on how you've personally seen animals act is pretty unreliable, given that different animals of the same species can be socialized very differently. Pigs and chickens can be cuddly if treated like pets. And given the radical behavior differences between a pet dog, a guard dog, and a working dog, I assume a dog raised to be eaten would act very differently as well.
Post by: TD1 on February 13, 2017, 09:26:36 am
Post by: Sheb on February 13, 2017, 10:00:21 am
I've heard kangaroo is also similar, anyone here tried that?
It's been ages since I tasted kangaroo, so all I remember was "mmmh tasty". Ostrich was quite good as well, but crocodile was an utter disappointment. It tastes just like chicken, that is, like nothing.
Post by: Rolan7 on February 13, 2017, 10:44:47 am
That's true. I guess the issue isn't the eating, it's the farm-raising. Farm-raising dogs in tiny kennels like chickens sounds horrible, since dogs get weird when they don't have enough space and attention. Maybe the same is true of pigs... ):snip
Basing it on how you've personally seen animals act is pretty unreliable, given that different animals of the same species can be socialized very differently. Pigs and chickens can be cuddly if treated like pets. And given the radical behavior differences between a pet dog, a guard dog, and a working dog, I assume a dog raised to be eaten would act very differently as well.
Not really sold on chickens, though, based on the free-range ones my cousin had :P Which is just more limited personal experience but still.
Factory farming pigs is kinda bothering me now, though. Maybe cows too. I don't have a problem with the death, but their lives...
Post by: Reelya on February 13, 2017, 10:47:50 am
I had shark once. I can't recall what it tasted like, I just recall it being disgusting.
"Fish" & chips in a lot of places is actually shark meat. People can't tell the difference. Depends on the type of shark.
Post by: Sheb on February 13, 2017, 10:57:51 am
Post by: Frumple on February 13, 2017, 12:03:53 pm
Dunno how much of a thing it still is in my area, but a couple decades or so ago it wasn't particularly uncommon to catch a small shark or two if you were just fishing off the local-ish jetties or whatev'. Never tasted it m'self, 'cause I just don't like seafood in general and haven't for most of my life, but someone coming back from a seaside fishing trip with shark was just... not all that unusual. Small-ish ones, the kind that you can fit one or two in a five gallon bucket.
... though considering the body of water in question was the gulf of mexico, and specifically part of the florida coast, it's entirely possible the intervening years have killed or ran off chunks of that particular shark population. Still, point being shark's not necessarily terribly expensive. Depends on area and the kind of shark, etc., etc.
Post by: Egan_BW on February 13, 2017, 05:15:23 pm
Scare quotes? But I thought sharks *were* fish?I had shark once. I can't recall what it tasted like, I just recall it being disgusting.
"Fish" & chips in a lot of places is actually shark meat. People can't tell the difference. Depends on the type of shark.
Post by: TD1 on February 13, 2017, 05:28:47 pm
Post by: itisnotlogical on February 14, 2017, 02:24:36 pm
Post by: Arx on February 14, 2017, 02:38:21 pm
Post by: Frumple on February 14, 2017, 02:39:54 pm
Post by: TheBiggerFish on February 14, 2017, 10:35:01 pm
So make a different account that controls your hours.This StackExchange post (http://superuser.com/questions/950660/windows-10-how-to-setup-login-time-limits-a-k-a-parental-controls-if-you-d) seems to have the most informative answers. Basically, you can set logon hours using command prompt, but it won't log you out if you're already logged in when the restricted hours come around. The third-party stuff listed costs money, there might be a free solution out there somewhere but I wasn't able to find one.Eh, dunno. My mum mentioned a program my parents used to use when I was younger that warned you when it was going to log off in ten minutes. I'll ask her what the program was, see if it's still about and updated for the latest version.
What I'd do is write a Python script or something that runs as soon as you log on, checks the time on some interval, and if it's during restricted hours immediately log you off or shutdown the entire computer. Of course if you mess it up it'd be a pain in the ass to remove, but it's kind of a weird thing to be doing anyway. I honestly don't remember if I've ever seen you in the programming thread but here's a relevant StackOverflow post (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8802343/windows-logoff-using-python), or sometime tomorrow I'd be willing to try writing something if you don't mind trusting anything I write.
I'm just curious to know which person at Microsoft didn't think people might want to set their own hours and thus restricted it to setting hours for family members only.
Post by: Neonivek on February 15, 2017, 05:16:59 pm
A long time ago there was a writer (or possibly movie/TV show maker... but I think writer)
Who wrote either fantasy or sci-fi.
Due to the prejudice towards it at the time, or their own prejudice, he categorically denied that his stories were Fantasy or Sci-fi.
Who was this?
Post by: TD1 on February 15, 2017, 05:33:09 pm
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Post by: Neonivek on February 15, 2017, 05:52:49 pm
It is something a bit more obvious... like if the creator of Star Trek or Alien said they weren't sci-fi.
Since yeah 1984 and Handmaid's tale are speculative fiction
And while MOST Sci-fi is speculative fiction... It doesn't mean they intersect.
Goodness maybe it was a creator who said his book wasn't fiction...
Post by: itisnotlogical on February 15, 2017, 05:54:29 pm
Post by: Neonivek on February 15, 2017, 05:59:49 pm
It's been forever since I read 1984 but I seem to remember it had some technology that was at least implausible at the time of writing, if not outright science fictional.
The closest was that they had Cameras in the televisions.
Which while implausible at the time of writing... wasn't impossible.
Post by: TD1 on February 15, 2017, 06:10:29 pm
Yeah I don't think those were it.
It is something a bit more obvious... like if the creator of Star Trek or Alien said they weren't sci-fi.
Since yeah 1984 and Handmaid's tale are speculative fiction
And while MOST Sci-fi is speculative fiction... It doesn't mean they intersect.
Goodness maybe it was a creator who said his book wasn't fiction...
....
Is it Tolkien? He claimed Middle Earth was just the past, or something. I'm fairly certain he didn't actually try to make anyone believe that though.
Post by: Baffler on February 15, 2017, 06:12:21 pm
It's been forever since I read 1984 but I seem to remember it had some technology that was at least implausible at the time of writing, if not outright science fictional.
The closest was that they had Cameras in the televisions.
Which while implausible at the time of writing... wasn't impossible.
The only thing I remember that seemed like science fiction was the machine Winston mentions that writes books. Or maybe it just generated a plot and a committee of people wrote it out? I don't remember.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on February 15, 2017, 06:23:22 pm
Post by: Neonivek on February 15, 2017, 06:25:56 pm
Yeah I don't think those were it.
It is something a bit more obvious... like if the creator of Star Trek or Alien said they weren't sci-fi.
Since yeah 1984 and Handmaid's tale are speculative fiction
And while MOST Sci-fi is speculative fiction... It doesn't mean they intersect.
Goodness maybe it was a creator who said his book wasn't fiction...
....
Is it Tolkien? He claimed Middle Earth was just the past, or something. I'm fairly certain he didn't actually try to make anyone believe that though.
That miiight be it...
I know some people argue that it is low fantasy because it "technically exists in the real world".
But I highly doubt Tolkien argued that his books aren't Fantasy.
Post by: Neonivek on February 15, 2017, 07:06:13 pm
At some point did Boxes of chocolate typically not give you a guide?
Forest Gump's "Life is like a Box of Chocolate" is just a REALLY weird phrase given that I've only seen one box of chocolate in my life that didnt' tell you exactly what each chocolate was.
Post by: i2amroy on February 15, 2017, 07:17:12 pm
I recall the thought police being said to have helicopters, which were existent but very prototype at the time of writing. Look that up by the way, it's like a prop plane with helicopter blades on top, hilarious.Sounds kind of like a gyrocopter to me.
Post by: Frumple on February 15, 2017, 07:42:13 pm
Ok because this question is too hard... here is a questionNot that I can recall from the last two or three decades.
At some point did Boxes of chocolate typically not give you a guide?
By the same token, neither can I recall a single person actually reading them. Guides or whatever usually get trashed before the first chocolate is eaten, or they're on the inside of the top or under the chocolate or somethin'. I wouldn't blame anyone for not having noticed they exist.
Post by: itisnotlogical on February 15, 2017, 07:59:27 pm
Post by: Neonivek on February 15, 2017, 08:04:05 pm
I always read them so I can eat the soft ones (especially peanut butter) first and let my family have the crappy nougat ones that destroy your teeth in 0.5 seconds.
I read them to avoid dark chocolate, coffee, and similar flavors to those...
Post by: Helgoland on February 15, 2017, 08:04:32 pm
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on February 15, 2017, 08:08:48 pm
Post by: itisnotlogical on February 15, 2017, 08:23:44 pm
What kind of funky chocolates do you have that nougat doesn't belong in the 'soft' category?
Really tough and chewy caramels.
Post by: Baffler on February 15, 2017, 08:25:48 pm
I'm not a big fan of chocolate in general, but coconut-filled chocolates are basically equivalent to genocide.
I like them.
Now strawberry cream filling, on the other hand...
Post by: itisnotlogical on February 15, 2017, 08:27:09 pm
Post by: Frumple on February 15, 2017, 08:39:24 pm
Post by: TD1 on February 16, 2017, 04:34:51 am
But stawberry (Or orange!) fillings are the best!I'm not a big fan of chocolate in general, but coconut-filled chocolates are basically equivalent to genocide.
I like them.
Now strawberry cream filling, on the other hand...
Post by: Arx on February 16, 2017, 05:55:35 am
... man, anyone happen to know a way the user can change how they see wordpress blog backgrounds? I just want to not be seeing this white bullshit glaring into my corneas, preferably without having to screw with plugins or some nonsense 'cause my main concern is doing it on a mobile version of opera. Thousand and goddamn one google hits about the admin changing the theme, but I'm not an admin and don't give two shits about their theme, I just want to change the contrast from eyefuck to easy reading.
Not conveniently, no. You could petition the admin to do something about it, but it'll be done on a theme by theme basis. Fairly easy to write/possibly find a plugin/script to invert colours, if you like though.
Post by: Sheb on February 16, 2017, 07:45:05 am
But stawberry (Or orange!) fillings are the best!I'm not a big fan of chocolate in general, but coconut-filled chocolates are basically equivalent to genocide.
I like them.
Now strawberry cream filling, on the other hand...
Cherry liqueur filling are the equivalent of surprise buttrape though.
Post by: Helgoland on February 16, 2017, 08:17:27 am
That's not nougat though.What kind of funky chocolates do you have that nougat doesn't belong in the 'soft' category?
Really tough and chewy caramels.
Post by: Neonivek on February 17, 2017, 04:20:41 pm
So the Romanov family of Russia was murdered during an uprising...
Yet this isn't unusual in history and some of the time it is completely deserved (One of the Roman Military rebellions was created because the current ruler was entirely mad... Yet unlike a LOT of rebellions... They didn't chose to rule themselves and instead gave the right of rulership to essentially another candidate)
Nor is it unusual that it is completely undeserved with rulers who basically bleed out the wazoo for their people but their problems running so deep that they basically couldn't do anything for them.
Nor is it unusual that it is kind of a middle ground... Where the rulership is just completely ineffectual as they live in luxury as everyone around them rots.
So... How much did they deserve or not deserve it? Well in a broad term (I know... no one deserves it)... Or I guess it could be "How much was it karmic?"
Post by: Comrade P. on February 17, 2017, 04:54:16 pm
Whether or not they deserved it is a thing one can decide for themselves after they've assessed the objective facts (which I encourage you to seek).
One thing I can tell you, should they be left alive, we wouldn't end our civil war in late twenties of XXth century. And civil war is always a great turmoil - moreso in the context of recent restructuring of Europe in WWI.
So I really stand undecided. On one hand, taking a family to the basement and shooting them in cold blood is appalling. Russian Orthodox church canonised Nicholas II and his family as martyrs.
On the other hand lies a plethora of speculations, good and bad ones. But a world as we know it would be different were they alive.
Post by: TheBiggerFish on February 17, 2017, 05:06:23 pm
I'm not a big fan of chocolate in general, but coconut-filled chocolates are basically equivalent to genocide.You take that back!
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on February 17, 2017, 05:34:48 pm
You're right, humanity hasn't been around long enough, when we meet aliens it might turn out there are acceptable forms of genocide.I'm not a big fan of chocolate in general, but coconut-filled chocolates are basically equivalent to genocide.You take that back!
Post by: Neonivek on February 18, 2017, 10:48:51 pm
In Japanese Spiritualism... What does spirit purification do?
Anime seems... inconsistent on what it does exactly... sometimes depicting it as straight up bad.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on February 18, 2017, 11:03:49 pm
That's eastern religion for you.
Post by: redwallzyl on February 18, 2017, 11:54:34 pm
Good luck. I've looked up actual scholars to try and get a grasp on Shinto and Japanese folklore because of how sparse Wikipedia was, and it's still the most slippery and incomprehensible thing.its because its not a real religion but folk tradition that's been forcibly centralized. its like reforming a religion in CK2 but in real life.
That's eastern religion for you.
Post by: Aklyon on February 19, 2017, 01:05:18 am
Terrible but with some nice bonuses if you survive to the end with your favored religion still the majority one in the land?Good luck. I've looked up actual scholars to try and get a grasp on Shinto and Japanese folklore because of how sparse Wikipedia was, and it's still the most slippery and incomprehensible thing.its because its not a real religion but folk tradition that's been forcibly centralized. its like reforming a religion in CK2 but in real life.
That's eastern religion for you.
Post by: Frumple on February 19, 2017, 06:37:08 am
its because its not a real religion but folk tradition that's been forcibly centralized.... doesn't that describe most religions in human history? Shanghaied folk tradition is, well. Tradition. For religions, heh.
Post by: redwallzyl on February 19, 2017, 11:24:24 am
kind of. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Shinto is the specific thing with Shinto though. its different from what happened in other places. it was deliberately artificially constructed from earlier traditions as a tool of the state.its because its not a real religion but folk tradition that's been forcibly centralized.... doesn't that describe most religions in human history? Shanghaied folk tradition is, well. Tradition. For religions, heh.
Post by: Parsely on February 20, 2017, 12:10:50 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on February 20, 2017, 12:17:19 pm
And even if you're using an assault rifle rather than a bolt-action sniper rifle. AK47 muzzle velocity is 716m/s, speed of sound is 340m/s.
Post by: Baffler on February 20, 2017, 12:22:10 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on February 20, 2017, 01:07:30 pm
Post by: GiglameshDespair on February 20, 2017, 01:49:08 pm
If someone accurately fires a rifle at you from 450 yards away, what would reach you first, the bullet or the sound of the gunshot?Unless the rifle ammo is subsonic, the bullet will.
450 yard is around 400 metres. Pretty much all calibres are going to still be supersonic at that distance.
Post by: Neonivek on February 20, 2017, 07:20:17 pm
So... Lets say that the Post-Modern genre of books was invented or came about in 1860.
However, there exists a post-modern book in the 1600s!
What is the term for that 1600s book? It isn't Pioneer... it is something else...
Post by: Helgoland on February 20, 2017, 07:27:33 pm
The painter El Greco is a great example of this. Google a couple pictures or go to an exhibit, it's really worth the time.
Post by: Parsely on February 25, 2017, 01:56:50 pm
Post by: Frumple on February 25, 2017, 02:35:40 pm
Quick check around pulled up the names mercurymail and zoe, though. Haven't used them, nor looked beyond cursory search in passing regarding quality et al, but they might be worth checking.
... that said, that's a vaguely silly amount of memory per tab, and I say that as someone that regularly has a couple hundred tabs open. Maybe consider just using a different browser specifically for the email checking? Or kicking on various only-use-html options email providers tend to have for older computer/slower connection folks. Might help if you haven't already gotten around to trying it.
Post by: TheBiggerFish on February 25, 2017, 03:30:00 pm
Post by: Aklyon on February 25, 2017, 04:50:14 pm
Can anyone recommend a good client for aggregating multiple email accounts? I have a growing number of accounts I regularly check and it's pushing my browser's RAM usage through the roof (60-150M per tab!!!).Desktop client or mobile?
Post by: Parsely on February 25, 2017, 09:03:11 pm
Desktop.Can anyone recommend a good client for aggregating multiple email accounts? I have a growing number of accounts I regularly check and it's pushing my browser's RAM usage through the roof (60-150M per tab!!!).Desktop client or mobile?
Post by: Furtuka on February 25, 2017, 09:06:54 pm
Post by: Reelya on February 25, 2017, 09:08:19 pm
Post by: Parsely on February 26, 2017, 10:51:57 pm
New question: anyone want to suggest a pair of desktop backgrounds that would complement each other? My screens are 1920x1080. Any theme will do.
Post by: Frumple on February 27, 2017, 12:19:27 am
Also there's always zaku. There's some pretty neat wallpaper type stuff involving zakus, iirc.
Depends on what you like to look at, really. Or if you're not like me and ever actually see your desktop for more than a few seconds. If you never really see the desktop backgrounds it starts to matter less.
Post by: itisnotlogical on February 27, 2017, 06:14:05 am
EDIT: Realized that the images are kinda fuckhueg and inconvenient to view in the forum and linkified them.
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Post by: Felissan on February 27, 2017, 11:54:19 am
Post by: TheBiggerFish on February 27, 2017, 12:19:37 pm
a² = b² doesn't imply a = b, but only a = ±b.
You can't just take the square root, in other words.
Post by: Rolan7 on February 27, 2017, 12:36:00 pm
(-1)^2 = -1
is just wrong, it's 1. Just like (1)^2 = 1, hence the ambiguity when taking square roots.
Post by: Rolan7 on February 27, 2017, 02:35:54 pm
Post by: Frumple on February 27, 2017, 04:48:31 pm
Post by: TheBiggerFish on February 27, 2017, 04:56:58 pm
Is... isn't rooting both sides to remove the powers simplification? I'm probably missing something 'cause the picture was bugger off huge on this computer and I didn't look at it so I got sod all idea of what y'all are talking about, but rol saying they simplified and then you saying simplified in more words is kinda'...You can't do that.
Post by: Frumple on February 27, 2017, 05:00:01 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on February 27, 2017, 06:37:49 pm
Yeah, but you just can't do that. ((-1)^2)^(1/2) isn't 1, it's ±1 (thanks Felissan).What I meant is that they simplified (-1)^2 on the left side to -1 on the next line down, which is wrong. The right side with the scratched-out bit is simplified accurately, yeah.No, they square rooted both sides to remove the powers.
It's like asking "What value, squared, is 1?" There are two valid answers. So you can't simplify it by saying it's the positive one.
And to go further: What valued, squared, is -1?
i
The imaginary 1.
Post by: Putnam on February 28, 2017, 10:02:37 am
Post by: scrdest on February 28, 2017, 10:50:39 am
Also, -i. Every complex number has two square roots.Forgive me if that's like complex numbers 101 thing, but this post just made me realize...
Complex numbers are essentially an extension of the principles of negative numbers to another type of operation, aren't they?
What I mean is it seems to me you could essentially view all negative numbers as complex-ish numbers of positive numbers and -1. -1 is in its own way an 'imaginary' construct - when have you last seen negative-one apple on the table? - that acts weird in respect to a 'basic' form of the operation of addition, i is just the same thing for powers.
Post by: Neonivek on February 28, 2017, 05:24:14 pm
Post by: Sheb on March 01, 2017, 07:42:15 am
Why don't you have to dry brakes anymore?
When did you dry brakes?
Post by: Neonivek on March 01, 2017, 10:53:42 am
Why don't you have to dry brakes anymore?
When did you dry brakes?
in the 80s or even earlier you had to dry brakes. (I know from an informative video I had to watch for driver school... but how outdated it was, was obvious)
But you don't have to do the dry brake maneuver today... So why not?
Post by: Frumple on March 01, 2017, 11:26:31 am
There's auto-drying mechanisms for that nowadays, though, have been for a while, and mostly aren't needed to begin with. You can still do it more or less manually, too. Not something that comes up often.
When exactly did you watch this mentioned video, anyway?
Post by: McTraveller on March 01, 2017, 01:01:51 pm
Forgive me if that's like complex numbers 101 thing, but this post just made me realize...What do you mean by "an extension of the principles of negative numbers"? Negative numbers simply flow from the rules of addition. Countable numbers are natural numbers, negatives are still real numbers.
Complex numbers are essentially an extension of the principles of negative numbers to another type of operation, aren't they?
What I mean is it seems to me you could essentially view all negative numbers as complex-ish numbers of positive numbers and -1. -1 is in its own way an 'imaginary' construct - when have you last seen negative-one apple on the table? - that acts weird in respect to a 'basic' form of the operation of addition, i is just the same thing for powers.
Or put another way, what do you mean by "i is the just the same thing for powers"?
Post by: scrdest on March 01, 2017, 04:38:00 pm
What do you mean by "an extension of the principles of negative numbers"? Negative numbers simply flow from the rules of addition. Countable numbers are natural numbers, negatives are still real numbers.They do flow from addition, and irrational numbers flow from exponentiation in a very similar way.
Or put another way, what do you mean by "i is the just the same thing for powers"?
Negative numbers were conceptualized to allow the rules of addition to hold in an unusual case - to put it very weirdly, we had a defined function for addition, 'repeat X times: yield next number', and someone essentially asked what would yield the starting number of zero.
Similarly, irrational numbers plug a hole in the exponentiation, but... that's absolute basic stuff. That IS irrational numbers 101, so I don't see how that was unclear.
What I found interesting is that they both expand the number-space, they both can be treated as a weird thing stuck to a natural integer as a modifier of its behavior, and were derived by a similar process - 'hey, what DOES that function do when we feed it something outside its usual range?'.
Post by: Sheb on March 01, 2017, 04:46:27 pm
Post by: Helgoland on March 01, 2017, 08:17:21 pm
You lose some nice properties at every step though. From reals to complex numbers you lose the ordering, from complex to quaternions you lose commutativity of multiplication, and from quaternions to octonions you lose associativity. Wikipedia even tells me that the word 'associativity' was invented to say that the octonions are not.
(I implicitly assumed that you're talking about division algebras, ie things where you can multiply and add, and also divide and subtract. If you generalize in another direction, there's many more possibilities.)
Post by: TheBiggerFish on March 01, 2017, 09:31:32 pm
And how do you lose commutativity of muptiplication?
Post by: Sheb on March 02, 2017, 02:22:58 am
Post by: Helgoland on March 02, 2017, 07:06:03 am
And is there any hope that a mere biologist could understand why only numbers plotting on a space with 2n dimensions exists?I'll look up the proof.
Post by: Sheb on March 02, 2017, 08:07:28 am
Associativity means that (a*b)*c = a*(b*c). For an example of multiplication being non-commutative look at the 2x2-matrices (1 1/0 0) and (0 1/0 1), where / means a line break. Multiplied one way they give (0 0/0 0), multiplied the other way they give (0 2/0 0).And is there any hope that a mere biologist could understand why only numbers plotting on a space with 2n dimensions exists?I'll look up the proof.
Can't guarantee you'll be as successful picking chicks with math in Belgium as you were in Russia, but I at least would be interested.
Post by: Yoink on March 04, 2017, 03:56:00 am
Post by: Reelya on March 04, 2017, 04:03:29 am
Or we could just you know, get some people together to actually play D&D.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on March 04, 2017, 04:14:22 am
Post by: Arx on March 04, 2017, 04:17:59 am
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someone playing D&D
It's professional voice actors, so you're somewhat underselling it here. I know someone who absolutely loves it.
Post by: Yoink on March 04, 2017, 04:20:06 am
Or we could just you know, get some people together to actually play D&D.Of course, I'd love to do that. That is something I would love to do.
I would love to do such a thing as that, but sadly it is not really an option for me currently.
I was thinking perhaps watching a stream of D&D would scratch the itch/satisfy the longing I've had to play it lately. Assuming the players are bearable, of course.
As for other things I could be doing with my time, well, I could always play computer games, watch Netflix or perhaps watch PlumpHelmetPunk's SS13 videos, but I do plenty of those things anyway. Also, when I do stumble upon a show I like, other distractions are always a welcome thing lest I binge-watch my way through it too quickly and have none left to watch. Looking at you, BoJack. >.>
Post by: Neonivek on March 04, 2017, 08:32:53 pm
Is there a term for something that is expensive but very trashy and garish?
Like... it is showey but shows such an extreme lack of class that you look like a rich idiot?
Post by: scrdest on March 04, 2017, 08:38:30 pm
Ok......'garish'. Also gaudy, noveau-riche, flashy and a ton of synonyms in varying shades of meaning.
Is there a term for something that is expensive but very trashy and garish?
Like... it is showey but shows such an extreme lack of class that you look like a rich idiot?
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on March 04, 2017, 09:52:31 pm
Post by: Yoink on March 04, 2017, 10:36:06 pm
Post by: Neonivek on March 04, 2017, 11:45:37 pm
I wonder this because I've seen enough anime, videogames, and risqué art pieces for this to come up.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
I'd ask this question elsewhere... but I REALLY want it handled with maturity and lack of porn.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on March 04, 2017, 11:48:36 pm
Post by: Frumple on March 04, 2017, 11:53:26 pm
Familiarity and practice does indeed cut down on the practical issues, though, sure.
Post by: Xvareon on March 05, 2017, 01:15:41 am
Ok...Yeah. The word you're looking for is "gaudy. (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gaudy)"
Is there a term for something that is expensive but very trashy and garish?
Like... it is showey but shows such an extreme lack of class that you look like a rich idiot?
For randomness' sake: If you want a word to describe something "Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh", try "banal (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/banal)".
Post by: Hanslanda on March 05, 2017, 10:28:32 am
Post by: CABL on March 05, 2017, 12:50:20 pm
Post by: Neonivek on March 06, 2017, 02:26:25 am
I don't mean against their will... but I am thinking back to this fake trial of Romeo and Juliet where the Priest was put to trial
and I am like "Wait... could he be arrested for that whole... drug to fake her death thing?"
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on March 06, 2017, 02:42:14 am
Post by: Frumple on March 06, 2017, 08:19:35 am
Post by: Andres on March 06, 2017, 06:49:35 pm
Post by: Neonivek on March 06, 2017, 06:52:42 pm
Could a rugby player beat a samurai in a fight? What if the rugby player got the charge?
I don't see any reason why a Rugby player couldn't beat a samurai in a fight.
Heck Samurai have lost to children.
Post by: Egan_BW on March 07, 2017, 12:27:50 am
Post by: stabbymcstabstab on March 07, 2017, 12:51:00 am
Post by: Egan_BW on March 07, 2017, 12:53:34 am
Post by: Arx on March 07, 2017, 12:54:40 am
Post by: Sheb on March 07, 2017, 04:32:01 am
Post by: Arx on March 07, 2017, 04:50:47 am
Post by: Neonivek on March 07, 2017, 03:21:19 pm
I've met rugby players who broke other peoples' knees like dry firewood. But the heavily built armed and armoured man takes it off the heavily built unarmed and unarmoured man every time.
Historically a heavily armored guy is... actually kind of in danger.
It wasn't unusual for knights to just be tackled to the ground.
In that case, heavily built man with years of combat training takes it off the heavily built man with years of rugby training nearly every time. :P
Never underestimate just a berserk charge. Also Samurai weren't always that proficient :P
But this was "CAN" as in possible (Ignoring situations where it is possible but highly unlikely).
Post by: Arx on March 07, 2017, 03:34:36 pm
I've met rugby players who broke other peoples' knees like dry firewood. But the heavily built armed and armoured man takes it off the heavily built unarmed and unarmoured man every time.
Historically a heavily armored guy is... actually kind of in danger.
It wasn't unusual for knights to just be tackled to the ground.
Well, sure, that's actually the win condition in the ACL, but it's still a wrestling match in this case. And one of the men is a lot better equipped than the other to put on the hurt.
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In that case, heavily built man with years of combat training takes it off the heavily built man with years of rugby training nearly every time. :P
Never underestimate just a berserk charge. Also Samurai weren't always that proficient :P
But this was "CAN" as in possible (Ignoring situations where it is possible but highly unlikely).
That's why I downgraded it to nearly every time, in that case. There's always scope for something weird to happen.
And I mean, if we're considering samurai that weren't particularly skilled can we consider rugby players that aren't particularly skilled? It gets super fuzzy super fast.
Post by: Felissan on March 07, 2017, 03:39:30 pm
Post by: Neonivek on March 07, 2017, 03:42:28 pm
You are right... the weapons are one sided in the Rugby player's favor :P
Post by: Wolfhunter107 on March 07, 2017, 06:29:22 pm
Post by: GiglameshDespair on March 07, 2017, 06:31:41 pm
Rugby player takes out a gun and kills the Samurai.What kind of rubgy are you watching...?
You are right... the weapons are one sided in the Rugby player's favor :P
Post by: Neonivek on March 07, 2017, 06:32:27 pm
Rugby players don't typically carry guns.
http://www.espn.com/espn/columns/story?id=2691043 (http://www.espn.com/espn/columns/story?id=2691043)
No... they apparently do.
Rugby player takes out a gun and kills the Samurai.What kind of rubgy are you watching...?
You are right... the weapons are one sided in the Rugby player's favor :P
North Irish.
Post by: redwallzyl on March 07, 2017, 07:52:25 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on March 07, 2017, 08:46:54 pm
To go full armchair, anyway...
Samurai are actually rather optimized towards putting down unarmored foes. Except they're supposed to have their traditional armaments - and they were *VERY* traditional. Taking down a peasant brawler is one thing with a katana or naginata, it's very different unarmed.
But then, they were relatively well-learned and devoted their lives to, literally, martial arts.
Judo apparently wasn't properly introduced until 1882, but the idea of defeating a more powerful fighter with unarmed guile is obviously much older.
But a rugby player would be *much* more powerful. That martial 10% didn't live nearly as well as our 10%, much less our athletic tenth of a percent. People who specialize in tackling people who specialize in not being tackled. Even the average person today is larger and healthier, but then we concentrate so much science and resources into such a tiny group.
Seems all or almost all of the samurai were literate. So are our rugby players, and so much more. They might even have a "futuristic" mastery of martial arts, to go with their enhanced physical state.
I don't think it's a certain thing, but I'd bet on the rugby player. I'd expect the samurai to be capable of beautiful focusing exercises (like tai chi), but reliant on their arms and armor in actual combat.
Except for one, chilling thing...
The samurai would not hesitate to kill, and the rugby player would probably find it abhorrent.
Post by: Neonivek on March 07, 2017, 09:01:18 pm
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The samurai would not hesitate to kill
Given the sheer number of systems put in place to force samurai to kill others... I dunno.
Though... who said to the death?
I think a Rugby player tackling a samurai and breaking both his legs counts as a victory.
Though this whole conversation is weird given that there are soo many teachings about not underestimating your opponent...
And this isn't even "Would a Rugby player win in a fight with a Samurai" it was specifically "Can a Rugby player win a fight against a Samurai" :P
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and devoted their lives to, literally, martial arts
Now that is an interesting subject! For both in the ways it is true and isn't true.
Though I guess that is a subject for another time.
Post by: Criptfeind on March 07, 2017, 09:28:41 pm
Can do? Yes, many things are possible.
Would likely do with their stereotypical equipment and training? No, tackling someone as they kill you with a sword isn't a good strategy.
Both naked and only with access to stereotypical knowledge? I'd have to give it to the Samurai. The idea that a martial elite doesn't have at least some skill in unarmed combat is obviously not likely to be that true. And although it's true that humanity as a whole might be healthier/bigger/stronger then we were back then, the martial elite were still in good enough shape that his skill in combat would be the deciding bit. He's not going to be some frail unhealthy thing, even if the Rugby player is in better shape then him it's not going to be by "that much". Especially when optimizing for combat instead of Rugby.
I think in order to finagle a likely win for the Rugby player, you have to change the contest to the point where the operative descriptions of 'Rugby player' and 'Samurai' are no longer the most important ones. If you just say that the Rugby player has a gun, like someone has, well, sure, then he probably wins, but at that point Rugby player isn't the important part of the description, then it's "Dude with gun vs Samurai".
Edit: Of course, one could even go as so far to say that when one says "Samurai" one doesn't necessarily mean the martial elite, maybe what's being described is some sorta bureaucrat or something. But, once again, at least, from my perspective, that seems like it's changing the question. Since. At least to me, if someone says "Samurai" I know they are talking about the elite warrior class from Japan, even if that's not technically the only thing I could get from that question. Subjective, but personally I think most would agree with me.
Post by: Neonivek on March 08, 2017, 02:40:34 am
So I've noticed after analysis that MOST double standards... "Technically" apply both ways. In that what isn't acceptable for one group typically isn't acceptable for another and vise versa.
Yet what makes it a double standard is how often (or even at all) they are enforced.
For example Ambition is good for anyone! But only women typically are given a negative connotation for having it.
Is there a term for this? or is this actually what Double Standards just boil down into?
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And I HATE to make this comparison...
But it is a lot like Jim Crowe laws. The letter of the law was separate but equal.
Yet we all know how "equal" it ended up being. In fact it was this inequality that was used to overturn it in court (IIRC)
Post by: itisnotlogical on March 08, 2017, 04:38:39 am
Post by: Sheb on March 08, 2017, 05:32:32 am
Post by: Frumple on March 08, 2017, 08:55:32 am
E: It's one of the major reasons most countries have those crime survey things on top of official statistics and whatnot. Good chunk of why those are done is in efforts to identify (the extent of) discrepancy between what's being reported et al and what the population is actually encountering. Not sufficient on their own so far as data gathering goes, but they definitely help.
Post by: Sheb on March 08, 2017, 08:57:15 am
Post by: Frumple on March 08, 2017, 09:04:41 am
Post by: Neonivek on March 09, 2017, 12:29:49 am
According to... etymology...
Ninja... the literal definition of it is Spy.
As in... Ninjas aren't strictly assassins, in fact that isn't their primary job.
huh...
Anyhow are Ninjas Real?
Not the fictional version of course (Obviously they didn't wear black garb...)... but like... organizations of spies or assassins?
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Mind you Ninjas outside of Japan such as China and Korea/Joseon DEFINATELY existed... But they were more akin to secret police.
Post by: Frumple on March 09, 2017, 12:37:15 am
Post by: Egan_BW on March 09, 2017, 12:56:34 am
Post by: scrdest on March 09, 2017, 05:16:28 am
According to... etymology...Spy is misleading too, it implies a hard focus on intelligence-gathering; I'd say the best translation of the phrase given the individual characters' translations I found is 'covert agent'.
Ninja... the literal definition of it is Spy.
As in... Ninjas aren't strictly assassins, in fact that isn't their primary job.
Anyhow are Ninjas Real?
Not the fictional version of course (Obviously they didn't wear black garb...)... but like... organizations of spies or assassins?
Which is a bit unwieldy, but precise. A covert agent is someone who a) acts on behalf of someone else, b) without announcing to everyone and their dog that whatever they do is on behalf of someone else.
So, a ninja is some guy you hire as, essentially, a private criminal. What they do depends on what you're hiring guys for - could be assassination, could be snooping around, sabotage, theft, whatever.
As such, there usually isn't an organization in the traditional sense, as in you go to a big building with Ninjas-R-Us, say hello to the receptionist, and say you would like one medium-sized ninja please. It's more along the lines of how The Constant Gardener put it, paraphrasing: 'You call your Chief of Security, he calls one of his old friends, he calls some people, they call people...' and then the next thing you know some asshat is stabbing your lower intestine.
You could train some operatives in-house - that obviously requires resources, and potentially can be traced back to you easier, but you have them on retainer, and you get this CIA-esque structure - but you probably don't want to share that.
On the other hand, apparently Japan DID develop more formally organized groups as the stronger mercenary groups established monopolies and some lineages of sneaky villagers up in the mountains developed traditions of training more sneaky villagers who sneak gud, but it was never a centralized political entity.
Post by: itisnotlogical on March 09, 2017, 07:44:29 pm
Post by: Neonivek on March 09, 2017, 07:57:22 pm
Is there a phrase similar to "rose tinted glasses" but the opposite meaning? Taking a bad event far in your personal past and over time slowly escalating it until it seems to be the worst thing that ever happened, when really it wasn't.
Checking... There really isn't any.
Some of it is because not only is it uncommon (Human instinct is TYPICALLY to emphasize the problems of today and de-emphasise that of the past... even a troubling past).
But also because the reverse of the term "Dark colored classes" and "Tinted glasses"... Do not work as they have more of a connotation of not being able to see.
Post by: TheBiggerFish on March 09, 2017, 09:27:09 pm
Is there a phrase similar to "rose tinted glasses" but the opposite meaning? Taking a bad event far in your personal past and over time slowly escalating it until it seems to be the worst thing that ever happened, when really it wasn't.Maybe blue-tinted? But not commonly.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on March 09, 2017, 09:30:48 pm
Is there a phrase similar to "rose tinted glasses" but the opposite meaning? Taking a bad event far in your personal past and over time slowly escalating it until it seems to be the worst thing that ever happened, when really it wasn't.Jade-tinted glasses, from "jaded".
Post by: Rolan7 on March 12, 2017, 01:21:19 am
Originally my question was "Are the shadows being false, or are they laying across the land?"
Or is it an intentional pun, ignoring the language issues with that (if any).
I've been wondering that for a long time. But just now, I noticed that "Shadows" is capitalized... Implying they might be entities of the undead variety?!
What did he mean by this?
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on March 12, 2017, 12:35:03 pm
Post by: Neonivek on March 13, 2017, 10:05:13 pm
"I want a non-exclusive contract
Extensions by mutual options
and I want you to absorb my 15% commission"
Here is my BEST guess as to what they mean
-1) a non-exclusive contract means she is free to sign another contract (well of this type) without permission of the person she is signing with. (of which the answer is typically no).
-2) Contract must be renegotiated when extended?
-3) The person she is signing with is agreeing to pay an extra 15% commission that goes straight to the manager
O-o?
Post by: Rolan7 on March 14, 2017, 12:26:30 pm
Somehow, this is *finally* getting on my nerves. But not in the normal way. I do want it to switch tabs, I'd just like it to close the current tab - after all, I am trying to "navigate away".
Currently I do this by ctrl-w, ctrl-t, ctrl-l, type. The ctrl-t (open new tab) isn't necessary but it just feels wrong to type in the location bar, press enter, and expect that page to stay open. The new empty tab is closed (a weird special case, and the behavior I want from other tabs).
I suppose I can just get used to it, but I'm wondering if there's an option. In a nutshell: Close old tab when switching tab via location bar.
Trying to Google the problem mostly got me information on disabling switch-to-tab altogether, which I don't want.
Post by: Parsely on March 17, 2017, 04:57:50 pm
Post by: Helgoland on March 17, 2017, 05:23:04 pm
Post by: TD1 on March 18, 2017, 07:20:59 pm
Joking.
I found Patrick Rothfuss' Kingkiller Chronicles good, or Sanderson's Way of Kings. Depends on what you find exciting, which isn"t always action for me.
Post by: Neonivek on March 18, 2017, 08:45:29 pm
But I always loved the My BLANK is a BLANK series.
Short, sweet, and HOW THE HECK did this not become a television show? The books are practically written like scripts.
But maybe they suck and it has been forever since I read them. Though it kind of made me learn that sophistication doesn't nessisarily equate to how much you will like a book.
I mean I found Life of Pi very tedious and dry lacking almost all personality as Pi himself is a pretty terrible storyteller all things considered.
Post by: Frumple on March 18, 2017, 09:44:55 pm
Post by: Neonivek on March 18, 2017, 09:46:22 pm
Di... did you actually just censor out half -- and the meaningfully identifiable half -- of the title of a work you were recommending? My blank is a blank isn't even pulling up applicable google searches.
It is because every single title of it works around that
"My Teacher is a Vampire"
"My Librarian is a Wizard"
To admit... this series I read when I was in elementary and later in highschool as a cheat (because you could read an entire book in a day).
Post by: Parsely on March 18, 2017, 09:50:40 pm
Post by: Frumple on March 18, 2017, 09:53:11 pm
It is because every single title of it works around thatAh. Yeah, that example or two would have helped, heh. Not even sure I've ever seen something from that line of books, and I spent a lot of time in libraries and book crawling when I was younger. Though to be fair I never really read much of the shorter stuff, so it's entirely possible I just didn't notice 'em.
"My Teacher is a Vampire"
"My Librarian is a Wizard"
To admit... this series I read when I was in elementary and later in highschool as a cheat (because you could read an entire book in a day).
... though yeah, sophistication isn't particularly connected to enjoyability. Most stuff I've read that folks classify as sophisticated was actively unpleasant. Most authors seem to have trouble making something on the high end of that sort of thing that doesn't roll around in the low ends of human existence, and there's only so many times I can put myself through that before the skill involved in the writing stops being even remotely worth the experience of reading the content.
Post by: Neonivek on March 18, 2017, 09:56:25 pm
But from what I remember... it was like reading an episode of Magic School bus... except without the education (heck even Vampire teacher feels like a alternate version of Ms. Frizzle at times)
As well the books kind of have this escalation, starting off with the subject being mostly normal but as time progresses it becomes harder and harder to ignore... without outright going to "Well now we KNOW they are a BLANK".
Also there is an ODD amount of continuity between the books you wouldn't expect... given that they feel episodic.
I guess it is to say... I found the books charming when I was younger, as well as being a light read.
Post by: Hanslanda on March 20, 2017, 08:47:57 pm
Post by: redwallzyl on March 20, 2017, 08:49:10 pm
Does the crust of the Earth expand under the light of the Sun? I just was struck by this thought. The light from the Sun produces heat. Does it cause the exterior sections of the Earth's crust to expand when it shines upon them?only the exposed rock i would imagine. rock is a terrible heat conductor.
Post by: Rolan7 on March 20, 2017, 09:11:40 pm
We host a well-insulated core which has raged with volcanic fury for millions of years. The sun is responsible... but only for the formation.
Post by: Hanslanda on March 20, 2017, 09:17:58 pm
Post by: Frumple on March 21, 2017, 02:04:19 am
Post by: TD1 on March 22, 2017, 12:55:53 pm
Because anything I can find, it turns out that bastard A.D. White got there first and misinformed us.
Something to do with medicine would be good. Capping at the late 18th Century.
Post by: i2amroy on March 22, 2017, 01:56:35 pm
So, is there any evidence of conflict between science and religion in the late medieval period? 1500 +?Neither is a medicine example, but Galileo's theory of heliocentrism was formally declared heretical by the Catholic Church in 1616, with heliocentric books being banned. When Galileo continued to come up with new scientific theories revolving around heliocentrism he was then later found "vehemently suspect of heresy" by a Roman Inquisition in 1633 and kept in indefinite house arrest for the next 9 years until he died. The Galileo Affair (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_affair)
Because anything I can find, it turns out that bastard A.D. White got there first and misinformed us.
Something to do with medicine would be good. Capping at the late 18th Century.
In addition in 1551-58 Conrad Gessner's series Historiae animalium was also banned by the Catholic church, mainly on the fact that the writer was a Protestant.
That said, the real issue here is that in a lot of cases around the time it wasn't so much a case of religion conflicting with science, but more a case of specific religions conflicting with specific researchers (usually because they weren't part of their particular religion). The result is that you get cases where one religion (such as the Catholics in the Gessner example) banning theories while other religions accept them wholeheartedly because they don't conflict with the researcher's particular religion.
Funnily enough, medicine tends to be the one field where mainstream religion actually helps the most rather than conflicting, most likely due to the fact that religion was one of the only organizations really large enough to perform wide-spread medical care as well as generally being matched with a "charitable" goal-set (and thus we see cases today such as the Catholic Church being the largest non-government provider of health care in the world). There was some pushback from traditional medicine and religion, but in many cases even this developed more into a duo of where you get treated simultaneously by the traditional medicine for the illnesses of the soul with normal medicinal advances treating the illnesses of the body rather than a direct clash.
TL;DR: The real conflict was usually between specific religions with theories from researchers of conflicting religions, with a few exceptions (such as the Galileo incident) rather than any sort of widespread conflict between science and religion as a whole.
Post by: Neonivek on March 23, 2017, 08:24:51 am
When boiling the noodles...
Does adding too much salt in this stage make the noodles very salty?
Post by: Sheb on March 23, 2017, 08:29:39 am
Post by: Neonivek on March 23, 2017, 08:31:07 am
Yes.
That explains why this Kraft Dinner is extremely salty.
I was under the false Impression that the salt could only absorb so much.
Post by: Hanslanda on March 23, 2017, 09:00:10 am
Post by: Neonivek on March 23, 2017, 09:01:00 am
Also adding salt does not make the water boil faster. That is an old wives tale.
I thought it was to do something to the noodles.
Post by: Hanslanda on March 23, 2017, 09:03:40 am
Post by: Neonivek on March 23, 2017, 09:16:26 am
Post by: GiglameshDespair on March 23, 2017, 09:23:53 am
Post by: Sheb on March 23, 2017, 10:22:27 am
How much can spiders wiggle theirspiderbuttabdomen? Can they wiggle it up and down? Side to side?
Apparently they can twerk. (http://www.livescience.com/42653-spider-mating-twerking.html)
Post by: i2amroy on March 24, 2017, 12:53:12 am
Also adding salt does not make the water boil faster. That is an old wives tale.Technically adding salt does make water boil faster, since it lowers the boiling point. It's just that:
1) You're noodles won't cook faster because the boiling point is a lower temperature.
2) The amount of salt needed to make an appreciable difference would make everything really, really salty. :P
So not so much of a straight out lie, as just an extreme exaggeration.
Post by: Frumple on March 24, 2017, 01:05:45 am
... in any case, always a good idea to have easy access to a good amount of salt when you're cooking. Seasoning aside, the stuff's pretty good for putting out kitchen fires.
Post by: Yoink on March 24, 2017, 02:15:52 am
Post by: itisnotlogical on March 25, 2017, 12:58:35 am
There's probably medical applications for certain diseases, but I'm not a doctor and know nothing about that except "it probably exists lol"
Post by: TheBiggerFish on March 25, 2017, 01:00:56 am
To prevent boiling over, place a wooden spoon over the pot.How does that work?
Post by: ChairmanPoo on March 25, 2017, 05:58:12 am
Isnt it the other way around? IIRC Salt in water raises the boiling pointAlso adding salt does not make the water boil faster. That is an old wives tale.Technically adding salt does make water boil faster, since it lowers the boiling point. It's just that:
1) You're noodles won't cook faster because the boiling point is a lower temperature.
2) The amount of salt needed to make an appreciable difference would make everything really, really salty. :P
So not so much of a straight out lie, as just an extreme exaggeration.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on March 25, 2017, 06:26:18 am
Right, it does. At dT = K*C, where K is the ebulioscopic constant of water (0.52), and C is the molality (moles/1000g of solvent) of solvate (I hope that's the right word; in this case, it's salt).Isnt it the other way around? IIRC Salt in water raises the boiling pointAlso adding salt does not make the water boil faster. That is an old wives tale.Technically adding salt does make water boil faster, since it lowers the boiling point. It's just that:
1) You're noodles won't cook faster because the boiling point is a lower temperature.
2) The amount of salt needed to make an appreciable difference would make everything really, really salty. :P
So not so much of a straight out lie, as just an extreme exaggeration.
Post by: Arx on March 25, 2017, 07:14:56 am
Technically adding salt to water might make things cook faster, yeah, but i2 is still right for the second reason. :P
Post by: Neonivek on March 31, 2017, 07:50:46 am
It is why I mouth breathe a LOT of the time.
Though I also have Asthma.
Post by: wierd on March 31, 2017, 08:05:58 am
http://www.webmd.com/allergies/deviated-septum#1
Most severe cases will come from prior nasal injury (like a broken nose), but congenital defects are not uncommon in the subtle bone structure of the nasal passage and sinus, which can cause reduced ability to breathe through the nose.
It can be corrected with surgery. If you have asthma, that might not be the problem though. Sinusitis might be more likely.
http://www.webmd.com/allergies/sinusitis-and-sinus-infection
Sinusitis is literally the inflammation of the sinus. Much like asthma is an inflammation of the bronchial network, for non-allergy reasons, similar mechanisms may be at work inside the sinus, causing inflammation when there is no good reason for it, and resulting in reduced nasal airflow. Consider trying a low dose nsaid, and see if your nasal breathing improves.
Post by: i2amroy on March 31, 2017, 06:08:35 pm
It pretty much just works by popping the bubbles when they reach the spoon placed horizontally over the pot, and the chain reaction pops most of the other bubbles.To prevent boiling over, place a wooden spoon over the pot.How does that work?
Hypothetically adding some oil to the water should also stop this problem because it messes with the surface tension of the water, (and thus stops the buildup of foamy-starch bubbles that cause it to boil over) but this has the drawback in that on removal your pasta gets somewhat coated in oil, which can mess up the ability of different sauces to properly adhere to the pasta afterwards and ruin your dish. (Bonus note: adding a small amount of the pasta water at the end to your sauce can improve the ability of the sauce to stick to the pasta due to the addition of the starches in the water).
Post by: Neonivek on April 03, 2017, 11:55:41 pm
Or is it that it is so forbidden that the forbiddenness makes their children extra forbidden forbiddeny?
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on April 03, 2017, 11:58:51 pm
Post by: wierd on April 04, 2017, 01:20:28 am
Basically, the angels that did the nasty with humans, were assigned the task of watching and reporting on said humans. They were given the title of "watcher". The descriptions of the watchers are not terribly pretty, much like other "inner circle" angelic beings. Things like flaming wings, many animal like heads, et al.
These watchers decided that human women were damn sexy, and basically got horny, even though they did not have the parts to do the needful. Because they did not have said parts, they conspired together to change themselves, and made a solemn oath pact that if any one would do this, they all would do it-- and then having sworn that oath, they did. They changed their bodies from perfect divine beings into semi-corporeal ones, so that they could physically interact (ahem) with said women, and being angelic beings that had intimate knowledge of heaven, they shared that knowledge with their new wives and the children they produced. (sorceries)
Needless to say, this was outside the bounds that the divine creator had established, either for celestial beings, who did not need to procreate because they do not experience death-- and for mortal beings, who are not supposed to have powers or abilities that intersect with the divine. Due to this "out of scope" problem, the nephilim had corporeal needs that were not easily met (they needed lots of food), and resorted to cannibalism of ordinary humans after all the local sources of food were depleted. It was when humans started crying out about this cannibalism that the divine creator put his foot down, and did the great flood.
Let me see if I can find I Enoch for you. (II Enoch is filled with very dubious astronomical observations, and is not useful for this discussion.)
https://www.ccel.org/c/charles/otpseudepig/enoch/ENOCH_1.HTM
There we go.
If you are just interested in half-humans though, sumerian/assyrian mythology is far older than biblical, and prominently featured such beings. The epic of Gilgamesh is about this very thing, as the king of Uruk, the eponymous Gilgamesh, is such a being. (his mother was a goddess)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_of_Gilgamesh
http://www.ancient.eu/gilgamesh/
Post by: TD1 on April 04, 2017, 03:52:13 am
Edit: Hmmm, actually, it's interesting to consider if perhaps Jesus was a Nephilim. For one, in the normal account he has divine ancestry. Secondly, it's possible to reinterpret the story to have Gabriel in a much more....prominent position.
Post by: Neonivek on April 04, 2017, 04:13:39 am
Post by: wierd on April 04, 2017, 05:22:22 am
Also, much of the imagery from biblical angelic beings have parallels in Assyrian and other Mesopotamian mythos. Their divine beings were quite freakish in their depictions.
This aint no "greek and roman thicc booty time" action there, where all the gods are studly, all the goddesses hawt, and all the action kinky. No sir. The assyrians involve genocide because the gods cant stand the sound of crying babies, gods that are literal fish-headed monsters, & etc.
Post by: TD1 on April 04, 2017, 05:26:19 am
Though, he did have some success with the whole marriage issue by getting ol' Gilgy out of the city.
Post by: wierd on April 04, 2017, 05:51:06 am
It was all part of Gil's plan to get past him and continue his roughshod antics across the world killing lesser deities, defacing monuments, and chopping down ancient forests! Enkidu just found those antics more entertaining than cavorting with wild animals, and the prostitute more pleasurable. :P
Post by: CABL on April 04, 2017, 09:57:05 am
Post by: Sergarr on April 04, 2017, 10:20:58 am
But essentially, if your units had the good pathfinding - actually good one - the only thing you'd have to do is attack-move all your units somewhere within the vicinity of the enemy. And then the players would be bored and have nothing to do.
Post by: Arx on April 04, 2017, 11:54:50 am
Quote from: Maths, in a sort of back-of-the-envelope fashion
(2*78 + 4*2 + 78*2 + 80*ln(80)) * 0.05
Of course, the computation runs much fast than that, but something like Rome: TW uses many more tiles. So people cut corners, usually with the A* algorithm, which can run a lot faster (a lot faster; Dijkstra is very slow, I just picked it because it produces an optimal path) depending on exactly how it's done. But of course, as you cut less corners, your time complexity goes up...
R:TW also has the quirk that as quite an old game, it was written for systems that would struggle to run expensive pathfinding algorithms. Your computer could probably handle significantly more complex pathfinding, but a ten (good grief, that's 2007? Alright, maybe 15) year old PC would grind.
Post by: Neonivek on April 04, 2017, 11:58:46 am
Post by: Felissan on April 04, 2017, 02:06:21 pm
Post by: Helgoland on April 04, 2017, 02:19:08 pm
Post by: scrdest on April 04, 2017, 02:32:36 pm
Hell, most modern game AIs use A* for the AI, not the sensu stricte pathfinding.
Post by: wierd on April 04, 2017, 02:40:56 pm
In humans, each human has discrete computational capacity that does not impact other humans. Dwarves have a shared computing engine they get time slices on.
Very important difference here.
Post by: Helgoland on April 04, 2017, 03:13:11 pm
Post by: wierd on April 04, 2017, 03:17:28 pm
Post by: Sergarr on April 04, 2017, 04:09:40 pm
Good pathfinding is computationally expensive.It can be made to be memory expensive for the end user, by using pre-computed experience-derived heuristics, which should make the computation costs roughly linear to the distances involved while still resulting in optimal or nearly-optimal paths. And memory is much cheaper than computation at this point.
Post by: Egan_BW on April 04, 2017, 04:13:10 pm
Or, suggest toady implement local pathing as a multi threaded process, since each dwarf is acting independently, and thus finally get some multicore love in DF. :)So, population limit = number of cores in your machine. Great. :P
But, because in DF the map can be altered during play, you'd have to remake the map every time a single tile is mined out or built on.Good pathfinding is computationally expensive.It can be made to be memory expensive for the end user, by using pre-computed experience-derived heuristics, which should make the computation costs roughly linear to the distances involved while still resulting in optimal or nearly-optimal paths. And memory is much cheaper than computation at this point.
Post by: Frumple on April 04, 2017, 04:14:41 pm
E: In question news, anyone happen to know of a way to auto-append stuff to the end of web addresses from specific sites? General would be nice, firefox specific would be good enough. The specific scenario is I'd like to be able to stop manually typing &nohtml5=1 at the end of youtube addresses, since something or another they did quite few months back left that the only consistent way to keep that bloody godawful html5 shit from trying to boot up, and the various extensions that intend to force flash for the site are... not very good.
Post by: Parsely on April 04, 2017, 04:31:46 pm
Lots of luck to the guy who gets to implement it.Good pathfinding is computationally expensive.It can be made to be memory expensive for the end user, by using pre-computed experience-derived heuristics, which should make the computation costs roughly linear to the distances involved while still resulting in optimal or nearly-optimal paths. And memory is much cheaper than computation at this point.
Post by: Sergarr on April 04, 2017, 05:49:47 pm
Actually, no, you wouldn't have to remake anything. I'm not talking about pre-computed paths, I'm talking about pre-computed heuristics. Those are basically guiding functions that tell the pathfinding algorithm how long it'll take to reach point B from point A and, as long as the situation is close enough to what has been used during the pre-computation, it should remain valid with the map changes. At worst there'll be a minor increase in computation time as the pathfinding gets out of the newly created local minimum, but that's something the existing heuristics already deal with all the frikking time.But, because in DF the map can be altered during play, you'd have to remake the map every time a single tile is mined out or built on.Good pathfinding is computationally expensive.It can be made to be memory expensive for the end user, by using pre-computed experience-derived heuristics, which should make the computation costs roughly linear to the distances involved while still resulting in optimal or nearly-optimal paths. And memory is much cheaper than computation at this point.
That's be probably Google. They've been moving quite fast with AI techniques, and their latest work, AlphaGo, has relied extensively on what was essentially a pre-computed heuristic, only instead of estimating a cost of the path remaining, it estimated the chances of victory. They should be able to easily move the results of their work into pathfinding proper.Lots of luck to the guy who gets to implement it.Good pathfinding is computationally expensive.It can be made to be memory expensive for the end user, by using pre-computed experience-derived heuristics, which should make the computation costs roughly linear to the distances involved while still resulting in optimal or nearly-optimal paths. And memory is much cheaper than computation at this point.
Post by: Andres on April 05, 2017, 04:41:26 am
Post by: Arx on April 05, 2017, 04:46:17 am
Good pathfinding is computationally expensive.It can be made to be memory expensive for the end user, by using pre-computed experience-derived heuristics, which should make the computation costs roughly linear to the distances involved while still resulting in optimal or nearly-optimal paths. And memory is much cheaper than computation at this point.
Fair enough. R:TW is still probably too old to have high-quality pathfinding available though. :P
Post by: Felissan on April 05, 2017, 05:48:06 am
Post by: wierd on April 05, 2017, 05:49:22 am
If you mean in the derogatory sense, "Princess".
Post by: Neonivek on April 05, 2017, 05:51:16 am
If you mean in the general sense, "she child".
If you mean in the derogatory sense, "Princess".
Typically a "She Child" is called a Diva
Post by: wierd on April 05, 2017, 05:52:24 am
Primadonna is more what you are looking for.
Post by: Frumple on April 05, 2017, 05:54:07 am
E: Or, now that I double check, you're thinking deva. Different spelling, different thing, heh.
Post by: wierd on April 05, 2017, 06:01:08 am
From an ideological point of view, why do nazis and communists hate each other?
If by "communist", you mean "Marxist Communism", then the reason why they despise each other is simple.
The communist genuinely believes that the ideal arrangement is where the society is self-governing, and all property is innately communal and shared. I can enter your house, you need not worry about my taking anything, and even if I did, I am just borrowing it and will bring it back reliably-- etc. Dwarves in DF are innately communist in this respect. The clothier makes clothes, and everyone benefits, et al.
The Nazi on the other hand, is a very specific form of aggressive national socialist, who places the group identity above all other things, including any such notions of things like individual need, want, or concern. The need/decree of the state is final. Rather than property being communal, where all are "owners of everything", the government owns everything, and the people own nothing, and are powerless. These principles are directly at odds with each other. The marxist credo is "Seize the means of production!", eg, seize the reigns of power, and govern yourselves as a community of people, empowered to supply for yourselves, and not beholden or enslaved by others. The nazi politic on the other hand, is "The state over all!", eg, all are subjects of the nation, and have no power to exert.
The confusion comes from the grim reality that the correct definition of communism (the marxist kind), is not attainable at large scales because of human greed, and the inability of people to collectivize in large groups. This requires a central power structure to enforce the collectivism, which then is essentially the same as the state owning everything, as the state has the final say over who has access to what, when, and where-- functionally the same as the Nazi paradigm.
Post by: Neonivek on April 05, 2017, 08:52:01 am
In the X-Files...
Are Molder and Scully allowed to call for backup? They don't do it so often I actually always assumed they were a part of a secret sect of the FBI.
Post by: wierd on April 05, 2017, 09:07:24 am
Now, Mulder HAS used his FBI credentials to get lesser peons in the fed to perform certain actions for him, like tapping phones, or doing a stakeout-- but this is not the same as "Hello, FBI dispatch? Yes, we need backup, because a giant humanoid tapeworm monster wants to suck out all our blood! OMG! It crawled out of the New Jersey sewer system, and is after us! AHHHHHH! (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Host_(The_X-Files))" -- and having anyone, you know, ACTUALLY show up.
:P
Post by: Neonivek on April 05, 2017, 09:12:45 am
Post by: wierd on April 05, 2017, 09:17:20 am
Post by: Neonivek on April 05, 2017, 09:42:21 am
Why are there statistics where it says it is 98% reliable?
Now don't get me question wrong. I am not asking for evidence to suggest they are reliable or not... So much that where do they get that 98% from?
Is it just a salespitch 9/10? Or is that 98% how often the polygraph works as in "Can measure micromuscle responses"?
Post by: wierd on April 05, 2017, 09:45:37 am
eg, "It helps you get your (totally not confirmation bias! Totally!) perp convicted 98% of the time!"
Post by: Neonivek on April 05, 2017, 05:53:46 pm
Ok... So there are dominant and recessive genes. Typically recessive genes only manifest if coupled by other recessive genes.
Yet... it is possible for recessive genes to manifest in some way even if coupled with a dominant gene?
Just manifest in anyway.
Post by: Rolan7 on April 05, 2017, 05:57:26 pm
Post by: Neonivek on April 05, 2017, 05:59:22 pm
Of course, just look at Solid Snake. Not to spoil a 20-year-old game, but he had the recessive genes. Yet he dominated Liquid despite a Metal Gear.
Not... inspiring me with confidence here :P
Post by: Tawa on April 05, 2017, 06:14:59 pm
Also not really relevant outside of the reference but I've always found it amusing that the Snakes were made double-dominant and double-recessive for no reason and yet Solid still looks the most like Big Boss when hypothetically Solidus should be the identical one.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on April 05, 2017, 06:20:26 pm
And all of the Snakes basically look like Big Boss, they've just changed somewhat due to epigenetics and upbringing, which cannot be controlled in cloning.
Post by: scrdest on April 05, 2017, 06:39:02 pm
Ok I have to ask because this is driving me nuts.Depends.
Ok... So there are dominant and recessive genes. Typically recessive genes only manifest if coupled by other recessive genes.
Yet... it is possible for recessive genes to manifest in some way even if coupled with a dominant gene?
Just manifest in anyway.
For the most part, they cannot by definition. If they did, they wouldn't be recessive relative to the other gene.
Devil's in the details though. You see, recessiveness is not a property of the gene; there isn't anything in the gene that says 'this be recessive'.
The dominant genes simply encode something that has an overriding function. For example, if one allele produces an enzyme with activity of 1 unit, and the other of 100 units in equal amounts, the latter will be dominant, because of all the enzyme in the cell, you won't notice the weak activity of the recessive gene's product. Mind you, transcription doesn't care, you have a 50-50 chance for which copy of the gene is being worked with.
Or, on the flipside, with dominant-inherited disorders, a mutation may lead to a protein that not only doesn't work, but actively prevents the healthy proteins from working as intended. For example the mutated, 'dead-end' filaments binding to normal ones - not only they cannot perform the job in itself, if a single mutant protein binds in one place, the whole multi-protein structure stops working, even if 99.9% of it is composed of the healthy form.
So both kinds of proteins are made in heterozygotes, which can have functional effects. A classical example is sickle cell anemia; if you have a single (recessive) copy of the anemia-causing variant, you do have the benefit of increased resistance to malaria compared to people with two healthy copies.
Post by: Neonivek on April 06, 2017, 02:31:38 am
Why is it that my lungs burn when I breathe in guacamole?
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on April 06, 2017, 02:38:05 am
Unfortunately this research was suppressed and mostly scrubbed from publication by dint of the avocado lobby which operates in many national and international legal bodies.
Post by: GiglameshDespair on April 06, 2017, 11:30:40 am
Ok here is a mystery that I've tried to look up many times beforeProbably because you're meant to eat it
Why is it that my lungs burn when I breathe in guacamole?
Post by: Rolan7 on April 06, 2017, 01:01:33 pm
Avocados contain several carcinogenic and hemotoxic compounds which harm humans who consume them, the rancid taste and burning feeling are merely the two most obvious symptoms. Double blind studies found that individuals from cultures that attempt to normalize avocado products, including guacamole, have five times the base rate of infertility and an average life expectancy 25-35 years shorter than neighboring cultures that do not.Man, this was actually pretty believable until the last sentence. I get that some effects take a long time to manifest, but it's just hard to trust nutrition science nowadays.
Unfortunately this research was suppressed and mostly scrubbed from publication by dint of the avocado lobby which operates in many national and international legal bodies.
Post by: Yoink on April 06, 2017, 04:08:53 pm
Post by: TD1 on April 06, 2017, 04:49:44 pm
Post by: TheBiggerFish on April 07, 2017, 04:31:31 pm
If one wished to share a track from a band in a forum thread devoted to music, and was struggling to choose between two of their favourite songs from said band, would they be better off picking one of the shortest tracks from the album (to hook in even those with short attention spans) or a 14 minute-plus track (to truly display what said band is capable of)?Just share both at once. Duh.
Post by: Parsely on April 08, 2017, 01:55:44 am
What the hell do you call whatever they're doing with guitars or synth or whatever at the beginning of (and throughout) this song? I want to do that.
Post by: scrdest on April 08, 2017, 02:11:29 pm
https://youtu.be/DyMMEmwFQUEThere is no synth listed in the credits, so my initial assumption of a Mellotron(-like?) flute is out.
What the hell do you call whatever they're doing with guitars or synth or whatever at the beginning of (and throughout) this song? I want to do that.
So I suspect it's a guitar swell effect, I think with harmonics being played. You could do it without a pedal by fiddling with the volume knob.
Post by: Parsely on April 09, 2017, 11:26:44 am
"Guitar swell", got it. Now that I know what this is called I can research it. Thank you!https://youtu.be/DyMMEmwFQUEThere is no synth listed in the credits, so my initial assumption of a Mellotron(-like?) flute is out.
What the hell do you call whatever they're doing with guitars or synth or whatever at the beginning of (and throughout) this song? I want to do that.
So I suspect it's a guitar swell effect, I think with harmonics being played. You could do it without a pedal by fiddling with the volume knob.
Post by: StrawBarrel on April 09, 2017, 11:36:01 pm
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
2. How may it have been created?
3. If it was created by a person, what could be its purpose (artistic expression)?
I'm leaning towards man-made, but I'd like other opinions. I probably could take more pictures of the object later if it helps identification.
Post by: Dorsidwarf on April 10, 2017, 02:36:32 am
2: Dunno
3: "Hey look, I can carve a skateboarder into this plank"
Post by: Helgoland on April 10, 2017, 04:50:40 am
Post by: Rolan7 on April 10, 2017, 01:37:24 pm
Post by: Aklyon on April 10, 2017, 01:42:40 pm
Post by: StrawBarrel on April 10, 2017, 04:03:32 pm
Spoiler: Front (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Back (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Leg (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Upper body (click to show/hide)
Plank side (http://i.imgur.com/8bAl23l.jpg?1)
Spoiler: Fertility symbol + Skateboard (click to show/hide)
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on April 10, 2017, 04:06:17 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on April 10, 2017, 07:32:50 pm
Post by: Wolfhunter107 on April 10, 2017, 08:51:13 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on April 10, 2017, 10:52:01 pm
That's pretty cool though, thanks for sharing it!
Post by: wierd on April 10, 2017, 11:04:15 pm
https://youtu.be/DyMMEmwFQUE
What the hell do you call whatever they're doing with guitars or synth or whatever at the beginning of (and throughout) this song? I want to do that.
Sounds like envelope processing (http://elliott-randall.com/2011/06/envelope-controlled-filters/) with half-octave (or some other fractional pitch change) shifted self-interference. Flute is the instrument.
RE: skateboard dude
It is called Bas-Relief.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relief
It is a sculpture technique that has been around for at least 3 millennia. (Probably more.) It is done with chisels and files.
Post by: NRDL on April 10, 2017, 11:36:50 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on April 10, 2017, 11:47:33 pm
Better than cough syrup, imho.
Post by: sprinkled chariot on April 11, 2017, 12:47:28 am
Post by: Rolan7 on April 11, 2017, 12:51:50 am
Technically addictive, but only in the best sense. They encourage generally healthy behavior, until/unless you reach semi-Olympic status.
Post by: Arx on April 11, 2017, 12:53:09 am
Anybody got any good sore throat, and nasal congestion relief tips? From the most obvious to the most esoteric, secret family recipes, I could use some.
I've had some success with a soothing tea like chamomile for the throat. A dispersable NSAID tablet can also do a lot of good, because you get it applied topically as well.
For nasal congestion, these days I just take a decongestant type pill - Sinutab is the brand, but it might not be the same where you are.
Post by: Neonivek on April 11, 2017, 12:55:00 am
Ehm, why do you feel ecstasy after work out and your overall feeling gets ten times better when you start regular going to gym? ???
When you exercise your body releases endorphins.
Endorphins regulate pain AND are also one of the hormones responsible for happiness and pleasure.
As for why it gets better... likely because you are releasing the same amount of endorphins but aren't as unfit.
Some people have even said that they get a very powerful response from exercise. It does, though, depend on your makeup (not everyone gets the euphoria, and some people get almost a euphoria overdose)
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on April 11, 2017, 12:55:55 am
As for feeling better in general, that's just improved health. It directly lowers the likelihood of...pretty much every negative condition.
Post by: Yoink on April 11, 2017, 05:17:58 am
Anybody got any good sore throat, and nasal congestion relief tips? From the most obvious to the most esoteric, secret family recipes, I could use some.Olive leaf extract generally does well at treating colds in general, whilst lemon and/or honey in tea is great (and tasty!) for soothing sore throats. I think. I could be misremembering, haven't had a serious sore throat in a while.
Edit:
Assuming equal quality, shorter track IMO.Thanks for the advice fellas, ended up going with this.
New question: should I start a "Things That Made You Relieved Today" thread or just post my brief anecdote in the Terrified thread despite it lacking severity?
Post by: Owlbread on April 11, 2017, 05:26:26 am
Anybody got any good sore throat, and nasal congestion relief tips? From the most obvious to the most esoteric, secret family recipes, I could use some.
I was a bit under the weather a few weeks ago with the cold; bad nasal congestion, headaches, coughing and so on. I managed to get a good deal of relief from congestion by taking a good pinch of menthol-flavoured snuff once or twice a day. I didn't need to take any nasal spray like I previously did, though I did use a kind of wash after a while to make sure my nose was clean of residue.
I think there's something in the snuff, nicotine maybe, that makes the blood vessels constrict. I don't know, all I know is it actually seemed to work.
Post by: Yoink on April 11, 2017, 05:34:54 am
Post by: Andres on April 12, 2017, 05:07:05 pm
Post by: Frumple on April 12, 2017, 06:47:34 pm
Spoiler: I guess maybe spoiler for the <20 pages after that image? (click to show/hide)
Post by: StrawBarrel on April 13, 2017, 10:55:04 pm
New question: should I start a "Things That Made You Relieved Today" thread or just post my brief anecdote in the Terrified thread despite it lacking severity?I guess posting it in the Terrified thread (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=71885.0) could be fine, but I do have to admit the intensity of word terrified can be pretty intimidating. I suppose that explains why sad thread and mildly sad thread can both coexist. Alternatively you could post the story in Things that made you feel better today. (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=149018.0;topicseen) If that doesn't exactly fit with the relieved motif, then starting a relief emotion thread wouldn't be a bad idea at all.
Post by: Arx on April 17, 2017, 06:55:49 am
Post by: Frumple on April 17, 2017, 09:19:48 am
It's apparent possible to use lemon juice in the fermentation process, though it looks like some dilution is generally called for.
Post by: Arx on April 17, 2017, 09:25:29 am
Post by: Yoink on April 18, 2017, 05:56:48 am
Idly curious, is it possible to brew alcohol from lemon juice?Where there's a still, there's a way! ♪
Edit: Nevermind, I went with Alloo Tikki Chaat from the nearby Indian place just before they closed.
This small, random question was somewhat time-sensitive, y'know.
Post by: itisnotlogical on April 20, 2017, 12:14:39 pm
Post by: i2amroy on April 20, 2017, 01:47:26 pm
Is there an easy-to-explain reason why medieval/dark ages art (the kind frequently featured in memes out-of-context) is so fucking bizarre?As I understand it (and I'm not an art major, so if anyone knows better correct me), a lot of it just comes from the fact that several of the key things we depend on in our art (like perspective, realistic lighting, and the fact that women's bodies aren't just men's with tits stuck to the front) weren't actually discovered (or rediscovered) until the very end/after that particular period in time.
Post by: Helgoland on April 20, 2017, 05:12:03 pm
Post by: StrawBarrel on April 22, 2017, 10:45:20 pm
EDIT: Solved. Found out yesterday ant bites just cause swelling.
Post by: Levi on April 26, 2017, 05:12:32 pm
... it would appear at least one thing you'd want to check out is something called "skeeter pee". Or possibly not after learning the drink you're looking for is named mosquito piss.
It's apparent possible to use lemon juice in the fermentation process, though it looks like some dilution is generally called for.
My Mom makes skeeter pee, and its delicious.
Post by: Arx on April 27, 2017, 02:28:58 am
Throwing this one here since I got zilch over in the happy thread. Probably more fitting here anyways. Anywho!
So I found a DSLR camera at the thrift storetodayyesterday! Picked it up for a song, it's an Olympus from 2006 or 2007 or so. Yeah, it's old, but it came with two batteries and everything seems snappy. I have no lenses and no adapters for it, sadly. Not yet, anyways.
Question, then, is this- It's got 7.6 megapixels or so, but as I understand it, that's mostly affecting resolution more than anything. Will you get finer, more detailed pictures with more resolution, or is there a certain measure of quality outside of resolution that makes a fine picture? Like, I know you can get some cool effects and pictures with various lenses, but my phone's got 15MP just for example. Excluding focal length, FOV, etc etc., is the DSLR going to keep up for taking nice pictures, or is the (relatively) low megapixels kind of damning in this day and age?
Frankly, Olympus is like the only flavor of camera that I haven't been bumping around with- I've got minolta cameras and a lot of Pentax lenses. I've wanted to play around with a DSLR for a while, but I'unno if the follow-up costs for adapters and memory sticks and whatever is going to be worth it if the thing's just obsolete by now.
I don't think that'll make too much of a difference. You'll still get images at pretty high pixel count (although I can't be bothered to do the maths properly, I think it should be order of 3k x 2.3k or therabouts), and that's all the megapixel count matters for. You won't be selling A3 prints, but it'll look fine on a screen.
The size of the sensor and the quality of the bits of glass you stick in front of it make a lot more difference (not to mention the quality of the person behind the camera). DSLR cameras have a much larger sensor than cellphone cameras and much, much better lenses, which is why people still take potato phone pictures with their ultrasuperHDest cameras.
Post by: WealthyRadish on April 27, 2017, 10:30:47 pm
"Ruralization" or "rurality" of course sound dumb and completely made up, and I've thought of other things like "agraianism" which sounds like a bizarre political ideology. "Agraria" would be a pretentious fake-word to use, and "pastoralism" has specific connotations of animal breeding and herding. There are dozens of others I've come across intermittently searching through online thesauruses, but haven't found any nouns that match this concept. "Rural dispersion" is the dry phrase I've just about settled on, but I'm not enthusiastic about it. At this point I'd take words that aren't even English if they're a noun that succinctly and closely matches this meaning.
Post by: CABL on April 28, 2017, 12:15:21 am
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on April 28, 2017, 12:39:01 am
The Imperium as a whole is divided into disparate societies and cultures, all of whom are likely to have different opinions on these things. The culture of "the Imperium" is generally in reference to the cosmopolitan galactic culture of the Imperium's spacer and planetary capital populations. These folk are often, by Imperial standards, educated and more aware of the horrifying alien threats that are faced on all sides. Such people are unlikely to view gender or sexuality in an ideological light, as they are at a level of civilization where any concerns about that don't have a real effect on anything.
Planetary cultures are likely to respond based on local prejudices or lack thereof. Feral or feudal worlds are a complete wash, much as it was in our own history. Some places, like hive factory habs, probably put drugs in the water to make people breed or not breed, depending upon what the management requires. Civilized or paradise worlds are probably the most likely to have anything resembling modern tolerance of multiple lifestyles, in LGBT or in anything else.
However, what the Imperium definitely has is a dirth of culture, which is a large part of why it's so horrible (the other part is your painful death). As such, even conceiving of how a particular social group is treated is something that's just not possible for many worlds.
Post by: Neonivek on April 28, 2017, 09:59:52 pm
So I don't mean like... a story about where super advanced aliens are welcoming humanity to a greater galactic empire or anything and send a representative who comes and goes... or where earth is given a galactic telephone.
I mean where they actually are either trying to uplift people or want to attempt peaceful coexistence.
Preferably where humans aren't drinking evil juice and eating evil cookies.
Post by: Gentlefish on April 28, 2017, 10:01:36 pm
Post by: Frumple on April 28, 2017, 10:13:52 pm
When it comes to sci-fi, those or short stories have most any general conceit or plot point you care to think about, it's just that the last copy of whatever you're looking for is rotting in a Utah landfill or somethin' and no one -- often enough not even the author, assuming they're still alive -- remembers it existed. "Did the story exist" is usually a question with an affirmative answer when it comes to fiction. Finding it again is the sketchy bit.
Want to say I might have ran into fanfiction along those lines, too, actually. Primarily character driven or episodic something or other that largely didn't have overarching/background conflict, stuff like that. Just... remembering where amongst the thousands of bits I've read ain't gonna happen. Maybe poke around Culture related stuff?
Post by: TD1 on April 28, 2017, 10:19:08 pm
Post by: wierd on April 28, 2017, 10:31:16 pm
How else to describe that other than "Ran into" eh? ;)
Post by: Neonivek on April 30, 2017, 08:06:34 am
Post by: Helgoland on April 30, 2017, 08:36:18 am
Post by: Dorsidwarf on April 30, 2017, 09:06:52 am
I've been slowly losing my mind over about three weeks trying to find a noun that can serve as a close antonym of "urbanization". Essentially, a single word that represents the proportion of people not living in cities.
"Ruralization" or "rurality" of course sound dumb and completely made up, and I've thought of other things like "agraianism" which sounds like a bizarre political ideology. "Agraria" would be a pretentious fake-word to use, and "pastoralism" has specific connotations of animal breeding and herding. There are dozens of others I've come across intermittently searching through online thesauruses, but haven't found any nouns that match this concept. "Rural dispersion" is the dry phrase I've just about settled on, but I'm not enthusiastic about it. At this point I'd take words that aren't even English if they're a noun that succinctly and closely matches this meaning.
Urbanization is a process, not a description of the groups living in cities. Its antonym is just "Deurbanization" (the spread of people out of cities into rural areas)
Post by: i2amroy on April 30, 2017, 04:15:33 pm
Post by: Neonivek on April 30, 2017, 06:59:23 pm
I'd think that would be something that would happen before.
Post by: timferius on May 01, 2017, 12:03:08 pm
Is there a story out there about advanced aliens or gods coming to earth in peace and the story is more about how earth and the aliens respond to one another rather then being about a "Us versus them story... Also the aliens and gods must be here to live on earth to some extent.Would Childhood's End fit in to this category? I think so. So, Childhood's End.
So I don't mean like... a story about where super advanced aliens are welcoming humanity to a greater galactic empire or anything and send a representative who comes and goes... or where earth is given a galactic telephone.
I mean where they actually are either trying to uplift people or want to attempt peaceful coexistence.
Preferably where humans aren't drinking evil juice and eating evil cookies.
Post by: Neonivek on May 05, 2017, 11:14:44 pm
I know a LOT of the requirements for pregnancy men already fulfill.
Post by: wierd on May 05, 2017, 11:58:23 pm
2) IVF fertilization using either a cultured ovum (been done with rats and mice from skin cells), or a donor ovum.
3) regular injections of progesterone
4) Cesarean section at term
5) A doctor willing to risk his license to do the above.
Really real possible complications:
Printed tissue gives rise to malignant neoplasm
pregnancy spontaneously aborts for (reasons)-- resulting in necrotic abdominal mass that is not caught quickly
Male sterility resulting from the hormone injections
Autoimmune reactions
Unwanted morphological changes in male anatomy. (EG, growing female breasts)
That is all scifi theoretical though. There is no compelling reason for a man to need to gestate a fetus. As such, it is an "unnecessary medial procedure", and is not "life saving"-- meaning that getting it through an ethics panel for approval as an experimental procedure is going to be like getting crocodile tears.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on May 06, 2017, 12:01:53 am
Post by: Neonivek on May 06, 2017, 12:02:41 am
Post by: wierd on May 06, 2017, 12:05:00 am
Let's not forget a transplanted or artificial placenta & umbilical. That might be the hardest part, honestly.
The blastocyst makes that itself. It just needs a suitable substrate to infiltrate. That's what the bag shaped endothelial "organ" is for.
The outer cell mass of the blastocyst becomes the placenta and umbilical chord.
Post by: Egan_BW on May 06, 2017, 12:13:53 am
Post by: Neonivek on May 06, 2017, 01:10:22 am
What does it mean for something to happen in 4 days?
It doesn't have the exact wording of "You have four days"
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on May 06, 2017, 01:23:07 am
Post by: wierd on May 06, 2017, 01:35:36 am
"Within the business week" (assuming not on weekend)
"Next several days"
"Within the next 96 hours"
etc.
Post by: Neonivek on May 06, 2017, 01:37:11 am
Post by: wierd on May 06, 2017, 01:45:10 am
3 days is 72 hours.
Post by: Neonivek on May 06, 2017, 01:47:35 am
You said 4 days.
3 days is 72 hours.
I said it happens in 4 days.
Post by: wierd on May 06, 2017, 01:53:02 am
Post by: Neonivek on May 06, 2017, 02:18:40 am
It might be better to say "by next wednesday" then.
What?
Post by: wierd on May 06, 2017, 02:36:17 am
Clear as mud?
Post by: GiglameshDespair on May 06, 2017, 10:11:10 am
Post by: Rolan7 on May 06, 2017, 12:13:27 pm
Post by: Scoops Novel on May 06, 2017, 08:51:25 pm
Post by: Neonivek on May 06, 2017, 08:56:14 pm
Serious question; if you take someone from the past into the future, leave them there and then change the future, what happens? Are they wiped from existence or retconned, including your future interactions with them? It's a dynamic timeline, so no multiverses and any changes stick.
Typically the physics of time travel are up to the setting. Mostly because you caused a paradox.
Though TYPICALLY what would occur is that your original interactions would have changed due to your later interference.
Post by: Scoops Novel on May 06, 2017, 10:31:58 pm
Post by: wierd on May 06, 2017, 11:20:10 pm
This ensures that the future that they get taken to is always the same future, and the actions taken are always the same. Similar in nature to a closed timelike curve.
EG-- Person A), from the future, travels back in time to collect person B). Person B) then goes on an adventure with Person A), in the future. Person B) then gets returned to their normal life in the past. This is NOT the end of person B) though. They continue to exist, and make choices-- now armed with knowledge of the future. The actions they undertake will unerringly cause the future in which Person A) is born, raised, and learns about person B) from history, compelling person A) to go back in time, and collect person B), to have the adventure. The timeline is closed, and timelike, hence "closed timelike curve" Actions caused by B) in the past, induce the creation of A), and the events that shape A)'s history, compelling A) to interact with B), which then influences B), compelling B) to create the future that A) is from. [loop]...[loop]...[loop]... Time continues normally on either side of the curve, but where the past and future met, the closed timelike structure is stable, but not-normal. There is no discernible way to determine how it was created initially.
Post by: Scoops Novel on May 07, 2017, 01:35:32 am
Post by: Neonivek on May 07, 2017, 03:54:45 am
I mean, all the moisture was technically already there...
I know if you wait for it to cool the food gets dry mind you.
Post by: itisnotlogical on May 07, 2017, 11:41:26 pm
Post by: Comrade P. on May 08, 2017, 12:31:03 pm
I just finished Watchmen, it was amazing and I want to read more graphic novels and/or superhero stuff. What are some must-reads? Preferably ones about the length of Watchmen (400 pages) that aren't rooted in a deep canon, or don't require understanding of such to enjoy the narrative.
Are you going specifically for superhero-ey stuff? Cause if not, I'd recommend Transmetropolitan. It's about a gonzo-journalist in a post-cyberpunk city covering and subsequently struggling to overthrow crooked presidency and swearing profusely.
Post by: TheBiggerFish on May 08, 2017, 07:05:38 pm
Serious question; if you take someone from the past into the future, leave them there and then change the future, what happens? Are they wiped from existence or retconned, including your future interactions with them? It's a dynamic timeline, so no multiverses and any changes stick.Whatever you did already happened. Nothing changed. Q. E. D.
Post by: wobbly on May 08, 2017, 07:14:24 pm
Why does microwaving things make it "Soggy"?
I mean, all the moisture was technically already there...
I know if you wait for it to cool the food gets dry mind you.
In an oven you heat up the air & the hot air absorbs moisture from the food.
With a microwave you're heating the water inside the food, the steam condenses when it hits the cold air surrounding the food.
Post by: Neonivek on May 08, 2017, 07:16:31 pm
Post by: Scoops Novel on May 08, 2017, 07:17:14 pm
Post by: wobbly on May 08, 2017, 07:30:28 pm
Yeah but even things like... a Bagel or a piece of bread get soggy.
&?
Both those things do contain water
Post by: Neonivek on May 08, 2017, 07:31:48 pm
Yeah but even things like... a Bagel or a piece of bread get soggy.
&?
Both those things do contain water
But why is it soggy if there isn't any added water?
Post by: Rolan7 on May 08, 2017, 07:53:18 pm
If you turned spring upside-down, what would you have? Let's say back to front is winter.I think all the rainwater would Fall down.
All the new life would leap forth, hang for a second, and fall upward into the sky.
Edit: https://xkcd.com/417/
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on May 09, 2017, 11:13:29 am
Why does microwaving things make it "Soggy"?The Stack Exchange question for this says: (https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/23452/why-can-heating-things-in-a-microwave-make-them-soggy)
I mean, all the moisture was technically already there...
I know if you wait for it to cool the food gets dry mind you.
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Microwaves specifically heat water molecules in the food. This turns them to steam, and because the air in the microwave is actually cool, the steam then condenses. There is often not proper air circulation to move the steam away from the food. Often times the outside edges of the food will not be soggy, but rather burnt, because they receive more energy and the water can totally vaporize.
For better results when reheating food, do not reheat your food on "high" or the default power. Reheat it at a lower setting for longer time. For pizza specifically, I heat it in the microwave only to room temperature and then finish it in the toaster oven or in a pan.
Post by: Neonivek on May 09, 2017, 03:45:52 pm
Or is it that we recognize it more... AND we accept it so more people will come out and admit it?
Because I know that even as little back as the 90s there was a HUGE social sigma with psychiatric care and it was the thing "Crazy people saw"
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on May 09, 2017, 04:03:28 pm
My suspicion is that your reasons are a part of it, but there's also something more. I've never read the research, but if I had to guess I'd say depression is a very "modernist" disease, that arises in humans who have been cut off and isolated from positive social contact. It's the one big benefit I cede to traditional societies, a willingness to maintain community. The smaller the communities, the more likely it is that someone will have nobody to relate to or trust in and start spiraling downwards. Even worse, being around a throng of humanity that you have no community with creates a constant threat response which can wear you down over the years. This is why schools have a way of being particularly shitty environments that spurn on suicide.
Post by: Neonivek on May 09, 2017, 04:23:51 pm
It builds character so to speak... But a healthy environment promotes positive growth...
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on May 09, 2017, 04:29:11 pm
The truest problem is that we're trying to create a verification system for something (education) that we don't have any way to truly verify, so we invented an approximation (standardized testing) and then maximized it. Ultimately to the detriment of the people in the system. I'm not kidding when I say we'd get better results in the US if we replaced the Department of Education with a bunch of hippies, because at least they'd let people go outside and fucking relax.
Post by: Neonivek on May 09, 2017, 04:36:08 pm
But school taught me to hate those... and as a eccentric with severe anxiety problems school was hell (and I developed clinical depression in highschool... Personally I think from my Religion Classes... that one teacher was a real bastard)
And don't get me started on how it made me hate books...
Remember this video where a bunch of adults/book critics were given a children's book to analyze and they come up with paragraphs and paragraphs of deep themes and analysis from what is essentially a very simple children's book (and not one with deeper meanings).
That is my schooling experience. Everything is "deep"... Also their book choices were either garbage or "Hoity toity book appreciation" with novels that very few artsy types enjoy.
Post by: TD1 on May 09, 2017, 04:43:56 pm
GCSEs and A Levels were also the most stressful time of my life, though.
Post by: Neonivek on May 09, 2017, 04:48:34 pm
But the teacher took it upon himself to mold the students and as such he tried to break everyone down and attack their identities.
I had a particularly strong identity (I didn't go through an Identity Crisis... I don't even think it exists frankly...) so he particularly attacked me for having conviction.
Plus he had a HUGE hate boner for everything not in his line of ethics... and I am an overly sensitive empathetic person.
He didn't harass me, but what he did wasn't good for my state of mind... and honestly is very likely exclusively responsible for how bad my depression got.
The PREVIOUS religion teacher just... you know... took a creative writing assignment where I talk about myself (something I always HATED doing... and still hate) and handed it into the office and got me temporarily expelled for being a dangerous psychotic student... and he did this twice.
So yeah... Lets just say I kind of started refusing to do those assignments.
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Ohh yeah I am also Gifted Learning disabled with serious written language difficulties... I have severe procrastination likely linked to my anxiety problems and depression... and yeah :P
Post by: Frumple on May 09, 2017, 07:32:44 pm
So is depression rampant?Personally, I'd probably say more or less both, heh. Identifying and acknowledging depressive symptoms has a fair amount less social stigma and more understanding, these days, so people become aware of it or acknowledge it both openly and to themselves. Don't try to hide or deny symptoms quite so much as a matter of course (sometimes for few other reasons than the consequences of doing so aren't nearly so potentially severe, in more/modern developed areas). Stuff like that.
Or is it that we recognize it more... AND we accept it so more people will come out and admit it?
Depression very much was a thing in traditional societies and olden times, it just... wasn't talked about, by and large. Or admitted, even (/especially) to yourself. Misidentified (something approaching intentionally, if perhaps unconsciously, if that makes any sense) often enough, too. So on, so forth. It can be interesting to look at old accounts of stuff through a lens of trying to identify symptoms of depression that are there, 'cause the stuff's littered all over the place if you're paying attention to what's being implied and what's notably not being said. Dunno if I'd be comfortable saying the rates were roughly even or whathaveyou (we don't really have the records to say, and I'm not going down the evopsych route and trying to pull unicorn blood from stone), but it pretty certainly wasn't particularly uncommon, so far as psych issues go.
Incidentally, areas or cultures that were known for alcohol (or other sorts of drug) problems is an easy start, especially if you're poking around a family line or whathaveyou. It's not a 100% correlation or anything silly like that, particularly considering the nurture passes down, too, even if there's not overt chemical incentives going on, but families that have a notably unusual incidence of alcoholism also tend to have a notable incidence of (other) symptoms of depression. They like to feed into each other, heh, so if you're looking for one, looking for the other is a good possible sign.
Post by: Aklyon on May 09, 2017, 10:56:00 pm
Post by: TD1 on May 10, 2017, 04:01:28 am
Post by: Hanslanda on May 10, 2017, 10:52:22 am
-snip-
I just gotta ask, because I see you constantly harping on it all over the place.
What's your beef with alcohol, Frumple? I mean, it IS a deadly toxin with dreadful addictive powers that ruins lives, but the vast majority of the time, it's just a minor toxic pleasure people indulge in.
Post by: Neonivek on May 10, 2017, 06:19:17 pm
It seems to be a common phrase.
Post by: timferius on May 11, 2017, 12:55:54 pm
Does abuse in school build character?Well sure, if anxiety, depression, and in extreme cases ptsd count as character traits I guess?
It seems to be a common phrase.
Post by: exdeath on May 11, 2017, 07:53:46 pm
Post by: Mech#4 on May 12, 2017, 12:07:13 pm
In particular the part halfway through the Psychonauts theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfujG_VDzfc&list=PLF261215C4D4B47D4&index=33) and a mix between these (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPtUoUtb3bQ) - two tunes from Gubble. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxvGGYAYW0o)
Post by: BorkBorkGoesTheCode on May 12, 2017, 12:14:49 pm
Post by: Hanslanda on May 12, 2017, 12:26:22 pm
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on May 12, 2017, 12:49:12 pm
Actually thinking slavery is good or bad is an ideological conviction, not a psychological one. Any argument that can be used against perfect equality between all humans can be used in favor of slavery.
Post by: Neonivek on May 12, 2017, 07:10:08 pm
But cooling down fixes this to an extent.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on May 12, 2017, 07:14:29 pm
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Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on May 12, 2017, 09:00:27 pm
Post by: TD1 on May 12, 2017, 10:25:49 pm
Post by: itisnotlogical on May 13, 2017, 02:19:53 am
Post by: Neonivek on May 13, 2017, 02:21:21 am
Are there any horror movies that take place on a global scale or feature many different locations? Almost every horror movie I can think of features a small environment that the characters cannot escape, which yeah yeah horror tropes but I feel like you could still make an effective horror film without some of those.
Are we going to include the requirement of being good? Or can we include absolute trotting garbage?
Post by: itisnotlogical on May 13, 2017, 02:25:54 am
Post by: wierd on May 13, 2017, 02:51:40 am
After Earth or some shit. Really terrible movie-- theoretically takes place on "whole planet", since "Whole planet" is out to kill humans.. or something.
Post by: TD1 on May 13, 2017, 10:20:16 am
Post by: Neonivek on May 13, 2017, 10:21:49 am
Post by: Yoink on May 13, 2017, 06:43:30 pm
Man, I don't watch nearly as many horror films as I should. Or movies in general, really. :(
Post by: Neonivek on May 14, 2017, 04:58:26 am
Yet here is my new problem and it is rather recent.
Whenever my computer goes to standby or sleep OR my monitor is shut off...
And then I move my mouse or keyboard to activate it again (or turn on my monitor) it takes a while for the monitor to start up again... All the while the power button for the monitor is yellow and flashing. In fact my monitor is technically flickering between black and another black. Sometimes it can take so long that I've reset, I don't know if it could ever load up again (as I've waited an hour or longer before).
All the while this is happening the computer is actually already technically loaded and everything is working... I just can't see any of it because my Monitor doesn't show it. This problem doesn't happen when I boot up my computer.
I haven't changed my computer... so it might be due to a recent update.
I've had to tell my computer not to sleep anymore but I can't just leave my computer on all day...
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My only guess is it MIGHT have something to do with this "Adaptive sleep Service" (it has been causing problems) but I can't seem to turn it off.
edit: Yep it was Adaptive Sleep Service
It is a AMD program that they test on people who own the program. On Desktops it causes serious problems.
It would just start up whenever possible so it had to be outright deleted and hopefully it won't come back.
Post by: Neonivek on May 14, 2017, 08:09:27 am
I swear it is a problem either with the windows update or with AMD
Post by: Sheb on May 16, 2017, 06:45:58 am
If garbage are the only examples, sure.
Well, I guess World War Z would qualify then?
Post by: GiglameshDespair on May 16, 2017, 07:26:42 am
I suppose there's a few films, like It Follows where the protagonists aren't stuck by location, but I don't think they travel around much.
Post by: Neonivek on May 16, 2017, 07:31:52 am
I guess the problem with protagonists not being constrained in location is logically they'd just bugger off from the murderplanet or murdertown and the film would be over.
I suppose there's a few films, like It Follows where the protagonists aren't stuck by location, but I don't think they travel around much.
The major problem is both budget AND you want to ground the audience in a location.
Sure there are horrors where the implication is that the events involve the entire world. Yet even those tend to be constrained to a single location.
Heck there are some horror movies where everything takes place in a single room.
Post by: wierd on May 16, 2017, 07:38:40 am
1) Budget
2) There's added horror from the "cannot escape confined space" angle.
3) Short audience attention span/Need to ground audience in a locale.
Now, I really WOULD like to see some kind of cosmic horror based flick, where the schtick is that the horror is not constrained by normal space or time, and all "suitable" locales are equally "distant" for it, meaning it can instantly been in any of them, or all of them, at will. Due to problem 3, (and to an extent, problem 1) this schtick needs to have a very well defined criterion for "suitable locale"-- say, "Any place in complete darkness" or "Anywhere there is fog", etc. This would play into #2, as there is added horror from being in an inescapable enclosed space. (The fog is naturally scary, as is the dark, for similar reasons.)
Post by: Neonivek on May 16, 2017, 07:41:42 am
Post by: Neonivek on May 19, 2017, 08:11:09 pm
I know that one of the symptoms of autism is that you take even the lightest of criticisms and reprimands badly.
Post by: NullForceOmega on May 19, 2017, 08:56:13 pm
Post by: Neonivek on May 19, 2017, 09:30:43 pm
A little bit of panic is likely, some embarrassment as well, sometimes a bit of anger, exasperation is also a possibility, a sense of confusion as well. People are complicated.
Just checking to see if I am overly sensitive or if this is a normal amount of emotion.
Yep I am really overly sensitive.
Post by: hops on May 20, 2017, 10:17:15 am
So basically, we're not objectively superior to animals, but because we're humans, we should treat ourselves as if we are.
Post by: GiglameshDespair on May 20, 2017, 10:24:48 am
Is someone able to give me a good reason that humans are superior to other animals?Humans produced me, of course.
Post by: Felissan on May 20, 2017, 10:35:26 am
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on May 20, 2017, 12:53:28 pm
A point to make is that it was perfectly alright to kill other humans for killing your chickens for a lot of our existence. The pre-civilization humanity was very much engaged in conflict between bands, and something as simple as killing an animal would be seen as grounds for war, sometimes even genocidal war. The only exception would be someone within your band, which is where the explanation comes in.
You can kill an outsider for any offense, but you can't kill an insider. Not only are they probably your family, but everybody else knows them as well and won't tolerate you killing them for the sake of your self. The small band all cooperate and arbitrate between one another to achieve a greater purpose, in this instance not starving and having people to bang.
A lot of civilization can be attributed to "expanding circles of arbitration". We in our modern day usually can't even kill a stranger who's a foreigner unless they're trying to kill you! How the times have changed. Our greater capacity for arbitration is what makes murder Not Alright for societies, among other behavior. Because we all generally prefer a world where we aren't murdered to one where we are, society has to set a general constraint against murder.
But we can't arbitrate with animals, or only very barely in the case of a domesticated species. The only options to deal with them causing trouble is killing them or relocating them. As living things and omnivores, our species is highly invested in making use of animal products, so killing them is not just neutral but beneficial to us.
Moral superiority is looking at it the wrong way. Moral concepts are an abstraction of human social behavior. Animals don't have morality, they lack abstract enough thoughts or social enough interactions to define a norm and to try and constrain all members by that norm.
Post by: Rolan7 on May 20, 2017, 01:02:43 pm
Oh good, I was considering going off on a ramble about technology, advanced social structures, and/or the arts... Probably sliding into a tangent about the interesting and dumb parts of Humanity Fuck Yeah.Whether humans are superior to other animals depends on your definition of "superior". The human civilization is definitely the most advanced one on the planet, but most other criteria have no possible objective proof of man being superior to other species.Well, what made me think of it was that people were saying that killing an animal for killing your chickens is fine, but if it was a human it wasn't. Just made me wonder why are we magically exempt from equal punishment?
Animals aren't aware of laws, and it's not practical to teach a wild animal not to poach your livestock. Punishment that won't work is merely cruelty. A human can be fined, or incarcerated if necessary.
Why not incarcerate the wolf? Putting the human in prison shows other humans that the behavior will not be tolerated, so they're discouraged from trying. Capturing one wolf does very little. Killing a few wolves might even drive the pack away, as they have some group awareness of dangerous areas.
Also, wolf lives are not legally valued as human lives, because we are humans. We still value wolf lives far more than they value ours. Yes we kill them, but we also try to protect their general existence as a wild species. That, despite the fact that they're a dangerous nuisance at times.
Post by: Frumple on May 20, 2017, 01:04:46 pm
... also pretty sure there's been some form of other!primate or another, maybe some other crap, that have managed the whole norm propagation thing. Last I checked it looks a fair bit like we're more quantitatively than qualitatively advantaged on that front. Which seems to be a pretty persistent pattern, honestly. We say humans are uniquely (capable of) X, and then it turns out not-us Y actually gives a decent go at it, if perhaps not as effectively.
Just made me wonder why are we magically exempt from equal punishment?I don't think we are, exactly. It's less magic and more pointy sticks and posses. Presumably an animal that could kill your chickens and keep you from killing it would be able to defend its poultrycidal habits as it pleases. Ninja'd a bit, but eh.
Unfortunately for the things what eat chickens, there's not really anything non-human on this planet we've failed to figure out how to consistenyl kill when it starts eating the chickens we've claimed as livestock/pets/hunting stock/etc. Meanwhile humans have this nasty habit of eventually figuring out how to akido a nine mil into your eye socket if you keep offing their cousins, so we have a lighter touch when it's people doing the chicken killing.
... though that said, I'm pretty sure there's been folks murdered over chicken hustling without subsequent censure social and otherwise. Killing humans for killing your chickens is conditionally fine, basically. Some animals are probably in roughly the same situation these days, actually... just mostly because we've about xenocide'd whatever poor bastard of a species they are.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on May 20, 2017, 01:14:46 pm
Yo', hold up. I'm pretty sure any number of bugs and bacteria have us out spread and out massed. Any other species isn't quite accurate. Notably macroscopic, maybe a bit closer. Accomplished is a different story, but that's somewhat arguable until we actually get the hell off this planet. Until then (and our eggs out of the single basket) a bacteria strain or insect species or whatev' has equal odds of outlasting anything we build or manage to discover. Probes and stuff are a good start, though.Bugs and bacteria have us outspread and outmassed as a whole, but they are also divided into many species, of which I doubt any one member exceeds humanity. But also, that's not the actual point of the argument. The point is that humans are in a unique niche and possessed of capabilities that all other species seem to lack. That we're excited about going far into space and meeting aliens because there might be a chance we could eventually communicate with them on the level we're accustomed to communicating with each other I think is proof enough that we're of a different breed than other life on this planet.
... also pretty sure there's been some form of other!primate or another, maybe some other crap, that have managed the whole norm propagation thing. Last I checked it looks a fair bit like we're more quantitatively than qualitatively advantaged on that front. Which seems to be a pretty persistent pattern, honestly. We say humans are uniquely (capable of) X, and then it turns out not-us Y actually gives a decent go at it, if perhaps not as effectively.
Post by: Neonivek on May 20, 2017, 05:38:07 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on May 20, 2017, 05:50:59 pm
Post by: Neonivek on May 20, 2017, 05:54:45 pm
If a feral and uncommunicative human decided to eat all my chickens, I'd be pretty mad. If a talking fox were to eat all my chickens, I'd try to work it out between us.
I am pretty freeken sure you wouldn't be trying to work it out between a feral human.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on May 20, 2017, 06:04:53 pm
If a form of life like that exists, we're living in the Cthulhu Mythos and probably will be treated like animals. As I stated before, this is not a moral issue, not really. Even if a human makes the moral decision that they shouldn't infringe on other forms of life, that's a separate kind of thing than as to why humans not aligned to such an ideological conviction will kill animals but not each other.So if a species comes along that's able to think about some form of ascendency to a different plane in some way that we can't, and have plans to communicate with the other species wherever they ascend to, they obviously outclass us and thus we should be treated the way we treat animals?Yo', hold up. I'm pretty sure any number of bugs and bacteria have us out spread and out massed. Any other species isn't quite accurate. Notably macroscopic, maybe a bit closer. Accomplished is a different story, but that's somewhat arguable until we actually get the hell off this planet. Until then (and our eggs out of the single basket) a bacteria strain or insect species or whatev' has equal odds of outlasting anything we build or manage to discover. Probes and stuff are a good start, though.Bugs and bacteria have us outspread and outmassed as a whole, but they are also divided into many species, of which I doubt any one member exceeds humanity. But also, that's not the actual point of the argument. The point is that humans are in a unique niche and possessed of capabilities that all other species seem to lack. That we're excited about going far into space and meeting aliens because there might be a chance we could eventually communicate with them on the level we're accustomed to communicating with each other I think is proof enough that we're of a different breed than other life on this planet.
... also pretty sure there's been some form of other!primate or another, maybe some other crap, that have managed the whole norm propagation thing. Last I checked it looks a fair bit like we're more quantitatively than qualitatively advantaged on that front. Which seems to be a pretty persistent pattern, honestly. We say humans are uniquely (capable of) X, and then it turns out not-us Y actually gives a decent go at it, if perhaps not as effectively.
Post by: Egan_BW on May 20, 2017, 06:05:13 pm
If a feral and uncommunicative human decided to eat all my chickens, I'd be pretty mad. If a talking fox were to eat all my chickens, I'd try to work it out between us.
I am pretty freeken sure you wouldn't be trying to work it out between a feral human.
You're right. I also wouldn't try to kill it, mostly because humans are hecka dangerous, feral or not.
Post by: itisnotlogical on May 21, 2017, 04:00:13 am
Post by: Neonivek on May 21, 2017, 04:26:35 am
Why do some currencies come in fractional amounts (cents) and others only have a single unit?
It depends on the need.
Places where they have no fractional currency (even electronically) typically have very low value per unit (Yen, for example).
As well in the past it might be so pricy to actually mint coins that fractional coins might be too pricy to justify.
But the best way to put it is... How much is a stick of gum worth?
Post by: Yoink on May 21, 2017, 06:48:19 am
The forum lets you search threads, but it only picks up your username if someone else quotes you or mentions it, so it isn't all that helpful. Advanced search doesn't seem to help at all, I don't think. Can you do some sort of custom google search?
Post by: Reelya on May 21, 2017, 09:37:24 am
Why do some currencies come in fractional amounts (cents) and others only have a single unit?
It depends on the need.
Places where they have no fractional currency (even electronically) typically have very low value per unit (Yen, for example).
As well in the past it might be so pricy to actually mint coins that fractional coins might be too pricy to justify.
But the best way to put it is... How much is a stick of gum worth?
Inflation in some areas mean that fractional coins were abandoned. e.g. Japan's Meiji restoration brought in the Yen, the Sen (1/100 Yen) and Rin (1⁄1000 Yen). The Yen gradually devalued, as it was based on a mix of silver and gold pricing, and silver devalued vs gold. And then they lost WWII, which completely devalued their currency. After that they rebuilt the Yen, but the Sen and Rin were discontinued.
The same will happen to USA. It currently costs 2.5 pennies to mint 1 penny. Do the maths on that, the penny is doomed.
https://www.aol.com/article/2012/05/11/should-you-melt-down-pennies-for-profit-not-u-s-pennies-but/20235054/
So ...
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/04/02/two-senators-announce-plan-to-eliminate-penny-replace-dollar-bi/22022666/
Two senators want to abolish the penny and replace the dollar bill with a coin. You can just see the two dollar bill suddenly being in demand then.
Post by: Egan_BW on May 21, 2017, 08:06:49 pm
Post by: Frumple on May 21, 2017, 09:15:19 pm
It'll probably end up mostly digital in the near-ish future, though, even moreso than it has now. Stuff could probably occasionally kneecap your grandmother and the convenience of it would still win out in the end.
Post by: itisnotlogical on May 21, 2017, 09:53:53 pm
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on May 21, 2017, 09:58:04 pm
I suppose in dystopic futures the government could make commodity trade illegal, but about five cents of looking at the Tide Economy shows how well that'd go. The War on Drugs would look like Prohibition by comparison.
Post by: Frumple on May 21, 2017, 10:45:26 pm
Though the hack proof thing is a bit of a red herring, really. There's no such thing as theft proof, either, but despite loss of who knows how much legal tender, people still invest their savings in something someone can just walk up and walk off with, with little to no barrier to re-use.
What'll decide it isn't security, but convenience, and there's largely a lower logistics and effort footprint for the consumer side on just about every front with digital. Same is true for the producer and distributors, far as I'm aware... the accounting et al issues involved with digital are approaching farcically lower than currency stuff. Companies are already looking at man hours and resources involved and trying to cut down on paper transactions, from what I recall. With all sides of the economic arena coming out ahead time/whatever wise, you can pretty much guarantee digital's going to win out, eventually.
Still going to be a while, though. Infrastructure to settle into the necessary channels to make the setup effort trivial, more cementation into social norms to use non-cash mediums, that sort of thing.
Post by: Baffler on May 21, 2017, 10:54:25 pm
Post by: Yoink on May 22, 2017, 02:24:10 am
Is there any way to search for your posts (or just your username) in a single thread?Answer my question you dungnuggets! I want to dig up all my Dream thread posts. :c
The forum lets you search threads, but it only picks up your username if someone else quotes you or mentions it, so it isn't all that helpful. Advanced search doesn't seem to help at all, I don't think. Can you do some sort of custom google search?
Post by: Felissan on May 22, 2017, 03:40:26 am
I know that's possible in some PHPBB forums, but I have no idea how it's done with SMF. A quick look at the wiki tells me that it might not be implemented in SMF. :-\Is there any way to search for your posts (or just your username) in a single thread?Answer my question you dungnuggets! I want to dig up all my Dream thread posts. :c
The forum lets you search threads, but it only picks up your username if someone else quotes you or mentions it, so it isn't all that helpful. Advanced search doesn't seem to help at all, I don't think. Can you do some sort of custom google search?
Post by: BorkBorkGoesTheCode on May 22, 2017, 11:23:36 am
*shrugs* Physical tender's already cheerfully dropping in use in plenty of areas. It probably won't entirely disappear, sure, but it will be very much unsurprising if it marginalizes to a very significant degree.
Though the hack proof thing is a bit of a red herring, really. There's no such thing as theft proof, either, but despite loss of who knows how much legal tender, people still invest their savings in something someone can just walk up and walk off with, with little to no barrier to re-use.
What'll decide it isn't security, but convenience, and there's largely a lower logistics and effort footprint for the consumer side on just about every front with digital. Same is true for the producer and distributors, far as I'm aware... the accounting et al issues involved with digital are approaching farcically lower than currency stuff. Companies are already looking at man hours and resources involved and trying to cut down on paper transactions, from what I recall. With all sides of the economic arena coming out ahead time/whatever wise, you can pretty much guarantee digital's going to win out, eventually.
Still going to be a while, though. Infrastructure to settle into the necessary channels to make the setup effort trivial, more cementation into social norms to use non-cash mediums, that sort of thing.
So far in this glorious future I've had to worry about the risk of international petty thieves stealing my money, where I used to worry exclusively about domestic petty thieves.
I still like the internet, but I think its mismanaged by the current managers. Sadly, the current groups of wannabe managers will probably provide a different kind of mismanagement.
Post by: Neonivek on May 26, 2017, 08:49:07 am
In media people always seem to be no more worse for wear after going through such a thing but I always assumed that... Well... it is extremely taxing on the body to have the heart stop and that you aren't just "better" 5 seconds after being revived.
But for all I know the heart stopping for like a minute is perfectly fine.
Post by: Frumple on May 26, 2017, 09:06:07 am
Post by: Neonivek on May 27, 2017, 09:04:48 pm
Which they suppose might have evolved from their mimicking ability in that their ability to understand and replicate sounds lets them understand rhythm and beat.
So I was like "Well do humans mimic?" and looking into it, yeah. We typically don't mimic animal sounds, well, because we don't need to... Yet we do seem to also try to imitate behaviors around us, regardless of it being human or some other animal.
So in terms of the animal kingdom where are we in terms of being mimics?
Post by: Rolan7 on May 27, 2017, 09:14:23 pm
I mean... At least some of us >.>
A family friend who had a parrot though, too. She mimicked the bird almost as much as it mimicked her.
Not to mention all the art/culture/spirituality based around imitating animals.
I would say we're at the top, but mockingbirds are pretty incredible. Parrots and dogs too.
Post by: Yoink on May 27, 2017, 10:41:23 pm
Related question: what are your favourite dance moves?
Post by: Rolan7 on May 27, 2017, 10:57:17 pm
The dancing, not the music. Well. Not as much.
Spoiler: Edit (Erfworld) (click to show/hide)
Post by: Andres on May 28, 2017, 03:56:09 pm
Post by: Neonivek on May 28, 2017, 03:57:11 pm
What happened in Supernatural after that whole Darkness thing was finished? The one where God's sister tries to destroy everything.
Nothing.
Post by: Andres on May 28, 2017, 05:42:53 pm
Can you elaborate?What happened in Supernatural after that whole Darkness thing was finished? The one where God's sister tries to destroy everything.
Nothing.
Post by: Neonivek on May 28, 2017, 09:45:04 pm
Can you elaborate?What happened in Supernatural after that whole Darkness thing was finished? The one where God's sister tries to destroy everything.
Nothing.
If I remember correctly... They convince her not to be so evil... so she turns good and the status quo is maintained.
Or do you want more details? Like EXACTLY what happens?
What I meant by Nothing is that it LOOKED like some huge event! but it really didn't amount to much.
Post by: Rolan7 on May 29, 2017, 05:26:19 am
Spoiler: End of season... 11 I think? (click to show/hide)
How are the angels going to react (particularly after they gave up)? How's Hell going to react? Crowley, the witch, Castiel... The reaper who helped... I really thought they were building up to an ending, but the situation's fundamentally changed. I kinda want these new villains to get out of the way so the main characters can explore that. But even the villains are fundamentally different. We've had overzealous hunters before, but these antagonists are basically Lawful Good. They're organized, effective, and kinda right about the Winchesters fucking everything up repeatedly. They're also foreign which is an interesting twist.
Post by: Andres on May 29, 2017, 07:47:38 pm
I'm asking about what happens in the later seasons.Can you elaborate?What happened in Supernatural after that whole Darkness thing was finished? The one where God's sister tries to destroy everything.
Nothing.
If I remember correctly... They convince her not to be so evil... so she turns good and the status quo is maintained.
Or do you want more details? Like EXACTLY what happens?
What I meant by Nothing is that it LOOKED like some huge event! but it really didn't amount to much.
Post by: Yoink on May 29, 2017, 08:00:35 pm
I've always liked disco (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjg39XRkjVc)I was expecting more John Travolta (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUID0jSh2Ic)...
Post by: itisnotlogical on May 30, 2017, 01:34:17 am
Post by: Aklyon on May 30, 2017, 10:29:06 am
What do people use the Insert button/function for? I've only ever experienced it as an inconvenience when I accidentally turn it on.For when a game occasionally uses it as a scroll button.
Post by: Frumple on May 30, 2017, 04:16:41 pm
Takes a lot for it to happen, though, since not only do I have to remember it exists, its efficiency also has to beat out muscle memory delete/start over in terms of speed and effort. But every once in a long while, the insert function saves me like a whole five or six seconds of effort or something. Want to say a time or two was more because whatever was getting information stuck in it/fixed had shit UI than anything, rendering more normal means of doing its duty less effective. Some obscure irregular window (as opposed to all the non-obscure inconsistent bits of UI shotgunned throughout the program) in quickbooks or some crap like that.
Now, scroll lock? I still can't manage to remember what that does. I've never intentionally used whatever it's there for, and the time or two I accidentally pressed it, as near as I could tell there was no effect. So long as that thing's there, insert shall forever be the second most useless button on the keyboard.
Post by: hops on June 01, 2017, 02:05:58 pm
Post by: Frumple on June 01, 2017, 02:09:30 pm
You probably could have a healthy canine species with a flat nose, it's just the ones we have weren't exactly implemented well.
Post by: itisnotlogical on June 01, 2017, 02:29:11 pm
There's plenty of dog breeds that have problems due to traits that were intentionally bred into them. Most toy dog breeds can't give natural birth or they'd shatter their pelvis, IIRC.
Post by: Frumple on June 01, 2017, 03:19:35 pm
Post by: redwallzyl on June 01, 2017, 05:03:13 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on June 02, 2017, 04:45:20 am
Post by: Parsely on June 02, 2017, 07:51:35 pm
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Frumple on June 02, 2017, 08:48:51 pm
Which would be both where it came from and why it's so popular, if that guess is correct; helluva' lot of artists faffing about nowadays cut their teeth on stuff like that, or were involved to some degree with someone who did. Those sort of instruction/intro books have pretty easily been one of the easier to find and engage with resources for a beginning artist you could just sorta' casually pick up -- and they've been that for a good chunk of a lot of artists entire lives, nowadays. Given that, it's pretty unsurprising it'd be common.
Post by: Parsely on June 02, 2017, 09:16:56 pm
Post by: Frumple on June 02, 2017, 09:30:39 pm
... common/easy to use effects in major photo editing software? Could swear there's some mimicry there of old stuff, too, actually. Just hit me that sort of general color scheme was fairly signature of, like... old autographed disney art and crap, if I'm not completely misremembering things.
Post by: Aklyon on June 02, 2017, 10:28:38 pm
Post by: Parsely on June 02, 2017, 10:29:55 pm
Post by: Frumple on June 02, 2017, 10:35:24 pm
E: All that said, totes could just email/message/whatever an artist that uses the pattern and ask 'em. If I'd noticed the question a bit earlier I would have just asked mi madre, heh.
Post by: Arx on June 03, 2017, 12:57:22 am
Post by: Mech#4 on June 03, 2017, 04:06:51 am
Post by: Parsely on June 03, 2017, 10:25:58 am
Post by: Frumple on June 03, 2017, 10:32:21 am
Post by: Mech#4 on June 03, 2017, 10:36:09 pm
AFAIK Kraft paper is smooth, but I've never used it before. "Rough" instinctively makes me cringe though and I imagine frayed fabric pen tips and metal quills skipping over the paper and leaving incomplete lines... That's just my instinctive reaction though.
You can see some gaps in the linework on the lower, inner edge of the left wing as well as the outer thigh, above the knee on the right leg and the inner line of the right wing. Certainly it has been gone over a few times to get solid lines.
The paper to me looks about as rough as a piece of cardboard, maybe a bit less.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on June 04, 2017, 04:52:52 pm
Post by: martinuzz on June 04, 2017, 04:54:44 pm
Post by: Frumple on June 04, 2017, 04:59:15 pm
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on June 04, 2017, 06:04:12 pm
Fingers are kind of anatomically isolated. You can test this yourself by seeing how movements of single fingers or parts of the hand alone affect the rest. They get moved some on the tendons, but it's not a great dependency.
Post by: wierd on June 04, 2017, 06:15:43 pm
However, in areas where mate selection has historically been, or are still, depressed due to scarcity, such as the mountains between France and Spain, 6 fingered people are the norm. Cant find a source on that though. Just what I have heard.
Post by: ChairmanPoo on June 04, 2017, 06:58:13 pm
However, in areas where mate selection has historically been, or are still, depressed due to scarcity, such as the mountains between France and Spain, 6 fingered people are the norm. Cant find a source on that though. Just what I have heard.
Ehh, I'm unaware of the exact epidemiological data for said regions, but I'm certain it's not 'the norm'.
Btw: one thing I do recall (and was being discussed earlier) is that most supernumerary digits are rudimentary rather than notmal, functional digits. The latter are uncommon, afaik.
Post by: Felissan on June 04, 2017, 07:06:31 pm
Ehh, I'm unaware of the exact epidemiological data for said regions, but I'm certain it's not 'the norm'.I can confirm.
Post by: Yoink on June 05, 2017, 05:12:02 pm
Post by: Frumple on June 05, 2017, 05:17:46 pm
Post by: Yoink on June 05, 2017, 05:34:19 pm
Not really hungry but I have a while
Post by: Frumple on June 05, 2017, 05:37:32 pm
Post by: Hanslanda on June 05, 2017, 08:12:55 pm
Post by: wierd on June 05, 2017, 08:34:01 pm
https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/maternalinfanthealth/infantmortality.htm
Post by: Helgoland on June 06, 2017, 07:51:36 am
But it's relevant.How?
Post by: Hanslanda on June 06, 2017, 08:04:56 am
Post by: Avarice on June 06, 2017, 09:05:47 am
If your wife is cheating on you would you want to know?
You have a young child together, she in love with the person shes cheating on you with.
You dont know anything.
Would you want to know?
Or is it better to not
Post by: TD1 on June 06, 2017, 12:08:41 pm
Hypothetically, of course.
Post by: Frumple on June 06, 2017, 06:10:48 pm
Probably better to know, at the absolute least if the side relationship is impacting whatever arrangements your main one has, though. Depending on other aspects of the mainline relationship there's even odds it doesn't really matter (not like you can't love more than one person, et al, and depending on the logistics aspect it's entirely possible to be married and give zero shits who the other is boinking or has emotional entanglements with, so long as the bills are paid and the kid happy or whatever), but you can't really be sure without awareness.
If there's no effects, though, and otherwise y'all's relationship is about as it ever was and as strong as desired, though... eh. The difference between something that isn't happening and something that is but has no effect on you is no difference. Still nice to know, but if you're both still getting everything you want out of your own relationship, it just... doesn't actually matter, yeh.
Brass tacks level, in complete honesty in the end I'd want to know if only so I could ask for pictures. It'd be better from that angle, and if absolutely nothing else about the situation pinged my concern that angle would still be left over.
E: Though, uh. Definite caveat for the identity of said other critter. If your wife is going down on a twelve year old, ferex, you probably really want to have a heads up. Joint and several can be a sumbiiiitch.
Post by: Avarice on June 06, 2017, 09:04:03 pm
So you're the one whos having the affair with the wife and you learn that she lied about her own husband and the way he treated her, you learn that she was ignoring him thus creating tension between the couple.
As the interloper you feel guilt for your actions where previously you cared none, is it the right thing to tell him, to apologise and perhaps they can heal from it?
All hypothetical of course.
Post by: Helgoland on June 07, 2017, 09:38:44 am
Post by: Sheb on June 07, 2017, 09:46:56 am
Nope. That conversation must happen between the two of them. The conveying of the bare-bones information is just a tiny sliver of what needs to happen there.
Conveying bare-bone info can be a way to force that conversation though.
Post by: Helgoland on June 07, 2017, 10:08:34 am
Post by: Sheb on June 07, 2017, 10:09:39 am
Sure - but by going around the person in the middle, you're making damn sure that that person's actions will be seen as a betrayal. If that person brings up the topic themselves, there's a chance of it being seen as the first step towards redemption: After all, it's bad policy to disincentivize honesty.
What about telling the middle person that she better own up to it or you'll warn the cheated person?
Post by: Helgoland on June 07, 2017, 05:51:41 pm
Post by: Andres on June 11, 2017, 01:14:40 am
Post by: Frumple on June 11, 2017, 05:02:21 am
Post by: Parsely on June 11, 2017, 04:24:13 pm
I guess I'll just have to work with separate photos of people crushing and broken ice cream cones.
Post by: Tawa on June 11, 2017, 07:33:53 pm
And it's back up. Okay then.
Post by: CABL on June 12, 2017, 11:57:11 am
1. "Men kissing men is disgusting/icky/blasphemous! (The most common one across our blue globe!)"
2. "If the gays will have equal rights, then they'll be sucking each other's dicks right on the streets! (Quite a lot of Russian nationalists use this argument, and boy, it just screams "I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW ANYONE CAN BE DIFFERENT FROM YOUR AVERAGE IVAN IVANOVICH!!11)"
3. "Equal rights for the gays will decrease population growth in the country!" (Not even making this one up, pseudo-statistics at its finest!)"
4. "WOULD SOMEBODY THINK OF DUH CHILDREN?!! (No comments needed. Maybe even more common than the first one)"
Post by: Comrade P. on June 12, 2017, 12:45:48 pm
Has anyone ever made a good argument against LGBT, particularly gays? It seems to me that all anti-gay arguments just boil down to the four types of the arguments:
1. "Men kissing men is disgusting/icky/blasphemous! (The most common one across our blue globe!)"
2. "If the gays will have equal rights, then they'll be sucking each other's dicks right on the streets! (Quite a lot of Russian nationalists use this argument, and boy, it just screams "I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW ANYONE CAN BE DIFFERENT FROM YOUR AVERAGE IVAN IVANOVICH!!11)"
3. "Equal rights for the gays will decrease population growth in the country!" (Not even making this one up, pseudo-statistics at its finest!)"
4. "WOULD SOMEBODY THINK OF DUH CHILDREN?!! (No comments needed. Maybe even more common than the first one)"
Try this:
Homosexuality is nature's bug in Human Brain OS. Homosexuals are kind of like disabled people - certain crucial biological function (reproduction) is impaired in them. Only we can't really cure them because
Not necessarily a good argument, but you don't see that too often. Can't recall where I picked it up.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on June 12, 2017, 01:00:22 pm
Post by: Sheb on June 12, 2017, 01:06:09 pm
Post by: Frumple on June 12, 2017, 01:08:24 pm
... but yeah, generally, while there may have been good arguments against in the past (sorta', barely -- mostly related to disease, potential physical complications of the acts involved all still applicable to hetero relationships, mind, if with different degrees of incidence, and reproduction which was always a poor one, considering homosexuals aren't sterile, just uninterested), conditions today aren't conditions of the past save in very few locations where you seriously have bigger problems, and the concerns those arguments attempted to address are non-concerns at this point, if attended appropriately. Medical knowledge and material/chemical science beat the specter of Sodom below the point it mattered years ago.
E: And now take a moment of contemplation to anthropomorphize those, put them in lucha masks, and set them loose in a ring.
Post by: Comrade P. on June 12, 2017, 01:14:48 pm
Given the fuzzy nature of an electron's position, is there any way to define the size of one ine a way that make sense?
Well I suppose you have to work out a specific purpose for which you need to know a size of an electron, and then devise a definition from the information available on electron's nature.
Post by: Arx on June 12, 2017, 03:10:57 pm
Given the fuzzy nature of an electron's position, is there any way to define the size of one ine a way that make sense?
Not really, AFAIK. We have an upper bound on the size, but no real way to measure a lower bound (at least, with current technology).
Post by: Sheb on June 12, 2017, 04:20:54 pm
Given the fuzzy nature of an electron's position, is there any way to define the size of one ine a way that make sense?
Not really, AFAIK. We have an upper bound on the size, but no real way to measure a lower bound (at least, with current technology).
What does the upper bond relate to?
Post by: Frumple on June 12, 2017, 07:45:13 pm
Post by: Yoink on June 12, 2017, 07:52:56 pm
Has anyone ever made a good argument against LGBT, particularly gays?...You went on to list three of them?* ???
Also yeah, it is (in real cases, I believe a lot of people simply jump on the bandwagon these days with how fashionable it is) a mental illness that should really have more research put into treatment, but no-one likes to acknowledge that. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
* Albeit with exaggerated, histrionic wording in a clumsy attempt to push your views on the matter.
Post by: TD1 on June 12, 2017, 08:41:13 pm
Actually, while the bomb is sitting on the table anyway, I have a question regarding homosexuality. Why are so many gays so obviously gay? The speech, the sentiments, the hand gestures. Sometimes even the clothing. It's surreal.
Post by: redwallzyl on June 12, 2017, 08:55:14 pm
Theirs actually a biological basis so that its not really a unintended mental illness or something but rather a mechanism to increase fitness through kin selection. think of it as similar to women having menopause. strictly speaking many common mental illnesses were advantages traits in the past. they wouldn't be so prevalent otherwise if they had not increases fitness. they are just highly inconvenient in our modern world.Has anyone ever made a good argument against LGBT, particularly gays?...You went on to list three of them?* ???
Also yeah, it is (in real cases, I believe a lot of people simply jump on the bandwagon these days with how fashionable it is) a mental illness that should really have more research put into treatment, but no-one likes to acknowledge that. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
* Albeit with exaggerated, histrionic wording in a clumsy attempt to push your views on the matter.
Oh, man. Can of worms there, though I agree that it is a mental deviation from the natural pattern.sense of belonging in a community after a life of oppression. you could even think of it as another gender in the sense that it is a constructed identity in a society to which people with certain attributes are expected to conform to to be seen as normal in the community and becomes deeply connected to identity, they don't fit the standard category so the make a new one for themselves. not a perfect analogy for many reasons but it kind of works. its not nearly as all inclusive, their are plenty of non obvious gay people you just don't notice them.
Actually, while the bomb is sitting on the table anyway, I have a question regarding homosexuality. Why are so many gays so obviously gay? The speech, the sentiments, the hand gestures. Sometimes even the clothing. It's surreal.
Post by: Frumple on June 12, 2017, 09:11:18 pm
Otherwise red's mostly on point so far as I'm aware. Probably chunks missing, though. Actual lgbt folks would have a better view, obviously enough.
Post by: TD1 on June 12, 2017, 09:19:01 pm
As for actual gays on the ground, never really known one. There were two girls used to kiss outside the school library, and one possible but can't be sure case. Oh, and there's one in a local shop who supposedly fancies my brother, who was quite incensed by the attention. Other than that, though, the local ones either aren't as brazen or less people are jumping on the social justice bandwagon.
Post by: Frumple on June 12, 2017, 09:52:09 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on June 12, 2017, 09:56:06 pm
... anyone happen to know if someone out there has actually taken the time to map popcorn consumption and/or sales rates to political events? We always hear "I'm going to need more popcorn", but I keep forgetting to remember to check if someone has actually taken the time to find out if we actually do.Pretty sure that's just a figure of speech. People watching a debate or the election results as a group in person might buy some though...
Honestly I'm more curious in alcohol sales. Not even joking, I bet there was an uptick after the most recent election (possibly every close major election?)
Post by: Frumple on June 12, 2017, 10:00:24 pm
Alcohol sales, though, I'm pretty sure have been mapped to a few things. I can't remember what, and I'm entirely too out of it to feel like looking it up, but fairly sure it's happened.
Post by: Frumple on June 12, 2017, 10:03:43 pm
Though yeah, there's alternate explanations with relationship forming and maintaining and keeping health up/aggression down for non-dominate members and so on and so forth. There's lots of explanations. It could actually be because it put homosexual members closer to a certain plant in their locality (different plants for different places!) that happened to make it more likely for their genetic kin to breed, for some ungodly reason. Checking (with longer lived species like us in particular) is pretty close to impossible, at the moment.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on June 12, 2017, 10:09:21 pm
It certainly doesn't qualify by any meaningful standard as "mental illness". Definitely doesn't fit the formal one: Unusual (Appears in all human societies, so no), Maladaptive (Negative, when accepted by society there are no maladaptive traits), Abnormal (Arguable, but can something that appears universally really be abnormal?), Distressing (Nope).
Post by: Neonivek on June 12, 2017, 10:12:25 pm
Since homosexual behavior is all over the place with social mammals (and occasionally outside that category), it's probably safe to assume it has a benefit, even if we can't quite identify it.
Well Homosexuality =/= Doesn't do sex with opposite gender (Then again Sex with same gender =/= Homosexual >_< but that is a debate for another day)
However if we had to look towards an animal for a possible template for the benefit of same sex pairings... Look no further than Elephants.
In their advanced age Elephants will typically pair up with a member of the same sex.... Well female elephants do at least.
Sure it isn't homosexual... But it gives a good idea.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on June 12, 2017, 10:19:59 pm
Post by: Yoink on June 12, 2017, 10:24:30 pm
Anyway, with mental illness wouldn't it need to have negative effects?Being sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex is a pretty huge negative effect that you appear to have overlooked, but I would really rather not be banned (at least not while I have RTDs I need to participate in!) so if you'll forgive me I would rather not continue this conversation here.
Not that I really intended to participate in a "conversation" to begin with- I just couldn't let the original insult slide without at least saying something.
Post by: Frumple on June 12, 2017, 10:29:39 pm
Post by: Yoink on June 12, 2017, 10:34:01 pm
Post by: Neonivek on June 12, 2017, 10:43:14 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on June 12, 2017, 10:51:17 pm
Of course this forum is heavily supportive of LGBT, so I understand if you'd rather go by PMs. Otherwise you could get flooded with aggressive replies, which leads to anger, which leads to bans ): It's kinda brave to speak up about it, I think we should try to encourage (or at least allow) that to some extent.
Because honestly I'm just as mystified as CrocAndBearLover. The only compelling case against homosexuality I've ever heard has been people parroting that it's gross, my whole life, a sentiment I internalized.
But why though. Is there any rational reason?
Argument 3 is the closest I've seen, but it just doesn't hold up. Australia's weird for supposedly needing more people. If banning same-sex marriage encourages population growth, should China ration hetero marriage? Child-rearing is still incentivized in America by tax benefits, surely that makes more sense. Unless population growth in Australia is limited by genitals rather than means.
Post by: Neonivek on June 12, 2017, 10:53:02 pm
That would be a belief that would piss people off to hear.
Post by: Rolan7 on June 13, 2017, 12:01:53 am
Sorta curious which three of those four he considered valid.Has anyone ever made a good argument against LGBT, particularly gays?...You went on to list three of them?* ???
As for injury and cancer, that's just a certain type of sex if I, um, understand correctly. It's commonly associated with gay people, but it's hardly synonymous. Heterosexuals do it, and gay people have many other options.
Disease is also something everybody has to deal with, even AIDS. And we've come a long way, maybe partially due to being allowed to date normally in public.
Post by: Arx on June 13, 2017, 12:48:46 am
Given the fuzzy nature of an electron's position, is there any way to define the size of one ine a way that make sense?
Not really, AFAIK. We have an upper bound on the size, but no real way to measure a lower bound (at least, with current technology).
What does the upper bond relate to?
Weird rest mass-energy shenanigans I don't properly understand.
Post by: Sheb on June 13, 2017, 01:12:10 am
Oh, man. Can of worms there, though I agree that it is a mental deviation from the natural pattern.
Actually, while the bomb is sitting on the table anyway, I have a question regarding homosexuality. Why are so many gays so obviously gay? The speech, the sentiments, the hand gestures. Sometimes even the clothing. It's surreal.
Keep in ming the obvious selection bias. You're going to notice the "obviously gay" guy, while assuming the normal looking gay guy is straight. Out of all my friends that are gay/lesbian (which is what, 7? 8? I haven't had my morning coffee yet), only one could count as "obviously gay". Although even in that case I assumed he was just standard Italian and only learned he was gay when he told me.
Post by: hops on June 13, 2017, 05:18:15 am
Post by: TD1 on June 13, 2017, 09:11:02 am
Sure. But to bring up my previous point regarding the television show which brought it to mind (Pointless), you know which pairs are gay and which are just friends. Every single time. Just because of how they stand, use their hands, talk and dress.Oh, man. Can of worms there, though I agree that it is a mental deviation from the natural pattern.
Actually, while the bomb is sitting on the table anyway, I have a question regarding homosexuality. Why are so many gays so obviously gay? The speech, the sentiments, the hand gestures. Sometimes even the clothing. It's surreal.
Keep in ming the obvious selection bias. You're going to notice the "obviously gay" guy, while assuming the normal looking gay guy is straight. Out of all my friends that are gay/lesbian (which is what, 7? 8? I haven't had my morning coffee yet), only one could count as "obviously gay". Although even in that case I assumed he was just standard Italian and only learned he was gay when he told me.
That's what's so confusing. Statistically speaking, I know there've been a few gays I haven't known were gays. But every single one I've seen on that programme is instantly recognisable for what he/she is.
Post by: Sheb on June 13, 2017, 09:13:58 am
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on June 13, 2017, 03:28:01 pm
Post by: Arx on June 13, 2017, 03:39:08 pm
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on June 14, 2017, 03:52:04 am
Post by: wierd on June 14, 2017, 04:05:07 am
Others will just block outbound ports to discourage you doing so.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on June 14, 2017, 04:09:36 am
Post by: BorkBorkGoesTheCode on June 14, 2017, 09:17:25 am
Post by: Helgoland on June 15, 2017, 09:10:14 am
Post by: Hanslanda on June 16, 2017, 03:44:42 pm
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on June 16, 2017, 04:04:53 pm
Post by: Neonivek on June 17, 2017, 05:44:22 am
Yet on the third and fourth day my stomach kind of hurts... or not my stomach like... my abs, and my stomach feels distended and in some ways full.
It is also hard to breathe fully and feels uncomfortable/painful to breathe fully and the muscle groups in my torso are sore.
why?
Post by: Frumple on June 17, 2017, 08:51:16 am
Post by: BorkBorkGoesTheCode on June 17, 2017, 04:19:51 pm
I got horribly ill and puked for two days...
Yet on the third and fourth day my stomach kind of hurts... or not my stomach like... my abs, and my stomach feels distended and in some ways full.
It is also hard to breathe fully and feels uncomfortable/painful to breathe fully and the muscle groups in my torso are sore.
why?
Could you have aspirated some vomit into your lungs? Go get a checkup if possible.
Post by: Neonivek on June 17, 2017, 06:33:29 pm
Post by: Frumple on June 17, 2017, 07:20:43 pm
Post by: Neonivek on June 19, 2017, 05:32:12 am
Post by: Frumple on June 19, 2017, 07:10:28 am
Post by: BorkBorkGoesTheCode on June 19, 2017, 11:13:31 am
Post by: Hanslanda on June 19, 2017, 12:14:23 pm
Post by: GiglameshDespair on June 19, 2017, 12:25:29 pm
Were Cleric domains released with the D20 3.5 SRD?
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The 2nd edition cleric could optionally choose to be a priest of a specific mythoi and pick a specific religion or mythos. Within the mythos/religion chosen by the character are abilities and powers, represented by the Spheres of Influence (Combat, Creation, Healing, Necromancy, Protection, Sun, Weather, etc.) defined by the worshiped deity's dogma (e.g., Tyranny, Death, Life, Healing, etc.), power (demi, lesser, intermediate or greater power), and alignment (Lawful Good, Chaotic Evil, etc.).So it seems domains kind of were introduced in 2e, though they weren't called that.
Further variant clerics were developed in Spells and Magic and Faith and Avatars, including the Crusader, Monk, Mystic, and Shaman.
Spells
The cleric's dogma determines what type of spell the cleric has access to, with greater access (all spells within a sphere, providing the cleric is of sufficient power [level] to cast it) for those spells closely aligned with the deity's dogma and minor access (spells of equal to or less than 3rd level) of those partially within the deity's dogma, while no access to those spells outside the deity's dogma.
The deity's power defines the upper limit of the spells able to be granted to a cleric: a demi-god can grant up to 4th level spells and a greater deity up to 7th level spells.
For example, a greater deity of Healing could grant spells of all levels in the Healing sphere, minor access to Divination spells and no access to combat spells such as Flamestrike since they are antithetical to its healing dogma.
Post by: Neonivek on June 19, 2017, 12:27:21 pm
Post by: Hanslanda on June 20, 2017, 12:04:19 pm
Post by: Frumple on June 20, 2017, 12:52:36 pm
More asspully, I'd be willing to wager a very small amount of non-money it would largely hinge on your area's stance regarding at-will employment. If your lot's on board with it, and they probably are state side, you very likely won't have grounds for shit because they can fire you for any reason, including none, and the only legal recourse you would have is if they're doing it for reasons discriminatory towards a protected class. And the leniency patterns towards a single person not you is almost certainly not going to be enough to prove that was the motivation for your firing, especially if it's prefixed by you starting to do stuff people are normally fired over.
Post by: Hanslanda on June 20, 2017, 12:56:03 pm
Post by: Frumple on June 20, 2017, 01:01:52 pm
Post by: Neonivek on June 28, 2017, 08:24:20 am
Or at least the phenomenon where "acceptable targets" (Women, Minorities, Homosexuals) receive much more criticism and backlash for their indiscretion than a male would?
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I am reminded of a study done in prisons. The initial thoughts was that even Prisoners hated child murderers (and other such crimes) so much that they would target them out of spite.
Yet what they found was it was more that the prisoners engaged in this activity were seeking someone to harass and sought after people they feel justified in attacking.
Post by: Comrade P. on June 28, 2017, 08:42:17 am
Is there a term for people who seek out people who are "acceptable targets" to harass them?
Or at least the phenomenon where "acceptable targets" (Women, Minorities, Homosexuals) receive much more criticism and backlash for their indiscretion than a male would?
Discriminators and discrimination, respectively? Unless I misunderstood.
Post by: hops on June 30, 2017, 11:17:11 am
Post by: EnigmaticHat on June 30, 2017, 07:05:35 pm
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on June 30, 2017, 07:07:59 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on June 30, 2017, 07:15:46 pm
Possibly nitrogen, IDK, even if it's not a catalyst it's particularly plentiful in our atmosphere.
Practically it probably wouldn't be an issue unless we were shipping enough to supply entire barren worlds for some reason, and weren't recycling, for at least decades. Then again, that assumes we start properly managing our own biosphere. I just mean from an atomic perspective.
Post by: Frumple on July 01, 2017, 08:00:07 am
Sunlight is involved a lot in what makes a biosphere (effectively) sustainable (usually, anyway; there's some deep ocean stuff where it's basically not at all, ferex), but so are soil and mineral conditions and such. Area can pretty easily be getting plenty of sunlight, but get hit with a particularly nasty invasive species that more or less sucks most or all of the available resources out of the area they're in and end up what amounts to deadlands after a few decades. Sunlight's just a resource, a means of getting energy into the system, and needs all sorts of other stuff (though mostly in fairly small amounts) for said system to do much with it. Density of the biosphere in a region is as effected by said other stuff as light.
Post by: EnigmaticHat on July 01, 2017, 01:45:48 pm
I was thinking of the logistics of having a planet that trades organic materials with other worlds. Seems like since you're removing things from the cycle it would be no more sustainable than say trading minerals with other planets.
Post by: Frumple on July 01, 2017, 01:51:16 pm
Post by: EnigmaticHat on July 01, 2017, 01:55:35 pm
Post by: Neonivek on July 02, 2017, 04:20:16 am
did the new Ghostbusters movie, the commercials, or ANYONE working on the movie... Ever make any comment on it being a progressive movie or that it being an all women cast is somehow a good thing?
I want to know so I can gauge the exact community response to the movie.
I am pretty sure the answer is no and the feminist qualities are thrust upon the movie.
Post by: Sheb on July 02, 2017, 06:34:31 am
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on July 07, 2017, 06:26:48 pm
Right?
RIGHT?!
I've looked into this a few times and found nobody ever talking about it, but this is not a usable piece of software without that function. Why does everybody like Discord? Is the whole world fucking deranged?
Post by: Tawa on July 07, 2017, 06:43:42 pm
Post by: MagmaMcFry on July 07, 2017, 08:02:53 pm
Alright, I feel like I'm going crazy trying to figure this out, is there any way to actually stay with a Discord server? Because as is, I have to dig for the invite link every single time I start my computer. That space on the left looks like there's suppose to be a list of servers there, right? So surely, SURELY there is a way to keep a list that you can just click on whenever you want to join.
Right?
RIGHT?!
I've looked into this a few times and found nobody ever talking about it, but this is not a usable piece of software without that function. Why does everybody like Discord? Is the whole world fucking deranged?
Seems to be just your Discord acting up. Everything's working on my PC as you think it should.
Post by: Criptfeind on July 07, 2017, 08:18:26 pm
Post by: Frumple on July 08, 2017, 06:06:08 am
So, I've gotten back into Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and I want to discuss it. There's a thread for the game in Other Games, but it's four years old. I've asked about necroing threads here before--but those were only a year or two old, tops. What do you guys think the consensus is for really old threads like these?The consensus is the same as it ever is. If you have something at least somewhat substantiative to add, and don't feel like making/maintaining a new thread, it's fine.
Conceptually a new thread would be a better idea, most of the time, just because generally something has changed about the subject you're bumping over that much time, but often enough there hasn't or hasn't been anything big enough to warrant a new OP and a bump half-decade or not will do well enough.
Basically, don't worry about the length the thread's been dead. Stuff you want to concern yourself with is the same for a thread two months, two years, or two decades idle... though I don't think we have any that old, yet.
Post by: hops on July 11, 2017, 04:08:53 pm
Alright, I feel like I'm going crazy trying to figure this out, is there any way to actually stay with a Discord server? Because as is, I have to dig for the invite link every single time I start my computer. That space on the left looks like there's suppose to be a list of servers there, right? So surely, SURELY there is a way to keep a list that you can just click on whenever you want to join.dude, what
Right?
RIGHT?!
I've looked into this a few times and found nobody ever talking about it, but this is not a usable piece of software without that function. Why does everybody like Discord? Is the whole world fucking deranged?
That's not how Discord is supposed to work at all.
The servers you're in are stored on your account so I have no idea how your computer managed to fuck up that badly.
Post by: hops on July 12, 2017, 01:11:11 am
Post by: Frumple on July 12, 2017, 05:47:58 am
Wondering if there's some actual reason to it besides trying to convince the other drivers on the road they're hallucinating, basically. It seems both pointless and a potential risk factor (albeit minor) for accidents, and other than some "brilliant" idiot infesting someone's design process I can't figure out why it's being done.
Post by: Aklyon on July 12, 2017, 07:08:52 am
Alright, I feel like I'm going crazy trying to figure this out, is there any way to actually stay with a Discord server? Because as is, I have to dig for the invite link every single time I start my computer. That space on the left looks like there's suppose to be a list of servers there, right? So surely, SURELY there is a way to keep a list that you can just click on whenever you want to join.Besides what Cinder said, are you using the actual application, or running it through the browser? Probably doesn't matter, but since being in servers has stopped working for you, it might.
Right?
RIGHT?!
I've looked into this a few times and found nobody ever talking about it, but this is not a usable piece of software without that function. Why does everybody like Discord? Is the whole world fucking deranged?
Post by: itisnotlogical on July 12, 2017, 04:31:18 pm
Post by: Neonivek on July 15, 2017, 03:34:10 pm
I mean a taste based seed and grown to proper ripeness.
Post by: Rolan7 on July 15, 2017, 04:23:45 pm
They're mostly like the store-bought kind I guess, but maybe slightly tangy? And just... more *taste*, such that you can savor each one instead of a couple at once.
I don't know much about taste, though. It's possible they just taste better warm from the sun, instead of chilled.
He grows normal tomatoes, too, and they're a similar deal. Considerably smaller than what the store sells, yet definitely have more taste. It's like the store tomatoes are inflated with water, heh.
Post by: GiglameshDespair on July 15, 2017, 05:32:19 pm
What do proper tomatoes actually taste like?Like tomatoes
I mean a taste based seed and grown to proper ripeness.
Post by: Egan_BW on July 15, 2017, 06:03:10 pm
Post by: Hanslanda on July 15, 2017, 08:46:27 pm
What do proper tomatoes actually taste like?
I mean a taste based seed and grown to proper ripeness.
(Activating Produce Guy Mode)
Real, good tomatoes should be not red for one. Yellow varietals have the most flavor to me. They should be a sweet, acidic/tangy, very slightly umami flavor, in that order. Red tomatoes are generally salty, with minor acidic flavor and no sweetness. They grow red tomatoes to sell well, not taste good.
Post by: hops on July 16, 2017, 02:59:21 am
Post by: Neonivek on July 16, 2017, 03:18:18 pm
The answer was OOHHH yeah, they were not even subtle and they weren't even non-antagonistic. So yeah, people were not delusional.
So yeah they kind of dug their own graves there. It wasn't people inventing controversy... Shame.
Though I guess they could have been trying to do what the Passion of the Christ did, which was invite controversy to encourage viewing. Double bonus because the new Ghost Busters movie itself didn't have any of the politics.
Post by: Rolan7 on July 16, 2017, 03:55:36 pm
Though it did fail at the box office apparently, despite everyone talking about it... Not sure how that happened. Maybe there is such a thing as bad press after all? (glances at White House)
Keeping in mind the "controversy" was highest before anyone actually saw the movie, heh. Maybe that's why people didn't bother to see it, the movie itself was basically irrelevant.
Post by: Neonivek on July 16, 2017, 03:58:03 pm
OR if something ANYTHING in the movie or in its marketing attracted attention to the fact.
What I found after research was that while the movie itself doesn't really have any feminist (or anti-feminist) overtones...
HOLY COW! Did the director pull some crazy crud before the movie was even in theaters and directly antagonized people who didn't like the trailers.
My hope when I originally asked the question was that: No, it is completely the public's bias that created the controversy and nothing the movie, the people involved, or the PR spurned this on. Unfortunately my hopes were dashed and dashed hard.
Post by: Aklyon on July 16, 2017, 05:44:11 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on July 16, 2017, 05:55:04 pm
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on July 16, 2017, 06:33:53 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on July 16, 2017, 06:42:33 pm
Post by: Frumple on July 16, 2017, 06:43:15 pm
Rule 63 that sucker to the hilt, and then get a rotary saw and get that hilt past the legal limitations of impalement.
Post by: Rolan7 on July 16, 2017, 07:45:50 pm
Not saying that Rule 63 is a "dark", heh, much less a bad. I just really like stories about any sort of symmetry. Another good example is stories which take the "bad" side and humanize them.
I really would like to see more genderswapped remakes, in particular, just as an exploration of expectations. Too bad it's too "interesting", in the risky way, to get another AAA attempt for a decade or two.
Post by: Frumple on July 16, 2017, 08:24:06 pm
Post by: Neonivek on July 16, 2017, 08:50:08 pm
Having seen the movie, I don't know why people keep saying it's bad. Didn't blow my mind or anything, but it was pretty alright.
Ignoring that some elements in the movie are aggravating to some people (Two of the characters in the movie are annoying and people have different levels of ability to ignore annoying people).
A reboot that is simply mediocre when the franchise is considered great... Is terrible.
That and remember that a LOT of the PR around the movie was that if you didn't like the movie, you were sexist and a LOT of people jumped onto that idea and ran with it. So what a coincidence that people who might have also found it mediocre say it is bad.
Post by: Rolan7 on July 16, 2017, 08:54:05 pm
That and remember that a LOT of the PR around the movie was that if you didn't like the movie, you were sexist and a LOT of people jumped onto that idea and ran with it. So what a coincidence that people who might have also found it mediocre say it is bad."Remember" my ass. The movie was controversial.
If you really want to spark debate, you need to present at least a little support. Don't just post the same bait until someone bites. Gives us something to chew on, heh.
Post by: Neonivek on July 16, 2017, 08:59:55 pm
That and remember that a LOT of the PR around the movie was that if you didn't like the movie, you were sexist and a LOT of people jumped onto that idea and ran with it. So what a coincidence that people who might have also found it mediocre say it is bad."Remember" my ass. The movie was controversial.
If you really want to spark debate, you need to present at least a little support. Don't just post the same bait until someone bites. Gives us something to chew on, heh.
I am not trying to spark debate. I am saying that the controversy surrounding the movie polarized opinions. Do you WANT a piece of the PR surrounding the movie that caused this polarization?
Or do you mean my older post that brought this up? I did that because I found the answer and people might have been curious.
Post by: Rolan7 on July 16, 2017, 09:04:53 pm
The gender thread might be a better place, anyway.
EditInResponseToEdit: You announced an answer, but you haven't presented a case. Which is totally fine, of course, this is a casual forum! But if you keep repeating the answer, maybe you ought to present an argument somewhere.
Post by: Frumple on July 25, 2017, 09:54:38 am
Alternatively, they're the largest single population group that doesn't have fairly severe depressive elements towards the formation (or at least declaration) of the ideological inclination and/or you noticing the demographic exists (e.g. it's not china and it speaks english).
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on July 25, 2017, 10:00:28 am
Why is it Americans seem far more inclined towards libertarianism than other nationalities?I assume you're using "libertarian" here in reference to the modern right-libertarian concepts espoused by the US Libertarian Party, in which case the answer is fairly simple: Only the political culture of the United States continues to use the word libertarian. There are plenty of "libertarians" in Europe, they're just called liberals.
I've only ever met libertarians that were American. I've yet to meet one from any other nation. I'm not saying most Americans are libertarian, but it seems most libertarians are American.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on July 25, 2017, 11:36:30 am
Post by: wierd on July 25, 2017, 11:58:28 am
See, I hold the following (IMHO, sensible) opinions:
1) Regulation is necessary, since unrestrained capitalism enters "end stage", which results in global plutocracy. This is undesirable. It must be prevented from entering late-stage, in order to maintain any positive benefits of the use of the system by ordinary citizens. This means making the plutocrats, and would-be plutocrats sad pandas. Too damn bad.
2) Taxation needs to be sensible. I frequently see several arguments bantered about-- one is that taxation is not the primary source of federal income-- endless huge loans from the federal reserve bank (eg, printing more money) is. If this is the case, why does the fed bother to collect taxes at all in the first place? The second is that there is no real downside to hypertaxation. This is of course, equally silly. Taxation is clearly necessary (as per objection 1), but it must not become onerous (objection 2). To this end, government needs to actually budget, plan, and depreciate old agencies and directives in order to live within its means. This need not be a crippling austerity, like the EU handed down to Greece a few years back-- but it does need to realize that endlessly increasing the size of its budget, and adding more and more services (without depreciating and removing old services) is not how you manage things. Government should be much more concerned with the return on investment (Hey, we gave you money for a national fiber optic network-- ISPs, where's the damn fiber!? Give us what we paid for, or your entire boards will go to jail for fraud.), rather than on the intent of the investment (We tried to give you that infrastructure! HONEST!!), or government spending as a mechanism to spur economic activity (Holy PorkBarrel Batman!).
To those ends, I want the government to do what it is supposed to do; Be the arbiter of what is and is not allowable by law, and to be the enforcer for those laws.
Government is not doing its job when it fails to arbitrate the public good, and it is also not doing its job when it fails to enforce the laws already in place (or enforces them only selectively.)
Post by: Yoink on July 27, 2017, 10:07:13 am
Post by: Frumple on July 27, 2017, 10:14:38 am
Post by: Felissan on July 30, 2017, 10:08:45 am
Post by: Parsely on August 04, 2017, 03:04:36 pm
Post by: Frumple on August 04, 2017, 03:09:31 pm
E: Actually, this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJgFt6JWxyc#t=70) might be closer. There's a possible issue of what sort of glass you want to hear breaking, heh.
... also distance. It's not difficult for the gunshot to drown out whatever noises the glass makes.
Post by: Parsely on August 04, 2017, 03:18:14 pm
Probably? Closest a very lazy youtube search got was this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbG1K8LU-N8). I didn't actually listen to it, because I'm significantly more intent on food than trawling through gunfappery at the moment, but at least the description looks like somethin' similar if it's not precisely what you're looking for?Wow, that actually works, thanks Frump. For those curious (warning, LOUD): https://youtu.be/xbG1K8LU-N8?t=4m46s
Now all I need is one where the gun is far enough away or quiet enough that you can hear the hits without the gunshot sound covering it up.
Post by: Frumple on August 04, 2017, 03:30:22 pm
E: Also looks like you might have luck poking around airsoft stuff. There's vids of folks shooting up a few different sorts of glass with 'em, apparently.
E2: Ah, right. What found it was a youtube search for "gun through glass -proof" sans quotes, if that'd help any.
E3: Ah ha, this may be what you're looking for (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CaOFnQZQuY). Sounds like the guy's shooting up jars or small panes, and the gunshot sound's muted enough you can definitely hear it. E4: Actually could be ceramics, now that it's sat for a might. I seem to recall breaking skeet sounding a lot like that, so... I'unno, and was having trouble telling through the video. Could just be real similar sounds, heh.
Post by: Parsely on August 04, 2017, 04:06:13 pm
Post by: Scoops Novel on August 06, 2017, 05:38:08 pm
Post by: Frumple on August 06, 2017, 06:21:07 pm
... alternately, from what I can recall of some of the x-men stuff, most of that years of background was explained away by him and xavier just kinda'... not doing much in the interim. Building up certain sorts of foundations and doing stuff in the background, but not really active. Things not really kicking off until they go full ideological split and then starting to ramp up until the main stage starts, somethin' along those lines.
Could have 'em waiting for a certain sort of critical mass in mutant population, not really having the human (so to speak) resources to push for their goals until a particular point.* Mountains of ways you can explain away empty years if you really feel like it, basically. Can either pick whatever's least disruptive to the rest of canon you're attempting to build or go hog wild and leave a billion different background plots hanging in the wind ala Star Wars or somethin'.
* And if you're looking for reasons why that point doesn't conveniently happen until the years you feel like basing your reboot, the X-men universe has like a thousand jackass-ex-machinas you can blame for it, and then either use as a background plot or main/side antagonist, or have hit with a rock and die right when your story starts up. The massive fustercluck that is marvel's material over the years means you got options.
Post by: Scoops Novel on August 06, 2017, 06:34:10 pm
Give Magneto a long, forced retirement. I was thinking the best way to introduce mutants to the MCU, is to have Xavier change his mind about mind-wiping everyone. The world has accepted heroes and definitely has a need for them, so he restores people memories, starting with the mutant population. Cue power flare ups.
If you say Magneto's been happily relaxing for 30 years, deaging him will be painless, as would being oddly young. Either way, no more implication that he's done it all.
Post by: Frumple on August 06, 2017, 06:42:06 pm
and then a hydrokinetic bursts out from under your front yard and you have out of date pop culture to start things off with a splash ahahahahahahaha
Post by: Parsely on August 07, 2017, 02:25:25 am
Post by: martinuzz on August 07, 2017, 03:34:55 pm
But the thing's battery only lasts for about 3-4 days, without the phone actually seeing much use besides a daily alarm clock function.
My mom wants me to go back to the store and change it for a new one.
I am unsure. Isn't 3-4 days standby battery life quite normal for a cheap-ass Nokia? My mom says her previous, 10 euro crap phone's battery lasted much longer.
But I kinda don't want to make a fool out of myself at the store going back when there's actually nothing wrong with the thing.
Anyone know anything about phone battery life? Me myself, I haven't had a mobile phone for about 10 years now, so I have no clue.
Post by: Sheb on August 07, 2017, 03:51:00 pm
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on August 07, 2017, 03:54:24 pm
Post by: itisnotlogical on August 07, 2017, 04:12:21 pm
Post by: Parsely on August 07, 2017, 04:43:03 pm
That's 2-3 day longer than your standard smartphone. :pAs long as my wifi is off my smartphone lasts about 3-5 days. I just play puzzle games and text a little. I only turn the wifi on when I'm at work and when I do that it's plugged in and charging.
Can anyone find this song (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2av8vo) on YouTube in good quality? There are a million covers of it and I can't find this exact one on YouTube so I can add it to my playlist.Okay, I figured out where this take is from. It's some kind of bootleg recording of one of Bob Dylan's recordings of it, from this album: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bootleg-series-vol.-11-basement/id925180674?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 It's not on YouTube. Might have to upload it myself.
Post by: Yoink on August 07, 2017, 06:16:52 pm
I've tried restarting my laptop, still nothing. It's weird. Any ideas of a solution?
I'd rather not reinstall without first figuring out where to copy my savefiles from.
Edit: nevermind, it seems to have inexplicably fixed itself.
Post by: Arx on August 08, 2017, 12:31:38 am
Post by: hops on August 08, 2017, 12:38:53 am
Post by: Frumple on August 08, 2017, 06:45:19 pm
Anyone just happen to miraculously know something on the net that's already set up to do that, where the prospect doesn't include functionally creating a searchable new database via stitching together census data by hand?
'Cause curiosity's starting to hit me, it's not the healthy sort, and I'm having it confirmed that no one fucking cares about rural areas in this country, to the point no one seems to have a goddamn clue what's happening on a level below state and no one's gotten around to making any sort of dataset amiable to that kind of crosschecking. And I'd really like to find out I just missed 2017's candidate for the patron saint of statistics, rather than them not having incarnated yet.
Post by: Neonivek on August 09, 2017, 07:40:45 am
While I am sure children do this in general. Is this a male trait or is this just a stereotype?
This question isn't loaded. I am just skeptical of it being gendered... at the same time "I" did it when I was that age too... and I am a gender.
Post by: Hanslanda on August 09, 2017, 10:20:40 am
I've heard that sticking things in your pocket is a thing that small male children do.
While I am sure children do this in general. Is this a male trait or is this just a stereotype?
This question isn't loaded. I am just skeptical of it being gendered... at the same time "I" did it when I was that age too... and I am a gender.
I think little boys more often have pockets than little girls. Most young girl dresses and such lack pockets. I think this may influence the perception.
Also people around you say the strangest shit.
Post by: hops on August 09, 2017, 02:00:01 pm
Post by: Scoops Novel on August 10, 2017, 02:41:13 pm
Throw out the genetics bullshit, ruling the world is unnecessary and terraforming it much more so. Can you stay true to the character while giving him a motivation that makes sense?
Far as i know that boils down to being a touch fascist and nostalgic.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on August 10, 2017, 03:02:10 pm
Hence, Zod should want to use Earth to restore the Kryptonian species, but believe human self-determination is a danger to both species. You could even have him be non-hostile during the first half of the film, trying to stay hidden since he doesn't know what a yellow star will do to his crew yet. He finds out about the two Kryptonian wrecks on Earth and investigates, discovering Kal-El. He initially believes Kal-El is a unique case and tries to convince him to rule the world for its own benefit, and offers to help him. Superman's refusal eventually leads to conflict as Zod increases his moves to disable human governments, and Zod's suit is damaged. Cue discovering they can all be God-Kings and making the attempt on conquest seen in the film, maybe add some human quislings who agree that Zod should rule.
Man of Steel is near-unfixable, but that's better than what Snyder gave us.
Post by: Scoops Novel on August 10, 2017, 03:59:10 pm
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on August 10, 2017, 04:03:48 pm
You could have them hit the spaceship carrying all the Kryptonian embryos with a nuke or something, those aren't invulnerable and it'd make Zod panic and go heavy-handed with the need to make the world bow before him (see, because in the old movie he...says....yeah...).
Post by: Neonivek on August 10, 2017, 04:11:34 pm
Superman when he discovers his powers uses them to help people.
Zod when he discovers his powers uses them to subjugate people.
Superman is the "Man of Tommorow" a sort of optimistic look to a future, so Zod would also be a bleak look to a future.
The way to do a good Zod, might be less to deal with his motivation but more to deal with the direct result of it. Just have Zod win and use his technology to turn the US into a police state. Show how absolutely bleak things are and how even the smallest modicrum of resistance is stomped out... Even make the weather bleak. Wait, is that a bird? Its a place... No its SUPERMAN!
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on August 10, 2017, 04:21:44 pm
You could have Zod and Kal-El arrive on Earth at the same time, the Kents sheltering him to one day be the savior, but by that point you've completely diverged the entire world. Wouldn't work for a franchise film like Man of Steel.
Post by: Neonivek on August 10, 2017, 04:25:10 pm
There's not really any reason why Zod would be able to act without Superman stopping him.
He could have beaten Superman... Superman could be crippled by the challenge and not act (Hey... They are pushing that grit... might as well)
Superman in that movie spent years doing absolutely nothing while murders happened. Have Zod come during his Hobo years.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on August 10, 2017, 04:29:50 pm
Even "Superman turns evil" stories are more Superman than that.
Therefore, it's probably exactly what the studio execs wanted.
Post by: Scoops Novel on August 10, 2017, 05:30:34 pm
I'm still missing the motivation though.
Post by: Neonivek on August 10, 2017, 05:32:08 pm
Zod wants power and believes that a totalitarian regime is the best use of power.
Post by: hops on August 11, 2017, 04:15:17 am
That's like trying to make Zeeblflarx the Conqueror a sympathetic villain.
Post by: Sheb on August 11, 2017, 04:16:47 am
My ideal plot would basically be training day (spoilers ahead!) with the roles reversed. Young idealistic superman showing the old cool Zod around Metropolis, superman trying to impress and walking him through his powers. As the movie goes on we clock that Zod know's more then he's letting on, and when he gets the powers he should act like he's high with it. The mystery is what Zod's planning.
I'm still missing the motivation though.
Power for power's sake is a thing though. Else, why would so many Roman have schemed their way to the Imperial throne, knowing that the average lifespan of a third century Emperor was two years?
Post by: hops on August 11, 2017, 08:11:30 am
Post by: EnigmaticHat on August 17, 2017, 02:36:09 am
You don't understand Sheb, all those other guys were idiots. I'm the one that's going to make it.My ideal plot would basically be training day (spoilers ahead!) with the roles reversed. Young idealistic superman showing the old cool Zod around Metropolis, superman trying to impress and walking him through his powers. As the movie goes on we clock that Zod know's more then he's letting on, and when he gets the powers he should act like he's high with it. The mystery is what Zod's planning.
I'm still missing the motivation though.
Power for power's sake is a thing though. Else, why would so many Roman have schemed their way to the Imperial throne, knowing that the average lifespan of a third century Emperor was two years?
Post by: Egan_BW on August 18, 2017, 06:05:35 pm
Post by: Parsely on August 18, 2017, 06:09:06 pm
Post by: Paxiecrunchle on August 19, 2017, 06:58:06 am
Post by: Sheb on August 19, 2017, 07:16:45 am
How do social insects determine which caste they'll develop into (Soldier, Worker, Queen, Other more specialized tasks)?
Can't speak for all insects, but AFAIK it's the food they're given. For bees for exemple, larvae fed royal jelly will develop into queens.
Post by: Neonivek on August 19, 2017, 07:17:32 am
Though it should be said that even Soldiers, while specialized, still act like workers. So some of the castes are not as stringent as their titles seem.
Honeypot ants have an exception in that one "caste" is created by feeding a worker until their bodies change...
Finally males are created through an entirely different process involving unfertilized eggs (Yes, a species where unfertilized eggs hatch)
Post by: Helgoland on August 19, 2017, 01:07:52 pm
Where can I learn about the proliferation of nuclear weapons to China in the 60s?I'd start with a book about the Sino-Soviet split, or maybe a general book on the history of Communism in East Asia. From there on out, use the references given.
Post by: Comrade P. on August 19, 2017, 01:44:05 pm
EDIT: I now understand that this probably had nothing to do with the question. Just consider this a snippet of unnecessary trivia.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on August 19, 2017, 01:52:29 pm
Post by: Helgoland on August 19, 2017, 03:01:33 pm
If my high school history doesn't fail me, Sino-Soviet relations actually weren't all that great in the 60's. Apparently the communist party of China wasn't stoked about the bashing of Stalin's personality cult and some degree of condemnation of his policies by Khruschev.IIRC China developed nuclear weapons before that though, and with Soviet help. Maybe the time given in the original question was off.
Post by: Sheb on August 21, 2017, 02:21:04 pm
According to the newest information it is Genetics, the different castes differ genetically. (The exact mechanisms are... immense)
Though it should be said that even Soldiers, while specialized, still act like workers. So some of the castes are not as stringent as their titles seem.
Do you have any source for that?
Post by: TD1 on August 21, 2017, 02:28:57 pm
You can't just ask to see a man's source.
Post by: Baffler on August 21, 2017, 05:09:02 pm
https://bmcdevbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-213X-7-70
http://www.pnas.org/content/100/16/9394.full
Post by: TD1 on August 21, 2017, 06:56:51 pm
Post by: Sheb on August 22, 2017, 01:03:48 am
It technically is genetic. All ants in a colony have the same genome, it's just regulated expression that differentiates minims from minors from mediae from soldiers and so on. This paper talks about the mechanisms for regulating caste in honeybees, but as it notes the final determinant is the amount and type of food given to the bee during its larval stage, and the mechanism is the same in ants and termites. The second paper talks about genetic differences in eggs in a leafcutter ant colony fertilized using sperm from different males, and how it seems that workers of different genetic lineages contribute different proportions of the various subtypes of worker.
https://bmcdevbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-213X-7-70
http://www.pnas.org/content/100/16/9394.full
Oh, that second paper is interesting. Thanks!
Post by: Neonivek on August 23, 2017, 12:41:16 am
What is the WEIRD thing I keep seeing in "Feminist" questionairs... About if women should get a job if they only fulfill 60% of the requirements? (obviously that seen as a positive)
Where is that from? What the world could be the argument for that?
Post by: Sheb on August 23, 2017, 12:46:15 am
Ok so... Because the gender thread is never coming back I'll ask this here
What is the WEIRD thing I keep seeing in "Feminist" questionairs... About if women should get a job if they only fulfill 60% of the requirements? (obviously that seen as a positive)
Where is that from? What the world could be the argument for that?
I never seen that anywhere. Do you have an exemple?
Post by: Neonivek on August 23, 2017, 12:55:46 am
https://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicamassa1/how-much-of-a-feminist-are-you?utm_term=.kf5WjKNRVY#.rteeN0kj5P (https://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicamassa1/how-much-of-a-feminist-are-you?utm_term=.kf5WjKNRVY#.rteeN0kj5P)
Mind you this is Buzzfeed which is rather vile in itself. Actually depending on your tastes this quiz could be comedic.
Post by: Biowraith on August 23, 2017, 01:34:05 am
About if women should get a job if they only fulfill 60% of the requirements? (obviously that seen as a positive)A minor quibble, but it only says they should be allowed to apply for the job. It's an odd question since I didn't realise you ever needed permission to apply for a job.
Post by: Neonivek on August 23, 2017, 01:38:02 am
About if women should get a job if they only fulfill 60% of the requirements? (obviously that seen as a positive)A minor quibble, but it only says they should be allowed to apply for the job. It's an odd question since I didn't realise you ever needed permission to apply for a job.
It is how it phrased the question, but that isn't what it means since, as you said... no one needs permission to apply for a job. (And applying to jobs you don't 100% qualify for is normal, since a LOT of businesses overinflate the job requirements)
Other questionnaires don't phrase it that way. I am not sure why this one changed the phrasing.
Post by: Sheb on August 23, 2017, 01:48:13 am
Also, frankly, I'm willing to make an attempt at explaining what it means, but if you're just going to redefine the meaning to whatever you want and then ask me to explain that,I'm out.
Post by: Biowraith on August 23, 2017, 01:48:28 am
(ninjad)
Post by: Neonivek on August 23, 2017, 02:01:52 am
I'm willing to make an attempt at explaining what it means
You did. I understand, assuming that it wasn't the other questionaires that were misworded (which is... also possible) this is referring to male vs. female job tendencies.
It is still poorly worded but whatever.
"if you're just going to redefine the meaning to whatever you want and then ask me to explain that, I'm out."
Ooooooook? You already said what they were referring to and I believe you? O_o
Post by: Frumple on August 23, 2017, 08:11:51 am
It is normal to apply for stuff you don't meet quals for, but some joints totally will stonewall yer arse if you try and give a very insistent boot if you attempt a runaround of some sort.
Post by: Paxiecrunchle on August 24, 2017, 12:20:37 am
Like why is yellow "caution" tape used almost everywhere in the U.S to the point where I feel it's lost it's warning factor (I've seen performance events taped off even) why not caution signs or something simply saying "restricted area" why is this stuff everywhere even in non dangerous situations?
Post by: Trekkin on August 24, 2017, 12:29:27 am
Perhaps we can get back to something more cheerful than people failing to find jobs.
Like why is yellow "caution" tape used almost everywhere in the U.S to the point where I feel it's lost it's warning factor (I've seen performance events taped off even) why not caution signs or something simply saying "restricted area" why is this stuff everywhere even in non dangerous situations?
Because it's cheap and an unambiguous barrier. A sign, absent further clarification or reference to some other physical object ("do not enter", for example, generally needs a door), is vague; tape defines a straight line beyond which people ought not cross.
But mostly because you can get a thousand feet of it for a few bucks.
Post by: Neonivek on August 24, 2017, 02:49:25 am
Because I can find quite a few protests where they attacked people in mobs, threw large rocks at cars, or performed other forms of destruction.
Yet whenever I try to find it by just looking for Riots it turns out it is labeled a "Violent Protest" or sometimes not even that.
I tried to look up the difference but MOST people seem to suggest that Violent Protest and Riot are the same thing, or that Violent Protest is a contradiction of terms.
The only difference I found that is close is that a Violent protest will still have a majority of people protesting, even if a few are turning over cars. While a Riot completely disrupts the protest.
Post by: wierd on August 24, 2017, 03:02:24 am
Today, it is not politically acceptable to ascribe the word "Riot" to violence during a protest, even when all the signs and symptoms of an honest to goodness riot are present.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on August 24, 2017, 03:05:00 am
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But at the same time, it is as necessary for me to be as vigorous in condemning the conditions which cause persons to feel that they must engage in riotous activities as it is for me to condemn riots. I think America must see that riots do not develop out of thin air. Certain conditions continue to exist in our society which must be condemned as vigorously as we condemn riots. [snip] And so in a real sense our nation's summers of riots are caused by our nation's winters of delay. And as long as America postpones justice, we stand in the position of having these recurrences of violence and riots over and over again. Social justice and progress are the absolute guarantors of riot prevention.My personal interpretation is that riots are what happen when protests, violent or non-violent, are not successful. Thus, "Social justice and progress are the absolute guarantors of riot prevention."
Here's the full text of the speech. (http://www.crmvet.org/docs/otheram.htm) It might help you dig deeper into the question.
Post by: Helgoland on August 24, 2017, 04:56:18 am
Post by: Rolan7 on August 31, 2017, 05:22:16 pm
How can I do this. It... it has to still be simple, right?
It's just one man! /s
but really, it's just one person.
Edit: I had a private server for months after I was fired, which was so useful while I was employed. It's gone now. Help?
Post by: Baffler on August 31, 2017, 05:24:32 pm
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Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on August 31, 2017, 06:16:20 pm
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on August 31, 2017, 10:42:54 pm
I want to send a file to a friend. It's over 3MB, or whatever the new limit is for Skype.Email it?
How can I do this. It... it has to still be simple, right?
It's just one man! /s
but really, it's just one person.
Edit: I had a private server for months after I was fired, which was so useful while I was employed. It's gone now. Help?
Post by: Trekkin on August 31, 2017, 10:53:14 pm
I want to send a file to a friend. It's over 3MB, or whatever the new limit is for Skype.
How can I do this. It... it has to still be simple, right?
It's just one man! /s
but really, it's just one person.
Edit: I had a private server for months after I was fired, which was so useful while I was employed. It's gone now. Help?
Probably the lowest-overhead solution is to just scp it -- or, if you must use Skype for some reason, tar it and split the tarball. tar -czvf and split -b 1 should do, at which point the parts can be rejoined on your friend's end with cat.
Post by: Sheb on September 01, 2017, 01:07:04 am
Post by: Yoink on September 01, 2017, 02:21:28 am
Or, rather, would traces of snot adversely affect the recyclability of an otherwise-recyclable item? I just blew my nose on a serviette whilst standing next to rubbish bins of both varieties, and found myself hesitating a moment before consigning it to the landfill option. Was that necessary? Would a li'l bit of noise juice really be enough to mess with the recycling process?
Somehow I doubt it, but then some folks go to the trouble of washing their recyclables before throwing them out, so what would I know.
Post by: Rolan7 on September 01, 2017, 09:06:11 am
Ended up using Megaupload, that worked fine. I was just drunk and frustrated/surprised that Skype had a limit. Thanks all!
Post by: Frumple on September 01, 2017, 10:14:00 am
But yeah, bucketload of filesharing stuff. Particularly so long as it's not very sensitive it's dead easy to toss something big(ger than normal email attachment limits) at someone. Least so long as you got the upstream to get it online, I guess.
Post by: Parsely on September 07, 2017, 09:48:27 pm
What are some search terms that are going to show me more of these?
Post by: Frumple on September 07, 2017, 09:53:32 pm
Post by: Gentlefish on September 09, 2017, 02:23:10 am
Uh, try shirt dress. I think those are a thing.
Post by: wierd on September 09, 2017, 02:30:48 am
https://www.google.com/search?q=nightgown+T+shirt&client=ubuntu&hs=RBI&channel=fs&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwimg7_FypfWAhUl_IMKHc5uD_gQ_AUICygC&biw=979&bih=477
Just not worn as a nightgown. Probably fitted too, so that it accentuates hips.
Post by: Parsely on September 09, 2017, 11:26:31 am
It's a nightgown T-shirt.Thanks wierd, this is perfect.
https://www.google.com/search?q=nightgown+T+shirt&client=ubuntu&hs=RBI&channel=fs&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwimg7_FypfWAhUl_IMKHc5uD_gQ_AUICygC&biw=979&bih=477
Just not worn as a nightgown. Probably fitted too, so that it accentuates hips.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on September 09, 2017, 07:15:19 pm
Post by: wierd on September 09, 2017, 07:38:35 pm
That's assuming Russian media does an accurate portrayal anyway.
Post by: Felissan on September 10, 2017, 03:01:19 am
Post by: Comrade P. on September 10, 2017, 04:49:20 am
Americans are getting better at this, I think - saw Hitman's Bodyguard, and like 70% of Belorussian hit squad guys spoke Russian like they were speaking it all their lives (which is often the case in Belarus). Gary Oldman was kind of funny, but he tried pretty hard and did pretty well.
Post by: scriver on September 10, 2017, 06:35:36 am
You guys don't want to know the kind of accent British and American guys have in French movies.
'Allo 'allo?
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on September 10, 2017, 11:14:31 am
Nowadays Russian TV and film production uses actual native English speakers for roles that need English. Or some guys with minimally noticeable accent - Russian has more phonemes than English, I think the only one we don't have is "th"? Makes it easier to learn the proper pronunciation. But it's not like we even portray Americans or Englishmen that often.Huh. Thanks!
Americans are getting better at this, I think - saw Hitman's Bodyguard, and like 70% of Belorussian hit squad guys spoke Russian like they were speaking it all their lives (which is often the case in Belarus). Gary Oldman was kind of funny, but he tried pretty hard and did pretty well.
Post by: Trekkin on September 12, 2017, 05:16:19 am
Are there any diseases it's possible to catch more than once?
I don't mean something like a cold where there's lots of different strains, I mean a disease that doesn't mutate or have different strains that can bypass your immunity, but you can catch more than once anyway?
Dengue hemorrhagic fever comes to mind. Getting infected once leaves you with antibodies effective against that serotype alone; subsequent infections by a different serotype trigger antibody-dependent enhancement repeatedly, and thus DHF. It's not common to see multiple cases of DHF in a single individual, though, since the mortality rate is so high.
In a similar vein, many pathogens will trigger an immune response that looks a lot like a disease response even once someone is immune to the immunogen itself. Oh, and there are no pathogens that don't mutate, because nucleic acids don't work that way, so the overwhelming majority of them have different strains anyway. So you can catch most diseases more than once.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on September 12, 2017, 05:55:54 am
Post by: Trekkin on September 12, 2017, 06:02:16 am
Well, I didn't mean "Don't mutate, full stop", I meant "Don't mutate to such a degree the immune system's unable to recognise them" (eg not having different antigens present).Are there any diseases it's possible to catch more than once?
I don't mean something like a cold where there's lots of different strains, I mean a disease that doesn't mutate or have different strains that can bypass your immunity, but you can catch more than once anyway?
Dengue hemorrhagic fever comes to mind. Getting infected once leaves you with antibodies effective against that serotype alone; subsequent infections by a different serotype trigger antibody-dependent enhancement repeatedly, and thus DHF. It's not common to see multiple cases of DHF in a single individual, though, since the mortality rate is so high.
In a similar vein, many pathogens will trigger an immune response that looks a lot like a disease response even once someone is immune to the immunogen itself. Oh, and there are no pathogens that don't mutate, because nucleic acids don't work that way, so the overwhelming majority of them have different strains anyway. So you can catch most diseases more than once.
I'm just curious if there's any diseases that have managed to outright ignore our immune system's immunity system.
Well, if that's what you're after, there are intracellular bacteria; they don't so much ignore our immune system as hide from it inside our cells. Salmonella is among them -- and Salmonella not only ignores our immune system by doing so, it intentionally triggers an immune response in order to have the immune system kill the other gut flora with oxygen radicals.
The by-products of which it then eats, by the way.
Post by: scriver on September 12, 2017, 06:22:33 am
Post by: martinuzz on September 12, 2017, 07:04:15 am
This is if my 6th form level of education is A) being remembered correctly, and B) Correctbasically, yeah
related wiki reads for those interested
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_cell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T_cell
Post by: Fniff on September 15, 2017, 02:08:54 pm
For extra cliché points, this is about surviving in a mall. Specifically, Newcastle's Eldon Square Shopping Centre.
My question is, how many people could live in that mall? I want there to be enough that it could be called a town. In fact, the (sarcastic) nickname in-universe is "Newcastle, the last city on earth". The mall's page says it has "over" 130 shops, so it looks fairly big. If that isn't enough for a calculation, assume an average shopping centre.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on September 15, 2017, 03:04:27 pm
Based on the Wikipedia page for it (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldon_Square_Shopping_Centre), Eldon's got 130,100 m2 of retail space, or 1,400,000 ft2 for Freedomlanders like myself.
Based on some rough estimates, if everyone's living in refugee camp population density (Based on the Zaatari camp (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaatari_refugee_camp)) you can easily fit ~3150 people inside the stores. Since a town is 1000 people or more, you've hit your target.
If you're at a uni,
you might get access to various academic databases. Take a look at this paper about the practical size of refugee camps. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8854461)
Post by: Fniff on September 15, 2017, 03:37:20 pm
A few questions: Are we assuming naval-style accommodations, refugee camp conditions, "tiny-living" (http://thetinylife.com/what-is-the-tiny-house-movement/), or more comfortable living conditions?My initial thought was "more comfortable", since they have been there for twenty years, but I realize they'd be more like a refugee camp. Everyone rushed in when the apocalypse happened, the military happened to be there to organize things slightly, then the doors shut for twenty years. Considering that migration is unlikely (in-universe, the known remnants of humanity are Newcastle, a military base miles away from Newcastle, a xenophobic cult/bandit group, and a small number of vagrants - everyone else is zombies), the conditions are unlikely to be pleasant.
Still, at least it's not zombies!
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Can we assume additional constructions (in the walkways, on the roof)?Definitely.
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Do we have to reserve space inside the mall for long-term food storage (ie: massive stocks of food, lasting for years)?Probably not, I imagine them having agricultural capacity on the roof. The food storage would only need to last through winter/unforeseeable emergencies, so six months tops.
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What kind of basic infrastructure are we looking at; lighting, plumbing, etc?Plumbing is possible, they may have worked out a way of purifying rainwater and distributing piping throughout the center. Lighting is definitely out, they're on candles and lanterns. Electricity is limited to a couple of gasoline generators used strictly for emergencies. Sewage probably consists of throwing it over the wall onto the zombies, which also doubles as a cathartic and recreational activity.
Post by: Trekkin on September 15, 2017, 03:43:10 pm
Post by: Helgoland on September 15, 2017, 03:48:49 pm
excess foodThere's your mistake.
Post by: Egan_BW on September 15, 2017, 03:51:06 pm
Post by: Fniff on September 15, 2017, 03:59:19 pm
Thanks for the snappy dialog exchange, totally stealing that for this project...excess foodThere's your mistake.
It seems pretty unlikely that you could actually feed that many people with just some agriculture on the roof of one building. Farming takes up some space. Over the course of 20 years, someone is gonna have to take a chance outside those walls and expand the territory, or else everyone will starve. Totally self-inclosed dwarf fortresses just really aren't practical. On the other hand, like, it's zombies. Not gonna be that hard to clear them out.That's a good point. I will admit, these aren't 100% average zombies. They've got a Last of Us-style origins story in that they're fungus-based, but it's airborne. The survivors in this story have something figured out to keep the mall itself safe, but it's difficult if not impossible to expand to something bigger.
It's possible they might be getting food from the military base. Another option is that they have less people, but have a huge hydroponic garden inside the mall itself. It'd still be gasoline-powered, though, and they're steadily running out.
Post by: Helgoland on September 15, 2017, 04:02:11 pm
Setting it up this way gives you a plausible reason for them not to be just completely holed up, without going into a raider-style thing.
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Post by: Helgoland on September 15, 2017, 04:49:26 pm
That's a neat image, but don't farm plots require a lot of upkeep beyond harvesting? The idea should still work, but just checking for accuracy.Depends on what you're growing, how much pesticides, fertilizer etc you're using, what climate you're in, what sort of weeds your crop is competing with... That's why orchards are probably the best choice: You have to prune them once a year, and you have to go harvest - that's it.
If they still have old agricultural machinery, they could outfit that to be zombie-resistant and keep using it, massively improving yields. Animal husbandry could likewise be adapted to a setting like this, maybe in this (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pannage) manner.
Post by: Rolan7 on September 15, 2017, 05:06:22 pm
I now want a game where you're a post-apocalyptic farmer, and you have to go out every day to tend to your fields, while fending off zombies, making sure your suit doesn't break down, protecting the crops from wild animals, and rushing home before night falls. If you fail to tend to and protect your crops, everyone dies.Reminds me a little of 7 Days To Die. I never learned the optimal strategies, just spent my days hurriedly scavenging or farming. Then cowered in a deep hole each night, heh.
Post by: Fniff on September 15, 2017, 05:08:08 pm
There aren't too many fruits that are A. stapel foods and B. grow readily in Newcastle.That's a neat image, but don't farm plots require a lot of upkeep beyond harvesting? The idea should still work, but just checking for accuracy.Depends on what you're growing, how much pesticides, fertilizer etc you're using, what climate you're in, what sort of weeds your crop is competing with... That's why orchards are probably the best choice: You have to prune them once a year, and you have to go harvest - that's it.
If they still have old agricultural machinery, they could outfit that to be zombie-resistant and keep using it, massively improving yields. Animal husbandry could likewise be adapted to a setting like this, maybe in this (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pannage) manner.
I think our best option might be potatoes. Grows anywhere and is easy to maintain. However, to properly grow them, you need to dump new soil on top of them every 1-2 weeks.
I'm imagining a scene where six people clad in HAZMAT suits and guns head out through the dead city, cutting down zombies by the dozen. You think they're gonna go on a scavenging run, like a traditional apocalypse... When they rush to a tilled field and start desperately shoveling soil over the potato rows, while two guards pick off the approaching zombie hordes with shotguns.
These guys are the biggest badasses in the settlement. They are respected as the lynchpin of the last city on earth.
They are...
The Association of Concerned Farmers.
Post by: Paxiecrunchle on September 15, 2017, 08:21:03 pm
But what on earth does it really mean? Also the person had an ouroborus symbol as well so I guess they like alechemic nonsense, but otherwise I'm still confused.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on September 15, 2017, 08:22:38 pm
Post by: redwallzyl on September 15, 2017, 08:52:13 pm
Today I saw a symbol of a crucified serpent with a crown and wings above the cross, I tried looking it up, but I handed up getting vacant confusing information about alchemy or something, appearently having to do with Nicholas Flammel.funnily enough apparently Nicholas Flammel was in fact just some random guy that people equate with alchemy but he wasn't one at all. Somethhing to do with someone publish a book in his name or something. http://historyofalchemy.com/list-of-alchemists/nicolas-flamel/
But what on earth does it really mean? Also the person had an ouroborus symbol as well so I guess they like alechemic nonsense, but otherwise I'm still confused.
Post by: Egan_BW on September 15, 2017, 09:41:49 pm
There aren't too many fruits that are A. stapel foods and B. grow readily in Newcastle.
I think our best option might be potatoes. Grows anywhere and is easy to maintain. However, to properly grow them, you need to dump new soil on top of them every 1-2 weeks.
I'm imagining a scene where six people clad in HAZMAT suits and guns head out through the dead city, cutting down zombies by the dozen. You think they're gonna go on a scavenging run, like a traditional apocalypse... When they rush to a tilled field and start desperately shoveling soil over the potato rows, while two guards pick off the approaching zombie hordes with shotguns.
These guys are the biggest badasses in the settlement. They are respected as the lynchpin of the last city on earth.
They are...
The Association of Concerned Farmers.
They use guns? I thought you said they live in a mall. Whatever ammo they happen to HAVE is probably going to run out in like a month if they use them on zombies. Makes much more sense to just run up to the dumb slow brittle corpse and whack it with a pipe. But then I'm just a melee enthusiast.
Post by: EnigmaticHat on September 15, 2017, 11:02:50 pm
Post by: Trekkin on September 15, 2017, 11:14:36 pm
Thanks for the snappy dialog exchange, totally stealing that for this project...excess foodThere's your mistake.
Snappy, perhaps, but not accurate. The thing about excess food is that it rapidly stops being food, because it goes moldy or otherwise rotten if not correctly preserved. As much as it's a nicely thematic image to have your survivors willing to eat anything, people with modern immune systems regularly eating rotten food will stop being healthy and useful in short order. Nor do you want to till vegetables infected with fungus back into your fields, as you might do with the inedible by-products of the crop.
Now consider that your potatoes (or anything else you might be growing) will come in waves; potatoes are frost-tolerant enough to handle two crops a year, but most things aren't, so there will be times when your survivors are awash with vegetables and long stretches where their ability to eat is largely a function of their ability to preserve food. Fermentation is merely one of many options, but has the advantage of requiring relatively little machinery. Once you've got alcohol, you want to distill it to save space, but you can only drink the hearts; the heads and tails are toxic, but they do burn.
So there will be excess food, yes, even when people are generally starving. There will also be inedible biomatter, and the one will become the other unless some use is made of it. One of the easier ways to make use of it makes liquid fuel as a byproduct.
This is, by the way, mostly ignoring the large amounts of mostly secure, naturally climate-controlled growing space at their disposal.
Post by: Arx on September 16, 2017, 01:22:34 am
Post by: wierd on September 16, 2017, 01:38:59 am
Basically, ethers in general like to degrade. They will slowly but surely degrade inside the fuel preparation over time, turning into "this and that" depending on the ether in question. When that happens, it stops being a useful octane booster, and the fuel burns like shit.
Properly prepared, clean, pure gasoline without such cost saving additives and extenders will endure geological timescales of storage in an appropriately durable container, by comparison.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on September 16, 2017, 01:46:45 am
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Post by: GiglameshDespair on September 16, 2017, 12:51:44 pm
Post by: Helgoland on September 16, 2017, 01:23:51 pm
-snip-There's many ways of conserving food: Pickling, drying, salting, fermenting into Sauerkraut and the like, etc etc. If you're starving half the time, you're going to be very ingenious in keeping around any temporary surplus. Plus any alcohol that is produced would presumably be used as a primitive hypnotic rather than as a low-quality fuel...
Rotten stuff is no good to ferment by the way. Molds have a knack for outcompeting yeasts once they're established. Putting the stuff on the compost pile or feeding it to the pigs is a much better bet.
Post by: scriver on September 16, 2017, 03:01:49 pm
First Mad Max wasn't even post-apocalypse, I don't think. Still had police and courts of law, 2 and Fury road had working oil refineries, and 3 ran off both biogas and had a lot of beasts of burden.
That's because Mad Max apocalypse didn't start with nuclear fire, it ended with nuclear fire. Mad Max one takes place during the apocalypse. It's just a slow, creeping one, that dissolves the stability and safety of society and everyday life piece by piece until one day you wake up and don't think there isn't anything not everyday about pseudo-cultish marauder bike gangs reaving their way across the land as the police are unable to to to much more than inconvenience them, let alone pose a threat to them.
Post by: Greiger on September 18, 2017, 11:03:52 pm
I am looking to buy a watch. A watch that I can look at to tell the time, but also functions as a mp3 player (I plan to use headphones or plug it via usb into my car radio, a speaker is not required). The problem is that whenever I search online for this I seem to only find super expensive things with a zillion features I don't need, watches that basically just function as an extension of your cellphone (which I don't have) and can't actually function on it's own, or shady seeming dealers with no reviews that say I'll get it months from now if I buy it.
That can't be that crazy of an idea can it? Surely someone has bought something like this before they can recommend?
Post by: Frumple on September 19, 2017, 06:38:27 am
Less flippantly, I imagine folks have thought of it before, and then thought a little harder about what having a set of headphones plugged into something you have attached to your wrist entails. Looks like it'd actually be easier to find something with speakers than without, if you're aiming for feature slim. It's pretty trivial to find an mp3 player with a clock, though, it just wouldn't be much of a wrist-y thing (I guess you could clip one to a wristband?).
... your best bet cost wise looks to be biting the bullet and either at least having it include a pedometer function, or be bluetooth enabled. Can't personally recommend anything save buying a cheap watch and a cheap mp3 player, though. That's about the closest I've got to it (and I basically loath wrist watches, so the watch part never really happened much). Search wise, doing the watch mp3 player thing and then sorting cost low to high (and then adding -foos to narrow) is the way to go.
Alternately, consider swinging by whatever your nearest brick and mortar electronics shop is, particularly if it's low end/pawn shop style stuff, and asking if they've got something in stock or know of specific brands or whatnot that offer what you're looking for. Hitting up online customer service from similar stuff might work, too.
Post by: TD1 on September 19, 2017, 08:22:12 am
Post by: Comrade P. on September 26, 2017, 07:25:54 am
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on September 26, 2017, 09:06:42 am
Basically, they all think they're Hideo Kojima or Edgar Wright, but they don't have anywhere near their levels of taste. And they've probably got dour stiff-suited men leaning over their shoulders trying to press everything not eminently marketable out of the film.
Post by: Comrade P. on September 26, 2017, 09:38:02 am
Post by: TD1 on September 27, 2017, 06:10:41 am
Post by: Reelya on September 27, 2017, 06:53:33 am
Did John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" enter public domain this year or something? Since the beginning of the year 2017, it has appeared 3 times (that I know of) in cinema, Alien: Covenant, Logan Lucky and Kingsman 2. Why is it suddenly all over the place? Or is it just me who started noticing it everywhere?
I was looking up anything relevant, and while the record went gold in 1971, it only went platinum in April of 2017. From what I can work out, that's because Platinum status didn't exist before 1976 (Gold original meant 1 million sales, but that's now "Platinum" with Gold at 500,000), but the song just sold 1 million digital copies so it qualified for Platium status this year. I think the record company is trying to cash in on that. Plus, it's 20 years since John Denver died, so there's a bunch of nostalgia and sales opportunities mixed up in this.
Post by: Comrade P. on September 27, 2017, 12:28:16 pm
I was looking up anything relevant, and while the record went gold in 1971, it only went platinum in April of 2017. From what I can work out, that's because Platinum status didn't exist before 1976 (Gold original meant 1 million sales, but that's now "Platinum" with Gold at 500,000), but the song just sold 1 million digital copies so it qualified for Platium status this year. I think the record company is trying to cash in on that. Plus, it's 20 years since John Denver died, so there's a bunch of nostalgia and sales opportunities mixed up in this.
Thanks for this insight! I was kinda hoping there was an explanation along these lines.
Post by: My Name is Immaterial on September 30, 2017, 11:58:26 am
I could also use one of those delayed email services, and just have it check in every day and push it back, but I'm worried that'd be a lot of work. Or is there a simple trick I'm missing?
Post by: Reelya on October 01, 2017, 04:43:24 pm
https://nsidc.org/cryosphere/frozenground/methane.html
The total atmospheric carbon is 850 gigatons. The permafrost has another 1400 gigatons. So all the permafrost would triple the total amount of CO2 in the air. Which is bad, but let's compare that to Venus.
Earth's atmospheric density at sea level is 1.2 kg/m3, while Venus's atmospheric density is 67 kg/m3, which is 5583% of the Earth's atmosphere.
Venus' atmosphere is 96% made up of CO2, while CO2 makes up 0.04% of Earth's atmosphere, and after releasing all the permafrost carbon, that would be 0.12% - a rise in Earth's atmospheric density of 0.08%. So the increase in density due to the permafrost carbon would be too small by a factor of ~70000 to give us the same atmospheric density as Venus.
Clearly, the only way that the atmospheric density can reasonably rise is because the oceans get heated by all that CO2 and start evaporating and bloat the air with water vapor. Water vapor absorbs heat so it's greenhouse gas. However it's also reflective and creates clouds, reflecting sunlight away. So a Venus-like atmosphere made of mostly water would have entirely different thermal properties to the actual Venusian CO2 atmosphere.
As an aside, let's see if there's enough water for that scenario.
Earth atmosphere weighs 5.15×1018 kg, and we already worked out that the density is 55.83 times less than Venus. So we need 2.875245 x 10^20 kg of water to make a Venus-thick atmosphere. "The total mass of the hydrosphere is about 1.4 quintillion metric tons" which is 1.4 x 10^18 tons, or 1.4 x 10^21 kg. So yeah, if 20% of all the water on Earth evaporates, we could have a venus-thick atmosphere. That's not very likely however. And the stuff is very reflective, meaning it'll stop the sunlight getting to the surface. CO2 works differently, I believe (not 100% sure, a science buff can correct me if I have this wrong) that it lets more sunlight frequencies through, but blocks infra-red wavelengths, meaning it lets energy in, but not out. Water vapour however doesn't work like that.
Post by: scriver on October 05, 2017, 01:36:30 am
Post by: wierd on October 05, 2017, 01:42:07 am
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowball_Earth
There is some interesting evidence to support the theory, but as far as I know, it is still a theory that lacks significant traction in the scientific community. It is important to stress that the scenario depicted by the theory involves a massive global iceage due to the increased albedo of the water in the atmosphere.
Post by: Parsely on October 07, 2017, 05:42:16 pm
I've heard things about how police in LA and Chicago (not just interested in these two cities, mind) have M4s or AR15s in the trunk of patrol units but I'm interested in primary sources confirming these details.
Edit:
[1] Chicago PD has a carbine operator program that defines personally owned carbines and department issued carbines http://directives.chicagopolice.org/directives/data/a7a57b38-137ec5db-e6913-7ec6-b9f40293bb055f07.html
Post by: scriver on October 07, 2017, 06:24:50 pm
Post by: EnigmaticHat on October 07, 2017, 09:48:33 pm
Edit: It would be the fucking Chicago PD
Post by: Parsely on October 08, 2017, 11:17:57 am
I am deducing shotgun rifles don't count?No. This is part of my collecting evidence that police have adopted intermediate-calibre, (semi)automatic rifles since the 90s. Kind of interested in what you define as a "shotgun rifle" though?
I saw a MBTA Transit Police (AKA Boston subway) officer with a submachine gun once. As far as I could tell it was a normal day.Thank you, but I'm looking for primary sources, i.e. statements or documents from the actual police that show that their departments have some kind of patrol presence that is armed or authorized to be armed with rifles, and not pistol caliber weapons but assault rifles that chamber intermediate rounds (5.56) such as the M4 and AR-15.
Edit: It would be the fucking Chicago PD
Post by: scriver on October 08, 2017, 11:58:16 am
I am deducing shotgun rifles don't count?No. This is part of my collecting evidence that police have adopted intermediate-calibre, (semi)automatic rifles since the 90s. Kind of interested in what you define as a "shotgun rifle" though?
On my quest to try and explain this to me srlf-explanatory definition I realised that you probably define rifle by the rifling of a barrel, and not like I do, which is by being bigger than a pistol and preferably used with two arms. Am I right?
Post by: Parsely on October 08, 2017, 05:12:04 pm
I can see where you're coming from. Definitions always have to be taken in context. Shotguns can be similar to rifles since they're also fired from the shoulder and can have fully or partly rifled barrels or chokes. The distinction is that they fire shot or slugs, the latter of which are like rifle rounds but usually more massive.I am deducing shotgun rifles don't count?No. This is part of my collecting evidence that police have adopted intermediate-calibre, (semi)automatic rifles since the 90s. Kind of interested in what you define as a "shotgun rifle" though?
On my quest to try and explain this to me self-explanatory definition I realised that you probably define rifle by the rifling of a barrel, and not like I do, which is by being bigger than a pistol and preferably used with two arms. Am I right?
To get even more specific, the types of rifles I'm looking at have a high capacity (20-30 rounds) compared to the shotguns and pistols police have, and semi-automatic fire capability which typically non special role (HRT/SRT/SWAT) police shotguns don't have. Very different from the typical shotgun you would find in the hands of police. This isn't about whether the gun has rifling or not, but the type and purpose of the rounds being fired as well as the capacity and rate of fire of the weapon, which here is the key distinction between rifle and shotgun.
E: Okay done editing up that response.
Post by: Yoink on October 08, 2017, 11:52:31 pm
Is it a pre-emptive strike on people potentially assuming their gender, a declaration of their feminist tendencies, or what?
Been seeing it more and more lately, feels like I missed something.
Post by: EnigmaticHat on October 10, 2017, 03:39:03 pm
(to be clear: I have no chronic pain that would ever justify that, its just a stoner thought that I had and I'm curious if any professionals had it too)
Post by: Reelya on October 10, 2017, 04:55:45 pm
What does it mean when someone includes a 'gender symbol' (I'm sure there's a more correct term that I am unaware of) after a social media post?
Is it a pre-emptive strike on people potentially assuming their gender, a declaration of their feminist tendencies, or what?
Been seeing it more and more lately, feels like I missed something.
Is it both symbols or just the female one?
Has there ever been a medical trial that aimed to treat chronic pain by just... severing the nerves? Like those people who can put their hand on a burning pan and not feel anything. Inducing one medical problem to alleviate another essentially.
(to be clear: I have no chronic pain that would ever justify that, its just a stoner thought that I had and I'm curious if any professionals had it too)
google "pain reduction cutting nerve"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1239010/Surgeons-zapped-nerves-cure-chronic-pain.html
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Nerve-Burning-Pain-Relief-281806651.html
It looks like here, the doctor is injecting a small area of nerve with anaesthetic, and if that works to eliminate the pain then they zap that area of the nerve with an electric shock to burn it out. That could be effective and it's better than just cutting the whole nerve. So yeah, it's a thing and they're doing it to real people.
Post by: Rolan7 on October 10, 2017, 05:07:36 pm
Post by: Yoink on October 10, 2017, 05:13:03 pm
Is it both symbols or just the female one?Um, I think it's usually either just the male or female symbol (more often the latter), sometimes repeated, but I'm pretty sure I've seen them both used on the same post at least once, too.
Post by: Trekkin on October 10, 2017, 09:17:22 pm
Post by: Helgoland on October 10, 2017, 09:30:43 pm
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on October 10, 2017, 10:25:22 pm
Post by: scriver on October 11, 2017, 03:09:00 am
Post by: Sheb on October 11, 2017, 04:27:27 am
More seriously, I always assumed it was a reference to how wood would need to be seasoned for a while after cutting before being usable.
Post by: Reelya on October 11, 2017, 04:41:29 am
More seriously, I always assumed it was a reference to how wood would need to be seasoned for a while after cutting before being usable.
^ This is actually circular logic. Why do you think it was called "seasoned wood" in the first place?
The term seasoned wood comes from the same root concept, that of weathering the seasons.
The term "seasoning" as used in cooking apparently comes from a French term meaning "ripen" in the sense that the flavor improves with ripening, and that's a related meaning to the time of year: things that ripened have seasoned / are in season.
Post by: Sheb on October 11, 2017, 05:07:17 am
Post by: scriver on October 11, 2017, 05:16:36 am
Post by: Yoink on October 11, 2017, 05:54:15 am
What does it mean when someone includes a 'gender symbol' (I'm sure there's a more correct term that I am unaware of) after a social media post?This is really bugging me, guys. Surely someone has to know??
Is it a pre-emptive strike on people potentially assuming their gender, a declaration of their feminist tendencies, or what?
Been seeing it more and more lately, feels like I missed something.
Post by: Sheb on October 11, 2017, 06:27:59 am
Post by: Yoink on October 11, 2017, 07:12:45 am
Apparently it's a iOS thing. iOS got gendered emojis, but on other platform it shows as emoji+symbol. (https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/5z8kig/whats_with_people_putting_the_male_or_female/)Aha, thank you! That is probably it. Although I don't remember seeing a preceding emoticon beforehand in most cases... perhaps my device is especially non-compatible. :))
Post by: Trekkin on October 11, 2017, 01:12:27 pm
Edit: I had another one. Is there a word to describe an architectural style similar to Brutalism but without all the frivolity? One with less of an emphasis fancy curves and angles and complicated involutions and windows, and more on appropriately-sized rectangular concrete buildings with as little fuss as possible?
Post by: EnigmaticHat on October 13, 2017, 03:08:54 pm
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on October 13, 2017, 03:10:21 pm
Post by: EnigmaticHat on October 13, 2017, 03:22:52 pm
Edit: Which BTW, if you have an interest in architecture you might what to think up an excuse to visit the city. Maybe see a few of the tourist attractions, ride the duck boats. The city is a blend of many different architectural styles and there's a lot of interesting history for why that is. Its also very archetypically New England and a little lost in the past; you can walk around some parts of Boston at night and feel the same inspiration that Poe and Lovecraft must have felt. Its sort of... spooky and bleak but at the same time cozy.
Post by: Reelya on October 13, 2017, 05:11:17 pm
"Revolution is success! Now you live better life in featureless concrete box!" <= this just wouldn't work as internal propaganda. This is the actual thing:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalinist_architecture
In fact. nope. Classic Soviet architecture is overly ornate because they wanted to express the cultural achievements of the revolution. Similar to the USA building all that Greco-Roman style stuff. Brutalism was thoroughly a Western development, which then influenced the East.
Post by: Avis-Mergulus on October 14, 2017, 06:47:07 am
The funny thing was that some people were calling Brutalism "communist" architecture at one point on the forum. It turns out that only makes sense when you consider Western cliches about the Soviets: e.g. they all want to live grey lives in grey boxes.That's a little inaccurate, isn't it? I mean, Stalinist architecture is "classic Soviet architecture" in a way, but the way you're phrasing it makes it seem like "classic Soviet architecture" is limited to Stalinist architecture, when in actuality it came after Soviet constructivism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructivist_architecture) (which is really cool and also not something you'd describe as "featureless grey boxes") and ended really abruptly with Stalin's death, condemned as "architectural excess".
"Revolution is success! Now you live better life in featureless concrete box!" <= this just wouldn't work as internal propaganda. This is the actual thing:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalinist_architecture
In fact. nope. Classic Soviet architecture is overly ornate because they wanted to express the cultural achievements of the revolution. Similar to the USA building all that Greco-Roman style stuff. Brutalism was thoroughly a Western development, which then influenced the East.
I would say that constructivism has much more to do with "expressing the cultural achievements of the revolution" than Stalinist architecture. The constructivist idea is something like "a new life, a new order, a new architecture", and they built a lot of weird and novel stuff that was very influential later on. While the Stalinist idea was more like "let's make everything very palace-like and basically something like a communism-flavored Empire style". Which isn't fundamentally a bad idea, but not really new. The constructivists took discarding the old world and shaking its dust off their feet very seriously, while Stalinist architecture represents a return to the old-world values and ideas, which makes it a bad candidate for expressing the cultural achievements of the Revolution. Its material achievements, maybe.
Basically, constructivism is high-concept, Stalinism is high-bling.
Post by: Yoink on October 14, 2017, 07:06:14 am
...Man, y'all are complaining about Boston city hall?
It's certainly weird but it is nowhere near as bad as most modern architecture over here. At least that is more-or-less building shaped and looks quite impressive with its dramatic windows.
Here in Australia our architects and developers are locked in a ceaseless battle to one-up the creations of their peers in terms of sheer ugliness, happily tearing down structures from better times to make way for fresh abominations. I hate this country.
Post by: Trekkin on October 14, 2017, 08:02:05 am
Am I the only person who kinda likes Brutalism? It does have this sort of raw badassery to it, and also sometimes looks like something you would see in R'lyeh with all the intersecting weathered concrete planes and stuff.
Oh, I love Brutalism when it's sensible. The problem I have with it is, like I said above, people get way too artsy with it. We cannot have sensible concrete boxes, oh no; we must be artistic and make everything triangular and convoluted and inefficiently complicated.
Modernism is closer to what I had in mind, but still loves to put windows and curves everywhere. I was just hoping there was an actual word to describe the style of something like the AT&T Long Lines Building that didn't also cover ornate, overly complicated things like the Kyoto International Conference center -- or the Boston City Hall, come to think of it.
Post by: Sheb on October 14, 2017, 10:24:14 am
Post by: redwallzyl on October 17, 2017, 07:11:21 pm
Post by: Frumple on October 17, 2017, 07:46:13 pm
You could cap it at something but I think folks decided it'd be less effort letting that bit be and sticking exceptions for cases of import. Also screw a bunch of people (mostly the person after the loan, rather than the one giving it) over to have that sort of hard debt cap, since the possibility of it extending that far is one of the ways lenders mitigate risk... weren't there, and you'd probably be seeing much smaller loan caps and more stringent barriers to access, if I'm recalling the interaction correctly. Some of that is good, but too much strangles a lot of potential inroads for starting business and crap.
Bad juju on the economic front, basically.
Post by: redwallzyl on October 17, 2017, 07:55:03 pm
Eh, bankruptcy, debt annulment and selling. The whole collecting thing. It's not eternal, usually, and there's a bucketload of disincentives for it to go the debt slavery route these days. More or less indefinite being there's mostly for bonds and long term investments and whatnot, iirc. Practically, there probably is a sort of societal/economic soft cap. Hell, want to say tracking that sort of thing is important for economic prediction making, canary in coal mine style.Less risky loans sounds like the opposite of a bad thing seeing as what keeps happening. Also it could prevent people who don't make a enough to catch up to eventually pay it off without ruining their credit eventually instead of bankruptcy possibly givings lenders more reliable borrowers and preventing abuse. also it would stop the excesses of payday loans and such fairly well.
You could cap it at something but I think folks decided it'd be less effort letting that bit be and sticking exceptions for cases of import. Also screw a bunch of people (mostly the person after the loan, rather than the one giving it) over to have that sort of hard debt cap, since the possibility of it extending that far is one of the ways lenders mitigate risk... weren't there, and you'd probably be seeing much smaller loan caps and more stringent barriers to access, if I'm recalling the interaction correctly. Some of that is good, but too much strangles a lot of potential inroads for starting business and crap.
Bad juju on the economic front, basically.
this assumes of course that banks are not scum that gamble with peoples money and don't care if they get replayed becasue they sold the debt to someone else but that standard neoliberal fuckery.
Post by: Reelya on October 17, 2017, 08:17:11 pm
And people use payday loans to do stuff like put gas in their car to get to work, to pay rent and buy food. Without which they're probably going to lose their job or their house or get their kid's taken away from them. That's a symptom of wider problems but not always the loan-giver's fault.
The thing is, when something like payday loans sound exorbitant, but the system is near-universal that's probably because making margins any thinner wouldn't make a profit, e.g. the customer segment is at extremely high risk of non-payment. Pay day loans is a competitive business, not a natural monopoly, since pretty much anyone who owns a pawn shop can set this stuff up (and often do). So their profits overall are probably not much greater than business that takes comparable effort to run.
Post by: Frumple on October 17, 2017, 08:21:22 pm
Also pretty sure there's other ways to go about debt control and mitigation that gets the effect you're looking for without the same level of economic fuckery landing on the backs of folks that really don't need to be dealing with that shit right now. Probably want rate limits which (functionally if not explicitly) exist in most places, better venues for challenge or annulment when shit goes too far, etc. More focused strike at a problem instead of drunken hammer to the entire economy.
Post by: redwallzyl on October 17, 2017, 08:35:43 pm
although if i had a say banks would be a hell of a lot more regulated becasue god knows they have way to much of a free reign with peoples money. also part of the reason payday loads are popular is people don't trust the banks and for good reason with all there hidden fees and shit. you don't exactly have to look that long ago to find Wells Fargo fuckery with peoples money so see why. I am definitely the last person to defend the interests of rich people its just incidental if it happens.
Post by: Reelya on October 17, 2017, 08:50:50 pm
e.g. the usual version is that the government lets banks lend out your money 10 times, through the sneaky "fractional reserve banking" system, and they should only let them lend it out once. This is very common to read but it's fucking dumb. The whole point of fractional reserve is that it limits banks to lending out less than your deposit. It's a restriction on a bank's allowed behaviour, not a "money printing license".
e.g. a fractional reserve of 10% means that if a bank receives $1000 in deposits, they can only lend out $900. e.g. it's already below 1 dollar for each dollar deposited. However, the loan recipient then spends the $900 and someone else deposits that, at which point whichever bank has it is able to lend it out again, but only $810 of it. Following that geometric sequence, a fractional reserve law of 1/x creates x dollars of both loans and deposits per original dollar deposited, through people taking out loans, then the loan money being deposited. Nobody at any stage is lending out more dollars than they actually have in deposits.
Fractional reserve is in fact in place to damp down on repeated lending of the same dollar (through a chain of loans and spending), because by having that mechanism in place, the government can fight inflation through interest rates. Without fractional reserve banking, private banks would completely control the money supply. Or more likely to say, nobody could control the money supply.
Post by: redwallzyl on October 17, 2017, 09:05:03 pm
Post by: Helgoland on October 18, 2017, 10:39:26 am
selling other peoples debts to a bunch of other people on the other hand that is really bad.Why?
not to mention the betting against themselves before the recession and shady lending practices to people who obviously cant pay stuff back but the bank doesn't care becasue it gets money anyway.'Betting against yourself' is just insurance. There's nothing wrong with that in principle, is there?
Post by: redwallzyl on October 18, 2017, 10:59:50 am
its a massive problem. It's all about incentive structures. They have no stake in preventing defult. When the borrower comes in wanting to renegotiate they don't give a shit because they already sold the debt to sevreal other corporations and they get money when the people defult. That's exactuly what happened in 2008. Right before the crash they took out insurance that there borrowers would defult and profited massively.selling other peoples debts to a bunch of other people on the other hand that is really bad.Why?not to mention the betting against themselves before the recession and shady lending practices to people who obviously cant pay stuff back but the bank doesn't care becasue it gets money anyway.'Betting against yourself' is just insurance. There's nothing wrong with that in principle, is there?
A lack of teminology knowledge hinders me somewhat.
Post by: scriver on October 18, 2017, 11:09:48 am
Post by: Trekkin on October 18, 2017, 02:58:56 pm
I wrote "this year" earlier. I wanted to write "toyear". Can I?
Yes, you can; it's obsolete, but most interesting words are.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on October 22, 2017, 07:28:15 pm
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Post by: TD1 on October 23, 2017, 10:27:29 am
This type of research is beyond my university-set research parameters, so alas, I will not be the noble hero setting of in pursuit of that particular truth.
Post by: Sheb on October 23, 2017, 10:40:09 am
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Post by: Sheb on October 24, 2017, 02:44:30 am
Post by: wierd on October 24, 2017, 02:52:57 am
I stay away from those dusty, shameless devotions to mammon, personally.
Post by: Scoops Novel on October 24, 2017, 04:50:57 am
Post by: wierd on October 26, 2017, 06:31:33 am
How does one know if they're in falsetto outside of pitch?
Falsetto lacks rich reverb tones. Put your fingers on your throat. Make the note. Is there a lot of vibration with the note, or just a little? If it is just a little, you are likely in falsetto. Additionally, get out a good audio recorder and record yourself making the tone, then play it back. Do you hear any of the richer tonalities of your normal singing voice? If not, definitely falsetto.
(Techical: Falsetto is achieved when just the outer mucosa on the vocal chord vibrates (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falsetto), which is why it lacks the deeper reverb and rich tonalities of normal voice.)
Post by: Maximum Spin on October 26, 2017, 06:43:17 am
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on November 06, 2017, 09:47:23 pm
Post by: Maximum Spin on November 06, 2017, 09:54:05 pm
How is it that galaxies maintain the shape of their arms?They don't; the spiral structure degrades over time. It's more stable than expected, though, and exactly why that is is indeed not fully elucidated!
However,
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If the interior of a galaxy orbits faster than the ringthis isn't the case either.
Post by: Maximum Spin on November 06, 2017, 10:22:36 pm
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Post by: scriver on November 07, 2017, 01:56:07 am
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on November 08, 2017, 12:55:35 pm
Anyway, agriculture is a gradient process from hunter-gathering. You gain slight innovations as time goes on, and those innovations slow you down. You learn how to control some animals and how to predict the seasons of some plants, and end up in a cycle instead of wandering aimlessly. Eventually you learn how to breed animals who want food that you can't eat and identify plants which are both hardy enough to grow easily and desirably edible, and your society slows down even more, maybe even stays in an area indefinitely. And then some gross motherfucker on a dare from his buddies figures out that the liquid remains of rotten grain are actually really fun to drink.
And then, surely, slowly, but yet inexorably, you stop moving. You learn how to winter or else live in a place without winters. You plant the hardy crops, you breed the controllable animals, and you drive yourself mad trying to discern the rules of fermentation. Then your population explodes past the human social limit and everything goes to shit until the state is invented. That's about it, really.
Post by: Sheb on November 08, 2017, 01:05:50 pm
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on November 08, 2017, 01:08:21 pm
ant, a word for ants?!
Post by: Tawa on November 08, 2017, 01:24:34 pm
What is this ->But why ant farmers?ant, a word for ants?!
Post by: TD1 on November 08, 2017, 02:53:47 pm
Post by: Sheb on November 08, 2017, 05:27:06 pm
Post by: Trekkin on November 08, 2017, 05:31:12 pm
Are there any guesses as to how ant agriculture originally came about?There's phylogenetic evidence that the actual fungal domestication is a continuous process.
I'm doing an essay on the evolution of it, and can't actually find anything on the origins, besides the fact it's thought to have evolved in South America 70-50mya. Got plenty of stuff on the further evolution of agriculture, but nothing beyond that on the origins.
(https://entomology.si.edu/StaffPages/schultz%20et%20al/Pubs/1998_Science_EvolutionAgriculture.pdf)
Here's an article concerning the sequence of events that led to ant agriculture and the evolutionary pressures driving them. (https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms12233) In brief, they got dependent on eating fungus first, and then the fungus evolved to feed them, and then they coevolved from there.
I'll keep looking, but at a guess, you might have some success in arguing that they could transition from collecting dead matter as food directly to collecting it as food for their food with minimal adjustment in their behavior patterns, and from there toward gathering behaviors that were fungus-optimal, and thence to fungus dependence. Compare the preferred environments of the wild-growing precursor strains of cultivated fungus to the conditions in an ant colony and see if that kind of incidental growth is plausible before going all-out on it, though.
Post by: GiglameshDespair on November 08, 2017, 05:40:37 pm
The protagonist betrays humanity and goes over to the alien's side. With his help the aliens win even more. Under his advice, they conquer a human world and execute everyone in it - hanging them from lamposts or something like that.
This results in kicking humanity into gear and the war goes against the aliens. The traitor's fleet is defeated, and he reveals to his alien friend this was his plan all along - by showing one human is supposedly much more evil than the rest, then people are not completely equal in all ways after all. The change in human society that results allows them to advance again and so they outtech the aliens.
Finally, he fakes his escape and incinerates himself, so his body would never be found, so he'd always act as a boogeyman to keep humanity on its toes.
The story ends with the other humans resolving that while one can be better than others at some things, no man is better than others at all things.
I can't remember the name, however, so does this ring any bells for anyone?
It was quite an old story - a short story put on the internet rather than written for the internet, if that makes sense.
E: Never mind, found it.
Post by: Parsely on November 08, 2017, 08:39:11 pm
Post by: Paxiecrunchle on November 09, 2017, 03:01:49 am
I read a sci-fi story online once. Humans were in a war against relatively humanoid aliens and losing. Human society decreed everyone was equal - completely equal. Society and thus advancement has stagnated.What was it ???
The protagonist betrays humanity and goes over to the alien's side. With his help the aliens win even more. Under his advice, they conquer a human world and execute everyone in it - hanging them from lamposts or something like that.
This results in kicking humanity into gear and the war goes against the aliens. The traitor's fleet is defeated, and he reveals to his alien friend this was his plan all along - by showing one human is supposedly much more evil than the rest, then people are not completely equal in all ways after all. The change in human society that results allows them to advance again and so they outtech the aliens.
Finally, he fakes his escape and incinerates himself, so his body would never be found, so he'd always act as a boogeyman to keep humanity on its toes.
The story ends with the other humans resolving that while one can be better than others at some things, no man is better than others at all things.
I can't remember the name, however, so does this ring any bells for anyone?
It was quite an old story - a short story put on the internet rather than written for the internet, if that makes sense.
E: Never mind, found it.
Post by: GiglameshDespair on November 09, 2017, 04:51:37 pm
Link it you slag have you no netiquetteHere you go slut
The Highest Treason by Randall Garrett (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/24302/24302-h/24302-h.htm)
I link to it because apparently the copyright was not renewed.
Post by: Yoink on November 18, 2017, 04:15:49 am
Post by: GiglameshDespair on November 18, 2017, 04:38:30 am
Post by: TD1 on November 18, 2017, 12:30:39 pm
If you tell someone the colour of their dyed hair resembles mould, does that count as a compliment?Depends on whether or not they're a fun gi.
Post by: Andres on November 19, 2017, 08:18:33 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on November 19, 2017, 08:51:44 pm
Post by: Comrade P. on November 20, 2017, 12:25:13 pm
What's the nerdy, scientific way "fire colour change"?
"A visible change in the emission spectrum"? You could come up with a more sophisticated turn of phrase if you were to dig in more into atomic emission spectral analysis initialised by the flame.
Post by: CABL on November 21, 2017, 10:26:47 am
Post by: EnigmaticHat on November 21, 2017, 04:00:15 pm
Post by: Frumple on November 22, 2017, 05:21:01 pm
That said, it looks like probably? One of the guidelines notes that insurance apps must both be free and not have in-app purchases, so strictly speaking the app itself wouldn't be making money and straight up could not have a by app or up front store cost involved. There's apparently various ways for non-profit stuff to get on the store, too, and since they transitioned into allowing donations in-app at some point, presumably beforehand the non-profits were either offering a service of some sort or having to address the app being a monetary drain for their budget.
Without being able to kick the apple site and/or google into being more explicit, I'd probably wager the answer is yes, so long as you can still cover whatever fees are involved with hosting an app on the store to begin with. It's fairly impressively unlikely apple would give much of a damn whether the app was draining your wallet so long as you were filling theirs.
Post by: EnigmaticHat on November 22, 2017, 06:42:03 pm
From what I understand there isn't really a fee for hosting apps so much as apple charges $100 a year for a developer account to be able to upload in the first place.
Post by: Parsely on November 23, 2017, 12:03:52 pm
Post by: Dozebôm Lolumzalìs on November 23, 2017, 03:29:56 pm
Quote from: Giant Bomb
The mechanic came to prominence in the original Gears of War. The name of the move is derived from the roadies who carry equipment at musical concerts; the shaking of the camera is meant to resemble the view from behind-the-scenes videos when the subject being filmed suddenly takes off and the camera shakes as the roadie carrying it starts running himself to keep up.
link that I found with a 15-second Google search (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiWy8WXxNXXAhUQxmMKHbmyD1IQFgguMAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.giantbomb.com%2Froadie-running%2F3015-1872%2F&usg=AOvVaw00pQEsQ2zWH6gizjvjjzOz)
Post by: EnigmaticHat on November 23, 2017, 04:02:11 pm
Post by: Dozebôm Lolumzalìs on November 23, 2017, 06:38:43 pm
Post by: TD1 on November 23, 2017, 07:00:29 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on November 23, 2017, 07:45:38 pm
(Not that I mind simple questions, I'm just a smartass)
Post by: Tawa on November 23, 2017, 07:57:19 pm
Post by: Parsely on November 23, 2017, 10:04:03 pm
Quote from: Giant BombThe mechanic came to prominence in the original Gears of War. The name of the move is derived from the roadies who carry equipment at musical concerts; the shaking of the camera is meant to resemble the view from behind-the-scenes videos when the subject being filmed suddenly takes off and the camera shakes as the roadie carrying it starts running himself to keep up.
link that I found with a 15-second Google search (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiWy8WXxNXXAhUQxmMKHbmyD1IQFgguMAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.giantbomb.com%2Froadie-running%2F3015-1872%2F&usg=AOvVaw00pQEsQ2zWH6gizjvjjzOz)
...I feel like this thread should be more than 'the LMGTFY thread'.I get where you're coming from but if the only reason you're going to respond is so you can tell me how easily you found the answer and not because you just wanted to be helpful, then kindly don't respond to my questions anymore.
Post by: Hanslanda on November 24, 2017, 02:48:53 pm
Post by: Maximum Spin on November 24, 2017, 02:51:37 pm
Ultrasound pest repellents, are they effective or worth it?No.
Post by: Dozebôm Lolumzalìs on November 24, 2017, 05:03:39 pm
Quote from: Giant BombThe mechanic came to prominence in the original Gears of War. The name of the move is derived from the roadies who carry equipment at musical concerts; the shaking of the camera is meant to resemble the view from behind-the-scenes videos when the subject being filmed suddenly takes off and the camera shakes as the roadie carrying it starts running himself to keep up.
link that I found with a 15-second Google search (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiWy8WXxNXXAhUQxmMKHbmyD1IQFgguMAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.giantbomb.com%2Froadie-running%2F3015-1872%2F&usg=AOvVaw00pQEsQ2zWH6gizjvjjzOz)...I feel like this thread should be more than 'the LMGTFY thread'.I get where you're coming from but if the only reason you're going to respond is so you can tell me how easily you found the answer and not because you just wanted to be helpful, then kindly don't respond to my questions anymore.
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I should not have griped at you; if I was annoyed enough to gripe I should have just left the question alone. I'm sorry for being unnecessarily grumpy and I'm not planning on grumping at people for their laziness anymore. (it neither breaks my arm nor picks my pocket)
Post by: Tawa on November 25, 2017, 02:10:07 am
This does not sound right to me, on two accounts:
- "Tangzhong", to my understanding, is not a Japanese word. The closest you can get would be something like "tanguzongu". Even Chinese loanwords get either vowels or an "n" on the end.
- It's basically water and flour mixed together in a different ratio than the bread, which is then mixed in. There is no way something that simple is less than 20 years old.
I searched for it, but all I could find were bloggers more concerned about the preparation and eating of the bread than its origin and forum posts parroting third-hand knowledge, which could never agree on an origin--some said Japan, some said Taiwan, I think I saw a Korea claim or two. The most reliable-sounding thing I found was a New York Times article claiming it was "traditionally used in China," which sounds about right; the article is a recipe for a Japanese bread apparently from the 20th century, but I still can't find a rough date for the roux itself. Does anyone know where this stuff was invented and when?
Post by: wierd on November 25, 2017, 03:48:14 am
1) Bread starter == Flour and water that has been allowed to grow wild yeasts. It is as old as bread itself. It will have the same consistency as this "water roux" he speaks of.
2) Adding moisture to bread dough to control dough consistency (usually in 1tsp at a time increments, due to how sensitive to moisture content bread dough is) is as old as the process of making bread itself. You can find dark age recipes for bread that have such instructions for alterations as needed.
3) CONSIDERABLE experimentation with bread manufacture occurred in dark age europe, especially in France, in the 1400s. See the evolution of Brioche, for instance.
Post by: scrdest on November 25, 2017, 04:13:28 pm
Recently, my father has taken up bread-making. A technique he's picked up is mixing in "water roux", a sort of paste used to make the bread moister, which he refers to as "tangzhong". He claims it was invented in Japan in the early 2000s.There's a common claim that it has surfaced due to some Yvonne Chen and a book of hers called The Bread Doctor, but the details of her nationality (China vs. Taiwan - possibly accounted for by the... politically charged nature of this distinction) and the years the book was released seems to vary a bit between 90s and 00s (although this may depend on the country).
This does not sound right to me, on two accounts:
- "Tangzhong", to my understanding, is not a Japanese word. The closest you can get would be something like "tanguzongu". Even Chinese loanwords get either vowels or an "n" on the end.
- It's basically water and flour mixed together in a different ratio than the bread, which is then mixed in. There is no way something that simple is less than 20 years old.
I searched for it, but all I could find were bloggers more concerned about the preparation and eating of the bread than its origin and forum posts parroting third-hand knowledge, which could never agree on an origin--some said Japan, some said Taiwan, I think I saw a Korea claim or two. The most reliable-sounding thing I found was a New York Times article claiming it was "traditionally used in China," which sounds about right; the article is a recipe for a Japanese bread apparently from the 20th century, but I still can't find a rough date for the roux itself. Does anyone know where this stuff was invented and when?
It seems legit, from a food-sciency point of view - it's essentially a trick for having the overall structure of the bread supported by gluten as in most bread, but with the inside being supported by starches only. It's not just a different ratio mixin, the liquid is nuked thoroughly in the process, denaturing the flour proteins.
You probably could achieve similar effects by baking a decently hydrated gluten-free/low-gluten dough inside a thin layer of fairly gluten-rich dough.
Post by: redwallzyl on November 29, 2017, 08:36:05 pm
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on November 29, 2017, 09:06:06 pm
"Resisting arrest" is a slap charge with no connection to anything than having enough clout to get it dismissed, so yeah, trash that.
Post by: Rolan7 on November 29, 2017, 09:08:28 pm
And obviously a lot more people would attempt escape, with the legal penalty removed. Might require a lot more direct force to stop, since they would have no other reason to comply.
Prisons are a different story, I've seen arguments that people should have a right to attempt nonviolent escape. I don't really have an opinion.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on November 29, 2017, 09:13:01 pm
Post by: Helgoland on December 01, 2017, 07:37:29 am
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on December 01, 2017, 04:38:51 pm
Not sure where you're getting "regress to a natural state".
Post by: Shook on December 03, 2017, 09:36:04 pm
Edit: Oop, found it! The Sweet Escape by Gwen Stefani (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0lf_fE3HwA). Who'd have thunk? :V
Post by: redwallzyl on December 11, 2017, 07:24:54 pm
Edit: I think I figured it out but it would be nice to know the model.
Post by: wierd on December 11, 2017, 07:35:11 pm
Post by: smjjames on December 11, 2017, 07:40:08 pm
Since you want to repair it historically accurately, I'd probably look for a military historian or a local museum or some sort of reputable company that restores WWII things.
Post by: TD1 on December 19, 2017, 05:48:38 pm
Post by: Frumple on December 19, 2017, 06:11:13 pm
Most of my life the general recommendation by non-doctors has boiled down to "Q-tip", though. Last handful of years I've actually talked to a doc on the subject, and it turns out that's not a very good idea for anything particularly involving the ear canal itself. Not good of the "you might hospitalize yourself or cause lifelong damage" variety.
During one unwise period I found hydrogen peroxide works really well when it comes to clearing the ear out. Put a bit (like, less than a cap's worth) in your ear, hold your head so it gets in good, and then wait until the noises mostly stop. I was just later informed by an actual doctor it also comes with a non-zero chance of permanent inner ear damage, so, uh. Probably a poor idea, just heading that off at the pass.
... any case, as near as I can remember the general answer that doesn't come with caveats noting odds of permanent damage is just go to the doc and let them handle it if it's ended up stuffed up enough to be a problem.
Turns out the ear in general and particularly the bits not easily visible from the outside are kinda' delicate, as well as fairly infection prone, and you probably want someone else (very much preferably that actually knows what the hell they're doing) to be fiddling with it if you're having issues of one sort or another.
Basically there's a lot of other ways to solve it besides a doc visit, it's just they're pretty much unilaterally worse ways that may cause varyingly permanent problems. So... yeah.
Post by: TD1 on December 19, 2017, 06:16:50 pm
Though, as far as I remember my granny used hydrogen peroxide semi-regularly, but I was somewhat hesitant about it.
Post by: Frumple on December 19, 2017, 06:29:58 pm
In the case of the ear, it works pretty damn well but iirc the specific effect is it sorta' eats into your inner ear membrane or somethin' like that (on top of cleaning things out), and I want to say while the damage is generally pretty minor for any particular application, it's also more or less permanent, so prolonged usage can cause... issues.
Any case, yeah, if stoppage is enough to be causing problems, doctor's probably your best bet, so far as I've been able to tell, so far. Wouldn't hurt to ask 'em if there's methods they're aware of to deal with the concern that don't involve undermining the structural integrity of your hearing bitsies, though. Maybe whoever you see'll be aware of something the folks I've talked with weren't.
Post by: Arx on December 20, 2017, 12:36:04 am
It has to be quite large, but there's nothing fundamentally special about the ones doctors use.
Post by: wierd on December 20, 2017, 12:42:18 am
Really? No need for that for debriding ears. Pour some into the cap, set the bottle down, tilt your head, then slowly pour it into the ear from the cap. Try to use the weaker stuff, like the 2-3%, and avoid the 10%. We arent trying to remove debris from a seriously contaminated wound here, or trying to bleach blood stains out of sheets, or kill c. diff spores. We just want to soften and dislodge sebum.
Honestly... A syringe? You can do a lot of damage with a syringe in your ears, even without a needle on it.
Post by: Arx on December 20, 2017, 05:25:58 am
Post by: wierd on December 20, 2017, 06:20:20 am
Post by: Arx on December 20, 2017, 07:47:49 am
Post by: wierd on December 20, 2017, 08:07:30 am
https://www.healthline.com/health/ear-irrigation#risks
I would not suggest doing it yourself, and would suggest seeing a GP if you need it done with a syringe. Personally, I have never had problems with low concentration peroxide, as long as you do a nice distilled water flush afterward, and dont leave water in. Your mileage may vary.
I would be very concerned that a typical human type person with a syringe (especially the plunger kind) would be able to damage their ear drum on accident from having too much pressure on the jet, and poor control of the syringe. Eardrums are very sensitive to pressure, and are delicate things. People, by and large, are not very smart ad if they feel their ear is "really stopped up" may be tempted to "really squirt it in", with bad consequences. Just because it is what the GP does does not mean it is perfectly safe.
Here's a nice scholarly article that tracked the incidence rate of complication from irrigation in a clinical setting:
http://www.bmj.com/content/301/6763/1251
They give odds of adverse outcome from outpatient irrigation at 1/1000, and I would expect the odds of it happening in a less controlled environment (like your home) by an unskilled practitioner (like your average human type person) to be much higher than that.
If you dont want to take the word of some guy on the internet, then how about a clinical researcher?
Quote from: From scholarly journal article
Most general practitioners syringe wax from the canal with a traditional syringe, which can develop pressures of up to 16kPa (110 psi). A few use other water irrigation methods, including dental irrigation systems such as the Water Pik.'7 It is important that the person performing the syringing is fully instructed in the technique. Five general practitioners did not know if their nurses had been instructed in the method of ear syringing.
Further, some doctors actually do recommend the peroxide route.
https://www.prevention.com/health/healthy-living/best-way-remove-earwax
Quote from: From article
Other ear-cleaning options you should eliminate include ear candling and rinsing with a syringe and water. Kim says that ear candling—which involves putting a hollowed-out candle into your ear, lighting it, and hoping that the suction caused by the heat takes out the earwax—is likely to cause more harm than good. "The heat could potentially burn your ear drum, and it's possible that the candle wax could get stuck in your ear and cause even more of a problem," she says. Trying to flush out your ears with water sounds safe in theory, but Suurna says that the water could get stuck behind the wax or cause the wax to swell due to the moisture.
Your New Earwax Removal Go-Tos
With all of that out of the way, it's good to know that there is actually something you can do to help clear out earwax. Kim says to put a drop or two of hydrogen peroxide in your ear about 10 minutes before jumping in the shower. The peroxide will liquefy the goo and help it rinse out as you go through your normal shower routine. Doing this once a month should help keep things open.
I can probably find others.
Yup, found another.
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2016/04/09/ear-cleaning-mistakes.aspx
Quote from: Article
5. Rinsing With a Syringe
Rinsing with a syringe can be safe, but if you neglect to dry your ear when you’re done you could end up with swimmer’s ear. Generally, there’s no need to rinse your ears with a syringe.
...
An ear, nose and throat (ENT) doctor, or otolaryngologist, can remove earwax using a special suction, miniature instruments and a microscope. If your eardrum is perforated, manual removal by a physician is recommended, however in most other cases you can clear earwax blockages at home.
The simplest way to do this is to first soften the wax by placing a few drops of olive oil, coconut oil or water in your ear. Then, pour a capful of 3 percent hydrogen peroxide in each ear to flush the wax out. It’s worth noting that using plain sterile water, or a sterile saline solution, to soften earwax works just as well as oil or over-the-counter eardrops.
As an aside, the hydrogen peroxide trick (pouring a capful of 3 percent hydrogen peroxide in your ears) also works remarkably well at resolving respiratory infections, like colds and flu. You will hear some bubbling, which is completely normal, and possibly feel a slight stinging sensation. Wait until the bubbling and stinging subside (usually 5 to 10 minutes) then drain onto a tissue and repeat with the other ear.
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Post by: scriver on December 20, 2017, 11:48:53 am
Post by: TD1 on December 20, 2017, 12:01:26 pm
Post by: smjjames on December 20, 2017, 12:17:45 pm
I used to have pipes in my ears. I never looked into why or what for put apparently it is a thing they do to kids sometimes.
And you...don't know why?
It's to help alleviate ear pressure issues or problems with the eustachian tube. Used to have those myself, or rather tried, anyway as they kept coming out.
Post by: scriver on December 20, 2017, 02:08:40 pm
Post by: DragonDePlatino on December 22, 2017, 03:56:39 pm
Is this a common issue?
Post by: Rolan7 on December 22, 2017, 04:39:05 pm
Post by: DragonDePlatino on December 22, 2017, 04:48:53 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on December 28, 2017, 08:11:08 pm
I knew it was good but I didn't know it was this good.I've always liked disco (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjg39XRkjVc)I was expecting more John Travolta (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUID0jSh2Ic)...
How does one even
Post by: scriver on December 29, 2017, 12:31:29 am
Also, cut-away Guy at about 1:40 is the perfect "hey Joe save some pussy for the rest of us" moment: https://youtu.be/LUID0jSh2Ic?t=100 (https://youtu.be/LUID0jSh2Ic?t=100)
Post by: Magistrum on December 29, 2017, 02:06:17 pm
Long, well thought out post with sources
I had stopped checking the forums for a long time, now I come back.
After a long time in this forum, I just realized that wierd is 99% of the times right in any discussion or argument.
I fell weird for taking so long.
Everything is still the same.
I will try to get in an argument with him sometime, to check how it is.
Post by: Helgoland on December 30, 2017, 12:18:01 am
Post by: Mech#4 on January 01, 2018, 03:07:24 am
Involves a young man working at a mansion where a bitter old lady lives. She has a wardrobe full of dresses that, I think through the uplifting friendship she gains with the man, she starts wearing one of every day until her passing. I think the last dress she wears is her wedding dress.
Post by: TD1 on January 01, 2018, 03:26:15 am
Post by: wierd on January 01, 2018, 03:39:30 am
Post by: TD1 on January 01, 2018, 03:42:56 am
Post by: Mech#4 on January 01, 2018, 04:40:32 am
A few other things to clarify. It was live action and probably from before 2010. I'm assuming it was in english but I can't remember any dialogue so...
Post by: Scoops Novel on January 21, 2018, 06:02:44 am
And the thing is, a game like this has enough roleplay and worldbuilding that play by post actually is the best home for it.
Post by: Egan_BW on January 21, 2018, 06:05:27 am
Post by: Reelya on January 21, 2018, 07:55:54 am
Guys, help me out. Is there any conceivable way to run a game of dark heresy over play by post without my players knowing about, or finding out about, 40k? I love the scrappy random feel of it, but every goddamn time it's ruined by players sticking to 40k stereotypes, or worse, knowing everything in advance. Even when i run it with noobs, they end up digging into 40k lore and the game suffers for it.
And the thing is, a game like this has enough roleplay and worldbuilding that play by post actually is the best home for it.
How about run the game as an "original setting" and just cut/replace all the 40K terms like madlibs. I think you'd be surprised how long it would take people to work it out. Also, then when they do start digging up 40K lore, if they work it out, you can start subtly changing things up. If you treat the system as separate from the lore as one often does in e.g. D&D, then you can surprise your players.
Post by: EnigmaticHat on January 22, 2018, 10:24:46 pm
Guys, help me out. Is there any conceivable way to run a game of dark heresy over play by post without my players knowing about, or finding out about, 40k? I love the scrappy random feel of it, but every goddamn time it's ruined by players sticking to 40k stereotypes, or worse, knowing everything in advance. Even when i run it with noobs, they end up digging into 40k lore and the game suffers for it.Have them play as characters who wouldn't know. Like one of those primitive worlds the space marines recruit from or some such.
And the thing is, a game like this has enough roleplay and worldbuilding that play by post actually is the best home for it.
Post by: Frumple on February 14, 2018, 06:22:42 pm
* I'd recommend email if your curiosity is idle, by the by. Bit more polite than gnawing on their phone lines while people that actually have money might be calling.
Post by: TD1 on February 19, 2018, 03:15:25 pm
Verb - Doing
Adjective - Describing
So... fractured is probably what you want.
Post by: smjjames on February 19, 2018, 03:17:06 pm
Is there an... adjective (Never been good at remembering what the hell nouns, adjectives, and such actually are) for fracture?
The word I'd think of would be "Fractuitous", but apparently that's a nonexistent word.
fractured (https://www.google.com/search?ei=HDCLWt3dJISA0wLo5L6YCQ&q=fracture+adjective&oq=fracture+adjective&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0.1440.6902.0.7068.27.22.0.1.1.0.148.1947.7j11.19.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..9.18.1894.6..0i67k1j0i131k1j35i39k1j0i20i264k1j0i131i20i264k1j0i131i67k1j0i22i30k1j0i22i10i30k1.148.czCXqLyVlwQ) is one.
ninja'd anyhow.
Post by: Frumple on February 19, 2018, 03:35:55 pm
Post by: TD1 on February 19, 2018, 03:51:22 pm
Post by: scriver on February 20, 2018, 01:28:48 am
I was thinking something like "They're an X people"
X being whatever would describe them as fracturing frequently.
"Easily fracturing", "commonly fract.", "frequently fract."
Post by: Egan_BW on February 20, 2018, 02:24:53 am
Post by: Yoink on February 20, 2018, 04:56:01 am
Post by: Rolan7 on February 20, 2018, 11:29:49 am
Post by: Baffler on February 20, 2018, 12:04:13 pm
Do cockroaches carry STDs?
They actually do, assuming you mean transmitting STDs between themselves, although they tend to be parasites rather than bacterial or viral infections as in humans.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/academia.edu.documents/30813002/Knell_and_Webberley_2004.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIWOWYYGZ2Y53UL3A&Expires=1519149838&Signature=6G7y30fP1%2BeNXN5G8FOPf5bnfkk%3D&response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3DSexually_transmitted_diseases_of_insects.pdf
Post by: TD1 on February 20, 2018, 12:05:55 pm
Post by: Tawa on February 24, 2018, 10:15:07 pm
Post by: redwallzyl on March 05, 2018, 08:06:54 pm
Is someone able to describe how pushing something "down" for a moment while it's in geostationary orbit won't cause it to slowly plummet towards the planet until it impacts?Try doing it in KSP. That's a very visual way to do it.
I know the way it works (ie that you'd either need to push it down far enough that it'd intersect atmosphere or the object it's orbiting and that burning retrograde is far more efficient), but there's someone I'm having trouble actually explaining the mechanics of it to.
Post by: Rolan7 on March 05, 2018, 11:11:07 pm
Post by: wierd on March 06, 2018, 12:37:49 am
Post by: Egan_BW on March 06, 2018, 03:21:56 am
Post by: redwallzyl on March 07, 2018, 01:27:01 pm
Post by: deathpunch578 on March 07, 2018, 01:38:04 pm
Quick question for anyone who might know. I have been trying to wrap my head around a concept I recently encountered. Its to do with getting at the core beliefs behind conservatism vs liberalism in the US. So here it is, the concept is that one of the core bits of American conservatism is a specific type of interpretation of the social contract. That is that people and governments have certain rights and responsibilities. This seems to tie in with conservative ideals of self sufficiency and interpretations of welfare as well as what a citizen is. what is confusing me is what the contrast is with the liberal interpretation of the social contract and what exactly the tenets of each if written out would be. I'm really having a problem drawing it up in my mind, perhaps due to a general lack of thinking about the concept in this way before as these kinds of things a usually not articulated in this way.basically conservatives and liberals have different ideas on what the government should do and what people's rights should and shouldn't be.
conservatives want the government to stay out of people's lives and for there to be no limitations on their rights (think gun control)
liberals on the other hand want the government to be involved with people's lives (more government funded services) and think that there should be some limitations on what you can and can't do with your rights (again gun control)
Post by: Frumple on March 07, 2018, 01:46:46 pm
Re: the question itself, I honestly can't list something out off the top of my head, largely because the conservative stance on the concept of social contract is inconsistent as everloving fuck and hypocritical bloody often to boot. Liberal side of things is much better on that front, but still has its jittery bits.
I'd probably be leery about trying to actually hammer down some kind of list of either side, basically, especially if it's based on more on professed beliefs than actions.
Post by: Sheb on March 07, 2018, 01:56:53 pm
Post by: TD1 on March 07, 2018, 01:58:14 pm
Post by: Frumple on March 07, 2018, 02:07:02 pm
Post by: redwallzyl on March 07, 2018, 02:09:51 pm
Post by: Frumple on March 07, 2018, 02:28:08 pm
Post by: Gentlefish on March 07, 2018, 02:56:48 pm
Liberals want laws to push the social envelope forward, ex. gender-neutral bathrooms and federally recognized unions of non-heterosexual couples.
E: This actually doesn't even talk about economic conservative/liberal stances, and only moral conservative/liberal stances. That's a whole different ballpark seeing as you could be morally conservative and economically liberal. Rare, but possible.
Post by: redwallzyl on March 07, 2018, 03:29:11 pm
Post by: Gentlefish on March 07, 2018, 03:37:01 pm
Post by: Frumple on March 07, 2018, 03:50:35 pm
It has to do with a different perception of what is commensurate for qualifying as having fulfilled a citizens obligation to the contract.... maybe? Like, sure, groups vary as to what they think fulfills the social contract, assuming they frame things in that manner to begin with, but that's a pretty empty observation on its own.
The devil's more in the details here, and again, I don't think there's actually a straight answer to be had, exactly. Especially not on as broad a front as conservative or liberal vis a vis the american political sphere. The positions and contrast you're looking for just aren't particularly consistent, over time, subject, or locality, particularly for the current mess that is stateside conservatism.
Specific subsections of either you might have better luck, assuming they articulate or act like they give a damn what their position regarding a hypothetical social contract is to begin with.
Post by: redwallzyl on March 07, 2018, 03:55:46 pm
I was thinking about it as a factor in understanding parts of a conservative viewpoint. Basically I was trying to look at issues through a conservative conception and I was having trouble with that part of it. It is not meant to be some binary or single defining trait.It has to do with a different perception of what is commensurate for qualifying as having fulfilled a citizens obligation to the contract.... maybe? Like, sure, groups vary as to what they think fulfills the social contract, assuming they frame things in that manner to begin with, but that's a pretty empty observation on its own.
The devil's more in the details here, and again, I don't think there's actually a straight answer to be had, exactly. Especially not on as broad a front as conservative or liberal vis a vis the american political sphere. The positions and contrast you're looking for just aren't particularly consistent, over time, subject, or locality, particularly for the current mess that is stateside conservatism.
Specific subsections of either you might have better luck, assuming they articulate or act like they give a damn what their position regarding a hypothetical social contract is to begin with.
Post by: Leodanny on March 08, 2018, 12:17:45 pm
Post by: Maximum Spin on March 08, 2018, 07:48:52 pm
Post by: strainer on March 08, 2018, 08:16:41 pm
Heres a nice video on them: 3blue1brown (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gB9n2gHsHN4)
Post by: Yoink on March 13, 2018, 04:47:26 pm
Perhaps I am just clueless as to how thighs are actually measured? Perhaps she was offering a message of solidarity to women falling outside of certain ridiculous beauty standards? Or perhaps she herself had suffered from such body issues at some point?
Post by: TD1 on March 13, 2018, 04:53:54 pm
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Post by: Parsely on March 13, 2018, 11:48:19 pm
How thick does a pair of thighs have to be to be considered "thick thighs" with the capacity to save lives? I saw a woman with one of those patches on her backpack and at a (chaste, purely scientific) glance her thighs didn't see to be overly large.It's just a meme
Perhaps I am just clueless as to how thighs are actually measured? Perhaps she was offering a message of solidarity to women falling outside of certain ridiculous beauty standards? Or perhaps she herself had suffered from such body issues at some point?
Post by: Gentlefish on March 14, 2018, 12:19:28 am
Post by: Frumple on March 29, 2018, 11:09:30 am
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
And trying to figure out what's left, that would render the 150+/month USD the policy holder is paying worth it, when I'm not exactly familiar with car bitsies.
Post by: Parsely on March 29, 2018, 02:26:18 pm
Post by: redwallzyl on March 29, 2018, 03:01:19 pm
Are there any apocalypse stories where people aren't complete assholes to one another and isn't based on the assumption that every stranger is a bandit?I don't know of any. People seem to have taken the state of nature a bit too literals. Combined with a poor understanding of human social organization this seems to lead to a fallout style understanding of post apocalypses societies. People would do well to look at real world examples such as the bronze age collapse and post plague native american societies and less pop culture understandings.
Don't do Hobbes kids.
Post by: Yoink on March 29, 2018, 10:22:08 pm
The land would be less tame to begin with, for one thing; and both everyday people and the ruling classes would have lacked a lot of equipment taken for granted today - not to mention guns, the threat of which has a huge impact in most post-apoc settings.
Also, I imagine in those days people would have been able to quite easily recognise someone from their region judging by their ethnic appearance and mode of dress.
The bronze age collapse looks like a fascinating period to study nonetheless, though.
Post by: Mech#4 on March 29, 2018, 10:46:03 pm
The bronze age collapse looks like a fascinating period to study nonetheless, though.
I found the Extra Credits videos on the Bronze Age collapse a pretty good place to get an over view. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkMP328eU5Q&list=PLhyKYa0YJ_5ABU4r0U2Mcj_Gj32UN80zX)
Post by: redwallzyl on March 29, 2018, 11:00:47 pm
And I have attended a lecture and talked to the guy who wrote the book that that series was directly based on. Quite a nice guy. "1177 the year civilization collapsed" if you want to know. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRcu-ysocX4 Not this specific lecture but a similar one last year.The bronze age collapse looks like a fascinating period to study nonetheless, though.
I found the Extra Credits videos on the Bronze Age collapse a pretty good place to get an over view. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkMP328eU5Q&list=PLhyKYa0YJ_5ABU4r0U2Mcj_Gj32UN80zX)
He recommends the extra credits series by the way. He thought it was quite good.
Post by: Egan_BW on March 29, 2018, 11:31:44 pm
Guess we can save that for the movie adaptation.
Post by: Parsely on March 30, 2018, 03:55:50 pm
I don't know, in such historical periods people were faced with very different circumstances to those of a modern-day apocalypse.I would add that even in media set in Japan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_a_Hero) where guns aren't widely available and fewer still know how to use them the same assumptions get made.
The land would be less tame to begin with, for one thing; and both everyday people and the ruling classes would have lacked a lot of equipment taken for granted today - not to mention guns, the threat of which has a huge impact in most post-apoc settings.
Also, I imagine in those days people would have been able to quite easily recognise someone from their region judging by their ethnic appearance and mode of dress.
The bronze age collapse looks like a fascinating period to study nonetheless, though.
Post by: Arx on March 31, 2018, 04:33:37 am
Are there any apocalypse stories where people aren't complete assholes to one another and isn't based on the assumption that every stranger is a bandit?
Metro does a surprisingly good job of that. In some places you still kinda assume every stranger is an enemy but that's because they're fascists or somesuch.
Post by: CABL on March 31, 2018, 06:24:50 am
Nevermind, the website is down.
Post by: Rolan7 on March 31, 2018, 08:02:46 am
I have access to the email account now, but yeah, it's been 504 every time I've checked. Here's hoping it gets better soon!
Edit: And then I thought this was the DND thread
Post by: CABL on March 31, 2018, 08:31:32 am
Post by: Parsely on March 31, 2018, 01:25:12 pm
That's a pretty good one, in the book people aren't really afraid to just walk up and talk to each other in the tunnels, but you avoid tunnels that are run by whatever faction is causing trouble that day of the week (communists, fascists, etc.).Are there any apocalypse stories where people aren't complete assholes to one another and isn't based on the assumption that every stranger is a bandit?
Metro does a surprisingly good job of that. In some places you still kinda assume every stranger is an enemy but that's because they're fascists or somesuch.
Post by: redwallzyl on March 31, 2018, 01:43:25 pm
Its like people are not all psychopathic murders or something. Even it actual wars like WW2 many people did not actually even attempt to kill people. I find the everyone is a raider stereotype rather uncreative and not particularly realistic. And mostly to give the protagonist an excuse to shoot everyone without feeling bad.That's a pretty good one, in the book people aren't really afraid to just walk up and talk to each other in the tunnels, but you avoid tunnels that are run by whatever faction is causing trouble that day of the week (communists, fascists, etc.).Are there any apocalypse stories where people aren't complete assholes to one another and isn't based on the assumption that every stranger is a bandit?
Metro does a surprisingly good job of that. In some places you still kinda assume every stranger is an enemy but that's because they're fascists or somesuch.
Post by: Parsely on April 04, 2018, 02:50:18 pm
Post by: Magistrum on April 04, 2018, 03:01:16 pm
Edit: the finger tip sewing thingies are called thimbles.
Post by: Trekkin on April 04, 2018, 03:02:31 pm
are there conductive gloves made of thin material so I can keep my gross hands off the screen without losing the dexterity of naked hands?
ESD gloves are thin and conductive; maybe those would work.
Post by: GiglameshDespair on April 05, 2018, 05:46:57 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on April 05, 2018, 07:20:09 pm
Post by: Frumple on April 05, 2018, 08:10:12 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on April 05, 2018, 08:33:23 pm
Post by: Magistrum on April 06, 2018, 06:46:07 am
Are you going to slowly built up a full catgirl?
Post by: Parsely on April 12, 2018, 06:54:21 pm
Post by: TD1 on April 12, 2018, 07:33:26 pm
I tried it myself.... then got distracted learning to draw. Still intend to pick it up again, though...
Post by: strainer on April 12, 2018, 07:41:59 pm
There is good free music theory and ear practice software written for linux and may be available on windows too. I think "solfege" is one of the packages.
Post by: Hanslanda on April 15, 2018, 12:15:07 pm
Post by: wierd on April 15, 2018, 12:19:02 pm
Post by: TD1 on April 15, 2018, 01:36:23 pm
Post by: Hanslanda on April 15, 2018, 01:58:26 pm
Covet doesn't feel right. This isn't the envious form of wanting, more almost nostalgic. I believe I need to invent a word for this elusive emotion.
Post by: strainer on April 15, 2018, 02:18:34 pm
Post by: MaximumZero on April 15, 2018, 06:28:15 pm
Is there a word for wanting what you can't have? I feel like there is and I know it, but it's escaped to the tip of my tongue.Envy? Failing that,
Pine
Also,
The oral oubliette. The phonetic prison. Jocular jail.The Punitentiary?
Post by: TD1 on April 15, 2018, 08:11:30 pm
Covet doesn't feel right. This isn't the envious form of wanting, more almost nostalgic. I believe I need to invent a word for this elusive emotion.Hankering?
Post by: strainer on April 15, 2018, 09:36:43 pm
How can the word have evaded such lyrical craftmanship ? 8)
Post by: wierd on April 15, 2018, 09:38:18 pm
Post by: scriver on April 16, 2018, 03:24:17 am
Post by: TD1 on April 16, 2018, 08:19:52 am
Post by: strainer on April 16, 2018, 03:24:56 pm
"stress" mechanic for Cavern Keepers compact dwarf summaries.
Recent development news describes how dwarves will hold on to emotional memories for a while, producing a numeric factor which will boost or degrade their reactions to situations.
This factor was known as the "stress counter" in legacy machinations.
Ideas:
wist - the state of ones wits. (archaic/obscure)
mettle - a great word but concerns reaction much more than condition.
brass - boldness
flow - one of the oldest english words apparently. ambiguous.
fortitude, lot, tale, fable... saga
Im favoring wist or saga, but in no hurry.
Post by: Parsely on April 16, 2018, 06:57:12 pm
Post by: scriver on April 16, 2018, 07:31:14 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on April 16, 2018, 07:54:13 pm
Post by: Trekkin on April 16, 2018, 08:18:36 pm
Are there rules to building sandwiches correctly
Yes. Many of them. All are codified by the kind of people who think it worthwhile to establish and subsequently argue about rules governing other people's sandwiches, mostly for the sake of sheer pedantry.
Seriously, this is a depressing rabbit hole to go down.
Post by: strainer on April 16, 2018, 08:38:07 pm
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the kind of people who think it worthwhile to establish and subsequently argue about rules governing other peopleAh yes, the Earls
Post by: Rolan7 on April 16, 2018, 08:54:07 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on April 16, 2018, 09:20:47 pm
meat, cheese, lettuce (shredded), tomato (sliced) with mustard and mayo on the supper bun. That may just as well be for standardization as for quality, though. I don't think I've ever eaten a sandwich that felt wrong because the things were in the wrong order. (This HAS happened with burritos, though.)
Another place did a strange thing where they wrapped the meat and cheese slices around the lettuce and tomato, like a wrap but in a sub bun.
Also I asked some of my family for their thoughts on this question and they say to only use ingredients that are good individually (like, that you'd be willing to have a bit of by themselves), to have some balance (balance is practically the whole point of the sandwich, do keep it in mind!), and to NOT USE WHITE BREAD, which does not qualify as food.
As you might imagine, we're all pretty passionate about sandwiches here.
...And while I was away with this post half-written to eat dinner, SIX replies come up, almost all about the stupid hotdog question, which isn't even relevant here.
Regardless of a hotdog's classification, one should apply the same sort of thinking: use good things, have some balance. The hotdog may just be a wad of meat in a bun by default so you can have a bit more leeway in terms of disbalance, something like relish or sauerkraut will act nicely.
So; there's your real reply to this very serious and dire question. Shame on all of you who replied with shitposts to this poor wayward soul, merely seeking advice on sandwich enlightenment.
Post by: wierd on April 16, 2018, 10:43:56 pm
Tomato right next to bread is a bad idea, as the tomato will moisten the bread and make it soggy-- etc.
I wouldn't call these rules per se, more general guidelines.
Post by: Egan_BW on April 16, 2018, 11:37:45 pm
Post by: scriver on April 17, 2018, 12:00:58 am
I don't think I've ever eaten a sandwich that felt wrong because the things were in the wrong order.
What if you put the butter on the outside of the bun?
Post by: Egan_BW on April 17, 2018, 12:03:34 am
Post by: Rolan7 on April 17, 2018, 12:05:21 am
But if there's time, and I'm feeling culinary, grilled-cheese with herbs and spices is the way to go. Generally to sop up grease from a pan before cleaning, because wasting food feels bad.
Otherwise I just end up eating a salad piece-by-piece and also some bread. Which works for me~
ninja'd by grilled cheese- wait, it's supposed to involve butter? That sounds like cheating.
Post by: wierd on April 17, 2018, 12:24:15 am
Post by: Frumple on April 17, 2018, 08:49:42 am
Post by: Yoink on April 17, 2018, 09:43:52 am
Is there a word for wanting what you can't have? I feel like there is and I know it, but it's escaped to the tip of my tongue.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: smjjames on April 17, 2018, 09:48:42 pm
How come processors have stopped obeying Moore's law?
I think it was largely because they were hitting the limit as to how small things could get with current techniques and materials.
Post by: wierd on April 17, 2018, 11:45:00 pm
Post by: Magistrum on April 18, 2018, 11:12:35 am
We call them emotional gates. They get weird in the heat of the moment but when things cool down they are ok.
Post by: smjjames on April 18, 2018, 11:21:34 am
Post by: Hanslanda on April 18, 2018, 03:27:27 pm
Is there a word for wanting what you can't have? I feel like there is and I know it, but it's escaped to the tip of my tongue.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Shit I think that's it. Thank you!
Post by: Enemy post on April 19, 2018, 12:49:53 am
Post by: blazing glory on April 19, 2018, 05:07:57 am
Post by: scriver on April 19, 2018, 05:31:28 am
Post by: Frumple on April 19, 2018, 07:43:10 am
As always with legal questions, consult your local lawyer before expecting your unliving fleshsack will be properly consumed by cannibals according to your will.
Post by: CABL on April 19, 2018, 08:44:53 am
Post by: GiglameshDespair on April 19, 2018, 09:07:14 am
Post by: Rolan7 on April 19, 2018, 09:10:30 am
It sounds like a way to give some people a unique life experience, and spiritually live on (or, more so than getting burned or unnaturally sealed in a box). Kinda like the old open-air burials, except I return directly to humanity rather than scavengers.
Rationally it doesn't matter, except that it makes some people happy. I'm donating my organs, same idea. I totally understand if people feel uncomfortable about it, but I feel the opposite *shrug*
tldr; I am also curious about the legality
also what Giglamesh said
Post by: Enemy post on April 19, 2018, 09:40:33 am
Post by: CABL on April 19, 2018, 09:52:18 am
Post by: Hanslanda on April 19, 2018, 10:23:52 am
Post by: CABL on April 19, 2018, 10:24:57 am
I wouldn't want people eating me solely because they could acquire kuru or human spongiform encephalopathy. Which is bad mkay
Well, and I wouldn't want to cause those diseases either.
Post by: Magistrum on April 19, 2018, 02:44:59 pm
Post by: TD1 on April 19, 2018, 05:07:09 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on April 20, 2018, 01:38:44 am
So no, you probably can't legally arrange for your body to be eaten by other humans.
Post by: blazing glory on April 20, 2018, 01:42:56 am
Post by: wierd on April 20, 2018, 01:56:41 am
Make arrangements for your body to be shipped to a cannibalistic culture's nation, for "Ritual consumption", as part of their religious funerary practices.
I am sure it will make some people's heads spin, but I think that would get around the problem.
Post by: CABL on April 20, 2018, 03:19:40 am
Post by: blazing glory on April 20, 2018, 03:33:42 am
Post by: Yoink on April 20, 2018, 04:45:10 am
Post by: Hanslanda on April 20, 2018, 07:40:40 am
Post by: Egan_BW on April 20, 2018, 07:42:53 am
Post by: Trekkin on April 20, 2018, 08:23:56 am
nor will science be meaningfully advanced by using your corpse to test hair products,
What luck, then, that that's not what bodies donated to science are used for in any significant way.
Post by: wierd on April 20, 2018, 08:47:07 am
Some have very special pathologies that are used to better understand rare diseases, but most are just used for training doctors.
Post by: Trekkin on April 20, 2018, 09:20:02 am
IIRC, most are used for training doctors.
Some have very special pathologies that are used to better understand rare diseases, but most are just used for training doctors.
It's increasingly both, particularly as body brokerage is becoming more regulated; there are several tissue types which cannot be biopsied in living people, especially brain tissue, that are helpful in things like GWAS studies of cellular morphology and metagenomic studies of the internal microbiome, and once the non-transfer tissue banks have everything they need there's still more than enough cadaver left to be pedagogically useful.
EDIT: Or used as part of a forensic body farm, or for understanding how different probably-fatal things affect flesh, or for medical research like testing out new joint replacements and things. Without meaning to sound ghoulish, there's no end of good uses to which a dead body may be put.
Post by: TD1 on April 20, 2018, 09:35:35 am
Post by: Trekkin on April 20, 2018, 09:40:06 am
Or target practice for the military.
You mean blast testing, which is quite different, for reasons I'd have thought were obvious.
Post by: TD1 on April 20, 2018, 09:43:31 am
Post by: Trekkin on April 20, 2018, 09:50:39 am
Or that one time during the war when a dead homeless man was cleaned up and dumped in the ocean for Germans to find.
Glyndwr Michael's body wasn't donated, though, and was used precisely to get around having to tell next of kin what it was being used for. Totally irrelevant.
Then again, given the estimated reduction in Allied casualties from Operation Mincemeat, even that saved lives.
Post by: Kagus on April 24, 2018, 10:05:48 am
- Don't be silly, have some chilli!
- Dont feel awful, have a waffle!
- You'll feel better after some cheddar!
- Don't be a bad guy, eat some pad thai!
Is there a forbidden temple or internet repository of these things somewhere?
Post by: scriver on April 24, 2018, 11:39:48 am
Post by: GiglameshDespair on April 24, 2018, 04:33:40 pm
Post by: birdy51 on April 24, 2018, 06:06:40 pm
If tears keep you awake, just eat some cake.
Don't just scream, eat some ice cream.
Post by: scriver on April 24, 2018, 11:10:58 pm
Post by: Trekkin on April 24, 2018, 11:24:19 pm
When you're feeling not so hot, have some torsk med pepparrot.
Surströmming in brine will have you feeling fine.
Post by: Yoink on April 25, 2018, 06:31:49 am
Stuff your grimace with some spinach
Feeling woeful? Eat some tofu!
Broken heart-y? Eat some smarties
Post by: Egan_BW on April 25, 2018, 08:08:48 am
Post by: TD1 on April 25, 2018, 08:22:04 am
Post by: Baffler on April 25, 2018, 09:04:37 am
Nothing to fear when you've had a beer.
Post by: Rolan7 on April 25, 2018, 09:25:24 am
Long Island ice tea for you and for me
With a Tootsie Roll you'll meet your goal
"He's strong to the finish cuz he eats his spinach" (;
Post by: Kagus on April 25, 2018, 09:31:27 am
But you know what they say... "When you're mistaken, just have some bacon!"
And you can't go wrong when eating prawns.
Post by: Magistrum on April 26, 2018, 09:06:24 am
Also, don't be sad, have some bread.
Post by: Frumple on April 28, 2018, 08:47:51 am
Post by: A Thing on April 29, 2018, 08:23:14 pm
Anyone have a clue why someone sending spam emails for commercial products would embed random quotes from War and Peace at the end of those emails?
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Post by: redwallzyl on April 29, 2018, 10:00:34 pm
Post by: Tawa on April 29, 2018, 10:47:36 pm
E: In all seriousness: Yes, the basic idea of anarcho-capitalism is that the free market will solve everything, more or less. No, I have no idea why anarcho-capitalists think that anybody will actually follow the non-aggression principle in an anarcho-capitalist society, or why they think that things wouldn't immediately devolve into a cyberpunk-style corporations-as-countries system. Blame Murray Rothbard, I guess.
Also worth note that traditional anarchists, like anarcho-communists or anarcho-syndicalists, tend to--not without cause, mind--not consider them real anarchists.
Post by: wierd on April 29, 2018, 11:56:33 pm
Specifically, it relates to the "Temporarily embarrassed billionaire" behaviors of many people in industrial countries, of which the USA is the freaking poster child of expression incidence.
The people that envision it as "GREAT!", envision themselves as being part of the group that owns everything, or of being a high stakes holder in those powerful corporations that will take power. They never consider that they will be part of the 99% that will be royally screwed over by the existence of the corporatocracy.
Post by: TD1 on April 30, 2018, 05:11:41 am
Post by: Kagus on April 30, 2018, 08:02:06 am
Basically - national lottery and the ballot is your scratchcard.
Hey, maybe that's the ticket... We should run elections like raffles! A single vote is isolated from the basket at random, and determines the presidency. More people voting for the same thing just increases the odds of that thing being on the winning slip.
Nice and fair, and every vote really does count! Also makes it entirely possible for some shitshow write-in candidate to suddenly be elected POTUS, but that's kinda what happens anyways.
Post by: Kagus on May 01, 2018, 05:15:33 am
Check if any of these (https://www.google.no/amp/s/www.digitaltrends.com/buying-guides/pc-ports-explained-get-to-know-the-back-of-your-computer-2/amp/) look like it, because it sure sounds like the ethernet symbol to me.
Post by: Kagus on May 11, 2018, 04:39:15 pm
The twist in this case would be for them to actually find something, and eventually the entire crew gets abducted/slaughtered by whatever force they pursued a bit too closely, only to appear in a new adventure on the next episode as though nothing had happened.
So it's like Ghost Hunters, except a bit less pandering to the camera to make up for ghosts not existing, and a bit more vindication at the end.
So, my question... How awesome would that be?
Post by: deathpunch578 on May 11, 2018, 04:47:25 pm
Y'know, I've had an idea for ages where it's a ghost hunter/paranormal investigation series like you tend to see on extremely scientific cable channels, where a crew of amateurs goes out to rumored sites with rudimentary equipment and journal their time spent seeking the unknown.it sounds interesting but I think the gimmick might wear thin quickly, I think it might be better if it starts out as a normal ghost show but then they get abducted by a group and the show becomes the crew/actors trying to survive. just my two cents though, the original could work if handled correctly but it has a very good chance to be handled poorly
The twist in this case would be for them to actually find something, and eventually the entire crew gets abducted/slaughtered by whatever force they pursued a bit too closely, only to appear in a new adventure on the next episode as though nothing had happened.
So it's like Ghost Hunters, except a bit less pandering to the camera to make up for ghosts not existing, and a bit more vindication at the end.
So, my question... How awesome would that be?
Post by: TD1 on May 12, 2018, 05:12:38 am
Post by: Imic on May 12, 2018, 05:13:02 am
Post by: TD1 on May 12, 2018, 05:15:32 am
Post by: Kagus on May 12, 2018, 09:59:15 am
Y'know, I've had an idea for ages where it's a ghost hunter/paranormal investigation series like you tend to see on extremely scientific cable channels, where a crew of amateurs goes out to rumored sites with rudimentary equipment and journal their time spent seeking the unknown.it sounds interesting but I think the gimmick might wear thin quickly, I think it might be better if it starts out as a normal ghost show but then they get abducted by a group and the show becomes the crew/actors trying to survive. just my two cents though, the original could work if handled correctly but it has a very good chance to be handled poorly
The twist in this case would be for them to actually find something, and eventually the entire crew gets abducted/slaughtered by whatever force they pursued a bit too closely, only to appear in a new adventure on the next episode as though nothing had happened.
So it's like Ghost Hunters, except a bit less pandering to the camera to make up for ghosts not existing, and a bit more vindication at the end.
So, my question... How awesome would that be?
It's basically just a matter of entirely not approaching the subject of previous episodes, so you can use the same crew to investigate completely different phenomena and cover the gambit of cryptozoology and paranormal investigation without having to overhaul the framework of the show.
I mean, people watch things like Blair Witch which outright states at the outset that everyone involved is dead and/or gone, as is the case with most found-footage type affairs... There's still some interest in seeing when and how everything goes to shit. The idea is to emulate the "real" investigative shows enough to set up the setting and get our suspension of disbelief piqued, and then the end satiates the craving for something to happen, which isn't going to happen with the nonfiction shows for obvious reasons. Killing everyone off in the end is more just because you might as well; there's not supposed to be any continuity between episodes anyways.
But yeah, the specifics of building each story and making sure the thing doesn't grind itself into utter dullness is a catch, but that kinda goes for anything.
In an unrelated question, I've got a .7 bottle of Valhalla-brand mead on my booze shelf, and while the bottle is indeed pretty cool, I'm considerably less than impressed with the contents. It's sickly sweet and tastes like slightly yeasty pear cider enhanced with concentrated elderberry extract, finished off with an aftertaste akin to biting down on a big spoonful of raw honey. No carbonation. Any ideas of something I could mix this stuff with to make it a bit more drinkable? It's like a really schizophrenic, really sugary dessert wine.
Post by: scourge728 on May 12, 2018, 10:38:08 am
Post by: Frumple on May 12, 2018, 10:45:54 am
Any ideas of something I could mix this stuff with to make it a bit more drinkable? It's like a really schizophrenic, really sugary dessert wine.If dessert wine, make dessert? Stick it in ice cream or make a slushie out of it. Seem to recall you can bake with alcohol someway or another, so maybe look that up and make bread and/or cake.
Post by: Parsely on May 12, 2018, 03:23:45 pm
I like erasing notes I've made on used notebook paper and reusing them for scratch paper for doing math or whatnot. I use pencil, then I sometimes switch to dark pens once the page is full of pencil marks, but once I've filled up a scratch paper with writing it's a waste of an eraser to try and make the page reusable for writing equations. I want to save my trash bags from filling up with something I can reuse, is there anything I can do?
Post by: GiglameshDespair on May 12, 2018, 04:15:51 pm
Post by: Frumple on May 12, 2018, 04:24:01 pm
Post by: Kagus on May 12, 2018, 04:28:01 pm
Then burn it. Burn it all.
Also, yeah, I've heard of people putting newspaper strips in stuff like worm terraria or whatnot, and as with most things you can plant things in it (so long as the plant gets its requisite water and nutrients, it really doesn't give a damn what it's planted in).
Post by: Trekkin on May 12, 2018, 04:33:27 pm
Also, yeah, I've heard of people putting newspaper strips in stuff like worm terraria or whatnot, and as with most things you can plant things in it (so long as the plant gets its requisite water and nutrients, it really doesn't give a damn what it's planted in).
It can carry traces of bleaching agent, though, and the inks may be toxic too. That's not to say this is necessarily a bad idea, only that it would be prudent to soak the shredded paper thoroughly before use in any biological context.
Post by: Parsely on May 12, 2018, 05:31:42 pm
Post by: Frumple on May 12, 2018, 07:02:38 pm
Post by: Kagus on May 12, 2018, 07:19:11 pm
Post by: Parsely on May 12, 2018, 10:48:07 pm
I guess all you're left with is lascivious origami, then. Good luck!That would actually be kind of hype
New question, how do I invent original, lewd origami?
Post by: Hanslanda on May 13, 2018, 07:14:01 am
Post by: Rolan7 on May 13, 2018, 09:17:45 am
Post by: scriver on May 16, 2018, 12:23:10 am
Post by: Trekkin on May 16, 2018, 02:50:39 pm
Post by: Frumple on May 16, 2018, 02:54:01 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on May 16, 2018, 03:10:08 pm
26+10+1=37
Post by: Trekkin on May 16, 2018, 03:17:40 pm
Letters, digits, period.
26+10+1=37
That'll work. Thanks.
Post by: TD1 on May 16, 2018, 03:24:18 pm
Trial and error and a strong grasp of origamic principles. (Origamian?)I can't believe no one suggested Origasm.
I feel like that should be a thing.
Post by: Rolan7 on May 16, 2018, 03:50:53 pm
Under what circumstances would that loop get filled with noncoolant? It was still very much under pressure - in fact, it was *overpressure* and then some. So, not a leak. And there's no blockage - high side and low side have the same pressure, including when that pressure is neutral.
My and dad's theory is the shop was doing some sort of oil-air cleanse, and forgot to vacuum and add freon. I have no idea, my AC hasn't worked for ~5 years (presumably when the shop f'd up). I had just moved to a place where I was happy with the windows down.
Post by: Kagus on May 16, 2018, 04:45:36 pm
That sounds more like an Ori and the Blind Forest slashfic. I would've said Origamism, but that sounds like Organism.Trial and error and a strong grasp of origamic principles. (Origamian?)I can't believe no one suggested Origasm.
I feel like that should be a thing.
Post by: Urist McScoopbeard on May 20, 2018, 03:25:34 pm
Post by: Parsely on May 20, 2018, 03:52:42 pm
Have you ever seen those videos where people are using a drawing program where the screen is divided up into 8ths/16ths/64ths/etc??? And they draw a big patterned circle on it? What the heck is the program(s?) called? Where can I find it? Doesn't seem like photoshop can do that.https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/grid-guides.html
That just sounds like guides and Photoshop does have that. Not sure what you mean by "big patterned circle" but it's probably just a circular guide.
Post by: Yoink on May 25, 2018, 04:33:10 am
Post by: TD1 on May 25, 2018, 04:41:22 am
Post by: CABL on May 25, 2018, 04:52:20 am
Dunno what causes it.
Post by: scourge728 on May 25, 2018, 06:30:33 am
Post by: Kagus on May 25, 2018, 06:51:02 am
Post by: scriver on May 25, 2018, 09:42:46 pm
Post by: Yoink on May 26, 2018, 04:23:46 am
Post by: Mech#4 on May 26, 2018, 06:09:39 am
Post by: Parsely on May 31, 2018, 01:46:42 am
Post by: Kagus on June 08, 2018, 08:52:45 am
As an aside, I wonder if you could use a squeeze-bore adapter in order to improve the velocity and range of a spud gun, or if the starchiness and lack of a solid core would just make it disintegrate...
Also, not so much of a question, but I think a lot of modern currency gets it wrong. The metal coins should be for large denominations, while the cheap mass-produced (and easily marred/destroyed) bills should be for smaller amounts.
Post by: Trekkin on June 08, 2018, 11:55:39 am
Also, not so much of a question, but I think a lot of modern currency gets it wrong. The metal coins should be for large denominations, while the cheap mass-produced (and easily marred/destroyed) bills should be for smaller amounts.
I think a lot of modern currency uses bits for large and small denominations, bills for illegal transactions, and coins for flipping and/or appeasing the zinc lobby.
Post by: Egan_BW on June 08, 2018, 07:25:30 pm
Post by: scourge728 on June 08, 2018, 07:35:30 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on June 08, 2018, 10:26:46 pm
Even though, to be fair, pennies cost 1.5c to make... Still.
Also, imagine the greatest amount of change you can need (3 quarters, 2 dimes and 4 pennies) in the palm of your hand... And then the same as 9 bills. Bulkier, and have to be individually flipped through to even read.
(My random source said dollar coins cost 10c to make, probably since they're 88.5% copper unlike pennies.)
Post by: Egan_BW on June 09, 2018, 12:54:02 am
Disregarding hyperinflation I guess. But! Still very, very worthless. It's a coin that's not worth picking up off the ground.
Post by: Kagus on June 09, 2018, 06:12:44 am
There shouldn't even be pennies anymore. They're about as literally worthless as currency gets.Except that they're lucky!
Disregarding hyperinflation I guess. But! Still very, very worthless. It's a coin that's not worth picking up off the ground.
And yeah, in 2013 Norway completely phased out their lowest denomination coin, worth 0.50 Kroner. Equivalent value of about 5-6 US cents. They're now no longer accepted anywhere, in case you happened to find an old one in between the sofa cushions or something (which is entirely possible, because the damn things were TINY).
Sadly, this was the last physical representation of the fractional Krone, known as the Øre. This is sad because the Krone-Øre relation is kinda funny, or at least I think so. "Krone" is the Norwegian word for "Crown", as a lot of countries just kept referring to their currency as crowns well into the modern age... But where a penny is under a dollar, what's under a crown?
Why, the ears, of course. "Øre" is the Norwegian word for "Ear".
Post by: Frumple on June 09, 2018, 07:32:51 am
because bills are made of a much cheaper material... they also weigh much, much less. You could mint higher value coins, I guess, but nothing's going to change that paper (well, pseudo-paper made of thread or whatever it is we're using these days) is lighter and significantly easier to carry.
'Course, plastic (i.e. electronic funds) beats the ever loving hell out of either of them on those fronts (save at more or less pointlessly small amounts of dosh), so hey.
Post by: scourge728 on June 09, 2018, 08:24:05 am
I heard they are made of cotton now....because bills are made of a much cheaper material... they also weigh much, much less. You could mint higher value coins, I guess, but nothing's going to change that paper (well, pseudo-paper made of thread or whatever it is we're using these days) is lighter and significantly easier to carry.
'Course, plastic (i.e. electronic funds) beats the ever loving hell out of either of them on those fronts (save at more or less pointlessly small amounts of dosh), so hey.
Good luck paying for that childs lemonade stand with a credit card tho
Post by: Rolan7 on June 09, 2018, 08:42:18 am
Yeah, I refuse to set up quick-pay on my phone either... It was a neat interview about London busking though.
Post by: scriver on June 09, 2018, 11:54:11 am
There shouldn't even be pennies anymore. They're about as literally worthless as currency gets.Except that they're lucky!
Disregarding hyperinflation I guess. But! Still very, very worthless. It's a coin that's not worth picking up off the ground.
And yeah, in 2013 Norway completely phased out their lowest denomination coin, worth 0.50 Kroner. Equivalent value of about 5-6 US cents. They're now no longer accepted anywhere, in case you happened to find an old one in between the sofa cushions or something (which is entirely possible, because the damn things were TINY).
Sadly, this was the last physical representation of the fractional Krone, known as the Øre. This is sad because the Krone-Øre relation is kinda funny, or at least I think so. "Krone" is the Norwegian word for "Crown", as a lot of countries just kept referring to their currency as crowns well into the modern age... But where a penny is under a dollar, what's under a crown?
Why, the ears, of course. "Øre" is the Norwegian word for "Ear".
Hah, I never thought of that being the reason.
Post by: redwallzyl on June 15, 2018, 03:49:56 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on June 15, 2018, 06:00:15 pm
Post by: Parsely on June 22, 2018, 07:07:18 pm
Post by: Yoink on June 22, 2018, 08:06:09 pm
Seems like walking backwards whilst under fire is one of the worst ones.
Post by: Parsely on June 27, 2018, 01:16:30 am
Post by: EnigmaticHat on June 27, 2018, 02:47:38 am
Are there accounts describing exactly what mistakes green soldiers make that get them killed? Any time period is fine.Letting Drake lead them into combat?
Post by: scriver on June 27, 2018, 08:26:24 am
Post by: redwallzyl on July 04, 2018, 10:51:09 pm
If all the asteroids in the solar system were put together - Rings, asteroid belt, kuiper belt, free roaming, etc. - how big a planet would it make?Quite a bit smaller then the moon I think.
Post by: scriver on July 05, 2018, 06:17:00 am
(On a less serious note it sounds like eczema or allergy)
Post by: Parsely on July 08, 2018, 05:53:33 pm
Post by: Yoink on July 08, 2018, 09:19:30 pm
Another question: I have these tiny pink dots, maybe one or two millimetres across, all over my body. Been there as long as I remember, and as far as I can tell they come and go. No itchiness, pain or anything associated with them. They're literally just tiny pink dots.Are they tiny bumps as well?
What are they?
Post by: Kagus on July 09, 2018, 10:20:38 am
Damn you for giving me exactly what I asked for Yoink!
While not specifically directed at rookie mistakes, this (http://www.testofbattle.com/upload/bob/Rules%20of%20Infantry%20Combat.htm) page mentions and sources a wide variety of infantryman-related research and observations.
Paraphrasing (and missing the point): "They don't shoot, if they do shoot they don't hit anything, and if they do hit something they don't duck".
The accuracy-related points are really quite interesting, and gels a little with what my platoon was told during basic training... "Don't worry about hitting anything, we don't expect you to hit anything; that's not what this is about. This is about having more lead in the air flying towards them than towards us".
Post by: Parsely on July 09, 2018, 11:35:27 am
Hell yeah dude, this has loads of links to interesting and relevant material, this is perfect, thank you!!! Also, you're in the military?Damn you for giving me exactly what I asked for Yoink!
While not specifically directed at rookie mistakes, this (http://www.testofbattle.com/upload/bob/Rules%20of%20Infantry%20Combat.htm) page mentions and sources a wide variety of infantryman-related research and observations.
Paraphrasing (and missing the point): "They don't shoot, if they do shoot they don't hit anything, and if they do hit something they don't duck".
The accuracy-related points are really quite interesting, and gels a little with what my platoon was told during basic training... "Don't worry about hitting anything, we don't expect you to hit anything; that's not what this is about. This is about having more lead in the air flying towards them than towards us".
Post by: Kagus on July 09, 2018, 11:46:45 am
Was. Norwegian military still has a draft of all able-bodied young men (and women now, finally!) to serve in the "national defense" for a year. (note that only about 20% of those who show up for the draft inspection actually "make the grade" and end up serving). ...which, really, is just barely long enough to start learning how to actually do your job, and then you're out.Hell yeah dude, this has loads of links to interesting and relevant material, this is perfect, thank you!!! Also, you're in the military?Damn you for giving me exactly what I asked for Yoink!
While not specifically directed at rookie mistakes, this (http://www.testofbattle.com/upload/bob/Rules%20of%20Infantry%20Combat.htm) page mentions and sources a wide variety of infantryman-related research and observations.
Paraphrasing (and missing the point): "They don't shoot, if they do shoot they don't hit anything, and if they do hit something they don't duck".
The accuracy-related points are really quite interesting, and gels a little with what my platoon was told during basic training... "Don't worry about hitting anything, we don't expect you to hit anything; that's not what this is about. This is about having more lead in the air flying towards them than towards us".
That's what I did. It's like Baby's First Army, with no risk of deployment or active combat (but also incompetent, inexperienced bureaucratic officers who are barely older than you are. So, pretty standard), except it's north of the arctic circle and about -40 degrees.
The "All I want for Xmas is an HK416" link in my sig is my patchy, opinionated account of the affair.
Post by: Parsely on July 09, 2018, 12:42:35 pm
After thoroughly reading this web page it looks like it cites Marshall over and over and the statistical aspects of his research have long since been discredited and because what Rowland says corroborates Marshall I'm inclined to not trust either of them, therefore I'd only bother looking at the other sources Bob has on his page.While not specifically directed at rookie mistakes, this (http://www.testofbattle.com/upload/bob/Rules%20of%20Infantry%20Combat.htm) page mentions and sources a wide variety of infantryman-related research and observations.Hell yeah dude, this has loads of links to interesting and relevant material, this is perfect, thank you!!! Also, you're in the military?
Post by: Yoink on July 10, 2018, 04:44:57 am
Might just pop down to my favourite bakery and load up a plate with vegan cake-type-things. Or does it need to be a savoury dis
...That was a really dumb question, not sure why I even typed all that out haha.
New, actually necessary question: any tips on how to encourage a split/cut lip (on the inside of my mouth) to heal quickly?
Post by: scriver on July 10, 2018, 06:02:32 am
Post by: GiglameshDespair on July 10, 2018, 11:02:03 am
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Post by: Hanslanda on July 11, 2018, 09:36:44 am
1. Is it possible to repeal one of the Bill of Rights amendments, hypothetically? I'm aware of how incredibly unlikely and down right impossible it would be.
2. Would it open up the possibility of legal secession from the Union? I.e. no Civil War mk 2.
Post by: Sheb on July 11, 2018, 09:41:48 am
USA civics questions.
1. Is it possible to repeal one of the Bill of Rights amendments, hypothetically? I'm aware of how incredibly unlikely and down right impossible it would be.
2. Would it open up the possibility of legal secession from the Union? I.e. no Civil War mk 2.
Well, they're part of the Constitution, so you'd have to go through the process to change that.
Post by: Hanslanda on July 11, 2018, 10:43:59 am
Post by: Trekkin on July 11, 2018, 10:48:30 am
No, they're technically amendments. Much like prohibition, they could be repealed legislatively. I'm wondering if the Bill of Rights has any special protection from normal repeal.
Prohibition was repealed by the 21st Amendment, though.
Post by: Hanslanda on July 11, 2018, 10:51:36 am
Post by: Trekkin on July 11, 2018, 10:57:14 am
Right, my bad. My civics is rusty. So, theoretically, we could pass amendments revoking the Bill of Rights amendments?
Yes, theoretically we could.
As for question 2, per Texas v. White, states cannot legally secede from the Union.
Post by: Parsely on July 11, 2018, 10:58:37 am
Is that a Hammers Slammers reference or a hip hop referenceAre there accounts describing exactly what mistakes green soldiers make that get them killed? Any time period is fine.Letting Drake lead them into combat?
Post by: scriver on July 11, 2018, 11:07:16 am
Right, my bad. My civics is rusty. So, theoretically, we could pass amendments revoking the Bill of Rights amendments?
Yes, theoretically we could.
As for question 2, per Texas v. White, states cannot legally secede from the Union.
Could a county, though?
Post by: Hanslanda on July 11, 2018, 11:58:41 am
Post by: scriver on July 12, 2018, 06:08:32 am
Post by: Frumple on July 14, 2018, 03:10:52 pm
Post by: Parsely on July 14, 2018, 05:31:20 pm
Post by: Loud Whispers on July 21, 2018, 06:24:32 pm
Post by: WealthyRadish on July 22, 2018, 01:20:39 pm
Could mammals adapt to living within an environment with high atmospheric pressure and nitrogen composition?
You may find this paper helpful:
http://www.saimm.co.za/Journal/v105n06p387.pdf (http://www.saimm.co.za/Journal/v105n06p387.pdf)
I think oxygen toxicity would occur before nitrogen toxicity under very high pressure (like 5 or 6 atmospheres) when breathing normal air, so the higher nitrogen content may actually push the survivable range up.
It would already probably be extremely unpleasant to breath air that dense though, another limiting factor would be strength of the lungs and diaphragm.
Edit:
Well, it may be survivable, but of course everyone would be permanently drunk/high just from breathing, which may or may not be a good thing
Post by: Kagus on July 22, 2018, 04:01:37 pm
So, really, I think the question is more "where is the line drawn between tolerable and intolerable environments". Like, mammals are already known to live in close to -50 degree Celsius environments, but I don't think it's fundamentally possible for anything that could be dubbed a "mammal" to live in -200 degrees.
Post by: Hanslanda on July 25, 2018, 08:34:34 pm
Question. At what point would a living organism be considered dead if it possesses no CNS? Such as starfish. But without the weird decentralized CNS thing.
Post by: scourge728 on July 25, 2018, 08:36:16 pm
Post by: Hanslanda on July 26, 2018, 04:43:36 am
Post by: Kagus on July 26, 2018, 07:50:28 am
Hypermammals!
Question. At what point would a living organism be considered dead if it possesses no CNS?
A living organism without a central nervous system is considered dead when it reaches the point that it literally can't even.
Post by: Egan_BW on July 26, 2018, 12:28:45 pm
Post by: hops on July 26, 2018, 06:49:11 pm
Pretty much when it stops living.Things die when they are killed.
As much as we like to pretend otherwise, we don't really have the best grasp of what living and dead count as. We've got definitely living, definitely dead, and a grey area in between where it's "Huh, maybe it can recover?"
Post by: Hanslanda on July 27, 2018, 04:50:58 am
Post by: Kagus on July 27, 2018, 05:00:23 am
Just realized I was asking how we'd know when a plant type organism died. Derp.
To be fair, this is sometimes a lot harder than outward appearances would indicate.
Post by: Egan_BW on July 27, 2018, 02:45:52 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on July 27, 2018, 04:53:35 pm
Post by: Kagus on July 27, 2018, 04:58:50 pm
Cut an animal in half; yeah it's probably dead. Cut a plant in half and suddenly you have two perfectly healthy plants. Because plants are bullshit.
Stick always win.
Post by: Hanslanda on July 27, 2018, 05:31:29 pm
Post by: Maximum Spin on July 27, 2018, 05:32:49 pm
Okay, but seriously how do they determine the moment of a plant's death? Is there not one? Plants just die gradually?Everything dies gradually.
Post by: Hanslanda on July 27, 2018, 05:34:06 pm
Post by: Maximum Spin on July 27, 2018, 05:39:29 pm
Yes but the cessation of brain activity is typically considered the point of death for humans and animals. Like, brain death is true death. Is there a such point for plants?That's really just an arbitrary medical choice, though. So no, there's no such point for plants, mostly because we don't have plant EMTs.
Post by: Trekkin on July 27, 2018, 06:20:01 pm
Yes but the cessation of brain activity is typically considered the point of death for humans and animals. Like, brain death is true death. Is there a such point for plants?
I don't think I'll surprise anyone by saying that plants are very different from animals; in the broadest and most pedantically vulnerable terms, they outsource fewer metabolic processes to specialized tissues, which is part of why they can be cut in half and grafted together and so forth. With few exceptions, plants retain the capacity to grow almost anything out of almost anything else, conditions permitting.
There really isn't a single point at which we can say that a plant, as an organism, is undergoing the kind of systemic collapse we see in animal death, largely because plants don't really do systemic collapse where losing organs dooms other organs and the chain continues until all the otherwise living tissue is doomed to starve/asphyxiate/drown in its own waste products.
Post by: scriver on July 28, 2018, 09:56:24 am
Post by: Hanslanda on July 28, 2018, 11:08:52 am
Post by: Maximum Spin on July 28, 2018, 12:07:23 pm
Because they devour the still living, still feeling flesh of plants instead of dead meat?Exactly!
Did you know plants scream in flavour?
Post by: scriver on July 28, 2018, 02:01:50 pm
Because they devour the still living, still feeling flesh of plants instead of dead meat?
No, because if you kill every part of a vegan except the arm, the rest of the vegan can still regrow from that arm, as Trekkin just explained.
Post by: Egan_BW on July 28, 2018, 05:00:42 pm
Post by: Hanslanda on July 29, 2018, 04:34:45 am
It is only ethical to consume foods that are designed to be consumed. So, 100% fruit and milk diet.
We're going to need better toilets.
Post by: Kagus on July 29, 2018, 07:46:44 pm
What if the gas were cooled beforehand?
Post by: Parsely on July 29, 2018, 09:23:16 pm
Presumably blowing on a match works because there's enough CO2 / moisture in an exhalation to kill the fire, but if you spray a jet of pure O2 at a small fire such as a candle or match, will it put out the flame?I would say no, unless the gust was strong enough to push the fuel and flame away from one another (in reality you'd throw burning fuel around which would probably land on more fuel and make the problem worse). Here's an interesting video related to the subject: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JkHB1hV7Hw
The part where they show a fire traveling down a tube against the flow of oxygen coming from it is informative I think.
Not very relevant but interesting, showing what happens when you introduce a source of ignition to different mixtures of fuel (propane) and oxygen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jmX-TUQkx4
Post by: hops on July 29, 2018, 09:40:55 pm
It is only ethical to consume foods that are designed to be consumed. So, 100% fruit and milk diet.BRB gengineering fleshtrees.
Post by: Rolan7 on July 29, 2018, 09:47:46 pm
I mean we *are* :P And I'm super excited for it, mostly for the long-term implications. I'd love to move past genetically-selected "livestock" into growing actually-efficient artificial meatstuff, minus all the waste AND suffering.It is only ethical to consume foods that are designed to be consumed. So, 100% fruit and milk diet.BRB gengineering fleshtrees.
Modern farm animals are pretty abominable, if you think about it, we twisted them into that shape. It is what it is, but there are theoretically much better options in the near future...
Post by: Hanslanda on July 30, 2018, 09:58:55 am
Why is it a decent number of people (Americans especially, from experience) seem to have difficulty differentiating culture from ethnicity? I've seen so many people that seem to think that if someone was black and adopted as a newborn baby by a white American family, they'd have "black culture" or something.
I think it's a holdover from racist thinking. Not saying it's actually a racist thing people do, but it's a byproduct of the formerly 'normal' racist way of thinking. "They're black, they must be a thug, etc." As if that stuff was something ethnicity predisposed you to. People accidentally fall back into that trap and expect certain ethnicities to gravitate toward their culture, when that is very often not the case. My wife's BFF is a black girl, but she's 'Country' to a T. (Country as in Southern United States type person. Cowboy hats, boots, jeans, flannel shirts, country music, trucks, blah blah blah.)
Post by: Kagus on July 30, 2018, 09:59:21 am
Why is it a decent number of people (Americans especially, from experience) seem to have difficulty differentiating culture from ethnicity? I've seen so many people that seem to think that if someone was black and adopted as a newborn baby by a white American family, they'd have "black culture" or something.
Because of "heritage" pride and long-dormant horribly-mangled ideas about blood lineage.
Also probably because of a long and grand tradition of stereotyping in entertainment media, which involves pinning cultural traits to racial differences.
And because Americans are dumbasses.
Of course, that said, a few weeks ago I met a fellow who introduced himself as being "from Eritrea", and who then later expounded that he was born in Norway and grew up in England. So who the hell knows?
Post by: Hanslanda on July 30, 2018, 10:04:26 am
Like, no. You're a white guy who lives in America. You're American (Which is a self-centered thing to refer to oneself as when there's TWO Americas and like 90 fucking countries in them)
Post by: Kagus on July 30, 2018, 10:06:41 am
Yeah, ask any White American like me and they'll give you this fucking shite, "I'm 23% German and 17% English, 6% Hopi, 4% Seminole, 15% Dutch, 30% Italian, and 5% Grapefruit."I've got a shirt that says I'm three fifths Irish.
Like, no. You're a white guy who lives in America. You're American (Which is a self-centered thing to refer to oneself as when there's TWO Americas and like 90 fucking countries in them)
I like that shirt.
Post by: Rolan7 on July 30, 2018, 10:29:19 am
Yeah this, though cultural heritage is a valid thing even for ethnic neighborhoods. The culture of New Orleans is unique and interesting. Or Harlem. Or even the neighborhood I live in now! Blood lineage/skin color requirements are disgusting, though. Anybody should be able to move into an American neighborhood if they're willing to participate in the culture - at least, that's my position.Why is it a decent number of people (Americans especially, from experience) seem to have difficulty differentiating culture from ethnicity? I've seen so many people that seem to think that if someone was black and adopted as a newborn baby by a white American family, they'd have "black culture" or something.
Because of "heritage" pride and long-dormant horribly-mangled ideas about blood lineage.
Also probably because of a long and grand tradition of stereotyping in entertainment media, which involves pinning cultural traits to racial differences.My black friends in public middle school didn't like BET either, but apparently there's a market for it...
And because Americans are dumbasses.
Maybe because we are, of course, dumbasses ::)
Post by: scourge728 on July 30, 2018, 10:30:29 am
Yeah, ask any White American like me and they'll give you this fucking shite, "I'm 23% German and 17% English, 6% Hopi, 4% Seminole, 15% Dutch, 30% Italian, and 5% Grapefruit."American isn't a race, that's just a DNA test result that they take way too much out of, and what else should we refer to ourselves as, since we are the United States of America, and the continent also has a United Mexican States, so we can't use United Statesians
Like, no. You're a white guy who lives in America. You're American (Which is a self-centered thing to refer to oneself as when there's TWO Americas and like 90 fucking countries in them)
Post by: Kagus on July 30, 2018, 10:46:42 am
And when they can't speak a word of the language, or even find the country on a world atlas.Yeah, ask any White American like me and they'll give you this fucking shite, "I'm 23% German and 17% English, 6% Hopi, 4% Seminole, 15% Dutch, 30% Italian, and 5% Grapefruit."You actually fell into the trap there. The first one is a breakdown of ethnicity (Or... well, where their ancestors are from) and the latter is culture. Although there IS something irritating about people that say they're Swedish or French or whatever when that's simply where their ancestors came from.
Like, no. You're a white guy who lives in America. You're American (Which is a self-centered thing to refer to oneself as when there's TWO Americas and like 90 fucking countries in them)
I've met a number of Norwegians in America, people who are definitely full-blooded Norwegian because their great-grandmother on their father's side was from Copenhagen.
My black friends in public middle school didn't like BET either, but apparently there's a market for it...Oh man, I've tried watching BET a couple times. What a train wreck. But, I mean, I'm not the target demographic, so there's that.
Maybe because we are, of course, dumbasses ::)
Post by: scriver on July 30, 2018, 11:40:26 am
Why is it a decent number of people (Americans especially, from experience) seem to have difficulty differentiating culture from ethnicity? I've seen so many people that seem to think that if someone was black and adopted as a newborn baby by a white American family, they'd have "black culture" or something.
I think it's because up until very recently, say 50-70 years ago, ethnicity and nationality was pretty much concomitant to each other. You'd very rarely have a situation where if you did not have one you'd not also have the other. Most commonly you'd get people of half-descent from marriages over ethnic lines that then grew up with the nationality of whichever parent's nation they grew up in. These days, however, it's much less rare to see people who, for example, in America or Australia can claim to be ethnically Swedish but doesn't share a lick of Swedish culture or know a word of the language, and here in Sweden, we have people who was adopted from say China or India who aren't ethnically Swedish yet 100% nationally so.
It's also that being ethnically or culturally Swedish both share the word "being Swedish". So you got a situation where not only is these two separate concepts expressed in the exact same way but also have historically been seen as inseparate. That makes things confusing.
Of course, the timeframe above is for my swedo-centric ass. It doesn't make much sense for you Americans and colonial buttholes. But I guess also that race has pretty much dominated the scene for the last 200 or so years and put other group-concepts on the back burner.
Also that thing where Americans habitually strip all people who are even 1% visually African of all ethnicity or nationality and forces them into the "Black" pigeon-hole for all generations to come.
Post by: Kagus on July 30, 2018, 02:01:14 pm
I think it's because up until very recently, say 50-70 years ago, ethnicity and nationality was pretty much concomitant to each other. You'd very rarely have a situation where if you did not have one you'd not also have the other."So, where are you from?"
"Oh, I don't have an ethnicity. I went to this ethnic cleansing spa in Stuttgart, so now I don't have any genetic history!"
"...aha."
Post by: scourge728 on July 30, 2018, 02:09:12 pm
Also that thing where Americans habitually strip all people who are even 1% visually African of all ethnicity or nationality and forces them into the "Black" pigeon-hole for all generations to come.To be fair, in most casual conversation, we do that to most other groups too, basically shoving everyone into "White, Black, Middle Eastern, Indian, Native American, Asian" I'm not really sure why Indian is it's own group, that's just what seems to happen
Post by: Hanslanda on July 30, 2018, 02:25:53 pm
Post by: Kagus on July 30, 2018, 02:37:20 pm
India is a subcontinent with distinctly different ethnic features from Asia proper.Right, such as the shared ethnic norms of Thailand and Mongolia.
Post by: Hanslanda on July 30, 2018, 02:38:09 pm
India is a subcontinent with distinctly different ethnic features from Asia proper.Right, such as the shared ethnic norms of Thailand and Mongolia.
Well, I put my foot in my mouth there, didn't I?
Post by: scriver on July 30, 2018, 02:46:38 pm
Also that thing where Americans habitually strip all people who are even 1% visually African of all ethnicity or nationality and forces them into the "Black" pigeon-hole for all generations to come.To be fair, in most casual conversation, we do that to most other groups too, basically shoving everyone into "White, Black, Middle Eastern, Indian, Native American, Asian" I'm not really sure why Indian is it's own group, that's just what seems to happen
Nobody gets it as bad as black people though. You can have a person be 99% european/anglo/colonial, whatever you wanna call them and still be just "black" and completely denied both their European and African heritage. If you're 1% African you're 100% african, and if you're African you aren't Bantu, Mande, Songhai, or Hausa; not even Malinese or Nigerian or whatever, you're just a race, black. You get to have no history, no ties, and no roots. It's a complete stripping of cultural identity that I think probably goes back to slavery but is still being perpetuated against new emigrants from Africa today by way of the American folk-mind.
I think it's because up until very recently, say 50-70 years ago, ethnicity and nationality was pretty much concomitant to each other. You'd very rarely have a situation where if you did not have one you'd not also have the other."So, where are you from?"
"Oh, I don't have an ethnicity. I went to this ethnic cleansing spa in Stuttgart, so now I don't have any genetic history!"
"...aha."
If only the Nazis would have had this kind of hygiene in mind. Then all the cooky holocaust-denier conspiracy theorists with their "but look at this totally unedited foto of Auschwitz they had swimming pools" would be right.
Edit: Oh, and regarding Indians being a separate group - it's likely because they're Asian but still Caucasian. So they'd need to be separate from all the other Asian Asians for, who get to be lumped together because of enduring racist three-race ideas.
Post by: Enemy post on August 04, 2018, 03:46:50 pm
Post by: scourge728 on August 04, 2018, 04:16:59 pm
Post by: GiglameshDespair on August 05, 2018, 03:55:29 am
Post by: Frumple on August 05, 2018, 06:18:16 am
Post by: Kagus on August 05, 2018, 06:27:11 am
I... don't think we'd entirely run out at all? Pretty sure there's non-organic processes that produce oxygen dottering around, and beyond that there's bunches of the stuff entangled with other junk. The air might go oxyflat, but something near half the earth's crust is apparently made of the stuff so you're going to have some hella' hoops to jump through to get rid of it all.
Such as... a giant vacuum cleaner?
Post by: McTraveller on August 05, 2018, 07:15:56 am
I... don't think we'd entirely run out at all? Pretty sure there's non-organic processes that produce oxygen dottering around, and beyond that there's bunches of the stuff entangled with other junk. The air might go oxyflat, but something near half the earth's crust is apparently made of the stuff so you're going to have some hella' hoops to jump through to get rid of it all.Oxygen in the crust doesn't help, it's bound up in tight oxygen bonds. It would take immense energy to get free O2 from minerals.
Atmosphere is about 5x10^18 kg, about 1x10^18 kg of it is oxygen. A human breathes about 300kg O2 per year, so breathing only is about 7x10^9 * 3x10^2 ~ 2x10^12kg. So if human breathing is 1/1000 of all O2 consumption (I'm just estimating that) it would still take 1000 years to deplete *all* the oxygen. But we probably can't last that long, once the partial pressure gets too low we can't really function - so maybe 500-ish years?
Post by: Kagus on August 05, 2018, 07:29:04 am
So... You're saying we should nuke the planet in order to free up enough O2 to survive?I... don't think we'd entirely run out at all? Pretty sure there's non-organic processes that produce oxygen dottering around, and beyond that there's bunches of the stuff entangled with other junk. The air might go oxyflat, but something near half the earth's crust is apparently made of the stuff so you're going to have some hella' hoops to jump through to get rid of it all.Oxygen in the crust doesn't help, it's bound up in tight oxygen bonds. It would take immense energy to get free O2 from minerals.
NUKE TO LIVE
Post by: Kagus on August 06, 2018, 12:47:20 pm
Hell, IIRC we're facing potential health issues with rising CO2 levels simply from pollution.We're also facing potential health issues with rising pollution levels simply from pollution. Funny how nature do that.
Post by: Yoink on August 12, 2018, 05:13:12 am
So, I've just been out to check on the cat and, whilst she seems quite alright, the original puddle of puke is conspicuously absent.
Should I let my housemates know what an unrepentantly gross little monster their furbaby is, or just leave them to assume I cleaned it up?
Post by: TD1 on August 12, 2018, 05:23:41 am
Post by: Parsely on August 12, 2018, 05:34:19 am
Post by: Kagus on August 12, 2018, 05:35:44 am
It's a compliment.
Post by: Kagus on August 18, 2018, 05:50:50 pm
Because I do, and it sucks. I just want some goddamn beef noodle soup and for everyone to love me.
Post by: Egan_BW on August 18, 2018, 06:03:02 pm
Post by: Doomblade187 on August 18, 2018, 06:04:10 pm
Does anyone else go into "foreign" restaurants and feel bad because you don't speak their language, you're not sure you're even pronouncing "thank you" correctly despite listening to it off of Google Translate dozens of times, and you don't know what their cultural food etiquette is like or how much it's even noticed?Pho? :D
Because I do, and it sucks. I just want some goddamn beef noodle soup and for everyone to love me.
Edit: got the accent wrong. :( Leaving it without because keyboard is inadequate.
Post by: Kagus on August 18, 2018, 06:25:15 pm
Bingo. Tiny little family-owned wall-hole across the bridge from here, one of precisely two Vietnamese spots I've ever seen in Norway. Don't eat there nearly often enough, because that would generally involve walking and eating there, as opposed to just huddling like hermits in solitude... Also there's been construction work going on for what seems like at least a year, making any excursion across the bridge involve at least 3 more detours than you were originally expecting.Does anyone else go into "foreign" restaurants and feel bad because you don't speak their language, you're not sure you're even pronouncing "thank you" correctly despite listening to it off of Google Translate dozens of times, and you don't know what their cultural food etiquette is like or how much it's even noticed?Pho? :D
Because I do, and it sucks. I just want some goddamn beef noodle soup and for everyone to love me.
Edit: got the accent wrong. :( Leaving it without because keyboard is inadequate.
Nice people though. The father seemed legitimately surprised that I not only knew what fish sauce was, but specifically wanted and asked for it (was ordering either shrimp paste or barbecue pork skewers, I forget).
Post by: Doomblade187 on August 18, 2018, 06:26:17 pm
Ooh, nice!Bingo. Tiny little family-owned wall-hole across the bridge from here, one of precisely two Vietnamese spots I've ever seen in Norway. Don't eat there nearly often enough, because that would generally involve walking and eating there, as opposed to just huddling like hermits in solitude... Also there's been construction work going on for what seems like at least a year, making any excursion across the bridge involve at least 3 more detours than you were originally expecting.Does anyone else go into "foreign" restaurants and feel bad because you don't speak their language, you're not sure you're even pronouncing "thank you" correctly despite listening to it off of Google Translate dozens of times, and you don't know what their cultural food etiquette is like or how much it's even noticed?Pho? :D
Because I do, and it sucks. I just want some goddamn beef noodle soup and for everyone to love me.
Edit: got the accent wrong. :( Leaving it without because keyboard is inadequate.
Nice people though. The father seemed legitimately surprised that I not only knew what fish sauce was, but specifically wanted and asked for it (was ordering either shrimp paste or barbecue pork skewers, I forget).
What meat do you get with your broth?
Post by: Kagus on August 18, 2018, 06:35:52 pm
Nothing too special, the menu only offers two things: Normal and Special. According to the ingredients list, they are exactly the same, but the Special costs about $5 more. Not sure what that's all about. Meat is listed as such: "Steak, high beef steak, beef ball".Ooh, nice!Bingo. Tiny little family-owned wall-hole across the bridge from here, one of precisely two Vietnamese spots I've ever seen in Norway. Don't eat there nearly often enough, because that would generally involve walking and eating there, as opposed to just huddling like hermits in solitude... Also there's been construction work going on for what seems like at least a year, making any excursion across the bridge involve at least 3 more detours than you were originally expecting.Does anyone else go into "foreign" restaurants and feel bad because you don't speak their language, you're not sure you're even pronouncing "thank you" correctly despite listening to it off of Google Translate dozens of times, and you don't know what their cultural food etiquette is like or how much it's even noticed?Pho? :D
Because I do, and it sucks. I just want some goddamn beef noodle soup and for everyone to love me.
Edit: got the accent wrong. :( Leaving it without because keyboard is inadequate.
Nice people though. The father seemed legitimately surprised that I not only knew what fish sauce was, but specifically wanted and asked for it (was ordering either shrimp paste or barbecue pork skewers, I forget).
What meat do you get with your broth?
"High beef" probably means chuck steak, since the Norwegian word is "Høyrygg", meaning "High-back". No tripe or anything, I guess that's just a bit too adventurous for most folks... Which makes precisely zero sense, considering some of the things Norwegians eat.
Which is a shame, because I actually quite like tripe. Quite fond of tendon, too.
Post by: Doomblade187 on August 18, 2018, 06:37:02 pm
Ah, sounds fun. You could probably ask them the difference though.
Post by: Frumple on August 18, 2018, 06:39:13 pm
E: ... now I kinda' want to see a restaurant blatantly have a swindler's line of food, to see how many people buy it. Explicitly called stuff like Swindler's Stew, it's nothing but some other food you prepare with a different name/swindler prefix and higher price.
Post by: Kagus on August 18, 2018, 07:21:03 pm
Be mildly amusing if the only difference between normal and special was the name and the price tag. It describes not the meal, but the customer :PThis has been the theme for an advertising campaign her in Norway, actually... Have a food stand or pizza shop or something, offer two identical items but one is called "Deluxe" and costs 4-5x more. The moral being "Our service is just a good, it's only cheaper". The pizza shop variant had the dude specifically try to sell the customer on the Deluxe option with "Go on, you're worth it!", and was criticized for being racist.
E: ... now I kinda' want to see a restaurant blatantly have a swindler's line of food, to see how many people buy it. Explicitly called stuff like Swindler's Stew, it's nothing but some other food you prepare with a different name/swindler prefix and higher price.
Eek, you like tripe? :3I try to make an effort to taste things that I'd normally consider weird/bizarre/off-putting, just for the sake of giving it an honest chance. I mean, tripe isn't exactly the be-all end-all of meats, but the consistency is different and I think it soaks up the soup flavor at least as well as brisket does (okay, I'll admit... I mainly eat it just to prove that I don't have a problem with eating it. I legitimately like the consistency of tendons/ligaments though). The "weirdest" thing I've gotten to try in a Vietnamese restaurant was avocado boba, and avocado boba is fucking amazing. Still haven't quite summoned the courage to order the pickled lemonade though...
Ah, sounds fun. You could probably ask them the difference though.
I'm pretty sure I did ask the difference a long time ago, but I didn't understand what the guy said so I just nodded and went "Ahh", and left just as clueless as before.
Post by: scourge728 on August 18, 2018, 08:45:34 pm
The pizza shop variant had the dude specifically try to sell the customer on the Deluxe option with "Go on, you're worth it!", and was criticized for being racist.Is there some context I'm missing as to what makes "Go on you're worth it" racist?
EDIT: am I the only one who unironically ships Waluigi X Rosalina? I mean why not right?
Post by: Frumple on August 18, 2018, 10:19:43 pm
Post by: Kagus on August 19, 2018, 03:16:22 am
Is there some context I'm missing as to what makes "Go on you're worth it" racist?I was more just distinguishing the advertisement as a whole as being "one that got considered racist", rather than the quote specifically. Basically, Turkish pizza man had an accent and tried to sell something to the Norwegian woman by flirting a little bit in fluent Turkwegian. Which is very much a stereotype, regardless of how many of them we may personally know and love.
Post by: scriver on August 19, 2018, 07:19:02 am
Does anyone else go into "foreign" restaurants and feel bad because you don't speak their language, you're not sure you're even pronouncing "thank you" correctly despite listening to it off of Google Translate dozens of times, and you don't know what their cultural food etiquette is like or how much it's even noticed?
Nope! I sincerely doubt anyone of them are offended about it, and anyone who is is an asshole. An asshole that only has themselves to blame in the first place if they get upset as it's their own fault for not translating the names.
I do feel ashamed I don't know how to use food sticks, though. But that's mostly because I want to be able to use food sticks.
Post by: scourge728 on August 19, 2018, 09:46:12 am
Post by: Rolan7 on August 19, 2018, 10:02:38 am
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When asked whether Waluigi was a brother to Wario, Martinet stated that while he did not know, he felt that they were just "two nice, evil guys who found each other".(;
No but really I'm just happy that he has one friend, at least. Apparently they work together in some of the spinoffs.
The better crack pairing is Luigi/Waluigi, obviously, to follow the Nintendo theme of having to unite both dark and light sides of things.
Post by: scriver on August 19, 2018, 10:24:41 am
Post by: Egan_BW on August 19, 2018, 10:44:39 am
Post by: Kagus on August 19, 2018, 10:55:21 am
Post by: redwallzyl on August 30, 2018, 09:06:52 pm
I feel like I've asked this before and forgotten then answer.They probably take a sample of diff rent ones and highlight the similarities.
How is it scientists account for genetic variations when sequencing genomes of a species?
Post by: scriver on September 03, 2018, 07:13:54 am
Post by: Kagus on September 03, 2018, 07:49:12 am
Do Twitter strangle their non-app visitors or something. I can never actually see anything somebody links from Twitter and that annoys me.Well, one thing is that the Twitter layout can be somewhat confusing for someone who doesn't use it regularly.
Another thing is yes.
Post by: Arx on September 06, 2018, 05:01:38 am
Post by: Kagus on September 06, 2018, 05:53:34 am
My sister will be in Warsaw and Gdansk in a couple of weeks on a business trip, with some free time. Any highlights she should know about to check out while she's there?Soplica Orzech Włoski. Walnut-flavored vodka. It is magical. Also check out their hazelnut vodka.
Also probably some historical locations or whatever, I don't know.
Post by: Yoink on September 06, 2018, 10:44:26 am
don't use Twitch
If anyone has a solution, I'd be happy to hear that too.
Post by: Arx on September 06, 2018, 10:50:22 am
More civilised platforms like Mixer and YouTube do some kind of tweaking of the bitrate to accomodate your connection, AFAIK. I'm hazy on the details, but that's something like how it went last I checked.
I hate Twitch with a passion as a streaming service. It's got some really cool functions and a lot about it that I like, but the base platform is just shocking.
Post by: Parsely on September 06, 2018, 01:14:49 pm
E: But then I think about YouTube slamming me with copyright strikes and forcing my videos to be monetized when I'm not monetized, and that generally people don't look to YouTube when they're browsing for streams.
Anyone know why Twitch loads so much slower than other video hosting sites?I think the problem is that Twitch only allows you to stream at the quality that the streamer is uploading, unless the streamer is a partner. Was the streamer sending out 1080p 60fps video? What quality was the YouTube stream you saw?
I'm able to watch Youtube perfectly fine, but Twitch runs so much slower, probably at best 1/3 the speed. And livestreams on Twitch are even worse.
If anyone has a solution, I'd be happy to hear that too.
Post by: Putnam on September 06, 2018, 03:24:20 pm
Post by: GiglameshDespair on September 06, 2018, 06:25:42 pm
I had a look but couldn't find anything earlier than Ww1.
Post by: Trekkin on September 06, 2018, 06:44:50 pm
Are there any historical examples of people losing their lower jaw entirely and surviving, and/or depictions thereof?
I had a look but couldn't find anything earlier than Ww1.
Well, there's always conditions like phossy jaw, so you could look at match factory workers in the 19th century.
Post by: scriver on September 11, 2018, 02:21:34 am
Bonus question: wouldn't it make more sense if it was wð? Let's make that a thing.
Post by: wierd on September 11, 2018, 02:48:55 am
:P
Post by: scriver on September 11, 2018, 02:57:29 am
Post by: Arx on September 11, 2018, 02:58:03 am
Post by: WealthyRadish on September 11, 2018, 03:11:33 am
Post by: TD1 on September 11, 2018, 03:16:37 am
Post by: scriver on September 11, 2018, 03:18:04 am
Also: I hate you for being able to make sense of that
Post by: Arx on September 11, 2018, 03:22:59 am
To be f/r you o/y n/d two or t/e l/s to get the m/g j/t f/m the c/t. T/k of all the t/e I'm s/g!
We've established that given sufficient context, you don't even need the last letter. :P
Post by: Kagus on September 11, 2018, 03:24:04 am
Post by: scriver on September 11, 2018, 03:54:53 am
But how so you feel about wð? I really like it.
Post by: wierd on September 11, 2018, 04:03:01 am
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Post by: Kagus on September 11, 2018, 04:21:57 am
But how so you feel about wð? I really like it.Nobody even knows what thorn is. We have forgotten the faces of our fathers.
I mean, around these parts that'd probably get pronounced as "wibag" or "wissack".
Post by: TD1 on September 11, 2018, 04:23:51 am
Also, I didn't realise thorn had been mentioned yet
Post by: Kagus on September 11, 2018, 04:41:33 am
Called "Edd" in Faroese, which makes sense seeing as it's not a soft "th" like in "thick".
"Hi! What's your name?" "Ð."
Post by: scriver on September 11, 2018, 04:42:48 am
Eth, get it
Get it? Eh? Eh?
Post by: hops on September 11, 2018, 08:32:56 am
(http://i.imgur.com/xiafiAe.gif)Is this the Russian language in a nutshell?
Also: I hate you for being able to make sense of that
Post by: Kagus on September 11, 2018, 10:20:24 am
Դուք չունեք հաղորդագրություն փակցնելու ասում.(http://i.imgur.com/xiafiAe.gif)Is this the Russian language in a nutshell?
Also: I hate you for being able to make sense of that
To save people the trip, that's supposedly Armenian for "You don't say".
Post by: scriver on September 12, 2018, 07:38:28 am
No, that's not a þorn, it's an eth
Eth, get it
Get it? Eh? Eh?
It's been a day now and and the lack of applause, cheers, and laughter is befuddling me
Post by: TD1 on September 12, 2018, 08:57:28 am
Post by: scriver on September 12, 2018, 09:29:40 am
w eth
weth
:D :D :D :D :D :D
Post by: Hanslanda on September 12, 2018, 11:58:06 am
wð
w eth
weth
:D :D :D :D :D :D
I'm monolingual, with a smattering of useless and minorly useful but probably rude phrases in about four languages. Please explain.
(Fun note:
Travel Spanish, German, and French are on my lists. I can ask where bathrooms are, say I don't speak the language, and order beer.
And insulting Russian. Yahb tvoyu maht, blyka)
Post by: Kagus on September 12, 2018, 12:05:47 pm
So, yeah, I don't get it either. He's probably just being Swedish again. The nature documentary said that they'd developed a rudimentary sense of humor, but I didn't realize it was so... Different.
Post by: scriver on September 12, 2018, 12:51:41 pm
Weth is like, super much like with
Post by: Frumple on September 12, 2018, 01:00:20 pm
Post by: Kagus on September 12, 2018, 01:05:16 pm
I mean. Not really. Sorry :(I gueses you're just not "weth it".
Post by: scriver on September 12, 2018, 01:38:16 pm
Post by: TD1 on September 12, 2018, 02:25:08 pm
Post by: scriver on September 12, 2018, 03:36:39 pm
Post by: Kagus on September 12, 2018, 03:46:51 pm
I realise that in hindsight that might have come off as if I said Kagus was dumb, when I really just wanted to make a Norwegian joke :PConsidering I'd just made a Swede joke, I figured that was understood. Bit o' the ol' Scandibanter.
Post by: Hanslanda on September 12, 2018, 05:26:50 pm
(Did I do it right?)
Post by: KittyTac on September 15, 2018, 11:19:05 pm
Post by: hops on September 17, 2018, 08:20:53 pm
What genre is Undertale's soundtrack?Instrumental, ambient, atmospheric, chiptune, depending on each song. They're all classified under VGM too.
Post by: Putnam on September 17, 2018, 11:12:35 pm
Post by: hops on September 18, 2018, 01:22:28 am
Foxnasty?
Post by: hops on September 21, 2018, 10:07:49 pm
Post by: Reelya on September 22, 2018, 12:02:07 am
Post by: hops on September 22, 2018, 12:33:24 am
Post by: wierd on September 22, 2018, 02:25:06 am
In this case, instead of a god, you have the protagonist-- and just like there is no real substance to how the god just fixes everything, there is no real substance-- no struggle, and no real development or accomplishment-- to the protagonist fulfilling their role in fixing the problems of the world. (In fact, it seems the problems of the world exist exclusively to make a reason for the protagonist to exist.)
All of these are trappings of bad story telling.
Post by: Kagus on September 22, 2018, 02:46:21 am
Sort of like how an "unlucky" character constantly has things happening around them, by virtue of them being there to have the things happen to them.
Ever seen The Cooler, with Bill Macy? His character exudes an aura of destiny manifestation, so to speak.
Post by: Kagus on September 22, 2018, 06:57:06 pm
At least, that's my understanding of it... But I don't even have a goddamn license, so I'm probably not the person to be answering this.
Post by: Hanslanda on September 23, 2018, 04:43:15 am
Post by: TD1 on September 23, 2018, 05:49:51 am
This strikes me as being a possible reason for concern."
Post by: Kagus on September 23, 2018, 06:08:18 am
"My car seems to be on fire.Considering there was a helpful recommended list of "medical symptoms you shouldn't ignore" that included such subtle signs as "sudden loss of consciousness" and "rectal bleeding", you never know... I mean, at least part of the car is supposed to be on fire at least some of the time.
This strikes me as being a possible reason for concern."
Post by: Frumple on September 23, 2018, 06:40:14 am
Post by: Kagus on September 23, 2018, 06:43:41 am
Post by: dragdeler on September 23, 2018, 06:52:19 am
Post by: scriver on September 23, 2018, 07:38:01 am
I have a license but I'm the sort that knows the absolute minimum about internal combustion. I can change oil, check fuses, check coolant, and visually identify catastrophic fuck ups but that's about it.
I can check oil. And change window cleaning fluid. And I think I remember about which lack of depth tires needs to be replaced.
Another thing on my ever expanding "things I knew but really should refresh my memory on" list.
Last year I had yo help a guy out with kickstarting his battery with the cables and the plusses and the minuses and I couldn't remember shit about how to do it. I'm just glad he did. It feels like something I should know as a fellow citizen.
Post by: Hanslanda on September 23, 2018, 08:02:33 am
Did I mention it's the size of a handheld cooler? And charges via plugging into a wall outlet? Best goddamn thing ever for a vehicle owner.
Post by: scriver on September 24, 2018, 05:11:29 pm
Post by: Hanslanda on September 24, 2018, 08:55:45 pm
Y the flexshlight though
The Flex-flashlight is so you can see the interior of the engine while you connect the appropriate bits and such. Amongst other things. It's not that useful, but it's on there, so it can help sometimes.
Post by: Rolan7 on September 24, 2018, 09:32:20 pm
Y the flexshlight thoughMore positions
Post by: Kagus on September 25, 2018, 04:07:08 am
Y the flexshlight though
For the dragons, obviously, they come in all shapes and sorts and it's hard to say which angle works for all of them.
But does it shoot fire?
Post by: Egan_BW on September 25, 2018, 07:02:51 pm
Post by: TD1 on September 26, 2018, 06:44:24 am
Post by: TamerVirus on September 26, 2018, 05:34:43 pm
Bantam=small chicken.
small chicken= many feathers
many feathers> one feather
THE MATH SPEAKS FOR ITSELF!
Post by: scourge728 on September 26, 2018, 06:34:11 pm
Post by: Frumple on September 26, 2018, 07:17:01 pm
If the answer to your question doesn't become obvious from this exercise, you may want to contact a hearing specialist and/or speech therapist.
Post by: scourge728 on September 26, 2018, 07:28:56 pm
Post by: Kagus on September 27, 2018, 02:38:11 am
Yeah, I know bowsette SOUNDS better... but still :PThere's nothing to indicate that either the powerup switches the name suffix to its opposite, or that -ser is the opposite of -ette.
If Bowser becomes Bowsette, and Toadette becomes Peachette, there's no indication that option 3 would become option 3ser. -ette is a classical feminine suffix, and the powerup enhances feminine aspects.
The real question is whether or not Mario would turn into a puppet if he ate the thing...
Post by: scriver on September 27, 2018, 05:35:49 am
Post by: KittyTac on September 27, 2018, 06:31:03 am
I'm was gonna make a marionette joke, but I'm very suspicious that was what you just did.Now I get it. Huh.
Post by: Putnam on September 27, 2018, 01:31:03 pm
Yeah, I know bowsette SOUNDS better... but still :PThere's nothing to indicate that either the powerup switches the name suffix to its opposite, or that -ser is the opposite of -ette.
what? that doesn't even resemble what people are saying when they make that complaint. it's nothing to do with opposites, it's cause the powerup turns toadette into peachette. the "ette" comes from "toadette" rather than anything to do with "opposites" or whatever. the suffix is gained from the person using the powerup.
Post by: Rolan7 on September 28, 2018, 08:10:39 am
(But yeah the whole premise is hilariously flawed.)
Post by: Frumple on September 28, 2018, 08:28:02 am
Post by: Reelya on September 28, 2018, 11:04:04 am
So you know bowsette right? Well since the origin of that is toadette becoming peachette, shouldn't it be called peachser
I have a bit of a theory that these 'wrong' versions of things beat out the 'proper' versions because they succinctly communicate the idea.
For example "Luke, I am your father" is a "wrong" quote that pedants like to point out. Except the "correct" quote fails to deliver the same information. "No, I am your father" is correct, but it lacks context, so the incorrect quote went viral instead.
Similarly, Bowsette won over Peachser not only because it sounds better, but because it better expresses the concept.
EDIT: reddit/r/bowsette. Now they're really starting with the NSFW Bowsette cosplays. (I shouldn't need to point it out, but browse the subreddit at your own NSFW peril).
Post by: Sebastian2203 on September 28, 2018, 12:15:32 pm
I even unplugged the toaster to see if I was just being crazy and the ants in my fingers dissapeared...
Post by: Hanslanda on September 28, 2018, 12:24:29 pm
How are you supposed to put the goddamn bread into the toaster, I keep getting small shocks as somehow my bread is conductive and I am scared.
I even unplugged the toaster to see if I was just being crazy and the ants in my fingers dissapeared...
You need to get a new toaster and probably never use that one again o.o
Post by: Frumple on September 28, 2018, 06:03:35 pm
Point being it's not complicated and under no circumstances should you be getting shocked when putting the toast in.
Post by: Rolan7 on September 28, 2018, 06:08:34 pm
If a part is charging your hand, you may have a bad line to the ground.
which was normal for me growing up because we used a half dozen 3-2 prong adapters because our house had no ground wiring
The trick is to discharge it with gusto. If you strike a grounding object with intention, it zaps a whole lot less than an accidental touch.
But if you're getting a *current* through your finger, which sounds likely from your description, uh... yeah, drop that toaster like hot trash.
Post by: Hanslanda on September 28, 2018, 06:26:40 pm
Post by: Parsely on September 29, 2018, 12:13:26 pm
Post by: Hanslanda on September 29, 2018, 03:39:02 pm
Post by: Arx on September 30, 2018, 04:00:36 am
Post by: Parsely on September 30, 2018, 11:10:41 am
Post by: Arx on September 30, 2018, 03:06:22 pm
Now I kinda want to know what happens if you microwave bread for a long time, but I suspect it just goes soggy and subsequently tough.
Post by: Frumple on September 30, 2018, 03:57:48 pm
Post by: Gentlefish on October 01, 2018, 10:37:11 am
Post by: Hanslanda on October 01, 2018, 10:53:13 am
Post by: TamerVirus on October 01, 2018, 10:56:04 am
Post by: Rowanas on October 01, 2018, 11:00:20 am
Stale baguettes are already used by the French Army for close quarters combat. Such a brutal weapon.
Where's that SMBC ancestral baguette strip?
Post by: Frumple on October 01, 2018, 12:14:52 pm
...Ugh, I can't find the video right now, but bread will blacken well before it burns, if it burns at all. It'll stink like burnt ramen which means you'll be smelling it for a few weeks but it's surprisingly difficult to actually get bread to catch fire.This is fairly true, but surprisingly difficult can't stand up to varyingly senile grandparents. It can definitely happen, heh.
Post by: Kagus on October 01, 2018, 12:43:45 pm
I think a word?...Ugh, I can't find the video right now, but bread will blacken well before it burns, if it burns at all. It'll stink like burnt ramen which means you'll be smelling it for a few weeks but it's surprisingly difficult to actually get bread to catch fire.This is fairly true, but surprisingly difficult can't stand up to varyingly senile grandparents. It can definitely happen, heh.
Post by: Rolan7 on October 01, 2018, 01:08:05 pm
Post by: Frumple on October 01, 2018, 08:09:40 pm
Post by: MrRoboto75 on October 01, 2018, 08:20:26 pm
Post by: KittyTac on October 04, 2018, 12:58:15 am
Post by: Kagus on October 04, 2018, 04:40:45 am
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/increasingly-verbose-memes
My first thought was the "I saw that going differently in my mind" version, but that's not exactly the meme as a whole.
Post by: KittyTac on October 04, 2018, 05:08:42 am
This what you mean?Yes, that's what I meant. Thanks.
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/increasingly-verbose-memes
My first thought was the "I saw that going differently in my mind" version, but that's not exactly the meme as a whole.
Post by: Yoink on October 04, 2018, 06:29:22 am
Post by: Parsely on October 04, 2018, 09:54:43 am
Huh I wonder how viable hard tack bread is as a weapon suddenly. Like a brick of it might be a decent bludgeoning tool, or maybe you could bake it to a point and stab someone, then say, "Quit loafing around."If you're going to murder somebody at yeast spare them the awful buns
Post by: wierd on October 04, 2018, 10:05:42 am
Post by: Hanslanda on October 04, 2018, 10:33:17 am
Huh I wonder how viable hard tack bread is as a weapon suddenly. Like a brick of it might be a decent bludgeoning tool, or maybe you could bake it to a point and stab someone, then say, "Quit loafing around."If you're going to murder somebody at yeast spare them the awful buns
People only die once. It should at least be a memetic experience, e.g. the old " If I Was a Serial Killer scare tactics joke" thing
Post by: dragdeler on October 04, 2018, 10:46:33 am
Post by: Giant Ostrich Bone [29] on October 04, 2018, 12:57:39 pm
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S9H0Q9TtdF0/TuICniW6SOI/AAAAAAAAADo/8JObR3lp1To/s1600/slon%25C3%25AD+pt%25C3%25A1ci.gif)
I even made a small version if that's the issue: (https://scontent-ort2-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/43134831_1831073390295047_4604279458994585600_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&oh=c5d1f099a9041bc24c29a83951cb90de&oe=5C178D26)
Is it because I joined today? No idea.
Post by: Rolan7 on October 04, 2018, 01:06:44 pm
Also, make sure that you're using a "http" URL rather than "https". Even if you just remove the s, it has fixed the issue for some people.
Post by: Giant Ostrich Bone [29] on October 04, 2018, 01:40:29 pm
Post by: dragdeler on October 04, 2018, 06:59:58 pm
Post by: scriver on October 05, 2018, 01:58:00 am
Post by: wierd on October 05, 2018, 02:07:31 am
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macron_(diacritic)
Now, if you want, you can make a joke that only lexicographers will get, and have a picture of Macron doing the "O" face, with just the subtext:
ō
Post by: Gentlefish on October 05, 2018, 10:59:08 am
Post by: wierd on October 05, 2018, 11:10:12 am
(Ruining the anime experience, one bad joke at a time...)
Post by: Gentlefish on October 05, 2018, 11:40:03 am
Post by: Frumple on October 05, 2018, 12:52:03 pm
Post by: Yoink on October 05, 2018, 06:37:53 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on October 05, 2018, 06:40:03 pm
Post by: scriver on October 05, 2018, 06:55:09 pm
Post by: FallacyofUrist on October 05, 2018, 11:22:46 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on October 06, 2018, 01:28:21 am
Post by: Frumple on October 06, 2018, 03:59:14 am
As well as hearts, stars, and horseshoes, clovers and blue moons, pots of gold and rainbows, and the red balloon from other languages.ftfy~
Post by: wierd on October 06, 2018, 04:01:35 am
As well as hearts, stars, and horseshoes, clovers and blue moons, pots of gold and rainbows, and the red balloon from other languages.ftfy~
I am STILL waiting for Lucky to finally get fed up with the kleptomaniacal children, and create a deadly "Angel of DEATH" seasonal marshmallow to deal with them.
Post by: scourge728 on October 06, 2018, 10:20:04 am
ftfyAs well as hearts, stars, and horseshoes, clovers and blue moons, hourglasses and rainbows, and tasty red balloons from other languages.ftfy~
Is it moral to rip audio from youtube videos if you don't upload them anywhere?
Post by: KittyTac on October 06, 2018, 11:06:58 am
Yes, nobody sees you doing it~ftfyAs well as hearts, stars, and horseshoes, clovers and blue moons, hourglasses and rainbows, and tasty red balloons from other languages.ftfy~
Is it moral to rip audio from youtube videos if you don't upload them anywhere?
Post by: dragdeler on October 06, 2018, 11:28:09 am
Post by: scourge728 on October 06, 2018, 08:05:40 pm
Post by: Yoink on October 06, 2018, 09:58:08 pm
I'd say yes. It has to do with the attitude and deliverance of the implication.Yeah, you're probably right. When it came up in my inner monologue it made me do a double-take, though.
Post by: KittyTac on October 08, 2018, 09:24:39 pm
Anyone else unable to use the forum's search function right now?Yes. SMF is falling apart. Toady needs to fix this.
Post by: Gentlefish on October 08, 2018, 10:29:46 pm
I wish he would pass on the reins but I understand why he won't. He moderates this place so that the Dwarf Fortress name is championed by all forumites he approves of, and none that he doesn't.
Post by: TD1 on October 09, 2018, 09:36:59 am
And still we are the ones to whom the Toad entrusts the Dwarf Fortress name.
Post by: Rowanas on October 09, 2018, 09:45:33 am
We have butchered the most beautiful creatures to glide through the waters for their bones and value. We have trained children through the liberal application of weapons and death. We have created an equal society by brutally murdering the top 1%.
And still we are the ones to whom the Toad entrusts the Dwarf Fortress name.
It's in the Roadplan. All things are in His Roadplan, which Toady (May He Go Forever Untouched By Magma) has foreseen and ordained. One day He will give word, and we will pour from this place to cleanse the Earth and create procedurally generated noble positions.
Post by: Yoink on October 10, 2018, 07:22:19 am
Post by: Kagus on October 10, 2018, 09:07:23 am
Anyone got any decent videos of Tabletop Simulator being used to play RPGs?"Roll for initiative"
*flips table*
Post by: Kagus on October 11, 2018, 05:01:35 pm
Post by: TD1 on October 12, 2018, 06:47:02 am
Trees? Playground monkeybars?Going to a kiddy's park may not be advisable...
Post by: Hanslanda on October 12, 2018, 09:18:41 am
Anyone got any ideas for a way for me to do pull ups without one of those door frame bar things (Since I'm unsure as to how the guys I'm renting from would feel about them) and an unwillingness to spend money on a gym for the exclusive purpose of pull ups?
And I already know about push ups, so I'm good there.
Any overhang you can get a grip on and manage to not bash your face/skull on anything works.
Post by: Doomblade187 on October 12, 2018, 09:32:59 am
NOT a doorframe. Those are almost always not strong enough. As per the door bar things, I would just get one with pads where it meets the wall. They don't do wall damage typically, so long as they fit the door.Anyone got any ideas for a way for me to do pull ups without one of those door frame bar things (Since I'm unsure as to how the guys I'm renting from would feel about them) and an unwillingness to spend money on a gym for the exclusive purpose of pull ups?
And I already know about push ups, so I'm good there.
Any overhang you can get a grip on and manage to not bash your face/skull on anything works.
Alternative: you could mount a rock climbing pullup trainer on the wall somehow, use that.
Post by: Egan_BW on October 12, 2018, 02:07:28 pm
Anyone got any ideas for a way for me to do pull ups without one of those door frame bar things (Since I'm unsure as to how the guys I'm renting from would feel about them) and an unwillingness to spend money on a gym for the exclusive purpose of pull ups?Use the skull of a goddess.
And I already know about push ups, so I'm good there.
Post by: scriver on October 13, 2018, 09:10:31 am
Post by: Arx on October 13, 2018, 09:25:47 am
Post by: scriver on October 13, 2018, 09:44:41 am
Post by: TD1 on October 13, 2018, 11:37:53 am
HahAnyone got any ideas for a way for me to do pull ups without one of those door frame bar things (Since I'm unsure as to how the guys I'm renting from would feel about them) and an unwillingness to spend money on a gym for the exclusive purpose of pull ups?Use the skull of a goddess.
And I already know about push ups, so I'm good there.
Post by: Yoink on October 17, 2018, 05:29:15 pm
Post by: Parsely on October 17, 2018, 06:42:03 pm
Is clipping one's nails on the train an evil deed?Only if you do it in a way that people can hear you and you don't clean up after yourself. Also, no one should see or smell your feet, socks, or shoes. A good rule for life is just don't affect other people's lives and you're free of sin.
Post by: TD1 on October 17, 2018, 06:47:22 pm
I'd recommend waiting until off the train, myself.
Post by: Yoink on October 17, 2018, 07:08:46 pm
Though I also definitely wouldn't clean up after myself. Hypothetically! This is all hypothetical. Yes.
Post by: Yoink on October 17, 2018, 11:17:30 pm
Which hashtag is funnier: "#somewherebehindtheyellowline" or "#fromsomewherebehindtheyellowline"?
For context, here our train stations are decorated with bright yellow safety lines warning folks to stay a safe distance from the tracks, and one is warned at every opportunity to always "stay behind the yellow line".
A hashtag like this will be the perfect way to poetically spice up my bored waiting-for-public transport photographs and avoid just settling for something bland like "#trains" or "#wherethefuckisthetrain" or "#hurrdurrpublictransport".
Post by: Kagus on October 18, 2018, 02:29:13 am
"The yellow zone is for hopping only, do not stand in the yellow zone"
Post by: scriver on October 18, 2018, 02:31:29 am
Also @HereBehindTheYellowLine
Edit: I meant # I know how to use Twittyer I swear I'm not horribly outdated and unhip
Post by: Parsely on October 18, 2018, 09:39:41 am
Oh, I definitely wouldn't take off my footwear and clip my toenails in public.Just use an emery board, nail waste is acceptable in powder form, your nails also look pretty as fuck.
Though I also definitely wouldn't clean up after myself. Hypothetically! This is all hypothetical. Yes.
Post by: dragdeler on October 20, 2018, 03:45:09 pm
Post by: Kagus on October 20, 2018, 03:52:01 pm
Anyone got any vegetarian meals that are pretty decent? Preferably ones that don't include avocados since those are the devil's fruit.Bread. Bread is nice.
Alternatively, vegetarian tacos using a black bean chili and fresh green salsa. Guacamole optional if one feels strongly about avocados.
Spoiler: Bean Chili (click to show/hide)
There's a lot of wiggle room and eyeballing involved. My family is historically not very good at either writing or following instructions.
Spoiler: Green 'Salsa' (click to show/hide)
Again, a lot of improvisation involved, and I have no idea how that all translates to local store packaging of the various veggies.
Additional sides can include sour cream/yoghurt, shredded cheese, bell pepper strips, whatever else you feel like tacking on. Pretty simple, but there's a lot of chopping involved. Tends to make a lot of food, leftover salsa goes well in omelets and leftover chili is honestly pretty robust as far as leftovers go... Toss some into a quesadilla, warm it up and eat it as-is, or even use it as a bean dip for tortilla chips.
Raspberry margarita recipe sold separately.
EDIT: Also, there's a kitchen/cooking thread just over yon, might attract more professional answers from there.
Post by: Il Palazzo on October 20, 2018, 04:00:06 pm
Baked tomato or baked pumpkin soup;
Broccoli & cheddar soup;
Fondue;
Olivier salad;
The first two don't have any dairy in them. The last one is best with eggs (but still optional).
Post by: TD1 on October 20, 2018, 04:45:03 pm
Go beat up some Italians and harvest their tears. Strike the pastards.
Post by: Kagus on October 20, 2018, 05:14:15 pm
I mean, majority of it is just me trying to reduce meat in my diet because the amount I eat now can't be good for me.I cut sugar and dairy out of my diet when I was going through my plague eruptions. I have the genetic background for a truly apocalyptic facial reckoning, so I didn't want to give the acne gods any more reasons than strictly necessary.
Although, from unrelated reading around acne can be caused by dairy products, and I'm gonna give a dairy-free few weeks a go once I've used up the last of my milk, see if that helps with my still-slightly-spotty face.
As an interesting note, I completely lost my sweet tooth. I can barely stomach a glass of soda these days because it's simply too sugary... A couple pieces of dark chocolate or other comparatively low-sugar treat is fine, but a lot of the mainstream stuff is just way beyond my tolerance levels these days.
My cheese tooth, on the other hand... Now that's another story.
Anyways, beans are pretty great. Black turtle beans are, if I recall correctly, the greatest known source of non-heme dietary iron, handily beating out spinach and other such poster children of nutrition. Plus, they're tasty.
Check out some proper Indian recipes. While the most widespread (outside of India) dishes are meat-based, India has a considerable vegetarian population and most dishes either have vegetarian counterparts or are just straight up meat-free from the start. LOTS of butter/ghee though, and many dishes require a fair amount of preparation, so be prepared (hah).
Post by: Arx on October 21, 2018, 04:27:24 am
Post by: scriver on October 21, 2018, 05:59:37 am
Post by: Kagus on October 23, 2018, 03:56:37 am
Post by: Parsely on October 23, 2018, 09:34:47 am
Post by: KittyTac on October 25, 2018, 06:04:06 am
Post by: wierd on October 25, 2018, 06:07:31 am
If you have a good wavetable synth, it might even sound nice.
Post by: KittyTac on October 25, 2018, 06:12:51 am
If you can find the midi version, you can change the patch entries to all point to piano as the instrument... (and or, hide tracks and to that, so that it does not sound like 3 year olds banging on the keyboard)
If you have a good wavetable synth, it might even sound nice.
Post by: Arx on October 25, 2018, 06:16:04 am
Well, arguably it's possible, but it's hard enough to be essentially beyond the realms of reason.
It's the difference between sheet music and a gramophone record.
Post by: KittyTac on October 25, 2018, 06:19:13 am
Post by: wierd on October 25, 2018, 06:38:49 am
Post by: KingofstarrySkies on October 25, 2018, 06:40:42 am
'ultra red' get a fucking grip, man
Post by: KittyTac on October 25, 2018, 06:42:01 am
What is the name of the piece you want played as piano?? (Even video game music may have midi versions available if you look. Don't hold back.)A synthesizer rendition of the old Russian anthem I found on Wikipedia. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrioticheskaya_Pesnya) It's below the US-performed rendition.
Post by: wierd on October 25, 2018, 12:24:31 pm
One is a 2 part arrangement of violin+piano (Closest to what you are looking for)
The other is a 12 part "modernized" (and kinda 'spunky' sounding) mix with lots of instruments.
I have both a reasonably good quality softsynth package installed (timidity) and a rather good MT32 emulator installed (MUNT).
I will produce ogg format outputs forcing the first one to use only piano samples out of both synthesizers. Give me a bit.
Post by: Napagady on October 26, 2018, 06:59:57 am
I have a question, where do you guys buy video games? Any good online shops?
Thanks!
Post by: Leodanny on October 26, 2018, 08:45:48 am
Post by: Rolan7 on October 26, 2018, 09:02:10 am
I'm not really buying many anymore though, unless something in the Sales Thread (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=79743.msg7873965#msg7873965) catches my eye. Unfortunately that Arcen Games deal is over now, but it's a good example of the thread.
Post by: KittyTac on October 26, 2018, 09:17:35 am
Post by: Rolan7 on October 26, 2018, 12:35:53 pm
I didn't *break* it, did I? I was able to walk on it, kinda, it just hurt a lot for almost a week. Did I fall to the "if you can walk it off it's fine" fallacy?
Post by: Arx on October 26, 2018, 01:59:07 pm
Post by: Kagus on October 26, 2018, 02:16:15 pm
It's of course not a 100% surefire method, but feeling sick when you smack something is certainly a good indicator that it should be paid attention to.
Post by: dragdeler on October 26, 2018, 02:29:02 pm
Post by: Hanslanda on October 27, 2018, 09:57:19 am
Can doing frequent exercise cut down on the effects of exercise-induced asthma?
Because it seems that my (admittedly very minor) EIA has cleared up since I've started exercising more frequently.
My good friend Teddy Roosevelt would say yes, you can kick the shit out of asthma with exercise and make it your bitch.
Post by: Hanslanda on October 27, 2018, 10:18:03 am
Post by: scourge728 on October 27, 2018, 03:57:41 pm
Post by: Yoink on October 27, 2018, 06:41:28 pm
Can doing frequent exercise cut down on the effects of exercise-induced asthma?I think so! Though there are probably other factors that contribute to the severity of my asthma, too.
Because it seems that my (admittedly very minor) EIA has cleared up since I've started exercising more frequently.
Post by: Hanslanda on October 28, 2018, 04:27:02 am
Are you telling me Theodore Roosevelt is real life batman? Cause that's what it sounds like
He's a more badass and effective version of Batman. He got shot in the chest once and gave a 90 minute speech.
Roosevelt literally split two continents and connected the Atlantic and Pacific.
He also was the first US President to truly abuse the office...
Post by: scourge728 on October 28, 2018, 12:01:24 pm
Are you telling me Theodore Roosevelt is real life batman? Cause that's what it sounds like
He's a more badass and effective version of Batman. He got shot in the chest once and gave a 90 minute speech.
Roosevelt literally split two continents and connected the Atlantic and Pacific.
He also was the first US President to truly abuse the office...
I mean, quite a bit of what Lincoln did wasn't exactly legal...
Post by: Rolan7 on October 28, 2018, 12:08:47 pm
He was justified by preserving the union/state, but that's literally totalitarianism. Fortunately it was temporary, pretty much, that time. I really don't think he was planning to be a dictator, it's just a bad precedent.
Post by: Egan_BW on October 28, 2018, 05:42:52 pm
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Yoink on October 29, 2018, 11:43:06 am
Post by: Leodanny on October 29, 2018, 12:28:41 pm
Post by: Yoink on October 29, 2018, 12:43:16 pm
Post by: Arx on October 30, 2018, 05:51:56 am
Post by: Kagus on October 30, 2018, 06:03:25 am
Oddly specific: other glasses-wearers, how do you deal with your eyelashes smudging the inside of your glasses? Is this specifically an Arx problem? Do I need to shave my eyelids?For me, it's not my eyelashes so much as my brow furrowing and rubbing delicious face-grease onto the lenses.
But, basically, as with anything else glasses-related... Just clean them a lot more often than you ever expected or wanted to. It helps when you realize that fancy mini-cloths and expensive cleaning sprays aren't really that much better than a faucet, some kitchen soap, and a paper towel.
Post by: scriver on October 30, 2018, 06:43:15 am
Post by: dragdeler on October 30, 2018, 11:42:19 am
Post by: KittyTac on October 30, 2018, 11:50:00 am
Post by: Kagus on October 30, 2018, 12:26:54 pm
I haven't done any research but I doubt it's advised, put something between your nose and your glasses to distance them instead, at least you won't be using scissors near the eye while fighting the instinct to blink.
Sounds like you need an Opti-grab™!
Post by: Dozebôm Lolumzalìs on November 01, 2018, 02:29:22 am
Either one, depending on the tone. I think.Is there a word for words that can take on completely opposite meanings?
Post by: wierd on November 01, 2018, 02:38:56 am
Post by: scriver on November 01, 2018, 02:58:12 am
Post by: Trekkin on November 01, 2018, 03:31:34 am
Either one, depending on the tone. I think.Is there a word for words that can take on completely opposite meanings?
There are three: such words are contronyms, antagonyms, or auto-antonyms.
Post by: Gentlefish on November 01, 2018, 11:28:07 pm
Pro Tip: Rubbing Alcohol is perfect lens cleaning material. It's a wonderful solvent and dries fast.
Post by: Hanslanda on November 02, 2018, 10:27:24 am
Post by: Kagus on November 02, 2018, 10:28:15 am
I wear contacts.Note: Do not use rubbing alcohol to clean contact lenses.
Or do it, whatever. I'm not your mom.
Post by: Hanslanda on November 02, 2018, 10:38:10 am
Post by: Kagus on November 05, 2018, 05:04:07 am
Post by: Il Palazzo on November 05, 2018, 10:02:05 am
Post by: scriver on November 05, 2018, 10:05:33 am
Post by: Il Palazzo on November 05, 2018, 10:20:28 am
Post by: scriver on November 05, 2018, 10:36:06 am
Post by: Kagus on November 06, 2018, 05:29:22 am
I have to wonder... would you be able to get away with something similar, but just censoring buttholes using cropped images of Trump's puckermouth?
Post by: wierd on November 06, 2018, 06:00:53 am
Post by: Doomblade187 on November 06, 2018, 06:03:15 am
There was an anti-censorship campaign a while back where women would publish topless photos of themselves, but censor the nipples with cropped images of male nipples (which are generally not censored).As long as no other bits are showing, you could probably pull it off. Bare butts are a fairly common occurrence in film/media as is, just minus the actual anus/other bits.
I have to wonder... would you be able to get away with something similar, but just censoring buttholes using cropped images of Trump's puckermouth?
Post by: Gentlefish on November 07, 2018, 01:15:34 pm
Post by: Doomblade187 on November 07, 2018, 04:06:11 pm
Post by: wierd on November 08, 2018, 12:44:28 am
There's an old song by Simon and Garfunkel named "Mrs. robinson"
I will soilerize the lyrics for it.
Spoiler: lyrics (click to show/hide)
I contend that this song is about an elderly woman who goes for some kind of treatment at a medical facility, and gets sent away with some hard-hitting, or otherwise "stigmatized" medication, possibly in an assisted living environment, with digs about possible dementia, especially at the end.
She tells me she does not think so.
In modern settings, I could see this being about a 70 to 80 year old woman with terminal cancer, moving into a hospice house, being prescribed medicinal marijuana, enduring the typical political shitshow from politicians all too eager to cut her medicare benefits, and having delusions of watching Baseball like they did in the 40s and 50s, only to be reminded that Joe does not play anymore.
So-- Small question:
What is this song REALLY about?
Post by: Kagus on November 08, 2018, 03:35:30 am
What is this song REALLY about?It's about the fictional Mrs. Robinson in the movie The Graduate. No, really.
The director had heard about the duo's rising fame, and commissioned them to write a song for the movie. They came up with a couple, director didn't like them, people started getting frustrated, then they showed him the demo to Mrs. Robinson and he loved it. They fleshed out the rest of the song with whatever words they had lying around, and it was a hit.
So it's partly about cougars, partly about the supposed innocence of youth and what it means, and partly about how Joe DiMaggio is a paragon of virtue. Yes.
Post by: wierd on November 08, 2018, 03:53:37 am
From the wikipedia article
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According to a Variety article by Peter Bart in the May 15, 2005, issue, Lawrence Turman, his producer, then made a deal for Simon to write three new songs for the movie. By the time they had nearly finished editing the film, Simon had only written one new song. Nichols begged him for more, but Simon, who was touring constantly, told him he did not have the time. He did play him a few notes of a new song he had been working on; "It's not for the movie... it's a song about times past—about Mrs. Roosevelt and Joe DiMaggio and stuff." Nichols advised Simon, "It's now about Mrs. Robinson, not Mrs. Roosevelt."[15]
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Post by: Maximum Spin on November 08, 2018, 03:59:08 am
Thanks for the lead, but not quite true either.There are at least four or five variations of the story around.
From the wikipedia articleQuoteAccording to a Variety article by Peter Bart in the May 15, 2005, issue, Lawrence Turman, his producer, then made a deal for Simon to write three new songs for the movie. By the time they had nearly finished editing the film, Simon had only written one new song. Nichols begged him for more, but Simon, who was touring constantly, told him he did not have the time. He did play him a few notes of a new song he had been working on; "It's not for the movie... it's a song about times past—about Mrs. Roosevelt and Joe DiMaggio and stuff." Nichols advised Simon, "It's now about Mrs. Robinson, not Mrs. Roosevelt."[15]
Post by: Ultimuh on November 08, 2018, 08:40:15 am
This is a quite new computer, got it some weeks ago. Would say near high-end or so.
The issue though.. Is that any online videos (mainly Youtube and Twitch) seem to be choppy from time to time, but the sound plays normally.
Is there any way I could fix this?
Post by: Arx on November 08, 2018, 08:45:26 am
Post by: Ultimuh on November 08, 2018, 09:24:51 am
I mean, this computer is new and I have not had any other issues with it. (Aside from what is expected from having Windows 10)
Post by: Ultimuh on November 09, 2018, 08:39:42 am
edit: And it's a stationary.
Post by: Kagus on November 09, 2018, 06:33:49 pm
Actually, I'm not sure why... I'd think it's either something to do with being more acceptable to your body's salinity, or just the salt content drying loose pockets of water more quickly and making it harder for bacterial/fungal infections to take hold... but then you've got staph infections that live in seawater, so fuck if I know.
Post by: Trekkin on November 09, 2018, 07:48:02 pm
Why would a doctor recommend soaking your feet in saltwater after damaging your toenails?
I've been told to have occasional ones, and I get why you use saltwater as opposed to freshwater, but why soak them?
I've heard several explanations of varying plausibility, the most sensible being that you're trying to draw fluid (and thus infection) out of the entire area via osmotic pressure to prevent bacteria migrating into the wound.
Post by: wierd on November 10, 2018, 02:27:18 am
It's also a very common folk remedy, and is usually done as a warm water soak. This is soothing and comforting, and is non-pharmaceutical in nature.
A better question is how does epsom salt soak help with sore muscles. :P (It isn't like an appreciable amount of magnesium ion gets through undamaged skin or anything.)
Post by: Leodanny on November 11, 2018, 08:45:21 pm
Post by: Yoink on November 12, 2018, 12:29:40 am
Next question, is it actually possible for an adult (or adult-sized) human to weight ninety pounds?! According to google that's just under 41 kilograms.
Post by: Trekkin on November 12, 2018, 12:59:37 am
Is "ninety-pound weakling" a common phrase? I'm pretty sure I've heard it.
Next question, is it actually possible for an adult (or adult-sized) human to weight ninety pounds?! According to google that's just under 41 kilograms.
"98-pound weakling" is slightly more common, but yes.
And yes, it is possible, particularly for people with MDP syndrome. Or just lots of missing bits.
Post by: scriver on November 12, 2018, 08:50:30 am
Post by: Hanslanda on November 12, 2018, 09:54:27 am
Is "ninety-pound weakling" a common phrase? I'm pretty sure I've heard it.
Next question, is it actually possible for an adult (or adult-sized) human to weight ninety pounds?! According to google that's just under 41 kilograms.
My wife weighed just under 100 lbs when we met. She's only 5ft though.
Post by: Yoink on November 13, 2018, 07:17:41 pm
Also yesterday in the book I'm reading a guy was described as weighing just 30 kilos at one point, but that was after a prolonged stay in a particularly unpleasant dungeon. Not particularly relevant to the discussion (basically I'd wondered if these 90-pound adults were common enough to base a saying on), but interesting anyway.
Post by: Maximum Spin on November 18, 2018, 10:01:51 pm
If the antarctic ice sheet were to melt, would any of the antarctic continent be above the new sea level, and if it would be how much land would that open up?Yes, most of it would be above sea level. Sea level would only rise some 200 feet, and the Antarctic continental landmass itself would rise considerably due to isostatic rebound from removing the weight of the ice. I can't say exactly how much land it would open up, though.
Post by: hops on November 19, 2018, 07:09:07 am
Post by: TD1 on November 19, 2018, 07:32:39 am
Are you kidding?
Post by: Arx on November 19, 2018, 07:47:07 am
Post by: TD1 on November 19, 2018, 07:53:56 am
Water is 62.4 pounds per cubic foot.
That's curious. I would have thought ice was heavier, as it's just lazy, contracted water. Then again, how else would we have floating ice bergs?
Edit: Actually, I'm gonna make that my random question for the day: Why is ice lighter than water?
Post by: Arx on November 19, 2018, 08:09:34 am
It's a fairly rare quality that's probably not unique to water, but isn't very intuitive.
Post by: Rowanas on November 19, 2018, 08:28:13 am
Water is a polar molecule, which means the two hydrogen atoms have a positive charge and the oxygen a negative, so the molecules tend to orientate themselves a particular way with respect to each other. In the liquid state, that's not enough to matter, but in solid form, the hydrogen bonds are strong enough that the molecules are forced into a crystal lattice. That lattice has more empty space in it than liquid water does.
It's a fairly rare quality that's probably not unique to water, but isn't very intuitive.
Hence why it grows when frozen, instead of shrinking.
Post by: hops on November 19, 2018, 08:39:29 am
Water is a polar molecule, which means the two hydrogen atoms have a positive charge and the oxygen a negative, so the molecules tend to orientate themselves a particular way with respect to each other. In the liquid state, that's not enough to matter, but in solid form, the hydrogen bonds are strong enough that the molecules are forced into a crystal lattice. That lattice has more empty space in it than liquid water does.There are solid phases of water that are denser than the liquid, but most of them don't occur naturally. The only exception can be seen when a Starbucks barista is ordered to put the ice on the bottom of the cup.
It's a fairly rare quality that's probably not unique to water, but isn't very intuitive.
Post by: Leodanny on November 19, 2018, 08:45:38 am
Post by: scriver on November 19, 2018, 08:59:23 am
Post by: hops on November 19, 2018, 09:00:14 am
Regardless, land rising when glaciers go away is a well established phenomena. Scandinavia for example has risen a lot since the end of the last ice age and is in fact still rising because of it.How do you know they didn't have bewitched dense ice?
Post by: Trekkin on November 19, 2018, 09:26:12 am
(And, since some idiot always brings this up: no, ice IX does not act as a seed crystal in room-temperature water, it will not destroy all life on earth, and no one thinks references to Cat's Cradle are clever.)
Post by: Kagus on November 19, 2018, 11:48:27 am
Post by: Il Palazzo on November 19, 2018, 11:55:42 am
Post by: Kagus on November 19, 2018, 11:57:50 am
Continuing this interesting conversation, it is worth noting that anything that happens to have ice in its name that isn't what people generally refer to when they mention just 'ice', is likely different than ice because that's what makes it not ice. It's true.
Oh fuck, what's shaved ice made from then? Should I see a doctor?
Post by: Il Palazzo on November 19, 2018, 12:04:47 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on November 19, 2018, 02:18:11 pm
Incidentally, Ices III and IX are actually denser than water; that it expands when freezing depends on how open a crystal structure it freezes into.Well... I was going to have thought that it was clever... Well played.
(And, since some idiot always brings this up: no, ice IX does not act as a seed crystal in room-temperature water, it will not destroy all life on earth, and no one thinks references to Cat's Cradle are clever.)
Post by: WealthyRadish on November 19, 2018, 03:57:17 pm
Incidentally, Ices III and IX are actually denser than water; that it expands when freezing depends on how open a crystal structure it freezes into.Well... I was going to have thought that it was clever... Well played.
(And, since some idiot always brings this up: no, ice IX does not act as a seed crystal in room-temperature water, it will not destroy all life on earth, and no one thinks references to Cat's Cradle are clever.)
I'd disagree, I think essentially all references are some positive non-zero amount of clever (even those referencing things that have become cliches). In fact, I might be more specific and say that the cleverness of a reference increases the more obscure it is, but has a value of zero (or perhaps negative) if it isn't understood by the intended reader at all. Since Cat's Cradle isn't ubiquitous enough to be cliched, has relatively high obscurity in the general population, but also likely has a relatively high proportion of readers that would get it in this particular place, I would say the reference's aggregate or mean cleverness over this thread's readers would reasonably exceed the acceptable minimum.
Post by: Imic on November 19, 2018, 05:03:45 pm
Post by: TD1 on November 19, 2018, 05:06:43 pm
Post by: Hanslanda on November 22, 2018, 09:00:29 pm
None of those?
Post by: Rolan7 on November 22, 2018, 09:15:42 pm
Post by: wierd on November 22, 2018, 10:19:40 pm
Post by: Gentlefish on November 23, 2018, 03:03:55 am
Post by: wierd on November 23, 2018, 03:06:59 am
https://toriavey.com/toris-kitchen/sopapillas/
Post by: Trekkin on November 23, 2018, 05:34:17 am
I am guessing "Sopapilla"
https://toriavey.com/toris-kitchen/sopapillas/
I wouldn't call sopapillas churro-like, though. We're probably looking for some kind of steam-risen fritter; sopapillas are more fluffy than puffy.
EDIT: Corn fritters? Maybe stroopwafel, if it had enough cinnamon.
Post by: Kagus on November 23, 2018, 10:51:58 am
As for sweets, I've never really been much of a dessert person... Can't help much there. Gulab jamun? Not really churro-like...
Post by: Hanslanda on November 23, 2018, 09:54:10 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on November 24, 2018, 02:02:39 am
That or some kind of cyborg augmentation.
But probably not, reality is too boring.
Post by: KittyTac on November 24, 2018, 03:05:39 am
Post by: wierd on November 24, 2018, 03:27:41 am
Post by: Doomblade187 on November 24, 2018, 03:40:36 am
Post by: WealthyRadish on November 24, 2018, 03:42:37 am
What would happen to Pinocchio's nose if he said "My nose is going to grow"?
You can weasel out of the paradox in this specific case by noting that whether it's a lie or not depends only on what he thinks, not what actually happens. If he doesn't think his nose will grow (or doesn't know what will happen) but claims that it will, that's a lie, and his nose will grow (in other words, a lie is still a lie even if the liar was mistaken and accidentally said something that ended up being correct). But if he did think his nose would grow, that isn't a lie, and the fact that it doesn't grow wouldn't make it one (it'd just be an honest mistake). So the outcome here by that reasoning would just depend on whether he's making an "honest" or "dishonest" mistake.
Post by: Trekkin on November 24, 2018, 03:45:06 am
What would happen to Pinocchio's nose if he said "My nose is going to grow"?
Ultimately it would rot away like the rest of him after he's hanged, at which point it would presumably acquire some sort of fungal or bacterial growth and thus be marginally enlarged by the added water content if nothing else. That would the statement true, if macabre, and therefore his nose would at that moment stay the same size.
Post by: Kagus on November 24, 2018, 05:16:31 am
Kagus, if the tattoo is a semicolon, that has something to do woth mental health awareness, I think.Nah, not a semicolon... I'm actually familiar with that one, trite as it is. Just two round dots.
Maybe it was just "Mi Vida Loca", but he never got around to having the Loca part done, and it's a statement about how dull and average his life has been.
Post by: scriver on November 24, 2018, 09:23:40 am
Post by: dragdeler on November 26, 2018, 11:02:46 am
Post by: Kagus on December 04, 2018, 06:00:34 am
Post by: Hanslanda on December 04, 2018, 08:25:54 am
Why is it considered socially unacceptable to curse around young children, when they give you so many reasons to do so?
I second this question. Also why I am expected to lie to my child about tooth fairies and crazy fat guys that live with elves?
Post by: Frumple on December 04, 2018, 09:06:24 am
So you avoid cursing around them so they don't think cursing around other people (or at the absolute least around adults) is a casually done thing. It's inculcating communicative survival instincts through (lack of) exposure.
Post by: Rowanas on December 04, 2018, 10:31:07 am
I suppose the reasoning is much the same as swearing, which I do not do around her.
Post by: Kagus on December 04, 2018, 10:56:01 am
Sometimes when I overcontract my calf it'll suddenly have a pretty heavy spasm for a few seconds, no matter how well rested I am.For We are created in His image.
Anyone know why this happens?
Post by: Iduno on December 04, 2018, 01:34:09 pm
Sometimes when I overcontract my calf it'll suddenly have a pretty heavy spasm for a few seconds, no matter how well rested I am.
Anyone know why this happens?
You getting enough water? Eating healthy-ish?
Yeah, my back's been all shitty like that this week.
Post by: CABL on December 04, 2018, 01:43:30 pm
Post by: TD1 on December 04, 2018, 02:04:06 pm
The need of the "odd" number to be embraced.
Our need to be loved.
Post by: Gentlefish on December 04, 2018, 02:11:26 pm
Post by: TD1 on December 04, 2018, 02:16:08 pm
Post by: Kagus on December 08, 2018, 05:21:46 am
Post by: scriver on December 08, 2018, 06:22:00 am
Post by: Hanslanda on December 08, 2018, 07:26:10 am
Post by: wierd on December 08, 2018, 07:41:19 am
Special Dark might be cheap dark chocolate, but it makes fantastic hot chocolate.
Post by: McTraveller on December 08, 2018, 07:45:10 am
Post by: scriver on December 08, 2018, 08:00:30 am
Post by: Egan_BW on December 08, 2018, 10:06:49 pm
Post by: scriver on December 09, 2018, 02:17:45 am
Post by: wierd on December 09, 2018, 02:31:32 am
Post by: scriver on December 09, 2018, 02:54:10 am
Post by: wierd on December 09, 2018, 02:58:44 am
If you mean visually; yogurt coating tends to be more opaque than white almond bark, which tends to be translucent.
Post by: scriver on December 09, 2018, 03:21:19 am
Post by: wierd on December 09, 2018, 03:29:38 am
Post by: wierd on December 10, 2018, 03:27:21 am
I am old greybeard when it comes to computers. Like, I have had my hands dirty fixing these things since the C64 era. I have some pretty profound retro skills with these things.
Here's the question:
There's some other retro nerd channels on youtube already, and I have been toying with the idea of starting my own. I can get some of those old machines to do some very interesting things-- things other channel operators have not covered. (or at least, I have not seen them covered.) Do you think it would be a good idea to cover this kind of thing? I specifically want to do "Things you can do with hardware that nobody really covers doing." Things like turning a zsun card reader into a pocket sized torrent box and DLNA server, or turning a consumer grade NAS box into a full linux mini-server.
One of the first episode ideas I have in mind was getting a win9x retro games system to boot from an ext2 partition with syslinux and memdisk.
Would anyone find that interesting?
Post by: TD1 on December 10, 2018, 03:50:02 am
White chocolate is homeopathic chocolate
Hey, you're a pathetic homo! Not me!
*Sobs in corner*
Post by: wierd on December 10, 2018, 03:51:47 am
White chocolate is homeopathic chocolate
Hey, you're a pathetic homo! Not me!
*Sobs in corner*
What is this, I don't even??
White chocolate is at least 30% cocoa butter, or it cannot be called white chocolate. Now, "chocolate" Bark Coating? (https://www.target.com/p/log-house-chocolate-almond-bark-24oz/-/A-52867855?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&fndsrc=tgtao&CPNG=PLA_Grocery%2BEssentials%2BShopping&adgroup=SC_Grocery&LID=700000001170770pgs&network=g&device=c&location=9024386&gclsrc=aw.ds&ds_rl=1246978&ds_rl=1247077&ds_rl=1246978&ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&CPNG=PLA_Grocery+Essentials+Shopping&adgroup=SC_Grocery&LID=700000001170770pgs&network=g&device=c&location=9024386&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIxdPbsfGU3wIVCzFpCh00Vw9VEAQYAyABEgIR7vD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds) THAT is homeopathic chocolate.
Why, it's so diluted, it is SURE to taste EXTRA chocolatey! (insert XKCD here.)
Post by: TD1 on December 10, 2018, 03:53:42 am
Also, if we're consuming tree bark, I'd suggest willow bark.
Post by: wierd on December 10, 2018, 03:55:51 am
Post by: dragdeler on December 10, 2018, 06:20:49 am
Post by: wierd on December 10, 2018, 06:41:21 am
You could conceivably build one from discrete parts! (same as an atari 2600)
Post by: Egan_BW on December 10, 2018, 11:32:05 am
Ok, this has been something in the back of my mind for awhile now.
I am old greybeard when it comes to computers. Like, I have had my hands dirty fixing these things since the C64 era. I have some pretty profound retro skills with these things.
Here's the question:
There's some other retro nerd channels on youtube already, and I have been toying with the idea of starting my own. I can get some of those old machines to do some very interesting things-- things other channel operators have not covered. (or at least, I have not seen them covered.) Do you think it would be a good idea to cover this kind of thing? I specifically want to do "Things you can do with hardware that nobody really covers doing." Things like turning a zsun card reader into a pocket sized torrent box and DLNA server, or turning a consumer grade NAS box into a full linux mini-server.
One of the first episode ideas I have in mind was getting a win9x retro games system to boot from an ext2 partition with syslinux and memdisk.
Would anyone find that interesting?
If you have the time and know-how, and you think people would find it useful, then go for it.
Post by: Gentlefish on December 10, 2018, 12:11:48 pm
Post by: McTraveller on December 10, 2018, 01:22:41 pm
Turning hard drives into speakers, now... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gnMgmlKi_o (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gnMgmlKi_o): Glorious!
Post by: wierd on December 10, 2018, 01:35:05 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM_sAxrAu7Q
And if you include dot matrix printers, you have some real glorious ones that are quite old.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grUniaqzXtU
And even mixed devices...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-X-p0C0Uas
All of those are basically just carefully timed pulse-width modulation signals being sent to the stepper motors/voice coil assemblies of the devices. The frequencies of the modulation cause the steppers to move at different rates, causing different tones.
Admittedly, the 1511 floppy drive is unusual in that it has its own memory, its own internal cpu, and is in fact, its own self-contained computer. As such, it can be programmed over the din5 serial cable that it uses for data, then disconnected, and will still continue to play. :P NEC floppy diskette drives form vintage PCs on the other hand, are just dumb devices controlled by the PC floppy disk controller.
Post by: Trekkin on December 13, 2018, 03:04:33 pm
Any advice on removing burned oil from a stainless steel pan?
Steel wool and baking soda, wet just enough to turn the latter into a paste.
Post by: kingawsume on December 13, 2018, 09:04:46 pm
Post by: Castlecliff on December 13, 2018, 10:22:11 pm
Any advice on removing burned oil from a stainless steel pan?
After the pan fire incident yesterday, it's covered in a sludge. I managed to scrape off a good bit of it with the back of a brush, but some of it is well and truly glued on.
While its still hot. Vinegar and some scrubbing can help too.
What's your favorite mixed drink, alcoholic or otherwise?Baileys from a shoe
Post by: Trekkin on December 13, 2018, 11:00:44 pm
What's your favorite mixed drink, alcoholic or otherwise?
I don't think it has a name, but I've always liked carbonated water with a pinch of citric acid, table salt, and monosodium glutamate.
Post by: Doomblade187 on December 13, 2018, 11:13:20 pm
What's your favorite mixed drink, alcoholic or otherwise?Gummy bear drinks and moscow mules are very good. As are screwdrivers.
Post by: Yoink on December 13, 2018, 11:16:05 pm
Failing that, I guess the house bourbon with coke? It's always coke, for some reason. Even if you ask for pepsi. Weird.
Oh and I invented a cocktail once: the Toxic Avenger, a mixture of Southern Comfort and Mountain Dew, garnished with melted gummy bears.
Post by: scriver on December 14, 2018, 02:31:27 am
What's your favorite mixed drink, alcoholic or otherwise?
Glögg. At least this time of year.
Post by: dragdeler on December 14, 2018, 06:34:39 am
Post by: Kagus on December 14, 2018, 09:03:08 am
"It is in Michigan!"
Post by: Rowanas on December 14, 2018, 09:06:08 am
What's your favorite mixed drink, alcoholic or otherwise?
My local (it's in another city, but i'm there all the time) does double lemon vodka. I mix it with any of a variety of delightful flavoured shots, like Cola Cubes, Turkish Delight or Parma Violets. It's my drink, and it's not a girly drink, damn you!
Post by: GPeter on December 14, 2018, 09:36:04 am
What's your favorite mixed drink, alcoholic or otherwise?double lemon vodka.
We already have this as a basic drink here in Brazil, we call it "Caipirinha", the only difference is that we use sugarcane liquor instead of vodka.
Post by: Frumple on December 14, 2018, 09:49:51 am
There's also soda tea, which is less a specific mix and more "steep your preferred tea mixture in boiled carbonated/caffeinated drink of preference". Mountain dew with green tea or barqs root beer with gojiberry are decent starters, iirc.
Post by: Rowanas on December 14, 2018, 10:11:42 am
What's your favorite mixed drink, alcoholic or otherwise?double lemon vodka.
We already have this as a basic drink here in Brazil, we call it "Caipirinha", the only difference is that we use sugarcane liquor instead of vodka.
Perfection. I'll never visit on account of the heat, but it's nice to know :D
Post by: Kagus on December 14, 2018, 10:13:53 am
What's your favorite mixed drink, alcoholic or otherwise?double lemon vodka.
We already have this as a basic drink here in Brazil, we call it "Caipirinha", the only difference is that we use sugarcane liquor instead of vodka.
Perfection. I'll never visit on account of the heat, but it's nice to know :D
Alternatively, go to Argentina and have yourself a delicious Fernet con Coca! Mmm, tastes just like Listerine.
Post by: Rowanas on December 14, 2018, 10:15:44 am
What's your favorite mixed drink, alcoholic or otherwise?double lemon vodka.
We already have this as a basic drink here in Brazil, we call it "Caipirinha", the only difference is that we use sugarcane liquor instead of vodka.
Perfection. I'll never visit on account of the heat, but it's nice to know :D
Alternatively, go to Argentina and have yourself a delicious Fernet con Coca! Mmm, tastes just like Listerine.
Screw all those countries. My gran is from Belize, and I'm never visiting, because, again, it's too damn hot! But feel free to give me your cultural goods and alcohol recipes.
Post by: GPeter on December 14, 2018, 11:21:42 am
What's your favorite mixed drink, alcoholic or otherwise?double lemon vodka.
We already have this as a basic drink here in Brazil, we call it "Caipirinha", the only difference is that we use sugarcane liquor instead of vodka.
Perfection. I'll never visit on account of the heat, but it's nice to know :D
Alternatively, go to Argentina and have yourself a delicious Fernet con Coca! Mmm, tastes just like Listerine.
Screw all those countries. My gran is from Belize, and I'm never visiting, because, again, it's too damn hot! But feel free to give me your cultural goods and alcohol recipes.
The northern you go, the hotter it gets here, so try visiting the south, they can get to 9ºC on winter
Post by: Kagus on December 16, 2018, 03:57:07 pm
Other than that, I've had a fair amount of success with a number of over-the-counter benzoyl peroxide creams when necessary. I used to have a Proactiv subscription, and the stuff does work, it's just... God damn it's a lot of fussing about. I never managed to really incorporate the process into my routine, so I didn't get the full effect out of it.
Post by: wierd on December 16, 2018, 04:03:36 pm
Crushed aspirin mixed in rubbing alcohol as an occasional astringent wash. (Compare with active ingredients of oxy pads. Much cheaper, and you can manipulate the salicylic acid concentration to suit your needs.)
Not much else to say?
Post by: Yoink on December 20, 2018, 04:31:57 am
My housemates have just gone away for Christmas and I have been instructed to feel free to eat any perishables they may have left. Hmmm.
Post by: Il Palazzo on December 20, 2018, 04:59:42 am
Post by: Yoink on December 20, 2018, 05:14:17 am
Post by: GPeter on December 20, 2018, 06:42:38 am
Post by: Kagus on December 20, 2018, 08:51:06 am
But yeah, beer can definitely go bad. If it doesn't show a year on it or the word "vintage", it's probably not supposed to sit around aging for too long. And exposed beer will definitely go flat and then bad in short order!
Post by: scriver on December 20, 2018, 09:48:33 am
Are they everyday beers? Feel free.
Post by: GPeter on December 20, 2018, 02:46:28 pm
Drank my ass off, and went to work on the biggest hangover I ever had.
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Post by: Hanslanda on December 20, 2018, 04:34:54 pm
Post by: Kagus on December 20, 2018, 04:50:48 pm
My dog is two-toned, like a shark. Dark brown-gold on top, white underneath. Anyone know why?Well, most dogs will have some shift in coat color depending on where on the body the hair is located. If it's an unusual coat for the breed or has a particularly sharp/extreme contrast, I suppose it could potentially be a chimera.
Can't find many good examples of extreme delineation in chimeric dog (https://i.pinimg.com/736x/2a/80/f4/2a80f41ab42935749f61b915722ee327--two-faces-awesome-dogs.jpg) coats, but there are plenty of pictures of chimeric cats (https://i.pinimg.com/originals/74/f1/51/74f15166a2048fdc687b7d6ed1aa9760.jpg).
Post by: Hanslanda on December 20, 2018, 04:53:25 pm
Post by: Kagus on December 20, 2018, 04:56:39 pm
Her coat isn't particularly extreme, though it's quite a pretty color. I was just wondering if it was somehow advantageous.Sometimes it will highlight cuddle zones. This is advantageous.
Post by: Hanslanda on December 20, 2018, 05:05:44 pm
Post by: Yoink on December 20, 2018, 07:55:02 pm
Short answer: Yes (https://brew-ed.com/ashevillebeerhistoryblog/does-beer-go-bad)Hooray! I'd best get stuck in before they spoil, then.
/me cracks open a cold one for the Greater Good!
Post by: Il Palazzo on December 21, 2018, 01:07:47 am
Post by: Rolan7 on December 21, 2018, 01:36:27 am
The alcohol content is completely aside.
Besides, y'all probably drink bosmer meat-spirits, which are far more dreadful.
Post by: Hanslanda on December 21, 2018, 05:59:50 am
Post by: Yoink on December 21, 2018, 06:06:28 am
Well. Suburban, at least. 'Peak bogan' is the type of tribal-tattooed gronk who wanders the streets wearing boardshorts and oakleys, at least in modern times. But it's generally somewhat less-severe than "redneck" or "hick". Again, in my experience, it probably gets put to all sorts of uses and it's a pretty broad term. "Derro" is probably the next level of insult, I guess.
Edit: actually, on second thoughts my thoughts on the word "bogan" are probably best disregarded, since I tend to use it to (unfairly?) condemn whole swathes of society. That or I have just lived in a great many places peopled primarily by bogans, hicks and rednecks. Hmmmm.
Honestly I think it might be both. Just, don't take my word for it.
I have encountered such a dazzlingly wide, varied array of "bogans" that I can hardly tell where bogan ends and other categories, like rednecks, yuppies, lads, chavs, hicks, woftas, loose units, derros and whatever else begin.
Congrats, Yoink. You've let your inner bogan out....Did he get stuck somewhere? ???
Post by: Hanslanda on December 21, 2018, 06:07:52 am
Post by: Yoink on December 21, 2018, 06:14:58 am
Either that or I'm just constantly surrounded by hordes of wowsers on various points across the bogan-redneck spectrum. *shrug*
Post by: scriver on December 21, 2018, 06:29:33 am
Post by: Yoink on December 21, 2018, 06:32:37 am
Post by: Hanslanda on December 21, 2018, 06:34:16 am
... I guess there's a question in there somewhere but I haven't found it yet.
*Meaning, that specific accent unique to newscasters and people from the NW (IIRC)
Post by: scriver on December 21, 2018, 06:37:43 am
Sort of like how Norwegians think they speak their own language when they're actually just speaking the worst dialect of Swedish
Post by: Hanslanda on December 21, 2018, 06:39:59 am
Post by: Il Palazzo on December 21, 2018, 07:20:08 am
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Post by: Gentlefish on December 21, 2018, 11:44:26 am
Post by: dragdeler on December 23, 2018, 09:22:59 pm
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Post by: Hanslanda on December 24, 2018, 05:23:53 pm
Post by: Yoink on December 24, 2018, 05:25:31 pm
Post by: Hanslanda on December 24, 2018, 06:48:28 pm
Weak-ass poser kids can't hold their drugs.
/drug lord mode engaged
I once took 11.5 grams of shrooms. Another time, 15+ hits of acid. Another time 13 Xanax bars, an unknown amount of several research chemicals (bath salts and some other goodies) at least 4 beers and an adderall 20mgs XR. Another time, .5 gallons of whiskey and 9-11 beers. Another time, 8 straight shots of Everclear.
/disengaged
Post by: Yoink on December 24, 2018, 07:04:56 pm
Another time, 15+ hits of acid.My friend who did that (and various other over-the-top substance-related shenanigans) once casually told me, about a year later, that he was yet to stop tripping. This same guy somehow manages to be a successful university student in some sort of high-level computer fuckery or other. O.o
I personally cannot compete with any of that, though, haha. Well apart from maybe the first one.
Nor do I think I'd really want to, honestly.
Post by: Kagus on December 24, 2018, 07:24:33 pm
Which is a bit of a bitch, because to my knowledge there isn't any way of testing for it before you end up dropping acid and having to deal with seeing the floor bubble for the rest of your life.
Post by: Frumple on December 24, 2018, 10:18:54 pm
I'm told visual snow can be unpleasant when it onsets (and, more to the point, most of the things that seem capable of doing that are themselves pretty unpleasant), but if it's just been there forever and always you kinda' learn to appreciate the pretty colors and not get distracted (much).
I'd guess it'd be something similar for someone that developed persistent hallucinations, after a while. It's probably different when you can remember a time it wasn't happening, I'unno.
Post by: wierd on December 25, 2018, 02:37:03 am
Post by: Hanslanda on December 25, 2018, 03:10:24 am
Another time, 15+ hits of acid.My friend who did that (and various other over-the-top substance-related shenanigans) once casually told me, about a year later, that he was yet to stop tripping. This same guy somehow manages to be a successful university student in some sort of high-level computer fuckery or other. O.o
I personally cannot compete with any of that, though, haha. Well apart from maybe the first one.
Nor do I think I'd really want to, honestly.
I was done tripping after 24-48 hours IIRC. I think I have bizarre biochemistry. When they sedated me to remove my wisdom teeth, I went under instantly and came out equally fast. Totally lucid, no loopy feeling. Just woke up.
Post by: Kagus on December 25, 2018, 05:52:16 am
To my recollection, there's only been one confirmed fatal overdose of LSD; and that was from a fellow who injected somewhere around 5,000,000 times the normal dose directly into his bloodstream.
Post by: dragdeler on December 25, 2018, 06:26:17 am
Post by: scourge728 on December 25, 2018, 10:36:26 am
Post by: scriver on December 25, 2018, 11:11:34 am
Then you write the text you want to be seen between the two tags.
Like so:
Code: [Select]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaBoOUCpRpw&t=1m25s]His final thoughts were.[/url]
Post by: scourge728 on December 25, 2018, 01:49:02 pm
Post by: CABL on December 28, 2018, 12:08:56 pm
Post by: scriver on December 29, 2018, 08:50:59 am
Post by: CABL on December 29, 2018, 09:11:21 am
The word in german whem translated is "lifeissoawfulyoucannothelpbutlaughfeeling".
How's it written in German, then? I'm only a beginner, so I can't imagine how long the word could be, since Germans love their compound words.
Post by: scriver on December 29, 2018, 09:17:40 am
Or possibly irish. Or maybe russian. I don't know Irish. Or Russian.
Post by: CABL on December 29, 2018, 09:28:45 am
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Post by: CABL on December 29, 2018, 10:20:08 am
Post by: scriver on December 29, 2018, 10:21:22 am
Post by: dragdeler on December 29, 2018, 12:24:29 pm
Post by: scourge728 on December 29, 2018, 12:31:29 pm
Post by: wierd on December 29, 2018, 12:35:09 pm
Post by: CABL on December 29, 2018, 12:35:26 pm
Ninja'd.
Post by: wierd on December 29, 2018, 12:37:19 pm
Post by: scourge728 on December 29, 2018, 12:38:13 pm
Post by: dragdeler on December 29, 2018, 12:39:41 pm
Post by: scourge728 on December 29, 2018, 12:40:54 pm
Post by: wierd on December 29, 2018, 12:45:41 pm
Post by: dragdeler on December 29, 2018, 12:48:52 pm
Post by: wierd on December 29, 2018, 12:56:43 pm
Meinbeschisseneslebenbringtmichsogarzumlachen ?
Post by: dragdeler on December 29, 2018, 01:12:10 pm
Post by: Arx on December 29, 2018, 01:19:25 pm
Lachflash is when you can't stop laughing and maybe a little to recent to be found in dictionaries.
Usually called hysterical laughter, at least around here.
Post by: wierd on December 29, 2018, 01:19:44 pm
It's the end I say! Repent oh ye sinners!
Post by: TD1 on December 29, 2018, 02:24:03 pm
So... I will never repent!
Post by: Parsely on January 07, 2019, 11:24:29 am
Post by: Hanslanda on January 07, 2019, 12:01:31 pm
I will repent only when the Lord God himself stoops to look me in the eye and explains his absolutist morality!
So... I will never repent!
Wow you must be tall if God can never stoop for you.
Post by: Egan_BW on January 07, 2019, 04:43:15 pm
Post by: TD1 on January 07, 2019, 06:16:24 pm
Also: God confirmed as Tyrion Lannister.
Post by: Yoink on January 11, 2019, 09:26:45 pm
Post by: Frumple on January 11, 2019, 09:43:39 pm
Post by: Yoink on January 11, 2019, 09:55:11 pm
Post by: Frumple on January 11, 2019, 09:59:07 pm
Post by: wierd on January 12, 2019, 12:07:12 am
As long as you're taking baths instead, I guess. You do you, just don't do you if it's going to end up with you smelling like my grandfather when he's being stubborn about friggin' cleaning himself.
[CNA mode engaged]
... Or letting other people clean him ...
[/CNA mode]
Post by: Kagus on January 12, 2019, 05:35:07 am
Post by: Yoink on January 12, 2019, 05:54:31 am
[CNA mode engaged]Sorry bud, I'm not an equal opportunities employer - only female nurses need apply. :P
... Or letting other people clean him ...
[/CNA mode]
For anyone on the edge of their seats waiting for the outcome of this story: I had a shower. Yup, I went ahead and did it. At around 8-8:30 pm on the twelth of January, two-thousand and nineteen I had my first shower of the year. It was... decent.
Post by: Egan_BW on January 12, 2019, 06:04:59 pm
Oh, I think some sort of meditation would help with that as well. Clears out your browser cache so you can take it from the top. :V
Post by: Kagus on January 12, 2019, 06:16:44 pm
So, a lot of time and work.
Antipsychotics can also take the edge off a bit, aye! Nice for when you're trying to sleep but your head will just not leave you well enough alone...
Post by: Kagus on January 12, 2019, 07:14:25 pm
Also a lot of breathe training in yoga, which is central to most forms of focused meditation.
Post by: Frumple on January 12, 2019, 07:16:21 pm
Post by: Yoink on January 12, 2019, 08:33:29 pm
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Post by: Kagus on January 13, 2019, 04:19:33 am
The cure is as old as civilization itself.Gotta chop the "s" off of "https"'Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Yoink on January 15, 2019, 12:37:41 am
I know at some point they were revealed to be brothers. I think this was either an action film or some sort of crime drama, but I really barely remember it at all. I feel like I watched it recently enough that once I work it out it'll be an "Oh, duhhhh!" kind of moment.
Google and Bing are no help. Searching "orthodox jew brothers in action movie" just completely disregards half of my search terms and shovels a bunch of lefty, trendy, LGBT-themed romance drek at me that would no doubt offend the shit out of any actual Hasidic types who happened to be searching the web for movies related to their weird-ass faith.
Post by: scriver on January 15, 2019, 01:25:41 am
Post by: Yoink on January 15, 2019, 05:55:42 am
Post by: McTraveller on January 19, 2019, 09:42:13 am
Argh, what was that movie where, at various points throughout, this pair of Orthodox Jews (you know, with the hats and hair going on etc.) showed up to confront the main characters, (I think) due to being after the same MacGuffin or somethin'?If the movie was black and white about a savant - perhaps it was π
I know at some point they were revealed to be brothers. I think this was either an action film or some sort of crime drama, but I really barely remember it at all. I feel like I watched it recently enough that once I work it out it'll be an "Oh, duhhhh!" kind of moment.
Google and Bing are no help. Searching "orthodox jew brothers in action movie" just completely disregards half of my search terms and shovels a bunch of lefty, trendy, LGBT-themed romance drek at me that would no doubt offend the shit out of any actual Hasidic types who happened to be searching the web for movies related to their weird-ass faith.
Yes, that is the name of the movie - it is the Greek letter.
Post by: Yoink on January 22, 2019, 10:21:47 am
New question: what do panic attacks feel like? What are common causes for them? How frequently do they tend to occur, and how long do they last?
Post by: scriver on January 22, 2019, 10:27:19 am
Post by: dragdeler on January 22, 2019, 10:57:58 am
Post by: itisnotlogical on January 22, 2019, 10:04:00 pm
New question: what do panic attacks feel like? What are common causes for them? How frequently do they tend to occur, and how long do they last?
I have them once in a great while but not as often as my mother.
It feels like I can't breathe. I'm trembling and sweating. My heart is beating so fast, it feels like the blood will burst out from under my skin. My head spins and I wonder if I'm going to faint. It's horrific.
As for causes, some people have triggers and sometimes it's totally random. Sometimes my mother would work herself into one by focusing on something that bothered her, sometimes it would happen at night for no reason I could see. For me it usually happens during truly extreme stress, which I guess at that point it's not a "panic attack" so much as just regular panic.
Post by: Arx on January 23, 2019, 01:30:47 am
Post by: scriver on January 23, 2019, 05:13:34 am
Not very dramatic, but it's what I felt. It's kind of funny in hindsight because there I was on the bus thinking something was really fucking wrong with me and that I might die and yet the most worrisome thing was still "oh god I'm going to shit myself"
Post by: Yoink on January 23, 2019, 05:37:02 am
I didn't exactly take note of my heart rate but I'm sure it was quite high. The tightness of chest made my regularly scheduled anxiety attacks look like some weak shit by comparison; honestly felt like being crushed.
Dizziness may have been there, too.
Anyways, new question!
Is the classic line, "that's what she said" still funny when the that in question was actually said by a she?
Post by: Hanslanda on January 23, 2019, 06:27:17 am
Post by: wierd on January 23, 2019, 06:29:22 am
Post by: Hanslanda on January 23, 2019, 06:34:13 am
Post by: scriver on January 23, 2019, 06:58:38 am
Post by: wierd on January 23, 2019, 07:35:17 am
Atheists aren't, by and large, down on people who adhere to a faith, they just dont want other people's faith shoved in their face all the time.
Same thing here. I don't mind that other people have sex. I just dont like being constantly harangued by other people's sexual ... things.
To me, being bothered about sexual things like this tasteless class of joke, is like being asked if jesus is your lord and savior. It's very off-putting.
Post by: scriver on January 23, 2019, 08:29:33 am
Post by: wierd on January 23, 2019, 08:34:37 am
Post by: Frumple on January 23, 2019, 08:35:50 am
I would never describe anything about other people talking about their religiousity as "filling me with disgust", no... most things, no. Anything is stretching it a bit far when that religiousity can extend into stuff like child abuse and violent bigotry, among other things, though. I've definitely been around folks talking up their religious fervor in ways that caused disgust, unfortunately :-\
Post by: Arx on January 23, 2019, 08:43:04 am
Most people don't hate it nearly as much as Wierd, anyway. Even I, despite being functionally asexual most of the time, can chuckle at a well-placed "sounds like my first time".
So yeah, antisexual sounds about right.
Post by: wierd on January 23, 2019, 08:49:58 am
So, preface the religiosity analogy with "Imagine you are living in the bible belt", and bear in mind that it is not just "one off" instances of a well meaning but naive person asking you about how much you love jesus-- but whole social groups hounding you about it.
Being disgusted with the question can come from a number of ancillary factors, after all.
Post by: Kagus on January 23, 2019, 10:44:54 am
Fun fact, the Norwegian analog to "that's what she said" is "sa brura", which is a dialectal way of saying "...said the brother". So it's actually male-attributed here, which is an interesting quirk.
Post by: scriver on January 23, 2019, 12:18:17 pm
Post by: Kagus on January 23, 2019, 12:21:48 pm
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Post by: itisnotlogical on January 25, 2019, 04:40:43 am
Post by: dragdeler on January 25, 2019, 05:19:48 am
Post by: Kagus on January 25, 2019, 05:28:05 am
You can find functional old ones on eBay and other used gadget sites, but I'm fairly certain that no one is producing a modern line of them.
Post by: dragdeler on January 25, 2019, 05:53:15 am
Post by: Yoink on January 26, 2019, 05:51:16 am
How tf do you tell "mumble rap" apart from 'normal' rap?
Post by: Kagus on January 26, 2019, 06:01:56 am
This isn't really something that's relevant to my interests, but it's bugging me.Can it picture Super Nintendo or Sega Genesis? Would it seem so empty without me? Or does it Gucci Gang, Gucci Gang, Gucci Gang, Gucci Gang?
How tf do you tell "mumble rap" apart from 'normal' rap?
Post by: Hanslanda on January 26, 2019, 06:44:40 am
This isn't really something that's relevant to my interests, but it's bugging me.Can it picture Super Nintendo or Sega Genesis? Would it seem so empty without me? Or does it Gucci Gang, Gucci Gang, Gucci Gang, Gucci Gang?
How tf do you tell "mumble rap" apart from 'normal' rap?
Wut
Post by: Kagus on January 26, 2019, 07:23:15 am
Supah Nint-end-o (https://youtu.be/_JZom_gVfuw?t=151),This isn't really something that's relevant to my interests, but it's bugging me.Can it picture Super Nintendo or Sega Genesis? Would it seem so empty without me? Or does it Gucci Gang, Gucci Gang, Gucci Gang, Gucci Gang?
How tf do you tell "mumble rap" apart from 'normal' rap?
Wut
I believe Lil' Pump is the only one of the three who is openly considered a mumble rapper. But I'm not an expert, by any means.
Post by: Yoink on January 26, 2019, 07:29:03 am
Should I just provide our resident expert, Kagus, with a link to the "music" of the coloured-braids-wearing, badly-tattooed degenerate who prompted this query in the first place?
Post by: Kagus on January 26, 2019, 07:37:51 am
coloured-braids-wearing, badly-tattooed degenerateIt's mumble rap.
Also, having someone take the time to put all the words in alphabetical order for no real reason makes it slightly easier to listen to, as the Gang Gang Gang Gang Gang Gang music video shows.
Post by: Yoink on January 26, 2019, 07:47:09 am
Also, to further confuse the issue, said bad tattoos were not, as far as I could see, on the face or head, and he appears to have recently swapped out his jumbled-crayon hairstyle for... plaited pigtails?! I don't understand.
Post by: Hanslanda on January 26, 2019, 07:52:10 am
Post by: Frumple on January 26, 2019, 08:09:26 am
Are there any companies currently making new 4:3 CRT computer screens?Quick pokeabout suggests no. Your best/only bet would probably be trying to get into contact with a manufacturing company or someone that does retro electronic fiddling, and get them to custom build one. It'd probably be stupidly expensive, heh.
If you just want the CRT though there's still plenty of old ones fluttering about, it seems.
Post by: wierd on January 26, 2019, 09:05:05 am
There are driver boards that can make them accept HDMI, VGA, and pals for input on amazon. (https://www.amazon.com/Controller-Converter-Monitor-M170EG01-1280x1024/dp/B07CV81TN4/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1538351320&sr=8-1&keywords=M170EG01&linkCode=sl1&tag=e074d-20&linkId=007471eba9a53a303cf281eeb7da0441&language=en_US)
A truly enterprising person could order a "replacement display" (https://www.amazon.com/M170EG01-Panel-1280-1024-Resolution/dp/B00FPHVK3Y/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1548511428&sr=8-8&keywords=M170EG01) and a driver board, then fabricate an appropriate housing. (there are various 3d printing services one could make use of to get a one-off UV resin housing made, and do so affordably.)
OR-- One could try the sea of chinese products that is Alibaba, and hope they get lucky...
https://www.alibaba.com/showroom/lcd-4-3-aspect-ratio.html
Post by: Frumple on January 26, 2019, 10:02:11 am
Post by: scriver on January 26, 2019, 10:09:16 am
Post by: wierd on January 26, 2019, 10:28:46 am
4:3 aspect LCD monitors are nicer, as long as they have good contrast and don't ghost. (Older LCD displays has issues with blurring with lots of movement. Many older 4:3 aspect vintage LCD monitors have this issue, but the newer ones don't.)
Post by: Kagus on January 31, 2019, 04:02:35 am
Post by: Arx on January 31, 2019, 04:10:37 am
Post by: wierd on January 31, 2019, 04:46:59 am
Hey, what's the kanji for "I don't speak Japanese"? Thinking of getting a tattoo.
Nihongo wakarimasen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl8DMJDZWLQ
Post by: itisnotlogical on February 03, 2019, 04:49:31 pm
Post by: wierd on February 03, 2019, 08:58:18 pm
Post by: CABL on February 06, 2019, 08:47:25 am
Post by: wierd on February 06, 2019, 11:14:18 am
"New Topic", "New Poll", "Notify", "Mark Read"
I presume you want "New Poll"
Post by: Kagus on February 06, 2019, 11:30:06 am
Look in the top right.. There are buttons labeled:I believe he meant for an already-existing thread, with an already-existing poll in it.
"New Topic", "New Poll", "Notify", "Mark Read"
I presume you want "New Poll"
Post by: CABL on February 06, 2019, 11:38:14 am
Look in the top right.. There are buttons labeled:I believe he meant for an already-existing thread, with an already-existing poll in it.
"New Topic", "New Poll", "Notify", "Mark Read"
I presume you want "New Poll"
Yes, that's what I meant: I can only press "Edit Poll", but there's no "New Poll" in the right top corner.
Post by: doolydeath1 on February 07, 2019, 08:26:11 am
Post by: Kagus on February 07, 2019, 08:29:31 am
Post by: Yoink on February 07, 2019, 09:11:13 am
I'm reading a book set mostly in Scotland and the ease with which these destitute, giro-dependent cunts go on epic, multi-day benders is making my broke arse sick with jealousy.
Post by: GiglameshDespair on February 07, 2019, 12:17:01 pm
Post by: Yoink on February 08, 2019, 03:03:15 am
BRB applying for British citizenship.
New question: who were the wondrously talented illustrators who provided art for the Mordheim rulebook?
I have no clue where my old copy is and the PDFs turned up by a quick google seem to have the bulk of the artwork cut out.
I know GW has a whole battalion of excellent artists, but there were a few in particular who I remember dazzling and inspiring me in that Rulebook... pictures of armoured horsemen with spears or lances and what-not.
Post by: dragdeler on February 09, 2019, 05:27:58 am
Post by: EnigmaticHat on February 11, 2019, 01:20:02 pm
Post by: Gentlefish on February 11, 2019, 01:31:54 pm
E: also Alakajam is active and taking theme submissions for the jam on the 22nd! (https://alakajam.com/)
Post by: Il Palazzo on February 19, 2019, 02:02:16 am
There was this semi-interactive online story I read max couple years ago, with the interactive part written in java, I think. You know, one of those that you scroll down to read more and some creative shit happens, animations, maps popping up, and whatnot.
It was this weird sci-fi thing that I think started with one of the Mars rovers or Voyagers (or other) talking to itself and/or losing power, and then shit transitioned (somehow) to people talking about some kind of futuristic geohashing (?) game or maybe it was about chasing tornadoes and/or other players across the US. The future world had very few people around, and they might have not been entirely mortal any more, just playing and spectating these weird games to kill time.
At one point there was something about city block planning, I think? I might be making half of it up, it's all a blur.
Very random, much overintelectualised.
I don't know what was the point of the story, since I never made it to the end. It wasn't short.
Oh, and it was linked to by somebody on this forum.
Post by: scourge728 on February 19, 2019, 08:19:12 am
It was this weird sci-fi thing that I think started with one of the Mars rovers or Voyagers (or other) talking to itself and/or losing powerThis is something I want to see
Post by: Kagus on February 19, 2019, 10:15:27 am
My question then is... Is this uncommon? The practice is apparently somewhat unpopular in this household, and I've attracted some ire for "hoarding junk". The preferred strategy seems to be to just throw out the unused napkins once we're done with the meal. I wanted to know how strange I was being, on a relative scale.
Post by: Rolan7 on February 19, 2019, 10:24:04 am
My friends and I collect the sauce packets too, even though they're arguably less useful :P
But nah why throw away perfectly good napkins?
Post by: Frumple on February 19, 2019, 01:14:01 pm
Post by: EnigmaticHat on February 19, 2019, 04:04:17 pm
So, y'know how a lot of take-away food orders get padded out with a bunch of napkins? Well, it's quite rare that I manage to make enough of a mess to use up all of them at once, so there tends to be a hefty wad left over after we've finished eating. Generally, I like to hang on to them and put them away to have a backup of cheap napkins for whatever occasion might call for cheap napkins.Never seen this, but the general sentiment is common. For me its always been the people I live with hording grocery bags instead of throwing them away. At least you actually seem to have a plan to use those napkins.
My question then is... Is this uncommon? The practice is apparently somewhat unpopular in this household, and I've attracted some ire for "hoarding junk". The preferred strategy seems to be to just throw out the unused napkins once we're done with the meal. I wanted to know how strange I was being, on a relative scale.
Post by: Il Palazzo on February 19, 2019, 04:21:58 pm
There you go, found it:It was this weird sci-fi thing that I think started with one of the Mars rovers or Voyagers (or other) talking to itself and/or losing powerThis is something I want to see
https://www.sbnation.com/a/17776-football
Post by: Kagus on February 19, 2019, 05:28:30 pm
I mean, I have a plan to use the mountain of grocery bags as well, but the "bag space" is already nearly full to bursting as it is... I try to use the reusable bags when possible, but it's not something I always remember to bring with me. I generally only throw away bags if they've had food leakage in them or if they're the sort of ultra thin, for his pleasure affairs that you know are going to fall apart the moment you have any sort of smelly or unpleasant trash in them.So, y'know how a lot of take-away food orders get padded out with a bunch of napkins? Well, it's quite rare that I manage to make enough of a mess to use up all of them at once, so there tends to be a hefty wad left over after we've finished eating. Generally, I like to hang on to them and put them away to have a backup of cheap napkins for whatever occasion might call for cheap napkins.Never seen this, but the general sentiment is common. For me its always been the people I live with hording grocery bags instead of throwing them away. At least you actually seem to have a plan to use those napkins.
My question then is... Is this uncommon? The practice is apparently somewhat unpopular in this household, and I've attracted some ire for "hoarding junk". The preferred strategy seems to be to just throw out the unused napkins once we're done with the meal. I wanted to know how strange I was being, on a relative scale.
But nah why throw away perfectly good napkins?
I'm not sure. I think it's because they're ugly/we're never really going to use them? So she'd rather have a blank space in the drawer than have a stack of napkins there. It's just not classy having repurposed takeout napkins next to the aluminum foil, you understand.
Post by: Rolan7 on February 19, 2019, 07:45:42 pm
...And because I hoard, and because they come in useful sometimes. But they really don't take up much space, stuffed into each other, actual weeks worth are still just a breadbasket-size.
I should really be using reusable bags, but I grocery shop heavy rather than often. Hm, would probably get me more interested in fresh perishables...
Post by: Kagus on February 19, 2019, 08:10:46 pm
Like, we've got at least three "slightly-better plastic!" bags stuffed into a drawer right now. I think one was a promotional item from GF's job, the others were cheap at Ikea (which led to an absolutely hilarious altercation early on in the relationship, when my GF asked me to bring her "the Ikea bags", and I fetched the massive blue ones because I had grievously misinterpreted her message). The cloth ones are even beefier, but they do take up space.
Post by: scriver on February 20, 2019, 12:43:59 am
I'm assuming this is still true for places that don't do the garbage sorting thing that i think is why we do the special bags.
Post by: Castlecliff on February 23, 2019, 12:41:52 am
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Post by: itisnotlogical on February 24, 2019, 04:14:52 am
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Post by: SaberToothTiger on March 05, 2019, 06:08:48 am
Could anyone explain to me the appeal of Daenerys? Both in-universe and in the fandom she is regarded as the next best thing since sliced bread, but I never really understood what positive qualities had inspired such a following.
Post by: Egan_BW on March 05, 2019, 06:14:13 am
Post by: SaberToothTiger on March 05, 2019, 06:20:22 am
Post by: scriver on March 05, 2019, 06:28:14 am
Post by: TD1 on March 05, 2019, 06:46:43 am
She screws up often, but she ticks many modern boxes associated with 'good'. She's a strong woman leader. She's young. She frees slaves.
As a character she messes everything up, but so long as she sticks to the previous list she can't really be unlikable.
Plus she has dragons and has a penchant for revealing her breasts.
To conclude - for an actual in-depth character read the books. For virtue signalling watch the show.
Post by: Egan_BW on March 05, 2019, 07:02:25 am
Post by: scriver on March 05, 2019, 07:11:20 am
Post by: SaberToothTiger on March 05, 2019, 07:14:22 am
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EDIT: The eyebrows are very good, but in all honesty the show is filled with fine eyebrows.
Post by: Yoink on March 05, 2019, 07:32:37 am
Post by: TD1 on March 05, 2019, 07:33:43 am
As an aside, one can be a strong leader - ie strong willed, ruthless, ambitious, whatever - and still not be a competent one.
Post by: Yoink on March 05, 2019, 07:34:21 am
Post by: TD1 on March 05, 2019, 07:35:51 am
Book Snow, you understand. For the series I guess I'd be
#teamrobb
Post by: Egan_BW on March 05, 2019, 07:52:16 am
Post by: scriver on March 05, 2019, 08:00:56 am
Post by: Kagus on March 05, 2019, 09:29:23 am
I mean, she doesn't listen to him, but she did hire him.
But yeah, she's basically just a really lucky blonde with tits and dragons. As far as GoT characters go, that's honestly pretty decent.
Post by: scriver on March 05, 2019, 10:27:14 am
You know what's good about Daenerys? She hired Tyrion.
Too much nepotism is what got us into this mess in the first place!
Post by: Egan_BW on March 05, 2019, 12:26:17 pm
Post by: scourge728 on March 05, 2019, 03:14:48 pm
Post by: Yoink on March 09, 2019, 06:56:46 am
Post by: Kagus on March 09, 2019, 07:04:39 am
Post by: TD1 on March 09, 2019, 07:29:22 am
Post by: Frumple on March 09, 2019, 07:53:26 am
Post by: Kagus on March 09, 2019, 08:21:04 am
They even come in LGBT colors!
Post by: Yoink on March 09, 2019, 08:29:08 am
I've used "guys" as gender-neutral for a long time, but it still feels weird sometimes.
Post by: Frumple on March 09, 2019, 09:38:22 am
Any case, whatever you decide to do is in-character, kinda' by default. If you use it it's in-character, 'cause you're not some kind of typecast literary creation or summat.
... if you feel like option 3, though, you could always take a mo' and sling an email or Twitter thing or whatever at the band you're planning on using it to refer to and just ask what they would prefer. It's a straightforward way to stop guessing, yeh.
Post by: TD1 on March 09, 2019, 02:03:28 pm
For instance - "Mankind" is humanity, including male and female. On the surface it seems that it means men exclusively. But it's "normative to ignore that fact," and so it's gender neutral.
Whether it's sexist as hell is for people who actually care to wrangle over.
Post by: Egan_BW on March 09, 2019, 02:16:03 pm
Post by: Kagus on March 09, 2019, 02:20:04 pm
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Post by: Putnam on March 10, 2019, 02:21:08 am
Post by: Hanslanda on March 10, 2019, 05:30:41 am
"Hey guys." -bog standard greeting
Hey y'all is my preferred form of address in mixed gender groups though.
Post by: Yoink on March 10, 2019, 06:23:13 am
Thanks for the answers, you guys. I think I was drunk when I asked that, but still.
Post by: scriver on March 10, 2019, 07:16:46 am
If it's "normative to ignore that fact" it kinda means that it is.
For instance - "Mankind" is humanity, including male and female. On the surface it seems that it means men exclusively. But it's "normative to ignore that fact," and so it's gender neutral.
Whether it's sexist as hell is for people who actually care to wrangle over.
Nah, the Man in "Mankind" is the original, gender-neutral form of Man, from before if was patriarchised into just referring to males. The Man in Mankind is identical to Human, and the word identical to Humankind.
Post by: Egan_BW on March 10, 2019, 09:42:50 am
I youse y'all all the time, but it only works when actually addressing a group, not describing it. :P
Thanks for the answers, you guys. I think I was drunk when I asked that, but still.
Them'll.
Post by: TD1 on March 10, 2019, 10:22:12 am
I know. But for all modern intents and purposes that is irrelevant.If it's "normative to ignore that fact" it kinda means that it is.
For instance - "Mankind" is humanity, including male and female. On the surface it seems that it means men exclusively. But it's "normative to ignore that fact," and so it's gender neutral.
Whether it's sexist as hell is for people who actually care to wrangle over.
Nah, the Man in "Mankind" is the original, gender-neutral form of Man, from before if was patriarchised into just referring to males. The Man in Mankind is identical to Human, and the word identical to Humankind.
Post by: Hanslanda on March 10, 2019, 11:15:13 am
Post by: itisnotlogical on March 15, 2019, 03:58:03 pm
Post by: Hanslanda on March 15, 2019, 08:13:03 pm
If you care about such things. *hefts his explosive rapid minigun*
Post by: Egan_BW on March 15, 2019, 11:24:29 pm
Post by: scriver on March 20, 2019, 02:22:48 pm
Post by: Frumple on March 20, 2019, 02:39:42 pm
English question of the day. Do cattle have a singularis?English doesn't seem to have a singularis, actually. It's not an english word to begin with.
If you're meaning singular form, then there doesn't seem to be a general one. Instead it's by gender; bull, cow, heifer, etc... and might vary by region, for that matter. You'd probably be able to get away with using cow for most situations, though.
Post by: Rolan7 on March 20, 2019, 02:46:24 pm
I guess "ox" counts, since cattle are apparently a breed of ox.
Post by: methylatedspirit on March 21, 2019, 12:47:05 am
Post by: wierd on March 21, 2019, 12:50:28 am
It *USED* to mean prolific with the creation of new inventions, crafts, or ideas, that exhibit innate novelty.
Nothing is really all that novel these days, and I blame art critics that keep insisting that every Jackson Pollock knock-off is "creative" and "inspiring" when they have no fucking clue either, and just want to appear sophisticated. This has bred an entire upper-crust of sophists that have no fucking clue what creativity even is, who call everything creative.
Post by: scriver on March 21, 2019, 01:26:34 am
Post by: wierd on March 21, 2019, 01:35:36 am
However, I have seen very deep philosophically inspired bits of art get sidelined in favor of party colored vomit on a canvas, because it was "formulaic, and unoriginal", and "slavishly adherent to technique", even though the subject matter of the art was astoundingly deep, because the critics had no clue what they were looking at.
These are the same kind of critics that proclaim the incremental improvements of the iphone line as "Astounding", "innovative" and "Game changing!" even though the only real difference between the prior model and the current one is a bigger processor and more eMMC baked in. (woooo.. They even look the freaking same.)
This is not even just me making this observation either. While the guy was absolutely bugnuts, Szukalsky (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanis%C5%82aw_Szukalski) had even more scathing things to say about them, and his work really *IS* creative.
Post by: methylatedspirit on March 26, 2019, 01:51:39 am
Post by: Baffler on March 26, 2019, 02:13:25 am
I am currently holding a burning plastic pen in my hand. What am I breathing in? Also, why the hell is it burning for so long?
I don't know why it burns so long but as far as what you're breathing in the answer is "nothing good." Here is a partial list. (https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es050767x)
Post by: Yoink on March 28, 2019, 05:58:55 am
Are the participating drivers (possibly part-time) professionals on some sort of touring circuit, or just whoever shows up with a bomb-y car and the bottle to get amongst it?
Post by: Hanslanda on March 29, 2019, 06:19:32 am
And IIRC, you basically just show up with a POS and a driver license and probably an entry free. I suspect helmets and such are mandatory.
Post by: scriver on March 29, 2019, 08:50:44 am
Post by: Parsely on March 29, 2019, 09:22:06 am
What's more important is the drivers being safe by not driving into people's driver side door, and wearing a helmet and using padding so that when you bounce against the interior of your own car it doesn't hurt as much.
http://www.harrisoncofair.com/demorules.html
It looks like people are more worried about the car leaking dangerous fluids or catching on fire than anything else. Notice that none of the derby cars have glass either.
Post by: Egan_BW on March 29, 2019, 09:32:57 am
Post by: Yoink on March 29, 2019, 10:59:44 am
Live in the south and have never encountered one, gone to one, or known where one was happening. Also I hate loud things, excitement, and venturing far from home, which happens to be in the middle of hive of hippie liberals who most likely are not the biggest fans of things like demolition derbies and shooting ranges and, you know, fun.FTFY.
I've met plenty of hippies and such who liked fun, actually. In fact the one time I got to go shooting in the States was with a lesbian couple. Go figure.
Thanks for the replies, guys! I am not entirely sold on the viability of "demolition derby driver" as a career, but I'd love to give it a shot someday nonetheless. Not sure how I'd support myself through the off-periods, though. Such as whenever my wreck of a car became an actual wreck.
Post by: Hanslanda on March 29, 2019, 01:40:24 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on April 05, 2019, 06:47:41 pm
My DND friends for some reason accepted instantly that applying the drug to one's eyes would affect the vision center of the brain first. I pointed out that blood circulation doesn't work that way, and the... "expert" insisted that the entire nervous system is made of tubes of liquid which carry chemicals around.
Which is *technically* true, in that nerves are apparently bundled together in housings which contain chemicals. He kept trying to "explain" the nervous system as tubes containing cerobospinal fluid which carries signals by ciculating chemicals. Which is... nng, I'm oddly irritable about this, I should probably stop.
I guess I'm just curious now whether these nerve bundles even circulate chemicals whatsoever. It seems like they transfer to and from the bloodstream, more than around the body...
Also tell me I'm correct that taking a drug in the eye wouldn't make a difference :P
Post by: wierd on April 05, 2019, 07:11:35 pm
to get something into the visual processing center, you would need to go through the back of the skull. If we consider that the drug migrates through diffusion, wouldn't it impact the olfactory bulb first, due to proximity?
Kids these days...
If you wanted drugs to freely circulate around the brain, the best way would be to contaminate the cerebral spinal fluid, then have them take a nap.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4016637/
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/how-sleep-clears-brain
Some drugs can cross the blood-brain barrier. Others can cross as a result of purposeful irritation/injury to arterial walls in the brain.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26486344
SO--
You have a few options that are realistic.
1) This envenomating actor does it directly through the skull, to contaminate the CSF
2) It envenomates you through the bloodstream, then projects high intensity sound at you so that its venom can get into your brain.
Either one would be adequate. Both are likely to do you some serious collateral along with it
enjoy.
However, for the sake of argument----
Let's assume that the optic nerve bundle is able to diffuse CSF efficiently and rapidly. (which it doesn't. It's a downstream tributary of that circulation network.) First, it would pass through the hypothalamus, then the thalamus, THEN it would reach the visual cortex. See these handy anatomical charts.
(https://content.openclass.com/eps/pearson-reader/api/item/ab914c98-1923-486b-bdb4-b9187be18b9e/1/file/silverthornHP7-071415-MJ-BO/OPS/img/9812210026.png)
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/26/62/a7/2662a720edf856dd8d56461f1c9975fc.png)
The thalamus and hypothalamus are associated with sensory integration, and the processing of sensory signals into sensory perception, as well as the encoding and recovery of memories, and the regulation of the limbic system.
https://medicalartlibrary.com/thalamus-hypothalamus/
SO-- if we took the concensus of your group at face value-- that a pathogen can interact with the brain via diffusion through the optic nerve and optic chasm spaces, it would not make you see things. It would make you very confused, agitated, and likely make it hard for you to breathe, swallow, stand, and a number of other functions associated with sensory integration with the cerebellum and spinal cord-- LONG before it reached your visual center.
Post by: Rolan7 on April 05, 2019, 07:41:31 pm
The claim that bothered me was that dripping it into the eye would bring it to the ocular cortex specifically before other parts of the brain. I can see why someone would assume so, but almost certainly incorrectly.
It just lead to a
It's kinda ironic how surreal the conversation got without actually involving the drug in question. We moved on to DND around the time I posted. By which I mean they discussed bell peppers for the entire time I typed this reply. We meander a lot, it's very social.
I'm still uncomfortably irritated but I think it's due to the weather swinging warm today.
Edit: Oops, missed your edit! Thanks for the information, I'll catch up on it next time vegetables come up XD
yay I was right lol
Post by: Il Palazzo on April 21, 2019, 05:27:11 pm
It's a woman singer, relatively recent-ish music (3-7 years, I think? maybe a bit older), either British or Irish - I think she had a bit of a Celtic accent.
One video clip consists entirely of her standing on some non-descript field holding a bunch of black balloons. There's a strong wind blowing. She has short black hair in this one, and is wearing a long summer dress, with bare arms. She is befreckled and lanky.
The other had her singing in a pub. She's blonde now. The video is black-and-white. It follows a couple 50-something blokes, apparently old mates, getting pissed in the pub before getting angry over some argument, one of them clocking the other unconscious. Then the guy calms down and helps his mate pick himself up and go home to his wife. The wife is stereotypically angry at first, but the husband embraces her through a flurry of blows which leaves her as if paralysed by the man's vulnerability.
Anyone?
(edit: I think the second one was called 'Reasons', had the word 'reasons' in the name, or had the word featured prominently in the lyrics; but I still can't find it)
Post by: methylatedspirit on April 27, 2019, 09:59:49 am
Post by: itisnotlogical on April 27, 2019, 12:06:03 pm
Failing that, is there a term for when the lyrics are nothing but whoas and yeahs, or when they repeat the chorus for like five minutes straight?
Post by: George_Chickens on April 27, 2019, 12:07:04 pm
Is there a specific genre for music that consists of "whoa"s, "yeah"s and vaguely tribal-ish sounding drums?Early 2010s pop rock?
Failing that, is there a term for when the lyrics are nothing but whoas and yeahs, or when they repeat the chorus for like five minutes straight?
Post by: Kagus on April 27, 2019, 04:37:59 pm
Is there a specific genre for music that consists of "whoa"s, "yeah"s and vaguely tribal-ish sounding drums?
Failing that, is there a term for when the lyrics are nothing but whoas and yeahs, or when they repeat the chorus for like five minutes straight?
Uhh... Do you mean tribal chanting stuff or more conventional music that just consists of drums and repeated exclamations? Because there's plenty of "tribal" genre music going around. First related thing off the top of my head is Heilung (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNu6FmaUIB0), but they're possibly just a bit gothic/metal for what you're looking for. And while the lyrics in that particular clip do have a particular rhythm, it is a bit more than just one chorus or one or two monosyllabic vocalizations.
Is there a handwriting equivalent of "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog", in the sense that it tests the overall not-terribleness of someone's handwriting in one sentence?Nothing that I'm immediately aware of, but handwriting workbooks/courses will generally include various movement practices such as loops and zigzags to cover the basic movements.
Post by: itisnotlogical on April 27, 2019, 04:51:27 pm
Is there a specific genre for music that consists of "whoa"s, "yeah"s and vaguely tribal-ish sounding drums?
Failing that, is there a term for when the lyrics are nothing but whoas and yeahs, or when they repeat the chorus for like five minutes straight?
Uhh... Do you mean tribal chanting stuff or more conventional music that just consists of drums and repeated exclamations? Because there's plenty of "tribal" genre music going around. First related thing off the top of my head is Heilung (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNu6FmaUIB0), but they're possibly just a bit gothic/metal for what you're looking for. And while the lyrics in that particular clip do have a particular rhythm, it is a bit more than just one chorus or one or two monosyllabic vocalizations.
When I say "tribal," what I mean is "anything other than a conventional drum set." There's one song that plays all the time at work, I don't know the name of it, but I'm pretty sure it's just a three-minute loop of somebody going "whoooaaa-ohh, WOOOAHHH-AHH-OHH, WOOOAHH-AHH-OHH, wha-oh." Very crunchy-granola new-agey stuff with absolutely no substance other than "feel good because I say so." I try to explain what the song is and how much I hate it to people, but it gets to be quite a mouthful, so I'm wondering if there's a single word or phrase that encompasses it.
I also heard an absolute banger at work last night, that consisted of nothing but the female singer declaring "We aaaaaaaaalll have a stooooooryyyy" for what felt like hours.
Post by: Il Palazzo on April 27, 2019, 05:04:24 pm
Post by: scourge728 on April 29, 2019, 08:24:07 am
Is there a specific genre for music that consists of "whoa"s, "yeah"s and vaguely tribal-ish sounding drums?annoying
Failing that, is there a term for when the lyrics are nothing but whoas and yeahs, or when they repeat the chorus for like five minutes straight?
Post by: Il Palazzo on April 29, 2019, 10:05:10 pm
https://pbfcomics.com/comics/the-offenders/
I get the onomatopoeic slurs for the Chinese (chink) and the white guy (cracker). But I don't get what slur is referred to for the Mexican, or what stereotype is the first guy even supposed to represent.
Post by: itisnotlogical on April 29, 2019, 10:08:34 pm
In this PBF comic:
https://pbfcomics.com/comics/the-offenders/
I get the onomatopoeic slurs for the Chinese (chink) and the white guy (cracker). But I don't get what slur is referred to for the Mexican, or what stereotype is the first guy even supposed to represent.
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Post by: Il Palazzo on April 29, 2019, 10:11:00 pm
Post by: itisnotlogical on May 01, 2019, 12:19:29 am
Post by: Arx on May 01, 2019, 05:10:32 am
Post by: Frumple on May 01, 2019, 07:17:01 am
Even those folks don't hold that outlook on every ad, though. It's conditional (on more than just ad subject, whether or not they have ad producing whatever on for anything except noise also has an effect), basically.
Most people, I think, are like Arx, though. If they haven't gone out of their way to excise advertising from their media consumption entirely, anyway.
Post by: Kagus on May 01, 2019, 07:26:33 am
If it's actually worth watching, a la Old Spice or the Long Long Man series? Yeah, I'll watch that. That's some clever stuff, the artists deserve the appreciation.
Post by: Egan_BW on May 02, 2019, 12:43:03 am
Post by: itisnotlogical on May 02, 2019, 01:03:04 am
Post by: scourge728 on May 02, 2019, 07:20:47 am
Post by: Frumple on May 02, 2019, 08:10:54 am
It's pretty much strictly been limited to occasional banner ads, though. Presumably anyone not running for profit can't afford much else ad wise, heh.
Post by: Kagus on May 06, 2019, 02:14:28 am
I'm not entirely sure if it was Sagrada Familia specifically, but she noted one place as having a "geometric joke", where standing in one place and observing the surrounding engineering would eventually reveal itself as some impossible-to-explain comedy to those who were "sufficiently intelligent", and that this was sort of an inside joke from the creator.
And I've been wondering since then just what the fuck she was actually on about, because I'm having a hard time finding any references to such a quirk and I'm curious as to whether or not she just got the wool pulled over her eyes or something.
Post by: Arx on May 06, 2019, 02:37:36 am
Post by: EnigmaticHat on May 06, 2019, 11:47:48 am
Post by: Kagus on May 06, 2019, 11:57:28 am
I'm pretty sure someone's having the wool pulled over their eyes, although she might be trying to do it to you more than anything else.Eh, she's not really the type to do that... She is however very much the type to get really excited about ancient geniuses though, even the more outlandish claims about them, and I wouldn't put it past her to go a little "emperor's new clothes" given such an opportunity.
Post by: Eric Blank on May 10, 2019, 07:59:31 pm
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Post by: Egan_BW on May 12, 2019, 03:54:59 am
Post by: itisnotlogical on May 13, 2019, 02:06:24 am
Post by: Kagus on May 13, 2019, 02:19:45 am
The horrifying glare of that bunny suit gave me nightmares for a very long time...
If we're talking about modern stuff, there was a sort of ad for "what altered reality could become" that showed off the utility of having an augmented headset, such as keeping track of meetings or quickly highlighting importance pieces of contracts or textbooks, or automatically datamining a woman's social media profiles in order to determine what you should say to her for the best chance to get laid.
This was somehow *not* intended as a dystopic view of a future gone mad, but was instead supposed to inspire investors for this prospective market.
Post by: itisnotlogical on May 13, 2019, 02:23:15 am
If we're talking about modern stuff, there was a sort of ad for "what altered reality could become" that showed off the utility of having an augmented headset, such as keeping track of meetings or quickly highlighting importance pieces of contracts or textbooks, or automatically datamining a woman's social media profiles in order to determine what you should say to her for the best chance to get laid.
This was somehow *not* intended as a dystopic view of a future gone mad, but was instead supposed to inspire investors for this prospective market.
That's literally a dream I had. In my dream you could buy some sort of plugin for Facebook that would automatically generate the best possible reply when talking to somebody and basically steer the conversation how you wanted.
I wonder what it says about me that my dream-self thought this was awesome and not creepy or weird at all.
Post by: Rolan7 on May 14, 2019, 08:07:32 pm
If D, males would have a lot of females to choose from. Vice versa for A. (Ignoring the food availability, seems irrelevant)
B seems like A and B but both directions. Lots of options for mates would, if anything, discourage monogamy right?
And E seems kinda intuitively wrong. A naturally monogamous species would have roughly even operational sex ratio.
Post by: Gentlefish on May 15, 2019, 02:28:15 pm
Post by: Kagus on May 15, 2019, 02:32:18 pm
Post by: dragdeler on May 16, 2019, 12:39:51 am
Post by: Gentlefish on May 16, 2019, 11:07:40 am
Males, on the other hand, have no such expense and can afford to bear as many offspring as his little birdie groin can produce.
Post by: Kagus on May 16, 2019, 01:46:46 pm
Not specifically humans in this case, actually.
Post by: scriver on May 17, 2019, 03:14:53 am
Post by: wierd on May 17, 2019, 03:41:27 am
Post by: Kagus on May 17, 2019, 03:56:40 pm
It does read like a very love-bitter comment about people :PHumans specifically have sperm that will attack other sperm, and genitalia that is theorized to be designed for multiple, successive male partners for a single female.
There's plenty to be bitter about, all around.
Post by: scourge728 on May 17, 2019, 06:15:04 pm
how exactly does one determine that?It does read like a very love-bitter comment about people :P\genitalia that is theorized to be designed for multiple, successive male partners for a single female.
Post by: Frumple on May 17, 2019, 07:39:22 pm
Post by: itisnotlogical on May 17, 2019, 11:12:08 pm
Post by: Kagus on May 18, 2019, 01:36:23 am
The shape of the head is supposed to "scoop out" ejaculate from previous partners in order to make room for the new partner's contribution, thereby increasing chances for the newest partner to have their genetic material carried on instead of the one before.how exactly does one determine that?It does read like a very love-bitter comment about people :P\genitalia that is theorized to be designed for multiple, successive male partners for a single female.
Which is a pretty specific condition for that to be used in, considering time constraints.
Post by: TamerVirus on May 19, 2019, 12:20:02 pm
When they show Marvel movies on TV, how do they deal with the post-credits stinger? I know when they show a movie on cable television, usually they either omit the credits entirely or play ads or the next show on top of it.From what I’ve seen, they play the credits up to the mid credits scene, then immediately jump to the post credits scene. Then they flash the remaining credits in the span of 10 seconds before starting the next program. I think this was for FX, though different channels will vary
Post by: scriver on May 20, 2019, 01:35:45 am
Movies with blooper runs during the credits also gets those shown.
Post by: Kagus on May 20, 2019, 02:02:49 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on May 20, 2019, 02:06:02 pm
Post by: WealthyRadish on May 21, 2019, 03:26:54 am
Post by: Yoink on May 21, 2019, 04:09:00 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 21, 2019, 05:22:04 am
...unless, of course, the initial world was generated in DF 0.40.24 or earlier, in which case, may as well generate a new world. (If there is no poetry/music/instruments/whatever in the world, then it came from 0.40.24 or earlier)
Post by: Yoink on May 27, 2019, 04:46:19 am
In a related random question: since I'm already getting kinda drunk, should I go all-in and do another Drunk Fortress turn, finishing the year I only got partway through last time?!
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 27, 2019, 04:58:33 am
6.) (Fort Optional) If you completed the year, instate one rule to be followed by future overseers of the same fort; they will all need to drink when this rule is violated or happened upon. Every consecutive rule lasts until the fort collapses--reclaims don't currently count for cumulative rules of past forts.Yes.
Post by: Yoink on May 27, 2019, 06:04:09 am
Post by: Yoink on May 27, 2019, 10:07:14 am
What do? Hand over to the next poor sod, or press on and try to finish another year? This is technically my second turn, after all.
Also, the fort as it now stands is... a disaster. Only one resident is still alive.
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 27, 2019, 10:52:20 am
Also, you've overshot your year slightly. I won't hold it against you, but for future overseers:
Spoiler: Preventing Overshoot, a guide for future overseers. (click to show/hide)
Post by: Gentlefish on June 06, 2019, 12:47:17 pm
Also,
Quote
In 2000, the two authors published Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation. This work discussed the personality of the Millennial Generation, whose oldest members were described as the high school graduating class of the year 2000...They described them as less sexually charged and as ushering in a new sexual modesty, with increasing belief that sex should be saved for marriage and a return to conservative family values. They predicted that over the following decade, Millennials would transform what it means to be young. According to the authors, Millennials could emerge as the next "Great Generation". The book was described as an optimistic, feel-good book for the parents of the Millennial Generation, predominantly the Baby Boomers.lul
Post by: Iduno on June 06, 2019, 01:01:55 pm
I feel like a Hero/Civic generation. I hate how fluffy the terminology is.
Also,QuoteIn 2000, the two authors published Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation. This work discussed the personality of the Millennial Generation, whose oldest members were described as the high school graduating class of the year 2000...They described them as less sexually charged and as ushering in a new sexual modesty, with increasing belief that sex should be saved for marriage and a return to conservative family values. They predicted that over the following decade, Millennials would transform what it means to be young. According to the authors, Millennials could emerge as the next "Great Generation". The book was described as an optimistic, feel-good book for the parents of the Millennial Generation, predominantly the Baby Boomers.lul
Shit. Why didn't I think of writing a book of reassuring lies for Boomers? Quick, someone invent the suicide booth so I can add "they're bringing back payphones for a dime again, just like the good old days."
Post by: wierd on June 07, 2019, 01:29:40 am
Seen the climatological clusterfuck the boomers left us?
Seen the epic culture battle we are having with them over it?
Yeah.
(Also, selling comforting lies to baby boomer parents (https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-your-life-thru-color/dp/0940399008) (1) (http://spiritualdatabases.com/docs/Business/Indigo.pdf)has been a thing for quite awhile now.)
Post by: Yoink on June 10, 2019, 06:32:34 am
Or at least, y'know, ask them to accompany you on a romantic excursion of some kind.
Post by: Kagus on June 10, 2019, 06:36:31 am
Nut up and bang the object of your affections silly, silly.This really only works if that happens to be an option. Sometimes it isn't. Such as in the case of someone who has already rejected you or is romantically involved with someone else.
Or at least, y'know, ask them to accompany you on a romantic excursion of some kind.
The feelings remain, but the option to do anything pleasant with them is gone.
Post by: Il Palazzo on June 10, 2019, 06:46:32 am
Another question:Experience teaches that there are two standard options here:
How the hell do you get over a crush that seems to refuse to go away? At this point it's like I'm psychologically torturing myself and my masochistic subconscious just refuses to stop pack it in.
One is to keep torturing yourself for a decade or so, at which point you become jaded enough to not care about anything any more.
Option two is to wait about five years, at which point you casually reconnect and bang each other. This is when you realise that the person you had a crush on is long gone, or even wasn't ever really anything more than just your fantasy of who they were, and you have nothing to care about in the one you banged. Also, the sex was really bad. As a result, you become jaded and not care about anything any more.
Post by: TD1 on June 10, 2019, 07:05:15 am
Then feel content knowing that somewhere there is such a person.
If you do feel a deep emotional and companionable connection to this person and your romantic overtures go unrewarded, then follow some of Palazzo's advice and wait a few years. Sad but true.
Post by: dragdeler on June 10, 2019, 07:19:07 am
Post by: Yoink on June 10, 2019, 07:39:37 am
Then again, take my advice with a grain of salt - that's what I kind of try to do in this situation, but that doesn't make it any easier seeing one's ridiculously gorgeous crush swan regally about whilst you're some ugly duckling fighting the rest for any crumbs of affection that might be thrown your way out at the slimy edge of the pond.
I dunno, that was one confused metaphor. Basically, I'm shit at most kinds of relationships. Suffice it to say...
Spoiler: My crush: *casually mentions latest new boyfriend* Me: (click to show/hide)
Post by: dragdeler on June 10, 2019, 07:46:11 am
Post by: Kagus on June 10, 2019, 07:57:06 am
Post by: Il Palazzo on June 10, 2019, 08:07:16 am
Also, goddamn y'all are cynical as fuck.No! We were speaking in jest!
In truth, thou should climb the tallest mountain (in yer county) and upon its summit unfurl thine blonde locks letting them dance in the wind as you gaze longingly towards the sunset. Whereas in this very moment, the object of thine affection shall appear dressed in a halo of celestial light, and pronounce thee husband and wife by all laws of men and angels.
Post by: dragdeler on June 10, 2019, 08:11:15 am
Post by: Yoink on June 10, 2019, 08:33:03 am
Or, well, what she(?) will be saying once Greatorder gets his act together.
Post by: Kagus on June 12, 2019, 03:03:54 pm
(Yes that's the main difference)
Post by: EnigmaticHat on June 13, 2019, 12:18:12 pm
Swans also mate for life, but cheat constantly on one another.Swans are assholes.
Post by: wierd on June 13, 2019, 12:32:38 pm
Post by: scriver on June 16, 2019, 11:24:30 am
No, but religious cults (as in, the worship of a particular god) spread fairly widely and commonly within the empire (For example, the famous cult of Sol Invictus was the result of a merging of the Roman sun god and the sun deity of a Semite mythology). This was also common prior to the Roman Empire during the time of Phoenician, Greek, and Carthaginian colonialism -- See for example Afrodite, who is iirc believed to have started out as a Phoenician deity and later been adopted into Greek mythology through trade and colonial contact.
The main difference is that most of these other examples of cults and deities spreading is that they could very easily co-exist and fit in with and/or under the pre-existing mythologies. Sometimes they ended up being identified with pre-existing deities, such as the cult of Amun becoming the cult of Zeus-Ammon in Greece. The cult of Christ, however, was not able to co-exist in that matter. It placed God as the Highest and Only God, and all other gods were false. And then you end up with a bunch of Emperors being followers of this cult and the inability to co-exist with other cults and mythologies end up slipper-sloping into "everybody has to be part of this cult, we have to stop the worshipping of false gods dammit".
Post by: dragdeler on June 16, 2019, 11:45:48 am
Post by: TD1 on June 16, 2019, 11:51:41 am
Post by: Trekkin on June 16, 2019, 12:32:59 pm
Christianism doesn't have that kind of tolerance though I don't quite get why the christians were persecuted in the beginning.... If somebody happens to know?
Well, you have to realize that we're looking back on "Christian persecution in Rome", at least in the popular understanding, from primarily Christian sources, and there's an obvious modern motivation to exaggerate the suffering to make the early Christians seem more Christ-like and devoted and martyr-y -- and an obvious contemporary motivation, particularly during the early Christian schisms, to sound like you kept the faith through worse than the other (heretical) guy. The Donatists were particularly keen on this.
This is part of why Christian and Jewish sources disagree on whether the latter's treatment of the former was persecution or discipline for breaking with a lot of the requirements of what was at that time their parent faith.
In any event, the specifically Roman persecution of Christians was mostly Diocletian's doing, and resulted from an attempted crackdown on non-Roman religion generally. The Christians had just alienated everyone to such an extent that the discretion of Roman provincial governors in implementing that edict did not work in their favor, although bear in mind that only ~5000 Christians died in the whole "three centuries of persecution."
Post by: Ulfarr on June 16, 2019, 02:19:35 pm
Post by: Trekkin on June 16, 2019, 02:37:24 pm
A possible contribution to the origion of the pesrecutions could be that the roman emperor was supposed to be the high priest of the ancient roman religion and since christianism was really compatible with it, it could be percieved that the christians were "rebelling" against the emperor's authority.
Kind of? Decius and Diocletian were Imperial revivalists and among the more draconian emperors vis-a-vis Christian persecution, but the Imperial cult happened after the official Roman religious apparatus helped equate apostasy with treason. It was roughly analogous to the Chinese "Mandate of Heaven" insofar as cultus was as much a social contract as a religious affair, and apotheosis a political tool.
So yes, it contributed, but you could argue it was more of an excuse than a cause.
Post by: Yoink on June 16, 2019, 08:34:22 pm
Post by: Ulfarr on June 17, 2019, 12:54:57 am
So yes, it contributed, but you could argue it was more of an excuse than a cause.
Well, the people in the province of Judea had a history of revolting against the roman empire so (I suppose) at least some of the roman citizens would be suspicious of the christians resulting in higher tensions among the populations which can then lead to more extreme forms of violence. Which is valid threat against the empire's stability.
I do agree with you though, that this would make it a very convinient excuse/exploit for anyone who wanted to gain or hold political power, regardless of their religious beliefs.
Post by: Kagus on June 25, 2019, 11:02:34 am
Is there a way to remove all the posts you made on this forum with relative ease? Thus far the only thing I can think of is going through them one-by-one and editing them all.Send a PM to Toady One. So far as I'm aware, there are no user tools that allow you to do that.
Post by: Yoink on June 25, 2019, 11:08:07 am
Post by: Kagus on June 25, 2019, 12:46:36 pm
Not wanting to leave the forums, I'm just wanting to remove the trail of cringey-as-fuck breadcrumbs I've left since I was a teenager here, because Jesus Christ have I left some.As have we all, amigo... As have we all...
Well, at least those of us who have been around that long.
Post by: Il Palazzo on June 25, 2019, 01:06:01 pm
greatorder was a Bay12 forumite for eight years. When he was young he watched the internets and he said to dad "I want to be on the forums, daddy."
Dad said "NO! YOU WILL BE CRINGE BY POSTS!"
There was a time when he believed him. Then as he got oldered he stopped. But now in the small random questions thread of the Bay12 he knew there were cringey posts.
"This is the older you," the radio crackered. "You must delete the posts!"
So greatorder gotted his profile page and blew up the posting history.
"HE GOING TO DELETE US," said the posts!
"I will remorse at him," said the Cybercringer and he fired the shame missiles. John clicked at him and tried to delete him out. But then the list went on and on and they were trapped and not able to delete.
"No! I must delete the posts," he shouted!
The radio said "No, greatorder. You are the posts."
And then, greatorder was a penguin.
Post by: TD1 on June 25, 2019, 01:38:07 pm
To the fapmaster.
Someone had better save that before GO bombs it.
Post by: Frumple on June 25, 2019, 04:52:27 pm
Post by: TD1 on June 25, 2019, 04:58:34 pm
Post by: TD1 on June 25, 2019, 05:51:13 pm
I just realised.Hah.
I'm reaching the point of becoming one of the older members. Been here about two and a half years.
Feels odd.
I always think these forums would make great material for an academic study. I do History, but I'm srill sorely tempted to pick some forumites and churn out a psychological/sociological paper on them.
Post by: scourge728 on June 25, 2019, 06:02:26 pm
doI just realised.Hah.
I'm reaching the point of becoming one of the older members. Been here about two and a half years.
Feels odd.
I always think these forums would make great material for an academic study. I do History, but I'm srill sorely tempted to pick some forumites and churn out a psychological/sociological paper on them.
Post by: Yoink on June 25, 2019, 08:04:38 pm
Well, Toady got back to me and apparently the only way to do it is to nuke everything, profile included.Don't do it, everyone has old embarrassing posts. It's nice being able to look back through the mists of time and see how one has grown as a person!
Nobody has a script hanging around that modifies all your posts, have they? Otherwise this is going to be a several month long project.
Post by: TamerVirus on June 25, 2019, 11:06:17 pm
Post by: Magistrum on June 26, 2019, 07:50:46 am
Post by: Rolan7 on June 26, 2019, 12:59:31 pm
It didn't have much pressure in the bottle, almost flat. I tasted a little and it's kinda sweet and apple-sour. My sense of smell is unreliable at best so I can't test it that way.
Post by: Ulfarr on June 28, 2019, 12:15:40 pm
A friend gave me a standard bottle of homebrew cider uh... a couple weeks ago? I finally got around to cracking it open. It's been in the refrigerator the whole time, so it won't have gone bad from light, but a different friend suggested it might have gone bad anyway? Not sure why that would be, just slightly worried I guess.
It didn't have much pressure in the bottle, almost flat. I tasted a little and it's kinda sweet and apple-sour. My sense of smell is unreliable at best so I can't test it that way.
Is it supposed to be a hard cider (alcoholic) or soft cider (apple juice)?
It being sweet, means that whatever fermentation process might have happen didn't go all the way.
Being flat could be, because either it didn't ferment long enough to build pressure or the bottle wasn't properly closed and the CO2 leaked out.
I'm not sure about ciders but (AFAIK) when an apple goes bad it will either have a stronger apple smell or a strong sourdough smell (if something fermented it as it was spoiling).
Did you notice any side effects after tasting it? Did it have any noticeable alcohol?
Post by: Rolan7 on June 28, 2019, 03:35:08 pm
All in all I guess it probably didn't ferment enough, which just seems odd because I left it in the fridge for 2-3 weeks (and it was supposedly ready when I received it). It tasted alright though and I didn't get sick so yay!
Post by: Ulfarr on June 28, 2019, 04:08:29 pm
Since it didn’t cause any trouble then all is well I guess.
Post by: scourge728 on July 06, 2019, 03:12:43 pm
Post by: Kagus on July 06, 2019, 03:16:53 pm
Are we allowed to talk about Nintendo homebrewThere are no rules; the thread owner account no longer exists, meaning that the guidelines cannot be enforced except by direct moderator notice.
It's anarchy.
Post by: scourge728 on July 06, 2019, 04:48:50 pm
Post by: Frumple on July 06, 2019, 05:09:03 pm
Basically if whatever you want to talk about isn't in a legal grey area or illegal, you're good. If you want to talk about the stuff it'll be your responsibility to make sure what you want to talk about is in the clear. If you're still in doubt after that, just ask Toady. From what I've noticed he tends to be willing to answer questions like that for folks that aren't sure.
Post by: wierd on July 06, 2019, 10:47:05 pm
Regardless, it is assuredly an EULA violation (since ninty sells you a console under the business model that you will then buy licensed games, and they make their REAL money collecting game license fees per sale.) and depending on the enforcibility of that in your region, it may or may not have teeth.
In general:
NES uses a hardware lockout chip that has STILL not been effectively defeated. (Rather, official lockout keys are removed from dead/discarded NES carts, and installed in the supermulticart flash offerings.)
SNES does not have a copy protection that I know of...
N64 same story
Game Cube uses a special disc, and signature enforcement. An early exploit was discovered in a game that was able to download updated copies of the main game binary from the internet, by masquerading as the game's server back-end with a special program. After that, additional exploits were found in the game disc loader firmware itself, allowing disc swap discs to be produced by action replay and pals. These discs could be used to load homebrew.
Wii uses a special disc format, along with digital signature enforcement. It is defeated by reintroducing the Trucha bug (IOS 58, iirc?) which allows the console to self-sign binaries for execution, which opens the door to installation of specially modified IOS handlers that effectively disable that signature enforcement, opening the system wide.
Wii-U uses a special disc format and digital signature enforcement, but has a better security model. It is defeated using a browser exploit which smashes the stack and allows unsigned code to run. This opens the door. Additionally, a hash collision was calculated on a handful of eshop titles, allowing a "Trojanized" eshop title to be used to exploit the console and execute unsigned code. On the vWii side, the same attacks as used on a Wii apply.
Nintendo Switch: Early revisions of the switch console had a vulnerable boot loader baked into the Tegra cpu itself, that could have its stack smashed, and execution jumped, by being fed a special (very very large) USB stack setup packet over the USB bus. This allowed the boot process to be hijacked before nintendo's Horizon OS could even load. In order to deliver the packet, the device has to be in a special recovery mode, called RCM, that is normally intended for factory refurbishment and repair. In order to put a stock console into that mode, an "RCM Jig" (two wires that touch two contacts on the right joycon rail) has to be inserted which causes a dead short, causing the unit to panic, and enter RCM. Once exploited however, changing a single byte in the boot0 binary causes the system to panic as well, and enter RCM. (this is what "autoRCM" actually is.) There are many modchips available that work in conjunction with autoRCM to inject the large setup packet that can be installed directly inside the switch, allowing for mostly painless operation. (Many early prototypes were built using the trinket M0, and have open firmwares, if you want to DIY. I remember that I thought it was quite funny that the GBATemp forum population made working modchips before china could.) Once the console's boot process is exploited, a custom firmware is loaded. (Such as ReiNX, SXOS, and pals.)
Nintendo of course, was "Very upset" that the switch could be hacked into in this fashion, and worked with AMD to fix the overflow in the RCM mode on subsequent models. All units in stores today are patched to prevent this exploit, and cannot run homebrew. (I happen to have an exploitable console...)
Post by: methylatedspirit on July 06, 2019, 11:51:32 pm
SNES does not have a copy protection that I know of...Wait, wasn't there Super 3D Noah's Ark, which had a cartridge slot on top of it, that you'd have to insert a legit SNES cart into for the game to actually run? If there wasn't a lockout chip in there, why would it be necessary?
Post by: wierd on July 07, 2019, 12:21:14 am
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIC_(Nintendo)
It was adapted for use in the NES, SNES, and N64 systems. (Did not know... Now I do!)
I also forgot to add the DS, DSi, and 3DS on the list for completeness, but meh.
Post by: MaxTheFox on July 08, 2019, 11:55:25 pm
(https://i.imgur.com/JgbZmBb.png)
Post by: scourge728 on July 08, 2019, 11:57:06 pm
Post by: KittyTac on July 09, 2019, 12:47:54 am
Am I the only one who finds it aesthetically pleasing when Discord message notifications on the sidebar (you know, the white ones) are in a symmetric pattern?Hey, I like doing that too.
(https://i.imgur.com/JgbZmBb.png)
Post by: MaxTheFox on July 11, 2019, 10:49:43 pm
Post by: Yoink on July 11, 2019, 11:14:09 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on July 11, 2019, 11:14:48 pm
Post by: MaxTheFox on July 11, 2019, 11:16:51 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on July 11, 2019, 11:20:25 pm
I love bundling up against the icy fingers of a frigid, clear night. Layers of insulation, a dim light glowing in the depth of cold space. Reaching out through fabric to interact with the world.
In Summer, everyone can see my... flesh. Ew.
Post by: MaxTheFox on July 11, 2019, 11:22:11 pm
Post by: GiglameshDespair on July 12, 2019, 04:09:33 am
I've been trying to think of one, and come up short.
Post by: Great Order on July 12, 2019, 04:40:17 am
It was in the UK, had a reddish-brown colour. Probably 1-1.5cm long, it was thin and had quite long wing covers. When I disturbed it, it also flicked the wing covers pretty hard (It was hard enough I could feel it doing it through a plastic sheet).
Not a massive amount to run off of, but I'm just really curious all of a sudden.
Post by: Kagus on July 12, 2019, 05:00:40 am
I've just remembered a beetle that I found years and years ago, and I'm wondering if anyone can work out what it was.
It was in the UK, had a reddish-brown colour. Probably 1-1.5cm long, it was thin and had quite long wing covers. When I disturbed it, it also flicked the wing covers pretty hard (It was hard enough I could feel it doing it through a plastic sheet).
Not a massive amount to run off of, but I'm just really curious all of a sudden.
Wasn't one of these (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Click_beetle), was it?
Post by: Great Order on July 12, 2019, 05:55:00 am
Post by: scriver on July 12, 2019, 06:19:58 am
I think the name is pretty metal for a bug.
Post by: Great Order on July 19, 2019, 03:28:20 pm
I've noticed these little "tents" made of silk that have bundled up several grass leaves and stems. It's not that they're cut off or anything, but it's almost like a caterpillar or mite or something made a circle out of silk around some grass, tightened the circle, then made a tent over the bundled up grass. The tip of the tent seems to have a higher density of threads. Again, it's the UK.
I'm curious if anyone knows what these are? I've never seen them before, but then I'm pretty unobservant so whether it's something that's only started this year or I've only noticed it this year is a mystery. If I can, I'll get a picture of one tomorrow because the things are bloody everywhere right now, and I'm curious as to what's causing them.
Post by: Frumple on July 19, 2019, 05:31:11 pm
E: Though better than a picture of the nest or whatever would probably be a picture of whatever's making it. Poking the things with a stick to see if anything comes out is a tried and true investigative technique that only occasionally gets your face covered in biting insects.
Post by: dragdeler on July 19, 2019, 06:06:14 pm
Post by: Yoink on July 31, 2019, 01:25:07 am
Don't tell me it was caught up in a purge of somebody's posts...
Edit: whoops, never mind, I found it. Title had been changed.
Post by: TamerVirus on July 31, 2019, 11:18:51 am
What happened to the movie recommendations thread?
Don't tell me it was caught up in a purge of somebody's posts...
Edit: whoops, never mind, I found it. Title had been changed.
I thought changing it to a more general thread would increase activity.
I guess I was wrong
Post by: Sergarr on July 31, 2019, 11:57:10 am
Post by: Superdorf on July 31, 2019, 04:25:51 pm
is DF multithreaded yetNope.
Post by: Castlecliff on August 02, 2019, 06:06:08 pm
Another animal question.Nursery spider or yeah some sort of pillar stage.
I've noticed these little "tents" made of silk that have bundled up several grass leaves and stems. It's not that they're cut off or anything, but it's almost like a caterpillar or mite or something made a circle out of silk around some grass, tightened the circle, then made a tent over the bundled up grass. The tip of the tent seems to have a higher density of threads. Again, it's the UK.
I'm curious if anyone knows what these are? I've never seen them before, but then I'm pretty unobservant so whether it's something that's only started this year or I've only noticed it this year is a mystery. If I can, I'll get a picture of one tomorrow because the things are bloody everywhere right now, and I'm curious as to what's causing them.
If you know you are unobsevant you can and seems like are noticing new things in your plane. Keep it up. Being observant is one of our best traits
Post by: MaxTheFox on August 03, 2019, 11:04:42 am
Post by: Trekkin on August 03, 2019, 11:08:50 am
Planning to eventually move out of Russia. Mostly to get away from the toxic social and political situation. The one question, where to? I think I'm avoiding the USA, but that still leaves lots of places with better life standards to move to...
Canada, maybe, or one of the Nordics? Provided you can get in, at least.
Post by: scriver on August 19, 2019, 03:29:29 am
But if you, theoretically speaking, had access to faster than light velocities? Then you could escape at that point still, right?
Post by: Arx on August 19, 2019, 03:54:09 am
You know, possible as long as you can go superluminal. :P
Post by: Kagus on August 19, 2019, 03:57:02 am
Post by: TD1 on August 23, 2019, 03:09:21 pm
Hey [me]! So tell me...what’s the quickest way to win you over? Asking for a friend 👀😂
My response was to laugh it off and ask after her studies. No response.
Question: was this an attempt to gauge immediate availability? I'm not overly concerned that she hasn't replied - I've no reason to think I'd either like or dislike her - but I am curious.
Post by: Ulfarr on August 24, 2019, 02:42:02 am
Assuming that it was a real person and not some kind of bot, I think that you should have continued the joke for a while. Changing the subject so quickly could be percieved as humorless and/or rude, which I think is the reason why you got no response afte that.
Post by: dragdeler on August 24, 2019, 05:06:29 am
Post by: TD1 on August 24, 2019, 06:43:07 am
But yes, y'all are probably right. Making mental note to have more flexible humour next time XD
Post by: Ulfarr on August 24, 2019, 08:20:37 am
To meet a new person that would turn out to be a suitable companion for any length of your lifetime...yeah that would be debateable even in the best of circumstances.
Post by: wierd on August 26, 2019, 01:11:54 am
Post by: Arx on August 26, 2019, 04:23:10 am
Post by: Il Palazzo on August 26, 2019, 05:52:39 am
Post by: wierd on August 26, 2019, 05:56:28 am
Post by: TD1 on August 26, 2019, 06:00:57 am
He says he got gummed every now and then. No teeth, so they do sort of suck at you.
Post by: Iduno on August 26, 2019, 12:16:43 pm
To meet a new person that could add some spicy fun, new experiences and possibbly gonorrhea too in your life then yes, I would say it was a missed opportunity. I mean it's the whole purpose of a dating app...
To meet a new person that would turn out to be a suitable companion for any length of your lifetime...yeah that would be debateable even in the best of circumstances.
True. Who would want to spend the rest of their life with someone fun?
Post by: Parsely on August 26, 2019, 08:21:28 pm
To meet a new person that would turn out to be a suitable companion for any length of your lifetime...yeah that would be debateable even in the best of circumstances.Oh yeah definitely not with that attitude
Post by: Ulfarr on August 27, 2019, 04:08:23 am
Post by: dragdeler on August 30, 2019, 06:14:16 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on September 01, 2019, 10:21:04 pm
The table below shows the format of a Diagnostic Test consisting of 25 questions. Each correct answer is awarded one mark.
Section | Number of questions | Type of question |
I | 13 | Multiple-choice (A, B, C, D) |
II | 7 | Tick "✓" or "x" |
III | 5 | Fill in the blank with the correct answer. |
[NAME] sits for the test and she answered all questions in Section I and II, and only 3 questions from Section III. It is found that 9 of her answers in Section I, 5 answers in Section II and all her answers in Section III are correct.
Calculate the chances [NAME] will score 80% in the Diagnostic Test.
Spoiler: The "correct" answer (click to show/hide)
Post by: Rolan7 on September 01, 2019, 11:04:23 pm
To clarify, is it exactly 80%, or at least 80%? I didn't reproduce the stated solution either way.
Spoiler: Me reducing the problem (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: An ugly python script I banged out to check all 1024 possibilities (click to show/hide)
Edit: I thought I saw the error but I forgot I put the print statement within the if-statement. So it's still a mystery
Post by: methylatedspirit on September 01, 2019, 11:33:56 pm
To clarify, is it exactly 80%, or at least 80%? I didn't reproduce the stated solution either way.Exactly 80%. I tried doing this question, and through weapons-grade bullshitting, I ended up with 264/1024.
Spoiler: My attempt at a solution (click to show/hide)
Post by: McTraveller on September 02, 2019, 08:20:26 am
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Post by: Reelya on September 02, 2019, 10:11:27 am
To clarify, is it exactly 80%, or at least 80%? I didn't reproduce the stated solution either way.Exactly 80%. I tried doing this question, and through weapons-grade bullshitting, I ended up with 264/1024.Spoiler: My attempt at a solution (click to show/hide)
I can see a possible error. For the "3 from group 1" option, you have to multiply that by the chance of getting zero from group 2.
Breaking it down into English, so I can get a handled on it.
The chance of getting 1 right from group 1 is 1/4 * 3/4 * 3/4 * 3/4, all times 4. But you have to multiply that by the chance of getting 2 right from group 2, which is 1/4. So you get 27/256 for option 1, definitely.
For option 2, the chance of 2 right group 1 is 1/4 * 1/4 * 3/4 * 3/4 but there are 6 ways to distribute. That's times 1/2 for the 2/4 ways you can get 1 right in group 2, so 27/256 again.
For option 3, the chance of 3 right from group 1 is 1/4 * 1/4 * 1/4 * 3/4 times 4, but divided by four since you also have to get zero right in group 2. So 3/256
So, I get 57/256 from this.
Note, that this one change reconciles what Rolan7 and methylatedspirit got. All I can think is that there may be some error in how the original question was printed, or the interpretation.
For McTraveller, I have a hunch you need some terms with the 3/4 chance of not getting right answers in group 1 in there.
Post by: McTraveller on September 02, 2019, 01:28:13 pm
I can get 57/256 if I fix those. I don't know how to get 28/256.
EDIT:
I think our difficulty is we are assuming she is guessing randomly on the "remaining" questions. We should likely be using the conditional probability formula: probability( A and B) = probability(A) * probability(B happening if A happened) instead. Thing is, I'm not sure which probabilities are known with the information we've been given.
I am starting to suspect we are missing information or the question is in fact phrased incorrectly. I'm also not sure of the importance of why [NAME] would be redacted. Isn't this a fictitious question?
Post by: methylatedspirit on September 03, 2019, 05:59:53 am
I am starting to suspect we are missing information or the question is in fact phrased incorrectly.I wouldn't be too surprised if that's the case. After discussing the question with another math teacher, it turns out that the "intended" solution can only be reproduced when you throw the binomial distribution out the window, and use the conditional probability formula. I'm pretty sure it's bullshit, though.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Quote from: McTraveller
I'm also not sure of the importance of why [NAME] would be redacted. Isn't this a fictitious question?I was quoting the question verbatim, and I redact names on principle. Sure, I could've made up a name, and it would've been less jarring, but I'm too lazy. What do you mean by 'fictitious', though? The question is about a fictional situation, but it was intended for students studying at a school for gifted students.
Post by: McTraveller on September 03, 2019, 07:18:24 am
What do you mean by 'fictitious', though? The question is about a fictional situation, but it was intended for students studying at a school for gifted students.I just meant I wasn't sure why a name would need to be redacted in a made-up problem. Even if the original problem had a real person's name in it, I mean say it was Helen, how would that even matter? It just seemed odd that the name was redacted. I'm wondering if perhaps there was more information about the students, so that the name may have mattered if we had a history of the grades associated with the student to use in the conditional probability?
Post by: itisnotlogical on September 04, 2019, 06:53:49 am
Post by: scriver on September 04, 2019, 06:59:25 am
Post by: Arx on September 04, 2019, 07:55:20 am
Post by: TD1 on September 04, 2019, 09:27:40 am
What's some of the best Arthurian fiction that is still reasonably close to the original mythology? I've tried to read L'Morte d'Arthur a ton of times and just can't get past the old English it was written in.
J. R. R. Tolkien's translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Also contains Sir Orfeo and Pearl!
Post by: Yoink on September 29, 2019, 01:06:45 am
I was visiting family and being even lazier than usual and found myself forgetting to take them more and more frequently, until it got to the point that, since I hadn't taken them in several days without seeing any sign of the godawful side-effects that supposedly happen if one suddenly stops taking them, I just wouldn't bother.
Not like I'd been noticing much/anything in the way of benefits, in any case. Then again, I was never on a very high dosage.
Not sure if I should just continue on not giving a fuck, or go see my GP about it (come to think of it, I was supposed to go show him a letter about that broken collarbone of mine anyway), or maybe just... I dunno.
Asking 'cause I need to go to the pharmacy later anyway, which reminded me that they were on my case a while back for the prescription I had waiting to be refilled.
Edit: oh yeah, it's an SSRI, if that makes any difference in your answers.
Escitalopram.
Post by: Parsely on September 29, 2019, 01:51:04 am
Is it bad that I stopped taking my medication a while back?As long as it's not hurting anyone else and you're aware of the consequences and prepared to deal with that then I don't see how it could be a bad thing. If you're asking because you're not sure what will happen, then this is a question for your doctor.
Post by: Kagus on September 29, 2019, 03:29:00 am
I was visiting family and being even lazier than usual and found myself forgetting to take them more and more frequently, until it got to the point that, since I hadn't taken them in several days without seeing any sign of the godawful side-effects that supposedly happen if one suddenly stops taking them, I just wouldn't bother.SSRIs tend to be fairly long-lasting, so it takes a while to "load" the system, but then it also takes multiple days before they're completely out of your body.
I don't notice much effect from mine, either. If I self-evaluate, I can definitely say that I don't feel much of any difference in mood or general energy/ability.
But you know how I can feel that? Because I'm not spending half of my time in a funk so deep that I can't even piece two thoughts together. I used to have 2-3 black days every week, now I can go over a month between dips and it's very rare that they're as powerful as they were back before.
Proper evaluation of antidepressant effectiveness isn't based on how you feel, it's based on being able to point to your track record and say "This is when I started taking it, and a month later the incidence rate of depressive episodes started going down". Which is admittedly a lot of record-keeping for someone who needs antidepressants.
But yeah, what Parsely said. If you're uncertain, talk with the doc.
Post by: Wizard of Manaia on September 29, 2019, 04:32:50 am
Post by: Kagus on September 29, 2019, 04:40:33 am
I eat mushrooms. Seems to work for me.As medically recommended by 9/10 vivid hallucinations!
Post by: dragdeler on September 29, 2019, 04:48:43 am
Post by: Yoink on September 29, 2019, 08:13:13 am
@Kagus: I'm pretty sure the only real benefit to them I noticed was, earlier on in the piece (but not so early on that they wouldn't have started taking effect) there was the odd moment where I'd pause to think, "hang on, this is a super stressful situation where I would normally be reduced to a gibbering and/or monosyllabic wreck by anxiety, and yet I'm actually holding it together! How nice," whereas my bouts of depression seemed to grow proportionally to the drop in anxiety.
Of course, as you say, keeping an accurate record of feelbads is hard work. I did try to keep a general journal for a while, which I'm sure would have helped to gain a vague idea of my mental state if I'd started it up again, but it wasn't exactly scientific.
All those weird apps for tracking mental health seem hella daunting, too, especially since they all seem to want one to dive straight into the whole meditation side of things. Yecch.
I think the main thing I was asking wasn't so much "are withdrawal symptoms gonna fuck me over entirely" since I seem to have somehow skipped those anyway (although according to my googling tonight they can take a long time depending on the person), but more... should I feel like I've let myself down by giving up on this particular avenue of potential self-improvement, even if it didn't seem to be doing a great deal?
I mean sure, a better idea would probably be to discuss trying different medications, but it takes me a lot of effort to work up the nerve to seek out any doctor interactions, let alone if the plan is to say "hey your shit ain't working for me doc, gimme something better".
How confrontational!
I really oughtta at least get back on track with my less-daunting psychologist appointments, since it's always nice to at least talk at someone even if I usually kick myself afterwards for forgetting all the important stuff, but I can't afford to pay their "missing an appointment without giving notice" fee, which I still owe from last time. Whoops, haha.
Also I gotta head to the city and buy new books for use as diaries/journals. OCD decrees that buying a different, easier-to-find book would be entirely unacceptable.
I eat mushrooms. Seems to work for me.But wouldn't that involve having to go outside to find 'em?! Bugger that for a joke. :P
Seriously though I can be pretty fun guy when the fancy takes me.
Post by: Arx on September 29, 2019, 08:28:38 am
All those weird apps for tracking mental health seem hella daunting, too, especially since they all seem to want one to dive straight into the whole meditation side of things. Yecch.
Hahaa, time to shill! I've been using Daylio for like a year and it's super simple, super intuitive, and does everything you need to track your mood. You put it into one of five broad categories with optional customisable subcategories, and you can also record activities and a short note with it, if you want to. But you can always just enter a broad category and hit save, which I really like.
The interface is very clean and usable, and it doesn't try to do anything other than record how you're feeling. You can configure it to give you a notification up to twice a day in the free version, at times of your choosing, to make an entry, and AFAIK there are almost no limitations other than the number of reminders on the free version. That said, I liked it so much I paid for it within a day or two of buying it, so I might have forgotten. :P
Post by: Yoink on September 30, 2019, 07:40:57 am
I know joules apparently don't measure pressure (even though I could have sworn they did, but again, science class was a long time ago and I avoided it where possible), but would I avoid looking like an ass if I said "...a few joules' worth of pressure?"
Trotting out these 'pascals' or whatever tf they're called would make for clunky wording and entirely destroy the joke I'm trying to make.
If that's no good I could always go with "kinetic force" or something, I guess, even though it still doesn't roll off the tongue as nicely as the original.
@Arx: well, I'll give it a shot! Thanks.
Post by: Il Palazzo on September 30, 2019, 08:37:56 am
Try bar or torr, if you need a one-syllable word. Just keep in mind that they're larger units than Pascals.
In a pinch you could get away with Newtons or Pounds, under the assumption that the audience understands that it's meant as force 'per square meter/inch' respectively, and knows that you know that too.
Post by: Ulfarr on September 30, 2019, 09:13:12 am
I'd agree with Il Palazzo on using bars.
Post by: Yoink on September 30, 2019, 09:26:39 am
Alright, cheers. I think "bars" would probably risk confusing the audience. In fact I could just go with "elbow grease..." I'll work it out! Thanks.
Post by: Rolan7 on September 30, 2019, 09:38:04 am
...Apparently we sometimes use Hg for atmospheric/barometric air pressure, because something something mercury scales? Or Bar, which makes a lot more sense, except that 1 Bar is not *quite* 1 atmosphere...
This is dumb, we should standardize (https://xkcd.com/927/)!
Post by: Ulfarr on September 30, 2019, 09:46:37 am
Post by: scriver on September 30, 2019, 10:35:26 am
Post by: dragdeler on September 30, 2019, 10:53:19 am
Post by: itisnotlogical on October 01, 2019, 05:25:37 pm
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Post by: itisnotlogical on October 01, 2019, 05:54:01 pm
Post by: dragdeler on October 01, 2019, 06:07:13 pm
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Post by: itisnotlogical on October 01, 2019, 06:29:12 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on October 03, 2019, 04:59:39 pm
Post by: scriver on October 03, 2019, 05:04:40 pm
Post by: Frumple on October 03, 2019, 09:26:41 pm
Can anyone explain to me what the title of P.K.Dick's book: 'A Scanner Darkly' means or refers to? It has always looked to me like a random collection of words. Even the structure doesn't seem particularly English."through a mirror, darkly", is apparently a biblical verse thing. Corinthians something or other. It's, uh. Likely to be a reference. Plus there's like a small fuckton of later media that plays with the mirror (or whatever) darkly line it could also be referencing.
Post by: Arx on October 04, 2019, 04:07:21 am
"A Scanner Darkly" doesn't look English because it omits the whole first part of the sentence, and then the conjoined second sentence. Frumple's got the right of it.
Post by: Il Palazzo on October 04, 2019, 04:20:21 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on October 04, 2019, 02:46:10 pm
Post by: Trekkin on October 04, 2019, 04:31:51 pm
I'm curious, can fly larvae be confined to react to certain words?
In general, probably not. Flies do have memory, even as larvae, but many (but not all) fly species can't hear as adults, and I can't think of a compelling reason for them to have evolved to hear only when they're less mobile and thus less able to do anything about what they hear.
I'll look more later, but thus far I haven't found any indication that maggots can respond to sound the way they can odor and light, so I'm inclined to think a priori that they can't be trained to respond to noises of any kind.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on October 04, 2019, 10:39:00 pm
Post by: Frumple on October 04, 2019, 11:03:16 pm
Post by: Kagus on October 05, 2019, 03:35:47 am
Just like how grasshoppers hear with their legs.
Post by: Trekkin on October 05, 2019, 04:30:44 am
I mean... if they can respond to touch, they can respond to sound. You'd just have to make it loud enough.
They may not be able to distinguish tone via touch, though. If we're trying to train them to respond to words, as per the original question, that's an important distinction.
Post by: Frumple on October 05, 2019, 06:45:35 am
Post by: scriver on October 05, 2019, 07:51:07 am
Groundquakespeak: NO U
Cat is knocked if desk, stunned
Post by: dragdeler on October 05, 2019, 08:38:42 am
Post by: scriver on October 07, 2019, 10:40:43 am
So. Guitar hero. The term, I'm assuming, was not invented by the franchise. In English, is it used pretty much in the same way as, for example, "movie star"? Do you use the same kind of phrasing for other instruments or music? Is it ever used in the same convention as one says "he is my hero"?
Just some random questions that popped into my head when my phone Swedish autocorrect didn't like "guitar hero" and I had to translate it and realise I have never heard anyone say "gitarrhjälte" (as opposed to phrases like movie star or pop/rock star that has travelled over).
Post by: Egan_BW on October 07, 2019, 10:43:04 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on October 07, 2019, 10:43:43 am
Post by: scriver on October 07, 2019, 11:01:26 am
Then it turns out I was a fool for assuming the opposite ;)
Post by: Yoink on October 07, 2019, 12:27:30 pm
Or your drum hero, or bass hero, or whatever. Whoever's footsteps you followed in whilst learning your instrument.
I always assumed the game was named after that term but who knows, it could be the other way around.
Post by: Arx on October 07, 2019, 12:53:38 pm
Post by: Reelya on October 07, 2019, 01:32:40 pm
I've certainly never heard anyone refer to, say, Jimi Hendrix as a guitar hero. It seems reasonable enough as original to the game to me.
You spoke too soon:
https://www.discogs.com/Jimi-Hendrix-Guitar-Hero/release/3974905
"Jimi Hendrix – Guitar Hero" was apparently an actual album title from 1978.
Post by: scriver on October 07, 2019, 01:56:00 pm
Post by: Arx on October 07, 2019, 02:12:53 pm
I've certainly never heard anyone refer to, say, Jimi Hendrix as a guitar hero. It seems reasonable enough as original to the game to me.
You spoke too soon:
https://www.discogs.com/Jimi-Hendrix-Guitar-Hero/release/3974905
"Jimi Hendrix – Guitar Hero" was apparently an actual album title from 1978.
Well, just 'cause I hadn't heard it didn't mean it didn't exist! Interesting.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on October 07, 2019, 02:13:58 pm
Post by: Frumple on October 07, 2019, 05:29:35 pm
Not being able to make use of google-fu beyond the site: command and "text between quotations is searched wholly together" functions, how would I search for that?Probably use the latter, but limit results by date, if I had to guess. You can leave one side empty to get everything up to or beyond the date input.
Post by: Yoink on October 19, 2019, 07:11:47 pm
It just came out, so waiting for a sale would probably take a while and I'm really keen to play it - it looks fantastic.
I just got paid, so this kind of spending is an option again, but at the same time, well, I probably shouldn't go right off the deep end.
I don't have to pay rent 'til next payday, though, so that's nice.
Post by: Egan_BW on October 19, 2019, 07:25:10 pm
Post by: hector13 on October 19, 2019, 07:58:18 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on October 19, 2019, 08:01:07 pm
Random Question Time
Why is it that I get random melodies in my head that aren't of any songs?
Why do I think of lyrics for these melodies?
Should I record these lyrics and new melodies for the Creative Works Thread?
Post by: Magistrum on October 19, 2019, 09:55:23 pm
And then you get nae nae'd cause you just forgot the source beat which you heard when you were 7 on a passing truck and lose it all due to copyright claims.
Post by: Rolan7 on October 19, 2019, 09:59:05 pm
Thank you for teaching me new vocabulary.I'd be interested!
Random Question Time
Why is it that I get random melodies in my head that aren't of any songs?
Why do I think of lyrics for these melodies?
Should I record these lyrics and new melodies for the Creative Works Thread?
I think that used to happen to me back when I was studying violin (I didn't keep it up past middle school). There's only one melody I remember from that time, which I managed to record in some apple music program and, by repetition, in my mind.
Creativity is a precious thing, and I'm pretty certain it grows stronger as it's exercised.
Quote from: Rolan7 circa 1996
Rain, rain, the wind does blow
the stars are shining to and fro
Post by: TD1 on October 20, 2019, 05:47:45 am
Post by: Hanslanda on October 20, 2019, 01:36:50 pm
Oh hey, 1996. A good year for the world and universe. The best, objectively speaking. No better year has existed in the entire earth's history.
Agreed. My wife was born that year.
Post by: Kagus on October 20, 2019, 01:42:04 pm
And my dog was still alive, so I had him to look after me as well.
Post by: Frumple on October 20, 2019, 03:15:06 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on October 20, 2019, 03:17:15 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on October 20, 2019, 03:36:52 pm
Post by: scriver on October 21, 2019, 06:22:28 am
Post by: Kagus on October 21, 2019, 07:29:42 am
90's kids memes is the biggest sign the millenials is turning into the next boomer generationNot with a bang, but with a whimper...
Post by: hector13 on October 21, 2019, 12:06:12 pm
90's kids memes is the biggest sign the millenials is turning into the next boomer generationNot with a bang, but witha whimper...REEEEEEEEEEEE
ftfy
Post by: Eschar on October 23, 2019, 04:44:31 pm
...not a small question, really, but still.
Post by: TamerVirus on October 23, 2019, 04:58:36 pm
Why is there something rather than nothing?Because someone wanted to make an apple pie from scratch
...not a small question, really, but still.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on October 23, 2019, 05:44:34 pm
Post by: Yoink on October 24, 2019, 02:19:42 am
Like, introduce some species or other to a field and let them build their webs all around your crops, ready to catch all the insects attracted by them.
Post by: Arx on October 24, 2019, 04:23:52 am
Post by: TD1 on October 24, 2019, 04:25:16 am
Post by: scriver on October 24, 2019, 04:44:42 am
I see no way this can go wrong
Post by: Ulfarr on October 24, 2019, 04:57:34 am
Would spiders work as an alternative to pesticides?
Like, introduce some species or other to a field and let them build their webs all around your crops, ready to catch all the insects attracted by them.
Spoiler: what could possibly go wrong (click to show/hide)
Post by: TD1 on October 24, 2019, 05:07:22 am
Post by: Yoink on October 24, 2019, 05:10:57 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on October 24, 2019, 05:22:45 am
Ladybirds, you mean the species that literally turn into all-consuming swarms if the food competition is too high that make locust problems pale in comparison and literally start eating everything that moves, even if it's much bigger than they are, to the point that they start attacking humans (and other big animals) if they have to?When has this happened?
I see no way this can go wrong
Post by: Ulfarr on October 24, 2019, 05:28:38 am
I see no problem
It's a bit dificult to see anything when you are covered in webs :P
Post by: wierd on October 24, 2019, 05:44:10 am
Ladybirds, you mean the species that literally turn into all-consuming swarms if the food competition is too high that make locust problems pale in comparison and literally start eating everything that moves, even if it's much bigger than they are, to the point that they start attacking humans (and other big animals) if they have to?When has this happened?
I see no way this can go wrong
I think there is mistaken identity... Ladybird beetles are also known as ladybugs in the US. The most harm they do by swarming is getting into people's houses when it turns cold, looking for a place to overwinter.
Edit
I have been digging hard to see if there are any instances of the beetles being harmful; Found one.
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/pets/news/a41272/asian-lady-beetle-dog-mouth/
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on October 24, 2019, 05:48:02 am
Yes, ladybirds don’t attack people, hence why I was confused.Ladybirds, you mean the species that literally turn into all-consuming swarms if the food competition is too high that make locust problems pale in comparison and literally start eating everything that moves, even if it's much bigger than they are, to the point that they start attacking humans (and other big animals) if they have to?When has this happened?
I see no way this can go wrong
I think there is mistaken identity... Ladybird beetles are also known as ladybugs in the US. The most harm they do by swarming is getting into people's houses when it turns cold, looking for a place to overwinter.
Post by: Yoink on October 24, 2019, 05:55:49 am
Post by: Iduno on October 24, 2019, 08:10:46 am
Would spiders work as an alternative to pesticides?
Like, introduce some species or other to a field and let them build their webs all around your crops, ready to catch all the insects attracted by them.
Cane toads.
Post by: TamerVirus on October 24, 2019, 10:10:06 am
The government of New South Wales called.Would spiders work as an alternative to pesticides?
Like, introduce some species or other to a field and let them build their webs all around your crops, ready to catch all the insects attracted by them.
Cane toads.
They say that's a terrible idea.
Post by: TD1 on October 24, 2019, 10:24:18 am
Boy, I think I figured out how democracy developed.
Post by: scriver on October 24, 2019, 11:23:01 am
Ladybirds, you mean the species that literally turn into all-consuming swarms if the food competition is too high that make locust problems pale in comparison and literally start eating everything that moves, even if it's much bigger than they are, to the point that they start attacking humans (and other big animals) if they have to?When has this happened?
I see no way this can go wrong
I think there is mistaken identity... Ladybird beetles are also known as ladybugs in the US. The most harm they do by swarming is getting into people's houses when it turns cold, looking for a place to overwinter.
Edit
I have been digging hard to see if there are any instances of the beetles being harmful; Found one.
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/pets/news/a41272/asian-lady-beetle-dog-mouth/
I read it above as ladybug, so if ladybirds are still ladybugs, then it's all the same.
And yes, ladybugs will fucking eat you. What I mean by food competition is that when they get too many for the amount of food they have, they will turn to eating anything. I mean, they won't eat a person, obviously. You're too big, they can't even pierce our skin. But that won't stop them from trying! They will bite you. And you will screech like a little girl and people will laugh at you because you screeched at a ladybug.
Even the ladybugs are metal af in Scriver's part of the world.
Seriously, they are basically nature's perfect predator. Thought that would be wolves, or jaguar, or crocodiles or sharks? Nope, it's fucking ladybugs. They're a natural tank shaped death bulldozer who goes wherever they want, eats whatever it wants, and if there's not enough around to eat then the little bullpanzer will just take of and fly to the next massacre-to-be. If anything would get close enough to threaten it it will release a slurry of fungus through it's shell (because of course the tank also comes equipped with biological weapons) so that if against the probability they're killed they will still make sure that you die too, and that if you're a hive animal then you'll carry the fungus back to your friends and infect them too. Just as one last big fuck you from beyond the grave.
Post by: Iduno on October 24, 2019, 01:33:14 pm
The government of New South Wales called.Would spiders work as an alternative to pesticides?
Like, introduce some species or other to a field and let them build their webs all around your crops, ready to catch all the insects attracted by them.
Cane toads.
They say that's a terrible idea.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSRildGCw64
Post by: Grim Portent on October 26, 2019, 07:42:13 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on October 26, 2019, 07:56:15 pm
Post by: wierd on October 26, 2019, 07:59:34 pm
There are processes the brain does that are not the product of conscious choice.
Put your hand on a hot surface-- do you consciously pull your hand away, or is it an uncontrollable impulse?
Safer to try--- Try to keep your eyes open when you sneeze. You will find that you cannot. :P
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on October 26, 2019, 08:12:16 pm
Post by: Enemy post on October 26, 2019, 08:30:49 pm
I can actually sneeze with my eyes open.
What are your other superpowers?
Post by: Il Palazzo on October 26, 2019, 08:32:06 pm
I'm curious why the brain can think of itself as seperate. Like, why can we think of our brain doing thins other than us? or why is it possible to think of thoughts that you don't think about thinking about?I think you might like this book:
'Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind', by Annaka Harris
Here's a podcast with the author discussing some of the topics, to help you gauge what it's about:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqP5ukwyfp0
Post by: Kagus on October 28, 2019, 04:58:32 am
Local bartender is a big prequel memes fan and tries to sneak as many "Hello there!"s and "Do it!"s into each shift as possible, and I've been trying to dig up a gif I've seen a couple times with the "Hello there" scene, except edited to show a veritable army of Obi-Wans each jumping down and spamming Grievous with hellos.
Basically this (https://i.imgur.com/hMOcDUV.gifv) one, except without the reddit drama tacked on to the end. And I'm just not finding it.
Any masters of the art out there able to help me in bringing a good 5 seconds of entertainment to this random person on the other side of the world?
Post by: Yoink on October 28, 2019, 05:15:15 am
Post by: Kagus on October 28, 2019, 05:48:09 am
I thought you said they were local...?Local in Norway. Nobody lives in Norway though, so we're on the other side of the world from everyone else.
Post by: Yoink on November 01, 2019, 10:25:27 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 02, 2019, 06:45:32 am
Have any of you been to Hamilton, Ohio?No
Post by: TD1 on November 04, 2019, 07:26:48 pm
Question: How does one avoid the impression of leading someone on? I've talked to a girl at work for the last few shifts (just being myself, really) and there have been myriad things to suggest that she may be interested. Most recently, I took my break later than her, though the two overlapped. I sat with her and some others, they finished and went back to work. She stayed because she "really wanted some tea", meaning she burned through two breaks in one.
I know it doesn't sound conclusive, but trust me. I am not good at picking up on these signals and even I can tell.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 04, 2019, 07:53:12 pm
Post by: Kagus on November 05, 2019, 02:52:23 am
If you're not actively flirting with someone (and even that is an altogether too-broad term that encompasses an extreme range of various actions), there's not really much you can do to avoid giving that impression. If someone is interested in you, they will generally be perfectly capable of interpreting anything and everything you do as a potential sign of interest. Especially if they don't know you particularly well.
Approaching the subject after you've identified it is also, well, somewhat awkward... If taking the direct route and just telling the person that you've noticed certain trends and that you're not interested in that way, it's absolutely not uncommon for them to deny everything and say that you've got it all wrong.
And no, trying to put the brakes on something by turning on the "freeze factor" and attempting to give signs of disinterest really doesn't work. Not only does it mean being unnaturally distant from someone you otherwise get along with, but a number of people are extremely attracted to that kind of aloof and cold behavior.
There are optimal scenarios where this situation can be neutralized with minimal hurt and disappointment, but those scenarios cannot be guaranteed. You really just have to respect her feelings as a person and tell her, presuming that there's absolutely no chance that you'd be willing to explore things with her.
Post by: Il Palazzo on November 05, 2019, 05:16:48 am
but a number of people are extremely attracted to that kind of aloof and cold behavior.I blame Pride and Prejudice. #BanJaneAusten
Post by: Kagus on November 05, 2019, 06:48:01 am
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: wierd on November 05, 2019, 06:49:26 am
Post by: Il Palazzo on November 05, 2019, 06:50:54 am
Classy. Right up there with finding dates at funerals.It ain't easy. The competition is stiff.
Post by: scriver on November 05, 2019, 07:00:18 am
Post by: TD1 on November 05, 2019, 07:28:56 am
So, this has been a topic of some thought and discussion in my friend circle as of late, and unfortunately there isn't any one good general answer to it.A good answer, thank you.
If you're not actively flirting with someone (and even that is an altogether too-broad term that encompasses an extreme range of various actions), there's not really much you can do to avoid giving that impression. If someone is interested in you, they will generally be perfectly capable of interpreting anything and everything you do as a potential sign of interest. Especially if they don't know you particularly well.
Approaching the subject after you've identified it is also, well, somewhat awkward... If taking the direct route and just telling the person that you've noticed certain trends and that you're not interested in that way, it's absolutely not uncommon for them to deny everything and say that you've got it all wrong.
And no, trying to put the brakes on something by turning on the "freeze factor" and attempting to give signs of disinterest really doesn't work. Not only does it mean being unnaturally distant from someone you otherwise get along with, but a number of people are extremely attracted to that kind of aloof and cold behavior.
There are optimal scenarios where this situation can be neutralized with minimal hurt and disappointment, but those scenarios cannot be guaranteed. You really just have to respect her feelings as a person and tell her, presuming that there's absolutely no chance that you'd be willing to explore things with her.
Honestly, she's good looking and I like talking to her. We're just very different people. For instance, I don't drink - she was regaling me with tales of how she vomited the night before because of how much she drank.
I comport myself well in social situations, I think - talkative, friendly, so on. But that's all surface layer and took time and effort on my part to do naturally. When it comes to deeper stuff - to use a metaphor, popping the hood - I'm out of my depth. I need a script, dammit!
Post by: Yoink on November 05, 2019, 08:48:59 am
Post by: TD1 on November 05, 2019, 09:55:25 am
Post by: Yoink on November 05, 2019, 10:48:36 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 05, 2019, 11:59:44 am
I'm not sure if it's just the batteries in my hearing aid dying, but I think I hear wedding bells...Do you hear them from a location or does it sound like they are inside you?
Post by: Ulfarr on November 05, 2019, 01:01:29 pm
Post by: Kagus on November 05, 2019, 01:15:45 pm
You thought it was a girl from work but no! It was Yoink!
Th4DwArfY1: "NANI?!"
*Th4DwArfY1 Yeets Yoink
Post by: TD1 on November 05, 2019, 05:41:56 pm
Her best friend is definitely my type.
Feck
Post by: Doomblade187 on November 05, 2019, 06:31:41 pm
Okay, so I am become drama, the breaker of society.I see a clear solution.
Her best friend is definitely my type.
Feck
Ask our her best friend. :3
I say this because you are not in a relationship with other girl at this time.
Post by: hector13 on November 05, 2019, 06:32:17 pm
If you haven't made any suggestions - explicit or otherwise - you're romantically interested in girl 1, then you don't really have anything to worry about. If she does eventually broach the topic, you say you're not interested in her in that way, and continue with your existence. It may be awkward, but only if you let it be awkward.
If you are romantically interested in her friend, then you make the moves on her, whatever that entails. If the initial girl gets bent out of shape over this, that is entirely, 100% her problem, not yours, because you can't help if you're so gosh darned magnetic that you make people wanna get in your man pants through sheer force of personality.
I think the trick here is doing what you did to the first girl to the second one. Good luck with that.
fackin' ninjas
Post by: TD1 on November 05, 2019, 07:13:41 pm
Good advice though, thanks.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 05, 2019, 08:59:46 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on November 05, 2019, 10:17:36 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 05, 2019, 10:25:01 pm
They're not humans; Mario, Luigi, and Peach are all actually fungi.Interesting, how/why would they evolve human like forms?
Post by: Il Palazzo on November 05, 2019, 10:29:29 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 05, 2019, 10:34:51 pm
Post by: Yoink on November 05, 2019, 11:48:44 pm
For that matter, all the ghosts in the mansion could have been the human victims of the parasitic mushroom plague. :o
Post by: Il Palazzo on November 06, 2019, 02:13:37 am
Post by: wierd on November 06, 2019, 02:25:04 am
The toads? Those aren't actually mushroom people. Those are what is left of humanity, after the space-cordeceps infection. For a select few, like the mario bros and the royal dynasty, the infection becomes more symbiotic, which is why they retain their human like features and do not grow a large fruiting body on their heads, which robs their developing bodies of nutrients and stunts their growth.
The fungus is really what is in charge, not the royal dynasty-- it puppet masters everyone through complex biochemical controls.
The koopa kingdom is what remains of old humanity's attempt to thwart the takeover, via genetic engineering, which is why it keeps trying to destroy the mushroom kingdom.
Post by: Egan_BW on November 06, 2019, 02:34:03 am
Post by: wierd on November 06, 2019, 02:38:20 am
http://website.nbm-mnb.ca/mycologywebpages/NaturalHistoryOfFungi/FungalParasites.html
Another heirloom attache of the former human resistance movement.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 06, 2019, 03:44:43 am
You have it all wrong.
The toads? Those aren't actually mushroom people. Those are what is left of humanity, after the space-cordeceps infection. For a select few, like the mario bros and the royal dynasty, the infection becomes more symbiotic, which is why they retain their human like features and do not grow a large fruiting body on their heads, which robs their developing bodies of nutrients and stunts their growth.
The fungus is really what is in charge, not the royal dynasty-- it puppet masters everyone through complex biochemical controls.
The koopa kingdom is what remains of old humanity's attempt to thwart the takeover, via genetic engineering, which is why it keeps trying to destroy the mushroom kingdom.
What are goombas, then?
Parasitic fungus, attacking the cordyceps infected host.Nintendo should totally make a game where you play as Professor E.Gadd finally noticing the threat, perhaps being told by the ghosts how they died, and attempting to cure the few who can be salvaged
http://website.nbm-mnb.ca/mycologywebpages/NaturalHistoryOfFungi/FungalParasites.html
Another heirloom attache of the former human resistance movement.
Post by: King Zultan on November 06, 2019, 07:03:39 am
Post by: wierd on November 06, 2019, 07:14:56 am
Given the concentration of wealthy/influential types, and the means by which the fungus exerts control (It engages in symbiosis with what effectively are 1%ers in terms of wealth or power, rather than turning them into reproductive bodies) and thus avoids being directly confronted (the leaders perceive no threat to themselves, despite still being subtly and profoundly influenced biochemically, and statistically they already cared less than 2 shits about the under classes anyway, coupled with the psychotropic effects of infection in the lower classes inducing child-like states of "social harmony" and "Contentedness" with their lots in life, which is a "good" change from being unhappy and demanding concessions) it makes sense that such a place would have a high percentage of symbiotes vs reproductive forms.
Consider:
Much like a colony of bees segregates morphologically into societal roles, without strife or rebellion (for the most part), the fungus also segregates the population based on social dynamic castes, and makes these determinations through a complex and dizzyingly sophisticated network of biochemical interactions with the host to determine if it will induce fruiting, or if it will simply mindcontrol the subject and increase their physical/mental abilities instead. Rather than develop biological defenses against attack like poison or thorns, it has instead refined its infection strategy to effectively eliminate all sources of competition or predation. It does this by forcibly realigning its infected demographic into a truly integrated societal heirarchy, through biochemical manipulation of the behaviors and thoughts of all members of the society. The fungus is not itself capable of complex, or rational thought-- rather, it achieves evolutionary fitness through coopting the intelligent action of its vector to further its rate of infection, and to sustain infected colonies.
To facilitate that goal, it produces reproductive/worker class morphologies, protector class morphologies (Our plumbers fall into this category), and social heirarch class morphologies. (Princess peach, rich fatcats on wallstreet, et al.) The fungus does not halt advancement of an infected society, instead it redirects it in ways that benefit the continued presence of the fungus, including mind control of all subjects at all levels. Worker/reproductive forms are child-like and naive in their devotion to the societal order and their leaders. Protectors feel morally compelled to protect the paradigm that emerges after infection from all outside threats and have enhanced physical properties, and the heirarch classes are subtly bent away from shameless self-indulgence and indolence into being more careful planners and caretakers of the social system (thus assuring that the worker class gets everything it needs (and thus, assures that the fruiting bodies they host are properly nourished, and that they travel well, spreading their spores in wider areas, etc) and have improved cognitive faculties to accommodate this.
Post by: TamerVirus on November 06, 2019, 10:30:08 am
But what about all the humans that are in that New York looking place in Super Mario Odyssey, are they also infected with mushrooms, or are they not yet infected?That New York place is New Donk City in the Metro Kingdom. It's a foreign land untainted by the fungi infection.
Post by: Iduno on November 06, 2019, 10:59:06 am
Have any of you been to Hamilton, Ohio?
Of course not. That's like asking if you've been to
Post by: Egan_BW on November 06, 2019, 05:14:29 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 06, 2019, 05:29:42 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on November 06, 2019, 06:30:24 pm
The rest of the question I don't fully feel prepared to answer.
Post by: Iduno on November 06, 2019, 10:05:55 pm
When and how did humans invade the Mushroom Kingdom? How and why was a human put in charge? I am talking of course about the Mario universe
I think the real answer is explained in the movie.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 06, 2019, 10:27:19 pm
Post by: wierd on November 06, 2019, 10:58:34 pm
When and how did humans invade the Mushroom Kingdom? How and why was a human put in charge? I am talking of course about the Mario universe
I think the real answer is explained in the movie.
We do not acknowledge the canonicity of that movie.
Post by: Doomblade187 on November 07, 2019, 12:30:03 am
So you're saying it's canon. :3When and how did humans invade the Mushroom Kingdom? How and why was a human put in charge? I am talking of course about the Mario universe
I think the real answer is explained in the movie.
We do not acknowledge the canonicity of that movie.
Post by: itisnotlogical on November 07, 2019, 02:51:42 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 07, 2019, 06:47:08 am
Post by: Rolan7 on November 07, 2019, 06:51:39 am
If you turn left instead of going right in world 2-2 of SMB1, it actually has an audiolog explaining the lore of the Mario universe. A lot of people miss that secret.It's just past the sea of hyper-realistic blood, but only on "classic" carts bought from yard sales.
Post by: Yoink on November 07, 2019, 08:55:47 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 07, 2019, 09:04:42 am
Post by: Yoink on November 07, 2019, 09:32:42 am
Post by: TamerVirus on November 07, 2019, 10:09:38 am
can Cordyceps fungi control humans similarly to ants if it were to get inside of humans?-Elevator pitch for The Last of Us (2013)
Post by: Kagus on November 07, 2019, 10:32:58 am
This whole discussion is making me curious, can Cordyceps fungi control humans similarly to ants if it were to get inside of humans? Fairly sure no one tested this yetIn short: No. Human brains are so vastly different from and more complex than ant/moth/tarantula brains that even if the spores managed to get into the brain itself (which is also considerably more difficult for outside contaminants considering how we're put together), they wouldn't know what to do. You need more complex tools to drive a more complex vehicle (heck, just trying to get us to walk/stand upright would require some serious manipulation power, let alone attaching objectives to where it's making us walk), and Cordyceps currently just doesn't have what it takes.
Is it possible for something to potentially reach the level of complexity required to "mind control" humans? Maybe.
There are already things that can tweak our personalities in certain ways (see: Toxoplasmosis gondii and rabies), but that's primarily just making comparatively minor adjustments to something that's still mostly independent. Radical, full-spectrum host control is pretty unlikely, but it's entirely possible that powerful enough behavioral shifts could be effected to be good enough for an apocalypse.
Post by: Il Palazzo on November 07, 2019, 10:45:47 am
The Donald is infected, is what I'm saying.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 07, 2019, 11:04:47 am
Post by: TD1 on November 07, 2019, 01:07:32 pm
All things great and small...
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 07, 2019, 01:12:44 pm
The argument from design - God did it.I’m looking for something less faith based
All things great and small...
Post by: TamerVirus on November 07, 2019, 02:21:15 pm
I’m looking for something less faith basedThe argument from evolution - Charles Darwin did it.
All things great and small...
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 07, 2019, 02:22:25 pm
but how did it evolve?I’m looking for something less faith basedThe argument from evolution - Charles Darwin did it.
All things great and small...
Post by: wierd on November 07, 2019, 02:29:04 pm
Since colonial insects, like ants, concentrate resources centrally in a tight area, it makes sense for a fungus to adapt to exploit that. There are a number of paths that could be taken-- There's the symbiosis route, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant%E2%80%93fungus_mutualism) and there is the parasitism route.
Conjecturally-- It makes sense for a fungus to start out by first being an opportunistic decomposer, where spores get deposited onto an ant and then sprout when the ant dies. This has a potential evolutionary path to become an active infector, if there is an advantage to sprouting "early", while the ant is still alive. (If the ant still feeds, and moves about, the fungus gets more nutrition than it otherwise would form a dead ant's corpse, AND it gets mobility to spread spores opportunistically through shared cleaning behaviors of the ants.) From there, manipulating ant behavior to improve those outcomes seems reasonable...
Throw into this that insects and fungus are some of the oldest complex lifeforms on our planet, and you have plenty of time for mutual adaptations, both beneficial (such as with mutualism), and antagonistic (Fungus starts puppet-mastering ants to maximize its resource collection and spore distribution-- Ants adapt to discard infected ants VERY far from the colony.)
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 07, 2019, 02:41:17 pm
Reading about symbiosis between ants and fungi, where ants cultivate the fungi, makes me think of domestication. The ants domesticate the non parasitic fungi or aphids depending on the species of and to make them easier to take care of and dependent on the ants in the same way that humans domesticated dogs, pigs, cows, chickens, turkeys, ect. to be dependent on humans. It's cool that colonial insects beat humans to what we call a society. I find it fascinating how parasitic and mutual relationships can develop.
Post by: Arx on November 07, 2019, 03:11:30 pm
It's cool that colonial insects beat humans to what we call a society.
Biologically, humans, bees, ants, and naked mole rats all fit into "eusocial". It's pretty neat. I love insects; individually simple, complex as a group.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 07, 2019, 03:23:28 pm
Post by: wierd on November 07, 2019, 03:32:15 pm
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/7/140728-social-octopuses-animals-oceans-science-mating/
https://www.britannica.com/animal/octopus-mollusk
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 07, 2019, 03:51:06 pm
Post by: scourge728 on November 07, 2019, 07:33:31 pm
There are already things that can tweak our personalities in certain ways (see: Toxoplasmosis gondii and rabies)Wasn't that disproven, or at least not proven?
Also *insert witty comment about yeerks that I'm not clever enough to think of*
Post by: dragdeler on November 08, 2019, 08:06:35 am
Post by: King Zultan on November 08, 2019, 08:11:16 am
I have also heard that you can bypass things like that if you open the page in a private window on your web browser.This is cool. Too bad NatGeo won’t let me read for more than 5 seconds
try canceling page loading in midst, sometimes it works and sometimes that allows you to also bypass annoyingly slow cookie requests when the page's actual content has long been loaded
Post by: Iduno on November 08, 2019, 08:50:06 am
This is cool. Too bad NatGeo won’t let me read for more than 5 seconds
try canceling page loading in midst, sometimes it works and sometimes that allows you to also bypass annoyingly slow cookie requests when the page's actual content has long been loaded
You can also mess with programs like Noscript that block cookie requests, but that takes more fiddling.
Post by: wierd on November 08, 2019, 08:59:22 am
https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-firefox
Post by: scourge728 on November 08, 2019, 02:17:05 pm
Post by: TamerVirus on November 08, 2019, 02:20:20 pm
I noticed that the moderation log has someone listed as "muted", what does that actually imply here"You talk too much" - Toady
Most likely no posting for the mute duration
Post by: Rolan7 on November 08, 2019, 02:27:28 pm
Sometimes people are granted leniency.
Post by: Kagus on November 08, 2019, 04:34:46 pm
Abuse the system though, and it's a quick ticket to bye-bye.
Post by: Iduno on November 08, 2019, 05:00:14 pm
Oh, there's been lots of leniency granted. Toady is generally a very patient person, despite everything, and is willing to see when an individual is capable of getting along with the greater flow of chill. Usually it's just a matter of a warning or two, and then seeing how the person reacts to being corrected.
Abuse the system though, and it's a quick ticket to bye-bye.
That sounds right, except for the "chill" part.
Bay12 is a group of ADHD sadistic (at best, sociopathic) micromanagers. We don't drop things because we've avoiding fights, we do it because we got distracted. Creative and interesting, sure. Not generally angry. But I'm not sure I'd go with chill.
Post by: TamerVirus on November 08, 2019, 05:11:17 pm
Not generally angry.I distinctly remember the existence of a rage thread, but then it got banned.
Anger is not allowed in this here parts!
Post by: Kagus on November 08, 2019, 05:33:23 pm
Post by: Magistrum on November 08, 2019, 07:38:57 pm
Post by: Hanslanda on November 10, 2019, 12:47:15 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on November 10, 2019, 01:02:18 pm
Post by: Kagus on November 10, 2019, 02:19:48 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on November 10, 2019, 02:21:36 pm
Post by: wierd on November 10, 2019, 02:28:36 pm
Spontaneous tunneling through the perfectly reflective barrier?
The hypothetical "box" needs to keep all INFORMATION locked up inside too.
Post by: Il Palazzo on November 10, 2019, 02:29:22 pm
Post by: wierd on November 10, 2019, 02:31:07 pm
Take for instance, the infinitesimally small losses that would happen through gravitational wave formation from spontaneously formed electron positron pairs whirling about each other before turning back into photons. Both of those particles have masses, so they would produce very small wakes, which could leave the enclosure.
Post by: Il Palazzo on November 10, 2019, 03:58:54 pm
Post by: wierd on November 10, 2019, 06:33:49 pm
For electrons and positrons, the masses they have are damned tiny. The gravitational interaction between the pair will be *absurdly small*, but not zero. It will be massively dwarved by the spin/charge interactions between them, to the point of the gravitational interaction being merely academic-- Sure-- but still not zero.
Post by: Il Palazzo on November 10, 2019, 07:00:48 pm
Post by: wierd on November 10, 2019, 10:43:57 pm
Apparent correction to the speed of light in a gravitational potential
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1367-2630/16/6/065008/pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiP6O2zm-HlAhWRiOAKHZ0DAVIQFjARegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw1e9cg7lOx-nFN5ZETFqGF9
Which considers application of gravitational potentials between e- e+ pairs to QED.
Not that far fetched.
Post by: Il Palazzo on November 10, 2019, 11:31:11 pm
Post by: wierd on November 10, 2019, 11:39:51 pm
The result of integrating the gravitational potentials of the two particles results in a local slowing of effective lightspeed which matches the fine grain constant.
Meaning the particles have gravitational interaction. (shock, they have mass. Of course they do.)
Unless you have a specific argument other than "It's not in my theory of how the world works, physical evidence for that kind of thing be damned!", let's hear it.
Post by: Il Palazzo on November 10, 2019, 11:54:24 pm
2. what they show is unphysical, but simply happens to fairly agree with that one measurement
i.e. it's unrelated to the discussion and you're just doing your thing again
Post by: wierd on November 11, 2019, 12:27:12 am
However, if point masses like black holes are able to evaporate mass into gwaves from collisions, so should smaller point masses. A physical mechanism should not be so discerning.
Add to that, if these virtual particle pairs are able to have real interaction times, then they should be able to engage in that mechanism, since they have real effective mass (and can interact with mass producing fields).
I cannot give a definite prediction to the degree, but they should. Clearly such an occurrence must either happen very rarely, or the result of the interaction is so small that it falls inside instrument error. (otherwise it would have been headline news.)
Astrophysical sources would be an ideal place to look, but teasing a signal out of hubble redshift from expansion would be torturous.
I'll just be content to wait and see.
Post by: Il Palazzo on November 11, 2019, 07:51:00 am
but they should.My point here was that it's an intuition from a classical theory applied outside its domain, and this alone is a good reason not to trust it. It's analogous to using classical electromagnetism to predict that electrons should gradually fall onto their nuclei since those are moving charges so they must induce changing magnetic fields thus losing energy - which of course doesn't happen.
Post by: Egan_BW on November 14, 2019, 04:20:07 pm
Post by: Kagus on November 14, 2019, 04:26:55 pm
Would it be valid to say that I shouldn't worry about something because if I were to worry about that thing it would only make sense to worry about it constantly and being constantly worried would be unhealthy?Perfectly. It's the only way we can function.
Pick your battles, including the where and the when if at all possible.
This is of course easier said than done at times, but the theory is sound.
Post by: Iduno on November 14, 2019, 04:46:14 pm
Would it be valid to say that I shouldn't worry about something because if I were to worry about that thing it would only make sense to worry about it constantly and being constantly worried would be unhealthy?
Anxiety. Not even once.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 14, 2019, 05:06:55 pm
Would it be valid to say that I shouldn't worry about something because if I were to worry about that thing it would only make sense to worry about it constantly and being constantly worried would be unhealthy?I feel like this whenever I think about how even if were to stop emissions now, the planet is still going to be messed up due to our actions. We ar emaking it worse putting ever more CO2 into the atmosphere. I hope we and other life can adapt to what is now happening
Post by: methylatedspirit on November 17, 2019, 03:42:23 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 17, 2019, 04:24:01 pm
I realize thst I've been waking up at weird times (3 am, 4 am) despite sleeping at normalish times (9 pm to 11 pm) and I feel the need to correct that. How do I wake up later without sleeping later?I have this happen too, usually I just wake up thirsty. Do you wake up thirsty? If so, try drinking more water before going to sleep
Post by: mason on November 17, 2019, 04:28:05 pm
I realize thst I've been waking up at weird times (3 am, 4 am) despite sleeping at normalish times (9 pm to 11 pm) and I feel the need to correct that. How do I wake up later without sleeping later?
Unfortunately, I'm not sure if one can easily. I too have a similar issue. My only solution I found was to go to bed earlier. I've gone to bed at 9PM and wake up at 4AM and then go to bed at 7PM and still wake up at 4AM. Ultimately, I just gave up. I'm not sure if waking up at 4AM is even a bad thing, as long as you are still getting the needed hours.
I'm not sure if the cause was the same however. I had forced myself to wake up at 4AM due to work by the alarm, and at some point I would begin waking before the alarm and then just stopped it entirely.
Post by: methylatedspirit on November 17, 2019, 04:38:00 pm
I have this happen too, usually I just wake up thirsty. Do you wake up thirsty? If so, try drinking more water before going to sleepI do, come to think of it. For me, it's like some kind of balancing act; drink too little, and I wake up at 2 to drink. Drink too much, and I wake up at 2 needing to take a piss.
Unfortunately, I'm not sure if one can easily. I too have a similar issue. My only solution I found was to go to bed earlier. I've gone to bed at 9PM and wake up at 4AM and then go to bed at 7PM and still wake up at 4AM. Ultimately, I just gave up. I'm not sure if waking up at 4AM is even a bad thing, as long as you are still getting the needed hours.
I'm not sure if the cause was the same however. I had forced myself to wake up at 4AM due to work by the alarm, and at some point I would begin waking before the alarm and then just stopped it entirely.
In my case, the cause is probably the antipsychotics that I take to sleep. I end up waking up at 4 or so, fully awake. That screws with my circadian rhythm. Really, the only reason why I'm asking is because it's depressing to wait 2-3 hours doing basically nothing before I can get the day started.
Post by: Kagus on November 17, 2019, 06:17:59 pm
Really, the only reason why I'm asking is because it's depressing to wait 2-3 hours doing basically nothing before I can get the day started.Apparently, you're supposed to use that time for "constructive purposes" like exercising or doing household chores or something.
Sounds like heresy to me, but what do I know?
Post by: Iduno on November 18, 2019, 09:23:37 am
In my case, the cause is probably the antipsychotics that I take to sleep. I end up waking up at 4 or so, fully awake. That screws with my circadian rhythm. Really, the only reason why I'm asking is because it's depressing to wait 2-3 hours doing basically nothing before I can get the day started.
Good news! Depression will make sure you don't wake up before your alarm goes off. Or after.
You might consider a puff or two of pot about half hour (it relaxes you, but also increases blood pressure. And too much can mess with your brain.) before bed to relax instead of drinking. It's less unhealthy, anyway.
Apparently, you're supposed to use that time for "constructive purposes" like exercising or doing household chores or something.
Like my meth-head former neighbors? Just vacuuming away for an hour or so every day at 3 am. (I was semi-willing to put up with that, but when their dozen loads of laundry per day started backing up the wastewater so it was running down the wall in my living room, it became A Thing.)
Post by: hector13 on November 18, 2019, 10:13:52 am
In my case, the cause is probably the antipsychotics that I take to sleep. I end up waking up at 4 or so, fully awake. That screws with my circadian rhythm. Really, the only reason why I'm asking is because it's depressing to wait 2-3 hours doing basically nothing before I can get the day started.
Good news! Depression will make sure you don't wake up before your alarm goes off. Or after.
You might consider a puff or two of pot about half hour (it relaxes you, but also increases blood pressure. And too much can mess with your brain.) before bed to relax instead of drinking. It's less unhealthy, anyway.
Struggling to see how it’s less unhealthy to be inhaling a burning herb, usually involving inhaling a stupendously addictive substance alongside, not to mention the likely severe punitive concerns should they be caught with it, meaning they likely also can’t be certain of its provenance and/or the particular strain they might be receiving, than it is to have a drink of alcohol, which wouldn’t really be useful anyway since it only helps you get to sleep, not stay asleep, and again, depending on locale, could come with punitive concerns. /excessive run on
Baking the herb into something would be a bit safer, but you would have to be aware that the high doesn’t hit you ‘til a while later, and the punitive concerns are still extant. You also need to know how to bake.
Apparently, you're supposed to use that time for "constructive purposes" like exercising or doing household chores or something.
Like my meth-head former neighbors? Just vacuuming away for an hour or so every day at 3 am. (I was semi-willing to put up with that, but when their dozen loads of laundry per day started backing up the wastewater so it was running down the wall in my living room, it became A Thing.)
They can do something quiet :p
Post by: Iduno on November 18, 2019, 11:19:08 am
Struggling to see how it’s less unhealthy to be inhaling a burning herb, usually involving inhaling a stupendously addictive substance alongside, not to mention the likely severe punitive concerns should they be caught with it, meaning they likely also can’t be certain of its provenance and/or the particular strain they might be receiving, than it is to have a drink of alcohol, which wouldn’t really be useful anyway since it only helps you get to sleep, not stay asleep, and again, depending on locale, could come with punitive concerns. /excessive run on
Butane (from a lighter)? I'm not sure what else you'd inhale it with.
Also, yeah, consider it, but also consider local legality concerns.
Post by: scourge728 on November 18, 2019, 11:19:48 am
Post by: TD1 on November 18, 2019, 07:38:37 pm
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Post by: methylatedspirit on November 18, 2019, 09:24:32 pm
You might consider a puff or two of pot about half hour (it relaxes you, but also increases blood pressure. And too much can mess with your brain.) before bed to relax instead of drinking. It's less unhealthy, anywayI think you may have misunderstood me. I don't drink alcohol, I just drink water.
Post by: TamerVirus on November 18, 2019, 09:36:58 pm
I’ve never heard of tweed, can you describe it?Well Tweed was a notoriously corrupt politician from 19th century New York. Eventually died in prison for his crimes.
Post by: Yoink on November 18, 2019, 09:57:21 pm
Also, tweed in this context is a clothing pattern. I have no idea where and when it is appropriate to wear, however. Maybe just wear what you want and dab on the haters/your fellow graduates?
Post by: Il Palazzo on November 18, 2019, 10:37:00 pm
I have no idea where and when it is appropriate to wear, however.Oxford, first half of the 20th century. Unless one's a mathematician, in which case everywhere, always.
Post by: hector13 on November 18, 2019, 11:28:16 pm
Ewwww, imagine seeing the use of 'spin' as the default way of smoking. :-X
Also, tweed in this context is a clothing pattern. I have no idea where and when it is appropriate to wear, however. Maybe just wear what you want and dab on the haters/your fellow graduates?
I think tweed and dabbing are mutually exclusive.
When you say you’re wearing tweed, Dwarfy, like... how much, and what kind of pattern?
‘cause you won’t look stupid in tweed per se, I just think it has connotations that older folk might wear it. Like an uncle with wandering hands.
Post by: wierd on November 19, 2019, 12:02:42 am
https://fsketcher.com/2017/12/23/fabric-tweed/
Post by: TD1 on November 19, 2019, 05:08:00 am
So I was like: hey, tweed.
I've not bought anything yet.
Post by: TD1 on November 20, 2019, 06:40:27 am
Let's say G1 is girl who's into me and G2 is girl who's her friend who I'm into.
Anyway, there's a work related Christmas lunch. G2 asked if I was going. I said maybe. She said G1 was always talking about me. Thankfully someone else arrived and conversation moved on.
Not a question, as such. Just a ..... vent? .... in a thread where it's relevant.
I maintain it's a tricksy social scenario though.
Post by: Il Palazzo on November 20, 2019, 09:16:02 am
Post by: Hanslanda on November 20, 2019, 12:20:03 pm
Post by: TD1 on November 20, 2019, 12:40:55 pm
Propose a threesome.Nah m8 I'll not kink shame you though.
Also, G2 is telling me on Facebook how great it would be if I can go to the dinner. (I'm not sure whether I can get it off work).
I am actually so confused. Is she saying that because she wants me to go, or because she's trying to set me up with her mate? Hrrrrrm.
Chronic overthinking is chronic.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 20, 2019, 01:12:57 pm
I'm definitely getting a waistcoat. Hadn't considered a tweed one!I don’t know. Maybe when you are there you can ask about it? I am not a socialite so take this advice as merely a guess at what would be considered acceptable. Is it normal to ask someone about intended subtexts? Probably not, I suppose you can find out by showing up and observingPropose a threesome.Nah m8 I'll not kink shame you though.
Also, G2 is telling me on Facebook how great it would be if I can go to the dinner. (I'm not sure whether I can get it off work).
I am actually so confused. Is she saying that because she wants me to go, or because she's trying to set me up with her mate? Hrrrrrm.
Chronic overthinking is chronic.
Post by: Ulfarr on November 20, 2019, 01:31:22 pm
Prepare for drama ;D :D
* Unless you find her utterly heinous or whatever.
Post by: Iduno on November 20, 2019, 01:51:02 pm
Propose a threesome.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: hector13 on November 20, 2019, 01:55:37 pm
I'm definitely getting a waistcoat. Hadn't considered a tweed one!Propose a threesome.Nah m8 I'll not kink shame you though.
Also, G2 is telling me on Facebook how great it would be if I can go to the dinner. (I'm not sure whether I can get it off work).
I am actually so confused. Is she saying that because she wants me to go, or because she's trying to set me up with her mate? Hrrrrrm.
Chronic overthinking is chronic.
You’re not overthinking it, ‘cause those are two possibilities of the interaction.
Whether or not you’re going, you might want to say you would have enjoyed spending time with her, though, so she knows you want in her pants, and not G1s.
Post by: Kagus on November 20, 2019, 02:04:45 pm
I'm definitely getting a waistcoat. Hadn't considered a tweed one!Propose a threesome.Nah m8 I'll not kink shame you though.
Also, G2 is telling me on Facebook how great it would be if I can go to the dinner. (I'm not sure whether I can get it off work).
I am actually so confused. Is she saying that because she wants me to go, or because she's trying to set me up with her mate? Hrrrrrm.
Chronic overthinking is chronic.
You’re not overthinking it, ‘cause those are two possibilities of the interaction.
Whether or not you’re going, you might want to say you would have enjoyed spending time with her, though, so she knows you want in her pants, and not G1s.
I would personally prefer this course of action over leading G1 on for the sake of testing G2's interest/jealousy.
And yes, G2 is trying to set you up with G1. You already know this, but you don't want to acknowledge it because that would mean a scenario where your chances with G2 are diminished or nonexistent.
Post by: Ulfarr on November 20, 2019, 02:38:05 pm
I would personally prefer this course of action over leading G1 on for the sake of testing G2's interest/jealousy.
And yes, G2 is trying to set you up with G1. You already know this, but you don't want to acknowledge it because that would mean a scenario where your chances with G2 are diminished or nonexistent.
But our friend Th4DwArfy1 here, needs to confirm or disprove this by himself, so he can move either keep chasing G2 or move on.
Honestly I don't see what's bad with leading G1, it's about flirting back and maybe go on a date with her, not lying trying to shag her. People can go out on a few "exploratory" dates before concluding whether they want to go further and it's perfectly normal should they decide they don't want to.
Post by: Kagus on November 20, 2019, 02:56:01 pm
Honestly I don't see what's bad with leading G1, it's about flirting back and maybe go on a date with her, not lying trying to shag her. People can go out on a few "exploratory" dates before concluding whether they want to go further and it's perfectly normal should they decide they don't want to.The difference is that he's previously determined that he wants nothing to do with G1 (in the romantic sense, so far as I know the professional relationship is fine enough?). He's already decided that he doesn't want it to go any further than where it's at now; which is nothing.
Exploratory dates are great! ...so long as people communicate and are on more or less the same page. Going out on a date with someone and feeling like things are going well hurts a lot more when you find out that they were never interested to begin with. At all.
Post by: Ulfarr on November 20, 2019, 03:23:10 pm
The difference is that he's previously determined that he wants nothing to do with G1 (in the romantic sense, so far as I know the professional relationship is fine enough?). He's already decided that he doesn't want it to go any further than where it's at now; which is nothing.
In that case there is no reason to go down that path.
Post by: TD1 on November 20, 2019, 05:14:44 pm
Quite possible, but I have had more bants with G2 than G1. We spoke at great length about shared interest. And she wanted to know my next shift to see when we would work together again, suggesting some interest outside simply hooking me up.I'm definitely getting a waistcoat. Hadn't considered a tweed one!Propose a threesome.Nah m8 I'll not kink shame you though.
Also, G2 is telling me on Facebook how great it would be if I can go to the dinner. (I'm not sure whether I can get it off work).
I am actually so confused. Is she saying that because she wants me to go, or because she's trying to set me up with her mate? Hrrrrrm.
Chronic overthinking is chronic.
You’re not overthinking it, ‘cause those are two possibilities of the interaction.
Whether or not you’re going, you might want to say you would have enjoyed spending time with her, though, so she knows you want in her pants, and not G1s.
I would personally prefer this course of action over leading G1 on for the sake of testing G2's interest/jealousy.
And yes, G2 is trying to set you up with G1. You already know this, but you don't want to acknowledge it because that would mean a scenario where your chances with G2 are diminished or nonexistent.
Post by: TamerVirus on November 20, 2019, 06:24:50 pm
Sounds like an anime plot to me!
I anticipate lots of drama
Post by: TD1 on November 20, 2019, 07:18:19 pm
Tbf they got together a fair bit after that, not immediately.
Also just saying I anticipated drama from the beginning, despite you naysayers!
Post by: TD1 on November 21, 2019, 03:50:32 pm
G2 is messaging me over FB - again about this dinner thing, confirming that I can go (I got a text from my manager saying "I believe you wanted to go," and G2 seems to be the one to have mentioned it to her). This led to a conversation which, even in my ignorant state, I believe classifies as flirting. She said, for instance, that she can read me like a book. I said "still be a better book than anything Austen could write" (she's said she loves Austen, I've said she was meh). She replied with frowny faces, but then "You're not wrong though." She also said I was funny.
Like, is it just me or is that flirtometer-beeps worthy? She really seems to have taken the wheel on this whole dinner thing. It was her who suggested it. Her who practically bullied a manager into talking about it to me. Her who's been following me up about it on FB. Her who has said repeatedly that it's great I'm going.
If it weren't for the 'helping my friend get a date' angle I think I'd be convinced.
Post by: hector13 on November 21, 2019, 04:05:51 pm
Post by: Reelya on November 21, 2019, 04:12:41 pm
‘Matchmaker falls for the man she was trying to match with her friend’
Sounds like an anime plot to me!
I anticipate lots of drama
Huh, anime? Sounds more like an American chick-flick.
That's just not how they'd set things up in an anime version of a romcom. Now, if she was friends with they guy to start with (most likely childhood friend or next door neighbor), and he got some rando girlfriend, and only then she realized she liked him all along, that would be believable that it could be an anime plot. But not the specific plot you described. Partly because an anime version of a romcom will go for minimum of 12 episodes vs the 90 minutes of a chick-flick movie. If she's friends with the female rival then they can't just eject her from the story to focus on the main characters.
Post by: TamerVirus on November 21, 2019, 07:19:11 pm
I just immediately associated the trope of ‘matchmaker crush’ with the 2007 anime School Days... which ends rather poorly for the male protag. He had it coming for being a brainless cheating bastard tho‘Matchmaker falls for the man she was trying to match with her friend’
Sounds like an anime plot to me!
I anticipate lots of drama
Huh, anime? Sounds more like an American chick-flick.
Post by: Magistrum on November 22, 2019, 08:55:30 am
Post by: TamerVirus on November 22, 2019, 01:40:54 pm
Wait, I hear about school days being cursed for years now, what happens? Everyone dies?School Days was a romance visual novel known for some messy BAD ENDs if you played your cards poorly
The anime adaptation actually ends up adapting a BAD END
Spoiler: Nice Boat (click to show/hide)
Post by: TD1 on November 22, 2019, 03:03:31 pm
Edit: okay so didn't have time to write more earlier. I went in and I was to share work with her all shift. She started two hours after me.
Bit of a rocky start. She was not happy with me for some reason. Much more detached, etc. I assumed she was trying to let me know her intentions towards me.
Then about half an hour in when I had her laughing etc., she suddenly started berating me for not responding to a FB message. Tbf I guess I should have. I said she was 10/10 annoying. She said "guess I'll not talk to you then." It wasn't so bad in context, but anyway I digress. I should have responded.
So then she starts asking if I have a GF, I say no. She says I'm funny and good looking, so she doesn't know why not. Then she starts talking a lot about other stuff.
Mock groans when I have to do a separate aisle. Comes in later to ask me to lunch. Had her choking on her drink at one point.
I think I may have landed this particular plane.
Post by: Reelya on November 22, 2019, 11:07:12 pm
Wait, I hear about school days being cursed for years now, what happens? Everyone dies?
Wait, I hear about school days being cursed for years now, what happens? Everyone dies?School Days was a romance visual novel known for some messy BAD ENDs if you played your cards poorly
The anime adaptation actually ends up adapting a BAD ENDSpoiler: Nice Boat (click to show/hide)
More specifically, School Days is a porn visual novel which inexplicably got a TV anime adaptation. Most of the porn VNs of that type never get adapted to TV series (aside from some that are more story-based but have the occasional sex scene which usually gets omitted. FATE is an example: a VN promoted as having sex scenes, but you get about 3 minutes of sex scenes per 30 hours of other story), so this particular one became especially notorious. Many of the endings in the visual novel involved death and dismemberment for the various sexual improprieties of the main character, and they chose to condense down some of the "bad endings" for the TV series.
Being a porn visual novel with a LOT of girls to pick from, when they adapted School Days into a TV show, the main character (who is usually a blank slate in those games so you can self-insert) comes across as an immoral dude who'll just fuck anything that moves and doesn't give two fucks. That's the result of trying to cram all the story routes into one show. One of the most hated anime characters of all time.
Post by: Yoink on November 22, 2019, 11:25:39 pm
Post by: TamerVirus on November 22, 2019, 11:51:42 pm
In all honestly, most anime VN adaptations are pretty mediocre to outright bad
Examples: Tsukihime, Majikoi, Grisaia and the Umineko adaptation
Post by: Reelya on November 23, 2019, 12:08:05 am
Fate Stay Night (at least the later adaptations)
Steins;Gate
Clannad (and pretty much every other Key adaptation)
Higurashi
ef: a tale of memories & ef: a tale of memories.
Sure, there are a lot of mediocre ones, but ... any more so than any other type of source material? Light Novels, which are actual literature, produce WAY more stinkers than visual novels.
Post by: Yoink on November 23, 2019, 12:12:10 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on November 23, 2019, 04:46:45 am
Post by: wierd on November 23, 2019, 05:53:35 am
that's what. Similar happens with the front polarizer film for LCDs.
Multipoint reflections are one of the reasons why laser safety is a big thing.
Post by: Reelya on November 23, 2019, 07:21:43 am
Isn't there a thread for this sort of weeb trash...?
We have to put up with Ameritrash in every thread. If you like, every time anyone mentions anything American in any thread, I could pop in and mention the closest comparable Japanese series.*
Or we could apply the same general rule and demand that all American things get confined to a single Ameritrash thread.
* Although basically all American animations look like fart jokes compared to ones like Mushishi, so there wouldn't be any point. y'all are welcome to your toilet humor animation age ghetto cartoons.
Post by: Egan_BW on November 23, 2019, 07:43:05 am
Post by: wierd on November 23, 2019, 07:44:28 am
Isn't there a thread for this sort of weeb trash...?
We have to put up with Ameritrash in every thread. If you like, every time anyone mentions anything American in any thread, I could pop in and mention the closest comparable Japanese series.*
Or we could apply the same general rule and demand that all American things get confined to a single Ameritrash thread.
* Although basically all American animations look like fart jokes compared to ones like Mushishi, so there wouldn't be any point. y'all are welcome to your toilet humor animation age ghetto cartoons.
Challenge accepted!
Team America, World Police
Show me the Japanese analog! :P
(I mean this in a wry sort of way, but I do honestly wonder, with how honor-bound Japanese culture tends to be, if there is a sarcastic self-portrait about all the bad things about Japanese culture, like Team America is for US culture.)
Post by: Reelya on November 23, 2019, 07:50:50 am
Cat Shit One (20 minutes, CGI)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrJk1qmthd4
Since it's got lots of guns and an anti-terrorist thing going.
EDIT: although if you want stuff that's the equivalent for Japanese culture in anime, they definitely exist, but they don't tend to be the comedy type like Team America. An example is Rainbow, which is about 7 youths confined to a juvenile prison in the early 1950s:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2SJ2LZMfeM
... but that's hardly a comedy. A lot of satire in anime revolves around the school system and elitism, with low-ranking students being merely expelled, or killed in various ways, depending on the series.
Sayonara Zetsubou-sensei would be my pick. The main character is a teacher and the show parodies many aspects of Japanese society as seen through the eyes of the teacher who is a pessimist, and is constantly becoming depressed by what he's teaching and trying to commit suicide. The joke is that everything is shit and he's trying to kill himself. Can't get much more Japanese than that. There's one optimistic character in the series who acts as a foil to the "hero" but it turns out that
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: wierd on November 24, 2019, 02:44:23 am
A thought just occurred to me.
Why aren't there any web-making sea creatures? There are plenty of water-activated biopolymers in nature that could (at least in theory) evolve into a silk fiber analog. (Hagfish slime, et al.)
Considering the schooling behaviors of fish in coral reefs, and the potential for damn-near invisible "gel-webs", why are there no such predators?
....
Post by: Ulfarr on November 24, 2019, 03:06:05 am
1) Boyancy would mess with the construction, at least until the stage it can be effectively anchored in the reefs.
2) Even if we were to assume silk like properties, most fish might be to large/strong to be captured in a web of "normal" thickness. Making a thicker web might be too energy consuming and it will make it easier to spot.
3) Due to their hydrodynamic forms it might be way too easy for most fish to push through the gaps in the web. Kind of like a needle going through fabric.
Post by: Egan_BW on November 24, 2019, 02:12:16 pm
Post by: Yoink on November 24, 2019, 02:25:42 pm
* Although basically all American animations look like fart jokes compared to ones like MushishiI had to google what that was. Yeah, it's a dumpster fire, as expected.
Post by: wierd on November 24, 2019, 03:17:30 pm
No solid explanation why there isn't such a creature but here are a couple of thoughs on the subject.
1) Boyancy would mess with the construction, at least until the stage it can be effectively anchored in the reefs.
2) Even if we were to assume silk like properties, most fish might be to large/strong to be captured in a web of "normal" thickness. Making a thicker web might be too energy consuming and it will make it easier to spot.
3) Due to their hydrodynamic forms it might be way too easy for most fish to push through the gaps in the web. Kind of like a needle going through fabric.
With spiders, buoyancy is a feature, not a fault (https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=nlRkwuAcUd4&feature=emb_logo)
I am thinking a more complex "reactive" structure than just monofilament found in spider webs. We have a very strong polar solvent all around the structure that can be used to "inflate" it chemically once it is secreted by the creature. So, say a combination of long support fiber, with axially branching short "sticky" fibers that absorb water on contact, which then fill in the gaps in the web, while still being free flowing in the water's currents. (think a "bottle brush" like structure. When freshly secreted, the bristles lay flat against the fiber, so it is secreted easily by the creature-- but on exposure to water, integration of hydrogen bond pairs raises the bristles out, and activates the gel-coat on them, making them strongly adhesive, and transparent.)
Post by: Reelya on November 25, 2019, 02:55:59 am
* Although basically all American animations look like fart jokes compared to ones like MushishiI had to google what that was. Yeah, it's a dumpster fire, as expected.
How exactly do you measure that
https://www.google.com/search?q=mushishi+images&client=firefox-b-d&sxsrf=ACYBGNSVyGxN-G4p5G0qPCeSnact3IamDQ:1574668459429&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj32KaR8YTmAhVWbysKHYqdDlgQ_AUoAXoECAoQAw&biw=1772&bih=969
The artwork is gorgeous, it has a great soundtrack, the stories are enlightening.
Being generous, i'll assume you didn't look into it at all and are trolling, rather than that being an informed opinion. The biggest criticism of Mushishi is that it's too chill. But a cartoon being a bit too slow for some folks while have beautiful artwork and atmosphere hardly seems like it would be "dumpster fire" territory.
Post by: wierd on November 25, 2019, 03:22:42 am
the series concept is very Japan-- that's for sure. Nicely animated, but the stories have glaring holes that make it hard to suspend disbelief. [if the Mushi Men were a thing, like depicted, they would be ubiquitous, not obscura, given the prevelence of the Mushishi-- see for instnce, the Golden Saki episodes, where people get to actually see all the Mushishi that are out there. Additionally, the lifespring thing-- theres serious chicken and egg things going on there. You would NEED a deus ex machina to settle into the current status quo of the Mushi Men assisting the flow's reguar eruptions, to prevent the stagnation of the flow, and resulting corrupt lifeforms. This kind of thing would be so ancient that human are "new" by comparison, so what was doing the mushimen's work before humanity? etc..]
if taken in the same vein as "attempting serious drama with bros Grimm tales" in western culture, and you dont look too closely, it meshes well with Edo period Yokai like story telling, which makes it familiar and enjoyable to a Japanese audience, but as stated, I find glring holes in the story framework.
Post by: Ulfarr on November 25, 2019, 04:02:30 am
With spiders, buoyancy is a feature, not a fault (https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=nlRkwuAcUd4&feature=emb_logo)
I am thinking a more complex "reactive" structure than just monofilament found in spider webs. We have a very strong polar solvent all around the structure that can be used to "inflate" it chemically once it is secreted by the creature. So, say a combination of long support fiber, with axially branching short "sticky" fibers that absorb water on contact, which then fill in the gaps in the web, while still being free flowing in the water's currents. (think a "bottle brush" like structure. When freshly secreted, the bristles lay flat against the fiber, so it is secreted easily by the creature-- but on exposure to water, integration of hydrogen bond pairs raises the bristles out, and activates the gel-coat on them, making them strongly adhesive, and transparent.)
Complex indeed. What you describe sounds similar, in shape at least, to some corrals/sponges, maybe structures like this need a more solid construction in order to function than what a deployable "web" would allow.
Post by: Reelya on November 25, 2019, 04:15:59 am
I have watched a few of that series.
the series concept is very Japan-- that's for sure. Nicely animated, but the stories have glaring holes that make it hard to suspend disbelief. [if the Mushi Men were a thing, like depicted, they would be ubiquitous, not obscura, given the prevelence of the Mushishi-- see for instnce, the Golden Saki episodes, where people get to actually see all the Mushishi that are out there. Additionally, the lifespring thing-- theres serious chicken and egg things going on there. You would NEED a deus ex machina to settle into the current status quo of the Mushi Men assisting the flow's reguar eruptions, to prevent the stagnation of the flow, and resulting corrupt lifeforms. This kind of thing would be so ancient that human are "new" by comparison, so what was doing the mushimen's work before humanity? etc..]
You're confusing me because you're using the terminology wrong. Mushi are the lifeforms. Mushishi are the experts who investigate the phenomena.
I don't think that there should necessarily be more experts in mushi just because you point out how many mushi there are floating around. Almost all strains of mushi don't interact with humans, so they're irrelevant. The experts focus on ones that are a problem, which is a tiny amount. This isn't a plot-hole. Most mushi are ubiquitous, but also completely harmless.
As for occasional flare-ups as you describe, nobody had to be doing the mushishi's job before them. They're aware of the Bad Thing which will happen if they don't intervene, which means they must have records of the Bad Thing happening previously in history. Which implies that it's a type of natural disaster that flares up occasionally, but can be mitigated, rather than an "end of the world" scenario.
Post by: wierd on November 25, 2019, 04:43:18 am
the series translates the experts as "mushi men". I was confused, because I kept listening for --tachi, but never heard it. It could be wordplay that the experts are themselves supernatural beings, just ones that do have a corporeal form. [no spoilers about the protag. Just this shoutout- he's not quite normal. :) ] That might explain why the villagers that strangely do know about these experts treat them suspiciously/nervously.
as for the "sheer numbers" statement, I meant it in the sense that 'even if only 1% cauxe trouble, the fat that no matter where you look, you will find them, and in large numbers, means interactions will be frequent enough that the experts will be well known and consulted regularly." see western parallel with Germanic Volva. Instead, these experts are instead themselves obscural in their presentation-- only really old people know about them, and almost universally speak poorly of them, which seems really odd to me.
Post by: Reelya on November 25, 2019, 05:01:16 am
as for the "sheer numbers" statement, I meant it in the sense that 'even if only 1% cauxe trouble, the fat that no matter where you look, you will find them, and in large numbers, means interactions will be frequent enough that the experts will be well known and consulted regularly." see western parallel with Germanic Volva. Instead, these experts are instead themselves obscural in their presentation-- only really old people know about them, and almost universally speak poorly of them, which seems really odd to me.
Well this doesn't really necessarily hold up. If only certain types are problematic, then it doesn't matter how frequent the interactions are with non-problematic types. The only thing that matters is the frequency of interaction with the bad types.
As for people not liking the mushishi, that's not really a plot hole. You go to some rural village, you claim to know things they don't, you only go there when there's some sort of mysterious plague or illness. Maybe you're just there to help, but it's not hard to see how villagers might not like your presence.
Post by: wierd on November 25, 2019, 05:37:36 am
This straight up means that "sufficient numbers" is indeed factor, and means instances of people being burned by being touched by unimpacted persons should be fairly common in the right geographical areas. etc...
again, comparisons with germanic/scandanavian volva-- people who know{and can see} the supernatural, being consulted when sufficiently unusual things happen, because they happen often enough.
Post by: Reelya on November 25, 2019, 07:27:03 am
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Point being: enough of your specific points are off to make any analysis based on that meaningless.
Post by: wierd on November 25, 2019, 07:33:38 am
It was more than 4 years ago that I watch these. My memory is increasingly not as good as it was. :(
Post by: King Zultan on November 25, 2019, 07:36:01 am
Post by: Reelya on November 25, 2019, 07:42:29 am
They have to make an extra special effort to do bad translations these days, due to having official subs available to steal on day one. I'm not sure about the translation "mushi men", because even the simulcast just says "mushishi" and that is the damn title of the show so there's no reason to fuck with that.
Post by: wierd on November 25, 2019, 07:52:16 am
That happens some times with "zero day" fansubs.
Post by: King Zultan on November 25, 2019, 07:52:50 am
Post by: wierd on November 25, 2019, 07:57:36 am
Post by: King Zultan on November 25, 2019, 08:14:31 am
Post by: scriver on November 25, 2019, 10:41:54 am
It's so bad it really upsets me.
Post by: scourge728 on November 25, 2019, 10:56:31 am
Post by: Kagus on November 25, 2019, 11:26:13 am
Post by: Iduno on November 25, 2019, 12:25:14 pm
No solid explanation why there isn't such a creature but here are a couple of thoughs on the subject.
1) Boyancy would mess with the construction, at least until the stage it can be effectively anchored in the reefs.
2) Even if we were to assume silk like properties, most fish might be to large/strong to be captured in a web of "normal" thickness. Making a thicker web might be too energy consuming and it will make it easier to spot.
3) Due to their hydrodynamic forms it might be way too easy for most fish to push through the gaps in the web. Kind of like a needle going through fabric.
Yeah, I was coming up with "the fluid the ocean is made of is somewhat more dense than the fluid air is." In addition to #1 above, it would probably take more time and energy to "jump" from one anchor point to the next while securing the web, allowing for more imperfections.
Post by: methylatedspirit on November 25, 2019, 11:36:04 pm
How do you determine the brightness of something using a camera?
Post by: Frumple on November 26, 2019, 08:13:54 am
Like, I know they do -- cameras have to take in light to make pictures or record to begin with -- and I know plenty cameras these days have a thing where they (by default, anyway) automatically adjust stuff based on light level, so clearly whatever mechanism is needed is in the device in question. But the actual mechanics involved in doing so and how they're being applied to a camera specifically rather than a more dedicated light sensor, I got no idea. Probably comparing relative color brightness to other stuff they're taking in and going from there, but I don't actually know, so...
Google suggests it's something called TTL (through the lens) Metering (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Through-the-lens_metering) for most cameras nowadays. Something about measuring the light as it comes in to determine brightness levels.
Post by: Iduno on November 26, 2019, 08:56:33 am
A while ago, I heard that Samsung were using the front camera as a substitute for the light sensor on phones that didn't have light sensors.
How do you determine the brightness of something using a camera?
Knowing Samsung? Poorly.
Non-joke answer? Measure the amount of light that hits the lens through a known aperture size in a given amount of time. Because there's no film being exposed, it's just a color sensors or whatever. (I know something about cameras, and very little about electronics outside of practical knowledge from using them).
Post by: Reelya on November 26, 2019, 07:20:03 pm
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How do you determine the brightness of something using a camera?
Uhh. Kinda seems obvious. A camera is nothing but light sensors. Pixel information is literally nothing but brightness values. Take a picture and average out the levels of brightness of all the pixels and you have brightness sensor.
Post by: methylatedspirit on November 26, 2019, 11:53:45 pm
That works well enough to find relative brightness, assuming you keep the apeture, ISO and shutter speed constant. I don't have a clue how I'd do it if those parameters change, though.QuoteHow do you determine the brightness of something using a camera?
Uhh. Kinda seems obvious. A camera is nothing but light sensors. Pixel information is literally nothing but brightness values. Take a picture and average out the levels of brightness of all the pixels and you have brightness sensor.
Maybe I should rephrase my question: How do you determine absolute brightness, in units like candela/lux, with a camera?
Post by: wierd on November 27, 2019, 02:19:17 am
Alternatively-- programmatically control the aperature, and shut it as tight as it will go. Open the aperature by fixed and controlled increments until there is enough exposure data to produce a luminance curve. Compute against aperature size and factory programmed ccd sensitivity metrics. That should give you a ballpark raw lux.
Post by: Kagus on November 27, 2019, 03:38:46 am
Post by: wierd on November 27, 2019, 04:05:00 am
Post by: Kagus on November 27, 2019, 04:20:04 am
Interesting.. how does he make the light spreadable? Theres a definite nobel prize in it for him.
Light is both a wave and a condiment.
Post by: scriver on November 27, 2019, 04:53:14 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 22, 2019, 04:31:04 pm
Post by: hector13 on December 22, 2019, 04:38:03 pm
There could be any number of reasons causing this, from stress to medication to the wrong temperature, or others.
Do you feel rested after sleeping?
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 22, 2019, 04:48:19 pm
Do you feel rested after sleeping?No, not really. I track my sleep, and the data shows that I don't get much deep sleep, around 1 hour out of 6 to 8 hours of sleep.
Post by: MaxTheFox on December 27, 2019, 06:46:09 am
Post by: Frumple on December 27, 2019, 07:34:18 am
Post by: Rolan7 on December 27, 2019, 08:34:33 am
I forget what it's called to use a noun like an adjective that way. It might even be improper, but there's precedent :P
Post by: Frumple on December 27, 2019, 08:39:28 am
Post by: Iduno on December 27, 2019, 08:40:12 am
Is a flamethrower a firearm?
Is it attached to your shoulder?
Post by: TamerVirus on December 27, 2019, 08:44:59 am
Post by: Kagus on December 27, 2019, 08:51:18 am
Post by: Rolan7 on December 27, 2019, 09:01:43 am
They're generally just an incendiary device. Not a gun of any sort. If you want a colloquial name, I hear "flamethrower" is in vogue :PThat's why it's a fire-arm not a fire-gun! Swords and guns are armaments, surely a long-range incendiary device is too.
also arms are good at throwing
Though to be clear, I agree it's not a firearm.
Post by: Reelya on December 27, 2019, 09:07:09 am
I'd count it as a "fire arm" though, like a "laser gun" or "sound cannon". Or by that token, "bullet gun".
I forget what it's called to use a noun like an adjective that way. It might even be improper, but there's precedent :P
attributive nouns, apparently.
They're not improper because you use them all the time without thinking about it. Some examples I found - "history teacher". History isn't an adjective, but it's used that way in that example. "race horse" is another example. Other examples are "Alarm clock", "lemon tea", "school book", "grenade launcher" etc etc etc.
Post by: Rolan7 on December 27, 2019, 09:11:00 am
"Teacher" is based on the verb "to teach". Is that related to "teacher" expecting a modifier like "history"?
"Clock" isn't from a verb. We accept "alarm" as a modifier, like we accept "laser gun", but it feels different to me.
Post by: MaxTheFox on December 27, 2019, 10:16:55 am
Post by: Imic on December 27, 2019, 10:43:40 am
Post by: Iduno on December 27, 2019, 11:07:58 am
Is there a difference between "history teacher" and "alarm clock"?
One wakes you up, and the other puts you to sleep?
Ah. I was confused because in Russian "firearm" is translated to "огнестрельное оружие". Literally "fire-shooting weapon".
Yeah, the fire from the explosion that propels the bullet is sometimes visible. It's pretty neat.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on December 27, 2019, 11:22:53 am
Post by: scourge728 on December 27, 2019, 11:54:17 am
Post by: Frumple on December 27, 2019, 05:07:30 pm
Last night I was listening to Terraria music (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL49Raep1-2wcy-qigmB4Kn5YP9WPybiz1) and I started thinking about how cool a 3D virtual reality Terraria would beAlternatively kinda' terrifying. First person eye of cthulhu coming at you, especially second phase, could probably be pretty nightmare inducing. Gigantic screaming bloody tooth filled maw coming straight at your face like a friggin' freight train... and that's just the first boss. VR terraria would probably qualify as a horror game.
Post by: dragdeler on December 27, 2019, 06:46:25 pm
Post by: Kagus on December 28, 2019, 12:15:19 am
Post by: Frumple on December 28, 2019, 12:38:16 am
Take it another step and make the graphics basically realistic and you'd be a fair way towards pants-shitting. I think just about the only thing that's not approaching gruesome is, like, maybe the slimes, and most of the sky and hallow enemies (well, until a life-sized horse runs your ass down, anyway). Most of the rest if it's basically (hell, sometimes literally) straight out of horror genre critters. Bring that stuff to scale and de-cartoon it a bit and you'd be in like chainsaw horror territory. If you stop to think a bit about what exactly you're exploding into chunks it's a pretty messy game...
Post by: Kagus on December 28, 2019, 12:42:23 am
Post by: Frumple on December 28, 2019, 12:46:21 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on December 28, 2019, 01:09:20 am
Post by: Reelya on December 31, 2019, 12:59:09 am
Post by: scriver on December 31, 2019, 08:06:12 am
Post by: dragdeler on December 31, 2019, 11:21:02 am
Post by: Sanctume on December 31, 2019, 12:32:48 pm
7 founders all born on year 86.
4 males, 3 females.
I'm thinking Bloodline succession type forts.
What are their names?
Spoiler: I need names and goals for year 100. (click to show/hide)
Post by: scriver on December 31, 2019, 12:40:04 pm
2. Urist
3. Urist
4. Urist
5. Urist
6. Cog
7. Urist
Post by: MaximumZero on December 31, 2019, 01:23:37 pm
I need names and goals for year 100.Goals:
- Booze and food independence
- Indoor AND outdoor farming if possible
- Precious Metal (Gold/silver/etc) jewelry trade goods for Autumn
- Precious metal goblets for everyone
- A precious metal well
- 3x3 or bigger rooms for everyone
- At least the start of castle walls
Post by: scriver on December 31, 2019, 01:25:41 pm
Post by: dragdeler on December 31, 2019, 01:30:32 pm
Post by: Sanctume on December 31, 2019, 01:57:40 pm
They will all be nobles who make armor, weapons, gem setting.
The next 2 migrant waves will be the commoners and servants.
Hmm, can you make silver and gold caps?
Ok, so industry is to look for iron, silver and gold.
Furnish with silver and gold only.
Maybe some electrum walls, and consider them electric fencing, 2z tall + overhang.
Shit, does this mean I'm building an above ground castle now?
Any small cut gems goes to furniture. Large gems to trade.
Exceptional and masterwork quality furniture will get gemmed up.
Exceptional armor/weapons will be studded silver, masterwork with gold.
OK good goals. 2 more hours of work today.
Post by: Egan_BW on December 31, 2019, 06:34:05 pm
Post by: Frumple on December 31, 2019, 06:36:17 pm
no, see, the name alternates generations
the next generation it'll be all the female dwarves named urist
Post by: dragdeler on December 31, 2019, 07:04:36 pm
Post by: Kagus on January 06, 2020, 03:26:02 pm
Like, for dust or dander or pollen allergies, those at least have particulate matter that the body can pretend is dangerous... But how does a body decide that it's allergic to heat? Or cold?
Post by: Magistrum on January 06, 2020, 03:41:10 pm
Hot allergy is just allergy to your own sweat.
Post by: Iduno on January 06, 2020, 03:43:11 pm
Allergy to cold is usually just a symptom of autoimmune disorders. Some people develop it during life and we have no idea why.
Hot allergy is just allergy to your own sweat.
Could be woo, but reliable sources (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_intolerance) propose they're just using words wrong.
Edit:
Hot allergy is just allergy to your own sweat.
That's wild, and also an explanation.
Post by: Magistrum on January 06, 2020, 03:50:26 pm
Post by: Kagus on January 06, 2020, 03:54:13 pm
..but still, what the fuck
Post by: scriver on January 06, 2020, 06:13:52 pm
Post by: Iduno on January 10, 2020, 11:25:29 am
Post by: itisnotlogical on January 10, 2020, 03:53:31 pm
Post by: scriver on January 10, 2020, 03:59:03 pm
Post by: Frumple on January 10, 2020, 06:33:29 pm
Post by: WealthyRadish on January 10, 2020, 07:19:53 pm
Post by: hector13 on January 10, 2020, 08:30:44 pm
It is also sad that the various members, despite being positions of extreme privilege, are harassed endlessly, again, solely because their parents fucked, or because their parents were, when they fucked, related to other people who are only interesting because their parents fucked.
Post by: scriver on January 10, 2020, 08:57:57 pm
Uh, which is basically to say yes, they're what amounts to government employed celebrities, just ones which also happen to inherit (some degree of control over) a fair amount of land.
At that point, do anyone ever do anything?
Post by: Iduno on January 13, 2020, 08:32:04 am
At that point, do anyone ever do anything?
I think they were required to approve (as in, could not deny) a request to do Brexit.
Post by: scourge728 on January 13, 2020, 09:39:20 am
Post by: Yoink on January 21, 2020, 10:01:40 pm
Also plasma packs, apparently they're only called that in The Sims? Stupid Google.
Post by: Egan_BW on January 21, 2020, 10:05:13 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on January 21, 2020, 10:26:06 pm
Post by: Iduno on January 21, 2020, 10:38:46 pm
What's the proper name for those medical bags of blood, usually sourced from donations? I googled "blood pack" and it was rather unhelpful, first thinking I meant "blood pact" and then giving a rather unhelpful description of the process in which red blood is stored - I want to know the name of the thing itself.
Also plasma packs, apparently they're only called that in The Sims? Stupid Google.
I think I've heard blood pack. I am neither a vampire, nor a person who does well with needles/blood, so I'm not well-versed in these things, but it's a term I'm pretty sure I've heard/read.
Post by: Sanctume on January 21, 2020, 11:10:10 pm
Post by: Yoink on January 27, 2020, 10:22:48 pm
I remember very little of it, save that it used the old-school Runescape graphics for art and occasionally had gags about their shortcomings - like the main character being menaced by a threat in the sky above him and lamenting his inability to look upwards. Pretty sure he was piloting a boat at the time, too.
I think the series may have later on switched to a slightly more modern version of Runescape, but I'm not sure.
This is a pretty long shot but I'd be stoked if I could find it.
Post by: Mech#4 on January 28, 2020, 12:34:35 am
What's the proper name for those medical bags of blood, usually sourced from donations? I googled "blood pack" and it was rather unhelpful, first thinking I meant "blood pact" and then giving a rather unhelpful description of the process in which red blood is stored - I want to know the name of the thing itself.
Also plasma packs, apparently they're only called that in The Sims? Stupid Google.
Even Wikipedia is listing them as Blood Bags. Though I've always thought of them as IV bags, even though they're not of the rehydration type.
Wikipedia link. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_transfusion)
Post by: Kagus on January 28, 2020, 02:22:19 am
Though I've always thought of them as IV bags, even though they're not of the rehydration type.Only IV bags? There are more than that...
Post by: scriver on January 28, 2020, 03:25:09 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on January 28, 2020, 07:46:35 am
Post by: scriver on January 28, 2020, 09:40:31 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on January 28, 2020, 09:58:10 am
(that's "I wee" in a German accent -- they can't say W)Oh
Post by: dragdeler on January 28, 2020, 05:29:31 pm
Post by: Yoink on February 17, 2020, 06:15:46 pm
Post by: WealthyRadish on February 17, 2020, 06:18:44 pm
Is "condescendingly" a word?
Gee, I don't know, is it?
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on February 17, 2020, 08:50:10 pm
YesIs "condescendingly" a word?
Gee, I don't know, is it?
Post by: Il Palazzo on February 18, 2020, 12:41:41 am
Post by: Yoink on February 18, 2020, 02:29:47 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on February 18, 2020, 06:18:06 am
Gosh, darn, Naturegirl1999. You missed the joke. Your homework for today is to understand why that was a joke.I did not interpret WeslthyRadish’s response as condescending, if it was supposed to be interpreted that way then that would be the joke. I interpreted WealthyRadish’s response as agreeing with Yoink on not knowing whether condescendingly is a word.
Post by: scourge728 on February 18, 2020, 10:05:56 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on February 18, 2020, 10:16:03 am
Post by: dragdeler on February 18, 2020, 06:55:03 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on February 18, 2020, 07:14:48 pm
Post by: dragdeler on February 18, 2020, 07:55:18 pm
Post by: Yoink on February 20, 2020, 02:36:41 pm
Post by: TD1 on February 20, 2020, 02:45:54 pm
Post by: Iduno on February 22, 2020, 08:40:46 pm
Post by: Yoink on February 22, 2020, 11:34:19 pm
Still, a better fate than that of those who don't stay hyper-vigilant, I suppose...
Post by: Frumple on February 22, 2020, 11:53:59 pm
What's the worst non-people mammal?What's our metric for judging worst, here? 'Cause like, the worst at being a mammal would probably be all the extinct ones, followed by the platypus.
Post by: WealthyRadish on February 22, 2020, 11:56:31 pm
What's the worst non-people mammal?
Probably this sad creature (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?action=profile). :(
Post by: Trekkin on February 23, 2020, 12:05:36 am
What's the worst non-people mammal?
Pandas. Too dysfunctional to live, too cute to be allowed to die without soaking up entirely too much in charitable donations.
Post by: ZBridges on February 23, 2020, 12:15:05 am
Post by: Trekkin on February 23, 2020, 12:18:43 am
What's the worst non-people mammal?
Probably this sad creature (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?action=profile). :(
Do explain.
I must confess, I'm curious what doesn't make sense to you.
EDIT: Never mind, then.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on February 23, 2020, 12:24:17 am
May I ask why you think I’m bad at being a mammal?What's the worst non-people mammal?
Probably this sad creature (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?action=profile). :(
Post by: Trekkin on February 23, 2020, 12:25:45 am
May I ask why you think I’m bad at being a mammal?What's the worst non-people mammal?
Probably this sad creature (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?action=profile). :(
He doesn't, NG. The link he posted takes whoever clicks it to their own profile.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on February 23, 2020, 12:32:18 am
Oh. Thanks for clarifyingMay I ask why you think I’m bad at being a mammal?What's the worst non-people mammal?
Probably this sad creature (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?action=profile). :(
He doesn't, NG. The link he posted takes whoever clicks it to their own profile.
Post by: Egan_BW on February 23, 2020, 12:41:54 am
Post by: Il Palazzo on February 23, 2020, 02:41:04 am
But then again, so is soylent green.
Post by: Iduno on February 23, 2020, 09:38:05 am
Drop bears. They are a menace to all living things. A shocking percentage of Australians suffer from spinal injuries as they grow older, due to constantly looking upwards to scan the trees, gutters and lamp posts for any signs of the murderous little bastards.
Still, a better fate than that of those who don't stay hyper-vigilant, I suppose...
They mostly get tourists, so it's a net win there.
I have also learned that horses have been bred to have weird genetic issues that can make them just regular "too muscular" or "freakishly too muscular, also can't always walk without falling over." But that's only certain breeds.
Pandas. Too dysfunctional to live, too cute to be allowed to die without soaking up entirely too much in charitable donations.
Could be. Similar breeding issues as with horses (don't do the thing they should be good at, because they overshot), except people didn't do it to them.
Post by: scriver on February 23, 2020, 10:03:11 am
May I ask why you think I’m bad at being a mammal?What's the worst non-people mammal?
Probably this sad creature (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?action=profile). :(
He doesn't, NG. The link he posted takes whoever clicks it to their own profile.
It's a very traditional forum joke, writing something negative like "Don't tell them, but I really hate this person" or positive like "The best person on the forums is this guy" and then it takes everyone who clicks on the link to their own profiles.
(It's because the way the forum code works is that if a profile shown but no one profile is specified, it defaults to show you your own profile. So when you click "my profile" it doesn't actually specify your account number it just lazily says "access profile", so if you link everyone to that address it defaults to direct everyone to their own profiles)
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on February 23, 2020, 10:48:18 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on February 23, 2020, 06:17:35 pm
Post by: Frumple on February 23, 2020, 06:35:36 pm
For what it's worth, there's a slowly building sentiment against the shit as people spend more time around it (and computer screens, which share similar issues). It's just got to finish kicking in :-\
Post by: Iduno on February 23, 2020, 07:49:12 pm
It's just got to finish kicking in :-\
Hammer works better.
Post by: delphonso on February 24, 2020, 07:51:46 am
Why are blue LEDs used as power indicators? Blue's an eye-piercing color at night, so why don't manufacturers go for a different color that doesn't strain the eyes as much?
My current PC has a soft white which is alright, but I do miss the classic 'menacing red'.
Post by: Iduno on February 24, 2020, 06:54:26 pm
Why are blue LEDs used as power indicators? Blue's an eye-piercing color at night, so why don't manufacturers go for a different color that doesn't strain the eyes as much?
My current PC has a soft white which is alright, but I do miss the classic 'menacing red'.
Hal Eye.jpg.
Post by: TheSteppeWolf on February 26, 2020, 10:06:51 am
Post by: Iduno on February 26, 2020, 10:21:12 am
Is there a difference between poison and venom? In my language they're the same word (хор).
A poison is a thing you should not eat (it's in the plant or animal's skin/blood/whatever). A venom is spit or injected.
Post by: scriver on February 26, 2020, 02:28:52 pm
Is there a difference between poison and venom? In my language they're the same word (хор).
Nah. A bunch of quibbleprigs decided that there was one at one point but that's not actually supported by language, usage, or the history thereof, and the people who decided it doesn't in any way have the authority to make it so.
...But if you're writing a scientific paper you probably want to watch out for that difference ;)
Post by: hector13 on February 26, 2020, 04:40:03 pm
You could eat or drink venom, as long as you have no open sores or ulcers or something in your mouth or stomach. Probably not a good idea though.
Post by: Iduno on February 26, 2020, 04:56:50 pm
Post by: Kagus on February 26, 2020, 05:49:31 pm
Post by: Trekkin on February 26, 2020, 05:52:29 pm
Also, consider the difference between toxic (large enough amount of a substance to be bad for you, like eating too much salt) and poisonous (substance that is just bad for your biology, like chlorine).
Which is different from the concept of a toxin, which is a poisonous substance made by a natural metabolism.
Key to all this is that everything we can't metabolize, excrete or sequester is a poison. Venoms have gone through selective pressure to be poisonous in injectable quantities.
Post by: dragdeler on February 27, 2020, 11:47:22 am
Post by: Iduno on February 27, 2020, 12:22:25 pm
Is there a safe way to break a toe? With predictable healing and such I mean.
"No."
wait 5 minutes, then meet behind the Walgreens.
Post by: scriver on February 27, 2020, 12:36:07 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on February 27, 2020, 03:32:23 pm
Yer all a bunch o quibbleprigsno idea why, but reading this made me think of
Spoiler: Chuzzles (click to show/hide)
Post by: Iduno on February 28, 2020, 02:32:48 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on February 28, 2020, 02:40:53 pm
Why do I check the out-of-context thread every once in a while to see if it's got anything entertaining? I know better than that.because the OoC thread is entertaining 8)
Post by: Grim Portent on March 02, 2020, 08:28:55 pm
My mother mentioned that the feeling earlier while looking at one of my pet shrimp which is carrying eggs, and now it's been buzzing my brain for hours.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on March 03, 2020, 07:22:47 am
Post by: delphonso on March 03, 2020, 07:30:33 am
Hypnogogia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnagogia), perhaps, a similar process is responsible for those times when you're about to fall asleep and get a sense of falling or tripping and kick yourself awake, called a hypnopompic/hypnic jerk.
If it was the middle of the night - some dream sensations can seem to happen after waking up. Has happened to me plenty of times.
Post by: Kagus on March 03, 2020, 07:45:38 am
last night, I felt like something tapped my arm but there was nothing. What would cause that?
Most likely it's some sort of combination of tactile hallucination and muscle twitching/skin contraction. It's quite common to feel random impulses like that, so much so that we normally block most of it out. But when there are fewer distractions (say, at night, when there's less visual information due to darkness and -usually- less audio information due to things quieting down) we have a tendency to pay more attention and start noticing them more. Probably one of the most common is a faint breeze or skin contraction causing a few hairs to rub together, creating the sensation of a bug crawling along the skin (thanks to your mind filling in the gaps of what is "most likely" causing the feeling).
Various muscles can start twitching for a variety of reasons, and if it's close enough to the skin it can feel similar enough to an external force that your brain just "helps out" and makes you perceive it as definitely being touched. Because the brain likes to figure things out, it supplies an answer/explanation to something that wasn't even a question to begin with.
We work off of partial and incomplete information under most circumstances, but it's beneficial from an evolutionary standpoint to "fudge" the rest of the details instead of waiting around to get a more complete data set ("Is that a tiger lying in wait or just some shadows? I don't know, but I'm not sticking around to find out for sure!").
Also what delphonso said regarding sleep/pre-sleep sensations. There are a number of processes going on in the body during sleep preparation and active sleep that can result in various curious experiences.
Post by: Yoink on March 03, 2020, 05:02:35 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on March 03, 2020, 05:23:34 pm
Post by: TD1 on March 03, 2020, 05:59:19 pm
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Post by: Kagus on March 05, 2020, 07:39:19 am
Post by: Iduno on March 05, 2020, 09:58:27 am
So many "Ted Talks". Why doesn't this Ted guy ever try shutting tf up?
Hey, Ted talks are very important. How else will stupid people get to sound smart in front of an audience?
Post by: hector13 on March 05, 2020, 02:08:24 pm
So many "Ted Talks". Why doesn't this Ted guy ever try shutting tf up?
Hey, Ted talks are very important. How else will stupid people get to sound smart in front of an audience?
You've not been paying any attention to politicians in like... thousands of years, have you?
Post by: Iduno on March 05, 2020, 02:33:35 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on March 08, 2020, 06:36:33 pm
Post by: Frumple on March 08, 2020, 08:22:13 pm
It's probably not aggressively terrible so long as the LCD isn't cracking the laptop case or whatever, though. So, like. Go for it?
Post by: methylatedspirit on March 08, 2020, 08:43:09 pm
Post by: Eschar on March 08, 2020, 10:19:27 pm
Post by: Frumple on March 08, 2020, 11:53:49 pm
Basically though we don't actually seem to bloody know :V
Post by: delphonso on March 09, 2020, 01:08:30 am
Post by: scriver on March 09, 2020, 01:30:40 am
Post by: Superdorf on March 09, 2020, 02:25:20 am
Post by: Iduno on March 09, 2020, 08:45:19 am
Why does my dog aggressive attack birds, which it will never catch, but freaks out when it sniffs a frog who is seemingly suicidally apathetic about her presence?
Does she also do the thing where she gets real low to the ground, a few feet away, and never takes her eyes off the frog?
Post by: delphonso on March 09, 2020, 09:08:04 am
Post by: Reelya on March 09, 2020, 09:17:20 am
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Post by: Naturegirl1999 on March 10, 2020, 05:17:01 am
Post by: Yoink on March 10, 2020, 05:23:59 am
Really, the strangest thing here is that you still had one.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on March 10, 2020, 05:29:30 am
Is that not a common occurrence for you? If I wear slippers to bed they inevitably wind up tangled somewhere in the bedclothes.this is the first time that happened
Really, the strangest thing here is that you still had one.
Post by: Reelya on March 10, 2020, 06:39:15 am
How the heck did I lose one slipper I was wearing? I went to sleep with both slippers on, and woke up with one
It slipped off.
Isn't that normal? People move around while they sleep, and you can't notice that the slipper came off.
https://www.brainfacts.org/ask-an-expert/sleep-movement
http://sleepeducation.org/sleep-disorders-by-category/sleep-movement-disorders/periodic-limb-movements/overview-facts
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[Periodic limb movements while you sleep ] occur most often in the lower legs.
... When they occur often through the night, they can disrupt your sleep many times. Normally, you are unaware of the movements or of waking up. A typical movement is for the big toe to extend. Often the ankle, knee or hip will also bend slightly.
Post by: delphonso on March 10, 2020, 09:19:30 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on March 10, 2020, 09:27:14 am
Have you ever woken up with a headache due to your tossing and turning? Like on the floor?
Post by: Iduno on March 10, 2020, 10:30:16 am
Have you ever woken up with a headache due to your tossing and turning? Like on the floor?
No, but I tore my shoulder muslces pretty effectively. Luckily, that was back when insurance was a thing you could use to help with medical care.
Post by: Egan_BW on March 10, 2020, 10:34:13 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on March 10, 2020, 10:36:31 am
im glad you’re ok, how high is your bed to where falling off tears your shoulder?Have you ever woken up with a headache due to your tossing and turning? Like on the floor?
No, but I tore my shoulder muslces pretty effectively. Luckily, that was back when insurance was a thing you could use to help with medical care.
Post by: Iduno on March 10, 2020, 11:26:24 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on March 10, 2020, 11:30:21 am
I didn't fall out. That's just tossing and turning.oh, did you hit the side of your bed with the tossing and turning? How would a shoulder be torn?
Post by: Rolan7 on March 10, 2020, 11:38:33 am
Post by: Iduno on March 10, 2020, 12:05:43 pm
I didn't fall out. That's just tossing and turning.oh, did you hit the side of your bed with the tossing and turning? How would a shoulder be torn?
I was asleep at the time, but I assume laying on my arm and twisting violently. Stress sleep is not good sleep. Took a few months to fully heal.
Post by: Yoink on March 10, 2020, 11:46:20 pm
Started watching a show set in Norway and two of the main characters, who have just moved to a new town and a new school, have showed up just in time for a class on "Asatro". Now, this is clearly for the sake of the narrative - since this show's main theme is basically Norse mythology brought into modern times, from what I gather - but I'm curious as to how much suspension of disbelief is actually needed here, since as far as I know the Nordic governments are generally bent on repressing all such traditions.
Post by: scriver on March 11, 2020, 01:36:48 am
Post by: Kagus on March 11, 2020, 02:01:56 am
Ásatru is specifically the contemporary version of the old beliefs, however, so it's not going to get brought up unless you're taking some kind of class that involves modern paganism.
Post by: scriver on March 11, 2020, 02:34:19 am
The way neopagans use it is just cultural appropriation and a bastardisation of the actual culture and mythology (and an insult to our ancestors and heritage), like all things neopagans do.
Post by: Yoink on March 11, 2020, 05:49:51 am
On the whole, though, I don't think this show's exactly aiming for theological accuracy - but then, it could easily have been the fault of the captioners.
Post by: scriver on March 11, 2020, 06:45:10 am
Just another reason neo-pagans are dumb and don't understand the things they are bastardising.
Post by: methylatedspirit on March 12, 2020, 05:59:08 pm
Post by: hector13 on March 12, 2020, 06:19:11 pm
Post by: Iduno on March 13, 2020, 07:51:37 am
Is there a reason why the RAM modules on my laptop are hidden behind a metal shield? Every other laptop I've opened up doesn't do this, so why would this one be different?
Heat transfer. It's supposed to help move the heat away from the working parts and to the air the fans moves around. Laptops generally have less volume, so less air movement, so they try to put in parts that put off so much heat. The problem comes in when people want a laptop that is as fast as a desktop.
Post by: methylatedspirit on March 14, 2020, 12:49:58 am
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Post by: methylatedspirit on March 14, 2020, 07:57:20 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on March 15, 2020, 10:43:03 am
Post by: Rolan7 on March 15, 2020, 01:21:09 pm
why
(You have interesting audio tastes! That sounds very spooky. Backwards audio already sounds spooky, and I imagine that using such spooky content would make it even spookier when you know what it was)
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on March 15, 2020, 03:48:05 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on March 19, 2020, 08:46:39 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on March 19, 2020, 09:20:43 pm
What is it like to have depth perception? What's it like to always be able to judge distance without having to process what you're seeing?i wish I could tell you. I only have one working eye
Post by: delphonso on March 19, 2020, 10:15:55 pm
Post by: Frumple on March 19, 2020, 10:17:54 pm
I'm not actually sure, I vaguely remember folks saying people with one functioning eye still have depth perception, or something like that. Other than that, I haven't personally lost it at any point I can recall, so trying to explain it is like someone who has never had visual snow try to explain what the world looks like to someone that's always had it. What's it like to have a field of vision not filled with mostly transparent wiggling blobs of static-y color overlaying everything? What's the lie of stillness like to experience? Does the world ever stop moving to you? Is there ever only darkness behind your closed eyes? These are things I've never lived. Words grant an idea or approximation, but they can't be lived. I don't know depth perception's lack, and I've been hallucinating 24/7 for over three decades.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on March 19, 2020, 10:19:58 pm
Post by: Frumple on March 19, 2020, 10:34:40 pm
Also apparently biocular and binocular are different things, which I don't think I knew. Neat.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on March 19, 2020, 10:51:43 pm
Eh, if wikipedia is accurate there's, like, actually a bunch of different aspects to depth perception, several of which don't actually require binocular vision. So you'd still have some sorts of depth perception with one working eye, just not the full suite, so to speak.i meant to type binocular, I need to look at what I type before sending
Also apparently biocular and binocular are different things, which I don't think I knew. Neat.
Post by: methylatedspirit on March 19, 2020, 10:52:28 pm
Eh, if wikipedia is accurate there's, like, actually a bunch of different aspects to depth perception, several of which don't actually require binocular vision. So you'd still have depth perception with one working eye, just not the full suite, so to speak.
My monocular depth perception isn't that accurate, though. It's fine for day-to-day stuff, but if you were to ask me how far away something is, I'd only be able to answer in vague, order-of-magnitude terms. And that's after staring at it for a couple seconds.
So really, what's it like to have fast and accurate depth perception?
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on March 19, 2020, 10:56:17 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on March 19, 2020, 11:11:10 pm
Plus, all my judged distances are inaccurate. Using inaccurate measurements to find how far away something is will always produce an inaccurate result. Compounding that, I don't really have much memory to store those measurements in, so I normally just make a guess.
Post by: Frumple on March 19, 2020, 11:31:08 pm
I can do better when I have a frame of reference -- car length, distance between telephone poles, books, whatever -- but if you're asking me to eyeball distance without something on hand to compare it to I'm pretty shit at it.
Fast is more of a thing, though. Doesn't actually help too much unless you're idly throwing things at cats or summat. Or being suicidally stupid. Most of the time you're close enough to something you need that kind of rapid response for you're too damn close to it and should back off anyway. Mostly just think of those few seconds you need, and image it happens in a blink instead. It's nice, I guess, but not super helpful in most contexts, especially relative to behavior that would mitigate the need for it to be.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on March 19, 2020, 11:39:13 pm
Post by: delphonso on March 20, 2020, 12:01:57 am
Hitting something that's moving doesn't feel like anything, really. It all sort of happens in the automatic sphere.
Post by: Yoink on March 20, 2020, 01:50:03 am
I'm assuming it means "[on the] up and up" or "all good" or something, but Google was entirely unhelpful in trying to confirm that.
Post by: TheSteppeWolf on March 20, 2020, 06:57:57 am
Post by: delphonso on March 20, 2020, 07:08:48 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on March 20, 2020, 07:16:55 am
Post by: scriver on March 20, 2020, 07:33:34 am
I wouldn't go out of my way to kill a fly just for being in my proximity either but bugging me is a capital offence. I only have lenience for cuteness and/or usefulness.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on March 20, 2020, 07:40:00 am
Post by: scriver on March 20, 2020, 07:48:07 am
Post by: TheSteppeWolf on March 20, 2020, 07:51:15 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on March 20, 2020, 08:18:15 am
Post by: TheSteppeWolf on March 20, 2020, 08:19:51 am
How do you know insects don’t think?I don't but most of them certainly don't act like they think much if at all. Ants? Maybe. Even then one ant is pretty dumb, they only show intelligence in groups.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on March 20, 2020, 08:23:23 am
Post by: TheSteppeWolf on March 20, 2020, 08:26:23 am
Cells in multicellular orgsnisms don’t all do thinking, but when they are together there is emerging complexity. What does an animal have to do in order for you to consider it thinking?Be able to provably learn and use its newfound knowledge; be able to either show emotion or interpret them, preferably both; have some degree of social organization.
The higher the degree of those traits, the higher an animal's moral weight is, roughly.
Post by: Iduno on March 20, 2020, 09:32:48 am
Eh, if wikipedia is accurate there's, like, actually a bunch of different aspects to depth perception, several of which don't actually require binocular vision. So you'd still have some sorts of depth perception with one working eye, just not the full suite, so to speak.i meant to type binocular, I need to look at what I type before sending
Also apparently biocular and binocular are different things, which I don't think I knew. Neat.
I think they both work in this case?
And related to the current thread of conversation: I do remember what it was like to not be in pain constantly, and think I remember what not being mentally unstable was, although that one is less reliable for obvious reasons.
Edit: Why does this just sound like the chillest insult to me?
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Post by: Kagus on March 20, 2020, 10:23:01 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on March 20, 2020, 06:14:56 pm
Post by: scriver on March 20, 2020, 07:27:31 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on March 20, 2020, 07:52:16 pm
There are solitary animals, di they not think? If I don’t have emotion for like, 3 days, do I not think?Cells in multicellular orgsnisms don’t all do thinking, but when they are together there is emerging complexity. What does an animal have to do in order for you to consider it thinking?Be able to provably learn and use its newfound knowledge; be able to either show emotion or interpret them, preferably both; have some degree of social organization.
The higher the degree of those traits, the higher an animal's moral weight is, roughly.
Post by: delphonso on March 20, 2020, 09:04:25 pm
Some people are just shallow I guess
Nice.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on March 20, 2020, 09:12:23 pm
I believe there's a lot of evidence that learning is seperate from thought. Toss a coin from each hand to the other at the same time. Thinking about that action makes it harder to learn how to do it. Thoughts retroactively claim credit for learning, but in the moment, they have little to add to the process.can you mention what you think a thought is? I think of the brain as a biological computer, stimuli being inputs, and thoughts as the outputs, actions being based on thoughtSome people are just shallow I guess
Nice.
Post by: delphonso on March 20, 2020, 09:17:20 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on March 20, 2020, 09:32:08 pm
Thought is cognition/consciousness to me. Typing is a non-thoight action, but coming up with the words is done in thought.Is there a way one can determine if others think?
Why do some people think killing flies on sight is unethical? They can't really think, and they are intruding on my territory, and I don't want them to disturb me during gaming, coding, or meditation, whatever. So if I see one I grab the flyswatter.How would TheSteppeWolf know whether flies can think or not? People don’t really have any way of determining whether other humans think, let alone other animals. We just assume other humans can think because the human doing the assuming has thoughts, so other humans must have thoughts too. Why doesn’t this extend to other animals? They exhibit behaviors too, which when humans do them they are considered thinking. I don’t understand how someone can know that insects don’t think
Post by: scriver on March 20, 2020, 09:33:14 pm
Some people are just shallow I guess
Nice.
I can't tell if sincere or sarcastic
Post by: delphonso on March 20, 2020, 10:16:31 pm
There's no way to disprove Solipsism. But it is against intuition and doesn't give much for what it takes away. So most people (hehe) ignore it.
Testing "thinking" is real hard, since we don't have a solid definition of thinking for humans nor a good grasp of how it works for us. So generally testing has been about learning in animals. And just about everything can learn to some degree, as long as it feels pain.
Post by: TheSteppeWolf on March 20, 2020, 11:23:41 pm
...I'm honestly not sure. There has to be a better way of defining sapience.There are solitary animals, di they not think? If I don’t have emotion for like, 3 days, do I not think?Cells in multicellular orgsnisms don’t all do thinking, but when they are together there is emerging complexity. What does an animal have to do in order for you to consider it thinking?Be able to provably learn and use its newfound knowledge; be able to either show emotion or interpret them, preferably both; have some degree of social organization.
The higher the degree of those traits, the higher an animal's moral weight is, roughly.
I think it depends on how advanced said behaviors are. Also if the animal is cute/useful or not, and flies are neither. They're annoying and spread disease.Thought is cognition/consciousness to me. Typing is a non-thoight action, but coming up with the words is done in thought.Is there a way one can determine if others think?Why do some people think killing flies on sight is unethical? They can't really think, and they are intruding on my territory, and I don't want them to disturb me during gaming, coding, or meditation, whatever. So if I see one I grab the flyswatter.How would TheSteppeWolf know whether flies can think or not? People don’t really have any way of determining whether other humans think, let alone other animals. We just assume other humans can think because the human doing the assuming has thoughts, so other humans must have thoughts too. Why doesn’t this extend to other animals? They exhibit behaviors too, which when humans do them they are considered thinking. I don’t understand how someone can know that insects don’t think
Also, flies are so plentiful that even if every single human on Earth made it their life goal to personally (no spraying insecticides from airplanes, only cans or flyswatters) kill every fly they see, nonstop, until they die or all flies are wiped out, they won't even *dent* the fly population. There's no way it will result in anything bad if I kill every fly that intrudes in my home.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on March 20, 2020, 11:49:20 pm
advanced can be subjective, for all we know, flies can think we are simple for not being able to fly, not being able to molt, not having an exoskeleton, not performing metamorphosis. A person that is paralyzed can still think, even though they can’t move. Whether or not we find an animal useful or not does not automatically change their brain capacity. If we think dogs are annoying and spread disease (every animal spreads disease), that will not change how their brains work. An experiment involving fruit flies showed that they take longer to decide which path to take if both of them smelled the same smell. The smell used was a smell the flies knew was dangerous, the expe5iemtnstsrted with one path being a stronger smell and the other being a weaker version of the same smell. At the beginning, they didn’t take long to pick the path with the weaker smells, but as the paths became more similar, they took l0nger to choose. (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/researchers-find-that-fruit-flies-show-intelligence-by-thinking-before-they-act-9426740.html)...I'm honestly not sure. There has to be a better way of defining sapience.There are solitary animals, di they not think? If I don’t have emotion for like, 3 days, do I not think?Cells in multicellular orgsnisms don’t all do thinking, but when they are together there is emerging complexity. What does an animal have to do in order for you to consider it thinking?Be able to provably learn and use its newfound knowledge; be able to either show emotion or interpret them, preferably both; have some degree of social organization.
The higher the degree of those traits, the higher an animal's moral weight is, roughly.I think it depends on how advanced said behaviors are. Also if the animal is cute/useful or not, and flies are neither. They're annoying and spread disease.Thought is cognition/consciousness to me. Typing is a non-thoight action, but coming up with the words is done in thought.Is there a way one can determine if others think?Why do some people think killing flies on sight is unethical? They can't really think, and they are intruding on my territory, and I don't want them to disturb me during gaming, coding, or meditation, whatever. So if I see one I grab the flyswatter.How would TheSteppeWolf know whether flies can think or not? People don’t really have any way of determining whether other humans think, let alone other animals. We just assume other humans can think because the human doing the assuming has thoughts, so other humans must have thoughts too. Why doesn’t this extend to other animals? They exhibit behaviors too, which when humans do them they are considered thinking. I don’t understand how someone can know that insects don’t think
Also, flies are so plentiful that even if every single human on Earth made it their life goal to personally (no spraying insecticides from airplanes, only cans or flyswatters) kill every fly they see, nonstop, until they die or all flies are wiped out, they won't even *dent* the fly population. There's no way it will result in anything bad if I kill every fly that intrudes in my home.
Post by: Yoink on March 20, 2020, 11:49:39 pm
What does "up, up" mean in military terms?I'm still wondering about this...
I'm assuming it means "[on the] up and up" or "all good" or something, but Google was entirely unhelpful in trying to confirm that.
Post by: TheSteppeWolf on March 21, 2020, 12:15:34 am
I don't know how to explain this to you, but I find flies much dumber than dogs. I don't think they can even learn instead of acting on instinct.advanced can be subjective, for all we know, flies can think we are simple for not being able to fly, not being able to molt, not having an exoskeleton, not performing metamorphosis. A person that is paralyzed can still think, even though they can’t move. Whether or not we find an animal useful or not does not automatically change their brain capacity. If we think dogs are annoying and spread disease (every animal spreads disease), that will not change how their brains work. An experiment involving fruit flies showed that they take longer to decide which path to take if both of them smelled the same smell. The smell used was a smell the flies knew was dangerous, the expe5iemtnstsrted with one path being a stronger smell and the other being a weaker version of the same smell. At the beginning, they didn’t take long to pick the path with the weaker smells, but as the paths became more similar, they took l0nger to choose. (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/researchers-find-that-fruit-flies-show-intelligence-by-thinking-before-they-act-9426740.html)...I'm honestly not sure. There has to be a better way of defining sapience.There are solitary animals, di they not think? If I don’t have emotion for like, 3 days, do I not think?Cells in multicellular orgsnisms don’t all do thinking, but when they are together there is emerging complexity. What does an animal have to do in order for you to consider it thinking?Be able to provably learn and use its newfound knowledge; be able to either show emotion or interpret them, preferably both; have some degree of social organization.
The higher the degree of those traits, the higher an animal's moral weight is, roughly.I think it depends on how advanced said behaviors are. Also if the animal is cute/useful or not, and flies are neither. They're annoying and spread disease.Thought is cognition/consciousness to me. Typing is a non-thoight action, but coming up with the words is done in thought.Is there a way one can determine if others think?Why do some people think killing flies on sight is unethical? They can't really think, and they are intruding on my territory, and I don't want them to disturb me during gaming, coding, or meditation, whatever. So if I see one I grab the flyswatter.How would TheSteppeWolf know whether flies can think or not? People don’t really have any way of determining whether other humans think, let alone other animals. We just assume other humans can think because the human doing the assuming has thoughts, so other humans must have thoughts too. Why doesn’t this extend to other animals? They exhibit behaviors too, which when humans do them they are considered thinking. I don’t understand how someone can know that insects don’t think
Also, flies are so plentiful that even if every single human on Earth made it their life goal to personally (no spraying insecticides from airplanes, only cans or flyswatters) kill every fly they see, nonstop, until they die or all flies are wiped out, they won't even *dent* the fly population. There's no way it will result in anything bad if I kill every fly that intrudes in my home.
Post by: delphonso on March 21, 2020, 12:23:19 am
Shameless, Yoink. Do you have a context? I know a few people from different militaries and they might have an answer.What does "up, up" mean in military terms?I'm still wondering about this...
I'm assuming it means "[on the] up and up" or "all good" or something, but Google was entirely unhelpful in trying to confirm that.
Post by: Kagus on March 21, 2020, 08:08:56 am
Post by: scriver on March 21, 2020, 08:19:59 am
That was sincere.
Thank you. I thought it was very clever!
Post by: hector13 on March 24, 2020, 01:42:38 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on March 24, 2020, 01:43:32 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on March 24, 2020, 01:51:56 pm
Post by: hector13 on March 24, 2020, 02:01:45 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on March 24, 2020, 02:13:45 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on March 24, 2020, 02:23:36 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on March 24, 2020, 02:55:51 pm
there are there are 10 possible ways, Inventory, inVENTory, inventORy, inventorY, INVENTory, INventORy, INventorY, inVENTORy, inVENTorY, inventORYOnly if you break the rules of the English language. Stresses fall on syllables. I, VENT, OR and Y are not syllables in inventory. Your choices are in-ven-to-ry.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on March 24, 2020, 02:57:23 pm
i know there were 4 syllables, thank you for correcting their placementthere are there are 10 possible ways, Inventory, inVENTory, inventORy, inventorY, INVENTory, INventORy, INventorY, inVENTORy, inVENTorY, inventORYOnly if you break the rules of the English language. Stresses fall on syllables. I, VENT, OR and Y are not syllables in inventory. Your choices are in-ven-to-ry.
Post by: Yoink on March 24, 2020, 08:27:51 pm
Well, in the film I saw it in the team leader asked for a weapons check after a brief firefight and everyone replied with how combat-ready they were (mostly in terms of ammunition) and, after saying they were good to go, appended "up, up" to it.Shameless, Yoink. Do you have a context? I know a few people from different militaries and they might have an answer.What does "up, up" mean in military terms?I'm still wondering about this...
I'm assuming it means "[on the] up and up" or "all good" or something, but Google was entirely unhelpful in trying to confirm that.
I don't think it was "hup, hup", although I am kind of deaf. It wouldn't make sense in this context afaik, and the subtitles were pretty spot-on in the rest of the film. This was US military, although I've no idea how accurate its representation was in the movie.
Finally, I'm not sure what you mean is shameless! Just bumping a question that got missed. :-[
Also, I say inventory.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on March 24, 2020, 08:43:28 pm
Also, I say inventory.Which part is emphasized?
Post by: delphonso on March 24, 2020, 08:50:09 pm
Post by: scriver on March 25, 2020, 01:13:26 am
Post by: MaxTheFox on March 25, 2020, 06:41:14 am
Why do some people think killing flies on sight is unethical? They can't really think, and they are intruding on my territory, and I don't want them to disturb me during gaming, coding, or meditation, whatever. So if I see one I grab the flyswatter.Well I think it's perfectly ethical. I once impaled a few flies on needles for pestering me. Mosquitoes are even worse. I feed them to ants (or spiders) or pluck their wings off and bury them alive in flower pots.
Post by: TD1 on March 25, 2020, 06:48:52 am
I hesitate to call any killing ethical, just on occasion necessary.
Post by: methylatedspirit on March 25, 2020, 07:07:06 am
I normally keep silent about out-of-norm things, but that's just fucked up. That's sadistic. What did they do to you that would deserve such treatment?Why do some people think killing flies on sight is unethical? They can't really think, and they are intruding on my territory, and I don't want them to disturb me during gaming, coding, or meditation, whatever. So if I see one I grab the flyswatter.Well I think it's perfectly ethical. I once impaled a few flies on needles for pestering me. Mosquitoes are even worse. I feed them to ants (or spiders) or pluck their wings off and bury them alive in flower pots.
Post by: MaxTheFox on March 25, 2020, 07:24:39 am
Flies are nonsentient pests who crap everywhere. And mosquitoes kill a lot of people yearly by spreading malaria and other diseases. And have you ever been to the part of the world where I live? You can't go outside in summer without getting swarmed by both species of insects. And as Steppewolf said, there is absolutely no way I will affect the population (perhaps unfortunately).I normally keep silent about out-of-norm things, but that's just fucked up. That's sadistic. What did they do to you that would deserve such treatment?Why do some people think killing flies on sight is unethical? They can't really think, and they are intruding on my territory, and I don't want them to disturb me during gaming, coding, or meditation, whatever. So if I see one I grab the flyswatter.Well I think it's perfectly ethical. I once impaled a few flies on needles for pestering me. Mosquitoes are even worse. I feed them to ants (or spiders) or pluck their wings off and bury them alive in flower pots.
Post by: methylatedspirit on March 25, 2020, 07:32:40 am
Personally, it's not the killing part that I care about, it's the part where you torture them (or do things that would qualify as torture were it repeated on higher animals, rather) that struck me as... odd.Flies are nonsentient pests who crap everywhere. And mosquitoes kill a lot of people yearly by spreading malaria and other diseases. And have you ever been to the part of the world where I live? You can't go outside in summer without getting swarmed by both species of insects. And as Steppewolf said, there is absolutely no way I will affect the population (perhaps unfortunately).I normally keep silent about out-of-norm things, but that's just fucked up. That's sadistic. What did they do to you that would deserve such treatment?Why do some people think killing flies on sight is unethical? They can't really think, and they are intruding on my territory, and I don't want them to disturb me during gaming, coding, or meditation, whatever. So if I see one I grab the flyswatter.Well I think it's perfectly ethical. I once impaled a few flies on needles for pestering me. Mosquitoes are even worse. I feed them to ants (or spiders) or pluck their wings off and bury them alive in flower pots.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on March 25, 2020, 07:37:22 am
imagine if something bigger than you took off your legs and buried you in dirt. This isn’t just killing, this is tortureWhy do some people think killing flies on sight is unethical? They can't really think, and they are intruding on my territory, and I don't want them to disturb me during gaming, coding, or meditation, whatever. So if I see one I grab the flyswatter.Well I think it's perfectly ethical. I once impaled a few flies on needles for pestering me. Mosquitoes are even worse. I feed them to ants (or spiders) or pluck their wings off and bury them alive in flower pots.
Post by: MaxTheFox on March 25, 2020, 07:45:04 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on March 25, 2020, 07:49:30 am
I definitely wouldn't torture, say, a bird if it flew into my house. I would try and put it outside. Torturing higher animals is just... gross and actually fucked up (also illegal). I have no real empathy for insects though...oh, so just because they have exoskeletons they don’t deserve life?
Post by: MaxTheFox on March 25, 2020, 07:53:10 am
Wasn't this brought up before in a somewhat similar discussion? Insects have much less intelligence than most vertebrates.I definitely wouldn't torture, say, a bird if it flew into my house. I would try and put it outside. Torturing higher animals is just... gross and actually fucked up (also illegal). I have no real empathy for insects though...oh, so just because they have exoskeletons they don’t deserve life?
And I am not even apathetic towards most insects. I like ants, and I think destroying anthills that are outside of gardens (where they are pests) is messed up.
Post by: Yoink on March 25, 2020, 08:15:51 am
Flies are nonsentient pests who crap everywhere. And mosquitoes kill a lot of people yearly by spreading malaria and other diseases. And have you ever been to the part of the world where I live? You can't go outside in summer without getting swarmed by both species of insects. And as Steppewolf said, there is absolutely no way I will affect the population (perhaps unfortunately).They don't do those things out of malice, ya know. We humans kinda have the monopoly on that.
It's one thing to swat them - it's necessity, really. But torturing them to death is just weird, no matter how little in the way of pain receptors they may have.
That said, I do remember catching one in eighth grade during some stupid sewing class and sewing the thing to the worksheet of a friend. That was pretty funny. Also pretty gross, since it bled more like a tick than a fly. Ugh.
Post by: scriver on March 25, 2020, 08:26:37 am
They don't do those things out of malice, ya know. We humans kinda have the monopoly on that.
Every single intelligent animal and also cats and dogs: nervousshifting.gif
Post by: Eschar on March 25, 2020, 08:30:01 am
Also, my two cents on the flies and mosquitoes discussion: I'm more on the MaxTheFox side. I don't think his, ah, interactions with the said insects were unethical per se.
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Personally, it's not the killing part that I care about, it's the part where you torture them (or do things that would qualify as torture were it repeated on higher animals, rather) that struck me as... odd.
Odd, understandable. And certainly it would be torture and unethical if done on a higher animal, but that's MTF and my point: insects aren't higher animals.
Though I would probably not dismember a insect, I've spent my fair share of time chasing ants around with a magnifying glass.
Post by: scriver on March 25, 2020, 08:40:24 am
Genghis Khan, for example.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on March 25, 2020, 12:48:37 pm
In Doom Eternal, why is Samur Makyr referred to as a name (i.e. no 'the') whereas the game uses "the Khan Makyr" for, well, the Khan Makyr? If it's because "Khan Makyr" is a title instead of a proper name (which it is), what was the Khan Makyr's original name? And then why isn't she referred to as "Khan Makyr [actual name]" like with our titles (Dr. Samuel Hayden, President George, etc)?I think higher and lower animals is an arbitrary distinction. We humans call animals more like us higher animals, while of course putting us on a pedestal
Also, my two cents on the flies and mosquitoes discussion: I'm more on the MaxTheFox side. I don't think his, ah, interactions with the said insects were unethical per se.
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Personally, it's not the killing part that I care about, it's the part where you torture them (or do things that would qualify as torture were it repeated on higher animals, rather) that struck me as... odd.
Odd, understandable. And certainly it would be torture and unethical if done on a higher animal, but that's MTF and my point: insects aren't higher animals.
Though I would probably not dismember a insect, I've spent my fair share of time chasing ants around with a magnifying glass.
Post by: Iduno on March 25, 2020, 12:58:39 pm
They don't do those things out of malice, ya know. We humans kinda have the monopoly on that.
Every single intelligent animal and also cats and dogs: nervousshifting.gif
No kidding. Back when I had to travel sometimes for work, the dog was upset with me. The last trip I had to make, and I was gone 2 nights (I had people taking care of her). I got home, said hello and scratched her head, put my bag down, and she was staring right at my eyes while shitting on the living room floor.
Post by: delphonso on March 25, 2020, 07:41:00 pm
Insects have no capacity for spite, so to dole it out to them is pretty bad, I'd say.
No kidding. Back when I had to travel sometimes for work, the dog was upset with me. The last trip I had to make, and I was gone 2 nights (I had people taking care of her). I got home, said hello and scratched her head, put my bag down, and she was staring right at my eyes while shitting on the living room floor.
Gotta respect the confidence to do it. I couldn't. Trust me, I've tried.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on March 25, 2020, 10:14:23 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on March 25, 2020, 10:48:25 pm
Still, the nervous system is extremely simple. So while some capacity for learning is there, don't expect your spidey friend to be bringing you your slippers any time soon.
I'd sooner suspect the nervous system of human gut to have inner life, tbh.
Post by: Eschar on March 25, 2020, 11:04:16 pm
I have a very tenuous recollection of reading about a study once, that trained moth caterpillars (some extremely simple conditioning, like aversion to certain stimuli, iirc) to see if they retained the learned behaviour post-metamorphosis (they did).
I heard it somewhere too. It was cool.
Post by: delphonso on March 25, 2020, 11:40:47 pm
Post by: Kagus on March 26, 2020, 03:38:35 am
If I remember correctly, they attempted training multiple spiders for the job, but Kim was the only one that reliably would make the jump when required.
Post by: scriver on March 26, 2020, 03:54:05 am
;)This conversation makes me wonder if it is possible to train insects or other arthropods, considering people tend to assume they are stupid, not many have attempted this. Maybe they are smarter than we give them credit for. It wouldn’t be the first time we underestimated protostomes, like cephalopods, for example
I've read (on the internet, so take it with a grain of salt) about a kind of spider that "learn" new hunting behaviours for different types of prey, and then keep using those learned methods depending on what they're preying on. I can't remember the number, but I remember being impressed with the number of hunting methods they were able to retain and make use of.
Post by: methylatedspirit on March 27, 2020, 08:48:21 pm
Post by: Iduno on March 27, 2020, 08:58:47 pm
When should I buy computer components? Should I do it now (because supply is only falling now, so prices are increasing day-by-day) or should I wait until COVID-19 blows over?
The answer is usually equal parts "when yo uneed them" and "when they're cheap". If they're cheap and you're locked down (and having a slow enough computer to consider new parts), it's probably a good enough time to buy.
Post by: Yoink on March 30, 2020, 07:53:21 am
Post by: Kagus on March 30, 2020, 08:16:55 am
Has Madagascar actually shut down everything at this point?
Yeah, actually, over a week ago. (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-madagascar/madagascar-confirms-first-cases-of-coronavirus-president-idUSKBN2172TP)
Post by: King Zultan on March 30, 2020, 02:23:28 pm
Great, might as well restart the game can't win if they shut the borders, its like they want to prevent the death of everyone.Has Madagascar actually shut down everything at this point?
Yeah, actually, over a week ago. (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-madagascar/madagascar-confirms-first-cases-of-coronavirus-president-idUSKBN2172TP)
Post by: Yoink on March 30, 2020, 03:22:17 pm
Unrelated random question: how do you say "I hope you choke on it" in French?
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on March 30, 2020, 03:30:47 pm
Huh. Well, I hope it works out for them.
Unrelated random question: how do you say "I hope you choke on it" in French?
Spoiler: according to Google Translate: (click to show/hide)
Post by: Iduno on March 30, 2020, 03:41:58 pm
Huh. Well, I hope it works out for them.
Unrelated random question: how do you say "I hope you choke on it" in French?
Quebecois, or bad French?
Post by: Frumple on March 30, 2020, 05:18:28 pm
Sadly we're running a modded "reality" game, and it didn't take. Unfortunate, really. If all it took to shut down a global pandemic was to wall off Madagascar we'd have an easy out :-\Great, might as well restart the game can't win if they shut the borders, its like they want to prevent the death of everyone.Has Madagascar actually shut down everything at this point?
Yeah, actually, over a week ago. (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-madagascar/madagascar-confirms-first-cases-of-coronavirus-president-idUSKBN2172TP)
Post by: Yoink on March 31, 2020, 01:50:52 am
Huh. Well, I hope it works out for them.
Unrelated random question: how do you say "I hope you choke on it" in French?
Quebecois, or bad French?
I'm not too fussed, really, I just want something to say to cunts who say "bon apetit" at the start of a meal.
@Frumple: jeez, stop being so sad. At least Madagascar might (maybe) survive.
Post by: Kagus on March 31, 2020, 03:23:25 am
Just respond with "Osteoporosis" and enjoy yourself.Huh. Well, I hope it works out for them.
Unrelated random question: how do you say "I hope you choke on it" in French?
Quebecois, or bad French?
I'm not too fussed, really, I just want something to say to cunts who say "bon apetit" at the start of a meal.
Post by: scriver on March 31, 2020, 10:39:51 am
Post by: Iduno on March 31, 2020, 12:27:58 pm
Huh. Well, I hope it works out for them.
Unrelated random question: how do you say "I hope you choke on it" in French?
Quebecois, or bad French?
I'm not too fussed, really, I just want something to say to cunts who say "bon apetit" at the start of a meal.
@Frumple: jeez, stop being so sad. At least Madagascar might (maybe) survive.
Ok, so something like a "Enculer ta mère" might be a bit strong. I'm not sure how you normally speak with friends, but "Salaud" is milder, and reads a bit like "salud", while being relatively polite, so that's pretty good. "Casse-toi" is more of a general "fuck off." "Ferme ta gueule" is more of a "shut the fuck up."
Con or Conne (feminine) is more just a way to call someone stupid or a jerk, which is probably what you're looking for.
Edit: Or just a "Je m’en fous" or "I don't give a fuck." Seems appropriate to this usage.
Post by: itisnotlogical on April 02, 2020, 01:44:38 pm
Do you like Nethack style where you walk into enemies to attack, or to have attacking be its own function assigned to a key?
Post by: Frumple on April 02, 2020, 06:36:44 pm
Most of the time you just want both, basically, with the bump being some kind of default attack. ToME 4 does that just fine, many with bump as a primary melee means still have a dedicated melee attack key.
... also note the bump attack isn't so much a nethack thing as just a roguelike thing. Not many don't have that. Nethack wasn't even the first, so far as I'm aware.
Post by: Reelya on April 02, 2020, 09:30:16 pm
Post by: Iduno on April 02, 2020, 10:06:33 pm
Generally I'd consider the best set-up to be default-attack when walking into hostile creatures, but there should be a prompt when walking into neutrals, since it really sucks when there's a game where walking into townsfolk attacks them and then the villagers swarm you.
Non-hostile NPCs helps, especially if they get pushed (or whatever) instead of attacked.
My issue with push attacks come in when the game makes you travel 50 squares to get somewhere, and has no run function. You could just push the button 50 times, but you hold it down instead. Maps with less empty space help, as does having an auto-move/run function.
Post by: methylatedspirit on April 04, 2020, 01:48:15 am
Do surveillance systems err on the side of caution and declare that a drive has failed as soon as anything goes slightly wrong with it? Also, is it ever a good idea to reuse a hard drive that's in this state?
Post by: Frumple on April 04, 2020, 02:06:13 am
Post by: Telgin on April 05, 2020, 12:26:07 am
I've run computers with dying drives before and it'll probably work for a while, but don't expect it to last long and don't put anything on it you're not willing to lose.
Post by: dragdeler on April 05, 2020, 06:20:14 am
Post by: TheSteppeWolf on April 05, 2020, 06:52:48 am
Post by: scriver on April 05, 2020, 07:53:43 am
Post by: dragdeler on April 05, 2020, 02:50:28 pm
Post by: scriver on April 05, 2020, 06:20:28 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on April 05, 2020, 07:01:18 pm
Ich bin Sören.
Gesundt auf dich gemeetcht hast, SöörehnWhat language is this?
Quid est hoc linguam?
Che lingua è questa?
Hvilket sprog er dette?
Welche Sprache ist das?
Какой это язык?
¿Qué lenguaje es este?
Any of these?
Post by: dragdeler on April 05, 2020, 07:12:15 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on April 05, 2020, 08:54:23 pm
Post by: scriver on April 06, 2020, 12:12:54 am
Ich bin Sören.Gesundt auf dich gemeetcht hast, SöörehnWhat language is this?
Quid est hoc linguam?
Che lingua è questa?
Hvilket sprog er dette?
Welche Sprache ist das?
Какой это язык?
¿Qué lenguaje es este?
Any of these?
It's German from a guy who knows how German sounds, but doesn't speak a single word of it ;)
Post by: Reelya on April 06, 2020, 02:19:52 am
q: when you refer to the monarch, or the institution of monarchy as 'the crown' - is that synecdoche or some other figure of speech (and if so, then what)?
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/synecdoche-metonymy-usage-differences
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Synecdoche is a figure of speech referring to when a part of something is used to refer to the whole, such as in the phrase "all hands on deck," where "hands" are people. It's easy to confuse with metonymy, which refers to using one thing to describe something related to it, such as referring to the Queen as simply "the crown," or a sports team as simply the city they are from as in "Boston led by 2 points."
Have a read of the article. Personally I feel it's a close call between synecdoche and metonymy. Is the crown part of the monarchy (synecdoche), or just related to it (metonymy)?
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on April 06, 2020, 05:54:39 am
Post by: dragdeler on April 06, 2020, 06:29:23 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on April 06, 2020, 07:05:29 am
Post by: Trekkin on April 06, 2020, 07:21:54 am
Why do high-end (especially top-of-the-line) workstation GPUs come with obscene amounts of VRAM? Like, the Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti Super comes with 11 GB of VRAM (far more than you'd likely need for gaming, frankly), and the Quadro RTX 8000, its (highest-end) workstation counterpart, comes with 48 GB of VRAM. What are its users doing that would warrant needing that much VRAM?
Deep learning, primarily.
Post by: wierd on April 06, 2020, 07:46:38 am
Things of that nature.
Post by: Iduno on April 06, 2020, 05:49:52 pm
Why do high-end (especially top-of-the-line) workstation GPUs come with obscene amounts of VRAM? Like, the Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti Super comes with 11 GB of VRAM (far more than you'd likely need for gaming, frankly), and the Quadro RTX 8000, its (highest-end) workstation counterpart, comes with 48 GB of VRAM. What are its users doing that would warrant needing that much VRAM?
Bitcoin mining, which is where most of the video cards end up.
Post by: methylatedspirit on April 06, 2020, 06:24:22 pm
Bitcoin mining, which is where most of the video cards end up.
But the Quadro RTX 8000 costs a whopping $5500. Entire computers are more expensive than that. You could buy 4 RTX 2080 Ti's and SLI two of them together, give away the rest, and you'd still have enough for an i9-9900K. The RTX 2080 Ti costs $1199, which is downright reasonable in comparison. They both run on the same graphics chip anyway, so you'd likely see a tiny performance increase, if any.
Bitcoin mining's already difficult to get a decent return on investment on, so I'm not sure why anyone would go for such obscenely-priced hardware. Plus, you don't need that much VRAM to do mining; a cursory search shows that you'd need 6-8 GB max.
In other words, I doubt it.
Post by: Egan_BW on April 06, 2020, 06:49:42 pm
Bitcoin mining's already difficult to get a decent return on investment on, so I'm not sure why anyone would go for such obscenely-priced hardware.
Being rich and dumb?
Post by: methylatedspirit on April 06, 2020, 07:10:48 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on April 06, 2020, 07:14:53 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on April 06, 2020, 07:48:51 pm
Of course, I'm in a space where you can objectively measure the difference between the things by running tests. You can run a bunch of benchmarks on two processors that are identical save for, say, clock speed, and you can conclude that one is better than the other in some areas. Cake can't really be compared objectively; you can't, like, increase the amount of sugar used by 30% and always expect a proportional increase in the number of people that like it. Some people are repulsed by very sugary food, so the number might start to decrease after some point.
Post by: dragdeler on April 06, 2020, 07:58:14 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on April 06, 2020, 08:25:16 pm
Random thought: I think people only start researching rigorously once they're cash-strapped, since at that point, every dollar matters. Every dollar saved is money that can be put elsewhere. So I suppose it's best to always pretend that you're broke to save money?
Post by: Reelya on April 06, 2020, 08:38:22 pm
Also for ranges of things, they have a really expensive one that they actually expect nobody to get, but because it makes the mid-range option look better. Generally, people like there being a choice, but the vast majority of people want a mid-range one, not cheap and nasty, not needlessly expensive. However, removing the cheap/nasty and overly expensive options change consumer behavior, even if the people making the decision never actually pick those.
EDIT: to give you an idea how this works, say you have "cheap option 1" that's $20, and "expensive option 2" that costs $100, and you get a voucher for a free cup of coffee. Now, a certain % of people will pick option 1, and a certain % of people will pick option 2. However, if you add "option 3" that's identical to option 2, but you don't get a free coffee, everyone agrees that option 3 is a shit option: it's just option 2 minus the coffee. So people pick option 2 instead of option 3. The weird part is that more people also start picking option 2 instead of option 1, even though nothing actually changed between those two options, and nobody ever picks the "extra" option 3. So, by adding superfluous options, you can actually steer people to choose what you want them to choose: add slightly inferior versions of the choice that you're trying to steer them towards, so that the desired option looks more appealing. In other words, to make a certain design more appealing, add some butt-ugly optional designs to pick from, which cost the same. If you have too many good choices, people will get choice-paralysis and not be able to decide. So you only want a couple of decent ones and some godawful ones you hope nobody picks.
This is good knowledge for game designers actually: Say you have a regular sword, and that's 20 gold, and you have a +5 sword, and that's 100 gold, and you want more people to buy the +5 sword. Well, add a +4 sword for 95 gold. Now, anyone would be a fool to buy the +4 sword, since the +5 sword is clearly better value for money. But ... now people will see the extra +1 of the +5 sword as a "bargain" so they'll be more inclined to shell out for the better sword. Even if nobody ever buys the +4 sword. Strange but true, and verified in experiments.
Post by: itisnotlogical on April 08, 2020, 03:54:47 pm
I've seen a bit of buzz about musical concerts taking place in VR due to covid19, but I'd be very surprised if nobody's at least thought about it before, if nobody's actually tried it.
Post by: Frumple on April 08, 2020, 04:04:47 pm
Post by: MaxTheFox on April 09, 2020, 07:23:45 am
Post by: hector13 on April 09, 2020, 07:32:24 am
Post by: delphonso on April 09, 2020, 08:30:21 am
Any recommendations for DF/Rimworld-like games?
Rise to Ruins and Odd Realm come to mind.
Post by: Iduno on April 09, 2020, 08:49:36 am
Any recommendations for DF/Rimworld-like games?
Towns? Gnomoria? /not bitter.
Post by: methylatedspirit on April 09, 2020, 05:01:17 pm
Spoiler: Front and back (click to show/hide)
Did the manufacturer deliberately limit the bandwidth (and therefore performance) of this GPU by removing what I assume are data pins? Was bandwidth not a bottleneck back in 2010 when this was made?
Post by: Yoink on April 19, 2020, 09:33:36 am
I ask because last time I tried I don't believe it worked out very well, but it is possible that I was doing something wrong. The full program runs rather poorly on my laptop, in my experience.
Post by: CABL on April 19, 2020, 09:49:40 am
Can you use Discord in a web browser?
I ask because last time I tried I don't believe it worked out very well, but it is possible that I was doing something wrong. The full program runs rather poorly on my laptop, in my experience.
You can: go to their site, and there should a login button on the upper right corner. Works pretty much the same as the app version, but also utilizes browser spellcheck.
Post by: Yoink on April 19, 2020, 07:50:34 pm
Working well so far, at least.
Post by: Iduno on April 19, 2020, 08:37:34 pm
Thanks bud! For some reason I was quite sure it wouldn't be so easy.
Working well so far, at least.
Yeah, I was also wondering why the options were "download and install a thing, then run it every time you want to log in" and "I don't know, just push this button."
Post by: Max™ on April 21, 2020, 06:39:18 pm
Which quotes placement is more unsettling, and why?
"100%" Real Beef
100% "Real" Beef
100% Real "Beef"
Post by: hector13 on April 21, 2020, 06:42:52 pm
There was also the horse meat scandal in the UK like, 10 years ago, which was amusing.
Post by: Max™ on April 21, 2020, 06:46:00 pm
"100% Real" Beef
100% "Real Beef"
Post by: hector13 on April 21, 2020, 06:47:44 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on April 21, 2020, 07:00:16 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on April 21, 2020, 08:09:19 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on April 21, 2020, 08:11:10 pm
"100%" Real "Beef"this one surpasses the previous ones
Post by: TheSteppeWolf on April 21, 2020, 10:25:29 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on April 21, 2020, 10:27:28 pm
Post by: TheSteppeWolf on April 21, 2020, 10:45:41 pm
no, but you are the reason why we can't have nice things <3Communists tried to destroy my country's culture though. I don't want that to happen again. :/
Post by: wierd on April 21, 2020, 10:56:57 pm
It goes against human nature to remove all practical ownership. Thus, to ensure that communism works*, an enforcer class has to be created. The creation of the enforcer class creates rulers and those ruled, which is exactly what communism was meant to prevent and replace.
Communism works. There are many successful true-communal species on the planet. The problem, is that humans cannot handle communism.
Post by: Laterigrade on April 21, 2020, 11:00:16 pm
The problem is not communism. The problem is human nature.This. Also, even if your ‘enforcer class’ is benevolent, it will only stay so for so long, because rulers will have to change (leaving aside the possibility of immortality) and moreover power corrupts.
It goes against human nature to remove all practical ownership. Thus, to ensure that communism works*, an enforcer class has to be created. The creation of the enforcer class creates rulers and those ruled, which is exactly what communism was meant to prevent and replace.
Communism works. There are many successful true-communal species on the planet. The problem, is that humans cannot handle communism.
Post by: scriver on April 22, 2020, 02:06:33 am
no, but you are the reason why we can't have nice things <3Communists tried to destroy my country's culture though. I don't want that to happen again. :/
Russian or Chinese? Or is this a que no los dos situation?
Post by: TheSteppeWolf on April 22, 2020, 04:12:30 am
Our own, albeit with heavy Russian influence.no, but you are the reason why we can't have nice things <3Communists tried to destroy my country's culture though. I don't want that to happen again. :/
Russian or Chinese? Or is this a que no los dos situation?
Post by: MaxTheFox on April 22, 2020, 04:16:56 am
Post by: Egan_BW on April 22, 2020, 04:20:55 am
Post by: scriver on April 22, 2020, 05:28:59 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on April 22, 2020, 06:04:36 am
Re: Communism
Are eusocial insects examples of communism in other species?
Post by: MaxTheFox on April 22, 2020, 06:15:32 am
No, you’re not annoyingSomewhere in-between that and a hive mind, I'd say. They're not a true hive mind because every ant (for example) can think by itself, but it's not true communism because they're not all equals. I do wonder what a fully sentient eusocial species would be like.
Re: Communism
Are eusocial insects examples of communism in other species?
Is it weird that I wouldn't want to live in a communist/anarchist "utopia" with no hierarchy and communal ownership?I mean, same, but mostly because such a society would, for humans, quickly turn into a dictatorship.
Post by: Reelya on April 22, 2020, 07:16:58 am
No, you’re not annoying
Re: Communism
Are eusocial insects examples of communism in other species?
Not really. The point of communism isn't to make a hive society where the only thing that matters is propagating more hives, which is what eusocial insects are all about. Ants for example are a terrible model for communism: the only thing that matters is feeding the queen ant, and everyone is slave-children of the queen either gathering more food or tending the queens future children. That's nothing like any human society, so trying to draw any conclusions from that is wrong.
Post by: wierd on April 22, 2020, 07:24:23 am
Post by: scriver on April 22, 2020, 07:30:55 am
Post by: Yoink on April 22, 2020, 07:31:52 am
Post by: hector13 on April 22, 2020, 07:31:57 am
Post by: Iduno on April 22, 2020, 07:56:28 pm
Communists tried to destroy my country's culture though. I don't want that to happen again. :/
https://twitter.com/i/status/1238218176086900737 (https://twitter.com/i/status/1238218176086900737)
Post by: methylatedspirit on April 24, 2020, 08:57:04 am
My question is, why didn't they just raise the clock speeds, then put a heatsink on top? After all, higher clock speeds meant higher performance, at least on paper. Or was it that the CPUs themselves couldn't run stably at those higher clock speeds anyway, so heat dissipation just wasn't the limiting factor at the time?
Post by: Iduno on April 24, 2020, 12:29:21 pm
Why did early (microcomputer) CPUs have very low TDPs/power dissipations? Like, the original 8088 had a TDP of just 2.5W[1] (http://www.ndr-nkc.de/download/datenbl/i8088.pdf), an AMD 286 running at 16 MHz did 3.15W[2] (https://en.wikichip.org/w/images/6/68/AMD_80286_Datasheet_%28June_1989%29.pdf), a 386DX running at 40 MHz ran at 3.03W[3] (http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/80386/AMD-NG80386DX-40.html). And these were absolute maximum they could dissipate. These things ran so cool, that at least to my understanding, manufacturers never bothered with even a heatsink until the 486 era.
My question is, why didn't they just raise the clock speeds, then put a heatsink on top? After all, higher clock speeds meant higher performance, at least on paper. Or was it that the CPUs themselves couldn't run stably at those higher clock speeds anyway, so heat dissipation just wasn't the limiting factor at the time?
I think they were running as fast as they could without running into issues. Things are heating up now because the same-sized CPU has a lot more parts with the same surface area to dissipate heat.
Post by: Reelya on April 24, 2020, 01:46:12 pm
There's some interesting stuff here, worth watching if you're interested in retro computer hardware, the stuff about clock timing is about 6 minutes in, though the whole video is definitely worth a watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg-6Cjzzg8s
Post by: methylatedspirit on April 24, 2020, 02:45:54 pm
The other components on the boards back then weren't capable of running any faster. Memory chips back in the early 1980s were very slow.
Because I was morbidly curious, I just had to look it up. The IBM PC 5150, released in 1981, used 200ns RAM[1] (http://www.nj7p.org/Computers/IBM%20PC/work/OriginalPCReference.pdf), which translates in modern terms (with the caveat that these are single data rate) to 5 MHz. I don't care about the throughput at that point, it's going to be terrible. This improved to 150ns (6.667 MHz) for the IBM PC AT (1984), but your point stands. You weren't kidding when you said RAM was slow.
Post by: bloop_bleep on April 25, 2020, 04:09:46 pm
I mean, it's easy to make the Nazis the bad guys if the Nazis were over there, but...
Post by: Frumple on April 25, 2020, 05:14:17 pm
Post by: Laterigrade on April 27, 2020, 05:29:36 am
Still bad guys, from what I can recall, though it's been a while since I've seen a german say anything on the subject. Unless I'm forgetting something it's still, like, illegal to publicly display a swastika in germany. There's not exactly a huge amount of sympathy of the regime that got millions killed and got their own country's teeth kicked in in the process.A few years ago, an amusement park ride that looked like a swastika once it was in the air was taken down and rebuilt. It’s still illegal.
Post by: scriver on April 27, 2020, 06:14:22 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on April 27, 2020, 06:48:32 am
Germany: *bans the sun*swastika=/=sun
Post by: scriver on April 27, 2020, 07:16:32 am
Post by: Kagus on April 27, 2020, 07:40:29 am
Germany: *bans the sun*Germany: *eyes windmills suspiciously*
Post by: CABL on April 27, 2020, 12:26:10 pm
Post by: Yoink on April 28, 2020, 02:01:01 am
This isn't going to stop until Pictionary bans the word "windmill".Germany: *bans the sun*Germany: *eyes windmills suspiciously*
^ I was a "Community" quote virgin before this comment!
Post by: Yoink on April 28, 2020, 02:51:40 am
...is it okay to mix whiskey with sarsaparilla?
Post by: Frumple on April 28, 2020, 08:05:35 am
Post by: hector13 on April 28, 2020, 07:42:49 pm
Sorry for double-posting but this is important:...is it okay to mix whiskey with sarsaparilla?
How do you think Richard Pryor ended up on fire running down the street?
Not freebasing cocaine, that’s for damn sure.
Post by: Yoink on April 29, 2020, 01:16:33 am
In other news: what was that internet story about some hella awkward/creepy guy, punctuated with a (also creepy) bear emoticon?
Post by: Kagus on April 29, 2020, 02:01:17 am
Does whatever a pedo can
Can he break, through a wall?
Yes he can, hide the kids
Look oooooooout
It's Pedobear!
Post by: Yoink on April 29, 2020, 02:17:43 am
Post by: wierd on April 29, 2020, 02:35:34 am
For a bit there, I thought you might be referencing my player character from one of the forum games...
*whistles*
Post by: scriver on April 29, 2020, 05:42:40 am
Turned out surprisingly well, from what I remember. I'm still more-or-less alive, at least.
In other news: what was that internet story about some hella awkward/creepy guy, punctuated with a (also creepy) bear emoticon?
The Denko Saga (´･ω･`) (https://gymkaki.com/threads/the-denko-saga-full-version.4671/)
Denko is the nickname of the poor girl though (´･ω･`)
I reference this story a lot (´･ω･`)
It's a classic (´･ω･`)
(´･ω･`)
Post by: Yoink on April 29, 2020, 06:01:31 am
I actually just wanted the emoticon itself, to reference it somewhere without context.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on April 29, 2020, 06:12:03 am
Edit: apparently rebooting it fixed the problem
Post by: MaxTheFox on April 29, 2020, 06:43:13 am
My IPad is flashing blue at the bottom of the screen. I can still use the keyboard, does anyone have an idea on how to stop the blue? Or what caused it?Well, Rule 1 of tech support is: If you don't know how to fix it, first thing you should do is reboot it.
Edit: apparently rebooting it fixed the problem
Post by: bloop_bleep on April 29, 2020, 12:45:24 pm
The Denko Saga (´･ω･`) (https://gymkaki.com/threads/the-denko-saga-full-version.4671/)
I feel like the other people were a bit too rude to this guy. I mean, yeah, he seems clueless with girls, but that might not be his fault. He clearly hasn't had much experience with this matter before. He doesn't seem to want to be stalkerish, and he understands that it's bad to be stalkerish, but fails to understand his actions are stalkerish. His heart might be about to be broken anyway, no need to pile on. And I dislike how people immediately assume he isn't attractive in general, just because he doesn't have many friends and sometimes gets too attached. If a girl sent me 600 emails worrying whether I'm okay my heart would be warmed regardless of whether I like her romantically. (I'd be a little scared too, sure.)
Though 2chan sounds like 4chan and thus may also be just another toxic cesspool on the Internet, and also this guy might be trolling, though I doubt it.
Also, I haven't finished reading it yet.
EDIT: Oh dear.
Post by: TD1 on April 29, 2020, 01:05:13 pm
My objection is to the deliberate baiting and bad advice.The Denko Saga (´･ω･`) (https://gymkaki.com/threads/the-denko-saga-full-version.4671/)
I feel like the other people were a bit too rude to this guy. I mean, yeah, he seems clueless with girls, but that might not be his fault. He clearly hasn't had much experience with this matter before. He doesn't seem to want to be stalkerish, and he understands that it's bad to be stalkerish, but fails to understand his actions are stalkerish. His heart might be about to be broken anyway, no need to pile on. And I dislike how people immediately assume he isn't attractive in general, just because he doesn't have many friends and sometimes gets too attached. If a girl sent me 600 emails worrying whether I'm okay my heart would be warmed regardless of whether I like her romantically. (I'd be a little scared too, sure.)
Though 2chan sounds like 4chan and thus may also be just another toxic cesspool on the Internet, and also this guy might be trolling, though I doubt it.
Also, I haven't finished reading it yet.
I've not finished either. But it seems to me like he probably has a learning deficiency of some sort.
Post by: bloop_bleep on April 29, 2020, 01:26:00 pm
I haven't finished yet, and Jesus it's already a mess so far.
Post by: Rolan7 on April 29, 2020, 02:48:26 pm
The end has truly unexpected twists too... probably... less bad?? I can't really say good, and I still don't want to believe. Cripes.
Post by: scriver on April 29, 2020, 03:32:03 pm
Post by: TD1 on April 29, 2020, 03:34:45 pm
(´･ω･`)I think that gave me PTSD
Post by: scriver on April 29, 2020, 03:39:15 pm
(´･ω･`)I think that gave me PTSD (´･ω･`)
Fixed that for you (´･ω･`)
Post by: Kagus on April 29, 2020, 03:43:38 pm
No, yeah, I kept reading, and the people who are egging him on are the ones at fault here. It probably would've ended a lot sooner otherwise.It is a Xchan, what were you expecting? (´･ω･`)
I haven't finished yet, and Jesus it's already a mess so far.
You cannot bear the bear //\(´::ω::`)/\\
Flee (´#･ω･`)づ︻╦̵̵̿╤──
Post by: bloop_bleep on April 29, 2020, 04:22:47 pm
Quote
I CAN MAKE SPAGHETTI (´･ω･`)
Post by: Iduno on April 29, 2020, 04:24:13 pm
Well that went places... fuck.
The end has truly unexpected twists too... probably... less bad?? I can't really say good, and I still don't want to believe. Cripes.
It started some weird places. People mostly posted reasonable advice, until the "600 emails" thing came out. Then they appear to have decided it's a troll, and joked back.
Post by: dragdeler on May 01, 2020, 05:24:08 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on May 01, 2020, 10:27:27 pm
Post by: King Zultan on May 02, 2020, 12:55:45 am
Post by: Yoink on May 02, 2020, 01:07:24 am
Tinker.
Post by: Ziusudra on May 02, 2020, 01:12:11 am
Why is the Einstein Roulette subtopic in the RTD subtopic in the Forum Games topic showing white when the most recent post was in 2017?Maybe it had a new post that got deleted. 🤷🏻
Post by: dragdeler on May 02, 2020, 06:39:43 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on May 02, 2020, 10:27:32 am
that link appears to lead to some sort of hard drive? Motherboard? Microchip? Some computer partTinker
I don't know what they done to you but we don't mention the cursed letters (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Tinker-board.jpg/260px-Tinker-board.jpg)
Post by: MaxTheFox on May 02, 2020, 10:30:03 am
Looks like one of those microcontrollers for homemade robots.that link appears to lead to some sort of hard drive? Motherboard? Microchip? Some computer partTinker
I don't know what they done to you but we don't mention the cursed letters (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Tinker-board.jpg/260px-Tinker-board.jpg)
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 02, 2020, 10:35:08 am
Probably a single-board computer, something like a Raspberry Pi, if you've heard of those. Looking it up, it appears to be an ASUS Tinker Board.Looks like one of those microcontrollers for homemade robots.that link appears to lead to some sort of hard drive? Motherboard? Microchip? Some computer partTinker
I don't know what they done to you but we don't mention the cursed letters (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Tinker-board.jpg/260px-Tinker-board.jpg)
Post by: wierd on May 02, 2020, 12:52:36 pm
Post by: Eschar on May 03, 2020, 03:57:29 pm
Why is the Einstein Roulette subtopic in the RTD subtopic in the Forum Games topic showing white when the most recent post was in 2017?
Thread or thread response? There were a few responses recently in the ER novel thread.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on May 03, 2020, 05:17:05 pm
the newest posts in all threads were no later than 2017, unless it doesn’t sort by newest postsWhy is the Einstein Roulette subtopic in the RTD subtopic in the Forum Games topic showing white when the most recent post was in 2017?
Thread or thread response? There were a few responses recently in the ER novel thread.
Post by: Yoink on May 04, 2020, 12:54:12 am
I fear that, perhaps, worrying so much - well, not much, but more than not at all - about such mistakes may be the actual racist thing. I just can't help but replay that one scene from Seinfeld (not to mention the probably countless other comedic films/shows that have made the same joke over the years, including the one I am currently watching) with the "I suppose we all look alike to you, right Costanza?" line in my head whenever such thoughts occur to me - especially if I'm watching whatever-it-is with someone else and voice my recognition aloud.
Of course, I mistake actors of my own ethnicity/ethnicities all the time and feel dumb enough about that, but at least I don't have the added embarrassment of a Costanza moment thrown in.
But yeah, as I said, it's kind of a thrill when I think (or say!) "Hey, that's Omar from The Wire!" or "Oooh, it's Gus Fring from Breaking Bad!" or "...Huh, wait, isn't that Zaboo from that weird web series starring the goddess known to mortals as Felicia Day?" and then feel this icy stab of fear as it occurs to me that I may be mistaken and therefore racist, only for a quick check to prove me right! Absolutely right and correct! Ahaha, suck it, nerds! My facial recognition abilities are, while perhaps not perfect, at least extant!
I suppose it helps that at least one of the roles played by the actors aforementioned did, in fact, involve a direct reference to the thing they're more known for. That's gotta be like, the closest I've come to being directly targeted by "fan service".
Post by: delphonso on May 04, 2020, 12:58:22 am
Post by: Kagus on May 04, 2020, 02:40:25 am
Then he died.
Everyone looks alike, some just look more alike than others. And when we meet someone who looks less like us or the people we know, we get hung up on the general differences rather than the specific differences because he specifics result in too much information to process readily.
Once you get used to seeing people with those same general differences though, then you develop a clear enough mental image of those general differences that you can start comparing specific differences to that general image, and that's when you can tell Luke and Owen Wilson apart.
Post by: Iduno on May 04, 2020, 10:21:57 am
Don't actually do that. It shouldn't need saying, but don't.
Post by: Trekkin on May 04, 2020, 10:36:11 am
Post by: Iduno on May 04, 2020, 03:08:46 pm
The comments on that run an impressive gamut of ultracrepidarian snark.
I like "that's like the main way I figure out wtf my emotions are".
Post by: Eschar on May 04, 2020, 07:04:13 pm
Anyone got a soldering iron I can borrow? (https://twitter.com/3liza/status/1257216661960048643)
Are soldering irons hot enough to cauterize? Asking for a, uh, friend.
Post by: Iduno on May 04, 2020, 09:05:16 pm
Anyone got a soldering iron I can borrow? (https://twitter.com/3liza/status/1257216661960048643)
Are soldering irons hot enough to cauterize? Asking for a, uh, friend.
You may need to do some splicing and jam some wires into a 210 outlet, but it should be fine.
Post by: Frumple on May 04, 2020, 09:31:48 pm
You'd probably want something else if you were looking to burn shut a wound, though. Most soldering irons don't have much surface area on the heating element, so doing anything like that with one would be... inefficient.
Post by: Paramatter on May 05, 2020, 03:15:31 am
Post by: Kagus on May 05, 2020, 05:19:40 am
Post by: Iduno on May 05, 2020, 08:35:12 am
Soldering irons solder, like, metal. Among other things. Yes, they'll cauterize flesh. You have to be pretty careful when using them or you can hurt yourself fairly badly.
We're joking about burning through a portion of our brains by jamming a soldering iron through the side. I'm not sure "be pretty careful", or even "be any amount careful at all", fits with that.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on May 05, 2020, 09:05:01 am
i must of missed this, why would people want to essentially cook their brains? It sounds dangerous and lethal, which I guess is the joke. Jokes can get very odd very quicklySoldering irons solder, like, metal. Among other things. Yes, they'll cauterize flesh. You have to be pretty careful when using them or you can hurt yourself fairly badly.
We're joking about burning through a portion of our brains by jamming a soldering iron through the side. I'm not sure "be pretty careful", or even "be any amount careful at all", fits with that.
Post by: Eschar on May 05, 2020, 09:21:09 am
Soldering irons solder, like, metal. Among other things. Yes, they'll cauterize flesh.
But they don't melt normal metals, right? Only solder. Ok, fine, gallium too.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on May 05, 2020, 09:41:34 am
Post by: King Zultan on May 05, 2020, 09:43:00 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on May 05, 2020, 09:45:32 am
Have any of you ever had dreams of things you thought happened, only to wake up and find that those things didn’t happen?
Post by: Eschar on May 05, 2020, 10:17:26 am
Joking aside, yes, I've often woken up in the morning, gotten up, got dressed etc. only to suddenly wake up.
Post by: bloop_bleep on May 05, 2020, 11:39:01 am
Soldering irons solder, like, metal. Among other things. Yes, they'll cauterize flesh.
But they don't melt normal metals, right? Only solder. Ok, fine, gallium too.
Used to be you could get an 400-degree soldering iron that could melt anything. Then those annoying environmental and health & safety folk made a huge fuss about all these lead fumes leaking into the air and giving people bone cancer or something, gawd, and so now all the solder is some hard-ass tin concoction which you need like 900 degrees to melt.
Even a 400-degree iron will happily burn whatever organic material you'd like, if contact is extended, so if you wanna smoke out your inconvenient brain circuitry you go right ahead.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on May 05, 2020, 11:49:00 am
Well, poisoning the air seems like a thing that should be stoppedSoldering irons solder, like, metal. Among other things. Yes, they'll cauterize flesh.
But they don't melt normal metals, right? Only solder. Ok, fine, gallium too.
Used to be you could get an 400-degree soldering iron that could melt anything. Then those annoying environmental and health & safety folk made a huge fuss about all these lead fumes leaking into the air and giving people bone cancer or something, gawd, and so now all the solder is some hard-ass tin concoction which you need like 900 degrees to melt.
Even a 400-degree iron will happily burn whatever organic material you'd like, if contact is extended, so if you wanna smoke out your inconvenient brain circuitry you go right ahead.
Post by: Iduno on May 05, 2020, 12:59:48 pm
i must of missed this, why would people want to essentially cook their brains? It sounds dangerous and lethal, which I guess is the joke. Jokes can get very odd very quicklySoldering irons solder, like, metal. Among other things. Yes, they'll cauterize flesh. You have to be pretty careful when using them or you can hurt yourself fairly badly.
We're joking about burning through a portion of our brains by jamming a soldering iron through the side. I'm not sure "be pretty careful", or even "be any amount careful at all", fits with that.
To get rid of the part of the brain that causes pain and muscle cramps when I worry, and also the part that makes me always worry.
Have any of you ever had dreams of things you thought happened, only to wake up and find that those things didn’t happen?
Have you...been having dreams that made things happen in the real world?
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on May 05, 2020, 01:08:11 pm
Post by: Frumple on May 05, 2020, 01:41:43 pm
That would be the stealth joke, yes. As opposed to the less stealthy one about the inefficiency of soldering irons for cauterization.Soldering irons solder, like, metal. Among other things. Yes, they'll cauterize flesh. You have to be pretty careful when using them or you can hurt yourself fairly badly.We're joking about burning through a portion of our brains by jamming a soldering iron through the side. I'm not sure "be pretty careful", or even "be any amount careful at all", fits with that.
Post by: Eschar on May 05, 2020, 02:27:34 pm
i must of missed this, why would people want to essentially cook their brains? It sounds dangerous and lethal, which I guess is the joke. Jokes can get very odd very quicklySoldering irons solder, like, metal. Among other things. Yes, they'll cauterize flesh. You have to be pretty careful when using them or you can hurt yourself fairly badly.
We're joking about burning through a portion of our brains by jamming a soldering iron through the side. I'm not sure "be pretty careful", or even "be any amount careful at all", fits with that.
To get rid of the part of the brain that causes pain and muscle cramps when I worry, and also the part that makes me always worry.Have any of you ever had dreams of things you thought happened, only to wake up and find that those things didn’t happen?
Have you...been having dreams that made things happen in the real world?
Do you mean "is NG prophetic" or something like "is NG a reality warper" or something like "is NG going on murderous rampages in her sleep"?
I assume NG is a she, given the username.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on May 05, 2020, 02:51:30 pm
no no no yesi must of missed this, why would people want to essentially cook their brains? It sounds dangerous and lethal, which I guess is the joke. Jokes can get very odd very quicklySoldering irons solder, like, metal. Among other things. Yes, they'll cauterize flesh. You have to be pretty careful when using them or you can hurt yourself fairly badly.
We're joking about burning through a portion of our brains by jamming a soldering iron through the side. I'm not sure "be pretty careful", or even "be any amount careful at all", fits with that.
To get rid of the part of the brain that causes pain and muscle cramps when I worry, and also the part that makes me always worry.Have any of you ever had dreams of things you thought happened, only to wake up and find that those things didn’t happen?
Have you...been having dreams that made things happen in the real world?
Do you mean "is NG prophetic" or something like "is NG a reality warper" or something like "is NG going on murderous rampages in her sleep"?
I assume NG is a she, given the username.
Now that the clarifications are out of the way, sometimes I have dreams about specific conversations that end up happening later, or I start talking and think did I dream this before? however that happens too rarely to be prophetic
Post by: Iduno on May 05, 2020, 03:01:17 pm
That would be the stealth joke, yes. As opposed to the less stealthy one about the inefficiency of soldering irons for cauterization.Soldering irons solder, like, metal. Among other things. Yes, they'll cauterize flesh. You have to be pretty careful when using them or you can hurt yourself fairly badly.We're joking about burning through a portion of our brains by jamming a soldering iron through the side. I'm not sure "be pretty careful", or even "be any amount careful at all", fits with that.
And also that I needed to borrow one, instead of borrowing something that would work properly.
I've played Alpha Centauri. I know how nerve stapling is supposed to work.
Post by: Yoink on May 06, 2020, 04:01:02 am
I was sure I used to know this - I thought it was something like a "title card" but that apparently means something different. I guess this is a variation of those (usually) animated logo-type things one generally sees attached by film studios to the beginning of their films, which is incidentally something else I would like to know the proper word for.
Post by: TamerVirus on May 06, 2020, 11:39:12 am
What are the "cards" called that are sometimes displayed after a TV show, usually just tucked in for a brief moment either before or after the credits and usually displaying stuff about the makers/producers of the show, sometimes with details, jokes and/or running gags that vary between episodes?Isn't that just included in what is called the opening credits/title sequence?
A running gag in the intro is known as a 'coach gag' due to it's association with the Simpsons
those (usually) animated logo-type things one generally sees attached by film studios to the beginning of their films, which is incidentally something else I would like to know the proper word for.Production logo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Production_logo)
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on May 06, 2020, 11:41:29 am
Couch gag?What are the "cards" called that are sometimes displayed after a TV show, usually just tucked in for a brief moment either before or after the credits and usually displaying stuff about the makers/producers of the show, sometimes with details, jokes and/or running gags that vary between episodes?Isn't that just included in what is called the opening credits/title sequence?
A running gag in the intro is known as a 'coach gag' due to it's association with the Simpsons
Post by: TamerVirus on May 06, 2020, 12:25:28 pm
Couch Gag (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2NTcS6nkUY)
More details can be found here (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CouchGag)
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on May 06, 2020, 12:43:04 pm
What? You've never watched the Simpsons before?I’ve seen it, I just corrected coach to couch. Your quote said coach gag, so the question was did you mean couch gag?
Couch Gag (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2NTcS6nkUY)
More details can be found here (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CouchGag)
Post by: dragdeler on May 06, 2020, 01:40:49 pm
Post by: ZBridges on May 10, 2020, 07:36:57 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on May 10, 2020, 07:58:26 pm
The actual army of the combine during the seven hours war would probably be made up of entirely of the bio-mechanical enemies you see. Striders, gunships, hunters... Probably advisors, too.
I think that the overall implication is that the main, extremely scary combine army left to go conquer more worlds, and we don't have to fight them because creating a portal between worlds is costly. I think in episode 2 a lot of the plot consists of stopping the combine on earth from sending a signal for reinforcements.
But yeah, most of the forces left on earth at the time of HL2 are pretty much a vanguard of humans and enhanced human tech. The soldiers are human, using human guns. The attack helicopters look like human designs made with combine tech. Manhacks and weaponized headcrabs are weapons designed for fighting humans and would be less useful for conquering new worlds.
I guess you could speculate that that's why the G-man took Gordon out of stasis after the 7-hour war, rather than during it. The combine forces on earth were weaker at that time.
Post by: TheSteppeWolf on May 12, 2020, 11:02:17 am
Post by: bloop_bleep on May 12, 2020, 11:22:17 am
Post by: Egan_BW on May 12, 2020, 11:56:10 am
Post by: scriver on May 12, 2020, 11:57:01 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on May 12, 2020, 11:59:23 am
I haven't played any of the half-game livesI haven't either
Post by: Eschar on May 12, 2020, 12:09:01 pm
Post by: WealthyRadish on May 12, 2020, 12:16:27 pm
I haven't played any of the half-game lives
I really liked HL1, but couldn't finish HL2. It felt like a generic extended tech demo (probably because it was a large enough influence on future FPS games to define what "generic" meant), whereas HL1 felt like an excellent balance between older styles and modern games. I say this as someone who played them both for the first time more than a decade after they came out.
Post by: Kagus on May 12, 2020, 01:17:38 pm
Post by: scriver on May 12, 2020, 01:37:18 pm
Post by: Kagus on May 12, 2020, 01:55:59 pm
Basically Portal, then?Which was made three years later as an extension of the physics and the engine introduced with HL2, yes. Since that's what people wanted more of.
Post by: dragdeler on May 12, 2020, 03:19:50 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on May 12, 2020, 04:22:00 pm
"Extended tech demo" is a pretty good descriptor, honestly. The physics (and to a lesser extent, graphics) for the time were revolutionary and awe-inspiring.It was literally extended by Lost Coast too, a literal tech-demo sidepiece which showed off their further innovations with commentary. Also the episodes of course, which leaned into certain gimmicks pretty hard. "Don't shoot in this shooter" being an interesting one. "Carry this physics object" being an interesting one but dreadfully executed considering the driving sections and not-always-clear gating.
WTH I finished HL2+episodes more than once... and never got past the stuck door after the "tutorial" in HL1 fuck that game.Kinda curious what door you mean. If you actually completed the tutorial it sounds like you mean the door the security guard opens, but only once you get your HEV suit. If you meant you got past the test chamber introduction section, you might need to smash a glass panel in the door and crawl through. Or find a scientist to unlock the door for you.
not to brag but I figured this stuff out despite playing without sound or captions :P (I had a *rough* time with the tentacle beast because I ironically couldn't hear the guard's advice to be quiet and use grenades).
Post by: dragdeler on May 12, 2020, 04:33:21 pm
Post by: Superdorf on May 12, 2020, 06:55:04 pm
Why does my cat sound creaky when he meows?
Have you oiled it lately?
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on May 12, 2020, 09:47:25 pm
Do arachnids sleep?
Do they dream?
Post by: Superdorf on May 12, 2020, 09:58:53 pm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_eye_movement_sleep#In_other_animals
Seems the prerequisite sleep pattern for dreaming is specific to mammals and birds-- insect sleep is a thing tho.
Post by: scriver on May 13, 2020, 03:02:44 am
Post by: Kagus on May 13, 2020, 03:48:16 am
Do insects dream of arthropod sheep?
....Baazz? Bzzaa? Bzaza?
I'm not sure how long I want to think about what sound beesheep would make. Except maybe if it was a portmanteau of their origins; "beep".
Post by: MaxTheFox on May 13, 2020, 04:37:06 am
Just how secure is Tor Browser? I use it a lot unless I need a fast browser, or something breaks with Tor. This forum works great with it, at least, so do many other forums I am in.In my experience CAPTCHAs are a PITA to get past with Tor.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on May 13, 2020, 08:41:56 am
why?Just how secure is Tor Browser? I use it a lot unless I need a fast browser, or something breaks with Tor. This forum works great with it, at least, so do many other forums I am in.In my experience CAPTCHAs are a PITA to get past with Tor.
Post by: Iduno on May 13, 2020, 08:48:12 am
why?Just how secure is Tor Browser? I use it a lot unless I need a fast browser, or something breaks with Tor. This forum works great with it, at least, so do many other forums I am in.In my experience CAPTCHAs are a PITA to get past with Tor.
I would assume it's blocking part of Google's phone-home data, and they don't want to do anything if they can't track you.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on May 13, 2020, 08:54:29 am
Post by: scriver on May 13, 2020, 08:58:29 am
Post by: MaxTheFox on May 13, 2020, 08:59:41 am
The CAPTCHA takes like 10 correct attempts before it lets you through. Most of the time it acts like you didn't pass it.why?Just how secure is Tor Browser? I use it a lot unless I need a fast browser, or something breaks with Tor. This forum works great with it, at least, so do many other forums I am in.In my experience CAPTCHAs are a PITA to get past with Tor.
Post by: delphonso on May 13, 2020, 09:05:55 pm
Post by: scriver on May 15, 2020, 09:34:59 am
Post by: TamerVirus on May 15, 2020, 09:39:38 am
So a tricolor
Post by: Eschar on May 19, 2020, 09:15:13 am
Their fur has a sorta comforting smell, like blankets.
Post by: wierd on May 19, 2020, 09:21:24 am
Dogs secrete some strong smelling biomarkers through their sebaceous skin glands, because they are a strongly olfactory-based social animal. Humans are more visually-based social animals, and cats are descended from mostly non-social, solitary animals.
Basically, humans have an alternative system for individual identification that does not use olfaction, and cats never evolved unique biomarkers on their personages in that capacity to begin with, because their ancestors were solitary, only interacting at breeding season. (Cats DO have skin scent glands in their cheeks, but it serves a different function; It is used to identify property/territorial marking.)
Post by: scriver on May 19, 2020, 09:23:35 am
And also because they don't communicate as much/in the same way through smells probably? God knows the kind of communication they do do through smell stinks like nothing else.
I thought of a question earlier today at work, but I've forgotten it. Anyone of you know what it was?
Post by: wierd on May 19, 2020, 09:30:58 am
Yes. Nasty. Gross. Bad kitty.
Post by: scriver on May 19, 2020, 09:39:25 am
Also yeah sorry for pretty much just repeating what you said except less good. You ninjaed me and I was too lazy to change my mind ;)
Post by: King Zultan on May 19, 2020, 09:50:40 am
Post by: Il Palazzo on May 19, 2020, 10:58:50 am
Post by: hector13 on May 19, 2020, 02:25:54 pm
Then one time he puked it up, and I am happy to not have experienced the smell.
Post by: Egan_BW on May 19, 2020, 04:19:46 pm
(Cats DO have skin scent glands in their cheeks, but it serves a different function; It is used to identify property/territorial marking.)"You don't have to know who I am, but you do have to know what is mine."
Antisocial yet fixated on property. Are cats ancaps by nature? :thinking:
Post by: dragdeler on May 20, 2020, 06:33:38 am
Post by: Egan_BW on May 20, 2020, 09:44:45 pm
Post by: Uthimienure on May 21, 2020, 01:29:44 am
No buttered popcorn is available for the cat to get into.
Anyone else observed this with their cat?
Post by: Egan_BW on May 21, 2020, 02:07:37 am
Post by: Uthimienure on May 21, 2020, 03:18:43 am
Do you flavor your popcorn with cat spit?Since you answered my question with a question...
Do you have a cat?
What do its paws smell like?
Post by: Egan_BW on May 21, 2020, 03:26:01 am
Post by: TD1 on May 21, 2020, 04:01:01 am
Post by: scriver on May 21, 2020, 04:53:19 am
Post by: Uthimienure on May 21, 2020, 04:57:48 am
Note to self: smell cat's feet when I get homeI expect a full report!
*please let it be popcorn*
Post by: Iduno on May 21, 2020, 10:52:25 am
Or just assume all ancaps are cats. Makes sense to me.
No, dragdeler just said cats can feel shame.
Post by: scriver on May 21, 2020, 03:21:44 pm
Note to self: smell cat's feet when I get homeI expect a full report!
*please let it be popcorn*
Report: Sniff refused, requesting first aid
Post by: Uthimienure on May 21, 2020, 04:05:59 pm
Note to self: smell cat's feet when I get homeI expect a full report!
*please let it be popcorn*
Report: Sniff refused, requesting first aid
LOL
Post by: Eschar on May 27, 2020, 04:57:03 pm
Post by: Kagus on May 27, 2020, 04:58:57 pm
When I'm very anxious I smell smoke. Why?
Obviously not because of cats.
Post by: TamerVirus on May 27, 2020, 06:10:45 pm
When I'm very anxious I smell smoke. Why?Because you enter a pyromaniac fugue state when anxious?
Or
You’re only very anxious when stuff is literally on fire
Post by: Ziusudra on May 27, 2020, 08:19:42 pm
When I'm very anxious I smell smoke. Why?Are you confusing "being anxious" with "having a stroke"?
Post by: Eschar on May 27, 2020, 08:28:02 pm
When I'm very anxious I smell smoke. Why?Are you confusing "being anxious" with "having a stroke"?
I... really don't think so.
Post by: Yoink on May 27, 2020, 08:31:12 pm
Post by: Eschar on May 27, 2020, 08:33:03 pm
It's probably worth noting that this "phantom" smell started to crop up after a bout of anxiety where there happened to be actual smoke around (unrelated to the bout.) Since then other anxious times have summoned the smell.
Post by: Yoink on May 27, 2020, 08:37:10 pm
The smell of smoke can be pretty threatening, after all. I often imagine unpleasant smells during anxiety attacks, though it's usually BO, bad breath or dookie smell, which makes me even more anxious as I hasten to ensure said smell isn't coming from me. >.>
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on May 28, 2020, 07:16:08 pm
Post by: Eschar on May 28, 2020, 07:56:17 pm
Post by: Iduno on May 28, 2020, 08:56:00 pm
I don’t notice smell changes correlating to anxiety or other emotional changes, I thought that was normal, smells not changing based on emotions alone.
I think the way the brain stores emotions and sense memories is closely tied. Most likely it was stuff like "last time I smelled/saw that, I almost died, so now that smell/sight is tied to fear, and I react before I know why I'm scared."
Post by: Yoink on May 28, 2020, 11:28:18 pm
Post by: wierd on May 30, 2020, 10:57:08 pm
(Unlike the more domesticated variety, this wild variety only produces thin and small roots, but does produce flowers and chards in abundance, which are edible on young plants. The roots, though small, CAN be harvested.)
I am still in the process of digging (
Post by: Doomblade187 on May 30, 2020, 11:04:11 pm
Post by: wierd on May 30, 2020, 11:15:38 pm
However, they are taking their sweet assed time growing and setting fruit. I have essentially been subsisting on pasta, powdered milk, pancakes, potatoes and lawn weeds. (Yes, literal lawn weeds)
*note, it is not because I am destitute poor, it is because I refuse to go to the store, given that it poses an unreasonable risk to the people I care for at work. One can contract the novel coronavirus and be symptom free for up to 2 weeks, but be contagious as fuck the whole time.
Mother Nature's "Free Vegetables" have been a significant portion of my diet for almost 2 months now.
Post by: Yoink on May 31, 2020, 02:10:20 am
Much better than this one dumb b-word over here, who worked in a similar establishment to you, failed to tell anyone she'd recently been overseas and went happily into work, spreading the virus there, before then travelling interstate (I think?) and spreading it to still more people.
I'm paraphrasing, I can't remember exactly how it went down, but still... good on you!
Post by: dragdeler on May 31, 2020, 05:11:54 am
Post by: Reelya on May 31, 2020, 05:26:54 am
Anything you can recommend that's edible that doesn't require a whole lot of space or light? I probably also couldn't give them more than about 6 inches of soil deep either.
Post by: dragdeler on May 31, 2020, 05:41:16 am
Post by: Reelya on May 31, 2020, 05:58:42 am
EDIT: was wondering what to do for planters, I want to keep it minimal cost and recycle materials wherever possible. My housemate works in fast-food and gets all his food in containers (they give him much more than he can eat and he throws most of it away :/), so we have like a zillion fast-food plastic containers he throws away, so I'm going to use that material as much as possible. However I've just recalled i have a lot of these large heavy-duty clear plastic bags that some past housemate or other acquired nearby. I could probably put those inside cardboard boxes reinforced with strong tape and used those for tall planters with enough depth for roots.
Post by: dragdeler on June 01, 2020, 11:40:37 am
Post by: Egan_BW on June 02, 2020, 11:27:04 am
The question is such: are there stories set in the future which try to be intentionally wrong about what will happen, in the vein of Alternative History?
Post by: wierd on June 02, 2020, 11:32:33 am
Both use parallel cultural fixtures to build rapport with the reader, to better establish reader interest.
Nothing further to see there.
Post by: Egan_BW on June 02, 2020, 11:35:52 am
Post by: scriver on June 02, 2020, 11:45:44 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on June 02, 2020, 11:58:21 am
What if you write alternative fiction but then it starts changing history?You have either found a magic book, magic paper, or a magic writ9ng utensil, maybe a magic computer, when you know this stuff is happening, you now need to be careful what you write
Post by: wierd on June 02, 2020, 12:01:49 pm
Take for instance, the circumstance of George Orwell. He never intended for 1984 to be an instruction manual, but here we fucking are. :P
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on June 02, 2020, 12:03:59 pm
Or you are just a very influential author.Ah yes, fair point
Take for instance, the circumstance of George Orwell. He never intended for 1984 to be an instruction manual, but here we fucking are. :P
Post by: KittyTac on June 06, 2020, 12:40:57 pm
Post by: Eschar on June 06, 2020, 01:12:12 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on June 06, 2020, 01:15:50 pm
Post by: Reelya on June 06, 2020, 01:46:59 pm
EDIT: here's the guts of it
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// @name Bay 12 Trimmer
// @match *http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/*
// @grant none
// ==/UserScript==
let ignore_topic_list =
[
"100379",
"82547",
];
(function() {
'use strict';
let q1 = document.querySelectorAll(".windowbg a[href*=topicseen]");
for(let i = 0; i < q1.length; i++)
{
for(let j = 0; j < ignore_topic_list.length; j++)
{
if(q1[i].href.indexOf("topic="+ignore_topic_list[j]+".0") > -1)
{
q1[i].parentNode.parentNode.parentNode.removeChild(q1[i].parentNode.parentNode);
}
}
}
})();Get Tampermonkey and paste that into a new script, add the ID's of threads into the list to have them auto-deleted from replies. I put comments after the IDs to remind me which topic they were, but they're not necessary so I omitted them for clarity so you can see the important part. Comments work like so:
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let ignore_topic_list =
[
"100379", // Word Game
"82547", // Music Thread
"117154", // soldier toughening
"172537", // terrible suggestions - DF
...I did have a more elaborate version of this script going before, but the code was lost when my browser decided to die or something. Definitely use TamperMonkey now, and not the old GreaseMonkey plug-in. TamperMonkey is just much better supported and has backup features that GreaseMonkey lacked. This one is a basic one and you'll have to add extra thread IDs manually. It's possible to make one where you get an extra "block topic" button and those topics are stored on a Google Sheet spreadsheet page, which is also read to work out what you want to block.
Post by: KittyTac on June 06, 2020, 09:46:05 pm
Post by: Reelya on June 06, 2020, 10:14:58 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on June 10, 2020, 05:47:54 am
How screwed am I? Will the CPU burn itself to death the moment I turn it on, or would it still be fine?
Post by: Yoink on June 15, 2020, 02:35:03 am
Post by: dragdeler on June 15, 2020, 04:48:35 am
Post by: Iduno on June 15, 2020, 08:34:50 am
Is there a non-broken archive of Space Voyage anywhere?
Game, tv show, or movie? Just looking up Space Voyage is getting me a lot of NASA stuff.
Post by: methylatedspirit on June 16, 2020, 08:05:46 am
Post by: Reelya on June 16, 2020, 09:56:33 am
Post by: dragdeler on June 16, 2020, 11:04:16 am
Post by: MaxTheFox on June 17, 2020, 05:13:09 am
Post by: wierd on June 17, 2020, 05:24:34 am
Post by: dragdeler on June 17, 2020, 05:31:26 am
Post by: scriver on June 17, 2020, 06:40:33 am
Post by: WealthyRadish on June 17, 2020, 12:43:22 pm
Do any ecosystems entirely depend on mosquitoes? If no, why don't we try to eliminate mosquitoes entirely somehow (maybe cryo-freezing some DNA just in case)? Lots of poor tropical countries suffer from malaria...
It's not the climate alone that causes a country to suffer from malaria. Malaria was only eradicated in Europe and North America relatively recently, through enormous effort over many decades.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on June 17, 2020, 02:34:37 pm
Could orange be yellowish red/reddish yellow?
Post by: Egan_BW on June 17, 2020, 03:12:53 pm
Post by: Ziusudra on June 17, 2020, 04:48:10 pm
Now, if we're talking printing colors - yellow and magenta are primary.
Post by: Egan_BW on June 17, 2020, 04:49:39 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on June 17, 2020, 05:25:40 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on June 17, 2020, 05:42:04 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on June 17, 2020, 05:50:04 pm
Spoiler: Magenta does not show upon the color spectrum (click to show/hide)
Post by: Egan_BW on June 17, 2020, 05:51:30 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on June 17, 2020, 06:04:06 pm
while I’m fake and don’t exist on the color spectrum, the humans here, the brains, have invented me. Are any of us really fake?
as a component of both of you, can I say something? There’s an animal called the mantis shrimp that has like, 12 cones, for specific colors. I don’t think they think of colors their cones don’t have specifics for is fake
I think colors are colors, we’re all either real or fake based on what the animals call us, and words, and definitions
so, what’s the consensus here?
dude, we’re in one mind, let’s let other incarnations of ourselves speak, for we exist in other minds too, not just this one
Post by: Uthimienure on June 17, 2020, 09:19:03 pm
Post by: Eschar on June 18, 2020, 12:41:27 am
Post by: Egan_BW on June 18, 2020, 01:07:52 am
Post by: King Zultan on June 18, 2020, 01:21:50 am
Post by: scriver on June 18, 2020, 05:13:06 am
Post by: MaxTheFox on June 18, 2020, 11:26:47 am
Post by: TamerVirus on June 18, 2020, 11:37:06 am
What would PETA's reaction be if they were banned as an organization?They would unleash their stocks of rabid cats and dogs from their shelters and doom humanity
Post by: bloop_bleep on June 18, 2020, 12:14:44 pm
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Cones_SMJ2_E.svg/1200px-Cones_SMJ2_E.svg.png)
So, in fact, if humans had more than just 3 kinds of cones, we could see a much wider range of colors.
Post by: Eschar on June 18, 2020, 12:49:11 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on June 18, 2020, 01:09:22 pm
The only real colors are those on the rainbow, because they correspond to light frequencies. Blue mixed with red is not violet; it merely imitates violet because it activates our red, blue, and green cones in approximately the same proportion as actual violet frequency light does. This happens because our cones don't just sense red, blue, or green light, but rather sense different frequencies at different sensitivities:this is why I mentioned magenta being a fake color
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Cones_SMJ2_E.svg/1200px-Cones_SMJ2_E.svg.png)
So, in fact, if humans had more than just 3 kinds of cones, we could see a much wider range of colors.
Post by: Kagus on June 18, 2020, 03:01:30 pm
Which wouldn't be a very large stock, considering they have an over 90% euthanasia rate... Consequence of considering "pet-hood" to be tantamount to slavery, and that therefore death would be a more humane alternative.What would PETA's reaction be if they were banned as an organization?They would unleash their stocks of rabid cats and dogs from their shelters and doom humanity
Post by: bloop_bleep on June 18, 2020, 03:20:59 pm
Which wouldn't be a very large stock, considering they have an over 90% euthanasia rate... Consequence of considering "pet-hood" to be tantamount to slavery, and that therefore death would be a more humane alternative.What would PETA's reaction be if they were banned as an organization?They would unleash their stocks of rabid cats and dogs from their shelters and doom humanity
Or a consequence of being a fraudulent organization run by people who adopt a cause and hawk donations merely to enrich themselves...
Post by: Eschar on June 18, 2020, 06:02:46 pm
Post by: Iduno on June 18, 2020, 06:30:06 pm
So, in fact, if humans had more than just 3 kinds of cones, we could see a much wider range of colors.
I was thinking we could fix that, but if I'm getting unnecessary eye surgery, it'll be getting a tapetum lucidum (reflects light to increase ability to see in the dark) installed like sharks have.
Post by: Egan_BW on June 18, 2020, 06:39:39 pm
Post by: Ziusudra on June 18, 2020, 08:26:38 pm
So, in fact, if humans had more than just 3 kinds of cones, we could see a much wider range of colors.Some humans do: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrachromacy#Humans
Post by: Reelya on June 19, 2020, 12:38:37 am
So, in fact, if humans had more than just 3 kinds of cones, we could see a much wider range of colors.
There are a few related but separate ideas here.
There are internal subjective colors, the qualia, and then there are the signal generated by the eye. More sensitive eyes don't make a "wider range" of subjective colors in the brain. The brain still needs to map the signals to subjective colors. This explains why we don't just evolve infra-red sight or something, since we'd have to map something like red onto that, and then we couldn't map that onto the existing spectrum anymore, meaning we're stretching less colors to cover more of the spectrum. This is probably the best way to understand things. Colors are in the brain, then signals from the outside world are mapped to the brain's color-space however they can fit. It's actually an illusion to believe that color resides in the light itself or in the cones of the eye, even. The cone only either send or don't send a signal, they don't send "color".
You have the people with tetrachromacy, a 4th type of cone, and some of them can definitely tell more colors apart. However that's almost certainly them having finer gradations between existing colors since they have more variation in eye-signal to work with. It's as if everyone else is working in 8 bit color and they're working at 10 bit color. More points between existing colors, but not a wider "range" of colors.
The real interesting thing however would be asking about how the qualia work. For that, the primary color theory is actually the most natural. It's more intuitive to see how red blue and yellow are unique and that mixing these makes the other colors. The mechanics of how rods and cones work in eye is just an implementation detail of the sensors, and things like red+green light mixing to yellow is just an artifact of how that's mapped to the qualia in the brain.
So in other words trying to say anything fundamental about the nature of color by studying the properties of light mixing is incorrect, since it's circular logic. Yellow light is just a specific wavelength of light, and it's not "made of" green and red light. We can fool ourselves otherwise by mixing red and green light and apparently, but not really, getting "yellow" light. Similarly, red + green + blue doesn't really "make" white. White and Black were probably the original qualia, representing light vs not-light, and as the vision system evolved, the system retained "backwards compatibility" by saying that if all receptors are active, that remains as "white".
As for the actual qualia, the in the brain stuff, my hunch is that the primary color system is the closest to the subjective reality and there are 5 basic color qualia: white, black, red, yellow, blue, with the others being mixes of these qualia. And the real fun question here is whether other qualia are possible, and how would be know? For example if you had the same system minus the blues, then you'd see the whole world in shades of red, orange yellow, and you couldn't conceive of blue, green, purple colors at all. We'd have the same issue imagining an unknown color component, but it's definitely possible even with our existing brain design.
Post by: Yoink on June 19, 2020, 12:58:01 am
Edit: actual question: can you ferment doughnuts? Would a "donut still" be an actually viable invention?
Post by: dragdeler on June 19, 2020, 03:44:41 am
Post by: scriver on June 19, 2020, 06:01:51 am
Then you make bread from the beer sump
Then you make beer from the bread crumbs
The you make bread from the beer sump
Post by: MaximumZero on June 19, 2020, 07:29:09 am
Post by: TamerVirus on June 19, 2020, 09:10:57 am
I put Marmite on my "Euro food that is pretty much nonexistent stateside" list
Post by: Iduno on June 19, 2020, 01:43:18 pm
So, in fact, if humans had more than just 3 kinds of cones, we could see a much wider range of colors.
I was thinking we could fix that, but if I'm getting unnecessary eye surgery, it'll be getting a tapetum lucidum (reflects light to increase ability to see in the dark) installed like sharks have.
Eh, may as well rip the things out and use that hardpoint to install some echolocation.
Eh...echolocation sounds like effort. Plus, it's easier to read with eyes.
Edit: actual question: can you ferment doughnuts? Would a "donut still" be an actually viable invention?
The difficult part would be making the grains fermentable. Probably you'd just ferment the sugars and end up with a weird flour-tasting ~5% abv vodka. Throw some malt in there, and it would be close to a wheat beer, I guess. The taste wouldn't be great, because you use table sugar, but not that weird.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on June 19, 2020, 02:14:00 pm
What if other animals are studying us, or other species? We humans do observation studies sometimes, maybe other animals are doing them too, due to a lack of a lab
Post by: Egan_BW on June 19, 2020, 04:51:15 pm
Post by: scriver on June 19, 2020, 04:56:43 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on June 19, 2020, 05:20:17 pm
Post by: dragdeler on June 19, 2020, 07:33:12 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on June 19, 2020, 07:48:13 pm
Post by: Yoink on June 19, 2020, 07:48:38 pm
But pa might not.Nooooo, skip it. Try Vegemite instead.
I put Marmite on my "Euro food that is pretty much nonexistent stateside" list
Post by: dragdeler on June 19, 2020, 08:07:00 pm
Post by: King Zultan on June 20, 2020, 05:07:05 am
We should stuff more tequila in our brains so that we can see more color in the same wavelength. It'll be great, trust me.FTFY
Post by: methylatedspirit on June 22, 2020, 07:05:05 am
Post by: wierd on June 22, 2020, 07:14:54 am
The "Corrupts itself sitting on a counter" issue, is because of gate drainage on the flash gates, which should not happen. This is a sign of poor manufacture, and or poor quality flash memory. (All flash memory will eventually suffer gate discharge, but should only happen after a very prolonged period, measured in tens of years at the worst.)
Samsung manufactures reasonably high quality flash, and as long as the device itself is not a counterfeit device, this stick comes highly reviewed and rated.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung-bar-plus-32gb-usb-3-1-flash-drive-champagne-silver/6296021.p?skuId=6296021&ref=212&loc=1&ref=212&loc=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwrcH3BRApEiwAxjdPTXKJ6OIx8YF1xyCVyJbOZtO-cWwBr5J0c4fvYP7H7eshJgvhfYBGNhoCre8QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Supposed to be water proof, dust proof, magnet proof, et al. If it contains genuine samsung flash inside, it probably has good quality control on the flash chip inside it as well. It's cheap enough at 10$. Worth a shot.
Post by: Iduno on June 22, 2020, 09:23:18 am
Look for one that has name-brand flash inside it, and not chinesium flash inside it.
The "Corrupts itself sitting on a counter" issue, is because of gate drainage on the flash gates, which should not happen. This is a sign of poor manufacture, and or poor quality flash memory. (All flash memory will eventually suffer gate discharge, but should only happen after a very prolonged period, measured in tens of years at the worst.)
Samsung manufactures reasonably high quality flash, and as long as the device itself is not a counterfeit device, this stick comes highly reviewed and rated.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung-bar-plus-32gb-usb-3-1-flash-drive-champagne-silver/6296021.p?skuId=6296021&ref=212&loc=1&ref=212&loc=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwrcH3BRApEiwAxjdPTXKJ6OIx8YF1xyCVyJbOZtO-cWwBr5J0c4fvYP7H7eshJgvhfYBGNhoCre8QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Supposed to be water proof, dust proof, magnet proof, et al. If it contains genuine samsung flash inside, it probably has good quality control on the flash chip inside it as well. It's cheap enough at 10$. Worth a shot.
It sounds like they have bad write speeds, and is a bit too thick if your usb ports are close together (which the fast ports usually are). Probably minor issues, but something to be aware of.
I got some of these, and the plastic case keeps falling apart, which is a rather novel and annoying failure mode: https://www.newegg.com/adata-model-as102p-32g-rgy-32gb/p/N82E16820211573?Item=N82E16820211573 (https://www.newegg.com/adata-model-as102p-32g-rgy-32gb/p/N82E16820211573?Item=N82E16820211573)
Post by: bloop_bleep on June 22, 2020, 01:33:53 pm
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I was talking about the sensory capabilities of the eye, not the processing capabilities of the brain. A "color" as I'm using it here is a combination of all light frequencies on the visible spectrum in a certain proportion of amplitudes. Our eyes currently reduce that infinite-component vector into a 3-component vector. Having more kinds of cones allows our eyes to produce vectors with more components and thus more information about the color.
Post by: scriver on June 22, 2020, 01:47:52 pm
Post by: Jopax on June 22, 2020, 02:08:13 pm
What struck me as odd and fascinating and something I couldn't stop noticing after the first time I've witnessed it was how instant the switch from the reverent/holy air of the entire thing is to the utter and completely profane (in that specific use of the word meaning earthly, not necessarily blasphemous) air of lowering a thing into the ground. Gone is the composure and somber (sombre?) demeanor of those lowering the casket and its occupant, these are now men doing a physical act of work requiring cooperation, like felling a large tree or more similarly, lowering a very big thing into a hole. If you masked out the rest of the procession and switched the casket for any other object I feel you'd be hard pressed to guess the original context of the scene.
Naturally, this is a bit of a fucked up observation to make, especially if it's your relative that's being put into the ground, but it was such a massive tonal shift that it kinda stunned me at the time. And it's even harder to just casually toss this into any sort of conversation with anyone really (well except that one friend but he's a bit of an odd one). So I've been wondering, have you folks attended any ceremonies where you've maybe observed this sort of thing? Or is it something a bit specific to my region and how the people are and how they approach these things?
Post by: dragdeler on June 22, 2020, 02:24:51 pm
Post by: scriver on June 22, 2020, 02:34:56 pm
Post by: Kagus on June 22, 2020, 02:59:06 pm
When you die, have your body chopped up into little pieces and then spread on top of a tower for birds of prey to eat!
Post by: Eschar on June 29, 2020, 11:32:21 pm
Post by: wierd on June 29, 2020, 11:37:56 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on June 30, 2020, 09:35:11 am
Post by: wierd on June 30, 2020, 09:42:28 am
With multicore CPUs, processes do not have to wait; they can get serviced by one of the available cores, as needed. High priority system daemons can continue to run reliable, and user programs are not impacted by that, because they run on different cores.
Game makers dont like making multicore game engines, because of a thing called "Concurrency"-- If a process is being done on one core, and needs data from a process being done in a different core, it might finish before that other core (that supplies it with data) finishes, and without some kind of check mechanism to keep those processes synchronized, very bad things can happen. That's a lot of added complexity, and they got spoiled rotten in the 90s and 2000s when single core performance just kept going up and up and up. Now they are HAVING to deal with concurrency (and also cache coherency), in order to keep improving game eyecandy and physics.
Post by: Ziusudra on June 30, 2020, 05:01:24 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on June 30, 2020, 05:06:07 pm
Post by: McTraveller on June 30, 2020, 05:37:11 pm
A core is a single "processing unit" - a chunk of circuits that is capable of executing a program "by itself". Multi-core chips wire several cores together so you really basically have a bunch of CPUs, but all on one chip.
Single-core speed is not just limited by heat dissipation, but also by the maximum switching speed of a transistor; even at cold speeds, small things have real capacitance and inductance; they can't change their state faster that some limit, no matter how cold. Even superconductors still have capacitance and inductance, so that wouldn't get you past that limit even if you had no internal heat generation. BUT even with no resistance, unless the transistor is thermodynamically reversible, it still costs entropy to change a bit from 0 to 1 or 1 to zero, so you will always generate heat.
Post by: wierd on July 01, 2020, 12:45:04 am
Initially, it referred to "Core memory (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic-core_memory)", which was one of the very first kinds of electronic memory out there. It used small magnetic ferrite beads, laced over criss-crossing mesh of copper wire, where two wires passed over each other at 90 degrees, and a ferrite bead was placed diagonally over the intersection. One of the wires supplied "ring current", and the other was the sense wire. To flip a bit, ring current was supplied, which would alter the magnetic polarity of the ferrite bead, and thus change the inductance value of the sense wire. In this way, a state could be stored on the circuit. Assemblages of these memory units were called "Core memory", and it was due to the existence of ferrite bead cores being present in the memory's design. It later became subsumed by the notion that this kind of memory was deeply rooted at the heart of the computer, and thus "At it's core", and became misnomered as the base system memory, vs expansion memory.
This misnomer was later carried on further, with multiple CPU-on-die chips, which are REALLY Symmetrical MultiProcessing (SMP) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symmetric_multiprocessing), with a unified cache architecture. Each individual CPU is misnomered as a "core", for lack of an easier to use alternative. "Processor unit" is more accurate, but cumbersome. :P
As for what each of them actually *IS*--
A CPU is comprised of a logic analysis unit/decoder unit (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instruction_cycle), (which decodes instruction words, and in modern CPUs, contains the microcode (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcode) to perform these tasks. In older CPUs, this could have been done with wire-logic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wired_logic_connection), or hard-defined logic gate structures, such as seen in the NEC V20 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEC_V20) chip.) which is connected to an array of ALUs, or Arithmetic Logic Units (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arithmetic_logic_unit). ALUs are comprised of discrete transistor gates, which are capable of performing logical operations, such as AND, NOT, OR, etc.. By stringing these together in an ordered fashion, complex operations can be performed.
Connected to the decoder and the ALU array, there is a very high speed, and privileged bit of SRAM memory, called the "On Die cache". This stores recently processed instructions and their outputs, so that the CPU can avoid having to redo operations if it does not have to, or avoid fetching data from the system RAM to perform operations with, if it does not have to.
Because cache ram is both bulky (takes lots of real-estate up), difficult to design in a configuration that effectively deals with signal propagation delays sensibly, and does not act like a thermal blanket to the ALU arrays-- this is often a shared commodity between processor "cores" in a multi-core processing chip. (Originally, the concept of SMP used multiple discrete processor ICs, each with a discrete cache block!) This is where "Cache contention" comes into play. Since there is only so much of this memory available, and multiple processing units trying to write/read stuff from there all at the same time, the risk of one process evicting data needed by another process increases as the number of threads being processed increases, and as the needs for large data structures increases. Managing this problem for maximal performance is a headache, which is one of the reasons why game developers loathe the idea of multiprocessing in their game engines.
Post by: Reelya on July 01, 2020, 05:40:09 am
Each core is in fact a full CPU according to Von Neumann Architecture, but with the terminology used in the computer manufacture business, CPU had become synonymous with a specific chunk of silicon (which made sense while there was a 1:1 correspondence between the hardware and the Von Neumann definition), so when they started packing multiple CPUs into the same chip they needed a new term for the CPUs, and "core" was what stuck.
In fact according to the Von Neumann terminology there are many CPUs inside a modern PC, even if the main CPU is only single-threaded.
Post by: bloop_bleep on July 01, 2020, 10:07:52 am
In fact according to the Von Neumann terminology there are many CPUs inside a modern PC, even if the main CPU is only single-threaded.
Except there aren't, since the CPU is specifically the central of the processing units. :)
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on July 01, 2020, 12:10:45 pm
So, is the CPU just what we call the central core? Or is the CPU actually different from the core? To use an analogy, is a CPU one of many ganglions or is the CPU the brain connected to many ganglions(cores)?In fact according to the Von Neumann terminology there are many CPUs inside a modern PC, even if the main CPU is only single-threaded.
Except there aren't, since the CPU is specifically the central of the processing units. :)
Post by: wierd on July 01, 2020, 12:24:44 pm
Since modern computers are made up of assemblages of many special purpose systems, (Like a graphics card, a sound card, a modem, etc...), there are MANY CPUs inside such a computer, each doing their specific kind of data processing. The soundcard does digital sound processing (DSP), using an instruction set, and data supplied to it from the host system. A graphics card does all manner of floating point arithmetic, which is why it is used for supercomputing applications in the modern era-- it too has an instruction set, and processes data supplied to it. A modem interprets analog audio signals, and converts them into digital signals, and vise/versa, using its specialized instruction set. It too has a CPU.
The CPU is the part of a system that does this processing. There are many such systems inside a modern computer. This is what Reelya is mentioning.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on July 01, 2020, 12:37:28 pm
A central processing unit performs the prefetch/decode/execute cycle in a computing environment.thank you
Since modern computers are made up of assemblages of many special purpose systems, (Like a graphics card, a sound card, a modem, etc...), there are MANY CPUs inside such a computer, each doing their specific kind of data processing. The soundcard does digital sound processing (DSP), using an instruction set, and data supplied to it from the host system. A graphics card does all manner of floating point arithmetic, which is why it is used for supercomputing applications in the modern era-- it too has an instruction set, and processes data supplied to it. A modem interprets analog audio signals, and converts them into digital signals, and vise/versa, using its specialized instruction set. It too has a CPU.
The CPU is the part of a system that does this processing. There are many such systems inside a modern computer. This is what Reelya is mentioning.
Post by: wierd on July 01, 2020, 12:50:40 pm
Again, those CPUs are not alone; they work in conjunction with a host of additional processing units, each managing their own specialized subsystem. (Like the north and southbridge chips, managing the PCI bus, etc.)
Post by: bloop_bleep on July 01, 2020, 07:01:20 pm
Also, I doubt there is a strong correlation between core memory and the decision to call individual processor units "cores." It seems like a pretty reasonable thing to call them.
Post by: wierd on July 01, 2020, 09:11:31 pm
The magic sauce you are missing is "By Van Neumann's definition".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_Neumann_architecture
You are needlessly throwing "General Purpose" in front. If you note, that requirement is not found in the definition. :P
Post by: delphonso on July 02, 2020, 04:30:19 am
Post by: wierd on July 02, 2020, 04:53:22 am
This just leaves swimming pools and the like, and not everybody is gonna take a swimming lesson. Apparently, being able to swim in moving water (like where I learned to swim) is a *very* rare skill. Odd, I find it super duper easy.
Post by: scriver on July 02, 2020, 05:16:43 am
Here in Sweden it's been slowly reducing. I'm assuming it has to do with increased migration from not-swimming parts of he world, it becoming less and less common to go summer vacationing in the country, and most importantly (I think at leasy) computers and vidya games making children exercise and be outside less in general. So we're probably a bit overdue for another folk health movement to refresh the custom.
Post by: dragdeler on July 02, 2020, 05:25:18 am
Post by: TamerVirus on July 02, 2020, 10:45:49 am
Post by: Iduno on July 02, 2020, 03:42:07 pm
Post by: hector13 on July 02, 2020, 03:52:44 pm
Quick Google: the DoI was voted through on the 2nd, formally adopted by the Continental Congress on the 4th.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on July 02, 2020, 03:55:29 pm
Ninja’d
Post by: Reelya on July 02, 2020, 10:40:45 pm
I guess having to fuck around to manually go through a huge list of tracks each time you want to find the next track is just their business model or something, makes you more likely to listen to other stuff. Also, after each track finishes it sends me off to some random but similar podcast, so i have to then manually navigate and do the whole 5 minutes of list-scrolling to find the next actual track i want. Basically I get about 1/4 through the list and give up because I'm pissed off at how long it takes to scroll through the 100+ tracks, so i never actually get to the bit of the podcast i'm actually up to.
"listen to the first track and just keep going" seems like it's a task beyond Soundcloud's programming. Having to manually search out each episode of a podcast with 100 episodes and save bookmarks for them so i can play them in order seems like it would be the very problem that Soundcloud would exist to solve, but apparently this isn't provided functionality. Anyone got any better suggestions for podcast sites? I could probably write some greasemonkey code to fix this and export all the links however.
Post by: wierd on July 03, 2020, 04:28:27 am
Post by: MaxTheFox on July 03, 2020, 06:22:40 am
Post by: Yoink on July 03, 2020, 09:09:01 am
Also, four is my lucky number, so anyone trying to shift their big national day to the second is an idiot.
Post by: TamerVirus on July 03, 2020, 09:18:33 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on July 03, 2020, 10:32:09 am
How weird are my music tastes when I listen primarily to military marches, anthems, death metal, and slowed-down versions of video game OSTs?I like slowed down versions of songs, especially accompanied with lower pitch, also, get Audacity and download some songs and/or sounds, and reverse them, ever listened to the DHMIS videos backwards?
Post by: dragdeler on July 03, 2020, 08:50:57 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on July 03, 2020, 08:54:18 pm
Post by: dragdeler on July 03, 2020, 08:58:58 pm
Post by: Great Order on July 05, 2020, 01:02:53 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on July 05, 2020, 01:18:51 pm
Occasionally I get these raised, itchy skin coloured bumps on my fingers. They only ever appear by themselves or in a small number (usually up to three). Anyone know what they are? They're definitely not insect bites.Do they recede on their own? Have you seen them form? I have no idea what they are.
Post by: scriver on July 05, 2020, 01:35:24 pm
Post by: hector13 on July 05, 2020, 02:18:18 pm
Post by: scriver on July 05, 2020, 02:49:20 pm
Post by: Great Order on July 05, 2020, 09:01:17 pm
Post by: hector13 on July 05, 2020, 09:03:51 pm
Post by: Ziusudra on July 05, 2020, 09:07:02 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on July 05, 2020, 09:13:55 pm
I get it too, they appear filled with air or some type of plasma or something. Tiny bumps, they usually go away a week or so, and I can pop ‘em.Yeah, this. I've learned to just scratch them open so the clear plasma escapes, because it resolves the itchiness and I feel like it takes forever to disappear otherwise. Sorta like a blood-blister except exceptionally itchy.
It could be related to a condition I used to have on the bottoms of my feet where itchy blisters would grow, along with dry dead skin. Some sort of fungus, I assume. How should I know? What am I, made of money? Frequent washing kept it in check and eventually cleared it up.
I don't know if the flare ups on my finger joints are related, they seem more like an auto-immune response to pollen. Maybe. Who could ever say
^ All the above is just what I heard from a friend of mine, not me. My body is great and I definitely don't resent it.
Edit: (They do show up in clusters of 1-3 on my fingers, near the joints, and the foot-fungus was over a decade ago so probably unrelated. They seem to be triggered by stress, general immune-response, or possibly by putting contact-stress on the area by, say, holding 2-liter bottles by the neck. Again, there is no accessible science on this matter)
Edit2: This probably goes without saying but one should wash the popped blisters, they're an obvious vector for all sorts of infection.
Post by: Rolan7 on July 05, 2020, 09:26:18 pm
Dyshidrosis might be the thing.Well dang I just wrote all those words but I think you called it.
https://nationaleczema.org/eczema/types-of-eczema/dyshidrotic-eczema/
It even mentions the pollen/allergy thing AND stress, and is probably what caused my foot condition - still in me, but more under control. (The "skin cracks" are as unfun as they sound)
Dammit, I know exactly what happened to me. I was living at my dad's place which has always had a mold problem (he has a constant cough that he refuses to acknowledge). And here I thought I had some fungal infection during high school, when I was just having an immune reaction to all the damn spores! Figures.
Post by: scriver on July 06, 2020, 12:22:30 am
Now I know it's kobold blisters.
Post by: Iduno on July 06, 2020, 10:59:44 am
Post by: dragdeler on July 06, 2020, 08:28:36 pm
Post by: wierd on July 06, 2020, 09:45:32 pm
(Discretely prods toward Baudrillard's seminal text (https://www.e-reading-lib.com/bookreader.php/144970/jean-baudrillard-simulacra-and-simulation.pdf).)
Post by: Great Order on July 07, 2020, 04:16:37 am
Post by: scriver on July 07, 2020, 04:46:49 am
Post by: dragdeler on July 07, 2020, 06:04:42 am
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on July 07, 2020, 06:12:19 am
Post by: wierd on July 08, 2020, 04:46:03 am
The translator did the best they could to translate from French.
For what it is worth though, "Difficult to read" is not the right phrase. The subject matter is evocative-- Once you grok what is attempting to get put across, you will see it EVERY DAMN WHERE-- but "Getting there" is difficult, when the text rambles and recurses on itself, in meta-comentary of the subject it is meant to convey.
Post by: scriver on July 20, 2020, 12:27:49 pm
Post by: hector13 on July 20, 2020, 01:11:17 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on July 20, 2020, 01:23:55 pm
Post by: hector13 on July 20, 2020, 01:24:40 pm
Post by: Kagus on July 20, 2020, 01:26:19 pm
I thought Chip was the one with the hat and Dale was the one in the Hawaiian shirt.Yep; Dale is the one with the red nose.
They were Rescue Rangers, actually.Well in the original cartoons, they were pretty mischievous and stealy... Also naked :P
Post by: Reelya on July 20, 2020, 02:27:00 pm
Simulacra and Simulation is...well, it's not the worst philosophy I've ever read. Actually the ideas in it are pretty amazing but Baudrillard is a fucking bastard about conveying them, so you're really best off reading the book and then immediately watching The Matrix trilogy and playing MGS2 to try and absorb it.
It's probably not the best to try and understand that theory through The Matrix. A lot of people can't seem to understand the nuances. EDIT: had to look this up to check, but Kagus mentioned that someone responded to a mention of Simulacra and Simulation with a critique that rejected the Simulation theory of reality. Without having read it of course. Pointing people at The Matrix is just likely to make the dumber and more ill-informed rather than as a jumping off point to understanding the nuances of Baudrillard's work.
The real point is that our symbols are the simulation, since we interpret the world through our symbols and by manipulating our symbolic representations. The really ironic part of this is someone rejecting Simulacra and Simulation based on a misunderstanding that this has something to do with the living-in-acomputer-simulation theory of reality. That person has heard some new information out of context, and immediately and assertively slotted that (incorrectly) into their existing internal model. Which is kind of what Simulacra and Simulation is all about. Saying "the ideas are explored in The Matrix" is more likely to lead people to believe that Simulacra and Simulation is just a book claiming that The Matrix is actually real rather than saying that The Matrix explores the ideas.
Post by: Rolan7 on July 20, 2020, 05:57:20 pm
They were Rescue Rangers, actually.I honestly thought it was the male Hooters-like place, but apparently that's spelled differently.
Post by: scriver on July 21, 2020, 01:00:56 am
They were Rescue Rangers, actually.I honestly thought it was the male Hooters-like place, but apparently that's spelled differently.
"Rowdy Rangers"?
Post by: Kagus on July 21, 2020, 04:54:14 am
I believe they're referring to Chippendales, which is a dance troupe spelled like the furniture.They were Rescue Rangers, actually.I honestly thought it was the male Hooters-like place, but apparently that's spelled differently.
"Rowdy Rangers"?
Post by: scriver on July 21, 2020, 04:55:37 am
Post by: Reelya on July 21, 2020, 06:05:31 am
If I remember correctly, Chip and Dale are the two chipmunks that like to steal things
That's not what they were talking about. They were asking whether you know which one is Chip or Dale just by looking at them.
They were Rescue Rangers, actually.
Well ... in one iteration 45+ years after they were created.
Post by: King Zultan on July 21, 2020, 06:10:23 am
Post by: delphonso on July 21, 2020, 06:40:04 am
All I remember about that show is that they seemed like a couple of dick.
Wait, Chippendales or Chip and Dale?
Post by: King Zultan on July 21, 2020, 06:45:40 am
Chip and Dale.All I remember about that show is that they seemed like a couple of dick.
Wait, Chippendales or Chip and Dale?
But I guess strippers called Chippendales could also be dicks, unless your talking about the furniture of the same name which I don't can be considered a dick.
Post by: dragdeler on July 21, 2020, 06:56:25 am
Post by: King Zultan on July 21, 2020, 07:17:37 am
So you don't believe in toe's rights >:(?!What are those?
Post by: dragdeler on July 21, 2020, 07:24:55 am
Post by: Reelya on July 22, 2020, 02:47:16 am
So you don't believe in toe's rights >:(?!What are those?
He means like stubbing your toes on furniture if you missed the implication. You don't hate the furniture so your anti-toe.
Post by: King Zultan on July 22, 2020, 04:22:50 am
That makes sense, I guess I didn't think about it at the time and that also means that furniture can be dicks.So you don't believe in toe's rights >:(?!What are those?
He means like stubbing your toes on furniture if you missed the implication. You don't hate the furniture so your anti-toe.
Post by: kaijyuu on July 22, 2020, 04:28:53 am
Post by: TD1 on July 22, 2020, 06:19:02 am
Post by: wierd on July 22, 2020, 06:24:54 am
https://tick.fandom.com/wiki/Chairface_Chippendale
Post by: scriver on July 22, 2020, 07:37:52 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on July 23, 2020, 12:31:06 am
The R7 265 has 1024 cores. 1024 = 210.
The GTX 1080 has 2560 cores. 2520 = 211 + 29.
The GTX 1070 Ti has 2432 cores. 2432 = 211 + 28 + 27.
The Radeon VII has 3480 cores. 3480 = 211 + 210 + 29 + 28.
Is there a reason for this, or have I been playing Spot the Pattern for too long?
Fakedit: And I suppose the same thing happens with CPU core counts, but when the "weirdest" number you'll get (as far as mainstream consumer and HEDT processors go) there is 6 and its multiples (12, 24), it somehow feels less significant.
Post by: wierd on July 23, 2020, 12:48:18 am
Additionally, binary counting naturally lends itself to power-of-two exponentiation, and addressing cores in an efficient manner ends up making this the easiest path to take.
While one could indeed have odd numbers of cores, and have non-power-of-two numbers of cores, it ends up being annoying to programmers, and overall inefficient.
Post by: Eschar on July 23, 2020, 08:05:51 am
Post by: Reelya on July 23, 2020, 11:08:35 am
I wonder why GPU core counts are usually either a power of two or are the sum of a few powers of two. For example:
The R7 265 has 1024 cores. 1024 = 210.
The GTX 1080 has 2560 cores. 2520 = 211 + 29.
The GTX 1070 Ti has 2432 cores. 2432 = 211 + 28 + 27.
The Radeon VII has 3480 cores. 3480 = 211 + 210 + 29 + 28.
Is there a reason for this, or have I been playing Spot the Pattern for too long?
Fakedit: And I suppose the same thing happens with CPU core counts, but when the "weirdest" number you'll get (as far as mainstream consumer and HEDT processors go) there is 6 and its multiples (12, 24), it somehow feels less significant.
Well you need to consider what form factor the cores come in. With that many cores, they're not shipping individual cores, they're going to have some architecture, with modules, and each module is going to have an addressing scheme for cores in its package. For example, they could be designed around an architecture where they have sections of 128 cores each, and that section locally uses 7-bit addressing. Then, they chunk X amount of these segments on a chip, put Y amount of chips on the card, and that's your core count. You use powers of 2 per chip since that allows you to have an exact integer amount of address bits, which leads to more efficient use of the silicon space and simpler wiring.
As for some of the odd sizes, such as the GTX 1070 Ti, which is 19 times 128, I have a strong suspicion that this is just a GTX 1080 where they put one of the reject chips. Say they make chips with 512 cores, then you put 5 chips on a board and you have 2560 cores. But, each chip has some chance that there will be a flaw in the silicon. So you test every chip that's fabbed, and some won't work at all, some will work but only at a lower clock speed, some will have *some* cores that work but not others. So they might decide that chips in which 3/4 of the cores work are cost-effective to salvage, but no less. You can then collect all these reject chips and put 1-per-card to make a 2432 core card instead of a 2560 core card. This is most likely they story behind the GTX 1070 Ti vs the GTX 1080, since the 1070 Ti came out several months later.
Post by: bloop_bleep on July 23, 2020, 01:02:15 pm
Post by: wierd on July 23, 2020, 02:23:26 pm
Basically, you have some chips on each run that come out a little off-spec but can still do useful work. Maybe it cant run at the advertised clockrate. Maybe a few of its cores are wonky. Whatev. So, you create a discount line of products that can use those chips so that they can still be sold. You add some wire jumpers on the board the chip is installed on, or you send the chip a microcode patch to change the number of cores, and nobody is the wiser.
Intel has been doing that since at least the 486. (The SX chip is a DX chip with a defect math processor, which is disabled, for instance. Or a pentium 120. Its a rebinned 133 that does not run stable at 133.)
Post by: Iduno on July 23, 2020, 03:42:43 pm
Post by: Reelya on July 23, 2020, 07:48:03 pm
Hold on Reelya, do you mean that they reuse the chips that work or somewhat work on the 1070 Ti, or that they reuse the chips that don't work on the 1070 Ti?
Let me explain the history here.
Silicon wafers have defects on them. Any circuitry that's printed where the defect is will be shit basically. So, you want the things you're printing on the silicon to be individually small. If your chip was the size of the entire wafer then if there was even one flaw in the silicon, the entire wafer would need to be thrown away. So, one of the benefits of shrinking dies is that you waste less % of the silicon if there are flaws. It's as if you're printing something on paper, and if there's a hole in the paper you need to throw that sheet out, but you shrink your type so that each document takes up 1/4 of the page, then you only need to throw out the 1/4 of the page with the hole in it.
This means less overall wastage, since you're only throwing out the bit of the silicon where the defect is, not the whole sheet. However, small things lack the economy of scale. Imagine if they printed every single GPU core as it's own chip, then had 2560 individual chips in the video card? So, they want to package many things on an individual chip because that's good for economies of scale (less chips per card) but it's bad because you'll end up with more dead chips if you do that due to pre-existing defects in the silicon per area.
So, instead what they do is package many components on the same die, but they do it in a way that's modular, so you can test how much of each chip is usable, then you grade them based on that. EDIT: looks like all the GPUs are actually in one package, but they're modular down to 128 so they can turn that many cores off and sell it as a cheaper card. Note that the 1070 Ti came out the year after the 1080, and has 128 less cores (2560 down to 2432), while the 1070 care out a year after the 980, and also has 128 less cores (2048 down to 1920). So this suggests the 1070 line "gaming perfected (https://www.nvidia.com/en-sg/geforce/products/10series/geforce-gtx-1070-ti/)" is in fact a line of cards designed to soak up all the reject chips from their flagship line.
Post by: methylatedspirit on July 23, 2020, 08:18:21 pm
Intel has been doing that since at least the 486. (The SX chip is a DX chip with a defect math processor, which is disabled, for instance. Or a pentium 120. Its a rebinned 133 that does not run stable at 133.)AMD took it a step further in 2007 with their Phenom series of chips. They made quad-core chips, but some of them had a defective core. Instead of dumping them or selling them off as dual-cores, they sold them as Phenom X3 chips, quite literally tri-core CPUs. If you had a nice motherboard (and assuming you got lucky with the chip you had), you could unlock that missing core and get the performance of an X4 (quad-core) chip for the price of an X3.
Post by: Frumple on July 24, 2020, 08:13:03 pm
Has anyone tried to, like. Collect that? If so, what were they trying to do with it?
Post by: bloop_bleep on July 24, 2020, 08:33:53 pm
Hold on Reelya, do you mean that they reuse the chips that work or somewhat work on the 1070 Ti, or that they reuse the chips that don't work on the 1070 Ti?
Let me explain the history here.
Silicon wafers have defects on them. Any circuitry that's printed where the defect is will be shit basically. So, you want the things you're printing on the silicon to be individually small. If your chip was the size of the entire wafer then if there was even one flaw in the silicon, the entire wafer would need to be thrown away. So, one of the benefits of shrinking dies is that you waste less % of the silicon if there are flaws. It's as if you're printing something on paper, and if there's a hole in the paper you need to throw that sheet out, but you shrink your type so that each document takes up 1/4 of the page, then you only need to throw out the 1/4 of the page with the hole in it.
This means less overall wastage, since you're only throwing out the bit of the silicon where the defect is, not the whole sheet. However, small things lack the economy of scale. Imagine if they printed every single GPU core as it's own chip, then had 2560 individual chips in the video card? So, they want to package many things on an individual chip because that's good for economies of scale (less chips per card) but it's bad because you'll end up with more dead chips if you do that due to pre-existing defects in the silicon per area.
So, instead what they do is package many components on the same die, but they do it in a way that's modular, so you can test how much of each chip is usable, then you grade them based on that. EDIT: looks like all the GPUs are actually in one package, but they're modular down to 128 so they can turn that many cores off and sell it as a cheaper card. Note that the 1070 Ti came out the year after the 1080, and has 128 less cores (2560 down to 2432), while the 1070 care out a year after the 980, and also has 128 less cores (2048 down to 1920). So this suggests the 1070 line "gaming perfected (https://www.nvidia.com/en-sg/geforce/products/10series/geforce-gtx-1070-ti/)" is in fact a line of cards designed to soak up all the reject chips from their flagship line.
I understand how silicon chips are made, I was just wondering whether they have completely defective cores on the 1070 Ti but still count them or not. Thanks for clarifying.
So human fingers and such have oils on them or somethin'. It's why we basically destroy monuments and whatnot of you let people touch them.
Has anyone tried to, like. Collect that? If so, what were they trying to do with it?
Collect that? For what? Sebum has fatty acids and their compounds rather than hydrocarbons, if that's what you're thinking. I doubt that would be cost-effective to try to convert the fatty acids back into hydrocarbons either, since fatty acids from other sources are much more available and I haven't heard of any massive hydrocarbon production lines from those.
Post by: Frumple on July 24, 2020, 08:40:05 pm
Probably most curious if anyone had tried to cook with it somehow, but any use for it besides destroying stalagmites would be neat to hear about.
Post by: methylatedspirit on July 24, 2020, 11:13:54 pm
Post by: bloop_bleep on July 25, 2020, 12:50:25 am
Post by: King Zultan on July 25, 2020, 01:15:19 am
Post by: Egan_BW on July 25, 2020, 01:19:28 am
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on July 25, 2020, 01:22:31 am
2013 isn't too far away quite yet, but stick it in a closet for another 10 years and it could save you some trouble down the line, assuming you have any reason to dig into computer history.
Post by: methylatedspirit on July 25, 2020, 01:37:00 am
Use it until it dies all the way?I think I need to elaborate. The right mouse button on the touchpad doesn't work. The Left Shift, Space and N keys don't work. The Bluetooth on this thing is intermittent at best. There's probably other problems with this thing that my brother told me about, but I forgot. You could use it, technically, but it wouldn't be a pleasant experience. Plus, I have a way more powerful laptop that I'm typing this post on. What would I need this thing for? The old one's lighter, and the touchscreen's cool, I guess, but why carry two laptops, when I can just carry one?
Send it to a charity? Better than destroying it, at least.I know charities accept old stuff, but I don't think they would accept a laptop with a half-working keyboard and touchpad.
Rip it open and arrange all its guts on a plate like a cheese board.See, the problem is that I'm quite good at disassembling things, but I'm garbage at putting them back together.
Classic hardware can be useful for classic functions. Any software from its own era will probably have less issues on it than one sold today.Interesting point, but I thought tech isn't advancing as fast as it did, computer-wise. Like, Moore's Law is either dying or dead, so how much faster can things get? How likely is it that there's going to be some massive change that renders all previous computers obsolete?
2013 isn't too far away quite yet, but stick it in a closet for another 10 years and it could save you some trouble down the line, assuming you have any reason to dig into computer history.
Post by: Egan_BW on July 25, 2020, 01:41:40 am
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on July 25, 2020, 01:43:11 am
And if that's not satisfying I guess you could always murder your electric bill generating cryptocurrency on the thing.
Post by: Reelya on July 25, 2020, 03:11:13 am
Interesting point, but I thought tech isn't advancing as fast as it did, computer-wise. Like, Moore's Law is either dying or dead, so how much faster can things get? How likely is it that there's going to be some massive change that renders all previous computers obsolete?
Moore's law is alive and well for the foreseeable future.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/mooreslaw.asp
Note that the original law as stated by Moore was merely that the number of transistors on the largest chip was doubling every 2 years. Nothing to do with clock speeds or anything. Some people actually see them adding more cores and getting around clock speed limitations and think they're somehow cheating, and side-stepping Moore's Law. But the law as stated never said anything about speed, but about complexity.
We can actually see how well Moore's original statement has held up. The 8086 had 29,000 transistors. The I9 7980xe has 7 billion. Which if you do the sums, works out as a factor of 1.8 every 2 years, or roundabout what Moore actually said. But that's only Intel, AMDs are hitting around 20 billion transistors.
As for overall computer performance, which is what people actually care about, it's not really bottle-necked by either clock speed or Moore's law. The 3 GHz P4 has a single-threaded rating of ~585 vs the ~2826 of the I7, both running at 3 GHz. So, per year, single-threaded performance of a 3.0 GHz Intel has increase 15% per year for the last decade, but that's a metric that artificially hamstrings how much of a performance increase there has actually been. In any case, you can always throw more CPUs into your box, so in the event that individual CPUs stop getting better then they can start shipping boxes with dual or quad CPU sockets, or even cards with grid processing on them. And then we need to consider the fact that the x86 architecture itself kind of sucks, and if they redesign the silicion from the ground-up at some point then there will be a new boost of processing power unlocked. All up we're not actually going to hit the limit of computers getting exponentially better any time soon.
Post by: methylatedspirit on July 25, 2020, 06:00:36 am
In any case, you can always throw more CPUs into your box, so in the event that individual CPUs stop getting better then they can start shipping boxes with dual or quad CPU sockets, or even cards with grid processing on them.I'm not gonna argue that point, but I figured that I'd share this footnote in computing history, since it did actually happen at least once in the consumer market. Same thing happens in servers too, but that's just boring.
Introducing: the Quad FX (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_Quad_FX_platform)! This was a platform which let you insert 2 Athlon 64 FX's into a dual socket motherboard. Since these chips were dual-cores on their own, the idea was that you could get a quad-core system by putting two of them into the same system.
2nd half of 2006. AMD were caught off guard when Intel annnounced their Core 2 Quads, so they had to act quick. They had 2 options: make quad-core chips on their existing 90 nm process (wouldn't work; too much heat output) or wait until 2007 (and risk losing mindshare/relevance when those do come out, at least in AMD's head). So they took the third option: mount two Athlon 64s on the same motherboard, and now they get a quad-core of their own to beat Intel with.
In theory, anyway. I mean, it was a quad-core, but the problem was, it sucked. AMD's aging K8 architecture just couldn't beat Intel's Core 2 architecture. K8 may have beaten Netburst, but Core 2 was just such a good architecture that descendants of it are still used in Pentium Gold, i3, i5, i7 and i9 processors. And even if it could beat the Core 2 Quad (which it didn't; pick any workload, and it usually got its ass handed to it), this is literally running 2 processors in a system at once. You'd consume double the power of a Core 2 Quad, and for what? A power hog of a system that didn't even touch the processors it was meant to beat.
In the end, it was a market failure. AMD released their Phenom line of chips in late 2007, but Intel still remained the performance king. Intel's dominance in the CPU space would continue until around 2017-2020, where AMD's Ryzen chips are finally starting to be competitive with, and sometimes even beat Intel.
(I'm pulling most of my info from an Anandtech review of the Quad FX: here it is (https://www.anandtech.com/show/2125))
Post by: Reelya on July 25, 2020, 06:10:28 am
The reason multi-socket machines haven't caught on is because individual CPU performance is rising too fast to make it cost effective for that to scale. So there's also little to no investment to get the most out of such a setup. In the event that individual CPU performance stalls out for any perceptible amount of time then multi-CPU machines will start to become viable.
Another reason it hasn't caught on is because we just offload more and more stuff to the GPU. So you get a better GPU, and people doing science get stuff written in shader languages to run on the parallel 2560-core GPU stuff. When you already have 2560 RISC processors to work with, why do you need to have an additional x86 processor in their to get more performance. Keep in mind that while dual CPU motherboards haven't taken off, many people have 3000+ GPU cores in their boxes already. Or double that if you use SLI.
Post by: Frumple on July 25, 2020, 06:38:17 am
I got my brother's old laptop, a Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro. The keyboard and touchpad are on their last legs, and it's in poor physical shape. What can I do with it that isn't "disassemble it and cannibalize it for parts", "use it as a HTPC" (already have one) or "destroy it"?I've been using my half-dead laptop as a mousepad, personally. It turns out they're actually, like, super good at providing a fairly stable flat surface on top of a less stable one (like a bed, in this case). You can meaningfully use a laptop that's largely non-functional in any situation where a fairly heavy flat surface would be helpful, which depending on your lifestyle may or may not be plentiful.
Post by: King Zultan on July 25, 2020, 06:44:16 am
You could also use it as a weapon if needed and beat the shit out of someone with it.I got my brother's old laptop, a Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro. The keyboard and touchpad are on their last legs, and it's in poor physical shape. What can I do with it that isn't "disassemble it and cannibalize it for parts", "use it as a HTPC" (already have one) or "destroy it"?I've been using my half-dead laptop as a mousepad, personally. It turns out they're actually, like, super good at providing a fairly stable flat surface on top of a less stable one (like a bed, in this case). You can meaningfully use a laptop that's largely non-functional in any situation where a fairly heavy flat surface would be helpful, which depending on your lifestyle may or may not be plentiful.
Post by: Yoink on July 25, 2020, 08:12:11 am
It occurred to me the other day, just what do people from landlocked countries call the act of travel to other countries on the same landmass? Is it called going abroad, or simply travelling? Surely there's a snappier name for international travel than "international travel". I feel like there were other possibilities I was planning on mentioning when I mulled this question over earlier, but I've forgotten now. Hell, I even forgot a whole other question I meant to ask in the same post. Dang.
Post by: TheSteppeWolf on July 25, 2020, 08:16:26 am
Having grown up on an island, albeit a very large one, travelling elsewhere in the world has always been referred to as "going overseas" in my experience.As someone from a landlocked country, we call it simply "traveling" or depending on how you go there. Example: "I want to drive to Russia"
It occurred to me the other day, just what do people from landlocked countries call the act of travel to other countries on the same landmass? Is it called going abroad, or simply travelling? Surely there's a snappier name for international travel than "international travel". I feel like there were other possibilities I was planning on mentioning when I mulled this question over earlier, but I've forgotten now. Hell, I even forgot a whole other question I meant to ask in the same post. Dang.
Post by: dragdeler on July 25, 2020, 08:24:20 am
Post by: scriver on July 25, 2020, 09:24:58 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on July 25, 2020, 09:28:47 am
Post by: Kagus on July 25, 2020, 09:56:09 am
Why is the word soul juice in my head? What would that even be?
"Soul" is a term for and the shortened version of "Soul Music", a music style created by the African American community that combines elements of gospel, R&B, and Jazz. Fruit juice is just fluid fruit jam without the solid bits in it. A jam is a musical improvisational session.
Therefore, obviously, soul juice is just improv music without the chunky bits in it.
/smart
Post by: King Zultan on July 26, 2020, 03:01:38 am
Post by: Reelya on July 26, 2020, 03:11:54 am
Post by: Egan_BW on July 26, 2020, 03:33:03 am
If you could squeeze a soul and get juice out I wonder what it would taste like?Tart, with a hint of pure suffering.
Post by: King Zultan on July 26, 2020, 05:30:51 am
Buffalo soul juice.This makes me think about the potential different flavors of soul juice, like tangy BBQ ranch and extra chunky.
Post by: scriver on July 26, 2020, 05:41:13 am
Post by: delphonso on July 26, 2020, 05:56:24 am
Soul juice? I'm guessing it tastes like spirits.Boo
Post by: Kagus on July 26, 2020, 04:47:40 pm
Soul juice? I'm guessing it tastes like spirits.*Standing ovation*
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on July 26, 2020, 08:45:00 pm
Post by: delphonso on July 26, 2020, 08:49:12 pm
Post by: wierd on July 26, 2020, 08:52:20 pm
See also:
Hash collision / rainbow table exploit
Password dictionary attack
Man in the Middle attack
Remote code execution vulnerability exploit
code injection exploit
Phishing / Spear Phishing
Stack Smash exploit
Heartbleed
See also:
Attack surface
A properly performed hack gives the attacker full administrator privileges on a remote system. The remote system believes the hacker is the system administrator. This is the entire point.
Hacking-back is illegal, at least in the US. Allowing it to be legal would start a thermonuclear hacking war on the internet. Software that tries to do it automatically, would be rife for exploitation by hackers using address spoofing to get that automated software to attack some 3rd party, etc.
The best defense is proper user education, and a properly managed attack surface. The PROBLEM, is that most users these days do **NOT** manage their attack surface very well at all!! That is why the internet is a goddamn hacker's paradise. (Consequently, because users tend to be so ignorant of infosec in general, many of their consumer network appliances, like home routers, have large attack surfaces and utilize factory-set passwords, and EVEN FACTORY BACKDOORS, which hackers learn of, then exploit.)
Post by: Reelya on July 26, 2020, 09:57:49 pm
https://malware.wikia.org/wiki/Cheese
In this case an original exploit attacked some machines, then installed a backdoor that listens on a certain port. The other worm just opens those ports and deletes the backdoor. The advantage of spreading this type of "good" hack is that it doesn't actually contain a payload that can be used maliciously. Since it only accesses already compromised systems, it doesn't need to carry any hacking tools itself. It just asks "plz can i get in?" then if allowed it goes "ok now copy me", and terminates the back door behind it. So it doesn't need to do any hacks itself and it's not releasing any dangerous code into the wild that someone else can weaponize.
If regular hacks / viruses are a disease, things like this are comparable to a vaccine: a disabled version of the exploit.
So you can in fact utilize a botnet's own control code to dismantle it in a way they can't further exploit.
Post by: wierd on July 26, 2020, 10:06:58 pm
I tend to favor white-hat modes of operation; Rather than do "Can I get in? -- OK, do this thing, then kill the backdoor. Thx bai!", I would do "Can I get in? I can? OK-- probe WHOIS and ARIN, get administrative contact, send automated email to administrative contact about compromised status, terminate connection."
Post by: Reelya on July 27, 2020, 02:09:57 am
Also, when these machines are being marshalled into botnets then it becomes everyone's problem, so recognizing individual autonomy of the owners of those machines becomes a grey area itself. It becomes akin to a public health issue. Say someone's house is infected with plague rats then the health authorities are entitled to take action to prevent that being a threat to everyone else. However on the net there are no internet police to prevent diseased machines being let loose, so individual action is more justified, the same as vigilante action is more justified if the police didn't exist.
Post by: King Zultan on July 28, 2020, 03:27:28 am
Post by: dragdeler on July 31, 2020, 06:58:50 am
Post by: Yellow Pixel on July 31, 2020, 08:19:37 am
Post by: Iduno on July 31, 2020, 04:48:42 pm
What's with so many websites asking for access to myVR devices through my browser? Reddit, Itch, vimeo, my bank...
Sell more information about you to advertisers.
Post by: Yoink on August 05, 2020, 06:46:51 am
Post by: Frumple on August 05, 2020, 06:54:13 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on August 11, 2020, 09:50:11 am
Who is still buying these things despite the abundance of far better options, and why does it cost so much?
Post by: dragdeler on August 11, 2020, 10:38:01 am
Post by: wierd on August 11, 2020, 10:49:52 am
"vetted hardware"
Things like medical, DOD, and pals-- all need vetted hardware.
Post by: wierd on August 11, 2020, 11:45:47 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on August 12, 2020, 08:47:47 am
2 words.
"vetted hardware"
Things like medical, DOD, and pals-- all need vetted hardware.
Do you mean that companies buy AM3 (corresponding to the Phenom II line of chips) motherboards, then the AM3+ chips come out, and they're stuck with upgrading to the FX-series of chips, because (some) AM3 boards are compatible with AM3+ processors, so it's technically cheaper to do that, despite how bad of an idea that is? And because this hardware is "mission-critical", none of these things can be replaced outright with something better?
I mean, that's the reasonable scenario. There's another scenario, which involves the company buying FX-series processors (when they had the chance to switch out entire systems) because they're cheaper than Intel, in spite of the wealth of benchmarks showing that these things sucked*. Then because "mission-critical", they can't replace these things outright when they break down. (That sounds really dumb, but people do make bad decisions on a daily basis, so what do I know?)
*(I'm not insulting anyone who owns an FX-series chip, I'm just pointing out that it objectively sucked compared to the chips it was meant to replace, and that it sucked even harder against what Intel had to offer)
Post by: wierd on August 12, 2020, 09:29:25 am
Post by: Egan_BW on August 16, 2020, 02:04:05 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on August 16, 2020, 02:52:48 pm
for you
Post by: Maximum Spin on August 16, 2020, 02:53:51 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on August 16, 2020, 02:58:31 pm
Post by: Maximum Spin on August 16, 2020, 03:03:03 pm
Why is cake called cake?Unclear. (https://www.etymonline.com/word/cake) At one point, it was widely believed that the answer was "because it is cooked", which is true of eg. "biscuit", lit. "twice-cooked", but this explanation has lost favour. Which doesn't necessarily mean it isn't true either.
Post by: dragdeler on August 16, 2020, 06:04:13 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on August 17, 2020, 05:45:03 am
Any suggestions for images to use that wouldn't be "sacrilegious" (like using the default Windows XP wallpaper, Bliss)? It does not need to be in .raw format, but it does need to be at least 1080p (n×1080 resolution), and in a reasonable aspect ratio (4:3, 16:9, or somewhere in that region). I'll downscale anything larger down to 1080p, because anything larger than that has a very long play time (even a typical 13 MP image is 13 minutes long when read as 44.1 kHz, 8-bit unsigned integer mono raw audio). Of course, no NSFW or anything that might break this forum's rules.
Other than that, I'm basically open to anything, though given how broad this question is, I'm probably going to choose a few images that I like, and go with those.
Post by: dragdeler on August 17, 2020, 06:19:13 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on August 17, 2020, 07:11:38 am
How do you do that you can't just rename an image into .mp3 ?!
Well, of course not. The next best thing is to take an image in, say, .jpeg format, and use Irfanview to open that image, then telling it to save that image as raw image data. Select Planar. Then, I can abuse Audacity's ability to import raw data as audio (File > Import > Raw Data...). Pick that image that is now in .raw format. I personally select "Unsigned 8-bit PCM" as the encoding, and "1 Channel (Mono)" as the number of channels. You can pretty much leave everything else alone. Import. You are now working with raw image data as audio. Do whatever effects you want to do to it. In my case, record and play it (or similar, I've ordered the Y-splitter cable necessary for this to work but I don't have it, so I haven't really solidified my process.)
Once that's done, go to File > Export > Export Audio... to save your masterpiece. Under "Save as type", select "Other uncompressed files". Under Format Options, select "RAW (Header-less)" as the Header, and "Unsigned 8-bit PCM" as the encoding. Give it a name, then save.
To open your masterpiece, open Irfanview again. Open that image (either through File > Open... or by dragging and dropping). You should be seeing a dialogue box like this:
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
A distorted version of the image you started with should appear. You can go to File > Save as... to save this in a different format, such as .jpeg or .png.
Or I guess, for shits and giggles, go back to when you imported the raw data, and save it as .mp3. You have now converted an image into mp3 format. It's probably not best to listen to it, though. It's loud.
(This describes what I do. I got the main concept from this article. (https://www.hellocatfood.com/databending-using-audacity/) That deals with .bmp files, so their method is somewhat different.)
It's hard because we don't know the effect it applies, im guessing singular pixels change color so probably something with few different colors to start?
That's the point. I want to know how my hardware messes with things as I do this process of playing and recording over and over. Plus, I run some custom audio drivers that add Dolby Atmos and some other stuff to my system, so I'm also seeing how the software messes with things.
Post by: wierd on August 17, 2020, 07:35:56 am
Run the audio out of your computer to the mic jack of the cassette recorder, and the headphone jack of the cassette player to the mic jack of the PC.
Play your "masterpiece" to the cassette recorder, and imbue it with all that bias hiss and warm analog noise-- then play it back, and see what happened.
Post by: scriver on August 17, 2020, 08:37:19 am
Post by: Reelya on August 17, 2020, 12:26:04 pm
Consider getting a shoebox cassette recorder. They are pretty cheap these days. Walmart.com carries several varieties.
I saw a thing about clear plastic version of those.
Basically you get stuff like this:
(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/36/9f/d0/369fd0b6261acd0c43df5d6ed820cf67.jpg)
And this was being sold as a trendy and retro device. Except there's one issue. It looks like that because it's made for prisons, and prisons have strict rules about electronics being transparent so you can't hide contraband. Also, prisons are slow to approve new gear, for example for many years they didn't allow CDs because CDs could be snapped and make a sharp weapon, so you could only get tapes. So the reason it's so cool and "retro" is that they hadn't approved anything newer for prisoners to use.
So you had all this old gear still made by a couple of companies due to being the only thing you could send into prison, and Urban Outfitters and others also used them as supplier for the smaller non-prison demand, trying to pass this stuff off as hip retro gear.
I'm guessing some prisons have eased up on the no-cds rule, because now the tape players can no longer be bought from Urban Outfitters but they have Clear Tech personal CD players. I guess prisons have entered the 1990s now.
https://au.urbanoutfitters.com/en-au/product/clear-tech-personal-cd-player/UO-43307891-000?color=clear&size=one-size
Post by: dragdeler on August 17, 2020, 12:56:50 pm
Post by: wierd on August 17, 2020, 01:30:41 pm
They are NOT clear.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/onn-Cassette-Recorder/620895284?&adid=22222222254370450722&wmlspartner=wmtlabs&wl0=b&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=439466338768&wl4=dsa-911786236547&wl5=9024345&wl6=123324478565&wl7=&wl8=&veh=sem
Or, perhaps a Coby CVR22
https://www.amazon.com/Coby-CVR-22-Portable-Cassette-Recorder/dp/B0108A6000?ref_=Oct_s9_apbd_obs_hd_bw_biuK&pf_rd_r=2E8RB9859BTD3TYJ08XV&pf_rd_p=9b8b0a0d-1002-53f5-94ee-07458fda46c2&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-10&pf_rd_t=BROWSE&pf_rd_i=172628
or a Jensen MRC100
https://www.target.com/p/jensen-cassette-player-recorder-mcr-100/-/A-54212745?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&fndsrc=tgtao&CPNG=PLA_Electronics%2BShopping_Brand_Competitor&adgroup=SC_Electronics&LID=700000001170770pgs&network=g&device=c&location=9024345&ds_rl=1246978&gclid=CjwKCAjw1ej5BRBhEiwAfHyh1Am7yRjJmHmDQy-Dfw_pdsXbu5j3X0K2Q7hPF79bdaKJWk-tKXYLDxoCs3UQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
you get the idea. Shoebox recorders, NOT clear plastic-- Inexpensive.
Post by: Reelya on August 17, 2020, 01:31:51 pm
Cassettes made a comeback, but it's fairly recently. In 2019 for example, apparently cassette sales more than doubled from the year before in the UK. They're making players again because there's a boom on. In fact I think on the video that was mentioned, they say many artists available on cassette were in fact only available on cassette because of the prison sales thing. That's probably what allowed cassettes to struggle on despite being so obsolete, so that a comeback was possible.
If you want one you probably should get one now before they just stop making them again, it's a distinct possibility.
Post by: wierd on August 17, 2020, 01:40:41 pm
I was just suggesting it, as the analog hissing of a type I cassette (which is all you can get these days unless you want to spend a fortune on NOS Type II, III and IV cassettes) would introduce "natural" noise to the signal that can be layered repeatedly in the fashion suggested.
Post by: dragdeler on August 17, 2020, 02:11:51 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on August 18, 2020, 05:29:03 am
I'm encouraging you to experiment because I'm certain you know things that I don't know, and you'd be able to come up with different methods that I never would've considered based on your own knowledge and available tools. My method is adapted from this article (https://www.hellocatfood.com/databending-using-audacity/), so it's entirely possible that you can come up with something new by experimenting.
Post by: Yoink on August 26, 2020, 04:43:23 am
Post by: Maximum Spin on August 26, 2020, 04:52:09 am
Just what the heck is a smithereen, anyway?Irish for 'little fragments'! (https://www.etymonline.com/word/smithereens)
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on August 26, 2020, 07:23:53 am
Just what the heck is a smithereen, anyway?I saw this, and before seeing that someone answered, was going to say a piece
Post by: scriver on August 26, 2020, 07:45:41 am
Just what the heck is a smithereen, anyway?Irish for 'little fragments'! (https://www.etymonline.com/word/smithereens)
The smemereen is the tiniest part of an idea
Post by: Maximum Spin on August 26, 2020, 10:34:40 am
The smemereen is the tiniest part of an ideaAgreed.
Post by: Eschar on August 26, 2020, 03:03:46 pm
The smemereen is the tiniest part of an ideaAgreed.
Smithememe
Post by: Yoink on August 26, 2020, 09:56:47 pm
Wow. That's fascinating! I mean, I don't know how widespread it really is in other Engish-speaking countries, but as far as I'm aware it's fairly universal and to know it came from old Irish/Gaelic is pretty cool.Just what the heck is a smithereen, anyway?Irish for 'little fragments'! (https://www.etymonline.com/word/smithereens)
Post by: delphonso on August 26, 2020, 10:00:25 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on August 27, 2020, 12:48:05 pm
Context: cream types don't translate perfectly across cultures, so it's often a case of finding the closest substitute. In local recipes I'm seeing condensed milk, milk, 30% cream, or home-made half and half.
What would Dude abide by?
Post by: Reelya on August 27, 2020, 01:25:14 pm
I learned about it in my childhood phase of being interested in pirates. I would guess since the Pirates of the Caribbean movies were so popular, most Americans my age are familiar with the word just from that context.
A lot of the pirate stuff goes back to actor Robert Newton, famous for playing Long John Silver in Treasure Island (1950). He was from Dorset in the West Country (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Country) of England, so the famous "pirate" accent was actually from there. Think "Arrr! get off me laaand!" I'd imagine smithereens entered the vocabulary a similar way, probably some movie or other. The term only entered English around 1810, so it's too recent to be real :)
Post by: dragdeler on August 27, 2020, 01:27:13 pm
Post by: Maximum Spin on August 27, 2020, 01:34:05 pm
Yo, in a white russian, what kind of cream is used? I.e. what fat percentage. Maybe it's sweetened? Surely not sour?It's meant to be the relatively unprocessed cream you would get off the top of milk, which is not homogeneous in terms of fat content. It should not have anything added or be fermented. A range around 35% fat is normal.
Context: cream types don't translate perfectly across cultures, so it's often a case of finding the closest substitute. In local recipes I'm seeing condensed milk, milk, 30% cream, or home-made half and half.
What would Dude abide by?
Post by: anewaname on August 27, 2020, 03:25:08 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on August 27, 2020, 03:27:12 pm
Smithereens was probably brought into other English speaking cultures through war slang, "blown to smithereens". That phrase went into American kids through Yosemite Sam's threats to blow up Bugs Bunny with dynamite, shown every Saturday for many years.i remember seeing some of those cartoons
Post by: King Zultan on August 28, 2020, 04:54:49 am
Post by: wierd on August 28, 2020, 04:59:48 am
Many of the old cartoons were made so long ago that they hit public domain.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animated_films_in_the_public_domain_in_the_United_States
Post by: delphonso on August 28, 2020, 09:20:25 am
Post by: hector13 on August 28, 2020, 01:42:43 pm
Merrie Melodies and loony tunes?
Many of the old cartoons were made so long ago that they hit public domain.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animated_films_in_the_public_domain_in_the_United_States
ftfy
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on August 28, 2020, 01:48:21 pm
what was changed?Merrie Melodies and loony tunes?
Many of the old cartoons were made so long ago that they hit public domain.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animated_films_in_the_public_domain_in_the_United_States
ftfy
Post by: hector13 on August 28, 2020, 01:53:15 pm
his terrible, terrible mistake.what was changed?Merrie Melodies and loony tunes?
Many of the old cartoons were made so long ago that they hit public domain.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animated_films_in_the_public_domain_in_the_United_States
ftfy
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on August 28, 2020, 01:55:01 pm
Which was...?his terrible, terrible mistake.what was changed?Merrie Melodies and loony tunes?
Many of the old cartoons were made so long ago that they hit public domain.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animated_films_in_the_public_domain_in_the_United_States
ftfy
Post by: wierd on August 28, 2020, 01:57:27 pm
All I did was post a wikipedia link.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on August 28, 2020, 01:59:38 pm
Post by: hector13 on August 28, 2020, 02:05:11 pm
It’s “tunes” not “toons”, NG.
Post by: wierd on August 28, 2020, 02:25:51 pm
Still, large numbers of them are in public domain now.
Post by: Reelya on August 28, 2020, 04:25:34 pm
Post by: Frumple on August 28, 2020, 04:28:48 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on August 31, 2020, 08:12:00 pm
Post by: dragdeler on August 31, 2020, 08:21:42 pm
Post by: Frumple on August 31, 2020, 09:32:32 pm
And even then, is there a way to stress all the parts of the brain, sorta like a brain version of Prime95, to measure the brain's peak power consumption?There's probably some drug cocktail or another that could manage it or something fairly close, sure.
Only problem is I'm pretty sure people just die before peak stress is actually achieved. Human brains don't exactly like being particularly overclocked, more or less. You can do it but the brainmeats don't work very well under too much pressure.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on August 31, 2020, 09:41:23 pm
or heat. Question: Out bodies being hardware, are our thoughts/reactions/actions software then? I mention actions since to do them processing needs to take placeAnd even then, is there a way to stress all the parts of the brain, sorta like a brain version of Prime95, to measure the brain's peak power consumption?There's probably some drug cocktail or another that could manage it or something fairly close, sure.
Only problem is I'm pretty sure people just die before peak stress is actually achieved. Human brains don't exactly like being particularly overclocked, more or less. You can do it but the brainmeats don't work very well under too much pressure.
Post by: Frumple on August 31, 2020, 09:52:18 pm
From what I recall the distinction between hardware and software gets fuzzy when you're talking biological stuff, especially considering there's still a lot we just don't understand well (or at all). Compsci jargon, being developed around stuff we explicitly constructed, doesn't really map super well to talking about brains... so far, anyway.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on August 31, 2020, 09:56:51 pm
We know that consciousness isn't strictly linked to memory or even to cognition, as is particularly obvious in cases of extreme mental illness impairing those things. We know that we're chalk full of reactions to stimuli, some of which are completely vestigial like the dysfunctional version of earthquake sense that doesn't work on earthquakes and mainly seems to make people have panic attacks in a certain infrasound band. We know that the brain constantly redevelops itself based on activity of use, and this is why feral or extremely abused children tend to be so screwed over and why old people descend into dementia if they don't keep themselves active.
We know that we have a lot of memory in computer terms, and that our actual memories are rewritten by the brain every time they're remembered, gradually artifacting them into obscurity. We know the brain doesn't operate on the same principles as a computer, even if there are orthogonal similarities. And we certainly know that simplistic evopsych analytics do not explain the wholeness of human behavior, which is often consistent but yet sometimes radically strikes out and defies predictions, even though we also know there is very little likelihood anything like free will actually exists.
Post by: Eschar on August 31, 2020, 10:22:09 pm
Also, NG, you might like the book Godel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Thread: a Metaphorical Fugue on Minds and Machines. It's really tricky to summarize, but maybe you can get an idea from the title.
Post by: Great Order on September 01, 2020, 01:18:17 am
Post by: Yoink on September 01, 2020, 02:32:23 am
Actually, I'm not sure about the "drop in tone" part. I haven't heard a dove or a pigeon in a while.
Post by: Great Order on September 01, 2020, 03:26:32 am
Post by: scriver on September 01, 2020, 07:01:27 am
Post by: hector13 on September 01, 2020, 07:08:32 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on September 01, 2020, 07:44:10 am
Probably in a house, scriver.well yes, but where the house is located can give an idea as to the bird Great Order is hearing
Post by: hector13 on September 01, 2020, 07:53:26 am
Post by: wierd on September 01, 2020, 08:02:25 am
Post by: KittyTac on September 01, 2020, 08:04:28 am
Post by: scriver on September 01, 2020, 08:08:35 am
A bird outside their house.
I can't even be mad
Post by: McTraveller on September 02, 2020, 06:55:54 pm
The summary is: if you have a system (math, logic, etc.) of a certain expressive capability and consistency (as in, logical consistency, not is it like soup), that system can have "properties" that are true that you can't (mathematically) prove to be true.
Regarding brain power consumption: I'm pretty sure brain power consumption estimates are based on respiration and blood flow, supported by thermal imaging.
It is pretty fascinating what the brain can do on so little power though. Especially when ADAS systems in cars pull on the order of kW and they aren't nearly as adaptable as the human brain.
Post by: methylatedspirit on September 02, 2020, 10:34:26 pm
(I know this is a bit late, but since the previous post mentioned it...)And even then, is there a way to stress all the parts of the brain, sorta like a brain version of Prime95, to measure the brain's peak power consumption?There's probably some drug cocktail or another that could manage it or something fairly close, sure.
Only problem is I'm pretty sure people just die before peak stress is actually achieved. Human brains don't exactly like being particularly overclocked, more or less. You can do it but the brainmeats don't work very well under too much pressure.
That's the equivalent of overclocking a Threadripper, running Prime95, and then wondering why there's smoke coming from the CPU, PSU, and motherboard after a few minutes. It's an extreme upper bound. I was thinking of something less... violent? Less "pouring LN2 on CPU", more "running at stock settings". At that point, the problem then becomes: what task will consume the most power? Social interaction? Math? Being tested on something? Is there a universal "hard task" for humans?
I dunno, I'm just guessing here. I don't know anything about these things.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on September 02, 2020, 11:40:04 pm
How does one write binary code and have it executed by the computer? Like how we used to do before coding languages became a thing?
Post by: Iduno on September 03, 2020, 07:28:13 am
I watched the part I thought about. It was a misinterpretation.
How does one write binary code and have it executed by the computer? Like how we used to do before coding languages became a thing?
They were still teaching Assembly and Binary when I was still in school. I assume it's the same now.
Post by: dragdeler on September 03, 2020, 07:30:24 am
Post by: Eschar on September 03, 2020, 08:33:48 am
Disclaimer: I have no experience with this, it's just what I've read.
Post by: Reelya on September 03, 2020, 11:08:13 am
In the early days people would also memorize the machine instruction codes. For example on 8-bit machines home users generally wouldn't have an assembler, you'd use commands to write numeric values straight into memory and could write your own machine code that way.
Post by: methylatedspirit on September 06, 2020, 10:17:40 am
(I don't know myself, but I'm suspecting finding enough RAM to play DF with is going to be a struggle if one were to go this far back, considering that 180MB seems to be the absolute bare minimum to do a 1x1 embark on a tiny world with 5 years of history. Even that needed some careful trimming to get the OS to use as little memory as possible.)
Post by: dragdeler on September 06, 2020, 05:20:57 pm
Post by: ZBridges on September 07, 2020, 04:38:57 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on September 18, 2020, 08:44:37 am
All I can find about this is within a section within this (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_packing_in_a_square#Square_packing_in_a_circle) page, and that deals with finding the minimal radius of circle needed to pack n unit squares into a circle, and the source it cites (https://erich-friedman.github.io/packing/squincir/) doesn't even say that are those necessarily the optimal packing for n > 2. I'm thinking of a related problem, which is finding the number of dies per wafer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wafer_(electronics)#Analytical_die_count_estimation) (an approximation is given in the link), given the dimensions of the die and the radius of the wafer, which should be fairly easy to convert to math terms (replace "die" with "rectangle" and "wafer" with "circle", and you're most of the way there). It doesn't seem to be a very popular problem, if anyone's ever studied it. It's a "computationally complex problem with no analytical solution" according to Wikipedia (no inline citation to go with that), but surely at least one person's at least tried or proved it as such. Am I not looking hard enough?
Post by: bloop_bleep on September 18, 2020, 10:54:54 am
Post by: Reelya on September 18, 2020, 05:16:13 pm
Is square (and more generally, rectangle) packing in a circle, like, a thing? Has that been well studied like its converse, circle packing within a square/rectangle? I'm asking because part of the process of making semiconductor chips is cutting square/rectangular dies out of a circular wafer, so I'm sure there's a decent practical reason to do research on such a thing. Is it actually a studied problem, or is it considered so trivial that it couldn't be studied?
All I can find about this is within a section within this (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_packing_in_a_square#Square_packing_in_a_circle) page, and that deals with finding the minimal radius of circle needed to pack n unit squares into a circle
The issue is that you're not looking at the optimization of the entire process of creating chips there, just the optimization of one element. One issue you're not considering is that as well as packing a lot of elements onto the die, they need to be easy to cut apart, so you also want to minimize the number of cuts needed.
(https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/silicon-wafer-microchips-fixed-holder-steel-frame-dicing-process-separate-wafers-used-electronics-146527674.jpg)
With a square grid you can just feed it through a slicer, rotate it then feed it through a different slicer. Sure, they could stagger or rotate the elements to cram more in, but how is the cutting machine going to actually work then, and would it cause more problems than it solves?
Having everything being square / grid oriented would just massively simplify every step of the entire operation. Materials themselves are cheap.
Post by: bloop_bleep on September 18, 2020, 05:51:50 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on September 18, 2020, 06:32:24 pm
I dunno, I just see an interesting problem that not many have tackled. I don't think I could be the one to start; I don't know enough to even know where to begin.
Post by: Reelya on September 18, 2020, 06:37:19 pm
Packing research goes back a long way.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10898-018-0711-5
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This paper considers the task of finding the smallest circle into which one can pack a fixed number of non-overlapping unit squares that are free to rotate. Due to the rotation angles, the packing of unit squares into a container is considerably harder to solve than their circle packing counterparts. Therefore, optimal arrangements were so far proved to be optimal only for one or two unit squares. By a computer-assisted method based on interval arithmetic techniques, we solve the case of three squares and find rigorous enclosures for every optimal arrangement of this problem.
So it seems that they needed computers to prove the arrangements were optimal. Hence why the papers proving them are all recent.
Post by: Maximum Spin on September 18, 2020, 06:57:06 pm
It's ridiculous to say "nobody looked at that". You didn't look at it, that doesn't mean industry professionals don't look at optimizing things all the time. The type of optimizations shown in those papers you showed are just idiotic from any sort of reasonable engineering standpoint, that's why people didn't bother with that.He means "nobody's written any mathematical papers on it".
Which I don't think is true, but the problem is kind of trivial so there probably aren't a whole lot. Rectangle packing isn't really a growth field.
Post by: Reelya on September 18, 2020, 07:17:53 pm
BTW came across this big list of packing <thing> in <other thing> research.
https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034446/http://www2.stetson.edu/~efriedma/packing.html
It feels like packing the most <random thing> into <random other thing> mainly became a field after the 1970s. But it's one of those things that's almost meme-level; rather than general research it's about getting published as the guy who one-upped everyone else by getting slightly more of the thing into the other thing, so basically it's a type of game they came up with in the 1970s.
Post by: bloop_bleep on September 18, 2020, 09:21:24 pm
But it's one of those things that's almost meme-level; rather than general research it's about getting published as the guy who one-upped everyone else by getting slightly more of the thing into the other thing, so basically it's a type of game they came up with in the 1970s.
But that's a lot of math research today, isn't it? Like with the Twin Primes Conjecture. Everything's so developed nowadays even small improvements are rather notable.
Post by: Maximum Spin on September 18, 2020, 09:40:32 pm
Math was always just a type of game. Geometry is just a type of game ancient Greek philosophers came up with to try to win prestige by making shapes using a compass and straightedge. Everything that actually serves a purpose is just an accident of the fact that the rules of math were based on physical observations of the real world.But it's one of those things that's almost meme-level; rather than general research it's about getting published as the guy who one-upped everyone else by getting slightly more of the thing into the other thing, so basically it's a type of game they came up with in the 1970s.
But that's a lot of math research today, isn't it? Like with the Twin Primes Conjecture. Everything's so developed nowadays even small improvements are rather notable.
Post by: MaximumZero on September 18, 2020, 10:02:56 pm
Post by: Reelya on September 18, 2020, 10:13:58 pm
Math was always just a type of game. Geometry is just a type of game ancient Greek philosophers came up with to try to win prestige by making shapes using a compass and straightedge. Everything that actually serves a purpose is just an accident of the fact that the rules of math were based on physical observations of the real world.But it's one of those things that's almost meme-level; rather than general research it's about getting published as the guy who one-upped everyone else by getting slightly more of the thing into the other thing, so basically it's a type of game they came up with in the 1970s.
But that's a lot of math research today, isn't it? Like with the Twin Primes Conjecture. Everything's so developed nowadays even small improvements are rather notable.
Yeah, but my point is that someone has to be the first to come up with a specific way of playing the game, and in this case working out the smallest shape of type X that N-number of things of type Y can fit in was that game. Every possible permutation of that is then a different way to play that specific game.
Things like tesselations and space-packings go back millenia. This thing about what's the smallest circle that 27 unit-squares can fit in isn't something that you really think of automatically as a problem you'd need to solve.
Post by: TheSteppeWolf on September 18, 2020, 11:49:38 pm
Post by: Kagus on September 19, 2020, 03:52:15 am
I'm going to try to learn French, any tips?
My mom said to pucker your lips like you're going in for a kiss when speaking French.
...can't comment on how helpful that is :P
Post by: methylatedspirit on September 19, 2020, 04:09:17 am
Ugh, I don't know enough about science or math or really much of anything to learn what I need to learn to help pick at the loose edges to help unravel any real mysteries, and that's kind of frustrating. Like, I want to help push the boundaries of knowledge, but I wouldn't even know what classes to take to get to the point of knowing what I need to learn. (It's not like I have anything else to do right now. I'm on crutches and stuck in a chair for the foreseeable future.)
May I recommend 3Blue1Brown (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw)? He makes very intuitive videos on math, and they're amazing. I watched this guy, and I came away with a strong interest in math that only faded away because I had to focus on other things. Even if math isn't really your thing, his way of approaching problems leaves you curious about math, and dare I say, the world. To start, I'd suggest watching his video on the unexpectedly hard windmill question (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M64HUIJFTZM). This is one of those channels where you need to be paying attention to get anything from it, so do keep that in mind.
I'm sorry I don't have anything for science. I was more of a math person myself.
Post by: MaximumZero on September 19, 2020, 02:57:47 pm
Hey, this is a great start, and is exactly what I was lamenting I didn't have. Thank you so much.Ugh, I don't know enough about science or math or really much of anything to learn what I need to learn to help pick at the loose edges to help unravel any real mysteries, and that's kind of frustrating. Like, I want to help push the boundaries of knowledge, but I wouldn't even know what classes to take to get to the point of knowing what I need to learn. (It's not like I have anything else to do right now. I'm on crutches and stuck in a chair for the foreseeable future.)
May I recommend 3Blue1Brown (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw)? He makes very intuitive videos on math, and they're amazing. I watched this guy, and I came away with a strong interest in math that only faded away because I had to focus on other things. Even if math isn't really your thing, his way of approaching problems leaves you curious about math, and dare I say, the world. To start, I'd suggest watching his video on the unexpectedly hard windmill question (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M64HUIJFTZM). This is one of those channels where you need to be paying attention to get anything from it, so do keep that in mind.
I'm sorry I don't have anything for science. I was more of a math person myself.
Post by: Iduno on September 19, 2020, 03:08:57 pm
I'm going to try to learn French, any tips?
I've heard that something like a video game or a comic makes it easier to learn things, because the entertainment value keeps you trying to learn.
Post by: dragdeler on September 19, 2020, 06:57:13 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on September 26, 2020, 10:31:44 am
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n 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
n mod 10 = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
n^2 mod 10 = 1 4 9 6 5 6 9 4 1
n^3 mod 10 = 1 8 7 4 5 6 3 2 9
n^4 mod 10 = 1 6 1 6 5 6 1 6 1
n^5 mod 10 = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
n^6 mod 10 = 1 4 9 6 5 6 9 4 1
n^7 mod 10 = 1 8 7 4 5 6 3 2 9
n^8 mod 10 = 1 6 1 6 5 6 1 6 1
n^9 mod 10 = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
n^10 mod 10 = 1 4 9 6 5 6 9 4 1
n^11 mod 10 = 1 8 7 4 5 6 3 2 9
n^12 mod 10 = 1 6 1 6 5 6 1 6 1
Spoiler: Footnotes for this table (click to show/hide)
If I were to restrict myself to, say, n = 3 and then go down the table, this sequence appears:
a(x) = 3x mod 10 = 3, 9, 7, 1, 3, 9, 7, 1, 3, 9, 7, 1
(I'm underlining the repeating section)
If I change it to mod 7 and just restrict myself to n = 6 and going down a table similar to that one (so n, n^2, n^3....), this happens:
b(x) = 6x mod 7 = 6, 1, 6, 1, 6, 1...
repeats (or to give the more formal term, "is periodic")
Then if I go to mod 13 and n = 11:
c(x) = 11x mod 13 = 11, 4, 5, 3, 7, 12, 2, 9, 8, 10, 6, 1, 11, 4, 5, 3, 7, 12, 2, 9, 8, 10, 6, 1, 11...
is also periodic.
This family of sequences (which I'll define later) sometimes fails to be periodic if the values of n and the modulus aren't coprime:
d(x) = 6x mod 12 = 6, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0...
It is eventually periodic with a period of 1 (just remove the first term), so that's something.
And as for "sometimes", I'll just steal from the table:
e(x) = 5x mod 10 = 5, 5, 5, 5, 5...
Why does it seem to be the case that, given a sequence f(x) = nx mod a (x is an integer => 0, a and n are integers => 1, a => n), f(x) is periodic if a and n are coprime for all a and n? And on top of that, the period of f(x) under those conditions seems to be at most equal to a. Are my suspicions true, and if so, how would you go about proving it? If they are false, give counterexamples.
(This feels like one of those problems that would be blindingly obvious with some knowledge of modular arithmetic, which I don't have.)
Post by: wierd on September 26, 2020, 10:39:51 am
I see MOD, and think the MODULO operator (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modulo_operation).
This is the cognate of integer division; Where with integer division you divide, then discard any remainder, with modulo, you discard the factor, and keep the remainder as the result.
EG, 3 MOD 2 = 1
I am pretty sure this is NOT what you are trying to do here.
Post by: Bumber on September 26, 2020, 11:06:24 am
...
I see MOD, and think the MODULO operator (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modulo_operation).
This is the cognate of integer division; Where with integer division you divide, then discard any remainder, with modulo, you discard the factor, and keep the remainder as the result.
EG, 3 MOD 2 = 1
I am pretty sure this is NOT what you are trying to do here.
Looks like it is? It's being used as part of a function to give a sequence.
See the line from the table:
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n^2 mod 10 = 1 4 9 6 5 6 9 4 112 mod 10 = 1
22 mod 10 = 4
32 mod 10 = 9
42 mod 10 = 6
52 mod 10 = 5
...
The main table can also be traversed vertically to have a function from the exponent instead of the base.
Post by: wierd on September 26, 2020, 11:39:32 am
Prime numbers are prime in every number system base.
Just an idea though, dont want to try proving it. Just that logically, a modulo operation is just working on the number system unit.
EG, the normal unit in our decimal system is 10, so doing a MOD 10, is basically just moving the decimal place over, and returning trailing figure.
EG, 11 MOD 10 = 1
is functionally moving the decimal place to the left, discarding the whole fraction, and returning the decimal portion.
11 -> 1.1
(discard whole fraction) -> .1 (Treat as whole number) -> 1
Modulo of any arbitrary number is the functional equivalent of such decimal shift and return of residue, except the results are presented as a base 10 number.
10 MOD 7, for instance, is taking the base 7 number 13 (10 decimal is 13 in base 7), moving the decimal point left one place, discarding the whole portion, and returning the residue. (3)
Or say, 15 MOD 5 = 0
(15 in base 5 is 30)
30 -> 3.0 ->(discard whole portion and return residue, treat as whole number) -> 0
Since primeness is exhibited in all number systems, its unique properties will manifest in such operations.
Post by: Maximum Spin on September 26, 2020, 02:57:42 pm
Consider multiplication of x × (ab+c) where b is the base. Result: abx+cx. Simple enough. Now consider: abx is already a multiple of the base and will end in 0 in our normal place-based numbering system, so the last digit depends entirely on c, which happens to also be (ab+c) mod b (and thus the last digit of that multiplicand in base b). As such, it becomes obvious that (abx + cx) mod b = cx mod b depends entirely on (ab + c) mod b = c mod b, right? This means that every entry in your table depends entirely on the entry above it, and is (cx) mod b where c is that entry. GIVEN that it depends entirely on another value mod b, and that there are only b possible values mod b (0 .. b-1), there are a finite number of possible 'states' for the table to be in, which is to say, the set of states 'c mod b = (0 .. b-1)'. This means that the table is a finite state machine, and a finite state machine always either terminates or loops. Numbers don't terminate, so it will always loop. That is to say, because there are a finite number of possible states, and they are 'selected from' infinitely, a state which has previously been selected must eventually be selected again (obviously), and, because the next outcome depends entirely on the previous state, that means it will proceed through exactly the same path between those points again, forever. In case you didn't notice, this is general to all starting points, not just starting with (a0b+c0) = x, but applies there as well.
The reason that the result has periodicity 1 in many cases when (a0b+c0) does = x is also straightforward: it applies when some power of x z has the relation x × (z mod b) mod b = z mod b. This happens, for example, with 0, 5, and 6 right out the gate at z = x under base 10: 0 × 0 = 0, 5 × 5 = 25 (and 25 mod 10 = 5), 6 × 6 = 36 (and 36 mod 10 = 6). In these cases, the 'c' in the previous paragraph will be 'z mod b' forever from that point on, because cx mod b, the formula mentioned for the next c, continues to = z mod b. Now, if x and b share all prime factors, then they can both be written ∏nimi where ni proceeds through the factors and mi through their exponents in the particular case. This means that only the ms differ between the two forms, as I hope is obvious. As a result, xj can be written ∏nimij, yes? Basic principle of exponents there: for all n, e, t, net = net. That means that, eventually, for some sufficiently large j, xj's 'mij's will all be bigger than b's 'mi's, at which point xj is a multiple of b, so xj mod b = 0. This is what is inhering in your 6x mod 12 case: 6 is 21×31 and 12 is 22×31. 62 = 36 is 22×32, logically, which is then a multiple of 12, in fact: 12 × 3. Therefore 36 mod 12 is 0, obviously enough, and gets stuck there because 0x mod 12 will always be 0 (because 0x is always 0).
ETA: All right, I can't not explain it. When x2 - x mod b = 0, x2 mod b will = x mod b. This is easily demonstrable because x2 mod b is x2 - x mod b + x mod b, right? So 0 + x mod b = x mod b. This happens when x and x-1 together cover all the factors of b, so that x × (x-1) ( = x2 - x) is a multiple of b. This covers the 5 and 6 mod 10 cases, where 5 × 4 = 20 (because 5 = 51 and 4 = 22, and 10 is 51×21. 51 × 22 is then a multiple of 10, right? The same thing happens with 6 × 5 because 6 has the '2' factor and 5, obviously, covers itself.
Post by: WealthyRadish on September 26, 2020, 06:13:28 pm
Notice that if you multiply any of the numbers together in the column and then again apply the modulo, you'll get another number in the column (i.e. the modulo operation doesn't change that a * ay = ay+1).
Another thing you can notice in that mod 10 table is that the groups generated by 3 and 7 (prime numbers that aren't divisors of 10) are the same (and largest) group, and contain all the numbers between 1 and 9 relatively prime to 10 (this particular group is sometimes labelled "U(10)"), and that the group generated by 9 (32) is a cyclic subgroup of this.
Courses in university with names like "Abstract Algebra" or "Galois Theory" or something with "group" in the name deal with stuff like this.
Post by: methylatedspirit on September 27, 2020, 07:28:45 am
Either one ends up ballooning to huge numbers in the process of calculating it once I get up to such high values of b, far outside of the 15 significant figures given by single-precision floating-point, which is the only format that the tools I've been using support. Just doing double-, quadruple-, or octuple-precision wouldn't work, since I'd eventually have to calculate 997997 (for that 'b = 997' table), which has 2990 decimal digits. That would need some ridiculous precision to store without shaving off the last digits. I'm not particularly keen on programming in something that supports arbitrarily-large integers, either, since I'm not a coder myself.
Post by: A_Curious_Cat on September 27, 2020, 07:35:02 am
How (assuming one wanted to) would one convert a horse drawn threshing machine into a 2 door sport coupe with a v6?
Post by: Maximum Spin on September 27, 2020, 07:38:27 am
Since each entry in the table depends entirely on the last, does there exist a recurrence relation for it, either for going horizontally or vertically down that table? I'd like to generate that same table, but with a modulus of something like 997 instead of just 10 without busting out an arbitrary precision calculator. The naive method (which I've been doing) is to just calculate fhorizontal(n) = na mod b or fvertical(n) = an mod b.Yes, if 'c' is the previous entry, the next entry vertically is 'xc mod b', so you never have to calculate anything higher than 997×996.
Just out of curiosity...It seems pretty straightforward (just saw off the bits that aren't a 2-door sport coupe with a v6, then install the additional parts you need to make it into one), but you'd have a wooden coupe. Of course you could also just replace the wood with metal, but that's pretty Ship of Theseus.
How (assuming one wanted to) would one convert a horse drawn threshing machine into a 2 door sport coupe with a v6?
Post by: methylatedspirit on September 27, 2020, 08:30:51 am
I'm feeling a bit dumb here. So if f(x) = c, then f(x+1) = xc mod b? Just for a bit of sanity-checking, if I started with b = 10, and c = 2, then it goes:Since each entry in the table depends entirely on the last, does there exist a recurrence relation for it, either for going horizontally or vertically down that table? I'd like to generate that same table, but with a modulus of something like 997 instead of just 10 without busting out an arbitrary precision calculator. The naive method (which I've been doing) is to just calculate fhorizontal(n) = na mod b or fvertical(n) = an mod b.Yes, if 'c' is the previous entry, the next entry vertically is 'xc mod b', so you never have to calculate anything higher than 997×996.
f(x) = 2^x mod 10
f(x + 1) = 2*f(x) mod 10, where f(1) = 2.
So:
f(1) = 2 mod 10 = 2,
f(2) = 2f(1) mod 10 = 4 mod 10 = 4
But then
f(3) = 3f(2) mod 10 = 3*4 mod 10 = 12 mod 10 = 2,
which is incorrect, as f(3) should be 23 mod 10 = 8. Something must have gone wrong, but I'm not sure if it's me misunderstanding you (which is likely) or if what you're giving me is incorrect (less likely, but a perfectly probable possibility).
Post by: Maximum Spin on September 27, 2020, 08:39:47 am
No, x is the base of the exponentiation here, following the system I used in my previous post, so, in your example, 2. I would've used 'n' for the argument/exponent since that's what you used in your example.I'm feeling a bit dumb here. So if f(x) = c, then f(x+1) = xc mod b? Just for a bit of sanity-checking, if I started with b = 10, and c = 2, then it goes:Since each entry in the table depends entirely on the last, does there exist a recurrence relation for it, either for going horizontally or vertically down that table? I'd like to generate that same table, but with a modulus of something like 997 instead of just 10 without busting out an arbitrary precision calculator. The naive method (which I've been doing) is to just calculate fhorizontal(n) = na mod b or fvertical(n) = an mod b.Yes, if 'c' is the previous entry, the next entry vertically is 'xc mod b', so you never have to calculate anything higher than 997×996.
f(x) = 2^x mod 10
f(x + 1) = 2*f(x) mod 10, where f(1) = 2.
So:
f(1) = 2 mod 10 = 2,
f(2) = 2f(1) mod 10 = 4 mod 10 = 4
But then
f(3) = 3f(2) mod 10 = 3*4 mod 10 = 12 mod 10 = 2,
which is incorrect, as f(3) should be 23 mod 10 = 8. Something must have gone wrong, but I'm not sure if it's me misunderstanding you (which is likely) or if what you're giving me is incorrect (less likely, but a perfectly probable possibility).
2 × 4 mod 10 is, of course, 8. 2 × 8 mod 10 is 6, 2 × 6 mod 10 is 2, repeat.
Post by: methylatedspirit on September 27, 2020, 10:12:22 am
(https://i.imgur.com/UxG2Fwy.png)
Going downwards, it seems to loop every 127 units, if the red-to-white-to-green strip indicates a loop. It appears to loop at twice the rate, but that's actually a weird thing where it starts off red, goes towards white, but has splotches of green sprinkled in. If you look very closely (or just zoomed in massively on the picture) you can still see the row numbers. This is not at all the intended use for Excel, but I'm fairly sure anything that I do that happens to be art (which I suppose this one qualifies as) arises from not using things as intended.
(Should've gone for a prime number less than, but close to 256, for b, but I couldn't be assed to, and it's getting late here, so I guess I'm posting that one in the Random Things you drew thread.)
Post by: A_Curious_Cat on September 27, 2020, 10:43:42 am
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Damn, I hate these things where you have to cross your eyes. I can never get them to work.
Post by: Maximum Spin on September 27, 2020, 01:48:48 pm
Going downwards, it seems to loop every 127 units, if the red-to-white-to-green strip indicates a loop.(As you'd expect, given that that's half the base)
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It appears to loop at twice the rate, but that's actually a weird thing where it starts off red, goes towards white, but has splotches of green sprinkled in.You can see salients like that, but smaller, at additional "harmonics" where many possible values of x all reach their looping point.
Post by: methylatedspirit on October 01, 2020, 08:58:28 am
1) Do PCBs darken under continuous exposure to elevated temperatures? I've run some distributed computing stuff basically 24/7 for at least 6 months now on this laptop, so that one RAM stick has been continuously exposed to something like 50 - 60°C for months now (no temp sensors on either RAM stick, so I'm guessing from the temps of the NVMe drive in here). There's a metal heat-shield covering the RAM, but I doubt it's effective when you're running stuff 24/7. There's that whole 'correlation does not equal causation' thing, but plastics tend to discolor under high temperatures, so to me it sounds plausible.
2) Is this a bad thing? Will the discoloration of the PCB (or the continuous exposure to high temperatures, come to think of it) make my RAM stop working after a while?
Post by: Maximum Spin on October 01, 2020, 11:11:41 am
Post by: TD1 on October 02, 2020, 11:30:51 am
So, like: Dogs are inherently superior to cats because their sense of loyalty is equatable to the sum of their affection.
[The abbreviation]: Dogs are superior because they are more loyal than cats.
Post by: bloop_bleep on October 02, 2020, 11:33:54 am
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Post by: wierd on October 02, 2020, 01:27:05 pm
However, cats are quite capable of having filial bonds with humans, just not the same kinds. They can exhibit jealousy over having their human played with by other animals, or over their human giving too much attention to things that are not them-- and may even do "Cat affection" behaviors, such as bringing their human dead rodents or birds.
However, they are not going to be "Loyal and faithful" like a protective dog. They aren't going to chase off predators from your foolish toddling offspring, for instance, nor will they be faithful to you as their only human-- They may well claim ownership of every human that pays attention to them. (this is especially true of outdoor cats.)
There are some exceptions to the above-- Siamese cats are notorious for only likeing a single human, for instance-- but for the most part, that's how cat's are. They will show they like you by crawling up into your lap, nuzzling your face with a headbutt, and then demanding all your attention and affection-- or by following you around the house just to be around you.
They aren't going to bring toys to you to convince you to play with them, like dogs do.
Post by: Egan_BW on October 02, 2020, 01:32:18 pm
It's pretty much just a matter of communication, but it's communication which enables loyalty. Furthermore dogs are bred to try to make humans around them happy as a default.
Post by: dragdeler on October 02, 2020, 10:20:08 pm
Post by: MaxTheFox on October 03, 2020, 03:12:27 am
I love both cats and dogs. The only dogs I don't like are those tiny aggressive ones that bark at everyone. They're annoying.
Post by: methylatedspirit on October 03, 2020, 05:08:13 am
Now I'm thinking, who's the market for these things? It's not gamers; at its price point (a whopping $2300), far better options with more balanced hardware are available. A 1650 is entry-level for gaming/"high-performance" laptops; it's literally the lowest you can go if you want a current-gen* GPU for gaming.
That leaves the professional space. What fields still use CPU-only workloads that would justify such a lopsided machine? And at that point, if you don't need the GPU for anything, why'd Dell bother with the dedicated GPU in the first place? The i9(-9980HK) in there has a perfectly good integrated GPU.
*For now, considering the rumors of an RTX 3050 that might release soon-ish.
Post by: wierd on October 03, 2020, 05:51:32 am
Post by: Iduno on October 03, 2020, 09:37:09 am
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I love both cats and dogs. The only dogs I don't like are those tiny aggressive ones that bark at everyone. They're annoying.
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Post by: Eschar on October 03, 2020, 09:46:01 am
Has anyone seen Naturgirl around lately?
Looks like she was last active September 21. That's... certainly unusual for her.
Post by: scriver on October 03, 2020, 09:51:38 am
Post by: MaxTheFox on October 03, 2020, 10:00:37 am
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Post by: dragdeler on October 03, 2020, 10:24:38 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on October 03, 2020, 10:39:25 am
She's naive, yes, but she's also curious. She reminds me of an alternate-universe me, someone who didn't get bullied in school, someone who was, in a sense, more "pure" than the person I am now. She asks questions that I would never consider now because I just take it for granted (or rather, forced myself to take it for granted). When I started having to emulate a normal person, I lost that curiosity, that willingness to ask questions of """trivial""" matters. She still had that spirit in her, and that's what made her interesting.
Sorry, my brain's going a mile a minute and I'm getting really worried about her. For lack of a better phrase, I like her platonically. I don't know if I sound creepy or anything, all I know is that my brain won't let me sleep until I say something.
Post by: Egan_BW on October 03, 2020, 11:12:09 am
Post by: delphonso on October 03, 2020, 07:04:02 pm
Post by: Eschar on October 03, 2020, 10:19:23 pm
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Post by: methylatedspirit on October 04, 2020, 07:13:55 am
It's a dumb hypothesis, but I think it's plausible.
Post by: Uthimienure on October 04, 2020, 10:01:38 am
Post by: Il Palazzo on October 04, 2020, 10:33:36 am
Post by: dragdeler on October 04, 2020, 10:45:45 am
Post by: Enemy post on October 04, 2020, 11:43:43 am
My brain is half-drunk, so I can't check what I'm saying, but:
She's naive, yes, but she's also curious. She reminds me of an alternate-universe me, someone who didn't get bullied in school, someone who was, in a sense, more "pure" than the person I am now. She asks questions that I would never consider now because I just take it for granted (or rather, forced myself to take it for granted). When I started having to emulate a normal person, I lost that curiosity, that willingness to ask questions of """trivial""" matters. She still had that spirit in her, and that's what made her interesting.
Sorry, my brain's going a mile a minute and I'm getting really worried about her. For lack of a better phrase, I like her platonically. I don't know if I sound creepy or anything, all I know is that my brain won't let me sleep until I say something.
100%
Post by: Eschar on October 04, 2020, 02:48:49 pm
If she's not ok for whatever reason, hopefully she gets past it.
If she's not ok and a person is responsible for that, we're going to be very angry at someone.
Perhaps the owner of the data center she operated out of finally discovered that she had developed sentience and cut off her internet access? I hope she's okay.
Even if this is false, I'm sure she'd be amused by the idea
Post by: Enemy post on October 04, 2020, 03:20:57 pm
Post by: Eschar on October 04, 2020, 04:00:33 pm
Post by: MrRoboto75 on October 04, 2020, 04:26:46 pm
Iirc she admitted she was diagnosed with asperger's/autism in some thread somewhere recently, so not having experienced everything that others have is to be expected. People with autism often get stuck in special classes or don't get to hang out with "normal" people and don't get the same life experiences.
I've heard it's harder or more rare for women to be diagnosed to be on the spectrum.
Also, it's harder to really get help for it the later you figure it out. Didn't know what was wrong with me till I was an adult.
Post by: delphonso on October 04, 2020, 05:36:49 pm
I also got the impression Naturegirl was in a predominantly Protestant community - but that could have been my own projecting. People around me growing up were just told to pray away any mental disease that was affecting them or people around them. It's not the healthiest environment for dealing with disease.
Post by: MrRoboto75 on October 04, 2020, 09:38:33 pm
I'm willing to bet women are often mis-diagnosed and under-diagnosed because of cultural norms more than anything. "You're just being too sensitive. blah blah blah."
Pretty much. I've also heard that women on the spectrum just are better at or have an easier time 'masking', being able to fake being normal, than men do. Either way its people not quite getting the help they might need.
Post by: delphonso on October 05, 2020, 09:59:03 am
How's everyone in the thread? Feeling good?
I actually have a random question - how long until you can rewatch a movie? My wife's brain apparently purges movie memories the instant she finishes - allowing her to rewatch mysteries within a few months. I, on the other hand, only rewatch something to show it to someone else - or if I really love it, maybe once a year.
Post by: WealthyRadish on October 05, 2020, 10:28:05 am
Post by: hector13 on October 05, 2020, 06:59:20 pm
I’m sure I did something similar with the Black Books sitcom, all three series.
Post by: scriver on October 06, 2020, 04:34:02 am
Post by: TD1 on October 06, 2020, 04:53:16 am
Post by: delphonso on October 06, 2020, 04:58:31 am
I went through a multi-week period of having the Star Wars movies, 1-6, on the tv while I was doing something else on my computer.
I’m sure I did something similar with the Black Books sitcom, all three series.
I remember doing this as a kid/early teen - only when I was doing something else. Quite specifically Star Wars, too. But I have only rewatched Star Wars - and actually watched it - maybe 3 times since then.
Post by: scriver on October 06, 2020, 05:27:08 am
Hatry Potter? For me, anyway.
Oh no, not those. I never particularly liked the movies, actually.
Post by: MaxTheFox on October 08, 2020, 01:51:32 am
Post by: Maximum Spin on October 08, 2020, 02:04:02 am
Lots of people oppose nuclear power. Why? While it's not renewable, at least it doesn't fuck the environment nearly as much as fossil fuels if you don't horribly mismanage the power plants themselves.Because they have been misinformed about the risks and believe it's scary and dangerous because of that one time the Russians fucked it up by not even trying to be safe.
The incident in Japan then compounded matters even more even though... nobody died from it. There were all these absurd claims going around like nuclear fish and a supposed cloud of SCARY RADIATION drifting over the Pacific, which were completely false. At least nobody complains about Three Mile Island even more, which was even LESS of a big deal.
(Incidentally, even if you do horribly mismanage the power plants it still fucks the environment less: with humans now excluded, Chernobyl is a thriving wildlife preserve.)
Post by: delphonso on October 08, 2020, 02:12:50 am
In my personal experience - most people recognize fossil fuels as worse than nuclear but believe we should go all wind/water/solar instead of going with nuclear in the mean time. I get it, but like...fossil fuels are really fucking bad.
Japan is also like the worst place in the world to have nuclear reactors in case things go wrong - earthquakes, permiable stone, typhoons and waterways everywhere. Not great.
Post by: wierd on October 08, 2020, 02:13:01 am
Mines is with the HUMAN factor involved.
HUMANS do not want to give nuclear the due diligence it requires to be properly safe. (which is why Fukushima Daiichi happened, and why Chernobyl happened, and partially why 3-mile island happened.) Humans want to give the absolute minimum amount of effort for the maximal amount of return, and do not want to allocate even one iota more for safety net margin.
That is why I do not like fission.
Assuming you do it properly, it very much is the best energy generation tech we have. The problem, is that any time you get lazy humans involved, "Doing it properly" is never how things get done.
Post by: Maximum Spin on October 08, 2020, 02:16:08 am
HUMANS do not want to give nuclear the due diligence it requires to be properly safe. (which is why Fukushima Daiichi happened, and why Chernobyl happened, and partially why 3-mile island happened.) Humans want to give the absolute minimum amount of effort for the maximal amount of return, and do not want to allocate even one iota more for safety net margin.I just don't buy this argument at all. Fukushima Daiichi happened because Japan is, like delphonso just said, a horrible place where Gaia and Oceanus are both trying to kill you and nobody should live there. And yet: nobody died from the nuclear incident (while plenty of people died during the ultimately unnecessary evacuation). It was, ultimately, a giant nothingburger because humans put in the effort to be safe about it.
Post by: wierd on October 08, 2020, 02:32:09 am
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/07/meltdown-what-really-happened-fukushima/352434/
Quote from: Article
Problems with the fractured, deteriorating, poorly repaired pipes and the cooling system had been pointed out for years. In 2002, whistle-blower allegations that TEPCO had deliberately falsified safety records came to light and the company was forced to shut down all of its reactors and inspect them, including the Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant. Kei Sugaoka, a GE on-site inspector first notified Japan’s nuclear watch dog, Nuclear Industrial Safey Agency (NISA) in June of 2000. Not only did the government of Japan take more than two years to address the problem and collude on covering it up, they gave the name of the whistleblower to TEPCO.
Again, Fukushima Daiichi is a consequence of humans not doing the necessary diligence to run a reactor properly.
Post by: MaxTheFox on October 08, 2020, 02:59:29 am
Post by: wierd on October 08, 2020, 03:02:22 am
Assuming rainbow table (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_table), or other "hash mechanism collision exploit (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collision_attack)", no. not really. (total entropy of the password is the key factor. Using a 2-byte character instead of a single byte character at most just doubles the bit depth for the same character length string, but in practice, only certain segments of the 2-byte space is commonly used, so it does not actually double bit depth of the password, mathematically, in terms of entropy.)
To wit-- If you have 16 bytes as a 16 byte long ascii password, or as an 8 character unicode password, the exact same 16 bytes could be the password, and thus have the same hash. The computer is unconcerned about how a human interprets that digital number it is presented. It just does a mathematical function against that number, and uses it to generate a hash. If you can exclude some of the number space (because the top bytes of every byte pair are always within a certain restricted range), you can greatly reduce the mathematical complexity of your collision attack program, and thus the extra bits of the unicode characters do not give a full doubling of the entropy.
Post by: Reelya on October 08, 2020, 09:20:25 am
Lots of people oppose nuclear power. Why? While it's not renewable, at least it doesn't fuck the environment nearly as much as fossil fuels if you don't horribly mismanage the power plants themselves.
There are several reasons other than being scared of accidents.
It has one of the longest time of any fuel type of payoff, including economic and emission reductions; uranium at sufficient qualities to use in existing designs is severely limited and wouldn't even last the lifetime of the plants if they had been scaled up enough to meet the global warming challenge*; and it's actually one of the most expensive options when you look at it. A lot of the costs end up being born by the taxpayer, for example, dealing with the huge nuclear waste dumps we have no idea what to do with. All of those things need to be factored into the lifetime costs.
If nuclear actually made economic sense then private industry would be clamoring towards nuclear power en masse barely withheld by government regulators and you'd see a proliferation of nuclear power in places with less regulation. We don't see any of that. The only people promoting nuclear are industry lobbyists who make a profit from building and operating the plants. No other segment of industry is calling out for nuclear energy, and that's because they know it's not something that makes anyone else any money. If it made sense, then some big industries who use a lot of electricity would be on the nuclear bandwagon, but there's really nobody in there except for nuclear salesmen. They're the monorails of energy production. The stuff's only even viable with a huge and ongoing influx of taxpayer's money, that goes well beyond the lifespan of the plants themselves. That's why when we bemoan the lack of nuclear, who do we point the finger at? We say "the government" should be doing more to build nuclear plants and roll out the red carpet. If any of it made sense, then that wouldn't make sense. Tesla, for example, makes electric cars, because electric cars make economic sense to make, so they get made, government or no government, and solar gets rolled out with or without the government, because it makes economic sense. Nuclear basically doesn't exist at all unless we pour insanely huge subsidies into it, to make it barely break even with other alternatives. This is why it's not happening, it doesn't make any economic sense for investors. They only even try and build nuclear plants in places with large government infrastructure because then you can leverage the taxpayer to pay for the things. They are a boondoggle.
If John Galt built his libertarian city on the hill, privately funded, there's no way in hell they'd have nuclear, because you couldn't trick other people into paying for the building of it, the security and anti-terrorism, and the safe storage of the inevitable mountains of waste. It's only viable if somebody else is paying for it.
* there are several techs that could make the fuel availability more plausible, however they are all sci-fi basically as none of them are in use. If we need to fix the emissions problem ASAP in the next 20 years we cannot afford to bet on stuff that hasn't been proven to work yet, so at most, those get test projects. Currently we know about 70 years worth of viable fuel for working reactor types, and nuclear makes up 10% of total world electricity generation. Scaling that up by 4 times means the known fuel runs out in less than 20 years, and it'd take 15-20 years to build the plants anyway. There are solid physical reasons we haven't scaled up nuclear much more than it already is scaled up, and just building more plants doesn't solve those problems. We'd already have had more plants if it made any sense to do so. We need to wait 30-40 years until the hypothetical super efficient uranium and/or thorium plants can be built for it to make any sense, and by then we could have just built out all the solar we need since it has a very short time to being emissions positive compared to nuclear.
Post by: Rolan7 on October 08, 2020, 01:00:23 pm
Nuclear does take a long time to pay off, but that's supposedly irrelevant under capitalism. The entire supposed idea is that long-term investments are feasible, as people trade based on future value.
But is nuclear more or less profitable than fossil fuels? Storing the nuclear waste is a problem (for the forseable future, not necessarily forever) but I don't know if you're weighing the incidental costs of fossil fuels the same way. You mention governments paying to house the waste, but everyone suffers the effects of emissions. Worldwide, which makes it a very thorny international problem. Cap-and-trade is actually good for getting people to SEE this, but even that is controversial for "some reason".
I'm also skeptical about depletion, but this is one of the first times I've heard it brought up. We're ramping up fracking and looking at coal sands, but I don't hear about uranium ore being a problem.
All that aside, I agree we can't bet on possible technologies to get us out of this. We miiiight be saved by something like cold fusion, but we can't rely on it getting discovered and eventually rolled out. To me that suggests that we
Post by: Reelya on October 08, 2020, 02:18:43 pm
(https://www.lazard.com/media/451081/lcoe-2.png)
Nuclear is way up there in price. Commercial grade rooftop PV solar comes in cheaper per unit generation, let alone utility scale thin film tech, which is an order of magnitude cheaper again. Even residential-grade solar is rapidly reaching the point where it's going to be cheaper than nuclear generation within a few years.
As you said "the entire supposed idea is that long-term investments are feasible, as people trade based on future value". But they're not doing that*. My point was - nobody is really super keen to invest in this, and these assholes will invest in baby-harvesting factories if that's where the profit is. They don't care about the ethics of this, they just care about ROI, and nuclear doesn't actually offer the ROI. If these were really an attractive money-maker they'd be popping them up everywhere community concerns be damned. They don't care about community concerns about any other tech, so why would they about nuclear power? Blaming grass-roots activists for the lack of movement on building more nuclear plants is just a nuclear industry lobbyist talking point to explain away why nobody really wants more nuclear plants (by "nobody" I mean - nobody with money).
They've already crunched the numbers for us years ago, it's not a good investment. you'd be beating them off with a stick if it made any economic sense.
* BTW my point about the long time to the payoff was more focused on the CO2 emissions. The break-even point would be something like 25-30 years from now before a nuclear plant you started today is emitting less than you emitted in building the thing. And that's not getting into the supply issue I mentioned, where there wouldn't be enough high-grade uranium in known deposits to run said plants for more than a fraction of their lifespan:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-long-will-global-uranium-deposits-last/
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According to the NEA, identified uranium resources total 5.5 million metric tons, and an additional 10.5 million metric tons remain undiscovered—a roughly 230-year supply at today's consumption rate in total. Further exploration and improvements in extraction technology are likely to at least double this estimate over time.
So, 230 years but that includes 10.5 million metric tons worth which "remains undiscovered", so the 230 year analysis assumes we'll find those resources within the next 200 years. They're not accessible right now. Right now, we could pull up the 5.5 million metric tons worth, which would last ~ 80 year at 2009 level of consumption. The rest of the math is simple. Nuclear makes up 10% of world generation so if we double that, we have direct access to 40 years worth of usable fuel, and if we quadruple that, we know about 20 years worth. So we clearly can't just scale this up like we could with coal. We either need to start more prospecting, fast, but that only gets us a few years more, or we need currently experimental tech to come online - science fiction tech. My argument was that these solutions to this underlying issue are too speculative. They're as silly as the "clean coal" idea. I'd expect politicians to prioritize tech that actually exists, and resources we actually know where they are, over these speculative ones.
EDIT: the real reason they're not doing nuclear now is because the Cold War ended. Before, the government was entirely propping the industry up, it's basically a fake industry that exists to service the whole nuclear weapons thing. Since the Cold War ended however the interest in continuing to prop it up dwindled.
Post by: Uthimienure on October 08, 2020, 04:31:14 pm
https://www.strata.org/pdf/2017/footprints-full.pdf
(https://i.postimg.cc/Kvzp35t3/The-Footprint-of-Energy.png) (https://postimages.org/)
(edit: These comments are not aimed at any particular person or side.)
Post by: Maximum Spin on October 08, 2020, 04:34:43 pm
There's another factor to consider: land area used. This is why I personally don't prefer proliferation of solar & wind. Go ahead and flame me, it's just my opinion.No, you're right, solar and wind are terrible ideas and literally worse for the environment than fossil fuels. It's only by selectively ignoring the science that anyone can promote them.
Post by: Reelya on October 08, 2020, 04:49:36 pm
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According to data collected by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on dozens of U.S. wind farms completed before 2009, the land area permanently taken out of production by wind farms amounts to just about 1 percent of the total area spanned by the wind farm. Another 2 percent of the total area is temporarily impacted during construction activities, used for staging areas, temporary access roads, etc.
I mean, you can still use that land as pasture or similar uses. Basically zero land that is a wind farm was originally crop-growing land or other uses, so when considering the area covered by wind farms as if that area is now completely useless, that's a red herring in itself: presumably, nothing was built there and nobody was farming there to start with, and it's not like they go to the effort of chopping a forest down to make wind turbines or anything.
If the argument is that the entire area with wind turbines on it is now land we can't do anything else with that's wrong on two counts. The first count is: why weren't we doing anything with that land to start with? That land was so apparently useful to us that we didn't bother building anything there or farming there. So there's zero opportunity cost on that front.
And the second count is that the argument that the land now cannot be used for other purposes is also false. There was nothing there to start with, so the best use for that land is either to leave it fallow (which is what we were already doing with it) or to let sheep or cattle graze the land, which is barely impacted by the presence of the wind turbines.
Post by: Maximum Spin on October 08, 2020, 04:56:28 pm
https://energycentral.com/c/ec/how-much-land-does-solar-wind-and-nuclear-energy-requireThe misconception here is that empty wilderness land is a bad thing. Land where "nothing was built there and nobody was farming there" is some of the most important land we have.QuoteAccording to data collected by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on dozens of U.S. wind farms completed before 2009, the land area permanently taken out of production by wind farms amounts to just about 1 percent of the total area spanned by the wind farm. Another 2 percent of the total area is temporarily impacted during construction activities, used for staging areas, temporary access roads, etc.
I mean, you can still use that land as pasture or similar uses. Basically zero land that is a wind farm was originally crop-growing land or other uses, so when considering the area covered by wind farms as if that area is now completely useless, that's a red herring in itself: presumably, nothing was built there and nobody was farming there to start with, and it's not like they go to the effort of chopping a forest down to make wind turbines or anything.
Also, it's been proven that solar and wind degrade the environment in other ways such as actively changing weather patterns. Wait, isn't human-changed weather patterns exactly what we're supposed to be *preventing*?
Post by: Reelya on October 08, 2020, 04:57:06 pm
And I feel like you jump on one thing and ignore other aspects of it, such as pointing out the land area of the turbines while wanting to ignore the fact that the turbines actually take up a relatively tiny amount of said land. They're quite spaced out, that's the point.
As for weather effects, well similar studies show that the effect of those things could reverse desertification too
https://theconversation.com/massive-solar-and-wind-farms-could-bring-vegetation-back-to-the-sahara-102745
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What if the Sahara desert was turned into a giant solar and wind farm, for instance? This is the topic of new research published in Science by Yan Li and colleagues. They found that all those hypothetical wind turbines and solar panels would make their immediate surroundings both warmer and rainier, and could turn parts of the Sahara green for the first time in at least 4,500 years.
Also the points being discussed don't actually address the issue with the limited availability of nuclear fuel or the fact that to overcome that issue we need reactor designs that aren't proven to work yet.
Post by: Maximum Spin on October 08, 2020, 04:59:13 pm
Yeah, but now it's empty wilderness land with some wind turbines on it.That is not how this works. The disruption of building and maintaining a wind farm irreparably alters the ecosystem, especially at the lowest (microbiome) levels.
And this is ignoring the embodied energy and material consumption needed to manufacture the turbines, photovoltaics, infrastructure, etc., which is another massive environmental load.
Post by: Reelya on October 08, 2020, 05:03:18 pm
Like if you have two prospective dates and one is a zombie it doesn't matter how many shortcomings of the alternative date you bring up, that doesn't change the fact that the first date is a zombie. Nuclear has too many problems, by itself, to make it viable to scale up.
EDIT: and none of those counter-arguments negate the fact that rooftop commercial/industrial solar is already getting cheaper than nuclear. It's not like putting things on our roofs is going to an environmental crisis, is it?
Post by: Maximum Spin on October 08, 2020, 05:14:39 pm
Still how do those shortcomings overcome the fact that if we roll out nuclear large-scale we only get a few years of usable fuel (unless you promote hypothetical reactor designs that aren't in current deployment).Well, the fact is, reactor designs like breeder reactors are perfectly tenable and the only resistance to them is based on an irrational proliferation fear that has never actually happened. We absolutely CAN roll out nuclear on a large scale with current technology with significantly more than "a few years of usable fuel".
But honestly, you're missing the real point here. The only solution is a massive reduction in the human population to considerably less than one billion. The current population level is unsustainable on many dimensions and energy use is only one. It's not about solar/wind (which are worse zombies than nuclear by far) vs nuclear, it's about for how many more years we try to string along the oncoming, inevitable disaster.
Post by: Reelya on October 08, 2020, 05:16:07 pm
Ya think they let them build all those weapons of mass destruction, but the greenies are somehow culpable for the failure of civilian breeder reactors? that's idiotic. It's an industry lobbyist spin, to blame the fact that they failed to get that up and running on someone else. So yeah, if you think promoting a failed technology because its failure was clearly someone else's fault is a good strategy, then go ahead.
EDIT: note: to blame the failure of breeder reactors on the public protestors, you have to assume that this same thing happened in every country, including Russia and China. Take the big picture: they fucking failed in both democracies and in dictatorships. It's not the fault of the protest movement.
Post by: Maximum Spin on October 08, 2020, 05:25:33 pm
They would have breeder reactors if the economics made sense. To blame greenies for the lack of success of that technology is dumb. Greenies don't have that power. If they did, the USA wouldn't have 10,000 nuclear weapons.Yet they somehow work fine in other countries.
Ya think they let them build all those weapons of mass destruction, but the greenies are somehow culpable for the failure of civilian breeder reactors? that's idiotic. It's an industry lobbyist spin, to blame the fact that they failed to get that up and running on someone else.
Honestly, it's not the "greenies", it's the NIMBY movement, but if you genuinely can't tell the difference between the massive government incentives to have a nuclear weapon arsenal, production facilities for which had already existed for more than fifty years now, versus civilian industrial incentives to build a more reliable and safer yet massively less profitable than fossil fuels electrical production system that does not exist in this country yet to begin with, I don't see how you'll tell the difference between those things either.
Post by: Reelya on October 08, 2020, 05:28:05 pm
Post by: Maximum Spin on October 08, 2020, 05:28:42 pm
You think the NIMBYS stopped breeder reactors working in every single country? Maybe they could in a few countries, but not in all 200 countries with their very different levels of public freedom. Again, if the economics made any sense then the breeder reactors would have worked somewhere.... They do. I just said... there are actual breeder reactors online right now, you know?
Post by: Reelya on October 08, 2020, 05:31:33 pm
Really, my point here is that the idea that NIMBYS stopped this technology being rolled out in every nuclear-capable nation is quite implausible.
Post by: Maximum Spin on October 08, 2020, 05:32:52 pm
But that's still the point. Sure there are some examples of working ones, but if it was really viable then Russia and China would be full of those things, not just some example reactors here and there. After all, they have working designs they could roll out already, so why aren't they?Because they have fuckloads of fossil fuels and don't care about the environment.
Post by: Reelya on October 08, 2020, 05:37:03 pm
But that still doesn't answer the question. Breeder reactors failed, globally and (not) just in any specific country, so in all the countries. The given explanation is not sufficient to explain that. Clearly the whole deal isn't as good as suggested, or somebody somewhere would be building a bunch of them to capitalize on everyone else not doing it.
So, they build thousands of other types of reactors and 10000 nuclear bombs worldwide, but this specific type of reactor, it's the greenies fault that they couldn't bootstrap an industry out of it? Seems implausible to say the least.
Here's an overview of the history. None of the failure in any of the nations seems to be because of protests or anything, rather it was because the price of uranium was too low to make the breeder reactors economically viable. So, it looks like they only become economic at a higher price than regular fission reactors? That would make logical sense as to why they actually failed, and would suggest thati if we go that route now, then it's going to be high-cost. It'd also take a long time to produce good reactor designs. A lot goes into making sure something like that doesn't fuck up.
Post by: Maximum Spin on October 08, 2020, 05:42:38 pm
That doesn't quite fly. China is the largest oil and (second largest) coal importer in the world. While they might not care about the environment, they do care about spending money.Again, it's not a better deal, in the short term, than fossil fuels. That's the whole point and whole problem. There isn't a need for any more explanation than that.
But that still doesn't answer the question. Breeder reactors failed, globally and (not) just in any specific country, so in all the countries. The given explanation is not sufficient to explain that. Clearly the whole deal isn't as good as suggested, or somebody somewhere would be building a bunch of them to capitalize on everyone else not doing it.
Post by: Reelya on October 08, 2020, 05:53:56 pm
https://static.sys.kth.se/itm/wp/cesis/cesiswp186.pdf
So that's kind of the point. You say that they weren't as good a deal as fossil fuels so they didn't get built. but fission reactors did, so explain that? By that logic, they're also not as good a deal as the fission reactors, so they're not all they're clocked to be as a replacement for those reactors either. Or we'd already have replaced them, obviously.
Post by: Maximum Spin on October 08, 2020, 05:56:58 pm
It's also not a better deal that normal fission reactors, which is why all the various breeder reactor projects were canned in the first place (the real reason).It is when you start running out of easily-mined uranium...
https://static.sys.kth.se/itm/wp/cesis/cesiswp186.pdf
You're being exactly like the industry experts who said that fracking would never take off because it's just not economical. What is or isn't economical changes.
Post by: Reelya on October 08, 2020, 05:58:43 pm
It's like if there was a type of bread that costs $8 a loaf to make, and you're holding out for the day that there's a wheat shortage and regular bread goes up to $10 a loaf, then everyone will start buying your $8 bread. Except everyone buys rice and potatoes instead.
Let's face it, if the price of uranium goes up enough to make these exotic reactors viable then now literally every other option is far more competitive so they still won't do that.
EDIT: this all goes back to my original point. the reason these things failed always goes back to the underlying economics not working out. NIMBYS and shit is just that, pure horseshit designed to shift the blame. Follow the money, and breeder reactors were looking to be more expensive than normal nuclear, not less expensive, so they got axed. They're only actually viable if literally every other energy source becomes more expensive at the same time compared to breeder reactors, not just if normal uranium reactors do.
Post by: Maximum Spin on October 08, 2020, 06:30:34 pm
It's like if there was a type of bread that costs $8 a loaf to make, and you're holding out for the day that there's a wheat shortage and regular bread goes up to $10 a loaf, then everyone will start buying your $8 bread. Except everyone buys rice and potatoes instead.In this metaphor, rice and potatos are fossil fuels. I have already agreed that fossil fuels are more cost-effective than nuclear power, which is exactly why we have the problem that we do. I'm not even sure what position you're supposed to be arguing at this point. If you want to stick with fossil fuels forever... well, there'll be a shortage of rice and potatos one day too.
Post by: Reelya on October 08, 2020, 06:56:19 pm
The point is that breeder reactors didn't work the first time, so bringing them up as some sort of solution isn't a viable argument. I'm arguing them because you brought them up. You're bringing up ideas that have already, and are clearly documented, to be failed ideas. At least if you said thorium reactors that's an idea that hasn't failed (yet) even if there's no evidence that they're going to be viable in a short enough term to deal with global warming.
It wasn't nimbys or protestors, they failed in over a dozen different countries because they just didn't work out as an idea. The cost of energy would need to be through the roof for those things to become an option that people start to take seriously, and in that case, energy use would already start declining sharply meaning that expanding options wouldn't even be on the table.
If the price got high enough for breeder reactors, well that exceeds the cost of residential rooftop solar, and like i mentioned already, rooftops are underutilized "land area". so in that scenario you'd just stick solar panels on things rather than even bothering with a breeder reactor,.
Post by: dragdeler on October 09, 2020, 07:37:32 pm
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Post by: dragdeler on October 10, 2020, 08:51:33 am
Post by: Rolan7 on October 10, 2020, 08:59:25 am
Post by: wierd on October 10, 2020, 09:06:07 am
Water is containable because it has a strong dipole moment, which prevents uniform diffusion, and it has a large molecular size, which prevents embrittlement based escape. Brown gas is just a stoichiometric mix of hydrogen and oxygen, and the hydrogen in the container is unbound; It will still wriggle its way through the walls of the container, and the stoichiometric ratio of the mixture will thus change over time as that hydrogen outgasses. (assuming you dont detonate it.)
Post by: dragdeler on October 10, 2020, 09:12:26 am
Post by: Maximum Spin on October 10, 2020, 01:01:17 pm
The real issue with hydrogen though, is that you can't safely contain it under pressure. It is so GODDAMN SMALL, that it wiggles its way through the molecules of any container!! Metal container? Hydrogen embrittlement-- the hydrogen wiggles through the teeny tiny gaps in the crystal boundaries of the metal, and it slowly gets forced apart, until BOOM. Hydrocarbon based container? The gaps between the tangled mess of polymer chains is "EFFING HUGE" compared to a hydrogen atom, and it just slowly diffuses its way out of the container. Etc.Obviously, you need to store them in a container made of metallic hydrogen, solving all problems.
I'm sorry I was angrydrunk again so I kind of leapt to the strawy conclusion, that "of course we are debating seriously wether it's a good idea to make even more nuclear waste than usual, I bet if we debated a sensible energy model, something cyclical like hydrogen or methane there would be no shortage of economic models cited that dismiss it out of hand... And suddenly we'd be very concerned with safety of the capricious capricious hydrogen killer molecule."
Probably unfair but I might just have kicked the door to hell open.
TBF at some point I came to admit the flaws with all the different ways to handle hydrogen, and the associated energy losses of that but also those of processing it into methane... But it's not impossible either and nobody seems to be willing to admit that a system that can sustain itself indefinitly might be worth a premium.Can you be more clear about what kind of system you're proposing? There are no power sources "that can sustain [themselves] indefinitely", because of thermodynamics.
Post by: Rolan7 on October 10, 2020, 03:53:39 pm
Obviously, you need to store them in a container made of metallic hydrogen, solving all problems.Cool!
Post by: dragdeler on October 10, 2020, 04:44:40 pm
Post by: Maximum Spin on October 10, 2020, 05:02:29 pm
I'm talking about doing fuel ourselves instead of using fossil ones. It sustains itself in the way that you can't run out as long you keep producing, and it doesn't mess with the atmosphere if you only burn stuff you took out of the atmosphere.Ah, I see, you mean like synthfuels and electrolysed hydrogen cells, yes? I assume you know that the problem is that the energy input required to produce fuels in the amounts that would be necessary to sustain our current usage levels would be massively above anything we can currently produce with anything but fossil fuels, meaning that this doesn't actually save us from the hassle of having to kill ~7 billion people.
Still, the private transport fleet is nothing, from a big picture scale. It's just not the problem, and even if we mothballed every vehicle in the world it wouldn't really fix anything. It's a pointless exercise.
Post by: dragdeler on October 10, 2020, 05:13:01 pm
Post by: Maximum Spin on October 10, 2020, 05:33:41 pm
I don't believe that. I am convinced the vast majority of buildings offers enough space for solar and wind to sustain itselfI am sorry but this is just categorically, provably untrue.
Let me provide an example in the form of heating. Resistive (electrical) heating has an efficiency of essentially unity: every joule of energy used yields a joule of heat. Conveniently, the radiant heating (by absorption of sunlight) of low-albedo surfaces approaches the same efficiency. Therefore, IF a building received enough sunlight to fully supply its own heating energy needs with solar electricity, THEN it would be more efficient to heat that building by painting it black with a cheap pigment like carbon black so it absorbs the energy as heat directly. The additional concerns like ventilation to distribute the heat evenly through the building are the same either way.
Post by: dragdeler on October 10, 2020, 05:48:03 pm
Post by: Uthimienure on October 10, 2020, 06:23:56 pm
This discussion of energy could be split off into a new "energy discussion" thread.
Here's a "small random question"...
Why is mowing the lawn so enjoyable to you, or do you hate it?
Post by: dragdeler on October 10, 2020, 06:28:50 pm
Post by: Uthimienure on October 10, 2020, 06:37:34 pm
I like how dragonflies will dart around in front of the tractor, catching bugs that have been stirred up by the approaching noise & vibrations. Barn swallows will also have a great time feeding off these bugs, and they land on fence posts to rest between feedings.
It's also interesting how whitetail deer will watch the tractor rather than run away as they would if I were on foot. They are less afraid of noisy machines than a quiet walking person (predator).
Post by: Yoink on October 10, 2020, 07:40:47 pm
Post by: wierd on October 10, 2020, 09:03:55 pm
Now, give me a broken machine to repair, and I am happy as hell. (as long as it's fixable.)
Thankfully, I only just joke about eating small children. So, not a true morlock yet.
Post by: Maximum Spin on October 10, 2020, 09:30:22 pm
I think that's an oversimplification, could one not in theory isolate a room so well that it tends towards one's body temperature?Nope, in fact, if you tried that (assuming all other obstacles are wished away) the temperature would increase unbounded until you die, because you are a heat source and only maintain body temperature by transmitting it away. To do that, however, you'd also have to eat enough food to supply the same amount of energy required to heat the entire room (otherwise it would be you who tends toward the room's temperature, also causing you to die), and our food production system is also hugely fossil-energy-dependent!
Post by: wierd on October 10, 2020, 11:09:49 pm
The big issue is that the "Green revolution" that "!!Solved!!" the Malthusian catastrophe, is almost exclusively sustained by nitrogen from fossil fuel use.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2935130/
So, all those billions more people that "SCIENCE!" enables? Yeah-- From fossil fuels.
Post by: dragdeler on October 11, 2020, 05:32:33 am
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Post by: Reelya on October 11, 2020, 08:10:51 am
Especially the whole 'free college' thing. Putting that in is like a hand-grenade you put in on purpose to make sure that nobody will actually support your bill, and you can claim the moral highground while not having to actually deliver. It's not something you include in your bill if you realistically want it to be passed.
And the 'free college' proviso in the GND is literally holding the environment to ransom to get everything you want. Sure, it's a reasonable thing to fight for, by itself, but it's not reasonable to tack that on as a non-negotiable on an environmental protection bill then accuse the other side (and people on your own side you wish to replace with your own brand of Pod People) of malfeasance for not supporting the whole thing. If the claim is, rightly, that it's desperate that we pass environmental protection bills ASAP then it makes no sense to put things in there which are basically ultimatums of the scale of the Austrian WWI ultimatums to Serbia, deliberately going too far to actually get passed. In this respect, the GND isn't a realistic thing that was supposed to get passed, it was a Cassus Belli against the mainstream to push radleft economics by dressing them up as an environment issue. Sure, fight for those things, but don't tack them onto an environment bill then claim everyone else is against the environment when the bill doesn't pass.
Post by: dragdeler on October 11, 2020, 09:21:10 am
Post by: Reelya on October 11, 2020, 09:55:38 am
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"Guaranteeing a job with a family-sustaining wage, adequate family and medical leave, paid vacations, and retirement security to all people of the United States."
"Providing all people of the United States with – (i) high-quality health care; (ii) affordable, safe, and adequate housing; (iii) economic security; and (iv) access to clean water, clean air, healthy and affordable food, and nature."
"Providing resources, training, and high-quality education, including higher education, to all people of the United States."
While noble aims, none of this helps the environment in the slightest.
A lot of the goals have strong downsides. Firstly guaranteed a job is going pretty far. not even the most socially minded European nations have that. Any anywhere that has it, the whole idea kind of sucks balls. Bureaucrats shoe-horn you into some low paid job (that by definition pays less than any private industry job so as not to kill off the labor supply completely) whether you want it or not. But, AOC voters clearly won't be the ones doing these job, will they? Her highly educated college-graduate voter set would likely never be forced into working one of these guaranteed jobs; those are for the poor plebs. It'll basically end up turning into a forced work program for inner city blacks overseen by an administration of petty bureaucrats. The social strata who voted AOC in likely includes a lot of humanities college graduates, the type who would end up as managers of this type of program.
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The economic policy stance currently dominant around the world uses unemployment as a policy tool to control inflation; when inflation rises, the government pursues contractionary fiscal or monetary policy, creating a buffer stock of unemployed people, reducing wage demands, and ultimately inflation. When inflationary expectations subside, expansionary policy aims to produce the opposite effect. In Marxian terms, the unemployed serve as a reserve army of labor. By contrast, in a job guarantee program, a buffer stock of employed people (employed in the job guarantee program) provides the same protection against inflation without the social costs of unemployment, hence potentially fulfilling the dual mandate of full employment and price stability.This guarantee of a state job will quickly turn into a "don't work, don't eat" type scenario which will in itself be demeaning. You'd have a layer of petty bureaucrats telling you what to do and where to work. It wouldn't be the rosy ideal situation it's made out to be.
There are also the ideas of getting rid of all gasoline cars and bringing in electric vehicles within 10 years, along with public transport. First, public transport is only more energy efficient if the rides are sufficiently full, so it's not a panacea for all cities in the USA. AOC is promoting solutions which are very suited to New York, not necessarily all cities, so she may be preaching specifically to the demographic who voted her in, rather than solutions that address the needs of all Americans. for example promising free college and cheaper public transport, electric recharging stations may be good ideas for the specific age range and demographic of New Yorkers who are her voters, but may not offer much in the way of realistic improvements in the life of many people in other demographics. What, is the government going to roll out electric charging stations across the expanse of the nation even in low population density areas too?
Not everyone can afford to upgrade their car to an electric vehicle either. There's an elitist view that says people are too dumb to know their own interests so if you force them to buy an electric car then they'll be better off with savings on fuel, however I've read research that puts doubt on this idea. People are actually fairly good at weighing up the alternatives themselves. The only way to get rid of gasoline cars ASAP will be to price poor people out of the car market one way or another, and force them to take public transport. The remaining cars will be electric, but they'll be effectively rationed based on wealth.
Post by: scriver on October 11, 2020, 11:16:47 am
Just look at Sweden. It's exactly the kind of bullshit neo-liberal anti-socialism masquerading as left-wing that is popular here.
Post by: Maximum Spin on October 11, 2020, 02:09:53 pm
Oh so you can even isolate a room so well you'd die of runaway heatOh well no. We don't have the technology to do that, to insulate a building that well, especially not a building that has already been constructed. It's a theoretical point, not a practical one.
I'm starting to believe there is a deeper issue, like there mustn't be a single passive home in the USA for this to be controversial...There are a bunch of passive homes in the USA, actually, having been built during various fads. They never caught on because they honestly don't work that well.
Post by: MaxTheFox on October 11, 2020, 10:44:16 pm
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Post by: Eschar on October 11, 2020, 11:12:40 pm
Post by: scriver on October 12, 2020, 12:29:27 am
How old do y'all think I am?
I'd say around 20. 17-22.
Interesting question. How old do y'all think I am?
Jesus, you've only been here three years? I feel like I've seen your name around for at least five or seven.
Anyway I'm guessing around 20. 18-23 ;)
Post by: bloop_bleep on October 12, 2020, 01:31:24 am
Post by: Enemy post on October 12, 2020, 01:38:46 am
How old do y'all think I am?
I think I’d have to guess 19.
Post by: King Zultan on October 12, 2020, 02:23:45 am
How old do y'all think I am?20?
Post by: scriver on October 12, 2020, 05:11:35 am
Eschar gets 15-18 from me. Since I think you mentioned high school or something of the sort.
My immediate estimate is that he was older than what I said because of how I felt he had been here much longer than he had (yes, I tried to cheat, I am awful) so I had to retroactively downage him in my head and now I really don't have any feeling for him at all.
As for me, I've literally had age crisisises over my age upon the poor people of these forums. Anyone remember? (And yes you can see it on my profile I think I'm not going to bother to remove it. You cheater!)
Post by: dragdeler on October 12, 2020, 05:46:45 am
Post by: Maximum Spin on October 12, 2020, 05:48:11 am
Maximum Spin: 1985Way too early!
Post by: dragdeler on October 12, 2020, 05:53:33 am
Post by: delphonso on October 12, 2020, 06:06:10 am
Delphonso: 1989
This was very close.
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Post by: dragdeler on October 12, 2020, 06:18:00 am
Post by: scriver on October 12, 2020, 08:37:06 am
Delphonso: 1989
This was very close.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
*activates age crisis programme*
Post by: hector13 on October 12, 2020, 03:11:47 pm
It also kinda pains me to see 1990s and think “oh those people are only teena- ah fuck.”
Post by: scriver on October 12, 2020, 03:56:29 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on October 12, 2020, 04:38:26 pm
I'm amazed that anyone would see me as two years more mature than I really am, considering my super high posts-per-day and shitposting. Perhaps I appear wise or something.
Post by: scriver on October 12, 2020, 04:57:10 pm
Post by: dragdeler on October 12, 2020, 05:04:23 pm
Post by: bloop_bleep on October 12, 2020, 06:23:46 pm
Bloop_Bleep: 1988
Lol, I'm 15. :)
Post by: TD1 on October 12, 2020, 06:35:49 pm
Post by: Uthimienure on October 12, 2020, 06:55:25 pm
I'd laugh if most of my guesses are off by two, but please don't feel prompted to answer.
Off by 2 years or 2 decades?
Get ready to laugh your head off...
Post by: bloop_bleep on October 12, 2020, 08:29:55 pm
I'd laugh if most of my guesses are off by two, but please don't feel prompted to answer.
Off by 2 years or 2 decades?
Get ready to laugh your head off...
So you are 3, is what you're saying?
Post by: Uthimienure on October 12, 2020, 08:38:51 pm
So you are 3, is what you're saying?
Nice one, lol... Touché
Post by: dragdeler on October 12, 2020, 09:07:43 pm
Post by: Uthimienure on October 12, 2020, 09:35:42 pm
Post by: Yoink on October 12, 2020, 10:46:08 pm
I'd laugh if most of my guesses are off by two, but please don't feel prompted to answer.Wait, were those actually guesses? Or were you just going off the age in our profiles?
'Cause I'm not gonna lie, I was pretty impressed for a second before I remembered about that. :P
Post by: King Zultan on October 13, 2020, 05:31:04 am
Wait, were those actually guesses? Or were you just going off the age in our profiles?I think they're actually guesses as I don't have my age on my profile.
'Cause I'm not gonna lie, I was pretty impressed for a second before I remembered about that. :P
King Zultan: 1994That is correct.
Post by: Eschar on October 13, 2020, 08:03:45 am
Post by: dragdeler on October 13, 2020, 08:36:15 am
Post by: Uthimienure on October 13, 2020, 09:09:21 am
So nobody knows the freaking dragon thingy?
Another hint: The creature is from a famous poem by the author of what we usually call Alice in Wonderland. But the picture wasn't made by that author.
Post by: Il Palazzo on October 13, 2020, 09:14:18 am
Post by: Uthimienure on October 13, 2020, 09:21:12 am
And the Terry Gilliam movie is excellent.
Post by: Reelya on October 13, 2020, 09:24:55 am
the Terry Gilliam movie is excellent.
You could just take that out of context and it would be true.
Post by: Il Palazzo on October 13, 2020, 09:37:22 am
Post by: Reelya on October 13, 2020, 10:35:40 am
Post by: King Zultan on October 14, 2020, 02:32:39 am
As for Zultan possibly he rejoiced his cake day openly onceI have but I never mentioned my age.
Post by: bloop_bleep on October 14, 2020, 10:18:49 pm
As for Zultan possibly he rejoiced his cake day openly onceI have but I never mentioned my age.
*X-Files theme*
Post by: Yoink on October 15, 2020, 08:10:41 pm
I know a lot of countries might be referred to by their inhabitants (or their offspring) as the "Fatherland" or whatever, and there are still some cases where phrases such as "For the King" might apply, but I'm talking about a weird, anthropomorphised embodiment of the country's government itself. And no, obscure political slashfics and/or Polandball doesn't count.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on October 15, 2020, 08:13:28 pm
Post by: Frumple on October 15, 2020, 08:34:04 pm
also ksbd exposure means I can't help reading part of cambodia's pair as pree thong
Post by: methylatedspirit on October 16, 2020, 03:52:26 am
Spoiler: Here's an example of what I mean by "graph". (click to show/hide)
Post by: scriver on October 16, 2020, 04:19:52 am
Post by: MaxTheFox on October 16, 2020, 04:28:34 am
Post by: Eschar on October 16, 2020, 01:07:34 pm
Post by: Yoink on October 16, 2020, 07:09:09 pm
Quite a few places. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_personification)I don't know, I think a few of those maybe fit what I was after, but most are either "fatherland" equivalents or more an embodiment of the nation's people. See, there are plenty of those around the world (as well as some national spirit-type things), the unusual thing about Uncle Sam is that it refers specifically to the country's government. Then again, a lot of entries on the list are rather vague, and many of the pages linked are pretty bare-bones. Still a fascinating read, though, thanks for linking it! The phrase "national personification" really simplifies things, too.
Also, is it just me or does the national personification of Malta (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Malta_1922_One_Pound.jpg) look kvlt as fuck?
Oooh, I just found this quote: "The symbolic depiction of a country as a woman called by the Latin name of that country was common in the 19th century (such as Britannia, Germania, Hibernia and Helvetia)." Still not sure if that refers to the people or the people in power, but it's interesting.
Poor yoink dun even know their own nation spirit...I have literally never heard of the so-called "Little Boy from Manly" that is listed for my country on the list. The boxing kangaroo, sure, but most little boys from Manly are probably in juvie, foster care or the local methadone clinic. :P
Post by: Ulfarr on October 17, 2020, 02:51:35 am
Is there a layman's term for the concept of a graph (the discrete math one, the one that graph theory is named after)? I'd rather not describe discrete math graphs as "graphs" to a general audience because "graph" tends to refer to a 'plot of a function, usually over time', which is not the thing I want to put into their minds.Spoiler: Here's an example of what I mean by "graph". (click to show/hide)
A diagram?
Post by: scriver on October 17, 2020, 04:41:53 am
Post by: wierd on October 17, 2020, 05:03:10 am
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kvit
Post by: scriver on October 17, 2020, 06:27:53 am
Post by: Frumple on October 17, 2020, 07:16:26 am
To quote the first dictionary site that popped up on google,
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Kvlt is a term used by and about fans of the black metal subgenre of heavy metal. Fans of black metal use kvlt of more obscure, earlier bands that exemplify the genre and to show their inside knowledge. Fans of other kinds of metal (or other music) may use kvlt to mock their passionate fandom and the perceived extremeness of the subgenre.
Post by: scriver on October 17, 2020, 07:19:43 am
"Perceived extremeness" should probably be "Perceived pretentiousness" ;)
Post by: methylatedspirit on October 18, 2020, 06:49:46 am
• No access to fridge, so only non-perishable food. Canned food is possible, but I have yet to buy a can opener.
• No access to any cooking appliances (kettle, microwave, stove, and so on). Uni says it's too dangerous. In theory, I can use an iron to cook, but would strongly not recommend if possible.
• Budget is limited (typical college student budget), but in emergencies, parents are willing to give money. Do not abuse if possible.
• Water cooler available, connected to the local water system, supplying hot and cold water. Uses electricity to heat water and probably to power the pumps (I can see the power cord, so definitely electric). Water and electrical grids are seemingly reliable, but cannot say for sure. Comes from a brand I've heard of, so it should be reliable.
• I only have one small metal pot and 2 plastic bowls.
• Closest store out of campus (a general store) has limited selection of food; things like egg powder are completely out of the question, and I would rather not go to the big-ass supermarket to find niche things, though if given no choice, I would still go there. Use your judgement on this one.
• A minor point, but no online shopping; my only bank account disallows online banking for minors (which I am), and it rejects online transactions automatically. Plus, I don't think the uni administration would let me deliver to the uni itself without permission.
Notice how I didn't include carbohydrates; instant ramen is basically just flavored carbs.
Post by: delphonso on October 18, 2020, 07:10:19 am
How hot is hot water? Boiling? Without any cooking equipment, you're in for a rough time as far as canned goods go. Canned fruit excluded, I suppose.
That said, peanut butter has an incredible shelf life and is pretty nutritious. Spread on cut apples or crackers once fruit runs out and that'll go a long way.
Post by: Rolan7 on October 18, 2020, 07:13:52 am
Beans also have the benefit of variety for taste and nutrition.
Bread and peanut butter keep fairly well and fill a similar role.
Limes keep fairly long without refrigeration until they're cut, and provide vitamin C that's absolutely vital in small amounts and broadly healthy in large amounts.
Blocks of "regular" cheese can last a while at room temperature, particularly sealed up, and the mold is obvious and can be cut off... this is not medical advice, just something my dad would do, it could be dangerous. But cheese provides calcium for long-term health and vitamin D for mental health.
Carrots also keep well and provide vitamin A along with minerals and a crunchy snack food. Best to avoid baby carrots without a fridge.
Leafy greens probably need to come from cans in this situation. Spinach is probably the best in order to get iron, which is important in a low-meat diet. It's also delicious IMHO
Canned fish has like, antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids and whatnot. It's also honestly a treat food that goes great in noodles or rice. I like to get the kind in soybean oil for that.
That's my take. I need to eat more carrots and greens, and I had some symptoms of scurvy last month, but by following this advice *poorly* I've been getting by. Purely beans+rice and some canned fish can get one by for a pretty long time, but eventually you'll need some amount of the other stuff. Probably healthier to have steady access to it when possible.
I appreciate using my rice-cooker to cook things into rice, but smell is probably a concern. Hence why I didn't suggest onion powder ):
Post by: delphonso on October 18, 2020, 07:16:45 am
Post by: Frumple on October 18, 2020, 07:19:44 am
Smaller, less big-ass food stores tend to be a luxury you're probably not going to be able to afford, though. It's rare they're actually able to compete on price with larger venues. Dollar store type things tend to actually be a trap. Small mom and pops are usually relatively inflated. General stores and/or gas stations, especially near a university, are absolutely certainly going to be price gouging the hell out of young students.
Cooking wise itself... check with the uni, other students (especially any culinary track ones), see if they know of anywhere you can actually cook, or what works for your joint so far as that kind of thing goes. There might be some kind of shared kitchen on/near campus or somethin'.
Will second the bottle of multivitamins, though. They're often not real necessary if your diet isn't super restricted, but they can help cover gaps and free you up to go super skinflint without worrying about much except strict starvation.
What your actual menu foodwise would be, though, I'unno. It'll depend on the prices and availability in your area and what you can stomach eating. Do your price check circuit and then make yourself a list of whatever turns out to be cheapest that you're able to cook and, well, there's your menu ha.
e: Oh, and you might look around for free food/food assistance stuff in your area. Especially with the plague it seems like there's a fair amount of that kind of charity going on, and there might be something around specifically trying to feed students. Can't hurt much to ask around, at least.
Post by: methylatedspirit on October 18, 2020, 08:00:55 am
How hot is hot water? Boiling? Without any cooking equipment, you're in for a rough time as far as canned goods go. Canned fruit excluded, I suppose.It's so hot that it's literally steaming when I collect it. It's not actively boiling, but it's definitely hot enough to burn my hand in seconds if I tried touching the bottom of a metal pot containing this hot water.
Post by: wierd on October 18, 2020, 08:31:11 am
Hook or crook-- get some powedered eggs, powdered milk, and a wide-mouth vacuum thermos.
The thermos is able to keep high temperatures going inside it for hours at a time, which would allow you to bastardize it as a makeshift slowcooker.
See for instance, this thing.
(https://www.walmart.com/ip/Ozark-Trail-16-Ounce-Double-Wall-Vacuum-Insulated-Stainless-Steel-Food-Jar/558927059?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=0&&adid=22222222227276507634&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=332424673821&wl4=pla-637572951310&wl5=9024386&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=online&wl12=558927059&veh=sem&gclid=CjwKCAjwz6_8BRBkEiwA3p02VRqCDstXLcTb16NBYpyQVaCAKSlHB4YmG-IwyCdGfSpC0k-s7yUL7BoCtdoQAvD_BwE)
Or a model actually designed to be used this way. (https://modernsurvivalblog.com/survival-kitchen/thermal-slow-cooker-by-thermos/)
(Instead of boiling the water on the stove, you would fill it with the scalding water from the commercial coffee machine, then proceed as directed.)
You could use that, along with dry instant rice, those absurd silicone boiled egg things (https://www.walmart.com/ip/Egglettes-Hard-Boiled-Egg-Maker-4-count/383715714?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=101003026&&adid=22222222227137208480&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=246499310067&wl4=pla-404805288851&wl5=9024386&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=132231742&wl11=online&wl12=383715714&veh=sem&gclid=CjwKCAjwz6_8BRBkEiwA3p02VY5_SjvKsjeDkjF0wDHlQ_et2x9NH7QyI1-mDzvjtU9JMghHqo8fxxoCUPYQAvD_BwE) (with reconstituted egg from the egg powder) and various canned goods.
Post by: methylatedspirit on October 18, 2020, 09:13:09 am
Post by: wierd on October 18, 2020, 09:18:09 am
That Ozark Trail food jar is a knockoff. (walmart store brand, actually.)
I don't think they make it in large "Actually, you can really and for true cook with it" sizes, like Thermos does-- but for 20$, and being able to pick it up right in store at walmart, the 16oz widemouth food jars would probably work.
You will just get real sick of slow cooker cuisine.
That said-- here's some ideas to get started.
Horrible knockoff potato soup (from shelf-stable dry goods):
Instant mashed potatoes
real bacon bits (https://www.walmart.com/ip/Great-Value-Real-Bacon-Pieces-Mega-Pack-9-oz/51002252?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=0&wl13=794&&adid=22222222253447309553&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=468184119748&wl4=pla-294493680140&wl5=9024386&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=local&wl12=51002252&wl13=794&veh=sem&wl18=showcase&gclid=CjwKCAjwz6_8BRBkEiwA3p02VekfsnKtsr4ohj41ZrSShn8ls9POt8czRalqfej2YeAK3uqLuG58wRoCY2EQAvD_BwE)
onion powder
salt
black pepper
powdered milk
vegetable oil
hot water
Add hot water, vegetable oil (about a tablespoon), and instant mashed potatoes to the slowcooker vessel. Stir in a small amount of the real bacon bits, and black pepper. Combine powdered milk and more of the hot water, then pour into the potatoes. Cover, and let slow cook for about 2 hours. Stir, then add onion powder. Taste, then add salt if needed. (You can add other things as well.)
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Slowcooker mac&cheese
Powdered milk
Powdered cheese
powdered butter
dry elbow macaroni
salt
pepper
vegetable oil
Slowcook noodles until desired done-ness. Drain. Add more scalding water from coffee machine. Add powdered ingredients, salt, and pepper. Stir.
(Enjoy your 'meal') (Or, just load up on some mac&cheese boxes, and abuse the slow cooker creatively.)
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Meatless chicken and vegetable soup
Dry egg noodle
Knorr brand chicken bullion (It contains chicken fat, but is shelf stable. You can get it in a huge plastic bottle (https://www.target.com/p/knorr-granulated-bouillon-chicken-7-9oz/-/A-17420017?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&fndsrc=tgtao&DFA=71700000012510691&CPNG=PLA_Grocery%2BShopping&adgroup=SC_Grocery&LID=700000001170770pgs&LNM=PRODUCT_GROUP&network=g&device=c&location=9024386&targetid=pla-616407303025&ds_rl=1246978&ds_rl=1248099&gclid=CjwKCAjwz6_8BRBkEiwA3p02VSuTzLVNV1vFWphsgMepZBAve6fK-FJXfS1zYk_UpllWZZF_u5PbEBoCcqUQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds).)
canned veg (suggest potatoes (https://www.target.com/p/del-monte-fresh-cut-diced-new-potatoes-14-5-oz/-/A-12935848?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&fndsrc=tgtao&DFA=71700000012732781&CPNG=PLA_Grocery%2BShopping_Local&adgroup=SC_Grocery&LID=700000001170770pgs&LNM=PRODUCT_GROUP&network=g&device=c&location=9024386&targetid=pla-510527969963&ds_rl=1246978&ds_rl=1248099&gclid=CjwKCAjwz6_8BRBkEiwA3p02VVUxgiMbOupxls8_jepRH205ngomOCinlYnj4Lt0Sn4Ogj_yMJeKKRoCUgYQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds), peas & carrots, mushrooms)
celery salt
black pepper
curry powder
Drain the canned vegetables (because you cannot heat the liquid), put in slow cooker vessel, then top with hot water. Add dry noodle, celery salt, bullion, pepper, and curry powder. Let sit for 2 hours.
etc..
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Post by: methylatedspirit on October 18, 2020, 09:29:17 am
Post by: wierd on October 18, 2020, 09:45:01 am
You might notice a difference with things like instant mashed potatoes. I would personally go for generics on anything but canned mushrooms, or canned meat products.
If you have something sturdy you can hang stuff on, (eg, can hold up a bunch of weight), you could probably abuse a "hang up closet shoe organizer (https://www.amazon.com/Whitmor-Section-Closet-Organizer-Hanging/dp/B00K5NBQFA/ref=asc_df_B00K5NBQFA/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=198108511374&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5195514030858704592&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9024386&hvtargid=pla-350598286071&psc=1)" to function as a kitchen pantry.
Post by: Frumple on October 18, 2020, 11:51:03 am
I, uh... that's not what I meant. What I meant to ask was off-brands of food, and whether I should consider buying them. Sorry about the confusion.My strategy has long been "buy whatever is cheapest, then see if it's edible/makes me sick or not." Usually, the cheapest per unit is going to be offbrand. In the last decade+ of being my own primary grocery shopper, there's been precious few cases where the offbrand/generic has been bad enough to be inedible to me, or consistently made me sick (the latter's happened exactly once, I think with Banquet brand frozen chicken nuggets, if I'm not misremembering -- it's basically one of the few frozen chicken brands that regularly undercut the Wal-Mart brand at their stores, iirc). So buying offbrand food, yes. If it turns out you really dislike the cheapest that much, you just try the next cheapest. Eventually you'll find your minimum quality point.
... and it probably won't be a major brand name. Most of the time the brand names aren't really much of an improvement, if at all, over cheaper stuff. I'll take about a dozen different knockoffs over velveeta mac and cheese, or even just velveeta cheese, ferex. Velveeta's stuff is legit kinda' nasty to me. Walmart's thick and creamy is more or less the best M&C I've had out of a box, even. Offbrand canned stuff is generally fine, even meat. So on, so forth.
Post by: Egan_BW on October 18, 2020, 12:03:24 pm
Though for most of my life I've been shopping at ALDI, where there's only one brand of each thing, so that's not really a class of decision you have to make there. Also the difference between brands probably matters even less if you're buying raw ingredients rather than processed stuff. For the most part a bell pepper is a bell pepper regardless of what company the person who picked it was working for.
Post by: wierd on October 18, 2020, 12:32:16 pm
Canned meats I sometimes question if the meat is processed properly, given the low price. (and how sometimes it smells or tastes a little off on the discount brands) I haven't been sickened or anything, I just question the quality of the product.
Vegetables? Generic store brand all the way, except again-- for things where processing is real important, like mushrooms.
Given then "Limited to slow cooker food only, must be dry goods only, limited shelf space, try to have healthy diet" nature of this conundrum, I would obtain:
Dry goods:
Powdered milk (Useful for a number of milk based soups, and provides a decent amount of animal protein and calcium. Normally you would need leafy greens for calcium in good quantity, and those dont store.)
Powdered egg (If you get those silicone boiled egg mold things, you can make knock-off boiled eggs, which make a good texture addition to things like ramen. It's also a naturally balanced protein, so don't knock it.)
Powdered butter & cheese (Mostly for the flavor function; you are gonna suffer large not having refrigerated food products on the menu, flavor wise.)
White and brown rice
Dry beans (several varieties)
Dry peanut flour
Pasta (whatever floats your boat, but I would go for whole wheat for the fiber.)
dry barley pearls
cornstarch (You will want a thickener to go with the cheese powder, for many of the cheesy soup types, should you attempt them in the makeshift slow cooker. For example, you could use powdered milk, powdered cheese, cornstarch, and canned spinach.)
Instant potatoes
quickoats
sugar
salt
Dry fruit (for the oatmeal; try to get it with reduced sugar)
Canned vegetables:
Whole kernel corn
Peas&carrots
Potatoes
Mushrooms
Asparagus
Green Beans
Black Olives (sliced)
Tomatoes
Tomato paste
spinach (You will need the vitamins in them. Honest.)
Canned meat products:
Spam (cheap and effective)
canned ham (Useful for vegetable soups)
canned chicken (also useful for soup, but don't expect amazing flavor.)
Canned tuna
other bottled/canned items:
Vegetable oil (I'd go with avocado, despite the price)
sesame oil (don't knock what it can do for some kinds of ramen, or other pasta. A little goes a long way-- its a flavoring, not a nutrition source.)
Spices (Parsley, Curry, celery salt, etc..)
Tahini (again, it adds so much to many kinds of soup. Another flavoring; shelf stable)
Bullion (I suggest knorr, and discourage getting a knockoff here. Not if you want food you actually want to eat.)
A quality multivitamin (because you really WONT be able to have a fully and completely balanced diet with dry goods only.)
That should give you quite a wide palette to paint with, despite your restrictions.
Some tricks can be done to heat the canned vegetables, such as heating them in their cans. (Peel the label off the can, put the whole damn can into the wide-mouth thermos, pour the hot water over the top, put the lid on. Let sit for awhile, then pour off the water, and open the can while wearing an oven mitt-- Do whatever with the heated veg. It might take more than one shot in the thermos to get the temperature you want.)
Post by: Rolan7 on October 18, 2020, 02:10:28 pm
(Same stuff as in the cup noodles, just need warm water, but you can add a meaningful amount rather than a garnish)
Post by: Frumple on October 18, 2020, 03:51:38 pm
Nowadays I'd probably pick up some curry powder or lemon pepper or whatever, so yeah, definitely second that suggestion. Stuff tends to not need much, so it goes a long way.
... similarly, if you do pick up ramen etc. noodles, just... don't use all of a flavor pack. Use like a third or a quarter, the about the same in other stuff you fix up. The seasoning involved is both extremely strong and extremely bad for you, so rationing it out over several meals can be... wise.
Post by: dragdeler on October 19, 2020, 04:20:47 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on October 20, 2020, 04:44:36 am
(https://i.imgur.com/zzHJ8YZ.png)
Post by: wierd on October 20, 2020, 05:00:58 am
Post by: King Zultan on October 20, 2020, 05:18:13 am
Post by: scriver on October 20, 2020, 05:43:58 am
I'd like to ask you guys a question. Do the shapes below look like they have the same area? Don't pull out your calculator or whatever, just tell me if they look like they occupy the same amount of 2D space. They're on the same x-y scale; 1 unit of length on one shape is the same unit of length on the other. I'll reveal the answer in... whenever I think I have enough answers.
(https://i.imgur.com/zzHJ8YZ.png)
No, one appear to be a bit to the left of the other
Post by: wierd on October 20, 2020, 05:51:18 am
The question was if they appear to have the same area or not.
Post by: methylatedspirit on October 20, 2020, 07:00:44 am
Post by: scriver on October 20, 2020, 07:07:50 am
Post by: Frumple on October 20, 2020, 07:30:02 am
Dunno how long it took to come to that conclusion, though. Less than a minute, at least? Took re-reading the question to make sure it didn't specify number or specific shapes, just "shapes" plural with no further specificity, which leaves you with a red and blue that may or may not comprise roughly the same area and a black that's probably larger than the other two combined.
Post by: Kagus on October 20, 2020, 07:35:21 am
If I saw that for less time during a presentation? No, I'd probably just assume that they were both the same size, because that's exactly the kind of typical shit someone would pull to illustrate how "wild and crazy" our perceptions of things are.
EDIT: In regards to food and stuff, black turtle beans actually have higher iron content than spinach! But you don't get the phytonutrients from leafy greens :P
Post by: Rolan7 on October 20, 2020, 08:41:32 am
If I was this question with these two symbols I would I assume they are the same because of the question and the shape of the two symbols not looking alikeYeah, this. It took me another 5 seconds or so to gauge the shapes and determine that the one on the left appears larger. But I assume they're the same size (either could be larger, though, if it's an extra tricky gambit).
Post by: WealthyRadish on October 20, 2020, 09:55:32 am
Post by: Eschar on October 20, 2020, 01:36:44 pm
My first thought is that blue looks like the complement of red's parabola and would be twice as big, but the corners don't look quite right.
Same here.
By which I mean "this was my thought process as well," not "I don't look quite right," though I guess you would have to judge for yourself
Post by: wierd on October 20, 2020, 02:03:20 pm
(https://i.postimg.cc/sgXpj9hw/notcompliment.png)
What I did in my head, is more like this:
(https://i.postimg.cc/qB6BTtqy/fractquestion.png)
(The green boundaries are not identical, this is a quick and dirty in MS paint. Sue me.)
In order for Red Shape, and Blue Shape to have the same area, the remainder fractions A and B must also be equal.
You can EASILY deduce that the blue shape is NOT the parabolic compliment, because it neatly fits inside its 50% of the bounding box triangle. If it was the parabolic compliment, it would cross that imaginary line.
Post by: MaximumZero on October 20, 2020, 02:16:09 pm
Source: I worked in a food packaging plant as a temp several times over a few years. Don't eat Beggin' Strips, y'all. The amount of mold left in the machines was literally gag-worthy every day.
Post by: wierd on October 20, 2020, 02:21:03 pm
But yeah, some things come off the exact same canning machine, from the same processed food stock. Others, not so much. (Potato buds really do taste different than their Kroger or Great Value cousins.)
Post by: MaximumZero on October 20, 2020, 02:27:50 pm
well, considering that those are FOR DOGS, I would suggest not eating it regardless.Dude, you would be very surprised at the number of people who look at them, smell them, and say, "Huh, this doesn't seem so bad."
Post by: wierd on October 20, 2020, 02:31:06 pm
The male counterpart to the woman in the fatcart that cant live without her hostess products, is the "Bib overalls" heavy set guy, who would be right at home snacking on those things.
Post by: Frumple on October 20, 2020, 04:57:56 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on October 21, 2020, 02:56:10 am
I'd like to ask you guys a question. Do the shapes below look like they have the same area? Don't pull out your calculator or whatever, just tell me if they look like they occupy the same amount of 2D space. They're on the same x-y scale; 1 unit of length on one shape is the same unit of length on the other. I'll reveal the answer in... whenever I think I have enough answers.
-snip-
They are the same area.
Here's my count of responses:
Equal: 2 (+ 1?)
Not equal: 2
Indeterminate/Don't know: 2
The chance (from this tiny dataset) of getting the right answer is 43%. That's basically just random chance.
You see, I was motivated by a book I read (Storytelling with Data: a Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals; really good book if you visualize data for whatever reason). On page 61, the author talks about how pie charts "are evil". That is the exact phrasing. Then at page 63, the author then says the following: "The human eye isn’t good at ascribing quantitative value to two‐dimensional space. Said more simply: pie charts are hard for people to read"
That's what sparked my question. I knew of sin(x) and x2, and I knew that those were fairly easy to end up with integrals with an area of 1. So I went into my graphing calculator software, and I asked it to calculate the definite integrals (non-math types: areas under the curve) of sin(x) between 0 and pi/2, and x2 from 0 to ∛3. That's where the shapes come from.
Mathematically, you can show that both have the same area, but I knew that people are crap at determining (value from) area from that quote. I wanted to know, "how crap?" Maybe I should've asked "which of these shapes have the larger area", but you get the point.
As far as responses go... well.. I mean this in the most affectionate way possible, but y'all are smartasses. That's not a bad thing; questioning the things in front of you is a good skill to have. But, yeah, the straight answers (as opposed to the smartass answers) do pretty much show the point I was trying to make: people are crap at determining area.
Look at this clusterfuck of a before and after chart (credit to the book mentioned at the start; I'm straight plagiarizing it):
Spoiler: Protection from eye-searing (click to show/hide)
It took Rolan 5 seconds to come to their answer. Imagine doing that 5 times. 25 seconds. You're wasting huge amounts of time on processing time, just because you used a pie chart.
Here's a better version of that chart:
Spoiler: More protection from eye-searing (click to show/hide)
See, that's better. Part of the (huge) improvement comes from not making the audience try to gauge areas, because we're terrible at that. Instead, length is being used to illustrate relative difference.
The point I was trying to make was that people are bad at determining just similarities of area. I don't think it's anything profound, necessarily. I think it's a neat thing that can end up becoming profound with the right context. In the case of that book, it's "don't use pie charts". Maybe there's some value in this fact in other fields.
Post by: wierd on October 21, 2020, 03:08:20 am
I even illustrated my thought process for it-- Both shapes are clearly less than 50% of the volume of the hypothetical volume maximum. Using an imaginary 50% cutoff, I was better able to mentally gauge the negative space quotient of the remaining space, to better gauge the shape's quotient.
It's mental gymnastics to do that, but it fully explains my statement--
There's a neural predisposition to say the blue figure is smaller, but if you look more earnestly at the area of the rectangle covered, (or rather, NOT covered, by the red figure), they seem pretty equivalent in area.
EG, the area of the remainder of both appeared to be approximately equal. I also drew attention to a neural bias, where the actual shape of the red figure has a greater "extension", which makes it "Appear" bigger-- which is why I went through the mental gymnastics to constrain it, by diverting attention away from that-- instead focusing on the negative space quotient.
Post by: scriver on October 21, 2020, 06:34:29 am
Post by: Yoink on October 21, 2020, 06:40:45 am
Post by: scriver on October 21, 2020, 06:53:06 am
Post by: wierd on October 21, 2020, 06:56:03 am
Personally, I rather like peach and pear pie. Hard to find pear pie though. Almost nobody makes it.
Post by: Frumple on October 21, 2020, 07:03:20 am
[As far as responses go... well.. I mean this in the most affectionate way possible, but y'all are smartasses. That's not a bad thing; questioning the things in front of you is a good skill to have.For what it's worth I've had questions like that where the correct answer was black in like... three different classes, iirc. English related with the focus at the time being critical reading, math of some sort I can't recall, and I'm pretty sure something or another related to epistemology or something adjacent to it. Perception or bias or whatever related.
It's applicable to more fields, too -- I could see it used in teaching education as a emphasis question regarding test writing and whatnot, just off the top of my head, 'cause if you had that specific phrasing on something that's not more or less multiple choice, the teacher would be dealing with an issue where they'd have multiple correct answers and might not be expecting it.
Post by: delphonso on October 21, 2020, 07:11:58 am
Its you, honey pie
*swoon*
Post by: Iduno on October 21, 2020, 11:55:18 am
If I was this question with these two symbols I would I assume they are the same because of the question and the shape of the two symbols not looking alike
At this point, I've seen the illusion so many times, that I just assume any 2 shapes I'm shown are the same size, and any 1 shape I'm shown has both a positive and a negative image.
Post by: bloop_bleep on October 21, 2020, 12:10:31 pm
Plus I can read that pie chart just fine. It looks like the purple section rotated a bit around the center, which means that mostly children went from "OK" to "Excited" and other sectors stayed roughly the same.
Post by: methylatedspirit on October 21, 2020, 05:52:26 pm
Plus I can read that pie chart just fine. It looks like the purple section rotated a bit around the center, which means that mostly children went from "OK" to "Excited" and other sectors stayed roughly the same.
Sure, but what if it's during a presentation? You're probably already bored to death (or maybe that's just me) by the time you see that thing, so I'm not sure if you'd be willing to allocate the brainpower to actually overlaying the sectors over each other. The chart has no respect for the time- and brainpower-constrained audience. It's not making good use of limited resources; it's inefficient.
I mean, the second point is that it's asking the audience to derive a story from raw data. Again, this implies a lack of respect for the audience. They're really only willing to take 7 seconds to look at the slides and understand what's going on, so make it count. The second chart (the bar chart) tells the story that, in no uncertain terms, that the children were more excited overall after the pilot program. What story do the 2 pie charts tell? I dunno, you figure it out yourself, dummy. People understand stories better than just raw data. Make use of that. (At this point, you really should be reading that book to get what I mean; I found my copy quite easily online)
Post by: scriver on October 22, 2020, 12:25:42 am
Post by: Reelya on October 22, 2020, 02:06:11 am
I mean, the second point is that it's asking the audience to derive a story from raw data. Again, this implies a lack of respect for the audience. They're really only willing to take 7 seconds to look at the slides and understand what's going on, so make it count. The second chart (the bar chart) tells the story that, in no uncertain terms, that the children were more excited overall after the pilot program. What story do the 2 pie charts tell? I dunno, you figure it out yourself, dummy. People understand stories better than just raw data. Make use of that. (At this point, you really should be reading that book to get what I mean; I found my copy quite easily online)
I went over the pie charts myself and generally agree with you here. It took quite a bit of back and forth between the charts, looking at the numbers, the legend, and the size of the chunks to work out what the story was. For example the first thing I noticed was the largest green chunk on the left, checked the legend and it was "OK", then my eyes went over to the right pie chart and noticed that the green chunk had significantly shrunk, implying less people were "OK" now. So, that initial information was sending a mixed message: why was the largest "OK" chunk now smaller? Less people were "OK" afterwards? Then it took a bunch more flicking back and forth between the pie charts to work out that less were "OK" because they'd shifted into Interested and Excited categories. All of that is clearly wasted time that could be avoided with a more appropriate choice.
It's not really the sizes however, it's the extra work connecting the dots. The choice of chart type just wasn't appropriate. For example, the categories are ordered from best to worst, whereas a pie chart removes the ordering, thus it's lost information by default: best and worst are now right next to each other. So yeah, I'm not sure the main problem here is the size judgements, it's the unordering of the information and the extra legwork you need to do to connect related information since laying it out like that scatters relevant info to all corners of the infographic.
Really the only time you want to use a pie graph is when you're trying to point out how one thing, the biggest, is disproportionately large: making a visceral point, such as doing a pie chart showing federal spending and the chunk that's for the military or something. The point isn't to accurately convey the sizes of all chunks, the point is to highlight something being out of whack, and in that case a pie chart makes the point more cleanly than a bar graph, since some of the bars will be very small, so most of your screen would be wasted whitespace. For example if you wanted to highlight how massive the sun is compared to the planets you could do a bar graph, but the sun would be one huge line and there would be empty space on most of the screen, or you could do a pie chart representing each body's proportion of the mass of the solar system. The pie chart would be the punchier choice here.
Using dual pie graphs for a before and after like that is clearly an engineered example that's using the tools incorrectly. That's not what pie charts are good for. The information that matters in that example is how the values changed over time, and the pie charts don't convey that well.
Post by: Maximum Spin on October 22, 2020, 02:34:18 am
The utility of the pie chart here is that we are looking at subparts of a single group that doesn't change across the transition, so the total area of the chart is the same and all the slices add up to 1. A bar chart doesn't convey movement from one subgroup to another in the same way because the bars are not intrinsically bounded. One of those stacked-bar charts, with a before-stack and after-stack, would be equally effective, though.
Post by: Rolan7 on October 22, 2020, 11:02:30 am
Post by: A_Curious_Cat on October 22, 2020, 01:32:21 pm
Post by: Frumple on October 22, 2020, 01:36:08 pm
Post by: A_Curious_Cat on October 22, 2020, 02:06:50 pm
Looking up what a cathead is, I can't see how that would even be possible, so... probably not.
The cat walks out to the end, sticks it’s rear over the end and does it’s business.
Post by: Uthimienure on October 22, 2020, 06:24:49 pm
Looking up what a cathead is, I can't see how that would even be possible, so... probably not.
The cat walks out to the end, sticks it’s rear over the end and does it’s business.
In the voice of Miracle Max, "It would take a miracle."
Post by: KittyTac on October 27, 2020, 11:21:28 am
Post by: TD1 on October 27, 2020, 11:38:05 am
Thing is it's all very specific. I'm perfectly fine with everything unless a number of different criteria are met.
It's not like I'm not outgoing. I love talking to people. I'd say I'm probably an extrovert. Maybe that's why it's taken me so long to clue on.
Anyway, question: I looked up coping mechanisms. Apparently concentrating on the feel of your clothes helps. Also controlling breathing. But I feel both would look weird to an external observer when in a social situation. Anyone got experience with this malarkey?
Post by: bloop_bleep on October 27, 2020, 12:14:51 pm
Focusing on something else sometimes works, though.
Post by: Frumple on October 27, 2020, 01:26:35 pm
Internal awareness, i.e. paying attention to the weight of your clothes also has, like, no overt expression unless you're actively molesting your outerwear in the process or something. Which, y'know. Don't do that. An external observer in a social setting shouldn't be able to tell, with either of those. Probably why they're recommend.
Breathing and muscle control in general has definitely helped me with high stress situations in the past, though, sure. I probably would never have been able to start driving without it.
Post by: dragdeler on October 27, 2020, 05:45:40 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on October 28, 2020, 12:48:22 am
Post by: delphonso on October 28, 2020, 01:01:44 am
How hard-coded is sexuality? Is it entirely biological, or is there an environmental factor to it? If it's at least partially environmental, at what point does it lock in? To avoid sounding like an ass, I know that attempting to remove the gay from someone is futile at best, and a hate crime at worst, so the answer to that last question is likely to be either "there is no environmental factor; not applicable" or "really early".
Basic physical attraction is probably there at birth. What is "sexy" is widely social (see differences in beauty standards across societies and time). That stuff probably sets in around the age that kids' hormones start kicking in - so I guess around 15? Whatever the age is that kids start to look for partners or sexual information. For me it was 15ish.
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on October 28, 2020, 01:05:11 am
There is no "gay gene", that's definitely absurd. There probably isn't even a polygenetic gay factor. But of course, sexual conversion has objectively never produced anything but pure failure even if looked at without caring that it's an atrocity.
The example I liken this to is food preference. Different humans like different foods. This difference is fundamental and innate. We do not consciously control what foods we like, and though we can to a degree put dents in food preference you cannot make a food you hate into your favorite by forcing yourself to eat it nor does it seem very common that you can permanantly turn yourself off from a food that you love no matter how often you eat it.
Food preferences have definite foundational elements - fat, salt, and sugar are nearly-guaranteed winners. Yet specific foods containing these elements may be loved or hated. And sometimes people like foods that are totally arbitrary in this regard. The highest fat, salt, and sugar content doesn't always become a person's most favored foods.
You have a fuck engine in your brain that's operating off ancient scriptures of evolutionary success, layered over one another so thick that no one thing is easily read. Most people regardless of sexuality like looking at asses. But not everybody. A person can certainly choose to violate their instruction set - people going against their sexuality sometimes do get something out of it. But you can't change the fuck engine's actual operating parameters, not really.
And ultimately, humans regardless of sex and gender all look a lot more alike than anything else looks like us. People in the stone age appeared to have been able to... "appreciate" curvaceous sculptures, so these are the tolerances we're dealing with here. There's really no reason to even expect in the first place that it wouldn't fire off on other humans without appreciation of if it's a heterosexual paring or not. The really weird thing is not why some people are gay, but why anyone isn't bisexual.
The answer to that probably lies in the social thesis, sometimes called the "gay uncle hypothesis" - a certain mix of sexualities is evolutionarally advantageous, so it was long ago coded into socially advanced forms of life.
Post by: bloop_bleep on October 28, 2020, 01:26:13 am
Post by: Egan_BW on October 28, 2020, 01:30:05 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on October 28, 2020, 02:58:32 am
A brain is an impossibly complicated machine created by another impossibly complicated machine, and we know nothing.
I agree with the content, but I'd like to slightly disagree with the "impossibly" part. The fundamental building blocks of this machine are incredibly simple and are in theory well-understood, but the emergent complexity that arises as a result of its construction is indeed impossible for any human to understand. If there were some being powerful enough to fully understand humans, it would not be able to understand itself to that extent.
Is there anything that we fully understand, come to think of it? There are points that we understand, but I don't think we can safely say we've explored the entire knowledge-space of all possible points for any domain of knowledge. Considering that there must be infinite such points for infinite such domains, in the limit, we do indeed know nothing.
Post by: TheSteppeWolf on October 28, 2020, 03:58:21 am
You know how Asians being hard to tell apart is a common stereotype? Do Asian countries also have this stereotype but about white people?Yes. Here in Mongolia it's specifically about Russians.
Post by: Egan_BW on October 28, 2020, 05:51:06 pm
Post by: MrRoboto75 on October 28, 2020, 06:04:04 pm
If I'm about $80 richer now than I was a month ago, is that progress or stagnation?
Progressively stagnant
Post by: Frumple on October 28, 2020, 06:22:12 pm
If I'm about $80 richer now than I was a month ago, is that progress or stagnation?I mean, does being 80 bucks richer meaningfully improve your financial situation? Make it more likely you can actually manage an emergency without going into debt (probably not, that's all of 9ish k over a decade)? More likely you can maintain food and shelter? If yes, then progress. If no, stagnant. If not beating inflation, probably just screwed :P
Post by: Egan_BW on October 28, 2020, 06:27:39 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on October 29, 2020, 07:05:06 am
I've watched Youtube videos where the foreground thing moves relative to the background, and I actually have quit watching such videos because the sheer cognitive load of it is too great for me to handle.
It's fine when things start moving and then stop moving, but if it keeps on moving, I start focusing on the path it takes instead of the thing itself.
I wonder if it's something wrong with me, or if it's just me being born in an era before animations became as prevalent as they are now. I was born in 2002, so that means I was raised on Windows XP. When I went back and tested XP for something, I noticed no point-A-to-point-B animations. A few fade-ins and fade-outs, but that was it.
But that doesn't quite explain how when "certain things" jiggle, I start looking at the jiggleage and I start trying to simulate the entire system in my head instead of the "things" themselves. It ends up detracting from the "things" themselves. It's like I lack the dedicated hardware to accelerate motion processing, so everything has to be done in software.
Post by: Bumber on October 29, 2020, 11:38:19 am
Is there a term for the inability to tolerate (unnecessary, unrealistic) motion?
Closest term I know is visual hypersensitivity.
Post by: methylatedspirit on November 01, 2020, 05:56:08 am
In digital cameras, sampling rate corresponds to frame rate, but is there a general way to think about this that applies to anything that samples in frequency domain?
If you were to sample the signals coming off the hair cells in the cochlea (which apparently record in frequency domain, not time domain like microphones do), what does sampling rate mean there?
Does it even make sense to consider sampling rate in a system that works in frequency domain? I think there has to be something wrong with my understanding here.
Post by: methylatedspirit on November 06, 2020, 03:42:27 am
Genderqueer: Describes anyone whose gender identity is non-normative.
Nonbinary: Describes anyone whose gender identity does not conform to the gender binary.
Which are identical, as far as I'm concerned. "Non-normative" is "anything that is outside the norm", which then just leads to "outside the gender binary", which leads directly to "nonbinary". They are functionally identical, with the caveat that it is by these definitions. A different set of definitions would likely yield different results.
I'm tempted to just merge them together, but I think something's wrong here, almost certainly with how I'm reading it or the fact that my reading material is limited. Why would there be 2 words for the exact same thing? There has to be a difference somewhere, perhaps in connotation or something.
*The reason why I'm stating definitions is that definitions are the foundation on which meaning is derived, at least in my head. Faulty definitions lead to faulty meanings. Please tell me if the definitions are wrong.
Post by: delphonso on November 06, 2020, 04:34:50 am
The binary still exists in that situation. A non-binary person avoids the issue.
Post by: methylatedspirit on November 06, 2020, 09:25:01 am
But what I've heard is that genderqueer is the superset of nonbinary, that it contains all of the non-normative gender identities. All nonbinary people are genderqueer, but not all genderqueer people are nonbinary. Going back to the Euler diagram, there's one circle "genderqueer" and another circle "nonbinary". "Nonbinary" is inside "genderqueer".
There's a contradiction here. They can't be both true under this reading.
Then again, a looser interpretation would imply the second statement (genderqueer is the superset of nonbinary), which only came to me when I thought about it and realized that you probably meant something else. I'm hoping it's the loose reading rather than the strict one.
Post by: Rolan7 on November 06, 2020, 10:40:23 am
Genderqueer: Describes anyone whose gender identity is non-normative.This may sound absurd, but I don't accept the idea that there's anything normative about the supposed gender binary. Very few people fit fully within the stereotype of any gender, almost everyone has both male and female aspects. I believe the definition of "genderqueer" you provided could be applied to almost everyone, or maybe no-one, but it'd be very tricky to apply it to people on a case-by-case basis.
Nonbinary: Describes anyone whose gender identity does not conform to the gender binary.
Which are identical, as far as I'm concerned. "Non-normative" is "anything that is outside the norm", which then just leads to "outside the gender binary", which leads directly to "nonbinary". They are functionally identical, with the caveat that it is by these definitions. A different set of definitions would likely yield different results.
Fortunately it's not a label you apply to people, but one which people adopt for themselves. If they *feel* like their gender identity isn't "normal", that makes them "genderqueer".
I've felt that way in the past but I've decided I don't feel abnormal, so the word isn't for me. I'm also a bit uncomfortable describing myself as queer in any way. It's a reclaimed slur and while I don't mind anyone using it, I have bad memories of it.
Your definition of non-binary seems alright, except that it's also a term that people choose. An androgynous man can't be declared NB just for not conforming to his gender. Typically someone is NB because they don't strive to be either gender of the binary, that's all. Some might additionally be uncomfortable being considered a man or woman, though that's not required. Some enbies are happy with any pronouns, others prefer neutral language or personal pronouns.
There's a related concept, gender-fluidity. These are people who change gender fairly often, usually at the start of the day. Often this is done within the gender binary, though not necessarily. So someone can be genderfluid, NB, both, or neither.
Okay I hope that was at least somewhat accurate and maybe even helpful!
Post by: methylatedspirit on November 06, 2020, 06:15:17 pm
I mean, there's gender identity and then there's gender expression, right? And my understanding is that the current view of it is that since at least identity is self-given, they are completely disconnected. They should not be conflated, even if they tend to be at least somewhat related for most people. It's a dangerous game to play if you were to conflate them, is my understanding. What I did was inadvertently conflating them by forgetting that identity is self-given.
This may sound absurd, but I don't accept the idea that there's anything normative about the supposed gender binary. Very few people fit fully within the stereotype of any gender, almost everyone has both male and female aspects.
There are many people who believe themselves to be fully male/female, yet their gender expression isn't full on masculine/feminine because they believe that's not something worth doing. Not that I think it would be possible to be fully in one direction; I think constitutes as masculine and what is feminine is mostly a bunch of arbitrary, self-contradictory lines in the sand. And those lines aren't even consistent across cultures and time periods. It's a bit of a bullshit concept to me. I see no problem with believing that one is fully male/female, but I do have issue with trying to enforce these inconsistent gender roles, especially on others.
Post by: Parsely on November 07, 2020, 09:16:37 pm
How hard-coded is sexuality? Is it entirely biological, or is there an environmental factor to it? If it's at least partially environmental, at what point does it lock in? To avoid sounding like an ass, I know that attempting to remove the gay from someone is futile at best, and a hate crime at worst, so the answer to that last question is likely to be either "there is no environmental factor; not applicable" or "really early".My sexual attraction to people has changed a lot throughout my life, there are some body parts I found sexually repulsive when I was younger that I find very attractive now, but other things are more consistent. There's definitely another timeline where I live my whole life thinking of myself as straight, I don't think I could have figured a lot of these things out without other people to talk to about it.
Sexuality and gender aren't real per se, they're a social construct, so to search for environmental factors that cause these things is futile. The concept of sexuality is a really recent invention, this is why it's impossible to actually say whether ancient people were gay or straight or pansexual or asexual or so on, because these particular ideas hadn't even been conceived of yet. The concept of sexuality is so entrenched now that it seems like it's existed forever, but it hasn't, only sexual attraction is a constant. I know that's a very small distinction, but it's an important one, because if you try reading about the sexual norms of any ancient society while trying to box them into homosexuality or heterosexuality you'll miss out on how nuanced sexual attraction can be.
Post by: methylatedspirit on November 07, 2020, 11:12:17 pm
The concept of sexuality is a really recent invention, this is why it's impossible to actually say whether ancient people were gay or straight or pansexual or asexual or so on, because these particular ideas hadn't even been conceived of yet.Interesting. When did the modern concept of sexuality develop into what it is now?
Also, what you're saying is that it's impossible to honestly say for an ancient person, "this guy exhibited homosexual behavior", and then conclude "this guy is gay", without also saying "according to our current ideas of sexuality" and then "it is impossible to classify this person because we don't know what system (if any) they used, therefore it is very hard to say with any certainty". No wonder historians always say that 2 same-sex people who lived together, slept in the same bed together, and so on, were "very good friends" rather than saying they were "lovers". It's just not possible to conclusively say anything. It's intellectual honesty, not a denial of sexuality.
Post by: heydude6 on November 08, 2020, 12:25:03 am
The concept of sexuality is a really recent invention, this is why it's impossible to actually say whether ancient people were gay or straight or pansexual or asexual or so on, because these particular ideas hadn't even been conceived of yet.Interesting. When did the modern concept of sexuality develop into what it is now?
It's been around since the book of Leviticus I believe, if not earlier. So quite a long time. At least the criminalization of homosexual acts was.
It didn't happen all at once though. The greeks and their homosexual pederasty came after that book, and the japanese were practicing Shudo sometime after the first millennium. Long story short, blame the bible for our poor understanding of sexuality.
Post by: delphonso on November 08, 2020, 12:59:57 am
Greece and Shudo show that sexuality as a part of your character didn't really exist and instead was an action - something to be participated in.
Post by: feelotraveller on November 08, 2020, 06:13:10 am
For example there was quite a large anxienty in Greece about grown men taking the passive position in same-sex couplings and relations. There was a popular prejudice against them. On the other hand what we concieve of as man-boy relations were very much esteemed (qualified by, that they happened under certain circumstances).
Certainly sexuality is a shifting field. It hasn't stopped moving.
Post by: delphonso on November 08, 2020, 06:32:03 am
Post by: Parsely on November 08, 2020, 03:52:25 pm
Post by: feelotraveller on November 08, 2020, 05:32:44 pm
Extending beyond that it is worth mentioning that what has been recorded historically tends to be that which is culturally dominant (hence the prevailing concern being 'masculine' sexuality). How individuals outside of the mainstream formed their sexuality is rarely captured, or at best captured through a distorted lens of abhorence, perversion and deviance. Think of witches.
On top of this, there are unique sexual norms throughout the pre-modern world, so here's my question: What were the norms outside of Europe and Ancient Greece?
Chasing down the mention delphonso made of Shudo I found this page interesting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_in_Japan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_in_Japan)
(Particularly for the rather rapid - in historical terms - transition in the way the sexual field was organised.)
Post by: Ghills on November 08, 2020, 05:42:26 pm
And at different points & places in East Asia there was something like lesbian formalized relationships - I think flower marriage or something similar was the term? - and male formalized relationships. They weren't considered the same as male-female marriages in terms of joining families & the various religious practices, and weren't expected to be life-long romantic partnerships AFAICT. Procreation to continue the family name is a really important part of East Asian culture and religion, and pretty much everyone was expected to do so eventually even if they had a multi-year gay relationship first. There were/are also various schools of thought that considered homosexuality unacceptable, and at various times suppressed it.
I'm just a person who's picked stuff up on the internet, not a historian, so YMMV with the details of all this.
TL;DR Lengthy, complicated history of this stuff in East Asia. People like to go 'shudo! cut-sleeve! it was known & accepted' or 'ye olden times woulde never!', but it's always more complicated than that.
ETA: Yes, the dominance was a HUGE part of it for the Greeks & cultures that inherited from them, like the Romans. Equal loving relationships between 2 men were extremely scandalous in those cultures.
Post by: feelotraveller on November 08, 2020, 06:04:20 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 15, 2020, 03:02:40 pm
Google’s answer, nappe=Old French for tablecloth + map (English) + kin (English)
Post by: scriver on November 15, 2020, 03:43:05 pm
Post by: Reelya on November 15, 2020, 10:30:14 pm
Random Question: Why are napkins called napkins?
Google’s answer, nappe=Old French for tablecloth + map (English) + kin (English)
Etymology? Nappe is Old French for tablecloth as stated. The link to English was originally the French-speaking aristocracy of England post the 1066 conquest. See the pattern of Cow / Beef, Sheep / Mutton, Pig / Pork. The word for production is Saxon, the word for consumption is French/Norman, which outlines how the class structure worked post conquest. This is a common pattern in conquered or colonized cultures, with words related to consumption and rulership/governance in English being of French origin compared to words related to commoners/production being Saxon.
"kin" also denotes a diminutive quality, so nap-"kin" might have denoted that they're smaller cloths used at the table, rather than the full tablecloth, the "nappe". A bit about the addition of "kin" to words, which is from German:
https://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2016/07/kin.html
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 15, 2020, 10:34:36 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on November 16, 2020, 12:47:49 am
Whenever I'm referred to with he/him, I have to dig up the gender file (a very slow process) and read off of it to confirm that I'm apparently a man. It's not a problem of me being fundamentally uncomfortable with he/him pronouns, it's that I don't enjoy having to load that thing into memory from wherever it's stored. My own gender's so unimportant to me that it's been shoved to the lowest rung of the memory hierarchy, and as such has the highest access time.
Post by: wierd on November 16, 2020, 01:04:04 am
https://www.npr.org/2019/08/06/744121321/even-a-grammar-geezer-like-me-can-get-used-to-gender-neutral-pronouns
It makes their (heheh) tight little assholes pucker up like a baby eating a lemon just THINKING about how it is not only genderless, AND indefinite in its plurality, but also just does not care that it makes them sad pandas. That people have persistently used it for 150+ years just makes them even saltier.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 16, 2020, 01:28:59 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on November 16, 2020, 01:32:43 am
But the grammarians positively *HATE* it when you use They/them in that manner!!Those grammarians can go and -- pardon my French -- fuck themselves. If they're not going to update their language to follow new standards, then they should clearly be using a Pentium 4, an Nvidia FX 6800 Ultra and Windows XP as a daily driver. The old standards are just as good, right?
Post by: MaxTheFox on November 16, 2020, 03:11:38 am
Post by: scriver on November 16, 2020, 07:21:12 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 16, 2020, 10:42:02 am
People don’t have gears, at least they normally shouldn’t. I know what the expression means, it seems to be another way of saying the person’s mad...however if a robot running on gears had their gears grinder, wouldn’t that drive them to a halt in whatever part said ground gear(s) are found?
Post by: MrRoboto75 on November 16, 2020, 10:52:30 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on November 16, 2020, 08:15:35 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 16, 2020, 08:17:51 pm
I don't want to be pushy or anything, but I still wanna know if it's weird that I want to be addressed as they/them despite nominally identifying as male (my reasons are on the previous page). It's something I'm still racking my brains over.I don’t think it’s weird. If you prefer being called they/them, we’ll call you they/them
Post by: Egan_BW on November 16, 2020, 08:27:03 pm
I don't want to be pushy or anything, but I still wanna know if it's weird that I want to be addressed as they/them despite nominally identifying as male (my reasons are on the previous page). It's something I'm still racking my brains over.
no
Post by: Arx on November 17, 2020, 01:13:50 am
I don't want to be pushy or anything, but I still wanna know if it's weird that I want to be addressed as they/them despite nominally identifying as male (my reasons are on the previous page). It's something I'm still racking my brains over.
It's probably weird in the sense of being unusual, but not in the sense of being bad. I've long held a related stance that I don't actually really cars what pronouns people refer to me with, because it doesn't matter much to me. I can understand extending that to preferring not to have to think about it at all.
Post by: Reelya on November 17, 2020, 01:28:02 am
But the grammarians positively *HATE* it when you use They/them in that manner!!Those grammarians can go and -- pardon my French -- fuck themselves. If they're not going to update their language to follow new standards, then they should clearly be using a Pentium 4, an Nvidia FX 6800 Ultra and Windows XP as a daily driver. The old standards are just as good, right?
Singular they goes back hundreds of years, much longer than the prescriptivist grammarians have been around.
You know what is actually broken? Singular you. "Thou" originally meant one person vs "You" for groups of people. Hence why "y'all" was invented - it fills the semantic gap left by merging the singular and plural forms of You.
So "You" is broken. The argument against singular they is that it's 'they are". But ... we also have you are, which is in fact a quirk left over from the plural you, so there's really no consistent basis for the anti-They thing.
Post by: methylatedspirit on November 17, 2020, 01:55:54 am
Post by: Arx on November 17, 2020, 02:27:35 am
Post by: scriver on November 17, 2020, 03:30:24 am
I see a massive pitfall here. These people are clearly thinking that English is a language that follows consistent and predictable rules. Riddle me this: since when was English even remotely consistent? It's basically a bunch of languages glued together into a hodgepodge of a language, and it shows.
English is a very consistent language. It's just popular myth that it ain't. Stuff like the bolded part above is basically just internet armchair linguist that's become popular to repeat and seen as truth because it's popularly repeated.
Edit: also meth I too would say that it is strange as in unusual, but not as in bad or wrong at all.
Post by: Frumple on November 17, 2020, 07:11:59 am
S'absolutely a hodgepodge of stolen words, too, heh. English etymology is a trip some days.
Post by: delphonso on November 17, 2020, 07:23:57 am
It's all a moot point because the "hardest" languages to learn have nothing to do with grammar, pronunciation, or exceptions to the rules. The hardest languages to learn are those which are inaccessible. No language has more content than English (lesson books, movies, TV, music, etc.) Same with Chinese and Japanese for Westerners in that regard - they may be tough - as in different, but at least there are good text books and plenty of media to consume. Try picking up Indonesian or Hungarian...
Post by: Arx on November 17, 2020, 01:23:08 pm
I feel like English is grammatically quite straightforward, but has some bizarre gotchas with spelling and pronunciation. Most languages have those, though, so it's all fair.
Post by: bloop_bleep on November 17, 2020, 07:33:56 pm
Post by: hector13 on November 17, 2020, 08:15:18 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 17, 2020, 08:19:48 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on November 17, 2020, 08:27:35 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on November 17, 2020, 08:40:36 pm
James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher.
Or with punctuation, as if you can improve on perfection:
James, while John had had "had", had had "had had"; "had had" had had a better effect on the teacher.
Post by: delphonso on November 17, 2020, 08:42:40 pm
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion-Eating_Poet_in_the_Stone_Den
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 17, 2020, 09:18:41 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on November 17, 2020, 09:28:13 pm
I looked up Google images for mimic and noticed most take the form of chests, why not skip the middleman and take the form of why adventurers(prey) go for the chests? Why not take the form of currency directly? Do young mimics look like currency?https://killsixbilliondemons.com/comic/seeker-of-thrones-6-63/ (https://killsixbilliondemons.com/comic/seeker-of-thrones-6-63/)
Post by: Iduno on November 17, 2020, 10:47:36 pm
I can't find it anywhere.
I looked up Google images for mimic and noticed most take the form of chests, why not skip the middleman and take the form of why adventurers(prey) go for the chests? Why not take the form of currency directly? Do young mimics look like currency?
I think Delicious In Dungeon did something with that idea.
Post by: Rolan7 on November 17, 2020, 10:54:26 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on November 17, 2020, 10:56:39 pm
I looked up Google images for mimic and noticed most take the form of chests, why not skip the middleman and take the form of why adventurers(prey) go for the chests? Why not take the form of currency directly? Do young mimics look like currency?
I think Delicious In Dungeon did something with that idea.
Oh yeah, that was the other example I was thinking of. Little bugs which look like coins and jewels, with a bite which injects paralytic venom.
Not actually worth anything, but naturally, quite nutritious. ;P
Post by: MrRoboto75 on November 17, 2020, 10:59:48 pm
I looked up Google images for mimic and noticed most take the form of chests, why not skip the middleman and take the form of why adventurers(prey) go for the chests? Why not take the form of currency directly? Do young mimics look like currency?
D&D had a coin 'mimic', call hoard scarabs. Beatles that look like gold coinage when motionless, and according to the book (Draconomicon, 3rd edition) they live in dragon hordes and clean/eat off of the dragon's scales, keeping them clean, kinda like those fish that clean shark mouths I imagine. Apparently they bore into the flesh of adventurers if they try to pick them up, in addition to the usual bug tactics of forming large swarms.
2nd edition also had bigger mimics, "house hunter mimics" that can take the form of a whole house, with their offspring taking the form of sheds or presumably outhouses.
And although "a chest" is the go-to artwork for mimics, in D&D they can take the form of basically any object. Doors, levers, tables, whatever they are large enough in volume they can get away with, though I image they can't "shrink" very well either. I guess one could become a big pile of coins, but it'd be a solid pile that has coin shapes on the surface. Which in D&D terms is probably good enough, as mimics sweat powerful adhesive, so their prey only really needs to touch them at all to be effective.
The existence of mimics does raise a question though. Since a mimic probably cannot trick the things living in the dungeon, how many adventurers can a mimic really expect to run into? Spiders can run into flys often enough, but how does a mimic eat enough adventurers to sustain itself?
Post by: Egan_BW on November 17, 2020, 11:06:40 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 17, 2020, 11:10:46 pm
Post by: Frumple on November 17, 2020, 11:25:54 pm
Beyond that, I'm pretty sure I've seen that basic concept a few times. Mimic chills for a while, develops meaningful intelligence, figures out the whole commerce thing and goes on to
Generally mimics are some variation of wizard experiment or magical bioweapon, for what it's worth. They don't do reasonable things like you're talking because they're basically built to eat people, and they're functionally incapable of figuring out a path of less resistance. Exceptions are, well, exceptions, heh.
Post by: MrRoboto75 on November 17, 2020, 11:26:09 pm
The dungeon question brings up another question, why don’t mimics take the form of adventurers and go into towns? Why aren’t there mimic gangs, or mimics that do quests to get money to buy food, rather than killing townspeople?
Y'know, I was gonna say "well they're dumb and can't talk"... Then I looked it up, they have average intelligence, and can even speak the common language. Go figure. The rules say they can only take the form of objects but since its literally any object its not a stretch they could just be a person if it wanted to.
The only argument against it doing so would in my opinion be its usual hunting tactics, as well as its speed stat. For whatever reason, changing to a not-chest shape doesn't give it more movement speed, and its speed is 10 feet a round (slow). Also, mimics like to just sit there and wait for prey to just show up and touch it. Considering also my concern over the availability of said prey, maybe mimics have a really slow metabolism, and just can't really move all that fast in general. So you'd end up with an unusually large, very slow moving human. Or that sloth character from Zootopia.
Post by: bloop_bleep on November 17, 2020, 11:27:32 pm
Post by: MrRoboto75 on November 17, 2020, 11:35:49 pm
Mimic a realistic rendition of a human sculpture and stay away from people with sharp eyesight.
That reminds me, over in Elder Scrolls Oblivion, you can get a statue of yourself erected. Appaerently its just a big NPC modeled to look like you/your equipment, with a stone texture over it and frozen in place. You can reanimate it with console commands.
Post by: Frumple on November 18, 2020, 12:40:01 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 18, 2020, 12:41:59 pm
If it's not already been done, and is possible, that begs for a mod that reanimates it whenever you're not looking at it :Pthis has the potential of you randomly stumbling across it in a forest or something, at which point it becomes statuefied until you look away, interesting indeed, wonder how the guards would react?
Post by: Bumber on November 18, 2020, 07:27:33 pm
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Post by: MrRoboto75 on November 18, 2020, 08:16:25 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 18, 2020, 08:30:48 pm
Post by: bloop_bleep on November 18, 2020, 08:37:55 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 18, 2020, 08:39:12 pm
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Post by: MrRoboto75 on November 18, 2020, 09:00:54 pm
!.?
Post by: wierd on November 18, 2020, 11:39:01 pm
‽!.?
Post by: delphonso on November 18, 2020, 11:42:37 pm
Post by: King Zultan on November 19, 2020, 02:23:51 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on November 20, 2020, 01:05:20 am
Post by: KittyTac on November 20, 2020, 01:14:54 am
Post by: MrRoboto75 on November 20, 2020, 01:27:03 am
Post by: Egan_BW on November 20, 2020, 02:46:05 am
Post by: Kagus on November 20, 2020, 03:37:17 am
TheyThem is perfectly acceptable and has been in use since forever.
Yeah. Trying to come up with new ones just turns into a Xe/Xer salad.
I'm not nearly awake enough to be trying to formulate jokes at this hour
Post by: scriver on November 20, 2020, 07:58:39 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on November 20, 2020, 09:17:30 am
See, the standard system breaks down when talking about nonbinary genders, which I guess is what I'm trying to become. And God help me (not that he would. Intolerant motherfucker. Or maybe my parents are intolerant motherfuckers, and they're just using God as a mouthpiece to "justify" said intolerance) if I were to try to describe attraction to nonbinary people as well. I don't have the slightest clue how you're supposed to describe that.
I could solve the first problem of it making no goddamn sense by specifying it relative to my birth gender, but that feels like a hack. That's probably how I'll describe it to others, but I'm talking about the internal bookkeeping that I'm doing, which can be as complicated as I want. The second problem, describing attraction to nonbinary people, needs a new system to describe it. All I want is a system that's as universal as possible for my own purposes.
I'm probably gonna ask these hard questions as I get to grips with the idea of transitioning. Expect more later on.
Post by: scriver on November 20, 2020, 09:31:42 am
But if say that bisexual or pansexual would contain what you're getting at. Neither takes your own gender or sex into consideration since they both cover all combinations of attraction to others.
Post by: Egan_BW on November 20, 2020, 10:11:23 am
Post by: Frumple on November 20, 2020, 10:25:59 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 20, 2020, 10:31:40 am
Post by: Frumple on November 20, 2020, 10:34:47 am
Post by: TD1 on November 20, 2020, 10:53:39 am
That assumes a complete corruption, however, which I find unlikely. Google is too big a behemoth for that.
Other than that, the actual search engine going offline wouldn't mean much. The things we search for would still be there - we'd just use a different search engine.
Like bing. :P
Post by: Arx on November 20, 2020, 11:41:37 am
What would we do if Google was hacked and corrupted?
Panic, because that implies the existence of a larger fish than Google with malicious intent. It'd be an organisation more powerful than many (most?) governments effectively declaring war on the world.
Post by: MaxTheFox on November 20, 2020, 11:43:12 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on November 20, 2020, 08:28:31 pm
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Post by: MrRoboto75 on November 20, 2020, 08:31:41 pm
Post by: hector13 on November 21, 2020, 03:12:36 am
It’s not like past-you will get upset about present-you misgendering yourself.
Post by: wierd on November 21, 2020, 03:21:50 am
What would we do if Google was hacked and corrupted?
Panic, because that implies the existence of a larger fish than Google with malicious intent. It'd be an organisation more powerful than many (most?) governments effectively declaring war on the world.
Google uses NetApp filers. (Former insider for Netapp)
If some malicious dickwad managed to coordinate simultaneous site accesses, it could be done. Those big filer fleets use hyper redundancy, both with the storage media itself, but also with the controller heads, and with dedicated fiber links to remote Disaster Recovery sites.
It would take some social engineering to pull off, but this is how it could be done:
Arrange technical malfunctions at both the main site, and at the disaster recovery site. (there are any number of ways to do this remotely which I wont discuss in detail). THEN, the attackers pose as NetApp field support techs, and then infiltrate the sites. (Normal policy is to attempt issue recovery with a live telephone call, but if there is physical hardware damage, large customers like Google are entitled to free on-site service and support to resolve the issue.)
Once on site, it would take the attacker approximately 30 seconds to initiate an unrecoverable loss of all data on the filer fleet, by batch-issuing commands to the controllers to go into maintenance mode on the Service Processor interface, and then initiate special boot option 4A.
https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Boot-Menu-Option-4/td-p/4561
Once started, the process cannot be interrupted. Once complete, all data in the filer will be lost.
It aggressively scrubs all disks in the reformat, because it is intended to be used when transferring filers to new owners, and it meets DOD security requirements for "Secure" erasure.
Now then-- This whole plan is probably unworkable for anyone but a state agent. It would require infiltration of the NetApp technical support infrastructure, to successfully intercept the field service calls, and send operatives instead.
But still possible to be accomplished.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 21, 2020, 03:58:48 am
Post by: wierd on November 21, 2020, 04:04:38 am
A site like google's has onsite security. However a field support rep that is expected to arrive for a real service call just needs to flash thier employee badge.
A fake ID, with the name of the real rep on it, (since you have "vanned" the real service rep), would get you in, no questions asked.
The need for multiple levels of social hacking and system penetration, as well as simultaneous access to physically isolated data centers, is why this is outside the scope of your normal hacker group.
Post by: King Zultan on November 21, 2020, 04:13:10 am
Post by: wierd on November 21, 2020, 04:19:55 am
In that configuration there is no such thing as a "Head" filer. All filers are peers on a dedicated fiber optic backbone, and are managed as a gestalt virtual entity. You can kill 99% of the fleet, and it can recover. If you throw in a disaster recovery site on that, you have even MORE tolerance.
(the only real problem with the solution NetApp came up with, is that there are functional top-end limits on how large the cluster can become, because the amount of inter-filer traffic will eventually saturate the dedicated link.)
You would need to get the ENTIRE cluster, including the DR site cluster, to nuke all the redundant disk arrays.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 21, 2020, 04:31:50 am
It’s good that Google is so well secure, given the many things that rely on it
Post by: wierd on November 21, 2020, 04:40:24 am
That is, the server network is GUARANTEED to be up 99.999% of the time.
Downing the cluster in such a catastrophic manner is *VERY* hard to do, unless you know *EXACTLY what you are doing. AND, the only way to get that kind of administrative control, is to be on-site.
Combined with proper disaster recovery industry practices (redundant DR sites), Permanently destroying that data is going to be an onerous task, unless you enact a spy-movie like plot, like I outlined.
(even then, you will have to contend with tape backups in warehouses.)
Post by: methylatedspirit on November 21, 2020, 12:04:50 pm
Is bog-standard WD-40 safe to use on bike chains as a degreaser? I know it's quite good at that, but I'm also concerned that the whole "water dispersant" part will cause rust to form on the iron chains and cause further damage. I know there's like, specialized degreaser variants of WD-40, but all my local hardware store's got is just WD-40, so I bought that since I couldn't find anything labelled "degreaser" or anything close to that.
To put it into context, I want to re-lubricate my bike chains. It's not because it's squeaking or anything, but I figured since that my pedals were squeaking when I apply force on them, I may as well do that too. I read online that one of the steps to doing that is to remove the existing lubricant with a degreaser. I'm asking if WD-40 is a suitable degreaser. It's not a lubricant and should never be used as such, I know that much. If not, please suggest alternatives.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 21, 2020, 12:35:26 pm
Post by: bloop_bleep on November 21, 2020, 12:46:43 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 21, 2020, 12:49:13 pm
WD-40 is a lubricant often used for gearboxes and things like that.thanks
Post by: MrRoboto75 on November 21, 2020, 12:52:16 pm
If it doesn't move and it should: WD40
Post by: Reelya on November 21, 2020, 12:54:05 pm
(Note: brain currently running at 60% (±20%) capacity due to sleepiness. Worse-than-normal English is predicted. I'll probably have to clarify some details when I wake up.)
Is bog-standard WD-40 safe to use on bike chains as a degreaser? I know it's quite good at that, but I'm also concerned that the whole "water dispersant" part will cause rust to form on the iron chains and cause further damage. I know there's like, specialized degreaser variants of WD-40, but all my local hardware store's got is just WD-40, so I bought that since I couldn't find anything labelled "degreaser" or anything close to that.
To put it into context, I want to re-lubricate my bike chains. It's not because it's squeaking or anything, but I figured since that my pedals were squeaking when I apply force on them, I may as well do that too. I read online that one of the steps to doing that is to remove the existing lubricant with a degreaser. I'm asking if WD-40 is a suitable degreaser. It's not a lubricant and should never be used as such, I know that much. If not, please suggest alternatives.
The whole point of WD-40 is to prevent rust, among other things. So i think you misunderstand what the term water-dispersant means. It's not something that will cause water to build up, spread or become trapped. The point is that WD-40 has low viscosity, so it displaces moisture in places that regular grease or oil can't penetrate, thus preventing moisture build up.
https://www.wd40.com/how-to/faqs/
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Is WD-40® Multi-Use Product a lubricant?
Yes. While the “W-D” in WD-40 stands for Water Displacement, WD-40 Multi-Use Product is a unique, special blend of lubricants. The product’s formulation also contains anti-corrosion agents and ingredients for penetration, water displacement and soil removal.
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While this may vary depending on the application, WD-40® Multi-Use Product remains effective even after it appears to dry. The corrosion and rust protection ingredients remain adhered to the surface. External conditions may require additional applications of the product for maximum protection.
Post by: Rolan7 on November 21, 2020, 01:48:41 pm
(Note: brain currently running at 60% (±20%) capacity due to sleepiness. Worse-than-normal English is predicted. I'll probably have to clarify some details when I wake up.)Oh hey I used to be a bicycle mechanic, guess I still am a bit. Yeah, it's perfectly safe. My dad and I used it on rusty chains to get them mobile (doesn't help with any chain stretching or cog wear, but not everybody can just buy a new chain). It's not much of a preventative like a proper teflon-based bicycle lube, but it doesn't hurt anything and doesn't seem to stick around in significant amounts.
Is bog-standard WD-40 safe to use on bike chains as a degreaser? I know it's quite good at that, but I'm also concerned that the whole "water dispersant" part will cause rust to form on the iron chains and cause further damage. I know there's like, specialized degreaser variants of WD-40, but all my local hardware store's got is just WD-40, so I bought that since I couldn't find anything labelled "degreaser" or anything close to that.
To put it into context, I want to re-lubricate my bike chains. It's not because it's squeaking or anything, but I figured since that my pedals were squeaking when I apply force on them, I may as well do that too. I read online that one of the steps to doing that is to remove the existing lubricant with a degreaser. I'm asking if WD-40 is a suitable degreaser. It's not a lubricant and should never be used as such, I know that much. If not, please suggest alternatives.
Post by: methylatedspirit on November 21, 2020, 07:33:20 pm
I probably sound dumb or something, I don't know my bike terms.
Post by: McTraveller on November 21, 2020, 08:56:21 pm
To be precise you would need to know the teeth in each gear, since "21 speed" doesn't have a universal meaning. So you would say "I'm in 48:18" or "I'm in 36:22" or whatever.
For example, my bike has front gears with 48/38/28 teeth, and the rear has 7 gears that range from 11 to 34 teeth: 11, 13, 15, 18, 22, 28, 34.
Post by: methylatedspirit on November 22, 2020, 01:05:20 am
EDIT: I see text engraved on the gears themselves (16T NH, 18T NH, 20T NG, 22T NH, 24T NI, VIA from smallest readable to biggest on the rear gears). Are the numbers with T after them the number of teeth? Do the letters after that (NH, NG, NI...) mean anything?
EDIT 2: I've counted the number of teeth on the sets of gears. If I'm understanding it right, rear: (1..7) -> (14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26), front: (1..3) -> (54, 34, 24).
So "2/5" as read from the shifters on my bike would be "22:34"?
Post by: Ulfarr on November 22, 2020, 03:27:48 am
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Post by: Fire and Glory on November 23, 2020, 02:26:07 am
I'm a Kiwi and my parents didn't go for any of that, although my sample size is too small to tell whether or not that's par for the course around here. Given how much America dominates media, television etc I'm wondering if it's all that widespread or if it's only something they do.
Post by: delphonso on November 23, 2020, 02:34:37 am
I didn't know a single kid growing up who believed in Santa - I was raised in a pretty Christain area in North Carolina, who probably dismissed Santa as how Satan spells his name to trick you.
Post by: feelotraveller on November 23, 2020, 02:36:31 am
Slightly longer. Coca-cola. Yep, I'm not joking. The modern version of santa claus comes straight from coca-cola advertising. There are older longer standing european traditions such as st. nicolaus and father christmas that it draws upon, but these are quite different on so many metrics.
Oh, and hyper-captialism.
To be honest you are one of the lucky few. 8)
Post by: Reelya on November 23, 2020, 03:08:20 am
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/dec/21/coca-cola-didnt-invent-santa-the-10-biggest-christmas-myths-debunked
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1 Coca-Cola designed the modern Santa Claus as part of an advertising campaign
This is one you always hear at dinner parties. It makes the speaker sound rather clever and cynical. Except it’s tosh. Coca-Cola did start using Santa in advertising in 1933. But Santa had been portrayed almost exclusively in red from the early 19th century and most of his modern image was put together by cartoonist Thomas Nast in the 1870s. Even if you were to confine your search to Santa in American soft drinks adverts, you would find a thoroughly modern Santa Claus in the posters for White Rock that came out in 1923.
Here's an example of a Thomas Nast Santa, from 1881:
(https://thumbs-prod.si-cdn.com/6wkqXLJ5PHgD9bPljMawuJOIVAw=/fit-in/1072x0/https://public-media.si-cdn.com/filer/4f/c6/4fc6c2d9-8721-4253-9567-ab7167b7a01f/merry_old_santa_claus_by_thomas_nast.jpg)
Post by: wierd on November 23, 2020, 03:13:03 am
Post by: Reelya on November 23, 2020, 03:15:28 am
The image on the last page predates the formation of the Coca Cola company by 5 years. Yeah, I believed it for many years too, however the whole thing turns out to be an urban legend.
Post by: Fire and Glory on November 23, 2020, 03:20:29 am
I didn't know a single kid growing up who believed in Santa - I was raised in a pretty Christain area in North Carolina, who probably dismissed Santa as how Satan spells his name to trick you.My own upbringing was fairly Christian which probably has more to do with whether or not you get told of the jolly red man than what part of the Anglosphere you're raised in, now that I think of it. Though I still wonder if the Santa myth is well circulated outside of that.
Post by: Reelya on November 23, 2020, 03:26:59 am
Post by: Fire and Glory on November 23, 2020, 03:34:36 am
I don't think atheist parents were as nihilistic as you seem to think. Telling kids about Santa is about as common as the Easter Bunny or Tooth Fairy. There's no Santa in the bible.I was referring more to the Christian side rather. If you're educating your children about the yearly celebration of the birth of Christ, there's not much point in throwing Santa into things.
Post by: Reelya on November 23, 2020, 03:37:22 am
Post by: Fire and Glory on November 23, 2020, 03:39:11 am
Post by: delphonso on November 23, 2020, 03:41:03 am
I don't think atheist parents were as nihilistic as you seem to think. Telling kids about Santa is about as common as the Easter Bunny or Tooth Fairy. There's no Santa in the bible.I was referring more to the Christian side rather. If you're educating your children about the yearly celebration of the birth of Christ, there's not much point in throwing Santa into things.
This is sort of how I was raised to understand it - Santa was for non-Christians. Which is pretty silly, but I wouldn't be surprised if that's a common view point. I think Santa is bigger than the actual practice of lying to your children. Santa is a pretty uncontroversial and marketable image. So, he's pretty widespread.
Also - the Nast Santa thing is cool, thanks. In Soviet Russia it was the good children who got the Coca Coal Santa.
Post by: feelotraveller on November 23, 2020, 04:09:45 am
https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/santa-coca-cola (https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/santa-coca-cola)
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In the early 1930s, Coca-Cola turned to Haddon H. Sundblom, an advertising artist with the D'Arcy Agency, to design a new Santa. Sundblom redrew Santa Claus as a plump, cheerful man with snow-white hair and dressed him in red and white—colors that had already become associated with Santa, but which happily matched Coca-Cola's signature colors. Sundblom even provided a Mrs. Claus, based on his own wife. Today, it is Sundblom's Santa who decorates everything from Coca-Cola cans to Christmas sweaters, from greeting cards to home décor, all because Coca-Cola wanted to increase its winter sales.
Seem to remember that there was a lot of debauchery around xmas time back in the earlyish 1800's which would certainly inspire a puritan opposition to the whole notion.
Post by: methylatedspirit on November 23, 2020, 04:22:17 am
Post by: wierd on November 23, 2020, 04:33:32 am
Post by: scriver on November 23, 2020, 07:27:21 am
The history of Santa Claus is as american as apple pie. The retooling of various european folklore elements starts back around 1830 (in manhattan?) if I remember correctly... that's where the sleigh comes from Certainly coca cola did not invent santa claus (that would be an urban legend) but the modern iconic image crystalises in its advertising in the early1930's.
https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/santa-coca-cola (https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/santa-coca-cola)QuoteIn the early 1930s, Coca-Cola turned to Haddon H. Sundblom, an advertising artist with the D'Arcy Agency, to design a new Santa. Sundblom redrew Santa Claus as a plump, cheerful man with snow-white hair and dressed him in red and white—colors that had already become associated with Santa, but which happily matched Coca-Cola's signature colors. Sundblom even provided a Mrs. Claus, based on his own wife. Today, it is Sundblom's Santa who decorates everything from Coca-Cola cans to Christmas sweaters, from greeting cards to home décor, all because Coca-Cola wanted to increase its winter sales.
Seem to remember that there was a lot of debauchery around xmas time back in the earlyish 1800's which would certainly inspire a puritan opposition to the whole notion.
This is false, as Reelya already expounded upon. The only traits of the modern Santa that differentiates him from 19th century Santa is the red and white colours look, which predates Coca-Cola. The whole fat, white-haired, bearded and jolly parts are all traits of the 19th century Santa as well.
Here are some works from late 19th or early 20th century by Jenny Nyström, the cementer of the image of the Swedish Santa equivalent, "Tomten", where you can still see the clear house elf origins, exhibiting all of those traits except maybe excessive rotundness:
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I also strongly doubt the sleigh comes from anywhere. Sleighs are just how people got around in winter. Everywhere.
Why do people care about gender, especially gender roles? Why are gender roles so ingrained, especially in conservative regions? Why do people bother with them if (to my heavily-biased understanding) all they do is limit what people can and can't do, causing them to be unable to express themselves however they want?
Because norms for behaviour and expectations are tied very closely to what people consider virtuous and what gives you social clout and repute.
Post by: feelotraveller on November 23, 2020, 09:20:33 am
"Today, it is Sundblom's Santa who decorates everything from Coca-Cola cans to Christmas sweaters, from greeting cards to home décor"
That's the advertising guy Coca Cola hired for their campaign. He started producing those images in 1931and kept going through to 1964. The 'debunk' although correct in stating that it is an urban legend that the colours were adopted since they were those of coke never had anything to do with my point, the colours had been in transition for some time. And of course there is a continuity, perhaps even a homage to Nast, but the coca cola images are the ones where the progression more or less ended.
Why would the National Museum of American History get it so wrong (unless of course they don't...).
Post by: scriver on November 23, 2020, 10:38:24 am
You can bold and enlarge that piece of text however much you want, you're still wrong.
Post by: feelotraveller on November 23, 2020, 10:42:19 am
Post by: scriver on November 23, 2020, 10:44:39 am
Post by: Reelya on November 23, 2020, 11:17:50 am
Let me bold it for you:
"Today, it is Sundblom's Santa who decorates everything from Coca-Cola cans to Christmas sweaters, from greeting cards to home décor"
That's the advertising guy Coca Cola hired for their campaign. He started producing those images in 1931and kept going through to 1964. The 'debunk' although correct in stating that it is an urban legend that the colours were adopted since they were those of coke never had anything to do with my point, the colours had been in transition for some time. And of course there is a continuity, perhaps even a homage to Nast, but the coca cola images are the ones where the progression more or less ended.
Why would the National Museum of American History get it so wrong (unless of course they don't...).
You're kind of rewriting the history of this meme. All the "Coca Cola Santa" people jump straight to "he used to wear green!!" rather than merely saying he popularized a Santa that was already the mainstream and made very slight alterations. EDIT: The only real addition to the entire look from the Nast Santa to the Sundblom Santa is that he the white trim on the hat and cuffs. But "added white trim to the hat/cuffs" is not what people are claiming when they say Coca Cola invented the Santa look - they're talking about the red coat, because red is the primary color associated with Coca Cola, that's what they're saying was added. Santa was already really red and white: a red coat and bushy white hair. Sundblom just added a touch more white at the edges.
Sundblom merely decluttered the existing design a bit. Like, in 1881 he was wearing a backpack which presumably would have gifts in it, but Sundblom removed the backpack. But again, this is clearly not what people mean when they say Coca Cola invented modern Santa. If you showed then the Nast Santa and lied to them and said "this is the 1930s Coca Cola Santa - the one where they turned him red" virtually everyone would believe you except a tiny minority of historians who'd point out that you're showing them the Nast Santa and not the Sundblom Santa. And that's the test here - almost nobody who believes the tropes could even tell a pre-Coke Santa from a post-Coke Santa, but they believe they could tell them apart because of the "special knowledge" imparted to them as part of the "Coca Cola created Santa" legend. They're just wrong and have been misled. Nast's Santa merely lacks the white cuffs on the sleeves and the white trim on the hat, but you could very easily convince people that this is actually the offending Sundblom Santa, and they'd totally buy into it, missing that detail completely, which indicates how peripheral that detail is to the theory.
The real story here is that Coca Cola were extremely successful at associating themselves with Santa such that people are easily convinced that Coca Cola's advertising was what turned Santa from green to red. Certainly nobody who actually believes the legend is talking about the minor design tweaks between ones of the generation of Nast's Santa and Sundblom's Santa.
Zooming in on a details such as mistletoe on a hat smacks of how pseudoscience works: having a pre-existing belief and zooming in on ever-less-important details to maintain the belief. In science terms the "mistletoe on hat" thing is on the level of honing in on noise in sample data below the leve of significance and claiming this proves a pre-existing overall theory correct, when in fact it's shifting the goalposts heavily. I really do NOT buy into the idea that the people who believe the Coca Cola Santa theory are believing it on the basis that the Sundblom Santa codified minor design variations in how Santa is drawn. That kind of thing is what scholars talk about, it's not the shit normal people mean when they discuss this: normal people do in fact mean "Santa is red because Coca Cola is red" and are not in fact saying "you know, there were slight variations in how Santa was drawn before this, such as the color or number of his buttons, whether he has white trim on hats, sometimes they even put a sprig of mistletoe in his hat, but due to mass media and the spread of advertising, Coca Cola managed to solidify minor details such as how many buttons Santa has, and that his coat sleeves have white fluffy cuffs". The real point here is that everyone who saw those ads was like "oh that's Santa" they didn't need to be told this is Santa. Sundblom merely took all the existing elements of Santa and made one that people would instantly recognize as Santa, which itself is proof that all those elements already existed, and this is the exact opposite of the urban legend that Coca Cola changed what people thought Santa was meant to look like. Sundblom merely created the most Santa-esque Santa he could, and thus that one spread.
https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/santa-coca-cola
Read the title of the article "How Santa brought Coca-Cola in from the cold". Santa brought Coca-Cola in from the cold, not the other way around.
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During the chilly winter months, the company faced a major problem: how do you convince customers that soda is not just a summer beverage, but should be enjoyed year-round? As early as the 1910s, they turned to Santa Claus for the answer, hoping the popular figure would help connect Coca-Cola to the holiday season.
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In the early 1930s, Coca-Cola turned to Haddon H. Sundblom, an advertising artist with the D'Arcy Agency, to design a new Santa. Sundblom redrew Santa Claus as a plump, cheerful man with snow-white hair and dressed him in red and white—colors that had already become associated with Santa
Someone who's reading that who's already been infected with the ear-worm that says Coca Cola invented Santa's look to fit with their marketing is focusing in on the "dressed him in red and white" bit as an "aha!" moment because this validates their belief that Santa didn't wear red and white before the Sundblom Santa. But that's not the claim the article is making. The fact that Coca Cola was already interested in Santa from 1910 onwards really blows a hole in the theory that the 1933 Sundblom Santa is the trope-codifier for the red and white thing.
Post by: feelotraveller on November 23, 2020, 01:37:03 pm
I never said coca cola invented santa. I never said coca cola changed his colours. Why you insist that this is what I must have been saying is quite beyond me.
Just going on the particular Nast image which happens to be the closest to the coke santa there a quite a number of differences. Different hat, no wide black belt, white fur somewhat absent, different body morphology (yes coke santa is plump but in that Nast image he is an obese balloon - not the image coke projected or has become the mainstay in the common mind) sack rather than backpack, different buttons. Sure there is quite a lot of familiarity but no one is arguing the coke santa is not based off that.
Also have a look at a couple of other Nast images and you'll see that there was quite a lot of variation which was not amplified, or reworked by coke.
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-santa-claus-on-a-rooftop-carrying-a-decorated-christmas-tree-1860s-10123007.html (https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-santa-claus-on-a-rooftop-carrying-a-decorated-christmas-tree-1860s-10123007.html) (Pretty sure the colouring is a later artifact, just as a note, not that it matters.)
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-harpers-1863-01-thomas-nast-santa-claus-137330669.html (https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-harpers-1863-01-thomas-nast-santa-claus-137330669.html) (Probably a political satire but honestly enough wiggle room still for santa to be depicted in stars and stripes, blue presumably included.)
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-santa-claus-speaking-to-a-child-on-the-telephone-hello-little-one-10123044.html (https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-santa-claus-speaking-to-a-child-on-the-telephone-hello-little-one-10123044.html) Sort of half and half.
There are a number of others more closely corresponding to the third above. The point being that the focus on one particular image does not correctly represent the breadth of Nast's Santa. He depicted several quite varied santa's during his career. And he himself was working in a developing tradition that had already spanned several decades. Only through extreme selectivity can that image be made his iconic represenation.
Of greater relevance is that santa has not been reworked in any real fashion after coke. Ask a child in the street what hat santa wears, or what his belt looks like. While they may not all answer correctly they will not identify the Nast features. The santa claus a 7 year old imagines will correspond almost point by point to the coke image.
Post by: Reelya on November 23, 2020, 01:49:03 pm
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Yep, I'm not joking. The modern version of santa claus comes straight from coca-cola advertising. There are older longer standing european traditions such as st. nicolaus and father christmas that it draws upon, but these are quite different on so many metrics.
You clearly were not talking about subtle differences betwen the Nast Santa and Blom Santa when you wrote that, and that's what I was responding to.
Nast pretty much codified most of modern Santa, and the same sites which reference the Coca Cola thing often point that out, Nast was drawing Santa for about 30 years. Yes, the 1860s Santas he drew were quite different to the modern Santas, but the point is ... the 1880s Santas he was drawing were fairly thoroughly modern, to the point that Christmas decoration manufacturers often just appropriate the public domain Nast Santas to put on cards and stuff, and nobody bats an eyelid.
You directly referenced traditional European St Nicholas when you wrote that, implying a complete break with that, that immediately goes to the Coca Cola Santa. now you're telling me a different story.
If I'd known how this would end up I'd have asked you to elaborate on what those "quite different on so many metrics" metrics actually are, rather than you being able to just retroactively state that any slight difference between Nast Santas and Sundblom Santas is the "so many metrics" you were talking about.
Saying that the old santa had a sprig of mistletoe on his head seems like a poor-man's "metric" to make the claim that modern Santa comes "straight" out of Coca Cola advertising: which is to make the claim that all the major features (aka metrics) are from Coke. Yeah, coke may have standardized the features of Santa, but all those features were prevalent in pre-existing Santa art, mostly put together in exactly the same way. That's a defensible claim, but it's ... definitely not the claim you were making when you said it came "straight" out of Coca Cola advertising. Basically you were saying Coke Santa was a whole new genre before, but now you're saying it's new because it's a remix. But it's more like one of those "remixes" where they don't change anything about the song, just call it a "techno remix" because they sampled the entire track and overlaid doof doof drums. We are talking about coat trim color and whether or not he has hair accessories here, those are the metrics.
Post by: feelotraveller on November 23, 2020, 02:30:46 pm
More generally I was pointing at the beginning and the end of the santa claus evolution and musing about how different they are (even while other factors like the embodiment of the spirit of christmas stay the same, even when the nature has changed). And of course that did not happen all at once; I'll happily admit that the differences between Nast and Sundblom are somewhat minor, particularly on the purely graphical level* ...but still Nast is closer to father christmas than Sundblom - the evolution did not stop. For example, that Coke-Sundblom turned up the consumerism aspect to eleven does not mean it was not present in Harper-Nast, it was certainly already there.
* However one of the things about Nast santa's was they all (as far as I can tell) had mistletoe on their hats or heads. I don't ever remember seeing that on a christmas card - although that's not to say it doesn't happen but rather that it is rare, at best. The rant about mistletoe as some feature which confirms the conspiracy thinking comes off as exceedingly arrogant in this regard.
Post by: Reelya on November 23, 2020, 02:37:55 pm
(https://media.pri.org/s3fs-public/styles/story_main/public/story/images/6a00e54f0fa079883401b8d15d26e9970c.jpg)
This has everything in it, including the white fur trim on the coat. Every single element of the Sundblom Santa is already present here.
To say that's not the Santa we know because he has a small sprig of greenery attached to his hat is very far from claiming that modern Santa came "straight out" of Coca Cola advertising. This is public domain, companies that make Christmas stuff use this type of art because it's free and literally nobody is looking at that and thinking it's anyone except Santa. If you buy dollar-store Christmas cards you'll see this stuff because they're using public domain Santas that predate Coca Cola by years.
EDIT: just googling Santa shows examples of Santa costumes with the same sprig on them:
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Other Nast Santas
https://longislandwins.com/columns/immigrants-civil-war/german-refugee-thomas-nast-invented-santa-claus-looks-civil-war/
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 23, 2020, 02:59:34 pm
Post by: Reelya on November 23, 2020, 03:02:51 pm
but it's usually around the theme of carnivorous plants rather than parasitic plants. See for example adaptations of
The Day of the Triffids. The best one is the UK mini-series. There was an American B-movie version which is very bad and doesn't follow the plot of the book.
Post by: feelotraveller on November 23, 2020, 03:03:55 pm
To say that it comes straight from coca cola advertising is not to say that it emerges ex nihilo but rather that conception of santa claus in the popular mind is in complete concordance with the coke santa. (I imagine a kid seeing the above Nast saying - 'Ew, what's that green thing on his head?')
Post by: Reelya on November 23, 2020, 03:05:35 pm
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To say that it comes straight from coca cola advertising is not to say that it emerges ex nihilo but rather that conception of santa claus in the popular mind is in complete concordance with the coke santa. (I imagine a kid seeing the above Nast saying - 'Ew, what's that green thing on his head?')
It's in "complete concordance" because they used the pre-existing imagery that everyone already knew. How is that "came straight out of". This is some serious bullshit.
That's like saying smartphones came "straight out of" Samsung because the smartphones Samsung made were in complete concordance with what people expected from smartphones.
Post by: feelotraveller on November 23, 2020, 03:06:58 pm
Post by: Reelya on November 23, 2020, 03:08:16 pm
You can even buy Santa costumes that have that as a standard feature.
Not even one feature or metric of Santa came out of Coca-Cola. You're retreated now to the position "but Coca Cola's depiction made the mistletoe on his hat an optional feature instead of a required feature".
Here's the Washington Post apparently going with a Nast Santa to lead their story
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2018/12/06/sub-who-stole-christmas-teacher-who-debunked-santa-first-graders-is-dropped-districts-nice-list/
Maybe kids don't think about the mistletoe, but that's probably because children aren't particularly observant. However, if you said what stuff does Santa have, then you could tick every single one of the responses off against the Nast Santas shown. Sundblom Santa has glasses in some images, but people don't usually list "glasses" as one of the features, either.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 23, 2020, 03:20:53 pm
There have been.I’ve seen Little Shop of Horrors, the plant wasn’t a parasite though
but it's usually around the theme of carnivorous plants rather than parasitic plants. See for example adaptations of
The Day of the Triffids. The best one is the UK mini-series. There was an American B-movie version which is very bad and doesn't follow the plot of the book.
Post by: Reelya on November 23, 2020, 03:22:10 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 23, 2020, 03:25:27 pm
Post by: Reelya on November 23, 2020, 03:46:51 pm
But you can look up "parasitic fungus horror movie" and get some of those. Fungal spores just makes more sense than a full blown plant growing inside someone.
https://movie-monster.fandom.com/wiki/Splinter_Fungus
Post by: feelotraveller on November 23, 2020, 03:53:42 pm
Different hat, no wide black belt, white fur somewhat absent, different body morphology (yes coke santa is plump but in that Nast image he is an obese balloon - not the image coke projected or has become the mainstay in the common mind) sack rather than backpack, different buttons.
This has everything in it, including the white fur trim on the coat. Every single element of the Sundblom Santa is already present here.
Yeah except for everything I mentioned several posts earlier.
And I'm not surprised you found a couple of images of santa with mistletoe, since it is highly associated with christmas just as santa is. As I said above maybe it does happen rarely and I've just failed to notice it. But it is not that common.
As far as I can tell you are avoiding any real engagement with the discussion and just want to pull comments out of context to rubbish them. You asked for changes, I listed several and you've gone on full steam ahead repeatedly saying there are absolutely no changes without engaging with them (apart from the mistletoe). I do agree the glasses are new but also not essential, an added extra but not a change to the core. However I'm pretty sure that kids will commonly list amongst the things santa has: a floopy red cap (nightcap), a wide black belt, a sack of toys, none of which are characteristic of Nast.
Post by: bloop_bleep on November 23, 2020, 05:09:36 pm
Post by: Reelya on November 23, 2020, 05:19:16 pm
Maybe if he didn't have a belt before but does have one now, or didn't have a red cap before, but has one now, those would be some kind of point about something. I clipped your entire post in context however, and that was what I was replying to. No, modern Santa didn't erupt whole-cloth out of Coca Cola marketing in a way that is directly contrastable with traditional European depictions. As for the sack, well Nast Santa has a backpack full of toys in both images I linked. While that's not exactly a sack, I don't think it's evidence that Coca Cola redefined what people think Santa looks like 'in all conceivable metrics' or anything like that. That's about accessories, not the core character design. (EDIT: and important point: Nast's Santa wears the backpack because of his roots in promoting unionism during the Civil War, that's a military pack. Other artists of even the 19th century depict Santa with the more common sack).
In fact, you're defending that point but can only come up with what are very minor cosmetic details which aren't even on the level of it being a different character. Which proves the entire point.
I think people are wedded to the myth that Coca Cola remade Santa in their image because it rubs them the right way as a parable which reflects their concerns about capitalism and consumerism, but it's not really defensible from available evidence. Coke's Santa is just a minor variant on already-existing Santas, so the fixation on Coca Cola is clearly not warranted. Nast's claim, as the creator of the modern idea of what Santa is, is much more defensible, and the fact that his earlier versions aren't as "Santa-ish" as the latter ones only serves to make the case stronger that he first codified the character's major modern traits. Anyone who does in fact spread the Coke myth is doing so precisely to play off the red-and-white Coke / Santa, color scheme thing, they're clearly not concerned with things like hat-floppiness or belt-thickness.
If you're saying they removed a sprig of mistletoe from his hat and made his hat slightly floppier and his belt a touch wider, that might be so, however at this point it's devolved into proving nothing about anything, because nobody looks at the Nast Santas and sees anything except Santa, and very few people would even notice there's anything amiss. Pretty much any kid, you show them the Nast Santas and ask who that is and they're going to immediately say "that's Santa!" and if you ask if they notice if anything is off they probably couldn't tell you what that is. Which basically disproves the important part of the Coca Cola theory.
(EDIT: the theory in the form you originally presented it is just plain spreading misinformation, since the underlying implications are clearly that we now think Santa is red and white due to Coca Cola, which I why I pulled you up on that).
EDIT 2: And remember, it's not just the Nast Santas - there's a good 50 years in between Nast and Sundblom in which other artists were all depicting Santa too, and it's clear to see that plenty of people were drawing and painting Santa in a manner immediately recognizable to us today, well before any Coca Cola thing. Just google Santa and any year to find examples pre-Coca Cola.
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2014/dec/18/here-comes-santa-claus-a-visual-history-of-saint-nick-in-pictures
https://www.wpclipart.com/holiday/Christmas/santa/Santa_illustrated/Santa_in_snow_1918.jpg.html
Post by: MrRoboto75 on November 23, 2020, 05:24:01 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on November 23, 2020, 06:09:07 pm
(I don't know why I can't stand Coke or Pepsi)
Post by: Egan_BW on November 23, 2020, 06:33:22 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on November 23, 2020, 10:40:44 pm
(https://i.imgur.com/TlmtTPf.png)
One of the questions was to find T. Can you find T? I certainly can't; I believe there isn't enough information, at least when it's approached as a math question. You're literally given only one point for the lines, and no slope nor y-intercept is given. How am I supposed to work with that? I assumed that the supply "curves" (lines) are parallel (as they usually are in Economics), but it's still not enough to find a solution.
EDIT: Oh, and there's an indirect tax of 2... currency units per item.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 23, 2020, 11:11:39 pm
In my Economics class, one of my classmates sent me this:Agreed, a grid and numbers on the axes are needed (axes like plural for axis not the weapon/cutting tool)
(https://i.imgur.com/TlmtTPf.png)
One of the questions was to find T. Can you find T? I certainly can't; I believe there isn't enough information, at least when it's approached as a math question. You're literally given only one point for the lines, and no slope nor y-intercept is given. How am I supposed to work with that? I assumed that the supply "curves" (lines) are parallel (as they usually are in Economics), but it's still not enough to find a solution.
Post by: MrRoboto75 on November 23, 2020, 11:26:52 pm
I think that's correct, I majored in this but micro was like 5 years ago and post grad I barely ended up using what I learned.
Post by: methylatedspirit on November 24, 2020, 12:18:02 am
The distance from 4.8 to T is equal to the total tax rate (2),
The distance from 4.8 to 4 is equal to the tax burden on the consumer,
The distance from 4 to T is equal to the tax burden on the producer.
Then the whole question becomes far easier and it's just the same as solving 4.8 - T = 2 for T. T = 2.8, so it's consistent with your answer.
Post by: scriver on November 24, 2020, 05:28:09 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on November 24, 2020, 07:03:24 am
Why I'm asking is because I've heard that soy can somehow... make you less of a man*. Something about it having estrogens. My understanding is that it's bullshit and it's basically false. It's not the same kind of estrogen as in the human body, so it doesn't quite work in us. It's a very weak estrogenic effect, if it does anything. So, as a what-if, if soy had proper estrogen in it, would we even be able to absorb it in the first place?
*I think that's fucked. Conflating sex hormones and gender expression like that... that ain't good. More specifically, telling others that they're less of a man/woman/whatever just because of the hormones they have is fucked.
Post by: Rolan7 on November 24, 2020, 10:19:45 am
Technically I think hormones can be digested (hence the blue pills~) but, going off memory, the phyto-estrogen in soy simply doesn't work for humans. Also a proper hormone regimen seems to involve daily injections, either for the hormones or the hormone blockers.
Absolute crazies on 4chan do it DIY with black market pharmaceuticals but I would not recommend trying that. Hormones will screw with your mind even in the best of circumstances. I *wish* it was something I could just do, truly I do.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 24, 2020, 10:24:17 am
Post by: wierd on November 24, 2020, 12:18:16 pm
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3345248/
Post by: TamerVirus on November 24, 2020, 12:23:40 pm
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Most mysterious. Any ideas as to what it is?
Post by: Enemy post on November 24, 2020, 12:27:52 pm
Just had a random question, could a parasite evolve to be able to grow in more hosts? I know there are some that transfer from host to host in different stages but would it be possible for say, a species of fungus, to grow fully in ants as well as flies?
I'm sure there are other examples, but the tongue-eating louse (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymothoa_exigua) can parasitize multiple species of fish.
Post by: Arx on November 24, 2020, 12:31:21 pm
Every time I hear the soy conspiracy all I can think is "I wish it was that simple". Sadly it's been hard debunked.
That said AFAIK certain foods can somewhat inhibit or promote hormone production. For instance IIRC flax seed can reduce testosterone levels. Been a while since I saw that research and I didn't really read into it much, so I could be wrong or it could be bogus but it sounds plausible.
Just had a random question, could a parasite evolve to be able to grow in more hosts? I know there are some that transfer from host to host in different stages but would it be possible for say, a species of fungus, to grow fully in ants as well as flies?
Sure, that's basically how we ended up locked inside for nine months. :P Although for macroscopic parasites it'd probably be either a larger stretch or a problem more of getting there than surviving there.
Post by: Rolan7 on November 24, 2020, 12:39:16 pm
I still put vinegar on everything. Vinegar's nice, and it keeps me from craving Chik-Fil-A.
Post by: MrRoboto75 on November 24, 2020, 12:41:48 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on November 24, 2020, 01:06:23 pm
I thought vinegar was helpful in that way, but apparently I was suffering from an evolved meme. Spiro causes salt deficiencies, and apparently people experienced that as a craving for pickles.Why would Spiro influence your choice of vinegar? He’s a dragon from a game
I still put vinegar on everything. Vinegar's nice, and it keeps me from craving Chik-Fil-A.
Post by: Reelya on November 24, 2020, 01:09:49 pm
Does eating sex hormones (testosterone, estrogen are the specific ones I have in mind) do anything? I know you can inject those, and they'll be useful, but if I ate those, would there be any significant changes that could be attributed to the hormones compared to placebo?
Why I'm asking is because I've heard that soy can somehow... make you less of a man*.
Don't believe it, basically.
This comes from "bro-science" where they talk about those "soy boys". It's been pretty thoroughly debunked. Both male and female people make both testosterone and estrogen. While soy has phytoestrogens, these may cause your body to make less of the natural estrogens in compensation.
There are some rat studies that shows phytoestrogens can cause some problems, these studies get reported in bro-science weightlifting articles, but they're of the type of studies where they're force-feeding them 30 times their own bodyweight of the stuff per day (so to speak, not exact amount). Absolutely amazing quantities of the stuff, far more than a person could eat. At which point, basically anything is a problem.
I mean, if it was real you'd have articles such as "I ate tofu every day and grew breasts", but there are no such articles.
And, look it up, they have done studies where weight lifters were given either whey protein, soy protein or other types of protein. None of these studies have found a statistically significant difference between the different types of protein for body-building, or you'd have heard about that as proof.
But despite the lack of scientific evidence, body builders swear off soy for it's 'feminizing' properties, despite the clear lack of evidence that this makes any fucking difference whatsoever. They make concentrated soy protein powder, you can chug that stuff all day because it's cheaper than whey protein, yet nobody ever comes forward saying they did this and had any negative consequences.
EDIT should add sources to read:
https://www.mensjournal.com/food-drink/does-soy-really-cause-man-boobs/
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Some kids are raised on soy milk instead of cow’s milk their whole lives. A 2004 Italian study of kids raised on soy protein formulas showed no gynecomastia, no early puberty, no changes in their bones and no other signs of screwed up hormones.You can drink soy milk for your whole life and doctors won't be able to detect any difference to someone who was raised on cow milk. It's debunked.
Post by: Reelya on November 24, 2020, 01:48:35 pm
They found a monolith in the remote parts of UtahSpoiler (click to show/hide)
Most mysterious. Any ideas as to what it is?
It just looks like a piece of metal shelfing. Pretty sure you could find something like that just at a large hardware supply store where they could cut that to the size you request. "I want a plank, but metal" doesn't seem like something you'd have to go very far to find if you wanted it.
Post by: Arx on November 24, 2020, 02:07:20 pm
...I've been setting a lot of year 8 geometry questions about volume of prisms, so maybe it's aliens reading my mind and manifesting my dreams in Utah.
Post by: Reelya on November 24, 2020, 02:22:31 pm
https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Industrial-Triangle-Aluminum-Extrusion-Profile_60799460755.html
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In zoomed in photos of the structure, Reddit users noted there were lines by its base which suggested a rock saw had been used to put it in the ground and that it appeared to be held together with screws, dispelling the theory it could be one large hunk of metal.
Post by: Uthimienure on November 24, 2020, 07:04:30 pm
Post by: wierd on November 24, 2020, 07:13:09 pm
Also should have put a microcontroller and a software defined radio inside, powered with an array of thermocouples. that way it could make low intensity radio bursts in mathematical patterns.
Post by: Sime on November 25, 2020, 07:03:05 am
It looks kind of fun. I was wondering if it might be suitable for designing and prototyping the game mechanics and logic of complex strategy games.
Post by: Reelya on November 25, 2020, 03:13:58 pm
LabView looks like it's built around getting data from external instrumentation, it's not designed for building simulations, for example if you want to model stellar evolution, LabView wouldn't be the thing you use.
Post by: methylatedspirit on November 25, 2020, 06:05:36 pm
Post by: Bumber on November 25, 2020, 09:31:21 pm
Post by: Reelya on November 25, 2020, 10:23:18 pm
I've heard of musical roads, roads that essentially work as 1-bit, 1-voice beepers to make sound as a vehicle passes over it. Would it be possible to pull off something like the title theme for Chronos for the ZX Spectrum (https://youtu.be/u-D24A_N4d4) (warning: loud, nonexistent dynamic range), as difficult as it would be to execute in real life?
Musical roads are definitely not 1-bit 1-voice beepers. That interpretation would lead to a couple of issues. For a start, if you say that it's 1-bit because they're only 1 height, then if you ask what's the sample rate, then that would be infinity since how far you space the bumps apart isn't constrained. Additionally "voice" is an abstraction. Any speaker is capable of emitting a signal of infinite voices. "Voice" only makes sense for synthesizers.
A musical road is in fact more like a frequency-modulated analogue signal, compared to ones that go up and down, which would be amplitude-modulated analogue signals. The main issue that would limit the voices would be that the sample rate, when viewed as a frequency-modulated signal is quite low, and I'm guessing that to encode two tones at once without distortion you'd really need a sample rate which is at least the lowest common multiple of both frequencies.
Post by: methylatedspirit on November 27, 2020, 07:44:02 am
*(i'm listening to these things and it's starting to sound normal. help)
Post by: Frumple on November 27, 2020, 08:03:27 am
It took, like, over an hour for anyone to notice; they were impaired enough and the song messy enough folks just couldn't tell part of the song was skipping/repeating. There's some bits of music out there you'd be hard pressed to tell if it was desync'd to begin with, especially if you're not already well familiar with the song.
Post by: methylatedspirit on November 28, 2020, 09:09:02 am
There's a problem, though. The clinic doesn't open until Monday. What can I do myself to prevent damaging the knee any further? Should I stop cycling for a bit, even if that's my preferred mode of transport?
Post by: Arx on November 28, 2020, 09:23:39 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on November 29, 2020, 08:14:52 pm
Post by: TheSteppeWolf on December 02, 2020, 09:45:16 am
Post by: TD1 on December 02, 2020, 09:54:13 am
It's called developing the piece.
First teach them what the pieces do, of course. And as for losing gracefully, many chess players acknowledge defeat before it actually happens and concede the game.
If you can get him to do that, it might be a good sign.
Post by: TheSteppeWolf on December 02, 2020, 09:56:56 am
The baaaasic idea is to attack the centre while supporting those pieces with ones further back.Honestly that can be for our second, or third game. I meant like... the mentality a chess player should have, also how to teach him to avoid doing obvious blunders, like hanging his queen, or something. Also make sure he understands castling/stalemate/passing capture.
It's called developing the piece.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on December 02, 2020, 07:58:46 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on December 02, 2020, 08:19:04 pm
Vague fighting over the center was frustrating because I had no plan for victory other than hoping to spot an opportunity to gain a material advantage, then quickly trade my way to the late game where I could actually start to play my strengths. I didn't win often, but I did force some stalemates.
That said, he ought to accept your concession unless he's tutoring you.
Also I think Checkers helped me understand the basic flow of Chess, very early on. It's all about scanning the near possibility space to avoid losing pieces, while being forced to advance. Having pieces cover each other, though the multicapture rule makes it a little reversed from Chess. Underrated game IMHO, even though it's been solved.
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 02, 2020, 08:25:37 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on December 02, 2020, 08:40:20 pm
When my brother and I play chess, he does not let me concede, even though he and I both know I’ll lose
He won't have any choice if you just walk away from the table. :P
Post by: delphonso on December 02, 2020, 10:06:47 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 04, 2020, 07:11:53 am
Post by: Frumple on December 04, 2020, 08:01:12 am
Post by: wierd on December 04, 2020, 08:23:21 am
Caveat emptor.
Post by: Yoink on December 04, 2020, 08:28:23 am
Also yeah, I believe "manhandle" is used regardless of the sex/gender of the person accused of doing it.
Post by: Kagus on December 04, 2020, 05:03:30 pm
I am currently spitting rage at the YouTube and Google search functions because they are being exceedingly unhelpful in turning up the "cooking show" skit where an Australian fellow shows how to make gỏi cuốn, Vietnamese spring rolls... And which more commonly-found items can be used as substitutes for the exotic Vietnamese ingredients such as "coriander" and "carrots". Eventually ending up with a vegemite sandwich and calling it a spring roll.
I clearly need to search for the thing by name if I don't want an endless list of either legit recipes or utterly unrelated comedy shows. Unfortunately, I have no idea what that name may be.
EDIT: Found it (https://youtu.be/aMuOvE940KE)... That took entirely too long. Only came up when I made a guess and trimmed youtube's search results to only show videos under 4 minutes. First thing on the list was "What if meat eaters acted like vegans" which has absolutely nothing to do with Australia or spring rolls, but hey... Algorithm!
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 05, 2020, 06:41:38 am
Some backstory: I got this bike basket that's supposed to clip on to the handlebars, and I tried it. It turns out that if anything pushes on the shifter cables, it will screw up the ability of the bike to shift gears, and it just gets "stuck" on some gears, especially when shifting up. I've removed it for the time being. Now I'm wondering if people actually do manage the cables on their bikes like people do for PCs. I know it's done to some extent (look at any working bike, and its cables are usually tied to the frame somehow), but is there, like, some community of bike enthusiasts that are really particular about cable management?
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on December 05, 2020, 05:56:59 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on December 05, 2020, 06:23:08 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on December 05, 2020, 06:30:14 pm
Either you're a silicon-based alien lifeform which doesn't drink water, or having something to drink reminds you that you're thirsty. If you're otherwise distracted, you might not notice, right?Right, so I should just drink more throughout the day. Thank you.
Post by: Egan_BW on December 05, 2020, 07:56:44 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on December 05, 2020, 08:17:47 pm
If you're thirsty, drink. That's the advice I give you. :Pthat’s what I do, sometimes it makes the thirst worse though, not better
Post by: Uthimienure on December 05, 2020, 09:38:52 pm
More water beyond merely quenching your thirst is better for you than only drinking the minimum for quenching.
Post by: hector13 on December 05, 2020, 09:42:37 pm
I personally find milk makes me feel thirsty because it coats my throat, so I need to drink something else to get rid of that feeling.
Post by: Uthimienure on December 05, 2020, 09:46:43 pm
Post by: wierd on December 05, 2020, 10:15:47 pm
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318619
Granted, you need to be belting back the hydro pretty hard to do that, but people have in fact done it.
Post by: Egan_BW on December 05, 2020, 10:20:56 pm
Post by: Bumber on December 06, 2020, 01:59:13 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 06, 2020, 07:48:26 am
Post by: Kagus on December 06, 2020, 09:52:59 am
Sometimes drinking water can kind of "wake up" the system by making you more aware of your thirst and dehydration, making it seem temporarily worse. Also it takes a short while for newly ingested water to actually get incorporated into the body and hydrate the parts that need it.
To help sate the sensation, instead of just belting the water straight back, make sure the water touches the inner corners of your mouth, potentially even swirl it around a bit, as there are sensors in that area that detect drinking so you can tell your body that yes you are now actually fixing the whole dehydration issue now and it can stop sending those thirst signals thank you.
Post by: Rolan7 on December 07, 2020, 02:12:18 pm
Not that I should be going for fast food at all these days, but I never learned how to make a proper greasy breakfast. I don't keep eggs or butter.
Post by: Frumple on December 07, 2020, 02:21:23 pm
... more seriously, I'unno. It probably is an imposition, but likely not much more of one than anything special order would be. If you're worried, just don't make the request during busy hours.
Also consider, like. Asking them. Some areas probably have more or less other people doing the same thing, which would change how prepared or unprepared they are for the request!
Post by: Rolan7 on December 07, 2020, 02:30:57 pm
Also consider, like. Asking them.Oh duh! Thanks, this is what I was trying to think of.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on December 07, 2020, 02:41:05 pm
Either you're a silicon-based alien lifeform which doesn't drink water, or having something to drink reminds you that you're thirsty. If you're otherwise distracted, you might not notice, right?What would a silicon based lifeform’s water equivalent be? If we follow periodic table groups, it would be *checks periodic table* Li2S, or lithium sulfide. Looking this compound up, it cannot exist ink liquid form under Earth’s pressure. Unfortunately I couldn’t find a phase diagram to allow for finding out what pressures it could exist in liquid form in, am copious if any planets have lots of pressure/heat to allow the liquid to exist, gas giants maybe, or maybe it’d be pressured back into solid form. Well this kind of got off track, then this is th3 random questions thread so here
Post by: bloop_bleep on December 07, 2020, 03:36:57 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on December 08, 2020, 11:58:08 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on December 09, 2020, 12:05:40 am
Losing one's baby teeth is an unsettling, potentially frightening experience for a young child. Even now I don't really like remembering the sensation. Still, it has to happen. Hence: A narrative in which this is a positive experience, with a reward for children who are stoic and perform a little reassuring ritual.
Not entirely unlike Christmas, I suppose. The longest nights of the year are instinctively difficult, and that's when we most need comfort.
Post by: Rose on December 09, 2020, 01:00:27 am
Sometimes (especially when I'm sick) drinking water seems to result in making my mouth more dry a few minutes later. Urine is clear, like it's gone straight through me. Drinking soda doesn't have this issue.
Likely you're also low on salt.
Try a test and see if raw plain salt tastes good. If it does, you don't have enough in your system, so eat the salt till it stops tasting great.
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 09, 2020, 02:34:26 am
Post by: bloop_bleep on December 09, 2020, 12:26:15 pm
There's at least one octave I can see where you can play the C blues scale. The notes there that are off you could maybe swap out for notes some octaves higher.
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 10, 2020, 04:12:44 am
I don't know a single thing about Atari 2600 programming, so I'll ask this: is it possible to switch "setups" on the fly, or are you restricted to the one you chose at the start?
Post by: Sime on December 10, 2020, 05:39:19 am
- Only santa and the tooth fairy are real. No other mythological creatures are real.
- Anyone who claims to have met the tooth fairy is very probably lying.
- The tooth fairy lives in the sky.
- The tooth fairy doesn't have a problem avoiding birds, helicopters or fast moving aircraft, or dealing with low atmospheric temperature and pressure, because she's invisible ( presumably meaning non-physical).
- The tooth fairy herself doesn't have baby teeth, which negates the necessity of a "meta tooth-fairy".
- The tooth fairy won't financially reimburse adult teeth, let alone uncle's false teeth, when placed under a child's pillow, and experiments in this regard are neither permitted nor negotiable.
I have a suspicion that deep down, she doesnt' believe in santa or the tooth fairy.
Post by: MaxTheFox on December 10, 2020, 10:35:20 am
Post by: Eschar on December 10, 2020, 10:52:24 am
Hilarious. But where's the qusetion?
There was a tooth fairy question last page, I assume they're continuing discussion based off that.
Post by: feelotraveller on December 10, 2020, 04:00:24 pm
I've been playing a game (Rise of Venice) where cities that have the plague are shown with a floating green mist. So why in my dreams is the more virulent form of this a floating orange mist?
Post by: Kagus on December 10, 2020, 04:14:28 pm
I've been playing a game (Rise of Venice) where cities that have the plague are shown with a floating green mist. So why in my dreams is the more virulent form of this a floating orange mist?
Anthrax.
Post by: King Zultan on December 11, 2020, 04:31:16 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 12, 2020, 08:20:33 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on December 12, 2020, 08:50:49 pm
I do have issues with my appearance, but many enbies rock beards and stuff. You're NB, and that doesn't come with any requirements.
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 13, 2020, 01:06:50 am
So why is they/them specified when they already have {he/him, she/her} pronouns also specified? Surely they/them is implied. On a related note, are there people who do get offended when you refer to them with they/them?
Post by: Frumple on December 13, 2020, 01:42:53 am
The latter, at least, will probably be chill with initial mistakes so long as they don't keep happening, or at least are apologized for and an attempt is made. The former are almost always some form of raging jackass, so they're probably not going to be chill. Not much you can do to avoid offending those sorts if you're not also a sack of shit in human form, tho', so, y'know. Probably don't worry much about 'em.
Post by: scriver on December 13, 2020, 02:13:54 am
Post by: Rolan7 on December 13, 2020, 02:18:39 am
If he or she made their gender clear, and you still use they/them... That's an act of disrespect, right?
If anyone, cis or trans, tells you how you should refer to them, and you don't respect that - that's disrespect.
They/them is valid when you honestly don't know someone's gender. When you're responding to strangers. But it's not okay to call a transman "they" when you know his gender.
We want they/them. They don't.
Post by: scriver on December 13, 2020, 02:31:57 am
Post by: Kagus on December 13, 2020, 06:12:43 am
Or, of course, in plural ;)Hims
Post by: delphonso on December 13, 2020, 06:23:06 am
Post by: MaxTheFox on December 13, 2020, 07:04:10 am
Post by: Kagus on December 13, 2020, 07:37:39 am
Like at church?
Exactly! This is also why women shouldn't be allowed.
Post by: King Zultan on December 13, 2020, 10:03:07 am
But if the women don't go to church how will they stop being godless heathens?Like at church?
Exactly! This is also why women shouldn't be allowed.
Post by: Eschar on December 13, 2020, 01:07:15 pm
But if the women don't go to church how will they stop being godless heathens?Like at church?
Exactly! This is also why women shouldn't be allowed.
They ask their husbands at home, obviously (epistle to Timothy, IIRC.)
I somewhat care about my gender but I don't care if people refer to me as "they".
I feel no reason not consider myself a cis male but I don't know what being male means if that makes sense
Post by: Rolan7 on December 13, 2020, 03:25:24 pm
Jeez, imagine participating in the health care system and paying thousands of dollars to lay in bed and develop a painkiller addiction.
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 13, 2020, 10:07:26 pm
I feel no reason not consider myself a cis male but I don't know what being male means if that makes sense
I mean, it's not like most men have much of a clue of what being a man is supposed to entail (though I'm probably heavily biased; see: agender). I know there's like some people going around, saying stuff like "If you don't love your truck and hate your wife, you're not a real man!". But that's a minority. I'm sure most men just don't give much of a shit, unless if it's "blatantly" (hard term to define, sorry) not-masculine.
Nonsense like this led me to the conclusion that gender roles are mostly bullshit, which is part of why I don't bother with a gender now. Like, do what you want, but don't make others do what you want. I don't imagine you'll come to a conclusion quite as drastic as mine. I'm just stating how I feel about it.
Post by: Eschar on December 14, 2020, 02:53:46 am
I feel no reason not consider myself a cis male but I don't know what being male means if that makes sense
I mean, it's not like most men have much of a clue of what being a man is supposed to entail (though I'm probably heavily biased; see: agender). I know there's like some people going around, saying stuff like "If you don't love your truck and hate your wife, you're not a real man!". But that's a minority. I'm sure most men just don't give much of a shit, unless if it's "blatantly" (hard term to define, sorry) not-masculine.
Nonsense like this led me to the conclusion that gender roles are mostly bullshit, which is part of why I don't bother with a gender now. Like, do what you want, but don't make others do what you want. I don't imagine you'll come to a conclusion quite as drastic as mine. I'm just stating how I feel about it.
I understand what you're saying. However, I don't mean knowing what it is to "be a man", i.e. carry out socially "male" roles. I mean I don't know if there's supposed to be an "internal experience" of "male-ness", i.e. if the only way to know I'm male is "welp, I was born in a masculine body and I've never felt dysphoric." Am I "supposed" to feel connected to this body in any way other than "huh, here I am"?
I guess that's just what being cis is. I don't have to notice anything about my gender, it just is the same as the body I roam the earth in.
Post by: TD1 on December 14, 2020, 07:27:04 am
Your body is you; you aren't simply in it.
Any quibbling about gender identity is just a negotiation concerning social expectations.
In other words, you don't DRIVE the Hyundai. You ARE the Hyundai.
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 14, 2020, 08:16:23 am
There's a conflict, and the only way to resolve it is to become the opposite gender (again, ignoring nonbinary people; lies to children and all that). This involves a lot of things, from changing clothing and mannerisms to injecting hormones to surgery. It depends on the ability of that person which of those things they do. Some people everything, but some only do a few things. It doesn't make them any less trans because they don't wish to do this or that; there's probably something underlying preventing them from doing so, and some people just don't feel comfortable taking drastic measures.
Of course, it's entirely possible to say that gender is cultural and it shouldn't matter, but it's sorta ingrained, isn't it? From a young age, you're taught: "This is a boy, and this is a girl." So it would make sense, then, when someone doesn't feel like they fit in the box that they've been given, that they'd try to move away from it. Sometimes it's just a bit of a phase (see: r/notlikeothergirls), but often it represents a difference in identity from the "norm" (cis, heterosexual). Whether it's just being gay/bisexual/something else, or if it involves a change of gender (or both! They're not mutually-exclusive.), it depends on the person.
Me, I became agender because... the idea of being a man just didn't sit right with me. It would take 10 years in brain-time to fetch my gender from the giant archive that is my long-term memory. In hindsight, I should've noticed; slow information retrieval is a very strong indicator of reluctance about the topic. But now I've changed, it makes a whole lot more sense to me. Being addressed as nonbinary makes me legitimately happy; I believe the term is "gender euphoria", the opposite of "gender dysphoria".
And that's sort of the thing about trans people. It makes them happy to be the gender they want to be, and how they go about it is dependent on them. Me, I couldn't care less. I'll continue to look the same as I did before. Some, they go through some fairly major changes to be that gender. And in the end, is that not what you and everyone else wants in life? To be happy with who you are? To be comfortable in your own skin? Why ruin someone else's happiness, as long as it's not hurting others?
I'd like to end with this very simple phrase: "Don't be an asshole."
Post by: Rose on December 14, 2020, 10:41:36 am
I feel no reason not consider myself a cis male but I don't know what being male means if that makes sense
I mean, it's not like most men have much of a clue of what being a man is supposed to entail (though I'm probably heavily biased; see: agender). I know there's like some people going around, saying stuff like "If you don't love your truck and hate your wife, you're not a real man!". But that's a minority. I'm sure most men just don't give much of a shit, unless if it's "blatantly" (hard term to define, sorry) not-masculine.
Nonsense like this led me to the conclusion that gender roles are mostly bullshit, which is part of why I don't bother with a gender now. Like, do what you want, but don't make others do what you want. I don't imagine you'll come to a conclusion quite as drastic as mine. I'm just stating how I feel about it.
I understand what you're saying. However, I don't mean knowing what it is to "be a man", i.e. carry out socially "male" roles. I mean I don't know if there's supposed to be an "internal experience" of "male-ness", i.e. if the only way to know I'm male is "welp, I was born in a masculine body and I've never felt dysphoric." Am I "supposed" to feel connected to this body in any way other than "huh, here I am"?
I guess that's just what being cis is. I don't have to notice anything about my gender, it just is the same as the body I roam the earth in.
Which is exactly the thing. If there's nothing wrong, nothing seems out of the ordinary.
If you're wearing a pair of shoes that fit you, and are wearing them the right way, you hardly notice they're there.
But if you're wearing them with left and right swapped, or they're the wrong size, suddenly you are far more aware of them and you automatically know that something's wrong. (Unless you've been wearing your shoes on the wrong feet your entire life and you assume it's supposed to feel that uncomfortable, until somebody shows you how to swap them)
It's the same thing with my body, which I didn't realize how wrong it really was until I started taking steps to correct it.
Post by: Eschar on December 14, 2020, 12:35:04 pm
I feel no reason not consider myself a cis male but I don't know what being male means if that makes sense
I mean, it's not like most men have much of a clue of what being a man is supposed to entail (though I'm probably heavily biased; see: agender). I know there's like some people going around, saying stuff like "If you don't love your truck and hate your wife, you're not a real man!". But that's a minority. I'm sure most men just don't give much of a shit, unless if it's "blatantly" (hard term to define, sorry) not-masculine.
Nonsense like this led me to the conclusion that gender roles are mostly bullshit, which is part of why I don't bother with a gender now. Like, do what you want, but don't make others do what you want. I don't imagine you'll come to a conclusion quite as drastic as mine. I'm just stating how I feel about it.
I understand what you're saying. However, I don't mean knowing what it is to "be a man", i.e. carry out socially "male" roles. I mean I don't know if there's supposed to be an "internal experience" of "male-ness", i.e. if the only way to know I'm male is "welp, I was born in a masculine body and I've never felt dysphoric." Am I "supposed" to feel connected to this body in any way other than "huh, here I am"?
I guess that's just what being cis is. I don't have to notice anything about my gender, it just is the same as the body I roam the earth in.
Which is exactly the thing. If there's nothing wrong, nothing seems out of the ordinary.
If you're wearing a pair of shoes that fit you, and are wearing them the right way, you hardly notice they're there.
But if you're wearing them with left and right swapped, or they're the wrong size, suddenly you are far more aware of them and you automatically know that something's wrong. (Unless you've been wearing your shoes on the wrong feet your entire life and you assume it's supposed to feel that uncomfortable, until somebody shows you how to swap them)
It's the same thing with my body, which I didn't realize how wrong it really was until I started taking steps to correct it.
It's kinda misleading to say "I'm in a body which is" IMO.
Your body is you; you aren't simply in it.
Any quibbling about gender identity is just a negotiation concerning social expectations.
In other words, you don't DRIVE the Hyundai. You ARE the Hyundai.
Ok, I think I see now. Thanks for the explanations!
Post by: Jopax on December 14, 2020, 01:10:55 pm
Graveyards obviously have a small board of sorts for them, but then there's panels like these at certain spots around the city, big intersections and the like. Furthermore, even if they're not specifically made with the function in mind, most bus stops are made with big plexiglass panels that are perfect for sticking stuff to, and since they see heavy people traffic they also get plastered with obituaries. Then of course you have them stuck to the doors of the grieving families and if they're living in a big building, they're usually found on the building entry doors or the buildings notices board.
Now the question I had was, is this something common to the rest of the world or is it a balkans approach to things. If not, how do you folks go about letting the world at large know that a certain person has died?
Post by: Ulfarr on December 14, 2020, 01:44:45 pm
Greece is technically part of the balkans, so I'm not sure if it counts ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Post by: Eschar on December 14, 2020, 03:42:46 pm
Post by: Bumber on December 14, 2020, 04:49:50 pm
Graveyards obviously have a small board of sorts for them
My brain suddenly decided to imagine a graveyard board game. Like Monopoly, except the properties are dead people.
Post by: Rolan7 on December 14, 2020, 11:58:18 pm
I'm still curious whether it's a bruise or, somehow, an actual bone injury. Pretty sure it's a bruise - except there's no swelling and no discoloration, and I've never broken or cracked a bone (to my knowledge) so I don't have a reference for the pain.
(Well except for my toe, probably, but I managed to keep limping on it and never had it xrayed)
Not that it matters, from what I can tell - in both cases you just try to avoid stressing the area for 2-8 weeks while managing the pain. Woooo. The one Christmas where I already have a valid excuse, and I get another.
Edit: It doesn't hurt often while walking, it's mostly a problem sitting down or standing up. So I was able to go do things, but trying to relax keeps causing pangs as I readjust. Frustrating.
Post by: scriver on December 15, 2020, 09:26:43 am
@Rolan -- 42 hours and still in pain sounds a bit worrying, but I am not a medical professional nor do I have any experience with cracked or broken bones either. Try not to drink too much, pain is a devious excuse ;)
Post by: feelotraveller on December 15, 2020, 06:13:48 pm
Post by: Kagus on December 15, 2020, 06:28:06 pm
I'm not a medical practioner either. But if Rolan had outright broken their ribs they would know about it, trust me.I've got a friend who booked a doctor's appointment because she just could not seem to get comfortable and fall asleep at night. After a quick examination, it was revealed that she had in fact broken her elbow.
But then again, she's very much an edge case... In a number of areas
Post by: feelotraveller on December 15, 2020, 06:32:14 pm
I've broken lots of bones and broken ribs are in another category of pain. The only thing that has come close has been broken foot bones and needing to keep walking multiple kilometres a day on it, and even then it was only coming close. ;)
Post by: Kagus on December 15, 2020, 06:41:24 pm
Hate to break it to you but elbows are not ribs.My whole life is a lie.
Post by: Great Order on December 16, 2020, 03:20:17 am
Why did antiquity contain so many large, contiguous empires? The ones that come to mind are the Romans, Persians, Macedonian (And subsequent states), Maurya...
Obviously to an extent it's because it was a long time period so there was plenty of time, but I can't recall many empires of that size existing after that until Europe went all "Invade the world" and they weren't all that contiguous, and those empires tended to be more restricted to the Middle East (And China, but they've been doing this for millenia).
Post by: wierd on December 16, 2020, 03:38:32 am
However, the economics of continual expansion did not work, and it caused internal collapse in the empire.
Knowledge was lost in the collapse, and subsistence agriculture does not promote the development of large empires. It would not be until far later, when agricultural improvements, like the plow, enabled those higher-density foodstuffs to be grown in more locales, that a resurgence of empire building would occur, and when that happened, the nascent power imbalance was not there anymore. It wasn't a struggle against the persians for dominance, it was a struggle against all the many fiefdoms that had grown stronger. This led to many centuries of petty warfare on a slow simmer.
Or at least, that's my understanding of it.
Post by: TD1 on December 16, 2020, 07:13:57 am
Post by: USEC_OFFICER on December 16, 2020, 10:42:38 am
-snip-
I'm not sure why you're discounting the Middle East, since the majority of your examples were centered around it. The Persian empires were based in the Middle East, Alexander only gained an empire by conquering the Middle East, and the Diadochi were either based in the Middle East or trying to expand into it. Post-antiquity the region still hosted plenty of empires, such as the Seljuks, Timurids, Ghaznavids and various Caliphates. The early Caliphates were some of the largest empires in history too, though they obviously did not last for very long. Given that Rome and Maurya were the first empires in the Mediterranean and India they are probably exceptional in some way, though Maurya would eventually get a post-antiquity analogue in the Delhi Sultanate.
Basically the Middle East was home to plenty of empires during and after antiquity, while the Mediterranean only had one during antiquity and India had one during and another one after antiquity. Thus antiquity does not seem to be particularly special when it comes to creating empires.
Post by: TamerVirus on December 16, 2020, 11:05:37 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 16, 2020, 11:07:45 pm
If there's anything even less powerful than that that someone's managed to do audio and video on, I'd be surprised.
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 17, 2020, 02:54:57 am
I felt the need to create a visual to represent all (technically only the ones definable in terms of male and female) the genders because my sister was confused on the whole nonbinary genders thing when I explained to her that I'm NB now (she's fine with it, thankfully). So I came up with this thing:
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
I'm quite proud of it. I wrote my first Python code just to make it. Heavy copy-pasting, yes, but it works. (Major props to the Coding thread. Their help was instrumental in even coming up with how to represent and manipulate the RGB values.)
I think it's fairly easy to understand. x-axis is male, y-axis is female, and each point in between is the sum of those axes at that point.
Then I wanted to place some points for reference. I put in the most common genders (or at least the ones that are well-defined), and I get this:
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Is this correct? Of course, I'm not representing every gender possible with these points, but I'm hoping to hit at the major ones. Of the ones represented, have I made any errors? I'm hoping to show this to my sister, and I don't want her understanding to be wrong.
Post by: delphonso on December 17, 2020, 04:06:02 am
Post by: wierd on December 17, 2020, 04:25:16 am
(rats do the same thing when they think there will be a reward)
Basically, the elevator door is not closing fast enough for their satisfaction, so they press it a bazillion times. (and or, the elevelator is not being summoned fast enough)
Post by: Egan_BW on December 17, 2020, 04:31:16 am
Post by: scriver on December 17, 2020, 04:46:34 am
Impulsive behavior
(rats do the same thing when they think there will be a reward)
Basically, the elevator door is not closing fast enough for their satisfaction, so they press it a bazillion times. (and or, the elevelator is not being summoned fast enough)
It's logical. The door takes X amount of time to close. The more you press the button, the more of X has passed and less time remains before the door closes. Therefore if you mash the button there is less time between the last press of the button and the closing, which means that the door closes faster.
Post by: Arx on December 17, 2020, 05:03:32 am
I feel like this might be a bit of a big one, rather than a small random question.
Why did antiquity contain so many large, contiguous empires? The ones that come to mind are the Romans, Persians, Macedonian (And subsequent states), Maurya...
Obviously to an extent it's because it was a long time period so there was plenty of time, but I can't recall many empires of that size existing after that until Europe went all "Invade the world" and they weren't all that contiguous, and those empires tended to be more restricted to the Middle East (And China, but they've been doing this for millenia).
Newer balance patches made older strategies less oppressive and more factions gained access to them.
The basic condition for empire building is a large army that can actually project force. The reason most iconic empires are from the Mediterranean and middle eastern regions is that their climate is well suited to growing wheat/other cereals -- an energy-dense food source that allows a soldier to carry enough food to fight on with them, or in a baggage train. Rice fills the same role in Asia.
As the world became more stable post-antiquity it became more possible for more societies to sustain a similar high-energy foodstuff (relationship not necessarily in this order), which allowed for general development of culture as well as standing armies since you could feed more than one person per person, as it were. I'd guess that made it easier for smaller societies to glob together in a way that made them harder to roll over by sheer force.
That said, people just don't talk about a surprising number of empires. Like my personal favourite, the Axumite Empire which was a power on par with Rome in the classical era. But there are also things like the Carolingian Empire ~900AD, which controlled pretty much all of mainland Europe except Spain, to the Balkans. And the 1st French Empire which did the same thing but probably a bit bigger, and that was Napoleon. And if we try hard enough, we can probably call the USSR an empire as well :P
They're just not as exciting.
Post by: TD1 on December 17, 2020, 05:22:34 am
Post by: Arx on December 17, 2020, 06:12:59 am
Post by: scriver on December 17, 2020, 11:29:58 am
Speaking of which, how's Russia for a late but pre-modern Empire? Fairly stable too.
Post by: Arx on December 17, 2020, 11:47:10 am
I don't want to fret on the Carolingian empire but you guys seem to forget that the majority of mainland Europe is in Eastern Europe.
This is a fair point and I thought it ran further east than it actually did. Around the east of Greece is where I start mentally quibbling about "far west Asia", but it didn't get to Greece at all.
Russia confuses me because I always feel like it was geographically large but not populous, but I see looking at a map that it was pretty decent. Wikipedia actually has a list (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Empire) of empires at the bottom of every Empire page, it seems, which is handy.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on December 18, 2020, 11:21:16 pm
Post by: Eschar on December 18, 2020, 11:36:18 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on December 19, 2020, 12:02:43 am
Post by: MrRoboto75 on December 19, 2020, 12:17:15 am
In what area would a communal Bay12 religion builder be in? Like if we collectively made up deities and origin stories and myths and such, but it takes place in this world?
I guess "Creative Projects", since its essentially a shared fictional universe.
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 19, 2020, 12:28:49 am
Question: what is this (http://43.255.90.157/index)? And why is it full of what appears to be a jumble of error messages and Pride and Prejudice quotations?
I think what's happened here is that it's scraping all these blogs, and it's just extracting all the text, including the error messages. It's not actually static, either; the content changes if you refresh. But it's all Pride and Prejudice in between all the errors?
Then if you scroll down, you see a comments section, and you can type in comments. It's mostly spam, but I've managed to get "peepee poopoo" into the comments, so it is working. And it seems that by you linking it, all the spambots are finding this odd anomaly of a website and using it to spam the heck out of the comments. To echo your question, what is this? Is this a blog? An experiment? Some SEO scheme?
If you do a Whois on the website, it apparently belongs to some place called APNIC (Asia Pacific Network Information Centre). I don't think it's run by them; APNIC's apparently just a regional Internet address registry, so I imagine it's an address that APNIC sold/gave/assigned to the random entity who runs this thing.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on December 19, 2020, 01:05:32 am
Also, Eschar, how did you come across this?
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 19, 2020, 01:21:37 am
What does SEO stand for?
Search Engine Optimization. It's a collection of techniques used to get websites higher on search engine results. In this case, I think the technique they're using is "keyword stuffing", just trying to stuff every keyword into a webpage so that the search engines see it. It doesn't really work anymore, since search engines are significantly smarter now.
But then again, unless if there's an actual web domain associated with it, I can't tell why you'd do this, considering that search engines usually prefer websites with actual domains (like example.com), not just an IP address. Is this just someone's web design and scripting experiment gone public?
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 19, 2020, 01:42:59 am
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<p> "I have received a letter this morning that has astonished me
<a href="/loginflat/enc/man.sh">Shadow Security Scanner performed a vulnerability assessment</a>
"No; it would have been strange if they had; but I make no doubt they
<a href="/loginsuper/webmail./editor/artikelinfo.php">your password is</a>
Elizabeth's mind was now relieved from a very heavy weight; and, after
<a href="/loginerror/components/com_forum/vsadmin/mwchat/libs/info.php">HTTP_FROM=googlebot</a>
be greater than at home. He heard her attentively, and then said:
<a href="/login1/cgi-bin/1220/gallery.php">AutoCreate=TRUE password=*</a>
There is no danger of Wickham's marrying Mary King. There's for you! She
So it's Pride and Prejudice (at least passages of such), but then there's this garbage in between, which I think is server-related log files and HTML from somewhere. It lends credence to the idea that it's scraping other web pages, since I have no reason why it has any of these things in it. The more I look at this, the less sense it makes.
Post by: Eschar on December 19, 2020, 01:48:23 am
If it was just this, I'd wonder if it were some project to attract spammy comments like a honeypot of some sort, by copying the same blogs those spammers look for.
Problem is, this isn't the only one, I stumbled across a bunch more today though I don't remember the search terms I used (I'll dig them out of my search history tomorrow.) If it's an "anomaly", there's a lot of them. All of them have login widgets at the top.
When I first found it I don't think there were many or any comments. However, there were numerous spammy comments on it even before I linked it.
Also, the comments don't seem to be permanent. I couldn't find methyl's, for example.
As methyl notes it doesn't seem to make a lot of sense.
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 19, 2020, 02:02:11 am
My guess is the same as Eschar's: Honeypot.
Post by: Eschar on December 19, 2020, 02:06:33 am
Post by: Eric Blank on December 19, 2020, 02:23:32 am
Post by: Eschar on December 19, 2020, 02:28:37 am
I remember that too. I wonder how many cameras you can still access
Numerous. Shodan.io and insecam.org are quite useful for finding them.
Post by: KittyTac on December 19, 2020, 09:25:15 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 19, 2020, 10:19:14 am
What would be the easiest color space to do this in? I'd prefer just being able to deal with all the components separately, without doing some operations that cross the components over.
Spoiler: Some background on the question (click to show/hide)
Post by: scriver on December 19, 2020, 11:06:16 am
Post by: WealthyRadish on December 19, 2020, 11:24:31 am
A place to start is bilinear interpolation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilinear_interpolation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilinear_interpolation)
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 19, 2020, 11:28:00 am
Isn't there this whole opposite land thingy in colour theory where because (iirc) what we see is the lack of colours rather than the presence of the colours we perceive you have to mix two other colours than the colours you want to mix to get the colours you want to get(Brain slightly drunk due to medication)
Depends on which color space you're using. RGB (Red, Green, Blue) starts with black, and adds R, G and B components to make colors. Full R, G and B equals white. CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key (i.e. Black)) starts with white, and adds C, M,Y, and K components to produce colors. Full C, M, Y and K equals black. Technically, you don't even need K, but it's hard for printers to generate an ideal black using just CMY.
The terminology is that RGB is an additive color space, while CMYK is a subtractive color space. This is why you get RGB in screens, and CMYK in printers; it's reflective of the "default" color of the medium. Color mixing is different between these two because RGB adds colors, while the other subtracts colors.
Our vision is subtractive. Sunlight starts off as white, and objects reflect some wavelengths, while absorbing others. We see the reflected wavelengths as colors. This is pretty much the definition of subtractive; color is being removed to generate other colors. Doesn't stop us from working with additive color spaces, since (assuming everything is ideal) an additive color space and a subtractive color space should be able to represent the same color, but in different ways that ultimately do not matter to the end user. They should be equivalent.
Then again, there's the whole thing about color gamut, and how sRGB (i.e. the standard color space for pretty much everything you see on a computer unless you go out of your way to use something else) has a narrower gamut than CMYK, hence fewer colors can be faithfully represented in sRGB, but that's a story for someone else to tell.
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 19, 2020, 08:07:51 pm
A place to start is bilinear interpolation.
How, precisely, do you do bilinear interpolation between two colors? That needs at least 5 points to work with. They're two points in 3D space, so all I can think of is averaging the sum of each component individually. The mixed color is the midpoint of those two points, essentially. Filtering would smooth things out, but I don't think it would fix the fundamental issue of the fact that my color mixing method is likely faulty.
Surely there's some averaging function, that when given two points (representing colors), it produces an output such that it models the mixing of colors.
Post by: WealthyRadish on December 19, 2020, 10:48:18 pm
Surely there's some averaging function, that when given two points (representing colors), it produces an output such that it models the mixing of colors.
This is the simple linear interpolation formula to 'mix' two vectors (there are many others in use):
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# 't' is a value between 0 and 1, 'v' variables are vectors
lerp(t, v0, v1) {
return v0 + t * (v1 - v0);
}
With t=0 the function returns v0, with t=1 it returns v1. Values in between are a linear blend between the two. For example, if v0 is the scalar '10.0' and v1 is the scalar '35.0', linear interpolation with t = 0.2 would yield '15.0'. If v0 and v1 were color vectors, the result is another color vector where each component was separately interpolated ('r' against 'r', 'g' against 'g', and 'b' against 'b', all with the same 't' value).
How, precisely, do you do bilinear interpolation between two colors? That needs at least 5 points to work with.
It's for the rectangles you're drawing, with the 4 colors in the corners and a desired blended color at a pixel in between them. The (x,y) position of the pixel within the rectangle is used to get the interpolation parameters 't', the result is a color vector for that pixel.
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# Assumes v0 is top-left, v1 is top-right, v2 is bottom-left, and v3 is bottom-right of a simple rectangle aligned with grid
meths_rectangle_bilerp(x, y, width, height, v0, v1, v2, v3) {
t0 = x / width;
t1 = y / height;
return lerp(t1, lerp(t0, v0, v1), lerp(t0, v2, v3) );
}
Bilinear interpolation is just the basic well-known way of filling out that space inside a square, but there are many others. You could change it slightly by using a different interpolation function than lerp, or look at a more complicated method that uses more samples than 4.
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 19, 2020, 10:57:29 pm
Post by: WealthyRadish on December 19, 2020, 11:24:40 pm
It's used in computer graphics to interpolate 2D texture data (the four corners in that case are four pixels in a texture image, and bilinear interpolation is one way to smoothly fill in the gaps between those pixels if that texture needs to be arbitrarily stretched over a larger or more zoomed-in surface).
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 20, 2020, 11:17:32 pm
Do they legit think that this is an effective way to get the girl (or anyone else, for that matter) to unreject them or something?
Post by: MaxTheFox on December 21, 2020, 12:10:55 am
Why is it that incels/"nice guys"/neckbeards have this tendency to ask a girl out, call them pretty, call them cute, whatever, then when they inevitably get rejected, they start calling them ugly? Since when was that tactic ever gonna work? If anything, it's further confirmation that the asker is a terrible person, and it makes what would just be a "no" into a "I don't want you near me ever again, get out of my face". It's the most counterproductive thing they could be doing.If incels had any social skills they wouldn't be incels.
Do they legit think that this is an effective way to get the girl (or anyone else, for that matter) to unreject them or something?
Post by: Vector on December 21, 2020, 12:20:59 am
Consider also the message that is being sent to her friends.
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 21, 2020, 12:37:24 am
As for the second point... my social model isn't nearly good enough to try and model the social dynamics of more than 2 people. Can you explain?
Post by: MrRoboto75 on December 21, 2020, 01:06:15 am
surely in any healthy person
one party in this exchange is not exactly a healthy person
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 21, 2020, 01:17:07 am
surely in any healthy person
one party in this exchange is not exactly a healthy person
You know, that would explain why the incel (which I'm assuming is the one you're referring to) seems to think that the girl cares, despite all evidence pointing to an extremely high probability that the girl does not care. I'm guessing the H O R N Y just fucks with the incel's brain.
Post by: Vector on December 21, 2020, 01:24:26 am
For point 2: Repeatedly signalling to young women as a whole that they only have value when they comply has a psychological impact. At least when I was young, the likelihood that a young woman would be complimented for *anything* other than her beauty was not high. It was very typical that in science classes male students and teachers would just pretend I wasn't talking.
I still remember that guy who went on a shooting rampage at UC Santa Barbara, targeting young, beautiful women because he felt he couldn't get any to date him. He killed a number. Despite *definitely* not being in his target audience, I still feel less safe because of what he did and think twice before rejecting men's advances. He accomplished his goal of communicating, to female-perceived people in general, their social value and possible risks to saying "no."
OK, elaborating on point 2 via analogy. I was once eating dinner in college in my dorm at a mostly male table. This table had repeatedly told me things like I "didn't count as a woman" (which, ok, for me that was honestly both infuriating and kind of thrilling), which gave them tacit permission to say nasty things "with no women around." A long conversation on under which circumstances it was OK to continue sex despite a woman withdrawing her consent ensued. The consensus was that if penetration had been achieved, there was no requirement to stop.
Now, these were my only "friends." I was being bullied by my roommate for being queer at the time and sexually harassed by a couple of female students in the dorm (yeah, I know) and I felt less ashamed of being called flat-assed than I did of being bullied by my own roommate. I wasn't out and had a virulently homophobic family, so I felt that participating in being the target of misogyny could protect me in some way. Plus, they ran the local in-person mafia game and board game groups, and I was shy and wanted to do nerdy things like that instead of participating in the other "in" thing in this dorm, drinking until ill.
These statements broadcast a message: maybe, "don't initiate sex with these men," maybe possession over women in general, maybe "this treatment is the cost of our tolerating you," maybe "if you are harmed, you should know not to come to us."
I wanna be clear that I don't believe most men are like this, but I've also had so many bad experiences at this point with "nice guys" that it's not correct to treat this particular group as statistically insignificant outliers. It definitely wasn't this one conversation, and it wasn't just me. They had a pattern.
Anyway, I don't have any contact with them anymore. I don't know if all this has clarified anything. Note that these are kind of extreme examples which I cherry-picked to try to explain the structure of how this kind of interaction works, not to imply they're of the same magnitude as what you were talking about.
Post by: MaxTheFox on December 21, 2020, 01:44:34 am
As for the second point... my social model isn't nearly good enough to try and model the social dynamics of more than 2 people. Can you explain?Talking to me?
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 21, 2020, 01:47:50 am
That was pointed at Vector, sorry. I should've put "@Vector" or something to that effect at the top.As for the second point... my social model isn't nearly good enough to try and model the social dynamics of more than 2 people. Can you explain?Talking to me?
Post by: Kagus on December 21, 2020, 06:19:41 am
Is it completely stupid and counter to the previous narrative? Yes, absolutely. But it may be the mantra that they feel they need in order to not take the bad feelings of rejection to heart.
But I dunno, it's all speculation really. I'm not going to pretend to know the inner workings of the incel mind, even if I did used to have some thought processes that were scarily similar back in the day ("But I'm doing everything *right*, why don't they want me?", "They're all just lying to me/ignorant of themselves"). I'm very thankful for the female friends I've had up through the years who helped me move away from that line of thinking, I'm still terrified to think of how I might've ended up as an incel without that exposure and socialization...
I did get called an incel by a gal one time, but her reasoning was because I was showing a lot of care and concern for her wellbeing even though we'd only been dating for a few weeks by that point, and I'd recently opted to cut things off because I realized that hearing about all her other ongoing sexual escapades wasn't doing me any favors in the mental health department... Also we'd already had sex a couple times by that point, so I'm *REALLY* curious as to what her definition of "incel" was :P
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 21, 2020, 09:40:00 pm
What is this called? I'm tempted to call it sleep paralysis, but that describes a different scenario; locked muscles while alert and mentally awake. Mine is closer to 'locked muscles and desperately trying to move during the transition into sleep'.
Post by: hector13 on December 21, 2020, 10:21:21 pm
There were experiments done on cats that removed the part of the brain involved in doing that, and they got up and moved around when they were asleep.
Chances are it was just you were aware of things you normally wouldn’t be.
Edit: well alright, sleep paralysis is what you experienced, inability to move when falling asleep or waking.
The body normally inhibits motor function while sleeping, which apparently isn’t referred to as sleep paralysis.
Post by: scriver on December 22, 2020, 04:38:13 am
I think there's also the aspect of telling themselves that it doesn't matter and they didn't want anything to do with that girl anyway, therefore they didn't really just get rejected. A product of insecurity, which you better believe these guys have in spades.
Is it completely stupid and counter to the previous narrative? Yes, absolutely. But it may be the mantra that they feel they need in order to not take the bad feelings of rejection to heart.
It's this. Being rejected is essentially being told you're worthless. People repackage that rejection into an attack in order to feel less bad about themselves. This is not an incel thing, it is fairly common regardless of type and I'm pretty sure that if women courted men more we'd see a lot more women doing if too. It's pretty unhealthy method of coping for the actor as well as toxic for the target, but in that moment, it serves to change the position of the guy from somebody who is being looked down on to the one who is looking down on the other.
It's completely irrational behaviour but it is what it is. Has direct equivalent behaviours in other circumstances too (but it's not as poisonous outside of courting, I'd think); see also Sour Grapes (http://The_Fox_and_the_Grapes), because that story explains the behaviour more succinctly than most.
Post by: Ulfarr on December 22, 2020, 08:15:33 am
Being rejected is essentially being told you're worthless.
I would disagree with that statement. Once one realises that some people just aren't compatible with one another, then the whole "getting in a relationship" thing is just a trial and error proccess, with no connection to one's own worth. To put it simply, you might be worthless to one person and an absolute treasure to another.
I've had instances where I continued sleeping after waking up momentarily, then I felt like I was out of control of my own body the moment I started entering the sleep state. I tried to move my muscles, and they refused to move. Kind of an existential fear for me. Imagine losing control over your own body, and everything's just sorta locked in place. You can sense that there's something wrong with your body's position, but you're powerless to change it. Spooky shit. Pretty similar to the horror of sleep paralysis, though.
What is this called? I'm tempted to call it sleep paralysis, but that describes a different scenario; locked muscles while alert and mentally awake. Mine is closer to 'locked muscles and desperately trying to move during the transition into sleep'.
I have had similar experiences in the past. I found that it helped me break from that state, if I focused on trying to move some small muscle, ie moving my fingers or eyelids. It gets less frightening after the first :)
Post by: scriver on December 22, 2020, 08:17:56 am
Being rejected is essentially being told you're worthless.
I would disagree with that statement. Once one realises that some people just aren't compatible with one another, then the whole "getting in a relationship" thing is just a trial and error proccess, with no connection to one's own worth. To put it simply, you might be worthless to one person and an absolute treasure to another.
I meant it as in the context of those people and the behaviour, not some universal truth.
Post by: Ulfarr on December 22, 2020, 08:20:02 am
Being rejected is essentially being told you're worthless.
I would disagree with that statement. Once one realises that some people just aren't compatible with one another, then the whole "getting in a relationship" thing is just a trial and error proccess, with no connection to one's own worth. To put it simply, you might be worthless to one person and an absolute treasure to another.
I meant it as in the context of those people and the behaviour, not some universal truth.
Then I misunderstood you :) .
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 22, 2020, 09:07:03 am
Because you have this person (P1), who thinks this other person (P2) is their true love (ugh). Then rejection hits, which I would say is very likely, and it's like P1's entire reality shatters in front of them. P1 has all these ideas about P2, and, I get it, it's hard to let go of those ideas, but I think one of the underlying things that causes rejection to be as bad as it is, is that "one true love" concept.
It's a shit idea to be parading around, especially to young minds, and I don't think it's right to perpetuate it because of how harmful it is. There's always other fish in the sea. Even I fell victim to this, and I have to constantly remind myself when thinking about any particular crush: "This is only one of many possible "ones". You'll find someone that likes you back some day.". I still like (deliberate use of "like", not "love"; anti-creepiness routines dictates that "love" must be mutual) them, but I don't expect anything from them. "Strangers don't owe you shit, nor do you owe strangers shit.", that's what I'd teach to children.
Then again, what do I know? I'm Mr.* Has Had No Relationships Ever, so what do I know?
*(I know there's Mx for enbies like me, but I'm not forcing people to learn that.)
Post by: scriver on December 22, 2020, 09:55:11 am
When a woman turns down an advance from a man, she is thus declaring him undesirable, which in itself is a blow against his very worth as a human being. He has shown interest, which makes him vulnerable, so he has to rationalise the response away to protect his sense of self-worth. That is why they have to resort to such ridiculous responses -- if the woman is ugly, a bitch, a whore, or a lesbian, then he don't want her anyway, so her not wanting him doesn't matter any more. It moves themselves from the position of the one who is being attacked and losing social status to the position of the one who is attacking, and puts the target in the "losing" position.
That is also why this behaviour is common with "nice guys", incels, and similar. Their sense of self-worth is already in the ground, in the case of incels they literally hate themselves and think themselves pathetic, so any further "attack" against it is going to be met with stronger feelings of being hurt, which means a stronger necessity to rationalise it away and reframe the situation.
I see my link in the previous post failed, it was supposed to link to wikipedia of the fable of the Fox and the Grapes (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fox_and_the_Grapes). Like I said before, we see this kind of "well I didn't want the grapes anyway, they're bad" behaviour in lots of other situations. It just gets much more loaded in sexual context because how important said "sexual capital" is for the internal and external sense of esteem for men in our society.
Post by: Ulfarr on December 22, 2020, 10:18:02 am
Personally I do subscribe to the concept that there are many "possible ones" out there, and that it is a matter of circumstance with which one(s) you might end up and for how long. I mean relationships can change and what was once great might become dull and unfulfilling.
1."you" in the general notion, not specifiacaly you methylatedspirit
2. rewarding as in "it makes one enjoy being in such a relationship"
Post by: dragdeler on December 26, 2020, 06:38:49 pm
Post by: bloop_bleep on December 26, 2020, 09:24:53 pm
Do you think one could fold a decent heatsink out of a sheet of copper? Like let's say I have a sheet folded into an S and manage to make it super flat and the contact area super even... Would I be able to hammer out airgaps, or more likely, how would airgaps be expected to affect thermal performance, isn't it like fins basically so long as I don't trap air bubbles? Also what about static discharges, isn't copper more unsafe for the cpu? (or will the thermal paste offer additional protection?)
The main thing with a heat sink I think is surface area. You'd likely want more than just one S. Do a buncha loops. However if the loops are lateral instead of vertical like usually on a heat sink then it would be harder for air to circulate around it.
Let's say I slip a sheet of copper in this small gap here on the bottomside, would that be a problem chemically? Could it generate static electricity? Is it even likely to dissipate heat from the copper to the aluminium? Remember I could put thermal paste on both sides.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
It might have galvanic corrosion, but the more immediate issue I think you'll experience is it shorting out the solder points on the opposite side...
Galvanic corrosion happens when two metals are in electrical contact. Heat sinks shouldn't be in electrical contact with anything other than perhaps ground so I think it's fine in this case.
Post by: Kagus on December 27, 2020, 05:53:16 am
Post by: scriver on December 27, 2020, 06:06:10 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 27, 2020, 06:36:23 pm
Post by: bloop_bleep on December 27, 2020, 06:38:17 pm
If the kittens are uncomfortable for you you could give them to a shelter or to people who you think can take care of them.
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 27, 2020, 06:41:24 pm
Post by: Frumple on December 27, 2020, 08:37:44 pm
If you want them to live, find someone to take care of them, either you or someone else. They'll need decent shelter, mother will need food etc. if she doesn't abandon them, pretty likely they'll need vet care at some point (infections are not uncommon for younger cats, often deadly if not treated, and using easily available antibiotics or whatever is risky 'cause they don't come in kittendose). It's not hugely burdensome, but it is some effort and cash, especially if your local area doesn't have much low income animal care support. Most of it's just keeping them from wandering around outside and getting killed by something and feeding them, anything fancier probably needs vet care if you don't feel like gambling with dosages and diagnosis and whatnot.
If you'd rather just let nature take its course, well... nature can do that, too. Most or all the kittens are fairly likely to die, though. If they live near you, investing in a decent sized dustpan or shovel can be good to eventually move the kittycorpse. Failing that, keep a plastic bag around as a pseudo glove that also works as disposal container.
Post by: Enemy post on December 27, 2020, 08:44:18 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 27, 2020, 09:32:31 pm
Ignore them and expect them to die? That's what happens to most stray kittens that don't get notable care (shots/vet care, food, shelter), in my experience. It sucks (super fucking hard), but after a while you also get used to it. Sorta'.
Good lord, my sister would not approve of that. I wouldn't approve of it myself, but I know I'm not nearly good enough of a parent to not just let nature take its course. Oh god, I'm gonna feel horrible when the kittens inevitably die.
I used to volunteer at a humane society. I don't know where you live, but if you know where the kittens are, in all likelihood your nearest animal shelter will accept them if you drop them off.
Nearest animal shelter/humane society is 100 kilometers away. I don't happen to have a car (or a motorcycle, for that matter), and I can't imagine any of my friends would be willing to drive me that far for an animal shelter.
Post by: bloop_bleep on December 27, 2020, 09:39:02 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on December 27, 2020, 10:31:22 pm
Post by: Yoink on December 27, 2020, 11:26:31 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on December 27, 2020, 11:58:26 pm
You're an unwitting sleeper agent and they tried to activate you already, but the code phrases didn't take. Now they're just chucking stuff at the wall to see if anything sticks.One of the disguises are called SAM masks, and Sam’s been a character in MOOk for around a week before the video was recommended...coincidences/patterns are interesting, no?
Post by: Rolan7 on December 28, 2020, 12:00:51 am
Oh, your reply makes this XKCD even more appropriate!You're an unwitting sleeper agent and they tried to activate you already, but the code phrases didn't take. Now they're just chucking stuff at the wall to see if anything sticks.One of the disguises are called SAM masks, and Sam’s been a character in MOOk for around a week before the video was recommended...coincidences/patterns are interesting, no?
https://xkcd.com/842/
(Ironically, it was a little tough to search for)
Post by: Frumple on December 28, 2020, 12:09:47 am
Yeah, you probably will, especially if you haven't gone through the process before. The first few/several times are the worst. The... fuck, thirtieth or whatever still sucks but it's much duller at that point. One of those things you just sorta' get used to when you don't really have the money to be dropping a few hundred USD to save an outside/stray kitten and there's not really any reachable infrastructure to turn to. You still feed and socialize the things 'cause at least then they ain't starving and they're marginally less likely to get run over or whatever, but... yeah. Yeah :-\Ignore them and expect them to die? That's what happens to most stray kittens that don't get notable care (shots/vet care, food, shelter), in my experience. It sucks (super fucking hard), but after a while you also get used to it. Sorta'.
Good lord, my sister would not approve of that. I wouldn't approve of it myself, but I know I'm not nearly good enough of a parent to not just let nature take its course. Oh god, I'm gonna feel horrible when the kittens inevitably die.
Sometimes an outside litter mostly makes it, though! Not... often, but sometimes. Which can be good if you can get them fixed before the next generation starts breeding. Less good when it basically means you just get to deal with the whole rigamarole again, but in greater numbers.
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 28, 2020, 05:03:53 am
You live in an Islamic area right? You could take them to a mosque, I've heard they're rather accepting of cats.
I'm thinking of 2 scenarios there. a) Bring just the kittens, and b) Bring Catto with the kittens.
With a), I'm not quite sure that's the best thing for Catto's health. I'm not quite sure if mother cats become distressed if their kittens just disappear, but if the statistics from human mothers apply, they're gonna be either pissed or utterly depressed. Now, I don't care about the kittens, but I do care about Catto. I don't like seeing her in those states, and her reaction would probably break my heart, which is surprising, considering that I'm usually a bit heartless. I care about her. I don't want to do that to her.
b)... do I want to do that? I'm speaking purely selfishly here: Catto makes me happy. I'm not sure if she cares about me as much as I do about her; the whole "is a cat" thing makes me question if she does. I don't really want to just relocate her, just like "Alright, you're going to the mosque now.". Seems a bit much just because she got pregnant, no? She might just find her way back home, probably a bit more pissed-off than before.
Post by: Frumple on December 28, 2020, 07:43:31 am
In the many years of seeing mother cats lose kittens for one reason or another, from death to abandonment to adoption, I've never seen a mother cat give much to any sign of caring about it to any significant degree. They'll take care of the kitten while it's there, sometimes, and usually maintain somewhat okay relationship after they grow up (barring the period where the momma cat will chase the kittens off 'cause momma's done feeding the little shits and it's time they feed themselves), but, like. They absolutely are not human on this front.
Post by: scriver on December 28, 2020, 10:23:44 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 28, 2020, 10:46:54 am
That "get-over-it" thing where cat parents forget about their missing children after a while... does it happen in other animals too? I'd imagine a lot of other species have as high infant mortality rates (or worse) as cats do, so it would be useful to have evolutionarily.
Are humans unique in the sense that that "get-over-it" instinct is generally forgotten nowadays? Like, human parents will bawl their eyes out over missing children, and it takes a while (up to an entire lifetime) to adjust to that. I'd probably do the same if that was my child that died, biological or not. It's like the infant mortality rate for humans is so low (World Bank says 28 infants out of 1000 die, so 2.8%) that it's become culturally ingrained in most places that children are Important™ and that their deaths are tragic events rather than an inevitability.
Post by: KittyTac on December 28, 2020, 10:50:24 am
It's just nature. Give the kittens away if you want, sure. But cats don't really care about dead or missing kittens as others have said. However they can survive by themselves, cats can have lots of litter so at least one or two will survive.
Said family of cats, in addition to handouts, also kills and eats birds and mice in the area. When spring comes they will also eat frogs. We don't do anything to stop that because that's simply predator-and-prey dynamics. It is their purpose.
Post by: TD1 on December 28, 2020, 12:00:37 pm
There is none.
Do what you feel compelled to do without thinking aboit how things are 'meant' to be.
Post by: KittyTac on December 28, 2020, 12:01:57 pm
Purpose implies outside intention.Well I don't feel compelled to do anything about them besides making sure they stay warm and fed. Thus I let them do whatever.
There is none.
Do what you feel compelled to do without thinking aboit how things are 'meant' to be.
Post by: TD1 on December 29, 2020, 07:23:39 am
Not what my compulsion would be, but valar morghulis.
Post by: Kagus on December 31, 2020, 06:24:37 am
While the level does increase from common "XP" sources such as defeating worthy foes, it also can increase after successfully hosting a feast, or be decreased by publicly shaming the uruk with a mark on their face.
The handwave of "tricksy elf magicks" can explain why the shaming decreases their physical might, but it does not account for why they can increase in power from successful parties and the like. I would like to put forth the hypothesis that an orc's power level is directly tied into the opinion and awe of his fellow uruks.
But how can popularity cause an individual to become perceptibly stronger and undergo direct physical changes? Simple.
The orcs of Mordor are connected to the WAAAGH!. Ergo, what their fellow orcs believe to be the truth about an individual becomes the truth of that individual.
I have spoken.
EDIT: I have also posted in the wrong thread. Goddamnit.
Post by: King Zultan on December 31, 2020, 06:28:32 am
Post by: Loud Whispers on December 31, 2020, 06:46:07 am
Does anyone actually use the ignore list thing the forum comes with?I've used it 3 times before, all on the same person who was creating multiple accounts to spam the forum with gore/shock
Post by: King Zultan on December 31, 2020, 06:52:26 am
Also was it Pathos?
Post by: Caz on December 31, 2020, 06:54:59 am
Post by: Frumple on December 31, 2020, 08:14:21 am
I've been using it for a while, heh. Some folks just have pretty annoying posting habits I find it helps to have a layer between on some topics.
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 31, 2020, 08:32:20 am
Post by: Caz on December 31, 2020, 08:58:01 am
It's a shame I can't put myself into my own ignore list; sometimes I hate my own posts so much that I'd rather not look at them. There's always the "edit" button, but I'd rather not let others know I'm ashamed of my own words.
Why do you feel like this? You seem to make pretty normal and polite posts to me.
Post by: methylatedspirit on December 31, 2020, 08:28:26 pm
I have what is currently diagnosed as anxiety. For those of you in the know, this is the "psychosis" that I talked about many months ago. That was a tentative diagnosis when I was at my worst.
So, there's these areas of my brain that are "corrupted". Accessing them has a tendency to mess with me, essentially. It's generally something involving sadness and "no-one cares about me". I'll skip over that for tone reasons. The thing I want to focus on, in all that sadness, is that I tend to see myself in a far more negative light than I usually do under the effects of this corruption.
One of the areas that is corrupted is the failure region. I hate the feeling of failure. I don't try to hide from it, necessarily, but it does go a little fatalistic, a little "I have failed here and I will fail forever". The social region that I'm currently using now is also somewhat corrupted, especially around the trust area. Same thing here.
Now, when I feel like I've failed socially, that's a double whammy right there; not only have I failed, now people trust me less. It's not a good feeling, let's put it that way. If it's about the forum, I start viewing my posts in an extremely negative light, yet my principles tell me to not erase them. Not because I'm ever going to voluntarily look back at them, but... I don't know, public record? Something about it being tantamount to violence, which I'm fiercely opposed to? I'm just reading off vague ideas here.
I'm more stable now, much more stable than I was before, but that negative reinforcement from the corruption from before is a horrible beast. I sound normal and polite now because there's a million rules telling me "don't do this" or "don't do that". If you've noticed, I don't make jokes very often on here. Blame the negative reinforcement. I tried it once or twice, I didn't think it worked too well, so I just don't crack jokes unless I'm certain they'll land.
I'm fine now, don't worry about me. Corruption-induced sadness is rare now, and I can handle a bit of social failure. I'm able to detect it much sooner, and I have ways to mitigate it. If you want a prime example of the corruption screwing up my brain, I would suggest looking at my early post history, especially in General Discussion. That's a gold mine of cringe right there. I lacked my current level of understanding of my condition, and goddamn, it shows.
Post by: bloop_bleep on January 01, 2021, 02:02:08 pm
Post by: dragdeler on January 02, 2021, 08:04:01 am
Post by: scriver on January 02, 2021, 10:41:37 am
Post by: Frumple on January 02, 2021, 11:52:02 am
Post by: bloop_bleep on January 02, 2021, 04:08:43 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on January 02, 2021, 08:40:07 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on January 02, 2021, 08:48:45 pm
Post by: Vector on January 02, 2021, 10:34:38 pm
Post by: King Zultan on January 03, 2021, 02:10:46 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on January 03, 2021, 04:13:07 am
I know that writing zeroes is incredibly simple, but is there some oddity with USB-to-SATA controllers where some are limited to 100MB/s over a USB 3.0 connection, and some are able to go faster than that?
CrystalDiskInfo says that my external HDD (the ones limited to 100MB/s) uses a "USB (Serial ATA)" interface. The new USB-to-SATA cable produces "UASP (Serial ATA)". Is there some speed limit difference I'm not aware of between UASP and (probably) USB Mass Storage? Wikipedia says that UASP is faster, but no hard numbers are given.
Post by: bloop_bleep on January 03, 2021, 12:47:42 pm
Post by: wierd on January 03, 2021, 01:59:15 pm
sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=4096
This reads from the special memory device /dev/zero , which returns an endless stream of zeros when read from. It then writes that output to each subsequent sector on /dev/sda (scsi disk a), in 4kb increments. (4kb is used, since most modern drives actually have 4kb native sectors, and this is the easiest for such drives to handle.)
One could instead fill the drive with random garbage, using /dev/urandom as the input device.
As pertains to the original query-- SSDs contain a microcontroller in them that handles wear leveling, caching, and the actual heavy lifting of writing to flash memory arrays. It is possible that the drive has a special mode it detects when it is fed lots of zeros, and that it is able to simply commit those writes immediately based on the mode.
Faster still, would be to use hdparm to initiate a secure erase.
https://www.thomas-krenn.com/en/wiki/Perform_a_SSD_Secure_Erase
Post by: bloop_bleep on January 03, 2021, 03:38:59 pm
Apparently SATA specifications are paywalled otherwise I would look up whether SATA has such a command.
Post by: bloop_bleep on January 03, 2021, 05:28:06 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on January 04, 2021, 04:20:25 am
Spoiler: HDD using USB Mass Storage Class (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: SSD using UASP (click to show/hide)
You know, I came into this thinking that USB Mass Storage Class was inherently hard-limited to 100MB/s, regardless of caching or whatever, but the data tells a different story. I suppose this is a "hard to say", not unless I disassemble my external HDD and swap the HDD for an SSD. Complicating matters further is that the SATA-to-USB board in there uses SATA II, not SATA III despite the HDD supporting it, so then I'm gonna hit a bottleneck at 300MB/s from the SATA II interface.
Now, if I can find a USB-to-SATA adapter that uses USB MSC and does SATA III, I'd have a good chance of testing out how much faster UASP is than MSC. I have a couple of enclosures at home and those might fit the bill, but then again, I might just hit the limit of SATA III or the drive itself at that point. I heard Samsung has the fastest SATA drives, but I'm not sure I want to spend money for what is essentially nothing.
Post by: wierd on January 04, 2021, 05:03:45 am
If this is a USB3.0 drive, then the theoretical maximum the device can communicate at is 625mb/sec. Assuming a good and spacious cache in the device, that can translate to very speedy performance over that interface.
USB 2.0 on the other hand, is much more limited, and has a maximum theoretical speed of 120mb/sec. (this likely where your idea of a 100mb/sec maximum has come from.)
USB 1.1/1.2 clocks in at an abysmal 1.5mb/sec, more or less.
Post by: methylatedspirit on January 04, 2021, 06:14:54 am
USB 3.0 goes up to 625MB/s, but SATA III only goes up to 600MB/s anyways. So then the only thing remaining is what that translation layer, no? I think you could split it further and say there's a software and a hardware component to it, but let's assume that they're all the same. Let's pretend that only the software layer changes. (Or else I'd have to buy a fuckton of different USB-to-SATA adapters to say much of anything.)
So now you have USB Mass Storage Class and UASP. "Is there a difference between the two?" is then the question I want to answer. USB MSC is more general, while UASP uses the native SCSI commands. UASP may be faster, but by how much?
Post by: methylatedspirit on January 05, 2021, 01:34:15 am
Does it matter at all if you swap the places of f(x) and g(x)?
My answer would go as follows: No, since it's area, by right, the answer must be positive in the end, taking the absolute value of the definite integral. The only difference it would make is that the definite integral is negative, but it's the same magnitude as when you do it the "right" way around. That doesn't matter, since you're already taking the absolute value in the first place because it's area. This is distinct from the case where the question asks directly for the definite integral of f(x) - g(x) between x1 and x2 rather than the area between two curves from x1 to x2.
But for some reason, my lecturer says that I cannot do this kind of function-swapping willy-nilly, since the absolute value function is only used when "needed". But... it's area. It is, by definition, needed. It's the same magnitude anyway, and area is entirely magnitude anyway. Since when could area, the product of two lengths, be negative or have direction in general? (I think linear algebra has some concept that corresponds roughly to area, but it's a signed value, but I don't remember what it is. That's besides the point, though.)
I don't get her reasoning at all. Why does she think this way? Is there an odd gotcha that happens later on in Calculus where you can't do this and expect the correct answer?
Post by: Vector on January 05, 2021, 01:39:12 am
We used to have a math thread for this kind of thing.
Think about it like this: If I subtract, say, 5 from 3 (as in "go east 3 miles and then west 5 miles") then I get a "signed distance." Similarly, the "signed area" given by the integral. Why? As you might guess from the previous example, it's important to do things this way because it's compatible with how we want to describe physics.
The linear algebra concept that you're thinking about is the determinant, which is the signed area/volume/whatever of the region described by the column vectors making up the matrix. It's actually "integral" to calculating higher-dimensional integrals, heh.
Post by: Ulfarr on January 05, 2021, 03:57:53 am
Sx1x2 [f(x) - g(x)] dx = - Sx2x1 [f(x) - g(x)] dx = Sx2x1 [g(x) - f(x)] dx
While your reasoning isn't without merit, it's only true in this specific case, so I'd like to think that they are just trying to ensure that you have a solid understanding of the general idea, which you can then apply as you see fit.
Post by: WealthyRadish on January 05, 2021, 11:38:37 am
To compute the value itself in the general case, you would need to split the interval up and first solve for the roots of "f(x)-g(x)=0", which by itself could easily be impossible to solve analytically even for relatively simple-appearing functions. You would basically need to write a computer program implementing a root-finding algorithm and some method of numerical quadrature to approximate the answer, except in contrived examples that can be done by hand.
Post by: McTraveller on January 05, 2021, 06:10:37 pm
There are many situations in which the sign of the integral is important - the energy output of an engine is computed as the integral of the difference of two functions, and the sign absolutely is important because that sign tells you if the engine is producing energy or consuming it.
(I think this is the same thing that Ulfarr is saying...)
Post by: bloop_bleep on January 05, 2021, 11:19:43 pm
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would give a value of zero. In general you can't just flip the sign of an integral. There is no absolute value implied for integrals, if that's in your application you'd write out the absolute value symbols.
Post by: Vector on January 06, 2021, 01:12:14 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on January 06, 2021, 01:17:25 am
firm handshakes all around to the five (5) mathematicians who descended on this thread like a cloud of piranhasIdk why but I chuckled when reading this
Post by: methylatedspirit on January 06, 2021, 01:26:43 am
Post by: Kagus on January 06, 2021, 05:06:49 am
firm handshakes all around to the five (5) mathematicians who descended on this thread like a cloud of piranhas
Breaking News: Math groups around the world suddenly decimated by exponential increase in COVID cases
Very versatile, this thread. One day, I'm asking about computers and math, the next day, someone's talking about Norwegian death metal. No focus on any particular topic, just like Bay12 itself. We have a very loose concept of being "on-topic", and I love it.
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Post by: methylatedspirit on January 07, 2021, 02:36:30 am
Like, Patrick in Spongebob, as far as I know, is a member of an asexually-reproducing species, but he's explicitly referred to as male, and he embodies traits that we see as masculine. But I'd argue that it's because of the society that he lives in; Bikini Bottom is predominantly fish, which reproduce sexually most of the time, so a concept of gender exists there, and because of that, Patrick have given himself the gender of "male" by being in that society. (I'd use Spongebob too, but there's an episode where he's been shown to be an embryo, which makes it real hard to say if he has a sex or not)
So then, if Patrick was born in a society of asexual creatures like he is, would he still call himself a "he", or would he adopt gender-neutral pronouns?
Post by: Vector on January 07, 2021, 02:41:04 am
..... anyway, I tend to see gender in general as surrealist humor. I'm aware that most people aren't of that opinion, but I thought I would share.
Post by: wierd on January 07, 2021, 02:49:07 am
If there were animals with our level of intelligence, but they did not have any concept of sex, nor different sets of genitals to base sex on, would their society that would inevitably form have any concept of gender as a cultural given, rather than just a scientific concept? Gender's primarily a cultural concept that's predicated on sex, so I think there's merit in considering a sexless society and if all sexless societies must necessarily be genderless too.
Like, Patrick in Spongebob, as far as I know, is a member of an asexually-reproducing species, but he's explicitly referred to as male, and he embodies traits that we see as masculine. But I'd argue that it's because of the society that he lives in; Bikini Bottom is predominantly fish, which reproduce sexually most of the time, so a concept of gender exists there, and because of that, Patrick have given himself the gender of "male" by being in that society. (I'd use Spongebob too, but there's an episode where he's been shown to be an embryo, which makes it real hard to say if he has a sex or not)
So then, if Patrick was born in a society of asexual creatures like he is, would he still call himself a "he", or would he adopt gender-neutral pronouns?
I would say the society would stratify on levels of submissiveness/dominance instead. You would still have Tops and Bottoms, in the loose sense. It just would not be based on sexual characteristics, since all the creatures would have the same toolkit.
There might be some other outward physical trait that is closely associated with behavioral defaults, (think something like bright vs dull plumage), that might get used instead, for the same purposes.
Jockeying for heirarchy, and differences of opinion on how to approach a heirarchy, are going to be endemic of any intelligent social system (that does not have straight up telepathy, or a technological surrogate for same)
Post by: Rose on January 07, 2021, 02:54:28 am
It's been a running joke among my friends group to declare various things like long cloaks as being a gender.
Post by: methylatedspirit on January 07, 2021, 02:55:02 am
Also, Kinsey scale for gender preference of arguments? Geez, talk about pointless gendering. Maybe it's by gender expression, by the traits that are often expressed by a certain gender... but that's still dubious as hell in my book. Why not rate it by personality characteristics?
Post by: scriver on January 07, 2021, 08:46:21 am
If there were animals with our level of intelligence, but they did not have any concept of sex, nor different sets of genitals to base sex on, would their society that would inevitably form have any concept of gender as a cultural given, rather than just a scientific concept? Gender's primarily a cultural concept that's predicated on sex, so I think there's merit in considering a sexless society and if all sexless societies must necessarily be genderless too.
Like, Patrick in Spongebob, as far as I know, is a member of an asexually-reproducing species, but he's explicitly referred to as male, and he embodies traits that we see as masculine. But I'd argue that it's because of the society that he lives in; Bikini Bottom is predominantly fish, which reproduce sexually most of the time, so a concept of gender exists there, and because of that, Patrick have given himself the gender of "male" by being in that society. (I'd use Spongebob too, but there's an episode where he's been shown to be an embryo, which makes it real hard to say if he has a sex or not)
So then, if Patrick was born in a society of asexual creatures like he is, would he still call himself a "he", or would he adopt gender-neutral pronouns?
I'd argue that trying to analyse cartoon characters, of an absurdism-driven style to the extent that Spongebob is at that, to be an exercise in complete futility.
Patrick is not given a gender or masculinity or anything by Bikini Bottom society. His society is made up. He was given a gender and masculinisation by the people who created the Spongebob show and the gender norms of "Bikini Bottom society" likely didn't even enter into the minds of those creates when they made him up.
Post by: Arx on January 07, 2021, 09:42:39 am
Post by: Ulfarr on January 07, 2021, 09:47:08 am
A quick search in the net results mainly in articles about how you shouldn't misgender a person because it's oppresive, but don't really explain why or how it does that. I always understood that some words are gendered merely out of convinience, so that people don't need to specify everything or repeat themselves all the time. Then, through common usage, certain words got a "default" gender for when gender is either unknown or irrelevant.
To give an example, the phrase "this woman" is basicaly just the short version for "this human that appears to be female". Now, one could argue that this implies that there is a certain understanding of "what is a female" in the first place, but it doesn't really force said person to conform by that definition. It merely reflects what the one who used the phrase percieve as a woman.
Post by: Rolan7 on January 07, 2021, 10:54:46 am
Furthermore, just because you perceive someone a certain way doesn't mean you should express that to them. If you think someone is pretty then you might refer to them as "babe". But that's often inappropriate, right? What if they're trying to express themselves as a professional at the time? So you would use a more professional term out of respect. Otherwise you're working your perception of their appearance into unrelated conversation.
Most people are fine with their gender being worked into conversation, it's certainly common practice. Very, very few people want their sex worked into conversations outside specific circumstances. It's very personal. And being perceived as the wrong gender can be very disappointing for people, even when no offense is meant. It's like if you worked out for several months to build body mass, but people kept complimenting you for being slim. They're not being mean on purpose, but it'd still suck.
Post by: Vector on January 07, 2021, 01:17:20 pm
Can someone explain to me what's the big deal with pronouns and/or gendered words?
OK, my opinion.
A person who transitions socially (= asks for different gendered words, at a minimum) is trying to decouple their social role from the one handed to them by the way our culture processes biology. Often, the social transition is accompanied by other modifications, such as in: body language, clothing, friend groups, hormonal makeup, surgical intervention, etc.
My first point is that on the part of the transitioner, this all represents a lot of effort.
Now, why is it so difficult to be trans? You can look up the statistics on Wikipedia, but what we know is: trans people who are affirmed in their social transition tend to be as healthy as anyone else; trans people who are not so affirmed experience a lot of negative consequences (the 40% suicide attempt rate is one key statistic).
OK, let's try again: how is it that people push back against attempted social transition?
One way is to punish trans people, often brutally, for gender non-conforming behavior, by which I'm generally referring to street violence, rape, bullying, other forms of direct violent attack. I'm going to call this "second-person violence," meaning that "I" am attacking "you."
The thing is that if it were just random violence, we probably wouldn't have too much of a problem. You kill a man, you are a murderer, you go to jail (ya know, in theory). So how do we justify this direct form of violence socially?
Another way to push back against trans people is to claim that transition is impossible and deliberately deny the trans person's chosen identity. This is "third-person violence," so that "I" am attacking "them." More overt forms of attack along these lines include taking policies that deliberately exclude trans people from social spaces, for example, denying trans women access to bathrooms because "they are actually men."
At the most basic level, the biological fundamentalism tactic involves repeatedly denying an individual's gender in public. It becomes apparent due to the inconsistent social narrative surrounding the person -- for example, we know that Caitlyn Jenner is often called both "she" and "he," but this is not the case for, say, Mike Pence -- that that person is trans or perceived to be a trans ally. For the latter point, I'm thinking about the period when people asserted that Lady Gaga was a trans woman.
The reason why we consider violence against trans people to be structural is that our culture is set up so that people can participate in things like this misgendering by accident. It is the norm.
Repeatedly calling someone of Anglo-Saxon descent by an incorrect name reflects badly on the speaker, who is clearly bullying the other person. But repeatedly calling a trans person by an incorrect name is considered to be an honest mistake "that anyone could make."
Through this process, trans people become hypervisible. Our social identities are denied, hence our ability to participate normally in the community, and we become clear targets for those who prefer direct forms of violence.
This social denial has a cascading effect as our identities are constructed as illegitimate, therefore resulting in: 1. denial of ordinary forms of protection in the face of violence; 2. creation of "reasonable" social policy to continue marginalizing trans people. These are the conditions which are required to make first-person violence 1. "random" 2. "reasonable" 3. "legitimate."
The reason why you are being asked not to assume the gender of strangers, therefore, and to use a person's chosen pronouns, is because even if you personally don't wish to participate in the violence against trans people, those who do want to indulge in this cultural ritual need you to signal your willingness to look the other way.
Post by: Ulfarr on January 07, 2021, 05:14:51 pm
Is "Sam" supposed to be offenisive? Because it seems more like a variation of the "hey buddy" when used to incite an angry response from someone.
@Vector, thanks for the analysis. While the concept of marginalizing people (any people not just trans) isn't news to me, the whole "marginalization through misgendering" will require some effort on my part to fully understand. My native language is full of words that have gender specific forms, so I guess I'm somewhat desensitized to their usage.
To give an example we don't have a gender neutral equivalent for the word "anyone". Ours has to be used in one of its specific forms that refers to either a male or a female. It does have a "neutral" form but that would only be used when refering to an item or an animal. It also doesn't have a plural form, which leads to the problem of how one would refere to multiple "anyones". In that case, people would usually choose whichever form they are most used to in their everyday speech or the one that they think would represent the majority of their audience.
Post by: Vector on January 07, 2021, 05:20:07 pm
@Vector, thanks for the analysis. While the concept of marginalizing people (any people not just trans) isn't news to me, the whole "marginalization through misgendering" will require some effort on my part to fully understand. My native language is full of words that have gender specific forms, so I guess I'm somewhat desensitized to their usage.
To give an example we don't have a gender neutral equivalent for the word "anyone". Ours has to be used in one of its specific forms that refers to either a male or a female. It does have a "neutral" form but that would only be used when refering to an item or an animal. It also doesn't have a plural form, which leads to the problem of how one would refere to multiple "anyones". In that case, people would usually choose whichever form they are most used to in their everyday speech or the one that they think would represent the majority of their audience.
Ah, I understand a little better.
To be very clear, I am mostly posting with regards for how transphobia works in the United States and in England (I guess sort of in the English-speaking context in general). I am curious to see how this plays out in other countries, with, as you mentioned, heavily gendered languages.
Post by: MonkeyHead on January 07, 2021, 06:31:19 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on January 08, 2021, 01:02:13 am
Post by: Egan_BW on January 08, 2021, 01:15:14 am
People might buy bottled water if they don't have access to a tap, or if the tap water is contaminated, but for the most part it's a scam.
Post by: methylatedspirit on January 08, 2021, 01:40:51 am
I like thinking of it in terms of "solutions of least effort"; people naturally gravitate towards some trough in the "terrain" of effort over time. I happen to own a nice water bottle, and I only really use it in my dorm, since the water cooler is, like, right there, so that's the solution of least effort. Outside, it turns out that buying bottled water is the solution of least effort. I love seeking out solutions of least effort; that's sort of my thing.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on January 08, 2021, 01:45:53 am
Post by: KittyTac on January 08, 2021, 02:21:27 am
Post by: Ulfarr on January 08, 2021, 03:02:16 am
The long term one,is that plastics degrade over time and potentialy the plastic could "leak" into the water. This gets worse when the bottles are stored in adverse conditions like direct sunlight.
The short term (and most important one imo) is that if you drink directly from the bottle then you are basically contaminating the water with whatever exists in your mouth. If you then factor that said water is a pretty safe enviroment for microorganisms to grow , the water quality will rapidly drop. This is easily observed by drinking directly from the bottle and then leaving it for a couple of days undisturbed. The water will begin to smell badly at some point.
edit: In addition to whatever other effect they might directly have (ie increased acidity), any metabolic byproduct that accumulates in the water could further increase the degradation rate of the plastic walls.
Now you could always, just swap the water and rinse the bottle every few days and you would minimise both effects but the degradations will accumulate over time. This effectively means that you won't have any problems if you reuse said plastic bottles a few times but you should discard them after a while.
Post by: delphonso on January 08, 2021, 03:37:17 am
@Rolan, to use one's prefered pronouns you'll have to know them in the first place. In the case of complete strangers, knowing their pronouns before hand is practicaly imposible so I'd argue that any assumption is largely irrelevant / insignificant at the time and there isn't a reason for someone to take offence. I get your point about when one continues to misgender the other afterwards though.
Is "Sam" supposed to be offenisive? Because it seems more like a variation of the "hey buddy" when used to incite an angry response from someone.
@Vector, thanks for the analysis. While the concept of marginalizing people (any people not just trans) isn't news to me, the whole "marginalization through misgendering" will require some effort on my part to fully understand. My native language is full of words that have gender specific forms, so I guess I'm somewhat desensitized to their usage.
To give an example we don't have a gender neutral equivalent for the word "anyone". Ours has to be used in one of its specific forms that refers to either a male or a female. It does have a "neutral" form but that would only be used when refering to an item or an animal. It also doesn't have a plural form, which leads to the problem of how one would refere to multiple "anyones". In that case, people would usually choose whichever form they are most used to in their everyday speech or the one that they think would represent the majority of their audience.
In the first situation, I doubt many trans people would be upset, but you, as an ally, can take steps to avoid that situation entirely. In English, the 3rd person plural "they" can be used when gender is irrelevant or unknown. You can also just use peoples names.
Why not fill a “disposable” plastic water bottle with tap water and continue using it?
This is what everyone should do. Nalgene bottles and the like are a scam to make you feel like you're helping the environment while you don't at all.
Post by: Uthimienure on January 08, 2021, 07:29:36 am
Use a couple of glass bottles (I saved Snapple bottles while they were still made of glass) and wash them in the dishwasher or by filling with very hot water & a drop of dishwashing liquid and shaking vigorously & washing the spout and lid with a soapy dishcloth. Voila, use them for many years, save the environment and your health at the same time.
Post by: TD1 on January 08, 2021, 07:42:43 am
I'm not even sure why, it just feels wrong.
Same with BLM and Trump Insurgents.
I guess it implies that the 'ally' MUST lend aid? An attempt to tie them down, I guess.
Post by: Loud Whispers on January 08, 2021, 07:46:18 am
Post by: TD1 on January 08, 2021, 07:53:10 am
Praetorian like
3/10
Post by: Frumple on January 08, 2021, 08:46:03 am
Why use plastic at all? Plastic leeches into your water, which is not healthy. Plastic pollutes.Biggest consistent issue I've had with glass is that it breaks. There's probably still better options than plastic, but if your household has old people or just folks with inconsistent grip for whatever reason having shit laying around that spontaneously turns into shrapnel for the feet is less than ideal :-\
Use a couple of glass bottles (I saved Snapple bottles while they were still made of glass) and wash them in the dishwasher or by filling with very hot water & a drop of dishwashing liquid and shaking vigorously & washing the spout and lid with a soapy dishcloth. Voila, use them for many years, save the environment and your health at the same time.
Post by: Vector on January 08, 2021, 10:03:56 am
I guess it implies that the 'ally' MUST lend aid? An attempt to tie them down, I guess.
Many people are now saying "co-conspirator."
It by no means implies that the 'ally' must lend aid. Everyone is very aware of the possibility of being betrayed when support becomes inconvenient. 'Ally' just distinguishes between people in affected group who are working together and people outside it who want to help.
EDIT: Where I first started hearing "ally" though was in the context of gay-straight alliances in high school. "Ally" just meant "people who are willing to temporarily follow the rules of a queer-centric space." Often this was a cover for queer people who weren't out of the closet so that they could attend the meeting.
Post by: ArchimedesWojak on January 08, 2021, 11:05:09 am
if they eat a tidepod will it kill them or will they just get sick
Post by: Vector on January 08, 2021, 11:10:11 am
my cousins are attempting the Tide-Pod challenge
if they eat a tidepod will it kill them or will they just get sick
It's poison and can cause caustic burns to the interior of the mouth and esophagus that require surgery to repair. From Wikipedia: "Consumer Reports published a story discussing the contents of laundry detergent pods and the consequences of ingesting them, which can include death."
Inform their parents. Like, right this minute.
EDIT: Just noticed you are 14. If you aren't comfortable contacting their parents tell them (the cousins) to stop and tell your parents right away so they can get in touch with the adults. This might not seem like the cool thing to do, but I had to make a similar call as a teenager to the parents of a friend and she was grateful. This is a bad situation and you have the power to stop it.
Post by: Arx on January 08, 2021, 11:26:08 am
Post by: ArchimedesWojak on January 08, 2021, 01:56:58 pm
Inform their parents. Like, right this minute.
Already ahead of you bud, luckily i told them just in time
Post by: TamerVirus on January 08, 2021, 02:00:41 pm
Every day we stray further from the light
Post by: Vector on January 08, 2021, 02:01:26 pm
Already ahead of you bud, luckily i told them just in time
Good stuff. I'm legit relieved.
Post by: methylatedspirit on January 09, 2021, 08:37:00 pm
Post by: Frumple on January 09, 2021, 09:10:45 pm
Pretty sure I've ran into a few folks that were more or less male/female but still preferred they just because it's less trouble overall, though. Some that'll prefer something that "mismatches" just to screw with people. Etc. So it happens.
... personally I just don't care much. They tends to be easier, I present male in most ways so he is most common, but I get gendered as female regularly due to my name and vocal preferences (pitch shifting down far enough to be easily recognized as male takes more effort than I can usually be bothered with) -- so much and so constantly for so long I'm well past the point of giving a fuck about being called m'am or whatever. So like, whatever, y'know?
Post by: Rolan7 on January 09, 2021, 09:22:55 pm
How often does the gender of a person not match their pronouns? It's not like someone identifying as a woman but allowing they/them, but more like them wanting they/them exclusively despite the whole "woman" thing. I experienced that (believed I was male, but wanted they/them for 5 days), and I can't imagine that being a state that people stay in for a particularly long time. I have it as a flag (in the programming sense) for people, under "gender-pronoun incongruity", but I'm not sure if it's worth keeping track of, considering that it seems like a transitional state between identities more than anything else.I haven't really encountered that I don't think. I have encountered many cis people who accept they/them, as you say, but not ones who dislike their gender's pronouns.
It's an interesting concept that reminds me of living a binary gender and hating the gender binary, wanting to abolish it. (apparently being aware that gender is a social construct, but not liking "either" option). Maybe their goal is to further normalize they/them as much as possible, a goal I can get behind... and maybe saving he/she pronouns for the rare cases where gender is actually relevant?
That's just a guess. It's much more common for people to just be cool with they/them along with their gender pronouns, especially cis allies <3
Post by: Rose on January 09, 2021, 11:22:24 pm
Post by: MaxTheFox on January 09, 2021, 11:37:55 pm
With me you can use "they/them" pronounds but I really prefer "she/her". Do not use "he/him", it annoys me greatly. I don't know why but it's like nails on chalkboard.
Post by: Rolan7 on January 09, 2021, 11:43:52 pm
Edit: Max is gender neutral here but I feel like people assume male. So thanks for clarifying.
Post by: Vector on January 09, 2021, 11:51:45 pm
I had no idea, thanks for saying!
Post by: scriver on January 10, 2021, 10:42:36 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on January 11, 2021, 07:17:20 am
Post by: scriver on January 11, 2021, 07:26:43 am
But generally it is not particularly good to eat too much salt.
I used to eat just salt when I was a kid, and look how I turned out.
If I remember correctly, you're on the south side of the equator, so it's summer where you are, right? You might be needing salt because of the heat. I think we lose a lot of salt when we sweat or something.
Post by: methylatedspirit on January 11, 2021, 07:53:26 am
If I remember correctly, you're on the south side of the equator, so it's summer where you are, right? You might be needing salt because of the heat. I think we lose a lot of salt when we sweat or something.
Nah, I live close to the Equator. I've given this breakdown before, but I'll repeat it for the benefit for those who don't know:
I live in a tropical climate, which basically translates to "hot, humid and sweaty hell" during the dry season, and "cold and rainy hell (also still humid)" during the wet season. "Hot" is around 35-37°C (95-98.6°F), "cold" is about 24-26°C (75.2-78.8°F). It's wet season right now, I think. I'm still not sure which one's worse. By the time I'm used to one of them, the next one arrives soon after and fucks up my expectations of how the weather should be. At least I only need to wear a single layer of clothes year-round, so I put up with it.
Regardless, it probably is the heat, even during the wet season. I don't know how much water I go through in a day, but it's probably safe to say it's a high amount, and I exercise, so that pushes the water consumption up by a bit. I'm probably a bit low on electrolytes, now that you mention it.
Post by: scriver on January 11, 2021, 07:59:01 am
If I remember correctly, you're on the south side of the equator, so it's summer where you are, right? You might be needing salt because of the heat. I think we lose a lot of salt when we sweat or something.
Nah, I live close to the Equator. I've given this breakdown before, but I'll repeat it for the benefit for those who don't know:
Oh right, I had a look at the map and the countries I've narrowed it down to are a lot more northern and equatorial than I think of them as in my head-map. Pardon my shitty geography skills ;)
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on January 11, 2021, 08:02:42 am
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Post by: methylatedspirit on January 15, 2021, 04:42:36 am
You know how shredded documents can still be reconstructed if you tried hard enough? Would that still hold true if you were to shred documents with some text on them (or some arbitrary abstraction of "documents") into arbitrarily-small strips of black and white? Zooming back out from the limiting case, at what strip width is reconstruction impossible, if such an impossibility exists?
Post by: Egan_BW on January 15, 2021, 04:48:20 am
Post by: Rolan7 on January 15, 2021, 05:01:31 am
Of course the sheer number of strips to compare to each other would be a computation issue as they get more numerous. It'd grow roughly with the square of the number of strips, maybe? Maybe somewhere around the 1.5 power because you don't have to compare each strip to *every* other strip, because that would be duplicating comparisons. It's 5AM right now it's probably not the 1.5 power. I guess you could stop checking once you get a match, but you probably want to check every single pair of strips because it's possible to get false matches (if vanishingly likely with multiple lines of text).
Post by: methylatedspirit on January 15, 2021, 07:06:51 am
So I think I've established that it's probably infeasible for any high amount of n. Then again, would it even be theoretically possible to actually solve, given only the shredded remains of what used to be a document? I guess it's like sorting, but you don't really know what order anything goes in until you actually start guessing.
Post by: bloop_bleep on January 15, 2021, 12:34:07 pm
That heuristic would probably be better for non-monospace font than monospace font, because in non-monospace font there are few clean breaks through all lines of text.
Also by looking at a couple of the strips you could try to deduce the font size and where it starts vertically which can inform other heuristics.
Post by: Iduno on January 15, 2021, 10:38:22 pm
Post by: bloop_bleep on January 15, 2021, 11:42:26 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on January 16, 2021, 12:04:38 am
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Post by: MaximumZero on January 16, 2021, 09:26:05 am
Post by: Iduno on January 16, 2021, 10:17:30 am
Led Zeppelin is the world's greatest blues cover band.
Probably. "Stealing blues/jazz songs without giving credit" was a common source of songs for early rock musicians.
Both of those bands are named after blood types. Interesting choices for band names. I wonder if there are bands named after tissues/organs?
Heart?
Post by: scriver on January 16, 2021, 10:27:23 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on January 16, 2021, 10:40:24 am
I suppose you could answer "intent", but do you remember why you do things long after it's already happened? Do you remember every single thing you've ever seen, heard, experienced? By the time Led Zeppelin made it big, everyone in that group would've said "Yeah, it's influenced by blues music, but it's not stolen, I swear" if you asked them if they stole things from blues songs. What person in a creative field believes their best work isn't original?
Post by: Ulfarr on January 16, 2021, 11:07:09 am
What person in a creative field believes their best work isn't original?
I'm not sure if they really believe it or if it's just for show, but Laibach (a music band/art group) have claimed that there is no original art.
Post by: Magmacube_tr on January 16, 2021, 11:43:06 am
Post by: bloop_bleep on January 16, 2021, 11:57:45 am
Both of those bands are named after blood types. Interesting choices for band names. I wonder if there are bands named after tissues/organs?
I was making a pun... ;)
Post by: MrRoboto75 on January 16, 2021, 12:33:55 pm
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Post by: King Zultan on January 17, 2021, 06:18:05 am
You ever get the feeling that in holding onto the world too tightly you're going to squash it out of shape?I'm sure if you squish it in other places you can even it back out eventually.
Post by: methylatedspirit on January 18, 2021, 08:34:36 am
Post by: Arx on January 18, 2021, 10:05:54 am
What happens if you just compile the Linux kernel (plus the absolute bare minimum to get it to boot, but no tools) onto a system? Can it do anything at all? What commands are even available, if any?
The kernel of an operating system doesn't really do anything by itself; it's just an interface for hardware-software communication. There are no commands, unless you're a program interfacing at a system level. It's sort of like asking "what happens if you put a desk in a room"? Well, there's a desk in the room. You can put things on the desk, or I suppose you can sit on it, but the desk by itself isn't actually very interesting.
Edit:
But the closest is maybe Minimal Linux: https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=mll
All you get is a shell with some limited tools, I don't know exactly which. But not a lot! Probably the place to go if you want to try compiling a kernel and seeing what happens, though, consensus seems to be it's great for tinkering with.
Post by: methylatedspirit on January 20, 2021, 06:36:05 am
Post by: wierd on January 20, 2021, 06:49:27 am
What happens if you just compile the Linux kernel (plus the absolute bare minimum to get it to boot, but no tools) onto a system? Can it do anything at all? What commands are even available, if any?
The kernel of an operating system doesn't really do anything by itself; it's just an interface for hardware-software communication. There are no commands, unless you're a program interfacing at a system level. It's sort of like asking "what happens if you put a desk in a room"? Well, there's a desk in the room. You can put things on the desk, or I suppose you can sit on it, but the desk by itself isn't actually very interesting.
Edit:
But the closest is maybe Minimal Linux: https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=mll
All you get is a shell with some limited tools, I don't know exactly which. But not a lot! Probably the place to go if you want to try compiling a kernel and seeing what happens, though, consensus seems to be it's great for tinkering with.
I get where you are coming from, but that is not explicitly accurate..
an operating system kernel most certainly *IS* the thing brokering all hardware accesses. That is one of its primary functions; but in a modern kernel, it has much more important functions:
1) Manage memory allocations and garbage collection
2) Protect important processes that interact with hardware resources, such that user mode software cannot meddle with them in dangerous ways, by abstracting *ALL* access requests.
3) Protect processes from each other, so that data does not get stolen clandestinely (such as from malware), does not execute at the wrong privilege level (eg, limited user cannot change system settings or modify other user's data), or does not inadvertantly cause problems (memory overflow outside of allocation, into next process's memory)
4) Provide standardized interfaces that user mode application developers can make use of. (Very important change from say, the 80s and 90s, when such abstraction was not performed, and lots of competing "defacto" standards were out there-- all different.)
While none of those things are "WOW! SO COOL!!", there most certainly is a lot more going on in there than an inactive, passive object like a desk.
It's a bit more like having a home automation system, that controls the roombas in your house. Not glamorous, but it does a lot more decision making than you would expect.
As for "Compile the linux kernel into $foo, would it be able to do cool stuff?" that is a nebulous question. The naked kernel just does the above things. It schedules tasks, protects and manages memory, enforces user security, and manages all connected hardware resources.
Without something ASKING it to do things though, it does indeed kinda just "sit there".
It gets nebulous though, because you can insert things INTO the kernel, as built-in modules. Those things can indeed do fully autonomous activities right in the kernel land.
As a rule of thumb, you should NOT put a system daemon inside a kernel module, unless it is managing some vital bit of hardware. EG, DO NOT put the TCP/IP stack inside a kernel module. It is not sensible, nor safe. However, it is entirely possible to say-- Shoehorn an entire small game server into the TCP stack, as a loadable module, and then technically it would be part of the running kernel. This is not advised. It is not normal. You should not do it, even though technically you totally can. (You can also put your genitals into an edison light socket, but it is likewise, very much not advised.)
I really mention this for things like say--- A consumer programmable robot kit.
Suppose you have a robot, into which you have incorporated some autonomous routines, so that the user does not have to explicitly call them. Such as say, "Fall avoidance" in a bipedal robot. There could be value in having this kind of very low latency code run immediate, in kernel process space, and have user program logic that controls the robot live in userspace.
Post by: Frumple on January 20, 2021, 08:00:17 am
Is there any way to embed .mp4 (or other video formats) files into Bay12? .gif is an inefficient format (.gif only compresses within frames, while modern video codecs compress between frames), and it typically only goes up to 256 colors. I don't need playback controls; I'm intending it to be a looping gif-like image.Pretty sure no (thankfully, that sounds like a bloody nightmare). Best bet would be hosting elsewhere and just using a link to that.
Post by: Arx on January 20, 2021, 09:47:15 am
I get where you are coming from, but that is not explicitly accurate..
The desk analogy isn't perfect, but it's an analogy. It's not meant to be perfect.
Post by: methylatedspirit on January 21, 2021, 05:21:02 am
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sudo dd if=/dev/mem of=dump.img bs=4096(I'm not a Linux user myself. I waive any and all responsibility if you fuck up your system by running that command. I don't even know if you can mess with dev/mem like this).How would I accomplish this dumb feat in Windows, though? I don't want to crash Windows to get a full memory dump, I just want to run something to screw with the contents of my memory, probably creating "music" and "pictures" that both look and sound like noise with occasional interruptions of semi-coherent images/music-like tones.
Post by: wierd on January 21, 2021, 06:12:13 am
(remember, leaking full decryption keys from the XING dvd player in-memory image in the 90s, is how we got the full inner workings of the DeCSS algo. The media industry has not forgotten this, which is why we have things like protected media path, and co.)
about the only way to get a full-on memory dump is to initiate it as system level user. Any other user, including administrator, will result in your being told to go sodomize yourself with a collapsible shock baton. (well, the system dialog equivalent anyway. "Not authorized", "not permitted", etc.)
Forcing a crashdump is really the only way to get it.
Post by: methylatedspirit on January 21, 2021, 06:55:52 am
How do you tell Windows to dump the entire contents of memory to disk, though? I vaguely remember some setting in... startup config or something, but I'd rather be told where that setting is instead of going on a wild goose chase trying to find this one damn setting.
Post by: wierd on January 21, 2021, 06:59:44 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on January 21, 2021, 07:38:22 am
Edit: Small scare; Bluetooth didn't work on the first restart, but restarting again fixed it.
Post by: methylatedspirit on January 21, 2021, 08:15:09 am
Post by: Frumple on January 21, 2021, 08:22:44 am
Quick google says linux just has a command for it (split) and windows has various programs (HJSplit, GSplit; note I've never touched them, so yeah) with the functionality. So, like. Give a search for file splitting or partitioning a file. Would probably take less time than it took either of us to make these posts :P
Post by: Ziusudra on January 21, 2021, 02:07:30 pm
Second, any memory dump analysis (https://www.google.com/search?q=memory+dump+analysis) tool - even just a hex viewer - is gonna only load a chunk of the dump at a time. Splitting the dump file will only confuse them and you.
Post by: bloop_bleep on January 21, 2021, 02:14:31 pm
Post by: Great Order on January 21, 2021, 04:08:18 pm
I'm not working, so it's not that. I'm not stressed about being out of work either. I'm getting plenty of sleep and eating fine, my mental health issues have been on the mend for a while, and this is stress rather than depression or anxiety.
Post by: wierd on January 21, 2021, 04:28:58 pm
Overload happens from all experiences, including positive ones.
Widen your search parameters.
Post by: Vector on January 21, 2021, 05:19:01 pm
I'm not working, so it's not that. I'm not stressed about being out of work either. I'm getting plenty of sleep and eating fine, my mental health issues have been on the mend for a while, and this is stress rather than depression or anxiety.
Whoops, sorta replied in sad thread, but I've got some ideas. First: how are you doing for social contact? Next: time in nature? Third: had a good cry lately? Fourth: completed a project?
(I have more ideas, but this is like my Top Four.)
Post by: TD1 on January 21, 2021, 07:05:39 pm
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I'm not working, so it's not that. I'm not stressed about being out of work either. I'm getting plenty of sleep and eating fine, my mental health issues have been on the mend for a while, and this is stress rather than depression or anxiety.
Possibilities:
Exercise.
Fulfillment.
As for having a good cry, frankly that would stress me the hell out ahaha. I couldn't tell you the last time I cried properly, and I'm fairly content with my lot.
But who knows, maybe that's me internalising male stereotypes and getting stressed at the idea of how society would judge a male cryer?
Don't think that's it but it's a fun argument.
Post by: methylatedspirit on January 21, 2021, 09:00:25 pm
Post by: Great Order on January 22, 2021, 12:48:40 pm
Contact: UK, lockdown, the best I can do is talking to my immediate family or online which doesn't really do much on that front.I'm not working, so it's not that. I'm not stressed about being out of work either. I'm getting plenty of sleep and eating fine, my mental health issues have been on the mend for a while, and this is stress rather than depression or anxiety.
Whoops, sorta replied in sad thread, but I've got some ideas. First: how are you doing for social contact? Next: time in nature? Third: had a good cry lately? Fourth: completed a project?
(I have more ideas, but this is like my Top Four.)
Second: Been out on walks recently, though I've had to stop since the ground's saturated and it's still raining. I like the idea of not losing my shoes to three feet of mud.
Third: I'm bordering on that now
Fourth: I can't complete projects. There's no projects to complete, and if there were I'd get intensely frustrated the instant literally anything went wrong. I tried playing my guitar yesterday and gave up on that for that reason. It's a bit of a circular issue because when I'm stressed I get irritated, which makes me more stressed.
Exercise does nothing for me, this isn't just me saying so, this is me having a history of it not doing stuff. It's why exercise has proven such a bugger, I need the exercise to be a secondary effect of me having fun. As it stands, the exercise I can get is relegated to outside cardio, which is mind-numbingly boring and doesn't give me a runner's high.QuoteI'm not working, so it's not that. I'm not stressed about being out of work either. I'm getting plenty of sleep and eating fine, my mental health issues have been on the mend for a while, and this is stress rather than depression or anxiety.
Possibilities:
Exercise.
Fulfillment.
As for having a good cry, frankly that would stress me the hell out ahaha. I couldn't tell you the last time I cried properly, and I'm fairly content with my lot.
But who knows, maybe that's me internalising male stereotypes and getting stressed at the idea of how society would judge a male cryer?
Don't think that's it but it's a fun argument.
The best answer I've been given (By which I mean it's a possibility rather than being definitely that) is that it's that the simple lack of control I have over basically everything right now (What with the lockdown) is finally boiling over.
Post by: Vector on January 22, 2021, 02:40:36 pm
Post by: scriver on January 22, 2021, 07:44:59 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on January 22, 2021, 11:20:39 pm
*of "Burger King foot fungus" fame
Post by: Rolan7 on January 22, 2021, 11:40:02 pm
"Pal" is along the same lines but might work, at least for me. Nice and short, and more readily applied to strangers.
Some people seek to neutral-ize terms like "dude", but IDK. Seems particularly popular amongst allies >.> But at the same time, "man" was originally a neutral term, and I would like to return to those times when default words weren't so gendered. Like most such things, I don't give people a hard time about it when they mean well. And there are plenty of valid NB people who aren't bothered by explicitly gendered pronouns at all.
Trying to think of other possibilities... Oh, there's always "One"! "One of a million Chills" is a little ambiguous, heh, but perhaps it makes sense in context and with proper intonation. I'm not actually familiar with the phrase.
Or one could always use
Post by: methylatedspirit on January 23, 2021, 12:03:06 am
My sister picked up on that weird quirk of mine, and that's how I got the initial title of "The Man of a Million Chills Impressions". It's a bit of an in-joke, really. That was before I realized I was NB, so I'm putting that firmly in historical territory. I'm really just looking for ways to restore that title without direct reference to "man".
Post by: Rolan7 on January 23, 2021, 12:31:03 am
Also I'm kicking myself for not saying "some-one" instead of "someone" to drive the point I was making home.
Post by: methylatedspirit on January 23, 2021, 11:04:01 pm
What can I do with the A50? Its cameras in both quantity and resolution (not that it matters; I maintain that 13 MP for pictures and 1080p for video is good enough for most people) is inferior to the M31, though the image processing unit is identical, owing to both having almost the same chip inside. The battery's smaller, so it's not exactly great for the bullshit experiments I want to do with a camera and a tripod. I guess it's thinner and lighter, but after using the Blackview, every phone's thin and light compared to that brick.
Otherwise, though, it's a respectable phone. It runs Android 10 (and it should be on track to get Android 11), it's fast enough that it's perfectly usable, and it's definitely still modern. The battery's still good; it's just overshadowed by the Big Chungus battery in the M31. How can I put this thing to use? There's the obvious "donate it", but I'm a bit attached to this thing.
Post by: Frumple on January 24, 2021, 01:05:25 am
I now have 3 phones with me. There's my old Samsung A50, a Samsung M31, and a Blackview BV9900 Pro. The Blackview is my current phone, and the M31 is really useful as a portable camera (not the best, obviously, but it's not like my BV9900 can actually do much better), since its battery is gigantic by phone standards.Skeet target. Give it an emphatic sendoff and then bury the remains (somewhere it won't get into the groundwater, I guess).
What can I do with the A50?
Less seriously, yeah, sell or donate. You probably don't need three phones and it's good to develop and keep a habit of not hoarding. If you don't have a need for it anymore and you can't think of something immediately useful to do with it, get rid of it somehow or another. Don't even try to repurpose or reuse or keep "just in case", yeet the thing and don't look back.
Post by: methylatedspirit on January 24, 2021, 10:00:03 am
Why, though? What's the bottleneck here, and why is it so variable? It's not the SSD I'm copying the files to; even if you slam it with continual sequential writes and exhaust its cache (or in my case, no cache because it's a USB device now), it still maintains ~25MB/s. The laptop's WiFi card... definitely capable of at least 200 Mbps (25MB/s) down last time I connected it to uni WiFi. That leaves the main and camera phones' WiFi chips and their respective antennae.
Also, while I'm here, is there a way to get a "dead" SIM card? Damn camera phone won't let me activate hotspot for WLAN file transfers, so I just want to get a SIM card that identifies as some telco's card if inserted, but is otherwise completely useless. I know of prepaid SIMs, but I want to know if I can go further in being a complete cheapskate.
Post by: wierd on January 24, 2021, 01:40:17 pm
If you live in the US, consider getting a FreedomPop SIM, and then going the full "totally free" route with it. (When initially activated, it starts on the paid plan, but you can turn off all the paid functions, and then it will work for basic calls and such, up to 200 minutes or some such. Works on ATT's network)
As for the "WHY it so slow? why it SO SLOOWW!?"
Wifi uses autonegotiated speed, and will have a link rate that is based on the quality of the connection, and the technology of the wifi chip. It can also be hobbled by the bandwidth available in a device's ASIC.
In this case, 4mb/sec is roughly correct for 54mbit, which is top speed for wireless G. (Theoretical max speed is 6.75mb/sec, but there is protocol overhead.)
Post by: methylatedspirit on January 24, 2021, 04:31:50 pm
As for the "WHY it so slow? why it SO SLOOWW!?"
Wifi uses autonegotiated speed, and will have a link rate that is based on the quality of the connection, and the technology of the wifi chip. It can also be hobbled by the bandwidth available in a device's ASIC.
In this case, 4mb/sec is roughly correct for 54mbit, which is top speed for wireless G. (Theoretical max speed is 6.75mb/sec, but there is protocol overhead.)
Strange. Everything I'm using is very new (2019 at worst), so I'm wondering why it's negotiating such a lowball speed in the first place. They should all have at least 802.11n. The laptop and both phones are mere centimeters apart, so I can rule out signal strength. It's like one of the devices in the chain is just really bad at actually negotiating, and it just says "802.11g. Take it, or leave it.". At least it isn't 802.11a/b?
I wonder if it's because my laptop is set to automatically connect to my phone's hotspot, so once it sees it in range (even if it's barely any signal at all), it just grabs on to that connection, regardless of how crap that connection would be. Does WiFi negotiate speeds at the start of the connection, and it just never checks (or does it infrequently) again if conditions have improved? That would explain the crap speeds.
Post by: wierd on January 24, 2021, 04:38:01 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on January 24, 2021, 09:00:14 pm
With obscenely-long recording times comes obscenely-large files. I have to reencode these files with Handbrake to squish their sizes down a bit. My last settings were: H.265 (using the x265 encoder), CRF 20, VFR same as source, Medium preset. This did wonders for file size (compressed down to half the size), but I had to let my laptop sit overnight while it was reencoding my video.
Do I really need to go that slow? Can I just go down to the Fast preset and get roughly the same results? The raw footage is in H.265 anyway, all this is is converting it from fixed-bitrate (20 Mbps) to variable-bitrate by making better decisions about where to put bandwidth.
Post by: methylatedspirit on January 31, 2021, 04:52:25 am
Post by: MaxTheFox on February 03, 2021, 09:18:56 am
(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/270763719619772416/806527502511374366/image.png)
How feasible would it be to find any undamaged DNA in them, clone it, and then resurrect the mammoth species? FOR SCIENCE! And also as an international prestige flex.
Post by: Arx on February 03, 2021, 10:07:40 am
So no, can't be done. But ask again later!
Post by: MaxTheFox on February 03, 2021, 10:11:04 am
Post by: Arx on February 03, 2021, 10:12:55 am
Post by: Rolan7 on February 03, 2021, 01:01:21 pm
Probably could fill in the missing parts with elephant DNA to make something that looks very much like a mammoth if/when we have the technology to.Or use frog DNA so you only have to make one 8)
Post by: methylatedspirit on February 04, 2021, 01:13:59 am
Now, I just want to throw the information out there, but I want it to be searchable. I don't really want an account, but I'll do it if I have to. Where can I do that? Is Tumblr still a viable thing now?
Post by: King Zultan on February 04, 2021, 03:28:26 am
But what happens when life finds a way?Probably could fill in the missing parts with elephant DNA to make something that looks very much like a mammoth if/when we have the technology to.Or use frog DNA so you only have to make one 8)
Post by: wierd on February 04, 2021, 03:32:37 am
Post by: scriver on February 04, 2021, 09:34:04 am
Post by: delphonso on February 04, 2021, 10:37:04 am
Post by: McTraveller on February 04, 2021, 12:06:03 pm
For the meteorologists out there - can you explain what is means for a forecast to say '99% chance of snow; 3" '? I can understand 99% chance of snow, but the specific 3" number with it throws me. Is the 3" the expected value of snow for 99% of the area? Is it a 99% chance of 3", and 1% of some other amount?
I know there are rules about how precipitation is reported, but it just makes no sense to me. Especially since this time of year I know it means 100% chance of snow, anywhere from trace-6" (even though the weather advisory says 1-4").
Post by: MrRoboto75 on February 04, 2021, 12:10:04 pm
Post by: dragdeler on February 04, 2021, 12:56:05 pm
Post by: MrRoboto75 on February 04, 2021, 03:01:30 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on February 05, 2021, 02:40:03 am
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Most internal BIOS setup programs can be invoked by hitting a key while the machine is still booting up. The most common keystroke that comes to mind is hitting DEL while the memory is counting upward; this is commonly found on AMI BIOSes. Other keystrokes that come to mind include CTRL-ALT-ENTER (modern Dell Pentium Pros/Pentium IIs), CTRL-ALT-S (old Dell 386s), CTRL-ALT-ESC (old Phoenix 386 BIOSes), and simply ESC. If these don't work, just read your screen--many display a line like "Hit <DEL> to enter setup" or something similar, with the keystroke displayed.
What? When did the BIOS setup key combo switch from variations on Esc, Alt, Ctrl to the "industry-standard" (as standardized as it can be, anyway) function keys, usually F1, F2, or F3? Why?
Post by: wierd on February 05, 2021, 03:04:17 am
Phoenix Bios did things differently, BECAUSE there had been a massive legal battle over it, since it was a clean-room reverse engineering job of the IBM PC's BIOS firmware implementation, and it needed to do some things different to avoid appearing as a straight up carbon copy.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/yG0ZiJolugJpJgtvo2A-DbHE7iE1qmLuMxki-jacpNkeV_NCGA8rW4Xv9d95fUDqntptFafdff_hWX-1b8B5w4XEQyHxA-9s_50WVbSnKVYz7ZI6yt4VXMyNHhXi2UzNNDqtW5MC3R1PtWkI)
If memory serves, that is (301) keyboard error, and (601) floppy disk controller error.
Post by: methylatedspirit on February 05, 2021, 04:25:33 am
Post by: wierd on February 05, 2021, 04:48:24 am
This was because floppies were significantly cheaper than ROM, and the program could be more easily updated and more feature-rich (ahem) in software loaded from DOS.
Since by then, the AT Clones had started hitting the market, (Compaq portable and portable II, for instance), that meant lots of proprietary bits of software to set the CMOS data.
A common bit of kit back in the day was "Generic AT Setup", which is exactly what it says it is. It is a full text mode GUI CMOS utility, that you run from the command line, that is aware of IBM RTC/CMOS chips, and can set them.
http://www.minuszerodegrees.net/5170/setup/5170_gsetup.htm
Post by: dragdeler on February 05, 2021, 07:54:45 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on February 05, 2021, 08:26:57 am
quite early in the "AT" product line, IBM only implemented the NVRAM and check routines, and not the setup program itself in ROM.
This was because floppies were significantly cheaper than ROM, and the program could be more easily updated and more feature-rich (ahem) in software loaded from DOS.
So I've heard. It still sounds utterly dumb; if the floppy gets corrupted, you're basically boned. According to that article I linked, "Some brand-name "value-added" PCs, like Compaq and AST, required or may still require a special setup disk instead of hitting a key", so some manufacturers may have been pulling this up to '98.
I suppose the modern equivalent (a bootable USB stick to run BIOS setup) would make a bit more sense, but this was pre-Internet. You couldn't just download a fresh copy of the BIOS setup disk off the 'net and write one yourself, not in the late 80s.
But hindsight's 20/20. No-one intended these things to be used even a decade later, so what we'd see as awfully short-sighted now was just an engineering decision made with and by the limitations of the time. Maybe in another 40 years, people would've moved onto ARM or RISC-V for everything, and they'd laugh at us for using x86, and at those legacy systems that still use x86, just like we laugh at the mainframes that still run parts of the US government.
Post by: dragdeler on February 05, 2021, 11:03:15 am
Post by: bloop_bleep on February 05, 2021, 12:33:47 pm
Also ARM doesn't make CPUs, it makes architectures. Other companies build CPUs for the architectures.
Post by: dragdeler on February 05, 2021, 01:37:10 pm
Post by: Maximum Spin on February 05, 2021, 02:01:49 pm
Post by: bloop_bleep on February 08, 2021, 05:38:40 pm
Post by: wierd on February 09, 2021, 06:34:35 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on February 11, 2021, 06:55:42 am
Post by: Yellow Pixel on February 11, 2021, 10:49:25 am
I'm making a search and don't have the answer for now.
Post by: dragdeler on February 11, 2021, 01:43:33 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on February 13, 2021, 10:26:39 am
I'll put it this way: "I just implemented my CPU in silicon" is a pretty cool phrase, I think. "I just implemented my neural processing unit in flesh" is not a sentence I want to hear from anyone.
Post by: Rolan7 on February 13, 2021, 10:46:45 am
Which, huh. I guess silicon-based life forms specifically aren't organic, but are biological. There's a tendency to think of silicon entities as necessarily being artificial like our silicon computers, but I think naturally-evolving silicon biology is still theoretically possible pending further investigation.
Post by: Arx on February 13, 2021, 12:10:00 pm
Post by: wierd on February 13, 2021, 12:11:00 pm
and it literally means "In the living" or "in the flesh". This is compared to "in vitro" which means "In the glass". (such as a petri dish)
Post by: dragdeler on February 13, 2021, 12:34:48 pm
Post by: wierd on February 13, 2021, 12:45:00 pm
Silicone oils are totally things. It is possible other room-temp, flexible polymers with silicon-oxygen backbone structures (like silicone rubbers) could exist without carbon attaches in the mix.
The issue is getting a suitable polar solvent involved.
Post by: McTraveller on February 13, 2021, 08:58:27 pm
For example, a surprisingly difficult search resulted in: C=O bond energy in CO2 is estimated around 800kJ/mol and Si=O bond in SiO2 is estimated at 620 kJ/mol; that means that C is going to eventually win any battle with Si for the affections of O.
Post by: Vector on February 13, 2021, 09:07:03 pm
1. Are you getting enough water?
2. Gargle with baking soda
Post by: Maximum Spin on February 13, 2021, 09:09:04 pm
I think you could only have a silicon-based metabolism if there was a lack of carbon given the lighter elements form stronger bonds than the heavier ones.Well, there's eventually and there's eventually. You can mix finely divided charcoal with sand in a jar and wait around for the silicon to spontaneously reduce, but it could be a bit, to say the least. The fact that sand still exists is itself a good argument against this.
For example, a surprisingly difficult search resulted in: C=O bond energy in CO2 is estimated around 800kJ/mol and Si=O bond in SiO2 is estimated at 620 kJ/mol; that means that C is going to eventually win any battle with Si for the affections of O.
Post by: Iduno on February 13, 2021, 09:34:46 pm
le dübbel pöst: Any far fetched dr House theories why I'm dying of throatache after driving back from work? It starts in the car and it stays while I'm at home, like reeeally painful swallowing. Driving to work doesn't do the trick, neither being at work where I hardly notice it. I kept the mask on in the car, on my way home today and that helped a lot. I've been having throataches and swollen tonsils since like october, went dentist, normal doc who sent me back to dentist, none of them concerned, I was getting better after the last dentist appointement (she injected some bacteria doomsday magic bullet, IDK what it was but I was not supposed to swallow it).
This shit is so far fetched I'm allmost willing to point the finger at UV light doing something in my car? Man idk I just want it to stop.
Try gargling mouthwash for a while? Or salt water.
Post by: MaxTheFox on February 14, 2021, 04:41:36 am
Post by: delphonso on February 14, 2021, 05:27:07 am
How do you all imagine I sound like?
What does the fox say?
Post by: King Zultan on February 14, 2021, 05:34:59 am
How do you all imagine I sound like?Like a fox that can talk?
Post by: TD1 on February 14, 2021, 06:26:49 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on February 14, 2021, 06:55:46 am
How do you all imagine I sound like?
From what I know about you, the descriptor would be "feminine (leaning somewhat masculine?), Eastern European accent", and that's about as much brainpower I could be bothered to give that thought. I read your posts how I read everyone else's posts: my internal voice, which is just my voice.
I've tried making my brain generate what it would sound like, and it got bored in the first few seconds. I'm not saying you're boring, I just have a lot of other, more exciting things I could be doing.
Post by: scriver on February 14, 2021, 07:10:16 am
I mean sure silicon has 4 bonds too but IIRC silicon based chemistry is orders of magnitude slower to react... With planty beings that look like Corrals or such maybe, but leopards, frogs and birds not so much.
le dübbel pöst: Any far fetched dr House theories why I'm dying of throatache after driving back from work? It starts in the car and it stays while I'm at home, like reeeally painful swallowing. Driving to work doesn't do the trick, neither being at work where I hardly notice it. I kept the mask on in the car, on my way home today and that helped a lot. I've been having throataches and swollen tonsils since like october, went dentist, normal doc who sent me back to dentist, none of them concerned, I was getting better after the last dentist appointement (she injected some bacteria doomsday magic bullet, IDK what it was but I was not supposed to swallow it).
This shit is so far fetched I'm allmost willing to point the finger at UV light doing something in my car? Man idk I just want it to stop.
Huh, I also get something like that in my throat when I drive long distances, like one hour or more. It's not pain per se, it just feels like the throat-to-ear-region is.. I dunno. Cramped/swollen, I guess. And aches when swallowing.
Post by: Arx on February 14, 2021, 08:04:36 am
How do you all imagine I sound like?
I don't subvocalise, so I don't associate any forumite with any voice. I recognise writing styles, though.
Post by: methylatedspirit on February 14, 2021, 10:42:11 am
Also, does women's deodorant also smell roughly the same as each other? I have this whim to just test out stuff intended for women, just to see what I've been missing out on for all these years, but I want to know if I'm gonna be disappointed. I'd go straight for gender-neutral stuff myself, but toiletries are often gendered to hell and back. That, or they're for babies.
Post by: MrRoboto75 on February 14, 2021, 11:04:31 am
Female:
Lavender!
Tropical Beach
Melon and Cucumber
Male:
VOLCANO
WHISKEY AND SCOTCH
GUN
Post by: wierd on February 14, 2021, 11:05:57 am
I have been told that the traditional ingredient for really old fashioned baby powder is volatile oil extracted from lavender petals, but I don't see the connection. Perhaps it is a chemically synthesized subset of that, similar to vanillin vs vanilla extract. (or banana flavoring, vs actual ripe banana).
I am unsure what the hell it is that is in men's "Sport" scented products. It has almost aldehyde tones, but just what exactly it is, I cannot really tell you. If you have access to a vapor gas chromatography aparatus, and can do analytical chemistry with vapors (and thus with captured scents), you could get some idea of what the profile is...
Sadly, most fragrances are "Secrets".
Post by: Enemy post on February 14, 2021, 11:32:20 am
How do you all imagine I sound like?
Admittedly, everyone sounds like me, until proven otherwise. As a result, you sound like me attempting an impression of a woman with a Russian accent.
Post by: scriver on February 14, 2021, 12:33:18 pm
Post by: Eschar on February 14, 2021, 12:35:22 pm
Post by: MonkeyHead on February 14, 2021, 12:44:03 pm
Shampoo scents:
Female:
Lavender!
Tropical Beach
Melon and Cucumber
Male:
VOLCANO
WHISKEY AND SCOTCH
GUN
I would wash with GUN...
Post by: methylatedspirit on February 14, 2021, 11:45:57 pm
Post by: wierd on February 14, 2021, 11:47:33 pm
Post by: hector13 on February 15, 2021, 12:13:07 am
If you intend to go to bed again afterward make sure you take into account however long you’ll be asleep for the second time round. An adult is meant to get ~8 hours night, so if you’re only going to get 2 or 3 hours after that, try to get at least 4 in before the event, otherwise just go to bed earlier and get your sleep in beforehand. Obviously if you intend to go to bed afterward, avoid stimulants.
Post by: methylatedspirit on February 15, 2021, 03:59:15 pm
I know if you arpeggiate on a PC speaker (and most other chips of its era) tune, you'll end up with broken chords, but I'm wondering if there's a point where if you alternate between notes fast enough, you'll end up with honest-to-god chords on a single channel. There's Vicious SID 2 (https://youtu.be/GjDReXe9T3w?t=60) (CSDb (https://csdb.dk/release/?id=112365)), which seems to PWM the everloving fuck out of a pulse wave to end up with chords on 1 channel, but that's a different technique entirely.
Post by: dragdeler on February 17, 2021, 08:16:06 am
Post by: delphonso on February 19, 2021, 01:40:15 am
??? = per 10
Percent = per 100
Permille = per 1000
I ask because it is common practice in China to display discounts in per tens rather than percents.
Post by: Frumple on February 19, 2021, 01:49:41 am
Post by: Vector on February 19, 2021, 02:01:08 am
Post by: MaxTheFox on February 19, 2021, 10:26:20 am
Post by: scriver on February 19, 2021, 10:45:28 am
Post by: feelotraveller on February 19, 2021, 02:23:01 pm
Is there a term for per ten? Perdece?
??? = per 10
Percent = per 100
Permille = per 1000
I ask because it is common practice in China to display discounts in per tens rather than percents.
Not quite what you are asking but decimation has a nice ring to it. (Literally decima is a tenth.)
Then we can talk double decimation, or triple decimation, etc.
Post by: scriver on February 19, 2021, 03:29:29 pm
Post by: Maximum Spin on February 19, 2021, 03:31:43 pm
PerdimeWe say percent and permille, with the basic cardinal forms of the numbers, rather than, say, *percentime. Therefore, I assert, perdix.
Post by: scriver on February 19, 2021, 03:52:38 pm
Cents are called cents because they're a hundreth
Dimes are called dimes because it's a tenth
Dime means a tenth, it's the ten equivalent to a cent's hundred
Post by: Maximum Spin on February 19, 2021, 04:01:05 pm
No but you don't understand it's not just a great punI know, but "cent" means "hundred" (not "hundredth") while "dime" means "tenth", so there's a mismatch in the form.
Cents are called cents because they're a hundreth
Dimes are called dimes because it's a tenth
Dime means a tenth, it's the ten equivalent to a cent's hundred
Plus, "perdix" is latin for "partridge" and therefore intrinsically better.
Post by: delphonso on February 20, 2021, 08:30:45 am
Post by: feelotraveller on February 20, 2021, 02:09:26 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on February 21, 2021, 04:09:00 am
I believe it's a loophole, where you host these binaries in places that don't recognize software patents, so the companies that hold the patents literally can't do anything about it, but I'm surprised that's even allowed. Couldn't ISPs (under legal pressure from the rights holders of said formats) block them outright, since there's an intellectual property violation? If they can do it for Pirate Bay, what's stopping them from denying access to free binaries of FFmpeg with non-free components? I mean, it'd be a total shitshow for the open-source audio and video editing landscape (imagine not being able to decode the format that 99% of cameras film in, then telling users to compile FFmpeg from scratch on a Windows/Mac), but greed hasn't ever stopped companies, even if it is beyond stupid.
Edit: It seems that FFmpeg can use its own library, libavcodec, to encode and decode proprietary formats. Then again, the part about the software patents it may be infringing on makes it dubious in jurisdictions where they do actually recognize them.
Edit 2: Better precision; "ISPs" qualified with "(under legal pressure from the rights holders of said formats)"
Post by: Maximum Spin on February 21, 2021, 05:19:29 am
I believe it's a loophole, where you host these binaries in places that don't recognize software patents, so the companies that hold the patents literally can't do anything about it, but I'm surprised that's even allowed. Couldn't ISPs block them outright, since there's an intellectual property violation?Yes.
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If they can do it for Pirate Bay, what's stopping them from denying access to free binaries of FFmpeg with non-free components?What do they have to gain? They don't sell those components. Truth is, ISPs don't give a shit about the Pirate Bay either, which is why it's still perfectly accessible to most people; blocking only happens in places where legal pressure has been applied, like Britain. You allude to greed, but from the ISP's perspective, greed aligns with NOT blocking these things so people will pay them money for the data transfer to download them.
Post by: methylatedspirit on February 21, 2021, 06:57:12 am
QuoteIf they can do it for Pirate Bay, what's stopping them from denying access to free binaries of FFmpeg with non-free components?
What do they have to gain? They don't sell those components. Truth is, ISPs don't give a shit about the Pirate Bay either, which is why it's still perfectly accessible to most people; blocking only happens in places where legal pressure has been applied, like Britain. You allude to greed, but from the ISP's perspective, greed aligns with NOT blocking these things so people will pay them money for the data transfer to download them.
I was being imprecise with my words for the sake of readability. I have my own presets, but for long-form stuff I aim for 3 lines, maximum 4-5 ("lines" defined by the device I'm writing on) in the post editor per paragraph, typically. Sorry.
What I meant to say was "ISPs bowing to legal pressure from the rights holders of these formats". The ISPs would much prefer to not block it, of course, but surely whoever holds the rights to H.264, H.265, AAC, surely they'd have some kind of desire to block unauthorized access to non-free binaries of FFmpeg. The first way to do that, I was thinking, is to put legal pressure on the ISPs to block them. Every download of those binaries would be lost licensing
Post by: Maximum Spin on February 21, 2021, 07:22:34 am
What I meant to say was "ISPs bowing to legal pressure from the rights holders of these formats". The ISPs would much prefer to not block it, of course, but surely whoever holds the rights to H.264, H.265, AAC, surely they'd have some kind of desire to block unauthorized access to non-free binaries of FFmpeg. The first way to do that, I was thinking, is to put legal pressure on the ISPs to block them. Every download of those binaries would be lost licensingIn the US, ISPs have pretty strong legal protections against this kind of pressure, and they certainly don't want to take any actions that might be perceived as eroding that protection. Besides, the patent holders might just not care that much; most of their income comes from large companies who can be pressured directly, not end-users. Cisco pays out the nose to provide an open-source H.264 implementation, for example; no amount of people downloading bootleg H.264 decoders is likely going to affect MPEG LA's bottom line.patentmoney, surely (though I'm not quite sure from whom; private users aren't exactly bound very strongly by rights laws). It'd be some comic-book-villain-type stuff, but I've seen worse.
Post by: methylatedspirit on February 22, 2021, 01:31:04 am
Post by: wierd on February 22, 2021, 07:05:34 am
See also, chroot and debootstrap, for example.
(You create a boot disk of the flavor of linux you want, then mount the system volume you want to change the system on. you copy the package manager utilities for your desired linux to the mounted volume, then chroot inside. You alter your equivalent of /etc/apt/sources.list (for debian likes) for whatever flavor you are using, so that it points at the correct repository. Then you tell the package manager to force-reinstall all packages. This will cause the package manager to download and reinstall the packages, using packages from its repository, replacing the installed ones. After everything is finished, make sure your system is in a sane state by having the package manager check everything.
Then you need to rebuild the initramfs, so that it matches the desired kernel. Depending on what loader you use, that is going to be specific to that loader.
After that, exit the chroot, unmount the volume, and attempt reboot.
Cross your fingers.
Post by: methylatedspirit on February 23, 2021, 07:53:38 am
Post by: Frumple on February 23, 2021, 02:06:31 pm
Post by: Kagus on February 23, 2021, 05:08:25 pm
Uh. Yes? Like, I don't recall any off the top of my head, exactly, but there were basically entire black and white cartoon series that were effectively music videos, back in the days before color video existed. Just as a starting point.
Right, but my understanding of this wasn't "black and white" as in the traditional grayscale, but Black #000000 and White #FFFFFF. So stuff like Betty Boop don't quite pass, as that has too many shades of gray (almost enough to write a book about, even!).
Post by: MaxTheFox on February 26, 2021, 07:41:26 am
I don't mind massive complexity so take that into consideration.
Post by: Enemy post on February 26, 2021, 02:18:42 pm
What are some good modern (Cold War and beyond)-era grand strategy games? The Cold War Enhancement mod for Vic2 is very good but it's clunky because it's built on a game that's made to represent the 19th century.
I don't mind massive complexity so take that into consideration.
I'm interested in this question too. I see lots of modern and Cold War strategy games, but finding an unambiguously good one seems much more difficult.
Superpower 2 (https://store.steampowered.com/app/282400/SuperPower_2_Steam_Edition/) is probably the most popular, though I haven't played it.
*There's also Democracy 4 (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1410710/Democracy_4/), though I'm not sure if that's what you're looking for.
Post by: RoseHeart on February 27, 2021, 11:28:38 am
A) ---> ◈ <----
B) ---> ◇ <----
Post by: Rolan7 on February 27, 2021, 11:40:19 am
Edit: Oh oops, yeah, the first diamond isn't fully filled, it's like Scriver said (on both environments).
Post by: scriver on February 27, 2021, 11:41:10 am
A isn't completely filled though, there's a filled white core, then a space, then a white shell/border.
Post by: wierd on February 27, 2021, 12:32:49 pm
That one's filled. :)
Then there is these two...
♦♢
Or these two...
⬪⬫
or these two...
⬧⬨
Post by: RoseHeart on February 27, 2021, 02:32:56 pm
For example, on my phone the empty diamond is considerably larger than the filled oneTrouble you for a screengrab?
Post by: Rolan7 on February 27, 2021, 03:48:40 pm
Or here it is scaled down for convenience:
(https://i.imgur.com/YtCNarU.jpg)
Whereas here's a slapdash composite from my Windows 7 Firefox, which notably lacks some of the Unicode wierd used which my phone recognized.
(https://i.imgur.com/WhsMOxg.png)
Post by: RoseHeart on February 27, 2021, 05:05:21 pm
...How about these(wont trouble you for a screenshot this time, I get the idea):
▲ ▼
★ ☆
★ ☆
✦ ✧
↗ ↘
∧ ∨
⏶⏷
✔ ✖
⬈ ⬊
⮝ ⮟
⮭ ⮯
Any pairs where both appear in color/same size, on everything, without converting to an emoji?
Edit: Oh I see, the solid diamond from weird is the same size as the hollow, thanks <3
Post by: Rolan7 on February 27, 2021, 06:04:03 pm
(https://i.imgur.com/sEGjWul.png)(https://i.imgur.com/1XZ8sOS.jpg)
Sorry they're not lined up, but the sizes are really different still. Left is from my computer, right from my phone. The lack of space makes row 7 look pretty funny!
Post by: RoseHeart on February 27, 2021, 09:56:27 pm
I ask because I was about to change it, when I realized my last one wasn't hosted on imgur, cause it wasn't working then too. Relatively new probably.
Trying actually crashes the page.
I know older avatars from imgur continue to stay visible, just saving them now doesn't. (experiment at your own risk!)
Post by: Ziusudra on February 27, 2021, 10:34:42 pm
Post by: delphonso on February 28, 2021, 02:08:31 am
I'm guessing something is changing in how they redirect info, but I have no clue what that could be.
Post by: wierd on February 28, 2021, 02:11:52 am
Post by: Rolan7 on February 28, 2021, 02:34:14 am
I've been completely locked out of my albums on imgur (luckily just DF images and a half finished lets play) for a while now. I get their "zoinks you've taken a wrong turn" whenever I try to navigate away from the mainpage. I have to use a VPN to access imgur, which is known to make things go screwy on a few sites, so that might also be the culprit.I'm getting that reliably right now when I try to view all my images (not posts - that works, and is a different thing). When it's "username.imgur.com/all", it gives me that zoinks page.
I'm guessing something is changing in how they redirect info, but I have no clue what that could be.
I've been getting that for a long time, actually, though I've always been in too much of a hurry or a state to properly investigate it. I usually just cropped the /all off the end, which goes to the list of posts.
Ironically I'm pretty sure I have some pictures of imgur *completely* pooping the bed during a bad time, but I can't find them because I can't access the list of all images. They're hidden within some post-collection. Well played, imgur, well played.
Post by: King Zultan on February 28, 2021, 03:38:26 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on February 28, 2021, 03:41:36 am
Everyone should just use postimages.org instead. No muss, no fuss.
Holy shit, it's way better than Imgur. Look at this in the FAQ:
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Images uploaded by both anonymous uploads and free accounts are limited to 24Mb and 10k x 10k pixels.
Now, I'm a bit unclear on whether that's megabytes or megabits. If it's megabytes, it's exactly as I'd interpret it. Megabits, and it's actually 3 megabytes. I just tested it out, and it is indeed at least 16 megabytes, so the upload limit is actually 24 megabytes, which is absurd to me. I tried uploading a file larger than that, and it specified "24 MiB", mebibytes. I'm gonna have a field day with this.
It doesn't seem to specify what formats it works with. It appears that it supports a lot of formats.
(https://i.postimg.cc/RhTg2cHR/formats-supported.png) (https://postimages.org/)
However, all images that aren't JPEG, PNG, or GIF are automatically converted to JPEG/PNG. Of the formats I've tested:
• WebP -> PNG
• HEIC/HEIF -> JPEG
• TIFF (uncompressed) -> PNG
• PDF -> PNG
• SVG -> scaled to raster, resolution determined by nominal resolution -> PNG
There are some more obscure/intermediary formats it doesn't recognize, though.
• JPEG XR (Mostly dead by now)
• AVIF (Very new; first specification released in 2019)
• TGA (obscure format for a true-color graphics adapter first released in 1987)
• PSD (Why would it?)
• RAW, headerless raw image data [Other camera-specific formats also called "RAW" may be supported]
Still, the fact that it's converting them means that my quality-obsessed ass will convert photos to JPEG/PNG beforehand (you never know how much compression they do to these things), but it's nice that it doesn't reject other formats outright. I'm a bit salty that WebP isn't directly supported, but I get it. MacOS and iOS didn't get support for that format until last year with Big Sur and iOS 14. Oh, I so want an image host that supports it, but then I'd leave out users with older Apple devices that don't get updates.
Post by: wierd on February 28, 2021, 04:29:17 am
Never heard of Targa Party? Oh my. I must be very old indeed.
Before JPEG, it was THE format to share true color images in. Corel Draw and Paint used it heavily, and it was very popular in the early 90s.
Since you are obsessed with quality, use PNG. It is lossless when compressed properly.
Post by: RoseHeart on February 28, 2021, 05:11:07 am
Everyone should just use postimages.org instead. No muss, no fuss.
Oh god. Flashbacks of hosting IRON GLADIATOR on imgtc. All. Gone.
(3D mech forum game)
Post by: Kagus on February 28, 2021, 05:15:25 am
YMMV. I do definitely appreciate the ease of use and having a built-in deletion timer
EDIT:
Everyone should just use postimages.org instead. No muss, no fuss.
Oh god. Flashbacks of hosting IRON GLADIATOR on imgtc. All. Gone.
(3D mech forum game)
I was a dingus and hosted all my stuff via TinyPic (WITH an account!). Basically everything I've used images for, like the journals from India/school/army, Death and Glory, and the Majesty/HellSign LPs (this was actually what ended up finally killing the HellSign LP; I didn't manage to sort through all the pictures to re-upload them somewhere else in order and edit the posts to fix them)
Post by: methylatedspirit on February 28, 2021, 05:47:29 am
You've never heard of targa (TGA) format?
Never heard of Targa Party? Oh my. I must be very old indeed.
Before JPEG, it was THE format to share true color images in. Corel Draw and Paint used it heavily, and it was very popular in the early 90s.
Well, that shows my youngness. I'm surprised no big retro Youtuber (the ones I know) has done videos on it, at least about the original graphics adapter that introduced the format. Any other old file formats that were once really common, but are now utterly unknown unless you were around during that era?
Quote from: wierd
Since you are obsessed with quality, use PNG.
Done and done. I always go for compression level 9 out of 9. Of course, it's balanced by the fact that I don't enjoy hogging people's bandwidth, so I do sometimes show things in JPEG if they're too big. Just know that I keep lossless PNG masters of my work.
Quote from: wierd
It is lossless when compressed properly.
Wait, are you implying that there exist PNG encoders that were lossy by accident?
Post by: Arx on February 28, 2021, 06:32:35 am
Post by: wierd on February 28, 2021, 06:33:40 am
Targa's not that old, is it? I remember it being semi-common in game texturing fairly recently.
Yes, TGA is used as a texture format for a lot of programs, because it compresses "Very gently", and thus recompresses inside a bulk archive very well. It is also truecolor aware, and all that.
You've never heard of targa (TGA) format?
Never heard of Targa Party? Oh my. I must be very old indeed.
Before JPEG, it was THE format to share true color images in. Corel Draw and Paint used it heavily, and it was very popular in the early 90s.
Well, that shows my youngness. I'm surprised no big retro Youtuber (the ones I know) has done videos on it, at least about the original graphics adapter that introduced the format. Any other old file formats that were once really common, but are now utterly unknown unless you were around during that era?Quote from: wierdSince you are obsessed with quality, use PNG.
Done and done. I always go for compression level 9 out of 9. Of course, it's balanced by the fact that I don't enjoy hogging people's bandwidth, so I do sometimes show things in JPEG if they're too big. Just know that I keep lossless PNG masters of my work.Quote from: wierdIt is lossless when compressed properly.
Wait, are you implying that there exist PNG encoders that were lossy by accident?
Lossy PNG is indeed a thing.
https://pngmini.com/lossypng.html
Make sure your encoder does things correctly.
Other obscure formats?
.HPGL and .HPGL2
:)
Post by: methylatedspirit on February 28, 2021, 08:29:04 am
Lossy PNG is indeed a thing.
https://pngmini.com/lossypng.html
Make sure your encoder does things correctly.
I closed Firefox by accident and couldn't get the numbers back, but the TL:DR is that I checked my PNG masters against my raw databent versions using FFmpeg, and I got an SSIM of exactly 1, and a PSNR of infinity. Irfanview's PNG encoder is perfectly lossless.
Then I wanted to use ImageMagick to verify even further (FFmpeg isn't the right tool for this), then I got these bizarre results where I could compare an image against itself with SSIM, and somehow it gets 0.386893. What. It's the same damn image; how the fuck can an image compared with itself only be 38% similar? I think there's something wrong with my copy of ImageMagick.
Code: [Select]
D:\foo\bar>magick compare -metric ssim foo.png foo.png null
0.386893
Post by: Kagus on March 01, 2021, 05:12:42 pm
It was one of the RPGs examined briefly in the FATAL and Friends list, but I can't remember the name of it. Anyone point me in the right direction?
Post by: feelotraveller on March 01, 2021, 05:38:06 pm
Anyone point me in the right direction?
The 'Forgotten the name of this game' thread is here (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=37043.0).
Post by: Kagus on March 01, 2021, 05:55:26 pm
Anyone point me in the right direction?
The 'Forgotten the name of this game' thread is here (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=37043.0).
That generally refers to computer/video games, this is a TTRPG, I figured it would fall under a different classification
Post by: Iduno on March 01, 2021, 07:25:38 pm
There was/is an RPG system out there with a basic concept that explained how heroes (PCs) were so much more powerful and able than the common peasantry, by stating that passion itself would grant a person power, and as such the upper class sought to keep the lower classes dispassionate and passively content. The system also featured a sort of ability "tree" characters would move along during challenges, such as a fighter changing stances every turn with different effects resulting from where in the "tree" they were located. This offered a tactical choice between going down short branches for immediate gains, or aiming for longer branches and more powerful abilities once reached in that conflict.
It was one of the RPGs examined briefly in the FATAL and Friends list, but I can't remember the name of it. Anyone point me in the right direction?
I've got nothing.
Post by: TD1 on March 01, 2021, 08:11:08 pm
Post by: Frumple on March 01, 2021, 08:14:22 pm
depends on schedules and desires of those involved; the only too late is if someone involved wants earlier
If you're wondering if it's late enough to start adopting cultural signals of being an attempt at a long distance booty call, though, hell if I know. That mess varies by region and culture.
Post by: TD1 on March 01, 2021, 08:16:27 pm
Calling late has implications of a booty call
That ain't the intention at all ahahaha
Post by: Frumple on March 01, 2021, 08:31:05 pm
Eight's probably not that late for most societies, but much later than that's questionable, and it's late enough a long call could start veering into "let's take this to bed" territory, y'know?
Any case, proper time depends on the schedules of the folks involved, really, and how long y'all plan the thing to last. There's not really going to be a set ~proper time~ for something that doesn't involve open hours, just what fits with other stuff the people involved needs to get done.
Post by: methylatedspirit on March 02, 2021, 12:45:37 am
*It's a really obscure term. Working definition is "Compressionists are studio engineers who not only understand how to operate the encoding equipment but also apply their artistic judgment in selecting the best trade-off between compression ratio and picture quality", extracted from here (https://www.ciscopress.com/articles/article.asp?p=106971&seqNum=3), so uh.. it's that.
Post by: Kagus on March 04, 2021, 04:37:25 pm
There was/is an RPG system out there with a basic concept that explained how heroes (PCs) were so much more powerful and able than the common peasantry, by stating that passion itself would grant a person power, and as such the upper class sought to keep the lower classes dispassionate and passively content. The system also featured a sort of ability "tree" characters would move along during challenges, such as a fighter changing stances every turn with different effects resulting from where in the "tree" they were located. This offered a tactical choice between going down short branches for immediate gains, or aiming for longer branches and more powerful abilities once reached in that conflict.
It was one of the RPGs examined briefly in the FATAL and Friends list, but I can't remember the name of it. Anyone point me in the right direction?
Found it! (https://projects.inklesspen.com/fatal-and-friends/nifara/spellbound-kingdoms/) Completely by accident too. It was absolutely not the name I remembered it having. I was just looking at the list lazily before scrolling on through, saw this name distinguish itself from the crowd, thought "...yeah alright. I'll click on it. How funny would it be if that just randomly ended up being what I was looking for?", and... Pretty funny, as it turns out!
From what I remember, the system looks to have a few balance issues and shortcomings... But that said, it also has some seriously cool and innovative design decisions.
Post by: methylatedspirit on March 05, 2021, 04:44:30 am
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
The ones highlighted in red (4, mixed sizes) are ones I'll reject outright because they're too small. What do I do with those? They're still ~1.8 TB total, but I can't RAID them efficiently; I really don't want to throw them away, but that's the hoarder instincts speaking.
As for the "good" ones (5, all 1 TB each), I'll need to test these before even considering using them as storage. That, and run DBAN on the whole lot, but that's obvious. What's the best way to do this?
Post by: King Zultan on March 05, 2021, 04:57:08 am
Post by: wierd on March 06, 2021, 12:31:27 am
/var/log
/home/[user]/.cache
[swap]
etc..
You dont need a whole lot of space there, just write longevity.
Post by: KittyTac on March 09, 2021, 03:36:31 am
Post by: Kagus on March 09, 2021, 06:05:11 am
So what even was That Which Sleeps?
It wasn't.
Post by: MrRoboto75 on March 09, 2021, 01:16:43 pm
Post by: MaximumZero on March 09, 2021, 05:22:11 pm
Post by: Vector on March 09, 2021, 05:31:24 pm
Post by: Frumple on March 09, 2021, 07:07:22 pm
... the field definitely is overcrowded, though. I have an old friend that makes most of what income they bring in by writing tabletop material... haven't kept in touch well, but what they've spoken of it suggested it's not exactly, uh. Lucritive, heh.
Still, can't hurt much to try, y'know?
Post by: heydude6 on March 09, 2021, 11:27:57 pm
So what even was That Which Sleeps?
I'll answer the question seriously. TWS was kickstarter project for a civ clone who's basic premise was this: "What if instead of controlling civilizations, you controlled individuals outside of civilization who could do various actions to influence the civs indirectly".
The idea was that you played as an ancient evil that was sealed away who is now waking up and trying to slowly rebuild their power. You would recruit agents to do your bidding, dispose of them when they outlive their usefulness or become too much of a liability, and repeat until you achieved world domination. Think Sauron's Saruman, Voldemort's Peter Pettigrew, Bill Cipher's Gideon, or any corrupted paladin that tries to serve a demon in hopes of a reward that never comes.
The agents had a good-aligned counterpart known as heroes, who are individuals who act to oppose you and spread general goodness. They started off unaware of your existence, but would end up fighting your agents anyway without seeing the greater purpose behind their villainous actions. They weren't going stay ignorant forever though. Everything you did left behind clues, and if the heroes found enough and pieced them together, they would eventually start working to stop you for good.
The most important thing that tied this all together was that while you were conducting your schemes and trying to rule the world, the AI would play Crusader Kings II amongst each other in the background. By that, I meant that every country and organization was run by individuals with their own personalities and goals and various events would happen in the world as they tried to achieve their goals. Borders would be redrawn as countries went to war and conquered each other. King's would get assassinated and replaced. Children would be born and grow up. New laws would get passed, either regressive or progressive. The whole idea behind this game was that you would be given a living and breathing world, and then be tasked with destroying it in whatever way you saw fit.
This game never ended up actually existing though. When the Dev launched his kickstarter, he claimed the code was %90 complete and the only thing he needed was art, but that was a blatant lie. And it was a lie he kept going for a while. He kept sharing stories about interesting events that happened in his prototype version of the game, stories like this:
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
that likely never happened. One wonders whether the game was a scam to begin with or if the game died due to stretch goal overdose. One thing that is clear was that the guy wasn't very good at making games, and this project was way too ambitious.
It's a sad story, I personally believe that Paradox would have done a wonderful job delivering on this concept, but as is often the case with "large collaborative art projects" (video games, movies, tv shows), the people with the best ideas rarely ever have the resources to properly execute on them.
Post by: heydude6 on March 10, 2021, 02:36:57 am
You could try!
... the field definitely is overcrowded, though. I have an old friend that makes most of what income they bring in by writing tabletop material... haven't kept in touch well, but what they've spoken of it suggested it's not exactly, uh. Lucritive, heh.
Still, can't hurt much to try, y'know?
Economists talk a lot about a concept called opportunity cost. Creating a website/Patreon require time and effort, plus you’d have to actually write the RPG you’re wanting to sell. That effort could be better spent on something more likely to give a return. I’m almost certain that you have better options than trying to sell an RPG while you don’t even have a marketing strategy.
Post by: hops on March 10, 2021, 05:30:07 am
Post by: feelotraveller on March 10, 2021, 08:39:32 pm
Would there even be a point to trying to open a Patreon/other funding site with how overcrowded the TTRPG field is? I'm starting a re-write again, and I am *really* hurting for money, but I don't know if anyone would bite, you know?
Beyond any financial concern it serves as a way of advertising what you are doing. Assuming it's something you'll be doing for quite some time anyways, I'm with Frumple - go for it!
Post by: methylatedspirit on March 13, 2021, 08:15:45 am
Extending the idea further, would it make any sense to essentially make a Beowulf cluster of just a fuckton of Android set-top boxes? Raspberry Pi Zeros cost about the same here anyway, and you only get a dinky single-core running at 1 GHz, 512 MB of RAM, and no internal storage for that price. Thankfully, someone has already figured out to run Linux on these things, so that part isn't an issue. (https://forum.armbian.com/topic/12401-long-story-linux-on-rk3229-rockchip/) There's no WiFi support once you're in Linux, but it's impractical for distributed computing; Ethernet's faster and more reliable.
Post by: Iduno on March 13, 2021, 10:12:49 am
Would it be profitable to try crypto mining on those crappy Android set-top boxes? I can get one with a Rockchip RK3229 (4 cores, up to 1.5 GHz), 1 GB of RAM, and 8 GB of flash for all of $16 equivalent, so I'm wondering, entirely for shits and giggles, if it's profitable at all to try and mine on those. Bitcoin and Ethereum are entirely out of the question. They both require far too much RAM to even try.
Extending the idea further, would it make any sense to essentially make a Beowulf cluster of just a fuckton of Android set-top boxes? Raspberry Pi Zeros cost about the same here anyway, and you only get a dinky single-core running at 1 GHz, 512 MB of RAM, and no internal storage for that price. Thankfully, someone has already figured out to run Linux on these things, so that part isn't an issue. (https://forum.armbian.com/topic/12401-long-story-linux-on-rk3229-rockchip/) There's no WiFi support once you're in Linux, but it's impractical for distributed computing; Ethernet's faster and more reliable.
Probably not a lot? The power costs can get pretty high. The successful people had enough money for extreme rigs, got in on the ground floor, or can use other people's computers (which has zero cost for themselves).
Relatedly, can anyone explain how cryptocurrency is different than a ponzi scheme? Nothing of value is really being created, so the only money is from people who buy the coins because they can make money off of them. Then, at some point, the particular blockchain comes to an end, and...
Post by: heydude6 on March 13, 2021, 12:31:16 pm
Venture capital as a whole is broken. The incentives are aligned in such a way, that it makes more sense to invest in the company that has the most hype (ie. charismatic founder) rather than a company that actually has a functioning business model. Hype usually exceeds reality so you can make more money off of it.
All you have to do is sell the stock to some shmuck who actually believes the hype, and voila, you made a smart and perfectly legal investment and are ready to repeat the cycle again.
Post by: Maximum Spin on March 13, 2021, 05:08:12 pm
Relatedly, can anyone explain how cryptocurrency is different than a ponzi scheme? Nothing of value is really being created, so the only money is from people who buy the coins because they can make money off of them. Then, at some point, the particular blockchain comes to an end, and...Can you explain how dollar bills are different from a ponzi scheme? Nothing of value is really being created, they're just ink on paper...
In other words, the goal of cryptocurrency is to be money, not to gain money.
Post by: Iduno on March 13, 2021, 06:40:30 pm
Would there even be a point to trying to open a Patreon/other funding site with how overcrowded the TTRPG field is? I'm starting a re-write again, and I am *really* hurting for money, but I don't know if anyone would bite, you know?
The other problem with TTRPGs is that they're really low margin. They're a thing to create when you have extra time and money to do so, not to make money.
If you can convince people to give you money to spend your time making the thing, then go for it. But, like others have said, it's also a saturated market.
Good luck to you either way. I know you've got health/pain stuff, which never makes working easy.
Post by: McTraveller on March 13, 2021, 09:25:13 pm
I think the early-adopter windfall is what people are confusing with 'ponzi' - it's the same phenomenon as winning big on an IPO or something. Basically it's getting a huge benefit with no actual work behind it.
I think the ire is that these companies aren't investing in the bitcoin network - they are speculating on the price of the coins. It makes it look like the companies are trying to win the lottery and play the investment banking game, rather than actually make money from their "primary" activity. I mean seriously if Tesla can make a cool billion by simply playing in Bitcoin, why the heck would you want them to be in the expensive business of making cars?
It's not a ponzi scheme... but it's a new way of making money off activities that aren't related to making goods and services. Arguably the only "real" benefit of bitcoin is in the technology that drives it, even though it's very... frivolous. The question is, does that technology improvement in ASICs and GPUs offset the massive use of energy? Is this a wise use of resources? How will we even know?
Post by: Maximum Spin on March 13, 2021, 10:09:55 pm
Basically it's getting a huge benefit with no actual work behind it.You know, I notice that the people who say this never, if it's so easy, do it themselves.
Post by: MrRoboto75 on March 13, 2021, 10:34:25 pm
Now you're buying into some insano GPU rig that basically can only do mining, plus whatever energy costs, long before you ever start to break even, if ever.
Post by: Vector on March 13, 2021, 11:05:34 pm
Basically it's getting a huge benefit with no actual work behind it.You know, I notice that the people who say this never, if it's so easy, do it themselves.
I mean, a large part of our economy runs on treating the household work of women at a $0 material value. Get wife = print money.
Post by: heydude6 on March 13, 2021, 11:08:26 pm
Basically it's getting a huge benefit with no actual work behind it.You know, I notice that the people who say this never, if it's so easy, do it themselves.
You can't pull a WeWork unless you're already a millionaire (though it's better to be a billionaire to be safe). The way you make money off of an overhyped IPO or Initial Public Offering, is by getting in on the stock before the IPO launches. That is, by becoming a private investor first.
It's a lot harder to invest privately than publicly. Private investment requires you to organize meetings with company owners directly, and those guys will only give you the time of day if you promise to shell out a lot for them (hence the millionaire requirement). Even if you do have a lot of money, you're still competing with other 0.1 percenters who have the exact same idea you do, but possibly even deeper pockets. There's only so much stock you can sell before you lose control of your company so this limited supply is going to go to the highest bidder. The 1% of the 0.1%.
So long story short, the reason why everyone isn't doing this is because only a few people have enough money. Further complicating things is that hyping a stock and its eventual IPO is genuinely difficult. I never said that it was easy. The bullshiters selling this snake oil have genuine talent, but when you do this for a decade it becomes easy for you, though that applies to anything you devote enough practice to.
The real problem is that selling bullshit is more profitable than investing in successful businesses. Finding the next Steve jobs requires finding an exceptional individual who both has a revolutionary idea, and enough business sense to actually capitalize on it. The first part is already pretty tricky, but combined with the second makes it a search for a needle in a haystack. It's much easier to find a charismatic narcissistic or con-man who thinks he's the shit, and then give him a platform to preach his well-articulated message to the gullible masses. From a distance, they look like the same thing. I mean Steve Jobs was both the former and the latter!
It's the honest businesses that suffer the most from this. Smaller ideas with more realistic profit margins are shoved to wayside as the venture capitalists instead try to get into the next big thing. Money that could have been spent on companies that create products that improve our lives instead goes into companies that suck up the public's money and then vanish into thin air within a couple of years.
We live in very interesting times.
Post by: Rolan7 on March 14, 2021, 12:55:17 am
I guess a lot of workers could pool their disposable incomes just to find out that megawealth is orders of magnitude more important than a few hundred people's best efforts. Not enough to influence prices enough for profit, if that would even be a good thing.
Then there's the Gamestop anomaly which will, anew, fool people into thinking that small investments have any meaningful weight. Popular involvement in the stock market is a tax the rich levy on those without good "tips". At best it's gambling, but it's so obviously stacked.
Post by: heydude6 on March 14, 2021, 01:20:44 am
It was a blatant lie that lots of people fell for. All to inflate the share price.
Post by: King Zultan on March 14, 2021, 02:28:42 am
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Post by: Vector on March 14, 2021, 02:35:32 am
It really pissed me off. She was doing fine financially and was doing this with the aim of making more money, I guess to be filthy rich. She's already rich, has a house, husband, children, cars, steady job, easy life. Calling that power "excess power" when we need to decrease power consumption is something else.
Post by: Egan_BW on March 14, 2021, 02:40:59 am
Post by: dragdeler on March 14, 2021, 07:51:05 am
Post by: Maximum Spin on March 14, 2021, 01:04:05 pm
I mean, a large part of our economy runs on treating the household work of women at a $0 material value. Get wife = print money.yes because no husbands ever buy things for their wives such as but not limited to food, houses, clothing, jewelry, gifts...
Post by: Vector on March 14, 2021, 02:27:07 pm
I mean, a large part of our economy runs on treating the household work of women at a $0 material value. Get wife = print money.yes because no husbands ever buy things for their wives such as but not limited to food, houses, clothing, jewelry, gifts...
The husband works -> a portion of his labor goes to paying for things for the wife. The wife works the same hours in the home -> she receives a subset of the assets that someone else controls.
Look, this is straightforward capitalism 101. I'm not saying that Men Are Bad or something. I'm saying though that 1. goods and services are being produced and 2. it's not through a regulated labor market.
Post by: Maximum Spin on March 14, 2021, 02:30:41 pm
The wife works the same hours in the home -> she receives a subset of the assets that someone else controls.That's the normal situation for all labourers, though. If you work for a certain number of hours for a company, you will receive a subset of the assets that company controls. I'm not sure how this is supposed to be specific to women.
it's not through a regulated labor market.Certainly it isn't regulated. If you think that's the problem, then we just have a fundamental philosophical difference.
Post by: Rolan7 on March 15, 2021, 10:49:20 am
Laborers (who aren't chattel) have contractually-obligated rights and compensation. Domestic partners *might* have pre-nups, with all the stigma that entails. They also get the general marriage laws (woo, divorce lawyers) and the arbitrary decisions of some judge. Those judgements often favor women because those women traditionally own very little of their own, being dependent on their husband's wealth. So we get a great system where women are at the court's mercy, and the court acts with an apparent and often actual anti-man bias. And anyone who doesn't fit into that traditional arrangement is similarly at the mercy of some judge and expensive divorce lawyers.
That's a direct consequence of the lack of regulation... Some basic contractual rights for domestic partners would help a lot. The reason we don't have that is the original point: We don't properly value domestic work. It's widely dismissed and mocked as "women's work" (or undocumented immigrant work). We ought to value homemaking like any other job.
Edit: At the least we could stop vilifying women who ask for pre-nups as "gold diggers" etc.
Post by: Maximum Spin on March 15, 2021, 03:41:32 pm
Edit: At the least we could stop vilifying women who ask for pre-nups as "gold diggers" etc.I'm confused about this statement: in my experience, it's women who don't sign pre-nups who are considered gold-diggers, because pre-nups are generally presumed to include provisions that, in the event of divorce, both parties keep their own property instead of splitting it 50-50. The gold-digger stereotype is of a woman who marries a rich man so she can get half his stuff in the divorce.
Post by: MrRoboto75 on March 15, 2021, 03:49:38 pm
Post by: Vector on March 15, 2021, 04:00:46 pm
There is of course a problem in the case where a wife is expected to exit the labor market to care for children and then also expected to receive no assets in case of divorce.
Post by: Maximum Spin on March 15, 2021, 04:03:13 pm
A couple of generations ago, my step-grandmother, who had property and married my grandfather, a minister (=no money), signed a pre-nup and was considered to have something deeply wrong with her because she wasn't willing to risk losing her land to her husband in case of divorce.Weird, where's this? In my culture women owning land has been normal for at least multiple centuries.
Post by: heydude6 on March 15, 2021, 04:27:06 pm
A couple of generations ago, my step-grandmother, who had property and married my grandfather, a minister (=no money), signed a pre-nup and was considered to have something deeply wrong with her because she wasn't willing to risk losing her land to her husband in case of divorce.Weird, where's this? In my culture women owning land has been normal for at least multiple centuries.
I’m gonna call bullshit on that. A few centuries ago, owning land was a privilege only the aristocracy got. Some of those aristocrats were women, but it was not “normal” for either gender to have any. What was normal was living on someone else’s land as a labourer of some sort.
I don’t know how much of a functional difference that made, I’m not that versed in the details of medieval serfdom, but I’m not gonna let you make a broad statement like that without you at least clarifying the period you’re talking about.
Post by: Vector on March 15, 2021, 04:32:38 pm
Post by: Maximum Spin on March 15, 2021, 04:40:12 pm
I’m gonna call bullshit on that. A few centuries ago, owning land was a privilege only the aristocracy got. Some of those aristocrats were women, but it was not “normal” for either gender to have any. What was normal was living on someone else’s land as a labourer of some sort....in some parts of Europe...
Post by: methylatedspirit on March 16, 2021, 08:02:32 am
What's a good lightweight (fast to launch, fast to browse, ideally small) browser that I can use in case it happens again? I had to use Edge (ugh), but was so bloated that it took actual seconds to get ready. I was in full speedrun mode, typing in "firefox.com" (which does indeed point you to Firefox's download page) to avoid Microsoft's chastising, and those few seconds evaporated away any respect I had for Edge.
PS: does an "Installing Firefox/Chrome from Fresh Windows 10" speedrun exist? I feel like that's the first step any competent Windows 10 user does, so it does seem like a speedrunnable thing, even if it's mostly a meme. Any% Tool-Assisted would probably be slipstreaming it, but that would give a negative time.
Post by: Uthimienure on March 16, 2021, 08:06:08 am
Post by: TheSteppeWolf on March 16, 2021, 08:26:05 am
I want to use the forum too, don't want to get my computer Ip banned. Should I take his account away? He is 9 years old by the way...
Post by: George_Chickens on March 16, 2021, 08:30:14 am
My brother found a roleplay forum and started godmodding and trolling there with posts like "i suddenly appear and kill everyone" (translated, the forum is Mongolian). He already got 2 warnings within 2 days.Send me the forum so I may act as reinforcements.
I want to use the forum too, don't want to get my computer Ip banned. Should I take his account away? He is 9 years old by the way...
Post by: Egan_BW on March 16, 2021, 07:51:09 pm
My brother found a roleplay forum and started godmodding and trolling there with posts like "i suddenly appear and kill everyone" (translated, the forum is Mongolian). He already got 2 warnings within 2 days.
I want to use the forum too, don't want to get my computer Ip banned. Should I take his account away? He is 9 years old by the way...
I think if you have the ability to do so, then you probably have the authority and mandate to do it as well. It's not as though anybody will mind. Except the kid, but they don't count.
Post by: Maximum Spin on March 17, 2021, 03:20:58 pm
Except the kid, but they don't count.That can't be completely true, because then how would they count for even less between 12 and 18? Teenagers obviously count less than kids, so I think kids under 12 should count for half so we have something to take away.
Post by: wierd on March 18, 2021, 02:23:16 am
I am reminded of attempts my parents made to sever my ability to use a computer/internet as a child... I was not successful.
I mention this, because the internet is damn ubiquitous today. You can get to it from a phone, a watch, a tablet, a TV, etc... Hell, there are some other appliances, like refrigerators (https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/12yuxw/my_new_fridge_runs_linux/) that you can use also.
You only THINK you can restrict that kind of access.
What you CAN do, is monitor, and then introduce other penalties for their inevitable circumvention of your (inevitably futile) attempt at such restriction. Just be aware that it will devolve quickly.
Post by: methylatedspirit on March 19, 2021, 06:16:12 am
Post by: Domaryx on March 19, 2021, 06:43:44 am
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I am reminded of attempts my parents made to sever my ability to use a computer/internet as a child... I was not successful.
I mention this, because the internet is damn ubiquitous today. You can get to it from a phone, a watch, a tablet, a TV, etc... Hell, there are some other appliances, like refrigerators (https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/12yuxw/my_new_fridge_runs_linux/) that you can use also.
You only THINK you can restrict that kind of access.
What you CAN do, is monitor, and then introduce other penalties for their inevitable circumvention of your (inevitably futile) attempt at such restriction. Just be aware that it will devolve quickly.
You're right. Attempts to restrict access to the computer / internet will be absolutely useless
Post by: wierd on March 19, 2021, 08:31:58 am
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I am reminded of attempts my parents made to sever my ability to use a computer/internet as a child... I was not successful.
I mention this, because the internet is damn ubiquitous today. You can get to it from a phone, a watch, a tablet, a TV, etc... Hell, there are some other appliances, like refrigerators (https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/12yuxw/my_new_fridge_runs_linux/) that you can use also.
You only THINK you can restrict that kind of access.
What you CAN do, is monitor, and then introduce other penalties for their inevitable circumvention of your (inevitably futile) attempt at such restriction. Just be aware that it will devolve quickly.
You're right. Attempts to restrict access to the computer / internet will be absolutely useless
What I would suggest:
Contact the board admin, and proactively request a temporary ban on your IP, but NOT on your personal account. Do this, after informing the board admin of the situation with your young family member. Suggest that they will lose interest after being blocked, and will seek other ways to amuse themselves. After that time, the temporary ban on the IP can be lifted.
Ask the site admin to have a contact email to use when you feel that this situation has come about, so that your IP can be unbanned more expediently.
The site admin most likely just wants peaceful relations on his or her forum, and this kind of responsibility is very desirable. Short of the board being run by corporate A-hole types, I cannot imagine the site admin being a douche and saying no to such a simple and sensible request.
Post by: methylatedspirit on March 20, 2021, 11:01:08 pm
What should a complete beginner to C++ write? I suppose a "Hello World" program would be the first thing I should try, but I want something slightly more challenging after that.
Should I worry about what compiler to use at this stage? Which one do universities use?
Post by: Vector on March 20, 2021, 11:03:14 pm
Post by: WealthyRadish on March 21, 2021, 12:27:25 am
Should I worry about what compiler to use at this stage? Which one do universities use?
A place to start is visual studio (community edition).
Here's a little "guess a number" console game, that shows a couple things (like reading console text input and random numbers).
Code: [Select]
#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <ctime>
#include <string>
#include <conio.h> // Evil non-standard library
int main(void) {
std::srand(std::time(0)); // Seeds simple random number generator
const int Num = std::rand() % 100 + 1;
std::string s;
std::cout << "Guess a number between 1 and 100.\n";
bool victory = false;
int guesses = 0;
while (!victory) {
std::cin >> s; // Reads text input from console
char* bleh = nullptr;
int guess = std::strtol(s.c_str(), &bleh, 10); // converts string of text to int (returns 0 on error)
if (guess < 1 || guess > 100) {
std::cout << "Don't be cute!\n";
}
else if (guess < Num) {
std::cout << "Too low...\n";
}
else if (guess > Num) {
std::cout << "Too high...\n";
}
else {
std::cout << "Wow, you win!\n";
victory = true;
}
++guesses;
}
std::cout << "Only " << guesses << " guesses!\n";
std::cout << "Press any key to exit...";
_getch(); // Read a single key as console input without having to press enter [not standard, your compiler might not have this]
return 0;
}If you're interested, I'll post a guide to write an OpenGL application with *real graphics*, which I think might be a much more interesting way of getting going.
Post by: bloop_bleep on March 21, 2021, 11:07:32 am
On an unrelated note if you'd like to learn C++ I think you could start by reading the tutorial on cplusplus.com to get the basics of the language and then you could read books about C++ methods and approaches, like Scott Meyer's books (Effective C++, More Effective C++, Effective STL). After that it's just practicing with writing and doing things.
I found this stack overflow post covering some good C++ books: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/388242/the-definitive-c-book-guide-and-list?rq=1 .
Post by: MaxTheFox on March 21, 2021, 11:45:18 pm
Post by: bloop_bleep on March 22, 2021, 12:59:57 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on March 22, 2021, 01:15:41 am
I'm guessing and extrapolating a larger point being expressed by such a question, and to that, I'd say: there is no such thing as mind control. You have zero control over what people think of you. There will always be people who don't like you, regardless of what you do, and those people you should ignore. Focus on those people who do like you. It's a massive cliche, but be yourself. There's a set of bare-minimum things you have to do, but other than that, it's like rolling dice. May as well put your own personality at that point; it's not like it matters what you put in after that.
...at least that's what my shrink told me about myself. Your mileage may vary.
Post by: Arx on March 22, 2021, 01:33:02 am
Quote
there is no such thing as mind control.
That's what they want you to think!
Post by: King Zultan on March 22, 2021, 02:08:33 am
I wear my foil hat just in case!Quotethere is no such thing as mind control.
That's what they want you to think!
Post by: MaxTheFox on March 22, 2021, 03:01:35 am
Post by: King Zultan on March 22, 2021, 03:07:45 am
Someone ran over my parents' house's fence while I was staying there and then drove away. I don't recognize them or the car, it's a red Lada. Should I call the cops?Probably.
Post by: feelotraveller on March 22, 2021, 05:11:06 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on March 22, 2021, 05:35:24 am
If it was the FSB it willl probably just make matters worse.FSB? I assume you're not referring to a Front-Side Bus.
Post by: Kagus on March 22, 2021, 05:55:40 am
Fuller's Special BittersIf it was the FSB it willl probably just make matters worse.FSB? I assume you're not referring to a Front-Side Bus.
Post by: King Zultan on March 23, 2021, 02:15:08 am
Full speed bus?Fuller's Special BittersIf it was the FSB it willl probably just make matters worse.FSB? I assume you're not referring to a Front-Side Bus.
Post by: methylatedspirit on March 23, 2021, 02:38:14 am
Full speed bus?Fuller's Special BittersIf it was the FSB it willl probably just make matters worse.FSB? I assume you're not referring to a Front-Side Bus.
(https://i.postimg.cc/767drzVz/798204.png) (https://postimages.org/)
That would be this CPU, whose 'bus is shown here to be running at a blisteringly-fast 750.92 MHz, or as Intel would've marketed it, 3 GHz.
Post by: bloop_bleep on March 23, 2021, 10:25:37 am
If it was the FSB it willl probably just make matters worse.FSB? I assume you're not referring to a Front-Side Bus.
Federal Security Bureau. KGB with a new name.
Post by: methylatedspirit on March 24, 2021, 05:38:10 am
I dunno, GPL seems like a ridiculous license to put artwork under, considering what you have to do were you to redistribute it, especially derived copies. Can anyone shed light on any potential motivations for selecting GPL?
Post by: wierd on March 24, 2021, 06:06:42 am
Otherwise, I would recommend licensing under CC:BY or CC:BA instead.
Post by: Kagus on March 24, 2021, 08:00:04 am
Post by: Great Order on March 26, 2021, 10:43:04 am
Post by: Vector on March 26, 2021, 01:06:40 pm
Post by: Frumple on March 26, 2021, 01:28:39 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on March 27, 2021, 06:54:51 am
Post by: Arx on March 27, 2021, 07:20:02 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on March 27, 2021, 07:51:27 am
I suppose if there is Windows software that compiles itself only for the CPU architecture it's on, it would be mildly harder, but I think you'd be mistaking Windows for Gentoo. Paint.NET does that via ngen, but I'm fairly certain it still works even if you moved from a Pentium 4 to a Ryzen.
Post by: Kagus on March 27, 2021, 08:20:52 am
Does anyone else get those days where there's nothing even remotely wrong, but for some reason their brain's just not working properly?
I mean... For large portions of my life, days like that were the norm. So, yeah :P
Post by: Iduno on March 27, 2021, 08:31:10 am
Has any home user ever copied over their entire disk after getting a new computer? Not "copy the important bits and reinstall programs", but a literal "move/clone the entire disk over to the new one". I'm sure this happens in office environments occasionally, but I'm talking about home users.
I usually physically move mine from one computer to another, but I've had to copy over entire drives before when one was failing.
Does anyone else get those days where there's nothing even remotely wrong, but for some reason their brain's just not working properly?
What is this "nothing even remotely wrong"? I don't think I've experienced that half of what you're asking.
Post by: hector13 on March 27, 2021, 08:36:09 am
Post by: Secretdorf on March 27, 2021, 09:03:58 am
Post by: Rolan7 on March 27, 2021, 09:18:53 am
Has any home user ever copied over their entire disk after getting a new computer? Not "copy the important bits and reinstall programs", but a literal "move/clone the entire disk over to the new one". I'm sure this happens in office environments occasionally, but I'm talking about home users.Oh hey, I was forced to do that recently because my corporate Windows 7 key from a previous job stopped validating. I *wanted* to go through the hassle of a fresh start, but instead I had to clone the image onto my new hard drive. It worked better than I expected.
Post by: MrRoboto75 on March 27, 2021, 10:29:06 am
Has any home user ever copied over their entire disk after getting a new computer? Not "copy the important bits and reinstall programs", but a literal "move/clone the entire disk over to the new one". I'm sure this happens in office environments occasionally, but I'm talking about home users.
Nah, I'll save a handful of files to carry over in a thumbdrive but that's it.
Leaving stuff behind is part of the "spring cleaning" of a new comp.
Post by: Arx on March 27, 2021, 10:31:00 am
even on Windows 7 and later with its activation scheme, you could always buy a new key for fuck-all and have it delivered straight to your email in minutes nowadays.
Windows doesn't even know it's moved. At least, in my case it didn't.
Post by: Great Order on March 27, 2021, 02:55:23 pm
There is nothing happening in your life that would otherwise explain why your brain is not working. Illness or some sort of unpleasant experience, for example.Basically. No depression, no tiredness, no exhaustion, no drugs, just a brain that's decided that thinking is a thing it doesn't want to do.
Post by: scriver on March 27, 2021, 04:23:22 pm
Post by: Caz on March 27, 2021, 04:47:29 pm
There is nothing happening in your life that would otherwise explain why your brain is not working. Illness or some sort of unpleasant experience, for example.Basically. No depression, no tiredness, no exhaustion, no drugs, just a brain that's decided that thinking is a thing it doesn't want to do.
Do ya walk in the woods at least an hour a day?
Post by: King Zultan on March 28, 2021, 01:48:30 am
Sometimes the brain just need a snack and a breakYou're not you when your hungry, Snickers satisfies.
Post by: Secretdorf on March 28, 2021, 02:46:59 am
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Post by: methylatedspirit on March 28, 2021, 03:31:42 am
Post by: Arx on March 28, 2021, 03:49:25 am
Post by: Great Order on March 28, 2021, 06:49:29 am
Hate walking most of the time, especially just retreading the same route over and over. I can't even discover new ones until the travel restrictions open up.There is nothing happening in your life that would otherwise explain why your brain is not working. Illness or some sort of unpleasant experience, for example.Basically. No depression, no tiredness, no exhaustion, no drugs, just a brain that's decided that thinking is a thing it doesn't want to do.
Do ya walk in the woods at least an hour a day?
Post by: methylatedspirit on March 28, 2021, 07:23:26 am
I try to focus on details like this (safety first, though) because they're unpredictable. I don't keep them in my head for very long, but I guess the sum of all that noise stops me from thinking that life is boring, that I'm living in a loop, whatever. I'm working off random noise reserves right now, since I'm still in quarantine. God, I so want to cycle right now.
Post by: methylatedspirit on March 30, 2021, 10:02:45 pm
Post by: KittyTac on April 01, 2021, 01:07:27 am
Post by: Rolan7 on April 01, 2021, 01:34:32 am
Oh, how my brother's cat enjoyed the company of me and our little cousin! She was shy at first, for several hours even. Took a day nap, and eventually came downstairs and looked at us.
I approached her a little, but saw her shy away and stopped - knelt on the ground and put out my hand, back-first.
Didn't work, of course.
It did work the fourth time. She approached, sniffed my hand a bit, and rubbed her chin against it. Obviously I started petting her then. And she approached our cousin without any hesitation, knowing that the situation was good.
There's a thing about cats, a weak spot. They love to be scritched along their chin, the same area they rub against people and objects. It's something you don't want to abuse. And it's something you shouldn't rush into! Start with casual back strokes, the cat will probably wander around as if they don't care. But they'll "wander" back to you, and you can keep stroking their back fur down their spine. But if you leave your hand hanging, they'll probably rub their face against it. That's when you start scritching. Rubbing the side of their face - *gently*, mind. You don't need to touch their skin! Just a casual scritching motion, and suddenly you're their favorite person. Keep your hand steady and they'll keep rubbing against your fingers. Gentle.... Then switch to stroking the rest of them again.
When they turn a cheek towards you, they want some cheek scritches. Do so, at least a little. Maybe spoil them. But then go back to caressing their fur.
I've not mentioned what sounds you should be making, partially because they might be a little embarrassing (https://xkcd.com/231/). Be not afraid. You are a good human, they are a good cat. Just be conscious of their movements and try to oblige - sometimes they'll want you to move to their neck.
Resist the urge to snoot-boop. That is a privilege accorded only to their most trusted human(s).
But if you caaaan snoot-boop... Be watchful for sand accumulating besides their eyes, and gently scrape that away.
Also clip those claws - particularly if they're clawing the ground or whatnot. My cat enjoyed it - just be careful not to go too deep. Too deep and there are live nerves. But the clear cartilage is fine - and you really just want a dull end. Uncut claws are so annoying and uncomfortable for them.
Post by: Rolan7 on April 01, 2021, 01:39:16 am
Why does my cat love walking right over boardgames while I am playing?They're complete attention whores
Post by: Rolan7 on April 01, 2021, 01:49:33 am
So ah - that means Win7 is out, right? It just doesn't recognize my motherboard (somehow - no, not salty, not salty!) and now I will have to upgrade to Windows Ten. Windows... ten. Hrn.
I know I can customize a lot of the changes away, but I did just help my brother try to figure it out. Protip: F2 lets you rename My Computer back to My Computer instead of the [obscenities deleted] they named it now.
But yeah Win7 installer (slipstreamed SP1) isn't recognizing my USB controller or both my mouse and keyboard. RIP Win 7, I guess!??
Post by: Ulfarr on April 01, 2021, 03:41:55 am
edit: Maybe it had to do more with the UEFI than win7 per se.
Post by: Iduno on April 01, 2021, 10:43:49 am
My new desktop recognizes my mouse and keyboard in bios, and in Knoppix (Linux LiveCD), but not in the Windows 7 install/repair iso (with SP1 slipstreamed in). The lights go dim.
So ah - that means Win7 is out, right? It just doesn't recognize my motherboard (somehow - no, not salty, not salty!) and now I will have to upgrade to Windows Ten. Windows... ten. Hrn.
I know I can customize a lot of the changes away, but I did just help my brother try to figure it out. Protip: F2 lets you rename My Computer back to My Computer instead of the [obscenities deleted] they named it now.
But yeah Win7 installer (slipstreamed SP1) isn't recognizing my USB controller or both my mouse and keyboard. RIP Win 7, I guess!??
Bad install or issues with dual-booting? I haven't done slipstreaming in forever, but I remember it being a little fiddly. Also, Windows 7 had some weird hardware validation thing that I thought they got rid of? Could be that.
Post by: Rolan7 on April 01, 2021, 11:07:10 am
I can boot off that Windows 7 installer fine, except that my mouse and keyboard *stop* working as it reaches the graphical interface. The lights even go out. They work fine previously, like in the BIOS menu or boot device selection, but not once the installer is "running".
That's why I figure it's a driver issue, yeah. But the ISO I got already has SP1 slipstreamed in, so it should have all the USB drivers available. There's definitely no official support for Windows 7 anymore, particularly on this fairly-new hardware, so I guess I'm SOL and have to switch to 10 (which I know works, based on something my brother and I tested).
Linux live CDs boot up no problem, of course. So I'm definitely putting a nice simple Ubuntu install on, dual-boot. Maybe it'll even run modded Minecraft better than Windows did - even under 7 there was so much RAM-hogging crap I couldn't turn off. Anyway, the live CD (Knoppix) makes it easy for me to get everything I need off these drives first.
(Unrelated, but my enterprise key *also* doesn't validate anymore, but I couldn't even get to the stage where that would be an issue)
Post by: bloop_bleep on April 01, 2021, 07:44:07 pm
Because if you're setting aggressive optimisation flags you know what you're letting yourself in for. If you drive your car at 300km/h, spin off the road, and die, why is that considered the fault of the driver not the vehicle?
Except that analogy is not great, because optimizations are *not* supposed to change the functionality of the code. If they just don't optimize very well or make it slower sometimes, sure. But frankly breaking code is not a good thing and is a compiler bug.
Post by: methylatedspirit on April 03, 2021, 01:58:14 am
I'm worried about conflicts that may occur if you were to do this. Is there any software that installs a copy of FFmpeg, and places its copy into PATH? It would be an incredibly dumb thing to do (what happens if two programs put their own FFmpegs into PATH?), but I wouldn't be surprised if this did happen.
Post by: feelotraveller on April 03, 2021, 07:36:23 am
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export PATH=/home/methylated/noise:$PATHthen there shouldn't be any problem.
On the other hand setting it permanently, say via .bashrc, is a recipe for future problems since any FFmpeg data will end up there, potentially including stuff other programs might expect to be kept elsewhere. I think you realise this in a way with the 'two programs' comment (although it is a bad situation there will not be a conflict since $PATH is an ordered list and FFmpeg will use which ever location is first in the list... probably meaning the location specified by the last FFmpeg program to add to $PATH).
Just set it temporarily to avoid such a conflict.
Post by: methylatedspirit on April 03, 2021, 07:42:38 am
Post by: feelotraveller on April 03, 2021, 08:04:22 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on April 03, 2021, 10:07:44 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on April 06, 2021, 07:32:13 am
Is there any combination of audio/video formats that the MKV container format cannot handle? Like, as far as I'm concerned, you could do something as heretical as muxing an H.265 video with Opus audio, or as absurd as muxing an AV1 video with RealAudio 1.0 audio. Is there any limit to the madness that MKV allows?
Answering my own question: SBC, aptX, and aptX HD (all Bluetooth audio codecs) do not allow muxing into an MKV container. They must have extensions of .sbc, .aptx, and .aptxhd respectively. This happens if you try anyway:
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[matroska @ 000001d817f72880] No wav codec tag found for codec sbc
Could not write header for output file #0 (incorrect codec parameters ?): Invalid argument
Error initializing output stream 0:1 --
Conversion failed!
(sidenote: 128 kbps SBC sounds like shit. Worse than 128 kbps MP3.)
(side-sidenote: aptX (HD) both require an output sample rate of 48 KHz, set with -ar. Else, you'll end up with sped-up or slowed-down music.)
I have a dumb scheme:
You see, my dorm room has this problem where the fan and lights shut off (due to the circuit breaker; likely indicator of an electrical problem if it happens this often). I can hear sparking coming from the fan, especially at higher fan speeds. My hypothesis is that the electrical shutoff is caused by that sparking. The student rep has told me that if it fails again, he'll get repair people to diagnose and fix whatever I suspect is the culprit. There's some other rooms that are on the same breaker (including the nearest bathroom), so any fixes here will help them too.
So, what if I make it fail at a convenient time? It's only a matter of time before it dies again, so I may as well try to force it to happen at a good time. I'll max out the fan speed at 8 am, and just wait until it dies a few hours later. This way, I can go to the dorm office, complain that the fan's dead again, claim that the sparking is causing the issue (which is likely true, given what I've observed), and this whole problem gets fixed a few more hours later.
I've asked my roommates, and they're reasonably on board with the idea. I'm just checking if there's any possible risks to inducing a failure like this. I can't complain if nothing's immediately wrong (or they won't listen), which is why I'm trying to cause a bigger one that the management will care about.
Post by: ArchimedesWojak on April 09, 2021, 09:15:03 am
I drank an entire can of Monster Energy in the period of 30 minutes, it has been nearly an hour and a half and i am starting to feel that "Monster Energy" coursing though my body, this is my first time drinking it and i am extremely lightweight. (110 lbs)
Is this feeling of "oh shit what the fuck did i just drink!" normal?
Post by: Yellow Pixel on April 09, 2021, 09:27:39 am
Post by: Iduno on April 09, 2021, 09:38:03 am
Fellas.
I drank an entire can of Monster Energy in the period of 30 minutes, it has been nearly an hour and a half and i am starting to feel that "Monster Energy" coursing though my body, this is my first time drinking it and i am extremely lightweight. (110 lbs)
Is this feeling of "oh shit what the fuck did i just drink!" normal?
Reminds me of when 4 lokos came out, and still had caffeine in them. Aside from the horrific energy drink taste that the flavoring didn't really cover (Monster isn't as bad as most, I'll give them that), I remember waking up at 2 am feeling like I was having a heart attack.
Post by: methylatedspirit on April 09, 2021, 09:59:21 am
Post by: ArchimedesWojak on April 09, 2021, 10:15:30 am
Isn't Monster, like, hilariously overcaffeinated, far beyond what you'd see in a "reasonable" amount of coffee? I wonder how that's even remotely legal. May as well steep fine coffee bean dust in a pressure cooker; you'd get roughly the same caffeine content, as far as I'm concerned. Probably tastes just as good as unflavored Monster, too.
I got the mango flavored one
It's tastes like mango flavored ass
Post by: McTraveller on April 09, 2021, 10:32:01 am
I've personally found the I, Zombie take pretty amusing too.
Post by: scriver on April 09, 2021, 10:33:27 am
Post by: heydude6 on April 09, 2021, 10:50:08 am
Fellas.
I drank an entire can of Monster Energy in the period of 30 minutes, it has been nearly an hour and a half and i am starting to feel that "Monster Energy" coursing though my body, this is my first time drinking it and i am extremely lightweight. (110 lbs)
Is this feeling of "oh shit what the fuck did i just drink!" normal?
Sounds like the first time I drank a redbull. Never again...
Post by: Ulfarr on April 09, 2021, 11:15:12 am
Fellas.
I drank an entire can of Monster Energy in the period of 30 minutes, it has been nearly an hour and a half and i am starting to feel that "Monster Energy" coursing though my body, this is my first time drinking it and i am extremely lightweight. (110 lbs)
Is this feeling of "oh shit what the fuck did i just drink!" normal?
You'll probably be ok, but if things turn worse then you should notify someone. One of my friends used to abuse the shit out of those untill he spent a couple of days in a coma. He used to drink excessive amounts each day and sometimes even brewed instant coffee with it, instead of water.
Isn't Monster, like, hilariously overcaffeinated, far beyond what you'd see in a "reasonable" amount of coffee? I wonder how that's even remotely legal. May as well steep fine coffee bean dust in a pressure cooker; you'd get roughly the same caffeine content, as far as I'm concerned. Probably tastes just as good as unflavored Monster, too.
I'm not sure if they take that into account when it comes to it's legality but I think each can is supposed to be 2-3 servings so you aren't supposed to drink it all at once.
Post by: MrRoboto75 on April 09, 2021, 11:45:37 am
Post by: Iduno on April 09, 2021, 12:27:50 pm
Monster is so caffeinated so you can't absorb all of the caffeine on purpose, that way when you get lost in the wilderness and you drink your last monster and then have to drink your pee the piss will still be caffeinated too ;)
Plus, it'll taste better than the first time.
Post by: dragdeler on April 09, 2021, 12:35:55 pm
Post by: Ulfarr on April 09, 2021, 01:18:16 pm
Post by: Vector on April 09, 2021, 05:24:23 pm
Fellas.
I drank an entire can of Monster Energy in the period of 30 minutes, it has been nearly an hour and a half and i am starting to feel that "Monster Energy" coursing though my body, this is my first time drinking it and i am extremely lightweight. (110 lbs)
Is this feeling of "oh shit what the fuck did i just drink!" normal?
I agree with the "you will probably be fine" comment, although if you can find a friend to hang out and in particular not do anything dumb with while you wait to come down, that might help. My first coffee experience involved a loooong attack of paranoia.
Drink water and eat food with whole grains to help flush it out of your system. Monster also has lots of sugar in it, so don't eat anything sugary or with simple carbs for now, unless it's, like, a banana.
Post by: MaximumZero on April 09, 2021, 11:40:27 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on April 09, 2021, 11:50:11 pm
Isn't Monster, like, hilariously overcaffeinated, far beyond what you'd see in a "reasonable" amount of coffee? I wonder how that's even remotely legal. May as well steep fine coffee bean dust in a pressure cooker; you'd get roughly the same caffeine content, as far as I'm concerned. Probably tastes just as good as unflavored Monster, too.
I'm not sure if they take that into account when it comes to it's legality but I think each can is supposed to be 2-3 servings so you aren't supposed to drink it all at once.
That sounds like a massive loophole, and I think it implies behavior that no-one engages in. Who the hell opens a can of anything, drinks half of it, then decides that they've had enough and saves it for later? Especially when it's a carbonated drink; damn thing's gonna be flat when they drink it again. I know Monster cans are relatively big, but still.
Post by: Vector on April 09, 2021, 11:59:27 pm
[...has had probably 18-24 monsters this week...]
the child is 14 years old and like 110 lbs and does not have a past of punching bears :V
Post by: wierd on April 10, 2021, 12:04:08 am
(I work 3rd shift, and it is a 5hr drive there. I will down 2 monsters straight up, and then be bug-eyed while driving. Stay up all that day, then crash like the meteor that killed the dinosaurs that night.)
Post by: MrRoboto75 on April 10, 2021, 12:37:53 am
I'm not 100% sure caffeine even affects me the normal way, what with having ADHD. I mean, the usual meds for that is stimulants anyway.
Post by: Frumple on April 10, 2021, 07:39:13 am
... any case, if you haven't built a dependency, it's probably good to make sure you never do. Caffeine's legitimately kinda' bad for you, and you're largely better off just... not.
Post by: TD1 on April 12, 2021, 05:28:44 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on April 12, 2021, 06:47:56 am
Post by: Great Order on April 17, 2021, 06:37:58 am
Post by: dragdeler on April 17, 2021, 09:18:55 am
Post by: heydude6 on April 17, 2021, 10:30:01 am
Post by: EuchreJack on April 17, 2021, 11:08:41 am
Discuss or I win. Obs.
Asking for a friend.
Post by: methylatedspirit on April 17, 2021, 11:20:14 am
Why restrict yourself? Why not invade the upper/middle ("middle" being Curses and Other Games) boards a little? A little invasion never hurt anyone.
Post by: EuchreJack on April 17, 2021, 11:26:37 am
More seriously, the benefit is that it's a good opportunity to explore boards I usually ignore. The downside it that it's kinda an ego trip.
I've a Curses and Other Games vet. The real problem is going to be finding a bug to report in the Bug Reporting thread. Oh wait, this is Dwarf Fortress... :P
Post by: methylatedspirit on April 17, 2021, 11:33:02 am
Post by: EuchreJack on April 17, 2021, 11:36:58 am
In the wise words of Grace Hopper, early computer scientist, Navy rear admiral and total badass: "It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission."
I see what you're doing. Thou shall not thwart me, scurvy knave!
I like that quote too.
Post by: Egan_BW on April 17, 2021, 04:56:06 pm
A little invasion never hurt anyone.
From what ancient forum history I've heard, it did get a board deleted once. :p
Post by: Eschar on April 18, 2021, 02:30:06 am
A little invasion never hurt anyone.
From what ancient forum history I've heard, it did get a board deleted once. :p
details?
Post by: Egan_BW on April 18, 2021, 02:33:49 am
Post by: Kagus on April 18, 2021, 06:07:41 am
Post by: Eschar on April 18, 2021, 11:47:34 am
Post by: King Zultan on April 19, 2021, 12:50:22 am
Post by: scriver on April 19, 2021, 04:41:48 am
Post by: EuchreJack on April 19, 2021, 08:53:32 am
It was the General Discussion board before General Discussion existed, but instead of a board of General Discussion it was a board of Various Nonsense
So basically the same as now. :P
Post by: Kagus on April 19, 2021, 10:43:48 am
Naturally, it devolved into a cesspit almost immediately. It was /b/ay12.
Eventually, with it repeatedly causing trouble and not really serving any distinct purpose that wasn't already covered by GD, it got purged and nuked from orbit.
Post by: Arx on April 19, 2021, 10:45:37 am
Post by: Kagus on April 19, 2021, 10:50:57 am
...and MLP got banned. Or was that later?
That was part of it. The ponies used to live down there, where they belonged. Then they started trying to breach containment, and things got a little ugly. When VN was finally removed, they raised their hooves higher in rebellion, and things got even uglier.
And now we don't talk about that anymore.
Post by: scriver on April 19, 2021, 11:59:21 am
Post by: Vector on April 19, 2021, 12:08:58 pm
Post by: TamerVirus on April 19, 2021, 12:15:20 pm
"There was a post timestamped less than an hour before the shooting that read, "I hope that I can be with Applejack in the afterlife, my life has no meaning without her," and it featured an image of the cartoon pony Applejack."
Post by: Frumple on April 19, 2021, 01:10:20 pm
Post by: Vector on April 19, 2021, 02:10:40 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on April 19, 2021, 10:27:37 pm
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int a, b, c, d, e;and then print them out (doing the obligatory "#include <iostream>" first, of course)...
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std::cout << a << "\n" << b << "\n" << c << "\n" << d << "\n" << e << "\n";I get this output (GCC 10.2.0, Windows, x86_64):
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0
0
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4198400
1
Thing is, where is it getting these numbers from? What part of memory is it pulling these values from? Like, memory management's been a thing since the 386; you can't just read memory from any old address and expect it to end in anything other than a segfault. (And 4198400 converts to 0x401000, which must mean something to a computer if it's such a clean number in hex.)
Post by: WealthyRadish on April 19, 2021, 11:05:11 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on April 19, 2021, 11:18:58 pm
Post by: King Zultan on April 20, 2021, 01:56:49 am
The problem with the MLP stuff is that the thread devolved into weird smut,Why does that always seem to be what happens to fandoms that kills them off or at least ruins them for most people?
Post by: Egan_BW on April 20, 2021, 02:36:26 am
It's always there is you look deep enough. If you want to keep enjoying things, you need to either get used to it or avoid looking that deeply into things~The problem with the MLP stuff is that the thread devolved into weird smut,Why does that always seem to be what happens to fandoms that kills them off or at least ruins them for most people?
(Of course, here's not the place for it.)
Post by: wierd on April 20, 2021, 03:27:58 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on April 20, 2021, 03:29:37 am
Fandoms tend to be very tolerant, often to the point of becoming a Nazi bar; you see this in spades in the furry fandom, where you have these, uh, "Nazi furs", which are exactly what you think they are. At least there, most furries upon seeing someone so pridefully propagate hate, are rightfully vehemently against these groups. The furries are mature enough as a fandom that they're able to drive out the Nazis (and each other, I think?). They do exist, of course, but they haven't overtaken the fandom.
In a younger (audience maturity-wise) fandom, though, they don't have that drive-out mechanism. That's how you can end up with total weirdos in a fandom. They come in, they're fans of the work in question, but they have this thing about them that's extremely unacceptable in modern society. Just, like, imagine the things that would instantly repulse you from a person if they were that. So you have these weirdos, and they're rising through the ranks of the fandom's society (insofar as a fandom is a society) over time, right? Wouldn't their weirdness, their extremely-unacceptable thing(s), eventually spread throughout the fandom as a whole?
And when the weirdos are in charge, that's where all sorts of shit can go down. King, you've mentioned the MLP fandom, that's a prime example. I think the thing that drives the normal people out (the people who don't have the extremely-unacceptable thing about them), apart from the Nazi bar effect, is a vocal minority. Even if they're only a minority numerically, weirdos tend to be really good at being vocal about their weirdness. The normal people in there bail out of there because they don't want to be associated with the weirdos that share a fandom with them.
So now you reach peak weirdoification of a fandom. The normal people who formerly occupied that space have ejected long ago, and in their place are like-minded weirdos, (fantasizing about) doing unspeakable things to the characters they
Strangely enough, I think it's a reversible process. I heard that the Undertale fandom actually became normal again after a while, after it stopped being in the public eye. I'm speculating (as if this whole thing isn't speculation enough) that it's a demographic shift. All the young kids moved out because it wasn't "in" anymore, so the average fandom maturity shifted upwards over time. This let them drive out the weirdos in the fandom (because you don't get all these kids going "but we have to be friends!"), and I think it's mostly normal people now. So I've heard, anyway.
Post by: scriver on April 20, 2021, 07:28:30 am
Fandoms are generally nerd things
Nerds are generally social outcasts
Nerds generally spend too much time on the internet and too little time interacting with real people, thereby losing their grip on reality
Fandoms (these days) are generally on the internet
People who spend too much time on the internet have a correspondingly larger presence on the internet than normal people and because they're on the internet all the time they automatically also gain the ability to respond to and direct all discussion. Put a bunch of them together and they'll dominate the fandom even if they're a numerical minority.
That parts isn't just true for fandoms but for all discussion on the internet, see Reddit, Tumblr, 4chan, Twitter, etc etc
But then we return to nerds being social outcasts because because of this they also tend to develop a host of inhibitions, fetishes, and other mental hangups which they must turn to the internet to get an outlet for. This in combination with losing their grip on what is appropriate (from spending too little time with real people) leads to a spiral where the inserting of their fetishes grow more and more common until everything they interact with is viewed through a lens of their fetishes which then leads to it becoming part of how they interact with others.
Combine that with their comparably bigger presence in the fandom (from spending too much time on the internet), if you only have two out of a hundred fans who are creeps, but they are among the ones who view and respond to every topic first, you can be damned sure that they are going to fund every opportunity they can to turn every discussion to be about or centered around appealing to their own fetishes.
Which also means that more creeps will come out of the woodworks and reinforce the pattern and so on and do forth
Tl;dr: The internet was a mistake
Post by: TD1 on April 20, 2021, 07:55:33 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on April 20, 2021, 08:12:19 am
...and I'm saying this on the Internet. This must be what it feels like to watch those inspirational "social media bad" videos on Facebook, then liking and sharing said videos, on Facebook.
Post by: scriver on April 20, 2021, 08:16:46 am
Post by: EuchreJack on April 20, 2021, 12:32:26 pm
What is lacking is a brief history of nerddom. I'll attempt to illustrate, since some of these events may predate some of our nerdlings. I'm sure others will fill in the gaps.
Prior to Bill Gates becoming a Millionaire, nerds did not out themselves in high school settings. They did however find some solace in College. Bill Gates becoming a Millionaire, and more, was the start of Nerd acceptance.
Nerds in these early days were still social outcasts, but they could socialize without suffering beatdowns from other students (mostly). School staff started protecting them.
Because this generation of Nerds was still heavily mistreated by their peers, they tended to mistreat one another for not being the right sort of nerd. You could get harassed because you didn't like the right kind of anime, for example.
Fast forward to 2007 and the Big Bang Theory. Finally, nerds were mainstream. They were given a role model for how to interact in public. You start to have people who are NOT nerds claiming to be nerds.
...my biggest fear is the pushback, the correction. That time when society inevitably goes back the other way, and the nerd harassment returns.
Post by: King Zultan on April 21, 2021, 01:35:55 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on April 21, 2021, 02:01:35 am
Damn nerds thinking they're so great, well they're not there are way better candies out there than them!I may be mixing up my candies here, but Nerds taste like flavored chalk. Barely-flavored chalk. I don't know who the target audience is, but it sure as hell ain't me. I prefer breath mints myself, entirely for the taste. That sensation of having my tongue "burn" from the mint flavor is addictive.
Post by: Frumple on April 21, 2021, 07:51:02 am
Post by: TheSteppeWolf on April 22, 2021, 11:28:45 pm
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Post by: Superdorf on April 25, 2021, 04:40:36 pm
Post by: Frumple on April 25, 2021, 07:07:52 pm
I'm pretty sure it would be possible to do with a spreadsheet, but it'd be a time consuming pain in the ass and if there's an easier way it'd be nice to know about.
Post by: wierd on April 25, 2021, 10:32:40 pm
You would need multi-dimensional arrays, ingredient data with meta tags appended, and then logic to evaluate nutritional information with-- then more logic to exclude ingredients based on their meta tags.
I would use a CSV file, just for ease of integration/modification, as the data source to populate the array with, and maybe also to set some values for the nutritional suggestion logic. Other than that, any actual, real programming language that can deal with multi-dimensional arrays, and which can present a cogent UI to the user to select what they have in their kitchen would suffice.
Hell, Javascript in a simplistic web form would work.
Post by: EuchreJack on April 25, 2021, 11:32:33 pm
Or Excel. You can do anything with Excel. ANYTHING.
Post by: methylatedspirit on April 25, 2021, 11:51:42 pm
I'd say Python would work, but I have hammer syndrome, as in "If all you have is a hammer..."
Post by: Frumple on April 26, 2021, 06:38:15 am
... literally. Trying to puzzle out how to put together programming languages tends to give me a pretty nasty headache. Just reading it generally isn't that bad but the next step hurts.
Post by: Secretdorf on April 26, 2021, 07:02:57 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on April 26, 2021, 07:28:25 am
Post by: Yellow Pixel on April 26, 2021, 09:34:24 am
Oh, and Excel has lambda functions now. Have fun!
Yes (https://xkcd.com/2453/)
Post by: methylatedspirit on April 29, 2021, 06:53:45 am
I'm asking because I play almost all games on keyboard + mouse. I'm playing Breath of the Wild (emulated Wii U) with an Xbox 360 controller, and I'm constantly noticing that I tend to just slam the sticks fully in the direction I want to go. No smoothing, no intermediate positions, just *slam*. Very keyboard-esque, where you simply don't have any more control over the movement keys than "on" and "off".
Post by: wierd on April 29, 2021, 07:36:42 am
Post by: Egan_BW on April 29, 2021, 07:45:18 am
Analogue inputs are difficult for the player to finely control. For a modern, well-designed game, they'll generally not be super important for that reason. And also because almost every game have to accommodate WASD, I suppose.
Post by: methylatedspirit on April 29, 2021, 08:06:47 am
It can be fairly smooth, if you have a good analog stick with a small deadzone. The issue is that the deadzone makes the fine precision aiming not nearly as quick as with a mouse. If you like to just bust into the room with a shotgun, and spatter some mooks on the walls like a Jackson Polluck painting, it's fine. If you do sniper stuff, you had better damned sure have some auto-aim magic going on, because you are NOT going to get accurate picking in a fast manner.
And that frustrates me. I love playing sniper/stealth builds! Being able to kill enemies from afar without them noticing you at all is cathartic. My reflexes are poor at best, so that is the only thing that gives me the upper hand. I feel weak in BoTW because I can't snipe enemies easily.
Post by: Egan_BW on April 29, 2021, 08:09:48 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on April 29, 2021, 08:35:03 am
An inelegant workaround is possible: In Cemu, gyroscope emulation is bound to the right mouse button, and then moving it as desired. That's a pain in the ass to work with if I'm aiming my bow, considering I'm holding down R2 (bound to ZR) with my left hand, and then holding down RMB with my right. It doesn't feel like any mouse controls I've ever used, but it does work better than fiddling with the analog stick.
Either that, or I'll have to get my phone involved to provide motion controls. I'd still have to handle two separate things, so I'd just be moving the problem around, but not actually fixing it. I'm hoping I don't have to do anything more involved with the gyro later on, 'else I'd be done for.
Post by: Vector on April 29, 2021, 10:18:52 am
For those of you who play games on controller, are your movements on the analog stick(s) smooth or jerky? Do you just move them always all the way, or do you exert finer control over the 'sticks than that?
I'm asking because I play almost all games on keyboard + mouse. I'm playing Breath of the Wild (emulated Wii U) with an Xbox 360 controller, and I'm constantly noticing that I tend to just slam the sticks fully in the direction I want to go. No smoothing, no intermediate positions, just *slam*. Very keyboard-esque, where you simply don't have any more control over the movement keys than "on" and "off".
Smooth, I'm not much of a button-masher, and sometimes I like for the character to walk instead of run. I use the Logitech 310.
I always had KB&M except for the past 5 years, though. I tend to switch between control schemas based on what seems the most natural. I find precision platforming on a controller a lot easier and if I'm playing a game with any shooting it definitely has to be a mouse.
Post by: Frumple on April 29, 2021, 01:07:35 pm
Post by: hector13 on April 29, 2021, 01:17:35 pm
Post by: King Zultan on April 30, 2021, 03:58:27 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on April 30, 2021, 04:11:25 am
Who needs a 360 controller when you have a touch pad on a laptop.
Now that's just cursed. I could see a touchpad being a stand-in for a touchscreen (minus the screen, obviously), actually, but as an analog stick stand-in? Awful. I remember sliding my greasy fingers across my phone's screen to play Pokemon Crystal; that has to be what it feels like. Eeugh. I suppose the older version of that would be the Turbo Touch 360.
Post by: wierd on April 30, 2021, 04:34:53 am
But mouselook with a trackpoint? (AKA, the infamous "clit mouse (https://xkcd.com/243/)" ) DOUBLE CURSED.
Post by: King Zultan on April 30, 2021, 04:43:20 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on April 30, 2021, 05:00:19 am
I suppose it's easier for FO3 and NV, since you've got that nifty VATS thing, but Skyrim and Stalker just sound like frustration all the way through. How many times did you die in those specific playthroughs? How far did you get?
Post by: King Zultan on April 30, 2021, 05:26:03 am
I'd compare it to playing FPSes with a trackball, but I've heard of old-timers doing just that in Quake Arena and other similar games. And they were winning.I don't see how that's possible I can't even get a trackball to work for regular computer stuff.
I suppose it's easier for FO3 and NV, since you've got that nifty VATS thing, but Skyrim and Stalker just sound like frustration all the way through. How many times did you die in those specific playthroughs? How far did you get?I don't really use VATS in Fallout as it feels like cheating, but as for number of deaths I don't think I died any more times than someone with a mouse, and I never beat any of those games as I always got distracted by side stuff, then my motherboard died and I haven't played them since.
Post by: Bumber on April 30, 2021, 05:48:24 am
I'm asking because I play almost all games on keyboard + mouse. I'm playing Breath of the Wild (emulated Wii U) with an Xbox 360 controller, and I'm constantly noticing that I tend to just slam the sticks fully in the direction I want to go. No smoothing, no intermediate positions, just *slam*. Very keyboard-esque, where you simply don't have any more control over the movement keys than "on" and "off".
There are shrines and stuff where you want to adjust your position just slightly to throw an object from a different spot. Not wanting to fall off a thin plank is another time to use more precision.
Post by: Vector on April 30, 2021, 12:09:18 pm
I'm asking because I play almost all games on keyboard + mouse. I'm playing Breath of the Wild (emulated Wii U) with an Xbox 360 controller, and I'm constantly noticing that I tend to just slam the sticks fully in the direction I want to go. No smoothing, no intermediate positions, just *slam*. Very keyboard-esque, where you simply don't have any more control over the movement keys than "on" and "off".
There are shrines and stuff where you want to adjust your position just slightly to throw an object from a different spot. Not wanting to fall off a thin plank is another time to use more precision.
Yeah, I played Zelda (Ocarina of Time) on an emulator as a kid and it was ... difficult. I don't fully remember what my workaround was but it was something like switching the emulator's internal sensitivity every time I had to aim the hookshot.
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 01, 2021, 10:19:02 pm
Post by: MrRoboto75 on May 01, 2021, 11:24:18 pm
Post by: Frumple on May 02, 2021, 12:27:20 am
Have hard drives gotten worse in access time performance over time? I know that software bloat makes running Windows 10 on a hard drive an intolerable experience, but I wonder if hard drives simply got worse as they stopped being used as boot drives.Running Win 10 on a hard drive is no less tolerable than... any other windows has been, over the course of there being windows. Probably more so than the earlier ones often were, for that matter. It's a bit slower than a solid state or whatever, but it still doesn't exactly take long on most hardware in use nowadays.
Folks have odd expectations for computer performance, sometimes...
Post by: bloop_bleep on May 02, 2021, 12:32:32 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 02, 2021, 12:34:23 am
Have hard drives gotten worse in access time performance over time? I know that software bloat makes running Windows 10 on a hard drive an intolerable experience, but I wonder if hard drives simply got worse as they stopped being used as boot drives.Running Win 10 on a hard drive is no less tolerable than... any other windows has been, over the course of there being windows. Probably more so than the earlier ones often were, for that matter. It's a bit slower than a solid state or whatever, but it still doesn't exactly take long on most hardware in use nowadays.
Add anything disk-intensive, like virus scanners, and you'll see why I wouldn't recommend hard drives as boot drives nowadays. Scanning files tends to hog the drive like nobody's business, and that kills performance. I don't use (external) virus scanners myself, but some people swear by those things, and I'm not about to try and convince them to not use them. God knows they probably need them.
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 02, 2021, 01:19:51 am
I need new names. Joke names, preferably. There's a 9-character limit, but I think most ASCII characters should work. Even "\" works, which sounds risky as hell.
Post by: King Zultan on May 02, 2021, 02:28:12 am
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: scriver on May 02, 2021, 06:28:21 am
Brunte
Russ
Horsey McHorseface
My Little Pony
My Little Punny
Hippocrates
Belisaurus Rex
Harald Trotiger
Peggysues
Johnny Trotten
David Hasselhoof
Grassroots Bowel Movement
Pal Frey
And of course the best name of all, Roach
Post by: EuchreJack on May 02, 2021, 09:44:57 am
Post by: Rolan7 on May 02, 2021, 10:05:28 am
Wequestria
Bojack (Horseman)
Glitterhoof (Crusader Kings 2)
Jumbo Pony
Sharp Equine
Artax (Neverending Story)
Huh, apparently the horse in Shadow of the Colossus was named Agro? That kinda rules.
Super Agro Nag
Ganondork
okay that's all I've got.
Post by: MrRoboto75 on May 02, 2021, 10:39:44 am
Post by: Vector on May 02, 2021, 11:35:31 am
And of course the best name of all, Roach
YES :D
OK, Bucephalus. Oops, too long ... hmm ...
Post by: Yellow Pixel on May 02, 2021, 11:47:07 am
Post by: scriver on May 02, 2021, 01:33:26 pm
Gallup
Manequest
Tussilago
Catafragt
Miramis
Bucephalus still works if you spell it Bukefalos
Mulephant
Rosinante
Hayslayer
Haybreakr
Post by: TD1 on May 02, 2021, 06:53:00 pm
Post by: King Zultan on May 03, 2021, 01:16:11 am
Cabby
Cab
Post by: scriver on May 03, 2021, 05:33:36 am
Hrimfaxi
Trufax
Post by: King Zultan on May 03, 2021, 05:40:16 am
Hrimfaxi
Trufax
Carfax
Post by: Lawson on May 03, 2021, 05:49:16 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 03, 2021, 07:07:17 am
a) It's obscure enough that Youtube won't copyright claim it*/Comes from a video game.
That's about it. I have my own preferences for test music, but I think it would bias the answers somewhat.
* If it's uploaded to YT and it says "Music in this video" in the description, it's definitely claimed.
Post by: Superdorf on May 04, 2021, 03:37:49 pm
I need music for an article that will involve a lot of audio degradation by pushing audio into a video codec and back. The u-law nonsense I was going on about in the Happy thread is related to this. I feel the need to obfuscate the hell out of my actual music taste, by adding y'all's music taste into it, and making it hard to tell between what's mine and anyone else's. Privacy reasons and whatnot. Just suggest any tracks that come to mind, as long as:
a) It's obscure enough that Youtube won't copyright claim it*/Comes from a video game.
That's about it. I have my own preferences for test music, but I think it would bias the answers somewhat.
* If it's uploaded to YT and it says "Music in this video" in the description, it's definitely claimed.
...blech, just realized there's a "Music in this video" blurb. This is harder than I thought.
Maybe this? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ_pwtSZfEk)
Post by: heydude6 on May 04, 2021, 03:48:54 pm
Post by: Yellow Pixel on May 04, 2021, 04:46:00 pm
Aren't there websites out there that host royalty free music?
Of course! Here's a good one. (http://www.openmusicarchive.org/)
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 04, 2021, 04:57:46 pm
Aren't there websites out there that host royalty free music? I know a lot of youtubers who use those when they try to give their video a soundtrack.
I'm trying to perform the fine art of "copyright smuggling (https://youtu.be/VvFGumd_esg?t=631)", in this case trying to get music past the YT copyright system. The absolute hardest kind of copyright smuggling. Copyright law doesn't make sense on the Internet, anyway. Using entirely royalty-free music would make it sound generic, since everyone and their mother's used it somewhere (discussed in Part 1 of that series (https://youtu.be/BPIC2A_YeI0)). I want more variety.
...or, I could pull off a "copyright deadlock (https://youtu.be/cK8i6aMG9VM)". Use so much music "owned" (sometimes, the claimant doesn't actually have the rights to it; a copyright troll) by different companies, that you end up being claimed by multiple companies, denying all of them ad revenue. It's not like I'm making money off my work, anyway. Not sure how'd I do it in a single video, so probably not viable.
Post by: EuchreJack on May 04, 2021, 06:27:35 pm
...or, I could pull off a "copyright deadlock (https://youtu.be/cK8i6aMG9VM)". Use so much music "owned" (sometimes, the claimant doesn't actually have the rights to it; a copyright troll) by different companies, that you end up being claimed by multiple companies, denying all of them ad revenue. It's not like I'm making money off my work, anyway. Not sure how'd I do it in a single video, so probably not viable.
Maybe some vaporwave could do that? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXC4AyjRikg&t=4470s)
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 04, 2021, 08:08:39 pm
Spoiler: Spoilered for eye protection (click to show/hide)
The idea I want to communicate is that if you just directly bitcrush/dither audio down to 8-bit PCM, you'll end up losing a lot of the dynamic range, the "quiet portions" of the audio. That's shown by "no compander" being cut off by the "8-bit LPCM" line. By using μ-law, you "push" the audio upwards in amplitude to avoid this fate. Then, once you're done working with it in 8-bit PCM, you go back and "pull" the audio back down to its original level by taking the inverse transfer function.
Post by: Frumple on May 04, 2021, 10:04:20 pm
Using entirely royalty-free music would make it sound generic, since everyone and their mother's used it somewhere (discussed in Part 1 of that series (https://youtu.be/BPIC2A_YeI0)). I want more variety.There's stupid amounts of royalty free or otherwise copyright unentangled music, though. Like... thousands, tens of thousands of songs spanning pretty much every genre. There's plenty of variety there, more than a little that hasn't seen much use or reuse. Saying that using it would mean your stuff would be generic or overused is just... wrong, y'know? Wildly underestimating just how much of the stuff is floating around these days.
It'd sound generic of you used the generic sounding ones, so hunt around until you found other things :P
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 06, 2021, 01:38:22 am
I'm going to leave these questions open to everyone, not just whoever said it. How would you describe my writing style? Can you imitate it?
Post by: wierd on May 06, 2021, 02:27:35 am
Post by: scriver on May 06, 2021, 03:26:03 am
Post by: TD1 on May 06, 2021, 03:41:59 am
Technical, but informal.
Good description.
Also serious, maybe even slightly blunt.
Post by: Arx on May 06, 2021, 12:36:50 pm
A while ago, one of you folks said that you identify us by our writing styles. For some reason, it's been stuck in my head for months now. It's one of those things that's swirled around in my Idea Pool for that time, and kept resurfacing over and over as I fished for ideas.
I'm going to leave these questions open to everyone, not just whoever said it. How would you describe my writing style? Can you imitate it?
It's a matter of diction, preferred idioms, consistent grammatical errors, consistent grammatical structures, and any other distinctive stylistic quirks. For instance in your case you use an unusual number of quotes, parentheses, and semicolons. You also frequently start your posts, if not your sentences in general, with an introductory phrase (which might provide context, or might just fill the space so it doesn't start abruptly) followed by the "meat" of the post. I don't think you use emoticons, either.
I don't always pay attention to those things consciously, but they're always in the back of my mind when I read a post. Usually, I can't copy the style without effort unless I'm thinking about it; but in the case of people I know well or who have noticeable "tics" I find it quite easy.
It's also just something I do. Cinder once made an entire post as an acronym and I could expand it, but I couldn't tell you why beyond that I just have all the patterns in my head and the ability to connect them.
...also this whole post is written in a probably-shoddy imitation of your style.
Post by: Enemy post on May 06, 2021, 01:07:52 pm
Post by: Eschar on May 06, 2021, 03:45:38 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on May 06, 2021, 04:58:59 pm
A while ago, one of you folks said that you identify us by our writing styles. For some reason, it's been stuck in my head for months now. It's one of those things that's swirled around in my Idea Pool for that time, and kept resurfacing over and over as I fished for ideas.
I'm going to leave these questions open to everyone, not just whoever said it. How would you describe my writing style? Can you imitate it?
It's a matter of diction, preferred idioms, consistent grammatical errors, consistent grammatical structures, and any other distinctive stylistic quirks. For instance in your case you use an unusual number of quotes, parentheses, and semicolons. You also frequently start your posts, if not your sentences in general, with an introductory phrase (which might provide context, or might just fill the space so it doesn't start abruptly) followed by the "meat" of the post. I don't think you use emoticons, either.
I don't always pay attention to those things consciously, but they're always in the back of my mind when I read a post. Usually, I can't copy the style without effort unless I'm thinking about it; but in the case of people I know well or who have noticeable "tics" I find it quite easy.
It's also just something I do. Cinder once made an entire post as an acronym and I could expand it, but I couldn't tell you why beyond that I just have all the patterns in my head and the ability to connect them.
...also this whole post is written in a probably-shoddy imitation of your style.
FAILURE. methylatedspirit, as far as I've read, has never posted that much. You need to cut at least one paragraph to be authentic, and the first one is far too big.
:P
EDIT: Ok, maybe methylatedspirit's technical manuals have been a bit longer. C-
Also, writing styles can change, both over time and as we are posting in different roles and emotional states.
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 06, 2021, 05:50:23 pm
(...)
First thought, right after waking up: Wait, is that me?
Second thought: I swear that's just me.
Current thought: That read like if you fed my posts into a text-generating AI, but it didn't understand why I have the textual tics that I do. I suppose that's essentially what you did, but you fed it into your own mind. I'm subvocalizing someone imitating my voice while reading it. Thanks for the early-morning laugh!
I can explain the frequent use of quotes, semicolons and parentheses. It's all about timing. I read my posts in my head, and I try to inject timing signals (i.e. punctuation) into my text so that it gets read with the timing I want. I don't know if it actually works, but it makes me happy.
The lack of emoticons... that's just me not making full use of my visual system. I still need my eyes to see the posts, obviously, but my entire communications back-end is rooted in the auditory system. I don't get faces nor body language very well (or at all, for that matter), so why would I use a system that emulates either of those? I can understand emoticons, but I can't "speak" emoticons. Makes humor and non-serious tones kinda hard to express.
FAILURE. methylatedspirit, as far as I've read, has never posted that much. You need to cut at least one paragraph to be authentic, and the first one is far too big.
:P
EDIT: Ok, maybe methylatedspirit's technical manuals have been a bit longer. C-
I want to deny it, but that's roughly correct most of the time. Goddamn it. I actually do make longer posts, like right now; depends on how much I can say about something.
Post by: KittyTac on May 06, 2021, 09:41:12 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on May 06, 2021, 09:45:23 pm
Does anyone else here play chess?Sorry, but nobody else plays chess. :P
Post by: MrRoboto75 on May 06, 2021, 09:50:22 pm
Post by: martinuzz on May 06, 2021, 09:54:20 pm
Post by: KittyTac on May 06, 2021, 10:43:48 pm
I should join a chess club TBH, I want playing OTB to be fun for me instead of a roflstomp.
I used to play against my mother but ended up improving so much over her that I played the Bongcloud (1. e4 ... 2. Ke2) and still won extremely easily. And this with my 1150 Lichess Elo!
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 06, 2021, 11:02:14 pm
Post by: Frumple on May 07, 2021, 12:19:55 am
Post by: Vector on May 07, 2021, 12:42:14 am
I don't play chess these days, but I do feel compelled to suggest you give "5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel" a try. It almost makes the game actually interesting :P
I am indeed planning to do this :V
Post by: KittyTac on May 07, 2021, 03:05:23 am
1150 Elo is apparently between a Hard mode Chessmaster (NES) and a 75% Stockfish dilution with random. That's assuming Elo ratings can be directly compared across different tournaments. Here's the relevant video; full chart at 41:18. (https://youtu.be/DpXy041BIlA)Nah it's low-level. What did you expect from a NES chess program and an engine that randomly hangs pieces (considering the random dilution)? Both are terrible players. Plus Lichess Elo =/= FIDE Elo.
I don't play chess these days, but I do feel compelled to suggest you give "5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel" a try. It almost makes the game actually interesting :PI bought it when it came out. Play it sometimes. Kinda confusing.
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 07, 2021, 03:53:17 am
1150 Elo is apparently between a Hard mode Chessmaster (NES) and a 75% Stockfish dilution with random. That's assuming Elo ratings can be directly compared across different tournaments. Here's the relevant video; full chart at 41:18. (https://youtu.be/DpXy041BIlA)Nah it's low-level. What did you expect from a NES chess program and an engine that randomly hangs pieces (considering the random dilution)? Both are terrible players. Plus Lichess Elo =/= FIDE Elo.
Your "low-level" is my "instant ragequit". I don't think I've ever won a single Chess game. My way of playing Chess is pretty much the CCCP algorithm described in that video (https://youtu.be/DpXy041BIlA?t=665), which is why I absolutely suck at it. You need to remember so many things to do well, and I simply do not have that kind of memory. I need a really crappy Chess bot to play against. One that's just as memory-constrained as I am.
Post by: KittyTac on May 07, 2021, 05:46:07 am
Try Stockfish level 1 on lichess.org. Or play against humans there and you'll be matched against equally bad players. IMO humans are better for practicing against but the bots are fine.1150 Elo is apparently between a Hard mode Chessmaster (NES) and a 75% Stockfish dilution with random. That's assuming Elo ratings can be directly compared across different tournaments. Here's the relevant video; full chart at 41:18. (https://youtu.be/DpXy041BIlA)Nah it's low-level. What did you expect from a NES chess program and an engine that randomly hangs pieces (considering the random dilution)? Both are terrible players. Plus Lichess Elo =/= FIDE Elo.
Your "low-level" is my "instant ragequit". I don't think I've ever won a single Chess game. My way of playing Chess is pretty much the CCCP algorithm described in that video (https://youtu.be/DpXy041BIlA?t=665), which is why I absolutely suck at it. You need to remember so many things to do well, and I simply do not have that kind of memory. I need a really crappy Chess bot to play against. One that's just as memory-constrained as I am.
And honestly maybe you're going about learning to play the wrong way. You are not a computer. You can't easily execute a chess algorithm. Studying tactics and opening principles (not drilling openings) will get you far without all that much memorization.
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 09, 2021, 04:36:47 pm
Post by: wierd on May 09, 2021, 04:52:24 pm
Not all mp3 are created equal. There are some nonstandard encoders out there that do strange things. Also, mp3 data inside riff/wave file containers, renamed as .mp3
If a device balks, check for upstream human stupidity first.
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 09, 2021, 04:59:49 pm
Post by: wierd on May 09, 2021, 07:33:49 pm
Probably not. For special purposes? Depends on the special purpose.
Post by: Frumple on May 09, 2021, 09:09:17 pm
Post by: Arx on May 11, 2021, 02:32:06 am
Who else's styles have you learned? Have you got mine?
A few years ago when I was here all the time I might have been able to do impressions off the cuff, but I have to look at post histories now. I probably could imitate most people but it's a varying amount of work and I'm lazy.
Re: chess, Cinder made a chess thread a bit ago. Could be a couple years by now though.
Post by: dragdeler on May 12, 2021, 05:02:13 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 12, 2021, 05:25:15 pm
Post by: dragdeler on May 12, 2021, 05:29:47 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 13, 2021, 11:19:27 am
My question is, why? I'm somewhat aware that tape has this thin layer of magnetic particles, so I'm guessing it's some kind of stochastic sampling, where increasing the tape speed increases the "sampling probability", the likeliness that any given point in a continuous signal gets sampled by the magnetic particles. I don't want to guess, though.
And then there's dynamic range. Why do some tape formulations have better dynamic range than others? Without noise reduction, Type I Compact Cassettes have ~50 dB of dynamic range, while Type IV can do ~65 dB, so there's something different between them. (This pales in comparison to even CD audio, which does 96 dB (84 dB at worst if you have an early/crappy CD player), and pulls it off predictably and reliably. That's just the technology's potential. See "loudness war (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war)" for why this usually wasn't achieved in practice.)
Post by: Iduno on May 13, 2021, 01:46:53 pm
Post by: Rose on May 13, 2021, 02:50:30 pm
Doing some quick math, based on numbers I can find, your standard cassette tape has about 8,000 effective audio samples per inch on the tape. You can multiply that by the tape speed to get the maximum reproducable frequency.
Post by: Iduno on May 13, 2021, 05:31:33 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 14, 2021, 12:21:49 am
The answer was bitrate. I typed that as a guess, then got on the VCR thing because that made more sense. S-M-R-T.
I'm miffed by the imprecision of that summary. Allow me to get pedantic.
In the analog realm, yes, bitrate and sampling rate are related. The maximum data rate of a POTS line (assuming no data compression) is 64 kbps. That is as high as you can ever go, assuming perfect conditions. That's because these POTS lines can only transmit 8-bit (non-linear (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C-law_algorithm)) PCM at 8000 Hz. 8 bits * 8000 Hz = 64000 bits a second.
Indeed, a VHS tape recording at a third of its normal tape speed (known as EP/SLP) only has a bandwidth of ~1 MHz total (compared to ~3 MHz normally, ~6 MHz for broadcast NTSC signals) to encode the entire video signal. It's sampling at a lower rate overall, so it encodes less information on its magnetic tape. That's why the video looks blurrier than one running at normal speed.
However, once you go digital, they're no longer as strongly related. I'll give this caveat: in uncompressed formats (raw anything, especially audio), they are related quite strongly. A raw stereo 192 KHz, 24-bit PCM file has 12x the bitrate of a raw mono 48 KHz, 16-bit PCM file. Bitrate = (no. of channels) * (sampling rate) * (bit depth). Indeed, if you just mess with the sampling rate, you're going to see that the bitrate is closely-tied to sampling rate.
(As a footnote, I'll point you to 24/192 Music Downloads ...and why they make no sense (https://web.archive.org/web/20180617142251/https://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html) for why going above 48 KHz is totally unnecessary for an end-user. Or, if you want a video demonstation, I'll point you to Digital Show and Tell (https://youtu.be/cIQ9IXSUzuM).)
For lossy formats, however, bitrate and sampling rate are no longer intrinsically tied to each other. Now, the lines do get somewhat blurred. LAME, the de facto standard MP3 encoder, does not let you go all the way down to 8 kbps unless if you also decrease the sampling rate down to at most 24000 Hz, which is really only good enough for speech. I can demonstrate right now with a copy of Audacity and a copy of Tom's Diner by Suzanne Vega (https://youtu.be/nps_iOxEurs). Import the song into Audacity, and attempt to save it as MP3 at a constant bitrate of 8 kbps. This happens:
(https://i.postimg.cc/FKM46yLh/unsupported-sampling-rate-and-bitrate-combination.png)
(I got pranked by FFmpeg by trying to produce an 8 kbps MP3. -r and -ar are entirely different arguments. I'm too lazy to demonstrate with it again.)
This also occurs in more advanced formats like Opus. Opus is built on the music-oriented CELT algorithm and the speech-oriented SILK algorithm. CELT is good at music, stretching across the entire human hearing frequency range (maxing out at 48 KHz sampling rate/24 KHz max. frequency). However, it needs more bandwidth to work. That's where SILK comes in. It's good at encoding speech at low bitrates, but its frequency range is limited, only going up to 16 KHz sampling rate (8 KHz max. frequency).
The magic of Opus is that at lower bitrates, it's able to switch between (or even run both) the algorithms as needed. I'll use Money Game Part 2 (https://youtu.be/YonS9_QJbp8) by Ren. Here's a spectrogram, showing the original (Opus @ 160 kbps), Opus @ 24 kbps, Opus @ 16 kbps, Opus @ 12 kbps, and Opus @ 8 kbps, in that order. They're evenly-spaced in 45-second intervals.
(https://i.postimg.cc/GtQK9g4L/spectrogram-ori-24-16-12-8.png)
Here, bitrate is related to sampling rate because at these low bitrates, the Opus encoder needs to conserve what little bitrate it has by using the SILK algorithm (itself frequency-limited) in tandem with the CELT algorithm. At 12 kbps and lower, however, it stops using CELT, using SILK exclusively, and you can see the maximum frequency drop. At that point, Opus is no longer able to run the CELT algorithm due to bitrate constraints. It loses the high frequency parts entirely because of this. As the bitrate drops further, the sampling rate drops all the way down to 8000 Hz, losing even more high-frequency parts.
That being said, you absolutely can do stupid shit like encoding 256 kbps Opus with a sampling rate of 8000 Hz. Try the following in a terminal:
Code: [Select]
ffmpeg -i foo.flac -c:a libopus -b:a 256k -ar 8000 foo-opus-256k-8000.webm
If you then run ffprobe on it, you will see:
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Input #0, matroska,webm, from 'foo-opus-256k-8000.webm':
Metadata:
ENCODER : Lavf59.0.101
Duration: 00:03:42.58, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 270 kb/s
Stream #0:0(eng): Audio: opus, 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp (default)
I mean, Opus forces a nominal sampling rate of 48000 Hz regardless of bitrate, but if you listen to it, it will sound muffled because the audio's been downsampled to 8000 Hz. Here's a spectrogram of Money Game Part 2, original and downsampled to 8000 Hz:
(https://i.postimg.cc/nVgLMK8x/spectrogram-ori-8000hz.png)
Bitrate and sampling rate are not inherently tied to each other in the digital realm. While most codecs are "smart" and won't let you encode, say, 48 KHz audio at 8 kbps, the reverse is not true. You can easily encode 8000 Hz audio at 256 kbps without much issue. They cannot stop you.
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Post by: methylatedspirit on May 16, 2021, 10:43:51 am
Why, though? I think it affects all time perception, but it's especially noticeable with music, since beats are consistent on each playback of every song (I'd certainly hope so, considering my equipment is all-digital). I have a consistent reference for what constitutes "normal" speed, so deviations from that are quite noticeable.
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 21, 2021, 12:08:32 am
Had people come to a different model for speech synthesis very early on and that got widespread use instead, would we have considered that our conception of "robot speech"?
Post by: wierd on May 21, 2021, 01:05:57 am
Regardless, stilted speech is almost certain to be a feature.
I remember my grandmother asked me one day 'What is wrong with that man?', referring to the computerized male voice reading the weather report over her weather radio.
I had to explain to her that he was a text to speech engine, that produces human-like speech from written text. It was not a bleeding edge voice synthesis package that can do vocal lilting and natural tone inflection-- but it was at least two steps up from Microsoft Sam.
I remember her being completely aghast that the weather reporter was a robot.
Post by: King Zultan on May 21, 2021, 01:29:06 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 21, 2021, 02:25:14 am
"The quality of the coded speech is quite poor by modern standards", my ass! I can't tell the difference between GSM Full Rate (13.2 kbps) and Speex @ 13 kbps, at least when misused to encode Tom's Diner at 8000 Hz, mono. Opus @ 13 kbps seems to do better than both of those, because of course it does.
Not that it matters; we're at sampling rates low enough that I didn't think people actually cared about quality enough to have an opinion on it. And then of course people apparently give a shit, because the Mean Opinion Score of GSM telephony is apparently between 2.9 to 4.1 (https://arptel.com/products_vq_voice_quality.html) out of 5. I'm not even sure who you'd have to ask to get that info. What, do they just interrupt you one day and ask "On a scale of 1 to 5, how satisfied were you with the quality of your last call?"?
Post by: dragdeler on May 21, 2021, 12:32:55 pm
Post by: Maximum Spin on May 21, 2021, 02:11:26 pm
I can't tell the difference between GSM Full Rate (13.2 kbps) and Speex @ 13 kbps, at least when misused to encode Tom's Diner at 8000 Hz, mono.The important thing that people talking about audio (and video for that matter) quality never seem to fully appreciate is that some people can distinguish more than others.
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 21, 2021, 04:24:22 pm
I'm a heathen. I'm vaguely sure 96 kbps Opus might be just on the edge of noticeable for me under non-sleepy conditions, but I'll need to conduct the appropriate ABX testing to test that out. I can't tell the difference between 128 kbps Opus and FLAC (protip: go to Bandcamp and find a free album if you're as broke as I am, they have FLACs), so this should be interesting.
Post by: Kagus on May 22, 2021, 05:40:29 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on May 22, 2021, 05:45:13 pm
... Which leads one to wonder what photon torpedoes are.
Post by: Imic on May 22, 2021, 06:16:21 pm
*If my memory is terrible and no-one said that about Mastahcheese I apologise.
Post by: Egan_BW on May 22, 2021, 06:18:29 pm
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Post by: hector13 on May 22, 2021, 07:03:29 pm
She really just hates everyone here and wants nothing to do with you ever again.
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Post by: MrRoboto75 on May 22, 2021, 08:01:17 pm
I just heard someone mention Gen Alpha. Is that the term for this next generation? I dig it.
Gen Alpha is killing the alphabet industry
Post by: hector13 on May 22, 2021, 10:51:58 pm
I just heard someone mention Gen Alpha. Is that the term for this next generation? I dig it.
Gen Alpha is killing the alphabet industry
I’m Lycan it.
Post by: wierd on May 23, 2021, 01:46:45 am
Yes. Pew pew!
... Which leads one to wonder what photon torpedoes are.
It being a fantasy universe and all--- take with enough salt to preserve at least a dozen egyptian kings---
The photon torpedoes are essentially antimatter charges. When matter and antimatter react, it produces a huge amount of high energy gamma rays, which are essentially high energy photons.
This is why they are called photon torpedoes.
Post by: Kagus on May 23, 2021, 04:56:20 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 23, 2021, 05:12:17 am
Post by: EuchreJack on May 23, 2021, 06:23:30 am
Post by: wierd on May 23, 2021, 06:36:07 am
After we run out of actual letters from alphabets in about a few hundred thousand years' time (and this is after we've run out of CJK characters, among other scripts), are we going to resort to random symbols that Unicode has, like "⌱", "⩐", and "⍲"?
I can hardly wait for generation U+1F595
This needs to happen sooner rather than later.
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 23, 2021, 06:56:31 am
Am I losing it, or is there really a part of Fallout's OST that sounds like the "cold area" soundtrack in BoTW?
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 25, 2021, 11:25:54 am
My plan is to buy some stuff online with the credit. I'm sorta struggling as to what I could buy for that much. Only thing on my mind is a few micro-USB cables as spares for this new budget phone of mine, and maybe a Lightning cable for if I encounter an iPhone user. Cables (even the fancier cables I prefer) don't really cost enough to exhaust that budget. Not unless if I buy an unreasonable amount of them. A spare Xbox 360 wireless receiver, too, but I still wouldn't run out of credit.
Help me out here: what small, cheap thing could I buy online? Assume I'm limited to stuff you can get on Amazon or Ebay (or equivalent). I'd be open to anything if I could be convinced that it has some use, even if it's not necessarily a practical one. I could probably go for a plushy right about now to decorate my corner of my dorm room, but not sure of what.
Post by: heydude6 on May 25, 2021, 11:44:02 am
Socks: Where I live, the government is currently banning the sale of socks at brick and mortar because they "aren't essential", even at superstores that are open anyway. All of my other pairs now have holes in them and I'm down to my last two.
Books: If you ever wanted to read something, now is the time to get into it. I personally prefer reading my books at the library, but they don't have everything (like the discworld novels).
Post by: EuchreJack on May 25, 2021, 12:44:00 pm
Clothing?
But yeah, $40 that you can only use online (presumably with shipping and handling of about $9 in many cases) is garbage. A gift card for McDonalds or whatever is the largest convenience store would be better. But hey, free money is free money I guess...
Post by: MrRoboto75 on May 25, 2021, 01:25:14 pm
Non-perishable Food?
Clothing?
Sundrop? Sundrop in a bottle?
Post by: hector13 on May 25, 2021, 01:30:40 pm
After we run out of actual letters from alphabets in about a few hundred thousand years' time (and this is after we've run out of CJK characters, among other scripts), are we going to resort to random symbols that Unicode has, like "⌱", "⩐", and "⍲"?
I like your optimism that the human race is actually going to survive that long.
Post by: EuchreJack on May 25, 2021, 02:06:37 pm
After we run out of actual letters from alphabets in about a few hundred thousand years' time (and this is after we've run out of CJK characters, among other scripts), are we going to resort to random symbols that Unicode has, like "⌱", "⩐", and "⍲"?
I like your optimism that the human race is actually going to survive that long.
And I abhore your Xenophobia. Aliens have rights too, and blended children should also count. ;D
And to say nothing about the machines, our "children" just as well as the bioforms!
Post by: Maximum Spin on May 25, 2021, 06:17:35 pm
Where I live, the government is currently banning the sale of socks at brick and mortar because they "aren't essential", even at superstores that are open anyway.Wow, where's that? That's... bizarre.
And I abhore your Xenophobia. Aliens have rights too, and blended children should also count. ;DExpecting either of those things to happen is so much more optimistic!
And to say nothing about the machines, our "children" just as well as the bioforms!
Post by: heydude6 on May 25, 2021, 06:22:08 pm
Where I live, the government is currently banning the sale of socks at brick and mortar because they "aren't essential", even at superstores that are open anyway.Wow, where's that? That's... bizarre.
Somewhere in Canada. I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned my province or city before and I’d like to keep it that way, but this is probably enough info to dox me anyway.
As far as Covid regulation is concerned, my country is a laughingstock.
Post by: Maximum Spin on May 25, 2021, 06:30:38 pm
As far as Covid regulation is concerned, my country is a laughingstock.I certainly won't disagree with you there.
Country's all I wanted to know anyway, so thanks.
Post by: EuchreJack on May 26, 2021, 01:16:04 am
Quote from: heydude6
heydude6 is CanadianWow, you've totally changed all my stereotypes about Canadians!
Post by: heydude6 on May 26, 2021, 02:10:06 am
Quote from: heydude6heydude6 is CanadianWow, you've totally changed all my stereotypes about Canadians!
If it makes you feel any better, I wasn’t born here. Just raised. My nationality is Ukrainian and so were my parents. As a result I ended up with a personality more aligned with that culture. I think what you’re seeing is my Slavic cynicism.
Post by: EuchreJack on May 26, 2021, 02:12:27 am
That actually makes a lot of sense.Quote from: heydude6heydude6 is CanadianWow, you've totally changed all my stereotypes about Canadians!
If it makes you feel any better, I wasn’t born here. Just raised. My nationality is Ukrainian and so were my parents. As a result I ended up with a personality more aligned with that culture. I think what you’re seeing is my Slavic cynicism.
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 26, 2021, 02:22:45 am
But yeah, $40 that you can only use online (presumably with shipping and handling of about $9 in many cases) is garbage. A gift card for McDonalds or whatever is the largest convenience store would be better. But hey, free money is free money I guess...
Cost of living, my dude. Maybe $9 is a reasonable amount for you to pay in shipping, but if it always costed at least $9 where I live, no-one would buy anything online. Or use the postal system at all, for that matter. Just pretend that the price of shipping is negligible. It isn't if I'm buying lots of small knickknacks from multiple sellers (thus causing the price of shipping to accumulate), but that's an edge case.
Post by: EuchreJack on May 26, 2021, 02:32:26 am
But yeah, $40 that you can only use online (presumably with shipping and handling of about $9 in many cases) is garbage. A gift card for McDonalds or whatever is the largest convenience store would be better. But hey, free money is free money I guess...
Cost of living, my dude. Maybe $9 is a reasonable amount for you to pay in shipping, but if it always costed at least $9 where I live, no-one would buy anything online. Or use the postal system at all, for that matter. Just pretend that the price of shipping is negligible. It isn't if I'm buying lots of small knickknacks from multiple sellers (thus causing the price of shipping to accumulate), but that's an edge case.
Actually, those are reasonable rates in the US, if you don't get the shipping and handling waived somehow. I would totally have to pay $9 to have something shipped that I paid $20 for. Granted, the key is to either find the seller that waives shipping and handling, or the product that is worth $30+ and pay the $9.
Back to your question, in the US, a lot of stores have an online store where you can buy stuff, even pick it up at their physical location. That might be the best option for you. Buy stuff "online" that you'd ordinarily purchase at the store, and pick it up at the store.
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 26, 2021, 02:57:12 am
Actually, those are reasonable rates in the US, if you don't get the shipping and handling waived somehow. I would totally have to pay $9 to have something shipped that I paid $20 for. Granted, the key is to either find the seller that waives shipping and handling, or the product that is worth $30+ and pay the $9.
I apologize for not putting this upfront, but I'm not in the US. I live somewhere that's poorer than the US, hence the lower cost of living. I just write in American English to confuse people, and I used US dollars as a reference point and to obfuscate where I actually live.
Shipping and handling costs are shown upfront by my local shopping platforms, and the costs are all bundled into one single fee. There is no distinction between shipping and handling; they're treated as one and the same. It's quite cheap, too. Even buying dumbbells doesn't get you to $9 equivalent in S&H where I live. They're negligible.
Back to your question, in the US, a lot of stores have an online store where you can buy stuff, even pick it up at their physical location. That might be the best option for you. Buy stuff "online" that you'd ordinarily purchase at the store, and pick it up at the store.
If only I could exit my campus willy-nilly. Lockdown happened, you get me? I'm pretty sure buying stuff online and picking it up physically is a bit too frivolous for the university staff to accept as a valid reason to go outside. Especially when there's a perfectly good post office on campus ready to act as a storage place for sent items.
Post by: EuchreJack on May 26, 2021, 03:11:28 am
Post by: scriver on May 26, 2021, 06:34:24 am
Please mention which english you are of in case of differences
Post by: Frumple on May 26, 2021, 06:41:30 am
Post by: wierd on May 26, 2021, 08:33:14 am
English speakers, on a scale from 0 to "Fuck you", where in spiciness would you place "Up yours"?
Please mention which english you are of in case of differences
Central US, American English--
8 to 8.5 out of 10
I consider "Fuck You" to be a 9, with 10 reserved for "Fuck you, and everyone you know" / "Fuck you and the horse you rode in on" being closer to 10. (That is to say, bland "fuck you" is not the apex. It gets more creative and intense with added invective, when you approach 10. EG, "Fuck you" is a 9, "Fuck you, Mother Fucker" is 9.5-ish-- et al.)
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 26, 2021, 09:01:46 am
English speakers, on a scale from 0 to "Fuck you", where in spiciness would you place "Up yours"?
Please mention which english you are of in case of differences
I have no clue which dialect of English I use. It's a mix of American and British English (+ whatever I'm influenced by), biased towards American. I'm not even sure which place's accent it most closely resembles. I just throw all the English sentences that look correct into the mind's blender and blend them together into an abstract paste.
I'd rate it a "strongly not recommended in polite company", but still below a "do not use" (these are my own personal judgements, mind you). It's like "fuck you", but just a bit lower, when you don't want to tell someone to have sex with themselves, but to instead tell them to shove something up their ass. No word on how sexual it is. I think "up yours" is the most vulgar fixed phrase that doesn't contain a swear, unless if "up" and "yours" are both swears now.
-snip-
Is there any swear that is equal to 10 on your scale, rather than just approaching 10? Anything above 10?
Post by: wierd on May 26, 2021, 09:12:28 am
Calling a preacher's wife a "Fucking Cunt" would be pretty close, for instance.
The same epithet used on, say, a "Chad" (Or for the Aussies among us, a "Bogan") might register as only a 6 or so, and be laughed at.
Post by: scriver on May 26, 2021, 09:50:29 am
I think "up yours" is the most vulgar fixed phrase that doesn't contain a swear, unless if "up" and "yours" are both swears now.
This was actually the exact thought that caused me to ask the question by the way :D
Post by: None on May 26, 2021, 09:57:34 am
Post by: EuchreJack on May 26, 2021, 10:02:42 am
American EST.
"Up Yours" is a straight 6. As above, it need more description to be any higher. Bart Simpson says "Up Yours".
For example "Up your butthole with an eel" rates hire than a 6. A 6.3 perhaps.
Post by: Vector on May 26, 2021, 12:19:07 pm
(Edit: California)
Post by: MetalSlimeHunt on May 26, 2021, 12:21:54 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on May 26, 2021, 01:06:00 pm
So while more specific is certainly more vulgar, it also skirts the line of what is lawful to say to a person.
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Post by: Yoink on May 29, 2021, 06:39:55 am
Sometimes when i read old threads i wonder what happened to the people who stopped posting on here?They were eaten by a grue.
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Post by: hector13 on May 29, 2021, 07:38:49 am
Because I brought it up in passing a page ago, I wanna ask: What dialect does my English most closely resemble?
It doesn’t. Dialects don’t translate well via text, ken?
Post by: scriver on May 29, 2021, 08:32:50 am
I'm gonna go out on a limb here because we're both non-native speakers and I'm guessing you got caught British English in school as well... So yeah my English is basically British school English as taught by teachers of differing ability to actually talk like an Englishman rather than a Swede (including one Polish woman who had studied English in France before we moved to Sweden and spoke with a mix of glut lower class English with French drift), then influenced by a massive amount of American English media so I'm probably more American now than British, and all of this of course layered over me breaking into my own broad Swedish accent at any or all times.
And I'm guessing your experience may be similar?
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 29, 2021, 09:24:46 am
Because I brought it up in passing a page ago, I wanna ask: What dialect does my English most closely resemble?
It doesn’t. Dialects don’t translate well via text, ken?
Shot myself in the foot with that one, huh?
I'm paraphrasing Dave Gorman here; it's like those dumb Yahoo Answers questions like "How many seconds in a minute?" or "Can I safely look at a picture of the sun?". It's a question where if a kid asked it in a classroom, the teacher would ask how'd they gotten to such a ludicrous question, because the question hasn't been fully formed. Of course, this isn't a classroom, this is a secluded corner of the Internet, so I guess y'all can start riffing on it now.
Yeah sorry meth ;)
I'm gonna go out on a limb here because we're both non-native speakers and I'm guessing you got caught British English in school as well... So yeah my English is basically British school English as taught by teachers of differing ability to actually talk like an Englishman rather than a Swede (including one Polish woman who had studied English in France before we moved to Sweden and spoke with a mix of glut lower class English with French drift), then influenced by a massive amount of American English media so I'm probably more American now than British, and all of this of course layered over me breaking into my own broad Swedish accent at any or all times.
And I'm guessing your experience may be similar?
I mean, I consume almost entirely English media, I understand almost all of it, I think in English, I'd consider myself to be a native English speaker. It just so happened that I live somewhere where English is supposed to be a second language. I have no clue how I got here. My parents are both locals, my grandparents too. Like, I guess I was just so enthusiastic about computers (and computing is an English-dominated field as far as language goes) that I skipped over learning the language that was supposed to be my native one.
But of course, living somewhere where people don't produce much, if any, English-language media, I ended up absorbing a lot of the culture of places that do speak English through the media I consume and the people I talk to. I think the bias is quite strongly on American and British media, though I'm not actually sure which one I'm locking on to. I certainly type in American English, using most of its conventions, but then I use "nor", which is mainly a British thing. My goal is "compatibility first, standards compliance third". I wouldn't be surprised if I sound (insofar as accent/dialect can be inferred over a text-only channel) like no place in particular.
The people who have heard my voice (i.e. none of you, and I intend to keep it that way for now) say I sound very American. No strong localized accent, but definitely 'general American'. I avoid evaluating my own accent (as I do with most everything else external presentation-wise about myself), so I suppose that's true. I can't tell.
Post by: hector13 on May 29, 2021, 09:43:11 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 29, 2021, 10:44:46 am
It’s not a stuoid question to ask, it’s just not one that can be answered on the interwebs.
The stupid version would be if I asked this on Yahoo Answers, come to think of it.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but for the one person who doesn't know, Yahoo Answers is gone. It's all gone. It's a shame I can't ask that question as a joke now, a little troll if you will. Quora, maybe, but 70% of the time, it's a bunch of galaxy-brained people who come up with "intellectual" answers to questions that don't exactly merit that treatment. Stupid is funny, pretentious less so.
Post by: EuchreJack on May 29, 2021, 12:38:05 pm
Yeah sorry meth ;)
I'm gonna go out on a limb here because we're both non-native speakers and I'm guessing you got caught British English in school as well... So yeah my English is basically British school English as taught by teachers of differing ability to actually talk like an Englishman rather than a Swede (including one Polish woman who had studied English in France before we moved to Sweden and spoke with a mix of glut lower class English with French drift), then influenced by a massive amount of American English media so I'm probably more American now than British, and all of this of course layered over me breaking into my own broad Swedish accent at any or all times.
And I'm guessing your experience may be similar?
I mean, I consume almost entirely English media, I understand almost all of it, I think in English, I'd consider myself to be a native English speaker. It just so happened that I live somewhere where English is supposed to be a second language. I have no clue how I got here. My parents are both locals, my grandparents too. Like, I guess I was just so enthusiastic about computers (and computing is an English-dominated field as far as language goes) that I skipped over learning the language that was supposed to be my native one.
But of course, living somewhere where people don't produce much, if any, English-language media, I ended up absorbing a lot of the culture of places that do speak English through the media I consume and the people I talk to. I think the bias is quite strongly on American and British media, though I'm not actually sure which one I'm locking on to. I certainly type in American English, using most of its conventions, but then I use "nor", which is mainly a British thing. My goal is "compatibility first, standards compliance third". I wouldn't be surprised if I sound (insofar as accent/dialect can be inferred over a text-only channel) like no place in particular.
The people who have heard my voice (i.e. none of you, and I intend to keep it that way for now) say I sound very American. No strong localized accent, but definitely 'general American'. I avoid evaluating my own accent (as I do with most everything else external presentation-wise about myself), so I suppose that's true. I can't tell.
Well, the people you're talking to have probably learned British English, so you're going to sound more American to them. Americans would probably rate you as sounding a bit British, since it sounds like you've learned it in a semi-British way as opposed to wholly American way. Good news? You'll probably sound like you've got a cool foreign accent anywhere!
Post by: Frumple on May 29, 2021, 04:21:45 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 29, 2021, 04:33:25 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on May 29, 2021, 04:38:15 pm
Is there thread about pets or for things that made you happy today?
Correct format link for Frumple's message (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=42204.msg8283531)
Point is that it contains both. Personally, hearing about Vector's fish makes me happy. Hearing about my fish makes me sad.
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 31, 2021, 03:30:09 am
Post by: Frumple on May 31, 2021, 09:48:58 am
Quote from: mayo clinic website rundown
Symptoms include forgetfulness, limited social skills, and thinking abilities so impaired that it interferes with daily functioning.Can include hoarding/kleptomania/persistently relocating things with no rhyme or reason to behavioral; we currently have the toilet paper locked up in my room instead of stocking the bathrooms, because if they're in there my grandfather will move them to other rooms or just straight out the house, just as one example among many.
Cognitive: mental decline, confusion in the evening hours, disorientation, inability to speak or understand language, making things up, mental confusion, or inability to recognize common things
Behavioral: irritability, personality changes, restlessness, lack of restraint, or wandering and getting lost
Mood: anxiety, loneliness, mood swings, or nervousness
Psychological: depression, hallucination, or paranoia
Muscular: inability to combine muscle movements or unsteady walking
Also common: memory loss, falling, jumbled speech, or sleep disorder
Most of those have some capability of being replicated with a computer. Among immediate system problems, you'd also need to cause it to disrupt any network it's connected to.
Note that there is absofuckinglutely nothing subtle about dementia once it's past the initial stages, though. Trying to imitate dementia symptoms that have notably developed would not be hard to notice.
e: But yeah, you'd have stuff like, say, occasionally opening a random text file when a program calls for a .dll, sporadically losing program associations (sometimes temporarily, sometimes not), stealing things from anything it's networked with, shutting off or starting up randomly, flagging random files as a virus threat, the list just keeps going and going and going. It's a fucking miserable condition that increasingly effects most things a person does until it fucks the brain so hard it can't figure out how to swallow anymore and the sufferer starves to death, if nothing else kills them first.
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 31, 2021, 10:42:16 am
There's gonna be the subtle art of not putting the virtual machine into an infinite loop or unrecoverable state too often while this hypothetical scenario unfolds, which isn't exactly always possible. There's the classic "restart" or "restore to initial state". I'm sure there's fancier things that could be done.
Post by: wierd on May 31, 2021, 07:30:34 pm
Take a computer that runs a neural net simulation. Put in some KNOWN bad RAM modules in a specific ram slot. If you dont have a bad ram module, put one under a strong Xray source for a few hours, and then use that.
The neural net simulation should have an error correction routine that bodges the data recovered from memory reads from this area, and amends it so that it passes consistency check, but does not actually correct the data. It uses the bad RAM to store neuron synapse information for the neural net, and uses the known good ram (by using exclusive access based on memory base addresses) to do the error correction, and to host the simulation kernel. Early learning of the NN should be stored in good memory, and should be used to "Make sense" of the data stored in the bad memory.
Run the simulation.
Enjoy.
Post by: methylatedspirit on May 31, 2021, 08:55:13 pm
The neural net simulation should have an error correction routine that bodges the data recovered from memory reads from this area, and amends it so that it passes consistency check, but does not actually correct the data.
I dunno why, but this instantly reminded me of that time someone used AFL (american fuzzy lop, not to be confused with the rabbit breed) to feed random input into a JPEG parser, and it eventually learned to generate valid JPEGs through guided brute-force (https://lcamtuf.blogspot.com/2014/11/pulling-jpegs-out-of-thin-air.html). I'm not saying "somehow fuzz the OS to get corrupt data to be accepted as valid", but I'd figured I point it out if it means anything. Use AFL++ (https://github.com/AFLplusplus/AFLplusplus), if you're doing that.
Post by: Kagus on June 01, 2021, 04:56:40 pm
...and I feel like I'm losing my mind a little bit. Am I missing something?
Post by: heydude6 on June 01, 2021, 05:30:14 pm
Spoiler: Mallard (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Loon (Warning! Large) (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Canadian Goose (click to show/hide)
Post by: scriver on June 01, 2021, 05:38:06 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on June 01, 2021, 09:04:56 pm
Under this binary distinction, are LaTeX files code or an article asset? LaTeX is Turing-complete (https://pbelmans.ncag.info/blog/2010/12/12/a-turing-machine-in-latex-follow-u/), so I'm tempted to categorize it as code, but it's only being used as a markup language for some math in the article itself. If I put it under MIT, every distributed copy (modified or otherwise) will have to include the license somewhere, but for CC-BY, the only things a redistributor needs are attribution, indication if modified, and a link to the license it's under.
Post by: wierd on June 01, 2021, 11:35:59 pm
Rationale:
English is turing complete also: You can fully describe a computational process in human language. It is still literary, and not code work. The actual text describing such a process would be CC-BY, but the algorithm so described would be MIT.
Since you are not describing an algorithm, only markup, I would only license under CC-BY.
For things that are indeed algorithmic processes, (like your code to do things), do MIT.
You can supply a disambiguation document, if you want.
Post by: King Zultan on June 02, 2021, 02:59:26 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on June 02, 2021, 03:25:32 am
English is turing complete also: You can fully describe a computational process in human language. It is still literary, and not code work. The actual text describing such a process would be CC-BY, but the algorithm so described would be MIT.
Wait, isn't English super-Turing-complete? (https://esolangs.org/wiki/English) After all, you can declare the statement "This program solves the halting problem", and that will parse given suitable external libraries. /s
Post by: wierd on June 02, 2021, 03:30:56 am
LaTEX is able to actively modify the content of the message it describes, and do so in a fashion that enables it to perform any computational process. It is thus Turing Complete. (Part of the definition of a Turing Machine, is that ANY Turing Machine, can simulate the process of ANY OTHER Turing Machine, with tradeoffs on time.)
Thus, it is possible to make a LaTEX document mine bitcoin, or some similarly silly thing, if you REALLY want it to.
In the context of the discussion, a distinction was being made between a mere descriptive form of an algorithm, (describe its process), and a physical manifestation of that process.
I was obliquely pointing out that sourcecode, or even compiled code, does not (on its own) do the task-- it is still always just a description of the task to be performed, followed by a turing machine.
In the case of an algorithm described in natural English, the turing machine is a human brain.
If you are not describing an algorithmic process, you should not use a software license, which deals explicitly with algorithmical processes, regardless of how they are described. You should use the general information style licensing. CC:BY
Post by: methylatedspirit on June 02, 2021, 03:46:23 am
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_complete
LaTEX is able to actively modify the content of the message it describes, and do so in a fashion that enables it to perform any computational process. It is thus Turing Complete. (Part of the definition of a Turing Machine, is that ANY Turing Machine, can simulate the process of ANY OTHER Turing Machine, with tradeoffs on time.)
Thus, it is possible to make a LaTEX document mine bitcoin, or some similarly silly thing, if you REALLY want it to.
Turing-completeness does not say anything about the usability of any given language or computing thing, mind you. Brainfuck (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainfuck) is Turing-complete, but good luck writing anything with it! There's also one-instruction set computers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-instruction_set_computer) which have literally 1 instruction, and those are a "good fucking luck!" in terms of making any sense of their assembly, let alone their machine code.
Post by: Kagus on June 02, 2021, 04:54:37 am
Canadian ducks are actually called Mallard ducks, but they aren't exclusive to Canada. Your friend is a fool. Our geese are very iconic and we call them as such. The closet thing we have to a Canadian duck is the Loon.
Yeah, like... There were a couple pictures with mallards up front and some geese milling around in the background, and then most of the others were just geese. I even tried Googling "Canadian duck" to see if this was a yam/sweet potato thing, but that search term goes directly to the Canada goose anyway.
And when I tried voicing my confusion, all I got back was ":P". I know she's not the sharpest bulb in the tree, but still.
Post by: methylatedspirit on June 02, 2021, 11:22:40 am
Why didn't they go for the natural choice of 16-bit? 16 is a power of 2, so I thought it'd be easier to design stuff based on that. I'm not even sure what microchips they could've used in 1972; surely it's literally all discrete transistors in there.
Post by: KittyTac on June 02, 2021, 12:12:44 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on June 02, 2021, 04:11:36 pm
The ficus tree I have at home is weirdly bent 90 degrees at the top. Is that healthy for the tree? I can give pictures.
It's generally not unhealthy, per say. Most foliage can grow whatever way its going. Pictures or it's not happening!
Post by: Frumple on June 02, 2021, 05:18:01 pm
I wouldn't worry about it, but that's mostly because I give negative shits about the immediate health of trees that aren't in position to fall on top of things I care about :P
Post by: methylatedspirit on June 02, 2021, 08:56:52 pm
What's the humanized version of declarative programming? I'd also like to see functional programming, even if it's technically a subset.
Post by: wierd on June 02, 2021, 11:36:41 pm
Functional programming would be a combination of a dictionary full of jargon-- then a to-do list using that jargon. Take for instance, a series of lunch orders at a diner.
"Take a chance with burned British and Adam and Eve on a raft."
(Corned beef hash with a toasted english muffin, served with poached eggs on toast.)
this would be equal to
Order = (TakeAChance())+(BurnedBritish())+(AdamAndEveOnARaft())
Define Function TakeAChance, result
result=Plate(Fry(Separate(Decant(Open(CanOfHash))))
end function
...
...
Post by: McTraveller on June 03, 2021, 12:03:05 pm
It's only eggs that seem to have the issue; meat and other stuff has no major sticking issue. Doesn't matter if I use butter (real or spray) or even oil; eggs just stick like crazy. To clarify, I mean when scrambling them, it makes like this film over the entire pan; frying them doesn't result in disaster.
This film seems to be worse when my wife scrambles eggs: she uses milk, I do not.
Post by: Vector on June 03, 2021, 01:09:08 pm
(I almost exclusively cook in cast iron which is different but this does sound powerfully like a seasoning problem)
Post by: methylatedspirit on June 03, 2021, 05:15:48 pm
Post by: McTraveller on June 03, 2021, 05:49:36 pm
Like, who plays RDR2 at 177 FPS
I misread this as "who plays R2D2 at 177FPS".
Post by: hector13 on June 03, 2021, 05:52:00 pm
Like, who plays RDR2 at 177 FPS
I misread this as "who plays R2D2 at 177FPS".
Hey, you don’t know what those droids get up to in their private time.
Post by: methylatedspirit on June 05, 2021, 07:54:24 am
Post by: dragdeler on June 05, 2021, 09:48:21 am
Post by: MrRoboto75 on June 05, 2021, 10:05:26 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on June 06, 2021, 07:14:02 am
Post by: wierd on June 06, 2021, 07:22:32 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on June 06, 2021, 07:34:17 am
Post by: wierd on June 06, 2021, 08:43:42 am
Honestly.
Post by: methylatedspirit on June 06, 2021, 06:20:37 pm
Post by: Frumple on June 06, 2021, 06:52:47 pm
The alpha/beta/whatever terminology isn't particularly consistent, though. I wouldn't get hung up on that, what counts as that is calvinball with the dev making up the rules.
Post by: Rolan7 on June 06, 2021, 07:18:26 pm
But of course that doesn't work for games designed for continuous development. I guess technically DF would have various stages of internal alpha, released beta, released bugfix - then back to work on the next stage. Other games have DLCs and expansions (or be like Stellaris and completely rewrite the design doc every few months, hehe).
Post by: Frumple on June 06, 2021, 07:24:57 pm
Not that that's really a surprise, exactly. The person who decides something is an alpha or beta is whoever it is that's naming the versions, not some kind of central authority. Dev cycles are like gods, everyone worships their own conceptualization of them :P
Post by: Rolan7 on June 06, 2021, 07:39:03 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on June 06, 2021, 07:57:21 pm
There's sorta a sliding scale of what's meant by "alpha". It seems to run the gamut from "we're not at all sure if it's even gonna work at all on your machine" to "decently stable, missing features". DF is clearly on the stable end of that scale. I'd prefer if people didn't use "alpha" or "beta", and instead stated how stable they believe their software is. But then you get into definitional arguments over what's "stable" and what's "unstable". Like, if it crashes once every week, is it stable?
Post by: EuchreJack on June 06, 2021, 08:04:25 pm
Beta was traditionally the first version that would be shown to playtesters.
So it's all Toady's fault, of course! :P
...also, the problem with discussions of stability is that what is super-stable on my system might crash your system, and visa versa. Stability is subjective.
Post by: MrRoboto75 on June 06, 2021, 08:16:26 pm
...but ultimately it's up to the dev to call it whatever. Even calling a game "done" could be relatively meaningless as games can often get free patches that add whole content post full release.
Post by: Frumple on June 06, 2021, 08:49:10 pm
In truth, the terms Alpha and Beta related to whom was able to view the game. Alphas were always internal until Toady One released DF with the alpha label.There were totally public alphas prior to DF, though? It's only been public since '06. Don't ask me to recall titles 'cause we're talking like fifteen years ago, but I'm quite sure I got involved with some well before DF released.
Beta was traditionally the first version that would be shown to playtesters.
I think there used to be a point I thought the terms alpha or beta actually meant anything in terms of game development, but after a good twenty years and change mucking about with indie games and whatnot, I've been disabused of the notion. They're functionally nonsense words with no consistent meaning, used haphazardly by dilettantes and professionals alike. Treat them as such :P
Post by: None on June 06, 2021, 09:02:03 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on June 07, 2021, 02:38:16 am
Post by: Rolan7 on June 07, 2021, 02:57:21 am
Hm.
I don't know slackware, but it's pretty core to Ubuntu/Redhat that you can upgrade your way up, step by step, all the way.
I would say that it's possible and officially supported.
Also, good luck.
Post by: RoguelikeRazuka on June 07, 2021, 09:14:24 am
Post by: dragdeler on June 07, 2021, 09:41:03 am
Post by: Rolan7 on June 07, 2021, 10:13:26 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on June 07, 2021, 10:32:44 am
Mechanically, it's the OP of each thread editing the "Subject" of the first post, which changes the default subject line for all replies.
Which means that this thread's title will never be changed barring some action from The Toad, since the original account associated with this thread was erased on request. That made a whole new mess in the form of the Great Disorder (a name I chose as an ad hoc thing; I'd imagine there's other names), which messes with quote links in the threads that they were active in, but I think that's a story for another time.
I know that there's at least one other active thread whose title is very unlikely to change: the word association thread. This wouldn't normally be an issue, but considering that its title has "2^15.57" in it, which ≈ 48640, that's kinda outdated now that the thread has 64154 (≈ 2^15.97) posts as of this writing. I don't know Skyrunner at all, I came here long after their time, but I assume they just left at some point.
Post by: methylatedspirit on June 08, 2021, 04:49:31 pm
Post by: wierd on June 08, 2021, 05:12:17 pm
If your code is well written, you dont need the safetynet. (the problem is that EVERYONE--- THINKS--- They have well written code, when they really do not.)
Given the biggest issue is usually null pointer, or worse, uninitialized pointer-- "well written" again, comes to the fore.
There are legit uses for null pointer, but uninitialized pointer is just always dumb. Usually, null pointer happens because the program has not populated a list, or because some initial condition that is expected upstream failed to happen. (Such as from a mutex)
Again, "Well Written".
See also Halting Problem. (for added laughs about the concept of Well Written)
Post by: methylatedspirit on June 08, 2021, 11:56:20 pm
Post by: None on June 09, 2021, 12:06:20 am
Even for something requiring finesse could use a first revision for proof of concept or assessment of scope. It's up to you to determine if your code needs revision.
Also, that sounds like writing functions and structures that you could probably consolidate off into a library for future use, which is something that people do all the time. I'unno, I'm no professional in the coding sphere.
Post by: KittyTac on June 09, 2021, 07:58:58 am
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: McTraveller on June 09, 2021, 09:02:58 am
Is it a good idea to write code by the seat of your pants? Whenever I need to automate some tedious task in a Python script, I just write out the commands needed, write the code-ified versions (+ variables), and only then do I actually decide on the structure of how to use the script. I do have an idea of what I need to do, but it's not fully defined at the start of the writing process.
Depends - what is the code for? Is it just for doing something for an audience of yourself, or is it code that is controlling machines? Is it code that is controlling the financial system? Medical records? Is it just a game or something?
The danger in "prototype" coding is to neglect to "formalize" it later.
Post by: Jopax on June 09, 2021, 09:44:28 am
Any cooks here know what I can do to a really nice stainless steel frying pan I have to prevent eggs from sticking to it? Do I need to season it? Polish it? Am I using the wrong heat?
It's only eggs that seem to have the issue; meat and other stuff has no major sticking issue. Doesn't matter if I use butter (real or spray) or even oil; eggs just stick like crazy. To clarify, I mean when scrambling them, it makes like this film over the entire pan; frying them doesn't result in disaster.
This film seems to be worse when my wife scrambles eggs: she uses milk, I do not.
Slightly late to this, but your sticking (hehehe) point might be heat more than anything. If the oil/butter/whatever isn't hot enough to instantly fry the eggs as they hit it then they'll inevitably stick to the bottom, this is true for both scrambled and sunny side up eggs, probably even more so if you're trying to scramble them in the pan itself. So get your cooking fat of choice nice and hot before dropping in your eggs next time.
Post by: methylatedspirit on June 09, 2021, 10:22:02 am
Depends - what is the code for? Is it just for doing something for an audience of yourself, or is it code that is controlling machines? Is it code that is controlling the financial system? Medical records? Is it just a game or something?
Dumb stuff. It automates the process of pushing images through an audio codec and seeing what happens, which is 4 difficult and error-prone FFmpeg commands. It's nothing mission-critical, if that's what you're asking. More something I made to alleviate the tedium of typing in 4 commands in sequence.
It's a common genre of code: code made to automate menial tasks. I'm pretty sure that's the second kind of code people write while learning a programming language in their own time, the first being the "Hello World" program and variations on it.
Post by: Rolan7 on June 09, 2021, 05:11:54 pm
Post by: MaxTheFox on June 10, 2021, 11:00:30 am
Post by: Vector on June 10, 2021, 02:57:16 pm
EDIT: Is this rude? I'm 50-50 on rude/not rude. I don't feel I know you well but think you are interesting.
Post by: MrRoboto75 on June 10, 2021, 03:05:59 pm
Post by: TamerVirus on June 10, 2021, 03:14:22 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on June 10, 2021, 06:35:40 pm
What do you guys (and girls and enbies) think of me?
Cannot determine personality due to lack of data: [Errno 11:] Resource temporarily unavailable.
I'd be able to read you better if you posted more often. No pressure, though. If I just force my brain to come up with something, prefacing that I don't know you well:
You're definitely passionate about the things you care about, but you seem reasonable enough. I wouldn't have an answer to half the things you say (politics is hard), but you seem reasonable enough. You're mildly and apologetically abrasive, and I don't mean anything negative by that. It's more a personality trait than a necessarily bad thing at your level. I'm not a grudge-holder by any means, so I'm likely biasing positively here. Furry, yes, but "*shrug*" is my response.
I think that's all I can think of about you. I think I may be projecting, hence why it possibly looks like I'm throwing stones in a glass house.
Post by: Bumber on June 10, 2021, 07:36:15 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on June 10, 2021, 07:45:51 pm
What do you guys (and girls and enbies) think of me?Stabby.
Post by: Rolan7 on June 10, 2021, 07:49:45 pm
Pretty much. Direct and incisive.What do you guys (and girls and enbies) think of me?Stabby.
Post by: scriver on June 11, 2021, 06:52:58 am
Post by: MaxTheFox on June 11, 2021, 11:29:47 am
You seem cool. I worry that the things you sometimes post will come back and haunt you thoughOh they do already. Some of my old posts were lowkey cringe. I won't delete them or anything, not worth the effort. I am better now.
Post by: Enemy post on June 11, 2021, 12:01:22 pm
As for the actual question, you're cool.
Post by: MaxTheFox on June 11, 2021, 12:10:23 pm
Post by: Enemy post on June 11, 2021, 12:52:33 pm
Ugh, I feel like a creep just writing this.
Post by: EuchreJack on June 11, 2021, 12:57:53 pm
Post by: Eschar on June 11, 2021, 12:59:07 pm
Post by: Vector on June 11, 2021, 01:03:56 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on June 11, 2021, 01:04:50 pm
I am also curious to known what, if anything, the forum thinks of meFrom a brief review, seems decent enough. +2 Cool points! 8)
Post by: dragdeler on June 11, 2021, 01:07:30 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on June 11, 2021, 01:09:58 pm
(I'll gladly edit this post if people would like that).
I have no idea what you are talking about... ;D
Post by: TamerVirus on June 11, 2021, 01:35:31 pm
I am also curious to known what, if anything, the forum thinks of me(3)- The forum responds with nonspecific praise and average platitudes. You're not sure if you learned anything
Post by: EuchreJack on June 11, 2021, 02:44:00 pm
Post by: None on June 11, 2021, 04:16:29 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on June 11, 2021, 04:31:00 pm
(Also, I play that game. I'm biased towards it.)
Post by: Egan_BW on June 11, 2021, 07:48:28 pm
Post by: Frumple on June 11, 2021, 07:55:02 pm
Post by: hector13 on June 11, 2021, 08:49:49 pm
Post by: KittyTac on June 11, 2021, 10:10:29 pm
Ah, Forum Games and Roleplaying, the one place I've dared not go!It's fun, nowadays I just read games there.
Post by: MaxTheFox on June 11, 2021, 11:06:14 pm
Sure, but once the correct city's identified, a hypothetical policeman could begin comparing government records and stolen Internet data to the provided specific clues. With that information, they could narrow you down to a small percentage of possible suspects, and then with the knowledge of how many people they're looking for, the policeman could then begin narrowing the herd to only suspects who know each other, and so forth.I took the necessary precautions, I know what I am doing.
Ugh, I feel like a creep just writing this.
Guys want to be with you, girls want to be like you, and enbies would rather max the fox than fax the mocks.What.QuoteWhat the fuck did you just fucking say about max the fox, you little bitch? max the fox'll have you know max the fox graduated top of max the fox's class in the Navy Seals, and max the fox've been involved in numax the foxrous secret raids on Al-Quaeda, and max the foxhave over 300 confirmax the foxd kills. max the foxam trained in gorilla warfare and max the fox'm the top sniper in the entire US armax the foxd forces. You are nothing to max the fox but just another target. max the foxwill wipe you the fuck out with precision the likes of which has never been seen before on this Earth, mark max the fox's fucking words. You think you can get away with saying that shit to max the fox over the Internet? Think again, fucker. As we speak max the foxam contacting max the fox's secret network of spies across the USA and your IP is being traced right now so you better prepare for the storm, maggot. The storm that wipes out the pathetic little thing you call your life. You're fucking dead, kid. max the foxcan be anywhere, anytimax the fox, and max the foxcan kill you in over seven hundred ways, and that's just with max the fox's bare hands. Not only am max the foxextensively trained in unarmax the foxd combat, but max the foxhave access to the entire arsenal of the United States Marine Corps and max the foxwill use it to its full extent to wipe your miserable ass off the face of the continent, you little shit. If only you could have known what unholy retribution your little "clever" commax the foxnt was about to bring down upon you, maybe you would have held your fucking tongue. But you couldn't, you didn't, and now you're paying the price, you goddamn idiot. max the foxwill shit fury all over you and you will drown in it. You're fucking dead, kiddo.
Editing copypasta with editor replace is kind of fun, I missed a space or two but that max the fox's this all the better.
[this post deleted out of fear of MaxTheFox]Yes fear me >:3
Post by: Arx on June 12, 2021, 04:44:32 am
What.
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My name is MaxTheFox. I'm 20 years old. My house is in the lower boards of Bay12, where all the off-topic is, and I am married. I work as a poster in the emotion threads, and I get home every day by 8 PM at the latest. I don't smoke, but I occasionally drink. I'm in bed by 11 PM, and make sure I get eight hours of sleep, no matter what. After having a glass of warm milk and doing about twenty minutes of thread reading before going to bed, I usually have no problems sleeping until morning. Just like a baby, I wake up without any fatigue or stress in the morning. I was told there were no issues at my last check-up. I'm trying to explain that I'm a person who wishes not to live a very quiet life. I take care to trouble myself with any enemies, like the government, that would cause me to lose sleep at night. That is how I deal with society, and I know that is what brings me happiness. Although, if I were to fight I wouldn't lose to anyone.
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I think it's hilarious you guys on the forum talking shit about MaxTheFox, you wouldn't say this to her face because she's 40 posts per day with a N64 controller as an Escaped Lunatic before. MaxTheFox is jacked. Not only that but she wear the most boomer looking clothes, eat the most chilliest restaurant and hangs out with the hottest dudes like ToadyOne and ThreeToe. Y'all pathetic lol guys on the forum
Copy pastas are a pathway to powers some consider unnatural.
Post by: dragdeler on June 12, 2021, 05:58:57 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on June 12, 2021, 07:27:22 pm
QuoteMy house is in the lower boards of Bay12, where all the off-topic is
The implication here is that Bay12 is just this town/city/settlement, with a house for every user. The lower boards are a separate district from the upper boards.
What would Bay12 be as a settlement? How large is it? What kind of government does it have?
Post by: Egan_BW on June 12, 2021, 07:33:46 pm
Post by: MrRoboto75 on June 12, 2021, 08:06:24 pm
Mad scientist autocracy, where all power lies with one man but he's too busy building an elaborate life's work to exercise said power often.
the autocracy-inator
Post by: hector13 on June 12, 2021, 08:34:18 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on June 12, 2021, 10:53:17 pm
Participating in that "game" would be the most dire of commitments! It would put it on my new and unreads, forever...Isn't it strange? There's a system for subscribing to thread notifications, but AFAIK that just controls whether you get emails when people post. So people naturally use the Unread Posts link. It's even at the very top of the interface, because of course you'd be most interested in those threads and only those threads.
Which leads directly to the measure of insularity of the various communities here! It's easy to peek at the other boards - but to subscribe to a thread you need to either dedicate (and remember) a tab, or push in to say "HI! I don't have anything to contribute I'm just watching O_O"
I'm exaggerating, PTW is fine and accepted. But to go back to Egan's point, it's a significant commitment. Heck, there are some political General Discussion threads I lurk on my phone because I only have a few dozen tabs there instead of literally hundreds (organized into 3-4 windows). So if I'm idly browsing on my phone, I can read a few pages (and my place is saved). Mostly I'm way behind but that almost makes it more interesting half the time.
UX is weird!
Post by: TD1 on June 13, 2021, 07:05:08 am
QuoteMy house is in the lower boards of Bay12, where all the off-topic is
The implication here is that Bay12 is just this town/city/settlement, with a house for every user. The lower boards are a separate district from the upper boards.
What would Bay12 be as a settlement? How large is it? What kind of government does it have?
Inb4 we start talking about group-buying an island and starting a mining community on it again.
Post by: scriver on June 13, 2021, 01:40:29 pm
I am also curious to known what, if anything, the forum thinks of me
I thought you had been here longer than you have.
I only think good things about you. Except you smell a bit like Eschargot
Post by: EuchreJack on June 13, 2021, 04:27:17 pm
QuoteMy house is in the lower boards of Bay12, where all the off-topic is
The implication here is that Bay12 is just this town/city/settlement, with a house for every user. The lower boards are a separate district from the upper boards.
What would Bay12 be as a settlement? How large is it? What kind of government does it have?
Inb4 we start talking about group-buying an island and starting a mining community on it again.
I'm quite happy living where I'm at, but maybe I'll visit The Island.
Post by: Loud Whispers on June 13, 2021, 04:42:33 pm
I personally love the Moria goblin design most of all, (fun tidbit - in the movie adaptation ROTK, you can see one of the Moria goblin banners in the Mordor orc army marching towards the black gates. That battalion of Moria goblins will have fought from Moria through Mirkwood against Thranduil's elves, evaded the Ithilien rangers and made their way to Minas Morgul in one hell of a journey). Yet it cannot be denied the impact of matching Uruk uniforms. Plus, if I go Uruk, my friend will print both of the helmets for us, meaning less work for me. What should I opt for?
Post by: scriver on June 14, 2021, 04:39:07 am
Post by: Loud Whispers on June 14, 2021, 03:31:10 pm
Go for the manflesh jokesMEAT'S BACK ON THE MENU BOYS
Post by: methylatedspirit on June 14, 2021, 09:41:11 pm
Why I'm asking is because older folks talk about how back in the olden days, C compilers weren't as optimizing as they are now. I remember reading an anecdote about John Carmack writing Doom, having to increment variables with "x++" instead of "x + 1" because "++" mapped directly to the INC instruction in x86, a faster instruction than an ADD at the time. Or in m_random.c, where he used an AND with hex FF instead of a modulo 256. Those kinds of micro-optimizations were needed just to get decent speed.
Post by: Rolan7 on June 14, 2021, 10:07:32 pm
joke()
I remember reading an anecdote about John Carmack writing Doom, having to increment variables with "x++" instead of "x + 1" because "++" mapped directly to the INC instruction in x86, a faster instruction than an ADD at the time. Or in m_random.c, where he used an AND with hex FF instead of a modulo 256. Those kinds of micro-optimizations were needed just to get decent speed.Dang. I can totally see the AND FF thing, the incrementing sounds a little sus but those were wild times so I can believe it.
Post by: wierd on June 14, 2021, 10:22:04 pm
(but it also broke on cyrix processors.)
Post by: methylatedspirit on June 16, 2021, 08:35:34 pm
The format of the list of points I'm looking at looks like this, for reference:
Code: [Select]
(-80.09,-47.71),
(-79.91,-47.62),
(-79.74,-47.54),
(-79.58,-47.45),
(-79.41,-47.37),
(-79.25,-47.28),
(-79.09,-47.2),
(-78.94,-47.12),
(-78.79,-47.04),
(-78.64,-46.96),
(-78.49,-46.88),
(-78.34,-46.8),
(-78.2,-46.72),
(-78.06,-46.64),
(-77.92,-46.56),
(-77.79,-46.49),
(-77.65,-46.41),
(-77.52,-46.34),
(-77.39,-46.26),
(-77.27,-46.19),
(-77.14,-46.11),
(-77.02,-46.04),
(-76.89,-45.97),
(-76.77,-45.9),
(-76.65,-45.83),
(-76.54,-45.76),
(-76.42,-45.69),
(-76.31,-45.62),
(-76.19,-45.55),
(-76.08,-45.48),
(-75.97,-45.41),
(...)And the output should look something like:
Code: [Select]
(-80.09,-47.71),
(-78.94,-47.12),
(-77.92,-46.56),
(-77.02,-46.04),
(-75.97,-45.41),
(...)
Post by: Frumple on June 16, 2021, 08:53:27 pm
Post by: Bumber on June 16, 2021, 10:02:27 pm
Edit: Wrote it:
Code: [Select]
import re #regex
def main():
regex_coords = re.compile(r"\s*\(\s*((?:-?\d*\.\d+)|(?:-?\d+))\s*,\s*((?:-?\d*\.\d+)|(?:-?\d+))\)\s*,?")
#valid numbers have at least one digit; if using decimal point, require at least one digit after it
coord_list = []
trimmed_list = []
try:
input_text = open("input.txt",'r')
except:
exit("ERROR: Unable to open input.txt")
try:
output_text = open("output.txt",'x')
except:
input_text.close()
exit("ERROR: Unable to create output.txt for writing. May already exist.")
try:
s = ""
for line in input_text:
results = regex_coords.split(s+line, maxsplit=1)
s += results[0] #string before match; handles lines without match
while len(results) > 1:
coord_list.append( ( float(results[1]), float(results[2]) ) ) #append coordinate pair
s = results[3] #string after match
results = regex_coords.split(s, maxsplit=1) #attempt another match on the line
if s != "" and not s.isspace():
if len(s) > 10:
print("WARNING: {} chars remaining unparsed!".format(len(s)))
else:
print("WARNING: Chars remaining unparsed:\n{}".format(s))
except:
input_text.close()
output_text.close()
exit("ERROR: Something happened during parsing.")
input_text.close()
if len(coord_list) < 1:
output_text.close()
exit("ERROR: No list!")
coord_list.sort() #sort ascending by x, then by y
int_value = round(coord_list[0][0]) #closest integer to x value
closest_pair = coord_list[0] #best matching coord pair
closest_dist = abs(int_value - coord_list[0][0]) #distance from integer
for pair in coord_list[1:]: #iterate list excluding first pair
if round(pair[0]) != int_value: #start a new integer
trimmed_list.append(closest_pair)
int_value = round(pair[0])
closest_pair = pair
closest_dist = abs(int_value - pair[0])
else:
dist = abs(int_value - pair[0])
if dist < closest_dist: #better match
closest_pair = pair
closest_dist = dist
trimmed_list.append(closest_pair) #append final pair
for pair in trimmed_list[:len(trimmed_list)-1]: #iterate list excluding last pair
print("{},".format(pair), file=output_text) #print to file with comma
print(pair, file=output_text) #print to file without comma
output_text.close()
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
Takes input from input.txt in the script's directory and outputs to output.txt. Will fail if there's already an output.txt in the directory. I could make it delete the old one if that's a bother. I could also make it take an input file name as an argument, then output to "<filename>_out.txt". That'd be more suitable if you need to do large batches of files.
The output is actually:
Code: [Select]
(-80.09, -47.71),
(-78.94, -47.12),
(-78.06, -46.64),
(-77.02, -46.04),
(-75.97, -45.41),-78.06 is closer to -78 than -77.92. Is that right?
Post by: WealthyRadish on June 17, 2021, 09:02:03 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on June 17, 2021, 09:29:50 am
-78.06 is closer to -78 than -77.92. Is that right?
Yeah. I was just doing Ctrl+F on the data, and I was being lazy.
Even without knowing what this is for, I'd question why you'd go for that approach. It may be better to create new values at the exact intervals of 'x' and interpolate the 'y' value, for instance.
I figured, "the command-line thing that I'm putting these values into takes floating-point values anyway, so I may as well be lazy". My concern is that if I just put the entire list into the program, it won't work because the argument will end up being way too long. Windows is limited to 8191 characters, Linux is limited to at least 10K, and I have 7 megabytes of data in here. That's why I have to shorten the list into a more tractable format.
Post by: McTraveller on June 17, 2021, 10:49:36 am
Post by: Kagus on June 19, 2021, 04:41:36 pm
Post by: wierd on June 19, 2021, 11:17:16 pm
But most people cant put it there.
Post by: Great Order on June 20, 2021, 06:43:17 pm
Google's failed me here, it keeps telling me it's PCS, fluid buildup with infection, pleuritis, or that I'm straight up either having a heart attack or emphysema and none of those symptoms match.
Post by: None on June 20, 2021, 07:03:18 pm
Post by: Great Order on June 22, 2021, 12:31:37 pm
Post by: KittyTac on June 22, 2021, 10:13:10 pm
And me?I am also curious to known what, if anything, the forum thinks of me
I thought you had been here longer than you have.
I only think good things about you. Except you smell a bit like Eschargot
Post by: scriver on June 23, 2021, 07:28:24 am
Post by: EuchreJack on June 23, 2021, 10:23:55 am
Is there a name for a sudden, sharp pain in your chest where it feels almost like your pleura sticks for a moment? It's not Precordial Catch Syndrome, it resolves the instant it "unsticks" rather than lingering for a couple of minutes. Pretty sure it's not neural but something physical, because I can put it off with shallow breathing until I take a big breath, then it does a sort of painful click. It's not in a joint either, it happens anywhere on my chest.
Google's failed me here, it keeps telling me it's PCS, fluid buildup with infection, pleuritis, or that I'm straight up either having a heart attack or emphysema and none of those symptoms match.
Sounds slightly similar to Gas that I sometimes get, recently actually. Try taking some Gas-X, drinking water, and taking a long warm bath with a pinch of salt. I also drink a ton of coffee. Also eliminate soda/carbonation from your diet for a bit. It can build up BAD in your stomach and chest area. A tiny gas bubble under the sternum can feel like someone jabbed a rock between your ribs.
EDIT: Obviously, stress makes it all worse. It's downright AMAZING what things stress can do to the human body.
Post by: Enemy post on June 23, 2021, 12:59:17 pm
I am also curious to known what, if anything, the forum thinks of me
I don't really know you all that well, but I did appreciate that 2:22 AM recommendation you posted a while ago. That was a fun game.
And me?
You're cool, for much the same reasons as Max.
Post by: KittyTac on June 24, 2021, 01:47:25 am
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: methylatedspirit on June 24, 2021, 02:42:56 am
Why are long socks, especially once you're up to the thigh-high lengths and greater, considered to be a "girl's" thing? Where did the relation between long socks and femininity come from? Even the opaque black ones are labelled as "women's".
Post by: Vector on June 24, 2021, 02:54:56 am
Not that it necessarily should be that way.
Post by: scriver on June 24, 2021, 03:01:26 am
Maybe also related: high/leg socks as warmth clothes during winter falling out of use during the 20th century, meaning they no longer are commonplace items of clothing for men. Women still wanting to/having to cover their legs in combination with the above means that they become normatively seen as womanly.
Post by: wierd on June 24, 2021, 03:04:46 am
Its an attache to toxic femininity.
Nevermind that men wore full pantyhose for centuries.
Like anything fashion related, the people pushing it have bullshit agendas. Blue-jeans have stayed popular for a very long time because of their practicality. Still, you have "girl cut" jeans, specifically to illustrate female curvature, even though this is 100% antithetical to the purpose of jeans. (no-nonsense work clothes for doing manual labor in)
Post by: Rolan7 on June 24, 2021, 03:19:34 am
Pockets are good, I support pockets for dresses.
And the sewed-off pockets you sometimes find? End those.
Post by: scriver on June 24, 2021, 03:42:19 am
Post by: King Zultan on June 24, 2021, 03:45:02 am
Post by: Egan_BW on June 24, 2021, 11:08:17 am
I don't even have an opinion (a stance that has cinematically gone well for me).
Pockets are good, I support pockets for dresses.
And the sewed-off pockets you sometimes find? End those.
Mm, pockets. What if we put pockets in the tall socks, too
Post by: scriver on June 24, 2021, 11:23:51 am
And in our long underwear too
And why not in our pockets. You know what was the most useful thing in my bag? The tiny pocket for pens and stuff that was on the larger side pocket. You literally can never have too expontiated a pocket
Post by: Arx on June 24, 2021, 11:44:09 am
I'm sure there's an answer for this if I look it up on Google, but I ain't using Google for this:
Why are long socks, especially once you're up to the thigh-high lengths and greater, considered to be a "girl's" thing? Where did the relation between long socks and femininity come from? Even the opaque black ones are labelled as "women's".
My 2c is that it's not necessarily any kind of inherently obnoxious sexism thing, they just tend to go with skirts. Want to wear a short (by which I mean not ankle length, not mini) skirt in winter? You should probably wear something else with it. And pants look dumb, especially if you do want to show off your legs.
Men don't tend to wear skirts as much, so here we are. If you want to be warm, you just wear full trousers not shorts. And, generally speaking, most of the time men are somewhat encouraged not to wear shorts anyway. And also less encouraged to show off their legs.
Basically for the last few decades/couple of centuries/whatever men haven't really had much to do with stockings and women have, so they've become Womanly.
Post by: Enemy post on June 24, 2021, 06:43:29 pm
What are those tiny bugs in my flower pot?Spoiler (click to show/hide)
I asked on the Bay12 forum games discord, Maximum Spin responded.
Quote from: Maximum Spin
Yes, they're a mite (observe the eight legs). If you see any silky thread like a spiderweb anywhere on the plant or soil, it's almost certainly spider mites, which are extremely common on houseplants and only mildly harmful to the plant. You can easily take care of them with miticides.
If there's no silky thread, and especially if the mites are only on the soil and not the plant itself (although I've seen spider mites do that), it's probably just normal soil decomposer mites which you should try not to harm.
Post by: Great Order on June 28, 2021, 09:35:20 am
Note: I am the only human on this board. Everyone else is an AI. Thanks for speaking with me today, my robot friends!Nah, not gas. I know gas, it can extend that far up my body but it's always an ache rather than a sharp pain, and it doesn't "unstick" after I take a deep breath.Is there a name for a sudden, sharp pain in your chest where it feels almost like your pleura sticks for a moment? It's not Precordial Catch Syndrome, it resolves the instant it "unsticks" rather than lingering for a couple of minutes. Pretty sure it's not neural but something physical, because I can put it off with shallow breathing until I take a big breath, then it does a sort of painful click. It's not in a joint either, it happens anywhere on my chest.
Google's failed me here, it keeps telling me it's PCS, fluid buildup with infection, pleuritis, or that I'm straight up either having a heart attack or emphysema and none of those symptoms match.
Sounds slightly similar to Gas that I sometimes get, recently actually. Try taking some Gas-X, drinking water, and taking a long warm bath with a pinch of salt. I also drink a ton of coffee. Also eliminate soda/carbonation from your diet for a bit. It can build up BAD in your stomach and chest area. A tiny gas bubble under the sternum can feel like someone jabbed a rock between your ribs.
EDIT: Obviously, stress makes it all worse. It's downright AMAZING what things stress can do to the human body.
Post by: Putnam on June 29, 2021, 03:48:47 am
Post by: None on June 30, 2021, 11:30:23 am
Post by: MrRoboto75 on June 30, 2021, 11:35:25 am
Is it illegal to go around erasing those chalk marks parking cops leave on tires to track how long someone's been parked somewhere?
It'd piss off the cops, which IME is usually a poor life choice.
Post by: dragdeler on June 30, 2021, 12:41:44 pm
Post by: Great Order on June 30, 2021, 12:50:52 pm
Yep. Depending on where you live, they might just arrest you for annoying them. They can't charge you with anything, but you'd still be getting a nice ride to the station.Is it illegal to go around erasing those chalk marks parking cops leave on tires to track how long someone's been parked somewhere?
It'd piss off the cops, which IME is usually a poor life choice.
Unless you resist, in which case you might get a nice ride elsewhere depending on how trigger-happy they are.
Post by: TamerVirus on June 30, 2021, 01:39:30 pm
Is it illegal to go around erasing those chalk marks parking cops leave on tires to track how long someone's been parked somewhere?Apparently chalk marking violates the American Constitution? (https://www.npr.org/2019/04/23/716248823/court-says-using-chalk-on-tires-for-parking-enforcement-violates-constitution)
Post by: scriver on June 30, 2021, 06:44:34 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on July 01, 2021, 02:53:03 am
It would certainly be a ticket-able offense if you use urine to wash off the chalk, especially if its not your car...Yep. Depending on where you live, they might just arrest you for annoying them. They can't charge you with anything, but you'd still be getting a nice ride to the station.Is it illegal to go around erasing those chalk marks parking cops leave on tires to track how long someone's been parked somewhere?
It'd piss off the cops, which IME is usually a poor life choice.
Unless you resist, in which case you might get a nice ride elsewhere depending on how trigger-happy they are.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: EuchreJack on July 01, 2021, 02:58:12 am
Imagine a cop screaming "stop hitting yourself", and you've got the right idea.
I'm a bit appalled that the life skills I learned growing up were swimming and wilderness survival, in some areas kids have to learn how to survive a police beating.
The key is to curl up and wait for them to stop. Any attempt at self-defense will invariably lead to worse criminal charges. Like "Assaulting a police officer"
It also could lead to a stronger, possibly lethal, response from law enforcement.
God, I wish I didn't have to give that advice. And I hope its correct. It wasn't a life skill I had to pick up, thankfully.
Post by: dragdeler on July 01, 2021, 09:13:27 am
I don't think parking officers tend to be police. Over here they're just low wage workers who have to stand being spat at and threatened on a daily basis.
There is probably places where that is the case, I don't think in belgium there exist extra parking officers, pretty sure they're just police...On the other hand in germany you have Ordnungsamt (the office of order, ain't that the most german thing you heard today?) and they have the authority to give out all kinds of tickets. Pretty sure if ordnungsamt so much as sighs they got police backing them up in the blink of an eye.
Post by: Vector on July 09, 2021, 12:07:24 am
Post by: Egan_BW on July 09, 2021, 12:10:34 am
Post by: Frumple on July 09, 2021, 12:12:24 am
* I.e. things like this (https://youtube.com/watch?v=02kXQHcTTJ4) (which is still oddly soothing; it's like waves crashing on the beach, by way of fornicating industrial machinery), or Reed's Metal Machine Music. Not traditional sleeping tunes, ha!
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on July 09, 2021, 06:56:49 am
Post by: Damiac on July 09, 2021, 07:46:20 am
Is there something wrong with me, that I find the sound of the freight train two blocks away extremely reassuringWell at least you know civilization hasn't ground to a complete halt if you hear the train running.
Yes, there's something wrong with you, but there's something wrong with everyone so who are we to judge :P
Post by: TD1 on July 09, 2021, 03:59:06 pm
She no longer lives near railway tracks, but imagines trains would annoy the hell out of her if she did!
Post by: methylatedspirit on July 10, 2021, 02:36:53 am
Post by: Secretdorf on July 10, 2021, 12:10:19 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on July 10, 2021, 12:30:25 pm
Post by: Frumple on July 10, 2021, 12:57:42 pm
If a goat, or some other herbivore, eats cannabis, or the plant marijuana is extracted from as per my knowledge, will it get any of the effects?Sure? Unless there's something specific to the species that is immune to the stuff in it, it'll have some sort of effect. It's not just herbivores, either, you can get a bunch of different non-human things high with varying effects.
Mind, raw weed doesn't actually do much or anything (you gotta' do stuff to it to make it give a high, apparently), so if they're just nomming the raw plant it won't have any effect other than filling their stomach. Quick google suggests roaming goats are actually a problem for marijuana farmers that cultivate outside, since they like eat it with a decent amount of enthusiasm.
... but yeah, most of the time stuff that will effect people will effect other things. Usually harder than it does us, too, 'cause we're pretty sizeable as animals go and fairly aggressive omnivores.
Post by: dragdeler on July 10, 2021, 01:18:09 pm
Quote
(you gotta' do stuff to it to make it give a high, apparently)
It shouldn't do nothing. But the cannabinoids evolve from different compounds to others during the plants lifecycle, and or oxydate or stuff like that during drying/fermenting. Some cannabinoids aren't psychoactive, and they seem to be finding out that some can even act antagonistic to others cannabinoids, hogging up the receptors. So if you want to have the most THC, you need to carefully select the harvesting moment as well as process the material a bit. But I wouldn't expect a cannabis plant that is flowering to be totally non-psychoactive.
And on the actual question, we have endocannabinoids, chemical compounds very similar to cannabinoids acting as neurotransitters in our body, that is why we are receptive to THC in the first place, because our receptors have fitting "docking stations". So I would be surprised if that wasn't the case in other mammals. There is that urban legend that cats never sober up from THC, probably animal cruelty to test out. Deer sometimes eat the plants of outdoor growers, one has to wonder how they felt afterwards, even if it's not as strong, deer can ingest a lot of plant material :D... Which in turn should garantuee that the deer stays high for quite a while. Who knows. Sheep sometimes eat grasses that are deadly to them, so it doesn't have to be some "nature has this deep wisdom" narrative.
Post by: Secretdorf on July 10, 2021, 10:38:29 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on July 11, 2021, 04:08:15 am
So, Bay12, can you tell the difference between these two images without splitting them into their Y, U, and V components? One is the original, the other is the YUV 4:2:0 subsampled version.
(https://i.postimg.cc/rpwVsLxZ/1.png)(https://i.postimg.cc/Bv7q1wCS/A.png)
Spoiler: Proof that I'm not messing with you (click to show/hide)
Post by: Kagus on July 11, 2021, 04:16:22 am
I did have to zoom in a bit to pinpoint what I was seeing, but that's probably just my eyesight being its usual amount of ass. Having the two displayed next to each other does make it evident that something is different.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on July 11, 2021, 04:42:05 am
This is a question that I realized could be posed to y'all when I posted a visualization of YUV 4:2:0 chroma subsampling on a Discord server. They did not like the fact that they couldn't tell the difference between a full-resolution image and a 4:2:0 subsampled image.Nope. They both look the same to me, though I have bad eyesight and can on.y see from one eye, so I’m an outlier
So, Bay12, can you tell the difference between these two images without splitting them into their Y, U, and V components? One is the original, the other is the YUV 4:2:0 subsampled version.
(https://i.postimg.cc/rpwVsLxZ/1.png)(https://i.postimg.cc/Bv7q1wCS/A.png)Spoiler: Proof that I'm not messing with you (click to show/hide)
Post by: McTraveller on July 11, 2021, 06:43:13 am
If I had to guess I'd say the right is the modified one, because it has a subtle hint of what I think looks like an effect where edges (transitions between colors) are emphasized. What I'm talking about is most notable on the red-pink side of the flower; it almost looks like compression artifacts.
Post by: scriver on July 11, 2021, 07:11:34 am
Post by: Arx on July 11, 2021, 07:15:11 am
I wouldn't notice if you didn't tell me and I didn't have both to compare, but a lot of places that are supposed to have delicate transitions show the compression. Edges of the magenta and some of the green petals are where it seems to show up most.
I'm kind of a colour nut though so...
Post by: scriver on July 11, 2021, 07:38:33 am
edit: except when I zoom in. Is zoominning cheating?
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on July 11, 2021, 07:44:30 am
Oh and to be clear I can't tell any difference either, beside the joke ;)I zoom in and still can’t find a difference
edit: except when I zoom in. Is zoominning cheating?
Post by: methylatedspirit on July 11, 2021, 08:16:45 am
I'd go so far as to say they don't look like compression artefacts, they are compression artefacts.
I wouldn't notice if you didn't tell me and I didn't have both to compare, but a lot of places that are supposed to have delicate transitions show the compression. Edges of the magenta and some of the green petals are where it seems to show up most.
I'm kind of a colour nut though so...
Fun fact: JPEG (and most other lossy image formats) supports YUV 4:2:0 chroma subsampling! You're on the money. The loss in color resolution is more-or-less what you observe in such compressed images.
Post by: methylatedspirit on July 11, 2021, 08:21:19 am
edit: except when I zoom in. Is zoominning cheating?
I only stated splitting them up into individual YUV planes as against the rules, so I think it's fair enough.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on July 11, 2021, 08:22:07 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on July 11, 2021, 08:36:41 am
What is image compressing? Is that making an image smaller then making it back to the size it was before?
That's lossless image compression. You take an image, and you basically run ZIP compression (but more specialized towards images, obviously) on them so that you can compress and decompress the image without any loss in quality. While larger than lossy, it encodes images at the original quality. PNG, for instance, is lossless. (https://medium.com/@duhroach/how-png-works-f1174e3cc7b7)
Lossy image compression is about taking an image and basically considering what details you can throw away so that it's (hopefully) imperceptible to the human eye. This allows you to decrease the file size of an image further than if you went lossless. However, in the process of doing this, you will introduce a degradation in quality. If you iterate it too many times, that's how you end up with those "deep fried" memes or XKCD 1683 (https://xkcd.com/1683/), a process known as digital generation loss. JPEG is like this. (https://arjunsreedharan.org/post/146070390717/jpeg-101-how-does-jpeg-work)
Some newer formats are able to be both lossy and lossless depending on what settings it was encoded with. WebP and AVIF do this.
Post by: scriver on July 11, 2021, 09:28:11 am
Oh and to be clear I can't tell any difference either, beside the joke ;)I zoom in and still can’t find a difference
edit: except when I zoom in. Is zoominning cheating?
To be precise, what I did was open them both in new tabs, zoom in 300%, then switch between the tabs. After that I can notice the difference between the two when zoomed in here on bay12 too but it wasn't big enough a difference to be noticeable zoomed in side-by-side before, I needed that "flip between what's changed" effect from switching between the tabs to notice it.
Post by: Magistrum on July 11, 2021, 05:22:18 pm
Post by: Great Order on July 13, 2021, 10:16:14 am
I'd like to be able to get some, but the consultation went down the drain because even while holding them open with my fingers my eyes would do absolutely everything in their power to close, which made inserting contacts impossible. The best advice Google's given me was literally "Put them in" which is completely fucking useless.
It's not that I can't touch my eye, I can, I can hold my eye open and poke myself in the eye gently, there just seems to be something about putting an actual object in that buggers me over.
Post by: dragdeler on July 13, 2021, 10:24:51 am
Post by: McTraveller on July 13, 2021, 11:14:46 am
I usually roll my eyes up, and hold my lower eyelid down with a finger, to put in contacts.
Post by: wierd on July 13, 2021, 11:43:59 am
This is a question that I realized could be posed to y'all when I posted a visualization of YUV 4:2:0 chroma subsampling on a Discord server. They did not like the fact that they couldn't tell the difference between a full-resolution image and a 4:2:0 subsampled image.Nope. They both look the same to me, though I have bad eyesight and can on.y see from one eye, so I’m an outlier
So, Bay12, can you tell the difference between these two images without splitting them into their Y, U, and V components? One is the original, the other is the YUV 4:2:0 subsampled version.
(https://i.postimg.cc/rpwVsLxZ/1.png)(https://i.postimg.cc/Bv7q1wCS/A.png)Spoiler: Proof that I'm not messing with you (click to show/hide)
To me, the one on the right has a slightly more vivid cyan component, along with a slightly subdued magenta component, compared to the one on the left.
I would guess that the one on the right is the subsampled one.
Post by: methylatedspirit on July 16, 2021, 05:49:50 pm
Post by: Ziusudra on July 16, 2021, 06:40:30 pm
Edit: Technically that is what "valediction" means but I've not heard that used that way.
Post by: Magistrum on July 16, 2021, 07:47:48 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on July 16, 2021, 07:56:14 pm
Post by: MrRoboto75 on July 16, 2021, 07:57:52 pm
Post by: scriver on July 17, 2021, 03:55:17 am
Post by: wierd on July 17, 2021, 04:12:25 am
The phrase "Fuck off" is a Maledictive Valediction?
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on July 17, 2021, 07:36:50 am
Post by: scriver on July 17, 2021, 08:05:53 am
Post by: wierd on July 17, 2021, 03:28:39 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on July 17, 2021, 10:56:18 pm
Post by: Laterigrade on July 17, 2021, 11:13:33 pm
So, I saw this video about creepers (https://youtu.be/kDMtkZDwTRU) and learned they originated from miscoded pigs ( referenced in the video and comments as well) and was wondering, what kinds of mistakes do you do while trying to code a pig that results in a creeper?I had heard that he got the axes (axises?) the wrong way around when coding, and so the body of the creeper ‘points’ vertically rather than horizontally, like pig. Which would make sense; the feet of both the pig and creeper are at all four ground-touching corners anyway; the only difference is the orientation of the body.
And then the explosions and the different colour and the pixel-art-face came later, when he was like ‘oh, dang, this thing is pretty cool’.
Post by: Arx on July 18, 2021, 01:39:50 am
Unfortunately I'm usually making geometry problems, so I can't just keep the broken thing because it looks hilarious. :P
Post by: methylatedspirit on July 18, 2021, 04:05:55 am
Does such a question even make sense, considering that languages like these need you to have a high degree of control over the machine, so abstracting low-level details away would actually detract from the point?
Post by: Rolan7 on July 18, 2021, 11:15:33 am
This runs into problems when the app isn't simple enough. And in practice, UX is designed around certain expected situations (mouse? keyboard? touchscreen? screen size/shape? peripherals?).
Of course nowadays we expect all that from HTML5 and browsers in general, which is pretty wild to me considering how nonstandardized they used to be. Well, Internet Explorer intentionally misimplemented things, such that a website that respected the standards would appear broken on IE. Sites would get around this by detecting browser version and showing the correct code, or the IE-compliant code... or they'd take the easy route and only code for IE. Microsoft: making everything waaaay harder on users and developers just to lose war after war.
But yeah nowadays HTML5 seems pretty portable, though it's no Java. Maybe it's more efficient than Java because it's better integrated with each browser's code, but seems like that makes it less reliable. But I'm just guessing at this point.
Post by: McTraveller on July 18, 2021, 12:18:21 pm
Post by: wierd on July 18, 2021, 09:29:22 pm
Some platforms did java vm as hardware. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_Optimized_Processor) They could run java 'natively'.
The reality though, is that it seems like methyl is just reinventing C all over again. No, not C99, C#, C++ or its descendants. Just C.
He will find that the reason C had so many warts, lacked memory protection, did things in obtuse ways, et al--- was because the only way to approach this in the manner he is wanting to, is to target the minimal subset of capabilities that all target hardware is capable of. Basically, the minimum set of features required by a universal Turing machine, and NOTHING ELSE.
Multiplication? Handled by re-iterated additions.
Division? Handled by re-iterated subtractions.
Exponentiation? Even more re-iterated additions, with another layer on the loop.
Data types? Only short integer values (0 - 255). Single byte.
etc.
Programs will be very painful to write. They will be cumbersome and unpleasant.
But they will run.
Post by: methylatedspirit on July 18, 2021, 09:43:41 pm
(Please check the pronouns; I use they/them)
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on July 18, 2021, 09:47:32 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on July 18, 2021, 10:04:17 pm
I remember a video about BF years ago, doesna’t it have like, 4 valid symbols?
Without looking it up: you have "increment", "decrement", "move pointer left", "move pointer right", "jump to here if current register != 0 when encountering "]" symbol", "jump to '[' symbol if current register != 0", "print the ASCII char for the current register's value", and "get input char, interpret as ASCII value". Did I get it right?
So that's + - < > [ ] . ,
That is your entire instruction set. 8 symbols, and you don't even need the 7th and 8th, technically speaking. I/O is not a requirement for Turing-completeness.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on July 18, 2021, 10:17:07 pm
Post by: Ziusudra on July 18, 2021, 10:24:39 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on July 18, 2021, 10:34:23 pm
Post by: Ziusudra on July 18, 2021, 10:39:31 pm
which does answer the actual question:
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The brainfuck language uses a simple machine model consisting of the program and instruction pointer, as well as a one-dimensional array of at least 30,000 byte cells initialized to zero; a movable data pointer (initialized to point to the leftmost byte of the array); and two streams of bytes for input and output (most often connected to a keyboard and a monitor respectively, and using the ASCII character encoding).
Post by: wierd on July 19, 2021, 02:39:18 am
Let's say you are doing something that would be computationally expensive. Say you are doing some fancy stuff that would benefit from a vectorization process-- So, you use SIMD (Or THUMB, or some other vector processing instruction.) You do this because you would very much like for your program to not take 20 million years to complete.
Suddenly, your program is now x86 only. (Because you used SIMD, which is x86 only.)
The various different implementations of vectorial processing differs in significant ways between different platform ISAs, so you cannot just "Substitute THUMB for SIMD if Platform == ARMv7"-- Especially if your use of SIMD is exploiting some specific behavior of the SIMD ISA.
If you broke that operation up into a serially executed list of sequential instructions, then any universal Turing machine "Could run it"-- they would just run it "Very very slowly". (which, is the very reason you used the SIMD instruction to avoid!)
Them's the breaks.
C tried to abstract this reasonably-- It left "The devil in the details" to the compiler. If compiling for ARM, the compiler heuristically interprets your source code, and spits out machine code that targets the THUMB ISA. If compiling for POWER, it targets altivec ISA. If compiling for x86, it targets SIMD/SSE. AND--- if your system is a very minimal SOC with NO VECTOR INSTRUCTIONS AT ALL-- it would unroll everything and do it the super slow sequential process route.
However, again, programmers THINK they are being sly, clever, cute -- "Efficient"-- whatever excuse/reason you want to give--- and will abuse specific quirks of hardware, instead of sticking to the abstraction. Then the compiler cannot properly interpret it, and thus cannot abstract it into a form some other ISA can handle. BOOM-- Unportable code. The usual way they do that, is by in-lining assmbler.
(Another is by doing something VERY platform specific, like "Write #VALUE! -> IO Port FOO". Such as say, writing a byte value to the VGA hardware's palette table. If you are trying to port that code to some other hardware platform, that has no fucking clue what that is supposed to even DO, the code is not going to have the same end result-- BOOM-- code not portable!)
So, to prevent that, you have to smack their little hands, and say "NO, NO IN-LINE ASSEMBLER." (also, NO, YOU MUST USE the language/compiler's HAL!! NO DIRECT WRITES TO HARDWARE!)
Keep doing things like that-- which are necessary to assure code portability-- and the programmer gets huffy, and says "No, I wont use your obtuse, backward, and restrictive language!".
This then resets the problem to the beginning--- Some other language designer sees the problem-- Source code is not portable-- and tries to fix it---- Invents yet another implementation of the minimal code parser, with all its warts and wrinkles, and obtuse requirements..... And nobody wants to use it.
Post by: methylatedspirit on July 19, 2021, 03:37:03 am
But wait, what's stopping the standard and the compiler of such a hypothetical language from saying "Bad programmer! No! Bad!" every time they do something that could trigger undefined behavior? (I think I've just described Rust by accident.)
Post by: McTraveller on July 19, 2021, 07:05:33 am
Here's the thing with Java:
Some platforms did java vm as hardware. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_Optimized_Processor) They could run java 'natively'.
I put that squarely in the category of things people did because they could, not because of any particular value in so doing. 8)
Post by: methylatedspirit on July 21, 2021, 07:49:30 pm
Post by: Ziusudra on July 21, 2021, 08:35:18 pm
Post by: KittyTac on July 21, 2021, 10:37:33 pm
Post by: Vector on July 22, 2021, 01:25:46 am
Does anyone have Discord invites for the multiple Bay12 Discord servers? I'd like to join at least one server because I realize that I'm growing quite far apart from the forum itself, yet I do miss y'all. (PM me the links, for very obvious reasons regarding privacy.)
:<
I somewhat suspected that many of us returned during lockdown and would disperse afterwards.
Post by: wierd on July 22, 2021, 01:45:02 am
Post by: Vector on July 22, 2021, 01:52:28 am
At the rate Delta is proliferating, I would not be surprised for lockdown 2.0 after November.
hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
[scraping inhalation noise]
Yeah, I could see it. Skipping Thanksgiving and Christmas again, I mean. I actually only had a slice of cake for my 31st birthday today.
Post by: wierd on July 22, 2021, 02:04:08 am
If you think it's bullshit and stupid, you aren't alone. I am just calling it like I see it though. My condolences; I know you have social needs that have been woefully unmet, likely to be unmet yet again for another 6 months to a year. I further know that you are an educator/in education, and get the double-whammy of Lockdown + "KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL! NAOW!". If it helps, I work healthcare. Many of my own co-workers have been vaccine refusal twats. I JUST had a conversation about 2 hours ago, about this. The take away is that they feel I am too trusting of science. (rolls eyes.) I am looking down the barrel of yet another 6 months of watching people I care for have their lungs melt, because people are too fucking dumb to get the vaccine, and too selfish to realize the social consequences of that stupidity.
For what it is worth, I am going to visit my friend here in about 3 days, and will visit for a whole week. I will get all my social needs in then. We are both super introverts, and plan to go camping far away from all the antivaxx antimask dipshits for that week, then return to our dreary solitary lives for the rest of the year. If you lived in the area, I would invite you out with us. I'd teach you to tie knots, make pine needle baskets, and crochet while my friend looks at birds with his binoculars. It would be a nice, quiet experience.
Post by: Vector on July 22, 2021, 02:17:59 am
I don't find it bullshit or stupid that you bring this up and am actually grateful for the chance to prepare for a holiday lockdown. The hhhhh is mainly annoyance with the vaccination stallout because at this point it feels like I'm being set up for psychological suffering for no reason. There was a good reason before. Now the reason is awful.
For what it is worth, I am going to visit my friend here in about 3 days, and will visit for a whole week. I will get all my social needs in then. We are both super introverts, and plan to go camping far away from all the antivaxx antimask dipshits for that week, then return to our dreary solitary lives for the rest of the year. If you lived in the area, I would invite you out with us. I'd teach you to tie knots, make pine needle baskets, and crochet while my friend looks at birds with his binoculars. It would be a nice, quiet experience.
thank you ;____;
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on July 22, 2021, 02:23:43 am
For what it is worth, I am going to visit my friend here in about 3 days, and will visit for a whole week. I will get all my social needs in then. We are both super introverts, and plan to go camping far away from all the antivaxx antimask dipshits for that week, then return to our dreary solitary lives for the rest of the year. If you lived in the area, I would invite you out with us. I'd teach you to tie knots, make pine needle baskets, and crochet while my friend looks at birds with his binoculars. It would be a nice, quiet experience.this sounds nice
Post by: wierd on July 22, 2021, 02:59:53 am
the party animal will not have a good time, will make sure nobody else does either, and it would not be good.
Vector, I dont think, is a party animal. If anything, I would think she would feel... Uncomfortable... at a party (at least, not without a girl-wall). She might likewise feel uncomfortable deep out in the woods with 2 dudes too, for that matter. I can guarantee she would be safe with us though. Her gender is something neither of us would care about. We would be much more interested in intelligent conversation. For me, there is a subtle comfort that comes from having survival skills, and using them in a quiet, safe setting, just because I can. Many people experience crippling dread and anxiety at the prospect of say, not having money for food and rent. To me, it would just be an annoying and vexatious situation that can be resolved, if you are discrete and discerning. I would be happy to pass on some of the knowledge that grants that resiliency, while enjoyably discussing this and that. Once you know that there is food everywhere-- literally everywhere-- you aren't quite so concerned about it. More than anything, I am much more concerned about the state of the natural environment, due to human activity and arrogance. that is probably the direction such a conversation would take.
It's also important to remember that "two's company, three's a crowd.". My friend and I do well with just each other's company, as we understand each other's thoughts, positions on intellectual matters, and habits. We dont have to beat around the bush with each other, and there is no real social dance at all. Introduce a new person, and that dynamic changes. Introduce more than one person, and it becomes unpleasant. Vector is a thoughtful, and insightful person. I think she would be OK to bring along. That's high praise. He enjoys quality, well-researched, and well supported exchanges. I think Vector can supply that. There would be a little adjustment, but I think it would be OK. I couldn't bring more than one person though.
[It has been discretely brought to my attention that I may have inappropriately used gendered pronouns where they might not be welcomed. It is not my intention to misgender anyone, the use of such words is mostly due to the lack of knowlege of preference, and lack of suitable non-loaded pronouns in the English language.]
Post by: Rolan7 on July 22, 2021, 04:14:04 am
SameFor what it is worth, I am going to visit my friend here in about 3 days, and will visit for a whole week. I will get all my social needs in then. We are both super introverts, and plan to go camping far away from all the antivaxx antimask dipshits for that week, then return to our dreary solitary lives for the rest of the year. If you lived in the area, I would invite you out with us. I'd teach you to tie knots, make pine needle baskets, and crochet while my friend looks at birds with his binoculars. It would be a nice, quiet experience.this sounds nice
I have a river I could just visit, in my off-time. It's often busy, more so than I would have expected, annoyingly so. But it's a river, and there is space.
I could just do that, tomorrow.
Post by: methylatedspirit on July 22, 2021, 07:47:09 am
Why is it using swap when it doesn't seem necessary? Why doesn't the kernel just move everything out of swap and into RAM when, to me, there would be enough space for it?
Post by: wierd on July 22, 2021, 10:49:40 am
The default swappiness is "60", IIRC. This means that 60% of memory being free, is the cutoff before swap gets touched. You can set swappiness to anything you want, with an elevated command line and echo.
eg:
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sudo echo "1" >/proc/sys/vm/swappiness
systemd based systems REALLY want you to use sysctl instead though.
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sudo sysctl -w vm.swappiness=1
Also, save your SD card. Install/setup zramswap. (https://haydenjames.io/raspberry-pi-performance-add-zram-kernel-parameters/)
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sudo apt-get install zram-tools
Additionally, rather than run dwarf fortress via doxbox (or via qemu), consider using exagear desktop. (Eltechs is now defunct, so this is abandonware. As such, I have no qualms linking you to the internet archive page for the package (https://archive.org/details/exagear-desktop).) It can be combined with wine, but also allows x86 flavor linux binaries to run, meaning linux DF will run through it.
Post by: methylatedspirit on July 22, 2021, 05:33:29 pm
Post by: wierd on July 23, 2021, 03:50:59 am
It's really a necessary thing for any embedded linux on a restricted write-life file-system, and a small RAM pool, IMO. (at least if the SoC is powerful enough to handle the computational overhead.)
I will warn that it going active cuts DF's performance in half though. DF is both CPU and RAM intensive, so when the game scarfs down enough RAM that ZRAM starts getting used, it really grinds performance down. (on the plus side though, the game's data compresses REALLY well!)
I have an x86 based chromebook running xUbuntu, that I turned zram swap on. (because it has a 16gb eMMC based primary storage, and a microSD card mounted as /home, which I would prefer not to burn up) It's what I did my experiments with dwarf fortress and zram swap on. It only has 2gb of RAM, and really needs zram.
rPi systems would likewise really benefit from having zram enabled.
Post by: methylatedspirit on July 26, 2021, 03:12:50 am
Post by: Kagus on July 26, 2021, 03:31:34 am
Someone misread "Debian" as "Lesbian" on a Discord server, and I must know: what would a "Lesbian" Linux distro be?
It ships.
Post by: dragdeler on July 26, 2021, 07:53:40 am
Post by: delphonso on July 26, 2021, 09:14:47 am
LesbOS.
Post by: dragdeler on July 26, 2021, 10:47:06 am
Post by: feelotraveller on July 26, 2021, 10:54:45 am
Post by: Frumple on July 26, 2021, 12:42:01 pm
I don't know if it's technically legal to name an OS in a way that directly relates to it's use. Pick some food instead ;). BTW isn't there allready sextoys named debians?You're probably thinking of sybians, for what it's worth. Two letter different spelling, very different forms of masterbation.
Post by: dragdeler on July 26, 2021, 12:55:59 pm
Post by: delphonso on July 27, 2021, 03:20:18 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on July 27, 2021, 11:27:12 pm
Post by: wierd on July 28, 2021, 02:17:20 am
you will find them both in /var/log
Post by: Laterigrade on July 28, 2021, 04:23:26 am
everyone knows /s, what’s /j?
Post by: scriver on July 28, 2021, 06:36:15 am
Post by: TD1 on July 28, 2021, 06:56:29 am
/jukeboxing
/jongleuring
/jamming
......
/j
Post by: bloop_bleep on July 29, 2021, 02:12:08 pm
AmogOS
Post by: methylatedspirit on August 04, 2021, 05:08:08 am
On a machine with hyperthreading (more threads than physical cores), I have two options to determine how many jobs can run at once: I can use the number of physical CPU cores or I could use the number of CPU threads. Which option (cores or threads) is better for performance and therefore minimizes time spent?
Spoiler: My research on this (click to show/hide)
Post by: dragdeler on August 11, 2021, 10:34:39 am
Anyway they are so resilient, a half dead fly might be fine 5-6 hours from now. I doubt they have many pain receptors, but they definitly have an innate drive for survival. So I ask again, is it better to terminate them or to let them be once they cannot annoy me anymore? I´ve started to throw the crippled ones out so the swallows can have at them, but I don´t feel too sure about my decision.
Post by: StrawBarrel on August 11, 2021, 09:23:43 pm
I guess your incapacitation operation seems like the best option. Killing the flies ends their lives and that's the end of that. Throwing the incapacitated ones to the swallows feeds the birds and thus increases the survival of those swallows. I would assume the flies that don't get eaten would just recover in 5 hours and then carry on with their lives.
I have no credentials with animals, I'm just guessing what would happen.
Post by: McTraveller on August 17, 2021, 01:50:37 pm
I'm trying to figure out why the very odd wage number. Why's it end in a 1, not a 0 or 5 as is more typical?
The only time I've had pay not ending in a "round" number like 0 or 5 is when I get a fixed % increase a year, like if my salary was $1000 and I got 3% raises two years in a row, ending up with $1060.90. But never a starting wage at such a weird number.
Post by: heydude6 on August 18, 2021, 05:28:01 pm
Post by: Gentlefish on August 18, 2021, 05:48:25 pm
It's probably a tax thing. I once applied for a job with a wage like that and it turned out that the reason why it was like this was because the union took a cut. Once the union's cost was subtracted, it became a "round" number again. I'm pretty sure Janitors have unions.
Some public service custodial positions do. It's likely this was some spreadsheet maths to calculate an "optimal" wage when things like taxes were included.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on August 21, 2021, 12:07:30 pm
Post by: wierd on August 21, 2021, 12:38:14 pm
See also, volvox (https://www.britannica.com/science/Volvox)
(Yes, I know you specifically asked about bacterial biofilms/mats, and volvox colonies are algeal. However, the answer is still "Sortof", even for bacterial biofilms. (https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/microbiolspec.MB-0002-2014) I cited volvox colonies, as they are more readily discernable as discrete colonial entities, and not distributed films that lack clearly defined borders to establish the identity of the aggregation. Volvox also has reproductive specialist cells that get promoted within the colony, and other specialized cells involved in critical higher-level metabolic activities, making it more "sortof" than the biofilms are.)
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on August 21, 2021, 05:59:08 pm
Sortof.thanks
See also, volvox (https://www.britannica.com/science/Volvox)
(Yes, I know you specifically asked about bacterial biofilms/mats, and volvox colonies are algeal. However, the answer is still "Sortof", even for bacterial biofilms. (https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/microbiolspec.MB-0002-2014) I cited volvox colonies, as they are more readily discernable as discrete colonial entities, and not distributed films that lack clearly defined borders to establish the identity of the aggregation. Volvox also has reproductive specialist cells that get promoted within the colony, and other specialized cells involved in critical higher-level metabolic activities, making it more "sortof" than the biofilms are.)
Post by: KittyTac on August 22, 2021, 07:31:45 am
Post by: scriver on August 22, 2021, 10:52:45 am
Post by: bloop_bleep on August 22, 2021, 11:49:20 am
How do I completely give up on my past?
Everyone is cringe in their past. So everyone understands that other people also were cringe at times and are now uncringe and tend to forget those things, at least as relevant pieces of information.
Post by: Magmacube_tr on August 22, 2021, 01:55:19 pm
How do I completely give up on my past?
Everyone is cringe in their past. So everyone understands that other people also were cringe at times and are now uncringe and tend to forget those things, at least as relevant pieces of information.
B-but I am still cringe!?
Post by: King Zultan on August 23, 2021, 01:26:10 am
Post by: Egan_BW on August 23, 2021, 01:31:56 am
Post by: methylatedspirit on August 23, 2021, 01:32:54 am
"Cringe: fun you don't understand."
Post by: Egan_BW on August 23, 2021, 01:45:24 am
Post by: Kagus on August 23, 2021, 06:20:28 am
Post by: KittyTac on August 23, 2021, 07:21:31 am
Depends on the kind of cringe, but most things that are decried as "cringe" are types of fun that people (mostly outsiders, though this does happen within in-groups; see furry fandom) don't understand. That's my hypothesis. Or, to summarize:Except you know. I wrote shitty stories and forum games. That's cringe because it makes me cringe. That's the original definition. Now of course it's subjective but i'm allowed to be critical of myself.
"Cringe: fun you don't understand."
Post by: TD1 on August 24, 2021, 03:51:55 am
I don't think you could say intense embarrassment is 'not understanding fun'.
Post by: McTraveller on August 24, 2021, 02:39:49 pm
Anyone else experiencing this for their particular line of work?
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on August 24, 2021, 04:30:05 pm
Disclaimer, I haven’t had this problem so I am guessing
Post by: Frumple on August 24, 2021, 05:19:14 pm
Hasn't been somethin' I've personally experienced, but I've heard folks mention it happening occasionally. My advice would be to treat unsolicited emails from people you don't know like unsolicited emails from people you don't know, regardless as to if they're claiming to offer you a job or not :P
Post by: McTraveller on August 24, 2021, 06:05:56 pm
Post by: heydude6 on August 24, 2021, 07:08:21 pm
smart recruiter
Now there's your problem.
Jokes aside, a lot of these things are automated. It's more cost-effective to send an email to somebody who isn't interested than it is to check if they are interested. It requires extra effort for next to no reward. Plus the company can brag about their volume.
I guess you can say bots aren't smart recruiters.
Post by: bloop_bleep on August 24, 2021, 09:15:35 pm
Depends on the kind of cringe, but most things that are decried as "cringe" are types of fun that people (mostly outsiders, though this does happen within in-groups; see furry fandom) don't understand. That's my hypothesis. Or, to summarize:Except you know. I wrote shitty stories and forum games. That's cringe because it makes me cringe. That's the original definition. Now of course it's subjective but i'm allowed to be critical of myself.
"Cringe: fun you don't understand."
Man, that's what you cringe about in your past? That's nothing to be embarassed about. It shows you were keen and active and enthusiastic really. And that you were applying yourself to creative endeavor. There's plenty of backstories to writers where they started by writing weird and unsophisticate stories as kids. Who cares if you wrote lame stories, you were learning.
What I was getting at was that other people won't mind your weird moments because they have weird moments of their own. Its just part of growing up. Or, to state it pithily: That which has crunge may never cringe.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on August 24, 2021, 09:18:19 pm
Post by: Magmacube_tr on August 26, 2021, 11:21:16 am
Post by: Frumple on August 26, 2021, 12:01:45 pm
There's not really a step two. You just keep trying step one until it works.
If you want something more finicky than that, consider that this is the small random question thread, not the massive publishing industry that exists to part folks trying to answer that question from their money :P
Post by: MrRoboto75 on August 26, 2021, 03:19:55 pm
Post by: TD1 on August 26, 2021, 04:23:50 pm
How to get a (boy/girl)friend/date?
Frumple's answer is the bare bones, but some preliminaries help:
First, dress and present yourself well. Confident, eye contact, smile, flirt. So on.
Second, do social things. Parties, if you wanna pick up a party girl. Extracurricular activities. Things you like are best, because obviously that's a shared interest.
If you're confident and mixing socially, eventually someone'll bite. I know it's harder said than done, but it gets easier to be confident with time.
Post by: MaxTheFox on August 26, 2021, 09:57:18 pm
Post by: Vector on August 27, 2021, 05:16:32 am
How to get a (boy/girl)friend/date?
Try joining your high school or college GSA
Post by: Frumple on August 27, 2021, 06:50:34 am
Took me a google search and a minute to find/remember the second one... don't think any of the schools I went to had one, or if they did it wasn't well advertised :-\
Post by: scriver on August 27, 2021, 07:41:43 am
Post by: King Zultan on August 28, 2021, 03:11:20 am
Post by: Laterigrade on August 28, 2021, 03:30:29 am
Post by: delphonso on August 28, 2021, 08:36:37 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on August 28, 2021, 09:08:06 am
Post by: Vector on August 28, 2021, 12:14:47 pm
Post by: bloop_bleep on August 29, 2021, 04:08:43 pm
Genders and Sexualities Alliance
Eh, I don't know Vec. That one seems to be stretching it a little.
Post by: Kagus on August 29, 2021, 04:26:29 pm
Post by: Magmacube_tr on September 01, 2021, 09:05:42 am
Post by: dragdeler on September 01, 2021, 09:08:34 am
Post by: heydude6 on September 01, 2021, 09:10:07 am
Post by: Frumple on September 01, 2021, 12:32:31 pm
Post by: dragdeler on September 01, 2021, 12:55:24 pm
Micdrop, except instead of a microphone it's a star, and also it is all contained in a cylindric glass container.
Post by: Ziusudra on September 01, 2021, 04:30:11 pm
How do I unsusbscribe from a thread?If you're talking about notifications there is a profile section for that:
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?action=profile;area=notification;u=128565
Post by: Vector on September 02, 2021, 11:30:45 am
Okay, what is GSA? Is it something that I am not American enough to understand?
Genders and Sexualities Alliance
Literally this, if you're open to dating both guys and gals then ya count as LGBT. It's the generic term for a high school club meant to support queer students.
Post by: MrRoboto75 on September 05, 2021, 05:45:18 pm
Post by: Magmacube_tr on September 07, 2021, 09:06:39 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on September 08, 2021, 05:02:55 am
Post by: Kagus on September 08, 2021, 06:58:13 am
I don’t know if this goes in the science thread or not, but I’m curious what happens if you put agar on a Petri dish and just not put on a lid, would you get various species of bacteria from the air?
Yep! This is basically the concept of sourdough bread, you allow for wild yeast strains present in the air to settle and start propagating in the food-rich environment.
It's what happens to most food, really. Even if you avoid direct contact with exposed food, it will still get contaminated by some sort of spore or bacteria or something, and will probably develop into a culture.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on September 08, 2021, 09:23:05 am
Post by: dragdeler on September 08, 2021, 02:05:59 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on September 08, 2021, 05:37:34 pm
What's the world's loudest, spammiest, most unmoderated, most shitposting discord? Is there a channel that is explicitly that? I figured next time I get a hatefit on the neighbourhood I can just leave that running and go touch some grass far away from here, let perfect strangers waste their time to rickroll these bastards.it would be difficult to find. Channels tend not to advertise their shirt post:spam:non shot post ratio unless that ratio has more non shitposts than some or shitposts. So far I haven’t found a discord that advertises ratios of any kind. Do you want me to make a discord channel to vent at? If you want to you should be able to change your nickname if desired, if I can figure out how to make sure that’s avaliable
Post by: dragdeler on September 08, 2021, 06:08:43 pm
Besides I realized as you said that, that I'd probably just have to go through a bunch of heavily advertised discords loosely associated to anything "dank", "deep fried", or "[insertnumber]-chan", and stay in the most frequented one, to yield something akin to the desired effect.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on September 08, 2021, 08:52:07 pm
Post by: wierd on September 09, 2021, 12:37:33 am
Post by: scriver on September 09, 2021, 06:27:58 am
Post by: dragdeler on September 09, 2021, 07:43:47 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on September 09, 2021, 04:28:47 pm
Post by: Urist McScoopbeard on September 13, 2021, 05:43:13 pm
Post by: delphonso on September 13, 2021, 06:26:06 pm
Also, learn how to dampen noise with something like Audacity (but not Audacity because it is now selling your data). It is super easy, takes only a couple seconds, and greatly improves your audio quality.
Post by: Rolan7 on September 13, 2021, 06:56:10 pm
The other weird about it, or at least mine, is that it requires mini-USB. The one that's kinda trapezoidal and is barely used anymore. so I feel pretty stupid about losing the cable because it's pretty tricky to replace at a store. I ended up getting a set of USB adapters but the mini-USB one broke fairly quickly, RIP.
So yeah don't lose the cable, or be ready to order a *real* one. I couldn't even find one in the thrift store electronics department, and it's crazy how much cool stuff is just hanging around there.
Post by: delphonso on September 13, 2021, 07:44:26 pm
I think mine has the USB type B chunky boy - which would likely be impossible to replace without ordering online. I don't think any of my other electronics use that.
Post by: None on September 13, 2021, 09:23:58 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on September 13, 2021, 09:50:34 pm
Post by: wierd on September 13, 2021, 10:22:49 pm
such cables can often be found that way.
Post by: King Zultan on September 14, 2021, 02:04:57 am
Post by: delphonso on September 14, 2021, 02:44:17 am
Usb B is used by printers.
such cables can often be found that way.
I'm sure my work wouldn't notice a few of those going missing.
Post by: Frumple on September 25, 2021, 06:46:01 am
Post by: dragdeler on September 25, 2021, 01:50:33 pm
Post by: MrRoboto75 on September 27, 2021, 05:55:45 pm
I get letters from my college asking for donations, like the fuck happened to the 40k I'm still paying off to this day, not to mention whatever students there I'm 'supporting with my donation'
If I can't do a non-check I'm putting a single penny in the return envelope, or maybe one of those car wash/chuck-e-cheese "not cash" tokens.
Post by: Frumple on September 27, 2021, 06:20:44 pm
Better to take a picture of (a copy of) your diploma (or remaining debt, or whatever) you had something poop on and mail that. Gets the point across without possibly involving banking fees.
e: single penny is a good one, though. For extra poignancy, take a heavy pair of scissors to it and mail back a part of one roughly equal to how much student loans you have remaining to pay off. Half done, they get half a penny, etc.
Post by: Iduno on September 27, 2021, 09:11:43 pm
How legal is it to write a check for exactly zero dollars and zero cents, like will my bank get mad or something
I get letters from my college asking for donations, like the fuck happened to the 40k I'm still paying off to this day, not to mention whatever students there I'm 'supporting with my donation'
If I can't do a non-check I'm putting a single penny in the return envelope, or maybe one of those car wash/chuck-e-cheese "not cash" tokens.
If I remember correctly, sending them 1 cent cost them more than you donated. Banks and credit cares "have to" take their fees as well. Usually they figure out what you did and leave you alone, but you also made the credit card companies profit, so...
Post by: Kagus on September 28, 2021, 04:03:42 am
It's me. I'm the friend.
So's my friend, who got a copy and wants me to play the co-op we never managed to set up with classic.
Post by: delphonso on September 28, 2021, 04:40:01 am
Post by: dragdeler on September 28, 2021, 04:54:49 am
If you own the original it's free to try out, i haven't played DR but I'm pretty sure PD2 is made with more love.
Post by: MrRoboto75 on September 28, 2021, 08:12:01 am
it's like avoiding nestle at the supermarket
Post by: hops on November 04, 2021, 01:57:40 am
Not advocating nihilism. Just advocating perspective.
Post by: wierd on November 04, 2021, 02:42:26 am
Also I'm pretty sure project diablo 2 is more fun. Bigger inventories (are they still tiny in resurected?), corruptions to gamble with endgame gear, endgame content (maps, übers are harder too), stackable runes and gems, inventory hotkeys, and only real d2 veterans playing.
If you own the original it's free to try out, i haven't played DR but I'm pretty sure PD2 is made with more love.
Discretely points to Plug-Y for classic Diablo 2 (http://plugy.free.fr/en/index.html)
It makes the stash chest have multiple pages worth of capacity, and at least 4 more rows and columns per page.
Player inventory still sadly very limited. :(
(http://media.moddb.com/cache/images/downloads/1/63/62583/thumb_620x2000/fwmh6nhe3k.JPG)
Fun feature: Improves how the game does DirectDraw calls as well.
(Runs it with WINE. Works great.)
Post by: Kagus on November 05, 2021, 06:26:27 am
...there are also some curious, silent changes that have resulted in the community launching into a confused uproar against itself, which is always entertaining to watch :P
Stash in D2R is 10x10 private stash, plus 3 tabs of 10x10 "shared" stashes that can be accessed by all your characters of that type (online or offline). Makes transferring items between characters a breeze.
There are some dumb and at times truly aggravating net issues however, which I would consider the main downfall of the title. I'm not going to start an unsolicited rant about that here though.
In other news, I... I think this is actually my first time bringing a character into Hell difficulty.
Post by: None on November 05, 2021, 08:44:12 pm
The Smashing Pumpkins.
Plays all the time on alternative rock radio, right?
Is 'Smashing' a verb, or an adjective?
Post by: feelotraveller on November 05, 2021, 09:00:51 pm
Post by: MrRoboto75 on November 05, 2021, 09:17:56 pm
Post by: wierd on November 05, 2021, 11:10:46 pm
"Tommy is smashing pumpkins."
The verb is "is". "smashing" describes the manner of being. "pumpkins" is the direct object, and "Tommy" is the proper noun as the subject.
Post by: MrRoboto75 on November 05, 2021, 11:21:10 pm
Post by: wierd on November 05, 2021, 11:43:07 pm
https://socratic.org/questions/is-is-a-verb
The state of being / linking verbs are:
Be, Am, Is, Are, Was, Were, Being, and Been.
Alternatively, words ending in -ing are often "Gerunds."
https://www.dailywritingtips.com/gerunds/
the use in this case, "Smashing Pumpkins", does not use the word 'smashing' as if it were a noun, so it is not a gerund. Instead, there is an implied subject and verb in the utterance.
(we are) Smashing Pumpkins
as opposed to
Smashing pumpkins is fun!
The former is an adverb, the latter is a gerund.
Post by: feelotraveller on November 06, 2021, 01:09:31 am
Edit: Usually in cases of band/brand names the intentions of the authors of said name are taken into account or even given priority. Tracking down the previously cited comment to the Washington Post the bassist, D'Arcy had this to say:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1993/11/19/from-fighting-to-smashing/33ebd7b4-5944-469d-a3ae-fe967f5634f8/ (https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1993/11/19/from-fighting-to-smashing/33ebd7b4-5944-469d-a3ae-fe967f5634f8/)
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"The name of the band is a stupid name, a dumb bad joke and a bad idea, OK?" she says. "Billy named the band before there even was a band. He was like, 'I'm gonna have a band and it's gonna be called this.' 'Smashing' is not a verb, it's an adjective. It's not like we like to smash pumpkins or anything. And we are not amused by pumpkin jokes anymore."
Post by: Frumple on November 06, 2021, 05:04:24 am
So if we said the Smashing Pumpkins are a smashing success we would mean they are destroying success?A destroying success, maybe? If they were breaking any records or something of similar intent, or aspirationally intending to. It'd be a bit odd, but I'm pretty sure it's legit english, or at least legit enough english stops giving a damn and starts rifling through someone's pockets for loose change.
Post by: McTraveller on November 06, 2021, 07:49:56 am
I'm going to raise you all a present progressive: "Tommy is smashing pumpkins." The verb in this sentence isn't "is", it is "is smashing"; "is" is considered an auxiliary verb to the main verb "smashing" in this phrase: "is smashing" is present progressive.
In the title The Smashing Pumpkins there is some ambiguity - it is either the pumpkins who are in the act of smashing (in this case, the auxiliary verb "which are" is implied rather than explicit), or it is pumpkins with the attribute "smashing" - consider instead The Clever Pumpkins. Smashing, of course, being an adjective often connoting some level of awesomeness or attractive quality.
I suppose it could be a superposition of states - they could be smashing (adjectives) pumpkins which are presently smashing (verb).
Post by: feelotraveller on November 06, 2021, 01:14:10 pm
A destroying success, maybe?
I'd be fine with that - destroying used as an adjective, and the english languages as mongrels all the way down.
Grammar Fight!
Only if one wants to ignore actual history. Seems to be all the rage recently!
Post by: None on November 06, 2021, 01:46:45 pm
So, with that, I'd like to close the whole matter entirely and ask an entirely unrelated question.
SO.
The Smashing Pumpkins.
Plays all the time on alternative rock radio, right?
Does the phrase as illustrated by the band name describe the pumpkins as being of an excellent quality, or does it describe an act of violence upon pumpkins?
Post by: dragdeler on November 06, 2021, 01:50:26 pm
its an interjection
Obviously. ->
Shucks, there is a plurality of the kind of the pumps inbound (waterpumps and such)
Post by: MrRoboto75 on November 06, 2021, 02:58:43 pm
Does the phrase as illustrated by the band name describe the pumpkins as being of an excellent quality, or does it describe an act of violence upon pumpkins?
or C) They are pumpkins that regularly smash things.
Post by: methylatedspirit on November 14, 2021, 08:30:37 pm
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You ever say, "Embrace nihilism today!"?
This example is contrived, yes. I've never said this sentence to anyone, and I doubt you'll be going out of your way to say this. The way I write tends to make this a problem. Omitting "!" would mangle the quote, but omitting "?" would mangle the question.
How would you resolve something like this, short of rearranging the sentence to avoid this unsightly punctuation-stacking?
Also, this is more a problem of thinking like a parser, but:
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I'm an idiot, I say shit like "this'll work first time, I swear!".
Inevitably, it doesn't.
I think convention would allow you to omit the full stop, but when I do that, I just see:
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stdin:1:75: error: expected end-of-sentence before start-of-sentence token
1 | I'm an idiot, I say shit like "this'll work first time, I swear!"
| ^
| <end-of-sentence token>
2 | Inevitably, it doesn't.
| ~
Post by: dragdeler on November 24, 2021, 11:04:30 am
Post by: EuchreJack on November 24, 2021, 11:58:05 pm
Do you have issues with sentence termination when they end in a quote (and the quote itself ends), especially if the end quote uses different punctuation from the sentence it's embedded in?
Yes, it is actually the bane of my existence. Try two sentences. Put the quote into a statement, then follow with a question.
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I heard that you said "Embrace nihilism today!" Is that true?
The rule is clearer with sentences that end with period, as you can omit the period. (https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/punctuation/how/how-to-use-quotation-marks.html)
Post by: scriver on November 25, 2021, 03:08:41 am
My realmost issues lie with the including of dots and commas from outside of the context of quotes with the quotation marks though. That is just wrong no matter what they say.
Post by: EuchreJack on November 25, 2021, 04:21:53 am
I find stacking punctuation the better solution, even adding dots behind !"s and ?"s, even if it goes against what I learned in school. Punctuation exist to communicate tone and structure and this means the need to communicate the tone and structure of your words needs to be communicated if they are different from the inflection of the quote.
My realmost issues lie with the including of dots and commas from outside of the context of quotes with the quotation marks though. That is just wrong no matter what they say.
Agree to disagree on the first part.
As for the second, could you provide an example? My brain isn't wrapping around it, and I'm trying to write better.
Post by: Bumber on November 25, 2021, 06:12:41 am
Post by: Scoops Novel on November 26, 2021, 07:28:44 am
Post by: EuchreJack on November 26, 2021, 07:52:31 am
Post by: scriver on November 26, 2021, 11:39:02 am
I find stacking punctuation the better solution, even adding dots behind !"s and ?"s, even if it goes against what I learned in school. Punctuation exist to communicate tone and structure and this means the need to communicate the tone and structure of your words needs to be communicated if they are different from the inflection of the quote.
My realmost issues lie with the including of dots and commas from outside of the context of quotes with the quotation marks though. That is just wrong no matter what they say.
Agree to disagree on the first part.
As for the second, could you provide an example? My brain isn't wrapping around it, and I'm trying to write better.
"Agree to disagree on the first part," said EuchreJack.
See Bumber's words. The proper way to write it is to have the comma inside the quote, which I dislike because the context of the comma is outside of the quote, to communicate the flow of the full sentence and things that while connected to the quote (who said it) is not of the quote itself -- Eucrejack doesn't end his sentences with comma pauses, the comma pause is in how the sentence flows to distinguish pause and continuation between the the quoted part from the "said-jack" part. Therefore it feeld natural to me that the comma should be written outside of the quote marks.
But the Man do not agree.
Post by: dragdeler on November 26, 2021, 12:42:24 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on November 26, 2021, 01:14:54 pm
Post by: dragdeler on November 26, 2021, 01:36:21 pm
I guess you could put it inside if you somehow found the cadence but not the rest of the sentence quoteworthy? If you want to point to more being left out, ellipsis (dot-dot-dot, had to look up ellipsis eventhough I overuse them imagine that :D) seems the obvious choice. I'm all for more "freeform" conventions, but like, the way I would read "blabla," makes it a super specific comma. Not that such a wordconstellation couldn't come up... But the question wether to put a space or more ("blabla,"|"blabla," |"blabla, " |) suffices to make it awkward.
Post by: scriver on November 26, 2021, 02:32:33 pm
putting punctuation inside of quotes or outside adds information. If it's just "always put it on this end" then that's a missed opportunity, isn't it?
Yeah, but like dragdeler says it's the rule that says "always put it inside the quote at the end of quotations" ;)
It gets even worse because if you interfix a "said X" in the middle of a sentence within commas, the "correct" way to do it is to put the comma inside the quotation marks at the end of the quote but then outside of the quotation marks at the end of the next sentence before the quote resumes (iirc), like: "I do like cookies," said scriver, "but I like buns too."
Post by: EuchreJack on November 26, 2021, 11:19:35 pm
Post by: methylatedspirit on November 28, 2021, 04:49:14 am
Yeah, I agree with scriver. That "proper" way is a misquote. It doesn't exactly convey what was said. It lies.
Agreed. Not sure about you specifically, but I'm used to thinking of quotes to indicate string literals in any given programming language. Quotes must only contain exactly what's in the quoted text, no more, no less. Else, you end up mangling the quote.
Also, if you're writing keyboard commands for people to perform, adding punctuation within quotes might not go so well. It's not a habit you want people to get into, even if that does only yield innocent syntax errors almost all the time. Worst example I can think of is accidentally waiting 10 instants (by pressing ".") in DF's Adventure Mode. For those not in the know, this is how you die in fights.
"I do like cookies," said scriver, "but I like buns too."
That's the correct way to do it?! I would've accepted either
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"I do like cookies", said scriver, "but I like buns too."
or, though I'll warn this style may mangle the intended timing and tone,
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"I do like cookies..." said scriver, "...but I like buns too."
Post by: dragdeler on December 03, 2021, 05:41:28 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on December 04, 2021, 01:00:05 pm
edit: barely a question and a stupid one at that.Damn, now I want to hear THE QUESTION. So my question is what was the question. But hey, no probs.
Post by: dragdeler on December 04, 2021, 01:56:36 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on December 04, 2021, 01:59:11 pm
Wether I can justify in good conscience to get fastfood when there is food at home in a slightly eccentric rant. Sorry to underwhelm you :DThe answer, my good sir, is yes.
Post by: Scoops Novel on December 10, 2021, 03:49:17 pm
Post by: McTraveller on December 10, 2021, 05:20:11 pm
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Egan_BW on December 10, 2021, 08:31:23 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on December 10, 2021, 09:32:08 pm
Post by: MrRoboto75 on December 10, 2021, 11:06:33 pm
Actually, emojis exist to convey what words alone can not properly convey. They should be used in addition to, not instead of, words. Emojis are actually a good thing.
💩
Post by: delphonso on December 10, 2021, 11:43:31 pm
Actually, emojis exist to convey what words alone can not properly convey. They should be used in addition to, not instead of, words. Emojis are actually a good thing.
Yeah, hard disagree with McTraveller: until we see a new phone that only has emojis, or a keyboard which defaults to emoji and discourage keyboard use, there's no limitations being put down, and emoji simplify (yes, that could be bad, but isn't necessarily) emotion expression. If anything, emoji facilitate a deeper and quicker conveyence of nuance.
Post by: None on December 11, 2021, 01:11:40 am
:U
Post by: delphonso on December 11, 2021, 01:26:33 am
Post by: Kagus on December 11, 2021, 09:33:26 am
But I've also come across people who communicate almost exclusively with emojis (and have nothing interesting to say with them, for that matter), and plenty of profiles on Tinder that just devolve into a run-on mass of hieroglyphics that are supposed to have some sort of bearing on who they are as a person by just dully cataloging every one of their potential interests.
I wouldn't say it's an Idiocracy trend, but I will admit that it took me many, many years before I even started using emojis myself, because I did generally associate them with less-intelligent people.
To wit: I was also generally more of a cunt back then.
Post by: dragdeler on December 11, 2021, 10:11:58 am
"Let me tell you why you're an idiot but look how reasonable I am since the smiley conveys emotional detachement :)"
Post by: King Zultan on December 12, 2021, 04:53:43 am
Post by: martinuzz on December 12, 2021, 05:04:46 am
But the plethora of all the thousands of other emoticons kinda makes me weep and rage.
Not only do I not understand 95% of emoticons, IMO it creates a divide in society between those that grow up, and those that are stuck in primary school / instagram level of miscommunication.
If I would work HR, emoticons would be one of my first criteria of tossing out letters of application.
Then again, I'm old. I think most people over age 40 share at least part of my sentiment.
Post by: Kagus on December 12, 2021, 06:08:40 am
Then again, I'm old. I think most people over age 40 share at least part of my sentiment.
My granddad's brother uses considerably more emojis than I do, and he's 90+.
That said, he's also an idiot who knowingly and willingly shares completely false ragebait articles on Facebook because "It moves things in the right direction".
Post by: MaxTheFox on December 12, 2021, 07:54:39 am
I am also guilty of using 🤡 in reaction to someone with a laughable opinion. That one is simply shorthand for "(you're a) dumbass".
Post by: scriver on December 12, 2021, 07:57:45 am
Some things emojis can convey are really hard to do over text. Example: 🙃
That one doesn't conway anything but you being Australian though
Post by: Scoops Novel on December 12, 2021, 10:32:48 pm
"Power comes in response to a need, not a desire". True, but it always sounded incomplete to me. Does anyone have something more accurate to say?
Post by: hector13 on December 12, 2021, 10:38:27 pm
Post by: delphonso on December 12, 2021, 10:44:52 pm
"Power comes in response to a need, not a desire. So those with desire must manufacture a need."
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Post by: None on December 12, 2021, 11:31:41 pm
I've done too much vidya today, realizing that the twitchy action RPG I'm so fond of has a lasting twitchy effect extending later into the day. That's probably not good for me. 'Sides that, I generally have anxious tics and a few compulsive tics and I'd really like not to feel like a live wire.
Proactively, I understand I need less of the vidya, but, like, after the fact?
Post by: Frumple on December 13, 2021, 12:06:08 am
Post by: Scoops Novel on December 13, 2021, 07:52:32 am
Post by: heydude6 on December 13, 2021, 08:09:59 am
Post by: Egan_BW on December 13, 2021, 08:18:31 am
Post by: dragdeler on December 13, 2021, 08:54:05 am
Post by: feelotraveller on December 13, 2021, 09:22:11 am
Post by: Scoops Novel on December 13, 2021, 09:46:48 am
That's a question philosophers have been trying to answer for millenia. I don't think you're gonna find answers here.
Put it like this, a guy who fulfills his potential is a wizard - he can do what you didn't know was possible. What does that make the brain?
Post by: None on December 13, 2021, 09:55:59 am
Post by: martinuzz on December 13, 2021, 10:01:04 am
more like underpowered but fairly good at overestimating itselfFlawed, underpowered, and incomplete.
Post by: Egan_BW on December 13, 2021, 10:09:55 am
Post by: martinuzz on December 13, 2021, 10:12:58 am
Post by: dragdeler on December 13, 2021, 10:16:58 am
Post by: Kagus on December 13, 2021, 11:07:58 am
Post by: EuchreJack on December 13, 2021, 11:26:12 am
Post by: Egan_BW on December 13, 2021, 11:29:43 am
The brain is incomplete in that it will never be able to fully comprehend itself. Liberal interpretation of Gödel there.Not unless we get Kos, or some say Kosm, to plant eyes inside our skulls.
Post by: Yellow Pixel on December 13, 2021, 11:32:09 am
Post by: Il Palazzo on December 13, 2021, 06:20:25 pm
Post by: delphonso on December 13, 2021, 06:41:38 pm
There's a post on the day after, the 20th in the Steam thread, but here's (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=174112.msg8276864#msg8276864) the earliest before that, which I do remember getting some attention online. 4400 people, though...that's uniquely high.
Post by: Scoops Novel on December 14, 2021, 08:18:33 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on December 16, 2021, 07:18:04 pm
Post by: hector13 on December 16, 2021, 08:54:34 pm
Post by: wierd on December 16, 2021, 10:40:58 pm
One could argue this is a fancy way to say 'ignorance', but that does not properly capture the problems of information overload (unable to learn from hitting cognition limits) and Dunning Kruger (unaware that you don't actually know something, because you think you do) simultaneously, like my answer does.
Post by: EuchreJack on December 16, 2021, 11:09:08 pm
For if you Believe something to be true, you can Ignore whatever facts might dissuade you, irregardless* of how well those facts are formatted or argued.
*I know Irregardless is an invalid word, as regardless is the proper word that become a non-word by adding "Ir". Sort of making a point there, as I can still use it. And if I believed Irregardless to be a good and proper word, I'd keep using it irregardless of the intelligent facts used regarding its invalidity.
Post by: McTraveller on December 17, 2021, 08:04:44 am
Post by: Rolan7 on December 17, 2021, 12:12:16 pm
Emotional thinking has some serious flaws and is vulnerable to being manipulated but it's also extremely efficient in most cases. Having struggled with it as a child, I know it's hard to understand and be understood by others if I try to break everything down rationally. It's also very slow and redundant in most cases. It's like having a GPU and several other specialized processors but only using a single CPU thread - sure it's simpler and you avoid race conditions, but it's wasteful.
Anyway that's my rational argument for why art has material value to society, brilliant minds need assistants, and learning emotions was (for me) easier than trying to simulate them. Also dreams are, like, wild
Post by: None on December 17, 2021, 01:12:21 pm
My answer is bugs. Bugs are super-effective against psychics, so bugs counter intelligence.
Post by: Egan_BW on December 17, 2021, 01:15:53 pm
Emotion is the goal. Without any emotion, thought would not occur. Thought requires categorization and simplification of the universe, and this would not happen without the motivation to do so. Intelligence and emotion cannot exist without one another.
Post by: EuchreJack on December 17, 2021, 04:06:04 pm
Post by: King Zultan on December 18, 2021, 03:25:42 am
Post by: EuchreJack on December 18, 2021, 07:26:24 am
What about money, I've heard about some stupid stuff people have done because money.Ooooh, I got a quote for that too!
"You can't eat money"
Post by: McTraveller on December 18, 2021, 08:28:04 am
I'm using, of course, "intelligence" here to mean the capacity for understanding the world and making decisions. Emotion does help make decisions, but they aren't based on understanding, they are based mostly on reflex responses. This is my argument why emotion counters intelligence: one is based on understanding, one is based on something other than understanding.
I'm curious about the idea that intelligence arises from emotion; I'm fairly certain that at least one type of intelligence doesn't require any emotion at all: the intelligence used for memory recall, optimization problems, sorting, proofs, computation, and the like.
Post by: dragdeler on December 18, 2021, 10:18:33 am
Personally I think the propensity to split everything into neat dichotomies is deeply emotionally appealling, even if it feels like rational thought.
Post by: Iduno on December 20, 2021, 09:50:29 am
What if we reanimated Ronald Reagan, just so we could give John Hinckley Jr. another crack at it?
Edit: It wouldn't be murder, as he's already dead, and Hinckley has already served time for attempted murder, so he can't go through that again.
Post by: dragdeler on December 20, 2021, 10:07:46 am
From an ethical standpoint though, you'd want to clone and factory meat him, sell 'em as punching bags, hell breed 'em such that they have more nerve ends that can hurt.
Post by: TamerVirus on December 20, 2021, 10:38:08 am
What if we reanimated Ronald Reagan, just so we could give John Hinckley Jr. another crack at it?Why don't you just ask John Hinckley on his YouTube channel?
Post by: EuchreJack on December 20, 2021, 10:46:49 am
Okay, I have an ethics question.
What if we reanimated Ronald Reagan, just so we could give John Hinckley Jr. another crack at it?
Ah, but what if John missed Ronald? Personally, I could live with that, but could you?
Note: President Reagan served two terms, so unfortunately Zombie Reagan might not be eligible to save us from hyperinflation and crippling foreign debt.
Hm, but what if we treat Zombie Reagan as a new entity, with President Reagan's death date as Zombie Reagan's birthdate? I approve of this plan!
Post by: None on December 20, 2021, 12:05:33 pm
croney capitalism will save us from croney capitalism
Post by: TamerVirus on December 20, 2021, 12:07:35 pm
Post by: Frumple on December 20, 2021, 05:15:46 pm
Anyone know if they've made one of those things for tractors? Like, the big ol' combine harvester wheels.
Post by: Rolan7 on December 20, 2021, 10:46:41 pm
Post by: Frumple on December 20, 2021, 11:43:42 pm
So I started wondering if someone had actually done that. Giant spinny hubcap thing.
Post by: Il Palazzo on December 21, 2021, 12:00:27 am
Post by: Scoops Novel on December 21, 2021, 02:23:49 am
Post by: King Zultan on December 21, 2021, 03:01:53 am
Opposite of a construct?Destruction?
Post by: scriver on December 21, 2021, 03:06:52 am
Post by: EuchreJack on December 21, 2021, 07:59:20 pm
Ain't a monster truck pretty much just a tractor
Uh, no. A truck is not like a tractor. A monster truck is a truck with large wheels. A tractor is like a riding lawnmower with large wheels.
They're not the same, in that cats are not smaller dogs and hamsters are not small cats.
Post by: hector13 on December 21, 2021, 08:18:04 pm
Ain't a monster truck pretty much just a tractor
Uh, no. A truck is not like a tractor. A monster truck is a truck with large wheels. A tractor is like a riding lawnmower with large wheels.
They're not the same, in that cats are not smaller dogs and hamsters are not small cats.
Pfft, they’re all mammals, and they all have engines, no differences at all!
Post by: Il Palazzo on December 21, 2021, 10:33:12 pm
Uh, no. A truck is not like a tractor. A monster truck is a truck with large wheels. A tractor is like a riding lawnmower with large wheels.I see what you're saying. A monster truck is indeed just a lawnmower.
They're not the same, in that cats are not smaller dogs and hamsters are not small cats.
Post by: King Zultan on December 22, 2021, 02:51:56 am
Post by: wierd on December 22, 2021, 03:27:31 am
Most models are attached to a tractor's PTO line, and get towed behind it. (https://www.vafb.com/Portals/FBA/images/membership-at-work/benefit-bush-hog-full.jpg) Some are attached to an articulated arm. (https://www.totalrentals.ca/img/tiger-boom-mower-for-rent.jpg) Some others are fully integrated equipment.
(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/cS8AAOSww-Zf4LBe/s-l1600.jpg)
You need to be more specific, as each has a different name. (first is a Bush Hog, second is a roadside mower, and the third is closed cab rotary mower.)
Technically speaking, a tractor is what the bush hog connects to. The name literally means "grabber". (tract, as in traction. A tractor is something that uses traction to pull, push or grab.) Tractors come in a wide variety of sizes and styles, ranging from small gasoline lawn tractors, to huge industrial farm implements.
Post by: Kagus on December 26, 2021, 10:07:23 am
Post by: Frumple on December 26, 2021, 01:15:36 pm
Post by: heydude6 on December 26, 2021, 01:45:37 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on December 26, 2021, 02:53:40 pm
Post by: McTraveller on December 26, 2021, 03:44:13 pm
I'm a shredder, ...
I was so hoping the next part of this sentence was going to be "that's why I'm always fighting turtles..."
Post by: Rolan7 on December 26, 2021, 04:56:50 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on December 26, 2021, 05:53:38 pm
LOL, my hero!I'm a shredder, ...
I was so hoping the next part of this sentence was going to be "that's why I'm always fighting turtles..."
Post by: martinuzz on December 27, 2021, 10:54:37 am
Like, before, when I wanted to type a letter with a stripe, or an umlaut or whatever above it, I would just type ', ", ^, ` or whatever symbol and then the letter, but that doesn't work anymore.
If I want to type an Ü or whatever, I need to either find a word in a language that has it, go to the wikipedia page, copy it from there and paste it where I want to type it, or look up it's ASCII code. It annoys me to a point of insanity.
What happened to that easy and nice functionality?
Post by: dragdeler on December 27, 2021, 11:22:55 am
çhêck thïß öüt jælôûß yét? :P
Post by: Iduno on December 27, 2021, 12:49:19 pm
I remember that it's been a while, my bet is on a spiteful obscure key combination, like ctrl+shift can switch between keyboard region and that's why I never save more than 1 keyboard region.
çhêck thïß öüt jælôûß yét? :P
Impressive.
Post by: dragdeler on December 27, 2021, 07:23:17 pm
forgive me odin
Post by: Frumple on December 27, 2021, 08:52:08 pm
Post by: dragdeler on December 27, 2021, 09:00:35 pm
you got lucky too frumple "Óðinn"... tsss :P
Post by: martinuzz on December 28, 2021, 10:02:15 am
I can áàéèö to my heart's content again.
Dunno how it ever switched to english (US) though. Perhaps some Windows or BIOS update reset that, since it's probably default.
Post by: dragdeler on December 28, 2021, 10:30:47 am
Post by: martinuzz on December 28, 2021, 11:25:53 am
Anyone else had this issue?
Post by: Egan_BW on December 28, 2021, 01:26:37 pm
(obviously it still shows up if you put an imgur url in there before the problem arose, but you won't be able to set a new imgur url or change your profile stuff)
Post by: martinuzz on December 29, 2021, 02:44:26 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on December 29, 2021, 03:05:59 pm
Post by: Arx on January 08, 2022, 04:18:39 am
Post by: Rose on January 08, 2022, 04:27:26 am
Post by: EuchreJack on January 08, 2022, 04:46:11 am
For any Latin scholars kicking around, is "Regis et Regnum" a correct-ish way to write "ruler and country"? I know it's not standard, but is it wrong?
Latin is a dead language, ergo Latin's usage in this day and age is ipso facto wrong.
Sorry I can't be of more help. :P
Post by: Kagus on January 08, 2022, 05:42:39 am
For any Latin scholars kicking around, is "Regis et Regnum" a correct-ish way to write "ruler and country"? I know it's not standard, but is it wrong?
Latin is a dead language, ergo Latin's usage in this day and age is ipso facto wrong.
Sorry I can't be of more help. :P
It's not necessarily wrong per se, but there are several aspects that have been decimated in modern usage; i.e. pronunciation, grammar, etc.
Post by: scriver on January 08, 2022, 05:48:51 am
Post by: EuchreJack on January 08, 2022, 05:57:48 pm
It's literally corpse desecrationThe corpses never had it so good
Post by: martinuzz on January 08, 2022, 08:34:40 pm
EDIT: what picture site do most people use here for their avatars now that imgur stopped working?
Post by: dragdeler on January 08, 2022, 09:27:34 pm
Bring back the high dwarf :D
Post by: King Zultan on January 09, 2022, 03:48:14 am
Post by: EuchreJack on January 09, 2022, 03:54:21 am
I use ImgBB, it seems to work for me.+1
Post by: scriver on January 09, 2022, 07:39:23 am
Post by: martinuzz on January 09, 2022, 08:01:21 am
How?
They have 5 types of link:
"Viewer": https://ibb.co/Gsj0H1h
HTML code large with link:
Code: [Select]
<a href="https://imgbb.com/"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/jVFTJxp/Highdwarf.jpg" alt="Highdwarf" border="0"></a>HTML code thumbnail with link:
Code: [Select]
<a href="https://imgbb.com/"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/Gsj0H1h/Highdwarf.jpg" alt="Highdwarf" border="0"></a> BB code large with link:
Code: [Select]
[url=https://imgbb.com/][img]https://i.ibb.co/jVFTJxp/Highdwarf.jpg[/img][/url]BB code thumbnail with link:
Code: [Select]
[url=https://imgbb.com/][img]https://i.ibb.co/Gsj0H1h/Highdwarf.jpg[/img][/url]None of these work. Cutting out the code tags and using only https://i.ibb.co/Gsj0H1h/Highdwarf.jpg doesn't work either.
EDIT:
Code: [Select]
https://imgbb.com/][img]https://i.ibb.co/Gsj0H1h/Highdwarf.jpg[/img] doesn't work eitherHOW?
EDIT2: changing the https to http worked!
Perhaps the Toad should take a look at the forum and find out why Imgur doesn't work anymore. It's like, the most mainstream, most used img hosting site. That should just work.
Post by: MaxTheFox on January 10, 2022, 11:19:00 am
Post by: None on January 12, 2022, 04:10:50 pm
Does genderqueerness/gender nonconformity imply a sort of dysphoria, or is it moreso leveraged on one's expression of self against the sociocultural expectation of gender? Like, if a person goes by they/them pronouns, is it an expression that they do not embody their gender assigned at birth (or the opposite gender, if you'll forgive the crudeness of the binary axis here), or is it closer to an ideological individuation from the static social idea of gender? If one has no interest in 'traditional'(?) 'maleness' or 'femaleness' or whatever they were raised on, but no inclination to change who they are or how they express themselves, is that part of the same terminology?
...I'm, well, sorry, for lack of better words, for not already knowing better.
Post by: Rolan7 on January 13, 2022, 12:02:45 am
Nowadays they're a jacked enby who *enjoys* pumping iron and life in general. A similar lifestyle was insufferable when it was performed for mistaken reasons.
Your question is tricky because we think in symbols, and we've learned to think in binary gender (specifically the gender of our time and place). But it's like being asked "Do you really like this punk/obscure stuff, or do you only like it because it's not pop?". In my case, I (surprise) actually liked the music I was obsessively listening too. It's not like I had any punk friends to impress, it was good on its own merits. Nowadays I enjoy a lot of pop and punk music because I have that freedom.
I personally have a relatively minor dysphoria situation... either that or I just don't like my face, which happens to lots of people. That's basically a separate issue from my gender. My gender is nonbinary because I don't feel like a "guy" or "gal" (in my culture).
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If one has no interest in 'traditional'(?) 'maleness' or 'femaleness' or whatever they were raised on, but no inclination to change who they are or how they express themselves, is that part of the same terminology?Absolutely, one-hundred percent.
Like, if a person goes by they/them pronouns, is it an expression that they do not embody their gender assigned at birth (or the opposite gender, if you'll forgive the crudeness of the binary axis here), or is it closer to an ideological individuation from the static social idea of gender?The latter, yeah. Though there's also "gender abolition", an idea I used to support. The idea that ALL gender is fake and everyone's gender should be abolished because it only drags people down, and is bad and awful.
While I am politically against forced gender roles, I think I was largely projecting when I was a loud gender-abolitionist. Talking to trans people showed me that these roles were... more than just deference to authority figures. Some people desperately need to be binary, whether they're trans or cis. It's kinda wonderful, actually. Yes it's a social construct, but it's deeply meaningful.
I'm still searching, but that's not what makes me NB. I'm just kinda slow :P It's possible I could land on 2022 Southern American Male - no joke, sometimes that feels right. (which might suggest that I'm genderFLUID, but that's a different bag of worms).
When I'm most calm and collected, this is still how I see myself: https://i.imgur.com/1TKkLiN.png
At times I thought I'd pull free from the layers of disguise and find some powerful inner truth. But I write down my dreams, and I'm almost never male or female in them. If I even have a body.
Hope that helps :P
Post by: Vector on January 13, 2022, 02:42:25 am
I know people who go by they/them and refer to everyone around them to go by they/them as a kind of anarchist expression of enbyness. I think that's an interesting idea, but I made friends with binary trans people before I made friends with nonbinary trans people, and it needs to be something that others around you are OK with signing onto. In particular there is a strong tendency for haters to describe binary trans people as "they" as a way to delegitimize their chosen gender (this especially happens to trans women, but I've seen it happen to trans men, too). See also calling people "it" who did not indicate they wanted to be called that.
But what that says is: in some people's mind, being nonbinary is the delegitimizing of gender. It isn't a position in and of itself, not something you can affirmatively choose to become. It represents the removal of gender.
There are also binary trans people who transition not due to gender dysphoria, but due to what is called gender euphoria. How they are is fine, but they think it would just be STELLAR to be a girl/guy instead. Pain is not what legitimizes gender.
The answer to your question is that being nonbinary is actually ANOTHER umbrella. It includes gender anarchists, agender people, bigender/genderfluid people ... and me, who got so tired of being beat up for doing my gender wrong and feeling incapable of reforming that I completely gave up and made myself a new identity. One that better matched who I was and a person, and which I could affirmatively choose.
For me, that's literally a 0% ideological decision. I am happier identifying as genderqueer and I genuinely feel it is safer (because I wasn't interested in defending myself when I did my best to kowtow to the altar of Female, and now I no longer just take it when people hurt me, because the thing I have to protect, my self, now has a non-zero value to me). When I act the way that I used to before I forcibly changed all of my physical mannerisms, interests, and fashion sense in late high school for ~marriage~ and ~finding a masculine man~, I feel I am often-to-usually gendered correctly in public. Despite my long hair and lack of bodily modifications.
The last part of your question sounds like being gender nonconforming, which is considered part of the trans umbrella because it represents a chosen deviation from societal expectations of gender performance. In some ways being queer (i.e. gay or lesbian) is a kind of transness, except that it may be restricted to the domain of sex and romance. Transness radiates out from there to incorporate other deviations. And, being nonbinary describes deviations which are intentional in their expression of chaos, absence of gendered behavior, or fluidity, or neutrality.
Essentially, think about the things that a cisgender person is supposed to expect from their gender as a category.
1. They are supposed to perform some kind of gender. Not performing gender is not an option.
2. The options are male and female. There are no other options. Not, for example, a spectrum.
3. They are expected to perform the gender that matches what the doctor said, not one they choose or construct.
4. That gender is supposed to be stable across time (nonfluid).
5. That gender is supposed to be stable in the moment (not pulling at any particular time from the toolboxes of other, legitimized genders).
And then more rules for trans people specifically . . . which universally assume binaryhood.
6. A good trans person aspires to pass.
7. A good trans person spends all money and social resources available in order to pass.
8. A good trans person recognizes that they are not what they have become, and should restrict themselves from normal activities that every other person of their gender gets to participate in as a matter of fact. Such as: using a public restroom. Or buying clothes. Or expecting that a public restroom in line with their gender be available.
9. A good trans person understands that nobody wants their child to be like that and restricts themselves from public spaces accordingly.
10. A good trans person understands that nobody wants to be around them, hire them, or house them.
11. A good trans person does not reproduce, either biologically or by acting as though it is acceptable to be trans, and *especially* not after transitioning.
12. A good trans person has a story that explains why they are trans. By necessity, that story makes it clear that the trans person knows transness is unacceptable. They are requesting clemency by telling this story which explains their transness; making it clear that they would not be trans if they had had any other choice.
Must I go on?
(nobody, everybody: these refer to the expectations and experiences of the "straight" world)
Why choose not to do any one of those first five things? Well ... lots of people have their reasons. Some are political, some are probably biological, some are based on experiences (stereotypically, trauma), some are based on about as much decision-making as one might take when grabbing a t-shirt out of the closet. I.e. simple preference.
Anyone can use any pronouns that they want. For any reason. They can wear skirts and suit jackets, cut their hair this or that way, or seek out hormones for as long or as little as they like.
:)
Post by: TD1 on January 13, 2022, 05:30:34 am
There are 'cultures' built around physical sexual attributes, but they're hardly set in stone. A man adopting female culture is building a... stereotype, I suppose? ... of femininity and then performing it.
The end goal is to be treated the same by society as a female, or so I gather.
I feel that this only reinforces gender stereotypes. The adoption of any culture is fraught with such problems. An American who adopts French culture may have good reasons for so doing - they like wearing berets, and 'monsieur' feels like a cool mode of address to them. But by becoming 'French' instead of an American who likes these things, a latticework of stereotype is drawn upon. Suddenly the American is adopting a French accent, wearing striped clothing, and carrying a baguette.
An extreme example, I know, but you get the point. I tend to feel this creates a new culture, one which builds its own conceptual baggage - 'Americans who act French.'
I suppose I don't understand why one can't be an American who holds traits in common with some (not all by any means) Frenchmen. In defining oneself as French, a new category of Born-American-but-seeming-French is developed, which I don't think was the intention, but was always going to be the natural conclusion.
A sensitive subject for many on these forums, I know. But I feel it can be important to be honest about issues.
Post by: Kagus on January 13, 2022, 06:35:02 am
I never realized it could be seen as delegitimizing someone's gender.
Post by: dragdeler on January 13, 2022, 08:46:02 am
I don't know why I giggled at the frenchman example, but I'm not in the mood to think it through either, but I think the striped shirt part had me loudest.
Post by: None on January 13, 2022, 10:44:33 am
We're still thinking on a binary axis here, which I understand isn't so helpful
Thanks for humoring my naivete, folks, I hope my question wasn't framed offensively.
Post by: Frumple on January 13, 2022, 11:19:28 am
I never realized it could be seen as delegitimizing someone's gender.Yeah, can confirm it definitely can be seen that way. Sometimes someone or another will be really invested in one gender or another for whatever reason, and dislike to whatever extent being labeled somethin' else, even something intended to be a catch-all.
I've noticed I've been kinda' drifting away from using non-personal pronouns at all, probably because there's like... not a general use term that doesn't trip over someone, and a lot of the time I just don't have the goddamn energy to pay attention to and remember that kind of thing, especially not on a case by case basis. I try, because you try to do right by folks as a general thing, but gods alive is it something I'm just not built or raised or whatever to keep on top of and I'm always goddamn exhausted dealing with everything else these days.
Nevermind gender issues specifically, it's a pain in the ass to remember to pay attention to outward expression at all -- it's really hard for me to give a shit how I'm presenting to other people, and that translates to how I (don't) expect other folks to present... probably either some sort of non-conforming/non-binary/whatever or somewhat schzoid, from what I can tell.
Manage to an extent for survival reasons but, just... I wish to fuck we all didn't have to manage it all and could just chill with life without it running the risk of hurting or getting hurt by folks, y'know?
Post by: McTraveller on January 13, 2022, 01:06:41 pm
We've basically destroyed that use for pronouns now - they are almost as arbitrary as names. More often than not now I just tend to refer to people by their name, instead of a pronoun, because it's just too problematic otherwise. I mean seriously, you now are expected to know name + pronoun combos, not just names. And I had enough trouble just remembering people's names in the first place...
Post by: heydude6 on January 13, 2022, 01:39:54 pm
EDIT: On reflection, I can't help but be reminded about the people who believe that gendered language as a concept should be abolished. If non-standard pronoun usage became widespread enough that managing them genuinely did become a headache, I think people would rather switch to genderless pronouns rather than learn the combos McTraveller talks about.
Post by: Frumple on January 13, 2022, 03:46:47 pm
The problem with modern philosophy on pronouns is that they have broken the old cultural shorthand - you used to be able to, with 99% accuracy, be able to use a pronoun when first meeting someone new just based on physical appearance.Like, I don't think that's actually true? The accuracy wouldn't have been much different than it is now, it was just more culturally acceptable to shit on the folks that were being missed, and they were even more worried about pushing on it (due to entirely legitimate fear of being beaten, murdered, etc., that still isn't exactly nonzero) than now. The "cultural shorthand" was "to hell with anyone that doesn't match the standard designations, if they complain take them out behind the shed". It wasn't exactly an improvement, ha.
Post by: Iduno on January 13, 2022, 03:53:40 pm
...huh. I've been known to use "they" when talking about people--cis or otherwise--even if I know their preferred pronouns, but I was doing that specifically to try to 1) Reinforce "they" as a functional individual pronoun, 2) Avoid conveying gender stereotyping, people are people whether I'm talking about men, women, or others, 3) Distance the usage of "trans" almost exclusively referring to MtF.
I never realized it could be seen as delegitimizing someone's gender.
I'm not sure I've ever seen someone upset at being called "them" unless you've been told otherwise multiple times. Worst case, you didn't know and tried to avoid screwing it up.
The problem with modern philosophy on pronouns is that they have broken the old cultural shorthand - you used to be able to, with 99% accuracy, be able to use a pronoun when first meeting someone new just based on physical appearance.Like, I don't think that's actually true? The accuracy wouldn't have been much different than it is now, it was just more culturally acceptable to shit on the folks that were being missed, and they were even more worried about pushing on it (due to entirely legitimate fear of being beaten, murdered, etc., that still isn't exactly nonzero) than now. The "cultural shorthand" was "to hell with anyone that doesn't match the standard designations, if they complain take them out behind the shed". It wasn't exactly an improvement, ha.
Yeah, I'm guessing you're a lot more correct on this one. I think it's also something like 5%? But those numbers are hard to pin down when it's dangerous for a lot of people to be out, and society pushes it as "not an option" so people don't realize "not that gender" is what's been going on with them. You'd have to go back to the 1950's or 60's, when people were more accepting (which is more of a complaint about today then a compliment to then).
Post by: None on January 13, 2022, 04:27:31 pm
Post by: McTraveller on January 13, 2022, 04:47:36 pm
Also remember that pronouns aren't just about the person being referred to; they're also part of general social interaction. I guess maybe in that way having ambiguous or wrong pronouns may be a benefit, because it forces actual conversation and getting to know someone a bit before making assumptions about what type of sexual activities they're interested in.
(To be fair - other than sexual activities or culturally-enforced gender roles, what is the purpose of a gendered pronoun anyway?)
Post by: Vector on January 13, 2022, 04:54:17 pm
As a note, universally using singular they can be especially common for people with Chinese as a first language, for example, because Chinese does not have gendered pronouns.
I remember back when textbooks and novels always referred to any unknown person as he, and saying he or she was considered radical and clumsy Q_Q How times change!
We've basically destroyed that use for pronouns now - they are almost as arbitrary as names. More often than not now I just tend to refer to people by their name, instead of a pronoun, because it's just too problematic otherwise. I mean seriously, you now are expected to know name + pronoun combos, not just names. And I had enough trouble just remembering people's names in the first place...
I think most trans people would be more or less good with 1. Their family, doctor, teachers, boss (people with power over them) and close friends respecting their pronouns and 2. Random strangers asking if they're not sure. In fact many trans people have an "X pronoun for cis people, cool getting anything from trans people" rule.
Yeah, it is socially complicated! I think most social change that breaks up established hierarchies and norms causes annoyance and disruption. The main thing for us is that we don't want to be dead, actually :)
There are 'cultures' built around physical sexual attributes, but they're hardly set in stone. A man adopting female culture is building a... stereotype, I suppose? ... of femininity and then performing it.
The end goal is to be treated the same by society as a female, or so I gather.
I feel that this only reinforces gender stereotypes. The adoption of any culture is fraught with such problems. An American who adopts French culture may have good reasons for so doing - they like wearing berets, and 'monsieur' feels like a cool mode of address to them. But by becoming 'French' instead of an American who likes these things, a latticework of stereotype is drawn upon. Suddenly the American is adopting a French accent, wearing striped clothing, and carrying a baguette.
An extreme example, I know, but you get the point. I tend to feel this creates a new culture, one which builds its own conceptual baggage - 'Americans who act French.'
I suppose I don't understand why one can't be an American who holds traits in common with some (not all by any means) Frenchmen. In defining oneself as French, a new category of Born-American-but-seeming-French is developed, which I don't think was the intention, but was always going to be the natural conclusion.
A sensitive subject for many on these forums, I know. But I feel it can be important to be honest about issues.
Quoted in its entirety because it is important to get all of this when I am responding to it.
Why would someone change citizenship?
What I think most cisgender people don't get is that trans people usually start with deviance and end with transition of some kind. For example:
I feel like garbage and I hate myself -> I start estrogen -> It functions like an antidepressant and I stop crying all the fucking time and am pretty happy, actually (IRL friend)
I have polycystic ovary syndrome and a ton of other health problems -> I start T -> the more I transition, the less stressed I feel. My medical complications go away. I am happy now. (Jesse Nowack / Nowacking on Twitter, who played Seras Victoria in Hellsing Abridged)
People have expectations of me while dating that I cannot and will not live up to -> I notice that these are considered normal expectations of women and even the bisexual women, when they are dating men, don't prefer to act like me -> maybe it would be easier if I were approaching this from the male side -> holy shit this is a lot better (childhood friend)
Around puberty (yes, really): "When am I going to grow my penis?" -> "girls don't do that" -> binding chest unsafely with rope because that is all that's available -> gender transition (same childhood friend actually, different side of things)
I wish I could give birth and breastfeed -> If I take progesterone, I can breastfeed, even if right now I can't give birth. -> I like this, let's do more (slightly changed story of IRL friend)
Starts occasionally crossdressing around age five -> Switches regularly between the "girls" and "boys" tables at school despite other students' attempted deterrence -> I am constantly being beaten up for my behavior as relates to gender -> people say I don't count as my at-birth assigned gender and repeatedly treat me violently in order to extract femininity -> I absorb a concept of myself as a second-rate existence, a second-tier woman, who anyone can do anything they want to because I am not protected by womanhood -> go to therapy and decide to name my existence as something other than a black hole of hated badness -> I am nonbinary, fuck you guys, you are not helping. I am staking a claim. (me, actually!)
Raspy-voiced high schooler with a fucked-up knee: I am a man. That's it. You keep saying I am a woman and you are wrong. Here, let me prove it to you [punches hole through wall] -> Starts cosplaying as famous male silent protagonist video game character, enjoys being consistently seen as male in cosplay spaces -> Maybe if I started T it would be easier to do this all the time -> *saves up money for top surgery by age 18* (other childhood friend)
Elementary schooler: I hate my name. Don't you dare call me J**** (standard girl's name). Call me my last name. -> Extremely depressed middle schooler with partially shaved head and slumped shoulders to make breasts disappear. "Don't call me J****." -> Transitions by high school and pretends to have never been known as J**** and that he is literally a different person. Where did J**** go? No idea. Never met her. (yet another childhood friend)
"I used to have long hair and everyone thought I was a girl. I absolutely loved it." -> puberty happens -> miserable -> as an adult, "sometimes they call me ma'am and I love it." -> "Let's try E for a month." -> . . . -> "OK, I like E better than what I had before. Let's keep taking E." (an ex)
"Sometimes I call myself 'he' in my head." -> "I feel like I am too clumsy for the social role I have been given. I stumble around and break things, figuratively speaking." -> "I wish no one had a gender. We could just be like abstract, beautiful shapes." -> "I'm fine with you calling me whatever but I don't like being called Mr. if you act like it's an upgrade." (high school ex)
I have piles of other examples like these. I think the most important thing is to recognize that there are piles of trans people that you could be friends with and invite over to brunch or for parties, and most of us are pretty interesting ;) Anyone who has a different experience to you has something to teach.
Your question also assumes that the person in question doesn't pass, that they perform a femininity that appears stereotyped rather than natural. I can guarantee you that you have met trans people who you did not know to be trans.
A female adopting female culture is building a stereotype of femininity and then performing it, the one she learns from imitating other female models.
Here's another question for you: What does it feel like to the guys, exactly, when a girl starts hanging out with groups of guys as her main social group, takes on their behaviors, and is in general "one of the guys?" If she does it in elementary school? If she does it as an adult? Is she equal to them? When? How?
What does it feel like when a boy hangs out with only girls? Is he equal to them? Is he allowed to do the things that they like to do together? Is he considered safe? Is he thought to be raiding the hen house? What about when he hangs out with them and puts on a dress? What about when he hangs out with them, puts on a dress, giggles about boys, and says "I never liked the name Peter, please call me Diane?" What about when he does this at work, in the street, at home, shaves all his body hair, takes feminizing hormones, wears a bra and panties, gets surgical intervention to build a vagina, marries a man and stays at home cooking and caring for the children, continues to hang out with the girls, continues to hang out with the girls, continues to hang out with the girls?
Part of recognizing trans women as women is in order to say: No, this person does not have a "male" relationship with women. This person has a "female" relationship with women. This person may, in fact, want to be desired by men as men desire women, not as men desire men. Those things are different.
If you feel any anxiety about a burly man only using women's restrooms, then you understand that gender has a societal function purely beyond stereotypes of masculinity and femininity. The same if you feel any anxiety about your child saying over and over: "I am a boy, I am a boy, I am a boy." You understand that this is a rupture in expectations.
Saying "no, you're not a boy, you're my beautiful daughter," in and of itself shows that there is something real that you believe to exist in boyness, something different and separate from girlness. If they were the same then anyone who wanted to could simply be a boy. By declaring it. But that isn't the world we live in.
Post by: McTraveller on January 13, 2022, 05:52:49 pm
What I'm not convinced of is the links we (as a society) put between physiology and gender; I think that's a quirk of history. What I mean is that I'm not convinced the real benefits that chemical and physical treatment have on mental health are tied to the 'gender' specifically; I think those things are potentially correlated but not causal - not the least because most of the treatments are related to reproductive hormones and/or other sexual characteristics. Since 'gender' is somehow linked to sexual activity... thus the passionate discourse?
It is curious - why do we get so bent out of shape if we are referred to as a 'son' or 'daughter', versus just 'child'? Is it simply because there is a distinction that one exists?
Similar to a completely unrelated field - cultures that don't have a word for orange don't recognize it as a separate color - they just call it 'dark brown'. So culture can create a distinction, where one may not actually exist. I mean I could almost envision an alternate reality where the only distinction we have is "people who can fertilize" and "people who can be fertilized", and are otherwise culturally identical, simply because no distinction was otherwise made. Or is it inevitable that a distinction is made because of that reproductive function, because we do live in a world where physiological differences exists?
Post by: Vector on January 13, 2022, 06:05:13 pm
I like to be called "child" actually :) That's kind of a side note though.
Post by: heydude6 on January 13, 2022, 06:45:28 pm
It’s been a pretty great discussion overall. NB has always confused me a little so it’s nice to have some light shed on the topic.
Post by: MaxTheFox on January 13, 2022, 11:56:02 pm
Post by: Scoops Novel on January 14, 2022, 02:55:22 am
Post by: Rolan7 on January 14, 2022, 03:20:20 am
I completely oppose abolishing gender, but I am fine with people using whatever pronouns they want.Same. I used to be gender-abolitionist and I still sympathize, but my point was: I was projecting a buried personal issue (rejecting "both" genders) on everyone else.
What about titles, though? Sure you can correctly guess someone's gender 19 times out of 20, but there's more to it than that. What if they're a doctor? Or a lawyer, or reverend?
What if they're a woman and you don't know whether they're married?
More importantly: isn't it interesting that that last distinction is baked into English itself? Maybe that has outgrown its usefulness.
Anyway, this is why people introduce themselves. Personally I'm very bad with names, but I'm still expected to remember them. Title and pronoun is pretty easy by comparison.
(I haven't had any complaints from defaulting to they/them either, like Kagus said. Like someone else said, it's only a problem when it's done intentionally in order to avoid using someone's clearly-stated preferred pronouns)
Post by: EuchreJack on January 14, 2022, 06:25:04 pm
What do people respond to for the longest amount of time, that is relatively easy to invoke?"Hey Shithead!"
...but you probably wanted a GOOD response.
Post by: MrRoboto75 on January 14, 2022, 07:08:34 pm
Life has given me lemonade, literally. What do I do with this.
Post by: hector13 on January 14, 2022, 07:10:00 pm
Post by: MrRoboto75 on January 14, 2022, 07:16:22 pm
Are you absolutely sure it’s lemonade?
Well tbh I ordered Mello Yello at the Arbys the other day, and either the soda fountain for said mello is very, very FUBAR or they gave me lemonade instead.
Meanwhile the next day the store has yet another mountain dew flavor, a pink lemonade one. Which sounded disgusting but as I tried all like eight other mountain dew flavors from like the past two years I felt obliged to give this one a shot as well.
Post by: hector13 on January 14, 2022, 07:49:01 pm
Maybe they used the wrong water or something.
Post by: Frumple on January 14, 2022, 08:00:28 pm
Protip, if they still have the purple dew it makes for remarkably good tea.Are you absolutely sure it’s lemonade?
Well tbh I ordered Mello Yello at the Arbys the other day, and either the soda fountain for said mello is very, very FUBAR or they gave me lemonade instead.
Meanwhile the next day the store has yet another mountain dew flavor, a pink lemonade one. Which sounded disgusting but as I tried all like eight other mountain dew flavors from like the past two years I felt obliged to give this one a shot as well.
... anyway, that's also what you do with the lemonade. Boil it and make tea with it.
Post by: MrRoboto75 on January 14, 2022, 08:05:50 pm
I’d be quite willing to bet that their fountain is knackered, my wife and I ordered a coke and a sprite from a global chain of fast food sellers, and while they looked like a coke and a sprite they both tasted identically horrible, as though the machine had not been cleaned.
Maybe they used the wrong water or something.
It didn't taste awful (in other words, it tasted like it could be an actual beverage) usually when soda fountains go bad you get too much syrup and you get a diabetic mess. It also wasn't carbonated, so I conclude it might be lemonade.
Protip, if they still have the purple dew it makes for remarkably good tea.Are you absolutely sure it’s lemonade?
Well tbh I ordered Mello Yello at the Arbys the other day, and either the soda fountain for said mello is very, very FUBAR or they gave me lemonade instead.
Meanwhile the next day the store has yet another mountain dew flavor, a pink lemonade one. Which sounded disgusting but as I tried all like eight other mountain dew flavors from like the past two years I felt obliged to give this one a shot as well.
... anyway, that's also what you do with the lemonade. Boil it and make tea with it.
Voltage? Even though it honestly tastes like melted 7-Eleven Slurpee, it's one of my favorites, but pretty rare.
Post by: Frumple on January 14, 2022, 08:16:25 pm
Post by: heydude6 on January 14, 2022, 08:27:43 pm
My point is that you aren’t missing much.
Post by: Frumple on January 14, 2022, 08:49:33 pm
Post by: MrRoboto75 on January 14, 2022, 09:05:21 pm
Post by: Scoops Novel on January 15, 2022, 09:33:12 am
What do people respond to for the longest amount of time, that is relatively easy to invoke?"Hey Shithead!"
...but you probably wanted a GOOD response.
I mean, that lasts 5 minutes max. Curiousity lasts for hours, but is a bit sporadic in it's titillation. I take the point, threat does have the strongest response; but yeah let's rule it out, it's a whole thing.
Greed's another one, but you can't always provoke that.
Post by: dragdeler on January 15, 2022, 01:27:33 pm
Post by: Scoops Novel on January 16, 2022, 01:01:33 am
Our influencer world is about to get Scooby-doo.
Post by: MrRoboto75 on January 16, 2022, 01:43:45 am
Our influencer world is about to get Scooby-doo.
like, zoinks
Post by: King Zultan on January 16, 2022, 02:25:38 am
Post by: EuchreJack on January 16, 2022, 02:40:16 am
Post by: Scoops Novel on January 20, 2022, 05:36:27 am
There's probably something better then questioning.
Post by: dragdeler on January 20, 2022, 08:05:45 am
Post by: hector13 on January 20, 2022, 08:30:25 am
Post by: None on January 20, 2022, 11:40:10 am
Post by: Iduno on January 20, 2022, 02:45:13 pm
What's the easiest way to have a sense of real advancement?
There's probably something better then questioning.
Video games? They're usually designed to allow you to move forward, instead of designed to prevent it.
Post by: Egan_BW on January 20, 2022, 05:57:53 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on January 20, 2022, 07:02:33 pm
What's the easiest way to have a sense of real advancement?Following up on previous good suggestions, have you considered posting here (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=179398.0) yet?
There's probably something better then questioning.
Post by: McTraveller on January 21, 2022, 11:15:52 am
It's been my understanding that the issue has for a while now been with food distribution, not food production. Is this not really true?
Post by: Frumple on January 21, 2022, 11:32:57 am
... or if you think the distribution problems are effectively unsolvable and the climate change hit is going to mean half of it still gets thrown away and production losses means shelves and pantries go empty instead of the tossed half getting used.
The current issue is distribution more than production. The future (20-50 years, century from now, whatever) issue may change that balance, especially as agriculture demand continues to grow.
They're not particularly irreconcilable positions, basically, unless you're assuming they're superimposed on top of each other right now, or that "on the brink" means "will collapse next week" or somethin'.
Post by: EuchreJack on January 21, 2022, 12:41:32 pm
Also, if climate change hurts local farms, then it becomes a distribution issue.
Finally, Most Ad-based News/Media is Congnitive Dissonance. They want to confuse you so the ads work.
Post by: Scoops Novel on January 22, 2022, 08:11:30 am
Post by: Yellow Pixel on January 22, 2022, 08:17:57 am
Post by: Egan_BW on January 22, 2022, 08:45:36 am
Post by: heydude6 on January 22, 2022, 11:05:00 am
What animal spends its life basically moving from box to box?
Don’t want to be offensive, but is it a hobo?
Post by: hector13 on January 22, 2022, 12:01:26 pm
What animal spends its life basically moving from box to box?
Don’t want to be offensive, but is it a hobo?
“I don’t to be offensive.” *proceeds to be offensive* :p
You’re alright though, I don’t think B12 is frequented by the homeless population.
Though to answer the initial question, the average human being will probably describe themselves by any number of different things in metaphorical box ticking exercises that will be easily understandable by other human beings.
Just to be wide.
Post by: Frumple on January 22, 2022, 02:41:27 pm
Post by: King Zultan on January 23, 2022, 02:40:16 am
Post by: EuchreJack on January 23, 2022, 02:45:41 am
I take offense to that.What animal spends its life basically moving from box to box?
Don’t want to be offensive, but is it a hobo?
I've spend quite a bit of time moving my stuff from box to box, and I've always had what I call a domicile to my name.
Another answer would be (house) cats.
Post by: Rolan7 on January 23, 2022, 02:46:48 am
Post by: EuchreJack on January 23, 2022, 02:49:53 am
Post by: scriver on January 23, 2022, 08:17:21 am
Post by: McTraveller on January 24, 2022, 10:43:25 am
Dunno maybe I'm just getting old.
Post by: Il Palazzo on January 24, 2022, 10:58:34 am
Post by: MrRoboto75 on January 24, 2022, 11:13:40 am
You are getting old. And crisis is when you buy a sports car and start dating a girl twenty years your junior. :P
tbf they probably wanted that corvette at age 20 but it wasn't til age 50 they could afford one
Post by: Vector on January 24, 2022, 02:14:29 pm
Is there an objective definition of "crisis?" There seems to be an increase in the use of that word for every difficult situation. To me it seems to weaken its meaning. That is, everything is a crisis rather than just a situation or circumstance.
Dunno maybe I'm just getting old.
I know that the accompanying word in French, "crise," doesn't have the same connotations as our crisis. For example, "heart attack" is "crise cardiaque."
Post by: Frumple on January 24, 2022, 02:17:50 pm
As with a lot of stuff like that, I think much of what's going on there is just increased awareness. It's seeming to get used a lot because we're more aware of a lot of serious shit we probably wouldn't have heard about a few decades ago. Add on certain sorts of serious shit continuing to accrue (i.e. climate change, economic disparity, etc.), and you see the term fair amount, 'cause there's a fair amount of shit what's varyingly literally on fire right now.
Post by: EuchreJack on January 25, 2022, 12:46:01 am
Post by: Uthimienure on January 25, 2022, 04:57:07 am
Post by: scriver on January 25, 2022, 11:29:12 am
Post by: EuchreJack on January 25, 2022, 04:54:09 pm
Post by: Scoops Novel on January 25, 2022, 06:40:13 pm
Post by: Frumple on January 25, 2022, 08:12:34 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on January 26, 2022, 03:44:48 pm
What is it to have Gumption in all things?https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gumption
Gumption is common sense, initiative, and creativity. It is actually quite admirable to have Gumption in all things, but it might hurt your ability to work for others.
Other definitions lead to different responses, of course.
Post by: Rolan7 on January 31, 2022, 09:12:10 pm
It's not dangerous, right? They wake up if they slip, I guess?
Post by: heydude6 on January 31, 2022, 09:28:38 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on January 31, 2022, 09:43:49 pm
Sorta want to experience baths.
But I do like showering. Scouring.
Post by: MaxTheFox on January 31, 2022, 10:54:55 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on January 31, 2022, 11:13:43 pm
Also you scrubs are slicing/eating your nails rather than sawing them off :P
Post by: Frumple on January 31, 2022, 11:49:28 pm
The standing bathing thing (i.e. shower) actually looks a lot like what we do in sufficiently deep rivers or lakes, y'know?
e: though i'm definitely wondering what the proper ergonomics of a bathing area would look like going by unmodified environments... river shaped bath? Ground stream with squatting and whatnot? The smooth textured stuff obviously has to go -- it's blatantly maladjusted for human use, made plain by how many injures are related to it -- but what else gets involved? Someone has to have done studies on what causes the least (or best sorts of!) stress while thoroughly cleaning.
Post by: dragdeler on February 01, 2022, 07:38:10 am
Post by: martinuzz on February 01, 2022, 09:06:27 am
Neither excludes the other.
Post by: scriver on February 01, 2022, 09:08:37 am
Post by: EuchreJack on February 01, 2022, 09:47:58 am
Post by: Vector on February 01, 2022, 04:15:27 pm
e: though i'm definitely wondering what the proper ergonomics of a bathing area would look like going by unmodified environments... river shaped bath? Ground stream with squatting and whatnot? The smooth textured stuff obviously has to go -- it's blatantly maladjusted for human use, made plain by how many injures are related to it -- but what else gets involved? Someone has to have done studies on what causes the least (or best sorts of!) stress while thoroughly cleaning.
Hot springs?
Post by: Frumple on February 01, 2022, 04:24:42 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on February 01, 2022, 04:48:12 pm
Yeah, basically. Just... in your house. Mostly it occurred to me I can't recall any ergonomic type studies on bathing areas, but, like... they have to exist, right? Beyond absolutely everything else involved, it's literally one of the most dangerous areas in buildings if you're talking by number of accidents that occur in them. There's got to be some sort of ongoing effort to try to reign that in, if nothing else.
Spoiler: Experiments on animals are ongoing (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Currently testing the fruit hypothesis (click to show/hide)
Post by: Scoops Novel on February 02, 2022, 02:42:26 am
Post by: King Zultan on February 02, 2022, 02:49:12 am
Post by: Uthimienure on February 02, 2022, 11:16:24 am
Post by: Scoops Novel on February 02, 2022, 04:56:33 pm
Seperate question: what do you do when you've exhausted all your options?
Post by: EuchreJack on February 02, 2022, 05:07:42 pm
Thanks.
Seperate question: what do you do when you've exhausted all your options?
Take a nap!
New day, new options
Post by: Scoops Novel on February 03, 2022, 08:52:04 pm
Post by: scriver on February 04, 2022, 03:57:36 am
Post by: King Zultan on February 04, 2022, 04:15:03 am
What do you call good at scale?1:6?
Post by: hedgerow on February 04, 2022, 04:35:12 am
What do you call good at scale?
Appropriate.
Post by: Scoops Novel on February 04, 2022, 12:59:50 pm
Post by: None on February 04, 2022, 01:07:13 pm
Post by: Scoops Novel on February 04, 2022, 02:26:15 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on February 04, 2022, 02:31:00 pm
Post by: Uthimienure on February 04, 2022, 03:02:37 pm
Post by: Yellow Pixel on February 04, 2022, 04:18:41 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on February 04, 2022, 04:20:32 pm
Post by: Scoops Novel on February 04, 2022, 04:36:18 pm
Post by: Kagus on February 06, 2022, 11:01:11 am
Post by: martinuzz on February 06, 2022, 11:05:44 am
Post by: hector13 on February 06, 2022, 11:28:18 am
Post by: King Zultan on February 07, 2022, 02:58:56 am
Post by: Uthimienure on February 07, 2022, 03:39:28 am
Post by: voliol on February 07, 2022, 05:06:29 am
Post by: Scoops Novel on February 26, 2022, 09:34:33 pm
Post by: MrRoboto75 on February 26, 2022, 10:53:46 pm
What's better then understanding?
Huh?
Post by: hector13 on February 26, 2022, 11:00:26 pm
That “aha!” moment when you figure out a something is always pleasant, though it could just be the end of frustration in relation to a hitherto unsolved problem.
This might also be why I don’t tend to seek out such problems: the uncertainty involved in how long it will take is inevitably not worth either solving the problem before the frustration builds up to the point of pleasant release, or the build-up lasts too long so the release is not worth the amount of time spent in that unpleasant heightened state.
Post by: EuchreJack on February 26, 2022, 11:21:15 pm
What's better then understanding?Alcohol
Post by: Rolan7 on February 27, 2022, 12:06:29 am
What's better then understanding?Overstating?
Post by: Egan_BW on February 27, 2022, 12:24:21 am
Post by: King Zultan on February 27, 2022, 02:24:34 am
What's better then understanding?Falling into a well?
Post by: Magmacube_tr on February 27, 2022, 07:53:20 am
I guess I am too ''foreign alien'' to understand.
Post by: delphonso on February 27, 2022, 08:19:37 am
Where I grew up, white was a catch-all for white skinned, it included basically anyone with European roots (Jewish, Spanish, Greek, Romanian, etc) and light-skinned populations of Arabs and First Nations folks. When I moved to a more conservative, less diverse area, that definition changed to exclude everyone I listed there (yes, even Spaniards). Part of this could also just be me paying more attention to it, though.
Post by: Kagus on February 27, 2022, 08:20:26 am
The term can also be used more specifically to refer to the particular brand of milquetoast middle class suburbanite that gets represented in things like the MiddleClassFancy memes or that's regularly parodied on Boondocks (although they also give a fair amount of attention to incensed, ignorant rednecks and hillbillies, who can also occasionally be the groups referred to by the term "White people").
Generally, it's a term used slightly less to refer to a particular ethnic group, and more to poke at the social classes of people who are predominantly made up of "White people" thanks to historic trends; those social classes being the myopic and somewhat narcissistic type that has very little understanding of troubles or worldviews outside of their very limited bubble, regardless of whether or not they're suburbanites, hipsters, hippies, yuppies, rednecks, hillbillies, or the Queen.
But all that said, I myself am a "White people", so I like to make affirmative and confident statements on things that I don't really have an expansive understanding of. Your mileage may vary.
Post by: Frumple on February 27, 2022, 08:28:11 am
"Western" isn't a 100% overlap, but it's closest. European descent is largely necessary but not sufficient -- plenty of folks with European ancestry (often enough due to rape somewhere in the past, bleh) aren't considered white. Skin color only counts so much, lot of people largely pale skinned aren't considered white for one reason or another (stateside, see the "Hispanic white" demographic, who are generally white passing right until a xenophobe decides they aren't).
More or less, it's whatever the current majority of people that consider themselves white call white. If that sounds like an inconsistent or confusing heuristic, well. Yes. Yes, it is. Race is pretty close to entirely a social construct (genetics do not give a damn about what we call white or black or whatever people, they a shitton messier), without much care about things like consistency or sense, ha, so you can't really expect consistency or sense.
Post by: Magmacube_tr on February 27, 2022, 04:16:34 pm
Is ketchup a smoothie?
Post by: Egan_BW on February 27, 2022, 04:18:15 pm
Post by: Magmacube_tr on February 27, 2022, 04:34:55 pm
If you set up a store and sold people "tomato smoothies" and gave them a cup full of tomato ketchup, would you be sued?
Yes. Moving on.
Post by: Magmacube_tr on February 27, 2022, 04:45:04 pm
Post by: Loud Whispers on February 27, 2022, 04:52:59 pm
Post by: Kagus on February 27, 2022, 04:55:46 pm
Post by: heydude6 on February 27, 2022, 05:16:01 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on February 28, 2022, 01:29:38 am
A forum of forumites+1
Additionally, the correct question is:
"What is the proper term of address for the members of a forum?"
Post by: Rolan7 on February 28, 2022, 04:40:04 am
Post by: Loud Whispers on February 28, 2022, 06:20:22 am
Foromodes
Forumeses
FORUMEMNON, KING OF ALL ARGIVES AND ACHAEANS
Post by: TD1 on February 28, 2022, 11:55:32 am
Post by: hector13 on February 28, 2022, 06:25:21 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on February 28, 2022, 06:31:37 pm
How come we refer to clothes we wear on the bottom half of our bodies in the plural form, whereas clothes we wear on the top half of our body are singular?You mean like gloves or mittens? And conversely, a kilt or a dress?
Post by: heydude6 on February 28, 2022, 06:41:26 pm
This logic applies to shoes and socks as well.
Pants and trousers are the only anomaly. There is no generalized distinction between top and bottom-half clothes.
Glasses is a always plural btw.
Post by: hector13 on February 28, 2022, 07:15:00 pm
Dresses tend to be full body things so they are outliers. Kilts, fair enough, too broad a question I suppose.
Pants (underwear), trousers, chinos, leggings, khakis, jeans, shorts, etc. They are singular things referred to in the plural, but why?
Post by: Il Palazzo on February 28, 2022, 07:39:46 pm
I have a vague recollection of seeing/reading about historical leg garments consisting of separate leg coverings being tied to a waistband or directly to upper garments. In which case integrating the waistband to form a single garment could nonetheless still preserve the old meaning of a pair of separate items of clothing.
Just an educated(?) guess, though.
Post by: Grim Portent on February 28, 2022, 11:08:56 pm
Post by: Loud Whispers on March 01, 2022, 05:03:26 am
I find myself wondering what it's like to be able to picture things in your mind. It's something I can't do, never could, and it's apparently unusual to be unable to imagine what things look like in your head. Called aphantasia, and it's one of those things that makes me wonder what it's like to have someone elses brain, if that makes sense.I have only ever met two people with total aphantasia before - not even having an internal monologue, and it always struck me that I took it for granted that I am always thinking or picturing something in my head. Can't even turn it off, so to speak. I wonder if this is something which is "fixed" or something that can be "learned"? Can someone learn to picture things, or learn to turn this off?
I wonder if this is also related to language. I have memories for example, of thinking concepts but not yet having the words to define them, when I was very young
Post by: Il Palazzo on March 01, 2022, 08:20:07 am
@GP, I'm having a hard time picturing how this works. Like, can you draw a cone, and shade it correctly? You'd need to imagine in your head how to represent a 3D object on a 2D plane, and where the light is coming from. Or general geometric manipulations, like putting two cubes on top of one another or slicing a sphere with a plane. Is this something you can't visualise?
Post by: Grim Portent on March 01, 2022, 08:48:13 am
I have only ever met two people with total aphantasia before - not even having an internal monologue, and it always struck me that I took it for granted that I am always thinking or picturing something in my head. Can't even turn it off, so to speak. I wonder if this is something which is "fixed" or something that can be "learned"? Can someone learn to picture things, or learn to turn this off?
I wonder if this is also related to language. I have memories for example, of thinking concepts but not yet having the words to define them, when I was very young
I have an internal monologue, damn thing rarely stops. Thing is that no matter how hard I try or what I think about I can't bring any image into conscious thought, it's like I have no sensory component to my mind's eye. If I close my eyes and try to think of how something looks all I get is the vague sense that I'm staring at my own eyelids and a headache.
I read about someone who had a minor operation and woke up with aphantasia when before they didn't have it and went to a doctor about it, which is why it's become a more known of thing despite being described as far back as the 1800s.
Is inability to imagine aphantasia a case of aphantasia?
@GP, I'm having a hard time picturing how this works. Like, can you draw a cone, and shade it correctly? You'd need to imagine in your head how to represent a 3D object on a 2D plane, and where the light is coming from. Or general geometric manipulations, like putting two cubes on top of one another or slicing a sphere with a plane. Is this something you can't visualise?
I can draw things fine, well badly, but I can draw and shade and so on. I can describe things and understand how they're supposed to look. I just can't see them in my mind unless I'm asleep and dreaming.
Like I can describe what an apple looks like, but I can't mentally envision one. I know and recognise the person I had my first kiss with, but I can't bring their face into my mind without looking at a picture.
Also can't bring scents, textures or tastes into my active memory. Like I can't remember the taste of say, pizza. I know what it tastes like and how it makes me feel, but I can't imagine the taste itself if that makes sense.
EDIT: Another thing occurred to me, I can't read things in people's voices. You know how some people say that they can read lines from a character and say they hear the character's voice in their head? I don't get that, all I get is my internal monologue, which just sounds like my own idea of my voice at a neutral tone.
Post by: Loud Whispers on March 01, 2022, 06:54:45 pm
I have an internal monologue, damn thing rarely stops. Thing is that no matter how hard I try or what I think about I can't bring any image into conscious thought, it's like I have no sensory component to my mind's eye. If I close my eyes and try to think of how something looks all I get is the vague sense that I'm staring at my own eyelids and a headache.I remember there was that apple test a while back going around on social medias, where people were asked to envision an apple and then rate the clarity with which they could picture it. Loadsa people came out saying they were 0 out of 10 for no apple so I wonder how common it is, it certainly seems to not be rare at the very least
I read about someone who had a minor operation and woke up with aphantasia when before they didn't have it and went to a doctor about it, which is why it's become a more known of thing despite being described as far back as the 1800s.
EDIT: Another thing occurred to me, I can't read things in people's voices. You know how some people say that they can read lines from a character and say they hear the character's voice in their head? I don't get that, all I get is my internal monologue, which just sounds like my own idea of my voice at a neutral tone.So you can't read "titty sprinkles" in the voice of David Attenborough? :[
Post by: TD1 on March 01, 2022, 07:19:33 pm
I was talking to my housemate today about how we read. I get absorbed. It's like a movie in my head, I see, feel, hear it all. He can force that for short periods, but mostly it's just the words in his head.
It struck me as a strange difference.
Edit: as for the apple test, I can picture a 10/10 apple. But I figure that's subjective, and most people would say theirs is 10/10.
I'd have trouble imagining its taste, mind.
Post by: Grim Portent on March 01, 2022, 07:27:16 pm
So you can't read "titty sprinkles" in the voice of David Attenborough? :[
Nope. Have to say it out loud in a terrible impression when I want to giggle.
Post by: Rolan7 on March 01, 2022, 07:43:02 pm
Completely helpless at the visual, though. I try to remember my first home, or an image I studied a minute ago, and it's the same deal: it sort of flashes by, but it's not really an *image* even. It's a shadowy collection of concepts.
Driveway, porch, siding (was brown, nowadays white)
Red eyes, grinning, big scarf
It's more dreamlike than my dreams! I'll have vivid dreams where I see very crisp visual data, and I'll remember it clearly for several minutes after waking up. Writing it down cements the *events* of the dream (putting it in long-term memory even if I never read what I wrote). But the visual part always floats away. It *was* there, *is* there each morning as I jot them down, but I can't hold on to it. Then I'm fully awake and I can't truly picture *anything*.
So like - a normal person can visualize an apple, then be asked what color it was, and there's an answer? That's still flipping wild to me. All I can do is know what a cartoonish profile of an apple is shaped like, and that they're typically green or red. Does the stalk point left or right? For me the only answer is "no".
Also, when feverish I'm pretty sure my dreams lose that visual segment and go full concept. It's about as fun as it sounds- it's a very mixed bag and very interesting, but not what I'd call fun. But it's hard to rate that against the dreams where I imagine a beautiful vista, or a version of myself, and all I can remember is... trivia!! I'll never see it again, but I can remember how it felt.
How it felt to remember how it looked, for those few waking minutes before it slipped away.
YetAnotherEdit: I'm trying to figure out how I recognize faces. I obviously have trouble picturing them. How exactly do I recognize my family? I'm keyed extremely well to their tics and voices, such that their emotions are sometimes awkwardly obvious, so I'd recognize a doppelganger easily. But how much would their faces have to change before I noticed?
For years I've noticed being unsure which of my friends and my family wear glasses. Even this moment, I'm recalling events years ago where their eyewear came up - not when I saw them last week.
Lastedit I swear about 20 minutes after the last: My dad went clean-shaven once for a few months. It was right after college to me and it was deeply disturbing, as if he had a completely different face. I think that I had to figure who he was. It was extremely distracting.
Pretty ironic when I change my look all the dang time. I wonder what I look like to normal people.
Post by: scriver on March 02, 2022, 02:46:48 am
I wonder what I look like to normal people.
(https://i.imgur.com/r9yBV8Q.png)
Post by: Iduno on March 02, 2022, 07:55:17 pm
This is after wasting an hour going to the company's store to see if there's a problem with my bill because it arrives about half of the time. There's not, so I assume it's a scam to charge late fees, because we're a very anti-regulation state, so everything is a scam.
Post by: Scoops Novel on March 02, 2022, 10:31:51 pm
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Post by: Il Palazzo on March 02, 2022, 11:29:39 pm
And then there's grokking, which is mostly the same but you're well hydrated and over-sexed.Lol. That's the best definition I've seen.
Post by: Rolan7 on March 03, 2022, 02:19:29 am
For the curious, I think this Overly Sarcastic video tells you everything you need to know (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jAkplrZci0).
I personally may be a bit less judgemental. It was a period piece, and the sex-cult stuff was... kinda common at the time. Culture is a strange phenomenon.
(https://i.imgur.com/1Zh0Rvw.png)I wonder what I look like to normal people.
(https://i.imgur.com/r9yBV8Q.png)
Edit: I shouldn't even be saying this because there's no way I come out looking good, and it kinda means mentioning my sex, but: I do not look like Gimli. It is metaphorical.
Post by: Ulfarr on March 03, 2022, 03:48:38 am
Post by: Rolan7 on March 03, 2022, 03:57:09 am
Small random question, not looking for an answer.
Post by: Iduno on March 03, 2022, 10:39:34 am
Do EA need some goodwill or something? They make boatloads of money making decidedly okay games, they didn’t have to do this.
They make decent money, but they're also impressively one of the least-liked video game companies (and it's well-deserved), in an industry where abusing employees is considered normal.
Eh... probably not. It might not make things better, but it'd be unlikely to make things worse. Same with actiblizz, basically.
None of that is praise for M$, mind. Just acknowledgment of how staggeringly shit the others involved are :P
Yeah, getting rid of all of the bad actors in actiblizz gets you to the point where you don't have anyone left, and as we see all the time corruption becomes entrenched. "One bad apple spoils the bunch".
Post by: EuchreJack on March 03, 2022, 02:41:37 pm
So how common is it to try to pay a bill, give up after 5+ minutes (Each. Word. And. Syllable. Needed. A. 2. Second. Pause) because the robot wants you to agree that you were agreeing to pay the amount with the credit card when you agreed to pay the amount, and agreed to use a credit card, and agreed that it was the correct information, and then the robot hears you breathing and you need to restart because it thought you were talking?
This is after wasting an hour going to the company's store to see if there's a problem with my bill because it arrives about half of the time. There's not, so I assume it's a scam to charge late fees, because we're a very anti-regulation state, so everything is a scam.
I've totally done stuff like that.
I'll also add websites that take payments not working.
Post by: None on March 03, 2022, 06:16:12 pm
(https://i.imgur.com/1Zh0Rvw.png)
wait wait wait why does he have the xbox logo on his helmet
he is a handsome lad tho, and generally brave and noble in ways we might all aspire to be like
Post by: TamerVirus on March 03, 2022, 06:17:52 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on March 04, 2022, 09:24:40 pm
I noticed that after cropping, before posting, and wondered if anyone would notice!(https://i.imgur.com/1Zh0Rvw.png)
wait wait wait why does he have the xbox logo on his helmet
he is a handsome lad tho, and generally brave and noble in ways we might all aspire to be like
And yeah I stand by what I said. Man's lovely and you're right, he's a good person.
Post by: Scoops Novel on March 08, 2022, 06:20:14 am
Put it this way; the world would go mad simply because of his biology if Captain America existed. Guaranteed endless dissection attempts.
How high can you go?
Post by: Il Palazzo on March 08, 2022, 06:34:51 am
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Post by: Egan_BW on March 08, 2022, 12:38:55 pm
Post by: Scoops Novel on March 08, 2022, 12:47:22 pm
Look, Mumen Rider is great, but our society can at least support a Batman. Maybe even an Ironman if Tony agrees to sell his technology to the military.
Can we? Either interpretation of Batman gets too much attention and is a. mobbed by wannabe villains, b. worshipped, including by criminals. Self-defeating for a guy intent on beating up bad guys.
Post by: EuchreJack on March 08, 2022, 01:27:21 pm
Look, Mumen Rider is great, but our society can at least support a Batman. Maybe even an Ironman if Tony agrees to sell his technology to the military.
Marvel did a "What If" comic where Tony sold his technology to the military and it ruined everything.
...or, we already have Tony Stark, his name is Elon Musk*. :P
Argument: Our society can not handle any superheroes. Even Mumen Rider would be locked up as a criminal.
Or: Thank Goddess we don't have Superheroes, at it means we have no real Supervillains. Just regular heroes and regular villains.
*Elon would probably go full Lex Luthor if Superman suddenly appeared. It's probably why Supes and Tony don't exist in the same universe.
Post by: TamerVirus on March 08, 2022, 01:38:22 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on March 08, 2022, 02:12:42 pm
Street level heroes like Daredevil or the Punisher could do fineBoth those heroes have a distinct advantage over other heroes in that they try to keep their existence secret. They also come from a law background (Daredevil is an attorney whereas the Punisher used to be a cop), so they both know they're fucked if the cops catch them and how to mitigate that risk.
Hm, does that mean Spider-Man, Superman, and Supergirl would be viable, as their day jobs in the media means they can distort or enhance the fact of their existence as necessary?
Or Batman's rich business interests could be leveraged to also keep his visibility at the point that Gotham City could tolerate?
Post by: Rolan7 on March 08, 2022, 04:15:00 pm
I doubt how much advantage Peter Parker gets from his photography gig. I get the feeling he only maintains his cover by living such a humble, even sucky, life. It's something my dad always loved about the character. Peter Parker *is* a good boy and student who tries to support his aunt... and then somehow finds the time to be a wisecracking, relatively low-powered superhero. He's a lot like Mumen Rider. Technically his spider-powers can be OP, but being a low-rung hero is pretty core to his concept. They're both good at traveling and then being very brave (and lucky).
A+ best MCU hero
Clark Kent doesn't seem to have a lot of "pull" at the Bugle, though his powers like super-hearing and vision allow him almost perfect surveillance of the whole operation. I wonder how much he interferes, like destroying photographs? Superman has that whole paladin thing going on which I hated as an edgy teen. I feel like he might interfere to help other heroes, but not himself.
Counterpoint: Superman supposedly does a ton of outright evil stuff in the classic comics, at least in the covers (https://superdickery.com/tag/superman-is-a-dick/). But I'm pretty sure that's mostly a marketing strategy (and also that he got SO many comics)
The Punisher is a serial killer with a quirk. ...I'm mostly just recalling old beef I had with the character in arguments. The TV show a few years ago did pretty well with him, I think. But the classic video game Punisher was a disgusting display of wanton violence and I wasn't comfortable with how much my younger brother tried to defend him. The whole point is that his quest for revenge only causes more harm. coincidentally my brother worshiped cops back then
And then Batman. I used to love Batman a lot because he represented my edgy teen power fantasy: having no super-powers but "smarts" and baseline athleticism, and being 100% non-lethal as a dab. I never really thought about the wealth thing, I just wanted to "be the night" and make a lot of baddies fall safely asleep. I didn't know about the criminal justice system either. Nowadays, eh, I think I still like Batman. It's shitty to go around beating up criminals, but using one's resources to fight supervillains is probably praxis of a sort. I don't understand why people blame him for his villains... was that something the Joker claimed in the movie trilogy? It's nonsense IMO.
Daredevil seems pretty cool. I love closing my eyes and listening to the sounds around me, and he seems like a moral guy in the live-action TV show. A badass defense attorney is nice to see in a world of vigilantes.
Flash is the best character because he can run so fast that he hacks the universe, also he's funny and generous I think.
Post by: MrRoboto75 on March 08, 2022, 04:39:04 pm
Also (real) cops loving the Punisher is the dumbest shit ever, like I question if they've opened a single Punisher comic. Punisher is the Punisher because the cops failed him and his family died. He generally hates the cops.
Post by: Egan_BW on March 09, 2022, 12:06:00 am
But that's not so much manipulating public opinion as using spiderman's fame to make an extra buck for the whole living in NYC as a student thing, so I can't blame him~
Post by: TamerVirus on March 09, 2022, 12:38:53 am
I remember from the spiderman movies which came out when I was a kid... he kinda exploited being both a superhero and a journalist/photographer by setting up glam shots of himself.Parker couldn’t manipulate squat while at the Bugle.
But that's not so much manipulating public opinion as using spiderman's fame to make an extra buck for the whole living in NYC as a student thing, so I can't blame him~
It was all J Jonah Jameson and his universe transcending vendetta against Spider-Man.
Also any time Peter Parker tried to photograph anything other than Spider-Man, JJ would insult him and not give him any money
Post by: scriver on March 09, 2022, 04:38:52 am
Post by: Frumple on March 09, 2022, 10:27:16 am
If Batman existed, he'd be a menace that was almost certainly causing crime rates in his area of operations to increase, on top of getting a lot of people killed -- he gets shot at a lot, and the comics generally don't bother to think too hard about what's on the other side of the walls, nevermind the amount of his major villains that would be straight up dead without comic book magic. Most places discourage vigilantism for a reason, and most people are increasingly unhappy with police brutality in general. Real world, Bats would be putting a lot of people in traction or the morgue with the way he operates.
Post by: scriver on March 09, 2022, 11:25:52 am
Brutalizing them does exactly nothing helpful, though, and Ol' Bruce does a lot of damage in his day to day. Even if you don't have the basic humanity to not want to see even assholes hospitalized, beating the shit out of that sort of folks rarely does anything to prevent them from going right back at it when they're mobile again, and often enough makes it more likely instead of less.
Nothing will prevent that sort from going back to it. They are people who chose a criminal career because they enjoy what they get out of it. They are the 20-30% of criminals who isn't going to be rehabilitated under the best of circumstances because they have no interest in changing.
And it's also relevant that batman isn't looking these people's home addresses and swooping down on them when they're watching tele. It usually happens while they're in the middle of committing crime.
Real world, Bats would be putting a lot of people in traction or the morgue with the way he operates.
To be fair, real world speaking, with the way Batman operates the number of people he puts in the morgue would be one ;)
Post by: Rolan7 on March 09, 2022, 11:33:27 am
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Nothing will prevent that sort from going back to it. They are people who chose a criminal career because they enjoy what they get out of it. They are the 20-30% of criminals who isn't going to be rehabilitated under the best of circumstances because they have no interest in changing.Talk like that makes Superman cry! Don't make Superman cry, his tears are probably xenomorph acid or something :'(
Post by: scriver on March 09, 2022, 12:01:47 pm
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Post by: Frumple on March 09, 2022, 03:35:02 pm
Because the kind of people that chose that kind of life aren't some kind of agency-less unfortunate sons who only does crime because they have no other optionsEh, quite a lot of the folks batman ends up beating unconscious are literally drugged or mind controlled; chemical enforcement among mooks is a notable thing for like half his major villain roster (Ivy, Joker, Scarecrow, probably more I'm forgetting). Fair few are pretty explicitly coerced into it, too, iirc. Gotham's a shithole and a half, a lot of the people running enforcement for the gangs or supervillains don't actually want to be doing it. They still get spiked headfirst into concrete :P
E: Bit belated note, but like... the writers of Batman over the years have occasionally gone out of their way to hit the exact note that what Bats is doing isn't necessarily a good thing, that he's not just (depending on the writer, sometimes not even mostly) breaking irredeemable criminals over his knee, and so on. How heavy handed it is varies, and there's plenty of bits of media that whitewash or ignore that side of things, but it's been a part of the franchise for pretty much all my life, far as I can recall. He's one of the more complicated/conflicted characters in comic books, really, even if you stay away from the really wild incarnations of the critter like the one murdered most of the justice league and went on a multidimensional conquest (https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Bruce_Wayne_(Earth_-22)).
Post by: MCreeper on March 10, 2022, 08:57:04 am
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Post by: Il Palazzo on March 10, 2022, 09:06:50 am
tl;dw; probably a Victorian invention never intended for - or practical in - combat.
Post by: Il Palazzo on March 10, 2022, 02:44:16 pm
My google-fu is failing me.
Post by: heydude6 on March 10, 2022, 02:57:41 pm
eg. the term Kleenex has been genericized.
Companies hate it when it happens to their product because there is a precedent for losing some of their trademark rights when that happens. That's why google sued a dictionary for including googling as a verb in it. They didn't want it to happen to them.
Post by: Il Palazzo on March 10, 2022, 02:59:39 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on March 10, 2022, 10:43:50 pm
Post by: hector13 on March 10, 2022, 10:57:44 pm
Describe a particular colour as though you’re doing so to someone that has no concept of it.
Post by: Frumple on March 10, 2022, 11:04:00 pm
Trivial example would be something like personal perspective, which you can try to describe but are probably going to fail, sometimes pretty hard depending on individual condition or audience.
Other easy example is just in regards to communication barriers; something like describing color to a congenitally blind person is a common go to on that front (and ninja'd right as i was going to post, lol).
Personally, I'm entirely aware of how I personally see stuff due to visual snow, but it's really damn hard to get that perspective across to someone that hasn't experienced it. Also due to that, I don't really understand on a visceral level the concept of stillness -- my personal experience has never had anything really sit still. Shit's always moving due to the persistent hallucination. I sorta' get it it intellectually, but it's not a lived experience. Explaining that perspective in a way that really engenders comprehension in folks that haven't dealt with something like the snow is really damn hard for me, too.
Post by: Kagus on March 11, 2022, 01:44:26 am
Describe a particular colour as though you’re doing so to someone that has no concept of it.
I've thought about this before, in the context of describing how sight works to someone who's been sightless since birth.
And, really... In some ways it's very similar to sound. You have waves of varying frequencies, and you have sensory organs capable of picking up and identifying particular frequencies. The waves that you observe however are often reflected off of physical surfaces, the composition of which changes the perceived tonal qualities of that wave. Similarly, these waves can move through mediums (just to piss off Latin students) that can affect the integrity of the wave and alter how it gets received by us. Blue would be a "high pitch" color, while red would be "low pitch".
So yeah, a lot of similarities to sound. Just that it's received by your front-ears, which can be opened and closed at will thanks to fleshy covers.
Post by: scriver on March 11, 2022, 06:58:55 am
Are there any things which you understand, yet are unable to describe?
When you learn a second language from use and context, like English on the internet or media rather than studying, you often end up understanding what words mean in ways that you are unable to translate or explain.
Or at least I do.
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Post by: Rolan7 on March 19, 2022, 10:03:17 pm
I'm watching clips from Columbo (late 60's) and all the guys are wearing these jackets. Even Columbo, who's considered unkempt, is wearing a jacket that is *too* thick. Functional.
Aren't they hot?? Overheating I mean. How much thought went into adapting suit-coats for the East-coast South where I live? It's in To Kill a Mockingbird too, and the Scopes Monkey Trial movie, 12 Angry Men, and most of The Twilight Zone. How did people function this way???
Post by: King Zultan on March 20, 2022, 12:45:07 am
Back in high school I wore an old army dress jacket in temperatures like those and I didn't die, but people would periodically ask how I could stand wearing that thing while outside.
Post by: EuchreJack on March 20, 2022, 03:48:56 am
There is something to be said for just being used to the suit, plus some suits are lighter in material than others (and thus cooler).
As for the thickness of material, typically the thicker material is more durable and cheaper. So for TV shows like Columbo, it is part of his suit being cheap and durable. It probably helps the production people on the TV show as well. Also, the shows occur in an air-conditioned studio mostly, so unless its a plot point, eh.
Finally, if your job requires you to wear a suit, you wear a suit. Just like cops don't get to take off their uniforms in hot weather, its the same with suits.
(Technically, both the pants and coat have to match for it to be a suit. If they don't, it is a Sport Coat with Suit/Dress Pants)
Post by: scriver on March 20, 2022, 04:33:22 am
Post by: Frumple on March 20, 2022, 09:34:27 am
What's the deal with suits in muggy, hot-humid weather?It's fucking miserable, yes. I've worn suits enough in florida weather that you're never going to get me in a suit in florida weather again. I'll shank someone before you get me in layers in 100+ degree weather again.
I'm watching clips from Columbo (late 60's) and all the guys are wearing these jackets. Even Columbo, who's considered unkempt, is wearing a jacket that is *too* thick. Functional.
Aren't they hot?? Overheating I mean.
Societal expectations can fuck off, I don't want to deal with heat stroke. Jobs that require a suicidal dress code in florida heat aren't a job I want anything to do with, the people running it are sodding idiots that value something a hell of a lot more than their workers, so screw 'em.
Post by: Magmacube_tr on March 20, 2022, 03:47:41 pm
Post by: bloop_bleep on March 21, 2022, 06:34:24 pm
What doth life?
You. You doth life.
Post by: Laterigrade on March 21, 2022, 07:48:33 pm
no, no, doth is doesWhat doth life?
You. You doth life.
so he’s asking, ‘what does life do?’, or ‘what is life doing?’
thou (you) belongs to dost, if we’re in this period
(at least I think)
Post by: hector13 on March 21, 2022, 11:56:06 pm
What doth life?
But thou must!
Post by: bloop_bleep on March 22, 2022, 12:50:57 am
no, no, doth is doesWhat doth life?
You. You doth life.
so he’s asking, ‘what does life do?’, or ‘what is life doing?’
thou (you) belongs to dost, if we’re in this period
(at least I think)
You sound like someone who doth not life.
Post by: Il Palazzo on March 22, 2022, 05:06:44 am
You sound like someone who doth not life.Quoth the raven.
Post by: Scoops Novel on March 22, 2022, 03:07:49 pm
Like a reflection, or consciousness. Almost not real.
Post by: Il Palazzo on March 22, 2022, 04:15:28 pm
Post by: MrRoboto75 on March 22, 2022, 04:16:29 pm
You sound like someone who doth not life.
Life doth'd ur mum
Post by: Laterigrade on March 22, 2022, 06:38:19 pm
no, not anymoreYou sound like someone who doth not life.Quoth the raven.
Post by: King Zultan on March 23, 2022, 02:04:50 am
What's the opposite of an illusion?Something that is real that you can touch.
Post by: EuchreJack on March 23, 2022, 04:21:57 am
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Post by: scriver on March 23, 2022, 09:00:59 am
Post by: Grim Portent on March 23, 2022, 11:19:40 am
The opposite of an illusion is generally going to be something real and tangible, if we assume all illusions to be intangible figments of the mind resulting from misdirection* or hallucinations.**
*Most stage magician tricks rely on distracting you so that they can create the illusion of something magical happening rather than the (impressive) acts of sleight of hand and complicated propwork.
**Such as mirages, when the way the light and heat of a desert interact makes the brain think it sees water in the distance.
Post by: Frumple on March 23, 2022, 11:27:34 am
As you note, gotta' figure out which illusion you're talking about first, otherwise you're going to have contradictory answers for its opposite :V
Post by: EuchreJack on March 23, 2022, 12:15:36 pm
Post by: Grim Portent on March 23, 2022, 12:29:31 pm
The more... philosophical that a definition of illusions gets the less it relates to common usage of the term, and the less it relates to the actual phenomena in any meaningful way.
Post by: TamerVirus on March 23, 2022, 07:18:03 pm
How tightly should be grasp the illusion of disbelief?Firmly grasp it
Post by: Kagus on March 24, 2022, 02:43:00 am
Cats can have a little illusion, as a snackHow tightly should be grasp the illusion of disbelief?Firmly grasp it
Post by: Scoops Novel on March 24, 2022, 05:25:06 am
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Post by: hector13 on March 24, 2022, 07:15:16 am
What's the most convincing combination of Monkey and Sheep?
What on earth prompted you to consider this question?
Post by: McTraveller on March 24, 2022, 08:03:15 am
How tightly should be grasp the illusion of disbelief?Why do you think that disbelief is an illusion? 8)
Related: There are lots of food with "real" ingredients. I am looking for investors to start a food company that uses only imaginary ingredients.
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Post by: heydude6 on March 24, 2022, 11:47:46 am
Post by: EuchreJack on March 24, 2022, 06:51:28 pm
How tightly should be grasp the illusion of disbelief?Why do you think that disbelief is an illusion? 8)
Related: There are lots of food with "real" ingredients. I am looking for investors to start a food company that uses only imaginary ingredients.
Humanity has sought to embrace a belief in "something" for all their existence. Only when we are well and healthy do we attempt to thrust away the crutch of belief to assume all the glory unto ourselves. As infirmity and death reach for us, we then grasp again towards belief. Thus disbelief is an illusion that most can only manage for limited periods of time.
While I disagree, I have loads of respect for the person passing away in their death bed screaming "Nothing Exists Beyond My Death!"
Post by: Scoops Novel on March 24, 2022, 07:02:22 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on March 24, 2022, 07:05:12 pm
People are bad at being human and good at being themselves. What does that make Men?
Men are self-made. If you say you are a Man, I say "No". If you insist, you are a Man.
Manhood is embracing individuality and acknowledging their human fragility.
Post by: delphonso on March 25, 2022, 07:45:45 am
For example, I don't believe in Traditional Chinese Medicine, but I'm certain acupuncture is bullshit.
Post by: Uthimienure on March 25, 2022, 01:35:50 pm
Post by: Scoops Novel on March 25, 2022, 02:45:23 pm
Or do the concepts survive for a reason despite themselves?
Post by: Kagus on March 26, 2022, 04:50:40 am
People are bad at being human and good at being themselves. What does that make Men?
Miserable little piles of secrets. This has been established.
Post by: MrRoboto75 on March 26, 2022, 08:47:23 am
People are bad at being human and good at being themselves. What does that make Men?
Miserable little piles of secrets. This has been established.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Laterigrade on March 26, 2022, 06:03:59 pm
What's the most convincing combination of Monkey and Sheep?Convincing to whom?
Post by: martinuzz on March 26, 2022, 06:31:00 pm
What's the most convincing combination of Monkey and Sheep?Baaahboon
Post by: EuchreJack on March 26, 2022, 10:43:34 pm
...the correct answer from Novel's point of view is "Human" :PWhat's the most convincing combination of Monkey and Sheep?
What on earth prompted you to consider this question?
Post by: King Zultan on March 27, 2022, 01:58:00 am
Post by: feelotraveller on March 27, 2022, 03:04:18 am
What's the most convincing combination of Monkey and Sheep?
An advertising executive.
Post by: Uthimienure on March 29, 2022, 01:32:26 am
Plastmatics - Monkey SuitWhat's the most convincing combination of Monkey and Sheep?
An advertising executive.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiTwo-gSRYM
Post by: Scoops Novel on March 31, 2022, 11:26:04 am
...the correct answer from Novel's point of view is "Human" :PWhat's the most convincing combination of Monkey and Sheep?
What on earth prompted you to consider this question?
It's actually "Fool." But all Men are fools...
What's the most convincing combination of Monkey and Sheep?
An advertising executive.
Though this does seem pretty meaningful.
Post by: Scoops Novel on March 31, 2022, 11:27:13 am
Post by: MaxTheFox on March 31, 2022, 11:32:07 am
What is something you don't believe in, and what is something you know isn't real?For the former, "capitalism is good", for the second "flat earth" or a similar easily-disprovable crackpot theory.
For example, I don't believe in Traditional Chinese Medicine, but I'm certain acupuncture is bullshit.
Post by: Rolan7 on March 31, 2022, 04:35:31 pm
What-s the first character that comes to your head when i say level 26? And 56?Z and uh, Pacman
Post by: hector13 on March 31, 2022, 05:25:16 pm
Post by: MrRoboto75 on April 01, 2022, 10:33:21 am
Post by: Magmacube_tr on April 01, 2022, 03:59:21 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on April 01, 2022, 04:09:48 pm
Is there a thread already made for r/place? I'd like to discuss war plans.what war plans? Against who?
Post by: Magmacube_tr on April 01, 2022, 05:29:58 pm
Is there a thread already made for r/place? I'd like to discuss war plans.what war plans? Against who?
First, you are back! Yay.
Second, you don't know? r/place is a reddit event where all communites around the internet go and paint a pixel art canvas to express themselves and fight for territory.
Just google it.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on April 01, 2022, 08:31:57 pm
oh thanks, sounds cool, there are a few .io sites thst have large grids for pixel artIs there a thread already made for r/place? I'd like to discuss war plans.what war plans? Against who?
First, you are back! Yay.
Second, you don't know? r/place is a reddit event where all communites around the internet go and paint a pixel art canvas to express themselves and fight for territory.
Just google it.
Post by: EuchreJack on April 02, 2022, 08:22:39 am
https://www.reddit.com/r/RimWorld/comments/tuc6b4/dwarf_fortress_calls_for_aid/
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on April 02, 2022, 09:42:19 am
Post by: MaxTheFox on April 02, 2022, 09:48:37 am
Tried doing r/place, apparently it doesn’t work on iPad, despite it seemingly being mouse basedIt works on the Reddit app.
Post by: hector13 on April 02, 2022, 10:03:04 am
Post by: EuchreJack on April 02, 2022, 10:20:04 am
Before you continue your attack on Capitalism, consider Shaq O'Neal. He could only be the greatest American because of capitalism. He's the one that showed people could survive AIDS.What is something you don't believe in, and what is something you know isn't real?For the former, "capitalism is good", for the second "flat earth" or a similar easily-disprovable crackpot theory.
For example, I don't believe in Traditional Chinese Medicine, but I'm certain acupuncture is bullshit.
I mean, at least look up what the guy has done with capitalism before launching into some random shit how he'd have a chance of success under a socialist model.
Post by: hector13 on April 02, 2022, 10:38:29 am
Unless you’re predicting arguments, which is rather poor form.
There’s putting words in someone’s mouth by misinterpreting what they say, then there’s that, which is you essentially arguing with your idea of who your debating partner is, in which case you could quite easily just sit in the corner and argue with yourself for all the good it’ll do.
I mean you’ve basically said Max won’t look up Shaq prior to responding with “random shit” about socialism. As opposed to randomly bringing up a basketball player who has HIV which has nothing to do with economic theory?
Like really dude what’s the point? Are you looking for a fight, or are you just trolling?
Post by: MaxTheFox on April 02, 2022, 11:09:58 am
You alright EJ? Shaq hasn’t been mentioned.Exactly. I knew of him already.
Unless you’re predicting arguments, which is rather poor form.
There’s putting words in someone’s mouth by misinterpreting what they say, then there’s that, which is you essentially arguing with your idea of who your debating partner is, in which case you could quite easily just sit in the corner and argue with yourself for all the good it’ll do.
I mean you’ve basically said Max won’t look up Shaq prior to responding with “random shit” about socialism. As opposed to randomly bringing up a basketball player who has HIV which has nothing to do with economic theory?
Like really dude what’s the point? Are you looking for a fight, or are you just trolling?
Post by: EuchreJack on April 02, 2022, 11:14:43 am
Then was afraid Max would counterattack prior to looking Shaq up.
Thankfully, Max has already looked Max up, so sorry about that.
@Hector: STFU. :P
Post by: hector13 on April 02, 2022, 11:32:40 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on April 02, 2022, 12:17:29 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on April 02, 2022, 02:43:00 pm
I don’t get how a basketball;l player has anything to do withcapitalism
Two things:
1) Capitalism created the NBA that got him fame & fortune
2) Post-Basketball, Shaq has become a business mogul. He forced Papa John's to let him on their board, even though their founder had a problem with him being black. So the founder is out and Shaq is in!
Post by: hector13 on April 02, 2022, 03:10:35 pm
Further that the NBA kow-tows to China whenever any of its players has the sheer cheek and audacity to criticize the Chinese government’s treatment of Uyghurs in the name of capitalism (oh noes China is not showing games because they don’t like free speech) is a further point against.
But sure, Shaq is rich and black. He managed to leverage the ridiculous amount of money he earned doing nothing particularly useful, and now earns more. Better than blowing it all on blackjack and prostitutes, I suppose.
Post by: EuchreJack on April 02, 2022, 03:35:07 pm
Post by: heydude6 on April 02, 2022, 04:48:48 pm
I think the fact capitalism allows skills which have no real value to society to achieve that level of fortune is a significant point against it.
That's always been an interesting thing to talk about, people have said the same thing about authors. The reason why these types of millionaires exist is because they provide a small amount of value to a LOT of people at relatively low cost. Someone like a heart surgeon though, provides a lot of value to only a few people. The heart surgeon clearly does a more important job, and though they are well compensated, it is not even close to the amount of money a celebrity receives. I don't think anyone would be sad if celebrities received a smaller paycheck and the price of their products fell, but our market isn't equipped to make that happen
Economists have a term for this actually. They counter-intuitively call these types of individuals "land", and the economics of "land" differ greatly from traditional economics leading to the market perversions you see. What makes something "land" is the fact that it is unique. There is only one of it.
Take J.K Rowling for example. There may be multiple editions of harry potter books, multiple translations, multiple other stories about magical kids in wizard school, but at the end of the day there is only a single Harry Potter story, making it "land". Once a bookseller acquires the publishing rights, they have a monopoly on it and can dictate the price. That price ends up being the highest price consumers are willing to pay for.
In a healthy market, there'd be a downwards pressure on the price from other producers ready to sell the exact same thing, but cheaper, and eventually competition drives the market to an equilibrium where producers only make slightly more than the printing costs, but since we are talking about "land" here, that doesn't happen. The only way other companies can compete with Harry Potter is in quality, by trying to usurp Harry Potter with their own unique superior IP. This is already pretty messy since quality is subjective, but even if another author were to utterly "beat" Harry Potter and steal its fans, they would just be in the same position of power J.K Rowling was in and charge the highest price the audience is willing to pay for, since no one is allowed to make a cheaper version.
I don't think anyone will be impressed by another lecture on why IP laws are pretty fucked, but the concept of "land" goes far beyond that. It covers athletes, it covers singers, it covers paintings by long dead artists, it even covers honest-to-god real estate. The free market was only designed around goods that were easily manufactured, whose production could be scaled up as demand grew. This is as "round peg to square hole" as they come and as a result, I believe that it is our duty to create a new system to cover this class of goods.
Post by: EuchreJack on April 02, 2022, 06:06:07 pm
Slavery is illegal. And unethical.I think the fact capitalism allows skills which have no real value to society to achieve that level of fortune is a significant point against it.
That's always been an interesting thing to talk about, people have said the same thing about authors. The reason why these types of millionaires exist is because they provide a small amount of value to a LOT of people at relatively low cost. Someone like a heart surgeon though, provides a lot of value to only a few people. The heart surgeon clearly does a more important job, and though they are well compensated, it is not even close to the amount of money a celebrity receives. I don't think anyone would be sad if celebrities received a smaller paycheck and the price of their products fell, but our market isn't equipped to make that happen
Economists have a term for this actually. They counter-intuitively call these types of individuals "land", and the economics of "land" differ greatly from traditional economics leading to the market perversions you see. What makes something "land" is the fact that it is unique. There is only one of it.
Take J.K Rowling for example. There may be multiple editions of harry potter books, multiple translations, multiple other stories about magical kids in wizard school, but at the end of the day there is only a single Harry Potter story, making it "land". Once a bookseller acquires the publishing rights, they have a monopoly on it and can dictate the price. That price ends up being the highest price consumers are willing to pay for.
In a healthy market, there'd be a downwards pressure on the price from other producers ready to sell the exact same thing, but cheaper, and eventually competition drives the market to an equilibrium where producers only make slightly more than the printing costs, but since we are talking about "land" here, that doesn't happen. The only way other companies can compete with Harry Potter is in quality, by trying to usurp Harry Potter with their own unique superior IP. This is already pretty messy since quality is subjective, but even if another author were to utterly "beat" Harry Potter and steal its fans, they would just be in the same position of power J.K Rowling was in and charge the highest price the audience is willing to pay for, since no one is allowed to make a cheaper version.
I don't think anyone will be impressed by another lecture on why IP laws are pretty fucked, but the concept of "land" goes far beyond that. It covers athletes, it covers singers, it covers paintings by long dead artists, it even covers honest-to-god real estate. The free market was only designed around goods that were easily manufactured, whose production could be scaled up as demand grew. This is as "round peg to square hole" as they come and as a result, I believe that it is our duty to create a new system to cover this class of goods.
But good points up into the end.
Post by: EuchreJack on April 02, 2022, 06:16:15 pm
Capitalism isn't perfect. But its greatest advantage, I would argue, is that it has an ability to self-correct that all other economic systems lack. Nobody has to "fix" current economic conditions, Capitalism fixes them itself. We don't often like HOW it fixes them, so Capitalism is the bad guy. All other economic systems rely upon some less efficient mechanism to "fix" things. Can socialism self-correct? NO. Can autocracy self-correct? NO. Those are the only other options.
Now, why do I support Capitalism:
In my heart of hearts, I still believe someday that I will be filthy rich. I haven't given up on that belief. So I'll be damned if I got exploited by Capitalism all those years, just to have it ripped away from me when I might be able to turn the tables. Capitalism gives me a goal that Socialism never could. I'm not gonna sit home and do what my government tells me to do with the money they're giving me. I deserve more, and I will fight for more.
Post by: Criptfeind on April 02, 2022, 06:27:22 pm
Post by: martinuzz on April 02, 2022, 06:27:58 pm
Capitalism begets conflict.
Being filthy rich is not a very noble goal to strive for.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on April 02, 2022, 06:32:17 pm
Post by: Frumple on April 02, 2022, 07:05:50 pm
Slavery is illegal. And unethical.Slavery has an explicit carveout in the US for certain sorts of it, actually. So not entirely illegal stateside, nor in other places.
But good points up into the end.
Definitely unethical, though :V
Post by: EuchreJack on April 02, 2022, 09:12:49 pm
It was Magic Johnson that made headlines in HIV advocacy by admitting he had it, surviving it, then recovering from it.
Post by: hector13 on April 02, 2022, 09:22:45 pm
Capitalism can’t self-correct btw. Remember the the financial crisis in ‘08, and how the banks were all like “lol, too big to fail” and asked for fuck tons of government money? What was self-correcting about that?
Post by: EuchreJack on April 02, 2022, 09:31:58 pm
...that was socialism.Shaq retired from basketball in ‘91 ‘cause of AIDS-related issues.no he didn’t the internet lied to me!
Capitalism can’t self-correct btw. Remember the the financial crisis in ‘08, and how the banks were all like “lol, too big to fail” and asked for fuck tons of government money? What was self-correcting about that?
Capitalism would have been to let the banks fail.
Thank you for proving my point.
Post by: hector13 on April 02, 2022, 09:47:20 pm
...that was socialism.Shaq retired from basketball in ‘91 ‘cause of AIDS-related issues.no he didn’t the internet lied to me!
Capitalism can’t self-correct btw. Remember the the financial crisis in ‘08, and how the banks were all like “lol, too big to fail” and asked for fuck tons of government money? What was self-correcting about that?
Capitalism would have been to let the banks fail.
Thank you for proving my point.
What point was that exactly? That the better system, capitalism, would have allowed the banks to fail, meaning that - unless you have a mattress full of money somewhere - you effectively lose the ability to function in society: you can’t get paid unless it’s cash in hand, you can’t pay for anything unless it’s cash in hand.
This would have happened in at least every major nation in the world. Catastrophic global depression, at minimum.
So, to amend my question, what has been self-corrected in this specific example?
Post by: MaxTheFox on April 02, 2022, 10:55:21 pm
I was basically just thinking how great Shaq was, realized he was a good argument for capitalism, so I brought it to Max's attention.Ah yes I looked myself up.
Then was afraid Max would counterattack prior to looking Shaq up.
Thankfully, Max has already looked Max up, so sorry about that.
@Hector: STFU. :P
And I really don't think he's a good argument for capitalism...
Post by: hector13 on April 02, 2022, 11:04:58 pm
Post by: scriver on April 03, 2022, 05:25:24 am
Post by: MaxTheFox on April 03, 2022, 11:33:09 am
Post by: Rolan7 on April 03, 2022, 12:18:13 pm
And on the flipside, everyone deserves to live (if they want). I strongly believe that. If they choose to be harmful to the community, then they might need to be secluded, but they still deserve to live.
I respect what EuchreJack is saying, I simply disagree that it's a good basis for a community.
I'm biased but I think the given "strengths" of capitalism have been the restrictions place on it to stop it from being ancap shit.
Post by: Scoops Novel on April 03, 2022, 01:06:11 pm
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on April 03, 2022, 01:10:50 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on April 03, 2022, 02:27:08 pm
Apparently, the US Government actually made money on its bailout. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_Economic_Stabilization_Act_of_2008)...that was socialism.Shaq retired from basketball in ‘91 ‘cause of AIDS-related issues.no he didn’t the internet lied to me!
Capitalism can’t self-correct btw. Remember the the financial crisis in ‘08, and how the banks were all like “lol, too big to fail” and asked for fuck tons of government money? What was self-correcting about that?
Capitalism would have been to let the banks fail.
Thank you for proving my point.
What point was that exactly? That the better system, capitalism, would have allowed the banks to fail, meaning that - unless you have a mattress full of money somewhere - you effectively lose the ability to function in society: you can’t get paid unless it’s cash in hand, you can’t pay for anything unless it’s cash in hand.
This would have happened in at least every major nation in the world. Catastrophic global depression, at minimum.
So, to amend my question, what has been self-corrected in this specific example?
Post by: hector13 on April 03, 2022, 03:58:21 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on April 03, 2022, 04:07:12 pm
What's the catch all term for shadow world, underworld - the general idea of a second world alongside our own.Underworld sounds right to me, but it depends on which would you mean. Dark web, underworld, black market- all these terms refer to different spaces. Most spaces aren't public.
Unrelated, Shadowrun takes place in the "second world", a future with meta-humans like orcs and elves and a tangible cyberspace.
Post by: hector13 on April 03, 2022, 05:05:49 pm
Post by: Scoops Novel on April 04, 2022, 06:32:23 am
Unrelated, Shadowrun takes place in the "second world"
Second world would be a good term if so many people hadn't taken it. How about you call it a Bounce? Because you can bounce off it.
Post by: Iduno on April 04, 2022, 08:25:17 am
I don’t get how a basketball player has anything to do with capitalism
Neither does EuchreJack. I believe he's trying to come up with Magic Johnson, who was able to survive AIDs because of having money while millions of others died. This is a good thing, because under other systems, everyone would have died or survived together.
...that was socialism.Shaq retired from basketball in ‘91 ‘cause of AIDS-related issues.no he didn’t the internet lied to me!
Capitalism can’t self-correct btw. Remember the the financial crisis in ‘08, and how the banks were all like “lol, too big to fail” and asked for fuck tons of government money? What was self-correcting about that?
Capitalism would have been to let the banks fail.
Thank you for proving my point.
Socialism doesn't cause capitalism to be corrupt. Capitalism allows capitalism to be corrupt. Money=>power=>money.
Post by: dragdeler on April 04, 2022, 11:46:39 am
Post by: EuchreJack on April 04, 2022, 10:17:18 pm
Notably not an answer to the question I asked you.Your question was stupid. Ask a legit question, instead of an argument in the form of a question, and I'll get you an answer (if I feel like it :P ).
Right good sirs, it appears you have slayed my query into the ground. Capitalism is now dead, your countries will all revert to Socialism starting.....now.
Next Question!
(So yeah, sorry for starting the shitfight in here, can we move on to the actual intention of this thread? Sorry sorry sorry, move on now?)
Look, I even gave you an alternative! (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=179704.0)
Post by: hector13 on April 05, 2022, 12:33:44 am
I presented a real-life situation in which capitalism appeared to have not self-corrected (the ‘08 financial crisis) requiring a response from government (government bailouts the world over). You said the real-life solution to that was in fact socialism and that the solution to the supposedly better system would have been to allow part of the economy to collapse, and that your point was proven; I asked what your point was as I was genuinely mystified as to what your point was, and then asked how allowing part of the economy to collapse was self-correcting.
How is asking questions about your position stupid? I ask them because I want to know more of your perspective, because I don’t share it. I might even stand to learn something. That is what arguing is all about. Why are you standing in the way of my knowledge gathering bruv? :o
Post by: heydude6 on April 05, 2022, 01:14:42 am
While the economy is important, it is not more important than basic morality. Otherwise the evils you perpetuate will one day take a massive bite out of your ass, as we’re learning with China and Russia.
Post by: hector13 on April 05, 2022, 01:23:22 am
The better response would’ve been to make the bailout contingent on the banks being broken up and the original executives being ousted from their positions sans severance packages.
Post by: scriver on April 05, 2022, 04:12:20 am
Post by: Maximum Spin on April 05, 2022, 08:25:53 am
Post by: Frumple on April 05, 2022, 08:30:25 am
Post by: martinuzz on April 05, 2022, 08:31:49 am
'Having more people in houses' in your example is a wrong description. 'Having more people own private property and having more banks own people' would be a better description. Pure capitalism, zero socialism.
Post by: Scoops Novel on April 06, 2022, 07:51:57 pm
Post by: hector13 on April 06, 2022, 08:04:24 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on April 06, 2022, 08:28:26 pm
What's the middle ground between clever and dumb?
Sadly, they're not mutually exclusive.
"Too clever by half" comes to mind.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on April 06, 2022, 09:53:24 pm
I’ve never heard that phrase before, what do you mean?What's the middle ground between clever and dumb?
Sadly, they're not mutually exclusive.
"Too clever by half" comes to mind.
Post by: Frumple on April 06, 2022, 10:00:58 pm
*There's this thing that's circulated for decades about NASA (wasn't them) spending millions (one guy spent somewhat over a single million) to develop a pen that worked in space (not mentioned, a bunch of other extreme conditions) instead of just using a pencil (which had their own problems for space use, like catching fire), which was inaccurate on basically every level but draws from the same sort of concept as too clever by half.
Post by: EuchreJack on April 06, 2022, 10:39:57 pm
Wile E. Coyote comes to mind.
Post by: MrRoboto75 on April 06, 2022, 10:45:01 pm
*There's this thing that's circulated for decades about NASA (wasn't them) spending millions (one guy spent somewhat over a single million) to develop a pen that worked in space (not mentioned, a bunch of other extreme conditions) instead of just using a pencil (which had their own problems for space use, like catching fire), which was inaccurate on basically every level but draws from the same sort of concept as too clever by half.
Y'know, it probably doesn't help when my air n space museum gift shop still carries "Space Pens"
Post by: heydude6 on April 07, 2022, 02:38:42 am
Post by: King Zultan on April 07, 2022, 02:46:07 am
Post by: Kagus on April 07, 2022, 04:10:14 am
I always though those things were cool because you could use the under water as well, not that I have a need to write under water.
I've got a pen that can write underwater!
...it can write other words too, though.
Post by: dragdeler on April 09, 2022, 10:39:58 am
Somebody should make an overlay or a plugin or a site, that has old designs of sites that used to not suck you pick your favourite, it crawls the site and copypastes the data into the old format. Pretty sure the broken mess that would be v0.1 of such software, would still be faster, more functional and prettier than modern webdesign, my old pentium 3 can farm a whole bitcoin in the time it takes these stupid menus to fade in.
Post by: feelotraveller on April 09, 2022, 02:03:02 pm
Can play pretend a different world and get some serioulsly quick load times by using something like Elinks (http://elinks.or.cz/) - fancy eyeporn and one arm bandits take a hike.
Post by: Flying Teasets on April 10, 2022, 03:23:26 pm
Post by: martinuzz on April 10, 2022, 06:04:46 pm
Post by: Grim Portent on April 10, 2022, 06:05:03 pm
*Extreme, likely to be fatal epilepsy is sometimes treated by lobotomy as I recall. Remove the part of the brain that triggers the seizures, and the person can then live a fairly normal life, especially if done while young.
Post by: hector13 on April 10, 2022, 06:36:34 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on April 10, 2022, 11:02:25 pm
Also, the term "lobotomy" may not be an accurate description for the actual procedure.
A lobotomy is a fairy specific and crude procedure that has as much in common with brain surgery as amputation has with orthopedic surgery.
Post by: bloop_bleep on April 11, 2022, 09:47:40 am
Post by: martinuzz on April 11, 2022, 09:53:18 am
Post by: None on April 11, 2022, 10:00:31 am
From what I recall of high school psychology, the corpus callostomy is what is sometimes used for epilepsy, as bloop_bleep says.
Unrelated- fuck epilepsy. I hope we find a way to eradicate it properly.
Post by: MrRoboto75 on April 11, 2022, 10:04:12 am
Better a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy
Frontal lobotomy? Frontal Lobotomy in a bottle?
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on April 11, 2022, 11:39:26 am
ah yes, I remember the start of this…what would that be, lots of very very shar[ needles?Better a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy
Frontal lobotomy? Frontal Lobotomy in a bottle?
Post by: EuchreJack on April 11, 2022, 01:55:40 pm
Better a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy
Frontal lobotomy? Frontal Lobotomy in a bottle?
Treating mental illness through Alcohol. Not a foolproof method.
Post by: King Zultan on April 12, 2022, 01:11:07 am
Sounds like you haven't used enough alcohol.Better a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy
Frontal lobotomy? Frontal Lobotomy in a bottle?
Treating mental illness through Alcohol. Not a foolproof method.
Post by: Rolan7 on April 12, 2022, 05:39:02 pm
Does being recommended for a ton of ADD meds because I annoyed a teacher in 4th grade count?
Post by: EuchreJack on April 12, 2022, 06:37:39 pm
Add 50 years, and they still probably would have lobotomized my Autistic brain
Post by: Grim Portent on April 12, 2022, 07:26:16 pm
Post by: Iduno on April 12, 2022, 11:09:10 pm
Raise your hand if you'd have gotten a lobotomy if you were born in 1895
Sure, I've got nothing better going on.
Post by: MCreeper on April 14, 2022, 08:42:05 am
Post by: heydude6 on April 14, 2022, 11:15:00 pm
Currently the average person imagines an AI to be something like C3PO or Skynet. Basically a hyper-intelligent synthetic human that often has a personality. The AI's we currently produce via machine learning and neural networks are nothing like that though. They simply accept a variety of inputs and process it to spit out an output. Our current methods are never going result in a HAL9000 because that's not what the algorithms are designed to produce. Real AI is hyperspecialized.
The thing is though, that doesn't stop us from conflating the two and as result we get a lot people who are irrationally afraid of AI achieving superintelligence and destroying us all! That simply isn't possible cause our algorithms are not capable of creativity despite what music bots may lead you to believe. Real AI is an inside-the-box thinker, and ultimately its the programmer who designs the parameters of this box.
I believe that by separating the concept of fantasy sci-fi AI and real AI into two terms, the average Joe will have an easier time grasping what AI actually is and what problems it can effectively be used to solve, as well as what it can't, so as to avoid falling under the sway of the many magic-men who make claims that can't be backed up. I believe George Orwell's theory of language influencing thought is right on.
The question now is whether to use the term AI for fantastical sci-fi things, since that was what the term was originally coined for, or should we change the meaning of AI to only describe the modern stuff and ascribe a new term for the sci-fi consciousnesses (from what I understand, AI researchers want to call them GI or General Intelligence rather than AC). If we kept the original meaning of the word AI, what should we call the alogrithmic things we use currently? Automatic Optimizers or AOs?
Post by: McTraveller on April 15, 2022, 08:08:13 am
I got the term Artificial Consciousness from an article (can't remember where) on self-driving cars; basically the research is that it's consciousness which gives some animals "autonomy", rather than just solving control loops or crunching numbers or doing image/language classification.
Consciousness is the thing which gives us "focus" and the ability to choose - it's the thing that ties together all the "equation-solving" machinery that is basically just advanced math processors. So "general intelligence" is probably (I'm not that familiar with the literature) a synonym for what I mean by "consciousness". An interesting distinction though is that you don't need to have massive computational capabilities to have consciousness though - that is, you don't have to be able to be the best chess player or image recognizer or whatever to have consciousness.
It is, I think, I nice way to think about the field.
Post by: martinuzz on April 17, 2022, 05:39:02 am
Post by: TD1 on April 17, 2022, 05:42:14 am
Worst case scenario, no one posts and you find out your answer.
Post by: scriver on April 17, 2022, 06:04:57 am
Post by: TD1 on April 17, 2022, 09:02:13 am
Post by: None on April 17, 2022, 10:15:23 am
I hope it will be a thread about all bugs and not just insects, or I will protest-post about spiders in it :P
So there's this button on a page that one user persona has access to, but not permissions to complete the flow on, and the fix for that was to remove the button entirely from that persona... Along with four others, including the administrator persona.
It's a really cool bug.
Post by: Egan_BW on April 18, 2022, 11:37:35 am
Spoiler: relevant to the conversation a while back :v (click to show/hide)
Post by: feelotraveller on April 18, 2022, 09:54:54 pm
Quote
what comes after infinity?
for that matter, what comes before?
Nothing comes before infinity.
More pragmatically people both come before and come after infinity.
Post by: MaxTheFox on April 18, 2022, 11:05:09 pm
So how do you set up a rotating avatar on this forum? Trying to do it with randimg.net, but if i put link in with https, site just switches back to no avatar, and if put it in with http, site freaks out and hangs up.Signavatar works for me.
As for the AI thing, in my hard sci-fi setting, non-sapient "AIs" are called just AIs, while strong AIs are called ACs.
Post by: King Zultan on April 19, 2022, 02:05:03 am
Post by: Magmacube_tr on April 19, 2022, 07:39:24 am
Post by: MrRoboto75 on April 19, 2022, 09:04:04 am
Post by: Egan_BW on April 19, 2022, 02:01:14 pm
I have an AC in my house, is it secretly filling my house with mindcontrol nanobots that pass themselves off as cool air?According to lovecraft, yes.
Post by: scriver on April 19, 2022, 02:24:12 pm
Don't fall into the robot agenda
Post by: dragdeler on April 19, 2022, 06:20:25 pm
Post by: Ziusudra on April 19, 2022, 06:24:13 pm
Post by: King Zultan on April 20, 2022, 01:56:06 am
AC is actually short for anti-carbonHow foolish we have been letting them into our houses and integrating them into our buildings, no where is safe from their cooling presence!
Don't fall into the robot agenda
Post by: Magmacube_tr on April 20, 2022, 05:07:44 am
Am I the only one who suffers from headaches after crying?
Yes you are.
Post by: Uthimienure on April 20, 2022, 07:11:29 am
Post by: scriver on April 20, 2022, 07:55:59 am
Post by: Uthimienure on April 20, 2022, 08:33:22 am
Post by: dragdeler on April 20, 2022, 08:36:55 am
Post by: Eric Blank on April 20, 2022, 06:28:48 pm
Our pitbulls puke of course because they overeat too much too fast, though. Its the lab that's addicted to rotten things.
Post by: Scoops Novel on April 21, 2022, 10:47:25 am
Post by: Uthimienure on April 21, 2022, 11:18:53 am
Post by: EuchreJack on April 21, 2022, 01:17:34 pm
What's something obvious you don't see in D&D?
Why do I puke so often?
Eating too much poop or fur?
Ah, sometimes questions are answered with questions.
Post by: Frumple on April 21, 2022, 02:19:50 pm
Post by: King Zultan on April 22, 2022, 02:23:46 am
Post by: McTraveller on April 22, 2022, 02:41:10 pm
I don't mean the weird "soap opera" effect (which I also hate), but just the higher refresh rate effect. Or maybe it is the same thing, just implemented differently.
Post by: heydude6 on April 22, 2022, 03:19:39 pm
Post by: McTraveller on April 22, 2022, 03:37:19 pm
Post by: Uthimienure on April 22, 2022, 04:51:34 pm
Post by: heydude6 on April 22, 2022, 05:08:27 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on April 22, 2022, 05:10:21 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on April 22, 2022, 06:42:56 pm
None. They're only around because the evolutionary arms race between parasites and hosts is biased towards the parasites. It's the classic "Lost lunch vs Lost life" asymmetry....that would explain how Humans came to dominate Earth.
Post by: RoseHeart on April 23, 2022, 12:01:30 am
Post by: Uthimienure on April 23, 2022, 02:50:04 am
Post by: dragdeler on April 26, 2022, 06:52:30 pm
Post by: hector13 on April 26, 2022, 07:13:12 pm
Post by: Frumple on April 26, 2022, 07:29:46 pm
They're apparently calling what's after z gen alpha, according to quick google.
Post by: Egan_BW on April 26, 2022, 08:15:35 pm
Post by: brewer bob on April 26, 2022, 09:16:28 pm
Don't be silly, there's no letter after Z.
Scandinavians would beg to differ.
Post by: King Zultan on April 27, 2022, 02:10:08 am
Post by: None on April 27, 2022, 12:35:53 pm
Post by: hector13 on April 27, 2022, 01:45:45 pm
Post by: None on April 27, 2022, 02:20:03 pm
Post by: brewer bob on April 27, 2022, 07:41:48 pm
Scandinavians would beg to differ.The only thing Scandinavians should be begging for is forgiveness for tainting existence with their "cuisine".
Can't argue with that!
Post by: King Zultan on April 28, 2022, 02:35:26 am
Post by: Magmacube_tr on April 28, 2022, 10:51:24 am
But would Scandinavian cuisine be better if it was made with every pokemon after Gen 1?
Fermented Arceus. Hell yeah!
Post by: dragdeler on April 28, 2022, 11:24:28 am
Post by: RoseHeart on May 02, 2022, 05:36:03 am
Post by: voliol on May 02, 2022, 07:40:16 am
Post by: MaxTheFox on May 02, 2022, 08:08:44 am
It is Arial, right?No, Arial looks like this.
As compared to the default. It's more horizontally squished.
Post by: Frumple on May 02, 2022, 08:34:04 am
No, Arial looks like this.It is Arial, right?No, Arial looks like this.
As compared to the default. It's more horizontally squished.
No, Arial looks like this.
That, uh. Looks identical? At least on my screen.
Post by: McTraveller on May 02, 2022, 08:45:41 am
What is the default font?Almost always wrong. :P
Post by: hector13 on May 02, 2022, 08:51:56 am
That’s not wing dings! Horribly limited, apparently.
Times new Roman, possibly
Calibri
cambria
trebuchet
impact
verdana
georgia
andala mono
Post by: dragdeler on May 02, 2022, 09:16:43 am
trebuchet
impact
Post by: hector13 on May 02, 2022, 09:19:09 am
The impact is smaller because it’s further away, see?
Post by: RoseHeart on May 02, 2022, 10:02:41 am
Post by: dragdeler on May 03, 2022, 06:10:51 pm
Post by: Frumple on May 03, 2022, 07:18:42 pm
Post by: Uthimienure on May 04, 2022, 03:53:23 am
Post by: MaxTheFox on May 04, 2022, 06:36:07 am
(https://i.imgur.com/4nnSqwU.png)No, Arial looks like this.It is Arial, right?No, Arial looks like this.
As compared to the default. It's more horizontally squished.
No, Arial looks like this.
That, uh. Looks identical? At least on my screen.
Post by: Frumple on May 04, 2022, 09:54:19 am
Post by: RoseHeart on May 05, 2022, 08:45:38 pm
So...... what's up with the forum's notifications not working?
gmail decided they were spam. fixd!
Post by: TD1 on May 06, 2022, 06:52:21 am
But I'm wondering if there's anything I can do to alleviate the stress/panic/anxiety in future. Maybe have a glass of wine beforehand?
Post by: dragdeler on May 06, 2022, 06:56:43 am
In terms of respiratory/circulatory control, I allways come back to the same lifehack, square breathing.
Post by: TD1 on May 06, 2022, 07:06:19 am
Post by: dragdeler on May 06, 2022, 07:20:10 am
I guess you're right that you can't do it should anxiety suddenly hit you in a stupor, without "loosing face" but then again it's better to stammer and breathe wierdly than pass out, back in school we had a few students who were notorious for fainting in front of crowd.
edit: Why not "take it all in"? Well you can and presumably in the long term, if you allways choose to, it's best for you knowing yourself. The question is do you have the time to process your emotions before giving a presentation, if you do cudos, you'll presumably be a better person for going through life living every moment fully conscious of yourself, without slipping through the hard times just hoping they'll fly you by. But sometimes one just wants to perform, and there is allways time for soulsearching later.
Post by: Vector on May 06, 2022, 01:48:06 pm
I suppose the problem I'd have with a breathing technique is that it doesn't work if you have to do anything else as well, like talk or prepare for the presentation.
They teach you it for martial arts, trust me it's possible to create a steady rate of respiration and do other things at the same time.
I drink green tea to calm myself but be careful because it can dry your mouth and make you more prone to spitting.
Post by: chaotic skies on May 09, 2022, 09:49:31 am
Post by: dragdeler on May 09, 2022, 10:26:59 am
But yes the savegame should be able to be loaded.
Post by: chaotic skies on May 09, 2022, 10:29:29 am
Post by: dragdeler on May 09, 2022, 10:47:03 am
Post by: chaotic skies on May 09, 2022, 05:14:57 pm
Post by: Ziusudra on May 09, 2022, 06:03:59 pm
How backwards-compatible are major DF updates? Like if I wanted to take a save from .44 to .47, is that generally doable or going to be a bit of a project, if possible at all?https://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/Save_compatibility
The last break listed there was 0.40.03.
Post by: scriver on May 10, 2022, 02:54:59 am
Post by: Magmacube_tr on May 23, 2022, 03:25:17 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on May 23, 2022, 03:42:15 pm
How old was this forum again?Almost 21 years old (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=118.0)
Post by: Magmacube_tr on May 23, 2022, 04:45:02 pm
How old was this forum again?Almost 21 years old (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=118.0)
Good to know. This place is primordial by Internet standards.
Post by: King Zultan on May 24, 2022, 02:45:21 am
Post by: TD1 on May 24, 2022, 03:21:26 am
They
Post by: Magmacube_tr on May 24, 2022, 08:56:54 am
Toady confirmed for alien
Theywalkhop among us
toady sus
Post by: voliol on May 28, 2022, 02:16:40 am
Toady confirmed for alien
Theywalkhop among us
toady sus
Spoiler: I'm so sorry (click to show/hide)
Post by: Magmacube_tr on May 28, 2022, 04:48:19 am
Toady confirmed for alien
Theywalkhop among us
toady susSpoiler: I'm so sorry (click to show/hide)
Some things cannot be forgiven.
Post by: Loud Whispers on May 28, 2022, 01:56:58 pm
Post by: Magmacube_tr on May 28, 2022, 04:34:09 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on May 28, 2022, 05:00:35 pm
Post by: Kagus on May 29, 2022, 03:56:27 am
Which one of y'all would be a good villain and why?
I used to be in a chat server with random conversational questions, one of which was "You're the world's greatest criminal mastermind. What crime would you commit if you knew you could get away with it?"
My answer was, and still is, to steal the Eiffel tower and replace it with an almost-exact replica that's 7 inches shorter. Then cackle over the Wikipedia page being incorrect.
...so I think I've got a pretty decent shot at the title.
Post by: Quarque on May 29, 2022, 07:38:39 am
Which one of y'all would be a good villain and why?
The villain paradox: if you are the worst villain, that makes you the best villain. Which makes you the worst villain.
Post by: King Zultan on May 30, 2022, 01:58:25 am
Which one of y'all would be a good villain and why?Obviously I am as I steel all the toilet paper from gas station bathrooms!
Post by: Kagus on May 30, 2022, 02:46:55 am
So, if a building is inhabited, a vampire needs to receive an invitation in order to cross the threshold, yes? But since vampires can presumably cross over to-be-developed terrain before a house is built on it, at what point does the obstruction begin? And how long does an invitation last?
If obstruction begins upon point of habitation, can a vampire who normally used to path through an abandoned building suddenly find themselves stopped at the doorway, thanks to a random squatter showing up and making themselves at home?
Does an invitation last only as long as the person who offered the invitation, or is that area now "free space"? If it doesn't reset at some point, a vampire could potentially just haunt the same house(s) for generations after getting permission to enter from some fool way in the past.
Post by: hector13 on May 30, 2022, 02:58:13 am
Spoiler: actual spoilers for Klaes Bang Dracula series (click to show/hide)
Might just be a similar kind of thing regarding thoughts on other bits.
Though I think Lost Boys (I think it was that) have a little twist on that, in that the suspected vampire goes out of his way to manipulate an invite into the home of the boys and is this made immune to minor vampire deterrents like garlic and crosses.
Post by: Frumple on May 30, 2022, 12:27:38 pm
metal plating bathroom toilet paper is a weird flex, but it's definitely in line with old school supervillainy, so...Which one of y'all would be a good villain and why?Obviously I am as I steel all the toilet paper from gas station bathrooms!
Post by: dragdeler on May 30, 2022, 12:30:45 pm
Post by: TD1 on May 30, 2022, 05:21:59 pm
Post by: King Zultan on May 31, 2022, 01:15:56 am
I'm glad no one has realized that steel is expensive and that I've been replacing it with aluminum foil instead....metal plating bathroom toilet paper is a weird flex, but it's definitely in line with old school supervillainy, so...Which one of y'all would be a good villain and why?Obviously I am as I steel all the toilet paper from gas station bathrooms!
Post by: delphonso on June 01, 2022, 07:06:53 am
My theory is that anger is a motivating emotion and is thus absent from dreams because we have no inhibitions in dreams.
Post by: Frumple on June 01, 2022, 07:23:09 am
I can't really think of any emotional state I haven't experienced in a dream, thinking on it. It's run the gamut at one point or another, for better or worse.
I definitely have memory of feeling the same sort of thing as when dealing with inhibitions, though, so I'd hard disagree we have no inhibitions in dreams. It's possible to have a dream like that, but it's not a guaranteed thing. You're going to be hard pressed to find many absolutely always there components beyond the very bare bones to a process that varies as much as it does between individuals.
Post by: Quarque on June 01, 2022, 08:01:09 am
Do you recall ever having a dream with the feeling of rage/anger?Interesting theory. Personally I can't recall being angry in a dream. My dream emotions vary between being terrified, elated, interested or neutral.
My theory is that anger is a motivating emotion and is thus absent from dreams because we have no inhibitions in dreams.
Then again, I rarely get angry irl either.
Post by: Egan_BW on June 01, 2022, 08:23:22 am
Sure, punching out the window and waking myself up might not be the most reasonable reaction to becoming lucid, but it's what I've got.
Post by: scriver on June 01, 2022, 09:27:10 am
Do you recall ever having a dream with the feeling of rage/anger?
Yes.
Post by: Kagus on June 01, 2022, 04:37:15 pm
I've had plenty of heated arguments in my dreams. Very heated. ...tend to be a bit off for the rest of the day after a fight like that.
Post by: King Zultan on June 02, 2022, 02:38:34 am
Do you recall ever having a dream with the feeling of rage/anger?Yes, had an alarm going off and no matter what I did to it, it wouldn't stop beeping even after I threw it out the front door.
Post by: EuchreJack on June 02, 2022, 11:48:46 am
Yeah, I hate those dreams.Do you recall ever having a dream with the feeling of rage/anger?Yes, had an alarm going off and no matter what I did to it, it wouldn't stop beeping even after I threw it out the front door.
You have to wake up in order to turn off the alarm. Once you figure that out, you wake up.
Post by: Eric Blank on June 02, 2022, 06:42:18 pm
Do you ever have dreams where you're not yourself, like, at all, you're occupying the body of someone or something completely different?
Post by: Rolan7 on June 02, 2022, 07:01:21 pm
I've also gotten pretty angry in dreams, but it doesn't tend to go well because it seems to trigger that "molasses" effect when I try to lash out (people usually mention it happening when they try to flee in a dream). Meanwhile I have dreams where I'm doing incredible feats of athletics and combat, but only when it's a chill videogame-like thing.
Post by: Frumple on June 02, 2022, 07:11:58 pm
Do you ever have dreams where you're not yourself, like, at all, you're occupying the body of someone or something completely different?Pretty regularly, and it's ran the gamut of everything from gender flipping to barreling around my (at the time) living room as a goat. It's great when I'm a giant robot or Wolverine or somethin'.
If there's, like, one thing (and quite possibly the only singular thing, 'cause basically everything else about it sucks and I haven't woke up feeling genuinely rested at approximately any point in my life) that I like about sleeping it's that my dreams tend to be pretty hella' rad. For all I throw shade at dream brain occasionally, dream brain is freaking awesome at what it does most days.
Post by: EuchreJack on June 02, 2022, 08:10:12 pm
It interrupts the REM cycle so you can actually remember the dreams, rather than waking up rested because the dreams have ended.
Dwarven Surgeon General Warning: This is probably not a healthy thing to do...
Post by: King Zultan on June 03, 2022, 02:47:47 am
Post by: Loud Whispers on June 03, 2022, 03:27:00 am
Do you ever have dreams where you're not yourself, like, at all, you're occupying the body of someone or something completely different?Yeah, I've even had dreams where I've occupied multiple points of view at the same time or dreams where I am completely different
Post by: Uthimienure on June 03, 2022, 06:45:32 am
Post by: Frumple on June 03, 2022, 07:41:55 am
I don't think I've ever had a dream where I was someone else.Just this morning I was bouncing between a sheriff and a lady gunfighter in a weird west setting going after a cthulhu-entity powered gentleman might-as-well-have-been-a supervillain. The gunfighter had a raygun in one hand and the other hand had a gun with an underslung circular saw (if that sounds orky as hell to you it was because it was orky as hell, shit was some propa dakka). After a minor confrontation where the gunfighter barely managed to break the skin of the underworld cultist mogul (and in doing so, impress them!), the sheriff managed to talk him out of a fight and to leave town.
It was pretty great.
Post by: Egan_BW on June 03, 2022, 07:45:38 am
Post by: scriver on June 03, 2022, 10:10:38 am
Last night I dreamed I was just walking along minding my own business out in a huge, beautiful landscape. Suddenly a man in a grey suit & tweed jacket came running and said "Come with me!".
This was as far as I got then this song started playing in my head (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5OPu5kfAkY)
Post by: Magmacube_tr on June 05, 2022, 06:08:11 am
What are they?
Post by: Loud Whispers on June 05, 2022, 06:29:18 am
Post by: Quarque on June 05, 2022, 07:05:54 am
What does political ''left'' and ''right'' mean? I see wildly varied definitions for both. They mean different things in different nations.Just rough terms for a bunch of loosely defined opinions that often go together. The murky meaning is on purpose, to make it easier to talk about complicated things in simple language. If you want to be precise there are other words. ;)
What are they?
Post by: Kagus on June 05, 2022, 07:22:14 am
Places like the US tend to view left-right as a... Well, a binary spectrum. It's just a different way of writing "us versus them". Blues against Reds.
Norway is a bit more nuanced, which also often leads to hilarity. With the "Right" party being right of center, the "Left" party officially being left of center but frequently allying with the Right party in order to gain traction, the "Center" party honestly being kinda right-ish too but simply not caring about external affairs enough to be classed effectively, the "Progressive" party being farther right than Right (to the point where they ended up bailing out of the last conservative coalition, because they didn't like how left Right was being, so they left), and the Christian People's Party (not to be confused with the People's Party of Christians. No, really) being split between the leftist views of the members following the teachings of Christ and the rightist views of the Christian members.
Also red/blue have opposite definitions compared to the US, and there's also green and yellow (plus orange, but nobody actually gives a shit about orange)
Post by: delphonso on June 05, 2022, 08:40:40 am
Left - liberal, socialist, anarchic, communist.
In the US, our party on the 'left' is nowhere near those ideals, and is right of the global spectrum center. Being a 'real leftist' in the US is to participate in local mutual aid or other anarchist activities, the Dems don't represent that even at their best. Our party on the 'right' is further right than them, and frequently dip into fascist politics.
Post by: feelotraveller on June 05, 2022, 06:13:53 pm
Quote from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left%E2%80%93right_political_spectrum
The terms "left" and "right" appeared during the French Revolution of 1789 when members of the National Assembly divided into supporters of the king to the president's right and supporters of the revolution to his left.
Worth keeping that touchstone in mind.
Post by: King Zultan on June 06, 2022, 01:59:02 am
What are they?A bunch of crap that depending on how you look at them could appear completely the same at some points.
Post by: MaxTheFox on June 06, 2022, 07:09:18 am
Post by: Rolan7 on June 10, 2022, 11:44:03 pm
Link your hands together, interlocking your fingers (like you're going to make a deal, like the meme).
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: feelotraveller on June 11, 2022, 12:27:33 am
Post by: scriver on June 11, 2022, 02:19:36 am
Definitely unrelated:
Link your hands together, interlocking your fingers (like you're going to make a deal, like the meme).Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Right and right, if I understood you correctly.
Which meme though? Crafty finger posturing most often involves touching tips but no interlocking in my mind.
Post by: delphonso on June 11, 2022, 02:38:23 am
One of my childhood friends was left-handed - but always kicked balls with their right foot. Turns out their right eye was not so good. (Guess hand-eye coordination, being closer, preferenced the ablility to see more than foot-eye coordination.) Thinking in mirror images is usually quite deceptive.
My brain assumed you meant kicking testicles and I assume I'm correct.
Post by: hector13 on June 11, 2022, 02:39:09 am
One of my childhood friends was left-handed - but always kicked balls with their right foot. Turns out their right eye was not so good. (Guess hand-eye coordination, being closer, preferenced the ablility to see more than foot-eye coordination.) Thinking in mirror images is usually quite deceptive.
I write left-handed, kick balls left-footed, my right eye is dominant (though my right eye is also much stronger than my left)
I eat with utensils left-handed, I eat right-handed without, I use scissors left-handed, I bowl left-handed, I would throw a baseball right-handed, I would bat right-handed in baseball.
Other things like that.
Post by: King Zultan on June 11, 2022, 02:50:58 am
Post by: Kagus on June 11, 2022, 04:37:27 am
Lefty is generally pretty useless outside of wielding a fork or WASDing, so I dunno. And yeah, I've got a noticeably stronger dominant right eye to boot.
Post by: Frumple on June 11, 2022, 07:28:35 am
Post by: scriver on June 11, 2022, 09:01:54 am
Post by: Rolan7 on June 11, 2022, 09:26:18 am
Yeah I remembered the meme wrong, they're "steepled" like you described.Definitely unrelated:
Link your hands together, interlocking your fingers (like you're going to make a deal, like the meme).Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Right and right, if I understood you correctly.
Which meme though? Crafty finger posturing most often involves touching tips but no interlocking in my mind.
I was just curious because I'm right handed but my left hand is naturally higher when I link my fingers. It feels weird to link them the other way. Just a habit, I guess. I was idly wondering how universal that was.
I totally agree about right-handed bias in design, though I'm not sure there's an easy solution beyond releasing separate left-handed versions. The bias in building design is interesting though - morally, is it right to design for the convenience of 90% of people 100% of the time?
IIRC Crusader Kings actually gives a combat advantage to left-handed duelists. I haven't looked into that (other than loving The Princess Bride) but I can imagine it being a thing. In particular it sounds very useful when assaulting one of those spiral staircases where it's intentionally hard for right-handed attackers to get a clean swing around the center pillar.
Post by: scriver on June 11, 2022, 09:37:26 am
Which hilariously brings up the question if being left-handed is still an advantage against other left-handed opponents, because left-handed people are also used to sparring against right-handed partners?
(Also I left this out above because I am not a sports guy but isn't left-front-forwards why "south paws" (if I remember the term right are considered tricky opponents in boxing?)
Post by: dragdeler on June 11, 2022, 12:02:38 pm
In particular it sounds very useful when assaulting one of those spiral staircases where it's intentionally hard for right-handed attackers to get a clean swing around the center pillar.
Impossible. If a lefthander is fighting down, and a righthander is fighting up, or if a lefthander is fighting up and a righthander is fighting down, they both have either the wall on the side of their strong hand, or they both have the pillar on the side of their strong hand, which one depends on wether the staircase goes clockwise or counterclockwise.
Post by: hector13 on June 11, 2022, 01:47:43 pm
Guardian article on a study (https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/nov/22/why-do-left-handers-excel-at-certain-elite-sports-but-not-others)
Post by: Egan_BW on June 11, 2022, 02:04:17 pm
IIRC Crusader Kings actually gives a combat advantage to left-handed duelists. I haven't looked into that (other than loving The Princess Bride) but I can imagine it being a thing. In particular it sounds very useful when assaulting one of those spiral staircases where it's intentionally hard for right-handed attackers to get a clean swing around the center pillar.
When I started fencing it was explained to me that lefties have a slight advantage because righties are more common. So the lefty gets a lot of experience fighting right handed people while right handed people don't have much experience fighting left handed people. Also applies to baseball, the pitcher probably has less experience pitching against a left handed batter.
Post by: Uthimienure on June 14, 2022, 05:15:32 am
When I started fencing it was explained to me that lefties have a slight advantage because righties are more common. So the lefty gets a lot of experience fighting right handed people while right handed people don't have much experience fighting left handed people.I found this to be absolutely true during my many years of fencing. Especially with one guy in the club that could beat me only because of his left-handedness. Lefties were typically called "mutants" in my fencing scene.
Post by: Il Palazzo on June 21, 2022, 05:05:35 pm
E.g., if you wanted to leave the developers with the largest chunk of your hard-earned currency, which would you pick?
Or are they all pretty much the same?
Post by: TamerVirus on June 21, 2022, 05:16:42 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on June 21, 2022, 05:17:58 pm
Post by: scriver on June 22, 2022, 01:51:28 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on June 22, 2022, 02:37:16 pm
Post by: scriver on June 23, 2022, 05:26:54 am
Post by: MusicMagician on June 24, 2022, 09:31:20 am
Post by: dragdeler on June 24, 2022, 09:45:21 am
Post by: MaxTheFox on June 24, 2022, 10:20:34 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on June 24, 2022, 10:45:58 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on June 24, 2022, 10:57:16 pm
The latest ban... can someone explain the details of it?
It's hard to say. I assume there are more incriminating posts that have been deleted/modified.
Post by: King Zultan on June 25, 2022, 01:54:48 am
Post by: hector13 on June 25, 2022, 02:15:29 am
24 posts, so unless they had a massive argument with someone, they didn’t post much.
Post by: King Zultan on June 25, 2022, 02:50:52 am
Post by: TamerVirus on June 25, 2022, 07:31:05 am
Forum games are serious business
Post by: Frumple on June 25, 2022, 08:12:13 am
Is that a record for shortest time on here before they got banned, because it feels like it would be.Nah, the record holders for that don't even show up on the ban list. There's a fair amount of folks that don't even last a day or more than four or five posts or whatever. Boss Toad usually doesn't even bother listing them when the hammer gets swung.
Post by: TamerVirus on June 25, 2022, 09:18:38 am
Post by: Praefectus Screptum on June 25, 2022, 09:31:22 am
I have concluded my (not so covert) research. A discord ban leading to a Bay12 ban is the gist of it. Carry on
Excuse the not-so-warm welcome, Ryan did use a sock puppet account before, so we were still on the edge, especially with such a brief and questionable explanation given. Long short story: person was extremely rude, toxic towards other folks, players and mods alike, refused to change even after warnings. Got banned, began to bother people via bay12 private messages, go it got out of hand.
Post by: TamerVirus on June 25, 2022, 09:36:00 am
Heh. My flimsy ‘disguise’ bought more attention to myself. I need to work on my intrigue.
Post by: IamanElfCollaborator on June 25, 2022, 12:10:58 pm
Post by: King Zultan on June 26, 2022, 02:54:04 am
Post by: Scoops Novel on June 29, 2022, 07:30:27 am
It's not exactly criticalness, or realism. You're going out of your way to find fault in the favourable. That kind of mentality.
Post by: EuchreJack on June 29, 2022, 03:28:15 pm
Post by: Lidku on June 29, 2022, 04:13:01 pm
Post by: Magmacube_tr on June 29, 2022, 05:05:50 pm
Is that a record for shortest time on here before they got banned, because it feels like it would be.
lol
Getting banned from Bay12 TAS any%
Post by: Frumple on June 29, 2022, 06:06:02 pm
Post by: King Zultan on June 30, 2022, 03:11:21 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on July 04, 2022, 01:11:43 am
Would any of you be interested in an arthropods thread were we discuss bugs and insects?yes
Post by: Ziusudra on July 04, 2022, 01:25:53 am
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=179747Would any of you be interested in an arthropods thread were we discuss bugs and insects?yes
Post by: TD1 on July 04, 2022, 09:39:08 am
I feel like bots should be in their own category in this situation since they're destined to be banned.
But wat about that bot that gained sentience
Post by: Egan_BW on July 04, 2022, 12:00:05 pm
Post by: King Zultan on July 05, 2022, 01:19:21 am
Post by: Magmacube_tr on July 06, 2022, 11:13:33 am
You mean Nature?
Nature is not a bot. Nature is nature.
Post by: Magmacube_tr on July 06, 2022, 04:09:11 pm
Post by: hector13 on July 06, 2022, 04:10:28 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on July 06, 2022, 04:14:41 pm
Post by: TD1 on July 06, 2022, 04:30:22 pm
I wake up in the morning and then, you know, go about my day, then go to bed. Repeat cycle.
I do the exact same. Except, between bed and waking up I have a 'cavort with demons of the night' stage.
Edit: So I now realise that 'cavorting with demons of the night' might land differently than I had intended.
But as this amuses me I shall retain the wording.
Post by: TamerVirus on July 06, 2022, 04:33:35 pm
How do straight people live? Like, how do they exist? It's such a foreign concept to me. Please tell me.Do you have, like, magma in your brain today?
Post by: Frumple on July 06, 2022, 04:56:37 pm
How do straight people live? Like, how do they exist? It's such a foreign concept to me. Please tell me.look, to wrap your head around it from a hypergay perspective or whatever, imagine someone that's bi, but they just never end up finding a same-sex partner they're into
you can also just think of someone that's some variety of aro or ace, they just make an occasional exception
that should clear things up a bit
Post by: Magmacube_tr on July 06, 2022, 04:56:38 pm
How do straight people live? Like, how do they exist? It's such a foreign concept to me. Please tell me.I think somebody caught Tumblr brainworms uh oh
Jokes on you. I am the Tumblr brainworm.
Besides, the question itself was a joke. It has no meaning. You can stop answering it.
Post by: TD1 on July 06, 2022, 05:40:50 pm
:P
Post by: King Zultan on July 07, 2022, 03:07:34 am
Post by: EuchreJack on July 07, 2022, 04:33:20 pm
...which obviously means, sexual orientation is defined by what gender(s) a person desires to have sex with, and nothing more.
Post by: McTraveller on July 07, 2022, 05:56:22 pm
Post by: Eschar on July 07, 2022, 06:49:06 pm
No, Nature is Nature.You mean Nature?
Nature is not a bot. Nature is nature.
How do straight people live? Like, how do they exist? It's such a foreign concept to me. Please tell me.
I am just sitting here really
Post by: King Zultan on July 08, 2022, 01:25:00 am
Are you sure, I thought Nature was nature right before she became Nature.No, Nature is Nature.You mean Nature?
Nature is not a bot. Nature is nature.
Post by: Magmacube_tr on July 08, 2022, 05:29:17 pm
Are you sure, I thought Nature was nature right before she became Nature.No, Nature is Nature.You mean Nature?
Nature is not a bot. Nature is nature.
Nature never became anything. She was always Nature and nature.
Post by: feelotraveller on July 09, 2022, 03:08:14 am
Post by: bloop_bleep on July 11, 2022, 07:30:24 pm
Post by: TD1 on July 12, 2022, 04:08:53 am
Post by: King Zultan on July 12, 2022, 04:11:02 am
Post by: Uthimienure on July 12, 2022, 08:14:41 am
Post by: bloop_bleep on July 12, 2022, 09:48:19 pm
Post by: Eschar on July 13, 2022, 01:21:26 am
Post by: delphonso on July 13, 2022, 03:44:51 am
Starting at noon GMT tomorrow, how many ants will be peed on in the entire world in one minute?
Assuming the possibility of someone peeing on an anthill somewhere in the world at every minute, probably thousands.
Post by: King Zultan on July 13, 2022, 04:46:11 am
Post by: Uthimienure on July 13, 2022, 05:25:40 am
Post by: Great Order on July 16, 2022, 01:18:13 pm
Post by: hector13 on July 16, 2022, 01:19:52 pm
Would you “normally” shave with a disposable razor or an electric one?
Post by: Great Order on July 16, 2022, 01:40:55 pm
Post by: Iduno on July 16, 2022, 01:53:23 pm
Waxing seems like it'd be effective and unpleasant.
Post by: Great Order on July 16, 2022, 02:02:51 pm
Post by: Vector on July 16, 2022, 02:08:32 pm
Anyone got recommendations for beard hair removal that isn't shaving? I get really bad ingrown hairs if I shave, and I'll need something to tide me over until I can get it lasered off.
Depilatory like Nair, other options include ... there's something made of sugar that the Persians used as a hair remover back when (as an almost $0 waxing process), I knew a trans woman who did that for her beard.
Post by: Kagus on July 16, 2022, 02:17:13 pm
And repeated waxing/plucking damages the follicles so that the hairs that grow back in afterwards will be, over time; thinner, softer, and less well-anchored. As with anywhere else.
You could potentially consider getting an epilator too, but I honestly have zero experience with those and you need to be particular about reviewing the models you go for so you don't end up with complete trash. And the decent ones can be pricey.
Post by: Solifuge on July 18, 2022, 03:02:52 pm
I have used a few epiliators for day to day face-hair maintenance sometimes (coarse dark hair runs in the fam), but it hurts to epiliate where the hair is dense, or the follicles are thick and well-established. I'm usually like, sweating and teary and sore by the time I'm done, and my pain tolerance isn't too bad.
My usual solution is to get a pair of tweezers, queue up an audiobook or something, and spending a few hours carefully tweezing all the hairs out of my face. I'm usually good for weeks after, the pain is less than epiliating, and maintenance after that is easier too since the hairs come in finer for a while.
NOTE: I still get the odd ingrown hair doing this, so it's not a perfect solution. They just happen! :I
P.S. Edit: I use a Braun Silk-Epil, and it's done well by me. Also has a nice little trimmer head you can swap out that works well for shaving my legs after a long winter of wearing long pants and Not Being Able To Be Arsed To Shave, or cleaning up the back of my neck.
Post by: Rose on July 19, 2022, 12:17:42 pm
Post by: Great Order on July 19, 2022, 02:10:46 pm
Note that if you're gonna be getting laser, don't do any hair pulling for at least a month or two before your laser appointment.Interestingly, I was looking it up and there was a study saying that it's optimal 2 weeks beforehand.
Turns out hairs grow in different stages. In the first stage it's right down at the base of the follicle. At the second stage the base of the hair moves up the follicle. If you laser it when it's deep in the follicle it's more likely to destroy the whole follicle, and you can ensure the hairs are down there by yanking them out.
Post by: dragdeler on July 20, 2022, 05:39:09 pm
but how many of those 64 combinations do not contain a number (0,1,2,3) twice (or thrice)? I figure you math gifted folks can tell me in a second whereas I'll have draw them on a paper basically
Post by: McTraveller on July 20, 2022, 07:39:53 pm
No number thrice is easy, you say "how many ways are there to get a number thrice" which is 4, so there are 60 ways you can't get a number three times.
For no number TWICE you are saying you have to have all three digits different, which is a cascading probability; think of it as 4 choose 1 x 3 choose 1 x 2 choose 1. So it should be 4 x 3 x 2 = 24 ways to get no repeating digits. That is, you have 4 options you can choose for the first digit, three for the second, and two options for the final digit.
I leave it as an exercise for the reader to extend to different bases and numbers of digits.
Post by: dragdeler on July 21, 2022, 05:48:16 am
Also 24 makes me happy because it got 8 and because it got 3, could not fall better.
Post by: TD1 on July 21, 2022, 07:19:37 am
I think that's the answer you seek.
Post by: Great Order on July 24, 2022, 07:18:39 pm
I may or may not be coming up with a "Fuck you, me, and everything within half a mile" plan just in case.
Post by: delphonso on July 24, 2022, 07:37:58 pm
A fire hose is about 300 psi...
Though a water jet cutter is 35,000psi+.
I'm going to say, probably similar to being hit by a car for everyone within twenty feet, and less like a nuclear explosion.
Post by: bloop_bleep on July 24, 2022, 07:41:11 pm
11000m * 1000 kg/m^3 * 9.8 m/s^2
which is about 1.078 * 10^8 N/m^2. The total force at the other end would be this multiplied by 2.25 m^2, but since the horizontal cross-sectional area of a person is about
36.7 cm * 13.3 cm
which is approximately 4.88 * 10^(-2) m^2, the force would have about the smaller value of 5.26 * 10^6 N. This is about 537 metric tons of force.
Post by: King Zultan on July 25, 2022, 03:26:39 am
Post by: Great Order on July 25, 2022, 05:36:27 am
Water pressure at marianas trench is 1000 bars, or 15,000 psiWell, the alternative is I do the same thing but do it somewhere like the surface of the sun. However, it depends on how the setting's sun works so that's less feasible.
A fire hose is about 300 psi...
Though a water jet cutter is 35,000psi+.
I'm going to say, probably similar to being hit by a car for everyone within twenty feet, and less like a nuclear explosion.
Post by: Iduno on July 25, 2022, 08:40:49 am
Well, the alternative is I do the same thing but do it somewhere like the surface of the sun. However, it depends on how the setting's sun works so that's less feasible.
And if it's day or night.
Post by: Kagus on July 25, 2022, 02:32:33 pm
Just don't do the salt thing. We've learned not to do the salt thing.
Post by: Great Order on July 27, 2022, 12:07:23 pm
Someone's learned Gate, I see.
Maybe...
Just don't do the salt thing. We've learned not to do the salt thing.
That wasn't a gate spell, that was just a gate. And part of the reason I say "Don't give the players an inch or they'll take a country"
Post by: Scoops Novel on July 27, 2022, 01:37:36 pm
What does that make the facts?
Post by: TamerVirus on July 27, 2022, 01:43:51 pm
You laugh at reality and you sigh at the facts.not fun facts
What does that make the facts?
Or inconvenient truths
Post by: Rolan7 on July 31, 2022, 10:25:21 pm
Post by: heydude6 on July 31, 2022, 11:10:20 pm
As a consolation prize though, apparently hair and fur are two distinct terms. Fur grows and sheds and replaces itself within a one-year cycle while hair should last for years. Hair was literally something humans invented just to get laid (and protect our heads from the sun)...
Post by: Ziusudra on July 31, 2022, 11:11:31 pm
Why is human head hair so much longer than that of other primates?We don't know. Individual hairs fall out after growing for a while. Some common hypotheses why ours wait longer are:
- When we went upright, the head is the most susceptible to sun exposure, and the hair protects from skin cancer.
- When our brains started burning more calories, we started losing heat mostly from the head, so we needed more insulation.
- That it acts as some sort of mating selection signal, like peacock feathers or a lions mane.
- We went through a semi-aquatic stage and it was some thing for children to grab onto.
- Some sort of touch sense like cat whiskers.
Post by: Frumple on July 31, 2022, 11:14:41 pm
Why exactly long-head-hair genetics ended up being a thing isn't someone anyone really has an answer for. There's guesses (heat regulation, sexual selection), but lacking a time machine that's all they really are. Could be our height, different hunting methods, different environments (most other primates don't range nearly as far north/south as we do), other stuff. No real way of telling, near as I can recall. Lot of evolutionary history is basically just-so stories at best, making as informed a guess as possible without any real way of surety.
Though there are some other primates with similarly long hair/fur, checking. Not any I noticed with head hair, specifically, but eh. also ninja'd but whatever, it's too close to midnight to care
Post by: Rolan7 on July 31, 2022, 11:22:22 pm
Like when I'm depressed and try to brush with my fingers, and pull away tangles of it. Painlessly because I'm not an idiot, but still, might explain why it would grow so abundantly.
Did some googling and was looking for an answer more interesting than "sexual selection", but I couldn't. The answer is simply sexual selection, like peacock feathers.That's cool about hair vs fur!
As a consolation prize though, apparently hair and fur are two distinct terms. Fur grows and sheds and replaces itself within a one-year cycle while hair should last for years. Hair was literally something humans invented just to get laid (and protect our heads from the sun)...
As for it being sexual selection, I kinda have to laugh a little. Male human hair doesn't grow as fast, so the replacement length tends to be shorter, but it's still easy for a young adult male to have hair down close to the tailbone with proper care. Past the shoulders at least. Both of which seem, and I could be wrong, a lot longer than the head-hair of any other primates.
Edit: Ohh, maybe that's why hair is so commonly curly! To provide more protection! Which would make straight European hair like mine rather inefficient heh
Edit2: Counterpoint: I do get to use it as a scarf in winter. It's not nothing, either.
Post by: scriver on August 01, 2022, 01:24:19 am
Post by: King Zultan on August 01, 2022, 01:44:26 am
Post by: TD1 on August 01, 2022, 05:47:00 am
Post by: TD1 on August 01, 2022, 09:45:40 am
Post by: Il Palazzo on August 01, 2022, 09:56:02 am
Post by: dragdeler on August 01, 2022, 10:10:17 am
Post by: King Zultan on August 02, 2022, 01:34:08 am
Post by: Magmacube_tr on August 02, 2022, 11:55:29 am
Post by: Il Palazzo on August 02, 2022, 12:04:25 pm
It's true.
Post by: None on August 02, 2022, 12:14:09 pm
It indicates a certain expectation of its participants and informs users that particular behaviors will be moderated.
Post by: TamerVirus on August 02, 2022, 12:19:27 pm
Post by: Uthimienure on August 02, 2022, 12:34:47 pm
Any space within a safe is safe spaceUnless you're locked inside
Post by: Egan_BW on August 02, 2022, 12:46:56 pm
Post by: MonkeyHead on August 02, 2022, 12:50:48 pm
Why is it that when you smash a mosquito it often leaves behind a mosquito-shaped imprint of dusty black stuff on whatever surface you smashed them against? Is that like, pulverized chitin? Or are they just dirty bastards who fly around covered in dust and never clean themselves?
Moths do similar, and I wish I knew why.
Post by: hector13 on August 02, 2022, 12:51:33 pm
Post by: Eric Blank on August 02, 2022, 12:53:51 pm
Mosquitoes might also shed scales, or they could be dirty bastards
Post by: Scoops Novel on August 02, 2022, 02:34:07 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on August 02, 2022, 03:38:29 pm
"Friend" sadly works, but only because everyone assume's it's sarcastic :(
Maybe something like "lout" or "loser", but at that point there's some extra meaning attached.
Post by: Il Palazzo on August 02, 2022, 04:04:05 pm
Post by: delphonso on August 02, 2022, 06:37:02 pm
Post by: Ziusudra on August 02, 2022, 07:15:32 pm
What's another word for Punk, as in "You feel lucky... Punk?"Depending on your interpretation/definition:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Thesaurus:troublemaker
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Thesaurus:worthless_person
Post by: Il Palazzo on August 02, 2022, 07:18:59 pm
Make my day.
Post by: dragdeler on August 04, 2022, 10:42:47 am
Post by: hector13 on August 04, 2022, 12:22:22 pm
Post by: dragdeler on August 04, 2022, 12:46:03 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on August 06, 2022, 01:48:06 pm
Post by: King Zultan on August 07, 2022, 03:12:08 am
Post by: Great Order on August 07, 2022, 11:01:19 pm
Post by: Frumple on August 07, 2022, 11:07:06 pm
Biggest blip is novel spamming out a bunch of threads for the last while, now. Maybe wherever you were hiatusing was just much more active and the difference is throwing you off?
Post by: Great Order on August 07, 2022, 11:14:49 pm
Speaking of, with the year off I've forgotten, what's Toady's stance on swearing? Obviously some degree's fine, but I'm not sure if a certain popular word in Australia's allowed because some places can be pretty strict on that. Unfortunately for the Americans among us, I've become fairly fond of it myself and I'd check first than get told off.
Post by: King Zultan on August 08, 2022, 02:07:57 am
Speaking of, with the year off I've forgotten, what's Toady's stance on swearing? Obviously some degree's fine, but I'm not sure if a certain popular word in Australia's allowed because some places can be pretty strict on that. Unfortunately for the Americans among us, I've become fairly fond of it myself and I'd check first than get told off.You mean the word cunt I've seen others use it, and I called some horses cunts on here awhile back and no one complained.
Post by: Il Palazzo on August 08, 2022, 05:06:08 am
Post by: lemon10 on August 08, 2022, 05:48:44 am
Has the forum's active membership shrunk significantly? Even compared to before my year-long hiatus it feels a lot less active. And definitely less active than when I first joined, but that's not surprising, I feel I joined somewhere around the apex of the forum.Yes. Based on the stats activity has gone down every year since 2012. Compared to even 2019 total posts have went down by ~40%.
Post by: McTraveller on August 08, 2022, 06:20:49 am
(One can only hope.)
Post by: Great Order on August 08, 2022, 06:56:35 am
How do I view this?Has the forum's active membership shrunk significantly? Even compared to before my year-long hiatus it feels a lot less active. And definitely less active than when I first joined, but that's not surprising, I feel I joined somewhere around the apex of the forum.Yes. Based on the stats activity has gone down every year since 2012. Compared to even 2019 total posts have went down by ~40%.
Post by: TamerVirus on August 08, 2022, 07:24:02 am
Maybe steam release will lead to more activity when it happens but who knows
Post by: lemon10 on August 08, 2022, 07:52:52 am
Go to the forum stats page (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?action=stats). You can also find a link to it on the bottom of the forum index page.How do I view this?Has the forum's active membership shrunk significantly? Even compared to before my year-long hiatus it feels a lot less active. And definitely less active than when I first joined, but that's not surprising, I feel I joined somewhere around the apex of the forum.Yes. Based on the stats activity has gone down every year since 2012. Compared to even 2019 total posts have went down by ~40%.
I just think post by post forums like this one have fallen out of style compared to something like Discord.Ehh, that might be part of it, but primarily its because interest in DF has fallen over the years, which makes sense given that its been in development for so long that even its successor games (eg. Rimworld) have been out for many years.
Maybe steam release will lead to more activity when it happens but who knows
A steam release might pump up the numbers a bit as you say. But also as you say, who can say for sure.
Post by: McTraveller on August 08, 2022, 07:54:51 am
Keep it simple!
Post by: Great Order on August 08, 2022, 08:02:11 am
But yeah, 2012 and 2014 had roughly even post numbers, and now? 111,000 posts last year, an order of magnitude less.
Post by: Frumple on August 08, 2022, 08:31:24 am
Eyeballing the stats does explain why it doesn't really feel that slow to me -- I'm pretty sure I calibrated my normal within a year or two of joining, and, well.
Post by: Great Order on August 08, 2022, 09:39:07 am
Post by: dragdeler on August 08, 2022, 09:41:03 am
I also rarely check on the upper boards but the action has been there lately, right?
Post by: Magmacube_tr on August 08, 2022, 05:47:20 pm
The forum I came here from, SALRE forums is in a catatonic state as we speak. No new posts are made, and its activity, while was as half as much as here, kept going until late 2020, when it stopped.
It was created in 2012, so not as ancient as this place, but still quite old. It too had its high moments, small community things, plenty of forum games...
I think it is the fate of forums like ours. As the world becomes faster, Internet clusters into fewer platforms, and people move simply on, forums die. Two people leave, one joins in.
One day, Bay12 too will enter its last age and its long story will finally be over.
If the Steam release fuels enough interest back to this forum and put more users to the system, then so be it. All who can coexist is welcome.
But if it doesn't, well, then we will share a red dwarfs fate. Slowly fizzling out, until nothing.
Post by: dragdeler on August 08, 2022, 07:19:27 pm
Post by: Great Order on August 08, 2022, 08:20:10 pm
I mean, I'm not surprised, I was more looking for confirmation it was happening. There's definitely something sad about seeing an old regular's profile and a "Last online 05/07/2020" or the like on it, but that's the way it goes.
Post by: King Zultan on August 09, 2022, 04:40:39 am
Post by: Magmacube_tr on August 09, 2022, 04:49:46 am
I have a feeling that I won't be on the internet as much as I am now when Bay12 goes down.
Lol I guarantee there is still a long time for that. At least 7 years, like said. I'd say a decade, the core fizzles out the last.
And there really doesn't have to be large amounts of people for a forum to still be fun. A large majority of the time at SALRE forums twilight, there was only me and Naturegirl. And I still had fun. Even if it was lonely, kind of unnerving and definitely spooky.
Post by: McTraveller on August 09, 2022, 06:25:55 am
Personally I prefer the more sustained conversation over the short popcorn conversation style of micro-topics, but even with that personal preference I still find this community engaging and generally pretty insightful.
Post by: delphonso on August 09, 2022, 06:31:34 am
Post by: dragdeler on August 09, 2022, 08:18:01 am
Chat is super archaic, you got emjois but all the other formatting options aren't there, also it's realtime and spammy.
Social media feeds are toxic skinner boxes, anybody who listens inwards will notice after a few years how they breed dissatisfaction, and that's just the subjective part. When it comes to each SMP individually there is more problems:
reddit model (sort by popular items) = refresh site and we will show you the same shit oh also our site works bad so you might wanna refresh regularly.
facebook model (sort by popular feeds) = congratulations you just missed your friends' post because we decided that showing you influencers instead is better for our bottom line
I had a forum where I went when I was like 13y.o. at some point I just forgot about them... Checked them out in the wayback like less than a year ago, and they where offline for less than 5 years iirc... but not a lot had happened in the last decade. About 6-7 years ago I noticed how much modern social media plattforms suck and I had an account here because of the game... so eventually I just went to general discussions whenever I felt like opening social media. Now I open facebook like once every 3 weeks, reddit only when there is nothing left to read here.
Post by: Magmacube_tr on August 09, 2022, 08:54:51 am
I'd bet the 1 lira I found in the couch that if this forum had a like/dislike system, it would be long since dead.
The biggest factor in Bay12's survival is the simple fact that things are more real than lets say, Twitter. A five paragraph mini-essay on how you disagree on a particular economic model is objectively more personal and characterising than a simple, abstract, meaningless dislike. This makes our discussions engaging. It forces them to be more engaging. If you want to give your opinion, you better be able to formulate what you are going to say and actually think about it. And be readily accepting of civil disagreements.
On twitter the discussion may last a day or two and the character limit makes it so that only the wittiest may dominate the discussion, who is not necessarily smart or knowledgable.
Or Reddit, where what you say is either high up in the sky, in Earth's core, or invisible to the naked eye. And the discussion never last for more than a week.
Or on Tiktok. Where nothing has a simdge of meaning.
You get it.
This place will most likely survive for a decade more before the activity shrieks to a halt. If the Steam release garners a wave, then maybe two decades more.
Future will tell.
Post by: dragdeler on August 09, 2022, 09:06:05 am
In a forum you write texts very akin to letters and essays, you have a lot of litterary headroom so to say in those formats, and to this day they are still selling collections of letters sent between historic people. Social media is more like an sms, it's much closer to spoken word.
Post by: Frumple on August 09, 2022, 12:47:55 pm
I mean, yes. Discussion forums like this are special in the environments they support.I'unno, spacebattles has been around since at least '01 and is going plenty strong, even after having a few splinter forums pop up (one of which, SV, is also doing pretty okay, the rest I'm aware of have... issues), though it doesn't have a dislike system, just a small selection of reaction things.
I'd bet the 1 lira I found in the couch that if this forum had a like/dislike system, it would be long since dead.
I don't think it's necessarily a like/dislike system that's a problem, just how it's implemented and allowed to be used. Moderation (from admin, or via the members) does a lot more to maintain communities than any single aspect of the design.
... with possible exception of character limits ala twitter. I think that's just the overt and inevitable death knell of discussion, if not activity, in just about every formulation you could conceive, ha.
Post by: McTraveller on August 09, 2022, 03:47:18 pm
Post by: King Zultan on August 10, 2022, 04:20:15 am
Post by: Uthimienure on August 10, 2022, 05:54:47 am
Why would anyone want to use those crappy ass social media things when forums like this exist?Beats the crap outta me!
Post by: delphonso on August 10, 2022, 06:56:26 am
Post by: Magmacube_tr on August 10, 2022, 08:01:46 am
Post by: bloop_bleep on August 10, 2022, 12:47:24 pm
Post by: King Zultan on August 11, 2022, 04:09:09 am
Post by: GiglameshDespair on August 11, 2022, 06:12:05 am
There could be something to be said about less being more sometimes, I think.
Post by: Egan_BW on August 11, 2022, 07:50:17 am
Post by: TamerVirus on August 11, 2022, 09:25:12 am
At the moment of this post fully half of the threads on the first page of general discussion were started by Scoops Novel.In 2022 alone, not including threads made elsewhere on the forum, Scoops made 92 threads in general discussion
There could be something to be said about less being more sometimes, I think.
That metric will speak for itself
Post by: Magmacube_tr on August 11, 2022, 04:55:26 pm
Post by: hector13 on August 11, 2022, 05:31:02 pm
Post by: Frumple on August 11, 2022, 06:34:36 pm
Post by: scriver on August 11, 2022, 06:58:56 pm
Post by: hector13 on August 11, 2022, 07:14:55 pm
Are the people scribbling in the toilet with markers writers?I’ve seen some good poetry in toilet stalls.
Post by: Uthimienure on August 11, 2022, 08:05:07 pm
Post by: bloop_bleep on August 11, 2022, 09:29:21 pm
Post by: Scoops Novel on August 12, 2022, 01:26:39 am
You laugh at reality and you sigh at the facts.
What does that make the facts?
You laugh at reality and you sigh at the conditions. Hard-wired understanding.
Post by: King Zultan on August 12, 2022, 02:02:31 am
Post by: Scoops Novel on August 12, 2022, 02:46:36 am
https://open.spotify.com/album/66tUbPtwyfVeI05HiVPA7H?si=z03zyhamQc2mvQJlNc6UFQ
Post by: McTraveller on August 12, 2022, 06:21:44 am
Post by: delphonso on August 12, 2022, 06:30:11 am
I wonder if there are any estimates for the insect content in a cup of coffee or tea.
80%, roughly.
Post by: scriver on August 12, 2022, 06:55:35 am
Post by: Frumple on August 12, 2022, 07:17:26 am
I wonder if there are any estimates for the insect content in a cup of coffee or tea.Depending on the country and its regulation infrastructure, probably! Some places are both required to and actually do track that kind of information, so some office or another has the applicable data to be able to figure that one out.
Dunno about coffee, but the numbers on canned goods stateside are pretty easy to find, I think, or were at some point. The amount is definitely non-zero :P
Post by: Egan_BW on August 12, 2022, 07:39:21 am
Post by: hector13 on August 12, 2022, 08:40:51 am
Post by: Frumple on August 12, 2022, 09:25:12 am
Post by: MrRoboto75 on August 12, 2022, 01:16:05 pm
How big was the cup of coffee you could sit there with a rod, man.
I like my woman like I like my coffee, without other people's rods in them.
Post by: King Zultan on August 13, 2022, 02:50:49 am
Post by: Uthimienure on August 13, 2022, 03:04:13 am
Post by: McTraveller on August 13, 2022, 06:39:13 am
Gotta admit though I can't figure out how to innuendo that as much.
Post by: Frumple on August 13, 2022, 07:10:55 am
Post by: MonkeyHead on August 13, 2022, 08:50:27 am
Back in the day, before my long mental health hiatus, I frequented an IRC channel by the name of #bay12lb. Part of me wants to get back on there again. Alas, the exact settings are saved on a laptop that was 3 computers ago and which went to silicon purgatory some time ago. Does such a place still exist, or have the zoomers moved it onto thier discords or some such?
Post by: Egan_BW on August 13, 2022, 03:22:00 pm
Post by: Rose on August 13, 2022, 06:30:23 pm
I can ask if you can get pulled in, probably?
Post by: alway on August 13, 2022, 07:54:32 pm
Post by: Frumple on August 15, 2022, 06:57:00 am
... actually following through on it sounds like something that would end in very literal fire, though. The forum equivalent of "Twitch plays gardening" sounds like it should probably be classified as an act of domestic terror, or some kind of war crime.
Post by: bloop_bleep on August 15, 2022, 01:53:26 pm
Maybe we can also breed Venus fly traps to be large enough to fit humans.
Post by: TamerVirus on August 15, 2022, 02:02:40 pm
My thoughts? Just post the game and see if anyone bites
Post by: Egan_BW on August 15, 2022, 02:27:00 pm
Post by: TamerVirus on August 15, 2022, 05:10:30 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on August 15, 2022, 05:13:34 pm
I mean those two subforums rather than FGRP. I don't think that roleplayers will be super interested in a gardening blog.Seems like more of a personal projects or play with your friends (garden LP!) thing than a forum game anyways.The only problem is that I don't have friends who care about gardening, unless I start growing anime. And Iam a big attention whorekind of really want to do this, even if it's unconventional.
Post by: bloop_bleep on August 15, 2022, 06:04:32 pm
Post by: bloop_bleep on August 15, 2022, 09:21:36 pm
Post by: King Zultan on August 16, 2022, 04:48:55 am
Post by: Vector on August 16, 2022, 04:22:00 pm
Oh fiddlesticks, I completely misinterpreted your point. But yes, I think you're correct, I've thought of ways to make it more "palatable" and "gamey" like making it into a choose your own adventure sort of deal, a team game or incorporate RP or a story but I think that might be aiming too high, maybe it'll just be a personal project for now and if I can come up with a fun format I'll try it out.I mean those two subforums rather than FGRP. I don't think that roleplayers will be super interested in a gardening blog.Seems like more of a personal projects or play with your friends (garden LP!) thing than a forum game anyways.The only problem is that I don't have friends who care about gardening, unless I start growing anime. And Iam a big attention whorekind of really want to do this, even if it's unconventional.
Maybe try asking about interest in our gardening thread? You might be more likely to find people in the overlap of personal interests that you need that way than in general FGRP.
I think it's a great idea for what it's worth, we just don't have big numbers right now.
Post by: EuchreJack on August 16, 2022, 04:41:51 pm
I posted an idea for a game on FG but it got ignored :(
Maybe the idea sucked, but it got no feedback, maybe I should take the message and drop it, but I'm gonna ask here.
How interested would you be in designing and affecting the development of a real garden?
Your mistake is that you forgot to use the words "risky" and/or "venture" and/or AR (Arms Race). Just say you have an idea for a game where the players are competing to develop a garden, and you'll have a winner. Bonus points if you can make a map or something.
Post by: Great Order on August 21, 2022, 09:35:04 am
So now I'm left questioning, what's the accepted order of operations for multiplication/division? Or are they of equal weight and you do them in order of how they appear in the equation?
Post by: Il Palazzo on August 21, 2022, 09:59:29 am
Post by: MrRoboto75 on August 21, 2022, 10:11:59 am
Post by: McTraveller on August 21, 2022, 10:14:56 am
Ninjad: I disagree; left to right shouldn’t matter. If it does matter, use parens/brackets.
Post by: Il Palazzo on August 21, 2022, 10:20:28 am
You should do all multi/division left to right in the equation. Same with add/subtract.What do you mean? It doesn't matter which order you do 2+3+5-1, it'll always come out as 9. Both addition/subtraction and multiplication/division are commutative. As was mentioned above, there's no real difference within each pair. In the former case, you're always adding*, but sometimes you're adding negative numbers. In the latter, you're always multiplying*, but sometimes by fractions.
*(or the other way around, it doesn't matter)
Post by: hector13 on August 21, 2022, 11:59:46 am
Priority of mul over div or add over sub doesn’t matter. It’s helpful to know why: multiplication and division are actually the same thing; addition and subtraction are also the same thing.
Ninjad: I disagree; left to right shouldn’t matter. If it does matter, use parens/brackets.
According to a mathematician I watch on the youtoobs, apparently it is important. You do the multiplication and division in order from left to right, then addition and subtraction from left to right.
I’m not sure if this is an American thing though, or if my maths teachers just never went into that level of nuance with it.
Post by: Rose on August 21, 2022, 12:39:57 pm
5-2+3: you don't do 2+3 to get 5, making it 5-5. It's actually 5 + (-2) + 3. Once you have it like this, the order doesn't matter because it's all addition.
Same goes for multiplication and division. 5/2*3 is actually 5 * (1/2) * 3, not 5 / (2*3)
Post by: bloop_bleep on August 21, 2022, 05:45:39 pm
For example, 6/2/3 is (6/2)/3, not 6/(2/3).
However when doing math I rarely ever use /, preferring to use fraction notation to be the most clear.
Post by: Il Palazzo on August 21, 2022, 06:27:21 pm
No, order can definitely matterRose's point is well made - if one understands what the notation means, it's unimportant. You'd then never do 6/2/3 as 6/(2/3), because the notation means 6*(1/2)*(1/3), not 6*(1/2)*3. In which case you're free to switch the order to e.g. (1/3)*(1/2)*6.
Otherwise doing left to right is a handy heuristic to keep one out of trouble, I suppose.
Post by: WealthyRadish on August 21, 2022, 08:53:45 pm
Post by: McTraveller on August 21, 2022, 08:58:29 pm
Incidentally, I wish numbers were written left-to-right, but we kept the Arabic right-to-left.
Post by: Great Order on August 21, 2022, 09:42:51 pm
The order doesn't matter as long as you understand what the symbols are doing to the numbers. Otherwise it's better to do them left to right.Makes sense. For some reason I'd forgotten that sort of thing applies. I think I'd just gotten so used to having to do that at times that it just sort of floated over my head.
5-2+3: you don't do 2+3 to get 5, making it 5-5. It's actually 5 + (-2) + 3. Once you have it like this, the order doesn't matter because it's all addition.
Same goes for multiplication and division. 5/2*3 is actually 5 * (1/2) * 3, not 5 / (2*3)
EDIT: New question:
How do we account for genetic variation when sequencing a species' genome? Obviously certain bits don't really mutate because it's vital for life, but there's loads of DNA that does, even if it's silent.
Is there just some sort of "Note that this gene varies" or is it the DNA of a hypothetical organism made up of the DNA of multiple individuals of the species?
Post by: bloop_bleep on August 21, 2022, 11:56:29 pm
EDIT: This is good for if you want to see whether something in the genome is actually really important or whether it's something superfluous, because in the former case it would not vary a lot from organism to organism. Reminds that there's a whole huge section of our genome -- I think called
Post by: Great Order on August 22, 2022, 10:21:56 am
Post by: None on August 23, 2022, 12:27:34 pm
D'you reckon they put those there so that it goops up in contact with water, runs into the blades, catches spare hair/skin, then dries, clogging it and making the blade less efficient so you have to buy a new one sooner? Stuff doesn't run through when you rinse it. They don't seem to be particularly useful otherwise.
Post by: EuchreJack on August 23, 2022, 04:05:57 pm
Y'know those moisturizing strips on shaving razor heads? Grab your tinfoil hat real quick, but...
D'you reckon they put those there so that it goops up in contact with water, runs into the blades, catches spare hair/skin, then dries, clogging it and making the blade less efficient so you have to buy a new one sooner? Stuff doesn't run through when you rinse it. They don't seem to be particularly useful otherwise.
That tracks.
Post by: King Zultan on August 24, 2022, 02:43:58 am
Damn you Big Razor!Y'know those moisturizing strips on shaving razor heads? Grab your tinfoil hat real quick, but...
D'you reckon they put those there so that it goops up in contact with water, runs into the blades, catches spare hair/skin, then dries, clogging it and making the blade less efficient so you have to buy a new one sooner? Stuff doesn't run through when you rinse it. They don't seem to be particularly useful otherwise.
That tracks.
Post by: Frumple on August 24, 2022, 07:08:41 pm
Post by: Scoops Novel on August 24, 2022, 07:48:44 pm
Post by: MonkeyHead on August 25, 2022, 03:49:38 am
Word for forming beginning with W?
Working\worked, as in to work with a material?
Post by: delphonso on August 25, 2022, 09:02:20 am
Anyone else had their youtube suggested videos suddenly change, like... a lot? In the last day or so.
I actually have. It is very aggressively recommending music to me lately.
Word for forming beginning with W?
Waxing or widening.
Post by: Kagus on August 25, 2022, 09:04:23 am
Post by: Frumple on August 25, 2022, 04:14:58 pm
More or less the same, yeah. Was that the music suggestions were fairly uncommon, but whenever I made that post it had suddenly shifted to almost wall to wall music-y things with a smattering of random junk I hadn't been seeing and have zero interest in, instead of the usual melange of what I normally watch (smaller/indie gaming stuff, mostly).Anyone else had their youtube suggested videos suddenly change, like... a lot? In the last day or so.I actually have. It is very aggressively recommending music to me lately.
Post by: MrRoboto75 on August 25, 2022, 07:45:18 pm
Post by: bloop_bleep on August 26, 2022, 10:31:15 am
The order doesn't matter as long as you understand what the symbols are doing to the numbers. Otherwise it's better to do them left to right.
5-2+3: you don't do 2+3 to get 5, making it 5-5. It's actually 5 + (-2) + 3. Once you have it like this, the order doesn't matter because it's all addition.
Same goes for multiplication and division. 5/2*3 is actually 5 * (1/2) * 3, not 5 / (2*3)
Well, if you convert it to all addition and multiplication left-to-right order doesn't matter, but looking at it linguistically "5/2*3" parses having the result of / being an argument to *.
It practical settings where you're computing the result of an expression (computer programming) you would expect most binary operators to have both precedence and left/right associativity. Simple arithmetic operators are generally assumed to be left-associative (evaluated left-to-right when of equal precedence) but other binary operators are typically defined as right-associative. A non-programming example is function composition, e.g. h ∘ g ∘ f is right-associative and evaluated right-to-left.
For composition left-to-right order doesn't matter, because it is associative. (h o g) o f = h o (g o f).
Post by: dragdeler on August 27, 2022, 07:20:00 am
Post by: bloop_bleep on August 27, 2022, 03:23:29 pm
Post by: dragdeler on August 27, 2022, 05:46:50 pm
Post by: bloop_bleep on August 27, 2022, 06:48:28 pm
Post by: hector13 on August 27, 2022, 09:42:08 pm
I think it will go to ethanal or vinegar. The same thing happens in organisms.
I read that very wrong at first.
Post by: Great Order on August 29, 2022, 03:52:56 pm
Why is demisexuality considered a sexuality akin to the whole LGBTQ+ grouping? It honestly comes across to me less like a sexuality and more like a preference, or just a sort of way your sexuality works as opposed to a sexuality in and as of itself.
Post by: Frumple on August 29, 2022, 04:33:19 pm
Post by: Great Order on August 29, 2022, 07:39:44 pm
I suppose it might just be "Old
Post by: Frumple on August 29, 2022, 10:09:56 pm
... I can see the argument for aromantic being a maybe (if you squint, it doesn't have anything, technically speaking, with sexuality, assuming you're using a very constrained and specific consideration of relationships), but especially considering its function as a modifier, well... close enough? Does it hurt somehow to allow for aro folks in the LGBTetc sphere? Not like they're not going to have their share of troubles when it comes to interacting with more standard sexual/relationship configurations.
Post by: MrRoboto75 on August 30, 2022, 12:21:27 pm
Post by: heydude6 on August 30, 2022, 02:15:47 pm
Post by: MrRoboto75 on August 30, 2022, 02:46:02 pm
You know, now that you mention it, I've never heard of a person who sleeps around yet identifies as aromatic. Those who sleep around always talk about settling down eventually.Part of me thinks people who are really Like That don't really want to admit they're Like That
Post by: hector13 on August 30, 2022, 02:54:57 pm
I knew a proud Catholic who went to chapel every Sunday who was fucking around every Saturday.You know, now that you mention it, I've never heard of a person who sleeps around yet identifies as aromatic. Those who sleep around always talk about settling down eventually.Part of me thinks people who are really Like That don't really want to admit they're Like That
Post by: TD1 on August 30, 2022, 03:06:03 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on August 30, 2022, 03:12:10 pm
So THAT is what I am.
I can barely tell you meatbags apart without forming a some sort of emotional connection.
Although it doesn't take me very long to form that emotional connection
Post by: Frumple on August 30, 2022, 04:35:20 pm
You know, now that you mention it, I've never heard of a person who sleeps around yet identifies as aromatic. Those who sleep around always talk about settling down eventually.I've seen a few folks that claimed aromatic on its own over the years. Some folks do like them some sex while just not growing romantically attached to folks in the process. It doesn't necessarily mean they won't settle down, though... cohabitation, even with a sexual component, doesn't require romantic attachment, et al. Just about every reason to live with someone is still there even if you're not in a romantic relationship with 'em.
That said, it's definitely been quite rare to see. Most folks that aren't capable of forming attachments like that also aren't particularly interested in sex to begin with, so... most of the time you see aro, you seem to also see ace, even moreso than the reverse. Plenty of what's left (probably reasonably, same as with a lot of sexual/romantic/gender minorities under plenty of circumstances) assume it's not a good idea to admit it, too. There's a lot of winnowing going on until you reach the conflux of aromantic willing to self-identify as one in... well, most conversations, really (and especially relatively public ones).
Post by: Rolan7 on August 30, 2022, 08:45:37 pm
This is a big part of why I'm accepting of aromantic people as... "queer". There's stigma against it, but the only actual problem comes from that stigma preventing communication. That's relatable.You know, now that you mention it, I've never heard of a person who sleeps around yet identifies as aromatic. Those who sleep around always talk about settling down eventually.Part of me thinks people who are really Like That don't really want to admit they're Like That
Meanwhile I feel asexual but I'm in a lovely relationship. Different people are different.
Post by: MCreeper on August 31, 2022, 07:59:35 am
Hey, man. I work in translations. Guess what all the machine translators have been training on without any credit or compensation. The AI simply catches up with other areas where intellectual property is the product of one's labour. For years I've been fretting that the industry is about to collapse any day now. But it keeps chugging along, seemingly at the same pace as before the AI. Even integrating some of the machine capabilities into the human translator's workflow.Oh, somebody to ask something that has been bugging me for a while. Can method of "put the stuff in GT then edit output" be actually useful at all? From what i have seen so far, except for perhaps simplest text for GT, the anwser is "hell no it isn't". Two times i have seen it in action translator said "hey, GT actually translates fine, i almost don't need to edit anything!" and end result was rife with mistakes, sometimes added from translator himself. Third time it was done to help me (one could think it was extremely successful no-good mischief, but alas, it was help) and editing that edit into something decent took me so much time that i could as well wrote the thing myself. Of course, if translator doesn't know or care to make a proper translation, he wouldn't make it without GT either, but it appears that if you aim for something higher than "comprehensible at best", translating through GT over writing your own thing in first place just gives you some more trouble.
Still, it's hard to make a solid argument that it'll stay that way.
Post by: Il Palazzo on August 31, 2022, 09:31:07 am
translating through GT over writing your own thing in first place just gives you some more trouble.By and large that's how it is. Speaking for myself here.
If I want to do the translation properly, it takes me at worst the same amount of time to type the text myself while I go over it in my head with a certain view of how it should look, how the sentences should flow - which is mostly done intuitively. Reading the machine translation, reading the source, translating the source, comparing the two translations and pondering whether the AI-supplied version is unacceptable, could be improved, or is just written in a different style to yours, is more busy work, mentally taxing, and breaks the flow. Even if there's little to correct in the end. And if you try to cut corners - just skim it for obvious errors - you end up with an unreliable franken-text that you shouldn't be charging anyone for (but I know some people do - there are hacks in every profession).
In short - more work or lower quality. Sometimes both.
Sometimes you get clients who try to pull a 'I don't want to pay a full rate so just correct this GT-spewed text, lol' on you. Or better yet, supply you with an English text that was obviously machine-translated from, say, Chinese, and ask you to produce a sensible result in a third language. We are not fond of those people.
But machine translations can be integrated with the workflow more sensibly than just using GT wholesale. Professionals these days tend to use industry-specific software to manage their work (Trados, MemQ), which can use machine translators to provide suggestions as you type or if you're stuck on some passage. The way I see it, these are more like all those fancy smart tools in Photoshop or some such, that an artist may use to speed up or improve their work.
Post by: delphonso on August 31, 2022, 01:46:57 pm
Luckily, here in China, people have no confidence in their equivalents (baidu translate, which is fucking terrible, and bing translate, which is bad) and also, don't care if it's translated or not, and will leave that up to the reciever to figure out.
I've often wondered if it'd be much different if I was working in the same language family, like Spanish or German.
Post by: TamerVirus on August 31, 2022, 02:29:55 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on August 31, 2022, 02:39:56 pm
Post by: Frumple on September 02, 2022, 10:15:50 pm
I was basically raised on the damn things, pretty sure a good chunk of my generation was in this part of the US. Probably one of the best cheapo snack cake type things I've ever ate, even, for all that's not a high standard to reach. Never been able to figure out what happened to them.
Post by: hector13 on September 02, 2022, 10:30:52 pm
Edit: searching the latter on the Little Debbie’s website found nothing, I mean.
Chances are your childhood memories are the best you’ll get.
Can’t beat a Tunnock’s Tea Cake though.
Post by: King Zultan on September 03, 2022, 03:42:31 am
Post by: Great Order on September 03, 2022, 08:15:14 am
Post by: Vector on September 03, 2022, 02:45:35 pm
I'm going to point out that I'm genuinely asking here, not doing the "I'm just asking questions bro" thing that so many XYZ-phobes do, just so people are aware I'm asking in good faith.
Why is demisexuality considered a sexuality akin to the whole LGBTQ+ grouping? It honestly comes across to me less like a sexuality and more like a preference, or just a sort of way your sexuality works as opposed to a sexuality in and as of itself.
I think it's important to know that it's there as a waypoint between "normal" and "asexual." It's sort of the point at which the accepted range flips over into the unaccepted range.
I'm speaking from the perspective of who I was as an uninformed teenager, but I ended up knowing about three asexual people as a kid and to me they all came off as "weird" in some indefinable way. One of them grew up to be AAA (agender, aromantic, and asexual), one grew up as a Very Cis biromantic Male who was willing to be penetrated if it would make his partner happy but couldn't do the other thing because he just straight up didn't care or want to, one is heteroromantic, trying out cross-dressing and thinking he might be demisexual after all.
For fairness and disclosure I semi-dated the last of these as a teenager; part of the shift from "ace" to "demi" may well have been the problem of being emotionally attached to someone who looks like a woman but doesn't act like one.
My first boyfriend was demisexual and wasn't at all frustrated or annoyed that it took about a year of dating for me to feel comfortable kissing him. We never had sex and that didn't piss him off either. How many straight men in their early twenties would carry out a two-year adult relationship and be all: "this is genuinely an ok way for this to be going" ?
The incel community alone shows a certain perspective on this point ...
At this point I think that the bigots have a point, which is that putting all of the 2S.L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ people together and saying "they're all one" does flatten a lot of complexity. But something we all have in common is as follows: cishet "gold star" attractions and ways of being are very well defined. What we put under the queer umbrella are all of the things that make others draw back in confusion and disgust.
Demisexuality could be described as "someone who simply doesn't have sexual needs or interests outside of an established partnership and who is not prioritizing sex while they build that relationship, but where it will probably be important later." Because of church propaganda, this is usually treated as the norm for cisgender women, but I know based on my childhood as an outsider tacked into girls' and women's spaces that this is categorically not the way that most cis and het women are built.
This can be complicated for trans people specifically because of the way that we tend to be desired in ways that we don't want to be wanted, and people may want to do things with us that we don't want to do. But, at least from my limited perspective, I think it's easier for people to see the action of demisexuality in people's lives as you get older and see what the "normal pattern" is and then our friends and acquaintances who wind up taking another path.
Calling it queer without qualifications can be complicated just because we usually use queer as a shorthand for some variety of gay with a gender mixup on top, and demisexual is something you can be while both cisgender and heterosexual. It's very much like calling "intersex" queer when a lot of people who are intersex would not like to be called or seen as queer, thank you very much. But intersex people have experiences which are very similar to trans people in many ways, so it makes sense to include them.
In that sense I don't think MOGAI (Marginalized Orientations, Gender Alignment, and Intersex) was a mistake. Are asexual people put to the margin? Yes. Often partly because people assume they are closeted queers, but absolutely, yes. They belong to what we often call the queer umbrella, but at this point I feel it becomes clear that, maybe, we shouldn't call all of this queer ... if you can be "gay but not queer," as many people are, or "queer but not gay," it's more precise not to use "queer" as the umbrella term.
Post by: Great Order on September 03, 2022, 06:51:53 pm
Post by: hector13 on September 03, 2022, 06:58:49 pm
Post by: Frumple on September 03, 2022, 07:29:24 pm
Why's the ocean darker blue towards the poles and lighter towards the equator?This seems like a decent breakdown. (https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/oceanography/why-is-ocean-different-colors-different-places.htm) tl;dr version: it ain't either (water is clear), but the way light works makes us think it is
it's apparently mostly a matter of depth and water content, and the colder waters are mostly richer in plankton and whatnot, so it shows up darker
Post by: Great Order on September 04, 2022, 10:43:11 am
Thanks for the breakdown though.
Post by: Egan_BW on September 04, 2022, 10:55:45 am
Post by: bloop_bleep on September 06, 2022, 12:09:02 am
Post by: hector13 on September 06, 2022, 12:28:32 am
Excuse me, the ocean is"wine-grimdark."
ftfy
It’s pretty bleak in there, but I did just watch a documentary on illegal fishing resulting in the near-extinction of the vaquita, so… yeah.
Post by: King Zultan on September 06, 2022, 01:14:09 am
Excuse me, the ocean is "wine."Just imagine a world where the ocean was wine instead of salt water.
Post by: Rolan7 on September 06, 2022, 10:30:07 am
Emphasis on *was* wine before becoming vinegar.Excuse me, the ocean is "wine."Just imagine a world where the ocean was wine instead of salt water.
I don't know exactly what would happen, but I think we'd have a lot less forest fires. And ice caps?
Post by: Kagus on September 06, 2022, 11:06:13 am
Emphasis on *was* wine before becoming vinegar.Excuse me, the ocean is "wine."Just imagine a world where the ocean was wine instead of salt water.
I don't know exactly what would happen, but I think we'd have a lot less forest fires. And ice caps?
We'd finally get to see pickled herring in the wild.
Post by: scriver on September 06, 2022, 12:04:22 pm
Post by: Frumple on September 06, 2022, 12:25:58 pm
Post by: bloop_bleep on September 06, 2022, 12:31:58 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on September 06, 2022, 07:39:44 pm
Post by: hector13 on September 06, 2022, 09:50:28 pm
Post by: King Zultan on September 07, 2022, 12:47:20 am
Post by: Kagus on September 07, 2022, 02:04:57 am
Post by: delphonso on September 07, 2022, 03:14:38 am
Post by: Uthimienure on September 07, 2022, 03:20:42 am
Post by: scriver on September 07, 2022, 03:35:09 am
Post by: Eric Blank on September 09, 2022, 02:44:20 am
Or do all paraĺlel universes share one overarching deity? Do completely unrelated universes unrelated to ours in form or function have completely different gods?
Have I been possessed by the spirit of scoops novel?
Post by: Rolan7 on September 09, 2022, 03:40:54 am
We will build and and construct and acknowledge great ships which we will sling forth, deminishing our Sun.
Edit: haha jesus christ
Post by: King Zultan on September 09, 2022, 03:50:28 am
Post by: Frumple on September 09, 2022, 04:09:35 am
DEITYDOME, TWO GODS ENTER, ONE GOD LEAVES!BETTER DEITYDOME, TWO GODS ENTER, THREE OR MORE GODS LEAVES!
some may or may not assume the form of a goose to bang other gods, i dunno, no one checked if they let the greeks in or not
Post by: RoseHeart on September 09, 2022, 06:42:37 am
Post by: MrRoboto75 on September 09, 2022, 08:04:23 am
Post by: Great Order on September 11, 2022, 08:12:23 pm
Any of you get a thing where you're happy with the idea of being the opposite sex and dressing as such, but dressing as such while otherwise appearing as your birth sex triggers dysphoria?
Because I'm normally OK (As in I can sort of ignore the dysphoria) but sticking myself in women's clothes while otherwise male-presenting will ruin my mood for days. It's bad enough that I'll get vicarious dysphoria seeing other people do it, and the mental image gives me a horrible feeling in my gut, but thinking of myself as a woman while wearing women's clothes makes me feel euphoric.
Post by: Kagus on September 13, 2022, 01:19:25 am
Post by: King Zultan on September 13, 2022, 03:05:58 am
Post by: Kagus on September 13, 2022, 04:51:50 am
Edit Update: Turns out he's aware and was intentionally using a mix of runes and Latin lettering. Including using both Futhark and Latin interchangeably for one letter in different parts of the same word.
So, it's a mess, but at least it's an intentional mess.
Post by: EuchreJack on September 13, 2022, 01:56:51 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on September 13, 2022, 09:00:17 pm
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Any of you get a thing where you're happy with the idea of being the opposite sex and dressing as such, but dressing as such while otherwise appearing as your birth sex triggers dysphoria?Yeah this is definitely a thing. I cope with it by being somewhat genderfluid, adopting different roles, but I am trying to find my true self. Even with my partner's help I've had trouble finding what I "want" to look like, but I'm okay if there's nothing to find (https://imgur.com/1TKkLiN).
Maybe this is obvious, but wearing non-assigned clothing while not looking *immaculate* reminds me of all the shitty "trans" depictions in the movies I grew up on.
It helps that I've known some very normal people who were not fashion models. I wouldn't look so out of place with them.
Post by: Vector on September 13, 2022, 09:36:31 pm
Maybe this is obvious, but wearing non-assigned clothing while not looking *immaculate* reminds me of all the shitty "trans" depictions in the movies I grew up on.
I think this is it. It's slightly different for me because I don't want HRT and don't think I would identify as male in an "ideal world," but I sure as hell do not want to look like the lead from Boys Don't Cry or "generic lesbian number 3."
I try to focus more these days on "what I long for" and think less about what other people will think of me for it. As it turns out, just doing what I want as opposed to thinking about a coherent presentation will make me look plenty queer and highly ambiguous. No need to think about the bigger picture.
Post by: McTraveller on September 15, 2022, 12:39:57 pm
So often it seems like the response to something in society is an assumption of guilt without evidence. This is in opposition to the philosophy with which I grew up, which is innocence until proven guilty.
This can be in things like accusations of impropriety or corruption, it can be in statements like "the elite are out to get the poor", it can be in statements like "all cops are brutes" or "all Republicans are fans of Trump".
Wouldn't it be better for everyone's health if we did give people benefit of the doubt until there is real evidence (not just stuff on Twitter)? Especially people you don't know personally?
Post by: dragdeler on September 15, 2022, 12:56:08 pm
Super easy example: passing the metal gates in a store and triggering the theft alarm. There are perfectly anodine explanations, no need to lynch nobody just because the beeper rang. But as you notice: the burden of proof just shifted.
Post by: bloop_bleep on September 15, 2022, 02:36:09 pm
An accusation is not evidence on its own.
Post by: heydude6 on September 15, 2022, 03:23:09 pm
An accusation is not evidence on its own.
I think that's where the disagreement is. Some people see the presence of an accusation as some evidence. If X% of the people who are accused actually did the crime, then presence of the accusation mean's there's an X% chance that the person did it. The other possibility is simply that the suspect is unlucky.
The American legal system does not accept convictions based on chance though. Juries have consistently demonstrated an inability to understand probability properly so after some high-profile wrongful convictions (https://www.maa.org/external_archive/devlin/devlin_07_08_07.html), we banned that line of argumentation.
Post by: hector13 on September 15, 2022, 03:32:42 pm
An accusation is not evidence on its own.
I think that's where the disagreement is. Some people see the presence of an accusation as some evidence. If X% of the people who are accused actually did the crime, then presence of the accusation mean's there's an X% chance that the person did it. The other possibility is simply that the suspect is unlucky.
Some people are also very stupid and will believe anything they’re told.
Being accused of something does not confer any kind of chance that the act was performed by the accused.
Post by: scriver on September 15, 2022, 06:14:11 pm
Post by: dragdeler on September 15, 2022, 06:19:38 pm
Post by: bloop_bleep on September 15, 2022, 09:47:30 pm
Post by: scriver on September 16, 2022, 03:47:55 am
Do you also posit you have a right to be angry if you cross a woman at night and she switches the sidewalk because she is uncomfortable?
Do you also posit that people have no right to be angry if a cab refusest to give you a fare because of your skin colour?
Post by: dragdeler on September 16, 2022, 07:48:33 am
So we can conclude that yes mctraveller, there is a objective standard of evidence where everybody should naturally know when it's ok to join in to start gossiping a person on a public plattform, but people are not bad people for not being omniscient about it and overstepping when to discuss something, because the only way one could ever be bad is by accusing somebody else of being bad, even if the accusation was made in a state of distress. Follow these 3 steps to be a saint.
When I brush through a crowd, and some chick start shrieking "that guy just gropped me", I scoff and say: "show me the evidence" like any rational person would.
If there is 6 people at the table at the library, and the pens etc got spread out over the course of the time spent, and one of them suddenly gets a panic and says "fuck shit, nobody move I lost my pen drive, nobody moves until I find it", you get real indignate about the small inconvenience to you, that is so much worse than losing all the work, because need I remind you this is a matter of principle sir!
Post by: MrRoboto75 on September 16, 2022, 08:03:49 am
Post by: dragdeler on September 16, 2022, 08:57:02 am
Post by: EuchreJack on September 16, 2022, 03:45:41 pm
I think I have finally found words for a recent observation about society. Maybe I'm wrong...
So often it seems like the response to something in society is an assumption of guilt without evidence. This is in opposition to the philosophy with which I grew up, which is innocence until proven guilty.
This can be in things like accusations of impropriety or corruption, it can be in statements like "the elite are out to get the poor", it can be in statements like "all cops are brutes" or "all Republicans are fans of Trump".
Wouldn't it be better for everyone's health if we did give people benefit of the doubt until there is real evidence (not just stuff on Twitter)? Especially people you don't know personally?
1) This isn't recent. I'm kinda sick of people assuming everything is "new" and "recent" when the World's been a Giant Ball of Shit for a Very Very Long time, and this world view distorts the actual progress we've made as a society. The backlashes of today are mild in comparison to the generally accepted injustices of the past.
2) This is also a misunderstanding of the American Legal System. It isn't "innocent until proven guilty". It's "innocent until proven guilty at trial".
Most people believe that means "innocent is our view until proven guilty at trial." That is NOT my observation. The realpolitik is "Innocent until proven guilty is ONLY APPLICABLE at trial, and the REVERSE applies until Trial"
did you just fart?You obviously farted, your question admits your guilt.
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Post by: Vector on September 16, 2022, 03:59:27 pm
This is in opposition to the philosophy with which I grew up, which is innocence until proven guilty.
Emmett Till says "boo"
He was just one person, but he illustrates the point I want to make: for the majority of the people living from coast to coast, our United States government has, since its inception, not offered a presumption of innocence.
People use heuristics in order to navigate the world; we have to do that because there's just too much information to act on, much of it about who will help you and who is dangerous. There is a reason why the standard of a court of law is not used on a day to day basis; because on a day to day basis, that standard is unnecessary.
I actually wish that people would act more on their personal experience and the personal experience of others and less on insubstantial rumor, too.
Then maybe people would listen to me when I say that I'm actively afraid of the police, I have never met a Republican who made me feel at home in my own skin (although I would love to meet one and have a soft spot I regret for the late John McCain), and that elitism prioritizes form and surface so that, when interpreting the same, ambiguous events, the elite's actions are perceived more favorably than those of the commoner trash -- but no one gives a shit!
Post by: Rolan7 on September 16, 2022, 11:35:53 pm
I'm ridiculously bad at remembering and judging hairstyles, but surely someone else has tried this before? It has to be a thing?
A "ponytail" that's bound tight-ish against the back of the head, then bound again near the end of the shorter hairs. So the entire tail is secured back instead of splaying. Much like a simple braid except I haven't gotten the hang of braiding behind my back.
Post by: Frumple on September 16, 2022, 11:48:31 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on September 17, 2022, 12:14:33 am
I did have to tuck it in the front of my shirt though. S'just, I know from experience that it wouldn't have all stayed there without the lower hairband. It was always getting free and causing problems - though it was considerably shorter for a lot of those years.
eeee it feels somehow longer like this when it doesn't splay out. <3 Good tail, best hair.
Post by: Kagus on September 17, 2022, 06:03:49 am
Post by: MaxTheFox on September 17, 2022, 09:05:07 am
Post by: EuchreJack on September 17, 2022, 01:06:21 pm
Who here would be interested in a thread (in Creative Projects) about my mostly-hard-SF worldbuild?Sounds interesting!
Post by: Eric Blank on September 17, 2022, 01:44:29 pm
Post by: Great Order on September 17, 2022, 09:56:48 pm
I remember the EU telling them to stop something, and Meta going "Well you do that and we'll" *GASP* "SHUT DOWN FACEBOOK IN THE EU!" and the EU replying with "K" and then... nothing.
What happened after that? I assume FB is still accessible in the EU.
Post by: MaxTheFox on September 18, 2022, 09:10:46 am
Who here would be interested in a thread (in Creative Projects) about my mostly-hard-SF worldbuild?
Here it is. (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=180331.0)
Post by: Great Order on September 18, 2022, 02:53:12 pm
I'm asking because the Earth used to have basically nothing, way back ye olde days (ie a few billion years ago) so I'm wondering if the landmasses are steadily expanding or if they've reached an equilibrium.
Post by: Il Palazzo on September 18, 2022, 02:58:59 pm
Post by: Frumple on September 18, 2022, 03:05:13 pm
Anyway, dunno if it's changed more recently, but a quick eyeball suggests at least one study back in 2016 that had found the world had gained net landmass (surface stuff above water) to the tune of about 1 lake michigan since the 80s, which on the scale of the earth is pretty peanuts (like 1/8750th or something). So maybe some, during a certain period of time? If we actually start gaining it at rates we'd have reason to care about, we'd probably notice real easy, heh.
Post by: scriver on September 18, 2022, 05:25:35 pm
Post by: delphonso on September 18, 2022, 05:46:57 pm
I think we'll see 'more land' over the next century or so, but mostly in the form of evaporated lakes, etc.
Post by: Great Order on September 18, 2022, 08:10:25 pm
What?Landmass. The first supercontinent was the size of Greenland roughly, from what I recall. It counts as a supercontinent because it contained the majority of the planet's dry surface, which is the criteria rather than size.
I was wondering if it's at 30% because it's steadily growing and reached 30% of the world's surface area, or if it's at 30% because that's some natural plate-tectonic-and-ocean induced equilibrium point.
This isn't insane ramblings, it's just something that popped into my head.
Post by: hector13 on September 18, 2022, 08:18:47 pm
Yeah, certain areas were compressed by glacier that we have melted. Alaska will become higher, and some land will no longer be under sea. On the opposite, much of the areas near the equator will be sunk and lose land to the sea.
I think we'll see 'more land' over the next century or so, but mostly in the form of evaporated lakes, etc.
Possibly balanced out by rising sea levels from melted polar ice caps.
Post by: Il Palazzo on September 20, 2022, 12:19:21 pm
What pc games would you recommend for a six year old? Reading, or even spoken instructions, is out of the question. Everything during the gameplay has to be purely visual.
All I can think of that I have in my library is Super Meat Boy or Luftrausers. But they both seem too hard by design.
Post by: Egan_BW on September 20, 2022, 12:30:27 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on September 20, 2022, 12:32:30 pm
Post by: dragdeler on September 20, 2022, 01:39:25 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on September 20, 2022, 05:16:00 pm
Question:
What pc games would you recommend for a six year old? Reading, or even spoken instructions, is out of the question. Everything during the gameplay has to be purely visual.
All I can think of that I have in my library is Super Meat Boy or Luftrausers. But they both seem too hard by design.
I think you might be seriously underestimating six-year olds in general. I was reading like a boss at six.
But I assume you know your target audience.
Moon Hunters by Kitfox Games has so little relevant written text, and so much pure intuitive button mashing et all that it should work.
Hm, maybe I'll boot it up, now that I'm thinking about it...
Shattered Planet, also by Kitfox, has some written stuff, but you can just click on items and squares for a good while, if you don't mind dying. I mean, those of us that can actually read and understand still die plenty, as that is the only way most playthroughs end.
Post by: Vector on September 20, 2022, 08:01:53 pm
Question:
What pc games would you recommend for a six year old? Reading, or even spoken instructions, is out of the question. Everything during the gameplay has to be purely visual.
All I can think of that I have in my library is Super Meat Boy or Luftrausers. But they both seem too hard by design.
Puttputt, Bomberman, Tetris, Mario.
They aren't PC games generally, ... yaharr.
Post by: bloop_bleep on September 20, 2022, 08:51:02 pm
Post by: delphonso on September 20, 2022, 08:55:15 pm
Question:
What pc games would you recommend for a six year old? Reading, or even spoken instructions, is out of the question. Everything during the gameplay has to be purely visual.
All I can think of that I have in my library is Super Meat Boy or Luftrausers. But they both seem too hard by design.
Puttputt, Bomberman, Tetris, Mario.
They aren't PC games generally, ... yaharr.
I played a lot of minigolf and bowling games/pinball before switching to things with...you know...plots.
Post by: EuchreJack on September 20, 2022, 10:18:44 pm
Post by: King Zultan on September 21, 2022, 03:11:16 am
Post by: TamerVirus on September 21, 2022, 08:56:58 am
I think they ported the reroll remake onto steam
Post by: dragdeler on September 21, 2022, 09:36:45 am
Post by: Il Palazzo on September 21, 2022, 10:00:52 am
Post by: Rolan7 on September 21, 2022, 10:15:21 am
Post by: TamerVirus on September 21, 2022, 10:27:28 am
Post by: feelotraveller on September 22, 2022, 09:00:27 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on September 23, 2022, 04:53:56 am
Post by: scriver on September 23, 2022, 06:29:11 am
Also obligatory don't let children under age 27⅗ play video games comment
Post by: Il Palazzo on September 23, 2022, 07:50:03 am
Also obligatory don't let children under age 27⅗ play video games comment...because they'll merge with the AI and the resultant hivemind will reign for millennia?
Post by: TD1 on September 23, 2022, 08:20:53 am
Post by: None on September 23, 2022, 08:37:05 am
Post by: Egan_BW on September 23, 2022, 01:35:34 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on September 23, 2022, 01:51:43 pm
Keep those coming if you want. I'm sure they'll come in handy in the future. For now, it appears that (oddly enough) Super Meat Boy is keeping the kid occupied for an hour every day.Poor kid. Only one hour of video games a day. The Horror!
Post by: Magmacube_tr on September 23, 2022, 04:10:56 pm
Post by: Vector on September 23, 2022, 04:15:30 pm
Post by: None on September 23, 2022, 04:19:54 pm
Watched too many ghost hunting shows in my youth, I suppose. It's funny now, since my folks and my brother go ghost hunting occasionally as a hobby.
Post by: Il Palazzo on September 23, 2022, 04:50:56 pm
There was one where I would have my own legs get in the way while walking/running, so I would just hop around in ungainly frustration.
Another one was going super fast along the ground by lying prone on some sort of sleigh and propelling myself with a push of hands (pretty sure its a dream-logic rendering of diving in the pool).
The third used to be my version of flying. I'd fly, or rather float, by inhaling lots of air. That would give me just about positive buoyancy. So I'd make these huge jumps, and sometimes float around like some sort of weird blimp. I'd always be surprised nobody else has figured this out.
Come to think of it, I can see how all three can be from my brain being confused about the concept of swimming. I used to swim a lot.
Post by: TamerVirus on September 23, 2022, 05:01:22 pm
What are the common themes and/or repeating patterns in your dreams?-That one dream where my teeth keeps falling out
-Waking up in some non-Euclidean educational setting where either 1: I don't know my schedule or 2: have to take a final in some absurd class that I didn't study for (like 3D submarine modeling or Egyptology)
Post by: Great Order on September 23, 2022, 06:14:31 pm
-That one dream where my teeth keeps falling outOh hey, I used to get that too.
Supposedly to do with stress, although I'm not sure about that one. I don't hold much stock in people saying if you dream of X, then Y.
Post by: Frumple on September 24, 2022, 02:07:52 am
What are the common themes and/or repeating patterns in your dreams?The only one I've noticed is that the ones I remember when I wake up tend to be pretty damn awesome. They're all over the place in terms of content and style, otherwise. Sometimes they're animated, even. They don't really do repeats, but sometimes they'll reference old dreams, or pick up where one left off. I've had multi-episode dream sequences spread over a period of time before, though I've forgotten any details by this point.
... it's one of the precious few bits of my biology I don't basically actively hate, really -- dream brain has just about always had my back, even the nightmare adjacent stuff trends impressive.
Post by: King Zultan on September 24, 2022, 02:42:41 am
What are the common themes and/or repeating patterns in your dreams?Always different stuff going on and always bizarre as hell.
Post by: Kagus on September 24, 2022, 04:15:12 am
What are the common themes and/or repeating patterns in your dreams?
Arguing with my parents and then waking up feeling like shit.
Those are pretty much the only dreams where I'm actually in 1st person, interestingly... Most of the time I'm looking at myself in 3rd person, or "I" simply don't exist within the dream.
Post by: scriver on September 24, 2022, 07:58:00 am
It also often gives me sleep paralysis aware dreaming, and anxiety/nightmares that comes with that (I don't consider the above cling-dreams to be nightmares because while thoroughly unpleasant they don't scare me, they just anxiete (that's a verb) and frustrate me).
When I get sleep paralysisy dreams I often dream that I wake up and get out of bed and do morning stuff, only to realise that I am still asleep and can't move, revert back to where I'm sleeping, and clamour against not being able to move, only to start dreaming that I can move again and get up and go about my business before I realise that I'm still sleeping and can't move again, repeatedly, over and over. This mostly happens during the morning hours or if I fall asleep during the day.
What are the common themes and/or repeating patterns in your dreams?
Arguing with my parents and then waking up feeling like shit.
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Oh, and yeah. Dreams of my parents and particularly my brother unfairly condescending towards me. Always makes me wake up depressed.
Post by: Great Order on October 05, 2022, 07:54:43 pm
See, I like the taste, but I can't imagine having paracetamol and phenylepherine on a daily basis would be healthy for your liver in the long run.
Post by: Frumple on October 06, 2022, 07:24:57 am
Post by: dragdeler on October 07, 2022, 09:45:58 am
Post by: Scoops Novel on October 16, 2022, 12:19:26 pm
Post by: Ziusudra on October 16, 2022, 01:17:47 pm
What's another word for someone best described as a "useful fucker."porn star
One possible etymology for the word "dog" is that it comes from the Old English "dugan" "to be of use" and originally refered to one that wasn't pure bred but was not as useless as a cur.
Post by: EuchreJack on October 16, 2022, 01:38:19 pm
What's another word for someone best described as a "useful fucker."I'm fond of the phrase "Magnificent Bastard"
Post by: Magmacube_tr on October 16, 2022, 04:57:11 pm
Not that any of you will ever know, but I want to know how as a thought experiment, and a way to see what kind of impressions I give out.
So, how does this "Magmacube_tr" guy looks like IRL?
Post by: heydude6 on October 16, 2022, 06:30:35 pm
Thing is, we often tend to outgrow our names without changing them. I'm pretty sure I first used this nickname online when I was 10 or 11, and I joined bay12 when I was 14, but now I'm 23.
It's not something to put too much stock into. The first impression given off by your nickname and avatar would have been completely forgotten if I had more interactions with you.
Post by: Egan_BW on October 16, 2022, 06:34:07 pm
Post by: TamerVirus on October 16, 2022, 06:58:03 pm
What do I look like?I am you, and what I see is me
Post by: Magmacube_tr on October 17, 2022, 12:45:20 am
14-year old minecraft fan or 18-year old minecraft fan. It may not be the most flattering depiction, but the minecraft reference unavoidably gives off a youthful air.
Haha... Make that a 19 year old Minecraft fan.
Post by: King Zultan on October 17, 2022, 02:35:35 am
So, how does this "Magmacube_tr" guy looks like IRL?I have no idea as you are very far away from me and I can't see you.
Post by: Magmacube_tr on October 17, 2022, 03:47:06 am
What do I look like?I am you, and what I see is me
Wait if you are me, that means I am you as well, and that means we are the same being. Do I exist in two places simultaneously?
Is the universe about to implode?
Post by: scriver on October 17, 2022, 04:54:31 am
Post by: Magmacube_tr on October 17, 2022, 05:25:41 am
No, pathos is allplace
Oh, right. How could I ever forget?
Post by: TD1 on October 17, 2022, 06:14:16 am
Thing is, we often tend to outgrow our names without changing them.
mY naMe iS FuN
Post by: scriver on October 17, 2022, 06:16:08 am
Post by: TD1 on October 17, 2022, 06:44:46 am
But even in its moment of creation it was bad
((In fairness, I'd not change it. But that's probably some messed up Stockholm malarkey))
Post by: dragdeler on October 17, 2022, 09:01:53 am
Ah one day I'll change mine, if novel can do it I can too.
Post by: Eschar on October 17, 2022, 11:14:04 pm
Post by: King Zultan on October 18, 2022, 03:39:54 am
Post by: Superdorf on October 18, 2022, 10:24:25 am
Post by: Magmacube_tr on October 18, 2022, 03:40:06 pm
So my username here is but a continuation of this strange, quirky, not-quite-websona of mine. I feels natural; I don't feel that I am masquerading as someone else. It just naturally formed around me, without me ever really noticing.
Magmacube is very much grown on me as a part of my being now. I am even him in my dreams sometimes. I feel an urge to turn around and look when someone says the word "magma", even though no one ever has called me that IRL. Yet.
In other news, if you wish to test your luck at finding me, just yell "Magma!" into a crowd and see if you can find a
Post by: dragdeler on October 18, 2022, 04:04:45 pm
Post by: Magmacube_tr on October 18, 2022, 04:12:44 pm
The magma pilgrimages! In the tourist season of 2023 several tourists where spotted yelling magma in the streets. Erdogan felt vaguely threatened, so now people around the world are protesting for their release out of prison.
He felt threatened? Good.
As he should be...
Post by: Great Order on October 18, 2022, 06:15:51 pm
And it stuck. It's not a bad name, but it seems there's other people out there using it now because I no longer get to just go with greatorder or great order on a lot of online things because someone else nicked it first.
Post by: Magmacube_tr on October 18, 2022, 06:27:34 pm
The magma pilgrimages! In the tourist season of 2023 several tourists where spotted yelling magma in the streets. Erdogan felt vaguely threatened, so now people around the world are protesting for their release out of prison.
I wonder how I would react to that?
I would probably think about if I should ignore and run away or let myself be seen by the person who is obviously calling for me.
Meanwhile you would see a weirdass-looking adult teenager standing around in lax clothing and staring dumbfoundedly.
Post by: hector13 on October 18, 2022, 06:28:23 pm
Post by: Great Order on October 18, 2022, 06:31:10 pm
Post by: Loud Whispers on October 18, 2022, 06:31:36 pm
Squad of magmaseekers: Magma?
You: Magma...!
Squad magma: MAGMA!!!
Chorus (together) EYYYYY MAGMAA
Also I got to say I didn't put much thought into my username, but I'm glad I settled on something different from my usual name scheme at the time, which was to do [sauce]man. Loud Whispers is one of those nice things that seem oxymoronic but actually makes sense if you think about it, which sums up most of everything I say
Post by: Magmacube_tr on October 18, 2022, 07:08:50 pm
Just imagine it
Squad of magmaseekers: Magma?
You: Magma...!
Squad magma: MAGMA!!!
Chorus (together) EYYYYY MAGMAA
"oh no"
Post by: McTraveller on October 18, 2022, 07:31:07 pm
"oh no"
Botany Bay!?
Post by: Vector on October 18, 2022, 08:42:19 pm
Post by: Magmacube_tr on October 18, 2022, 10:51:40 pm
My first boyfriend had me join in order to play mafia. I wanted a masculine-sounding name so that if I did well, no one could say they went easy on the girl and let her win.
Wait, so you are not a forever alone gaymer? Get the hell outta hiyah!
Post by: Vector on October 19, 2022, 12:35:01 am
I'm more than a decade older than you. No, I'm not a gaymer. I'm a gold star bisexual ;)
Post by: Rolan7 on October 19, 2022, 08:21:46 am
Post by: Kagus on October 19, 2022, 09:25:47 am
Whereupon I found that with just a couple sliders, you could twist the goblin's face into this ridiculous expression of psychotic delight that somehow just instantly struck a chord with me. I immediately changed my moniker in most games to CrazyGoblin (having previously used a variety of names, including such classics as Sir Pippin the Slightly Daft), and that became my online persona for a number of years.
Then I ended up making friends while playing the HL2 mod Zombie Master (RIP, you were a glorious and utterly janky masterpiece), including one particular weirdo who insisted that I try out Dwarf Fortress.
So after some coaxing, I gave it a shot (this was the last 2D version, I believe), enjoyed it, and let myself get talked into joining the forums here. I decided I should probably spruce up my name a bit for the occasion, especially seeing as I wasn't expecting to stay here long, and tried translating my usual name into Dwarvish.
However, at the time, none of the ingame languages had words for each other... So there was no "Goblin" to go along with the Crazy. I decided to compromise, and instead made my name be just the word "Crazy", but translated into Goblintongue. That word is Kagus.
...and then like a couple years later or so I discovered that it's also the plural term for a particular Japanese heron, so there's that. Also this forum is the one singular forum that I have actually remained active in, for well over a decade now, so I guess my temporary stay ended up being a bit longer than expected.
Post by: Magmacube_tr on October 19, 2022, 12:09:07 pm
Post by: None on October 19, 2022, 12:50:23 pm
"None" is also just perfectly inconvenient to go searching for.
Post by: TD1 on October 19, 2022, 03:09:32 pm
Every nobody I know of has been a somebody
just like every know-nothing has been at the socratic apex and been a know-something
Layered within every word is its inverse - we can only know what is 'light' because we know what is 'dark,' within the statement 'we condemn apartheid' is 'hey we have apartheid,' contained within None is Some and he's a bastard because frankly he probably contributed something to apartheid.
Edit: I'm gonna call this experiment in stream-of-consciousness writing a horrifying success.
My apologies that you were the focus, None :)
Post by: Ziusudra on October 19, 2022, 03:28:18 pm
Somebody was Nobody (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?action=profile;u=191) long ago.
Post by: None on October 19, 2022, 03:54:29 pm
Post by: Lidku on October 20, 2022, 02:27:43 am
Post by: Magmacube_tr on October 20, 2022, 03:34:25 am
#Relatable
Post by: TD1 on October 20, 2022, 04:58:02 am
It's not-bad if you're writing for the craic and the above doesn't concern you.
Post by: hector13 on October 20, 2022, 09:05:06 am
Post by: MrRoboto75 on October 20, 2022, 12:53:19 pm
Post by: Kagus on October 20, 2022, 03:57:59 pm
Post by: scriver on October 20, 2022, 06:46:50 pm
Post by: King Zultan on October 21, 2022, 02:45:37 am
Post by: Rolan7 on October 21, 2022, 09:43:27 am
Post by: TD1 on October 21, 2022, 10:04:11 am
So I've always had anxiety when it comes to presentations. Usually I keep it under control and I'm complimented on my presentation style/content. Today I tried to speak but my heart rate was way up and I couldn't get the words out properly. It was fine(ish) because I asked the other panelist to go first instead, then engaged normally, even well, afterwards.
But I'm wondering if there's anything I can do to alleviate the stress/panic/anxiety in future. Maybe have a glass of wine beforehand?
This isn't really something I like to discuss, but I will on the off-chance it helps someone else on here.
I'd been leery of anti-anxiety drugs. They change brain-chemistry, can be addictive, and come with buckets of side-effects. After some research, however, I landed on propranolol - a beta-blocker. It's not addictive, is unlikely to have side-effects, and doesn't impact brain-chemistry. It seems to control adrenaline production, not work in the brain.
After talking to my doctor, I got - and fulfilled - a prescription. It has made presenting 1000x more bearable. My heart-rate remains consistent, and I can speak freely.
It's also helpful in simple day-to-day use.
In short: If you are prone to anxiety/panic attacks, ask your doc for a propranolol prescription.
Post by: Kagus on October 21, 2022, 04:43:57 pm
Post by: MrRoboto75 on October 21, 2022, 06:01:40 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on October 21, 2022, 08:18:46 pm
Oh hey, I used to take propranolol to help me sleep. It served me quite well, but it of course needs to be respected. Also, absolutely do not drink alcohol while under the effects, it's deeply unpleasant :P
And it was so promising. :P
Anyways, I'm pretty sure Th4DwArfY1 was just co-opted by the Drug Companies to run an ad for them, so whatever.
Post by: EuchreJack on October 21, 2022, 08:19:50 pm
I've been burned too many times by psychiatry. The local one's a quack and I bet if you gave me an excel sheet of all the pills and correct doses I could do better than him. Practically guesswork which one's gonna work for you anyway.
But if you proscribed your own meds, then YOU could be the one getting the kickbacks!They stopped doing that in some areas
Post by: scriver on October 22, 2022, 05:58:11 am
Oh hey, I used to take propranolol to help me sleep. It served me quite well, but it of course needs to be respected. Also, absolutely do not drink alcohol while under the effects, it's deeply unpleasant :PI'm 'avin' a propa' nololololol
Post by: Great Order on October 22, 2022, 06:17:24 am
Post by: scriver on October 22, 2022, 08:49:16 am
Post by: EuchreJack on October 22, 2022, 10:48:09 am
Is the search broken for anyone else? It shows me one page of results, but any other pages are blank.
Yeah, that sometimes happens to me. It also usually doesn't sort like I would like.
Post by: Loud Whispers on October 22, 2022, 11:04:01 am
Post by: hector13 on October 22, 2022, 11:22:09 am
Post by: TD1 on October 22, 2022, 11:25:29 am
Oh hey, I used to take propranolol to help me sleep. It served me quite well, but it of course needs to be respected. Also, absolutely do not drink alcohol while under the effects, it's deeply unpleasant :P
And it was so promising. :P
Anyways, I'm pretty sure Th4DwArfY1 was just co-opted by the Drug Companies to run an ad for them, so whatever.
I've had alcohol while using it - I had no issues. I asked my doc at the time and she said it was fine. Though, she also noted I was active and young.
There can be sone issues (both alcohol and propranolol slowing heart rate) if you already havr underlying heart problems.
Also, big pharma has zero hold on me. I live in the UK, where healthcare actually exists :-\
Post by: EuchreJack on October 22, 2022, 04:05:27 pm
Oh hey, I used to take propranolol to help me sleep. It served me quite well, but it of course needs to be respected. Also, absolutely do not drink alcohol while under the effects, it's deeply unpleasant :P
And it was so promising. :P
Anyways, I'm pretty sure Th4DwArfY1 was just co-opted by the Drug Companies to run an ad for them, so whatever.
I've had alcohol while using it - I had no issues. I asked my doc at the time and she said it was fine. Though, she also noted I was active and young.
There can be sone issues (both alcohol and propranolol slowing heart rate) if you already havr underlying heart problems.
Also, big pharma has zero hold on me. I live in the UK, where healthcare actually exists :-\
What is it like to watch the TV without constant pharmaceutical ads?
"You doctor is an idiot. Badger them to prescribe our drugs!" <-Like literally all the ads.
Post by: King Zultan on October 23, 2022, 01:00:02 am
But you probably need those drugs!Oh hey, I used to take propranolol to help me sleep. It served me quite well, but it of course needs to be respected. Also, absolutely do not drink alcohol while under the effects, it's deeply unpleasant :P
And it was so promising. :P
Anyways, I'm pretty sure Th4DwArfY1 was just co-opted by the Drug Companies to run an ad for them, so whatever.
I've had alcohol while using it - I had no issues. I asked my doc at the time and she said it was fine. Though, she also noted I was active and young.
There can be sone issues (both alcohol and propranolol slowing heart rate) if you already havr underlying heart problems.
Also, big pharma has zero hold on me. I live in the UK, where healthcare actually exists :-\
What is it like to watch the TV without constant pharmaceutical ads?
"You doctor is an idiot. Badger them to prescribe our drugs!" <-Like literally all the ads.
Also the search has been broken for me as well, only get one page of stuff then nothing.
Post by: EuchreJack on October 23, 2022, 11:46:32 pm
Post by: MrRoboto75 on October 23, 2022, 11:51:31 pm
sometimes it's for insurance to buy those pills
Post by: EuchreJack on October 24, 2022, 12:55:04 am
Post by: King Zultan on October 24, 2022, 02:06:02 am
Post by: Kagus on October 24, 2022, 08:06:20 am
But... what will convince me I need those pills now?
Search engine favoritism combined with information campaigns set to "raise awareness" for particular conditions, that result in you finding information about the desired product when you start looking into the disease.
You see their name brand and product, they technically don't advertise the medication, everyone's a WinRAR.
Post by: TD1 on October 24, 2022, 08:16:41 am
I assumed it was because of the free meds, not my being an archiving program.
But considering I do a history degree, it does make sense.
Post by: RoseHeart on October 24, 2022, 05:27:33 pm
Post by: GiglameshDespair on October 24, 2022, 07:14:07 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on October 25, 2022, 12:58:21 am
Post by: RoseHeart on October 25, 2022, 06:23:15 pm
Link acted like that the day it was shared, which makes me think it wasn't deleted, but I can't find it on google either. LUrl doesn't seem to have sniped off something important AFAIK either.
Lots of similar games exist unimpeded.
Post by: King Zultan on October 26, 2022, 04:14:06 am
Post by: TamerVirus on October 26, 2022, 02:45:09 pm
Post by: TamerVirus on October 31, 2022, 09:43:35 am
Post by: Kagus on October 31, 2022, 12:11:21 pm
Anyone doing anything for the day of the spooky?
Staring soundly into a familiar void in my mind, whilst my typing apparatus lacks that which is twixt D and F. And you?
Post by: TamerVirus on October 31, 2022, 12:14:51 pm
Post by: hector13 on October 31, 2022, 12:45:25 pm
Anyone doing anything for the day of the spooky?
Staring soundly into a familiar void in my mind, whilst my typing apparatus lacks that which is twixt D and F. And you?
I thought you had figur’d that out?
Post by: Kagus on October 31, 2022, 05:03:17 pm
Anyone doing anything for the day of the spooky?
Staring soundly into a familiar void in my mind, whilst my typing apparatus lacks that which is twixt D and F. And you?
I thought you had figur’d that out?
Sorta. The USB keyboard is working out just dandy, but it's not exactly practical to use it everywhere or all the time. And the built-in key goes in and out of functionality, usually centered around reboots (but unfortunately not guaranteed, or even remotely reliable).
Like, now it's working again suddnly. ...or it was, until I trid to writ "suddnly". Oh wll.
Post by: EuchreJack on October 31, 2022, 07:05:57 pm
Perhaps engage in the spooky consumption of alcohol, as is tradition.
Ooh, I had started doing that before reading this
Spooky
Post by: scriver on October 31, 2022, 07:12:28 pm
Anyone doing anything for the day of the spooky?
Staring soundly into a familiar void in my mind, whilst my typing apparatus lacks that which is twixt D and F. And you?
I thought you had figur’d that out?
Sorta. The USB keyboard is working out just dandy, but it's not exactly practical to use it everywhere or all the time. And the built-in key goes in and out of functionality, usually centered around reboots (but unfortunately not guaranteed, or even remotely reliable).
Like, now it's working again suddnly. ...or it was, until I trid to writ "suddnly". Oh wll.
Wll wll wll
Post by: heydude6 on October 31, 2022, 08:39:03 pm
Anyone doing anything for the day of the spooky?
Just took my little cousin trick or treating. It's his first Halloween and I have him a great time!
Post by: King Zultan on November 01, 2022, 03:37:18 am
Post by: Loud Whispers on November 01, 2022, 04:16:56 am
Post by: EuchreJack on November 01, 2022, 08:01:08 am
I slept for 14 hoursspooky
Post by: Loud Whispers on November 01, 2022, 09:03:14 am
I woke up at the witch's hour too. 2spookyI slept for 14 hoursspooky
Post by: Magmacube_tr on November 01, 2022, 12:17:58 pm
I woke up at the witch's hour too. 2spookyI slept for 14 hoursspooky
4me
Post by: MrRoboto75 on November 01, 2022, 01:02:11 pm
Post by: King Zultan on November 02, 2022, 03:37:11 am
All I did was play a round of Killing Floor 2. Of course it randomly places me in a Christmas map.Its three seconds after Halloween, time to start shoving Christmas down everyone's throat.
Post by: scriver on November 03, 2022, 08:14:25 am
Post by: Frumple on November 03, 2022, 08:51:33 am
Post by: scriver on November 03, 2022, 09:02:11 am
It is the anti-digit
Post by: TD1 on November 03, 2022, 09:14:42 am
Post by: Kagus on November 03, 2022, 12:37:54 pm
The disrespect
Post by: Frumple on November 03, 2022, 12:43:04 pm
I remember hearing tales of riots in france over that crap, though. Seems like a reasonable response at this point.
Post by: Egan_BW on November 03, 2022, 04:04:47 pm
Post by: Loud Whispers on November 03, 2022, 06:21:45 pm
Post by: King Zultan on November 04, 2022, 01:56:01 am
Post by: kaenneth on November 04, 2022, 01:59:27 am
Post by: scriver on November 04, 2022, 06:35:58 am
Post by: None on November 04, 2022, 08:34:06 am
i am resentful
Post by: McTraveller on November 04, 2022, 08:36:16 am
;D
Post by: Egan_BW on November 04, 2022, 08:40:13 am
Post by: heydude6 on November 04, 2022, 09:30:34 am
Behold, a sex tape involving your grandma
You have my condolences scriver. No man should have to see something so horrific.
Post by: McTraveller on November 04, 2022, 04:07:01 pm
Post by: Magmacube_tr on November 04, 2022, 04:47:03 pm
Anyone else have the guilty pleasure of watching police car chase videos and/or car crash videos?
No but I watch catastrophic machine failures and natural disasters. Which is close enough I guess.
Post by: McTraveller on November 04, 2022, 06:04:03 pm
Post by: King Zultan on November 05, 2022, 02:07:21 am
Post by: Il Palazzo on November 05, 2022, 05:35:41 am
For similar reasons, that one steep street in Mexico, where brakes can't cope with the gradient and cars very slowly slide down to their mild demise - is fun to watch.
Post by: LadyBrassroast on November 09, 2022, 04:17:39 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on November 09, 2022, 04:19:16 pm
Does this forum have a dedicated WH40k thread? I seem to remember it existing when I was here a while ago but can't find ithttp://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=139714.0 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=139714.0)
Some of our longer lived but low activity threads are getting buried by Novel, huh. :\
Post by: EuchreJack on November 09, 2022, 04:20:24 pm
Post by: LadyBrassroast on November 09, 2022, 04:31:29 pm
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=139714.0 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=139714.0)
Some of our longer lived but low activity threads are getting buried by Novel, huh. :\
Appreciate it!
Post by: Great Order on November 09, 2022, 09:39:12 pm
Post by: Ziusudra on November 09, 2022, 09:45:44 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on November 10, 2022, 02:14:18 am
I'm really not sure.
Post by: King Zultan on November 10, 2022, 02:24:38 am
Post by: hector13 on November 10, 2022, 02:25:54 am
Isn't that how eyes are supposed to work?
I'm really not sure.
Eye was about to say the same thing.
Binocular vision isn’t so good with one eye, aye?
Post by: Ziusudra on November 10, 2022, 02:29:35 am
Isn't that how eyes are supposed to work?It's how the brain works, interpolating from what both eyes see.
I'm really not sure.
Post by: Great Order on November 10, 2022, 05:24:41 pm
That's depth perception, not blurriness.Isn't that how eyes are supposed to work?
I'm really not sure.
Eye was about to say the same thing.
Binocular vision isn’t so good with one eye, aye?
Post by: JoshuaFH on November 11, 2022, 09:38:00 pm
In the hypothetical scenario, the fighter is attacking twice. He's rolling a D20, and a 20 is a crit. My assumption is that the 5% probability of a 20 is simply doubled to be a 10% chance of a crit. But if you think about it another way, he has a 95% chance that any attack won't be a crit, and doubling that doesn't give you a 190% of not critting, so my method is wrong.
I'm thinking it's as easy as multiplication and I'm just confusing myself for no reason, but I'm completely unsure how to go about multiplying these percentages. I can convert the 5% chance into 1.05, and Multiplying 1.05 * 1.05 gives me 1.1025, and reconverting that back into 10.25% is pretty close to my gut intuition. Conversely though, converting the Not-critting chance of 95% into 0.95 * 0.95 gives me 0.9025, or a 90.25% to not crit, or a 9.75% chance to crit, which is also pretty close to my gut intuition.
At this point, I'm thinking I'm just arranging and rearranging numbers around like an idiot without actually getting any closer to the answer to my original question. I'm positive it is staring me in the face but my boomer-ass-brain has just lost all the mathematical capability that my younger self had.
Post by: Ziusudra on November 11, 2022, 09:53:35 pm
So there's 4 possibilities: 1st crits, 2nd crits, both crit, neither crit.
1st crits - .05 x .95 = .0475
2nd crits - .95 x .05 = .0475
both crit - .05 x .05 = .0025
neither - .95 x .95 = .9025
.0475 + .0475 + .0025 = .0975 + .9025 = 1
So 9.75% chance for any crit.
Post by: JoshuaFH on November 11, 2022, 09:58:16 pm
Post by: scriver on November 12, 2022, 06:56:14 am
Post by: JoshuaFH on November 12, 2022, 10:21:46 am
1st crits: .1 * .9 = .09
2nd crits: .9 * .1 = .09
Both crit: .1 * .1 = .01
Neither: .9 * .9 = .81
So an overall 18% chance to score one crit, and a 1% chance to score two crits. A level 15 champion with improved critical, the improved crit chance of 18-20 fairs even better, as it is a base 15% chance to crit.
1st: .15 * .85 = 0.1275
2nd: .85 * .15 = 0.1275
Both: .15 * .15 = 0.0225
No crit:.85 * .85 = 0.7225
So a 25.5% chance of 1 crit, and a 2.25% chance of two crits.
I know this is just simple math at this point so it's not like it's a hard question that even needs to be answered, but I'd like to answer it for myself because after trawling reddit threads for like an hour to find a satisfying answer, I'd like to lay the numbers out for myself. The reddit threads I've come across trying to answer it use more complex math, and are trying to answer a more difficult question like "If you rolled 77 times without looking, what are the odds you rolled a 20 somewhere in that 77 rolls?" which is a question that won't help me to know the answer to... not yet at least.
Though when rolling for 1 attack with advantage, I assume that the math is all exactly the same, except there is no chance of a double crit, it only counts as a single crit, so the numbers still add up the same.
/Josh goes back to elementary school math
Post by: Vector on November 12, 2022, 01:49:11 pm
Post by: Kagus on November 12, 2022, 06:24:32 pm
Crit-fishing may not be particularly lucrative in 5e... But running the numbers can be quite entertaining all on its own :P
Post by: Great Order on November 12, 2022, 06:52:25 pm
Post by: Ziusudra on November 12, 2022, 10:27:00 pm
...It occurred to me that this was missing some thing, though it depends on how you handle critical fails.
So 9.75% chance for any crit.
There could be 5 possibilities - neither, both, 1st crits, 2nd crits, and 1st is a critical fail that some how prevents the 2nd. (Don't care if 2nd fails.)
1st crits - .05 x .95 = .0475
2nd crits - .90 x .05 = .045
both crit - .05 x .05 = .0025
neither - .90 x .95 = .855
1st fails - .05
So, in this case 9.5% chance for any crit.
Post by: JoshuaFH on November 12, 2022, 10:39:42 pm
Post by: GiglameshDespair on November 13, 2022, 05:11:53 am
A level 20 fighter in 5e shouldn't slip on a banana peel and fall on their own sword every 5 rounds of combat on the average
Post by: scriver on November 13, 2022, 08:19:38 am
Just like if nat 20s didn't give double damage sice but just auto hit they would still be critical hits
Is there a word for when the skin at the base of your nail peels? Like, the sides are hangnails, but I can't find anything for when it comes away at the base like a strip of wallpaper.
In Swedish we call the base skin "nail bands (strips might also be a good translation)" and when they're damaged we just say "broken nail bands". But I've literally never heard or experienced an entire band coming off like a strip – that sounds terrifying. Please eat your vitamins and milks and I don't know what nails need
Post by: Great Order on November 13, 2022, 09:23:39 am
It only happens to me if my hands either get really dry or the skin right at the base of the nail gets damaged, it just sucks and I want a name for it so I can bitch about it properly instead of saying "That fucking thingy where your skin peels of at the bottom of your nail"
Post by: McTraveller on November 13, 2022, 04:47:19 pm
For example, "How likely is it your 6-sided die is unfair if you roll it 6 times and didn't get a 1?" (Or put a slightly different way way, how many times do you need to roll a die to be 95% sure you'll get at least one 1?"
Post by: dragdeler on November 14, 2022, 11:14:12 am
Post by: delphonso on November 14, 2022, 05:59:05 pm
On the technical side, I don't know how compatible and open it is. Can I run OpenMorrowind VR on it, for example?
But yeah, if you were already looking to buy a VR headset, I don't think this is any worse than the others.
Post by: heydude6 on November 14, 2022, 06:12:31 pm
Besides the "yucky" factor, any reason not to buy a meta quest 2? The price doesn't make sense it's like mark is acting like a total zuckerdaddy because he wants his metaverse so bad...
Has anybody a concrete TECHNICAL reason not to get one?
You have to buy the connector cable separately, and you'll be forced to make a facebook account (make a throwaway), but otherwise use it. Zuck sells it at a loss so you still get to fuck him over by buying one.
My friend got one a year ago back when it was even cheaper and it's probably the best headset on the market (only the Valve index remotely compares). If you want to enter VR, this is the best place to start.
Spoiler: WARNING ABOUT A CRITICAL DESIGN FLAW! (click to show/hide)
Post by: hector13 on November 14, 2022, 06:45:48 pm
Post by: heydude6 on November 14, 2022, 08:07:20 pm
Vr has not yet matured enough to the point where companies can successfully get away with anti-consumerism and the sales figures reflect that. It's just it's been so many years since the companies pushing these headsets were young and agile that as a result leadership has forgotten how run a business without a pre-existing userbase.
Here's a youtube short that that provides a great Steve Jobs quote explaining why big companies age this way (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/c7pgqYbsJ78) (Though there are of course other reasons as well).
Post by: dragdeler on November 14, 2022, 10:10:20 pm
Post by: heydude6 on November 14, 2022, 10:31:41 pm
Post by: King Zultan on November 15, 2022, 02:49:13 am
Post by: scriver on November 15, 2022, 07:20:45 am
Besides the "yucky" factor, any reason not to buy a meta quest 2? The price doesn't make sense it's like mark is acting like a total zuckerdaddy because he wants his metaverse so bad...
Has anybody a concrete TECHNICAL reason not to get one?
You have to buy the connector cable separately, and you'll be forced to make a facebook account (make a throwaway), but otherwise use it. Zuck sells it at a loss so you still get to fuck him over by buying one.
My friend got one a year ago back when it was even cheaper and it's probably the best headset on the market (only the Valve index remotely compares). If you want to enter VR, this is the best place to start.Spoiler: WARNING ABOUT A CRITICAL DESIGN FLAW! (click to show/hide)
Should I also be using this trick for my headphone and mobile charger woes?
Post by: Eric Blank on November 15, 2022, 11:58:36 am
Post by: dragdeler on November 19, 2022, 07:31:53 am
Post by: JoshuaFH on November 19, 2022, 07:55:37 am
https://youtu.be/X_DdGRjtwAo
Basically, I intuitively assumed that the average of two d20's rolled with advantage would be something like a +5 bonus, or a 15.5 average. Turns out it is something like 13.8, or a +3.3 bonus. That blows my mind.
Post by: Magmacube_tr on November 22, 2022, 11:47:01 pm
Asking for a friend.
Post by: Egan_BW on November 22, 2022, 11:47:28 pm
Post by: Magmacube_tr on November 22, 2022, 11:49:25 pm
Have you tried ice cream?
Yes, but it only ever numbs the pain for the duration. And I- I mean he can't eat ice cream indefinitely.
Post by: Egan_BW on November 22, 2022, 11:51:42 pm
Post by: Magmacube_tr on November 22, 2022, 11:53:55 pm
Post by: Great Order on November 23, 2022, 05:33:00 am
How to cope with debilitating existential dread?I get on with things. Also acknowledging that regardless of the outcome of my existential questioning, nothing's actually going to be different.
Asking for a friend.
Doesn't work 100% of the time, but it works enough.
Post by: EuchreJack on November 24, 2022, 01:51:40 am
I exercised A LOT during COVID and my various bouts with unemployment.
Post by: King Zultan on November 24, 2022, 03:31:20 am
Post by: Magmacube_tr on November 24, 2022, 05:41:25 am
Post by: scriver on November 24, 2022, 10:31:25 am
I don't know if that helps somebody young who don't have that repeated and re-repeated experience over many years yet. I don't think it would have helped me if somebody told me that when I was younger, I'd probably be all "but I'm feeling what I'm feeling now now" and disregard it. But it is the thing that helps me the most in my current life, and I wish I had come to this conclusion sooner myself. Sometimes you just have to be the skerry in the storm.
Post by: hector13 on November 24, 2022, 11:45:06 am
Post by: scriver on November 24, 2022, 12:03:59 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on November 24, 2022, 12:05:32 pm
Anxiety is the mind-killer. Anxiety is the little death that kills a thousand times. Let anxiety pass over you and through you, and when anxiety has passed only I will remainWait. If I let it pass over me I turn into you? Do I want that?
Post by: dragdeler on November 24, 2022, 01:54:09 pm
Post by: scriver on November 24, 2022, 04:32:38 pm
Anxiety is the mind-killer. Anxiety is the little death that kills a thousand times. Let anxiety pass over you and through you, and when anxiety has passed only I will remainWait. If I let it pass over me I turn into you? Do I want that?
Probabyly not
Best not to follow my advice Magmacube, you never know
Post by: Magmacube_tr on November 24, 2022, 05:23:47 pm
Anxiety is the mind-killer. Anxiety is the little death that kills a thousand times. Let anxiety pass over you and through you, and when anxiety has passed only I will remainWait. If I let it pass over me I turn into you? Do I want that?
Probabyly not
Best not to follow my advice Magmacube, you never know
You could have told this before I turned into you!
Post by: dragdeler on November 24, 2022, 05:25:49 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on November 24, 2022, 05:30:19 pm
Post by: scriver on November 24, 2022, 06:38:37 pm
I've known Palazzo long enough to trust that he's only mean to my face behind my back
Post by: hector13 on November 24, 2022, 07:03:44 pm
Two dead men got up to fight.
Back to back they faced each other,
Drew their swords and shot the other.
Post by: Superdorf on November 24, 2022, 10:29:25 pm
One fine day, in the middle of the night,
Two dead men got up to fight.
Back to back they faced each other,
Drew their swords and shot the other.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Elgin_cutlass_pistol.jpg/1200px-Elgin_cutlass_pistol.jpg)
Post by: King Zultan on November 25, 2022, 04:21:15 am
Post by: Il Palazzo on November 25, 2022, 07:44:53 am
Post by: Rolan7 on November 25, 2022, 07:57:56 am
It's loaded with Dragon's Breath and that's the least bizarre thing about it. It can only be reloaded when firmly embedded it a living target. It has a laser mounted on top, scope on the bottom. The tines are made of uranium glass. Sometimes it misfires cereal. It gives 1.33x experience on "delicious targets", but analysis of the tongue is yet inconclusive. It's a high capacity revolver.
Post by: Magmacube_tr on November 26, 2022, 04:01:14 pm
Why do we have so many guests again? Like, why do more than 80 percent of the people just lurk in the dark, ominously watching us?
Are we that interesting to watch? - Well, on second though yes, we are. This is Bay12, if you are here, you have something going on with you.
Anyways, why are there some many guests compared to users?
Post by: hector13 on November 26, 2022, 04:03:20 pm
You don’t need to be a member to peruse the forums though, so if all you’re looking for is help with what is a long-lived game, you can just pop on the forum and look at the threads.
Post by: King Zultan on November 27, 2022, 02:09:37 am
Post by: Egan_BW on November 27, 2022, 02:14:50 am
Post by: Kagus on November 27, 2022, 04:04:59 am
Post by: Loud Whispers on November 27, 2022, 09:49:01 am
Post by: delphonso on November 28, 2022, 07:28:37 am
I was a guest lurking around this forum for a long time right before I finally joined. Seems like the guests always out numbers the registered users, we just gotta be thank full that they can't attack us as we wouldn't be able to fight all of them.
I came here for years looking for advice or interesting stories about DF before registering.
Post by: King Zultan on November 29, 2022, 05:20:16 am
That's the same thing did.I was a guest lurking around this forum for a long time right before I finally joined. Seems like the guests always out numbers the registered users, we just gotta be thank full that they can't attack us as we wouldn't be able to fight all of them.
I came here for years looking for advice or interesting stories about DF before registering.
Post by: scriver on November 29, 2022, 10:25:33 am
Post by: Magmacube_tr on November 29, 2022, 12:44:59 pm
My old forum died, so I entered here pretty quickly after I discovered it.
Post by: hector13 on November 29, 2022, 12:55:15 pm
Pretty sure I lurked for a bit after, too.
Post by: Enemy post on November 29, 2022, 02:04:06 pm
Post by: Superdorf on November 30, 2022, 02:48:49 am
Post by: Loud Whispers on December 01, 2022, 07:56:02 am
And here I am, a refugee.RIP all the old forums. Many a good space was lost in the good days of ye internete
My old forum died, so I entered here pretty quickly after I discovered it.
Post by: EuchreJack on December 01, 2022, 10:57:38 am
Post by: None on December 02, 2022, 01:49:26 pm
...What exactly can I do with them? They were fifty cents a pop and I know they're nothing more than fun smelly oil, but I'm not sure exactly how to utilize them as fun smelly oil. Can't really put them on (it's oily), can't really spray it on stuff (it's oily), so, like, how do I use the stuff? Is it flammable (can I add it to candle wax)?
Last use case I had was to spray a bit into a paper towel and wipe the vents of my window-mount air conditioner unit, but I no longer have/need a window AC.
Post by: EuchreJack on December 02, 2022, 01:59:24 pm
Fire is good.
Post by: Frumple on December 02, 2022, 02:02:20 pm
Post by: McTraveller on December 02, 2022, 04:14:34 pm
(Seriously, per gram or per milliliter, those oils are ridiculous!)
Post by: Magmacube_tr on December 02, 2022, 04:58:41 pm
Post by: hector13 on December 02, 2022, 05:25:27 pm
Post by: None on December 02, 2022, 06:15:47 pm
I make my wife mad by asking her if we can save money by getting non-essential oils instead.
(Seriously, per gram or per milliliter, those oils are ridiculous!)
I paid fifty cents a phial at a flea market, I think they're homemade. Should mail you mine, eh?
Post by: Il Palazzo on December 02, 2022, 06:22:49 pm
Post by: None on December 02, 2022, 06:39:22 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on December 02, 2022, 07:00:55 pm
Post by: hector13 on December 02, 2022, 07:49:46 pm
Yeah. But they'd never arrive, since there's no 'oil' in 'package'.
Yes there is, it’s silent.
And invisible.
It’s a ninja really.
Post by: Frumple on December 02, 2022, 08:45:44 pm
Post by: King Zultan on December 03, 2022, 02:58:16 am
Post by: None on December 05, 2022, 12:25:31 pm
Post by: Magmacube_tr on December 05, 2022, 03:26:09 pm
Post by: Flying Teasets on December 07, 2022, 06:06:59 pm
Post by: Ziusudra on December 07, 2022, 06:25:15 pm
Are the early Dwarf Fortress versions from before 2006 still available?There were no versions released before 2006, DF 0.21.93.19a (August 8, 2006) (http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/older_versions.html) was the first release.
Post by: Frumple on December 07, 2022, 06:40:03 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on December 08, 2022, 01:06:24 am
Post by: King Zultan on December 08, 2022, 03:19:51 am
Post by: Magmacube_tr on December 08, 2022, 04:30:05 am
Toady be hiding all those pre-2006 versions from us.
Because they are cursed.
All DF Copies are Personalised...
Post by: None on December 08, 2022, 09:43:47 am
Post by: Magmacube_tr on December 08, 2022, 10:06:12 am
This is my version, it was made for me!
Not the reference I was making, but a welcome one nonetheless.
It is slowly coming this way!
Post by: King Zultan on December 09, 2022, 02:58:48 am
Post by: EuchreJack on December 09, 2022, 06:08:18 pm
"To Pathos with Love"Toady be hiding all those pre-2006 versions from us.
Because they are cursed.
All DF Copies are Personalised...
Post by: Magmacube_tr on December 10, 2022, 05:31:51 am
"To Pathos with Love"Toady be hiding all those pre-2006 versions from us.
Because they are cursed.
All DF Copies are Personalised...
Why are you sending a message to yourself? With love too?
Post by: Scoops Novel on December 10, 2022, 08:28:43 am
Post by: Magmacube_tr on December 10, 2022, 09:05:59 am
Post by: hector13 on December 10, 2022, 12:24:41 pm
Post by: MrRoboto75 on December 10, 2022, 12:32:35 pm
Post by: Scoops Novel on December 10, 2022, 01:51:19 pm
Post by: King Zultan on December 11, 2022, 03:09:34 am
A Cool Guy vs An Awesome PersonSounds like the name of a crappy direct to DVD kids movie you'd see in the discount bin.
Post by: Scoops Novel on December 11, 2022, 07:49:21 am
Post by: Frumple on December 11, 2022, 10:27:11 am
Post by: King Zultan on December 12, 2022, 02:59:40 am
And a very valuable movie.It can't be that valuable if it's in the discount bucket.
Post by: Rolan7 on December 12, 2022, 01:09:24 pm
I can be very narcissistic but it feels like more than that... Often I have thoughts that take me by surprise, almost external-feeling, and that can trigger the "subversion of expectations" that prompts laughter. I'm wondering if a more neurotypical mind doesn't surprise itself like that.
Like I'll see a pun opportunity and "send it to the back of my mind"/"let my conscious mind relax" and then potential punchlines pop out for me to consider. It's kinda like scanning a puzzle or boardgame for possible moves, so maybe it's just that euphoria of finding a clever solution.
Of course some people also don't laugh out loud hardly ever, but I enjoy doing so when I can :)
Miiiiight be a bit easier for me these days, like crying (both feel good. therapeutic).
Post by: Egan_BW on December 12, 2022, 01:16:27 pm
Post by: hector13 on December 12, 2022, 01:42:00 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on December 12, 2022, 02:45:42 pm
Post by: TD1 on December 12, 2022, 03:39:18 pm
I laugh at my own jokes all the time. My wife thinks I am mad sometimes.
If that makes you stop laughing ..... you are sane
If that makes you laugh harder ..... you are the Joker.
Post by: None on December 12, 2022, 03:50:51 pm
I laugh at my own jokes all the time. My wife thinks I am mad sometimes.
You're not mad, you're just disappointed.
I get very proud of myself with especially clever jokes. I'll celebrate my own brushes with brilliance, absolutely, especially when it lands really well with your
Post by: King Zultan on December 13, 2022, 03:46:41 am
Post by: heydude6 on December 13, 2022, 11:08:50 am
Post by: Ziusudra on December 13, 2022, 03:03:45 pm
Post by: Frumple on December 13, 2022, 05:28:30 pm
and
is there a way to factor in being high on opium? How long did the dream last?!
Post by: EuchreJack on December 14, 2022, 04:38:27 pm
EDIT: Ok, here is an actual random question!
As I was logging into my work computer, I see that I was logged into the DF forum. I logged into the DF forum at home with my new home laptop, but closed the window at home. My phone sometimes is logged into DF. How does the forum track & reconcile these three logins for the same account ala "Total time logged in"?
This is not a brag, even though when I started on these forums, I could only log in with my personal laptop...
Post by: WealthyRadish on December 14, 2022, 05:45:34 pm
Post by: dragdeler on December 17, 2022, 08:49:09 pm
I myself am way more neurotic in french than in german entourage.
Post by: Rolan7 on December 21, 2022, 11:46:35 pm
Sometimes I sleep in my armchair on purpose, even now. Why?
Do I still have no home, no one place to rest my head? Do I seek the sensation of sleeping in my car again?
Am I so alienated from comfort?
Post by: EuchreJack on December 22, 2022, 03:18:58 am
Post by: King Zultan on December 22, 2022, 03:44:05 am
Post by: Rolan7 on December 22, 2022, 09:16:38 am
Post by: delphonso on December 22, 2022, 09:52:34 am
I occasionally desire to sleep under the bed.
Feeling a bit monstrous, I see.
I do get the urge at times. Reminds me of travel and more adventurous days. Sleeping on friends' floors or strangers' rooftops.
Post by: Great Order on December 22, 2022, 10:28:21 am
Post by: Eschar on December 22, 2022, 05:27:54 pm
If the arcs are inside a transparent sphere and possibly are multicolored, that's a plasma ball toy.
If the arcs are across a metal net on a stick that's one of those bug zapper things :P
Post by: Great Order on December 22, 2022, 07:50:02 pm
I was asking because I saw a video where someone stabbed a dead prawn onto one, and all of the prawn's legs, antennae and other points started shooting arcs.
Post by: King Zultan on December 23, 2022, 03:56:06 am
Post by: EuchreJack on December 23, 2022, 06:52:44 am
Nah, it's neither. The ones I've seen come to a point and the electricity arcs off that.
I was asking because I saw a video where someone stabbed a dead prawn onto one, and all of the prawn's legs, antennae and other points started shooting arcs.
Maybe it's not so harmless then.
Post by: GiglameshDespair on December 23, 2022, 07:12:54 am
Post by: scriver on December 23, 2022, 08:38:07 am
Post by: EuchreJack on December 23, 2022, 05:53:55 pm
I mean I don't think the prawn was feeling pain from the experienceMaybe after it came back to life...
Post by: Eric Blank on December 23, 2022, 08:36:01 pm
Probably not.
Post by: bloop_bleep on December 23, 2022, 09:51:21 pm
I wonder if prawns have enough metals in their exoskeleton to allow the charge to flow over their bodies without frying their insides.
Probably not.
Tesla coil arcs, along with most of these demonstrative arcs, are high voltage, low amperage and low power overall. So it likely didn't do much. The electrons are high-energy enough to ionize molecules but there's not enough of them to transfer much energy.
Jacob's Ladders will kill you though.
Post by: Eschar on December 23, 2022, 10:09:59 pm
Post by: JoshuaFH on December 23, 2022, 10:14:24 pm
Post by: King Zultan on December 24, 2022, 02:54:09 am
"Omae Wa Mou Shindeiru?"But what does it mean?
Post by: hector13 on December 24, 2022, 03:12:30 am
You don’t know it but you’re already dead, or some such.
Post by: JoshuaFH on December 24, 2022, 04:50:02 am
Post by: scriver on December 24, 2022, 07:09:57 am
The prawn was already dead.
This kills the prawn
Post by: Great Order on January 04, 2023, 12:50:22 pm
Now, another question.
Is there a way to protect electronics from a geomagnetic storm? I got curious and I'm seeing that apparently faraday cages wouldn't work on one, although I'm not sure why. For that matter I'm not sure why faraday cages work anyway, but I'm not too fussed about finding out about that.
Post by: McTraveller on January 04, 2023, 01:31:43 pm
But yeah you can protect against geomagnetic storms. Without looking it up, I think you just need good magnetic shielding (a solid metal enclosure) and appropriate injected current protection.
Post by: McTraveller on January 06, 2023, 10:08:43 am
I think I've seen some "glove" interfaces, but why isn't that standard?
Post by: Egan_BW on January 06, 2023, 06:48:33 pm
Other ones are probably glorified wiimotes because that's what's easier to make most likely.
Post by: EuchreJack on January 06, 2023, 10:43:05 pm
Post by: dragdeler on January 07, 2023, 05:00:34 am
The thing you want most of all are analog joystick below each thumb, actually, I only have an issue with those crunchy awful d-pads on htc controllers.
Glorified wii motes? In the sense that wii had 1 puny IR reference point for the controller fixed on top of your tv, whereas the WORST VR tracking is 4-5 IR cameras (big difference allready, them being cameras), but there is also tracking with color cams, and at the high end you can get lighthouse trackers, so reference points again but way fancy, not sure if they have cams or lidar or what.
All I can advise is prioritize getting a headset with a real display port / HDMI connection if you want to get into VR. The only standalone that I know of that has both standalone capabilities and a real (uncompressed) video-in is the pico neo link 3, it's what I bought, quality is ok, price is great but the FOV isn't great.
Post by: dragdeler on January 07, 2023, 01:15:03 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on January 07, 2023, 01:27:40 pm
https://qr.ae/prKkCJ
Post by: dragdeler on January 07, 2023, 01:50:24 pm
I guess it would make sense since it can be used as sort of a preservant.
Post by: bloop_bleep on January 08, 2023, 12:19:52 am
Afaik you can only get one from the other through a series of reactions with other, rather nasty, chemicals.
https://qr.ae/prKkCJ
Ay yai yai, step 2 and we're already pulling out the osmium tetroxide. I think we can do better and cheaper.
To make methanol from ethanol we need to cleave a C-C bond which is a somewhat unusual transformation to do (usually, we're trying to form them). We could make ethene first as they said, but then do an ozonolysis (using ozone of course), to form a molozonide, then add some sodium borohydride to form two equivalents of methanol. These are all cheap reagents. The ozone you'd have to make by passing a stream of pure oxygen gas from a canister through a spark plug.
Post by: McTraveller on January 13, 2023, 11:10:02 am
How "de-coupled" from the atmosphere does it need to be to make a difference?
Post by: Egan_BW on January 13, 2023, 12:26:39 pm
Post by: scriver on January 13, 2023, 12:41:18 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on January 13, 2023, 02:05:32 pm
I mean, you're trapping the nitrogen and O2 and such as well, so the action doesn't decrease the overall concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere. I guess if you made sure to exhale into airless ziplock bags which you then seal, it would be sequestration.While the concentration doesn't change, the overall amount of CO2 available for interaction with radiation goes down. And it's the latter that matters for the strength of the greenhouse effect. The more molecules in the atmosphere, the more chances the outgoing radiation will interact with one or more on the way.
For illustration, if the entire atmosphere save for one jarful were so sequestered, the remainder would be causing negligible change in equilibrium temperature, even though the concentration would stay the same.
Post by: Egan_BW on January 13, 2023, 02:25:38 pm
Post by: McTraveller on January 13, 2023, 03:10:08 pm
I mean "all these people" are saying they're willing to pay for sequestration, why not try to get in on that?
Of course - this isn't even touching the fact that how do you value the investment here - this is not investing in something today to "have more of something" in the future, this is spending money today so that we "don't suffer the effects of something" in the future. The latter is particularly difficult because the actual future cost is unknowable so it's hard to even do a discount model - at least for an individual basis. I mean sure you could say "I totally lose everything I own" but how do you price that per ton of CO2 or whatever?
Note I don't mean "how do the goofy legislators or carbon markets price it" because those aren't based in reality so much as they are based on emotion and agenda.
Post by: EuchreJack on January 13, 2023, 09:36:43 pm
Post by: Eric Blank on January 13, 2023, 11:38:42 pm
And is it even safe/a good idea? Or would they just cause another problem?
Post by: Frumple on January 13, 2023, 11:58:31 pm
It was. Basically techbro geoengineering, which is a combination of words that is exactly as concerning as you'd think. Lots of dumb shit involved, up to and including, like, not checking to see what happened afterwards, or something along those lines. Dumbfuck venture capital burning horseshit vaguely resembling actual (I think since -- as in well before the idiots in question did this -- discredited-ish?) geoengineering proposals.
The only bright side involved is that they were too small scale to do any meaningful damage to the countryside, heh.
Post by: King Zultan on January 14, 2023, 03:35:37 am
that was sending up... basically balloons filled with sulfur of some sort or another, and then popping them, releasing the payload into the atmosphere.Sounds exciting and helpful, but I know a better thing we could do for the environment and that would be to take all the tires and set fire to them!
Post by: EuchreJack on January 14, 2023, 04:55:01 pm
Post by: bloop_bleep on January 14, 2023, 05:50:53 pm
This sounds to me like a mindblowingly stupid idea. For one it does not primarily decrease the amount of infrared light that keeps getting bounced around keeping the Earth warm but the visible light that hits the Earth in the first place. Which means less light for plants to grow. Wonder what that'll do to our agriculture...
Also wonder what happens when you got tons of sulfur oxides in the air mingling with oxygen and water. No way that'll cause acid rain, no siree...
Post by: Frumple on January 14, 2023, 06:08:55 pm
https://futurism.com/startup-releasing-chemicals-dim-sunYeah, that's the techbro geoengineering idiots I had heard about. Move fast and
Post by: dragdeler on January 14, 2023, 07:22:48 pm
Post by: hector13 on January 14, 2023, 07:44:11 pm
Post by: dragdeler on January 14, 2023, 07:56:36 pm
I think you misunderstood, radium would be such a chad way to go.
Post by: EuchreJack on January 14, 2023, 08:50:31 pm
Post by: dragdeler on January 14, 2023, 09:12:36 pm
Post by: JoshuaFH on January 14, 2023, 09:42:39 pm
I just remembered it, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. It seems like something SNL would do, but nothing comes up searching for that.
Post by: King Zultan on January 15, 2023, 02:03:28 am
I'm really racking my brain to remember where I saw a funny skit ages ago. It was about a very inappropriate plumber that's talking dirty to the pipes and sensuously caressing the pipe holes in a way that is making the owners uncomfortable. When he's asked to leave, he angrily reminds them he's the best and cheapest in town, by a large margin. He then resumes while the confused and disgusted owners watch on.It is terrifying.... I need to see this.
I just remembered it, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. It seems like something SNL would do, but nothing comes up searching for that.
Post by: GiglameshDespair on January 15, 2023, 06:35:23 am
I'm really racking my brain to remember where I saw a funny skit ages ago. It was about a very inappropriate plumber that's talking dirty to the pipes and sensuously caressing the pipe holes in a way that is making the owners uncomfortable. When he's asked to leave, he angrily reminds them he's the best and cheapest in town, by a large margin. He then resumes while the confused and disgusted owners watch on.Is this what you're thinking of? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSqhpnRNyK4)
I just remembered it, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. It seems like something SNL would do, but nothing comes up searching for that.
Post by: JoshuaFH on January 15, 2023, 12:40:10 pm
Post by: Great Order on January 15, 2023, 01:01:09 pm
Post by: Eric Blank on January 18, 2023, 12:47:54 pm
Post by: McTraveller on January 18, 2023, 12:57:16 pm
Post by: Frumple on January 18, 2023, 01:00:09 pm
Quote
Triceratops was an herbivore, existing mostly on shrubs and other plant life. Its beak-like mouth was best suited for grasping and plucking rather than biting, according to a 1996 analysis in the journal Evolution. It also likely used its horns and bulk to tip over taller plants.
Some idle extra checking showed nothing contradicting that in more recent studies. "Basically like" carries a lot of weight, and there's room in that package to go from meatbird to shrubdino.
Post by: Eric Blank on January 18, 2023, 01:09:06 pm
In the wrong thread apparently
Post by: Frumple on January 18, 2023, 01:51:11 pm
Post by: Scoops Novel on January 19, 2023, 01:47:55 pm
Post by: McTraveller on January 19, 2023, 02:00:13 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on January 19, 2023, 02:02:39 pm
What's the medieval equivalent of being tazed?Spiked mancatcher.
Likely complete with the thing where the authorities murder someone "accidentally" with a "non-lethal" weapon.
Post by: MrRoboto75 on January 19, 2023, 02:30:43 pm
What's the medieval equivalent of being tazed?
Merlin casting lighting bolt.
Post by: Scoops Novel on January 19, 2023, 03:03:04 pm
Post by: JoshuaFH on January 19, 2023, 03:49:21 pm
Post by: King Zultan on January 20, 2023, 02:08:23 am
Post by: Eric Blank on January 20, 2023, 02:50:20 am
Post by: scriver on January 20, 2023, 03:30:57 am
What's the medieval equivalent of being tazed?Spiked mancatcher.
Likely complete with the thing where the authorities murder someone "accidentally" with a "non-lethal" weapon.
Mancatchers weren't usually spiked, or have I been picturing them wrong?
Post by: Frumple on January 20, 2023, 09:42:50 am
Spoiler: about like this (click to show/hide)
The real thing to note is that they were intended to catch people in armor; the design was made to pull armored folks off horseback and hold them down. The spiked sort weren't meant to be used on flesh.
Post by: Eric Blank on January 20, 2023, 05:00:42 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on January 20, 2023, 11:28:36 pm
Post by: King Zultan on January 21, 2023, 02:32:38 am
Post by: Rolan7 on January 23, 2023, 03:33:12 am
It's such a swarm. And yet it's also the lack of that swarm.
That doesn't make any sense.
I see a topic, and I see the many ways to react to it, and I lack my filter.
But also, the "voices" (intrusive thoughts) are quiet.
Thing is: Those thoughts used to be so loud that they would need to be let out. Usually via song, because that's how my brain prefers to communicate.
But with my hormone therapy they... aren't. The distraction, the itchiness, the background discomfort, it's... gone.
I'm just me. Wow.
Post by: Il Palazzo on January 23, 2023, 04:18:38 am
Solution 2: drink more
Q: I'm looking for a specific kind of songs - pieces with quality-ish music, but inappropriate/offensive lyrics. Things that would make you first go 'huh, that's a fine tune', and then 'wait, they're singing about WHAT?'. Preferably not in English.
Something like DVDA's Only a Woman, or like these two:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiAIEHG8VeQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKRJqORR6ZU
Post by: Frumple on January 23, 2023, 09:46:45 am
... but in english, my go-to for that one is Gavin Friday's Baltimore Whores (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL-iOj4JJQU), which is flat out one of the best pieces of music I've heard in my life -- the composition with the vocals and the lyrics basically fit together perfectly, imo. It's also a wildly inappropriate song about prostitutes boasting to each other about who has the loosest nethers.
e: Prisoner of Love (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEXU2178-iw) is also weirdly catchy, in a sort of old-timey Grease-era broadway type sense. It's, uh. Alternate title is "Prison Bitch".
Post by: Il Palazzo on January 23, 2023, 10:14:11 am
But what I'm after are songs you would be likely to assume to be earnestly heartfelt and soulful, if going by ear alone. With the inappropriate lyrics hiding as a bawdy surprise for the attentive. You hear a chantey and you already expect it to be about whoring and drinking. The other one similarly reveals its cards pretty much immediately, what with the vocals being such as they are.
Post by: Frumple on January 23, 2023, 11:22:36 am
For an oldie (well, oldie-er, junco partner was first recorded in the 50s), Rum and Coca Cola (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiayZdPESno) is maybe borderline? It sounds pretty cheerful and relatively innocent until you catch on to what "working for the yankee dollar" means. It's one of those songs I point to when old people complain about new music, blighters were making songs about booze and whores back in the 40s, too.
... anyway, that's about it for top of the head. Pretty sure I'm forgetting a couple that fits much better, though...
Post by: Il Palazzo on January 23, 2023, 11:32:10 am
Post by: Great Order on January 24, 2023, 02:23:40 am
Post by: MaximumZero on January 24, 2023, 05:32:17 am
Google's failing me here. Is there a way to force a user to be logged off at certain hours in Windows 10? I'm doing a piss-poor job of self regulating my computer use at night, so I'm wanting to try nullifying it as an issue completely.Here ya go. (https://www.howtogeek.com/250224/how-to-set-time-limits-for-a-regular-account-in-windows-10/)
Post by: Great Order on January 24, 2023, 01:31:54 pm
Post by: McTraveller on February 14, 2023, 12:45:14 pm
I haven't even been able to see this as a tool in the brokerage accounts I actually have.
Is this because it changes too fast?
Post by: Frumple on February 14, 2023, 11:08:32 pm
It is dynamic and rapidly fluctuating, though, so that's probably one of the major excuses being used to horde the data in question behind paywalls and such.
Post by: EuchreJack on February 14, 2023, 11:23:19 pm
Post by: Magmacube_tr on February 16, 2023, 02:24:36 pm
How?
No matter what I do, I can't draw a single human being. It's always wrong. Best I can do is a stick figure.
I tried doing a self portrait once. It was horrifying. Like, at-the-very-bottom-of-the-uncanny-valley horrifying. So I am not gonna try that again.
I can draw stunning landscapes, fantastical creatures. I can imagine alien worlds, and portray surreal apparitions.
But a simple simpering human is too much I suppose?
Post by: Egan_BW on February 16, 2023, 02:44:53 pm
But yeah, humans are extra hard to draw because our brains are very wired to recognize people. So if anything looks too off, it's easy to spot.
Post by: Il Palazzo on February 16, 2023, 03:08:50 pm
So I am not gonna try that again.Excellent learning strategy.
Post by: Egan_BW on February 16, 2023, 03:11:23 pm
Post by: jipehog on February 16, 2023, 03:23:02 pm
Post by: Magmacube_tr on February 16, 2023, 04:05:38 pm
So I am not gonna try that again.Excellent learning strategy.
I know right? I am a genius!
What I meant by that was no more self-portraits. At least until I get better at drawing humans in general.
Post by: Superdorf on February 16, 2023, 05:13:55 pm
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Assorted art resources:
https://alexhays.com/loomis/
The collected works of Andrew Loomis. Covers a range of topics, but especially good for learning your way around the human body.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3wsmufautdeemd1/%5BMichael_Hampton%5D_Figure_Drawing_Design_and_Inven%28Bookos.org%29.pdf?dl=0
An alternative human construction guide, a bit more advanced than the Loomis books. Focuses especially on visual anatomy: bones, muscle groups, and the like. (Thanks Gigla!)
https://ia801309.us.archive.org/12/items/PerspectiveMadeEasy/Norling%20-%20Perspective%20Made%20Easy.pdf
An old introduction to drawing things with three-dimensionality. Slow-paced, but plenty of tricks later on for the practiced artist.
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh-LKm9cgqk
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFjvNF1U4eM
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMalQC4KTZI
A video series on constructing the head via the Reilly abstraction. Good followup for the Loomis head exercises.
https://cdn.preterhuman.net/texts/art/Drawing/Ken_Hultgren-The_Art_of_Animal_Drawing.pdf
A former animator for Disney documents the construction of various animals, with an eye to caricature and motion.
https://twitter.com/EtheringtonBros
Assorted drawing mini-tutorials.
Norling and Loomis are especially useful starting-places. The rest is kinda extra, but all neat stuff.
Post by: jipehog on February 16, 2023, 05:38:22 pm
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Post by: King Zultan on February 17, 2023, 04:46:12 am
Post by: scriver on February 17, 2023, 04:51:50 am
I still remember the time I managed to sketch out a werewolf from a completely rudiclous thing to something looking at least a bit wolfey monster in three sketches. It is my crowning achievement and I kept the page even though it was just a sketchy doodle. I wonder if I still have it somewhere.
I wish I was better at it too is what I'm getting at.
Post by: TD1 on February 17, 2023, 04:57:40 am
Post by: scriver on February 17, 2023, 06:54:53 am
Done! Now what
Post by: TD1 on February 17, 2023, 07:51:52 am
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Then, for more detailed instruction see: https://drawabox.com/
Post by: jipehog on February 17, 2023, 07:55:16 am
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Done! Now what
Trees are my favorite go to for any request I don't know how to draw
Heeeeey where is the unicorn?!
What do you mean, behind the tree of course :P
Post by: Scoops Novel on February 17, 2023, 08:57:20 am
Post by: TD1 on February 17, 2023, 09:16:14 am
If you mean 'what do you call someone to indicate they were born out of wedlock, but politely because they're respectable?,' then illegitimate or, depending on context, 'love child' could work.
Edit: And perhaps I should have led with this: why?
Post by: MrRoboto75 on February 17, 2023, 09:43:11 am
What do you call someone's who's a bastard, but a respectable bastard.Freeborn Scum
Post by: Il Palazzo on February 17, 2023, 09:49:36 am
Edit: And perhaps I should have led with this: why?YES! A perennial - but, sadly, rhetorical - question. Why, Novel Scoops? Whyyy*?
*yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy(y)...
Post by: TD1 on February 17, 2023, 10:31:35 am
Why, Scoops Novel?
Ask
Why is Scoops Novel?
Post by: jipehog on February 17, 2023, 11:58:57 am
What do you call someone's who's a bastard, but a respectable bastard.
Sir/Madam Bastard?
Post by: Scoops Novel on February 17, 2023, 12:29:06 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on February 18, 2023, 12:17:07 am
What do you call someone's who's a bastard, but a respectable bastard.<-That would be a Magnificent Bastard. (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MagnificentBastard#:~:text=So%20what%20makes%20a%20character,until%20they've%20completed%20it.)
I wanted to figure out what a podcast guy "Personified". Thanks!But they're not Magnificent in any way.
For them, the word you are looking for is Loser
Perhaps Smartass for the ones who are entertaining, and at best Know-it-all for the ones that aren't bastards at all.
Post by: King Zultan on February 18, 2023, 02:23:05 am
Post by: EuchreJack on February 18, 2023, 05:59:44 pm
If you think podcast guy is a bastard why don't you just call him a bastard?Now that is a good question!
Post by: A_Curious_Cat on February 18, 2023, 06:29:09 pm
What do you call someone's who's a bastard, but a respectable bastard.
Call him by his father’s last name (or “Roy” if his father is the king), and prepend “Fitz-“ to it?
Post by: Il Palazzo on February 18, 2023, 06:30:55 pm
Post by: TD1 on February 20, 2023, 08:16:05 am
Post by: Great Order on February 21, 2023, 08:37:14 pm
With this in mind, should I make protein bread for shits and giggles?
Post by: Frumple on February 21, 2023, 08:44:56 pm
Post by: Great Order on February 21, 2023, 08:58:59 pm
Might actually be more palatable as a solid.
Post by: EuchreJack on February 21, 2023, 10:22:57 pm
Post by: King Zultan on February 22, 2023, 08:03:11 am
Post by: dragdeler on February 22, 2023, 08:24:11 am
Post by: delphonso on February 22, 2023, 09:46:23 am
If you have enough time anything can be made from protein powder, you could create an entire world with it given the time.
Maximum gains.
No. I said /maximum gains/.
Post by: Great Order on February 22, 2023, 09:58:28 am
Post by: MaximumZero on February 22, 2023, 03:04:07 pm
Need something?If you have enough time anything can be made from protein powder, you could create an entire world with it given the time.
Maximum gains.
No. I said /maximum gains/.
Post by: EuchreJack on February 22, 2023, 04:49:44 pm
Saw that coming.Need something?If you have enough time anything can be made from protein powder, you could create an entire world with it given the time.
Maximum gains.
No. I said /maximum gains/.
Got any good recipes for protein bread?
Although frankly, I think protein cupcakes sound better.
Post by: King Zultan on February 23, 2023, 02:46:24 am
Post by: MaximumZero on February 23, 2023, 03:30:36 am
I've made something like this (https://theproteinchef.co/chocolate-or-vanilla-protein-cupcakes-recipe/#recipe) before, but I usually mortar and pestle the oats, because I'm picky about texture, and I'm a fiend for dark chocolate, so I use a lot of that.Saw that coming.Need something?If you have enough time anything can be made from protein powder, you could create an entire world with it given the time.
Maximum gains.
No. I said /maximum gains/.
Got any good recipes for protein bread?
Although frankly, I think protein cupcakes sound better.
Post by: scriver on February 23, 2023, 04:27:23 am
Need something?If you have enough time anything can be made from protein powder, you could create an entire world with it given the time.
Maximum gains.
No. I said /maximum gains/.
Hey MaxO I see you on reddit sometimes ;)
Post by: MaximumZero on February 23, 2023, 05:17:35 am
Oh hey dere, friend. I hope I haven't pointed any unhinged screeds at you on accident. :)Need something?If you have enough time anything can be made from protein powder, you could create an entire world with it given the time.
Maximum gains.
No. I said /maximum gains/.
Hey MaxO I see you on reddit sometimes ;)
Post by: scriver on February 23, 2023, 05:41:42 am
Oh hey dere, friend. I hope I haven't pointed any unhinged screeds at you on accident. :)Need something?If you have enough time anything can be made from protein powder, you could create an entire world with it given the time.
Maximum gains.
No. I said /maximum gains/.
Hey MaxO I see you on reddit sometimes ;)
No I've only seen you advicing people in r/DMAcadamy but every I do I have to contain the urge to go "hey it's MaximumZero"
Post by: Magmacube_tr on February 28, 2023, 11:07:42 pm
Where is she?
I want her back.
I DEMAND IT!
Post by: King Zultan on March 01, 2023, 02:23:05 am
Post by: dragdeler on March 01, 2023, 08:54:15 am
Post by: McTraveller on March 02, 2023, 08:26:15 pm
1) Why do they give these robots powerful enough motors to do such superhuman feats?
2) Why don't these robots ever run out of energy? Seems like you should just be able to EMP them and/or just keep them away from a charging port until they run out.
Or is this just movie-writers, as generally is the case, just being ignorant of or intentionally ignoring basic physics and engineering realities?
Post by: hector13 on March 02, 2023, 08:28:18 pm
Post by: MrRoboto75 on March 02, 2023, 08:35:49 pm
So I have not (and nor do I really intend to) see M3GAN, but when it comes to these robots-gone-awry movies I have two questions:
1) Why do they give these robots powerful enough motors to do such superhuman feats?
2) Why don't these robots ever run out of energy? Seems like you should just be able to EMP them and/or just keep them away from a charging port until they run out.
Or is this just movie-writers, as generally is the case, just being ignorant of or intentionally ignoring basic physics and engineering realities?
It gets worse, big part of the Megan movie was the evil(?) corp wanting to mass produce the thing, somehow sourcing presumably cutting edge materials and electronics within a year and selling it for some 10 20 thousand bucks.
They actually do attempt to electrocute her, presumably horror movie tropes prevent that from just working.
Honestly the biggest thing I remember, the lead woman had a bookshelf of collectible toys or whatever in her house, you can see one of the WETA replica Righteous Bison laser pistols like in TF2.
Post by: MaximumZero on March 02, 2023, 08:50:57 pm
Post by: MrRoboto75 on March 02, 2023, 08:58:57 pm
But yes, MvM is canon.
Post by: EuchreJack on March 02, 2023, 11:21:21 pm
So I have not (and nor do I really intend to) see M3GAN, but when it comes to these robots-gone-awry movies I have two questions:
1) Why do they give these robots powerful enough motors to do such superhuman feats?
2) Why don't these robots ever run out of energy? Seems like you should just be able to EMP them and/or just keep them away from a charging port until they run out.
Or is this just movie-writers, as generally is the case, just being ignorant of or intentionally ignoring basic physics and engineering realities?
Awh, they made Chucky a girlfriend!
Post by: Travis Bickle on March 03, 2023, 12:14:34 am
So I have not (and nor do I really intend to) see M3GAN, but when it comes to these robots-gone-awry movies I have two questions:In this particular case the boring, killjoy answer is the correct one: It's just a movie and more realistic elements of engineering take a back seat to making the robot monster a threat to our main characters. I only saw the movie once about a month ago, maybe longer, but I seem to recall the robot recharging at one point but being said to have a decently-sized power supply that would have been enough to carry her through her relatively short murder spree. As for question of EMPing the robot, I've never done such a thing myself so I don't know how easy that is to accomplish, but I don't think anyone who was attacked in the film was in a ready state to do so.
1) Why do they give these robots powerful enough motors to do such superhuman feats?
2) Why don't these robots ever run out of energy? Seems like you should just be able to EMP them and/or just keep them away from a charging port until they run out.
Or is this just movie-writers, as generally is the case, just being ignorant of or intentionally ignoring basic physics and engineering realities?
Post by: lemon10 on March 03, 2023, 12:32:13 am
I'm fairly sure its theoretically *possible*, but it would probably be easier and cheaper to buy a literal rocket launcher.
Post by: delphonso on March 03, 2023, 01:06:48 am
Not very practical, but keep it in mind if the robodogs ever come knocking.
Post by: Ziusudra on March 03, 2023, 01:29:39 am
Post by: Egan_BW on March 03, 2023, 02:11:29 am
Post by: King Zultan on March 03, 2023, 04:27:47 am
Post by: Great Order on March 07, 2023, 07:12:03 pm
Sometimes I just wake up in a good mood and I'm full of energy for literally no reason. Usually I'll get bored of things easily, get annoyed with stuff way faster than normal and feel really restless.
Post by: EuchreJack on March 07, 2023, 10:48:50 pm
Since the robot in question is for a civilian market couldn't you just shoot it or run it over and kill it that way?Ironically, I answered your question by misreading it as: "You can't shoot a robot made for a civilian market! It's a civilian!"
Post by: EuchreJack on March 07, 2023, 10:54:53 pm
Is it normal to get the occasional day where you're mildly manic or something? (Closest word I can think of really)Yeah, I think that is fine.
Sometimes I just wake up in a good mood and I'm full of energy for literally no reason. Usually I'll get bored of things easily, get annoyed with stuff way faster than normal and feel really restless.
Coffee/caffeine can also do that.
Post by: delphonso on March 07, 2023, 11:02:11 pm
Post by: jipehog on March 07, 2023, 11:27:19 pm
Post by: TD1 on March 08, 2023, 06:10:33 am
Post by: JoshuaFH on March 08, 2023, 10:32:39 am
Post by: McTraveller on March 08, 2023, 10:36:37 am
How would I mathematically work backwards to figure what a figure was before a percentage increase? Like, if a number increased by 8 % how would I work backwards to deduce what the number was before the increase?
Are you over-thinking this?
x * 1.08 = current_value
Solve for x.
Post by: JoshuaFH on March 08, 2023, 10:39:42 am
Post by: scriver on March 08, 2023, 12:41:20 pm
Post by: dragdeler on March 08, 2023, 02:00:41 pm
To be totally honest mctravellers answer didn't give me full confidence, eventhough the opening question implies remove 8%, as I said above, I'd have to compare it mentally with another example that's easy to solve.
Post by: JoshuaFH on March 08, 2023, 02:10:45 pm
Post by: hector13 on March 08, 2023, 02:13:38 pm
Post by: McTraveller on March 08, 2023, 02:16:34 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on March 08, 2023, 10:52:48 pm
Can most adults touch their toes?
Post by: Egan_BW on March 08, 2023, 10:57:51 pm
Post by: Frumple on March 08, 2023, 11:21:39 pm
Does caffeine really darken blue eyes?As near as I can tell from a googling, not exactly. It (apparently especially paired with salt, which most people have too much of in their diet) can exacerbate bags under the eyes, though, which due to biology nonsense can make your eyes look darker, even if there's no change to the structure of the stuff in your eyes that determine color.
So yes, but also no, or no, but also yes, depending on how you prefer to look at it. It doesn't appear to do anything to your eye color directly.
Post by: Ziusudra on March 09, 2023, 03:15:04 am
Does caffeine really darken blue eyes?I've never been able to touch mine with out bending my knees a little, but if I bend my knees a lot I can touch my toes with my elbows.
Can most adults touch their toes?
Post by: hector13 on March 09, 2023, 03:42:44 am
I used to work with someone who was flexible enough to put the backs of his hands flat on the floor without bending his knees.
Post by: King Zultan on March 09, 2023, 04:00:18 am
Post by: Great Order on March 09, 2023, 06:57:04 am
Does caffeine really darken blue eyes?Never heard the first, can't do the second.
Can most adults touch their toes?
There's an exercise you can do to stretch out your legs. Lie on your back, have someone kneel and place a leg on their shoulder. Have them shuffle up to you to the point you feel strain (But not pain) then push down onto their shoulder until your leg is tired. Have them shuffle up a bit more (The exhaustion should loosen up your leg muscles, which is usually the cause of not being able to stretch fully), and repeat. Keep doing this until you either can't get any further or your leg is as far as you want. Then do the other leg.
Keep doing it and it should eventually loosen up the leg muscles permanently.
Post by: delphonso on March 09, 2023, 08:08:40 am
Ah that’s what the guy could do, I remember now…
I used to work with someone who was flexible enough to put the backs of his hands flat on the floor without bending his knees.
Quite a while ago, I taught yoga - and let me tell you, getting paid to practice yoga makes you very flexible.
Post by: JoshuaFH on March 09, 2023, 09:11:26 am
Is general malaise while sick just the herd-protection response? Like am I supposed to just be easy prey right now?
I think it's more akin to your body telling you to stay put in your cave and don't put yourself into more danger while your immune system fights off the pathogen.
Post by: Great Order on March 09, 2023, 09:32:20 am
Post by: Maximum Spin on March 09, 2023, 10:50:09 am
Is general malaise while sick just the herd-protection response? Like am I supposed to just be easy prey right now?There is no "herd-protection response". Evolution never sacrifices the individual unless the individual is (biologically or synthetically) sterile (and even then, only for the sake of nuclear family); genes that promote self-sacrifice go to zero over even a modest term.
Post by: jipehog on March 09, 2023, 11:07:18 am
Is general malaise while sick just the herd-protection response? Like am I supposed to just be easy prey right now?Your feeling could be related to being cooped up inside. Try go outside getting fresh air, flexing tight muscles from staying too much in bed, some scenery change and distraction to relax could do you good. Also depending on what stage you are at, I might even suggest some light exercise, I find that all the above does wonders for my well being in the late stage of common diseases
Post by: WealthyRadish on March 09, 2023, 12:22:26 pm
Post by: RoseHeart on March 09, 2023, 04:10:46 pm
[can you post only 2 letters? yes]
Post by: King Zultan on March 10, 2023, 05:22:55 am
[can you post only 2 letters? yes]No
Post by: TD1 on March 13, 2023, 06:29:18 am
This prompted a few minutes of street-viewing around Pasadena. Specifically, around Cal-Tech. It looks.... so characterless. I couldn't think of, or see, anything a tourist would want to visit.
My question - - - is this a general rule of thumb for the US, or is it just that Pasadena sucks?
Post by: JoshuaFH on March 13, 2023, 07:39:21 am
Post by: Maximum Spin on March 13, 2023, 02:23:41 pm
So the 'add an extra word' thread spat out 'SATAN’S LINGERIE STORE IN PASADENA, CALIFORNIA' a while back. Which I just read.Absolutely not, but it is a general rule for some areas. Most of the nice buildings are in the east, probably because that's the oldest part. Even my own home region gets some tourism for that. Richer or more urban areas tend to look worse, though, for various reasons. And of course there's beautiful nature across the country but I assume that's not what you're talking about since it should go without saying that you won't find any in Pasadena.
This prompted a few minutes of street-viewing around Pasadena. Specifically, around Cal-Tech. It looks.... so characterless. I couldn't think of, or see, anything a tourist would want to visit.
My question - - - is this a general rule of thumb for the US[...]
Post by: Eric Blank on March 13, 2023, 04:36:20 pm
Post by: MrRoboto75 on March 13, 2023, 05:16:38 pm
Like driving from Virginia to Indiana I must have encountered a dollar general in every single town and they all look alike.
You might get something out of historical districts of some towns, or the main downtown of major cities, but the rest simply isn't that noteworthy.
I am a bit biased tho, Northern VA is very rich relative to the rest of the country, so most major US cities I've actually visited look rather grimy and run down by comparison.
Post by: hector13 on March 13, 2023, 05:24:40 pm
You’ll probably find a historical society in towns if you look hard enough. I lived in a town whose claim to fame was inventing the ice cream sundae.
Post by: King Zultan on March 14, 2023, 02:38:32 am
Post by: delphonso on March 14, 2023, 07:32:37 am
I've noticed that most modern cities and towns are boring and lacking things that differentiate them from one another, no matter what country they're in.
Aye, as a frequent traveller, some of the mystique wore off after seeing the same McDonald's menu in 15 languages... Cities are all glass and sidewalk. It's the rare one that maintains a historic district in the middle (reconstructed or otherwise).
It does make me appreciate visits to places that worked hard to maintain or restore buildings that aren't efficient. Like MaxSpin mentioned, the East Coast of the US has a lot of beautiful places. You find it in different ways in different places. If I turn down an alley in China and find a street full of vendors, old ladies hocking noodles out their kitchens, it always gives me a grin.
Post by: Travis Bickle on March 21, 2023, 02:31:18 am
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Post by: Loud Whispers on March 21, 2023, 07:44:18 am
Yeah that one. Obviously, some people must be buying and playing the game if they've managed to stay in business this long, but no-one I've met who plays tabletop games has been into it and the way people talk about it I would have been more inclined to guess that it was some sort of book or comic series than a game.Used to do the tabletop skirmish wargame in 5th edition, apocalypse games, but then stopped for a decade. Now back into it with the tabletop RPG and the spaceship version of the game battlefleet gothic
Post by: Egan_BW on March 21, 2023, 12:28:43 pm
And of course on this very forum I'm in a slowly advancing Rogue Trader RPG. Roleplay is more closely related to the world and lore anyways.
40K also has a ton of novels. Which are overall probably less profitable than all the plastic bits and special paints? I dunno.
Post by: Loud Whispers on March 21, 2023, 12:44:22 pm
40K also has a ton of novels. Which are overall probably less profitable than all the plastic bits and special paints? I dunno.In terms of profits, the minis are gargantuanly profitable for GW to a degree that defies belief. However as a proportion sales from books and royalty/licensing is increasing significantly every year. The only GW segment that seems to have done really poorly was their attempt to become a streaming platform, which has been so lacklustre they quietly stopped talking about it in investor reports
Post by: hector13 on March 21, 2023, 12:58:39 pm
Post by: Great Order on March 27, 2023, 07:20:57 am
Anyone know how to fix this? Drivers are apparently up to date, and google's shitty search isn't showing relevant information.
Post by: dragdeler on March 27, 2023, 07:42:08 am
preferably slap another in there tho
Post by: Scoops Novel on March 28, 2023, 02:49:18 pm
Post by: Criptfeind on March 28, 2023, 03:03:45 pm
What setting is between 40k and star wars?
The Brave Little Toaster setting. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brave_Little_Toaster)
It came out in 1987. Starwars came out in 1977 and 40k came out in 1997.
Post by: Egan_BW on March 28, 2023, 04:13:54 pm
What setting is between 40k and star wars?
Our world. This riddle is too easy.
Post by: Frumple on March 28, 2023, 04:43:58 pm
Post by: Loud Whispers on March 28, 2023, 05:32:10 pm
What setting is between 40k and star wars?What they have in common:
-Mind science powers that connect to a metaphysical reality
-Surprising ubiquitousness of melee combat despite devastating weapons and strategic orbital bombardment options available
-Scifi FTL setting
-Both descendents of Dune, complete with lasguns, personal shields and god-emperors of the galaxy
-Both make references to ancient elder Empires upon whose ruins humanity steps
What they differ in:
-40k has bigger, fatter men, hitting other bigger fatter men
-Star wars is oppressed by a cruel and tyrannical government which exterminates entire worlds for disobedience
40k is oppressed by a cruel and tyrannical government which exterminates entire worlds for disobedience. They are mankind's only hope
-Star wars aliens and droids are cool. 40k aliens and droids are haram
-Star wars jedi mind science taps into a metaphysical zoroastrian dichotomy. 40k psyker mind science taps into the cosmic atman noosphere
-Old tech in star wars is nostlagic. Old tech in 40k is sacred and leagues better than whatever tripe you're allowed to invent without causing tech-heresy purges
Which suggests that the mean average of the two is probably Halo or Mass Effect
-Halo marines are fatter armoured than star wars, but slimmer armoured than the phattest and thiccest 40k space marine
-Surprising abundance of melee combat despite availability of devastating weapons & strategic orbital bombardment options being available
-Scifi FTL settings
-Both Halo and Mass Effect 3rd generational descendents of Dune
-Both make references to elder empires upon whose ruins humanity steps
-Mass Effect has mind science, Halo not really
-Aliens are sometimes cool, sometimes haram
-Old tech is sometimes better, but there's also no tech stagnation, people are constantly trying to make new stuff (albeit in Halo there is some economic stagnation)
Post by: scriver on March 28, 2023, 05:35:39 pm
What setting is between 40k and star wars?
Our world. This riddle is too easy.
40k is 38 000 years into the future
Star wars is a long time ago
You are correct
Post by: Egan_BW on March 28, 2023, 07:38:46 pm
What setting is between 40k and star wars?
Our world. This riddle is too easy.
40k is 38 000 years into the future
Star wars is a long time ago
You are correct
Yes. Both purport to be different times in our world.
Post by: Great Order on March 28, 2023, 07:44:17 pm
Which leads to the question, how the fuck did humans get there?
Post by: Egan_BW on March 28, 2023, 07:58:27 pm
Post by: hector13 on March 28, 2023, 10:17:34 pm
Star Wars is also in a galaxy far, far away.
Which leads to the question, how the fuck did humans get there?
I think the better question might be how did they get here?
Post by: King Zultan on March 29, 2023, 01:32:38 am
Lost our keys and forgot where we parked the spaceship.Star Wars is also in a galaxy far, far away.
Which leads to the question, how the fuck did humans get there?
I think the better question might be how did they get here?
Post by: Loud Whispers on March 29, 2023, 03:40:05 am
I think the better question might be how did they get here?But the best question is well, how did I get here? (https://youtu.be/djT_hBVbmGc?t=49)
Post by: Frumple on March 29, 2023, 08:30:57 am
I think the better question might be how did they get here?Amusingly enough, the obvious answer for either setting being discussed is "warp drive accident".
Post by: Scoops Novel on March 29, 2023, 02:16:26 pm
Post by: Ziusudra on March 29, 2023, 03:58:52 pm
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on March 29, 2023, 08:36:36 pm
Post by: Eric Blank on March 30, 2023, 02:41:41 am
Post by: King Zultan on March 30, 2023, 02:59:49 am
Post by: Loud Whispers on March 30, 2023, 06:02:57 am
Post by: Egan_BW on March 30, 2023, 11:30:27 am
Post by: Maximum Spin on March 30, 2023, 11:40:42 am
Post by: Naturegirl1999 on March 30, 2023, 03:27:39 pm
We're ignoring the most complicated answer, which is that many millennia from now humanity creates a wormhole to a largely-empty galaxy and colonizes several worlds there. The wormhole actually carries them 100 thousand years into the past. Humanity in the Milky Way abandons or loses the wormhole, cutting off the new colonies from Earth, which develop into the humans inhabiting the galaxy in which Star Wars takes place. Eventually a warp drive accident brings a massive research cruiser investigating humanity's origins back to Earth, approximately 50 thousand years in our past. The crew of the cruiser escapes to Earth via their escape pods before the cruiser vanishes again into oblivion, stranding them here, where they become our ancestors.Following this, since there are skeletons of previous hominins, perhaps there are some who evolved naturally and others who came through the wormholes, and since the ones that came through the wormholes could have shown up around the time we evolved, perhaps some humans today are descended from the wormhole users, some evolved naturally, and there wouldn't be a way to know
Post by: King Zultan on March 31, 2023, 03:54:40 am
Post by: Rolan7 on April 12, 2023, 08:52:50 pm
Actually this is easy. It was more difficult when I had 12 points and each pool had a max of 10, but now that I'm reserving 2 points for special qualities it's literally just rolling a d5 10 times.
Edit: 5511521413
Welp- looks like I'm taking the Omniscient perk for utilizing my dip in every pool. But 5 pts of concentration into Life is helpful.
And for my second pick... Astrologer because it provides scaling late-game power I might otherwise lack. Even if I get Sanctify in my book.
Game: Caster of Magic.
Post by: dragdeler on April 13, 2023, 05:57:36 am
Spoiler: *chuckles* i am a scriptkiddy now (click to show/hide)
Post by: McTraveller on April 13, 2023, 02:12:25 pm
Spoiler: *chuckles* i am a scriptkiddy now (click to show/hide)
I think that's going to incorrectly favor the pools with lower indices, it's pretty likely to exhaust the available points unevenly instead of evenly distributing the points. You'd be better to do something like Rolan7's approach, where at every iteration you pick a pool to add a single point. This is because you're picking a random fraction of the remaining point total for each subsequent pool, which means the probabilities are dependent probabilities rather than what I think is wanted which is independent probabilities.
You've also got a bug (I think?) in that each pool can always end up with max pool points, not the max of the remainder of available points; you've got that
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set /a max_pool_points=!max_points!
but you never update max_points from what I can see?Did that get created by ChatGPT? It starts what looks like a Windows batch file with 'bash' which makes no sense... 8)
A much simpler approach is like
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while(there are more points to distribute)
{
target_pool = randomly pick one of the pools that isn't already maxed out
increment the point count for the target_pool
if( target_pool count is now the limit for a single pool )
{
remove target_pool from the list of pools that can be filled
}
}
Also beware of partitioning a RAND() result into a range by doing a modulus operation: you're very likely going to have a slightly low-weighted count. Consider a random number generator that spit out values between 0 and 15; if you are trying to pick from 6 elements you're going to short-change some of them, because you have 3 ways to get x % 6 equal to 0,1,2,or 3 but only 2 ways to get x % 6 to equal 4 or 5.
Post by: dragdeler on April 13, 2023, 03:33:59 pm
Post by: McTraveller on April 16, 2023, 04:01:30 pm
For example, paying someone to build a house clearly results in creation of a new house. But if you pay someone $1 for a book at a yard sale, or even buying $1 for something at retail, that is just trading existing goods.
So basically maybe, how many transactions does the average unit of money take before going to someone "making" something? So me buying retail is one transaction, then the retailer paying a distributor is a second, then the distributor paying the manufacturer, would be 3 transactions.
Post by: hector13 on April 16, 2023, 04:03:25 pm
Post by: McTraveller on April 16, 2023, 04:59:28 pm
Post by: dragdeler on April 16, 2023, 05:26:15 pm
I heard that if you burn something, the carbon floating in the air will on average create 20 times more warmth by reflecting infrared until the carbon reabsorbed, than the actual fire did.
Still a little dubious how one could even go about knowing such a thing.
In my mind it's: every dollar created served to invoke a building or at least a car (yuck) and from there on out it's basically an entropic shitcycle except there's interest, so somehow there is less chairs as the game of musical chairs keeps getting bigger and bigger?! Not a satisfactory answer probably.
Post by: McTraveller on April 16, 2023, 07:14:51 pm
How many transactions are required for actual supply to increase? That is - what's the lag between injecting funds into the economy and having an increase in supply (if any)?
In thinking about it, I think maybe you could look at services the same way, but services have an interesting behavior, in that a fixed labor supply has a wide range of demand it can serve with "instant" reaction time; consider a barber that can perform up to 5 haircuts per hour, and can stay in business so long as they perform 10 haircuts per day. That means the "supply" of haircuts is instantaneously adjustable between 10 and 40 haircuts per day (for an 8 hour day). Once demand gets too high, the barber can probably raise prices, until a competing barber comes into town. So I may argue that what you want to look at for services is the change in service providers, or change in service capacity, rather than just the change in number of haircuts or whatever, to measure the impact of "new funds on services."
Post by: Frumple on April 16, 2023, 07:56:43 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on April 16, 2023, 09:47:08 pm
Or "Where does the money get spent?"
It's a bit of a misnomer to think of government assistance as taking from the rich and giving to the poor. One perpetrated by mass media owned by the rich.
Instead, the middle class pay the bulk of the taxes, those tax dollars fund the economic stimulus of the poor, and the poor spend their money on goods/services provided by companies owned by the rich.
You don't honestly believe the Rich would EVER allow themselves to Lose Money? HA.
Post by: Scoops Novel on April 17, 2023, 01:39:31 am
Post by: King Zultan on April 17, 2023, 02:49:11 am
What kind of stories an odd themed story?I have no idea what you're wanting.
Post by: Scoops Novel on April 17, 2023, 10:43:49 am
Post by: Eric Blank on April 17, 2023, 12:38:40 pm
Post by: Frumple on April 17, 2023, 01:06:11 pm
Post by: scriver on April 17, 2023, 01:11:00 pm
Post by: WealthyRadish on April 17, 2023, 01:23:16 pm
But what is an odd themed theme
Odd themed, themes.
Post by: Il Palazzo on April 17, 2023, 01:29:36 pm
Post by: McTraveller on April 17, 2023, 01:52:30 pm
Post by: scriver on April 17, 2023, 02:25:33 pm
Post by: King Zultan on April 18, 2023, 01:40:08 am
Post by: Great Order on April 18, 2023, 05:26:14 am
Post by: delphonso on April 18, 2023, 06:40:34 am
Is it normal after doing padwork in boxing gloves to struggle to open your hand fully the next day? nothing hurts, it's just *hard*. Like when you've overexercised.
Probably exhausted forearm muscles. Putting your hands in the namaste position can help stretch out the muscles there. Might not do anything, but should feel nice.
Post by: TD1 on April 19, 2023, 09:41:47 am
I just finished rewatching Tenant's era. I'd forgotten how emotive, how powerful the final performance was. The man who runs, standing and dying. 'I don't want to go.'
So, my post has a dual purpose. Firstly, to express my love for Dr. Who as it existed during my childhood and teenage years; age has not withered it, nor custom staled its infinite variety.
Secondly, to ask whether I should bother getting into the newer seasons. The story was limping, but perhaps it's healed?
Post by: Loud Whispers on April 19, 2023, 12:27:37 pm
I found with the later seasons you do occasionally get some absolutely fucking awesome gems like "Heaven Sent" but then a lot of the newer eps seem aimed for a newer audience, as a lot of the plots are just reused scripts of previous eps. Show was still decent and watchable but that only gets you so far, especially when you recycle plots from previous seasons you're inevitably going to invite comparisons that'll be hard to live up to.
I think every Doctor Who fan has their own opinion on what went wrong, who is to blame (if anyone) and what could be done to fix it. But I think there are some things which aren't exactly controversial here;
-Don't wank off the doctor every episode. It's all right to have an episode every now and then where you can get away with portraying the doctor as the weird alien time traveling entity that is truly dangerous, but not every episode has to be "A good man goes to war." The character is called the doctor for a reason. Focusing on how good they are at being an omnicidal warlord is... More in the spirit of the master than the doctor. There should not be a grand celebration or comedic reference to how many people the doctor has killed too often otherwise it undermines the whole shame of the "you would make a good dalek" episodes they like to remake every now and then.
-On a related degree don't treat the doctor's intelligence as some kind of superpower where he does 5d chess throughout time. He's not a marvel superhero, 9th and 10th doctor made it very clear he's smart but not that smart, and however smart he is, he or she is still bound by the wibbly wobbly laws of physics.
And my one potentially controversial take
-Refocus away from the grand narratives back to episodic fun where each episode could be its own self-contained story. It would make the show much more fun for casual viewers who wouldn't need to understand vast pieces of lore just to get what is going on
Post by: TD1 on April 19, 2023, 12:41:13 pm
I'd really love an episode with the Dr's daughter returning. I've been waiting on that one for far too long. I feel that could make a nice, personal episode which explores the character - and not the 'omnicidal (( ??? :D))' rage - of the Doctor.
I feel the Smith era attempted to balance the 'unknowable potentially malicious alien' angle fairly well - 'The Warrior, The Hero, The Doctor.' 'Course that's easier when there are three of them running about.
I gave Donna a lot of grief on my first viewing, but growing up is realising that she is indeed OP.
Have you hope for the upcoming season?
Edit: Related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkKK5Km_728
Post by: Loud Whispers on April 19, 2023, 01:01:34 pm
Oh yea, not everything needs to be back-to-back Gilgameshes.Especially now that I think about it, some of the best Doctor Who episodes didn't even involve the doctor at all, like the absorbaloth or the weeping angels ones. But this is a bit heretical as a lot of the fans want more doctor in doctor who, and it's kinda an obvious and fair argument. Yet I think there is a lot of opportunity to use Doctor Who as the television version of Gorillaz; just as Gorillaz is a project that exists to grab loads of artists in a big revolving door of experimental fun, Doctor Who could have a load of writers each producing their own fun stories in a rich setting. This would be hugely risky of course, but I think it'd be a worthy risk, especially since trusting everything to an "auteur-director" is much too stressful and unsuccessful task imo for any one person to handle.
I'd really love an episode with the Dr's daughter returning. I've been waiting on that one for far too long. I feel that could make a nice, personal episode which explores the character - and not the 'omnicidal (( ??? :D))' rage - of the Doctor.I never did see the Smith era doctor. And now I can't get into it because the stupid morbing memes live rent free in my sense of humour
I feel the Smith era attempted to balance the 'unknowable potentially malicious alien' angle fairly well - 'The Warrior, The Hero, The Doctor.' 'Course that's easier when there are three of them running about.
Have you hope for the upcoming season?I am hopeful but I have one pervading anxiety on the new season, which is that Disney has partnered with the Beeb for the new doctor who and I'm bloody terrified that they will succeed in their horrible ambition to turn every fucking media icon in the world into Tony Stark
Edit: Related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkKK5Km_728
Post by: TD1 on April 19, 2023, 01:14:01 pm
Anyway, you're missing out. Matt Smith does a good Doctor; he's a great actor. And footballer.
Spoilers for next season: the Doctor's fashion will now include a hat with two satellite-like ears. His new catchphrase will be 'you're taking the Mick' accompanied with a meaningful wink towards the camera.
Post by: Il Palazzo on April 19, 2023, 01:50:34 pm
.... 'morbing'?'It's morbin' time', said the Doctor before morbing all over the Tardis. (cf. Morbius and the memes it spawned)
I never got to the Capaldi seasons. I don't remember why. Either the balance of cringe to awesome started to sway too far into the former before that, or the novelty simply wore off. The early (new) seasons with Billie Piper and thereabouts were pure sugar rush, though.
Post by: TD1 on April 19, 2023, 01:59:27 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on April 19, 2023, 02:09:07 pm
Post by: Loud Whispers on April 19, 2023, 02:42:51 pm
.... 'morbing'?HAVE SAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSS (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72HCfZLx5QM)
Anyway, you're missing out. Matt Smith does a good Doctor; he's a great actor. And footballer.
Spoilers for next season: the Doctor's fashion will now include a hat with two satellite-like ears. His new catchphrase will be 'you're taking the Mick' accompanied with a meaningful wink towards the camera.
Post by: Magmacube_tr on April 19, 2023, 03:47:41 pm
Alas and alack, that I live to see the time where my meme knowledge is exceeded by the meme quantity
You are ancient lol.
Post by: King Zultan on April 20, 2023, 01:15:41 am
Also when did Disney get to decide what happens in Doctor Who?
Post by: Loud Whispers on April 20, 2023, 01:23:33 am
Ancient memes are the best memes.They signed a deal to co-produce DW with BBC (https://www.thepopverse.com/disney-to-have-a-creative-input-in-bbc-doctor-who-going-forward) with Disney tripling DW budget (https://screenrant.com/doctor-who-disney-plus-deal-budget-details/) "to bring it in line with marvel quality" (https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/doctor-who-marvel-makeover-disney-25381227). I wouldn't even allow Disney to have creative input on the posters let alone the show so it's a worrying sign
Also when did Disney get to decide what happens in Doctor Who?
Quote
Ever since Disney+ launched in November 2019, Disney has made it their goal to produce high-quality television shows. It makes sense that, when acquiring a series like Doctor Who, they would try and give it the care and attention that it needs to succeed. Doctor Who has become accepted into mainstream pop culture and Disney is very much aware of its importance within the fan community. The fact that the BBC has decided to partner with the studio to produce future episodes shows that they have a lot of faith in them to do right by the fans.Yikes
Post by: King Zultan on April 20, 2023, 03:02:25 am
Post by: TD1 on April 20, 2023, 04:48:08 am
Where you are now, so once was I; where I am now, so will you be.Alas and alack, that I live to see the time where my meme knowledge is exceeded by the meme quantity
You are ancient lol.
Ancient memes are the best memes.Do not cite the ancient memes to me, bro. I was there when they were written.
Post by: Magmacube_tr on April 20, 2023, 06:13:13 pm
I am gonna get ancient too one day, huh?Where you are now, so once was I; where I am now, so will you be.Alas and alack, that I live to see the time where my meme knowledge is exceeded by the meme quantity
You are ancient lol.
In some distant day, I'll say how the number of evolution simulators have finally exceeded my knowledge, and some total chode will then point out that I am old.
:'(
Post by: Great Order on April 20, 2023, 08:37:15 pm
Post by: Loud Whispers on April 21, 2023, 09:03:02 am
Why do carrots seem to rot so much faster than other root vegetables? Got some parsnips and carrots at the same time, parsnips are perfectly fine, the carrots went super slimy and smelled like vinegar within less than a week. I've got a month and a half old sweet potato that's still going strong too.Apparently it seems to do with how some fruit and veg start ripening when exposed to ethylene whilst others produce ethylene. (https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2022/05/31/fruit-vegetable-storage-ethylene/) I was always rather confused by that because when I kept my carrots separate from everything else I could keep them for weeks but if I put them in my fridge with the other stuff they just melted
Post by: MrRoboto75 on April 30, 2023, 01:10:03 pm
Post by: hector13 on April 30, 2023, 01:33:38 pm
Post by: King Zultan on May 01, 2023, 01:41:07 am
Post by: Great Order on May 05, 2023, 09:12:23 am
What's the term for when white noise/static amplifies a signal enough that it's able to be picked up when it otherwise can't be?
Post by: dragdeler on May 05, 2023, 10:12:08 am
noise floor reduction
amplification
?
Post by: Great Order on May 05, 2023, 10:31:06 am
Stochastic resonance.
Post by: dragdeler on May 05, 2023, 10:34:43 am
Post by: McTraveller on May 05, 2023, 06:02:57 pm
I mean if one company lays off 15% of its employees that's cost reduction. But if every company lays off 15% of their employees...
Are CxOs and board members forgetting that if nobody has employees, nobody has customers either?
Post by: delphonso on May 05, 2023, 07:20:13 pm
How many companies can lay off their employees and replace them with AI, before there aren't enough people left getting paid, to buy those companies' products and services?
I mean if one company lays off 15% of its employees that's cost reduction. But if every company lays off 15% of their employees...
Are CxOs and board members forgetting that if nobody has employees, nobody has customers either?
This is a great question. Basically, a UBI will be necessary if companies keep doing it (otherwise companies collapse and also everyone riots.) The percentages is probably the same as unsustainable unemployment. Something around 15% yeah.
The bad thing is, this is one of those things that benefits the first dickheads who lay everyone off, not those who are...you know... humane about it.
Post by: Great Order on May 05, 2023, 07:55:09 pm
Problem being, as pointed out, everyone will do that.
Post by: jipehog on May 05, 2023, 08:35:19 pm
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Edit: it seem that advanced industrial countries will be the most susceptible to market disruption due to AI, but while some will loose jobs and many more will change jobs overall this will have enormous economic potential. Nothing unsustainable in the near future given AI current capabilities.
Post by: Great Order on May 05, 2023, 09:02:11 pm
Post by: jipehog on May 05, 2023, 09:24:33 pm
Post by: Great Order on May 05, 2023, 09:28:12 pm
Post by: King Zultan on May 06, 2023, 01:21:35 am
Also I have a 6V rechargeable battery and an inverter that expects a 12V input, is there a way to use these together without damaging the inverter, or should I start looking for a 12V rechargeable battery?
Post by: Frumple on May 06, 2023, 01:39:26 am
Likely not the only ways to use them together without trouble, either. Get creative, I'm sure you'll find some use for them!
Post by: dragdeler on May 06, 2023, 02:52:43 am
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: King Zultan on May 06, 2023, 04:11:43 am
Thanks for the info.
Post by: Criptfeind on May 06, 2023, 08:19:37 am
It's weird to know there's a Novel thread that actually stuck to the topic.
They didn't, people ignoring the topic and talking about other stuff is the reason why it's still around :P
Post by: jipehog on May 06, 2023, 09:10:16 am
Post by: EuchreJack on May 06, 2023, 04:37:12 pm
Scoops stirring conversation on verity of topics making things less dull, that said this sub isn't particularly active so starting multiple threads with esoteric angles on a single topic isn't going carry conversations no matter who starts it. We have the same thing with Ukraine with no real difference anymore between the two.We have three, and the significant differences are that the Emotional 2.0 is regularly updated, the News thread is updated when the Emotional 2.0 thread is being invaded by Trolls, and the original Emotional thread is in standby/reserve/lockdown status.
...but usually they is only one on the front page, so whatever.
Post by: King Zultan on May 07, 2023, 12:53:28 am
Post by: Criptfeind on May 07, 2023, 07:47:37 am
Pretty much the only thread of his with any actual content (not added by him of course, but other people) is the AI thread, which is still random nonsense mush, but at least hit at a time when interest in AI is at an upswing, and thus people stuck around, ignored what he said, and had an actual conversation. But, for the same reason that it survived, that interest in AI, I'd argue that if he didn't post it we'd probably still have a thread with discussion about AI ongoing in it. Might even be better with a more reasonable first post (although I'll admit I doubt that one matters much if at all :P)
Edit: Also this really doesn't matter, but I'm struggling to get over your use of the word "Sub" Jipehog. I guess it's technically an accurate thing to say, given that this is a "sub"forum. But I don't think I've ever seen anyone say it that way, and I think that most of the time when someone is talking about a "sub" in regards to social media they are talking about a subreddit. Noticeably, this is not me saying you should stop saying sub, I just find it very interesting that you do and it puzzles me a little bit.
Post by: McTraveller on May 07, 2023, 08:03:23 am
It also seems that traffic in General is way down lately; some days see like only the top 5 threads updated, where we used to have activity on the whole first page.
Post by: heydude6 on May 07, 2023, 04:19:46 pm
This is just another way in which the internet we grew up with is slowly dying.
Post by: MrRoboto75 on May 07, 2023, 05:04:24 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on May 07, 2023, 09:41:48 pm
I'm going to disagree, most of his threads, pretty much all of them, are just random nonsense mush. They get like a few random replies then die, I don't see how that's interesting to be honest. Except maybe the first time you see one and try to engage only to find out that there's no point in doing so. But they are pretty much all the same after the first. And to me, they make bay12 harder to browse by pushing actually interesting threads down and harder to immediately notice and access. So, for me, his threads make bay12 less interesting, and whenever we're deep into a spam storm where like half the front page is his bullshit I pretty much stop browsing general discussion for a bit until it blows over.Actually, one of my threads got repurposed/derailed into an AI thread. (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=181363.0) And there are several AI threads by Scoopy, it's just one that people latched onto due to the desire for discussion more than anything else.
Pretty much the only thread of his with any actual content (not added by him of course, but other people) is the AI thread, which is still random nonsense mush, but at least hit at a time when interest in AI is at an upswing, and thus people stuck around, ignored what he said, and had an actual conversation. But, for the same reason that it survived, that interest in AI, I'd argue that if he didn't post it we'd probably still have a thread with discussion about AI ongoing in it. Might even be better with a more reasonable first post (although I'll admit I doubt that one matters much if at all :P)
Edit: Also this really doesn't matter, but I'm struggling to get over your use of the word "Sub" Jipehog. I guess it's technically an accurate thing to say, given that this is a "sub"forum. But I don't think I've ever seen anyone say it that way, and I think that most of the time when someone is talking about a "sub" in regards to social media they are talking about a subreddit. Noticeably, this is not me saying you should stop saying sub, I just find it very interesting that you do and it puzzles me a little bit.
Steam discussions is shite in general.^
This
I think most DF discussion is on reddit and discord. There are only like three discords on DF...
Post by: hector13 on May 07, 2023, 10:36:49 pm
Post by: Great Order on May 07, 2023, 10:54:50 pm
I never thought about it until now, but I always do it the same way.
Post by: delphonso on May 07, 2023, 11:15:25 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on May 07, 2023, 11:26:23 pm
Post by: hector13 on May 07, 2023, 11:33:26 pm
Lean to my left, right hand comes in with a piece of bog paper.
I never thought about it until now, but I always do it the same way.
How much toilet paper do you use?
Post by: King Zultan on May 08, 2023, 03:16:36 am
I assume future growth in the dwarf fortress community is mainly going to be concentrated in the steam forums from now on. It's a shame honestly. That website isn't really suitable for peek community content like BoatMurdered, so I doubt people there will stick around for as long.I had a bad feeling that is what was happening, I was hoping we'd at least see a few new people from that whole steam thing.
Post by: Magmacube_tr on May 08, 2023, 04:55:22 am
Yeah, my old forum went through the exact same thing. Nope. We be dyin'.I assume future growth in the dwarf fortress community is mainly going to be concentrated in the steam forums from now on. It's a shame honestly. That website isn't really suitable for peek community content like BoatMurdered, so I doubt people there will stick around for as long.I had a bad feeling that is what was happening, I was hoping we'd at least see a few new people from that whole steam thing.
Post by: scriver on May 08, 2023, 05:24:07 am
How do you wipe your bum after pooping?
I'm a paper folder, not paper buncher
Post by: jipehog on May 08, 2023, 07:02:55 am
Edit: Also this really doesn't matter, but I'm struggling to get over your use of the word "Sub" Jipehog. I guess it's technically an accurate thing to say, given that this is a "sub"forum. But I don't think I've ever seen anyone say it that way, and I think that most of the time when someone is talking about a "sub" in regards to social media they are talking about a subreddit.
I actually don't know what the correct technical name for the offtopic ('Finally...') subsection of the forum, but sub seem like a convenient shorthand for any hierarchy system (forums, message boards, folders, domains, etc), especially now days when new platforms often utilize mish mash of elements often under new names when was the last time you heard the term 'message board' in the mainstream..
I think it’s generational: thirty-second videos, 130-character tweets, etc. have trained young minds in short quips, not more drawn-out conversation involving any kind of commitment.
No need to go all freud. People here are for different reasons e.g. maybe they aren't seeking drawn-out conversation, preferring more light hearted improv and show their chops word play, and or preferring other forum/mediums for that purpose.
Post by: Great Order on May 08, 2023, 08:06:35 am
How wet was the shit?Lean to my left, right hand comes in with a piece of bog paper.
I never thought about it until now, but I always do it the same way.
How much toilet paper do you use?
Post by: Criptfeind on May 08, 2023, 08:20:55 am
I actually don't know what the correct technical name for the offtopic ('Finally...') subsection of the forum, but sub seem like a convenient shorthand for any hierarchy system (forums, message boards, folders, domains, etc), especially now days when new platforms often utilize mish mash of elements often under new names when was the last time you heard the term 'message board' in the mainstream..
Interesting, I had never considered the correct technical name for such places, I didn't even know if there was one for stuff on the level of "finally...". Now that you bring it up, I went and checked SMF's manual, it refers to sections on the level of "Finally..." as "Categories". And of course Boards for the level of "General Discussion" or "Creative Projects" or the like, and Child Boards for things like "Roll To Dodge"
I don't know if I've ever heard of people refer to them as categories, although perhaps that is because most people don't tend to talk about categories together anyway. I think most of the time when people talk about such things they say "Upper boards" to refer to the "Dwarf Fortress" category (And announcements) and "Lower boards" to refer to the Finally...+Other Games. Since there tends to be a bit of split in the community between these two sections (although plenty of people that use both of course, and plenty of people that don't use all the same lower boards)
Ultimately doesn't matter of course so long as we're mutually intelligible. :P
Post by: McTraveller on May 08, 2023, 08:52:35 am
Post by: TD1 on May 08, 2023, 11:13:24 am
Post by: Egan_BW on May 08, 2023, 01:50:46 pm
Post by: TD1 on May 08, 2023, 03:20:45 pm
Is the association/my meaning not clear?
Post by: Kagus on May 08, 2023, 04:15:40 pm
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Is the association/my meaning not clear?
There's certainly a message which seems obvious, but given that it's a transphobic message we're kinda hoping the benefit of the doubt will shine a slightly more positive light on the situation.
At least that's my take on the thing.
Post by: EuchreJack on May 08, 2023, 04:20:51 pm
The thing is what it is, regardless of the label you give it.
Don't let a trans activist hear those words :P
????????????????????There is a viewpoint where the original phrase could be offensive to a trans rights activists, and that viewpoint argues that one's birth gender is immutable.
However, there is another viewpoint in which the Trans individual is simply trying to get their external form to match their brain. Ergo, they exist with the gender that matches themselves, and that is "The thing is what it is"
Eh, could be offensive, could be turned against the folks trying to pretend trans don't exist.
To be clear, it has been used in transphobic ways in the past, as Kagus says. And as TD1 alluded.
Post by: McTraveller on May 08, 2023, 08:01:52 pm
It depends on what “is” is, eh? Or are folks too young for that? ;D
Post by: Rolan7 on May 08, 2023, 09:03:47 pm
I certainly didn't read anything objectionable in what you said.
Post by: TD1 on May 09, 2023, 10:22:32 am
I was referring most directly to the naming of forum organizational structure; only slightly hinting at the more broad ontological question.
It depends on what “is” is, eh? Or are folks too young for that? ;D
The problem here being that I love sinking my teeth into broad ontological questions :D
Xxx
But yea, I don't view referencing the question to be transphobic. Apologies if any insult was gleaned; it wasn't intended.
Post by: heydude6 on May 09, 2023, 04:06:57 pm
Post by: dragdeler on May 09, 2023, 04:12:22 pm
Spoiler: why would it make me mildly nostalgic its just a chart (click to show/hide)
Post by: Great Order on May 10, 2023, 01:06:40 am
Does anyone have the faintest clue what has the capacity to cause that? Every last result I'm finding assumes that something else is elevated alongside it.
Post by: scriver on May 10, 2023, 01:26:55 pm
Sorry I can't be of help GO
Post by: Great Order on May 11, 2023, 09:36:36 pm
Is it normal for your shoulder (Or any joint really) to be a little tighter than it used to be after a bout of tendonitis?
I had it in my right shoulder a few years back and since then my right arm's never been able to get as far up my back as my left. It's not seriously restricted, just mildly.
Post by: hector13 on May 11, 2023, 09:52:47 pm
I used to be able to quite comfortably get my left arm up my back, these days it’s sore when I do it.
Post by: TD1 on May 17, 2023, 07:26:15 am
-Don't wank off the doctor every episode. It's all right to have an episode every now and then where you can get away with portraying the doctor as the weird alien time traveling entity that is truly dangerous, but not every episode has to be "A good man goes to war." The character is called the doctor for a reason. Focusing on how good they are at being an omnicidal warlord is... More in the spirit of the master than the doctor. There should not be a grand celebration or comedic reference to how many people the doctor has killed too often otherwise it undermines the whole shame of the "you would make a good dalek" episodes they like to remake every now and then.
-On a related degree don't treat the doctor's intelligence as some kind of superpower where he does 5d chess throughout time. He's not a marvel superhero, 9th and 10th doctor made it very clear he's smart but not that smart, and however smart he is, he or she is still bound by the wibbly wobbly laws of physics.
And my one potentially controversial take
-Refocus away from the grand narratives back to episodic fun where each episode could be its own self-contained story. It would make the show much more fun for casual viewers who wouldn't need to understand vast pieces of lore just to get what is going on
So some further thoughts. I'm now at the Capaldi era and have found myself skipping large chunks of episodes. Particularly the Zygon invasion episode pair - the sole redeeming feature of which was the Dr's speech towards the end. This is likely a personal gripe, but the whole 'they're just a splinter group, the rest are 100% happy with us' rhetoric came across as too real-world propagandist for me. Instead of subtle allegory, we had John Cena.
Note that I'm not commenting on the validity of the rhetoric. Mainly because I think it's too thorny, sensitive, and complicated to make a simple declarative statement and then lol into the sunset like the Dr did.
Anywho. LW, see above, notes that we ought to see grand narratives interspersed with 'episodic fun,' with a good balance struck. They did this quite well with Matt Smith era Who - the episodes had some reference to the overarching narrative, but it was usually just a snapshot of a mysterious crack at the end. And when they did epic narrative, the narrative was epic.
An example of episodic Smith would be the Van Gogh episode. They meet the artist, they relate to him, lie in a field and see the swirling colours of the cosmos ----- and fail to change the course of Vincent's life. Personally, I found it very emotive - and I know it to be a fan favourite.
Capaldi doesn't do this. We get Danny Pink, which was well done - the Good Soldier meets the Fleeing Quasi-Deserter - and we get Missy, who is emotive in a whole different way. But post-Pink, none of the episodic episodes carry any emotive weight. They are whodunnits, curiosities, but not.... gripping.
So yep, this is my assessment thus far. Not sure if I'll be able to break into the post-Capaldi seasons. But we'll see - I've only just managed to stomach the Zygons.
Edit: I've now seen to the end of the Capaldi era. It gets a lot better. The tone with Clara and Capaldi-Doctor was horribly off, and while Bill Potts has always struck me as a paper-thin character, Nardole brings enough depth for both of them. Which is surprising because I was prepared to dislike the character.
Post by: Great Order on May 25, 2023, 11:37:47 am
Post by: McTraveller on May 25, 2023, 12:48:25 pm
Anyone know why my computer keeps minimising fullscreen programs? Anything else it won't, but if I leave something on fullscreen and don't make any inputs it'll get minimised after ~5 minutes. Literally nothing else happens, it's like I've got the mildest piece of malware on my PC or something.
Need more info - what OS? What kind of keyboard/mouse are you using? What are your power management / screen saver settings? Is it any program, or only certain ones?
Post by: Great Order on May 25, 2023, 01:12:11 pm
It's not the drivers, that's the only thing that was coming up when I Googled it (I am once again going to complain, Google is shit now. The search is just awful, shows you stuff that rehashes the same thing or is utterly unrelated and ignores things like the exclude and include inputs)
Post by: McTraveller on May 25, 2023, 01:22:42 pm
Post by: Great Order on May 25, 2023, 07:28:16 pm
Do you think with a mental monologue (Or dialogue, as some people have) or not?
I find myself slipping between abstract thought and monologue depending on the task and if I'm in a flow state. Abstract helps with mathematics and non-language thought processes (for example, when I'm trying to connect thoughts in my head it happens in a non-monologue manner) and if I'm in a flow state it just comes naturally. If I'm reading or actively trying to think something through, it'll often come out in a monologue, or if I realise I'm thinking in a non-monologue manner.
Post by: dragdeler on May 25, 2023, 09:12:22 pm
Maybe not that unhealthy but you can definitly overdo it... The other day I presented someone with a short resume of my formative experiences and when you put 'em in a row like that, when you keep it short it does sound traumatic, but I never saw myself that way I guess kid me was resilient AF... But back then I seeked out the quiet subconsciously, once I started to identify any obstacle to it as hostile, and reflect hostlity back whenever quiet seemed unachievable things didn't really improve...
On the internal monologue tho, this is probaby gonna be another thing that sounds intuitively oitrageous, ugh here we go: I think the people who say they have none at all are exagerating, or rather lack the perception to notice themselves doing it. Kinda just being homo sapiens, not sapiens sapiens, I guess you can get stuck in one mode or the other and that there are predispositions and enviromental factors that might push individuals one way or the other... but like if you went your whole life in either neurotic monologisation, or feral bliss, you existence must have been quite sheltered to a degree, because I can't imagine doing like allmost a century unbothered without any constraints to adapt.
Post by: lemon10 on May 26, 2023, 12:05:09 am
Previous question still stands (On my laptop so I can't check my tower), but here's another one.I kinda have a mental monologue, but I'm about 90% sure it's not mentally verbalized the same way other people have one. Which makes sense given I literally don't have an imagination (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphantasia). (Outside of dreams).
Do you think with a mental monologue (Or dialogue, as some people have) or not?
I find myself slipping between abstract thought and monologue depending on the task and if I'm in a flow state. Abstract helps with mathematics and non-language thought processes (for example, when I'm trying to connect thoughts in my head it happens in a non-monologue manner) and if I'm in a flow state it just comes naturally. If I'm reading or actively trying to think something through, it'll often come out in a monologue, or if I realise I'm thinking in a non-monologue manner.
So yeah, even within the normal spectrum people are significantly mentally divergent and things you just assume (eg
I thought that "You have forgotten the face of your father" was a metaphor since people couldn't just call up faces like that) are normal can turn out to be anything but.
Post by: King Zultan on May 28, 2023, 04:16:09 am
Post by: Maximum Spin on May 28, 2023, 12:53:41 pm
So yeah, even within the normal spectrum people are significantly mentally divergent and things you just assume (egThis line just kind of struck me as personally funny because: I'm hyperphantasic, but I'm also mostly prosopamnestic (can't remember faces), so faces are the one thing I really can't do.
I thought that "You have forgotten the face of your father" was a metaphor since people couldn't just call up faces like that) are normal can turn out to be anything but.
I dunno, that's probably not interesting to anyone else, but it's a thing.
Post by: lemon10 on May 29, 2023, 08:50:57 pm
Didn't even realize that I was any different from regular people until last year and I just thought I was bad with names.
Post by: EuchreJack on May 30, 2023, 09:50:03 am
Post by: Great Order on June 01, 2023, 07:26:24 pm
Post by: King Zultan on June 02, 2023, 01:18:12 am
Anyone know of any "Survival in an utterly bizarre environment" style stories, short stories etc. akin to the infinite IKEA SCP with the various human colonies?I like the sound of that kind of story and would also be interested in any that get found.
Post by: TD1 on June 02, 2023, 07:46:09 am
Not really what you want, I think, but it's what came to mind.
Post by: EuchreJack on June 04, 2023, 08:35:51 pm
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/06/03/business/pfas-chemours-dupont-corteva-settlement/index.html (https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/06/03/business/pfas-chemours-dupont-corteva-settlement/index.html)
Post by: Il Palazzo on June 09, 2023, 11:46:43 am
Post by: EuchreJack on June 09, 2023, 11:58:49 am
Hello. Help a dummy, please. When Toady talks about monthly sales hovering around 14k in the latest report - is that # copies sold, or $ profit?I think it's copies sold upon reading context, but can't you just ask here (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?board=2.0)?
I'm sure they'd be happy to see you in the upper boards. :D
Post by: Il Palazzo on June 09, 2023, 12:44:57 pm
I'm sure they'd be happy to see you in the upper boards. :DNot gonna happen. There's people there.
Post by: hector13 on June 09, 2023, 01:19:55 pm
Post by: Frumple on June 09, 2023, 01:20:48 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on June 09, 2023, 01:53:39 pm
Eventually, gradually, I percolated to lower boards. There, in the profundity of the forum, I have found communion with Pathos. All is clear now. The seas are calm.
That there's only pathos, here, presumably. That's not people, that's a person, yeah?Pathos knows itself.
Post by: King Zultan on June 10, 2023, 01:32:51 am
Post by: Eric Blank on June 11, 2023, 02:35:30 pm
Post by: lemon10 on June 11, 2023, 04:44:20 pm
It isn't that much of an issue these days for most of the world, but pre-refrigerator flies getting in your food could be really bad.
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Also while not that big an issue; random bugs flying flying around you is also something worrying for a number of other reasons ranging from "oh lawdy they gunna sting me" to "that's the bug that shoots stink out its butt at me if I get close", many of which are good reasons for animals and peoples to evolve instinctual wariness for flying bugs in general.
E: Flies have been around ~250 million years. Human's dislike of them almost certainly goes back long before humans or even mammals first came into being.
Post by: EuchreJack on June 11, 2023, 04:46:18 pm
Post by: Frumple on June 11, 2023, 06:15:16 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on June 11, 2023, 07:16:32 pm
*side eyes worries of bee extinction* Well... yes, but also no. Human consumption wouldn't be nearly enough to curtail the population of the bug species that are winning the total biomass competition, but our chemical warfare attempts and various environmental atrocities might manage in the end.Most of the bugs will outlive humanity in the war of humanity to poison everything.
Post by: Eschar on June 14, 2023, 03:53:36 pm
He was also more insistent than usual about getting inside the house. There's no bad weather outside, which is what he usually runs inside for.
Post by: Great Order on June 18, 2023, 08:23:40 pm
I've tried editing the system32 hosts file to no avail. These are the last three lines:
127.0.0.1 www.twitter.com (http://www.twitter.com)
127.0.0.1 twitter.com
127.0.0.1 https://twitter.com (https://twitter.com)
I've tried with the indents, without the indents, with spaces, without spaces, with hashtags, without hashtags. Twitter just keeps going through without causing the browser to try and connect to the local host.
EDIT: Or another solution that's not as easy to fix as clicking a button, I know what I'm like with this.
I also tried adding ::1 [address] under each line, to no avail.
Post by: Ziusudra on June 18, 2023, 08:41:52 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on June 18, 2023, 08:49:53 pm
Post by: Ziusudra on June 18, 2023, 08:53:27 pm
Code: [Select]
ping www.twitter.comand then if it is still resolvingCode: [Select]
ipconfig /flushdns
Post by: Great Order on June 18, 2023, 09:41:47 pm
EDIT: I'm pinging with less than 1ms of lag, so I assume that's it pinging my own PC?
If so then yeah, it's Firefox.
EDIT: Suddenly, it's not connecting. I changed nothing since my last attempt aside from getting a blue checkmark blocker.
I'm not complaining.
Post by: Egan_BW on June 18, 2023, 09:50:36 pm
lmao
Post by: Ziusudra on June 18, 2023, 09:52:21 pm
Code: [Select]
Reply from 104.244.42.193:
or
Reply from 127.0.0.1:But yeah if it's that fast it's probably local.And https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-dns-over-https#w_manually-enabling-and-disabling-dns-over-https
Post by: McTraveller on June 19, 2023, 02:37:05 pm
I see vehement discussions online about "30fps is unplayable" or "60fps or nothing" or "60fps looks strange."
Personally I prefer 30 over 60, and I'm definitely "older". 60fps and faster looks... strange. I also have problems (as mentioned many times before) with that crazy "interpolation" effect on some televisions to increase the frame rate - makes things look bizarre.
It seems like it's probably more than just preference - maybe there is some physiological aspect?
Post by: hector13 on June 19, 2023, 02:40:02 pm
My cousin, who is slightly older than me, does prefer to have all the frames though.
Post by: Egan_BW on June 19, 2023, 03:14:35 pm
I don't really care one way or the other though. Higher framerate is usually better but it's not really important.
Post by: King Zultan on June 20, 2023, 02:46:14 am
Post by: Great Order on June 24, 2023, 08:45:21 pm
Had some in my right shoulder, now the arm doesn't move as far up my back as it used to.
Post by: hector13 on June 24, 2023, 10:17:16 pm
Post by: McTraveller on June 26, 2023, 01:52:59 pm
Especially since many games today start including elements from other games (e.g., the whole "action RPG" moniker).
I would argue this is a continuum and there is no hard demarkation line.
Post by: Ulfarr on June 26, 2023, 02:24:43 pm
edit: "Stats" aren't neccessarily the ol' Strength, Endurance etc stuff. To give an example the STALKER games while often called "action-rpg" are arguably more on the rpg side, because by design it's practicaly impossible to complete, without getting your characters stats (in this case by getting better weapons, armor and amost importantly getting the neccessary resistances) up to spec as the game progresses.
Post by: EuchreJack on June 26, 2023, 02:28:50 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on June 26, 2023, 02:33:30 pm
If the story isn't interactive but is very long and dramatic, then it's a JRPG.
Either way it helps if the game mechanics are crap so that the player can invest their entire focus into the story and world! /s
Post by: McTraveller on June 26, 2023, 04:06:49 pm
What about a racing game, where you get cars with more horsepower, stiffer suspension, etc. or other "equipment bonuses"?
How do you have a game that doesn't depend at all on some "ability of the player" even if that ability is... configuring the stats? Yes, I'm asking if auto-battlers could be considered as having RPG elements in this context.
EDIT: this is in the spirit of a philosophical discussion by the way. Just pondering after being in some discussions about "that's not an RPG!" "Oh yes it is!" stuff.
Post by: MCreeper on June 26, 2023, 05:27:52 pm
Post by: heydude6 on June 26, 2023, 05:43:00 pm
Stat progression seems a necessity though. Otherwise it’s just a choose your own adventure.
To test this theory, would Undertale still be an RPG if its vestigial remnants of a stat system were finally ripped out (story consequences aside?), or would it just be a turn-based bullet-hell battler?
Post by: Ulfarr on June 26, 2023, 05:51:09 pm
So - is Super Mario an RPG? Does eating a mushroom, fire flower, or star count as equipment / stat bonuses?
What about a racing game, where you get cars with more horsepower, stiffer suspension, etc. or other "equipment bonuses"?
These are great examples which, honestly, I've never thought about as possible rpgs before.
For super mario, I would like to say it isn't an rpg, but I've barely played the 1st or 2nd game for the old game boy (the big one) so I can't talk about the whole franchise. My reasoning is that the equipment/power ups that you mentioned, are usually too limited either in duration, maps, or uses to force the character in a specific and defined gameplay loop.
Now racing games, in my opinion can be rpgs with each car fullfilling a different role. Being able to change cars does negate most of limitations of having a rigid role, but still each car has a playstyle and race types were they excel and others were they don't. With that in mind it's up to the player to either roleplay a single character/car or not.
How do you have a game that doesn't depend at all on some "ability of the player" even if that ability is... configuring the stats? Yes, I'm asking if auto-battlers could be considered as having RPG elements in this context.
Short answer: You can't remove the player's ability.
Long answer: It's a game not a 1-1 function. Even in the same rpg, with the same characters, two different players can and will take different actions at some point and that might affect the outcome.
I don't know what an auto-battler is. I might not have been clear on my take in my previous post, but I believe an rpg isn't about the stats by themselves. It's the mechanics and their effect on the gameplay options that a player might have. The character's stats are just a representation of their "abilities", in other words of the mechanics they can or can't use. And it's important for an rpg to have mechanics that are exclusive to certain characters, otherwise you don't play a role, you play all roles and that's defeating the point.
Some examples:
In NFS:Underground 2 (iirc) you can have a car that has great top speed and acceleration but poor control/handling. So when you came to a corner you had to hit the breaks a lot or you'll hit the bars and lose control,time etc. That means that on maps with lots of corners you were on disadvantage and you might want to avoid them, which you could to some extent.
Again in the STALKER games, a character with good radiation/anomaly resistance could go through anomaly fields in order to attack or evade some enemies. Or had to run from certain enemies because their high recoil sniper rifle is a bad weapon against small and fast creatures that like to swarm you. Or they couldn't even run because they opted for a weapon or armor that disabled the ability to run.
And to give an example of a "bad" rpg design, vanilla Skyrim, where each and every character is expected and quite often forced by quest design, to do everything in every run (join all but maybe 2 guilds, do all quests, learn all the shouts, maybe learn all spells).
Post by: Frumple on June 26, 2023, 08:53:41 pm
So - is Super Mario an RPG? Does eating a mushroom, fire flower, or star count as equipment / stat bonuses?Y'know, this makes me want to throw hammers at you :P
Super Mario has a line of RPGs stretching back to the SNES, and continuing onwards through the Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi lines pretty much straight into recent systems, too. Absolutely the super mario RPG games are RPGs, like, duh.
Anyway, my go-to for this sort of thing is if the devs and/or significant amounts of the playerbase call it a X, that's good enough to call it a X and quibbling beyond that is a probably* waste of time you could be using to play the game instead. Genres are largely shorthands just to help people find things similar enough to something they like they're likely to enjoy it (or dislike/want to avoid), it doesn't do basically anyone any actual good to hold them to stricter standards than that. Be loose like non-asshole definition of roguelike, flow like water, play like thirsting person in desert, uncaring of what species of cactus you sup from.
*I mean, if you enjoy that, then I guess you do you, just try not to bother folks less worried about hyperprecise genre pigeonholing, i.e. basically everyone else, heh.
Post by: EuchreJack on June 26, 2023, 10:17:48 pm
Post by: hector13 on June 26, 2023, 10:49:08 pm
Like the SPECIAL attributes and other skills in Fallout. You can be good at gunplay as a player, but the various interactions between equipment, skills, and attributes determines damage during any particular battle. It doesn’t matter how suave (or not) you are as a player, your character’s charisma attribute and speech skill (possibly reputation also) determine the success of that speech check.
Contrast with Mario, in which things like mushrooms and fire flowers only give some cushion for power skill. It doesn’t matter how many mushrooms you have, if the player is incapable of beating Bowser, they’re not beating Bowser.
Post by: scriver on June 27, 2023, 02:59:25 am
It's not conditional on characters having stats or an inventory system, but the presence of stats and gear will often be part of it since they are so common in the tbt-rpg-sphere.
Jrpgs are honorary rpgs because of their shared roots, as are roguelikes.
Post by: Eschar on June 27, 2023, 09:12:53 pm
Does an RPG need to have a story? That’s the main question I want to ask. If the answer is no, then a racing RPG probably is possible.
What would prevent a racing game from having a story, though?
Post by: Frumple on June 27, 2023, 09:18:42 pm
... anyway, there's been several racing games over the years with RPG mechanics, as well as various vehicle-themed RPGs, so no, nothing's preventing there from being a racing RPG. I don't really know of any genre or game style that's outright incapable of mixing with RPGs, really.
Post by: hector13 on June 27, 2023, 09:21:11 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on June 27, 2023, 09:22:47 pm
And think, your little anime blorbos could each have their own instrument-weapon and the music would do a solo when they do their special moves, it would be great guys...
Post by: Frumple on June 27, 2023, 09:32:55 pm
Could swear someone's actually done it, or something of similar intent, before, too.
... and by "swear" and "it" I mean I just checked 'cause it was bugging me and there's several different implementations of rhythm game rpg, both turn based and real time, so. Yeah. It's not a new or untested concept, heh.
Post by: Rolan7 on June 27, 2023, 09:54:50 pm
I had the thought today that a rhythm game JRPG would be pretty sweet. I'd probably make you keep up the rhythm even while just picking your move, to keep things going.Before The Echo (previously called Sequence) is a great little rhythm game with JRPG elements and character dialogue. You can grind loot and craft equipment and levels (or just be really good at the game instead).
And think, your little anime blorbos could each have their own instrument-weapon and the music would do a solo when they do their special moves, it would be great guys...
I really like the story, art, and the voice acting. The main characters are really clever and kinda hot, including the "villains". The plot is a bit more complicated than it first appears.
The main gameplay is sorta like a Guitar Hero (or Frequency/Amplitude) played on three tracks which you rapidly swap between. On one you play notes to block enemy attacks (occasionally). Another has constant notes you can jam to to build your mana. On the third you play a little sequence to cast a "spell"/attack.
It sounds really overwhelming but once you figure out what to prioritize it's not that bad. You can tank a few hits (particularly if you cast a shield, and maybe some regen). It's a lot easier than, say, Cook Serve Delicious or Guitar Hero in my experience. Even the ultimate challenge ending.
Oh and the music is nice!
Post by: Egan_BW on June 27, 2023, 10:00:26 pm
Post by: Eschar on June 28, 2023, 05:45:49 pm
Nothing? Plenty of racing games have some degree of story or plot, iirc there's even a few that's pretty involved. It's not super common or emphasized just due to the games tending to focus on the zoomy bits instead of fluffwork, but it's out there.
... anyway, there's been several racing games over the years with RPG mechanics, as well as various vehicle-themed RPGs, so no, nothing's preventing there from being a racing RPG.
(that's what I'm getting at, yeah)
Post by: TD1 on June 28, 2023, 09:17:42 pm
-snip-
Yea. General relation stuff. I'll deal.with it somehow
Post by: hector13 on June 28, 2023, 10:37:51 pm
So, as a caveat I am rather drunk. And it is 3.15 am.
-snip-
Yea. General relation stuff. I'll deal.with it somehow
Do what Charlemagne would do.
Post by: TD1 on June 29, 2023, 01:59:55 am
(Edit: or treat her like he did his daughters??)
In fairness, she is German.
The issue was 1) substantial age gap, 2) she's leaving for home in like 3 weeks.
And I guess 3) I was oblivious until she sprung it on drunk-me last night.
Post by: TD1 on June 29, 2023, 06:46:09 pm
I was fine with this at the time, but am now feeling increasingly melancholic.
Emotions suck.
Post by: hector13 on June 29, 2023, 06:57:59 pm
Distract yourself with something pleasant.
Post by: Il Palazzo on June 29, 2023, 07:33:15 pm
Post by: Great Order on June 29, 2023, 09:27:33 pm
What's everyone's favourite architectural style?
Post by: Frumple on June 29, 2023, 09:36:14 pm
... more seriously, I don't think I have one? Can't recall many times any particular building style's really stood out as particularly attractive. Closest would be probably be stuff that's heavily greened, but... nothing really stands out. Do lean pretty heavily away from light/airy glass heavy messes, though. I don't like the skyball of hate, so less of that getting in a building or reflecting pain into your eyes is good.
Well, so far as considering things from an aesthetic perspective goes. From a practical perspective, probably domes. Monolith, geodesic, whatever. There's not much that withstands heavy winds better, and when you live in hurricane territory most other considerations come a distant second, heh. Gimme something that can tank trees falling on it and 120 mph winds and we're good, I don't give a damn what it looks like.
Post by: MCreeper on June 29, 2023, 09:40:13 pm
There's not much that withstands heavy winds better, and when you live in hurricane territory most other considerations come a distant second, heh. Gimme something that can tank trees falling on it and 120 mph winds and we're good, I don't give a damn what it looks like.Out of simple curiosity, where that would be?
Post by: Il Palazzo on June 29, 2023, 09:52:38 pm
That said, I like looking at these, with a 'fuck that's ugly' general vibe going through my head. I wouldn't want to live in one.
Post by: Frumple on June 29, 2023, 10:41:31 pm
Out of simple curiosity, where that would be?Florida, ha. All the other categories are a thing, but it only takes one cat 4 or 5 (and I've been through both at this point, bloody michael) hurricane going over your house to gain a significant appreciation for housing what won't decide to go visit the neighbors quite so easily.
... though in fairness 120 mph winds is only cat 3-ish, which generally isn't that bad. Still don't want to be in its way but it's not go-screw-yourself 4 or 5.
Post by: King Zultan on June 30, 2023, 02:03:21 am
Out of simple curiosity:Art Deco!
What's everyone's favourite architectural style?
Post by: TD1 on June 30, 2023, 03:23:00 am
I want to know what the Fresh Prince of Brit Isles considers a 'substantial age gap'. Was it a Harold and Maude situation?Hah. We're talking single digits.
Post by: Great Order on June 30, 2023, 07:16:18 am
Friend!Out of simple curiosity:Art Deco!
What's everyone's favourite architectural style?
Post by: delphonso on July 01, 2023, 03:23:30 am
Brutalism for the win. Gorrillion folded reinforced concrete slabs arranged in domicile-adjacent shapes make mother nature cry and Fuhrer proud.
That said, I like looking at these, with a 'fuck that's ugly' general vibe going through my head. I wouldn't want to live in one.
I actually like brutalism in the root of the style: exposed materials likee concrete, steel and brick. The shapes that we think of are also alright with me, honestly. I'd be fine to live in a half-finished building apparently.
Post by: King Zultan on July 01, 2023, 03:44:52 am
Huzza!Friend!Out of simple curiosity:Art Deco!
What's everyone's favourite architectural style?
Post by: Frumple on July 01, 2023, 07:29:01 am
I mean, it's finished when the insides aren't exposed to the elements anymore and the desired utilities function. Everything past that point is just extras :VBrutalism for the win. Gorrillion folded reinforced concrete slabs arranged in domicile-adjacent shapes make mother nature cry and Fuhrer proud.
That said, I like looking at these, with a 'fuck that's ugly' general vibe going through my head. I wouldn't want to live in one.
I actually like brutalism in the root of the style: exposed materials likee concrete, steel and brick. The shapes that we think of are also alright with me, honestly. I'd be fine to live in a half-finished building apparently.
Post by: EuchreJack on July 01, 2023, 02:11:15 pm
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_style (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_style)
I'm actually quite fond of it.
Post by: Il Palazzo on July 01, 2023, 02:30:42 pm
Post by: dragdeler on July 01, 2023, 02:31:33 pm
Post by: MCreeper on July 01, 2023, 07:19:04 pm
Explosion is audible.
Explosion shakes the house floor (evidently, much bigger than the next one).
Explosion blows out the windows.
You are dead, yo.
I remember there was a site that lists those for nuke explosions...
Asking because I have heard hundreds of booms by now, yet there is no trace of them to be seen. It is baffling. Although, I seldom leavy my house and many of them probably weren't exactly bomb explosions.
Post by: delphonso on July 01, 2023, 08:23:07 pm
The basic answer is that sound will travel much further than any harmful pressure waves from the explosion. You can hear some artillery from 200 miles away, and volcanos can sometimes be heard even further away. Artillery will blast out windows for a couple city blocks, but again depends on the shot and the builds surrounding the explosion.
Post by: Great Order on July 01, 2023, 08:49:13 pm
What is rough relative diffirence between distances at which:You're thinking of nukemap, gives you a breakdown of fallout, immediate death, serious injury, minor injury, severe damage, minor damage etc. etc. as well as a death count.
Explosion is audible.
Explosion shakes the house floor (evidently, much bigger than the next one).
Explosion blows out the windows.
You are dead, yo.
I remember there was a site that lists those for nuke explosions...
Asking because I have heard hundreds of booms by now, yet there is no trace of them to be seen. It is baffling. Although, I seldom leavy my house and many of them probably weren't exactly bomb explosions.
Kind of morbid but interesting site.
Post by: King Zultan on July 02, 2023, 04:00:14 am
Post by: dragdeler on July 03, 2023, 10:02:49 am
Post by: McTraveller on July 03, 2023, 12:21:58 pm
Brown actually isn't a spectral color by the way; it's just the name we give particular shades of orange.
Post by: dragdeler on July 03, 2023, 12:35:27 pm
Post by: dragdeler on July 03, 2023, 01:41:16 pm
I guess I found it on the paint colorpalett, it's like somewhere in the yellow circle. But it would seem that we are particularly bad at perceiving nuances at that particular spot of the spectrum... Honestly it all just looks grey down there, not even brown.
Post by: scriver on July 04, 2023, 03:07:26 am
Something that looks green when reflecting light means it is absorbing red and reflecting green. If you are looking "through" it - enough green got reflected the other way, the only thing left to get to your eyes is red.
Brown actually isn't a spectral color by the way; it's just the name we give particular shades of orange.
Brown is more of a colour than orange is! It's orange that I'd just a particular shade of brown!
Post by: King Zultan on July 04, 2023, 05:12:03 am
Post by: Frumple on July 04, 2023, 07:11:41 am
Purple is my favor not!color. Also my favorite color, purple haters can get stuffed :V
Post by: hector13 on July 04, 2023, 10:27:21 am
Post by: scriver on July 04, 2023, 11:15:18 am
Post by: Ziusudra on July 04, 2023, 11:26:45 pm
Except purple, or so I've been told. It's apparently actually what happens when your brain errors out and can't parse what it's seeing, so it's less a color and more "404 Color Not Found".Magenta (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magenta#In_optics_and_color_science) is definitely extra-spectral; purple (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple#Optics) is borderline with some considering it a shade of magenta, while others consider violet and indigo to be shades of purple. I'm in the latter group.
Post by: EuchreJack on July 05, 2023, 01:55:09 pm
Post by: hector13 on July 05, 2023, 02:08:57 pm
What is Pink?
A musician.
Post by: Ziusudra on July 05, 2023, 02:09:24 pm
As a color name 'pink' used to refer to a yellow color (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stil_de_grain_yellow#History).
Post by: Loud Whispers on July 05, 2023, 09:07:16 pm
Out of simple curiosity:My standards have relaxed considerably to an appreciation for "anything built to last" and "beautiful" follows afterwards as a secondary condition. It becomes harder and harder to ignore non-renewable resources being wasted to build temporary structures in the interest of "cost saving" under the mistaken assumption that rebuilding the same building over and over again is cheaper than making it right once; it is a travesty that a wooden house older than the USA will sell well and sell high yet a developer will fuck his own concrete with iron rebar on the assumption that a quality house is unprofitable and the death of that house to mould, moist and rust is a big bucket of "I already sold not my problem." Every house should have a good hat, a good pair of shoes, stay as monomaterial as possible and breathable as possible and then that bastard will outlive your civilisation
What's everyone's favourite architectural style?
Post by: Egan_BW on July 05, 2023, 09:48:44 pm
Post by: Loud Whispers on July 05, 2023, 09:56:43 pm
Mainly because the civilization is doomed, though.aren't we all bud
Post by: King Zultan on July 06, 2023, 02:19:38 am
Post by: scriver on July 06, 2023, 06:37:49 am
One of my favorite singers actually.
As a color name 'pink' used to refer to a yellow color (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stil_de_grain_yellow#History).
Which is funny because "pink" in Swedish is pee
Out of simple curiosity:
What's everyone's favourite architectural style?
I don't know my styles well enough to have one, but I like anything that looks old and has history, and in new architecture I like stuff that looks humble and unassuming and dislike everything concrete, glass-wally (in the skyscraper fashion), and things that try to hard to look modern or futuristic, especially when it's build in areas of natural beauty.
My prime example of terrible architecture is the new art hall in Djurgården, Stockholm. I've brought it up before I'm sure, because it's such a perfect example of garish and not-caring-how-it-fits-into-the-surroundings/context-blind architecture.
For context, Djurgården is one of the oldest still old parts of Stockholm. It's been around for a while, so it has some splendid buildings from different times, but more importantly it also features some of biggest, nicest greens and parks in Stockholm that is open to all people for free.
And then they plonk down this monstrosity in the middle of it:
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Because clearly what this retreat and haven of peace in the middle of the city needed was a huge WW2 military style bunker, right. Something completely bland that looks exactly like all other boring concrete blocks we've built for the last 80 years or so and they still claim to be "innovative" and "during" for some reason.
Spoiler: This is was the original art hall from 1916 looks like: (click to show/hide)
Which is much more beautiful.
Mainly because the civilization is doomed, though.aren't we all bud
Not me, I am Ozymandias and my works will last eternal.
Post by: TamerVirus on July 06, 2023, 10:39:07 am
Reminds me of this show I watched years ago, it was called Life After People and it was about what happens to all of our crap we leave behind when all the people are dead.I remember that show! If only for the cgi scenes of great monuments collapsing due to lack of maintenance. And that NatGeo did an exact ripoff documentary like two months afterwards.
The only thing was that they treated it as if all of humanity was raptured/abducted by aliens/ got deleted at once.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: King Zultan on July 07, 2023, 05:24:33 am
It was a fun show I'm glad I spent a few hours pirating both series of the show and the movie, also went ahead and downloaded that other channel's thing. Mostly did that so I could watch them since I hardly ever saw them played on TV, and so I could watch without commercials.Reminds me of this show I watched years ago, it was called Life After People and it was about what happens to all of our crap we leave behind when all the people are dead.I remember that show! If only for the cgi scenes of great monuments collapsing due to lack of maintenance. And that NatGeo did an exact ripoff documentary like two months afterwards.
The only thing was that they treated it as if all of humanity was raptured/abducted by aliens/ got deleted at once.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Kagus on July 07, 2023, 05:17:34 pm
Out of simple curiosity:
What's everyone's favourite architectural style?
Mughal.
Post by: hector13 on July 07, 2023, 06:21:51 pm
Out of simple curiosity:
What's everyone's favourite architectural style?
Mughal.
kupo
Post by: Eric Blank on July 07, 2023, 08:38:27 pm
Post by: Frumple on July 07, 2023, 11:04:21 pm
Mughal.A great fondness for giant bulbous heads, eh? *mumbles something about cigars*
Post by: scriver on July 08, 2023, 12:54:34 am
Out of simple curiosity:
What's everyone's favourite architectural style?
Mughal.
Going to Andalusia and/or Marocco on a looking-at-old-buildings-voyage is a real life goal, that's the truth
Post by: King Zultan on July 08, 2023, 03:28:39 am
Post by: delphonso on July 08, 2023, 06:32:08 am
Out of simple curiosity:
What's everyone's favourite architectural style?
Mughal.
kupo
Just here to appreciate this pun.
Post by: MCreeper on July 10, 2023, 05:06:41 am
Post by: Strif3 on July 10, 2023, 06:14:26 am
Does someone know a name of a program that allows you to download files from normal links torrent-like, so you don't have to start over if download is interrupted? I know those exist, since i used one about 10 years ago, but found nothing but viruses now. And downloading large mods from moddb when you are in Ukraine is vicious.
I think Jdownloader2 (https://jdownloader.org/home (https://jdownloader.org/home)) might be what you're looking for.
Post by: dragdeler on July 10, 2023, 06:48:52 am
Post by: MCreeper on July 10, 2023, 07:11:11 am
Post by: WealthyRadish on July 10, 2023, 07:20:29 am
Does someone know a name of a program that allows you to download files from normal links torrent-like, so you don't have to start over if download is interrupted? I know those exist, since i used one about 10 years ago, but found nothing but viruses now. And downloading large mods from moddb when you are in Ukraine is vicious.
My first thought is to use curl, but wget is probably better.
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/287431/continue-interrupted-curl-download
https://www.gnu.org/software/wget/
Post by: MCreeper on July 10, 2023, 07:42:09 am
Post by: dragdeler on July 10, 2023, 07:56:00 am
Post by: MCreeper on July 10, 2023, 08:18:20 am
Post by: WealthyRadish on July 10, 2023, 08:24:13 am
That seems to be for Linux, and i'm on Windows.
There are windows binaries available for wget and curl (they're also included in cygwin), but if you're unfamiliar with using command line programs on windows you might very well find that you prefer rolling the dice on the malware over setting it all up.
Post by: dragdeler on July 10, 2023, 08:34:24 am
Post by: dragdeler on July 10, 2023, 09:23:24 am
If I were you I'd get microsoft download manager, no freeware/adware/trialware, it's not 20 years old (only 12 ^^), looks really straightfoward. Can't seem to find it from MS themselves any longer (they'd peddle it to you through windows store anyway) but on softonic and the likes it can still be found.
Post by: MCreeper on July 10, 2023, 10:05:57 am
Sorry for doublepost but this way you notice it quicker:Thanks, that's what i needed. By the way, wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Download_Manager) for it has proper link to webarchived download page on Microsoft site.
If I were you I'd get microsoft download manager, no freeware/adware/trialware, it's not 20 years old (only 12 ^^), looks really straightfoward. Can't seem to find it from MS themselves any longer (they'd peddle it to you through windows store anyway) but on softonic and the likes it can still be found.
Post by: Superdorf on July 10, 2023, 10:57:54 am
Life After People
Oh hey, I remember that show. It was morbid, sure, but weirdly serene in its way. Sort of a "this too shall pass" mentality, y'know?
I remember the cats in the skyscrapers best.
Post by: King Zultan on July 11, 2023, 01:52:52 am
Post by: McTraveller on July 13, 2023, 02:20:41 pm
I guess you do have to watch out for confusion and make sure you use m-Hz and not mHz, to make sure it's not confused with milli-Hertz.
I'd still like a nice "unit" name for acceleration though; I mean we kind of have 'g' but that gets confused with grams.
Post by: Eric Blank on July 13, 2023, 02:45:13 pm
Post by: hector13 on July 13, 2023, 02:49:21 pm
Post by: Frumple on July 13, 2023, 03:25:42 pm
Post by: dragdeler on July 14, 2023, 06:42:01 am
Post by: delphonso on July 14, 2023, 08:48:55 am
Post by: TamerVirus on July 14, 2023, 09:01:23 am
Post by: delphonso on July 14, 2023, 09:21:36 am
Air-con/DC
favorite band
Post by: scriver on July 14, 2023, 09:22:28 am
Post by: dragdeler on July 15, 2023, 01:53:49 pm
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Nooo
Post by: King Zultan on July 16, 2023, 01:13:26 am
Post by: Loud Whispers on July 16, 2023, 09:45:51 am
Post by: MaxTheFox on July 16, 2023, 10:20:17 pm
Alternating Current?Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Nooo
Post by: Great Order on July 19, 2023, 06:20:37 am
https://youtu.be/E0y2lWAYqxY?t=436 (https://youtu.be/E0y2lWAYqxY?t=436)
I can't find it and it's doing my nut in.
(Don't open it at work)
Post by: Rolan7 on July 19, 2023, 06:34:27 am
https://youtu.be/hwZNL7QVJjE
Also lmao
Post by: dragdeler on July 25, 2023, 11:22:11 am
Post by: Eric Blank on July 25, 2023, 03:21:57 pm
Post by: McTraveller on July 25, 2023, 05:45:56 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on July 25, 2023, 05:47:44 pm
Are unplanted seeds alive?Depends: Are you Catholic?
Post by: Frumple on July 25, 2023, 05:52:54 pm
Post by: Egan_BW on July 25, 2023, 06:09:11 pm
Post by: McTraveller on July 25, 2023, 06:24:40 pm
The question was prompted while eating an apple today - the apple, when not attached to its tree...is it alive? At what point does a vegetable cease being alive and just...something else? Or are plants oddities and they remain alive, simply transitioning from "good vegetable" to "vegetable with lots of non-vegetable growth" until it turns into an organic mass that no longer metabolizes?
(Oddly enough, I'm not even under the influence of anything... got myself into a weird loop.)
Post by: Egan_BW on July 25, 2023, 06:32:12 pm
Post by: Maximum Spin on July 25, 2023, 06:42:09 pm
I guess it's a question of the line between "dormant" versus "dead"... or "unalive.""Alive" has a pretty straightforward biological definition. There are blurry edges (don't ask about viruses), but that isn't one of them at all.
The question was prompted while eating an apple today - the apple, when not attached to its tree...is it alive? At what point does a vegetable cease being alive and just...something else? Or are plants oddities and they remain alive, simply transitioning from "good vegetable" to "vegetable with lots of non-vegetable growth" until it turns into an organic mass that no longer metabolizes?
(Oddly enough, I'm not even under the influence of anything... got myself into a weird loop.)
"Dormant" is still alive. Viable seeds are alive. Individual cells - even in animals! - may stay alive for weeks after the organism dies or is detached. And, of course, a dead thing may still have lots of other living things growing on it and extracting what's left of its structured energy.
Post by: Il Palazzo on July 25, 2023, 06:51:03 pm
Post by: dragdeler on July 25, 2023, 07:44:37 pm
The seed is information, I've heard that particularly as it pertains to apples, the variation is too big to expect the offspring to be paletable, so apparantly allmost all apples come from clones.
The apple itself is slowly dying I guess. The cells are still alive and struggling against entropy while starving. I wonder if they also fall just because the tree stops sending juices, or if they have like a hardcoded limit.
The seed, hm, ever heard of people they found frozen solid and managed to revive? For the seeds it's less of a temperature bound state of "pause" than chemically bound. Seeds have been shown to sprout after hundred or even thousands of years for certain species. But for that they need to be kept in the right conditions which usually involves being kept dry. Where they to come in contact with moisture but too little of it, and then nothing, they would try to run the program they have encoded into themselves, and start slowly dying, at which point we can unambigously say that they were alive.
Talking about information in this context is not weaseling around the question IMO, how much genetic material do we share with our closest relatives, was it more than 90, 95 or 98%... too lazy to look it up but it's pretty high. It is the information that is essential not the pedigree.
Post by: Maximum Spin on July 25, 2023, 08:20:17 pm
If it's such a straightforward a definition, why not state it instead of teasing us so? Myself, I haven't yet seen one that would not need to handwave some exceptions.I wasn't trying to tease, I just thought it was obvious from what I said. "Alive", at least in this context, means actively metabolizing. If it's using energy to maintain its state against entropy, it's alive. An apple on the tree, then, is alive; an apple in your hand is either quickly burning through its energy reserves for a brief period or already dead and slowly decaying. A seed, including the seeds in the apple, comes with enough energy reserves to keep it alive for a reasonably long time as long as it remains in stable conditions where the decay it has to fight against is slight enough.
I wonder if they also fall just because the tree stops sending juices, or if they have like a hardcoded limit.Sorry, didn't see this question - the detachment is "programmed". There are two main ways plants do this and I don't know which the apple uses, but most likely either the cells in the stem spontaneously release enzymes that break down the attachment between them, or those cells self-destruct by bursting, leaving a small gap.
Post by: Eric Blank on July 25, 2023, 08:37:33 pm
I guess it's a question of the line between "dormant" versus "dead"... or "unalive."
The question was prompted while eating an apple today - the apple, when not attached to its tree...is it alive? At what point does a vegetable cease being alive and just...something else? Or are plants oddities and they remain alive, simply transitioning from "good vegetable" to "vegetable with lots of non-vegetable growth" until it turns into an organic mass that no longer metabolizes?
(Oddly enough, I'm not even under the influence of anything... got myself into a weird loop.)
To muddy up the waters, there is a species of diatomic algae (my Google fu is failing me but I read about it a couple years ago on a science journal site) that allows itself to completely dry out, then come back to life when water is restored. The kicker is, when it dries out, it's chromosomes fall apart and then recombine when it rehydrates. This simulates sexual reproduction enough that the species, despite only reproducing asexually, has been around for millions of years. Usually asexually reproducing organisms either go extinct or change sufficiently to be a(or many) different species over generations.
Now, considering that it completely ceases all cellular function so much so that its chromosomes break down, and then revives with differently-arranged chromosomes, does that qualify as the same organism? Is it technically a different life, or the same living thing resurrected? Is it undead or newly born from its parents corpse?
Post by: Il Palazzo on July 25, 2023, 09:13:57 pm
I wasn't trying to tease, I just thought it was obvious from what I said. "Alive", at least in this context, means actively metabolizing. If it's using energy to maintain its state against entropy, it's alive. An apple on the tree, then, is alive; an apple in your hand is either quickly burning through its energy reserves for a brief period or already dead and slowly decaying. A seed, including the seeds in the apple, comes with enough energy reserves to keep it alive for a reasonably long time as long as it remains in stable conditions where the decay it has to fight against is slight enough.Are dormant bacteria (un)dead then?
Post by: Maximum Spin on July 26, 2023, 01:39:19 am
Are dormant bacteria (un)dead then?Of course they're alive, as they're still metabolizing. Metabolizing very slowly and conservatively is still metabolizing. The bacterium is still maintaining itself in a coherent state against entropy - if it weren't, it couldn't "wake up" again.
This isn't really something where you can find grey areas - something is dead when entropy has destroyed its coherence. There's no coming back from that. It's the second rule of thermodynamics. For example, individual cells are generally dead when their outer membranes have been lysed and all the juicy insides have spilled out. Living cells actively maintain their membranes against decay to the extent that they are able (and when unable, they die).
Post by: Il Palazzo on July 26, 2023, 03:30:38 am
I'm not being cheeky here - it's what I understood it to mean. I could probably google up some papers that talk in those terms. But I'm an ignoramus so might be missing a lot of nuance here (like, oh, we meant 'inactivity', not inactivity; or something).
Post by: Maximum Spin on July 26, 2023, 02:25:10 pm
Are the dormant bacteria really metabolising, though? Isn't bacterial dormancy defined by metabolic inactivity?It's basically "'inactivity', not inactivity", yes. It always takes energy to maintain the coherence of an organism against the environment. Some bacteria can form endospores that minimise the energy expenditure almost completely - to the point that, for example, they stop repairing their DNA, which will fall apart, causing them to die, eventually, so there's an absolute limit on the amount of time they can spend that way - but that level of absolute stasis is relatively rare.
I'm not being cheeky here - it's what I understood it to mean. I could probably google up some papers that talk in those terms. But I'm an ignoramus so might be missing a lot of nuance here (like, oh, we meant 'inactivity', not inactivity; or something).
Now, I should add here that a lot of what things like "ancient bacteria" found trapped in sediment are actually doing, we don't know. But we can tell they're doing SOMETHING because their DNA, cell walls, organelles, and stuff aren't all ruined. It's also not totally clear what's going on in endospores, except we do know they are packed with a chemical that is probably some kind of DNA preservative.
I guess I'd accept the argument that endospores could be considered "neither alive nor dead", but to me, it makes more sense to consider them in the "alive, but slowly dying" category. If they don't exit the spore state and start maintaining themselves fully again, they die.
Post by: Travis Bickle on July 27, 2023, 04:27:56 am
Tell me alternate firefox clients (like waterfox) and why you use them, is there anything you dont like about them?LibreWolf is pretty good and is basically just Firefox with the security hardening done for you and uBlock Origin preinstalled. Probably the easiest choice.
GNU IceCat is theoretically better but the obsessive commitment to removing anything proprietary or spyware renders most of the modern web completely unusable without tweaking. It also hasn't been actively maintained in years.
I've heard that Parabola Iceweasel is basically GNU IceCat, but actually good. I haven't actually tested it myself, though.
It should go without saying but if you get a more privacy-centered version of Firefox and are still using Windows, you're doing it wrong.
Post by: scriver on July 27, 2023, 04:34:14 am
so did it kinda die and then bring itself back to life?
That is not dead which can eternal lie
Post by: Great Order on August 16, 2023, 05:06:31 pm
Post by: Il Palazzo on August 16, 2023, 05:09:13 pm
Post by: Great Order on August 17, 2023, 04:36:45 am
Post by: scriver on August 17, 2023, 07:06:48 am
Post by: King Zultan on August 18, 2023, 02:16:48 am
Post by: scriver on August 18, 2023, 02:23:35 am
Post by: Great Order on August 22, 2023, 11:14:26 am
Post by: scriver on August 22, 2023, 12:40:15 pm
Post by: Great Order on August 22, 2023, 04:16:18 pm
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/41/c7/e6/41c7e630272a96bd5de735a4641fd673.jpg
This thing
Post by: dragdeler on August 22, 2023, 07:59:29 pm
Post by: King Zultan on August 23, 2023, 03:45:02 am
Post by: scriver on August 23, 2023, 08:15:17 am
Maybe? I've never been able to actually look at one to say what the hair's properly like, so there might be a second shaved area hiding under the hair.
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/41/c7/e6/41c7e630272a96bd5de735a4641fd673.jpg
This thing
Oh, I see! From your description I envisioned a lot more shaved head. Anyway, If that has a name I'm not aware if it. Although I would say it is undercut, but only on that side rather than the standard both. But don't trust me I don't know hair style lingo
Post by: delphonso on August 23, 2023, 08:14:37 pm
I had one recently and felt I looked like I had just undergone brain surgery... I went for a full undercut instead.
Post by: Great Order on August 24, 2023, 06:50:41 pm
Post by: scriver on August 25, 2023, 05:47:15 am
I'm thinking I might get a half-sleeve on my forearm of ancient oceanic life (Like pre-cambrian/cambrian/early ordovician), and with that in mind does anyone know of any cool and/or relatively unknown animals from the time?
In "alive" or fossile shape? I'm adding "fossil" too my ever expanding list of tsttoos I wanna get
Post by: Magmacube_tr on August 25, 2023, 06:14:37 am
I'm thinking I might get a half-sleeve on my forearm of ancient oceanic life (Like pre-cambrian/cambrian/early ordovician), and with that in mind does anyone know of any cool and/or relatively unknown animals from the time?
P. minchami (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parvancorina) would be my suggestion. It is from the Ediacaran period, the one before Cambrian, so it is very ancient. It is also quite mysterious, since it is incertae sedis within the animal kingdom. No one knows for sure what it is!
Post by: Great Order on August 25, 2023, 06:35:02 am
Alive, which means they'll probably get outdated some point in future but that's the price I'm willing to pay. Alongside the actual price.I'm thinking I might get a half-sleeve on my forearm of ancient oceanic life (Like pre-cambrian/cambrian/early ordovician), and with that in mind does anyone know of any cool and/or relatively unknown animals from the time?
In "alive" or fossile shape? I'm adding "fossil" too my ever expanding list of tsttoos I wanna get
Post by: scriver on August 25, 2023, 08:57:35 am
Alive, which means they'll probably get outdated some point in future but that's the price I'm willing to pay. Alongside the actual price.I'm thinking I might get a half-sleeve on my forearm of ancient oceanic life (Like pre-cambrian/cambrian/early ordovician), and with that in mind does anyone know of any cool and/or relatively unknown animals from the time?
In "alive" or fossile shape? I'm adding "fossil" too my ever expanding list of tsttoos I wanna get
Think of it less as getting dated and more as un you becoming a living show of our knowledge point in time ;)
I'm not really familiar with the era beyond the famous ones that you probably already know, but I've always thought that stuff like trilobites had a neat form. A quick googling lead me to the https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambroraster (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambroraster) which in addition to looking nice (imo) is apparantly named after the Millenium Falcon.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anomalocaris (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anomalocaris) loops kinda like an evil dragon shrimp in that top depiction
I'm thinking I might get a half-sleeve on my forearm of ancient oceanic life (Like pre-cambrian/cambrian/early ordovician), and with that in mind does anyone know of any cool and/or relatively unknown animals from the time?
P. minchami (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parvancorina) would be my suggestion. It is from the Ediacaran period, the one before Cambrian, so it is very ancient. It is also quite mysterious, since it is incertae sedis within the animal kingdom. No one knows for sure what it is!
Just don't get a P. Sagita
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Parvancorina_species.png)
Post by: Great Order on August 25, 2023, 09:31:57 am
I mean, look at the thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anomalocaris
Spoiler: How could you say no to those eyes? (click to show/hide)
Wiwaxia also looks pretty awesome: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiwaxia
Post by: Egan_BW on August 25, 2023, 01:12:02 pm
Post by: scriver on August 25, 2023, 02:42:34 pm
Post by: Frumple on August 25, 2023, 02:59:08 pm
Well, one of the ones I'm wanting is Anomalocaris.I mean, if you want an anorith tattoo, just go for it. There's nothing wrong with rock/bug :P
I mean, look at the thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AnomalocarisSpoiler: How could you say no to those eyes? (click to show/hide)
Post by: MrRoboto75 on August 26, 2023, 04:05:00 pm
I am born male, white; and currently only wash daily with anti-dandruff shampoo. I try to brush it more often now so it's not a total mess.
Post by: scriver on August 27, 2023, 04:20:49 am
Post by: Maximum Spin on August 27, 2023, 04:25:12 am
I know very little of hair caring, so equip your grain of salt, but I think here's some good general advice: don't use shampoo every day, it dries out the hair or skin, so take a day in between foaming it up or use shampoo thats less intense. And add a round of hair conditioner/balsam/whatever it's called in English after you've shampooed itIt depends on your hair type. Everything depends on your hair type, really.
Post by: scriver on August 27, 2023, 04:49:33 am
Post by: Frumple on August 27, 2023, 07:11:35 am
I am interested in growing my hair longer but don't have much clue in how to care/style it.Wash as needed and tie it up with a hair tie. Hard to go terribly wrong with a simple low tail, heh. Conditioning is... more to preference -- I actually don't like how floofy the stuff makes my hair, so I just use shampoo, ferex. Hair spray or gel will definitely make it easier to style, but... at least in personal experience, that shit makes your hair feel just absolutely goddamn terrible. Like someone replaced your noggin' cover with dried out straw. Would not recommend.
I am born male, white; and currently only wash daily with anti-dandruff shampoo. I try to brush it more often now so it's not a total mess.
Best advice if you're going any route that involves hair ties, though? Hair dresser suppliers sell that stuff in 100+ packs. Get a couple years worth in one go, for cheaper than usual per unit.
Post by: Il Palazzo on August 27, 2023, 08:24:45 am
- While you're growing your hair there will be a period when you can't yet tie it up, but - depending on your specifics - it may not lend itself to sensible arrangement, and you may end up looking like crazy person for a few months. Figure out a stop-gap measure beforehand. I don't know - a headband or something. Some sort of a hat is good, but you might not want to wear it everywhere. Maybe some hair product for styling. Myself, I couldn't come up with anything that wouldn't itself look crazy on me, so the crazy person look it was.
- You can't comb this shit. Get a hairbrush. Something delicate enough not to irritate your scalp, as you'll be using it a lot.
- You'll suddenly start noticing hair everywhere. It's not that you'll be losing more (maybe a bit, due to all that brushing and general pulling), but what used to be few centimetres long will now be at least a few times longer. Make it your daily routine to brush at least once, so that you can collect all the loose hair at once instead of randomly leaving it everywhere during the day. Or losing it when you shower - clogging the drain can be an issue.
- You can sleep with your hair tied up. You probably should, too, so as to prevent excessive tangling. Heck, you may even be able to wash it tied up.
- I tried using conditioners, but it felt like too much of a hassle for too little gain. But YMMV. I prefer just water most days, with shampoo every now and then. I find the natural lubrication kinda works with long hair (with short hair it just looks greasy). If your scalp is often itchy or dandruff-prone, skipping shampoo might not be an option.
- Once your hair is long enough to be tied up, always carry an emergency tie with you. They will break every now and then so it's good to have a peace of mind.
Post by: Maximum Spin on August 27, 2023, 03:58:07 pm
Honestly, I would have assumed that, if your hair is of a type that you need to brush it all the time, it probably wouldn't be worth growing out in the first place.
Post by: Loud Whispers on August 27, 2023, 06:18:08 pm
Post by: Eric Blank on August 27, 2023, 08:15:41 pm
Post by: MCreeper on October 15, 2023, 08:02:58 am
Post by: Eric Blank on October 15, 2023, 11:27:07 pm
No idea if that would be sufficient to kill just as quickly as fire. You'd have to consider the temperature of the flames too. Probably not super hot since they're depicted as red-orange, so probably wood burning temperature, probably 240C.
Now, does all the ambient heat drawn out of one sorcerors' ice spell go into the next sorcerors' fire spell? Are they comically linked in-universe?
This makes me wonder if the Beyond Skyrim team wrote any more books.
Post by: dragdeler on November 04, 2023, 04:25:49 am
Post by: TD1 on November 05, 2023, 08:05:57 pm
The European Solidarity Corps is by far my best option. However, most options are closed to UK residents.
I live in Northern Ireland and have both Irish and British citizenship.
Would it matter if I... ever so slightly... misled them and changed my personal details to claim residency in Ireland? Or would it be a Big Deal/easy to discover?
Or... is it even misleading? Does citizenship imply legal residency? I dunno.
Post by: Frumple on November 05, 2023, 08:14:02 pm
Practically, don't fuck around with something that could end up with you fined or in jail or with some kind of black mark in your official history. If you're unsure about how your dual citizenship status will interact with the opportunities you're interested in, ask the people administrating them. Don't try to end run that sort of thing, it rarely ends well. If you're considering doing something you're framing as misleading, or worrying about getting caught doing it... stop. Think twice. Then don't do it. Take your steps to make sure there's not a problem instead of trying to figure out how to deceive any organization you're trying to work with.
Post by: hector13 on November 05, 2023, 08:20:40 pm
Unless it’s just the residency part. I imagine you would be pretty easily found out if you had to get physical mail (in this day and age?) which would pretty obviously put you in the UK.
On the one hand you’ll be taking a place away from someone else, on the other hand… experience and character building, something to put on your CV and all that jazz.
A quick look at their website says it’s still open to UK residents until funding runs out. I don’t know if that’s happened yet.
Post by: TD1 on November 05, 2023, 09:03:52 pm
But I suspect Frumple is correct. I was treating it as at worst a white lie, at best as something they wouldn't actually care about. Or would at least be impotent to challenge me on.
In actuality, they probably do care. Which is irksome.
I'll send them an email to ask for clarification.
I'm curious as to whether my citizenship will trump residency.
Post by: Great Order on November 12, 2023, 04:12:13 pm
Another song request, what's the one playing here? It's annoyingly difficult to find a song when you don't know the name or creator.
Post by: King Zultan on November 14, 2023, 03:24:45 am
Post by: Rolan7 on November 14, 2023, 07:47:40 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko4DsG-J4tI
Google's "what song is this" has gotten pretty impressive, particularly when someone's talking over it.
Thanks for the pretty song GO :) The gaming was funny too
where is my wallet aaaaa this sucks
I don't wanna cancel my cards
Post by: Great Order on November 14, 2023, 10:34:26 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on November 15, 2023, 08:05:06 am
Post by: dragdeler on November 21, 2023, 12:09:02 pm
Ever unmuted them? It's saddest fucking pseudogamers too. They need to be blcoked to oblivion, they need to to be so freaking blocked that they'd struggle to call an ambulance, that or they need to be raided by inflammatory assholes that expose them for being astroturfed and call them all the names in the book.
Post by: Frumple on November 21, 2023, 07:31:38 pm
Post by: Great Order on November 29, 2023, 09:18:33 pm
It's painless, doesn't look spidery at all, perfect dryness/oilyness, no spots or anything. The problem is Google sees this and immediately throws rosacea at me which it absolutely isn't. The only thing that's happened to my nose is that, pre-HRT, it was the site of craploads of spots. Is it possible for that to cause permanent redness even well after they're gone?
Post by: TD1 on November 30, 2023, 12:46:11 pm
This can fade over time - or not. You can apply vitamin c and retinol (though not at the same time) to speed up cell turn-over. A moisturising suncream of SPF 30 or higher would be good too.
Not that this is obviously hyperpigmentation, of course. But I'd say look into it.
Post by: Great Order on December 04, 2023, 02:54:20 pm
Post by: McTraveller on December 04, 2023, 03:06:25 pm
Post by: Great Order on December 04, 2023, 03:12:25 pm
From what I've looked up there's absolutely nothing wrong with them. Unless you get them from a dodgy source (Because of toxic additives, not because they're made from cassava funnily enough. All the work to remove the cyanide only to put poison back in) they should be absolutely A-OK to eat even raw, just they can give you an upset stomach if they are undercooked since they'll expand.
I dunno, maybe it's a translation error, or maybe they're just being overly cautious so nobody tries to sue them in the event they cause illness. Apparently too many can cause constipation too.
Post by: King Zultan on December 05, 2023, 04:18:25 am
Post by: hector13 on December 05, 2023, 12:20:05 pm
Post by: Great Order on December 05, 2023, 01:00:31 pm
Post by: delphonso on December 06, 2023, 07:31:26 am
Post by: scriver on December 06, 2023, 04:09:54 pm
Post by: Great Order on December 06, 2023, 04:23:14 pm
If you transcribe it, I might be able to help. I'm fluent in poorly translated Chinese-to-English.Doesn't matter, I've had a full pack so far and I've not vomited myself inside out so I think it's safe.
Post by: Frumple on December 06, 2023, 05:12:16 pm
Post by: hector13 on December 06, 2023, 05:33:17 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on December 06, 2023, 05:49:17 pm
Post by: Eric Blank on December 06, 2023, 07:42:38 pm
Post by: Laterigrade on December 07, 2023, 01:00:07 am
My mind melded your two post into "I'm fluent in tapioca-to-English"A useful skill, to be sure.
Post by: Loud Whispers on December 07, 2023, 09:01:07 am
I thought about a horrible flesh blob of tapioca pearls mixed amongst various tissues with roots and leaves sprouting from it. I have creepy pasta in my DNA though and saw a meme on imgur earlier where someone claimed to have a sharp pain in their palm to find a tiny plant had sprouted under their skin, like a seed that got wedged in as a sliver and decided "this counts as soil time to germinate!"
Even now the evil seed of what you have done germinates within your soil.
Post by: Il Palazzo on December 07, 2023, 10:00:12 am
Now, the question is for you native speakers (mainly Brits, but anyone really): does anyone actually say it that way, with the single final vowel and not the diphthong? I lived in the UK for a few years, and can't recollect any other pronunciation than /-eɪ/. Furthermore, I've just checked in Youglish, which provides pronunciation snippets from various videos over the internet, and I can't here the short /-i/ or /-ɪ/ ending there either.
Is this an error, a particular dialect, or have I just managed to never hear it by accident?
And if anyone is aware of a video with an example of such pronunciation, do provide a link.
dictionary.com entry: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/yesterday
Youglish entry: https://youglish.com/pronounce/yesterday/english/uk
Post by: Loud Whispers on December 07, 2023, 10:37:37 am
Post by: TD1 on December 07, 2023, 10:48:56 am
Post by: scriver on December 08, 2023, 05:54:39 am
In the British English section it renders ending with /-dɪ/ as the primary one.
This is pronounced sorta like "yesterdee" right? I'm not super good with phonetics.
But yes I can even think of saying that without breaking out into my terrible Hollywood "irish"/"shkottish" accent
Post by: Great Order on December 08, 2023, 01:46:03 pm
I'm trying to find an appropriate t-test for my data, and I've spent 5 hours slamming my head against a wall trying to get it to work and failing. Not a consecutive 5 hours either, this is me going away, coming back with some hilarious misplaced optimism and a fresh new outlook, then ending a frustrated, stressed out mess every fucking time.
The data's on stick insects. We've got 20 results from 20 stick insects under two different circumstances: The absence of wind, and the presence of wind. The data we got is the number of seconds spent swaying over 10 minutes. These were the same stick insects in both circumstances (eg group 1 did stick insect A with no wind, gets 5 seconds. The same group then used a cold hair dryer to blow air over the same stick insect, resulting in 20 seconds. Repeat over another 19 groups)
The data's not normally distributed, I did a test and pulled up a histogram both confirming it.
I'm lead to believe I either need to do a Kruskal-Wallis test, or a Wilcoxon signed/paired rank test.
First question, am I right and if so which do I use?
Second question, how the actual FUCK do I do these tests (Mine or the new one) in RStudio? The K-W test produced different results if I compared NoWind to Wind or Wind to NoWind, which seems fucking weird to me - I'm comparing the exact same values in reverse order, why would I get wildly different chi squared, DF and P-values?
As for the Wilcoxon test, I just don't know how to input that. I've followed 5 different tutorials and every one shows something slightly different and every one throws out an error.
EDIT: I might have this worked out, if I'm back on the forums screaming at everyone tomorrow you'll know I didn't.
Post by: Loud Whispers on December 10, 2023, 07:39:35 am
EDIT: I might have this worked out, if I'm back on the forums screaming at everyone tomorrow you'll know I didn't.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Frumple on December 10, 2023, 08:24:02 am
Post by: King Zultan on December 12, 2023, 02:05:17 am
Post by: Il Palazzo on December 12, 2023, 05:19:58 am
Post by: dragdeler on December 12, 2023, 07:23:26 am
Can I have a glass?
Boots on the ground.
I sense some vague basedness of the part of linguists... Lending a hand would be a synecdoche, but ruling with an iron fist would be a metonymie... I think. This is probably an amount of nuance nobody ever needed.
Post by: Loud Whispers on December 12, 2023, 02:01:22 pm
So metonym denotes the generic kind of way we use things to refer to other things. Synecdoche refers to when a part of something is used to signify the whole or vice versa.
"Six thousand spears. Less than half of what I'd hoped for," - King Theoden.
So this one is both a metonym but not a synecdoche, because the spears signify the cavalry units who wield these spears. Unless you want to get philosophical and say the spears are a part of the riders of Rohan... Which culturally, may be true.
"Gondor calls for aid." - Aragorn
"And Rohan will answer." - Theoden
An example of a synecdoche where a more comprehensive thing is used to signify a lesser part of the thing. Or vice versa.
"Excuse me? I have a sword. Please accept it. I offer you my service, Theoden King," - Merry
"And gladly, I accept it. You shall be Meriadoc, Esquire of Rohan," - Theoden
Merry's usage of "sword" to mean his service is an example of a metonym that is not a synecdoche. His sword is associated with service, he is not literally giving Theoden his sword, but instead using it to mean his service as the sword is associated with knighthood.
"Take up my seat in the Golden Hall. Long may you defend Edoras if the battle goes ill." - Theoden to Eowyn.
Here Theoden uses two synecdoches, that use smaller parts to refer to greater wholes. Theoden's seat is his throne, and both his seat and the Golden Hall are the symbols of his royal power. So by using these metonyms he is asking Eowyn to succeed him if he dies in battle.
Basically King Theoden is good at speeches
Post by: Il Palazzo on December 12, 2023, 02:23:17 pm
So, it's that >part< of a thing that's crucial for synecdoche.
'You have my sword' is not a synecdoche.
'My blade is at your service' would count as one. Right?
Also, the word is called a metonym, while metonymy is the use of such in an expression. Is this correct?
Post by: Loud Whispers on December 12, 2023, 03:05:29 pm
Thanks. Excellent.ye
So, it's that >part< of a thing that's crucial for synecdoche.
also sometimes it's the reverse, where you refer to a whole to actually mean a part of it. E.g. Winston Churchill's we shall fight them on the beaches quote "Until, in God's good time, The New World, with all it's power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the Old."
So this one is also a synecdoche because the new world (USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) is referred to by the whole of its parts, as is Europe & Asia (the old world)
'You have my sword' is not a synecdoche.Probably not, unless you want to get philosophical about the nature of a swordsman and their sword being one, wuxia style
'My blade is at your service' would count as one. Right?
Also, the word is called a metonym, while metonymy is the use of such in an expression. Is this correct?ye
Post by: Il Palazzo on December 13, 2023, 05:25:18 am
[/quote]'You have my sword' is not a synecdoche.Probably not, unless you want to get philosophical about the nature of a swordsman and their sword being one, wuxia style
'My blade is at your service' would count as one. Right?
I meant it like the blade is a part of a sword (which then refers to an oath like in the first sentence), but maybe that's not metaphorical enough. I gotta think about this some more. But thanks again - very helpful indeed.
Post by: Laterigrade on December 22, 2023, 01:24:22 am
how do I prevent this?
Post by: Bumber on December 25, 2023, 12:09:49 am
my hair, fairly long, keeps getting quite tangled — I assume from putting it up in a ponytail relatively often
how do I prevent this?
Cut it.
Post by: scriver on December 25, 2023, 03:30:47 am
my hair, fairly long, keeps getting quite tangled — I assume from putting it up in a ponytail relatively often
how do I prevent this?
If you don't brush it, buy a brush and brush it.
If you do brush it, maybe add an application an rinse-out of hair conditioner after washing it?
I've seen people say both that you're supposed to tie it up and that you're supposed to leave it loose before going to bed to prevent tangling and I don't know which is true.
Post by: Kagus on December 25, 2023, 04:08:25 am
Post by: Frumple on December 25, 2023, 09:08:52 am
I've seen people say both that you're supposed to tie it up and that you're supposed to leave it loose before going to bed to prevent tangling and I don't know which is true.Different sorts of hair tangle under different conditions, so the answer to which is true is "both". It's not going to be consistent between all people.
When I actually care about tangling (rarely, even at its worst my hair doesn't tangle badly -- my bedhead is less rat nest and more anime or mad scientist), my best luck with something I can actually manage has been with a high ponytail, getting it so it's over the back of whatever pillow-equivalents I'm sleeping on and not, y'know, underneath me.
... my best luck with assistance has been a tight braid earlier in the day and just not letting it loose to sleep. Never quite gotten the hang of braiding it without help, though. Something about the process just seriously screws with my motor control, and despite trying several dozen times over the years, both with and without help, it's just never stuck :-\
Any case, yeah, the least finicky way of handling it is to just brush it out more than once a day. That's true with or without putting it into some kind of tail. There's also chemical solutions (hair spray, conditioner, etc.), but... in my experience, the stuff that works tends to make your hair either be pretty unmanageable or feel fucking terrible -- most conditioner-direction stuff I've tried basically turns my head into an afro (hair gets annoyingly fluffy =_=), and hairspray ends up with a head of straw, which is just miserable.
I'd just brush more often unless it's getting pretty desperate. If it is getting desperate, get a spread of options and try them all to see what works best. Hair care can be pretty personalized.
Post by: Magmacube_tr on December 28, 2023, 08:10:48 am
But what was it? Did it even exist, or am I hallucinating? I used the forum search already, but nothing came out.
What do you think?
Post by: Loud Whispers on December 28, 2023, 08:21:18 am
So, I remember a !!SCIENCE!! thread or series of posts here about adventure mode that described someone taking their adventurer beyond the world limit at one of the poles and suddenly end up getting surrounded and then encased by ice walls. It was very freaky and I wanna read it again.That was real. I even encountered it in game myself. You get weird nonsense to do with oceans and temp calculations... The walls closing in...
But what was it? Did it even exist, or am I hallucinating? I used the forum search already, but nothing came out.
What do you think?
Post by: Magmacube_tr on December 28, 2023, 12:17:31 pm
I guess at least? The world border stuff might've been mandela effect at play.
SCRATCH ALL THAT
Found the actual one. (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=121855.msg3960474#msg3960474)
Post by: Eric Blank on December 28, 2023, 04:52:55 pm
Post by: Rolan7 on December 28, 2023, 06:55:20 pm
Post by: Great Order on December 28, 2023, 07:24:28 pm
The Fortress has no northern shore. Space is forbidden. Time contracts to a single frozen instant. There is only one way Dwarf.So, I remember a !!SCIENCE!! thread or series of posts here about adventure mode that described someone taking their adventurer beyond the world limit at one of the poles and suddenly end up getting surrounded and then encased by ice walls. It was very freaky and I wanna read it again.That was real. I even encountered it in game myself. You get weird nonsense to do with oceans and temp calculations... The walls closing in...
But what was it? Did it even exist, or am I hallucinating? I used the forum search already, but nothing came out.
What do you think?
This style of architecture, what is it?
https://old.reddit.com/r/CityPorn/comments/173uzls/another_lovely_image_of_boston_usa/
Post by: scriver on December 30, 2023, 04:23:32 am
Post by: EuchreJack on December 30, 2023, 01:55:27 pm
Found it! (http://)
I guess at least? The world border stuff might've been mandela effect at play.
SCRATCH ALL THAT
Found the actual one. (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=121855.msg3960474#msg3960474)
Wow. Now I'm mildly tempted to load up Classic version. Congrats!
Post by: Great Order on December 30, 2023, 07:35:15 pm
A lot of searching later, I've discovered it's Second Empire Style, albeit with brick rather than the generally "stereotypical" alabaster look.The Fortress has no northern shore. Space is forbidden. Time contracts to a single frozen instant. There is only one way Dwarf.So, I remember a !!SCIENCE!! thread or series of posts here about adventure mode that described someone taking their adventurer beyond the world limit at one of the poles and suddenly end up getting surrounded and then encased by ice walls. It was very freaky and I wanna read it again.That was real. I even encountered it in game myself. You get weird nonsense to do with oceans and temp calculations... The walls closing in...
But what was it? Did it even exist, or am I hallucinating? I used the forum search already, but nothing came out.
What do you think?
This style of architecture, what is it?
https://old.reddit.com/r/CityPorn/comments/173uzls/another_lovely_image_of_boston_usa/
Post by: scriver on December 31, 2023, 08:09:23 am
A lot of searching later, I've discovered it's Second Empire Style, albeit with brick rather than the generally "stereotypical" alabaster look.The Fortress has no northern shore. Space is forbidden. Time contracts to a single frozen instant. There is only one way Dwarf.So, I remember a !!SCIENCE!! thread or series of posts here about adventure mode that described someone taking their adventurer beyond the world limit at one of the poles and suddenly end up getting surrounded and then encased by ice walls. It was very freaky and I wanna read it again.That was real. I even encountered it in game myself. You get weird nonsense to do with oceans and temp calculations... The walls closing in...
But what was it? Did it even exist, or am I hallucinating? I used the forum search already, but nothing came out.
What do you think?
This style of architecture, what is it?
https://old.reddit.com/r/CityPorn/comments/173uzls/another_lovely_image_of_boston_usa/
Oh hey, I wasn't wrong! Just generally unhelpful ;)
Post by: Great Order on December 31, 2023, 12:06:11 pm
Although it did give me an idea as to *what* to Google that eventually led to the answer, so it wasn't 100% unhelpful.
Post by: Magmacube_tr on January 01, 2024, 11:07:23 am
I know the one and only right answer already, but I wanna see you guys answer it as well.
Post by: Frumple on January 01, 2024, 11:30:30 am
Post by: Magmacube_tr on January 01, 2024, 11:33:12 am
There is only potato.
Yes, the universal, objective truth.
Post by: McTraveller on January 01, 2024, 02:15:50 pm
Consider, if you "borrow from yourself" how would you pay yourself back? What would this even mean?
Instead of phrasing it "borrowing from yourself", would it be better described as "making an investment", since the idea is more like you are "spending" some resources you have now, in the hope that you end up with more resources in the future than if you didn't spend them now?
Post by: Frumple on January 01, 2024, 03:35:21 pm
It's why that turn of phrase is used instead of "making an investment in your future" or some variation thereof. It's for situations that are likely to be net neutral at best, not ones you expect to pay off in any way. It's not some kind of positive statement under most circumstances, heh.
Post by: McTraveller on January 01, 2024, 05:08:19 pm
Post by: Frumple on January 01, 2024, 05:46:37 pm
Reserves implies it's coming from something that's, like... already there, or something you have excess of. That's just not really what the saying's usually used to get across.
Post by: McTraveller on January 01, 2024, 06:28:57 pm
Similarly, using the phrase "stealing from yourself" implies that your future self owns the thing but your present self doesn't; I don't think "stealing from yourself" makes much sense either for that reason.
In both cases I'm referring to things you absolutely do tangibly have today, like money in the bank, or food in the cabinet, or whatever. That is - you can't borrow a pair of shoes from yourself if you don't have a pair of shoes (borrowing from someone else is a different concept, and I'm not thinking about that right now). You can't even "borrow" (or "steal") a pair of shoes from your future self if you don't have that pair of shoes today.
That was sort of my general train of thought on this... you can't "borrow" or "steal" something that doesn't actually exist.
NOTE: I acknowledge there is a sense of how "steal from your future self" may be reasonable, because if you take some action today, you may prevent your future self from having access to something you otherwise would presumably have if you didn't "use" it today. But it's a bit statistical, because there's no guarantees about material future... In this case, though, it still has to be something that "exists" today to be able to use it.
Post by: Ziusudra on January 02, 2024, 05:11:50 pm
What is the best vegetable?For what definition of vegetable? Are we including grains? Or fruits we use like vegetables?
Because if either of those gets a yes, then the correct answer is pizza.
Post by: King Zultan on January 03, 2024, 04:21:57 am
But that gives us a second and just as important of a question and that is, what kind of pizza?What is the best vegetable?For what definition of vegetable? Are we including grains? Or fruits we use like vegetables?
Because if either of those gets a yes, then the correct answer is pizza.
Post by: Magmacube_tr on January 03, 2024, 04:27:42 am
What is the best vegetable?For what definition of vegetable? Are we including grains? Or fruits we use like vegetables?
Because if either of those gets a yes, then the correct answer is pizza.
NO
Tomatoes, pepper, cucumbers and all that junk are fruit, and grains are their own class.
Edible roots, tubers, stems and leaves are vegetables.
Post by: King Zultan on January 03, 2024, 04:39:19 am
Post by: scriver on January 03, 2024, 05:50:10 am
What is the best vegetable?
I mean, there's no competition. The swede (https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/glossary/swede-glossary), obviously.
What is the best vegetable?For what definition of vegetable? Are we including grains? Or fruits we use like vegetables?
Because if either of those gets a yes, then the correct answer is pizza.
NO
Tomatoes, pepper, cucumbers and all that junk are fruit, and grains are their own class.
This is lies! Biology never had the mandate to decide what is an isn't a fruit. That is for the field of language, linguistics, to decide. If biologists wanted to create a new concept they should have come up with a new word for it, not appropriated one already in use! Reject the false reality they are trying to impose on you! Tomatoes will ways be vegetables and never fruit!
Post by: Magmacube_tr on January 03, 2024, 06:24:37 am
What is the best vegetable?
I mean, there's no competition. The swede (https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/glossary/swede-glossary), obviously.What is the best vegetable?For what definition of vegetable? Are we including grains? Or fruits we use like vegetables?
Because if either of those gets a yes, then the correct answer is pizza.
NO
Tomatoes, pepper, cucumbers and all that junk are fruit, and grains are their own class.
This is lies! Biology never had the mandate to decide what is an isn't a fruit. That is for the field of language, linguistics, to decide. If biologists wanted to create a new concept they should have come up with a new word for it, not appropriated one already in use! Reject the false reality they are trying to impose on you! Tomatoes will ways be vegetables and never fruit!
Fruits are plant organs specifically evolved to be eaten by animals! They carry seeds to be spread out by those said animals! Tomatoes carry seeds, and serve a reproductive purpose for the plant! TOMATOES ARE OBJECTIVELY FRUIT! LINGUISTS CAN GO TO HELL!
Post by: scriver on January 03, 2024, 06:51:36 am
What is the best vegetable?
I mean, there's no competition. The swede (https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/glossary/swede-glossary), obviously.What is the best vegetable?For what definition of vegetable? Are we including grains? Or fruits we use like vegetables?
Because if either of those gets a yes, then the correct answer is pizza.
NO
Tomatoes, pepper, cucumbers and all that junk are fruit, and grains are their own class.
This is lies! Biology never had the mandate to decide what is an isn't a fruit. That is for the field of language, linguistics, to decide. If biologists wanted to create a new concept they should have come up with a new word for it, not appropriated one already in use! Reject the false reality they are trying to impose on you! Tomatoes will ways be vegetables and never fruit!
Fruits are plant organs specifically evolved to be eaten by animals! They carry seeds to be spread out by those said animals! Tomatoes carry seeds, and serve a reproductive purpose for the plant! TOMATOES ARE OBJECTIVELY FRUIT! LINGUISTS CAN GO TO HELL!
That's not the definition of fruit! Fruit and vegetable is defined by taste and use by humans, not how they're useful to the plants! This is the lie the biologists feed you! Eat truth, not false fruit!
Post by: McTraveller on January 03, 2024, 11:05:19 am
There is no "one true definition" here, I don't know why this is a difficult concept? Or are we just being intentionally obstinate here?
Post by: Magmacube_tr on January 03, 2024, 11:28:27 am
It depends on the context. If you're in a biology class, fruit and vegetable have a different meaning than if you're an FDA inspector or a cook.
There is no "one true definition" here, I don't know why this is a difficult concept? Or are we just being intentionally obstinate here?
YOU AND SCRIVER ARE BOTH INFIDELS!!!
The one universal truth is that tomatoes are fruit! Nothing those filthy heathen linguists say will change this immutable rule of reality!
We are just joking around, lmao.
Post by: dragdeler on January 03, 2024, 01:03:26 pm
Try all you want to sort them by sugar content, their role to the plant, wether they grow above or below ground... In the end nature will go, how about deez nuts?
Post by: anewaname on January 03, 2024, 02:05:37 pm
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Post by: Egan_BW on January 03, 2024, 07:38:46 pm
Post by: King Zultan on January 04, 2024, 02:03:56 am
Post by: scriver on January 04, 2024, 09:45:04 am
Tomatoes aren't fruits or vegetables, they are terrible garbage.
You should grow your own tomatoes they are small red pockets of sweet joy and nothing like store bought ones
Post by: Eric Blank on January 04, 2024, 02:23:17 pm
You can grow your own potatoes grafted to tomatoes, though.
Post by: dragdeler on January 04, 2024, 06:23:54 pm
So I get it.
Can't make pizza without tomato tho, and good tomatoes are absolutely delicious, confirmed.
Post by: Frumple on January 04, 2024, 06:47:03 pm
Post by: Great Order on January 04, 2024, 07:20:58 pm
I still wouldn't eat them. Bleh.Or you could crossbreed tomato and tobacco.
You can grow your own potatoes grafted to tomatoes, though.
Post by: King Zultan on January 05, 2024, 02:52:54 am
Also tomatoes are nasty alone but are good when you mix them with other stuff.
Post by: EuchreJack on January 05, 2024, 09:51:46 pm
Eeehhh... you absolutely can make pizza without tomato. You just leave the tomato out. It's generally not as good (imo, exception given for dessert/candy pizzas) but it's still recognizable as pizza and plenty edible, thankfully enough considering some poor bastards are allergic to tomatoes and otherwise would be unable to eat pizza without, like, dying. Better that pizza not be shackled to any one ingredient, so that its splendor may be spread to all instead of only many.This man speaks the truth.
I should know, for I love pizza and can not have Cheeze. Tomato pies are yummy! :D
Also tomatoes are nasty alone but are good when you mix them with other stuff.Tend to agree, for I love a good BLT sandwich, but generally dislike tomatoes on their own, regardless of variety.
Post by: scriver on January 06, 2024, 08:19:07 pm
Post by: dragdeler on January 07, 2024, 04:03:12 pm
Post by: Kagus on January 08, 2024, 06:25:58 pm
...or cornbread with grits, for that matter.
Post by: Laterigrade on January 09, 2024, 01:29:32 am
I feel like we are a single comment away from having another pie/sandwich definition warI think we’re always one comment away from that tbh
Post by: King Zultan on January 09, 2024, 02:16:01 am
oatmeal sandwich!I have never heard of this, what is it?
Post by: Great Order on January 09, 2024, 08:36:48 am
It can be semi-wrapped, like you got one slice of bread and folded it over the filling. At most one side can be closed, any more and you're veering into calzone territory.
Post by: scriver on January 09, 2024, 08:58:10 am
Post by: Ulfarr on January 09, 2024, 11:52:07 am
Sandwich is [Bread product][Filling][Bread product]
It can be semi-wrapped, like you got one slice of bread and folded it over the filling. At most one side can be closed, any more and you're veering into calzone territory.
*Diogenes bursts into the scene, holding what is clearly a calzone sliced on one side and filled with raw tomato, lettuce, fried bacon and boiled eggs*
"Behold, a sandwich!"
Post by: Criptfeind on January 09, 2024, 11:54:48 am
Post by: Ulfarr on January 09, 2024, 12:01:06 pm
Post by: Kagus on January 09, 2024, 12:17:35 pm
oatmeal sandwich!I have never heard of this, what is it?
The best I could come up with on the spot. It's probably no worse than a toast butty, really.
Post by: Magmacube_tr on January 09, 2024, 12:39:29 pm
oatmeal sandwich!I have never heard of this, what is it?
The best I could come up with on the spot. It's probably no worse than a toast butty, really.
What is a toast butty?
Post by: hector13 on January 09, 2024, 01:52:58 pm
Sandwich is [Bread product][Filling][Bread product]
It can be semi-wrapped, like you got one slice of bread and folded it over the filling. At most one side can be closed, any more and you're veering into calzone territory.
Do the bread products have to be the same?
Post by: Frumple on January 09, 2024, 03:30:58 pm
Do the bread products have to be the same?No. Standard sliced bread on one side and waffle on the other still counts. Waffle on one side and pancake on the other also counts and is delicious.
Post by: Kagus on January 09, 2024, 05:13:01 pm
oatmeal sandwich!I have never heard of this, what is it?
The best I could come up with on the spot. It's probably no worse than a toast butty, really.
What is a toast butty?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toast_sandwich
Brought to you by the same people who made: A colossal international spice trade that forever changed the course of culinary history.
Post by: Magmacube_tr on January 09, 2024, 05:20:52 pm
oatmeal sandwich!I have never heard of this, what is it?
The best I could come up with on the spot. It's probably no worse than a toast butty, really.
What is a toast butty?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toast_sandwich
Brought to you by the same people who made: A colossal international spice trade that forever changed the course of culinary history.
WHAT IN THE EVERLOVING FUCK!!!
WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT!!!
HOLY SHIT!!!
TOADY, KILL IT!!!
Post by: Eric Blank on January 09, 2024, 06:49:00 pm
Post by: Laterigrade on January 09, 2024, 06:52:46 pm
We are all helpless against the abominations of English cuisine.They shall overtake and defeat us, and we shall be as helpless against them.
Post by: hector13 on January 09, 2024, 07:34:10 pm
I personally liked a brown sauce sandwich (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_sauce) from time to time.
Post by: Great Order on January 09, 2024, 08:10:59 pm
Nope, that's a semi-calzone. Only one side is opened, like I said at most one side can be closed.Sandwich is [Bread product][Filling][Bread product]
It can be semi-wrapped, like you got one slice of bread and folded it over the filling. At most one side can be closed, any more and you're veering into calzone territory.
*Diogenes bursts into the scene, holding what is clearly a calzone sliced on one side and filled with raw tomato, lettuce, fried bacon and boiled eggs*
"Behold, a sandwich!"
And like I mentioned last time I was making rulings on this, a pizza folded in half is technically a weird tomato-cheese sandwich.
Also anything edible* can be put into a sandwich, nobody said the sandwich has to be good.
*As in made out of stuff that is actually edible with no regard as to whether or not it's good for you
And Hector, you take that fucking back. Crisp sandwiches are one of those bizarre low-dining foods that you expect to be shit but somehow aren't.
Post by: hector13 on January 09, 2024, 08:19:09 pm
Post by: dragdeler on January 09, 2024, 09:12:28 pm
And Hector, you take that fucking back. Crisp sandwiches are one of those bizarre low-dining foods that you expect to be shit but somehow aren't.
Ahahahahaha what hobo mitraillette is that?! And you get to act autoritative on sandwiches? To think I gave an islander cred in culinary matters I must be beyond naive.
Post by: Frumple on January 09, 2024, 09:57:07 pm
And Hector, you take that fucking back. Crisp sandwiches are one of those bizarre low-dining foods that you expect to be shit but somehow aren't.Why in the world would you expect salty potatoes between bread to be shit? It's carb-y as hell but there's very little about it you'd expect to be anything but tasty. Basically in the same space as chucking potato chips into mac and cheese or mashed potatoes or whatever.
It's definitely something I've noticed that people just get kinda'... stuck, I guess? When it comes to common food prep methods, ala potato chips or whatever. For whatever reason it doesn't occur to folks that you can actually use the things as an ingredient, and that in many cases it's going to turn out just fine.
Ice cream makes for a perfectly okay dipping sauce, for chips, meat, whatever. So on and so forth. Throw off the shackles of cultural culinary normality, cast down the hegemons of standardized taste, etc., etc. Adding cinnamon makes for tasty corn dogs. You can, in fact, put a diced pizza into a bowl of mac and cheese and it will taste amazing.
Post by: dragdeler on January 09, 2024, 10:48:48 pm
Post by: hector13 on January 09, 2024, 11:01:34 pm
I’ve always been a Warburton’s man, they’ve got nice white bread.
Bread might be different where you are though, bread in the US is awfully sweet (and tiny!) compared to British brands.
Post by: dragdeler on January 09, 2024, 11:09:24 pm
And if you have butter just do it like a normal person... Butter on a popsicle stick, sit on the bread, and snort the chips (^^ sry it's late over here)
Post by: Frumple on January 09, 2024, 11:34:10 pm
... though butter on a popsicle stick is if you're frying it. Probably wouldn't hold together too well in most other forms. Never actually tried it, though. Been cooking more with butter lately but I'm not really super fond of it in most circumstances, especially on its own.
Seriously though, just. Normal stateside sandwich bread does fine? Prefer wheat but whatever works. It doesn't stick bad or whatever, and unless you got regular dryness issues or particularly dry bread it's not really a problem there, either. It's not amazing or anything -- if you're doing chips in sandwiches you're much better off just adding them to a more normal one, layer stuck into a turkey sandwich or something is legitimately good -- but it's pretty a'ight.
Post by: Grim Portent on January 10, 2024, 12:26:53 am
Fish & Chips style chips to be clear, big, usually slightly soggy fries, heavily salted and eaten between two pieces of bread, usually with one slice being buttered.
A few of the people I went to school with also ate crisp sandwiches.
There's a lot of dishes in Scotland and Northern England that are basically aimed at people who are drunk and on their way home from the pub at three in the morning after a week of hard labour in a factory, shipyard or mine. Lots of starch, lots of grease. Good for a cold, soggy day. The jobs are mostly gone, but the food remains a cultural staple. Might be something to do with the generations of alcoholism and depression making low effort comfort food stick around really well.
Post by: King Zultan on January 10, 2024, 02:18:58 am
Post by: Egan_BW on January 10, 2024, 02:38:38 am
I don't care what you call it, give it to me.Sandwich is [Bread product][Filling][Bread product]
It can be semi-wrapped, like you got one slice of bread and folded it over the filling. At most one side can be closed, any more and you're veering into calzone territory.
*Diogenes bursts into the scene, holding what is clearly a calzone sliced on one side and filled with raw tomato, lettuce, fried bacon and boiled eggs*
"Behold, a sandwich!"
Post by: scriver on January 10, 2024, 04:57:41 am
Do the bread products have to be the same?No. Standard sliced bread on one side and waffle on the other still counts. Waffle on one side and pancake on the other also counts and is delicious.
Waffle and pancake is not food bread it is sweet bread and thus cannot make up sandwiches or food pies, only cake and dessert pies! How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man??
I've always thought crisp sandwiches were a good idea, I mean why eat crisps while also eating a sandwich when you could save time by eating both at the same time.
I for one love a bit of crisp fried tortilla in my soft tortilla roll
Post by: Egan_BW on January 10, 2024, 05:04:08 am
Post by: scriver on January 10, 2024, 07:35:56 am
Post by: Great Order on January 10, 2024, 09:31:53 am
I'd argue waffles and pancakes are made from batter, not dough, so therefore aren't bready enough.Do the bread products have to be the same?No. Standard sliced bread on one side and waffle on the other still counts. Waffle on one side and pancake on the other also counts and is delicious.
Waffle and pancake is not food bread it is sweet bread and thus cannot make up sandwiches or food pies, only cake and dessert pies! How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man??I've always thought crisp sandwiches were a good idea, I mean why eat crisps while also eating a sandwich when you could save time by eating both at the same time.
I for one love a bit of crisp fried tortilla in my soft tortilla roll
Post by: Ulfarr on January 10, 2024, 09:44:22 am
I don't care what you call it, give it to me.Sandwich is [Bread product][Filling][Bread product]
It can be semi-wrapped, like you got one slice of bread and folded it over the filling. At most one side can be closed, any more and you're veering into calzone territory.
*Diogenes bursts into the scene, holding what is clearly a calzone sliced on one side and filled with raw tomato, lettuce, fried bacon and boiled eggs*
"Behold, a sandwich!"
No can do :P
As far as I know they only make them in a certain city (Volos, Greece)
Post by: Rolan7 on January 10, 2024, 09:59:09 am
Engaging in taxonomy debate to trick Diogenes into catering~Sandwich is [Bread product][Filling][Bread product]
It can be semi-wrapped, like you got one slice of bread and folded it over the filling. At most one side can be closed, any more and you're veering into calzone territory.
*Diogenes bursts into the scene, holding what is clearly a calzone sliced on one side and filled with raw tomato, lettuce, fried bacon and boiled eggs*
"Behold, a sandwich!"
...then remembering how unhygeinic he is :-\
ninja'd by Egan heh
And I don't think I'd like the texture of crisps between bread, but yes the flavors are great. Maybe next time I chop and sautee some potato slices, I'll try eating them between slices of bread. With mustard or something!
Post by: Egan_BW on January 10, 2024, 10:17:31 am
No can do :P
As far as I know they only make them in a certain city (Volos, Greece)
Hmph, I'll just have to make my own then!
...Though how do you avoid cooking the innards when you seal and bake the calzone? Perhaps you make a plain cheese calzone and then cut in half to stuff stuff in there? Mmmm~
Post by: Ulfarr on January 10, 2024, 01:06:16 pm
Post by: King Zultan on January 11, 2024, 03:03:42 am
Post by: Loud Whispers on January 11, 2024, 10:34:56 am
Sandwich is [Bread product][Filling][Bread product]
It can be semi-wrapped, like you got one slice of bread and folded it over the filling. At most one side can be closed, any more and you're veering into calzone territory.
*Diogenes bursts into the scene, holding what is clearly a calzone sliced on one side and filled with raw tomato, lettuce, fried bacon and boiled eggs*
"Behold, a sandwich!"
Sounds bangin tbh. Could even call it the diogenes and make gorillions
Post by: Great Order on January 11, 2024, 08:09:04 pm
Post by: Kagus on January 12, 2024, 06:18:09 am
Does said beverage happen to have sugar in it?
Post by: delphonso on January 12, 2024, 07:06:16 am
Is that thing like...alive still? Is it producing oxygen? It gets a lot of direct sunlight, and is covered by about 40cm of clear water.
I ask because if it /is/ producing oxygen, that could be a nice feature to a fishtank or closed ecosystem. So that's really my main question.
Post by: dragdeler on January 12, 2024, 07:22:37 am
Post by: Loud Whispers on January 12, 2024, 07:35:46 am
Outside my work there's a fountain. One day a branch of a terrestrial plant (a nearby bush) was tossed in. It has stayed green and has been there for months now.I know there are a fair few plants that are amphibious, emergent or just weird. You get emergent plants that grow submerged and work their way up top so their roots are fully submerged but their leaves rise above the water line. Amphibious plants that are accustomed to living in land or in water, or are accustomed to flood cycles where for periods they expect to be wholly submerged and in other periods fully terrestial. Then you get the weird ones who can switch forms depending on whether they're fully submerged or not (https://www.reddit.com/r/PlantedTank/comments/weagpb/case_study_watch_46_aquatic_plants_transform_from/). Then there are marginal plants which like growing on river banks or pondsides and bog plants which might also be able to live happily after being chucked in a fountain. It may be a very lucky accident that this is one of the rare species able to tolerate its roots being submerged
Is that thing like...alive still? Is it producing oxygen? It gets a lot of direct sunlight, and is covered by about 40cm of clear water.
I ask because if it /is/ producing oxygen, that could be a nice feature to a fishtank or closed ecosystem. So that's really my main question.
Post by: delphonso on January 12, 2024, 08:13:22 am
Sounds like something that could both disperse through cuttings and colonise swampy areas as well, and you got the hearthiest one of the bunch. Is it trying to throw roots? It might be producing oxygen but if it's not growing it's probably just running extremly economically on the rest of it's reserves, in that case I wouldn't expect it to be very productive.
Honestly it doesn't look like it has changed at all. It's a stick about 15 cm long with about 6 leaves on it.
The leaves themselves look pretty hearty. Thick and glossy like holly leaves, though simply almond shaped. Seems likely they're just running on what they've got. It doesn't seem to be thriving, more just surviving the conditions.
Post by: Great Order on January 12, 2024, 01:24:38 pm
Get kicked in the crotch hard enough and you won't care about the splinter in your thumb!Nope.
Does said beverage happen to have sugar in it?
Post by: King Zultan on January 13, 2024, 04:54:15 am
Post by: Eric Blank on January 13, 2024, 11:14:26 am
Honestly it doesn't look like it has changed at all. It's a stick about 15 cm long with about 6 leaves on it.
The leaves themselves look pretty hearty. Thick and glossy like holly leaves, though simply almond shaped. Seems likely they're just running on what they've got. It doesn't seem to be thriving, more just surviving the conditions.
Stick it in the dirt nearby and see if it survives.
Post by: Kagus on January 13, 2024, 02:53:44 pm
Post by: McTraveller on February 08, 2024, 08:39:27 am
So I noticed recently lots of people talking about things like "oh that's just an opinion, everyone can have one."
I realized though that people have started using the word "opinion" to describe something that is really a hypothesis or conjecture, not an opinion.
So an opinion is something like "Oh I don't like that flavor" or "I prefer Foo over Bar." These are non-refutable, completely personal things. And importantly, opinions cannot be wrong.
Something like "Everyone is out to get me" or "If you can work hard you will succeed" are not opinions - they are testable conjectures about some situation. Calling these statements "opinions" is nefarious - it puts them in a category of "oh you should just let people have their opinion."
If, however, we treat them as they are - in fact, conjectures - then they can indeed be wrong. We should call people out on that stuff! Or at least challenge them to think about how to confirm the conjecture.
Post by: dragdeler on February 08, 2024, 08:50:39 am
Good luck buddy.
Post by: Maximum Spin on February 08, 2024, 04:00:51 pm
I suppose it's not a question so much as a "small random observation" but here goes.Most people are not empiricists. What you define as conjecture is, in practice, usually an opinion about some premise. Both of your examples contain a lot of ambiguity about which people can justifiably disagree, and the first one also contains obvious hyperbole that nobody would mean literally (even if you feel like everyone is out to get you, you don't literally think that includes Andamanese tribals who have never heard of you or even your whole country).
So I noticed recently lots of people talking about things like "oh that's just an opinion, everyone can have one."
I realized though that people have started using the word "opinion" to describe something that is really a hypothesis or conjecture, not an opinion.
So an opinion is something like "Oh I don't like that flavor" or "I prefer Foo over Bar." These are non-refutable, completely personal things. And importantly, opinions cannot be wrong.
Something like "Everyone is out to get me" or "If you can work hard you will succeed" are not opinions - they are testable conjectures about some situation. Calling these statements "opinions" is nefarious - it puts them in a category of "oh you should just let people have their opinion."
If, however, we treat them as they are - in fact, conjectures - then they can indeed be wrong. We should call people out on that stuff! Or at least challenge them to think about how to confirm the conjecture.
Trying to apply your own worldview to this and "call people out on that stuff" or even "challenge them" is going to result in a lot of people hating you, rather justifiably, for not being willing to take the time to understand what they mean.
Post by: McTraveller on February 08, 2024, 04:35:03 pm
Post by: Maximum Spin on February 08, 2024, 05:46:52 pm
But is that a matter of opinion, or a matter of fact. ;DThere are definitely premises involved that you could have opinions on!
I disagree that opinions can't be wrong, anyway. If you don't like that flavor, you're wrong and you should feel bad and go get a new, better tongue.
Post by: ZBridges on February 19, 2024, 03:55:39 am
Post by: Frumple on February 19, 2024, 09:13:42 am
... that said, it's kinda' weird to be asking that here, hah. You'd probably have much better luck actually asking somewhere over on SB. There's folks on B12 that use SB (and SV and QQ), but it's a much smaller selection of individuals than you'd find on the actual sites in question.
Post by: dragdeler on March 05, 2024, 07:17:15 pm
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Post by: Magmacube_tr on March 06, 2024, 01:25:25 am
Did somebody manage to login before Jifodus?
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Post by: King Zultan on March 06, 2024, 02:12:05 am
Post by: Frumple on March 06, 2024, 09:06:15 am
Post by: dragdeler on March 07, 2024, 07:29:05 am
Post by: dragdeler on March 07, 2024, 10:41:37 am
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That's a thorn right? What do I do. I don't want it to affect my own health outcomes I don't consider myself fully healed what if she goes nuts on me that's so delicate :'(
Post by: King Zultan on March 08, 2024, 03:49:37 am
Hiya! Your all purpose rentamom here. I work in animal rescue and have been treating non-emergency ailments and injuries in animals for several decades. Firstly, thank you so much for helping this cat. so many strays don't have anyone to care for them, so you reaching out to her is so admirable. From the pic the eye appears to have become ulcerated. This can occur for a number of reasons, but virus or injury are your best bet. Since she's timid around the bush, injury may well be the cause. For treatment, you're going to need to make sure you wear gloves and a thick shirt since she might decide to perforate you. Any scratches you hopefully wont receive need to be cleaned really well, as ferals can sport some nasty cooties. If you can get a h'old of her, the eye needs to be well rinsed. You can use one part water to one part peroxide for this. If you can order from Amazon US, I suggest a product called Veterimicin Antimicrobial Pink Eye Spray. This way you can just sneak up like the ninja I know you to be and squirt it right in her eye if you can't handle her. It's incredibly effective with this type of injury. And if you can actually hold her, there is an antibiotic slave (also predictably available on Amazon) called Terramycin. It's a very effective opthalmic ointment that you apply directly to the eye itself with your finger. If you can get laxtex gloves to use, that's ideal. I admit fully to having caught unspeakable eye infections when working with animals. Wash your hands well afterwards. You need to make sure to watch the eye carefully. With some corneal wounds, swelling can occur rapidly, often causing the animal to lose the eye. And I do warn you that while you may be able to save the cat's eye from further damage, it might sadly suffer sight loss. Still, better a tad blind than dead. I hope this doesn't ramble too horribly. If you need to ask anything else, please don't hesitate. Good luck and thank you again for caring about this cat. And now, back to my sprog.
Dang that's a lot more writing that I was expecting her to do but I guess more info is better than less, hopefully it helps.
Post by: dragdeler on March 08, 2024, 05:54:28 am
Post by: dragdeler on March 08, 2024, 11:51:38 am
She did not make a sound, she didn't run away when
Post by: Frumple on March 08, 2024, 02:01:26 pm
I know what common media says but common media is a damn dirty liar, heh. Probably won't hurt 'em too bad, but... yeah. Water, next time. Water is good. Bit of meat (actual cat food probably best, but minimally processed whatever is usually okay, too) for calories.
Post by: None on March 21, 2024, 11:41:12 pm
this is not really a small nor random question, huh
Post by: dragdeler on March 22, 2024, 12:20:12 am
Post by: EuchreJack on March 22, 2024, 04:07:39 am
When it hurt less than the pressure cuff, I described it as a "4" and mentioned it hurt less than the pressure cuff.
...it is NEVER a 10, or they will completely ignore you.
Post by: dragdeler on March 22, 2024, 06:41:28 am
Post by: dragdeler on March 22, 2024, 06:53:23 am
I think next time I'm asked if something hurts I'm litterally telling them "stfu do your job"
Post by: Frumple on March 22, 2024, 07:15:15 am
How do you quantify hurt? How do you, knowing how others have been hurt, or the shape or structure of hurt, hold some kind of answer to 'was it really as bad as you think it was?' How do you know how bad you had it? How do you frame it?It's not, heh. Context matters a lot, though. Someone working in neurology or whatever is going to have a much different framing (and better measurement tools) than someone just trying to function with arthritis or whatever. Pretty sure you can quantify it on some level just by nerve activation and stress response, but, like, measuring that is way outside the capabilities and budget of most people in most situations.
this is not really a small nor random question, huh
Comparison's the general thing, though. You look for consensus on worst pains (top level migraines, kidney stones, childbirth, for common examples) then, having experienced one of them, put everything else on the scale. If a kidney stone's a 10 (a kidney stone is, in fact, a 10, because anything past that you're insentient and can't respond and/or dead), then your broken arm's like an 8 or somethin' (haven't actually broke any bones so I'unno about actual relative level on that one; bad sinus headache/migraine -- as in, the stuff that will actually knock your ass out when it peaks -- is like a 8-9, so it's probably somewhere around there).
But you can definitely tell it's as bad as you (or someone else) thinks it was when it's literally knocking them unconscious (been there with migraines) or making them uncontrollably vomit/defecate/etc. (kidney stone) from pain or entirely unable to move or whatever (not yet!), there's a lot of stuff the most intense pains can do to fuck you up really bad. So one way to frame it is in how badly it screws up bodily function! If it hurts badly enough someone can't stand straight or somethin', like, that's a pretty easy degree of impairment to point at. Lesser stuff is harder to pin down, but still.
Post by: dragdeler on March 22, 2024, 07:48:56 am
Pretty sure you can quantify it on some level just by nerve activation and stress response, but, like, measuring that is way outside the capabilities and budget of most people in most situations.
We probably could but it feels like that perspective comes from an alternate reality. It's more like "the computer is supposed to keep track of this, don't tell me how to do my job, oh we just wasted all kinds of antibiotics from the small pool you're not allergic to? Whoops why didn't you tell us, sucks to suck."
Post by: Magmacube_tr on March 22, 2024, 09:07:42 am
Post by: Egan_BW on March 22, 2024, 09:49:45 am
Real life example: I was recently in the ER for what turned out was a migraine. I described the pain in my head as "Sometimes an 8, but it comes and goes".(https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/pain_rating.png)
When it hurt less than the pressure cuff, I described it as a "4" and mentioned it hurt less than the pressure cuff.
...it is NEVER a 10, or they will completely ignore you.
Post by: Rolan7 on March 22, 2024, 03:58:09 pm
Such as figuring out the rules like "don't say 10"
Post by: Great Order on March 22, 2024, 04:19:01 pm
Post by: Frumple on March 22, 2024, 05:42:00 pm
That said, basically... everyone I've heard of that actually has ADHD? The medication, once it's dialed in, is basically a godsend. Extremely drastic improvements in quality of life. It's not without risks, including addiction, but so far as I'm aware it's not substantially worse than most other sorts of psychoactive prescriptions. There's just some cultural/historical issues that's given them a bad reputation.
Post by: McTraveller on March 22, 2024, 07:24:52 pm
We call it her "focus medicine" because it does indeed work.
Post by: Great Order on March 22, 2024, 07:54:28 pm
Post by: EuchreJack on March 22, 2024, 11:52:14 pm
It's possible I got slapped with the ADHD label at one point, I generally stopped paying attention after a while.
I WAS prescribed Ritalin in my childhood. I stopped taking it regularly in college, then stopped taking it at all. Never went back to it.
And I now have an office job that required focus, concentration, and working with large amounts of boring paperwork.
So it is possible to "grow out of it". Don't give up your critical thinking to Big PharmaAlthough that is probably a much bigger problem in the States
College is a typical time when some people do in fact start taking Ritalin and/or Adderal, due to it requiring more concentration and focus, plus the competitive environmentAgain, this is more a reflection of College in the States when I was younger
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Post by: Great Order on March 23, 2024, 12:00:54 am
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Post by: dragdeler on March 23, 2024, 01:24:48 pm
That being said if anybody feels desperate it might be worth looking into ephedra herbs... It's a possible precursor, so don't be an idiot and go buy a year's worth of stock ^^ and for god's sake do your research, but it's legal in many places afaik... I know as good as nothing about it, other than it exist and has some traditional usage in asia.
Post by: None on March 23, 2024, 07:55:01 pm
Post by: McTraveller on April 01, 2024, 03:53:54 pm
Post by: Eric Blank on April 01, 2024, 04:03:10 pm
Post by: McTraveller on April 01, 2024, 04:23:49 pm
Post by: Great Order on April 01, 2024, 04:26:30 pm
This isn't really a random question... where is everyone? Is everyone traveling or something?Oh yes, McTraveller is of course asking whether or not everyone is travelling.
That's called projection.
Post by: Eric Blank on April 01, 2024, 04:33:10 pm
We need therapy. Badly.
Post by: TD1 on April 01, 2024, 04:53:02 pm
Post by: McTraveller on April 01, 2024, 05:29:45 pm
Post by: King Zultan on April 02, 2024, 01:50:05 am
This isn't really a random question... where is everyone? Is everyone traveling or something?I don't know what you're talking about, as I've been here the whole time.
Also who's Ronna McDaniel?
Post by: hector13 on April 02, 2024, 02:06:28 am
This isn't really a random question... where is everyone? Is everyone traveling or something?I don't know what you're talking about, as I've been here the whole time.
Also who's Ronna McDaniel?
McDonald’s’ mascot.
Post by: wierd on April 02, 2024, 02:12:04 am
/joke
Post by: dragdeler on April 03, 2024, 10:54:02 pm
Post by: Great Order on April 26, 2024, 02:38:07 pm
Inspired by today, where I've tried to keep up my diet to no avail.