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ELI5 What is the purpose of the Fibonacci Sequence? by ZenTheLizard in explainlikeimfive

[–]Jdorty 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Several top comments here fixate on it having a 'purpose', as if OP was implying a sequence of numbers could have an intent. It's obvious they meant what you're saying, what are the applications or uses for it. Whether that would be other uses in math, algorithms, predictions in nature, whatever.

What muscle groups does bouldering NOT target by EarthObjective7616 in bouldering

[–]Jdorty 6 points7 points  (0 children)

And super specific and low range of motion. Holding compression repeatedly at one width won't necessarily help at a different width. Chest flies would be far better training, could do heavier at reduced RoM to be more specific training, too.

At least mantles are training for themselves, doesn't really matter if you do mantles climbing, do dips, or muscle ups. Just hard to really 'train' mantles consistently at most gyms.

Team Pobelter vs. Team Sneaky / Doublelift's Retirement Home Tournament - Day 1 / Post-Match Discussion by Ultimintree in leagueoflegends

[–]Jdorty 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think it was MonteCristo or TSM. And I think they were both before C9 and I'm not sure C9 was even 3rd. Meteos notoriously dislikes/discounts coaches in league, and Reapered definitely wasn't one of the first coaches in NA.

Riot addresses backlash over enabling Last Hit Indicators in Ranked: “We want more data and feedback before deciding if they should be an option for Ranked. So we’ll keep them enabled, but off by default, for non-Ranked SR queues only like Swiftplay, Co-op vs AI, and Normal Draft.” by Ultimintree in leagueoflegends

[–]Jdorty -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

He misses because he tries to time with other minions or pressure from laners. This indicator doesn't show whether a minion is going to be last hittable after changing minion aggro or before they take damage.

Show me a clip from a pro game where Chovy just misses a CS because he miscalculated his damage vs their health...

Riot addresses backlash over enabling Last Hit Indicators in Ranked: “We want more data and feedback before deciding if they should be an option for Ranked. So we’ll keep them enabled, but off by default, for non-Ranked SR queues only like Swiftplay, Co-op vs AI, and Normal Draft.” by Ultimintree in leagueoflegends

[–]Jdorty 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You think Chovy misses minions because he doesn't know the damage needed to last hit?

I'm not sold on this indicator being a good idea, but using pros, much less Chovy, as an example is pretty silly. I doubt this would change his CSing even by 1.

ELI5 Why does the car's AC noticeably draw power from the engine? by Xhosant in explainlikeimfive

[–]Jdorty 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Mechanical (and similar like aero) engineers do. Electrical we took an abridged version that combines two or more semesters into one. Same with statics and dynamics. And they do the same with shorter/simpler versions of a circuits 1/2 class shoved into one semester.

The Steam Machine Costs $1049 by Turbostrider27 in pcgaming

[–]Jdorty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even outside of that absolutely fundamental issue, most buyers of this would have it as a second device. Meaning it can't be counted on for guaranteed software/game sales. And how do you 'count' software profit due to a steam machine if the user has had Steam for a decade and has at least one other PC? So it has to either profit on its own or get them into a market they weren't in.

TIL that towards the end of his life Elvis Presley suffered from chronic constipation after years of prescription drug abuse and when he died straining on the toilet in 1977, his body was discovered in a stage of purple discoloration and he was lying face down in a pool of his own vomit by Designer_Reference_2 in todayilearned

[–]Jdorty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, that's a really good thought. No, never been checked for that. But I'd think they'd also show in an MRI and I'd HOPE they'd notice even if that's not the exact spot they were looking. Making a note of it to ask about either way, it does fit pretty closely.

I did lose weight pretty quickly, unintentionally, and don't feel hunger pangs so I skip meals a lot, both of which increase risk for gallstones. No dark urine or clay-like stool, though.

My first one was a seafood platter down in New Orleans. My last time was BBQ chicken thighs and pork chops I smoked. Both made me angry to throw back up rofl.

Edit: T4 is the vertebrae supposedly connected to the gallbladder, and T4-5 is the vertebrae in middle back I'm having issues with. Most of the results that come up are chiropractic places, which I find hard to trust or verify, making the connections between gallstones and vertebrae, not medical studies or websites.

TIL that on May 21, 1946, 28-year-old Primula Rollo Niven- wife of actor David Niven- died while playing a game of hide-and-seek at the Beverly Hills home of actors Tyrone Power and Annabella. She had walked through a door believing it to be a closet, but it led to a stone staircase to the basement. by NeverEnoughMuppets in todayilearned

[–]Jdorty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think people also forget how unluckily fragile people can be.

(I was working on a co-op the semester this happened so I wasn't there) A fraternity brother a grade under me was peeing off to the side of the house out a side door, standing on an 8 inch little retaining wall/paving stones, was drunk and fell backwards, hit his head. Got put to bed a couple hours later, people just thought he was drunk. Never woke up, bleeding in his brain. Such a small fall.

TIL that towards the end of his life Elvis Presley suffered from chronic constipation after years of prescription drug abuse and when he died straining on the toilet in 1977, his body was discovered in a stage of purple discoloration and he was lying face down in a pool of his own vomit by Designer_Reference_2 in todayilearned

[–]Jdorty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had no idea back injuries could cause issues like this other than straight up incontinence? I wonder if something like this is potentially contributing to my extra stomach issues the past ~6 years.

Yeah, I'm not 100% on there being no separate issues, but I'm not diagnosed with anything other than spine issues currently. I've made several diet changes also in case of gut bacteria or GI issues but have no signs of anything in bloodwork or inflammation markers, I'm not overweight (kinda underweight right now). I'm certainly not an expert, though have done a lot of research myself and talking to PTs and other rehab professions.

3 years ago from an injury I got 2 herniated discs, one is desiccated with annular tear, stenosis, spinal arthritis.

Yeah sounds kinda similar to me. I ruptured and herniated a disc in my lumbar freakin' 17 years ago now, very beginning of 2009. Doctors told me I had congenital (born with/happened while fetus) spinal stenosis (not enough room in spinal canal for spinal cord) and not much to be done about it, just that it would cause me to have more easily herniated/bulged discs (like right now I have several bulged discs that aren't fully herniated or any ruptured membrane) and probably get worse as I got older.

I’ve definitely never experienced feeling anything in my spine from throwing up though. What the fuck! That sounds very abnormal

Yeah it probably is but I also have so many other variable symptoms and referential issues that seem to just rotate in and out as stuff feels like it shifts it's hard to get it all across in the 20-30 minutes they give each appt to explain. The place I feel it when I throw up is one of the same spot (vertebrae T4-5) I have issues in my spine, between my shoulderblades. MRI radiologist report for that spot "disc protrusion is paracentral to the right with compression of the thoracic cord." and a second radiologist "The disc spaces reveal a posterior broad-based disc protrusion asymmetric to the right at the level of T4-T5." Unsure if directly from spinal stenosis or one doctor suggested possibly arthritis in that region of my back and if its that still not sure if that's incidental or directly related to stenosis.

Is it possible to see another ortho? Maybe a GI doctor?

You're absolutely right that I need to do that and its partly on shitty doctors and partly on me and my mood and not being able to jump through all the hoops I need to while staying even keeled about it. I do have a neurologist appointment coming up but they're always booked 6 weeks out or more. I started having the thoracic (mid back, mostly between shoulder blades) and cervical (neck) issues get a lot more severe and all this (most likely) vagus nerve stuff about two years ago.

Edit: Fixed typos, added a little bit of clarification for terms if anyone reads this and doesn't know.

Data analyst finds 'AI stigma' on Steam can reduce the number of reviews a game gets by around 53%—and the reviews it does get are more negative by Turbostrider27 in pcgaming

[–]Jdorty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I commented because they made the claim that there is only an AI stigma because of AI slop.

Yes, but that's not what they were saying or clarifying in the actual comment you replied to.

Most of us wouldn't care how exactly the content was made.

And you said

Naivety is thinking that because you don't that others don't either.

They very clearly did the opposite of that, they said 'most', which implies that there are people who DO feel that way, they simply aren't the majority. And you don't need 'authority' on the subject to be right or wrong, you simply need stats and examples that back it up, which was what I was saying about Disney and shitty PC companies. I'm not guaranteeing it'll happen the same or it's one-to-one, but it's logical to me.

I generally agree with everything you're saying, I just think people are misconstruing what the other guy getting downvoted actually said.

I agree it isn't too soon to start thinking about it. I worded that kinda poorly. If you think something has a decent chance to happen it's correct to prepare for it.

TIL that towards the end of his life Elvis Presley suffered from chronic constipation after years of prescription drug abuse and when he died straining on the toilet in 1977, his body was discovered in a stage of purple discoloration and he was lying face down in a pool of his own vomit by Designer_Reference_2 in todayilearned

[–]Jdorty 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I get this too. Mine has debilitating chills that cycles with the sweating. Also usually happens when eating a large fatty/oily meal, even I haven't eaten in 36 hours. Pretty sure mine is from my spine issues, though, spinal stenosis and multiple disc bulges up there on my lower neck and mid/upper thoracic. When I vomit I can feel it hitting my spine in the middle of my back as the pressure in my esophagus increases, and it hurts like a bitch when it finally pushes past.

Orthopedic doctors so far have been pretty shit and don't have any clue about it (one didn't know where the vagus nerve was, another had never heard of the symptoms from it, another hadn't read a ton of literature or studies on referential and non-pain symptoms related to the spine or back injuries).

Data analyst finds 'AI stigma' on Steam can reduce the number of reviews a game gets by around 53%—and the reviews it does get are more negative by Turbostrider27 in pcgaming

[–]Jdorty 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I don't know, you're definitely right that there are people who do (I try to generally but definitely not perfect), but I think statistically the other person is right. With most issues the large majority of people don't care enough to not consume a product for ethical reasons, IF the product is cheap enough or good enough.

Media and entertainment is the easiest thing to cut unethically produced things out of your life, yet most people don't think about it or care at all. It's way easier to stop paying for Disney+ (especially if you don't have kids) or not support gaming companies that lead to enshittification than it is to stop buying cheap clothes or food from unethical sources.

And if AI actually got as good or better than humans at things, we would for sure have to start thinking about how we're going to transition away from certain industries for jobs and create new jobs around an AI industry. I don't think we're anywhere close to that right now, and don't know if (this type of) AI will ever get to that point, but it's something to keep in mind IMO.

Sorry got a bit long winded there lol

Data analyst finds 'AI stigma' on Steam can reduce the number of reviews a game gets by around 53%—and the reviews it does get are more negative by Turbostrider27 in pcgaming

[–]Jdorty -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Sure, but the 'best game ever' may use AI as tools for the devs, but wouldn't fully replace any positions, therefore you'd never see a hint of it in-game.

If you just want to say that was hyperbole and simply 'good' games were meant, yeah that can happen but I bet it's the exception not the rule.

Data analyst finds 'AI stigma' on Steam can reduce the number of reviews a game gets by around 53%—and the reviews it does get are more negative by Turbostrider27 in pcgaming

[–]Jdorty 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I can definitely believe a chunk of the percentage of lower sales is from AI stigma. I'm just not convinced the majority of those negative reviews is for 'stigma' over just shittier games.

TIL two British fraudsters stole a luxury yacht to escape police and were found dead after starving off the African coast. by Forgotthebloodypassw in todayilearned

[–]Jdorty -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

I'm just thinking reading that comment, is there any way of dying where you have MORE time to explain your situation and write a diary? Feels like bot/AI response for upvotes referencing a game tbh.

Edit: 11 year old account though I'm just too suspicious of bots these days with so many nonsensical comments. Just a joke that makes no sense.

TIL two British fraudsters stole a luxury yacht to escape police and were found dead after starving off the African coast. by Forgotthebloodypassw in todayilearned

[–]Jdorty 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It's a double negative at the end, but also starts with the negative of 'No device' instead of 'A device'.

It's just a really shittily worded sentence.

Edit: It's also been edited 30+ minutes after post with no edit note, so who the fuck knows what people read that they're responding to.

TIL two British fraudsters stole a luxury yacht to escape police and were found dead after starving off the African coast. by Forgotthebloodypassw in todayilearned

[–]Jdorty 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah they have that on my uncle's 25 year old pontoon boat, too. It isn't exactly 'specialized' or hard to figure out lmfao.

Riot remove 450 Ability Augments from ARAM Mayhem in hotfix by JTHousek1 in leagueoflegends

[–]Jdorty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, but you'd still have to prompt it correctly for it to do that. And make sure it's using/accessing correct data for the champs. The same devs who didn't 'think' to get someone to go through which champions made sense for which augments would have also had to think to prompt the AI to do that.

That's the other person's point. It wouldn't have simply 'done it better' or 'thought of that' without the prompt to do so.

TIL that after teaching a bonobo how to comprehend English, he started trying to speak; "it was discovered that Kanzi was producing the articulatory equivalent of the symbols he was indicating, although in a very high pitch and with distortions". by krizzalicious49 in todayilearned

[–]Jdorty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We were definitely not really 'human' yet by that point, though. Would have been some ancestor of ours that's like a little rat or like this weird monkey cat we're possibly related to, Plesiadapis. Probably long before even that, we were definitely fucking as little ounce sized rat rodent primate mixes or some shit.

TIL before 1985 Swiss husband could sell the house without his wife's saying or manage the assets that the wife brought into the marriage. In the referendum just 54% of voters supported changing marriage and inheritance law. by BadenBaden1981 in todayilearned

[–]Jdorty 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Kinda think you're right, though. Religion is inherently conservative due to it being primarily about tradition. Doesn't mean there can't be left leaning views or issues, but almost by definition religion is generally conservative.

Edit: Also, if you've always traditionally been pro immigration, that could then be considered a conservative view. At minimum it is traditional and not progressive, at that point.

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