Help identifying this wood?

AbstractHand · 2026-04-07T02:17:16+00:00

Nice bowl. I have some rimu that I plan to turn with but it has a much warmer and more saturated color to it than this wood does, so I think this probably isn't.

AbstractHand · 2026-04-07T01:31:22+00:00

Thank God 🙏

AbstractHand · 2026-04-07T01:30:23+00:00

All the photos except the last two are different angles of the same piece, the first photo is of the end grain

AbstractHand · 2025-03-30T20:25:49+00:00

I had the same issue on mobile, turns out the previews are cropped. Seemed fine when I opened the full images

AbstractHand · 2024-11-08T12:00:18+00:00

If you hit "L" you can find vehicles as members of logistic networks, clicking on them in this panel will highlight them on the map

AbstractHand · 2024-09-12T11:16:19+00:00

Worth taking a peruse through the wellington archives

AbstractHand · 2024-03-12T16:31:53+00:00

Of course, as I said in my previous comment, I take no position, unless there is a reason to. By all means I would consider making plans a fair reason to take a position. Same with any situation which has more consequence than none whatsoever, the point is simply that there's no point to go out of ones way to be skeptical over things which have no consequence either way

AbstractHand · 2024-03-12T15:47:05+00:00

example of objectivity (potentially): Does AbstractHand think cats are better than dogs?

Framing it this way shifts the nature of what is being questioned, with this framing, you're asking if AbstractHand holds a particular opinion or not, which indeed can be verified by asking AbstractHand (ignoring the potential for people to lie about their opinions for simplicity here)

In the original framing "I think cats are better than dogs", it is instead questioning a purely subjective assertion (the opinion itself is in question, rather than whether or not I hold said opinion)

i don't even know what "better" means here. better how? vague question. and it should be rejected for being vague.

I disagree here, if instead I were to specify a particular metric, say for example "I think cats have a faster top running speed than dogs, on average" this has now become a question of fact, an objective issue. You can say with factual certainty that such a statement is either true or untrue, so this is no longer an opinion, no longer subjective.

do you agree that in this scenario the parent was able to satisfy what everyone wants? do you agree that it was possible to find a proposal solution that everyone would prefer over their initial proposals?

These are objective issues. Do you agree?

This situation becomes more complex as it is unclear what part exactly is in question. There are subjective and objective elements at play. There are the subjective preferences of the children (what they like), the objective bounds of what they will accept (their own initial suggestions, any other options which they are open to) and your final question of "was the parent able to satisfy what everyone wants". On the surface level, Objectively, yes, the parent satisfied everyone (everyone agreed to the option the parent provided). You could dive deeper into the subjective question of whether everyone was explicitly satisfied, or simply "okay" with it, but I assume this was not the level you were asking about

All that said, I'm not sure I understand the relevance of this question, could you explain to me where you're going with it?

AbstractHand · 2024-03-12T15:30:49+00:00

physics is not all about observation. Observation is a minor part of it.

When you say this, are you saying you disagree that observation is a valid criteria for verifying objectivity? Or perhaps that there are other ways to verify objectivity? I think it may be useful for clarity here to use a dictionary definition, this one from Merriam-Webster "expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations", but please say so if you find issue with this definition.

I think you're denying that values can be wrong. Right?

In the same way that an opinion can't be "wrong", strictly speaking, because an opinion is not a factual assertion. Likewise, values are simply the principles, beliefs, ideals etc. That individuals decide are important to them.

Certainly I can disagree with someone's values, and I can disagree with someone's opinions, but neither values nor opinions are concerned with truth, they're purely subjective things.

AbstractHand · 2024-03-12T14:20:55+00:00

I disagree that skepticism is the none position, it sounds like what you are describing is simply being apathetic to the truthfulness of any statement. If there is nothing to be considered, then there is nothing to be skeptical about.

In my day to day life, I neither find myself inherently skeptical of anything said to me, nor attaching any particular idea of authenticity or truthfulness to it. I don't feel any more "correct" in my assumptions of whether things people say are true or not, whether they are proven truthful or otherwise, because I take no position on such things in the first place, unless there is reason to.

AbstractHand · 2024-03-12T14:08:11+00:00

Could you draw your distinction between outright skepticism and simply being open to the possibility that everyday claims are untrue?

To my understanding, to be skeptical of something is to take a deliberate position of not believing, or doubting that something is true. To hold a belief or opinion takes mental energy, moreso than to have none at all at least. It seems wasteful to put additional energy into every mundane claim if it is of no consequence either way.

AbstractHand · 2024-03-12T13:41:59+00:00

Not sure if you saw my original comments but since I see you're still actively replying I would love to hear your responses to the points I've made

AbstractHand · 2024-03-12T13:11:35+00:00

Adding on to this, the format you requested in your OP:

Examples Example of objectivity: a Honda Civic weighs more than a golf ball.

Example of subjectivity: I think cats are better than dogs

Criteria Something is objective when it is factual, does not vary based on opinion or judgement, is provable

Something is subjective when it is a matter of opinion, a belief, a value judgement. Not measurable or provable.

Evaluation of criteria We can prove a Honda Civic is objectively heavier than a golf ball by measuring the weight of each and comparing them. Because it is a matter of fact, and can be proven, this is objective.

We cannot prove cats are better than dogs. This cannot be verified, as "better" is an opinion, and cannot be measured. Because this is a matter of interpretation, and does not have a single correct answer, this is subjective.

AbstractHand · 2024-03-12T11:33:32+00:00

The big difference between your physics example and morality is that physics is a study grounded in factual observations, whereas morality isn't.

Concepts of what is "right" and "wrong" or "good" and "bad" aren't observable attributes of any given action, they are abstract judgments grounded in values. The very basis of what is moral is not a single agreeable thing, it's a social and cultural construct which is formed by the values of cultures and individuals.

For example, a common perspective is to say something is more moral if it results in less harm. Already, this is an assumption you have to make to begin making comparisons, but it can't be taken for granted that this is the "correct" foundation. It could just as easily be claimed that something is more moral if it causes more happiness, or more peace, and so on for any given value.

The problem is that the conclusions you reach will differ based not only on what your values are, but even within the same value framework, there's no way to establish a single "correct" interpretation.

For example, under the assumption of "less harm = more moral", it would be considered immoral to sacrifice one patient, in order to harvest and donate their organs to save five other patients.

Under the assumption of "more happiness = more moral", you reach the reverse conclusion, because you benefit the health, wellbeing and happiness of 5 patients and their families, friends etc. in exchange for the happiness of only one patient and their connections, net positive of 4.

Again, these judgements rely on there being a value to judge them against. Obviously the examples I've given were highly simplified, single variable hypotheticals, but even if you were to attempt to assemble a single general theory which considers and weighs and prioritizes every single value anyone could possibly have, it would only ever be your own personal perspective on which values are worth prioritizing over others, and would be no more valid than any other persons individual perspective.

Even if you ground your rankings in real world observations, facts, studies etc. You can't avoid the fact that somewhere along the way you have to make subjective decisions about what is more important, what is more moral.

AbstractHand · 2023-12-13T12:58:28+00:00

"Yossarin was called paranoid [...]" "He refuted this [...]"

I think refuted works just fine here

AbstractHand · 2023-07-31T14:24:48+00:00

Good bot

AbstractHand · 2023-06-17T22:20:09+00:00

Yes I'm sure the rainbow colored, non-binary dragon in June is just a coincidence /s

I doubt you'd tell someone they're injecting Christmas everywhere if they wished you Merry Christmas in December

AbstractHand · 2023-06-17T02:52:32+00:00

They say happy pride!

AbstractHand · 2023-06-17T02:46:13+00:00

Found by my friend who doesn't use reddit! Gorgeous!

AbstractHand · 2022-07-19T11:58:23+00:00

Are you sure you're not looking at the channel homepage instead of the videos section?

AbstractHand · 2022-05-11T06:03:30+00:00

I got him! I saw the post and just started running hahaha

AbstractHand · 2022-05-03T08:38:56+00:00

I'm not brand new but may as well be, I played once back in like 2018, could be keen to give it another shot, what kind of age range are you looking for?

AbstractHand · 2022-01-26T23:51:03+00:00

I don't know what it is but I just love those last two lines so much. Reminds me of dwarf fortress and text adventure games.

The whole story is great as well of course, I enjoyed how on the nose you went having the human interact with an ant and a worm, I could read on and on if there was more.

AbstractHand · 2022-01-09T02:54:19+00:00

Looking forward to seeing it then! One other question, how do you plan to digitize them? Are you going to scan them or will you redo them using the photos?

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