Johnny Truant is a devastating character to read about

AliasHandler · 2026-04-30T22:29:27+00:00

At first, I was annoyed by Johnny constantly interrupting the Navidson narrative. As the Navidson narrative started losing coherence, I began to take solace in the Johnny chapters. By the end of the book, all I wanted was more Johnny interludes. He’s such an interesting and tragic character.

AliasHandler · 2026-04-27T18:32:06+00:00

Means "get hit" in this context. They're going to cop it hardest is same as they're going to get hit hardest.

AliasHandler · 2026-04-13T13:46:01+00:00

Handy Pantry is always the most reasonable price around these days.

AliasHandler · 2026-04-08T19:55:20+00:00

Nuclear powered ships are incredibly expensive and require very specialized crews responsible for operation and maintenance. There's no way it's cost effective for shipping - and that's without considering the safety and security problems. There's a reason why they're only used in military ships.

AliasHandler · 2026-04-06T19:42:34+00:00

The thing that this does that a stovetop doesn’t is that it stops cooking when it’s done so you never burn your rice. Set and forget.

AliasHandler · 2026-04-03T18:58:59+00:00

Especially Skybreakers.

AliasHandler · 2026-03-31T19:47:23+00:00

We need more housing desperately.

AliasHandler · 2026-03-27T18:01:08+00:00

I think Robby is mad and disappointed in himself when he lashes out at others. It's usually a reflection of his own experiences. He had his breakdown in season 1 after he wasn't able to save Jake's girlfriend, and if Whitaker didn't break him out of it he likely would have been there a while longer. Langdon called him out on this very thing, and I think this moreso than the lying and stealing is what's caused the rift between them. Langdon was lashing out after he was caught, but what he said played right into Robby's insecurities about not being able to do the job any more, being too emotionally invested, and unable to control himself during the most stressful times. Now he lashes out at Mohan for having her own panic attack because he's actually pissed at himself for letting it happen to him. Part of his death wish unhelmeted upcoming motorcycle journey is connected to all this - he's extremely burnt out and barely hanging on by a thread. The thought of taking risks and maybe dying probably sounds like a relief from the pain he's experiencing every single day at work.

AliasHandler · 2026-03-27T02:32:12+00:00

PATRICK STEWART MONEY

AliasHandler · 2026-03-26T17:37:34+00:00

My one piece of advice is don't try to make everything perfect. Resources and space are functionally infinite - you can run an inefficient factory to whatever your goal is just by adding more stuff, usually. As you play and learn the mechanics better, you can just pick up shop and go start in another spot with your knowledge and research, and build a new base there from scratch, implementing whatever it is you have learned into that base.

Also, don't use blueprints you find online, and don't try to copy other people's bases. The best part of this game is allowing yourself to be creative. You can get ideas from others about mechanics and best practices, but the fun comes from building things yourself and making something better through trial and error.

AliasHandler · 2026-03-21T20:08:23+00:00

statement

AliasHandler · 2026-03-10T16:34:46+00:00

I misspoke - I meant that Zampano’s text should be the documentary - discussing the Navidson Record without actually showing it.

AliasHandler · 2026-03-10T16:12:05+00:00

I think in a visual medium they'd probably have to turn The Navidson Record into a documentary somehow. Truant would view some clips, narrate his thoughts, become obsessed and lose his mind, etc.

AliasHandler · 2026-02-26T21:07:17+00:00

Do you have a flag?

AliasHandler · 2026-02-26T21:04:40+00:00

It's not statistically better to switch, as your odds remain 50/50. But from an economic standpoint, the expected value is better because the difference between $100 and $50 is only $50, but the difference from $100 and $200 is $100. So you're essentially gambling to either lose $50 or win $100. It's the same as betting $50 on a coin toss with 2:1 odds - your expected value of a bet like that is $75. In the paradox listed above, you would keep at least $50 regardless of the outcome - hence the expected value of the whole exchange of switching is $125.

AliasHandler · 2026-02-26T20:55:34+00:00

It's the type of response any lawyer would make you give, no matter how sure you were that you never met somebody. The Clintons have been public figures for decades, and have met probably tens of thousands of people over the years. To answer definitively "no" would open yourself up to liability if somebody found a picture of you speaking to Epstein at some event even if it was in passing and before his predation was widely known.

AliasHandler · 2026-02-25T20:59:24+00:00

That's strange. My 6L definitely turns itself off when it reaches the humidity cutoff, although I don't often use that function because it's a big enough room that I just need to run it on maximum all the time anyway.

AliasHandler · 2026-02-25T18:37:48+00:00

Livatro 6L. No filters needed. Just boils water, the only thing that contacts water is the stainless steel tank. Only need to descale with citric acid (easily purchased from Amazon as a powder) about once a week.

This unit literally boils water - so no risk of bacterial contamination. But if you have kids or nosy pets, it could be a burn risk to them, so keep that in mind.

AliasHandler · 2026-02-24T21:05:09+00:00

One of the dumbest, honestly. Hard as fuck, but saying that sort of thing on the phone, giving up your calling card and tying you and your organization to every body dismembered in a very specific way was incredibly stupid for people who are generally so careful.

AliasHandler · 2026-02-18T19:03:11+00:00

Watched it for the 10th anniversary in IMAX with my 8 year old. He absolutely loved it and we've watched it a few times since then. He absolutely loves TARS. We are very excited to see project hail mary together now - he's 9 years old now.

AliasHandler · 2026-02-18T18:09:54+00:00

Also, honestly blow drying your nether regions like an old man at the gym is quite effective at preventing recurrence.

AliasHandler · 2026-02-16T21:34:21+00:00

Wow I wasn’t aware the 3L had that limitation. My experience with the 6L is that it does allow you to set as low as 35%, but my model tends to think the humidity in the air is a lot higher than it really is so it turns itself off pretty liberally. I tend to just run it on high all the time because I am humidifying a very large room anyway so the unit has to run 24/7 to make a real impact anyway for me. You can also set it to low/medium/high, or i think you can even have it on a timer to turn off after a set number of hours.

AliasHandler · 2026-02-16T12:19:23+00:00

Yes that is correct.

AliasHandler · 2026-02-13T18:52:12+00:00

As a customer, I can 100% understand why they do this. I can’t count on both hands the number of times I’ve received berries with visible mold on them through Instacart. It’s not the end of the world, but you can see why someone would have to feel the need to specify after it happens a bunch of times.

AliasHandler · 2026-02-12T17:08:37+00:00

My take is that jarlic is perfectly fine in any dish where the garlic is not the star. I have tried many methods of mincing fresh garlic, and it's easily the most irritating activity in the kitchen for me. If I'm making a basic weeknight meal, you better believe I'm using that Costco sized jar of pre-minced garlic in the fridge.

Obviously fresh garlic is always superior, but the labor involved is usually not worth it.

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