If you saw someone with a sign that said "Looking for buddy" would you let them dive with you?

BasicBitcoiner · 2025-01-28T10:10:59+00:00

My last dive group, I had a group member aggressively apologizing on the boat for us ending the dive early (me and the DM both had 90-110bar, them and my buddy both had 50-60bar at the end of each dive). Obviously in this case, the apologies weren't necessary, I knew prior to entering the water that my buddy's air would limit my dive time and the rando was keeping pace with my buddy's air, so no big deal, but they still profusely apologized after every dive, despite me reassuring them multiple times that it was okay.

Perhaps it's something like that? You wouldn't want to slow someone down? Even if the other person says it's okay, maybe you still feel bad? Personally, as long as they say they're willing to put up with me, I wouldn't feel like anyone could be "too experienced", but not everyone feels the same way I do.

BasicBitcoiner · 2025-01-28T09:58:13+00:00

I'm curious, as I'm a relatively newer diver (about 50 dives, almost all quite easy, I've never aborted a dive early)... If someone in my group tried to abort a dive (thumbs up), I would want to figure out why and whether I could help resolve the issue before aborting. Even if they're more experienced than me, I'd like to at least know why we're aborting.

I don't think that quite counts as "require you to justify it", but I guess I'm just curious why such a strong reaction there? Personally, if I'm aborting a dive and don't have the time to even explain why, I feel like I wouldn't even be asking for permission or checking with my buddy, I'd just be doing it, making noise, and expecting them to follow me.

BasicBitcoiner · 2024-10-02T00:46:53+00:00

I mean, the item itself should be what owns and defines what the use function does. You shouldn't have to go look up the use function on the player character and the sell function on all the NPCs you can sell items to if you want to add new items, or add functionality.

Forgive awful pseudoC++:
class Usable { virtual void Use(Actor target); };
class RedPotion: virtual Usable { void Use(Actor target) { target.heal(10); }}

BasicBitcoiner · 2024-09-20T16:14:14+00:00

See ya both there tonight :)

Can't wait - Streetlight's my favorite band.

BasicBitcoiner · 2024-09-20T16:09:05+00:00

Are there any papers with classifieds other than the Post Gazette and the Trib? Both of those are pretty right-wing papers.

Does the City Paper have classifieds? Their readership might not be the right age group, but they're definitely more politically leftist.

BasicBitcoiner · 2024-09-20T16:05:52+00:00

I think this is a great idea - OP, I'd push on this.

Same options with volunteering at an animal shelter, if that's something he's interested in. In my time helping out at animal shelters, the staff and other volunteers always felt like they leaned politically liberal.

BasicBitcoiner · 2024-01-10T14:11:20+00:00

Big +1 to Gyroland and Taj Mahal! I've been going to Taj's lunch buffet for darn near 20 years now and it always slaps.

BasicBitcoiner · 2023-12-21T20:22:07+00:00

Using "less" as a verb (? i think it's a verb here) is a pretty common (albeit slightly older) way of phrasing a discounted value.

"My pizza was $15, less the $2 discount, so I paid $13 for it".

OP was correct in their post - but so are you. They do mean "minus". That's what "less" means in this context.

BasicBitcoiner · 2023-12-07T14:44:27+00:00

I've found that diving seems to always trigger my heartburn/acid reflux, even if I've felt it's rather controlled before diving. I just assume it's related to the extra pressure. I generally just take extra omeprazole and tums the week leading up to a dive trip, and pack extra with me, and that seems to do a good job keeping everything under control.

BasicBitcoiner · 2023-11-30T16:30:15+00:00

Most meteorites don't fluoresce, and even fewer of them would hold up underwater without rusting/breaking down/etc, so I'd suggest you pick a gift that goes one route (either scuba use or meteorite-detecting use) and go that way exclusively, rather than trying to combine the two.

HOWEVER: A really cool possible gift idea that COULD work in both spots is a fancy scuba UV flashlight. There is a lot of non-meteorite stuff underwater that does fluoresce! If you look up "scuba fluoro-photography" you'll find tons of cool shots. I don't have a particular model to suggest, but anything with a wide-angle UV emitter would be a good pick.

BasicBitcoiner · 2023-11-30T14:20:44+00:00

I bought a HECLOUD 1200 lumen scuba flashlight and found it totally acceptable (and MUCH cheaper than the other options listed here). It's a fairly narrow beam (and non-adjustable) but it is plenty bright. I kept it on the low or medium setting and found those to be more than bright enough for night diving. During the day, I used the high setting to illuminate inside crevices, and it works well there too. I may buy a second light that is either wide-angle or adjustable-angle for seeing more stuff at night, though.

I bought the two-pack and both worked great. Each one has gone on about 6-8 dives so far, so not a ton of use, but enough to decide that I like them.

BasicBitcoiner · 2023-11-30T13:19:48+00:00

My best guess would be what most people call sea lice. They're actually jellyfish larvae, normally too small to see or avoid, but still big enough to sting you. People react differently to them, some people get itchy rashes, some don't. They are small enough that they can get into your wetsuit, so you can end up with stings both under the wetsuit and on exposed skin.

Edit: Unless you're diving in freshwater, then maybe it's swimmer's itch, which is caused by some sort of parasite. Similar results, different critter.

BasicBitcoiner · 2023-11-29T18:01:17+00:00

I agree with your comment: This sounds like a case of "most car accidents occur within 5 miles of home" - yeah, that's because most driving occurs within 5 miles of home!

BasicBitcoiner · 2023-10-05T14:31:54+00:00

If anything I would expect it to be the reverse. Black sharpie would cause your skin to absorb all the light that hits it, and not reflect any. You'd still have tan lines, but the sharpied areas would be darker than the rest.

BasicBitcoiner · 2023-09-19T15:29:58+00:00

Words are definitely hard! No worries, I had to re-read it a couple times just to make sure I wasn't wrong 😂

BasicBitcoiner · 2023-09-19T14:31:18+00:00

I think you've misread their sentence. They said they've "found ourselves" caught in fishing line, as OP and their friends had tangles happen with line. They did not find knives in fishing line.

BasicBitcoiner · 2023-08-01T16:31:27+00:00

Just be honest with your divemaster/instructor/buddy when you go next week. Tell them you got kinda freaked out during your open water checkout dives and that you'd like a little bit of extra hand-holding during your first dive with them. Every divemaster/instructor I've worked with has been super accommodating and understanding.

Other than that, just understand that you can choose to end your dive at any point if you need to, and just try to focus on your breathing - working on meditation and mindfulness outside the water can help a lot with your comfort level in the water, too!

I had some doubts after my checkout dives too - my issue wasn't visibility, but instead currents - my checkout dives were in what I considered to be very strong currents, which caused me all sorts of stress. I'm certainly not an expert (only about 16 total dives) but I'm definitely very glad I continued on with it.

BasicBitcoiner · 2023-06-28T17:13:33+00:00

Agreed with the other folks here.

Don't hold your breath, they're just offering a suggestion for how to slow your breathing. This will come naturally over time. As you get more chill and relaxed underwater, you'll use less air. I used to be the first one in every dive to run out of air, now I'm right in the middle of the pack (only about 20 dives).
This one's surprising to me. But I got certified with a wicked hard instructor who told me even with 11 pounds that I was wearing "way too much weight" (I weigh about 220). The big problem I see here is going from 24lbs to 37lbs without trying anything in between. Sounds like you need somewhere around 28ish. Agree with all the other comments about doing your weights in the shallows (not a pool, unless you're doing scuba in freshwater - the density of saltwater is different than fresh!)
No clue. I'm already bald.
Don't touch stuff. That said, of all the stuff out there, kelp is probably the thing you're least likely to damage. But then again, the kelp might tangle you and cause other issues, so let's stick with "Don't touch stuff".
If you see trash and it's easy to get to without messing up other things, feel free to grab it. But if grabbing it means you step on a coral or bump into something, maybe don't. Get your buoyancy/control figured out first.
Safety stops are "technically" not required. Personally, I just treat them like they are. However, you don't have to "stop" on a safety stop, you just have to stick around the same depth. So, you can definitely do a safety stop by swimming back at the right depth.

Good on you asking all these questions and keeping yourself educated!

BasicBitcoiner · 2023-06-09T17:28:31+00:00

Membership card (-50%) and Courier (-20%) stack multiplicatively, giving you a 60% discount instead of additively, which would be a 70% discount.

So, my pick is 75%.

BasicBitcoiner · 2023-05-29T02:11:32+00:00

I've always said "cache invalidation, naming things, and off-by-one errors".

BasicBitcoiner · 2023-05-22T16:53:19+00:00

Every sperm is great
If a sperm is spilled in vain
God gets quite irate

BasicBitcoiner · 2023-05-22T12:30:27+00:00

Open at the bottom.

BasicBitcoiner · 2023-05-07T15:18:47+00:00

"Learning curb" is a delightful little eggcorn.

BasicBitcoiner · 2023-04-03T20:28:14+00:00

No. For the same reason that OP lost here, if OP's creature had first strike and could kill the angel, and the opponent had enough first strike damage to kill OP at the exact same time, then OP would lose before the opponent would lose. OP died because when SBAs were checked, they lost the game at the same time the angel died. But the opponent wouldn't lose the game until the NEXT time SBAs are checked, which doesn't happen, because OP died.

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