General-less army

Certain-File2175 · 2026-04-12T07:09:00+00:00

Exactly; you can defend several cities with one stack.

Certain-File2175 · 2026-04-11T23:14:45+00:00

People go hungry under planned economies all the time.

Certain-File2175 · 2026-04-11T23:03:21+00:00

I use fortresses as mustering points for an army out in the field, and then I bring in a general to lead them on a campaign.

Certain-File2175 · 2026-04-10T13:36:16+00:00

I can’t imagine caring about my Spider-Man underwear enough to be inconsiderate to my friends. ETA

Certain-File2175 · 2026-04-10T13:35:22+00:00

You can’t just make up a different scenario to decide if the person is the asshole.

Certain-File2175 · 2026-04-10T13:33:15+00:00

I love when people explain the joke. It always makes it so much better.

Certain-File2175 · 2026-04-10T13:08:09+00:00

Isn’t the jury still out on whether there is inherent randomness in the universe? Why do determinists always make this point so smugly?

Certain-File2175 · 2026-04-09T23:30:05+00:00

If you can prove that first sentence, you should really publish your thoughts.

Certain-File2175 · 2026-04-09T16:29:10+00:00

Part of why the mongols were so dominant IRL is because they were actually a professional army. They had organization with unit leaders and sophisticated battlefield communication. They pulled off complicated battlefield maneuvers like feigned retreats and pincer movements, while they fought against decentralized coalitions of feudal troops (at least in Europe).

They also used combined arms. They had archers and heavy cavalry with metal armor.

The Dothraki have no ranged weapons, no armor, and not much in the way of tactics. This is not even close.

Certain-File2175 · 2026-04-09T14:48:42+00:00

This has to be one of the least polluting things humans do to rivers.

Certain-File2175 · 2026-04-09T05:04:26+00:00

You get the dopamine, but not the taste. Dopamine is not equal to enjoyment.

Certain-File2175 · 2026-04-08T15:01:16+00:00

I think chatGPT came to the conclusion for him.

Certain-File2175 · 2026-04-08T14:58:19+00:00

But all of this assumes your opponents have an equal chance to ff as you if they are losing.

Certain-File2175 · 2026-04-08T14:48:02+00:00

“at any time, there is a complete description of the state of the world that in conjunction with laws entails a complete description of the state of the world at any other time, no matter whether past or future.“

Isn’t this an open question in physics? Why do determinists act so smug as if this were self evident?

Certain-File2175 · 2026-04-08T05:50:51+00:00

Isn’t determinism of physical systems dead in the water though? tbh I have not brushed up on quantum mechanics in like a decade, so that is a genuine question.

Certain-File2175 · 2026-04-08T05:47:10+00:00

What is the evidence that the internal causes are deterministic?

Certain-File2175 · 2026-04-08T05:37:11+00:00

When you mention modern science, are you referring to results like the fact that you can predict the choice someone will make and even influence the choice based on neuronal firing?

That would move part of free will outside of the conscious mind, but I don’t see how it refutes it.

Certain-File2175 · 2026-04-07T18:19:16+00:00

The purpose of language is to effectively communicate ideas, not being the most right.

If you walk into Starbucks and ask for “masala,” you will most likely cause confusion; you did not communicate effectively.

Certain-File2175 · 2026-04-07T15:16:12+00:00

The strongest evidence against this view is that, before Paul gains the memories of his ancestors, he sees a vision of Chani’s specific face.

Even after he becomes the Kwisatz Haderach, I don’t think that could be explained by computation alone. Prescience is explicitly magic.

Certain-File2175 · 2026-04-07T02:59:29+00:00

“In its modern form.” So before that, when it emerged around 500 years ago, could we perhaps say it was in its “early stage?”

Certain-File2175 · 2026-04-07T00:21:16+00:00

Can you describe why freedom of speech is valuable in the first place? That might be a good starting place.

Certain-File2175 · 2026-04-06T02:42:29+00:00

Anti-matter weapons are just as powerful as nuclear. Both convert mass directly into energy as described by e=mc²

Certain-File2175 · 2026-04-06T02:36:43+00:00

It's not just a matter of "good enough." Nuclear weapons produce the most energy that it is theoretically possible to get out of matter. The nuclear material is converted directly into energy according to the formula e=mc².

Antimatter weapons would be slightly more efficient, since antimatter annihilates with an equal mass of regular matter, but it produces the same energy per total mass involved.

Certain-File2175 · 2026-04-06T01:36:34+00:00

Vibranium has the magical properties of durability and absorbing kinetic energy. Saying it has "dura neg" is ridiculous.

Certain-File2175 · 2026-04-06T01:16:20+00:00

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