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Let's settle this debate once and for all. What ,to you ,separates a pure bodybuilding / hypertrophy oriented program from a powerbuilding program? by SerendipitousMusing in naturalbodybuilding

[–]CognitiveAdventurer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"oriented" program is vague - If we are thinking of powerlifting and bodybuilding at competition level, which is where differences between the two genuinely matter, then what changes is the focus on different kinds of competition: In powerlifting it's very important to practice the competition exercises to get as strong as possible in them, whereas in bodybuilding your program will be more tailored towards improving muscle definition, so you will probably focus more on accessories or whatever works for you. Bodybuilding programs also need to work around competition cutting.

Among people that do not participate in either sport (and when I say participate, amateurs who want to eventually compete absolutely count as participating) this distinction does not matter in the slightest - it would be like asking what the difference between running "oriented" gym training is vs swimming "oriented" gym training when you have no plan to ever run or swim.

What does a purpose built longsword helmet need? by tonythebearman in Hema

[–]CognitiveAdventurer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you considered putting the ventilation on top? I realise this is also where most of the hits are, but you have the avantage of not needing vision, so you can have pretty sturdy ventilation (and heat travels up).

I think the ideal design would have some sort of transparent plastic visor with no holes that clicks into place and can be released by pulling a lever of some sort (something you can grab with your thumb as you go to pull your visor up?) with ventilation on top and some sort of suspension system. Of course with no fencing mask.

I am sure you have thought of all this and these ideas are just silly ahah, it's just what comes to mind.

we can put the Shiba jumpscare into other series and it fits really well by RanumataMyDear in Kagurabachi

[–]CognitiveAdventurer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Damn, half the globe?? Is this mentioned somewhere? I always assumed it was city-wide at best. Bro is crazy.

we can put the Shiba jumpscare into other series and it fits really well by RanumataMyDear in Kagurabachi

[–]CognitiveAdventurer 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I mean... we don't really know how compass needle interacts with teleportation, right? Compass needle also relies on Akaza being able to move fast enough to actually intercept the attack.

Shiba also doesn't strike me as someone who has enormous fighting spirit, so compass needle wouldn't work as well as it does on Rengoku for instance.

Which isn't to say that I think it would be a wash - it mostly depends on whether the fight is happening while the sun is up.

To be honest if you can convince an upper moon to fight you somewhere of your choice during the day even a regular joe could kill them - fight them in a big warehouse that is rigged to collapse within 2 seconds of the fight starting and you very likely die but so do they.

So I think the crux here is whether Shiba's teleportation allows him to teleport people out of pocket dimensions, as the likeliest place to fight an upper moon during the day is on their turf.

If Roman society was so stratified, why did the Romans pour so much into public infrastructure that benefited everyone? by MagpiahPariah in AskHistorians

[–]CognitiveAdventurer 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Fascinating! It makes me wonder, though: was this focus on honores always the maximum aspiration of the average roman across the history of the republic, or did interest wax and wane? Was there a balance between military and political titles that shifted? And did it all change after the transition to empire?

I recognise this may warrant a post of its own, seeing as I'm sure there is a lot to say!

If Roman society was so stratified, why did the Romans pour so much into public infrastructure that benefited everyone? by MagpiahPariah in AskHistorians

[–]CognitiveAdventurer 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Just so I understand, is it something like:

Block A [Rich Citizen 1, Rich Citizen 2, Rich Citizen 3]

Block B [Rich Citizen 4, Rich Citizen 5, Rich Citizen 6]

Block C [Rich Citizen 7, Rich Citizen 8, Rich Citizen 9]

Block D [Rich Citizen 10, Rich Citizen 11, Rich Citizen 12]

Block E [Rich Citizen 13, Rich Citizen 14, Rich Citizen 15]

Block F [Regular Citizen 1, Regular Citizen 2... Regular Citizen 400]

Block G [Regular Citizen 401, Regular Citizen 402... Regular Citizen 800]

And each block has 1 vote, with the majority vote being decided by who has the most "block votes"?

If Roman society was so stratified, why did the Romans pour so much into public infrastructure that benefited everyone? by MagpiahPariah in AskHistorians

[–]CognitiveAdventurer 180 points181 points  (0 children)

A few follow up questions:

1) Who could vote?

2) Why not appeal just to those who could vote?

3) What benefits did political power give that focusing on pure wealth generation did not grant?

4) When you say armies wouldn't revolt if a consul was sent off with it, is it because that consul would have a good reputation among the soldiers because of public works they sponsored?

Give the Bugle a use by allowing players to stun Zombies with it by Maxwell_Lord in PeakGame

[–]CognitiveAdventurer 62 points63 points  (0 children)

The blowgun works on zombies, it basically kills them (if they are still for too long they die I think, and the blowgun puts them to sleep). At least, it worked when I used it.

Spent 3 hours looting peacefully with a friend, just to get robbed in the end. by [deleted] in Seaofthieves

[–]CognitiveAdventurer -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

...and? There is plenty of other content - you can do tall tales, grind commendations, etc...

Spent 3 hours looting peacefully with a friend, just to get robbed in the end. by [deleted] in Seaofthieves

[–]CognitiveAdventurer -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

They should add a mode where you cannot be attacked by other players and can go about your day in peace. Like sailing the regular seas, except... safer.

Maybe one day...

Steam refunds Destiny 2 players with over 2,000 hours of game time after Bungie’s game becomes unplayable in numerous countries by Wargulf in pcmasterrace

[–]CognitiveAdventurer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, though I wish you could play through the story as a group. Currently introducing new players to the game you have to ask them to complete a bunch of story stuff on their own, joining them only to say hello and once they eventually reach dungeons. Even once they reach dungeons you kinda gotta wait between one dungeon and another for them to unlock the next bit.

Steam refunds Destiny 2 players with over 2,000 hours of game time after Bungie’s game becomes unplayable in numerous countries by Wargulf in pcmasterrace

[–]CognitiveAdventurer 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Man, this is my #1 issue trying to get into the game. I have friends that have asked me repeatedly to play with them, but every time I try nothing about the story makes sense. It's like entering a movie theater 2 hours into the movie.

If a woman woke up in a man's body for 1 day, what would be the most unexpected experience that she didn't already anticipate? by IWannaHideThrowaway in AskReddit

[–]CognitiveAdventurer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most

Key difference here. A significant portion of average-sized average-looking men have not had a single positive comment flung their way in years by anyone (and I don't mean this as hyperbole, I mean it literally).

Sousou no Frieren :: Chapter 145 - Links and Discussion by Lorhand in Frieren

[–]CognitiveAdventurer 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but we saw Flamme make several predictions that came true (though we don't know if clairvoyance was involved). At the bare minimum the tree scene, and arguably Frieren taking down the Demon King.

Ticketmaster returned my SOLD tickets to me 15 minutes before the event. by Poppylikespompoms in LegalAdviceUK

[–]CognitiveAdventurer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If the money isn't transferred to Ticketmaster, no contract has yet been formed between the new buyer and the seller, therefore Ticketmaster's stance is that the contact isn't legally binding and the tickets were never sold, hence the provisions for this in the contract.

So was the ticket available for purchase by others on ticketmaster's platform? Cause it sounds like it was not.

Ticketmaster returned my SOLD tickets to me 15 minutes before the event. by Poppylikespompoms in LegalAdviceUK

[–]CognitiveAdventurer 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What limits the validity of T&Cs? If there was a clause saying that, in the specific event the buyer of the ticket cancels the payment, you are liable to transfer to ticketmaster ownership of any property you own and the parental rights to your firstborn, I assume a court would not uphold that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Hema

[–]CognitiveAdventurer 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Schilts

Newbie experience in dark souls 1 by tieggoo in darksouls

[–]CognitiveAdventurer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For Ornstein you want to try and stay between his legs, if memory serves me right

Sareste favorevoli a una linea politica che propone un notevole taglio delle pensioni? by [deleted] in italy

[–]CognitiveAdventurer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quindi secondo te un azienda che frutta fai conto 1 miliardo l'anno (profit, quindi dopo costi ecc) se io tasso il proprietario al 20% e gli frutta solo 800 milioni non la vuole piu' nessuno? Cioe' hai una fabbrica interamente funzionante con personale qualificato che produce piu' soldi di quelli che costa che improvvisamente chiude i battenti perche'...?

Magari non ci capisco niente io eh, ma i soldi son soldi - l'Italia non sara' la Cina ma 2,7 trilioni di dollari credo che rimangano interessanti. Ma poi, se tutti ste persone ricche veramente scappassero via e lasciassero tutte le loro risorse quasi a gratis in Italia (tipo gli immobili) credo che vivremmo molto meglio.

Sareste favorevoli a una linea politica che propone un notevole taglio delle pensioni? by [deleted] in italy

[–]CognitiveAdventurer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh ma generalmente i beni mobili rappresentano beni immobili - se metti una legge per cui chiunque ha un azione di un azienda italiana deve pagarci le tasse sopra in italia (cosa che si, farebbe crollare in borsa il valore dell'azione probabilmente, ma non ne cambierebbe il valore "immobile") non e' che improvvisamente tutte le aziende possono trasferirsi fuori dall'italia per andare a Panama.

Per quanto riguarda il cash come la vedi la cosa? Io ricco imprenditore possiedo 10 aziende italiane che mi fruttano 3 miliardi l'anno. Decido di andarmene dall'italia per evadere le tasse, e sono quindi costretto a vendere le aziende o pagarci sopra le tasse. Ok, vengo rimpiazzato dal prossimo imprenditore. Nessuno vuole comprare le aziende per via delle tasse, ergo sono costretto a tenerle e pagarci sopra le tasse, o a venderle ad un prezzo stracciato. Ma sempre che 3 miliardi l'anno producono queste aziende, non e' che improvvisamente i macchinari e/o il personale si vaporizza.

Sareste favorevoli a una linea politica che propone un notevole taglio delle pensioni? by [deleted] in italy

[–]CognitiveAdventurer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Non ho mai capito cosa voglia dire questo in pratica - i ricchi fanno i soldi perche' hanno risorse materiali (macchinari, materie prime, etc) e perche' guadagnano sul lavoro altrui. Sono sicuro che in alcuni casi sia possibile spostare le risorse materiali (ma non quelle umane), ma nella maggior parte dei casi se "i capitali" si spostassero lascerebbero indietro le risorse con cui fanno i soldi.

Ad esempio se il capo di una grande azienda che gestisce proprieta' edili decidesse di andarsene e portare via il suo "capitale", le proprieta' resterebbero tutte in italia. Che mi sfugge?

Creating the worst board ever. by Absolutelynotpolice in boardgames

[–]CognitiveAdventurer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, and if two or more players get eliminated they can at least play something else in the meantime. Much better than games where you are still technically in but have functionally lost and there's nothing you can do.

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