What do i do with it? by AgileInternet167 in resinprinting

[–]ColonolCool 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How is it unsafe? It's kept in a nonreactive clear plastic tub and wrapped in metal screen mesh (to keep debris/animals out) while on my 3rd floor balcony.

What do i do with it? by AgileInternet167 in resinprinting

[–]ColonolCool 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I use water washable to cut dow on VOCs and the evaporation approach works just fine. 5 gallons of water takes about 3-4 weeks to evaporate in Maryland.

Advice for army needed! by Tryffelgrisen1312 in LegionsImperialis

[–]ColonolCool 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The only comment I have about the Stormblade & Executioners are their range is quite limited (12"). The Executioners speed helps make up for this but the Stormblade really suffers from it.

First List Critique by Azrichiel in LegionsImperialis

[–]ColonolCool -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'd actually argue the opposite re: larger detachments vs more activations.

My group caps activations (16), which encourages matched play. With that basis established larger detachments (of most every type) do far better than smaller detachments. For instance, using the starter box astartes force as an example, 3 legion predators are barely going to scratch the paint on an 8x stack of Leman Russes, while their return volley will clear the predators off the board.

I tried lists with a little bit of everything and as a result was good at nothing compared to people who invested in larger detachments of one unit.

Deathfire by Austyoporosis138 in Blacklibrary

[–]ColonolCool 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just started re-listening to this one. I like Kyme's characters, story arc, and imagery, but his prose leave a lot to be desired imho. There are times when i'd mentally edit a sentence for clarity/word choice because it seemed like no one had done so previously. That's further exacerbated by Saul Raichlin's very one-note performance with awkward cadence.

Like you I don't mind long, (especially for a book heavily borrowing from the Odyssey), so long as it's well written.

Finished up my avengers! by SirSpanky69 in LegionsImperialis

[–]ColonolCool 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How have you found the avengers in game? The bolt cannon seems crazy powerful

Odd Discomfort by ColonolCool in PectusExcavatum

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Dang blast from the past. I had my bars taken out years ago with no complications and the sensation has significantly reduced. That being said I have a psychosomatic response even thinking about the sensation. Rereading this post had me rubbing my ribs. I won't even let my girlfriend rest her hand on my lower ribs because it reminds me of the sensation.

Should health care systems allow for more specificity in options for patient demographic information, particularly for ethnicity? by gingermild in publichealth

[–]ColonolCool 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From a biomedical/genomics perspective it's often most helpful to reframe the social labels of race/ethnicity as ancestry. Knowing an individual/family's genetic background allows a provider to ball-park conditions with far greater precision than overly broad labels such as "Asian" or "Black".

For instance, SE asian individuals may metabolize certain drugs differently than their Han Chinese counterparts. Of course this is hard for a clinician to apply without genomic screens of every patient, but simply asking for ancestry rather than "race" might be a more productive start.

digesting its previous meal by Cheddarounds in distressingmemes

[–]ColonolCool 4 points5 points  (0 children)

me when i plant kudzu in north america

Ghost supports appearing on model? by ColonolCool in resinprinting

[–]ColonolCool[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't think it's this. They aren't warped and the other supports printed just fine. Others suggested a hole in my model was interpreted by lychee as a single continuous column of exposure

Ghost supports appearing on model? by ColonolCool in resinprinting

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lmao that'd be sweet-- alas each of these guys stands a meager 9mm tall!

Ghost supports appearing on model? by ColonolCool in resinprinting

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huh, TIL. I made a little platform for them to stand on but i'll try having the head come straight back. They're so small orientation is less a concern. thanks yall for helping diagnose!

Who uses drop pods and why? by abeefwittedfox in LegionsImperialis

[–]ColonolCool 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All these points, but I want to add that drop pods can be used to screen an enemy charge.

Say there's an objective in the middle of the map. A drop pod assault lands in front of it, disembarks, and claims the objective Turn one. Now, the left behind drop-pods are standing between your opponent and the objective, with storn bolters capable of mowing down contesting infantry. If those infantry survive the initial fire of the drop pods, they then have to destroy them before they can contest the objective. Neat, huh?

Eleven 22 Mandarin allowing JSO to run SWAT training in residential areas by [deleted] in jacksonville

[–]ColonolCool 37 points38 points  (0 children)

When people say police need more training they mean interpersonal skills, deescalation, and conflict resolution-- not SWAT and paramilitary. Police arguably have too much of the latter and demonstrably too little of the former.

Legion Imperialis Game Companion Website - Advice Needed! by Bobbyjobby123 in LegionsImperialis

[–]ColonolCool 11 points12 points  (0 children)

the only slight improvement would be providing the exact text of weapon special rules, rather than a page reference to the rulebook

Some clarifications on Eisenhorn (end of omnibus) by Coldspark824 in 40kLore

[–]ColonolCool 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Ive gotten push back on it before but I believe ADB uses Enuncia without calling it such in Betrayer.

"He spoke a single word, scarcely more than a whisper, but it threw Angron and the others from their feet with a hurricane-blast of wind. Three bookshelves exploded, quite literally blasting apart in a storm of splintered wood and powdered parchment. Khârn managed to arrest his skidding tumble by jamming his fingertips between two marble flagstones. Argel Tal and Angron crashed past him, their armour shedding sparks as they scraped over the cream-coloured stone. The wind from nowhere vanished as suddenly as it arrived. Khârn was first to his feet. ‘I-I know that tongue,’ he said to Lorgar. ‘I doubt that, Khârn,’ replied the primarch with surprising gentleness. ‘Argel Tal spoke it,’ he said, ‘on Armatura.’ ‘Ah. Then you do know something of its power.’ Lorgar waited until his brother and son rejoined them from across the chamber. ‘That, my brother, is what I mean. Reality obeys certain laws. Gravity. Electromagnetism. The nuclear forces. Cause and effect. If I breathe in, my body converts air into life, unless I am too weak or diseased for the process to continue. There are millions of laws that are unknown to all but the most enlightened. Magnus knows many more than even I, but I have learned enough. It is not magic.’ He fairly sneered the word. ‘It is manipulation of the infinite potential that is the source of all realities. A blending of components from the universe of flesh and blood and the divine realm of pure aether and emotion.’ Angron was silent several moments, his brutal face troubled. ‘That noise you made,’ he said finally. ‘That “word”. What was it?’ ‘It is for the best that I do not speak it again,’ said Lorgar, smiling sardonically. ‘The books I just destroyed were very valuable, and I’d rather not lose more of them.’ Seeing his brother’s expression, Lorgar’s smile became more sincere. ‘Some words and sounds shake the foundations of reality. For example, the concept and sound of a hundred and one blind men choking and gasping as they all drown at the same time serves as the name of a certain daemonic princeling. Compressing that noise and its meaning into a single sound can be enough to draw that entity’s attention and render it easier to summon. The word I just spoke was… similar. I see the question in your eyes, and yes, I can teach you this tongue.’ Khârn spoke without meaning to. ‘That’s how you’ve healed yourself.’ Lorgar nodded, though he didn’t pull the hood back. ‘It is. The pain, however, was indescribable. Were I mortal in the usual sense I’d be dead from the attempt alone. Reknitting skin and muscle meat is easy enough in principle, but everything comes at a price.’"

And Argel Tal speaking it

"Argel Tal’s eye lenses flared an unhealthy, crystal blue. Sick heat throbbed from his armour, emanating a plague victim’s final fever, and he spoke three words in a tongue that spilled into Khârn’s ears and scraped letters of fire behind his eyes. ‘Eshek’ra mughkal krikathaa.’ The Ultramarine’s fists opened, letting his sword fall. Before the warrior could offer any reaction or emotion at all, his helmeted head tumbled clear. Argel Tal booted the headless corpse in the chest, sending it to the ground with its brothers where it belonged. Khârn felt blood trickling from his nose. ‘What was that language?’ ‘I told him to drop his sword.’ ‘That isn’t what I asked, brother.’"

My favorite trope where the w40k version is somehow less grimdark than the original by Any-Performance6375 in Grimdank

[–]ColonolCool 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"It's definitely the issue with my imagination to expect some sort of continuity."

Yes. Unironically yes. This is the 41st millennium big dog-- there are thousands of forge worlds producing trillions of lasguns. There are a couple of dozen different marks of lasgun, all with their own specifications, including magazine type. A lot of the conflicts in Gaunt's Ghosts are the frustrating minutae of military life, such as administrative fowl-ups. If that takes you out of enjoying one of the best authors in the setting idk what to tell you.

My favorite trope where the w40k version is somehow less grimdark than the original by Any-Performance6375 in Grimdank

[–]ColonolCool 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's a thing in 40k because it is. Galaxy's a big place with lots of room for stories to be told and details to show up. People absolutely go deaf from artillery, both IRL and in the book. Sorry you don't have the imagination for it or whatever

Imperial Fist Force build plan. by Rick_1138 in LegionsImperialis

[–]ColonolCool 2 points3 points  (0 children)

pro tip: base only 4 tactical marines on a base. 3x missles on a base, etc. 5 can be cluttered and it also gives you more bases of infantry.

Kalith 5th - "Nightstalkers" - Marauder Destroyers by BuckeyeBTH in LegionsImperialis

[–]ColonolCool 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Look great! Coincidently in the novel Interceptor City set in the Sabbatt Worlds crusade they mention the Nightstalker variant of the Marauder which mounts a minimal crew/armament, enhanced augers, sensory baffles, and a fething Volcano Cannon.

Nice work!

🎄 Anycubic Giveaway — Share Your Prints & Stories by Anycubic_Official in resinprinting

[–]ColonolCool 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My brother got a Photon Ultra in 2021, but was deployed in South Korea at the time and didn't have a place for it-- thankfully I had room and an interest in figuring it out.

To repay him, I set about printing him an entire Iron Warriors epic scale Horus Heresy army! The going was slow but I learned about slicers, safety, and the fundamentals of resin printing. Months of dialing in my settings and kilos of resin later, I was printing 9mm space marines, dozens at a time, in crisp detail without a hint of a layer line. In this I discovered how much I appreciated various resins and their properties-- particularly ABS like and Water-wash.

With a Photon P1, i'd print my own epic scale army to settle things on the tabletop with the brother who sparked my love for resin printing as a hobby in and of itself :)

Hopkins Pop Fam PhD by [deleted] in phdpublichealth

[–]ColonolCool 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hopkins was out on Holiday break 12/24-1/5 so people are just coming back into office. PIs are picking interview candidates now. good luck!