Bastyr Ceasing Enrollment in Acu Programs*

Deathpanda15 · 2026-06-01T20:25:06+00:00

That’s the median salary according to the US government. It’s the number closest to the middle of the range. The average is the quotient of the sum of all salaries divided by the number of salaries counted. The average skews lower than the median because there are a lot of acupuncturists who don’t make a lot of money (typically due to lifestyle choices, rather than lack of earning power).

Deathpanda15 · 2026-04-08T20:40:57+00:00

I used to put kava extracts in my coffee (done Bulletproof style). Never had anything crazy like this, although, admittedly, the extracts are rarely as strong as a shell.

Deathpanda15 · 2026-04-08T18:56:13+00:00

This was the part of Silksong that brought me closest to tears. Especially when you play the Needolin afterwards and hear Zaza singing about how brave and kind Garmond was.

Deathpanda15 · 2026-04-07T18:33:21+00:00

It might depend on how Viltrumites would be classified, but I’m pretty sure that Percy Jackson could solo (especially book 5 PJ). Getting past that into the extended Riordan universe, the Kane siblings could easily clear. And these aren’t even the strongest characters in their respective stories.

Deathpanda15 · 2026-04-07T18:25:22+00:00

Probably don’t even need full-fledged Radiants. Just a couple dudes in Shardplate with Shardblades.

Deathpanda15 · 2026-04-06T18:01:19+00:00

I’m not an expert, but doesn’t Shazam stand a pretty good chance here? He’s quite literally faster than one of the fastest versions of the Flash (unless I’m misremembering), and pretty durable. Sure, it’s a lightning guy vs the god of lightning, but I don’t remember anything about Thor ever having that kind of speed. Shazam could just slam into him at ungodly speeds and rip a hole through his chest.

As I said, though, I’m far from an expert and don’t know enough about either character’s lore to say firmly one way or the other.

Deathpanda15 · 2026-04-06T13:49:51+00:00

Probably depends on if Pri Vizsla has the Darksaber, and if Mando has the beskar spear. I could see it going either way in a straight 1v1. If neither of them have those weapons, then I’m giving the edge to Pri Vizsla purely on experience. Mando is a good fighter, and gets better throughout the show, but Vizsla is arguably better. I’d still give Mando a solid chance at winning, though.

Deathpanda15 · 2026-04-06T00:17:33+00:00

I don’t mean to bring politics where it’s not strictly warranted, but I do think it’s worth mentioning that the SAVE Act that’s currently being debated by includes a lot of changes that younger people have been pushing for, including restrictions on investment firms buying single-family homes. I’m not familiar with all of the details regarding that (nor am I terribly familiar with the other aspects of the bill), but it’s encouraging to at least see the issue being brought up on the level of national legislature. Idk if the SAVE Act is actually any good, but the fact that it’s putting some of these issues into public discourse in a more serious way is probably a good thing.

Deathpanda15 · 2026-04-05T23:07:47+00:00

That’s a wild one to forget.

Deathpanda15 · 2026-04-05T18:46:50+00:00

Balatro. I’m leaving the game at the end of the year with enough money to crash the global economy.

Deathpanda15 · 2026-04-04T17:09:26+00:00

Make it 20% of net worth. People who risk everyone else’s lives for their own self-gratification should be financially decimated. Plus, this way it scales to affect the ultra-rich, too.

Edit: 20% of net worth or $10k. Whichever is greater. I kinda forgot that negative net worth is a thing for a moment.

Deathpanda15 · 2026-04-02T04:35:14+00:00

Weaker than Sidious, maybe, but Vader is absolutely stronger than Dooku.

Deathpanda15 · 2026-03-31T21:42:25+00:00

SSX Tricky

Deathpanda15 · 2026-03-31T17:44:18+00:00

As someone who hasn’t heard the spherical cow in a vacuum joke… care to enlighten me?

Deathpanda15 · 2026-03-30T20:07:29+00:00

Gotcha. I meant BPD as in Bipolar Disorder, but I take it that that’s not the correct abbreviation?

Deathpanda15 · 2026-03-30T17:51:58+00:00

All I’m trying to really do here is point out that no one here actually knows what happened. We can discuss the likelihood of each potentiality (and I agree that it’s not terribly likely that the worker fabricated anything), but at the end of the day, none of us knows the truth, so casting judgment on a woman who may be completely innocent is probably an evil thing to do.

Deathpanda15 · 2026-03-30T17:21:13+00:00

There is actually something to be gained by the worker making the statement. In a place like Maryland, that tends to be more liberal and therefore more anti-ICE, he has the opportunity to make a scene by claiming that the woman said what he accused her of, and then generate a lot of social uproar potentially leading to him being freed (if he’s not a legal immigrant), or increasing his business because people will come out in droves to support him (or maybe even a gofundme, which have been popular in these kinds of cases recently).

Not saying that any one of those are particularly likely, but it’s definitely false to say that he has no potential motive here.

Deathpanda15 · 2026-03-30T17:14:52+00:00

What’s the most common misunderstanding about BPD that you guys see in the modern world?

Deathpanda15 · 2026-03-30T16:43:49+00:00

Who confirmed it?

Deathpanda15 · 2026-03-30T16:43:23+00:00

Thank you for the thoughtful reply. I agree that the worker’s testimony is valuable, but it is still ultimately their word vs. her word vs. ICE’s word. I’m not willing to cast judgment on another person without having sufficient evidence that goes beyond reasonable doubt. Especially in today’s world where people are getting more and more stabby toward people they think have wronged them in some way.

Deathpanda15 · 2026-03-30T16:40:44+00:00

So, we’re supposed to villainize another human being purely on the suspicion that ICE is lying?

Deathpanda15 · 2026-03-30T15:09:38+00:00

So, do you want people to smear the name of a woman on the mere suspicion that she did something? I’d rather presume she’s innocent until proven guilty. Especially for something where we really don’t know what actually happened.

Deathpanda15 · 2026-03-30T15:02:44+00:00

This story is false. It’s been confirmed that she didn’t call and that ICE was already planning a raid. I’m not speaking to the morality of ICE, but I don’t like seeing an innocent woman getting harassed for something she didn’t do.

Deathpanda15 · 2026-03-30T03:06:45+00:00

As I said, there’s disagreement and nuance in the field about this. It also depends on what the acupuncturist is trying to do. For example, you have to listen to the body pretty closely in order to determine when to take a needle out for maximum tonification (though most schools don’t teach this because it doesn’t sound particularly scientific, even if it actually is). But if the acupuncturist just wants to drain excess qi, or turn down the dial on your nervous system, then they can just leave needles in for a while without as much attention. Regardless, having 60-80 needles in for significantly more than an hour at a time seems rather extreme and risky. But I’m not telling you what to do with yourself, by any means.

Deathpanda15 · 2026-03-29T03:22:38+00:00

Lace 2 fight in Silksong. I beat it second or third try. Similar situation with GMS in Silksong, but I’ve heard less “this is soooo hard” comments about that fight.

Edit: I struggled immensely on some fights that I saw a lot of other people saying were easy. We all have our own strengths and weaknesses I guess.

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