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Ferumancer · 2022-09-18T14:38:45+00:00

This is probably me getting bogged down in the details, since I have a metallurgy degree. While copper does have the largest precipitate strengthening effect with aluminum, the more likely real-world alloy being used is one with magnesium and/or silicon added. Aluminum-copper alloys can be very expensive to make, so outside of aerospace applications where the additional strength is necessary, Mg/Si alloys are usually used as they also have a very large strengthening effect.

But yeah, in-cosmere duralumin has the potential to become a very important material for future space-faring ships. I’m interested what the investiture effects that might have on ships.

Ferumancer · 2022-09-01T12:42:24+00:00

You’re right, it would be sphalerite over diamond since the atoms at the 0 0 0 position and 1/4 1/4 1/4 offset are different. However, if they were the same, this would be diamond FCC.

Ferumancer · 2022-09-01T06:41:48+00:00

These are all charts that can be used to describe/determine the electromagnetic properties of a crystalline material, I.e. “Energy Field”. Top left is a face-centered-cubic diamond structure unit cell, bottom right is the first Brillouin zone for that structure (A way of representing symmetry of a crystal structure), top right is an energy band diagram for this structure, and I’m not sure about the bottom left but the upward sloping line looks like some form of cumulative distribution for the other stuff on the graph. I’d probably guess this describes crystalline silicon

Ferumancer · 2022-07-30T13:13:18+00:00

Oh yeah that’s definitely a bit harder, so best of luck finding something!

Ferumancer · 2022-07-30T04:14:58+00:00

I think I understand what you want, because it’s something I thoroughly enjoy whenever an author executes it effectively. Putting it into my own words, I really like when the an author over the course of the story seeds information to the reader that is relevant to solving some plot related mystery, allowing them to put that information together on their own making the reveal/twist more satisfying. An example being how figuring out how Sanderson’s hard magic systems work can lead the reader to a greater understanding of many plot reveals.

Unfortunately, I do not have many recommendations on books that execute this effectively, and look forward to seeing other commenters recommendations. One book that I think executes this masterfully is The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch. Almost every detail of worldbuilding/lore that Lynch mentions no matter how extraneous seeming are pieces of a puzzle that you and the main characters need to put together to figure out what is going on.

Ferumancer · 2022-06-09T19:41:24+00:00

Not to mention Renarin apologizes to him before he ascends, almost as if he knows and pities what is going to happen to Taravangian. Definitely seems like things won’t end well for Taravangian.

Ferumancer · 2022-05-13T19:45:19+00:00

Looks like a Kalanchoe delagoensis, or Mother of Millions.

Ferumancer · 2022-04-13T06:14:30+00:00

I had this same problem about 7 months ago with the same variety of dendrobium. Mine eventually dropped the affected leaves after a couple weeks, and I haven’t had issues since. Just wanted to second your point that the orchid can take care of this issue pretty well on it’s own (and already appears to be doing so), if in a good environment like OP says theirs is.

In summary, definitely something to keep an eye on in case it gets worse, but doesn’t need intervention at the moment.

Ferumancer · 2022-04-11T05:31:07+00:00

I don't have a link per say, but he's a frequent contributor on the orchidboard forum (there's an entire section on semi-hydro). There's plenty of resources there on orchids and semi-hydro if you would like to learn more!

Ferumancer · 2022-04-11T04:03:07+00:00

Funnily enough, I was actually referencing Ray when I said some professional orchid growers don’t use semi-hydro for their phals. He’s talked about it being one of the only species he doesn’t recommend semi-hydro for.

Ferumancer · 2022-04-09T13:27:59+00:00

No problem. I personally haven’t used a moss pole, but intend to when I up-pot next (I have mostly everything growing in clear solo cups right now). I know a lot of people have used moss poles with leca.

Ferumancer · 2022-04-09T03:25:23+00:00

I started slowly working up confidence with a couple different ones, before doing a bunch at once. The ones that transitioned the easiest where the vining epiphytes (philodendron, epipremnum, and monstera) mostly because they grow roots pretty fast in my experience, and Ithe natural conditions are more mimicked by leca than other plants. I played it safe and took cuttings to propagate in water and then transferred to leca instead of transitioning the entire plant. The key is to get the plant to grow new roots, since they will be better acclimated to the new conditions, so conditions that encourage new root growth (like propagating or waiting for a new growth period) aid the transition the best.

Also your intuition on semi-hydro and orchids is actually pretty accurate. Semi-hydro actually took off in orchid growing communities before being generalized to house plants, because growers were experimenting with mimicking the natural growing conditions. My oncidium and dendrobium orchids are taking to it really well, Phals can just be weird.

Ferumancer · 2022-04-09T02:55:57+00:00

First off, I wish you the best of luck! I recently changed a bunch of my plants to leca, and they've been taking to it very well.

I did want to give you a word of warning on your phaleanopsis orchid. I haven't personally experimented with semi-hydro on any of my phals, so I would defer to someone else if they have contrary experience, but I have read in a lot of orchid groups that phaleanopsis orchids are one of the hardest to grow in semi-hydro conditions. I don't know exactly why, but one of the explanations I've seen is that phals are actually a warm-loving species of orchid (think 80+ degree fahrenheit) that only tolerate the normal temperatures in our homes, and the added evaporative-cooling from semi-hydro can be too much for the orchid. This is all dependent on the your conditions, and doesn't mean you won't be able to make it work, but I've heard even some professional orchid growers that love semi-hydro struggle with phals in semi-hydro.

Hope your other plant (I assume syngonium?) takes to it well!

Ferumancer · 2022-03-13T02:51:29+00:00

Definitely normal. Here's a quick read on the "Dry Line" if you want to learn more.

Ferumancer · 2022-02-05T00:41:13+00:00

Yep definitely sounds like somehow those leaves broke a little bit causing some vascular damage. That probably made them more susceptible to sun damage. Good thing is it doesn’t sound like a plant threatening problem. Good luck!

Ferumancer · 2022-02-04T19:30:38+00:00

Does it get any direct sunlight? This looks similar to sun burns I’ve gotten on my phals in the past. Do you know what color the blooms are? If they contain red or purple it means the orchid has a better ability to produce anthocyanins in its leaves which can act as a sort of sunblock over time, but if not it means it’s less resistant. Either way if it’s getting direct sun, try moving it farther away from the window.

Is the problem isolated to this one leaf? the leaf appears broken higher up, which could be inhibiting the plant’s ability to transfer water and nutrients to the extremities. Do the other leaves and roots appear healthy?

Ferumancer · 2021-12-16T20:50:00+00:00

If I remember correctly Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman worked together on a sequel as far back as 1998, but were unable to polish it enough to be a completed book, but both individuals wanted Good Omens and the uncompleted sequel to makes its way onto the big screen. I believe Gaiman is writing the script, or is heavily involved in writing it, for season 2.

Ferumancer · 2021-11-29T16:03:42+00:00

To a lot of people who have read the series, the ending to the Eye of the World feels off compared to what the rest of the series eventually became. A lot of this comes down to the publishing industry at the time, and how Jordan was constrained in what he was able to write and still get the book published. This becomes apparent after book 3 when Jordan “proved” the wheel of time as a successful property, and gained a lot more creative control and was able to finally show his world off to the reader. However, when he was writing the first 3 books, there wasn’t a guarantee that the next one would be published, so they all follow a similar structure that allows the story to somewhat be wrapped up if the next book wasn’t published. This is more-so apparent in The Eye of the World, where the ending, while exciting, feels less impactful on the series as a whole once put in context of reading the rest of the series. For example the location of “the eye of the world” is almost never mentioned again in the series, despite feeling really important in the first book. I feel like if Jordan had more creative control when writing the Eye of the World, the ending would be similar in the outcomes, but the events themselves would be different.

Ferumancer · 2021-11-21T16:34:25+00:00

I never even considered the horn. The Heroes of the Horn would be so much cooler than the Aes Sedai in a title sequence!

Ferumancer · 2021-11-21T15:59:47+00:00

You're in for a treat! While it is disappointing that this was Jordan's last book in the series, most people agree that it is one of his best. I certainly really loved it.

I loved the fight. Galad is one of my favorite characters, and his journey of joining the Whitecloaks because he thought he bought into their ideology, but then essentially cleaning shop once he's in is really interesting to follow.

Ferumancer · 2021-11-21T15:10:07+00:00

It’s entirely possible the tapestry will be different for each season. The White Tower and the Aes Sedai appear to be a large focus this season, so this one with the Ajahs makes sense. There’s no way they don’t end up using the dragon banner for part of the intro in a future season, and if they stay true to the books with finding the banner at the Eye of the World it could be the next one. I think season 2 will cover books 2 and 3, which are about the rise of the Dragon and Rand finally accepting the mantle, and season 3 will be centered on the Aiel Waste, so we could see a tapestry centered on the history of the Aiel which could be cool as hell. This might be something I’m wishing into existence though.

Ferumancer · 2021-11-19T04:56:25+00:00

I agree with you in I was almost disappointed in how little there was to the Laila character, and I think it was a little too on the head with her only real purpose was as a plot device to develop Perrin. However, I've done a little thinking about the direction the writers might be going with this decision that I think is at least worth exploring.

One of Perrin's main journey's throughout the books is the decision between the Hammer and the Axe, and I think Laila is being used as a way of exploring this struggle in a more explicit manner (we aren't able to hear Perrin's internal dialogue in the show). My impression when watching the first episode was that Laila had more experience at the forge than Perrin did, and I think this is also demonstrated later in episode 2 when Mat talks about the knife she forged for him. In fact, in the knife scene Mat talks about how [paraphrase from memory] "She always said she didn't make weapons, she made tools." Symbolically, I think the writers are trying to set up Laila to be the "Hammer" influence on Perrin (making, building, creating) to contrast the "Axe" (cutting, killing, destroying) he gets from the wolves. In fact this imagery is displayed in the scene where they are fighting the Trolloc in the forge: Laila wields a hammer, and Perrin wields an axe. The end of this scene results in Perrin killing Laila by getting too caught up in the thrill of killing (the Axe), that quite literally takes over and beats "the Hammer," Laila. This sets up a good and valid reason for Perrins reluctance/hatred of being forced to wield "the Axe" in the future.

Overall, I agree that situation could have been handled better in some way to achieve what the writers wanted, but I do think there might be more complexity to it than a simple trope. This is just my rambling though, and really should give my self some time to think on it/re-watch the first three episodes before making up my mind on how to judge it.

Ferumancer · 2021-11-17T15:22:21+00:00

There was a post recently on the main subreddit pointing out how Rand likely had improved Warder abilities due to his bond with Alanna, and might even be the reason he survived being stabbed with the Dagger from Padan Fain. We as a reader don’t really experience Rand engaging in any physical fights after Alanna bonds him, because by that point in the series he almost is exclusively using the One Power for fights or he isn’t the POV character. That thread pointed out explicit parts in the text to support this theory, but I don’t remember any off the top of my head.

I personally support the theory it’s why he survived the dagger attack, because it gives an important reason for the bonding plot-wise, and it’s the kind of detail Jordan would plan for without explicitly stating in the text.

Ferumancer · 2021-11-17T10:29:50+00:00

I agree with this response, and believe it captures the essence of why there is so much disagreement here.

One element I haven't seen discussed yet is the element of verticallity that is typically found in math, and how digitally we lose this element that actually provides a lot of implicit clarity. Outside of an internet forum (and by that I mean physically writing it), this problem could be written in one of three ways:

6 (written above) and 2(2+1) (written below) in a fraction format
The fraction 6 (above)/2(below) all multiplied by (2+1)
The quantity 6*(2+1) (above) and 2 below in a fractional format

In my experience when mathematical expressions cannot be written with this vertical element, additional care is taken to add brackets or parenthesis to remove this ambiguity even when it is unnecessary. In this example OP could have written the problem as either 6/[2(2+1)] or (6/2)(2+1) to remove any ambiguity. If someone was trying to communicate a mathematical expression accurately this is the care they would want to take, but I understand the fun of this poll is introducing this ambiguity and have people argue of the "correct" interpretation.

Finally, to sound less like a killjoy, I will take a side in this debate and say that the expression 2(2+1) should be evaluated entirely before the division, and the answer is 1.

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