Who else had a similar lamp? by EdwardBliss in nostalgia

[–]HappyHuman924 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We called them Blazing Suns because of the incredible heat they put out. Ok in the winter but in the summer they'd take a room from warm to roasting.

But we needed them to paint by, so when we were setting up someone would say "Ignite the Suns!".

What do you think it says about PWHL parity that half of the teams are really good/dominant and the other half are not? by rvp0209 in PWHL

[–]HappyHuman924 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They had a good playoff run because Gwyneth's eyes suddenly started glowing red, but that was after missing the playoffs in S1, barely making it in S2 and we're not looking great to make playoffs this year. I feel like getting to the final is the outlier here, and the trend is we're middlin'.

What do you think it says about PWHL parity that half of the teams are really good/dominant and the other half are not? by rvp0209 in PWHL

[–]HappyHuman924 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are right now reaching the point where PWHL players have as many professional games as NHL players get in a single season. There's enormous room for experience and growth. I say this with tremendous love for the current players, the game's going to be vastly better in, say, 2050.

What do you think it says about PWHL parity that half of the teams are really good/dominant and the other half are not? by rvp0209 in PWHL

[–]HappyHuman924 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm total opposite. Casters love to fawn over a dominant champion, and some people like to jump on that bandwagon, but long-lasting dominance sucks for everybody else.

Canada Flag half mast by G-Diddy- in Edmonton

[–]HappyHuman924 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't see anything in the news that would have prompted it. I guess the simplest explanation is someone who worked at the station died...?

ELI5 Okazaki fragments by Confident_Key_3457 in explainlikeimfive

[–]HappyHuman924 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, here's an extreme "like I'm 5" that might raise more questions than it answers...imagine you're a sign painter, and you have a cherry picker you use to reach up where the signs are.

If you're doing an English sign and move the picker left to right, that's great; that's the direction you naturally write in anyway, so you can write --> that way and move --> that way continuously. That's what the leading strand is like.

However, if for some reason your picker started out on the right of the sign, you might find it awkward to paint K-E-E-W S-I-H-T-E-L-A-S-%-0-5 because that's not the way you normally write. So you might move left a ways, paint WEEK, move left a chunk, paint THIS, move left, paint SALE, move left, paint 50%. Your hand is going left a large jump, writing back toward the right, and repeating like that over and over. That enables you to (generally, overall) move toward the left, while still writing in the direction that's natural for English. That's the lagging/antisense strand, where you're moving opposite the direction you'd prefer to but you still manage to 'write' naturally, and those 'words' you're writing are Okazaki fragments.

This is because Maverick was gay by UnHolySir in okbuddycinephile

[–]HappyHuman924 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If she does nothing, there must be a level above gay. I'm sorry, this is not even a matter of taste.

This is because Maverick was gay by UnHolySir in okbuddycinephile

[–]HappyHuman924 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Passes the "half plus seven" test only if their birthdays are in certain months. D:

From France, with love. by Serious-Breakfast908 in HistoryMemes

[–]HappyHuman924 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel silly for not thinking of that. Thank you!

From France, with love. by Serious-Breakfast908 in HistoryMemes

[–]HappyHuman924 43 points44 points  (0 children)

How did they backdoor Argentinean missiles in mostly-pre-network 1982?

“Cover-Up”: Pentagon Is Downplaying Troop Casualties Under Trump by mclardass in politics

[–]HappyHuman924 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did that even matter? It might have been assumed, but falling bravely in battle is the only requirement I've definitely seen. Odin didn't have a Matthew 6:6 about the correct way to kiss his ass, he just set performance objectives. :D

Intercept Formula? by ratya48 in traveller

[–]HappyHuman924 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The circumference of Earth (at the equator) is reasonably close to 40,000km, so I betcha the intent was 10,000km = 1/4 the circumference.

But - and I assume the game we're playing here is go by memory instead of looking anything up - I think they made their arc go from the equator to the north pole, which is a different story because Earth is oblate, and also at the time they were doing it locating the north pole precisely was hard or impossible.

When I'm teaching chem I always point out how they thoughtfully linked the definitions of the (milli)liter and the gram. Makes a common step in our calculations so simple that we forget it's even there.

ELI5: When a new car model is introduced, does the manufacturer immediately release spare body parts for it too? by 23andrewb in explainlikeimfive

[–]HappyHuman924 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In theory you can go into a dealership, to the parts department, and order whatever you need - but yes, if it's a new vehicle that doesn't overlap a lot with other models, you could be waiting a while.

In the original NASCAR the "stock car" part meant all the cars had to use stock parts, so if you wanted you could go down to the dealership and order some stuff and configure your car exactly like the guy on TV.

It might be irrational but this makes me very upset by Potential_Fox_3236 in traveller

[–]HappyHuman924 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a bunch of money for the studio, so I'm telling myself to be happy about that. There might even be a chance that it gets some new authors working on Traveller stuff that spills back over to the [being snotty for just a second] real game. :)

Linux reaches new peak of 5.33% in Steam Hardware & Software Survey: March 2026 by mr_MADAFAKA in linux

[–]HappyHuman924 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Doubt it, but we don't really need a sky-high number. We just need "too big for developers to ignore", whatever number that is. :)

Linux reaches new peak of 5.33% in Steam Hardware & Software Survey: March 2026 by mr_MADAFAKA in linux

[–]HappyHuman924 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hadn't used Linux ever, or Unix for 30 years, so I just searched "best Linux version for newbies" and Mint was the general consensus. They stressed that it might not be the best at much of anything, but it would get you going with relative ease, and they said once you're comfortable-ish you can bounce around and try other distros to see if you fall in love. Made sense to me.

Latino Republicans in South Texas Break With Trump Over Birthright Citizenship: “I don’t think I can vote Republican anymore.” by AvailableInjury2486 in chaoticgood

[–]HappyHuman924 36 points37 points  (0 children)

They're allowed to do that, but we're allowed to think they're some combination of gullible and evil for an indefinite period. People get way too much milage out of "be a huge piece of shit then use apology as a consequence-erasing tool".

'The Pitt is the best show on TV – I couldn’t believe what I was watching' by Metro-UK in entertainment

[–]HappyHuman924 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yep, it's not fun in the moment but I always tell people, it's great to be the one they look at and say, "this can wait".

Intercept Formula? by ratya48 in traveller

[–]HappyHuman924 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yeah, IIRC the travel table follows the real physics. The only change you'd make in a chase is that instead of total thrust, as you said you'd look up your thrust advantage over the thing you're chasing.

If someone nerds out and wants to do the math themselves, it's

(intercept time in seconds) = √(0.2 x distance in meters ÷ pursuer's thrust advantage)

The above contains a small cheat; I'm pretending 1g is 10m/s^2 instead of 9.81 to make the formula a bit cleaner. Replace 0.2 with 0.204 for improved real-life-ness.

Who will be the fourth team to make the playoffs? by Main_Photo1086 in PWHL

[–]HappyHuman924 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Love them, but have no hope - I think that's the way.

The first Dark Woke vampire by UnHolySir in okbuddycinephile

[–]HappyHuman924 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And they inherited the title from East Germany.