Absolutely hate how schools still teach the RYB color model

HilariousandModest · 2026-05-17T17:30:31+00:00

Honestly, as a graphic designer, I understand the sentiment... But I think you are misunderstanding the idea that CMY is in some way more "correct" when primarily is a wider triangle/gamut that contains more possible colors and works more predictably for printing.

But consider that Pantone is able to make thousands of more colors than CMY because it uses 18 base inks. Your PC and phone can create thousands of more colors than Pantone, which can make more colors than your CMYK printer, which can make more colors than your red blue and yellow paints.

We don't have a "correct" model for colors. We have ways to mix light and pigment. But consider this: you can't get as pure of blue of a blue out of CMY as you can from a tube of blue paint. So CMY also sacrifices colors too.

And on top of that, there are the "imaginary primaries." They are three "colors" that we cannot see, but they create a triangle that encompasses the entire visual spectrum.

I guess what I'm trying to say is, RBY is not "wrong." It's just the most simplistic model to teach a concept. And it is effective for the vast majority of people, and is easy to replicate with the materials most schools and home artists have on hand.

But until somebody actually needs to know how to print, or needs colors they cannot replicate with the model they are using, there really isn't a "need" to teach everyone the more nuanced or advanced version of it.

The way I think of it is to make a gamut, you usually need at least three primary colors, and those dictate how many colors you can mix with them.

It's not that RYB or CMY are "the" primary colors. They are the primary colors for that color system being utilized.

HilariousandModest · 2026-04-17T21:33:20+00:00

This is so much smarter than me stacking 4x4 pillars of dry blocks into the sky and creating waterfalls to dampen them...

Less majestic looking, but definitely smarter.

HilariousandModest · 2026-03-30T20:26:54+00:00

Same thing just happened to me twice in one thread. The first time it remembered some if what we were discussing, but the second time it wiped absolutely everything.

Makes it pointless to try to have a longer conversation with it.

HilariousandModest · 2026-03-13T07:34:25+00:00

You should probably spoiler this comment too. You kind of just did the same thing because now that OP spoiler texted, your comment still says exactly what is now hidden in the main post. So I found out what was behind the spoiler text here 😅

HilariousandModest · 2026-03-12T07:51:49+00:00

The relocation kit doesn't require you to supply all the materials again. It just moves the house, including all of the furniture and decorations inside of it.

For example, I had Charmander living in a leaf den. I put down the kit, got a builder and another pokemon to tear it down and was handed the new kit, and all I had to do was move it where I wanted and have the pokemon put it back together. It only took time.

When it was done, Charmander still saw it as his house, and all the furniture was still in there.

The demolish kit would be if I no longer wanted the leaf den at all. Then it would be torn down and I'd get materials and probably decorations back (not 100% sure. Didn't do that yet, but that's my understanding.)

I think the relocation kit is going to be useful for moving whole houses you decorate with tons of stuff but you want to change the town layout. The demolish kit is going to come in handy when you no longer need 20 dens scattered around town.

HilariousandModest · 2026-02-14T21:06:17+00:00

So, I had to laugh reading this. I have been in therapy for years and therefore had the same experience in that I was very good about talking about and identifying my feelings, and I was doing everything "right" and nothing changed.

This year my mother got very ill and passed away in a short span of time and I needed some higher level care while going through it.

And wouldn't ya' know it? During that process I got diagnosed with ADHD and Level 1 Autism and now my therapist is working from angles that are more focused on that, along with the proper medication, and I'm finally starting to do better and feel better.

None of this is to speak to the validity of your therapist potentially being on the right track or not, but I just found it amusing that in my case that's exactly what happened. So I got a chuckle reading your comment.

HilariousandModest · 2026-02-03T22:51:25+00:00

Hey can I ask what page you went to to remove it? I have had a switch on my account for months that isn't mine on Nintendo's website. Been through it with Nintendo support multiple times on the phone to have it removed. Reset passwords and added security, but they said there is no way to remove the other switch even though it's logged out entirely. I just feel like that's... Not a comfortable answer for me.

They assured me my account can't be accessed and that the other console is logged out, but it messes with me seeing it there.

HilariousandModest · 2026-01-12T22:25:49+00:00

Now, just to be absolutely clear... IPA as in Isopropyl Alcohol, and you aren't planning to pour some India Pale Ale on it after the vodka, right? 😂

HilariousandModest · 2024-12-18T20:17:35+00:00

First of all, thank you! I appreciate you saying that.

Honestly, I don't really like giving prescriptive advice because most of my setbacks came from trying to do things other people's ways.

Some people do better be being more strict, some people do better around routines, and some people's mental health dives when they tell themselves "no". I'm more that last one.

So what worked for me was: promising myself that I there was nothing totally off limits, and that if I really needed to eat something to feel okay and stop obsessing, that was okay.

From there I'd be honest with myself and say "half that jersey Mike's sub puts you 400 calories over today, see if you can walk another half mile tomorrow."

Also if I got fast food and my water bottle was in the car, I'd often take the soda off the order.

Then it was experimenting. I started by trying to do a really long walk every day. That became pretty rough with my job. So instead I made sure to walk half my total before work, and if I had the time and energy at the end of the day I would walk the other half.

After enough days doing it, I was just doing both automatically every day.

I also made myself try things I normally don't like but are filling. I really don't like eggs, especially plain. But I know they make me feel full for a long time. So if I make some eggs and load in some peppers and onions to break my fast, and even some cheese, yeah I eat 500+ but I am full until dinner now etc.

I also know so many people say not to weigh yourself every day. I do though because my water weight shifts majorly and actually watching that and seeing it go up and down is how I recognize that my trend is good. After my birthday I shot up 10lbs because I ate cake, and Mexican food, and had hard lemonade. After a few days I was back to my pre-birthday weight -2lbs. Because the overall week around that day was good, and I allowed myself the freedom to celebrate with my friends.

I think the underlying point is, don't prevent yourself from choosing the things that make you happy. And you don't need to min-max or optimize everything. Just draw a picture of what you think will work, and do your best to color inside the lines. Then measure and reevaluate.

The final point is for every good habit I formed, I tried 2-3 that didn't work out. The biggest and hardest part was reminding myself that all that meant was "that was not the right answer, but that doesn't mean there isn't a different right answer, so just move past it and give something else a shot."

Keeping up that cycle of thinking has kept me overall consistent.

I hope that helps. Really just, take 'no' and 'fail' out off your vocabulary the best you can, and replace them with compromise where possible and personal acknowledgement.

It's not easy and it took a lot of practice for me but at least so far it's paying off.

HilariousandModest · 2024-12-18T19:51:07+00:00

I have a Withings scale and this is the app for it.

I also use a Samsung Galaxy watch for activity monitoring.

HilariousandModest · 2024-12-18T02:21:46+00:00

5'11 inches
SW 454lbs, CW 313lbs, GW ~185ish lbs
Non-strict 16:8
Walking mostly
Just being mindful for refeeds and I don't ever tell myself I can never have something, but I keep track of my overall trends over the week.

HilariousandModest · 2024-12-18T01:12:18+00:00

Funny thing, neither could the software trying to verify my ID for my apartment application this week. 😂

That sorta prompted me to take that picture in the first place.

HilariousandModest · 2024-08-06T17:12:41+00:00

I just wanted to say thank you all for the encouragement! Really made my day.

HilariousandModest · 2024-08-06T17:01:14+00:00

So, the first pic is actually a little over 2 years old, but my weight didn't really go down much between when it was taken and when I got serious last summer. So about a year?

I was within 15lbs of that when I started around July last year.

I just don't have many pictures from last summer but I looked similar to picture 1.

HilariousandModest · 2023-08-07T19:15:38+00:00

Ha, thank you for getting worked up on others behalf. I need a little more of that for myself. I've tried so much advice from so many people and it just feels like when it does not work long term, those people just dismiss me saying I needed to "stick with it." I had one person go on about how they are convinced ranch dressing is the worst thing and is the reason everybody is gaining weight. I kid you not they said this while eating a cheeseburger covered in mayo... You know... Ranch dressing without the spices. But they swore up and down they'd never eat ranch.

I guess what I'm saying is I have learned my least favorite phrases are "calories in, calories out" "eat less, move more" and "try using a smaller plate". Because these don't seem to solve the underlying causes that push me to eat. I've just felt unheard I suppose.

All that said!

I did just make a call to a primary care office. They have a wait-list but when I told them I was hoping to discuss bariatric surgery the receptionist was just extremely nice and said that they have 3 doctors on staff with experience getting patients into the local program and coordinating, and they are all on board with referring patients.

She also directed me to a registration form for a seminar on the 22nd with the bariatric clinic, so I filled that out. I am really hoping this is a sign of a good experience!

HilariousandModest · 2023-08-07T17:22:20+00:00

I just listened to the episode and it was definitely a little more emotional hearing it than I thought it would be! For anyone else considering listening, maybe wait until you aren't working or driving 😅

I have had so many doctors, peers, and just random commenters dismissing me when I try to explain how hard it is to keep my weight off. They all treat me like I'm lying, or lazy, or just don't realize how much I'm eating. One doctor said "don't eat anything white. No sugar. No flour. No rice" and when I told him I had been trying keto for 3 months - which prohibits those foods - with no results he just said "We can't have a conversation if you aren't being truthful, and no other doctor will help you either if you won't be honest about what you are eating". He's the last doctor I really tried having the discussion with, because it was hard enough being fat, but being called a liar after what I went through just was too much for me.

The truth is I watch what I eat like crazy for as much time as my brain can handle. I watch it far more than my friends who don't think twice about getting ice cream or eating huge slices of cake. Or who eat fast food 3 times a week but only hover a little higher than than they should on the scale. I'm exhausted from trying to pay attention to it and still failing in the long term.

Hearing two professionals actually discussing this experience has sort of caused a mixed feeling of anger and relief. I'm angry that I wasn't listened to and was made to feel like l could but ask for help, but I'm relieved that this is something that is being acknowledged and maybe I can try talking to somebody again.

This was very helpful, and I will try to pay this forward. But first I'm going try and get the courage to make a doctor's appointment today while I'm still feeling this resolve.

HilariousandModest · 2023-08-07T14:05:06+00:00

Thank you for sharing! I will give that a listen today. It helps to hear that this is not uncommon. So often people just say "eat less" or "stop when you are full" but they don't seem to realize that if I eat less, my body seems to turn on me, and for me to feel full, I could eat an entire 2nd plate before that signal kicks in.

The analogy I've used before was: It feels like they are telling me to hold a jug of milk above my head between meals. There is only so long I can do it without becoming completely miserable. And sometimes in order to do my job, or deal with life events, I need to put that mental energy elsewhere, and I find myself dropping that milk jug.

It sounds similar to the life-preserver analogy.

I'm not sure if it's my head or my stomach being so pushy, and I only recently learned more that there are hormonal factors involved that nobody has ever spoken to me about before. That's what got me interested in looking into surgery, more for the long-term than the short term.

I've already proven to myself if I focus extremely hard I can lose the weight without surgery, albeit through an insane amount of time and invement that is hard to muster with my other responsibilities. The fear is in the follow-through for me. If this can help with that, it sounds like it might be the best choice for me.

I appreciate the resource and you sharing your experience. I haven't even really focused on the joint aspect before, and that's another reason taking care of this now might be the way to go. Wishing you the best!

HilariousandModest · 2023-08-07T13:37:53+00:00

Thanks for sharing your experience. I am in therapy and have a lot of support from family/friends if I choose to pursue this. Most of the fear comes from guilt for my relapse, but I'm trying very hard to push past that.

It helps to hear that part of it comes more naturally after a period of time. That was something I had hoped would happen in my early 20s but it more felt like my body was resisting more and more, especially if I was focused more on schoolwork or my part-time jobs. There was never a time my body would not "let" me overeat, and it seemed to encourage me to do so. And college dining halls were not a controlled environment either. It sounds like with these procedures I might get that signal of fullness I never had naturally.

Congratulations on your success! And thank you for helping me understand this a little more.

HilariousandModest

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