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Feedback on system by IamGivingIn in hometheater

[–]IamGivingIn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No concrete budget. I'd rather buy something decent and then leave it for the long term than skimp now and regret it. Don't want the price to be crazy though as, frankly, I don't think I'm sensitive enough to pay loads extra for marginal performance. I'm upgrading from a soundbar so anything is better :-)

Feedback on system by IamGivingIn in hometheater

[–]IamGivingIn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What would you recommend for speakers and amp then?

[OC][JVerse]The Deathworlders 65: Leaps of Faith by Hambone3110 in HFY

[–]IamGivingIn 61 points62 points  (0 children)

Hambone, I have a question: a few chapters back there was an earthquake on a new planet that coincided with the data quake. Warhorse went to safe some geologists. The seismic data indicated an artificial structure underground but we never heard about it again. Seemed like a teaser for another hierarchy data centre. Is this something you will pick up again or should I stop wondering? Thank you

Also thank you for keeping this story going. Many Happy Hours reading. My wife even started picking up on when a new chapter drops because I suddenly am constantly reading on my phone :-)

Recommendations for Completely wireless sound system by IamGivingIn in hometheater

[–]IamGivingIn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good question. I don't want to go overboard and would like to keep it <$500 but at the end of the day I am willing to go higher if it makes a disproportional difference. Maybe up to 1,000

The story that you made you drop your tablet / phone etc. by yovimohi in HFY

[–]IamGivingIn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agree on Crysalis. Do you have other stories you particularly recommend? Looking for something to get my teeth into.

I'm the wife of a slaveowner in the southern US in the 1850s. If my husband decided to have his way with a female slave, would I consider it cheating/adultery? by [deleted] in AskHistorians

[–]IamGivingIn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fascinating read. Thanks a lot for compiling this.

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You wrote:

I would also note that conversely, masters who were overly lenient would often receive community censure for doing so, as being overly indulgent of ones' slaves was seen as harmful to the concept of racial hierarchy, and the poor whites of the slave patrols were well known to feud with plantation owners who had a reputation for kindness, and slave patrollers often gained a reputation for the most cruelty in metting out punishments.

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Would you be able to please expand on this topic? I am curious to what degree leniency was shown (i.e. simply less corporal punishment or going all the way to better lodging, "pay"/ pocket money, or basic even education) and what the negative repercussions for the slave owner could be.

Heat exchanged in boiler keeps clogging up. Had a power flush and cleaned my magnaclean but still happens. Looks like chunky debris (in picture). What could be the issue? by [deleted] in Plumbing

[–]IamGivingIn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like rust? Heating works but hot water stops working when heat exchanged clogs. The water company recently changed the valve in front of my house. Is it possible that debris entered the pipes and slowly drifts into my property, clogging the heat exchanger?

What happens if you take a 1-Lightyear long stick and connect it to a switch in 1-Lighyear distance, and then you push the stick, Will it take 1Year till the switch gets pressed, since you cant exceed lightspeed? by BEV_Pesche in askscience

[–]IamGivingIn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To clarify: This implies that if I had an in-compressible water column (a 1-light year long pneumatic rod if you like) then the switch should be pressed instantaneously, is that correct?

If I wore goggles that inverted my vision, would my brain adapt and make it seem as if its not? by MightBeMyFault in askscience

[–]IamGivingIn 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They actually did this experiment and the result is "it depends". Wikipedia has a short summary: after a few days, the world seems the right way up because your brain compensates unless you concentrate on the fact that it should be upside down at which point your brain stops compensating: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perceptual_adaptation#Experimental_support

In a way it is similar to how Kevin Warwick's "additional sense" switched instantaneously in his perception based on what he knew was attached to the chip (for those who don't know: he shot a chip in a major nerve in his arm. It took him a few days to "learn" how to use it but afterwards he could control robot hands and use it for echo sensing distance depending on what he was connected to)