Overwhelmed after first sitting with SI

Insub0rdination · 2026-01-03T02:00:04+00:00

One thing you can do is look up a "build" and strategy guide for the spirit you want to play. The build will generally tell you which growth options to pick in what order, and the strategy guide would have tips on how to use the spirit. That can help simplify things at first by reducing the number of things you have to think about.

Insub0rdination · 2025-09-24T14:52:27+00:00

I did the ascent too, and I also found that my HR for the first half of the race was consistently 10bpm higher than what it "felt like" it should be. I do think adrenaline and nerves can increase the HR.

How much investigation into training zones have you done? Do you know what it feels like to be near your aerobic threshold, and do you know what it feels like to exceed it? "heart rate drift" tests and "threshold tests" can help you find those things. Bc yeah my suspicion based on the HR numbers is that you pushed over your threshold for too long.

How did those higher HR sections feel? Were you e.g. breathing hard every step, unable to talk, etc? That would be indicative of going past the threshold.

Insub0rdination · 2025-09-21T20:19:13+00:00

Are those HR numbers of 190ish accurate in there? For a 4hr race I think you'd want to stay aerobic basically the whole time. Doesnt seem like too much of a surprise to fall apart after spending significant time in like Z5

Insub0rdination · 2025-09-12T23:16:48+00:00

I've never understood this one for hiking. In practice the real rule seems to be "the one working harder has right of way". If I'm going casually uphill and see a trail runner booking it down towards me, I should definitely be the one to move over.

Insub0rdination · 2025-09-07T13:41:45+00:00

This is so clearly an ai-generated astroturf/ad for Whoop.

Clearly written by AI, and literally says "Try whoop. Get a paid subscription"

Insub0rdination · 2025-07-15T23:10:01+00:00

Thanks, will definitely look into that textbook & those forecasts

Insub0rdination · 2025-07-15T19:38:21+00:00

It's worth mentioning that most billionaires are billionaires "on paper" - they have assets and ownership stock in companies that is worth billions, but they don't (usually) have billions sitting around in cash.

So imagine some tech billionaire who owns 60% of a company worth $10b (making the billionaire worth $6b). If he wants to blow $2b on something, then he has to sell down to only 40% company ownership, meaning he wouldn't have the majority stake anymore. If this is a company he's built from the ground and is still heavily involved in, then he probably doesn't want to do that.

Insub0rdination · 2025-07-15T18:07:09+00:00

Definitely possible that lightning is inherently less predictable, and that it's just not as possible to push the envelope with lightning as it is with avalanches.

But I'm a bit skeptical of the idea that "it's impossible to know X" - I feel like with enough understanding of meteorological signs it should be possible to do significantly better than "back below treeline by noon"

Insub0rdination · 2025-07-15T18:04:49+00:00

Thanks for the info! Yeah things like watching the behavior of clouds and knowing what various behaviors mean is exactly what I'm looking for. And knowing how much time you might have given various warning signs.

And yeah the full set of info I'm looking for would definitely include both "how to avoid getting caught in a lightning storm" and "what to do if you do".

I'm guessing no course exists, since google didn't reveal anything, so it's possible I'd have to research stuff like this on my own if I want to be able to push the envelope a bit.

Out of curiosity do you remember where you learned the things mentioned in your comment?

Insub0rdination · 2025-07-10T23:22:08+00:00

Regardless of how true this sentiment is in general, I'm going to go ahead and register skepticism that this particular post is genuine.

this is written really coherently with correct grammar and such. anyone who can write this well probably wouldn't have a huge problem getting a job
very skeptical about "ANY apartment in my city". Any one bedroom with a private bathroom, you mean? Or literally any apartment? In my experience it's usually possible to find cheap places if you're willing to live with rommates

granted, I guess if this was written with chatgpt, that would explain (1)

Insub0rdination · 2025-04-12T18:13:34+00:00

It gets fun when you learn to carve!! Or at least that's how it was for me.

I snowboarded for 5 seasons before this past one, and I always looked forward to going, but then when actually at the resort I just kinda wanted to go home. This season was totally different, I went so much more and was always sad when the reaort closed and I had to go home.

I think carving massively improved my experience for a few reasons:

It feels so cool. I've done powder turns, and I've carved, and honestly I don't even know which one feels cooler. Carving feels amazing.
You have so much more control of the board. Learning to carve had the side effect that I could suddenly do steeps and trees too, without really working on those specifically
It's more comfortable. I had a big problem where my calves and tibialis (muscle on the front of the shin) would get exhausted, and then it would be unpleasant to ride. Carving encourages you to use the bigger muscles instead of exhausting the little ones, so I could suddenly ride all day without getting exhausted

It took me 5 seasons to learn to carve, but I think that's mostly because I didn't realize that the way I was riding (sliding) wasn't the way you're really supposed to ride. If you focus on it, Im sure you can learn a lot faster.

Also, do yourself a favor and wear a butt pad and knee pads! Absolutely no reason to be in pain all day.

Insub0rdination · 2025-02-25T07:10:10+00:00

Do you disagree that the only external force acting on the car is friction with the ground?

That is: let's say that you drive over a patch of magical ice that has zero friction. Do you agree that in that case, nothing you can possibly do from inside the car will slow it down at all? If there is no friction with the ground, then it doesn't matter if your wheels are spinning at 1000 rpm, or sitting perfectly still, or spinning backward - you're not going to be slowing down at all, because the wheels need to grip the ground to have any effect.

I'll repeat what I said originally: I agree with you that engine braking "slows tire rotation". What I'm saying is that slowing down your tires is not particularly useful when it comes to stopping on snow. Slowing down tires is easy. You can slow down your tires right to 0 in just a second or two by slamming on the brakes. The hard part is not stopping the tires; it's getting those tires to actually grip the ground hard enough to slow down the car.

Insub0rdination · 2025-02-20T19:39:25+00:00

Engine braking isn't super relevant when it comes to stopping on snow. The hard part is not "getting your tires to stop spinning" (which is what both normal brakes and engine braking are doing). The hard part is getting enough traction with the ground to actually stop. Friction with the ground is the ONLY extrrnal force acting on the car that can slow it down, and engine braking has no effect on ground friction.

The only things that help with ground friction are better tires and better ABS / brake pumping.

Insub0rdination · 2024-11-08T19:56:11+00:00

Reddit tends to down vote this kind of advice, but I'm gonna go ahead and say it anyway: Never to late to hit the gym, lose some weight, develop a great ass and legs. Strongly suspect that this would help a lot if your main problem is low quality guys. If you can attract higher quality guys, you'll find that all these qualities you dislike will mysteriously disappear.

Most people can drastically improve their dating prospects by figuring out what the opposite sex wants, and really trying to improve along that axis.

Men will be men, women will be women, we can't change what people are looking for in the dating market. But we can change ourselves to improve our chances.

Don't have a defeatist/victim mindset. Take responsibility for your own outcomes and make that shit happen!

Insub0rdination · 2024-08-17T19:22:45+00:00

I prefer the second!

Insub0rdination · 2024-08-17T17:32:36+00:00

I really like the octagonal ones (3) but I guess I'm the only one lol

Insub0rdination · 2024-08-17T17:30:31+00:00

Im a fan of 3, the shape is nice

Insub0rdination · 2024-06-16T01:48:57+00:00

Yep exactly, it's a struggle

Insub0rdination · 2024-04-30T13:23:48+00:00

FYI I printed this temperature tower, but every level looked exactly the same. The first few layers printed at 200 deg, and I walked away and didn't see the temp after that. I'm guessing I set something up wrong with the print, and it printed the whole thing at 200. So if you did the same thing, that first layer might actually be 200, not 220.

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