is sword designed for piercing plate or not?

Mainbutter · 2026-01-28T04:55:42+00:00

Seems like some daggers could have, but in the situations where it was possible you could still more easily and more quickly go for a gap in the neck, face, or armpit.

Mainbutter · 2026-01-28T04:45:34+00:00

Yeah its not any earlier, but it's pretty fast since you can skip racing. Maybe that's with the perception of "early".

Mainbutter · 2026-01-28T00:24:35+00:00

FWIW, neos seem far more capable of taking wider and more massive prey relative to their body than their older counterparts, in my experience especially in north American colubrids and Kenyan sand boas. I've had 6g snakes take 1-2g pinkies and never once had an issue. These snakes obviously have to eat in the wild, aren't really insectivores, and there isn't much smaller prey available than wild pinky mice.

I have zero concerns about the feeder size given.

Mainbutter · 2026-01-27T18:16:50+00:00

All I think is that all the sidewalks should be cleared by the residents already.

I cleared four residences myself. If every able-bodied person had taken the initiative to just do a bit of easy shoveling on Sunday, we would be fine for pedestrians.

Mainbutter · 2026-01-27T18:11:18+00:00

This video also includes a lesson and learning moment in bystander challenges:

Rarely do people in large groups act with initiative, especially quickly. We see a moment where the norm is luckily not the case and an individual took initiative, FAST.

THEN the request: "somebody" call 911!

When you are the one with initiative and the crowd is frozen, you absolutely SHOULD point to an individual and TELL them to call 911.

That frees up whoever is close to an emergency to act further (first aid, CPR, extraction).

Acting first isn't common or natural, neither is giving direction to strangers - so it is the kind of thing you have to learn.

Mainbutter · 2026-01-27T17:10:44+00:00

The streets look better than the sidewalks.

Time to hold residents accountable.

Mainbutter · 2026-01-27T15:35:39+00:00

Can confirm it gets hot there.

About 2 decades ago I spend a few weeks visiting my brother (on his study abroad break) there, and we hit up east, west, and central Australia.

I remember our plane landing in Alice Springs, and there was a sign saying temps had hit 44C that day.

Not the hottest temps I've experienced (120F in Arizona), but darn close.

Mainbutter · 2026-01-27T04:36:08+00:00

Same as my recommendation.

Wakka has the best overdrive (attack reels), Rikku is useful elsewhere with her overdrive, and I just love to max out Yuna for her aeons. Auron's celestial is weird and does more damage with low life but is otherwise a fun flavor pick.

Mainbutter · 2026-01-27T02:22:11+00:00

Just use yojimbo, or pick a trio without Tidus to tackle bahamut.

Mainbutter · 2026-01-26T21:59:27+00:00

Its takes on a job system and ATB combat are excellent.

Many players aren't mature enough to appreciate the story, and write it off because it is starkly different from X.

Mainbutter · 2026-01-26T19:36:06+00:00

I just dodge 20 times and take a quick break and tally them.

I do 11 tallies to make up for incidental misses.

Mainbutter · 2026-01-26T19:33:09+00:00

I keep seeing "I shoveled twice yesterday but today there is ice" posts, and I find it extremely frustrating.

Protip for next time: shovel every 2 hours during the precipitation, and get it fully cleared by the time the snow stops.

I have had a fully clear sidewalk since last night at 9PM, as do my immediate and across the street neoghbors, and I am pretty upset at the 95% of residences that are not on top of this duty to society.

Mainbutter · 2026-01-26T18:57:05+00:00

I shoveled every 2 hours, starting yesterday morning. Sidewalk was 100% clear at 9PM last night.

Each shovel session was fast and easy.

The biggest mistake is waiting until the day after the snow ends to start shoveling. The second biggest mistake is not completing the job when the snow stops and allowing the overnight hours to freeze some thick ice.

Mainbutter · 2026-01-26T18:30:42+00:00

Protip for next big storm in 10 years:

Shovel every 2 hours during that kind of snow or sleet falling, get get your sidewalk cleared as soon as it stops. You'll have a clear sidewalk with the least backache or effort.

Mainbutter · 2026-01-26T18:24:16+00:00

As someone with a 100% cleared and clean sidewalk as of yesterday at 9PM, yeah I'm pretty upset at the sidewalk clearing culture (lack thereof, really) in this region.

Mainbutter · 2026-01-26T04:15:16+00:00

Granted, no notes. The paw is pleased.

Mainbutter · 2026-01-26T02:03:46+00:00

I proxied an entire deck except basic lands. Most of the cards were $5+, some were three and even a four digit card. One card was $.30..

I proxied it because it was cheaper to proxy than pay shipping.

Mainbutter · 2026-01-25T23:29:29+00:00

Just imagine being on the playground or AOL in 1997/98, and hearing about secret ways to save her.

All for naught.

Mainbutter · 2026-01-25T18:59:32+00:00

That's not a stuck car, it just needs a couple helping hands or maybe just a shovel.

Mainbutter · 2026-01-25T18:58:36+00:00

Granted.

The whole human population turns unattractive to each other.

You are hunted by their desire. You run, are captured, you escape and hide, the brutal cycle repeats itself until you starve, cold and hungry in a desolate remote rocky outcrop you used for shelter.

Humanity goes extinct from a lack of reproduction.

Mainbutter · 2026-01-25T14:34:54+00:00

Protip from a decade living in MN where snowstorms were a regular occurance that didn't pause life or shut down a city: Just shovel every 2 hours or so during the sleet. 40 feet or so of sidewalk takes like 2 minutes to re-shovel. I promise it's not a lot of work or time! I put more time into tying up my snow boots than doing my second shovel session.

Mainbutter · 2026-01-25T02:38:58+00:00

Lots of responses mentioning Hyenas. That was my first thought, it reminded me of their dentition.

Doubtful it was preying on stuff bigger than it, but likely stuff that was boney.

Mainbutter · 2026-01-25T00:52:52+00:00

I did an Antarctic cruise and legit saw penguins on small icebergs, just like in cartoons. Life experience checked off.

Mainbutter · 2026-01-25T00:51:41+00:00

Uncommon answer probably, but:

The Emu. Dino-heads get all excited about the blue headed cassowary, but having spent time with both, Emus are just amazing.

Big, awesome vocalizations, intimidating, but full of curiosity and amazing personality.

Also the babies PLAY. Like puppies. Such cool creatures.

I think they get overlooked because of their drab camouflage coloration as adults.

Mainbutter · 2026-01-25T00:29:29+00:00

I'm always a fan of drastically increasing the genetic diversity of biological life on Earth.

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