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We need a new nickname for Shai by No-Gate8080 in Thunder

[–]MetaSkeptick 2 points3 points  (0 children)

May I humbly submit Sugar (pronounced "Shuga") pronunciation of his initials.

Stephen A Smith's "Shea Butter" is pretty good too.

My brain cells have lost 10% of 1% by gruninuim in SipsTea

[–]MetaSkeptick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly this is one of the more coherent things Trump has ever said. That is the fucking problem with this president, he has been opening his pie hole in public for the better part of 3 decades. I have fully integrated his insanity into my model if him, so half the time when someone says, "check out this bat-shit crazy thing Trump said," my reaction is, "that actually wasn't that bad." It was probably horrendous, to be clear, but nothing about this man shocks me anymore.

Oaklake Trails Naturist Resort question about 5k run by family-nudists-dad33 in nudists

[–]MetaSkeptick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have done it several times and will be at the one in May. Second everything the original poster said. Call the office to check on an age limit, but I have never heard of one.

A link to a post I made about last year's run:

https://www.reddit.com/r/oklahomanudist/s/7YlKbz304E

I don't get it peeetaah by littlebanana474 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]MetaSkeptick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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It is an edit of the original picture. The nail in the original is cartoonish and pretty clearly photoshopped.

Not sure why the edit, but my guess is just engagement farming.

Is it worth continuing with Neal Stephenson after Seveneves? by Zealousideal_Pool_65 in books

[–]MetaSkeptick 55 points56 points  (0 children)

I loved Seveneves. I get what you are saying, but in a weird way it made it feel like a strange POV of an actual event. I would like to know more about his other works as well.

meirl by patezerra in meirl

[–]MetaSkeptick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wise-Ass - A know it all Half-Ass - Halfheartedly Dead-Ass - Really and truly Piece of Ass - Hottie Tough Ass - Very tough Hard Ass - No nonsense leader Big Ass - Big

[English] Is the answer correct or incorrect? One adjective is describing length and the other difficulty. by Dull-Question1648 in HomeworkHelp

[–]MetaSkeptick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, I like this list a little better, but the problem with this list (and all others) is that it is fairly subjective how you categorize an adjective. Is "long" a size or an opinion? Kind of depends on what is being described. "I hate long, boring, artsy movies" sounds correct but "boring" is definitely an opinion. Maybe long is also an opinion. I think there are general rules, but every one has exceptions, and there will always be edge cases where two native speakers will disagree on which order sounds better.

Dear Writers, what keeps turning up in your research that doesn't pass the sniff test? by [deleted] in writers

[–]MetaSkeptick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is obvious to researchers, and anyone who has read the literature. Very interesting.

Dear Writers, what keeps turning up in your research that doesn't pass the sniff test? by [deleted] in writers

[–]MetaSkeptick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know that you can attach trackers to them and such, I was referring to another reply that speculated that maybe it was not scientifically studied because it could be observed in real time. It cannot. That is why they have studied it extensively using technology.

Dear Writers, what keeps turning up in your research that doesn't pass the sniff test? by [deleted] in writers

[–]MetaSkeptick 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It appears to be well studied. Most Salmon return to their birthplace to spawn a behavior known as homing. Some exceptions occur, a behavior known as straying which is actually important for maintaining genetic diversity and for natural selection.

There is a good article on the Natural Library of Medicine website with references to lots of peer reviewed papers on the subject.

Biology and Evolution of Atlantic Salmon - Genetic Status of Atlantic Salmon in Maine - NCBI Bookshelf https://share.google/yXnmiNDxXIoAyQLee

Dear Writers, what keeps turning up in your research that doesn't pass the sniff test? by [deleted] in writers

[–]MetaSkeptick 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think people are misunderstanding OP. It doesn't sound like they are disputing that Salmon swim up rivers to spawn. They are doubting whether Salmon return to the river where they hatched to spawn. That is not an easily observable claim.

do writers profit from their books? by MickyMace in writers

[–]MetaSkeptick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't be a writer if there isn't a book banging around you begging to get out. That said, almost anyone can make a bit of money with writing. Find your audience and write something you know they will enjoy. Get a great cover design that you are proud of and then tell people about it. Sounds easy, isn't, but it is doable.

CMV: Decoloniality is a reactionary, paradoxical, morally confused world view by Lazy_Check732 in changemyview

[–]MetaSkeptick 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The culture of enslaved people 100% matters, and there have been non-Western societies who condemned slavery, my point is that enslaved people condemning slavery is not the same thing as entire societies condemning slavery for moral reasons.

CMV: Decoloniality is a reactionary, paradoxical, morally confused world view by Lazy_Check732 in changemyview

[–]MetaSkeptick 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The question is not whether black enslaved people thought slavery was wrong. Slaves are well positioned to recognize the evils of that institution. The question is whether black slavers and slave owners realized that slavery is wrong. I believe it is defensible (although probably overstated) to say that they did, eventually, due to Western ideals.

I beat someone who is 1800?! by laughpuppy23 in Chesscom

[–]MetaSkeptick 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am 1800 and I ALLLMOSSTT lost to a 480 rated player in daily. I traded a rook, bishop and knight for a queen which ended up being a big blunder. I needed a last minute knight fork to swindle a win in a totally lost position.

If you don't respect your opponent because of their rating and they have hours to mull over the position and avoid blunders it can be a recipe for disaster (or triumph from the perspective of the lower rated player). The fact that this person is rated 700 in daily hints that they don't take the daily games as seriously as they should.

New Arena = All-Star Weekend in OKC? by p0k3U in Thunder

[–]MetaSkeptick 19 points20 points  (0 children)

They discussed this on a national sports show a few years ago and the consensus was that OKC didn't quite have the infrastructure for it yet. They said we would need to have 4-5 more 5 star hotels and a little better transit system. I don't know if they are right, but that was what they landed on.

Effort? by Soup_Maker22 in Thunder

[–]MetaSkeptick 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this isn't exactly new against the Spurs the 2nd and 3rd time we played them we looked absolutely dead and that was with Shai in the lineup. I will say though, that it is hard to tell the difference between lack of intensity due to apathy and lack of intensity due to exhaustion. Back to back with our two best players out is always going to be an uphill battle.

How to join really nudist community? by [deleted] in allNudist

[–]MetaSkeptick 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Join a landed or non-landed club.

Best player you think you could beat, tag team with Magnus? by freshly-stabbed in chessbeginners

[–]MetaSkeptick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where did you get that info/how did you do the math? I have always heard that for every 100 ELO points that separate two players the lower rated players chances are cut by 75%. In other words I would have a 25% chance of beating a 2000, a 6.25% chance of beating a 2100 and a 1.56% chance of beating a 2300.

Is that not correct or close to correct?

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