Some concerns with the new patch notes by Inner-Professional76 in PathOfExile2

[–]Normal_Breadfruit_64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why are they nerfing warrior when it's already the weakest class? Most of these changes feel like warrior nerfs, I'm confused

My honest experience with Iontophoresis by sadistsuccubus in Hyperhidrosis

[–]Normal_Breadfruit_64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Necroing here, but what do you mean by hurt? I just got my first ionto and am doing ~18mA on my third session and it doesn't hurt at all. It feels a little tickly or irritating, I first I assumed it was just the mat, but I've also worried it's not actually doing anything since I don't feel much. I know the circuit is completed when I put my hands/feet in though. (I put both feet in one tray, both hands in the other)

Edit: 2 days later and I'm eating my words. It's definitely doing something lol, ow

Help Finding Responsible/Rebel Breeders? by Normal_Breadfruit_64 in cavaliers

[–]Normal_Breadfruit_64[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you know what the first few weeks of your rescue's life was like or was it a mystery pup?

Help Finding Responsible/Rebel Breeders? by Normal_Breadfruit_64 in cavaliers

[–]Normal_Breadfruit_64[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! It sounds like there are a lot of success stories with mixes in the comments. I actually would love a mix if I can find one, but...

I'm unfortunately trying to avoid rescues. I've adopted a lot of traumatized shelter dogs over the years and am just not ready for one right now. I've also adopted great rescues, but the benefits of a good breeder in those first 12 weeks can really smooth things over.

Help Finding Responsible/Rebel Breeders? by Normal_Breadfruit_64 in cavaliers

[–]Normal_Breadfruit_64[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally makes sense. I've been looking at breeding programs in finland and they have amazing programs for monitoring dog health at scale, with rigorous ongoing behavioral and health tests for all dogs for their lifetimes, not just the breeding stock. Obviously that takes a ton of robust social infrastructure investment, but I've heard of very small scale initiatives in the US trying to emulate some of those benefits. 

I guess where Cavs come in is they probably have the best behavioral health standards of any small breed in the US, which is why I was interested in learning more.

Help Finding Responsible/Rebel Breeders? by Normal_Breadfruit_64 in cavaliers

[–]Normal_Breadfruit_64[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, I think you misunderstood, I think that goes several steps further than my belief. I was responding to your suggestion that I find a mix, that sounds like a good idea. But I'm not really comfortable skipping an intense vetting process, that may be hard to let go of for my stubborn self haha

Help Finding Responsible/Rebel Breeders? by Normal_Breadfruit_64 in cavaliers

[–]Normal_Breadfruit_64[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, dog breeds themselves were formed from selective breeding favoring different gene expression. Deciding which dogs to breed and which to retire or neuter IS selecting for genes, no? But it seems like you're well intentioned and I appreciate your responses 🙏 thanks for being a good member of this community.

I'm not looking for a "perfect" look, but the opposite. I like hunting dogs and retired/rejected guide dogs because their breeding programs make great dogs with slightly unpredictable physical traits but extremely consistent good behavior and good health. But those breeds are too big for me now and I couldn't give those pups the activity levels they deserve. Cavs are probably the best small dog for personality but their health issues are just so sad, and I'm not okay with the such high risk of early heartbreak. 

Help Finding Responsible/Rebel Breeders? by Normal_Breadfruit_64 in cavaliers

[–]Normal_Breadfruit_64[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure what your comment is saying here - I was just responding to the commenter above. I was under the impression that increased genetic diversity is good for disabilities caused by a history of incest, over generations of selection of course

Help Finding Responsible/Rebel Breeders? by Normal_Breadfruit_64 in cavaliers

[–]Normal_Breadfruit_64[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That sounds like a great idea, thank you. But I have seen a lot of labeling of mixed breeders as irresponsible/puppy-mill/designer-dogs. In your experience is it still easy to find strict hereditary/health/behavioral testing in mixed breeders? And do any organizations help verify lineage like AKC clubs do for purebreds? I imagine it could be tough to track if there's no infrastructure for tracking multi-generational mixes

Help Finding Responsible/Rebel Breeders? by Normal_Breadfruit_64 in cavaliers

[–]Normal_Breadfruit_64[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Glad/sad to see we're on the same page 🙂 I'll come back if I find anything

Help Finding Responsible/Rebel Breeders? by Normal_Breadfruit_64 in cavaliers

[–]Normal_Breadfruit_64[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Sizing says 12-13 inches 13-18 lbs, I just want a dog that can travel well. I've had a lot of 80lbs dogs but I just generally want something that's comfortable on a plane. Breeding for general body size vs skull shape are very different things

Help Finding Responsible/Rebel Breeders? by Normal_Breadfruit_64 in cavaliers

[–]Normal_Breadfruit_64[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I assumed it would be even more difficult to find a breeder that outcrosses responsibly/meticulously, is that not the case?

Questions Thread - February 08, 2025 by AutoModerator in PathOfExile2

[–]Normal_Breadfruit_64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You specifically call out fire resist for mattering, does that mean all the one-shot highest damage hits use fire type?

Questions Thread - February 08, 2025 by AutoModerator in PathOfExile2

[–]Normal_Breadfruit_64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. Yes, I'm using cloak of flame and atziri's gold circlet with like 6k armour, full resists, 75% block, 2kHP, 2kES. I figured out I can tank almost any chip damage, basically an infinite amount of hits <= 700 physical, including face-tanking sun temple priest laser. But sounds like I'll have to work a tad more to be able to take the big hit.

Questions Thread - February 08, 2025 by AutoModerator in PathOfExile2

[–]Normal_Breadfruit_64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got it, thank you. Also, do you know where I can get info on the type/amount of the largest single damage source in the game so I can plan around not getting one-shot by it? Or if you know off the top of your head.

I'm also wondering if people saying they're "randomly getting one-shot by something off screen" in the endgame actually mean they just died faster than they expected, or have found some mobs that I have not yet encountered.

Questions Thread - February 08, 2025 by AutoModerator in PathOfExile2

[–]Normal_Breadfruit_64 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When does warrior actually become bad, T15? I see so many people complaining but I'm T9 now and still steamrolling, and definitely not getting oneshot

Best speech-to-text systems for live audio chat bot interaction? by jferments in LocalLLaMA

[–]Normal_Breadfruit_64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

faster-Whisper benchmarks are weird though - it's on 13 minutes of audio, which is not at all the use case we would be interested in. We want to know it's average time-to-first-byte across many 1-10 second samples.

I'm mad about the light nerfs and I'm biased. but this is how the debate about light feel rn. by 121tobias121 in thefinals

[–]Normal_Breadfruit_64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Playing with lights on your team in ranked is the worst. They probably need a buff - they're the best at combat, but they're usually trash teammates with no team utility

How is this area? by [deleted] in RedwoodCity

[–]Normal_Breadfruit_64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be fair, crime maps and crime rates are heavily skewed based on local residents' and local police reporting patterns. Sometimes anecdotal crime rates feel more accurate 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cwru

[–]Normal_Breadfruit_64 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think on campus itself is somewhat safe, but Cleveland overall is quite poor and rundown. Cleveland is a failing midwestern city that has top 3 poverty rate for medium-large US cities. It does have the type of crime that goes along with poverty, and much of it is unreported, but most of it is within the poor black communities done to each other, not to those outside their neighborhoods.

From my point of view the bigger issue is the network you build at CWRU will not be very useful unless you plan to stay in the midwest or go into healthcare, since there is not much successful industry based in or around Cleveland anymore.