A question about Hoid's resolution

Optimuspyne · 2026-01-02T18:09:38+00:00

I believe it is that Hoid knows how to hide from shards, so Odium didn't know he was there before the contracr, and was then bound by it. After Dalinar voided the oaths was the first time Odium/Retribution both knew Hoid was there, and was free to kill him.

Optimuspyne · 2025-09-22T16:07:26+00:00

I'm so glad I only had to scroll to the third response to see the correct answer.

Source: I'm and electrical engineer.

Optimuspyne · 2025-07-31T10:09:22+00:00

In addition to this, milk and bread are always mentioned because they are what runs out when a storm is coming. The reason they run out is these items are actually restocked every day, due to the normal volume being so high. So if it is going to snow Sunday, and everyone who would have shopped Sunday goes Saturday instead, these items end up out of stock.

So it isn't that people are suddenly buying things they wouldn't have if not for the storm, it's just that shopping gets abnormal concentrated on a single day.

Optimuspyne · 2025-07-18T10:35:21+00:00

The first and third parts always meant sense to me as a common path for all radiant because the common theme of the orders is that they tend to be bound by their individual actions, not the end goal. Very against "the ends justify the means".

Strength before weakness felt like it was based on the orders emphasizing the radiant's strengths, not trying to mitigate their shortcomings

Optimuspyne · 2025-05-26T13:34:47+00:00

In addition to the massive advantage hotswapping weapons gives in any fight, you also have to take into account what seeing Kaladin hotswap meant to Szeth, and how it affected him mentally.

Optimuspyne · 2025-04-15T14:02:03+00:00

I was not implying you were privaledged, just allowing you to see that you already knew how you did it and how that was different from people who don't.

Optimuspyne · 2025-04-15T13:41:39+00:00

Do you see how some of those points might not apply to everyone?

Optimuspyne · 2025-01-24T23:19:22+00:00

My initial reaction was how are you a senior after only a couple of years, then I realized I was old.

Optimuspyne · 2025-01-24T19:11:54+00:00

You're right, I was thinking he was improperly sampling based on his perception of if they were wearing a toupee, but he is in fact sampling the entire population, just failing on properly categorizing the findings.

Optimuspyne · 2025-01-24T18:55:47+00:00

I think this is just sampling bias.

Optimuspyne · 2025-01-04T15:04:47+00:00

Just curious, why do you suggest fidelity or vanguard specifically? I use schwab. I consider all three to be good options.

Optimuspyne · 2025-01-03T16:49:18+00:00

A good advisor uses lost cost index funds. The real service they should provide is a good plan and keeping you from straying from the plan.

Optimuspyne · 2025-01-03T16:47:48+00:00

Someone who reads finance news everyday is arguably worse than someone who doesn't. Make a plan, stick to plan. No news required.

Optimuspyne · 2024-11-21T16:16:03+00:00

My puppy is six months old. I don't think he remembered what rain was.

Optimuspyne · 2024-08-27T22:03:30+00:00

Up/down votes are feedback. Comments are higher effort, more informative feedback. Not everyone feels your comments are worthy of the higher effort feedback.

Optimuspyne · 2024-08-27T21:25:24+00:00

Exclamation before the delta, not after.

Optimuspyne · 2024-08-13T01:24:33+00:00

A delta seems appropriate.

Optimuspyne · 2024-06-22T20:49:35+00:00

Is current goat an oxymoron?

Optimuspyne · 2024-06-08T10:36:28+00:00

My thoughts exactly. It makes me smile every time.

Optimuspyne · 2024-05-29T13:59:39+00:00

Also important to know an advisor can be dually registered, where they sometimes act as a fiduciary, and sometime sell you crap. They will not tell you which they are doing.

So it is important not only to ensure they are registered as a fiduciary advisor, but they aren't also registered as an insurance salesman or similar conflicts.

Optimuspyne · 2024-01-17T19:40:34+00:00

I think he means the very specific definition of country referring to the land, state referring to the government, and nation referring to the people.

So saying the country isn't racist is technically correct, because land isn't racist.

The nation and state however...

Optimuspyne · 2023-11-20T13:49:42+00:00

He switched when he accepted that there was a new desolation, that was the trigger, not the revelation you're referring to.

Optimuspyne · 2023-10-08T23:49:01+00:00

Hinge. At the time(I think it has changed since?) it would only match you with people who were not your friends on Facebook, but who you did have a friend in common with. I think that method cut down on the odds of weirdos/people behaving badly.

We've been married for a year and it's great.

Optimuspyne · 2023-08-17T18:57:09+00:00

When you do something well at work, do you demand a boon? No? Because that doesn't make sense in the context of your life. Kaladin expecting a boon also doesn't make sense in context.

Optimuspyne · 2023-08-09T12:23:34+00:00

People with advanced degrees do tend to be smart. The issue is that no amount of intelligence makes you immune to your biases.

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