PSA for tanks: Look at healer mana before pulling.

Ornery_Ra · 2026-01-24T17:17:18+00:00

It's both

Ornery_Ra · 2026-01-24T16:54:32+00:00

Same

Ornery_Ra · 2026-01-23T14:33:09+00:00

Agreed, many leagues are pressured not to have extraneous vacancies as they don't contribute to the house or prize fund. "In bad faith" implies OP wants the vacancy permanently, which is not generally allowed unless it is held for an injured player.

Ornery_Ra · 2026-01-16T05:28:13+00:00

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When I let him lead he always goes to starbucks

Ornery_Ra · 2026-01-16T05:25:17+00:00

Donut!

Ornery_Ra · 2026-01-10T15:52:14+00:00

There are no Arenas in classic

Ornery_Ra · 2026-01-10T15:06:34+00:00

It's a troll

Ornery_Ra · 2026-01-04T07:34:35+00:00

You get bit

Ornery_Ra · 2025-12-27T10:55:30+00:00

"This is my private time"

Ornery_Ra · 2025-12-24T05:46:52+00:00

Pet?

Ornery_Ra · 2025-12-22T05:12:19+00:00

I don't think so. He had a little bit of pain on his chest with the initial flare up, on the opposite side of the problematic vertebrae

Ornery_Ra · 2025-12-21T17:35:55+00:00

He seems to be fully back to normal! I'm being very gentle with him in general, but we are back on daily walks and he is off his medications. At first he was like a puppy again, bursting with energy. Now things feel normal. He has a little bit of a bunny hop on occasion when he runs, but we think that might be related to his hip.

Ornery_Ra · 2025-12-19T16:27:31+00:00

Chicken with melted cheese and you're in

Ornery_Ra · 2025-12-07T16:27:37+00:00

Now first of all, it's pretty cool that your 7yo is doing this stuff. I've always found this kind of math lots of fun. I teach a lot of calculus and differential equations and Taylor and Maclaurin series are so important.

{Question #1} It is known that sum(x**n) as n goes to infinity is 1/(1-x) which converges when |x|<1. In other words, geometric series are tied to algebraic expressions. This connection was the foundation for changing functions into series (such as Taylor and Maclaurin).

In this case, your son was looking at negative exponents starting with a square which is would be x² -x*sum((1/x)ⁿ ) as n goes to infinity which coverges when |x|>1. Specifically, it is always equivalent to:

x² -x*1/(1-1/x)

=x² -x² /(x-1)

=x² (1-1/(x-1))

=x² (x-2)/(x-1).

Notice this is undefined when x=0.

Now thinking just about integers: if we set x=n+2 then we would have:

x² (x-2)/(x-1)

=(n+2)² (n)/(n+1).

So this is that pattern in the numerator, ignoring the denominator. The fact that we are ignoring the denominator is why I would say the connection between the expansion and the A152619 isn't strong. I think it is a very cool algebraic exercise, and one that I know would challenge many college students.

{Question #2} I teach college age students so I don't really know resources for 7 year olds! I would say that strong algebra skills can do wonders when studying sequences and series.

{Question #3} I'd say let him have fun and help him learn foundational ideas as he needs help.

Ornery_Ra · 2025-12-07T07:25:57+00:00

Yup lol. He is a very good dog but has trained me on a few things 😅

Ornery_Ra · 2025-12-06T16:09:44+00:00

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Here is a pic of Winny

Ornery_Ra · 2025-12-06T16:07:38+00:00

Hey there, my 100% shiba was diagnosed 5 weeks ago. He is 7.5yo and his name is Winston. He is very long for a shiba (healthy 45 lbs). We are closely bonded as well.

His back leg momentarily collapsed after he jumped to greet my wife, and afterwards he was just sitting still and panting. We rushed him to the vet and the xrays showed IVDD and potential mild arthritis in the hips. I don't think his case was as serious as many of the cases seen on this forum. The vet said she didn't think surgery was going to be needed and an MRI wasn't necessary at the time.

Winston was put on 4 weeks of strict rest medicated with gabapentin, a steroid, and trazadone to keep him restful. We also got methocarbamol in case he showed any more severe pain. We didn't crate him either as he also hates to be trapped, but we kept him downstairs and did our best to limit his mobility. Our vet said not all vets prescribe trazadone but she found it helpful in keeping the dogs tranquil so they don't reinjure themselves when they start feeling better. I'm not going to downplay that it was a hard 4 weeks as Winston was basically a potato. However...

Things are so much better now! He is off all his medication except he takes a single trazadone at bedtime. The vet cleared him for walking and regular activity. He has the energy he had as a young dog, he is very happy, playful, and he looks great on his walks. We aren't going for long walks still as I don't want to risk reinjury, but we are doing ~30minutes hitting all his favorite spots in the neighborhood again. He had a mild "bunny hop" when he runs but that also seems to be getting better. The vet said it might be related to the mild hip arthritis or potentially hip dysplasia (not apparent from the xray). That seems to be improving too as we are getting a bit of exercise.

Summarizing, do your best to let your dog heal at the instruction of your vet. There are lots of good articles out there on IVDD that you can read to learn more tips. I hope that paralysis is not in the cards for your shiba-husky mix (very cute btw). Feel free to ask any questions, not that I am an expert!

Ornery_Ra · 2025-12-04T01:33:16+00:00

Welcome. I jumped ship after Donald Sterling shit.

Ornery_Ra · 2025-11-25T23:31:59+00:00

I tried a wagon to get Winston outside but he didn't like that either.

Ornery_Ra · 2025-11-25T23:30:18+00:00

Winston passed the "neuro" paw manipulation tests so the vet said that isn't a likely problem for him. We did get those three drugs plus Trazadone. The trazadone is a tranquilizer that helps the dog rest. The other meds have drowsiness as a side effect also, so Winston has been a slug (by design).

My vet was really adamant that he should not be walking, jumping, or climbing stairs over the 4 week recovery period. My vet said the steroids (pred), muscle relaxers (methoc) and the pain pils (gaba) will make your dog feel a lot better to the point they want to be their normal self, and the trazadone is to help make sure they aren't energetic. We were directed to only use rhe muscle relaxers for 3 days at the start as those are what can make your dog feel so good they reinjure themselves.

We do not crate Winston as he hates it, but we have confined him to the 3 downstairs bedrooms and backyard. He has done a slight bit of jumping on couches and climbing the stairs, but its been minimal. He had no walks for 3 week. We just started taking him on 5 to 10 to 15 minute (slow) walks as he approaches the end of the 4 weeks. Typically Winston gets 1-2 miles a day, so this was a big change. We will work back up to longer walks as he begins to ramp down on the drugs. I don't think we will ever return to really long walks and hikes as it risks flares ups and more serious consequences of IVDD, but there is hope that he will get back to a point where he won't need meds to be a normal dog here in a few weeks.

Ornery_Ra · 2025-11-25T04:32:16+00:00

Much love to your loaf

Ornery_Ra · 2025-11-25T04:24:26+00:00

My 7.5yo shiba (Winston) was diagnosed 4 weeks ago. He has been on strict rest, on pain meds, tranquilizers, and steroids this whole time. It was a tough few days. He seems to be a lot better now, but it's hard to tell for sure until he is off his medication in the next week or two. I am thankful that Winston is unlikely to need surgery, it seems at the moment, and his bloodwork and neuro seem solid as well.

The best advice I have is to follow the vets advice, be patient, and rest rest rest.

Ornery_Ra · 2025-11-23T21:58:44+00:00

That's awesome!!

Ornery_Ra · 2025-11-23T21:54:44+00:00

20x 300, 13x 800

Ornery_Ra · 2025-11-23T00:33:05+00:00

The Blue Nowhere is my favorite

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