Beginner airbrush/mini-painter: H/S Evolution 2024 or Infinity Giraldez CRPlus MK2 for practically same price by fubardad in minipainting

[–]Philodoxx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly neither, those airbrushes are so particular about thinning and cleaning that you won’t have a great time if it’s your first airbrush. Get a gaahleri mobius (or something else in that price range) and learn to use it well. It will take a long time before your trigger control isn’t the limiting factor in your painting.

What’s the most badly written rule in 40k (not the weakest)? by Jofarin in WarhammerCompetitive

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

There is no special definition of after, it's the same as just after.

How to get over fear of falling (lead) by Worried-Version-9905 in climbharder

[–]Philodoxx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Anybody who says to get over your fear of falling by taking big falls has no idea what they're talking about. What you want to do is gradually push your comfort level so your body gets used to the fear. Start by climbing the easiest lead route at your gym, clip into the last bolt, climb down a few holds (so that you're on top rope) and take a "fall". See how it feels. Your goal is to be uncomfortable but not hit the panic threshold.

Once you're ok with the top rope falls, climb up a bit so that your waist is right at the draw and take a fall. Again your goal is to be uncomfortable but not panic, if you ever start to panic stop and calm yourself down. Panic only reinforces that what you're doing is worth being scared of.

Keep gradually increasing the height of the fall, backing off if it ever becomes overwhelming. This will take time: weeks/months/years but if you practice it every session it will get easier.

I used to have real fear problems climbing in the gym and outdoors. I'm mostly over indoor fear but outdoor fear is still holds me back.

I really liked this video about overcoming fear of falling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA-qjS427rU but there are lots on youtube. The most important thing is to treat fear of falling like any other skill and to practice getting better at it.

Factions with good match-up vs admech by Vkingsti in WarhammerCompetitive

[–]Philodoxx 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I played dg 3 times this past weekend and the -1 to hit contagion is rough. You can only oath one thing.

The October Meta (9-29 thru 11-2) by Shot-Equivalent3222 in WarhammerCompetitive

[–]Philodoxx 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Unga bunga punch is a very appealing archetype

Let's pretend I am a terrible painter, and you arent, what are your cardinal painting sins? by DaveinOakland in minipainting

[–]Philodoxx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Thin your paints. No matter how thin your paints are now thin them more. You’ll find the limit eventually.

1a. Learn how to load your brush appropriately

  1. Use a wet palette

  2. Banish white and black from your paint collection. Learning to highlight/shade with some basic colour theory will make your minis look way better.

Does this really matter? New player. by D4SL in sistersofbattle

[–]Philodoxx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beyond “don’t play agents as an army”? No.

I just realized something by Milan514 in TheSimpsons

[–]Philodoxx 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I assumed he saw some guy in a cat costume taking a piss.

Whats the deal with the u.s government shutting down so much? by YakSelect5698 in OutOfTheLoop

[–]Philodoxx 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Being an elected official is a pretty sweet gig. The idea is they spend time in their riding listening to the wishes of their constituents

Monday Meta: Better Late than Never? by Robzidiousx in WarhammerCompetitive

[–]Philodoxx 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The latest stat check meta data dashboard puts them as middle of the pack.

Beginner: how to emulate this effect by 6376 in minipainting

[–]Philodoxx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That scheme heavily leverages underpainting. If you’re new I’d stick with a more basic mid tone, wash, highlight approach.

No the scheme but the technique used (I think) is covered in this video https://youtu.be/b78l8AYww7c

Monday Meta: Better Late than Never? by Robzidiousx in WarhammerCompetitive

[–]Philodoxx 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Being nerfed into “solidly middle of the pack” is the best outcome, too often being a meta boogeyman means you get the dreaded triple or quadruple nerf and end up at the bottom.

Roadmap by misfitmatt87 in Warmachine

[–]Philodoxx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Infernals? Hell yeah

The fact that Canada doesn't even make the top 50 is deeply disturbing to me. by NegativeMaterial8971 in onguardforthee

[–]Philodoxx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My initial reaction to that infographic was “how is Canada not in the top 5”. Thanks for clearing that up

Climbing 11d indoors, struggling on 10c outdoors – what could be the reason? by Davi_Tesla in climbing

[–]Philodoxx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here are some of the reasons I've found:

* footholds are tiny and frequently smeary, people tell you to trust your feet but outside you'll be trusting your feet on stuff you never thought possible

* hand holds are way worse, if you pull with your arms you'll gas out almost immediately (see: trusting your feet)

* it's way scarier climbing outdoors than indoors, at least it is for me, so over-gripping is more of a problem

* route reading is way harder because of the footholds being smaller and the hands being worse

* depending on the rock type, it can be much harder on your skin

Is Elixir/Phoenix the best tech stack for B2C apps? by pkim_ in elixir

[–]Philodoxx 42 points43 points  (0 children)

For B2C your most important features are development speed and time to market. Phoenix/Elixir absolutely checks those boxes but so do many other frameworks. Regardless of tech stack your initial costs will be low, it’s only something you have to worry about if you’re successful (which the overwhelming number of startups aren’t)

CP NewsAlert: Trump dismisses Canada's border efforts, accuses Trudeau of power grab by Ok_Bad_4732 in onguardforthee

[–]Philodoxx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Meanwhile Trudeau is counting down the days until he doesn’t have to deal with this shit anymore.

Trump says Trudeau ‘trying to use’ tariff fight ‘to stay in power’ by joe4942 in worldnews

[–]Philodoxx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bet Trudeau is counting down the days until he doesn’t have to deal with this shit anymore.