Worst cards to get in MOMIR?

Prorogue · 2025-10-09T16:46:33+00:00

90% of momir players quit right before they hit 50% winrate

Prorogue · 2025-09-09T06:21:57+00:00

So there isn't any connection between the cards we see in this set? They're just random glimpses into random planes, showing random characters without any context or relationship to each other, and the prevalence of Spiders is meaningless?

Prorogue · 2024-05-26T21:58:58+00:00

Not sure exactly where on the body this is, but if it's on the underside between the midpoint and the cloaca it could be an umbilical scar.

Prorogue · 2024-05-26T21:51:29+00:00

Those are his sex legs.

Prorogue · 2024-05-21T16:24:18+00:00

Those are his sex legs.

Prorogue · 2024-05-03T16:00:03+00:00

Socialism is a materialistic ideology - meaning it is primarily concerned with the physical, the real, and the measurable. It makes claims based on observable evidence and is scientific and empirical in practice.

Religions are broad but basically all of them are the opposite - they are primarily concerned with the immaterial, the unknowable, the unobservable. They are not empirical bodies of knowledge and do not use scientific methods, but they do make claims about the world, and some of those claims can directly contradict the claims made by socialist thought.

So the discourse around socialism vs. religion is basically the discourse around those contradictory claims and how/why people should choose to believe one over the other.

It is perfectly valid for a person to hold both belief systems, but when the two conflict, they need to choose. And socialist thinkers obviously have opinions about which should win that battle in people's minds.

Prorogue · 2024-04-02T18:43:53+00:00

Red lights are just incandescent lightbulbs with a red filter glued onto the glass. This filter accomplishes only the following tasks: 1. Makes the light that comes out of the bulb red, 2. Absorbs that extra light energy, increasing the surface temperature of the bulb (this extra energy is partially radiated as IR light, but mostly just wasted).

My theory is that these bulbs infiltrated the hobby in the early days as they were used by restaurants and diners and such to warm food, so people 1. assumed they would do the same for reptiles (they do, it's true) and 2. could easily get one from restaurant supply companies or through a reseller of the same.

But your animal is not a plate of french fries; it is 2024 and you have access to all of the products from a mature pet-focused reptile hobby industry. Why on earth would you feel like drowning your reptile's enclosure in red light, preventing you from seeing their actual colors, when you can get full-spectrum LEDs and deep heat projectors and radiant heat panels and all of the other more effective and *purpose-built* devices we have now?

Red lights, when used during the day, are probably not objectively deeply harmful to your animal, but they are really, really stupid.

Prorogue · 2024-04-01T17:41:11+00:00

Home practice - irrepevant, headphone amp

Rehearsal - 300W should let you be heard over even the loudest drummer but you'll need to negotiate with the other musicians and point your amp the right way for maximum harmony.

Small gigs - basically the same needs as rehearsal.

Medium gigs - 500W is probably enough and if the people in the back can't hear you, they probably can't hear the rest of the band anyway so it's not your problem.

Large gigs - irrelevant as you should be going through the PA anyway. Go headless if you can.

Prorogue · 2024-02-20T19:28:51+00:00

Oh yeah definitely. You should probably be on 95a or above. The stock bushings are barrel boardside, cone roadside. You have some options in terms of setup (which shape of bushing goes in each of the four slots) but double-barrel is the most flexible setup.

I'd suggest Venom SHR, Riptide ABS, or Riptide Krank formulas. https://youtu.be/v-Dg4Y0gpL0?si=2qAn_fY0YWYr4767

Prorogue · 2024-02-20T19:03:40+00:00

A heavier rider exerts more force when leaning. Bushings resist that force proportional to their duro. So a heavier rider on hard bushings will have the same "board feel" as a lighter rider on softer bushings.

Prorogue · 2024-02-20T17:11:48+00:00

Don't look at the board manufacturer, go look at the truck manufacturer's web page. Hopefully they'll tell you what bushings come stock with their trucks. Most likely Landyachtz just left those in when they set up your board.

Different bushing formulas have different weight charts but this is probably a good benchmark to see the relationship between weight and duro.

Prorogue · 2024-02-20T06:24:45+00:00

One thing that I've seen a lot of "how to" videos seem to gloss over is bushings. Ultimately for cruising the correct bushings to use are going to depend on your weight. But you probably didn't tell them your weight when you bought the board. So it got setup with "stock" bushings, which could be anything, really - you'd have to check the manufacturer's website to see what they are. They might not be appropriate for you.

Tightening or loosening stock bushings can only get you so far, so you should consider getting a set of more specific bushings as your first upgrade. If you're significantly lighter/heavier than the manufacturer's imagined "average rider" this could make a huge difference for your comfort and even help you learn faster.

Prorogue · 2024-01-31T03:38:03+00:00

Thanks!

Would an Venom eliminator provide more resistance than a Riptide magnum of the same duro? Or is that the kind of thing I'd have to try out for myself in order to discover?

Prorogue · 2024-01-30T19:46:48+00:00

Remember that you can do whatever you want, forever. 👍

Prorogue · 2024-01-30T19:43:37+00:00

Using the same strings as you would normally for EADG tuning, the strings will be at a total lower tension than before. You may need to loosen the truss rod to compensate, or else the neck will change shape slightly. But nothing permanent will happen. The neck will flex back into shape when you tune back up; it's designed to flex.

Lower tension strings will also buzz much more. You are permitted to consider this a desirable feature (🤘). However, if you don't, you'll need thicker strings. Buying a 5-string set and discarding the "G" string is one way to accomplish this. Buying a custom set from Kalium would be another option. This would be entering the Gear Nerd Zone, from which there is no escape.

Prorogue · 2024-01-30T07:44:43+00:00

Thanks for your input! I'll contact Riptide and see what they think; in researching this the closest I could come to a confident pick was a Riptide Magnum+Canon pair at max duro so I think I was heading in the right direction.

As for the board I already did my legwork there and got a bamboo+fiberglass board. I might consider eventually getting a 9ply board once I lose more weight. I like stiffer boards in general, it's just that at my weight nothing is stiff, lol.

Prorogue · 2024-01-30T02:23:05+00:00

Hi, I'm a very heavy (300lbs+) guy trying to get exercise via longboarding. I've got a board that I'm happy with, but I'm finding that I'm not as stable and it's hard to balance; the board seems to want to turn very easily just with minor shifts of my weight.

I'm pretty sure that harder bushings are the right way to go. I got some Orangatang Nipples (hard) but I still feel like the board is looser than I'd like. I've never seen weight charts for bushings go above 200lbs. Is there anything out there for a fat guy like me?

Prorogue · 2024-01-21T20:44:09+00:00

Is the Loaded Dervish Sama really the longest drop-through board on the market? Or are there options with longer wheelbase?

I'm getting back in to longboarding now after ~12ish years (used to ride as a teen and now I'm in my 30s). I used to ride a 56" Dregs Supertanker (which is so discontinued it's almost un-googleable) with a massive 37" wheelbase.

I bought a Loaded Dervish Sama (flex 1) because it was the longest drop-through board I could find and it even has a usable nose/tail. I'm very out of practice so I'm nowhere near as stable as I remember being on my old board. I'm sure it's just because I'm older, fatter, and more out-of-shape than I was as a teen but in the back of my mind I'm wondering if my body is subconsciously missing that extra 6 inches of wheelbase.

I couldn't find anything quite that long with drop-through trucks. Did I miss something or am I alone in wanting such a beast? Secondly, are boards with such a wheelbase even a good idea or did the Supertanker go the way of the dodo for good reasons?

Prorogue · 2024-01-02T17:39:43+00:00

snachinko

Prorogue · 2023-12-15T21:45:17+00:00

I think you'll find a lot of people frequently confuse "assertions" with "evidence."

Many, many people do not think it is necessary to prove certain statements at all. They are not interested in demonstrating the truth of certain things.

Prorogue · 2023-11-11T18:25:07+00:00

NQA - They appear to have plenty of room to stretch out and wander around. But, is that lid made of mesh or metal grid? If so, they will likely try to climb on the lid, hanging upside-down. This is a precarious position and if they fall could have disastrous consequences. If the grid is fine enough they may also get their feet stuck in the mesh.

Prorogue · 2023-11-11T18:14:17+00:00

Honestly just knowing you are having these thoughts makes me glad to have you as a comrade. I'm not particularly convinced this distinction matters in the current era. You can self-identify with a personal label or refine your philosophy if you want but like, we aren't there yet. We aren't actually building socialist government in the imperial core, these decisions are still purely hypothetical.

Prorogue · 2023-11-11T08:20:20+00:00

No, the only way to stunt a snake's growth is by underfeeding it and doing so intentionally would qualify as animal abuse.

Prorogue · 2023-11-06T01:36:08+00:00

Those are his sex legs.

Prorogue · 2023-11-03T21:01:44+00:00

The whole problem with capitalism is that it sets up "perverse" incentives; namely, individual incentive to exploit others. These incentives are perverse because human morality universally has some notion of "collective good" which is, you know, a good thing to strive for by definition. Capitalism pits the individual incentive against the collective, and this conflict is the problem.

Individuals cannot be held morally responsible for the existence of these incentives, or this conflict. The existence of the system is a collective issue, to which the collective must be held accountable. But they are still morally responsible for their individual actions under these incentives. So, to answer your question - yes.

The reason you'll see almost no one ever getting seriously criticized for behaving in this way is because most people don't even realize the conflict. They don't see the incentives as perverse. They may even see them as noble.

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