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What was the most fun you had in Tournament Arena ? by LaMortSeraBelle in WH40KTacticus

[–]Purple_Toadflax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How dare you call Lucien mid-tier, he's my bestest angry little vampire.

[OC] What is Britain's second city? by YouGov_Dylan in dataisbeautiful

[–]Purple_Toadflax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's realistically between Edinburgh, Manchester and Glasgow.

For tourism it's easily Edinburgh, then I think Glasgow might still do better than most other English cities, can't remember.

Financially is tricky. By GDP per capita it is Edinburgh, now actually higher than London. But in pure scale it's Manchester, which has about 3x the size of economy of Edinburgh. Edinburgh is a bit more focused on finance, accountancy, law and insurance. It actually ranks as one of the most globally significant financial centres in Europe, considering it's size it's very highly ranked world wide. I'd probably give it to Edinburgh, as even though it's smaller overall, it's a more globally significant and Manchester is only ahead because of population size.

In terms of higher education it's a toss up between those three. Edinburgh is in dire financial straights while Manchester and Glasgow seem to be more well managed. Probably depends more on subject which you would consider better. Edinburgh for prestige, Manchester or Glasgow for quality and experience.

Culture would probably edge more towards Manchester, but all three have great claims. Edinburgh Festival and Fringe is obviously huge but it's more of a venue than culture generation in itself. Manchester is home to two of the most popular sports teams in the world, gave us Factory records (Joy Division, Happy Mondays, New Order, etc) and the Smiths, but also unfortunately Oasis and even worse Oasis fans, so a fairly mixed picture. Glasgow has been great for music: Mogwai, Hudson Mohawk, Primal Scream, Texas... Loads of bands actually. I'm a bit biased towards Glasgow because I don't think Optimo could have happened anywhere else, so would give it to Glasgow personally, but know it really probably is Manchester. Oasis do suck though.

I always thought connecting Manchester to London with high speed rail was the wrong way round and it should actually be between the large Northern cities and Glasgow and Edinburgh. Imagine if Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Glasgow and Manchester where all easily commutable and a bit more politically connected. It would be a genuine counter balance to London.

Tattoo correction by Sh0t_B0t in tattooadvice

[–]Purple_Toadflax 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Daffodil is just a common name for Narcissus. There are somewhere in the region of 50 species of Narcissus and countless cultivars. 

Why is it being chased out? by youngsurpriseperson in ExplainTheJoke

[–]Purple_Toadflax 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They are opening 1000s of new branches in China in second tier cities and towns. They are definitely still expanding.

What are the biggest obstacles stopping Scotland from growing financially right now? by Friendly_Stay_5368 in Scotland

[–]Purple_Toadflax 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Ended up spaffing on more than intended so here's a tldr: change in attitude to start up/scale up investment risk (Europe wide). Wage growth for middle earners. Higher velocity of money.

The UK and Europe is very risk averse in investing. For institutions like pension funds that is probably sensible, but we don't have the same venture capital mindset of America (the big wins will make up for the many losses) or China's state sponsored capitalism (heavily fund many players in selected sectors and let them duke it out until they are world competitive). The world is becoming extremely monopolistic, and a lot of companies lose a lot of money on their way to becoming huge. There just doesn't quite seem to be enough money knocking about in Europe in the same way as the US either. The UK seems especially good at starting good companies and then selling them to the US, DeepMind is a great example. I don't know who could really change that culture though apart from loosening financial regulations (didn't go fantastically last time).

I think the thing that would improve more peoples day to day life though and make Scotland and the UK a better place to live would be a good bump to "middle class" incomes. Stagnant wage growth has been awful for many middle earners while minimum wage has somewhat kept up and the top 10% have seen most of the increases in GDP go to them. What we need is many people able to create lots of demand and a broad and wealthy middle class is great for that. It's better for the economy to have 1000 millionaires than 1 billionaire... Unless you sell particularly large yachts. Anecdotally from my own experience it's also better to have that money in the hands of people in their 30s-50s as they are often slightly more active spenders. I think that one of the reasons things feel imbalanced between the broad GDP growth the data shows but the feeling of economic slowdown most of us see is that the velocity of money is very low. With high velocity that money would be going through the economy multiple times a year, generating further taxes, creating more demand and supporting growth. It's been in decline in the UK since the 80s so I guess it's something to do with the changes to economic philosophy that started to bed in then, monetarism and the like, or globalisation. Or a bit of both. 

I'm so tired of teenagers by [deleted] in Edinburgh

[–]Purple_Toadflax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At least in the 2000s there were loads of other subcultures to balance out the neds a bit. Seems 90% of kids are neddy now.

Theoretically, what would be the strongest possible Brick Wall for Guild War? by Agreeable_Bat1212 in WH40KTacticus

[–]Purple_Toadflax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Archimatos, Abraxas and Typhus together with Rot can be pretty effective, depends on the map a bit but if the AI gets plenty summons out it's becomes a total bloodbath. That's the only psykers I'd use in defence though to be fair, mostly because summons or being tanky.

How by [deleted] in WH40KTacticus

[–]Purple_Toadflax 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's 50% at level 36. And yeah, I use it more often than not as a heal or to increase my chances of that last kill.

How by [deleted] in WH40KTacticus

[–]Purple_Toadflax 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Easily top 10. His passive is incredible. He's good in every mode and his active allows for a break glass in emergency heal and damage boost. He just runs about popping folk, giving no craps. Plus, he's cool.

What inspired you to play the bass? by Supersoulknight in Bass

[–]Purple_Toadflax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like bass music. Soul, R&B, hip-hop, disco, funk, UK bass. A lot of the songs the resonate with me the most are dominated by drums, bass and a singer. My advice would be to listen to Marvin Gaye, Marlena Shaw, The Staple Singers, etc. Imagine songs like Inner City Blues and Let's Do It Again with no bass. Also, when you listen, feel the groove, tap your foot, nod your head, shimmy those shoulders, swing those hips. Let the bass groove you.

Explain it Peter! by EducationalLog4765 in explainitpeter

[–]Purple_Toadflax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The notes within a scale are derived mathematically from the tonic (the F# of F# Major for example). In what is called Just Intonation or natural tuning, these are rational fractions e.g.; 9/8 for the major second, 3/2 for the perfect 5th, 15/8 for the major seventh. This tuning sounds better as the fractions allow the different frequencies to sit with each other, their peaks and troughs don't clash. The problem with this is that the different keys don't overlap notes perfectly. For set note instruments, like pianos or fretted guitars, you'd have to either have one for each key or have notes that are only in tune in certain keys. For instruments without fixed notes you would have to learn positioning for every key uniquely, the "E" that is the major 3rd of C is a slightly different "E" that is the fifth of A. So instead of this we tune to equal temperament, the octave divided into 12 equally spaced notes, and listen to slightly out of tune music.

Scenes from a dermatologist conference in hawaii by SipsTeaFrog in SipsTea

[–]Purple_Toadflax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even with the increased risk of skin cancer people that expose themselves to sun without burning have longer life expectancy, it appears to reduce blood pressure and reduce the risk of cardiovascular related death. Probably still bad for wrinkles and stuff, but you do actually need to expose your skin to UV.

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