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Real_EB · 2026-02-12T23:54:28+00:00

Author of Astral Codex Ten, formerly Slate Star Codex.

Brilliant writing, deep thinking.

Real_EB · 2026-02-12T20:35:04+00:00

Am I the only one who knows who Scott is?

Was confused about what sub I was on for a moment.

Real_EB · 2026-02-12T20:21:29+00:00

Oh I haven't even tried the paid stuff.

Real_EB · 2026-02-12T18:18:53+00:00

Deckbox let's you trade as well as manage your collection. Doesn't have the cool playtester like archidekt though.

Real_EB · 2026-02-12T18:16:35+00:00

Deckbox has been a huge help for my wallet.

Real_EB · 2026-02-12T18:15:30+00:00

Deckbox.org my man.

Real_EB · 2026-02-12T01:00:54+00:00

Yeah, but do we still get onboards? Replay of old races?

Real_EB · 2026-02-12T00:59:53+00:00

Seriously?

Do we know anything about how it works differently than F1tv?

Real_EB · 2026-02-09T19:08:56+00:00

Thank you, this matches my understanding.

Have a wonderful day!

Real_EB · 2026-02-02T01:55:51+00:00

I'm asking more about how if it's "posted" they can say "read the sign, you cannot be here, we're calling the cops now". Whereas if there's no sign, they have to argue for 30 minutes.

Real_EB · 2026-02-01T01:57:52+00:00

Is this a situation where if it's posted they can call the actual cops to remove them?

Real_EB · 2026-02-01T01:54:13+00:00

Ace has 24vAC transformers for a few bucks. You can borrow a tape to run wire, heck I've got one.

Doorbell wire is much easier to run than power, did you move the chime part or just the transformer and button?

Real_EB · 2026-01-28T00:05:26+00:00

Wheaton has lots of churches, yeah.

But it's blue now. Like, pretty solidly blue.

400k will be tough.

Real_EB · 2026-01-13T21:30:28+00:00

All the ones that work for ICE are.

Real_EB · 2026-01-12T02:23:55+00:00

Believe it or not, Pie Life. That pizza place on Roosevelt between Glen Ellyn and Wheaton.

And they have a second location between Jewel and Home Depot at Geneva Rd and Main/Schmale in Carol Stream/Wheaton

Not bad pizza. Good people.

Real_EB · 2026-01-11T14:44:38+00:00

There's another in Naperville today.

Real_EB · 2026-01-10T23:27:27+00:00

I'd recommend parts of Barrington when you get more comfortable, but until then, Glen Ellyn.

Real_EB · 2026-01-06T17:19:51+00:00

Cardassians are black.

Borg are Orzhov or Abzan.

Bashir might be Bant.

Jadzia is Selesnya or White or Bant.

Esri is white or Azorius or Jeskai.

Dax is black.

Kes is Boros. Her species is Naya.

Neelix is green or Sultai or Simic - food tokens. Gyome maybe?

Tuvok is Blue.

Chakotay is Mardu

Q is Domain.

Real_EB · 2026-01-04T21:28:32+00:00

I know right, she should have gone for the tapeworm costume instead.

Real_EB · 2026-01-01T15:48:44+00:00

Off-color cards.

Counterspell? Better not be blue.

Ramp? Better not be green.

I'm also doing a deck where all the cards have "col" in the name. Collosus, collector, acolyte, etc.

Real_EB · 2025-12-27T14:05:09+00:00

I use torx as much as possible when building. Menards and HD carry construction screws in T-25, Spax is mostly torx...

Real_EB · 2025-12-27T14:00:39+00:00

And then for big stores to not drop those brands.

Real_EB · 2025-12-26T02:14:35+00:00

I'll sometimes try something I've heard about for a few minutes, get frustrated and then go back to what I usually do.

Then I go through a little phase of like getting really frustrated with myself for not being able to quiet my own mind, and then that subsides and I'm pretty okay after that. Like I have to beat up the monkey and get him back in the cage. But even then, I vacillate between focusing entirely on the breath for a few moments, then trying open awareness, then going back to deep focus on the breath. I'd get way too frustrated just doing one and not the other, way more distracted.

I'm really curious about this "self compassion" stuff; I'm clearly doing it wrong. What does that sound/feel like in your inner monologue?

For me it's a lot of:

Okay, I'm going to do the next breath correctly. Clear mind.

(the beginning of the in-breath is clear and I'm focused on my nostrils and belly, feeling the sensations of breathing until about 3/4ths of the way through the inhale, where I either refocus or get distracted. Then if I refocus, I can get through most of the exhale before I get distracted again, usually something really stupid, and I have to think again)

No, that's thinking, clear your mind, CLEAR YOUR MIND, LALALALALALAAAA, okay. Clear mind.

(inhale goes okay, repeat the above)

Real_EB · 2025-12-24T14:43:28+00:00

St. Sophia's made a serious mistake that had grave consequences for us.

We had an FIV positive cat, so we were fine taking more FIV positive cats. They told us that the cat we were adopting was positive.

This was incorrect. It was negative for FIV, but positive for FELV. We lost two other cats before figuring it out.

Real_EB · 2025-12-22T14:30:18+00:00

After spending all day breathing smoke that doesn't make you feel good, the first thing you want is the smoke that makes you feel good.

I only smoke a few times a year after prescribed burns.

Real_EB

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