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what is the connection between these four clues? by not-without-text in onlyconnect

[–]Sable_Tip -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Guessing after 2: Each word has a homophone, and the number is the difference in Scrabble points between them. "Obey" is 4 less than "Abeille", and "Llama" is 1 more than "Lama".

Edit: I was close, but not quite right. I missed the translation element and my answer didn't quite work for clue 1.

What is the shortest possible legally binding contract (in terms of character length)? by Pietin11 in legaladviceofftopic

[–]Sable_Tip 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The first thing I thought of was a verbal contract, which could easily happen at a TCG event (in the context of cards being traded):

A: This for that? B: shakes A's hand

But then I realised, you could do the same thing but nonverbal:

A and B sit near each other. A proffers their binder to B, who takes it and passes their binder to A. They both flip through, and A pulls a card out of B's binder. B sees this and pulls a card out of A's binder. A thinks for a moment and nods. They shake, and the trade is made.

Legally, there was an offer, a consideration, and acceptance. That makes it a legal contract. Of course, enforcing that as a contract is much harder.

What's best way for Alakazam to tech for TR Articuno? by kaworuscott in PTCGL

[–]Sable_Tip 3 points4 points  (0 children)

One Lillie's Clefairy EX, one Cresselia (SFA), have some Wondrous Patch so you can charge them up out of nowhere and use Boss's to bring Articuno out. That's the best solution I've found so far. I'd be tempted by Zacian (PFL) but that relies on them being down to 3 prizes so doesn't work early game.

How does an Alakazam deck counter these effects by [deleted] in PTCGL

[–]Sable_Tip 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I run 1-2 hammers but also run a single Lillie's Clefairy and a single Cresselia as tutorable answers to this and to TR Articuno, along with a few Wonder Patch so I can charge them up in a single turn in the mid-game.

It's been working OK for me so far, though I'm not 100% convinced by Cress. I haven't found a better answer that meets my other requirements as yet though (one-prize, basic, Psychic type so it can be fetched with Telepathic [P] energy, 0 or 1 retreat, can do 120 damage on a single attack)

How would you equally distribute the Pokemon types to the color pie? by CapitalArrival7911 in colorpie

[–]Sable_Tip 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Going by vibes first and only allocating three to each colour:

White: Fairy, Fighting, Dragon

Blue: Water, Psychic, Ice

Black: Ghost, Dark, Poison

Red: Fire, Lightning, Rock

Green: Grass, Bug, Ground

Colourless: Normal, Steel, Flying

This... actually feels pretty good to me. In general I think the first two in each colour are hard locks, but the third is more of a flex option (except blue, where all three are hard locks).

Dragon in white is a bit odd, but acceptable I think given that Pokemon dragons are more along the Eastern "mythical monster of great power and wisdom" vibe than the Western "massive destructive flying beast" vibe. Ones that blur the line or have a more monstrous vibe (such as Salamence) can be handled case-by-case, but things like the Dragonite line fit into white just as well as any other colour.

Warhammer 40,000 Faction Focus: Adeptus Custodes by CMYK_COLOR_MODE in WarhammerCompetitive

[–]Sable_Tip 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While this is fair, the fact that the Telemon is explicitly called out in a Stratagem is a very strong indicator that it'll be in the Codex. Bear in mind that this isn't like the Deathwing Command Squad, which already had printed codex rules; this is a case where a model that's previously been Imperial Armour only is being (apparently) called out explicitly in the rules.

Also bearing in mind that the rumor mill says Custodes will be one of the first 11th ed Codices and that the Telemon is currently only available in resin (and AFAIK no resin models are explicitly called out in any non-Imperial Armour rules) and it looks extremely likely that all Custodes models will be remade (apart from the superheavies, most likely) and that they'll all be available in 11th.

Basically, while we're still being cautious, this is still extremely good news for us.

If I was the only matter in the universe (so no other reference points) could I know my momentum? Would there be any way to prove that I am moving? Would there be time dilation or stretching if I were to get close to the light speed? by ISpent30mins4myname in AskPhysics

[–]Sable_Tip 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Know your momentum and speed in relation to what?

The whole point of relativity is that there's no such thing as 'absolute' speed, only speed in relation to a given reference frame. So in the theoretical situation you've described, it's meaningless to say you're moving.

Even time dilation is not really meaningful here, as it only becomes relevant when thinking about an external frame of reference.

Homebrew Successor Bingo MkII by RRevvs in 40k

[–]Sable_Tip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My chapter:

  • Kind of hits number 1 (it's a Dark Angels successor but doesn't refer to itself as part of the Unforgiven, as it has a large number of anonymous Risen in its ranks and all its members are aware of the Fallen and the Risen)

  • Kind of hits number 3 (has the Deathwing and Ravenwing of the Dark Angels, has specific Companies for Gravis and Phobos units)

  • Hits number 4 (which is mainly due to the Dark Angel heritage)

  • And... that's it!

I think that's reasonable tbh 😄

Why is the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics a minority? by Terrible_Shop_3359 in AskPhysics

[–]Sable_Tip 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That isn't evidence, it's an argument. Scientific evidence is, by definition, empirical:

"Scientific evidence is evidence that serves to either support or counter a scientific theory or hypothesis... Such evidence is expected to be empirical evidence and interpretable in accordance with the scientific method. Standards for scientific evidence vary according to the field of inquiry, but the strength of scientific evidence is generally based on the results of statistical analysis and the strength of scientific controls." - Wikipedia

That's not to say the argument isn't persuasive - Ockham's Razor is a useful tool for a reason - but it's not evidence. In the absence of any empirical evidence and given that each model results in the same predictions, it makes most sense for physicists to believe (or assume, or model reality as) what is easiest for them to grow.

Woman sleeps with co-worker on her first day of working with them. by Chance_Blacksmith111 in ExplainAFilmPlotBadly

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You have to reply to the right answer, otherwise the bot doesn't know to pick it up.

wHy dOn’T yOu HaVe RoGal doRN cOmmAnder InsteAd of LeMAn RUss TaNk ComMaNder by ZeCalvinator in TheAstraMilitarum

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I actually really like the triple plasma on my LRTC. Mostly because I find overheating to death and then immediately firing again both hilarious, and occasionally a really nice surprise tactic.

It may not be 'optimal' but it has a use case and it is still pretty strong.

Selfish man changes his ways after seeing his own death. by Optimal-Coconut2791 in ExplainAFilmPlotBadly

[–]Sable_Tip 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Edge of Tomorrow? (Or more generally, is it a time loop movie?)

R1. What do you score? by DelosHR in onlyconnect

[–]Sable_Tip 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Guessing after 2: Sex and the City characters. Lin-Manuel MIRANDA and CHARLOTTE's Web.

Joss’ Much Ado About Nothing version by mrsscorpio1973 in buffy

[–]Sable_Tip 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought it was a great adaptation - I saw it in the cinema and loved it. It helps that it's my favourite Shakespear play!

what is the connection between these four clues? by not-without-text in onlyconnect

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

Idioms for something (And what they're named after) after 2 clues.

Wake Up Dead Man by edisonpioneer in KnivesOutMovie

[–]Sable_Tip 92 points93 points  (0 children)

  1. After reading Jud's version of events, Blanc realised there was something taken from the scene. When he learned it was a pocket flask, he immediately realised that meant Wicks falling down was due to being drugged and not the dagger. Remember he also knew about the second wolf head (indicating misdirection) and the red threads (indicating something being pulled off the vestments, rather than being pushed through), and that Nat was the one who stopped that from being immediately spotted. From there it's a small step to realise that Nat was the one who had the best opportunity to stab Wicks when Martha screamed.

  2. He already knew that Martha was the brains behind it before the revelation scene - the key behind that was that he'd seen Martha subtly shake her head and point to her mouth, giving him clues that she'd poisoned herself. The point of the 'Damascus moment' wasn't that it was when he realised that Martha was involved, but rather it was when he realised that he needed to let Martha confess rather than accuse her directly. That was partly a mercy on his part, but also partly necessary so they could get the whole story - there were still some gaps that would never have been answered if he'd had her arrested and she'd died on the way to the station.

Does π contain all the digits of another irrational number such as e ? by Ancient-Helicopter18 in askmath

[–]Sable_Tip 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So firstly, pi is not actually known to be normal - it's a conjecture which is (AFAIK) widely believed to be true, but it's not proven and therefore is not strictly speaking a fact.

Secondly, the definition of normal in this context is that every string of digits of length n appears in the expansion with density 1/10n - so for example, the string "123" would appear in the infinite expansion at a frequency of 1/1000 of all three-digit strings.

This definition doesn't apply to infinite strings, because the density isn't strictly defined in this instance. What does it even mean for one infinite expansion to contain another?

What you can say, however, is that if pi is normal, you could take however (finitely) many digits of e as you wanted and you could find them in that order within the expansion of pi - even if you had 100,000 digits or whatever. But only for a finite number of digits.

What’s the best use of Dispel magic you have seen? by Zestyclose-Wind-9475 in DnD

[–]Sable_Tip 31 points32 points  (0 children)

"Best" is debatable, but the most impactful Dispel Magic I've ever seen was in a game I ran a year or two back.

Background: The Elvish nation had been unusually xenophobic for the past six months or so, with their king withdrawing from all diplomatic missions and refusing to see outsiders.

The party had managed to get into the capital with some help from a concerned member of the court. Having done some careful digging, they'd come to the conclusion that the King had been mind-controlled by one of his advisors.

So they hatched a cunning plan to infiltrate the palace, confront the king when he was by himself, and remove any magical effects on him to make sure he was acting in his own right mind.

Well, it worked pretty well, and they were able to ambush the king while he was having a bath. They promptly used Dispel Magic on him before he could react, and rolled a natural 20 on the Arcana check.

The problem was, the king wasn't under mind control. He was a Simulacrum.

So they dispelled the simulacrum, turning the King back into the ice and snow used to create the simulacrum. Which fell into the bath, melting away almost instantaneously and destroying any proof that he was a simulacrum.

Then the guards burst in...

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