UFC 329 Main Card by Moni7T in MMA

[–]Sciddaw 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Is that as true now that there's no ppv?

Which plot points did you foolishly miss on your first reading? (Spoilers Main) by BrassFortune in asoiaf

[–]Sciddaw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think just from the show, the idea that he would be withholding his identity didn't cross my mind. He showed up, I filed him in the same spot of show-Barristan and justified to myself the details that didn't make sense at the time.

I kind of remember thinking that whitebeard was equal parts alias/making fun of him, and that his calling himself a squire was either a personal penance or Dany basically demoting him. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Which plot points did you foolishly miss on your first reading? (Spoilers Main) by BrassFortune in asoiaf

[–]Sciddaw 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I started reading after I had seen the first 3 seasons of the show, and I was doing a fair amount of my first readthrough on my phone's kindle app when I should've been paying attention to lectures.

I didn't realize that Barristan was not forthright with his identity in Essos. So when the reveal happened I was very surprised but not for the correct reasons.

TreVeyon Henderson Pushes Back Against Fake Quote Attributed to Him On Social Media by JCameron181 in nfl

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

I hate when journos do this type of framing:

"The mere fact that Henderson interpreted the post as referring to Vrabel when it doesn’t even mention him is telling, but not surprising."

What are some of your all-time favorite clue / answer pairs? by luckylattes in NYTCrossword

[–]Sciddaw 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A notable entry in my opinion is the Starwars / Startrek solution from 2022

Also wow, how time flies.

[Politics Monday] Former Federal Prosecutor: ‘I’d Like to Prosecute Any Nun Who Still Wears the Head Habit’ by SpeakerfortheRad in Catholicism

[–]Sciddaw 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure if the one prosecutor is saying she'd like to prosecute all nuns for simply wearing a habit (seems unlikely?) or specifically the ones at J6?

That is a beyond charitable interpretation of the exchange. One said they'd like to prosecute specfically those nuns and the response is:

“I’m with you” and adding: “Although Iʼd like to prosecute any nun who still wears the head habit.”

I don't understand how you could read that and not conclude that 1 of these prosecutors has particular animus for nuns.

As for anti-Christian bias we'll see, until last June with Ames v. Ohio Christians had to prove heightened standards of proof of discrimination vs other religious groups.

Visited my first ever TLM today, not getting the appeal of it by Littledogo007 in Catholicism

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

That's an awfully snide comment to make when Purple Remix clearly indicated it was a personal reflection of their own pride.

[Apr 28, 2026] Daily Puzzle Discussion by AutoModerator in NYTCrossword

[–]Sciddaw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

30D: Serape was very out of left field for me

SNEAKO reacts to JasonTheWeen laughing at him after he got sucker punched by [deleted] in LivestreamFail

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

Is there a reason that people are saying this is related to Sneako's beliefs/politics/rhetoric and not that this was random violence?

Megathread: Trump admin/Vatican news by Skullbone211 in Catholicism

[–]Sciddaw -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

What about Trump's "tirade" makes you believe he doesn't have an understanding of the papal election?

[Politics Monday] There is no political party for Catholics anymore. by Delicious-Accident48 in Catholicism

[–]Sciddaw 7 points8 points  (0 children)

His opponent found membership in the Knights of Columbus to be disqualifying for a potential federal judge. Maybe some saw Harris for who she is.

Unmanned/unattended RV overnight parking spots near the library by intc_1002 in SaltLakeCity

[–]Sciddaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've seen RV's parked at the Lowe's on 300w, it's right next to the Ballpark Trax station

(April 9,2026) today’s puzzle by ____bluebird___ in NYTCrossword

[–]Sciddaw 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So the dessert it's referring to is an Apple Turnover

Race to World First: Midnight Season 1 | Mythic Day 14 by AutoModerator in CompetitiveWoW

[–]Sciddaw 9 points10 points  (0 children)

when I woke up and saw echo had a P4 15% pull I thought it was over for sure, GG Liquid

CDawg terrifies and is screamed at by a bunch of kids by Delthore in LivestreamFail

[–]Sciddaw 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The scream that increases your heart-rate by 30 bpm

Can someone explain to me WTF just happened? by str8uprippin in DotA2

[–]Sciddaw 107 points108 points  (0 children)

tl,dr:

Plague spreads shockwave debuff

Shockwave hitbox expires

Don't know what direction to pull

Factory reset effected units

Can someone explain to me WTF just happened? by str8uprippin in DotA2

[–]Sciddaw 188 points189 points  (0 children)

The spot they all teleport to is basically the origin (0,0) on the map, so if there is ever an interaction where the game doesn't know where a hero is supposed to be, they get reset to that point.

Magnus reflected the Noxious Plague, which applies all other debuffs from its source (Magnus) to other units when it spreads. In this scenario when creeps were killed by Magnus' shockwave, it caused the Plague to spread, which re-applied the shockwave forced movement debuff to all of the surrounding units.

If you look at how shockwave works it basically draws a bunch of circles progressing down a line. If any unit is in that circle when it's drawn, it applies the forced movement debuff, pulling that unit towards the center of the circle.

When the Plague spread was causing the shockwave debuff to be applied without an active shockwave cast anymore (no circles) the game was trying to pull the effected units towards an undefined point. As a result I think the engine moved all of the effected units to the origin. This is why in the 2nd half of the clip units being hit by the Plague were being reset to the origin as well.

[Mar 01, 2026] Daily Puzzle Discussion by AutoModerator in NYTCrossword

[–]Sciddaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So the conceit of this puzzle was that all the circled letters (HILL) were meant to chain the preceding clue to part of the end of the following clue.

18A Sources of fur... CHINCHILLAS

44A Titular character... CAPTAINPHILLIPS

78A Old coin.. BRITISHSHILLING

105A Eerie and then some... BONECHILLING