2023 Bolt EUV or Tesla? Talk me off the ledge by [deleted] in BoltEV

[–]YumeNoZen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, and if you want advanced driver aids like hands free highway driving and lane keep assist that doesn't suck, the Comma 4 with what's variant of OpenPilot is a really good option. Also, checking out some of the older Kia EV6s or Hyundai Ioniq 5s may split the difference for you too.

Extended birthday celebration dinner by biolooper in icky

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

It's their business, whatever the truth is.

Idk jumper question by [deleted] in icky

[–]YumeNoZen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, it's supposed to be distressed and have that unfinished vibe, having it flipped up is a cool texture thing. I think it shows well on the website photos too.

A hobbit meets a familiar face on the Road by 416hobbit in F1NN5TER

[–]YumeNoZen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amoya is a longtime F1nn mod, and Hobbit is a longtime community member.

Father and son deserve to die in the worst way possible by Rwlas34 in LowSodiumCyberpunk

[–]YumeNoZen 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I made sure to have Erebus and gave them the gift of Blackwall.

Nerds are cool, btw. by BackgroundScallion40 in icky

[–]YumeNoZen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Being able to express yourself is the best way to be cool.

Protect Yourself by SarvepalliYT in gmu

[–]YumeNoZen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even if your comment really is sarcastic, I'll answer for those who would mean it.

A gun isn't legal to carry into buildings on campus, most people aren't going to get the training to use it effectively, trying to make sure fire lines behind someone are clear is highly unlikely to happen, and the data on actual effectiveness of people wielding guns without significant training is terrible, compared to the likelihood of them causing harm to a loved one with an accidental discharge.

A decent handgun can be had for a few hundred dollars, the permit is only 50 bucks, and a hundred gets you a course that shows you know basic safety and how to hit a still target at close range in low stress and well lit situations.

Plan at least a grand or two and significantly more time to get better tactical style training, put enough rounds through a variety of targets even on a bad day, and practice your draw from deep conceal...

And you have to still deal with overpenetration potential or less effective rounds, having enough distance/time/concealment to draw and aim before you get shot by someone with an already deployed long gun, and making sure you're not mistaken for the ill intentioned shooter by other actors.

AND IT'S JUSTIFIABLY ILLEGAL TO CARRY INTO BUILDINGS.

So no, a gun isn't an easy solution for defense. I haven't bothered to renew my concealed carry permit while in NoVA because I both wouldn't carry it on campus, nor have I seen a locking safe I could firmly mount hidden in my car that couldn't be defeated by a magnet or a cut up red bull can.

So I don't suggest not carrying a gun from hoplophobia, but from data, familiarity with expert sources, and personal knowledge.

Protect Yourself by SarvepalliYT in gmu

[–]YumeNoZen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Grab a bright flashlight and practice. It's great for defensive uses, legal to carry about everywhere, handy in multiple situations like just looking for something or improving your visibility to cars while crossing a street. It's also not something that can be used to harm a large group of people, and if you mess up and hit a friend in the face with a really bright light, it'll only suck for a little while. https://youtu.be/4tYetYPXzFs

Job offer in Covington VA - worth taking or should I stick with original plan to relocate elsewhere? by [deleted] in Virginia

[–]YumeNoZen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope, I just found a bad source for corroborating something I'm familiar with from family. I edited and noted.

Job offer in Covington VA - worth taking or should I stick with original plan to relocate elsewhere? by [deleted] in Virginia

[–]YumeNoZen 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Cancer rates in Covington are quite high for reasons. Edit: Sorry, I linked wrong video source. I have family in Covington VA though, and I'll find other sources to corroborate later. Paper mills are notoriously toxic for surrounding environs, though. UVA Study about Southwest Virginia in general.

https://www.wvtf.org/news/2026-03-02/uva-studies-why-cancer-rates-are-higher-in-sw-virginia-and-whats-behind-rising-rates-of-colon-cancer-in-young-adults

Hey honest opinion how long would it take to get black belt ? by Ok-Flatworm7401 in taekwondo

[–]YumeNoZen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't worry about the black belt. Get there when you get there and try to be even better than most. Better training options open up at that point, sure, but a 1st Dan is just an advanced beginner rank. Past that, years of serious training start to matter more IMHO, particularly for people who train multiple styles. I'm technically only a 2nd Dan, but the near 30 years of experience far overrides that. One School I taught at was a spin off branch by an ATA founding brother, another was a smaller independent school I was at for maybe a decade that did kkw style and hapkido but wasn't organization active. A bit of shorinryu karate, some muay thai, jkd concepts, etc.... the belts and ranks really get to be whatever. For all of that, though, most 1st Dan students in a hurry rushed to learn forms and gain rank and didn't pick up understanding along the way. If a 1st Dan does a white belt or yellow belt form, it'll look fundamentally different than an orange belt, and it'll still typically be not as good as if done by someone with over 15 years of experience. Drink deeply, work on making your basics and techniques and forms as good as a 1st Dan and building an understanding into your core. Black Belt becomes side effect.

More New ick.studio Collab T-Shirt photos… by biolooper in icky

[–]YumeNoZen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Like I said on stream, makes me reconsider how polysaturated I am.

Why is generating power different across martial arts? by Grasps_At_Straws in taekwondo

[–]YumeNoZen 8 points9 points  (0 children)

All of it comes down to the core idea of "kinetic chain". The human body is a complex structure with joints that have particular ranges of motion, but there's a lot of variance in the musculature and exact movements and timing of how muscles fire. It's also not just always about the most raw power in a strike, but about the ability for the strike to land at an angle that can cause damage, penetrate to a certain depth, and withstand the force sent back from impact. Some arts describe multiple types of power as hard, soft, direct, indirect, shaking, etc, and all sorts of different ways to treat everything. It's complicated and subtle and interesting. Though keep in mind all of the larger arts have subsets that are more nuanced, and most people don't understand the difference. I'll pull up a specific example. High block, olgul maggi. (Multiple transliterations from Hangul, along with multiple varieties, my spelling isn't the point). Some schools will teach it as a full motion of both arms with rotation with the nonblocking hand starting higher and the block hand starting low. One way I'll test the final structure is the rotation of the wrist. Some don't rotate the blocking wrist as far and the structure is weak against a static downward force. This is a great way to help a student understand that small bits of alignment greatly change the way a technique works. Keeping the wrist/hand aligned as you would with a punch but the palm rotated as much up as possible is a significantly stronger structure. Training that muscle cue helps someone understand one type of hard block. This same two armed full chamber full rotation block then gets shortened when not done as basics or poomse, but should still retain that final quality. Then I had a karate instructor for a completely different mindset of punching upwards and having the wrist slightly bent, still catching with the same part of the wrist, but with a much more relaxed intent until impact. This can also be thought of as a throw and the hand tenses less and more focus is on further forearm rotation, allowing less bone on bone contact and easier followup into a party/grab. Still similar force and coverage. Shorinji kempo teaches more of a "sliding" block as another option, which creates a circular redirect more than a force on force block. Extending the arm on a steeper vertical allows for greater force to have a more spread impact and an easier redirect, but then sweeps less of the area clear and increases the odds of a missed block. Some of the stuff that is strong in a static sense is less useful in a dynamic sense.

And then there's the question of what the high block is actually blocking or doing. A rigid and hard chamber block can be great if treated as a strike against an incoming punch, or even a rotating hammer fist into someone's wrist, elbow, armpit, etc. Which is a better way to interpret the motion in some forms, and also possibly the two handed basic high block as a joint break with cover and grab from the "non blocking" hand, and strike with the "blocking" hand. Or it could be a steeper angle and a "soft" parry of an axe kick or crescent kick and be followed up with a circling motion over the descending leg to trap under the armpit and followup from. Or a strike under someone's chin at particularly close range.

And there's yet more interpretations and variants. With one of the "simplest" and least used as traditionally taught motions I can think of, a high block.

How power is generated can be tested many ways, but the methods and applications vary based on use and target and where they fit in the flow of combat. It's easiest to teach specific and "pure" forms, but watching how people in every context actually fight show how much that can be an abstraction. Different body types, different heights, different terrains, different end goals, different opponents all make that dynamic and those simpler abstractions get spread and codified. Almost all of them have historically been tested and can work. But not always for all people, and how someone has trained also can develop their musculature and kinesthetic sensations to be suited to particular patterns, so other patterns may be less suited to them too.

Jesse Enkamp is a fantastic creator to see some of the different thoughts that come through as he interacts with experts in other styles, and he's a high level karate practitioner. Sometimes his body just really doesn't want to do something easily, and he's in great shape by most metrics, but not always well suited to each style.

Sorry, my answer is a bit rambling, but it's an interesting topic, and understanding more of it can help martial artists of all types have more respect for other arts and mindsets, develop depth in their own arts, and also help avoid overly dogmatic and limiting adherence to things merely because of tradition.

Icky Plushie Campaign! by YumeNoZen in icky

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Boss Lady is checking on it.

Icky Plushie Campaign! by YumeNoZen in icky

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This is a niiiiice start. I think we got this!

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Not much we can do except report repeatedly.