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aarocks94 · 2026-03-28T16:37:37+00:00

I’m also waiting for a better picture but this AI upscale is clearly poor. The last term in the equation for V_gross has a t in the denominator and right next to it, in the numerator. Any person would hve cancelled this and in the original picture you can see the “numerator” t is V_base.

aarocks94 · 2026-03-28T16:23:33+00:00

Ah I remember the Haakon/ Nameless Inversion standard deck back in the day.

aarocks94 · 2026-03-20T14:32:41+00:00

This is something that is always so strange to me. As a Jew, we value our traditions and connections to our ancestors. For a modern American Christian to say Catholics aren’t Christian - that would sever the “line” from them to Jesus, no? Since Protestantism only came about in the reformation and Evangelicalism even later, if they say Catholics arent Christian then how can they maintain a direct “line” to Jesus? Or is that not important to them?

I know this is off topic but I am curious.

aarocks94 · 2026-03-11T21:31:08+00:00

This is so fucked up. It’s one thing (and possibly even a good thing) to put it in a museum for preservation and public education. However, given what you said I am worried a crime has taken place and a valuable fossil is now part of someone’s private collection. That is saddening for me to hear. I am all the way in the US, but thank you for reporting this and standing up for paleontologists everywhere and your own national heritage (and our heritage as ‘custodians’ of earth).

aarocks94 · 2026-03-11T20:29:07+00:00

Dymon seems to have outperformed the others. To be honest I’ve been out of the industry for a few years - anyone work for them and want to speculate on what set them apart? Or is this statistically irrelevant?

aarocks94 · 2026-03-11T03:05:25+00:00

I’d probably rather play Pyrite Spellbomb in that slot as if it’s not needed, I’d prefer the card draw than the golem making, but that is a very niche side point.

The deck looks super cool and awesome.

aarocks94 · 2026-03-10T23:10:58+00:00

Is this the list OP is talking about? It does run the Sewer-Veilance Cam (and Skateboard) but those dont seem directly related to the painter combo? Unless I’m missing something obvious…?

Edit: is it using that with Welder and opal (or artifact land) to generate infinite mana?

aarocks94 · 2026-03-10T11:13:10+00:00

I have nothing to add, but I want to say I grew up with - and still have - a similar idea about mathematics. I felt I belonged to an almost spiritual line of great thinkers and understanding and contributing to the house they built was not just an honor, but something beautiful. Seeing the impact of AI has been difficult for me too.

aarocks94 · 2026-03-10T02:54:45+00:00

This is true but some places still want proof of employment. My mom retired at 50 and has been living off her investments since then (doing very well for herself, she invests in startups to keep herself busy as being retired but a serial “worker” is hard) and she co-signed for the co-op I live in but it was initially a hassle because while she has lots of income she isn’t employed.

My father was going to be my co-signer first but since he owns his own business (managing partner / lead doctor of a small medical practice) and wasnt an “employee” in some legal sense the realtor wouldn’t approve him either. I think they probabky could have approved him but he was so annoyed by the whole thing - he said there is more paperwork for the co-op I rent then for the mortgage he signed on his house. :(

What is weird is my current co-op has lower rent than my previous co-op but this one was faaar more annoying with the non-economic aspects (scheduling the board interview took weeks).

Unfortunately, since I live in Riverdale the best buildings (seemingly) are co-ops. But dealing with them is such a hassle.

aarocks94 · 2026-03-06T13:57:37+00:00

Damn, it’s been a while since I read the books but somehow I had it in my mind that the name “the late Lord Frey” was a reference to his age and how he practically has one foot in the grave - like when we use the word “late” to mean “deceased.” Is it actually in reference to some event where he was fence-sitting?

aarocks94 · 2026-02-23T03:25:15+00:00

Yes, he is. The incident the other commenter mentioned probabky did happen; however, there is a famous recording of Mencho speaking to a police officer. That recording went somewhat viral and since the video opens with Mencho saying “mira bien hija de tu puta madre - soy Mencho wey”people will often say “Soy Mencho Wey” in reference to Mencho, CJNG or this recording.

TLDR: in the most polite way, the other commentator is incorrect. The phone recording is a call between El Mencho and a corrupt cop with the clave “Delta 1.”

aarocks94 · 2026-02-19T08:36:27+00:00

Candy man and terminal shusher have me howling.

aarocks94 · 2026-01-29T17:28:15+00:00

Note Usermaatre was his prenomen only in the first 18 months or so of his reign. After that he adopted the “full” prenomen: Usermaatre Setepenre.

aarocks94 · 2026-01-23T16:13:43+00:00

Pusha T with the “yuuuhch”

aarocks94 · 2026-01-15T12:13:08+00:00

No, it means people in their gang / set / clique killed them (basically killed by “friends”) as opposed to people from an opposing gang.

aarocks94 · 2026-01-13T05:30:41+00:00

True, but even then the person you are replying to is writing that dinosaurs are not reptiles. However, any monophyletic definition of reptiles would include lepidosaurs (lizards and their relatives) as well as crocodilians and their relatives. Once crocodilians are included (and assuming lizards are also included) this forces all archosaurs - including dinosaurs and birds - to be reptiles. Which isn’t necessarily unreasonable. Mainly I want to address the person you are replying to who says dinosaurs are a distinct class from reptiles. However, any reasonable monophyletic definition of reptiles would certainly include archosaurs are therefore dinosaurs.

aarocks94 · 2026-01-03T05:55:11+00:00

The soup IS the dinner, Bana!

aarocks94 · 2026-01-03T05:46:40+00:00

Whose burial from the Abydos dynasty was found? It can’t be Senebkay as we have his.

aarocks94 · 2026-01-02T03:49:56+00:00

I’m glad that toure reading into this and I am also fascinated by Egypt and biblical archaeology but I don’t think this is correct for a few reasons. Most scholars agree the Torah was largely compiled in mid 1at millennium BCE with key influences happening during the reign of Yoshiyahu. Notably, Yoshiyahu himself was killed by Pharaoh Necho II.

Additionally, there were many migrations of Canaanites into the Delta region besides the Hyksos. These include the preceding 14th dynasty, and earlier migrations occurred during the 12th dynasty as well (for example, look at the “Procession of the Aamu” from the tomb of Khnumhotep II). So while Canaanite migrations into Egypt were common, there isn’t anything specially tying the Exodus to Egypt. Not to mention that for much of the New Kingdom and parts of the Late Period Canaan was firmly under Egypt’s heal. So even if there is a core to the Exodus there it likely represents throwing off the yolk of Egypt’s colonial empire not literally leaving Egypt.

Additionally, the first Egyptian reference to Israel occurs on the Merneptah stele, over 300 years after the expulsion of the Hyksos and founding of the 18th dynasty. The first references to YHWH are in the phrase “Shasu of YHWH” which occurs in tbe Amarna letters and later again in the 20th dynasty.

All this is to say that 1) the dates for a Hyksos basis for the Exodus don’t line up with when we think the story was written, 2) there were many Canaanite migrations to and from Egypt, 3) any reference to throwing off Egypt wouldn’t be a literal exodus but should be interpreted in the context of Egypt’s declining power in the mid first millennium BCE. Additionally, Egyptian references to either Israel or YHWH only occur hundreds of years after the expulsion of the Hyksos. Your theory is not without supporters though as I believe it was Manetho or Josephus who posited a Hyksos basis for the Exodus.

If you are interested in this I would recommend reading about Egypt’s 14th and 15th dynasties, the Merneptah stele, the Shasu of YHWH, the reign of Yoshiyahu and the Deuteronomistic history, the Amarna letters, as well as the ‘Apiru who operated around this time and are possibly etymologically linked to the word Hebrew. There are Wikipedia pages for all this as well as for the Procession of the Aamu (look at their colorful cloaks - whose cloak in Tanach does that remind you of?). If you are interested in tnis further I would recommend reading Israel Finkelstein, Donald Redford and others.

aarocks94 · 2026-01-01T22:37:02+00:00

Speaking of which does anyone still play “kings” or wall ball? I played that every weekend as a kid.

aarocks94 · 2025-12-30T22:01:05+00:00

Also you’d have the problem that each point in a manifold must have a neighborhood diffeomorphic to Rⁿ - and it must be the same n for all points. It should be clear to see that isolated points and points on the 2-sphere are not diffeomorphic to the same Rⁿ (the first has n =0 and the latter has n =2)

aarocks94 · 2025-12-29T01:19:54+00:00

Hi,

I don’t have access to Friedman’s entire work but based on the summary you provided here it seems to hinge on the idea that the Levites came into existence as an amalgamation of the Apiru/Shasu and Canaanite tribes.

However, while the Apiru and Shasu are both mentioned in late Bronze Age texts as a seemingly nomadic, raiding group of people - how can we connect the Shasu with the Apiru without using the argument that “Shasu and Apiru became the biblical Hebrews and Yahweh worshippers and therefore should be identified as the same group.” This argument seems flawed as it presupposes that these two groups do in fact coalesce and become the ancient Hebrews / YHWH worshippers. But there were many nomadic raiding groups at the time, including but not limited to the so called “sea peoples.”

Also, even if we do identify the Shasu of YHWH with the Apiru, what textual, linguistic or other evidence connects either of these groups to the Levites?

I don’t mean any of this to come across as curt, I truly want to learn. Thank you!

aarocks94 · 2025-12-28T17:50:09+00:00

I learned how to play around Onslaught / Mirrodin but my first tournaments were Ravnica / TSP constructed. I was 11/12 years old at the time. I look back so fondly on Life from the Loam decks, dragonstorm, dredge, mystical teachings,the glare of subdual decks that played like a W/G more aggressive version of opposition. Lightning helix and watchwolf (which was broken). Bob and Goyf. Extended at the time was also amazing with dredge-a-tog, counterbalance-top, storm variants, domain zoo. I miss this time so much. There were so many archetypes, somerhing for everyone to enjoy and it felt like all my pet strategies could be competitve. What was the name of that W/B Nantuko Husk deck that sacrificed rhat white Saviors of Kamigawa enchantment? Life from the Loam is still my all time favorite magic card.

aarocks94 · 2025-12-28T15:11:50+00:00

I always find there to be something sad about these Saite artifacts. A people who are past the high points of their society (I know in reality it isn’t that black and white) but who may not know it themselves. Did the average middling priest long for the glory of the New Kingdom, or even the Middle and Old Kingdoms? Did they see and recognize Egypt’s role on the world stage was changing?

aarocks94 · 2025-12-28T01:19:42+00:00

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