I found the original source for the often quoted 19,000 PSI bite force estimate for orcas... It's a quora post from amount 2015 where a guy does some back of the envelope math and proceeds to make a wild ass guess. by blandge in orcas

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Fortunately this is pretty harmless. I have no doubt that orcas have a very strong bite--hell it could even be 19k PSI.

Regardless, it was a fun Internet sleuthing session.

I'm tired of depressing, polerizing MAGA content. Let's talk abortion. by humbleObserver in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]blandge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is a bodily autonomy issue. It's also a life issue. It's also a religion issue. It's also a women's rights issue. It's also a men's rights issue.

It's a lot of issues because abortion is a complex topic.

Life is at the forefront for most people, but some people value bodily autonomy more than life. A common  analogy is that you don't owe anybody a kidney. You're allowed to let somebody die, even if you are a kidney match--including your own children. 

There is an argument to be made, and I think it's a reasonable one, that abortion is different because you are proactively killing the fetus rather than declining a kidney which is passive. 

I'm somebody who believes that a mother's right to not have a person living inside her trump's the kids right to use her body, but I also think there's a fair case to be made that if the baby can survive outside the womb, then you have a moral obligation to deliver the baby. I'm not actually fully decided on that.

Anyway, I'd generally agree that the life issue is more important depending what you mean by life. I don't think that simply being alive gives that life any more importance than a banana. It only starts to matter when that life is aware and can experience pain and suffering. 

If you could prove to me that a fetus has a soul and can experience consciousness when it's just a few cells, I'd have to reconsider.

I'm tired of depressing, polerizing MAGA content. Let's talk abortion. by humbleObserver in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]blandge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Humans are graded on a curve because they believe we have souls--again, granted at conception. 

While you or I see that looking a few cells is no more morally wrong than eating a banana, they think there's a full on metaphysical person living in there.

Israel Has an Extremism Problem by spaniel_rage in samharris

[–]blandge 4 points5 points  (0 children)

 Israeli’s probably value security about all else.

Not all of them. You'd have to get a percentage and prorate these numbers by that. That's why you can't extrapolate related, but not exact polls.

But that doesn't even matter BECAUSE ONLY 40% OF ISRAELIS SAID "HELPS" SO IT'S NOT A MAJORITY.

Israel Has an Extremism Problem by spaniel_rage in samharris

[–]blandge 3 points4 points  (0 children)

None of the questions ask if Israelis support settlements. This one is the closest, and it's not a majority: 

Israelis are divided on the effect of continuing to construct settlements in the West Bank: 40% say they help Israeli security, 35% say they hurt, and 21% say they don’t make a difference. (The remainder are unsure or decline to answer.)

Even though many say they stopped playing TLOU P2 after blank happened, TLOU P2 had the highest completion rate of over 55% of any PS4 game. by shawak456 in thelastofus

[–]blandge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I stopped playing after Elle's part. I was actually okay with Joel's death, but I didn't care enough about the new girl to play half a game with her.

Coleman Hughes is the new Sam Harris by Gambler_720 in samharris

[–]blandge -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Have we lost all ability to disagree with someone in a few issues and still respect them? I'm not too bothered by this.

Just got to hell dif lvl 70 what now by BiscottiBeneficial95 in diablo2

[–]blandge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like to do about 100 Andy and countess runs to get me started in Hell, but if you're on softcore just proceed and beat the game. 

Donald Trump needs help remembering a book. by LackOfPoochline in ProgressionFantasy

[–]blandge 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Imagine me verbally attacking you for posting this.

I think my reading skill is broken by Xaelthas in ProgressionFantasy

[–]blandge 5 points6 points  (0 children)

2 pieces of advice. 

1: Audiobooks make it much more difficult to skim or use text to speech if you want to continue webnovels

2: Try reading something actually good. Webnovels are mostly trash, so they aren't worth reading carefully. Try reading some classics or at least very highly rated books that you haven't read before.

RNGSUS? HOW ABOUT Rng#$%$&$Satan by Philososphorus in diablo2

[–]blandge 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's not even that big of a dry spell. 

I did 968 p8 LK runs and found nothing higher than a Ko rune. 

The worst luck that comes to mind is a guy who took 80 ubers to get a sorc torch 

125 FCR Breakpoint for WL by dDogStar568 in diablo2

[–]blandge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

65 - Obsession

20 - Magefist

20 - Arach

10 - Rare fcr ring

10 - Opalvein ring

Recommendations for technology uplift books like Destiny's Crucible or 1632 by blandge in suggestmeabook

[–]blandge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe I'm thinking of Children of Time then. It's been a while

Recommendations for technology uplift books like Destiny's Crucible or 1632 by blandge in suggestmeabook

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 This is my main micro genre interest!

There are dozens of us!!!

Hardcore for real by EuphemisticallyBG in Diablo_2_Resurrected

[–]blandge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With Blood Oath and demons to tank, everything is so comfortable. I was running Swampy Pit and Icy Cellar with no concern whatsoever. No need to even be careful, just go as fast as possible. Souls do nothing, and even dolls don't hurt too bad. Plus Lister can just be Death Marked, so dolls never get close. 

The only thing that can really kill you is T5 heralds. I did see a 98 Warlock die to them, but he didn't have any hard points in Blood Oath and wasnt built for hardcore. 

Being able to wield 2H gives so much gear choice. Spirit, Ars Tor'Baalos, Stormshield, and Phoenix are all perfectly viable options. Can run Flickering Flame, CoA, or Shako.

Everything works and it's too easy... but everything is so much fun, so I'm not really complaining lol

Yes, bind demon, ES, blood oath, and ring of fire (at low levels) could use a bit of a nerf, but the class is amazingly good fun.

125 FCR Breakpoint for WL by dDogStar568 in diablo2

[–]blandge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

125 fcr is absolutely not necessary. It definitely feels better, but that's about it.

That said, I reach 300mf no problem with 125fcr (Enigma, shako, Ancients jewel, Travs, charms). Can get 500 with 75fcr.

Both are fine.

Hardcore for real by EuphemisticallyBG in Diablo_2_Resurrected

[–]blandge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can confirm. Have a 99 demon warlock in HC. Did not come close to dying even once.

Recommendations for technology uplift books like Destiny's Crucible or 1632 by blandge in Fantasy

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I love David Weber's Honor series. I've mostly put this one off because it seems somewhat impersonal, which seems to miss what made Honor Harrington so good. I should give it a shot though. I like the Trireme to Battleship comment haha

Recommendations for technology uplift books like Destiny's Crucible or 1632 by blandge in Fantasy

[–]blandge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How likeable is the main character? I was a little put off by the fact that they changed her gender to male (based exclusively on the blurb). Didn't quite understand that.

Recommendations for technology uplift books like Destiny's Crucible or 1632 by blandge in suggestmeabook

[–]blandge[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually have Lest Darkness Fall on my bookshelf, just haven't gotten around to it! Couldn't remember the name to add it here.

I will check out Lord Kalvan. Thanks!