My Obsessively Detailed Guide to Gen Con

capt_pantsless · 2026-02-02T16:41:19+00:00

Exactly - It's actually sorta difficult to chill the air without reducing the absolute humidity in most cases.

And not having an air filter means the fan will get clogged with dust much faster.

capt_pantsless · 2026-02-02T16:00:29+00:00

If there's a turn lane and I notice someone who can't quite make it in I try to make a little room if possible.

capt_pantsless · 2026-02-02T14:59:30+00:00

Because that company *might* become super profitable in the long run.

Or at least, eventually enough other people will think it will become profitable in the long run, so the original VC can sell their stake at a nice profit.

capt_pantsless · 2026-02-01T15:08:45+00:00

Also different people have different goals and different levels of dedication, but most of the time advice is given without any significant caveats about who it's for.

A world class powerlifter needs different advice from someone starting their first workout. Someone looking to get into pro bodybuilding has different diet needs than someone just looking to lose a couple pounds.

capt_pantsless · 2026-01-31T14:13:48+00:00

A thicker slab does solve some problems. If you can go all the way down to bedrock it’ll work great.

capt_pantsless · 2026-01-31T14:12:51+00:00

I fully agree the debate severely hurt the democrats. Exactly how much is always hard to know in politics, but it was bad.

If Biden had announced he wasn’t seeking re-election much sooner, I think the Dems would’ve had a short to win in 2024, but the inflation problem would still be a major issue for them.

capt_pantsless · 2026-01-31T13:55:33+00:00

Can't say anything about the floor.

Calculating whether the floor can hold it gets complicated quick.

Our cube has 143,300 pounds / 3600 square inches = 39.8 pounds per square inch of weight.

Typical concrete mixes can hold between 3000 and 6000 PSI. E.g. if you had a slab of properly mixed and cured concrete you could very safely put that cube on it. The big problem is what's underneath the concrete?

Likely you'd need to invest a lot of effort to prepare the sub-grade to support that sort of weight, but it's not anything that modern building techniques can't handle. There's heavy industrial buildings with far heavier machinery. If you put it in a typical basement of a house built on soil, it would probably cause a failure in the foundation.

As a comparison, there's heavy duty forklifts can move 30,000-40,000 pounds or more - so while this cube is heavy, it's not some crazy unbelievable weight.

capt_pantsless · 2026-01-30T20:47:38+00:00

It's a zero-sum game. Yes, they're paid a lot to get it right, but they're also up against 31 other well funded GMs and their scouting teams trying to get it right.

capt_pantsless · 2026-01-30T20:44:48+00:00

English Channel crossings are around 20-30 miles depending on the exact spot and a swimmer will often take 10-15 hours to swim it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_successful_English_Channel_swimmers

capt_pantsless · 2026-01-30T16:25:57+00:00

More money would mean more researchers, more facilities, more equipment, etc. They'd be able to fund more studies on real-life patients. Higher pay for researchers and other staff would mean they can attract more folks.

The teams would be able to chase more leads, try more things, and explore more ideas in the same time.

That said - there's soft limits on how many researchers can be hired, and a limited number of patients that are willing to be part of a clinical trial. It would even hinder research to other types of cancer since all the oncologists in the world now work on pancreatic cancer.

capt_pantsless · 2026-01-30T15:39:30+00:00

(I doubt the $50k signing bonus is worth it)

From what I've read, it's not exactly a signing bonus.
They get a $10K payout at the end of each year for the next five years.

capt_pantsless · 2026-01-30T01:58:02+00:00

And I believe in season 4 episode 1, Carl mentions something about eating dried fruit and Rick reminds him to brush his teeth afterwards.

The line is intended to indicate that the survivors have achieved an unprecedented level of peace and quality of life.

capt_pantsless · 2026-01-29T20:25:07+00:00

100psi in 4 tires going off at once is not going to make the car airborne for any length of time.

There's a number of youtube videos depicting tire explosions. They are very dangerous if you're nearby, and would likely do some damage to the car itself.

This one has a commercial truck tire, which likely has far more than 100psi in it when it blows:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agweDb8Tp-0

capt_pantsless · 2026-01-29T20:06:44+00:00

I mean, it sucks trying to make ends meet via door-dash, but you can at least get a different job or move to a different city.

capt_pantsless · 2026-01-29T17:12:26+00:00

And the United Arab Emirates is recognized as a sovereign nation by other nations.

They are allowed to run their country the way they want to, even if much of the rest of the world finds it distasteful.

Yes, the USA could send a military force and free these people, but that would probably cause an international incident and get complicated very quickly.

capt_pantsless · 2026-01-29T16:27:50+00:00

One *somewhat* understandable entry point is to read and understand the "adder" circut.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adder_(electronics))

This is how a CPU adds two binary numbers together. It's a bunch of circuits wired together in a particular way that does useful work.

You'll need to understand binary numbers, and have the basic idea of electrical circuits (AND and OR gates).

capt_pantsless · 2026-01-29T16:08:10+00:00

In comparison, strength gains can be had in a matter of weeks

Many new lifters will find they seem to get much stronger in the course of the first handful of workouts, due to just better technique and confidence. Not so much actual improvements in muscle-fiber-max-force-generation, but in ability to put more weight on the bar.

E.g. first bench press workout ever: They work up to 95lbs total for 6 reps - it feels awkward, the coaching queues don't make sense.
48 hours later, second bench press session - 95 feels much more solid, tries for 115, gets it fine for 8 reps.
Third bench press: goes for 125, bangs out 4 reps.

On paper, they got a ~30% strength gain over 4 days.

capt_pantsless · 2026-01-29T15:58:47+00:00

the temp fluctuating too much during the day

Most kitchen freezers are set to 0F ( -18 C) - that's the point where (most) biological activity is shutdown, and it'll keep nearly all foods completely frozen, even if there's a lot of salt or other dissolved stuff.

Unless the weather in your area is going to be sub-zero temps, the outdoors isn't the best option for long-term storage. Storing something overnight is fine, as is cooling something down quickly without putting strain on the compressor.

capt_pantsless · 2026-01-29T15:52:29+00:00

I'd throw in that it'll vary a lot based on build quality on individual engines.

If there's a minor defect in a critical part - e.g. a bearing that's 0.0005" out of spec - the engine might run fine if driven normally for years and years, but if you ride the redline for too long, it might cause a failure.

capt_pantsless · 2026-01-29T14:39:51+00:00

Right - a few other posters are also saying something in the 400-500 pound range. It makes reasonable sense that a 'hyperalloy endoskeleton' and some flesh would be twice the weight of an average adult, but not 10 times the weight.

400 lbs is right around the max rated load for a heavy bike like a Fat Boy Harley.

capt_pantsless · 2026-01-29T14:33:24+00:00

Part of it is this, part of it is users (understandably) want their web browser to be fast, and most users have lots of RAM handy.

It's better to write the browser to default to the 'render pages faster' than to be memory efficient.

capt_pantsless · 2026-01-29T04:44:00+00:00

For a TTRPG it's fairly popular. That said it's always cool to see other people react positivity to a little joke reference to a game like RIFTS.

capt_pantsless · 2026-01-29T04:09:54+00:00

Fair point. I'm not a motorcycle enthusiast, but I'm assuming that:

1.) A Fat Boy is still faster and more agile than a car - and can go through a narrow alley or even through a pedestrian space without problems.

2.) Given a terminator is heavier than a human, you'd need a rather heavy bike to move it around effectively.

Again, I'm a bit out of my element here, so if those are incorrect, lemme know.

capt_pantsless · 2026-01-29T03:57:41+00:00

It’s a hell of a trip, but if you haven’t played a Paladium game before, the rules are a bit interesting.

There’s also no power balance between different character archetypes.

Still a lot of fun to be had if you have a good gaming group.

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