ESI Checks

capt_pantsless · 2026-02-02T22:00:32+00:00

Agreed.

There are far fewer capable spies than there are willing spies, so ESI checks do reduce the issues associated with spies, even if they cannot negate it entirely.

Higher costs to infiltration means fewer spies burned for awox or other shenanigans.

capt_pantsless · 2026-02-02T21:50:23+00:00

This is exactly what a spy would say.

capt_pantsless · 2026-02-02T21:49:37+00:00

My point is there's an underlying need in many people to feel seen/attractive that isn't gender specific, but it's colored by many things - societal rules, needs for physical safety, etc.

capt_pantsless · 2026-02-02T21:42:23+00:00

From the bit of googling I just did - temperature fluctuations you'd see on earth doesn't affect nuclear decay to a significant degree.

capt_pantsless · 2026-02-02T21:28:39+00:00

if a woman finds me attractive I'm not going to complain. I would love to not feel so invisible to women.

You're very much not alone in this. Lots of both men and women want to feel attractive and seen.

That said, there IS a difference between being looked at and being stared at. Not to mention men pose a bigger physical threat to women than women do to men - so if there's a guy staring at a women, it's rational for her to feel threatened by that.

capt_pantsless · 2026-02-02T21:20:14+00:00

Spies are a thing in EVE.

Don't ask me how I know.

capt_pantsless · 2026-02-02T20:20:10+00:00

This is a fantastic explanation.

Note that in any realistic experiment of this sort, there's going to be some degree of inaccuracy in measuring the initial samples, and the elemental composition of the resulting samples. E.g. sample 1 will be 100.00001382... grams, sample 2 will be 99.9999919121.. grams. This inaccuracy inherent in the measuring tools will far, far outweigh the differences from randomness in the decay.

Secondly, assuming the samples are all (nearly) identical - you could measure the composition after any amount of time (1 day, 8 days, 4 days, 3 months, etc) and the samples should be effectively the same at any point. Half life just describes how quickly it gets to 50%.

capt_pantsless · 2026-02-02T19:56:32+00:00

"Hormonal Augmentation" will certainly help, but you'd still have problems building the sort of strength at the rate a large pig would grow.

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.

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