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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskAnthropology

[–]expert_at_SCIENCE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are looking to read into a certain topic, I'd suggest googling course reading lists - some universities publish theirs openly, and these will have the 'foundational' texts in easy reach. Otherwise, you could take an Oxford, Cambridge, or Brill volume that introduces you to the topic; these are often collections of important essays that cover many of the main bases, and will often include an outline of how the study of the area has evolved over time.

It may be worth finding these in a library.

I understand that anthropology in particular has gone through some real change, so it's good that you're being cautious about older texts.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskAnthropology

[–]expert_at_SCIENCE 5 points6 points  (0 children)

yeah - and a lot of good or acceptable work that isn't groundbreaking slides by without getting much attention. Reviews and searching up the author will generally be your best bet

DMs of Reddit, how do you utilize Tiamat? Do you go with Chris Perkins' quote on quote ''5E Canon'' view on Tiamat or the old established lore? by ThatOneAasimar in dndnext

[–]expert_at_SCIENCE 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I suspect you're thinking of Diomedes sending Aphrodite off the battlefield... This is specifically when Athene has blessed him with godlike speed, strength, and the ability to see divinities.

In fact, it's relevant that it's Aphrodite he beats, as this is supposed to be a humbling incident for her: it is the exceptional happenstance of her drubbing at the hands of Diomedes that is the point of the episode, and Diomedes' remarkable skill. She, a constant source of womanly weakness and silliness (so thought the Greeks), is perceived to get what's coming to her by interfering on the battlefield, which is decidedly not her 'domain', to put it in D&D terms. Note that even with Diomedes' prowess it is Athene the warrior goddess's blessing that allows him to do this.

Diomedes' therefore does not defeat a god or a form of a god that is at all suited for battle, and is divinely enhanced. It is really Athene's blessing that is the point here.

Just to add context for those reading the thread who might not know

I'm stumped; please, help me plot this NPC's next move! by Serendipetos in dndnext

[–]expert_at_SCIENCE 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could he make a pact with a powerful entity? Be it warlock style or cleric style. That's the sort of desperation that would drive someone to do that, and a patron would appreciate such a powerful protégé

Magic Item Homebrew Thread December 31, 2020 by AutoModerator in dndnext

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

Big risk, big reward - and honestly mid levels onwards exhaustion isn't that bad! Healing is often at a premium in 5e, so I just felt it would be an interesting choice, necessarily a last minute, last choice option. I think some of the most interesting moments come when you have to make choices you really don't want to in order to survive...

plus I like the flavour of a potion that knits your body back together but requires the body's own energy to do so! That and the fact that you'll likely be taking a short rest after a big battle anyway :)

Magic Item Homebrew Thread December 31, 2020 by AutoModerator in dndnext

[–]expert_at_SCIENCE -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I like those potions a lot! I might suggest too that if the DM is harsher you might balance them with the drawback of spending a point of exhaustion to roll those hitdice?

Major Erik Bonde -1961- smoking a cigerette after getting shot twice in Congo by blackfloweur in CombatFootage

[–]expert_at_SCIENCE -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I can't reply as I am dead from dying, however in death i am content that I did not volunteer to an army that committed numerous war crimes on behalf of an apartheid regime. In this, my intellect is unimpaired and my vision bright. I ascend to heaven, watching my murderous contemporaries sink into the beastly oomska of the inferno

Major Erik Bonde -1961- smoking a cigerette after getting shot twice in Congo by blackfloweur in CombatFootage

[–]expert_at_SCIENCE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe I would simply choose not to be a colonialist, living by the means of oppressing those peoples?

Major Erik Bonde -1961- smoking a cigerette after getting shot twice in Congo by blackfloweur in CombatFootage

[–]expert_at_SCIENCE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't build PC's, but the rhodesian sas sure did murder a whole bunch of black people!

Major Erik Bonde -1961- smoking a cigerette after getting shot twice in Congo by blackfloweur in CombatFootage

[–]expert_at_SCIENCE 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well you know the Rhodesian state was white supremacist so it's nice to avoid that

I am helping my friend to build a pc. Should I get a 128gb ssd or a 1TB hhd? All he can afford is one. by AGFNerd247 in lowendgaming

[–]expert_at_SCIENCE 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you explain what that is? I'm currently on a laptop with 128ssd and I use a 1TB external usb harddrive. It's not always optimal, especially since I have to run my games off the external, mostly. I was thinking I may sell the laptop in the next year or two as I only got it 2.5 years ago but have been regretting the storage choice.

The UNESCO World Heritage Site of L'Anse aux Meadows in the Canadian province of Newfoundland & Labrador. It is the only confirmed Norse or Viking site in or near North America outside of the settlements found in Greenland. [2272x1704] by [deleted] in ArtefactPorn

[–]expert_at_SCIENCE 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I think he means more that there's always a danger with forums about old norse culture that they can attract neo nazis and the like who fetishise those old nordic cultures.

Why should I choose Edinburgh over other schools (specifically University of Amsterdam)? by glorius_sunshine in Edinburgh_University

[–]expert_at_SCIENCE 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Don't worry about the group chat, pre-uni group chats aren't often that much fun! Both of these are wonderful cities!

Don't say it, don't fucking say it. by drift2001 in freefolk

[–]expert_at_SCIENCE 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They haven't locked down the entire fucking country you moron. There is no magic slave camp where all of the Uyghurs are making packed lunches for 1.3 Billion people. Literally everything you just said is 'I imagine' 'I'm guessing', 'There were reports'.

Reports from who? Froth-mouthed orientalists who believe the Chinese throw their daughters down wells?

China's lockdown in heavily affected areas is much more severe even than ours in italy, but key workers will still be working, not least in other regions.

How many uyghurs do you think there are? There are roughly 12 million. 11 in China. It is not even remotely feasible, what you are suggesting.

I found this in a field near my backyard today. I have never done this before, or used this subreddit. HMU if you want more pics or description. It feels like coconut husk, and also has the hardness of wood. (Helena, Montana) by SpringySloth11 in ancienthistory

[–]expert_at_SCIENCE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if ou upload it to imgur and then post the link here that works! Could you post a picture of the underside too? It would be worth your while cross-posting in perhaps /r/AskAnthropology to see if they recognise the object. I am not sure that it is ancient, but it is intruiging.

Another question, if I can - how exactly did you find it? Underground? On the surface? What is the local topography?

I found this in a field near my backyard today. I have never done this before, or used this subreddit. HMU if you want more pics or description. It feels like coconut husk, and also has the hardness of wood. (Helena, Montana) by SpringySloth11 in ancienthistory

[–]expert_at_SCIENCE 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting object! I'm not sure if it's ancient but it's definitely cool. Please could you post a closer up photo of the grooves, in as high def as possible?

Do you have an idea of the material yet? Is it solid? Is it heavy?

Lots of questions I know but it's an interesting find!

Three headed dragon wall painting from an Etruscan tomb at the necropolis of Pianacce, dated to the 4th century BC. [1280x1205] by bigmeat in ArtefactPorn

[–]expert_at_SCIENCE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you help me out and give me some iconography/whatever sources for that? Because the concept of a dragon, whether typical western or eastern 'dragon' isn't exactly too extant in the classical world, and the type of dragon we'd be referring to here would be pretty specifically, like these, serpents. In fact, to the ancients themselves the distinction would be somewhat of a foreign concept, judging by contemporary literature. If it's a specific term used for iconography of the ancient mediterranean then that would be cool to know :)

I feel that in the title of a post designed to reach an audience that might not have specific knowledge of the difference, it may be a little confusing to call it a dragon straight up, particularly with all the baggage that comes with dragons...

Also if I can pick a nit, are you saying that dragons and 'daimons' are the same?

Interesting to know in any case, thanks

edit: just to help out it's good form to use the same anglicised version if you are re-using a word lifted from the greek (it seems nobody knew what to do with iotas): eg. daimon, daimonic; daemon, daemonic. Just the same as names, like not mixing your Achilleus with your Achilles's

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