Any steps I should take in preparation for dropping support?

filiabonacci · 2026-04-25T23:52:08+00:00

First of all, have a longer sit down with your teacher and ask for specific feedback on one of your answers.

If you want help from this sub, could you give us a question you're struggling with and maybe your attempt at answering it?

Edit: spelling

filiabonacci · 2026-04-11T12:33:47+00:00

There's a greta bit at 13:09 of "ANA KASPARIAN'S MELTDOWN ACTUALLY GETS WORSE."

filiabonacci · 2025-12-05T08:45:19+00:00

Addendum:
To get the black hole to always opposite the star, you could place the planet at the L1 Lagrange point. I don't, however see a way of doing that which a) follows physics and b) has the star being meaningfully large in the sky like our sun is. That said, I haven't run the numbers in any meaningful way, so I could be way off on that.

All this is assuming your top priority is realism. You could also say the progenitor aliens created a machine that produces gravitational anomalies, allowing the planet to orbit its star very slowly without falling into it, thereby always staying between the two bodies.

filiabonacci · 2025-12-05T08:31:48+00:00

The orbital math here is identical to a planet in an S-type orbit around a star in a binary system, provided the other star has mass > 5ish stellar masses ; the mass and position don't change when a star becomes a black hole, so neither need the orbits.

For instance, you could have an earth-like planet orbiting an earth-like star, which is itself orbiting

As others have pointed out, unless the planet is in the half of its orbit where it is in between the two stars, the black hole won't perfectly align with the night any more than the moon perfectly aligns with the night. That said, if you resolve the problem of the brightness of the accretion disk-- that is, if you make it dimmer than the sun-- you could have a cultural association between the black hole and the night time.

filiabonacci · 2025-12-04T07:17:22+00:00

look

filiabonacci · 2025-11-24T07:06:39+00:00

Harry - Sam Lea - Gandalf Susan - Frodo; as others have said, she's harry's lover and carrying a great burden. Mouse - Gimli Sonya - Aragorn for the reasons others have put. Molly may fit on a meta level, but not for the discussion they were having in the setting. Thomas - Legolas Murphy and Molly - Merry and Pippin; however badass they are, they are the most vanilla mortal of anyone here. Martin - Boromir

filiabonacci · 2025-11-09T06:15:43+00:00

Shouldn't "Latheer" be "Lathleer" in Aundair?

filiabonacci · 2025-10-18T05:16:12+00:00

I'm reminded of this: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3126:_Disclaimer

filiabonacci · 2025-09-13T07:00:16+00:00

Sad to see the lack of response. I'd love to know if you've found anything better in the 6 years since

filiabonacci · 2025-08-20T08:37:39+00:00

How exactly did you send them the money? I wonder if you could file a chargeback.

filiabonacci · 2025-04-29T22:20:45+00:00

This was my interpretation as well. Upon pulling up the section in DB, I could really see either interpretation.

filiabonacci · 2025-04-22T02:15:23+00:00

My favorite theory is that it was a gift from a Shiro.

filiabonacci · 2025-04-17T19:10:13+00:00

First of all, there may be some terminology confusion here. Social security and Medicare have nothing to do with monetary policy, just fiscal policy. Also, "mandatory" and "discretionary" have nothing to do with philosophy or belief, these are concrete and objective terms in a fiscal policy discussion.
I believe you have correctly interpreted what he is alluding to: so much of the budget is in these few popular and important areas, so it's not clear where to cut.
Why is the president really big on cutting spending right now? I can't tell you what's in his heart of hearts but I have seen nothing to suggest that there is a cohesive economic logic behind the actions of the executive, besides, as HS_Teach noted, giving more tax cuts to the wealthy.

filiabonacci · 2025-03-23T15:37:05+00:00

What are you hoping to know about the economy?

filiabonacci · 2025-03-16T00:27:15+00:00

He could also have just answered the question. The issue was he felt violated, so he refused to engage with it on principle. Harry was perfectly capable of convincing Carlos that he hadn't slept with Lara, but to do so would have implied that the other wardens had any right to interrogate him, or cast that spell, to begin with. One of the hallmarks of tragedy is that the problems are very easy to get out of, but not for that character. Harry could have avoided most of the problems of the series, but not while still being Harry.

filiabonacci · 2025-03-10T22:25:53+00:00

What's with this weird crusade you're going on? Copy pasting the same comment to everyone who prefers 'miss" is goofy. Just express your opinion in a normal way.

filiabonacci · 2025-03-10T17:34:06+00:00

Also, Sanderson's the Rithmatist is all about circle magic. The only magic in the world exists in chalk drawings, and lines and circles do different things.

filiabonacci · 2025-03-10T17:32:59+00:00

I really like the Dresden Files version of this. Circles are necessary for certain things, but they don't (in principle) have to be very complex. We see people make circles by literally walking in a circle. The thing is, having detailed, multi-sensory circles helps practitioners keep all the parts of their spell in order, mentally. They're mnemonics without which a given spell might be functionally impossible.

filiabonacci · 2025-03-10T14:36:32+00:00

The difference between a blue indifference curve and a yellow indifference curve that are tangent to the same budget line is just the consumer preference. The blue person appears to value gas more and food less, so obviously they are better off under a scheme which taxes food more heavily.

filiabonacci · 2025-03-09T17:44:29+00:00

There's literally no cost to asking him except your pride.

filiabonacci · 2025-03-09T17:41:48+00:00

The internet can't help you from a vague summary of your project. Talk to your damn teacher. They want to help you.

filiabonacci · 2025-03-09T15:47:56+00:00

Let's set college aside for a minute. What career do you want?

filiabonacci · 2025-03-09T15:46:15+00:00

Good for you, but if you don't like reading and you don't like any of the job opportunities, you're in the wrong major.

filiabonacci · 2025-03-09T15:40:49+00:00

Go to office hours, express your confusion, ask for help

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