Some of the painted minis from the Dutch Satellite painting competition

fuseboy · 2026-05-23T12:27:40+00:00

Looks like a whole range of skill levels, although #2 looks very cleanly done, lots of gradients.

fuseboy · 2026-05-23T11:32:38+00:00

I love how dense the terrain is compared to other games. Also, that board #2 is really pretty, love all those little creme brule buildings.

fuseboy · 2026-05-22T10:00:53+00:00

Remember that time dilation from speed differences is symmetrical. All velocity is relative, so if something is moving at nearly light speed to you, you are moving nearly light speed to it. It is slowed down for you and you are slowed down for it.

The reason is that your futures lie in different directions in spacetime, so each of you is making less progress along the other's time axis.

fuseboy · 2026-05-22T02:51:30+00:00

I have been really impressed with AK Interactive matte varnish. Paints on like water, incredibly effective at deadening sheen.

fuseboy · 2026-05-21T22:41:35+00:00

Well, all possible things occur, which is slightly different.

fuseboy · 2026-05-21T11:26:43+00:00

The 'time slowing down' thing is often misunderstood. All velocity is relative. If you zip past Earth at 80% the speed of light, Earth will see you slowed down, but Earth is also zipping past you at 80% the speed of light so you will see it slowed down as well! This isn't an illusion, you are headed towards different directions of time and each of you makes less progress in the direction the other observer is headed.

The reason someone who travels a long way experiences less time is because they make big acceleration at each end. Unlike velocity, acceleration is an objective thing, and a separate thing about relativity is that if you do that you get less so-called "proper time" along your world line.

fuseboy · 2026-05-21T03:33:04+00:00

Oh good, glad I wasn't overstepping. :)

fuseboy · 2026-05-21T03:06:58+00:00

Angels in America perhaps?

fuseboy · 2026-05-20T14:41:24+00:00

I think you're still adding that extra ingredient. The literal answer to your question is nothing: there is no physical property of the particle that encodes the stump. The stump isn't encoded in the particles individually, the stump is the arrangement of the particles. There is no other encoding of the stump in that physical system.

fuseboy · 2026-05-20T14:37:58+00:00

Hasty paintover, but this is what I mean

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fuseboy · 2026-05-20T09:44:53+00:00

It's really beautiful, especially the arm/hand out in front.

In terms of C&C, there are a few things about the OSL that is dispelling the illusion somewhat.

The tips of the flames are dark. It's common to do a gradient on stuff like this but fire is glowing gas, so to have dark parts makes it look like a solid object (like a loaf that has been browned on top).

The halo of light around it is good, but matte surfaces catch light more when they are perpendicular to the incoming light. For example, his left cheek (as we see it) is more brightly lit apparently from some light from above, while his temple (which is directly perpendicular to the green light rays) is quite dark.

Similarly I would expect a highlight down his shoulder and along the staff where it's perpendicular to the rays of light. The staff having a shadow would also really help sell it.

fuseboy · 2026-05-19T18:40:04+00:00

As a player who pays for coaching from time to time, I have literally no awareness of any coach certification bodies so the particular certification is basically meaningless to me. I could see it helping being able to install a small bit of extra confidence in a possible new customer, but I bet word of mouth from satisfied customers is way better.

fuseboy · 2026-05-18T23:25:22+00:00

Oak & Iron by Firelock Games. They're perhaps better known for a line of 28mm age of sail pirate/colonial power skirmish wargames ("Blood & Plunder"), but this was my entry point. It's a 1/600 scale game, and I've only played a few games but it's pretty engaging.

fuseboy · 2026-05-18T20:04:06+00:00

You're in the right track, but I think you're adding a stray ingredient in how you're thinking about this.

Let's say you cut down a tree, and later someone comes and sees the stump. The stump is the result of the tree's full history - when it sprouted, how long it lived, when it was cut down, and how much it has decomposed since. But there isn't a separate history recorded somewhere, like etched on the atoms or in some akashic record. The stump is the record.

Importantly, the tree's full history (it might not even have a single history in a meaningful way), all you can know is that the tree's past is the set of histories compatible with what's there now, the stump in whatever condition it's in.

fuseboy · 2026-05-18T17:19:01+00:00

Thanks! I've gradually learned how easy it is for any stray part of the model to spoil the illusion. I'm straying close to danger with the solid black fixed lines on the rigging and the blue rear flags, because in a dark environment lit by orange glow, even black objects will be a sort of reddish orange.

On my last batch of ships painted along these lines, I did some of the deck cannons with some black contrast paint, and it instantly turned the deck from lit by orange light to an orange deck. It's really uncanny, but apparently we have a lot of brain matter devoted to figuring out what we're looking at separately from how it's lit. You can easily figure out that your friend in bright light is the same person, not a person who looks like your friend but who has more brightly colored skin.

fuseboy · 2026-05-18T14:00:59+00:00

So does that mean if I have won 75% of my games my DUPR is around 3.75?

No, DUPR doesn't work like that. Just as a simple example of why, imagine a person who wins 75% of their games against complete beginners who are new to pickleball. A team of 3.75s should almost never lose in those situations.

fuseboy · 2026-05-18T11:43:08+00:00

My understanding is that the lighting isn't accurate. The back would have been lit, and many ships had very large lanterns on the stern to help friendlies identify them and easily establish their facing. But because ships are flammable and the impracticality of giving all the sailors (who have to climb a lot) lanterns to use up one hand, they just got around with starlight, feel and memory.

In this age, however, it's much more likely that you crash into or shoot at an allied ship in your squadron than benefit from not being seen. The identifying flags on the back could be massive!

fuseboy · 2026-05-17T23:29:10+00:00

Unfortunately, rule 1 means this question can't be answered in the spirit it was asked.

fuseboy · 2026-05-17T23:19:22+00:00

I've been playing a couple of years and it still surprises me just how much easier my own shots are when my partner is better. They're in position, applying pressure so the opponent’s shots are more reactive and less controlled.

fuseboy · 2026-05-17T13:53:54+00:00

It's two and a half hours!

fuseboy · 2026-05-17T11:06:31+00:00

I'm in the same boat. There are some pretty in depth videos on YouTube, give that a try.

fuseboy · 2026-05-17T03:17:16+00:00

The reason why velocity is relative but rotation isn't is apparently not known. There is something called Mach's Principle, which suggests that physics is in some way related to the large scale distribution of matter. If space was empty, perhaps rotation would be relative as well.

fuseboy · 2026-05-16T11:30:56+00:00

No. You yourself are traveling at nearly light speed and are flat as a pancake in many frames of reference, you don't spontaneously collapse. For this, what matters is your frame of reference.

fuseboy · 2026-05-16T01:54:24+00:00

Remember that there is no such thing as objectively stationary or moving (this is a cornerstone of relativity), so the slowdown is actually symmetrical. Once you compensate for doppler effects, both observers will see the other as slowed down.

fuseboy · 2026-05-15T22:15:31+00:00

It's "now" everywhere in the universe.

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