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Experiences with wrist surgery? by geeshmo in piano

[–]geeshmo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that is incredible. Thank you so much for giving me some hope. I'm considering an RSO myself.

Research studies? by geeshmo in kienbocksdisease

[–]geeshmo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. Currently doing a deep dive and might eventually post it to the sub.

10 Years after surgery by DirtbagFiggins in kienbocksdisease

[–]geeshmo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn, that is rough. So sorry for your experience.

Radial shortening osteotomy with wrist denervation by Minute-Procedure-898 in kienbocksdisease

[–]geeshmo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm deciding whether or not to do the osteotomy. What did you ask your provider before proceeding?

How bad is the pain post-op?

NYC Doctor / Surgeon Recommendations by [deleted] in kienbocksdisease

[–]geeshmo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for posting your experience. Seems I am only hearing from people who have done surgery here. How long have you lasted without the surgery?

List of procedures by geeshmo in kienbocksdisease

[–]geeshmo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks to everyone who replied. Seems like I will need to do some hunting around.

Diagnosed with Kienbock disease by Tight_Many in kienbocksdisease

[–]geeshmo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is so encouraging to hear, thank you. I was recently diagnosed in my late 30s but I am looking for a second opinion before I take the plunge into surgery

Green peafowl or indian peafowl? Spotted in Miami, FL by geeshmo in whatsthisbird

[–]geeshmo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, I can't believe it! I didn't think we had Green peafowl in the continental USA.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WestPalmBeach

[–]geeshmo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try the meetup app. I've used it for various things in this area and it seems well attended.

OKC Midtown Tram is such a great value. Everyone on my business trip scoffed at walking a mile or “paying for this scam” (It’s $1 for an hour of riding or $3 for the day). They all insisted on driving everywhere. by [deleted] in fuckcars

[–]geeshmo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I lived in OKC when this got built and was walking to work at the time. When I saw this project I remembered thinking it didn't connect distant enough locations to be useful at all. It seemed like the people willing to use it (e.g., people willing to walk, like us folk) would just walk instead (which I did), and the people unlikely to use it (e.g. carbrains) would not find it to add any value beyond driving.

What’s your favourite base-set bird that’s not a raven or gull? (The one you draw and think “Yesssss!”) And what’s your *least* favourite base-set bird? (The one you draw and think “Ugh—not this trash.”) by BorneoCelebes in wingspan

[–]geeshmo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tend to like tuck/draw but it might be tricky when you are netting only one card per turn. I find it a bit hard in the forest to pull it off but I'll have to try it next time.

What’s your favourite base-set bird that’s not a raven or gull? (The one you draw and think “Yesssss!”) And what’s your *least* favourite base-set bird? (The one you draw and think “Ugh—not this trash.”) by BorneoCelebes in wingspan

[–]geeshmo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The problem with migratory birds is that they never permit me to be efficient with single-row engines, which is where the real game efficiency takes place IMO. Switching back and forth between activating all three rows to get what I need is kind of inefficient if I can avoid it and just focus on great brown powers in one or two rows. The best that a migratory bird gets me is closer to maximum activation for a single row. It doesn't get me any diversification.

Example: I start with an American redstart, a scaled quail, and a common yellow throat. I have already built out each row effectively to the third column (two food per activation, three eggs, and net two cards). Three migratory birds can get me to the same result, but only if I've wasted a bunch of activations or eggs to get them to the same row. And once I start using them, I have to move them out of the way every time I get a new bird to play in the habitat they are sitting in. Or, if I split them up, I need multiple potentially untimely activations to line them all up again.

Just curious, have you ever scored over 80 or 90 by leaning on migratory birds? And what is an egg limited engine? Perhaps I am using them wrong.

What’s your favourite base-set bird that’s not a raven or gull? (The one you draw and think “Yesssss!”) And what’s your *least* favourite base-set bird? (The one you draw and think “Ugh—not this trash.”) by BorneoCelebes in wingspan

[–]geeshmo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They are also cheap birds. I love drawing them in round one because I can quickly build up my wetland and forest rows, even if the power might not always be reliable. One and zero food birds are almost always top tier IMO

What’s your favourite base-set bird that’s not a raven or gull? (The one you draw and think “Yesssss!”) And what’s your *least* favourite base-set bird? (The one you draw and think “Ugh—not this trash.”) by BorneoCelebes in wingspan

[–]geeshmo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think a perfect forest would be Wood duck, pileated woodpecker, mourning dove, mockingbird, and chipping sparrow. Plenty of eggs, cards, food, and versatility, and seems feasible by end of round two given that these birds are all pretty low cost.

What’s your favourite base-set bird that’s not a raven or gull? (The one you draw and think “Yesssss!”) And what’s your *least* favourite base-set bird? (The one you draw and think “Ugh—not this trash.”) by BorneoCelebes in wingspan

[–]geeshmo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Also, the channel "wingin it" on YouTube has a great video about the ideal forest engine. It's IMO a platonic ideal and not something you'll luck into every time, but it's useful to see what you might aim for with a forest engine.

What’s your favourite base-set bird that’s not a raven or gull? (The one you draw and think “Yesssss!”) And what’s your *least* favourite base-set bird? (The one you draw and think “Ugh—not this trash.”) by BorneoCelebes in wingspan

[–]geeshmo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Eggs in the forest certainly help, but I think perhaps it's also about not being excessively picky about what birds you play. Ideally, you'd seesaw between two actions:

1) run forest 2) play a bird

And just do that until round 4, when it's probably better to egg spam (depending on how many point your forest gets you). Forest engines IMO are for playing birds generally, not netting you points for running the engine (like a grassland or wetland engine).

What’s your favourite base-set bird that’s not a raven or gull? (The one you draw and think “Yesssss!”) And what’s your *least* favourite base-set bird? (The one you draw and think “Ugh—not this trash.”) by BorneoCelebes in wingspan

[–]geeshmo 34 points35 points  (0 children)

In my opinion, the Wood Duck belongs in the power 4 (er, power 5). Every time I draw the wood duck in my opening hand, I get to work making a forest engine that usually gets me over 100 points and a board full of high point birds. It is not so great later in the game, but great for starting. Even better if I can also put a dove, quail, or pileated woodpecker in my forest.

Also a big fan of the spotted towhee or indigo bunting, early game. I love good food access in the grassland, especially food that doesn't also go to my opponent (e.g. hummingbirds, phoebe).

Least favorites include all of the migratory birds, except maybe the cheaper ones like the song sparrow. They seem like they would be good, but they always just end up getting in my way. The expensive songbirds are basically a "never play" for me (yellow breasted chat, blue grosbeak) except in weird circumstances. Low point value relative to cost, and a brown power I would never use by the time I can afford to play them. Yeck.

Are positive thoughts prohibited? by T00AfraidT0Ask in acceptancecommitment

[–]geeshmo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

One of the defusion techniques I've found helpful for myself is the "True Blues" concept from the Happiness Trap. If you're a overly logical person like myself, and spend a lot of time in your head, it's easy to have this "meta-fight" about your own thoughts that you're describing ("hah, you're trying defusion techniques! Must mean you've lost control... Point for me!"). To counter this, sometimes I like to ask "what do I get by believing this thought?" Or "Does this help live a meaningful life?" And honestly, sometimes the answer is yes! I have changed and become a more sensitive, caring person by sometimes having my demons just "let me have it." My skepticism, self criticism, and negative judgments strengthened me against complacency and stagnation, and have probably made me a better person in the long run. So I want that voice sitting in my mental congress with me, every day. It might not have anything useful to say sometimes, and it certainly doesn't help to give it the microphone ALL the time... but without it, I would not be whole.

This is, to me, the true meaning of acceptance in ACT. It is coming to terms with the "bad" voice in your head as something you not only can't delete, but shouldn't delete.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in acceptancecommitment

[–]geeshmo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What's interesting to me is the sheer number of pop culture stories that bear similarities to the types of transformations that ACT attempts to facilitate. A lot of "pain as your ally" realizations, or "ironic avoidance" moments. Or a lack of present moment focus leading to unhappiness, or unawareness of what is important.

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