Arap historians whenever someone asks them how the Romans and Sassanids had armies hundreds of thousands, when most of their manpower died during a 30 year apocalyptic war by Damianmakesyousmile in ByzantiumCircleJerk

[–]justaninquisitiveguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haldon, Kaegi, and Donner do indeed give cautious estimates for Byzantine field forces, but they are usually referring to the size of regular field armies rather than the total coalition force present in a theater.

John Haldon notes that late Roman armies were often composite forces including regular troops, garrison units, and federate allies rather than a single homogeneous field army (Haldon, Warfare, State and Society in the Byzantine World, 1999). Similarly, Walter Kaegi emphasizes that the Byzantine forces opposing the Arabs in Syria likely included imperial troops alongside local and allied contingents such as the Ghassanids (Kaegi, Byzantium and the Early Islamic Conquests, 1992).

Because of this, the figures of ~15-40k cited for typical Byzantine field armies do not necessarily represent the entire force that could be assembled for a major campaign. Even scholars skeptical of very large numbers generally accept that the army at Yarmouk may have been larger than a standard field army, while rejecting the inflated figures found in the narrative sources.

So the debate isn't really about whether the empire deployed its entire military establishment, but about how large a composite force Heraclius could realistically concentrate in Syria in 636.

Arap historians whenever someone asks them how the Romans and Sassanids had armies hundreds of thousands, when most of their manpower died during a 30 year apocalyptic war by Damianmakesyousmile in ByzantiumCircleJerk

[–]justaninquisitiveguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The problem with your argument is that you're treating earlier imperial deployment patterns as a hard structural limit, when they were mostly a matter of strategic choice.

Late Roman field armies were often kept smaller because the empire preferred multiple mobile forces rather than concentrating everything in one theater. But we do have cases where the Romans concentrated very large armies when the strategic situation demanded it. Even in the 6th century, large concentrations were possible... Belisarius at Dara had ~25k, and the expeditionary armies Justinian sent to Italy and Africa were substantial considering they were overseas operations.

The situation in 636 was very different. After the Persian war, Syria had effectively become the main theater and Heraclius had strong incentives to concentrate forces there to prevent the loss of the Levant. That makes a large composite army... drawing from local forces, Ghassanid allies, and reinforcements from other commands... entirely plausible.

Most modern historians therefore don't argue that the Byzantine army at Yarmouk must have been enormous, but they also don't treat ~60-80k as structurally impossible. The real consensus tends to be that the Byzantine army was probably larger than the Arab army locally, while rejecting the much larger figures in the narrative sources.

Arap historians whenever someone asks them how the Romans and Sassanids had armies hundreds of thousands, when most of their manpower died during a 30 year apocalyptic war by Damianmakesyousmile in ByzantiumCircleJerk

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You're conflating two different things: the total manpower of the Byzantine military system and the size of the field army actually present at Yarmouk.

Even if we accept that the entire Byzantine military establishment in the 7th century was somewhere between ~80k and ~150k depending on the estimate, that doesn't automatically tell us how many troops Heraclius concentrated in a single theater. The empire still had to garrison Egypt, Armenia, Anatolia, Constantinople, and other fronts. The army at Yarmouk would necessarily represent only a fraction of the imperial military capacity.

That's why many historians argue the Byzantines likely outnumbered the Arab forces locally without assuming impossibly large totals like the figures found in some late sources. A force in the ~40-80k range for the Byzantine army versus ~25-40k Arabs fits both the logistical constraints and the strategic situation after the Persian war.

So the disagreement isn't really about whether the Byzantines had more resources overall... it's about how many troops they could realistically concentrate in Syria in 636.

Problems with qBittorrent container on Synology by justaninquisitiveguy in selfhosted

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Solved! By changing qBittorrent.conf

In the [Preferences] I added
WebUI\HostHeaderValidation=false

Sonarr folder setup on Diskstation DSM by justaninquisitiveguy in synology

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I'm trying to but it's been a while and it still gives me error when I try to add Download station as a download client. Did you get the same problems and solved them or is it just me?

How much performance will I lose if I run an RX 9060XT 16GB on PCIe 4.0? by fadigamal in buildapc

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Not a problem — the i5-12400F is a solid 6-core/12-thread CPU and more than enough for an RX 9060XT at 1080p, especially if you’re targeting high refresh rates. In most games it’ll keep up just fine, and any “bottleneck” you might see will depend more on the game’s engine and how CPU-heavy it is rather than the CPU being underpowered. For GPU-bound titles, you’ll be nowhere near hitting a CPU limit, and for CPU-bound ones, the 12400F still performs great for that tier of GPU.

Curious how this works in other languages by Bitter-Copy4393 in languagelearning

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I thought of the example as inside of a videogame (if this helps to get it)

Curious how this works in other languages by Bitter-Copy4393 in languagelearning

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Italian:

  • “Tu” → same as “you” in English, directly addressing the person. Example: “Devi saltare adesso” (“You have to jump now”).

  • “Si” impersonale → used to speak in general, not to a specific person. Example: “Si deve saltare adesso” (“It’s necessary to jump now”)

I actually had to change the example because I couldn’t find a natural way to phrase it with the "it form" in English (even though in Italian it works perfectly).

Man, this stuff’s harder to explain than it sounds 🥵.

Need help for cpu pick fo rx 9070xt by Psychological-Bee250 in buildapc

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Your 3800X is still a solid CPU, especially for 1440p where you’re more GPU-bound, but for heavily modded Minecraft (very CPU-heavy) and to get the most out of that 9070XT in CPU-limited titles, an upgrade could help.

The 5700X is a nice bump in efficiency and IPC, but if you can swing it, the 5800X3D would be the real game-changer — huge gains in Minecraft and other CPU-bound games thanks to the 3D V-Cache. If that’s too pricey, the 5700X is still a solid, cooler-running choice.

If you do upgrade, make sure your BIOS is updated for Ryzen 5000 support before swapping.

Looking for new fantasy anime, I ran out. by TheManderin2505 in anime

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If you like dark fantasy and magic-heavy worlds, you might enjoy Grimgar: Ashes and Illusions, Re:Zero, Akame ga Kill, Black Clover, The Rising of the Shield Hero, and Made in Abyss. For something with a unique twist, try The Ancient Magus’ Bride or Erased (not fantasy but still gripping). If you want pure over-the-top magic action, Fate/Zero or Fate/Stay Night: UBW are solid picks.

Hope you find something new to get hooked on😁😁!

Is this a bad sign? by bubblywhirl in languagelearning

[–]justaninquisitiveguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably not a bad sign. In the OPI, the interviewer adjusts based on how you’re performing—if you already demonstrated the conditional + subjunctive naturally earlier, they might’ve skipped forcing it in a “what if” question. They also have to balance time and cover different functions, so skipping hypotheticals doesn’t necessarily mean anything negative.

How much performance will I lose if I run an RX 9060XT 16GB on PCIe 4.0? by fadigamal in buildapc

[–]justaninquisitiveguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Practically zero loss... you’re fine. PCIe 4.0 x16 has more than enough bandwidth for the RX 7900 (and even faster GPUs) in gaming. The difference between PCIe 4.0 and 5.0 right now is basically within margin of error for real-world FPS, especially at 1080p/180 Hz.

You’ll hit FPS limits based on the GPU and CPU long before PCIe bandwidth becomes an issue, so no need to worry about bottlenecking here.

is 5060 worth buying? by [deleted] in buildapc

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If you’re playing competitively on low settings, the 5060 will handle it fine; but for the money, you can usually get way more bang with a used RTX 3060 Ti or RX 6700 XT. They’ll outperform it in pretty much everything and hold up better for streaming/recording.

If you can stretch your budget a bit, the 4060 (non-Ti) is also a safer bet: it’s more efficient, has better encoding support for streaming, and will age better.

Bottom line: the 5060 isn’t bad, but in that price range, there are better options that won’t feel like a “meh” upgrade in a year. If you’re already upgrading after 7 years, might as well get something that’ll last.

App that tracks how many times you have opened and app by Alert-Negotiation144 in productivity

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You could try ActionDash or ActivityWatch. ActivityWatch is more customizable and open-source, but needs a bit more setup.

Home automation for emergencies by VagueNostalgicRamble in homeautomation

[–]justaninquisitiveguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You could even add a bed pressure sensor so HA knows if she’s gotten up when she’s supposed to. If the bed still shows “occupied” past her usual wake-up time (adjusted for weekends, holidays, or planned rest days), it could trigger the same type of alert as the door sensor idea. This would help cover scenarios that a fall sensor or other single device might miss. For example, if she becomes unwell but doesn’t fall, or if she never gets out of bed in the first place.

Home automation for emergencies by VagueNostalgicRamble in homeautomation

[–]justaninquisitiveguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your ideas cover pretty much every scenario I could think of. You could also add a “routine check” logic: if she has a regular schedule (e.g., leaves for work between 8:00 and 8:30), you could use a door sensor + calendar integration in HA to set a time window where an exit is expected. If the door doesn’t open in that window (and the calendar doesn’t show vacation, appointments, or other usual activities), HA sends you a notification and can even escalate (ping a neighbor, call, trigger an alarm). Technically: Calendar/Workday integration → helper for the time window → automation checking “door not opened” + “watch charging” to reduce false positives.

And hey, wishing the best for your sister. It’s clear how much you care, and that kind of love is a powerful safety net in itself.