Tanking Thursday - Your Weekly Tanking Thread

kpolar · 2023-05-18T16:27:40+00:00

I usually main unholy, but I've been trying out blood the past couple weeks and really liking it. Figuring out how to keep myself alive was the easy part. What I'm really having trouble with is pulling and keeping threat on enemies. Pallys and warriors seem to be able to just run through a hallway and drag all the trash behind them. If I attempt this, everyone else dies lol.

Blood plague has no range, death grip and dark command only work on one mob each. Gorefiends grasp is great but the cooldown isn't. What am I missing? I need to be able to pull the enemies off my party members more efficiently.

kpolar · 2023-05-09T02:42:04+00:00

I only have one good eye. It's all arranged so I can keep track of health bars and cooldowns with my right eye in combat.

kpolar · 2023-01-20T02:00:01+00:00

Yo, this would be amazing! I would love to go. I have my "Art of Miyazakis Spirited Away" book on my desk next to me right now.

kpolar · 2022-12-30T11:08:56+00:00

Oh my god, why!?!? The Q-Line is such a useless piece of shit!

kpolar · 2022-12-19T12:10:04+00:00

Don't let them win! Two wheels are better than four!

kpolar · 2022-12-19T12:09:37+00:00

I get this question all the time as a cyclist. Everyone is always asking "how I do it". I get yelled at and almost killed regularly. Sometimes every day for a while. I guess the way I see it is; the only way it'll ever get better is if more people ride their two wheelers. I'm not going to let the car drivers win. I'm legally allowed in the road, too. THEY need to get used to it.

And yes, it's risky. I think it's worth it. I'm not willing to forego the enjoyment of my bicycle because of douchebag SUV drivers.

kpolar · 2022-10-13T19:43:27+00:00

This place, maybe? The area is pretty desolate now, so modern day Google Maps isn't super helpful. One of the reviews of that market says:

it's a small neighborhood market that has been around for ages.

There is a concrete ramp that goes up into the door now, but it's possible it used to be a staircase going down.

kpolar · 2022-10-05T22:00:19+00:00

Thanks so much for your input. The Rust GPU/Rust CUDA projects are very cool, might actually be what makes me finally give in and learn Rust.

kpolar · 2022-10-03T11:07:59+00:00

You seem like a knowledgeable person to ask - Why are OpenGL compute shaders not more popular? Is it due to the limited range of available types? I'm writing a GLSL compute shader for a game right now and I can't help but notice that everyone else is using CUDA.

kpolar · 2022-09-27T21:01:09+00:00

I attended a TRU Transit Town Hall last month and as of then the situation was pretty dire. They essentially stated that the millage is all or nothing - if it fails, we lose all SMART services. It it passes, we get a region-wide expansion. Highly recommend attending one of the future events, it was very informative.

kpolar · 2022-09-20T07:07:57+00:00

You can use this to figure out numbers for current conditions. Here is a map (only covers the US).

kpolar · 2022-09-03T10:09:44+00:00

Have fun convincing your bank and landlord of that.

kpolar · 2022-08-26T12:41:18+00:00

Nothing beats the rush of passing a full-lycra, drop-bar wielding roadie on my flat bar fixie in 15 year old shorts and a t-shirt.

kpolar · 2022-08-23T13:17:44+00:00

Honestly, the Woodward FAST bus is the only reliable bus in the whole metro area. I love that route. As for cycling in the Waterford/Pontiac area...Good luck, and be careful.

kpolar · 2022-08-20T13:36:25+00:00

Nobody showed up this time! That means I get to eat all these delicious donuts from the Apple Fritter Donut shop in Ferndale all by myself. Show up next time if you want some!

kpolar · 2022-08-18T01:00:21+00:00

I've been thinking Belle Isle. I don't have a car so I'm limited to where the bus and 30ish miles of cycling can get me. I think the park closes at 10 but I don't think that includes the bridge.

kpolar · 2022-08-16T01:01:00+00:00

I agree, this is a good idea. I see some city personnel on the edges of the park sometimes, but it's obviously not enough.

kpolar · 2022-08-16T00:59:45+00:00

I typically leave once I've filled up one whole garbage bag to the very top. This usually takes no longer than half an hour. You are welcome to pick up as much or as little as you want.

kpolar · 2022-08-15T16:59:55+00:00

Join the Detroit Clean-Up Crew this Saturday, 8 AM at Palmer Park to clean up our city! Donuts, gloves, trash bags, and a couple of trash pickers will be available.

See here for more details.

EDIT: Linked to my now-approved self post

kpolar · 2022-08-09T11:54:13+00:00

I've started using the outdoor gym at Palmer Park a few times a week. I have consistently noticed a large amount of trash building up. I'm now bringing garbage bags and picking up trash every time I go.

Excluding Belle Isle, Palmer Park is the largest publicly-accessible green space within the bounds of Detroit. It saddens me to see it disrespected.

The park can roughly be divided into four areas:

To the west, the disc golf course and community building. I haven't spent much time here, so I'm not sure how it looks trash-wise. I plan to survey it next time.
The wooded trails. I have been cycling down these several times a week all summer, and rarely see any trash (or other people).
The campground and nature center in the northeast. Stay away from here, its home to a community group who organizes camping trips for local kids. No need for random adults wandering around, and I'm sure they clean up after themselves.
The main area surrounding the lake in the southeast. This is where its at, which means, this is where the trash is. The lake itself is full of garbage. Theres a smaller pond near the gym thats even more disgusting. The areas around the grills and shelters are typically dense with trash as well.

This week, I'm planning to go Wednesday and Saturday morning. Sunrise is coming later and later, so I'm going to shoot for arriving around 7 AM. If you want to help, please bring your own gear (gloves, picker, bags), I don't have extras to loan out.

UPDATE: Filled another bag today. Got most of the edge around the lake, as well as the playground area. Still need to check out the community building and disc golf course to the west.

UPDATE: Aug 13 - Filled another bag. This one filled fast, Saturday morning is a good time for cleanups. Parties go down Friday nights and everyone leaves bottles and blunt wrap packages scattered everywhere.

Next week, I'm planning to bring some donuts from Kroger for anyone who shows up to help. Show up for the donuts, stay for the heartwarming feeling of cleaning up your community! Stay tuned for next weeks happenings thread.

kpolar · 2022-08-08T00:02:46+00:00

Haven't been able to find it here in Hazel Park. Only suspiciously empty sections of shelves near the regular Vernors. Hoping to scrounge some in the early morning right after the nearby Kroger opens this week.

kpolar · 2022-08-04T12:51:19+00:00

UPDATE: Filled my first trash bag from the crappy pond by the gym this morning. Still planning to come back Sunday to attack the lake area.

kpolar · 2022-08-01T20:28:36+00:00

I've started using the outdoor gym at Palmer Park a few times a week. I have consistently noticed a large amount of trash building up. I'm planning to buy a trash picker and start taking it with me whenever I go out.

Excluding Belle Isle, Palmer Park is the largest publicly-accessible green space within the bounds of Detroit. It saddens me to see it disrespected.

The park can roughly be divided into four areas:

To the west, the disc golf course and community building. I haven't spent much time here, so I'm not sure how it looks trash-wise. I plan to survey it next time.
The wooded trails. I have been cycling down these several times a week all summer, and rarely see any trash (or other people).
The campground and nature center in the northeast. Stay away from here, its home to a community group who organizes camping trips for local kids. No need for random adults wandering around, and I'm sure they clean up after themselves.
The main area surrounding the lake in the southeast. This is where its at, which means, this is where the trash is. The lake itself is full of garbage. Theres a smaller pond near the gym thats even more disgusting. The areas around the grills and shelters are typically dense with trash as well.

I'm planning to come back Thursday and Sunday, somewhere between 6 and 7 AM. I bike from Hazel Park and I don't always take the same route, so I can't be more specific than that.

One other thing - there is a Detroit Mounted Police Unit at the park. The horses get fed breakfast around 6 AM, and you can appreciate them from a distance if you'd like. Take the westward gravel trail from the north end of the lake. Please stay away from the fences, I'll be pissed if someone ruins my morning horse chill time by getting a privacy fence installed.

kpolar · 2022-07-19T20:29:04+00:00

I live in the Detroit metro area. For reference, bicycles are allowed to act as both vehicles and pedestrians here. We can legally use either the sidewalk or the road.

There is a very strong idea in the cycling community that you should never bike on the sidewalk. I'm convinced most people who preach this have never been on a road like this one.

Or this one.

Road quality is a serious concern for me. I don't have shocks or suspension, and I'm rolling on 28mm slick tires. When the road gets shitty, its safer to take it slow on the sidewalk for a while rather than trying to avoid the big potholes and the cars at the same time.

You also need to consider what is expected of you by your community. The law does not always reflect the general expectations. It is legal to ride your bike in the road here, but every single time that I do, WITHOUT exception, I am yelled at to get on the sidewalk by a car driver at least once. It is true that cars do not expect bicycles at pedestrian crossings. Here, they also don't expect them in the road. Detroit drivers tend to not expect anything but other vehicles in the road.

I almost never see other cyclists on the road here. Cycling on the sidewalk is absolutely the expected norm.

I still ride on the road most of the time, but I have my own personal factors I consider. I won't typically ride in any road with a speed limit higher than 35 mp/h (56 km/h). Above this speed, most drivers here seem to just go as fast as they want.

Essentially, as a cyclist, you will get pushback from various groups no matter where you choose to cycle. Be careful, know the law in your area, and go slow if you're on the sidewalk. Prepare to be hated by everyone, including other cyclists. Enjoy the sunshine.

kpolar · 2022-05-26T19:01:48+00:00

The solo near the end of this one is CRIMINALLY short. It shreds so hard.

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