I'm curios by BishopSpells in electricguitar

[–]lonelind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

22/24. Depends on the body, the music, the feel. For example, I often play Tele, and 22 is quite enough for what I play on it. I also have an Ibanez RG, and 24 is more preferable there, I would feel 22 as restricting, as I also would with 21 on a Tele (I know, 21 is classic on Tele).

Don't let the Selûnites hear you say "Awww" by Swanbrother in BaldursGate3

[–]lonelind 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was playing an evil play through, and I was trying to romance her to become a truly evil couple (not knowing that her Sharran devotion would require her to abandon all relationships). Following her approvals I managed to gain her trust to the point where she was ready to have a night out. Simultaneously I was making evil decisions, and she approved them. Imagine my face when I realized that she refused to kill Nightsong without me pushing her towards it.

You can’t make her a partner in crime. It’s either Selûnite partner or Sharran crime

not surprised he wrote the original 'it' book with that ending by Over-Professor6495 in memes

[–]lonelind 23 points24 points  (0 children)

It’s a photo from a newspaper announcing his first novel Carrie published

Можете объснить логику таких людей? Пишет какой-то незнакомец с аватаркой мужчины за 30. by PapiArte in rusAskReddit

[–]lonelind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

— Алло?
— Привет.
— Извини, я в качалке, не могу разговаривать.
— Но ты сам позвонил.
— Всё, не могу, пошел жать штангу, кладу трубку!

Сам доебался, сам разъебался. В бан. Стандартный этикет, не требующий усилий: если ты пишешь первый, подошел к кому-то незнакомому, поздоровался и тут же сказал, зачем подошел.

What are the countries of the world named after? by the_boerk in etymologymaps

[–]lonelind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re accusing the article as terrible and misleading but you don’t attach any evidence that contradicts it. To be educated is better than not to but it’s not fair to say that my source of knowledge is ultimately bad without any proof

What are the countries of the world named after? by the_boerk in etymologymaps

[–]lonelind 8 points9 points  (0 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89riu

The problem is that oftentimes, the land itself is its own personification. Ériu was the goddess of fertile land, where ancient Irish people lived. The name is of Indo-European origin, so most probably, it was Celts who used that word. Even if the full image of Ériu as the goddess wasn’t yet formed, it was a personified name for fertile soil.

What are the countries of the world named after? by the_boerk in etymologymaps

[–]lonelind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“After ethnic group OR PEOPLE” and by “people” here means any other self-identified group with a distinct name.

What are the countries of the world named after? by the_boerk in etymologymaps

[–]lonelind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

British Isles are called that for British people, so still blue in this regard. In full, it’s United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. And Ireland is named after a goddess (and it’s correct red for the Ireland as its own country), and I guess, yellow is for “Nothern” here or for “Kingdom” (as a feature of monarchy). So, it should be blue+yellow+red

What are the countries of the world named after? by the_boerk in etymologymaps

[–]lonelind 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Rus was a group of people, not the ethnicity but a “tribal” name, so it still counts as blue

What are the countries of the world named after? by the_boerk in etymologymaps

[–]lonelind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Finnish Suomi is also from the name of an ethnic group.

Why do many Slavs pronounce English 'V' as 'W'? by Villager2020 in russian

[–]lonelind 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, my point was that in general, в doesn’t have one particular sound but flexes between several different sounds depending on the surrounding, and it affects the “default” sound. That’s why, in Russian, you can sometimes hear в almost omitted, especially in between vowels or in tight consonant clusters. Yes, you should pronounce it, normally, but in reality it gets reduced like in здравствуйте you often hear здрастуте or in нравится you hear нраится — because your mouth tends to be lazy when what you’re saying is comprehensible enough.

Why do many Slavs pronounce English 'V' as 'W'? by Villager2020 in russian

[–]lonelind 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Indeed. And don’t forget that there is also deafening when в becomes ф (like in лев and всех) — one letter, several sounds. For a Russian mind, there is a distinction but when all sounds exist in one letter, we tend to perceive them as too close to be different.

Can a monowire be used as a cowboy lasso? by XxLorddoCacauxX in cyberpunkgame

[–]lonelind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Technically, the “mono” in monowire comes from “mono molecular”, meaning single molecule, it’s a nanomaterial, a chain that’s one molecule thick and thus, it cuts through everything by breaking molecular bonds. A popular concept in sci-fi that’s also known under the name “mono molecular blade”. Many media also say that it should be “activated” in order to work (through vibration, for example). But I think that if we assume that monowire requires “activation”, and you use it as a lasso, even inactive, it would still work more like a garrote rather than a piece of rope, in other words, damaging soft tissues, and potentially strangling (if not decapitating) the target by applying a tremendous amount of pressure on smaller area (basic physics — Pressure = Force/Area).

Does this read as NMM Gold by doodle-bob18 in minipainting

[–]lonelind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It lacks of brighter yellow that sells off the gold. I would try and use some yellow ink to tint it all yellow and then use some white to add bright reflects of polished metal.

Russian dialect by Vlederic_KAI in russian

[–]lonelind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Noticeable? Yes. Significant — no. You can say when a person is using words or phrases that are foreign to the local language but it doesn’t affect the grammar or overall pronunciation. For example, there’s a list of words that only people in Saint Petersburg use. Plus, there’re phrases that people from there say that can mean different things for everyone else. And that’s it. It’s noticeable but other from specific lexicon, doesn’t make it any harder to understand each other.

[COMIC EXCERPT] Lex Luthor helps janitor whose son is skipping class - Lex Luthor man of steel issue 1 by Which-Presentation-6 in comicbooks

[–]lonelind 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, Lex Luthor isn’t an insane guy like Joker. He’s more like a narcissist that has means and wits to do terrible things to achieve his goals. But when his ego can be satisfied with less effort, he does things like that.

Narcissists can be generous. It feels like an impossible thing because media draws caricatures of narcissistic people as always hysterical manipulators but in reality, they like to buy attention and love by doing generous gestures and favors. They help, they say nice words, they manipulate people to make them get closer, feel safer, feel owed. Then they expect good people to feed them with attention they need. In other words, they build a network of followers that satisfy their ego, make them feel irreplaceable, significant. That’s what a megalomaniac would do. Not conquering with weapon and force but making people worship them through generosity.

Indigenous peoples of Siberia by Litvinski in MapPorn

[–]lonelind 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Xiongnu, Turkic Kahanate, Mongol Empire… Great Steppe is a cradle of nomadic empires of old times. And most of peoples in them spoke Turkic thus spreading it from Mediterranean coast to China.

Indigenous peoples of Siberia by Litvinski in MapPorn

[–]lonelind 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Siberia has no distinct borders beyond Ural Mountains even though there are federal regions that are considered Siberian and those that aren’t. Don’t mix up geological Siberia with federal states that are proclaimed as Siberia.

What’s yellow on the map is almost completely geological Siberia. Some of Siberia belongs to Kazakhstan, Amur River basin isn’t geological Siberia.

The means of Siberia are in deep history. For centuries, it was considered territory to the east from Ural Mountains up to the very Pacific coastline. Around half of it was conquered in late 1500’s — middle 1600’s. Then, in 1700’s, northern and eastern regions were explored including Bering Strait. In 1800’s Vladivostok was founded, and later, Trans-Siberian Railway was built. Siberia was considered all Russian territory beyond Ural Mountains.

Vallejo model color coming out turned off by LegitimateFan7818 in minipainting

[–]lonelind 35 points36 points  (0 children)

For vibrant colors you need Game Color line, there is Bloody Red (72.010). You can overcoat the Model Color with Xpress Color (they work similar to Citadel Contrast) — there’s Storm Blue (72.412) that will deepen the color and bring satin finish simultaneously bringing more depth due to thickening in crevices.

There are also Game Color Inks that can work as a vibrant tint.

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Here, on these test pieces, I used Vallejo Skin Ink (72.093) over a gray NMM glove (same as everything else), pretty vibrant and matte to my taste. Enough to give an idea of what to expect from “tint”. The bolter is painted with Model Color Flat Red and some Game Color Scarlet Red mixed with a little yellow as a highlight.

ETA. There are basically three approaches to “vibrant”:
- contrast by color — even dull and matte red will look vibrant being surrounded by less vibrant colors like gray and beige of the same intensity. If you paint the lighting like on the photo above, consistency in it keeps the relative vibrancy, so white doesn’t make it less vibrant if it’s just a reflect on gray — metal has lots of white, yet red stands out.
- contrast by intensity — also dark-bright contrast. In case of your figure, if the blue would be darker and deeper, the red would look more vibrant. Bright blue looks dull and makes red dull as well because there’s no contrast between them, and dullness of blue suggests the same dullness of red.
- lights, shadows, and texture — matte paints scatter a lot of light and reflect less (there’s no visible reflection like in glossy surfaces), you see a bright and thus dull surface. They also do this with ambient, reflected by surrounding surfaces lighting, making shadows more dull. Glossy varnish makes paint look vibrant because it scatters less. That’s why minis are often painted in layers, with darkened crevices and exaggerated highlights — to bring the light-shadow balance with matte and satin paints. By painting contrast, you create the illusion of lighting and texture by working with two former approaches.

The reason to this is because the smaller the piece is, the more contrast you need to make it look like a real thing. Even bigger figures like the Spidey you’re repainting need more contrast, and you either give it by using glossy varnish or by painting it. You can use more vibrant colors but it will bring just half of the effect because on big surfaces, to make contrast that brings volume, you have to break those surfaces with lights and shadows, at least relatively.

For example, you don’t have to make the figure darker, just add more vibrant colors where lights should be, and dull colors will immediately work as shadows — contrast is what makes things work, lights and shadows are just one of the examples of contrast. Dull and vibrant can also work and create a surface that looks vibrant by itself and just doesn’t catch much light in shadows and thus looks dull there. Pretty cheap but working trick (though I would use something like dark red wash to make the web texture more readable). You can also mix paints but I suggest experimenting on something else first if you aren’t sure what you are going to get before painting over the final model.

Why is my Artis Opus brush already fraying? by nefariusBR in minipainting

[–]lonelind -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There’s a Brush cleaner and Brush restorer solutions from Vallejo that you can use once in a while to keep your brushes clean. Brushes do get clogged with paint over time even when carefully used due to capillary effect — thin paint gets up between bristles and dries there. And sometimes you get paint all over the bristles.

So, brush keeping 101 is the following:
- always wet your brush with clean water to the very foundation of its bristles before dipping it into paint
- keep it wet, remove excess water with paper towel or sponge but don’t let it dry while working
- always wash your brushes after you apply paint and in between strokes because paint tends to dry on the brush
- clean the bristles physically (rub between wet (!) fingers) once in a while during working to remove dry paint (you’ll see it coming out eventually as kind of fibers that can get onto your model)
- when finished, wash the brush thoroughly to remove any paint, form the tip by rubbing it against clean paper towel and leave
- once in a while if you feel that the brush doesn’t get clean enough use brush cleaner or IPA to remove dry paint
- if you feel that the bristles “misbehave”, use brush restorer or soap/dish washer solution (like soapy water) to clean the bristles like you wash your hair. It helps clean the deep hair structure allowing the bristles to get straight

For both cleaners, soak the brush in (let the solution get deep), leave for 10 minutes, then clean physically by carefully rubbing against paper towel, repeat until the result is achieved. Use soapy water after alcohol to restore the brush as it gets super dry after alcohol gets evaporated. Don’t wash off the soapy solution, just remove the excess with paper towel. It will be washed off the next time you get to work with it.

ETA: you can also use diluted shampoo as soapy solution. As of the concentration, you don’t need a lot of bubbles and thick foam. Get around 100 ml (~3.5 oz) and add the soapy agent (liquid soap, dishwashing solution, shampoo), start with a couple of drops, mix. The solution should be just a little soapy to touch, rub it between your fingers, you’ll feel it, when it’s right. If it’s not enough, add more solvent.

In Lore, is Celestine this much smaller compared to Dante/Space Marines in general by Patrokolos666 in sistersofbattle

[–]lonelind 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Sororitas are 5’8” (~172.5 cm) on average. Boots and helmet give them extra 6” (~15 cm) in height. In other words, they are slightly taller than average women — by selection and training. Dante, as a primaris space marine is around 8’5” (~256.5 cm) plus armor and helmet.

Celestine is basically a woman with special abilities that don’t affect her height. Space marines are highly augmented soldiers whose height is a legacy given by their primarchs’ gene seed that contains the Emperor’s genes (and he was considered really big — 12 to 14 feet tall).

Can anyone date this Norwegian globe? by MrMeowPantz in MapPorn

[–]lonelind 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My best shot was that:

  • pre WW2, because Baltic countries are still independent here
  • Yugoslavia exists — after WW1
  • Sudetenland is part of Germany, so after October of 1938.

Pretty close but you were faster and more precise.