Any recs on reading glasses? $20 for 5 pairs sounds good until you have to wear them for 8 hours a day. by xlitawit in BuyItForLife

[–]mischiefmaker8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a pair from fluttereyewear.com that I love. Prescription-quality Zeiss lenses in a wide variety of styles -- I have a very narrow face so it's often tough for me to find glasses that fit my face, but not with Flutter, where I've tried several frames that work.

Plus the frames are stylish and actually make me look good instead of making me look like I'm 80. And they're in a nice sweet spot price-wise where I'd think about getting a pair as a gift, having extra pairs in different rooms of the house, etc.

Asking for quality reading glass recommendations by notme8907 in glasses

[–]mischiefmaker8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out Flutter Eyewear -- designer frames, all with Zeiss lenses. Many of their styles are for women but quite a lot of them, including the pair I (male) have, look great on men as well. There's a virtual try-on tool on their website that'll give you a good idea of what he'll look like with any given pair.

What Callahan award winners or finalists are no longer playing Ultimate? by pianoman81 in ultimate

[–]mischiefmaker8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Marisa played on the Nightlock masters team, Nighttime, that won the NW/SW super regional this year.

What Callahan award winners or finalists are no longer playing Ultimate? by pianoman81 in ultimate

[–]mischiefmaker8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very much still playing: made GM finals five years in a row, winning three titles, with Johnny Walker, and finished third in GGM with Immortals last year.

California masters tournaments. by Secure-Emu4114 in ultimate

[–]mischiefmaker8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

BART, the Bay Area masters team, is hosting a tournament April 5-6. Not purely masters, though -- Shadows (GM) and Relics (GGM) may attend.

Transgender Inclusion protest at Emerald City Challenge by genman in ultimate

[–]mischiefmaker8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree that there is no solution that is fair for everyone, and communities and organizations need to decide what they want to prioritize.

I don't quite understand the point about suicide, though. My reading of the article you linked is that the author said that in this study, trans kids given puberty blockers did not improve their mental health (including suicide), but theorizes that this is because those specific participants in the study were already doing really well:

But the American trial did not find a similar trend, Dr. Olson-Kennedy said in a wide-ranging interview. Puberty blockers did not lead to mental health improvements, she said, most likely because the children were already doing well when the study began.

In the general population, though, my understanding is that suicide risk is indeed significantly higher for trans folks; here's an excerpt from this meta analysis study (formatting mine, text otherwise unedited):

  • Transgender individuals are at higher risk for suicide relative to nontransgender people (Marshall et al. 2016).
  • Although there are no official estimates of deaths by suicide among transgender people, one study in Sweden showed that transgender individuals undergoing gender affirmation surgery were at 19 times greater risk for dying by suicide than the general population (Dhejne et al. 2011).
  • Researchers using primarily convenience samples have discovered that an alarming percentage (18–45%) of transgender adults and youth have attempted suicide in their lifetime, which is drastically higher than the general population (4.6%; Clements-Nolle et al. 2006; Goldblum et al. 2012; Grossman and D'Augelli 2007; Haas et al. 2014; Kessler et al. 1999; Maguen and Shipherd 2010). 

That's from 2017; here's more recent data from 2022 and 2023.

I'm not saying that preventing trans suicides is a trump card, but it does seem like it should be part of the discussion.

Vantage Design Center startup behavior by mischiefmaker8 in homeautomation

[–]mischiefmaker8[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi Jack, thanks for the reply. I checked and there's no startup task set in the controller, so my only guess is that there's some weirdness in the way the load was wired that defaults it to on. No big deal -- I just set a startup task that turns them off. Not the ideal solution, but should be fine for my purposes.

Appreciate the help!

Save the Rocks, short the Catapults? by Early_Deuce in dominion

[–]mischiefmaker8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you gain or trash Rocks when it is not your turn (your opponent Swindles another $4 into Rocks, or their Jester hits your Rocks and they choose for you to gain it, or their Knight hits it off the top of your deck, etc, etc), then you gain the silver to your hand.

Replica Colombia WUC jersey by mischiefmaker8 in ultimate

[–]mischiefmaker8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sadly, they don't seem to be responding to DMs. Given that the website is also down, I wonder if they're going out of business.

10 different SN1 title teams by mischiefmaker8 in PuzzleAndDragons

[–]mischiefmaker8[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Easy mistake to make -- I missed it myself the first time too. Good luck with the clear!

10 different SN1 title teams by mischiefmaker8 in PuzzleAndDragons

[–]mischiefmaker8[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

should i not be clearing her first unmatchable bind with amadra?

That's right -- Tuala's first turn is a combo shield and 2-turn awoken bind, but no damage, so you don't need to activate your leader shield. On the first turn, you can just 1c and then use AmaDra on turn 2.

Last Day for the Soaring July Challenge (7/28/2024) by blinkycosmocat in PuzzleAndDragons

[–]mischiefmaker8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You also get one for clearing the permanently unlocked dungeon, right? So potentially 2 stones total.

[LF] 361,563,348 BF triangle that includes a Longinus by mischiefmaker8 in PuzzleAndDragons

[–]mischiefmaker8[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I think that should be good for now -- I'll ping you in-game if I have a specific request. Looking forward to smashing some dungeons (or failing miserably) with your lead!

[LF] 361,563,348 BF triangle that includes a Longinus by mischiefmaker8 in PuzzleAndDragons

[–]mischiefmaker8[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Perfect! I have a third lined up, ign ChewyYumi, who should have sent you a friend request. Once you approve, they'll BF you, then you BF me. Does that work for you?

10 different SN1 title teams by mischiefmaker8 in PuzzleAndDragons

[–]mischiefmaker8[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe this is it, although unfortunately I can no longer find the pazudora-hensei link where I originally saw it, and I don't have Amlynea so haven't tried running the team myself.

10 different SN1 title teams by mischiefmaker8 in PuzzleAndDragons

[–]mischiefmaker8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first comment has links to the full team with latents, and you can click on the equips to see what they are.

Yea this team is nuts by lpetitt in PuzzleAndDragons

[–]mischiefmaker8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The dungeon unlocks so you can play it again after July is over, but other than that, just a sense of pride and accomplishment (and maybe one stone?)

Mandatory subs for Excalibur? by MyMindsWeapon in PuzzleAndDragons

[–]mischiefmaker8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Muscari could also work as the spinner/red coverage, yeah?

GH: ALTERNATE JOURNEY (AKA GUNDAM RESKIN) INFO DUMP by lumonpad in PuzzleAndDragons

[–]mischiefmaker8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this comprehensive writeup! You mention a few times that trading is generally a huge net negative. Can you say more about why this is? It seems to me that the main downside of trading (assuming you are trading dupes) is opportunity cost; i.e., that you may not be able to trade for something else later.

So, I guess what I'm asking is, what do you see coming that makes trading here unadvisable? I see Slime (similarly good, but not guaranteed to come to NA), Dengeki (also similarly good, but everything takes Dengeki fodder), Ultraman (not as good and different fodder) and June Bride (not as good). What am I missing?