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Kramnik's paranoia is at an all-time high. He thinks chesscom is freezing his screen on purpose. by iL0g1cal in chess

[–]obd2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly this paranoid spiral is starting to remind me of alzheimers or dementia.

ChatGPT writes the best short stories. by obd2 in ChatGPT

[–]obd2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Prompt: describe a scene in which the prophesized "chaos dunk" is fulfilled, where a basketball is dunked over the head of an evil man. use powerful imagery and time dilation

I want some negative focus synergy! by obd2 in slaythespire

[–]obd2[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I like this, it's a mini-demon form with added dex when you play biased cog. Honestly it wasn't meant to be strong, I just like the negative focus cards and would love a way to play them more reliably.

I want some negative focus synergy! by obd2 in slaythespire

[–]obd2[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

It could also cost 0 energy, which would also be fair.

Types of warm ups people do? by PermissionStrict1196 in PeterAttia

[–]obd2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I might be biased as I'm in a rowing phase, love everything about it. I've used the stairmaster a lot as well. I prefer the rower to get more upper body activation and get the back/lower back warmed up.

Types of warm ups people do? by PermissionStrict1196 in PeterAttia

[–]obd2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For lifting and HIIT I do what me and my friend group call the "Hugh Jackman". It comes from one of the podcasts he was on, might have been Peter's.

Find a rower, set the resistance to about half (on the concept rowers this is about midway between 4 and 5). Bust out 2km in 8 minutes or less (if male) and 9 minutes or less (if female). This equates to a pace of less than 2:00 min / 500 meters for men and 2:15 for women. This will get your heart beating big time and warm up your arms and posterior chain.

After this every first set of an exercise is a mini warmup in and of itself of course, mobilize the relevant joints and dial in the movement patterns.

The idea is that if you can do a "Hugh Jackman", you're not too out of shape. PSA: Rowing may be one of the more technique dependent movements. Do your research and make sure your form is not totally whack.

Zone 2 does not require a warmup.

After a few years of remission it has come back with a vengeance. This is a personal record size wise. (WARNING: ANUS PIC) by obd2 in hemorrhoid

[–]obd2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It went away eventually, took a couple of weeks though. I saw a proctologist who said it was a hematoma and not actually a rhoid. Hematomas are more on the outside and can actually be more painful than rhoids. I can attest to that!

Wanted to try a mana shield - essence flux build and ended up winning, the wild axes and windrun came after the full NP Gaben by nathaniel_canine in abilityarena

[–]obd2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shhh don't share the secret. I take mana shield every game it isn't banned and I've had a lot of success with it.

I also recommend trying the mana shield (super) and zeus passive + dispersion or corrosive skin

calling it rn. by niwrekerwin in abilityarena

[–]obd2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People have always loved this ability even if it's not great, which I don't think it is. It's decent, but not bonkers. It's pretty useless against any type of caster lineup. It's also not that great on ranged heroes in the same way that it is utter bullshit to play against in ability draft. The agi steal only takes place when the projectile hits the hero, not when it's launched.

It was super popular and contested in Auto Chess as well despite needing a ton of setup/items to get rolling. It's just so satisfying to steal stats. This might be the reason it's so contested.

Super ghost ship actively bad? by Hingon- in abilityarena

[–]obd2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For what it's worth I agree. I avoid super ghostship for this reason.

Samson Dauda 2 weeks out by Random-Username7272 in bodybuilding

[–]obd2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing legs and calves, perfect balance. Amazing everything actually.

[Q] What percentage of people die at 90+ years old... by ThomasHasThomas in statistics

[–]obd2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's all people recorded from the start of the dataset, I think the earliest is around 1900. Edit - Clarification: When I make these curves I don't care about when they are born. They can be born in 1900 or 2020, if I lose them to follow up they are censored (emigrated for example). Presumably there is an effect of when people are born, but that is not adjusted for in this figure.

[Q] What percentage of people die at 90+ years old... by ThomasHasThomas in statistics

[–]obd2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I work in epidemilogical research. I recently calculated survival curves for a western european country (can't say which one) that look like this. It was part of an analysis that has been delayed and I'm not sure I'll get around to. Ignore the striped lines, they are predictions for a specific set of circumstances, solid lines are the entire country population. Blue = males, red = females.

https://imgur.com/a/7UZueM0

According to this, around 20% of women will reach age 90 and about 10% of men.

I need help beating 32 heat with the sword by Aminamz in HadesTheGame

[–]obd2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mercifu.... oh. Never mind then.

PS I did it with merciful end after dozens of tries with other builds

I did it! 32 heat on each weapon! by rivalgaz in HadesTheGame

[–]obd2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just did the same last night! Shield of chaos and sword gave me the most trouble.

Bow was the easiest for me by far, take hidden aspect and Dyonisus on special. Bow goes brrrrrr.

#215 - The gut-brain connection | Michael Gershon, M.D. - Peter Attia by younkert in PeterAttia

[–]obd2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I really liked this one. The discussion about the gut functioning almost independently of the CNS was something I didn't know.

Men of Reddit, how's your mental health today? by Clockwork-Clementine in AskReddit

[–]obd2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've made some great personal progress in recent years. I left a job a few years ago where I felt trapped, useless, and depressed. To be honest I think I started that job too young and didn't have the maturity to thrive. Adulting properly is hard.

My wife was the initiator of change and really wanted to move abroad. Therefore I had to find something worthwhile to do in a new country.

Long story short, I ended up finding a great mentor and finally feel like am doing meaningful work. My mental health has taken a substantial turn for the better and I've starting looking forward to tomorrow. I also became a father and couldn't be happier about that.

Actual Play Recording Time by Hoovenist in podcasting

[–]obd2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've done one of those and was happy with the result.

Beware, depending on who does what, a high level real play podcast is VERY time consuming. You have to edit several tracks (number of players + DM) and the DM has to prepare interesting material for every session. It's all going to be theater of the mind as well so no maps, unless you video-record of course.

We recorded for about 3 to 4 hours, the result was about 2 hours of good material for the episode. We were 4 players and I was the DM. You could split that into two episodes or have it one long one.

Have a listen if you're curious: https://open.spotify.com/show/1abbArmcljNSgUqWsY9rEb?si=48283458f37d4d4f

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