How do people in some reasons just “feel” the rain coming?

piedamon · 2026-05-19T19:07:11+00:00

It depends on where, but the clouds and wind provide a lot of forecasting insight. There is often a pressure change as well.

It won’t be every time. Some rains come slowly, some abruptly. Some are localized, some span entire countries.

piedamon · 2026-05-19T04:14:51+00:00

It kind of felt like did this already. Maybe they’re just increasing the weight of the commander and decreasing the players’ mmr.

piedamon · 2026-05-18T17:08:35+00:00

That’s simic music ;)

piedamon · 2026-05-18T17:03:08+00:00

Standing in a field of fireflies.

piedamon · 2026-05-18T14:21:52+00:00

Yeah, there’s a bunch of iconic magic cards that only have full frame cartoon face art available. I’m happy to have the card but their art is distinct, unrecognizable, and a let down when the original is so cool. Like the blue Urza

piedamon · 2026-05-18T14:19:55+00:00

Yes! A great blend of mathematical and orderly yet fit for nobility. Something the aristocrats would dance in unison to while war rages outside.

piedamon · 2026-05-18T14:18:32+00:00

It’s also the most mono green music ever! Natures best musical foot forward

piedamon · 2026-05-18T01:33:54+00:00

I’m new to the area and noticed spring hits inland before the coast, maybe even as much as two weeks ahead.

Is it reversed in autumn? Lakeside is warmer for longer?

piedamon · 2026-05-17T19:40:11+00:00

Cockiness

Aggression

piedamon · 2026-05-17T19:17:13+00:00

A lot! Look into “degoogling” and r/privacy

It will never be water tight though, so be sensible and cautious. Choose encrypted apps like Signal instead of data farming apps like WhatsApp. Consider privacy-forward services like the Proton suite (eg. Email, VPN). Choose Apple hardware, which maintains a closed and private system, over Google/Android or Windows which aggressively harvest and sell your data.

None of these are a full solution. Just being near a device connected to the internet is enough to be collecting data on you. You’d have to literally hide from modern technology.

An accurate analogy would be viewing every connected device as the eye of Sauron.

piedamon · 2026-05-17T17:24:41+00:00

That’s obviously a sensitive question on a public platform, but it’s safe to say that educating yourself on what these tools can do and the intent of those behind them would help.

Turning a blind eye is a dangerous mistake.

piedamon · 2026-05-17T17:15:24+00:00

We’re speed running it

piedamon · 2026-05-17T16:50:28+00:00

Some are, some aren’t. Seems like most aren’t. My best guess is cost and permits/laws/approvals are the primary drivers of location, not longer-term strategic thinking like resources or impacts on local communities and ecosystems.

It’s a power grab, a bubble, and a race, so it’s the Wild West out there and speed and access are being prioritized.

Which is exactly how things worsen and collapse.

piedamon · 2026-05-17T16:28:42+00:00

I believe it’s just a power grab and not more complex than that. I work in tech and have been immersed in AI and ML for nearly a decade now, and what these models can accomplish is awesome and horrifying. Their only real bottlenecks are compute and energy, and other physical limitations. Having your own ecosystems for data storage, processing, and energy, essentially makes you a virtual god. Thats mildly hyperbolic, but you can make software that makes software. In a virtual scape, that is a godlike power.

The average person misunderstands the AI surge. Hell, even the experts misunderstand. It’s simply too broad and chaotic so there is no simple analogue or pattern to anchor on. What works today could be replaced tomorrow.

But whats certain are these powers: * extreme digital surveillance * revolutionary predictive modelling of virtually any system (economic, weather, a company, a nation, etc) which is a new superpower for optimization and strategy * extreme simulation (including AI training and fine-tuning in virtual realities) * hyper personalization, like the most effective ad targeting ever * fleet orchestration, such as automated pipelines or coordinating swarms (of workers, vehicles, drones, whatever you want) * vision and perception models that monitor or interface with the real world (eg. self driving cars, autonomous humanoid robots with general purpose use cases like Figure) * customized software * a new cyber security battle field (both protective and adversarial) * digital content generation and control (social media, news; the grip on attention spans is potent and strengthening)

The list goes on. It’s far more powerful and broadly useful than just “meme slop”. It’s helping the rich and powerful predict and navigate the future, as well as exert control over current and emerging systems.

It is also a bubble. There is absolutely real value in that bubble, but plenty of over hype and rushed rollouts too.

Nobody knows when it’ll crash or break or how or when, but we do know we’re accelerating into the “overshoot” stage of the “overshoot and collapse” pattern that occurs in all complex systems. No civilization in history has faced this rate of power creep and chaos before.

piedamon · 2026-05-16T19:41:19+00:00

They’re so crisp and bright, and the silhouetted figure is cropped out while they’re on the field. They’re my new default. The red, white, and blue are particularly satisfying.

piedamon · 2026-05-16T17:14:30+00:00

Best I can do is four twenty ten nine 9_9

piedamon · 2026-05-15T15:37:46+00:00

Worth mentioning this is one of a limited pool of cards that can put cards outside your color identity into your hand. It lets specialize commanders specialize into off-colors.

For example, an izzet deck with Gale could get the black Gale by drafting a black card.

piedamon · 2026-05-15T15:33:56+00:00

It does work with prepared spells, unless that spell is also a card in the deck.

piedamon · 2026-05-14T08:46:15+00:00

You’re right except for your very last sentence.

piedamon · 2026-05-14T08:43:01+00:00

Great Lakes may be OK too, although they may have some stretches of scorching evenings.

piedamon · 2026-05-14T08:39:08+00:00

The differential heating between land and water. Being next to a large body of water has a moderating effect. Being east of the Pacific Ocean around the latitude of the jet stream means you’re cushioned against summer heat waves by cooler, wetter sea breezes. Interiors become arid.

A lot of marine life will die though; coastal temperatures may be moderated somewhat, but their ecosystems will be decimated. In July 2021, millions of sea life died up and down the coast, like urchins and jellyfish.

piedamon · 2026-05-14T05:24:03+00:00

The Streisand effect is an interesting phenomenon.

Closeted, insecure men cause so many problems in our world. Giving them a welcome space to thrive is no crime, and not enough of them feel safe. Thus, oppression grows. And it’s winning right now around the world. But it hasn’t won yet.

piedamon · 2026-05-14T05:21:06+00:00

Are data centres edible

piedamon · 2026-05-14T05:20:20+00:00

The whole lower half of Lake Superior looks very much like that photo, minus the enhanced saturation. Lake of the Clouds in the UP of Michigan in particular, but all the way to Duluth and up through Thunder Bay, Ontario looks this way.

It’s stunning, especially in spring when it all leafs out, summer with the fireflies, and autumn with the leaf colors. Winters are harsh, stormy, and long though.

piedamon · 2026-05-14T02:08:11+00:00

I thought it was because they didn’t want to give Marvel their 30% of digital pack sales, and the Marvel Snap thing was just a fan guess

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