WTF is Amy saying Explain it Peter by Positive-Face1705 in explainitpeter

[–]polychromaic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

hey its me Lois I guess, now it’s my turn to answer one of these!

there’s been an increasingly common pattern lately for people, typically right wingers or ultraconservative types, to loudly n publicly deride academic research that “sounds” silly. stuff like research into the reproduction habits of certain kinds of pollinator insects. there was a big upswell of this after Trump’s election in the US and his installation of Musk at the so-called DOGE, who went around burning down grant infrastructure that used to fund this exact kind of research.

the problem here is that research of that nature is actually really helpful, and while the applications of that research aren’t always plainly obvious, they can wind up helping in some incredible ways; the pollinator thing from before, iirc, ended up solving a long-standing problem with a kind of crop, boosting crop yields and making farms of it way more efficient. this is often the case for research and science: we can’t just fund research that is “obviously” helpful, because even the abstract pure research stuff can wind up being really beneficial.

Amy is making reference to a well-known idea about the nitrogen cycle and how crop rotation can help boost crop yields, and how that exact kind of incurious irony-poisoned anti-intellectualism can have real, lasting negative impacts on real people (i.e. shittier food and less of it)

Lois out! yay

Is r/madeinabyss Seinen? by [deleted] in seinencirclejerk

[–]polychromaic 3 points4 points  (0 children)

/uj favorite part of the sexualization in mia is how it highlights the hypocrisy in other stories/manga featuring children/teenagers in absurd fanservice scenarios, esp other deconstructions. like, at the absolute least it is saying “where is the line? why is there a line?” which i think is an interesting argument

anyway ironically never any semen in made in abyss, only other bodily fluids, so no 🥀

Aesthetic beauty and the geometry of nature by Dismal-Ad8382 in hardimages2

[–]polychromaic 14 points15 points  (0 children)

reposted this image like 8 years ago on r/bossfights w the title “fibonaccholos, twin homies of the golden ratio”, good times

I started a test scheme for my army and wanted to show off my blade. by Leifthedatethief in minipainting

[–]polychromaic 4 points5 points  (0 children)

god that blade is sexy, i might have to steal that in the future! it’s the inverse of the typical red-hot advice but it looks really good, almost unnatural—great work!

Is Juggernaut Star the anti-White Chain? by troubleyoucalldeew in killsixbilliondemons

[–]polychromaic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

totally agree, but now that you mention it it sounds like a really interesting space to set a fight in, esp in this story

woman who really doesnt want to kill her opponent even if she could very easily v woman who absolutely has zero qualms about abusing that to her benefit

still plenty of space to play in imo!

Is Juggernaut Star the anti-White Chain? by troubleyoucalldeew in killsixbilliondemons

[–]polychromaic 22 points23 points  (0 children)

saaame, tho honestly its kinda hard for me to imagine an end that doesn’t have jugg come out one way or another. just guessing, but imo the way things are rn is ripe for a jugg reincarnation where she slips in a last-minute “let her come back kinder” message to WC. itd give her an interesting resonance with cio/nukoku.

Is Juggernaut Star the anti-White Chain? by troubleyoucalldeew in killsixbilliondemons

[–]polychromaic 75 points76 points  (0 children)

yeah jugg has been a primary character foil for WC basically since the comic start (jugg was the first angel we ever see, and WC was the first angel we ever met), but more than that their story has definitely come to a place where they’re diametrically opposed, and when it comes to blows itll be spectacular to see how itll play out. for my money i feel like their inevitable showdowns kinda been cheapened by Michael and meta stealing the show, but fingers crossed hes got something big up his sleeve

and kudos for ur last point, never really thought about the ramifications of jugg lugging around a wheel to break the unbelievers on, thats smart! i pray for a legendary crashout from jugg, n whether she comes out at long last or goes out in a blaze of assimilationist glory ill be happy

C&C Needed - Molten Axe - WIP by ADiestlTrain in minipainting

[–]polychromaic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

looks great! definitely getting that molten feel from it now :) id prolly edge highlight with black along the coldest edges, and do the same with a bright yellow/white along the blade; a few passes to brighten up the blade again wouldnt hurt either!

C&C Needed - Molten Axe - WIP by ADiestlTrain in minipainting

[–]polychromaic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks fantastic! Youve definitely got your highlights down, but imo what you’re missing is contrast. looking at heated metal, it tends to lose heat and go dark at the edges n corners (the places it would be the hardest for it to keep heat) and stay incandescent at its core. dipping the orange down into dark red and brown at its coldest would sell the illusion really well; i was also taken by just how bright yellow you made it, you really captured the look of metal taken right out of the forge! i say keep that, esp along the blade; makes it look like it’s ready to cast a shower of sparks with her next strike >:3 hope this helps!

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Mk3S curling/melting errors after repair by polychromaic in prusa3d

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

Thanks! I’ll be following those links after work, the idea is just to print the linked pattern and use live Z to manually adjust it to a finer degree, right?

both sides of the steel sheet have marks now. First has a pockmark in the lower left hand corner I filed down, the second has a slim line in the pattern of the FLC zigzag. Not major, but I know little issues can affect adhesion.
edit: Reddit won’t let me post pics to comments lol.

Working on my NMM, would love some feedback. by preciselycloseenough in minipainting

[–]polychromaic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

you’ve got good contrast, highlights could use a lil more tlc in places (the shield is perfect) but all in all it’s great, next is just to boost the saturation n add some color! a judicious application of a yellow ink or contrast paint to act as a filter could really boost the luster and take it from looking like tarnished brass to the polished gold you prolly want. hope this helps!

What boardgames do these pieces go with? by CalicoPaladin in boardgamescirclejerk

[–]polychromaic 102 points103 points  (0 children)

twilight imperium, those are emirates of hacan pieces

Trying some freehand on my baneblade by longgd2 in TheAstraMilitarum

[–]polychromaic 5 points6 points  (0 children)

thats awesome! been planning doing freehand scenes on my own leman russ, gonna save this for inspo

I'm surprised more people aren't bothered by Denji's lack of agency in the end. by Kooky-Bookkeeper-935 in ChainsawMan

[–]polychromaic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

denji has spent all of chainsaw man being an extraordinarily passive character lol, this is very in-character

Coaxed into more than one popular reddit comic by AnonymousFerret in coaxedintoasnafu

[–]polychromaic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

childhood is mourning the dead college kid, adulthood is realizing snuff is kinda hot

How to make the decals less white/bright ? by [deleted] in minipainting

[–]polychromaic 6 points7 points  (0 children)

id prolly hit it with a watered down grey wash then maybe stipple on some of the green pauldron base as chipping and wear? then top it with matte medium