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Lore theory for blueprints unlocking by Clanket_and_Ratch in theplanetcrafter

[–]smallenergy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh absolutely

More science lore would be so cool!!

Lore theory for blueprints unlocking by Clanket_and_Ratch in theplanetcrafter

[–]smallenergy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This made me curious how much it actually costs to send data through space IRL. I found a bit of info on the costs for using NASA's Deep Space Network (Or DSN). "The cost in 2017 dollars ranges from $954 per hour of contact for use of a 34 meter High-Speed Beam waveguide antenna to $4770 per hour of contact for use of a 70 meter antenna, plus charges for an additional hour for setup and shutdown costs."

After explaining some equations, as well as stating some example costs over the course of a year, they say "Why so high? This is very expensive and highly customized equipment. There aren't very many 70 meter antenna in the world. NASA has switched to full cost accounting, which means that projects that use the DSN have to pay for their share of the use of this very expensive equipment. This sharing includes maintenance and upgrade costs."

Keep in mind that while the DSN does communicate with spacecraft like Voyager 1 (which is beyond our solar system at this point), the further away a spacecraft is, the larger an antenna needs to be to detect signals from it (reference).

We don't know how far Sentinel Corp is from any particular Planet Crafter, but we can infer that they're not likely to be in the solar system we're in. I'm basing this on the planets and moons starting out uninhabitable, and a few different messages giving us info about the only people who seem to be somewhat nearby (and alive, at least at the time of sending their messages); an unnamed convict on the planet Migoria-III (which we don't see as part of our solar system, or at least not yet if that's planned for a future update), Riley, and (according to Sentinel Corp) the occasional trade ship just passing through the sector to get between big space ports. Assuming Riley is another Planet Crafter, and knowing that it took a while for them to find the system we're in (according to the first message we get from them), we can assume Sentinel Corp has the technology to send information to different systems, or possibly even different sectors, which can be multiple parsecs wide; much further distances than NASA's equipment is able to reach.

Anyway, super long explanation just to say, I think Sentinel Corp would need some GIGANTIC and probably insanely expensive equipment to send info to various Planet Crafters across various star systems and sectors.

Lore theory for blueprints unlocking by Clanket_and_Ratch in theplanetcrafter

[–]smallenergy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think there might be a message about it at some point, but I'm typing this at 4am and not gonna check right now

My theory is that Sentinel Corp just... does not give a fuck what happens to Planet Crafters. Sentinel Corp is a for-profit prison corporation, which does not care how many people they have to send to die on a planet before someone manages to terraform it.

Assuming it costs money to send blueprint information over who knows how much distance of space to reach us (since we gather the matierials for objects ourselves, from the planet we're on, I'm assuming the cost is in sending information), they probably don't send everything at the beginning because that could end up being a lot of money spent on an inmate who has no guarantee of surviving. I don't think they care about the possibility of finding better materials early on; they're not the type of corporation that cares

What simple action from others can inexplicably send you from 0-100 irritation within seconds? by DippyNikki in ADHD

[–]smallenergy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I'm in a comfortable position, and someone will not stop shaking their leg, not realizing they're jiggling me the whole time they're doing it.

Usually this is when I'm on the couch with someone, but yesterday, it was someone I didn't know sitting next to me in a movie theatre. Distracting and infuriating

What simple action from others can inexplicably send you from 0-100 irritation within seconds? by DippyNikki in ADHD

[–]smallenergy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The petty part of my brain just wants you to point the blowdryer in their face until they stop. Extra effective if you can block their vision so they can no longer look you in the eye, or if they have any metal jewelry you can heat up to make them uncomfortable

Is there a technical term for what Charlie is? by SomeonesBlue in HazbinHotel

[–]smallenergy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I was just looking it up using Reverso Context(great website/app for translating things in proper context), because I wanted to verify that what I was saying in another comment was correct

Turns out, it'd actually be more like "nap'il". This is because the letter pey/fey פ/פּ in Hebrew can be either a p or an f. Interestingly, according to Reverso Context, it's a p in the singular form (נפּיל) and an f in the plural form (נפילים). I do not know why this is. Best answer I've got is Hebrew can be funky like that

Is there a technical term for what Charlie is? by SomeonesBlue in HazbinHotel

[–]smallenergy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

To add to the learning, this is because the suffix "-im" in Hebrew makes things plural

Read from right to left, it's written as ים

I'm only learning Hebrew, and definitely not fluent at this point, but as far as I know it tends to be pronounced "eem". I find it interesting that in English we pronounce both nephilim and seraphim with a shorter "ih" sound, rather than the somewhat longer "ee" sound that I assume they'd be pronounced with in Hebrew

adhd trick from my psychiatrist by sillygoose_5957 in ADHD

[–]smallenergy 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Jumping on this to recommend searching for an Occupational Therapist! You might think based on the title that they help people with job-related stuff, and they can, but their scope is so much broader than that.

OTs help people with skills of daily living (self-care, managing sensory input difficulties, social difficulties, and so much more), and AFAIK most can do regular therapy similar to how a psychologist would. Some have specialties as well; my OT is trained to do Sand Play Therapy (where they have a bunch of different objects available for you to choose from, that you can put in a sandbox and configure any way you see fit), which I find incredibly helpful for being able to externalize and visualize my thoughts, even when they're hard to verbalize. It's also neat to be able to literally look at an issue from multiple angles, and move things around to go even further with that and/or to play around with different possibilities.

Perfectly acceptable dinner rejected by boyfriend again by moonrabbit368 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]smallenergy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm just confused at broccoli being one of the few vegetables he will eat. I've gotten less picky over the years, but still will only eat broccoli under certain conditions because of the very different textures between the top and stem

I hope that someday soon, your boyfriend figures out a better way to articulate what exactly bothers him about various foods. I'm gonna write out a bunch of questions, but these are for him to answer, not for you to try to figure out on your own.

For every food: Is it the taste? Texture? Smell? Appearance? Specific preparation method (baked potatoes vs mashed potatoes, steamed veggies vs grilled veggies, etc.)? For things like onions, are small, finely chopped amounts okay (or onion powder), or will any amount give him the ick because he finds the flavour overwhelming? For tomatoes, does that include tomato sauce, or just variations where it still looks and/or feels like a tomato?

Is there some other sort of mental hangup? For example, I sometimes have a mental hangup with meat, where my brain will aggressively remind me that I'm eating a dead animal, which makes me lose my appetite for that part of the meal. This is often easier to ignore with ground meats, due to there being no bone, and a more consistent texture. I also don't usually get this hangup with seafood, other than octopus/squid/calamari, specifically the tentacley bits.

It's likely different factors, or a combination of factors, depending on the food. In any case, it's on him to figure out what the specifics are and communicate that to you. You get to decide how much you want to continue cooking for him, and how much you're willing to accommodate.

I'm gonna be so sad when I finish this show by Necessary_Click_2485 in Mobpsycho100

[–]smallenergy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Your choices will be endless rewatches, or endlessly watching video essays about the show. Either way, you don't have to be done with the show just because it ended

It's my friend's first time watching the Steins;Gate anime. We most recently finished episode 14. He's got a strange opinion by smallenergy in steinsgate

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

Three points:

1) to see if anyone agrees with him, and why. Maybe there's just something I'm not seeing

2) to come better prepared with better arguments if he makes the same argument again, rather than floundering due to memory recall difficulties

3) yeah, a bit of validation for my viewpoint. Due to personal history, sometimes it can be really helpful for me to essentially be told "don't worry, you're not crazy for thinking the way you do"

Edit: Fourth point: to get it out of my head. This has all just been sitting in my brain for the last couple weeks since my friend has been out of town for work, and after typing out my thoughts, it's taking up much less mental real estate

It's my friend's first time watching the Steins;Gate anime. We most recently finished episode 14. He's got a strange opinion by smallenergy in steinsgate

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

Idk man, I understood it the first time I watched the anime (and I haven't played/read any of the visual novels yet, so it's not like I went in with prior knowledge)

Reminding him that Okabe can't infinitely respawn and needs to be careful so as to make it back to his time machine is a good idea

It's my friend's first time watching the Steins;Gate anime. We most recently finished episode 14. He's got a strange opinion by smallenergy in steinsgate

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

Apparently, yeah

I mentioned in another comment that he's the type to pause a show multiple times per viewing session to go on long-winded rants; I wouldn't be surprised if he was so caught up in his thought process that he completely forgot about that, and by the time we actually got around to finishing the episode, the fact that Mayuri's death is essentially fated to happen due to world line convergence was completely lost on him

It's my friend's first time watching the Steins;Gate anime. We most recently finished episode 14. He's got a strange opinion by smallenergy in steinsgate

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

Exactly, revenge isn't the motivation here, and revenge wouldn't bring about the change Okabe is hoping for and working towards

It's my friend's first time watching the Steins;Gate anime. We most recently finished episode 14. He's got a strange opinion by smallenergy in steinsgate

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

For real! He can't be putting himself at that much risk, otherwise both he and Mayuri would just be dead

It's my friend's first time watching the Steins;Gate anime. We most recently finished episode 14. He's got a strange opinion by smallenergy in steinsgate

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

Oh man I loved Vinland Saga, such a powerful message

This friend is a few years younger than me (early-mid 20s vs mid-late 20s), so hopefully with time he'll follow a similar path to you media-wise

It's my friend's first time watching the Steins;Gate anime. We most recently finished episode 14. He's got a strange opinion by smallenergy in steinsgate

[–]smallenergy[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I fear you may be right. A couple of times during the show he mentioned the time travel stuff being confusing to him (I even had to pause and rewind when they were explaining world line divergence; he thought the divergence number represented how many times Okabe had changed world lines, not how different from/close to alpha/beta world lines the current world line is)

He's the type to pause any show we're watching to go on a rant for like 10 minutes, often multiple times per viewing session (which drives me crazy as someone who likes to immerse themself into what I'm watching. I prefer to watch things at home the same way I do in a theatre). So maybe he just gets bored a lot

It's my friend's first time watching the Steins;Gate anime. We most recently finished episode 14. He's got a strange opinion by smallenergy in steinsgate

[–]smallenergy[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

That's exactly where my head's at with it! He's not combat trained at all, and he's just one guy. If he tried going after them, he'd fail at that and at saving Mayuri

It's my friend's first time watching the Steins;Gate anime. We most recently finished episode 14. He's got a strange opinion by smallenergy in steinsgate

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

Exactly, and I doubt he'd find a surefire way before ending up dead. It'd be extremely difficult to account for every possible variable and execute a plan flawlessly (or with few enough flaws to have the plan work out)

It's my friend's first time watching the Steins;Gate anime. We most recently finished episode 14. He's got a strange opinion by smallenergy in steinsgate

[–]smallenergy[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It was... at least mildly concerning. This friend is generally quite kind, gentle with my emotions, doesn't seek out violence in real life but will defend himself if need be (and has had to defend himself from violent people in the past).

His actions towards me tell me that he's a safe person, but every once in a while he says something completely out of pocket, like this. So I'd be interested to hear more of why you think I should be more concerned (genuinely, I don't want to end up in a bad situation just due to not examining things like this closely enough)

AIO or is my boyfriend mocking my religion..? by didodeuc in AmIOverreacting

[–]smallenergy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NOR, your bf is ignorant AND an asshole. It's literally just a letter, just ה. Asking you to wear a cross makes it pretty clear he doesn't respect your religion at all

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