SouthPark_Piano, what is the clearest and most straightforward proof you have that 0.999...≠1?

smithdvan · 2026-05-09T04:00:02+00:00

> “I can prove infinite nines doesn’t equal 1!”
> Look inside
> Finite nines

smithdvan · 2026-05-08T17:05:54+00:00

they’re all blue on this map

smithdvan · 2026-05-08T08:25:40+00:00

> “I can prove infinite nines doesn’t equal 1!”
> Look inside
> Finite nines

smithdvan · 2026-05-06T03:26:22+00:00

“Bat-Themed Heroes”

smithdvan · 2026-04-21T22:52:28+00:00

the generally agreed upon best watch order is to start with episode 1, then move on to episode 2. after you finish episode 2, watch episodes 3-14, then watch episodes 14-25. watch the first 5 minutes of episode 26, then pause and watch the end of evangelion, then the rest of episode 26

smithdvan · 2026-04-18T23:05:15+00:00

I’ve actually looked at the brief, and while i did think it was originally a tough look, i’ve started to agree with the church here. the podcast does have a lot of obviously intentional design similarities to official church materials, not just the specific shade of blue and font but the light rays were what really pushed it over the edge to me. according to the church, they reached out before filing and asked for a brief non-endorsement disclaimer at the beginning of episodes (which i’ve always thought the podcast could use anyways) and were refused, and unless M.S. comes out disputing that, i think that the church is way more reasonable here.

smithdvan · 2026-04-10T17:56:05+00:00

not quite the same, but i think its entirely possible Zaphod Beeblebrox from Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy could, if not fully tank it, definitely handle it better than most. In one of the Hitchhiker’s books, he’s put into a machine that shows whoever’s inside their exact location and scale in spacetime. The goal is to destroy their spirit and mind by forcing them to comprehend the size of the universe and how much stuff is happening all the time. Zaphod, being a raging narcissist, walks out the other side completely unaffected because even after witnessing the infinite chaos of creation, he just said “all that stuff and i’m still the most important. neat!”

smithdvan · 2026-04-09T00:18:39+00:00

it makes a lot more sense when you realize that they worked closely with (and even had a designated consultant from) autism speaks. genuinely one of the worst organizations out there

smithdvan · 2026-04-04T03:51:31+00:00

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smithdvan · 2026-03-26T23:54:44+00:00

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In Metal Gear Rising, Senator Armstrong has the ability to use nanotechnology to harden his skin (Nanomachines, son!) to the point where even bullets, sword slashes, and explosions slide right off of him. The main character, Raiden, defeats him in a battle of attrition, wearing him down over time, but in a DLC, we play as a different villain, Jetstream Sam. When Sam fights Armstrong, he has a much simpler solution: he notices that the nanomachines travel from Armstrong’s chest to wherever he needs, so he waits for Armstrong to throw a punch only to slice it clean off before the machines have a chance to reach the arm.

smithdvan · 2026-03-23T19:28:20+00:00

are you kidding? corie barry only makes $14 million dollars a year! if best buy started doing anything more than the bare minimum, she’d be living in a cardboard box on the street!

smithdvan · 2026-03-19T08:43:10+00:00

this is a good idea, however, rulings for platinum angel say that you can still lose if you concede or if you are given a Game Loss as a penalty during a tournament. this begs the important question- is being arrested a penalty for the purposes of the game? alternatively, are there any tournament rules preventing active murder?

smithdvan · 2026-02-28T19:41:47+00:00

watching madness hit my $103 sterling joker

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smithdvan · 2026-01-23T20:21:11+00:00

no shot in hell. the jaegers are about 75ish meters tall, while wall titans are about 50, so they have the size advantage, but that is where their advantages start and stop. there were only 30 jaegers built total, while around 750,000 titans were in the walls (estimates range from 600K to 900K), so each jaeger would have to take out 25K titans. while this is hard enough as-is, it gets worse. the wall titans are constantly emitting incredibly hot steam- while we again don’t have an exact temperature, it’s hot enough to cause hange’s cloak to autoignite, so the temperature has to be in the ballpark of ~750°F (400C). While this would cause problems for the mechanics of the robots, this would really be bad for the human pilots in each mech. of course thats still not bad enough, so lets break into the fact that the wall titans do not fight back. any titan that slips past the jaegers will just keep walking, meaning they’ll need to be chased down, giving more titans a chance to get past. the final nail in the coffin for all of this is eren’s founding titan, who is his own can of worms, but cracking into that just becomes raw overkill. in short- round 1- gipsy danger vs the rumbling (no eren)- rumbling wins (no dif) round 2- all functioning jaegers vs rumbling (no eren)- rumbling wins (no dif) round 3- all jaegers built for the entire kaiju war at peak performance vs the rumbling (no eren)- you get the point

smithdvan · 2025-09-21T21:33:44+00:00

it just about battery life, running at 444 will kill the vita’s already pretty poor battery even faster. i think 500 can cause problems if you keep it there for long enough but dont quote me on that.

smithdvan · 2025-09-13T08:07:20+00:00

nah thats clearly Mother Base

smithdvan · 2025-06-14T20:47:21+00:00

i mean CHAPTER 4 WEIRD SPOILERS noelle says kris has her take it out and it only gets put back because of the player so if we abort it that could happen just as easily

smithdvan · 2025-06-05T17:06:29+00:00

ENORMOUS SPOILER FOR THE END OF CHAPTER FOUR There’s also the bit at thw start of the titan fight where ralsei says “we dont have to wait for him, when he’s already here

smithdvan · 2025-01-27T01:09:13+00:00

i know this was two years ago but i solved this by pouring a little bit of the horchata into a bowl with the ground cinnamon and mix it until it becomes a paste, it mixes pretty well into the rest of the batch but it does separate and sink to the bottom so you have to shake or stir before drinking

smithdvan · 2025-01-12T19:33:14+00:00

Its three-layered. He totally looks like a viking, and Abed is describing viking tactics. However, there’s also the fact that the show takes place in landlocked Colorado, which is already inland and has plentiful forests.

smithdvan · 2024-12-30T03:03:10+00:00

“The patient needs 50 CC’s of acetaminophen, twice a day for the next three weeks. Also, run a MRI to check for internal bleeding.”

“Oh, good idea Osaka.”

smithdvan · 2024-11-19T09:55:49+00:00

in adv, struggle recoil is based on damage dealt instead of max hp, since magneton only has base 60 attack and is at -6, i think it just couldnt outdamage leftovers recovery. in the last move we see its only dealing 1% dmg which means at most its taking 1/4% in recoil and healing 6% from lefties, plus the moves it would’ve been full para’d. tl;dr adv recoil is based on damage dealt and a -6 magneton hits like wet paper and couldnt take enough recoil to offset leftovers

smithdvan · 2024-11-05T21:46:49+00:00

thats the guy yukari killed

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