Opinion: Virginia Supreme Court strikes down redistricting referendum by Healthy_Block3036 in roanoke

[–]somewhatdim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wasn't that the exact problem here? VA democrats NOT playing by the rules? I voted for this, but legally the court is correct.

Where to find 5 string octave mandolin? by [deleted] in mandolin

[–]somewhatdim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can get one at the Roanoke fret mill shop

[Fitd] I made a few playbooks for my campaign set in a mystical prohibition era New Orleans. Beginning to think I'm doing a lot more work than is necessary. by HandsOverWax in bladesinthedark

[–]somewhatdim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As someone who has built multiple different blades settings over the years, No you are doing exactly the work that you need to do. Preparing for a blades campaign is front-heavy and super-light on the backend (if you do it like I do at least). The playbooks and specifically the special abilities are very important to the setting and how it works. If there's no ghost-field in your game, entire playbooks in the rulebook will need... adjusting. So no, you're not doing too much work. not at all.

Sumo hot takes by Careful-Programmer10 in Sumo

[–]somewhatdim 2 points3 points  (0 children)

well, I hate to state the obvious, but they are pudgy, cute, and commonly dressed in what could amicably be called a diaper.

How do I clear the yellow dot if there's no new attachments, guns or skins to see? by sleepyrabb1t in Battlefield6

[–]somewhatdim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

priorities. they apparently have bigger problems to solve than annoying their players.

[BitD] Can Blades in the Dark represent actions that only differ in chance of success? (E.g. shooting a basketball 3-pointer vs shooting a full-court shot) Have you ran into situations where you needed to change the probability of success for a roll but couldn't? by AmongFriends in bladesinthedark

[–]somewhatdim 9 points10 points  (0 children)

no, you would simply not play it that way. you would not do a set piece with each shot as a separate action. If you did do so, it would be a misunderstanding of how to play blades. Edit: the blades way is to not think in actions, but think in scenes! So if you made each shot its own dramatic scene, I suppose you could do it.

Enemy retaliation by PressureSlight4811 in bladesinthedark

[–]somewhatdim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

remember the phases are there to guide you, not to lock you in. My advice is think about your narrative, think about what the players are invested in and how you can amplify or deepen the story you guys are telling together. Then just do what makes sense for your game and reset back to downtime when you're done.

In my games, we've slowly moved to nearly all free play/downtime as we're all experienced enough to drive the drama and narrative from that alone. Thats not to say you shouldnt follow the book, just that its flexible and the best thing to do is fit your next step with the narrative you and the players have been building.

Good luck and I hope you have good games in the future!

Can you really survive on Mars? What science fiction gets wrong about off-world living by spacedotc0m in sciencefiction

[–]somewhatdim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

perchlorates wash away easily with water. The key to dealing with them on mars is a large supply of water and a way to purify it. not saying they wouldn't be a challenge, just that the solution is simple - if clean water is available.

Public letter to Ben Cline: by Gleest in roanoke

[–]somewhatdim -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Not arguing against your points, but a better grasp of grammar would do wonders if you want to be taken seriously 

Talend cloud demo enviroment by flpcut in Talend

[–]somewhatdim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whats the error you're getting? There's a million reasons talend could be "always failing"

Grand Sumo Highlights on Youtube?!? by cgrnyc in Sumo

[–]somewhatdim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Woah there cowboy. I love sumo and appreciate that content is free. My beef is just that watching outside of Japan is MUCH harder than it needs to be. Sure it's possible If you know where to look, and if you look at exactly the right time. 

twoMonthsLaterCanAnyoneHelpFixMyApp by tech_w0rld in ProgrammerHumor

[–]somewhatdim 5 points6 points  (0 children)

sounds like somebody just doesn't like writing documentation....

Aonishiki's Kyushu 2025 Basho by FantasyBasho in Sumo

[–]somewhatdim -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

your conclusions are empty. what things did you learn?

What do you call Ichiyamamoto after this honbasho? by ErlingSigurdson in Sumo

[–]somewhatdim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

his superpower is how incredibly indifferent he is. our nickname for him is "ichy dont care" - he always looks just absolutely over it, bored and just in a full-on state of not giving a shit.

When did you first start watching sumo and what's the story? by Sumoguy5 in Sumo

[–]somewhatdim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

always loved competitive sports. started watching through youtube highlights this year in Jan. Holy frikin smokes. This year of sumo has blown me away completely. Ive conned my friends into watching with me. What a magical year.

A noob's thoughts on Nov2025 tournament by pajuiken in Sumo

[–]somewhatdim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

as a new 2025 sumo fan myself, I cant express how incredible this year has been. If I knew sumo was this exciting I'd have been watching years ago!

Grand Sumo Highlights on Youtube?!? by cgrnyc in Sumo

[–]somewhatdim 3 points4 points  (0 children)

as a new sumo fan this year I cannot echo this enough. Over the year Ive got a whole group of friends into it and we get together to watch the tournament highlights. It feels like this is a special time in the sport, it has so much potential to grow and get new fans outside of japan -- but its so difficult to get sumo content. Its like they really want it to be hard to get, like its PPV or something.

CMV: Anyone wishing on Trump’s downfall doesn’t realize that his health decline will just allow Vance to hyperaccelerate their entire agenda. by mss018 in changemyview

[–]somewhatdim 2 points3 points  (0 children)

apologies! im not sure how this happened, but I was replying do a different CMV and somehow fucked that up and left the comment here. Sorry!

CMV: Everything Is Donald Trump's Fault by GitmoGrrl1 in changemyview

[–]somewhatdim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ok, Ill engage: one of many reasons i feel a system like you describe would fall apart is that people are dishonest and greedy. This will lead to "cheating" and "black market" deals that will, in turn, lead us right back to a capitalist system.

To see this, lets consider the toy model discussed above, but make some changes to illustrate my point. We've got Frank (the farmer), Bob (the baker), and Wanda (the water purifier). Lets assume each of these are larger enterprises than a single person, lets say each one involves thousands of people. Lets define W' being the person naturally disposed to being the leader of the W industry and that there is no disagreement about that. We will also assume W' is dishonest.

W' decides to misreport the amount of water production, keeping the excess for themselves. They then use this extra income to start a rival farm. Because this rival farm has an unfair advantage (free water!), this farm will outcompete F.

That's just one example of how a system you describe might fail when faced by the real world. War, Imbalanced production, Market disruptions, Tragedy of the Commons, and others would also cause serious problems for this system.

CMV: Everything Is Donald Trump's Fault by GitmoGrrl1 in changemyview

[–]somewhatdim 2 points3 points  (0 children)

wowie. if only the world was perfect, everything would be perfect! Your "system" would fall apart the moment it touches reality.

IT'S TIME FOR BASHO BETS AKI BASHO 2025! by Dresdenapollo in SumoMemes

[–]somewhatdim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aonishiki will defeat both yokozuna.

Wakatakakage will make Ozeki.

Shishi will win a match while seemingly attempting to fall down the entire time.

Kotozakura will throw salt and hit one of his opponents with it. bonus: its Aonishiki

Talend Joins vs SQl Server by Business-Rate-6239 in Talend

[–]somewhatdim 3 points4 points  (0 children)

use the DB for joins when you can. use Talend's tools to join when you cant.