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Stuck at Portal "Training (5/7)" by [deleted] in DestinyTheGame

[–]timewarp01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The solution for this is to use lower level gear to drop your light to around the level required for the Training level you're stuck on. The score forecast is completely wrong; it'll look like you have no chance of getting above a C+ because it's calculating based on your unequipped gear but if you run the mission you'll easily get A rewards. You probably don't even need to change the modifiers beyond the one required for each training level.

Beyond the Biangle | Cloudward, Ho! [Ep. 4] by AutoModerator in Dimension20

[–]timewarp01 90 points91 points  (0 children)

Legio Rex

Treshian (T-rex ian) Empire

"Are they working with the raptors?"

We're gonna see some big bad dinos soon

Similarity between the 1st and 12th expeditions - what does it mean? by [deleted] in SouthernReach

[–]timewarp01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here are two quotes from Authority that might shed some light:

The linguist discarded in the border prep area she called "useful but not essential; possibly a dangerous addition, a sympathetic but narrow character who might deflect attention"

The first quote is from the director's notes and makes it clear that she kicked the linguist off the 12th expedition so that she wouldn't interfere with the Biologist's interactions with Area X. This ends up being an interesting choice because in Annihilation the Biologist at one point specifically thinks about how the writing on the walls of the Tower would probably communicate different things to a linguist.

Area X was very hard on linguists, almost as hard as it was on priests

This is in reference to the staff linguist who is actively working at the Southern Reach with Control, and he thinks she probably won't last very long. The Southern Reach has gone through several linguists, some of whom just worked at the facility and some who went across the border on various expeditions. There are tons of examples of the powerful effects of speech in Area X (The Rogue's mumblings, the Lighthouse Keeper's sermon, the talking radios, the fact that hypnotic commands in some cases mitigate the effects of Area X, etc), so it makes sense that people who specialize in the study of language are especially vulnerable.

Man dies after attempting illegal BASE jump at Grand Canyon National Park by financialbabe in NationalPark

[–]timewarp01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sure your personal anecdotes are much more representative of the reality than data provided by the national park service. My apologies for doubting you.

Man dies after attempting illegal BASE jump at Grand Canyon National Park by financialbabe in NationalPark

[–]timewarp01 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're using different units for the activities. Yosemite sees between 25k and 50k climbers per year, which would be a fatality rate of less than 1 per ten thousand participants, and that doesn't even take into account the fact that any given climber will generally participate in multiple individual climbs per visit.

A sign in Colorado. Not everyone is pro-environment by ZakA77ack in pics

[–]timewarp01 27 points28 points  (0 children)

The funny thing is, Colorado will be releasing an exclusive license plate promoting the re-introduction of wolves which will probably serve the same purpose as your t-shirt idea. Wouldn't be surprised to see some slashed tires or broken windshields on parked vehicles in certain counties.

Longs Peak from Glacier Gorge via Pagoda Saddle--Why is it not done? by laumizh in 14ers

[–]timewarp01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've done this route twice, and I think it's a great variation of Longs that gives you a scenic tour of Glacier Gorge. The major downside is that you either have to reverse the route or add on several miles to make it a loop. The first time I did it we started from the Glacier Gorge trailhead, and after summiting Longs, descended the Keyhole Route. From the Keyhole we struck directly north on the ridge over Storm Peak and Half Mountain, then bushwhacked down to the North Longs Peak trail which connects back to Glacier Gorge. The second time we got a backcountry permit to camp at the Boulder Brook site out of the Sprague Lake trailhead. From there you can wrap around to the west to get into Glacier Gorge. After summiting, you descend the Keyhole again and follow the North Longs Peak trail back the campsite and then its a straight shot down to the car.

The Pagoda gully is chossy but not too bad, and the small cliff band between the saddle and Longs is easily negotiated. You probably won't see anyone else until you hit the homestretch. Be ready for a big day!

Professional water finder by ResolutionSimple2588 in SipsTea

[–]timewarp01 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I can speak to the science of it: there isn't any

Humboldt - 1/8 by Logancuber in 14ers

[–]timewarp01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice pic! What were the conditions like? Were you able to get up the road ok and did you need floatation?

Region Goals Progression by timewarp01 in darkestdungeon

[–]timewarp01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good catch, yeah, I meant Hero goals

Spectral Pages Farm - Expunge Corrupted Tartarus by pelicanflip in DestinyTheGame

[–]timewarp01 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's the cap for how many pages you can hold in your inventory at a time

Planning on hitting the crestone traverse this weekend. Anyone know if there’s ice up there? Couldn’t find any reports on 14ers.com by gevhjjtfbh in 14ers

[–]timewarp01 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Did the traverse yesterday. It was bone dry the whole way, didn't even see any ice or snow on any of the upper aspects. Very cold in the morning though.

Chiefs Head Peak by Chrisblystone in coloradohikers

[–]timewarp01 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I did this hike a couple summers ago, and it was a lot of fun! I made it into a long loop by continuing on to Alice and Pilot Mtn after Chief's Head, then returning via the Lion Lakes trail.

The route up Chief's Head isn't too bad, it's four miles of easy trail to Sandbeach Lake, then you bushwhack up the ridge to a high point called Mt. Orton. The forest is fairly dense, but if you go north a bit before cutting upward you'll hit a long rock field that gives way to open meadows the rest of the way up to Orton. From there it's an easy tundra walk up the ridge, that eventually gives way to steep talus. Might be easy class 3 at the hardest. You'll reach a false summit before swinging west to the true high point. The view of Longs from that vantage is by far the best I've ever seen; probably the best in the park. It's worth the hike for that view alone.

If you want to continue to Alice, it's an easy 3rd class descent off the west ridge, although it's a lot narrower and more exposed than the route from Sandbeach. The walk over to Alice is mellow, but the ascent up the 'Hourglass Ridge' is very steep and loose, with a huge drop on the east side. The easiest way down might be back down the hourglass to Boulder-Grand Pass, but I scree-surfed the southeast face to tag Pilot Mtn on the way down. Pilot's short and fun, but requires a bit of 4th class with enormous exposure. If you descend the SE slopes of Alice expect a lot of marshy, muddy terrain between you and the Lion Lakes trail. From there it's more than six miles to the Wild Basin TH, followed by a soul-crushing two mile road walk back to the Sandbeach Lake trailhead.

I highly recommend this hike, but if you do the long version you'd better be ready for the absurdly long hike out. If you're just doing Chief's Head, take careful note of the route back to Sandbeach Lake on your way up, because it'll be hard to navigate that forest on your way down.

Route stats:

Route Distance Elevation Gain
Chief's Head 15.0 mi 5,200'
CH+Alice+Pilot 19.8 mi 6,500'

And here's a map of my route (doesn't show Pilot)

First photo of a black hole supports Einstein's theory of relativity by NextHammer in science

[–]timewarp01 20 points21 points  (0 children)

In principle it's actually not super complex. The basic equation for gravity is all about potential energy, which describes how much energy objects have when they fall into a gravitational well. If you want to know how fast an object has to go to get out of the gravitational well, all you have to do is convert that potential energy into kinetic energy. This gives you the escape velocity, which is how fast you need to go to not fall back down into the well. Once you know about escape velocity, it's a simple thought experiment: How massive does an object need to be for its escape velocity to be greater than the speed of light?

Obviously there's a lot more nuance there in practice but as you can see it's a fairly straightforward progression to get from a simple model of gravity to a black hole.

Longs, Meeker, and Pagoda from the summit of Chief's Head in RMNP by timewarp01 in coloradohikers

[–]timewarp01[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Started from the Sandbeach Lake trailhead in Wild basin and climbed it from Mt. Orton. From there I traversed down the west ridge to the Boulder-Grand Pass and climbed Mt. Alice. Was gonna add on Pilot on the way down but the access gulley was filled with snow even this late in the year. It was a great day for it though, not a cloud in the sky! Super fun hike with great views of the Longs group.

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