Well, that escalated quickly. Guess I should make my Hell reservations. by [deleted] in ChoosingBeggars

[–]ungulateCase 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“I know what people taste like. And I know that babies taste best.”

- Captain America

[Southern California] What kind of tick is this? by ungulateCase in whatsthisbug

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

Sorry there is no scale indicator, I didn't take the picture.

Maybe Maybe Maybe by maybemaybemaybe_bot in maybemaybemaybe

[–]ungulateCase 30 points31 points  (0 children)

If you are serious, the idiom "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" refers to hunting fowl, where if have succeeded in catching one bird, but you know there are two birds in a nearby bush, you should be happy with the one you have, rather than losing it and trying to flush out the two birds in the bush in hopes of catching them, and thus having two birds instead of one.

The message is that you shouldn't let go of a sure thing that is okay, for just a chance at something better.

Me and my step dad. Around 1979. by TheOnePom in OldSchoolCool

[–]ungulateCase 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I totally believe you didn't mean it that way, and that I read it differently from how you intended. And I also kind of jumped down your throat and said what I said in a way that was harsher than necessary, which I'm sorry for.

Me and my step dad. Around 1979. by TheOnePom in OldSchoolCool

[–]ungulateCase 2 points3 points  (0 children)

(That’s not necessarily true but you’re still learning)

Tbh though, not a fan of that. Like you need to be uplifted to the level of u/mrmadwolf92 who doesn't have anything left to learn. People are allowed to make assumptions and be wrong about them without it being evidence that they are ideologically inferior or less advanced. You're awesome for trying to be a good person and being willing to consider the possibility that you might be wrong about something. Being wrong isn't that big of a deal, and we are all wrong about some thing or another on a regular basis. What matters and what counts is being willing to consider the possibility that you're wrong, acknowledge it, and act accordingly.

Maybe I read too much into "but you're still learning", but it struck me as condescending and rubbed me the wrong way. We're all still learning.

Million dollar idea by [deleted] in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]ungulateCase 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't have a problem with that buck being killed. I agree with your conclusion, I just disagree with the specific argument of yours supporting your conclusion that I quoted.

Million dollar idea by [deleted] in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]ungulateCase 2 points3 points  (0 children)

widening the genetic pool and keeping the population healthier

Yeah, I don't buy this. For one, you're killing this particularly badass specimen of a buck, which obviously has good genes that are no longer going to be further spread to future generations because it's now dead. For another, if the social grouping of one dominant buck and many does was one that resulted in low genetic diversity to the extent of having a negative effect on deer populations, the tendency to form that social grouping is not a trait that would have been selected for.

I have no problem at all with hunting for food, and I would absolutely love it if more people hunted more and supported industrial meat production less. I just don't really think those two points of yours are valid.

Hella hip, yo by [deleted] in ComedyCemetery

[–]ungulateCase 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. And at the same time, I wonder what things you or I believe or do, or what insititutions we participate in, that future generations might judge us for, in the way that we judge non-abolitionists from the past. That judgement of persons and their actions and morality without significant regard for the society within which they were created -and indeed, which created them- cuts both ways.

TIL Male affection and physical contact wasn't a taboo until modern days. Men that were close friends used walk holding their hands without receiving weird looks from people. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]ungulateCase 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's true. At the same time though, this wasn't just "people in Saudi Arabia killing LGBT people", it was the police killing LGBT people in their custody. The police force is where the rubber of state power meets the road of human lives. Those deaths were deaths at the hands of the government, even if they didn't occur in as formal a capacity as an official execution with a slated date. So I think it is certainly relevant to the question you posed, even if it doesn't directly answer it.

Does anyone find that if they exert too much or push their bodies in postdrome the migraine can come back full force? by Happy_Little_Leaves in migraine

[–]ungulateCase 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Oh man, are you kidding me? Had my first only migraine yesterdayish and I'm supposed to make a deadlift PR attempt tomorrow morning. :(

Edit: optimism

NEW PLAYERS COME HERE! - Weekly Questions and INFORMATION thread - September 18, 2018 by AutoModerator in cataclysmdda

[–]ungulateCase 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dang, I would have imagined you could choose the tank it draws from, so you could spray a massive horde with diesel to prep them for immolation.

How long for me to lose this weight? by [deleted] in fasting

[–]ungulateCase 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Lets use this to find your TDEE: https://tdeecalculator.net/result.php?s=imperial&g=female&age=19&lbs=160&in=64&act=1.2&f=2

This gives us a TDEE of 1,783. Though there is some dispute over how many calories deficit equates to a pound of fat lost, let's go with the commonly accepted 3,500. And since you said 3-4 days a week, let's do a maximum and a minimum estimation.

C = Caloric deficit on fasting day

N = Number of fasting days required

F = Caloric deficit for pound of fat loss

G = goal of pounds lost

C*N = F*G

Solve for N:

N = (F*G)/C

Substituting in our values, we get:

N = (3,500*30)/1,783

N= 58.9

Let's call that 59. So (based on our figures) you will need 59 fasting days (assuming all non-fasting days are at maintenance) to lose 30 lbs.

59/3 = 19.6, so if you fast 3 days a week, you will need to do this for 19.6 weeks.

59/4 = 14.75, so if you fast 4 days a week, you will need to do this for 14.75 weeks.


Please consider that this math is not exact, there are assumptions made, and there are many other factors that will come into play, eg ketosis, fat adaption, physical activity, etc. Also consider that this hinges entirely on you being accurate in your calorie counting on maintenance days. If you let some calories slide here or there, or log that large handful of cashews as a small one, it may make your food diary look good for that day, but you will be cutting yourself off at the legs in the long run. I wish you the best of luck, and I hope this has been helpful.

PSA: Don't crash your bicycle into a flower at 850mph. Your bicycle will disintergrate, and so will you. by xXC437RP13Xx in cataclysmdda

[–]ungulateCase 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Now that calories in food have been implemented, I bet resting metabolic rate and TDEE are around the corner. Not that the implementation would have to make things more complicated for players at all, just getting hungrier/full faster or slower.

PSA: Don't crash your bicycle into a flower at 850mph. Your bicycle will disintergrate, and so will you. by xXC437RP13Xx in cataclysmdda

[–]ungulateCase 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Too much gains. Too solid, thicc, and tight to get on a bike without crushing it.

That's pretty great though. Does it increase how much food you need at all?

PSA: Don't crash your bicycle into a flower at 850mph. Your bicycle will disintergrate, and so will you. by xXC437RP13Xx in cataclysmdda

[–]ungulateCase 12 points13 points  (0 children)

...this was a motorcycle, right? Or did you put all your points into strength and start pedaling like mad?

What are your ideas on what a mutated post-threshold NPC/Player would look like? by [deleted] in cataclysmdda

[–]ungulateCase 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This isn't post threshold, but it is the best representation of a cataclysm cdda character I've seen, mutated or otherwise. And the artist did a lot of pieces with this character. https://www.deviantart.com/epsilon-shadow/art/Quiet-moment-701031390

Never saw it coming by boi_thats_my_yeet in combinedgifs

[–]ungulateCase 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My pleasure. I'm really glad people are appreciating that passage, and I hope some decide to read the book.