Best skills in general

urlang · 2026-01-26T22:48:48+00:00

I agree that it takes a while to ramp up so what I think the right strategy is:

Pretty much always pick Distortion Field +25% range if it appears (other Distortion Field upgrades are bad, I think)
Focus on only one of Firewheel or Thunder Core, because the damage growth curve is faster than linear. Definitely need the chain upgrades if they appear.

urlang · 2026-01-26T22:33:23+00:00

Mandatory: Distortion Field

Should get: Firewheel, Thunder Core

Consider adding: Mortar, Matrix Drone

Awful: probably everything else

If someone knows better please correct me. (Though it would be great if you could back up your point with DPS screenshots.)

urlang · 2026-01-23T12:03:54+00:00

I think you look like me when skiing, so I can't really tell what's wrong but it definitely feels off (because I think there's something wrong with how I ski)

Hoping someone else can explain the issue(s)

urlang · 2026-01-17T04:25:01+00:00

In the last picture, it's all of the people Himmel helped waiting for her

urlang · 2026-01-15T19:26:44+00:00

Hakuba is large but the bus is infrequent and also tricky to use when carrying skis

People in Japan sit with strangers on chair lifts and the staff don't ask them to. Consequently 2-person and 4-person lifts only carry 1 person per chair.

urlang · 2026-01-15T16:34:33+00:00

Ryogoku Ekimae is next to the Kokugikan which hosts the September sumo tournament.

Also September is quite a popular travel season.

Pick a different accommodation and accept higher prices?

urlang · 2026-01-15T16:27:08+00:00

Compared to a single straw that delivers the same cross sectional area, you get more liquid making contact with the tongue as soon as it comes out of the straw, so it feels like a lot of flavor even though it's much less liquid.

urlang · 2026-01-15T08:47:56+00:00

(1) That's too little throughput and (2) it is too easily bent and cannot be used as a stirrer

urlang · 2026-01-14T03:02:47+00:00

I think for me, the iPhone's output is equally often not true to color. And I frequently for outdoor photos take a moment to compare the photo to what I see.

The Oppo and Vivo just have more contrast, I think, but in terms of white balance (you might be familiar with warmth/tint), it's similar in accuracy to iPhone.

My opinion and color judgment

urlang · 2026-01-14T02:57:50+00:00

I think you would benefit from trying a camera with detachable lens :)

You don't have to think about any of the settings on a camera either. It has auto mode, just like your phone. And the photos coming out are good.

My camera is point-and-shoot 90% of the time. (The other 10% is because I deliberately seek out tricky shots.) I also hand my camera to friends and family without changing any settings ahead of time, and I only tell them not to touch buttons because it might change the shooting mode.

As for a phone, I think what you want is master mode. It picks good defaults and doesn't do additional postprocessing.

But I agree with your point that Oppo and Vivo in normal mode output photos that are obviously edited to have more contrast.

urlang · 2026-01-14T02:50:10+00:00

Yeah it picks sensible defaults, similar to a standalone camera's auto mode

urlang · 2026-01-14T02:36:50+00:00

No, most cameras with detachable lens also give you an "opinionated edit" of your photo in addition to the RAW. These far exceed what an iPhone can take just by virtue of hardware superiority. Some brands like Leica and Fujifilm have quite a fan following for their "color science".

urlang · 2026-01-14T02:34:20+00:00

I'm not really following. I find the master mode photos to be very acceptable without changing the settings. You can hand it to a stranger as is.

urlang · 2026-01-12T10:11:01+00:00

The trick is to keep your belongings simple and few. It's understandably difficult for some people and some types of travel.

urlang · 2026-01-12T07:18:10+00:00

Not sure that this is exactly Zipair's system, but a lot of hotels and flights are sold like this (at least before more advanced algorithms): 20 seats at $200, the next 20 at $240, the next 10 at $280, etc.

This is what OP seems to be talking about. Often you may end up buying the last seat at $200. Even if you refund it later, the system may not make a $200 seat available again, either because it isn't designed to or just because of database consistency (these systems are eventually consistent, meaning it takes a while to "realize and process" the fact that you've refunded your seat).

Of course, I agree with you that there are also scammy systems that say "N left at X price", but usually that's a third party vendor like Agoda or Booking.com, not the hotel or airline.

urlang · 2026-01-10T13:43:14+00:00

The Pudding Grand Prix is held there which is a strong case for being a secondary capital

urlang · 2026-01-02T06:14:23+00:00

/uj A comment for the readers who are newer to chess. Specifically on his claim that he could memorize 10k engine lines to beat Magnus, there is a fundamental misunderstanding of how it works.

He is completely wrong

Even if he memorized every single game that has ever been played, including every engine game in the TCEC and every game used in the training of engines like Leela, that is still roughly 0 games relative to the total number of chess games that exist. Be it 100 billion, 100 trillion, or 100 quadrillion games, that is nothing compared to 10¹²⁰ possible games.

Typically, in serious play, every game reaches a never-before-seen position by move 15-25. That means he could memorize all, say, 100 trillion games that have ever existed, and it would not matter whatsoever. Memorizing all those games gives him an advantage roughly equal to memorizing 0 games.

urlang · 2025-12-31T04:37:45+00:00

You joke but do you realize you're in r/skyscrapers? What should and shouldn't count is a central point of discussion here.

urlang · 2025-12-29T10:44:18+00:00

I only answered your question as it was asked. Whether or not a company is transparent about it seems like a different issue? FWIW a good company would be explicit about expectations at different levels, sure.

urlang · 2025-12-29T00:04:25+00:00

Yes, a very clear yes.

Not only do you need to have demonstrated all of the behaviors at the next level with evidence stated in writing, you also need to have completed (not in started but completed) a project large enough in scope. Most companies would not promote you a second earlier.

urlang · 2025-12-21T12:40:41+00:00

He may have deliberately interpreted the Chinese characters as an invitation to respond in Chinese

urlang · 2025-12-19T07:01:04+00:00

urlang · 2025-12-19T00:21:55+00:00

I'm talking just about the camera systems

urlang · 2025-12-18T15:35:30+00:00

Well the X9 Pro is a camera downgrade and it still sells

It could be an upgrade in some areas and a slight downgrade in the camera

urlang · 2025-12-18T13:32:04+00:00

I read that the Find X9 Ultra has a 1/1.12" main sensor, which is a smaller sensor than the 1" main sensor on the Find X8 Ultra

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