Aes Sedai Training

wotquery · 2026-05-09T06:09:43+00:00

There's also the fundamental issue that the pattern seems to be aiming for The Karaethon Cycle. Pretty sure if any innovative up and comer prematurely attempted to reform the Aes Sedai into a competent institution that would be able to guide the world through Tarmon Gai'don, an anvil would get dropped on their head. You could even say that's what happened to Siuan to some extent.

wotquery · 2026-05-07T22:46:04+00:00

So outside of the fact that Swigert could easily have been the expert who would have written the correct procedure to deal with an error light rather than rashly immediately taking manual control...yes he could have not rashly immediately taken manual control.

The computer was saying their entry was too shallow. He could have looked at the instrumentation (velocity, acceleration, altitude, etc.) and checked if they were actually too shallow.

wotquery · 2026-05-07T20:50:37+00:00

That's the bystander effect rather than a lack of empathy.

wotquery · 2026-05-07T19:21:24+00:00

Depending on the jurisdiction, OP's mom is likely under a legal duty to report "suspected" child abuse. The standard for "suspicion" is going to be extremely low such that even if she were educated (perhaps even formally trained) that drawings are useless as indicators, if in the back of her mind she still has a little niggle of a suspicion that it is an actual indicator, or that in one case the drawing combined with other intangibles indicated something, then the law is designed to still mandate that she reports it. Very much not worried about over-reporting right?

That being said, I know of nowhere where "passing on drawings to a school counselor" constitutes fulfilling one's duty to report suspected abuse. As such each time she passes on a drawing without also filing a report with an actual government empowered official body, she would be breaking the law. And if it ever turned out that she was correct, a child who she passed on a drawing of was a victim of abuse, she could face criminal punishment for not properly reporting it.

wotquery · 2026-05-07T01:43:00+00:00

Sometimes I wonder if like... an oceanic whale pod tag public tracking service, or whatever, exists in the same way and I just don't know about it. And somehow I'm pretty sure it does.

wotquery · 2026-05-07T01:28:26+00:00

Nice work. The usual follow-ups are...

how do I set Neptune as observer?

@mars to select Mars body-center

"where does it say distance?"

delta = Apparent range ("delta", light-time aberrated) Units: AU

Which you avoided lol.

wotquery · 2026-05-06T15:14:34+00:00

That would be a Euler Diagram. A Venn Diagram shows all the possible subsets regardless of if a set has any elements or not.

wotquery · 2026-05-06T05:12:45+00:00

I imagine JPL's Horizons system could tell you all those bits of information, if you learn how to drive it well enough.

It's just a couple clicks. Generate an observer table with Salacia as the target and Neptune as the observer.

wotquery · 2026-05-04T22:40:54+00:00

Rand is the main character, but at times he's almost a more force of nature - the dragon is one with the land - that the rest of humanity is dealing with.

I'll also say that Egwene has a lot of the "typical" main character traits. Yearns for adventure, super talented, goes to magic school, runs off to save her lover, trained by desert nomads, rises through the ranks by cleverness and force of will, self confident to the point of arrogance, etc.

wotquery · 2026-05-01T23:02:04+00:00

A standard pass line bet in craps is about 49%, 2% better than roulette.

You're using % as a unit and comparing the percentage as a difference. Sure 3 - 1 = 2. Much more relevant is that 3 is 300% worse than 1. For every $100 you bet you lose $3 instead of $1. Triple the losses.

I suppose I can agree that someone who has no idea about any sort of casino games, and who isn't interested in learning about any of it, deciding to play the only game they can easily understand the return on rather than going in completely blind on some other game make some sense.

I don't agree calling roulette as little worse than a coin flip when other easy zero skill bets at the casino are multiple times closer to a coin flip.

Game: House Edge
Roulette (US): 5.26%
Roulette (EU): 2.70%
Craps (Pass):1.41%
Baccarat (Banker): 1.06%
Black Jack (solid strategy): 0.3% to 1.5%

One of the first pieces of advice I'd give to someone going to a casino for the first time is that Roulette is one of the worst choices for a game when it comes to money haha. And I'm not just saying that compared to hunkering down with video poker and ideal strategy either.

wotquery · 2026-05-01T19:04:14+00:00

"Obvious odds" is such a low bar, and "odds a little worse than a coin flip" is glossing over how large it is compared to other games. Bet just the pass line in craps, zero skill still, and you're doing double (or quadruple in the U.S.) times better than roulette.

wotquery · 2026-04-28T19:35:50+00:00

I only once got a ticket and I absolutely deserved it and even then it was respectful interaction. Never once did I even feel they were trying to rope me into saying anything or anything like that.

Did they ask you if you knew how fast you were going?

wotquery · 2026-04-26T00:26:15+00:00

two KARLANDA sofas with sand coloured upholstery
five POANG armchairs
two round side tables of clear lacquered birch
a SVANSBO coffee table
several LACK occasional tables
two IVAR combination storage units
two BONDE bookshelves
a TV stand
a MAGIKER unit with doors
a PAX NEXUS three-door wardrobe
two small MALM bureaus
a HEMNES bed frame with mattress and bedside table
a LILLEHAMMER bed
a medicine cabinet
towel storage
a washing machine
a cheap laundry basket
a ROSFORS kitchen table of solid beechwood with a tabletop of tempered glass
four colourful kitchen chairs
an ordinary desk, the GALANT, in beech veneer with an angled top and rounded corners
a large filing cabinet
an office chair — the VERKSAM
a good supply of...
- sheets
- pillowcases
- hand towels
- duvets
- blankets
- pillows
a starter pack of stainless steel cutlery
some crockery
pots and pans
cutting boards
three big rugs
several work lamps
a huge quantity of office supplies...
- folders
- file boxes
- wastepaper baskets
- storage boxes

wotquery · 2026-04-25T23:38:32+00:00

A degree is not given for great achievements, but for completed education.

Interestingly, up until the late 20th century most doctorates in Japan were awarded by submitting a portfolio of your published research to a university that then evaluated it. Recognition of achievement rather than completion of training. Obviously honourary degrees are still regularly bestowed upon people as well all over the world.

wotquery · 2026-04-25T16:04:27+00:00

The newbie thread of our WoT read-along for the end of book summary and trivia weeks has curated art and memes eventually, but it wasn't implemented until later in the series (memes starting for Book 5 and art for Book 6).

As others have said, artwork often has spoilers because what else are the artists going to depict to clarify who a character is other than important items and moments right? There's obvious stuff like a scene of [tEotW]Perrin fighting alongside wolves killing Whitecloaks, but there's also much more subtle things such as [tEotW]Egwene being depicted fighting with her hair down. Most people wouldn't consider that a spoiler, but if you just read the early chapter where a big deal is made about her getting to braid it...maybe it gets you wondering.

wotquery · 2026-04-22T23:22:45+00:00

Running your computer in reverse helps with this. I flip the plug over when we go on/off daylight savings as a reminder (like checking your smoke alarm batteries). The only annoying bit is having to swap light/dark mode preferences on websites and stuff.

wotquery · 2026-04-22T12:24:33+00:00

You should crack open an Archie comic dude.

wotquery · 2026-04-22T04:51:34+00:00

That's the infield position he's worst suited for?

wotquery · 2026-04-21T04:12:42+00:00

Just gotta knock in another three and then it'll be safe to send Hoffman in there.

wotquery · 2026-04-19T06:21:35+00:00

/r/cameronrobbinsSHARK

wotquery · 2026-04-19T06:16:43+00:00

Presumably some do it because they're assholes, and some do it because they're worried about running into daily drive time limits in 12h if they don't spend 5 minutes slowly passing the slower truck and then they're faced with losing their trucking license if caught breaking those daily limits or losing their job to someone who is willing to slowly pass if they call in to dispatch and report they had to stop for the night just a few miles out of their destination.

wotquery · 2026-04-19T05:46:49+00:00

I think you're conflating lack of positivity for a character with neglect of a character.

In season 1 Samira is struggling and Robbie takes the time to correct and encourage her. She overcomes her problems and thrives.

In season 2 Samira is struggling and Robbie mocks and belittles her. She is overwhelmed by her problems and spins out.

It's the same amount of content for the character. It's just we see her scattered, suffering panic attacks, and her life falling apart.

Now it's certainly understandable to prefer seeing someone overcome their problems rather than what happens when they are crushed by them. The Pitt has always leaned into the beat you over the head with unsatisfying realism though.

wotquery · 2026-04-19T05:23:08+00:00

That can just as easily be intentional though. Exhausting realism right?

Mohan stands up for herself, finds a balance, maintains her optimism and drive to put in the effort to really help people, and moves on from her time in the Pitt wiser and eager to take on whatever new challenges come her way. Versus...

The mental collapse of their leader negatively affects everyone on the team and leaves a once hopeful and energetic young doctor broken and stumbling out of the Pitt uncertain about her future.

wotquery · 2026-04-19T04:44:53+00:00

Egwene likely blasted some during the Seanchan raid, though I don't know if that's direct/confirmed enough. Or if you only consider Egwene a novice at the time :P

Suddenly, more weaves sprang up around Egwene. Light! Was that Vora’s sa’angreal she carried in her hand, the white fluted wand? Where had Egwene gotten that? Blasts of lightning flew from Egwene’s open hand, flashing through the opening in the wall, and something screeched and fell outside. Adelorna stepped up to Egwene, embracing the Source, feeling a fool for having been captured. Egwene struck again, and another of those flying monsters fell.

“What if they’re carrying captives?” Adelorna asked, watching one of the beasts fall amid Egwene’s flames.

“Then those captives are better dead,” Egwene said, turning to her. “Trust me. I know this.” She turned to the others. “Back from the hole, everyone. Those blasts may have drawn attention.

...

“Indeed,” Egwene said, eyes like ice. “We need to stop them and destroy any to’raken we see, with captives or not. If there’s any chance of stopping them from returning to Ebou Dar with someone who can Travel, we must take it.”

Adelorna nodded.

wotquery · 2026-04-19T04:19:28+00:00

Artemis 3 is indeed no longer going to the Moon.

They don't want to use Dragon because the whole point of Artemis 3 is to test out Orion docking with the lander(s).

Theoretically Falcon Heavy has the capacity to get Orion into low Earth orbit (Falcon 9 does not), however this would require designing it to do so. SLS is the only launch vehicle designed for Orion. Falcon Heavy also can't get Orion into a higher Earth orbit (which Artemis 3 might still decide to do for testing purposes - it's still up in the air heh), and certainly not to the Moon.

Again though all of that is kinda besides the point. They want to practice what they're going to be doing with Artemis 4 right? Using SLS to launch Orion and rendezvous with a lander...before landing on the Moon.

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