justaderp

@[email protected]

This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. View on remote instance

justaderp ,

I would think a two-hander is massive enough to be a blunt weapon if turned sideways, striking with the flat of the sword. But, my opinion is really uninformed.

justaderp ,

Thank you for pointing out that I'm being an idiot in such a kind manner. I apologize. I also learned more about mpox.

justaderp ,

I accused the other of misinformation when the article even said I was wrong. I'd be a hypocrite, an idiot, and an asshole to not make it right.

Thanks for not only recognizing but also taking the time to reinforce what we both want to see more of.

justaderp ,

There's an incredible story behind it. But, the short form is that Proton is more expensive because they're not harvesting your private information. In a few months the law will prevent them from doing for as long as the core fiscal law and Proton exist (at least decades).

justaderp ,

Above PugJesus talks about the energy of the round being very large. There's more to it.

The derringer design lacks any technology to absorb and extend the impulse of recoil, most importantly the slide found on any modern semi automatic.

Not only is there extreme recoil, there's also absolutely nothing to help the shooter deal with it.

justaderp , (edited )

Remember conservation of momentum. The only way the machine can absorb part of the impulse is through friction, heat, and by redirecting the existing chamber pressure after the bullet has left the barrel.

Remember the human body. Magnitude matters much more than duration. Extending the time of impulse by implementing a slide lessens magnitude, the areas under the impulse curves roughly equivalent.

I'm going to apply the above to answer your questions to say it again :)

Does the slide absorb any significant amount of energy?

For a properly functioning, modern, and typically-designed pistol and a status quo definition of "significant", the answer is: No. That's not what it's designed to do. But, energy can be dissipated slightly if the pistol is compensated: a redirection of chamber pressure from near the end of the barrel, upwards, counter the torque component of the recoil impulse.

What's the math on this, say the dissipated energy in a semi auto VS revolver using the same round?

It's not quite a good question. The maximum force during the impulse is what a human cares about when analyzing a slide. That's what'll effect accuracy of the next round and how sore your hands will be in the morning.

If minimization of total impulse is what's being analyzed then one would want to compare rifles. Rifles have larger rounds, longer barrel length thus more time to use chamber pressure to mitigate recoil.

You've good questions for coming into the middle. Go to the beginning: rounds and various types of actions, rifleman 101. Come back to the hard science.

justaderp ,

There's a big difference between "I wouldn't choose that," and "They should be prevented by force from choosing that."

What you're looking for is a hate group. You can advocate not just judicial rulings limiting the freedom of minority groups, but for disposing of the minorities once and for all. If that's too extreme then you'll just need to tolerate them. Be better than those that didn't tolerate your hatred.

justaderp , (edited )

There's been no rulings granting a transgender rights greater than another. It'd have been global news, the consequences of which would still be cascading through the judicial system.

So, when this transgender person was granted what may have been, after an arduous battle, equality in one situation, you disagreed.

What defines humans from other animals is complex communication and it's derivatives. I need not know the transgender person, be transgender myself, or even have a gay friend to feel basic human sympathy and empathy for them. That's the minimum human response: neutrality, equality. Anything less is animalistic hatred.

Edit: I've passed judgement on just this perspective you hold, not on you as a person. If I didn't believe you valuable I'd not have invested the time to explain why I expect more and believe you capable.

justaderp ,

Monopolies don't care about the user experience, only profit. The AI doesnt understand the former, only the latter. The continued degredation of the user experience is a likely indicator of an increase in revenue as function of successful application of AI.

justaderp ,

We're living in a late stage capitalistic hellhole and you're advocating faith in the free market.

What.
The.
Fuck.

justaderp ,

I'm not actually asking for good faith answers to these questions. Asking seems the best way to illustrate the concept.

Does the programmer fully control the extents of human meaning as the computation progresses, or is the value in leveraging ignorance of what the software will choose?

Shall we replace our judges with an AI?

Does the software understand the human meaning in what it does?

The problem with the majority of the AI projects I've seen (in rejecting many offers) is that the stakeholders believe they've significantly more influence over the human meaning of the results than exists in the quality and nature of the data they've access to. A scope of data limits a resultant scope of information, which limits a scope of meaning. Stakeholders want to break the rules with "AI voodoo". Then, someone comes along and sells the suckers their snake oil.

justaderp ,

web design or legal compliance or social media marketing

Fuck all that. It's not needed.

They need someone with strong reading comprehension, who can consistently reason their way from an ideology to the specific situation, then write professionally. Mods work the collective que of reports independently.

If you don't want the gig no one one is owed an explanation. But, please don't judge yourself underqualified for the wrong reasons.

justaderp ,

When I said to consider yourself, you asked me to consider another's opinion of you that you disagree with.

If you can dish it out then you'll see right though such bullshit when it regularly pops up in the mod que ;)

justaderp ,

Right now my landlord isn't owning a gigantic series of mistakes. You made my day by owning a very small one.

I think this is much more positive and productive than what the other conversation became.

If the long day has been online, I suggest talking to someone about any subject IRL, in person or on the phone. A little human stuff puts all this digital bullshit right back into perspective for me.

justaderp ,

I feel like the only "real" relationship I have is with my wife. Friends I think are close distance themselves if I begin a conversation with something personal and nuanced enough to be meaningful and engaging.

We both felt like this for quite awhile. And, we soon reasoned that we were about the perfect people in the perfect situation to answer: Where does a collectivist sense community still exist? The answer appears incredibly simple: Forty to sixty minutes from the closest Walmart.

In twenty five years you'll be thanking her because you know what the fuck the news just said. But, today, I can only imagine the torture.

justaderp ,

What I have to say isn't positive. And, it's likely not constructive as I believe I'd be preaching to the choir.

The important thing to say is that I'm beginning to understand why others likely believe you'd make a trusted and capable moderator.

justaderp ,

If a potential candidate doesn't understand why there's a strong vetting process then then don't understand the changing paradigm of human communication. Teaching that is an unacceptable liability. The OpSec is on point. Great work. And, thank you for everything, including tolerance of those that don't yet understand why.

justaderp ,

You said it, I asked you to think about it, and you've said it again. I'll certainly respect your decision. Thank you for reconsidering.

justaderp ,

The pay is the satisfaction of a job well done. It's like a family. We work hard and we play hard. Make sure to read the company policy on appropriate flair. Don't miss the meeting to decide how to form the committee for defining the best means of communication between committees for accounting, finance, and those troublemakers from the moderation committee.

justaderp ,

Your question is good. You're missing understanding of time dilation and frame of reference. An explanation of the theory of relativity is at least pages long.

The first book I ever read on the subject, and IMO the best introductory text for any non-physiscist, is Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time". But, any introduction to relativity should answer your question.

  • All
  • Subscribed
  • Moderated
  • Favorites
  • kbinchat
  • All magazines