phcorcoran

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[–] phcorcoran 2 points 1 week ago

I do agree with you on that. I think it's worth considering but it's not inherently decisive

[–] phcorcoran 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That's typically the argument regarding being apprehensive about the government knowing your medical & family history; there's historical precedent of governments making very not good laws based on those.

Before WW2, the nazis basically outlawed being Jewish or Roma. A more recent example would be outlawing being gay or trans in some countries

[–] phcorcoran 2 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

What about when a government decides that you must wear a special armband for being Jewish or Roma or gay?

[–] phcorcoran 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I think the song is cool, the theatrics are fun, although in case it's not obvious to everyone, the person isn't actually playing the song, and even the guitar hero-type scroll doesn't look like it matches the song. Doesn't make it less fun though haha

[–] phcorcoran 4 points 1 month ago

As a parent who doesn't try to convince childless people to have children... fair point.

[–] phcorcoran 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Sure but if my password is the entire lord of the rings trilogy as a string, hashing that would consume some resources

[–] phcorcoran 29 points 4 months ago (3 children)

In an unarmored context, which applied very often throughout history, the spear is easier to use and especially lighter, which makes it a better and more nimble weapon. Spears can also be much longer than heavier pole arms whilst remaining usable, keeping the danger further away from the user

The speed at which one can move a spear tip is impressive and getting stabbed by it has large stopping power. The spear can also parry attacks in a large sweeping area, which makes it hard for anything else than another spear to get through

The more complex pole weapons start to shine in an armored context, where stabbing someone at the end of your long pointy stick becomes harder. Then, the hook-y, chop-y and spike-y bits of the halberd can really help tackle the armor

[–] phcorcoran 14 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I'm not sure if my comment is whoosh, but just in case; it's the transliteration of the letters in the picture if you read them as cyrillic letters, highlighting that they should be understood as faux-cyrillic instead

[–] phcorcoran 2 points 4 months ago
[–] phcorcoran 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I think this (admittedly long) video is a good summary https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PfrtN2LlgSI

[–] phcorcoran 21 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm sorry but you can totally control the margin size in LaTeX if you learn the right incantation

backslash UsEpAcKaGe letterpaper H-maaaaaaargin point seventy-niiiiiine inch brackets GEOOOOOMETRY

then you spread the entrails slightly and stab towards the sky. Really don't see what the big fuss is all about.

[–] phcorcoran 5 points 4 months ago

I took "rather than the other way around" to mean "rather than negatively-correlated" in this context, since positively was emphasized

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