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I had a memory that the 1e DMG it actually covered this, and yup, buried in a fairly dense section on dice (p10): "A d6 is useful far getting a random number from I to 3 (1-2 = 1,3-4 = 2, 5-6 = 3)"
November 1, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I had a memory that the 1e DMG it actually covered this, and yup, buried in a fairly dense section on dice (p10): "A d6 is useful far getting a random number from I to 3 (1-2 = 1,3-4 = 2, 5-6 = 3)"
Apparently this is a bug in the docs since .Net 5.
Github issue here where this is mentioned. github.com/dotnet/runti...
Github issue here where this is mentioned. github.com/dotnet/runti...
dotnet/runtime
.NET is a cross-platform runtime for cloud, mobile, desktop, and IoT apps. - dotnet/runtime
github.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Apparently this is a bug in the docs since .Net 5.
Github issue here where this is mentioned. github.com/dotnet/runti...
Github issue here where this is mentioned. github.com/dotnet/runti...
There's a cluster of ff14 stuff in Lexington, KY
August 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
There's a cluster of ff14 stuff in Lexington, KY
FWIW, pretty much every liberal I knew from KY hated the guy from the moment he appeared.
July 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
FWIW, pretty much every liberal I knew from KY hated the guy from the moment he appeared.
But that doesn't even mention any specific claims about Khalil's behavior, just that he was involved in the protests.
In fact, in looking for some source on him targeting Jewish students, the only thing that turned up was this article: www.newsweek.com/mahmoud-khal...
In fact, in looking for some source on him targeting Jewish students, the only thing that turned up was this article: www.newsweek.com/mahmoud-khal...
Jewish student says Mahmoud Khalil protected them more than Columbia
New court filings revealed letters from Jewish students and professors in support of the detained pro-Palestinian activist.
www.newsweek.com
July 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
But that doesn't even mention any specific claims about Khalil's behavior, just that he was involved in the protests.
In fact, in looking for some source on him targeting Jewish students, the only thing that turned up was this article: www.newsweek.com/mahmoud-khal...
In fact, in looking for some source on him targeting Jewish students, the only thing that turned up was this article: www.newsweek.com/mahmoud-khal...
I can't actually find any folk saying such via google -- got a link/source?
July 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I can't actually find any folk saying such via google -- got a link/source?
Or actually, following the links:
"in January 1982, [the Attorney General] referred to the epigram "Everything you read in the newspapers is absolutely true except for the rare story of which you happen to have firsthand knowledge" as "Knoll's Law of Media Accuracy."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_K...
"in January 1982, [the Attorney General] referred to the epigram "Everything you read in the newspapers is absolutely true except for the rare story of which you happen to have firsthand knowledge" as "Knoll's Law of Media Accuracy."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_K...
Erwin Knoll - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
June 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Or actually, following the links:
"in January 1982, [the Attorney General] referred to the epigram "Everything you read in the newspapers is absolutely true except for the rare story of which you happen to have firsthand knowledge" as "Knoll's Law of Media Accuracy."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_K...
"in January 1982, [the Attorney General] referred to the epigram "Everything you read in the newspapers is absolutely true except for the rare story of which you happen to have firsthand knowledge" as "Knoll's Law of Media Accuracy."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_K...
This is basically the Gell-Mann amnesia effect, which was named that 23 years ago. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gell-Ma...
Gell-Mann amnesia effect - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
June 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This is basically the Gell-Mann amnesia effect, which was named that 23 years ago. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gell-Ma...
Searching, I see fan speculation about it, but no indication that its a real thing.
June 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Searching, I see fan speculation about it, but no indication that its a real thing.
Everyone in this thread is misreading that quote -- he's trying to claim that trans issues are a distraction from "traditional" education or some such, and kids learn less as a result.
And I disagree with that, but its important to actually parse what these folks are saying!
And I disagree with that, but its important to actually parse what these folks are saying!
June 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Everyone in this thread is misreading that quote -- he's trying to claim that trans issues are a distraction from "traditional" education or some such, and kids learn less as a result.
And I disagree with that, but its important to actually parse what these folks are saying!
And I disagree with that, but its important to actually parse what these folks are saying!
I doubt just increasing the enrollment size of Harvard would work. It is incredibly difficult to take a working organization and simply scale it up. What we should want is more universities with Harvard's level of funding and resources, not larger Harvards.
June 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I doubt just increasing the enrollment size of Harvard would work. It is incredibly difficult to take a working organization and simply scale it up. What we should want is more universities with Harvard's level of funding and resources, not larger Harvards.
"Hey, I like robots! And cats!" -- You should check out the game Stray if you haven't already! (It's on the shorter side.)
May 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
"Hey, I like robots! And cats!" -- You should check out the game Stray if you haven't already! (It's on the shorter side.)
I have a book on networking protocols that was written in 1994 -- and all the command line utilities it mentions are still there on my macbook.
May 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I have a book on networking protocols that was written in 1994 -- and all the command line utilities it mentions are still there on my macbook.
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gender affirming tariffs
April 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
gender affirming tariffs
I've previously traced the evolution of multiple blocks of rules text from 3.0 -> 3.5 -> Pathfinder 1 to infer intent and thus resolve a confusing spell description!
March 27, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I've previously traced the evolution of multiple blocks of rules text from 3.0 -> 3.5 -> Pathfinder 1 to infer intent and thus resolve a confusing spell description!
I sometimes look up citations when I see a dubious claim on Wikipedia, and even that one level is too much for a lot of folk!
March 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I sometimes look up citations when I see a dubious claim on Wikipedia, and even that one level is too much for a lot of folk!
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The final vote: 51-45, with 4 people absent.
CLOTURE FAILS, A CONGRESSIONAL SPORTS BAN WILL NOT HAPPEN.
Democrats hold firm, not a single dem voted for cloture.
MAJOR victory for everyone who called in today and this week in support of trans people.
CLOTURE FAILS, A CONGRESSIONAL SPORTS BAN WILL NOT HAPPEN.
Democrats hold firm, not a single dem voted for cloture.
MAJOR victory for everyone who called in today and this week in support of trans people.
March 4, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The final vote: 51-45, with 4 people absent.
CLOTURE FAILS, A CONGRESSIONAL SPORTS BAN WILL NOT HAPPEN.
Democrats hold firm, not a single dem voted for cloture.
MAJOR victory for everyone who called in today and this week in support of trans people.
CLOTURE FAILS, A CONGRESSIONAL SPORTS BAN WILL NOT HAPPEN.
Democrats hold firm, not a single dem voted for cloture.
MAJOR victory for everyone who called in today and this week in support of trans people.
Guys like this focus only on the transgressor and how we should treat them -- through a lens of punishment+judgment. Then believe themselves the better person because they can forgive.
They either don't see or don't care about the costs such second chances lay on others.
They either don't see or don't care about the costs such second chances lay on others.
March 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Guys like this focus only on the transgressor and how we should treat them -- through a lens of punishment+judgment. Then believe themselves the better person because they can forgive.
They either don't see or don't care about the costs such second chances lay on others.
They either don't see or don't care about the costs such second chances lay on others.
Angel side-stepped around this by having the centuries old vampire be simply unwilling to learn how to use them.
February 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Angel side-stepped around this by having the centuries old vampire be simply unwilling to learn how to use them.
For whatever reason, this is pretty consistently how the BBC writes headlines :)
english.stackexchange.com/questions/83...
english.stackexchange.com/questions/83...
Why do BBC News use so many 'quotes' in headlines
I have noticed a that the BBC News website seems to use quotes in their headlines in places where I can see no reason to do so. Take the following story:
Julius Malema: South Africa issues 'arrest
english.stackexchange.com
January 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
For whatever reason, this is pretty consistently how the BBC writes headlines :)
english.stackexchange.com/questions/83...
english.stackexchange.com/questions/83...