@tim39826 @Clint_Davey1 I'd recommend James Holland's book on PzIV maintenance.
The Panthers' weight problem wasn't about sinking. As I can't remember where I read about this, I asked Grok for a summary:
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@ericbabe3 @Clint_Davey1 But you had not remove the engine of a Panzer IV for repairs.
What dou you mean by too heavy?
Ground pressure of selected tanks:
Tiger 1: 1,03 kg/cm²
Tiger 2: 1,02 kg/cm²
Panther: 0,77 kg/cm²
Sherman: 1.10 kg/cm²
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This picture explains why the Germans had a lot of logistical troubles in the war.
Lots and lots of different tanks, all with different engines, chassis, guns, spare parts, etc.
A nightmare for quartermasters.
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@John_Cyrano @minordissent It's next about trying to predict what models other people will use, keeping in mind that since "everyone" pushes the button, some of the other people will be children, unintelligent, etc.
After these two things, then I can start to try to assign values to P(b) and P(r).
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@John_Cyrano @minordissent For me it's first about different game theory models.
(1) Try to minimize chance that I die
(2) Try to minimize number of casualties
We might also consider
(3) Some combination of 1 & 2 based on assigning a relative value to my life/other lives
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It’s very interesting how all the blue pressers focus on what OTHERS SHOULD press, the low IQ red pressers focus on what THEY THEMSELVES SHOULD press, and the high IQ red pressers focus on what OTHERS WILL press.
Crémieux@cremieuxrecueil
Accurate cartoon. In my polling, almost 6% of people said they picked the wrong button when they were prompted about it. Assume the global error rate is higher and kids' responses are random, and easily 1-in-6 to 1-in-5 hit blue by mistake. So, if red wins, society is ruined.
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@tim39826 @Clint_Davey1 Yeah, though Tigers were only about 6 or 7% of the German tanks used during the Normandy campaign. Pz-IV's were about 40% of the tanks and were about 300 HP, and maybe a better comparison with Shermans. Panthers (700 HP) were about 30% but had issues being too heavy for bocage.
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@ericbabe3 @Clint_Davey1 The sherman used a 350 HP engine and the Tiger a 700 HP engine.
Its like saying: you could repair an car engine much easier then a truck engine.
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@WorldScholar_ When I toured the Duomo, I was with a Canadian who was berating the cathedral the entire time. It was "ugly"; it was "nothing" compared to cathedrals in England; it was "ridiculous." By the end, I was ready to punch him in the mouth.
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There are few buildings more impressive than the Milan Cathedral:
- It's the largest church in Italy
- It took 579 years to construct
- Napoleon was crowned king here in 1805
- It houses 3,400 statues, more than any other church in the world.
How can it get better than this?
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@EricDiaz_RPG @Blackmoor_Film For a group in which everyone is a stranger? Never, in my 45 years as a DM. For a group in which someone is a stranger? I dunno, it happens every few months.
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@Blackmoor_Film Gamers are easy to find, DMs not so much.
How often do you DM for strangers? I've done it only a few times (for free).
If there is a need, I don't see the problem.
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I concur.
It just isn't that hard t find gamers.
We are everywhere now.
Kevin Lamb@KevinLamb74
@DungeonNoir To me paying someone to DM you would be like paying someone to come to your house and play Battleship or Uno with you. D&D is something I do with friends or not at all. Cons are the one exception, though I've also made friends just by playing there.
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@OGCrimsonJester I stopped understanding the story when I got to "13-year-old has $1k phone."
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Full prosecution....
My kids would have inexpensive dumb phones if they were young
DocumentingLibs@HistorianUSA1
This dad is going viral for a reason. A 13-year-old girl stole his daughter’s $1,000 phone at school in Indiana. School finds it and IDs the thief. He heads straight to file felony charges, but gives the parents an out: pay for the replacement phone and he drops everything. He’s not mad at the parents — he just wants real consequences so kids learn. Plus he lets his daughter carry the phone for safety and in case of an emergency. What would YOU do? Did this dad handle it right — or should he seek full prosecution?
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@Clint_Davey1 I didn't know about the Papal approval. I'll have to read up on that. Interesting.
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William did indeed commission an enormous tapestry to remember the Conquest.
He also sought, and gained, Papal approval for the invasion.
So it was like a very cynical quasi-crusade.
weird medieval guys@WeirdMedieval
Norman conquest has got to be one of the most interesting historical events ever in terms of interpersonal plotlines/dynamics/arcs like where else do you get a guy who’s so fucking hung up on stuff he has to commission a 230 foot tapestry to process it
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@OGCrimsonJester I might give the PCs some rumors of classes that could be available and let them quest for them.
Failure to curate player options in this way runs the risk of turning a campaign setting into a zoo. Fine for a gonzo game, perhaps, but not most of the games that I run.
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@OGCrimsonJester I like books with new classes, but as a DM I am convinced that I can't just give them to players as a big book of new options. I might introduce a new class to the campaign every 6 months or so, focusing on the ones that are appropriate to the setting. Or...
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I see a kick starter suggesting 26 new sub classes for 5E ECT
.....
All I can think is, I'm out.
No thanks.
Less is more.
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@CorpseKings I'm playing D&D. Not "Basic" or "Advanced" or "Second" or "Three and a half" or "Fifth." Just D&D.
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@Tomi_Tapio @OLaverly I agree 100%, but I've always thought "sentient" was the wrong word for this. It comes from Latin <sentire> which just means "to feel" or "to have senses" -- which cats and geckos (and motion detectors?) do. I've had no luck in convincing the entire world to use a different word.
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I don't feel this is because Dawkins is an Atheist, specifically, I do kinda see that opinion going around.
But there is a specific sort of rationalism that's very reductive when it comes to what it means to be conscious, what it means to be "Human", so to speak.
sudo Heraclitus@cyberpyre
Richard Dawkins has officially been one-shot
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@optionalrule Yeah, the only Marvel movies I really liked were the first Iron Man and the ones with the talking raccoon.
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I feel like Iron Man lost something as a character when it went to the magical nano-tech. No less fantasy of course, but the manual nature of the suitup kept the character rooted in our world narratively.
Blaze Binges@BlazeBinges
18 years ago today, Iron Man released in theaters. Lives were changed on this very day.
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@PrimevalFantasy Yeah. I'm not willing to put any special significance on the TT, I was just curious whether anyone has gone through the effort.
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@ericbabe3 Things got so complicated that I don't know of a useful Turing Test any more... Except for not loving Rush, in which case you're simply not human! 🥁
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What if I see George H.W. Bush waving?
ຸLaura Bennett@NefflynB
Si tienes el hemisferio derecho del cerebro activo, ves un gatito; si tienes el izquierdo, ves un conejito. ¿Qué ves?
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Slept on this.
I wasn’t a *huge* fan of Vance’s Dying Earth stuff (though I enjoyed it), but holy cow.
This is the stuff of absolute perfection for me - somewhere between King Arthur, A Midsummer Nights Dream and A Song of Ice and Fire.
Highly recommended.
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