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[Witherweaver]

So this is cool:

http://imgur.com/gallery/NzMjP

Guy makes real swords based on video games.  (Lots are FFVII and FFX I think?)

[eHalcyon]

So this is cool:

http://imgur.com/gallery/NzMjP

Guy makes real swords based on video games.  (Lots are FFVII and FFX I think?)

Is that a different guy than the YouTube guy?

[Witherweaver]

So this is cool:

http://imgur.com/gallery/NzMjP

Guy makes real swords based on video games.  (Lots are FFVII and FFX I think?)

Is that a different guy than the YouTube guy?

I believe it's the same.. some of the comments link a YouTube page, though I didn't check it out.  Was it mentioned on this board already?

[eHalcyon]

So this is cool:

http://imgur.com/gallery/NzMjP

Guy makes real swords based on video games.  (Lots are FFVII and FFX I think?)

Is that a different guy than the YouTube guy?

I believe it's the same.. some of the comments link a YouTube page, though I didn't check it out.  Was it mentioned on this board already?

Not sure, but I've seen some of his stuff on Tumblr.  He did at least one sword from League of Legends, and I think he also forged a Honedge (pokemon).

[Ozle]

Heh, there seems to have been an anti-ozle thread spring up! Surprised it took this long!

[Awaclus]

Heh, there seems to have been an anti-ozle thread spring up! Surprised it took this long!

I thought the same thing.

[Ozle]

Heh, there seems to have been an anti-ozle thread spring up! Surprised it took this long!

I thought the same thing.

Indeed, not complaining though, its fair enough!

[Titandrake]

Wow, when you fall down the rabbit hole of fanfiction, you don't come back.

On a related note, would recommend fanfiction/web fiction in general. Usually not as well written as an actual book. Often still pretty good, with a lot more ridiculously awesome moments, if you keep your quality standards pretty high.

[Archetype]

Is it ok to eat oatmeal as a snack?

[Ozle]

Is it ok to eat oatmeal as a snack?

It's pretty dull...

[Archetype]

Wow, when you fall down the rabbit hole of fanfiction, you don't come back.

On a related note, would recommend fanfiction/web fiction in general. Usually not as well written as an actual book. Often still pretty good, with a lot more ridiculously awesome moments, if you keep your quality standards pretty high.

The only fanfiction I enjoy is this masterpiece.

[Archetype]

Is it ok to eat oatmeal as a snack?

It's pretty dull...

I tend to put cinnamon/brown sugar in there to sweeten it up. I'm wondering if other people use oatmeal than more than just a breakfast food. Maybe we could even swap recipes.

[sudgy]

Is it ok to eat oatmeal as a snack?

It's pretty dull...

Well, of course, you don't want it cutting you.

[eHalcyon]

Wow, when you fall down the rabbit hole of fanfiction, you don't come back.

On a related note, would recommend fanfiction/web fiction in general. Usually not as well written as an actual book. Often still pretty good, with a lot more ridiculously awesome moments, if you keep your quality standards pretty high.

I highly recommend Worm. Also, Pact, by the same author.

[Awaclus]

I read fanfiction of sorts on sadpanda.

[Tables]

Wow, when you fall down the rabbit hole of fanfiction, you don't come back.

On a related note, would recommend fanfiction/web fiction in general. Usually not as well written as an actual book. Often still pretty good, with a lot more ridiculously awesome moments, if you keep your quality standards pretty high.

The only fanfiction I enjoy is this masterpiece.

Pretty sure Masterpiece doesn't feature in that story.

[Titandrake]

Wow, when you fall down the rabbit hole of fanfiction, you don't come back.

On a related note, would recommend fanfiction/web fiction in general. Usually not as well written as an actual book. Often still pretty good, with a lot more ridiculously awesome moments, if you keep your quality standards pretty high.

I highly recommend Worm. Also, Pact, by the same author.

Worm is very good. Pact is hard to go through IMO, but it's starting to hit the point where I'm getting more invested. The problem is that I'm caught up on it, so now I have to live with reading it serially.

Cenotaph is a good fanfic based off Worm, but you do need to read Worm first or else you'll get spoiled, badly. Copacetic is also an interesting Worm continuation, but I haven't gotten through much of it so no guarantees.

Methods of Rationality is good, but it bounces between making fun of Harry Potter and political intrigue/head games, so YMMV.

The Infinite Loops are oddly addicting. Essentially, the premise is Groundhog Day, except with crossovers allowed, changes to the story allowed, ability to carry objects between time resets and different continuities, etc. Mostly a collection of short stories, but there are a bunch of them - if a favorite series of yours has one, it's worth a shot, because there are something like 10-20 different sets running in parallel at the moment

[AndrewisFTTW]

Wow, when you fall down the rabbit hole of fanfiction, you don't come back.

On a related note, would recommend fanfiction/web fiction in general. Usually not as well written as an actual book. Often still pretty good, with a lot more ridiculously awesome moments, if you keep your quality standards pretty high.

The only fanfiction I enjoy is this masterpiece.

Thank you. I think it's important to remind people once in a while that that happened.

[silverspawn]

who likes tetris?

[shraeye]

Is it ok to eat oatmeal as a snack?

It's pretty dull...

I tend to put cinnamon/brown sugar in there to sweeten it up. I'm wondering if other people use oatmeal than more than just a breakfast food. Maybe we could even swap recipes.

you could just toast the oats, and put them over yogurt.  Or you could make a full-on snack-bar thing.  We have a recipe for one with oats, flax, quinoa, pistachios, cranberries...and...other stuff?  chocolate and honey are up in that mix.  But you've gotta prep it before hand, it's not just a throw together and munch sorta thing.

[Kirian]

Rolled 1d2 : 1, total 1

Rolled 1d3 : 2, total 2

Rolled 1d5 : 3, total 3

Rolled 1d7 : 5, total 5

Rolled 1d11 : 6, total 6

Rolled 1d13 : 2, total 2

Rolled 1d17 : 16, total 16

Rolled 1d19 : 18, total 18

[jonts26]

This dice roll may have been tampered with!
Rolled 1d2 : 1, total 1
This dice roll may have been tampered with!
Rolled 1d3 : 2, total 2
This dice roll may have been tampered with!
Rolled 1d5 : 3, total 3
This dice roll may have been tampered with!
Rolled 1d7 : 5, total 5
This dice roll may have been tampered with!
Rolled 1d11 : 6, total 6
This dice roll may have been tampered with!
Rolled 1d13 : 2, total 2
This dice roll may have been tampered with!
Rolled 1d17 : 16, total 16
This dice roll may have been tampered with!
Rolled 1d19 : 18, total 18

That's some prime randomness.

[Tables]

Here's a question for everyone: Let's suppose you roll 1dX, where X is some positive integer. If you roll a 1, you stop. Otherwise, you repeat, but replace X with whatever number you roll.

What's the expected number of dice rolls before you roll a 1?

My mathematician intuition says the way to construct the answer is by induction in some way, but I dunno. Haven't really thought about it yet.

[Titandrake]

Here's a question for everyone: Let's suppose you roll 1dX, where X is some positive integer. If you roll a 1, you stop. Otherwise, you repeat, but replace X with whatever number you roll.

What's the expected number of dice rolls before you roll a 1?

My mathematician intuition says the way to construct the answer is by induction in some way, but I dunno. Haven't really thought about it yet.

Let f(x) denote the expected number of rolls when you start with a 1dX. This function clearly has to exist, have some defined value, etc.

You can define it recursively as

f(x) = 1/x + 1/x ( \sum_{i=2}^x (1+ f(i)) )

which reduces down to

(x-1) / x f(x) = 1 + 1/x (\sum_{i=2}^{x-1} f(i) )

1/x of the time, you'll finish in 1 roll. In every other case, the expected # of rolls is going to be 1 + expected # rolls for next dice number.

If you start with a 1d1, f(1) = 1

1/2 f(2) = 1 => f(2) = 2

2/3 f(3) = 1 + 2/3 => f(3) = 5/2

3/4 f(4) = 1 + 1/4 (2 + 5/2) => f(4) = 17/6

At this point I realize I maybe shouldn't be staying up trying to work this out, but there's some starting work.

[jonts26]

Here's a question for everyone: Let's suppose you roll 1dX, where X is some positive integer. If you roll a 1, you stop. Otherwise, you repeat, but replace X with whatever number you roll.

What's the expected number of dice rolls before you roll a 1?

My mathematician intuition says the way to construct the answer is by induction in some way, but I dunno. Haven't really thought about it yet.

My stats is a bit rusty, but this sounds like a stochastic process? Would a Markov chain be appropriate?