Speaking of signatures, I think Andrew is slowly making his way into all of ours.
That's the plan! I think you should find a real quote of mine though.
KingZog3's quote seems legit to me
#5000 Post!!
#5000 Post!!
Haha, that was post #5001, now you lose all the internets.
#5000 Post!!
Haha, that was post #5001, now you lose all the internets.
Looks like #5000 to me.
I'm equally confused by what's going on over there. It seems to oscillate between 4999, 5000, and 5001. To avoid further quantum effects I'm going to split this into a new topic.
I'm equally confused by what's going on over there. It seems to oscillate between 4999, 5000, and 5001. To avoid further quantum effects I'm going to split this into a new topic.
I know.... I presume Jimmmmm knows too...
Wait, it's back to 5000 in the original thread. I will presume that theory knows. :P
For further confusion:
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I figured it out on a technical level in a way that a preschooler wouldn't be able to. Had to look up a solution to realize what the intuitive answer is. Still not sure a preschooler would get it, but it's more plausible now.
I'm equally confused by what's going on over there. It seems to oscillate between 4999, 5000, and 5001. To avoid further quantum effects I'm going to split this into a new topic.
I know.... I presume Jimmmmm knows too...
Wait, it's back to 5000 in the original thread. I will presume that theory knows. :P
For further confusion:
(https://36.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2cprpxk4e1qeo3wuo1_500.jpg)
I figured it out on a technical level in a way that a preschooler wouldn't be able to. Had to look up a solution to realize what the intuitive answer is. Still not sure a preschooler would get it, but it's more plausible now.
Why do we need a new thread?
question: how does one find their most respected post?
question: how does one find their most respected post?
I know mineMe too, it's the card from Base Dominion that expands Treasures.
question: how does one find their most respected post?
You post something that gets upvoted dozens and dozens of times. It then becomes your most respected post. You could try a pic of a sad kitten losing to a KC-masquerade-goons pin.
question: how does one find their most respected post?
You post something that gets upvoted dozens and dozens of times. It then becomes your most respected post. You could try a pic of a sad kitten losing to a KC-masquerade-goons pin.
...Otherwise you need to keep the tally yourself.
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I think my most respected post is one in the Soviet Dominion thread (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=10847.0.). I don't know how to link to a specific post, but if you scroll down about halfway you'll see it.
The male:female ratio is down from 15.5:1 to 15.3:1 on the forum!
Man we already covered most respected posts just a few weeks ago guys.
question: how does one find their most respected post?
It's been asked before. I know mine (it's the most respected post on the forum), but I don't know about anybody else's.
question: how does one find their most respected post?
It's been asked before. I know mine (it's the most respected post on the forum), but I don't know about anybody else's.
I miss the old Random Stuff thread. :-[This one feels so...empty.
I miss the old Random Stuff thread. :-[This one feels so...empty.
I miss the old Random Stuff thread. :-[This one feels so...empty.
Those were the days, brah.
I miss the old Random Stuff thread. :-[This one feels so...empty.
Those were the days, brah.
I'll go ahead and create the "Tribute To the Random Stuff Thread" thread. You're welcome.
Man we already covered most respected posts just a few weeks ago guys.My most respected post had changed since then, though.
Is the woman black or are the sunglasses?
Is the woman black or are the sunglasses?
And, why is only "black" italicized and not other colors?
Brown is a terrible way to describe a wristwatch... Because I would hazard a guess at somewhere around 30% of watches have a brown strap. However, a brown face is much less common. Also, it's easy enough to find the brand of the watch, seeing as it's usually on the face...
Also, I need an excuse to post in this thread so I can be notified of the new random stuff going on
Yeah... but then it's basically wishing well :PBrown is a terrible way to describe a wristwatch... Because I would hazard a guess at somewhere around 30% of watches have a brown strap. However, a brown face is much less common. Also, it's easy enough to find the brand of the watch, seeing as it's usually on the face...
Also, I need an excuse to post in this thread so I can be notified of the new random stuff going on
Generally with a "lost and found" email you don't describe all of the identifying properties. You announce that you have found a brown wristwatch, and then when someone claims that the watch is theirs, you ask them for the brand name or other identifying information in order to confirm that it is really their watch and that someone isn't just claiming a free watch.
Apparently I overdrew my checking account. Thank god my bank decided to charge me a $10 overdraft fee. Thanks BOA for kicking me while I'm down.
Apparently I overdrew my checking account. Thank god my bank decided to charge me a $10 overdraft fee. Thanks BOA for kicking me while I'm down.
At least it doesn't sound like the spiral of overdraft fees that could easily be avoided by an ethical bank (ha!).
I had a scenario where I goofed on a money transfer. Then on the same day, the bank decided to clear my rent payment (the largest) and then my other bills. If it had just cleared the smaller amounts first, then I would have overdrafted only once when the rent bill cleared. But no, they cleared the rent first which triggered an overdraft and then cleared the others which each individually triggered overdraft fees. I was so livid.
And that's why I don't do business with Commerce bank anymore. Also, they charged me for account inactivity in my savings. Apparently they had to punish me for not causing more work on their end withdrawing money.
Brown is a terrible way to describe a wristwatch... Because I would hazard a guess at somewhere around 30% of watches have a brown strap. However, a brown face is much less common. Also, it's easy enough to find the brand of the watch, seeing as it's usually on the face...
Also, I need an excuse to post in this thread so I can be notified of the new random stuff going on
Generally with a "lost and found" email you don't describe all of the identifying properties. You announce that you have found a brown wristwatch, and then when someone claims that the watch is theirs, you ask them for the brand name or other identifying information in order to confirm that it is really their watch and that someone isn't just claiming a free watch.
Brown is a terrible way to describe a wristwatch... Because I would hazard a guess at somewhere around 30% of watches have a brown strap. However, a brown face is much less common. Also, it's easy enough to find the brand of the watch, seeing as it's usually on the face...
Also, I need an excuse to post in this thread so I can be notified of the new random stuff going on
Generally with a "lost and found" email you don't describe all of the identifying properties. You announce that you have found a brown wristwatch, and then when someone claims that the watch is theirs, you ask them for the brand name or other identifying information in order to confirm that it is really their watch and that someone isn't just claiming a free watch.
But not just anyone can claim the watch. Only a brown man.
question: how does one find their most respected post?
It's been asked before. I know mine (it's the most respected post on the forum), but I don't know about anybody else's.
What post is this?
Technically, you didn't specify positive or negative ...
QuoteTechnically, you didn't specify positive or negative ...
did we use to have downvotes on posts?
Wait, so you only *actually* have 500 respect or so?No, that's only displayed on the post, and doesn't affect the actual respect count. Theory's post with negative respect was a clever plan to get people to upvote it in an attempt to bring it over 0.
I think, instead, Theory should remove all the upvotes from all your other posts and put them only on that one.
I think, instead, Theory should remove all the upvotes from all your other posts and put them only on that one.
But then it wouldn't be hundreds, it would be thousands.
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Ridiculously simple puzzle.jpg
No cheating I figured this out in 5 minutes.
I really don't understand that "hint". What are preschooler's not able to do that nonpreschooler's can? Lots of stuff, I guess. That doesn't really tell me much.
I really don't understand that "hint". What are preschooler's not able to do that nonpreschooler's can? Lots of stuff, I guess. That doesn't really tell me much.
It means the problem is not of a mathematical nature, that is, there is no function to be discovered. Pre-schoolers can count, they cannot add, subtract or any other higher mathematical functions. Thus the implication is that you are counting something. Half of the puzzle is parsing the hint.
I really don't understand that "hint". What are preschooler's not able to do that nonpreschooler's can? Lots of stuff, I guess. That doesn't really tell me much.
It means the problem is not of a mathematical nature, that is, there is no function to be discovered. Pre-schoolers can count, they cannot add, subtract or any other higher mathematical functions. Thus the implication is that you are counting something. Half of the puzzle is parsing the hint.
Count the number of loops?
I really don't understand that "hint". What are preschooler's not able to do that nonpreschooler's can? Lots of stuff, I guess. That doesn't really tell me much.
It means the problem is not of a mathematical nature, that is, there is no function to be discovered. Pre-schoolers can count, they cannot add, subtract or any other higher mathematical functions. Thus the implication is that you are counting something. Half of the puzzle is parsing the hint.
Count the number of loops?
Kids call them circles
I thought I could escape the ice bucket challenge by going outside and playing basketball. I was wrong. Soon after I got there some dudes came and poured ice water on themselves. God make it stop.
I thought I could escape the ice bucket challenge by going outside and playing basketball. I was wrong. Soon after I got there some dudes came and poured ice water on themselves. God make it stop.
I really don't understand that "hint". What are preschooler's not able to do that nonpreschooler's can? Lots of stuff, I guess. That doesn't really tell me much.
It means the problem is not of a mathematical nature, that is, there is no function to be discovered. Pre-schoolers can count, they cannot add, subtract or any other higher mathematical functions. Thus the implication is that you are counting something. Half of the puzzle is parsing the hint.
Count the number of loops?
Kids call them circles
Then the puzzle would depend on the font! And be impossible to practically answer.
I really don't understand that "hint". What are preschooler's not able to do that nonpreschooler's can? Lots of stuff, I guess. That doesn't really tell me much.
It means the problem is not of a mathematical nature, that is, there is no function to be discovered. Pre-schoolers can count, they cannot add, subtract or any other higher mathematical functions. Thus the implication is that you are counting something. Half of the puzzle is parsing the hint.
Count the number of loops?
Kids call them circles
Then the puzzle would depend on the font! And be impossible to practically answer.
Which, ostensibly, is why the puzzle comes in the form of a static image.
I really don't understand that "hint". What are preschooler's not able to do that nonpreschooler's can? Lots of stuff, I guess. That doesn't really tell me much.
It means the problem is not of a mathematical nature, that is, there is no function to be discovered. Pre-schoolers can count, they cannot add, subtract or any other higher mathematical functions. Thus the implication is that you are counting something. Half of the puzzle is parsing the hint.
Count the number of loops?
Kids call them circles
Then the puzzle would depend on the font! And be impossible to practically answer.
Which, ostensibly, is why the puzzle comes in the form of a static image.
Prove that they're circles.
(Edit: I mean, clearly they aren't.)
I really don't understand that "hint". What are preschooler's not able to do that nonpreschooler's can? Lots of stuff, I guess. That doesn't really tell me much.
It means the problem is not of a mathematical nature, that is, there is no function to be discovered. Pre-schoolers can count, they cannot add, subtract or any other higher mathematical functions. Thus the implication is that you are counting something. Half of the puzzle is parsing the hint.
Count the number of loops?
Kids call them circles
Then the puzzle would depend on the font! And be impossible to practically answer.
Which, ostensibly, is why the puzzle comes in the form of a static image.
Prove that they're circles.
(Edit: I mean, clearly they aren't.)
Pre-schoolers can count, they cannot add, subtract or any other higher mathematical functions.Depends on the preschooler. I remember adding and subtracting fractions at the age of four.
Pre-schoolers can count, they cannot add, subtract or any other higher mathematical functions.Depends on the preschooler. I remember adding and subtracting fractions at the age of four.
Pre-schoolers can count, they cannot add, subtract or any other higher mathematical functions.Depends on the preschooler. I remember adding and subtracting fractions at the age of four.
Actually g(4) is ambiguous. Maybe it should be 1 instead of 0. Though in my handwriting it would be 0.conveniently, the puzzle has no 4s in it. Except for in the answers...
Actually g(4) is ambiguous. Maybe it should be 1 instead of 0. Though in my handwriting it would be 0.conveniently, the puzzle has no 4s in it. Except for in the answers...
I thought I could escape the ice bucket challenge by going outside and playing basketball. I was wrong. Soon after I got there some dudes came and poured ice water on themselves. God make it stop.
I thought I could escape the ice bucket challenge by going outside and playing basketball. I was wrong. Soon after I got there some dudes came and poured ice water on themselves. God make it stop.
Oh wow do not get me started. I could rant so much about that from so many different directions...
I thought I could escape the ice bucket challenge by going outside and playing basketball. I was wrong. Soon after I got there some dudes came and poured ice water on themselves. God make it stop.
Oh wow do not get me started. I could rant so much about that from so many different directions...
I've tangentially heard about this... celebrities are pouring ice water on themselves for some reason ? What ?
I really don't understand that "hint". What are preschooler's not able to do that nonpreschooler's can? Lots of stuff, I guess. That doesn't really tell me much.
It means the problem is not of a mathematical nature, that is, there is no function to be discovered. Pre-schoolers can count, they cannot add, subtract or any other higher mathematical functions. Thus the implication is that you are counting something. Half of the puzzle is parsing the hint.
Count the number of loops?
Kids call them circles
Then the puzzle would depend on the font! And be impossible to practically answer.
Which, ostensibly, is why the puzzle comes in the form of a static image.
Prove that they're circles.
(Edit: I mean, clearly they aren't.)
Like I said, Kids call them circles
It's moronic... and yet it has indeed raised millions for ALS research. Which is great news for ALS sufferers (if they live long enough to see treatment, which they likely won't), but not so great news for... other charities.
It's moronic... and yet it has indeed raised millions for ALS research. Which is great news for ALS sufferers (if they live long enough to see treatment, which they likely won't), but not so great news for... other charities.
I view the ice-water gimmick as a good thing because it raises awareness. Well, really, it reminds people, because I think everyone knows of ALS, but sometimes it helps to remind people that it's still out there and could use more research. So these stupid stunts bring the disease to the foreground and raise money. Good on that!
Having said that, the stunt is really dumb because you're challenging someone to donate $100 (or whatever) or else pour ice water over your head. So when someone videos himself pouring water over his head, he is making a tacit admission that he would rather dump water on himself than donate $100 to ALS research. This is probably not true. I bet most of the people in the videos did donate something, though maybe not $100. But the statement is still there, so it's pretty dumb. The challenge really should be something like donating $100 and then proving it by videoing yourself with ice water on your head. Not that it proves much but again, awareness.
British Columbia's highest court is green-lighting medical marijuana in everything from oils and cookies to teas...
From the Canadian Press:QuoteBritish Columbia's highest court is green-lighting medical marijuana in everything from oils and cookies to teas...
I have no idea whether the puns were intentional or not, but I find them hilarious.
As someone with little to donate to charity in any given year, I can think of a lot better causes than ALS research. Consider that about 30000 people in the US suffer from ALS. That's about the same as the number of people just in my home city (about 10% of the population) who rely on food banks for part of their sustenance. A $10 donation to my local food bank is going to impact more lives today than a $100 donation to ALS research... for which a useful treatment is years or decades away.
I'm assuming, from the viral nature of the challenge at this point, that it's likely creating new charity dollars, not re-directing existing ones.It's probably both.
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We haven't talked about metric vs. imperial enough.
What's this from?
"Wild Thing" by Josh Bazell. Sequel to "Beat the Reaper," not that there's any overlap plot-wise, just the same main character and occasional reference.
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We haven't talked about metric vs. imperial enough.
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We haven't talked about metric vs. imperial enough.
This is silly. Those are just the definitions (at least historically) of those SI units. Obviously the units will look easy to use when applied to their own definition.
So there's been an apparent leak on the character roster and stages in the new Super Smash Bros. game(s). What makes it fun though is that the leak seems to be either legit or very well crafted - and that's led to a huge amount of argument and general flame wars. GameFAQs SSBU board is absolutely hilarious right about now, with rage flying all over the place. It's fun just to go over and read all the threads proving the leak is legit, and proving the leak is a fake, and watching the mix of passive aggressive comments people are throwing around about people who feel differently to themselves about it.
(I personally am still unconvinced by the leak either way, and will probably remain that way until there is definitive evidence, since that's reasonably likely to occur within the next week or so anyway).
I like pounds, but metric is better in every other way.(https://31.media.tumblr.com/e8a4337d1f8f8a052a7a35f3f8ec4bdc/tumblr_nalwrwtmL01sszxiso1_500.jpg)
We haven't talked about metric vs. imperial enough.
This is silly. Those are just the definitions (at least historically) of those SI units. Obviously the units will look easy to use when applied to their own definition.
Also not accurate (at least the hydrogen part). If we say the hydrogen is a representative distribution of naturally occurring isotopes it's 1.00794 g/mol and if we're just talking about 1H then it's 1.00783 g/mol. So it's close, but definitely not exact; we're off by about 5*1021 atoms. The standard definition of the mole is based on the mass of 12C.
I do agree that SI and metric are mostly way better than the imperial system.
So there's been an apparent leak on the character roster and stages in the new Super Smash Bros. game(s). What makes it fun though is that the leak seems to be either legit or very well crafted - and that's led to a huge amount of argument and general flame wars. GameFAQs SSBU board is absolutely hilarious right about now, with rage flying all over the place. It's fun just to go over and read all the threads proving the leak is legit, and proving the leak is a fake, and watching the mix of passive aggressive comments people are throwing around about people who feel differently to themselves about it.
(I personally am still unconvinced by the leak either way, and will probably remain that way until there is definitive evidence, since that's reasonably likely to occur within the next week or so anyway).
Care to summarize the arguments either way?
though it's way better to go 65 mph than 65 kmph
though it's way better to go 65 mph than 65 kmph
But you must paint flames on your car. And not metric flames either.
So there's been an apparent leak on the character roster and stages in the new Super Smash Bros. game(s). What makes it fun though is that the leak seems to be either legit or very well crafted - and that's led to a huge amount of argument and general flame wars. GameFAQs SSBU board is absolutely hilarious right about now, with rage flying all over the place. It's fun just to go over and read all the threads proving the leak is legit, and proving the leak is a fake, and watching the mix of passive aggressive comments people are throwing around about people who feel differently to themselves about it.
(I personally am still unconvinced by the leak either way, and will probably remain that way until there is definitive evidence, since that's reasonably likely to occur within the next week or so anyway).
Care to summarize the arguments either way?
I've seen most discussion from the SmashBros subreddit, but didn't bother looking for too many details. So, I'm for sure missing some arguments.
+ The lines on the character select screen don't line up perfectly
- The image is tilted and slightly blurry, this doesn't matter, plus they don't line up perfectly in previous games either.
+ The background for Fox on character select is blue, but in the E3 build it was green.
- His background was changed to the same shade of blue in the 3DS box art, which is official
+ Characters from the same franchise aren't next to each other.
- They weren't necessarily next to each other in previous games either.
- Error level analysis doesn't detect anything (a decent test of whether an image is Photoshopped.)
+ If they faked it, then took a picture of the screen it was displayed on, it wouldn't detect anything either.
+ What the hell, the Duck Hunt Dog is a playable character? That's so ridiculous!
- It's too crazy to be a fake!
and then lots of insanely specific details that I stopped reading before I went insane.
though it's way better to go 65 mph than 65 kmph
But you must paint flames on your car. And not metric flames either.
I just have angry birds on my dash. I hope that is all right.
though it's way better to go 65 mph than 65 kmph
But you must paint flames on your car. And not metric flames either.
I just have angry birds on my dash. I hope that is all right.
Stop hitting birds with your car :(
one human, and almost a cyclistFor me, it's the reverse. I've hit a cyclist, and almost one human, too.
Wait are cyclists not humans?!?!That's the joke
My hit count is one bird, one deer, one human, and almost a cyclist who decided it was a good idea to stop right in front of my car while I was about to turn.
My hit count is one bird, one deer, one human, and almost a cyclist who decided it was a good idea to stop right in front of my car while I was about to turn.
You've killed someone while driving? Gangster! Murderer! And it's ok to hit cyclists, they piss off everyone with their attitude.
Cyclist are fine. Bikes aren't loud or annoying.My issue with cyclists is how they insist on riding on the road even when there is a perfectly good bike path built specifically for them right next to that road! Where I live, there is one road where the speed limit is 50 mph and it's four lanes divided "highway" type road (even though it's not a highway) that has a bike path. And yet, I often find bicyclists riding on the street rather than the bike path. I understand bicyclists on roads without bike paths, fine.
Motorcycles, however, are the worst thing I can ever envision existing on a street, and I'm including nuclear bombs in that set. I'm convinced that people that ride motorcycles have no respect for any other thing---living or nonliving---on the planet.
My hit count is one bird, one deer, one human, and almost a cyclist who decided it was a good idea to stop right in front of my car while I was about to turn.
You've killed someone while driving? Gangster! Murderer! And it's ok to hit cyclists, they piss off everyone with their attitude.
You mean the attitude that you should observe them as any other vehicle on the road with all the rights of way that entails since that is exactly how the law views them?
Well, I am probably the only one on the forum who has hit a bear while driving. Maybe that's what the birds on my dash are angry about.
Wait are cyclists not humans?!?!
Wait are cyclists not humans?!?!
Cyclists are like centaurs. Half human, half bicycle.
My hit count is one bird, one deer, one human, and almost a cyclist who decided it was a good idea to stop right in front of my car while I was about to turn.
You've killed someone while driving? Gangster! Murderer! And it's ok to hit cyclists, they piss off everyone with their attitude.
You mean the attitude that you should observe them as any other vehicle on the road with all the rights of way that entails since that is exactly how the law views them? Do you get pissed and throw your beer bottles and scream at the guy driving his tractor down the road too?
Mathematicians never have unstable tables:
At least one mathematician just eats the table, IIRC.But didn't change "juat".
My phone juat turned a misspelling of "mathematician" into "maybe magician."
At least one mathematician just eats the table, IIRC.
My phone juat turned a misspelling of "mathematician" into "maybe magician."
Urrgh, okay. If you have not tried reading Worm, then you should read Worm because it's excellent.
If you have read Worm and liked it, then you should read Pact. It takes much, much longer to get interesting and as captivating, but when it does? It's so good, and then regular releases of next chapters? I want to fanboy about it so much but it's hard to do so without spoiling it.
Here's some favorite lines that I'm probably misremembering, and hopefully don't spoil anything.
"It's just like economics. Supply and demand. You have great demand for not dying horribly, and I can supply ways for you to not die horribly."
"Motorcycles rocked. Humanity? It varied."
"Oh god. You’re telling me that I have to work for my salvation by making friends?"
"I won. I'm weak and broken and flawed and I still beat you, you motherfucking fucker. I won, and there's nothing you can do about it."
Real men just break a leg off of the table because they don't need math to prove that three legs are always stable. Unfortunately most 4 legged tables do not have the legs properly positioned for 3 legged standing. Thus, we tend to just smash the entire table and sit at the bar instead.
My hit count is one bird, one deer, one human, and almost a cyclist who decided it was a good idea to stop right in front of my car while I was about to turn.
You've killed someone while driving? Gangster! Murderer! And it's ok to hit cyclists, they piss off everyone with their attitude.
You mean the attitude that you should observe them as any other vehicle on the road with all the rights of way that entails since that is exactly how the law views them? Do you get pissed and throw your beer bottles and scream at the guy driving his tractor down the road too?
Except here in Montreal, most cyclists don't follow traffic laws like other vehicles. They weaving between cars, go through stop signs AND red lights, and usually don't ride on the specified bikes paths even when they are on the street right next to them.
My hit count is one bird, one deer, one human, and almost a cyclist who decided it was a good idea to stop right in front of my car while I was about to turn.
You've killed someone while driving? Gangster! Murderer! And it's ok to hit cyclists, they piss off everyone with their attitude.
You mean the attitude that you should observe them as any other vehicle on the road with all the rights of way that entails since that is exactly how the law views them? Do you get pissed and throw your beer bottles and scream at the guy driving his tractor down the road too?
Except here in Montreal, most cyclists don't follow traffic laws like other vehicles. They weaving between cars, go through stop signs AND red lights, and usually don't ride on the specified bikes paths even when they are on the street right next to them.
Fun fact, I don't ride entirely in the bike lanes because if I did I WOULD BE RIDING IN THE DOOR ZONE AND MORE LIKELY TO BE INJURED.
My hit count is one bird, one deer, one human, and almost a cyclist who decided it was a good idea to stop right in front of my car while I was about to turn.
You've killed someone while driving? Gangster! Murderer! And it's ok to hit cyclists, they piss off everyone with their attitude.
You mean the attitude that you should observe them as any other vehicle on the road with all the rights of way that entails since that is exactly how the law views them? Do you get pissed and throw your beer bottles and scream at the guy driving his tractor down the road too?
Except here in Montreal, most cyclists don't follow traffic laws like other vehicles. They weaving between cars, go through stop signs AND red lights, and usually don't ride on the specified bikes paths even when they are on the street right next to them.
Fun fact, I don't ride entirely in the bike lanes because if I did I WOULD BE RIDING IN THE DOOR ZONE AND MORE LIKELY TO BE INJURED.
Here there's lanes that are between the parked cars and the sidewalk. There's no excuse
I've read Worm and I'm caught up on Pact. Out of curiosity, what prompted this sudden advertisement?
I've read Worm and I'm caught up on Pact. Out of curiosity, what prompted this sudden advertisement?
Combination of anticipation for the next update, and a delayed reaction to the end of Arc 9. I was expecting parts of it...but didn't expect what actually happened.
I've read Worm and I'm caught up on Pact. Out of curiosity, what prompted this sudden advertisement?
Combination of anticipation for the next update, and a delayed reaction to the end of Arc 9. I was expecting parts of it...but didn't expect what actually happened.
So you're not caught up yet? Arc 9 ended about a week ago. It's been pretty crazy though, yeah. :P
I hope I didn't post this before, but I've been listening to this background music video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zkE-fxN-gE) for quite a while. I had it playing a few months back as well and my housemate (who is entirely not into video games) told me he liked it and wanted to know what it was. I've found it to be really great as background music - calm, varied and long.
Winnie the Pooh turns 100.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnie-the-pooh-saga-turns-100-years-old-today-1.2745104 (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnie-the-pooh-saga-turns-100-years-old-today-1.2745104)
I heard about a method using an unfolded crisp packet using the silvery greasy side against your wrist it helps it slide off easily. Not 100% sure of the process but it I've been told it works.
I so didn't need to see that.
I so didn't need to see that.
butt really
I so didn't need to see that.
butt really
I'm so confused right now, I thought I was in the random stuff thread but it turns out it's the thread on the 206th card.
You monkeys still haven't given me Shakespeare. Must add more monkeys.
I have exactly +3000 respect!Fixed that for you.
I so didn't need to see that.
butt really
I'm so confused right now, I thought I was in the random stuff thread but it turns out it's the thread on the 206th card.
I have exactly +3000 respect!you liar. i should punish you by removing a respect from one of your posts... but that wouldn't work.
Removing festival wristbandQuoteI heard about a method using an unfolded crisp packet using the silvery greasy side against your wrist it helps it slide off easily. Not 100% sure of the process but it I've been told it works.
Removing festival wristbandQuoteI heard about a method using an unfolded crisp packet using the silvery greasy side against your wrist it helps it slide off easily. Not 100% sure of the process but it I've been told it works.
If you just start tearing it off from the place you put it on, it wrips the paper in two the really thin way and eventually just comes off. It's really easy.
Removing festival wristbandQuoteI heard about a method using an unfolded crisp packet using the silvery greasy side against your wrist it helps it slide off easily. Not 100% sure of the process but it I've been told it works.
If you just start tearing it off from the place you put it on, it wrips the paper in two the really thin way and eventually just comes off. It's really easy.
Since TINAS is talking about using grease, I'm assuming the key thing is to slip the wristband off without wrecking it, so that you can slip it on again later (or let somebody else put it on). The method you describe for simply removing the band is well known, and even if TINAS didn't know it he would surely just use scissors or a knife rather than resorting to some obscure grease technique.
Removing festival wristbandQuoteI heard about a method using an unfolded crisp packet using the silvery greasy side against your wrist it helps it slide off easily. Not 100% sure of the process but it I've been told it works.
If you just start tearing it off from the place you put it on, it wrips the paper in two the really thin way and eventually just comes off. It's really easy.
Since TINAS is talking about using grease, I'm assuming the key thing is to slip the wristband off without wrecking it, so that you can slip it on again later (or let somebody else put it on). The method you describe for simply removing the band is well known, and even if TINAS didn't know it he would surely just use scissors or a knife rather than resorting to some obscure grease technique.
Obscure Grease Technique is my next band name.
Removing festival wristbandQuoteI heard about a method using an unfolded crisp packet using the silvery greasy side against your wrist it helps it slide off easily. Not 100% sure of the process but it I've been told it works.
If you just start tearing it off from the place you put it on, it wrips the paper in two the really thin way and eventually just comes off. It's really easy.
Since TINAS is talking about using grease, I'm assuming the key thing is to slip the wristband off without wrecking it, so that you can slip it on again later (or let somebody else put it on). The method you describe for simply removing the band is well known, and even if TINAS didn't know it he would surely just use scissors or a knife rather than resorting to some obscure grease technique.
Obscure Grease Technique is my next band name.
What's your current band name?
What's your current band name?
A Few Guys (And A Girl) Who Kinda Make Music Together Sometimes
What's your current band name?
A Few Guys (And A Girl) Who Kinda Make Music Together Sometimes
AFG(AAG)WKMMTS? Doesn't really roll off the tongue.
Mathematicians never have unstable tables:
totally doing this the next time I have an unstable table
I call my ex pretentious. Coincidentally her name ended in "lie" as well.What's your current band name?
A Few Guys (And A Girl) Who Kinda Make Music Together Sometimes
AFG(AAG)WKMMTS? Doesn't really roll off the tongue.
My girlfriend likes a band called The World Is a Beautiful Place and I am No Longer Afraid to Die.
I call them (and a lot of other bands she likes) Let's Get Pretentious.
Mathematicians never have unstable tables:
totally doing this the next time I have an unstable table
This assumes that the ground is continuous though. What about bricks? Bricks are the worst. Also, I've definitely found that the problem is sometimes with the table and not with the ground.
Mathematicians never have unstable tables:
totally doing this the next time I have an unstable table
This assumes that the ground is continuous though. What about bricks? Bricks are the worst. Also, I've definitely found that the problem is sometimes with the table and not with the ground.
At least it's not assuming a frictionless plane.
Mathematicians never have unstable tables:
totally doing this the next time I have an unstable table
This assumes that the ground is continuous though. What about bricks? Bricks are the worst. Also, I've definitely found that the problem is sometimes with the table and not with the ground.
At least it's not assuming a frictionless plane.
Well, if the table is on a large patch of wet grass, it's modeled fairly accurately as a frictionless plain.
Mathematicians never have unstable tables:
totally doing this the next time I have an unstable table
This assumes that the ground is continuous though. What about bricks? Bricks are the worst. Also, I've definitely found that the problem is sometimes with the table and not with the ground.
At least it's not assuming a frictionless plane.
Well, if the table is on a large patch of wet grass, it's modeled fairly accurately as a frictionless plain.
Never knew you liked hanging out on large patches of wet grass.
Mathematicians never have unstable tables:
totally doing this the next time I have an unstable table
This assumes that the ground is continuous though. What about bricks? Bricks are the worst. Also, I've definitely found that the problem is sometimes with the table and not with the ground.
At least it's not assuming a frictionless plane.
Removing festival wristbandQuoteI heard about a method using an unfolded crisp packet using the silvery greasy side against your wrist it helps it slide off easily. Not 100% sure of the process but it I've been told it works.
If you just start tearing it off from the place you put it on, it wrips the paper in two the really thin way and eventually just comes off. It's really easy.
Since TINAS is talking about using grease, I'm assuming the key thing is to slip the wristband off without wrecking it, so that you can slip it on again later (or let somebody else put it on). The method you describe for simply removing the band is well known, and even if TINAS didn't know it he would surely just use scissors or a knife rather than resorting to some obscure grease technique.
Winning every cult, really ? That's... interesting, of course the Chaos Magicians are the best equipped for this with the multiple favors, but in our games there's alwqays at least one cult that gets locked down since you can't lock all 4.
How much did you score total ?
http://imgur.com/gallery/Bq4D6
Read to the end. Trust me.
http://imgur.com/gallery/Bq4D6
Read to the end. Trust me.
Was that a Harry Potter interpretation? I've never read HP or seen the movies, so the joke went a bit over my head.
Was that a Harry Potter interpretation? I've never read HP or seen the movies, so the joke went a bit over my head.
Have you guys played "Papers, Please"? It's been out for a little while but I just got around to playing it. It's a cool little game made by one guy, who describes it as a "dystopian document thriller."
I haven't slept in 36 hours. And only slept 3 of the last 54 hours.
Drummer cat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JwvrD7gykg
I haven't slept in 36 hours. And only slept 3 of the last 54 hours.I remember when I was younger I got out of bed at noon on a Thursday and didn't go to sleep again until 4am Sunday morning. It wasn't even intentional.
Not really sure what can be said about this one.
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1471737999740818
I've just applied for a job for which I have great qualifications, but for various reasons won't likely be able to take the job even if offered; I just wanted a chance to polish my resume and interview skills. Is this unethical?
I've just applied for a job for which I have great qualifications, but for various reasons won't likely be able to take the job even if offered; I just wanted a chance to polish my resume and interview skills. Is this unethical?
I've just applied for a job for which I have great qualifications, but for various reasons won't likely be able to take the job even if offered; I just wanted a chance to polish my resume and interview skills. Is this unethical?
I've just applied for a job for which I have great qualifications, but for various reasons won't likely be able to take the job even if offered; I just wanted a chance to polish my resume and interview skills. Is this unethical?
I've just applied for a job for which I have great qualifications, but for various reasons won't likely be able to take the job even if offered; I just wanted a chance to polish my resume and interview skills. Is this unethical?
Cue awful joke from Awaclus... oh wait.The jokes aren't meant to be funny, the fact that someone even bothers to make them is.
This guy wins everything. Even the Game.You suck. I lost the game.
yea because black metal is all about pentagrams and satanic passages
Initially a synonym for "Satanic metal"...Many artists express extreme anti-Christian and misanthropic views, and several of the genre's "second wave" pioneers have been convicted for church burnings and murder.
Black metal was originally used as a term for extreme metal bands with Satanic and anti-Christian lyrics; today, the most common lyrical theme is opposition to Christianity and other organized religions. As part of this, many artists write lyrics that could be seen to promote atheism, antitheism, paganism or Satanism
Some bands consider their concerts to be rituals...are noted for their controversial shows, which have featured impaled animal heads, mock crucifixions, medieval weaponry and band members doused in animal blood.
The term "black metal" was coined by the English band Venom with their second album Black Metal (1982). Although deemed thrash metal rather than black metal by today's standards, the album's lyrics and imagery focused more on anti-Christian and Satanic themes than any before it.
In 1987, in the fifth issue of his Slayer fanzine, Metalion wrote that "the latest fad of Black/Satanic bands seems to be over",
The scene was bitterly opposed to Christianity and organized religion as a whole. In interviews during the early 1990s, members of the scene presented themselves as misanthropic Devil worshippers who wanted to spread hatred, sorrow and evil.
The current Swedish black metal scene has a particularly ambitious and articulate understanding of mysticism and its validity to black metal. Many Swedish black metal bands, most notably Watain and Dissection, are [or were] affiliated with the Temple of the Black Light, or Misanthropic Luciferian Order
Bands that were part of the 'first wave' had 'Satanic' imagery and lyrics, although most of them were not Satanists.[157] However, for the early 'second wave' bands in Norway, Satanism as an ideology defined black metal.
As part of this, some black metal artists have written about or focused on the ancient pre-Christian cultures of their homelands. Sam Dunn noted of the Norwegian scene that "unlike any other heavy metal scene, the culture and the place is incorporated into the music and imagery".
The pentagram is commonly used by bands in the genre
Today I learned that the Stanford Prison Experiment is actually kinda BS. The scientist in charge of it was the prison superintendent: he expected and encouraged guards to be sadistic, imposed arbitrary non-prison-like conditions (like not allowing prisoners to use their names), and overemphasized the guards that acted sadistically even though most of the guards were normal.
Today I learned that the Stanford Prison Experiment is actually kinda BS. The scientist in charge of it was the prison superintendent: he expected and encouraged guards to be sadistic, imposed arbitrary non-prison-like conditions (like not allowing prisoners to use their names), and overemphasized the guards that acted sadistically even though most of the guards were normal.
The short version is, there was virtually nothing scientific about that experiment. It's a thing that happened, but pretty much every single conclusion most people draw from it is baseless.
The short version is, there was virtually nothing scientific about that experiment. It's a thing that happened, but pretty much every single conclusion most people draw from it is baseless.
But if you tell them that, they will shock the hell out of you.
The short version is, there was virtually nothing scientific about that experiment. It's a thing that happened, but pretty much every single conclusion most people draw from it is baseless.
But if you tell them that, they will shock the hell out of you.
I'm pretty sure I just saw jello turn inside out
I'm pretty sure I just saw jello turn inside out
they aren't even question!
People laughed when I suggested a Galaxy Trucker PBF*. People laughed when I said I was serious**. Now look who's laughing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIXd9RHdZDc#t=647)***.
Coming soon**** to your Forum Games section: The very first Galaxy Trucker, PBF.
*This is probably not true. Most likely they just read my posts all like 'oh Tables is trying to be funny again.
**I never said this, and so once again, people probably didn't laugh at the thing I didn't say.
***The answer to this one is probably the same as the above two. I mean I'm not laughing, are any of you? Honestly these rhetoical questions are terrible. Heck they aren't even question!
**** (http://memecrunch.com/meme/DFQM/soon/image.png?w=500&c=1)
The short version is, there was virtually nothing scientific about that experiment. It's a thing that happened, but pretty much every single conclusion most people draw from it is baseless.
But if you tell them that, they will shock the hell out of you.
...isn't that the Milgram experiment?
People laughed when I suggested a Galaxy Trucker PBF*. People laughed when I said I was serious**. Now look who's laughing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIXd9RHdZDc#t=647)***.
Coming soon**** to your Forum Games section: The very first Galaxy Trucker, PBF.
*This is probably not true. Most likely they just read my posts all like 'oh Tables is trying to be funny again.
**I never said this, and so once again, people probably didn't laugh at the thing I didn't say.
***The answer to this one is probably the same as the above two. I mean I'm not laughing, are any of you? Honestly these rhetoical questions are terrible. Heck they aren't even question!
**** (http://memecrunch.com/meme/DFQM/soon/image.png?w=500&c=1)
Found this, thought it appropriate for this forum.
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Found this, thought it appropriate for this forum.
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He is tau-tally correct!
(http://i.imgur.com/VpsANYl.gif) (http://imgur.com/gallery/VpsANYl)At first I thought that this was a packet of ketchup.
It's funny because FTTW doesn't know what radians are.
It's funny because FTTW doesn't know what radians are.
That may or may not be true.
People laughed when I suggested a Galaxy Trucker PBF*. People laughed when I said I was serious**. Now look who's laughing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIXd9RHdZDc#t=647)***.
Coming soon**** to your Forum Games section: The very first Galaxy Trucker, PBF.
*This is probably not true. Most likely they just read my posts all like 'oh Tables is trying to be funny again.
**I never said this, and so once again, people probably didn't laugh at the thing I didn't say.
***The answer to this one is probably the same as the above two. I mean I'm not laughing, are any of you? Honestly these rhetoical questions are terrible. Heck they aren't even question!
**** (http://memecrunch.com/meme/DFQM/soon/image.png?w=500&c=1)
The short version is, there was virtually nothing scientific about that experiment. It's a thing that happened, but pretty much every single conclusion most people draw from it is baseless.
But if you tell them that, they will shock the hell out of you.
...isn't that the Milgram experiment?
Just to make sure I re-looked up the Milgram experiment, and by my extensive research (meaning, only Wikipedia), that one is actually a legitimate result and has been replicated.
Interesting, because Season 1 of P&R is notoriously poor compared to subsequent seasons. You don't really miss much by skipping it all and just starting with Season 2.
Parks and Rec is amazing. Except forGaryJerryLarryTerry.
Parks and Rec is amazing. Except for Jerry.
Parks and Rec is amazing. Except forGaryJerryLarryTerry.
FTFY
(I haven't actually watched Guardians of the Galaxy.)
It's definitely true that comedies get better over time. I can't think of a single comedy that was at its best in season 1. A lot of what make comedies work is that you get attached to the characters, which obviously takes some time, and of course comedy is a lot harder to manufacture than drama if that makes sense, a lot of it is based on a dynamic among the cast, which takes some time to develop.Modern Family.
No way it was that good. Just no.(I haven't actually watched Guardians of the Galaxy.)
You should.
That said, you shouldn't wait for the after-credit thing. Totally not worth it this time.
That water would never have gone to Africa anyway, way too expensive to ship water that distance, your friend should know this. Research that goes into ALS doesn't just help ALS. Discoveries found in the research can help with many other kinds of similar diseases and can help our understanding about how the brain works in general.It's moronic... and yet it has indeed raised millions for ALS research. Which is great news for ALS sufferers (if they live long enough to see treatment, which they likely won't), but not so great news for... other charities.
I view the ice-water gimmick as a good thing because it raises awareness. Well, really, it reminds people, because I think everyone knows of ALS, but sometimes it helps to remind people that it's still out there and could use more research. So these stupid stunts bring the disease to the foreground and raise money. Good on that!
Having said that, the stunt is really dumb because you're challenging someone to donate $100 (or whatever) or else pour ice water over your head. So when someone videos himself pouring water over his head, he is making a tacit admission that he would rather dump water on himself than donate $100 to ALS research. This is probably not true. I bet most of the people in the videos did donate something, though maybe not $100. But the statement is still there, so it's pretty dumb. The challenge really should be something like donating $100 and then proving it by videoing yourself with ice water on your head. Not that it proves much but again, awareness.
A friend whose research is in water treatment and desalinization posted something to FB earlier today, pointing out that one of the major causes of death in the world is lack of access to fresh water. And here we are dumping someone's daily supply of water over our heads as part of a bet to escape giving as much to charity.
As someone with little to donate to charity in any given year, I can think of a lot better causes than ALS research. Consider that about 30000 people in the US suffer from ALS. That's about the same as the number of people just in my home city (about 10% of the population) who rely on food banks for part of their sustenance. A $10 donation to my local food bank is going to impact more lives today than a $100 donation to ALS research... for which a useful treatment is years or decades away.
I don't know, maybe I'm more "aware" than other people, but I wasn't ignorant of ALS prior to this. I don't see awareness of a specific disease as a great goal.
ANyone get the XKCD "What If?" book? I did and it's so awesome. I haven't had a ton of time to read it, but there are things about the book itself that are awesome without having to read it yet.
ANyone get the XKCD "What If?" book? I did and it's so awesome. I haven't had a ton of time to read it, but there are things about the book itself that are awesome without having to read it yet.Ordered. Thanks.
ANyone get the XKCD "What If?" book? I did and it's so awesome. I haven't had a ton of time to read it, but there are things about the book itself that are awesome without having to read it yet.
Actually, knowing that Andy Dwyer is actually the Star-Lord named Peter Quill made P&R all the more funny. And one of the reasons that I started watching it in the first place.
Actually, knowing that Andy Dwyer is actually the Star-Lord named Peter Quill made P&R all the more funny. And one of the reasons that I started watching it in the first place.
For me it was the other way around.
I din't catch much of the first season. I think I got in somewhere during the second season. But now, I love the show. Someday I'll probably watch the first season and the episodes from the second one that I've missed.
Uhhh.... Dr. Nick?
Uhhh.... Dr. Nick?
Hi, everybody!
Speaking of doctors ....
I just passed my dissertation defense! Henceforth I will require you all to refer to me as Dr. Jonts.
And no, I won't take a look at that rash, but it's probably terminal.
Speaking of doctors ....
I just passed my dissertation defense! Henceforth I will require you all to refer to me as Dr. Jonts.
And no, I won't take a look at that rash, but it's probably terminal.
My foot hurts. Is it pneumonia?
Speaking of doctors ....
I just passed my dissertation defense! Henceforth I will require you all to refer to me as Dr. Jonts.
And no, I won't take a look at that rash, but it's probably terminal.
Speaking of doctors ....
I just passed my dissertation defense! Henceforth I will require you all to refer to me as Dr. Jonts.
And no, I won't take a look at that rash, but it's probably terminal.
What field?
Speaking of doctors ....
I just passed my dissertation defense! Henceforth I will require you all to refer to me as Dr. Jonts.
And no, I won't take a look at that rash, but it's probably terminal.
What field?
Dominionology, I think. Or at least, that's where I spent most of my research efforts in the past 5 years.
It's psychosomatic. You'll need a lobotomy. I'll get a saw.
What's up with October 14?
Ha. It relates to the show The Leftovers (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2699128/?ref_=nv_sr_1). October 14 was the day of The Departure.
Ha. It relates to the show The Leftovers (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2699128/?ref_=nv_sr_1). October 14 was the day of The Departure.
Oh whew. I just thought I was totally unaware of some important historical event
experiments with e have shown that I'm one of the 10% most blacklisted people. for some reason. which is bad. but it explaines some kicks from people who i know don't dislike me. at least that's something.
experiments with e have shown that I'm one of the 10% most blacklisted people. for some reason. which is bad. but it explaines some kicks from people who i know don't dislike me. at least that's something.
Hmmm... This makes me less trustful of the blacklist top x% most blacklisted people. I assumed it would just catch the slow-players and people who curse at you for winning.
experiments with e have shown that I'm one of the 10% most blacklisted people. for some reason. which is bad. but it explaines some kicks from people who i know don't dislike me. at least that's something.
experiments with e have shown that I'm one of the 10% most blacklisted people. for some reason. which is bad. but it explaines some kicks from people who i know don't dislike me. at least that's something.
You just maybe talk to AI about it instead of posting it in the random stuff thread...
experiments with e have shown that I'm one of the 10% most blacklisted people. for some reason. which is bad. but it explaines some kicks from people who i know don't dislike me. at least that's something.
You just maybe talk to AI about it instead of posting it in the random stuff thread...
Except it's not necessarily a bug. I would post this in the salvager discussion thread instead though
Well, after playing Pathfinder today, I am reminded why Experience Points in RPGs is such a dumb concept. Somehow, bringing more people along means that you learn less.
And when an adventure path assumes that you'll be X level at a certain point, it's hard to be at X level if you have more than four players.
I'm a huge fan of the GM telling you when you level. That way it's appropriate for the story. I like how 13th Age handles levels (though levels are also a horrible way to track an RPG, but it'll do).
Well, after playing Pathfinder today, I am reminded why Experience Points in RPGs is such a dumb concept. Somehow, bringing more people along means that you learn less.
And when an adventure path assumes that you'll be X level at a certain point, it's hard to be at X level if you have more than four players.
I'm a huge fan of the GM telling you when you level. That way it's appropriate for the story. I like how 13th Age handles levels (though levels are also a horrible way to track an RPG, but it'll do).
I've never seen any game where the more party members you have, the less experience each party member gets. I've always seen it say you get x experience points and each party member gets x experience.
I've never seen any game where the more party members you have, the less experience each party member gets. I've always seen it say you get x experience points and each party member gets x experience.
You have a combo problem: If you have more than 4 players, the GM is supposed to scale up the encounters so they're worth more XP. They'll also be harder, but hey, you have six adventurers, what could go wrong, right?
That way, when you get to the end of the adventure path, you're where you're supposed to be.
Well, after playing Pathfinder today, I am reminded why Experience Points in RPGs is such a dumb concept. Somehow, bringing more people along means that you learn less.
And when an adventure path assumes that you'll be X level at a certain point, it's hard to be at X level if you have more than four players.
I'm a huge fan of the GM telling you when you level. That way it's appropriate for the story. I like how 13th Age handles levels (though levels are also a horrible way to track an RPG, but it'll do).
I've never seen any game where the more party members you have, the less experience each party member gets. I've always seen it say you get x experience points and each party member gets x experience.
I assume you're talking about video games. Most games just pre-divide it for you, then tell you how much each character gets. Test it right now. Turn on an RPG where the number of characters in your party varies over the course of the game (e.g. Final Fantasy IV). Fight an encounter and note how much XP you got. Then gain or lose a party member and fight the same encounter.
You have a combo problem: If you have more than 4 players, the GM is supposed to scale up the encounters so they're worth more XP. They'll also be harder, but hey, you have six adventurers, what could go wrong, right?
That way, when you get to the end of the adventure path, you're where you're supposed to be.
There is some thematic justification for it. Experience points are an abstract measurement of a player becoming more skilled through practice. If you have lots of people helping to do the same task, you get less practice over all. Suppose the task is "chopping wood" and there is a set amount of wood to chop. If you are going it alone, you chop a lot of wood and reap a lot of experience. If you have somebody helping you chop the wood, you both chop half the amount, get half the practice and receive half the XP.
And there wasn't any of that nonsense of, "I know we beat the main villain, but we should explore every nook and cranny so we can get more XP."
You have a combo problem: If you have more than 4 players, the GM is supposed to scale up the encounters so they're worth more XP. They'll also be harder, but hey, you have six adventurers, what could go wrong, right?
That way, when you get to the end of the adventure path, you're where you're supposed to be.
In games like D&D and its clones, there can be a significant change in strength. A group of four level 11s will pretty much outshine a group of five 10s. The 11s will have an additional iterative attack for martial characters and 6th-level spells for spellcasters. That fifth character at 10th won't be as impressive.
The most fun I had in a D&D game was where the GM took the suggestion to level the party when it made good story sense. There was no worrying about tracking XP. And there wasn't any of that nonsense of, "I know we beat the main villain, but we should explore every nook and cranny so we can get more XP."
experiments with e have shown that I'm one of the 10% most blacklisted people. for some reason. which is bad. but it explaines some kicks from people who i know don't dislike me. at least that's something.
You just maybe talk to AI about it instead of posting it in the random stuff thread...
Am I the only one who plays TTRPGS wihtout levels?I guess you could say that the BRP based games don't have levels, though they still have the concept there, it's just more direct.
Am I the only one who plays TTRPGS wihtout levels?
experiments with e have shown that I'm one of the 10% most blacklisted people. for some reason. which is bad. but it explaines some kicks from people who i know don't dislike me. at least that's something.
You just maybe talk to AI about it instead of posting it in the random stuff thread...
what for, if i'm in the top 10%, then I'm in the top 10%. the option is there to not play with people that are in the top 10%, so it does what it's for. there is nothing broken with it, there is nothing to fix.
Today was Day 1 of Week 3 of the 100 push-up challenge (http://hundredpushups.com/).
I did 5 push ups before my ice cream last night. :)Okay, then I'm going to do 5 push ups before my next ice cream as well!
I did a 14-18-14-14 string last night, then did maybe 10ish for the final "until you tire" set. Though I needed some extra time between the third and fourth set. I like this idea, but I always find it really hard to remember to do a pushup routine every day.
I did a 14-18-14-14 string last night, then did maybe 10ish for the final "until you tire" set. Though I needed some extra time between the third and fourth set. I like this idea, but I always find it really hard to remember to do a pushup routine every day.
It's every other day and it helps to have a buddy where one of you can remind the other. For reference, I maxed at 30 after the 14-18-14-14 string. This would have been impossible even a week ago.
Story time!
Last night I was playing in Baltimore and some girl told me I looked like Michael Phelps which I get a lot in Baltimore. She proceeded to ask if she could take a picture with me to which I said no. She asked why and I answered "because fuck no."
Kingzog would you like to hear that again?
Story time!
Last night I was playing in Baltimore and some girl told me I looked like Michael Phelps which I get a lot in Baltimore. She proceeded to ask if she could take a picture with me to which I said no. She asked why and I answered "because fuck no."
Kingzog would you like to hear that again?
No it's all good. This one is genuinely very funny. "Because fuck no" is a perfect response for someone trying to force a picture on you.
It snowed this morning.
Autumn lasted approximately one week.
It snowed this morning.
Autumn lasted approximately one week.
It snowed this morning.
Autumn lasted approximately one week.
Autumn doesn't start for another two weeks!
It snowed this morning.
Autumn lasted approximately one week.
Where do you live?
It snowed this morning.
Autumn lasted approximately one week.
Where do you live?
Alberta, Canada.
It snowed this morning.
Autumn lasted approximately one week.
Where do you live?
Alberta, Canada.
It snowed this morning.
Autumn lasted approximately one week.
Where do you live?
Alberta, Canada.
It snowed this morning.
Autumn lasted approximately one week.
Where do you live?
Alberta, Canada.
It's not even stopping :( I can't see anything green anymore
It snowed this morning.
Autumn lasted approximately one week.
Where do you live?
Alberta, Canada.
It's not even stopping :( I can't see anything green anymore
I usually only get snow one day out of the year on average...
So this is awesome:
http://www.watchingtheleftovers.com/blog/2014/7/4/abcs-of-the-sudden-departure
I really really like the art.
Debated whether this belonged in let's take things completely out of context or not, but that's the thing, the context doesn't save it.
In my History class today before the teacher shows up. Some guy is playing Hearthstone on his laptop and talking to this girl (they talk all the time, and no one else in the class does, so it's slightly odd).
Guy: "Man, I am getting my butt kicked."
Girl: --mild agreement--
Guy: "That's the thing about card games though, they're all luck anyway."
I don't even know what to say to that. . .
So this is awesome:
http://www.watchingtheleftovers.com/blog/2014/7/4/abcs-of-the-sudden-departure
I really really like the art.
Just realized a friend of mine is an assistant director for The Leftovers. Pretty cool.
7billion * 0.02 = 140million >> 120,000
So this is awesome:
http://www.watchingtheleftovers.com/blog/2014/7/4/abcs-of-the-sudden-departure
I really really like the art.
Just realized a friend of mine is an assistant director for The Leftovers. Pretty cool.
I just looked the show up, and it says the plot is that 2% of the world population just mysteriously vanished. But like, that's 120 000 people, and if that's worldwide the effect of that would be minor, traumatising some people but leaving large cities, and probably most towns totally unaffected. I'm starting to doubt the premise before I've even seen the show.
So this is awesome:
http://www.watchingtheleftovers.com/blog/2014/7/4/abcs-of-the-sudden-departure
I really really like the art.
Just realized a friend of mine is an assistant director for The Leftovers. Pretty cool.
I just looked the show up, and it says the plot is that 2% of the world population just mysteriously vanished. But like, that's 120 000 people, and if that's worldwide the effect of that would be minor, traumatising some people but leaving large cities, and probably most towns totally unaffected. I'm starting to doubt the premise before I've even seen the show.
The point of the disaster is not how many people departed, it's about what it means about why they did, why the people who stayed didn't, and the spiritual/metaphysical implications on that.
So this is awesome:
http://www.watchingtheleftovers.com/blog/2014/7/4/abcs-of-the-sudden-departure
I really really like the art.
Just realized a friend of mine is an assistant director for The Leftovers. Pretty cool.
I just looked the show up, and it says the plot is that 2% of the world population just mysteriously vanished. But like, that's 120 000 people, and if that's worldwide the effect of that would be minor, traumatising some people but leaving large cities, and probably most towns totally unaffected. I'm starting to doubt the premise before I've even seen the show.
The point of the disaster is not how many people departed, it's about what it means about why they did, why the people who stayed didn't, and the spiritual/metaphysical implications on that.
I understand the point, but say only 5 people disappeared. I wouldn't be able to suspend my disbelief enough to accept everyone getting worked up about 5 people gone missing. So the number actually does matter, since it needs to be big enough to have some sort of global effect and not just a local disaster.
So this is awesome:
http://www.watchingtheleftovers.com/blog/2014/7/4/abcs-of-the-sudden-departure
I really really like the art.
Just realized a friend of mine is an assistant director for The Leftovers. Pretty cool.
I just looked the show up, and it says the plot is that 2% of the world population just mysteriously vanished. But like, that's 120 000 people, and if that's worldwide the effect of that would be minor, traumatising some people but leaving large cities, and probably most towns totally unaffected. I'm starting to doubt the premise before I've even seen the show.
The point of the disaster is not how many people departed, it's about what it means about why they did, why the people who stayed didn't, and the spiritual/metaphysical implications on that.
I understand the point, but say only 5 people disappeared. I wouldn't be able to suspend my disbelief enough to accept everyone getting worked up about 5 people gone missing. So the number actually does matter, since it needs to be big enough to have some sort of global effect and not just a local disaster.
I imagine that if 5 people vanished before my very eyes I might be about as disconcerted if 150 million people went poof without me actually seeing it take place. But I do get your point.
The point of the disaster is not how many people departed, it's about what it means about why they did, why the people who stayed didn't, and the spiritual/metaphysical implications on that.
The point of the disaster is not how many people departed, it's about what it means about why they did, why the people who stayed didn't, and the spiritual/metaphysical implications on that.
I was commenting on this, how the number does matter as 5 people would cause a global problem, but yes, 2% would be serious.
I'm curious about how religious it gets. The premise takes obvious inspiration from the Christian concept of Rapture, particularly the version seen in the Left Behind series.
I'm curious about how religious it gets. The premise takes obvious inspiration from the Christian concept of Rapture, particularly the version seen in the Left Behind series.
No spoilers, I don't think - I listened to an interview with the author/also showrunner I think? and it sounds like the show gets fairly religious but that's because that's how many/most people respond to it, not insomuch that the show itself gets religious in a meta way (if that poorly explained distinction makes sense).
...Some individuals could lose their entire family. Some cities may lose 5-10%, while some lose almost none. But even those that didn't directly know anyone are still affected.
Nowhere is it implied that the vanishings are perfectly random though.
Tables trying to be funny again...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1307068/http://machineofdeath.net/
Comedic but somewhat realistic look at what would happen when we all know when we are all going to die.
...Some individuals could lose their entire family. Some cities may lose 5-10%, while some lose almost none. But even those that didn't directly know anyone are still affected.
Just posting to say, this is extremely unlikely. If the global disappearance percentage is exactly 2% Almost all "cities" (large population areas) will lose very close to 2%. For example the chance a given city of 1,000,000 people will lose at least 2.05% of it's population is about one in 5,300. The chance it loses at least 2.1% of it's population is somewhere in the order of magnitude of one in a trillion. And the bigger a city is the more likely it is to be closer to 2%. Similar numbers occur if you want to look at a percentage decrease.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1307068/http://machineofdeath.net/
Comedic but somewhat realistic look at what would happen when we all know when we are all going to die.
I don't know if anyone has heard or read this, but basically it's a collection of short stories all written around the same idea: There is a machine that tells you how you die. It's cool to see how different people interpret what would happen.
I really think by going from the relative 2 percent to an absolute number you're making this a lot more complicated than it is. One in 50 people disappears. Even you yourself wouldn't notice their disappearance, it's really likely you know someone who noticed a disappearance, which he will tell you about.
I really think by going from the relative 2 percent to an absolute number you're making this a lot more complicated than it is. One in 50 people disappears. Even you yourself wouldn't notice their disappearance, it's really likely you know someone who noticed a disappearance, which he will tell you about.
Huh? Not at all.. just take a high school. Every other room will have one student---maybe the teacher!---that suddenly disappears. Most likely someone could see them at the time. Then they simply disappear. I don't know how you think that wouldn't cause a panic. Even if it didn't cause a huge issue at the moment (trust me, it would), what about when their parents to go pick them up or expect them home that night?
The truth of the matter is that the squid overlords are already removing 2% of our population every year, and you never notice.
Even though you now know this, you still cannot recall any of those disappearances.
Now if you'll excuse me, there's a knock at my door. I almost didn't hear it over the sounds of black helicopters.
The truth of the matter is that the squid overlords are already removing 2% of our population every year, and you never notice.
Even though you now know this, you still cannot recall any of those disappearances.
Now if you'll excuse me, there's a knock at my door. I almost didn't hear it over the sounds of black helicopters.
I really think by going from the relative 2 percent to an absolute number you're making this a lot more complicated than it is. One in 50 people disappears. Even you yourself wouldn't notice their disappearance, it's really likely you know someone who noticed a disappearance, which he will tell you about.
Huh? Not at all.. just take a high school. Every other room will have one student---maybe the teacher!---that suddenly disappears. Most likely someone could see them at the time. Then they simply disappear. I don't know how you think that wouldn't cause a panic. Even if it didn't cause a huge issue at the moment (trust me, it would), what about when their parents to go pick them up or expect them home that night?
I'm with Tables in not having a clue what you're all talking about, but I can say that you two are in violent agreement: if it helps to see why, add the missing "if" in "Even if you yourself wouldn't notice...".
I really think by going from the relative 2 percent to an absolute number you're making this a lot more complicated than it is. One in 50 people disappears. Even you yourself wouldn't notice their disappearance, it's really likely you know someone who noticed a disappearance, which he will tell you about.
Huh? Not at all.. just take a high school. Every other room will have one student---maybe the teacher!---that suddenly disappears. Most likely someone could see them at the time. Then they simply disappear. I don't know how you think that wouldn't cause a panic. Even if it didn't cause a huge issue at the moment (trust me, it would), what about when their parents to go pick them up or expect them home that night?
I'm with Tables in not having a clue what you're all talking about, but I can say that you two are in violent agreement: if it helps to see why, add the missing "if" in "Even if you yourself wouldn't notice...".
The truth of the matter is that the squid overlords are already removing 2% of our population every year, and you never notice.
Even though you now know this, you still cannot recall any of those disappearances.
Now if you'll excuse me, there's a knock at my door. I almost didn't hear it over the sounds of black helicopters.
This reminds me of Pact (http://pactwebserial.wordpress.com/)...
Tables trying to be funny again...
I... when?
Most likely they just read my posts all like 'oh Tables is trying to be funny again.
Tables trying to be funny again...
I... when?Most likely they just read my posts all like 'oh Tables is trying to be funny again.
Tables trying to be funny again...
I... when?Most likely they just read my posts all like 'oh Tables is trying to be funny again.
Oh, okay. That was a week ago. I figured you were talking about something more recent.
It just seems so criminal to charge someone $11 to make him/her feel warm and fuzzy. I'm disgusted.It would really suck to have your Colony swindled into a feeling of warmness and fuzziness.
somehow I can't believe that's real...There are so many pet versions of human things that I can't believe are real.
I had a pet medium once, but I forgot to feed it. Afterwards I sought consolation from a pet medium medium.
somehow I can't believe that's real...
somehow I can't believe that's real...
I had a pet medium once, but I forgot to feed it. Afterwards I sought consolation from a pet medium medium.
I had a pet medium once, but I forgot to feed it. It became a pet small.
I had a pet medium once, but I forgot to feed it. Afterwards I sought consolation from a pet medium medium.
I had a pet medium once, but I forgot to feed it. It became a pet small.
Then it escaped and became a small pet medium at large.
somehow I can't believe that's real...somehow I can't believe that's real...
I would hope it's not, but I do know one of the clients. I can't imagine the person faking all that for the sake of the medium.
Which means that the other discussions on there could possibly belong to other legitimate people. I wouldn't be survived if she hired out some shills or made fake accounts to give herself credibility, but I know at least one of them is real.
Grief can make us do foolish things. It just angers me to know that someone is making money off of the grief-stricken (especially since I know one of them).
It just seems so criminal to charge someone $11 to make him/her feel warm and fuzzy. I'm disgusted.
Was anybody into Runescape back in the day? Or maybe even the original PSO?
Was anybody into Runescape back in the day? Or maybe even the original PSO?I was into RuneScape in 2005. I have some items from a Christmas event that year, it's still sometimes amusing to log in and walk around with them on and watch people's reactions.
Or maybe even the original PSO?
Or maybe even the original PSO?
I've played the GC version. A LOT. Love that game.
If anyone wants a PAL download code for the Super Smash Bros for 3DS demo, I have two available to offer. Note that I don't think they work on NSTC so you need to actually be PAL for it to work.
I just googled recursion. It was awesome.
Was anybody into Runescape back in the day?Me and my brother definitely went to the library a few time to play since dialup at home doesn't really let you play together. I wonder if my character still exists!
I used to play in middle school. I went back a few years ago and still had my character :)Was anybody into Runescape back in the day?Me and my brother definitely went to the library a few time to play since dialup at home doesn't really let you play together. I wonder if my character still exists!
Did 100 pushups tonight! 25, 20, 15, (long break), 20, 20. Needed the break though.
Did 100 pushups tonight! 25, 20, 15, (long break), 20, 20. Needed the break though.
Do you do the pushups quickly or slowly? How do you position your hands?
Not trying in any way to minimize your achievement (congrats!), just curious. I bet by now you must have nailed the technique.
They're harder than regular pushups and really make you work.
Real men just do them on their fists. Regular push-ups wear on my wrists so I alternate to my fists and back.
Real men just do them on their fists. Regular push-ups wear on my wrists so I alternate to my fists and back.
I like rotating through hands, fists, fingers
Real men just do them on their fists. Regular push-ups wear on my wrists so I alternate to my fists and back.
I like rotating through hands, fists, fingers
I also do finger push ups.
wait that's when your fingers go down and up on the keyboard, right?
Real men just do them on their fists. Regular push-ups wear on my wrists so I alternate to my fists and back.
I like rotating through hands, fists, fingers
I also do finger push ups.
wait that's when your fingers go down and up on the keyboard, right?
No, no. Those are finger push-downs. Easy mistake to make :P
So I have a playful discourse with someone in the office who laments that she doesn't have anything in her inbox.
So I have a playful discourse with someone in the office who laments that she doesn't have anything in her inbox.
You totally dropped the ball with some sexual-harassment innuendo.
So I have a playful discourse with someone in the office who laments that she doesn't have anything in her inbox. So I drew a picture of a dam and put it in there to counter my "I don't give a damn" attitude.(http://worldonline.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/blogs/header_img/2009/Jan/21/theflyingfork_t300.jpg)
Then I drew a picture of a rat's ass and put it in there.
If my work environment was less restrictive (and I knew she wouldn't be offended), I would consider drawing a flying fuck, but I think that will just have to stay in my head and off the paper.
Any other metaphor-like stuff (not that metaphor is the correct term but whatever)?
Wonder if this is the kind of stuff that can be found in Goko's code:
http://imgur.com/gallery/KAh1J
// I can't divide with zero, so I have to divide with something very similar
result = number/0.00000000000001;
+1 for having the correct number of 0s.Wonder if this is the kind of stuff that can be found in Goko's code:
http://imgur.com/gallery/KAh1J
My favorite so far:Code: [Select]// I can't divide with zero, so I have to divide with something very similar
result = number/0.00000000000001;
Really interesting mini-documentary about the nature of internet celebrity. As usual, the youtube comments are depressing and filled with people missing (and proving) the point. But the video is worth the watch!
Really interesting mini-documentary about the nature of internet celebrity. As usual, the youtube comments are depressing and filled with people missing (and proving) the point. But the video is worth the watch!
I watched that the other day. Interesting film. I thought of it again when Notch recently sold Mojang (Minecraft) to Microsoft. It seems that part of the reason he did it was because a vocal minority on the internet was mad at him over Minecraft's EULA. I guess I don't know for certain how I would react in a similar situation, but damn that seems like overkill.
Really interesting mini-documentary about the nature of internet celebrity. As usual, the youtube comments are depressing and filled with people missing (and proving) the point. But the video is worth the watch!
I watched that the other day. Interesting film. I thought of it again when Notch recently sold Mojang (Minecraft) to Microsoft. It seems that part of the reason he did it was because a vocal minority on the internet was mad at him over Minecraft's EULA. I guess I don't know for certain how I would react in a similar situation, but damn that seems like overkill.
The billions of dollars was probably part of the consideration as well. :P What was wrong with the EULA?
I've never paid much attention to Minecraft. Not sure if it's because the game just never appealed to me, or I never gave it a chance out of some hipster desire to not enjoy the latest trend. I never actually tried it out, beyond watching friends play it.
Really interesting mini-documentary about the nature of internet celebrity. As usual, the youtube comments are depressing and filled with people missing (and proving) the point. But the video is worth the watch!
I watched that the other day. Interesting film. I thought of it again when Notch recently sold Mojang (Minecraft) to Microsoft. It seems that part of the reason he did it was because a vocal minority on the internet was mad at him over Minecraft's EULA. I guess I don't know for certain how I would react in a similar situation, but damn that seems like overkill.
The billions of dollars was probably part of the consideration as well. :P What was wrong with the EULA?
I've never paid much attention to Minecraft. Not sure if it's because the game just never appealed to me, or I never gave it a chance out of some hipster desire to not enjoy the latest trend. I never actually tried it out, beyond watching friends play it.
Nothing was wrong with the EULA. It didn't change. Some other Mojang employee reminded folks that they weren't allowed to charge real moneys for server perks (like in-game items and abilities). Someparasitespeople who were making tons of money off these sorts of servers were enraged and spewed hatred at Notch, among others. Apparently this hurt his feelings.
EDIT: Here, you can read his take on it on his website (http://notch.net/). The post titled "Literally worse than EA" is about the EULA stuff. The post titled "I'm leaving Mojang" is about the sale to Microsoft. I try not to be a hipster, but the guy literally sold out. And he sold out all his employees in the process.
Really interesting mini-documentary about the nature of internet celebrity. As usual, the youtube comments are depressing and filled with people missing (and proving) the point. But the video is worth the watch!
I watched that the other day. Interesting film. I thought of it again when Notch recently sold Mojang (Minecraft) to Microsoft. It seems that part of the reason he did it was because a vocal minority on the internet was mad at him over Minecraft's EULA. I guess I don't know for certain how I would react in a similar situation, but damn that seems like overkill.
The billions of dollars was probably part of the consideration as well. :P What was wrong with the EULA?
I've never paid much attention to Minecraft. Not sure if it's because the game just never appealed to me, or I never gave it a chance out of some hipster desire to not enjoy the latest trend. I never actually tried it out, beyond watching friends play it.
Nothing was wrong with the EULA. It didn't change. Some other Mojang employee reminded folks that they weren't allowed to charge real moneys for server perks (like in-game items and abilities). Someparasitespeople who were making tons of money off these sorts of servers were enraged and spewed hatred at Notch, among others. Apparently this hurt his feelings.
EDIT: Here, you can read his take on it on his website (http://notch.net/). The post titled "Literally worse than EA" is about the EULA stuff. The post titled "I'm leaving Mojang" is about the sale to Microsoft. I try not to be a hipster, but the guy literally sold out. And he sold out all his employees in the process.
Hmm, maybe it's because I'm not a Minecraft player, but he seems pretty reasonable when he lays it out. I don't know what it means for Mojang or Minecraft though.
I watched a video of a woman wearing a bikini and some animal mask pulling up in a high-end car and getting out. Then a man, also wearing a mask, groped her breasts with a rubber glove attached at the end of a trombone as he played Yankee Doodle. Upon the song's completion, the woman got in the car and drove off.
I would hunt down the video and link it, but I think the description is weird enough.
Not sure if hawt.
I watched a video of a woman wearing a bikini and some animal mask pulling up in a high-end car and getting out. Then a man, also wearing a mask, groped her breasts with a rubber glove attached at the end of a trombone as he played Yankee Doodle. Upon the song's completion, the woman got in the car and drove off.
I would hunt down the video and link it, but I think the description is weird enough.
Not sure if hawt.
I saw a gif of this.
So I have a playful discourse with someone in the office who laments that she doesn't have anything in her inbox. So I drew a picture of a dam and put it in there to counter my "I don't give a damn" attitude.
Then I drew a picture of a rat's ass and put it in there.
If my work environment was less restrictive (and I knew she wouldn't be offended), I would consider drawing a flying fuck, but I think that will just have to stay in my head and off the paper.
Any other metaphor-like stuff (not that metaphor is the correct term but whatever)?
You could always give a shit. Which is fairly vulgar I suppose, so maybe you could give a Shih Tzu or a shiitake?
I'm not sure if I'm good or just plain lucky when I manage to type this in without any errors:
=IF(AND($L3=-1, IF(AND(OR(WEEKDAY(NOW()) = 5, WEEKDAY(NOW()) = 6), $C3<NOW()+4), TRUE, IF($C3<NOW()+2, TRUE, FALSE))), 1, 0)
Now if only I could be that good with my more complex Excel formulas. *shakes tiny fist*
Recently watched The Prestige. Question for those who also watched it (and if you haven't, this really is a big spoiler, though I'll try to be ambiguous about it).
Do you think that the final solution to the trick really was just the sci-fi explanation as given? I'm leaning towards the alternative, that this is just a trick on us, the real life audience of the film, and that the solution is that Angier managed to find and wrangle his previous body double before committing that final act of revenge. All the sci-fi business was just Algier's story to reel in Borden.
Edit: The more I read online, the more I see that most people want to believe in the sci-fi solution, and the more I am convinced that it isn't. I am finding it incredibly frustrating. I think I will have to watch it again and write up my own interpretation, trying to address all the criticisms of the "machine did not work" theory.
Recently watched The Prestige. Question for those who also watched it (and if you haven't, this really is a big spoiler, though I'll try to be ambiguous about it).
Do you think that the final solution to the trick really was just the sci-fi explanation as given? I'm leaning towards the alternative, that this is just a trick on us, the real life audience of the film, and that the solution is that Angier managed to find and wrangle his previous body double before committing that final act of revenge. All the sci-fi business was just Algier's story to reel in Borden.
Edit: The more I read online, the more I see that most people want to believe in the sci-fi solution, and the more I am convinced that it isn't. I am finding it incredibly frustrating. I think I will have to watch it again and write up my own interpretation, trying to address all the criticisms of the "machine did not work" theory.
I've only seen the Prestige in passing, but isn't there a scene at the end lots of hats everywhere, maybe with 2 identical cats? I dislike the argument that these are all details that suggest the sci-fi solution, and are in the movie only for throwing people off.
Also, Borden manages to recognize the body double from last time, and the non-sci-fi solution means Algier let the body double drown for his revenge, and although the cloning explanation also involves that, it's a bit more likely for him to decide that he's taking the risk of dying every time for the sake of revenge than to kill some other guy for revenge.
Recently watched The Prestige. Question for those who also watched it (and if you haven't, this really is a big spoiler, though I'll try to be ambiguous about it).
Do you think that the final solution to the trick really was just the sci-fi explanation as given? I'm leaning towards the alternative, that this is just a trick on us, the real life audience of the film, and that the solution is that Angier managed to find and wrangle his previous body double before committing that final act of revenge. All the sci-fi business was just Algier's story to reel in Borden.
Edit: The more I read online, the more I see that most people want to believe in the sci-fi solution, and the more I am convinced that it isn't. I am finding it incredibly frustrating. I think I will have to watch it again and write up my own interpretation, trying to address all the criticisms of the "machine did not work" theory.
Recently watched The Prestige. Question for those who also watched it (and if you haven't, this really is a big spoiler, though I'll try to be ambiguous about it).
Do you think that the final solution to the trick really was just the sci-fi explanation as given? I'm leaning towards the alternative, that this is just a trick on us, the real life audience of the film, and that the solution is that Angier managed to find and wrangle his previous body double before committing that final act of revenge. All the sci-fi business was just Algier's story to reel in Borden.
@pacovf: I'd say they're two different entities who have exactly the same memories in the instant of their creation. After that, they are clearly not the same: they have different thoughts and feelings (which is pretty clearly depicted in Angier's "test run" where he kills his clone).
If two particles are quantumly entangled, it'd only affect the spin of the particles. Movement in space of one particle doesn't affect the other (except normally like if they collide or whatever)
One of my (physicist) friends pointed out that, if you created a perfect copy of a person down to quantum level, for any practical sense of the word "same", the copy and the original are more than indistinguishable, they are the same. Furthermore, entanglement effects would mean that interacting with one of them would actually have an effect on the other*! So he was of the opinion that a perfect copy would be the same person.Objects like people exist only to us, at a high level. To the universe, there is just a pile of stuff that we are drawing a box around. You aren't the same as the copy; there are two piles of stuff with the same pattern. They are, at the very least, located in different places, which is enough to distinguish them. I can see turning over in your mind the idea that all photons are the same photon, since they lack identity, but applying this to patterns of stuff just means throwing out location as meaning anything and well. Ask someone who's horny; location is everything.
Amongst the doctrines of Tlön, none has merited the scandalous reception accorded to materialism. Some thinkers have formulated it with less clarity than fervor, as one might put forth a paradox. In order to facilitate the comprehension of this inconceivable thesis, a heresiarch of the eleventh century (3) devised the sophism of the nine copper coins, whose scandalous renown is in Tlön equivalent to that of the Eleatic paradoxes. There are many versions of this "specious reasoning," which vary the number of coins and the number of discoveries; the following is the most common:
On Tuesday, X crosses a deserted road and loses nine copper coins. On Thursday, Y finds in the road four coins, somewhat rusted by Wednesday's rain. On Friday, Z discovers three coins in the road. On Friday morning, X finds two coins in the corridor of his house. The heresiarch would deduce from this story the reality - i.e., the continuity - of the nine coins which were recovered. It is absurd (he affirmed) to imagine that four of the coins have not existed between Tuesday and Thursday, three between Tuesday and Friday afternoon, two between Tuesday and Friday morning. It is logical to think that they have existed - at least in some secret way, hidden from the comprehension of men - at every moment of those three periods.
The language of Tlön resists the formulation of this paradox; most people did not even understand it. The defenders of common sense at first did no more than negate the veracity of the anecdote. They repeated that it was a verbal fallacy, based on the rash application of two neologisms not authorized by usage and alien to all rigorous thought: the verbs "find" and "lose," which beg the question, because they presuppose the identity of the first and of the last nine coins. They recalled that all nouns (man, coin, Thursday, Wednesday, rain) have only a metaphorical value. They denounced the treacherous circumstance "somewhat rusted by Wednesday's rain," which presupposes what is trying to be demonstrated: the persistence of the four coins from Tuesday to Thursday. They explained that equality is one thing and identity another, and formulated a kind of reductio ad absurdum: the hypothetical case of nine men who on nine nights suffer a severe pain. Would it not be ridiculous - they questioned - to pretend that this pain is one and the same? They said that the heresiarch was prompted only by the blasphemous intention of attributing the divine category of being to some simple coins and that at times he negated plurality and at other times did not. They argued: if equality implies identity, one would also have to admit that the nine coins are one.
Another argument that he put forward: we can consider that you are the same person you were an infinitesimal amount of time before; yet in that amount of time, you've changed. How can the person who is identical to you not be the same person you are, when he actually ressembles you more than yourself from an infinitesimal amount of time before?This is straightforward. What are "you?" How can we define the concept so that a statement like "I used to live in Florida" (supposing you did) is true? It's not the physical stuff; that's all been replaced. What has been maintained is an illusion of continuity.
It's my birthday and I can post in the Random Stuff thread if I want to.
It's my birthday and I can post in the Random Stuff thread if I want to.
Yeah that sounds like it'd be a lot easier to be honest. IF($C3<WORKDAY(NOW(),2), etc. Would certainly be easier to maintain. And I imagine there are "libraries" of pre-generated holidays.
eHalcyon, that all just amounts to a conspiracy theory. The movie hints at none of that. This ain't Inception, where the ending is left purposefully ambiguous. You (or someone else) has created this interpretation from whole cloth. If the movie really is trying to tell the story as you describe, it does a tremendously bad job of it.
I could say that the events of Groundhog Day all took place in the unhinged mind of Bill Murray's character. I could easily concoct a whole detailed description of what the events of the movie actually signified was happening in reality. It would all be internally consistent, but that wouldn't matter because the movie is already a work of fiction and that's not the story it's trying to tell.
Do any of you think that Algier's clones were himself? Or somebody else with identical memories?
Do you think that the computer version of Johnny Depp (in Trascendence) was Johnny Depp, or something else entirely?
Would your consider that they are the same only in the very precise instant of their creation? For either of them?
The thing that bugged me most about the plot of The Prestige is if you have a device that can duplicate things, there are a huge number of ethically sound and financially more rewarding things you can do with it. The implausibility of the sci-fi tech is way out of proportion with the purpose that it's put to. It's been a while since I watched the movie, so maybe that's explained away somehow.
The thing that bugged me most about the plot of The Prestige is if you have a device that can duplicate things, there are a huge number of ethically sound and financially more rewarding things you can do with it. The implausibility of the sci-fi tech is way out of proportion with the purpose that it's put to. It's been a while since I watched the movie, so maybe that's explained away somehow.
i just saw a guy on goko with 5,5k pro rating and an ISO lvl of -6he probably had only played a few pro games or played a bunch of bots.
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Fair point, but I was just using financials as an example. Having a exact duplicator is like a cheat code to the universe. There's barely anything that you CAN'T do with it, given enough creativity. To use it to fake teleporting across a room is just mind-bogglingly small-minded.The thing that bugged me most about the plot of The Prestige is if you have a device that can duplicate things, there are a huge number of ethically sound and financially more rewarding things you can do with it. The implausibility of the sci-fi tech is way out of proportion with the purpose that it's put to. It's been a while since I watched the movie, so maybe that's explained away somehow.
It was never about the money. Algiers actually comes from a rich family.
Fair point, but I was just using financials as an example. Having a exact duplicator is like a cheat code to the universe. There's barely anything that you CAN'T do with it, given enough creativity. To use it to fake teleporting across a room is just mind-bogglingly small-minded.The thing that bugged me most about the plot of The Prestige is if you have a device that can duplicate things, there are a huge number of ethically sound and financially more rewarding things you can do with it. The implausibility of the sci-fi tech is way out of proportion with the purpose that it's put to. It's been a while since I watched the movie, so maybe that's explained away somehow.
It was never about the money. Algiers actually comes from a rich family.
eHalcyon, that all just amounts to a conspiracy theory. The movie hints at none of that. This ain't Inception, where the ending is left purposefully ambiguous. You (or someone else) has created this interpretation from whole cloth. If the movie really is trying to tell the story as you describe, it does a tremendously bad job of it.
I could say that the events of Groundhog Day all took place in the unhinged mind of Bill Murray's character. I could easily concoct a whole detailed description of what the events of the movie actually signified was happening in reality. It would all be internally consistent, but that wouldn't matter because the movie is already a work of fiction and that's not the story it's trying to tell.
I respectfully disagree. I think there are multiple hints. The closing narration is one hint, as is the very theme of the film itself. I also noted the comment made by Algiers to Cutter, about not being backstage. I think there are more. But again, that's from what I remember on first viewing, which is why I want to watch it again. This is the impression that the film left on me from the first viewing, and not just something come up with on reflection. This theory occurred to me right when Tesla implied that he could build a machine to scientifically teleport somebody and it only grew stronger when when the cats and hats cloning was revealed. I thought it had to be deception, and nothing I saw seemed contradictory to that theory. I was only surprised that they didn't come right out and confirm the deception, but it fit the theme of the film to leave it ambiguous.
I'll have to watch it again, but I remember Algiers telling Cutter that he didn't want him backstage "this time", for the last performance. It implied that Cutter had been there before, but this particular performance was special. It would be the last performance, the one where curiosity got the better of Borden and end with him framed for murder.
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As much as I enjoy looking at big walls of spoilered texts, shouldn't this be in the movie thread ? Or a specific one ?
That's one interpretation.As much as I enjoy looking at big walls of spoilered texts, shouldn't this be in the movie thread ? Or a specific one ?
It's just random characters inside the spoiler tags.
As I recall, Cutter met Algiers earlier, when he had returned and was setting up the theater. Algiers even called upon Cutter for help from his contacts (one of whom to which he demonstrated the trick). The comment about not wanting Cutter backstage is not made until the night of the performance where Borden was caught.
Finally, all those dead Algiers at the end. I have two possible explanations right now, and I think there could be others. One is that the bodies are fakes, maybe wax doubles, placed in the theatre by Cutter as admonishment for the murder of Root. Heck, one of them might have been Root himself. "Look at what you've done, Algiers!"
The second possibility is that they are fakes brought them by Algiers himself. Algiers was at the theatre to destroy the machine to get rid of evidence -- specifically, the evidence that the machine was nothing more than a sparkly prop. Algiers was so committed to the clone deception that he not only had blind men moving water tanks, he even put fake doubles of himself in those tanks in case Borden went so far as to sneak a peek. Now that his scheme was complete, all the fake bodies were brought back so that he could dispose of everything cleanly.
Peanut butter must be the most american thing ever. I don't think I've ever seen peanut butter, let alone tasted it, and quite frankly the whole idea sounds thoroughly unappealing to me.
Peanut butter must be the most american thing ever. I don't think I've ever seen peanut butter, let alone tasted it, and quite frankly the whole idea sounds thoroughly unappealing to me.
I didn't mean to bash on your beloved national treat, sorry for being unclear! As I said, I haven't even tried it ever. I was merely observing a big cultural difference. It's just not a thing here! I've never seen peanut butter in anyone's fridge in Finland, and it seems to be all the rave over there, big enough that people routinely mention it as a gift from heavens in random occasions.Peanut butter must be the most american thing ever. I don't think I've ever seen peanut butter, let alone tasted it, and quite frankly the whole idea sounds thoroughly unappealing to me.
Congratulations on being wrong.
I didn't mean to bash on your beloved national treat, sorry for being unclear! As I said, I haven't even tried it ever. I was merely observing a big cultural difference. It's just not a thing here! I've never seen peanut butter in anyone's fridge in Finland, and it seems to be all the rave over there, big enough that people routinely mention it as a gift from heavens in random occasions.Peanut butter must be the most american thing ever. I don't think I've ever seen peanut butter, let alone tasted it, and quite frankly the whole idea sounds thoroughly unappealing to me.
Congratulations on being wrong.
I try not to eat bread, and I don't even like chocolate (enough to justify eating it), I didn't mean to start a competition on who has the best taste buds.
Same as Eevee here, peanut butter barely exists in France. We're all about Nutella here.
And peanut butter sounds disgusting.
So tell me again why there was a room full of water tanks and duplicates of Angiers.
I didn't mean to bash on your beloved national treat, sorry for being unclear! As I said, I haven't even tried it ever. I was merely observing a big cultural difference. It's just not a thing here! I've never seen peanut butter in anyone's fridge in Finland, and it seems to be all the rave over there, big enough that people routinely mention it as a gift from heavens in random occasions.Peanut butter must be the most american thing ever. I don't think I've ever seen peanut butter, let alone tasted it, and quite frankly the whole idea sounds thoroughly unappealing to me.
Congratulations on being wrong.
I try not to eat bread, and I don't even like chocolate (enough to justify eating it), I didn't mean to start a competition on who has the best taste buds.
Peanut butter goes well with apples :P
Peanut butter is gift from the gods. Ancient Greek "Ambrosia" translates roughly to "creamy buttery substance made from mashing up peanuts".[Citation needed]
I find it odd that having not tried it appears to equate with finding the thought of it disgusting.Well, on the flip side, if I found the idea appealing, surely I would have made the effort of finding some at some point in my life?
Well, have you ever eaten worms?
Well, have you ever eaten worms?
Perhaps the discussion should be forked to its own thread.So tell me again why there was a room full of water tanks and duplicates of Angiers.
I watched the movie more recently, so I stand by my statement that those were separate scenes. But I intend to rewatch the movie sometime this week, and I'll report back. :P
As for my explanation on why the duplicates where there, I gave an explanation in my first long post. Cutter could have done it, not as revenge, but as admonishment. Perhaps the financials wouldn't work out after all, but there could be other explanations. Maybe he found where Algiers had been stashing all the tanks from his earlier performances and had them moved back.
Alternatively, Algiers could have had the fake tanks moved back to the theater himself, for evidence disposal. Maybe he'd planned to burn everything to the ground, duplicates, machine, theater and all.
But even if these explanations aren't satisfactory, they don't need to be for my theory. For the clone theory, the fact that there is no reasonable explanation for having all those bodies returned to the theater is a plot hole. I ask you, why is there a room full of water tanks and dead clones of Angiers? He'd had them all moved off site. If they were actual clones, he surely would have had them disposed of as well.
The point is, the film is itself a magic trick. I couldn't tell you how Penn and Teller do their tricks, but I know it's all sleight of hand, misdirection and illusion. The same is true here.
I don't think he'd moved them off-site at all. I'm pretty sure the reason they were all in the theater is because he couldn't risk moving them out, at least not one per day. When is it revealed that the tanks left the theater?
You're looking at all this from the wrong direction. Why was there more than one tank in the first place? Again, it can't have been for Borden's benefit, because seeing them might have kept him from being where Angier needed him to be. Angier only needed one tank to drown Root, if that indeed what was happening. So why did all those tanks exist?
The reason that I'm arguing all this is that I think of you as an intelligent person and I hate to see you succumbing to conspiracy theories, even concerning a work of fiction. Because that's exactly what's going on here. You want to believe something, so you're inventing a convoluted story that has no facts to back it up.
I agree that it would be interesting and appropriate if there were some hidden side to the events of the film, but I'm not buying any of the versions you've proposed because there's zero hard evidence to support any of it.
LF, shouldn't you at least rewatch the movie before you claim that there are no hints to the theory?
or did you rewatch it recently?
I'm pretty sure they were moved off site. It was an actual plot point. Borden and Fallon were discussing how Algiers did his new version of the Transported Man. They noted that the stage hands were blind (presumably so that they could not see the "clones") and Borden/Fallon watched them move a water tank away from the theater. They specifically noted that this was done after every performance. They were completely confounded as to the purpose of it all.
The purpose was, of course, to misdirect Borden. While he obsessed about these enigmatic details, he could not see that it was really the exact same trick with a body double.
I'm pretty sure they were moved off site. It was an actual plot point. Borden and Fallon were discussing how Algiers did his new version of the Transported Man. They noted that the stage hands were blind (presumably so that they could not see the "clones") and Borden/Fallon watched them move a water tank away from the theater. They specifically noted that this was done after every performance. They were completely confounded as to the purpose of it all.
The purpose was, of course, to misdirect Borden. While he obsessed about these enigmatic details, he could not see that it was really the exact same trick with a body double.
Man, that is a good call. I remember that conversation between Fallon and Borden now. Are we sure that the scene where Borden shoots Angier is in the theater, though? It's not just in a warehouse somewhere? Maybe the tanks were just never moved back. Anyway, that potentially explains why there would be multiple tanks: piquing Borden's curiosity. But does it explain why each one had an Angier duplicate in it? I suppose in case Borden decided to pay the warehouse a visit before sneaking backstage for the trick. But what would he have done if he found the tanks? Maybe he wouldn't have snuck backstage, realizing it was all a trick. Probably empty tanks would have been more likely to make him sneak backstage, since they would provide no clues as to how the trick was performed. But it's tough to say.
Anyhow, another question is, if it was Root that was drowned, how did Angier know which show to do it in? He only had one shot at that. Sure, he could maybe spot Borden and tell the stagehands to put the tank under the stage, but there's no guarantee that Borden would sneak backstage the first time he saw the act. In fact, he probably wouldn't. Oh, but wait. Borden volunteered for the act that time, right? So it's conceivable that Angier would have time to somehow tip off the stagehands while that trick was being performed. Hmm…
Well, have you ever eaten worms?Actually, yes. I have eaten rice crispy treats with mealworms on them.
I think peanut butter tastes pretty bad.
I think peanut butter tastes pretty bad.
^ This
The Prestige was based on a book. The book does not leave any question as to what was a trick.
You can say, so what, the screenwriters meant something different. Man I didn't catch any of that.
Can we at least all agree on that it was an amazing movie?
Can we at least all agree on that it was an amazing movie?
Can we at least all agree on that it was an amazing movie?
I would say this, but the last time I praised a Nolan movie I got called names. :o
Can we at least all agree on that it was an amazing movie?
I would say this, but the last time I praised a Nolan movie I got called names. :o
well I've seen all of his movies except the first one I think, and all of them were great.
Can we at least all agree on that it was an amazing movie?
I would say this, but the last time I praised a Nolan movie I got called names. :o
well I've seen all of his movies except the first one I think, and all of them were great.
You can't say that 'round these parts! Danger! Danger!!
I tried vegemite once. It wasn't for me, but it seems to be a fave with the Aussies…at least according to American media, which routinely reinforces stereotypes like the English having bad teeth, Germans being frightening, and American Chinese restaurants serving dog.I would say that Vegemite is *more* popular among Australians than anyone else, and it definitely is quite popular over here. I find I only really eat it when I've been ill and want something nostalgic and nourishing. Interestingly, while it was originally designed as a competitor to Marmite, it's rare to find someone who enjoys the taste of both products. There's also the whole "Vegemite is owned by Kraft which is American" thing that spawned a product called Ozemite (Aussie-mite) that I've never tasted so I won't try to compare it.
at least according to American media, which routinely reinforces stereotypes like the English having bad teeth, Germans being frightening, and American Chinese restaurants serving dog.At least I understand why someone would think the last one is true, but what's up with the other two? ???
The Prestige was based on a book. The book does not leave any question as to what was a trick.
You can say, so what, the screenwriters meant something different. Man I didn't catch any of that.
Peanut butter is tasty. Nutella is tasty. Vegimite and marmite is pretty yucky. That marshmallow fluff is mainly weird, but doesn't taste bad.
Peanut butter is tasty. Nutella is tasty. Vegimite and marmite is pretty yucky. That marshmallow fluff is mainly weird, but doesn't taste bad.mmmm... fluffernutter...
Peanut butter is tasty. Nutella is tasty. Vegimite and marmite is pretty yucky. That marshmallow fluff is mainly weird, but doesn't taste bad.
Peanut butter is tasty. Nutella is tasty. Vegimite and marmite is pretty yucky. That marshmallow fluff is mainly weird, but doesn't taste bad.
Nutella is the god of all tasty spreads.
at least according to American media, which routinely reinforces stereotypes like the English having bad teeth, Germans being frightening, and American Chinese restaurants serving dog.At least I understand why someone would think the last one is true, but what's up with the other two? ???
Peanut butter is tasty. Nutella is tasty. Vegimite and marmite is pretty yucky. That marshmallow fluff is mainly weird, but doesn't taste bad.
Nutella is the god of all tasty spreads.
...because it is almost entirely fat and sugar.
That's entirely [...] the point.cool
@Kuildeous : Yes, German's reputation as a language is largely related to the fact that the first German words most people hear are Hitler's speeches.
I think French sounds very weird and aggressive. And kind of ugly. Most people don't agree with me. And also, I don't mean it as an insult to the French speakers. It's just that I don't find it very nice to listen to.
And it might be an overstatement, but I never, ever, hear or read a sentence in English and think "that's a beautiful way of saying it". Which I do often in French and German.man, I think the exact opposite is true. well, I don't know about french, because I don't speak it well enough, but sentence structure in german really sucks. it's so much better in English.
not to mention that there are words in english that are literally missing in german.
not to mention that there are words in english that are literally missing in german.
Well, that's because English aggressively steals words from other languages. If we don't have a word for something, we find a language that does.
not to mention that there are words in english that are literally missing in german.
Well, that's because English aggressively steals words from other languages. If we don't have a word for something, we find a language that does.
not to mention that there are words in english that are literally missing in german.
Well, that's because English aggressively steals words from other languages. If we don't have a word for something, we find a language that does.
All languages do that.
If you "have to try" writing poems, of course it's going to sound horrible regardless of the language. If they told everyone at school to compose a funk song, would you compare them with Mirrorthrone and conclude that symphonic black metal is better than funk?QuoteAnd it might be an overstatement, but I never, ever, hear or read a sentence in English and think "that's a beautiful way of saying it". Which I do often in French and German.man, I think the exact opposite is true. well, I don't know about french, because I don't speak it well enough, but sentence structure in german really sucks. it's so much better in English.
It enlightened my deafened scream,
Where hatred was reigning supreme,
Thus switching ways, inverting nights and days
And breaking the walls of my rational maze.
it's impossible to even write german poetry that sounds this good. if you try it, and I had to in school n stuff, it sounds lengthy, awkward, and forced. german. sucks. not to mention that there are words in english that are literally missing in german.
it's impossible to even write german poetry that sounds this good. if you try it, and I had to in school n stuff, it sounds lengthy, awkward, and forced.
not to mention that there are words in english that are literally missing in german.
Well, that's because English aggressively steals words from other languages. If we don't have a word for something, we find a language that does.
All languages do that.
I have heard tell that French in particular does not. That there is a movement to keep French pure. Is this not the case?
Is this a good time to say I hate the English language ?
Languages?
Latin is pretty cool.
Languages?
Latin is pretty cool.
No way, when it comes to ancient languages greek is so much better than Latin.
Languages?
Latin is pretty cool.
No way, when it comes to ancient languages greek is so much better than Latin.
Definitely. Greeks had a word for peanut butter.
gemüdlich*gemütlich :P
it's impossible to even write german poetry that sounds this good. if you try it, and I had to in school n stuff, it sounds lengthy, awkward, and forced.
Wer reitet so spät durch Nacht und Wind ?
Es ist der Vater mit seinem Kind
Er hat den Knaben wohl in dem Arm
Er fasst ihn sicher, er hält ihn warm.
[...]
Mein Vater, mein Vater, und siehst du nicht dort
Erlkönigs Töchter am düsteren Ort ? –
Mein Sohn, mein Sohn, ich seh’ es genau,
Es scheinen die alten Weiden so grau. –
„Ich liebe dich, mich reizt deine schöne Gestalt,
Und bist du nicht willig, so brauch ich Gewalt !“
I mean, tastes are what they are, but there is gorgeous poetry in German.
Poetry isn't really concerning itself with sounding believable, that's entirely beside the point...
I believe you. Latin's still pretty cool though.Languages?
Latin is pretty cool.
No way, when it comes to ancient languages greek is so much better than Latin.
I've been spelling gemütlich wrong for a while apparently. Comfortable is what comes closest to it, but you'll agree that it's not exactly it ?
it's impossible to even write german poetry that sounds this good. if you try it, and I had to in school n stuff, it sounds lengthy, awkward, and forced.
Wer reitet so spät durch Nacht und Wind ?
Es ist der Vater mit seinem Kind
Er hat den Knaben wohl in dem Arm
Er fasst ihn sicher, er hält ihn warm.
[...]
Mein Vater, mein Vater, und siehst du nicht dort
Erlkönigs Töchter am düsteren Ort ? –
Mein Sohn, mein Sohn, ich seh’ es genau,
Es scheinen die alten Weiden so grau. –
„Ich liebe dich, mich reizt deine schöne Gestalt,
Und bist du nicht willig, so brauch ich Gewalt !“
I mean, tastes are what they are, but there is gorgeous poetry in German.
actually, this is probably the poem that I was going to use in response to Awaclus' post. this is established german poetry, and, well, I wouldn't describe it as gorgeous. this specific poem to me is particularly unimpressive, because it uses dialogue that noone would ever say in this way. It doesn't feel believable. and it doesn't read well.
That's what I'd heard from my fiancée (whose course on language policy last semester used France as a case study). So there's a political (or at least organisational) push to create some kind of "pure" French, but it's not really reflected in society's use of the language. Similar to attempts in other countries to create some kind of national language and force local dialects out.not to mention that there are words in english that are literally missing in german.
Well, that's because English aggressively steals words from other languages. If we don't have a word for something, we find a language that does.
All languages do that.
I have heard tell that French in particular does not. That there is a movement to keep French pure. Is this not the case?
People bitch about the "intrusion" of English words in the French language yeah, but it's utterly stupid and mostly without effect. We have adopted a lot of English words. Then the Académie Française comes up with French words for "hashtag" or "marketing", and no one uses them.
My language could beat up your languageThem's fighting words.
English still has a number of failings though. The one that most bothers me is the huge number of meanings for "love": which can express the type of feeling you have for a restaurant you've visited a few times, for your family, or for someone with whom you are romantically involved (with the whole aspect of sexuality). The confusion and apprehension this linguistic failing creates is extraordinarily frustrating.
QuoteI've been spelling gemütlich wrong for a while apparently. Comfortable is what comes closest to it, but you'll agree that it's not exactly it ?
I'm... not sure. I think it's pretty safe to assume that I know exactly what gemütlich means. I use comfortable pretty much as a synonym.
where do you think lies the difference?
Read this coincidentally yesterday and seems apropos:
http://boingboing.net/2014/09/22/ten-untranslatable-words.html
They should have included a readable font.Read this coincidentally yesterday and seems apropos:
http://boingboing.net/2014/09/22/ten-untranslatable-words.html
They should have included the language, hm.
challenge: find an edgecase where the order in which you put your own cards back with oracle matters
there is none
challenge: find an edgecase where the order in which you put your own cards back with oracle matters
there is none
New reaction card with condition "When you put a card on top of your deck" or "When you would put a card on top of your deck".
Hypothesis: It is mathematically impossible for a person to remain or get angry whilst listening to "Mr. Blue Sky."
Rebuttals and confirmations welcome.
QuoteI've been spelling gemütlich wrong for a while apparently. Comfortable is what comes closest to it, but you'll agree that it's not exactly it ?
I'm... not sure. I think it's pretty safe to assume that I know exactly what gemütlich means. I use comfortable pretty much as a synonym.
where do you think lies the difference?
gemütlich has a notion of warmth associated with it, and the idea of "home". So it's more precise than just "comfortable". I would translate comfrotable as bequem in most situations. You couldn't apply gemütlich to something like "comfort food" for example, nor would you say that your seat in a hotel is gemütlich. You would probably bequem (or komfortabel for that matter).
Maybe that's just where I lived (Bonn) and the word has a simpler meaning elsewhere, but I'm pretty sure I've heard gemütlich being referred to as untranslateable by other people.
If "gemütlich" doesn't exist in english, what does Baloo sing in the jungle book?"ease"
Nevermind he quit. Lame.
OH MY GOD I'M GETTING SLOW PLAYED FOR THE FIRST TIME AND IT'S HILARIOUS!
Nevermind he quit. Lame.
you really suck at being slowplayed.
so, what's the deal with essential and quintessential being similar, huh?
so, what's the deal with essential and quintessential being similar, huh?
You know what makes me crazy? Amicable and amiable. There is no need for two distinct words there.
random question: you can change your name on goko right? do you know of any good players that have done that/is there any efficient way to check for that?I don't know of any good players, but I've changed my name on Goko (used to be my actual name).
wasn't there a guy who called himself fap_on_it and was famous for being super BM? i haven't seen him in forever.There still is, he appears on the partial Isotropish leaderboard. Though I haven't played against him in ages either.
i remember that because i found his username stupid and offensive
random question: you can change your name on goko right? do you know of any good players that have done that/is there any efficient way to check for that?I don't know of any good players, but I've changed my name on Goko (used to be my actual name).
random question: you can change your name on goko right? do you know of any good players that have done that/is there any efficient way to check for that?I don't know of any good players, but I've changed my name on Goko (used to be my actual name).
I have changed my username on Goko back and forth to my actual name (when playing with friends).
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I just joined a wedding band so I'm learning a bunch of shitty pop songs... and I'm starting to like them. God help me. God help us all.
I just joined a wedding band so I'm learning a bunch of shitty pop songs... and I'm starting to like them. God help me. God help us all.
I was in a choreographed dance set to One Direction for a wedding last summer. I learned all the lyrics and everything.
:|
I've started calling them "One Dimension," which conveniently applies to all similar music groups.
Miiverse Penis Drawing Detection (http://www.p4rgaming.com/iwata-asks-miiverse-penis-drawing-detection-took-weeks-to-develop/)
...Even if 90% of the commenters are joking, it makes me sad to see so many people unsure of if it's fake or not.
Best carnival rides ever.
...Even if 90% of the commenters are joking, it makes me sad to see so many people unsure of if it's fake or not.
Best carnival rides ever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVeHxUVkW4wIs this video, like, the best thing ever or am I just tired?
Best carnival rides ever.
Is this video, like, the best thing ever or am I just tired?
Best carnival rides ever.
I just joined a wedding band so I'm learning a bunch of shitty pop songs... and I'm starting to like them. God help me. God help us all.
Edit: Completely unrelated, but...I can't believe how excited I am for this! Putting spoiler tags on this just to be super careful. Not even too sure why I'm writing it, just want to rave about the show I guess.
In particular, I didn't find the explanation for the Avatar's origin and bending to be that believable considering information present in the original show.
In particular, I didn't find the explanation for the Avatar's origin and bending to be that believable considering information present in the original show.
Care to elaborate? I'd love to discuss it. If it's the stuff about the animals/moon being the teachers, I can see them co-existing. Perhaps the lion turtles gave people the ability but not the skill. They learned to master the elements by watching the natural benders.
On the trailer, I'm very curious as to what the plot will be. Looks like a 3 year timeskip and... maybe Kuvira is leading metal bending elitists in a bid to rule the world? I hope it's something more than that, because it would just be a re-hash of ATLA crammed into much fewer episodes.
ATLA and LoK stuff
A lot more stuff
I haven't seen all the latest season, so I haven't read the spoilers. Love the series, though.Glad I put spoiler tags then.
A lot more stuff
I'm not really sure I agree with you.
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
Anyway, that's how I interpret things. Also these huge walls of spoilered text are probably annoying to people who don't follow those series, but I guess this is random stuff...
I haven't seen all the latest season, so I haven't read the spoilers. Love the series, though.Glad I put spoiler tags then.
Also, @eHalcyon I'd love to discuss this more, but it would probably be better in a different thread like you mentioned. Is there another one you had in mind? Or we could always just make a new one.
So it appears as though I have a $900 golf club order to fill. First full set that I'll be paid for. I'm pretty excited about this. :)You selling golf clubs? Neat! Golf is great
Yeah, a little hobby I picked up. My dad had built sets for his friends years ago. After I bought my house, I dug up his old tools and built a few test clubs. Then my lefty friend picked up the game, so I made him a short set (14*D, 3h, 5i, 7i, 9i, 52*W) to learn with.So it appears as though I have a $900 golf club order to fill. First full set that I'll be paid for. I'm pretty excited about this. :)You selling golf clubs? Neat! Golf is great
I have some Callaway Big Bertha X-12s that I have had forever that I love, but think that my game would really benefit from getting a new set of clubs fitted to me. Any f.ds discounts? (although I don't really golf enough right now to justify spending a bunch of money on new clubs)Depends on
It might be cheaper to get new shafts and have those fitted to you. But I don't know, I haven't shopped for golf stuff in a while. I know when I got my clubs I have the shafts about an inch longer and the grips have an extra wrap under them, and I think that helped me get better. At this point though, clubs wouldn't make much of a difference in my crappy game :PThere are so many fitting factors in the game. Usually a "good" fitter is proficient in maybe 2, sometimes 3, of those parameters. Length/Lie are important after you have solved weight and flex. Something most fitters don't take into consideration is how the person will setup with each club, and instead fit for 2 or 3 clubs then interpolate the rest of the set. My clubs have a 3/8" stagger. Standard is 1/2" stagger. This means my long irons are relatively shorter and my wedges are relatively longer than a set built at 0.5" long. But as I am comfortable addressing the ball in nearly the same place in my stance, this helps the swing feel right.
If you have the wrong shaft, any other corrections you make will only be marginal.
Wrong thread?you have the wrong shaft
That's what she said.
"Wait, you're a teenage witch?"What's this from?
"NO. I'm a teenage apprentice to a witch. There's a difference."
"Wait, you're a teenage witch?"What's this from?
"NO. I'm a teenage apprentice to a witch. There's a difference."
And on a completely different note,
[Traffic Light Video]
I'm at the last four episodes of BSG. I had to power-watch the final season this weekend when I saw that Netflix will stop carrying the show at the end of this month. Looks like I'll be able to complete it, and then I can engage in all the spoilers I want.The BSG plot became such a mess later on. My favourite part of the show was the early season fighter ship combat with the drum music, I think.
I will say this much: When the fifth of the Final Five was revealed, I was disappointed at first. I hated that character. Then I hoped that the reveal will result in a personality change as the Cylon programming kicks in. Looked like it at first but no. Turns out that the character is just as annoying.
The bright side to this character is that it makes Cavil much more interesting. It does explain his earlier behavior, in a sick sort of way.
I'm at the last four episodes of BSG. I had to power-watch the final season this weekend when I saw that Netflix will stop carrying the show at the end of this month. Looks like I'll be able to complete it, and then I can engage in all the spoilers I want.The BSG plot became such a mess later on. My favourite part of the show was the early season fighter ship combat with the drum music, I think.
I will say this much: When the fifth of the Final Five was revealed, I was disappointed at first. I hated that character. Then I hoped that the reveal will result in a personality change as the Cylon programming kicks in. Looked like it at first but no. Turns out that the character is just as annoying.
The bright side to this character is that it makes Cavil much more interesting. It does explain his earlier behavior, in a sick sort of way.
And on a completely different note,
[Traffic Light Video]
Of course, as soon as these became common place, no one would be excited by them anymore, so not actually a real solution for safety. Also they would distract drivers. Still a cool project though.
"Wait, you're a teenage witch?"What's this from?
"NO. I'm a teenage apprentice to a witch. There's a difference."
One imagines it's from Sabrina the Teenage Witch, but it could very well be Willow from Buffy.
"Wait, you're a teenage witch?"What's this from?
"NO. I'm a teenage apprentice to a witch. There's a difference."
One imagines it's from Sabrina the Teenage Witch, but it could very well be Willow from Buffy.
It's not from anything. Think of it as a potential reaction a character from Gunnerkrigg Court could have, if they were in a world where Sabrina the Teenage Witch existed.
Very very true"Wait, you're a teenage witch?"What's this from?
"NO. I'm a teenage apprentice to a witch. There's a difference."
One imagines it's from Sabrina the Teenage Witch, but it could very well be Willow from Buffy.
It's not from anything. Think of it as a potential reaction a character from Gunnerkrigg Court could have, if they were in a world where Sabrina the Teenage Witch existed.
This was like this internship I was at this summer: When one of the interns would say "I'm an engineer" or "We're engineers" my roommate would always append "-ing student." There is a difference.
This was like this internship I was at this summer: When one of the interns would say "I'm an engineer" or "We're engineers" my roommate would always append "-ing student." There is a difference.
This was like this internship I was at this summer: When one of the interns would say "I'm an engineer" or "We're engineers" my roommate would always append "-ing student." There is a difference.
... One still has hope for a bright future?
"Wait, you're a teenage witch?"
"NO. I'm a teenage apprentice to a witch. There's a difference."
While I was in school for engineering, the professors consistently referred to the students as "engineers" so I wouldn't blame the interns.This was like this internship I was at this summer: When one of the interns would say "I'm an engineer" or "We're engineers" my roommate would always append "-ing student." There is a difference.
... One still has hope for a bright future?
Nah, I don't think that's even true :P Everyone's got a reason to be disappointed.
While I was in school for engineering, the professors consistently referred to the students as "engineers" so I wouldn't blame the interns.This was like this internship I was at this summer: When one of the interns would say "I'm an engineer" or "We're engineers" my roommate would always append "-ing student." There is a difference.
... One still has hope for a bright future?
Nah, I don't think that's even true :P Everyone's got a reason to be disappointed.
While I was in school for engineering, the professors consistently referred to the students as "engineers" so I wouldn't blame the interns.This was like this internship I was at this summer: When one of the interns would say "I'm an engineer" or "We're engineers" my roommate would always append "-ing student." There is a difference.
... One still has hope for a bright future?
Nah, I don't think that's even true :P Everyone's got a reason to be disappointed.
Professional EngineerUggghhh... Don't remind me... I have to take that exam at the end of this year...
Professional EngineerUggghhh... Don't remind me... I have to take that exam at the end of this year...
seriously: brb, ur mom wants to *******
seriously: brb, ur mom wants to *******
seriously: brb, ur mom wants to *******
"I doubt that, she only likes guys that don't suck at Dominion."
seriously posting all this online like u are doing is a cry for attention and help
seriously im serious dude, u need some help
seriously like i feel bad for u, life must be misreable for u
haha he's reading the forum. this is actually hilarious. I'm really glad this happened.
or maybe the animation caught up because I had the window minimized. does it do that? probably not.
but you can upvote all my posts to motivate me.
but you can upvote all my posts to motivate me.
Motivating and encouraging are two different things.
but you can upvote all my posts to motivate me.
Motivating and encouraging are two different things.
Enlighten me.
But really, can the random stuff actually be random and not slowplay adventures? I feel like there are plenty (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=11834.0) of threads (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=11815.0) about slowplaying (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=11773.0) elsewhere, and the proper place for that discussion is in Dominion Online (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?board=28.0) where those other threads exist.
I come here to discover that "With this post, this thread passes "Decline of Civility on Isotropic?" on the post count list" can turn into "This costume and other cultural materials. The text in the list below" (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=5727.msg281983#msg281983) with enough translations. Or that Tuvalu is a real country (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=5727.msg342776#msg342776). Or that unicorns suck (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=5727.msg374700#msg374700). But not a diary of a slowplay experience.
Although who am I kidding? This is a random stuff thread, so anything should be able to go here. Including my opinion on what should go here
But really, can the random stuff actually be random and not slowplay adventures? I feel like there are plenty (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=11834.0) of threads (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=11815.0) about slowplaying (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=11773.0) elsewhere, and the proper place for that discussion is in Dominion Online (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?board=28.0) where those other threads exist.
I come here to discover that "With this post, this thread passes "Decline of Civility on Isotropic?" on the post count list" can turn into "This costume and other cultural materials. The text in the list below" (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=5727.msg281983#msg281983) with enough translations. Or that Tuvalu is a real country (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=5727.msg342776#msg342776). Or that unicorns suck (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=5727.msg374700#msg374700). But not a diary of a slowplay experience.
Although who am I kidding? This is a random stuff thread, so anything should be able to go here. Including my opinion on what should go here
Speaking of reporting slow-rollers, I went to look at that google-doc someone created at some point to register slow rollers to see if silverspawn had added his and discovered everything had been deleted. Then I went to the thread in which it was introduced and it looked like it was locked (there was no reply button, though there was also no post saying it was being locked). Did a mod do this? If so, why?
Speaking of reporting slow-rollers, I went to look at that google-doc someone created at some point to register slow rollers to see if silverspawn had added his and discovered everything had been deleted. Then I went to the thread in which it was introduced and it looked like it was locked (there was no reply button, though there was also no post saying it was being locked). Did a mod do this? If so, why?
Because slow-roll registries and centralized blacklist discussions and calling people out by name has no place on this forum (in my opinion). This particular behavior (calling out particular individuals to be blacklisted) has consistently been shut down by theory (here (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=10602.msg352118#msg352118) and here (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=6910.msg192328#msg192328) as some older examples). Sure, you can tell a funny story about getting slowplayed and what you did to counter it. You can share your opinion about why blacklisting is a good idea. You can discuss what types of behaviors you find particularly offensive. But please, please, please leave out names. Blacklisting is available to everyone. If you feel like a person deserves to be blacklisted, do it! But I don't need to know about it. And they don't need to know about it (if they ever visit f.ds). And we don't need to discuss those people and what they did.
i don't like to open threads. i always feel like they're not important enough. i've actually been about to open threads multiple times and then not done it
But really, can the random stuff actually be random and not slowplay adventures? I feel like there are plenty (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=11834.0) of threads (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=11815.0) about slowplaying (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=11773.0) elsewhere, and the proper place for that discussion is in Dominion Online (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?board=28.0) where those other threads exist.
I come here to discover that "With this post, this thread passes "Decline of Civility on Isotropic?" on the post count list" can turn into "This costume and other cultural materials. The text in the list below" (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=5727.msg281983#msg281983) with enough translations. Or that Tuvalu is a real country (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=5727.msg342776#msg342776). Or that unicorns suck (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=5727.msg374700#msg374700). But not a diary of a slowplay experience.
Although who am I kidding? This is a random stuff thread, so anything should be able to go here. Including my opinion on what should go here
indeed
i don't like to open threads. i always feel like they're not important enough. i've actually been about to open threads multiple times and then not done it
also the last one i opened was kind of unsuccessful
Speaking of education and academic pursuits, this was a good read from Steven Pinker, about why academics are horrible writers:
http://chronicle.com/article/Why-Academics-Writing-Stinks/148989
Not sure how I feel about the ending. It was very pretty, but the whole starting-over thing is kind of bugging me.The dancing-robot montage is hilarious. Hard to believe that it wasn't intentional trolling on the part of the show runners.
Not sure how I feel about the ending. It was very pretty, but the whole starting-over thing is kind of bugging me.The dancing-robot montage is hilarious. Hard to believe that it wasn't intentional trolling on the part of the show runners.
Not sure how I feel about the ending. It was very pretty, but the whole starting-over thing is kind of bugging me.The dancing-robot montage is hilarious. Hard to believe that it wasn't intentional trolling on the part of the show runners.
I hosted a massive 10+ person viewing of that finale, live. We were all obsessed. So into the show we'd stab anyone who coughed during a new episode, let alone talk (but we were all like that, so it was fine). We watched the finale in the dark, for a movie-esque atmosphere, for those two highly-anticipated hours.
When the lights came up, we all wandered off alone, too ashamed to look each other in the eyes, to find holes to die in.
I never listened to that album. I only know of the reference because I was browsing Imgur 10 minutes ago.I guess that explains why it was in my iTunes.
But that reminds me, I was watching TV last night and in the middle of commercials this band started singing, kind of like a music video. It was U2, and it seemed to be the entirety of one of songs on their new album. I thought to myself, "Thank god I don't have any Apple products or I'd have that terrible music on my devices."
Yeah, the song was really bad and I can see why they're giving it away for free.
That's such an obnoxious and pretentious attitude to think that people would just want to have your music without actively pursuing it.
No, but they are (hypothetically) making me go have to delete the music to prevent having to listen to it.
Sort of like McDonald's putting a happy meal in my fridge.
No, but they are (hypothetically) making me go have to delete the music to prevent having to listen to it.
Sort of like McDonald's putting a happy meal in my fridge.
That's because people have a misguided sense of privacy. iTunes is not the same as your fridge, not even close. iTunes is not something you own (nor is Spotify or whatever else).
All I'm really trying to say is that U2's song sucked. And I don't like iTunes.
I don't like when people complain
I don't like when people complain
All I'm really trying to say is that U2's song sucked. And I don't like iTunes.
I don't like iTunes either (I'm meh on U2, haven't actually heard the new album), I was just surprised by the response to the free album thing.
I don't like when people complain, I often do this and annoy people, sorry. This is why I tend to avoid RSP forums ^^
Must have been hard for you when you heard about the Internet :(
Must have been hard for you when you heard about the Internet :(
Must of*
Also:
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I know it's "must have". I'm just joking! Internet!
Why is it so fucking difficult for people to dismiss information that is clearly and demonstrably untrue?
/headdesk
Why is it so fucking difficult for people to dismiss information that is clearly and demonstrably untrue?
/headdesk
It's probably a result of vaccines. Those things are dangerous.
So is it normal that I have been doing my homework until past midnight every day this week or am I doing something wrong.
Note: I start my homework essentially as soon as I get home from cross country practice.
So is it normal that I have been doing my homework until past midnight every day this week or am I doing something wrong.
Note: I start my homework essentially as soon as I get home from cross country practice.
So is it normal that I have been doing my homework until past midnight every day this week or am I doing something wrong.Sounds normal enough if it's just this week and not something that constantly happens.
Note: I start my homework essentially as soon as I get home from cross country practice.
My healthy breakfast today:
Blueberries, raspberries, sliced almonds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, flax seed, blueberry kefir.
I think that means I win, right?
I was uncertain about the pilot when it seemed more like a Gilmore Girls episode (as I assume GG is like).
I was uncertain about the pilot when it seemed more like a Gilmore Girls episode (as I assume GG is like).
I'm interested to hear what you assume Gilmore Girls is like...
I was uncertain about the pilot when it seemed more like a Gilmore Girls episode (as I assume GG is like).
I'm interested to hear what you assume Gilmore Girls is like...
“Platinum?! Pffft! More like fool's gold!” Trixie folded her forelimbs and frowned over the counter of her shack at the top of the quarry.
Since Teproc likes to see people complain, I'll complain more.
Why do all the service employees on the East Coast call me "boss"? Every time I get a coffee or a slice of pizza, it's "there you go, boss" or "thanks, boss". Where did this come from? Do I emanate some kind of aura of authority? What if I go with my direct manager and get a cup of coffee, and now the cashier puts me in the uncomfortable position of correcting or neglecting to correct this. Also, what's the point of addressing at all? Is it any more personal than just saying "thank you", especially if they say it to everyone? Or, why not just "sir"?
Since Teproc likes to see people complain, I'll complain more.
I suggest we start a new trend. Whenever something annoys you, send a PM to Teproc complaining about it. He will understand your plight and share comforting words.QuoteWhy do all the service employees on the East Coast call me "boss"? Every time I get a coffee or a slice of pizza, it's "there you go, boss" or "thanks, boss". Where did this come from? Do I emanate some kind of aura of authority? What if I go with my direct manager and get a cup of coffee, and now the cashier puts me in the uncomfortable position of correcting or neglecting to correct this. Also, what's the point of addressing at all? Is it any more personal than just saying "thank you", especially if they say it to everyone? Or, why not just "sir"?
I would guess they get less complaints than if they actually say the similar-sounding "ass".
I was uncertain about the pilot when it seemed more like a Gilmore Girls episode (as I assume GG is like).
I'm interested to hear what you assume Gilmore Girls is like...
No wait, Dawson's Creek. I get those two shows confused. They came out roughly at the same time, and I never saw either of them, so they are forever conflated in my mind as similar shows, regardless of what their content is.
I was uncertain about the pilot when it seemed more like a Gilmore Girls episode (as I assume GG is like).
I'm interested to hear what you assume Gilmore Girls is like...
No wait, Dawson's Creek. I get those two shows confused. They came out roughly at the same time, and I never saw either of them, so they are forever conflated in my mind as similar shows, regardless of what their content is.
/shudder
Dawson's Creek : Gilmore Girls :: Phantom Menace : Wrath of Khan
Hey, can somebody go wake up Green Day?
I feel somehat obligated to respond here WW.
You mention that a different possibility would be "sir". Are you of noble descent ?
I feel somehat obligated to respond here WW.
You mention that a different possibility would be "sir". Are you of noble descent ?
"Sir" isn't a noble word, at least where I am. It's more of a sign of respect. I've been called sir, and it always makes me feel good about myself.
I was uncertain about the pilot when it seemed more like a Gilmore Girls episode (as I assume GG is like).
I'm interested to hear what you assume Gilmore Girls is like...
No wait, Dawson's Creek. I get those two shows confused. They came out roughly at the same time, and I never saw either of them, so they are forever conflated in my mind as similar shows, regardless of what their content is.
/shudder
Dawson's Creek : Gilmore Girls :: Phantom Menace : Wrath of Khan
I'll try to remember that Dawson's Creek is the insipid, vacuous show while Gilmore Girls is something else.
I feel somehat obligated to respond here WW.
You mention that a different possibility would be "sir". Are you of noble descent ?
"Sir" isn't a noble word, at least where I am. It's more of a sign of respect. I've been called sir, and it always makes me feel good about myself.
That's my point. In the situation WW is describing, "boss" is just used as a term of respect, much like "sir", and doesn't have that much to do with its original meaning.
Dawson's Creek : Gilmore Girls :: Phantom Menace : Wrath of Khan
Dawson's Creek : Gilmore Girls :: Phantom Menace : Wrath of Khan
I caught bits of Gilmore Girls back in the day when my mother and sister watched it. The thing that threw me about it was the rapid-fire conversation saturated with witticisms. I'm mean really rapid. The characters in that show think and talk faster than in any other piece of media I've ever seen. It didn't sound natural at all and prevented me from suspending my disbelief.
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That's tautological.
I caught bits of Gilmore Girls back in the day when my mother and sister watched it. The thing that threw me about it was the rapid-fire conversation saturated with witticisms. I'm mean really rapid. The characters in that show think and talk faster than in any other piece of media I've ever seen. It didn't sound natural at all and prevented me from suspending my disbelief.
Have you ever watched The West Wing?
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Just started watching Gilmore girls now it's on netflix. I shouldn't be surprised it's so good conifer ing how many friends have recommended it. But for reals, watch this show.
Just started watching Gilmore girls now it's on netflix. I shouldn't be surprised it's so good conifer ing how many friends have recommended it. But for reals, watch this show.
I guess I should give it a shot for-reals. Probably I'll get used to the unnatural-sounding dialogue if I can watch it from the beginning and get to know the characters.
My healthy breakfast today:
Blueberries, raspberries, sliced almonds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, flax seed, blueberry kefir.
I think that means I win, right?
Sounds like a complaint to me.
Sounds like a complaint to me.
Nope. Nobody forced me to watch all those seasons of Dexter, I did it to myself !
Sounds like a complaint to me.
Nope. Nobody forced me to watch all those seasons of Dexter, I did it to myself !
Bet you'd be pissed if you woke up tomorrow and the 8th season was on your iPad!
Kuildous, if you ever watch Dexter, I recommend either :
- stopping at the 2nd season
- stopping at the 4th season (which is good but the 3rd season is meh)
- stopping at the 5th season (which I found decent but many people hate)
The 6th, 7th and 8th seasons are horrible. Horrible. Don't listen to the people who will tell you that the 7th season had a creative resurgence : they are lying/wrong. You can still watch the finale and enjoy it in all its glory (it doesn't make more sense if you've watched the previous seasons anyway).
It's the pinnacle of three awful years. It is probably the worst finale in in the history of TV shows that were once good.
Dexter has a per-season structure, so I don't think there is a list of episodes to avoid. If you watch a season, you should watch it entirely. It would probably work the other way around : avoid season X, but still watch that one episode out of that season for whatever reason.
Julia Stiles or Yvonne Strahovski?Oh god. How about neither? Horrible, horrible characters.
I think I was partial to the latter.
Julia Stiles or Yvonne Strahovski?Oh god. How about neither? Horrible, horrible characters.
I think I was partial to the latter.
Julia Stiles or Yvonne Strahovski?Oh god. How about neither? Horrible, horrible characters.
I think I was partial to the latter.
So... Smash Bros!
Haven't they said, like... Holidays? Wouldn't it be SUPER bad not to have it available for christmas?
The 3DS version is very enjoyable. Me, luliin and a couple of friends got together yesterday to play some, and we intend to continue today and tomorrow. And probably everytime we meet for as long as we have 3DS. But being a Smash Bros game, I'm not that surprised.
How do the controls on 3DS compare to console? I've never played it on my own time so I always just ended up button smashing with friends. I'm seriously considering getting the 3DS version just so I don't embarrass myself in the future.
I want a 3DS for Ocarina of Time. I just realized hiw nerdy that sounded taking into account I already have OoT on N64.
13 was our lucky number last night at Factory of Terror in Canton, OH. It always helps to bring a few "scaredy cat" types as well.
Apprentice and Market Market Square is a very strong combo, nearly as strong as Hermit and Market Square.
Often, it is exactly as strong as Hermit/Market Square would be if it was in the kingdom (you have to go for it or you lose).Quote from: dominion wikiApprentice and Market Market Square is a very strong combo, nearly as strong as Hermit and Market Square.
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man, it's better. for some reason hermit/MS gets more attention, but apprentice/MS is the stronger combo. and for some reason this sentence bothers me.Often, it is exactly as strong as Hermit/Market Square would be if it was in the kingdom (you have to go for it or you lose).Quote from: dominion wikiApprentice and Market Market Square is a very strong combo, nearly as strong as Hermit and Market Square.
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In my opinion, the reason Hermit/MS gets attention is that it's a tricky combo to pull off. First you need to hit particular numbers of every card that is in your deck. Then you must patiently wait until the appropriate time to fire the combo, because once the Madmen are gone you can't combo off anymore.man, it's better. for some reason hermit/MS gets more attention, but apprentice/MS is the stronger combo. and for some reason this sentence bothers me.Often, it is exactly as strong as Hermit/Market Square would be if it was in the kingdom (you have to go for it or you lose).Quote from: dominion wikiApprentice and Market Market Square is a very strong combo, nearly as strong as Hermit and Market Square.
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Hey, I actually did semi-okay in a programming competition! Not super good, just barely into ~top third of participants at my school, but that was good enough to win a duffel bag with Google's logo on it.
Hey, I actually did semi-okay in a programming competition! Not super good, just barely into ~top third of participants at my school, but that was good enough to win a duffel bag with Google's logo on it.
When was this? It is possible that I wrote the problems.
In a kingdom with only hermit, market square, and apprentice, I would ignore apprentice. If there are 7 other cards, more often than not I still ignore apprentice, but not always.
In a kingdom with only hermit, market square, and apprentice, I would ignore apprentice. If there are 7 other cards, more often than not I still ignore apprentice, but not always.
I'll do a bunch of single player games later today and see which is faster. though it's probably more accurate to race for 4 provinces, not 8.
In a kingdom with only hermit, market square, and apprentice, I would ignore apprentice. If there are 7 other cards, more often than not I still ignore apprentice, but not always.
I'll do a bunch of single player games later today and see which is faster. though it's probably more accurate to race for 4 provinces, not 8.
Keep in mind that in a matchup, both people want market squares.
Hermit/Market Square's speed is usually highly dependent on the opponent's speed, though; you can get 9 Hermits and a million Market Squares if your opponent is slow to guarantee that your attempt to go off won't fail and that you will have enough money and buys to win the game, but if you're in a pinch, you can pull it off with as few as 4 Hermits in a very short amount of time (especially if the piles are low and you can 3-pile instead of having to rely on Provinces).In a kingdom with only hermit, market square, and apprentice, I would ignore apprentice. If there are 7 other cards, more often than not I still ignore apprentice, but not always.
I'll do a bunch of single player games later today and see which is faster. though it's probably more accurate to race for 4 provinces, not 8.
How do the controls on 3DS compare to console? I've never played it on my own time so I always just ended up button smashing with friends. I'm seriously considering getting the 3DS version just so I don't embarrass myself in the future.
Today. I don't think it's likely you wrote the problems, unless you happen to be the professor who wrote the contest.
Do the colours mean anything?
Does it not show the eighth cell?
How do the controls on 3DS compare to console? I've never played it on my own time so I always just ended up button smashing with friends. I'm seriously considering getting the 3DS version just so I don't embarrass myself in the future.
The big difference, in my opinion, is the 3DS control stick. It's very different from that of a GC, Classic Controller or a Nunchuck. Or even an N64 one. It took me some time getting used to it, but now I rarely do a forward B when I intend to do up B. Aside from that, I did have the same problem as Sudgy (attacking instead of jumping) but that was very easy to get used to.
3DS button layout is different from the typical Smash bros. (Gamecube controller) layout. Same named button does the same things, but they aren't quite in the same place. I had issues with this too when I played the demo on my friend's 3DSHow do the controls on 3DS compare to console? I've never played it on my own time so I always just ended up button smashing with friends. I'm seriously considering getting the 3DS version just so I don't embarrass myself in the future.
The big difference, in my opinion, is the 3DS control stick. It's very different from that of a GC, Classic Controller or a Nunchuck. Or even an N64 one. It took me some time getting used to it, but now I rarely do a forward B when I intend to do up B. Aside from that, I did have the same problem as Sudgy (attacking instead of jumping) but that was very easy to get used to.
Did they flip the buttons for attacking and jumping?
3DS button layout is different from the typical Smash bros. (Gamecube controller) layout. Same named button does the same things, but they aren't quite in the same place. I had issues with this too when I played the demo on my friend's 3DSHow do the controls on 3DS compare to console? I've never played it on my own time so I always just ended up button smashing with friends. I'm seriously considering getting the 3DS version just so I don't embarrass myself in the future.
The big difference, in my opinion, is the 3DS control stick. It's very different from that of a GC, Classic Controller or a Nunchuck. Or even an N64 one. It took me some time getting used to it, but now I rarely do a forward B when I intend to do up B. Aside from that, I did have the same problem as Sudgy (attacking instead of jumping) but that was very easy to get used to.
Did they flip the buttons for attacking and jumping?
Is there a way to change the input?
can someone explain in a few words what μ and 3σ mean on the leaderboard? is μ the estimated skill and σ the estimated uncertainty?Pretty much.
can someone explain in a few words what μ and 3σ mean on the leaderboard? is μ the estimated skill and σ the estimated uncertainty?
I took a deep breath and started reading "A Crown of Swords". Wish me luck, I may not make it.
I took a deep breath and started reading "A Crown of Swords". Wish me luck, I may not make it.
Sounds like a game of thrones knock off. I don't like the sound of it.
anyone knows why this guy (http://www.quicktopic.com/50/H/tpCqbcZdyTCBM) left the community? he seems pretty awesome
HAHAHAHAHHAHA I WANT THE SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETS
Except for up tilt if you have tap jump enabled.
"Damn it Andrew, you're onto me."I keep forgetting to trust your reads!
I had him pegged!
"Damn it Andrew, you're onto me."
I had him pegged!
anyone knows why this guy (http://www.quicktopic.com/50/H/tpCqbcZdyTCBM) left the community? he seems pretty awesome
http://eduscapes.com/nonfiction/images/nprinfographic.jpgSpeaking of awesome sci-fi/fantasy books... Anyone here read Red Rising? I got the audiobook in the last audiobook humble bundle and let me just say, it's the new hunger games but much much better.
http://eduscapes.com/nonfiction/images/nprinfographic.jpg
http://eduscapes.com/nonfiction/images/nprinfographic.jpg
I am kind of disappointed where they put Patrick Rothfuss' Kingkiller Chronicles on this chart. I could really see those books following the flow chart down to where A Song of Ice and Fire and The Stormlight Archive are located under incomplete series. Speaking of which, I need to start reading The Way of Kings, which a friend recommended to me, I bought, but have yet to begin reading.
but hair tastes really bad.You should try washing it.
You are not eating your hair, right?no. that would be gross.
why do you think it smells so good? <_<but hair tastes really bad.You should try washing it.
I've started to chew on my hair a lot... but hair tastes really bad. i should try to drop this habit, but that's not easy. maybe i have to get short hair again.
difficult problems right here.
http://eduscapes.com/nonfiction/images/nprinfographic.jpg
I am kind of disappointed where they put Patrick Rothfuss' Kingkiller Chronicles on this chart. I could really see those books following the flow chart down to where A Song of Ice and Fire and The Stormlight Archive are located under incomplete series. Speaking of which, I need to start reading The Way of Kings, which a friend recommended to me, I bought, but have yet to begin reading.
You are not eating your hair, right? The stomach can't digest hair, so it will eventually build up there and you would need an operation to get rid of it.
http://eduscapes.com/nonfiction/images/nprinfographic.jpg
I am kind of disappointed where they put Patrick Rothfuss' Kingkiller Chronicles on this chart. I could really see those books following the flow chart down to where A Song of Ice and Fire and The Stormlight Archive are located under incomplete series. Speaking of which, I need to start reading The Way of Kings, which a friend recommended to me, I bought, but have yet to begin reading.
I enjoyed it. Is this series ever gonna get finished? I haven't heard anything in a long time.
http://eduscapes.com/nonfiction/images/nprinfographic.jpg
I am kind of disappointed where they put Patrick Rothfuss' Kingkiller Chronicles on this chart. I could really see those books following the flow chart down to where A Song of Ice and Fire and The Stormlight Archive are located under incomplete series. Speaking of which, I need to start reading The Way of Kings, which a friend recommended to me, I bought, but have yet to begin reading.
I enjoyed it. Is this series ever gonna get finished? I haven't heard anything in a long time.
The Kingkiller Chronicles? Probably 2015 for the third book. Stormlight Archive just released its second book not too long ago, so I wouldn't expect the next one for a couple years. The nice thing about Sanderson is he actually tells you his progress on his page: http://brandonsanderson.com/
Sanderson is, like, the best author EVUR.http://eduscapes.com/nonfiction/images/nprinfographic.jpg
I am kind of disappointed where they put Patrick Rothfuss' Kingkiller Chronicles on this chart. I could really see those books following the flow chart down to where A Song of Ice and Fire and The Stormlight Archive are located under incomplete series. Speaking of which, I need to start reading The Way of Kings, which a friend recommended to me, I bought, but have yet to begin reading.
I enjoyed it. Is this series ever gonna get finished? I haven't heard anything in a long time.
The Kingkiller Chronicles? Probably 2015 for the third book. Stormlight Archive just released its second book not too long ago, so I wouldn't expect the next one for a couple years. The nice thing about Sanderson is he actually tells you his progress on his page: http://brandonsanderson.com/
The other nice thing about Sanderson is he's a writing machine.
You are not eating your hair, right? The stomach can't digest hair, so it will eventually build up there and you would need an operation to get rid of it.
No. The stomach also can't digest cellulose, but you're supposed to eat several grams a day of cellulose. Your body will pass hair out of your intestines just like poorly-chewed food.
I think the tilt attacks are easy to do. Except for up tilt if you have tap jump enabled. On the other hand, I sometimes fail making smash attacks. I blame the silly circle pad thingie...
In other Smash news, release date finally announced: 5th December. I'm happy about that as a release date, except for one little thing: Why does the US get it two weeks earlier, when we got a simultaneous 3DS release?
I shouldn't be surprised it's so good conifer ingI am surprised that it's so good conifering.
In other Smash news, release date finally announced: 5th December. I'm happy about that as a release date, except for one little thing: Why does the US get it two weeks earlier, when we got a simultaneous 3DS release?
In other Smash news, release date finally announced: 5th December. I'm happy about that as a release date, except for one little thing: Why does the US get it two weeks earlier, when we got a simultaneous 3DS release?
My first guess is that they fell behind on the localization for some regions. This is too important a game for the holiday season to delay all versions until the last one is done.
I am waiting for the game that will make me feel again like the first time I played Golden Sun.
...I write things like this and I realize that I am old despite being young.
I am waiting for the game that will make me feel again like the first time I played Golden Sun.
Probably the first jRPG I played was Chrono Trigger and I played the hell out of it. So I guess I'm spoiled because of it.Chrono Trigger is so great. It ages really well, maybe because it didn't have random encounters. My first JRPG was FF7, and although I enjoyed it at the time, I think the random encounters would get annoying if I played it again.
Morbid humor is like a right leg: some people have it, and some people don't.
Sorry, I could not take any more videogame talk in a non-videogame thread.
I see what you did there... Not sure if I should upvote because "funny", or not because terrible...Morbid humor is like a right leg: some people have it, and some people don't.
Sorry, I could not take any more videogame talk in a non-videogame thread.
I used to have a right leg like you. Then I took an arrow to the knee.
Speaking of nostalgia, I loved Secret of Mana when I was a kid. Looking back now, I still like its characters, world, art style, and music. But the combat is just a list of things not to do in that kind of adventure game.
Speaking of nostalgia, I loved Secret of Mana when I was a kid. Looking back now, I still like its characters, world, art style, and music. But the combat is just a list of things not to do in that kind of adventure game.
I remember leveling up all the weapon and magic skills to like 12 or whatever. so much grinding..
Did you play Secret of Evermore? That was a heck of a grinding system.
Sorry, I could not take any more videogame talk in a non-videogame thread.
Speaking of nostalgia, I loved Secret of Mana when I was a kid. Looking back now, I still like its characters, world, art style, and music. But the combat is just a list of things not to do in that kind of adventure game.
I remember leveling up all the weapon and magic skills to like 12 or whatever. so much grinding..
Did you play Secret of Evermore? That was a heck of a grinding system.
Secret of Evermore had a lot going for it. I haven't played it quite as recently as Secret of Mana, but I don't remember as much grinding. Wait, it's coming back to me. Yes, grinding magic (or alchemy) could be extremely tedious in both games. And it's worse in Evermore because it uses ingredients rather than MP, so you had to buy or find more rather than just sleeping in an inn.
Anyhow, the grinding isn't mandatory in either game, though it helps. Secret of Evermore had a lot of the same combat issues that Secret of Mana had, although at least, being a single-player game, it didn't have Mana's fundamentally flawed multi-player elements.
Auctioneers love morbid humor.Why haven't more people upvoted this.
Obtain a PS2/backwards compatible PS3, play Kingdom Hearts, if you like 1 + 2 then you can start preparing for KH3 finally coming out.
By Nintendo guy, do you mean Nintendo platformers or Nintendo RPGs, or something else entirely?
Auctioneers love morbid humor.Why haven't more people upvoted this.
I'm considering buying a PS4. This is mainly due to my brother-in-law being a Call of Duty fanatic and wanting me to join his team online.
I'm considering buying a PS4. This is mainly due to my brother-in-law being a Call of Duty fanatic and wanting me to join his team online.
The Last of Us Remastered. That should be reason enough for you to get a PS4. If you don't allready have a PS3 and the original game.
I'm considering buying a PS4. This is mainly due to my brother-in-law being a Call of Duty fanatic and wanting me to join his team online.
The Last of Us Remastered. That should be reason enough for you to get a PS4. If you don't allready have a PS3 and the original game.
Watched a trailor...looks cool. Is it sort of an FPS Walking Dead with a plot?
Auctioneers love morbid humor.Why haven't more people upvoted this.
I am ashamed to say that I'm not getting the reference.
Oh wait. Oh. Wow. OK.
It's a terribad pun. Just enunciate every syllable.and here I was thinking "auct-she-un-ear? huh?"
It's a terribad pun. Just enunciate every syllable.and here I was thinking "auct-she-un-ear? huh?"
I knew about the lunar eclipse last night, but I didn't realize it'd still be happening at 6:45 this morning. So that was cool.
I had only seen a lunar eclipse once, and I stayed up late for it (confession: It was in college so I was awake that late anyway). I didn't bother with all the other lunar eclipses since then.
It's a terribad pun. Just enunciate every syllable.and here I was thinking "auct-she-un-ear? huh?"
awk shun ear where I'm from
It's a terribad pun. Just enunciate every syllable.and here I was thinking "auct-she-un-ear? huh?"
awk shun ear where I'm from
Why would auks shun ears?
I knew about the lunar eclipse last night, but I didn't realize it'd still be happening at 6:45 this morning. So that was cool.
I had only seen a lunar eclipse once, and I stayed up late for it (confession: It was in college so I was awake that late anyway). I didn't bother with all the other lunar eclipses since then.
"morbid humor" sounds like "more bid, who more", and an auctioneer would like people bidding more.
I want to write a strategy article, but I don't know about which card. If I make a thread asking people to decide, does that come across as arrogant? I kind of fear that it does.
I want to write a strategy article, but I don't know about which card. If I make a thread asking people to decide, does that come across as arrogant? I kind of fear that it does.
Î would be fine with almost all cards though, I actually made a list (https://www.dropbox.com/s/yb566agzlk7qixl/cards.txt?dl=0) of cards I wouldn't want to write, and it's pretty short.
It's interesting that you think it's not a question of skill, I think it probably is. at least part of it.
well I could probably pick a bunch of cards that I like. A poll with almost all cards would look really weird.
Take list of all cards. Remove cards you don't want to write. Remove cards that already have articles. Add back those cards where you think the articles are outdated, or could be improved a lot, or you just have a lot to add. Then select your favourites from that list and put those in the poll.
QuoteTake list of all cards. Remove cards you don't want to write. Remove cards that already have articles. Add back those cards where you think the articles are outdated, or could be improved a lot, or you just have a lot to add. Then select your favourites from that list and put those in the poll.
the idea is not bad, except I have to read over 200 articles to see which ones are outdated. that's kind of exactly what I wanted to avoid by asking people.
also, I have the feeling that if I do something like that, people would inevitably just vote for Prince anyway. Maybe I should just do prince?
QuoteTake list of all cards. Remove cards you don't want to write. Remove cards that already have articles. Add back those cards where you think the articles are outdated, or could be improved a lot, or you just have a lot to add. Then select your favourites from that list and put those in the poll.
the idea is not bad, except I have to read over 200 articles to see which ones are outdated. that's kind of exactly what I wanted to avoid by asking people.
also, I have the feeling that if I do something like that, people would inevitably just vote for Prince anyway. Maybe I should just do prince?
Prince, Scout, Island, Lookout
It's interesting that you think it's not a question of skill, I think it probably is. at least part of it.
so the more skillful you are, the fewer "negative" comments you will get
I found some two-dimensional Braille. Someone printed a sign on typical paper and posted it on the wall. It has the dots for Braille, but it's completely flat.
I feel like I should be outraged, but I'm overcome by the absurdity of it.
I found some two-dimensional Braille. Someone printed a sign on typical paper and posted it on the wall. It has the dots for Braille, but it's completely flat.
I feel like I should be outraged, but I'm overcome by the absurdity of it.
I work with a blind (legally, he has some very limited sight) guy and he said this happens fairly regularly. It's... amazing.
I found some two-dimensional Braille. Someone printed a sign on typical paper and posted it on the wall. It has the dots for Braille, but it's completely flat.
I feel like I should be outraged, but I'm overcome by the absurdity of it.
I work with a blind (legally, he has some very limited sight) guy and he said this happens fairly regularly. It's... amazing.
It's interesting that you think it's not a question of skill, I think it probably is. at least part of it.
The reason I say that is because I think it is important for anyone with the desire to write an article to feel free to do so. The biggest thing to understand is that we will critique the article as a community, so the more skillful you are, the fewer "negative" comments you will get. So if you don't have thick skin, and aren't that good, I wouldn't recommend writing an article. However, if you can take constructive criticism, there is a lot you can learn by putting everything you know about a card down in writing, then getting critiques, improving your original article, and learning a bunch from it.
It's interesting that you think it's not a question of skill, I think it probably is. at least part of it.
The reason I say that is because I think it is important for anyone with the desire to write an article to feel free to do so. The biggest thing to understand is that we will critique the article as a community, so the more skillful you are, the fewer "negative" comments you will get. So if you don't have thick skin, and aren't that good, I wouldn't recommend writing an article. However, if you can take constructive criticism, there is a lot you can learn by putting everything you know about a card down in writing, then getting critiques, improving your original article, and learning a bunch from it.
Do you mean good in that context as in good at the game or as in good at writing articles?
I found some two-dimensional Braille. Someone printed a sign on typical paper and posted it on the wall. It has the dots for Braille, but it's completely flat.
I feel like I should be outraged, but I'm overcome by the absurdity of it.
I work with a blind (legally, he has some very limited sight) guy and he said this happens fairly regularly. It's... amazing.
oookay screw this. I'll make a list here:Island.QuotePrince, Scout
whoever reads this can add as many cards to that as he wants (as long as they're not this list (https://www.dropbox.com/s/yb566agzlk7qixl/cards.txt?dl=0)), and I'll put those in the poll. that's basically the exact thing that I wanted to do all along, except this way it's much more casual.
I'm confused. but in any case, I have a very thick skin. It's not like this is the first thing I've done that will receive harsh criticism, I mean I've written guides, music reviews, fanfiction, made a dominion expansion and I'm even trying a mafia setup. and for a forum, this site has really considerate users. so, I'm not concerned about harsh feedback.
I'm confused. but in any case, I have a very thick skin. It's not like this is the first thing I've done that will receive harsh criticism, I mean I've written guides, music reviews, fanfiction, made a dominion expansion and I'm even trying a mafia setup. and for a forum, this site has really considerate users. so, I'm not concerned about harsh feedback.
We even dissected your Facebook love life at one point.
Man, we get really personal sometimes.
oookay screw this. I'll make a list here:Island.QuotePrince, Scout
whoever reads this can add as many cards to that as he wants (as long as they're not this list (https://www.dropbox.com/s/yb566agzlk7qixl/cards.txt?dl=0)), and I'll put those in the poll. that's basically the exact thing that I wanted to do all along, except this way it's much more casual.
oookay screw this. I'll make a list here:Island.QuotePrince, Scout
whoever reads this can add as many cards to that as he wants (as long as they're not this list (https://www.dropbox.com/s/yb566agzlk7qixl/cards.txt?dl=0)), and I'll put those in the poll. that's basically the exact thing that I wanted to do all along, except this way it's much more casual.
or Lookout.
"morbid humor" sounds like "more bid, who more", and an auctioneer would like people bidding more.It was only supposed to be "more bid humor" but I like seeing how the joke is evolving without my presence.
I found some two-dimensional Braille. Someone printed a sign on typical paper and posted it on the wall. It has the dots for Braille, but it's completely flat.
I feel like I should be outraged, but I'm overcome by the absurdity of it.
I work with a blind (legally, he has some very limited sight) guy and he said this happens fairly regularly. It's... amazing.
One of my friends took the effort to translate what's actually on the sheet. I don't know braille, but I do have a book at home that I briefly looked at, and something did seem wrong. My friend confirmed (and I should have noticed just by the pattern) that the braille on the sheet just reads OVERY over and over again. It has nothing to do with the text on the sign.
So the conjecture is now that the sign is just to act as a placeholder for an expensive sign, and the braille template is there just as a reminder that this sign will have braille (not sure if there's a height expectation for signs in braille). At least that's what I hoping for because, as jaded as I generally can be, I cannot believe that someone would copy and paste five characters and expect it to pass as braille when printed on ordinary paper.
But your co-worker's statement does make me cringe.
He's a school pupil, actually, not a co-worker (I can see how you'd make that mistake from my wording though). I spend a lot of my time working with him because I'm the best mathematician among the TAs.
I knew about the lunar eclipse last night, but I didn't realize it'd still be happening at 6:45 this morning. So that was cool.
I had only seen a lunar eclipse once, and I stayed up late for it (confession: It was in college so I was awake that late anyway). I didn't bother with all the other lunar eclipses since then.
Aw, why didn't someone mention this in advance? I did not know but would have gotten up early.
I knew about the lunar eclipse last night, but I didn't realize it'd still be happening at 6:45 this morning. So that was cool.
I had only seen a lunar eclipse once, and I stayed up late for it (confession: It was in college so I was awake that late anyway). I didn't bother with all the other lunar eclipses since then.
Aw, why didn't someone mention this in advance? I did not know but would have gotten up early.
...Sorry?
I guess I just assume that anyone who engages with the internete extent that people on a large forum do, and who is interested in science, keeps track of at least one, but likely more, places that would mention it. Reminders started showing up in my Facebook feed over a week ago.
I've heard Soulnet likes videogames, so let's go back to that.
Who is excited about Civ: Beyond Earth? Who intends to buy it at release?
I for one can answer that I do to the first question, but not so much to the second. I got pretty burnt out after buying Civ 5 at full price at release date.
I knew about the lunar eclipse last night, but I didn't realize it'd still be happening at 6:45 this morning. So that was cool.
I had only seen a lunar eclipse once, and I stayed up late for it (confession: It was in college so I was awake that late anyway). I didn't bother with all the other lunar eclipses since then.
Aw, why didn't someone mention this in advance? I did not know but would have gotten up early.
...Sorry?
I guess I just assume that anyone who engages with the internete extent that people on a large forum do, and who is interested in science, keeps track of at least one, but likely more, places that would mention it. Reminders started showing up in my Facebook feed over a week ago.
There's a good one every year or something like that, you shouldn't have to wait too much longer to see it. There's probably a list on Wikipedia of the next events or somethingI knew about the lunar eclipse last night, but I didn't realize it'd still be happening at 6:45 this morning. So that was cool.
I had only seen a lunar eclipse once, and I stayed up late for it (confession: It was in college so I was awake that late anyway). I didn't bother with all the other lunar eclipses since then.
Aw, why didn't someone mention this in advance? I did not know but would have gotten up early.
...Sorry?
I guess I just assume that anyone who engages with the internete extent that people on a large forum do, and who is interested in science, keeps track of at least one, but likely more, places that would mention it. Reminders started showing up in my Facebook feed over a week ago.
It just slipped my radar somehow. I don't know. :-[
There's a good one every year or something like that, you shouldn't have to wait too much longer to see it. There's probably a list on Wikipedia of the next events or somethingI knew about the lunar eclipse last night, but I didn't realize it'd still be happening at 6:45 this morning. So that was cool.
I had only seen a lunar eclipse once, and I stayed up late for it (confession: It was in college so I was awake that late anyway). I didn't bother with all the other lunar eclipses since then.
Aw, why didn't someone mention this in advance? I did not know but would have gotten up early.
...Sorry?
I guess I just assume that anyone who engages with the internete extent that people on a large forum do, and who is interested in science, keeps track of at least one, but likely more, places that would mention it. Reminders started showing up in my Facebook feed over a week ago.
It just slipped my radar somehow. I don't know. :-[
There's a good one every year or something like that, you shouldn't have to wait too much longer to see it. There's probably a list on Wikipedia of the next events or something
Related but separate thought: In 36 years I still have yet to see a total solar eclipse--the closest I've been was to be the southwest during the 1991 Mexico eclipse. The 2017 one is the first one I'll actually have a chance to see. These things are truly rare; the last total solar eclipse to be visible from CONUS was in 1979.I remember the 1994 eclipse. After that I started using a sheet of white paper with my telescope to look at the sun.
However, I live very close to the point of greatest eclipse for the 1994 annular eclipse. Thankfully we had entirely reasonable teachers who let us go out to watch. Sadly, only about a fourth of the students cared. :(
oookay screw this. I'll make a list here:Island.QuotePrince, Scout
whoever reads this can add as many cards to that as he wants (as long as they're not this list (https://www.dropbox.com/s/yb566agzlk7qixl/cards.txt?dl=0)), and I'll put those in the poll. that's basically the exact thing that I wanted to do all along, except this way it's much more casual.
or Lookout.
But silverspawn doesn't want to share what he knows about Lookout with the community. :P
Well, look at that. Sweden. Right in the middle of the dark area.
So, anyone else have an issue that Google chooses the hardest to read fonts for all their sites? E.g.,
https://developers.google.com/edu/
This is also used for maps, Google+, etc. I tried playing around with the browser fonts, but it doesn't seem to do anything. This site is perfectly readable. In that developer site, random letters are bolded, it's very blurry, and it's all-around hard to read.
Dammit. I avoided cookie clicker. Then I found this sonuvabitch:
http://www.clickerheroes.com/
*glare*
Oh weird, it's legible in Internet Explorer.
Check to see if Chrome is fully updated. Also try this: http://www.reddit.com/r/chrome/comments/2en8j0/just_got_chrome_37_its_resolution_is_really_low/
I had similar issues when I upgraded to Win8 but it's fixed now.
Font smoothing. I don't remember where the settings are, but that's the problem.
:( why is Andrew screaming?
I only slightly scan this thread, and i really really reallyhope that andrew's comment has absolutely no context.
I only slightly scan this thread, and i really really reallyhope that andrew's comment has absolutely no context.
I'm pretty certain it's meant to be a parody of clickbait headlines.
They set up a camera behind a horse and what they got was craptacular!
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Not sure if combining an et cetera with an ellipsis is contradictory or overkill.
Not sure if combining an et cetera with an ellipsis is contradictory or overkill.
You win all the points for knowing it's "et cetera" rather than "excetera".
Hold your horses. We don't know how he pronounces it, yet.
Oh no. I didn't realize there were people like that. The only two ways I could imagine pronouncing it would be et setera or et ketera (hard or soft c).Not sure if combining an et cetera with an ellipsis is contradictory or overkill.
You win all the points for knowing it's "et cetera" rather than "excetera".
Oh no. I didn't realize there were people like that. The only two ways I could imagine pronouncing it would be et setera or et ketera (hard or soft c).Not sure if combining an et cetera with an ellipsis is contradictory or overkill.
You win all the points for knowing it's "et cetera" rather than "excetera".
It's a mute point,
I just tried my first expresso today! It's a mute point, but I should of tried it sooner. I might start drinking it alot, irregardless of if I need the energy or not. For all intensive purposes, I could care less what people think about my caffeine consumption.
Guys it's mule's point.No, it's a Groot point. He is Groot.
I just tried my first expresso today! It's a mute point, but I should of tried it sooner. I might start drinking it alot, irregardless of if I need the energy or not. For all intensive purposes, I could care less what people think about my caffeine consumption.
You almost, almost got me on this because I missed all of them except intensive purposes on my first scan.
Well played.
I just tried my first expresso today! It's a mute point, but I should of tried it sooner. I might start drinking it alot, irregardless of if I need the energy or not. For all intensive purposes, I could care less what people think about my caffeine consumption.
It's a mute point,
You can't talk?
Moo's Point: A remote cape on the southeastern tip of Argentina, in which Axxle and his small colony of cows reside peacefully, eating cheese and drinking milk three times a day.Goddammit, now I have to moove, thanks.
Guys it's mule's point.Mule's points are pretty lame, since mules can't even reproduce it...
No1Guys it's mule's point.No, it's a Groot point. He is Groot.
Imagine how much it hurt to type it.I just tried my first expresso today! It's a mute point, but I should of tried it sooner. I might start drinking it alot, irregardless of if I need the energy or not. For all intensive purposes, I could care less what people think about my caffeine consumption.
You almost, almost got me on this because I missed all of them except intensive purposes on my first scan.
Well played.
Whereas I was about to dash off a one-liner about how, dude, we were just discussing that very thing!, after encountering just the first one.
I would up vote for humor, but it caused my head to hurt.
:'(I just tried my first expresso today! It's a mute point, but I should of tried it sooner. I might start drinking it alot, irregardless of if I need the energy or not. For all intensive purposes, I could care less what people think about my caffeine consumption.
I could care less. Caffeine addicts are such loosers.
Not sure if combining an et cetera with an ellipsis is contradictory or overkill.
You win all the points for knowing it's "et cetera" rather than "excetera".
I just tried my first expresso today!
A buddy of mine who also plays dominion:
"Stuck in airport- bad. Free wifi plus dominion- not so bad after all"
...15 hours later...
"Stuck in hotel room with still asleep wife- bad. Hotel wifi plus dominion- not so bad after all"
A buddy of mine who also plays dominion:
"Stuck in airport- bad. Free wifi plus dominion- not so bad after all"
...15 hours later...
"Stuck in hotel room with still asleep wife- bad. Hotel wifi plus dominion- not so bad after all"
Does this "buddy" happen to be named a transcendental number?
Well that's Natural.A buddy of mine who also plays dominion:
"Stuck in airport- bad. Free wifi plus dominion- not so bad after all"
...15 hours later...
"Stuck in hotel room with still asleep wife- bad. Hotel wifi plus dominion- not so bad after all"
Does this "buddy" happen to be named a transcendental number?
no. He actually introduced me to the forum here, even though he isn't a member. He just came to look at the Homage to the Best Card thread. I came and got addicted.
A buddy of mine who also plays dominion:
"Stuck in airport- bad. Free wifi plus dominion- not so bad after all"
...15 hours later...
"Stuck in hotel room with still asleep wife- bad. Hotel wifi plus dominion- not so bad after all"
Does this "buddy" happen to be named a transcendental number?
no. He actually introduced me to the forum here, even though he isn't a member. He just came to look at the Homage to the Best Card thread. I came and got addicted.
A buddy of mine who also plays dominion:
"Stuck in airport- bad. Free wifi plus dominion- not so bad after all"
...15 hours later...
"Stuck in hotel room with still asleep wife- bad. Hotel wifi plus dominion- not so bad after all"
Does this "buddy" happen to be named a transcendental number?
no. He actually introduced me to the forum here, even though he isn't a member. He just came to look at the Homage to the Best Card thread. I came and got addicted.
I think I came via the Homage thread too and registered after I was tired of losing all the time.
Moo's Point: A remote cape on the southeastern tip of Argentina, in which Axxle and his small colony of cows reside peacefully, eating cheese and drinking milk three times a day.
A buddy of mine who also plays dominion:
"Stuck in airport- bad. Free wifi plus dominion- not so bad after all"
...15 hours later...
"Stuck in hotel room with still asleep wife- bad. Hotel wifi plus dominion- not so bad after all"
Does this "buddy" happen to be named a transcendental number?
no. He actually introduced me to the forum here, even though he isn't a member. He just came to look at the Homage to the Best Card thread. I came and got addicted.
I think I came via the Homage thread too and registered after I was tired of losing all the time.
Tss, I was reading the blog before there even were forums ! "Beyond Silver" blew my mind at the time.
Speaking of nostalgia, I loved Secret of Mana when I was a kid. Looking back now, I still like its characters, world, art style, and music. But the combat is just a list of things not to do in that kind of adventure game.
Speaking of nostalgia, I loved Secret of Mana when I was a kid. Looking back now, I still like its characters, world, art style, and music. But the combat is just a list of things not to do in that kind of adventure game.
Can you explain? (I am just curious because it is basically the only game of its genre I ever played.)
Is Beyond Gold a thing?
playing poker... my opponent bets 724 chips... i go allin with 725 chips... he folds. okay?
there is none, that's the point. It's a ridiculous move. I can imagine the edgiest of edge cases where it is possible to be 100% certain that you have a losing hand, and he was bluffing.playing poker... my opponent bets 724 chips... i go allin with 725 chips... he folds. okay?
I'm trying to understand someones reasoning for this. were there other players in the pot that he might of just wanted to give up now? even though its a terrible idea still...
playing poker... my opponent bets 724 chips... i go allin with 725 chips... he folds. okay?
I'm trying to understand someones reasoning for this. were there other players in the pot that he might of just wanted to give up now? even though its a terrible idea still...
playing poker... my opponent bets 724 chips... i go allin with 725 chips... he folds. okay?
I'm trying to understand someones reasoning for this. were there other players in the pot that he might of just wanted to give up now? even though its a terrible idea still...
Well, I've had people fold when there wasn't any betting yet.
You can check if nobody has bet yet.playing poker... my opponent bets 724 chips... i go allin with 725 chips... he folds. okay?
I'm trying to understand someones reasoning for this. were there other players in the pot that he might of just wanted to give up now? even though its a terrible idea still...
Well, I've had people fold when there wasn't any betting yet.
Isn't that actually a good idea fairly often? If your hand sucks, don't bet.
You can check if nobody has bet yet.playing poker... my opponent bets 724 chips... i go allin with 725 chips... he folds. okay?
I'm trying to understand someones reasoning for this. were there other players in the pot that he might of just wanted to give up now? even though its a terrible idea still...
Well, I've had people fold when there wasn't any betting yet.
Isn't that actually a good idea fairly often? If your hand sucks, don't bet.
You can check if nobody has bet yet.playing poker... my opponent bets 724 chips... i go allin with 725 chips... he folds. okay?
I'm trying to understand someones reasoning for this. were there other players in the pot that he might of just wanted to give up now? even though its a terrible idea still...
Well, I've had people fold when there wasn't any betting yet.
Isn't that actually a good idea fairly often? If your hand sucks, don't bet.
playing poker... my opponent bets 724 chips... i go allin with 725 chips... he folds. okay?
I'm trying to understand someones reasoning for this. were there other players in the pot that he might of just wanted to give up now? even though its a terrible idea still...
Well, I've had people fold when there wasn't any betting yet.
There may be a "new" box for Dominion? Copy we just got in at the store has a "Made in USA" logo in place of where the Spiel des Jahres logo used to be. I think this is a recent change? Or maybe I just noticed it.
There may be a "new" box for Dominion? Copy we just got in at the store has a "Made in USA" logo in place of where the Spiel des Jahres logo used to be. I think this is a recent change? Or maybe I just noticed it.Confirm. I looked at a printing in mid-September to see if there were problems, since Jay was out of the country.
The age on the box is 14+ rather than 8+; that's a necessary move to avoid raising the price due to awful laws in the US that protect us from killing our children with Dominion cards.
What law is this? Things for children aren't allowed to be affordable?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Product_Safety_Improvement_ActThe age on the box is 14+ rather than 8+; that's a necessary move to avoid raising the price due to awful laws in the US that protect us from killing our children with Dominion cards.
What law is this? Things for children aren't allowed to be affordable?
I'm guessing it's just expensive to have a product certified as safe for children.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Product_Safety_Improvement_ActThe age on the box is 14+ rather than 8+; that's a necessary move to avoid raising the price due to awful laws in the US that protect us from killing our children with Dominion cards.
What law is this? Things for children aren't allowed to be affordable?
I'm guessing it's just expensive to have a product certified as safe for children.
Should've thought of that.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Product_Safety_Improvement_ActThe age on the box is 14+ rather than 8+; that's a necessary move to avoid raising the price due to awful laws in the US that protect us from killing our children with Dominion cards.
What law is this? Things for children aren't allowed to be affordable?
Haha. Check out the "Criticism" section.
I'm guessing it's just expensive to have a product certified as safe for children.
Should've thought of that.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Product_Safety_Improvement_ActThe age on the box is 14+ rather than 8+; that's a necessary move to avoid raising the price due to awful laws in the US that protect us from killing our children with Dominion cards.
What law is this? Things for children aren't allowed to be affordable?
Haha. Check out the "Criticism" section.
I read up to where it said it was signed off by George W. Bush, then realised it must be stupid.
I'm guessing it's just expensive to have a product certified as safe for children.
Should've thought of that.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Product_Safety_Improvement_ActThe age on the box is 14+ rather than 8+; that's a necessary move to avoid raising the price due to awful laws in the US that protect us from killing our children with Dominion cards.
What law is this? Things for children aren't allowed to be affordable?
Haha. Check out the "Criticism" section.
I read up to where it said it was signed off by George W. Bush, then realised it must be stupid.
Har Har har. Read the sponsors list. This is one of those highly coveted bipartisan bills everyone wishes we had more of. I believe the commission that issued the findings was Waxmans.
I was so angry when this passed. Made me almost as angry a the light bulb ban. Another bipartisan jewel.
^ video not available in my country. :(
Just another Onion short I found funny.
http://www.theonion.com/articles/guard-in-video-game-under-strict-orders-to-repeate,37177/
Just another Onion short I found funny.
http://www.theonion.com/articles/guard-in-video-game-under-strict-orders-to-repeate,37177/
The international press interviewing a low-ranked soldier? A soldier claiming he cannot stray from his duty has time for a press conference? This seems like a giant hoax.
I'm sure the guy isn't on duty 24/7.
I'm sure the guy isn't on duty 24/7.
[citation needed]
That is not what happens in every video game I have seen.
Have you sat there for over 24 hours, watching the whole time to make sure there isn't a shift change?
I'm sure the guy isn't on duty 24/7.
[citation needed]
That is not what happens in every video game I have seen.
Have you sat there for over 24 hours, watching the whole time to make sure there isn't a shift change?
I'm sure the guy isn't on duty 24/7.
[citation needed]
That is not what happens in every video game I have seen.
Have you sat there for over 24 hours, watching the whole time to make sure there isn't a shift change?
I am totally doing this if I ever make a video game of this type.
I just went into a ridiculously overpriced toy/game store. $50 for Majora's Mask. $28 for GBA Pokemon. $100 for an NES. Thanks but not thanks.
No-kills walkthrough:
Go straight, then turn left, open the door, hide in the box close to the guard looking straight at the next door with his back to you, leave the game running 24 hours sharp, open the door after the guard leaves, go straight again...
I just went into a ridiculously overpriced toy/game store. $50 for Majora's Mask. $28 for GBA Pokemon. $100 for an NES. Thanks but not thanks.Those prices don't sound that high, tbh. A quick ebay search seems like those prices are pretty accurate. If you want a NES you probably should get one of those newer third party consoles, looks like it's around $50. http://www.nintendosforsale.com/NES-and-SNES-Combo-Console-FC-Twin-p/12.htm?gclid=Cj0KEQjwtvihBRCd8fyrtfHRlJEBEiQAQcubtEgKrJPt6HCxCa1s_dhv4WfaXyooSoFy8JkwAOGIvX0aAkW98P8HAQ
This is relevant!
I just went into a ridiculously overpriced toy/game store. $50 for Majora's Mask. $28 for GBA Pokemon. $100 for an NES. Thanks but not thanks.
This is relevant!
That's a fun sentence for a "Random Stuff" thread.
I just went into a ridiculously overpriced toy/game store. $50 for Majora's Mask. $28 for GBA Pokemon. $100 for an NES. Thanks but not thanks.Those prices don't sound that high, tbh. A quick ebay search seems like those prices are pretty accurate. If you want a NES you probably should get one of those newer third party consoles, looks like it's around $50. http://www.nintendosforsale.com/NES-and-SNES-Combo-Console-FC-Twin-p/12.htm?gclid=Cj0KEQjwtvihBRCd8fyrtfHRlJEBEiQAQcubtEgKrJPt6HCxCa1s_dhv4WfaXyooSoFy8JkwAOGIvX0aAkW98P8HAQ
I just went into a ridiculously overpriced toy/game store. $50 for Majora's Mask. $28 for GBA Pokemon. $100 for an NES. Thanks but not thanks.
Some games like I believe super mario RPG sell for a few hundred dollars. Its crazy
Nah I don't want an NES. Majora's Mask goes for about $30-$35 on ebay and GBA Pokemon games go for about $20.But stuff is usually cheaper online than in physical stores, $50 and $28 still sound like reasonable prices to me if that's how expensive they are online.
This (http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/58521856-78/video-feminist-sarkeesian-women.html.csp) kind of stuff is quite sad. And scary.
This (http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/58521856-78/video-feminist-sarkeesian-women.html.csp) kind of stuff is quite sad. And scary.
This (http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/58521856-78/video-feminist-sarkeesian-women.html.csp) kind of stuff is quite sad. And scary.
Wait.. a school can't disallow guns to be taken to class?
The sad part is people making (multi-)death threats over a feminist speaker going to give a talk in a university.
I know of a couple other places whose prices are compareable to those on ebay which is how it should be considering I could place an order for any given item whenever and wherever I want.You're paying a premium to have it now, not pay shipping, for being able to see the product before hand, and (most likely) it being easier to return it to the store. It's a lot more expensive and you reach a lot fewer people having a brick and mortar store than having an online one.
I just went into a ridiculously overpriced toy/game store. $50 for Majora's Mask. $28 for GBA Pokemon. $100 for an NES. Thanks but not thanks.Those prices don't sound that high, tbh. A quick ebay search seems like those prices are pretty accurate. If you want a NES you probably should get one of those newer third party consoles, looks like it's around $50. http://www.nintendosforsale.com/NES-and-SNES-Combo-Console-FC-Twin-p/12.htm?gclid=Cj0KEQjwtvihBRCd8fyrtfHRlJEBEiQAQcubtEgKrJPt6HCxCa1s_dhv4WfaXyooSoFy8JkwAOGIvX0aAkW98P8HAQ
I know of a couple other places whose prices are compareable to those on ebay which is how it should be considering I could place an order for any given item whenever and wherever I want.You're paying a premium to have it now, not pay shipping, for being able to see the product before hand, and (most likely) it being easier to return it to the store. It's a lot more expensive and you reach a lot fewer people having a brick and mortar store than having an online one.
I find it sad and scary that a woman thinks her fears are sufficient grounds to usurp federal and state constitutional protections.I guess this is RSP but singling out "her fears" here strikes me as a highly biased viewpoint. I think most reasonable people would be afraid for their safety in a situation where they receive specific death threats. I can see that there's a reasonable argument to be had about whether specific death threats are sufficient justification for banning firearms in a venue, as long as we're clear that the death threats themselves are the problem, not the fear they cause.
Yes but nowadays shipping is quick and sometimes free and the product is usually guarenteed. I understand the expenses of having a physical store but if you're buying games for what they're going for on ebay and marking them up $15 you're not going to sell them anytime soon. They should be buying them for $15 less than the ebay price and selling them at that price or maybe $5 more than that.
Yes but nowadays shipping is quick and sometimes free and the product is usually guarenteed. I understand the expenses of having a physical store but if you're buying games for what they're going for on ebay and marking them up $15 you're not going to sell them anytime soon. They should be buying them for $15 less than the ebay price and selling them at that price or maybe $5 more than that.
By what magic means do you propose stores acquire games at prices cheaper than anyone will sell them? (we are talking about used goods here, correct?)
Yes but nowadays shipping is quick and sometimes free and the product is usually guarenteed. I understand the expenses of having a physical store but if you're buying games for what they're going for on ebay and marking them up $15 you're not going to sell them anytime soon. They should be buying them for $15 less than the ebay price and selling them at that price or maybe $5 more than that.
By what magic means do you propose stores acquire games at prices cheaper than anyone will sell them? (we are talking about used goods here, correct?)
The magic of parents selling their kid's old games, the magic of basic negotiating skills, the magic of immediate payoff, etc.
Yes but nowadays shipping is quick and sometimes free and the product is usually guarenteed. I understand the expenses of having a physical store but if you're buying games for what they're going for on ebay and marking them up $15 you're not going to sell them anytime soon. They should be buying them for $15 less than the ebay price and selling them at that price or maybe $5 more than that.
By what magic means do you propose stores acquire games at prices cheaper than anyone will sell them? (we are talking about used goods here, correct?)
The magic of parents selling their kid's old games, the magic of basic negotiating skills, the magic of immediate payoff, etc.
A store that follows your pricing strategy, btw, will be a store that goes out of business. Simply not enough profit left in such a supply.
Everyone can probably tell I've never taken a business class in my life.
Everyone can probably tell I've never taken a business class in my life.
A high school friend of mine was the MVP of the Women's Indoor Volleyball World Championship game on Sunday. She delivered the winning spike to give the US their first women's gold medal ever at the World Championships in that event. We would joke together in geometry class.
A college friend of mine is in a picture on Reddit that was briefly the top post of the site today. If you happen to track down the comments on the picture: she is, in fact, married (recently so, and yes she is very much of legal age), but not to the OP. I've no clue who the OP is, but it's one of the husband's facebook friends apparently.
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Why do you look so angry and/or suspicious?
Do you always dress like that?
Wait, you have a friend on the women's national team? Who is it?
That bit of wall over your head is not well placed. Is it supposed be right behind your head? Personally I would have made you stand a bit over so that we don't get this things coming out of your head.
A high school friend of mine was the MVP of the Women's Indoor Volleyball World Championship game on Sunday. She delivered the winning spike to give the US their first women's gold medal ever at the World Championships in that event. We would joke together in geometry class.
A college friend of mine is in a picture on Reddit that was briefly the top post of the site today. If you happen to track down the comments on the picture: she is, in fact, married (recently so, and yes she is very much of legal age), but not to the OP. I've no clue who the OP is, but it's one of the husband's facebook friends apparently.
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Quote from: Witherweaver on Today at 07:37:53 am
Wait, you have a friend on the women's national team? Who is it?
Kim Hill!
My brain switched letters around to make that read as "Kill Him," which actually is a pretty good swap.
I need help. Itunes is a piece of shit and apparently I don't have Windows Media Player. Is there another comparable program that's better?
I need help. Itunes is a piece of shit and apparently I don't have Windows Media Player. Is there another comparable program that's better?
I need help. Itunes is a piece of shit and apparently I don't have Windows Media Player. Is there another comparable program that's better?
This is akin to saying, Nylon rope doesn't cut it and I don't have any woven wire cable, is there anything comparable I can use?
This begs the question, what exactly are you trying to achieve? I don't know if you might need to be using monofilament or hemp rope.
I know some people on here make videos, and things like this are annoying to google, does anybody know a good-enough free video editor? I don't need to do much, I'm just doing a cover of a song and it has multiple voices and I want all voices on screen at once.AviSynth. It's brilliant, although it might be a bit difficult to use if you're not familiar with programming (which, if I'm remembering correctly, shouldn't be a problem).
I know some people on here make videos, and things like this are annoying to google, does anybody know a good-enough free video editor? I don't need to do much, I'm just doing a cover of a song and it has multiple voices and I want all voices on screen at once.AviSynth. It's brilliant, although it might be a bit difficult to use if you're not familiar with programming (which, if I'm remembering correctly, shouldn't be a problem).
A high school friend of mine was the MVP of the Women's Indoor Volleyball World Championship game on Sunday. She delivered the winning spike to give the US their first women's gold medal ever at the World Championships in that event. We would joke together in geometry class.
A college friend of mine is in a picture on Reddit that was briefly the top post of the site today. If you happen to track down the comments on the picture: she is, in fact, married (recently so, and yes she is very much of legal age), but not to the OP. I've no clue who the OP is, but it's one of the husband's facebook friends apparently.
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Ha, just saw this browsing Imgur: http://imgur.com/gallery/gmIhHXK
Fun comment: "I thought child brides were illegal."
I need help. Itunes is a piece of shit and apparently I don't have Windows Media Player. Is there another comparable program that's better?
This is akin to saying, Nylon rope doesn't cut it and I don't have any woven wire cable, is there anything comparable I can use?
This begs the question, what exactly are you trying to achieve? I don't know if you might need to be using monofilament or hemp rope.
I know some people on here make videos, and things like this are annoying to google, does anybody know a good-enough free video editor? I don't need to do much, I'm just doing a cover of a song and it has multiple voices and I want all voices on screen at once.AviSynth. It's brilliant, although it might be a bit difficult to use if you're not familiar with programming (which, if I'm remembering correctly, shouldn't be a problem).
Looking it up, this looks interesting. I'll probably use it. Thanks!
I mean that's because "beg" in most contexts means "asks".I need help. Itunes is a piece of shit and apparently I don't have Windows Media Player. Is there another comparable program that's better?
This is akin to saying, Nylon rope doesn't cut it and I don't have any woven wire cable, is there anything comparable I can use?
This begs the question, what exactly are you trying to achieve? I don't know if you might need to be using monofilament or hemp rope.
Biggest pet peeve ever.
http://begthequestion.info/
I mean that's because "beg" in most contexts means "asks".I need help. Itunes is a piece of shit and apparently I don't have Windows Media Player. Is there another comparable program that's better?
This is akin to saying, Nylon rope doesn't cut it and I don't have any woven wire cable, is there anything comparable I can use?
This begs the question, what exactly are you trying to achieve? I don't know if you might need to be using monofilament or hemp rope.
Biggest pet peeve ever.
http://begthequestion.info/
I meant "It's understandable that people make that mistake because *reason*." I personally think that "begs the question" is a confusing phrase unless you've looked at logical reasoning, debate, etc. I mean it's even more confusing than I said because not only does "Beg" usually mean "ask", the word "question" points that way too (edit: reading the full article, I realize the author raises this point too). Like, why not just "Presumes the premise" or something.I mean that's because "beg" in most contexts means "asks".I need help. Itunes is a piece of shit and apparently I don't have Windows Media Player. Is there another comparable program that's better?
This is akin to saying, Nylon rope doesn't cut it and I don't have any woven wire cable, is there anything comparable I can use?
This begs the question, what exactly are you trying to achieve? I don't know if you might need to be using monofilament or hemp rope.
Biggest pet peeve ever.
http://begthequestion.info/
Except it doesn't in that specific phrase.
I know you meant "that makes me wonder, what exactly are you trying to achieve?" but that isn't what you said.
Getting a flu vaccine is a civic duty, and the only reasons not to get one are if you're allergic, or if you can't afford it.
Getting a flu vaccine is a civic duty, and the only reasons not to get one are if you're allergic, or if you can't afford it.
Allergic to a flu shot ?
Getting a flu vaccine is a civic duty, and the only reasons not to get one are if you're allergic, or if you can't afford it.
Allergic to a flu shot ?
There will have to be very clear benefits before I am injecting anything intravenously into my body.
I didn't know about the egg thing.
What risks are you talking about PPS ? Aside from weird conspiracy theories that have been debunked five billion times I mean ?
What risks are you talking about PPS ? Aside from weird conspiracy theories that have been debunked five billion times I mean ?
Healthy, fit people can actually spread the disease without showing symptoms themselves.
Getting a flu vaccine is a civic duty
(1) The flu vaccine is around 70% effective.
The risks are essentially zero
So, I tend to think there is a lot of overmedication in the US, although this is just a sensation. I would love some counterpoints if you have them.
I was reading a Cracked article about how the US is part of a minority that allows pharmaceuticals to be advertised on television. If true, then I do not doubt your observation.
The risk of not getting the vaccine is about five days of agony and time off work, plus medication costs.
The risk of not getting the vaccine is about five days of agony and time off work, plus medication costs.
In the UK the converse is true- most people don't get the flu vaccine because you have to pay for it, and if you get ill, you just go get free treatment.
The risk of not getting the vaccine is about five days of agony and time off work, plus medication costs.
In the UK the converse is true- most people don't get the flu vaccine because you have to pay for it, and if you get ill, you just go get free treatment.
That seems backwards. Wouldn't making the vaccine "free" be more cost effective over all?
Healthy, fit people can actually spread the disease without showing symptoms themselves.
A healthy fit, vaccinated, person can spread the disease without showing symptoms themselves. Being vaccinated does not prevent one from spreading the disease. Flu vaccines are not a replacement for proper hygiene which does, in fact, prevent transmission.
The risk of not getting the vaccine is about five days of agony and time off work, plus medication costs.
In the UK the converse is true- most people don't get the flu vaccine because you have to pay for it, and if you get ill, you just go get free treatment.
That seems backwards. Wouldn't making the vaccine "free" be more cost effective over all?
No, prevention is often more costly because you pay for EVERYONE. You treat only those who get sick (a much smaller number, unless there is an epidemic).
The risk of not getting the vaccine is about five days of agony and time off work, plus medication costs.
In the UK the converse is true- most people don't get the flu vaccine because you have to pay for it, and if you get ill, you just go get free treatment.
That seems backwards. Wouldn't making the vaccine "free" be more cost effective over all?
No, prevention is often more costly because you pay for EVERYONE. You treat only those who get sick (a much smaller number, unless there is an epidemic).
I would have thought the vaccine cost was significantly lower than the treatment cost.
The risk of not getting the vaccine is about five days of agony and time off work, plus medication costs.
In the UK the converse is true- most people don't get the flu vaccine because you have to pay for it, and if you get ill, you just go get free treatment.
That seems backwards. Wouldn't making the vaccine "free" be more cost effective over all?
No, prevention is often more costly because you pay for EVERYONE. You treat only those who get sick (a much smaller number, unless there is an epidemic).
I would have thought the vaccine cost was significantly lower than the treatment cost.
Per person, yes. But you can still have this effect overall:
Example (not based on flu numbers -- I have no idea what they are):
vaccine (100% effective): cost $10 per person.
treatment for disease (100% effective): $10,000 per person.
If no one gets vaccinated, 10,000 get sick. Population 50,000,000
Cost of vaccination: $500,000,000.
Cost of treatment: $100,000,000.
Letting people get sick is cheaper.
The risk of not getting the vaccine is about five days of agony and time off work, plus medication costs.
In the UK the converse is true- most people don't get the flu vaccine because you have to pay for it, and if you get ill, you just go get free treatment.
That seems backwards. Wouldn't making the vaccine "free" be more cost effective over all?
No, prevention is often more costly because you pay for EVERYONE. You treat only those who get sick (a much smaller number, unless there is an epidemic).
I would have thought the vaccine cost was significantly lower than the treatment cost.
Per person, yes. But you can still have this effect overall:
Example (not based on flu numbers -- I have no idea what they are):
vaccine (100% effective): cost $10 per person.
treatment for disease (100% effective): $10,000 per person.
If no one gets vaccinated, 10,000 get sick. Population 50,000,000
Cost of vaccination: $500,000,000.
Cost of treatment: $100,000,000.
Letting people get sick is cheaper.
You're assuming that everyone has to get vaccinated for the vaccine to be effective. Not the case: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herd_immunity Also, you're neglecting the cost in lost productivity (and general human well-being) that is much higher for the disease than for the vaccine.
Right, I mean, obviously it depends on the numbers. I just (without really thinking about it) guessed they would work out the other way.
I would hope policy would include moral and ethical considerations as well as economic ones.
The risk of not getting the vaccine is about five days of agony and time off work, plus medication costs.
In the UK the converse is true- most people don't get the flu vaccine because you have to pay for it, and if you get ill, you just go get free treatment.
That seems backwards. Wouldn't making the vaccine "free" be more cost effective over all?
No, prevention is often more costly because you pay for EVERYONE. You treat only those who get sick (a much smaller number, unless there is an epidemic).
I would have thought the vaccine cost was significantly lower than the treatment cost.
Not everyone who is high risk for complications can get the vaccine due to allergies or other health risks. Also getting the vaccine is not a guarantee to avoid catching the disease. This is why herd immunity is so critical and everyone should get vaccinated who is able. You might save someone else's life.
Not everyone who is high risk for complications can get the vaccine due to allergies or other health risks. Also getting the vaccine is not a guarantee to avoid catching the disease. This is why herd immunity is so critical and everyone should get vaccinated who is able. You might save someone else's life.
So you're saying they should pay me to take the shot?
For matters of public safety like this they should probably incentivize you to get vaccinated. Probably would be more cost effective to fine you for not getting it though.
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What does that say at the end?
What does that say at the end?
No idea. Not even sure if this was an actual game by a very skilled player or just an animation. I want to believe though.
It's not that difficult. At least it wasn't when all Nokia phones still had that game.What does that say at the end?
No idea. Not even sure if this was an actual game by a very skilled player or just an animation. I want to believe though.
you can just pick one route that covers any point on the field and go through that over and over again, and you win.
you can just pick one route that covers any point on the field and go through that over and over again, and you win.
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What does that say at the end?
Fun fact: Giuseppe Peano first discovered his eponymous space-filling curve while playing Snake on a graphing calculator.
Oh my goodness is Dustforce an addictive game. If you like platforming games, highly recommend it. There's an in-browser version you can try out for free at Humble Bundle right now - I got a copy from another bundle a while back.
Getting a flu vaccine is a civic duty
Is this your personal opinion or some official policy?
(1) The flu vaccine is around 70% effective.
Do you have the reference?
Medical research is often biased/flawed. The medical researchers I know are horrible in correctly interpreting their data, and I think there is an interest in keeping it that way because it makes it so much easier for the drug companies to request papers that praise their products without compromising the researcher's ethics too much.
So, I tend to think there is a lot of overmedication in the US, although this is just a sensation. I would love some counterpoints if you have them.
The risks are essentially zero
There is such thing in medicine, because there is a lot of unknown things.
Aspirin for instance, was used a lot for many years with no knowledge of its risks on the stomach.
This is why peer review exists. Crappy data interpretations don't get you published in research journals. They can, however, get you through a nation's approval process.
You're splitting hairs; obviously the incidence of some form of side effect is greater than zero. By "essentially zero," I mean that hundreds of millions of doses have been given over the course of several decades, and ignoring a few one-in-a-million cases, the only adverse effects have been allergic reactions. But... man, if you're going to skip a vaccination because of a one-in-a-million risk, then I sure hope you weren't planning on driving anywhere anytime soon. Or walking anywhere:
Klein bottle... hats (https://www.kleinbottle.com/klein_bottle_hats.htm)
Don't argue with the Alchemist about Aspirin.
This is why peer review exists. Crappy data interpretations don't get you published in research journals. They can, however, get you through a nation's approval process.
Peer review is also flawed and biased, specially when the journal is funded by a pharmacological company and the editors are paid. I have only seen a handful of medical papers, and every single one of them has errors in the use of the data because they are horrible at math/statistics. Moreover, in my experience with my own experience (that are not medical, but it is the only experience I have) only about 25-30% of the reviewers actually read the paper deeply/carefully enough to find non-obvious technical problems.
You are usually fine within 2 days, and describing those days as "agony" is an overstatement for me.
I mean, if you show me studies that show lives are saved because of a population takes the shot instead of only the people in risk groups, I will definitely take it. I have not seen such studies
Specifically, an example of a respected journal and/or editor actually funded by a pharmaceutical company. Certainly there are journals out there where you can publish anything you want, but those niche journals have names like (I'm making this one up) Journal of the Alaskan Surgeons Society and an impact factor of zero.
The complaint that peer review is biased/flawed generally comes from people who deliberately misunderstand science, e.g., anti-vaxxers, global warming deniers, conspiracy theorists. It eventually ends up repeated by people who didn't check their sources properly when something was posted to their Facebook wall.
OK, actual question: Have you experienced influenza? Or have you merely experienced what people call "the flu" but is really just a bad head cold? The course of influenza is 4-7 days, assuming no secondary pneumonia infection. The symptoms are a lot more than just a severe cold, and include moderate muscle pain, severe lethargy, difficulty swallowing, etc.
"Agony" is perhaps overstatement, depending on what you feel is agonizing. Two years ago I fucked up...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15694506
Five minutes on Google. Alas, without academic access you can generally only see abstracts.
*I say somewhat healthy; I am epileptic and have persistent depressive disorder, both medicated.
As much as I enjoy learning about vaccinations and all that fun stuff, it probably deserves a rsp topic rather than Random Stuff.
As much as I enjoy learning about vaccinations and all that fun stuff, it probably deserves a rsp topic rather than Random Stuff.
As much as I enjoy learning about vaccinations and all that fun stuff, it probably deserves a rsp topic rather than Random Stuff.
Are vaccinations religious, sexual, or political?
They're pretty political, right? And some people turn them down for religious reasons.As much as I enjoy learning about vaccinations and all that fun stuff, it probably deserves a rsp topic rather than Random Stuff.
Are vaccinations religious, sexual, or political?
Adults with latent VZV infection who are exposed intermittently to children with chickenpox receive an immune boost.[14][64] This periodic boost to the immune system helps to prevent shingles in older adults. When routine chickenpox vaccination was introduced in the United States, there was concern that, because older adults would no longer receive this natural periodic boost, there would be an increase in the incidence of shingles.(Vaccines are obv. awesome.)
Multiple studies and surveillance data, at least when viewed superficially, demonstrate no consistent trends in incidence in the U.S. since the chickenpox vaccination program began in 1995.[68] However, upon closer inspection, the two studies that showed no increase in shingles incidence were conducted among populations where varicella vaccination was not as yet widespread in the community.[69][70] A later study by Patel et al. concluded that since the introduction of the chickenpox vaccine, hospitalization costs for complications of shingles increased by more than $700 million annually for those over age 60.[71] Another study by Yih et al. reported that as varicella vaccine coverage in children increased, the incidence of varicella decreased, and the occurrence of shingles among adults increased by 90%.[72] The results of a further study by Yawn et al. showed a 28% increase in shingles incidence from 1996 to 2001.[73] It is likely that incidence rate will change in the future, due to the aging of the population, changes in therapy for malignant and autoimmune diseases, and changes in chickenpox vaccination rates; a wide adoption of zoster vaccination could dramatically reduce the incidence rate.[5]
They're pretty political, right? And some people turn them down for religious reasons.As much as I enjoy learning about vaccinations and all that fun stuff, it probably deserves a rsp topic rather than Random Stuff.
Are vaccinations religious, sexual, or political?
http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/04/28/the-control-group-is-out-of-control/
This might be relevant.
Everything needs to be questioned.At the same time, if there is lots of evidence that something is helpful, and no evidence that it's harmful, it's probably better to act on the assumption that it's helpful. I have never, ever heard of a legit general safety concern with getting a flu shot, whereas plenty of people die from the flu every year.
http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/04/28/the-control-group-is-out-of-control/
This might be relevant.
http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/04/28/the-control-group-is-out-of-control/
This might be relevant.
That is pretty depressing... I knew statistics in psychology (and other fields) is messed up, but not that it is so messed up to get 9 out of 9 positive results...
http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/04/28/the-control-group-is-out-of-control/
This might be relevant.
Thanks for linking!
Nice.
Is there any way to get a possession turn 3 without baker? I can think of at least one.
EDIT: I can think of a couple of ways, but only one of them that lets you do it as the first player. That one is kinda boring though.
i just realized, you can open death cart/silver, get 10$ in T3, buy stonemason and get 2 Prince's, then prince both ruins.
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I have to admit that it's funny that the near-universal destruction of humanity blossomed from an angsty teenaged girl. Maybe too funny to be taken seriously?
StrongRhino, I will catch up to you in post voting eventually!
StrongRhino, I will catch up to you in post voting eventually!
Less than 1000 to go! Upvoting this will get you there faster
So tonight I'm a judge at Guitar Center's Drum Off competition. As to why anyone would think I was qualified to be a judge is beyond me.
So tonight I'm a judge at Guitar Center's Drum Off competition. As to why anyone would think I was qualified to be a judge is beyond me.
So tonight I'm a judge at Guitar Center's Drum Off competition. As to why anyone would think I was qualified to be a judge is beyond me.
So tonight I'm a judge at Guitar Center's Drum Off competition. As to why anyone would think I was qualified to be a judge is beyond me.
The bigger question is why a Guitar Center is qualified to host a Drum Off.
there's a game open that's called "Game". Man, that's some useful information right here.
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That took way too long for me to realize, because it took a bit for my computer to load it anyway...
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That took way too long for me to realize, because it took a bit for my computer to load it anyway...
Maybe you should stop using Internet Explorer .......
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That took way too long for me to realize, because it took a bit for my computer to load it anyway...
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That took way too long for me to realize, because it took a bit for my computer to load it anyway...
Maybe you should stop using Internet Explorer .......
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That took way too long for me to realize, because it took a bit for my computer to load it anyway...
They're such a great puns when you do figure it out though, right? I mean, the caption has at least 3 different interpretations. The wordplay is ingenious!
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Oops, I may have been a bit too emphatic in my disdain for baseball this morning. I try not to let that come out too much since people have their own tastes, and I won't begrudge people for liking it.
I just blurted it out when I was shocked that my co-worker would forego watching American Horror Story for baseball. I won't have anyone to talk with around here about AHS for several days.
Oops, I may have been a bit too emphatic in my disdain for baseball this morning. I try not to let that come out too much since people have their own tastes, and I won't begrudge people for liking it.
I just blurted it out when I was shocked that my co-worker would forego watching American Horror Story for baseball. I won't have anyone to talk with around here about AHS for several days.
Some people want to spend a good chunk of time being bored.
Oops, I may have been a bit too emphatic in my disdain for baseball this morning. I try not to let that come out too much since people have their own tastes, and I won't begrudge people for liking it.
I just blurted it out when I was shocked that my co-worker would forego watching American Horror Story for baseball. I won't have anyone to talk with around here about AHS for several days.
Some people want to spend a good chunk of time being bored.
The thing is that they're not bored with it. They like the pauses in the action. I guess it builds tension for when something actually happens.
But then, different tastes. I'm sure I can find people who would find playing Dominion to be tedious. None of them are my friends, of course, but such a thing is possible. After all, how many conversations have come up on BGG and here about finding more accessible board games to play that appeal to the diehard board gamer and the casual nongamer? I would be perfectly content playing a 12-hour-long game of Advanced Civilization, but even some of my avid gaming buddies shy away from that. So yeah, I find baseball boring as hell, but the excitement of this week proves that there's enough who disagree with me to make it worthwhile.
But hey, at least I'm not playing baseball. That's one of the few sports that where I find it more boring to participate than to watch. If I had to do a sport, I'd do something with very few pauses in the action, like futbol, hockey, or basketball.
Impossible. Baseball is boring; therefore, people that watch it must be bored.
Impossible. Baseball is boring; therefore, people that watch it must be bored.
Not necessarily. Maybe they're doing something interesting while watching baseball.
Oops, I may have been a bit too emphatic in my disdain for baseball this morning. I try not to let that come out too much since people have their own tastes, and I won't begrudge people for liking it.
I just blurted it out when I was shocked that my co-worker would forego watching American Horror Story for baseball. I won't have anyone to talk with around here about AHS for several days.
Some people want to spend a good chunk of time being bored.
The thing is that they're not bored with it. They like the pauses in the action. I guess it builds tension for when something actually happens.
But then, different tastes. I'm sure I can find people who would find playing Dominion to be tedious. None of them are my friends, of course, but such a thing is possible. After all, how many conversations have come up on BGG and here about finding more accessible board games to play that appeal to the diehard board gamer and the casual nongamer? I would be perfectly content playing a 12-hour-long game of Advanced Civilization, but even some of my avid gaming buddies shy away from that. So yeah, I find baseball boring as hell, but the excitement of this week proves that there's enough who disagree with me to make it worthwhile.
But hey, at least I'm not playing baseball. That's one of the few sports that where I find it more boring to participate than to watch. If I had to do a sport, I'd do something with very few pauses in the action, like futbol, hockey, or basketball.
Impossible. Baseball is boring; therefore, people that watch it must be bored.
Oops, I may have been a bit too emphatic in my disdain for baseball this morning. I try not to let that come out too much since people have their own tastes, and I won't begrudge people for liking it.
I just blurted it out when I was shocked that my co-worker would forego watching American Horror Story for baseball. I won't have anyone to talk with around here about AHS for several days.
Some people want to spend a good chunk of time being bored.
The thing is that they're not bored with it. They like the pauses in the action. I guess it builds tension for when something actually happens.
But then, different tastes. I'm sure I can find people who would find playing Dominion to be tedious. None of them are my friends, of course, but such a thing is possible. After all, how many conversations have come up on BGG and here about finding more accessible board games to play that appeal to the diehard board gamer and the casual nongamer? I would be perfectly content playing a 12-hour-long game of Advanced Civilization, but even some of my avid gaming buddies shy away from that. So yeah, I find baseball boring as hell, but the excitement of this week proves that there's enough who disagree with me to make it worthwhile.
But hey, at least I'm not playing baseball. That's one of the few sports that where I find it more boring to participate than to watch. If I had to do a sport, I'd do something with very few pauses in the action, like futbol, hockey, or basketball.
Impossible. Baseball is boring; therefore, people that watch it must be bored.
This begs the question, why would they even watch baseball at all?
From an outsider perspective : baseball is boring. This is not a "your American sports are stupid" thing (although they are), because I also find soccer boring.
There is a caveat there though : they're not boring if you're rooting for a team. Because once you're really rooting for someone, there's tension at every step. I've actually been in a baseball stadium during a holiday in America : I went to a Cubs game in Chicago, and I had a lot of fun, because I was rooting for the home team (and they actually won, which I'm led to believe is unusual for them).
Truly great sports are the ones you can enjoy without rooting for a particular team. Like rugby for example.
From an outsider perspective : baseball is boring. This is not a "your American sports are stupid" thing (although they are), because I also find soccer boring.
From an outsider perspective : baseball is boring. This is not a "your American sports are stupid" thing (although they are), because I also find soccer boring.
I wonder if this is why the "World Series" consists of teams only from America and Canada. The rest of the world doesn't care about baseball (though I seem to recall that Japan and Cuba have an interest in it).
how about: physical sports are boring?
From an outsider perspective : baseball is boring. This is not a "your American sports are stupid" thing (although they are), because I also find soccer boring.
I wonder if this is why the "World Series" consists of teams only from America and Canada. The rest of the world doesn't care about baseball (though I seem to recall that Japan and Cuba have an interest in it).
how about: physical sports are boring?
I think most people in the world would disagree with you.
how about: physical sports are boring?
I think most people in the world would disagree with you.
yes most people in the world also don't play dominion. do you agree with not playing dominion? q.e.d
how about: physical sports are boring?
I said soccer because saying football is confusing when you're on an international forum. If I were to mention both in a sentence I would say football and American football but I wasn't so I said soccer for the sake of clarity.
Basketball is the most enjoyable of the American sports (and, unsurprisingly, the most popular around the world), but I still don't like it. It's fun to play, but not to watch : it's just very repetitive and too many points are scored.
@soulnet : I mean there is a macho culture around sports in general. In France, rugby players have a much better image than soccer players as being down-to-earth people, though that's fading as the Top14 is transforming into the equivalent of the Premier League.
@WW : Volley-ball is awesome, I play it every week ! I enjoy watching rugby more though.
PPE : Hockey is great too, I always forget about it because it's not played a lot around here, but I always enjoy watching it in the WInter Olympics.
football (the real one
Apparently cockroaches are better at cooperating than people are.
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2006/04/03/1607034.htm
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Apparently cockroaches are better at cooperating than people are.
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2006/04/03/1607034.htm
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I practice reciprocal respect: I am much more likely to +1 your posts if you +1 mine.
I practice reciprocal respect: I am much more likely to +1 your posts if you +1 mine.
...how much more likely are we talking here?
I practice reciprocal respect: I am much more likely to +1 your posts if you +1 mine.
Apparently cockroaches are better at cooperating than people are.
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2006/04/03/1607034.htm
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I believe that cockroaches and termites are relatively closely related phylogenetically? I wonder if that has something to do with this social behavior.
Apparently cockroaches are better at cooperating than people are.
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2006/04/03/1607034.htm
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I believe that cockroaches and termites are relatively closely related phylogenetically? I wonder if that has something to do with this social behavior.
I don't think the cockroach behaviour can really be said to be democratic. I mean, termites are the classic example of emergent behaviour. None of them actually know that they're building a termite mound; they just do a few repetitive tasks following a few simple rules and when all of them work this way they get a mound.
In the same way, bacteria form biofilms and release proteins that control the group behaviour. You have a whole bunch of bacteria in a group all emitting the same protein, then that protein reaches a threshold at which individual bacteria will start doing something (this is called quorum sensing). So are the bacteria really "living in a democracy"? I don't think so. Of course, the study referenced is still interesting, but as usual the article and headline are somewhat misleading.
Apparently cockroaches are better at cooperating than people are.
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2006/04/03/1607034.htm
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I believe that cockroaches and termites are relatively closely related phylogenetically? I wonder if that has something to do with this social behavior.
I don't think the cockroach behaviour can really be said to be democratic. I mean, termites are the classic example of emergent behaviour. None of them actually know that they're building a termite mound; they just do a few repetitive tasks following a few simple rules and when all of them work this way they get a mound.
In the same way, bacteria form biofilms and release proteins that control the group behaviour. You have a whole bunch of bacteria in a group all emitting the same protein, then that protein reaches a threshold at which individual bacteria will start doing something (this is called quorum sensing). So are the bacteria really "living in a democracy"? I don't think so. Of course, the study referenced is still interesting, but as usual the article and headline are somewhat misleading.
Oops, I may have been a bit too emphatic in my disdain for baseball this morning. I try not to let that come out too much since people have their own tastes, and I won't begrudge people for liking it.
I just blurted it out when I was shocked that my co-worker would forego watching American Horror Story for baseball. I won't have anyone to talk with around here about AHS for several days.
This begs the question, why would they even watch baseball at all?
I browse the forum from my phone most of the time so I am much stingier with respect than I'd like to be because the button is just so hard to push accurately. I like you all a lot better than my respect-giving probably suggests. :P
This begs the question, why would they even watch baseball at all?
Dude...
http://begthequestion.info/
This begs the question, why would they even watch baseball at all?
Dude...
http://begthequestion.info/
Sorry. It was a weak joke that didn't land. WW said "Impossible. Baseball is boring; therefore, people that watch it must be bored." Which, if I understand it correctly, is actually an instance of begging the question. In addition, I was referencing the previous discussion of this topic in this thread, for a layer of "meta-humor".
In retrospect, the joke probably could have been funnier. I thought it was pretty clever this morning, but I had just woken up, so perhaps my judgment was clouded. I should have done more to emphasize the sarcastic tone of my comment, and that I was responding specifically to WW's statement. Perhaps it was just better left unposted.
Now that I've explained myself, you can see how hilarious my joke truly is. We appreciate your time and laughter.
also, why do people answer to "glhf" with "hi". "good luck " - "hi", that doesn't even make sense.
Some may not know what "glhf" even means.
also, why do people answer to "glhf" with "hi". "good luck " - "hi", that doesn't even make sense.
It does if that's the first thing they are saying to you. They were going to say hi, you just said glhf too fast, and they still want to salute. It is noticeable that Goko loads at different speeds, so it is likely that someone enter the game when you already wrote glhf in the chat.
also, why do people answer to "glhf" with "hi". "good luck " - "hi", that doesn't even make sense.
It does if that's the first thing they are saying to you. They were going to say hi, you just said glhf too fast, and they still want to salute. It is noticeable that Goko loads at different speeds, so it is likely that someone enter the game when you already wrote glhf in the chat.
sure but they don't do that. They wait until I say "glhf" or just "gl" and then answer "hi"
Unless I have a specific reason for unmuting all of my devices are muted all the time; computer, ipad, phone, etc. When I use someone else's device and all the bleeps and bloops and dings and whizzes I just don't know what the hell people are doing with their sound on. I recently watched a hearthstone stream and was flabbergasted at how amazingly annoying it is with sound.
Unless I have a specific reason for unmuting all of my devices are muted all the time; computer, ipad, phone, etc. When I use someone else's device and all the bleeps and bloops and dings and whizzes I just don't know what the hell people are doing with their sound on. I recently watched a hearthstone stream and was flabbergasted at how amazingly annoying it is with sound.
And playing a video game isn't a specific reason for unmuting?
Unless I have a specific reason for unmuting all of my devices are muted all the time; computer, ipad, phone, etc. When I use someone else's device and all the bleeps and bloops and dings and whizzes I just don't know what the hell people are doing with their sound on. I recently watched a hearthstone stream and was flabbergasted at how amazingly annoying it is with sound.
And playing a video game isn't a specific reason for unmuting?
Unless I have a specific reason for unmuting all of my devices are muted all the time; computer, ipad, phone, etc. When I use someone else's device and all the bleeps and bloops and dings and whizzes I just don't know what the hell people are doing with their sound on. I recently watched a hearthstone stream and was flabbergasted at how amazingly annoying it is with sound.
And playing a video game isn't a specific reason for unmuting?
No, it is not. I do not recall the last game where I needed sound in order to play. Watching a Youtube clip or similar or streaming a TV episode is about the only time I unmute.
Unless I have a specific reason for unmuting all of my devices are muted all the time; computer, ipad, phone, etc. When I use someone else's device and all the bleeps and bloops and dings and whizzes I just don't know what the hell people are doing with their sound on. I recently watched a hearthstone stream and was flabbergasted at how amazingly annoying it is with sound.
And playing a video game isn't a specific reason for unmuting?
No, it is not. I do not recall the last game where I needed sound in order to play. Watching a Youtube clip or similar or streaming a TV episode is about the only time I unmute.
No, it is not. I do not recall the last game where I needed sound in order to play.
Unless I have a specific reason for unmuting all of my devices are muted all the time; computer, ipad, phone, etc. When I use someone else's device and all the bleeps and bloops and dings and whizzes I just don't know what the hell people are doing with their sound on. I recently watched a hearthstone stream and was flabbergasted at how amazingly annoying it is with sound.
And playing a video game isn't a specific reason for unmuting?
Depends on how essential the sounds are for the video game. I play Marvel Avengers Alliance, which is a FB game that has fights similar to Final Fantasy/Bard's Tale. The sounds are amusing, but they aren't essential to the game. So I mute it.
FPS games, of course, need sound. Most RTS games do too simply because the audio cue is harder to miss than the message that pops up in the corner.
Technically, I don't need sound for Wasteland 2, but I have it on anyway because it's Wasteland, man.
I never fail to read it as "good luck high five"
Unless I have a specific reason for unmuting all of my devices are muted all the time; computer, ipad, phone, etc. When I use someone else's device and all the bleeps and bloops and dings and whizzes I just don't know what the hell people are doing with their sound on. I recently watched a hearthstone stream and was flabbergasted at how amazingly annoying it is with sound.
And playing a video game isn't a specific reason for unmuting?
No, it is not. I do not recall the last game where I needed sound in order to play. Watching a Youtube clip or similar or streaming a TV episode is about the only time I unmute.
Muting e.g. Online Dominion is perfectly acceptable. Muting e.g. Ghost Trick makes you history's greatest monster.
Muting e.g. Online Dominion is perfectly acceptable. Muting e.g. Ghost Trick makes you history's greatest monster.
It's true. All those evil tyrants from human history? Almost none of them played Ghost Trick with sound on.
All that aside, the guys working with the music and sound effects also worked on the game. But I guess the graphics guys are more important?
For me, playing video/computer games without sound is kind of like watching a movie without sound. There are some movies that you don't need sound to fully appreciate. Like most silent movies. The same goes for video/computer games. You don't need it for games like Battle Chess, Dominion or Hearthstone.
But to me, playing Heroes of Might & Magic III without sound is like watching The Godfather subtitled without sound. And as mentioned some games have pretty distinct audio cues, which makes them almost unplayable without sound.
All that aside, the guys working with the music and sound effects also worked on the game. But I guess the graphics guys are more important?
http://game.ioxapp.com/color/
Find the square that's a different colour. You have one minute to get as many as you can. The best I've done is 27.
http://game.ioxapp.com/color/
Find the square that's a different colour. You have one minute to get as many as you can. The best I've done is 27.
I got 26 on my first try and 34 on my second try. Cool game.
http://game.ioxapp.com/color/
Find the square that's a different colour. You have one minute to get as many as you can. The best I've done is 27.
Also, piss off your colorblind friend in one easy step!
http://game.ioxapp.com/color/
Find the square that's a different colour. You have one minute to get as many as you can. The best I've done is 27.
Stupid blue...
Also, piss off your colorblind friend in one easy step!
Would it? The different square seems to be brighter than the others, not a different hue.
Reminds me of this color discrimination test/game (not sure if posted here before):
http://www.xrite.com/online-color-test-challenge
I've always appreciated hatch #40, "Which is more." You have to click left a bunch of times but you will see some stuff on the way. http://www.eyezmaze.com/eyezblog_en/blog/2005/01/hatch_today.html
Reminds me of this color discrimination test/game (not sure if posted here before):
http://www.xrite.com/online-color-test-challenge
http://game.ioxapp.com/color/
Find the square that's a different colour. You have one minute to get as many as you can. The best I've done is 27.
http://game.ioxapp.com/color/1st try: 38. The most confusing part was how the last square you hit blinked. It confused me...
Find the square that's a different colour. You have one minute to get as many as you can. The best I've done is 27.
https://vine.co/v/hdKWjxhDhze
This is wonderful.
https://vine.co/v/hdKWjxhDhze
This is wonderful.
I don't get it... He's poking a bird?
https://vine.co/v/hdKWjxhDhze
This is wonderful.
I don't get it... He's poking a bird?
Unmute button is in the top left of the video. It's hard to see.
Dustforce, it's so good and I love it and I hate it and if you are at all a fan of platformers you should go buy the current Humble Bundle because it has it right now. Back to grinding out Clocktower...
Dustforce, it's so good and I love it and I hate it and if you are at all a fan of platformers you should go buy the current Humble Bundle because it has it right now. Back to grinding out Clocktower...
I love platformers but this game is just such and extra difficulty jump then I'm use to. It doesn't help that I play a level until i get a SS so it takes me a while to play through all of them.
I would still reccomend this game though. I love it.
A* search algorithm, apparently:
(http://i.imgur.com/YjfzxXY.gif) (http://imgur.com/gallery/YjfzxXY)
A* search algorithm, apparently:
A* search algorithm, apparently:
I don't get it.
A* search algorithm, apparently:
...
That just looks like Breadth-First Search to me. If it's doing A*, I think it must be doing it pretty terribly, since the heuristic distance could easily be Δx+ Δy, which is the minimum distance between any two nodes on a grid. In that case, it really shouldn't explore that far out to the side. What are other people's thoughts?
A* is a pathfinding algorithm. Its purpose is to find the best path between two points.
Green = path (the first 2 are the start/goal).
Cyan = in queue to be evaluated
Blue = evaluated
Black = obstacle
If you're curious
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A*_search_algorithm (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A*_search_algorithm)
A* search algorithm, apparently:
...
That just looks like Breadth-First Search to me. If it's doing A*, I think it must be doing it pretty terribly, since the heuristic distance could easily be Δx+ Δy, which is the minimum distance between any two nodes on a grid. In that case, it really shouldn't explore that far out to the side. What are other people's thoughts?
Hmm.. I'm not sure what you mean.. if you just start going in the y-direction, you have no guarantee there won't be a barrier that makes you backtrack all the way to the beginning.
Yeah I started reading after that. I think you're right, based on that and the comments. This gif may be using no weight (so Dijkstra).
Yeah I started reading after that. I think you're right, based on that and the comments. This gif may be using no weight (so Dijkstra).
Yeah, and since every edge is presumably weighted the same, Dijkstra's is in turn just BFS.
Yeah I started reading after that. I think you're right, based on that and the comments. This gif may be using no weight (so Dijkstra).
Yeah, and since every edge is presumably weighted the same, Dijkstra's is in turn just BFS.
Would be neat if they showed the gif for different weighting functions.
Fun fact: In my mind, pacovf is pronounced pakov-vee.
I won a Snapfish 5x7" Photo Book at McDonald's Monopoly. I have no desire to get a photo book. Does anyone want it? This is Canadian, so you might have to be Canadian to redeem it...
Fun fact: In my mind, pacovf is pronounced pakov-vee.
That fact was not as fun as I hoped it'd be.
Fun fact: In my mind, pacovf is pronounced pakov-vee.
Inconsistent heuristic. Fast, but finds solution which is not optimal. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Weighted_A_star_with_eps_5.gif)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/Weighted_A_star_with_eps_5.gif)
Inconsistent heuristic. Fast, but finds solution which is not optimal. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Weighted_A_star_with_eps_5.gif)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/Weighted_A_star_with_eps_5.gif)
Why is this non-optimal? It looks like it's the shortest distance to me, assuming we're counting distance in number of points not in actual line length.
Fun fact: In my mind, pacovf is pronounced pakov-vee.
In my mind, it's Pavlov.
How awesome is falafel?It has nothing on the kebab
Similar animation for different heuristics:
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How awesome is falafel?
How awesome is falafel?
Similar animation for different heuristics:
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So the bottom one gets an answer that's suboptimal by about 5%, but only takes 30% as long to complete... isn't that the one to go with so long as you don't need a perfectly optimal path?
I can't tell if my internet is dead and I'm seeing cached content or if it's just really slow, the forum still loads so here's a test post.
Edit: have confirmed that I can load this page and someone who hasn't been to the forum can load this page, but literally no other site is loading, so it's not a speed issue...
Edit 2: Somehow the DNS server was completely dead, except for on this site, which also explains why Hearthstone + Skype were still working. Pointing at Google's DNS, all good now, thank you for taking part in this real-time blogging of technical issues.
Inconsistent heuristic. Fast, but finds solution which is not optimal. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Weighted_A_star_with_eps_5.gif)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/Weighted_A_star_with_eps_5.gif)
Why is this non-optimal? It looks like it's the shortest distance to me, assuming we're counting distance in number of points not in actual line length.
It's counting actual distance. If you look at the description "The graph is created by uniform square discretization of a 2-dimensional planar region, placing a node in each discretized cell, and connecting each node with its 8 neighbors using bidirectional edges. Cost of edges are same as their Euclidean lengths."
Sometimes you really do want the very best solution though, and computers are so fast that it is also quite frequently worth it to use an algorithm that gives the optimal. Path finding is very much polynomial.
Smashed my pinkie in a door that we move around on stage.
Sometimes you really do want the very best solution though, and computers are so fast that it is also quite frequently worth it to use an algorithm that gives the optimal. Path finding is very much polynomial.
Minimum path is actually linear. However, sometimes linear is not enough. Just imagine the number of nodes in the graph used to search for directions in Google Maps when entering addresses in different continents.
Right, linear⊆polynomial, but I didn't go into specifics since it's linear wrt to edges, not nodes and a few other things depend on your implementation (which in turn probably depends on how complete you think your graph is).
I have a new cat and can't decide on a name for him. Any suggestions?
I have a new cat and can't decide on a name for him. Any suggestions?
What does he look like?
EDIT: How about "Scout"?
I have a new cat and can't decide on a name for him. Any suggestions?
What does he look like?
EDIT: How about "Scout"?
He's almost entirely black with a little white on his chest.
I have a new cat and can't decide on a name for him. Any suggestions?
What does he look like?
EDIT: How about "Scout"?
He's almost entirely black with a little white on his chest.
I have a new cat and can't decide on a name for him. Any suggestions?
He's almost entirely black with a little white on his chest.
Vagrant?I have a new cat and can't decide on a name for him. Any suggestions?
What does he look like?
EDIT: How about "Scout"?
He's almost entirely black with a little white on his chest.
Vagrant?I have a new cat and can't decide on a name for him. Any suggestions?
What does he look like?
EDIT: How about "Scout"?
He's almost entirely black with a little white on his chest.
Would you say that the kernel of white is drowned by the black fur?
I have a new cat and can't decide on a name for him. Any suggestions?
What does he look like?
EDIT: How about "Scout"?
So, here's me doing a cover of Brass Goggles:
I have a new cat and can't decide on a name for him. Any suggestions?
I have a new cat and can't decide on a name for him. Any suggestions?
Found some Korean boxes during my trip!
Is that lame? English does the same thing with game names from other languages. Example: Sudoku.Found some Korean boxes during my trip!
My wife says it's transliterated rather than translated, which is kinda lame.
Is that lame? English does the same thing with game names from other languages. Example: Sudoku.Found some Korean boxes during my trip!
My wife says it's transliterated rather than translated, which is kinda lame.
It's horrible in Japanese. They do it so much to English words, then think that their mispronunciation is the correct way to say it. I was talking to a Japanese person and he was really surprised when I told him everybody thinks of "anime" as a Japanese word (when it's actually their version of "animation").I'm really surprised too. Isn't it obvious that it's not?
It's horrible in Japanese. They do it so much to English words, then think that their mispronunciation is the correct way to say it. I was talking to a Japanese person and he was really surprised when I told him everybody thinks of "anime" as a Japanese word (when it's actually their version of "animation").
It's horrible in Japanese. They do it so much to English words, then think that their mispronunciation is the correct way to say it. I was talking to a Japanese person and he was really surprised when I told him everybody thinks of "anime" as a Japanese word (when it's actually their version of "animation").
You are oversimplifying how the language works. For many things, there was no "original" Japanese word.
"pasokon" is a great example. It's "paso" from "pasonaru" and "kon" from "konpyuutaa," or "personal computer (PC)." There's no old Japanese word for computer (in the modern sense), so they take the English word and make it their own.
It's not like English doesn't do this. The next time you eat lasagna or pizza, think about where those words come from.
So a laptop is a "nouto" because it comes from "notebook." See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gairaigo and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gairaigo_and_wasei-eigo_terms for more.
It is not horrible, it's the evolution of a language.
I was more saying the fact that they think it's how you pronounce the words in English when you're not. Putting words into your language is fine, as long you either pronounce them correctly or know it's not pronounced the way it is in the original language (which is fine).
It's horrible in Japanese. They do it so much to English words, then think that their mispronunciation is the correct way to say it. I was talking to a Japanese person and he was really surprised when I told him everybody thinks of "anime" as a Japanese word (when it's actually their version of "animation").
You are oversimplifying how the language works. For many things, there was no "original" Japanese word.
"pasokon" is a great example. It's "paso" from "pasonaru" and "kon" from "konpyuutaa," or "personal computer (PC)." There's no old Japanese word for computer (in the modern sense), so they take the English word and make it their own.
It's not like English doesn't do this. The next time you eat lasagna or pizza, think about where those words come from.
So a laptop is a "nouto" because it comes from "notebook." See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gairaigo and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gairaigo_and_wasei-eigo_terms for more.
It is not horrible, it's the evolution of a language.
I was more saying the fact that they think it's how you pronounce the words in English when you're not. Putting words into your language is fine, as long you either pronounce them correctly or know it's not pronounced the way it is in the original language (which is fine).
I think everyone should learn to speak American or get the hell out.
I think everyone should learn tospeaktalk American or get the hell out.
I think everyone should learn tospeaktalkAmerican'Murican or get the hell out.
FTFY
I think everyone should get the hell out.
FTFY
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Lice sucks
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I think everyone should learn tospeaktalk American or get the hell out.
FTFY
I think everyone should learn tospeaktalk American or get the hell out.
FTFY
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I think everyone should learn tospeaktalk American or get the hell out.
FTFY
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FTFY
I think everyone should learn tospeaktalk American or get the hell out.
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Thanks buddy.
Careful LastFootnote, KingZog3 is gonna get jealous.
Careful LastFootnote, KingZog3 is gonna get jealous.
Careful LastFootnote, KingZog3 is gonna get jealous.
I am?
Careful LastFootnote, KingZog3 is gonna get jealous.
I am?
You are, dude. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow. But soon, and for the rest of your life.
Careful LastFootnote, KingZog3 is gonna get jealous.I read that as KingZong3 first.
So Kingzog is looking for people to jam with.
https://westernmass.craigslist.org/muc/4725917328.html
Does anyone know the origin of using the word "jam" to mean "get together and play music"?
Does anyone know the origin of using the word "jam" to mean "get together and play music"?
It developed in the early 1600s when the fine art of wine-making was undergoing a bit of a revolution. Much of Europe had been under prohibition law, first enacted by Queen Elizabeth I in England following a rather rowdy birthday party for the Queen's pet turtle. Historians still believe her hangover was the greatest ever experienced in recorded history. Most European leaders who had been in attendance soon followed suit, having witnessed first hand the dangers of alcohol in the hands of royalty. They felt they should abstain (lest there be a repeat of the Greenwich Shelling Tragedy of 1561, which you should have learned about in high school) and felt that it would be unfair if their peasant subjects continued to drink while the nobility teetotaled. It would be unseemly for the low-born to enjoy a privilege denied to their betters! (Please note that this was their sentiment, not mine.)
So anyway, Prohibiton had recently ended and the industry was finally innovating again, and there were even annual international conventions for vintners across Europe and Asia. European winemakers were eager to learn from their Asian counterparts since they had not suffered under any sort of prohibition and had been developing new techniques for the last several decades.
The 1618 Celebration of Wine, held in Prague, was especially well attended. Vintners, viticulturalists, coopers, nobility, microbrewers (then known as "les brasseurs petites") and drunkards all flocked to this particular event because a rumour had spread: the "Son of Dionysus" (hereafter referred to as just "Dionysus, for the sake of brevity) would be in attendance. (This was merely a monicker given to the secretive man. Despite developing the legendary Italian drink "Il Cacciavite", still renowned worldwide today, nobody knew his real name or background. Undoubtedly this sense of mystery only fuelled his fame and notoriety. He even had a small cult following that all but worshipped him.) It was whispered that Dionysus would be delivering a lecture on some new techniques. More importantly, people said that he would have a new consumable available to sample.
It is unclear what actually transpired at the 1618 Celebration. Historians only agree on two things: nearly all in attendance (including historians) were inebriated pretty much from start to finish, and at least two men were thrown out of a window (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenestrations_of_Prague). It was a 70 foot drop, but both survived. Due to the mass drunkenness, it is unknown how they avoided death. There were few witnesses, let alone any who were reliable.
The events during the event are not important to the question at hand. After the festival had ended, the numerous guests had to leave. However, their egress was made difficult by two factors: the sheer size of the crowd, all attempting to move past each other; and the fact that many of the draft animals were somehow also intoxicated. The wagons could not move.
It took 2 weeks for the crowd to properly disperse. Luckily, people had nourishment in the form of grape preserves in jars. Many historians believe that this preserved product was the work of Dionysus, despite it not being a potable.
But how to pass the time when you are stuck in a foreign place? Of course, some simply continued drinking. Others turned to more carnal pursuits. (It was near the end of this congestion, in early June, that Cyrano de Bergerac (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrano_de_Bergerac_%28person%29) was conceived. He would be born about 9 months later on 6 March 1619. His conception is actually featured as the opening aria of the 1913 opera Cyrano (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrano_%28Damrosch%29), which was based on Edmond Rostand's play about Cyrano's life. The aria remains an incredibly popular performance piece for sopranos around the world.)
But there happened to be several groups of travelling musicians. Historians believe that the first to start the music was a quartet of German musicians who had been planning to go to Bremen. Others soon joined them. Remember that these people had come from all across the continent, so it was rare for them to get together. People from many different musical backgrounds played together in this unprecedented, impromptu gathering. In fact, many who joined were not musicians at all. They were typically engaged in more prosaic activities -- agriculture, woodworking, debauchery.
It was a fortnight of sweet songs, where wealth and status were set aside and only your volume and sincerity mattered. The whole thing was so entertaining that the revellers did it again at the 1619 Festival of Wine, and it became a regular feature of all subsequent festivals.
Although records confirm that listeners enjoyed these performances overall, it was not all euphonious. This should be unsurprising given the unfamiliarity of the musicians with one another, the presence of numerous amateurs, and the blood alcohol content of all those involved. Often, a group of musicians would fall off the rhythm of the rest of the crowd. Sometimes it would actually work out, but often it did not. When it happened, people would laugh and say "they're jamming the beat!" Note that the primary definition of "jam" at this point in history was "to interfere with".
Indeed, different musicians would "jam the beat" many times in each song, but it would always work out in the end. Eventually, these casual assemblies would become known as "jam sessions".
Incidentally, these events also give us two other uses of the word "jam". First: the sweet grape preserves that fed the masses became a popular food item at the festival, and its association with that first jam session of 1918 gave it it's name: "grape jam". (The preserves were typically served with a hypogaeac oleo spread atop a slab of heated dough.) Granted, some etymologists believe that the name is derived from a less direct route. Since the initial consumers of the jelly did not know how it was made, they had to improvise and experiment until finding a suitable process. Of course, improvisation was now colloquially known as "jamming"!
Second: all the travellers to these festivals had difficulty leaving when the events finished. Though the troubles were small compared to the 1618 congestion, they would occur annually anyway. Eventually, the phenomenon came to be known as a "traffic jam", because drivers would have to be creative in finding ways out of the blockage.
Anyway, sorry for rambling on. I just find history so interesting.
Edit: spelling, adding a few details.
This is all well and good, but I would point out that the Wine Festival was held in September, so your supposition that Cyrano de Bergerac was conceived there is dubious.
This is all well and good, but I would point out that the Wine Festival was held in September, so your supposition that Cyrano de Bergerac was conceived there is dubious.
Uh, no. It's well known that the second Defenestration of Prague (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenestrations_of_Prague#Second_Defenestration_of_Prague) happened on May 23. As this is one of the only fully accepted events of the 1618 festival, we can conclude that the festival was held in late May.
You may be thinking of the Champagne Carnival that became popular early in the 18th century soon after the adoption of the modern schooling schedule. Parents in the Champagne region of France would celebrate their freedom as children returned to school. One vintner was so joyful that she was inspired to develop a sparkling wine, known today as "champagne".
It's said that she was also a proponent of the Vodka Memorial Weekend, traditionally held on the last weekend of June. But that's probably just a folktale.
This is all well and good, but I would point out that the Wine Festival was held in September, so your supposition that Cyrano de Bergerac was conceived there is dubious.
Uh, no. It's well known that the second Defenestration of Prague (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenestrations_of_Prague#Second_Defenestration_of_Prague) happened on May 23. As this is one of the only fully accepted events of the 1618 festival, we can conclude that the festival was held in late May.
You may be thinking of the Champagne Carnival that became popular early in the 18th century soon after the adoption of the modern schooling schedule. Parents in the Champagne region of France would celebrate their freedom as children returned to school. One vintner was so joyful that she was inspired to develop a sparkling wine, known today as "champagne".
It's said that she was also a proponent of the Vodka Memorial Weekend, traditionally held on the last weekend of June. But that's probably just a folktale.
It's well documented that the wine festivals of Prague are held at the time of the harvest, in September. You must be confusing your 1618 festival with another one, unrelated to the wine festivals.
I just had the pleasure of having my ass handed to me by Marin. :)
That's not really what happened, though.
I suppose it's a good thing when my 45-minute meeting with my new boss to explain my duties becomes a 70-minute meeting. But now I'm exhausted.
I suppose it's a good thing when my 45-minute meeting with my new boss to explain my duties becomes a 70-minute meeting. But now I'm exhausted.
Shouldn't your boss have already known your duties?
I suppose it's a good thing when my 45-minute meeting with my new boss to explain my duties becomes a 70-minute meeting. But now I'm exhausted.
Shouldn't your boss have already known your duties?
Not my new one. He got thrown into the deep end with the reorg. He's not even fully aware of all the tools available to him now. It'll be quite an eye opener.
I suppose it's a good thing when my 45-minute meeting with my new boss to explain my duties becomes a 70-minute meeting. But now I'm exhausted.
I suppose it's a good thing when my 45-minute meeting with my new boss to explain my duties becomes a 70-minute meeting. But now I'm exhausted.
Shouldn't your boss have already known your duties?
Not my new one. He got thrown into the deep end with the reorg. He's not even fully aware of all the tools available to him now. It'll be quite an eye opener.
[Wolf 359 is] the fifth closest star system outside our own star system.
My dad is a pastor, and he says that in spring it's really funny when people will come to church an hour late, have a confused look on their face, then realize what's going on.
My birthday is 25 hours this year ;D
Heh, not sure if this girl is attracted to me or is just super playful. Backstage during a show, she grabbed my hat and put it on her head. Considering how much I sweat in that hat (and possibly how many other actors did as well *shudder*), I was surprised she was being that playful.
It'd be kind of cool to go out with her, but she's 20 years younger than me. It couldn't be an ongoing relationship. Besides, she wouldn't be my primary, and I have no idea how she'd respond to that, so I best leave it alone.
Still, donning someone else's clothes/accessories can often be seen as a sign of flirting—a nasty hat, even more.
Heh, not sure if this girl is attracted to me or is just super playful. Backstage during a show, she grabbed my hat and put it on her head. Considering how much I sweat in that hat (and possibly how many other actors did as well *shudder*), I was surprised she was being that playful.
It'd be kind of cool to go out with her, but she's 20 years younger than me. It couldn't be an ongoing relationship. Besides, she wouldn't be my primary, and I have no idea how she'd respond to that, so I best leave it alone.
Still, donning someone else's clothes/accessories can often be seen as a sign of flirting—a nasty hat, even more.
A girl takes your hat off and puts it on her head and you're not sure if she's attracted to you? Are you serious?
It'd be kind of cool to go out with her, but she's 20 years younger than me. It couldn't be an ongoing relationship. Besides, she wouldn't be my primary, and I have no idea how she'd respond to that, so I best leave it alone.
Still, donning someone else's clothes/accessories can often be seen as a sign of flirting—a nasty hat, even more.
Heh, not sure if this girl is attracted to me or is just super playful. Backstage during a show, she grabbed my hat and put it on her head. Considering how much I sweat in that hat (and possibly how many other actors did as well *shudder*), I was surprised she was being that playful.
It'd be kind of cool to go out with her, but she's 20 years younger than me. It couldn't be an ongoing relationship. Besides, she wouldn't be my primary, and I have no idea how she'd respond to that, so I best leave it alone.
Still, donning someone else's clothes/accessories can often be seen as a sign of flirting—a nasty hat, even more.
A girl takes your hat off and puts it on her head and you're not sure if she's attracted to you? Are you serious?
Well, it sounds like it's a piece of a costume that he was wearing, not necessarily a hat he owned. Not to be a downer, but it's a reasonable doubt to have.
Foreign language translations had to change Tom Marvolo Riddle's name so that an appropriate anagram could be formed from "I am Lord Voldemort." In Spanish, his name became "Tom Sorvolo Ryddle," which transforms into "Soy Lord Voldemort." In French, his name is "Tom Elvis Jedusor," which becomes "Je suis Voldemort." In Dutch, his name is "Marten Asmodom Vilijn" which is an anagram for "Mijn naam is Voldemort". In Turkish the name is "Tom Marvoldo Riddle" which makes up "Adim Lord Voldemort". In Brazilian Portuguese the name is "Tom Servolo Riddle" which makes up "Eis Lord Voldemort". In Danish, his name is "Romeo G. Detlev Jr." which makes up "Jeg er Voldemort". In Italian his name is "Tom Orvoloson Riddle", which makes up "Son io Lord Voldemort". In Swedish his name is "Tom Gus Mervolo Dolder", which makes up "Ego sum Lord Voldemort".
...If I had your problems...
Heh, not sure if this girl is attracted to me or is just super playful. Backstage during a show, she grabbed my hat and put it on her head. Considering how much I sweat in that hat (and possibly how many other actors did as well *shudder*), I was surprised she was being that playful.
It'd be kind of cool to go out with her, but she's 20 years younger than me. It couldn't be an ongoing relationship. Besides, she wouldn't be my primary, and I have no idea how she'd respond to that, so I best leave it alone.
Still, donning someone else's clothes/accessories can often be seen as a sign of flirting—a nasty hat, even more.
Definitely, definitely flirting. That said, if you're poly* and don't know whether she is or not, probably best to, at the least, let her make any further moves. Of course, my dating advice is best taken with a heaping teaspoon of salt.
*I'm assuming this from your using the word 'primary' up there.
So how many pages does this thread have to reach before we get a Random Stuff III?
So how many pages does this thread have to reach before we get a Random Stuff III?
Enough to cause more quantum fluctuations.
So I'm definitely a nerd? I mean I played Magic cards in middle school and I was a casual member of the chess club but I never really considered myself as part of the club. When do I get my membership card?As captain of my school's chess club, I resent this comment. Chess club is where the cool kids go.
So I'm definitely a nerd? I mean I played Magic cards in middle school and I was a casual member of the chess club but I never really considered myself as part of the club. When do I get my membership card?As captain of my school's chess club, I resent this comment. Chess club is where the cool kids go.
Interesting:QuoteForeign language translations had to change Tom Marvolo Riddle's name so that an appropriate anagram could be formed from "I am Lord Voldemort." In Spanish, his name became "Tom Sorvolo Ryddle," which transforms into "Soy Lord Voldemort." In French, his name is "Tom Elvis Jedusor," which becomes "Je suis Voldemort." In Dutch, his name is "Marten Asmodom Vilijn" which is an anagram for "Mijn naam is Voldemort". In Turkish the name is "Tom Marvoldo Riddle" which makes up "Adim Lord Voldemort". In Brazilian Portuguese the name is "Tom Servolo Riddle" which makes up "Eis Lord Voldemort". In Danish, his name is "Romeo G. Detlev Jr." which makes up "Jeg er Voldemort". In Italian his name is "Tom Orvoloson Riddle", which makes up "Son io Lord Voldemort". In Swedish his name is "Tom Gus Mervolo Dolder", which makes up "Ego sum Lord Voldemort".
Source (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0295297/trivia)
Not to be a buzzkill, but in my experience, flirting backstage =/= anything serious
Allegedly, when translators were working on the 6th Harry Potter book, many had to figure out who R.A.B. was on their own, so that they could use the correct initials.
Romeo G. Detlev Jr.
Allegedly, when translators were working on the 6th Harry Potter book, many had to figure out who R.A.B. was on their own, so that they could use the correct initials.
Luckily, that one was at least easy to guess.
Of course, I was also dead certain that the real villain of the entire series would be the alarmingly-named Professor Sinistra, who, despite being the Astronomy instructor at Hogwarts all throughout Harry Potter's time there and despite the main characters taking Astronomy for most of their school career, never once had a single line of dialogue. The books contain zero information about her or the classes she supposedly taught. Which is more likely: that nothing of note ever happened during Astronomy class during Harry's entire event-filled tenure at Hogwarts OR that Professor Sinistra was wiping the children's memories for her own nefarious purposes? I think the answer is clear.
Romeo G. Detlev Jr.
This is the best.
(I am left handed! Anybody else?)High-left-handed-five!
Man, there's nothing wrong with Professor Sinistra.
Tom Marvolo Riddle, really ? I like the French name much better.
I actually read half the books in English (5 and on, I was younger and not able to read in English when I read the first four), and I just realized he had that name. RAB must have been explained to me by someone I think.
Come to think of it, it's weird that I don't remember that his English name is Marvolo Riddle since it's definitely mentioned in those later books... maybe I just blocked it out because really ? What is he, a Batman villain ?
In the last 20 minutes, my total respect has gone up byWhy, oh why can't we see the respect for each post when viewed in the "show posts" page. Maybe you can only see your own?303536434852 points, and counting. I've checked my last (hilarious, if I must say so myself) posts, and none of them have been upvoted. So either someone is upvoting all my old posts (in which case, thank you, but it's bugging the hell out of me), or there is some sort of bug or bot that is causing respect to go up.
Has anyone noticed anything?
EDIT: Walrus, I don't know what sort of joke you are building up towards, but you've got too much time on your hands.
I personally would rather not have a six year old hitting on me, thanks....If I had your problems...
In Spanish, his name became "Tom Sorvolo Ryddle," which transforms into "Soy Lord Voldemort."
I personally would rather not have a six year old hitting on me, thanks....If I had your problems...
In Spanish, his name became "Tom Sorvolo Ryddle," which transforms into "Soy Lord Voldemort."
...which is frankly a terribly bland, mostly flavorless imitation of the real Lord Voldemort.
(not originally my joke)
Kirian you and I should start a dating adviice thread in which questions will be formatted like this:
Dear F.ds Dating Superstuds,
[Insert query here]
Sincerely,
Loveless in Louisville
I personally would rather not have a six year old hitting on me, thanks....If I had your problems...
A two-year old hitting on me might be cute. I'm not sure what it would look like, but most things two-year-olds do are cute, so.
Kirian you and I should start a dating adviice thread in which questions will be formatted like this:
Dear F.ds Dating Superstuds,
[Insert query here]
Sincerely,
Loveless in Louisville
Seriously though. The story of how I met my current wife and why my first marriage lasted effectively a year is this gigantic red flag saying "Do not take dating advice from this guy."
Darn it, you beat me to it. For me it'd be -2I personally would rather not have a six year old hitting on me, thanks....If I had your problems...
A two-year old hitting on me might be cute. I'm not sure what it would look like, but most things two-year-olds do are cute, so.
What about a -3 year old?
Well, you got me there...I personally would rather not have a six year old hitting on me, thanks....If I had your problems...
How big does the age difference have to be before it's creepy? The formula I've heard is half your age plus 7 years. If you date someone younger than that, you are officially a cradle robber. Seems reasonable to me.
How big does the age difference have to be before it's creepy? The formula I've heard is half your age plus 7 years. If you date someone younger than that, you are officially a cradle robber. Seems reasonable to me.
How big does the age difference have to be before it's creepy? The formula I've heard is half your age plus 7 years. If you date someone younger than that, you are officially a cradle robber. Seems reasonable to me.
Seriously though. The story of how I met my current wife and why my first marriage lasted effectively a year is this gigantic red flag saying "Do not take dating advice from this guy."
What are the stories?
Twitter is like Rebuild.
Twitter is like Rebuild.
I'm intrigued, please go on.
what is the otherwise interesting thing?
Even if she's not interested in me in that way, she seems like a cool person to be with. Pity there's not enough time during the show to play Dominion, or I'd find out just how much of a nerd she is.
Twitter is like Rebuild.
I'm intrigued, please go on.
It may have been made for a specific purpose, but it turned out an overused annoyance that takes a lot of the fun out of an otherwise interesting thing.
I disagree, I take great enjoyement in Twitter... it seems to me that it's very easy to let Twiter what you want ito be by crafting your timeline in such a way that it's entertaining/informative/whatever.
Right, you have this idea that Twitter is about people posting pictures of their food, that's fine. Some people do that, sure. That's not even close to what I and many people use Twitter for. Like many things, it's an excellent tool but because some people use it "frivolously" (which, frankly, there's nothing wrong with that either), it gets derided.
It's like saying the Internet is bad because it's all about trolling in the comments or something.
Right, you have this idea that Twitter is about people posting pictures of their food, that's fine. Some people do that, sure. That's not even close to what I and many people use Twitter for. Like many things, it's an excellent tool but because some people use it "frivolously" (which, frankly, there's nothing wrong with that either), it gets derided.
It's like saying the Internet is bad because it's all about trolling in the comments or something.
I think your analogy is backwards. Internet is a great tool that is often misused. Twitter is a horrible tool that it is eventually used in a good way. Maybe comments on videos (or some other places) are a bad tool either.
Twitter is more like the atom bomb. Sure, you can probably find an armageddon-like nice usage for it, but its existence is mostly bad for humanity.
It's like people who protest too much against Facebook. No one forces you to do anything with it. Facebook is whatever what you choose to make of it.I don't think this way of arguing works. Maybe for this case, but not in general. Noone forces people to kill themselves because of what they believe. In fact, objectively, there is no reason why anyone should have a problem with what anyone else believes (unless part of what he believes in is that he has to fight people who believe in it). Still, I can say that religions are bad for humanity, because people keep killing themselves over them. A thing that's often misused can still be a bad thing because of that, even if it's not inherently bad for everyone.
How can a form of communication be universally bad? Do you think the existence of SMS messages is equally bad for humanity?
It's like people who protest too much against Facebook. No one forces you to do anything with it. Facebook is whatever what you choose to make of it.
You seem to have an awful lot of confidence of what Twitter it for someone who doesn't use it.
Sorry, that's kind of a specious argument, but I feel like you are letting your perception of it be shaped by clichés.
soulnet, how about stuff like the Arab spring, when protestors used platforms like Twitter and Facebook to organize themselves and spread the message? Is this a legitimate non-atom bomb use of Twitter?
soulnet, how about stuff like the Arab spring, when protestors used platforms like Twitter and Facebook to organize themselves and spread the message? Is this a legitimate non-atom bomb use of Twitter?
Yes it is. I have no real information about the impact, but, would they have not used other platforms like email, newgroups, IRC, should twitter have not been the de facto standard at the time?
i.e. someone organizes a protest, it goes south, now even people en route to said protest can find out about this. Plus, given that people are likely using their phones as cameras to record everything, working well on mobile is a big plus in that direction.
Maybe we should go ahead and do the opposite of twitter: make an easy accessible social network with rules that make the posts tend towards being informative and relevant instead of frivolous.
WHy is that Twitter's fault ? Isn't it a problem of news shows and the printed press relaying it ?
Welcome to Twitter.
Connect with your friends — and other fascinating people. Get in-the-moment updates on the things that interest you. And watch events unfold, in real time, from every angle.
I'm not sure how you could misconstrue any of these 3 items as being "tweet pictures of food !".
I'm not sure how you could misconstrue any of these 3 items as being "tweet pictures of food !".
I'm not sure how you could misconstrue any of these 3 items as being "tweet pictures of food !".
You asked how it was twitter's fault that media picks up twits. I just answered that. Then it seems you decided I was actually saying something else.
I love SMBC.
Ellen Page is awkwardly hot in Super... I don't know if I should feel this way...
Here's a wedding I just played. I've only heard part of the first track so far but my drums sound so good that I just had to share. That's not me in the photo, that's a friend of the bride and groom that sat in for a couple songs. Enjoy!
https://soundcloud.com/ryan-leonardo/sets/gena-tjs-wedding-reception-9-1
Here's a wedding I just played. I've only heard part of the first track so far but my drums sound so good that I just had to share. That's not me in the photo, that's a friend of the bride and groom that sat in for a couple songs. Enjoy!
https://soundcloud.com/ryan-leonardo/sets/gena-tjs-wedding-reception-9-1
Here's a wedding I just played. I've only heard part of the first track so far but my drums sound so good that I just had to share. That's not me in the photo, that's a friend of the bride and groom that sat in for a couple songs. Enjoy!
https://soundcloud.com/ryan-leonardo/sets/gena-tjs-wedding-reception-9-1
I was going to say that I didn't think you could grow that kind of hair. Plus you mentioned you don't like white guys with dreads.
Ellen Page is awkwardly hot in Super... I don't know if I should feel this way...
I love SMBC.Tell me about it. I've read every single SMBC so far. Same with XKCD.
Ellen Page is awkwardly hot in Super... I don't know if I should feel this way...
I just put some raspberries on a plate and I'm eating them with a spoon. Yeah, I don't get it either.
In 2019 I read all xckd comics in existence in 3 days straight, withoutt realizing about the extra hover text. When a friend told me, I read them al over again including the text.However, the second time I took my timeHappened to me with both XKCD and SMBC (and Dr. McNinja). I did start reading the voteys for SMBC around halfway through. With all those webcomics, I only found out about the extra text/votey through the TV tropes website. I usually read webcomics on my mobile phone, which doesn't have mouse over.
5 days. This was all while I was finishing my masters thesis.
This year, when finishing my PhD thesis, I did the same with SMBC. And I forgot the red button.
The good news is: no more thesis.
hard mode: go through an entire comic archive with only the random buttonSomewhat Reasonable with Perry Bible Fellowship or Poorly Drawn Lines (my favorite webcomic so far).
In 2019 I read all xckd comics in existence in 3 days straight, withoutt realizing about the extra hover text. When a friend told me, I read them al over again including the text.However, the second time I took my time
5 days. This was all while I was finishing my masters thesis.
This year, when finishing my PhD thesis, I did the same with SMBC. And I forgot the red button.
The good news is: no more thesis.
hard mode: go through an entire comic archive with only the random button
hard mode: go through an entire comic archive with only the random button
I'm in the process of doing this with SMBC
I've been doing this too, except whenever I find a new one I go forward/backward until I find one I've seen already (at first I only did random for a while). There are so many that the number of repeats hasn't gotten too high yet.hard mode: go through an entire comic archive with only the random button
I'm in the process of doing this with SMBC
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupon_collector's_problemhard mode: go through an entire comic archive with only the random button
I'm in the process of doing this with SMBC
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupon_collector's_problemhard mode: go through an entire comic archive with only the random button
I'm in the process of doing this with SMBC
hard mode: go through an entire comic archive with only the random buttonSuper hard mode: Doing this for xkcd. (I'm assuming that Random still sometimes sends you to Comic #404).
SMBC has way more comics than xkcdhard mode: go through an entire comic archive with only the random buttonSuper hard mode: Doing this for xkcd. (I'm assuming that Random still sometimes sends you to Comic #404).
SMBC has way more comics than xkcdhard mode: go through an entire comic archive with only the random buttonSuper hard mode: Doing this for xkcd. (I'm assuming that Random still sometimes sends you to Comic #404).
Exactly. It's the roguelike of Random-button archive binging.SMBC has way more comics than xkcdhard mode: go through an entire comic archive with only the random buttonSuper hard mode: Doing this for xkcd. (I'm assuming that Random still sometimes sends you to Comic #404).
The problem is that, if you get sent to xkcd comic #404, your random journey ends.
I don't think random ever takes you to comic 404.Exactly. It's the roguelike of Random-button archive binging.SMBC has way more comics than xkcdhard mode: go through an entire comic archive with only the random buttonSuper hard mode: Doing this for xkcd. (I'm assuming that Random still sometimes sends you to Comic #404).
The problem is that, if you get sent to xkcd comic #404, your random journey ends.
She wore my hat again. Confound it, woman, you're raising my hopes.
She wore my hat again. Confound it, woman, you're raising my hopes.
Maybe she just likes the hat.
Please don't listen to Awaclus. Next thing you know she'll take off your shirt and you'll say "maybe she just likes my shirt".
She wore my hat again. Confound it, woman, you're raising my hopes.I'm getting the impression that your hopes may not be the only thing she is raising...
Please don't listen to Awaclus. Next thing you know she'll take off your shirt and you'll say "maybe she just likes my shirt".
Though powerful, the INDEX function in Excel must be watched carefully, especially when you hardcode a reference and insert a new column in the middle of the range.
Please don't listen to Awaclus. Next thing you know she'll take off your shirt and you'll say "maybe she just likes my shirt".
Next thing you know she'll take out his ...
Please don't listen to Awaclus. Next thing you know she'll take off your shirt and you'll say "maybe she just likes my shirt".
Next thing you know she'll take out his ...
Wallet? I know I was thinking the same thing.
It really disturbs me when I see someone pluralize as "do's and don'ts." The tendency for some people to use apostrophes for plurals appalls me as it is, but that phrase is not even consistent in its usage.
So what's the proper contraction for a list of do is and do not is?
So what's the proper contraction for a list of do is and do not is?
(do | !do)+
I wonder... How long would it take for me to get a 1:1 Post:Respect ratio if I stopped posting...
Because old posts do get upvoted every once in a while. Maybe I should just do good things in places where it doesn't count to get an upvote so that people would link to a random post of mine to upvote ;)
I wonder... How long would it take for me to get a 1:1 Post:Respect ratio if I stopped posting...
Because old posts do get upvoted every once in a while. Maybe I should just do good things in places where it doesn't count to get an upvote so that people would link to a random post of mine to upvote ;)
I wonder... How long would it take for me to get a 1:1 Post:Respect ratio if I stopped posting...
Because old posts do get upvoted every once in a while. Maybe I should just do good things in places where it doesn't count to get an upvote so that people would link to a random post of mine to upvote ;)
I wonder... How long would it take for me to get a 1:1 Post:Respect ratio if I stopped posting...
Because old posts do get upvoted every once in a while. Maybe I should just do good things in places where it doesn't count to get an upvote so that people would link to a random post of mine to upvote ;)
I wonder... How long would it take for me to get a 1:1 Post:Respect ratio if I stopped posting...
Because old posts do get upvoted every once in a while. Maybe I should just do good things in places where it doesn't count to get an upvote so that people would link to a random post of mine to upvote ;)
I tried this once. It doesn't work. You just get forgotten.
Toy Story 4 has been announced!
http://www.polygon.com/2014/11/6/7170793/toy-story-4-pixar
Toy Story 4 has been announced!
http://www.polygon.com/2014/11/6/7170793/toy-story-4-pixar
Well, each Toy Story has arguably been better than one before it (and the first one was great), so I have high hopes here. I'll try not to raise my expectations too much, though.
http://imgur.com/gallery/3k5qL
http://imgur.com/gallery/3k5qL
Descriptions and more pictures at the source, which was linked at the bottom of that gallery:
http://twistedsifter.com/2014/11/austin-light-illustrates-movie-titles-with-one-letter-removed/
http://imgur.com/gallery/3k5qL
Descriptions and more pictures at the source, which was linked at the bottom of that gallery:
http://twistedsifter.com/2014/11/austin-light-illustrates-movie-titles-with-one-letter-removed/
Even better, the imgur that the artist maintains:
http://imgur.com/a/f2wSg
Also for reference:
http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=11642.msg436777#msg436777
Also for reference:
http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=11642.msg436777#msg436777
Okay, how did you know exactly what post number that was going to be? Or did you do some things like guessing, making multiple posts and deleting incorrect ones?
Let's go one more step further up! Here's a website with links to tons of awesome stuff:
http://www.google.ca
Also for reference:
http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=11642.msg436777#msg436777
Okay, how did you know exactly what post number that was going to be? Or did you do some things like guessing, making multiple posts and deleting incorrect ones?
I used the link from my previous post, added one, but it was actually wrong so I edited the link to be the right one :)
If you edit it within a very short time of it being posted it doesn't show up as being editted.Also for reference:
http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=11642.msg436777#msg436777
Okay, how did you know exactly what post number that was going to be? Or did you do some things like guessing, making multiple posts and deleting incorrect ones?
I used the link from my previous post, added one, but it was actually wrong so I edited the link to be the right one :)
See I'd have assumed you edited it, but there's no indication the post was edited... I thought that was a thing?
Let's go one more step further up! Here's a website with links to tons of awesome stuff:
http://www.google.ca
I have examined your links, but they all seem to be in Canadian.
Let's go one more step further up! Here's a website with links to tons of awesome stuff:
http://www.google.ca
I have examined your links, but they all seem to be in Canadian.
It's pretty similar to the US. Just slightly more polite and with more letters in some words.
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A team of highly trained monkeys has been dispatched to deal with this situation.
If you see them, show them this information:
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Which website? That's probably a message from them, rather than Chrome.it was an evil spam-you-full-with-ads extension, and the site I was trying to load was a youtube video explaining how you remove this extension. i opened it in firefox, the video totally didn't answer the question, but a comment did, and now it is dead.
All Dustforce golds beaten :D
I don't think I can SS the X-Difficult levels, but I'll probably try to SS one or two of the easier ones and see if the others look any more tractable.
All Dustforce golds beaten :D
I don't think I can SS the X-Difficult levels, but I'll probably try to SS one or two of the easier ones and see if the others look any more tractable.
Did you use an Xbox controller, or a keyboard?
All Dustforce golds beaten :D
I don't think I can SS the X-Difficult levels, but I'll probably try to SS one or two of the easier ones and see if the others look any more tractable.
Did you use an Xbox controller, or a keyboard?
Keyboard. I've heard Dustforce is actually better on keyboard, or at least better on digital input instead of analog input. I don't have a controller either way.
All Dustforce golds beaten :D
I don't think I can SS the X-Difficult levels, but I'll probably try to SS one or two of the easier ones and see if the others look any more tractable.
Did you use an Xbox controller, or a keyboard?
Keyboard. I've heard Dustforce is actually better on keyboard, or at least better on digital input instead of analog input. I don't have a controller either way.
Good to know, I've got Dustforce in my library, but didn't try it after being burnt on SuperMeatBoy (it's close to impossible with a keyboard, as the game constantly reminds you during the loadscreens).
PS: readers, please spare a thought for soulnet. :P
All Dustforce golds beaten :D
I don't think I can SS the X-Difficult levels, but I'll probably try to SS one or two of the easier ones and see if the others look any more tractable.
Did you use an Xbox controller, or a keyboard?
Keyboard. I've heard Dustforce is actually better on keyboard, or at least better on digital input instead of analog input. I don't have a controller either way.
Good to know, I've got Dustforce in my library, but didn't try it after being burnt on SuperMeatBoy (it's close to impossible with a keyboard, as the game constantly reminds you during the loadscreens).
PS: readers, please spare a thought for soulnet. :P
As someone who did 106% Super Meat Boy with a keyboard, I disagree...I'm pretty sure controller is better for SMB, but keyboard is still entirely fine.
(I only got 106% through being really stubborn at beating certain levels and brute-forcing them. I still think I'm pretty bad at the actual game.)
Let's go one more step further up! Here's a website with links to tons of awesome stuff:
http://www.google.ca
I have examined your links, but they all seem to be in Canadian.
It's pretty similar to the US. Just slightly more polite and with more letters in some words.
I'm afraid I can only read Proper English, which has even more letters and is even more polite.
Let's go one more step further up! Here's a website with links to tons of awesome stuff:
http://www.google.ca
Let's go one more step further up! Here's a website with links to tons of awesome stuff:
http://www.google.ca
A website of... websites? Mind blown.
I just opened up the container of raspberries I bought a couple days ago to find a cricket leg. Now that's organic!
I just opened up the container of raspberries I bought a couple days ago to find a cricket leg. Now that's organic!
In some countries you pay more for cricket legs in your raspberries.
I just opened up the container of raspberries I bought a couple days ago to find a cricket leg. Now that's organic!
In some countries you pay more for cricket legs in your raspberries.
That's weird. You can just catch cricket legs in the wild. Raspberries are much more difficult to obtain.
I just opened up the container of raspberries I bought a couple days ago to find a cricket leg. Now that's organic!
In some countries you pay more for cricket legs in your raspberries.
That's weird. You can just catch cricket legs in the wild. Raspberries are much more difficult to obtain.
Raspberries don't move. Crickets hop away.
I just opened up the container of raspberries I bought a couple days ago to find a cricket leg. Now that's organic!
In some countries you pay more for cricket legs in your raspberries.
That's weird. You can just catch cricket legs in the wild. Raspberries are much more difficult to obtain.
Raspberries don't move. Crickets hop away.
Maybe domesticated raspberries don't move. Wild raspberries are elusive though. Very dangerous too.
I just opened up the container of raspberries I bought a couple days ago to find a cricket leg. Now that's organic!
In some countries you pay more for cricket legs in your raspberries.
I just opened up the container of raspberries I bought a couple days ago to find a cricket leg. Now that's organic!
In some countries you pay more for cricket legs in your raspberries.
Like Canada?
I just opened up the container of raspberries I bought a couple days ago to find a cricket leg. Now that's organic!
In some countries you pay more for cricket legs in your raspberries.
Like Canada?
So's your face
Is how that is used...
So's your face
Is how that is used...
So's your face
Is how that is used...
Yo momma is so fat, she's your face
Am I doing it right?
So's your face
Is how that is used...
Yo momma is so fat, she's your face
Am I doing it right?
That's what she said!
Clannad fans (sudgy) may be interested:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sekaiproject/clannad-official-english-release (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sekaiproject/clannad-official-english-release)
I played Guilds for the first time tonight.
I played Guilds for the first time tonight.
I have a confession to make... I've never played Dark Ages.
Where I "live", the physical version got sold out in less than a month, and it never got reprinted...
I played Guilds for the first time tonight.
I played Guilds for the first time tonight.
And? Was it not a crazy experience? I got my mind blown with the overpay cards the first time.
I'm considering opening my copy of Fallout New Vegas. I just haven't convinced myself yet.
Humanity just landed on a comet :)
What English sounds like to non-native English speakers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj5TL1l9QYQ&t=105)
What English sounds like to non-native English speakers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj5TL1l9QYQ&t=105)
What English sounds like to non-native English speakers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj5TL1l9QYQ&t=105)
What English sounds like to non-native English speakers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj5TL1l9QYQ&t=105)
I heard about this (or something very like it) on public radio a few months ago. I honestly couldn't decide whether to be offended.
I think this could reasonably be labeled "What Indo-European language X sounds like to non-X (but still Indo-European) speakers"
I was hearing hints of Spanish and Russian.
I think this could reasonably be labeled "What Indo-European language X sounds like to non-X (but still Indo-European) speakers"
Sure, but it's still racist, or something very like that.
I was hearing hints of Spanish and Russian.
Yeah, English doesn't roll its 'R's like that song does in places.
Humanity just landed on a comet :)
Humanity just landed on a comet :)
I had no idea this was a thing before you mentioned it, and now it is freaking everywhere. Google, Facebook, xkcd...
How many of you knew this was going on two days ago?
Humanity just landed on a comet :)
I had no idea this was a thing before you mentioned it, and now it is freaking everywhere. Google, Facebook, xkcd...
How many of you knew this was going on two days ago?
Humanity just landed on a comet :)
I had no idea this was a thing before you mentioned it, and now it is freaking everywhere. Google, Facebook, xkcd...
How many of you knew this was going on two days ago?
...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zulEMWj3sVA
I could have sworn it was planned for 2015, but might be remembering a different mission?Humanity just landed on a comet :)
I had no idea this was a thing before you mentioned it, and now it is freaking everywhere. Google, Facebook, xkcd...
How many of you knew this was going on two days ago?
I could have sworn it was planned for 2015, but might be remembering a different mission?Humanity just landed on a comet :)
I had no idea this was a thing before you mentioned it, and now it is freaking everywhere. Google, Facebook, xkcd...
How many of you knew this was going on two days ago?
Ok, I think I know what happened. The mission *ends* in 2015 and I probably had assumed that's when the landing was supposed to happen.I could have sworn it was planned for 2015, but might be remembering a different mission?Humanity just landed on a comet :)
I had no idea this was a thing before you mentioned it, and now it is freaking everywhere. Google, Facebook, xkcd...
How many of you knew this was going on two days ago?
Maybe you're thinking of this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Horizons) one? Pluto and comets aren't too far off.
dear telekom customer,
your current bill for your customer ID 69583 is ready in PDF format for you *link*
in your account, you will find all bills in the bills-overview
the immediate value of 230,38€ will shortly be charged from your account
best regards,
your telekom
I just got an email
(translate)Quotedear telekom customer,
your current bill for your customer ID 69583 is ready in PDF format for you *link*
in your account, you will find all bills in the bills-overview
the immediate value of 230,38€ will shortly be charged from your account
best regards,
your telekom
I don't have an account, or have done anything that could warrant such a high bill. the link contains a .zip which contains an .exe with an icon that resembles .pdf. Upon running it (I know, I shouldn't have), it deleted itself.
I got a bad feeling. I think I recall a virus once that I installed which took effect after restarting my PC. what should I do?
I just got an email
(translate)Quotedear telekom customer,
your current bill for your customer ID 69583 is ready in PDF format for you *link*
in your account, you will find all bills in the bills-overview
the immediate value of 230,38€ will shortly be charged from your account
best regards,
your telekom
I don't have an account, or have done anything that could warrant such a high bill. the link contains a .zip which contains an .exe with an icon that resembles .pdf. Upon running it (I know, I shouldn't have), it deleted itself.
I got a bad feeling. I think I recall a virus once that I installed which took effect after restarting my PC. what should I do?
okay, I found a bunch of sites that warn about this email and say it's spam. I didn't find anything about a virus though, I think most people were smart enough not to run it.
I panicked when read the mail, because I thought I might have screwed up somehow and wasted a lot of money, that's why I didn't think more before opening it.
I also googled the email address and found a facebook page of a chinese "company". the site has 1 like. okay.
I guess I'll install a virus program... I don't have one yet :)
You don't have an anti-virus ? You do know there are a bunch of free ones that are pretty decent yes ?
I mean how is that even possible, don't computers come with anti-virus already installed anyway ?
You don't have an anti-virus ? You do know there are a bunch of free ones that are pretty decent yes ?
I mean how is that even possible, don't computers come with anti-virus already installed anyway ?
I bought this PC from a guy who didn't need it anymore ages ago. and I re-installed windows a bunch of times
man, I don't like anti virus programs. They are annoying. Keep telling you not to do stuff.
Assuming Windows (which it should be if you're running .exe), run a System Restore to revert your computer to a time before you opened it. You should have one at least within the past day/week/month, and in theory it shouldn't delete any documents, it'll only revert installed programs.well I downloaded a scanner for this occasion, ran it, and then restarted. my computer didn't explode, so I'll assume the problem is solved and I don't need a system restore anymore. I'm not sure yet if I keep it (that is, the virus program). It already annoyed me by requesting a restart twice in a row, and wanting to install all kinds of browser addons.
Assuming Windows (which it should be if you're running .exe), run a System Restore to revert your computer to a time before you opened it. You should have one at least within the past day/week/month, and in theory it shouldn't delete any documents, it'll only revert installed programs.well I downloaded a scanner for this occasion, ran it, and then restarted. my computer didn't explode, so I'll assume the problem is solved and I don't need a system restore anymore. I'm not sure yet if I keep it (that is, the virus program). It already annoyed me by requesting a restart twice in a row, and wanting to install all kinds of browser addons.
It's very possible that your computer has been infected for several years now without you even being aware of it.that's not very likely, because I am re-installing windows about once a year
PPE: what scanner did you download that's prompting you to install browser addons? I hope you didn't just download another virus... ???It was asking rather nicely, and it didn't do anything when I said no, so I doubt that it is. I just typed "virus cleaner" or something like that in google, and clicked on the first link. it's called kaparsky.
I'm lucky that not too many telemarketers have my phone number. Occasionally I'll get a call from one. As soon as I'm certain the person I'm talking to is a telemarketer, I hang up. I don't say "Goodbye" or "No thank you" or "I'm not interested". It's their job not to take "No" for an answer, so I feel being polite is a waste of my time and their time.
That's my random contribution for today.
Wearing a seat belt is also stupid. Never had any use for the thing in my life! Same goes for wearing a helmet when riding a motorcycle and home insurance too, totally useless.
Back to silver: the problem with virus is not only that they can brick your computer. The problem is that they can collect private information (passwords, credit card number, etc.).
It's very possible that your computer has been infected for several years now without you even being aware of it.that's not very likely, because I am re-installing windows about once a yearPPE: what scanner did you download that's prompting you to install browser addons? I hope you didn't just download another virus... ???It was asking rather nicely, and it didn't do anything when I said no, so I doubt that it is. I just typed "virus cleaner" or something like that in google, and clicked on the first link. it's called kaparsky.
the thing with anti virus software is, everyone always says it's absolutely necessary and you can't possibly not have it. I never had any, and I never got in trouble for it. So... why start? I mean you could call what happened now trouble, but a) I was being stupid, and even windows warned me, and b) nothing bad has actually happened. Maybe something would have happened if I didn't run the scan before rebooting, but I don't even know that.
Is that Kaspersky?uh, yea. that.
Man, I think the inconvenience of re-installing windows annually far outweighs the inconvenience of having an antivirus program. But OK, if you do that and you're careful, cool. But I still really want to ask -- why would you subject yourself to this when it isn't necessary?that is a very interesting question, and I don't think I can answer it... I do/used to do that with a bunch of things. It's probably a psychological thing. there is no rational reason why I used to prefer reinstalling windows over an anti virus program.
Avast is also what I'd recommend, along with Malwarebytes, which has also been mentioned already. Both free, easy to use, non-obtrusive (as long as you put Avast on mute, otherwise it tells you every time it's updated and it's annoying) and effective.
I've been using the windows virus software for several years myself. Until they stopped supporting XP.
I've been using the windows virus software for several years myself. Until they stopped supporting XP.
Microsoft Security Essentials used to be very good, and it's almost entirely invisible. I've heard that protection wise, it's not longer good enough though...
The voice was what I was referring to, it was pretty loud (maybe that's just the French version or something), though I also found the pop-up itself somewhat annoying since I really don't care all that much that avast is updating. But it's easy enough to disable, so.
You can hear the woman smile
I get called an average of five times a day, especially right after lunch. It is really distressing. Because they call numbers automatically, it usually takes ~2 secs for them to actually pick up the phone after I do, so I usually hang up if there is no sound during the first two seconds.
Back to silver: ...
I don't have an account, or have done anything that could warrant such a high bill. the link contains a .zip which contains an .exe with an icon that resembles .pdf. Upon running it (I know, I shouldn't have), it deleted itself.
Back to silver: ...
I was expecting an article highlighting the huge benefits of BM.
I'm utterly speechless. People actually click on the links in spam email? I mean... anyone able to properly reinstall system software... I... who...
I just got an email
(translate)Quotedear telekom customer,
your current bill for your customer ID 69583 is ready in PDF format for you *link*
in your account, you will find all bills in the bills-overview
the immediate value of 230,38€ will shortly be charged from your account
best regards,
your telekom
I don't have an account, or have done anything that could warrant such a high bill. the link contains a .zip which contains an .exe with an icon that resembles .pdf. Upon running it (I know, I shouldn't have), it deleted itself.
I got a bad feeling. I think I recall a virus once that I installed which took effect after restarting my PC. what should I do?
I'm utterly speechless. People actually click on the links in spam email? I mean... anyone able to properly reinstall system software... I... who...
well i didn't know it was spam. it wasn't identified as spam.
I can't believe it has been two pages talking about viruses and no-one suggested getting rid of the damned virus sponge: windows. If you like easy things, install Ununtu: WAY easier than windows to use.
BTW, before someone makes the claim "I am used to windows": that stupid OS changes its look and feel every 2 years. The change from 3.11 to 95 and from XP to windows 7 is enormous, and yet, people did it anyway without even considering that changing into a different OS would be just as difficult.
I'm utterly speechless. People actually click on the links in spam email? I mean... anyone able to properly reinstall system software... I... who...
well i didn't know it was spam. it wasn't identified as spam.
I'd say that propagating viruses is even lower, because at least phishing is done for the sake of greed. I can understand greed as a motivator, even if it is deplorable.
I'm utterly speechless. People actually click on the links in spam email? I mean... anyone able to properly reinstall system software... I... who...
well i didn't know it was spam. it wasn't identified as spam.
"I don't have an account, so I opened the link to my account." What?I just got an email
(translate)Quotedear telekom customer,
your current bill for your customer ID 69583 is ready in PDF format for you *link*
in your account, you will find all bills in the bills-overview
the immediate value of 230,38€ will shortly be charged from your account
best regards,
your telekom
I don't have an account, or have done anything that could warrant such a high bill. the link contains a .zip which contains an .exe with an icon that resembles .pdf. Upon running it (I know, I shouldn't have), it deleted itself.
I got a bad feeling. I think I recall a virus once that I installed which took effect after restarting my PC. what should I do?
Welcome to the world of phishing. It is a truly low tactic designed to frighten people to the point that they don't think about the link or attachment they're opening.
I don't know what schools are teaching nowadays in regards to computers, but I would seriously hope there's a section on phishing and other malicious tactics. The Nigerian Prince could be a school play.
Phishing is exactly why I never did buy a computer for my mother to use. Keeping her in touch with e-mail would have been very handy, but she wasn't worldly at all. I feared that she would see an e-mail from some bank prompting her to open it up and reveal her SSN, mother's maiden name, and city where she was born.
Although, I guess yours is just a virus since they didn't get any personal information out of you. I'd say that propagating viruses is even lower, because at least phishing is done for the sake of greed. I can understand greed as a motivator, even if it is deplorable.
And as for people having access to your personal information, it can be more of a hassle than you think. It took the better part of a year to get rid of some bad accounts on my credit report. Some dickhead in Ohio got my information (probably SSN) and opened up a few accounts in my name. I had to convince those creditors that I'm not the person they're looking for. That included sending copies of utility bills to prove I didn't live in Ohio at the time. Do you keep your utility bills from past years? I don't. It's a pain in the ass to request that proof from the utilities.
The real lesson here is that banks, companies, utilities, etc. NEVER send you weird emails. They never have attachments. They universally say, come to our website and look at it. Much of the time they don't even include a link; they force you to type out www.bankofamerica.com or whatever. This is because they want to distinguish themselves from phishing scams.
If I get an email that doesn't look like all of these other emails, I never open it.
Actually it was suggested. And it's not a super useful suggestion, because the different operating systems are useful for different things and if you're someone who uses Windows, then you probably need Windows for whatever it is that you're using it for.
Actually it was suggested. And it's not a super useful suggestion, because the different operating systems are useful for different things and if you're someone who uses Windows, then you probably need Windows for whatever it is that you're using it for.
That is false. The number of people that uses windows because they actually need windows is really small. Most people just need a browser. An even larger number are ok with just browser + e-mail program + office suite. If you include that ubuntu also covers media players, pictures organizing software, compressors/decompressors, professional-level photo editing software and Dominion Salvager... there is not that much left. Moreover, most other things (like gaming or auto-cad or some very specific software) you can get by with having a virtual machine with windows JUST for that.
Regarding identity theft: How can that even happen? How come you have to prove to the companies you did not hire them instead of them being responsible for proving you did hire them in order to collect? It sounds like the burden of proof is reversed. I have never heard of a single case of identity theft in Argentina, and we are supposed to be the undeveloped country. Don't you have security measures to detect fraud? Like, requesting an actual photo ID instead of just a number?
While I agree with your first statement--most people don't need Windows, and the absolute basics are available in Linux--I have to disagree with this last part. Sure, you can have a VM. But plenty of games won't work on a VM, or won't work well enough. And you have to hope that the VM is compatible, etc.
Welcome to American capitalism, where literally every problem is the fault of the consumer.
If you are going to fall for phishing scams like the one in the email you are not really the target consumer for Linux.Actually it was suggested. And it's not a super useful suggestion, because the different operating systems are useful for different things and if you're someone who uses Windows, then you probably need Windows for whatever it is that you're using it for.
That is false. The number of people that uses windows because they actually need windows is really small. Most people just need a browser. An even larger number are ok with just browser + e-mail program + office suite. If you include that ubuntu also covers media players, pictures organizing software, compressors/decompressors, professional-level photo editing software and Dominion Salvager... there is not that much left. Moreover, most other things (like gaming or auto-cad or some very specific software) you can get by with having a virtual machine with windows JUST for that. That way, your VM will be clean from any malicious emails or websites, so no viruses there, and VMs are way easier to restore than whole machines. Moreover, for many of those (like many online games) you do not even need to store data on your windows VM, so you can restore the original image over and over again, making the machine run as good as a new one every time.
Just because you haven't heard of identity theft happening in Argentina doesn't mean it's not happening... I don't believe this is an American specific problem at all.
Also, identity theft certainly happens in Argentina. Some of it in the US is because of our no-chip credit card system, but I think part of it is just that identity theft is more lucrative here.
If you are going to fall for phishing scams like the one in the email you are not really the target consumer for Linux.
The real lesson here is that banks, companies, utilities, etc. NEVER send you weird emails. They never have attachments. They universally say, come to our website and look at it. Much of the time they don't even include a link; they force you to type out www.bankofamerica.com or whatever. This is because they want to distinguish themselves from phishing scams.I get an email from my mobile carrier every month with the bill attached as a pdf.
If I get an email that doesn't look like all of these other emails, I never open it.
Welcome to American capitalism, where literally every problem is the fault of the consumer.
Does that fault actually hold in court or it is "just" an oligopoly that ruins your ability to get the service from a different company?
EDIT: "just"
I would think it is the opposite, those are probably the people that need it the most. Linux may have been hard to use 10 or even 6 years ago, but it is not anymore. It is really much easier than windows. And you can find smarter and free tech support online any time of the day.
I am not a gamer myself.
Most people can't install an operating system. Most people can barely install a printer when given step-by-step IKEA-style instructions. And since these same people can't put a computer together from scratch, the computer is going to have whatever OS comes pre-packaged with it. It's not going to get changed.
The real lesson here is that banks, companies, utilities, etc. NEVER send you weird emails. They never have attachments. They universally say, come to our website and look at it. Much of the time they don't even include a link; they force you to type out www.bankofamerica.com or whatever. This is because they want to distinguish themselves from phishing scams.I get an email from my mobile carrier every month with the bill attached as a pdf.
If I get an email that doesn't look like all of these other emails, I never open it.
.. or alternatively I'm very stupid and in serious trouble right now, huh?
"I don't have an account, so I opened the link to my account." What?
Sometimes it doesn't take much to make an otherwise rational person give in to his irrational side.
Also, this
(http://i.imgur.com/55A1eDK.gif)
@soulnet, I did suggest Linux.
Sometimes it doesn't take much to make an otherwise rational person give in to his irrational side.
Usually, a not so big amount of alcohol would do it.
Usually, a not so big amount of alcohol would do it.
Something I was just learning in Driver's Ed, is that alcohol affects judgment instantly.
Usually, a not so big amount of alcohol would do it.
Something I was just learning in Driver's Ed, is that alcohol affects judgment instantly.
Never trust Driver's Ed.
Usually, a not so big amount of alcohol would do it.
Something I was just learning in Driver's Ed, is that alcohol affects judgment instantly.
Never trust Driver's Ed.
Why not?
DNA. Do you have extensive knowledge of finnish telephone companies?The real lesson here is that banks, companies, utilities, etc. NEVER send you weird emails. They never have attachments. They universally say, come to our website and look at it. Much of the time they don't even include a link; they force you to type out www.bankofamerica.com or whatever. This is because they want to distinguish themselves from phishing scams.I get an email from my mobile carrier every month with the bill attached as a pdf.
If I get an email that doesn't look like all of these other emails, I never open it.
.. or alternatively I'm very stupid and in serious trouble right now, huh?
Which carrier?
Well, you can get someone to install your IKEA furniture, printer or OS for you. That's just a one-time thing. If you live close to a university with CS, or maybe even math, it is likely you can get someone to do it for free (is this true everywhere? I guess I was extrapolating the situation here without real knowledge).
Well, you can get someone to install your IKEA furniture, printer or OS for you. That's just a one-time thing. If you live close to a university with CS, or maybe even math, it is likely you can get someone to do it for free (is this true everywhere? I guess I was extrapolating the situation here without real knowledge).
It certainly seems unlikely to me that you could get someone to install Linux on a box for you for free, in the US. Plus you have to spend time to do it. It's just not worth it when you can start using the computer on Windows immediately.
The only people who would even think to install Linux are going to be able to do it themselves.
It certainly seems unlikely to me that you could get someone to install Linux on a box for you for free, in the US. Plus you have to spend time to do it. It's just not worth it when you can start using the computer on Windows immediately.
LUG hosts Linux installfests each quarter on Saturday of second week. If you want help installing Linux or just want to eat and hang out, come to installfest!
DNA. Do you have extensive knowledge of finnish telephone companies?The real lesson here is that banks, companies, utilities, etc. NEVER send you weird emails. They never have attachments. They universally say, come to our website and look at it. Much of the time they don't even include a link; they force you to type out www.bankofamerica.com or whatever. This is because they want to distinguish themselves from phishing scams.I get an email from my mobile carrier every month with the bill attached as a pdf.
If I get an email that doesn't look like all of these other emails, I never open it.
.. or alternatively I'm very stupid and in serious trouble right now, huh?
Which carrier?
Well, you can get someone to install your IKEA furniture, printer or OS for you. That's just a one-time thing. If you live close to a university with CS, or maybe even math, it is likely you can get someone to do it for free (is this true everywhere? I guess I was extrapolating the situation here without real knowledge).
It certainly seems unlikely to me that you could get someone to install Linux on a box for you for free, in the US. Plus you have to spend time to do it. It's just not worth it when you can start using the computer on Windows immediately.
The only people who would even think to install Linux are going to be able to do it themselves.
You can just download Linux. I don't quite get how you do it, but you download it, then put it on something (like a thumb drive or something), then load it right when you start up the computer.
Well, you can get someone to install your IKEA furniture, printer or OS for you. That's just a one-time thing. If you live close to a university with CS, or maybe even math, it is likely you can get someone to do it for free (is this true everywhere? I guess I was extrapolating the situation here without real knowledge).
It certainly seems unlikely to me that you could get someone to install Linux on a box for you for free, in the US. Plus you have to spend time to do it. It's just not worth it when you can start using the computer on Windows immediately.
The only people who would even think to install Linux are going to be able to do it themselves.
Moist
I don't understand why computers don't just come with Linux (say, Ubuntu) installed.
I don't understand why computers don't just come with Linux (say, Ubuntu) installed.
My guess is that at least some parts do not have official drivers for Linux and the manufacturer (of the final computer, which usually buys most of the parts) needs official drivers for everything in order to offer some kind of warranty. In here, if you buy a computer from a place that builds it for you (which is less usual nowadays when laptops are used for everything), there are plenty that offer Linux. At some point, Dell offered Linux for some models too. The installation may be part of what stops the majority of people from using it, but it is not the main problem. The main problem is people not willing to try and being convinced by the marketing that windows is the "user friendly" option.
These days, every time someone mentions Dell, my first thought is "how do they know Dsell?".
edit: I might be dyslexic.
Usually, a not so big amount of alcohol would do it.
Something I was just learning in Driver's Ed, is that alcohol affects judgment instantly.
Never trust Driver's Ed.
Why not?
Usually, a not so big amount of alcohol would do it.
Something I was just learning in Driver's Ed, is that alcohol affects judgment instantly.
Never trust Driver's Ed.
Why not?
Because that's not true. At least if we're talking about the chemical effects of alcohol on the brain.* Ingestion is one of the slowest drug uptake methods. Alcohol doesn't have to get digested, but most of it is diffused through the small intestine into your blood stream and that takes some time (though not a ton). The alcohol doesn't get down into your stomach and small intestine, through the lining into your blood stream, and into your brain instantly. Rates of absorption vary, depending on how much and what you've eaten, the concentration of the alcohol, and whether you've drunk carbonated beverages, but it usually takes around five minutes to get into your bloodstream at all and half an hour or more to fully absorb.
In general I would trust very little you hear in drivers ed regarding anything remotely scientific. You should probably believe them on what traffic signs mean, but not much else.
*People may very well start acting stupid immediately after drinking just because "Wheeeee, shots!" but that is just a placebo effect and is not really due to the alcohol.
Alcohol affects judgement first... compared to what? I mean, my personal ethics affect my judgement before alcohol. And alcohol probably affects my wallet before my judgement.
Also, "first" and "instantly" have vastly different meanings. :P
In my mandatory driver education lesson here in Argentina I learned all the details about the laws, but the guy was mostly interested in telling us repeatedly that train crossings are extremely dangerous and not be messed with. That seems fine, considering how awful traffic and accident stats are here.
Regarding science stuff, he did say (and I found out later it was true) that the speed limits in highways here (130 km/h) are not bound by the quality of cars, drivers or wheels, but by the quality of the asphalt. I guess Germany's asphalt is awesome, right?
In response to the 1973 oil crisis, Congress enacted the National Maximum Speed Law that created the universal 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) speed limit. Whether this reduced gasoline consumption is debated and the impact on safety is unclear; studies and opinions of safety advocates are mixed.
The law was widely disregarded by motorists, even after the national maximum was increased to 65 miles per hour (105 km/h) on certain roads in 1987 and 1988. In 1995, the law was repealed, returning the choice of speed limit to each state.
Fun fact; I went to school with this guy....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zulEMWj3sVA
Slower speed limits cause people to drive slower, which saves fuel + lives. The same road at 55mph will lead to people driving at 60-70mph, but raising it to 65mph will lead to people driving at 70-80mph.
Slower speed limits cause people to drive slower, which saves fuel + lives. The same road at 55mph will lead to people driving at 60-70mph, but raising it to 65mph will lead to people driving at 70-80mph.
I've heard it said that US interstates are designed to accommodate the landing of an airplane and to be safe at speeds of 100 mph. I can attest to the latter but nit the former.
I've heard it said that US interstates are designed to accommodate the landing of an airplane and to be safe at speeds of 100 mph. I can attest to the latter but nit the former.
The first one is an old, old legend.
http://www.snopes.com/autos/law/airstrip.asp
Joseph2302 doesn't want me to tell you all that this hidden piece of information which does actually exist, but I'm keeping hidden, which is something I realised a while ago. He's been using it to this sentence doesn't end properly on Goko, particularly when people are streaming. I think I probably should also mention I'm talking about his novelty account IsotropicWasBetter - what, did you think I really wasn't going to tell you what this was about? I'm far too much of a dick to Joseph for that.
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A rose by any other name would smell as sweet...
I still can't smell them.(https://31.media.tumblr.com/c618a4253bff67bf2fb93f3a6b9ebd7a/tumblr_n3tl26kRL81sn5m44o7_400.jpg)
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet...
The roses are bacon, FYI.
Bacon for breakfast is outrageous. It has to be some demographic control conspiracy or something.
Bacon for breakfast is outrageous. It has to be some demographic control conspiracy or something.
(https://31.media.tumblr.com/c618a4253bff67bf2fb93f3a6b9ebd7a/tumblr_n3tl26kRL81sn5m44o7_400.jpg)
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet...
The roses are bacon, FYI.
Source: http://www.picturesinboxes.com/2014/08/24/dangerous/
They're all pretty good.
where should you post puzzles that aren't dominion related?
where should you post puzzles that aren't dominion related?
So's your face.
Your face incorporates the previous comment...
Your mom is your face.
my question was actually serious
my question was actually serious
my question was actually serious
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guys, you just have no design sense. flutterbat is just straight up the best thing since forever.Your face has no design sense.
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Dat quality.
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Dat quality.
Point taken, gif changed.
Better?
flutterbat is just straight up the best thing since forever.
riiiiiiiiiiiight
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Dat quality.
Point taken, gif changed.
Better?
No. Much much worse.
Tomorrow morning is my one-year anniversary at f.ds
I promise I wasn't vote whoring
I promise I wasn't vote whoring
is it just me or are you all being stupid?
is it just me or are you all being stupid?
Yes.
I think it's time for a "Decline of Civility on the Random Stuff Part II thread" thread
I'm visiting KC in two weeks! Any suggestions?
I'm visiting KC in two weeks! Any suggestions?
I'm visiting KC in two weeks! Any suggestions?
I'm visiting KC in two weeks! Any suggestions?
Other KC's. And some +Cards. You can't really not get that engine going.
I'm visiting KC in two weeks! Any suggestions?
Actually, when I was there we went to this barbecue place, Fiorella's Jack Stack Barbecue, on W22nd street. (At least I'm almost sure that was the one, it was quite a while ago.) It was good.. huge portions. Well reviewed online too.
We're really close to crossing the streams with Random Stuff II here.
Somehow this guys' videos amuse me more than they should:
I kind of cry a little bit when I send a Word document to someone who dislikes the Track Changes feature and wants me to mark all the changes in manual redline instead. It hurts so, so much.
I just noticed this in my profile:
Posts: 3440 (5 per day)
This is the first time I see an integer there.
I kind of cry a little bit when I send a Word document to someone who dislikes the Track Changes feature and wants me to mark all the changes in manual redline instead. It hurts so, so much.
Well... use a revision control system + LaTeX and problem solved. Plus, your documents will look better and be more portable. Although, if even biologists still insist on using Word...
Seriously though, it's basically for mathematicians and physicists, with maybe some computer scientists?
I think this is the best video I've watched in the last several months. Couldn't help smiling through the whole thing.Turn that smile upside-down!
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What is "Sarnath"? I keep seeing people say it instead of "ninja'd". Is it some ninja from pop culture that I am unaware of?
I would say Latex is used most by CS, then math, then physics, then chem. Certainly ACS (American Chemical Society) has style guides and stuff for it, and a chemistry paper I'm working on right now is in latex (granted it is a computational chemistry paper). I use it for my proof-based problem sets and I'm currently using it for a chemistry lab report. Successfully got BibTex working, modified the ACS style guide to not mark corresponding author, and added subschemes! (those were my primary accomplishments this morning, as opposed to, say, writing anything)
Certainly ACS (American Chemical Society) has style guides and stuff for it
Seriously though, it's basically for mathematicians and physicists, with maybe some computer scientists?
I would say it is for CSists and mathematicians and physicists take advantage of it. It is still a shame nobody else does. I mean, you can use a wysiwyg editor if you want something that looks like your regular word processor.
Is this the first meme to become a legitimate movie?
Certainly ACS (American Chemical Society) has style guides and stuff for it
Huh, that appears to have been added in the 2006 style guide; mine is from an earlier time...Seriously though, it's basically for mathematicians and physicists, with maybe some computer scientists?
I would say it is for CSists and mathematicians and physicists take advantage of it. It is still a shame nobody else does. I mean, you can use a wysiwyg editor if you want something that looks like your regular word processor.
I didn't know there was a WYSIWYG editor for it. Interesting...
Certainly ACS (American Chemical Society) has style guides and stuff for it
Huh, that appears to have been added in the 2006 style guide; mine is from an earlier time...Seriously though, it's basically for mathematicians and physicists, with maybe some computer scientists?
I would say it is for CSists and mathematicians and physicists take advantage of it. It is still a shame nobody else does. I mean, you can use a wysiwyg editor if you want something that looks like your regular word processor.
I didn't know there was a WYSIWYG editor for it. Interesting...
Certainly ACS (American Chemical Society) has style guides and stuff for it
Huh, that appears to have been added in the 2006 style guide; mine is from an earlier time...Seriously though, it's basically for mathematicians and physicists, with maybe some computer scientists?
I would say it is for CSists and mathematicians and physicists take advantage of it. It is still a shame nobody else does. I mean, you can use a wysiwyg editor if you want something that looks like your regular word processor.
I didn't know there was a WYSIWYG editor for it. Interesting...
I didn't know these existed either. Cool. Really I just want to find an editor that will use a different color for math mode. The number of times I've had to do binary search on a document to figure out where my "missing or extra $" was...
Certainly ACS (American Chemical Society) has style guides and stuff for it
Huh, that appears to have been added in the 2006 style guide; mine is from an earlier time...Seriously though, it's basically for mathematicians and physicists, with maybe some computer scientists?
I would say it is for CSists and mathematicians and physicists take advantage of it. It is still a shame nobody else does. I mean, you can use a wysiwyg editor if you want something that looks like your regular word processor.
I didn't know there was a WYSIWYG editor for it. Interesting...
I didn't know these existed either. Cool. Really I just want to find an editor that will use a different color for math mode. The number of times I've had to do binary search on a document to figure out where my "missing or extra $" was...
Um... lots of editors will syntax highlight. I generally use MiKTeX as my LaTeX installation, which comes with the TeXWorks editor. It generally works well, and syntax coloring is helpful.
Oh.. I just realized you probably meant highlight everything inside mathmode. I don't know of any that do this, though I don't see why there couldn't be one. But it would require some overhead of parsing your document as you type.
Um... lots of editors will syntax highlight. I generally use MiKTeX as my LaTeX installation, which comes with the TeXWorks editor. It generally works well, and syntax coloring is helpful.
Oh.. I just realized you probably meant highlight everything inside mathmode. I don't know of any that do this, though I don't see why there couldn't be one. But it would require some overhead of parsing your document as you type.
Um... lots of editors will syntax highlight. I generally use MiKTeX as my LaTeX installation, which comes with the TeXWorks editor. It generally works well, and syntax coloring is helpful.
Oh.. I just realized you probably meant highlight everything inside mathmode. I don't know of any that do this, though I don't see why there couldn't be one. But it would require some overhead of parsing your document as you type.
So, you will use LaTeX, but still cling on to windows? Why would you do that?
BTW, Geany syntax highlights all sorts of stuff, including LaTeX.
I prefer to write the code, but many people I know use Kyle, which has both syntax highlighting and WYSIWYG.
Work systems are Windows-based. I had Ubuntu on my PC, but it died and I got a laptop. Haven't bothered to put anything else on it. Linux is only really aesthetic for me . there isn't much more of an advantage for what I do except that I like the look and feel.
Um... lots of editors will syntax highlight. I generally use MiKTeX as my LaTeX installation, which comes with the TeXWorks editor. It generally works well, and syntax coloring is helpful.
Oh.. I just realized you probably meant highlight everything inside mathmode. I don't know of any that do this, though I don't see why there couldn't be one. But it would require some overhead of parsing your document as you type.
So, you will use LaTeX, but still cling on to windows? Why would you do that?
BTW, Geany syntax highlights all sorts of stuff, including LaTeX.
I prefer to write the code, but many people I know use Kyle, which has both syntax highlighting and WYSIWYG.
eHalcyon killed your father? :'(Is this the first meme to become a legitimate movie?
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It's on Lifetime.
Work systems are Windows-based. I had Ubuntu on my PC, but it died and I got a laptop. Haven't bothered to put anything else on it. Linux is only really aesthetic for me . there isn't much more of an advantage for what I do except that I like the look and feel.
That is by far the strangest OS opinion I have ever heard. May I ask what is that you do?
Not so! Don't just go by what mtgsal's wiki says, they don't even cite a source.What is "Sarnath"? I keep seeing people say it instead of "ninja'd". Is it some ninja from pop culture that I am unaware of?
He was a MiseTings (an MTG site/forum) user who was known for often beating people to the punch.
Theory uses LaTeX almost exclusively.
Theory uses LaTeX almost exclusively.
I should hope so.
On revision control: what I want is a system that lets me say, "What did this file look like two weeks ago on Thursday?" but whenever I look into it that doesn't seem to be what they do. (There's some large chain of diffs or something.) Am I missing something? What revision control system should I be looking at?
What the hell is this crap in our meme forum? >:(
I can't stop watching that scene. Why is he moving his head so much?
I think the other distinguishing feature is citations and references to figures. The last lab report I wrote I did in word and I spent way way too long at the end making sure all of my citation and figure references pointed to the right things. And then I realized I forgot to include a citation and had to do it all over again. Never again.
I think the other distinguishing feature is citations and references to figures. The last lab report I wrote I did in word and I spent way way too long at the end making sure all of my citation and figure references pointed to the right things. And then I realized I forgot to include a citation and had to do it all over again. Never again.
OH NO! Please say you didn't type them by hand instead of using cross-references. Word can absolutely do this for you. And of course, LaTeX can, too.
I'm sure everyone is missing World Cup, so here's an exciting penalty kick video I found:
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Was watching this tonight with a few friends,
Minor spoilers for How to Train Your Dragon 2:Wrong thread? Kinda?
Was watching this tonight with a few friends, and we were discussing cliches and the like post film. I said "After he mentioned never knowing him mother near the start of the film, I thought it was inevitable he'd bump into her."
On of my friends replied: "Yeah, that's just Chekhov... Chekhov's mum."
I was much impressed by the pun.
Minor spoilers for How to Train Your Dragon 2:Wrong thread? Kinda?
Was watching this tonight with a few friends, and we were discussing cliches and the like post film. I said "After he mentioned never knowing him mother near the start of the film, I thought it was inevitable he'd bump into her."
On of my friends replied: "Yeah, that's just Chekhov... Chekhov's mum."
I was much impressed by the pun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vrs4I7zZ-rc
Dog is scared of doors. Comes up with a workaround.
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How to overcome your fears: Go through life ass-backwards.
Ok now that I say that, the expression kind of sounds like forwards because your ass is backwards. Weird...
Well, there is a movie thread.
Actual randomness. At least, probably pseudo-randomness:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
Minor spoilers for How to Train Your Dragon 2:
Was watching this tonight with a few friends, and we were discussing cliches and the like post film. I said "After he mentioned never knowing him mother near the start of the film, I thought it was inevitable he'd bump into her."
On of my friends replied: "Yeah, that's just Chekhov... Chekhov's mum."
I was much impressed by the pun.
I just read through a locked thread that I somehow missed which I will not link to and I just want to say you guys rock and I love you all.
[Giraffic Park]
Actual randomness. At least, probably pseudo-randomness:When I clicked on this I expected a wikipedia article on random and pseudo-randomess... instead I just got Aledo, Illinois.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
Actual randomness. At least, probably pseudo-randomness:When I clicked on this I expected a wikipedia article on random and pseudo-randomess... instead I just got Aledo, Illinois.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
[Giraffic Park]
This reminds me of a dream I had about a week ago where I was trying to get on a freeway but there was a giant giraffe in the way on the on-ramp. Then I wasn't in my car any more and then I was running away from it because I thought it was going to sneeze on me, and then I had to do this crazy thing to get around it and jump onto the freeway. Then I was just running down the freeway even though everyone else was driving on it, but somehow I was fast enough to keep up with traffic.
Actual randomness. At least, probably pseudo-randomness:When I clicked on this I expected a wikipedia article on random and pseudo-randomess... instead I just got Aledo, Illinois.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
You know what really grinds my gears? When people do things that they recognize is more complicated and do it anyways.
You know what really grinds my gears? When people do things that they recognize is more complicated and do it anyways.
Example: Me writing a MATLAB script, I use "!=" to mean "not equals", like every other programming language out there. It puts a red squiggly under that telling me it is wrong. I mouse over it and it says "In MATLAB, Not equals is represented by '~='" Really? You recognize what I'm trying to do, even took the time to code a tip telling me I was wrong. Why not just use the standard most other languages use? Ugh
You know what really grinds my gears? When people do things that they recognize is more complicated and do it anyways.
Example: Me writing a MATLAB script, I use "!=" to mean "not equals", like every other programming language out there. It puts a red squiggly under that telling me it is wrong. I mouse over it and it says "In MATLAB, Not equals is represented by '~='" Really? You recognize what I'm trying to do, even took the time to code a tip telling me I was wrong. Why not just use the standard most other languages use? Ugh
MATLAB actually does that a lot. It tries to conform to standard mathematical notations (like ~ for not), but there's no reason it shouldnt accept standard programming notation as well. I actually have the opposite problem though. Almost all of my coding is in MATLAB so when I code in a real language, it takes me a while to debug sometimes for stupid MATLABy reasons.
the dream was sorta nightmare-ish, so now the name of XP has this kind of scary tone...
the dream was sorta nightmare-ish, so now the name of XP has this kind of scary tone...
I feel the same way about Vista
the dream was sorta nightmare-ish, so now the name of XP has this kind of scary tone...
I feel the same way about Vista
Vista was great.
Hmm...I believe <> is used for not equals in OCL (object constraint language), which is an extension of UML diagrams. <> might also represent not equals in Prolog and /= might be in Lisp.You know what really grinds my gears? When people do things that they recognize is more complicated and do it anyways.
Example: Me writing a MATLAB script, I use "!=" to mean "not equals", like every other programming language out there. It puts a red squiggly under that telling me it is wrong. I mouse over it and it says "In MATLAB, Not equals is represented by '~='" Really? You recognize what I'm trying to do, even took the time to code a tip telling me I was wrong. Why not just use the standard most other languages use? Ugh
MATLAB actually does that a lot. It tries to conform to standard mathematical notations (like ~ for not), but there's no reason it shouldnt accept standard programming notation as well. I actually have the opposite problem though. Almost all of my coding is in MATLAB so when I code in a real language, it takes me a while to debug sometimes for stupid MATLABy reasons.
I would say ¬ is the standard for boolean not. ~ is the standard for bitwise not.
BTW, I am not sure how standard != is, but I guess just C/C++, Java and Python are enough to call it standard. I remember at least <> and /= being used as well for "not equals to".
Hmm...I believe <> is used for not equals in OCL (object constraint language), which is an extension of UML diagrams. <> might also represent not equals in Prolog and /= might be in Lisp.
Objective-C uses != too. I think != is an Object-Oriented thing.
deck.unshift(deck.pop)
Objective-C uses != too. I think != is an Object-Oriented thing.
How young are you? != is of course popular due to C and/or Perl (and maybe earlier than that?). <> goes all the way back to Pascal and Cobol
I'm pretty sure I've used ~= for no caps sensitive string compare equals in c++, though that might have been object specific. Doesn't ~ usually mean approximately?You know what really grinds my gears? When people do things that they recognize is more complicated and do it anyways.
Example: Me writing a MATLAB script, I use "!=" to mean "not equals", like every other programming language out there. It puts a red squiggly under that telling me it is wrong. I mouse over it and it says "In MATLAB, Not equals is represented by '~='" Really? You recognize what I'm trying to do, even took the time to code a tip telling me I was wrong. Why not just use the standard most other languages use? Ugh
MATLAB actually does that a lot. It tries to conform to standard mathematical notations (like ~ for not), but there's no reason it shouldnt accept standard programming notation as well. I actually have the opposite problem though. Almost all of my coding is in MATLAB so when I code in a real language, it takes me a while to debug sometimes for stupid MATLABy reasons.
I would say ¬ is the standard for boolean not. ~ is the standard for bitwise not.
BTW, I am not sure how standard != is, but I guess just C/C++, Java and Python are enough to call it standard. I remember at least <> and /= being used as well for "not equals to".
Best part of my dominion program so far:It's it.Code: [Select]deck.unshift(deck.pop)
What is it?
Best part of my dominion program so far:Draw a card?Code: [Select]deck.unshift(deck.pop)
What is it?
I propose:
&==
I've only programmed with Basic languages and both <> and != sound familiar. Never had to use /= or ~=.SAS programmer here. Don't forget ^= (because I do, and then I wonder why my code using != doesn't work).
Uh, did I say something I should be embarassed about? For the record, I'm 23. The post I made was based on what I know from the Software Engineering courses I've been taking for the last couple of years.Hmm...I believe <> is used for not equals in OCL (object constraint language), which is an extension of UML diagrams. <> might also represent not equals in Prolog and /= might be in Lisp.
Objective-C uses != too. I think != is an Object-Oriented thing.
How young are you? != is of course popular due to C and/or Perl (and maybe earlier than that?). <> goes all the way back to Pascal and Cobol. Way before OO. Smalltalk is the first OO language with operators (I think), and it used, guess what? ~=...
About /=, I know it from Haskell, but it seems Lisp is the same, and, more importantly, Fortran!
So, this nonsense about (at least) 3 different "not equal to" operators is a really old issue of programming languages.
BTW, I am pretty melancholic nowadays, so this is great...
Uh, did I say something I should be embarassed about? For the record, I'm 23. The post I made was based on what I know from the Software Engineering courses I've been taking for the last couple of years.
I just like to play the "old guy" cardHermit?
Best part of my dominion program so far:Draw a card?Code: [Select]deck.unshift(deck.pop)
What is it?
I just like to play the "old guy" cardHermit?
I just like to play the "old guy" cardHermit?
can you explain your avatar?
I just like to play the "old guy" cardHermit?
can you explain your avatar?
Yes.
I just like to play the "old guy" cardHermit?
can you explain your avatar?
Yes.
this reminds me of eragon. have you read that? anyway, so what does it show and what is the meaning behind it?
So I was watching this video on natural remedies for sinus issues when I got to 4:10 and my eyes popped out of my head.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT7fn-gmaRA
It shows a stylized standby symbol and the meaning behind it is that I wanted to try something different for a while. Not sure if I like this though, will probably switch back to my previous evolved red circled A soon.
It shows a stylized standby symbol and the meaning behind it is that I wanted to try something different for a while. Not sure if I like this though, will probably switch back to my previous evolved red circled A soon.
Yeah, fuck that. I love this avatar and now I feel bad for cheating on it.
It shows a stylized standby symbol and the meaning behind it is that I wanted to try something different for a while. Not sure if I like this though, will probably switch back to my previous evolved red circled A soon.
Yeah, fuck that. I love this avatar and now I feel bad for cheating on it.
So I was watching this video on natural remedies for sinus issues when I got to 4:10 and my eyes popped out of my head.
I know the feeling (regarding being older than the median here). Imagine how I felt one day in the 80's
I know the feeling (regarding being older than the median here). Imagine how I felt one day in the 80's
You could have ended there... I would guess at least half of this forum was not alive during the 80s. However, a vinyl store was already kind of retro in the 80s, since the casette (and even the walkman!) already existed.
I know the feeling (regarding being older than the median here). Imagine how I felt one day in the 80's
You could have ended there... I would guess at least half of this forum was not alive during the 80s. However, a vinyl store was already kind of retro in the 80s, since the casette (and even the walkman!) already existed.
But cassettes were awful, while vinyls are still a reasonable option.
I know the feeling (regarding being older than the median here). Imagine how I felt one day in the 80's
You could have ended there... I would guess at least half of this forum was not alive during the 80s. However, a vinyl store was already kind of retro in the 80s, since the casette (and even the walkman!) already existed.
Sometimes little reminders of how much older you are to others can pop up unexpectedly.
I was talking with a guy about the scene in Coming to America where the two villains from Trading Places made a cameo. He scratched his head for a moment and asked, "So Trading Places came out before Coming to America?"
While 5 years is not a whole lot of difference when you're looking at IMDB, it really sticks with you when you grow up with the movies because I knew of a 5-year period where Trading Places existed while Coming to America did not. That'd be like some kid 20 years from now not knowing that Iron Man came out before the Avengers.
But then, I’m not immune, am I? Without consulting IMDB, I don't really know which came first: Breakfast at Tiffany's or Some Like It Hot. And I'm sure that someone out there would be sputtering, "How could you not know?"
I had when teachers use projectors or powerpoint to lecture. It's a lecture; you should be writing stuff on the board. If there's so much stuff to write that it's not efficient to write it on the board, you probably shouldn't be displaying it anyway.My professors use a program called Dyknow, which is like powerpoint, but the slides appear on your computer when the professor gets to them. They can write and draw on the slides (because everyone has tablet PC's here), so it's a lot like writing on the board. Some professors just use it like powerpoint though and it's really frustrating... I need to be able to write down things so I don't lose concentration in class.
I had when teachers use projectors or powerpoint to lecture. It's a lecture; you should be writing stuff on the board. If there's so much stuff to write that it's not efficient to write it on the board, you probably shouldn't be displaying it anyway.
I get your point that you should not use prepared slides but instead do the thing that you want to explain why you're explaining it. But that really doesn't have to be on a board. The big advantage of writing on slides over writing on the board is that, after you are done, students can download the finished slides. With a board you either have to scan it somehow, but it doesn't look as nice, or you have to write during the lecture, which I absolutely hate.
I get your point that you should not use prepared slides but instead do the thing that you want to explain why you're explaining it. But that really doesn't have to be on a board. The big advantage of writing on slides over writing on the board is that, after you are done, students can download the finished slides. With a board you either have to scan it somehow, but it doesn't look as nice, or you have to write during the lecture, which I absolutely hate.
I get your point that you should not use prepared slides but instead do the thing that you want to explain why you're explaining it. But that really doesn't have to be on a board. The big advantage of writing on slides over writing on the board is that, after you are done, students can download the finished slides. With a board you either have to scan it somehow, but it doesn't look as nice, or you have to write during the lecture, which I absolutely hate.
I have never seen this writing on slides thing, so I don't know. Is it as flexible as writing on a board? If yes, then I agree it is preferable, but I cannot tell whether the cost will be worth it.
The (imo) best prof in my university doesn't use a board at all, but has a program thing where there are some parts of the slides prepared, and then he writes on them during the lecture like you write on a tablet. that's kind of a mixture, but it works really well.This is pretty much exactly what our pros do. The best have the slides prepared with gaps in them that they fill in during the lecture. Sometimes slides are just completely blank like a white/black board. Their writings only get transmitted to students computers if the professor wants them to, otherwise the students have to fill in the writings on their own (which is 99% of the time) When done right, it's good (I still take notes on paper though). But just like powerpoint, it can be abused to the point that the students don't do anything
generally though, I dislike the usage of boards in lectures.
I recall there being studies that showed the physical act of writing notes helped with information retention. The same was not true with typing though.
There are also studies that show that for hard sciences (at least for math) the content in a typical lecture is usually hard enough that hand-writing while listening is actually detrimental
To the board-defending speakers: you don't even like slides for showing things like a plot of f(x,y)=x^2-y^2 to first year calculus students? Or an animation of a graph algorithm? There are some things you cannot do on a board in a reasonable amount of time and/or with a good amount of detail. That being said, this semester I used only board for all my lectures and I did a downloadable writeup for those who don't like to take notes. But this was logic and computability and it is all symbolic manipulation so there is not a lot of graphical things to show, other than simple Venn diagrams or tables with arrows.
This is something that I worry about. Undergraduate maths lectures for me consisted of 50 minutes of frantic scribbling and trying to follow on the board what had been said 2 minutes ago, but I still like that better than the situations in which notes are provided.
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But I can believe that I might be atypical, and I don't want to be responsible for inflicting harmful personal preferences on the next generation.
I ha[te] when teachers use projectors or powerpoint to lecture. It's a lecture; you should be writing stuff on the board.
I was referring to things that have a natural step-by-step process and merit explanation as they are written.
I was referring to things that have a natural step-by-step process and merit explanation as they are written.
Then I hope you've learned today to properly clarify what you mean the first time you say/write something, especially in a situation where you can't immediately clarify because the conversation isn't live.
Can someone explain the math/science distinction you have in the States? Isn't Mathematics a science?
Can someone explain the math/science distinction you have in the States? Isn't Mathematics a science?
I hate this xkcd comic so much, I can't even express it accurately into words. The French educative system worships at the alter of mathematics and it's just infuriating.
You know the guys that created the elaborate financial systems that led to the 2008 crisis* ? French people from prestigious schools (Polytechnique in particular) who thought everything and anything can be solved by maths.
* Not talking about the subprimes aspect of it, that's on you guys.
I hate this xkcd comic so much, I can't even express it accurately into words. The French educative system worships at the alter of mathematics and it's just infuriating.
You know the guys that created the elaborate financial systems that led to the 2008 crisis* ? French people from prestigious schools (Polytechnique in particular) who thought everything and anything can be solved by maths.
* Not talking about the subprimes aspect of it, that's on you guys.
To quote a pure math major I know, "Only math is legit. Computer science is bullshit. Applied math is slightly less bullshit."I like this definition much better than sudgy's. Definitions and making logical conclusions from definitions.
More seriously, the core of math is coming up with useful definitions of what an object is, then proving properties that arise from this through logically consistent proofs that are impossible to dispute once properly understood, while science is about trying to model parts of the universe by coming up with theories that empirically match observations we can make about the universe. There's no longer a guarantee of logical consistency, and that's the main distinction. It's also why getting interested in anything after math can be kind of tricky...
my favorite teacher...
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And we've come full circle! Good work, guys! Let's pack it up.
P.S. that sucks :(
Re: Math/science discussion
I was in Engineering Math last semester (Basically a class that fills in the gaps from the math classes we took, so it took parts from classes like stats, and linear algebra because those aren't required courses). I remember my prof was teaching us about eigenvectors, and gave us the definition that it's the vector you multiply some vector by to get the same vector multiplied by some scalar (correct me if that's wrong... this is just from memory and wikipedia). Well, some students of course didn't quite understand this definition, because as engineers, most of us require some kind of application in order to understand. So he goes and shows us how you can use eigenvectors/eigenvalues to solve (I think it was) mass+spring oscillatory systems. He told us a story about how he was at some kind of academic conference once, talking to a mathematician and telling him how he loved to teach his engineering students about eigenvectors by showing them how to solve mass+spring problems and how it helped them understand the concept. To which the mathematician replied "Well then they don't really understand eigenvectors". And this is my biggest beef with mathematicians in general: they seem to deny the practical use of what they are doing and are merely concerned with the theoretical and philosophical value in mathematics. I know there are probably many who don't think that and I'm not saying I think mathematicians don't recognize applications, but it just doesn't feel right to tell me I don't understand something because I require some application of the concept.
TL;DR - eigenvectors
I would say that math underpins science such that there is a lot of overlap between studying one or the other. However, math is not experimentally rooted, whereas science is. I can come up with a mathematical framework completely disconnected from reality and that's fine, but if your scientific theory doesn't actually predict anything about the way the world works it isn't much of a theory. However, people keep discovering that the weird artificial system mathematicians came up with is perfect for understanding some real-world problem. I was speaking with someone earlier today and he mentioned that when complex numbers were first invented, they were (with tongue firmly in cheek) lauded as having no practical applications, and then now of course they have a ton.
True. I wasn't there either, but that isn't quite the same... The person who understands what an eigenvector is completely doesn't mean they know how to use it to solve a spring+mass problem. But is it better to understand everything about the concept "eigenvector", or to have a working knowledge of them, but be able to use them to solve real problems? I don't know, it's mostly my bias as an engineer, but I'd say the latter.Re: Math/science discussion
I was in Engineering Math last semester (Basically a class that fills in the gaps from the math classes we took, so it took parts from classes like stats, and linear algebra because those aren't required courses). I remember my prof was teaching us about eigenvectors, and gave us the definition that it's the vector you multiply some vector by to get the same vector multiplied by some scalar (correct me if that's wrong... this is just from memory and wikipedia). Well, some students of course didn't quite understand this definition, because as engineers, most of us require some kind of application in order to understand. So he goes and shows us how you can use eigenvectors/eigenvalues to solve (I think it was) mass+spring oscillatory systems. He told us a story about how he was at some kind of academic conference once, talking to a mathematician and telling him how he loved to teach his engineering students about eigenvectors by showing them how to solve mass+spring problems and how it helped them understand the concept. To which the mathematician replied "Well then they don't really understand eigenvectors". And this is my biggest beef with mathematicians in general: they seem to deny the practical use of what they are doing and are merely concerned with the theoretical and philosophical value in mathematics. I know there are probably many who don't think that and I'm not saying I think mathematicians don't recognize applications, but it just doesn't feel right to tell me I don't understand something because I require some application of the concept.
TL;DR - eigenvectors
For a given matrix A, an eigenvector V of eigenvalue (a number) λ is a vector such that:
A*V = λ*V
About the mathematician example, it's just like saying that people don't know how to use Windows just because they know how to Google stuff and open Word. It's not about the applications per se, I don't think there's nothing wrong about his opinion, but not being there, I can't say how much of a dick he was about it.
Next time someone goes off on a tangent about eigenvectors,
I am the math that cries.
You know, there is a separate thread for that.I am the math that cries.
someone want to explain this joke?
It's not a joke. It's uh. An insight? A way of looking at things. Contrasting different ends of the spectrum.I am the math that cries.
someone want to explain this joke?
Next time someone goes off on a tangent about eigenvectors, just stand up, grab his papers from him, scream "Those are MY vectors!", and storm off. Or violently erase what he wrote from the blackboard if he's not writing it on something grabbable.
Ok, you really pushed my buttons with this Math vs Science thing.
Education:
I kind-of agree with Kirian on the teaching training, although I am not sure there is enough time for people being fully trained and updated on a specific discipline to also go through that. I went to some educator classes and have a mother and best friends educators, so I am constantly researching those (primarily because of interest, not because there is any incentive from the university to do it), but that is far from being a full-training. In any case, at this point I think the main problem is that (most) academics don't even care about classes, because their science is just SO important [sarcastic mark]. Just making them care about enough to put some thinking into classes will likely improve things a lot. After that, we can think of specific training. It would be pointless now.
Math vs? Science:
I think math IS a science. Of course, if in some culture the accepted categorization is to separate math, I am fine with that, but I think there are no "scientific method not being applied" reasons for it. You can very much apply the scientific method to abstract objects. The experiments are just your peers believing your proofs. Given that in modern mathematics most proofs are non-decidable and use higher-order logics, their correctness (i.e., the "truth" notion in math) is based on consensus. So, math is really closer to political science than to physics in this sense.
Mathematicians are usually smug, so, please be a mathematician, but don't believe that bullshit about purity or math being the only "legit" thing. It is not true that more general is always better: sometimes, generalizing too much makes the proofs lose focus on the meaning and just become manipulation of symbols. That is not the good math. Good math uses proofs to assign meaning / purpose to its definitions. For that to happen, the proofs need to resonate with something within your head that is not quantifiable. They need to be "natural". They need to "feel ok".
Mathematicians usually claim that their findings are "more true" because they are not based on inaccurate experiments (or a similar reason), but they don't even care about logic enough to know what "true" means. They usually have no idea what logic power is used in their reasonings and why that is important. Ironically, CS people usually DO care about that when doing theoretical proofs.
I did not know the complex numbers were disregarded as useless at first, but that happens in every discipline. The periodic table was disregarded as useless. And it was the mathematicians who laughed at Gödel. That's the level of their smugness.
BTW, this attitude was what got me in CS. CS is the place in which you can do mathematics without having to deal with those self-involved mathematicians. However, when I applied for full-time researcher job at our national science council, they put me in math :(.
Next time someone goes off on a tangent about eigenvectors, just stand up, grab his papers from him, scream "Those are MY vectors!", and storm off. Or violently erase what he wrote from the blackboard if he's not writing it on something grabbable.
So the joke here is that "eigen" means own in German.. so.. like.. they are your vectors...
...
Next time someone goes off on a tangent about eigenvectors, just stand up, grab his papers from him, scream "Those are MY vectors!", and storm off. Or violently erase what he wrote from the blackboard if he's not writing it on something grabbable.
So the joke here is that "eigen" means own in German.. so.. like.. they are your vectors...
...
Looks like you should go back to jokes about all things not being the best things, this is too high level for us. I thought you were asking us to be assholes, which was kinda funny but came out of nowhere.
Next time someone goes off on a tangent about eigenvectors, just stand up, grab his papers from him, scream "Those are MY vectors!", and storm off. Or violently erase what he wrote from the blackboard if he's not writing it on something grabbable.
So the joke here is that "eigen" means own in German.. so.. like.. they are your vectors...
...
Looks like you should go back to jokes about all things not being the best things, this is too high level for us. I thought you were asking us to be assholes, which was kinda funny but came out of nowhere.
They can't all be the best eigenvector joke ever :(
Given that in modern mathematics most proofs are non-decidable and use higher-order logics, their correctness (i.e., the "truth" notion in math) is based on consensus.Wait, that's not a given. I think no mathematician works in logical frameworks where proof checking is undecidable (except for some logicians working in exotic logics, if you want to call them mathematicians (which I typically do)). Given a potential formal proof, there is a total algorithm checking that it is a correct proof. Of course, that it different from saying that provability is decidable: in most logics it is indeed the case that given a statement, it is undecidable to check whether the statement is provable.
It is not true that more general is always better: sometimes, generalizing too much makes the proofs lose focus on the meaning and just become manipulation of symbols. That is not the good math. Good math uses proofs to assign meaning / purpose to its definitions. For that to happen, the proofs need to resonate with something within your head that is not quantifiable. They need to be "natural". They need to "feel ok".I think if you generalized some topic so far that you can prove deep results just by manipulating symbols, you're doing something really well. I'm now mainly thinking about category theory, which is awesomely general. And the fact that it is so general, leads to new interesting discoveries. The "symbol manipulation" proof in category can be the essence of different proofs in different fields, and because you work in the general theory of categories, you see the connection between these different proofs or techniques in different fields, which itself is a useful insight.
It‘s a thing that nonmathematicians don‘t realize. Mathematics is actually an aesthetic subject almost entirely.
Quote from: John Horton ConwayIt‘s a thing that nonmathematicians don‘t realize. Mathematics is actually an aesthetic subject almost entirely.
I view mathematics as an art.
Quote from: John Horton ConwayIt‘s a thing that nonmathematicians don‘t realize. Mathematics is actually an aesthetic subject almost entirely.
I view mathematics as an art.
Most things that require skill are. But I wouldn't consider mathematics to BE art.
Quote from: John Horton ConwayIt‘s a thing that nonmathematicians don‘t realize. Mathematics is actually an aesthetic subject almost entirely.
I view mathematics as an art.
Most things that require skill are. But I wouldn't consider mathematics to BE art.
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Wait, that's not a given. I think no mathematician works in logical frameworks where proof checking is undecidable (except for some logicians working in exotic logics, if you want to call them mathematicians (which I typically do)). Given a potential formal proof, there is a total algorithm checking that it is a correct proof. Of course, that it different from saying that provability is decidable: in most logics it is indeed the case that given a statement, it is undecidable to check whether the statement is provable.
I think if you generalized some topic so far that you can prove deep results just by manipulating symbols, you're doing something really well. I'm now mainly thinking about category theory, which is awesomely general. And the fact that it is so general, leads to new interesting discoveries. The "symbol manipulation" proof in category can be the essence of different proofs in different fields, and because you work in the general theory of categories, you see the connection between these different proofs or techniques in different fields, which itself is a useful insight.
I see your point that proofs "need to resonate with something within your head" and I agree with that. But when you're getting more and more used to a new general theory, I think that also happens in the general theory. If you're just learning it, you should just look what the things you're proving mean in examples.
And few people care enough to even have a sentence that says "this proof can *clearly* be made using this amount of logical power, so, we are cool".I'd argue that, for most purposes, restricting the logical power available to you is like travelling cross country on a bicycle instead of a car: more effort to get to the same destination slower. There's nothing wrong with that if that's what you're into, but most people would prefer to drive.
Quote from: John Horton ConwayIt‘s a thing that nonmathematicians don‘t realize. Mathematics is actually an aesthetic subject almost entirely.
I view mathematics as an art.MostAll things that require skill are.
Science > Math
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Science > Math
Science > Math
Amazon has a special currently, 30% of any physical book. Turns out it it literally one time use, so keep that in mind.YES YOU'LL LOVE IT YES YOU MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE YES YES YES YES
I finally bought the Mistborn Trilogy, given it was on sale for 15 bucks, then took the 30% off that.
Amazon has a special currently, 30% of any physical book. Turns out it it literally one time use, so keep that in mind.YES YOU'LL LOVE IT YES YOU MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE YES YES YES YES
I finally bought the Mistborn Trilogy, given it was on sale for 15 bucks, then took the 30% off that.
Science > Math
But how can Science be better than itself?
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Agh, plus 3 respect just for writing poobum, you guys have not changed, bless ya hearts!
What I miss? More marriages, religious arguments, goko bashing and millions of Danish mafia games?
Is there a new release for Dominion yet?
Agh, plus 3 respect just for writing poobum, you guys have not changed, bless ya hearts!
What I miss? More marriages, religious arguments, goko bashing and millions of Danish mafia games?
Is there a new release for Dominion yet?
Play a Mafia game!
Agh, plus 3 respect just for writing poobum, you guys have not changed, bless ya hearts!
What I miss? More marriages, religious arguments, goko bashing and millions of Danish mafia games?
Is there a new release for Dominion yet?
Play a Mafia game!
Ugh. No.
I'd rather play Risk...
Agh, plus 3 respect just for writing poobum, you guys have not changed, bless ya hearts!
What I miss? More marriages, religious arguments, goko bashing and millions of Danish mafia games?
Is there a new release for Dominion yet?
Play a Mafia game!
Ugh. No.
I'd rather play Risk...
Risk Mafia? Okay I think we can do that.
Agh, plus 3 respect just for writing poobum, you guys have not changed, bless ya hearts!
What I miss? More marriages, religious arguments, goko bashing and millions of Danish mafia games?
Is there a new release for Dominion yet?
Play a Mafia game!
Ugh. No.
I'd rather play Risk...
Risk Mafia? Okay I think we can do that.
TANGENT!
I got a risk based question wrong in my usual pub quiz last night! Bloody disgraceful!
Othercotangent:
What I miss? More marriages, religious arguments, goko bashing and millions of Danish mafia games?
What I miss? More marriages, religious arguments, goko bashing and millions of Danish mafia games?
You missed some of my most respected posts ever, in the Homage thread.
Pretty sure you missed 'Stache, too, which should make you feel like a terrible, terrible person.
Pretty sure you missed 'Stache, too, which should make you feel like a terrible, terrible person.
Stache'gate?
Now it can get 2x the upvotes. I approve.
Perhaps this will help, Ozle :P
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Is there a new release for Dominion yet?
There's now a game in Counting House called "Based game". Doesn't look very based to me, there's no draw and the only thing you can do is Workshop/Gardens. :-\
EDIT: And I just played against someone whose browser extension linked to http://dom.retrobox.eu/vp.html.
castration
castration
That's not nuts at all.
Alan Turing
Alan Turing
Am I the only one appalled that the British government apologized for castrating Turing in the 50s? I mean, was it ok to castrate people as long as they were not geniuses?
There's now a game in Counting House called "Based game". Doesn't look very based to me, there's no draw and the only thing you can do is Workshop/Gardens. :-\
EDIT: And I just played against someone whose browser extension linked to http://dom.retrobox.eu/vp.html.
So it was supposed to be "Biased"?
There's now a game in Counting House called "Based game". Doesn't look very based to me, there's no draw and the only thing you can do is Workshop/Gardens. :-\
EDIT: And I just played against someone whose browser extension linked to http://dom.retrobox.eu/vp.html.
So it was supposed to be "Biased"?
There's some new slang the kids are using these days. I think "based" means "blessed" or "wonderful" or something?
Isn't this argument basically saying that it's not okay for the government to apologize for one wrong thing it did if it doesn't also apologize for every other wrong thing it did at the same time?Alan Turing
Am I the only one appalled that the British government apologized for castrating Turing in the 50s? I mean, was it ok to castrate people as long as they were not geniuses?
People lobbied to get that apology. So it could be an argument to not bow down to pressure from the masses.Isn't this argument basically saying that it's not okay for the government to apologize for one wrong thing it did if it doesn't also apologize for every other wrong thing it did at the same time?Alan Turing
Am I the only one appalled that the British government apologized for castrating Turing in the 50s? I mean, was it ok to castrate people as long as they were not geniuses?
Isn't this argument basically saying that it's not okay for the government to apologize for one wrong thing it did if it doesn't also apologize for every other wrong thing it did at the same time?
They can't pardon everyone.....a lot of them are still alive....and that would open them up to MASSIVE lawsuits.
They can't pardon everyone.....a lot of them are still alive....and that would open them up to MASSIVE lawsuits.
Wait…I should know better than to take this seriously, but is this true? First of all, are homosexual acts still illegal in the UK? And if not, haven't all the offenders been released already? In the US, if you're in prison for a crime and that thing ceases to be a crime, I'm pretty sure you get released.
It could be a language thing. We use "pardon" often to refer to someone being released from a sentence.
It could be a language thing. We use "pardon" often to refer to someone being released from a sentence.
Yes, thats the same thing, you forgive them the crime and cancel the sentance.
You don't remove the fact they are convicted.
(You can't in fact...because then you would have nothing to officially pardon....which means they would need a pardon....argh time travel loop!)
I can't believe the amount of press coverage in the last two weeks about the predicted chocolate shortage in the next few years. I see a new article just about every day.
First world problem.
I'm visiting KC in two weeks! Any suggestions?
Sadly you're going to miss KC Game Fair, which is coming up this weekend.
Got any days free? Maybe we can grab a beer or BBQ.
Naturally, being a resident, I don't pay attention to the sightseeing stuff. I hear the Steamboat Arabia museum is interesting, but I've never been. Same with Liberty Memorial, which I believe is the only national WWI memorial (in America anyway). Depends on your tastes. Nelson-Atkins museum is decent, but I seem to recall you're in NYC, so you have your pick of art museums. I suppose if you are an art aficionado, then Nelson-Atkins would be good for seeing what else is out there. It also has giant shuttlecocks. That's…a big deal for some people.
If you like Christmas stuff, the Plaza will be lit up as of Thanksgiving. It's not my bag, but a lot of people really like it. And I have to admit that there are a shit-ton of lights. It's a place to walk around and listen to buskers. There's carriage/wagon rides for people who like to ride in carriages/wagons.
I could tell you my favorite Thai place, Indian place, and German place, but you could get those foods elsewhere. I presume BBQ is the food to get while you're visiting. Jack Stack is indeed pretty decent. I like Smokehouse. Out in Lee's Summit is Hickory Pit.
Many locals swear by Oklahoma Joe's (I think it's called Joe's now). It's pretty good, though I probably wouldn't swear by it. Funnily enough, I don't really have a favorite BBQ joint. I rate them all by good or fair. I generally don't find bad BBQ around here. If such a place exists, it wouldn't last long.
Actually, when I was there we went to this barbecue place, Fiorella's Jack Stack Barbecue, on W22nd street. (At least I'm almost sure that was the one, it was quite a while ago.) It was good.. huge portions. Well reviewed online too.
Westin at Crown Center. Also pretty though breakfast there was putrid.
Sadly it turns out I only had a few hours in KC. Flew in on Monday night and flew out on Tuesday night. In that time I visited a law firm for a lot of hours and ate some BBQ, as per below. I also ate at the airport restaurant which was decidedly less exciting: do I want reheated meat entree #1 or #2?
I'm ashamed I didn't know Theory is important enough to warrant security when he travels.
Kuildeous, I knew you were in the middle of the country somewhere but never actually knew where. I'm hoping to go there a couple of times in the next few months. I think my weekends would likely be super super full, but hey it's something to think about.
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In other news, my "title" on the forum matches my avatar.
In other news, my "title" on the forum matches my avatar.
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While the higher-suicide-rate-during-Christmas rumor has been debunked, I'm sure thoughts of suicide increase—if only to get away from repetitive Christmas music.
There is some good Christmas music. But there is so much more awful Christmas music.
While the higher-suicide-rate-during-Christmas rumor has been debunked, I'm sure thoughts of suicide increase—if only to get away from repetitive Christmas music.
While the higher-suicide-rate-during-Christmas rumor has been debunked, I'm sure thoughts of suicide increase—if only to get away from repetitive Christmas music.
I'm legitimately curious : where are you hearing unwanted Christmas music ?
Because I agree that most Christmas music is annoying, but I have no problem avoiding it entirely without making much of an effort.
They do have great Christmas music. But I saw them live two Christmases ago in Vegas and was very disappointed. Their non-Christmas stuff is just.... meh.
They do have great Christmas music. But I saw them live two Christmases ago in Vegas and was very disappointed. Their non-Christmas stuff is just.... meh.
Just like Santa!
They do have great Christmas music. But I saw them live two Christmases ago in Vegas and was very disappointed. Their non-Christmas stuff is just.... meh.
Just like Santa!
Santa has great Christmas music?
Not to mention at kids groups (although as the AV guy it's kinda my fault).
The song I most closely relate Christmas to is this one:
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Took forever to find a simple version where the choir didn't have a terrible pronunciation. Anyway I like this song.
EDIT: What are the carols people hate?
The song I most closely relate Christmas to is this one:
[video]
Took forever to find a simple version where the choir didn't have a terrible pronunciation. Anyway I like this song.
EDIT: What are the carols people hate?
Stuff like this is good when done well, but I think people are referring to pervasive crappy popified christmas music. In the US it's everywhere this time of year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpxNNalLTB4
While the higher-suicide-rate-during-Christmas rumor has been debunked, I'm sure thoughts of suicide increase—if only to get away from repetitive Christmas music.
I'm legitimately curious : where are you hearing unwanted Christmas music ?
Because I agree that most Christmas music is annoying, but I have no problem avoiding it entirely without making much of an effort.
Not being into sci-fi at all (just ask robz, I can't even pronounce the word) and not being particularly interested in watching something that's just going to leave me sad it got cancelled, should I watch Firefly? If it matters, Morena Baccarin is amazingly beautiful.
Not being into sci-fi at all (just ask robz, I can't even pronounce the word) and not being particularly interested in watching something that's just going to leave me sad it got cancelled, should I watch Firefly? If it matters, Morena Baccarin is amazingly beautiful.
While the higher-suicide-rate-during-Christmas rumor has been debunked, I'm sure thoughts of suicide increase—if only to get away from repetitive Christmas music.
All I Want for Christmas Is YouThe best pop Christmas song.
All I Want for Christmas Is YouThe best pop Christmas song.
All I Want for Christmas Is YouThebestsecond worst pop Christmas song.
If you are a huge fan of a show bashing you in the face with the horrendous gimmick of using Mandarin Chinese to replace swear words (it's worse than the "frack" thing in Battlestar), then by all means, watch the show.
I do agree that the swear replacement in Firefly can get old, but I also view it as a cultural shift. Languages evolve all the time. Just look at how language was changed for A Clockwork Orange. Actually, A Clockwork Orange handles that way better than Firefly, which seems to only change swear words while not changing anything else.
If you think about it, the way fantasy handles languages in general is really dumb. The whole idea of a "common tongue" which is very often used is pretty ridiculous : try walking around 14th century Europe speaking only latin, good luck getting understood by anyone other than monks.
The French translation forgeoes the article entirely, it's just "Orange Mécanique".
@Kuildeous : Yeah, that's the point of the mandarin thing, but it's half-assed, becase everyone still speaks English. SUre, they have a few specific words like "shiny" and "gorram" but really it's impossible to handle language evolution realistically so it ends up just being a gimmick.
Which I'm not too bothered with, but I can see ash's point. I doubt that's the onlything he has against the show though.
If you think about it, the way fantasy handles languages in general is really dumb. The whole idea of a "common tongue" which is very often used is pretty ridiculous : try walking around 14th century Europe speaking only latin, good luck getting understood by anyone other than monks.
Ć̗̞͡ͅO̬̳̦̯͎̞̰̼͟͞M̸̗̘͉͇̀͘ͅE̶̡͔̟̣̱ ̭̰͖͙͇̭͕́͢P̮͓͇̻̲̗̤̰͢͟ͅĹ̘͘A̻͢Y̵̼͚̜̹̠̜ ̴͇̠͉̮̙ͅW҉̲̭̩̩̦̳̜̦I̧̞͖̭ͅŢ̹͖̺̩H̡̢̜̳̗̦̰͠ ̢̳̟̠͈͕̺͕̀U̹̺͜Ş̴̩̭̯̕ (http://www.twitch.tv/elatalkstoherself/c/5642826)
Ć̗̞͡ͅO̬̳̦̯͎̞̰̼͟͞M̸̗̘͉͇̀͘ͅE̶̡͔̟̣̱ ̭̰͖͙͇̭͕́͢P̮͓͇̻̲̗̤̰͢͟ͅĹ̘͘A̻͢Y̵̼͚̜̹̠̜ ̴͇̠͉̮̙ͅW҉̲̭̩̩̦̳̜̦I̧̞͖̭ͅŢ̹͖̺̩H̡̢̜̳̗̦̰͠ ̢̳̟̠͈͕̺͕̀U̹̺͜Ş̴̩̭̯̕ (http://www.twitch.tv/elatalkstoherself/c/5642826)
Uh, spam?
Re: Homeland, is "step maker" supposed to mean "pace maker"?
Okay, Einstein was definitely as classy as fuck.
http://www.vox.com/xpress/2014/12/6/7342171/trolls-einstein-curie
I hope it's not fake.
Ć̗̞͡ͅO̬̳̦̯͎̞̰̼͟͞M̸̗̘͉͇̀͘ͅE̶̡͔̟̣̱ ̭̰͖͙͇̭͕́͢P̮͓͇̻̲̗̤̰͢͟ͅĹ̘͘A̻͢Y̵̼͚̜̹̠̜ ̴͇̠͉̮̙ͅW҉̲̭̩̩̦̳̜̦I̧̞͖̭ͅŢ̹͖̺̩H̡̢̜̳̗̦̰͠ ̢̳̟̠͈͕̺͕̀U̹̺͜Ş̴̩̭̯̕ (http://www.twitch.tv/elatalkstoherself/c/5642826)
Uh, spam?
Possibly the scariest 10 seconds I have heard all year! (And that includes listening to your music andrew!
Sorry, i joke of course....I've never bothered listening to your music!
So, I made a new Facebook header for my hobby page. I'm thinking I could have done a solid color background.Is the hobby graphic design?
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So, I made a new Facebook header for my hobby page. I'm thinking I could have done a solid color background.Is the hobby graphic design?
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It's that bad, huh? Oh well... I'm used to editing official artwork for film releases and less used to creating from scratch.
http://imgur.com/gallery/Yrr4y2i
http://imgur.com/gallery/Yrr4y2i
http://imgur.com/gallery/Yrr4y2i
That... is actually a brilliant move on the part of the instructor.
http://imgur.com/gallery/Yrr4y2i
That... is actually a brilliant move on the part of the instructor.
If it was a "wax on, wax off" kind of move, yes (not sure what the exam was about)
If he wanted to ensure that the student would pay for not studying earlier, it's more like a dickish move.
Ć̗̞͡ͅO̬̳̦̯͎̞̰̼͟͞M̸̗̘͉͇̀͘ͅE̶̡͔̟̣̱ ̭̰͖͙͇̭͕́͢P̮͓͇̻̲̗̤̰͢͟ͅĹ̘͘A̻͢Y̵̼͚̜̹̠̜ ̴͇̠͉̮̙ͅW҉̲̭̩̩̦̳̜̦I̧̞͖̭ͅŢ̹͖̺̩H̡̢̜̳̗̦̰͠ ̢̳̟̠͈͕̺͕̀U̹̺͜Ş̴̩̭̯̕ (http://www.twitch.tv/elatalkstoherself/c/5642826)
Uh, spam?
Possibly the scariest 10 seconds I have heard all year! (And that includes listening to your music andrew!
Sorry, i joke of course....I've never bothered listening to your music!
I don't even have music so you're making fun of something that doesn't exist. That's a new low, Ozle.
Little puzzle for you this evening, came up in our pub quiz.
D=100
E = 0
F = 4
G = 8
H = 3
I = 5
J = N/A
K = N/A
L = 11
?
N = 1
0 = O
?
What should go where the ? are
M and P
That's a statics equation, as nothing is moving, of a beam at a fixed length. Your result will be in the form of torque, because the lower arm has length to it.
The weight of the arm complicates it... You would need to find the center of mass of the arm (which depending on how you are modeling the arm, can be fairly simple to quite complex) and then you get a moment from that. In general, what I've found in text books is if it doesn't give you something, you need to make an assumption about it. In high school physics (if I recall correctly, you are doing high school physics sudgy?) I would not be surprised that you are ignoring the mass of the beam. I don't recall doing much with finding centers of mass until college level statics.That's a statics equation, as nothing is moving, of a beam at a fixed length. Your result will be in the form of torque, because the lower arm has length to it.
Well, it was in my physics book. I saw the answer, and I did everything exactly as it did but I had an extra variable (the weight of the arm), so I wasn't able to solve it.
I am doing advanced high school physics (which I've heard is actually partly beginning college level).
This was just a practice problem so it didn't matter whether or not I got the question right, anyway.
Any reasonable teacher should give you credit for an answer that can trivially be shown to be right by plugging in 0 for the mass of the arm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=N5kWu1ifBGU
Any reasonable teacher should give you credit for an answer that can trivially be shown to be right by plugging in 0 for the mass of the arm.
Only if the answer is correct if the mass of the arm is non-zero, too.
Any reasonable teacher should give you credit for an answer that can trivially be shown to be right by plugging in 0 for the mass of the arm.
Only if the answer is correct if the mass of the arm is non-zero, too.
I disagree, on the assumption that the student expresses the assumption and/or indicates how the answer would change if the arm had mass.
I'm a little creeped out by my friend's Facebook account. He got married 5 years ago, and they both deleted their FB accounts and created a joint account. It has both their names on it. When I see a status update, I rarely know which one posted it, which gets a little awkward when they talk about their father being in the hospital. Wait? Which one? How do I ask this without looking inconsiderate?
Today is their "birthday." Not the husband's birthday. Not the wife's birthday. The FB birthday is actually their anniversary date. So there's even more confusion as people send happy birthdays to them. They didn't know which one was having the birthday, and it turns out that they were wrong anyway.
And then there's also the implications of what a shared FB account means. It sounds more like trust issues to me, but I'm sure it is viewed as romantic by others.
It's just further evidence that he and I have drifted apart. I definitely would not picture him doing that 20 years ago. But he seems happy with it now, so more power to him.
Real friends are the ones that say happy birthday even if they cannot get the date from Facebook.
Can't they maintain their own profilesAND get a joint one for the romantic stuff?
Why does it matter? Facebook is used less for communication and more for advertising narcissism. I have a Facebook page for my little golf club hobby, but I don't have a personal page full of "look at me" stuff. Not so long ago, joint/family emails were the norm. Who decided this digital media was going to restrict people to individual use? As a society we are moving away from community, and in doing so become numb to the world around us. It's a very cold place to be.
For people who aren't all the same person, how much weirder is it that they merge into one account? .... recalls the trope of the couple that is always joined at the hip and seem to have melded into one being.
For people who aren't all the same person, how much weirder is it that they merge into one account? .... recalls the trope of the couple that is always joined at the hip and seem to have melded into one being.
That is an ideal for some people, not a trope.
Married couples often merge all their assets and accounts (e.g. bank accounts). Why should Facebook be different? I know couples who use one page jointly because they only want to use it for family updates (much like the family email account enfynet mentioned earlier.)
Facebook is a tool to be used, and it can absolutely be successfully used jointly (though I refuse to use it at all).
Marriage is basically two people becoming one
Marriage is basically two people becoming one
Are you married? The classic vows may indicate this, but I don't think it's really how it shakes out, even metaphorically.
Marriage is basically two people becoming one
Are you married? The classic vows may indicate this, but I don't think it's really how it shakes out, even metaphorically.
I'm not making any statements about how it works out; just that it isn't simply two people being weird.
It's my birthday today.And your gift is: +1 VP
Marriage is basically two people becoming one
It's my birthday today.But when is KingZong's birthday!?
It's my birthday today.But when is KingZong's birthday!?
Only one mafia game going. Weird.
Only one mafia game ready to launch, and it can't get started. Weirder.
No one posting in the ongoing game. Very weird.
Must be the holidays.
Only one mafia game going. Weird.
Only one mafia game ready to launch, and it can't get started. Weirder.
No one posting in the ongoing game. Very weird.
Must be the holidays.
that's not just weird, it's horrible. But I don't know if there's anything left I can do.Have you tried writing an article about Island?
that's not just weird, it's horrible. But I don't know if there's anything left I can do.Have you tried writing an article about Island?
Goddammit. I saw a mouse. I live on the second floor. How did a mouse get in here? Time to go shopping for a trap.
Goddammit. I saw a mouse. I live on the second floor. How did a mouse get in here? Time to go shopping for a trap.
You probably carried it there in order to move your cursor?
It's funny because you have now explained the jokeGoddammit. I saw a mouse. I live on the second floor. How did a mouse get in here? Time to go shopping for a trap.
You probably carried it there in order to move your cursor?
It's funny because mouse has a second meaning besides a rodent, which is that of being a tool used to operate a computer.
It's funny because you have now explained the jokeGoddammit. I saw a mouse. I live on the second floor. How did a mouse get in here? Time to go shopping for a trap.
You probably carried it there in order to move your cursor?
It's funny because mouse has a second meaning besides a rodent, which is that of being a tool used to operate a computer.
No. The buck stops here.
Also why are tomatoes sometimes classified as a fruit again? Which is it?
I eat tomatoes like I eat most fruits.
I eat tomatoes like I eat most fruits.
I eat tomatoes like I eat most fruits.I don't eat tomatoes either.
I have never heard anyone describe a cucumber or green bean as a fruit. My guess is that people tend to associate fruit with taste/sweetness, and tomatoes are just in the gray area where you could describe them as a fruit, have the listener think of fruit <=> sweetness, and decide that's buyable.
Then again, I think cucumbers are a bit sweeter than tomatoes and no one confuses those. I guess that's more of a shape thing. Fruits are generally round and sweet, and tomatoes are approximations of round and sweet things.
I eat tomatoes like I eat most fruits.
Which is how?
I have never heard anyone describe a cucumber or green bean as a fruit.
Maybe we're all caught up in this hot new research:
http://oneweirdkerneltrick.com/catbasis.pdf
I eat tomatoes like I eat most fruits.
Which is how?
I believe it's how most people eat fruits.
I eat tomatoes like I eat most fruits.
Which is how?
I believe it's how most people eat fruits.
Orally?
My company is giving each employee a free turkey. Yay!
My wife also works at the company. Yay!
We're getting two turkeys. Um…
First-world problems indeed.
My company is giving each employee a free turkey. Yay!
My wife also works at the company. Yay!
We're getting two turkeys. Um…
First-world problems indeed.
There's a way to opt out, right? I assume your company is willing to hire vegetarians, etc.
My company is giving each employee a free turkey. Yay!
My wife also works at the company. Yay!
We're getting two turkeys. Um…
First-world problems indeed.
I eat tomatoes like I eat most fruits.
Which is how?
I believe it's how most people eat fruits.
I eat tomatoes like I eat most fruits.
Which is how?
I believe it's how most people eat fruits.
Oh.
Granted, my favourite way to eat tomatoes is raw and salted, and salt brings out sweetness (if you don't believe me, try it with tomatoes, pineapples or watermelon). Then again, I salt cucumbers too and they still don't match tomatoes.
I eat tomatoes like I eat most fruits.
Which is how?
I believe it's how most people eat fruits.
Oh.
But how do you think most people eat fruits?
Thomas Sanders video
One would guess that cleaning them would be more nerve-wracking.
Thomas Sanders video
Is this guy funny? I'm not convinced he's funny.
Thomas Sanders video
Is this guy funny? I'm not convinced he's funny.
I don't know in general, but I found that video funny.
I didn't laugh because they're all clearly actors. Lame.
I didn't laugh because they're all clearly actors. Lame.
I think they're just people that he asked to do a video. Not real actors.
I didn't laugh because they're all clearly actors. Lame.
I think they're just people that he asked to do a video. Not real actors.
Some of the reactions seemed genuine enough to be real. Some were clearly staged.
That was the strangest trip to facebook ever. First, my grandma died last night, so it started with all of my family members saying stuff about her.
http://vimeo.com/36749324
<How to walk>
I just had the most ridiculous game of werewolf IRL earlier today. It involved no deaths until night 4 due to me as the alien (effectively jailkeeper who lets people know they've been targetted) managing to hit the werewolf target twice and there being a no lynch every day and no kill night 1. This combined with a seer who managed to investigate everyone that wasn't a werewolf and thus getting an innocent on every night, let many people to believe the game was a troll game with no wolves. Even more fun - the first death was a generic villager, leading that villager to STILL believe it was a troll game of 8 villagers, with the mod throwing a single kill in for chaos.
Good fun. We won shortly after - the seer helped a lot of course, and we lynched a werewolf on day 4 and the other on day 5.
Back in the summer, I was in a tense game of Mafia. IIRC there was a cop, no doctor, 3 mafia. I was one of them. We ended up lynching Mafia on the first day because she made a really huge slip up. She became one of the targets of suspicion and got flustered enough to fakeclaim cop. Most people started backing off (partially led by me, of course) but some were still doubtful so she tried to bolster her claim by giving a cop result -- she investigated that person and found her to be a regular townie. Except... it was the first day. No night yet, thus no chance of an investigation at all. Obvious lie, easy lynch.
Mafia was on the backfoot from then on. I can't remember if the cop got a positive result before being eliminated, but I did have to vote against my remaining partner at one point. But I managed to talk my way out of some sticky situations. I managed to sway the deciding vote to my side to keep myself in the game, and then I chose to target her rather than either of the people who had been against me. And then I used that to turn one of those doubters against the other, for the win. It was easily the best performance I'd ever had in a Mafia game.
(http://i.imgur.com/ymosUgA.gif)Don't try that at home. You're supposed to roll on your shoulder, not your head.
(http://i.imgur.com/ymosUgA.gif)
Today I have discovered one of the laws of the universe. If you have chocolate on your desk, it will disappear by the end of the day, one way or another.I got a small amount of chocolate from my lovely grandma a week ago and placed it on my living room table right away. I've had two house parties since (its christmas season), and despite the size of the initial amount, there is still like half of it left. I feel the health kick is especially strong right now.
Today I have discovered one of the laws of the universe. If you have chocolate on your desk, it will disappear by the end of the day, one way or another.I got a small amount of chocolate from my lovely grandma a week ago and placed it on my living room table right away. I've had two house parties since (its christmas season), and despite the size of the initial amount, there is still like half of it left. I feel the health kick is especially strong right now.
Do you have the original version of this gif? As in, without the laser effects?
Do you have the original version of this gif? As in, without the laser effects?
Are you suggesting that the lasers weren't in the original?
(No I don't, sorry.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HE9OQ4FnkQ
Apparently this is old.
Wikipedia (and the maker of the Take on Me video) claim that Take on Me was the original, but that one's pretty old. If I can say that about something from 2009.
Why a rat instead of a mouse?
Edit: also, just learned that the most common type of pet rat is called the Fancy Rat. Awesome.
I'm 12 upvotes away from 1000.
I have so much respect it's gross.
Why must my best material produce such conundrums? I'll add an explanation so it's upvotable. Or maybe I'll be cursed to have the same amount of respect forever just to support this joke :DI have so much respect it's gross.
I'd upvote this, but I don't want to make your comment not true.
I have so much respect it's gross.
Wow, that would be a LOT of downvoting.
You could 'av a gadro.Wow, that would be a LOT of downvoting.
I see that now. I was unaware I posted so much stuff. Well, okay, I knew I post a lot. I just didn't know how much they accumulated.
Well, there aren't many number homonyms I can use here. If two gross is too difficult to achieve, I'll think up something about four gross or that I eight gross.
Wow, that would be a LOT of upvoting.You could 'av a gadro.Wow, that would be a LOT of downvoting.
I see that now. I was unaware I posted so much stuff. Well, okay, I knew I post a lot. I just didn't know how much they accumulated.
Well, there aren't many number homonyms I can use here. If two gross is too difficult to achieve, I'll think up something about four gross or that I eight gross.
Does anyone know a reason why I shouldn't buy an Asus X550JK-XO065H? I need a more portable PC for my home studio/live electronic music performances and it seems to be one of the very few options that are powerful enough and within my budget. Windows 8) and the low resolution are annoying, but probably not going to be problematic, and I'm not going to need the laptop for gaming.
(http://uproxx.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/superman2.gif)
My computer is broke'dvirus?
Boots up fine, loads windows fine. Can start opening up stuff, then about 2 minutes later....poof, restarts.
Very annoying.
Finally gave in and bought a PS4, though their games so far seem pretty lacking. I bought Diablo III, and am waiting for a (long) download. The purchase came with a voucher for one of: Destiny, Farcry 4, Little Big Planet 3, or lame_sports_game_0001. Obviously lame sports game is out. (I'm not sure why they even make those games.) Both Destiny and Farcry 4 look to be first-person shooters, and therefore pretty weak. (The last first-person shooter game I played was Doom.) Is there anything to those games? I read Destiny has some RPG elements.
Little Big Planet is a puzzle game, apparently, so it looks like a winner. Has anyone played it?
Has anyone tried the PSNow thing? It looks like they offer PSX, X<4, games for streaming, but apparently they charge per time unit, which seems pretty bad for any kind of game you'd actually want to play.
I think I'm done with the Moat joke, time to find a new one
I think I'm done with the Moat joke, time to find a new one
I think I'm done with the Moat joke, time to find a new one
Finally gave in and bought a PS4, though their games so far seem pretty lacking. I bought Diablo III, and am waiting for a (long) download. The purchase came with a voucher for one of: Destiny, Farcry 4, Little Big Planet 3, or lame_sports_game_0001. Obviously lame sports game is out. (I'm not sure why they even make those games.) Both Destiny and Farcry 4 look to be first-person shooters, and therefore pretty weak. (The last first-person shooter game I played was Doom.) Is there anything to those games? I read Destiny has some RPG elements.If I had to chose between lame-future-rpg, or lame-open-world-shooter, or lame-platformer-puzzle-game, or lame-sports-clone... I'd choose something from the mid-late 90s.
Little Big Planet is a puzzle game, apparently, so it looks like a winner. Has anyone played it?
Has anyone tried the PSNow thing? It looks like they offer PSX, X<4, games for streaming, but apparently they charge per time unit, which seems pretty bad for any kind of game you'd actually want to play.
Finally gave in and bought a PS4, though their games so far seem pretty lacking. I bought Diablo III, and am waiting for a (long) download. The purchase came with a voucher for one of: Destiny, Farcry 4, Little Big Planet 3, or lame_sports_game_0001. Obviously lame sports game is out. (I'm not sure why they even make those games.) Both Destiny and Farcry 4 look to be first-person shooters, and therefore pretty weak. (The last first-person shooter game I played was Doom.) Is there anything to those games? I read Destiny has some RPG elements.If I had to chose between lame-future-rpg, or lame-open-world-shooter, or lame-platformer-puzzle-game, or lame-sports-clone... I'd choose something from the mid-late 90s.
Little Big Planet is a puzzle game, apparently, so it looks like a winner. Has anyone played it?
Has anyone tried the PSNow thing? It looks like they offer PSX, X<4, games for streaming, but apparently they charge per time unit, which seems pretty bad for any kind of game you'd actually want to play.
I've played GTA V story mode. Not online. It was pretty good. So far, the "newest" game(s) I've enjoyed the most are the Portal games, and Fallout 3. Sadly, I cannot usually stay interested in a game long enough to finish something like Skyrim. It was a beautiful game though.
Also, I suck at video games. Except the Madden series and Tiger Woods series, which, as mentioned before, aren't really video games. I'd rather play real football or real golf instead anyways.
I do enjoy SketchUp. Also, NoLimits Coaster Simulation with FVD design software.
On PC I like playing Age of Empires II, on easy difficulty. RollerCoaster Tycoon is fun sometimes too.
I think I'm done with the Moat joke, time to find a new one
JoaT?
I've played GTA V story mode. Not online. It was pretty good. So far, the "newest" game(s) I've enjoyed the most are the Portal games, and Fallout 3. Sadly, I cannot usually stay interested in a game long enough to finish something like Skyrim. It was a beautiful game though.
Also, I suck at video games. Except the Madden series and Tiger Woods series, which, as mentioned before, aren't really video games. I'd rather play real football or real golf instead anyways.
I do enjoy SketchUp. Also, NoLimits Coaster Simulation with FVD design software.
On PC I like playing Age of Empires II, on easy difficulty. RollerCoaster Tycoon is fun sometimes too.
GTA online isn't that good. Easily skipable. Skyrim is fun, but it does get repetitive. I just really enjoy exploration. Fallout 3 and New Vegas were amazing, NV being the only game I've played more than 3 times. I found something new everytime I played.
I think I'm done with the Moat joke, time to find a new one
JoaT?
Naah, a whole new fun thing to put in threads.
Being Eevee on Isotropic....Done
Alternate Accounts...Done
Is Isotropic Down....Done
Moat......Done
Hiding random song lyrics in posts.....Done
I just played my first game of Dominion is months and I won pretty convincingly. After the game I said my customary "gg" and clicked done but not before seeing my opponent say "no". I'm glad I didn't catch what he was about to say after that.
I just played my first game of Dominion is months and I won pretty convincingly. After the game I said my customary "gg" and clicked done but not before seeing my opponent say "no". I'm glad I didn't catch what he was about to say after that.
Oooh! A return to the online etiquette debate. I've heard a number of people say that they consider it poor form to say "gg" as the winner before the loser says "gg." Personally, I would not be offended, but I have changed my behaviour so as to avoid causing offense to others.
I just played my first game of Dominion is months and I won pretty convincingly. After the game I said my customary "gg" and clicked done but not before seeing my opponent say "no". I'm glad I didn't catch what he was about to say after that.
Oooh! A return to the online etiquette debate. I've heard a number of people say that they consider it poor form to say "gg" as the winner before the loser says "gg." Personally, I would not be offended, but I have changed my behaviour so as to avoid causing offense to others.
I say it even if I lose, but yeah I'm not going to get into that whole debate.
How you end up feeling when your opponent buys as much VP as possible even though he already bought the game winning card:This is my favorite thing of 2015 and the year has just started.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2-4XxkOnqs
Way to rub it in, Desean.
First post!Of 2015? What timezone are you in?
First post!
First post!
No, KingZog3 was the first.
First post!
No, KingZog3 was the first.
Actually Theory just chopped the random stuff I thread at my post, so really it's Theory who posted first with my account.
First post!
No, KingZog3 was the first.
Actually Theory just chopped the random stuff I thread at my post, so really it's Theory who posted first with my account.
I meant the first to post in 2015, which is what I thought Kirian meant.
First post!
No, KingZog3 was the first.
Actually Theory just chopped the random stuff I thread at my post, so really it's Theory who posted first with my account.
I meant the first to post in 2015, which is what I thought Kirian meant.
that's what I thought too, but I didn't make the first post in 2015 did I? Which thread?
I just played my first game of Dominion is months and I won pretty convincingly. After the game I said my customary "gg" and clicked done but not before seeing my opponent say "no". I'm glad I didn't catch what he was about to say after that.
Oooh! A return to the online etiquette debate. I've heard a number of people say that they consider it poor form to say "gg" as the winner before the loser says "gg." Personally, I would not be offended, but I have changed my behaviour so as to avoid causing offense to others.
I say it even if I lose, but yeah I'm not going to get into that whole debate.
No, you say bg when you lose to me (which is always), and act all unhappy.
First post!
No, KingZog3 was the first.
Actually Theory just chopped the random stuff I thread at my post, so really it's Theory who posted first with my account.
I meant the first to post in 2015, which is what I thought Kirian meant.
I think we'd be far better off without "gg" (and "glhf" for that matter). But I recognize that "gg" is here to stay, so here's how I use it.
• If I lose a game, I will say "gg" usually followed by "Well played." In this case, "gg" means "Thanks for playing this game with me".
• If I win a game and my opponent says "gg" and doesn't immediately leave, I will say "gg" back. In this case, "gg" means "Thank you for not leaving right after saying "gg".
• In rare cases, if a game has been extremely close and interesting, I will say "gg" even if I have won. In this case, "gg" means "That was a good game."
• In very rare cases, I will say "gg" even if none of the above apply. In these cases, "gg" means "That's right, f***wad! I beat your godd*** bog-standard Minion enigne! How does that taste, you incredible a******!?"
Hrm, according to this, Statistics >> MafiaNope, that's just nonsense. Scumhunting is always at the very worst the same as random lynch, which is what they are suggesting. How much better than random lynch it actually is I don't think is very much, but it is still better.
http://www.cracked.com/article_21940_5-mathematical-strategies-dominating-popular-kids-games_p2.html
Grain of salt because, I mean, it's Cracked... but I think the point may well be correct. Obviously this ignores all of the extra roles and stuff you crazy Mafia-ers... Mafiators? Whatever... that you do.
Hrm, according to this, Statistics >> Mafia
http://www.cracked.com/article_21940_5-mathematical-strategies-dominating-popular-kids-games_p2.html
Grain of salt because, I mean, it's Cracked... but I think the point may well be correct. Obviously this ignores all of the extra roles and stuff you crazy Mafia-ers... Mafiators? Whatever... that you do.
New forum game for us. Go!
http://existentialcomics.com/comic/58
New forum game for us. Go!In French class, I reskinned Candyland to the theme of Le Petite Prince.
http://existentialcomics.com/comic/58
New forum game for us. Go!In French class, I reskinned Candyland to the theme of Le Petite Prince.
http://existentialcomics.com/comic/58
If I new how to make a meme, it would be some sad-faced person and this:
Makes an animated captioned meme
Plug for free meme-generating software covers up part of the caption
New forum game for us. Go!
http://existentialcomics.com/comic/58
The funniest part of this comic is that sometimes they explain the jokes.
I was trying to log in to my Twitch account, but instead I accidentally followed myself with my old Justin.tv account. Now I get emails every time I stream.
I just learned the alt code for pi... Now let's hope I remember it...
(http://i.imgur.com/MU7KJku.jpg)Is it wrong that I know exactly at which point in the movie this happens?
Is it wrong that I know exactly at which point in the movie this happens?
Is it wrong that I know exactly at which point in the movie this happens?
Open one box:
Box (http://www.todoporlapraxis.es/wp-content/oqey_gallery/galleries/antriball-no/galimg/no.jpg) Box (http://www.nkkhoo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/yes.jpg)
Don't cheat!
Is it wrong that I know exactly at which point in the movie this happens?I know too, so no :)
Is it wrong that I know exactly at which point in the movie this happens?
Open one box:
Box (http://www.todoporlapraxis.es/wp-content/oqey_gallery/galleries/antriball-no/galimg/no.jpg) Box (http://www.nkkhoo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/yes.jpg)
Don't cheat!
And this is why you mouse over links to see where they point.
Is it wrong that I know exactly at which point in the movie this happens?
Open one box:
Box (http://www.todoporlapraxis.es/wp-content/oqey_gallery/galleries/antriball-no/galimg/no.jpg) Box (http://www.nkkhoo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/yes.jpg)
Don't cheat!
And this is why you mouse over links to see where they point.
I did just that. But then I figured that whoever created those pages would anticipate people mousing over links and therefore reversed them. I clearly cannot choose the glass in front of me.
So I was a little disappointed that the trick was done…unless the trick was meant to catch people who are expecting a trick.
Perhaps this is why they say don't cheat.
Is it wrong that I know exactly at which point in the movie this happens?
Open one box:
Box (http://www.todoporlapraxis.es/wp-content/oqey_gallery/galleries/antriball-no/galimg/no.jpg) Box (http://www.nkkhoo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/yes.jpg)
Don't cheat!
Huh, this is something I put together in 3 minutes with google images, so you are overanalyzing it.
If anyone can explain how to use those fancy redirections (or whatever) to hide the real links, I promise I won't use it for evil.
Huh, this is something I put together in 3 minutes with google images, so you are overanalyzing it.
It's in my nature. It's how I lost at Mafia. I knew that just randomly hanging someone on the first day was the better choice, but I let myself get dragged into the analysis.
But anyway, here is the code I put in the head section of the page:
<meta http-equiv="Refresh" content ="0;url=http://www.google.com">
(Edit: Post #2500, nice)
But anyway, here is the code I put in the head section of the page:
<meta http-equiv="Refresh" content ="0;url=http://www.google.com">
Sorry, could you go into more detail? What do I have to change to make it work in a random post in this forum?
(Edit:PostReply #2500, nice)
http://www.goldennumber.net/wp-content/uploads/pepsi-arnell-021109.pdf
The seriousness of this document makes it feel like a caricature of marketing and design. It blows my mind.
But anyway, here is the code I put in the head section of the page:
<meta http-equiv="Refresh" content ="0;url=http://www.google.com">
Sorry, could you go into more detail? What do I have to change to make it work in a random post in this forum?
Oh, sorry, I just thought you wanted to have the status bar read one URL while redirecting to another URL so you can obfuscate the real destination. I was just giving a redirect code.
But anyway, here is the code I put in the head section of the page:
<meta http-equiv="Refresh" content ="0;url=http://www.google.com">
Sorry, could you go into more detail? What do I have to change to make it work in a random post in this forum?
Oh, sorry, I just thought you wanted to have the status bar read one URL while redirecting to another URL so you can obfuscate the real destination. I was just giving a redirect code.
Ah sorry, that's exactly what I was looking for. I was asking how to use this huh grammar. Where do I put this snippet? Where does the real URL go? And the fake one?
http://www.goldennumber.net/wp-content/uploads/pepsi-arnell-021109.pdf
The seriousness of this document makes it feel like a caricature of marketing and design. It blows my mind.
http://www.goldennumber.net/wp-content/uploads/pepsi-arnell-021109.pdf
The seriousness of this document makes it feel like a caricature of marketing and design. It blows my mind.
...I can't believe I read the whole entire thing...
http://www.goldennumber.net/wp-content/uploads/pepsi-arnell-021109.pdf
The seriousness of this document makes it feel like a caricature of marketing and design. It blows my mind.
http://www.goldennumber.net/wp-content/uploads/pepsi-arnell-021109.pdf
The seriousness of this document makes it feel like a caricature of marketing and design. It blows my mind.
It is a caricature. Right? Please tell me it's a caricature. It must be a caricature.
http://www.goldennumber.net/wp-content/uploads/pepsi-arnell-021109.pdf
The seriousness of this document makes it feel like a caricature of marketing and design. It blows my mind.
It is a caricature. Right? Please tell me it's a caricature. It must be a caricature.
http://www.goldennumber.net/wp-content/uploads/pepsi-arnell-021109.pdf
The seriousness of this document makes it feel like a caricature of marketing and design. It blows my mind.
It is a caricature. Right? Please tell me it's a caricature. It must be a caricature.
Apparently it's not! There are news articles from back when this was something new. For example:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pepsis-nonsensical-logo-redesign-document-1-million-for-this/
http://www.goldennumber.net/wp-content/uploads/pepsi-arnell-021109.pdf
The seriousness of this document makes it feel like a caricature of marketing and design. It blows my mind.
...I can't believe I read the whole entire thing...
I didn't. I read maybe the first 5 pages and then scrolled through the rest.
But now that you've done so, how has your life changed?
http://www.goldennumber.net/wp-content/uploads/pepsi-arnell-021109.pdf
The seriousness of this document makes it feel like a caricature of marketing and design. It blows my mind.
It is a caricature. Right? Please tell me it's a caricature. It must be a caricature.
Apparently it's not! There are news articles from back when this was something new. For example:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pepsis-nonsensical-logo-redesign-document-1-million-for-this/
Do you ever get that feeling watching movies or something where you're so embarrassed for the people on screen that you just want to burrow into the couch and hide?
http://www.goldennumber.net/wp-content/uploads/pepsi-arnell-021109.pdf
The seriousness of this document makes it feel like a caricature of marketing and design. It blows my mind.
It is a caricature. Right? Please tell me it's a caricature. It must be a caricature.
urg, I seem to always do the wrong thing if I'm opening threads
BP spent over $7 million on their logo change back in 2000
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/849475.stm
They basically came up with a green and yellow flower to link them to green and clean technologies, wonder how that worked out for them...
don't quote me
Well, I'm still not even buying Exxon gas, so it's not going to work out very well for them with regards to me.
Well, I'm still not even buying Exxon gas, so it's not going to work out very well for them with regards to me.
I... don't understand what you're saying here.
BP spent over $7 million on their logo change back in 2000If you compare to their previous logo, maybe it was worth it:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/849475.stm
They basically came up with a green and yellow flower to link them to green and clean technologies, wonder how that worked out for them...
Well, I'm still not even buying Exxon gas, so it's not going to work out very well for them with regards to me.
I... don't understand what you're saying here.
Oh yeah, also, who were those people who said that they were unique being 18 on here? Because it's not so unique anymore...present.
Was just reminded of a game I absolutely loved as a kid:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYzg8TO2WLk
Over the past few weeks I've been rewatching the Harry Potter movies, so here is the definitive ranking :
The Prisoner of Azkaban (3)
The Goblet of Fire (4)
The Deathly Hallows, Part 1 (7)
The Half-Blood Prince (6)
The Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (8 )
The Order of the Phoenix (5)
The Philosopher's Stone (1)
The Chamber of Secrets (2)
Discuss ?
Over the past few weeks I've been rewatching the Harry Potter movies, so here is the definitive ranking :
The Prisoner of Azkaban (3)
The Goblet of Fire (4)
The Deathly Hallows, Part 1 (7)
The Half-Blood Prince (6)
The Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (8 )
The Order of the Phoenix (5)
The Philosopher's Stone (1)
The Chamber of Secrets (2)
Discuss ?
Over the past few weeks I've been rewatching the Harry Potter movies, so here is the definitive ranking :I agree with this like 99%, but I'd personally put Goblet of Fire on top. The first two movies are somewhat meh to me. I watched all the movies before I read the books (I know, probably sacrilege), and I still feel like there's a lot of stuff in the last book (and movie) I don't "get".
The Prisoner of Azkaban (3)
The Goblet of Fire (4)
The Deathly Hallows, Part 1 (7)
The Half-Blood Prince (6)
The Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (8 )
The Order of the Phoenix (5)
The Philosopher's Stone (1)
The Chamber of Secrets (2)
Discuss ?
(I know, probably sacrilege)
Not to me and you they aren't ;).(I know, probably sacrilege)
If the books were sacred, but they're not.
Yes, I'm pretty sure this ranking is objectively correct. Although you could add a few hundred empty lines between The Deathly Hallows, Part 2 and The Order of the Phoenix.
Yes, I'm pretty sure this ranking is objectively correct. Although you could add a few hundred empty lines between The Deathly Hallows, Part 2 and The Order of the Phoenix.
You know, before I rewatched them, I would have put Order of the Phoenix last, below even the first two, but... I don't know, it wasn't that awful. It's not good, but it's better than I remembered it.
@Ichi : Goblet of Fire really nails the Cedric Digorry thing which is probably the most important thing in the whole series, but it does have pacing problems. I remember there being talk of splitting it in two at the time, and you can feel it at the start of the movie where the editing feels really rushed.
As far as reading the book first... well if you are going to read the book, yeah it's better to read it first because you get to imagine the characters and setting your own way... but that's your loss, I'm not sure why people would get upset about that.
Over the past few weeks I've been rewatching the Harry Potter movies, so here is the definitive ranking :
The Prisoner of Azkaban (3)
The Goblet of Fire (4)
The Deathly Hallows, Part 1 (7)
The Half-Blood Prince (6)
The Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (8 )
The Order of the Phoenix (5)
The Philosopher's Stone (1)
The Chamber of Secrets (2)
Discuss ?
I only watched like half the movies. Was generally extremely unimpressed. I recall that PoA was just ruined for me by the stupid looking werewolf.
i thought the movies were OK, but they don't stand out to me enough to say one is better than another. Books aren't always better than the movie, but they certainly are with Harry Potter.And this is why I think goblet of fire was the worst movie
I do remember being disappointed with Goblet of Fire. It was my favourite of the books, but the length of the movie vs. the book definitely meant a lot had to be cut. There were some changes that stood out a lot to me.
Poker is over. Well, at least Texas Hold-em is.*two player limit texas hold-em
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/game-theorists-crack-poker/
incapable of losing against any opponent in a fair game”.
Of course, no poker algorithm can be mathematically guaranteed to win every game, because the game involves a large element of chance based on the hand you’re dealt. But Bowling and his colleagues have demonstrated that their algorithm always wins in the long run.
Michael Bowling and his colleagues at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, along with Finnish software developer Oskari Tammelin, plays perfectly, to all intents and purposes.
QuoteMichael Bowling and his colleagues at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, along with Finnish software developer Oskari Tammelin, plays perfectly, to all intents and purposes.
We've found Eevee, I think.
I feel like the article leaves out the most interesting part: how does the bot play? How often does it bluff? How often does it slow play? How aggressive is it? How important is position? What percentage of hands does it play? How often does it take the pot with the weaker hand? And for me the most interesting question would be, if it plays against itself, what percentage of hands make it to showdown?
I actually met this guy last summer; he said he had it down to one milli-big blind off the nash equilibrium, but hadn't published yet. I guess now he has :P
I actually met this guy last summer; he said he had it down to one milli-big blind off the nash equilibrium, but hadn't published yet. I guess now he has :P
Huh - my impression was that it wasn't the exact solution to the nash equilibirum, and was generated from a very, very large sample of actual game states of poker. Maybe I'm wrong though. Or, maybe they did it over all states, and worked on it til convergence. That way, it's not necessarily exactly perfect because of built-in limitations to how accurately the computer can represent decimals, but it's close enough to not even matter.
For some reason Elanchana's message isn't marked as read for me, even though I read it several times and even hit the mark all as read button. Weird.
For some reason Elanchana's message isn't marked as read for me, even though I read it several times and even hit the mark all as read button. Weird.
Are you sure you didn't hit the "mark unread" button by accident?
For some reason Elanchana's message isn't marked as read for me, even though I read it several times and even hit the mark all as read button. Weird.
Edit: Fixed now that I posted. Still weird.
I actually met this guy last summer; he said he had it down to one milli-big blind off the nash equilibrium, but hadn't published yet. I guess now he has :P
Huh - my impression was that it wasn't the exact solution to the nash equilibirum, and was generated from a very, very large sample of actual game states of poker. Maybe I'm wrong though. Or, maybe they did it over all states, and worked on it til convergence. That way, it's not necessarily exactly perfect because of built-in limitations to how accurately the computer can represent decimals, but it's close enough to not even matter.
The "poker is solved" headline has been giving me mathematical twinges too. Going on nothing else but the news coverage, this is roughly what I'm imagining has happened.
I've a vague idea I heard once that, in the same way that there's an algorithm that will provide a proof for any provable statement, there's an algorithm that is asymptotically optimal at playing games (or maybe it was trading, or perhaps there's no difference). The idea is that you just try all of the possible strategies and measure how well they all do, and spend progressively more of your time using the better ones. So what I imagine is that an algorithm like this has been run on this type of poker for a really long time, and that all of the clever work has gone into making it remotely computationally feasible.
I feel like the article leaves out the most interesting part: how does the bot play? How often does it bluff? How often does it slow play? How aggressive is it? How important is position? What percentage of hands does it play? How often does it take the pot with the weaker hand? And for me the most interesting question would be, if it plays against itself, what percentage of hands make it to showdown?
After Googling around, it seems like the original paper has some stats on how it plays - for instance, it called on the first action 0.06% of the time. The actual paper is going to be trickier to get access to.
I'm not sure if that's from a large sample of possible states, or explicitly from every possible state. For qualitative questions, it's very hard to quantify some of them, and it's entirely possible the bot pays wildly differently on states that appear to be similar in value, so at best you can hope that you can play the bot yourself somehow...
....Some strategy details that they talk about are that the dealer almost never calls and usually raises. The strategy almost never raises all the way to the betting limit on the first round of betting. It folds on fewer hands than humans do (as non-dealer. It very rarely folds as dealer).
Actually I'm also interested in headphones. Preferably ones that are easy enough to wear while taking public transit to listen to music, and also for editing film stuff.
Do you want over-the-ear, on-ear, or in-ear? That makes a significant difference. For traveling I prefer in-ear earbuds and highly recommend the M9 (or M9P if you need a mic).
I'm looking to buy my first pair of reasonable headphones, and some of you seem to know about this kind of thing. I listen to very little music, and mostly want them for listening to soundscapes on youtube recorded with binaural microphones. At the moment I'm using a Ł10 headset; I suspect I'm missing detail, and am prepared to spend some money to find out.
I'm aiming to spend around Ł50, but am looking for value rather than cheap. My searching so far has led me to the Sony MDR7506 (Ł75) and the Sennheiser HD449 (Ł60). Any thoughts? One potential problem with the MDR7056 appears to be that they might provide extremely accurate reproduction of people's not-that-great microphones.
I'm looking to buy my first pair of reasonable headphones, and some of you seem to know about this kind of thing. I listen to very little music, and mostly want them for listening to soundscapes on youtube recorded with binaural microphones. At the moment I'm using a Ł10 headset; I suspect I'm missing detail, and am prepared to spend some money to find out.
I'm aiming to spend around Ł50, but am looking for value rather than cheap. My searching so far has led me to the Sony MDR7506 (Ł75) and the Sennheiser HD449 (Ł60). Any thoughts? One potential problem with the MDR7056 appears to be that they might provide extremely accurate reproduction of people's not-that-great microphones.
I'm familiar with both units. There are lots of reviews online for each of these, so google is your friend. Audio reviews are like wine reviews though (sound is subjective), so use them as a starting point, then arrange a demo of each at all possible. The good news is that your source material is accessible from your phone or tablet, or an in-store computer.
A few general thoughts: a) I think you are doing the right thing by looking at around-the-ear models. b) With around-the-ear phones, how comfortable they are during extended wearing is very nearly as important as how they sound (unless you only have them on for 3 or 4 minutes at a time). If you demo them, keep them on for at least 15 or 20 minutes (more on this in a moment).
In terms of features, the Sennheiser is going to be a little lighter in weight, but comes with a shorter cord. Sennheisers do not fold, the Sony pair does, if storage is an issue. Both are wired, with the cord attaching only to the left earpiece. That sometimes matters if you are moving around in a studio, at a mixing board, or similar. Sitting in one spot plugged into your computer it would be less of a factor. Ear pads on both are user replaceable and inexpensive. (This will matter only if you keep the headphones a long time, and either of these will last you a VERY long time if not chewed on by dogs or thrown about by kids).
The Sonys have been around since 1991. I own a pair of their precursor/older bother that is in the same price range in the US, the MDR-V6. Both Sony models are well respected headphones designed many years ago (1985 and 1991). They are very similar. The V6 has just recently been discontinued by Sony, so you may begin seeing it at clearance prices in your area. Full retail was about $100 here (67 pounds?).
Now I'm going to throw you a curve. You don't say what your current headphones are, but I can suggest/strongly recommend a VERY comfortable, very capable around-the-ear headphone for about $25 (16 pounds?) - the JVC HA-RX500. This is one of 3 pairs I own (the third pair being two orders of magnitude more expensive), and unless I am sitting down for extended critical listening, I reach for the JVC's first. Why? Comfort. They (arguably) don't have some of the strengths of the V6's, but they don't miss by much, and they are much more comfortable, so when I'm streaming Pandora for hours at a time while at my desk, I want them over the Sonys. At that price point, their value is enormous, and I don't think you can go wrong. They are almost guaranteed to be a step up from what you have, they will last a long time, and you'd get an answer to your question about source material issues without a huge investment. And in the off chance that you didn't like the actual headphone (for reasons other than source material), you'd still have most of your budget in your pocket to try one of the models you enumerated.
TL:DR - You can't go wrong with either choice, but given your concern about source material, a third option in my final paragraph may be an attractive option.
Edit: To eliminate a double negative, and clarify one point.
Edit: To eliminate a double negative(http://i.qkme.me/3uio8v.jpg)
Actually I'm also interested in headphones. Preferably ones that are easy enough to wear while taking public transit to listen to music, and also for editing film stuff.
Don't buy Skullcandy or Beats Audio. Those suck, and are dumb because they charge tons for something that is completely inferior. Think of Macbooks and their pricing vs. windows computers, except they aren't actually as useful as a Macintosh in functionality. The best high end headphones are usually Sony and Bose.
Now I'm going to throw you a curve. You don't say what your current headphones are, but I can suggest/strongly recommend a VERY comfortable, very capable around-the-ear headphone for about $25 (16 pounds?) - the JVC HA-RX500. This is one of 3 pairs I own (the third pair being two orders of magnitude more expensive), and unless I am sitting down for extended critical listening, I reach for the JVC's first. Why? Comfort. They (arguably) don't have some of the strengths of the V6's, but they don't miss by much, and they are much more comfortable
Nooooooooooooooooooo............
Tl dr Summary for everyone: Just use the standard Apple ones
Nooooooooooooooooooo............
Tl dr Summary for everyone: Just use the standard Apple ones
That would be like buying a toothbrush from Toyota, or a chainsaw from Merrill Lynch.
@qmech - You are most welcome, glad it helped. These are indeed comfortable, and though inexpensive, are not at all cheap. They represent great value, IMO.
Nooooooooooooooooooo............
Tl dr Summary for everyone: Just use the standard Apple ones
That would be like buying a toothbrush from Toyota, or a chainsaw from Merrill Lynch.
Woah! Toyota do toothbrushes! I want one...
....Some strategy details that they talk about are that the dealer almost never calls and usually raises. The strategy almost never raises all the way to the betting limit on the first round of betting. It folds on fewer hands than humans do (as non-dealer. It very rarely folds as dealer).
In heads up, the button (dealer) raising instead of calling has been a good strategy for a long time, nothing shocking there.
I can't get to the paper itself, so can you clarify your second comment? The phrase "almost never raising to the betting limit" is a little confusing. In fixed limit holdem, any raise will be to the "betting limit", as the limits are fixed. Do you mean that the strategy almost never puts in the final raise (in a structure allowing the original bet and say 3 raises)? That would seem obvious, as the opponent would have to be putting in raises as well for anyone to have an option to put in the final raise - this is heads up after all. The opponent not raising would by obviate your ability to raise to the maximum.
Can I ask for random tech support here?
I have a problem with my internet connection. I live in a student residence. At first the internet was free access, and there was no problem.
Then they added some control on the internet connection: when I open a browser, it automatically opens a login page where I have to identify myself before I can actually go on the internet. The problem is, it seems to have broken something, because I can't see embedded youtube images, I can't access half my google results (and can only access google image results when using google chrome instead of firefox), a lot of sites take forever to open (20-30 secs), and very often I have to manually type the site address with https:// in front to actually open a page (ex: I can't access wikipedia otherwise), and some random sites are completely blocked (particularly annoying when trying to download things from sourceforge, for example). I've complained to the internet provider, but they are not helping.
Now, today I've tried connecting with my work laptop, uses Ubuntu instead of Windows Vista (yes, I know, who uses Vista), and I have none of this problems.
So, does anyone have any idea what is the problem I have, and how to fix it?
Yes, it doesn't make the final raise. I'll just quote the article "The strategy almost never “caps” (i.e., makes the final allowed raise) in the first round as the dealer, whereas some strong human players cap the betting with a wide range of hands."
I'm looking to buy my first pair of reasonable headphones, and some of you seem to know about this kind of thing. I listen to very little music, and mostly want them for listening to soundscapes on youtube recorded with binaural microphones. At the moment I'm using a Ł10 headset; I suspect I'm missing detail, and am prepared to spend some money to find out.
I'm aiming to spend around Ł50, but am looking for value rather than cheap. My searching so far has led me to the Sony MDR7506 (Ł75) and the Sennheiser HD449 (Ł60). Any thoughts? One potential problem with the MDR7056 appears to be that they might provide extremely accurate reproduction of people's not-that-great microphones.
Don't forget the $15000 gold-encrusted diamond-coated Monster cables, forged in Mt. Doom, then assembled on the ISS for special vacuum-proofing.
thousands!
I for one don't know the words...
I for one don't know the words...
You don't recognize it? That's the scene where Frodo says, "One does not simply walk into Mordor". But the colour is off.
No wait, that's Gandalf. So the caption is, "With great power comes great responsibility".
Tens of thousands.
(http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/avl/pics/lotr/ttt/army.jpg)
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(https://38.media.tumblr.com/f14db9a43835b254a02b3e4dc96b7e95/tumblr_n57bzbThoO1r99lieo1_500.gif)
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Can someone make this funnier for me?
I for one don't know the words...
It's actually not a comic for humor.
The pokedex entry for Cubone says that it wears the skull of its dead mother. In the original Pokemon games, there is a subplot at one point where you actually encounter an orphan Cubone as well as the ghost of a Marowak (the evolved form of Cubone) who was killed by Team Rocket. When you defeat the ghost Marowak, it says that her soul has finally moved on.
Because of that and a similar plot in the anime, millions of children were traumatized. The comic just expounds on the tragic backstory of Cubone. All the pokemon games also feature fossil pokemon. You can obtain fossils of extinct pokemon and then have them brought back to life at a lab. So here, Cubone hears about this science and is asking for the researcher to bring its mother back to life by using the skull.
In fact, this back story is apparently common to all Cubone. If you think about it though, that makes no sense. But it's just one more reason to believe the theory (http://i.imgur.com/Ntv6QJZ.jpg) that the pokedex is being written by these adventurous children who really have no idea what they're talking about.
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Can someone make this funnier for me?
[Pokemon comic clipped]
Can someone make this funnier for me?
Add "in bed" to the end.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeG3dwk8D6w
I think the end text should just be "Rekt"
I think the end text should just be "Rekt"
Hey, I've seen that term used in Clicker Heroes (why am I still "playing" this game?). Is that term unique to that game, or has it gained a more universal acceptance that was just used by Clicker Heroes?
In any case, I find "rekt" to be amusing. Rekt him? I destroyed him!
I think the end text should just be "Rekt"
Hey, I've seen that term used in Clicker Heroes (why am I still "playing" this game?). Is that term unique to that game, or has it gained a more universal acceptance that was just used by Clicker Heroes?
In any case, I find "rekt" to be amusing. Rekt him? I destroyed him!
This more or less is indicative:
http://imgur.com/gallery/weNzG
http://imgur.com/gallery/OCJd6
(http://i.imgur.com/BFMWjvn.gif)
Rekt?
I want my new cage to come in now. It's scheduled for tomorrow. Then I'll have a super deluxe cage... We're happy with... more complex relationships.
And now I'm just thinking of various things to do or get to make the cage more fun.
though I don't foresee getting that many. We're happy with the two we have
I want my new cage to come in now. It's scheduled for tomorrow. Then I'll have a super deluxe cage for my ratties. May even look into getting another one. Supposedly, this cage could house nine adult rats, though I don't foresee getting that many. We're happy with the two we have, and I would like to get one or two more companions to give them more complex relationships.
And now I'm just thinking of various things to do or get to make the cage more fun.
Today, I found out that I have SSed more levels in Dustforce than one of the developers of the game. That's interesting food for thought.
Today, I found out that I have SSed more levels in Dustforce than one of the developers of the game. That's interesting food for thought.
What does "SS" mean here? Super Special?
Short list of bars/cafes around the country were you can game:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/game-on-bars-and-cafes-where-you-can-bond-with-friends-over-games/ss-AA8afL4?ocid=mailsignout
Every time I decide to browse Facebook I immediately regret the decision. Today's Facebook ragequit was brought to you in part by some idiot who thought the phrase "draw-dropping" made sense.
(http://i.imgur.com/BFMWjvn.gif)
Rekt?
the game literally eats my cpu
Oh and then there's this from another forum:Quotethe game literally eats my cpu
That's literally not how you use the word literally.
Oh and then there's this from another forum:Quotethe game literally eats my cpu
That's literally not how you use the word literally.
But the word literally is literally used to mean figuratively in certain contexts. It's literally an acceptable thing to do.
And I'm not telling you if I mean literally in a figurative sense in that last sentence.
Oh and then there's this from another forum:Quotethe game literally eats my cpu
That's literally not how you use the word literally.
But the word literally is literally used to mean figuratively in certain contexts. It's literally an acceptable thing to do.
And I'm literally not telling you if I mean literally in a figurative sense in that last sentence.
Every time I decide to browse Facebook I immediately regret the decision. Today's Facebook ragequit was brought to you in part by some idiot who thought the phrase "draw-dropping" made sense.
That's literally not how you use the word literally.
Every time I decide to browse Facebook I immediately regret the decision. Today's Facebook ragequit was brought to you in part by some idiot who thought the phrase "draw-dropping" made sense.
Oh and then there's this from another forum:Quotethe game literally eats my cpu
That's literally not how you use the word literally.
Oh and then there's this from another forum:Quotethe game literally eats my cpu
That's literally not how you use the word literally.
But the word literally is literally used to mean figuratively in certain contexts. It's literally an acceptable thing to do.
And I'm not telling you if I mean literally in a figurative sense in that last sentence.
The entire point of the word "literally" when used like this is to explain that what the listener might think is figurative is in fact not figurative, but actually happened. Now that that has been taken away through this type of usage, we have no word to use for that situation. Our language is poorer for it.What about "actually?"
Whereas, it comes up all the time that someone says "you" and you don't know if they mean singular or plural. What was wrong with "thou" for the singular, that's what I'd like to know.
Be the change thou wouldst see in the world! Like you're already showing what for to printers trying to protect their fragile punctuation.Whereas, it comes up all the time that someone says "you" and you don't know if they mean singular or plural. What was wrong with "thou" for the singular, that's what I'd like to know.
No argument from me there. I am all for bringing back "thou".
The entire point of the word "literally" when used like this is to explain that what the listener might think is figurative is in fact not figurative, but actually happened. Now that that has been taken away through this type of usage, we have no word to use for that situation. Our language is poorer for it.
Be the change thou wouldst see in the world! Like you're already showing what for to printers trying to protect their fragile punctuation.Whereas, it comes up all the time that someone says "you" and you don't know if they mean singular or plural. What was wrong with "thou" for the singular, that's what I'd like to know.
No argument from me there. I am all for bringing back "thou".
Of course y'all has addressed this already regionally. I personally use "you" to mean "one" all the time, even though sometimes it must be confusing. I do say you-all on occasion. I just want to be understood in my lifetime.
Game Theory - I've Tried Subtlety
Be the change thou wouldst see in the world! Like you're already showing what for to printers trying to protect their fragile punctuation.Whereas, it comes up all the time that someone says "you" and you don't know if they mean singular or plural. What was wrong with "thou" for the singular, that's what I'd like to know.
No argument from me there. I am all for bringing back "thou".
Of course y'all has addressed this already regionally. I personally use "you" to mean "one" all the time, even though sometimes it must be confusing. I do say you-all on occasion. I just want to be understood in my lifetime.
Game Theory - I've Tried Subtlety
Every time I decide to browse Facebook I immediately regret the decision. Today's Facebook ragequit was brought to you in part by some idiot who thought the phrase "draw-dropping" made sense.
Every time I decide to browse Facebook I immediately regret the decision. Today's Facebook ragequit was brought to you in part by some idiot who thought the phrase "draw-dropping" made sense.
Maybe you need better friends. Or not look at facebook. Or not take people's stupidity so personally.
Be the change thou wouldst see in the world! Like you're already showing what for to printers trying to protect their fragile punctuation.Whereas, it comes up all the time that someone says "you" and you don't know if they mean singular or plural. What was wrong with "thou" for the singular, that's what I'd like to know.
No argument from me there. I am all for bringing back "thou".
Of course y'all has addressed this already regionally. I personally use "you" to mean "one" all the time, even though sometimes it must be confusing. I do say you-all on occasion. I just want to be understood in my lifetime.
Game Theory - I've Tried Subtlety
I have never heard someone use "literally" in a way that did not make it immediately clear to me whether they meant "actually" or were exaggerating. Whereas, it comes up all the time that someone says "you" and you don't know if they mean singular or plural. What was wrong with "thou" for the singular, that's what I'd like to know.
I have never heard someone use "literally" in a way that did not make it immediately clear to me whether they meant "actually" or were exaggerating. Whereas, it comes up all the time that someone says "you" and you don't know if they mean singular or plural. What was wrong with "thou" for the singular, that's what I'd like to know.
Apologies in advance; still new here. Is this literally a request for an explanation of how the T-V distinction destroyed the singular/plural contrast in most English dialects in the first half of the seventeenth century and therefore actually an opportunity for me to cash in on my dearly gained knowledge of obscure points of the History of English, or is this more a "get off my lawn" kind of thing?
Apologies in advance; still new here. Is this literally a request for an explanation of how the T-V distinction destroyed the singular/plural contrast in most English dialects in the first half of the seventeenth century and therefore actually an opportunity for me to cash in on my dearly gained knowledge of obscure points of the History of English, or is this more a "get off my lawn" kind of thing?It is literally a request... naw I'm just exaggerating.
I have troves of near useless information on the language of Latin. The Roman kind, not ecclesiastical.I'm surprised you didn't just jump in with hic, haec, hoc.
I have troves of near useless information on the language of Latin. The Roman kind, not ecclesiastical.I'm surprised you didn't just jump in with hic, haec, hoc.
I'll just post this so that StrongRhino can upvote it in order to become the #1 again.
I'll just post this so that StrongRhino can upvote it in order to become the #1 again.
Can't Sudgy just upvote every post StrongRhino does?
Actually, in the end, StrongRhino could beat me if we both upvoted every post we can, since I have more posts than he does...
If you keep using f.ds as a tumblr repository, you'll eventually get there! :P
If you keep using f.ds as a tumblr repository, you'll eventually get there! :P
I come across way more stuff that I like than I actually post here.
https://www.tumblr.com/liked/by/ehalcyon
Which reminds me, I wanted to post one of the more interesting not-funny things I saw on tumblr recently:
http://vimeo.com/86466357
It's a video about how wolves impacted the ecosystem in Yellowstone National Park. It has the intriguing title, "How Wolves Change Rivers".
Yours in science. (https://40.media.tumblr.com/0ea0092b56600cb963bb29420126e38d/tumblr_ni3dbe6ARS1rsramuo1_1280.jpg)
DXV: favorite Game Theory song?Maybe The Waist and the Knees or Last Day That We're Young. For Loud Family, Where They Go Back to School But Get Depressed. [For Alternate Learning, Another Wasted Afternoon.]
DXV: favorite Game Theory song?
Best way to train up for that Season 6 debut?..ooops, sorry.
Also, my Respect upvote count is 64. My avatar is Mario. Mario 64! :D To keep it that way, all I have to do is never say something funny or smart ever again.
Best way to train up for that Season 6 debut?
Also, my Respect upvote count is 64. My avatar is Mario. Mario 64! :D To keep it that way, all I have to do is never say something funny or smart ever again.
Hate to burst your bubble, but isn't that from sticker star?Best way to train up for that Season 6 debut?
Also, my Respect upvote count is 64. My avatar is Mario. Mario 64! :D To keep it that way, all I have to do is never say something funny or smart ever again.
But that Mario is not any Mario: it's Paper Mario, from Paper Mario and the Thousand Year Door, a game for the Game Cube. So you are fine until you reach 128 respect.
Hate to burst your bubble, but isn't that from sticker star?Best way to train up for that Season 6 debut?
Also, my Respect upvote count is 64. My avatar is Mario. Mario 64! :D To keep it that way, all I have to do is never say something funny or smart ever again.
But that Mario is not any Mario: it's Paper Mario, from Paper Mario and the Thousand Year Door, a game for the Game Cube. So you are fine until you reach 128 respect.
How do you meet women? I'm pretty sure the only good way is to not try and to do it by accident.
I'm generally nice.
Stay in shape
If you are in an IT school or university, you don't.
Otherwise, I don't know. I've heard of this concept, "going out", but I don't quite understand it yet. The Sun hurts my eyes.
EDIT:Stay in shape
After seeing WW's Adonisian manliness in the relevant thread, I feel compelled to add that staying in shape is not strictly necessary to meet women.
Har har.
Har har.
I'm completely serious dude, that picture of you made me grow ovaries just so that they could explode. I'm just pointing out that the rest of the population still manages to find a partner despite the tough competition.
Second addendum: while being in shape is not strictly necessary, being clean absolutely is. Make sure you don't smell (this can be hard if you transpire a lot, try different deos), that your breath doesn't smell either (just brush your teeth), that your clothes are washed and ironed. If you are not particularly attached to your facial hair, shave often. Anyway, you don't need to go overboard, but know that if you neglect your general aspect, you will make things much harder for you.
How do you meet women?
this can be hard if you transpire a lot
How do you meet women? I'm pretty sure the only good way is to not try and to do it by accident.You could always randomly message people on Facebook. That works about 0.024% of the time.
How do you meet women? I'm pretty sure the only good way is to not try and to do it by accident.
this can be hard if you transpire a lot
I was going to say that it should be "perspire", but it seems that "transpire" works too.
How do you meet women? I'm pretty sure the only good way is to not try and to do it by accident.
One effective technique is to have lots of married friends. When the inevitable divorce occurs be there for the rebound.
One effective technique is to have lots of married friends. When the inevitable divorce occurs be there for the rebound.
This is great advice if you're not looking for anything long-term. Hoping to get into a long-term relationship with a recent divorcee is a quest that is likely to fail.
One effective technique is to have lots of married friends. When the inevitable divorce occurs be there for the rebound.
One effective technique is to have lots of married friends. When the inevitable divorce occurs be there for the rebound.
This is great advice if you're not looking for anything long-term. Hoping to get into a long-term relationship with a recent divorcee is a quest that is likely to fail.
Edit: Full disclosure: my current wife succeeded in that quest, though the relationship there started before I was actually a divorcee.
One effective technique is to have lots of married friends. When the inevitable divorce occurs be there for the rebound.
This is great advice if you're not looking for anything long-term. Hoping to get into a long-term relationship with a recent divorcee is a quest that is likely to fail.
Edit: Full disclosure: my current wife succeeded in that quest, though the relationship there started before I was actually a divorcee.
You dog you.
One effective technique is to have lots of married friends. When the inevitable divorce occurs be there for the rebound.
This is great advice if you're not looking for anything long-term. Hoping to get into a long-term relationship with a recent divorcee is a quest that is likely to fail.
Edit: Full disclosure: my current wife succeeded in that quest, though the relationship there started before I was actually a divorcee.
You dog you.
I recall saying (somewhere upthread? Or perhaps in another thread?) that I would tell this story someday. I may actually have time for that at some point. As a bonus teaser, my current wife was a groomsperson in my first wedding.
One effective technique is to have lots of married friends. When the inevitable divorce occurs be there for the rebound.
This is great advice if you're not looking for anything long-term. Hoping to get into a long-term relationship with a recent divorcee is a quest that is likely to fail.
Edit: Full disclosure: my current wife succeeded in that quest, though the relationship there started before I was actually a divorcee.
You dog you.
I recall saying (somewhere upthread? Or perhaps in another thread?) that I would tell this story someday. I may actually have time for that at some point. As a bonus teaser, my current wife was a groomsperson in my first wedding.
One effective technique is to have lots of married friends. When the inevitable divorce occurs be there for the rebound.
This is great advice if you're not looking for anything long-term. Hoping to get into a long-term relationship with a recent divorcee is a quest that is likely to fail.
Edit: Full disclosure: my current wife succeeded in that quest, though the relationship there started before I was actually a divorcee.
You dog you.
I recall saying (somewhere upthread? Or perhaps in another thread?) that I would tell this story someday. I may actually have time for that at some point. As a bonus teaser, my current wife was a groomsperson in my first wedding.
I call dibs on licensing the story for flavor in a Mafia game on f.DS. Would your current wife be available to co-mod?
Uh-oh, more fodder for out of context.
Edit: What are the freakin odds that my posts are almost always at the top of the next page?
One effective technique is to have lots of married friends. When the inevitable divorce occurs be there for the rebound.
This is great advice if you're not looking for anything long-term. Hoping to get into a long-term relationship with a recent divorcee is a quest that is likely to fail.
Edit: Full disclosure: my current wife succeeded in that quest, though the relationship there started before I was actually a divorcee.
You dog you.
I recall saying (somewhere upthread? Or perhaps in another thread?) that I would tell this story someday. I may actually have time for that at some point. As a bonus teaser, my current wife was a groomsperson in my first wedding.
I call dibs on licensing the story for flavor in a Mafia game on f.DS. Would your current wife be available to co-mod?
Uh-oh, more fodder for out of context.
Edit: What are the freakin odds that my posts are almost always at the top of the next page?
About 1 in 25.
One effective technique is to have lots of married friends. When the inevitable divorce occurs be there for the rebound.
This is great advice if you're not looking for anything long-term. Hoping to get into a long-term relationship with a recent divorcee is a quest that is likely to fail.
Edit: Full disclosure: my current wife succeeded in that quest, though the relationship there started before I was actually a divorcee.
You dog you.
I recall saying (somewhere upthread? Or perhaps in another thread?) that I would tell this story someday. I may actually have time for that at some point. As a bonus teaser, my current wife was a groomsperson in my first wedding.
I call dibs on licensing the story for flavor in a Mafia game on f.DS. Would your current wife be available to co-mod?
Uh-oh, more fodder for out of context.
Edit: What are the freakin odds that my posts are almost always at the top of the next page?
About 1 in 25.
Only if you're one of those lame people who leaves the default 25 messages per page.
Mine only goes to 11.One effective technique is to have lots of married friends. When the inevitable divorce occurs be there for the rebound.
This is great advice if you're not looking for anything long-term. Hoping to get into a long-term relationship with a recent divorcee is a quest that is likely to fail.
Edit: Full disclosure: my current wife succeeded in that quest, though the relationship there started before I was actually a divorcee.
You dog you.
I recall saying (somewhere upthread? Or perhaps in another thread?) that I would tell this story someday. I may actually have time for that at some point. As a bonus teaser, my current wife was a groomsperson in my first wedding.
I call dibs on licensing the story for flavor in a Mafia game on f.DS. Would your current wife be available to co-mod?
Uh-oh, more fodder for out of context.
Edit: What are the freakin odds that my posts are almost always at the top of the next page?
About 1 in 25.
Only if you're one of those lame people who leaves the default 25 messages per page.
yeah. 50 messages per page is the only way to go
When I was in Iraq, I saw so many men who cheated on their wives.
So sorry, I cannot say I'm a fan of the action.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcK9OwNKOt8
Best moment in the entire 4 1/2 hour Stream with Elanchana. If you can't view it yet, that's because it is still processing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcK9OwNKOt8
Best moment in the entire 4 1/2 hour Stream with Elanchana. If you can't view it yet, that's because it is still processing.
I read "processing" as "processioning" like four times.
I was going to say that it should be "perspire", but it seems that "transpire" works too.
The difference between the two is that whether you do the latter or not is up to the Emperor.
popsofctown: How do you meet women?
pacovf: Make really, really obscure references.
popsofctown: How do you meet women?
pacovf: Make really, really obscure references.
References to Star Wars are not obscure!
They are either light or dark.
When I was in Iraq, I saw so many men who cheated on their wives.
So sorry, I cannot say I'm a fan of the action.
popsofctown: How do you meet women?
pacovf: Make really, really obscure references.
References to Star Wars are not obscure!
They are either light or dark.
"Do or do not. There is no try." is not obscure. That reference to Star Wars was obscure.
When I was in Iraq, I saw so many men who cheated on their wives.
So sorry, I cannot say I'm a fan of the action.
To be honest, it's one of the worst things I've ever done to someone. As I said, it's a very long and nuanced story.
How do you meet women? I'm pretty sure the only good way is to not try and to do it by accident.
If you have ever seen the TV show How I Met Your Mother, do your best to forget everything in it.But what about Three's Company? I can still rely on that, right? I hope so, I've got two dates tonight that I have to manage at the same time in different restaurants.
I was reading the directions page for MAGfest and came across this gem:
BY MOTHERFUCKING BOAT
If you have a motherfucking boat, you're welcome to dock it right next to the hotel. Find more information about reserving a space for your motherfucking boat at the National Harbor Marina information page.
This guy is incredible.
http://textastrophe.com/
I don't really know what else to say beyond I've read every story he's ever posted and couldn't stop laughing the entire time.
I did an online matching site once, and I think I found a very useful way of finding quality women. Now, for a caveat: This was more of a sex site (technically BDSM), so people were far more upfront about hooking up for just sex. While dating sites are different, I doubt I'd change anything if I were to put up a profile in OKCupid or some such. Also, I paid the premium fee to get my profile at the top of the search lists. I don't know about other sites, but this one allowed for a lot of free profiles, and it was easy to get yours lost in a sea of free "do me plz" profiles. I shelled out a couple months' worth of fees to make my profile show up at the top of the lists.
What I did was use language to hook interesting people. I don't remember what exactly my profile said, but I did use words like concupiscence, persiflage, and cupidity. That may not work for everyone, but for someone who engages in the occasional bout of magniloquence, it was perfect for me. Now, being at the top of the search lists for a while, I'm sure my profile was seen by several women. I only got to hook up with four of them. My profile picture was not sexy, but my writing was. All four of them said that they were intrigued by my vocabulary.
I haven't done any formal research into this, but I would wager that Dominion players are smarter than the average schmoe. Showcase that intelligence. If someone wrinkles her nose because you said you want to break the ennui, then you're probably better off without her. I only had those four bites (kind of literally actually), but I consider my foray into online hookups wildly successful.
Yeah. I don't agree with everything he does. I actually find that a lot of his earlier stuff is much funnier. Although it's somewhat difficult to navigate the 21 pages since you have to go through them one by one.This guy is incredible.
http://textastrophe.com/
I don't really know what else to say beyond I've read every story he's ever posted and couldn't stop laughing the entire time.
I read the first two... he seems like a bit of a dick to people who weren't already being dicks. (Contrast 27/b who generally doesn't initiate the dickish behavior.)
Also, my phone wanted to correct "dickish" to "rockfish." This amuses me.
The Textastrophe guy is just a jerk. There's very little good humor to it. That said, I literally LOL'd at The Graphic Designer (http://textastrophe.com/post/89883536350/the-graphic-designer). That is good humor.I'm not someone who finds pranks that really harm people to be funny, but the worst I see here is him wasting a bit of people's time and getting them worked up a bit. Far and above, he also tends to pick on people with weird and/or useless advertisments, so there's that too. There's a number of them where people end up playing along, which normally leads to some pretty funny stuff.
Makes me think of http://dontevenreply.com/
I'm going to IKEA for the first time ever. And it's all because I heard of these great door mats that soak up rat pee very well, and I'm going to attempt to line my cage with them. They're even machine-washable, I hear.
But while I'm there, I'll take a gander around.
But while I'm there, I'll take a gander around.
I'm going to IKEA for the first time ever. And it's all because I heard of these great door mats that soak up rat pee very well, and I'm going to attempt to line my cage with them. They're even machine-washable, I hear.
But while I'm there, I'll take a gander around.
Bring water, some perishables, a change of clothes, a tent, and maybe a tinder kit. Just in case you get lost and have to live off the land for a few weeks.
I've been offered the opportunity to visit IKEA on multiple occasions. I've refused every time because I have more self-respect than that.
I've been offered the opportunity to visit IKEA on multiple occasions. I've refused every time because I have more self-respect than that.
What's up with that? Is it a Canadian thing? What's not respectable about IKEA?
IKEA is fine. It's just a big store now. It was a "cool kids only" thing before, but really, it's just accessible, cheap furniture. Plus, the food court is great.
Instead, you all should join me in irrationally hating all things hipster.
IKEA is fine. It's just a big store now. It was a "cool kids only" thing before, but really, it's just accessible, cheap furniture. Plus, the food court is great.
Instead, you all should join me in irrationally hating all things hipster.
(http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2013/140/2/0/hypster_by_the_art_fart-d65zc5f.png)
IKEA is fine. It's just a big store now. It was a "cool kids only" thing before, but really, it's just accessible, cheap furniture. Plus, the food court is great.
Instead, you all should join me in irrationally hating all things hipster.
Relevant: http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-real-brainwashing-techniques-every-ikea-using-you/
IKEA is fine. It's just a big store now. It was a "cool kids only" thing before, but really, it's just accessible, cheap furniture. Plus, the food court is great.
Instead, you all should join me in irrationally hating all things hipster.
Does anyone else receive an error message when clicking on the "Miscellaneous" link in the breadcrumb? Since I really only read the Misc section nowadays, I click on that a lot, but now I get an error.
Everyone has probably seen this already, but I'll post it anyway.
Everyone has probably seen this already, but I'll post it anyway.
I remember being yelled at during 6th grade camp for putting my arrows on the "wrong" side of the bow... Apparently this says otherwise.Everyone has probably seen this already, but I'll post it anyway.
Dude is pretty awesome. But I don't remember ever putting my arrows on the left side of the bow. I suppose it's possible I was doing it wrong for many years though.
I remember being yelled at during 6th grade camp for putting my arrows on the "wrong" side of the bow... Apparently this says otherwise.Everyone has probably seen this already, but I'll post it anyway.
Dude is pretty awesome. But I don't remember ever putting my arrows on the left side of the bow. I suppose it's possible I was doing it wrong for many years though.
Relevant: http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-real-brainwashing-techniques-every-ikea-using-you/
I took my Nan in the wheelchair
It can't throw, it doesn't have hands.I took my Nan in the wheelchair
Check your script, it's throwing weird errors.
It can't throw, it doesn't have hands.I took my Nan in the wheelchair
Check your script, it's throwing weird errors.
Clearly, she's not well trained. Everyone knows that the stick should be on the right side of the microphone.
Finally I'll get to play in a Mutants and Masterminds campaign. As far as d20 systems go, I still feel this is the best one, but it is crunchy-intimidating.
Making a voodoo priest character who can bop people to sleep with his staff (and it hurts even if the person is mean and doesn't fall asleep). Ought to be fun.
Wouldn't it be tight if everyone was chill to each other?
Grim Fandango Remastered (http://store.steampowered.com/app/316790/) was apparently released today. Time to find out what all the fuss is about.
I saw a commercial of someone buying razor blades, and someone at the cash register said they sucked or something. It cut off, and this happened twice during the Patriots Ravens game. :/
It was really odd.
I can't comment on the commercial failure, but I can comment on the Dollar Shave Club because that is where I get all my razors from. Their Blades are F***ing Great (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUG9qYTJMsI).
Can somebody help me with this? I occasionally get an ad (don't we all)
People watch commercials??Can somebody help me with this? I occasionally get an ad (don't we all)
We don't all, because AdBlock Plus is awesome.
Does anyone recommend anything in Dallas?
Does anyone recommend anything in Dallas?
Does anyone recommend anything in Dallas?
Does anyone recommend anything in Dallas?
Don't drive around in a convertible ?
Oh my God is that for real ?I didn't see it on the first look, but when I saw this post I looked back and it was immediately obvious... so I can see how the mistake was made.
Edit : My best friend Google confirms it is. That's... wow.
Does anyone recommend anything in Dallas?
Does anyone recommend anything in Dallas?
What kinds of stuff are you interested in, and how long are you in town?
Does anyone recommend anything in Dallas?
What kinds of stuff are you interested in, and how long are you in town?
Arrive on a Monday, fly out on Friday.
Things to see (evenings), maybe some good shopping, especially restaurants.
I didn't get it on first or second look, mainly because I didn't see the word Dallas, but also because I was just reading the "out of context" thread. So, my first thought was about JFK's alleged proclivities. My second thought was about his vision of putting a man on the moon, because he appears to be looking up. I know, it's lame, but if you weren't alive to see his speeches, you don't have a feel for the leadership qualities he projected when he spoke, and how energized you felt while listening to him.Oh my God is that for real ?I didn't see it on the first look, but when I saw this post I looked back and it was immediately obvious... so I can see how the mistake was made.
Edit : My best friend Google confirms it is. That's... wow.
I saw a commercial of someone buying razor blades, and someone at the cash register said they sucked or something. It cut off, and this happened twice during the Patriots Ravens game. :/
It was really odd.
I saw a commercial of someone buying razor blades, and someone at the cash register said they sucked or something. It cut off, and this happened twice during the Patriots Ravens game. :/
It was really odd.
Brady and Bellicheck obviously got to the Ads before they went on air (But after the watchdog approved them) to edit them to be a little bit shorter
Donald decides to bake us a cake. Its base is 30cm square, and it's 10cm high. How can he cut it to share it equally between the first 9 to reply?
Donald decided to bake us another cake of the same shame, and covers the top and sides with chocolate. How can he cut it to share the cake and the chocolate equally between the first 9 to reply?
Donald decides to bake us a cake. Its base is 30cm square, and it's 10cm high. How can he cut it to share it equally between the first 9 to reply?
Donald decided to bake us another cake of the same shame, and covers the top and sides with chocolate. How can he cut it to share the cake and the chocolate equally between the first 9 to reply?
Does anyone recommend anything in Dallas?
What kinds of stuff are you interested in, and how long are you in town?
Arrive on a Monday, fly out on Friday.
Things to see (evenings), maybe some good shopping, especially restaurants.
"Things to see" is kinda vague, but I'll try.
There's Dealey plaza, you can go see the Grassy Knoll, the Sixth-Floor Museum, which used to be the Texas Schoolbook Repository, where Oswald shot Kennedy from (if you aren't a conspiracy theorist - if you are and thus don't believe the Oswald story, I refer you again to the Grassy Knoll, though really, it's not very impressive); it's now a museum about, essentially, the Kennedy assassination. There's a Holocaust museum you could look up. The SMU campus has Bush 43's Presidential Library. If you're into art, there's the Dallas Museum of Art and the Nasher Sculpture Garden. There's an Opera house whose name escapes me at the moment. Dallas Symphony Orchestra plays at the Meyerson. There are several little theaters around, though I don't really know any to recommend. I guess the one I heard about most recently was the Wylie theater which is supposed to have some kind of interesting/progressive stuff, but that's just from what I hear. There's a Natural Sciences and history museum named after Ross Perot, which I've only heard good things about (though I wasn't very impressed with it - I think it's because I have my degree in Physics, so get annoyed at their oversimplifications; it's intended for children, but I hear most adults like it). Shopping I don't know a lot about, but I think the 'it' place to shop is the Galleria. Or maybe now it's the Shops at Willow Bend, though that's a little ways north.
Restaurants, I know there are a lot, but I've never eaten out tons, and when I do, I usually don't spend all that much. The one recommendation I could make, assuming you are happy spending a fair amount, would be Bob's Steak and Chophouse. Get something with a glazed carrot - surprisingly good. iirc, entrees are kind of $40-60 there, which is really above my price range. If you want to go REALLY high-end, the super expensive place is supposed to be Three Forks. There's also supposed to be a good Wolfgang Puck Restaurant at the top of Reunion Tower, but again, I've never been there.
If you're looking for more Texas-y things to do, and don't mind going a little ways, you can head to Fort Worth, where you can go see the Stockyards, or Sundance Square. You can also go to the Mesquite Championship Rodeo (probably that's not all year-round?), which is the rodeo you'd want to see, if you want to see a rodeo.
Dallas and Fort Worth both have zoos. Dallas Zoo has supposedly gotten a bunch better recently, but Ft Worth Zoo is better - and very good. Along those lines, you could go see the Dallas World Aquarium, which honestly I'd probably prefer to either zoo.
That's all I've got off the top of my head, I'm sure there's more.
Most of all, dress clothes for a variety of climes - weather flips 40+ degrees Fahrenheit within a 24 hour time span REGULARLY. Well, unless you're coming mid-summer. Then it will just be hot, no question.
Oh, and any Texas BBQ to recommend?
All of WW's suggestions are good ones, but I'd like to second one in particular that may come as a surprise. If you have never been to a rodeo, it's worth going. Even if you are the kind of person who thinks they won't like a rodeo, I'd wager you would be surprised. There is a lot of athleticism being exhibited, and not all of it is from humans. It's a wonderful combination of brute force and finesse - big things and small details. The only downside is that it is typically a 3 to 4 hour commitment, if that is important.
All of WW's suggestions are good ones, but I'd like to second one in particular that may come as a surprise. If you have never been to a rodeo, it's worth going. Even if you are the kind of person who thinks they won't like a rodeo, I'd wager you would be surprised. There is a lot of athleticism being exhibited, and not all of it is from humans. It's a wonderful combination of brute force and finesse - big things and small details. The only downside is that it is typically a 3 to 4 hour commitment, if that is important.
Out of curiosity, is it nigh impossible to leave a rodeo in the middle? Most events that are that long can at least be left in the middle if necessary. Is there a parking situation that makes getting out early a pain in the ass?
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So, is my brother right to get mad at me for sequence breaking in Super Metroid by walljumping? I've gotten a couple missile tanks and the wave beam before I was supposed to already.
So, is my brother right to get mad at me for sequence breaking in Super Metroid by walljumping? I've gotten a couple missile tanks and the wave beam before I was supposed to already.
As a person who has done speedruns, no.
The argument that you shouldn't sequence break is even weaker for Super Metroid than for other games - if I remember correctly, Super Metroid has special endings for beating the game with as few items as possible. Doing so requires you to do some sequence breaks that the devs themselves found out.
Does anyone recommend anything in Dallas?
What kinds of stuff are you interested in, and how long are you in town?
Arrive on a Monday, fly out on Friday.
Things to see (evenings), maybe some good shopping, especially restaurants.
"Things to see" is kinda vague, but I'll try.
There's Dealey plaza, you can go see the Grassy Knoll, the Sixth-Floor Museum, which used to be the Texas Schoolbook Repository, where Oswald shot Kennedy from (if you aren't a conspiracy theorist - if you are and thus don't believe the Oswald story, I refer you again to the Grassy Knoll, though really, it's not very impressive); it's now a museum about, essentially, the Kennedy assassination. There's a Holocaust museum you could look up. The SMU campus has Bush 43's Presidential Library. If you're into art, there's the Dallas Museum of Art and the Nasher Sculpture Garden. There's an Opera house whose name escapes me at the moment. Dallas Symphony Orchestra plays at the Meyerson. There are several little theaters around, though I don't really know any to recommend. I guess the one I heard about most recently was the Wylie theater which is supposed to have some kind of interesting/progressive stuff, but that's just from what I hear. There's a Natural Sciences and history museum named after Ross Perot, which I've only heard good things about (though I wasn't very impressed with it - I think it's because I have my degree in Physics, so get annoyed at their oversimplifications; it's intended for children, but I hear most adults like it). Shopping I don't know a lot about, but I think the 'it' place to shop is the Galleria. Or maybe now it's the Shops at Willow Bend, though that's a little ways north.
Restaurants, I know there are a lot, but I've never eaten out tons, and when I do, I usually don't spend all that much. The one recommendation I could make, assuming you are happy spending a fair amount, would be Bob's Steak and Chophouse. Get something with a glazed carrot - surprisingly good. iirc, entrees are kind of $40-60 there, which is really above my price range. If you want to go REALLY high-end, the super expensive place is supposed to be Three Forks. There's also supposed to be a good Wolfgang Puck Restaurant at the top of Reunion Tower, but again, I've never been there.
If you're looking for more Texas-y things to do, and don't mind going a little ways, you can head to Fort Worth, where you can go see the Stockyards, or Sundance Square. You can also go to the Mesquite Championship Rodeo (probably that's not all year-round?), which is the rodeo you'd want to see, if you want to see a rodeo.
Dallas and Fort Worth both have zoos. Dallas Zoo has supposedly gotten a bunch better recently, but Ft Worth Zoo is better - and very good. Along those lines, you could go see the Dallas World Aquarium, which honestly I'd probably prefer to either zoo.
That's all I've got off the top of my head, I'm sure there's more.
Most of all, dress clothes for a variety of climes - weather flips 40+ degrees Fahrenheit within a 24 hour time span REGULARLY. Well, unless you're coming mid-summer. Then it will just be hot, no question.
Thanks! This is great.
As for food, I'm into dives, local spots, etc.
Oh, and any Texas BBQ to recommend?
So, is my brother right to get mad at me for sequence breaking in Super Metroid by walljumping? I've gotten a couple missile tanks and the wave beam before I was supposed to already.
As a person who has done speedruns, no.
The argument that you shouldn't sequence break is even weaker for Super Metroid than for other games - if I remember correctly, Super Metroid has special endings for beating the game with as few items as possible. Doing so requires you to do some sequence breaks that the devs themselves found out.
So, is my brother right to get mad at me for sequence breaking in Super Metroid by walljumping? I've gotten a couple missile tanks and the wave beam before I was supposed to already.
WHAT.
If you are currently following Darths and Droids: what in the world just happened? I completely did not expect this, but after reading some analysis it's plausible and brilliant.
If you are not following Darths and Droids: start it. But, skip directly to http://darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0001.html and bypass the homepage for at least a week (possibly 2 or 3) while the current twist gets resolved.
Does your password have to be 12 characters long, 2 caps, 2 lowercase, 2 numbers, 2 special characters, and can't include a word? Because I hate those passwords.
(although the simple asdfASDF1234!@#$ usually works. Then when they make you change is just move over one spot to sdfgSDFG2345@#$%.)
Seattle's OC needs to be fired. You obviously run the ball in that scenario, and the Patriots can't stop you. They haven't stopped the run all game. You waste time on the clock too if you miss, with 2 timeouts left on Seattle's part and 2 more plays to go. There's just so much going for that run play. In the throw play, if you miss, the clock stops. You could get picked off. Even if they scored the touchdown, I would have called that decisionmaking dumb. Man.I agree on all counts. Though running at Wilfork, which they tried way too much, isn't always a good plan.
Seattle's OC needs to be fired. You obviously run the ball in that scenario, and the Patriots can't stop you. They haven't stopped the run all game. You waste time on the clock too if you miss, with 2 timeouts left on Seattle's part and 2 more plays to go. There's just so much going for that run play. In the throw play, if you miss, the clock stops. You could get picked off. Even if they scored the touchdown, I would have called that decisionmaking dumb. Man.I agree on all counts. Though running at Wilfork, which they tried way too much, isn't always a good plan.
Given that the DC is about to leave, to become head coach of the Falcons, it will be a long time before we see Seattle in this position again.
Wonder if they throw money at Lynch to make it up to him.
Is it me or did Seagawks come out to Bittersweet Symphony by the verve?!Seahawks obviously misunderstood the meaning of the "coming-out" song.
Great song but not the right choice I feel...
WHAT.
If you are currently following Darths and Droids: what in the world just happened? I completely did not expect this, but after reading some analysis it's plausible and brilliant.
If you are not following Darths and Droids: start it. But, skip directly to http://darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0001.html and bypass the homepage for at least a week (possibly 2 or 3) while the current twist gets resolved.
What analysis did you read? I'm following the comic but the plot is twisty enough that some things don't make sense to me (the mirror-world robots thing still confuses me).
Seattle's OC needs to be fired. You obviously run the ball in that scenario, and the Patriots can't stop you. They haven't stopped the run all game. You waste time on the clock too if you miss, with 2 timeouts left on Seattle's part and 2 more plays to go. There's just so much going for that run play. In the throw play, if you miss, the clock stops. You could get picked off. Even if they scored the touchdown, I would have called that decisionmaking dumb. Man.I agree on all counts. Though running at Wilfork, which they tried way too much, isn't always a good plan.
Given that the DC is about to leave, to become head coach of the Falcons, it will be a long time before we see Seattle in this position again.
Wonder if they throw money at Lynch to make it up to him.
Does your password have to be 12 characters long, 2 caps, 2 lowercase, 2 numbers, 2 special characters, and can't include a word? Because I hate those passwords.
(although the simple asdfASDF1234!@#$ usually works. Then when they make you change is just move over one spot to sdfgSDFG2345@#$%.)
WHAT.
If you are currently following Darths and Droids: what in the world just happened? I completely did not expect this, but after reading some analysis it's plausible and brilliant.
If you are not following Darths and Droids: start it. But, skip directly to http://darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0001.html and bypass the homepage for at least a week (possibly 2 or 3) while the current twist gets resolved.
What analysis did you read? I'm following the comic but the plot is twisty enough that some things don't make sense to me (the mirror-world robots thing still confuses me).
I'm not sure what you mean.
There were a bunch of comics where the droids were speaking with flipped Ls and Rs, like they were being controlled or something. You can see it most clearly in 1147, where R2 seems to have a split personality (exemplified by mirrored images) with some control by the player and some by the GM. I am still confused by what exactly happened there and in several of the preceding pages. You said you read some analysis, so I was hoping that the source of that analysis (some blog or fan site?) might have clarifications on those events that I could peruse.Cloud City was taken over by the Trade Federation, complete with stereotypical Asian accents. All the spiky speech bubbles are their announcements over the PA system, mostly involving random marketing slogans. R2 was trying to hack the Cloud City network at the time of the takeover, and he got hit with some feedback that installed a GM-controlled alternate personality in him for a while that also swapped Rs and Ls and was trying to destroy the party but got thwarted by R2's lack of any offensive capability (in terms of weapons at least). It was being played a little like Gollum/Smeagol but seems to be over for now.
Being from Seattle, I am also inclined to be all bent out of shape about the play call, but I think this is a classic case of 20/20 hindsight. Any schmuck can say that this was obviously the wrong call, but they have the advantage of seeing exactly what actually happened.
There were a bunch of comics where the droids were speaking with flipped Ls and Rs, like they were being controlled or something. You can see it most clearly in 1147, where R2 seems to have a split personality (exemplified by mirrored images) with some control by the player and some by the GM. I am still confused by what exactly happened there and in several of the preceding pages. You said you read some analysis, so I was hoping that the source of that analysis (some blog or fan site?) might have clarifications on those events that I could peruse.Cloud City was taken over by the Trade Federation, complete with stereotypical Asian accents. All the spiky speech bubbles are their announcements over the PA system, mostly involving random marketing slogans. R2 was trying to hack the Cloud City network at the time of the takeover, and he got hit with some feedback that installed a GM-controlled alternate personality in him for a while that also swapped Rs and Ls and was trying to destroy the party but got thwarted by R2's lack of any offensive capability (in terms of weapons at least). It was being played a little like Gollum/Smeagol but seems to be over for now.
But the big spoiler that just got revealed is that Vader isn't Anakin, it's Padmé. Which probably means I'm going to have to go back and read from Revelation of the Sith again to see how they managed to plant that without anyone picking up on it.
Being from Seattle, I am also inclined to be all bent out of shape about the play call, but I think this is a classic case of 20/20 hindsight. Any schmuck can say that this was obviously the wrong call, but they have the advantage of seeing exactly what actually happened.And to be fair, I bitched about the Hawks not kicking a field goal with about 6 seconds left in the first half, figuring that in typical Hawks fashion, they'd screw something up and run out the whole 6 seconds with no FG attempt at all. Instead, they threw a touchdown. Was that was a good call? Based on the result, and 20/20 hindsight, sure.
Being from Seattle, I am also inclined to be all bent out of shape about the play call, but I think this is a classic case of 20/20 hindsight. Any schmuck can say that this was obviously the wrong call, but they have the advantage of seeing exactly what actually happened.And to be fair, I bitched about the Hawks not kicking a field goal with about 6 seconds left in the first half, figuring that in typical Hawks fashion, they'd screw something up and run out the whole 6 seconds with no FG attempt at all. Instead, they threw a touchdown. Was that was a good call? Based on the result, and 20/20 hindsight, sure.
Hey, they can't all be the best Super Bowl result.
Plus, as a long-time Seahawk fan, I'm thrilled that the team finally has a real quarterback (instead of Hassel-blech and Mr. Fumble). Now at least every game will be watchable/interesting, win or lose.
Okay, can someone help me out with this physics problem:
You have a marble moving in a hemispherical (frictionless) "bowl". The vertical distance from the marble to the bottom of the bowl is y, and the radius of the hemisphere is R. What is the minimum angular velocity, in terms of R, y, and g (acceleration of gravity), at which the marble will continue to move in a circle (rather than sliding down to the bottom of the bowl)?
For context, this is the second part of a three-part problem. The first part asked for an expression for the angular velocity, and I got sqrt(g/(R-y)), which was correct.
I want to set the y-component of the Normal force greater than or equal to mg, because that would make the net acceleration vector point downward (and toward the center of the circle). But whenever I do that, I just end up with the same thing that I got for the first part (sqrt(g/(R-y))), which is wrong.
Are you supposed to know the formula of the centrifugal force for a circular motion?
EDIT: or equivalently, basic non Galilean frame transformations?
Are you supposed to know the formula of the centrifugal force for a circular motion?
EDIT: or equivalently, basic non Galilean frame transformations?
I'm not sure exactly what you're asking. Centrifugal force is not a real thing, right? I don't know what a non Galilean frame transformation is, that sounds too fancy for a high school physics class (I'm not in high school, but I'm working with someone who is). Centripetal force should be mv^2/r (where lowercase r is the radius of the circle the ball is moving in; you could use Pythageorean theorem to get little r in terms of big R and y), which should be equal to the x-component of the Normal force. (I assume that part is right, because I used that in my solution to the first part, which was correct.) My intuition says that in order for the ball to not slide into the bottom of the bowl, the y-component of the Normal force must be greater than or equal to the weight.
In a somewhat related problem, I had a bunch of people in an amusement park ride that spun in a vertical circle (like a ferris wheel, but with the people inside the circle), and I needed to find the minimum angular velocity to keep the people from falling down at the top of the circle. For this one, I just set the normal force greater than or equal to the weight and solved for v (and then converted linear velocity to angular velocity), and that worked.
So I thought something similar should work for the original problem. The difference is that now the Normal force points at an angle (instead of completely vertically), so I thought now we should be looking at just the y-component of the Normal force in comparison to weight. But that doesn't seem to work.
If you use co-ordinates that are rotating, then there is an additional acceleration that appears, which is the centrifugal force. It doesn't behave quite like normal forces because it's an artifact of the co-ordinate system, and so it's called a virtual force. This is one of those things where you get told something, then get told it's a lie and told something else, then get told that that too is a lie and the original lie is not quite so untrue from a certain perspective.Are you supposed to know the formula of the centrifugal force for a circular motion?
EDIT: or equivalently, basic non Galilean frame transformations?
I'm not sure exactly what you're asking. Centrifugal force is not a real thing, right? I don't know what a non Galilean frame transformation is, that sounds too fancy for a high school physics class (I'm not in high school, but I'm working with someone who is). Centripetal force should be mv^2/r (where lowercase r is the radius of the circle the ball is moving in; you could use Pythageorean theorem to get little r in terms of big R and y), which should be equal to the x-component of the Normal force. (I assume that part is right, because I used that in my solution to the first part, which was correct.) My intuition says that in order for the ball to not slide into the bottom of the bowl, the y-component of the Normal force must be greater than or equal to the weight.
You got the right intuition, but you are trying to compensate the wrong component of the weight. You have to compensate the projection of the weight on the (local) surface of the bowl.
Ah, θ. So hard to type.
So I wanted to set N_y (which is just Nsin(theta)) equal to mg, but you're saying it should be N=mgsin(theta). And that makes sense, because the other component of the weight isn't doing anything to the Normal force. I can also see how that's analogous to the other problem with the vertical circle. Then I should be able to get the rest of it from there.
Thanks for your help!
I'm pretty sure centrifugal force is a real thing.
Mate came to the pub the other day
'Get Ozle, you like games, I've got a great new one you should try. It's called Dominion!"
Mate came to the pub the other day
'Get Ozle, you like games, I've got a great new one you should try. It's called Dominion!"
Aside: To the best of my knowledge, centrifugal and centripetal forces are names applied to any number of forces in circular motions. When people say that "centrifugal force is not a real thing", what they really mean (if they know what they are talking about) is that it does not exist when studying circular motions in Galilean frames. However, if you place yourself in a non-Galilean frame, independently of your motion in the new frame, a series of inertial forces appear (among them, the "centrifugal force"), which you have to take into account in your analysis.
Mate came to the pub the other day
'Get Ozle, you like games, I've got a great new one you should try. It's called Dominion!"
Mate came to the pub the other day
'Get Ozle, you like games, I've got a great new one you should try. It's called Dominion!"
Do you hear that sound? That is the sound of free money.
I thought the choking was one of the more straightforward parts of EoE. I've only seen it twice, though.
The other major answer I hear is that reasons behind Shinji's reaction are unknowable or unexplained (2deep4me).
I'm betting there was a difference between being part of Instrumentality and then returning to a human body--I don't think you keep the same connection with others once you separate. I don't think the humans had perfect knowledge about exactly what Instrumentality would mean either.
That seems like a lazy answer to me. Shinji's reaction cannot be unknowable, since someone wrote that scene.
The problem with Rats is that you can get too much of them too quickly. You need to find some way to trash them.
The problem with Rats is that you can get too much of them too quickly. You need to find some way to trash them.
You could, for example, butcher them and turn them into a feast.
North London Derby on Saturday.,...possibly the most important game in football!!!I think the Manchester Derby is more important, as probably is El Clasico, and most importantly the Old Farm Derby (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Anglian_derby).
North London Derby on Saturday.,...possibly the most important game in football!!!I think the Manchester Derby is more important, as probably is El Clasico, and most importantly the Old Farm Derby (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Anglian_derby).
I had rats pretty much my whole life while I was growing up. They're really great pets. I have a lot of fond memories of them. Although (the ones we got at least) do tend to develop tumors later on in life--so there's some sad memories as well.
They can be snuggly and are really intelligent and curious animals too. I'm glad you have more than one, since they can keep each other company.
Edit: le grammar
At least in that derby, both teams might win the league, neither of the North London derby teams will. But still, Old Farm Derby (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Anglian_derby) is the best.North London Derby on Saturday.,...possibly the most important game in football!!!I think the Manchester Derby is more important, as probably is El Clasico, and most importantly the Old Farm Derby (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Anglian_derby).
Pfft, Manchester Derby....Uniteds biggest game isnt even against City, its against Liverpool.
And El Classico, pffft, no heart or passion in it!
The mighty perennial underdog Tottenham Hotspur against the evil plastic fan worshipped nomadic Woolich ARSEnal
Is it true that there is a programming language that uses Arnold Schwarzenegger quotes as syntax?
North London Derby on Saturday.,...possibly the most important game in football!!!The Super Bowl was last weekend.
North London Derby on Saturday.,...possibly the most important game in football!!!The Super Bowl was last weekend.
North London Derby on Saturday.,...possibly the most important game in football!!!
North London Derby on Saturday.,...possibly the most important game in football!!!
North London Derby on Saturday.,...possibly the most important game in football!!!
Surely that would be the World Cup Final?
Wasn't the most important game in football played this past Sunday?
Yep,l no Ox or Sanchez for the Gooners means they will hopefully lack a creativity. Stambouli in the midfield to shackle Cazorla.
most confident for ages...which yes means we'll concede an early goal and then Adebyour will come on, do nothing and then get sent off.
North London Derby on Saturday.,...possibly the most important game in football!!!
Surely that would be the World Cup Final?
Ugh, hopefully no Townsend, running at Arsenal with pace and then losing the ball is the last thing we want.
And i'd put Davis in instead of Rose, but not much to choose between them.
I think Dembele might actually start, despite Mason/Stam being better overall. Someone to keep the ball when he runs forward.
Shame Betaleb probably wont be fit in time
Our new found fitness will be the key here, one silly mistake and they will score. Got to keep concentration to the end, and hopefully go in 3-0 up
Ugh, I hope Sanchez doesnt play, as the ability to tear Fazio apart...
Is it true that there is a programming language that uses Arnold Schwarzenegger quotes as syntax?
Is it true that there is a programming language that uses Arnold Schwarzenegger quotes as syntax?
Of course.
https://github.com/lhartikk/ArnoldC/wiki/ArnoldC
Ugh, hopefully no Townsend, running at Arsenal with pace and then losing the ball is the last thing we want.
And i'd put Davis in instead of Rose, but not much to choose between them.
I think Dembele might actually start, despite Mason/Stam being better overall. Someone to keep the ball when he runs forward.
Shame Betaleb probably wont be fit in time
Our new found fitness will be the key here, one silly mistake and they will score. Got to keep concentration to the end, and hopefully go in 3-0 up
Ugh, I hope Sanchez doesnt play, as the ability to tear Fazio apart...
would you rather see lamela? i guess i'm just not a lamela fan but he never seems effective to me. i'd almost rather see eriksen-dembele-chadli than chadli-eriksen-lamela.
no bentaleb is a shame, i think he's our best central mid. i'm assuming he's sitting this one out, though.
I can see a Dominion based code for the lulz.
Chapel would remove data, like "info.chapel(2)" would remove the second char in the info variable or something :p
Herald would be some sort of a recursive variable, calling itself and some other thing.
Mine multiplies, Smithy adds, Militia subtracts, and Saboteur divides.
Swindler replaces variables with new information.
I can see it now. VaccarinoOS.
Saboteur divides.
Ugh, hopefully no Townsend, running at Arsenal with pace and then losing the ball is the last thing we want.
And i'd put Davis in instead of Rose, but not much to choose between them.
I think Dembele might actually start, despite Mason/Stam being better overall. Someone to keep the ball when he runs forward.
Shame Betaleb probably wont be fit in time
Our new found fitness will be the key here, one silly mistake and they will score. Got to keep concentration to the end, and hopefully go in 3-0 up
Ugh, I hope Sanchez doesnt play, as the ability to tear Fazio apart...
would you rather see lamela? i guess i'm just not a lamela fan but he never seems effective to me. i'd almost rather see eriksen-dembele-chadli than chadli-eriksen-lamela.
no bentaleb is a shame, i think he's our best central mid. i'm assuming he's sitting this one out, though.
Chadli isn't fit I thought?
And Lamela while not being the most direct player had been doing a lot of running back and defending lately, which is really been needed, and has been linking up with Kane really well. It's the sort of unglamerous plays that don't really make it into highlights, keep an eye on him specifically next game see what you think
I feel if he had been home grown rather than cost 30m people would be a lot more on his side.
And I'd Definately have Chadli over Townsend. Can actually pass and score.
I don't know if this is specifically a tumblr thing or if it was imported from some other site, but sometimes I see illustrated back stories for random gifs. I came across this one recently and it is glorious.
Argh, 1-0 to the goober scum at half time. They scored off a flukey deflection from an offside position (although only marginally to be fair). It's been thier only chance of the game so far. But we can't break through thier 10 man defence now.
Chadli hopefully coming on for second half, no idea who for yet.
Yessss, harry Kane scores!!He's scored twice now, looks so good, better than any other English striker. Can't believe his progression, he was at my club Norwich 3 years ago, and wasn't very good there (although he was like 18 then).
A player who has come through the acadamy ranks for Tottenham and is arguably the best striker in the country at the moment!
Oh.FTFYSoccerFootball speak. I see.
Oh.FTFYSoccerFootballDivegrass speak. I see.
Oh.FTFYSoccerFootball speak. I see.
Oh.FTFYSoccerFootball speak. I see.
Not the football I know.
FTFYOh.FTFYSoccerFootball speak. I see.
Not thefootballhandegg I know.
Oh.FTFYSoccerFootball speak. I see.
Not the football I know.
Oh.FTFYSoccerFootball speak. I see.
Not the football I know.
I will never understand why you guys don't just call it "European football".
Oh wait, that's because the whole world actually plays it, unlike a certain other sport.
P.S. : Football isn't that great, but american football is worse, it's just a poor imitation of rugby. Did anyone watch England/Wales btw ? Pretty impressive comeback by the English there.
Oh.FTFYSoccerFootball speak. I see.
Not the football I know.
I will never understand why you guys don't just call it "European football".
Oh wait, that's because the whole world actually plays it, unlike a certain other sport.
P.S. : Football isn't that great, but american football is worse, it's just a poor imitation of rugby. Did anyone watch England/Wales btw ? Pretty impressive comeback by the English there.
American football is amazing. Don't get me wrong, I like a good soccer match, and I think the US Soccer is a joke compared to Barclays and the World Cup, but I enjoy American football a bit more.
I pull for Manchester City. Let the hate begin.
Oh.FTFYSoccerFootball speak. I see.
Not the football I know.
I will never understand why you guys don't just call it "European football".
Oh wait, that's because the whole world actually plays it, unlike a certain other sport.
P.S. : Football isn't that great, but american football is worse, it's just a poor imitation of rugby. Did anyone watch England/Wales btw ? Pretty impressive comeback by the English there.
American football is amazing. Don't get me wrong, I like a good soccer match, and I think the US Soccer is a joke compared to Barclays and the World Cup, but I enjoy American football a bit more.
I pull for Manchester City. Let the hate begin.
At least tell me you will be pulling for their minor league team once the MLS season starts and I won't hate you as much
Rugby was so good, especially as it was a weakened England team. I do actually like (gridiron) football, but football is better IMO. Norwich City are the best!Oh.FTFYSoccerFootball speak. I see.
Not the football I know.
I will never understand why you guys don't just call it "European football".
Oh wait, that's because the whole world actually plays it, unlike a certain other sport.
P.S. : Football isn't that great, but american football is worse, it's just a poor imitation of rugby. Did anyone watch England/Wales btw ? Pretty impressive comeback by the English there.
Oh.FTFYSoccerFootball speak. I see.
Not the football I know.
I will never understand why you guys don't just call it "European football".
Oh wait, that's because the whole world actually plays it, unlike a certain other sport.
P.S. : Football isn't that great, but american football is worse, it's just a poor imitation of rugby. Did anyone watch England/Wales btw ? Pretty impressive comeback by the English there.
American football is amazing. Don't get me wrong, I like a good soccer match, and I think the US Soccer is a joke compared to Barclays and the World Cup, but I enjoy American football a bit more.
I pull for Manchester City. Let the hate begin.
Oh.FTFYSoccerFootball speak. I see.
Not the football I know.
I will never understand why you guys don't just call it "European football".
Oh wait, that's because the whole world actually plays it, unlike a certain other sport.
P.S. : Football isn't that great, but american football is worse, it's just a poor imitation of rugby. Did anyone watch England/Wales btw ? Pretty impressive comeback by the English there.
American football is amazing. Don't get me wrong, I like a good soccer match, and I think the US Soccer is a joke compared to Barclays and the World Cup, but I enjoy American football a bit more.
I pull for Manchester City. Let the hate begin.
No hate for supporting Man City, not sure how long you have been a city fan, but they have a lot of foreign country supporters with all the success they have bought lately.
Also, don't hate the MLS because it's no premier league (and I am going to hate myself for this)..... They can't all be the best football leagues
I don't know if this is specifically a tumblr thing or if it was imported from some other site, but sometimes I see illustrated back stories for random gifs. I came across this one recently and it is glorious.
http://www.reddit.com/r/behindthegifs/top
I don't know if this is specifically a tumblr thing or if it was imported from some other site, but sometimes I see illustrated back stories for random gifs. I came across this one recently and it is glorious.
http://www.reddit.com/r/behindthegifs/top
Does anyone else remember the far past, when GIF was just another graphics file format, and didn't automagically imply animation?
Also, my phone just autocorrected some misspelling of "automatically" to "automagically." I think I'll keep it this way though.
Me and my siblings, we play this weird game sometimes where we will send this note or something like it, and somewhere on the back, it will have a picture of a bomb, with the words "BOOM U R DED". The game is interesting, because some notes will have actual important things on them, and some of the notes will just be elaborate traps with a IRL 'click bait'.
The goal of the game is to not read the bomb (because then you die), but read all the info on the safe notes. It's a stupid game, but it's really fun how creative we get with hard reads sometimes.
About to pull the trigger on a poor man's es-335.Very cool. What are you getting, an Epiphone Dot, or somebody's knockoff, or what?
Does anyone else remember the far past, when GIF was just another graphics file format, and didn't automagically imply animation.
Does anyone have a suggestion for a cross-platform to-do/tasks list?
Does anyone have a suggestion for a cross-platform to-do/tasks list?
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4145/5065046259_9ce1285dc7.jpg)
Does anyone have a suggestion for a cross-platform to-do/tasks list?
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4145/5065046259_9ce1285dc7.jpg)
Har har har. You are not the first to make that joke.
Does anyone have a suggestion for a cross-platform to-do/tasks list?I use Todoist (https://en.todoist.com/), which I have found to be pretty useful. I just use the free version--though there's some cheap subscription you can get for additional functionality. It's simple, cross-platform--and it sounds like it has the features you want. It has project creation, sorting by due date, and completed tasks are archived and sorted by project.
To-Do list:
1) Get To Do list App
2) Program to-do list app.
If you need a to-do-list app to create a to-do-list app so you can use the to-do-list app, how can you use the to-do-list app if the to-do-list app has not been created yet?
Poeple wanted for opinions and to do a couple of test puzzles.
If you need a to-do-list app to create a to-do-list app so you can use the to-do-list app, how can you use the to-do-list app if the to-do-list app has not been created yet?
Sounds like a serious catch-twenty-to-do.
I also want people to read my new memoir, "Toodaloo from Tuvalu: Deja Vu in the London Zoo, Part Two".
Just watched Spirited Away for the first time over the weekend....I didn't know you could DO that with a movie.
Hmmm….look at the box. Interesting idea. We had just been tossing the disc back and forth, Frisbee-style, up until that point.Just watched Spirited Away for the first time over the weekend....I didn't know you could DO that with a movie.
Yea, it blew my mind to when I realized that I was supposed to do something with movies besides look at the box.
What does happen with the Facebook update for Android? I had heard that it changes your FB mail to IMs. I haven't updated the Facebook app in probably at least a year. I've been intentionally avoiding it.
But my FB crashes more and more now. I'm sure I could improve the stability with an update, but I don't want to lose the functionality I have now. Only, I'm not really sure what functionality I would lose.
Can I still access my FB mail as usual with the updated app? It's fairly similar to browsing Facebook in Chrome on my desktop. Does the updated app change that?
I love Spirited Away, and Princess Mononoke is just as good.
I love Spirited Away, and Princess Mononoke is just as good.
I think I like Howl's Moving Castle slightly better than both of those.
Oh and I should post this just to make sure that it's ruined for everyone and not just me. http://nerdreactor.com/2014/01/07/is-my-neighbor-totoro-actually-the-god-of-death/
Does anyone have a suggestion for a cross-platform to-do/tasks list?I use Todoist (https://en.todoist.com/), which I have found to be pretty useful. I just use the free version--though there's some cheap subscription you can get for additional functionality. It's simple, cross-platform--and it sounds like it has the features you want. It has project creation, sorting by due date, and completed tasks are archived and sorted by project.
A few years ago, I tried like a gazillion different task apps; this is the only one I still use.
Also--random stuff. One of my classes was canceled today, and on top of that my headphones broke. You never really appreciate something until it's gone :(
That's incredibly ironic since my birthday is Saturday. Guess I know what I'll be getting ::)Also--random stuff. One of my classes was canceled today, and on top of that my headphones broke. You never really appreciate something until it's gone :(
My headphones broke a while ago, and my birthday was in a couple days. I had already said I didn't need anything for my birthday, but then I was like "GIVE ME HEADPHOOOOOOOOONES"
That's incredibly ironic since my birthday is Saturday. Guess I know what I'll be getting ::)Also--random stuff. One of my classes was canceled today, and on top of that my headphones broke. You never really appreciate something until it's gone :(
My headphones broke a while ago, and my birthday was in a couple days. I had already said I didn't need anything for my birthday, but then I was like "GIVE ME HEADPHOOOOOOOOONES"
That's incredibly ironic since my birthday is Saturday. Guess I know what I'll be getting ::)Also--random stuff. One of my classes was canceled today, and on top of that my headphones broke. You never really appreciate something until it's gone :(
My headphones broke a while ago, and my birthday was in a couple days. I had already said I didn't need anything for my birthday, but then I was like "GIVE ME HEADPHOOOOOOOOONES"
A make-up class?
That's incredibly ironic since my birthday is Saturday. Guess I know what I'll be getting ::)Also--random stuff. One of my classes was canceled today, and on top of that my headphones broke. You never really appreciate something until it's gone :(
My headphones broke a while ago, and my birthday was in a couple days. I had already said I didn't need anything for my birthday, but then I was like "GIVE ME HEADPHOOOOOOOOONES"
A make-up class?
Wait, like, a class where you learn how to put on makeup?
That's incredibly ironic since my birthday is Saturday. Guess I know what I'll be getting ::)Also--random stuff. One of my classes was canceled today, and on top of that my headphones broke. You never really appreciate something until it's gone :(
My headphones broke a while ago, and my birthday was in a couple days. I had already said I didn't need anything for my birthday, but then I was like "GIVE ME HEADPHOOOOOOOOONES"
That's incredibly ironic since my birthday is Saturday. Guess I know what I'll be getting ::)Also--random stuff. One of my classes was canceled today, and on top of that my headphones broke. You never really appreciate something until it's gone :(
My headphones broke a while ago, and my birthday was in a couple days. I had already said I didn't need anything for my birthday, but then I was like "GIVE ME HEADPHOOOOOOOOONES"
Will you be getting an explanation of what ironic means?
That's incredibly ironic since my birthday is Saturday. Guess I know what I'll be getting ::)Also--random stuff. One of my classes was canceled today, and on top of that my headphones broke. You never really appreciate something until it's gone :(
My headphones broke a while ago, and my birthday was in a couple days. I had already said I didn't need anything for my birthday, but then I was like "GIVE ME HEADPHOOOOOOOOONES"
Will you be getting an explanation of what ironic means?
I was sorely tempted, but he actually gave me a helpful response about the task manager thing, so I felt bad.
Talking about weddings, Ichi was born on Valentine's day, and it's been a while since the last relationship discussion around here, and Ichi is trying to switch the conversation away from things that embarrass him.
So I think we should try to set Ichi up.
Speaking of headphones, who was it recently that started the thread on investing in some better headphones? I've searched and can't find it, but I'd like to know if they bought the JVC model I recommended, and what they think.
Speaking of headphones, who was it recently that started the thread on investing in some better headphones? I've searched and can't find it, but I'd like to know if they bought the JVC model I recommended, and what they think.
Speaking of headphones, who was it recently that started the thread on investing in some better headphones? I've searched and can't find it, but I'd like to know if they bought the JVC model I recommended, and what they think.
Awesome! Are you hearing stuff you've never heard before? That's always the cool part of upgrading equipment.
Awesome! Are you hearing stuff you've never heard before? That's always the cool part of upgrading equipment.
I didn't upgrade anything, and I can hear stuff I didn't before.
Mostly things like why it's a good idea to burn down the house. Not sure why that's getting louder.
Awesome! Are you hearing stuff you've never heard before? That's always the cool part of upgrading equipment.
I didn't upgrade anything, and I can hear stuff I didn't before.
Mostly things like why it's a good idea to burn down the house. Not sure why that's getting louder.
Awesome! Are you hearing stuff you've never heard before? That's always the cool part of upgrading equipment.
More importantly, do you find them comfortable?
Speaking of headphones, who was it recently that started the thread on investing in some better headphones? I've searched and can't find it, but I'd like to know if they bought the JVC model I recommended, and what they think.
It was in here. I did. I'm pleased with them.
C'mon. I just broke up with my headphones a few hours ago...Yeah, I'm already looking for a new pair, so what?
I just wrote up a very solid case for how my employer buying me what amounts to a $400 mouse is a smart business move.For 3D modeling I assume? I know those aren't cheap...
I just wrote up a very solid case for how my employer buying me what amounts to a $400 mouse is a smart business move.For 3D modeling I assume? I know those aren't cheap...
Yeah, that's what I use too... A guy I worked with over the summer had one of these (http://www.amazon.com/3Dconnexion-3DX-700028-SpaceNavigator-3D-Mouse/dp/B000LB7G00/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1423671882&sr=8-1&keywords=3d+mouse) that was pretty cool. Really hard to get used to and ultimately I found a regular mouse was easier for me... We have a box full of these (http://www.amazon.com/HP-A4992B-Motion-Controller-Designing/dp/B00008SCFV/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1423671948&sr=8-1&keywords=HP+space+ball) in our computer lab at school, but nobody knows how to hook them up/the computers won't allow us to install the appropriate software because of permissions or something... Seems pretty wasteful.I just wrote up a very solid case for how my employer buying me what amounts to a $400 mouse is a smart business move.For 3D modeling I assume? I know those aren't cheap...
Yep. I've been using a standard mouse for years.
Yeah, my writeup was saying that the $300 extra to get the full fledged 3D Connexion mouse easily paid for itself in productivity increase considering that $100 was an appropriate cost for productivity increase seeing as the full version keeps your hand on the mouse instead of transitioning back and forth to the keyboard.I've been considering getting the $100 version for my own recreational 3D use.
Cuz' I'm flyin' through the air like a champagne supernova
Oops, did I break your combo?
Cuz' I'm flyin' through the air like a champagne supernova
Oops, did I break your combo?
Cuz' I'm flyin' through the air like a champagne supernova
Oops, did I break your combo?
Can't we give ourselves one more chance?
EDIT: WW is crushing this.
No mortal man can win this day.
(I concede)
I'm not really sure what's happening now. Was [yakety sax] not appropriate?
I'm not really sure what's happening now. Was [yakety sax] not appropriate?
I saw them performing with Adam Lambert in Atlantic City last year! They were really amazing, and I was really impressed by the singer.
I saw them performing with Adam Lambert in Atlantic City last year! They were really amazing, and I was really impressed by the singer.
The singer they had in '80s wasn't too bad either.
I thought we were doing a different segue.
I figured it went from Queen's Flash Gordon to Queen's The Show Must Go On to Moulin Rouge's The Show Must Go On to Moulin Rouge's Like a Virgin. I don't know what the next step would have been. Maybe, "That's a lot of dicks," from Reservoir Dogs.
But I'm never upset by a Queen fest.
Well, there's always my favorite hate song. Of course, it's tame by today's standards, but it still has bite. And it's a rocking song, to boot.
Insane, you should be put inside.
You're a sewer rat decaying in a cesspool of pride.
Should be made unemployed
Make yourself null and void
Make me feel good.
Hope it's not too serious. Make sure you clean it up and keep an eye on it. Refrigerators are pretty filthy environments.It's relatively shallow and only bled for perhaps a minute. It's been about 12 years since I got a tetanus booster.
Are you up to date on your tetanus booster?
So to update on what I'm sure was everyone's favorite topic in Random Stuff Part II, Todoist is awesome and I'm quite pleased with it. Thanks Ichi! You will find your stories about tetanus slighly more popular than they perhaps warrant on their own merit :PAwesome! I'm glad I could help out. ;D
It even has a widget for android so I can have my tasks on my home screen.
[streamin' and singin']
In a dance for a musical, we all have to lift our partners at the end. My partner says, "Please don't drop me," to which I reply, "I won't let you down."
...I could barely mustard up the strength.
In a dance for a musical, we all have to lift our partners at the end. My partner says, "Please don't drop me," to which I reply, "I won't let you down."
(http://i.imgur.com/sKRlWCIl.png)
This is mostly for sudgy
Wow. I really need to get outside of the Miscellaneous section more often.(http://i.imgur.com/sKRlWCIl.png)
This is mostly for sudgy
http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=1204.msg463506#msg463506
Welcome back to the mayorly bad puns thread!
Welcome back to the mayorly bad puns thread!
Oh, but I do relish the puns.
Welcome back to the mayorly bad puns thread!
Oh, but I do relish the puns.
It's like we're asalted with them.
I hear Twilight Struggle is good.
I hear Twilight Struggle is good.
I don't like the theme that much. Vampires and werewolves aren't my thing.
I hear Twilight Struggle is good.
I don't like the theme that much. Vampires and werewolves aren't my thing.
Cue parody re-theme of TS.
I hear Twilight Struggle is good.
I don't like the theme that much. Vampires and werewolves aren't my thing.
I bought Twilight Struggle yesterday and it comes tomorrow. Here's to hoping I can find opponents to play it with me and make it worth it...
I hear Twilight Struggle is good.
I don't like the theme that much. Vampires and werewolves aren't my thing.
But vampires are awesome!
They were about to go into theLate WarEclipse, with only a singleMid-warNew Moon card in the deck, meaning the deck on turn 8 was entirelyLate WarEclipse with a singleMid WarNew Moon card.
Yeah that can happen. The discard isn't shuffled into the main deck until you need to draw and can't. It kinda sucks but is pretty rare.I bought Twilight Struggle yesterday and it comes tomorrow. Here's to hoping I can find opponents to play it with me and make it worth it...
It's a good game. Does require two players with similar levels of knowledge of the game to be good though.
Edit: Also, a question (most likely for theory):
Two of my friends were playing TS in the same room as me this weekend (it was a board gaming weekend at university). On turn 7, one of them called me over and asked about a weird situation. They were about to go into the Late War, with only a single Mid-war card in the deck, meaning the deck on turn 8 was entirely Late War with a single Mid War card. They asked if this is actually something that can happen or if the deck is meant to reshuffle before then. I told them it was rare but yeah, it could happen (and also based on the board position, GG USSR). Was I correct? How often does this happen, if so?
Actually one of my friends is really interested in it, so we're planning on learning it together (I made him commit to at least 5 plays though.... Nothing worse than someone saying they'll play and they only play once...)I bought Twilight Struggle yesterday and it comes tomorrow. Here's to hoping I can find opponents to play it with me and make it worth it...
It's a good game. Does require two players with similar levels of knowledge of the game to be good though.
The acting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2r_qjEHf7c
http://i.imgur.com/OYJSVmO.jpg
I freakin give up on how to actually get the image here. I've been told before, and have now looked up the syntax, but can't get it to work. Probably because I can't figure out how to enter a pipe delimiter.
http://i.imgur.com/OYJSVmO.jpg
I freakin give up on how to actually get the image here. I've been told before, and have now looked up the syntax, but can't get it to work. Probably because I can't figure out how to enter a pipe delimiter.
You just right click and copy image source link.Right click on what?
So what does the syntax look like?http://i.imgur.com/OYJSVmO.jpg
I freakin give up on how to actually get the image here. I've been told before, and have now looked up the syntax, but can't get it to work. Probably because I can't figure out how to enter a pipe delimiter.
There aren't any pipes involved: just square brackets and a slash.
So what does the syntax look like?http://i.imgur.com/OYJSVmO.jpg
I freakin give up on how to actually get the image here. I've been told before, and have now looked up the syntax, but can't get it to work. Probably because I can't figure out how to enter a pipe delimiter.
There aren't any pipes involved: just square brackets and a slash.
Whoever recommended Darths & Droids, thanks. It rocks.
I thought he was WW.Whoever recommended Darths & Droids, thanks. It rocks.
It was me!
You are welcome!
The important thing is that we are all the walrus.WW is a Walrus?
The important thing is that we are all the walrus.WW is a Walrus?
The important thing is that we are all the walrus.WW is a Walrus?
The important thing is that we are all the walrus.WW is a Walrus?
Well, sure. If you look at it carefully, you'll see that WW actually portrays one walrus eating another.
Or one walrus mounting another. Depends on your mindset and how close you are to your mother.
Andrewis
Fatter
Than
The
Walrus
Next week, I'm moving to a new cubicle, so that means it's time to clean out unnecessary shit from my current cubicle. Man, I accumulate a lot of useless shit. Well, they were useful at the time. I still have some documents from when I started 10 years ago. When I get too entrenched in a cubicle, I tend to just gather. It wouldn't take much to turn me into a hoarder, I think.
The 3D effect on the New 3DS is really amazing. But sometimes after using it for a while, my eyes will try to apply the same effect to 2D screens, resulting in slightly wavering text and such.
The 3D effect on the New 3DS is really amazing. But sometimes after using it for a while, my eyes will try to apply the same effect to 2D screens, resulting in slightly wavering text and such.
The "new" 3DS XL is pretty awesome. I picked it up a couple days ago, and it was worth my money to replace my old 3DS for sure! Smash Bros 4 is pretty awesome on it, as is Kingdom Hearts: DDD. Haven't tried Kid Icarus: Uprising or Mario Kart 7 on it yet, but bet they're pretty awesome.
The 3D effect on the New 3DS is really amazing. But sometimes after using it for a while, my eyes will try to apply the same effect to 2D screens, resulting in slightly wavering text and such.
The "new" 3DS XL is pretty awesome. I picked it up a couple days ago, and it was worth my money to replace my old 3DS for sure! Smash Bros 4 is pretty awesome on it, as is Kingdom Hearts: DDD. Haven't tried Kid Icarus: Uprising or Mario Kart 7 on it yet, but bet they're pretty awesome.
I also upgraded from the original 3DS to the "New" 3DS XL, and the difference is huge. I haven't gotten Smash Bros for the 3DS since I want to keep my circle pad intact, but I do look forward to playing Kid Icarus on it. Right now I'm playing Majora's Mask.
The 3D effect on the New 3DS is really amazing. But sometimes after using it for a while, my eyes will try to apply the same effect to 2D screens, resulting in slightly wavering text and such.
The "new" 3DS XL is pretty awesome. I picked it up a couple days ago, and it was worth my money to replace my old 3DS for sure! Smash Bros 4 is pretty awesome on it, as is Kingdom Hearts: DDD. Haven't tried Kid Icarus: Uprising or Mario Kart 7 on it yet, but bet they're pretty awesome.
I also upgraded from the original 3DS to the "New" 3DS XL, and the difference is huge. I haven't gotten Smash Bros for the 3DS since I want to keep my circle pad intact, but I do look forward to playing Kid Icarus on it. Right now I'm playing Majora's Mask.
The Circle Pad won't break if you aren't ultra violent with it.
The 3D effect on the New 3DS is really amazing. But sometimes after using it for a while, my eyes will try to apply the same effect to 2D screens, resulting in slightly wavering text and such.
The "new" 3DS XL is pretty awesome. I picked it up a couple days ago, and it was worth my money to replace my old 3DS for sure! Smash Bros 4 is pretty awesome on it, as is Kingdom Hearts: DDD. Haven't tried Kid Icarus: Uprising or Mario Kart 7 on it yet, but bet they're pretty awesome.
I also upgraded from the original 3DS to the "New" 3DS XL, and the difference is huge. I haven't gotten Smash Bros for the 3DS since I want to keep my circle pad intact, but I do look forward to playing Kid Icarus on it. Right now I'm playing Majora's Mask.
The Circle Pad won't break if you aren't ultra violent with it.
I have heard (and believe) that it's hard not to be violent with it when playing Smash Bros. Back in college we went through a dozen GameCube controllers because their control sticks all eventually gave out while playing Smash Bros. Melee. It's a game that encourages controller abuse and I don't want to play it enough to justify that risk. I also have the WiiU version and have barely touched that.
The 3D effect on the New 3DS is really amazing. But sometimes after using it for a while, my eyes will try to apply the same effect to 2D screens, resulting in slightly wavering text and such.
The "new" 3DS XL is pretty awesome. I picked it up a couple days ago, and it was worth my money to replace my old 3DS for sure! Smash Bros 4 is pretty awesome on it, as is Kingdom Hearts: DDD. Haven't tried Kid Icarus: Uprising or Mario Kart 7 on it yet, but bet they're pretty awesome.
I also upgraded from the original 3DS to the "New" 3DS XL, and the difference is huge. I haven't gotten Smash Bros for the 3DS since I want to keep my circle pad intact, but I do look forward to playing Kid Icarus on it. Right now I'm playing Majora's Mask.
The Circle Pad won't break if you aren't ultra violent with it.
The 3D effect on the New 3DS is really amazing. But sometimes after using it for a while, my eyes will try to apply the same effect to 2D screens, resulting in slightly wavering text and such.
The "new" 3DS XL is pretty awesome. I picked it up a couple days ago, and it was worth my money to replace my old 3DS for sure! Smash Bros 4 is pretty awesome on it, as is Kingdom Hearts: DDD. Haven't tried Kid Icarus: Uprising or Mario Kart 7 on it yet, but bet they're pretty awesome.
I also upgraded from the original 3DS to the "New" 3DS XL, and the difference is huge. I haven't gotten Smash Bros for the 3DS since I want to keep my circle pad intact, but I do look forward to playing Kid Icarus on it. Right now I'm playing Majora's Mask.
The Circle Pad won't break if you aren't ultra violent with it.
Yeah, but without some ultraviolence you might not play as well against your droogs.
The 3D effect on the New 3DS is really amazing. But sometimes after using it for a while, my eyes will try to apply the same effect to 2D screens, resulting in slightly wavering text and such.
The "new" 3DS XL is pretty awesome. I picked it up a couple days ago, and it was worth my money to replace my old 3DS for sure! Smash Bros 4 is pretty awesome on it, as is Kingdom Hearts: DDD. Haven't tried Kid Icarus: Uprising or Mario Kart 7 on it yet, but bet they're pretty awesome.
I also upgraded from the original 3DS to the "New" 3DS XL, and the difference is huge. I haven't gotten Smash Bros for the 3DS since I want to keep my circle pad intact, but I do look forward to playing Kid Icarus on it. Right now I'm playing Majora's Mask.
The Circle Pad won't break if you aren't ultra violent with it.
Yeah, but without some ultraviolence you might not play as well against your droogs.
In all my years of playing Smash, I've never broken a GCN controller and I've absolutely dominated my friends.
I played Smash Brothers once and ended up beating some woman to death with a giant porcelain penis, so controller safety is definitely a factor.
The 3D effect on the New 3DS is really amazing. But sometimes after using it for a while, my eyes will try to apply the same effect to 2D screens, resulting in slightly wavering text and such.
The "new" 3DS XL is pretty awesome. I picked it up a couple days ago, and it was worth my money to replace my old 3DS for sure! Smash Bros 4 is pretty awesome on it, as is Kingdom Hearts: DDD. Haven't tried Kid Icarus: Uprising or Mario Kart 7 on it yet, but bet they're pretty awesome.
I also upgraded from the original 3DS to the "New" 3DS XL, and the difference is huge. I haven't gotten Smash Bros for the 3DS since I want to keep my circle pad intact, but I do look forward to playing Kid Icarus on it. Right now I'm playing Majora's Mask.
The Circle Pad won't break if you aren't ultra violent with it.
Yeah, but without some ultraviolence you might not play as well against your droogs.
In all my years of playing Smash, I've never broken a GCN controller and I've absolutely dominated my friends.
Have your friends broken controllers?
I played Smash Brothers once and ended up beating some woman to death with a giant porcelain penis, so controller safety is definitely a factor.
Remind me to never play at your house.
I played Smash Brothers once and ended up beating some woman to death with a giant porcelain penis, so controller safety is definitely a factor.
Remind me to never play at your house.
I'm just saying, escalation is a thing.
I played Smash Brothers once and ended up beating some woman to death with a giant porcelain penis, so controller safety is definitely a factor.
Remind me to never play at your house.
I'm just saying, escalation is a thing.
The real question is why you have a white vitrified translucent ceramic object shaped like a phallus lying around your house.
The 3D effect on the New 3DS is really amazing. But sometimes after using it for a while, my eyes will try to apply the same effect to 2D screens, resulting in slightly wavering text and such.
The "new" 3DS XL is pretty awesome. I picked it up a couple days ago, and it was worth my money to replace my old 3DS for sure! Smash Bros 4 is pretty awesome on it, as is Kingdom Hearts: DDD. Haven't tried Kid Icarus: Uprising or Mario Kart 7 on it yet, but bet they're pretty awesome.
I also upgraded from the original 3DS to the "New" 3DS XL, and the difference is huge. I haven't gotten Smash Bros for the 3DS since I want to keep my circle pad intact, but I do look forward to playing Kid Icarus on it. Right now I'm playing Majora's Mask.
The Circle Pad won't break if you aren't ultra violent with it.
Yeah, but without some ultraviolence you might not play as well against your droogs.
In all my years of playing Smash, I've never broken a GCN controller and I've absolutely dominated my friends.
EDIT: Okay, completely dominated was a lie. :p
Clockwork orange is 44 year old. That's twice as many years as the age of most people here.
Haha, Kirian is old.
I tried to make it..... blunter for you, Kirian.
I tried to make it..... blunter for you, Kirian.
I helped!
Though my reference was not as obvious, but anyone who's seen the movie should get it.
And I do recommend that people read the book if they haven't already. It's quite the read. And I suggest doing it without a glossary. I didn't even know that some copies have a glossary. Mine did not, and I like to think that my reading experience was enhanced by my need to determine the vocabulary of Alex and his droogs without having a cheat sheet.
The movie is good to watch too. Very stylistic. It's a tad less abhorrent than the events in the book (for example, the movie's sex scene involves girls who are not minors), but it should build up a healthy degree of disgust within you.
The only controllers that have ever broken in my house was a Mad Catz, which was broken after one day of use (we didn't even have Smash Bros. Mat Catz things are just broken pieces of crap anyways), and the second controller broke, which was when we were playing Smash, but it was a cheap Chinese knockoff (and I think it broke because my bro was storing it in his backpack, where it got really jostled). All of the official Nintendo controllers have been perfect.
That explains a lot, primarily why my parents wouldn't let me watch the movie or read the book.
That explains a lot, primarily why my parents wouldn't let me watch the movie or read the book.
Yeah, it's a pretty adult book.
And not just for the sex, violence, and rape (though it has all of them). It has very adult themes about free will and morality.
If someone walks away from the movie about how he loved the Singing in the Rain scene, then he's not one to fully understand the meaning of the story. Also, he's probably a psychopath, and you should avoid him.
I don't have a Wii U and probably won't get one, which is sad, but I have a PS4 with Destiny so yeah.
I don't have a Wii U and probably won't get one, which is sad, but I have a PS4 with Destiny so yeah.
Is Destiny worth getting? I got a PS4 basically for Call of Duty (my brother-in-law plays and we were supposed to bond), but Destiny looks cool from a 1-player perspective...
I tried to make it..... blunter for you, Kirian.
I helped!
Though my reference was not as obvious, but anyone who's seen the movie should get it.
And I do recommend that people read the book if they haven't already. It's quite the read. And I suggest doing it without a glossary. I didn't even know that some copies have a glossary. Mine did not, and I like to think that my reading experience was enhanced by my need to determine the vocabulary of Alex and his droogs without having a cheat sheet.
The movie is good to watch too. Very stylistic. It's a tad less abhorrent than the events in the book (for example, the movie's sex scene involves girls who are not minors), but it should build up a healthy degree of disgust within you.
(http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/fundamental_forces.png) (http://xkcd.com/1489/)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weak_interactionOh, so it's like Scout + Explorer.
Dude, scout draws your province so explorer can gain a gold. That's at least as strong as the gravitational force.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weak_interactionOh, so it's like Scout + Explorer.
The joke is that gravity is the weakest of the four forces.They can't all be the strongest force ever.
EDIT: The comic says the strong force holds protons and neutrons together. I know the strong force is why the nucleus doesn't fly apart because of the electromagnetic force, but I thought it was more a force between two protons, or is there also an interaction between neutrons and protons? I suppose there must be, otherwise neutrons would just sort of float around...
The Force is strong with this one?EDIT: The comic says the strong force holds protons and neutrons together. I know the strong force is why the nucleus doesn't fly apart because of the electromagnetic force, but I thought it was more a force between two protons, or is there also an interaction between neutrons and protons? I suppose there must be, otherwise neutrons would just sort of float around...
The strong interaction is a force between quarks and gluons, mediated by gluons. Quarks are the thingies that make up protons (quarks up, up, down, and a soup of temporary particles) and neutrons (quarks up, down, down, and a soup of temporary particles). Protons, neutrons, and other exotic particles made of quarks exist because the strong force binds their components together.
Atoms are similar, only more complicated, because it's the "residual" part of the strong force that binds protons and neutrons together; some models of atomic interactions dispense with the complex strong force altogether, and modelize the "nuclear force" as protons and neutrons exchanging pions (the lightest particle made of quarks) with each other. As far as the strong force is concerned, there's not much difference between neutrons and protons, they are just "bags" of quarks.
So, neutron-neutron, proton-proton and neutron-proton can interact through the strong force.
Addendum: the electromagnetic interaction is not the only mechanism that tries to split atoms apart. The other is Pauli repulsion (it also goes by other names). The basic concept is that two fermions can't be in the same quantum state, so if you want two protons (resp. neutrons) in an atom, they must have different energies. So as an atom becomes larger, the extra protons (resp. neutrons) in the atom must have increasingly large energies. And because matter tries to minimize its energy, that means that the extra protons (resp. neutrons) will try to leave the atom. The strong force is what keeps them together.
The Force is strong with this one?EDIT: The comic says the strong force holds protons and neutrons together. I know the strong force is why the nucleus doesn't fly apart because of the electromagnetic force, but I thought it was more a force between two protons, or is there also an interaction between neutrons and protons? I suppose there must be, otherwise neutrons would just sort of float around...
The strong interaction is a force between quarks and gluons, mediated by gluons. Quarks are the thingies that make up protons (quarks up, up, down, and a soup of temporary particles) and neutrons (quarks up, down, down, and a soup of temporary particles). Protons, neutrons, and other exotic particles made of quarks exist because the strong force binds their components together.
Atoms are similar, only more complicated, because it's the "residual" part of the strong force that binds protons and neutrons together; some models of atomic interactions dispense with the complex strong force altogether, and modelize the "nuclear force" as protons and neutrons exchanging pions (the lightest particle made of quarks) with each other. As far as the strong force is concerned, there's not much difference between neutrons and protons, they are just "bags" of quarks.
So, neutron-neutron, proton-proton and neutron-proton can interact through the strong force.
Addendum: the electromagnetic interaction is not the only mechanism that tries to split atoms apart. The other is Pauli repulsion (it also goes by other names). The basic concept is that two fermions can't be in the same quantum state, so if you want two protons (resp. neutrons) in an atom, they must have different energies. So as an atom becomes larger, the extra protons (resp. neutrons) in the atom must have increasingly large energies. And because matter tries to minimize its energy, that means that the extra protons (resp. neutrons) will try to leave the atom. The strong force is what keeps them together.
The joke is that gravity is the weakest of the four forces.They can't all be the strongest force ever.
The Force is strong with this one?
Title text: "Of these four forces, there's one we don't really understand." "Is it the weak force or the strong--" "It's gravity."
I just went to take an exam I was convinced was today, only to figure out it's actually on Thursday.
I'll have to rmember this trick since it gives me 3 extra days to prepare, bbut the necessity of actuallly believing in the wrong date might be a problem.
I just went to take an exam I was convinced was today, only to figure out it's actually on Thursday.
I'll have to rmember this trick since it gives me 3 extra days to prepare, bbut the necessity of actuallly believing in the wrong date might be a problem.
I hope it wasn't a Time Management exam
So, is anybody else worried about smarter-than-human artificial intelligence becoming a threat to humanity? Because I'm terrified of it and the people working on developing it don't seem to care.
So, is anybody else worried about smarter-than-human artificial intelligence becoming a threat to humanity? Because I'm terrified of it and the people working on developing it don't seem to care.The hype is FAR out of proportion with actual technology that exists. So my advice is, don't worry about it. There are much more realistic near-term existential threats, like climate change.
So, is anybody else worried about smarter-than-human artificial intelligence becoming a threat to humanity? Because I'm terrified of it and the people working on developing it don't seem to care.The hype is FAR out of proportion with actual technology that exists. So my advice is, don't worry about it. There are much more realistic near-term existential threats, like climate change.
So, is anybody else worried about smarter-than-human artificial intelligence becoming a threat to humanity? Because I'm terrified of it and the people working on developing it don't seem to care.
So, is anybody else worried about smarter-than-human artificial intelligence becoming a threat to humanity? Because I'm terrified of it and the people working on developing it don't seem to care.I think the bigger concern is someone programming a computer/robot that breaks Asimov's laws of robotics and exterminates human life. I don't think the intelligence of it really matters that much...
Speaking of that song, I like it less and less every time I hear it. It's just so... generic. Fun fact, I went to school with the dude in the gold jacket.
If you like Harry Potter or DnD, you will probably like Harry Potter and the Natural 20 and should go read it now. I went in with lots of Harry Potter knowledge and cursory DnD knowledge and enjoyed it. I'm pretty sure if you have lots of DnD knowledge and cursory Harry Potter knowledge, you'll have a similar experience.
(You should also read Methods of Rationality, but I suspect many people here already know about it.)
So, is anybody else worried about smarter-than-human artificial intelligence becoming a threat to humanity? Because I'm terrified of it and the people working on developing it don't seem to care.Then don't read Prey by Michael Crichton. I'm in the middle of it now, and it is a disturbing scenario.
So, is anybody else worried about smarter-than-human artificial intelligence becoming a threat to humanity? Because I'm terrified of it and the people working on developing it don't seem to care.The hype is FAR out of proportion with actual technology that exists. So my advice is, don't worry about it. There are much more realistic near-term existential threats, like climate change.
So, is anybody else worried about smarter-than-human artificial intelligence becoming a threat to humanity? Because I'm terrified of it and the people working on developing it don't seem to care.The hype is FAR out of proportion with actual technology that exists. So my advice is, don't worry about it. There are much more realistic near-term existential threats, like climate change.
See, the whole climate change hype is just fearmongering to make us ignore the impending dangers of AI.
So, is anybody else worried about smarter-than-human artificial intelligence becoming a threat to humanity? Because I'm terrified of it and the people working on developing it don't seem to care.The hype is FAR out of proportion with actual technology that exists. So my advice is, don't worry about it. There are much more realistic near-term existential threats, like climate change.
See, the whole climate change hype is just fearmongering to make us ignore the impending dangers of AI.
Maybe the climate thing is coming from the AIs themselves!
So, is anybody else worried about smarter-than-human artificial intelligence becoming a threat to humanity? Because I'm terrified of it and the people working on developing it don't seem to care.The hype is FAR out of proportion with actual technology that exists. So my advice is, don't worry about it. There are much more realistic near-term existential threats, like climate change.
See, the whole climate change hype is just fearmongering to make us ignore the impending dangers of AI.
Maybe the climate thing is coming from the AIs themselves!
Guys, the climate is already ruined. It was all covered in that 1999 documentary by the Wachowskis.
So, is anybody else worried about smarter-than-human artificial intelligence becoming a threat to humanity? Because I'm terrified of it and the people working on developing it don't seem to care.The hype is FAR out of proportion with actual technology that exists. So my advice is, don't worry about it. There are much more realistic near-term existential threats, like climate change.
See, the whole climate change hype is just fearmongering to make us ignore the impending dangers of AI.
Maybe the climate thing is coming from the AIs themselves!
Guys, the climate is already ruined. It was all covered in that 1999 documentary by the Wachowskis.
Bound?
I worry about ethically immature people destroying the world; people doing things because they can, not because it's right.
I worry about smart coders writing AI unchecked. Or a biologist not being careful accidentally releasing a genetically enhanced disease that is in the lab "only for research" and causing an unstoppable pandemic.
I wouldn't be surprised if the apocalypse comes because of some smart person doing "what they think is right", either; not even an accident. Restraints on doing things never go over well, especially with smart people who don't believe safety precautions or rules apply to them.
...all those things concern you more than nuclear weapons? Like the huge stockpile of them that have basically disappeared in the former Soviet countries? Or those that may or may not be developed by suicidal states?
AI isn't bad at all, until you get to the last 20 minutes or so that are horribly tacked-on.
AI isn't bad at all, until you get to the last 20 minutes or so that are horribly tacked-on.
I feel like you're having a good couple weeks.
AI isn't bad at all, until you get to the last 20 minutes or so that are horribly tacked-on.
I feel like you're having a good couple weeks.
Huh?
So, this just happened to me:
"Ahh!! So many people on facebook are talking about that dress! Get away! Hmm... I'll go check xkcd (http://xkcd.com/1492/)."
There are probably more likely scenarios than an indifferent AI tiling the universe with computronium. But even severe climate change is very unlikely to lead to human extinction. I don't think that AI is an imminent danger, but I'm glad that there are people thinking hard about the possibilities.
So, this just happened to me:
"Ahh!! So many people on facebook are talking about that dress! Get away! Hmm... I'll go check xkcd (http://xkcd.com/1492/)."
I don't understand what the xkcd comic is doing.
So, this just happened to me:
"Ahh!! So many people on facebook are talking about that dress! Get away! Hmm... I'll go check xkcd (http://xkcd.com/1492/)."
I don't understand what the xkcd comic is doing.
It's being brilliant by taking a silly argument and making it worse.
What colors is the dress on the left? What colors is the dress on the right?
They're both the same colors. I verified this in Photoshop.
So, this just happened to me:
"Ahh!! So many people on facebook are talking about that dress! Get away! Hmm... I'll go check xkcd (http://xkcd.com/1492/)."
I don't understand what the xkcd comic is doing.
It's being brilliant by taking a silly argument and making it worse.
What colors is the dress on the left? What colors is the dress on the right?
They're both the same colors. I verified this in Photoshop.
There are probably more likely scenarios than an indifferent AI tiling the universe with computronium. But even severe climate change is very unlikely to lead to human extinction. I don't think that AI is an imminent danger, but I'm glad that there are people thinking hard about the possibilities.
I don't think that climate change will lead directly to human extinction, but I do think that if left unchecked it will lead to resource scarcity, unrest, war, etc. which could result in human extinction (see "nukes" above)
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/610514
I made this. I think the viola staccato is too loud, but other than that, how's it sound?
I worry about smart coders writing AI unchecked.The thing is, the technology just doesn't exist for anyone to write the kind of AI that would be required to take over the world. These doomsday scenarios tend to require an AI capable of applying engineering prowess to improve itself, and an engineering AI is way beyond the capabilities of current algorithms. Assuming technological progress continues in the future, we'll get to that point eventually, but it's pretty far off.
I worry about smart coders writing AI unchecked.The thing is, the technology just doesn't exist for anyone to write the kind of AI that would be required to take over the world. These doomsday scenarios tend to require an AI capable of applying engineering prowess to improve itself, and an engineering AI is way beyond the capabilities of current algorithms. Assuming technological progress continues in the future, we'll get to that point eventually, but it's pretty far off.
Existing AI algorithms aren't really capable of the kind of long-term planning and out-of-the-box thinking that drives technological progress. AI game players dodge this weakness by abusing their capacity to do a lot of exact computation, but that works mostly because games are a constrained setting.I worry about smart coders writing AI unchecked.The thing is, the technology just doesn't exist for anyone to write the kind of AI that would be required to take over the world. These doomsday scenarios tend to require an AI capable of applying engineering prowess to improve itself, and an engineering AI is way beyond the capabilities of current algorithms. Assuming technological progress continues in the future, we'll get to that point eventually, but it's pretty far off.
Or it just has to think it's playing a game.
But even severe climate change is very unlikely to lead to human extinction.In my view, the danger here is not immediate species extinction, but rather rapid disruption of civilization leading to technological regression. It would be quite hard to recover from a technological regression, because we've already consumed the easily-extractable resources to bootstrap our current civilization. Doing it a second time might be impossible, even if the world is hospitable enough otherwise.
I worry about smart coders writing AI unchecked.The thing is, the technology just doesn't exist for anyone to write the kind of AI that would be required to take over the world. These doomsday scenarios tend to require an AI capable of applying engineering prowess to improve itself, and an engineering AI is way beyond the capabilities of current algorithms. Assuming technological progress continues in the future, we'll get to that point eventually, but it's pretty far off.
Or it just has to think it's playing a game.
I worry about smart coders writing AI unchecked.The thing is, the technology just doesn't exist for anyone to write the kind of AI that would be required to take over the world. These doomsday scenarios tend to require an AI capable of applying engineering prowess to improve itself, and an engineering AI is way beyond the capabilities of current algorithms. Assuming technological progress continues in the future, we'll get to that point eventually, but it's pretty far off.
Or it just has to think it's playing a game.
If it's playing a game then we will be gone as it will soon learn the only way to win is not to play....
Or just give it a Comedy Award.I worry about smart coders writing AI unchecked.The thing is, the technology just doesn't exist for anyone to write the kind of AI that would be required to take over the world. These doomsday scenarios tend to require an AI capable of applying engineering prowess to improve itself, and an engineering AI is way beyond the capabilities of current algorithms. Assuming technological progress continues in the future, we'll get to that point eventually, but it's pretty far off.
Or it just has to think it's playing a game.
If it's playing a game then we will be gone as it will soon learn the only way to win is not to play....
No, no, you have to say "This statement is a lie" to defeat rogue AIs. I saw it in a movie.
It was a War Games reference :(Haven't seen it, sorry. :)
It was a War Games reference :(Haven't seen it, sorry. :)
For "that dress", does anyone else here see it as brownish-gold/faded blue? That's the only way I can see it and feel like a minority in the debate.
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/610514I didn't think the violas were too loud at all - they provide the rhythmic drive given that there were no drums (at least early). In fact I thought the mix overall was pretty superb, and I was listening through tiny little computer speakers. A possible exception was at about the 2:10 or 2:20 mark, during the crescendo phase, the staccato actually got a little lost, and I missed them because they formed (for me) the theme of the piece.
I made this. I think the viola staccato is too loud, but other than that, how's it sound?
For "that dress", does anyone else here see it as brownish-gold/faded blue? That's the only way I can see it and feel like a minority in the debate.
Considering that those are the actual colours (having checked using paint to identify the RGB makeup), no, you aren't alone. It's what I see too.
I noticed that in the same thread we brought up "Climate Change" and Michael Crichton but failed to reference State of Fear.
What if it happens two days before the day after tomorrow?I noticed that in the same thread we brought up "Climate Change" and Michael Crichton but failed to reference State of Fear.
We'll get to that the day after tomorrow.
Rats make awesome pets, but they can leave inconvenient scratches on your hands, especially at the wrist where it can hurt when typing. Grr.
Rats make awesome pets, but they can leave inconvenient scratches on your hands, especially at the wrist where it can hurt when typing. Grr.
Aw, sad AA. She asked me a question about a formula in Excel. I pointed out two errors with it. One being a simple matter of dividing by the wrong line. Then I had to show her how Excel does not store time passed in a format of mm:ss and that when she tried to record 6 minutes and 15 seconds, Excel actually calculates it as 0.26, which totally throws their numbers out of whack.
What's sad is that this report has apparently been in use for a long while. The problem didn't come to light until someone tried to input 24:02, which Excel does not recognize as a legitimate time value. Now she's aware of just how flawed the report is. I bear bad news from Excelland.
I recently battled with Excel as well. Apparently people who had my position have been reporting WAY wrong for like a year. And since I was the one who found out they had, I had to not only correct the Excel sheet, but also redo all the monthly reports... Fun times.
... And yet, people did it wrong. Every day I'm amazed at how much people just drone away at work without really thinking.It is widespread enough to be worrisome. I saw some unbelievable things working QA in environmental chemistry labs. Analysts (with 4 year degrees in chemistry) who couldn't verify the math on an instrument's result. Or couldn't calculate concentrations in units of mass/mass (as opposed to mass/volume). No one wants to be a subject matter expert anymore, and employers don't expect them to be.
To tell the truth, I'm really bad with Excel. We had an Office class in school, but that was VERY basic. Also, my problems weren't really related to time. It was just basic sums and stuff. And yet, people did it wrong. Every day I'm amazed at how much people just drone away at work without really thinking.
I have a test, anyone who says they are good with excel are basic users. Because the more you know that Excel does, the more you realise its waaay beyond the normal skillset.
I recently interviewed three people, all said they were experts at excel, none of them got past my question 1, which was basic text to columns!
Text to columns, as in, press one button and go through a bunch of basic options? That one? Yeesh.
I certainly wouldn't say I'm an expert in Excel, but I know more than the average Joe for sure. I do only know some very basic VB though.
Why even bother building a Word template to keep things consistent? Let's just roam around an electronic wasteland flinging different fonts and paragraph spacings like Mad Max villains.
I have a test, anyone who says they are good with excel are basic users. Because the more you know that Excel does, the more you realise its waaay beyond the normal skillset.
I recently interviewed three people, all said they were experts at excel, none of them got past my question 1, which was basic text to columns!
I have a test, anyone who says they are good with excel are basic users. Because the more you know that Excel does, the more you realise its waaay beyond the normal skillset.
I recently interviewed three people, all said they were experts at excel, none of them got past my question 1, which was basic text to columns!
So I looked it up to see if Text to Columns is what I thought it was, and it is readily deducible just from the name... but why would you ever want to use that??
Why even bother building a Word template to keep things consistent? Let's just roam around an electronic wasteland flinging different fonts and paragraph spacings like Mad Max villains.
Speaking of which, don't you hate it when people use Comic Sans for things that are supposed to be professional? I recently discovered this wonderful new font that makes everything much classier. It's called Papyrus. We should all use that instead!
I have a test, anyone who says they are good with excel are basic users. Because the more you know that Excel does, the more you realise its waaay beyond the normal skillset.
I recently interviewed three people, all said they were experts at excel, none of them got past my question 1, which was basic text to columns!
So I looked it up to see if Text to Columns is what I thought it was, and it is readily deducible just from the name... but why would you ever want to use that??
I actually use it pretty often (like, maybe about 5-10 times per year), generally for grabbing data from a table on a website and putting it into an excel document or something similar to that.
... you make documents in Word? *shudders*
Why even bother building a Word template to keep things consistent? Let's just roam around an electronic wasteland flinging different fonts and paragraph spacings like Mad Max villains.
Speaking of which, don't you hate it when people use Comic Sans for things that are supposed to be professional? I recently discovered this wonderful new font that makes everything much classier. It's called Papyrus. We should all use that instead!
Why even bother building a Word template to keep things consistent? Let's just roam around an electronic wasteland flinging different fonts and paragraph spacings like Mad Max villains.
Speaking of which, don't you hate it when people use Comic Sans for things that are supposed to be professional? I recently discovered this wonderful new font that makes everything much classier. It's called Papyrus. We should all use that instead!
You know what I hate more than stupid fonts?
People who have background pictures and colours on their work emails.
If I have a client email me and their background is pink, or they have some life affirming quote in their signature, they automatically get rated as not important in my brain, cant help it.
And I work with big companies, this isnt some small time store owner.
... you make documents in Word? *shudders*
... you make documents in Word? *shudders*
Word works fine for most of what we need. It's not like there's room in the budget for other Word processing.
But Word is plenty powerful on its own. If I'm working with a more fluid layout—like a newsletter—I might use InDesign. Aside from that, Word handles everything I need. Although those muthafucking numbered lists are a pain.
Hmm, LaTeX looks like something I don't need. I suppose I can appreciate that the author can just type everything out without worrying about layout, but I'm not one of those authors. I have to worry about layout, so I use styles in Word. I suppose if I could be responsible for writing while someone else does the layout, I would see the appeal in LaTeX.
I mean, what makes more sense? Hitting return and having some random number from some random pattern with some random indentation automatically appear? Or saying
\begin{enumerate}
\item First point
\item Second point
\item
\begin{itemize}
\item Bullet one
\item Bullet two
\item Bullet three
\end{itemize}
\item Third point
\end{enumerate}
You have complete control over the formatting there.
I mean, what makes more sense? Hitting return and having some random number from some random pattern with some random indentation automatically appear? Or saying
\begin{enumerate}
\item First point
\item Second point
\item
\begin{itemize}
\item Bullet one
\item Bullet two
\item Bullet three
\end{itemize}
\item Third point
\end{enumerate}
You have complete control over the formatting there.
Is anybody here a fan of Storage Wars? There is a game on Kickstarter (designed by one of the designers of Dead of Winter) called "Vault Wars (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/floodgategames/vault-wars-bidding-and-bluffing-game-by-jon-gilmou)" based on that concept. It looks pretty good, and the price is relatively low (unless you want to spring for the deluxe version, which adds metal coins).
I"m hesitating only because I am backing a different kickstarter right now...
and i totally forgot to try it so far, sorry about that
Ohh, grrrrr, misleading shipping charges.
If something says $20 and underneath says 'Ships Anywhere in the world' I'm sort of not expecting to have to pay anymore. It should say 'All Regions, Shipping Charges not included'
Hey guys, I should post here more. Or drink more so that I'm more motivated to post more. Maybe I'll even get back into mafia. Maybe.
I find the best way to cheer yourself up is to just send me money
Its a win/win situation. No Edge cases
EDIT: Yes, this is me.
I thought it was going to be the new trend and everyone would be doing it. So wanted to get on before the bandwagon. Also, it looks like a nice inn. I'll think I'll stay a couple days.
I thought it was going to be the new trend and everyone would be doing it. So wanted to get on before the bandwagon. Also, it looks like a nice inn. I'll think I'll stay a couple days.
This entire channel is awesome, but his newest video is so cool.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Yp9SjCU5E
Am I probably the only person who has thought of putting mascara in my beard?
Am I probably the only person who has thought of putting mascara in my beard?
Probably? Usually people who want longer beards just wait a while.
Am I probably the only person who has thought of putting mascara in my beard?
Probably? Usually people who want longer beards just wait a while.
No, I was thinking because I'm in a musical (Mulan), and we're all supposed to have really dark hair. My hair is dark enough but my beard is lighter for some reason.
Am I probably the only person who has thought of putting mascara in my beard?
Probably? Usually people who want longer beards just wait a while.
No, I was thinking because I'm in a musical (Mulan), and we're all supposed to have really dark hair. My hair is dark enough but my beard is lighter for some reason.
Someone close to you is pranking you and has been dyeing your hair in your sleep for years. The only question is which hair they've been dyeing...
So who's excited for Overwatch? I know the danger's of overhyping things, but it looks really good.
Someone close to you is pranking you and has been dyeing your hair in your sleep for years. The only question is which hair they've been dyeing...
As I was reading this, your avatar continued to change.
You're a chameleon. Or to be specific, Celestial Chameleon.
That or that's a very shoddy gif.I think it's a gif with part of it that doesn't show up (alternating between six avatars but one of them is blank).
Someone close to you is pranking you and has been dyeing your hair in your sleep for years. The only question is which hair they've been dyeing...
As I was reading this, your avatar continued to change.
You're a chameleon. Or to be specific, Celestial Chameleon.That or that's a very shoddy gif.I think it's a gif with part of it that doesn't show up (alternating between six avatars but one of them is blank).
Am I probably the only person who has thought of putting mascara in my beard?
Probably? Usually people who want longer beards just wait a while.
Am I probably the only person who has thought of putting mascara in my beard?
Am I probably the only person who has thought of putting mascara in my beard?
Probably? Usually people who want longer beards just wait a while.
No, I was thinking because I'm in a musical (Mulan), and we're all supposed to have really dark hair. My hair is dark enough but my beard is lighter for some reason.
Am I probably the only person who has thought of putting mascara in my beard?
Probably? Usually people who want longer beards just wait a while.
No, I was thinking because I'm in a musical (Mulan), and we're all supposed to have really dark hair. My hair is dark enough but my beard is lighter for some reason.
You're going to want something stronger than mascara. Hair dye that matches your head hair at the least, but if you're willing to go for broke for the sake of a play, black hair dye for the whole head.
Am I probably the only person who has thought of putting mascara in my beard?
I don't believe for a second that you have a beard. Or hair.
So, here's me doing a cover of Brass Goggles:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2gFEO19NJ0
What are you trying to say?So who's excited for Overwatch? I know the danger's of overhyping things, but it looks really good.
I find your faith in Blizzard disturbing.
It's Blizzard.
Looks shopped.Am I probably the only person who has thought of putting mascara in my beard?
I don't believe for a second that you have a beard. Or hair.So, here's me doing a cover of Brass Goggles:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2gFEO19NJ0
What are you trying to say?So who's excited for Overwatch? I know the danger's of overhyping things, but it looks really good.
I find your faith in Blizzard disturbing.
It's Blizzard.
I don't have faith, I have hope--there's a difference. And ftr I like most of Blizzard's games.
What are you trying to say?So who's excited for Overwatch? I know the danger's of overhyping things, but it looks really good.
I find your faith in Blizzard disturbing.
It's Blizzard.
I don't have faith, I have hope--there's a difference. And ftr I like most of Blizzard's games.
A New Hope?
Am I probably the only person who has thought of putting mascara in my beard?
I don't believe for a second that you have a beard. Or hair.So, here's me doing a cover of Brass Goggles:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2gFEO19NJ0
Back to normal now. Apologies to anybody who was annoyed by the animated avatar! Thanks for putting up with it for a day.
Back to normal now. Apologies to anybody who was annoyed by the animated avatar! Thanks for putting up with it for a day.
Back to normal now. Apologies to anybody who was annoyed by the animated avatar! Thanks for putting up with it for a day.
I can make you an avatar if you give me something to work with.
Pretty cool. I didn't expect to find other SPG fans here, seeing as they're a kindof obscure indie group. Brass Goggles is one of my favorites of theirs.Am I probably the only person who has thought of putting mascara in my beard?
I don't believe for a second that you have a beard. Or hair.So, here's me doing a cover of Brass Goggles:
...
Your candle needs a beard.Back to normal now. Apologies to anybody who was annoyed by the animated avatar! Thanks for putting up with it for a day....If I wanted a different avatar, I could make it myself. I know my way around Photoshop!
I can't handle this.
Pretty cool. I didn't expect to find other SPG fans here, seeing as they're a kindof obscure indie group. Brass Goggles is one of my favorites of theirs.
Pretty cool. I didn't expect to find other SPG fans here, seeing as they're a kindof obscure indie group. Brass Goggles is one of my favorites of theirs.
Isn't Brass Goggles by the Beastie Boys?
Pretty cool. I didn't expect to find other SPG fans here, seeing as they're a kindof obscure indie group. Brass Goggles is one of my favorites of theirs.
Isn't Brass Goggles by the Beastie Boys?
I believe you're thinking of Brass Monkey.
Pretty cool. I didn't expect to find other SPG fans here, seeing as they're a kindof obscure indie group. Brass Goggles is one of my favorites of theirs.
Isn't Brass Goggles by the Beastie Boys?
I believe you're thinking of Brass Monkey.
Isn't Brass Monkey by the Foo Fighters?
They're bringing back Zoombinis! Any other 90s kids with nostalgia on here?
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zoombinisgame/zoombinis
Fleens? You're not Fleens!
Pretty cool. I didn't expect to find other SPG fans here, seeing as they're a kindof obscure indie group. Brass Goggles is one of my favorites of theirs.
Isn't Brass Goggles by the Beastie Boys?
I believe you're thinking of Brass Monkey.
Isn't Brass Monkey by the Foo Fighters?
No.
Combo breaker.
Back to normal now. Apologies to anybody who was annoyed by the animated avatar! Thanks for putting up with it for a day.
I can make you an avatar if you give me something to work with.
I don't get the joke.
Or if it's serious, I'm not sure why you are making the offer. If I wanted a different avatar, I could make it myself. I know my way around Photoshop!
Am I probably the only person who has thought of putting mascara in my beard?
Back to normal now. Apologies to anybody who was annoyed by the animated avatar! Thanks for putting up with it for a day.
I can make you an avatar if you give me something to work with.
I don't get the joke.
Or if it's serious, I'm not sure why you are making the offer. If I wanted a different avatar, I could make it myself. I know my way around Photoshop!
I was not joking, I was being entirely serious, but now I am explaining my non-joke in great detail, which makes it automatically funny. This creates a paradox that only adds even more hilarity and mirth to an already above average humorous scenario. You see, it's funny because you would expect a joke to be described in length, not a non-joke, which is why it is funny, and the act of a joke within a non-joke is a recursive effect the likes of which have never been seen, thus creating a huge tension only settled by either mirth or permanent isolation in a cave in Siberia. This makes you a Hermit, which makes it funnier because this is FD.S, and my ramblings could be mistaken for a Mad Man, adding even more to this incredible jocular moment. I must be a Jester! Oh look, more joke! And I will make it funny again by doing the unexpected and not explaining the joke, even though I explained that I wouldn't explain the joke, which is why it's funny.
I can appreciate that a newer version of Office now offers you Save and Don't Save when you're closing a document with unsaved changes, but I am still used to pressing Y. At the very least, couldn't they have changed it to Yes, Save? At least pressing N still works.
It's kind of aggravating watching applications drift away from keyboard navigation and being mouse only. So far, Office is doing pretty well maintaining the keyboard navigation while providing a mouse- (and tap-) friendly interface, but I run into some applications that don't even care about those of us who work faster with the keyboard. We're just an afterthought, like those horrible, horrible forms that don't have tab indexes set correctly.
They're bringing back Zoombinis! Any other 90s kids with nostalgia on here?
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zoombinisgame/zoombinis
They're bringing back Zoombinis! Any other 90s kids with nostalgia on here?
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zoombinisgame/zoombinis
Triple post!
I remember being really stressed out with that game. I'm not sure why, but I think it devastated me when I lost any Zoombinis on the way.
Opinion: Sheldon from Big Bang Theory and Moss from IT Crowd are really quite similar to each other.
Fact: I loathe Sheldon.
Fact: I dig Moss.
Error: Contradiction
Why?
They're bringing back Zoombinis! Any other 90s kids with nostalgia on here?When they show the original graphics and the updated graphics side-by-side at 0:52 of the video, I kinda think the old graphics look better. Dunno if that's just nostalgia talking.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zoombinisgame/zoombinis
Oh look, more joke!
Am I probably the only person who has thought of putting mascara in my beard?
I've put mascara in my beard. It's actually quite a striking change. Well, for me it was. I have a beard that is dark on the sides but white on the chin. I call it skunk face. Nobody else does, which I guess should be soothing to my ego really.
Anyway, when doing a show, contrast is important, so a director had me apply brown mascara to my chin to make my facial hair more visible on stage. It also made me look younger. I've had to look older too, which required lightening the sides of my face.
Sadly, my badly receding hairline ruins any further illusion of looking younger. I can fix that by shaving my head if that is within the director's vision.
If I ever want to try to pass for 30 in a bar, I suppose I shave everything but a goatee and darken that. Should work.
Am I probably the only person who has thought of putting mascara in my beard?
I've put mascara in my beard. It's actually quite a striking change. Well, for me it was. I have a beard that is dark on the sides but white on the chin. I call it skunk face. Nobody else does, which I guess should be soothing to my ego really.
Anyway, when doing a show, contrast is important, so a director had me apply brown mascara to my chin to make my facial hair more visible on stage. It also made me look younger. I've had to look older too, which required lightening the sides of my face.
Sadly, my badly receding hairline ruins any further illusion of looking younger. I can fix that by shaving my head if that is within the director's vision.
If I ever want to try to pass for 30 in a bar, I suppose I shave everything but a goatee and darken that. Should work.
Just shave the white part.
What?
Terry Pratchett died :(
I was playing Dwarf Fortress, and this is part of the description of one of my dwarves:
"She personally finds sacrifice to be the height of folly, is somewhat disgusted by romance and doesn't see cooperation as valuable. She dreams of raising a family."
Good luck...
I don't understand. Where's the cryptography in all this?
Today I learned that T is the fifth letter of the alphabet.
Today I learned that T is the fifth letter of the alphabet.
But... L is the fifth letter of "the alphabet."
...but seriously, what?
Today I learned that T is the fifth letter of the alphabet.
But... L is the fifth letter of "the alphabet."
...but seriously, what?
Alice, Beth, Chris, Diane, Tables
Poor Grampa McNinja :(
Internet Explorer is going away:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/technologyinvesting/microsoft-is-scrapping-internet-explorer/ar-AA9ThZo
To make that happen, will they press a button marked "Start"?
Wow. Oasis is amazing!
Wow. Oasis is amazing!
Like, the band? They're OK, I guess. I haven't heard that much of their stuff.
Wow. Oasis is amazing!
Just in case any Northern Europeans have managed to go even longer than me without hearing about this, there's a solar eclipse on Friday.
Seriously, why haven't I been looking forward to this since January?
In the dark, dark wilds of East Sussex there stood an untamed Beast.,Aa fearsome creature that went by the name of the Hastings Half Marathon. Its back was full of ridges and impossible scaled heights, its tail a never ending ribbon of tarmac that brushed against the sea. Its mighty strength had conquered many a poor soul as they tried in vain to slay it.
The people of Hastings cried out for a hero (orHheroine, its a very PC town) and each year the masses assembled ready to do battle with this behemoth of races. Who would save these poor fisher-folk from another year of torment.? As the crowds huddled together, ready for the gun to sound that would start their journey into the unknown.,Tthe clouds parted, and for one brief moment a shaft of light broke through, casting a heavenly spotlight on one of the athletes awaiting their fate.
The mob parted, and there in their midst stood a vision in pink, a beauty from afar,; this was no ordinary woman, this was the might Asia and she stood unbowed before the Jabberwocky of the South. She would defeat this monster, not only with speed and stamina, but also with style and she would look good doing it!
As a reward the people of the land showered her with riches, but being the giving and just person she was, she turned down their offer of fame and fortune and instead told them that the money would be spent on the poor and homeless who need it most. For that was her cause.
Some editing for you:In the dark, dark wilds of East Sussex there stood an untamed Beast.,Aa fearsome creature that went by the name of the Hastings Half Marathon. Its back was full of ridges and impossible scaled heights, its tail a never ending ribbon of tarmac that brushed against the sea. Its mighty strength had conquered many a poor soul as they tried in vain to slay it.
The people of Hastings cried out for a hero (orHheroine, its a very PC town) and each year the masses assembled ready to do battle with this behemoth of races. Who would save these poor fisher-folk from another year of torment.? As the crowds huddled together, ready for the gun to sound that would start their journey into the unknown.,Tthe clouds parted, and for one brief moment a shaft of light broke through, casting a heavenly spotlight on one of the athletes awaiting their fate.
The mob parted, and there in their midst stood a vision in pink, a beauty from afar,; this was no ordinary woman, this was the might Asia and she stood unbowed before the Jabberwocky of the South. She would defeat this monster, not only with speed and stamina, but also with style and she would look good doing it!
As a reward the people of the land showered her with riches, but being the giving and just person she was, she turned down their offer of fame and fortune and instead told them that the money would be spent on the poor and homeless who need it most. For that was her cause.
Some of that may be stylistic choice on your part though.
Just in case any Northern Europeans have managed to go even longer than me without hearing about this, there's a solar eclipse on Friday.
Seriously, why haven't I been looking forward to this since January?
FTFY
:(
Just in case any Europeans have managed to go even longer than me without hearing about this, there's a solar eclipse on Friday.I know some people who have travelled from Australia up to Europe for the purpose of seeing the eclipse, as well as volcanos and other awesome things. I am very jealous.
Seriously, why haven't I been looking forward to this since January?
I didn't read the whole article, but they've made it clear that the previously announced new product, codenamed Spartan, is a go.
IE will exist in systems up to and including Windows 10 for "compatability purposes", but they are clearly drawing a line in the sand, to distance themselves from the IE brand.
Nintendo announces that they are working on a new gaming platform, code-named "NX". They're also partnering with a big company to do mobile-only Nintendo titles. Right now, the latter is more exciting to me if only for the possibility of pokemon on my phone. There's not much info on their upcoming platform.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2015/03/17/what-is-nintendos-new-nx-platform-2/
Wow. Oasis is amazing!
Like, the band? They're OK, I guess. I haven't heard that much of their stuff.
Nintendo announces that they are working on a new gaming platform, code-named "NX". They're also partnering with a big company to do mobile-only Nintendo titles. Right now, the latter is more exciting to me if only for the possibility of pokemon on my phone. There's not much info on their upcoming platform.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2015/03/17/what-is-nintendos-new-nx-platform-2/
That won't happen, dude. If Nintendo lets it's franchise games on mobile phones, it will cheapen the experience and Nintendo will essentially be shooting itself in the head financially. Everyone in Nintendo has said over and over they will not put their stuff on phones. It would be foolish. That being said, they may be developing a phone of their own, however unlikely.
Nintendo announces that they are working on a new gaming platform, code-named "NX". They're also partnering with a big company to do mobile-only Nintendo titles. Right now, the latter is more exciting to me if only for the possibility of pokemon on my phone. There's not much info on their upcoming platform.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2015/03/17/what-is-nintendos-new-nx-platform-2/
That won't happen, dude. If Nintendo lets it's franchise games on mobile phones, it will cheapen the experience and Nintendo will essentially be shooting itself in the head financially. Everyone in Nintendo has said over and over they will not put their stuff on phones. It would be foolish. That being said, they may be developing a phone of their own, however unlikely.
So what Nintendo IP do you think they are using? Or if you just mean that they won't put out a full pokemon game on phones, well, sure. The announcement said that the partnership is for mobile-only games, which implies that they aren't doing ports, and obviously they're not going to give up on doing their own games. I'd rather play bigger games like that on my 3DS anyway. But I'm excited for the potential mobile tie-ins and other games.
Here's the article focused on the mobile partnership announcement:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2015/03/17/nintendo-teams-up-with-dena-to-bring-games-to-smart-devices/
Nintendo announces that they are working on a new gaming platform, code-named "NX". They're also partnering with a big company to do mobile-only Nintendo titles. Right now, the latter is more exciting to me if only for the possibility of pokemon on my phone. There's not much info on their upcoming platform.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2015/03/17/what-is-nintendos-new-nx-platform-2/
That won't happen, dude. If Nintendo lets it's franchise games on mobile phones, it will cheapen the experience and Nintendo will essentially be shooting itself in the head financially. Everyone in Nintendo has said over and over they will not put their stuff on phones. It would be foolish. That being said, they may be developing a phone of their own, however unlikely.
So what Nintendo IP do you think they are using? Or if you just mean that they won't put out a full pokemon game on phones, well, sure. The announcement said that the partnership is for mobile-only games, which implies that they aren't doing ports, and obviously they're not going to give up on doing their own games. I'd rather play bigger games like that on my 3DS anyway. But I'm excited for the potential mobile tie-ins and other games.
Here's the article focused on the mobile partnership announcement:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2015/03/17/nintendo-teams-up-with-dena-to-bring-games-to-smart-devices/
I can agree with that video too, except I am somewhat optimistic that they'll put out some things that are a bit more interesting or innovative than yet another endless runner. But even if they only follow the usual mobile gaming archetypes, I will still be interested when they slap a Pokemon theme on top.
I can agree with that video too, except I am somewhat optimistic that they'll put out some things that are a bit more interesting or innovative than yet another endless runner. But even if they only follow the usual mobile gaming archetypes, I will still be interested when they slap a Pokemon theme on top.
Ever played Pokemon Shuffle?
http://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/pokemon-shuffle
It's a freemium game for the 3ds. It's candy crush but worse actually, believe it or not.
I have the big room drop stuck in my head. You know, the god damn drop that has to be in every big room song ever and it's the exact same drop every time. And now it's stuck in my head. :(
I have the big room drop stuck in my head. You know, the god damn drop that has to be in every big room song ever and it's the exact same drop every time. And now it's stuck in my head. :(
I have the big room drop stuck in my head. You know, the god damn drop that has to be in every big room song ever and it's the exact same drop every time. And now it's stuck in my head. :(
I have no idea what any of this means.
I just rewatched all Harry Potter movies - is it just me, or is the first movie really bad with horrible acting and stupid dialogue, the second one slightly less bad with slightly less horrible acting and slightly less stupid dialogue, the third one fantastic, the fourth one tasteless and borderline offensive, the fifth one alright-ish but kind of forgettable, the sixth one alright, the seventh one pretty good and the eight one sorta fun but completely nonsensical/arbitrary due to the complete lack of exposition despite plenty of run time?
honestly, the third one is so much better than any other one, it's crazy. I can't be the only one to think that.
In short, the "drop" is a moment in a music track where the music crescendos to a high point before pausing suddenly and briefly, after which the music resumes.
I just rewatched all Harry Potter movies - is it just me, or is the first movie really bad with horrible acting and stupid dialogue, the second one slightly less bad with slightly less horrible acting and slightly less stupid dialogue, the third one fantastic, the fourth one tasteless and borderline offensive, the fifth one alright-ish but kind of forgettable, the sixth one alright, the seventh one pretty good and the eight one sorta fun but completely nonsensical/arbitrary due to the complete lack of exposition despite plenty of run time?
honestly, the third one is so much better than any other one, it's crazy. I can't be the only one to think that.
I just rewatched all Harry Potter movies - is it just me, or is the first movie really bad with horrible acting and stupid dialogue, the second one slightly less bad with slightly less horrible acting and slightly less stupid dialogue, the third one fantastic, the fourth one tasteless and borderline offensive, the fifth one alright-ish but kind of forgettable, the sixth one alright, the seventh one pretty good and the eight one sorta fun but completely nonsensical/arbitrary due to the complete lack of exposition despite plenty of run time?
honestly, the third one is so much better than any other one, it's crazy. I can't be the only one to think that.
Why does everyone hate the second book of Harry Potter? That's like my favorite one.I know. They can't all be the best Harry Potter book ever!
Why does everyone hate the second book of Harry Potter? That's like my favorite one.I know. They can't all be the best Harry Potter book ever!
I dont hate it!
Although I have never read any of them, I gave up on childrens books ages ago
I dont hate it!
Although I have never read any of them, I gave up on childrens books ages ago
They were too tough?
In short, the "drop" is a moment in a music track where the music crescendos to a high point before pausing suddenly and briefly, after which the music resumes.
Actually, that is an entire sequence of a buildup, a break, and a drop. The drop is just the part where the music resumes.
In short, the "drop" is a moment in a music track where the music crescendos to a high point before pausing suddenly and briefly, after which the music resumes.
Actually, that is an entire sequence of a buildup, a break, and a drop. The drop is just the part where the music resumes.
Wikipedia says it includes the build to the climax. I don't know.
I dont hate it!
Although I have never read any of them, I gave up on childrens books ages ago
They were too tough?
Of course not, my mum would have explained all the big words.
No pictures though, thats the problem
Um. I'm confused how we got to a serious discussion involving dubstep. I didn't think that was possible.
In short, the "drop" is a moment in a music track where the music crescendos to a high point before pausing suddenly and briefly, after which the music resumes.
Actually, that is an entire sequence of a buildup, a break, and a drop. The drop is just the part where the music resumes.
Wikipedia says it includes the build to the climax. I don't know.
No, it says it follows the build to the climax. It mentions Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites by Skrillex (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSeNSzJ2-Jw) as an example, and says that the drop begins at 0:41 (which is correct). The buildup begins at 0:27 and the break begins at 0:39. (It's worth noting, though, that this is a dubstep song, not a big room song, and thus, the drop isn't particularly uncreative or annoying).
In short, the "drop" is a moment in a music track where the music crescendos to a high point before pausing suddenly and briefly, after which the music resumes.
Actually, that is an entire sequence of a buildup, a break, and a drop. The drop is just the part where the music resumes.
Wikipedia says it includes the build to the climax. I don't know.
No, it says it follows the build to the climax. It mentions Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites by Skrillex (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSeNSzJ2-Jw) as an example, and says that the drop begins at 0:41 (which is correct). The buildup begins at 0:27 and the break begins at 0:39. (It's worth noting, though, that this is a dubstep song, not a big room song, and thus, the drop isn't particularly uncreative or annoying).
Oh, whoops. Guess I misread that part, my bad. (Or you edited the article to mess with me! ;)) Was the rest of my deduction correct though? Are you trapped in an unending audio hellscape where even death cannot free your soul?
What did you find offensive about GoF?
Why does everyone hate the second book of Harry Potter? That's like my favorite one.
What did you find offensive about GoF?
mostly the way the romance was handled. I can't properly explain that, but I thought it was really tasteless. Specifically the scene in the bath with harry and Myrtle was a slap in the face.
Also - there is a lot of yelling in this movie. Like, Dumbledore is yelling 80% of his lines. why? he comes across as an angry little man in this film, rather than as wise and calm like he did in the third one
What did you find offensive about GoF?
mostly the way the romance was handled. I can't properly explain that, but I thought it was really tasteless. Specifically the scene in the bath with harry and Myrtle was a slap in the face.
Also - there is a lot of yelling in this movie. Like, Dumbledore is yelling 80% of his lines. why? he comes across as an angry little man in this film, rather than as wise and calm like he did in the third one
The bath scene? What romance was there? Just Myrtle having a crush on Harry? I don't remember how it was done in the film, but I thought the books were alright. Anything that seems off I can brush off as them all being dumb hormonal teenagers.
Well I was speaking of the books specifically. Again, I don't remember how any it was handled in the films. Were you offended by the books too?
Am I the only one who dislikes the third book?
Harry being disgusted by Hagrid (...) are pretty true to the bookuh... ... really? I would say that you're wrong, but I'm not entirely sure. It's a while ago that I listened to the fourth book, but I don't remember that at all.
It's a while ago that I listened to the fourth book
Doesn't listening to the books take way longer than reading them?
The three coin currency is considerably simpler than what the British used to have...It's a while ago that I listened to the fourth book
Doesn't listening to the books take way longer than reading them?
The three coin currency is considerably simpler than what the British used to have...
NOTE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND AMERICANS: One Shilling = Five Pee. It helps to understand the antique finances of the Wichfinder Army if you know the original British monetary system:
Two farthings = One Ha'penny. Two ha'pennies = One Penny. Three pennies = A Thrupenny Bit. Two Thrupences = A Sixpence. Two Sixpences = One Shilling, or Bob. Two Bob = A Florin. One Florin and One Sixpence = Half a Crown. Four Half Crowns = Ten Bob Note. Two Ten Bob Notes = One Pound (or 240 pennies). One Pound and One Shilling = One Guinea.
The British resisted decimalized currency for a long time because they thought it was too complicated.
The three coin currency is considerably simpler than what the British used to have...QuoteNOTE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND AMERICANS: One Shilling = Five Pee. It helps to understand the antique finances of the Wichfinder Army if you know the original British monetary system:
Two farthings = One Ha'penny. Two ha'pennies = One Penny. Three pennies = A Thrupenny Bit. Two Thrupences = A Sixpence. Two Sixpences = One Shilling, or Bob. Two Bob = A Florin. One Florin and One Sixpence = Half a Crown. Four Half Crowns = Ten Bob Note. Two Ten Bob Notes = One Pound (or 240 pennies). One Pound and One Shilling = One Guinea.
The British resisted decimalized currency for a long time because they thought it was too complicated.
The three coin currency is considerably simpler than what the British used to have...QuoteNOTE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND AMERICANS: One Shilling = Five Pee. It helps to understand the antique finances of the Wichfinder Army if you know the original British monetary system:
Two farthings = One Ha'penny. Two ha'pennies = One Penny. Three pennies = A Thrupenny Bit. Two Thrupences = A Sixpence. Two Sixpences = One Shilling, or Bob. Two Bob = A Florin. One Florin and One Sixpence = Half a Crown. Four Half Crowns = Ten Bob Note. Two Ten Bob Notes = One Pound (or 240 pennies). One Pound and One Shilling = One Guinea.
The British resisted decimalized currency for a long time because they thought it was too complicated.
I'm rereading that now.
two georges = one jeff;sounds equally confusing, and it uses the decimal system.
two jeffs and a george = one abraham;
two abrahams = one alex
Farthing = 1/4 penny
Ha'penny = 1/2 penny
Thrupenny Bit = 3 pennies
Sixpence = 6 pennies
Shilling = 12 pennies
Florin = 2 shillings
Half a crown = 2.5 shillings
Ten Bob note = 10 shillings
Pound = 20 shillings
Guinea = 21 shillings (Guineas were used only for jewelry, IIRC)
To be fair, only half the reason this sounds so complicated is because they didn't use a decimal system. The other half is because a lot of the names seem to be completely unrelated to the value of the coin. For comparison:Quotetwo georges = one jeff;sounds equally confusing, and it uses the decimal system.
two jeffs and a george = one abraham;
two abrahams = one alex
bit = 12.5 cents
short bit = 10 cents
long bit = 15 cents
2 bits = shave and a haircut
4 bits = an 8 by 12 room
0 ha'pennies = gesundheit
Sure, but decimalized American coins also don't relate to their values, excepting the quarter. And multi-pound notes even in pre-decimal Britain were labeled like multi-dollar notes in the US.
Non decimalization of money is stupid. Americans 1 British 0
Non decimalization of distances is stupid. Americans 1 British 1
Non decimalization of money is stupid. Americans 1 British 0
Non decimalization of distances is stupid. Americans 1 British 1
Erm...The British use Miles...
Non decimalization of money is stupid. Americans 1 British 0
Non decimalization of distances is stupid. Americans 1 British 1
Erm...The British use Miles...
Then nobody wins.
Except the French part...Non decimalization of money is stupid. Americans 1 British 0
Non decimalization of distances is stupid. Americans 1 British 1
Erm...The British use Miles...
Then nobody wins.
Canada wins!
I guessNobody finds sweeping generalizations as funny as I do. :/
Except the French part...Non decimalization of money is stupid. Americans 1 British 0
Non decimalization of distances is stupid. Americans 1 British 1
Erm...The British use Miles...
Then nobody wins.
Canada wins!
Someone once asked me to write a Dominion article on Village as a joke. I thought it would be funny if I actually did that. And then I got really sad and I decided I wanted to write something actually useful instead, so now I'm writing something about Farming Village instead. It's going to have some holes in it (because I'm not the best Dominion player ever), but I'm really thinking hard about this, as well as looking at other articles to see how they do things. Hopefully, there won't be too many problems. The main thing I want to try to do is to keep things short and sweet if possible. Any other tips?
Someone once asked me to write a Dominion article on Village as a joke. I thought it would be funny if I actually did that. And then I got really sad and I decided I wanted to write something actually useful instead, so now I'm writing something about Farming Village instead. It's going to have some holes in it (because I'm not the best Dominion player ever), but I'm really thinking hard about this, as well as looking at other articles to see how they do things. Hopefully, there won't be too many problems. The main thing I want to try to do is to keep things short and sweet if possible. Any other tips?
Gaining a Silver is pretty much about the most powerful thing you can do in Dominion. Be sure to emphasize the synnergy with Silver Gainers.
Someone once asked me to write a Dominion article on Village as a joke. I thought it would be funny if I actually did that. And then I got really sad and I decided I wanted to write something actually useful instead, so now I'm writing something about Farming Village instead. It's going to have some holes in it (because I'm not the best Dominion player ever), but I'm really thinking hard about this, as well as looking at other articles to see how they do things. Hopefully, there won't be too many problems. The main thing I want to try to do is to keep things short and sweet if possible. Any other tips?
Gaining a Silver is pretty much about the most powerful thing you can do in Dominion. Be sure to emphasize the synnergy with Silver Gainers.
Lol, give actual good advice please. :)
Someone once asked me to write a Dominion article on Village as a joke. I thought it would be funny if I actually did that. And then I got really sad and I decided I wanted to write something actually useful instead, so now I'm writing something about Farming Village instead. It's going to have some holes in it (because I'm not the best Dominion player ever), but I'm really thinking hard about this, as well as looking at other articles to see how they do things. Hopefully, there won't be too many problems. The main thing I want to try to do is to keep things short and sweet if possible. Any other tips?
Gaining a Silver is pretty much about the most powerful thing you can do in Dominion. Be sure to emphasize the synnergy with Silver Gainers.
Lol, give actual good advice please. :)
That was good advice. Bureaucrat is the best card in Dominion, and Farming Village is an excellent counter. It also works with Bureaucrat, allowing you to play more of them, so games with Bureaucrat and Farming Village tend to be degenerate.
Except the French part...Non decimalization of money is stupid. Americans 1 British 0
Non decimalization of distances is stupid. Americans 1 British 1
Erm...The British use Miles...
Then nobody wins.
Canada wins!
Sure, but decimalized American coins also don't relate to their values, excepting the quarter. And multi-pound notes even in pre-decimal Britain were labeled like multi-dollar notes in the US.
Like, I've never really researched it but from what I understand you have at least three coins, right? Pennies are 1c, Nickels are 10c and Quarters are 25c. Oh, and Dimes are... 50c? 5c?
Sure, but decimalized American coins also don't relate to their values, excepting the quarter. And multi-pound notes even in pre-decimal Britain were labeled like multi-dollar notes in the US.
This is one of the things that often throws me off when I see American context questions online. Like, I've never really researched it but from what I understand you have at least three coins, right? Pennies are 1c, Nickels are 10c and Quarters are 25c. Oh, and Dimes are... 50c? 5c? I genuinely don't know actually. With the Pound Sterling it's easy. Ł1 = 100p, and then you have the one pence, the two pence, the five pence, ten pence, twenty pence, fifty pence, one pound, two pounds, five pounds (switching to notes here, although five pound coins exist as legal tender but are rare, usually commemorative), ten pounds, twenty pounds and fifty pounds. All of those are very easy to work out the values of - and they follow a nice neat pattern as well (1, 2 and 5 of each multiple of 10). The only tricky thing might be if people talked about 'coppers' and 'silver' coins - coppers are 1/2p, silvers are 5-50p. Also another nice thing is that the 2p is exactly twice the size (volume wise) of the 1p and the 10p is twice the size of the 5p and in both cases the coins being compared are the same material.
(I haven't done extensive research into it but IIRC US notes are all predominantly green with only slight hue changes, and only slight size variation? Most other countries change size and colour much more noticably between note values, making it far easier to tell them apart), and also he said they just feel a lot less pleasant in your fingers. I've never handled USD so I dunno how true that is, but eh.American bills are essentially all the same color (some of our most recent $100 bills have a purplish strip, and an orange bell and feather--with that being the only color deviation I can think of). And they're also all exactly the same size. I haven't handled much foreign currency, but I can agree that US bills are kind of boring and hard to tell apart. I think they tend to be thicker than other countries' notes as far as I can tell. "Crisp" bills that are newer are nice to handle, but older ones are more limp and kind of tattered. American bills seem to crumple easier and/or are difficult to remove folds from--which can be kind of annoying. I think this is likely due to the greater thickness of the bills.
American bills are essentially all the same color (some of our most recent $100 bills have a purplish strip, and an orange bell and feather--with that being the only color deviation I can think of). And they're also all exactly the same size. I haven't handled much foreign currency, but I can agree that US bills are kind of boring and hard to tell apart. I think they tend to be thicker than other countries' notes as far as I can tell. "Crisp" bills that are newer are nice to handle, but older ones are more limp and kind of tattered. American bills seem to crumple easier and/or are difficult to remove folds from--which can be kind of annoying. I think this is likely due to the greater thickness of the bills.
But yeah, almost all other currencies seem more exciting.
Sorry. US money is still boring ;D
Anyway while I'm on the matter of currency, and since this is random stuff, a friend of mine is a bank teller and thus works with different currencies daily. He handles about a half-dozen different ones with reasonable frequency (and a few others occasionally) and he's said that of those, the only one he dislikes working with is the US Dollar. I forget exactly why he dislikes them but I think two major issues are that it's not as easy to tell the notes apart at a quick glance as with most other currencies (I haven't done extensive research into it but IIRC US notes are all predominantly green with only slight hue changes, and only slight size variation? Most other countries change size and colour much more noticably between note values, making it far easier to tell them apart), and also he said they just feel a lot less pleasant in your fingers. I've never handled USD so I dunno how true that is, but eh.
interesting money.Hey, you did that on purpose!
Different colors for different values would be very nice, I don't know why we don't do that. But other countries really have different size bills? That sounds awful...
Different colors for different values would be very nice, I don't know why we don't do that. But other countries really have different size bills? That sounds awful...
American money is the worst. I legit can't tell the value of the coins, and $100 is such a small bill to be the biggest one. Doesn't help that you can accidentally give a $100 instead of a $1 because they look so alike. And they are always dirty and disgusting too!
I have no complaints about euros, especially since my country was somehow smart enough to not introduce the two smallest coins.
The prices are shown normally, and if you pay with a credit card, they'll charge you 20.14 or whatever. But they round everything to 0 or 5 if you pay in cash. 1 and 2 cent coins are accepted, though.American money is the worst. I legit can't tell the value of the coins, and $100 is such a small bill to be the biggest one. Doesn't help that you can accidentally give a $100 instead of a $1 because they look so alike. And they are always dirty and disgusting too!
I have no complaints about euros, especially since my country was somehow smart enough to not introduce the two smallest coins.
Really ? So are there never costs that end in anything other than 0 or 5 in Finland ?
Sidenote : I have seen a 500€ bill exactly once, it was like 10 years ago and the reason was that we were reimbursed for accepting to take a later flight because ours was full. I kinda like that there's this mythical bill that most people rarely see, if ever.
Different colors for different values would be very nice, I don't know why we don't do that. But other countries really have different size bills? That sounds awful...
I'm actually shocked that the US notes are all the same size. How do colourblind people tell them apart at a glance? Completely blind people? How do you tell if someone has hidden some smaller notes in a stack without looking through the entire stack to see if a note is different? How do you prevent a cashier accidentally putting a note in the wrong section? It just seems like there's too many advantages to different sized notes that help mitigate or remove these issues.
On Ł50 notes: it's not just that some places won't accept them, it's that you're very unlikely to even see one. I've seen perhaps two or three Ł50 notes in my life, and never touched one. Banks just don't give them out; if you ask for several thousand pounds in cash you'll get twenties. I'm pretty sure that gangsters and foreign tourists are the only people who ever come to possess them.
500 euro notes are almost illegal in the UK, as there is no conceivable lawful use for them. (They're not illegal, but bureaux de change aren't allowed to buy them from wholesalers.)
Sidenote : I have seen a 500€ bill exactly once, it was like 10 years ago and the reason was that we were reimbursed for accepting to take a later flight because ours was full. I kinda like that there's this mythical bill that most people rarely see, if ever.
Drug dealer too.
Probably not someone selling crack in a corner, but think like a coke dealer for rich people.Drug dealer too.
I have no professional experience in that sector, but considering who their clients are, I don't see how they can get ahold of 500€ notes.
I don't like different sizes for bank notes. I'm okay with lack of color variation with money, though I guess we can make money the color of the rainbow.
I don't like different sizes for bank notes. I'm okay with lack of color variation with money, though I guess we can make money the color of the rainbow.
I'm gonna guess you're American? I feel like this is one of those things that you just don't see the advantages of because you've gotten used to what you already have. Like, when would it be inconvenient to have different sizes for bank notes? When you're stacking them together I suppose. Why would you be stacking notes of different denominations together? It just doesn't seem like something that happens; even in a bank they're kept separate, and in your wallet they're probably just stuffed in a pocket together, not laid out neatly. It's not like you're likely to have more than a few notes on you at one time after... oh, wait, the US also uses a note for $1 doesn't it? Yeah... still probably not an issue, but maybe you'll have more than a couple of notes at once.
Colors would be fine, but how am I going to store my money if everything is a different size? I use a wallet, not a storage case.
Colors would be fine, but how am I going to store my money if everything is a different size? I use a wallet, not a storage case.
You only need a wallet sized to fit the biggest bill. The smaller ones will also fit in the wallet. Containers are interesting that way.
I don't like different sizes for bank notes. I'm okay with lack of color variation with money, though I guess we can make money the color of the rainbow.
I'm gonna guess you're American? I feel like this is one of those things that you just don't see the advantages of because you've gotten used to what you already have. Like, when would it be inconvenient to have different sizes for bank notes? When you're stacking them together I suppose. Why would you be stacking notes of different denominations together? It just doesn't seem like something that happens; even in a bank they're kept separate, and in your wallet they're probably just stuffed in a pocket together, not laid out neatly. It's not like you're likely to have more than a few notes on you at one time after... oh, wait, the US also uses a note for $1 doesn't it? Yeah... still probably not an issue, but maybe you'll have more than a couple of notes at once.
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That's only a 20% slowdown, which is probably made up by differences in tax rates.
That's only a 20% slowdown, which is probably made up by differences in tax rates.
I laughed, but then realised it's actually a 60% slowdown, or 2.5 times slower if you prefer. It's quite a big difference.
Although while we're on the topic of tax rates and dollars... it surprises me that US stores don't include VAT in the price tag. Like, how do you keep a quick running total of prices for when you reach the checkout? Well I know it isn't that difficult to work out an expected final figure and than add in your 20% (or whatever US's VAT rate is), but it's an extra step that most people won't be able to do. Most people can go around and do a rough running total of their price and know if something has gone wrong at the end.
I hate to be the one to break the bad news, but the US doesn't have a VAT. There are however, various state and local sales taxes on most things that are sold (the exceptions and actual tax rates depend on where you are, and to some extent what you are purchasing).That's only a 20% slowdown, which is probably made up by differences in tax rates.
I laughed, but then realised it's actually a 60% slowdown, or 2.5 times slower if you prefer. It's quite a big difference.
Although while we're on the topic of tax rates and dollars... it surprises me that US stores don't include VAT in the price tag. Like, how do you keep a quick running total of prices for when you reach the checkout? Well I know it isn't that difficult to work out an expected final figure and than add in your 20% (or whatever US's VAT rate is), but it's an extra step that most people won't be able to do. Most people can go around and do a rough running total of their price and know if something has gone wrong at the end.
Counting is hard: that's why I had to take a PhD in it.People always look at me funny when I say counting is hard completely seriously. I don't have a PhD in it or anything, but I know enough to know that it is hard.
I hate to be the one to break the bad news, but the US doesn't have a VAT. There are however, various state and local sales taxes on most things that are sold (the exceptions and actual tax rates depend on where you are, and to some extent what you are purchasing).That's only a 20% slowdown, which is probably made up by differences in tax rates.
I laughed, but then realised it's actually a 60% slowdown, or 2.5 times slower if you prefer. It's quite a big difference.
Although while we're on the topic of tax rates and dollars... it surprises me that US stores don't include VAT in the price tag. Like, how do you keep a quick running total of prices for when you reach the checkout? Well I know it isn't that difficult to work out an expected final figure and than add in your 20% (or whatever US's VAT rate is), but it's an extra step that most people won't be able to do. Most people can go around and do a rough running total of their price and know if something has gone wrong at the end.
I hate to be the one to break the bad news, but the US doesn't have a VAT. There are however, various state and local sales taxes on most things that are sold (the exceptions and actual tax rates depend on where you are, and to some extent what you are purchasing).That's only a 20% slowdown, which is probably made up by differences in tax rates.
I laughed, but then realised it's actually a 60% slowdown, or 2.5 times slower if you prefer. It's quite a big difference.
Although while we're on the topic of tax rates and dollars... it surprises me that US stores don't include VAT in the price tag. Like, how do you keep a quick running total of prices for when you reach the checkout? Well I know it isn't that difficult to work out an expected final figure and than add in your 20% (or whatever US's VAT rate is), but it's an extra step that most people won't be able to do. Most people can go around and do a rough running total of their price and know if something has gone wrong at the end.
Isn't that just the same thing but with a different name? An extra cost added to products you're buying that goes to the government, excluding certain necessities. I think I did know it was state dependent but forgot that in my post.
I hate to be the one to break the bad news, but the US doesn't have a VAT. There are however, various state and local sales taxes on most things that are sold (the exceptions and actual tax rates depend on where you are, and to some extent what you are purchasing).That's only a 20% slowdown, which is probably made up by differences in tax rates.
I laughed, but then realised it's actually a 60% slowdown, or 2.5 times slower if you prefer. It's quite a big difference.
Although while we're on the topic of tax rates and dollars... it surprises me that US stores don't include VAT in the price tag. Like, how do you keep a quick running total of prices for when you reach the checkout? Well I know it isn't that difficult to work out an expected final figure and than add in your 20% (or whatever US's VAT rate is), but it's an extra step that most people won't be able to do. Most people can go around and do a rough running total of their price and know if something has gone wrong at the end.
Isn't that just the same thing but with a different name? An extra cost added to products you're buying that goes to the government, excluding certain necessities. I think I did know it was state dependent but forgot that in my post.
I hate to be the one to break the bad news, but the US doesn't have a VAT. There are however, various state and local sales taxes on most things that are sold (the exceptions and actual tax rates depend on where you are, and to some extent what you are purchasing).That's only a 20% slowdown, which is probably made up by differences in tax rates.
I laughed, but then realised it's actually a 60% slowdown, or 2.5 times slower if you prefer. It's quite a big difference.
Although while we're on the topic of tax rates and dollars... it surprises me that US stores don't include VAT in the price tag. Like, how do you keep a quick running total of prices for when you reach the checkout? Well I know it isn't that difficult to work out an expected final figure and than add in your 20% (or whatever US's VAT rate is), but it's an extra step that most people won't be able to do. Most people can go around and do a rough running total of their price and know if something has gone wrong at the end.
Isn't that just the same thing but with a different name? An extra cost added to products you're buying that goes to the government, excluding certain necessities. I think I did know it was state dependent but forgot that in my post.
It's not just state-dependent, either; it often varies from county to county (which are somewhat, but not really, analogous to counties in Britain), and in some cases city to city.
Also--I cannot make this shit up--in some places, you can be charged sales tax on your fast food if you sit down in the restaurant to eat it, and not be charged the same tax if you get it as take-out.
Not including the tax in the price makes things seem cheaper. I think that's the single reason we don't do it. Americans have an aversion to taxes for some reason.
One of my pet peeves: when something at a store is, say, $7.99, and someone says it's seven dollars. NO!!! IT'S EIGHT!!!!
Also, I don't have sales tax where I live ;D
Also--I cannot make this shit up--in some places, you can be charged sales tax on your fast food if you sit down in the restaurant to eat it, and not be charged the same tax if you get it as take-out.
I don't like different sizes for bank notes. I'm okay with lack of color variation with money, though I guess we can make money the color of the rainbow.
I'm gonna guess you're American? I feel like this is one of those things that you just don't see the advantages of because you've gotten used to what you already have. Like, when would it be inconvenient to have different sizes for bank notes? When you're stacking them together I suppose. Why would you be stacking notes of different denominations together? It just doesn't seem like something that happens; even in a bank they're kept separate, and in your wallet they're probably just stuffed in a pocket together, not laid out neatly. It's not like you're likely to have more than a few notes on you at one time after... oh, wait, the US also uses a note for $1 doesn't it? Yeah... still probably not an issue, but maybe you'll have more than a couple of notes at once.
The reason I prefer single-size money is that I prefer a small wallet. Big bills, even Australian 50s, are a pain to fit into a small wallet. USD always fits just fine. If you are going to change the size of your money, though, do it like the Japanese -- yen vary only in length, not height, and only by a few mm. There are no bills the size of paperback pages (Euro) that won't fit in a purse, let alone a wallet. When the height of a bill doesn't change, you can use the same size wallet for all the bills, even if you have to fold one end. To make a big Euro note fit in a small wallet, it's two folds (lengthwise and vertical) to make it fit, and that's horrific.
And really, if you can't pay attention to the gigantic number on the bill, it's your own fault. (Unless, as mentioned previously, you can't see. I think braille is the way to go there, or notches, or something. We definitely should do something about that. I remember taking money as a cashier and most blind customers folded each bill a different way.)
I will say, we need to retire the penny and just round up/down as needed.
The reason I prefer single-size money is that I prefer a small wallet. Big bills, even Australian 50s, are a pain to fit into a small wallet. USD always fits just fine. If you are going to change the size of your money, though, do it like the Japanese -- yen vary only in length, not height, and only by a few mm. There are no bills the size of paperback pages (Euro) that won't fit in a purse, let alone a wallet. When the height of a bill doesn't change, you can use the same size wallet for all the bills, even if you have to fold one end. To make a big Euro note fit in a small wallet, it's two folds (lengthwise and vertical) to make it fit, and that's horrific.
And really, if you can't pay attention to the gigantic number on the bill, it's your own fault. (Unless, as mentioned previously, you can't see. I think braille is the way to go there, or notches, or something. We definitely should do something about that. I remember taking money as a cashier and most blind customers folded each bill a different way.)
I will say, we need to retire the penny and just round up/down as needed.
From you explanation, what you prefer are small-sized bills, not uniformly-sized bills. Even varying both height and length, a country could still make the biggest bills small enough to fit in your small wallet. Alternatively, even with a single size, a country could make all bills obnoxiously big.
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Why oh why isn't there a downvote button!?
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Am I thinking of the same film you guys are?
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I just saw that. :p
I love that movie to death despite it's faults. There are rumors of a possible sequel that I would totally watch.
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I just saw that. :p
I love that movie to death despite it's faults. There are rumors of a possible sequel that I would totally watch.
I think it's a fine movie except for that song.
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I just saw that. :p
I love that movie to death despite it's faults. There are rumors of a possible sequel that I would totally watch.
I think it's a fine movie except for that song.
You think THAT song is bad? You must have not seen the movie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiUt5HuW3xc
And this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v-pSbKnjrA
Don't you dare tell me Magic Dance is worse than those two songs.
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I just saw that. :p
I love that movie to death despite it's faults. There are rumors of a possible sequel that I would totally watch.
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I just saw that. :p
I love that movie to death despite it's faults. There are rumors of a possible sequel that I would totally watch.
I think it's a fine movie except for that song.
You think THAT song is bad? You must have not seen the movie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiUt5HuW3xc
And this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v-pSbKnjrA
Don't you dare tell me Magic Dance is worse than those two songs.
It is. Chilly Down is the best song in that film.
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I just saw that. :p
I love that movie to death despite it's faults. There are rumors of a possible sequel that I would totally watch.
Ahem... faults? Kindly withdrawal your comment, sir, for that movie was god-damned perfect.
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I just saw that. :p
I love that movie to death despite it's faults. There are rumors of a possible sequel that I would totally watch.
Ahem... faults? Kindly withdrawal your comment, sir, for that movie was god-damned perfect.
It really wasn't, but man watching that movie makes me feel like a kid again.. It's really a good movie.
There are two types of people in this world: Those who appreciate all Labyrinth songs and Nazis.
There are two types of people in this world: Those who appreciate all Labyrinth songs and Nazis.
Am I a Nazi for never having heard about it before today ?
There are two types of people in this world: Those who appreciate all Labyrinth songs and Nazis.
Am I a Nazi for never having heard about it before today ?
Nazi Jokes? That seems to be taking it a bit too far, anne frankly it's kind of unsettling.Especially when on the whole, a caustic approach seems to be the norm.
Nazi Jokes? That seems to be taking it a bit too far, anne frankly it's kind of unsettling.Especially when on the whole, a caustic approach seems to be the norm.
Nazi Jokes? That seems to be taking it a bit too far, anne frankly it's kind of unsettling.
Nazi Jokes? That seems to be taking it a bit too far, anne frankly it's kind of unsettling.
I did notsee this coming.
And it was you that inspired me!Nazi Jokes? That seems to be taking it a bit too far, anne frankly it's kind of unsettling.
I did notsee this coming.
I did notsee it first! (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=5896.msg473830#msg473830)
Nazi Jokes? That seems to be taking it a bit too far, anne frankly it's kind of unsettling.
I did notsee this coming.
I did notsee it first! (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=5896.msg473830#msg473830)
Say what you will about Hitler, but at least he killed Hitler.
Say what you will about Hitler, but at least he killed Hitler.
Wait, didn't someone on this very board already use that one?
She wore my hat again. Confound it, woman, you're raising my hopes.
She wore my hat again. Confound it, woman, you're raising my hopes.
I feel like it's time for an update on this. Did she continue to take the hat? Did she take other articles of clothing? Does she now dress like a man? Did she steal your identity? Did you give her the clamps?
So I was right, she just likes the hat!
OKCupid Profile Translator:
http://userscripts-mirror.org/scripts/review/125481
// God does not play dice, MOTHERFUCKER.
"random": "banal",
Here's an article by someone who says they didn't really do anything for him: http://mashable.com/2015/03/23/glasses-solve-color-blindness/.
I was asked if I could pass a drug test. I politely responded I need 2 weeks to study. I was hired on the spot.
Am I the only one tired of the misuse of "orientated" when "oriented" is the correct word? Orientated is not even a word.
Am I the only one tired of the misuse of "orientated" when "oriented" is the correct word? Orientated is not even a word.
"Orientated" is to "oriented" as "colour" is to "color." Though I think "orientated" is uncommon in Canada.
Am I the only one tired of the misuse of "orientated" when "oriented" is the correct word? Orientated is not even a word.
I think you mean ignorant, as I had no idea it was a Brit thing. Which is embarassing, because I religiously (could not resist) spell the word "judgement" thusly, which is definitely the British way. I do it for philosophical reasons, as seeing the entire word "judge" in there reminds me that that is what judgements are, a form of judging.Am I the only one tired of the misuse of "orientated" when "oriented" is the correct word? Orientated is not even a word.
Or you could just not be racist.
</couldnotresist>
Methinks it was a pun on Oriental and stuff.Ah, now I get it. Thanks.
Am I the only one tired of the misuse of "orientated" when "oriented" is the correct word? Orientated is not even a word.
Or you could just not be racist.
</couldnotresist>
"Dude, 'Chinaman' is no longer the preferred nomenclature."
Edit: Also, two Lebowski quotes within two pages. This is now a Lebowski thread. And therefore a pony thread.
(http://www.toplessrobot.com/tr-mlp-biglebowski.jpg)
Am I the only one tired of the misuse of "orientated" when "oriented" is the correct word? Orientated is not even a word.
"Orientated" is to "oriented" as "colour" is to "color." Though I think "orientated" is uncommon in Canada.
It's more complicated than that.
http://grammarist.com/usage/orientate/
That's a sinister thought.Am I the only one tired of the misuse of "orientated" when "oriented" is the correct word? Orientated is not even a word.
"Orientated" is to "oriented" as "colour" is to "color." Though I think "orientated" is uncommon in Canada.
It's more complicated than that.
http://grammarist.com/usage/orientate/
It gets more complicated if you consider right-hand and left-hand conventions.
That's a sinister thought.Am I the only one tired of the misuse of "orientated" when "oriented" is the correct word? Orientated is not even a word.
"Orientated" is to "oriented" as "colour" is to "color." Though I think "orientated" is uncommon in Canada.
It's more complicated than that.
http://grammarist.com/usage/orientate/
It gets more complicated if you consider right-hand and left-hand conventions.
"Dude, 'Chinaman' is no longer the preferred nomenclature."
Edit: Also, two Lebowski quotes within two pages. This is now a Lebowski thread. And therefore a pony thread.
My spring shopping list is over $4k and my tax return is only 17% of that... :(
https://www.americanmuscle.com/build-list.html?build=90839
"Dude, 'Chinaman' is no longer the preferred nomenclature."
Edit: Also, two Lebowski quotes within two pages. This is now a Lebowski thread. And therefore a pony thread.
As much as I welcome pony content, those two really don't follow one another. Like, at all.
My spring shopping list is over $4k and my tax return is only 17% of that... :(Start a Kickstarter campaign?
https://www.americanmuscle.com/build-list.html?build=90839
Just heard someone refer to a situation in American football as a possession game. I loled.
Just heard someone refer to a situation in American football as a possession game. I loled.
Because it's not fun? Because the players aren't the ones making the decisions? Because there's all this bloated overhead involved in actually playing the game?
That episode was fantastic.
I don't know anything about Football, either.
That episode was fantastic.
I don't know anything about Football, either.
All I know about (American) football is that it's a lot like chicken: slightly unsanitary to handle raw, but quite tasty when fried or baked.
My favorite IT Crowd episode is the work outing. I just recently rewatched that, and I had tears streaming down my face from laughing so much. So very absurd. Also, a statement about being so overly polite and unwilling to make a fuss that will cause the person to lose face (even if the people he meets are complete strangers), which actually causes a much bigger fuss. Hilarity.
Maybe a GoFundME too?My spring shopping list is over $4k and my tax return is only 17% of that... :(Start a Kickstarter campaign?
https://www.americanmuscle.com/build-list.html?build=90839
4. Icons in the notification bar are no longer visible from the lock screen. To be fair, there is now an option to display full notifications, but that eats up way more screen space... sigh.
To be clear, I still like Android. I just don't like change. Especially changes that remove features.
That episode was fantastic.
I don't know anything about Football, either.
All I know about (American) football is that it's a lot like chicken: slightly unsanitary to handle raw, but quite tasty when fried or baked.
Dominion Streaming seems to be dying. I'm getting no one watching my streams now, and the few that do stream don't have many views themselves..
Dominion Streaming seems to be dying. I'm getting no one watching my streams now, and the few that do stream don't have many views themselves..
Include more scantily dressed women In Your streams. That will boost attendance
I wonder if the "amended" post counts that are today's April Fools joke are generated randomly, or from an algorithm based on correct post count.
+1 available for first documented correct answer.
I wonder if the "amended" post counts that are today's April Fools joke are generated randomly, or from an algorithm based on correct post count.
+1 available for first documented correct answer.
Too slow! No +1 for you, the +1 is MINE!I wonder if the "amended" post counts that are today's April Fools joke are generated randomly, or from an algorithm based on correct post count.
+1 available for first documented correct answer.
The change is simply that posts in the Forum Games subforum are counted.
Too slow! No +1 for you, the +1 is MINE!I wonder if the "amended" post counts that are today's April Fools joke are generated randomly, or from an algorithm based on correct post count.
+1 available for first documented correct answer.
The change is simply that posts in the Forum Games subforum are counted.
Anyone who makes a joke about a dominion card I may have accidentally referenced or misspelled will NOT receive any +1s.
Too slow! No +1 for you, the +1 is MINE!I wonder if the "amended" post counts that are today's April Fools joke are generated randomly, or from an algorithm based on correct post count.
+1 available for first documented correct answer.
The change is simply that posts in the Forum Games subforum are counted.
Anyone who makes a joke about a dominion card I may have accidentally referenced or misspelled will NOT receive any +1s.
Your post is misleading because you acknowledge Ozle's algorithm. One should never acknowledge Ozle's algorithms.
I'm curious how many forum games posts I have. I haven't played Mafia in ages. Current post count is 9737...
I suspect this is the correct answer, and it SOUNDS documented.I wonder if the "amended" post counts that are today's April Fools joke are generated randomly, or from an algorithm based on correct post count.
+1 available for first documented correct answer.
The change is simply that posts in the Forum Games subforum are counted.
I suspect this is the correct answer, and it SOUNDS documented.I wonder if the "amended" post counts that are today's April Fools joke are generated randomly, or from an algorithm based on correct post count.
+1 available for first documented correct answer.
The change is simply that posts in the Forum Games subforum are counted.
By the power vested in me by the state of affairs, I hereby award you the aforementioned, pre-specified, promised, talked about, and highly coveted +1. Let it be written, let it be done.
Clarity is highly overrated, except when scuba diving. Especially in a moat.I suspect this is the correct answer, and it SOUNDS documented.I wonder if the "amended" post counts that are today's April Fools joke are generated randomly, or from an algorithm based on correct post count.
+1 available for first documented correct answer.
The change is simply that posts in the Forum Games subforum are counted.
By the power vested in me by the state of affairs, I hereby award you the aforementioned, pre-specified, promised, talked about, and highly coveted +1. Let it be written, let it be done.
Victory! I will give lio a consolation +1 because he also gave the correct answer, just with less clarity.
I feel like if My Chemical Romance was around when I was in college, I would have listened the shit out of it.
Here's a really cool game I think a lot of people here would like: http://sineridergame.com/ (http://sineridergame.com/).
Basically, in each level, you're given a set of targets you need to pass through, and your goal is to make an equation for a graph such that when you are subjected to gravity, your dude will pass through the targets. You can't control the dude except by writing the equation for the graph, so he'll just fall down on top of the graph and go (I don't know if I'm explaining this very well...). You can also make the graph change over time (the equation is in the format y=f(x,t) for some function f).
My main complaint about it is that the collision detection seems kind of wonky (I'm not sure how they could fix that though, given how flexible the graphing capabilities are), and sometimes that messes up what you know should be a legitimate solution. But it's a pretty cool game, and I also think it has a lot of educational potential to teach kids about graphing.
I think mine was when I stepped into a (serious) thread, didn't read it, made a completely serious reply (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=9952.msg323424#msg323424), and managed to get message of the week from it.
Well, it's that or a post I made from an alt account (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=9309.msg288743#msg288743). Probably the latter actually.
Edit: It's the latter. Sigh.
I think mine was when I stepped into a (serious) thread, didn't read it, made a completely serious reply (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=9952.msg323424#msg323424), and managed to get message of the week from it.
Well, it's that or a post I made from an alt account (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=9309.msg288743#msg288743). Probably the latter actually.
Edit: It's the latter. Sigh.
Good, that first one is so dull.
Can we just kill the random thread now and actually start new topics for things?
Would generate more quality posts!
This would be a group effort. Don't post to the random thread anymore. This would apply to everyone. But people would invariably post to it at some point, so the basic solution is to lock it.
I wouldn't object to it. There are times I feel that starting a new topic would be frivolous, so I post in here instead. I could create new threads on whatever floats my boat (hint: it's water).
If Random dies, what will I talk about? Where will I share my funny pictures? Where will we talk about normal stuff?
If Random dies, what will I talk about? Where will I share my funny pictures? Where will we talk about normal stuff?
Why not have a funny pictures thread? That way people who dont normally see the pictures might then see and maybe even contribute
And im not saying get rid of completely, but just leave it for the completely random non discussion stuff
I think mine was when I stepped into a (serious) thread, didn't read it, made a completely serious reply (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=9952.msg323424#msg323424), and managed to get message of the week from it.
Well, it's that or a post I made from an alt account (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=9309.msg288743#msg288743). Probably the latter actually.
Edit: It's the latter. Sigh.
Good, that first one is so dull.
Glad this got linked; I +1'd the second one. Only skimmed the first one.
In Dominion, the objective is not to have the most points when the game ends. The objective to have the game end when you have the most points.
If Random dies, what will I talk about? Where will I share my funny pictures? Where will we talk about normal stuff?
Why not have a funny pictures thread? That way people who dont normally see the pictures might then see and maybe even contribute
And im not saying get rid of completely, but just leave it for the completely random non discussion stuff
If Random dies, what will I talk about? Where will I share my funny pictures? Where will we talk about normal stuff?
Why not have a funny pictures thread? That way people who dont normally see the pictures might then see and maybe even contribute
And im not saying get rid of completely, but just leave it for the completely random non discussion stuff
Wait. We're arguing with Ozle? Guys, clearly this must be trolling :P
Polks, please explain.
If Random dies, what will I talk about? Where will I share my funny pictures? Where will we talk about normal stuff?
Why not have a funny pictures thread? That way people who dont normally see the pictures might then see and maybe even contribute
And im not saying get rid of completely, but just leave it for the completely random non discussion stuff
Wait. We're arguing with Ozle? Guys, clearly this must be trolling :P
Worse, I am agreeing with Ozle.
If Random dies, what will I talk about? Where will I share my funny pictures? Where will we talk about normal stuff?
Why not have a funny pictures thread? That way people who dont normally see the pictures might then see and maybe even contribute
And im not saying get rid of completely, but just leave it for the completely random non discussion stuff
Wait. We're arguing with Ozle? Guys, clearly this must be trolling :P
Worse, I am agreeing with Ozle.
If Random dies, what will I talk about? Where will I share my funny pictures? Where will we talk about normal stuff?
Why not have a funny pictures thread? That way people who dont normally see the pictures might then see and maybe even contribute
And im not saying get rid of completely, but just leave it for the completely random non discussion stuff
Wait. We're arguing with Ozle? Guys, clearly this must be trolling :P
Worse, I am agreeing with Ozle.
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This would be a group effort. Don't post to the random thread anymore. This would apply to everyone. But people would invariably post to it at some point, so the basic solution is to lock it.I think you missed an opportunity here. You could have gone with "hint: it's moat".
I wouldn't object to it. There are times I feel that starting a new topic would be frivolous, so I post in here instead. I could create new threads on whatever floats my boat (hint: it's water).
Also, if anyone is already working on any of the following projects, I would not mind being CC’d in on their email threads (especially if I can successfully ascend to angel investor):I would not especially recommend trying to infer what I might be plotting by trying to guess how all of these things fit together. Not all the elements belong to the same potential plots.
- All-robotic car fleets (cars that operate in environments where only other conforming robotic cars are around).
- Cheaper pharmaceutical research and development outside of the US and European regulatory regimes.
- Financialization of venture capital using non-US equity laws or cryptoequities.
- Assaults on obesity that involve directly killing fat cells, rather than futile attempts to mess with the surrounding metabolic processes.
- Movable houses that can be shifted between modularly designed house-foundations.
- Trying to convince an otherwise residable country with available land to create a special district with econoliterate tax and finance laws (e.g., consumption taxes and land value taxes rather than capital-gains taxes and sales taxes, legal cryptofinance).
- Cryptocurrencies that incorporate some form of inflation targeting or NGDP level targeting.
- Continuously audited bank accounts.
- Quadcopters armed with anti-mosquito lasers, especially if the same system is adaptable to target wasps/hornets/etcetera and other pests.
Don't play with fire. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-32264914)
Don't play with fire. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-32264914)
I think I know a guy who has operated that trebuchet. Not the guy in the article, of course.
(http://www.loadingartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/2011-08-01-everyone-can-be-beautiful.png) (http://www.loadingartist.com/comic/everyone-can-be-beautiful/)
...
I'm going to get this over with.
I'm 19 today.
I'm going to get this over with.
I'm 19 today.
My little pony...
I'm going to get this over with.
I'm 19 today.
What a coincidence, me too!
My little pony...
you don't like? :(
I always get sad when I remember that there are people who don't consider it to be the greatest thing in the universe.
I always get sad when I remember that there are people who don't consider it to be the greatest thing in the universe.
QED: They can't ALL be the greatest things in the universe.I always get sad when I remember that there are people who don't consider it to be the greatest thing in the universe.
But it's not. Everything that isn't the greatest thing in the universe is not the greatest thing in the universe.
QED: They can't ALL be the greatest things in the universe.I always get sad when I remember that there are people who don't consider it to be the greatest thing in the universe.
But it's not. Everything that isn't the greatest thing in the universe is not the greatest thing in the universe.
I always get sad when I remember that there are people who don't consider it to be the greatest thing in the universe.
QED: They can't ALL be the greatest things in the universe.I always get sad when I remember that there are people who don't consider it to be the greatest thing in the universe.
But it's not. Everything that isn't the greatest thing in the universe is not the greatest thing in the universe.
I'm going to get this over with.Hapy Birthday! You'll be happy to know I celebrated by watching Age of Ultron! It was a good day for a birthday! :)
I'm 19 today.
I'm going to get this over with.
I'm 19 today.
I'm going to get this over with.
I'm 19 today.
Good, now get back to Ace Attorney. ;)
not sure if the video was supposed to be relevant for something, but that's equestria girls, which is terrible.
not sure if the video was supposed to be relevant for something, but that's equestria girls, which is terrible.
I think Rainbow Rocks is better/less bad than the original movie, but I can't get over humanized ponies either way.
I think Rainbow Rocks is better/less bad than the original movie, but I can't get over humanized ponies either way.
I'm going to get this over with.
I'm 19 today.
Good, now get back to Ace Attorney. ;)
I'm going to get this over with.
I'm 19 today.
Good, now get back to Ace Attorney. ;)
I've been playing through the Ace Attorney games recently (well, Ace Attorney Trilogy). I'm currently nearing the end of the second one, Justice For All. It's been good fun. Still haven't come across the infamous Godot though.
Still haven't come across the infamous Godot though.
This isn't an image of a lizard. Look carefully.
Has anybody heard of Millenium Blades (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/level99games/millennium-blades-the-ccg-simulator-board-game)? It's a meta board game, in that it's a board game about playing a (fictional) CCG game. I never really got invested in any CCGs so this game doesn't interest me much, but I think the premise is amusing.
From what I gather, you have multiple rounds of two phases, Deckbuilding and Tournaments. The deckbuilding phase is the more meta of the two phases; you buy, sell, trade and collect cards and build your competitive deck. In the tournament phase, you actually play your deck against the other players. But winning tournaments doesn't necessarily win you the game. You can also earn points just by having a big collection or making a profit on the aftermarket. You can even earn points by making friends with other players in the hobby.
Anyway, I'm not backing the game (haven't even read the rulebook), but I imagine that many of you may love this game just from the nostalgia factor from that feeling of being part of a CCG community.
Has anybody heard of Millenium Blades (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/level99games/millennium-blades-the-ccg-simulator-board-game)? It's a meta board game, in that it's a board game about playing a (fictional) CCG game. I never really got invested in any CCGs so this game doesn't interest me much, but I think the premise is amusing.
From what I gather, you have multiple rounds of two phases, Deckbuilding and Tournaments. The deckbuilding phase is the more meta of the two phases; you buy, sell, trade and collect cards and build your competitive deck. In the tournament phase, you actually play your deck against the other players. But winning tournaments doesn't necessarily win you the game. You can also earn points just by having a big collection or making a profit on the aftermarket. You can even earn points by making friends with other players in the hobby.
Anyway, I'm not backing the game (haven't even read the rulebook), but I imagine that many of you may love this game just from the nostalgia factor from that feeling of being part of a CCG community.
This sounds pretty cool, but I need a reason why I should play this game, instead of actually being a player in another CCG. I suppose cost is a big one...
One of the big parts of CCGs is that you can speculate / theorycraft with other people online. I suppose you can do the same for this game, but you're one level removed from the theorycrafting because you're talking about the game that contains the other game (talking about how to play in the deckbuilding phase, rather than the tournament phase.) I don't know how well that would translate, but call me intrigued.
I look forward to downloading the trilogy soon, once I get through a few other games on my shelf. The third game was never released here, so I really have been waiting for Godot all this time. (I've played 4 & 5, and I need to play the 6th Professor Layton game before moving on to the crossover too.)Good, now get back to Ace Attorney. ;)
I've been playing through the Ace Attorney games recently (well, Ace Attorney Trilogy). I'm currently nearing the end of the second one, Justice For All. It's been good fun. Still haven't come across the infamous Godot though.
Mwahaha. Another party down, another unsuspecting fool who can no longer say he's never seen Shock Treatment.I can't tell if this is worse than tricking people into watching The Room
This isn't an image of a lizard. Look carefully.
Some people have the weirdest fetishes.
I got a quick question about how to use the ' symbol properly in English grammar. If something belongs to someone, do I say, e.g, "Donald's game," "Donalds game," or is both correct? Also, if the name ends with an s, is it "Hans property," "Hans' property," or "Hans's property?"
I got a quick question about how to use the ' symbol properly in English grammar. If something belongs to someone, do I say, e.g, "Donald's game," "Donalds game," or is both correct? Also, if the name ends with an s, is it "Hans property," "Hans' property," or "Hans's property?"
Donald's game is right, Donalds game isn't. If the name ends with an s, it's generally Hans's property, but for some names (such as Jesus and other old names), it's Hans' property.
I prefer to omit the s after the apostrophe if the name also ends in s, though I believe most style guides recommend that you include it. The important thing is that you are consistent. Either always omit it or always use it. Also note that you don't use the apostrophe for possessive "its", e.g. "That is the monster's den" or "That is its den".
And for something completely different,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXqY8EZ21-g
Mwahaha. Another party down, another unsuspecting fool who can no longer say he's never seen Shock Treatment.I can't tell if this is worse than tricking people into watching The Room
I got a quick question about how to use the ' symbol properly in English grammar. If something belongs to someone, do I say, e.g, "Donald's game," "Donalds game," or is both correct? Also, if the name ends with an s, is it "Hans property," "Hans' property," or "Hans's property?"
except its because English is dumb
I think the only honorable way to handle a disconnect in the Dominion Leauge is to get out your cards IRL, recreate the gamestate, and play it out.
(I wanted to post this in the League thread, but decided to keep my jokes out of their serious discussion thread. This was the first place to post it that came to my mind.)
I've not yet seen The Room so I cannot judge which movie is worse, but at least some of the songs in Shock Treatment are a little catchy.
I've not yet seen The Room so I cannot judge which movie is worse, but at least some of the songs in Shock Treatment are a little catchy.
Instead of songs, The Room just has about half a dozen hilarious sex scenes.
Apostrophes represent missing letters. "Can't" used to be "ca'n't" - two missing letters!I got a quick question about how to use the ' symbol properly in English grammar. If something belongs to someone, do I say, e.g, "Donald's game," "Donalds game," or is both correct? Also, if the name ends with an s, is it "Hans property," "Hans' property," or "Hans's property?"
As already said, apostrophe is used for possessive (except its because English is dumb). Most style guides I read do suggest an apostrophe-S on names ending in S, so Hans's would be correct. In general, many people will accept Hans'. As stated, consistency is key. While I may wrinkle my nose at an instance of Hans', it's nothing compared to my mini-rage at seeing it written as Hans's later.
Personally, I prefer adding the apostrophe-S. It is consistent with all your other possessives, after all. But then this is the language of exceptions, so saying that you should add apostrophe-S except for names ending with S is no less weird than I before E except for after C and other arbitrary reasons.
Apostrophes represent missing letters. "Can't" used to be "ca'n't" - two missing letters!I got a quick question about how to use the ' symbol properly in English grammar. If something belongs to someone, do I say, e.g, "Donald's game," "Donalds game," or is both correct? Also, if the name ends with an s, is it "Hans property," "Hans' property," or "Hans's property?"
As already said, apostrophe is used for possessive (except its because English is dumb). Most style guides I read do suggest an apostrophe-S on names ending in S, so Hans's would be correct. In general, many people will accept Hans'. As stated, consistency is key. While I may wrinkle my nose at an instance of Hans', it's nothing compared to my mini-rage at seeing it written as Hans's later.
Personally, I prefer adding the apostrophe-S. It is consistent with all your other possessives, after all. But then this is the language of exceptions, so saying that you should add apostrophe-S except for names ending with S is no less weird than I before E except for after C and other arbitrary reasons.
The apostrophe for possessives also represents a missing letter! That long-lost letter is an "e." In the murky past, it was "Donaldes game."
Then the spelling would be a wee bit different.Apostrophes represent missing letters. "Can't" used to be "ca'n't" - two missing letters!I got a quick question about how to use the ' symbol properly in English grammar. If something belongs to someone, do I say, e.g, "Donald's game," "Donalds game," or is both correct? Also, if the name ends with an s, is it "Hans property," "Hans' property," or "Hans's property?"
As already said, apostrophe is used for possessive (except its because English is dumb). Most style guides I read do suggest an apostrophe-S on names ending in S, so Hans's would be correct. In general, many people will accept Hans'. As stated, consistency is key. While I may wrinkle my nose at an instance of Hans', it's nothing compared to my mini-rage at seeing it written as Hans's later.
Personally, I prefer adding the apostrophe-S. It is consistent with all your other possessives, after all. But then this is the language of exceptions, so saying that you should add apostrophe-S except for names ending with S is no less weird than I before E except for after C and other arbitrary reasons.
The apostrophe for possessives also represents a missing letter! That long-lost letter is an "e." In the murky past, it was "Donaldes game."
What if your name was Donalde?
Mwahaha. Another party down, another unsuspecting fool who can no longer say he's never seen Shock Treatment.
Thanks you God!!! You put Steve and I at the right place at the right time. Thanks to Kevin and letting Steve finish watching a movie he was watching we ended up at a scene of a really bad accident in time to help them instead of in time to be part of the serious accident. They were drinking and driving on Holmes Rd, went around the top curve on Holmes that turns into a down hill and hydroplaned and crashed head on into a tree. There were 3 young men, but we only saw 2, that Steve and I both agreed probably weren't old enough to drink. They were injured and pacing the street around the car when we drove up. Instantly we took action. Steve called 911 and I ended up having to use my mom voice and getting them to stay with the car because they wanted to wonder into the middle of the street. They also wanted us to lie and say we saw everything. When the police came we told them how we drove up and the cop even said he could tell how wasted they were.
So Thank you for letting us continue to watch our beautiful girls grow.
not sure if the video was supposed to be relevant for something, but that's equestria girls, which is terrible.
not sure if the video was supposed to be relevant for something, but that's equestria girls, which is terrible.
It's still My Little Pony.
not sure if the video was supposed to be relevant for something, but that's equestria girls, which is terrible.
It's still My Little Pony.
but they aren't ponies.
I mean, sure, it's part of the official output. But I never said I like every asset of generation 4. I also think hasbro is a horrible company which is purely interested in selling toys.
not sure if the video was supposed to be relevant for something, but that's equestria girls, which is terrible.
It's still My Little Pony.
but they aren't ponies.
I mean, sure, it's part of the official output. But I never said I like every asset of generation 4. I also think hasbro is a horrible company which is purely interested in selling toys.
Actually, they are, right? He movie starts as ponies, then they pass through a portal and get transformed, have a quest, then turn back into ponies.
It's a story arc. If in the next HP book, Harry got turned into a frog but could talk and had to find an amulet to get turned back into a human, it'd still be Harry Potter, even if it sucked. HP fans couldn't say "That's not Harry Potter because he's not a human wizard" just to exclude it.
not sure if the video was supposed to be relevant for something, but that's equestria girls, which is terrible.
It's still My Little Pony.
but they aren't ponies.
I mean, sure, it's part of the official output. But I never said I like every asset of generation 4. I also think hasbro is a horrible company which is purely interested in selling toys.
Actually, they are, right? He movie starts as ponies, then they pass through a portal and get transformed, have a quest, then turn back into ponies.
It's a story arc. If in the next HP book, Harry got turned into a frog but could talk and had to find an amulet to get turned back into a human, it'd still be Harry Potter, even if it sucked. HP fans couldn't say "That's not Harry Potter because he's not a human wizard" just to exclude it.
Not quite. The Equestria Girls content is specifically not part of the main series' canon, only vice versa. It's an alternate universe sidestory.
Also, only Twilight actually transforms into a human, the others just exist in two separate versions for whatever reason.
Still perfection.
I discovered only yesterday that NepTune (the autotune processor in Reason) actually lets you program in a melody for the line to follow. As long as you have formant fixer on, you can give someone's voice completely new pitches.
I ran out of tea at work. So now it's either Yellow Label or nothing. I think I'll go with nothing...
I ran out of tea at work. So now it's either Yellow Label or nothing. I think I'll go with nothing...
Why not Godot Blend #107?
I ran out of tea at work. So now it's either Yellow Label or nothing. I think I'll go with nothing...
Why not Godot Blend #107?
I ran out of tea at work. So now it's either Yellow Label or nothing. I think I'll go with nothing...
Why not Godot Blend #107?
We're still waiting on that to be delivered.
I ran out of tea at work. So now it's either Yellow Label or nothing. I think I'll go with nothing...
Why not Godot Blend #107?
We're still waiting on that to be delivered.
I ran out of tea at work. So now it's either Yellow Label or nothing. I think I'll go with nothing...
Why not Godot Blend #107?
We're still waiting on that to be delivered.
I guess the shipment was a little latte.
I ran out of tea at work. So now it's either Yellow Label or nothing. I think I'll go with nothing...I can wholeheartedly recommend Black Label and Red Label. Blue Label is overpriced, and I haven't tried the Green Label yet.
Blue Label is good, but I agree it's a bit pricey. I guess that's part of the marketing for it though.I ran out of tea at work. So now it's either Yellow Label or nothing. I think I'll go with nothing...I can wholeheartedly recommend Black Label and Red Label. Blue Label is overpriced, and I haven't tried the Green Label yet.
I need to get this. If you can't tell, it's one huge logic puzzle.
I can't tell. It's too zoomed out to tell what it is or work out what kind of puzzle it must be, for me.
Also a logic puzzle that big seems bad. Logic Puzzles are best as something smaller you can solve in a short time, I feel.
Personally I love Godot - Fragrance of Dark Coffee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMnrl0tmd3k
Today i realized that if you go strictly by the wording, you could argue that after playing Bridge, Transmute should cost -1$,P (whatever that's supposed to mean). Because, you know, -1$,P is technically not less than $0.
Hmm... I guess this isn't really random, because it's Dominion related...
Is it better to state that my characters of choice in Super Smash Bros for Wii U are Mario, Kirby and Peach? I guess it is. If anybody with a Wii U and the game reads this, dare to send me a message here when you're on, and i'll royally wipe the floor with you. And get kidnapped afterwards. Or rescue myself. Who knows.
Today i realized that if you go strictly by the wording, you could argue that after playing Bridge, Transmute should cost -1$,P (whatever that's supposed to mean). Because, you know, -1$,P is technically not less than $0.
Hmm... I guess this isn't really random, because it's Dominion related...
Is it better to state that my characters of choice in Super Smash Bros for Wii U are Mario, Kirby and Peach? I guess it is. If anybody with a Wii U and the game reads this, dare to send me a message here when you're on, and i'll royally wipe the floor with you. And get kidnapped afterwards. Or rescue myself. Who knows.
I have a 3DS. And I will wreck you as Mario.
...
Man, Photoshopping your own image is uncomfortable.Millions of women do this every day.
Man, Photoshopping your own image is uncomfortable.Millions of women do this every day.
I hear if you photoshop a person, you mutilate their soul.
What video?
What video?
That video.
What video?
That video.
Which is...?
That video hits me in the feels.
But my feels is my penis, so I'm not sure how I feel about that.
Today my copy of Ground Floor (the board game we PBF'd here a while ago) arrived. I might just be playing it tomorrow. I'm happy.That was a good game. I hope I get a chance to play it IRL sometime.
Today my copy of Ground Floor (the board game we PBF'd here a while ago) arrived. I might just be playing it tomorrow. I'm happy.That was a good game. I hope I get a chance to play it IRL sometime.
Today my copy of Ground Floor (the board game we PBF'd here a while ago) arrived. I might just be playing it tomorrow. I'm happy.That was a good game. I hope I get a chance to play it IRL sometime.
Well, come to my house. We're playing tomorrow.
Does anyone on here use Evolve? I'm normally wary of things of that ilk, but I am impressed with its functionality so far. I mainly installed it because my brother and I like to play games together, and there's often trouble with port forwarding, and we have experienced some frustrating connection issues (something I have an admittedly semi-shallow understanding of). So far, it has served that purpose incredibly well.
I hate group work >:(.Me too, but look on the bright side, it's not as bad as groupthink.
So yesterday I auditioned for Assassins. I did not receive a callback for next Saturday. This bums me out, but I'm holding out hope. A callback means that he is choosing from multiple candidates. Still, this is a fairly popular director, so I can't imagine that there's not competition for the roles I wanted.
I'll just keep my next 2 months open and be pleasantly surprised if he calls me with a role next week. I just wish I didn't have to wait a week.
I hate group work >:(.
I hate group work >:(.
I had like a group test in English today, and half of my group was just browsing facebook on their phones the whole time.
Group work being bad is actually a great example of why communism can't work.*downvote*
Group work being bad is actually a great example of why communism can't work.
Group work being bad is actually a great example of why communism can't work.
Communism is a great example of why communism can't work.
Group work being bad is actually a great example of why communism can't work.*downvote*
Group work being bad is actually a great example of why communism can't work.*downvote*
But it's true. Communism is a great idea. It's so efficient. Everyone does what he can and only takes what he needs. It would be the most well-oiled machine in the world.
It'd be great if it weren't for the people. In general, people aren't so keen on doing what they can and taking only what they need. We like taking the easy route, and what's easier than taking what you need while your neighbor does enough work for you? Then the neighbor takes offense that you're not pulling your weight, and shit falls apart. And then there's just the fact that the leaders feel they are entitled to extra goodies so they take them. Corruption abounds.
People suck, and that's why communism fails.
Group work being bad is actually a great example of why communism can't work.*downvote*
But it's true. Communism is a great idea. It's so efficient. Everyone does what he can and only takes what he needs. It would be the most well-oiled machine in the world.
It'd be great if it weren't for the people. In general, people aren't so keen on doing what they can and taking only what they need. We like taking the easy route, and what's easier than taking what you need while your neighbor does enough work for you? Then the neighbor takes offense that you're not pulling your weight, and shit falls apart. And then there's just the fact that the leaders feel they are entitled to extra goodies so they take them. Corruption abounds.
People suck, and that's why communism fails.
Oh hey, look, two humorous posts wasn't enough, dammit.
<------ RPS is over there.
Oh hey, look, two humorous posts wasn't enough, dammit.
<------ RPS is over there.
Please rephrase in the form of a meme.
The most interesting group work I had in college was actually for a math class. The exam period was split 2/3 of the time to individual work, and 1/3 of the time to group work. After the individual exam, you turned it in and immediately got a fresh copy of the exam. Then you worked in groups of 3 to do the same exam again. Scores for questions you answered in the group portion were averaged with your score on the individual portion regardless of whether you answered correctly on the individual portion. If you left a question blank, the score from the individual exam was the full score.
The most interesting group work I had in college was actually for a math class. The exam period was split 2/3 of the time to individual work, and 1/3 of the time to group work. After the individual exam, you turned it in and immediately got a fresh copy of the exam. Then you worked in groups of 3 to do the same exam again. Scores for questions you answered in the group portion were averaged with your score on the individual portion regardless of whether you answered correctly on the individual portion. If you left a question blank, the score from the individual exam was the full score.
That sounds more like a social experiment than a valid way to evaluate students.
The most interesting group work I had in college was actually for a math class. The exam period was split 2/3 of the time to individual work, and 1/3 of the time to group work. After the individual exam, you turned it in and immediately got a fresh copy of the exam. Then you worked in groups of 3 to do the same exam again. Scores for questions you answered in the group portion were averaged with your score on the individual portion regardless of whether you answered correctly on the individual portion. If you left a question blank, the score from the individual exam was the full score.
That sounds more like a social experiment than a valid way to evaluate students.
Yeah, it was a little weird. This was for my complex analysis class in college. Other profs did a better version of this: Individual portion in class, then get a copy of the exam to take home and turn in again for some points back (say, quarter credit back). The brilliance of this is that it keeps students thinking about hard questions and learning right after the exam, but doesn't really impact grades, except if you slack off. Suppose everyone turns in a perfect take-home portion and the class is graded on a curve. Well, where's the individual variation coming from? The individual portion of the exam!
After reading a list of 19 underrated horror movies, I saw a comment that said, "Literally 75% of this list is composed of actual Horror Classics."
I'm so disturbed by that comment.
So, true story from earlier: Today I was supporting a pupil in a year 13 maths lesson (as normal) and due to a discussion about what calculators are legal in the exam, the teacher pulled out the best legal calculator he had found from inside his suit pocket and talked about it's features.
This would all be well and good, until someone realised something was odd about this.
"Sir, do you REALLY carry a calculator around in your pocket all day?" the pupil asked.
"No", the teacher replied, putting his hand back into his pocket. "I carry two," and he pulled out a second calculator from the same place the first had been.
I still cannot find anything useful to use Twitter for. I'm following people, but I either get links to longer articles or short quips that don't convey a whole lot of message.
I still cannot find anything useful to use Twitter for. I'm following people, but I either get links to longer articles or short quips that don't convey a whole lot of message.
I use Twitter for following a couple of people who post videos or other stuff exclusively on Twitter, and for getting extra benefits in games etc. where you can get extra benefits by following the game's Twitter page or something.
So, true story from earlier: Today I was supporting a pupil in a year 13 maths lesson (as normal) and due to a discussion about what calculators are legal in the exam, the teacher pulled out the best legal calculator he had found from inside his suit pocket and talked about it's features.
This would all be well and good, until someone realised something was odd about this.
"Sir, do you REALLY carry a calculator around in your pocket all day?" the pupil asked.
"No", the teacher replied, putting his hand back into his pocket. "I carry two," and he pulled out a second calculator from the same place the first had been.
How much are you willing to spend? You may be able to order Adventures, Base Cards, and one of the other sets online for less than Adventures + Dominion at full retail.
I recently moved to another city and left my board game collection very behind. [...]
(oh, and "yes" is the answer)
How much are you willing to spend? You may be able to order Adventures, Base Cards, and one of the other sets online for less than Adventures + Dominion at full retail.
I recently moved to another city and left my board game collection very behind. [...]
So do I, but the ones near me either sell "AmeriTrash" (bgg, thanks) games or MtG... The only Dominion retailers near me have closed.(oh, and "yes" is the answer)
I don't know why I didn't see it coming that "Should I do A or B?" would be answered with a "yes", so shame on me.How much are you willing to spend? You may be able to order Adventures, Base Cards, and one of the other sets online for less than Adventures + Dominion at full retail.
I recently moved to another city and left my board game collection very behind. [...]
Mmmm... I might look into it, but I do like giving money to the FLGS of the world.
You mean your copy of Intrigue is far away, right? I mean, buy Adventures, then sort everything else out.
If you're going to get everything all eventually there won't be a need for Base Cards, so consider that.
I recently moved to another city and left my board game collection very behind.
I need counsel that I will probably not heed and do whatever I want instead.
I recently moved to another city and left my board game collection very behind. I found a board game shop in my new city that sells Adventures, but not the Base Cards. I already own Intrigue, but not the Base Set. I could buy the Base Set and Adventures (expensive!). Or I could buy Adventures and order the Base Cards online, and maybe buy some other box when I have the money (Guilds or Dark Ages).
What do you recommend? "You know you are going to buy them all eventually" is not an answer.
I played Dominion today for the first time in months when I got Adventures today.
Shuffling sure is inconvenient.
I played Dominion today for the first time in months when I got Adventures today.
Shuffling sure is inconvenient.
With Adventures or Dominion in general?
The pros of playing IRL:
- You can house rule BoM/Procession/Feast or Inheritence/Transmute.
- You don't have to deal with Making Fun
- People have claimed you can interact with others, but i don't really see what that's about
If there is any justice in the world, this post will get a lot of upvotes. Well played Sir.The pros of playing IRL:
- You can house rule BoM/Procession/Feast or Inheritence/Transmute.
- You don't have to deal with Making Fun
- People have claimed you can interact with others, but i don't really see what that's about
Upgraded Feast
Gain a card costing up to 5, and eat your opponent's sandwich.
One of my recent finds (...) was the theory that most people (...) much more seldom were unaware of things that they appeared to ignore than they were making contradicting decisions despite knowing about them.
I'm struggling with the grammar of this sentence - can someone tell me if it's correct like this:QuoteOne of my recent finds (...) was the theory that most people (...) much more seldom were unaware of things that they appeared to ignore than (when) they were making contradicting decisions despite knowing about them.
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I'm struggling with the grammar of this sentence - can someone tell me if it's correct like this:QuoteOne of my recent finds (...) was the theory that most people (...) much more seldom were unaware of things that they appeared to ignore than (when) they were making contradicting decisions despite knowing about them.
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The bolded letter should fix it.
I'm struggling with the grammar of this sentence - can someone tell me if it's correct like this:QuoteOne of my recent finds (...) was the theory that most people (...) much more seldom were unaware of things that they appeared to ignore than (when) they were making contradicting decisions despite knowing about them.
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The bolded letter should fix it.
I think it tries to say something different now?
Uh, grammatically correct, sureoh, good
That makes sense, but <C> and <D> sound a bit awkward.yeah
You can drop "they were" from <D>.that sounds wrong to me though. you think it's better?
I think it tries to say something different now?I think so too, also it seems to attempt a comparison now without actually comparing anything.
I'm struggling with the grammar of this sentence - can someone tell me if it's correct like this:QuoteOne of my recent finds (...) was the theory that most people (...) much more seldom were unaware of things that they appeared to ignore than they were making contradicting decisions despite knowing about them.
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Are you trying to say something like the following?
"People sometimes seem to make contradictory decisions because they don't know something. I think, more often, people make contradictory decisions despite knowing enough to recognize that the decisions conflict."
First, do you need "the theory that"? Is it really a theory that you've found (like, someone else's theory), or is this the observation you made? In the latter case, you can drop "the theory that" as it just serves to extend the sentence.
Possible rephrasing: (...)
Thoughts on Patron Reposado?
I don't really know how to use photoshop. I only DL'ed it to use one particular template:
(https://sites.google.com/site/dajangbandwebsite/my-pathfinder-setting-stuff/races/Seprixdog.gif)
Thoughts on Patron Reposado?
Never had it, but I did pick up some Herradura Reposado based on a top-10 list, and I was really impressed with it. I'm mostly a shooter because I hate the taste of alcohol. The faster it gets in my system, the better off I am. Of course, the problem with shooting is that it can be pretty rough on you. Therefore, I was really shocked when I tried my first Reposado and realized how smooth it was. It still tasted nasty, but the experience was much nicer than with cheap liquor.
And Patron is a quality name, so I'm sure it would be pretty good too.
um, it didn't change?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIlNIVXpIns
Happy Star Trek day everyone! May the fourth be ever in your favour!
Happy Star Trek day everyone! May the fourth be ever in your favour!
I'm going to strangle you. XD
Happy Star Trek day everyone! May the fourth be ever in your favour!
I'm going to strangle you. XD
WITH THE FORCE
So. How quickly do you guys think mathematical knowledge/skills deteriorate?
I'm asking, because I'm changing majors and am having to take a lot more math starting next semester. The highest math course I've taken was Business Calculus 2 years ago, which I got an A in.
Wow. I definitely have forgotten a lot. This is exactly the wake up call I needed. It pains me to admit it, but I couldn't solve any of those right now. It's frustrating, without any outside help, I can feel the right methods just out of my reach. For example, I know there was a formula we used for calculating interest (several actually, depending on the specifics)--business calculus emphasized such things. I can't recall if it's the Pe^rt or the other though for your 3a though.
This is good though. Being helpless in the face of stuff I knew 2 years ago isn't as bad as I thought. Really, I feel like I've just lost my knowledge of methods of solving specific problems as opposed to the skills of actually solving the problem if that makes sense. I guess kind of like scott said earlier. This motivates me to get cracking.
edit: grammar
4) b) L'Hospital's Rule.
4) b) L'Hospital's Rule.
L'Hopital's*
That one was lim(x->0+) n^n, right? Because you can only use L'Hopital's rule for indeterminate quotients, and n^n isn't even a quotient...
This questions are not really the type of math I'd expect to be relevant in Computer Science. It should be much more about designing algorithms and proving their correctness / bounds for their running time, and much less about calculating stuff. Most of the concepts used will probably be new to you and hopefully will be explained.Yeah. I don't find it especially relevant at all, but those are the requirements :-\.
Something you might wanna refresh is the concept of complete induction. For example, prove that the sum of the first n integers is equal to n*(n+1)/2.
Man, the internet sure can disappoint. This is nothing new, but it's still annoying to be reminded of that.
I put up a poll on a Facebook group based on a game I play on there. I'll turn it into a Dominion analogy to make it not utterly boring for you guys.
So imagine I wanted some opinions on the best base set cards to buy in a 4/3 split. There are plenty of options, including some I didn't think of (not true in this analogy, but work with me here), so I made it an open poll where people could add their own suggestions. While there were some legitimate entries added, someone goes through adds Witch, Adventurer, Province, and other cards that are not legal. Then of course, some of those suggestions get voted on by others.
Even though I specifically listed the criteria that this was a 4/3 split, some people can't read directions. And I don't even think they're trolling. If they were trolling, then one of the poll options would be "Eat a dick." They just didn't bother to read my question and threw out the coolest card they could think of.
So, up yours, internet.
does anyone know if there is a way to quickly get the entire content of a thread without losing BBC formatting?
You can go print -> CTRL + A -> Copy, which does almost what I need except that way, well, bolded letters get lost
edit: preferably something without the html tags which you get if you go print -> view source
Most important benefit, getting to the point where you assuming anything that could go wrong will.
Does All -> Print and then saving the page not work?
Needs more scout.
I'm not really sure where the best place to put this is (likely nowhere), but I accidentally created an Infinite Scout Vortex and I thought I'd share...
(http://i.imgur.com/hPQu2GT.png)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xECUrlnXCqkNeeds more scout.I'm not really sure where the best place to put this is (likely nowhere), but I accidentally created an Infinite Scout Vortex and I thought I'd share...
(http://i.imgur.com/hPQu2GT.png)
And that's the explanation.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xECUrlnXCqkNeeds more scout.I'm not really sure where the best place to put this is (likely nowhere), but I accidentally created an Infinite Scout Vortex and I thought I'd share...
(http://i.imgur.com/hPQu2GT.png)
Man, the internet sure can disappoint. This is nothing new, but it's still annoying to be reminded of that.
I put up a poll on a Facebook group based on a game I play on there. I'll turn it into a Dominion analogy to make it not utterly boring for you guys.
So imagine I wanted some opinions on the best base set cards to buy in a 4/3 split. There are plenty of options, including some I didn't think of (not true in this analogy, but work with me here), so I made it an open poll where people could add their own suggestions. While there were some legitimate entries added, someone goes through adds Witch, Adventurer, Province, and other cards that are not legal. Then of course, some of those suggestions get voted on by others.
Even though I specifically listed the criteria that this was a 4/3 split, some people can't read directions. And I don't even think they're trolling. If they were trolling, then one of the poll options would be "Eat a dick." They just didn't bother to read my question and threw out the coolest card they could think of.
So, up yours, internet.
What game was it?
Photoshop challenge! See what you all can do with my dog. :)
And that's the explanation.Oh, I get it now, thanks, much more funny.
Is my dog squinting really going to be a thing now? Like, I was just editing the card avatar, and the squinting dog thing is still going strong.
Sweet. Those hints helped a lot.
So. Just using your hints. I worked out the first two problems. I feel fairly certain I got them right.
1)a) x= 2/9 , x= -2/9 , x=0
1)b) x=(1/4) (-1±i√31)
Is my dog squinting really going to be a thing now? Like, I was just editing the card avatar, and the squinting dog thing is still going strong.
I was just hopping on the bandwagon. Someone else suggested the Inception meme, so I thought I'd take it one farther.
If I was better with shadows, I would have shaded his face like in the original. As a result, it looks a little off. I did try to match the lighting, though. The original really stood out.
But really, my greatest joy was decapitating Leonardo.
Yeah. I messed up the factorization on it somehow. Thanks. Got to work to get myself back into the old mindset. Oftentimes, homework was never graded in my math classes, but the repetition of doing the same steps over and over (checking your work, etc) and working different types of problems was essential to doing well on the test. If you didn't do the homework, it usually showed in the exam grades.Sweet. Those hints helped a lot.
So. Just using your hints. I worked out the first two problems. I feel fairly certain I got them right.
1)a) x= 2/9 , x= -2/9 , x=0
1)b) x=(1/4) (-1±i√31)
Check your 1a. 4x^3-9x=x(4x^2-9)=x(2x-3)(2x+3) You can (should) check your answers by plugging your answers into the original equation. 1b is correct.
I think we briefly talked about Phoenix Wright here before, yes? I'm currently on what (I think) is the final case of Phoenix Wright: Trilogy, (major series spoilers from here on I suppose, especially for Trials & Tribulations)Bridge to the Turnabout. And let me just say... damn, this case is good. I've been pretty much playing non-stop tonight for the best part of 2 hours because I want to know what the heck is going on. Thanks to the outside perspective on the game I think I have a better grasp of a few things than the characters - Godot is almost certainly Diego Armado, the attorney in the 4th case who was poisoned, judging from what's been said. But I have no idea why he's after Wright at the moment, unless it's some kind of revenge for Mia. Although considering his first and only encounter with Mia was helping on a single case before he got 'killed' that afternoon, I dunno if that makes sense. And Iris is either Dahlia Hawthorne or related to her in some way, but I know there's supposed to be some kind of double involved. I'm up to part 3-2, so many psycholocks I can't break at the moment, and now I need to go to bed, argh.
Anyway, I'll probably end up finishing it off tomorrow or Thursday. Trials and Tribulations has felt like a really good game, even by Phoenix Wright standards. I've seen people saying it's the best in the series, I think I can understand why.
No spoilers for the rest of the case though, please. That would be bad.
I have a confession to make. Earlier, when Seprix asked for people to photoshop his dog, I posted several photoshopped images in reply. But the truth is that I didn't actually make those images by photoshopping Seprix's photo. They were actually just random images pulled from Google. Shocking, I know!At first (quick) glance I thought this was a duck decoy with a dog's head added.
But hey, have this:
(http://i.imgur.com/4nQR7Ex.png)
I think we briefly talked about Phoenix Wright here before, yes? I'm currently on what (I think) is the final case of Phoenix Wright: Trilogy, (major series spoilers from here on I suppose, especially for Trials & Tribulations)Bridge to the Turnabout. And let me just say... damn, this case is good. I've been pretty much playing non-stop tonight for the best part of 2 hours because I want to know what the heck is going on. Thanks to the outside perspective on the game I think I have a better grasp of a few things than the characters - Godot is almost certainly Diego Armado, the attorney in the 4th case who was poisoned, judging from what's been said. But I have no idea why he's after Wright at the moment, unless it's some kind of revenge for Mia. Although considering his first and only encounter with Mia was helping on a single case before he got 'killed' that afternoon, I dunno if that makes sense. And Iris is either Dahlia Hawthorne or related to her in some way, but I know there's supposed to be some kind of double involved. I'm up to part 3-2, so many psycholocks I can't break at the moment, and now I need to go to bed, argh.
Anyway, I'll probably end up finishing it off tomorrow or Thursday. Trials and Tribulations has felt like a really good game, even by Phoenix Wright standards. I've seen people saying it's the best in the series, I think I can understand why.
No spoilers for the rest of the case though, please. That would be bad.
So I live in Alberta and today was election day for the province. The Progressive-Conservative Party (Centre-Right) has held power for 44 years, which is the longest run for any party in Canadian history. They recently decided to call the next election a year earlier than required by law. The stated reason was to confirm that he had support from the people for a tough proposed budget. Though it's worth noting that two of the other Albertan parties were in the midst of leadership changes and thus not quite as stable.
Today, that dynasty is over. We've elected the NDP with a resounding majority, a social-democratic party. They've gone from 4 seats in government to over 50 (out of 87), whereas the PCs didn't even win enough seats to become the official opposition (where they had 70 seats before the election was called). Without exaggeration, it is a cataclysmic shift.
It also makes the upcoming federal election (in October) a little more interesting.
As an aside, I'm watching the Premier-Elect Rachel Notley speak right now and she also noted that it looks like this will also be the most women elected to Alberta government in history. So that's cool.
Edit: added more details.
We closed the Random Stuff Part I thread at 4000 posts. Here we are again. Time for RS III?
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Has anyone played Lifeline? This is the type of game I'll pay for just to encourage more people to make stuff like this.
I wish I had an Apple Watch just for the experience of playing this truly on the go.
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Other M. Worst. Metroid. Game. Ever.
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Other M. Worst. Metroid. Game. Ever.
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Other M. Worst. Metroid. Game. Ever.
talking about MOM, because the same complaints always get raised about it every time.
I thoroughly enjoyed how Other M served my Super Metroid nostalgia. Phantoon alone was worth it for me.
I hate Metroid Prime II, that game was annoying and out of place, even in the Prime series, which was out of place itself. It just didn't feel "Metroid" to me. I mean, come on, the Metroids don't even matter for those games, not even on paper. And Phazon is just such a lame story device.
I thoroughly enjoyed how Other M served my Super Metroid nostalgia. Phantoon alone was worth it for me.
Phantoon is in Other M? I don't remember that at all. I believe you, but I have no memory of that part.
I hate Metroid Prime II, that game was annoying and out of place, even in the Prime series, which was out of place itself. It just didn't feel "Metroid" to me. I mean, come on, the Metroids don't even matter for those games, not even on paper. And Phazon is just such a lame story device.
Oh man, I love the Metroid Prime games, and Metroid Prime II is probably my favorite. The bosses in that game are the best, especially the ones that are using your power-ups against you.
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Other M. Worst. Metroid. Game. Ever.
So much this. Some Twitch channels I'm on (that are Metroid related of course) have actually banned talking about MOM, because the same complaints always get raised about it every time. The terrible story. The awful characterisation of Samus, and awful voice acting. The controls being horrible. The powerup system in general. Concentration.
It did one or two things well, like some of the game's areas are genuinely quite neat, and there's some fun tools in there both new and classics revisited, such as Speed Booster. But the controls and everything else just makes it so hard to play. I beat it once, but when I went back to replay it I couldn't get beyond about an hour before deciding it was too bad.
The Metroid series hasn't been consistent knockout hits - it's had a few amazing games, most notably Super Metroid, Prime and Prime II, but then it's also had Hunters and Metroid II, which were maybe just merely good games. But MOM was so far below them. Hunters and Metroid II were maybe 7/10 games, while MOM was like a 3/10, maybe 4/10. I finished it, mainly because I wanted to give it a full look at and it wasn't so bad as to be unplayable. Also it's relatively short, which means it didn't feel as bad for long. But found it regularly frustrating, especially with the controls, and generally didn't get especially into it.
I thoroughly enjoyed how Other M served my Super Metroid nostalgia. Phantoon alone was worth it for me.
Phantoon is in Other M? I don't remember that at all. I believe you, but I have no memory of that part.
I am surprised that you rank Echoes above Corruption. I loved Prime III. Prime II is nice, but it tends to drag at times, both during exploration and during boss fights.
Why no mention of Fusion or Zero Mission?
The problem with the Speed Booster is that it's always been very finnicky, and the fun thing about it was making it work despite it, because it looked cool and made you feel like a badass for pulling it off. It's fine in 2D, because there's really only two directions you can run towards. But it just doesn't work in 3D because all of the sudden there's infinitely many directions you can run towards, and that's even before you take into account the inherent finnickiness of the Speed Booster.
I thoroughly enjoyed how Other M served my Super Metroid nostalgia. Phantoon alone was worth it for me.
Phantoon is in Other M? I don't remember that at all. I believe you, but I have no memory of that part.
There's two endings to the game. Phantoon is in the second ending.
I never reached its boss fight either, I just stopped caring before that.
You can think of me what you wish, i liked the narrative. I liked the depiction of Samus, i think it makes sense
Nightmare from Fusion
You can think of me what you wish, i liked the narrative. I liked the depiction of Samus, i think it makes sense
No. Nooooooooo. No. Nononononono. NO. So much no.
Like... no.
You can think of me what you wish, i liked the narrative. I liked the depiction of Samus, i think it makes sense
No. Nooooooooo. No. Nononononono. NO. So much no.
Like... no.
I assume this means you are disagreing with me. Or that i'm disagreeing with you. Whatever. You can't please everyone.
You can think of me what you wish, i liked the narrative. I liked the depiction of Samus, i think it makes sense
No. Nooooooooo. No. Nononononono. NO. So much no.
Like... no.
I assume this means you are disagreing with me. Or that i'm disagreeing with you. Whatever. You can't please everyone.
Even ignoring all the times she just lets the Federation tell her what she has to do even when it blatantly doesn't make any sense, I'm thinking specifically about Samus's reaction to Ridley. By then she had already defeated or outright killed him five times, and even before that she had been training all her life to fight Space Pirates in general and Ridley in particular. Why does she get a bad case of PTSD then!?
You can think of me what you wish, i liked the narrative. I liked the depiction of Samus, i think it makes sense
No. Nooooooooo. No. Nononononono. NO. So much no.
Like... no.
I assume this means you are disagreing with me. Or that i'm disagreeing with you. Whatever. You can't please everyone.
Even ignoring all the times she just lets the Federation tell her what she has to do even when it blatantly doesn't make any sense, I'm thinking specifically about Samus's reaction to Ridley. By then she had already defeated or outright killed him five times, and even before that she had been training all her life to fight Space Pirates in general and Ridley in particular. Why does she get a bad case of PTSD then!?
Wrong. YOU ARE SAMUS. The player.
Oh, so your position is that she reacted roughly the same way all the previous times, but is not shown due to limitations of the medium? I guess that's internally consistent, so that's fine if you want to interpret it that way.
Still, she is a bounty hunter by trade, and she gets into all these missions because she wants to. She could have been "Oh man, sure killing all those Zebesians and the guy who killed my family was stressful. I'll just buy a house with the bounty and become a space accountant". But she keeps doing this. The "Samus is a hardass" hypothesis seems a bit more likely.
The PTSD wouldn't have bothered me in Zero Mission or Prime, but by Other M her reaction should be more like "I don't know why they keep trying to clone this guy".
Sidenote: the thing in the epilogue of Zero Mission is not Ridley, just a robot shaped like him.
Prime III > Prime I >>> Prime II
Wrong. YOU ARE SAMUS. The player.
Oh, so your position is that she reacted roughly the same way all the previous times, but is not shown due to limitations of the medium? I guess that's internally consistent, so that's fine if you want to interpret it that way.
Still, she is a bounty hunter by trade, and she gets into all these missions because she wants to. She could have been "Oh man, sure killing all those Zebesians and the guy who killed my family was stressful. I'll just buy a house with the bounty and become a space accountant". But she keeps doing this. The "Samus is a hardass" hypothesis seems a bit more likely.
The PTSD wouldn't have bothered me in Zero Mission or Prime, but by Other M her reaction should be more like "I don't know why they keep trying to clone this guy".
Sidenote: the thing in the epilogue of Zero Mission is not Ridley, just a robot shaped like him.
Prime III > Prime I >>> Prime II
Prime I > Prime II > Prime III.
Prime I and II are masterpieces of the Gamecube. Prime III is a decent Wii game.
Here's an idea: We can either stop talking about this subject and just accept that we have differing opinions (which isn't going to change either way), or take this somewhere else. PEOPLE ARE STARING ALLREADY !
Aaaaand... F.ds has gone to a land I don't understand.
Ok, last thing I will say on the subject: Imagine that Link goes all the way up to Ganon's tower, sees Ganondorf, has a nervous breakdown, drops sword and shield, and lets himself be trashed by Ganondorf for a while before Zelda bails him out. Would that be good or bad characterization? It doesn't matter, because it's never going to happen.
The whole reasoning of the writing team behind that scene seems to be "Samus is a woman". There's nothing leading into it or out of it. It's incredibly lazy. Samus had already been given a voice in Fusion, and they had managed to show a more vulnerable side of her in a much better way.
In other news, I would love to have a Metroid take place after Fusion.
Wrong. YOU ARE SAMUS. The player.
Oh, so your position is that she reacted roughly the same way all the previous times, but is not shown due to limitations of the medium? I guess that's internally consistent, so that's fine if you want to interpret it that way.
Still, she is a bounty hunter by trade, and she gets into all these missions because she wants to. She could have been "Oh man, sure killing all those Zebesians and the guy who killed my family was stressful. I'll just buy a house with the bounty and become a space accountant". But she keeps doing this. The "Samus is a hardass" hypothesis seems a bit more likely.
The PTSD wouldn't have bothered me in Zero Mission or Prime, but by Other M her reaction should be more like "I don't know why they keep trying to clone this guy".
Sidenote: the thing in the epilogue of Zero Mission is not Ridley, just a robot shaped like him.
I don't know how many times you personally killed flying reptiles from outer space, but i myself would be rather irritated to be attacked by one.
Samus is a fictional character. Usually she doesn't speak, which is a classic story tool to make identification with the character easier. Mario does it, Link too. It's not even limited to video games. Making the main character "empty" to ease identification is around since forever. So, obviously giving the character a voice will rub some people the wrong way. If Mario or Link suddenly had dialogue, many people would hate it.
I think the real problem is that Prime and Other M interpret the character differently. For Prime she fills out the american ideal of a badass hero who shoots at things. If Samus spoke in Prime, it probably would be schwarzeneggeresque oneliners. Other M on the other hand is a japanese game, with silly japanese fantasy uniforms, and drama, and delicate women in mechanic suits. It's simply another genre. I personally prefer the japan-trash over the ameri-trash, but that's a matter of taste. There's not "one" Samus, and Other M doesn't break yours.
Here's an idea: We can either stop talking about this subject and just accept that we have differing opinions (which isn't going to change either way), or take this somewhere else. PEOPLE ARE STARING ALLREADY !
Ok, last thing I will say on the subject: Imagine that Link goes all the way up to Ganon's tower, sees Ganondorf, has a nervous breakdown, drops sword and shield, and lets himself be trashed by Ganondorf for a while before Zelda bails him out. Would that be good or bad characterization? It doesn't matter, because it's never going to happen.
The whole reasoning of the writing team behind that scene seems to be "Samus is a woman". There's nothing leading into it or out of it. It's incredibly lazy. Samus had already been given a voice in Fusion, and they had managed to show a more vulnerable side of her in a much better way.
In other news, I would love to have a Metroid take place after Fusion.
I don't like samus. she moves awkwardly in super smash brothers.
"Thanks for all your help. Want something to drink?"
"No, I'm good."
"Want some Cracker Jacks?"
"Yeah, I'll take some Cracker Jacks."
For some reason the offering of Cracker Jacks just seemed so random, but yet that was the appreciation that was accepted. Weird.
Where I work everybody has a Mac, myself included, but my home laptop is a Windows.
I have learned how to systematically scroll in the opposite direction I want to.
Where I work everybody has a Mac, myself included, but my home laptop is a Windows.
I have learned how to systematically scroll in the opposite direction I want to.
I'm sure there's a setting on either machine that'll let you make them scroll the same way.
I want to start wearing kilts. I hear they're so comfortable, and I wouldn't mind having some ventilation come summertime. But man, kilts online just seem so expensive. Sadly, I have no illusion that they're any cheaper in person. I know a few people through Ren Fest, so I have the means to get in touch with the right person to make one.
But it's not for Scottish heritage or anything like that. I just want a functional kilt.
Then the fun part is seeing how much grief my bosses would give me if I wore a kilt to work.
You pay a social price.
You pay a social price.
I've been paying social prices for 43 years. If kilts are only for men who just don't give a fuck, then I should've been wearing kilts decades ago.
The older I get, the fewer fucks I give, which explains a lot of the fashion solecisms I've seen committed by older people. In a couple of decades, I shall be one of those guys.
Where I work everybody has a Mac, myself included, but my home laptop is a Windows.
I have learned how to systematically scroll in the opposite direction I want to.
I'm sure there's a setting on either machine that'll let you make them scroll the same way.
Yes. When they first implemented the backwards scrolling on OS X, I immediately changed it back.
You pay a social price.
I've been paying social prices for 43 years. If kilts are only for men who just don't give a fuck, then I should've been wearing kilts decades ago.
The older I get, the fewer fucks I give, which explains a lot of the fashion solecisms I've seen committed by older people. In a couple of decades, I shall be one of those guys.
Where I work everybody has a Mac, myself included, but my home laptop is a Windows.
I have learned how to systematically scroll in the opposite direction I want to.
I'm sure there's a setting on either machine that'll let you make them scroll the same way.
Yes. When they first implemented the backwards scrolling on OS X, I immediately changed it back.
Why would they even do something like that?
Where I work everybody has a Mac, myself included, but my home laptop is a Windows.
I have learned how to systematically scroll in the opposite direction I want to.
I'm sure there's a setting on either machine that'll let you make them scroll the same way.
Yes. When they first implemented the backwards scrolling on OS X, I immediately changed it back.
Why would they even do something like that?
To be contrary.
Where I work everybody has a Mac, myself included, but my home laptop is a Windows.
I have learned how to systematically scroll in the opposite direction I want to.
I'm sure there's a setting on either machine that'll let you make them scroll the same way.
Yes. When they first implemented the backwards scrolling on OS X, I immediately changed it back.
Why would they even do something like that?
To be contrary.
Actually, to make it the same as on a touchscreen.
Where I work everybody has a Mac, myself included, but my home laptop is a Windows.
I have learned how to systematically scroll in the opposite direction I want to.
I'm sure there's a setting on either machine that'll let you make them scroll the same way.
Yes. When they first implemented the backwards scrolling on OS X, I immediately changed it back.
Why would they even do something like that?
To be contrary.
Actually, to make it the same as on a touchscreen.
Scrolling on a mouse is a different motion though. Reversing the scroll direction still doesn't make them the same.
The "contrary" comment was just snark, but I really don't see the benefit of making reverse scroll the default. Out just confuses people.
Where I work everybody has a Mac, myself included, but my home laptop is a Windows.
I have learned how to systematically scroll in the opposite direction I want to.
I'm sure there's a setting on either machine that'll let you make them scroll the same way.
Yes. When they first implemented the backwards scrolling on OS X, I immediately changed it back.
Why would they even do something like that?
To be contrary.
Actually, to make it the same as on a touchscreen.
Scrolling on a mouse is a different motion though. Reversing the scroll direction still doesn't make them the same.
The "contrary" comment was just snark, but I really don't see the benefit of making reverse scroll the default. Out just confuses people.
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eh, I only approve of sexualized content from things I don't respect.
It took me several minutes to figure out what was going on with these gifs.
I think people just need to let it go.
Who here likes Whose Line?Guess I don't need Netflix for a few days.
http://cwseed.com/shows/whose-line-is-it-anyway
Free to watch if you are (or appear to be) in the US. :P
This isn't the bragging thread. >:(
Pretty impressive though.
I want to start wearing kilts. I hear they're so comfortable, and I wouldn't mind having some ventilation come summertime. But man, kilts online just seem so expensive. Sadly, I have no illusion that they're any cheaper in person. I know a few people through Ren Fest, so I have the means to get in touch with the right person to make one.
But it's not for Scottish heritage or anything like that. I just want a functional kilt.
Personally i'm scared of wearing things that people will think of as questionable. I'd always fear they'd believe it has to do with my sexuality - which bugs me mostly because, unlike a straight person, i can't really give a good answer to that.
Either way, i wore a skirt on 2013/2014's New Years eve. It was a murder mystery party, and we had more female roles than we had female participants. Great fun. Also i got to poisen the Butler.
I'm astounded at the capacity for subreddit drama/subcommunity drama. It's surprisingly addictive to read through, but it's also really not worth getting into.
(For context, the dustforce subreddit had a lot of drama, but that's blown over. The speedrun subreddit has some present drama which people keep trying to bring up for shits and giggles.)
I'm astounded at the capacity for subreddit drama/subcommunity drama. It's surprisingly addictive to read through, but it's also really not worth getting into.
(For context, the dustforce subreddit had a lot of drama, but that's blown over. The speedrun subreddit has some present drama which people keep trying to bring up for shits and giggles.)
Are you talking about the whole *GDQ money grabbing/Mikuyama thing?
What is the current level cap in Neverwinter?
. . . . . Level 60!
Good morning, Dominionites.
Good morning, Dominionites.
What's so good about it?
Well, I lived another day, so I'll concede that point. Suck it, natural selection.
Good morning, Dominionites.
What's so good about it?
Well, I lived another day, so I'll concede that point. Suck it, natural selection.
You've just broken your personal record for longest time alive. Go for the record again tomorrow.
Good morning, Dominionites.
What's so good about it?
Well, I lived another day, so I'll concede that point. Suck it, natural selection.
You've just broken your personal record for longest time alive. Go for the record again tomorrow.
Midnight? Psh... I usually don't leave work until after midnight.
Midnight? Psh... I usually don't leave work until after midnight.
Be careful, or you'll end up inadvertently divulging your profession.
Speaking of professions, it is good to revisit the classics from time to time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUeN6LZNPVQ
So, I made up a new type of logic puzzle and need help coming up with a name. I am absolutely horrible at coming up with names, and nobody I know is both good at names and logic puzzles, so I want to ask you guys. Here (http://i.imgur.com/bworCxB.png) is an example puzzle (with a solution), and here (http://i.imgur.com/WPzZQEe.png) and here (http://i.imgur.com/942Aw2V.png) and some puzzles without solutions. The rules are:
1. Divide the grid into rectangles along the grid lines.
2. Each rectangle must contain exactly two shapes.
3. Rectangles containing two circles may not be a square.
4. Rectangles containing at least one square must be a square.
Can anybody come up with a good name? I tend to like the geeky names better, but any good one will do.
So, I made up a new type of logic puzzle and need help coming up with a name. I am absolutely horrible at coming up with names, and nobody I know is both good at names and logic puzzles, so I want to ask you guys. Here (http://i.imgur.com/bworCxB.png) is an example puzzle (with a solution), and here (http://i.imgur.com/WPzZQEe.png) and here (http://i.imgur.com/942Aw2V.png) and some puzzles without solutions. The rules are:
1. Divide the grid into rectangles along the grid lines.
2. Each rectangle must contain exactly two shapes.
3. Rectangles containing two circles may not be a square.
4. Rectangles containing at least one square must be a square.
Can anybody come up with a good name? I tend to like the geeky names better, but any good one will do.
here (http://i.imgur.com/WPzZQEe.png) and here (http://i.imgur.com/942Aw2V.png) and some puzzles without solutions.
I solved the other one! (http://imgur.com/BnW0QTH)
These are pretty good. I've got them saved as "boxing match" because I don't know. Maybe something like Enclose would work as a name?
Edit: In solving these, I never needed to use the fact that two circles can't be a square, or at least I think I didn't. Maybe I just didn't get stuck enough or could see far enough ahead that I didn't need to.
So, I made up a new type of logic puzzle and need help coming up with a name. I am absolutely horrible at coming up with names, and nobody I know is both good at names and logic puzzles, so I want to ask you guys. Here (http://i.imgur.com/bworCxB.png) is an example puzzle (with a solution), and here (http://i.imgur.com/WPzZQEe.png) and here (http://i.imgur.com/942Aw2V.png) and some puzzles without solutions. The rules are:
1. Divide the grid into rectangles along the grid lines.
2. Each rectangle must contain exactly two shapes.
3. Rectangles containing two circles may not be a square.
4. Rectangles containing at least one square must be a square.
Can anybody come up with a good name? I tend to like the geeky names better, but any good one will do.
here (http://i.imgur.com/WPzZQEe.png) and here (http://i.imgur.com/942Aw2V.png) and some puzzles without solutions.
When you say "puzzles without solutions", I assume you mean puzzles for which there is no solution. Puzzles without given solutions?
here (http://i.imgur.com/WPzZQEe.png) and here (http://i.imgur.com/942Aw2V.png) and some puzzles without solutions.
When you say "puzzles without solutions", I assume you mean puzzles for which there is no solution. Puzzles without given solutions?
So, I made up a new type of logic puzzle and need help coming up with a name. I am absolutely horrible at coming up with names, and nobody I know is both good at names and logic puzzles, so I want to ask you guys. Here (http://i.imgur.com/bworCxB.png) is an example puzzle (with a solution), and here (http://i.imgur.com/WPzZQEe.png) and here (http://i.imgur.com/942Aw2V.png) and some puzzles without solutions. The rules are:
1. Divide the grid into rectangles along the grid lines.
2. Each rectangle must contain exactly two shapes.
3. Rectangles containing two circles may not be a square.
4. Rectangles containing at least one square must be a square.
Can anybody come up with a good name? I tend to like the geeky names better, but any good one will do.
So... It's about not squaring the circle? Shame. I was going to suggest "Squaring the Circle".
So, I made up a new type of logic puzzle and need help coming up with a name. I am absolutely horrible at coming up with names, and nobody I know is both good at names and logic puzzles, so I want to ask you guys. Here (http://i.imgur.com/bworCxB.png) is an example puzzle (with a solution), and here (http://i.imgur.com/WPzZQEe.png) and here (http://i.imgur.com/942Aw2V.png) and some puzzles without solutions. The rules are:
1. Divide the grid into rectangles along the grid lines.
2. Each rectangle must contain exactly two shapes.
3. Rectangles containing two circles may not be a square.
4. Rectangles containing at least one square must be a square.
Can anybody come up with a good name? I tend to like the geeky names better, but any good one will do.
So... It's about not squaring the circle? Shame. I was going to suggest "Squaring the Circle".
Hey, that one would actually work too...
So, I made up a new type of logic puzzle and need help coming up with a name. I am absolutely horrible at coming up with names, and nobody I know is both good at names and logic puzzles, so I want to ask you guys. Here (http://i.imgur.com/bworCxB.png) is an example puzzle (with a solution), and here (http://i.imgur.com/WPzZQEe.png) and here (http://i.imgur.com/942Aw2V.png) and some puzzles without solutions. The rules are:
1. Divide the grid into rectangles along the grid lines.
2. Each rectangle must contain exactly two shapes.
3. Rectangles containing two circles may not be a square.
4. Rectangles containing at least one square must be a square.
Can anybody come up with a good name? I tend to like the geeky names better, but any good one will do.
So... It's about not squaring the circle? Shame. I was going to suggest "Squaring the Circle".
Hey, that one would actually work too...
Especially if you just switch squares and circles so that circles need squares and two squares can't have them.
https://player.vimeo.com/video/127051771
This is old news, but I just found it: researchers created a robotic fish (http://engineering.nyu.edu/press-release/2012/03/01/what-makes-robot-fish-attractive-hint-its-moves) that became leader of a school of fish.
This is old news, but I just found it: researchers created a robotic fish (http://engineering.nyu.edu/press-release/2012/03/01/what-makes-robot-fish-attractive-hint-its-moves) that became leader of a school of fish.
Has science gone too far?
When someone's having a bad day, I can usually do an image search of "bucket of puppies" and find something cute to send.
When someone's having a bad day, I can usually do an image search of "bucket of puppies" and find something cute to send.
cookingwithcanines.org
test
test
test
Did I pass?
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Had a piece of fruit yesterday that I had never seen before: dragonfruit. It was quite beautiful, but nothing to get excited about taste-wise. Mildly sweet, interesting texture, but after tasting it I understood it was there more for effect on the tray. It didn't have the wow factor of say, a good mango.
Had a piece of fruit yesterday that I had never seen before: dragonfruit. It was quite beautiful, but nothing to get excited about taste-wise. Mildly sweet, interesting texture, but after tasting it I understood it was there more for effect on the tray. It didn't have the wow factor of say, a good mango.
You can really tell people want you to buy that shit. Like, why else would you call it a Dragon Fruit?
It didn't have the wow factor of say, a good mango.Icefrog detected.
Is it bigger than the Note 4?
Is it bigger than the Note 4?
It's 2 bigger.
Is it bigger than the Note 4?
It's 2 bigger.
But that was a Note; this is a Nexus. That's like comparing apples to oranges.
This analogy is not flawed in any way—much like a flawless apricot.
If I can get some cheap kiwi, that's an easy snack. Cut in half, scoop out with spoon. If it's a nice juicy kiwi, then you'll have to wash your hands afterwards, but it's worth it.
Had a piece of fruit yesterday that I had never seen before: dragonfruit. It was quite beautiful, but nothing to get excited about taste-wise. Mildly sweet, interesting texture, but after tasting it I understood it was there more for effect on the tray. It didn't have the wow factor of say, a good mango.
You can really tell people want you to buy that shit. Like, why else would you call it a Dragon Fruit?
Man, you guys make me Google stuff myself.
Nexus 6 is 6", while Galaxy Note 4 is 5.7". I have the Note 4. I could go for an even bigger screen. I have big fingers. Note 4 does have a few more pixels per inch though.
This is the first I've heard of the Nexus 6, though. I didn't think there was anything competing with Note 4 in terms of phone/tablet hybrids. (I don't count Apple products.)
Man, you guys make me Google stuff myself.
Nexus 6 is 6", while Galaxy Note 4 is 5.7". I have the Note 4. I could go for an even bigger screen. I have big fingers. Note 4 does have a few more pixels per inch though.
This is the first I've heard of the Nexus 6, though. I didn't think there was anything competing with Note 4 in terms of phone/tablet hybrids. (I don't count Apple products.)
I love it because it has no bloatware from the manufacturer or the carrier. The screen on this guy looks great, and I can reach the corners with one hand without too much trouble.
Am I the only one who thought Elmo was female as a kid?
Am I the only one who thought Elmo was female as a kid?
Am I the only one who thought Elmo was female as a kid?
When I was a kid, Elmo wasn't a even a character yet.
/my lawn, get off it.
Oh no. I meant it like Elmo was female when they were young and became a man later in their life.
...Wait. How so? I admittedly only have a cursory knowledge of the show. I didn't have cable tv growing up (still don't actually).
When I was young, Elmo was disturbingly suggestive of molestation.
while a or b
do stuff to a and b
if a
do stuff
else
do different stuff
...Wait. How so? I admittedly only have a cursory knowledge of the show. I didn't have cable tv growing up (still don't actually).
When I was young, Elmo was disturbingly suggestive of molestation.
My brother is doing some programming homework, and although it's in C++, which I don't really know, he keeps on showing me every function he writes, asking if I can tell what it is. One function, at one point, did this type of thing:Code: [Select]while a or b
do stuff to a and b
if a
do stuff
else
do different stuff
I realized something was wrong, and kept on telling him about it, and he was really thankful that I had caught it. He kept on thinking I was saying something else at first...
My brother is doing some programming homework, and although it's in C++, which I don't really know, he keeps on showing me every function he writes, asking if I can tell what it is. One function, at one point, did this type of thing:Code: [Select]while a or b
do stuff to a and b
if a
do stuff
else
do different stuff
I realized something was wrong, and kept on telling him about it, and he was really thankful that I had caught it. He kept on thinking I was saying something else at first...
it can never enter the if body? but I don't see the misunderstanding.
Oh yeah...I had forgotten about those things. The mania surrounding owning one of them made it even creepier in some ways....Wait. How so? I admittedly only have a cursory knowledge of the show. I didn't have cable tv growing up (still don't actually).
When I was young, Elmo was disturbingly suggestive of molestation.
The Tickle-Me Elmo dolls with stickers saying "Touch Me" and that made weird noises. They were kind of disturbing.
I just realized that the browser tab icon for Dominion Strategy is actually a Gold. :oIt's not just gold, it's Dominion Gold.
Man, you guys make me Google stuff myself.
Nexus 6 is 6", while Galaxy Note 4 is 5.7". I have the Note 4. I could go for an even bigger screen. I have big fingers. Note 4 does have a few more pixels per inch though.
This is the first I've heard of the Nexus 6, though. I didn't think there was anything competing with Note 4 in terms of phone/tablet hybrids. (I don't count Apple products.)
I love it because it has no bloatware from the manufacturer or the carrier. The screen on this guy looks great, and I can reach the corners with one hand without too much trouble.
I need to get a new phone. Are you considering rooting it?
Thanks, Spotify, for making me feel good with the soundtrack from Tommy. While I do enjoy the original Who album and even the movie soundtrack, the original cast recording of the show is such a fuller sound, and I love rocking out to it.
But Spotify has some weird algorithms. When I try to create a radio station from the soundtracks of Tommy or Spring Awakening, I keep getting things like Barbara Streisand. Not so interested in that.
Thanks, Spotify, for making me feel good with the soundtrack from Tommy. While I do enjoy the original Who album and even the movie soundtrack, the original cast recording of the show is such a fuller sound, and I love rocking out to it.
But Spotify has some weird algorithms. When I try to create a radio station from the soundtracks of Tommy or Spring Awakening, I keep getting things like Barbara Streisand. Not so interested in that.
Am I the only one who thought Elmo was female as a kid?
That was just me exploiting the ambiguity present in my original post. I'm interested that people thought I was actually being serious.
Player 1 will now take an extraturn that Player 0 will control.
Player 2, it is now your turn.
I called it a Wandering Minstrate.
I called it a Wandering Minstrate.
When is a period not a full stop?
When it's a Wandering Minstrate.
I'm sure that joke won't catch on in the mainstream, but for a brief moment, it was applicable.
I've moved recently, and I am seeing all these brown and black birds, with blue and green iridiscent spots on their back, orange beak, slightly smaller than a pigeon. They are quite common, but when I ask people about them, they have no idea what they are. I am assuming they must be some sort of migratory bird, because otherwise I would expect someone to know. It's driving me crazy.
I've moved recently, and I am seeing all these brown and black birds, with blue and green iridiscent spots on their back, orange beak, slightly smaller than a pigeon. They are quite common, but when I ask people about them, they have no idea what they are. I am assuming they must be some sort of migratory bird, because otherwise I would expect someone to know. It's driving me crazy.
I've moved recently, and I am seeing all these brown and black birds, with blue and green iridiscent spots on their back, orange beak, slightly smaller than a pigeon. They are quite common, but when I ask people about them, they have no idea what they are. I am assuming they must be some sort of migratory bird, because otherwise I would expect someone to know. It's driving me crazy.
Where are you now?
Where are you now?
Bodega Bay?
I went paintballing for the first time in my life. Now I'm pretty sore...
So, uh.. John Nash died?
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/john-nash-nobel-prize-winner-subject-beautiful-mind-killed-crash-n363901
TIL that in some places, kids receive "pen licenses" at school before they are allowed to write in pen. And apparently it's a big deal.
I've moved recently, and I am seeing all these brown and black birds, with blue and green iridiscent spots on their back, orange beak, slightly smaller than a pigeon. They are quite common, but when I ask people about them, they have no idea what they are. I am assuming they must be some sort of migratory bird, because otherwise I would expect someone to know. It's driving me crazy.
Take a photo. Somebody will know.
Where are you now?
Where are you now?
Bodega Bay?
I was asking pacovf because it could help with identifying the birds.
^ One of the posts about it online talked about how only a few people got the license and they had a school-wide assembly to give the award. I guess that varies by region as well.
Some neat sci-fi/horror stories. If you don't like the first one, skip to the second. The first introduces the idea of antimemetics, but the format is a bit dry.
http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-055
http://www.scp-wiki.net/we-need-to-talk-about-fifty-five
http://www.scp-wiki.net/introductory-antimemetics
Some neat sci-fi/horror stories. If you don't like the first one, skip to the second. The first introduces the idea of antimemetics, but the format is a bit dry.
http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-055
http://www.scp-wiki.net/we-need-to-talk-about-fifty-five
http://www.scp-wiki.net/introductory-antimemetics
Some neat sci-fi/horror stories. If you don't like the first one, skip to the second. The first introduces the idea of antimemetics, but the format is a bit dry.
http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-055
http://www.scp-wiki.net/we-need-to-talk-about-fifty-five
http://www.scp-wiki.net/introductory-antimemetics
That reminds me of the Doctor Who thingies that you immediately forget if you look away from them.
It's pretty cool though.
Some neat sci-fi/horror stories. If you don't like the first one, skip to the second. The first introduces the idea of antimemetics, but the format is a bit dry.
http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-055
http://www.scp-wiki.net/we-need-to-talk-about-fifty-five
http://www.scp-wiki.net/introductory-antimemetics
That reminds me of the Doctor Who thingies that you immediately forget if you look away from them.
It's pretty cool though.
I recently realized that the Weeping Angels from Dr Who have the same main characteristics as the ghosts from the Super Mario games: Moving only when unwatched and pointy teeth.
Some neat sci-fi/horror stories. If you don't like the first one, skip to the second. The first introduces the idea of antimemetics, but the format is a bit dry.
http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-055
http://www.scp-wiki.net/we-need-to-talk-about-fifty-five
http://www.scp-wiki.net/introductory-antimemetics
That reminds me of the Doctor Who thingies that you immediately forget if you look away from them.
It's pretty cool though.
I recently realized that the Weeping Angels from Dr Who have the same main characteristics as the ghosts from the Super Mario games: Moving only when unwatched and pointy teeth.
Wouldn't it be great if, when a Boo touched you, it rewound all your progress and you had to start from the beginning of the game? Or better yet, it put you back in a previous Mario game?
No. No it would not.
Wouldn't it be great if, when a Boo touched you, it rewound all your progress and you had to start from the beginning of the game? Or better yet, it put you back in a previous Mario game?
No. No it would not.
I'm playing Super Mario Brothers, not Dark Souls.
Wouldn't it be great if, when a Boo touched you, it rewound all your progress and you had to start from the beginning of the game? Or better yet, it put you back in a previous Mario game?
No. No it would not.
I'm playing Super Mario Brothers, not Dark Souls.
But...it was a joke. See, because when a weeping angel touches you...
Never mind. :(
Some neat sci-fi/horror stories. If you don't like the first one, skip to the second. The first introduces the idea of antimemetics, but the format is a bit dry.
http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-055
http://www.scp-wiki.net/we-need-to-talk-about-fifty-five
http://www.scp-wiki.net/introductory-antimemetics
That reminds me of the Doctor Who thingies that you immediately forget if you look away from them.
It's pretty cool though.
I recently realized that the Weeping Angels from Dr Who have the same main characteristics as the ghosts from the Super Mario games: Moving only when unwatched and pointy teeth.
Wouldn't it be great if, when a Boo touched you, it rewound all your progress and you had to start from the beginning of the game? Or better yet, it put you back in a previous Mario game?
No. No it would not.
Man, played Dominion last Sunday for probably the first time in several months. Still such a fun game, but it just doesn't come out that often anymore.
Part of that is that I still haven't consolidated all my cards yet. I have everything prior to Dark Ages crammed into my Intrigue box, but Dark Ages and Guilds are still in separate boxes. I don't even own Adventures yet.
I am not worthy to be on this forum.
Someone announced that he's an uncle again as his nephew was just born.
I was about to respond jokingly, "Did you stop being an uncle?" But I didn't know him enough to rule out that perhaps he had a sibling whose child died, which would make him no longer an uncle.
Unlikely, but I'm not about to open that door of pain just for a gag.
I am not a parent, but it is my belief that you never stop being a parent, once you are one. If you only had one child, and the child died, are you really no longer a parent? Similarly, do your brothers really quit being uncles, and your sisters quit being aunts?
What bugs me is that there is no gender-neutral term for uncle/aunt. We have parents, children, siblings, grandparents, and great-grandparents, but a mixed group of parents' siblings would be uncles and aunts. A mixed group of siblings' children would be nephews and nieces. I did start referring to my sisters-in-law's children as niephces. I don't think it's going to catch on, though.
A mixed group of siblings' children would be nephews and nieces. I did start referring to my sisters-in-law's children as niephces. I don't think it's going to catch on, though.
A mixed group of siblings' children would be nephews and nieces. I did start referring to my sisters-in-law's children as niephces. I don't think it's going to catch on, though.
The term for that is "niblings," apparently coined in the 50s.
You mean whether you're referring to a man's uncle or woman's uncle? Why would that be necessary?
You mean whether you're referring to a man's uncle or woman's uncle? Why would that be necessary?
Obviously the differentiation is made between your mother's brother and your father's brother. I don't think it's necessary.
Obviously the differentiation is made between your mother's brother and your father's brother. I don't think it's necessary.
And if I refer to my wife's sister as my sister-in-law, is it appropriate to call her husband my brother-in-law? I think it is, though he's really another step removed from me.
Chinese (and probably some other languages too) distinguishes between all of these family members, which makes communication clearer but also makes learning the language harder.Obviously the differentiation is made between your mother's brother and your father's brother. I don't think it's necessary.
I can see it being pretty useful, though. We insert "maternal" or "paternal" when talking about grandparents when it's necessary. I suppose one could say "maternal uncle," though that just sounds funny, and you might as well just say "mother's brother." Having one word could streamline it just a bit.
I'm more bugged by a lack of distinction between the siblings-in-law. If I tell you about my sister-in-law, then am I talking about my wife's sister or my sibling's spouse?
And if I refer to my wife's sister as my sister-in-law, is it appropriate to call her husband my brother-in-law? I think it is, though he's really another step removed from me.Yes, but technically you are co-[_]-in-law. For example rrenaud's sister is my wife, rrenaud is my brother-in-law, and rrenaud's wife is my co-sister-in-law. Whereas my brother's wife is merely my sister-in-law. Practically most people aren't aware of this distinction so knowing it is primarily helpful for lecturing people on forums about it and looking like a pedantic ass.
Chinese (and probably some other languages too) distinguishes between all of these family members, which makes communication clearer but also makes learning the language harder.Obviously the differentiation is made between your mother's brother and your father's brother. I don't think it's necessary.
I can see it being pretty useful, though. We insert "maternal" or "paternal" when talking about grandparents when it's necessary. I suppose one could say "maternal uncle," though that just sounds funny, and you might as well just say "mother's brother." Having one word could streamline it just a bit.
I'm more bugged by a lack of distinction between the siblings-in-law. If I tell you about my sister-in-law, then am I talking about my wife's sister or my sibling's spouse?QuoteAnd if I refer to my wife's sister as my sister-in-law, is it appropriate to call her husband my brother-in-law? I think it is, though he's really another step removed from me.Yes, but technically you are co-[_]-in-law. For example rrenaud's sister is my wife, rrenaud is my brother-in-law, and rrenaud's wife is my co-sister-in-law. Whereas my brother's wife is merely my sister-in-law. Practically most people aren't aware of this distinction so knowing it is primarily helpful for lecturing people on forums about it and looking like a pedantic ass.
I was just reading some stuff and came across something implying that some people have to pay to receive texts and phone calls. Is that actually a thing anywhere in the world? It sounds pretty insane if it's true.
I was just reading some stuff and came across something implying that some people have to pay to receive texts and phone calls. Is that actually a thing anywhere in the world? It sounds pretty insane if it's true.
I was just reading some stuff and came across something implying that some people have to pay to receive texts and phone calls. Is that actually a thing anywhere in the world? It sounds pretty insane if it's true.
I was just reading some stuff and came across something implying that some people have to pay to receive texts and phone calls. Is that actually a thing anywhere in the world? It sounds pretty insane if it's true.
Such plans still exist. I suspect it's for people who don't want or can't afford the higher-priced data plans. For a while, I had a phone plan where I had 150 minutes per month for free. Each minute after that would cost something (7 cents a minute, maybe?). Each text I sent or received was 20 cents. It seems unfair to get charged for unsolicited phone calls or texts, but I imagine it was easy to call the phone carrier and get some of that waived if you can make your case that the phone call was from some politician.
What I don't miss is waiting until 5 PM or even 11 PM for long-distance rates to go down. I wonder if land-lines still have that. I imagine that long-distance charges are less common--at least in America.
Personally, I look forward one day to meeting my god-step-birth-father-in-law. I hear he's a nice guy.And if I refer to my wife's sister as my sister-in-law, is it appropriate to call her husband my brother-in-law? I think it is, though he's really another step removed from me.
Brother-in-law-in-law?
I was just reading some stuff and came across something implying that some people have to pay to receive texts and phone calls. Is that actually a thing anywhere in the world? It sounds pretty insane if it's true.
I don't know, I just send texts from home all day, and I'm usually safe that way, since WiFi is awesome.
Personally, I look forward one day to meeting my god-step-birth-father-in-law. I hear he's a nice guy.And if I refer to my wife's sister as my sister-in-law, is it appropriate to call her husband my brother-in-law? I think it is, though he's really another step removed from me.
Brother-in-law-in-law?
I was just reading some stuff and came across something implying that some people have to pay to receive texts and phone calls. Is that actually a thing anywhere in the world? It sounds pretty insane if it's true.
I don't know, I just send texts from home all day, and I'm usually safe that way, since WiFi is awesome.
....
You realize that text messages don't go through WiFi, right? SMS uses the carrier network. I truly can't tell if you were being facetious.
Regarding relatives.
Cousins and further away are just cousins, though.
Regarding relatives. In Swedish pretty much every relative is a combination of words for the closest relative. So we have mother (mor), father (far), sister (syster), brother (bror), daughter (dotter) and son (son). So my maternal grandmother is mormor (mother mother) and my grandfather would be morfar (mother father). My paternal uncle would be farbror (father brother), however aunts have derived a bit from what you expect, due to syster being a two syllable word. So my paternal aunt is faster derived from farsyster (father sister), and the maternal counterpart is moster derived from morsyster (mother sister). Nieces and nephews are systerdotter (sister daughter), brorsdotter (brother's daughter [I have no idea why this one is possessive]), systerson (sister son) and brorson (brother son). Grandchildren are usually just called barnbarn (children children), but nobody will give it a second thought if you talk about your sonson (son son) or dotterdotter (daughter daughter) or something like that. Cousins and further away are just cousins, though.This is elegant in its straightforwardness. Is Swedish a language that is this logical in most areas?
Regarding relatives. In Swedish pretty much every relative is a combination of words for the closest relative. So we have mother (mor), father (far), sister (syster), brother (bror), daughter (dotter) and son (son). So my maternal grandmother is mormor (mother mother) and my grandfather would be morfar (mother father). My paternal uncle would be farbror (father brother), however aunts have derived a bit from what you expect, due to syster being a two syllable word. So my paternal aunt is faster derived from farsyster (father sister), and the maternal counterpart is moster derived from morsyster (mother sister). Nieces and nephews are systerdotter (sister daughter), brorsdotter (brother's daughter [I have no idea why this one is possessive]), systerson (sister son) and brorson (brother son). Grandchildren are usually just called barnbarn (children children), but nobody will give it a second thought if you talk about your sonson (son son) or dotterdotter (daughter daughter) or something like that. Cousins and further away are just cousins, though.This is elegant in its straightforwardness. Is Swedish a language that is this logical in most areas?
No.
Okay, I've toyed around with the idea of moving to Sweden, and this just tilts me toward that way some more.
I'm quarter Swedish, though that's not my sole reason for looking into the move. It seems like a really neat country, and it sounds accommodating for unilingual barbarians (assuming that one language is English). Of course, I'd seriously try to learn the language, though my endeavors into Spanish and Japanese have shown me that I am a much better reader than a listener. I give blank stares when people speak to me in a different language, even if I've studied it.
If you know English, which I kind of assume you do, getting by in larger cities isn't hard here. If you want to live in the countryside, you might have to learn Swedish.
So I've had a fever pretty much all week and now I have a rash but for the most part I feel perfectly fine, especially in the morning. I was really worried I wouldn't be able to Penn State for ARML (a very fun math contest) this weekend and I was sad but today I went to the doctor and he was like you should totally go just don't kiss anyone or they'll get sick. Now I am happy.I am going to ARML this weekend too! I'm going to the one in Iowa though. I'm not sure that it's even closer, but I guess it's a midwest thing (I live in southern Michigan).
So I've had a fever pretty much all week and now I have a rash but for the most part I feel perfectly fine, especially in the morning. I was really worried I wouldn't be able to Penn State for ARML (a very fun math contest) this weekend and I was sad but today I went to the doctor and he was like you should totally go just don't kiss anyone or they'll get sick. Now I am happy.
So I've had a fever pretty much all week and now I have a rash but for the most part I feel perfectly fine, especially in the morning. I was really worried I wouldn't be able to Penn State for ARML (a very fun math contest) this weekend and I was sad but today I went to the doctor and he was like you should totally go just don't kiss anyone or they'll get sick. Now I am happy.
But what's the point of going to a math contest if you can't kiss anyone?
So I've had a fever pretty much all week and now I have a rash but for the most part I feel perfectly fine, especially in the morning. I was really worried I wouldn't be able to Penn State for ARML (a very fun math contest) this weekend and I was sad but today I went to the doctor and he was like you should totally go just don't kiss anyone or they'll get sick. Now I am happy.I am going to ARML this weekend too! I'm going to the one in Iowa though. I'm not sure that it's even closer, but I guess it's a midwest thing (I live in southern Michigan).
What's the best free antivirus software these days? I've been using avast! so far, but it kind of defeats the purpose if the antivirus software I'm using is a spyware/adware itself, so I want to try something else. I'm considering Comodo and Qihoo at the moment, does anyone have any experience about them and are there any better alternatives?
What's the best free antivirus software these days? I've been using avast! so far, but it kind of defeats the purpose if the antivirus software I'm using is a spyware/adware itself, so I want to try something else. I'm considering Comodo and Qihoo at the moment, does anyone have any experience about them and are there any better alternatives?
What's wrong with Avast? Are you just annoyed at the regular popups?
So I've had a fever pretty much all week and now I have a rash but for the most part I feel perfectly fine, especially in the morning. I was really worried I wouldn't be able to Penn State for ARML (a very fun math contest) this weekend and I was sad but today I went to the doctor and he was like you should totally go just don't kiss anyone or they'll get sick. Now I am happy.
I made a discovery. Each draw of a card costs $2. Moat and Courtyard both cost $2, with a draw gain of +1. Smithy is $4, with a draw gain of +2. Hunting Grounds is $6, with a draw gain of +3. You can infer a draw gain of +4 is an $8 card. Proof of this? Ranger is $4, and you get a draw gain of +4 half the time.
I'm trying to put prices on vanilla bonuses right now.
I made a discovery. Each draw of a card costs $2. Moat and Courtyard both cost $2, with a draw gain of +1. Smithy is $4, with a draw gain of +2. Hunting Grounds is $6, with a draw gain of +3. You can infer a draw gain of +4 is an $8 card. Proof of this? Ranger is $4, and you get a draw gain of +4 half the time.
I'm trying to put prices on vanilla bonuses right now.
(4) Myth: Each functional component of a card has a cost. Add those costs up, and that's what the whole card should cost.
It might be tempting to say every +Buy costs $1, and every +Card costs $2, every Curse attack costs $3, and so on. But it doesn't work like that. For example, add +2 Actions to Woodcutter, which costs $3, and you get Festival, which costs $5. You might then think that each +Action should increase a card's cost by $1. But add just a single +Action to Moat, and now you've got something strictly superior to Laboratory. At minimum, it's a $6 card, up from $2. Add +2 Actions to Moat, and you probably have to go to $7, an increase of $5.
I made a discovery. Each draw of a card costs $2. Moat and Courtyard both cost $2, with a draw gain of +1. Smithy is $4, with a draw gain of +2. Hunting Grounds is $6, with a draw gain of +3. You can infer a draw gain of +4 is an $8 card. Proof of this? Ranger is $4, and you get a draw gain of +4 half the time.
I'm trying to put prices on vanilla bonuses right now.
I guess I wasn't sarcastic enough.
I guess I wasn't sarcastic enough.
I guess I wasn't sarcastic enough.
I'd say not. My sarcasm detector didn't even blip.
Poe's Law (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law) in action?
Anyone else avoid certain cards on Goko because of the interface/resolution time? Like "Yeah, I could pick up a Pawn for free here, but I don't really want to have to deal with all that clicking every time I play it." I would also likely get more Urchins if I weren't constantly asked to trash them, would use Cartographer more, etc.
Ever wanted to learn about the economy?
http://www.altfeldinc.com/pdfs/BASICECONOMICS.pdf
Yay! It's simplified, so it's not too difficult to understand.
Huh. I didn't read.FTFY
Ever wanted to learn about the economy?http://nedroid.com/2011/08/economoline/
I just unsubscribed from a random spam e-mail newsletter that I was receiving for whatever reason. Where most such pages will annoy you with an "are you sure" question and a "yes" button, this one had "you have now successfully unsubscribed" and an "opt back in" button. It was a sly trick, but I did not fall for it!I had one the other day that wanted me to enter the email address I was unsubscribing, in duplicate!
I didn't remember that line, but brilliant movie.
Um, I'm not sure what you mean. Closed Captions and Subtitles are separate things. They both print stuff.
It's odd. I exclusively watch subbed anime--and I don't find the subtitles distracting at all since I have a relatively shallow knowledge of the language.
But when I'm watching a movie in English with subtitles--I find them very distracting. I wonder if both hearing the words and reading them makes it more difficult to focus?
Subtitles are generally translations of the dialogue into another language.
When I was little, I loved fullscreen. I could never understand why my dad loved widescreen. I hated those black bars. Now it's obviously way better because TVs aren't square anymore.TV and movies are still in different aspect ratios
When I was little, I loved fullscreen. I could never understand why my dad loved widescreen. I hated those black bars. Now it's obviously way better because TVs aren't square anymore.TV and movies are still in different aspect ratios
FTFYWhen I was little, I loved fullscreen. I could never understand why my dad loved widescreen. I hated those black bars. Now it's obviously way better because TVs aren't square anymore.TV and movies are still in different aspect ratios
You're in a different respect ratio!
FTFYWhen I was little, I loved fullscreen. I could never understand why my dad loved widescreen. I hated those black bars. Now it's obviously way better because TVs aren't square anymore.TV and movies are still in different aspect ratios
You're in a different respect ratio!
She types in "cli" and, because this is TV, "Clifton Bowles" is the one and only suggested phrase. On the phone of a woman who's never heard of the guy until 10 seconds ago. Nice try; a real Bing search for "cli" reveals far more interesting search results -- especially with safe search off.
I love this line so much.QuoteShe types in "cli" and, because this is TV, "Clifton Bowles" is the one and only suggested phrase. On the phone of a woman who's never heard of the guy until 10 seconds ago. Nice try; a real Bing search for "cli" reveals far more interesting search results -- especially with safe search off.
I love this line so much.QuoteShe types in "cli" and, because this is TV, "Clifton Bowles" is the one and only suggested phrase. On the phone of a woman who's never heard of the guy until 10 seconds ago. Nice try; a real Bing search for "cli" reveals far more interesting search results -- especially with safe search off.
Tried searching it. Not what I expected at all. No clitoris suggestion at all. Clip converter, clip art, Clive Jones, Clinton Cards etc.
I love this line so much.QuoteShe types in "cli" and, because this is TV, "Clifton Bowles" is the one and only suggested phrase. On the phone of a woman who's never heard of the guy until 10 seconds ago. Nice try; a real Bing search for "cli" reveals far more interesting search results -- especially with safe search off.
Tried searching it. Not what I expected at all. No clitoris suggestion at all. Clip converter, clip art, Clive Jones, Clinton Cards etc.
Tables--the guy with the world's most boring search history.
I love this line so much.QuoteShe types in "cli" and, because this is TV, "Clifton Bowles" is the one and only suggested phrase. On the phone of a woman who's never heard of the guy until 10 seconds ago. Nice try; a real Bing search for "cli" reveals far more interesting search results -- especially with safe search off.
I love this line so much.QuoteShe types in "cli" and, because this is TV, "Clifton Bowles" is the one and only suggested phrase. On the phone of a woman who's never heard of the guy until 10 seconds ago. Nice try; a real Bing search for "cli" reveals far more interesting search results -- especially with safe search off.
Terribly unrealistic, who uses Bing?
Wait, you mean there's a search engine called Bing? Never heard of it.
Wait, you mean there's a search engine called Bing? Never heard of it.
I love this line so much.QuoteShe types in "cli" and, because this is TV, "Clifton Bowles" is the one and only suggested phrase. On the phone of a woman who's never heard of the guy until 10 seconds ago. Nice try; a real Bing search for "cli" reveals far more interesting search results -- especially with safe search off.
Terribly unrealistic, who uses Bing?
I love this line so much.QuoteShe types in "cli" and, because this is TV, "Clifton Bowles" is the one and only suggested phrase. On the phone of a woman who's never heard of the guy until 10 seconds ago. Nice try; a real Bing search for "cli" reveals far more interesting search results -- especially with safe search off.
Tried searching it. Not what I expected at all. No clitoris suggestion at all. Clip converter, clip art, Clive Jones, Clinton Cards etc.
Tables--the guy with the world's most boring search history.
Hey. Incognito mode is a thing.
I love this line so much.QuoteShe types in "cli" and, because this is TV, "Clifton Bowles" is the one and only suggested phrase. On the phone of a woman who's never heard of the guy until 10 seconds ago. Nice try; a real Bing search for "cli" reveals far more interesting search results -- especially with safe search off.
Tried searching it. Not what I expected at all. No clitoris suggestion at all. Clip converter, clip art, Clive Jones, Clinton Cards etc.
Tables--the guy with the world's most boring search history.
Hey. Incognito mode is a thing.
Wait, you mean there's a search engine called Bing? Never heard of it.
bing is bad. you haven't missed much.
Antartica. At the other side of the world than Artica. Antartica has Pengins, Artica has Ice Bars. Everybody knows that. I love how you even use the spelling mistake to back the conclusion.
Antartica. At the other side of the world than Artica. Antartica has Pengins, Artica has Ice Bars. Everybody knows that. I love how you even use the spelling mistake to back the conclusion.
That was part of the joke.
Hm.. I read this article about Bing being the defacto engine for searching for porn. Did someone link that from here?
Hm.. I read this article about Bing being the defacto engine for searching for porn. Did someone link that from here?
Bing is actually not that bad, it performs similarly to Google in blind trials. (You can look this up. Depending on which sources you trust, Bing performs at least within +/- a few percentage points of Google). However, Google has way better branding, and those trials are done with no prior search history. With history, Google outperforms Bing by a lot. Since people have been using Google for much longer, by the time Bing came out Google already gave most people personalized results and there was no incentive to switch.
Bing is actually not that bad, it performs similarly to Google in blind trials. (You can look this up. Depending on which sources you trust, Bing performs at least within +/- a few percentage points of Google). However, Google has way better branding, and those trials are done with no prior search history. With history, Google outperforms Bing by a lot. Since people have been using Google for much longer, by the time Bing came out Google already gave most people personalized results and there was no incentive to switch.Ha! You're funny! 'Bing is actually not that bad' lol!
Bing is actually not that bad, it performs similarly to Google in blind trials. (You can look this up. Depending on which sources you trust, Bing performs at least within +/- a few percentage points of Google). However, Google has way better branding, and those trials are done with no prior search history. With history, Google outperforms Bing by a lot. Since people have been using Google for much longer, by the time Bing came out Google already gave most people personalized results and there was no incentive to switch.Ha! You're funny! 'Bing is actually not that bad' lol!
Here's the article:
http://www.dailydot.com/technology/bing-porn-search-engine/
I believe there is nothing NSFW in the article itself (but maybe don't read it at work anyway), though some of the links are.
I readily admit that the decimal math of the metric system is easier, but not that it is in all ways better. The fact is that decimals are lousy at real-life division. Try cutting an orange or a pizza into five or ten slices. Two of the most basic fractions are the third and the quarter. A third and quarter of a foot are four and three inches; the same for a meter are 25cm and .33333-on-to-infinity cm.
Think of trying to remember different units another way. Learning other languages isn't only a benefit in the international workplace, it makes you realize that there is more than one way to approach everything in this world. The same goes for learning two systems of measurement. It allows us to recognize that distance, weight, and volume can be measured and conceived of in more than one way. Those who have grown up with only the metric system find this an alien and unpleasant concept. But don't blame them -- they've only ever had to learn one system. In the 21st century, Americans have to learn two. That's an advantage that Lincoln Chafee should embrace.
This makes me sad: http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/05/opinions/marciano-america-go-metric/index.htmlQuoteI readily admit that the decimal math of the metric system is easier, but not that it is in all ways better. The fact is that decimals are lousy at real-life division. Try cutting an orange or a pizza into five or ten slices. Two of the most basic fractions are the third and the quarter. A third and quarter of a foot are four and three inches; the same for a meter are 25cm and .33333-on-to-infinity cm.
They're also, you know, 1/4 and 1/3 meters. Plus, how is four inches for a third of a foot in any way simpler than 25 cm for a quarter of a meter (or simply 0.25 m)? Plus, 0.3~ (denoting repeating) cm is not a third of a meter, obviously.
I think just the line "A third and quarter of a foot are four and three inches" should clue in anyone that these units are not very natural to use with base-10 numbers.QuoteThink of trying to remember different units another way. Learning other languages isn't only a benefit in the international workplace, it makes you realize that there is more than one way to approach everything in this world. The same goes for learning two systems of measurement. It allows us to recognize that distance, weight, and volume can be measured and conceived of in more than one way. Those who have grown up with only the metric system find this an alien and unpleasant concept. But don't blame them -- they've only ever had to learn one system. In the 21st century, Americans have to learn two. That's an advantage that Lincoln Chafee should embrace.
This seems like an awfully contrived argument to me. I'm not sure that the recognition that observables can be measured and conceived of in more than one way is lost by anyone that didn't grow up with American units. However, a good deal of intuition is lost by not growing up with metric units, since our calculations (e.g., basic physics) are natural in metric, but we need to convert the numbers back to our units to picture in our head what the event would actually be like in life.
Learning other languages isn't only a benefit in the international workplace, it makes you realize that there is more than one way to approach everything in this world. The same goes for learning two systems of measurement.
QuoteLearning other languages isn't only a benefit in the international workplace, it makes you realize that there is more than one way to approach everything in this world. The same goes for learning two systems of measurement.
I don't know. I think this particular point isn't exactly bad. Being aware that some words we use are just abstract ways to describe something and are not necessarily the thing per se may actually be beneficial. I believe it may be particularly helpful for learning math in higher classes and accepting the concept that things are often matters of definition.
Not saying the point's good enough to validate the opinion, but i don't think every point made is worthless.
QuoteLearning other languages isn't only a benefit in the international workplace, it makes you realize that there is more than one way to approach everything in this world. The same goes for learning two systems of measurement.
I don't know. I think this particular point isn't exactly bad. Being aware that some words we use are just abstract ways to describe something and are not necessarily the thing per se may actually be beneficial. I believe it may be particularly helpful for learning math in higher classes and accepting the concept that things are often matters of definition.
Not saying the point's good enough to validate the opinion, but i don't think every point made is worthless.
It's not like the fundamental idea is bad that learning about different ways to view/describe things has benefits, but I'm not so convinced that this lesson would be lost if we didn't have these units. Even so, it's a pretty forced point.. if it were really a significant benefit, then why use standardized units at all?
Edit: What I mean is it's kind of like someone asked "what possible reasons can I come up with that not changing to metric is good?" and then really scraped the bottom of the barrel to come up with arguments.
QuoteLearning other languages isn't only a benefit in the international workplace, it makes you realize that there is more than one way to approach everything in this world. The same goes for learning two systems of measurement.
I don't know. I think this particular point isn't exactly bad. Being aware that some words we use are just abstract ways to describe something and are not necessarily the thing per se may actually be beneficial. I believe it may be particularly helpful for learning math in higher classes and accepting the concept that things are often matters of definition.
Not saying the point's good enough to validate the opinion, but i don't think every point made is worthless.
It's not like the fundamental idea is bad that learning about different ways to view/describe things has benefits, but I'm not so convinced that this lesson would be lost if we didn't have these units. Even so, it's a pretty forced point.. if it were really a significant benefit, then why use standardized units at all?
Edit: What I mean is it's kind of like someone asked "what possible reasons can I come up with that not changing to metric is good?" and then really scraped the bottom of the barrel to come up with arguments.
Every discipline should have its own system of measurement. How else would we emphasize the particular approach to life taken by physics, chemistry or biology? And when you get into higher level specialization within those fields, well, that's when units get really interesting...
Have an example. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Units_of_energy)
Have an example. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Units_of_energy)
Mostly still metric though, right? We might define units like eV that are handier, but they all still use SI prefixes and such.
I like using keyboard commands. I have a Mac.
I like using keyboard commands. I have a Mac.
There's your problem.
I like using keyboard commands. I have a Mac.
There's your problem.
Mac > Windows
Let WWIII begin.
Oh look, witherweaver is complaining about another standard that is dominantly used in the United States (although it's definitely not American in origin).
Anyone surprised? Anyone?
Care to add anything else to the self-loathing list? Do you insist in saying petrol instead of gas(oline)? Do you take the lift instead of the elevator? Perhaps you'd prefer to drive on the left side of the road?
I like using keyboard commands. I have a Mac.
There's your problem.
Mac > Windows
Let WWIII begin.
Macs are designed to be computers that you can just purchase without having to think too hard, and then you can just boot them and they'll work just fine with the default settings and you can immediately start using it without having to worry about finding your way around the OS. A Mac is definitely a fine choice if that's what you're looking for. As a result however, some stuff for more advanced users (like keyboard commands ::)) is somewhat neglected in Macs.
I like using keyboard commands. I have a Mac.
There's your problem.
Mac > Windows
Let WWIII begin.
Macs are designed to be computers that you can just purchase without having to think too hard, and then you can just boot them and they'll work just fine with the default settings and you can immediately start using it without having to worry about finding your way around the OS. A Mac is definitely a fine choice if that's what you're looking for. As a result however, some stuff for more advanced users (like keyboard commands ::)) is somewhat neglected in Macs.
I've been using keyboard commands forever on Mac computers. Could it be that Windows users just never learned them on Macs (and vice versa)?
So, what's the Mac keyboard command for, say, starting up Opera?
So, what's the Mac keyboard command for, say, starting up Opera?
I don't think you can open an app with a keyboard command on a Mac without personally creating the shortcut.
If there are keyboard commands on my windows machine to open applications, I don't know any.
(By keyboad commands, I assume we are talking about a single-press combination to make something happen, such as CTRL-C for copy. There is no CMD-O for Opera. If there's a CTRL+C+H to open Chrome on Windows, someone please tell me.)
So, what's the Mac keyboard command for, say, starting up Opera?
I don't think you can open an app with a keyboard command on a Mac without personally creating the shortcut.
If there are keyboard commands on my windows machine to open applications, I don't know any.
(By keyboad commands, I assume we are talking about a single-press combination to make something happen, such as CTRL-C for copy. There is no CMD-O for Opera. If there's a CTRL+C+H to open Chrome on Windows, someone please tell me.)
Windows key + number key opens the program pinned to your taskbar in the position indicated by the number. If the program is already open, it becomes active.
Oh look, witherweaver is complaining about another standard that is dominantly used in the United States (although it's definitely not American in origin).
Anyone surprised? Anyone?
Care to add anything else to the self-loathing list? Do you insist in saying petrol instead of gas(oline)? Do you take the lift instead of the elevator? Perhaps you'd prefer to drive on the left side of the road?
Also, for the record, I live in a metric country that drives on the left. The temperature is also measured in Celsius. I've survived just fine, even though I grew up with inches, miles, and Fahrenheit.
I loathe the metric system and for all it stands. It's a perfect emblem for all that is wrong in this world.
So, what's the Mac keyboard command for, say, starting up Opera?
I don't think you can open an app with a keyboard command on a Mac without personally creating the shortcut.
If there are keyboard commands on my windows machine to open applications, I don't know any.
(By keyboad commands, I assume we are talking about a single-press combination to make something happen, such as CTRL-C for copy. There is no CMD-O for Opera. If there's a CTRL+C+H to open Chrome on Windows, someone please tell me.)
Windows key + number key opens the program pinned to your taskbar in the position indicated by the number. If the program is already open, it becomes active.
What do I hit to open an application that isn't pinned or open?
Oh look, witherweaver is complaining about another standard that is dominantly used in the United States (although it's definitely not American in origin).
Anyone surprised? Anyone?
Care to add anything else to the self-loathing list? Do you insist in saying petrol instead of gas(oline)? Do you take the lift instead of the elevator? Perhaps you'd prefer to drive on the left side of the road?
Also, for the record, I live in a metric country that drives on the left. The temperature is also measured in Celsius. I've survived just fine, even though I grew up with inches, miles, and Fahrenheit.
I loathe the metric system and for all it stands. It's a perfect emblem for all that is wrong in this world.
Oh look, witherweaver is complaining about another standard that is dominantly used in the United States (although it's definitely not American in origin).
Anyone surprised? Anyone?
Care to add anything else to the self-loathing list? Do you insist in saying petrol instead of gas(oline)? Do you take the lift instead of the elevator? Perhaps you'd prefer to drive on the left side of the road?
Also, for the record, I live in a metric country that drives on the left. The temperature is also measured in Celsius. I've survived just fine, even though I grew up with inches, miles, and Fahrenheit.
I loathe the metric system and for all it stands. It's a perfect emblem for all that is wrong in this world.
I didn't mean "self-loathing" rudely -- I see a series of posts thrashing "American" things as the bane of his existence while simultaneously knowing he's "American."
I think the patriotism argument is silly, as using inches and feet isn't inherently American -- came from the Brits, right?
So, what's the Mac keyboard command for, say, starting up Opera?
I don't think you can open an app with a keyboard command on a Mac without personally creating the shortcut.
If there are keyboard commands on my windows machine to open applications, I don't know any.
(By keyboad commands, I assume we are talking about a single-press combination to make something happen, such as CTRL-C for copy. There is no CMD-O for Opera. If there's a CTRL+C+H to open Chrome on Windows, someone please tell me.)
Windows key + number key opens the program pinned to your taskbar in the position indicated by the number. If the program is already open, it becomes active.
What do I hit to open an application that isn't pinned or open?
You can hit Windows key + R and type in the application.
I didn't mean "self-loathing" rudely -- I see a series of posts thrashing "American" things as the bane of his existence while simultaneously knowing he's "American."
If that isn't self-loathing, my bad on word choice.
I think the patriotism argument is silly, as using inches and feet isn't inherently American -- came from the Brits, right?
The metric system is ghastly, confusing, obtuse, and annoying.
Lol, what?LOL, WHAT?
Milli. Latin for 1000. There are 10 mm in a cm.
Centi. Latin for 100. There are 10 cm in a m.
Kilo is Greek for 1000. And it's literally 100 Meters in a Kilometer, even though they switch from Latin to Greek. Totally logical.
And a Kilometer is equal to 4.59×107 Planck masses. How could you not know this, you degenerate!?
Lol, what?LOL, WHAT?
Milli. Latin for 1000. There are 10 mm in a cm.
Centi. Latin for 100. There are 10 cm in a m.
Kilo is Greek for 1000. And it's literally 100 Meters in a Kilometer, even though they switch from Latin to Greek. Totally logical.
And a Kilometer is equal to 4.59×107 Planck masses. How could you not know this, you degenerate!?
Milli. Latin for 1000. There are 1000 mm in a m. Hence the "milli".
Centi. Latin for 100. There are 100 cm in a m. (Fixed that outright mathematical error for you.) Hence the "centi". (The thing there are 10 of in a meter is a decimeter, from the latin for 10. A liter of volume is a cubic decimeter.)
Kilo is Greek for 1000. And it's literally NOT 100 Meters in a Kilometer, it's 1000.And a Kilometer is equal to 4.59×107 Planck masses. How could you not know this, you degenerate!?Kilometer is a unit of measure that describes length, which is not the same as mass. A Planck length can be described in meters, and there for kilometers, but a Planck mass cannot be equated with any number of meters or kilometers (it would convert, in SI units, to a number of kilograms).
Your post definitely made a point very well. Though probably not the point you envisioned.
I think seprix was trying to troll ash with his post and deliberately put errors in it.
I loathe the metric system and for all it stands. It's a perfect emblem for all that is wrong in this world.
He meant 1 kg = 4.59*10^7 Planck mass units.That could be, and makes me wonder if he was being arch, given that NOTHING in the post was accurate.
The metric system is ghastly, confusing, obtuse, and annoying.
I loathe the metric system and for all it stands. It's a perfect emblem for all that is wrong in this world.
I have no idea how to react to this. I have to assume you're not a moron. Are you just trolling?
I loathe the metric system and for all it stands. It's a perfect emblem for all that is wrong in this world.
I have no idea how to react to this. I have to assume you're not a moron. Are you just trolling?
I propose a new "Ash" unit, which is a standardization of the number of inflammatory comments that are contained in a given post. A representative (pick one for standardization) post from Ashersky defines one Ash. Your average f.ds post is closer to 0 Ash's than 1 Ash. The gunpowder thread was clocking around 20 Ash's at one point.
I didn't mean "self-loathing" rudely -- I see a series of posts thrashing "American" things as the bane of his existence while simultaneously knowing he's "American."
If that isn't self-loathing, my bad on word choice.
I think the patriotism argument is silly, as using inches and feet isn't inherently American -- came from the Brits, right?
The metric system is ghastly, confusing, obtuse, and annoying.
The best argument against the metric system I ever heard was that it was invented by the French.
I admit that's nearly enough to make me want to switch to anything else. :P
The best argument against the metric system I ever heard was that it was invented by the French.
I admit that's nearly enough to make me want to switch to anything else. :P
Even better/worse, it's instrinsically linked to the French Revolution. Everyone using the metric system has blood on their hands !
The best argument against the metric system I ever heard was that it was invented by the French.
I admit that's nearly enough to make me want to switch to anything else. :P
The best argument against the metric system I ever heard was that it was invented by the French.
I admit that's nearly enough to make me want to switch to anything else. :P
Alors, petit homme, c'est trop! Nous francais sont les plus sympathiques personnes du monde! Et si tu ne comprends ca, je croi que tu a besoin que je te passe ŕ tabac avec une affiche gigantesque d'art harem!
No, actually, i don't see where all this hate for the french comes from. They make amazing cheeze, are a grande nation of comics and have an impressive cultural heritage. And they inventedfrenchfreedom fries*.
*Unpatriotic words were changed.
You might need to brush up on your French though :P
Here Tables, this puzzle is partially dedicated to you: http://sudgylacmoe.blogspot.com/2015/06/puzzle-44-boxing-match-3.html
Here Tables, this puzzle is partially dedicated to you: http://sudgylacmoe.blogspot.com/2015/06/puzzle-44-boxing-match-3.html
Solved (http://imgur.com/mGtUhmp).
I've even coloured blue when I used this rule, and numbered the order I deduced things in (note that 2 only refers to part of the line below, it got finished off by box 9). The place it has to be used is box 8, since without the rule you could just extend box 2 and have box 8 as a square as a valid alternative solution
Edit: Just noticed I repeated a number. Not going to re-upload. Small box 5 came first, big box 5 should be 6 and so on
Here Tables, this puzzle is partially dedicated to you: http://sudgylacmoe.blogspot.com/2015/06/puzzle-44-boxing-match-3.html
Solved (http://imgur.com/mGtUhmp).
I've even coloured blue when I used this rule, and numbered the order I deduced things in (note that 2 only refers to part of the line below, it got finished off by box 9). The place it has to be used is box 8, since without the rule you could just extend box 2 and have box 8 as a square as a valid alternative solution
Edit: Just noticed I repeated a number. Not going to re-upload. Small box 5 came first, big box 5 should be 6 and so on
Confused, where are the rules to this puzzle?
Here Tables, this puzzle is partially dedicated to you: http://sudgylacmoe.blogspot.com/2015/06/puzzle-44-boxing-match-3.html
Solved (http://imgur.com/mGtUhmp).
I've even coloured blue when I used this rule, and numbered the order I deduced things in (note that 2 only refers to part of the line below, it got finished off by box 9). The place it has to be used is box 8, since without the rule you could just extend box 2 and have box 8 as a square as a valid alternative solution
Edit: Just noticed I repeated a number. Not going to re-upload. Small box 5 came first, big box 5 should be 6 and so on
Although in HEP, there is this convention that says ħ and c equal 1. So distances, masses and time are regularly expressed in terms of energy. So much for dimensional analysis.And in GR, c = G = 1 for similar reasons, although it's typical to put everything in terms of length.
I didn't mean "self-loathing" rudely -- I see a series of posts thrashing "American" things as the bane of his existence while simultaneously knowing he's "American."QuoteI think the patriotism argument is silly, as using inches and feet isn't inherently American -- came from the Brits, right?
Aren't these two statements contradictory?
In any case, tying something as arbitrary as the temperature unit or the lane you drive on to your national identity seems reactionary. There is nothing inherently meaningful in these conventions.
The metric system is ghastly, confusing, obtuse, and annoying.
I'm trying to figure out how metric is more ghastly, confusing, obtuse, and annoying than imperial.
Those terms are subjective, so I cannot fault someone for saying something is ghastly, but is the implication that it's more ghastly than imperial? If so, then how?
My point was that Witherweaver was bashing an "American" thing that he hates (Imperial units), but that Imperial units are actually British in origin. This comes after he was pointedly bashing another "American" thing that he hates (punctuation within quotation marks), which was ALSO shown to not be American by definition. So, he posts twice about how much he hates specifically American things, and neither of them are actually American
For the second quote, I was responding the to accusation that I was being patriotic. I was pointing out that I can't be patriotic about this if they aren't even American things. There's zero patriotism involved in this discussion.
The metric system is ghastly, confusing, obtuse, and annoying.
I'm trying to figure out how metric is more ghastly, confusing, obtuse, and annoying than imperial.
Those terms are subjective, so I cannot fault someone for saying something is ghastly, but is the implication that it's more ghastly than imperial? If so, then how?
21.4mU/l
11.2pmol/l
Can someone equate this to numbers I understand? Remember, this is SI, not Imperial. I have no frame of reference for this -- so what if it's base 10? Even if I know how many milliliters are in a liter, that doesn't help me at all.
Metric is no easier than imperial.
The metric system is ghastly, confusing, obtuse, and annoying.
I'm trying to figure out how metric is more ghastly, confusing, obtuse, and annoying than imperial.
Those terms are subjective, so I cannot fault someone for saying something is ghastly, but is the implication that it's more ghastly than imperial? If so, then how?
21.4mU/l
11.2pmol/l
Can someone equate this to numbers I understand? Remember, this is SI, not Imperial. I have no frame of reference for this -- so what if it's base 10? Even if I know how many milliliters are in a liter, that doesn't help me at all.
Metric is no easier than imperial.
It's easier to convert, and people born into measuring with metric units can envision them in that way. If you knew metric units when you were born in contrast to imperial, you'd hate imperial units. It has nothing to do with actual use and everything to do with what you are familiar with due to social constructs in the region you were born in.
To be completely fair, you were the first one to bring nationalisms into the discussion.
This makes me sad: http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/05/opinions/marciano-america-go-metric/index.htmlQuoteI readily admit that the decimal math of the metric system is easier, but not that it is in all ways better. The fact is that decimals are lousy at real-life division. Try cutting an orange or a pizza into five or ten slices. Two of the most basic fractions are the third and the quarter. A third and quarter of a foot are four and three inches; the same for a meter are 25cm and .33333-on-to-infinity cm.
They're also, you know, 1/4 and 1/3 meters. Plus, how is four inches for a third of a foot in any way simpler than 25 cm for a quarter of a meter (or simply 0.25 m)? Plus, 0.3~ (denoting repeating) cm is not a third of a meter, obviously.
I think just the line "A third and quarter of a foot are four and three inches" should clue in anyone that these units are not very natural to use with base-10 numbers.QuoteThink of trying to remember different units another way. Learning other languages isn't only a benefit in the international workplace, it makes you realize that there is more than one way to approach everything in this world. The same goes for learning two systems of measurement. It allows us to recognize that distance, weight, and volume can be measured and conceived of in more than one way. Those who have grown up with only the metric system find this an alien and unpleasant concept. But don't blame them -- they've only ever had to learn one system. In the 21st century, Americans have to learn two. That's an advantage that Lincoln Chafee should embrace.
This seems like an awfully contrived argument to me. I'm not sure that the recognition that observables can be measured and conceived of in more than one way is lost by anyone that didn't grow up with American units. However, a good deal of intuition is lost by not growing up with metric units, since our calculations (e.g., basic physics) are natural in metric, but we need to convert the numbers back to our units to picture in our head what the event would actually be like in life.
I'm also not sure what's "easier" to convert -- as you said, it's just what you are used to, right? If duodecimal is something you are more familiar with, it'll be "easier" to convert than using the metric system.
To be completely fair, you were the first one to bring nationalisms into the discussion.
To be completely unfair, you mean? Witherweaver called them "American" units, and also mentioned "growing up with them." Here's the quote (bold is mine):
Fair enough. Why do you like the Imperial System then? What is so wrong with the metric system?
I'm also not sure what's "easier" to convert -- as you said, it's just what you are used to, right? If duodecimal is something you are more familiar with, it'll be "easier" to convert than using the metric system.
It's what you're used to. Nothing else really matters. Metric systems are just 'easier' to memorize for youth.
To be completely fair, you were the first one to bring nationalisms into the discussion.
To be completely unfair, you mean? Witherweaver called them "American" units, and also mentioned "growing up with them." Here's the quote (bold is mine):
He called them American because that's where those units are used. That's very different from tying them to nationalisms.
So, what's the Mac keyboard command for, say, starting up Opera?
I don't think you can open an app with a keyboard command on a Mac without personally creating the shortcut.
If there are keyboard commands on my windows machine to open applications, I don't know any.
(By keyboad commands, I assume we are talking about a single-press combination to make something happen, such as CTRL-C for copy. There is no CMD-O for Opera. If there's a CTRL+C+H to open Chrome on Windows, someone please tell me.)
Windows key + number key opens the program pinned to your taskbar in the position indicated by the number. If the program is already open, it becomes active.
What do I hit to open an application that isn't pinned or open?
You can hit Windows key + R and type in the application.
Fair enough. Why do you like the Imperial System then? What is so wrong with the metric system?
I think the "difficulty" issue of measurement systems is moot -- the ability to learn a system is dependent on the learner, not the system itself. If someone is better at dividing by 12 than by 10, that's not the system of measurement's fault. It's the same as learning languages -- I think Japanese is insanely easy as a language to learn, but found Italian very difficult; many people would disagree with me on that. But neither of us would be wrong, we just learn differently and/or are better at different things.
So I think any argument for either system of measurement that is based on "difficulty" is irrelevant. It has nothing to do with the relative merits of the system, just the merits of the users.
So, when you remove the users from the equation, and try to appreciate each system in a vacuum, it becomes a subjective discussion about what any one person finds pleasing, right?
I think the Imperial System is much, much more regal, for example. Metric feels very pedestrian and bland. If measurement systems were ice cream, Imperial is chocolate and Metric is cardboard. Imperial presents the more interesting set of vocabulary, with words that fit oddly in the mouth like "quart" and "pint" (which, by the way, is how we measure ice cream). Only in the imperial can you see for leagues and leagues or lose yourself in the countless fathoms of the deep ocean. In Imperial you can have a gill of water, a rood of forestland, or drachm of poison.
Really, if King Lear had been poisoned by a daughter, would you rather hear that she had slipped a drachm of poison in his wine, or that...
As the old king clutched his chest, he looked around and saw Goneril grinning maniacally...she had slipped 3.5516328125 ml of poison in his wine...
The metric system is ghastly, confusing, obtuse, and annoying.
I'm trying to figure out how metric is more ghastly, confusing, obtuse, and annoying than imperial.
Those terms are subjective, so I cannot fault someone for saying something is ghastly, but is the implication that it's more ghastly than imperial? If so, then how?
21.4mU/l
11.2pmol/l
Can someone equate this to numbers I understand? Remember, this is SI, not Imperial. I have no frame of reference for this -- so what if it's base 10? Even if I know how many milliliters are in a liter, that doesn't help me at all.
Metric is no easier than imperial.
I'm also not sure what's "easier" to convert -- as you said, it's just what you are used to, right? If duodecimal is something you are more familiar with, it'll be "easier" to convert than using the metric system.
Fair enough. Why do you like the Imperial System then? What is so wrong with the metric system?
I think the "difficulty" issue of measurement systems is moot -- the ability to learn a system is dependent on the learner, not the system itself. If someone is better at dividing by 12 than by 10, that's not the system of measurement's fault. It's the same as learning languages -- I think Japanese is insanely easy as a language to learn, but found Italian very difficult; many people would disagree with me on that. But neither of us would be wrong, we just learn differently and/or are better at different things.
So I think any argument for either system of measurement that is based on "difficulty" is irrelevant. It has nothing to do with the relative merits of the system, just the merits of the users.
So, when you remove the users from the equation, and try to appreciate each system in a vacuum, it becomes a subjective discussion about what any one person finds pleasing, right?
I think the Imperial System is much, much more regal, for example. Metric feels very pedestrian and bland. If measurement systems were ice cream, Imperial is chocolate and Metric is cardboard. Imperial presents the more interesting set of vocabulary, with words that fit oddly in the mouth like "quart" and "pint" (which, by the way, is how we measure ice cream). Only in the imperial can you see for leagues and leagues or lose yourself in the countless fathoms of the deep ocean. In Imperial you can have a gill of water, a rood of forestland, or drachm of poison.
Really, if King Lear had been poisoned by a daughter, would you rather hear that she had slipped a drachm of poison in his wine, or that...
As the old king clutched his chest, he looked around and saw Goneril grinning maniacally...she had slipped 3.5516328125 ml of poison in his wine...
Here Tables, this puzzle is partially dedicated to you: http://sudgylacmoe.blogspot.com/2015/06/puzzle-44-boxing-match-3.html
Solved (http://imgur.com/mGtUhmp).
I've even coloured blue when I used this rule, and numbered the order I deduced things in (note that 2 only refers to part of the line below, it got finished off by box 9). The place it has to be used is box 8, since without the rule you could just extend box 2 and have box 8 as a square as a valid alternative solution
Edit: Just noticed I repeated a number. Not going to re-upload. Small box 5 came first, big box 5 should be 6 and so on
When making it, I also used it on box 3. I'm not sure how you figured that out without it...
For obscure units like those imperial is no easier than metric either. Or can you give me imperial units for those measurements that you understand? Is there even an Imperial unit like mol? lbmol, apparently?
Are there actually people who are more familiar with duodecimal? I find it highly doubtful when most languages (including English) use a decimal numeral system.
But nobody is better at dividing by 12 than by 10, unless we are using base 12. That is a completely legitimate reason to prefer metric, and it's why the entire scientific community uses it. It's also why your statement that metric is "confusing [and] obtuse" is itself incredibly confusing and obtuse.
And while there's no way I can argue which system sounds more regal to you, I find it an odd argument. Dost thou wish to return to middle English? Even if you do, I still don't see how it justifies saying that metric is an "emblem for all that is wrong in this world". Was I correct in my first response that you were exaggerating?
I think the "difficulty" issue of measurement systems is moot -- the ability to learn a system is dependent on the learner, not the system itself. If someone is better at dividing by 12 than by 10, that's not the system of measurement's fault. It's the same as learning languages -- I think Japanese is insanely easy as a language to learn, but found Italian very difficult; many people would disagree with me on that. But neither of us would be wrong, we just learn differently and/or are better at different things.
So I did Windows key + R and then typed "calculator" and it didn't work.
We use 10-based numbers for 90% of everyday math. Having a 10-based measurement system seems to go nicely with that.
If we used hex-numbers in everyday live, i'd make the same point in favour of hex-based measurement and against the metric system. We don't, though. Having our standard numbers and measurement using the same base means you only have to learn one system. And i'd argue it's pretty close to trivial to show that learning one system is easier than learning two systems.
What are you questioning here? His point is just that:We use 10-based numbers for 90% of everyday math. Having a 10-based measurement system seems to go nicely with that.
If we used hex-numbers in everyday live, i'd make the same point in favour of hex-based measurement and against the metric system. We don't, though. Having our standard numbers and measurement using the same base means you only have to learn one system. And i'd argue it's pretty close to trivial to show that learning one system is easier than learning two systems.
How, exactly, would you show that?
Remember, we are talking about the diverse population of Earth, and the many languages, modes of learning, etc. that come with it.
21.4mU/l
11.2pmol/l
Can someone equate this to numbers I understand? Remember, this is SI, not Imperial. I have no frame of reference for this -- so what if it's base 10? Even if I know how many milliliters are in a liter, that doesn't help me at all.
Metric is no easier than imperial.
To be completely fair, you were the first one to bring nationalisms into the discussion.
To be completely unfair, you mean? Witherweaver called them "American" units, and also mentioned "growing up with them." Here's the quote (bold is mine):
He called them American because that's where those units are used. That's very different from tying them to nationalisms.
But that's not what those units are, specifically. He wasn't specifying that he meant the "United States customary units" of measurement, which vary slightly from true imperial. He was clearly (to me) talking about the imperial versus metric. Using the word "American," then, was a statement attempting to nationalize (incorrectly) something he feels is inferior.
I get the feeling that half of f.ds things I'm a moron; 99% of the other half things I'm an idiot.
21.4mU/l
11.2pmol/l
Can someone equate this to numbers I understand? Remember, this is SI, not Imperial. I have no frame of reference for this -- so what if it's base 10? Even if I know how many milliliters are in a liter, that doesn't help me at all.
If someone is better at dividing by 12 than by 10, that's not the system of measurement's fault.
So, when you remove the users from the equation, and try to appreciate each system in a vacuum, it becomes a subjective discussion about what any one person finds pleasing, right?
I think the Imperial System is much, much more regal, for example. Metric feels very pedestrian and bland. If measurement systems were ice cream, Imperial is chocolate and Metric is cardboard. Imperial presents the more interesting set of vocabulary, with words that fit oddly in the mouth like "quart" and "pint" (which, by the way, is how we measure ice cream). Only in the imperial can you see for leagues and leagues or lose yourself in the countless fathoms of the deep ocean. In Imperial you can have a gill of water, a rood of forestland, or drachm of poison.
Fair enough. Why do you like the Imperial System then? What is so wrong with the metric system?
I think the "difficulty" issue of measurement systems is moot -- the ability to learn a system is dependent on the learner, not the system itself. If someone is better at dividing by 12 than by 10, that's not the system of measurement's fault. It's the same as learning languages -- I think Japanese is insanely easy as a language to learn, but found Italian very difficult; many people would disagree with me on that. But neither of us would be wrong, we just learn differently and/or are better at different things.
So I think any argument for either system of measurement that is based on "difficulty" is irrelevant. It has nothing to do with the relative merits of the system, just the merits of the users.
So, when you remove the users from the equation, and try to appreciate each system in a vacuum, it becomes a subjective discussion about what any one person finds pleasing, right?
I think the Imperial System is much, much more regal, for example. Metric feels very pedestrian and bland. If measurement systems were ice cream, Imperial is chocolate and Metric is cardboard. Imperial presents the more interesting set of vocabulary, with words that fit oddly in the mouth like "quart" and "pint" (which, by the way, is how we measure ice cream). Only in the imperial can you see for leagues and leagues or lose yourself in the countless fathoms of the deep ocean. In Imperial you can have a gill of water, a rood of forestland, or drachm of poison.
Really, if King Lear had been poisoned by a daughter, would you rather hear that she had slipped a drachm of poison in his wine, or that...
As the old king clutched his chest, he looked around and saw Goneril grinning maniacally...she had slipped 3.5516328125 ml of poison in his wine...
I get the feeling that half of f.ds things I'm a moron; 99% of the other half things I'm an idiot.
You've left out the certainty of trolling.
(murica)
NOTE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND AMERICANS: One shilling = five pee. It helps to understand the antique finances of the Witchfinder Army if you know the original British monetary system:
Two farthings = one ha'penny. Two ha'pennies = one penny. Three pennies = a thrupenny. Two thrupences = a sixpence. Two sixpences = one shilling, or bob. Two bob = a florin. One florin and one sixpence = half a crown. Four half crowns = ten bob note. Two ten bob notes = one pound (or 240 pennies). One pound and one shilling = one guinea.
The British resisted decimalized currency for a long time because they thought it was too complicated.
Oh! This is relevant again!So if I pee 5 times, I can trade it in for a shilling? That's not a lot. Man, I'm pretty piss poor.
NOTE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND AMERICANS: One shilling = five pee.
I get the feeling that half of f.ds things I'm a moron; 99% of the other half things I'm an idiot.
The remainder (whatever that may be) just doesn't understand me, but might give me the benefit of the doubt.
Aliens use base-10 too. Really, all number systems are base-10.
Aliens use base-10 too. Really, all number systems are base-10.
Aliens use base-10 too. Really, all number systems are base-10.
Tens of Sci-Fi movies have taught me that aliens use binary.
Aliens use base-10 too. Really, all number systems are base-10.
Tens of Sci-Fi movies have taught me that aliens use binary.
In binary notation, base 2 is.... base 10.
So, what's the Mac keyboard command for, say, starting up Opera?
I don't think you can open an app with a keyboard command on a Mac without personally creating the shortcut.
If there are keyboard commands on my windows machine to open applications, I don't know any.
(By keyboad commands, I assume we are talking about a single-press combination to make something happen, such as CTRL-C for copy. There is no CMD-O for Opera. If there's a CTRL+C+H to open Chrome on Windows, someone please tell me.)
Windows key + number key opens the program pinned to your taskbar in the position indicated by the number. If the program is already open, it becomes active.
The average human has slightly less than two arms, slightly less than one testicle, and slightly less than one ovary.
slightly less than one testicle, and slightly less than one ovary.How can both be true? Aren't there slightly more males than females in the world?
slightly less than one testicle, and slightly less than one ovary.How can both be true? Aren't there slightly more males than females in the world?
I highly doubt there are more men with fewer than two testicles than there are more men than woman. The ratio is something like 1.01:1, that's ~35 million extra men.slightly less than one testicle, and slightly less than one ovary.How can both be true? Aren't there slightly more males than females in the world?
Not all men have two testicles. I'm wondering if he did the calculation, though.
The ninja'd post gets more respect than the original. I need to be more patient.
slightly less than one testicle, and slightly less than one ovary.How can both be true? Aren't there slightly more males than females in the world?
I highly doubt there are more men with fewer than two testicles than there are more men than woman. The ratio is something like 1.01:1, that's ~35 million extra men.slightly less than one testicle, and slightly less than one ovary.How can both be true? Aren't there slightly more males than females in the world?
Not all men have two testicles. I'm wondering if he did the calculation, though.
The ninja'd post gets more respect than the original. I need to be more patient.
By the way, the "U" in his example was the abbreviation for "Unit". Not SI, I agree, but see #4436 for more info.
I get the feeling that half of f.ds things I'm a moron; 99% of the other half things I'm an idiot.
The remainder (whatever that may be) just doesn't understand me, but might give me the benefit of the doubt.
I don't think any of the above. By the way, is it pronounced a-SHER-skee or Asher sky?
Fair enough. Why do you like the Imperial System then? What is so wrong with the metric system?
I think the "difficulty" issue of measurement systems is moot -- the ability to learn a system is dependent on the learner, not the system itself. If someone is better at dividing by 12 than by 10, that's not the system of measurement's fault. It's the same as learning languages -- I think Japanese is insanely easy as a language to learn, but found Italian very difficult; many people would disagree with me on that. But neither of us would be wrong, we just learn differently and/or are better at different things.
So I think any argument for either system of measurement that is based on "difficulty" is irrelevant. It has nothing to do with the relative merits of the system, just the merits of the users.
So, when you remove the users from the equation, and try to appreciate each system in a vacuum, it becomes a subjective discussion about what any one person finds pleasing, right?
I think the Imperial System is much, much more regal, for example. Metric feels very pedestrian and bland. If measurement systems were ice cream, Imperial is chocolate and Metric is cardboard. Imperial presents the more interesting set of vocabulary, with words that fit oddly in the mouth like "quart" and "pint" (which, by the way, is how we measure ice cream). Only in the imperial can you see for leagues and leagues or lose yourself in the countless fathoms of the deep ocean. In Imperial you can have a gill of water, a rood of forestland, or drachm of poison.
Really, if King Lear had been poisoned by a daughter, would you rather hear that she had slipped a drachm of poison in his wine, or that...
As the old king clutched his chest, he looked around and saw Goneril grinning maniacally...she had slipped 3.5516328125 ml of poison in his wine...
Like I said before, when you don't actually need to measure stuff, units of measurement don't matter.
I get the feeling that half of f.ds things I'm a moron; 99% of the other half things I'm an idiot.
You've left out the certainty of trolling.
Fixed that for you.
Hey, I would have guessed it was more females too, but then I checked that very wikipedia page before posting :)slightly less than one testicle, and slightly less than one ovary.How can both be true? Aren't there slightly more males than females in the world?
I was pretty sure it were more females. Soooooo...
WIKIPEDIA TIME! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_sex_ratio)
...which confirms that a slight majority of the living human population is male.
...
I keep reading long posts defending this "divide by 10" characteristic as so fantastic, but I keep contending that once you take ease of use out of the discussion, metric loses by a mile. In my daily life, in my work, in my home, I rarely divide by ten. I do divide by 15, 16, 4, 3, and others. I have less experience with base 10 than anything else.
How do you guys get Base 10!? I can only get to 2nd Base... :'(http://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=3683
I'm not a mathematician or a scientist. All I meant was I rarely, if ever, divide by 10 in my everyday life.
The point is that the numbers you are using are *inherently* base 10.
When you say
2394.493,
it literally means
2*1000 + 3*100 + 9*10 + 4*1 + 4/10 + 9/100 + 3/1000.
Each "decimal place" (note "deci" = "ten") denotes an additional power of 10. This is why multiplying or dividing by 10 is trivial.
2394.493/10 = (2*1000 + 3*100 + 9*10 + 4*1 + 4/10 + 9/100 + 3/1000)/10 = 2*100 + 3*10 + 9*1 + 4/10 + 4/100 + 9/1000 + 3/10000 = 239.4493.
You can simply move the decimal place. There is no actual computation, because the notation itself incorporates the arithmetic.
Our numbers imbue tenness.
You could set up a number system to be of a different base, like 8 instead of 10. That would be fine. Then when you say
423 you would mean [4*8^2 + 2*8+ 2 = 274] in base ten. And then I would totally agree that it doesn't make sense to use dm, cm, mm, instead we should have made up words for 1/8 m, 1/64 m, 1/512 m.
But our numbers are naturally aligned with ten, so our units should be as well.
I'm not a mathematician or a scientist. All I meant was I rarely, if ever, divide by 10 in my everyday life.
When we talk about a number system with a base of ten, we don't talk about division by ten. We talk about the fact that it has ten basic numbers: 0,1, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9. From these we can build something like 379424, 6, or 45.293.
We mostly take the base of ten as a given, but there are many alternatives: 20 for example, can be expressed in a variety of ways: XX. 10100. 14. 20. The first is roman numbers, the second binary, the third hexadecimal, and the last 10-based. It's not trivial how you write the triple of 20, but we all know what to do. Try that in roman, or binary, or hexadecimal. When i divide a meter by 4, i get 0.25 meters, like the math we all know tells me. If i want to have Centimeters, i just shift the comma/dot accordingly. Voilá, 25.0 centimeters. Millimeters? Just a little shift and we have 250 Millimeters. A Kilometer? Shifting time says it's 0.00025 Kilometer.
I can do all of these with ease simply because i know how to divide everyday "ten-base" numbers. The only thing you need to remember is what Kilo, Deci, Milli, Centi, etc stand for, but only once and it's there in the name (for those of us that care a bit about words), anyhow.
Edited because i got my hexadecimals wrong.
I'm not a mathematician or a scientist. All I meant was I rarely, if ever, divide by 10 in my everyday life.
1 kilometer = 10 decimeter = 100 centimeters = 1000 millimeters = 10000 µm (whatever that is)
1 mile = 8 furlongs = 220 yards = 660 feet = 7920 inches
That's a fair comparison, when it comes to length? Now take out the numbers, because we've now agreed (as you've taught me) that both systems use the same number system.
kilometer = decimeter = centimeters = millimeters = µm
mile = furlongs = yards = feet = inches
The issue is
12 inches = 1 foot
3 feet = 1 yard
5280 feet = 1 mile (well, or 1760 yards = 1 mile, but for some reason we never use that one...)
That's annoying.
10 inches = 1 thing
10 things = 1 other thing
10 other things = 1 other other thing
...
That's how to do things.
1 kilometer = 10 decimeter = 100 centimeters = 1000 millimeters = 10000 µm (whatever that is)
1 mile = 8 furlongs = 220 yards = 660 feet = 7920 inches
That's a fair comparison, when it comes to length? Now take out the numbers, because we've now agreed (as you've taught me) that both systems use the same number system.
kilometer = decimeter = centimeters = millimeters = µm
mile = furlongs = yards = feet = inches
You removed the wrong stuff.
1 = 10 = 100 = 1000 = 10000
1 = 8 = 220 = 660 = 7920
The issue is
12 inches = 1 foot
3 feet = 1 yard
5280 feet = 1 mile (well, or 1760 yards = 1 mile, but for some reason we never use that one...)
That's annoying.
10 inches = 1 thing
10 things = 1 other thing
10 other things = 1 other other thing
...
That's how to do things.
Not an issue for me. Also, we seem to be arguing past each other. You keep adding numbers to this, I keep taking them away. I think foot, yard, and mile sound better than their metric cousins, which I guess would be decimeter, meter, and kilometer, and should be the words we use to define length.
It's also not true that 1 mile = 220 yards or 660 feet.
Again, I'm not a mathematician, so I can't be sure.
You're missing the point.
Fine, use feet, inches, miles, whatever. As long as
10 inches = 1 foot
1000 feet = 1 mile.
I'm happy.
The issue is
12 inches = 1 foot
3 feet = 1 yard
5280 feet = 1 mile (well, or 1760 yards = 1 mile, but for some reason we never use that one...)
That's annoying.
10 inches = 1 thing
10 things = 1 other thing
10 other things = 1 other other thing
...
That's how to do things.
Not an issue for me. Also, we seem to be arguing past each other. You keep adding numbers to this, I keep taking them away. I think foot, yard, and mile sound better than their metric cousins, which I guess would be decimeter, meter, and kilometer, and should be the words we use to define length.
We aren't adding numbers to the discussion; the US customary unit system is doing it.
We should bond over the fact that both Imperial and SI use seconds to measure time. Hooray for seconds!
Instead of redefining inches, feet, etc. (which is totally impractical, of course), the better solution would be:
1. Use metric units for real life applications where calculations and conversions actually matter.
2. Relegate imperial names to poetry and prose, if you feel it is more appropriate for your purpose, alongside things like "thee" and "thou" and "wherefore".
This is pretty much happening already.
Personally, I think "metre" is more euphonious than "foot" or "yard". Metre is poetic; foot and yard are pedestrian.
Neither "centimetre" nor "inch" are particularly pleasant in sound. I don't find "mile" to be so great either, though I guess it sounds better than "kilometre".
But how the word sounds is not a good reason to enforce its use when it is inferior for practical use. You can use the metric system and still turn to the older, "regal" terms in literature.
In fact, I argue that retiring them from regular everyday use will make them sound better to future generations. This is already in effect for some words! For example, I think the words "league" and "furlong" are cool, and that's in large part because they're obsolete. They hearken back to days of yore when it was important to everyday life how far you could walk in one hour, or the length of a furrow in a field. If you also retire inches, feet and miles, they'll be elevated in the same way. It's a win for everybody!
We aren't adding numbers to the discussion; the US customary unit system is doing it.
I'm saying the numbers have nothing to do with the discussion whatsoever. Just remove all numbers and math and division and all that from the discussion, and instead focus on the two sets of units that we're debating.
That's all I've been trying to do.
Edit: fixed my mathThe fact that you could get the math wrong is exactly people are talking about when they say the metric system is easier.
Edit: fixed my mathThe fact that you could get the math wrong is exactly people are talking about when they say the metric system is easier.
We aren't adding numbers to the discussion; the US customary unit system is doing it.
I'm saying the numbers have nothing to do with the discussion whatsoever. Just remove all numbers and math and division and all that from the discussion, and instead focus on the two sets of units that we're debating.
That's all I've been trying to do.
We aren't adding numbers to the discussion; the US customary unit system is doing it.
I'm saying the numbers have nothing to do with the discussion whatsoever. Just remove all numbers and math and division and all that from the discussion, and instead focus on the two sets of units that we're debating.
That's all I've been trying to do.
But the only difference is the numbers used to convert between units in each system, so how can you discuss this without the numbers?
We aren't adding numbers to the discussion; the US customary unit system is doing it.
I'm saying the numbers have nothing to do with the discussion whatsoever. Just remove all numbers and math and division and all that from the discussion, and instead focus on the two sets of units that we're debating.
That's all I've been trying to do.
That's a bit like discussing cooking without talking about food. Or playing Dominion and without cards. These units mean nothing without numbers, and measurements mean nothing without units.
If you don't care about measuring things, why are we even talking about measurement systems?
Edit: fixed my mathThe fact that you could get the math wrong is exactly people are talking about when they say the metric system is easier.
I've stated that it could definitely be easier for some people.
And that we're not debating the relative ease of a system. We're debating the overall "goodness" of it.
We aren't adding numbers to the discussion; the US customary unit system is doing it.
I'm saying the numbers have nothing to do with the discussion whatsoever. Just remove all numbers and math and division and all that from the discussion, and instead focus on the two sets of units that we're debating.
That's all I've been trying to do.
Instead of redefining inches, feet, etc. (which is totally impractical, of course), the better solution would be:
1. Use metric units for real life applications where calculations and conversions actually matter.
2. Relegate imperial names to poetry and prose, if you feel it is more appropriate for your purpose, alongside things like "thee" and "thou" and "wherefore".
This is pretty much happening already.
Personally, I think "metre" is more euphonious than "foot" or "yard". Metre is poetic; foot and yard are pedestrian.
Neither "centimetre" nor "inch" are particularly pleasant in sound. I don't find "mile" to be so great either, though I guess it sounds better than "kilometre".
But how the word sounds is not a good reason to enforce its use when it is inferior for practical use. You can use the metric system and still turn to the older, "regal" terms in literature.
In fact, I argue that retiring them from regular everyday use will make them sound better to future generations. This is already in effect for some words! For example, I think the words "league" and "furlong" are cool, and that's in large part because they're obsolete. They hearken back to days of yore when it was important to everyday life how far you could walk in one hour, or the length of a furrow in a field. If you also retire inches, feet and miles, they'll be elevated in the same way. It's a win for everybody!
Thank you so much for making an argument that fits this discussion!
Isn't #1 already happening, regardless of personal preference? I know just as readily what 28 degrees celcius means now, even though I wish I didn't. I can approximate a 5 kilometer drive in my head, even though it makes me sick. Metric untis have been forced upon us like so many other tyrannical systems in the world. They aren't going away.
As for retiring words to make them cooler...I see where you are coming from. But the hard part for me would be that, while it might benefit future generations, it comes at a great cost to myself and others like me, who prefer Imperial Units. Why must we, just because we are in the minority, be marginalized and erased?
As for prefering the sound of "metre" (how do you say it... Met-Ray?) over yard...that's a disagreement we'll have to agree to maintain.
(Bravo for the "foot is pedestrian" pun, though.)
We aren't adding numbers to the discussion; the US customary unit system is doing it.
I'm saying the numbers have nothing to do with the discussion whatsoever. Just remove all numbers and math and division and all that from the discussion, and instead focus on the two sets of units that we're debating.
That's all I've been trying to do.
That's a bit like discussing cooking without talking about food. Or playing Dominion and without cards. These units mean nothing without numbers, and measurements mean nothing without units.
If you don't care about measuring things, why are we even talking about measurement systems?
Man, I made this point already. I care about how a drachm of poison sounds much better than 3.6966911953125 ml of poison. That's measuring something.
But I'm not arguing that we should use the number 1 instead of the number 3.6966911953125. Just that drachm is better than milliliters.
We aren't adding numbers to the discussion; the US customary unit system is doing it.
I'm saying the numbers have nothing to do with the discussion whatsoever. Just remove all numbers and math and division and all that from the discussion, and instead focus on the two sets of units that we're debating.
That's all I've been trying to do.
That's a bit like discussing cooking without talking about food. Or playing Dominion and without cards. These units mean nothing without numbers, and measurements mean nothing without units.
If you don't care about measuring things, why are we even talking about measurement systems?
Man, I made this point already. I care about how a drachm of poison sounds much better than 3.6966911953125 ml of poison. That's measuring something.
But I'm not arguing that we should use the number 1 instead of the number 3.6966911953125. Just that drachm is better than milliliters.
is it happening at the day-to-day level? Are kids learning metric in grade school?Most kids in the US are exposed to metric in school, no? Maybe not grade school, but certainly middle and high school. It's been this way since the 60s/70s.
Anyway, that we should switch to metric is obvious.I don't see how this is obvious at all. Switching is a large undertaking and Imperial is good enough for most people.
Because it's bad and the other way is not bad. It may be effort now, but your future generations will thank you by never knowing how terrible their lives could have been.
Because it's bad and the other way is not bad. It may be effort now, but your future generations will thank you by never knowing how terrible their lives could have been.
Quoteis it happening at the day-to-day level? Are kids learning metric in grade school?Most kids in the US are exposed to metric in school, no? Maybe not grade school, but certainly middle and high school. It's been this way since the 60s/70s.QuoteAnyway, that we should switch to metric is obvious.I don't see how this is obvious at all. Switching is a large undertaking and Imperial is good enough for most people.
witherweaver: Apples are more nourishing than Oranges.
Ashersky: You are horrible. Orange blossoms smell nicer than Apple blossoms.
witherweaver (&co): Nonsense. Apples are more nourishing than Oranges.
Asherky: Bullshit. Orange blossoms are pure fragance. Apple blossoms repugn me.
witherweaver (&co): That's completely irrelevant! Apples are the more nourishing fruit!
Ashersky: Why do you even keep bringing that up, that's not what I am discussing! You monster want to replace all Orange trees with Apple trees!
etc.
#1 is happening in science and research and probably industry that is at all international, but is it happening at the day-to-day level? Are kids learning metric in grade school?
We can retire the words slowly. Phase it in. Teach the next generation metric and imperial. Drop imperial from practical use the generation after. It's not really so simple as this, but it's the general direction you should go. You won't be erased. You'll be remembered fondly as quaint.
Note that Canada is already like this. We use metric for everything, but we also use inches, feet and pounds in everyday life because of American influence.
You may be more familiar with "meter". It's the same word for rhythm in poetry. You see, it was a double pun! Granted, "foot" is also a poetic measurement, but as a single word it doesn't sound as nice.
The unit used in Shakespearean time and place aren't even the same one that you use now. You can still use that word even after switching to metric.
I'm fairly certain this is wrong on multiple levels.
Mostly you are missing where witherweaver wants to chop down all orange trees and smash orange farmers' heads to pulp with the dead branches because oranges are the bane of his existence.
Also, no capital "a" in my username.
As mentioned above, metric is taught in U.S. schools, along with Imperial units. I'm not familiar with Canadian customs, but do the roads switch from MPH to KMPH for speed limits when you drive across the border? Or do they have a / and list both?
The unit used in Shakespearean time and place aren't even the same one that you use now. You can still use that word even after switching to metric.
I mean, I have already switched to metric, haven't I? My car only shows KMPH, the gas station only sells "petrol" by the liter, and the temperature outside (and inside) is shown with little numbers and the letter C. I was never given the option to switch.
But if I were to ask for 270.512182 drams of Diet Coke, I'm pretty sure I'd fail in getting that 1 liter bottle. So I don't know that I can still use the word after having switched.
(Note: I don't know that Goneril actually used a drachm of poison for anything; I was just inventing an example.)
My point is, you are arguing about different things, and neither side is interested in arguing about what the other side is arguing about (save eHalcyon, maybe). So this whole conversation is pointless.
I keep reading long posts defending this "divide by 10" characteristic as so fantastic, but I keep contending that once you take ease of use out of the discussion, metric loses by a mile.
Someone please record themselves singing "500 Miles" by The Proclaimers in metric, please. That's 804.672 kilometers, by the way. Per the defenders of metric trying to state it is superior to imperial, please show me how that goes for you.
Man, I made this point already. I care about how a drachm of poison sounds much better than 3.6966911953125 ml of poison. That's measuring something.
But I'm not arguing that we should use the number 1 instead of the number 3.6966911953125. Just that drachm is better than milliliters.
How do you guys get Base 10!? I can only get to 2nd Base... :'(Just be more patient.
(p + l)(a + n) = pa + pn + la + lnAnd yet multiplied it as well.
I just foiled your plan.
(p + l)(a + n) = pa + pn + la + lnAnd yet multiplied it as well.
I just foiled your plan.
Oh, got it. Very nice. Very subtle.
Man, that is just lovely. Very nicely played sir. F O I L.
F'kin awesome.
(p + l)(a + n) = pa + pn + la + lnAnd yet multiplied it as well.
I just foiled your plan.
Oh, got it. Very nice. Very subtle.
Man, that is just lovely. Very nicely played sir. F O I L.
F'kin awesome.
I don't get it... (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOIL_method)
(p + l)(a + n) = pa + pn + la + lnAnd yet multiplied it as well.
I just foiled your plan.
Oh, got it. Very nice. Very subtle.
Man, that is just lovely. Very nicely played sir. F O I L.
F'kin awesome.
I don't get it...
Canada officially uses metric, like the rest of the world other than the USA and a feel hold outs. Speed limits are all in kph. I don't know if roads near the border have signs with both to make it easier for Americans.
But we commonly use inches, feet and pounds in everyday speech. Just those 3. We don't use yards (though most know that one yard is 3 feet, approximately 1 meter) and we don't use miles. I know pounds are made up of some number of ounces which I can never remember (12 or 16?) but I don't know what the next unit of weight up is. Tons? As for volume, I believe Canadian use of quarts, pints, cups, etc. depends largely on how much one is involved in cooking, though metric is used there too.
Yeah, but you don't live in the States. And you are apparently really grumpy about it. :P
Can you ask for drinks in drams in the US? I thought it was all measured in ounces. But the point is, you could still use it in your literature, just like you could use "thou art" and "wherefore".
By the way, I find it totally wild that you are using the British spelling "drachm".
Besides, don't we all order our drinks by the number of fingers we want?
Can you ask for drinks in drams in the US? I thought it was all measured in ounces. But the point is, you could still use it in your literature, just like you could use "thou art" and "wherefore".
I also don't know what a pint is.
Cooking measurements are the worst. When you have a recipe in a country using the metric system, how to you measure everything? We have things like teaspoons, tablespoons (why? For the love of god, WHY??????), cups, ounces (what is this?!?!? I don't even know what fundamental property I'm measuring), and other things.
Oh, and naturally, things are denominated in fractions, generally based on powers of 2. So you'd have, like, 1/2 tsp, 1/4 tsp, 1/8 tsp, etc. "tsp" means "teaspoon", which means something but who knows what. "tbsp" means "tablespoon" which means something bigger. Like a bigger spoon. I mean, you have spoons, too, but these are not standardized, because anyone can make a spoon. But some spoons are special spoons, and some of them you use to drink tea, and the others you use to drink tables. Okay it's probably bigger because it goes on the table to use for other things (e.g., soup, cereal). I guess it's okay to use the same sized spoon for soup or cereal, but god forbid it goes near your teacup.
We also have the cup. Cups are also things that can contain liquid, but don't confuse cups with cups or you may end up with too much stuff.
I honestly don't know how cooks don't go insane.
Can you ask for drinks in drams in the US? I thought it was all measured in ounces. But the point is, you could still use it in your literature, just like you could use "thou art" and "wherefore".
It's "fluid ounces", and nobody, I mean nobody, knows what that means.*
Though you could measure fluid in ounces, it just wouldn't be the same amount as the same number fluid ounces. Except for the ones with unit density in those units. Unless you're using ounces to mean a volume based on some other standard density.
*Okay it must be something, like, the volume of one ounce of some liquid at some conditions (STP or something). But is that ounce a unit of force or mass? Who knows? So maybe you have to specify that it's being done at a particular location relative to some heavy object (like, at sea level).
Another bit of unit ridiculousness: a pound of water weighs more than a pound of gold, but an ounce of gold weighs more than an ounce of water.
Pound never means mass. Pound is a unit of weight, which is Force.
That's stupid :(Pound never means mass. Pound is a unit of weight, which is Force.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_(mass)
YBW'd
(You've Been Wikipedia'd)
In other news, anyone can edit anything so that anyone can say anything in Wikipedia.Not even true though. Ugh, I hate when people say this.
In other news, anyone can edit anything so that anyone can say anything in Wikipedia.
But, in another area, let's say volume, you have the liter in metric. You put the same prefixes to make centiliters (which I've never heard of), milliliters, kiloliters, etc.
But, in another area, let's say volume, you have the liter in metric. You put the same prefixes to make centiliters (which I've never heard of), milliliters, kiloliters, etc.
Just FYI, centiliters are used pretty commonly, for example everyone knows that a soda can is 33cl and a small soda bottle is (generally) 50cl (whereas a big soda bottle is either a liter or 1.5 liter). Milliliters are sometimes used in cook books I think. I don't think I've ever used or seen used "kiloliter" in my life, though obviously I know what it is, since as you pointed out it's pretty easy to get.
You also forgot the very rarely used hectometer/hectoliter etc. (one hectometer = 100 meters), which I just like the sound of.
Pound never means mass. Pound is a unit of weight, which is Force.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_(mass)
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Another bit of unit ridiculousness: a pound of water weighs more than a pound of gold, but an ounce of gold weighs more than an ounce of water.
See, I have no idea what those words mean.
I actually can't determine whether "pound" means pound-mass or pound-force. Well, okay, you're using mass there, but I mean in regular day use. I always assumed pound-force.
Oh yes, tons and quintals here too, thought quintals are very rarely used. And TV/computer screens in France are actually in "pouces" (=thumbs), which always confused the heck out of me. I understand 13 thumbs is bigger than 10, but I would have a lot of trouble converting that. I genuinely don't know how many thumbs the screen I'm writing on measures... in centimeters I'd guess somewhere between over 25 just looking at it ? *
We also use "kilo" for "kilogramme", never for kilometer (or any other one).
* after checking looks like 10 thumbs = 25.4 centimeters.
...
I haven't laughed so hard in such a long time...
So, Christopher Lee passed away today. Very sad news.
I haven't laughed so hard in such a long time...
I haven't laughed so hard in such a long time...
I guess it may be funny, but I couldn't get past the female characters. I guess this is normal on that show?
Cooking measurements are the worst. When you have a recipe in a country using the metric system, how to you measure everything? We have things like teaspoons, tablespoons (why? For the love of god, WHY??????), cups, ounces (what is this?!?!? I don't even know what fundamental property I'm measuring), and other things.
Oh, and naturally, things are denominated in fractions, generally based on powers of 2. So you'd have, like, 1/2 tsp, 1/4 tsp, 1/8 tsp, etc. "tsp" means "teaspoon", which means something but who knows what. "tbsp" means "tablespoon" which means something bigger. Like a bigger spoon. I mean, you have spoons, too, but these are not standardized, because anyone can make a spoon. But some spoons are special spoons, and some of them you use to drink tea, and the others you use to drink tables. Okay it's probably bigger because it goes on the table to use for other things (e.g., soup, cereal). I guess it's okay to use the same sized spoon for soup or cereal, but god forbid it goes near your teacup.
We also have the cup. Cups are also things that can contain liquid, but don't confuse cups with cups or you may end up with too much stuff.
I honestly don't know how cooks don't go insane.
Cooking measurements are the worst. When you have a recipe in a country using the metric system, how to you measure everything? We have things like teaspoons, tablespoons (why? For the love of god, WHY??????), cups, ounces (what is this?!?!? I don't even know what fundamental property I'm measuring), and other things.
Oh, and naturally, things are denominated in fractions, generally based on powers of 2. So you'd have, like, 1/2 tsp, 1/4 tsp, 1/8 tsp, etc. "tsp" means "teaspoon", which means something but who knows what. "tbsp" means "tablespoon" which means something bigger. Like a bigger spoon. I mean, you have spoons, too, but these are not standardized, because anyone can make a spoon. But some spoons are special spoons, and some of them you use to drink tea, and the others you use to drink tables. Okay it's probably bigger because it goes on the table to use for other things (e.g., soup, cereal). I guess it's okay to use the same sized spoon for soup or cereal, but god forbid it goes near your teacup.
We also have the cup. Cups are also things that can contain liquid, but don't confuse cups with cups or you may end up with too much stuff.
I honestly don't know how cooks don't go insane.
You know they sell things that measure these exact things, right? And they even look like spoons.
http://www.amazon.com/b?node=289788
I haven't laughed so hard in such a long time...
I guess it may be funny, but I couldn't get past the female characters. I guess this is normal on that show?
Yeah, pretty much. They're kind of stupid. You haven't seen Cake Boss, you wouldn't get why the entire video was funny.
We also have teaspoons and tablespoons. A teaspoon is 5 ml, a tablespoon is 1 cl.
We also have teaspoons and tablespoons. A teaspoon is 5 ml, a tablespoon is 1 cl.
The former is a bit imprecise, the latter is outright wrong, given that there are 3 teaspoons in a tablespoon.
1 teaspoon = 0.492892159 centiliters
1 tablespoon = 1.478 cL
And for those inclined to argue about the placement of punctuation inside or outside the quotation marks, the abbreviation for liters is "L", not "l".
We also have teaspoons and tablespoons. A teaspoon is 5 ml, a tablespoon is 1 cl.
The former is a bit imprecise, the latter is outright wrong, given that there are 3 teaspoons in a tablespoon.
1 teaspoon = 0.492892159 centiliters
1 tablespoon = 1.478 cL
And for those inclined to argue about the placement of punctuation inside or outside the quotation marks, the abbreviation for liters is "L", not "l".
Cooking measurements are the worst. When you have a recipe in a country using the metric system, how to you measure everything? We have things like teaspoons, tablespoons (why? For the love of god, WHY??????), cups, ounces (what is this?!?!? I don't even know what fundamental property I'm measuring), and other things.
Oh, and naturally, things are denominated in fractions, generally based on powers of 2. So you'd have, like, 1/2 tsp, 1/4 tsp, 1/8 tsp, etc. "tsp" means "teaspoon", which means something but who knows what. "tbsp" means "tablespoon" which means something bigger. Like a bigger spoon. I mean, you have spoons, too, but these are not standardized, because anyone can make a spoon. But some spoons are special spoons, and some of them you use to drink tea, and the others you use to drink tables. Okay it's probably bigger because it goes on the table to use for other things (e.g., soup, cereal). I guess it's okay to use the same sized spoon for soup or cereal, but god forbid it goes near your teacup.
We also have the cup. Cups are also things that can contain liquid, but don't confuse cups with cups or you may end up with too much stuff.
I honestly don't know how cooks don't go insane.
You know they sell things that measure these exact things, right? And they even look like spoons.
http://www.amazon.com/b?node=289788
Hilariously, this one also lists the metric equivalents on the spoons themselves:
http://www.amazon.com/Cuisipro-Stainless-Steel-Measuring-Spoon/dp/B00004SU1I/ref=lp_289788_1_2?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1434079426&sr=1-2
1 tsp = 5 ml
1 tbsp = 15 ml
So on that measuring spoon that says "1 Tbsp" and "15 mL", I don't know which one of those labels is true.
If you are cooking something that requires more than two significant digits of precision... I want in.
My favourite cooking measure is the "while".
"Let it stew for a while before adding the carrots..."
Does someone really get paid for writing that!?
If you are cooking something that requires more than two significant digits of precision... I want in.
If you are cooking something that requires more than two significant digits of precision... I want in.
My wife bakes bread as a hobby. Many of her recipes do require two places of precision.
If you are cooking something that requires more than two significant digits of precision... I want in.
My wife bakes bread as a hobby. Many of her recipes do require two places of precision.
Two or three? I don't think I've ever seen something go more precise than two digits (something like 175g doesn't count: the intended precision is really 25g, not 5g).
We also have teaspoons and tablespoons. A teaspoon is 5 ml, a tablespoon is 1 cl.
The former is a bit imprecise, the latter is outright wrong, given that there are 3 teaspoons in a tablespoon.
1 teaspoon = 0.492892159 centiliters
1 tablespoon = 1.478 cL
And for those inclined to argue about the placement of punctuation inside or outside the quotation marks, the abbreviation for liters is "L", not "l".
Well, they aren't really teaspoon and tablespoon, they are teelusikka and ruokalusikka (which are the Finnish words for those items, respectively). A teelusikka is exactly 5ml and a ruokalusikka is exactly 1cl.
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you just need to post more now I guess.
I'm at exactly 1 respect per post. Please kindly do not ruin it by +1-ing this.
you just need to post more now I guess.
Perhaps in Forum Games.. have you checked them out?
I'm at exactly 1 respect per post. Please kindly do not ruin it by +1-ing this.
you just need to post more now I guess.
Perhaps in Forum Games.. have you checked them out?
Ha
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you just need to post more now I guess.
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I'm at exactly 1 respect per post. Please kindly do not ruin it by +1-ing this.
you just need to post more now I guess.
Perhaps in Forum Games.. have you checked them out?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc90KBuElG0
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you just need to post more now I guess.
Perhaps in Forum Games.. have you checked them out?
Ha
Hilarious because Cuzz is a vet. He debuted the same game as me, I believe.
Debuted in the famous "Robz suggest newbies should be first lynched in a newbies game". Guess who the day 1 lynch was ?Robz, of course.
Also this is a game where town!ash almost lost the game for town for not understanding that his PR invalidated a scum fakeclaim. And Voltaire debuted by replacing Morgrim. Crazy.
Wait, this isn't the mafia game thread ?
You might need to brush up on your French though :P
I have become rather rusty. You just never speak french if you are not from/in a french-speaking Country. :-\
Except, I just found this today on imgur:
(http://i.imgur.com/05bU8Yt.jpg) (http://imgur.com/gallery/05bU8Yt)
Imperial (or "English units" as my parents/grandparents insist on calling it, ugh) has some advantages, such as some quantities relate in much better every day ways - you can approximate a foot from your body, a yard is roughly a stride... uhh... struggling on others though.
You might need to brush up on your French though :P
I have become rather rusty. You just never speak french if you are not from/in a french-speaking Country. :-\
ben, moi j'ai trouvé que les francophones qui jouent ŕ Dominion sont heureux de me parler en français, bien que le mien soit un peu... nul.
j'avais envie de jouer au Mafia en français mais je n'ai jamais trouvé neuf personnes qui
1) parlent français
et
2) veulent le jouer
mais un jour !! un jour je les trouverai, moi, préparez-vous... quoi
You might need to brush up on your French though :P
I have become rather rusty. You just never speak french if you are not from/in a french-speaking Country. :-\
ben, moi j'ai trouvé que les francophones qui jouent ŕ Dominion sont heureux de me parler en français, bien que le mien soit un peu... nul.
j'avais envie de jouer au Mafia en français mais je n'ai jamais trouvé neuf personnes qui
1) parlent français
et
2) veulent le jouer
mais un jour !! un jour je les trouverai, moi, préparez-vous... quoi
Ton français n'est pas si nul, il n'y aucune erreur dans ce message (si ce n'est des majuscules manquantes mais ça ce n'est pas spécifique au français).
Pour ce qui est d'une partie de mafia en français, je suis toujours disponible.
9 people is enough by the way, but I'm guessing all 9 haven't necessarily been willing to play at the same time ?
Is it possible the point of the story is how you can take a good point too far?
Damn it, apparently not.
well you have one so I at most need 20. How long do you think we can drag this conversation on?Damn it, apparently not.
The post count is with you, young Wooznum, but you are not a 3-star yet.
well you have one so I at most need 20. How long do you think we can drag this conversation on?Damn it, apparently not.
The post count is with you, young Wooznum, but you are not a 3-star yet.
that wasnt part of the deal!well you have one so I at most need 20. How long do you think we can drag this conversation on?Damn it, apparently not.
The post count is with you, young Wooznum, but you are not a 3-star yet.
We could discuss the location of any secret bases you have.
that wasnt part of the deal!well you have one so I at most need 20. How long do you think we can drag this conversation on?Damn it, apparently not.
The post count is with you, young Wooznum, but you are not a 3-star yet.
We could discuss the location of any secret bases you have.
https://www.change.org/p/nintendo-petition-for-cancelation-of-metroid-prime-federation-force
https://www.change.org/p/nintendo-petition-for-cancelation-of-metroid-prime-federation-force
(Please notice the 90% dislike ratio. NO ONE wants this game.)
It sounds like there are people that think SciFi isn't about political/social/etc. issues. Does anyone know anything about this or the "Hugo Controversy"?
It also doesn't even seem worth responding to. Claiming science-fiction shouldn't be (and hasn't been) political is like claiming that the Earth is flat. It's not a political statement, it's a flat-out lie or mistake.
So I saw this article pop up on Facebook news feed and only briefly scanned:
http://fantasy-faction.com/2015/breakfast-of-bullshit-futurephobia-the-hugos-and-the-invention-of-sfs-past?utm_content=buffer5786f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
It sounds like there are people that think SciFi isn't about political/social/etc. issues. Does anyone know anything about this or the "Hugo Controversy"?
So I saw this article pop up on Facebook news feed and only briefly scanned:
http://fantasy-faction.com/2015/breakfast-of-bullshit-futurephobia-the-hugos-and-the-invention-of-sfs-past?utm_content=buffer5786f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
It sounds like there are people that think SciFi isn't about political/social/etc. issues. Does anyone know anything about this or the "Hugo Controversy"?
Very interesting read, thanks for sharing :)
I have no clue about this "Hugo" thing.
Where i live, Hugo is either a rare, anachronistic name or a sweet alcoholic beverage.
It all comes down to what you expect from Sci-Fi. And whether you think a story about Cowboys in space can be any good.
So I saw this article pop up on Facebook news feed and only briefly scanned:
http://fantasy-faction.com/2015/breakfast-of-bullshit-futurephobia-the-hugos-and-the-invention-of-sfs-past?utm_content=buffer5786f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
It sounds like there are people that think SciFi isn't about political/social/etc. issues. Does anyone know anything about this or the "Hugo Controversy"?
So I saw this article pop up on Facebook news feed and only briefly scanned:
http://fantasy-faction.com/2015/breakfast-of-bullshit-futurephobia-the-hugos-and-the-invention-of-sfs-past?utm_content=buffer5786f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
It sounds like there are people that think SciFi isn't about political/social/etc. issues. Does anyone know anything about this or the "Hugo Controversy"?
As a frequenter of fan-run coins planning to go to WorldCon this year, I've been following quite closely.
As Voltaire noted, even a vague summary is so RSP that it's ridiculous.
So I saw this article pop up on Facebook news feed and only briefly scanned:
http://fantasy-faction.com/2015/breakfast-of-bullshit-futurephobia-the-hugos-and-the-invention-of-sfs-past?utm_content=buffer5786f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
It sounds like there are people that think SciFi isn't about political/social/etc. issues. Does anyone know anything about this or the "Hugo Controversy"?
As a frequenter of fan-run coins planning to go to WorldCon this year, I've been following quite closely.
As Voltaire noted, even a vague summary is so RSP that it's ridiculous.
I don't understand what this is.
Look – just Google science fiction. You’ll find it doesn’t really resemble what you think it is.
So I saw this article pop up on Facebook news feed and only briefly scanned:
http://fantasy-faction.com/2015/breakfast-of-bullshit-futurephobia-the-hugos-and-the-invention-of-sfs-past?utm_content=buffer5786f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
It sounds like there are people that think SciFi isn't about political/social/etc. issues. Does anyone know anything about this or the "Hugo Controversy"?
As a frequenter of fan-run coins planning to go to WorldCon this year, I've been following quite closely.
As Voltaire noted, even a vague summary is so RSP that it's ridiculous.
I don't understand what this is.
Fan-run coins are gatherings of numismatics enthusiasts.
It all comes down to what you expect from Sci-Fi. And whether you think a story about Cowboys in space can be any good.
Firefly would like to have a word with you.
It all comes down to what you expect from Sci-Fi. And whether you think a story about Cowboys in space can be any good.
Firefly would like to have a word with you.
That word would be "overrated."
It all comes down to what you expect from Sci-Fi. And whether you think a story about Cowboys in space can be any good.
Firefly would like to have a word with you.
It all comes down to what you expect from Sci-Fi. And whether you think a story about Cowboys in space can be any good.
Firefly would like to have a word with you.
The tank?
Yes!I just did this (the NYC version) as a work event and am going again this weekend for my wife's birthday.
My department is booking a team-building exercise at Escape Room (http://www.escaperoomkc.com). There's been a lot of buzz about this since it opened, but I wanted to wait to see if our team could go. Luckily, we're there.
I'm doing the prison break. No black holes for me, but now that I know which scenarios are which, I'll have to do the other two later.
It all comes down to what you expect from Sci-Fi. And whether you think a story about Cowboys in space can be any good.
Firefly would like to have a word with you.
That word would be "overrated."
I did one in Kuala Lumpur with my fiancée when we visited there last year. Now someone's running a Kickstarter to open one up here (in Canberra), which I'm excited for.Yes!I just did this (the NYC version) as a work event and am going again this weekend for my wife's birthday.
My department is booking a team-building exercise at Escape Room (http://www.escaperoomkc.com). There's been a lot of buzz about this since it opened, but I wanted to wait to see if our team could go. Luckily, we're there.
I'm doing the prison break. No black holes for me, but now that I know which scenarios are which, I'll have to do the other two later.
We lost, by the way. The absolute nadir of the whole experience was a group of grown, mature attorneys, barred and licensed by the State of New York, telling knock-knock jokes to an inanimate refrigerator door.
Yes!I just did this (the NYC version) as a work event and am going again this weekend for my wife's birthday.
My department is booking a team-building exercise at Escape Room (http://www.escaperoomkc.com). There's been a lot of buzz about this since it opened, but I wanted to wait to see if our team could go. Luckily, we're there.
I'm doing the prison break. No black holes for me, but now that I know which scenarios are which, I'll have to do the other two later.
We lost, by the way. The absolute nadir of the whole experience was a group of grown, mature attorneys, barred and licensed by the State of New York, telling knock-knock jokes to an inanimate refrigerator door.
Isn't that badgering the witness?
Being sick SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKS. I've been on vocal rest for the past few days and I haven't even gone outside since Sunday. I've also had to miss the first ever staging rehearsal of my opera scenes so I have to do a ton of catching up and fast learning and crap. GUH.
I was in a show of Once Upon a Mattress where the Minstrel (a pretty prominent role) had an inner ear infection that caused him to collapse and hit his head. This was 3 days before opening night. Rather than canceling the show, our director talked the musical director into filling in. He knew all the songs already. We had to be very liberal with him when it came to lines and choreography, though.
Fortunately, the real Minstrel was able to make it for the second weekend. Kudos to the orchestra for being able to make their own way without the music director conducting.
If ive calculated correctly, this post should secure me my third star. I'm ecstatic
Happy congrats to me! I broke 5000 on Goko for the first time, and my Iso is at an all time high at 23! :D
I have to win a game for this to happen, right?Happy congrats to me! I broke 5000 on Goko for the first time, and my Iso is at an all time high at 23! :D
Wow, my Iso has never been as high as 23!.
Happy congrats to me! I broke 5000 on Goko for the first time, and my Iso is at an all time high at 23! :D
Wow, my Iso has never been as high as 23!.
Happy congrats to me! I broke 5000 on Goko for the first time, and my Iso is at an all time high at 23! :D
Wow, my Iso has never been as high as 23!.
Happy congrats to me! I broke 5000 on Goko for the first time, and my Iso is at an all time high at 23! :D
Wow, my Iso has never been as high as 23!.
Aren't you one of the better players though? :p
Happy congrats to me! I broke 5000 on Goko for the first time, and my Iso is at an all time high at 23! :D
Wow, my Iso has never been as high as 23!.
Aren't you one of the better players though? :p
Well, I guess you could say that, but I'd still need to level up around 25 sextillion times to get that high.
Happy congrats to me! I broke 5000 on Goko for the first time, and my Iso is at an all time high at 23! :D
Wow, my Iso has never been as high as 23!.
Aren't you one of the better players though? :p
Well, I guess you could say that, but I'd still need to level up around 25 sextillion times to get that high.
Dude, I know 23 isn't high. I'm not that good, which is why I'm happy I got that (kinda) high. You're probably 50 or something.
Actually, it might be a bit less than 2%. You get your 1% of the cost subtracted from the total, then you get 1% of that taken away. It might not be that way, but knowing companies, it very well could be.
In a way, GoT/ASoIaF IS based on a true story. In that GRRM sees Les Rois Maudits (The Accursed Kings) as a big source of inspiration, and those are based on historical events and characters.
The Wars of the Roses as well, with the whole York/Lancaster = Stark/Lannister.
Actually, it might be a bit less than 2%. You get your 1% of the cost subtracted from the total, then you get 1% of that taken away. It might not be that way, but knowing companies, it very well could be.
It's marketed as 1% and 1% because you get 1% back when you buy stuff and 1% back when you pay for that stuff. If you don't pay off your bill in full then you don't get that second 1%.
That being said, if you aren't paying off your bill in full I don't know why you'd ever want a cashback rewards card instead of a card with lower APR. (Frankly I think if you aren't paying off your bill in full, credit cards are extremely dangerous, but that's another discussion.)
In a way, GoT/ASoIaF IS based on a true story. In that GRRM sees Les Rois Maudits (The Accursed Kings) as a big source of inspiration, and those are based on historical events and characters.
The Wars of the Roses as well, with the whole York/Lancaster = Stark/Lannister.
I suspect the snow zombies part might not be based on a true story though.
This is a prime example of how American education ignores important Canadian history.
In a way, GoT/ASoIaF IS based on a true story. In that GRRM sees Les Rois Maudits (The Accursed Kings) as a big source of inspiration, and those are based on historical events and characters.
The Wars of the Roses as well, with the whole York/Lancaster = Stark/Lannister.
I suspect the snow zombies part might not be based on a true story though.
So on IMDB I see the new Ghostbuster's:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1289401/?ref_=hm_nw_tp1_lk2
and Melissa McCarthy is one of the main characters. I find her really, really, really not funny. Like at all. Kristin Wiig strikes me as not too funny, either.
I'm a bit disappointed, because I remember at one point I saw Jesse Eisenberg and Michael Cera being tossed around for the new Ghostbusters movie, and I think they would have been great.
I'm playing hide and seek. Currently hiding in a closet. I wonder if they'll ever find me.
I'm playing hide and seek. Currently hiding in a closet. I wonder if they'll ever find me.
I'm playing hide and seek. Currently hiding in a closet. I wonder if they'll ever find me.
They will if they check this forum.
Random thing I need to say somewhere: there is this guy who hates me and tried really hard to ruin my life a while ago. Now, whenever I get into contact with someone online and I don't know who it is, I'm afraid it's him.
A while ago, some girl msg'd me on skype (it honestly looked like she was adding random people, looking for cs), but I was immediately paranoid that it might be him and was afraid to say anything. In this forum I wasn't suspecting him - though that's not really rational - and then he did actually show up in Blarnia mafia under a false name, so now I'm also paranoid about every new member who shows up in mafia. And just now someone commented on one of my stories - I checked his profile and he's really new; so now I'm afraid to answer because it might be him.
I mean I think it's more likely that he doesn't even care about me anymore, but even so... yeesh.
I have a 4-minute long full-HD 60 fps 88.6 GB wmv file and I'm trying to convert it to an avi file of a reasonable file size (like maybe around 500 MB or 1 GB or something like that) without losing too much quality (it's going to get re-rendered twice after this and it should still be of high quality after that) on Windows. I tried Avidemux, Vegas and Windows Live Movie Maker, but the file made them all crash on my computer. Would anyone happen to know how to do this?
I have no idea where he lives. He did send me a picture though... twice actually, the second one is real afaik
I was third to last to be found (of ten), it took maybe 20 minutes. A guy that was hiding under the stairs that go to the sauna won.I'm playing hide and seek. Currently hiding in a closet. I wonder if they'll ever find me.
Oh man I'm in so much suspense. Did they find you?
Random thing I need to say somewhere: there is this guy who hates me and tried really hard to ruin my life a while ago. Now, whenever I get into contact with someone online and I don't know who it is, I'm afraid it's him.
A while ago, some girl msg'd me on skype (it honestly looked like she was adding random people, looking for cs), but I was immediately paranoid that it might be him and was afraid to say anything. In this forum I wasn't suspecting him - though that's not really rational - and then he did actually show up in Blarnia mafia under a false name, so now I'm also paranoid about every new member who shows up in mafia. And just now someone commented on one of my stories - I checked his profile and he's really new; so now I'm afraid to answer because it might be him.
I mean I think it's more likely that he doesn't even care about me anymore, but even so... yeesh.
Blarnia was half a year ago, no? Was that the last attack?
I was third to last to be found (of ten), it took maybe 20 minutes. A guy that was hiding under the stairs that go to the sauna won.I'm playing hide and seek. Currently hiding in a closet. I wonder if they'll ever find me.
Oh man I'm in so much suspense. Did they find you?
I was third to last to be found (of ten), it took maybe 20 minutes. A guy that was hiding under the stairs that go to the sauna won.I'm playing hide and seek. Currently hiding in a closet. I wonder if they'll ever find me.
Oh man I'm in so much suspense. Did they find you?
Wow, a sauna? I say, that's a fancy closet factory.
1/16 of an ounce, times the speed of light squared, divided by the amount of caloric energy in a McDonald's Big Mac, is about 73 million (http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=%281%2F16+oz+*+c%5E2%29%2F%28calories+in+Big+Mac%29&x=-285&y=-72).
I was third to last to be found (of ten), it took maybe 20 minutes. A guy that was hiding under the stairs that go to the sauna won.I'm playing hide and seek. Currently hiding in a closet. I wonder if they'll ever find me.
Oh man I'm in so much suspense. Did they find you?
Wow, a sauna? I say, that's a fancy closet factory.
I was third to last to be found (of ten), it took maybe 20 minutes. A guy that was hiding under the stairs that go to the sauna won.I'm playing hide and seek. Currently hiding in a closet. I wonder if they'll ever find me.
Oh man I'm in so much suspense. Did they find you?
Wow, a sauna? I say, that's a fancy closet factory.
in finland there have got to be more saunas than people
I was third to last to be found (of ten), it took maybe 20 minutes. A guy that was hiding under the stairs that go to the sauna won.I'm playing hide and seek. Currently hiding in a closet. I wonder if they'll ever find me.
Oh man I'm in so much suspense. Did they find you?
Wow, a sauna? I say, that's a fancy closet factory.
in finland there have got to be more saunas than people
Frozen reference!?
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/a8/06/21/a80621c2f028d7bde69e6183f1bdb525.jpg)
You mustn't be afraid to dream a little cuter, darling.
I just realized I'm a very high up poster here. Like, wow. We have all these people joining from 2011 and 2012, and then I'm the only guy from almost 2015 just up there. I guess I'm part of that privileged 1% now. So, where's my obligatory Ferrari?You'd have one if you weren't wasting all that time posting here.
I just realized I'm a very high up poster here. Like, wow. We have all these people joining from 2011 and 2012, and then I'm the only guy from almost 2015 just up there. I guess I'm part of that privileged 1% now. So, where's my obligatory Ferrari?
I just realized I'm a very high up poster here. Like, wow. We have all these people joining from 2011 and 2012, and then I'm the only guy from almost 2015 just up there. I guess I'm part of that privileged 1% now. So, where's my obligatory Ferrari?You'd have one if you weren't wasting all that time posting here.
I recently got my username on Gamefaqs.com changed to Tables (from I_Eat_Tables). This might not sound interesting but I think it is. Mainly because, GFaqs is a big, old site. The username Tables being available after all this time is pretty surprising. On top of that, the rules for changing your username are pretty strict. You can only ever do it once, and only under specific circumstances (for me, it was that my account is 10 years old and I have a good reason for wanting the change). This also marks - I believe - the last site I went by I_eat_tables at least semi-regularly (or more frequently) now using Tables instead. So I_Eat_Tables is finally a thing of the past.
I recently got my username on Gamefaqs.com changed to Tables (from I_Eat_Tables). This might not sound interesting but I think it is. Mainly because, GFaqs is a big, old site. The username Tables being available after all this time is pretty surprising. On top of that, the rules for changing your username are pretty strict. You can only ever do it once, and only under specific circumstances (for me, it was that my account is 10 years old and I have a good reason for wanting the change). This also marks - I believe - the last site I went by I_eat_tables at least semi-regularly (or more frequently) now using Tables instead. So I_Eat_Tables is finally a thing of the past.
But what about you actually eating tables? Is that also a thing of the past?
That could not have possibly sat well with their stomach.
That could not have possibly sat well with their stomach.
Some college class was challenged by its professor to do something interesting over the summer, so they decided to eat a chair.
Some college class was challenged by its professor to do something interesting over the summer, so they decided to eat a chair.
I hope they all went to jail. Cannibalism is no laughing matter.
That could not have possibly sat well with their stomach.
That could not have possibly sat well with their stomach.
...I just realized, just now, that this was a pun. Wow.
Is anybody else playing Splatoon? I don't have as much console gaming time as I'd like, but so far this game has really hooked me.
I recently got my username on Gamefaqs.com changed to Tables (from I_Eat_Tables). This might not sound interesting but I think it is. Mainly because, GFaqs is a big, old site. The username Tables being available after all this time is pretty surprising. On top of that, the rules for changing your username are pretty strict. You can only ever do it once, and only under specific circumstances (for me, it was that my account is 10 years old and I have a good reason for wanting the change). This also marks - I believe - the last site I went by I_eat_tables at least semi-regularly (or more frequently) now using Tables instead. So I_Eat_Tables is finally a thing of the past.
But what about you actually eating tables? Is that also a thing of the past?
Some college class was challenged by its professor to do something interesting over the summer, so they decided to eat a chair.
...I'm not joking. They shaved off pieces of it and put it in their food and ate it over the summer.
That moment where someone upvotes you, but you have no idea what was upvoted.
Assuming I told the truth. ;)
Did you randomly upvote me again!?That was me.
I would make fun of you guys for caring so much about your respect ratio, but I feel my own is too low for me to feel legitimate in doing so.
I would make fun of you guys for caring so much about your respect ratio, but I feel my own is too low for me to feel legitimate in doing so.
That moment where someone upvotes you, but you have no idea what was upvoted.
I know that I'm just that brilliant and never question upvotes.
It's the lack of upvotes that ought to confuse me, but I just figure nobody else has evolved to my level.
That's what helps me sleep at night.
That could not have possibly sat well with their stomach.
...I just realized, just now, that this was a pun. Wow.
Gags that don't stand out are the best.
That could not have possibly sat well with their stomach.
...I just realized, just now, that this was a pun. Wow.
Gags that don't stand out are the best.
See, now I'm trying to decide if "stand out" is a pun because they no longer have a chair.
That could not have possibly sat well with their stomach.
...I just realized, just now, that this was a pun. Wow.
Gags that don't stand out are the best.
See, now I'm trying to decide if "stand out" is a pun because they no longer have a chair.
...that might not be the only purposefully chosen word in that sentence. Because they are trying to eat that chair, you see.
Ok, it was a bit forced.
That doesn't matter. We still have Tables.That could not have possibly sat well with their stomach.
...I just realized, just now, that this was a pun. Wow.
Gags that don't stand out are the best.
See, now I'm trying to decide if "stand out" is a pun because they no longer have a chair.
That doesn't matter. We still have Tables.That could not have possibly sat well with their stomach.
...I just realized, just now, that this was a pun. Wow.
Gags that don't stand out are the best.
See, now I'm trying to decide if "stand out" is a pun because they no longer have a chair.
I would make fun
I would make fun
There is a group already doing that, at least according to their name.
Why does Microsoft Word think I would want to scroll sideways through a document? Are there literally people at Microsoft just trying to troll their user base? Do they just not care any more?
Also, can people just stop writing things in Word?
.txt extensions for simple communications. Easy to read, easy to edit. Notepad++ is really nice.
If you need formatting and special typesetting, use LaTeX like any normal person.
.txt extensions for simple communications. Easy to read, easy to edit. Notepad++ is really nice.
If you need formatting and special typesetting, use LaTeX like any normal person.
While i find LaTeX rather useful for professional/scientific documents, "like any normal person" strikes me as overly normative.
I don't use latex. I've never even heard of it.
.txt extensions for simple communications. Easy to read, easy to edit. Notepad++ is really nice.
If you need formatting and special typesetting, use LaTeX like any normal person.
While i find LaTeX rather useful for professional/scientific documents, "like any normal person" strikes me as overly normative.
He was just suppressing the standard "with a Ph.D. in thehard sciencesmath, physics, or computer science," as one typically does.
is anything wrong with open office?
is anything wrong with open office?
is anything wrong with open office?
It's not very good.
is anything wrong with open office?
It's not very good.
how so?
It's not very good.
how so?
It's slow and uncomfortable to use.
is anything wrong with open office?
It's not very good.
how so?
It's slow and uncomfortable to use.
"Normal" means "in the proper manner".
is anything wrong with open office?
It's not very good.
What the actual moat!?
What the H-word? What the H-word?!?
Might want to tell someone about the roof leak.
Then it's likely to happen again from the corner in the background.Might want to tell someone about the roof leak.
The ceiling is very unstable. Actually, that's Ceiling Cat breaking through from above.
Then it's likely to happen again from the corner in the background.Might want to tell someone about the roof leak.
The ceiling is very unstable. Actually, that's Ceiling Cat breaking through from above.
The ceiling is very unstable. Actually, that's Ceiling Cat breaking through from above.
Isn't my new avatar fabulous?
It's really warm right now. Like 35°C+ (which is about 95°F apparently). This isn't supposed to happen here, we've got the Channel right there !
Has anyone here asked Siri what 0 divided by 0 is? It's hilarious.
That's why you'll notice global warming is not such a popular expression anymore, it had faded out in favor of "climate change", which is a much better descriptor anyway.In the State of Florida, the governor has forbidden state employees from using the terms "global warming" and "climate change". But the sand in Florida is warm, so sticking your head in it shouldn't be problematic.
Has anyone here asked Siri what 0 divided by 0 is? It's hilarious.
Ah, now I know you weren't referring to some viral video about Tom Cruise's daughter in first grade math or something.Has anyone here asked Siri what 0 divided by 0 is? It's hilarious.
I don't have an iPhone, could someone tell me what happens?
Has anyone here asked Siri what 0 divided by 0 is? It's hilarious.
I don't have an iPhone, could someone tell me what happens?
Has anyone here asked Siri what 0 divided by 0 is? It's hilarious.
I don't have an iPhone, could someone tell me what happens?
It explodes.
Has anyone here asked Siri what 0 divided by 0 is? It's hilarious.
I don't have an iPhone, could someone tell me what happens?
But the sand in Florida is warm, so sticking your head in it shouldn't be problematic.
We actually lost to Canada. Let that sink in.
We actually lost to Canada. Let that sink in.
>two watermarks
That awkward moment when your facebook feed starts filling with both music festivals and weddings...
In unrelated news, my parents are going South for the weekend. They expect temperatures of 44şC during the day. That's just ridiculous for the beginning of July.
In unrelated news, my parents are going South for the weekend. They expect temperatures of 44şC during the day. That's just ridiculous for the beginning of July.
This week I seem to have an interesting choice each night:
Go to bed with the windows open, and be nice and cool and unable to breath properly because of hay fever; or go to bed with the windows closed and suffer 30 degrees plus temperature in the middle of the night.
I'm so tired this week, even when I go to bed early.
That is way hot. I've only experienced as high as 41.6 C (117 F), several times in Las Vegas.In unrelated news, my parents are going South for the weekend. They expect temperatures of 44şC during the day. That's just ridiculous for the beginning of July.
That's ridiculous for any time of the year. Like, that's literally a temperature that most humans can't actually deal with.
This week I seem to have an interesting choice each night:
Go to bed with the windows open, and be nice and cool and unable to breath properly because of hay fever; or go to bed with the windows closed and suffer 30 degrees plus temperature in the middle of the night.
I'm so tired this week, even when I go to bed early.
This week I seem to have an interesting choice each night:
Go to bed with the windows open, and be nice and cool and unable to breath properly because of hay fever; or go to bed with the windows closed and suffer 30 degrees plus temperature in the middle of the night.
I'm so tired this week, even when I go to bed early.
I have allergies. While drugs make it better, it doesn't make them go away completely. And I know people who are worse off than I am.
I'm so soft. I don't think I could ever live without air conditioning. I also don't want to live in a place that doesn't have a washer/dryer hookup.
In short, I'm one of the first ones dead in an apocalypse.
I'm so soft. I don't think I could ever live without air conditioning. I also don't want to live in a place that doesn't have a washer/dryer hookup.
In short, I'm one of the first ones dead in an apocalypse.
I was just reading an article on why capitalism is bad, and this was one of the major points. I think capitalism is great, I just found it funny that someone mentions this as I'm reading it.
I'm so soft. I don't think I could ever live without air conditioning. I also don't want to live in a place that doesn't have a washer/dryer hookup.
In short, I'm one of the first ones dead in an apocalypse.
Can't you take drugs for your allergies?
This week I seem to have an interesting choice each night:
Go to bed with the windows open, and be nice and cool and unable to breath properly because of hay fever; or go to bed with the windows closed and suffer 30 degrees plus temperature in the middle of the night.
I'm so tired this week, even when I go to bed early.
Ugh, thats awful. No AC?
agar.io (http://agar.io)
Sorry for showing you another game that will eat your life.
agar.io (http://agar.io)
Sorry for showing you another game that will eat your life.
Whenever I press the split button, it sends the bare minimum. How am I supposed to eat people if I'm that small?
agar.io (http://agar.io)
Sorry for showing you another game that will eat your life.
agar.io (http://agar.io)
Sorry for showing you another game that will eat your life.
I suffered through 50+ C degree days in Baghdad.
You all lose.
agar.io (http://agar.io)
Sorry for showing you another game that will eat your life.
41.6˚ C is actually only 107˚ F (sorry for being pedantic).That is way hot. I've only experienced as high as 41.6 C (117 F), several times in Las Vegas.In unrelated news, my parents are going South for the weekend. They expect temperatures of 44şC during the day. That's just ridiculous for the beginning of July.
That's ridiculous for any time of the year. Like, that's literally a temperature that most humans can't actually deal with.
41.6˚ C is actually only 107˚ F (sorry for being pedantic).That is way hot. I've only experienced as high as 41.6 C (117 F), several times in Las Vegas.In unrelated news, my parents are going South for the weekend. They expect temperatures of 44şC during the day. That's just ridiculous for the beginning of July.
That's ridiculous for any time of the year. Like, that's literally a temperature that most humans can't actually deal with.
How is the thing called that's left of an apple when you eat most of it?
How is the thing called that's left of an apple when you eat most of it?
I eat the entire apple, so this concept of "that's left of an apple" confuses me? You mean the stem, because I never eat that.
How is the thing called that's left of an apple when you eat most of it?
The core? There is very little of the core actually though, and you can eat it all easily.
How is the thing called that's left of an apple when you eat most of it?
The core? There is very little of the core actually though, and you can eat it all easily.
When you have small children, you realize this is no longer true.
But the seeds will kill you if you eat them!And it's a horrible death, with an apple tree growing inside you. The only thing worse is eating a watermelon seed.
/s
But the seeds will kill you if you eat them!
/s
Thousands of seeds.
Thousands of seeds.
I wish the torrent I'm trying to download had thousands of seeds. Alas, it only has one.
Thousands of seeds.
I wish the torrent I'm trying to download had thousands of seeds. Alas, it only has one.
You probably don't want to eat torrent seeds either.
On another note, I wish I had more people to play IRL Dominion with.
Thousands of seeds.
I wish the torrent I'm trying to download had thousands of seeds. Alas, it only has one.
You probably don't want to eat torrent seeds either.
On another note, I wish I had more people to play IRL Dominion with.
Where do you live?
People have asked me my thoughts on America winning the World Cup. I didn't even know America was in the running, but I never pay attention to such things. I couldn't even tell you if America makes it to the Super Bowl.
People have asked me my thoughts on America winning the World Cup. I didn't even know America was in the running, but I never pay attention to such things. I couldn't even tell you if America makes it to the Super Bowl.
My understanding is that we were something of a dark horse in the cup, which regardless of nationality is always a little interesting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fraSdN-PG8People have asked me my thoughts on America winning the World Cup. I didn't even know America was in the running, but I never pay attention to such things. I couldn't even tell you if America makes it to the Super Bowl.
My understanding is that we were something of a dark horse in the cup, which regardless of nationality is always a little interesting.
*nods blankly*
Go sports go!
People have asked me my thoughts on America winning the World Cup. I didn't even know America was in the running, but I never pay attention to such things. I couldn't even tell you if America makes it to the Super Bowl.
My understanding is that we were something of a dark horse in the cup, which regardless of nationality is always a little interesting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fraSdN-PG8
'name something that gets hard when it's cold'
bread. yesterday, I took a loaf out of the freezer. it was hilariously hard to cut off slices.
'name something that gets hard when it's cold'
bread. yesterday, I took a loaf out of the freezer. it was hilariously hard to cut off slices.
In 2009 I read all xckd comics in existence in 3 days straight, withoutt realizing about the extra hover text. When a friend told me, I read them al over again including the text.However, the second time I took my timeBad news, it appears SMBC has added the votey red button to all the old comics that previously didn't have them.
5 days. This was all while I was finishing my masters thesis.
This year, when finishing my PhD thesis, I did the same with SMBC. And I forgot the red button.
The good news is: no more thesis.
'name something that gets hard when it's cold'
bread. yesterday, I took a loaf out of the freezer. it was hilariously hard to cut off slices.
Other acceptable answers: Just about everything we come into contact with in daily life.
'name something that gets hard when it's cold'
bread. yesterday, I took a loaf out of the freezer. it was hilariously hard to cut off slices.
Other acceptable answers: Just about everything we come into contact with in daily life.
I can think of something that I come into contact with every day that gets softer when it gets cold.
In 2009 I read all xckd comics in existence in 3 days straight, withoutt realizing about the extra hover text. When a friend told me, I read them al over again including the text.However, the second time I took my timeBad news, it appears SMBC has added the votey red button to all the old comics that previously didn't have them.
5 days. This was all while I was finishing my masters thesis.
This year, when finishing my PhD thesis, I did the same with SMBC. And I forgot the red button.
The good news is: no more thesis.
I can think of something that I come into contact with every day that gets softer when it gets cold.
Man, must be a statue party going on in the background, because man, they sure aren't moving.
Man, must be a statue party going on in the background, because man, they sure aren't moving.
They move between the frames.
Well, Elanchana has to comment here now. It's my Maxim of Doctor Who. Mention Doctor Who and a female fangirl will arrive to talk about it. This also applies to Teen Wolf, Supernatural and Sherlock.
Well, Elanchana has to comment here now. It's my Maxim of Doctor Who. Mention Doctor Who and a female fangirl will arrive to talk about it. This also applies to Teen Wolf, Supernatural and Sherlock.
What would you have to mention to make a male fangirl show up?
Teen Wolf has fangirls? Aren't they like 50 now? So about the same age as Twilight fangirls?
In 2009 I read all xckd comics in existence in 3 days straight, withoutt realizing about the extra hover text. When a friend told me, I read them al over again including the text.However, the second time I took my timeBad news, it appears SMBC has added the votey red button to all the old comics that previously didn't have them.
5 days. This was all while I was finishing my masters thesis.
This year, when finishing my PhD thesis, I did the same with SMBC. And I forgot the red button.
The good news is: no more thesis.
In 2009 I read all xckd comics in existence in 3 days straight, withoutt realizing about the extra hover text. When a friend told me, I read them al over again including the text.However, the second time I took my timeBad news, it appears SMBC has added the votey red button to all the old comics that previously didn't have them.
5 days. This was all while I was finishing my masters thesis.
This year, when finishing my PhD thesis, I did the same with SMBC. And I forgot the red button.
The good news is: no more thesis.
This might make things better or worse: I assert that this is false, but do not give an example.
Teen Wolf has fangirls? Aren't they like 50 now? So about the same age as Twilight fangirls?
You know that SMBC now has both hover text and the red-button extra panel, right?
Happy reread!
EDIT: Ninja'd, of course.
You know that SMBC now has both hover text and the red-button extra panel, right?Maybe if I read random comics enough times I'll get through all the new voteys and tooltips I missed. The new red-button panels have art consistent with the author's modern style, so it looks like they were made recently. What possessed him to go back and add red-button panels for old comics anyway.
Happy reread!
EDIT: Ninja'd, of course.
You know that SMBC now has both hover text and the red-button extra panel, right?Maybe if I read random comics enough times I'll get through all the new voteys and tooltips I missed. The new red-button panels have art consistent with the author's modern style, so it looks like they were made recently. What possessed him to go back and add red-button panels for old comics anyway.
Happy reread!
EDIT: Ninja'd, of course.
You know that SMBC now has both hover text and the red-button extra panel, right?
Happy reread!
EDIT: Ninja'd, of course.
There is also hover text over the red button with a delay, so be sure to wait before you click it.
The answer to this is quite simpleYou know that SMBC now has both hover text and the red-button extra panel, right?Maybe if I read random comics enough times I'll get through all the new voteys and tooltips I missed. The new red-button panels have art consistent with the author's modern style, so it looks like they were made recently. What possessed him to go back and add red-button panels for old comics anyway.
Happy reread!
EDIT: Ninja'd, of course.
To destroy our lives.
I'm still curious how markusin discovered this.
You know that SMBC now has both hover text and the red-button extra panel, right?
Happy reread!
EDIT: Ninja'd, of course.
There is also hover text over the red button with a delay, so be sure to wait before you click it.
.. it was a joke...
I fell for it too!.. it was a joke...
One does not simply joke about hidden content on a webcomic.
As you can see, we're a very productive forum.
I wish there was an easy way to vote for certain webcomics and keep track of favorites so you could share with your friends.
Basically, I wish there was some sort of meta-comic website where you could view a whole bunch of comics, rate individual daily comics, rate webcomics, etc. You can then save certain ones as favorites and share them easily, and have a recommendation engine suggest new comics you'd like.
You know that SMBC now has both hover text and the red-button extra panel, right?Maybe if I read random comics enough times I'll get through all the new voteys and tooltips I missed. The new red-button panels have art consistent with the author's modern style, so it looks like they were made recently. What possessed him to go back and add red-button panels for old comics anyway.
Happy reread!
EDIT: Ninja'd, of course.
I wish there was an easy way to vote for certain webcomics and keep track of favorites so you could share with your friends.
Basically, I wish there was some sort of meta-comic website where you could view a whole bunch of comics, rate individual daily comics, rate webcomics, etc. You can then save certain ones as favorites and share them easily, and have a recommendation engine suggest new comics you'd like.
webcomicsstrategy.com
webcomicsstrategy.com
...
You know that SMBC now has both hover text and the red-button extra panel, right?Maybe if I read random comics enough times I'll get through all the new voteys and tooltips I missed. The new red-button panels have art consistent with the author's modern style, so it looks like they were made recently. What possessed him to go back and add red-button panels for old comics anyway.
Happy reread!
EDIT: Ninja'd, of course.
At a certain Patreon threshold, which was hit, he offered to do 1/day until the backlog was filled in.
About 1000 comics in, SMBC really turned the corner from "pretty good most days" to "incredible". I don't know if it was sheer practice or a conscious decision to make the humor a little less dark and a little more absurd, but whenever I'm recommending the comic, I recommend that new readers start from the present and work backwards.
I may have cackled too heartily last night. I had butter on my hands from eating a grilled cheese sandwich. I opened my rat cage to let the rats lick the butter off. I didn't have time to wait around so I just grabbed one of my rats and rubbed my hands all over her fur. One of the other rats kept following her around and licking her, which annoyed her, but it was just too funny.
I may have cackled too heartily last night. I had butter on my hands from eating a grilled cheese sandwich. I opened my rat cage to let the rats lick the butter off. I didn't have time to wait around so I just grabbed one of my rats and rubbed my hands all over her fur. One of the other rats kept following her around and licking her, which annoyed her, but it was just too funny.
So... You ate a butter-cheese-sandwich, made a mess, and because you found it too bothersome to even wait for your rats to lick it off you, you used one as a towel? That's... really gross. I mean, cheese and butter on the same sandwich? Yuk.
Aren't those sites like daily votes or something though? I think theory is asking for something more like BGG where you just rank webcomics a single time, as a whole.
I may have cackled too heartily last night. I had butter on my hands from eating a grilled cheese sandwich. I opened my rat cage to let the rats lick the butter off. I didn't have time to wait around so I just grabbed one of my rats and rubbed my hands all over her fur. One of the other rats kept following her around and licking her, which annoyed her, but it was just too funny.
So... You ate a butter-cheese-sandwich, made a mess, and because you found it too bothersome to even wait for your rats to lick it off you, you used one as a towel? That's... really gross. I mean, cheese and butter on the same sandwich? Yuk.
Usually the butter goes on the outside, so that you get browning.
Aren't those sites like daily votes or something though? I think theory is asking for something more like BGG where you just rank webcomics a single time, as a whole.Sort of both. I was thinking that you would have an overall ranking of webcomics, but more importantly, that you would rank individual comics within a webcomic to compare those comics internally. For example, I'd like to be able to compare Penny Arcade #342 to #585, not to SMBC #4441. This is a good way of seeing which comics people think are the "best" for a particular webcomic series.
Aren't those sites like daily votes or something though? I think theory is asking for something more like BGG where you just rank webcomics a single time, as a whole.Sort of both. I was thinking that you would have an overall ranking of webcomics, but more importantly, that you would rank individual comics within a webcomic to compare those comics internally. For example, I'd like to be able to compare Penny Arcade #342 to #585, not to SMBC #4441. This is a good way of seeing which comics people think are the "best" for a particular webcomic series.
Aren't those sites like daily votes or something though? I think theory is asking for something more like BGG where you just rank webcomics a single time, as a whole.Sort of both. I was thinking that you would have an overall ranking of webcomics, but more importantly, that you would rank individual comics within a webcomic to compare those comics internally. For example, I'd like to be able to compare Penny Arcade #342 to #585, not to SMBC #4441. This is a good way of seeing which comics people think are the "best" for a particular webcomic series.
So this is a little awkward.Did you mean to post this in the "f.ds at work" thread?
The intranet has a link to e-mail HR. I had a health insurance question, so I clicked on the link to ask my question. I realize now that the link sends it to a distribution list and not a shared mailbox, so I sent the same question to 10 people, including the VP of HR. Who advertises a distribution list as a means of contact anyway?
So this is a little awkward.
The intranet has a link to e-mail HR. I had a health insurance question, so I clicked on the link to ask my question. I realize now that the link sends it to a distribution list and not a shared mailbox, so I sent the same question to 10 people, including the VP of HR. Who advertises a distribution list as a means of contact anyway?
I'm doing my part as a Nielsen family! Yay!
Like many surveys, this one entices you to participate with cash incentives. That's all well and good, but I would think that the ability to shape future entertainment decisions would be motivation enough.
Although there is some bias already at work. By knowing that my viewing habits will be recorded this week, I can't help but decide to skip over bad shows/movies and watch all the good shows on my DVR. Not that I need to rewatch the last episode of Game of Thrones, but I might be tempted to go ahead and do so over the weekend.
It's really hard to be without bias here. Granted, I'm sure that everyone else with a diary isn't being without bias.
I'm doing my part as a Nielsen family! Yay!
Like many surveys, this one entices you to participate with cash incentives. That's all well and good, but I would think that the ability to shape future entertainment decisions would be motivation enough.
Although there is some bias already at work. By knowing that my viewing habits will be recorded this week, I can't help but decide to skip over bad shows/movies and watch all the good shows on my DVR. Not that I need to rewatch the last episode of Game of Thrones, but I might be tempted to go ahead and do so over the weekend.
It's really hard to be without bias here. Granted, I'm sure that everyone else with a diary isn't being without bias.
Please go skew Hannibal ratings favorably. kthx.
I'm doing my part as a Nielsen family! Yay!
Like many surveys, this one entices you to participate with cash incentives. That's all well and good, but I would think that the ability to shape future entertainment decisions would be motivation enough.
Although there is some bias already at work. By knowing that my viewing habits will be recorded this week, I can't help but decide to skip over bad shows/movies and watch all the good shows on my DVR. Not that I need to rewatch the last episode of Game of Thrones, but I might be tempted to go ahead and do so over the weekend.
It's really hard to be without bias here. Granted, I'm sure that everyone else with a diary isn't being without bias.
Please go skew Hannibal ratings favorably. kthx.
I might have upvoted this, but then I didn't want to break your quadros.
I'm doing my part as a Nielsen family! Yay!
Like many surveys, this one entices you to participate with cash incentives. That's all well and good, but I would think that the ability to shape future entertainment decisions would be motivation enough.
Although there is some bias already at work. By knowing that my viewing habits will be recorded this week, I can't help but decide to skip over bad shows/movies and watch all the good shows on my DVR. Not that I need to rewatch the last episode of Game of Thrones, but I might be tempted to go ahead and do so over the weekend.
It's really hard to be without bias here. Granted, I'm sure that everyone else with a diary isn't being without bias.
Please go skew Hannibal ratings favorably. kthx.
I might have upvoted this, but then I didn't want to break your quadros.
You could also have upvoted 1.110 more of his posts.
It's really hard to be without bias here. Granted, I'm sure that everyone else with a diary isn't being without bias.Once, some people wanted to make a documentary about Nielsen families. The Nielsen people did not cooperate. They explained that a show about Nielsen families would be of special interest to Nielsen families, and so would wreck their ratings for that night.
It's really hard to be without bias here. Granted, I'm sure that everyone else with a diary isn't being without bias.Once, some people wanted to make a documentary about Nielsen families. The Nielsen people did not cooperate. They explained that a show about Nielsen families would be of special interest to Nielsen families, and so would wreck their ratings for that night.
I'm doing my part as a Nielsen family! Yay!
Like many surveys, this one entices you to participate with cash incentives. That's all well and good, but I would think that the ability to shape future entertainment decisions would be motivation enough.
Although there is some bias already at work. By knowing that my viewing habits will be recorded this week, I can't help but decide to skip over bad shows/movies and watch all the good shows on my DVR. Not that I need to rewatch the last episode of Game of Thrones, but I might be tempted to go ahead and do so over the weekend.
It's really hard to be without bias here. Granted, I'm sure that everyone else with a diary isn't being without bias.
Please go skew Hannibal ratings favorably. kthx.
I might have upvoted this, but then I didn't want to break your quadros.
You could also have upvoted 1.110 more of his posts.
I know how to upvote 1 more of his posts, but how can I upvote 0.110 of them?
inb4 Vegeta
I will recall an e-mail message and resend it just to make sure the comma I omitted is omitted no longer. I am that serious about punctuation.
Not that I place any stock in online IQ tests anyway, but one should hide all evidence of getting an 81.
My face is now firmly planted within my palm.
One of my Facebook friends took that online IQ test that is going around. You may have seen it with the claim that the average US IQ is 98, so let's see how well you do. I'm not sure if the quiz automatically shares to Facebook or if my friend made the conscious decision, but now everyone on Facebook knows that he scored 81 (the top 79%!). I just kind of cringed at that.
Not that I place any stock in online IQ tests anyway, but one should hide all evidence of getting an 81.
The last time I took an IQ test was over a decade ago. My IQ was 30-something. I can't remember my exact score because I'm not very bright.
using their IQ as a bragging point or to try and denigrate others (I used to do this, as a kid ¬_¬)
The last time I took an IQ test was over a decade ago. My IQ was 30-something. I can't remember my exact score because I'm not very bright.You're probably misremembering this. Like, somewhere around 70 IQ is the point you're classified as having learning difficulties, IIRC, and around 50 or below is considered pretty severe. An IQ of 30 would be pretty incredible, in a bad way.
The last time I took an IQ test was over a decade ago. My IQ was 30-something. I can't remember my exact score because I'm not very bright.
You're probably misremembering this. Like, somewhere around 70 IQ is the point you're classified as having learning difficulties, IIRC, and around 50 or below is considered pretty severe. An IQ of 30 would be pretty incredible, in a bad way.
Well, an IQ of 81 is more than 1 standard deviation from the mean, so it is on the lower end of the spectrum.
However, I decided to give it a try (at https://raven-online.com/en/ if you want to try it out yourself). Total shit.
Three of the questions didn't even display for me, so I had to answer blindly. And then at the end, I couldn't even see my result unless I was willing to shell out $3. I'm not shelling out money for an online IQ test, especially one that is technically flawed.
It was a decent test for measuring abstraction, though. A few of the questions at the end had some tricky patterns.
The last time I took an IQ test was over a decade ago. My IQ was 30-something. I can't remember my exact score because I'm not very bright.
You're probably misremembering this. Like, somewhere around 70 IQ is the point you're classified as having learning difficulties, IIRC, and around 50 or below is considered pretty severe. An IQ of 30 would be pretty incredible, in a bad way.
Well the full story is: I took a Psychology 101 class in college. One day we learned that, at one time, it was believed that intelligence was correlated with visual acuity. Two days later, during the next session, the class took an IQ test. Through sheer coincidence, I had forgotten to bring my glasses to class that day, and the test questions were on an overhead projector. I could barely read them even while squinting. Result: I have a 30-something IQ.
Not sure if joke or just a hilarious true story.It's true (or at least was presented as true when I read it), as is this:
Does anyone else feel like they "grew into" their intelligence?
Like remembering myself as a kid 10-13ish range, I feel like I was way smarter relative to my age back then. But as I got older, I didn't really keep the same ratio I had as a kid.
http://imgur.com/tlCvx79
It begins.
Does anyone else feel like they "grew into" their intelligence?
Like remembering myself as a kid 10-13ish range, I feel like I was way smarter relative to my age back then. But as I got older, I didn't really keep the same ratio I had as a kid.
Does anyone else feel like they "grew into" their intelligence?
Like remembering myself as a kid 10-13ish range, I feel like I was way smarter relative to my age back then. But as I got older, I didn't really keep the same ratio I had as a kid.
The most likely explanation is changes in your peer group as you age. For people who go to college and higher levels of education, the average peer definitely becomes more intelligent the further into your education you get. People who are relative overachievers in middle school / high school place into schools where the average student is much smarter (or has been given the opportunity to excel in school, whatever measure you want to use) -- it probably affects everyone except for the very smartest of the smart. I know it definitely happened to me as well.
Does anyone else feel like they "grew into" their intelligence?
Like remembering myself as a kid 10-13ish range, I feel like I was way smarter relative to my age back then. But as I got older, I didn't really keep the same ratio I had as a kid.
The most likely explanation is changes in your peer group as you age. For people who go to college and higher levels of education, the average peer definitely becomes more intelligent the further into your education you get. People who are relative overachievers in middle school / high school place into schools where the average student is much smarter (or has been given the opportunity to excel in school, whatever measure you want to use) -- it probably affects everyone except for the very smartest of the smart. I know it definitely happened to me as well.
This sounds about right. I've never experienced this myself, despite being in college now. But it sounds about right.
Does anyone else feel like they "grew into" their intelligence?
Like remembering myself as a kid 10-13ish range, I feel like I was way smarter relative to my age back then. But as I got older, I didn't really keep the same ratio I had as a kid.
The most likely explanation is changes in your peer group as you age. For people who go to college and higher levels of education, the average peer definitely becomes more intelligent the further into your education you get. People who are relative overachievers in middle school / high school place into schools where the average student is much smarter (or has been given the opportunity to excel in school, whatever measure you want to use) -- it probably affects everyone except for the very smartest of the smart. I know it definitely happened to me as well.
This sounds about right. I've never experienced this myself, despite being in college now. But it sounds about right.
Well, congratulations on being the smartest of the smart, I suppose
The most likely explanation is changes in your peer group as you age. For people who go to college and higher levels of education, the average peer definitely becomes more intelligent the further into your education you get. People who are relative overachievers in middle school / high school place into schools where the average student is much smarter (or has been given the opportunity to excel in school, whatever measure you want to use) -- it probably affects everyone except for the very smartest of the smart. I know it definitely happened to me as well.
Maybe you're not as smart as you (subconciously?) think you are.The most likely explanation is changes in your peer group as you age. For people who go to college and higher levels of education, the average peer definitely becomes more intelligent the further into your education you get. People who are relative overachievers in middle school / high school place into schools where the average student is much smarter (or has been given the opportunity to excel in school, whatever measure you want to use) -- it probably affects everyone except for the very smartest of the smart. I know it definitely happened to me as well.
This sounds about right. I've never experienced this myself, despite being in college now. But it sounds about right.
Well, congratulations on being the smartest of the smart, I suppose
I'm just anti-social like that, and I didn't even realize I was implicitly saying I was uber-smart in what I said. Wow, that was a really egotistical post. WOW. How did I not see that?
Maybe you're not as smart as you (subconciously?) think you are.The most likely explanation is changes in your peer group as you age. For people who go to college and higher levels of education, the average peer definitely becomes more intelligent the further into your education you get. People who are relative overachievers in middle school / high school place into schools where the average student is much smarter (or has been given the opportunity to excel in school, whatever measure you want to use) -- it probably affects everyone except for the very smartest of the smart. I know it definitely happened to me as well.
This sounds about right. I've never experienced this myself, despite being in college now. But it sounds about right.
Well, congratulations on being the smartest of the smart, I suppose
I'm just anti-social like that, and I didn't even realize I was implicitly saying I was uber-smart in what I said. Wow, that was a really egotistical post. WOW. How did I not see that?
http://imgur.com/tlCvx79
It begins.
http://imgur.com/tlCvx79
It begins.
Is there some sort of context for this?
http://imgur.com/tlCvx79
It begins.
Is there some sort of context for this?
Hatoful Boyfriend is a parody of Japanese dating sims. Everything about the dating sim genre is played straight, except all the characters are pigeons and you're the only human.
It was released a while ago, I picked it up during the Steam sale for $2.50. I've run into some bugginess, but so far it's been worth at least the little I've paid for it.
Endings obtained so far:
- Brought about the end of the world (maybe) (it's complicated)
- Reunited two long lost lovebirds, literally
- Been assassinated by an extremist group
Your enjoyment is going to depend on how familiar you are with relationship conventions from VNs/anime/manga, but even if you aren't that familiar with those it's still wonderfully silly. It's a joke premise with real gameplay behind it, which makes it better than joke games which rely entirely on their gimmick and nothing else.
http://imgur.com/tlCvx79
It begins.
Is there some sort of context for this?
Hatoful Boyfriend is a parody of Japanese dating sims. Everything about the dating sim genre is played straight, except all the characters are pigeons and you're the only human.
It was released a while ago, I picked it up during the Steam sale for $2.50. I've run into some bugginess, but so far it's been worth at least the little I've paid for it.
Endings obtained so far:
- Brought about the end of the world (maybe) (it's complicated)
- Reunited two long lost lovebirds, literally
- Been assassinated by an extremist group
Your enjoyment is going to depend on how familiar you are with relationship conventions from VNs/anime/manga, but even if you aren't that familiar with those it's still wonderfully silly. It's a joke premise with real gameplay behind it, which makes it better than joke games which rely entirely on their gimmick and nothing else.
So, better than Goat Simulator, which tons of people have paid actual money for, for no conceivable reason.
Not strictly better. In Goat Simulator, you get to play as a goat.
Not strictly better. In Goat Simulator, you get to play as a goat.
Truly the GOAT.
I see having and using a Facebook page as being a negative indicator of IQ.
I see having and using a Facebook page as being a negative indicator of IQ.
I see having and using a Facebook page as being a negative indicator of IQ.
I see it as an indicator of wanting to keep touch of far-flung acquaintances and friends that you can't see every month (or even every decade).
I see having and using a Facebook page as being a negative indicator of IQ.
Hatoful Boyfriend is a parody of Japanese dating sims. Everything about the dating sim genre is played straight, except all the characters are pigeons and you're the only human.
Shocking news. (http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/nintendo-president-satoru-iwata-dies-55-n390901)
Iwata has passed away.
I just told the IT guy not to upgrade my IE from v8 to v11. It's bad enough that I have to use IE, but this just makes it doubly dirty. Time to get drunk.
http://imgur.com/tlCvx79
It begins.
Is there some sort of context for this?
Hatoful Boyfriend is a parody of Japanese dating sims. Everything about the dating sim genre is played straight, except all the characters are pigeons and you're the only human.
It was released a while ago, I picked it up during the Steam sale for $2.50. I've run into some bugginess, but so far it's been worth at least the little I've paid for it.
Endings obtained so far:
- Brought about the end of the world (maybe) (it's complicated)
- Reunited two long lost lovebirds, literally
- Been assassinated by an extremist group
Your enjoyment is going to depend on how familiar you are with relationship conventions from VNs/anime/manga, but even if you aren't that familiar with those it's still wonderfully silly. It's a joke premise with real gameplay behind it, which makes it better than joke games which rely entirely on their gimmick and nothing else.
http://imgur.com/tlCvx79
It begins.
Is there some sort of context for this?
Hatoful Boyfriend is a parody of Japanese dating sims. Everything about the dating sim genre is played straight, except all the characters are pigeons and you're the only human.
It was released a while ago, I picked it up during the Steam sale for $2.50. I've run into some bugginess, but so far it's been worth at least the little I've paid for it.
Endings obtained so far:
- Brought about the end of the world (maybe) (it's complicated)
- Reunited two long lost lovebirds, literally
- Been assassinated by an extremist group
Your enjoyment is going to depend on how familiar you are with relationship conventions from VNs/anime/manga, but even if you aren't that familiar with those it's still wonderfully silly. It's a joke premise with real gameplay behind it, which makes it better than joke games which rely entirely on their gimmick and nothing else.
Also, once you get all the good endings for all the birds, you get to play a MUCH darker storyline.
(http://www.agent-x.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Nigerian-Prince-ee88ad3.jpg)
I know for a fact that's not true. My wife's ex-coworker fell for this. Sadly, I'm sure she's not alone.
I know for a fact that's not true. My wife's ex-coworker fell for this. Sadly, I'm sure she's not alone.
The Nigerian Prince scam has to be one of the oldest tricks in the book. If people are still falling for it, there's no hope left for humanity.
In other news...
(http://new2.fjcdn.com/gifs/Michael_e98c0a_5302686.gif)
Shameless respect-whoring post!
Shameless respect-whoring post!
So you want me to mark all my posts with 18+ now?
Shameless respect-whoring post!
So you want me to mark all my posts with 18+ now?
I didn't see Kirian quoting you, so I assumed he himself was posting a shameless respect-whoring post. Which admittedly seemed a bit out of character.
Shameless respect-whoring post!
So you want me to mark all my posts with 18+ now?
I didn't see Kirian quoting you, so I assumed he himself was posting a shameless respect-whoring post. Which admittedly seemed a bit out of character.
http://agar.io/
THERE IS A PARTY MODE! WE CAN PLAY F.DS AGAR.IO!!!!!!!!!!!!
agar.io/#FEPDU
http://agar.io/
THERE IS A PARTY MODE! WE CAN PLAY F.DS AGAR.IO!!!!!!!!!!!!
agar.io/#FEPDU
How do I get in? is the code just "fepdu"?
Shameless respect-whoring post!
So you want me to mark all my posts with 18+ now?
I didn't see Kirian quoting you, so I assumed he himself was posting a shameless respect-whoring post. Which admittedly seemed a bit out of character.
Unless he was being satirical, which I could totally see.
I took one of those stupid tests. Never have done it before. I got 139, but I feel that if there was a time limit involved, I would score lower. It takes more time for me to figure things out.
I took one of those stupid tests. Never have done it before. I got 139, but I feel that if there was a time limit involved, I would score lower. It takes more time for me to figure things out.
Ignore this comment. When Kud referred to the IQ test, I did a simple google search and took the first FREE test online. Just now I took the Facebook test, and I'm positive I got most (if not all) of the answers right. But then I was hit by a paywall. And here's where the real test begins. I passed because I didn't pay.
I moved to London today!
I moved to London today!
I moved to London today!
Joining Mensa means that you are a genius, and enables you to meet other members who will undrestand what the hell you are talking about when you say, for example, "That lamppost is tawdry." That's the kind of person they're after. Joining Mensa instills in one a courtly benevolence toward nonmembers, who would pretend to know what you know, think what you think, and stultify what you perambulate.http://www.aj.cz/celeb/sm5.htm
I worried about the arbitrary 132 cut-off point, until I met someone with an I.Q. of 131 and, honestly, he was a bit slow on the uptake.
England. Started job as software tester today.I moved to London today!
England or Ontario? Or US (various)? Or France, or Chile, or Oceania? Or the asteroid?
This is the 5000th reply. I wish I had something more meaningful to include here.
And my Post Count is currently at 2222. Lots of fun numeral coincidences happening with this post.
This is the 5000th reply. I wish I had something more meaningful to include here.
And my Post Count is currently at 2222. Lots of fun numeral coincidences happening with this post.
ftfy
This is the 5000th reply. I wish I had something more meaningful to include here.
And my Post Count is currently at 2222. Lots of fun numeral coincidences happening with this post.
ftfy
Unless someone saw this post and rushed to unlike 795 of Kuildeous' posts! What a jerk.
Dear Mr. Speaker:
My name is _______, and I have taken my pen to write to you in order to display an essay written on the environment and the economy at large in the present day, which will be beneficial towards the House and Congress making decisions in regards to future lawmaking. Given that you are the current residing Speaker of the House of Representatives and that you have much influence and authority within the House, I direct this letter and its contents to your attention.
I am writing a 2 1/2 page essay due tomorrow, and I have not started at all until now. Here is an excerpt of what I have written so far in it's full legalistic glory:QuoteDear Mr. Speaker:
My name is _______, and I have taken my pen to write to you in order to display an essay written on the environment and the economy at large in the present day, which will be beneficial towards the House and Congress making decisions in regards to future lawmaking. Given that you are the current residing Speaker of the House of Representatives and that you have much influence and authority within the House, I direct this letter and its contents to your attention.
Let the bullshitting begin.
I am writing a 2 1/2 page essay due tomorrow, and I have not started at all until now. Here is an excerpt of what I have written so far in it's full legalistic glory:QuoteDear Mr. Speaker:
My name is _______, and I have taken my pen to write to you in order to display an essay written on the environment and the economy at large in the present day, which will be beneficial towards the House and Congress making decisions in regards to future lawmaking. Given that you are the current residing Speaker of the House of Representatives and that you have much influence and authority within the House, I direct this letter and its contents to your attention.
Let the bullshitting begin.
If I were Speaker of the House, I'd stop reading midway through that paragraph. It shows a total lack of respect for the reader's time.
Too much fluff, too long for the amount of relevant information, I guess is what LastFootnote is saying. I have no idea how this sort of stuff is graded, or how much padding is half-expected to reach that 2 1/2 page limit, so I don't know if it's that important.
That's why I hate length requirements for most assignments. It trains students to think that the length is what matters, and not the content. If they get into a habit of writing that way in the real world (or thinking that that's how they're supposed to write), it will make things harder on themselves, and a lot harder on everyone who has to read what they write.
I think the laziness factor kicks in later on, and students using their writing skills will inevitably write less filler, but it may still impact their ability to present strong arguments and points.Seven years out of university, and I still find myself writing unnecessarily wordy sentences (but at least I can now identify it in others' writing, so I can help them out of the habit a little quicker).
I think the laziness factor kicks in later on, and students using their writing skills will inevitably write less filler, but it may still impact their ability to present strong arguments and points.Seven years out of university, and I still find myself writing unnecessarily wordy sentences (but at least I can now identify it in others' writing, so I can help them out of the habit a little quicker).
This is the 5000th reply. I wish I had something more meaningful to include here.
This is the 5000th reply. I wish I had something more meaningful to include here.
Didn't Random Stuff II branch off from the original Random Stuff at around this size?
I am writing a 2 1/2 page essay due tomorrow, and I have not started at all until now. Here is an excerpt of what I have written so far in it's full legalistic glory:It may get more attention than you think written exactly the way it is. It reads a lot like resolutions do. I think the fluff and puffery is well matched to your audience/recipient.QuoteDear Mr. Speaker:
My name is _______, and I have taken my pen to write to you in order to display an essay written on the environment and the economy at large in the present day, which will be beneficial towards the House and Congress making decisions in regards to future lawmaking. Given that you are the current residing Speaker of the House of Representatives and that you have much influence and authority within the House, I direct this letter and its contents to your attention.
Let the bullshitting begin.
This is the 5000th reply. I wish I had something more meaningful to include here.
Didn't Random Stuff II branch off from the original Random Stuff at around this size?
Do we really need a trilogy?
This is the 5000th reply. I wish I had something more meaningful to include here.
And my Post Count is currently at 2222. Lots of fun numeral coincidences happening with this post.
ftfy
Unless someone saw this post and rushed to unlike 795 of Kuildeous' posts! What a jerk.
This is the 5000th reply. I wish I had something more meaningful to include here.
And my Post Count is currently at 2222. Lots of fun numeral coincidences happening with this post.
ftfy
Unless someone saw this post and rushed to unlike 795 of Kuildeous' posts! What a jerk.
YOU BASTARDS! I'LL FIND WHOEVER STOLE MY RESPECT AND MAKE YOU PAY!
Yeah, that's what I'll claim rather than a lame cursory reading of numbers on the left side.
This is the 5000th reply. I wish I had something more meaningful to include here.
Didn't Random Stuff II branch off from the original Random Stuff at around this size?
Do we really need a trilogy?
We all know how the third movie of a trilogy works out...
This is the 5000th reply. I wish I had something more meaningful to include here.
Didn't Random Stuff II branch off from the original Random Stuff at around this size?
Do we really need a trilogy?
We all know how the third movie of a trilogy works out...
So I got to this SMBC comic (http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?id=203) and it doesn't have a votey. Nor do the ones that come after, as far as I was willing to check... is it still being updated? I was under the impression that Zach had caught up already.Yeah I noticed that the voteys stopped at some point when reading some comics at random. It seems he began filling up the voteys from the start onward rather than backwards form date. I don't know if he'll continue to fill up the voteys.
Retun of the Jedi; The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.This is the 5000th reply. I wish I had something more meaningful to include here.
Didn't Random Stuff II branch off from the original Random Stuff at around this size?
Do we really need a trilogy?
We all know how the third movie of a trilogy works out...
Retun of the Jedi; The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.This is the 5000th reply. I wish I had something more meaningful to include here.
Didn't Random Stuff II branch off from the original Random Stuff at around this size?
Do we really need a trilogy?
We all know how the third movie of a trilogy works out...
I think I'm the only person on earth who likes the second book of Harry Potter.
what's wrong with return of the jedi?Retun of the Jedi; The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.This is the 5000th reply. I wish I had something more meaningful to include here.
Didn't Random Stuff II branch off from the original Random Stuff at around this size?
Do we really need a trilogy?
We all know how the third movie of a trilogy works out...
One of those is not an example of a third movie working out well. Return of the King is the movie yuo're looking for.
Also, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Back to the Future III.
I think I'm the only person on earth who likes the second book of Harry Potter.
what's wrong with return of the jedi?
So I got to this SMBC comic (http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?id=203) and it doesn't have a votey. Nor do the ones that come after, as far as I was willing to check... is it still being updated? I was under the impression that Zach had caught up already.Yeah I noticed that the voteys stopped at some point when reading some comics at random. It seems he began filling up the voteys from the start onward rather than backwards form date. I don't know if he'll continue to fill up the voteys.
I always seem to tune in to this thread right when SMBC is mentioned again.So I got to this SMBC comic (http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?id=203) and it doesn't have a votey. Nor do the ones that come after, as far as I was willing to check... is it still being updated? I was under the impression that Zach had caught up already.Yeah I noticed that the voteys stopped at some point when reading some comics at random. It seems he began filling up the voteys from the start onward rather than backwards form date. I don't know if he'll continue to fill up the voteys.
It seems he's still filling them up. The one I mentioned now has a votey, and it stops again a few comics after that. So he's doing maybe one a day.
(http://38.media.tumblr.com/d6ac0eeb72fab03ead76c02b3271fa68/tumblr_mp2k1cWEEu1rome1po1_r1_400.gif)
It's a slippery slope to becoming a drug lord...
Is that the episode where Hal plumps up Lois for his own sexual desires?
That show was so warped. Maybe it went on a tad bit longer than it should have, but it was mostly genius. And he'll always be Hal to me, though he really showed off his range with Heisenberg.It's a slippery slope to becoming a drug lord...
Is that the episode where Hal plumps up Lois for his own sexual desires?
This is the 5000th reply. I wish I had something more meaningful to include here.
Didn't Random Stuff II branch off from the original Random Stuff at around this size?
Do we really need a trilogy?
We all know how the third movie of a trilogy works out...
I thought this was an incorrect usage, so I looked it up, and it's not. You learn something new every day.This is the 5000th reply. I wish I had something more meaningful to include here.
Didn't Random Stuff II branch off from the original Random Stuff at around this size?
Do we really need a trilogy?
We all know how the third movie of a trilogy works out...
The Empire Strikes Back was the best movie of the trilogy {Revenge of the Sith, A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back}.
When your bank offers you a pre-approved line of credit, is there any reason to refuse? I don't need the credit now, but I am told that it will be a hassle if I wait until I do and it doesn't hurt me to get it now. Anything I should be wary of?
When your bank offers you a pre-approved line of credit, is there any reason to refuse? I don't need the credit now, but I am told that it will be a hassle if I wait until I do and it doesn't hurt me to get it now. Anything I should be wary of?
When your bank offers you a pre-approved line of credit, is there any reason to refuse? I don't need the credit now, but I am told that it will be a hassle if I wait until I do and it doesn't hurt me to get it now. Anything I should be wary of?
Is there a thread where people post riddles? Not dominion riddles, just regular riddles.
"Some checkers sets have red and black pieces. Then the red pieces are called "White" and the black pieces "Red."
Is there a thread where people post riddles? Not dominion riddles, just regular riddles.
thanx! Exactly what I wantedIs there a thread where people post riddles? Not dominion riddles, just regular riddles.
http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=13128.msg487080#msg487080
Kinda
''I hear that the meter is based on a rod somewhere outside of Paris,'' Wolfe said, according to the Times story. ''To use that as a basis for measurement is completely arbitrary and intellectual. I should say I have tremendous admiration for the French, but a matter of this importance should not be left to them. I like the idea of the foot - as a measurement in relation to the human body.''
A foot (pl. feet; abbreviation: ft; symbol: ′, the prime symbol) is a unit of length in the imperial and US customary systems of measurement. Since 1959, both units have been defined by international agreement as equivalent to 0.3048 meters exactly. In both systems, the foot comprises 12 inches and three feet compose a yard.
More terrible talk about the Metric system:WHY!? ITS ALWAYS THE METRIC SYSTEM IN RANDOM!
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2015/07/us/metric-road-american-story/Quote''I hear that the meter is based on a rod somewhere outside of Paris,'' Wolfe said, according to the Times story. ''To use that as a basis for measurement is completely arbitrary and intellectual. I should say I have tremendous admiration for the French, but a matter of this importance should not be left to them. I like the idea of the foot - as a measurement in relation to the human body.''
Know what a foot is based on? I'll give you a hint. It has to do with the length of a piece of metal somewhere outside of a city in France:QuoteA foot (pl. feet; abbreviation: ft; symbol: ′, the prime symbol) is a unit of length in the imperial and US customary systems of measurement. Since 1959, both units have been defined by international agreement as equivalent to 0.3048 meters exactly. In both systems, the foot comprises 12 inches and three feet compose a yard.
Edit: (The article is somewhat about the history of the argument; I think that quote was back in the 80s.)
Wait, how long is a second? I'm glad you asked. It's the amount of time it takes a caesium-133 atom to oscillate a whole bunch of times, or something like that.
Wait that's not even right. The meter is NOT defined in terms of 'some rod'. It used to be in terms of a platinum-iridium bar, but now it is defined as the distance light travels in --very small but specific amount of time--. The speed of light in a vacuum is a constant, defined to be EXACTLY 2.99*10^8 m/s, though the actual number is written out to more digits. Instead of measuring more precisely the speed of light, we measure more precisely how long a meter is.
Wait, how long is a second? I'm glad you asked. It's the amount of time it takes a caesium-133 atom to oscillate a whole bunch of times, or something like that.
Wait that's not even right. The meter is NOT defined in terms of 'some rod'. It used to be in terms of a platinum-iridium bar, but now it is defined as the distance light travels in --very small but specific amount of time--. The speed of light in a vacuum is a constant, defined to be EXACTLY 2.99*10^8 m/s, though the actual number is written out to more digits. Instead of measuring more precisely the speed of light, we measure more precisely how long a meter is.
Wait, how long is a second? I'm glad you asked. It's the amount of time it takes a caesium-133 atom to oscillate a whole bunch of times, or something like that.
I believe that was before they changed the definition.
I ran two kilometers today.
My kidney nearly fell out of my ear.
I think I should exercise more.
I ran two kilometers today.
My kidney nearly fell out of my ear.
I think I should exercise more.
A 5k is right around the corner. Just train hard and you will get there.
When your bank offers you a pre-approved line of credit, is there any reason to refuse? I don't need the credit now, but I am told that it will be a hassle if I wait until I do and it doesn't hurt me to get it now. Anything I should be wary of?
I ran two kilometers today.
My kidney nearly fell out of my ear.
I think I should exercise more.
A 5k is right around the corner. Just train hard and you will get there.
I don't know about this garbage at all. I am very fit and strong with a significantly higher than average daily activity level.
That said, I hate running and it is not included in my fitness routine.
Recently I decided I would participate in a local annual 5K that my coworkers sponsor.
I got the Couch 2 5K program and $120 fitted shoes and started the program. The program expects you to run 3 days in every 7. Impossible for me. The beating my knees and ankles take is excruciating and it is taking longer and longer between each session to feel like maybe I can do the next. The actual running isn't a big deal at all. I ran this morning and now I can barely walk. I had hoped that there was just going to be an adjustment period where my joints adapted to the abuse but it does not seem to be the case. I was just thinking I would have experienced less punishment to have just run the 5K on the day of and taken that beating instead of 27 beatings beforehand.
Before you tell me I must be doing ti wrong, I've consulted with a few coworkers who are avid runners and with the staff at the running store and everyone says my gait and pace seems fine. I'm beginning to think all runners are idiotic masochists who want to be wheelchair bound in their old age.
I ran two kilometers today.
My kidney nearly fell out of my ear.
I think I should exercise more.
A 5k is right around the corner. Just train hard and you will get there.
I don't know about this garbage at all. I am very fit and strong with a significantly higher than average daily activity level.
That said, I hate running and it is not included in my fitness routine.
Recently I decided I would participate in a local annual 5K that my coworkers sponsor.
I got the Couch 2 5K program and $120 fitted shoes and started the program. The program expects you to run 3 days in every 7. Impossible for me. The beating my knees and ankles take is excruciating and it is taking longer and longer between each session to feel like maybe I can do the next. The actual running isn't a big deal at all. I ran this morning and now I can barely walk. I had hoped that there was just going to be an adjustment period where my joints adapted to the abuse but it does not seem to be the case. I was just thinking I would have experienced less punishment to have just run the 5K on the day of and taken that beating instead of 27 beatings beforehand.
Before you tell me I must be doing ti wrong, I've consulted with a few coworkers who are avid runners and with the staff at the running store and everyone says my gait and pace seems fine. I'm beginning to think all runners are idiotic masochists who want to be wheelchair bound in their old age.
Well, it's more of a brisk jog than full-on running, although I don't know when one becomes the other. I don't intend to start doing long runs every day of the week, but 2 km is very little compared to what most of my friends of my age can do. Well, those that aren't entering a symbiotic relationship with their chair like I am.
I ran two kilometers today.
My kidney nearly fell out of my ear.
I think I should exercise more.
A 5k is right around the corner. Just train hard and you will get there.
I don't know about this garbage at all. I am very fit and strong with a significantly higher than average daily activity level.
That said, I hate running and it is not included in my fitness routine.
Recently I decided I would participate in a local annual 5K that my coworkers sponsor.
I got the Couch 2 5K program and $120 fitted shoes and started the program. The program expects you to run 3 days in every 7. Impossible for me. The beating my knees and ankles take is excruciating and it is taking longer and longer between each session to feel like maybe I can do the next. The actual running isn't a big deal at all. I ran this morning and now I can barely walk. I had hoped that there was just going to be an adjustment period where my joints adapted to the abuse but it does not seem to be the case. I was just thinking I would have experienced less punishment to have just run the 5K on the day of and taken that beating instead of 27 beatings beforehand.
Before you tell me I must be doing ti wrong, I've consulted with a few coworkers who are avid runners and with the staff at the running store and everyone says my gait and pace seems fine. I'm beginning to think all runners are idiotic masochists who want to be wheelchair bound in their old age.
Well, it's more of a brisk jog than full-on running, although I don't know when one becomes the other. I don't intend to start doing long runs every day of the week, but 2 km is very little compared to what most of my friends of my age can do. Well, those that aren't entering a symbiotic relationship with their chair like I am.
Sell me a game console.
Lego Dimensions is coming, I need a new DVD player (and I guess Blu-Ray as well), and the kids are getting old enough that it's time to really game with them.
I despise the FPS genre, sometimes enjoy puzzle-platforms and ARPGs. Strategy gaming probably stays on the PC because who wants to play Civ with a hand controller?
I have never owned a console, and the last one I spent significant gaming time on was an Atari 2600. What should I get? Help me f.ds, you're my only hope.
This is a random question I've been wondering, but how much money do you actually make with youtube?
Lego Dimensions is coming, I need a new DVD player (and I guess Blu-Ray as well), and the kids are getting old enough that it's time to really game with them.
I despise the FPS genre, sometimes enjoy puzzle-platforms and ARPGs. Strategy gaming probably stays on the PC because who wants to play Civ with a hand controller?
Nintendo games are never bad.
This is a random question I've been wondering, but how much money do you actually make with youtube?
On my large channel, if I had no copyrights, I'd be swimming in thousands a year. Nice pocket money. (One of my videos has over 25M views, actually.) I make really nothing, since all of my big videos are copyrighted because I made them long ago and didn't think they'd be big then. Really though, I make about a hundred every couple months or so. It never hurts to monetize your stuff and not use copyrighted music or anything. I make my own music, so I don't have to worry about that anymore. :)
Correction: Games developed internally by Nintendo are (almost) always great. Games that they outsource (Kirby's Epic Yarn, every Yoshi game since the N64 days, etc.) tend to be mediocre.
Sell me a game console.
Lego Dimensions is coming, I need a new DVD player (and I guess Blu-Ray as well), and the kids are getting old enough that it's time to really game with them.
I despise the FPS genre, sometimes enjoy puzzle-platforms and ARPGs. Strategy gaming probably stays on the PC because who wants to play Civ with a hand controller?
I have never owned a console, and the last one I spent significant gaming time on was an Atari 2600. What should I get? Help me f.ds, you're my only hope.
Correction: Games developed internally by Nintendo are (almost) always great. Games that they outsource (Kirby's Epic Yarn, every Yoshi game since the N64 days, etc.) tend to be mediocre.
I have to rant a bit on this. Yoshi's Island (and even Yoshi's Island DS) were great games, mostly because of how hard they are. They provide a great challenge. Then I recently heard someone at Nintendo (in a thing about Yoshi's Wooly World) say that one of the nice things about Yoshi games is how easy they are (talking about the more recent ones). What did they do to Yoshi?
Your words have no meaning when your avatar keeps diminishing in quality.
Your words have no meaning when your avatar keeps diminishing in quality.
Do you judge everyone by their appearances?
(http://i.imgur.com/lCW5g2b.gif)
Sell me a game console.
Lego Dimensions is coming, I need a new DVD player (and I guess Blu-Ray as well), and the kids are getting old enough that it's time to really game with them.
I despise the FPS genre, sometimes enjoy puzzle-platforms and ARPGs. Strategy gaming probably stays on the PC because who wants to play Civ with a hand controller?
I have never owned a console, and the last one I spent significant gaming time on was an Atari 2600. What should I get? Help me f.ds, you're my only hope.
Wii U has all Nintendo games, and practically no FPS (Splatoon is TPS, but eh). Nintendo games are never bad. There's Mario Kart 8, Super Smash Bros Wii U, Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze, Super Mario 3D World, and on and on and on. Really, you're set if you have just a Wii U and a PC unless you want to play Destiny or some console exclusive once and awhile.
The biggest reason to buy Nintendo consoles is that many Playstation/Xbox games (usually FPS) end up getting released on PC as well. There are some big exceptions - Metal Gear Solid, Kingdom Hearts, etc. However I can't remember the last Nintendo game that got ported to PC.
That being said, if you like JRPGs, Nintendo isn't a good choice, many of those get released on PS4.
there are titles worth checking out on Vita too, though they are few in number.
I disagree that "Nintendo games are never bad". New Super Mario Bros U felt a lot like it was just new levels for a game they did a long time ago. Also, if you want to get a Wii U, i suggest keeping in mind that you are going to need a Wii Remote per player. Some games allow playing with the Wii U gamepad, too. Did i mention New Super Mario Bros U isn't one of them? That game just sucks so much and i hate myself for buying the console with it instead of Mario Kart 8.Well the issue isn't that New Super Mario Bros U is bad. It's a solid platformer; not as good as Rayman Legends or Super Mario 3-D World, but totally worth playing. It just happens to be the same game as the previous one of those, which was the same as the previous one, which in turn was a nice polished version of a game they've been making for decades.
(http://40.media.tumblr.com/45f24f2575c2fb46974f2b02ad65eb07/tumblr_nsin11s0Ef1tb8alro4_540.jpg)
... context?I doubt it.
... context?
Some games allow playing with the Wii U gamepad, too. Did i mention New Super Mario Bros U isn't one of them? That game just sucks so much and i hate myself for buying the console with it instead of Mario Kart 8.
Some games allow playing with the Wii U gamepad, too. Did i mention New Super Mario Bros U isn't one of them? That game just sucks so much and i hate myself for buying the console with it instead of Mario Kart 8.
I played through the entirety of Super Mario Bros U on the WiiU gamepad. Maybe the European version is different, but that would be very strange. Are you 100% sure you can't use the WiiU gamepad to play your copy?
Silverspawn has weird dreams too! You two are going to be so happy together.
hah, that's not a weird dream at all.
hah, that's not a weird dream at all.
Translated: everybody that knows me dreams of dating me.
hah, that's not a weird dream at all.
Translated: everybody that knows me dreams of dating me.
that was the joke. thank you for explaining it! It is now at least 20% cooler.
... context?
eHalcyon has captured the quintessence of this thread. He has transcended the need for context.
hah, that's not a weird dream at all.
Translated: everybody that knows me dreams of dating me.
that was the joke. thank you for explaining it! It is now at least 20% cooler.
I'm glad to hear i'm not the only person who had weird dating dreams recently...
hah, that's not a weird dream at all.
Translated: everybody that knows me dreams of dating me.
that was the joke. thank you for explaining it! It is now at least 20% cooler.
I'm glad to hear i'm not the only person who had weird dating dreams recently...
I thought the 20% cooler joke was dying out. Now we have new options, like pancakes and fears of quesadillas.
http://kitonin.deviantart.com/
Friendship is Magic the Gathering.
hah, that's not a weird dream at all.
Translated: everybody that knows me dreams of dating me.
that was the joke. thank you for explaining it! It is now at least 20% cooler.
I'm glad to hear i'm not the only person who had weird dating dreams recently...
I don't know why SS missed that obvious joke.
hah, that's not a weird dream at all.
Translated: everybody that knows me dreams of dating me.
that was the joke. thank you for explaining it! It is now at least 20% cooler.
I'm glad to hear i'm not the only person who had weird dating dreams recently...
I don't know why SS missed that obvious joke.
Joke aside, i actually had a weird dating dream. Even though "dating" is more of a family friendly euphemism. Hey, don't judge me, okay? Either way, the person was from my real live but looked a bit different, a detail which confused me even as i dreamt. Interestingly, what didn't confuse me back then was that said person not only isn't somebody i'm sexually interested in, but also has the wrong sex alltogether. That confusion came when i woke up, and comes back whenever i think of it.
Just telling so you guys know i'm not making fun of you.
http://kitonin.deviantart.com/
Friendship is Magic the Gathering.
Are these your cards? Because if so, we're going to have a talk. A long talk. A talk about proper Magic templating.
http://i.imgur.com/GGzR6Bb.png
(not embedding because it's a pretty big image)
he just added me in skype
unbelievable
If i were you i'd certainly contact the authorities. They have the time to halt cyclists who drive on the wrong side of the road.
If i were you i'd certainly contact the authorities. They have the time to halt cyclists who drive on the wrong side of the road.
Really?
just letting me whine a little bit in this thread helps!
If i were you i'd certainly contact the authorities. They have the time to halt cyclists who drive on the wrong side of the road.
Really?
They do. I experienced that myself. Couldn't they, like, stop a bankrobbery or catch a terrorist, or get a cat out of a tree or something instead of stopping me?
Now i don't cycle anymore, and have become fat.
Or are you disagreeing to my suggestion in general?
Edit: Or are you saying that i probably wouldn't call the authorities if i was in Silverspawn's place? In that case, it depends on how insufferable the situation is. I certainly would be open to it. Also i allready acknowledged i was being a smart-ass.
just letting me whine a little bit in this thread helps!
Great! Also, can I add you on the Skype?
All of my weird dating dreams involve radioactive isotopes.All of my weird dating dreams involve non-radioactive Isotropic.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33838937
https://twitter.com/IDontLikeSpurs/status/630067710752346113/video/1
Pretty odd end to a game of football.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33838937
https://twitter.com/IDontLikeSpurs/status/630067710752346113/video/1
Pretty odd end to a game of football.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33744346 is more clear. From what I can gather, there was an injury, and after that the usual procedure is for one team to give the ball back to the opposing team. Unfortunately whilst doing that, Forrester (Doncaster) accidentally scored instead, which is why they let Bury equalise.http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33838937
https://twitter.com/IDontLikeSpurs/status/630067710752346113/video/1
Pretty odd end to a game of football.
The article isn't clear to me...I get that Bury had an own-goal, so the other team let them equalize.
That's...not normal. Own goals happen. It's your own fault.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33838937
https://twitter.com/IDontLikeSpurs/status/630067710752346113/video/1
Pretty odd end to a game of football.
Always good to see Cambridge top alphabetically.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33838937
https://twitter.com/IDontLikeSpurs/status/630067710752346113/video/1
Pretty odd end to a game of football.
The article isn't clear to me...I get that Bury had an own-goal, so the other team let them equalize.
That's...not normal. Own goals happen. It's your own fault.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33744346 is more clear. From what I can gather, there was an injury, and after that the usual procedure is for one team to give the ball back to the opposing team. Unfortunately whilst doing that, Forrester (Doncaster) accidentally scored instead, which is why they let Bury equalise.http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33838937
https://twitter.com/IDontLikeSpurs/status/630067710752346113/video/1
Pretty odd end to a game of football.
The article isn't clear to me...I get that Bury had an own-goal, so the other team let them equalize.
That's...not normal. Own goals happen. It's your own fault.
0, 1, 2, 3, 7, 12, 36, 40, 100, 490, 666, 1296
Who said it was random?
"You've got a very strange accent on your Parseltongue."
"I think it's Scottish."
Berenst#in Bears (http://www.avclub.com/article/how-you-spell-berenstain-bears-could-be-proof-para-223615)
This is hurting my head. I remember it as Berenstein.
Berenst#in Bears (http://www.avclub.com/article/how-you-spell-berenstain-bears-could-be-proof-para-223615)
This is hurting my head. I remember it as Berenstein.
As someone who grew up without these stories, I can't say if I remember it being spelled as Berenstein or Berenstain. I read about this whole thing like a couple of weeks ago. There are some stuff I have thought of when it comes to this.
First of all. If our reality changed to Berenstain, why did the documents change to reflect this, but not people's memories?
More importantly, who spells stein stain? I'm pretty sure kids that grow up with these today, that are old enough to spell somewhat will spell it stain, while in a couple of years, they'll remember it as stein, as that's how you usually spell it. I'm not a linguist, but I'm pretty sure that if you hear a word a ton when you're a kid, you'll begin to think of it as the "usual" spelling when you grow up if you don't grow up actually seeing the word written often.
Basically, I think that it's a case of "we don't actually remember the spelling, but we think we do-syndrome".
I'm not sure if this counts as NSFW, but I do think that it belongs in this thread:
http://imgur.com/YuBRA7j (http://imgur.com/YuBRA7j)
I'm not sure if this counts as NSFW, but I do think that it belongs in this thread:
http://imgur.com/YuBRA7j (http://imgur.com/YuBRA7j)
Almost positive that is a chimpanzee and not a gorilla. I'm actually most positive it is not a gorilla.
Truly impressive upper arms, though.
I'm not sure if this counts as NSFW, but I do think that it belongs in this thread:
http://imgur.com/YuBRA7j (http://imgur.com/YuBRA7j)
Almost positive that is a chimpanzee and not a gorilla. I'm actually most positive it is not a gorilla.
Truly impressive upper arms, though.
I'm not sure if this counts as NSFW, but I do think that it belongs in this thread:
http://imgur.com/YuBRA7j (http://imgur.com/YuBRA7j)
Almost positive that is a chimpanzee and not a gorilla. I'm actually most positive it is not a gorilla.
Truly impressive upper arms, though.
And here I was thinking that shaved gorillas looked an awful lot like chimpanzees. It seemed almost plausible. I need to work on being a bit more skeptical.
I'm not sure if this counts as NSFW, but I do think that it belongs in this thread:
http://imgur.com/YuBRA7j (http://imgur.com/YuBRA7j)
Almost positive that is a chimpanzee and not a gorilla. I'm actually most positive it is not a gorilla.
Truly impressive upper arms, though.
And here I was thinking that shaved gorillas looked an awful lot like chimpanzees. It seemed almost plausible. I need to work on being a bit more skeptical.
I don't believe you thought that.
I was being skeptical about you not being skeptical.
I was being skeptical about you not being skeptical.
I doubt that.
Honestly, I'm not sure how I feel about this conversation.
I'm beginning to doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion.
I'm certain you're all nerds.
Any Japanese speakers on here? I have a question about a faux translation I want to do as a sort of joke, but I'm not sure how well it'd work. That probably wouldn't stop me from trying it, but I would like to know just how badly I'm going to mangle this translation.
nice reference.I'm beginning to doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion.
(http://i.imgur.com/vncZ8J3.gif)
Any Japanese speakers on here?
Any Japanese speakers on here?
Sorry, my speakers were made in China.
Any Japanese speakers on here?
Sorry, my speakers were made in China.
Any Japanese speakers on here?
Sorry, my speakers were made in China.
What's their user name?
Any Japanese speakers on here? I have a question about a faux translation I want to do as a sort of joke, but I'm not sure how well it'd work. That probably wouldn't stop me from trying it, but I would like to know just how badly I'm going to mangle this translation.
I can try to help.
So, I have a random question for you guys. I want to study particle physics. My dad will let me stay at home for free as long as I'm in college. Because of how poor my family is, financial aid will pretty much pay for all of my tuition. So, if I stay local, I'll go to college for free.
The problem is, no colleges near me have particle physics. I'm sure that I'll need more than just a bachelor's degree, so I was wondering: would it be worth it to go to a local college to get a more general physics degree, then maybe save some money and go somewhere else for my master's (and maybe doctorate)?
I won't pretend to understand the US system
I won't pretend to understand the US system, but in the UK...
Aim as high as you can.
Quote from: all
Sorry, I forget exactly how messed your education system is. :(
It's wonderful having to grow upyou are aware that your avatar is a character from children's video game? ( :P [so that you know I'm only kidding and it's all in good fun])
It's wonderful having to grow upyou are aware that your avatar is a charcter from children's video game? ( :P [so that you know I'm only kidding and it's all in good fun])
if eevee changed his avatar I would have immediately deleted it.It's wonderful having to grow upyou are aware that your avatar is a charcter from children's video game? ( :P [so that you know I'm only kidding and it's all in good fun])
This post almost made me change my avatar...
It's wonderful having to grow upyou are aware that your avatar is a charcter from children's video game? ( :P [so that you know I'm only kidding and it's all in good fun])
So, I'm thinking about studying Information Technology or Economics in college, and have a good GPA and ACT score, but don't know whether it would be better for me to go to attend a good school (University of Washington) for high fees or a decent school (Utah State University/Boise State University) for cheaper fees. I still have a while before I have to totally decide, but am interested in hearing your guys' opinions on whether a University's prestige will make up for it's high costs or if I would be better off worrying about this sort of thing for grad school.
I forgot to ask earlier... anyone here have Splatoon? I recently took the plunge (well, considering how much cheaper the game is than most Wii U games, I guess the splash) and got the game, so it'd be nice to add people from here if I haven't already.Yes. I've only played a couple of times, but I've really enjoyed it. I'll try to remember to get my details to add when I'm at home.
Okay, I have to ask, am I the only person who can gallop like a horse pretty fast on my hands and knees? I was just googling for a while, and I only saw some random scientific paper saying one person did, and the paper said that that had never been recorded before or something. Can anybody else do it?
Okay, I have to ask, am I the only person who can gallop like a horse pretty fast on my hands and knees? I was just googling for a while, and I only saw some random scientific paper saying one person did, and the paper said that that had never been recorded before or something. Can anybody else do it?
Okay, I have to ask, am I the only person who can gallop like a horse pretty fast on my hands and knees?
Okay, I have to ask, am I the only person who can gallop like a horse pretty fast on my hands and knees? I was just googling for a while, and I only saw some random scientific paper saying one person did, and the paper said that that had never been recorded before or something. Can anybody else do it?
I kind of want to try it, but I don't want to look insane.
Now you only have to ask to ~6,999,999,999 more people to know the answer.
Okay, I have to ask, am I the only person who can gallop like a horse pretty fast on my hands and knees? I was just googling for a while, and I only saw some random scientific paper saying one person did, and the paper said that that had never been recorded before or something. Can anybody else do it?
What counts as "pretty fast"? I kind of want to try it, but I don't want to look insane.
EDIT: wait, I thought you meant hands and feet, but you said knees. That changes things. I can't do that because I would abrade my knees in a couple of strides.
How are you racing this way so often?
How are you racing this way so often?
How are you racing this way so often?
Possible reasons to race on hands and knees:
- Has child
- Is child
- Wants to stay connected to inner child
- Medical reasons
- Alcohol
- Does documentary and lives among animals
- Remote relative of a family living in rural Turkey
- Was raised by wolves
- Moat
- etc
How are you racing this way so often?
Possible reasons to race on hands and knees:
- Has child
- Is child
- Wants to stay connected to inner child
- Medical reasons
- Alcohol
- Does documentary and lives among animals
- Remote relative of a family living in rural Turkey
- Was raised by wolves
- Moat
- etc
Oh, and to impress friends. Conversations go this way a lot:
Me: "I can gallop."
Friend: "What?!? Show me!"
*gallops*
- Has no feet
Girls: "Wow, he gallops just like a horse. I wonder if he has... other horse-like attributes".
Girls: "Wow, he gallops just like a horse. I wonder if he has... other horse-like attributes".
Like... a diet high in oats and hay, loves carrots for treats, lives and poops outside?
Are those traits the ladies are looking for nowadays? Crazy millennials...
Girls: "Wow, he gallops just like a horse. I wonder if he has... other horse-like attributes".
Like... a diet high in oats and hay, loves carrots for treats, lives and poops outside?
Are those traits the ladies are looking for nowadays? Crazy millennials...
- Has no feet
That's a medical reason.
Girls: "Wow, he gallops just like a horse. I wonder if he has... other horse-like attributes".
Like... a diet high in oats and hay, loves carrots for treats, lives and poops outside?
Are those traits the ladies are looking for nowadays? Crazy millennials...
Oh, and to impress friends. Conversations go this way a lot:
Me: "I can gallop."
Friend: "What?!? Show me!"
*gallops*
Girls: "Wow, he gallops just like a horse. I wonder if he has... other horse-like attributes".
Or, something like that.
Oh, and to impress friends. Conversations go this way a lot:
Me: "I can gallop."
Friend: "What?!? Show me!"
*gallops*
Girls: "Wow, he gallops just like a horse. I wonder if he has... other horse-like attributes".
Or, something like that.
"Hey sudgy, why the long face?"
or maybe, "Hey sudgy, can you lend me 4 silver coins?"
Oh, and to impress friends. Conversations go this way a lot:
Me: "I can gallop."
Friend: "What?!? Show me!"
*gallops*
Girls: "Wow, he gallops just like a horse. I wonder if he has... other horse-like attributes".
Or, something like that.
"Hey sudgy, why the long face?"
or maybe, "Hey sudgy, can you lend me 4 silver coins?"
I don't follow.
Oh, and to impress friends. Conversations go this way a lot:
Me: "I can gallop."
Friend: "What?!? Show me!"
*gallops*
Girls: "Wow, he gallops just like a horse. I wonder if he has... other horse-like attributes".
Or, something like that.
"Hey sudgy, why the long face?"
or maybe, "Hey sudgy, can you lend me 4 silver coins?"
I don't follow.
Horses have long faces.
Dependable horses are a source of silver.
I guess I deserve a diadem for the most ultra super secret pun ever.
"Hey sudgy, why the long face?"
or maybe, "Hey sudgy, can you lend me 4 silver coins?"
"Hey sudgy, why the long face?"
or maybe, "Hey sudgy, can you lend me 4 silver coins?"
It's funny because you aren't loaned the 4 Silver.
(https://33.media.tumblr.com/0ced641d612d43908a3b70dd12d533ee/tumblr_mft1glsfWQ1qzft56o1_500.gif)
Pulling a loose tooth.
"Hey sudgy, why the long face?"
or maybe, "Hey sudgy, can you lend me 4 silver coins?"
It's funny because you aren't loaned the 4 Silver.
Then why do you put the silver back after you finish playing the game?
Wall calendars that begin on Monday instead of Sunday should be incinerated.
Wall calendars that begin on Monday instead of Sunday should be incinerated.I joined a forum yesterday that, in the profile settings, not only allowed me to set the time zone but also allowed me to specify what day of the week was considered the start to the week.
If your week starts on Sunday, then does the word "weekend" just mean Saturday for you?
If your week starts on Sunday, then does the word "weekend" just mean Saturday for you?
well if this were true, Saturday and Sunday would each be a separate "weekend". But in actuality, the weekend is Saturday AND Sunday, the last bit of the week.If your week starts on Sunday, then does the word "weekend" just mean Saturday for you?
Sunday is the front end and Saturday is the back end.
If your week starts on Sunday, then does the word "weekend" just mean Saturday for you?
If your week starts on Sunday, then does the word "weekend" just mean Saturday for you?
Of course not. The weekend ends on Sunday. The calendar just begins on Sunday. It's perfectly logical, like using inches and gallons.
Night is the end of a day. But it includes both before the early morning and after the evening, yet it's still only one night! What could possibly be going on?if what I was saying wasn't clear:
Night is the end of a day. But it includes both before the early morning and after the evening, yet it's still only one night! What could possibly be going on?if what I was saying wasn't clear:
eHalc was saying that "end" in this context means "the edge of", as opposed to what awaclus was assuming it meant, which is "the last bit". I'm arguing that if we subscribe to eHalc's interpretation of weekend, then Sunday and Saturday would each be a separate end of the week, or a separate weekend.
Really? It sounded like your explanation. Maybe use [sarcasm] tags.Night is the end of a day. But it includes both before the early morning and after the evening, yet it's still only one night! What could possibly be going on?if what I was saying wasn't clear:
eHalc was saying that "end" in this context means "the edge of", as opposed to what awaclus was assuming it meant, which is "the last bit". I'm arguing that if we subscribe to eHalc's interpretation of weekend, then Sunday and Saturday would each be a separate end of the week, or a separate weekend.
It was a joke. ::)
Really? It sounded like your explanation. Maybe use [sarcasm] tags.Night is the end of a day. But it includes both before the early morning and after the evening, yet it's still only one night! What could possibly be going on?if what I was saying wasn't clear:
eHalc was saying that "end" in this context means "the edge of", as opposed to what awaclus was assuming it meant, which is "the last bit". I'm arguing that if we subscribe to eHalc's interpretation of weekend, then Sunday and Saturday would each be a separate end of the week, or a separate weekend.
It was a joke. ::)
I hate long intros, so I went out of my way to create a short intro for my YouTube videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA5mTKlsbgA
What do you all think of it?
Weekends are like bookends. They're no fun when they're together.
I don't know where I'm going with that. Just drink some alcohol and pretend that's witty.
I blame the Jews and the Seventh Day Adventists.with no noticeable fear of the out of context thread.
I played with Adventures for the first time yesterday. I used Save on a 2/5 opening, got a turn 2 Hoard, then used Save some more to spike $7 to get Inheritance on Monument, and man it was awesome. Two villages as well, and Monument every turn or even twice a turn, easy $8's, can get a Monustate and a gold as long any time I drew my Hoard (this actually only happened once when I couldn't afford a Province though). My opponents both went for Miser, which was fine, and Inherited Village, which I can understand why they did (suddenly turns your estates into cantrips and mean you're probably never going to run out of actions) but I don't think it was the right call due to a lack of draw, lots of extra actions were wasted.I hardly think this can be classified as "random stuff". I mean, you do know you're on a dominion forum?
I like Adventures.
So yeah, time for a new phone. Galaxy S6 is the logical progression. My wife has one, and it seems to be working pretty well (not like the rumors I heard of the S5).
*Post about iPhone Master Race and how everyone who doesn't use an iPhone is an anti-Jobs plebe*
...I actually liked my HTC One Phone better...
*Post about iPhone Master Race and how everyone who doesn't use an iPhone is an anti-Jobs plebe*
...I actually liked my HTC One Phone better...
I think that kind of lingo isn't as well suited for here, Seprix. I know you mean no harm by it, but this is fds, not 4chan.
So yeah, time for a new phone. Galaxy S6 is the logical progression. My wife has one, and it seems to be working pretty well (not like the rumors I heard of the S5).
What rumours? My S5 is still holding up...
I don't get it.
...no it isn't? A google search showed up nothing relevant for 'libbary'. It might be referencing something else in the show, since Kuildeous said it was so meta.I don't get it.
I can explain.
Libbary is a math term that relates to a system of numerical notation that has base 2 instead of 10.
It's a math joke.
Hypothesis: someone that doesn't know how to say / pronounce "library" is not expected to have a good education, and hence is not supposed to be able to teach mathematics. It's meta because the character in that sketch doesn't know how to pronounce library, yet is somehow aware that he is not doing it right, and what it says about his education.
Am I making the joke funnier?
Hypothesis: someone that doesn't know how to say / pronounce "library" is not expected to have a good education, and hence is not supposed to be able to teach mathematics. It's meta because the character in that sketch doesn't know how to pronounce library, yet is somehow aware that he is not doing it right, and what it says about his education.Much funnier.
Am I making the joke funnier?
my Facebook American friends
my Facebook American friends
I didn't know there was a Facebook America.
I had not taken into account that this joke wouldn't work so well outside of America. That still doesn't explain why three of my Facebook American friends thought I needed a math tutor.
I had not taken into account that this joke wouldn't work so well outside of America. That still doesn't explain why three of my Facebook American friends thought I needed a math tutor.
I think a bigger part of it is just the body language that goes along with it in the show. When you actually hear Titus say it, the joke is obvious.
...no it isn't? A google search showed up nothing relevant for 'libbary'. It might be referencing something else in the show, since Kuildeous said it was so meta.I don't get it.
I can explain.
Libbary is a math term that relates to a system of numerical notation that has base 2 instead of 10.
It's a math joke.
...no it isn't? A google search showed up nothing relevant for 'libbary'. It might be referencing something else in the show, since Kuildeous said it was so meta.I don't get it.
I can explain.
Libbary is a math term that relates to a system of numerical notation that has base 2 instead of 10.
It's a math joke.
The joke was that it sounds like binary.
I disagree.
I disagree.
Well you shouldn't actually feel bad, but I think "liberry" → "binary" is a stretch.
I had not taken into account that this joke wouldn't work so well outside of America. That still doesn't explain why three of my Facebook American friends thought I needed a math tutor.
I think a bigger part of it is just the body language that goes along with it in the show. When you actually hear Titus say it, the joke is obvious.
It's true. The way he delivers the punchline is hilarious.
And I normally am not a fan of the overused trope of flamboyant black gay man. I've had my fill of Mannequin, thank you very much. But the fact that Titus makes fun of that trope makes it amusing.
'February' is pronounced 'Febuary' by virtually everyone.
I also pronounce the r in February. Wednesday is definitely just "Wensday" for me though.
Do people here say COMponent or comPOnent? I always heard "comPOnent" until high school physics, where my teacher always said "COMponent", so I thought maybe that was supposed to be correct when used in a math/physics context or something, but then that pronunciation gradually overtook the normal one for me in all contexts, and now comPOnent sounds funny. I feel like I usually hear math-y people say "COMponent" though and normal people say "comPOnent".
'February' is pronounced 'Febuary' by virtually everyone.
new york'February' is pronounced 'Febuary' by virtually everyone.
In what region?
I pronounce Wednesday "Wedened... Wesned... Wensedd - the day after Tuesday".the decision to upvote was partially affected by the fact that it would give you exactly 2500 respect, but only partially.
I pronounce Wednesday "Wedened... Wesned... Wensedd - the day after Tuesday".
Any suggestions on how to shuffle a ~1500 card deck well when the cards are all made of flimsy computer paper?
Ever since I heard someone give the full three-syllable pronunciation of Wednesday, I've tried to emulate that. The "dnes" bit feels a bit like you're swallowing.
For me, Wednesday is pronounced "wensssday". The triple s is supposed to represent that there's a bit of a pause in there, which approximates the third syllable.
Any suggestions on how to shuffle a ~1500 card deck well when the cards are all made of flimsy computer paper?
I don't know what you're doing, but I'm almost certain there's a better method you could be using that doesn't involve shuffling a 1,500 card deck.
Any suggestions on how to shuffle a ~1500 card deck well when the cards are all made of flimsy computer paper?
I don't know what you're doing, but I'm almost certain there's a better method you could be using that doesn't involve shuffling a 1,500 card deck.
It's a card game my family made, and the deck size is always growing. We rarely ever shuffle it, but for various reasons I just alphabetized it and I need to shuffle it again.
Any suggestions on how to shuffle a ~1500 card deck well when the cards are all made of flimsy computer paper?
I don't know what you're doing, but I'm almost certain there's a better method you could be using that doesn't involve shuffling a 1,500 card deck.
It's a card game my family made, and the deck size is always growing. We rarely ever shuffle it, but for various reasons I just alphabetized it and I need to shuffle it again.
Should have gotten some index cards, dude.
Any suggestions on how to shuffle a ~1500 card deck well when the cards are all made of flimsy computer paper?
I don't know what you're doing, but I'm almost certain there's a better method you could be using that doesn't involve shuffling a 1,500 card deck.
It's a card game my family made, and the deck size is always growing. We rarely ever shuffle it, but for various reasons I just alphabetized it and I need to shuffle it again.
Should have gotten some index cards, dude.
Well, it's too late now...
Bo Burnham? All I know about him is the New Math video which went viral... like, years ago.
Maybe it's a little cruel of me to log into these sites as the guy who keeps using my e-mail address for his profile and then change the e-mail to something bogus so that I never get notifications from those sites again and subsequently lock him forever out of those sites, but seriously dude, learn to type in your own e-mail address.
Maybe it's a little cruel of me to log into these sites as the guy who keeps using my e-mail address for his profile and then change the e-mail to something bogus so that I never get notifications from those sites again and subsequently lock him forever out of those sites, but seriously dude, learn to type in your own e-mail address.
I was sure 12345abcde@hotmail. com wasn't used! Sorry about that!
I forgot to ask earlier... anyone here have Splatoon? I recently took the plunge (well, considering how much cheaper the game is than most Wii U games, I guess the splash) and got the game, so it'd be nice to add people from here if I haven't already.
EDIT: and in unrelated news, we've been having a lunar eclipse these past few days, but I didn't notice until tonight.
EDIT: and in unrelated news, we've been having a lunar eclipse these past few days, but I didn't notice until tonight.
...
I'm not certain what you meant to type there, but it certainly was not "lunar eclipse." Lunar eclipses last just several hours, and the next one won't happen until the end of this month.
Okay, maybe someone here can give me advice on this. I've been out of college for a year now, and I'm starting to look into grad school. From what I can tell, most grad schools require three letters of recommendation, and most of them want at least one or two to be from professors. I have a Bachelor's with a dual major in math and philosophy, and I'm looking at going for a Master's or maybe PhD in math. My problem is that I was an idiot (and also have a very shy personality), and never made any effort to establish any kind of relationship with my professors. If anything I tried to avoid that. I have three work-related people (my current boss, my previous boss, and my boss's boss) who I think would all write me excellent recommendations if I asked. (I tutor math and physics, so my job is clearly related to math, but I'm a little worried that they wouldn't really have the expertise to say that I'm great at math, just great at teaching and know enough math to teach it at a high school level.) I have one philosophy professor who I think would write me an outstanding recommendation, and two other philosophy professors who would probably write me good recommendations, but I'm not going to grad school for philosophy. I doubt that any of my math professors would remember me though.For what it's worth, I like option #3. Realise it means you have to go find a maths professor of course, and I know that as an undergrad I certainly didn't have much contact with my professors. But I think it will be worth it if you can find one. The strength in depth of doing one of each must count for something. Did you have a maths tutor/mentor or anything as an undergrad? That's probably the ideal starting point in terms of trying to find somebody.
So what should I do here? I feel like I really need at least one professor, so my options are:
1. 2 from work, 1 from math prof
2. 2 from work, 1 from philosophy prof
3. 1 from work, 1 from math prof, 1 from philosophy prof
4. 1 from work, 2 from math profs
5. 1 from work, 2 from philosophy profs
6. Give up on going to grad school
I doubt I'd get all 3 from professors unless I really had to. #2 or #3 look the best to me. As I'm writing all this out, I'm starting to convince myself #3 is really the way to go, but #2 would be so much easier...
I live in the U.S. if that's relevant.
Hmm, I've been pondering getting my masters' as well. But I've been out of college for 18 years. It seems highly unlikely that my professors would remember me, assuming they're even still teaching. And, well, honestly I might not remember exactly who they were either.
How important are letters of recommendation, I wonder. Oh sure, I could get some from my bosses here at work, but they're not that well-versed in math.
Thanks for the advice, everyone!
I forgot to mention, I now live on the other side of the country from where I went to school, so I can't just walk into my professor's office hours and ask for help, I'd be asking by email. I do have a couple math professors in mind.Hmm, I've been pondering getting my masters' as well. But I've been out of college for 18 years. It seems highly unlikely that my professors would remember me, assuming they're even still teaching. And, well, honestly I might not remember exactly who they were either.
How important are letters of recommendation, I wonder. Oh sure, I could get some from my bosses here at work, but they're not that well-versed in math.
Yeah, I find it frustrating that recommendations are usually a requirement and not just an extra thing you can do if it helps, though I guess I sort of understand it. It still seems unfair to people who have been out of school for a long time.
Hmm, I've been pondering getting my masters' as well. But I've been out of college for 18 years. It seems highly unlikely that my professors would remember me, assuming they're even still teaching. And, well, honestly I might not remember exactly who they were either.
How important are letters of recommendation, I wonder. Oh sure, I could get some from my bosses here at work, but they're not that well-versed in math.
At first I couldn't tell that the shells were hollowed out and I thought there had to be some crazy Banach-Tarski stuff going on.
At first I couldn't tell that the shells were hollowed out and I thought there had to be some crazy Banach-Tarski stuff going on.
I half suspect that the shell is from a different watermelon because I don't know how they would have hollowed it out so neatly without destroying the, uh, ball. Granted, I am not super familiar with modern watermelon-skinning techniques.
EDIT: and in unrelated news, we've been having a lunar eclipse these past few days, but I didn't notice until tonight.
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I'm not certain what you meant to type there, but it certainly was not "lunar eclipse." Lunar eclipses last just several hours, and the next one won't happen until the end of this month.
Holy shit, have I got a cool idea to introduce in an RPG now. The days-long lunar eclipse, though I guess a days-long solar eclipse would be more terrifying.
Thanks for the advice, everyone!
I forgot to mention, I now live on the other side of the country from where I went to school, so I can't just walk into my professor's office hours and ask for help, I'd be asking by email. I do have a couple math professors in mind.Hmm, I've been pondering getting my masters' as well. But I've been out of college for 18 years. It seems highly unlikely that my professors would remember me, assuming they're even still teaching. And, well, honestly I might not remember exactly who they were either.
How important are letters of recommendation, I wonder. Oh sure, I could get some from my bosses here at work, but they're not that well-versed in math.
Yeah, I find it frustrating that recommendations are usually a requirement and not just an extra thing you can do if it helps, though I guess I sort of understand it. It still seems unfair to people who have been out of school for a long time.
I know it doesn't make much sense to talk of a multiple day long lunar eclipse, but what possible explanation is there to why the moon was red yesterday night for one-two hours? Two different lunar eclipses in the same month?
Thanks for the advice, everyone!
I forgot to mention, I now live on the other side of the country from where I went to school, so I can't just walk into my professor's office hours and ask for help, I'd be asking by email. I do have a couple math professors in mind.Hmm, I've been pondering getting my masters' as well. But I've been out of college for 18 years. It seems highly unlikely that my professors would remember me, assuming they're even still teaching. And, well, honestly I might not remember exactly who they were either.
How important are letters of recommendation, I wonder. Oh sure, I could get some from my bosses here at work, but they're not that well-versed in math.
Yeah, I find it frustrating that recommendations are usually a requirement and not just an extra thing you can do if it helps, though I guess I sort of understand it. It still seems unfair to people who have been out of school for a long time.
The key is finding professors that attended the grad school to which you are applying, or applying to the grad schools your profs attended. Those letters then count a bunch more.
Am I the only one that renames .exe files into another file type to stop gmail from stopping me from attaching them?
Usually I can get by with zipping them, though I haven't tried that lately, so I wouldn't know if Gmail searches zip files for .exe.It does or used to, however you can just rename the .zip.
Take care and good luck!
http://i.imgur.com/YZbDVHK.gifv
My cousin-in-law is having a rough time because she's going to put her dog to sleep today. Her hashtag has been #12yearsisnotenough. I haven't had a pet I loved until recently when my wife and I got a small mischief of rats. They're very personable and fun to play with, so it's going to really suck when they die in a year or two. I wish I could get that much time out of my rats. Score one for the dogs for longevity.
My cousin-in-law is having a rough time because she's going to put her dog to sleep today. Her hashtag has been #12yearsisnotenough. I haven't had a pet I loved until recently when my wife and I got a small mischief of rats. They're very personable and fun to play with, so it's going to really suck when they die in a year or two. I wish I could get that much time out of my rats. Score one for the dogs for longevity.
I had no idea rats only lived that long. I'd sort of guessed they were up nearer rabbits rather than down with the mice and hamsters.
I had no idea rats only lived that long.
My cousin-in-law is having a rough time because she's going to put her dog to sleep today. Her hashtag has been #12yearsisnotenough. I haven't had a pet I loved until recently when my wife and I got a small mischief of rats. They're very personable and fun to play with, so it's going to really suck when they die in a year or two. I wish I could get that much time out of my rats. Score one for the dogs for longevity.
I had no idea rats only lived that long. I'd sort of guessed they were up nearer rabbits rather than down with the mice and hamsters.
Yeah, that was a risk we took when we chose these animals. Chinchillas and Guinea pigs can live decently long lives, but we live in 720 sq ft, and these animals are happier in horizontal habitats. We chose rats because they thrive in a vertical habitat. And the 2'x3'x4' cage we got them is testament to their happiness.
It'd be awesome if they did live longer. They're really fun companions. I just hope that neither of us is too depressed to adopt new rats when these pass on.
My cousin-in-law is having a rough time because she's going to put her dog to sleep today. Her hashtag has been #12yearsisnotenough. I haven't had a pet I loved until recently when my wife and I got a small mischief of rats. They're very personable and fun to play with, so it's going to really suck when they die in a year or two. I wish I could get that much time out of my rats. Score one for the dogs for longevity.
I had no idea rats only lived that long. I'd sort of guessed they were up nearer rabbits rather than down with the mice and hamsters.
Yeah, that was a risk we took when we chose these animals. Chinchillas and Guinea pigs can live decently long lives, but we live in 720 sq ft, and these animals are happier in horizontal habitats. We chose rats because they thrive in a vertical habitat. And the 2'x3'x4' cage we got them is testament to their happiness.
It'd be awesome if they did live longer. They're really fun companions. I just hope that neither of us is too depressed to adopt new rats when these pass on.
The problem that my friend who has pet rats fell into is the situation of having two rats, and then one of them dies, and you get another rat so your remaining rat has a companion (might sound silly to non-rat owners but they're social enough animals that that's a concern), and of course your new rat outlives your original rat, so you need to get a companion for that one, and you enter into the "rat cycle".
The problem that my friend who has pet rats fell into is the situation of having two rats, and then one of them dies, and you get another rat so your remaining rat has a companion (might sound silly to non-rat owners but they're social enough animals that that's a concern), and of course your new rat outlives your original rat, so you need to get a companion for that one, and you enter into the "rat cycle".
I thought rats bred like crazy, why do you need to keep buying them?
I thought rats bred like crazy, why do you need to keep buying them?
I thought rats bred like crazy, why do you need to keep buying them?
I don't think they breed all that much when they're all female.
My sister had what she thought were two female gerbils once. Then one day, there were more than two gerbils. Peaked at 18 in the end.I thought rats bred like crazy, why do you need to keep buying them?
I don't think they breed all that much when they're all female.
You just have to make damn sure they're all female. Rats are hard to sex.
My sister had what she thought were two female gerbils once. Then one day, there were more than two gerbils. Peaked at 18 in the end.I thought rats bred like crazy, why do you need to keep buying them?
I don't think they breed all that much when they're all female.
You just have to make damn sure they're all female. Rats are hard to sex.
TLDR version: tldr acts as an abstract or summary.
Sudden Clarity Clarence time: I just realized that people putting "TLDR version" at the top of a long post is exactly equivalent to "Abstract" and "Executive Summary."
What's worse than reading some racist POS's comment on a news article?
Being bored enough to view the racist POS's Facebook page.
I need videos of animals doing tricks.
Today I happened to be in two different maths lessons which were teaching multiplication methods. The two most standard ones used are the column method (the standard/traditional method, aka 'long multiplication') and the grid method.
I've decided I have a new favourite method. You take the two numbers you need to multiply, square their mean then subtract the square of half their range. Obviously you should intuitively know all your squares up to a few hundred for this method (including squares of all halves), but that's just rote learning, so it's fine.
Today I happened to be in two different maths lessons which were teaching multiplication methods. The two most standard ones used are the column method (the standard/traditional method, aka 'long multiplication') and the grid method.
I've decided I have a new favourite method. You take the two numbers you need to multiply, square their mean then subtract the square of half their range. Obviously you should intuitively know all your squares up to a few hundred for this method (including squares of all halves), but that's just rote learning, so it's fine.
After you show the kids that, throw on some polarized sunglasses and give them the "deal with it" face.
I don't think I ever posted in this thread, but it always pops up in my 'new replies to to your posts' section.
Yep, I have decided that I will get spammed by people talking about rats having sex.I don't think I ever posted in this thread, but it always pops up in my 'new replies to to your posts' section.
Well, now it'll show up there for sure, so whether you posted in this before or not is now moot.
Today I happened to be in two different maths lessons which were teaching multiplication methods. The two most standard ones used are the column method (the standard/traditional method, aka 'long multiplication') and the grid method.
I've decided I have a new favourite method. You take the two numbers you need to multiply, square their mean then subtract the square of half their range. Obviously you should intuitively know all your squares up to a few hundred for this method (including squares of all halves), but that's just rote learning, so it's fine.
After you show the kids that, throw on some polarized sunglasses and give them the "deal with it" face.
Sadly this year (or at least at the moment) I'm not working with any kids who are mathematically competent enough to even really understand this method, let alone enough to know I'm trolling them.
Although on a serious note, this method isn't entirely useless. With numbers that are reasonably close together, and whose mean is an easy number to square - e.g. one you already have memorised - it's actually very fast. For example I can instantly tell you that 16 * 24 = 384, since I know 20^2 = 400 and 4^2 = 16. But obviously, it's really just a shortcut for those kind of things. Don't try to use it for things like 24 * 342, because turning that into 183^2 - 159^2 really doesn't simplify the problem.
Today I happened to be in two different maths lessons which were teaching multiplication methods. The two most standard ones used are the column method (the standard/traditional method, aka 'long multiplication') and the grid method.
I've decided I have a new favourite method. You take the two numbers you need to multiply, square their mean then subtract the square of half their range. Obviously you should intuitively know all your squares up to a few hundred for this method (including squares of all halves), but that's just rote learning, so it's fine.
After you show the kids that, throw on some polarized sunglasses and give them the "deal with it" face.
Sadly this year (or at least at the moment) I'm not working with any kids who are mathematically competent enough to even really understand this method, let alone enough to know I'm trolling them.
Although on a serious note, this method isn't entirely useless. With numbers that are reasonably close together, and whose mean is an easy number to square - e.g. one you already have memorised - it's actually very fast. For example I can instantly tell you that 16 * 24 = 384, since I know 20^2 = 400 and 4^2 = 16. But obviously, it's really just a shortcut for those kind of things. Don't try to use it for things like 24 * 342, because turning that into 183^2 - 159^2 really doesn't simplify the problem.
Mane6, the dev team behind Fighting is Magic, has a crowdfunding campaign for their legally distinct spiritual successor, Them's Fightin' Herds (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/them-s-fightin-herds#/story).
I'm mostly glad they pulled it off, since they had around 2 years of work before Hasbro sent a cease & desist for Fighting is Magic, and 2 years after the C&D they have this. Not sure if I'll back or not though, not that into traditional fighting games.
But unlike the normal blood donation, this has a much more immediate effect. They may even cart those WBCs to that kid in the next few hours, so that's a warm fuzzy feeling.
But unlike the normal blood donation, this has a much more immediate effect. They may even cart those WBCs to that kid in the next few hours, so that's a warm fuzzy feeling.
And that got sour pretty quickly. I went in to donate white blood cells, but they couldn't attach an IV to my left arm. They tried really hard. They stuck me five times, and now I know why they attempt the hand as a last resort. That shit hurts. Each time they just weren't able to get a good flow into my arm. Without the ability to cycle blood back into my body, they were unable to draw my blood, which is too bad because my right arm is super generous when it comes to spurting blood. I suggested trying to draw from my left arm and putting the IV in my right, but the left arm was already too marked up from the IV attempts so they couldn't draw from that.
So I was looking forward to helping someone out, but he didn't get any white blood cells yesterday. I just hope whoever they scheduled for today (if anyone) has better luck.
Now I feel bad and need pictures of animals or something.
How does that happen? Is it that the staff were incompetent, or just your body not cooperating?
Mane6, the dev team behind Fighting is Magic, has a crowdfunding campaign for their legally distinct spiritual successor, Them's Fightin' Herds (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/them-s-fightin-herds#/story).
I'm mostly glad they pulled it off, since they had around 2 years of work before Hasbro sent a cease & desist for Fighting is Magic, and 2 years after the C&D they have this. Not sure if I'll back or not though, not that into traditional fighting games.
"Help a cast of cute animals beat each other up by making "Them's Fightin' Herds" become a reality!"
There's nothing about that that doesn't sound good!
I wonder if America will eventually abolish the area code.
I wonder if America will eventually abolish the area code.
No, but we will at some point stop calling it that. Well, maybe, momentum is hard to stop. But it'll stop meaning area code.
We still need 10 digit numbers to distinguish phones, and possibly eventually 11.
This is my favorite video ever now.
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http://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2015/09/23/what-does-probability-mean-in-your-profession/
Someone needs to make a "gamer" drawing.
In a darkened room, take one dollar bill and randomly tear it into two pieces. Put each piece into an envelope. The two pieces are now "entangled" in the sense that they share a mirror image border. Notice that you don't yet know anything about the exact shape of either piece.
Now mail one piece to your friend on the other side of the world. If your friend opens her envelope before you do, she instantly knows the exact shape of your half too even though you don't know it yet. Likewise, if you open yours before she opens hers, you instantly know the shape of her half, even if she doesn't.
That relationship is symmetric and it would still hold true, even if your friend was in another galaxy and the USPS could deliver her mail to her through a wormhole. The point is that no information actually "flows" between the two pieces when one of them is "observed". No laws are broken. Well, except for the part about tearing up a banknote.
Tennis' tattooed teenage 'pit bull'
Headline writing is generallly godawful in every imaginable way, but today on cnn.com I found the hardest-to-read headline I've seen in quite a while:QuoteTennis' tattooed teenage 'pit bull'
I don't know what this means, and I had to read it about ten times to figure out if there was an error or not. I'm assuming it's actually grammatically correct, though, so apparently there is a "pit bull", that is a teenager, that has lots of tattoos, that is a professional tennis player.
Headline writing is generallly godawful in every imaginable way, but today on cnn.com I found the hardest-to-read headline I've seen in quite a while:QuoteTennis' tattooed teenage 'pit bull'
I don't know what this means, and I had to read it about ten times to figure out if there was an error or not. I'm assuming it's actually grammatically correct, though, so apparently there is a "pit bull", that is a teenager, that has lots of tattoos, that is a professional tennis player.
It's incorrect. It should be "tennis's" because "tennis" isn't plural.
Shower thought someone posted elsewhere: Millennials saying "I can't even!" is effectively the same as older generations saying "Well I never!"
Shower thought someone posted elsewhere: Millennials saying "I can't even!" is effectively the same as older generations saying "Well I never!"
I've only heard "Well, I never!" In fiction relating to snooty rich people or olden times folk.
Shower thought someone posted elsewhere: Millennials saying "I can't even!" is effectively the same as older generations saying "Well I never!"
...but then everything changed when Australia attacked.
(unrelated to anything, but this is pretty awesome)
...but then everything changed when Australia attacked.
This is why the only Risk I play is Risk Legacy. That bullshit tactic doesn't fly so well there. And if the game is played for any length of time, Australia's probably a radioactive crater by now anyway.
Well, when you have kicked the caffeine habit, it shows. I had some coffee just to keep it from going to waste, and I'm all sorts of buzzed from it. If I get a heart attack, avenge my death.
Undertale is fantastic. I was honestly blown away by it, even though I was trying to set aside the hype while playing. I highly recommend it to anyone who used to play or still plays jrpgs. (And anyone else too; that audience is just more likely to appreciate it from the get-go)
Sadly it is one of those games in which explaining too much about why it's good would spoil a lot. (same can be said of Ghost Trick, which everyone should also play) I will say it has a awesome characters, a wonderful atmosphere and soundtrack, and by the end of the game I'd be surprised if it didn't get to you either through humor or emotion (or both).
That's not at all how I read. Yeah, they probably should have used a colon or em-dash, but people use hyphens in place of dashes all the time, and I don't think it's common for people to list "bundles" with parts subtracted.
That's not at all how I read. Yeah, they probably should have used a colon or em-dash, but people use hyphens in place of dashes all the time, and I don't think it's common for people to list "bundles" with parts subtracted.
It's still incorrect. Plus, if you ever write "A - B + C" (white-space counted), it's weird for "-" to not be a minus sign. Also, I was joking; I obviously knew what they meant. But when I first saw it, I immediately thought the "-" was a minus sign (like, on initial glance).
That's not at all how I read. Yeah, they probably should have used a colon or em-dash, but people use hyphens in place of dashes all the time, and I don't think it's common for people to list "bundles" with parts subtracted.
It's still incorrect. Plus, if you ever write "A - B + C" (white-space counted), it's weird for "-" to not be a minus sign. Also, I was joking; I obviously knew what they meant. But when I first saw it, I immediately thought the "-" was a minus sign (like, on initial glance).
I should mention that if you found this grammatical problem amusing, you will probably love the humor in Undertale.
It's around a 3rd of the way through the semester and I'm already staying up until 4 am. The struggle is real...
It's around a 3rd of the way through the semester and I'm already staying up until 4 am. The struggle is real...
I didn't even need the excuse of school to stay up until 4 AM. Now I can't stay awake past 1 AM anymore. Although getting up at 5 AM may have contributed to that.
I'm pretty sure Everquest (and some occasional Diablo II) was far more complicit in my staying up until 4AM than schoolwork ever was.
Anybody in Toronto for Halloween?
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Grim Reaper costume on a drone.
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Grim Reaper costume on a drone.
[duck of death]
Is it wrong to pick up ducks in dungeons?Is... is that the reference I think it is?
Mine was a Munchkin reference.
Mine was a Munchkin reference.
Cool, I didn't know that. Should we add it to the wiki?
http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php/Mine
If you're thinking about a goddess with an impractical blue ribbon, then yes. But also playing on the Munchkin reference.Is it wrong to pick up ducks in dungeons?Is... is that the reference I think it is?
Mine was a Munchkin reference.
Cool, I didn't know that. Should we add it to the wiki?
http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php/Mint
It's got to be a good sign when you're at theater rehearsal and the way you say your line makes the artistic team laugh so hard it interrupted the scene...Depends on whether the line was a joke.
It's got to be a good sign when you're at theater rehearsal and the way you say your line makes the artistic team laugh so hard it interrupted the scene...Depends on whether the line was a joke.
It's got to be a good sign when you're at theater rehearsal and the way you say your line makes the artistic team laugh so hard it interrupted the scene...
Man, if I didn't live so close to the courthouse and if I weren't asked so often to marry my friends, I'd never get any exercise.
Man, if I didn't live so close to the courthouse and if I weren't asked so often to marry my friends, I'd never get any exercise.
... phrasing?
It's got to be a good sign when you're at theater rehearsal and the way you say your line makes the artistic team laugh so hard it interrupted the scene...Depends on whether the line was a joke.
It is now!
Has nobody noticed that I changed my avatar a couple of days ago? :'(
Same here. I prefer the candle fox to the fox candle though.
candle >= fox candle > fox I think
On an unrelated note, do you remember enough stuff from high school to get a diploma now? Try this quiz (http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/could-you-possibly-get-a-high-school-diploma-now#.sg818p003) to find out!
On an unrelated note, do you remember enough stuff from high school to get a diploma now? Try this quiz (http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/could-you-possibly-get-a-high-school-diploma-now#.sg818p003) to find out!
I got 1 out of 10 :'(
I got 1 out of 10 :'(
I sincerely hope it was the first one. :)
I got 1 out of 10 :'(
I sincerely hope it was the first one. :)
it was the one with the rhyme :c
On an unrelated note, do you remember enough stuff from high school to get a diploma now? Try this quiz (http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/could-you-possibly-get-a-high-school-diploma-now#.sg818p003) to find out!
On an unrelated note, do you remember enough stuff from high school to get a diploma now? Try this quiz (http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/could-you-possibly-get-a-high-school-diploma-now#.sg818p003) to find out!
Eh, I think this falls under the category of beating a dead joke. Like, funny once, OK, funny twice, not really, OK now just stop, it's not funny any more. This guy probably loved the "I'm not touching you" game with his siblings as a child.
On an unrelated note, do you remember enough stuff from high school to get a diploma now? Try this quiz (http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/could-you-possibly-get-a-high-school-diploma-now#.sg818p003) to find out!
Eh, I think this falls under the category of beating a dead joke. Like, funny once, OK, funny twice, not really, OK now just stop, it's not funny any more. This guy probably loved the "I'm not touching you" game with his siblings as a child.
I agree, except that I also think that it straps around to funny again by the end.
On an unrelated note, do you remember enough stuff from high school to get a diploma now? Try this quiz (http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/could-you-possibly-get-a-high-school-diploma-now#.sg818p003) to find out!
Eh, I think this falls under the category of beating a dead joke. Like, funny once, OK, funny twice, not really, OK now just stop, it's not funny any more. This guy probably loved the "I'm not touching you" game with his siblings as a child.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-9OLJggcAk
Lost it at 0:33.
I just read another person's fan card idea and thought: "No, no, that wouldn't work. What if somebody played a yellow card on me before?"
Then i realized my rules concerns came from my own boardgame and had nothing to do with Dominion.
Lost it at 0:33.
Ah, the Onion. This is what good satire looks like, folks.
I just read another person's fan card idea and thought: "No, no, that wouldn't work. What if somebody played a yellow card on me before?"
Then i realized my rules concerns came from my own boardgame and had nothing to do with Dominion.
Pretty sure Uno has already been done.
First time TAing, I have to correct 720 copies in 5 days yaaaaaaay...
I just read another person's fan card idea and thought: "No, no, that wouldn't work. What if somebody played a yellow card on me before?"
Then i realized my rules concerns came from my own boardgame and had nothing to do with Dominion.
Pretty sure Uno has already been done.
Didn't keep Donald from making green VP cards - or the Uno company from doing Uno a million more times.
First time TAing, I have to correct 720 copies in 5 days yaaaaaaay...
That's... 144 per day? Unless each one is a 4-page essay, you should be fine.
Holy shit, I just realized that a part of the taste that I associate with toast is actually that the toast makes my mouth bleed a little.
Holy shit, I just realized that a part of the taste that I associate with toast is actually that the toast makes my mouth bleed a little.
I think you might be making toast wrong.
I think he might be doing dental hygiene wrong.
I think he might be doing dental hygiene wrong.
Well, I'm doing it right now, but I just recently started.
I'm kind of worried about UoS. I feel like he might be... dead or something...
First time TAing, I have to correct 720 copies in 5 days yaaaaaaay...
That's... 144 per day? Unless each one is a 4-page essay, you should be fine.
I'm correcting with an online program. Grading is easy, but putting in any sort of correction is really time consuming. Considering that this is not even my priority number one, I don't know how this is going to go down (hopefully not with a student gunning me down).
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How much of a keyboard user am I? Well, if I realize a typo I made half a sentence later, I will delete several words to get back to that word and retype everything afterward to save myself clicking the mouse twice.A true keyboard user would use ctrl-left arrow then ctrl-shift-left arrow to fix the typo.
How much of a keyboard user am I? Well, if I realize a typo I made half a sentence later, I will delete several words to get back to that word and retype everything afterward to save myself clicking the mouse twice.A true keyboard user would use ctrl-left arrow then ctrl-shift-left arrow to fix the typo.
How much of a keyboard user am I? Well, if I realize a typo I made half a sentence later, I will delete several words to get back to that word and retype everything afterward to save myself clicking the mouse twice.A true keyboard user would use ctrl-left arrow then ctrl-shift-left arrow to fix the typo.
Yes, but then I have to reach all the way over to the End button to get back to where I was. So far.
Sometimes it's really stupid how sometimes, you feel like the answer to a question is online somewhere, but you just can't find it by googling. In this game I've been making, I've wanted to find the answer to questions like "How much ppm of dust in the air is when it's bad for you?" or "If you fall unconscious, does it rest yourself like sleep?" but I can never find them, and just have to make a wild guess.
Sometimes it's really stupid how sometimes, you feel like the answer to a question is online somewhere, but you just can't find it by googling. In this game I've been making, I've wanted to find the answer to questions like "How much ppm of dust in the air is when it's bad for you?" or "If you fall unconscious, does it rest yourself like sleep?" but I can never find them, and just have to make a wild guess.Being unconscious doesn't rest you like being asleep. Now, possibly you can fall asleep while unconscious.
Anyone feel like making this funnier for me by explaining the joke?
Anyone feel like making this funnier for me by explaining the joke?
That dude lives inside our cells and does work.
Anyone feel like making this funnier for me by explaining the joke?
Anyone feel like making this funnier for me by explaining the joke?
Comments here may help:
http://imgur.com/cADbziS
Anyone feel like making this funnier for me by explaining the joke?
Comments here may help:
http://imgur.com/cADbziS
Anyone feel like making this funnier for me by explaining the joke?
Comments here may help:
http://imgur.com/cADbziS
That... wasn't all that helpful.
The sodium/potassium pump (or Na/K pump) is found in polarizable membranes in your body, so mostly in neurons. The pump keeps the cell polarized in two ways. First, it moves sodium out and potassium in, creating a chemical gradient of both ions. Second, it moves more positive ions in than out, so there's also an electrical gradient across the cell membrane. One cycle of the pump uses the energy from one molecule of ATP.
I've no idea what's up with the dancing or the lighting.
Anyone feel like making this funnier for me by explaining the joke?
That dude lives inside our cells and does work.
YouTube Video about Surviving Town Center Fire (https://youtu.be/af2dyK2owCc?t=255)
(If timestamp doesn't work, skip to 4:15)
No knowledge of Age of Empires is needed to enjoy this.
YouTube Video about Surviving Town Center Fire (https://youtu.be/af2dyK2owCc?t=255)
(If timestamp doesn't work, skip to 4:15)
No knowledge of Age of Empires is needed to enjoy this.
So I got back into Age of Empires II because of this post. Played some against the computer, haven't played online yet. I just wanted to share this vid:
If I had the patience I'd post a handfull of these at a time, like each day for a while, but instead I'll just link this:
http://imgur.com/gallery/taFOK
Edit: Oh, someone made a gif:
YouTube Video about Surviving Town Center Fire (https://youtu.be/af2dyK2owCc?t=255)
(If timestamp doesn't work, skip to 4:15)
No knowledge of Age of Empires is needed to enjoy this.
So I got back into Age of Empires II because of this post. Played some against the computer, haven't played online yet. I just wanted to share this vid:
Well worth the 2 hours (!) to watch the entire saga IMO.
Oh no, an otter one. (http://smbc-comics.com/index.php?id=3921)
I AM SO MAD YOU NINJA'D ME
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/death-metal-music-attracts-sharks-documentary-crew-finds-out-10381295.html
Death metal music attracts great white sharks, which a documentary crew discovered while trying to attract one nicknamed Joan of Shark.
I've been playing the title theme for Them's Fightin' Herds (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHCtGhXCKYI) for the past few days. I can't decide if it's a good song or not; I might be giving it a free pass because it's tangentially related to MLP.
(http://media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/bobby.jpg)
Looks like E.T. has a very literal thinking process. Good grasp of arithmetic, though.
Looks like E.T. has a very literal thinking process. Good grasp of arithmetic, though.
I deduce that a dime is worth more than 7.5 pennies. I'm not prepared to admit how much more I know.
Looks like E.T. has a very literal thinking process. Good grasp of arithmetic, though.
I deduce that a dime is worth more than 7.5 pennies. I'm not prepared to admit how much more I know.
It's got to be 10p. 25p is a quarter, you aren't going to have 20p (too close to 25p) and anything else is too weird.
I would have never guessed the connection between dime and decima.
Oops, I forgot today was a pizza party we got for contributing the most in our building to United Way. I went and got lunch anyway.
It's just as well. I don't believe in giving to United Way so missing out on this pizza party was apropos.
Perhaps this is an appropriate time to mention these people (http://www.givewell.org/). If your motivation for charitable giving is genuinely helping people, do it right.
1st snow of the year!!!!
1st snow of the year!!!!
So, i have been thinking about doing an online comic. Or rather, i have two ideas for online comics. Sadly, i'm not sure i am a good enough artist. Should i look for somebody who wants to draw my stuff? Where to even start? Or should i try to push myself to do it? Or should i maybe lower my expectations on how flashed-out my stuff has to look? There are a lot of webcomic formats that have a rather minimal style. Problem's just, my story isn't about one-strip jokes. Can i tell an actual story in a relatively simple style? Anybody knows examples that would help me?
I have been carrying the wish to do something like this around for years now. Maybe someone here has an idea. Thank you.
If you're in the UK, xkcd is doing some sort of puzzle treasure hunt thing. Check it out? (http://blog.xkcd.com/2015/11/24/a-puzzle-for-the-uk/)
If you're in the UK, xkcd is doing some sort of puzzle treasure hunt thing. Check it out? (http://blog.xkcd.com/2015/11/24/a-puzzle-for-the-uk/)
I'm not in the UK, so xkcd isn't doing a puzzle treasure hunt thing.
I don't want the world.
I just want your half.
So you guys seen this yet?
http://xkcd.com/1608/
So you guys seen this yet?
http://xkcd.com/1608/
So you guys seen this yet?
http://xkcd.com/1608/
So you guys seen this yet?
http://xkcd.com/1608/
As much as I would like to find all the easter eggs, I just don't have the time for it.
So you guys seen this yet?
http://xkcd.com/1608/
As much as I would like to find all the easter eggs, I just don't have the time for it.
So you guys seen this yet?
http://xkcd.com/1608/
As much as I would like to find all the easter eggs, I just don't have the time for it.
I found everything but the floating island my first time!
So you guys seen this yet?
http://xkcd.com/1608/
As much as I would like to find all the easter eggs, I just don't have the time for it.
I found everything but the floating island my first time!
How do you know you found everything? Is there a definitive list? Is this map (http://1101b.com/xkcd1608/) confirmed to be complete?
So you guys seen this yet?
http://xkcd.com/1608/
So you guys seen this yet?
http://xkcd.com/1608/
Woah you get to see the whole world things from that other XKCD if you leave the box?
I can't seem to figure out the controls. I gave up the first time after repeatedly getting stuck on the right hand wall. I'm glad people posted here so that I know it's worth persevering with: can anybody offer more specific instructions than simultaneously bashing both the arrow keys and WASD and hoping for the best?
I picked up the Microsoft RTS bundle in the Steam sale. I played AoE2 and Rise of Nations the first time round, but AoE3 and Age of Mythology are new to me. Sadly AoE2 HD means fixed size sprites at native monitor resolution, which is basically unplayable on a 3200x1800 13 inch laptop screen, so I'll probably wait a few more years before I get to actually play it.
Pokemon or Big Data? (http://pixelastic.github.io/pokemonorbigdata/) Probably easy for this crowd.
Pokemon or Big Data? (http://pixelastic.github.io/pokemonorbigdata/) Probably easy for this crowd.
Pokemon or Big Data? (http://pixelastic.github.io/pokemonorbigdata/) Probably easy for this crowd.
Pokemon or Big Data? (http://pixelastic.github.io/pokemonorbigdata/) Probably easy for this crowd.
Does someone know an online calculator who computes the parameters of a function based on a number of sample values?
e.g. I say f(x) = a + b *x and f(0) = 10 and f(1) = 12 and he tells me a = 10 and b = 2
I'm pretty sure it has to be there but I can't find one. Maybe I don't know how to phrase it correctly.
Pokemon or Big Data? (http://pixelastic.github.io/pokemonorbigdata/) Probably easy for this crowd.
http://ikeaordeath.com/
Does someone know an online calculator who computes the parameters of a function based on a number of sample values?
e.g. I say f(x) = a + b *x and f(0) = 10 and f(1) = 12 and he tells me a = 10 and b = 2
I'm pretty sure it has to be there but I can't find one. Maybe I don't know how to phrase it correctly.
Does someone know an online calculator who computes the parameters of a function based on a number of sample values?
e.g. I say f(x) = a + b *x and f(0) = 10 and f(1) = 12 and he tells me a = 10 and b = 2
I'm pretty sure it has to be there but I can't find one. Maybe I don't know how to phrase it correctly.
Looks like trying to solve a system of linear equations?
http://wims.unice.fr/wims/wims.cgi?session=0A0E929B69.5&+lang=en&+module=tool%2Flinear%2Flinsolver.en&+method=coef&+cmd=resume
Looks like trying to solve a system of linear equations?
http://wims.unice.fr/wims/wims.cgi?session=0A0E929B69.5&+lang=en&+module=tool%2Flinear%2Flinsolver.en&+method=coef&+cmd=resume
No, it isn't. It's taking a series of n points and generating the unique (n-1)th order polynomial that passes those points.
It kind of is: when you put in your n values of x you get n linear equations for the n coefficients. And looking at them as a system of linear equations also tells you why you can't always expect a unique solution, and why degree n-2 is not going to suffice in general.
Okay. Okay okay okay. I'm TAing a course right now where we actually teach polynomial interpolation. I'M QUALIFIED TO POST THINGS ON THE INTERNET.
If you have n points, one option is to say f(x) = a_0 + a_1x + a_2x^2 + ... + a_{n-1}x^{n-1}. That gives you n different variables in the coefficients, and n different equations through the points (x_1,y_1), ... , (x_n,y_n). You can then solve that system of equations.
Alternatively, you can use the thing Witherweaver is talking about, which is Lagrange interpolation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagrange_polynomial). The idea is that for every point (x_i, y_i), you define a polynomial f_i(x) such thatIf you know f_i(x) for each i, then the polynomial
- f_i(x_j) = 0 for all j not equal to i
- f_i(x_i) = 1
f(x) = y_1 f_1(x) + y_2 f_2(x) + ... + y_n f_n(x)
passes through all the n points.
Then, you can derive each f_i(x) through inspection. The way we define it, we want a polynomial with n-1 roots, and we know the value at x_i is 1, so you can write it as
f_i(x) = (x-x_1)(x-x_2)...(x-x_{i-1})(x-x_{i+1})....(x-x_n) * (1 / (x_i - x_1)(x_i-x_2) ... (x_i-x_n))
For any N points, there is exactly one polynomial of degree up to n-1 that goes through those points. At least one exists by the method above. If f(x) and g(x) go through the same n points and are both degree <= n-1, then f(x) - g(x) has n roots and is of degree <= n-1, which is only possible if f(x) - g(x) = 0.
PPE: I've been ninjaed by all the other math people here.
Guys it turns out that the forum supportssuperscripts andsubscripts!
Perhaps the numerical analysts would also like to explain why interpolation is a really bad way of approximating a function by a polynomial in practice due to overfitting...
BTW: Where did WanderingWinder go?
The whole video is good if you're into AoE but this bit made me laugh.
The whole video is good if you're into AoE but this bit made me laugh.
What if I'm not into area of effect?
BTW: Where did WanderingWinder go?
(http://41.media.tumblr.com/822b5c515140737682ad1f95733fc562/tumblr_nyhp1tGvkC1rjggr6o1_1280.png)I get:
Skullcrusher Mountain: The ultimate "nice guy" song.
(http://41.media.tumblr.com/822b5c515140737682ad1f95733fc562/tumblr_nyhp1tGvkC1rjggr6o1_1280.png)I get:
i slept with someone in fall out boy lyrics
i slept in spanish
i slept in
i slept with my best friend
Awaclus, what did you do? ???
But if we all Google those specific phrases enough times, then the algorithm will bring them back to the top so that joke never gets old.
But if we all Google those specific phrases enough times, then the algorithm will bring them back to the top so that joke never gets old.
It's not a joke, it's a poem.
But if we all Google those specific phrases enough times, then the algorithm will bring them back to the top so that joke never gets old.
It's not a joke, it's a poem.
All the best poems are jokes. Why, there once was a man from Nantucket…
I asked someone how many seconds there were in six weeks. He correctly replied "There's 10!"
I asked someone how many seconds there were in six weeks. He correctly replied "There's 10!"
I asked someone how many seconds there were in six weeks. He correctly replied "There's 10!"
Someone make this funnier pls. I don't get it.
I asked someone how many seconds there were in six weeks. He correctly replied "There's 10!"
for loop {
if condition {
do stuff
goto end
}
}
other for loop {
if other condition {
do other stuff
goto end
}
}
another for loop {
if another condition {
do another stuff
goto end
}
}
end:
do some more stuff
Are the for loops related in any way? This seems like the sort of thing that would usually be taken care of by break(n);
Are the for loops related in any way? This seems like the sort of thing that would usually be taken care of by break(n);
Not really, it's basically trying to do one thing, and if that fails, it does another, and if that fails, then another.
Or it may be better to throw and catch errors.
label: {
for loop {
if condition {
do stuff
break label
}
}
other for loop {
if other condition {
do other stuff
break label
}
}
another for loop {
if another condition {
do another stuff
break label
}
}
}
do some more stuff
It's c++, so I can't use break label.
I've heard people saying that exceptions can be performance heavy (or something like that), and I usually only use exceptions for actual errors. I think the if not success way is more confusing and less readable than gotos.
As I said, I can't find a simpler and more readable way to write it. I already thought of most of these ways, but I think using goto in this case is just more readable (at least more than all of these options).
Hanabi becomes much, much harder when all the 1s in two suits are in the bottom half of the deck...
Edit: Oh, and four of the 5s are in our hands already. (Online game obviously)
It's c++, so I can't use break label.Have you considered using self-modifying code?
I've heard people saying that exceptions can be performance heavy (or something like that), and I usually only use exceptions for actual errors. I think the if not success way is more confusing and less readable than gotos.
As I said, I can't find a simpler and more readable way to write it. I already thought of most of these ways, but I think using goto in this case is just more readable (at least more than all of these options).
Have you considered using self-modifying code?
It's c++, so I can't use break label.
I've heard people saying that exceptions can be performance heavy (or something like that), and I usually only use exceptions for actual errors. I think the if not success way is more confusing and less readable than gotos.
As I said, I can't find a simpler and more readable way to write it. I already thought of most of these ways, but I think using goto in this case is just more readable (at least more than all of these options).
I think it's a common example of something that will mess your program really badly if you don't do it exactly right, and so shouldn't be done.Have you considered using self-modifying code?
Is that... a thing? I mean, I assume you're not talking about some sort of AI programmer, and I feel like I've heard the concept before... but I'm not certain what that means.
Have you considered using self-modifying code?
Is that... a thing? I mean, I assume you're not talking about some sort of AI programmer, and I feel like I've heard the concept before... but I'm not certain what that means.
I have seen it used.Have you considered using self-modifying code?
Is that... a thing? I mean, I assume you're not talking about some sort of AI programmer, and I feel like I've heard the concept before... but I'm not certain what that means.
As I said, I can't find a simpler and more readable way to write it. I already thought of most of these ways, but I think using goto in this case is just more readable (at least more than all of these options).
If you aren't allowed to use gotos, then that's silly, but I guess you aren't. The next best thing is multiple return statements, and after that you have to use the Nested Loops Of Sadness™ (NLOS).
I've finally attained a 1:1 post-to-respect ratio!
I've finally attained a 1:1 post-to-respect ratio!
I've finally attained a 1:1 post-to-respect ratio!
Congratulations, have an upvote as a prize! DOH!
No, really you get Ozles internet admiration prize!
Don't get too excited though, the last person to get it was Colonel Gaddafi for his taking up of the FindMyFriends app....
I've finally attained a 1:1 post-to-respect ratio!
Congratulations, have an upvote as a prize! DOH!
No, really you get Ozles internet admiration prize!
Don't get too excited though, the last person to get it was Colonel Gaddafi for his taking up of the FindMyFriends app....
I've finally attained a 1:1 post-to-respect ratio!
Congratulations, have an upvote as a prize! DOH!
No, really you get Ozles internet admiration prize!
Don't get too excited though, the last person to get it was Colonel Gaddafi for his taking up of the FindMyFriends app....
I am upset that you did not actually upvote.
I've finally attained a 1:1 post-to-respect ratio!
Congratulations, have an upvote as a prize! DOH!
No, really you get Ozles internet admiration prize!
Don't get too excited though, the last person to get it was Colonel Gaddafi for his taking up of the FindMyFriends app....
I am upset that you did not actually upvote.
He never said you won his upvote.
But you clearly won some upvotes. Man, some people are never satisfied.
I've finally attained a 1:1 post-to-respect ratio!
I've finally attained a 1:1 post-to-respect ratio!
Congratulations, have an upvote as a prize! DOH!
No, really you get Ozles internet admiration prize!
Don't get too excited though, the last person to get it was Colonel Gaddafi for his taking up of the FindMyFriends app....
I am upset that you did not actually upvote.
I was joking in our meeting today that picking someone to partner up with was like kickball all over again, but for once this was not a traumatic reliving of my school days.
a) Not only was I not picked last, but my partner and I paired up before the manager was done talking.
b) I chose the person that I'm most attracted to, and she chose me.
So very glad I wasn't reliving elementary school.
random stuff part IV is #fakenews
I was joking in our meeting today that picking someone to partner up with was like kickball all over again, but for once this was not a traumatic reliving of my school days.
a) Not only was I not picked last, but my partner and I paired up before the manager was done talking.
b) I chose the person that I'm most attracted to, and she chose me.
So very glad I wasn't reliving elementary school.
More exploits of Kuildeous the lady-killer.