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Are you Vanellope Von Schweetz?

Kirspy Kremes; they're softer.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

I think it's horseshit.

Which, I suppose, means that by definition you also think it's horseshit, whether you like it or not, because you're me. Or, conversely, you're not me, in which case it's objectively horseshit.

Ah, interesting rebuttal. But what if I become you, then your way of thinking (memories, personality, and all that) becomes mine?

captpackrat posted...

It means you are literally Hitler.

It's an uncomfortable thing to think about, but that's one of the unfortunate implications....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_individualism

In the philiosophy of self, Open indvidualism basically states there is only one subject/consciousness/self who is everyone at all times in the past, present, or future. It basically means that "reincarnation" happens, but "I" will eventually become "you", and "you" will eventually become "me", and "we" will eventually become other conscious entities - the order doesn't matter with respect to time.

What do you guys think of the idea of Open Individualism?

I've actually thought about this idea in the past as a solution to the "vertiginous question":

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertiginous_question

...about why it seems why only one consciousness ("mine", or from your perspective, "yours") is "live" at a time. I just didn't know what it's called until today. It's a pretty interesting idea with many implications (example: if you hurt others, you are just hurting yourself.)

joemodda posted...

Fun fact, p-adic numbers were used in Andre Wiles's proof of Fermat's Last Theorem

Cool!

ParanoidObsessive posted...

I've used binary and hex for computer stuff. But I'm not fully fluent in either off the top of my head so if I need to use them I'll usually use a conversion app.

And most of us use Base 12 in our daily lives without realizing it. Because it was the main system for the Babylonians, which led to multiple aspects of how we perceive the world culturally. It's why we have 24-hour days, 60 minutes in an hour (and 60 seconds in a minute), 12 months, 12 signs of the zodiac, 360 degrees in a circle, and so on.

Ah yeah, you're right regarding base-twelve!

agesboy posted...

hexadecimal because computers

roman numerals for the anime topic and elder scrolls games

Ah, good ol' Roman numerals....

Have you ever used a number system other than base-ten or decimal?

The number system used by almost all human cultures is called base-ten or decimal. There are ten digits (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0) which each represent a power of ten such as 1, ten, a hundred, a thousand, a tenth, and etc. The best explanation for why this is so is because humans have ten fingers.

However, there are other ways of writing numbers. Binary or base-2 uses only two digits (0 and 1) to represent powers of 2 such as 1, 2, 4, 8, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, etc. This is often used in computers. Computers also have stuff encoded in base-sixteen, sixteen being a power of 2.

One notable system is base-twelve (or the dozenal system) that is being advocated due to twelve having many divisors (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and twelve/dozen itself.)

agesboy posted...

decimal does not work how you're using it

also always percentage

Perhaps not.

For example:

Fraction: 1/2 of the U.S. population likes chocolate.

Decimal: 0.5 of U.S. population likes chocolate.

Percentage: 50% of the U.S. population like chocolate.

Ratio: 1 out of 2 people in the U.S. like chocolate.

I personally use fractions the most, but I have a feeling most like percentages.

Went to two in Las Vegas. All the stimuli just wasn't for me....

Yep.

I first voted in 2004.

-When the gameplay and cutscenes conflict each other logically. (example: Cloud or whoever the hero is can survive bullets in a random encounter but he's helpless when a gun is held to head in a cutscene.)

-Inaccurate portrayal of governmental systems (not just monarchies but republics as well. Tales of Graces is an example of this.)

-And speaking of monarchies, I'm also a little peeved at their prevalence in fantasy RPGs.

I voted Harris in this poll (and that's who I want to win), but in reality I'm not sure.

Voted for president and other offices.

Your nephew is a prodigy!

I'm a Pokemon. A boy Pokemon.

I sleep naked.

Well, here goes nothing.

https://youtu.be/hD7JrYjtC9c?si=D9G8c2gYQFxKrsF-

I just wanted to share a video (admittedly, has to do with politics) that takes place in the online application Second Life.

Nintendo 64!!!

When I was a kid I was creeped out by the movie and its depiction of the afterlife.

When I was older I thought the movie was alright, decent, but nothing too groundbreaking.

Jkd91 posted...

fuck knows mate I've no idea what any of that means.

Sorry man...forgive this poor 'murican and his "handegg" game....

MICHALECOLE posted...

Well you have to get the first down and then spike the ball and then go from there

Ah, a textbook strategy.

It's 4th down and 1, but the line of scrimmage is 80 yards from the endzone, and no timeouts.

What do you do?

VioletZer0 posted...

I wouldn't ever want to meet one in real life but hell yea I love them.

Especially gibbons.

Gotta look up gibbons soon!

I think they're cool, and I even let a monkey in a cage hold my finger, but I've also heard horror stories about monkeys and non-human apes...so I don't know exactly how to feel about them....

Have you ever rode a horse?

Do you know how to ride a horse?

Have you ever rode another kind of animal (such as an elephant?)

I've never rode a horse or other animal (although I've rode a horse-drawn carriage.)

I'll admit I'm a member of that subreddit. It's just people venting about dogs and the problems they can cause. Yes, we aren't fond of dogs but that's one of the resaons the subredit exists; because others don't understand why we dislike them. I'm not active on it because I don't really want to immerse myself in negativity all the time (even if I can relate to the people there.)

1. What do you prefer overall: KFC or Popeyes?
2. Regarding KFC, which do you prefer: Original or Crispy?
3. Regarding Popeye's, which do you prefer: Mild or Spicy?

My answers:

#1 is tough for me. I love the spiciness of Popeye's Spicy, but KFC is no slouch when it comes to flavor, too! I ultimately picked KFC.

#2 Original is where KFC shines. Crispy just doesn't cut it.

#3 Spicy most definitely. Gotta have that Cayenne Pepper kick.

Yes.

Glob posted...

No. Given that I live in a country where civilians dont have guns, it seems like overkill.

Theres several other factors, such as the fact that my building has 24 hour security guards, that theres several doors with a combination of electronic and physical locks that an intruder would have to bypass. Or the fact that I have a dog. Or the fact that the average man here is 54 and Im 63, 210 pounds and can handle myself pretty well.

Heh, you're pretty much set!

I thought about owning a shotgun in the event of burglaries or break-ins, but I don't how to use them and I'm afraid of the damn things. Plus, I'm not in the most perfect state of mind to own a firearm.

I visited his Taj Mahal hotel in Atlantic City when I was younger.

Lokarin posted...

metroid prime rib

Eww!

But...my gout problems....

Just for us?

Yu-eff-oh

Nope, never have.

I know most of the Hiragana by heart, still working on Katakana. Regarding Kanji I've barely scratched the surface....

I wasn't aware he was still a game show host!

The Cubs?

captpackrat posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/1/17067fe7.png

Interesting....

Spring. I like seeing the foliage and life return after the winter, and the lengthening of days and warming of weather.

SomeUsername529 posted...

Giving "not eating human meat" as a "personal dietary restriction" makes this poll really idiotic.

Then answer it with something that you feel best describes it. I'm sorry if I couldn't find all the categories that make up dietary restrictions....

Nichtcrawler-X posted...

Does "Nutrition and Health" include things that directly harm me, even if they are not usually harmful, intolerances in my case, or is that just about "Healthy" food?

Yes.

Sarcasthma posted...

Probably should throw some spoiler tags on your original post if you still can, TC.

Damn...I'm screwed, aren't I?

Blightzkrieg posted...

And not related to this trope at all but Assassin's Creed II ends with a fistfight with the pope.

Wow, that's cool!

adjl posted...

A lot of JRPGs employ the trope to some degree or another, often as part of a broader plot of discovering that the church is evil.

Yeah, I agree there's many Japanese RPGs with this trope.