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| Topic | Top tier boss battle music |
| tiornys 02/16/18 3:56:13 AM #20 |    |
| Topic | dy/dx = y(x) |
| tiornys 02/16/18 2:43:30 AM #31 | scar the 1 posted... What if y is Ce^x? This is the correct general solution. |
| Topic | Here's a photo of Ellen Page kissing her partner. |
| tiornys 02/14/18 10:31:10 PM #6 | XxKrazyChaosxX posted... There were a lot of dudes on CE that had quite the crush on Ellen back in the day. I mean, pretty sure there are still a lot of dudes who have a crush on her. Sure, her sexual orientation reduces the odds of actually getting with her from practically nil to practically nil but even closer to zero, but I don't think that's significant. |
| Topic | is Chrono Cross the perfect example of a sequel doing literally everything right |
| tiornys 02/08/18 10:37:28 PM #5 | I love Chrono Cross, but it most certainly did not do everything a sequel should have done. |
| Topic | "Turn based RPGs suck" |
| tiornys 02/08/18 2:48:45 AM #34 | Tmk posted...
If you seriously think this, you're not paying attention to a big chunk of the Persona fanbase. You clearly dislike turn-based combat, and that's fine. But why is it so hard to accept that other people find value in it? |
| Topic | Tegan Marie -- Do you think this girl is really singing? |
| tiornys 02/07/18 10:46:42 PM #8 | Eh. I don't think Tegan sounds as mature as you seem to think she does. She reminds me of some singers in my jr. high/high school choir days. |
| Topic | Tegan Marie -- Do you think this girl is really singing? |
| tiornys 02/07/18 10:42:33 PM #6 | There's precedent for young teens having strong singing voices.  |
| Topic | Has there ever been a game series where the 5th game is good? |
| tiornys 02/07/18 10:12:05 PM #46 | Heroes of Might and Magic V |
| Topic | Why does rock music age badly? |
| tiornys 02/07/18 10:05:31 PM #24 | It's possible for someone's tastes to broaden and deepen while still allowing them to appreciate what they originally enjoyed. |
| Topic | A Mom is going BONKERS over this MATH QUESTION..Can you solve it?? |
| tiornys 02/01/18 6:00:53 PM #35 | Two cats doesn't help us. We need an odd number of some sort of third-party entity, whether that be medium dogs, cats, horses, balloons, or whatever. |
| Topic | WWYD: Pay off 1/3 of CC debit or get LASIK? |
| tiornys 01/11/18 2:10:18 PM #25 | At an extremely rough estimate, carrying $5000 of extra debt for three additional months at a 20% annual interest rate will cost ~$250-$300 extra. Changes in LASIK pricing could certainly outweigh that, and that figure is low enough that replacement glasses costs could easily be significant. Considerations like that are part of what I had in mind when I said we didn't have enough data to give proper advice. |
| Topic | WWYD: Pay off 1/3 of CC debit or get LASIK? |
| tiornys 01/11/18 11:47:51 AM #7 | Not really enough info to give a great response. That said, I believe one of the downsides of lasik is that it takes more time for night vision to adapt, so a potential benefit of reducing debt now and doing lasik later is that daytime hours will be longer. |
| Topic | So I guess GameFAQs is just a safe space puppy room now |
| tiornys 01/10/18 11:28:12 PM #27 | My nintendo games? I think you have me mixed up with someone else. |
| Topic | So I guess GameFAQs is just a safe space puppy room now |
| tiornys 01/10/18 11:25:49 PM #25 | Hey, maybe now when people disagree with someone's opinion, they'll actually dispute the opinion rather than attacking the person who expressed the opinion. If we're not careful, we could get into actual conversations around here. |
| Topic | Started reading Ender's Game |
| tiornys 12/20/17 4:36:33 AM #31 | IIRC Peter The Ender's Shadow series does go quite a bit more into Peter's character and growth though. |
| Topic | What order should I next watch for Star Wars |
| tiornys 12/06/17 1:29:05 AM #26 | blahblahfatbomb posted... What is machete order? If you're interested in the creator's thoughts: http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2011/11/11/the-star-wars-saga-suggested-viewing-order/ |
| Topic | What order should I next watch for Star Wars |
| tiornys 12/06/17 12:29:58 AM #18 | AlCalavicci posted... So it's basically treating RO and Ep 1 as a footnote to Machete order, and then bringing it back to Ep 7 That's a good way of putting it, yes. |
| Topic | What order should I next watch for Star Wars |
| tiornys 12/06/17 12:27:10 AM #16 | Rogue One is a prequel to 4, but (as with many prequels) is arguably best watched after watching the original film. The logic of machete order treats episode 1 the same way in regards to episodes 2-3. 7 last because it's the start of a completely new story arc that will be continued in 8. |
| Topic | What order should I next watch for Star Wars |
| tiornys 12/06/17 12:22:14 AM #12 | I personally enjoyed watching the films in machete order, although I had already seen everything in release order (and the original trilogy numerous times) before watching the films that way. Release order always works. If you want to tinker, I would say 4-5-2-3-6-RO-1-7. |
| Topic | Hey guys, I wanna get into Magic: The Gathering |
| tiornys 11/30/17 3:18:43 AM #67 | Bad_Mojo posted... But my combos uses 1 per deck, which doesn't even factor in 4-per deck. Channel and BL are banned, though, lol Your combo relies on 4 specific cards, which is much harder to assemble in an opening hand of 7 out of a deck of 60. Although to be fair, the original version of the Channel-Fireball deck only had 8 cards and was thus super consistent. That's why we have minimum deck sizes now. Memory Jar is the coolest banning. I'll have to think about what my favorite combo is. |
| Topic | Hey guys, I wanna get into Magic: The Gathering |
| tiornys 11/30/17 2:25:09 AM #64 | Bad_Mojo posted... Turn 1 - Nah. Turn 1: Black Lotus, Ancestral Recall, Ancestral Recall, Ancestral Recall, Black Lotus, AR x3, BL, AR x3, BL, AR x3, BL, AR x3, BL, AR x2--at this point you've drawn all but 2 cards in your deck--BL x6, AR x18 pointed at your opponent, GG first turn. Much more consistent since the entire deck is just 40 Ancestral Recalls and 20 Black Lotuses. (This is why we have the 4 card limit rule now) |
| Topic | Thinker: Will Final Fantasy XVI be good? |
| tiornys 11/28/17 10:14:14 PM #8 | legendarylemur posted... Their gameplay for the last like 4 games have been pretty brainless (excluding the MMOs I guess cuz I never played those). When other JRPGs started to incorporate pretty complex battle systems that challenged the players, FF somehow got worse in its complexity as it went along. No clue what they're even trying to do anymore outside of making a game that's all looks and no substance Oh please. FF hasn't been challenging since FF6, at least in terms of storyline play. All of the FF battle systems have plenty of depth and complexity to dig into if you want, along with optional content that actually provides some decent challenges. |
| Topic | Hey guys, I wanna get into Magic: The Gathering |
| tiornys 11/28/17 10:03:05 PM #23 | All colors use creatures. Green tends to get creatures with higher stats for lower costs. It also has a higher proportion of non-creature spells that reference creatures in some way, usually by strengthening your creatures or by giving you some beneficial effect based on creatures you have. |
| Topic | whats all this talk about the big bang never happening |
| tiornys 11/28/17 9:53:22 PM #3 | Probably talking about this article (or similar from a different reporting site): http://www.newsweek.com/big-bang-physics-origins-universe-724849 It's an old idea that's being sensationalized for no apparent reason. Some physicists are working on this model as an alternative to the generally accepted model in order to figure out how they might test the idea. Based on the article, they don't have any new evidence, or even a clear direction on how to look for evidence yet. |
| Topic | Hey guys, I wanna get into Magic: The Gathering |
| tiornys 11/28/17 9:46:12 PM #14 | soulunison2 posted... fuzzylittlbunny posted...Pro-fucking-genitus :D I used to have a 100% multicolored Commander deck with this as my general. I got it on the board against controlling decks a few times. |
| Topic | Hey guys, I wanna get into Magic: The Gathering |
| tiornys 11/28/17 9:44:39 PM #13 | Ajenla posted... How's the art? Is the art good? If I don't like the gameplay, could the art satisfy me? I want your honest to God opinion on this. By and large, the art is excellent. It might be enough to satisfy you from a collection standpoint if you don't like the gameplay, although that depends a lot more on you than on the artwork itself. A couple of recent art spotlights from the main WotC site: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/art-winona-nelson-2017-10-18 https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/artists-magic-magali-villeneuve-2017-08-29 |
| Topic | Favorite movies of the 90's? |
| tiornys 11/27/17 1:21:32 AM #26 | mew4ever posted... Good movies listed so far. Shawshank is the only one missing so far from CE's collective list. One of these days I should watch that movie. |
| Topic | Is there anyone who automatically makes you think about sex? |
| tiornys 11/26/17 11:09:52 PM #6 | Yes. |
| Topic | Favorite movies of the 90's? |
| tiornys 11/26/17 11:08:13 PM #8 | Run Lola Run The Matrix Flatliners The Hunt for Red October The Usual Suspects Sneakers A couple of these surprised me by being '90's instead of '80's. |
| Topic | What is the probability that two coins land on heads given that at least one did |
| tiornys 11/26/17 9:11:54 PM #50 | Sex-Machine posted... tiornys posted...Sex-Machine posted...H-known H-Unknown Because ordering matters before the choice in that case. If you want, you can frame the problem in a way such that H-Known H-Unknown really is a separate case from H-unknown H-Known, but if you do it that way, then the total sum of the probability of the two H-H cases equals the probability of the H-T case equals the probability of the T-H case. Here's how that would work: I flip two coins behind a curtain. With equal probability, I get H-H, or H-T, or T-H, or T-T. Because of the problem parameters, I didn't get T-T. The remaining three possibilities still have equal probability. I now tell you that at least one coin is heads. In the H-T or T-H cases, I am forced to pick the single heads result as the "known" result. In the H-H case, I can choose. Let's say I pick randomly between them with equal chance for each. Then H(k)-H occurs in half of H-H cases, and H-H(k) occurs in the other half of H-H cases. So now the probability break down looks like this: P(H(k)-H) = 1/2 * 1/3 = 1/6 P(H-H(k)) = 1/2 * 1/3 = 1/6 P(H(k)-T) = 1 * 1/3 = 1/3 P(T-H(k)) = 1 * 1/3 = 1/3 If I use some method to pick that gives unequal chances, the individual probabilities of P(H(k)-H) and P(H-H(k)) will change but their combined probability will not. For example, if I pick the first coin 90% of the time, then P(H(k)-H) = 9/10 * 1/3 = 3/10 and P(H-H(k)) = 1/10 * 1/3 = 1/30 for a combined probability of 10/30 = 1/3. |
| Topic | What is the probability that two coins land on heads given that at least one did |
| tiornys 11/26/17 9:01:37 PM #45 | Sex-Machine posted... H-known H-Unknown These are not separate cases, so you're double counting HH. |
| Topic | What is the probability that two coins land on heads given that at least one did |
| tiornys 11/26/17 5:53:14 PM #39 | COVxy posted... Now if you had a general decay detector, and the particles necessarily decayed at the same time, and the detector only has the sensitivity to detect occurrence, the analogy works. Yes, this is what I was trying to say. |
| Topic | What is the probability that two coins land on heads given that at least one did |
| tiornys 11/26/17 5:14:37 PM #37 | COVxy posted... Ah, the wording is a bit artificial. In that case, 1*.25/.75 = 1/3 One way to construct this scenario with coins is as follows: --I flip two coins behind a curtain --I tell you that at least one coin is heads --You can now bet on whether or not both coins are heads Which bet you should make depends on the betting odds offered. If you're being offered even money, you should bet against both coins being heads. For a more realistic scenario, we need to move away from coin flips. Say I have a quantum process whereby some particle decays into some other particle 50% of the time. Say I also have a detector that can sense the presence of a given particle but not the amount of that particle. If I start with two particles of the first type, then this exact calculation gives me the odds that both particles have decayed if my detector tells me that at least one has decayed. |
| Topic | What is the probability that two coins land on heads given that at least one did |
| tiornys 11/26/17 5:04:18 PM #32 | dave_is_slick posted... tiornys posted...You only know that at least one coin is heads. Let's try presenting this rigorously. The probability of event A happening given that event B has happened is P(A and B)/P(B). In this case, event A is "both coins are heads" and event B is "at least one coin is heads". P(A and B) = P(A) = 1/4. If both coins are heads, then it must be the case that at least one coin is heads, and the odds of getting two heads with no other knowledge is very straightforward. P(B) = 3/4. Namely, if the two flips are anything other than TT, then at least one coin is heads. (1/4)/(3/4) = 1/3. You can't eliminate one of the coins based on the information that "at least one coin is heads". You would need to know "the first coin is heads" or similar. |
| Topic | What is the probability that two coins land on heads given that at least one did |
| tiornys 11/26/17 4:52:16 PM #30 | Ic3Bullet posted... Its 50%. If you knew that a particular coin had landed heads, this would be correct. You don't. You only know that at least one coin is heads. |
| Topic | The most useless party members in a jrpg |
| tiornys 11/26/17 4:03:23 PM #151 | Shotgunnova posted... ctrl+f korcha I didn't name names, just cited the large Chrono Cross roster. But if I was going to name names, this search would have hit. |
| Topic | The most useless party members in a jrpg |
| tiornys 11/26/17 3:30:47 PM #136 | Runeboggle posted... ChromaticAngel posted... Yeah, Kimahri owns the mid-late portions of storyline play if you're smart with how you build him. It's true that he does so by picking up other people's high-end skills earlier than they can (barring extreme grinding), but that's precisely what he's designed to be able to do. Pure joke characters aside, I think this has to go to someone in the Chrono Cross or Suikoden series casts. When the roster of characters gets massive, some of the entries are going to be strictly outclassed. |
| Topic | What's wrong with FF13? What's about about linearity? |
| tiornys 11/22/17 1:04:26 AM #7 | MechaKirby posted... If you want good money, you have to set up a decent amount of stuff and pray for 10% drop that sells well 25% drop that you can turn into a 37.5% drop. But yes, if you want gil beyond the substantial amount that can be gained from treasures and sidequests, you're dealing with random drops. |
| Topic | I'm taking Algebra 2 for the fourth time |
| tiornys 11/18/17 1:46:39 AM #11 | Have you considered tutoring? |
| Topic | So Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete is p fun so far. |
| tiornys 11/07/17 4:44:29 PM #11 | redeadlink posted... Is that the one with the sexy space wizard ass on the back of the case? Doesn't look like it: https://gamefaqs.akamaized.net/box/8/5/7/4857_back.jpg Away from home or I'd double-check my actual case. |
| Topic | Is there a middle point between a fancy restaurant and mcdonalds arbys joints? |
| tiornys 11/04/17 2:14:32 AM #55 | MB2012 posted... cuttin_in_farm posted...Tier 1: McDonalds/Wendy's/Burger King, etc It's been a while since I've been to one, but I'd put Outback on tier 4 of that system. |
| Topic | Almond Joy or Mounds? |
| tiornys 11/02/17 4:22:59 AM #14 | Were_Wyrm posted... I just wish they made a dark chocolate almond joy, then I could have it all. |
| Topic | Should I buy a bowling ball first, or bowling shoes? |
| tiornys 10/30/17 11:21:33 PM #17 | 3khc posted... Lol now I feel bad cuz when I rent shoes I go to the bathroom in them. You and everyone else. Why do you think they don't slide? (also, rental shoes tend to have soles that are more durable and less susceptible to contamination--but also less good at sliding) |
| Topic | Should I buy a bowling ball first, or bowling shoes? |
| tiornys 10/30/17 11:13:07 PM #15 | Keep them in a bag where they won't get contaminated. Only wear them on the lanes. If you're going outside, cover them or change to your street shoes. If you're going to the bathroom, or even the bar/food area, cover them or change to your street shoes. It's not impossible to rescue a sole that's been seriously contaminated, but it is a pain in the butt. Contaminated soles won't slide. |
| Topic | Should I buy a bowling ball first, or bowling shoes? |
| tiornys 10/30/17 10:43:37 PM #11 | Hmm. My first pair of cheap bowling shoes lasted me until I was ready to get a pair with a push-off sole, and that was at least several months. But that was also over a decade ago; I don't know what current quality is like. I can say that I only change my soles on my SST9's about every year (SST9's have interchangeable soles), and that's with weekly bowling. I also have a shoe brush, which is nice for maintaining the soles. |
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