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A Confession of Spam in General
*i
The Establishment
Member # 6
 written Saturday, August 19 2006 16:08 Profile #10
quote:
Originally written by Drakefyre:

That cake looks disgusting, and the plate makes it look like there's hair in it.
Spoiled brat. :P

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Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00
Blades of Avernum Chat in Blades of Avernum
*i
The Establishment
Member # 6
 written Tuesday, August 15 2006 18:50 Profile #0
With the scenario design approaching, we should have a chat next week or so. Do people prefer an evening (US) during the week, or something on the weekend?

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Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00
Riddle Me This, Batman! in General
*i
The Establishment
Member # 6
 written Tuesday, August 15 2006 04:44 Profile #45
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This is a comment mistake in stating the puzzle, leading to long, idiotic arguments like this one. Before you argue further, PLEASE read the wikipedia page, which discusses this error, and others.
I've already read it. I see I forgot to include the sentence in my original statement, thought I had, oops. It's now fixed.

[ Tuesday, August 15, 2006 04:48: Message edited by: *i ]

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Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00
node help... in Blades of Exile
*i
The Establishment
Member # 6
 written Monday, August 14 2006 19:25 Profile #9
Nah, learning how to script/node in BoX is by no means trivial.

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Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00
What Jeff thinks (see his latest interview from IGN) in General
*i
The Establishment
Member # 6
 written Monday, August 14 2006 18:08 Profile #2
This probably serves no purpose other than to provide a complaint fest and should be locked.

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It's a miracle the TM hasn't gotten a permanent ban.
Don't believe in miracles in this case.

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Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00
Some Nice Weather in General
*i
The Establishment
Member # 6
 written Monday, August 14 2006 17:30 Profile #23
Wisconsin snow in April is fairly common, just melts after a few days. Snow in June is a bit unusual, but I've seen it although I have yet to see it stick around.

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Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00
Shaper hypocrisy vs. Shaper tragedy (SPOILERS) in Geneforge Series
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The Establishment
Member # 6
 written Monday, August 14 2006 16:33 Profile #164
Yeah, that would be a great idea. I propose you develop a method of implementing it in practice. :P

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Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00
armor and whatnot in Avernum 4
*i
The Establishment
Member # 6
 written Monday, August 14 2006 16:31 Profile #4
Maybe I've been renamed and nobody told anybody. :P

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Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00
Riddle Me This, Batman! in General
*i
The Establishment
Member # 6
 written Monday, August 14 2006 16:26 Profile #38
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The original statement of the problem is terrible.
For this specific case it does not matter as I specifically told you the outcomes until the final choice. Yes, in general the problem would need to be explained better revealing the choices of the host to get the problem in general.

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Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00
Some Nice Weather in General
*i
The Establishment
Member # 6
 written Monday, August 14 2006 15:43 Profile #20
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Hm... going backpacking in New Mexico in the middle of July once, we got dumped on for about 10 of 12 days. Oh, and four times hailed on.
Yeah, NM weather can be unpredictable, especially in the Jemez Mtns. near Bandalier. On my last day out there this June, it hailed out at the townsite and it appeared as if there were snow on the ground.

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Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00
node help... in Blades of Exile
*i
The Establishment
Member # 6
 written Monday, August 14 2006 15:37 Profile #3
It's under the One-Time Dialog options. Read up on those, and if you still have questions, let us know.

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Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00
Riddle Me This, Batman! in General
*i
The Establishment
Member # 6
 written Monday, August 14 2006 07:55 Profile #32
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since probably humans make the show and they'd rarely hide the price behind door 1
I'd estimate the probability to be about one in a thousand for the thousand door example. Most likely they would have a computer decide such that patterns don't unintentionally emerge.

Let's suppose we play an n door game. In each round, the player selects a door (he/she may stay with the door from the previous round or may switch). Then, one door that (1) is not the selected door, and (2) does not contains the prize is removed. This continues until 2 doors remain where the player chooses.

What is the optimal strategy for the player?

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Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00
Some Nice Weather in General
*i
The Establishment
Member # 6
 written Saturday, August 12 2006 16:52 Profile #0
About two weeks ago now, I parked in a two hour zone. It was about lunch time and I had to go move my car. Anyway, it started to rain as I was going to my car. Just as I got there, it started to pour very hard.

So I moved my car and waited for ten minutes. It seemed the rain was letting up so I stepped out and noticed I was ankle deep in water. The rain then started to pour even harder, so I decided, "You know, the ramp is like $4, but I think I'm gonna go there". About an hour later this photograph was taken about 1/4 mile from where I was parked:

IMAGE(http://www.crh.noaa.gov/images/mkx/wx_events/heavy-rain/072706/072706.jpg)

Best $4 I ever spent. Anyone else have any bad weather stories?

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Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00
Riddle Me This, Batman! in General
*i
The Establishment
Member # 6
 written Saturday, August 12 2006 14:58 Profile #18
If you don't trust computer simulations, you can always do it with three cards. Suppose you have two 2s and an ace. Picking the ace is a win. Have a person who knows the order of the cards act as the host. Play the game again and again and you will eventually get the result.

Incidentally, how this first came up with me was last summer at my internship, one person (one of the brightest math/computer people out there I've been told*) proposed the question to some of the interns. The answer can be quite deceptive.

On the ride home, my roommate and I discussed this and it was difficult to convince him with theory. He's more of an experimental person and had to develop the above experiment to convince himself of the answer.

* As an aside, the person I speak of was able to conquer the Valley of the Kings. Basically, you go to Wendy's burger place in the US and eat a triple, double, single, double, and triple in under an hour.

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Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00
Riddle Me This, Batman! in General
*i
The Establishment
Member # 6
 written Saturday, August 12 2006 14:08 Profile #15
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It depends upon whether or not the host has information that the player doesn't. Did he intentionally reveal a door without the prize?
One can assume the host knows the answer ahead of time. If he revealed the right door, it would sort of make the game uninteresting when you make your second choice. :P

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Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00
Changes in G4 in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
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The Establishment
Member # 6
 written Saturday, August 12 2006 14:03 Profile #11
Nah, that would really make the game harder for shaper types and not really help out the more direct assault classes.

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Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00
All the old conspiracies are making little baby conspiracies in General
*i
The Establishment
Member # 6
 written Saturday, August 12 2006 14:00 Profile #3
They were merged because you hate kittens.

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Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00
A3: Aranea quest in The Avernum Trilogy
*i
The Establishment
Member # 6
 written Saturday, August 12 2006 11:51 Profile #9
FYI -- It's good not to revive topics after they have been dead for over a month, especially if you have nothing new to add to the discussion. Thanks and please consult the Code of Conduct for these boards.

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Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00
Riddle Me This, Batman! in General
*i
The Establishment
Member # 6
 written Saturday, August 12 2006 11:47 Profile #0
I asked this puzzle a while back, but it came up again. Let's see how people around here fare this time around. Try to answer before reading the posts below (or search for the answer) as the answer might come up.

You are on a game show and you are given the option to select 1 of 3 doors. Behind one of the doors is a big prize and behind the other two is nothing.

You select door number 1. The host, as per the rules of the game, then opens a door that does not contain a prize nor the one you selected. He opens door number 3, revealing an empty door. Do you:

1) Stay with door 1
2) Switch to door 2
3) It does not matter either way

[ Tuesday, August 15, 2006 04:47: Message edited by: *i ]

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Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00
Some sort of re-hello to spiderweb? in General
*i
The Establishment
Member # 6
 written Saturday, August 12 2006 11:31 Profile #20
Better watch your step, WKS, I'll be watching you. :P

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Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00
The Abominable Photo Thread Strikes Back in General
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The Establishment
Member # 6
 written Saturday, August 12 2006 11:22 Profile #76
quote:
Originally written by Leena:

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Originally written by Nikki x:

And Lenny, I don't recall giving you permission to subvert the natural order of SpidWeb... :P
I've been using it for over 4 months, and now you're noticing?

Anyways, the transaction wasn't made with neither Drake or Stareye. It was with a member who possesed an account from the early days. My part of the deal remains a secret, and it's truly more interesting that way. I will say that it was no pictures, sexual pleasures, nor cheesecakes.
Well, actually there was a cheesecake involved to get the title changed over. :P

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