Yeah, 4 in a 3v3 was boring. However, with regards to a normal 3v3, that wasn't the case. We were able to usually defeat them. This was on a top versus bottom big money map, standard maps would make this tactic near impossible. The reason why we won was because we always outnumbered the opponent, we have 12 or so SCVs to their 4 or 5. by the time we got to the third person, we still had more scvs than they had and didn't have time to build a barracks to completion. Keep in mind that this whole time we would build up SCVS at home and keep them there to mine. Quite often we would destroy 2 players and then fail to kill the third, but we would win in the late game because while we were each a bit behind it was still 3v1. The only time we systematically lost was against zerg as they tend to build drones really quick.
Depends on the course number really. NR20 would make the course a bit longer and focus on late game aspects.
As an anecdote, my buddies would join a game (no rules), all selecting terran, and then immediately rush a player simultaneously with all our SCVs, and then move on to the next player after their probes were dead and weren't building any, repairing each others SCVs as neccesary. We would then move onto the next player. If we had 4 people we always won 3v3 obviously, with 3v3 we would win immediately about 90% of the time assuming no one quit. Many people complimented us on our bizzare strategy:-D Maybe I should send the prof an email.
So I guess the wimps win this round? Small amount of matter out there, occasionally clumping around black holes and heating up? Or do machos win as there could be a lot of black holes out there that we cant observe?
Yeah, I was thinkin more like an IT guy walking around an office on his first day.
IT guy walks into random cubicle and mutters to self "Oh! Linux." Then repeat for server room (Sun machines), multimedia/marketing dept (Macs). Then the bosses cell phone for giggles 'n shits. End with something catchy: "Linux, it's everywhere. Where are you?" Only slightly less 1984-ish:-p
Definitely should hit home on the fact that Linux is pervasive and available on essentially every platform.
If I recall correctly, Sony sells hardware either at-cost or at a slight loss because they make their money on the games. I know this was true for the original xbox as modded xbox clusters were demoed as extremely cost efficient compared to making the computers yourself. I used a moded xbox as an early TiVO as it was way cheaper than making a similar setup myself.
I think I like spacefarers better. Once it becomes commonplace enough, you can drop the term and say "I finally got around to going to the deep black" or some other (more) catchy term without branding people who have been there. We once had the term seafarer but how often do you use it when you go on a cruise?
The sloppy fat geek computer genius semi-buried in a pile of pizza boxes and cola cans is a mythical creature, best buried deep, never to be seen again.
While probably safe for work, I don't actually want anyone to see this, but I found one!
Exactly, I say we do away with medicine, and science in general as well:-/
Although I do wonder: Would this more capable species do anything to stop future asteroid impacts? I say we do our best and if we are incompetent and end up getting wiped out, then it's our own fault. To not try at all makes no sense.
Freud believed that once a person becomes of age, they feel insecure about the world around them and believe in a higher power that always looks after them, protects them, etc. for security.
Freud theorized that one's view of God springs from the view of one's father. When a man comes of age and is thrust into the cruel, cold world, he desires nothing less than a haven of security and protection from it. He can no longer look to his parents for this protection - after all, he is an adult and must learn to care for himself - but he desires above all a "Someone" to do this job for him. Freud theorized that the man's need to overcome his helplessness leads him to the idea of a Higher Power, which he calls God: "When the growing individual finds that he is destined to remain a child for ever, that he can never do without protection against strange superior powers, he lends those powers the features belonging to the figure of his father" (Freud 30). God acts as an idealized father figure for humans, providing an adversary to harsh Nature and an ally in the midst of life's troubles. Indeed, God becomes made in man's own image, the "ultimate wish-fulfillment" of man's desire for a loving father (Freud 21).
Perhaps if one's father was hateful, angry, and aggressive their view of God would be more punishing. Perhaps this person would be more concerned about evil demons that always try to sabotage versus a loving God that aims to protect. The bible has its fair share of comments about such a God, especially in the old testament.
Ugh. . neither came first, they both came from a single thing that slowly evolved into that system. Perhaps something like the droppings of a dog who had recently eaten some poor kid's science report. Or a soiled diaper made from newspaper.
Oh, I also just wanted to say, if you're wondering if these guys were so busy scrabbling to survive, feel more sorry for yourself. Turns out significantly less time was required for labor.
Not only had hunter-gatherers enjoyed plenty of protein, not much fat and ample vitamins in their diet, but it also seems they did not have to work very hard. The Hadza of Tanzania "work" about 14 hours a week
So they had plenty of time for love, way way more so than your average family with two working parents. Hmm. ..both my parents work, perhaps this explains my rant filled behavior to Dr.Haak's statement:-p That or the fact it's almost 5am and I have work by 9. If only I could skip a meal and sleep in instead:-p
No space for love? I'd assume that there was a form of love present between the family members. As for their deaths, it was probably similar to why people fight now: over territory, "stolen" mates, etc. I'm not trying to make a zillion assumptions, but I find it hard to believe that the crux of human behavior has changed that much, things like specialization of workers, writing, extensive schooling etc. seem more like cultural changes that have been building on one another for ages. I've heard from books that the Cro Magnon of many millennia ago if born and raised today would likely be able to function like the rest of us. Even animals such as dogs exhibit behavior that I would call "love". Am I missing something?
Well there's my rant, I think I just need some love...
I think it has to do with the return of investment. Only a shady deal can get the chump such riches for doing basically nothing. A scam that promises a 25% return over 30 days and is backed by a major bank and well known will make people a little more thoughtful over their risk assessment. The whole "Too good to be true" mentality kicks in. When there's an element of illegality or shadiness. ..then it seems plausible and you just happen to get "lucky" and got in on it by happenstance. Hit that lucky emotion combined with trust and you have a chump.
Hi,
I also have bipolar disorder and a reasonably high IQ and consider myself a creative person but I'm not a poser, I swear:). I definitely identify with your statement about problem solving. I also come up with non-standard solutions to problems either because I find them novel and thus entertaining, or because standard solutions don't apply. I think the biggest difference between me and other people when it comes to problem solving is I have a fairly well tuned heuristic way of solving things. I can look at a piece of code and literally have an emotional response as to what is causing the problem, without any logical analysis at all. Everyone turns to me and says "How'd you do that?" and I can only respond "No idea". Some things require a more fine tuned and precise approach, which I definitely sit down and think about for a while. If my "guesses" (what you call instant analysis and solution) of what is wrong with code is incorrect I do standard debugging techniques.
Obviously, this style of problem solving applies to damn near everything, not just code. Interestingly enough, something else I find myself doing more than others is making analogies in an attempt to apply knowledge from one area to something more unfamiliar to me. A good example is how I anthromorphized my car to solve a problem; keep in mind, at the time I knew nothing about cars. One time, my car was making nasty noises. Every time I hit the gas, it would make a metallic grinding noise. I felt as though my car was in pain, and pain is a sign that something is wrong and could get worse. Couldn't ignore it. I opened up the hood and started making analogies, the engine was the heart, the belt coming off the engine and connected to the other things in there was the circulatory system and made an educated guess that it was coming from this one thing, which I deducted was the AC compressor by comparing it to what I knew of dehumidifier compressors. My AC stopped working a long time ago so this made sense. AC is not vital to a car operation, so this was like an appendix which was just a little infected (nonfunctional AC) turning into a massive inflammation which could cause problems to more vital areas. I had to remove it; didn't have the money to get fancy drugs to make it normal again (buy a new compressor). I decided that I had to disconnect it from the circulatory system first so I replaced the timing belt with a smaller one that bypassed the AC. After removing the fuse for it the AC posed no risk now as it was disabled and almost completely isolated from the other components under the hood. Worked like a charm.
I did that w/o consulting anything and knew next to nothing about the stuff under the hood of the car. Most of those analogies were subconscious and just "vibes". I can look at something I know nothing about and come up with fairly good solution. Obviously, I certainly make my fair share of errors:-p I think my "guesses" are just a good place to start my logical analysis.
I think my brain just works differently than others. Most people have Intel, some have AMD, but I have Sparc. Stuff may segfault on Intel and not AMD, both Intel and AMD, but a Sparc may flourish when AMD and Intel both segfault. Unfortunately, due to AMD and Intel's popularity, being a Sparc is hard, people don't like going out of their way to accommodate you even if you have plenty to offer.
In conclusion, creativity is a funny thing, I suspect it has a lot to do with connecting the dots between various areas of knowledge. Applying math to music, engineering to medicine, emotion to paint, etc. Maybe people with bipolar are good at that because their wires are crossed:) Perhaps this research can be applied to bipolar research during (hypo)manic phases to form something more concrete.
Slashdot Mirror
If no one bothers to observe it though it won't matter :-D
Ever heard of a mirror? (Note my sig)
Yeah, 4 in a 3v3 was boring. However, with regards to a normal 3v3, that wasn't the case. We were able to usually defeat them. This was on a top versus bottom big money map, standard maps would make this tactic near impossible. The reason why we won was because we always outnumbered the opponent, we have 12 or so SCVs to their 4 or 5. by the time we got to the third person, we still had more scvs than they had and didn't have time to build a barracks to completion. Keep in mind that this whole time we would build up SCVS at home and keep them there to mine. Quite often we would destroy 2 players and then fail to kill the third, but we would win in the late game because while we were each a bit behind it was still 3v1. The only time we systematically lost was against zerg as they tend to build drones really quick.
Depends on the course number really. NR20 would make the course a bit longer and focus on late game aspects.
:-D Maybe I should send the prof an email.
As an anecdote, my buddies would join a game (no rules), all selecting terran, and then immediately rush a player simultaneously with all our SCVs, and then move on to the next player after their probes were dead and weren't building any, repairing each others SCVs as neccesary. We would then move onto the next player. If we had 4 people we always won 3v3 obviously, with 3v3 we would win immediately about 90% of the time assuming no one quit. Many people complimented us on our bizzare strategy
Soon stubbing one's toe becomes a crime?
So I guess the wimps win this round? Small amount of matter out there, occasionally clumping around black holes and heating up? Or do machos win as there could be a lot of black holes out there that we cant observe?
And how does Barbeque fit into OMGWTFBBQ? Maybe none of us understand the true meaning of all these acronyms.
Yeah, I was thinkin more like an IT guy walking around an office on his first day.
:-p
IT guy walks into random cubicle and mutters to self "Oh! Linux." Then repeat for server room (Sun machines), multimedia/marketing dept (Macs). Then the bosses cell phone for giggles 'n shits. End with something catchy: "Linux, it's everywhere. Where are you?" Only slightly less 1984-ish
Definitely should hit home on the fact that Linux is pervasive and available on essentially every platform.
Yes, one ping, and one ping only please. Preferably with a malcrafted ICMP header.
Ditto. Once I'm done with them I send them right back to the power company.
If I recall correctly, Sony sells hardware either at-cost or at a slight loss because they make their money on the games. I know this was true for the original xbox as modded xbox clusters were demoed as extremely cost efficient compared to making the computers yourself. I used a moded xbox as an early TiVO as it was way cheaper than making a similar setup myself.
I think I like spacefarers better. Once it becomes commonplace enough, you can drop the term and say "I finally got around to going to the deep black" or some other (more) catchy term without branding people who have been there. We once had the term seafarer but how often do you use it when you go on a cruise?
While probably safe for work, I don't actually want anyone to see this, but I found one!
The original poster was clearly making a joke by posting it anon. irony is thick and funny in that post.
oddly, this post is redundant, but should be moderated as +5 (or is it -5) redundant because that would make my day.
Exactly, I say we do away with medicine, and science in general as well :-/
Although I do wonder: Would this more capable species do anything to stop future asteroid impacts? I say we do our best and if we are incompetent and end up getting wiped out, then it's our own fault. To not try at all makes no sense.
To what? Pencil and paper?
Perhaps if one's father was hateful, angry, and aggressive their view of God would be more punishing. Perhaps this person would be more concerned about evil demons that always try to sabotage versus a loving God that aims to protect. The bible has its fair share of comments about such a God, especially in the old testament.
Ugh. . neither came first, they both came from a single thing that slowly evolved into that system. Perhaps something like the droppings of a dog who had recently eaten some poor kid's science report. Or a soiled diaper made from newspaper.
Yeah but that's all vaporware :-D
So they had plenty of time for love, way way more so than your average family with two working parents. Hmm. . .both my parents work, perhaps this explains my rant filled behavior to Dr.Haak's statement :-p That or the fact it's almost 5am and I have work by 9. If only I could skip a meal and sleep in instead :-p
No space for love? I'd assume that there was a form of love present between the family members. As for their deaths, it was probably similar to why people fight now: over territory, "stolen" mates, etc. I'm not trying to make a zillion assumptions, but I find it hard to believe that the crux of human behavior has changed that much, things like specialization of workers, writing, extensive schooling etc. seem more like cultural changes that have been building on one another for ages. I've heard from books that the Cro Magnon of many millennia ago if born and raised today would likely be able to function like the rest of us. Even animals such as dogs exhibit behavior that I would call "love". Am I missing something?
Well there's my rant, I think I just need some love...
I think it has to do with the return of investment. Only a shady deal can get the chump such riches for doing basically nothing. A scam that promises a 25% return over 30 days and is backed by a major bank and well known will make people a little more thoughtful over their risk assessment. The whole "Too good to be true" mentality kicks in. When there's an element of illegality or shadiness. . .then it seems plausible and you just happen to get "lucky" and got in on it by happenstance. Hit that lucky emotion combined with trust and you have a chump.
Indeed, garlic's odor alone is quite forceful.
Hi, :). I definitely identify with your statement about problem solving. I also come up with non-standard solutions to problems either because I find them novel and thus entertaining, or because standard solutions don't apply. I think the biggest difference between me and other people when it comes to problem solving is I have a fairly well tuned heuristic way of solving things. I can look at a piece of code and literally have an emotional response as to what is causing the problem, without any logical analysis at all. Everyone turns to me and says "How'd you do that?" and I can only respond "No idea". Some things require a more fine tuned and precise approach, which I definitely sit down and think about for a while. If my "guesses" (what you call instant analysis and solution) of what is wrong with code is incorrect I do standard debugging techniques.
:-p I think my "guesses" are just a good place to start my logical analysis.
:) Perhaps this research can be applied to bipolar research during (hypo)manic phases to form something more concrete.
I also have bipolar disorder and a reasonably high IQ and consider myself a creative person but I'm not a poser, I swear
Obviously, this style of problem solving applies to damn near everything, not just code. Interestingly enough, something else I find myself doing more than others is making analogies in an attempt to apply knowledge from one area to something more unfamiliar to me. A good example is how I anthromorphized my car to solve a problem; keep in mind, at the time I knew nothing about cars. One time, my car was making nasty noises. Every time I hit the gas, it would make a metallic grinding noise. I felt as though my car was in pain, and pain is a sign that something is wrong and could get worse. Couldn't ignore it. I opened up the hood and started making analogies, the engine was the heart, the belt coming off the engine and connected to the other things in there was the circulatory system and made an educated guess that it was coming from this one thing, which I deducted was the AC compressor by comparing it to what I knew of dehumidifier compressors. My AC stopped working a long time ago so this made sense. AC is not vital to a car operation, so this was like an appendix which was just a little infected (nonfunctional AC) turning into a massive inflammation which could cause problems to more vital areas. I had to remove it; didn't have the money to get fancy drugs to make it normal again (buy a new compressor). I decided that I had to disconnect it from the circulatory system first so I replaced the timing belt with a smaller one that bypassed the AC. After removing the fuse for it the AC posed no risk now as it was disabled and almost completely isolated from the other components under the hood. Worked like a charm.
I did that w/o consulting anything and knew next to nothing about the stuff under the hood of the car. Most of those analogies were subconscious and just "vibes". I can look at something I know nothing about and come up with fairly good solution. Obviously, I certainly make my fair share of errors
I think my brain just works differently than others. Most people have Intel, some have AMD, but I have Sparc. Stuff may segfault on Intel and not AMD, both Intel and AMD, but a Sparc may flourish when AMD and Intel both segfault. Unfortunately, due to AMD and Intel's popularity, being a Sparc is hard, people don't like going out of their way to accommodate you even if you have plenty to offer.
In conclusion, creativity is a funny thing, I suspect it has a lot to do with connecting the dots between various areas of knowledge. Applying math to music, engineering to medicine, emotion to paint, etc. Maybe people with bipolar are good at that because their wires are crossed
A woman named Dick?