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[chat] vs. the Volcano

knitdanknitdan In ur baseKillin ur guysRegistered User regular
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Once upon a time there was a man named Joe who had a very lousy job...

Joe Verus the Volcano is a 1990 film by John Patrick Shanley.

It is quite possibly the best Tom Hanks film of all time.

It has Lloyd Bridges, Ossie Davis, and Meg Ryan (in 3 roles).

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099892/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt

Go watch it if you can.

“I was quick when I came in here, I’m twice as quick now”
-Indiana Solo, runner of blades
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    ronyaronya Arrrrrf. the ivory tower's basementRegistered User regular
    MrAnthropy wrote: »
    ronya wrote: »
    someone explain generalized maximum entropy to me

    idgi

    is it a cruel trick perpetrated by physicists seeking to taunt us

    mranthropy ...?

    @‌ronya

    Pretty much?

    I haven't really used GME in practice, but you can think of it as a dual to maximum likelihood estimation. The basic idea being that GME tries to get you the distribution that makes the least amount of commitments (maximizes conditional uncertainty/information entropy), but fits your observed set of constraints.

    hmm. I'd like to absorb the intuition here, but I'm not sure what the dual is being drawn 'over'. Like, I get what e.g. GMM gets you to commit and what you're choosing to minimize. With GME I have no clue. It's just a thing with fancy uniqueness properties but I've no idea what they're there for.

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    override367override367 ALL minions Registered User regular
    A brain cloud?

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    skippydumptruckskippydumptruck begin again Registered User regular
    aw man

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    GimGim a tall glass of water Registered User regular
    Damn it, I had just put on the face paint and was getting the P10 fixin's ready.

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    ronyaronya Arrrrrf. the ivory tower's basementRegistered User regular
    skippydumptruck wrote: »
    aw man

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    KruiteKruite Registered User regular
    edited January 2015
    The damnedest thing just happened. I achieved a scientific victory on the same turn that my AI ally achieved an economic victory. (The game put priority on the AI winning) NOOOOOOOOOOOOO
    EDIT: I'm playing Endless Space

    Kruite on
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    skippydumptruckskippydumptruck begin again Registered User regular
    that's what I get for being studious!

    the old marshmallow on the spines treatment

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    Apothe0sisApothe0sis Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality? Registered User regular
    Don't blame me, I voted for the volcano.

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    RonaldoTheGypsyRonaldoTheGypsy Yes, yes Registered User regular
    as the hedgehogs say

    you're too slow

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    HappylilElfHappylilElf Registered User regular
    that hedgehog must be so mad

    all those delicious marshmallows on him

    but if he tries to get at them they just sink deeper and become more impossible to get

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    KanaKana Registered User regular
    We didn't have the chat thread for a whole 3 minutes and I had to go off and click the policing thread.

    A trap is for fish: when you've got the fish, you can forget the trap. A snare is for rabbits: when you've got the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words are for meaning: when you've got the meaning, you can forget the words.
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    knitdanknitdan In ur base Killin ur guysRegistered User regular
    More like the tone policing thread, amirite?

    “I was quick when I came in here, I’m twice as quick now”
    -Indiana Solo, runner of blades
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    KanaKana Registered User regular
    Dragon Age has the Blight.

    The Wheel of Time has the taint.

    I have the policing thread.

    A trap is for fish: when you've got the fish, you can forget the trap. A snare is for rabbits: when you've got the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words are for meaning: when you've got the meaning, you can forget the words.
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    GimGim a tall glass of water Registered User regular
    HappylilElf wrote: »
    Yes but I stab you in your kidneys and take your booze long before that

    So. I'm still unstabbed and have all my booze.




    This is awkward, Elf.

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    HappylilElfHappylilElf Registered User regular
    hehe

    kana said taint

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    CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
    Seen scrawled on Dragon Age ordinance: "Stick this up your taint, blighty!"

    "If you divide the whole world into just enemies and friends, you'll end up destroying everything" --Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind
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    ronyaronya Arrrrrf. the ivory tower's basementRegistered User regular
    i guess i understand moments but i do not understand the role that entropy plays in the reasoning

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    OrganichuOrganichu poops peesRegistered User, Moderator mod
    well, that was awful

    there's been ice on the ground for a while but it's been covered in layers of snow to provide some sense of traction

    today it was in the high fifties which melted most of the surface snow leaving just a thin layer of ice with just a bit of melting slickness on the surface

    took me 45m to cover 3/4 of a mile and i still fell almost half a dozen times- wincing every time because a) i have broken my ankle more than once and b) i don't have the sort of job where i can work when not on my feet. and every fall fucking hurt because it was basically on to cement with an eighth inch of ice as cushion

    never wanted a car more than right now

    fucking horrible

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    P10P10 An Idiot With Low IQ Registered User regular
    do they ever explain in da2 & da:i why the protagonists are immune to the darkspawn taint or am i supposed to assume i never get any darkspawn blood on me despite the fact I can't ever not be covered in blood from combat

    Shameful pursuits and utterly stupid opinions
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    override367override367 ALL minions Registered User regular
    edited January 2015
    P10 wrote: »
    do they ever explain in da2 & da:i why the protagonists are immune to the darkspawn taint or am i supposed to assume i never get any darkspawn blood on me despite the fact I can't ever not be covered in blood from combat

    you only get the taint from having sex with darkspawn

    the average soldier just can't resist their subtle elegance

    yes this means bethany fucked a darkspawn

    override367 on
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    CindersCinders Whose sails were black when it was windy Registered User regular
    butts

    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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    HappylilElfHappylilElf Registered User regular
    I got a level 23 griffon bow (the triple shot one) in DAI:MP

    I am (officially) become death the destroyer of worlds

    or rather my hunter has

    still need to reset him and go with a different build tho

    toxic clouds are kinda butts

    gonna try out the dagger throwing thing

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    HappylilElfHappylilElf Registered User regular
    Gim wrote: »
    HappylilElf wrote: »
    Yes but I stab you in your kidneys and take your booze long before that

    So. I'm still unstabbed and have all my booze.




    This is awkward, Elf.

    we never made it to 105!

    Kosh saved you

    this time

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    CindersCinders Whose sails were black when it was windy Registered User regular
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    override367override367 ALL minions Registered User regular
    Cinders wrote: »
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    hes watching robot porn

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    Donkey KongDonkey Kong Putting Nintendo out of business with AI nips Registered User regular
    I ate a chicken head.

    Thousands of hot, local singles are waiting to play at bubbulon.com.
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    KruiteKruite Registered User regular
    Cinders wrote: »
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    He's having a seizure

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    Apothe0sisApothe0sis Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality? Registered User regular
    People get pretty weird about things that they need not.

    I think I will play Destino

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    HappylilElfHappylilElf Registered User regular
    Apothe0sis wrote: »
    People get pretty weird about things that they need not.

    I think I will play Destino

    Star Wars thread?

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    Apothe0sisApothe0sis Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality? Registered User regular
    HappylilElf wrote: »
    Apothe0sis wrote: »
    People get pretty weird about things that they need not.

    I think I will play Destino

    Star Wars thread?

    Nope. But now I shall look upon that and despair.

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    ronyaronya Arrrrrf. the ivory tower's basementRegistered User regular
    @Organichu‌

    http://www.amazon.com/Stabilicers-Lite-Serious-Traction-Medium/dp/B000GUEAVO/ ?

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    HappylilElfHappylilElf Registered User regular
    looking at Marvel Heroes

    Add all DLC to cart option is $253.89

    looooooool

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    GimGim a tall glass of water Registered User regular
    Robot is looking at seizure porn.

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    OrganichuOrganichu poops peesRegistered User, Moderator mod
    those look handy ronya

    i have big work boots with some tall tread but their weight still only really helps when it's slushy and they can penetrate- when it's solid ice like tonight they're not especially useful

    these legit cleats might be helpful

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    AbdhyiusAbdhyius Registered User regular
    Organichu wrote: »
    well, that was awful

    there's been ice on the ground for a while but it's been covered in layers of snow to provide some sense of traction

    today it was in the high fifties which melted most of the surface snow leaving just a thin layer of ice with just a bit of melting slickness on the surface

    took me 45m to cover 3/4 of a mile and i still fell almost half a dozen times- wincing every time because a) i have broken my ankle more than once and b) i don't have the sort of job where i can work when not on my feet. and every fall fucking hurt because it was basically on to cement with an eighth inch of ice as cushion

    never wanted a car more than right now

    fucking horrible

    get yourself some ice cleats, dude

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    AbdhyiusAbdhyius Registered User regular
    edited January 2015
    Nordic Grip Walking are, apparently, the best cleats around.

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    fit shoes well and give a hella grip even on sheer ice (which not all cleat types will do)

    Abdhyius on
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    AbdhyiusAbdhyius Registered User regular
    can't find those on amazon

    but I can find these and these get almost as high a score on tests

    http://www.amazon.com/Due-North-Everyday-Traction-Medium/dp/B00DBR636E/ref=sr_1_10?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1420526895&sr=1-10&keywords=nordic+grip

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    AbdhyiusAbdhyius Registered User regular
    edited January 2015
    if you want to go a notch or two above in price,

    http://www.amazon.com/Stabilicers-Original-Heavy-Traction-Cleat/dp/B009ZPVZRI

    but it probably wouldn't be neccessary

    EDIT: If you can find a physical store that sells ice cleats I would go there, and bring the shoes they'll have to fit.

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    AbdhyiusAbdhyius Registered User regular
    hello I'm abdhyius and literally all of my personality that isn't "posts images a lot" is "is norwegian" what's up

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    GimGim a tall glass of water Registered User regular
    Hello Abdhyius. I appreciate your large Norwegian images.

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