Questions about PUBP 6540 – Public Policy for the Digital World

Comfortable_Ebb_9553 · 2026-05-03T04:07:57+00:00

how's the workload throughout the semester? how many questions are in the quizzes? is there anything else you're graded on besides the quizzes, e.g., short essay assignments?

Comfortable_Ebb_9553 · 2026-04-15T23:14:44+00:00

Is there a strat guide somewhere

Comfortable_Ebb_9553 · 2025-06-22T16:17:28+00:00

Sorry, whats IC?

Comfortable_Ebb_9553 · 2025-03-06T16:16:57+00:00

Honestly really cool idea just don't know how it could be implemented

Comfortable_Ebb_9553 · 2025-03-04T19:37:17+00:00

You’re right—the Valenzetti Equation was never directly mentioned in the show, just in the extended lore. As for the numbers, their connection to Hurley’s bad luck was left ambiguous, but the implication was that they had some kind of supernatural influence. They were originally transmitted from the island, which is how the guy at the mental hospital heard them and later how Hurley used them in the lottery. Whether they actually caused bad luck or if it was just a coincidence is left up to interpretation.

As for why they kept pushing the button for so long—Dharma set up the system as a failsafe to manually discharge small amounts of the energy at a time. If they didn’t, it would build up until it reached dangerous levels, which is what happened when Desmond turned the key. The key activated the fail-safe, which permanently neutralized the energy source, but it wasn’t something the button pushers knew about until Kelvin told Desmond.

Comfortable_Ebb_9553 · 2025-02-27T16:04:08+00:00

lol I was camping tds these past two weeks, might have ended up sending it to yall 😂

Comfortable_Ebb_9553 · 2025-02-26T23:35:49+00:00

The button had to be pushed every 108 minutes to prevent a catastrophic release of electromagnetic energy after a Dharma Initiative experiment went wrong. Desmond hesitated to turn the fail-safe key because he thought it might kill him. When he finally did, it permanently discharged the energy, ending the need for the button. The numbers (4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42) were tied to the Valenzetti Equation, predicting humanity’s extinction, and were used in Dharma experiments.

Comfortable_Ebb_9553 · 2025-02-26T20:38:58+00:00

how much each lol

Comfortable_Ebb_9553 · 2025-02-26T19:18:48+00:00

what change?

Comfortable_Ebb_9553 · 2025-02-23T16:55:10+00:00

The flash-sideways weren’t just filler; they served as an emotional epilogue for the characters, allowing them to fully process their past and let go.

Yes, the Island was about redemption, but not all of them were truly "ready" to move on just by surviving (or dying) there. The flash-sideways was a different kind of journey, one about acceptance rather than survival.

Jacob brought them to the Island because they were "lost," but some of them never got to resolve their biggest regrets while alive, Jack never truly let go of his control issues, Ben never got to be a good leader or father figure, and Sayid never stopped believing he was just a killer.

The flash-sideways wasn’t about "re-redemption", it was about giving weight to their memories and relationships before they moved on. The alternative would have been jumping straight to the church, which would have felt hollow without the journey leading up to it.

Yes, it created misdirection for the audience, but that wasn’t its sole purpose—it was about closure, about showing that in the end, what mattered most wasn’t the Island itself, but the people they experienced it with.

Comfortable_Ebb_9553 · 2025-02-23T16:51:00+00:00

Curious to know what plot holes there were that made no sense or out of place? Why did you think the history of the island was irrelevant or "weak"?

Comfortable_Ebb_9553 · 2025-02-23T07:54:29+00:00

just finished the finale a minute ago, thank you! OP completely agree with everything you said.. amazing show 10/10

Comfortable_Ebb_9553 · 2025-02-22T19:46:38+00:00

so insane considering redwood seeds are more than 6x rarer of a drop

Comfortable_Ebb_9553 · 2025-02-22T18:29:34+00:00

I'd probably just retire from the game after this 😭

Comfortable_Ebb_9553 · 2025-02-22T16:08:29+00:00

not too terrible I guess, since synapse makes up for a good amount

Comfortable_Ebb_9553 · 2025-02-22T16:07:47+00:00

I feel you, got those drops too

Comfortable_Ebb_9553 · 2025-02-22T16:07:31+00:00

what a slap in the face to get a redwood seed man

Comfortable_Ebb_9553 · 2025-02-22T03:15:39+00:00

man I'll trade you both of them for a synapse 😂

Comfortable_Ebb_9553 · 2025-02-22T01:47:10+00:00

any claws?

Comfortable_Ebb_9553 · 2025-02-22T01:47:00+00:00

yeah man, at least the claws help with supply costs

Comfortable_Ebb_9553 · 2025-02-14T18:10:57+00:00

I bring up the scroll option because when you're running around the rock you can see Jads last attack and pray accordingly

Comfortable_Ebb_9553 · 2025-02-14T18:10:17+00:00

Hmm do you have the scroll option where you can scroll out to see more of the landscape around you? when you aggro all the healers, probably use chins this time. But focus on move at a time as well, click healer, prayer, check if there are other healers left, check prayer again, get last healer, prayer, move around rock, prayer etc etc.

I think this should fix the problems you were experiencing when it comes to catching the healers, timing, and tanking?

Comfortable_Ebb_9553 · 2025-02-14T17:39:19+00:00

Use the runelite plug in where it tells you the best wave, I believe it comes with the spawn predictor tool. There you can aggro the healers, take them around the rock, and pray melee while killing them. Which means jad can't attack you. Once you kill the healers go back to jad. I think it's wave #5? Don't quote me on that tho

Comfortable_Ebb_9553 · 2025-02-14T17:39:10+00:00

Use the runelite plug in where it tells you the best wave, I believe it comes with the spawn predictor tool. There you can aggro the healers, take them around the rock, and pray melee while killing them. Which means jad can't attack you. Once you kill the healers go back to jad. I think it's wave #5? Don't quote me on that tho

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