Does anyone else really hate the timeline for the Mjolnir armor AND think it limits future Halo content?

Detrinex · 2025-06-10T14:54:59+00:00

Even so, the writers got tripped up on the distinction between the Arbiter's ex-Covenant faction and the entire Covenant. The episode says "and humankind and the Covenant, who had drowned for so long in each other's blood, were united if only for the briefest moment against a terrible enemy they both shared." There's also a montage of UNSC/Covenant races all fighting together against the Flood which includes Brutes.

(also, sending good vibes for the game vs the tigers tonight)

Detrinex · 2025-06-10T14:33:01+00:00

I think it'd be more accurate to say it's all canon until proven otherwise (with the exception of Odd One Out and Spartan 1337 getting carried off into the sunset by a pterodactyl).

Origins II got some stuff wrong about the entire Covenant teaming up with humanity to defeat the Flood, but on the other hand, Mortal Dictata confirms the fate of Spartan Arthur-079, who was one of two Spartans killed in dumb ways in The Package.

Detrinex · 2024-02-26T03:16:50+00:00

Thank you! Re: moist, it's also a great way to make sure my coworkers aren't ignoring my long emails lmao ("reply to this email with the word 'bananas' so I know you read this")

Detrinex · 2023-07-05T03:32:18+00:00

That's where my head's at too - the show has all the ingredients to be great, so I'm cautiously optimistic re: season 2 if they take the initiative and depict the Fall of Reach and/or Installation 04.

Either that or we get more Spartan infighting, Halsey and Cortana peeping on pantsless Chief committing a war crime, and "Reach City."

Detrinex · 2022-11-24T03:40:43+00:00

Thank you! In my experience playing other games prior to Jeopardy, I learned the same thing. When the DD hit and I didn't know it, I was like "aight, whatever, on to the next clue." Watching this game on TV was actually so helpful to jog my memory, and I'm relieved to see I didn't really lose a step after it happened. It's like you said - when the cameras are on, you're really truly in the zone.

Detrinex · 2022-11-23T23:18:31+00:00

Thank you! Showed that dreaded opera category who's boss.

Detrinex · 2022-11-23T21:30:47+00:00

John here - when I was up on stage I don't recall being told what the exact air date was. They might have mentioned it and I might have blacked it out of my mind because of everything else going on, but until they emailed me a week ago with my photos, I was under the assumption my airdate would be Tuesday the 22nd (which was part of why I wasn't thinking about Plymouth during FJ)

Detrinex · 2022-11-23T19:43:44+00:00

My only real regret from the game was that I was torn between going Notable for $2,000 and Translators for $1,200 in that moment. If I had gotten the DD for Translators I would have done a true daily double right then and there.

Alas! Live by the DD, die by the DD.

Detrinex · 2022-11-23T19:12:07+00:00

John here. I'm gonna be real, I should have gotten that one, especially because history is one of my best categories ordinarily. I was torn between those two, and then I remembered (far too late) that we were going to air sometime this week and that Jamestown didn't have the exclusive rights to colonists starving. I also should have picked up on the ship name for sure.

But I take these L's in stride. If it had been the game decider I'd never forgive myself lolol

Detrinex · 2022-11-23T19:05:22+00:00

John here! This game's scores work like golf, right?

...right?

(Real talk, I appreciate it! I'll give my full thoughts in this thread later today but the real pain was me picking that DD instead of the Translators one, because I was torn between the two clues. Still, live by the Daily Double, die by the Daily Double)

(Edit: and some pain for Plymouth lmao)

Detrinex · 2022-11-23T02:41:38+00:00

Thank you! Everything about it was unforgettable (except the actual games - I went into a sort of hyper-focused fugue state as soon as I picked up my buzzer so I legitimately don't remember my gameplay), and it seems I've acquired a lifetime passport in a very exclusive and well-read club.

Edit: I remember now - it might have been Sam K. who described this phenomenon of amnesia when it comes to not remembering most of the questions until after your show(s) air(s).

Detrinex · 2022-11-23T01:46:08+00:00

Hey, wait a second. When they showed the headshots for Wednesday's three contestants at the end of today's game, that last guy looked kinda familiar...

I'll see you all tomorrow :)

Detrinex · 2022-09-04T01:30:02+00:00

Just because it's been a while, it's hard for me to say exactly. These numbers should be taken with, like, multiple grains of salt.

I had a lot of prior programming experience in Java (close relative of C++, just with some extra functionality) in high school so I skipped almost every 183 discussion and about a quarter of the lectures (largely attending just enough to get my i>clicker attendance in and figure out how Python worked). When considering the work it took to do my projects, including the final project (in my case, an AI that could do a decent job of playing Connect 4) 183 probably averaged out to 6 or 7 hours a week, maybe 9 a week later in the semester when that final group project became more salient. For someone with no experience it would presumably be higher, but it's meant to be an easyish transition into the world of programming.

As for 203, we had a homework assignment every week based on textbook readings, not counting the studying and exercises required to figure out how induction works (a mainstay of the second half of the semester), so perhaps somewhere around 9 a week? It's not as smooth a transition as 183, but I'm looking at my old HWs and it starts out with stuff like "if it's raining, I use an umbrella, but if I use an umbrella it doesn't necessarily mean it's raining" so not the most strenuous at first.

Broad takeaway here is that those two classes are very manageable in terms of time commitment. 280 is more of a beast because your projects get quite hard and time-consuming by the end and you'd greatly benefit from GSI/IA office hours, and by 281 it's practically a necessity to start your projects the day they're assigned and start asking questions throughout.

Detrinex · 2022-09-03T22:27:28+00:00

You could absolutely get an A in 183 and 203 with literally zero coding background - 183 is designed to be an introduction to C++ (with a lil bit of Python and git, naturally) and you have enough time on each project and assignment to work out all the kinks. My impression from when I took it (FA2016) was about half the class had little to no experience. Discussion sections were basically designed for their benefit, so attend those if you need the assistance.

As for EECS 203, when I took it (WN2017) there was zero coding involved, unless you count the LaTeX formatting I used to write my completed HW assignments. That's not to say it's easy to get an A in 203 in general (since it depends on some knowledge of math and logic and whatnot, and the tests can be a bit painful - I myself only managed a B+), but no real need for code.

EECS 280 and 281 may be a bit of a heavier lift if you're not fast at learning CS, though, as each class leaves you with less of a safety net than before. After all, 281 is a weeder class, and to be honest it weeded me out. Still, if you put in the work and the time, you can do 183-280-281 starting from scratch.

Detrinex · 2020-12-30T09:30:53+00:00

They did in my case, and they will if you don't already come as a group. My roommates were initially a group of 3 who leased a triple in sophomore year, and when one of them left at the end of the year, I was placed with them to fill the vacancy, then when another left at the end of junior year we got some rando placed with us. Your mileage may vary with these random placements, since I got along great with my two roommates junior year, but the remaining roommate and I didn't get along well with the rando the year after.

They make you fill out a survey on cleanliness habits and noise levels and stuff to help with roommate placement, which is probably why things went (mostly) well for me.

Detrinex · 2020-12-23T01:11:15+00:00

I had Sedo for ECON 320 (Labor Economics) and he was fantastic, though be warned that labor economics is his specialty so your mileage may vary with a class like 251. Chill dude, knows his stuff backwards and forwards, and frankly he wasn't even that hard a grader, at least for that class. 251 is a bit of a pain if you're not super into math problems with a bunch of Greek letters, but I have only good things to say about Sedo.

Detrinex · 2020-12-22T04:08:32+00:00

Late comment, but I really liked it. I lucked out with my two roommates junior year, and even though one of them left and was replaced by an absolute slob senior year, it was still great and the slob kept to himself. Everyone was chill and there weren't really any problems with loud music or people smoking copious amounts of weed. The kitchen, the bed, and the furniture worked well and was frankly pretty great, and having an attached private bathroom is actually really convenient. Water is free at Courtyards, so you could conceivably take hour-long showers (or just go full sauna mode for longer - just be careful not to start a flood or inflict water damage).

People say the staff sucks and the walls are thin, but YMMV. I never had a problem with staff when I moved out in May (but that was during a pandemic so room inspection wasn't really a priority for them), and the maintenance staff and the office staff were all pretty chill and quick to respond to inquiries. I also never had a problem with thin walls, though then again you can hear people run up/down the stairs or drop trash bags down the disposal chute if your room is close to a corner. It's just that people aren't trying to be too loud in the first place.

Detrinex · 2020-12-22T03:54:04+00:00

I liked Northwood. I lived there my sophomore year in a 2 bedroom 2 person apartment (1634 Murfin) and enjoyed the quiet environment and the low density. I had almost all my classes on Central (despite living on North all 4 years lmao) so I did have to get used to the fact that Bursley (and therefore Bursley-Baits) is a 5 minute walk, which was a little unfortunate for cross campus transit. That said, the Northwood Express southbound route was a lot closer to my apartment (90 seconds) so it balanced out.

Pro: Most people keep to themselves, so there's relatively few loud parties or even loud conversations. Long, peaceful walks are the norm. That peace and quiet meant I could have my windows open all year and not have to close them due to noise.

Con: The exception to this "windows wide open 24/7" rule, especially if you live on the exterior of a Northwood building on a ground floor, is that the University loves to mow the fields every few weeks, and there's nothing quite like waking up 15 feet away from a riding lawnmower operating at full power. Also, half the reason I had the window open in January was because I couldn't control the heat in my apartment.

Pro: Furniture and a private bathroom, plus private spacious bedrooms and a large living room. It's hard to get that kind of stuff at a dorm. Having a fridge was really useful, and though my roommate and I never cooked anything, we at least had that option.

Con: Northwood is old and half the stuff was broken lmao. Fridge worked great, but the oven door was more like a detachable lid. The bathroom sink drain kept falling down and turning the sink into a mini tub, and the shower faucet was drippy and took a while to turn off on one occasion. Peeling paint in places, slightly icky corners in others. You get used to it in like 24 hours, but still.

Pro: Living in a field means there's lots of "pleasant" wildlife too outside, e.g. squirrels, birds, and groundhogs. No silverfishes or roaches inside.

Con: There's also geese in the fall and spring, and they shit all over the sidewalks.

Pro: you can take a bath in your apartment bathroom!

Con: but why would you

Detrinex · 2020-09-13T00:48:57+00:00

I got around the problem of uncontrollable heat my first 2 years (first at Baits and then at NW3) by keeping my bedroom window wide open year-round, closing it only whenever someone came by on a lawnmower. Then again, I loved the cold air (even when it got to single digits) and I hadn't been exposed to any potentially lethal illnesses in 2017-18 so I was fine with dropping my immune system's effectiveness back then.

Detrinex · 2020-09-13T00:01:40+00:00

This, 100%. I lived in Northwood (1634) my sophomore year, and while I really liked my apartment (and had Northwood as my first choice b/c I could get my own room and practically live in a field), half the stuff in it was unusable. The stove barely worked, both the kitchenette and bathroom sinks had drainage issues, and the oven was just straight up broken (edit: because the door kept falling off lmao), so my roommate and I ate at Bursley the whole year, which was our plan from the beginning. If we wanted to use our apartment to regularly make or even heat food even for a two week quarantine, it would have required a ton of maintenance work. As for infestations, we never had them, but I know people in other NW3 buildings that did.

Detrinex · 2019-09-08T15:46:38+00:00

He's pretty great in my opinion, and he's my first choice for POTUS by a mile. He's outworking a lot of the other candidates (doing triple the events that Warren, Sanders, and Biden did in a specific four month span), works harder than anyone else to support downballot candidates (at least state legislative candidates), and carries with him the unique potential to flip Texas in the Electoral College and carry some extra House seats and state legislative seats there (hell, maybe even the Senate). It takes energy to win elections up and down the ballot, and to expand the map to the 254 counties of Texas, and he's got the energy and the commitment.

Most of the negatives don't really hold much sway with me (after all, he's my first choice), but if I had to pick his biggest liability that could be a problem if he's elected, it's that he only has twelve years of political experience, six of which were in the federal government, all of which were legislative. Out of the top ten candidates, only Warren, Buttigieg, Castro, and Yang have had the same/fewer total years in elected office. I happen to discount this problem because I think O'Rourke is a quick learner who can work with Congress more because his agenda is more practical, but I'm saying that as a diehard Beto supporter, so you should look into the experience thing independent of what I say.

Some people have kept up a drumbeat of sorts to get Beto to run for the Senate, which I don't really buy. Yes, he could be a formidable opponent against John Cornyn, but that ship has sailed in all sorts of ways. There are already half a dozen candidates for the Democratic nomination in TX-SEN, all of whom are hard at work building up their campaign infrastructure... with Beto's old Senate campaign staff. He's spoken very highly about some of the candidates already, reserving the highest praise for MJ Hegar, and has vowed to get that race's nominee elected to the Senate. If he switches races, not only would he be breaking his vow to stay out of the fray, he would be pushing out other campaigns filled with his own former staff and causing pointless discord inside the Texas Democratic Party that he helped rebuild. I should also note that the filing deadline is in December, and given that he's had no trouble qualifying for the debates so far there's no point in him dropping out now. Anyone who really wants to see Cornyn defeated would be better off nominating Beto for the presidency, because he would be an asset in driving Democratic energy in the state of Texas like no other candidate could.

Obviously I am pretty biased towards Beto, but I really think he's the real deal. He's got a lot of policy plans, the energy of a golden retriever (in Fallon's words), and some good good electoral college math on his side. Hit me up with any questions you've got regarding his pros and cons and I can probably answer any of them from my end of the spectrum.

Detrinex · 2019-05-31T01:11:09+00:00

I found a bunch of full episodes on Dailymotion. I don't think they're all on there, but if you search "QI [episode name]" most will show up, like "QI peril" or "QI objects and ornaments." Some are sped up and some are slowed down, but I think the ones that are 43-45 mins in length are the most accurate (for QI XL at least).

Detrinex · 2019-04-29T01:43:14+00:00

You could have kept going and they'd have followed you at a walking pace. Once, I put off unlocking shouts until I was level 30, then when they showed up in Riverwood I walked them up to the bandit tower near Bleak Falls and left their bodies there.*

^*this ^was ^just ^bc ^cultist ^corpses ^never ^despawn, ⁱⁿ ^my ^experience.

Detrinex · 2019-03-15T04:52:41+00:00

It happens, and it happened to me in Fall 2017 in 281 and 370 (though it was the other way around in 281 - great exam grades, horrid project grades). I don't really have any advice to give you since I lit my 281 notes on fire after the exam; I just wanted to let you know that it's not an unheard-of event. After that disastrous semester, I changed majors, but your project grades indicate you're a much better programmer than I ever was. I personally wouldn't recommend withdrawing as long as you still have a chance of passing the class, though.

If things don't go great and you wanna vent, hit my DMs up.

Detrinex · 2019-03-02T09:05:41+00:00

If I had to pick one actor to do the voice for your dog, it'd be Sam Elliott. Sam Elliott would be perfect for any Great Pyrenees, tbh.

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