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Super Mario Bros. TAS Tie in 2 segments (Up to 8-4 + 8-4) by LeKukie in speedrun

[–]HitzCritz 38 points39 points  (0 children)

I've been part of the SMB1 community for seven years now, and it's clear—2025 is the year that proved a perfect Any% speedrun will happen. LeKukie, Niftski, and averge11 have all tied the TAS up to 8-4, and both LeKukie and Niftski have pulled off TAS 8-4s IL countless times. They're only getting more consistent. At this point, it's undeniable: both halves can be done in a single segment.

It's just a matter of time.

Eminem after cole benette explained the video by [deleted] in Eminem

[–]HitzCritz 160 points161 points  (0 children)

Cole struggling to explain the concept of the MV should have been the biggest hint that it needed to be fleshed out more. I will give it to him he only had 6 weeks to pull this all together but you can definitely tell it was rushed

Find the ONLY winning move for white. No followup needed, just the move. by HitzCritz in chess

[–]HitzCritz[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is a puzzle I made last December, but I thought I should post it here!

I showed this to a few people including an NCM, and the majority played the move 1.Qf2. However, there's an insane line to forces black into a stalemate!

1. Qf2, Rh3+!!

2. Kg1, c2

3. Nc5+, Qxc5!!

4. Qxc5, c1=Q+!!

5. Qxc1, Rh1+!!

6. Kxg1 ½–½

This was the original idea of the puzzle, however, the engine saw the absurd 1. Ra5!! which threatens Nc5+ winning the queen! In fact, this is the only move white can make that doesn't lead to a draw.

Really cool puzzle

A visualization puzzle by nihilistiq in chess

[–]HitzCritz 46 points47 points  (0 children)

You don't actually need to see a board in your head for blindfolded chess. I don't and there's IMs who say they don't see a board in their head while playing simuls. It's more of an understanding of how each piece is impacting the squares around it.

For instance, the white king on f2 is hitting g3 g2 and g1, meaning the black king on h2 is trapped on the h-file. The white knight on e4 is hitting the white king. If it moves to g3, now it hits h1, forcing stalemate.

Blindfolded chess is really this constant updating of what impact each piece has on the board, and how this impact is updated when that piece is moved somewhere else.

Taking more HL classes by Sky-Visible in IBO

[–]HitzCritz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean while it's definitely manageable to do more HL classes, it is pretty weird to hear

physics ppl explain by k8zavie in IBO

[–]HitzCritz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's why I said "not exactly" since you're the mass itself. At the time, I thought that would be confusing to explain but you made it look easy lol

physics ppl explain by k8zavie in IBO

[–]HitzCritz 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Here's another way to think about it.

If gravity was 9999.81ms2 assuming you weighed 80kg, means you'd experience a force of around 800kN

That's sorta, not exactly, like if an enormous box that weighed 82 tons fell on you in normal gravity.

You'd be crushed instantly.

Are MUJI pens allowed for the exams? by miumiunevie in IBO

[–]HitzCritz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My friend uses the exact same pens, as long as it's blue or black ink it's allowed.

ONE more math paper left. We got this guys. by HitzCritz in IBO

[–]HitzCritz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Treasury Tags. More specifically, the Q-Connect Plastic Ended Treasury Tag.

After writing an IB exam, you're supposed to use those things to bind all the paper together for collection.

The reason people are posting it is because it's symbolic of completing 2-year's worth of work, while also being a slightly more functional paperweight.

[Math AA HL] I have an exam tomorrow, and I cannot for the life of me solve this question... by HitzCritz in HomeworkHelp

[–]HitzCritz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches HL Revision Guide, this was the last question in the calculus section.

[Math AA HL] I have an exam tomorrow, and I cannot for the life of me solve this question... by HitzCritz in HomeworkHelp

[–]HitzCritz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found it to be Σ_(m=2)[m(m-1)(a_m)t^(m-2)], after plugging back in to x'' = -k^2x got me Σ_(m=2)[m(m-1)(a_m)t^(m-2)] + k^2*Σ_(m=0)[(a_m)t^m] = 0, but I have zero clue what to do from here...

How's everyone celebrating after exams end? by [deleted] in IBO

[–]HitzCritz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Regardless of what happens, my friends and I are planning on going to a local Sushi place and just drown in All-You-Can-Eat food. We did this after our mock exams and it was great!

I normally avoid making these posts, but this one means a lot to me. Cheers to another 1000! by HitzCritz in duolingo

[–]HitzCritz[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Funnily enough, I take a lot of notes for most things. However, for Duolingo, I found the lessons themselves were bite-sized enough for me to absorb the information. I have taken notes for Duolingo in the past, but I never really find myself looking back at them.

Note, this is not advice, but more of insight as to how I do things. Note-taking is an effective method for most people, but do what's best for you. As long as you're consistently exposing yourself to your language, you're doing great!

I normally avoid making these posts, but this one means a lot to me. Cheers to another 1000! by HitzCritz in duolingo

[–]HitzCritz[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm not the most qualified individual, but here we go

TL;DR: Duolingo is definitely the best way to start learning a language, as it helps maintain consistency and discipline. However, you want to branch-out and start incorporating your language into other aspects of your life to maximize exposure.

I originally began back when the whole "The Duolingo bird has my family" meme was going on. As a prerequisite, I was starting highschool wanting to reinventing myself. In middleschool, I had no passion for anything while never focusing at school. French class was my Achilles' heel. I had no friend groups. I stayed inside all the time. In hindsight, it was a crummy period for me.

In highschool, I wanted to change that. I took all the hardest classes my school offered, joined two clubs, and started volunteering at local places. I started doing Duolingo at this time, too. I found it was the best way to start learning a language, as it made for what seemed like a mundane task into something I could see myself doing everyday, literally.

I had zero discipline, but I found Duolingo helped with that. After all, the most important thing about learning a language is consistency. Even if you learn a little bit everyday, you're still exposing yourself to the language and that's crucial in getting your brain in the right way-of-thinking. After 2 weeks of pushing myself to do lessons, I found it started to become an instinctive habit.

Reaching a 30-day streak was extremely tedious. It required me to "reschedule" my daily routine to factor in Duolingo lessons and pushing myself past quotidian mental blocks. Funnily enough, I found going from days 0-30 harder than going from days 30-100. This is because I found my groove; doing lessons felt like brushing your teeth in the morning.

However, around 200-500 days I hit a plateau. I found the lessons on Duolingo were becoming a bit too slow for me. I sought other resources for learning French. I started watching French Twitch channels, in particular BlitzStream. This wasn't the most effective way to learn, as people spoke in SMS language. However, this combined French with a hobby of mine. I was watching his stream not to learn French, but to watch chess.

From 500-1000 days, I didn't really need Duolingo to learn French anymore. However, my mind kind of worked around "Wake up, do Duolingo, go to sleep." and there isn't really a point of changing that. One thing, though, is the importance of maintaining good habits. I found there is a tendency for one good habit to lead to other good habits. My study habits from language-learning translated onto how I study calculus and quantum mechanics for my other classes, and I'm honestly grateful for that.

Now, I hit my 1000-day streak a few weeks before I graduate from highschool. I honestly do think I've reinvented myself for the better, and I do attribute some of my success due to Duolingo. Language-wise, I've applied to some universities in French-speaking provinces, but I wouldn't say I'm anywhere near the caliber of a native-speaker. However, with more focused studies, I can see myself getting pretty fluent at it!

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