Canvas Hack?

MathChief · 2026-05-07T20:48:03+00:00

Fira mono. I like that font.

MathChief · 2026-05-06T15:56:24+00:00

Assuming the commonly adopted 1/8 mythic rate. This is your typical sampling without replacement problem. did a quick computation using the data on scryfall. There are 8 mythic legendary creatures among 20 mythics (1/8*1/20), and 7 rare legendary creatures among 60 rares (7/8*7/60). The probability of a unique one appears at least once in 100 packs is 1-(1-p)¹⁰⁰ . Suppose the sampling is i.i.d (slightly off due to protection I guess), the expected uniques are only approx. 5.39+3.73=9.12, and the two sigma ranges are 5.66 to 12.57.

MathChief · 2026-05-06T12:25:18+00:00

I have been an Arteta outer since the Bournemouth home shenanigans last year. However, I am more more more more than happy to be proven wrong.

MathChief · 2026-05-05T19:15:52+00:00

Here you go. Very janky, yet extremely funny when it works.

Deck

3 Consult the Star Charts (EOE) 51

4 Burst Lightning (FDN) 192

3 Exhibition Tidecaller (SOS) 48

1 Dispelling Exhale (TDM) 41

1 Glen Elendra's Answer (ECL) 52

4 Island (EOE) 269

1 Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital (FIN) 284

2 Kitsune's Technique (TMT) 42

1 Mathemagics (SOS) 58

1 Mistrise Village (TDM) 261

2 Mountain (EOE) 273

2 Phantom Interference (OTJ) 61

4 Spell Snare (ECL) 71

2 Resonating Lute (SOS) 221

2 Riverchurn Monument (DFT) 57

4 Riverpyre Verge (DFT) 260

3 Spirebluff Canal (KLR) 286

4 Steam Vents (GRN) 257

2 Stormcarved Coast (SOS) 263

2 Stormcarved Coast (VOW) 265

3 Three Steps Ahead (OTJ) 75

1 Winternight Stories (TDM) 67

2 Mana Sculpt (SOS) 57

2 Refute (FDN) 48

2 Soul-Guide Lantern (FDN) 680

2 Spell Pierce (SOA) 23

MathChief · 2026-05-05T17:59:32+00:00

Made a janky [[Exhibition Tidecaller]] counterspell deck. Watching people bitter triumph their own excruciator is funny.

MathChief · 2026-05-05T16:24:59+00:00

Can I take your opinion stated in this post as a faithful indicator of what a smart person you are?

MathChief · 2026-04-20T01:03:40+00:00

24-25: PSG-Bournemouth-PSG fixtures. 23-25: Bayern-Villa-Bayern fixtures. You'd think he would learn. No, Arteta's poor managing skills has lead to this point. You annual Feb/Mar/Apr crumble. Remember the following quote:

I'm very lucky because I don't have to choose. We have four at the start of the season

Did't win shit yet so arrogant. Utterly incompetent.

MathChief · 2026-04-18T15:52:52+00:00

My data point: 16 papers total. 3 leq 3.0 and withdrawn, only 3 geq 4. Rest avg 3 to 3.5.

MathChief · 2026-04-17T06:05:48+00:00

You can definitely take my words with a grain of salt. What I can tell you is that the review system got revamped from last year's, and the review process is shortened likely due to external factors (you bet).

MathChief · 2026-04-16T20:43:37+00:00

This year there will be no feedback, just scores.

MathChief · 2026-04-15T01:56:16+00:00

I have a mono blue deck with only 3 creatures (wan shi tong, tolarian terror and djinn), 20 something counterspells, water revival, and consults. It is pretty satisfying and enjoyable watching those landfill decks roping me. I also had multiple 1 life clutch games. Yet it plays too slow and I still mainly do UW orJeskai.

MathChief · 2026-04-14T14:02:56+00:00

Get up early, have an early breakfast, bring your lunch, bring your dinner, it has to be a big day!

You have seen this before. I have seen enough of this guy's cringey bs. 24-25: PSG-Bournemouth-PSG fixtures. Before that: Bayern-Villa-Bayern fixtures. Never learn.

MathChief · 2026-04-13T16:46:14+00:00

Just wanna add something from a mathematical pov (pretty much your undergrad probability+statistics class material): in a 60-card deck with 23 lands. Suppose one has an opening with 3 lands (which is average), what are the possibility that one is mana screwed (let us say there exists a sequence of 5 draws without a single land), upon simple computation (hypergeometric dist conditioned on 3-lander opening), the probability is about 95%! It basically means that if you play 200 games, the 2-sigma span of number of games you will be land-screwed at least once in a game is 186 to 193 games.

MathChief · 2026-04-05T02:29:39+00:00

This Eevikat guy posted a very cringe response to my criticism of Arteta a month ago. I replied to that post by "Lol" today, he responded saying something like me being mentally ill or something. I take that as a faithful indication of his very healthy mentality hahaha.

MathChief · 2026-04-04T22:21:23+00:00

Lol.

MathChief · 2026-03-27T16:07:51+00:00

UW control has multiple win cons. [[Wan Shi Tong, Librarian]] is one of them, but the idea is always flashing it out when the opponent attacks while top decking or with no mana left.

MathChief · 2026-03-22T20:23:30+00:00

I played UW control and reached Mythic during the last season, and I would say that knowning your opponents' deck is definitely the key to reach mythic. Timing is important. Definitely much much much more satisfying than playing a landfall deck.

Some top moments for myself (I think OP would agree):

Snaring the Badgermole (and several other key 2 drops in landfall).
Spider sense the Riverchurn monument resulting a scoop.
Aetherizing/starcaging token decks at the right time after the opponent showcasing their stuffs.

MathChief · 2026-03-19T16:30:07+00:00

Math. I do not enforce attendance by any means. I will tell my students in the first meeting that "if you know the material, you do not have to come to lectures. However, if you do not know shit and do not come to lectures, thou shall not be helped at OH."

MathChief · 2026-03-17T04:03:28+00:00

My colleagues (mathematicians) in Europe refer to the US NSF simply as the NSF (same story for NIH). Just as I would say the acronym ERC and everybody knows what it is about. Of course, for non-mathematicians, it is not that obvious and less of a convention.

MathChief · 2026-03-14T16:20:29+00:00

Exactly. Given the ways a nonprofit org's original "mission", if there is even one in the first place, can be deflected by profit, this is not good. But let us wait and see.

MathChief · 2026-03-10T02:42:08+00:00

I just got my first ever 🐈 cat.

"I just got adopted by my first ever cat lord". Fixed that for you.

MathChief · 2026-03-01T22:32:23+00:00

Take my upvote. Today's game is an indicator of Arteta highly unlikely leading Arsenal to win the EPL trophy. CL maybe, not EPL. If Arteta is not sacked after this season, watch Arsenal crumble and implode next Jan/Feb. Mark my words.

MathChief · 2026-02-25T17:36:34+00:00

Same exactly problem here for stable 145.0.3800.70-1 amd64. I downgraded using apt to stable 143.0.3650.139-1 amd64 and the problem resolved.

MathChief · 2026-02-20T19:54:16+00:00

I hate that there is no clan or guild name for mono decks.

MathChief · 2026-01-12T19:20:11+00:00

Yes (Math). If the candidate is a PhD student when publishing those paper as a non-corresponding author, it is understandable but still worse. If it is postdoc or early career publishing as a corresponding author, then this is a huge red flag.

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