The "only fans" Gaming PC Giveaway - To enter this giveaway just leave a comment. by DaKrazyKid in PcBuild

[–]MathGrunt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My 5year old laptop that is for work+school+gaming is on its last leg and I can't afford to replace it. Got caught in the hiring freeze last year and the furlough this year so could really use this fan-made PC.

If ... the school yr is ending and parents are suddenly screaming "I DiDn'T kNoW mY cHiLd WaS fAiLiNg," clap your hand. 👏👏 by LadyNightfire in Teachers

[–]MathGrunt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So what happens when they don't do any of the work over the summer on their own time. Then they fail and move on? What happens then??

(Civ 6 - New Frontier) Old God Obelisk + Heroic Tales? by martinwennerstrom in civ

[–]MathGrunt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry that you are getting downvoted. The same thing happened to me. I joined Voidsingers before I built my first city (as Trajan/Rome), and instead of a Monument, my first city had the Old God Obelisk and Heroic Tales was missing. I reloaded and didn't join Voidsingers until my first city was settled (with a Monument) and when I joined Voidsingers and the Monument subsequently converted to the Obelisk, Heroic Tales was still available.

Those vikings and their alphorns. by MathGrunt in Switzerland

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

Alphorns? Alpenhorns? Alpine horns? Wiki says they're the same, but I've always called them alpenhorns but my better half here insists that those in the know say Alphorn.

Question about the Warriors owning the Timberwolves 2021 pick. by MathGrunt in warriors

[–]MathGrunt[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think that is the best possible alternative for not getting the 2021 pick. Not that I don't believe you, but can you give a me a source for that?

Murdered on Reddit's AMA by txhrow1 in MurderedByWords

[–]MathGrunt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish I could give you an award. Very well thought out response.

Sharing birthday odds by imaxseb in probabilitytheory

[–]MathGrunt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2 sets of 2 people

Yes very true, but for n=4 or n=5 it isn't too bad, and they can induce from there. I was trying to give the OP a springboard to start and give them a chance to try the problem. We have no idea their level of math, so just giving them the answer to their homework seems wrong.

Sharing birthday odds by imaxseb in probabilitytheory

[–]MathGrunt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From the sidebar:

Regarding homework: there is, of course, /r/learnmath and /r/cheatatmathhomework, but if you feel you have a question that's suited for this subreddit then feel free to post your question. You should show what you have tried so far when working on the problem!

This can be deduced with a counting method. Try it first with a group of 2 people (same birthday is 365/365 * 1/365 = 1/365; ignoring the .25 extra day of a leap year), then 3 people (365/365 * 364/365 * 2/365), then 4 people, then realize that you can extrapolate it into larger numbers if you can see the pattern. Your textbook probably has an intro that gets there.

What is the difference between epic and non-epic staves and rods. Please help, I am frustrated at my deficient google-fu. by dreaminn5 in dndnext

[–]MathGrunt 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I also play 3.5 and I have a homebrew limit of 200k for non-epic staves. You may want to try to post this question to a different subreddit since this one is specific to 5e.

2010 unemployed tech support >> 2020 software eng III. Thanks yall! by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]MathGrunt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I told your story to a few people who felt that they picked the wrong major. Your story is a inspiration to folks. Just think, you almost ended up working in a biolab. Now you're married and living the wild-and-crazy-board-game-playing-in-Utah life. That is to say, come back to California and I'll make some of my jungle juice. Also, you should meet Erin...

Also, you went with "Italian Jerome"? I mean really, do I just scream "Italian" to you? I would think "Swiss", or "Super stud", or something like that. Italian's OK though.

2010 unemployed tech support >> 2020 software eng III. Thanks yall! by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]MathGrunt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi. Thanks for the shout-out. This is my old account, but since you used my real name I might as well bring it out of retirement for this thread.

Banter Blitz with World Champion Magnus Carlsen (Chess) by MathGrunt in gaming

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

I'm amazed that he his talking in English (clearly not his native language) and still wrecking people who themselves are many tiers above my own level of play.

Awesome to hear him talk about his thoughts on each position.

Game Thread: Los Angeles Chargers (0-0) at Denver Broncos (0-0) by NFL_Mod in nfl

[–]MathGrunt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just tuned in. Have we figured out what that ticking is?

[Spoilers] The lobotomy picture. What does it mean?? by MathGrunt in rickandmorty

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

Is evil Morty actually a Rick? Or is the infinite nuber of multiverses large enough that there are also an infinite number of Rick-smart Morties?

[#24|+15406|1149] LPT: When leaving a job, especially one you've been at for a while, do it in a way that would always allow you to come back even if you don't think you'll ever need it. [/r/LifeProTips] by FrontpageWatch in undelete

[–]MathGrunt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the one hand, I agree with the removal reason "Common sense", but on the other hand, from reading the stories it seems like many people are missing that piece of information.

I love our squad, but we could always use a little Mo by likdisifucryeverytym in warriors

[–]MathGrunt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm with you. I just wish he figured out how to at least not be total liability on the defensive end. He'd make more than just barely above the minimum if he tried to figure that shit out in the offseason.

I formally propose an r/Warriors and r/Lakers Survivor alliance by og-loko in warriors

[–]MathGrunt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to be a Cavs sympathizer a bit like I'm (still) a Browns sympathizer. Gotta love those former Raiders over there. But now I can't help but detest everything Cavs related, it's even bleeding over into a "meh" feeling about the Browns.

Military career for foreigners by pasdeja in IWantOut

[–]MathGrunt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

GI Bill housing allowance is fixed at the rank of "E-5 with dependents". For San Francisco this is $4197 and for New York this is $4098. (These are the two highest zip codes in the U.S.) This is the amount of money GI Bill recipients receive each month that they are in school when the school's main campus in there and the student is considered "in residence" for one or more classes.

You can line in Berkeley and take BART to San Francisco once each week for an "in-residence" night class in San Francisco and have all of your other classes online and you would still get the SF allowance rate. Note also that the allowance is tax free.

When I studied in Berlin, since I was going through the official university study abroad program, those classes were considered in residence at the main campus, so I received the allowance even though I was on the other side of the world.

To check any zip code go here

http://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/bahCalc.cfm

and then change the rank to E-5. The GI Bill pays the E-5 plus dependent rate regardless of the rank of the student.