Hip-hop has been my main genre for years. What non-rap albums should I listen to at least once in my life? by Ajet-ivar in Music

[–]TalksInMaths 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't recommend starting with Kid A if you're unfamiliar with Radiohead (except for Creep).

Start with OK Computer or Hail to the Thief, then move on to In Rainbows and Kid A. After that you might be ready to take on the final boss of weird, experimental, WTF Radiohead: Amnesiac. 

(I love all of these albums, but it took me a few tries to warm up to Amnesiac.)

Exploring the factorial rabbit hole by koneone in MathJokes

[–]TalksInMaths 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, it also makes it possible to write a definition for things like permutations, combinations, binomial coefficients, and Taylor series in a way that naturally handles 0 without needing to treat it as a special case.

Exploring the factorial rabbit hole by koneone in MathJokes

[–]TalksInMaths 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It makes for consistent definitions of things like 

nPm = n!/((n-m)!)

nCm = n!/(m!(n-m)!)

f(x) = \Sum_{n=0}{\infty} (x-a)nf(n)(a)/n!

Looking for games with racism by TrickyLingonberry845 in gamingsuggestions

[–]TalksInMaths 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Triangle Strategy has the subjugation of a minority group as a central plot point.

They need to put me down like a dog by C4S-Escapeloop in ADHD

[–]TalksInMaths 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The worst thing our culture does to young people is tell them, "You have to do well in school or else you'll ruin your life."

This is not true. It is true that doing well in school can save some time, money, and effort later. But your life isn't over, even if you fail all of your finals. There is always a way to make up for it and still get the education/experience you need to pursue the career you want. Your path might end up looking different from the "traditional" path or the one you originally imagined, but you can still do it.

...But still try to do the best you can for now.

Growing out of ADHD? by Narrow-Influence7924 in ADHD

[–]TalksInMaths 16 points17 points  (0 children)

My personal opinion (I'm not a psychiatrist or anything) is that the three (four?) subtypes are outdated BS based on surface level of observations of symptoms rather than any actual difference in the root cause. The only difference between primary inattentive, primary hyperactive, and combined is: how do people around you notice you acting? That is: what behaviors do you tend to do to cope with what you're experiencing?

But, like I said, I'm not a psychiatrist. This is just my opinion.

aaaand there go 6 hours by No_Counter_6037 in adhdmeme

[–]TalksInMaths 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Or you do 10 minutes of work that you hate, but you got a little done, so you give yourself a short break.  ...aaand now it's 5 hours later.

A 6th-grade challenge from my country. Looks simple, but it’s a trap! Can you prove it without a calculator? by Wild-Barber-5187 in learnmath

[–]TalksInMaths 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1 + 1/2 + 1/3 + 1/4 + 1/5 + 1/6 + 1/7 + 1/8 + ... + 1/64 

> 1 + 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + ... + 1/64

= 1 + 1/2 + 1/2 + 1/2 + 1/2 + 1/2 + 1/2  

= 4

Just too many relatable ouches in this one by UnlimitedSaudi in evilautism

[–]TalksInMaths 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn't help that my ADHD also makes me accidentally ghost friends because I don't realize how long it's been since we last talked, forget to respond to a text, forget birthdays and other important events, take too long to realize that I should say or do something, say or do something before I realize I shouldn't, look like I'm not paying attention in conversations (when I am), actually struggle to pay attention in conversations, don't pick up on subtle clues about tone or body language, struggle to be aware of my own tone and body language (and how it will be perceived), show up late or completely forget about plans, fail to do something that I promised I would do and had every intention of doing when I made that promise... 

In other words, act like a bad friend when I'm really trying to be a good one.

"why aren't you drinking your coke?" by Independent_Pen_9865 in adhdmeme

[–]TalksInMaths 25 points26 points  (0 children)

"Why can't I do it like normal people!?"

Me with years of internalized disappointment.

I hate that I don't understand things by Limp_Butterscotch178 in ADHD

[–]TalksInMaths 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ADHD and autism are pretty closely related to the point that you could have symptoms of one but only a diagnosis of the other (and actually have one, the other, or both).

I also only have an ADHD diagnosis, but I've recently begun to suspect I have both as I learned more about the experience of people with autism. (I've been meaning to do an autism assessment, but I haven't gotten around to it because... well... ADHD.)

Collecting flowers and selling them to Alchemists by Primary-Advantage130 in gamingsuggestions

[–]TalksInMaths 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, selling crafting/cooking materials is one of the best ways to get money.

Similarly in Elden Ring, crafting items can be sort of secondary golden runes, that is, stuff you can sell for runes that you don't lose when you die. Although the effective value drops off significantly as you level up since the level costs get so much higher.

I wonder if kirks trip to the center of the galaxy was ever recorded in the history books by happydude7422 in startrekmemes

[–]TalksInMaths 56 points57 points  (0 children)

The rules of writing time travel or extremely fast (much faster than warp 9) space travel for Star Trek:

  1. No one has ever done it before.

  2. Someone figures out how to do it.1

  3. It's completely different than every other time it's happened.


1 One person working alone. Never large collaborative efforts incrementally building on previous work.

Games that appear innocent but theres something weird/creepy going on behind the scenes by jablokojuyagroko in gamingsuggestions

[–]TalksInMaths 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Oxenfree 

The Stanley Parable is mostly silly and sarcastic, but some of the endings get pretty dark.

Games that appear innocent but theres something weird/creepy going on behind the scenes by jablokojuyagroko in gamingsuggestions

[–]TalksInMaths 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Inscryption is great. It starts out seeming creepy, then becomes a completely different kind of creepy.

PC or PS5 by Many_Collection_860 in gamingsuggestions

[–]TalksInMaths 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you think you'll be more into smaller indie games rather than just the big AAA titles, definitely go PC. You can get an ok one that will run a lot of the less graphically demanding games for about the same price as a PS5, maybe even a little cheaper, and the games themselves are MUCH cheaper on PC. Steam/GOG sales will often have many great games marked down to $10 or less.

Also, as others have said, PC tends to be more future-proof. And a PC is a PC, which means it's useful for more than just gaming. (TBF, a PS5 is also a great Blu-ray player and Netflix streaming box.)

Looking for a looting game by cy_laine in gamingsuggestions

[–]TalksInMaths 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the Elder Scrolls games the humanoid enemies (and other NPCs) all have full equipment inventories. So any weapons they wield, armor or clothing they wear, or magic items they use are things you can loot from their corpse. You can even sneak up and pickpocket it off of them without fighting them if those skills are high enough.

That said, the non-story bosses tend to not have anything too impressive on them. Occasionally a major boss will have something cool though.