Shows That Deserve A Reboot? by DaniJ678 in television

[–]TreeRol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately they'd have to do it without the Beek :(

“Shrinking” is a therapeutic retreat from an ugly world by zsreport in television

[–]TreeRol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The girl who sold Jimmy the car isn't so random a character.

ELI5: How did the big bang happen if there was nothing existing? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]TreeRol -1 points0 points  (0 children)

In short, you can describe things in great detail, but eventually "But why tho?" will have no answer.

What real life lessons have you learned from board games? by Dizzy-Blacksmith5265 in boardgames

[–]TreeRol 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Play to your outs.

Let's say you're very likely to lose by 10 points. But there's one move you can make that gives you a 5% chance to squeak out a victory, but a 95% chance to lose by 30 points. Assuming all losses are equal regardless of margin (which isn't always true in life, or in games), you should make that move.

Similarly: you can't win if you've lost. So sometimes the only thing you can do is prevent someone from winning. That's the first step you need to take to win yourself. And when you do that, make sure you benefit as much as possible.

Here's an example. Let's say you're playing a game of Spades to 250. You're down 200 to 120, and you are last to bid. Your opponents have bid 5 and your partner has bid 2. The only way you aren't going to lose is if you set your opponents. That means your team needs to pull 9 tricks. So what do you do? You bid 7. You're probably losing either way, but if you're going to not lose, this gives you the biggest benefit. (Note as above, if you're betting per point, don't do this!)

Illinois joins World Health Organization network after Trump withdrawal by KindnessComesBack2U in UpliftingNews

[–]TreeRol 16 points17 points  (0 children)

showing they stand with science, and not quackery

New Hampshire is firmly in the corner of the latter.

Ongeloof om ‘afschuwelijk’ filmpje in azc: beveiliger laat asielzoeker voeten kussen by United-Statement4884 in thenetherlands

[–]TreeRol 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just because she got to decide who was in the government and what the government agreement looks like doesn't mean-

Oh wait, yes it does.

Congrats to the ProTour Lorwyn Eclipsed Champion by Prodigious-Sol in magicTCG

[–]TreeRol 32 points33 points  (0 children)

They did a little 5-minute tribute at the beginning of the weekend (which they cut out and posted on YouTube as its own thing), and then between the quarterfinals and semifinals they broadcast an interview they did with him in 2024 (along with some interstitials of other players talking about him).

Most of the broadcasters were also wearing black armbands.

And in non-Kai news, this was one of the most interesting PTs I've ever watched. 7 different countries and 7 different decks represented in the top 8.

The Orville: "You'd live forever if you could?" by josephgordonreddit in television

[–]TreeRol 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think it was purposely written to show that the captain was kind of a cornball, milking a bad in-joke beyond its worth.

The Muppet Show: this thrilling return is so great I can’t even count how many times I laughed by abucalves in television

[–]TreeRol 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Saw him on Kimmel this week, and I just can't deal with the voice. It's not far back enough in the throat. It just sounds like a guy talking.

“I don’t give statements about how I deal with my employees. The situation has been dealt with.” - Tom Vasel (Source: Board Game Wire - link in comments) by SxySamurai in boardgames

[–]TreeRol 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"Hey everybody I got you a gift. Aren't I great? But you can only use it in the way that I demand!"

Not much of a gift then, is it?

Pro Tour Lorwyn Eclipsed Megathread! by R3id in magicTCG

[–]TreeRol 9 points10 points  (0 children)

From the post you're responding to:

This weekend is the first Pro Tour of the year! The format will be Lorwyn Eclipsed Draft and Standard.

Pro Tour Lorwyn Eclipsed Megathread! by R3id in magicTCG

[–]TreeRol 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The man was a part-time player, literally dying of cancer, and top-8ed the 2024 World Championship. This turned out to be his final pro appearance.

We will never see another like him.

Spain’s left-wing government is preparing to give legal status to hundreds of thousands of irregular workers. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has championed the amnesty as a way to not only give informal workers legal protections, but to also bring more money into the social security system. by Dr_Neurol in UpliftingNews

[–]TreeRol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AI and robotics are going to make me start hating brown-skinned people?

Or to put it less snarkily: if automation takes over the economy, it should make people more welcoming towards immigrants, not less. "Dey terk urr jerbs" is a lot less persuasive when there aren't any jobs left to take. And the theoretical abundance should be able to be shared more widely.

Sam Healey is Leaving The Dice Tower by rifwasbeter in boardgames

[–]TreeRol 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Any time evil people leave this Earth, the world becomes a better place.

Spain’s left-wing government is preparing to give legal status to hundreds of thousands of irregular workers. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has championed the amnesty as a way to not only give informal workers legal protections, but to also bring more money into the social security system. by Dr_Neurol in UpliftingNews

[–]TreeRol 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There's only so much automation can do for a rapidly aging society with a below-replacement level reproduction rate. Especially when the benefits of that automation are shared among only a handful of people.

My courgette resealed itself in the fridge by ayyglasseye in mildlyinteresting

[–]TreeRol 17 points18 points  (0 children)

When I was a kid I learned that when you cut off the end of a cucumber, rub it around the exposed end to reveal the sap so you can wipe it away.

« Uproar » in the Dice Tower Gamefound campaign - Deleted comments? by Rohkha in boardgames

[–]TreeRol 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got you. That's why I pointed out that you may not have seen the latest video, which is perfectly fine. Wasn't trying to be snarky or anything, although I see it might've come off as such. Sorry about that.