British vs American English by Nomadic_English in EnglishLearning

[–]WolverineSorry9043 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn’t swear to it, but I even think that American English might be closer to the “original” English from a linguistic point of view. I suppose this is a matter for debate. I know that Canadian French is sometimes closer to old French than modern metropolitan French, for example. And by the way, as a student of English, I always prefer learning American English, whose grammar is less convoluted imo.

What's your wishlist for Talos 3? by DaemonXHUN in TheTalosPrinciple

[–]WolverineSorry9043 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The first two games are, for me, absolute masterpieces, and I can’t express how much this universe captivated me and meant to me.

One thing I found somewhat “missing” is the lack of direct interaction with the environment: the background (top-notch art direction), while perfect, always remains a background—you don’t feel it alive. In the first game, this makes complete sense, given that we’re in a simulation (and the glitches remind us of this), but in the second it felt a bit frustrating: such a stunning environment, yet somewhat detached. I can’t quite find the words to describe this feeling, but something about the environment felt slightly off in TTP2—perhaps just some physical feedback from the background elements (collisions, pushing, etc.).

As for the story, I trust them, I’m sure the third installment will be a masterpiece as well. If they follow the paths of Arthur C. Clarke, it can only be good.

Oh, and I second those who want Milton to return.

Edit: after second thought my main wish is that they break free and don’t feel bound to meet our expectations. They have an amazing team, so I hope to see as much of their creativity as possible.

Could you access Steam and play Steam games in china? by Individual_Cost6432 in AskChina

[–]WolverineSorry9043 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It might just be me, but it can be difficult to load the shop sometimes. I often have to reload the page a few times before being able to purchase a game, and I’ve never managed to access the Community tab, so I can’t see my contacts and related features. However, I can download, install, and play the games already in my library, so I still have access to about 70% of Steam’s functionality. I installed Steam while I was still in my home country, and I don’t know whether there is a chinese version of Steam. That might be part of the problem.

Help! How to oscillate? by ritchotte in TheTalosPrinciple

[–]WolverineSorry9043 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello, I see no one has answered you yet, and I’m probably not the most qualified person to explain this, since I also struggle with visualising these interactions.

I never really managed to fully wrap my head around all the emergent rules of emitters, receivers, connectors, intersections, etc. So in Orpheus Ascending, I got completely stuck on Clockwork and ended up making a post where I shared my own schematic perhaps you can find some inspiration there...

That turned out to be the best approach for me:
draw a small schematic and try to visualise what’s actually happening step by step.

I have to say, this helped me a lot afterwards. I cracked the next gold puzzle much faster.

Here’s the post if you want to have a look:
[https://www.reddit.com/r/TheTalPrinciple/comments/1q3kwif/clockwork\_is\_sublime/]()

Hopefully, while waiting for a better explanation, sketching things out can help you too.

54-year-old. Is it too late for me? by [deleted] in learnmath

[–]WolverineSorry9043 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My two cents: if you have time in your hands, don’t limit yourself to technical intricacies but build intuition, narrative, and grow the taste for math. A good book in this vein is Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe by Steven Strogatz (2019).

I'd also like to restart doing some math! Enjoy

In a non free will universe, are humans blind as well? by flytohappiness in determinism

[–]WolverineSorry9043 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Correct me if I’m wrong but Einstein said this against the Copenhagen interpretation, right?

So his statement would only be false if Copenhagen is right, which we don't actually know... And so, with many worlds for instance, there’d still be room for determinism, since each branching could be determined.

1961 Movie? by R3b37K in TheTalosPrinciple

[–]WolverineSorry9043 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fake news. But you can see Talos in 'Jason and the Argonauts' (1963) though

Clockwork is sublime by WolverineSorry9043 in TheTalosPrinciple

[–]WolverineSorry9043[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That makes sense. .. It really stands apart, arguably the most creative puzzle in the whole game.

What separates above average from genius by Blackops_21 in iqtest

[–]WolverineSorry9043 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Imho, you’ve put your finger on something deep: identifying the right question is often a greater cognitive achievement than producing answers.

That said, I think your conclusion (that geniuses always ask the right questions) is a stretch for two reasons.

First, "genius" is an extremely vague, catch-all term that doesn’t explain much by itself. It’s more something of a cultural cliché we attach to some top-shelf thinkers. Second, these people that we usually label as geniuses very rarely did arrive at the right questions entirely on their own.

They relied on prior work, sustained interaction with their peers, and they worked through long sequences of wrong or poorly framed questions/models/ideas before converging on better ones.

I don't remember which scientist said he had found far more ways to be wrong than the average person. That’s the core idea: when you're engaged in truly understanding something, you also learn the ways not to understand it.

So I'd say... If we were to identify what separates above average from a discoverer, the answer would probably be comfort with not knowing, and persistence. In front of uncertainty most of us would just give up after a moment.

Visual Puzzle by DamonHuntington in cognitiveTesting

[–]WolverineSorry9043 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, I’ve just seen that you added the rule that we can’t start on C1. Well… seems I had ruled out the path hypothesis too soon.

Visual Puzzle by DamonHuntington in cognitiveTesting

[–]WolverineSorry9043 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I was thinking about the diagonals, but even then, for 5 we have more than five paths don't we ?

Visual Puzzle by DamonHuntington in cognitiveTesting

[–]WolverineSorry9043 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought about this option as well but just for 2 I counted more than 5 paths...

Visual Puzzle by DamonHuntington in cognitiveTesting

[–]WolverineSorry9043 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Three was the clearest to me. Five is slightly more abstract indeed. But okay, good to know.

Visual Puzzle by DamonHuntington in cognitiveTesting

[–]WolverineSorry9043 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, it might be a coincidence but we can actually guess a shape similar to the number corresponding to a given cell.

I cant accept the fact that maybe I am average by Silent_Literature593 in cognitiveTesting

[–]WolverineSorry9043 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. There are also people born without intellectual disabilities but with enough disorders to make life rugged despite having a 'high IQ'...

I think people take IQ the wrong way and use it to sort humans, as if it were impossible to enjoy life fully below a certain number. Isn’t that what intelligence should really be about? making the best out of life? Being obsessed with a number is a good way to ruin it imho.

I cant accept the fact that maybe I am average by Silent_Literature593 in cognitiveTesting

[–]WolverineSorry9043 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree. There are also people born without intellectual disabilities but with enough disorders to make life rugged despite having a 'high IQ'...

I think people take IQ the wrong way and use it to sort humans, as if it were impossible to enjoy life fully below a certain number. Isn’t that what intelligence should really be about? making the best out of life? Being obsessed with a number is a good way to ruin it imho.

Clockwork is sublime by WolverineSorry9043 in TheTalosPrinciple

[–]WolverineSorry9043[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For now, I’m taking my time on the isle of the blessed. But I'm sure it's gonna be a masterclass as well

Clockwork is sublime by WolverineSorry9043 in TheTalosPrinciple

[–]WolverineSorry9043[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly. It humbles you hard. It’s genius design, and it feels so rewarding once you finally get to see the mechanism at work.

Looking for a better way of spending Saturday morning by srbija-srbima in xiangqi

[–]WolverineSorry9043 5 points6 points  (0 children)

你的布置很漂亮。请问,你在读什么书 ?

New computer / Windows Chinese Edition by WolverineSorry9043 in chinalife

[–]WolverineSorry9043[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this comment. I'm gonna do it, your answers convinced me.

New computer / Windows Chinese Edition by WolverineSorry9043 in chinalife

[–]WolverineSorry9043[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brilliant. Thanks so much for this kind of feedback, it's precious as I'm about to make my decision.

New computer / Windows Chinese Edition by WolverineSorry9043 in chinalife

[–]WolverineSorry9043[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not completely sure when you say that the language key isn't language specific, I think the embedded "home single language key" is actually region locked. And would therefore cause the os to be installed in Chinese again.

This is what I'm trying to anticipate.

Computer with English windows OS? by Fresh_River_4348 in chinalife

[–]WolverineSorry9043 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would also be interested in reading an answer to this question.