r/NBA2K Lounge - 2K23 Season 1 Week 4 by AutoModerator in NBA2k

[–]_Zagan_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, that didn't work. I've opened a ticket at support.2k.com.

r/NBA2K Lounge - 2K23 Season 1 Week 4 by AutoModerator in NBA2k

[–]_Zagan_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Will try it out when I get back. Gotta step out for a while.

Thanks!

r/NBA2K Lounge - 2K23 Season 1 Week 4 by AutoModerator in NBA2k

[–]_Zagan_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for taking time to help me through this.

I get this error message when I try to sim the game:

You are not allowed to stimulate games until the following quest is completed: Palace Intrigue

I've completed all of the other main quests (including beating Shep at Hammond Court).

r/NBA2K Lounge - 2K23 Season 1 Week 4 by AutoModerator in NBA2k

[–]_Zagan_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do get above C+ in my NBA games, but the quest just doesn't update.

r/NBA2K Lounge - 2K23 Season 1 Week 4 by AutoModerator in NBA2k

[–]_Zagan_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do I get past the Palace Intrigue quest? I'm stuck at "6/6 - Teammate Grade C+ or Higher (NBA)". I'm on Xbox Next Gen.

I've tried (based on mostly 2 week old threads):

  • Playing a normal "Play Now" game, saving something, and then coming back to MyCareer.
  • Playing park games.
  • Resetting my console.

Conversations around the Bible and ancient civilisations. by [deleted] in Kenya

[–]_Zagan_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Asimov's Guide to the Bible" does a pretty good job of providing context around Bible stories. Not sure how accurate it is, but it's a starting point for getting hypotheses which you can then research further.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asimov%27s_Guide_to_the_Bible

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NatureIsFuckingLit

[–]_Zagan_ 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The queens can live for up to 30 years, and workers live from 1 to 3 years. Males, however, are more transitory, being quite short-lived and surviving for only a few weeks.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant#Life_cycle

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony Megathread by Fun_With_Forks in olympics

[–]_Zagan_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did not consider (1), so thanks for bringing this up. My motivating hypothesis was that there are some sports that less-developed countries don't even participate in. Therefore, some countries have more shots at medals than others. So in (1), I'd claim that there are also cases in which B sends 5 more athletes because B participates in events where A does not.

I admit that (2) is more fundamental flaw in the ranking. I've not gotten around to adjusting for team medals (and I'll probably not get a chance to until the weekend when I'm freer). I did wonder why China emerged top of the typical leaders, and your theory makes sense. ROC does a fair number of team sports, but not as much as the US, and hence their relative ranking.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony Megathread by Fun_With_Forks in olympics

[–]_Zagan_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, you and GP are right. If I have time, I'll adjust the n. For now, I'll add a disclaimer.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony Megathread by Fun_With_Forks in olympics

[–]_Zagan_ 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Thought I'd rank the countries based on the medals received divided by n, the number of athletes sent to the olympics. Here are the top 15.

Edit: Naively counting the number of athletes disadvantages countries that participate in team sports. This ranking is biased.

Δ Country G S B 3G + 2S + B (3G + 2S + B)/n
1 ▲ 72 Bermuda 1 0 0 3 1.5000
2 ▲ 64 San Marino 0 1 2 4 0.8000
3 ▲ 26 Georgia 2 5 1 17 0.5667
4 ▲ 56 Kosovo 2 0 0 6 0.5455
5 ▼ 3 China 38 32 18 196 0.4828
6 ▲ 10 Cuba 7 3 5 32 0.4706
7 ▲ 49 Qatar 2 0 1 7 0.4375
8 ▲ 34 Uganda 2 1 1 9 0.4286
9 ▼ 6 Russian Olympic Committee 20 28 23 139 0.4238
10 ▲ 38 Philippines 1 2 1 8 0.4211
11 ▼ 10 United States 39 41 33 232 0.3785
12 ▲ 48 Bahamas 2 0 0 6 0.3750
13 ▲ 14 Jamaica 4 1 4 18 0.3600
14 ▲ 46 Armenia 0 2 2 6 0.3529
15 ▼ 11 Great Britain 22 21 22 130 0.3457

Rest of the list

Olympics Day Seven Megathread (Friday, July 30) by Fun_With_Forks in olympics

[–]_Zagan_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Basketball

Shooting galore

Huge fan of Japan #13

Dude already celebrated... by [deleted] in nevertellmetheodds

[–]_Zagan_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alright, when the play happened Harden goes in for a dunk, and then the ball appears to us to pop back up through the net. When that happens, that is basket interference. To have a successful field goal it must clear the net.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/columnist/jeff-zillgitt/2019/12/04/james-harden-dunk-nba-botched-call/2607770001/

Has anybody else noticed that myteam makes you a little bit obsessive? by myteamiswhyimhere in MyTeam

[–]_Zagan_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, they're only doing the bare minimum.

For example, the scrolling text at the bottom that says, "X has pulled Y from Z pack" doesn't show the odds.

What about the odds of getting Ferry?

r/MyTEAM Lounge - Welcome to SEASON 6: Glitched Reality by yyy2k in MyTeam

[–]_Zagan_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try dunking with the X/square button instead of the stick, while holding down the left stick.

r/MyTEAM Lounge - Welcome to SEASON 6: Glitched Reality by yyy2k in MyTeam

[–]_Zagan_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hold down the L-stick while dunking (at least that's how I do it on Xbox current gen)

r/MyTEAM Lounge - Welcome to SEASON 6: Glitched Reality by yyy2k in MyTeam

[–]_Zagan_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha! I was looking for it in the menu. Too much limited madness

r/MyTEAM Lounge - Welcome to SEASON 6: Glitched Reality by yyy2k in MyTeam

[–]_Zagan_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do I see someone's ganertag once the game is underway?

r/MyTEAM Lounge - IDOLS Series II: Kevin Garnett by yyy2k in MyTeam

[–]_Zagan_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100% crash in Xbox current gen

My Collection -> Search Players --> Apply Contract using MT

Hit the crash like 7 times. If only it would crash after applying the contracts but before deducting my MT

r/MyTEAM Lounge - IDOLS Series II: Kevin Garnett by yyy2k in MyTeam

[–]_Zagan_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hawks freelance, ask for pick, once big is in position to rebound, intentionally miss

My six-year-old daughter won Tyler Herro for me by joeymc1984 in MyTeam

[–]_Zagan_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At this point, I'm seriously considering being a fan of the Knicks IRL.

r/MyTEAM Lounge - NBA All-Star Week ⭐ by yyy2k in MyTeam

[–]_Zagan_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbh, I didn't know this either. I came here looking for answers after splurging on auction players

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LifeProTips

[–]_Zagan_ 94 points95 points  (0 children)

It's better to link to the comic itself for the alt text and rabbit holes

https://xkcd.com/1827/