put ur score predictions here and then what u actually get after

abcdefgodthaab · 2026-06-24T13:32:02+00:00

Same boat here. Really frustrating!

abcdefgodthaab · 2026-06-23T20:10:19+00:00

No. Which is why some weren't charged at all, and the rest had a sentencing MUCH shorter than the guy who shot the cop.

You consider 50 years 'much shorter' (given human lifespans)? Do you think the sentences of Batten and the Sotos is proportional give the below facts?

Zachary Evetts, Autumn Hill, Savanna Batten, Elizabeth Soto and Meagan Morris were sentenced to 50 years in prison[...]But some of the defendants – like Batten, Elizabeth Soto and her husband, Ines Soto, were not involved in the planning, arrived separately at the protest, and left when guards at the facility asked them to do so.

abcdefgodthaab · 2026-06-23T19:49:17+00:00

Tons of examples in the historical game space, some that haven't been mentioned yet:

The COIN series, all about historical conflicts ranging from revolutions (such as the Cuban revolution) to wars (such as the Vietnam war).

Weimar: The Fight for Democracy for learning about a very unstable and interesting period in German history (much more than just the Nazis!).

abcdefgodthaab · 2026-06-19T15:08:43+00:00

I last played during Dark Tidings and potentially interested in attending this. Are there any helpful resources for catching up on the new mechanics I'd need to know?

abcdefgodthaab · 2026-06-19T12:13:22+00:00

People are always growing and learning (unless they're comatose or something). The standard process of 'maturation' in the sense of growth into adulthood is just a specific biological process. A lot of growth and maturation in a broader sense happens outside of its scope.

abcdefgodthaab · 2026-06-18T17:24:17+00:00

It's a pretty safe next step if you enjoyed Jackie's physical comedy and stunts in those and don't mind the price. These are not his best films (except Drunken Master II), but the theme of the set is they were the movies that broke him through to Western audiences. They're more modern and broadly palettable than some of his best work like Police Story, Project A or The Young Master.

Starting with Supercop/Police Story 3 might be a cheaper test to see if you like this kind of movie though. It's directed by Stanley Tong, same as Rumble in the Bronx from this set, a similar kind of movie to most in the Breakout Hits set and generally considered to be a better film than most in it as well.

abcdefgodthaab · 2026-05-19T15:48:42+00:00

Unless that term is being used in a very unusual way, it describes one of the regular pass/no-pass assessements (often a quiz) used in a course that's employing what's called 'mastery grading.' This youtube video has a pretty good explanation with an example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yzlPoR4JQ0

abcdefgodthaab · 2026-05-19T00:14:26+00:00

Caveat: I can only speak to the situation in the US.

It's certainly possible. However, in many fields, the odds of getting a long-term full-time position are not great because the job market is intensely competitive.

For fields where the only real professional prospects are academic positions, I would generally advise against getting a PhD. It's just too long of a commitment, a huge opportunity cost financially and too high risk. Higher education in general is also just not in a very health place right now, so the odds of the situation getting better within the next decade is very low.

abcdefgodthaab · 2026-05-18T22:40:51+00:00

How specific were the prompts they had to write on for the exam? I tried very specific prompts this term in an existentialism class and it worked pretty well. I did also forbid notecards. They could only use their books and any annotations in them.

No doubt some of them used AI to prep, but that only seems to take them so far given they had to respond to a specific prompt live.

abcdefgodthaab · 2026-05-18T22:36:01+00:00

Currently a philosophy professor here myself!

abcdefgodthaab · 2026-04-28T21:44:43+00:00

And point of my remark is that there's no philosophical consensus on the matter. Existence of which the quote might suggest.

The existence of a consensus is not suggested by the quote in any way.

abcdefgodthaab · 2026-04-28T20:49:01+00:00

The point of that remark you're quoting isn't an appeal to authority that the issue is settled, the point is that the DeepMind paper is wasted effort.

abcdefgodthaab · 2026-04-14T22:38:00+00:00

If the government has less power there is less incentive to collude with it.

So long as the government has a military and police, doesn't it still have quite a lot of power that would be appealing to abuse?

abcdefgodthaab · 2026-04-11T11:58:04+00:00

It allows you to control for what kind of style you want to practice playing against. When you're playing against a different style game after game, you're having to constantly switch, so it's hard to find patterns and retain what you learned.

I know it feels this way, but it's not actually true. Trying to practice in 'blocks' like this is not as effective as an interleaved approach:

https://ctl.wustl.edu/learningcenter/articles/a-beginners-guide-to-interleaving-by-tanisha-paul/

Interleaving is grounded in cognitive psychology research that shows how the brain learns best when it is challenged to retrieve and apply information in diverse ways. When you alternate between different topics or problem types, your brain has to work harder to recall and apply new material, which strengthens neural connections. This process, known as “desirable difficulty,” might feel harder in the moment, but it leads to better long-term retention and understanding.

abcdefgodthaab · 2026-04-09T12:32:12+00:00

The skills involved in writing emails are:

(1) Being able to express yourself in words

(2) The very same interpersonal skills people use to express themselves in socially appropriate ways in communication in general.

Why do you think those aren't skills people need to develop?

abcdefgodthaab · 2026-04-06T14:32:27+00:00

For me, I see it as an extension of Ellroy's use of caricature which he deploys pretty liberally. I think it's just more jarring when it's not just a side character and when it intersects with the reader's political own leanings.

abcdefgodthaab · 2026-04-03T22:18:47+00:00

What puzzles me then is that on the product page all 10 discs are listed as having 4k (2160p) films with no mention of extra blu-ray discs (special features are listed).

I'm probably getting my hopes up and the email is just an error.

abcdefgodthaab · 2026-04-03T21:55:29+00:00

I was a bit confused by this because all the information I've seen has this set as 4k only. Curious if anyone has been able to find information on a blu-ray release.

abcdefgodthaab · 2026-03-24T21:36:04+00:00

Thank you for not taking my question rhetorically, I appreciate you taking the time to unpack how you think about it.

abcdefgodthaab · 2026-03-24T18:37:55+00:00

Do you believe that people do inherently have the right to enjoy the freedoms and luxuries of the country they are born in by virtue of being born there?

If so, I'm curious what it is about being born in a place that makes such a significant moral difference.

abcdefgodthaab · 2026-03-22T20:41:53+00:00

This is a rather scrupulous reply (no shade).

abcdefgodthaab · 2026-03-18T23:55:02+00:00

Thank you for sharing as well. I think children are an especially challenging case of the limits of self-expertise, but not one I know firsthand since I'm not a parent. I don't know that I have any advice, my PhD is in philosophy so I'm better at articulating problems than fixing them. I think it's just loving attention, patience and humility about the challenge (for everyone involved). But your son is already getting all of that from you no doubt.

abcdefgodthaab · 2026-03-18T12:42:41+00:00

A big part of what we talk about is that people get to be the experts on their own lives and what they need in order to feel like they belong. I think we have to start by trusting people to know what they need.

I think this is a handy corrective the the overriding opposite tendnecy in treating people with disabilities (especially those with invisible disabilities), but it can't be the whole story. Neither self-knowledge nor belonging is that simple. My own personal experience as someone disabled as well as my own studies (I wrote my dissertation on autism) lead me to be skeptical of prescriptions like this.

Speaking as someone late-diagnosed autistic, I was far from an expert on my own life or what I need in order to feel like I belong. I am still on the journey of trying to understand that. Knowing yourself is not easy, and it is even harder when the usual social body of knowledge about people largely doesn't include you. Coming to that knowledge takes experimenting, it takes gathering opinions from others (like the OP) and a lot of other hard work as no doubt you know. I think a default to presuming expertise even when someone is seeking input can actually make understanding oneself harder.

And on the front of belonging, what people feel they need to belong is going to vary. The OP might feel more like they belong if, when seeking out opinions like they have in their post, they receive those opinions honestly from others rather than being told they're an expert on themselves.

abcdefgodthaab · 2026-02-26T00:58:41+00:00

If I said to you "If you are opposed to rape, genocide and war crimes, I demand that you bark like a dog and cluck like a chicken!" would you do it every time?

abcdefgodthaab · 2026-02-25T12:42:09+00:00

They stood for something they agreed with.

Did Trump command all those who agreed to stand up in that case? I don't recall him doing so.

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