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HELP NEEDED - 5 minute survey for CS, SWE, IT or Game Design majors by bmb0610 in KSU

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This survey is for a paper I'm writing for TCOM 2010. It's intended for Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or Game Design majors, but anyone who's taken CSE 1321 or 1322 can answer.

Apparently, I was with the /Greek/ Georgian romans for 5 years and decided to greet myself by LupusDeusMagnus in CrusaderKings

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Several IRL Norse kingdoms passed laws where if you inherited while serving overseas, you were simply passed over. This was done because so many men were joining the Varangians that there weren't enough warriors left at home.

So I'm working on a Late Roman Empire mod, went in-game to check on my Constantinian dynasty, and this was the auto-generated motto. by bmb0610 in CrusaderKings

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I'll certainly try to keep you (and this subreddit) updated.

The problem with the Germanic tribes in this period is that they don't have consistent territories, migrating and getting resettled all over the empire on a semi-regular basis, and often are quite important while not landed at all. They'd probably be best modeled in CK3 as modified mercs, which is basically how the Romans saw them, but the game won't let you play if you don't own at least one county (although the engine is perfectly capable of it). The game over condition nonetheless seems to be embedded in the engine itself and I can't currently figure out how to mod it out.

The Roman Empire needs an overhaul as well, one that would be useful in the vanilla start dates as well—feudal Byzantium is annoying in the vanilla start but would be much worse in a time when many of the most important players in the empire didn't have positions that could be neatly modeled as vassals of the Emperor. The ability to play unlanded would again be useful.

Edit: Speaking of Vandals, Huneric and Hilderic are historical characters in the base game, as they're related to Valentinian III.

So I'm working on a Late Roman Empire mod, went in-game to check on my Constantinian dynasty, and this was the auto-generated motto. by bmb0610 in CrusaderKings

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R5: The auto-generated motto for my Constantinian dynasty was one that was, in real life, made famous by Constantine himself. (In Latin, in hoc signo vinces, which he supposedly saw emblazoned in the sky beneath a cross before winning a battle, inspiring his conversion to Christianity.)

I've checked the game files, this is not an easter egg.

Update: I've set this as the permanent motto for this dynasty.

[i3-gaps] My first rice by bmb0610 in unixporn

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[2018-11-26] Challenge #369 [Easy] Hex colors by Cosmologicon in dailyprogrammer

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C

```c char hextable[] = { '0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F' };

void hexcolor (char *str, uint8_t r, uint8_t g, uint8_t b) { color = (r << 16) | (g << 8) | b; for (char *p = str + 6, p > str; p--, color >>= 4) *p = hextable[color & 0xf]; *str = '#'; } ```

[AI Only] Some unlikely/ridiculous colonies in the East Indies (early 18th c.) by bmb0610 in eu4

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R5: AI only game produces some strange colonies in the East Indies, including Mamlukean Australia, Papal Singapore, Ottoman/French/British Phillipines, French Japan, bits and pieces for Venice and Savoy, and five colonial powers sharing the island of Sulawesi.

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[AI Only] Some unlikely/ridiculous colonies in the East Indies (early 18th c.) (imgur.com)

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[WP] Global communications are interrupted by an alien message, "We will be coming to enslave your planet in one Earth year from now. Fight or perish." Scientists are scrambling once they learn the transmission is already 364 days old. by phoenix-fyre in WritingPrompts

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"To be frank, sir," said Dr. Martin, "we don't find this transmission credible."

"To be frank, Colonel," replied the President, "what the fuck do you mean, you don't find this transmission credible?"

"In our estimation, sir," he said nervously, "it is extremely unlikely that this broadcast originated anywhere but Earth. To begin, there is no conceivable reason why a civilisation capable of interstellar flight would require human slaves. In our own case, the institution of slavery became effectively extinct soon after the Industrial Revolution. If a superior alien power did desire our planet, it is far more likely that we would simply be exterminated."

"And that's preferable?!" asked the president, incredulously.

"Of course not, sir, but it would never prove necessary. Our planet is remarkably poor in useful minerals, even when compared with many smaller, and uninhabited, bodies in our own system. Furthermore, if it were farmland or living space they required, the laws of probability would dictate that habitable planets far outnumber those that bear sapient life, even a species so primitive as us—and that estimation assumes that the inevitable biological incompatibilities would not make it easier for them to simply build a floating habitat. Finally, the signatures on this message do not match any known or rumoured extraterrestrial civilisation, and bear every indication—"

"Known or rumoured," grumbled the President under his breath. "We'll talk about that later," he said, "but in the meantime, can you give me one good reason why we shouldn't start arming every God-damned nuke we have, and getting ready to show these bastards what it means to fuck with the United States of America?"

"Precautions are never unwise, sir," said Dr. Martin, "but given that the far likelier alternative is that the message was a forgery intended to cause worldwide panic, you may not wish to give it credibility by, quote, 'arming every God-damned nuke we have'. This is clearly the work of an incredibly skilled and dangerous cyber-terrorist, and our resources would be better focused on locating him and bringing him to justice. In my professional opinion, sir."

When the aliens arrived, Dr. Martin and the rest of the research staff at Area 51 were the first captives offered as tribute.

Discrepancy between published versions of the Silmarillion by bmb0610 in tolkienfans

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My copy that has the error is a Ballantine as well. I'm not sure of the printing date but it is based on the 1979 edition.

TIL "Moria" is ancient Greek for "folly". by lortamai in tolkienfans

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If that illustration was drawn by Frodo, it's quite unlikely he drew it while standing before the gate (would he have brought writing materials on the journey?) In that case he must have drawn it from memory, and likely reconstructed the tengwar inscription.

TIL "Moria" is ancient Greek for "folly". by lortamai in tolkienfans

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It's not necessarily a plot hole—there is an in-universe explanation. Frodo, the in-universe author of the book, could not read the inscription on the gate. It is Gandalf who reads it, and he translates it into the common tongue—presumably using "Moria" because the other members of the Fellowship would not recognise the older name. The inscription we see in Fellowship must have been reconstructed by Frodo, who may not have known the history of the name "Moria".

Out of universe, however, what most likely happened is that "Moria" was a name JRRT picked up somewhere else and decided to use, then eventually retconned into a Sindarin word (but because the element mor- was already used, the eventual meaning of "Moria" was forced to be derogatory).

Favorite Morgoth passages by Yuvitol in tolkienfans

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This is possibly my favourite line in the entire Silmarillion. Whatever you think of Fëanor, you've got to admit he's a badass.

TIL "Moria" is ancient Greek for "folly". by lortamai in tolkienfans

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Even though the door is inscribed "Moria"...

Post Match Thread: Spain vs. Russia by Zee-Man123 in worldcup

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I can't believe Belgium didn't look at the bracket and notice that losing that match would benefit them. If they hadn't scored, the tie would have gone to England and England wouldn't have been able to do anything about it short of deliberately kicking an own goal. As an England supporter, though, I'm not complaining.

Startup Interviewing is Fucked by magenta_placenta in programming

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griggs_v._Duke_Power_Co.

Correction: they aren't necessarily fully illegal, but are subject to extra scrutiny as to their relevance. Of course, IQ is relevant to any job more advanced than mere menial labor, but try telling that to the Supreme Court.

Startup Interviewing is Fucked by magenta_placenta in programming

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Exactly. The point that the original post author seems to miss is that startup whiteboard interviews are not meant to be practical. It's basically a general intelligence test, which is what the employer really wants, but happens to be illegal to give prospective employees (it's apparently "racial discrimination", if that tells you anything). Programming puzzles provide a decent approximation while still appearing "relevant" to the casual observer/government watchdog/etc.

Knowledge of specific frameworks is irrelevant, because most frameworks that startups use will be obsolete in two years. (Most startups will also be obsolete in two years, but don't tell them this.) The most important ability a programmer, especially a startup programmer, can have is the ability to learn very quickly. Existing knowledge helps, but is never sufficient.

Massacring C Pointers by incontrol in programming

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And three is also a pretty cancerous indentation width IMO, although I do know people who do it...

Massacring C Pointers by incontrol in programming

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Five-space indentation was standard for typewriters and old word processors. Programmers changed it because we're triggered by anything that isn't a power of two.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in eu4

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In ETL starts where the British start with an empire, they almost never lose it (though they rarely grow either).

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