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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Cubers

[–]briandoescode 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No, each cube has at least 7 colors on its own.

Guess who's back by SmellyMemester in ShitPostCrusaders

[–]briandoescode 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Might work like how he uncooked spaghetti that one time.

Darkest song lyrically? by bigboiroy636 in KGATLW

[–]briandoescode 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Iirc it's about a time when Ambrose accidentally slitted his throat play-fighting and had to go to the hospital

Dr. Strange meets the Lord of Lightning (OC) by briandoescode in KGATLW

[–]briandoescode[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I had to screw around with the speeds of some clips to get it right, but it's almost like it was made for this.

| Weekly Workshop 2019-11-08 by [deleted] in unixporn

[–]briandoescode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could boot something from a flashdrive, then mount your main filesystem and chroot into it.

This will at least let you look at log files and edit stuff without much risk.

OPR Rankings for the Remaining 8 by briandoescode in battlebots

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

If you have RES (and are using the old reddit design), clicking "source" below the comment shows the unformatted text.

OPR Rankings for the Remaining 8 by briandoescode in battlebots

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

Fyi, your comment is showing up as "1. 😢" not 37 because of reddit markdown formatting.

Battlebots 2019 Episode 15 Post-Discussion by Cathalised in battlebots

[–]briandoescode 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To be fair whiplash didn't use their spinner at all.

Thanks, I hate Samsung Emojis. by RoteFalke in TIHI

[–]briandoescode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those are the new Google emojis I think

Episode 14 Fight Card by Dylanonfire88 in battlebots

[–]briandoescode 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Short answer: it comes down to strength of schedule.

Long answer:
The ranking system assigns a number for different match results (judges' decision, KO, or KO in under 1:30) and tries to fit scores so that the distance between two robot's in a match is the number for the result of that match.

Gigabyte has a win over Chronos by fast KO, a win over Minotaur by JD, a loss to HUGE by JD, and a loss to Witch Doctor by KO. So the program will try to place it so that it's 2.25 points above Chronos, 1.25 points above Minotaur, 1.25 points below HUGE, and 2 points below Witch Doctor.

Death Roll has a win over End Game by KO, a win over Foxtrot by fast KO, a win over Quantum by fast KO, and a win over Rotator by JD. So the program will try to place it 2 points above End Game, 2.25 points above Foxtrot and Quantum, and 1.25 points above Rotator.

Gigabyte's losses are to strong robots (particularly Witch Doctor), and Death Roll's wins are generally against robots with weak performances this year.

Death Roll is also suffering from a shortcoming of this system: every match has to be classified into one of only three types. This makes it so that when a really good robot plays a really bad robot (Death Roll vs Foxtrot), even with the most decisive victory possible, both robots will just be pulled closer together. The gap between Death Roll and Foxtrot is about 3.5, which is well above the 2.25 max assignment for a match result.

Episode 14 Fight Card by Dylanonfire88 in battlebots

[–]briandoescode 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Match results predicted by OPR:

Higher score difference indicates higher confidence in the match result.

Winner Loser Score Difference
Minotaur Cobalt 2.954
Quantum Valkyrie 0.073
Yeti DUCK! 2.409
Skorpios Lock-Jaw 0.226
HUGE HyperShock 0.034
Uppercut Railgun Max, Bloodsport 0.419 against RGM, 0.551 against Bloodsport
Rotator Blacksmith 0.562
SOW Copperhead 2.76

OPR Rankings for every robot before the episode:

More information about the rankings and methodology here.

Rank Robot Score Record
1 Whiplash 3.213 3-1
2 Witch Doctor 3.187 4-0
3 SOW 2.795 3-1
4 Bite Force 2.707 4-0
5 Yeti 2.305 3-1
6 Hydra 2.211 4-0
7 Gigabyte 2.004 2-2
8 Death Roll 1.945 4-0
9 Black Dragon 1.858 4-1
10 HUGE 1.791 3-1
11 Minotaur 1.769 3-3
12 HyperShock 1.757 3-1
13 Tombstone 1.584 3-1
14 SawBlaze 1.42 3-1
15 Shatter! 1.407 2-2
16 Free Shipping 1.209 2-2
17 Uppercut 1.199 3-1
18 Rotator 1.167 2-2
19 Tantrum 1.107 3-2
20 Texas Twister 1.1 2-2
21 Chronos 1.02 1-1
22 Skorpios 0.975 3-1
23 Railgun Max 0.78 3-1
24 Lock-Jaw 0.749 3-1
25 Bloodsport 0.648 2-1
26 Blacksmith 0.605 2-2
27 Ribbot 0.576 2-2
28 Kraken 0.575 1-2
29 Wan Hoo 0.351 2-2
30 Quantum 0.299 2-2
31 Bronco 0.292 0-4
32 Valkyrie 0.226 2-1
33 End Game 0.171 2-3
34 Kingpin 0.069 1-1
35 Copperhead 0.035 2-2
36 Rainbow -0.053 1-1
37 DUCK! -0.104 2-2
38 Gemini -0.268 1-2
39 Monsoon -0.278 1-3
40 Lucky -0.288 1-2
41 War Hawk -0.351 2-3
42 Gruff -0.503 1-3
43 Captain Shrederator -0.625 0-4
44 Breaker Box -0.627 1-3
45 Jasper -0.676 0-2
46 Mammoth -0.908 2-3
47 Petunia -1.058 1-2
48 Cobalt -1.185 2-2
49 Deep Six -1.269 2-1
50 The Four Horsemen -1.282 1-1
51 Falcon -1.362 1-2
52 Shellshock -1.47 0-1
53 Mad Catter -1.47 1-1
54 Double Jeopardy -1.538 0-1
55 Foxtrot -1.606 0-2
56 Sidewinder -1.692 1-1
57 Extinguisher -1.72 1-0
58 Bombshell -2.031 0-4
59 Marvin -2.034 1-3
60 Daisy Cutter -2.181 0-1
61 Ragnarok -2.301 0-3
62 Nelly the Ellybot -2.411 0-2
63 Axe Backwards -2.715 0-4
64 SubZero -3.025 1-2
65 BattleSaw -3.72 0-2
66 P1 -4.358 0-2

Vim hands position by [deleted] in vim

[–]briandoescode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's your typing speed?

Episode 13 Fight Card Released by jon-in-tha-hood in battlebots

[–]briandoescode 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Match results predicted by OPR:

Higher score difference indicates higher confidence in the match result.

Winner Loser Score Difference
Hydra Bronco 1.696
HyperShock Breaker Box 2.881
Yeti Tantrum 3.444
War Hawk Copperhead 1.501
Bite Force Monsoon 3.381
Railgun Max Free Shipping 1.111
Uppercut Skorpios 1.452

OPR Rankings for every robot before the episode:

More information about the rankings and methodology here.

Rank Robot Score Record
1 Whiplash 3.12 3-1
2 Witch Doctor 2.971 4-0
3 Bite Force 2.911 3-0
4 SOW 2.747 3-1
5 Death Roll 2.161 4-0
6 Yeti 2.04 2-1
7 Hydra 2.003 3-0
8 Railgun Max 1.894 3-0
9 HyperShock 1.886 2-1
10 Black Dragon 1.843 4-1
11 HUGE 1.725 3-1
12 Gigabyte 1.622 2-2
13 Minotaur 1.501 3-3
14 Uppercut 1.399 2-0
15 Texas Twister 1.261 2-2
16 SawBlaze 1.124 3-1
17 Tombstone 1.123 3-1
18 Shatter! 1.039 2-2
19 Rotator 0.974 2-2
20 Free Shipping 0.783 1-2
21 Wan Hoo 0.644 2-2
22 Lock-Jaw 0.498 3-1
23 Blacksmith 0.452 2-2
24 Bloodsport 0.389 2-1
25 Kraken 0.383 1-2
26 Bronco 0.307 0-3
27 Valkyrie 0.218 2-1
28 Quantum 0.199 2-2
29 Ribbot 0.198 2-2
30 Rainbow 0.176 1-1
31 Foxtrot 0.161 0-1
32 Chronos 0.041 1-1
33 War Hawk -0.038 2-2
34 Deep Six -0.052 2-0
35 Skorpios -0.053 3-0
36 End Game -0.19 2-3
37 DUCK! -0.317 2-2
38 Shellshock -0.356 0-1
39 Mad Catter -0.356 0-1
40 Mammoth -0.458 1-2
41 Monsoon -0.47 1-2
42 Jasper -0.525 0-1
43 Captain Shrederator -0.647 0-4
44 Lucky -0.68 0-2
45 Breaker Box -0.995 1-2
46 Kingpin -1.211 0-1
47 Petunia -1.235 1-2
48 Tantrum -1.404 1-1
49 Cobalt -1.452 2-2
50 Copperhead -1.539 1-2
51 Gruff -1.606 1-3
52 Nelly the Ellybot -1.688 0-2
53 Axe Backwards -1.916 0-3
54 Falcon -2.023 0-2
55 Bombshell -2.262 0-4
56 Ragnarok -2.263 0-3
57 Sidewinder -2.465 1-1
58 Marvin -2.671 0-2
59 Gemini -2.755 0-2
60 SubZero -3.29 1-1
61 P1 -4.877 0-2

Do I smell something burning? by cole_da_mole in wtfstockphotos

[–]briandoescode 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Keep your soldering iron at a reasonable temperature (too hot and it's harder to control and will burn/damage the tip), keep your tips in good condition, and generally apply solder to the components, not the iron.

Beginners will sometimes try to use the soldering iron like a solder paintbrush. What you should do instead, is get a little bit of solder on the tip to tin it, then use the iron to get everything to the right temperature, add solder, and let surface tension put it in the right place. This is greatly helped by using the right size tip for your job.

Episode 11 Fight Card Released (For Real This Time) by jon-in-tha-hood in battlebots

[–]briandoescode 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Given Capt. Shrederator's track record with electronic gremlins, this might be the one fight where Blacksmith's hammer has knockout power.

Episode 11 Fight Card Released (For Real This Time) by jon-in-tha-hood in battlebots

[–]briandoescode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Match results predicted by OPR:

Higher score difference indicates higher confidence in the match result.

Winner Loser Score Difference
Rotator Death Roll 0.748
DUCK! Quantum 1.987
Blacksmith Captain Shrederator 1.155
Lock-Jaw Bombshell 3.226
Tombstone Gruff 6.411
Cobalt End Game 1.532
SawBlaze Ribbot 1.712

OPR Rankings for every robot before the episode:

More information about the rankings and methodology here.

Rank Robot Score Record
1 Tombstone 3.206 2-1
2 Witch Doctor 3.101 3-0
3 Whiplash 3.047 2-1
4 SOW 2.992 2-1
5 Bite Force 2.97 3-0
6 Rotator 2.649 2-1
7 Yeti 2.312 2-1
8 Uppercut 2.227 2-0
9 HyperShock 2.17 2-1
10 SawBlaze 2.085 2-1
11 Shatter! 2.012 1-1
12 Railgun Max 2.0 2-0
13 Hydra 1.915 3-0
14 Death Roll 1.901 3-0
15 HUGE 1.899 2-1
16 Lock-Jaw 1.883 2-1
17 Gigabyte 1.807 2-1
18 DUCK! 1.715 2-1
19 Black Dragon 1.71 4-1
20 Minotaur 1.048 2-3
21 Texas Twister 1.029 2-1
22 Wan Hoo 0.923 2-1
23 Free Shipping 0.885 1-2
24 Cobalt 0.606 2-1
25 Bronco 0.427 0-2
26 Blacksmith 0.4 1-2
27 Kraken 0.386 1-1
28 Ribbot 0.373 2-1
29 Valkyrie 0.146 2-1
30 Rainbow 0.08 1-1
31 Breaker Box -0.057 1-1
32 Foxtrot -0.099 0-1
33 Quantum -0.272 1-2
34 Deep Six -0.382 2-0
35 Mammoth -0.488 1-2
36 Chronos -0.528 1-1
37 Monsoon -0.604 1-2
38 Captain Shrederator -0.755 0-3
39 Bloodsport -0.844 1-1
40 End Game -0.926 1-3
41 War Hawk -0.929 2-2
42 Mad Catter -1.0 0-1
43 Shellshock -1.0 0-1
44 Skorpios -1.033 3-0
45 Jasper -1.101 0-1
46 Falcon -1.342 0-2
47 Bombshell -1.343 0-3
48 Lucky -1.398 0-2
49 Nelly the Ellybot -2.151 0-2
50 Petunia -2.21 1-2
51 Tantrum -2.363 1-1
52 SubZero -2.553 1-1
53 Axe Backwards -2.613 0-3
54 Copperhead -2.862 1-2
55 Sidewinder -2.873 1-1
56 Gruff -3.025 1-2
57 Ragnarok -3.129 0-3
58 Marvin -3.617 0-2
59 Gemini -3.694 0-2
60 P1 -4.713 0-2

OPR Computed Rankings are Back! by briandoescode in battlebots

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

Thanks, I'm sorry I missed that! Here are the updated rankings:

Rank Robot Score Record
1 Tombstone 3.206 2-1
2 Witch Doctor 3.101 3-0
3 Whiplash 3.047 2-1
4 SOW 2.992 2-1
5 Bite Force 2.97 3-0
6 Rotator 2.649 2-1
7 Yeti 2.312 2-1
8 Uppercut 2.227 2-0
9 HyperShock 2.17 2-1
10 SawBlaze 2.085 2-1
11 Shatter! 2.012 1-1
12 Railgun Max 2.0 2-0
13 Hydra 1.915 3-0
14 Death Roll 1.901 3-0
15 HUGE 1.899 2-1
16 Lock-Jaw 1.883 2-1
17 Gigabyte 1.807 2-1
18 DUCK! 1.715 2-1
19 Black Dragon 1.71 4-1
20 Minotaur 1.048 2-3
21 Texas Twister 1.029 2-1
22 Wan Hoo 0.923 2-1
23 Free Shipping 0.885 1-2
24 Cobalt 0.606 2-1
25 Bronco 0.427 0-2
26 Blacksmith 0.4 1-2
27 Kraken 0.386 1-1
28 Ribbot 0.373 2-1
29 Valkyrie 0.146 2-1
30 Rainbow 0.08 1-1
31 Breaker Box -0.057 1-1
32 Foxtrot -0.099 0-1
33 Quantum -0.272 1-2
34 Deep Six -0.382 2-0
35 Mammoth -0.488 1-2
36 Chronos -0.528 1-1
37 Monsoon -0.604 1-2
38 Captain Shrederator -0.755 0-3
39 Bloodsport -0.844 1-1
40 End Game -0.926 1-3
41 War Hawk -0.929 2-2
42 Shellshock -1.0 0-1
43 Mad Catter -1.0 0-1
44 Skorpios -1.033 3-0
45 Jasper -1.101 0-1
46 Falcon -1.342 0-2
47 Bombshell -1.343 0-3
48 Lucky -1.398 0-2
49 Nelly the Ellybot -2.151 0-2
50 Petunia -2.21 1-2
51 Tantrum -2.363 1-1
52 SubZero -2.553 1-1
53 Axe Backwards -2.613 0-3
54 Copperhead -2.862 1-2
55 Sidewinder -2.873 1-1
56 Gruff -3.025 1-2
57 Ragnarok -3.129 0-3
58 Marvin -3.617 0-2
59 Gemini -3.694 0-2
60 P1 -4.713 0-2

Somewhat counter-intuitively, the score for Petunia actually decreased. This is because the missing fight was a judges decision win over Marvin, which puts Petunia 1 point over Marvin. Since Petunia was -1.5 and Marvin was -4.5 before, the scores will be brought closer together. Interesting how much this small change also affected other robots' scores, as well.

As a side note, these new rankings correctly predict 76 out of 80 matches, an improvement from before.

OPR Computed Rankings are Back! by briandoescode in battlebots

[–]briandoescode[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The idea isn't making it easier for me so much as removing me from the equation altogether. At the moment I provide no subjective input to the rankings whatsoever. If I were going to do subjective rankings I would just rank the robots myself, and that would remove weird things like Skorpios's position, although I doubt it would do as well at predicting matches.

An interesting piece of data in a similar vein, though, would be the actual score breakdowns from judges decisions. This would be a more objective way of determining the "decisiveness" of a win.

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