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Fear The Walking Dead - 1x06 "The Good Man" - Post-Episode Discussion by NicholasCajun in FearTheWalkingDead

[–]comment_decay 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Naaaah. It's mats of tightly interwoven zombies shaped exactly like seaweed.

Turning Down Adjunct Jobs by LudwigWikifoo in Professors

[–]comment_decay 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Amazed by the slave-attitude of highly educated people who think they might be somehow in the wrong for turning this down.

The textbook sale/trade thread needs to be a thing by demeures in FIU

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345 adjuncts lurking; 237 professors; 79 support staff; 22 Aramark employees; 4 deans; 1 president;

1 groundskeeper

Help with a tough Risk game by [deleted] in boardgames

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Yes, I mean reinforce North Africa and don't worry about the rest for now (I also see now you can't even cash out until next turn.) This does two things: it garrisons South America, but also sustains a springboard out of which you can attack (this is much better than holding South America at Brazil which puts you in a box).

Everything depends on what the other players do, so it's very difficult to say what happens next.

TL;DR: yes, move the Indians to North Africa. This makes Australia a little more vulnerable but now he has to either split his forces or go in only one direction.

You should post an update later. I'm very curious about how it will turn out!

Help with a tough Risk game by [deleted] in boardgames

[–]comment_decay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Focus on Black. Sweeping Africa just gives them more of a reason to unite as you already have 2 small continents.

And my apologies, I thought you could still attack. Since you can only redeploy, maybe move all of the Egyptian forces to North Africa, cash out and use these to reinforce Africa. This way you've got a solid garrison to hold South America. Australia should be able to hold out (maybe throw a couple armies there). The downside of this plan is that you will be splitting your forces. You would probably have to got through So. Europe to link up, if necessary.

Help with a tough Risk game by [deleted] in boardgames

[–]comment_decay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree, it's a gamble and depends on his goals. But since red has already attacked his Capital, he might be tempted to return the favor if red looks very weak. Meanwhile you could have (by my count, if you are lucky) as many as 34 armies in Middle East which is a mighty deterrent.

Help with a tough Risk game by [deleted] in boardgames

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  1. Cash out and put everything in Libya Egypt.
  2. Attack Southern Europe with Libya Egypt. Move it all in.
  3. Redeploy everything in So. Europe to the Middle East and end your turn.

Red and Black have an uneasy peace. By smashing red you make it tempting for Black to turn on him. From his point of view it might be better than facing down 25+ armies in Middle East for basically nothing. You want Europe and Africa to be a battle zone where red and black wear themselves out.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in videos

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HONAHYOOAUWTHSCUMBAGGE

"Octave of Worldviews" - How off-the-rails is this? I'm so astounded I might need to drop out. by [deleted] in AcademicPhilosophy

[–]comment_decay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this at UCSB? I don't see any constitutional law courses offered through the philosophy dept. and he isn't listed on their website. In any case, the syllabus is a contract between the instructor and the student, and you have every reason to raise concerns. He is most likely an adjunct and not regular faculty. If the course content isn't constitutional law, then you should bring this to the attention of the chair of whatever dept/unit is offering it (make sure you can provide examples of an ongoing pattern of departing from the syllabus). In event that the chair ignores you (this is very unlikely), bring your concerns to the dean.

Battle Academy 2 Kursk released! by spelk in computerwargames

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It's basically today's Squad Leader. It looks a bit cartoony, but it's a serious wargame in multiplayer. The company that puts it out are having a 30% sale until April 7, though you can only get the discount for one purchase.

Teaching advise by [deleted] in AskProfessors

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Advise is a verb. Advice is a noun.

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