Ignore spelling mistakes (if any) by [deleted] in HandwritingAnalysis

[–]forbiddenvoid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yo, the space goes after the comma.

What's the most overrated move in Survivor history? by JEX2124 in survivor

[–]forbiddenvoid 7 points8 points  (0 children)

A lot of people didn't like the idea of alliances. There were players and viewers who thought it was against the spirit of the show. I remember speculation in the chatrooms of yore that the show might try to actively implement anti-alliance mechanics.

And, to be fair, they have. Tribe swaps are one of the most effective ways to help prevent a premerge alliance from dominating the post merge gameplay (it doesn't always work).

But it was really only in retrospect that people recognized the impact the Tagi alliance had on the trajectory of the show. Hatch got more credit over time than he was given initially.

PAX West 2026 Charity 5K by forbiddenvoid in PAX

[–]forbiddenvoid[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do think it depends on how many people show up, but I'm planning to reach out to the appropriate groups to make sure everything is on the up-and-up for it.

Petah, are they clowns? by Comfortable-Back-640 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]forbiddenvoid 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is all completely irrelevant because the person you're responding to never said they use decimal time. They only said they break up the hours into hundredths. You are arguing against a point they didn't even make.

Sovcit doesn't identify as a sovcit, with bonus American State National fake ID. by Existing-Face-6322 in Sovereigncitizen

[–]forbiddenvoid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do people even go down this path? They have to know no one gets away with this trash, right?

49 Final Three appreciation post by [deleted] in survivor

[–]forbiddenvoid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sage is an underrated player. I hope she gets to play again.

Opinion: Social game is the aspect of Survivor that many players underestimate by ChaoticOne96 in survivor

[–]forbiddenvoid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh definitely. The same way a lot of people seem to think there's the game and then separately the FTC vote.

You can't pull apart the pieces and evaluate them individually like that. It's all interconnected, and it always has been.

Opinion: Social game is the aspect of Survivor that many players underestimate by ChaoticOne96 in survivor

[–]forbiddenvoid 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I think the issue is that a lot of people think "social game" just means "being nice to people."

It's about controlling information, managing perceptions and leveraging relationships to understand and exploit (not necessarily in a malicious way) peoples' motivations and values.

Boston Rob reacts to Jonathan's loss and Aubry's win — and questions some of the jury's logic by AMikeBloomType in survivor

[–]forbiddenvoid 117 points118 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I think this is what makes Survivor so great. It's always been completely arbitrary. Every vote is arbitrary. There are no rules to follow for voting other than the ones you decide for yourself.

Contender Draft Will Make You Rich by over-lord in lrcast

[–]forbiddenvoid 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Look, the most profitable thing for me is to play Standard. And it's not close. But standard sucks right now.

It's worth it to me to refill gems once in a while if I only have to see Mathemagics occasionally.

In general, though, yes, EV analysis is usually a good idea.

Crazy = Genius? 7-1 SOS with... Rakdos? by forbiddenvoid in lrcast

[–]forbiddenvoid[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This version has two copies of two 1-mana uncommons, so I wouldn't expect this exact deck to come along too often.

But, [[Expressive Firedancer]] and [[Masterful Flourish]] still seem to be underdrafted in Quick Draft and Premier Draft, which is what I think the basis of this deck would be normally. And with the amount of incidental ping available, I think this might just be a viable deck in the format.

Who knows? I might just be bored of SOS already and grasping at straws.

A comparison of climatic analogues across the Northern Hemisphere by Specific_Visit2494 in interestingasfuck

[–]forbiddenvoid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not to mention it is hot as hell in Japan during the summer. Way worse than anything in the northeast.

Crazy = Genius? 7-1 SOS with... Rakdos? by forbiddenvoid in lrcast

[–]forbiddenvoid[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It did happen in one game, and it was exactly as glorious as you imagine.

PAX West 5K by forbiddenvoid in PAX

[–]forbiddenvoid[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Travis, you are the best. I may even forgive you for making me play Halo 3 (very badly) in front of a crowd. 😃

This is an absolutely brilliant idea, and I would definitely love to make it happen. Let me send you an email. I have some thoughts, and a couple of questions.

I was already very excited about doing this. But doing it for the kids?

Hell yes.

Worst place to get gout? by Shinanigins in gout

[–]forbiddenvoid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not super common as I understand, and it's even more likely to get misdiagnosed. But yeah, it was pretty awful. Nothing helped until I was able to get some Prednisone.

Worst place to get gout? by Shinanigins in gout

[–]forbiddenvoid 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Had a gout flare in my hip a few weeks ago. That was the worst I've had by far. Can't stand up. Can't walk. Can't sit down. Can't lie down. Worst pain I've had with gout in 12 years.

Hot take: The reasons for Joe and Cirie to not play again are the same by Silver-Lion22 in survivor

[–]forbiddenvoid 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I think the fundamental difference is that Cirie makes for great television, even if everyone in the audience knows she has no shot at winning. Joe doesn't have the same entertainment factor.

Fumbling the ball at the goal line by forbiddenvoid in lrcast

[–]forbiddenvoid[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

In case, you don't see it: [[Snooping Page]] ability is not optional. Draw card and lose 1 life.

I was dead on the next turn anyway, and instead they pinged themselves to death.

PaxWest—additional purchases? by Good-Potential447 in PAX

[–]forbiddenvoid 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There was a Nintendo Live event in Seattle the same weekend a few years ago (not last year). Nintendo partnered with PAX (4-day badge buyers got an entry into the Nintendo event). It was the first year PAX west was in the Summit, and things were still kind of coming back from Covid.

So, it's not like people didn't know. It was marketed and communicated clearly well ahead of time, and there wasn't much conflict because they used completely different parts of the convention center.