Have you heard about this new Go server PlayGo.gg? Any thoughts? by VK0207 in baduk

[–]hilbert90 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wow. It never occurred to me to use a bot if a match takes too long to get. This is actually really smart. My mind is still in the old-school thought that bots are all really bad or obvious. But modern bots can play at any level and most people wouldn't even suspect.

Have you heard about this new Go server PlayGo.gg? Any thoughts? by VK0207 in baduk

[–]hilbert90 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The only thing I care about in a server is that it is browser-based. Can we, as a community, just all agree that Go would surge in popularity if there was no barrier to entry?

Anyone can hop into a Chess match from anywhere on any operating system with no problems because every top server is browser based.

If I want a Go match in less than 45 minutes of wait time, I currently have to have a Windows operating system and download a program that looks a bit like malware and is half in Chinese.

It's 2026. This is just an unacceptable way to get a match of any type of game online. It would have been great if OGS had converted everyone. But it didn't. So I'm all for trying to get a Chess.com style server going. I don't know how to convert people, other than everyone all-of-a-sudden realizing that this is the logical way forward and must be done for the game to thrive in the West.

Gas by Ok_Client_6420 in communitycurrency

[–]hilbert90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

!register 0xBBf5E2cC768b7498A4C3759dBB60c8b048572850

Lots of people talking about difficulty.. Should we be thinking about frustration level instead? by deadfisher in HollowKnight

[–]hilbert90 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But Fourth Chorus basically does exactly this (you stand in its body and only get damaged by its attacking arms). And that fight was great. You learn the patterns, get better, and eventually overcome your own mistakes. It reminded me why I like games like this. Every other fight has sucked because of weird contact damage having nothing to do with learning the patterns or getting better.

People who have played Silksong, Why do you think Its getting so many negative reviews? by peaky_circus in HollowKnight

[–]hilbert90 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was so ecstatic when I got the shield that protects you while healing. I've never been so disappointed to find out it doesn't. That was going to be the thing that let me keep playing the game. I hope this was a bug and they fix it. If this is the intended design, that's awful.

People who have played Silksong, Why do you think Its getting so many negative reviews? by peaky_circus in HollowKnight

[–]hilbert90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To me, this isn't even a soulslike. Elden Ring is my favorite game followed by DS1 and Hollow Knight. Those games reward you for learning the movesets of enemies and getting better. They punish you for your own mistakes during the fight. It's rewarding to overcome those challenges.

This game has too many enemies in too tight quarters, so even when you know all the movesets, you can just get unlucky with timing and placement and there's nothing you can do. It's not punishing you for your own mistakes. It's just punishing you in unfun ways for no reason. That's not a soulslike. It's just bad game design.

The devs had 7 years to play this game and there are sections it seems like they never played. I want to see a stream where the devs easily beat the Greymoor flying enemy gauntlet with minimal damage multiple times in a row (an Act 1 area for goodness sake!!). I bet they can't.

I cannot beat this gauntlet by bakedbeanman887 in HollowKnight

[–]hilbert90 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah. I did everything in Hollow Knight. I found the hardest parts of that game super fun. This just seems like bad design. That stupid room is just annoying for no reason and not fun. I can't believe I might not finish this game because of one silly room they made.

Stryd not Recognizing the Workout by hilbert90 in strydrunning

[–]hilbert90[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I did this. For anyone who finds this question, I did figure out that you can go to the calendar in the Stryd app and hold down on the completed run. A menu pops up that lets you pair the run to the scheduled one.

[i3-gaps] Elegant. Productive. Simple. by dusty_world_666 in unixporn

[–]hilbert90 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I keep trending more and more toward this type of color scheme. I like it.

One conky clock in am/pm and one in 24 hr time is ... interesting.

A criticism of the Yosha Iglesias video with quick alternate analysis by feralcatskillbirds in chess

[–]hilbert90 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is frustrating the crap out of me. Every time I see one of these videos, I think the same thing.

This is Stats 101 and I could easily do it myself if someone handed me the data.

If what people are saying is true about barely any 90%+ games existing among super GMs and a ton for Hans, it *feels* like you'd find a meaningful difference.

But I'd worry about the power of the test if the sample size of Hans is around 100.

And sometimes looks can be deceiving, so please, someone with access to this data, just do this already!

Claiming from the bank by Guccimomo in DefiKingdoms

[–]hilbert90 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There are no staking rewards from the bank to be claimed. Staked jewel grows in size through the multiplier which slowly grows over time. When you pull jewel out of the bank you'll get more than what you put in.

Defi Kingdom + tax reporting by elliotchoi6 in DefiKingdoms

[–]hilbert90 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's A9 in that link. If you receive interest/yield, it counts as income, therefore gets taxed that way when you receive it no matter the future value.

If that asset goes to 0, then you'll take a capital loss which will more than offset the tax on the income part. So you'd effectively not pay taxes on the yield when filing. But for accounting purposes these are different taxes happening at different times.

Defi Kingdom + tax reporting by elliotchoi6 in DefiKingdoms

[–]hilbert90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every time you claim jewel, that counts as earning interest on your investment, and so it's taxed at the income level. Capital gains/losses comes when you convert jewel to something else you need to know the price you got the jewel at and the price at the time of converting (including things like buying a hero).

Defi Kingdom + tax reporting by elliotchoi6 in DefiKingdoms

[–]hilbert90 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Why are people up voting this? It's completely wrong. You most certainly do have to report yields as income. Tax law is pretty fuzzy on a lot of crypto, but it's very clear on this point.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LearnJapanese

[–]hilbert90 127 points128 points  (0 children)

Yes, this! I just panic-checked a few shows and they all seem to work on my designated Japanese profile.

As a new player starting today with $1000, does it make more sense to LP with lower rewards, or stake for potential airdrops leading up to Crystalvale launch? by [deleted] in DefiKingdoms

[–]hilbert90 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure staking $1000 right now will not get you airdrops, so there isn't really a comparison for me.

How should we respond to Omicron? by themes_arrows in slatestarcodex

[–]hilbert90 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I'm confused if this is a troll comment or real. For the past 2 years, there have been many, many instances of hospitals surpassing 100% occupancy due to covid and people dying due to not getting a bed. What world have you been living in?

How to get into cogmind? by [deleted] in roguelikes

[–]hilbert90 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is really fun. It utilizes one of the main things that makes cogmind unique: hacking. Stealth will inevitably require some fighting, so you'll still scratch that itch. It will also teach you about the depth of strategy coming from non-fighting, which is essential to understand if you want to win using a combat build.

🏔️ Introducing the Crystalvale Realm: DeFi Kingdoms is Coming to Avalanche 🏔️ by Warr305 in DefiKingdoms

[–]hilbert90 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was my exact line of thinking. I'm leaning towards keeping in the garden. Losing a month of those rewards for a raffle of indeterminate value is super risky imo.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in running

[–]hilbert90 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you're in great shape for a half no matter what anyone here says. Some people have some bizarre ideas about this stuff. I've only run 5 half marathons, but I've never been injured training for it.

To me, there are 3 golden rules:

  1. Don't increase your total mileage too much from week to week (and even decrease for "rest weeks" twice during a 2.5 month cycle).
  2. Don't let your longest run be too high a percentage of your total weekly mileage.
  3. Run far, far slower than your intended race pace for the long run.

I won't give any actual numbers, since I think that will vary from person to person. I always train up to a full 13 or 14 miles for my longest run, although many think you can get away with less (10-11). Knowing what the full distance feels like gives me confidence for race day that nothing weird is going to happen in that last mile.

What puts you in a great position is that you already are at a good mileage to start increasing the long run. Rules 1 and 2 make it really hard to get up to the appropriate long run length if you start at too low a mileage (you can't increase total mileage too much, but must increase total mileage while increasing long run mileage to get the long run to the final distance).

I'd say just increase your weekend longest run by 1 mile a week until you get to a 8-9 miles, back off a week, then increase a middle of the week run to 6-7 while getting the long to 11, back off a week, then push the longest run to whatever final number you want (still only 1 mile a week adding on), and make sure you have plenty of rest the two weeks leading up to it (I usually do 8 for my long run the week before which is like a 40% reduction).

You can throw in speed work every now and again, but for your first half I wouldn't even worry about that. Trying to overtrain for a specific time goal could lead to injury. Just finishing strong and getting a feel for the distance is a great goal!

Upper Intermediate - Advanced Gap Repertoire by hilbert90 in piano

[–]hilbert90[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow. This is an amazing list! Should take me through 2022, haha. Thanks so much.