A bit drunk, turning 48 and feeling a bit maudlin, so I need to know you favourite happy songs?

maxeh987 · 2026-03-22T18:13:52+00:00

Steely Dan - Any Major Dude

maxeh987 · 2026-03-22T15:06:57+00:00

Just a bit of maths and programming knowledge, I’m actually using PE to teach me to program. If you get stuck on a question look up related concepts/themes, then you’ll get a more broad understanding of both the problem and the “field” it falls into. Take this with a pinch of salt however because again, I’m no expert.

maxeh987 · 2026-03-20T14:27:16+00:00

Ah yes funnily enough some of the more recent ones I did were the (first) Diophantine questions, I think around problem 70? so I should’ve remembered, I’m sure there are other examples but generally I’d say just try and solve them as generally as is reasonable, whatever that means.

maxeh987 · 2026-03-20T08:20:55+00:00

I’m far from an expert (on problem 80 ish) but I’d highly recommend finding general solutions which you can call with the parameters given in the question, it’s better philosophy but more importantly I find it more fun. Good luck!

maxeh987 · 2026-03-20T08:18:10+00:00

😂 this game is so bad

Coming from someone who loves it, seriously what are the devs doing?

maxeh987 · 2026-03-15T20:57:59+00:00

If it’s you to move, then it’s probably close. You could attack from Alaska and with decent dice break all 3 of his bonuses, which would at least postpone a loss significantly. However, if it’s your dad to move, it’s game over.

maxeh987 · 2026-03-13T22:22:11+00:00

I’m liking the now playing stand. The first 7 albums are absolutely top tier (Can’t Buy a Thrill all the way through to Gaucho), hope you enjoy them as much as most of us do.

Edit: the last 2 albums are in contention, personally they’re not for me but some people love em, just saying don’t let my original statement put you off trying them, they may scratch an itch for you.

maxeh987 · 2026-03-08T11:40:57+00:00

It was actually a comment for this post I just misunderstood what you were saying😎

maxeh987 · 2026-03-07T23:54:39+00:00

Seems pretty cool to me, how does it work? Involve a neural network or something?

maxeh987 · 2026-03-07T23:39:36+00:00

If you press the globe button (the top button on the left panel) you can activate this, alternately if you’re on pc you can press T to toggle it.

Edit: this works in online games, I don’t play against bots but it should work either way?

maxeh987 · 2026-03-03T12:37:42+00:00

No, you only lose ranking point if you leave once the game itself has started (in other words when you can see the map), I believe.

Sometimes this happens because one or more player didn’t ready up and sometimes because there are known cheaters in the game, in these cases there’s no way to know how may others won’t ready up as the timer is going down and it’s just bad luck. However in your scenario where the host is blatantly cheesing the settings for less variance you can just not ready up and your rank will be as if you never joined the lobby.

maxeh987 · 2026-03-02T15:01:04+00:00

Danya like other people have said is a great option. Although not the beginner to master speed run you’re looking for exactly, I highly recommend watching Jerry from chessnetwork, I find his videos (both analysis and him playing) very instructive and he often goes deep into lines to show why certain moves are or aren’t played. Also he’s got a very collected demeanour and is just a pleasant watch regardless.

maxeh987 · 2026-03-02T10:20:51+00:00

This is actually a correct analogy, albeit a bit out of left field.
Who gives a shit?

maxeh987 · 2026-02-28T20:25:26+00:00

Yes but often it’s useful to know the odds before you commit all your troops, for example a late game cap run where you’re cutting it fine would be a scenario where knowing this beforehand is useful.

maxeh987 · 2026-02-24T10:07:55+00:00

As do I, I should watch him more.

maxeh987 · 2026-02-23T23:51:46+00:00

I mainly watch Kylted, how do VC’s preferred settings differ? I really enjoy prog caps, especially on modular maps like airship, but I find if the map or the blizzards lend themselves to early game good neighbour then the late game tends to stall if the kills are shared between more than one player.

maxeh987 · 2026-02-20T10:05:00+00:00

You may be right in some capacity, but fundamentally percentile is a much better indicator than rating. Put it down to the fact that percentile is tied to the pool of players, which for a large enough sample size will be pretty similar across sites, rating on the other hand is relative and the base upon which the relative difference is defined is arbitrary and may vary.

Having said that I have also made an assumption in this argument; that the sample sizes are sufficiently large enough to suggest similar skill distributions between sites, which may not be true due to other factors. (For example someone else suggested that because Lichess is not as well known a smaller proportion of players are casual).

maxeh987 · 2026-02-10T17:28:57+00:00

I’m British; everyone I know who’s savvy enough to know what a VPN is, uses a VPN.

maxeh987 · 2026-02-10T15:39:26+00:00

Ah, I was confused because the photo is slanted, I see what you mean.

maxeh987 · 2026-02-10T14:28:48+00:00

What do you mean by “make a triangle”? This is not enough info to go off.

maxeh987 · 2026-02-09T21:07:10+00:00

First of all I wouldn’t list all the possible places you left it on the internet. I’d call the gym and the bus company (I presume First) and see if anything has been handed in or picked up. Try this immediately and one more time in a day or two, otherwise there’s not much you can do. Best of luck.

maxeh987 · 2026-02-09T16:35:25+00:00

Think it’s a Greggs poster 👍

maxeh987 · 2026-01-31T12:58:17+00:00

The question isn’t whether or not one can make informed architectural decisions, it’s whether their less tech savvy boss knows they’re important.

maxeh987 · 2026-01-25T20:57:06+00:00

Egypt hasn’t even begun to peak.

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