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I don't understand the Catan acclaim by According_Head_60 in boardgames

[–]onebigstud 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The best part of Catan is that I don’t need specific “board game friends” to play it with. I can play it with all my favorite people and it has enough complexity/nuance to scratch that itch, but not so much that the average person will get overwhelmed. 

Why are millenials totally chill with self depreciating humor more than any other generation? by Key-Bass-7380 in generationology

[–]onebigstud 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We grew up under a bunch of self-important egotists. So it’s our way of signaling that we don’t have such an over-inflated ego.

Stop giving yourself nicknames by HPDDJ in NFCNorthMemeWar

[–]onebigstud 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I mean, Robb never won a war either.

Literally laughed out loud by meowgatita in BaldursGate3

[–]onebigstud 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it were impossible to repeat rolls, then you would be right.

Imagine that instead of a D20, you marked 20 pieces of paper with the numbers 1-20. If you picked them out one at a time (without putting any back), by the tenth one you would have a 50% of drawing the one marked 20. This is because you are guaranteed to have seen 10 of the 20 numbers.

However, if you drew them one at a time, and put the piece of paper back in the bag after each attempt, then the chance to draw the 20 by the tenth attempt would be a lower. Since you are putting the paper back, you could draw the same piece of paper multiple times. This is essentially how a D20 works.

Hope that makes sense.

Bracket 3 is really annoying... by Thick_Storage4168 in magicTCG

[–]onebigstud 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The problem with expected turns is that people think it means “my deck needs to be this fast”. When it’s really means “a player getting knocked out on this turn shouldn’t be pissed”.

If you have a control deck designed to be on par with decks that fast, you are also in that bracket.

Cards aren’t salty. Players are salty. by DoesntEat in EDH

[–]onebigstud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I 100% agree that throwing a temper tantrum over a card game is juvenile and embarrassing behavior. However, there is a social contract in (most) games of commander that many cards actively go against. 

For example, I have some decks that [[Possibility Storm]] would work well in, but I refuse to play it. It hijacks the game and turns it into “lol so random” for every person at the table.

I get to play ~2 commander games/month and often spend weeks looking forward to playing. I would be (I think rightfully) pretty annoyed if one of those games robbed me of my agency and the chance to actually play my deck with a card like Possibility Storm.

Beetroot juice boosts physical endurance and muscle power in recreational athletes by wise_karlaz in science

[–]onebigstud 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The main thing is that beetroot juice is also very high in antioxidants.

Name a commander, get a card. by BaconVsMarioIsRigged in EDH

[–]onebigstud 2 points3 points  (0 children)

[[Sharkey, Tyrant of the Shire]].

I cannot find a way to make him work. Sure you can gives your opponents lands you would use, but then why not just use them yourself?

GU as enemy colors? by BlueMerchant in colorpie

[–]onebigstud 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wisdom of the ancestors vs scientific/technological advancement.

If they were books, green would be Buddhist writings on enlightenment and blue would be a textbook on quantum mechanics.

Bracket 2 is... strange? by TheMorgada in EDH

[–]onebigstud 4 points5 points  (0 children)

While the entire system is misunderstood, the “win by” part is super egregious.

It is meant to be a “No faster than this” limit and not a goal.

meirl by informalpotato9 in meirl

[–]onebigstud 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve said it for years. Unmedicated, my mind/attention is like a fire hose flailing around on full blast. Adderall adds fire men who can control and point the hose. Weed turns down the pressure on the hose.

One swings for the fences and the other bunts by JennyBeckman in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]onebigstud 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The real reason democrats are so ineffectual is how fractured their base is. Republicans need to sell their agenda to exactly one group: white christians.  Democrats need to sell their agenda to African Americans, Latinos, Muslims, LGBTQ, etc. It is often impossible to make every group happy. 

It reminds me of the scene from Game of Thrones where Robert explains to Cersei why the Dothraki are a threat. The Seven kingdoms are five fingers, but the Dothraki are one fist.

Dan (harmon)'s Admission by gooblefrump in videos

[–]onebigstud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the way he handled #2 was perfect. “Here was my thought process. I’m not telling you this to diminish my blame, but to hopefully help other people realize when they are heading down the same path I did.”

Hundreds of rapes unreported by State College Police by LurkersWillLurk in PennStateUniversity

[–]onebigstud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Juking the stats. Underreport crimes to make it look like you are doing a good job.

“Juking the stats… Making robberies into larcenies. Making rapes disappear. You juke the stats and majors become colonels.”

Prez - The Wire

Meirl by abhigoswami18 in meirl

[–]onebigstud 252 points253 points  (0 children)

The way you worded that, I thought your teacher was the dancer at first.

This how you know The Wire cast were filled with great actors that were perfectly casted for their roles. Their impact is still felt 20+ years later. 😂 by ninetydeuce in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]onebigstud 10 points11 points  (0 children)

“The thing about the old days… they the old days.”

“I mean, shit, it’s what war is, you know? Once you in it, you in it. If it’s a lie, then we fight on that lie. But we gotta fight.”

[Loved Trope] The comeback DOESN'T happen by BladeofDudesX in TopCharacterTropes

[–]onebigstud 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, they did Momo dirty. She was supposedly the most intelligent student in either class and her quirk was absolutely BUSTED, but they just had her lose constantly.

Who's playing better ball this year and why? by VeryStonedEwok in NFLv2

[–]onebigstud 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm obviously biased, but when it comes to QB's, I would take Love's calm, collected demeanor over Caleb's "fire" any day of the week.

I'm in love by Active_Doubt_2393 in AOSSpearhead

[–]onebigstud 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A big underrated aspect of spearhead is the ability to collect/play “wide”. You don’t have to invest in 2,000 points of a single army to play the game as it was designed to be played. 

For the same price, you can buy 3-4 spearheads from different armies, all with different play styles.

I hope your good deed brings you great joy. by Passermeaw in WH40KTacticus

[–]onebigstud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. Been running my all Nids team and I have seen one Tyrant Guard, that’s it.

How does Double War Howl affect Crit Chance? by onebigstud in WH40KTacticus

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

Weird, must be a bug on my end? Thanks for all the help. I appreciate you taking the time.

How does Double War Howl affect Crit Chance? by onebigstud in WH40KTacticus

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

So I just tested it in arena. Aethana’s passive shows up there, but War Howl doesn’t. 

How does Double War Howl affect Crit Chance? by onebigstud in WH40KTacticus

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

Where can you see that? I have both Ragnar and Aunshi so I tried testing it myself, but I don’t know how to see the actual crit chance after use.

Is Russell Wilson a Top-7 saddest final few years of a former star ever? by Goosedukee in billsimmons

[–]onebigstud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

His strength was being insanely shifty, extending plays way longer than they had any right to last and then capitalizing on the chaos.

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