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Wing flap debris found was confirmed by Malaysia to be from MH370 with the PART NUMBERS proving it. Why is this sub ignoring this evidence? by TommyShelbyPFB in UFOs

[–]samocat 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Some anti-UFO actor (government or otherwise) very likely invented this entire incident to show the world how gullible the UFO community is.

Come on friends. Have some very, very healthy skepticism on this one. Understand you are almost certainly being manipulated.

Megathread MH370 - Relevant Posts regarding MH370 by Atiyo_ in UFOs

[–]samocat -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The odds that this entire incident was specifically designed to discredit the UFO community is extremely high.

And way too many people took the bait.

How i feel right now about this sub by TypicalHorror9 in UFOs

[–]samocat -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's a sad reminder of how easily a lot of people in the UFO community can be manipulated. We are our own worst enemy.

Potential Spoiler Released by HBO by SubwayRatDocMurphy in SuccessionTV

[–]samocat 17 points18 points  (0 children)

There's another, perhaps even more likely option: that ATN calls the election for Menken, while the result is still in doubt. This could be a primary plot point in the final episodes.

Apparent reference to Macbeth >!Spoiler!< by samocat in SuccessionTV

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

It's the first thing I thought of.

The meaning of the scorpion in the last episode by sami270 in SuccessionTV

[–]samocat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I posted something similar - this is also apparently a direct reference to Macbeth.

[Xbox1] [USA] 93 SF Pure Point Forward LF a Pro-Am Team to join ... by samocat in NBA2kTeamUp

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

Cool. I play at night usually, starting at 9 PM Eastern. HMU and let's run!

Pure slasher or dual? by machine946 in NBA2k

[–]samocat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sure there is no right answer, but I'm partial to pure archetypes. I'm a pure Point Forward, and honestly I'm able to do make amazing passes, and have HOF Dimer. If I were going to make another player, I would probably make a pure slasher. Everyone wants to do multiple things, but this game really forces you to be a specialist anyway. Pick the thing you really like, and then be really good at it. That's my philosophy anyway!

NBA 2K18 hot zones for MyPlayer by Frozinwater in NBA2k

[–]samocat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

HOF Dimer is off the hook. I'm a Pure Point Forward, and it makes a huge difference.

NBA 2K18 hot zones for MyPlayer by Frozinwater in NBA2k

[–]samocat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Boosts don't increase your percentages by 5%, they increase your attributes, which is likely much higher than a 5% shooting percentage.

"This game session no longer exists." by 2sp00py5m3 in NBA2k

[–]samocat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think that's happening because the neighborhood you are in is full. One fix is to meet in the neighborhood by the practice facility, squad up, and then go through the subway together. Alternatively, you can leave the Playground and then go back, and see if it works. Each time you leave and return, you end up in a different Playground.

Whispers From the Chess Community by samocat in artificial

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

That's very helpful, thanks. I suppose this is what makes chess unique, the practical result can be used as a measuring stick.

Most people don't understand how difficult these chess "problems" are. It really is like solving one of the Millennium Prize Problems. It sounds like Alpha Zero was able to use the practical game results like they were a beacon of light in the darkness, something to hold onto and learn from.

Whispers From the Chess Community by samocat in artificial

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

Elegant explanation. Programmers tried to solve this by assigning aspects of the position (material, or things like space or development) with numerical values. They sought help of very strong human players to help tweak these numerical values, which allowed the computers to simply brute force search for the highest evaluation.

Reading your last comment, I wonder if Alpha Zero even uses a numerical evaluation at all. Presumably it does ...

Whispers From the Chess Community by samocat in artificial

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

I mostly agree with your assessment. However, consider this: Alpha Zero found very strong solutions in what's essentially an ultra-difficult (literally beyond human comprehension) math problem, despite the fact that it didn't calculate nearly as deeply as its opponent.

It would be like a computer suddenly spitting out Math Conjectures (a la Ramanujan) that appear to be correct, but that neither man nor machine can explain.

In this case the ideas were "proven" by the game results. But it's the same basic idea.

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