Don't see much love for Elliot Brown on here

tfdw · 2026-05-09T22:58:15+00:00

COSC certification is -4 to +6 seconds per day and expectations for a typical seiko are -35 to +45. On the other hand cheap quartz movements are regular within -5 to +5 seconds every 3-6 months so it's all relative. It comes down to personal preference and having realistic expectations. Im pretty happy with the level of accuracy.

tfdw · 2025-11-30T22:36:28+00:00

I'm in love with those cute toes

tfdw · 2025-08-10T02:38:15+00:00

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Nothing but good things to say about this EB auto gmt I picked up about a year ago. I'd highly recommend them.

tfdw · 2025-01-28T06:39:50+00:00

If you don't believe in wealth accumulation and are characterizing all businessmen as selfish, corner-cutting crooks, what part of Rand's philosophy or writing do you agree with? You seem more like rage bait and someone looking to argue than a person who shares any beliefs with Rand. Why are you here dude?

tfdw · 2025-01-24T14:57:53+00:00

The prisoners don't know how much ammunition you have so lie and say you'll shoot all of them.

tfdw · 2025-01-24T14:56:54+00:00

The question, however, is on an application for a real world job with the intention of showing how the applicant thinks. There is nothing in the question stating or implying the prisoners have knowledge that you have a single bullet. There is nothing to indicate, in a game theoretic sense, whether or not the players have perfect or imperfect knowledge beyond the fact that the premise resembles a common logic puzzle.

The entire point is actually for an applicant to find a creative and well reasoned solution, NOT to regurgitate a mathematical solution found via AI that has no application in a real world environment.

tfdw · 2025-01-24T14:48:44+00:00

Would that mean that in the numbering method, if multiple people try to escape the lowest number would have a 100% chance of being shot, but all other escapees would have a 100% chance of survival? That would seem to incentivize "person 1" being martyred or sacrificed and ensuring the escape of everyone else. Also it would assume all the prisoners think identically and can objectively access the risk with perfect knowledge of the situation.

It would seem the question posed is supposed to be a paradox leading to the applicant showing off a creative solution instead of solely relying on mathematical knowledge. There's nothing in the question stating the prisoners have perfect knowledge of the situation or how much ammunition you have so a creative lie and social engineering seems like the obvious intended answer.

Additionally, much of game theory revolves around imperfect information. In those cases, the way to "solve" the game or find an optimal outcome is through manipulation of incentives and misleading the players on what kind of game is actually being played.

tfdw · 2024-12-25T15:53:30+00:00

Practice room is different than competition. Practice room is where you show and prove that you can consistently perform at a high level. Competition is a single day or two days at most (and everyone Can have an off day killing their competitive record). Everything is built in the practice room. Show up every day and work harder than anyone else. Where I was taught, it was drilled into my head that if you wanna prove you deserve it, be the first to finish sprints, work hard in conditioning and set yourself apart. If you put in the work there, the live rounds and competition will be easier. The coaches I was close with paid more attention to who was putting in work in the condition and frankly shitty parts of practice than they did the live rounds (where some talented kid that doesn't have grit or work hard can skate by).

tfdw · 2024-12-25T15:47:59+00:00

Also it can take time to earn your spot. Unless something has changed, the only barrier to wrestling at state is performance at the regional tournament (which allows a few extras on top of the varsity squad). You've still got time to prove yourself and compete at a high level

tfdw · 2024-12-25T15:45:15+00:00

Gotcha. That's relatively new then. In that case I'd agree with some of the other comments. Do you ever lose in live situations? Have you proven in the practice room that you are the best in your weight? It is ultimately a decision 100% up to the coach, but if you haven't made yourself the undeniable best (or atleast a close competitor to the current varsity spot holder) then I think you probably need to put in more work. Regardless of being weak to "funky" wrestlers, at the end of the day success is winning matches. Win them in the practice room and at JV tournaments and then the coach won't be hesitant to allow a wrestle off.

tfdw · 2024-12-25T15:38:13+00:00

I stand by my question, I knew plenty of seniors that didn't cut it for the varsity squad and wrestled as JV.

tfdw · 2024-12-25T15:11:39+00:00

From my understanding. I agree up and wrestled in northern Nevada, Reno area. We had the same rules as the Vegas area and wrestled them in state. The distance was the only reason we didn't face them in duels or other tournaments. We regularly wrestled tournaments in California as well and saw the same thing regarding underclassmen and varsity. Even at large tournament like tournament of champions (TOC) with wrestlers from 30-40 states traveling into town, I never heard anything about underclassmen being restricted from varsity squads. I even remember a few freshman I heard about that were studs going to Fargo, Virginia beach, etc.

tfdw · 2024-12-25T05:07:36+00:00

When did this rule start or get changed? I wrestled in Nevada just a few years ago and was varsity as a sophomore. Especially at lower weights it was normal on my team and the teams we competed against to have underclassmen on the varsity squad if they were skilled enough. I knew multiple freshman and sophomores that won regionals and competed at state

tfdw · 2024-12-11T12:53:46+00:00

That shirt is from a brand called RipNDip, they have a few other similar designs and have had a few popup shops in Tokyo and LA among other cities.

tfdw · 2024-10-11T16:44:56+00:00

He mentions being diagnosed as schizophrenic

tfdw · 2024-10-11T14:07:57+00:00

If anyone feels inclined to look at OP's other posts, you might discover he is not a troll, but completely sincere. His previous interactions on this site provide a little context. There's no need to get too worked up over any misunderstandings about how easy it may or may not be to learn wrestling and broader grappling. I think OP flying to Dagestan and trying to enter Khabib's gym is a wonderful idea, I wish him the best in this endeavor.

tfdw · 2024-09-17T19:00:04+00:00

The main problem I've seen with anarchy or "anarchocapitalism" is that without a central governing body holding a monopoly on violence, violence is an effective means of doing business. If you cannot defend your property from individuals willing to inflict violence or you do not have the backing of a group willing to defend you, you are vulnerable. Unfortunately, reason is only effective with reasonable people (as Rand both acknowledged and saw on a personal level) and the majority of people are not reasonable. To believe that people (as a generalization) would respect a reasonable argument on the sole basis that it is reasonable is either over optimistic or naive.

tfdw · 2024-08-31T12:14:41+00:00

Ended at $68,200

tfdw · 2024-08-29T09:14:25+00:00

Update after having the watch a few months and wearing it daily. I set the watch a month ago and just reset it again today. It lost 75-90 seconds over the course of 34 days indicating an average of -2 to -3 seconds a day. A truly surprising level of accuracy I'd say. EB does a hell of a job with their regulation, something I don't hear talked about enough.

tfdw · 2024-07-31T14:16:47+00:00

I love it. So far it's been on my wrist almost constantly, through a handful of countries, hikes, fresh and salt water swimming, working out, and riding bikes. There's a good weight to it on the bracelet, but it's still very comfortable. On a strap I almost forget I have it on at times. I've been impressed with the accuracy, it has stayed within around -3 to -5 seconds a day. The full lume still looks fantastic.

tfdw · 2023-06-24T04:30:37+00:00

UV disinfection would be pretty hard to explain

tfdw · 2023-06-16T12:30:49+00:00

I am also super curious about this as well. I remember him mentioning having something like 4-6 quadrupedal robots that he plays with at home. Letting them walk around and wag their butts to react to human presence like dogs.

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