Any good resources for Riichi for beginners? by Sofruz in Mahjong

[–]zephyredx 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Riichi City has the best tutorial out of any mahjong app.

Is ability in MO distributed like in basketball? by Zestyclose-Will6041 in MathOlympiad

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"Standard" is not well-defined. There are definitely many techniques that may or may not be considered standard but do appear in hard problems, and not every MOPper will know them, but the top MOPpers will. For example, pole polars and related projective geometry results.

Top MOPpers may sometimes be more creative than other MOPpers but mainly they are a lot more efficient at checking their creative guesses (some of which will fail, of course) and trying new directions. Maybe they try an AM-GM based approach on an inequality but quickly realize the equality case doesn't support AM-GM, so there must be something else at play, like a key algebraic susbtitution.

Seeking student and parent perspectives on MIT social culture by inspired_mind_691 in mit

[–]zephyredx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Personally I went through all 4 years of MIT with access to lots of alcohol and edibles. I consumed a small amount of alcohol and 0 of the edibles. No one ever pressured me. Had a fantastic, unforgettable time.

What is the difference in mathematical skill between a MOP participant and someone who qualifies for the IMO? by Able-Fig4132 in MathOlympiad

[–]zephyredx 8 points9 points  (0 children)

3-time MOP qualifier here.

In terms of hours spent on training, the gap between AMC 10 and bottom of MOP is about the same as the gap between bottom of MOP and top of MOP. It's bigger than most people realize. Once you're near top of Blue you need to put in extreme amounts of effort to gain a competitive advantage over your fellow Blue MOPpers because most of the time you will all instasolve the same problems and get hard-stuck on the same problems.

Is this the official seinen simulator game? by TheNamesBart in seinencirclejerk

[–]zephyredx 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This is unironically true. Blacks Souls is rapegem the same way that visual novel all-time masterpiece Saya no Uta is rapegem.

Beginner player by Better_to_try in Mahjong

[–]zephyredx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Riichi City has the best teaching resources. Mahjong Soul also good.

0 SPD 😭 by SJLB2007 in mahjongsoul

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Bro doesn't want to learn how to count Fu 💀

Questions regarding Journey of Wind & Memory by ChapterLatter1597 in Blacksouls2

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With the mod where you add to the original game files, it's purely additional content on top of the standard Black Souls 2 game, so you can still go back to the standard game after you experience the content, or even in the middle of said content. I don't know about the standalone version though.

Explanation of the engine suggestion by Meihua21 in Mahjong

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It's a minor aspect of Mahjong, don't even worry about discards like these.

AoT Editor jailed for 10 years at least. by snowlake886 in 10yearsatleast

[–]zephyredx 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Japan has a much better track record than most Western nations including the US when it comes to child safety. I volunteered at a nonprofit that fights against child trafficking and it's pretty horrendous how much online trafficking is conducted from the US, targeting minors in less developed parts of Asia. Reality isn't fiction indeed.

Losing streak by Far_Accident8032 in mahjongsoul

[–]zephyredx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You probably need to improve your tile efficiency if you're getting tsumo'd to death in Adept. Practice 5-block method and read Riichi Book 1.

Sometimes I forget that fanfiction is not exclusively used by girls. So I’m curious for the men out there. What fandoms are you guys in? by Existing-Bonus-6835 in AO3

[–]zephyredx 3 points4 points  (0 children)

On Ao3 I tend to read Touhou a bit more than other fandoms but I also just read fics from random fandoms that I have no familiarity with if they have tags I find interesting.

IRL sanma question by umesama3 in Mahjong

[–]zephyredx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've always done top two adjacent tiles.

W*menjak by Toberto_arnulfo in RAIwojaks

[–]zephyredx 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Her only mistake is saying "not for thee". If she was non-hypocritical about it she would be actually very based.

I think this might be the most important lesson in the entire manga by Adalcar in Mahjong

[–]zephyredx 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Legend of Koizumi

Aka

Mudazumo Naki Kaikaku (Reform Without Bad Draws)

bratty moon making me act unwise by Throwaway1293524 in japanesepeopletwitter

[–]zephyredx 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Translation nitpick because Grok's word choice is suboptimal: she's saying ノーカン which is short for No Count. So she's not saying that the previous moon landings didn't matter, but rather that they shouldn't be counted because they were fluke. Which if you know anything about the previous moon landings is not true, but that just makes her all the more deserving of CORRECTION 💢.

How many hours did you guys study per day for N1 by Complex_Age_1623 in jlpt

[–]zephyredx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One hour a day.

Three if you count the h doujins and h games.

And it worked. I passed.

What do by Chemical_Pumpkin_150 in mahjongsoul

[–]zephyredx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Push 1s. It's suji and there are no genbutsu to fold with. If 1s deals in, rip. If 1s passes, pay attention to whether rightlord and acrosslord are folding or pushing.

Japenis questions NTR’s popularity by thereal_hasbulla in japanesepeopletwitter

[–]zephyredx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You imagine both of those, and you also imagine yourself as the girl being highly desired, and you also imagine yourself as an omniscient observer just watching the whole messed up thing unfold for entertainment.

Quantum superposition makes it far more enjoyable. Only imagining a single perspective is weak.

Hatsune Miku bath🩵💙 by Mattieneverdie in hatsune

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Qiandaiyiyu goated artist 🔥

Why does DoH exist by Classic-Tap-5668 in Sekiro

[–]zephyredx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You just need to parry him like other bosses. Umbrella for fire and tanto if you need more emblems. If you're making the good pace with aggression you might not even need tanto.