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| Topic | In terms of food, what is the worst thing for your body? |
| thisworld 09/18/22 11:30:10 PM #11 | For healthy heart and arteries, it's important to avoid: 1.) High cholesterol 2.) High blood pressure 3.) Smoking I'd argue that smoking is the most dangerous one since it's the only one where you also actively put others around you in danger (iow super dick move). But of course it's not food lol In terms of food, I agree with this TotACon posted... If you want a healthy heart and arteries, it's extremely idiotic to try to pinpoint which one is worst as a combination of any of those or just a single one in excess can lead to very unhealthy arteries and/or heart. |
| Topic | Do you think they have GameFAQs in heaven? |
| thisworld 09/18/22 10:43:10 PM #9 | No because the soul of GameFAQs has been stripped. |
| Topic | Is there any way to prevent your computer from tracking..... |
| thisworld 09/18/22 10:31:30 PM #18 | Just use Tor Browser, otherwise a VPN will do but make sure to configure your browser properly. Tor Browser comes pre-configured. Personally I use whitelist (default-deny) approach on my local DNS/firewall. Couple that with a hardened browser and presto... For comparison, using adblocker (blocklist/default-allow) stopped ~50% of my connection attempts. Using whitelist stopped >90% It's a major pain to set up though and theoritically it also increases my fingerprint |
| Topic | How would you feel if the game you were working on got leaked? |
| thisworld 09/18/22 8:46:20 PM #13 | Basically this NoxObscuras posted... Footage being leaked wouldn't be a big deal. Source code being leaked though, is a big deal. |
| Topic | $5000 but all the juice you can drink must be from concentrated. |
| thisworld 09/18/22 8:37:06 PM #7 | Is it a lifetime deal? Then nah, too little money |
| Topic | Jesus Christ's death made no sense. |
| thisworld 09/18/22 7:58:13 PM #14 | R1masher posted... You could get all types of shit done for thirty pieces of silver back then Wonder how much is that in today's money? |
| Topic | Why are people complaining about YouTube ads? |
| thisworld 09/18/22 7:47:28 PM #13 | I didn't mind the ads that much at first; until I saw it during the video itself. That was nuts and honestly, disrespectful to the creator. Nowadays I just use foss frontend. |
| Topic | Would you love and accept your grandchild if they were half-alien? |
| thisworld 09/18/22 7:26:18 PM #12 | That's gonna be a fricking huge problem but I'll stand by them. Unfortunately her parents might reject their grandchild and seek to eliminate both the child and the mother for violating the Prime Directive. In that case I might have to bust out something drastic with my BFG9000 lol |
| Topic | Is there a more famous watch brand in the world than Rolex? |
| thisworld 09/18/22 6:57:29 PM #11 | More famous? Well we also have Casio, Timex, Citizen, Seiko, etc. However if you were talking purely about luxury watches then the correct answer would be Patek Philippe. This is the brand sold at the auction for the truly rich. A mere pleb like us won't even know this brand exists lol Iirc Omega also counts as luxury watch but a tier below Rolex. Omega < Rolex < Patek Philippe. |
| Topic | Why are people willing to wait 24 hours to walk past the queen's casket? |
| thisworld 09/18/22 3:34:09 PM #32 | JlM posted... https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/2/9/AAFDc9AADr_l.jpg damn... |
| Topic | Damn finally got covid |
| thisworld 09/18/22 9:49:18 AM #6 | You'll be okay, hang in there TC. |
| Topic | I really wish we would get another death note show but like different scenarios |
| thisworld 09/16/22 7:27:05 PM #3 | Lord_Shadow posted... give me guy who want to use the DN to rise in his political career or give it to a gang boss Light certainly used the DN in his political career |
| Topic | Did all of you think it was wrong for that one guy to heckle Prince Andrew? |
| thisworld 09/16/22 7:16:32 PM #11 | ANort175 posted... It should be a crime to not heckle Prince Andrew, fuck that guy. hahaha... agreed |
| Topic | Dirge of Cerberus isn't that bad |
| thisworld 09/16/22 6:56:45 PM #11 | I just kept upgrading my firepower and slaughtered everything in sight, never bothered with fire rate and range upgrade lol. I like the optional fight though (vs 100 enemies iirc). 6.5/10 |
| Topic | Final Fantasy should go back to its roots (Turn-based) |
| thisworld 09/14/22 6:50:52 PM #9 | Crescente posted... I get what Square has been trying to do over the last 10-15 years, but let's face it. Action-rpgs just aren't their forte. Kingdom Hearts? |
| Topic | ITT: Bootleg video game titles. |
| thisworld 09/13/22 11:12:27 AM #7 | Honorary Badge: Duty Calls |
| Topic | Prince Andrew "accidentally" gropes his daughters at his mom's funeral |
| thisworld 09/13/22 10:19:07 AM #21 | Does he truly think he can do whatever he wants? Dat_Cracka_Jax posted... Gross Accolon posted... Wait what Dreepapult posted... That's really creepy Jagr_68 posted... WTF it's 20x worse in slow mo CM_Ponch posted... What the fuck |
| Topic | Got the covid, AMA |
| thisworld 09/12/22 12:21:00 PM #5 | You're not fully vaccinated? Skyrim or GTA V ? |
| Topic | Give me funny names for the Starbucks app |
| thisworld 09/12/22 11:58:36 AM #18 | Free Coffee |
| Topic | Finally winning some matches in guilty gear strive |
| thisworld 09/08/22 12:09:22 PM #12 | Kloe_Rinz posted... what floor counts as "now you're average at the game" Don't stress it, just enjoy the game :D You'll automatically rank up/down as needed so the game can pair you with an opponent of your skill level. What's the definition of "average" in fighting game anyway? If it's "group with most player" then you could argue that the starting floor 5 is average depending on its population. If it's "good grasp of overall game mechanic" then you could argue that it would be anyone who exclusively use random character and have at least 50% win ratio regardless of floor. |
| Topic | Your favorite Metroidvania that is not Metroid, Castlevania, or Hollow Knight? |
| thisworld 09/04/22 4:52:28 PM #69 | Kirby & the Amazing Mirror |
| Topic | 1 billion USD but you have to drink an entire bottle of 190 proof alcohol |
| thisworld 09/04/22 4:39:17 PM #33 | fire_bolt posted... Even if it was a full size bottle, sure. Just chase it with the right amount of methanol and the two cancel each other out Wait a minute... it doesn't work like that. Ethanol (ex: Vodka) and methanol (ex: antifreeze/windshield liquid) doesn't exactly cancel each other out. Don't try this anyone! This is how it goes. When you drink methanol, your body (liver to be exact) will metabolize it into unpleasant and toxic stuff that could kill you. However if you drink ethanol during this time period, it will monopolize your liver instead and kick that bloody methanol out of the way. So the methanol will pass through unprocessed and your kidney will handle the rest. BUT your body will still have that ethanol to deal with. So you trade methanol (lethal) for ethanol (survivable) here. The above post basically got it backwards :) https://journals.lww.com/aenjournal/Fulltext/2009/07000/Toxic_Alcohol_Ingestions__Focus_on_Ethylene_Glycol.5.aspx |
| Topic | Finally winning some matches in guilty gear strive |
| thisworld 09/04/22 2:33:24 PM #6 | Kloe_Rinz posted... anyways, I still dont really know all my moves yet. Ive been playing as only Bridget because I just want to learn 1 character at least. I can kind pull off my supers but sometimes I screw it up and dont do the inputs right. It's fine to play keep away, a win is a win. But as you mentioned you'd hit a ceiling pretty soon. Kloe_Rinz posted... ...they just dash in and stun lock me and I cant do anything... This is the ceiling I mentioned before. Once they decide to stop toying with you, they go close range. Iow, you have to learn how to fight them back without yo-yos. 1.) Have you tried other characters? Some might suit you better. 2.) Instead of relying 100% on your special/super moves, I'd suggest to learn your normal moves first (you know... standing kick, crouching punch, hop kick, etc). They are boring yes, but they are also your fastest and safest moves and you're going to need them during close range. In a nutshell: Pick a char. Pick a short and easy combo (say, crouching kick -> fireball). Play against AI using only your normal moves and said combo, no spamming special/super unless it's part of your combo. Make sure your attacks connect all the time (blocked by AI is fine but a whiff is a no no). Just keep at it and once you can reliably beat the AI, you should stand a better chance during close range. |
| Topic | MATH EXPERTS: Can you answer this correctly? |
| thisworld 09/04/22 11:15:21 AM #29 | JustMyOpinion posted... >Math expert |
| Topic | Tic-Tac-Toe time, I go first. |
| thisworld 08/03/22 12:19:17 PM #38 | X _ X i swear it's not me, my pentium computer made me do this |
| Topic | Tic-Tac-Toe time, I go first. |
| thisworld 08/03/22 12:13:17 PM #36 | X _ _ nu uh i just used my pentium computer to calculate this move. |
| Topic | The RTX 4090 is gonna require 800W of power to operate |
| thisworld 08/03/22 12:05:44 PM #41 | Tyranthraxus posted... Microwaves use transformers that's not an accurate comparison. I'm sorry, I don't follow. Are you saying that the PSU that power the GPU doesn't use transformer? How come? I'm pretty sure the PSU output 12/5/3.3V DC instead of 220V. The regular microwave easily uses >1,000W so I used a small one for comparison. |
| Topic | The RTX 4090 is gonna require 800W of power to operate |
| thisworld 08/03/22 11:33:56 AM #33 | Master_Kazuya posted... How much electricity is 800w, I don't follow this stuff at allimagine a small countertop microwave working non stop while you're playing video game, that much electricity. |
| Topic | Tic-Tac-Toe time, I go first. |
| thisworld 08/03/22 11:20:13 AM #31 | X X O you just activated my trap card! Another draw? Oh my, who would've guessed that? Shall we go for another round? You can go first. |
| Topic | Why isn't it oneteen, twoteen? |
| thisworld 08/03/22 11:09:39 AM #7 | 143*123.43 = tenty threety ten three times tenty tenteen three point threety ten three math just got its own tongue twister |
| Topic | The RTX 4090 is gonna require 800W of power to operate |
| thisworld 08/03/22 10:15:41 AM #10 | what... 800W? so basically a small microwave >.< |
| Topic | Brain puzzle |
| thisworld 08/03/22 2:27:01 AM #339 | RlP posted... How long did it take you to write this puzzle? Hours? Days?!? Honestly don't remember. This one maybe ... around Endgame length so 2-3 hours total. Shorter ones should be in tens of minutes I think. ~finding ideas that doesn't actually work : 20 minutes ~finding one that does : 10 minutes ~refining : 2 hours maybe? ~post+double check : 30 minutes maybe? The hardest refining part is often making sure the puzzle has one and only one correct solution. 3 color+2 ball removed+buttload of bet=lots of combination. I hope I actually caught them all, wouldn't want: Me : The answer is X CE : But then A would've used Y instead you hack! |
| Topic | Brain puzzle |
| thisworld 08/03/22 2:04:05 AM #338 | the_rowan posted... Is there going to eventually be a Charlie riddle that isn't literally "haha you wasted your time because I didn't reveal enough information to solve the riddle and will continue to not do so?" lol;) I'm gonna torture RIP a bit with this one. Like, 3 in the morning, "the color doesn't match! wait, let me enumerate that again!" muahaha! Btw most of these charlie riddle have been cracked already I think. If memory serves only 2 remain unsolved : 1.) Swimming pool riddle (10m vs 1cm) 2.) Multiple bet riddle ================================== 3.) Bob and $50,000 --> CE just too freaking lazy to count 4.) Triangle part.2 --> I deleted this one, it's broken. The answer is 16 if anyone ever saw this. 5.) 2 Circle = Rectangle --> I made a mistake here. Deleted. |
| Topic | You can move and jump like a cat, but your diet primarily consists of mice |
| thisworld 08/02/22 11:03:23 PM #6 | Friend: Say let's go grab a bite? Me: Next time, I have Mickey Mouse here. Friend: Mickey Mouse? No deal. Nu uh! |
| Topic | Brain puzzle |
| thisworld 08/02/22 10:40:47 PM #334 | Further hint for that multiple bet puzzle: the_rowan posted... The best option to take can't be determined objectively without Charlie following some sort of known algorithm in his decisions, though.the_rowan posted... We know Charlie removed exactly one ball of his own color. However, we have literally no objective information about the remaining ball in the bag; without having criteria for Charlie's behavior, it's just a battle of psychology, outside the realm of logic.Very good observation! We have to find out if Charlie actually followed some kind of pattern first. The puzzle actually answers this although the clue is a bit subtle. Here's the answer (SUPER MAJOR SPOILER): Charlie himself didn't have a single clue about you. You never even once revealed your thought process to him. From Charlie's PoV he observed nothing but random actions. Picking 9 balls while blindfolded, writing 3 color behind his back, and removing 3 balls without looking inside the bag; all done randomly. If say his opponent had picked the bet at the beginning, then he might've been able to do something. Also the puzzle reminded the audience that they had seen a single action from him but what about him? "I know this about Charlie but what does he know about me?" Nothing. What would Charlie do against an opponent he knew nothing about? He would relied on logic. Too much uncertainty to engage in a psychological battle. And he obviously wouldn't act at random otherwise why the puzzle 1.) Charlie saw the 3 remaining balls. 2.) He chose an action that would give him the best probability assuming you would act randomly. 3.) That's it. the_rowan posted... Option 2 is irrelevant because it's not legal. We can use it to make guesses about Charlie's psychology in choosing to leave his own color in the bag or not, but that's really outside the realm of logic.Correct. Option 2 is irrelevant. It's also not about psychology. the_rowan posted... ...various probability calculation ending in 50:50...I can't verify the probability (obviously ) but let me just say that you haven't uncovered all the info yet. Don't forget, |
| Topic | Tic-Tac-Toe time, I go first. |
| thisworld 08/02/22 6:51:26 PM #29 | X X _ i thought we were replaying the game from before ? |
| Topic | Just seen the craziest One Piece theory yet! (spoilers) |
| thisworld 08/02/22 6:49:32 PM #2 | Also the dumbest theory. Their age mismatch |
| Topic | Tic-Tac-Toe time, I go first. |
| thisworld 08/02/22 6:46:32 PM #26 | X _ _ no way |
| Topic | Tic-Tac-Toe time, I go first. |
| thisworld 08/02/22 6:43:01 PM #24 | X _ _ let's continue |
| Topic | Tic-Tac-Toe time, I go first. |
| thisworld 08/02/22 6:17:45 PM #22 | Robot2600 posted... X X _ X X _ _ |
| Topic | Tic-Tac-Toe time, I go first. |
| thisworld 08/02/22 6:06:13 PM #18 | X O X |
| Topic | Your building is burning. You can only save ONE: Your dog, or a random toddler. |
| thisworld 08/02/22 5:45:14 PM #9 | trickMms posted... there are no other loopholes or situations that somehow allow you to miraculously save both. Third option. Miraculously = supernaturally/ magically/etc. I can think of a way to awaken the useless parents in a non-supernatural, non-magical way. Then they can save their own toddler. |
| Topic | Brain puzzle |
| thisworld 08/02/22 2:44:45 PM #332 | Took me a while to write but here's another. Charlie is terrifying here imho. No foul play, no out-of-the-box, pure logic. ================================ Are You Smarter than Charlie Puzzle Series, HARDCORE Edition ================================ You meet Charlie in his backyard bringing $1M along with a pen, paper and envelopes. He gives you the wager. It's a multiple choice and it describes the procedure (note: the wager is below, at the end of the puzzle). 1.) You pick 9 balls randomly from his truck and put them into a bag, blindfolded. The truck carries a ton of perfectly mixed RED/GREEN/BLUE balls, 1:1:1 ratio, truly random distribution. Nobody ever looks inside the bag. 2.) You write the color (RED/GREEN/BLUE) and put them into 3 different envelopes using your stationery, all behind his back. You pick one envelope at random and he picks one at random from the remaining two. Both of you open their envelopes and you see "RED". The third envelope remains sealed. note from the author: 3.) Remember the 9 balls in a bag? You remove 6 from the bag in front of him without looking inside. 3 GREEN + 3 BLUE are out. Then he can look inside the bag and remove either 1 or 2 balls. He removes another GREEN and another BLUE. 4 GREEN + 4 BLUE are removed. 1 remains for the wager ================================ Now you can choose the bet: (note: just in case, "I" means "Charlie" here) 1.) If one ball remains I bet $1M that you cannot guess its color correctly. If you like you can pick my envelope or the third sealed envelope as your guess instead. OR 2.) If two balls remain I bet $1M that you cannot guess their color correctly. If you like you can choose to guess one color that's not in the bag instead. OR 3.) I bet $1M that at least one remaining ball will match your color. If you like you can choose to use the third sealed envelope as your color instead. OR 4.) I bet $1M that at least one remaining ball won't match your color(s) at all. If you like you can also have my envelope so you'll have two different color for this. ================================ You realize that Charlie did exactly one thing, removing 1 GREEN and 1 BLUE, that's all. Everything else is random, even the wager itself is a multiple choice within a freaking multiple choice. Surely Charlie can't anticipate them all?! QUESTION: Take the bet or not? If yes, which one? Why? |
| Topic | Brain puzzle |
| thisworld 08/01/22 12:55:21 PM #304 | RlP posted... How old is Cheryl? |
| Topic | Batman with time to plan vs 10 Batmans without time to plan. |
| thisworld 08/01/22 5:37:40 AM #11 | Guns_of_Verdun posted... The 10 Batmen have their utility belt and gear. But find out they have to kill Batman moments before the fight starts. Those batmen and batman already had a plan along with backup plan for their backup plan just for this exact scenario long before you even joined gamefaqs. They will come after you instead lol. And you gave 10 out of 11 their utility belt and gear? Great job! Send me a postcard from Arkham ;) Smiffwilm posted... No such thing as a Batman without plan time. |
| Topic | Brain puzzle |
| thisworld 07/31/22 9:12:06 PM #303 | Steffenfield posted...
What if Joe Average constructs a new bathtube from those spoon, teacup, bucket, pulley, a pack of gum, duct tape and a rubber chicken then says, " Here's your empty bathtube Sir!" Will they hospitalize Joe Average? |
| Topic | Brain puzzle |
| thisworld 07/31/22 8:58:02 PM #302 | @kirbymuncher posted... the "improved" version measures up to 242, which is twice as much... it's sort of a pain to actually use though since many objects will require multiple weighings. it's a bit more efficient because it takes advantage of the fact that you don't need to actually be ablle to equal every number, just be able to confirm it isn't anything else. Oh my god, I'm sorry. Please accept my apology. So you were trying to tell me about the improved version. I genuinely thought you were making a guess by doubling the weight "beginner style" and so I suggested to start at 1 then made that 2^n sequence to illustrate. Really sorry, honest mistake here. I didn't use the improved version for my puzzle because I mainly wanted the audience to discover the Let's talk a bit about the improved version. You're correct in that it will require basically some degree of trial and error approach. But as you see yourself what we need is not a better trial and error but instead a scalable trial and error. If we can devise one, we can feed it into a computer to solve it Tower-of-Hanoi style through repetition. This is what I'd do. It's a partition layer. First we set a goal. Let's say we want to weigh from 1 to 1million. Next we create the layer. Here's the general idea: 1.) Let's say we have a single 500K weight. With this we basically have 2 partitions with 0/500K/1M markers (1-499K partition and 501K-1M partition). Iow 2 partitions/weight. 2.) Now what if we have two weight, 100K and 300K? In this case we have 0/100K/200K/300K/400K/1M markers and 5 partitions. Iow 2.5 partitions/weight. This is even better. 3.) And so you trial and error through the first layer. However you'll hit a diminishing return along the way. Here's the proof. Let say we have every even number as weight. In that case we have 500K number of weights and 500K partition each containing a single odd number. Iow 1 partition/weight, much lower than 2 partition with 500K weight. So once we hit an undesirable partition/weight ratio, we'll move to the second layer. 4.) The second layer works the same, however you have to calculate second layer markers from both trial+error AND first layer fixed markers. Rinse and repeat. 5.) Now let's assume we have small enough partitions. We starts to encounter redundant markers and such. What do we do? Instead of delving further into the layer, we are going to work on (-1M - 0) and (1M - 2M) range instead! They already have tons of markers from our earlier (0-1M) partitioning. And while we work on (-1M - 0) and (1M - 2M) range, we'll also get new markers for our (0-1M) partitioning. So there you have it. A scalable brute force approach. Using a computer you can basically calculate the weights for any range you want. Phew, that's one hell of a wall. I hope this helps |
| Topic | Brain puzzle |
| thisworld 07/31/22 6:26:38 PM #294 | kirbymuncher posted... I actually took a nap before you made this post and right when I woke up for some reason I just immediately Andddd... we have a WINNNARRRR!!! The scale puzzle has been beaten! Charlie just meets his match! FLAWLESS VICTORY! I know the scale puzzle looks goddamn impossible on the surface but not so anymore right? RlP posted...
And yet another WINNER blaze through!! Another puzzle broken and beaten, no unpaid tab escapes their eyes! PERRFEECTT! Hahaha, he probably spends wayyy too much on |
| Topic | Let's say you have a Death Note, and you fell for the Lind L. Taylor trick... |
| thisworld 07/31/22 6:08:26 PM #83 | fire_bolt posted... Yeah, writing both names on the book is explicitly allowed. Calling it a loophole is inaccurate You're right about this. From the Note's pov both X and Y are destined to die anyway. It only looks like a loophole because people see it as X killing Y. I'm still curious about controlling other people to use the Note though. |
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