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Off Topic / Re: List some important events that have happened on your birth day.

« on: December 09, 2014, 12:38:12 AM »

Jesus was born

Doubt that.

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Games / Re: Tristan got Civ V

« on: December 09, 2014, 12:28:31 AM »

civ v's tutorial is p good tho

of course its advisor system kinda has you set to just play around in-game and ask the robot if you need to know something
i'd do dx11 if your magicbox supports dx11 i guess

Holy god never listen to the advisers...

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Games / Re: Tristan got Civ V

« on: December 09, 2014, 12:06:01 AM »

Play the tutorial.

That's literally all you have to do. It's the most noob-friendly game of all time.

Ew no. Strategy tutorials are literally the worst.

Just start a game, and start doing stuff till it works.

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Games / Re: Tristan got Civ V

« on: December 09, 2014, 12:00:21 AM »

I'm sure a few people would play it multiplayer with you to teach you the ropes.

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Off Topic / Re: Are current math systems crap?

« on: December 08, 2014, 11:59:54 PM »

The thing I hate about math courses is when they restrict access to calculators. I always think to myself, "the only time I will need to do this sort of math is when I'm around a calculator or will have access to one. Except of course for this test that needs work to be shown for whatever god damn reason."

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Off Topic / Re: Are current math systems crap?

« on: December 08, 2014, 11:48:53 PM »

good point, but common core is visual only. tactile and verbal are completely left out. The way I do math is only in my mind, so when I have to write it down - and I'm a VERY slow writer - it looks like I'm struggling. Showing work is my complete weakness, so every teacher thinks I'm lazy as well. People like me usually get left out of it.

You're not doing hard enough math if you're doing it all in your head.

Eventually, you will need to write stuff down.

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Off Topic / Re: Are current math systems crap?

« on: December 08, 2014, 11:40:06 PM »

"solve 20*10 by moving blocks into sets of ten"

this is what I'm worried about - we teach kids this one, extremely simple way to do things, and once they hit algebra they're screwed

From my experience with my little sister's homework in elementary school, common core math is more complicated than what I learned. Honestly, it's the most confusing way to learn stuff that should be simple and basic enough to just be something you know as you move on.

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Off Topic / Re: Post real life pictures of yourself.

« on: December 08, 2014, 11:38:53 PM »

dyed

Figured.

ladiso should get a better vest that fits and thats my 2 cents

Pssh.

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Off Topic / Re: List some important events that have happened on your birth day.

« on: December 08, 2014, 11:23:28 PM »

August 16th
1 BC – Wang Mang consolidates his power and is declared marshal of state.

Yup, don't need to any further than that. WangMang might need to be something now.

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Games / Re: #gamergate megathread

« on: December 08, 2014, 11:08:39 PM »

Anyone have a forecasted date that everyone will simultaneously pull the sticks from their asses and get along again?

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Off Topic / Re: Are current math systems crap?

« on: December 08, 2014, 11:07:08 PM »

Haha to all you that think trig is hard. You're going to have bunches of fun when you get to calculus.

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Off Topic / Re: Post real life pictures of yourself.

« on: December 08, 2014, 10:44:41 PM »

ladios, I thought you were blonde?

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Off Topic / Re: Data help

« on: December 08, 2014, 10:32:49 PM »

are we your phone provider or something?

Blockland Forum: M.D, Ph.D, IT, and now, exclusively for th3coolst3r, ISP.

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Off Topic / Re: BLCast Episode 1: Just talkin' bout blockland, can you dig? w/ Camel n' Electrk!

« on: December 08, 2014, 10:22:03 PM »

This is ... actually kinda good

I nominate myself as potential guest speaker on account of my boundless ego it sounding like a fun time

Isn't this more general discussion than off topic though?

I think on account that it's a podcast about BL and the forum, you kinda can encompass some off-topic sort of stuff, like dramas and the like.

And I second that.

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Forum Games / Re: What is your fav item from above user's signature? HOLY stuff 40 PAGES!

« on: December 08, 2014, 09:27:45 PM »

Eh. :/