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Off Topic / Tetris Experiment.
« on: March 30, 2009, 07:26:38 PM »
Okay, so, the other day I was playing Blokus (wikipedia it) anyway, it involves the following pieces.
Anyway, if you're perceptible, you'll notice that those blocks have all the possible configurations of 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 cells.
So I was laying my tiles out in order of their respective cell count, which arranges to the following:
So, I was wondering if there was any relation between the number of cells within the shape and the number of configurations. I'm working on the problem right now, but, unfortunately that involves brainstorming and figuring out every single configuration of now 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 cells.
So, I was wondering if there was a program to do this. I figured out a decent algorithm, you might call it, in figuring it out. But, I was wondering if there's some computerized method of doing this, or, better yet, if there was a pattern that someone already knew about.
I was thinking Fibonacci sequence at first, but I disproved that pretty quickly.
tl;dr: Git.
Anyway, if you're perceptible, you'll notice that those blocks have all the possible configurations of 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 cells.
So I was laying my tiles out in order of their respective cell count, which arranges to the following:
So, I was wondering if there was any relation between the number of cells within the shape and the number of configurations. I'm working on the problem right now, but, unfortunately that involves brainstorming and figuring out every single configuration of now 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 cells.
So, I was wondering if there was a program to do this. I figured out a decent algorithm, you might call it, in figuring it out. But, I was wondering if there's some computerized method of doing this, or, better yet, if there was a pattern that someone already knew about.
I was thinking Fibonacci sequence at first, but I disproved that pretty quickly.
tl;dr: Git.
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Off Topic / Re: Skype name thread.
« on: March 30, 2009, 07:12:30 PM »
Bump for important thread.
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Off Topic / The wikipedia game.
« on: March 30, 2009, 06:46:31 PM »
Okay, here's how this game works. I click on random article, and I will link to the article it takes me to. You then click that link, and click a link somewhere on that page. You then post the link to the article that you clicked on, and then someone else clicks a link within that article. Repeat.
So, the article I got is Talmy Givón. Have at it.
Edit: Also, post in the following format.
Name of original article in link form ( [ URL= www . wikipedia... ] Name of article [ /URL] ) -> Name of new article in same link form.
Edit two: Pay close close attention to 'While you were reading...'s. They will mess up the game if you miss them.
So, the article I got is Talmy Givón. Have at it.
Edit: Also, post in the following format.
Name of original article in link form ( [ URL= www . wikipedia... ] Name of article [ /URL] ) -> Name of new article in same link form.
Edit two: Pay close close attention to 'While you were reading...'s. They will mess up the game if you miss them.
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Off Topic / Re: What is your darkest secret?
« on: March 30, 2009, 06:40:57 PM »YES IT ISYou're probably going to get banned for a fake ban.
User was not banned for this post
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Games / Re: Counter Strike: Source
« on: March 30, 2009, 06:34:10 PM »I hope I'm not the only one who can't stand this game anymore.
Although it might be fun with a few Blocklanders. :/
Meh, I play it for stuffs 'n' giggles sometimes, I mostly bought it for gmod textures and sweps.
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Off Topic / Re: Vince beats a prostitute!
« on: March 30, 2009, 06:33:24 PM »That prostitute did not love his nuts.I was thinking about fitting a 'You're gonna love my nuts!' joke somewhere in there. You did better than I would've, though.
Kudos to you.
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General Discussion / Re: fireRelayUp
« on: March 30, 2009, 05:54:55 PM »
Ahh, stupid Yuki.
I was going to be all cool and say 'fires a relay, duh' but the fact that you posted before me negates all the cool that could have come from that.
I was going to be all cool and say 'fires a relay, duh' but the fact that you posted before me negates all the cool that could have come from that.
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Games / Re: Counter Strike: Source
« on: March 30, 2009, 05:54:04 PM »
I'd play if I wasn't off Steam games for Lent.
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Off Topic / Skype name thread.
« on: March 30, 2009, 05:53:24 PM »
Since we lost the teamspeak server I thought it would be only natural to start a Skype name thread- both for Blockland purposes and whatever else- kind of like the AIM thing in your profile.
So, user list. Go.
BL Name / Skype Name
Sirrus / whatwhatsirrus
Maxwell(TheArchitect) / maxwell10206
Syntho/Squidget14
Infected 101/nannerking
kinfes/michael
SuperToxic/supertoxicsrb2
Mr. Patrick/psygo42
Nightmare Duckie / Nightmare Duckie
James/evan.ellis1
healbadbad/healbadbad
Hugums/ Hugums
rawrman/darkzero225
Destroyer/ destroyer_nwb
So, user list. Go.
BL Name / Skype Name
Sirrus / whatwhatsirrus
Maxwell(TheArchitect) / maxwell10206
Syntho/Squidget14
Infected 101/nannerking
kinfes/michael
SuperToxic/supertoxicsrb2
Mr. Patrick/psygo42
Nightmare Duckie / Nightmare Duckie
James/evan.ellis1
healbadbad/healbadbad
Hugums/ Hugums
rawrman/darkzero225
Destroyer/ destroyer_nwb
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Off Topic / Re: Vince beats a prostitute!
« on: March 30, 2009, 05:42:55 PM »
Amazing what makeup and lighting will do.
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Off Topic / Re: Is apple losing it?
« on: March 30, 2009, 05:34:51 PM »
I hate Apple, not because of their products, which are mediocre, but because of their stupid marketing.
I supposed it's let them flourish into a successful company that's pumped out some cool stuff like the Iphone, but when it comes to consumer computers, there's competition between Mac and PC.
But because of Apple's stupid marketing, when I'm arguing with my friends, I'm dropping performance against cost, modability, versatility, market share, and solid facts, and they're either talking little software niceties, or reciting Apple's mantra that they've hypnotized into their consumers: Everything just works.
Ugh.
I supposed it's let them flourish into a successful company that's pumped out some cool stuff like the Iphone, but when it comes to consumer computers, there's competition between Mac and PC.
But because of Apple's stupid marketing, when I'm arguing with my friends, I'm dropping performance against cost, modability, versatility, market share, and solid facts, and they're either talking little software niceties, or reciting Apple's mantra that they've hypnotized into their consumers: Everything just works.
Ugh.
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Games / Re: Pikmin
« on: March 30, 2009, 07:23:58 AM »
Pikmin one was dumb. Open ended games like that shouldn't have a time limit
Two was ballin', though.
Two was ballin', though.