I didn't say alpha is a random number I said it is an arbitrary number. And you just posted that you indeed pick an initial condition, which means that I was correct in saying so. I refuted your point that "The amount of positive feedback to what you write = how much regard I hold you in" is true in all cases, not that it was true in absolutely no cases. I actually even specifically said that it is true in one case, but only one case. So, to me it seems like you're the one trying to act cool by whipping out your knowledge of math in a pointless attempt to make me look stupid. I'm posting from my phone as I sit in a winery in Napa Valley, I'm not exactly neckbearding it up trying to save my internet Lego reputation at all costs.