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I just deactivated my Facebook account. Not because of the discussions that I was having, but because of the Facebook's response to some discussions. I started to second guessed everything I said/posted so eventually I just left.
@brad - You seemed to have done a great job with VBForums, you need to go to Silicon Valley and fix FB/Twitter/etc. too!
That's funny. :eek: :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by dday9
I help with a couple of groups on FB and that's all I can handle and even those have me ready to walk away..... There aren't enough moderators in the world to help fix the problems with Facebook because people have changed in the last 20 years. More people believe they are experts on topics they know nothing about because they read an article on Babylon Bee that educated them..... ;)
Oh yeah, I can tell you ALL about that. See I read an article on the internet about the topic, so I know WAY more than you do.Quote:
Originally Posted by brad jones
Those look really cool, but I find it really hard to believe that they can be completely random, despite what they said. Of course, they did leave a loophole in the discussion by saying that they were 'as fair as possible'. They also added that they will be improving that aspect. Taken together, it certainly sounds like they are not random, yet, and that's to be expected, since they are, by definition, loaded dice. I don't see how they could get equal density and therefore they'd be hard pressed to avoid weighting the roll in some regard. Sure, they talk about counterweights....but that seems like it would only work along a few axis, while a d20 has a LOT of possible axis of rotation.Quote:
Originally Posted by brad jones
I thought they had a chart of rolls. They seemed to be as random as some of the other major dice that are on the market. I thought their numbers actually looked better. than some of the others.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker
What they should do is build a gyro into the die and have the computer determine the number, then keep the die moving until it can be balanced on the right number..... A bit backwards. :D New idea - maybe I should patent that!
I can see hackers now trying to hack those dice.
For the Pixels, they are open source and open hardware - hackers don't have to try too hard. I plan to try playing with the code at some point :)Quote:
Originally Posted by jdc2000
...but you might need more than VB 6..... :bigyello:
#CouldntResist
Well, sounds a bit dicey, but if that's how your roll.....Quote:
Originally Posted by brad jones
Speaking of rolling..... check this out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQQuote:
Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker
Yeah, but ads kinds of mess that whole thing up.
Happy St. Pat's Day everyone!
Trouble is, nobodies allowed to celebrate it and wasn't last year either. The snakes will be moving back into Ireland if this goes on much longer.
Shoot, tell that to Louisiana.
The Irish/Italian parade may be cancelled this year, but I plan on getting hammered in the common grounds.
@Delaney - do they have folklore about les vents de careme (winds of lent) where you live?
Where I live, nobody lends their winds. They all just release them into the wilds for free.
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Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker
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Not to my knowledge. I never hear about that. by the way we don't do carême anymore.Quote:
Originally Posted by dday9
BUT we do Saint Patrick ! at least when the bars and pubs were open ;). You know, as long as we can drink alcohol and/or eat a lot of food we do any celebration day :D
So, you've stopped the carême, how about the macarena? It's a radically different pronunciation, but in spelling...it's not much different.Quote:
Originally Posted by Delaney
I never try the macarena, I am not flexible enough. On the other hand, I love macaroni