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Old 03-23-2007, 08:34 PM
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Now, Sa'ar's method -- using expected values -- is very straightforward and it'll always tell you which die has the better chance of winning.
There's an even more straightforward method that tells you even less about probability: it's impossible to roll a 1 on 2d4.
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As for the code, it's not impenetrable, it would just take time to figure out. If I were ever to hand the site over to someone else, I would help with that process first.
The main problem with the original translation was that it made us of several now-outdated translation theories put forward by E.A. Wallis Budge.

Hence the gibberish about "time into Ottawa is Zeke, webmaster"...
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Old 03-23-2007, 10:45 PM
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Is there a reason why you guys haven't started a "Probability of RPG Dice" thread yet?

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Of course there's a reason: to annoy you.
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Always a good reason.

Although, for the record, my brain hurts.
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Old 03-24-2007, 01:56 AM
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You ain't alone, dude.
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'Dude'?

As for 'Random Fiver' why don't you just click somewhere on the front page at random? Or look up a news post from ages ago and click on any fiver that may be listed.

But PLEASE don't use that random gobbledegook about d4-something-something.
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Old 03-26-2007, 04:18 AM
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What's wrong with dude? At least I don't use it as an all-purpose interjection, even in real life. "Duuuuuude." "DUDE!" "Dude?"

That would work only if every fiver had a link to the front page, and that would be a horrible idea. There's gotta be hundreds and hundreds of fivers by now, and that's a LOT of links to load every time.
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I meant, click a series/whatever, then click another random one in that category.

Do you know what a 'dude' is?
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Old 03-26-2007, 05:25 AM
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If you know a definition of "dude" other than "a colloquial/slang term for another person," I DON'T want to know it.

Uh, if it takes two clicks, it's not "random."
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If it takes one click it's not random because it's probably influenced by your subconscious somehow, blah blah, psychobabble. How is two clicks any less random?

I don't know, I think the point everyone was trying to make is 'it's too hard right at the moment'. But I do agree, it is a really good idea.

I'm sure Zeke will put it on his 'soon' list.
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Aaaagh, that was post 666 for me. Oh well, this thread is doomed. Sorry.
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But PLEASE don't use that random gobbledegook about d4-something-something.
It is *not* random gobbledegook.

It's pedantic, arcane, convoluted gobbledegook.
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It is *not* random gobbledegook.

It's pedantic, arcane, convoluted gobbledegook.


Pedantic, arcane, convoluted gobbledegook about making stuff RANDOM!

Hence, it is random gobbledegook. Insert a relevant latin phrase here.
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Old 03-26-2007, 06:07 AM
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Oh, the "soon" list. There's a minefield waiting to be stepped on.

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Here's a question, how often do you use 'soon' meaning 'not soon' in your normal life, only to realise later that no one realises what you mean, and you look like an idiot. Because I do so quite regularly.
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The closest to that I ever come is "later." This is a little more understandable than "soon," because later doesn't really limit the promiser to anything at all. The end of time itself is "later," if you really think about it.

"When will now be then?" (or is it "When will then be now?" I'm never sure)
"Soon."
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Pedantic, arcane, convoluted gobbledegook about making stuff RANDOM!

Hence, it is random gobbledegook. Insert a relevant latin phrase here.
Curses, your logic is unassailable.

The Latin phrase you're looking for might be "pwned", but I try make a point of not talking like an illiterate 13-year-old.
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You mean you "try TO make" a point. Hey, if you make a post about grammatical correctness; you're gonna get slammed for typos.
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quanti est canicula ille in fenestra?

in res ceterorum, emas non quod opus est, sed quod necesse est. quod non opus est, asse carum est.
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