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Post by SoonDragon67 on Jan 1, 2014 14:46:41 GMT -5
Is it? This f***ing spell check on Google Chrome sucks... Google Chrome does indeed suck, but it should have at least returned "Braggadocios" (minus the U) which is the regional alternative. I tend to know my words. If you're going to come at me with something, come at me with math.   |
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Post by WSS? on Jan 1, 2014 14:48:07 GMT -5
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Post by miketheratguy on Jan 1, 2014 14:48:29 GMT -5
Yeah see, I turn around and shit on that.
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Post by SoonDragon67 on Jan 1, 2014 14:50:20 GMT -5
Yeah see, I turn around and s*** on that. Don't even attempt to solve it. It's a part of one of the problems that still has yet to be solved, despite all of the best mathematicians attempts to get the prize of a several millions of dollars that awaits them if they were to figure it out. |
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Post by miketheratguy on Jan 1, 2014 15:01:50 GMT -5
Yeah see, I turn around and s*** on that. Don't even attempt to solve it. It's a part of one of the problems that still has yet to be solved, despite all of the best mathematicians attempts to get the prize of a several millions of dollars that awaits them if they were to figure it out. There you go, that perfectly illustrates my thoughts on "advanced mathematics". It's just a bunch of assholes needlessly over-complicating things to see how difficult they can make life so they can throw away decades of their lives in the pursuit of patting themselves on the back. I've never needed algebra or geometry in my 35 years on this planet and I don't plan to have need of it in the forseeable future. For those that have the patience for that crap, great. Good for you. I prefer to fill my life with thing that will make an actual difference in it. To people who tell me that I'll need honest to goodness legitimate algebraic skills in my lifetime, I tell them that I'll give them a call when I become a mathematician. Which is, incidentally, the same day I become a suicidal alcoholic. |
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Post by SoonDragon67 on Jan 1, 2014 15:11:37 GMT -5
Don't even attempt to solve it. It's a part of one of the problems that still has yet to be solved, despite all of the best mathematicians attempts to get the prize of a several millions of dollars that awaits them if they were to figure it out. There you go, that perfectly illustrates my thoughts on "advanced mathematics". It's just a bunch of assholes needlessly over-complicating things to see how difficult they can make life so they can throw away decades of their lives in the pursuit of patting themselves on the back. I've never needed algebra or geometry in my 35 years on this planet and I don't plan to have need of it in the forseeable future. For those that have the patience for that crap, great. Good for you. I prefer to fill my life with thing that will make an actual difference in it. To people who tell me that I'll need honest to goodness legitimate algebraic skills in my lifetime, I tell them that I'll give them a call when I become a mathematician. Which is, incidentally, the same day I become a suicidal alcoholic. Math sucks. So do Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. I always liked History and English, which are possibly the only of the main subjects that I'll ever need in my life if I accomplish the dream that I'm shooting for... |
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Post by justinlynch3 on Jan 1, 2014 15:24:40 GMT -5
Google Chrome does indeed suck, but it should have at least returned "Braggadocios" (minus the U) which is the regional alternative. I tend to know my words. If you're going to come at me with something, come at me with math. I took one look and went "what the fuck is that?" I hated that nonsense. Math should be +, -. X, divide and =. That's all I see the common person using in real life. Who's gonna use the squiggle line crap in actuality? |
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Post by miketheratguy on Jan 1, 2014 15:27:59 GMT -5
It's supposedly the whole "left brain / right brain" thing. It suggests that if you're good with art or vocabulary you're going to be worse at math. Similarly if you're good with science and logic you're less likely to be creative or grammatically inclined. I've never really looked into such claims but they seem to be the standard school of thought.
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Post by SoonDragon67 on Jan 1, 2014 15:29:58 GMT -5
It's supposedly the whole "left brain / right brain" thing. It suggests that if you're good with art or vocabulary you're going to be worse at math. Similarly if you're good with science and logic you're less likely to be creative or grammatically inclined. I've never really looked into such claims but they seem to be the standard school of thought. They're bullshit for the most part. |
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Post by miketheratguy on Jan 1, 2014 15:32:14 GMT -5
I took one look and went "what the f*** is that?" I hated that nonsense. Math should be +, -. X, divide and =. That's all I see the common person using in real life. Who's gonna use the squiggle line crap in actuality? I look at basic math as trying to figure out a problem ("How much money will I have left if I spend 75 percent of it") whereas I see advanced math as pointlessly creating them ("If we hypothetically assume that this number equals N and we want to multiply N by 3.06 but then divide it by" - no. You know what? There's no reason for this shit). |
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Post by SoonDragon67 on Jan 1, 2014 15:34:22 GMT -5
I took one look and went "what the f*** is that?" I hated that nonsense. Math should be +, -. X, divide and =. That's all I see the common person using in real life. Who's gonna use the squiggle line crap in actuality? I look at basic math as trying to figure out a problem ("How much money will I have left if I spend 75 percent of it") whereas I see advanced math as pointlessly creating them ("If we hypothetically assume that this number equals N and we want to multiply N by 3.06 but then divide it by" - no. You know what? There's no reason for this s***). I asked a teacher about it awhile back(Who hasn't) and they claimed that math was teaching us how to work out problems and to use our brain and such. It sounds like bushnit to me, but whatever. |
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Post by miketheratguy on Jan 1, 2014 15:36:28 GMT -5
It's supposedly the whole "left brain / right brain" thing. It suggests that if you're good with art or vocabulary you're going to be worse at math. Similarly if you're good with science and logic you're less likely to be creative or grammatically inclined. I've never really looked into such claims but they seem to be the standard school of thought. They're bulls*** for the most part. There have been more studies done that I've cared to look into, all I can say is that in my experience the pattern generally holds true. I'm good at art and writing and all that but crappy at math. Meanwhile my friend is an 8th grade science teacher who can't spell for shit. Anecdotal of course, but it's what I'm familiar with. While I see no reason why someone couldn't be an exception to the "brain side" thing, possibly so many people that it would negate the theory entirely, I've seen plenty of examples that would appear to lend credence to it. |
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Post by miketheratguy on Jan 1, 2014 15:44:52 GMT -5
I look at basic math as trying to figure out a problem ("How much money will I have left if I spend 75 percent of it") whereas I see advanced math as pointlessly creating them ("If we hypothetically assume that this number equals N and we want to multiply N by 3.06 but then divide it by" - no. You know what? There's no reason for this s***). I asked a teacher about it awhile back(Who hasn't) and they claimed that math was teaching us how to work out problems and to use our brain and such. It sounds like bushnit to me, but whatever. One of the reasons why I'm bad at math is because I deliberately chose not to apply myself. Rather than shut up and accept that I needed to know the dimensions of an isosceles triangle I would come to the classroom bitching and arguing with my teacher about the pointlessness of it all. I insisted that I would never need advanced math in my life and that it was nothing more than pointless busywork that only need apply to the few students who had a specific interest in and forseeable need for it. The teachers would always generically argue back that "everyone needs to know advanced math" and that "when the need for it finally comes you'll be sorry that you didn't learn it". The best example that they could come up with is that if I wanted to be an artist I might find myself in a situation where I might need to use algebra to determine "X number of pencils". I look back with some regret that I gave my math teachers such a hard time. They were just doing their jobs and trying to educate me about something that they were interested in and which was at some point deemed to be of utmost importance to schoolkids. Regardless, I haven't changed my mind about the subject. If I'm ever in a situation where my livelihood depends on knowing the answer to a geometry or algebra equation then fuck it, I'll go online to ask a math geek and move on with my life. |
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Post by SoonDragon67 on Jan 1, 2014 15:45:59 GMT -5
They're bulls*** for the most part. There have been more studies done that I've cared to look into, all I can say is that in my experience the pattern generally holds true. I'm good at art and writing and all that but crappy at math. Meanwhile my friend is an 8th grade science teacher who can't spell for s***. Anecdotal of course, but it's what I'm familiar with. While I see no reason why someone couldn't be an exception to the "brain side" thing, possibly so many people that it would negate the theory entirely, I've seen plenty of examples that would appear to lend credence to it. I've seen examples of both who just suck at all 4, people who suck at 2 but are amazing at the other 2(Via any sort of combination), people who are great at both. For the most part all three things have equal numbers, and this is of course anecdotal as well, but I have known quite a lot of people enough to know what their strong suits are and such, and this probably numbers around 3000(Like I've said, I move around a bunch and have been at more schools than I can even remember) |
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Post by SoonDragon67 on Jan 1, 2014 15:48:58 GMT -5
I asked a teacher about it awhile back(Who hasn't) and they claimed that math was teaching us how to work out problems and to use our brain and such. It sounds like bushnit to me, but whatever. One of the reasons why I'm bad at math is because I deliberately chose not to apply myself. Rather than shut up and accept that I needed to know the dimensions of an isosceles triangle I would come to the classroom b****ing and arguing with my teacher about the pointlessness of it all. I insisted that I would never need advanced math in my life and that it was nothing more than pointless busywork that only need apply to the few students who had a specific interest in and forseeable need for it. The teachers would always generically argue back that "everyone needs to know advanced math" and that "when the need for it finally comes you'll be sorry that you didn't learn it". The best example that they could come up with is that if I wanted to be an artist I might find myself in a situation where I might need to use algebra to determine "X number of pencils". I look back with some regret that I gave my math teachers such a hard time. They were just doing their jobs and trying to educate me about something that they were interested in and which was at some point deemed to be of utmost importance to schoolkids. Regardless, I haven't changed my mind about the subject. If I'm ever in a situation where my livelihood depends on knowing the answer to a geometry or algebra equation then f*** it, I'll go online to ask a math geek and move on with my life. I always get into an argument with my math teachers at least once before the end of the year. The arguments usually take place on essays that I write on tests when I don't know an answer to a question(Yeah that's right, if I don't know the answer to a open ended question, I don't just leave it blank, I instead write at least a 2 page essay on possible solutions to the question that are either common sense or are completely insane) |
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Post by wildknight on Jan 1, 2014 16:19:27 GMT -5
Mm, I've seen a HELL of a lot of 360 and Nintendo fanboys over the last five years or so as well. I would argue that this last generation of consoles has, in general, been full of fanboys. I do have to acknowledge though that the PS3 fanboyism has seemed more rampant and pervasive to me, some of those people feverishly defend their system with an ignorant loyalty not seen since the 16 bit wars. I would say that PC and PS3 owners, as a whole, strike me as the most obnoxious. Which is a shame because I own both. Exactly. Fanboys are an inevitability, so the fact that I'm still shocked by the absolutely vitriol of PC gamers (and to a lesser extent, PS3 people) suggests that there's something special in the kool-aid. |
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Post by wildknight on Jan 1, 2014 16:20:29 GMT -5
Sony has exactly one exclusive that seems even remotely interesting to me.
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Post by wildknight on Jan 1, 2014 16:21:49 GMT -5
Worst: PS3. Why? Fanboys. NO console has ever had such obnoxious, rampaging prickwads for fans. The only thing worse is PC gamers. If someone offered me a PS3 for free, I probably wouldn't take it at this point, after watching the hyperbolic stupidity spewing from the Sony crowd after the announcements for the next gen. So... how does other people impact you playing the game on the console? You really want to skip Killzone, Gran Turismo, God Of War, Uncharted, and dozens of other exclusive series because of fanboys? That makes no sense. Joining a crowd of unabashed idiots doesn't suit me. |
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Post by SoonDragon67 on Jan 1, 2014 16:23:58 GMT -5
So... how does other people impact you playing the game on the console? You really want to skip Killzone, Gran Turismo, God Of War, Uncharted, and dozens of other exclusive series because of fanboys? That makes no sense. Joining a crowd of unabashed idiots doesn't suit me. *Looks at the 360 community* *Blinks* |
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Post by wildknight on Jan 1, 2014 16:27:24 GMT -5
Joining a crowd of unabashed idiots doesn't suit me. *Looks at the 360 community* *Blinks* Again, you can make whatever excuses you want. You can claim you've seen it just as bad. I'm a pretty objective guy, and I'm sorry, but you're wrong. The 360 crowd can be full of morons just like any fanbase, but it doesn't even compare to the Sony crowd, by a longshot. Let's just use our own little experiences as a microcosm. On the XBone side, you had a couple of guys defending every stupid decision that the MS people made. On the Sony side, we actually had a person say that he would rather have the worst Playstation than the best XBox. Put that into perspective for a moment and get back to me. ... and while you're at it, consider the number of times you've nodded your head sagely while some dumbass has droned on about how the Sony is a "gaming console" and the XBox is "an entertainment console" despite the fact that they offer virtually identical experiences for both gaming and entertainment. |
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