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Comment on What's a "house rule" that has made a game more fun for you? in ~games
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Comment on Most US Black and Hispanic adults expect to get the new COVID-19 vaccine, though most white adults don’t in ~health
AriMaeda Link ParentReread your post and imagine someone was saying that to you; do you think you'd be convinced? I have a feeling very few people are susceptible to that sort of messaging, and most will become...Reread your post and imagine someone was saying that to you; do you think you'd be convinced? I have a feeling very few people are susceptible to that sort of messaging, and most will become defensive or double down.
A higher vaccine uptake is the goal and to do so we need to convince those that are hesitant. Please watch what you say.
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Comment on Chiropractic isn’t what you think it is in ~health
AriMaeda Link ParentFor whatever it's worth, the only acetaminophen I've ever seen sold in U.S. stores is in 500mg form with the instructions advising you take 1–2. I was able find a handful of 325mg dosages several...I tried to google it and the only explanation I found was that many pills containing acetaminophen sold in the US contain a strangely small dose (250 - 350 mg).
For whatever it's worth, the only acetaminophen I've ever seen sold in U.S. stores is in 500mg form with the instructions advising you take 1–2. I was able find a handful of 325mg dosages several pages deep on some drug stores, and I imagine those are quite uncommon given how buried they are coupled with not even recognizing the packaging.
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Comment on Modern controls are needlessly convoluted in ~games
AriMaeda Link ParentCould you give some examples of games that do this?Some of the games I've tried out definitely feel like the buttons were "tacked on" for the sake of using all the buttons, rather than supporting the gameplay.
Could you give some examples of games that do this?
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Comment on What game mechanic or boss could you just not overcome? in ~games
AriMaeda Link ParentYou're welcome, glad I could provide that for you!You're welcome, glad I could provide that for you!
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Comment on What game mechanic or boss could you just not overcome? in ~games
AriMaeda Link ParentSounds like it might've been the Barrel of Doom from Sonic 3? You can only imagine why it got that name, loads of people got stuck in the same spot! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNNm04RIhvY&t=283sSounds like it might've been the Barrel of Doom from Sonic 3? You can only imagine why it got that name, loads of people got stuck in the same spot!
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Comment on Ten things kids don’t know how to do (and five things they know how to do better) in ~life
AriMaeda Link ParentI agree that it's useful to know the process, but long division is not "how division works", it's an algorithm that you churn through to get an answer. I think the hangup here is the belief that...I agree that it's useful to know the process, but long division is not "how division works", it's an algorithm that you churn through to get an answer. I think the hangup here is the belief that long division is like peeking behind the curtain when it really isn't. It's one of many division algorithms and learning only one can lead to the false belief that it's fundamental.
Are students using the algorithm able to explain why it's producing the correct answer? It's rather complicated and abstract for a ten-year-old to grasp, and with the answer almost certainly being "no" (even for most adults who still remember it!), it's just as much of a black box as a calculator, made worse because a calculator doesn't forget the steps or make mistakes!
I don't think it has much value as a backup algorithm, either. Despite doing quite a lot of division in my life, I don't believe I've ever once checked my answer using long division, not even the first step to test the first digit; it's much more efficient in today's world to just double-check your calculator inputs.
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Comment on Ten things kids don’t know how to do (and five things they know how to do better) in ~life
AriMaeda Link ParentI might've been unclear. My position is for teaching just basic division, since the concept is the important part, and ditching long division altogether; it doesn't aid in teaching the concept and...I might've been unclear. My position is for teaching just basic division, since the concept is the important part, and ditching long division altogether; it doesn't aid in teaching the concept and is, in a calculator-filled world, a rather useless algorithm.
I think kids who've grasped the basics can conceptualize something like 42÷6 even if they don't know of a way to work it out on pen and paper.
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Comment on Ten things kids don’t know how to do (and five things they know how to do better) in ~life
AriMaeda Link ParentI actually think division would be much easier to teach when it isn't burdened by being coupled with long division. Division as a concept is quite simple—divide X things into Y equal parts—but...I actually think division would be much easier to teach when it isn't burdened by being coupled with long division. Division as a concept is quite simple—divide X things into Y equal parts—but long division is a complicated algorithm (for the grade level it's taught) that doesn't illustrate how division works, it's just a method to work it out by hand.
Anecdotally, I remember long division being a major source of confusion for my peers and I suspect a point where many of them subconsciously wrote off math as a thing they could be 'good' at.
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Comment on A British Columbia study gave fifty homeless people $7,500 each. Here's what they spent it on. in ~finance
AriMaeda Link ParentWouldn't it be just the opposite, people who've been homeless for so long that they're entrenched in that lifestyle?Wouldn't it be just the opposite, people who've been homeless for so long that they're entrenched in that lifestyle?
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Comment on Factorio Friday Facts #374: Smarter robots in ~games
AriMaeda Link ParentI find this interesting because even for smaller bases, I felt robots had a lot of inadequacies that I had to work around. Roboports and personal roboports have never gotten along. I play co-op...but in my experience I've not found the robots to be something I was working around too much.
I find this interesting because even for smaller bases, I felt robots had a lot of inadequacies that I had to work around.
Roboports and personal roboports have never gotten along. I play co-op and would have to tell others to hold back on expanding the roboport network too much because it could make new construction very frustrating. Try to prototype or clear land and your personal supply of bots will do one wave of construction and not touch the rest because some robots on the other end of the earth got assigned the rest of it!
Logistics had a different issue. I'd make a small network for resupply and auto-trashing and I'd be able to clear and replenish my inventory in seconds. Then when someone starts doing logistics crafting or requests somewhere else, bots would drift further away from this resupply area and what once took seconds now might take several minutes, defeating the entire point. I'd go out of my way to isolate my mall just to keep this from happening.
For such an important upgrade, I found myself having to say "please don't build a roboport" far too often!
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Comment on When did you realize you were different? in ~talk
AriMaeda LinkSomething I really struggled with as a kid was that others just didn't seem interested in academic experimentation at all. A recurring theme of my early education was experimenting with the...Something I really struggled with as a kid was that others just didn't seem interested in academic experimentation at all. A recurring theme of my early education was experimenting with the knowledge we were given to figure out more, only to find that none of my peers expressed even a sliver of enthusiasm. Here are two examples I can remember:
Some time after learning single-digit addition and subtraction (I must've been six or seven?), I was at a friend's house and he had a toy that gave multiple-choice math questions, but it would only give the correct answer with no methodology—basically electronic flash cards. They had options for higher grade levels with multiplication and division and I was curious how those worked, so I hammered away at it until I could consistently answer both of them correctly—I know for sure I figured out multiplication and walked away with some grasp of division. I was so excited to tell my friend what I'd learned and I'd never seen anyone less interested in my life. Come on, older kids learn this stuff and I just figured it out, you can too!
Later in first or second grade, we had just learned column addition for two-digit numbers. I remember trying it on three-digit numbers with success, and was so excited about the realization that I could add numbers of any length to each other! I showed this to other kids by adding up these page-spanning monstrosities and explaining my process, only to be met with a dumbstruck expression each time. One told me something along the lines of "teacher only taught us two-digit numbers." I know that, but isn't it exciting that you can figure out the rest yourself?!
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Comment on It’s time to accept save scumming as the best way to play RPGs in ~games
AriMaeda Link ParentFor red rolls, sure, but not for white. Failing a white almost always results in nothing happening and failing a white multiple times in a row can be a frustrating barrier, particularly if you're...For red rolls, sure, but not for white. Failing a white almost always results in nothing happening and failing a white multiple times in a row can be a frustrating barrier, particularly if you're building for that very skill and just keep getting bad rolls.
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Comment on Is the Tildes code base really only 1.3MB? in ~tildes
AriMaeda Link ParentMy mind's never gotten used to the bloated sizes. I did a Unity tutorial not long ago and was stunned that the output for that tutorial project—five-odd sprites and no audio/video—was just shy of...My mind's never gotten used to the bloated sizes. I did a Unity tutorial not long ago and was stunned that the output for that tutorial project—five-odd sprites and no audio/video—was just shy of 100MB! I had hard drives smaller than that!
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Comment on Weight obsession is ruining everyone’s health in ~health
AriMaeda Link ParentOf course there is, and I admit I feel a bit silly having to point it out: anyone alive has the capacity to be offended by it. If a dead person is being mocked for an aspect of their appearance...Of course there is, and I admit I feel a bit silly having to point it out: anyone alive has the capacity to be offended by it. If a dead person is being mocked for an aspect of their appearance and someone's own appearance was similar, or it reminded them of similar issues they've experienced, do you not think that'd bother them? Or, to put it another way, would you see no issue with hate speech being directed toward the dead?
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Comment on Weight obsession is ruining everyone’s health in ~health
AriMaeda Link ParentBut what does it accomplish? For me, a script making a point to bully a figure that will be unfamiliar to most only fosters doubt. If they're this uncharitable during their delivery, how...the point of the sentence was to point out the guys lack of science pondus and his eugenicist tendecies, and the quirb was just, well, a quirb.
But what does it accomplish? For me, a script making a point to bully a figure that will be unfamiliar to most only fosters doubt. If they're this uncharitable during their delivery, how uncharitable were they during their research? Should I trust anything they have to say about the subject?
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Comment on More evidence that gas stoves produce suprisingly large amounts of harmful pollutants in ~enviro
AriMaeda Link ParentI actually can't remember the last time I had a pot boil over! If it's happening to your pasta, it doesn't even need to reach a boil to get the right consistency, so you can temp down to avoid it...I actually can't remember the last time I had a pot boil over! If it's happening to your pasta, it doesn't even need to reach a boil to get the right consistency, so you can temp down to avoid it happening altogether.
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Comment on More evidence that gas stoves produce suprisingly large amounts of harmful pollutants in ~enviro
AriMaeda Link ParentIt's a point in favor of gas, but most cooking doesn't really demand much responsiveness. If a recipe calls for a temperature change, you can make it a minute in advance to get similar results.It's a point in favor of gas, but most cooking doesn't really demand much responsiveness. If a recipe calls for a temperature change, you can make it a minute in advance to get similar results.
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway Thread: July 2023 in ~games
AriMaeda Link Parent5 5 5 5 5 16 16 16 16 16 Much appreciated!5 5 5 5 5 16 16 16 16 16
Much appreciated!
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Comment on How you use YouTube in desktop and mobile devices. YouTube to limit usage of ad blockers soon. in ~tech
AriMaeda Link ParentThat and it's not even a guarantee of ad-free service in the future. A perk of paid cable used to be that were fewer ads (or sometimes none at all) compared to broadcast TV, and yet the ads came...That and it's not even a guarantee of ad-free service in the future. A perk of paid cable used to be that were fewer ads (or sometimes none at all) compared to broadcast TV, and yet the ads came despite a monthly subscription.
I wouldn't be surprised to be ads claw their way back in once it becomes normalized to pay for YouTube.
I play with that cut-in rule and it was a big break room hit, but I loathe draw stacking! That was the dominant house rule when I was a kid and everyone just stockpiles their draw cards defensively for the inevitable big stack that dumps a ton of cards on one player. Play slows down and now that the "interesting" cards are all exhausted, time to just plod through number cards.
I'd liken it to picking all of the meat out of a stew. It's nice for a moment, but its absence makes the rest worse.