me: lemme axe you a question me: let's say I'm creating an equation me: that describes the total miracle potential of a prayer grou me: p me: I did this a long time ago for evote but I've forgotten exactly me: I'm thinking m = x(a)(d)(ccq) me: where m = miracle power, x = number of participants, d = duration of prayer), a = average faith of participants, and ccq = quality of Christian contemporary music played during duration me: is that correct? Andrew: i dont understand Andrew: what does that syntax mean? Andrew: m = x(a)(d)(ccq)? Andrew: I dont know what equation you want to express Andrew: but it sounds like m = x * a * d * ccq or something similar me: basically, the m should be equal to number of participants, times the average faith of participants, times duration, times quality of contemporary christian music Andrew: ok, so you just wrote what you want me: except I also need a way for the quality of the ccm to be lower to be "higher" me: as in, the shittier it is, the more powerful it is Andrew: well whats the opposite of times me: is it the Saints? Andrew: yes me: hey, play on words! me: sort of Andrew: m = x * a * d * (1 / ccq) me: beautiful, thank you Andrew: == (x * a * d) / ccq, obviously me: so, which of those two should I copy and paste without understanding it? me: first or second? Andrew: they are exactly equivalent Andrew: I think the second looks better Andrew: but they are identical in meaning me: so me: m = = (x * a * d) / ccq? me: I mean me: with one equal sign Andrew: yes me: very well me: thank you, magical wizard Andrew: questions, questions, questions - the human mind can hold exactly 3 questions me: lol what's that from again? Mr. Show? Andrew: yes me: MAGNIFICANT! me: also I downloaded FF Tactics and a patch that adds more stuff to it and makes it a bit harder Andrew: new tactics? the one with the anime cutscenese and new translation? Andrew: because that one looked awesome without added stuff me: nope, couldn't get that to work on any PSP emulator, they're apparently not very good yet Andrew: no me: this might be better anyway as it adds new monsters as well, and there were already enough classes as it is to make me sad that I couldn't effectively reach them all me: oh, plus more random encounters with different combinations and whatnot Andrew: imo, the game was hard enough as is Andrew: and i never managed to finish deep dungeon Andrew: despite putting well over 150hrs in me: yeah, no shit, I'm having to grind a bit, which is fine because it's actually fun to grind in tactics me: also got interview questions back from Dwarf Fortress creator me: and XKCD guy agreed to interview as well, let me know if you think of anything cute to ask him Andrew: what is the subject of the interview? me: one with Tarn Adams is largely about future of independent gaming and potential for collaborative efforts to produce games of higher quality than commercial games me: (DF is an aberration since Tarn is crazy) Andrew: you should ask if he freebased python or snorts it http://xkcd.com/353/ Andrew: 'cuz it aint working for me me: second with Randall is largely about stuff I've been writing on in regards to internet's impact on thinking of rising generations, plus other related stuff me: basically I'm trying to convince Tarn to put out a call for like 50 programmers to work under him in order to make DF into something I can ejaculate to me: he thinks, probably correctly, that managing such a project would be the limiting factor me: also I committed a crime this morning by sending a PDF of Flock of Dodos to a guy in Morocco who requested it me: pretty sure the book would be illegal there me: anyway, I hope it's a crime Andrew: you should convince him to open source the code Andrew: convince him that you can help organize the community once its oss me: then I should convince Sarah Palin to burn down a church me: he's pretty adamant about not doing that, it seems Andrew: i dont see why thats unrealistic me: but I'll ask him why Andrew: his arguments against it are handwaving Andrew: it mainly seems like ego mania me: I don't either, and I'd gladly offer my help in organizing the effort, and will ask him about it again, but, as you say, if it's ego, nothing can be done me: ADOM guy won't release code either me: and he won't work on the fucking game as of seven years ago and keeps promising this vaporware called Jade Andrew: fair enough Andrew: try though Andrew: im interested in what he says when pressed me: word Andrew: http://1d4chan.org/images/1/14/Dorf_Fortress.jpg me: this is true