HandwovenConsensus
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- Comment on Should Democrats also gerrymander blue states to counterbalance any advantage that republicans have due to the gerrymandering in red states? 1 week ago:
What they should do is push for voting reform. There are tons of proposals for voting systems that solve the two party stalemate and the issue of gerrymandering.
If they really wanted to stop the insanity of the Republican party, that’s what they would do. Until they do, they are complicit in it.
- Comment on Is 24/7 a common idiom throughout the world? 2 months ago:
Well, I only know how it tends to work in China, where the traditional calendar is used for cultural events such as festivals, while the Gregorian calendar is used for just about everything else, including domestic business. I assumed it’s the same in most modern cultures with a different traditional calendar, but maybe I’m wrong.
- Comment on Is 24/7 a common idiom throughout the world? 2 months ago:
Is it? I know some cultures have a traditional lunar calendar, but I didn’t know there were many that didn’t also use the Gregorian calendar for business.
Which cultures have the seven day week without the solar year?
- Comment on Is there a house advantage in a "double-or-nothing" coin flip game? 3 months ago:
Not quite the same, since in my scenario the player loses everything after a loss while in the St. Petersburg Paradox it seems they keep their winnings. But it does seem relevant in explaining that expected value isn’t everything.
- Comment on Is there a house advantage in a "double-or-nothing" coin flip game? 3 months ago:
I’m looking at the game as a whole. The player has a 1 in 8 chance of winning 3 rounds overall.
- Comment on Is there a house advantage in a "double-or-nothing" coin flip game? 3 months ago:
But the odds of the player managing to do so are proportionate. In theory, if 8 players each decide to go for three rounds, one of them will win, but the losings from the other 7 will pay for that player’s winnings.
You’re right that the house is performing a Martingale strategy. That’s a good insight. That may actually be the source of the house advantage. The scenario is ideal for a Martingale strategy to work.
- Comment on Is there a house advantage in a "double-or-nothing" coin flip game? 3 months ago:
Well, they have to start over with a $1 bet.
- Comment on Is there a house advantage in a "double-or-nothing" coin flip game? 3 months ago:
I don’t think know if that applies to this scenario. In this game, the player is always in the lead until they aren’t, but I don’t see how that works in their favor.
- Comment on Is there a house advantage in a "double-or-nothing" coin flip game? 3 months ago:
You’re saying that the player pays a dollar each time they decide to “double-or-nothing”? I was thinking they’d only be risking the dollar they bet to start the game.
That change in the ruleset would definitely tilt the odds in the house’s favor.
- Comment on Is there a house advantage in a "double-or-nothing" coin flip game? 3 months ago:
Right, and as the chain continues, the probability of the player maintaining their streak becomes infinitesimal. But the potential payout scales at the same rate.
If the player goes for 3 rounds, they only have a 1/8 chance of winning… but they’ll get 8 times their initial bet. So it’s technically a fair game, right?
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- Comment on YouTube now vs then 3 months ago:
Also that weren’t intended for kids but superficially looked like they were got involuntarily flagged as such and had their comments removed.
A separate site would have been a much better solution.
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- Comment on ‘Star Trek’ Stage Musical Being Explored – Comic-Con 4 months ago:
What I usually love about musicals is the variety of songs and subject matters, and with the exception of the Klingon song, the songs all felt the same.
- Comment on Allow me to rock your perceptions 4 months ago:
Forget Sandy Loam. I want to know more about this “silly clay.”
- Comment on How am I supposed to decide who to vote for in local elections? 6 months ago:
What I can find all say seem to say more or less the same things about every candidate.
- Comment on How am I supposed to decide who to vote for in local elections? 6 months ago:
The US, but why? How does the answer differ in different countries?
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- Comment on Anon is a physicist 8 months ago:
But that’s true, isn’t it? Putting aside volume and shape.
- Comment on what has worked for you to stop getting angry thinking about people who hurt you? 11 months ago:
Those are pretty awesome! Thanks, I think I can get a lot of benefit from them.
- Comment on Why do people say that "return to office" is about raising commercial real estate prices? 1 year ago:
Ah, hm… I guess that makes sense. Bringing people to the office raises the value of surrounding retail, which in turn raises the value of the office. Thanks, that explanation clears it up.
- Comment on Why do people say that "return to office" is about raising commercial real estate prices? 1 year ago:
Buying something to create artificial demand usually isn’t a good investment strategy. A “pump-and-dump” can work if you can set off a buying frenzy and sell before it wears off, but it’s not a long-term strategy.
Besides, if that was the plan, leaving the buildings vacant would be just as effective as using them.
- Comment on Why do people say that "return to office" is about raising commercial real estate prices? 1 year ago:
Ok, so it’s about responding to local government incentives. I feel like that’s an important piece of the puzzle that’s overlooked when people say it’s about real estate prices.
- Comment on Why do people say that "return to office" is about raising commercial real estate prices? 1 year ago:
I see, so the idea is that they’re responding to external pressure from governments and financial institutions? I guess I could see that, though it shouldn’t be hard to prove by pointing to specific policies and loan conditions.
But also, some of these companies own those buildings. If they’re not in use, their value in the market drops.
How does that work? Why would a buyer care if the seller was using the building? If anything, I would think using them would depreciate their value due to wear and tear.
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- Comment on Retcon 1 year ago:
Also, it’s not uncommon to call a creation after it’s creator (that painting is a Van Gogh), so calling him “a Frankenstein” works too.
- Comment on Tale as old as time 1 year ago:
Star Trek: Picard has Picard too…
- Comment on Small children are well known to be afraid of voids (closets, under the bed) in their sleeping area. Knowing this, why don't we design children's rooms to eliminate them? 1 year ago:
That makes sense.
- Comment on Small children are well known to be afraid of voids (closets, under the bed) in their sleeping area. Knowing this, why don't we design children's rooms to eliminate them? 1 year ago:
What stopped you from doing so prior to that?
- Comment on Small children are well known to be afraid of voids (closets, under the bed) in their sleeping area. Knowing this, why don't we design children's rooms to eliminate them? 1 year ago:
The people who think not having it be one means children are avoiding rather than overcoming their fears
It may not have been intended as such originally, but if you defend the design on that basis, it becomes intentional.