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[#HBC | Laundry]

Do not listen to this boorish imbecile.

Command your minions, and if they do not listen, drop them into the shark tank.

Dammit Drew, we're trying to have SERIOUS CONVERSATION here.

On the INTERNET.

Your jest is not appreciated. To the acid pits with you.

 

[Mastermind]

I like this Laundry individual.

If anything should happen to Dark Ophelia, I will permit you to stand at my side as I bring this puny world to its knees.

 

[DtJ Glyphmoney]

Whooooaoaaaaaaaoooooooooaaaaa get them name drops

 

[BarDulL]

Alright, I posted half of this gigantic analysis of Riddle's D1 play in PB. I'll post more later, but for now, sleep.

 

[Ramen King]

 

[Ramen King]

http://features.peta.org/pokemon-black-and-white-parody/

 

[Mastermind Super Fiend]

Lol they support team plasma

 

[Lovably Adorable Kanine]

See now, Ruy, I think you mighta missed my point a lil bit

I'm not saying "don't be confident" as that would definitely be the antithesis of your desire to get people to listen to you. My point was a grander one about how your suspicions and confidence never seem to lie on a spectrum. You just kinda put it out there and want people to listen to you, most of the time. Sometimes you put a case up but that's not the standard I've seen.

But that's all immaterial, my point is simply that you have historically been just as confident about your bad reads as your good ones. Say you're in a 4man mylo and you've got a top suspect. This top suspect is scum. But your last top suspect was town, and errbody mislynched said prior top suspect, and that's why you're in mylo, and then mafia leaves you alive for it figuring they can run train over you if you get 'em or that you'll make the wrong call or both.

Let's say I'm one of the other townies and the other is, eh, Glyph or something. Let's say we also had the last top suspect on our shortlist and as such helped to mislynch him. For players like Glyph and myself (and I'm talking about playstyle things here, not skill level, again that's immaterial) reevaluation after being wrong is a big thing. We'd have reservations about going with our next best gut instinct because the game is at stake and we were wrong last time, so we'd tread carefully.

But with what I've seen of you in your town game (and we both know I have seen a lot of it), your new top suspect is going to know they're on your pike before long and you'll be just as certain as you were last time. This is just the thing. I'm not saying you can't or wouldn't be cautious, of course, or even that you can't change your mind (I don't think I've seen it, but you've probably done it) but my point is that there's never a sense that your suspicions have a spectrum at all. You just latch on and gogo. And again, this is consistent with both your correct calls and your mistakes.

Alright, you played Lost, and we both suspected mentos there. That game's got a good example. I pressed Acrostic for his interaction with mentos, as I thought it was very bad. I thought it was very possible that he was scum. But i just wasn't that sure. Not enough to vote, not enough to FoS. So I just put it out there, pressured. Tried to see what he would say about himself and what others would say about the interaction. Some people agreed with my point and voiced as much, and at least one (Rajam) even asked me why I wasn't voting for Acro. This is despite having been totally transparent about the wishywashy foundations of my suspicions.

And the wishwashery ended up being the way to go, too, because Acrostic was town. As such, I was able to feel pretty good about the fact that I never pushed him forward for a lynching. And furthermore, I feel that moderation of my own impulses in this manner, and acknowledging my personal fallibility in what wasn't a very strong suspicion, is the kind of thing that leaves people willing to trust my judgment.

Which also makes people pique up and pay attention when I rarely do go "think we got scum gogogo". Because that's not always my attitude, and that's not always how I push my agenda. **** falls on a spectrum, and acknowledging that -- coupled with a little humility -- shows a level of rationality and logic that people can appreciate. And take seriously.

This is something to Delve into a lot, will need a night of sleep to think more.

 

[#HBC | marshy]

Do not listen to this boorish imbecile.

Command your minions, and if they do not listen, drop them into the shark tank.

i ****ing love this hydra

 

[Mastermind]

I will not reciprocate this... "love" of which you speak.

However, if you swear allegiance to me, I shall destroy the city of your choosing. So long as it is European.

 

[Mastermind]

And preferably Paris.

 

[#HBC | ZoZo]

I support the destruction of Paris.

 

[Mastermind Super Fiend]

Currently last minute studying for a midterm that SHOULD be easy but only have a review on HALF the material so I have to do an outline of 5 chapters ANY ****ING WAYS and have been all night and am on the third chapter and now going to eat whoo.

Yeah. I'm getting a ****ing A. Just look at my avatar.

 

[Evil Eye]

yo ran (I think you're ran) I'm doin the same. Got a midterm on wed that just snuck up on my like some kinda ninja zombie motha****a

any tips? I'm pretty much planning to do the same thing, yeah. Not enough time to read all the material, but I got online access to the article readings and the lecture ppts as well, so I figure I could do the same, make outlines, study em all night and tomorrow night, then study em some more in a megacram before the exam.

seems doable, not too worried, but melding minds in such dire straits never hurts right

 

[Mastermind Super Fiend]

Yes I have some tips in mind lemme write it up

 

[#HBC | Dark Horse]

The rest of this puny forum administration will be dropped into the shark tank.

I totally read this as the "Shank Tank"

 

[Mastermind Super Fiend]

Ok.

First, you have to consider your mindset, how much time you think you'll need, how much content you'll have to sift through, and how much questions/in what forms the questions on the midterm will come. You also have to consider the problem you think you'll face (and you should post that here so I could help with that)

So let's assume 100 questions. 7 chapters. Right? You KNOW yourself. You know how much time you need to estimate before hand to have to be able to complete. You know how much constricted time (if that makes sense) will make you give up on your goal and just say **** THIS and not go to class. You don't want that. (I'm saying if you gave yourself two hours THAT WOULD NEVER WORK because you wouldn't get enough material through in that time and I know no one would but that's just an example so you can understand)

Ok. So you now have the time estamated and have some idea of the test. Time to do the studying! Of course, if you have similar problems to my ultra major super procrastination, you may not start doing so until the very last night before.

You'll be thinking "I should start NOW" and you don't and you play LoL or watch tv because it's more comforting to you and then OH NOES you start to actually study because at that very moment your like survival instinct comes on knowing that if you wait any longer YOU WILL NOT GET **** DONE LOL so you start studying.......

And then you notice. "OH ****. Why didn't I start studying earlier. This is alot of stuff and I don't know if I'll get through it in one night." YES YOU CAN. Now this may be the part where you are tired and/or don't really think you have the will power to rip through 5-7 chapters of reading and making an outline. Yet, you are EE. Muscly. And can bring out WALL AND WALL OF STUFF in mafia. Yes, I know you have explained that this is different then something you HAVE to do, and I know of that difficulty well myself. But just remember that you CAN do that. If you can do that, you can do anything. It's just mental. Right?

So then this is the part of your mindset. You have to think of WHY you are studying. You have to think "Am I aiming for a C or an A+?" Since we all want to be stars, of course we'd want the A+. We are stressing ourselves and even getting loans and paying alot of money just for the education, so we SHOULD at least aim for the highest we can go for.

Now then. What helps me get through the night and do 90 terms in ONE NIGHT is that I think of how persistent I am with videogames, mafia, or things I just get really obessessed/interested in, and think that I can do it with studying as well. I just have to think of myself as some crazy guy that WILL STAY UP ALL NIGHT AND DO THE ****ING WORK LIKE A BOSS. The mindset you put on is very important for finishing the task. Once you get some crazy mindset like that you'll get yourself rolling and WON'T STOP.

Now on sleep and distractions.

Are you sleepy? No you are NOT NOT NOT NOT NOTTTTTTTTTTT GOING TO SLEEP. OH NO. Once you 'take a break' it's all over because you'll wake up right before class and OH NOES THE REST OF MY WORK **** IM DONE FOR AHHHH STRESS STRESS STRESS. I've done that before with just homework lol. Then at some points I realized I couldn't do those and just let it go.

Now for distractions. Anything that you keep clicking and refreshing and re-checking over and over, put it in another browser, and minimize and don't check it obv. I suggest only keeping your music playlist available for you to press play/replay/dislike etc. See Dgames? No checking Dgames until you finish ONE CHAPTER. You can have a 5 minute break of checking Dgames, then BACK TO WORK TO ANOTHER CHAPTER. Remember to keep listening to your jams so you aren't just doing work without it. I can't ever do work without it.

That's all I can think of and I RUSHED IT YEAH BABY YEAH and feel free to ask any questions hahaha.

 

[Mastermind Super Fiend]

OH yeah another thing. I used the half review to look at where the professor my have looked to pull questions from and just tried to mostly go from there.

I would stay clear of caffeine because I don't want you breaking down and falling asleep in a crucial super catch up.

Also remember not to take a really long break because it'll get you out of the groove just like I'm in now and I kinda have to 'get myself back in' and it takes a whileeee to do so because I procrastinate with the "I should do it now" but I'm not worried because I know I can do it before LATER lol but then LATER comes and OH ****

So yeah ask the questions and I'll check a lil later obviously still early because I have some other things to do that I procrastinated on (to be specific, turn in a time sheet for pay, do this, a 2 page paper which should be easy compared to this, and a short catch up in mafia which won't be a prob)

the life of a procrastinator.

 

[Mastermind Super Fiend]

OH OH OH

another thing.

Sit up. You won't be able to do it laying down and it'll only make you sleepier and it will be harder to write the stuff down.

Also I'm just typing the stuff it's easier that way instead of trying to highlight which would be effective but WE DON'T HAVE THE TIME LOL

another thing I do is I keep checking my watch for the time so that I am constantly reminding myself of how much time I'm actually taking.

 

[Mastermind Super Fiend]

One more thing I just remembered is that little things will take your time away like mom asking you to take the trash or things that you usually have to do but will piss you off even MORE just because you want to have ALL the time for hyper studying.

If that happens just get over it and do with whatever time you still have left. This is why you should give yourself THAT much more time just in case.

I also super suggest you get note cards and use them. Those work wonders for me on tests.

Here is the song I'm listening to on repeat cuz it's so ****ing awesome and it is helping me stay on track:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83ZMUMOIlmg

 

[vanderzant]

http://features.peta.org/pokemon-black-and-white-parody/

They tried to sue Nintendo because Mario having a Tanooki Tail power up in 3D Land was somehow glorifying animal cruelty to kids.

 

[vanderzant]

I will not reciprocate this... "love" of which you speak.

However, if you swear allegiance to me, I shall destroy the city of your choosing. So long as it is European.

I see Ryker's hydras continue to use the least readable font colours possible.

 

[Mastermind Super Fiend]

Whoo got chapter 4 done. One more then I'll possibly do my paper and then I should ALMOST be set. xD

 

[#HBC | ѕoup]

The V/LA thread has been like a mini mafia game lately. All these freaking walls.

 

[Mastermind Super Fiend]

Hehe. Chapter five down. Whoo hoo. Finally.

Now what to do.

Study? Maybe do my paper. Hrm hrm hrm.

 

[Mastermind Super Fiend]

**** yeah I did my paper.

Now sleep time for now. Not much left to do. Mafia I can be lazy in HAHAHA ITS NOT SCHOOL.

And then this paper thingy I have to turn in for pay but it can be done later.

I am getting an A. And SLEEP. **** YEAH.

 

[#HBC | Nabe]

I see Ryker's hydras continue to use the least readable font colours possible.

This guy knows what's up.

On the subject of school, I have to write three 500 word responses to readings I haven't read yet, by Wednesday! :D

 

[Handorin]

I have my German literature midterm today. I have to talk about literature. In German. Yay.

 

[~ Gheb ~]

Sounds nice.

 

[#HBC | ZoZo]

This guy knows what's up.

On the subject of school, I have to write three 500 word responses to readings I haven't read yet, by Wednesday! :D

500 words is nothing though

 

[#HBC | Kary]

Except you don't complete the task by putting down any old 500 words.

and he has to do it x3

and he will have to take the time to do the readings as well

so, worktime


but wait, it's for philosophy?

what'chu reading Nabe?

 

[Handorin]

Sounds nice.

I know. Right? German isn't the problem. It's talking about literature with enough content.

 

[Vinylic.]

Hey, what if 2 hydras make a hydra account for mafia?

/plannings on judge mafia.

 

[BSL]

pink lemonade

 

[Orboknown]

that's ran and july?

 

[BSL]

Aaaaaand Joey, I think.

 

[#HBC | Red Ryu]

You're forgetting that me, John, Joey, J, Ran, July, Nabe, Orbo got a hydra called 8 headed Hydra will /in a game someday.

 

[Orboknown]

You're forgetting that me, John, Joey, J, Ran, July, Nabe, Orbo got a hydra called 8 headed Hydra will /in a game someday.

that will be utter qt chaos when we get to it.
especially if we also draw scum.
9-11 person QT?

 

[#HBC | Red Ryu]

Somewhere around there, fun game, then our hydra dies and the QT loses 8 people :<

 

[Orboknown]

man there would be so many contradictions..
but we would(probably) never get prodded :d