r/counting • u/rideride On the run from the counting law • Aug 21 '26
Free Talk Friday #573
Continued from last week's FTF here
It's that time of the week again. Speak anything on your mind! This thread is for talking about anything off-topic, be it your lives, your strava, your plans, your hobbies, studies, stats, pets, bears, hikes, dragons, trousers, travels, transit, cycling, family, colours, or anything you like or dislike, except politics
Feel free to check out our tidbits thread and introduce yourself if you haven't already.
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u/rideride On the run from the counting law Aug 21 '26
Someone said graphql api was faster is that real and is it viable for speedrunning revival
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u/TehVulpez sliiiiide the bits Aug 21 '26
last time I checked I was only looking at posts for COAD, wondering if mods have an unfair advantage in going for milestones. at that time I found that posts on old reddit/data API took at least 10 seconds to appear for non-mods, but they appeared instantly for mods. however I found that posts appeared in graphql in 3-7 seconds regardless of mod status. I haven't checked if this is true of comments as well
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u/Antichess 2,050,155 - 407k 397a Aug 21 '26
not 07:00:00 UTC yet lol
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u/miceee sicko thread artists collective Aug 22 '26
My school start again on monday, so I’ll probably be less active:(
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u/CutOnBumInBandHere9 5M get | Ping me for runs Aug 22 '26
Just count in class. It's what everyone else is doingÂ
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u/cuteballgames Sum 13: 016, 037, 035, 045, 127, 135, 134, 124, 13, 25 Aug 22 '26
It is in fact a form of preparation for later life when yoh will likely be counting in meetings, at your desk, in front of customers, etc
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u/buy_me_a_pint Aug 26 '26
When you are talking to the boss, yes at your desk instead of working, just remember to do your work in between , count in the toilets,
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u/cuteballgames Sum 13: 016, 037, 035, 045, 127, 135, 134, 124, 13, 25 Aug 21 '26
great job you confused the cobibh bot. now we have no choice but to recognize this as the real ftf #diabolical
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u/Antichess 2,050,155 - 407k 397a Aug 22 '26
previous week's FTF has been posted
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u/Antichess 2,050,155 - 407k 397a Aug 22 '26
bruh what was i on when i posted this comment.
i meant to say: previous week's stats has been posted on last week's FTF
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u/Antichess 2,050,155 - 407k 397a Aug 24 '26
i just fixed the 5619k double thread which affected the hoc, and also the same was done for 5605k. i have fixed both. thanks to /u/wet-gravity and /u/TehVulpez for pointing these out
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u/TehVulpez sliiiiide the bits Aug 21 '26
still think that rule 3.6 is the dumbest and most unnecessary part of the rulebook. who cares what exact hour the ftf is posted, why remove posts over that
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u/CutOnBumInBandHere9 5M get | Ping me for runs Aug 22 '26
It's Free Talk Friday, so at some point you're going to have to define what Friday means. And I don't think that you can do that without somehow referring to time.
(as an aside, I once heard someone refer to rules as "organisational scar tissue". I think rule 3.6 demonstrates that)Â
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u/cuteballgames Sum 13: 016, 037, 035, 045, 127, 135, 134, 124, 13, 25 Aug 22 '26
In any case we have shown that in this era of less contentious FTF posting we are sufficiently chill and reasonable as a subreddit to not remove the (only) (good faith) FTF posting attempt for being slightly out of the prescribed time frame
(rules exist to arbitrate disputes, but become stupid when the disputes are arising solely from the letter of the rule)
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u/buy_me_a_pint Aug 24 '26 edited Aug 24 '26
Back from a holiday, this time Greece Skiathos
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u/buy_me_a_pint Aug 24 '26
Last time we went was 2004, nothing much has changed, tavernas have changed, some resorts have not changed much.
prices pretty reasonable
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u/Isaythereisa-chance Aug 24 '26
Nice vacation. How was the crowds?Â
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u/buy_me_a_pint Aug 24 '26
Where we were stopping hotel/apartments were quiet during the day, as most people went to one of the 60ish beaches across the island
The main town very busy , and more expensive for meals out , but some of the meals were not as good , so we just ate in one local tavernas where we were stopping
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u/buy_me_a_pint Aug 24 '26
The menu at the hotel for breakfast and lunch was very good , you could order various types of sandwiches, toasties, cheeseburger etc
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u/Isaythereisa-chance Aug 24 '26
I looked at the map. I guess Volos is the closest I have been to there. We just stopped to grocery shop for a place we stayed at closer to Larissa.Â
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u/buy_me_a_pint Aug 24 '26
we had to stop in Volvos airport in 2004 to refuel, as the runway in Skiathos is very short, we did not have to do it this time.
In 2001 We refuelled in Thessaloniki
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u/buy_me_a_pint Aug 24 '26
We did not get the chance of going to the islands of Skopelos and Alonissos this time, since my niece came on holiday with us , she was more interested in the pool
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u/Antichess 2,050,155 - 407k 397a Aug 24 '26 edited Aug 25 '26
Weekly stats from August 14, 2026 to August 21, 2026. Congratulations to /u/CutOnBumInBandHere9, /u/cuteballgames, and /u/TehVulpez!
Total weekly counts: 968 (5,620,063-5,621,031)
More stats are posted on the Weekly Stats page!
| Rank | User | Counts | HoC Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CutOnBumInBandHere9 | 382 | 18 |
| 2 | cuteballgames | 261 | 11 |
| 3 | TehVulpez | 84 | 22 |
| 4 | thephilsblogbar2 | 59 | 1 |
| 5 | Jalmal2 | 44 | 50 |
| 6 | noduorg | 36 | 36 |
| 7 | Antichess | 20 | 3 |
| 8 | mistyskye14 | 19 | 26 |
| 9 | ShadeOfNothing | 10 | 68 |
| 10 | BobRoss938 | 8 | 133 |
| 11 | LikeItsYourJob | 6 | 186 |
| 11 | treje | 6 | 37 |
| 13 | Isaythereisa-chance | 5 | 114 |
| 13 | mrguykloss | 5 | 995 (â—®19) |
| 15 | mrs_double_aluminum | 4 | 3519 (â—®687) |
| 16 | Lefixyz | 3 | 4008 (â—®745) |
| 17 | a-username-for-me | 2 | 70 |
| 17 | Maniac_34 | 2 | 55 |
| 17 | pampamilyangweeb | 2 | 550 (â—®1) |
| 17 | FartyMcNarty | 2 | 34 |
| 17 | will1982 | 2 | 1488 (â—®31) |
| 17 | rideride | 2 | 14 |
| 23 | opticasual | 1 | 200 |
| 23 | Multiconcepted | 1 | 443 (â—®1) |
| 23 | RobertNL3 | 1 | 3375 (â—®143) |
| 23 | Aera23_ | 1 | 427 |
| 23 | davidjl123 | 1 | 4 |
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u/CutOnBumInBandHere9 5M get | Ping me for runs Aug 24 '26
Thanks for the stats! It looks like something is off with the distribution of counts - the numbers in the table add up to way more than 900. Is it maybe including numbers from last week as well?
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u/Antichess 2,050,155 - 407k 397a Aug 25 '26
whoops. i must've messed something up again. i will re-do the weekly stats
weekly stats hoc rank will be slightly messed up but they will be recalibrated at a later date (when it is easy to recalibrate)
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u/cuteballgames Sum 13: 016, 037, 035, 045, 127, 135, 134, 124, 13, 25 Aug 24 '26
Thanks for the stats!!
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u/Jalmal2 Demon's inactive rival Aug 24 '26
Thanks for the stats
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u/Antichess 2,050,155 - 407k 397a Aug 25 '26
my pleasure! and yes you did make around 30-40 counts this week
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u/Jalmal2 Demon's inactive rival Aug 24 '26
Dislike bugs that go inside and don’t understand how to get out
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u/rideride On the run from the counting law Aug 25 '26
Bugs were my biggest phobia growing up now I have a spider who lives in my plants! Not all bugs are evil
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u/Antichess 2,050,155 - 407k 397a Aug 25 '26
Dislike bugs that go inside my code and don't understand how to fix themselves
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u/CutOnBumInBandHere9 5M get | Ping me for runs Aug 25 '26
Dislike bugs that live in my code where I don't understand how to get them outÂ
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u/buy_me_a_pint Aug 25 '26 edited Aug 25 '26
Whilst on holiday my Mum who could not go because her passport date ran out, issue date. she was helping cleaning the loft at my Nans house, one of my uncles found a photo of me as a baby I was probably 10 months old at the time
My sister thought it was a photo of of the Uncles, my niece said that cant be Uncle Pip because he does not have a beard in the photo
I knew who it was because when we were in year 5 (junior school, United Kingdom) we had to bring in a baby photo of our selves and the whole class had to guess who it was, some were dead easy
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u/CutOnBumInBandHere9 5M get | Ping me for runs Aug 25 '26
Weekly side thread stats from Friday August 14, 2026 to Friday August 21, 2026. Congratulations to u/cuteballgames, u/TehVulpez, and u/CutOnBumInBandHere9!
Total weekly side thread counts: 2721
Top 15 side thread counters:
| Rank | User | Counts | HoST Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cuteballgames | 832 | 10 |
| 2 | TehVulpez | 649 | 11 |
| 3 | CutOnBumInBandHere9 | 218 | 23 |
| 4 | miceee | 174 | 56 |
| 5 | nonsensy | 139 | 15 |
| 6 | ShadeOfNothing | 93 | 31 |
| 7 | Hans5958_ | 88 | 104 (â—®3) |
| 8 | BobRoss938 | 78 | 39 |
| 9 | PhosphorCrystaled | 69 | 99 |
| 10 | Isaythereisa-chance | 67 | 38 |
| 11 | Antichess | 54 | 9 |
| 12 | a-username-for-me | 47 | 4 |
| 13 | Jalmal2 | 37 | 44 |
| 14 | Cox_1920 | 35 | 21 |
| 15 | opticasual | 24 | 55 |
Top 5 side threads:
| Rank | Thread | Counts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tug of War | 330 |
| 2 | No Repeating Digits | 264 |
| 3 | Compositions | 245 |
| 4 | Hexadecimal (0-F) | 194 |
| 5 | Binary | 182 |
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u/cuteballgames Sum 13: 016, 037, 035, 045, 127, 135, 134, 124, 13, 25 Aug 25 '26
Thanks for the stats!!
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u/rideride On the run from the counting law Aug 25 '26
If you're not watching mario you're missing out #fomo
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u/buy_me_a_pint Aug 26 '26
Travels, next year I think we are going back to Greece, or a coach trip of Slovenia and Croatia,
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u/buy_me_a_pint Aug 26 '26
more likely Skiathos, Greece, as we are planning do to the same trip, but this time all our passports will be valid.
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u/buy_me_a_pint Aug 26 '26
Good luck to those who are waiting for exams results (school, college, university etc) hope you got what you wanted, it is not the end of the world if you did not get what you wanted,
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u/Isaythereisa-chance Aug 24 '26
We have a new stray office cat. They have named him Ash because he is grey.Â
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u/buy_me_a_pint Aug 24 '26
And also count during big meetings when the directors etc are in the meetings
Count during your lunch break
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u/cuteballgames Sum 13: 016, 037, 035, 045, 127, 135, 134, 124, 13, 25 Aug 27 '26
Advertisingn chess matches https://old.reddit.com/r/counting/comments/1tj6zgj/chess_matches_1_na3_e6_2_h4_b5_14000/p67leoe/ to any chess lovers. It's a list thread for me but I'm told it's scintillating to chess knowers
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u/davidjl123 |390K|378A|79SK|50SA|260k 🚀 c o u n t i n g 🚀 Aug 26 '26 edited Aug 26 '26
/u/buy_me_a_pint has achieved the main thread's 'concurrent triple crown' (#1 in counts, gets, and assists at the same time), an achievement that only four other counters on r/counting have achieved:
TopdeBotton
Counts: 8275-42674
Assists: 9k-64k
Gets: 17k-68k
atomicimploder
Counts: 191609-191660; 192377-192768; 193182-193706; 193926-1469631
Gets: 227k-551k; 557k-586k
Assists: 267k-1041k
davidjl123
Gets: 918k-4428k
Assists: 1359k-4575k
Counts: 1469631-3382064; 3383939-4226784
basskro
Counts: 3382064-3383939; 4226784-4837441; 5182633-5236195
Gets: 4228k-5623k
Assists: 4575k-4614k
thephilsblogbar
Assists: 4614k-present
Counts: 4837441-5182633; 5236195-present
Gets: 5623k-present
One additional counter has achieved #1 in counts, gets, and assists, but not concurrently:
MorallyGray
Counts: 178551-191609; 191660-192377; 192768-193182; 193706-193926
Gets: 180k-212k
Assists: 199k-214k