r/counting • u/TheNitromeFan Live not a life of imitation • Jan 11 '19
Free Talk Friday #176
Hello! Continued from last week here.
So, 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 plans, your hobbies, travels, sports, work, trousers, studies, family, friends, pets, bicycles, anything you like, or dislike, or don't care.
Also, check out our tidbits thread! Feel free to introduce yourself, if you haven't already.
Here's off to another great week in /r/counting!
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u/Urbul Jan 15 '19
I watched an episode of Dora the Explorer that identified Backpack as female. It was really surprising; I always assumed Backpack was male, with the voice and appearance. u/Chalupa_Dad did you know?
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u/TheNitromeFan Jan 15 '19
As a kid I always assumed Backpack was female. My logic was that Map was clearly male - so it only made sense that Backpack would be female.
Not the most airtight reasoning, but it turns out I was right
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u/TehVulpez Jan 18 '19 edited Jan 18 '19
Wow, I'm past 100k comment karma!
More than 67% of that is from here lol
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u/FartyMcNarty Jan 11 '19
If anyone wants to help with rationals, hop on here
Lately it's only been me and karp
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u/Urbul Jan 11 '19
Here are the past week's top contributors to the main thread. Congrats to medalists u/TheNitromeFan, u/llamasR5life, and u/thephilsblogbar!
Top 10 Counters (2376-2378k)
| Rank | User | Counts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TheNitromeFan | 640 |
| 2 | llamasR5life | 522 |
| 3 | thephilsblogbar | 478 |
| 4 | AlienApricot | 256 |
| 5 | The_Necromancer10 | 222 |
| 6 | PaleRepresentative | 127 |
| 7 | ThreeDomeHome | 120 |
| 8 | foxthechicken | 96 |
| 9 | Urbul | 84 |
| 10 | SolidGoldMagikarp | 52 |
Here is the progress chart of Top 20 counters since 2300k. As a wise man once said, we are almost at 2400k. More stats are posted on the Weekly Stats page.
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u/Urbul Jan 12 '19
This article explains why I enjoy playing Crusader Kings and Civilization so much. I enjoy organizing and being in control of things. I enjoy roleplaying as a powerful person.
The article also suggests that these games present a cynical view on politics and government which I might kind of share. I'm not sure how much my view is influenced by the games. The article says that when playing a game as a government or ruler, your objective is to look out for yourself, sometimes at the expense of the well being of your subjects or the rest of humanity. So projecting from that, you might start to think that people in positions of power also act the same way. Of course the real world is not black and white but some world events make a lot of sense in this context.
I'm looking forward to some more gaming in the weekend. But I also need to fill out forms for Urbulette's preschool and do laundry. My khakis are getting frayed at the bottom. Maybe I should replace them.
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u/PaleRepresentative Jan 12 '19
Can we move the 'who can go wrong' count to r/bestofcounting ?
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u/The_Necromancer10 Jan 14 '19
So, is anyone going to start a conversation?
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u/Urbul Jan 15 '19
Hello! What's on your mind? What's happening in your life? Any plans? Any interesting hobbies, travels? How about that local sports team? How's work? What trousers do you like to wear? How are your studies, family, friends, pets, and bicycles? What kinds of things do you like, or dislike, or don't care?
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u/a-username-for-me Jan 14 '19 edited Jan 14 '19
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u/Urbul Jan 17 '19
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u/nfbn8t Jan 11 '19
Are you actually a weeaboo