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On May 28 2015 18:59 fruity. wrote:Show nested quote +On May 28 2015 18:52 FiWiFaKi wrote:Oh sorry sorry! I liked your explanation too! Maybe a bit vague, but it seemed like you were mostly in the ride to see another explanation  I kind of understand it, but purely on the lite level  There's a real boundary to understanding this stuff, was it Bohr who said on quantum jumps "If you think you have understood it, you haven't thought about it enough". Something like that. And that from one of the greatest Theoretical Physicists ever. Obligatory:![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/I20vEEp.jpg)
So many big names! :o All at the same time!!
And that's a pretty good gender ratio for theoretical physics.
I noticed the same when I was teaching the first QM course on physics 2. The standard "do I need to know this at the test?" student that only were there to pass the course didn't question QM. Just learned to use the equations to solve the problems. The more thoughtful ones, which often also were the smarter ones, were the ones that came up to me pointing out that this didn't make any sense.
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then their understanding of what "sense" is was off ;p
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I don't know what sick mind would live 20 years in our classical world of billiard balls, hear about the double slit experiment, tunneling and QM for the first time in life, think thoroughly about it, and then go "yep, obviously it has to be like that".
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On May 28 2015 19:09 Cascade wrote:Show nested quote +On May 28 2015 18:59 fruity. wrote:On May 28 2015 18:52 FiWiFaKi wrote:Oh sorry sorry! I liked your explanation too! Maybe a bit vague, but it seemed like you were mostly in the ride to see another explanation I kind of understand it, but purely on the lite level There's a real boundary to understanding this stuff, was it Bohr who said on quantum jumps "If you think you have understood it, you haven't thought about it enough". Something like that. And that from one of the greatest Theoretical Physicists ever. Obligatory: So many big names! :o All at the same time!! And that's a pretty good gender ratio for theoretical physics. I noticed the same when I was teaching the first QM course on physics 2. The standard "do I need to know this at the test?" student that only were there to pass the course didn't question QM. Just learned to use the equations to solve the problems. The more thoughtful ones, which often also were the smarter ones, were the ones that came up to me pointing out that this didn't make any sense.
A teacher of QM hey Would love to read any thoughts you have in this field. It's so interesting. Though maybe that would be like trying to have a conversation with an ant.
What's the latest on quantum computing? I saw Michio Katu in a speech say that even though the likes of Google/NSA have allegedly bought a quantum computer, he feels that the maths just isn't there yet, so where as it might be quantum on some level (what does that even mean?!?), it's not a true quantum computer. I think he said this in the Q/A part of his 'The future of the human mind' speech.
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On May 28 2015 19:27 fruity. wrote:Show nested quote +On May 28 2015 19:09 Cascade wrote:On May 28 2015 18:59 fruity. wrote:On May 28 2015 18:52 FiWiFaKi wrote:Oh sorry sorry! I liked your explanation too! Maybe a bit vague, but it seemed like you were mostly in the ride to see another explanation I kind of understand it, but purely on the lite level There's a real boundary to understanding this stuff, was it Bohr who said on quantum jumps "If you think you have understood it, you haven't thought about it enough". Something like that. And that from one of the greatest Theoretical Physicists ever. Obligatory: So many big names! :o All at the same time!! And that's a pretty good gender ratio for theoretical physics. I noticed the same when I was teaching the first QM course on physics 2. The standard "do I need to know this at the test?" student that only were there to pass the course didn't question QM. Just learned to use the equations to solve the problems. The more thoughtful ones, which often also were the smarter ones, were the ones that came up to me pointing out that this didn't make any sense. A teacher of QM hey Would love to read any thoughts you have in this field. It's so interesting. Though maybe that would be like trying to have a conversation with an ant. What's the latest on quantum computing? I saw Michio Katu in a speech say that even though the likes of Google/NSA have allegedly bought a quantum computer, he feels that the maths just isn't there yet, so where as it might be quantum on some level (what does that even mean?!?), it's not a true quantum computer. I think he said this in the Q/A part of his 'The future of the human mind' speech.
basically: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1401.7087v2.pdf 
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On May 28 2015 19:39 puerk wrote:Show nested quote +On May 28 2015 19:27 fruity. wrote:On May 28 2015 19:09 Cascade wrote:On May 28 2015 18:59 fruity. wrote:On May 28 2015 18:52 FiWiFaKi wrote:Oh sorry sorry! I liked your explanation too! Maybe a bit vague, but it seemed like you were mostly in the ride to see another explanation I kind of understand it, but purely on the lite level There's a real boundary to understanding this stuff, was it Bohr who said on quantum jumps "If you think you have understood it, you haven't thought about it enough". Something like that. And that from one of the greatest Theoretical Physicists ever. Obligatory: So many big names! :o All at the same time!! And that's a pretty good gender ratio for theoretical physics. I noticed the same when I was teaching the first QM course on physics 2. The standard "do I need to know this at the test?" student that only were there to pass the course didn't question QM. Just learned to use the equations to solve the problems. The more thoughtful ones, which often also were the smarter ones, were the ones that came up to me pointing out that this didn't make any sense. A teacher of QM hey Would love to read any thoughts you have in this field. It's so interesting. Though maybe that would be like trying to have a conversation with an ant. What's the latest on quantum computing? I saw Michio Katu in a speech say that even though the likes of Google/NSA have allegedly bought a quantum computer, he feels that the maths just isn't there yet, so where as it might be quantum on some level (what does that even mean?!?), it's not a true quantum computer. I think he said this in the Q/A part of his 'The future of the human mind' speech. basically: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1401.7087v2.pdf
Could you give a massively abridged version
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the d-wave is not purely classical, but also not a quantum computer in the strict sense, it is a machine that localizes solutions through annealing, basically a phase transition into a local optimum.
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On May 28 2015 19:27 fruity. wrote:Show nested quote +On May 28 2015 19:09 Cascade wrote:On May 28 2015 18:59 fruity. wrote:On May 28 2015 18:52 FiWiFaKi wrote:Oh sorry sorry! I liked your explanation too! Maybe a bit vague, but it seemed like you were mostly in the ride to see another explanation I kind of understand it, but purely on the lite level There's a real boundary to understanding this stuff, was it Bohr who said on quantum jumps "If you think you have understood it, you haven't thought about it enough". Something like that. And that from one of the greatest Theoretical Physicists ever. Obligatory: So many big names! :o All at the same time!! And that's a pretty good gender ratio for theoretical physics. I noticed the same when I was teaching the first QM course on physics 2. The standard "do I need to know this at the test?" student that only were there to pass the course didn't question QM. Just learned to use the equations to solve the problems. The more thoughtful ones, which often also were the smarter ones, were the ones that came up to me pointing out that this didn't make any sense. A teacher of QM hey Would love to read any thoughts you have in this field. It's so interesting. Though maybe that would be like trying to have a conversation with an ant. What's the latest on quantum computing? I saw Michio Katu in a speech say that even though the likes of Google/NSA have allegedly bought a quantum computer, he feels that the maths just isn't there yet, so where as it might be quantum on some level (what does that even mean?!?), it's not a true quantum computer. I think he said this in the Q/A part of his 'The future of the human mind' speech.
Don't know anything about quantum computing, sorry. Seems like others in the thread do though.
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On May 28 2015 17:02 FiWiFaKi wrote:Show nested quote +On May 28 2015 15:50 swag_bro wrote:On May 28 2015 15:45 FiWiFaKi wrote:On May 28 2015 15:42 swag_bro wrote:On May 28 2015 15:07 Cascade wrote:
The minimum wage and tipping is a tricky one. On one hand it shouldn't be encouraged to employ below minimum wage, but on the other hand it is hard to motivate why a minimum wage + tips waiter should earn more than the minimum wage kitchen helper.
Maybe a more fair system would be to split the tips over all the staff? A kind of bonus system on top of the minimum wage or something. That way everyone, including the kitchen staff, would have an incentive to make every customer happy, rather than only the waiters being interested in only their customers. And how can managers check if the waiter/waitress pockets the money or not? I guess the customer should only be allowed to tip in a tip jar at the register or something? I don't know. There is no way to micromanage every single little action like pocketing tip money. Your idea sounds kinda okay in theory but would be extremely difficult to execute and maintain. And don't say honor system bullshit. In this day and age, nobody is honest. I say just remove the whole tipping bullshit and give waiters/waitresses minimum wage and let promotions to like 'Waiter II' happen and shit like that. Tipping is fucking retarded and I never do it because I firmly believe that waiters don't even deserve it. Honestly, it's quite easy. Most bars here have cameras. If someone accused someone else, you can watch the camera, and if it was true, they get a write-up or termination. And if people pay with visa/debit, good luck trying to pocket that. Even if there are cameras, they can still be exploited by someone smart. Yeah, credit card tips are a thing, but I often see cash tips more so than credit card tips. People are smart, shady and devious. It's not hard to pocket some money against whatever company policy. Like I said, eliminating the tip thing is the best way. And anyways, why do we have to tip servers? Why can't we tip baggers or cashiers? Hell, why can't I tip R1CH for making this shitty site? Well the logic is that you tip for a service to get higher quality and give more incentive to the worker. A barber or a server can vary a lot more than that of say a cashier. Like you don't tip your accountant, since you know they aren't going to mess up your taxes if you don't. Likewise, a cashier can't really give you premium service. A server can, the attitude of the server has a pronounced effect on your experience for example (well a lot of the time), that is the rationale, and thus, those are the industries that are tipped. Don't get me wrong, I think a no-tip society would be better, but I hope you can see the obstacles that would exist, and the riots that would ensue from this, as surely servers would make less on average. The nice thing for you is if you don't follow social norms, or don't have much empathy or sympathy for people, then you don't have to tip, and you will get whatever you have cheaper compared to not having tipping culture. Though I've had servers come up to me, and cry for 5 minutes (yes cry), after they had a table of 8 people or something, and a 200-300 tab, without a tip. edit: As to what I do, I tip like this: Bad service: 1% Sub-par service: 0% Average service: 5% Good service : 10% Great service: 25% Excellent service: 40-50% I think the most important thing is, don't tip when service is bad. Don't think twice about the food being good, and feeling bad for the cook (most of the time they get little anyway). If we are stuck with the system we have, at least incentive the servers to give you a good experience. If they seem completely fake, try to rush everything quickly, mess up orders, whatever. Don't tip. Like you know, a server will have puffed up cheeks and be pissed off all night, and then complain that she's getting shitty tips? Good!
Okay, while your tone is douchey, I agree that tips should reward good service, or punish the bad. But average service is 15% standard in the US. Tipping less than that is an insult, so be prepared to mean it. Tipping more is cool, and should be done to reward good service. Tipping more in a place you frequent is generally a good idea. Getting a reputation as a good tipper is great if you can. It's not a lot of money and often means you get treated very well. I tip 20% as average, which is a generous average but is pretty common. Tip up or down (mostly up) based on service.
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Can anyone tell me what my brother printed out on this envelope in Korean? He seemed to get a kick out of it, which means it is probably either childish, offensive, a dick joke, or several permutations of the aforementioned categories.
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A lot of Mr. Pinks in this crowd lol.
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" 독똥술 " translates to "Shit Poison Alcohol" according to babylon translator.
edit: oh I copied it wrong. hold on
돈똥술 is Alcohol Shit Money (Money for shitty alcohol?) which I think makes more sense.
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On May 29 2015 06:05 Najda wrote:
" 독똥술 " translates to "Shit Poison Alcohol" according to babylon translator.
edit: oh I copied it wrong. hold on
돈똥술 is Alcohol Shit Money (Money for shitty alcohol?) which I think makes more sense.
You would be correct, there was 25$ in HKD, Won, and Yuan for my trip tomorrow. thanks for the help! He mentioned it was for booze.
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Am I the only person who didn't realize this was the same person?
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Also how did I not notice his name was Mandy?
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Forever searching for murderers. #criminalminds #princessbride
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You know in stand up.. you often get hecklers? This is the single, greatest, ever, put down. Most definitely NSFW, lots of crude swearing. It's audio only.
Now I added the vod here, then listened again. And man. It has so much swearing that. Well yeah..
What I am basically saying is, I need an adult.
For those curious, who under stand it has drug use, very bad swearing, search Jim Jefferies and heckler. Am sure you can find it.
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While searching for some of my old post, I came across something that has been bugging me for some while now, and I'd like some closure.
Did I invent spawn larva? And inspire to macro mechanics in general?
These are posts from April 2008 (more than 2 years before release of WoL), suggesting spawn larva and the general idea behind macro mechanics.
spawn larva
jinro commenting on my outline of macro mechanics
I searched, but haven't seen any pre-dating references to those. Spawn larva seems to have been introduced around October 2008. Also was interesting to read things from the middle of the MBS uproar!
Could also be that they discussed this internally at blizzard before the read my post of course. If they read it at all. Anyway, I find it hard to judge my contribution in an unbiased way, so maybe you guys can help me with an outside perspective...
And if yes, should I be proud or ashamed? >_>
edit: also, I feel a bit silly for the amount of research I put into this post! :o
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On May 30 2015 15:55 Cascade wrote:While searching for some of my old post, I came across something that has been bugging me for some while now, and I'd like some closure. Did I invent spawn larva? And inspire to macro mechanics in general? These are posts from April 2008 (more than 2 years before release of WoL), suggesting spawn larva and the general idea behind macro mechanics. spawn larvajinro commenting on my outline of macro mechanicsI searched, but haven't seen any pre-dating references to those. Spawn larva seems to have been introduced around October 2008. Also was interesting to read things from the middle of the MBS uproar! Could also be that they discussed this internally at blizzard before the read my post of course. If they read it at all. Anyway, I find it hard to judge my contribution in an unbiased way, so maybe you guys can help me with an outside perspective... And if yes, should I be proud or ashamed? >_> edit: also, I feel a bit silly for the amount of research I put into this post! :o
It's possible, but I'd say its likely coincidence. As far as macro mechanics go, that one is pretty straightforward as it goes for Zerg. It reminds me of how before L4D2 came out, some poster on a forum outlined a new special zombie that should come out and pretty much exactly described the Charger, which turns out was already in development.
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