On January 02 2016 04:13 VisceraEyes wrote: Happy New Year fools. It's creeping up on TEN YEARS playing mafia around here!
I was part of the second game ever on this site. Wonder if there's anyone else from that era still around. Edit: Chezinu seems to be the only one Though Caller and BC still pop in now and again, and rumour has it Ace might show up again.
On January 02 2016 04:13 VisceraEyes wrote: Happy New Year fools. It's creeping up on TEN YEARS playing mafia around here!
I was part of the second game ever on this site. Wonder if there's anyone else from that era still around. Edit: Chezinu seems to be the only one Though Caller and BC still pop in now and again, and rumour has it Ace might show up again.
I remember when I was nervous about typing /in to my first game, so cool that there are newbie games around now. Happy new year to everyone. May your claims never be countered.
On January 02 2016 14:04 GreYMisT wrote: I remember when I was nervous about typing /in to my first game, so cool that there are newbie games around now. Happy new year to everyone. May your claims never be countered.
On January 02 2016 04:13 VisceraEyes wrote: Happy New Year fools. It's creeping up on TEN YEARS playing mafia around here!
I was part of the second game ever on this site. Wonder if there's anyone else from that era still around. Edit: Chezinu seems to be the only one Though Caller and BC still pop in now and again, and rumour has it Ace might show up again.
I joined in 06
I meant mafia games though, I was on TL since '05, scrub.
On January 09 2016 06:48 Blazinghand wrote: man I gotta play more CK2 and EU
Bah. I wish I was good enough for a WC. Despite having tons of hours in this game, I struggle with achievements like the silk road one. And the new alliance favour system they implemented with cossacks makes a lot of starts/nations really slow now imo.
Since the stickies tend to get ignored sometimes I'll post a link here. The database stats have received their bi-annual update along with a few new stats that I came up with.
EV rising above break-even on powerball doesn't mean you should buy powerball tickets (and note, EV STILL isn't above break-even; even at 900 million. Why?
A 1/292 million chance of winning 900 million dollars... well, then our EV for a ticket of 900 / 292 = about 3 dollars. Given that a ticket costs about 2 bucks, this seems like it might be a good deal, right? But wait! If you take the payout now in lump sum rather than over time, it's only 500 million! so your EV (500 / 292) = about $1.72. Not too great for a $2 ticket.
It gets worse, though! don't forget Uncle Sam! He'll come and take about 40%, leaving you with an EV of about $1.02 for your $2 ticket.
That being said, EV isn't a great way to approach this.
Why? Well, let's say the jackpot was even HUGER. Let's say the jackpot was so huge that it was actually an EV of $3 for a $2 ticket. Should you get one?
No.
In general, any powerball jackpot is the same size. They're all the size of "If carefully managed, you never have to work again and can live in comfort for the rest of your life. Your children won't have to work, either." Like, even the "smaller" powerball jackpots are a hundred million, easily. Even taking it as a lump sum and Uncle Sam taking a fat wet bite out, you're left with 20+ million dollars. Carefully shepherded to, 20 million dollars can easily put out several hundred thousand dollars a year without eating into principal and while fighting inflation.
So... given that even a small jackpot would have you and all your descendants living an upper class lifestyle forever, you really shouldn't care that the jackpot is larger now. If you weren't buying tickets before, the fact that the jackpot will end up paying out more shouldn't change anything for you. Either way, it was going to change your life in the same way.
On January 13 2016 22:59 kitaman27 wrote: Don't listen to this guy! He is trying to take all the winnings for himself!
Do you know why he does it? So he'd have more convincing reasons for not being around at times in mafia games --> he can ACTUALLY move, or pay for a relatives murder, arrange funeral, etc etc...
On November 17 2013 03:57 raynpelikoneet wrote: Blazinghand you should probably claim so i can laugh a lot. With maybe some pre-game actions and pictures.
Your wish is my command, it seems like if I don't yamato is just going to kill me so here's what i've been sitting on
Oh shit is yamato actually going to lynch me ._. the people i have to put up with...
Fine i'll solve this problem. I do don't lynch me I'm the Tracker
Sock head > sock is like soccer, which is known as football = football head
Also the first word of the post is "hey" and you know who is referred to by "hey, football head!" that's right, it's Arnold from Hey Arnold. And you know who Arnold is?
Yes that is right, I am the tracker, don't lynch me, you are all jubjubs for even thinking about doing it, especially you Yamato
On November 17 2013 04:00 Blazinghand wrote: yeah what are you gonna do now yamato huh
that's right you better back down
you better
.......
On November 17 2013 10:08 marvellosity wrote:
Night 1
Skanjab1s, Town Mason, was lynched! You have just under 23 hours to send in your night actions to ALL the hosts. There is a one hour resolution period at the end of the night.
Although i personally find the "Arnold - I'm a cop you idiot - tracker" claim even better than "Balrog the neutral survivor"..