What up. It's ya boy (gender neutral). Bailey. Back at it again with another Pokemon question because Pokemon and Stardew Valley are the only things rotating in my mind at any given moment.
Have you ever failed to catch a shiny Pokemon?
Yes :(
No :)
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What up. It's ya boy (gender neutral). Bailey. Back at it again with another Pokemon question because Pokemon and Stardew Valley are the only things rotating in my mind at any given moment.
Have you ever failed to catch a shiny Pokemon?
Yes :(
No :)

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Confession #1106
For the DVD commentary, I've always been curious about this passage in "Until Death or England Do Us Part" - when/how did you get the idea? Was it a burst of inspiration or something you'd been waiting a while on? I'd love to hear about it :D
"Wherever you choose to go, Caillard can anticipate you choosing to go there," Bush said. "Precisely," Hornblower agreed, still staring into the night. "But this isn't whist, sir," Bush said. "What? Whist?" Hornblower turned around to glare at Bush directly. "Whist, sir. Like you taught me. Partway through a hand, when you know where the kings are, and so do the other players, if they are good players. Knowing what they know, and knowing that they know what you know, what should you play?" "Yes, exactly," Hornblower agreed. "But they know all the same things you know, sir. Whatever you might play to surprise them, they can anticipate you, sir. That is, if they have the cards, sir." "Yes, exactly," Hornblower agreed again, feeling profoundly irritated with Bush for pointing out the obvious. "And Caillard has the cards, sir. He has men who can recognise us, and the entirety of the gendarmerie at his disposal. And unlike at the whist table, sir, we cannot wait for a new deal, not when we may be executed at the end of this one." "If you are not going to say anything useful, Bush, I pray that you be silent." Bush continued on mulishly, "This is why I prefer to play dice, sir. You can't out-think a roll of the dice, sir." Hornblower's eyes narrowed. "What are you on about?" "I'm a miserable whist partner, sir, because I don't think ahead, so my partner can't anticipate me and all his plans come to naught. You're a good whist player, sir, so Caillard can anticipate your plans. But can he anticipate this?" And so saying, Bush produced a franc coin and placed it on the table with a firm tink.
oh my god.
okay. so. hrm!
I suppose there's nothing for it but to confess all.
So, I'm a mathematician by education, and in the particular kind of math that means that I've had coursework in game theory. And I could go on a long time about game theory, but here are a few points:
The way economists do game theory is mostly wrong
The way biologists do game theory is mostly right
The question of what you should do when both you and your opponent know that the other one knows that you know a thing is a CLASSIC game theory problem
The scene in The Princess Bride between Westley and Vizzini about which cup is poisoned is a version of that problem, and that scene is much beloved and oft-quoted by every game theory student
The bit in the Sherlock Holmes story "The Final Problem" about whether to get off the train early is the same game theory problem as the poisoned-cup thing from The Princess Bride, and
Sherlock Holmes gets the answer to The Final Problem wrong. Dead wrong. So wrong. So very very wrong.
(Should I say here that my first fandom was all things Sherlock Holmes? Probably.)
Let me start with The Final Problem. (spoilers ahoy!) I promise I'll work may way back around to Hornblower eventually.
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From the DVD Commentary
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i tracked down the dvd commentary for the sneakers o'toole cutaway to see if i could get any insight into what went into his creation. sadly, they were more interested in discussing lois' sister carol than talking about him, but the reactions make it sound like he was either some sort of inside joke or just a bit they were proud of. we may never know the origin of sneakers o'toole, but maybe there's beauty in the mystery
Lucas: "What you've really got here are two characters who are both off on a very difficult journey, both feeling very alone, and comforting each other. Padmé gets comfort from comforting Anakin, but it also gives her a chance to reflect a little on the problem she's having in terms of making decisions, what she's going to do about this situation of her people suffering." [the japor pendant scene]
Lucas: "His only friend, really, is Padmé, so he's using her as his anchor." [Anakin's arrival at Coruscant]
[The Phantom Menace DVD Commentary]
It’s so slept on how Anakin and Padmé’s friendship in TPM was important and integral to both members in this party. They found peace and comfort in each other. (The Japor Snippet even serves as a pendant of solace for Padmé significantly.)
I CAN FINALLY RIP THE HORRENDOUS IN-GAME OST I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW THRILLED I AM RIGHT NOW.