The Syndicate

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Golden wrote:
MovingPictures07 wrote:Also, I'm having cherry pie.

PI DAY FTW
It's the 141st of March already?

Well, today's the 151st, but yeah.

As a professor for the first time last semester, I started wondering, "why are students late to class", but much more so, "why are students late to a test/final"?, because I especially never understood the latter. The easy answer is that they overslept, they're just tardy and don't care as much about their grades, etc., but I always wondered if anyone had issues like that. I was never informed of them.

Metalmarsh89 wrote:I barely made it on time for my final. The bus broke down, so I walked the rest of the way to campus (about 25 minutes). It was a nice walk though.

Man, that sucks! Just glad you made it in time.

Also, I'm having cherry pie.

PI DAY FTW

Metalmarsh89 wrote:Not as crazy as a friend of mine. He just told me that his professor was a half-hour late to the final, so he removed several questions and tossed in a bunch of extra credit.

I hope you didn't do that either Alex. :P

LOL, yeah, I definitely did not. I was 45 minutes early to my Final. :P

Metalmarsh89 wrote:
MovingPictures07 wrote:
Metalmarsh89 wrote:
MovingPictures07 wrote:It's Pi Day! Did anyone have pie or do any math?
I took a Combinatorics final today. Does that count? :P
Sure, why not?

How'd it go?
Excellent. We even got a freebie because the professor accidentally wrote in the same question twice.

Nice!

That's one of my worst nightmares when creating a test.

Metalmarsh89 wrote:
MovingPictures07 wrote:It's Pi Day! Did anyone have pie or do any math?
I took a Combinatorics final today. Does that count? :P

Sure, why not?

How'd it go?

It's Pi Day! Did anyone have pie or do any math?

Young's Double Chocolate Stout.

Seriously, the best.

Our power is out.

Metalmarsh89 wrote:
Epignosis wrote:
juliets wrote:
Epignosis wrote:School closed today.

I feel sorry for the little elementary school kids who already got picked up by the buses.
will the buses turn around and take them back or have the roads gotten too bad?
I saw the bus driver for our street drop a little girl off at her house, so I guess they all just turned around. Good thing they get paid hourly.
Hopefully Mom and Dad haven't already left for work.

I know, right? How sucky would that be?

Very sorry for your loss, S~V~S.

RadicalFuzz wrote:I'm gonna start a 24-hour videogame stream to raise money for the American Cancer Society in about 4 hours, you guys should drop by.

Sweet! Got a link yet? I'll check it out.

Upon uncovering that the treatment consensus was pretty much "it'll go away eventually", all I could think of was:

indiglo wrote:Oh, vertigo sucks! Sorry to hear that MoPi. In my experience, there's not a ton that can be done... some of the meds they give you knock you out too - so you can either lay there spinning, or lay there high.

One thing - if it does happen repeatedly, there is something that can cause it that is a pretty quick fix. It can sometimes be related to the tiny crystals waaay inside your inner ear that float in fluid and help give you your sense of balance, and up/down. Sometimes those tiny crystals can come out of their little area. If that happens, you can get vertigo. But if you go to your doctor (or physical therapist) they can lay you on a table and put your head through a short series of movements - they are in a special sequence, and work like one of those little hand held maze games I liked when I was younger. They lead the displaced crystals through your ear canal maze and get them back where they're supposed to be. Then you lay there for a bit to let them settle down & you're good to go.

Not all vertigo is caused by the ear crystal thingy, but some is. If it happens again you might call the dr just to see. I know vertigo is nooo fun. Hope you're feeling better and stay that way.

Doesn't it though? Man. I guess I had to have something bad going for me to start the year, otherwise I'd have nothing to complain about (other than PhD work starting up again). :P

Yeah, I've done a bit of research since then and found the same. Odd that there's really not much consensus in terms of any treatment.

That's really good to know, thanks so much! I'll keep that in mind.

Unfortunately, it hasn't quite gone away yet, but it is less pronounced for sure. It's weird, and tends to come in waves of intensity, I'd say for the past week I've had one worse morning, then a slightly better morning, then a worse one, etc. And it's always pronounced when I wake up and go to bed, at least now that I've made it past the first day or two, which were definitely the worst. Once I've been up for a couple of hours, usually I'm pretty solid for most of the day, so that's good.

Happy New Year, everyone! :yay:

I generally fail and/or scoff at New Year's resolutions, but 2016 I'm going to be changing that. I feel like I need to keep myself as goal-oriented as possible this year, and I've struggled to maintain that in previous years.

My parents just left this morning; they had been visiting since a few days before New Year's Eve. It was really nice to get to spend time with them, since a 20-hour or so driving distance means I don't get to see them much these days. Now I have to get back into the swing of PhD work after a few week break with barely accomplishing any such work. So far today, I've managed to accomplish little things, so I'm working myself back up... but then I opened this tab on my browser an hour or so ago. Oops. :P

It's been a really great start to the year for me, other than catching a bad case of vertigo, which oddly enough I've never had before the morning of January 1st. Weird coincidence or what?

The last day or two I've been feeling better, but it still hits me hard when I move my head suddenly or I go to lie down. Has anyone else dealt with vertigo?

indiglo wrote:Woo! Congrats MoPi and Spacedaisy!! I feel bad that I missed your nuptials! But congratulations to you both. That's fantastic! Hope you are enjoying your ongoing honeymoon phase!!

The last I heard from Illy she had been in a significant car accident (but came out ok, all things considered) and her master's thesis was kicking her butt. That's been a few weeks though, so not sure how / where she is atm. We kept in touch fairly regularly on TWD thread on HV. So, it's been however long ago since the mid-season finale. Does she pop in here? I'm thinking she never migrated over. I think she liked our little HV mafia family. I should really like to pm her too. I feel like I must miss out on so much not having the Facebook.

Let's see, what else... I'm doing pretty well. Dex is doing pretty well too. It's been a crazy year or 2 here, with all kinds of stuff happening, but hey, that's life right? And we are good. It really is hard to summarize, but over all we are doing well, happy, all that jazz. I've also gotten back into my music more, which is fantastic! But there's never enough time to spend with it. I got a new piano recently and I swear I haven't even had time to sit down and really enjoy it. If I don't actually schedule it in, it really doesn't happen. Sadly.

We had so many ideas for MST3K... wanted to turn the game on its head just a bit. And now, we are both feeling a bit more excited for it... but you guys know it's a huge project. Oh, but it could be sooooo fun.

How about all the rest of you folks? Hopefully life is going smoothly enough, or if it's bumpy at least you're holding on tight. It's nice to see at least a few names I recognize. It's so funny to see so many new names here that are totally unknown to me, but very nice! Hugs all around!

Oh god... Stoners Mafia... LMFAO That game was a TRIP and a half. Good times!

No worries, but thank you very much! Indeed we have been enjoying it.

I didn't have a ton of contact with Illy, but what I did have was very pleasant, so I'd love to hear from her again! I actually invited her over for the inaugural Syndicate game (my Avant-Garde 2) and she played, but I haven't seen her since the postgame discussion for that one.

I'm so glad to hear you both are doing well! That's awesome. I feel your pain somewhat, I'd love to get back into music and composing myself, just don't have the equipment, or the money to spend on new equipment, or the time these days. I hope to really delve back into it once I'm done with the PhD.

I'd love to play an Indi and Dex game, so count me in already.

indiglo wrote:Hey MoPi! It's great to see you too! I'm so glad this place has taken off and is doing so well. That's great!

It's been a wild life since last we spoke... but I assume the same is likely true of you, and everyone else. Life has a way of doing that. How's things with you? (And everyone else here!?!?)

(What a nerd I am, I just went back and reread that Mafia of the Absurd game. Man, you guys were hilarious in that! We were just saying that we also had an idea for an MST3K mafia that we never got around to doing. Maybe one day, eh?)

Thanks! I'm happy as well with everything, this year particularly has been a good one for the site I'd say. So much has happened!

Things are great! I don't even remember what I last told you since it's been so long, and I can't possibly summarize everything I'm sure... but I got married to the wonderful Spacedaisy in August, I have my last semester of classes upcoming in the Spring for my PhD, my parents are coming down really soon to spend some time with us for Christmas, the site is doing well and I've hosted/played some great mafia games... no complaints here.

Wild life, but good I hope? How's Dex?

Hope to host or play with you again soon too! Though I may be unable to play for a little while due to a crazy last class semester.

indiglo wrote:Wow I have not been here in forever. That automatically makes this post random.

Hello to all friends and members I do not yet know!

PS - Also, wow that's an old signature. Please to ignore. That game is so long over. Now I will need to update that thing.

Wow!!!!!!!!!

It's indi!!! Hi there! :yay:

Hope you're doing well. It's been way too long! So good to see you!

We need to catch up ASAP.

Well, even though it's just about over now in Central time, I thought I'd wish everyone a Happy Festivus!! :P

And an early Happy Christmas Eve and Christmas to those who celebrate, and Happy Holidays to those who don't!

It's been almost exactly 5 1/2 years for me now. Crazy...

Dragon D. Luffy wrote:I see someone has been pretty diligent about their PhD:

You fucking bet.

My dissertation will be: Is Audit Quality Related to Mafia Wins or Losses?

Between now and then, I need to get multiple audit teams at Big 4 and non-Big 4 firms to start playing mafia, then I can see whether mafia win or loss record exhibits a positive or negative association with common proxies for audit quality.

Indeed I did.

What tactic? I'm just having fun procrastinating.

Feel better soon, bea!

Ricochet wrote:Risky Business main theme, lol.

Still counts!

Oh, should have guessed. Lol.

Damn straight it still counts.

Ricochet wrote:School concert this evening. Background music when I arrived was Tangerine Dream.

Literally checked my pulse.

Holy shit, that's awesome!

Which composition?

Wedding pictures!!!!

Hey, AP, that was your 2000th post!

Nice! Those are awesome!

Kevin Anderson defeating Murray today was just so awesome.

S~V~S wrote:Yesterday i was going to the beach for a BBQ, and i stopped at a market not far from the beach. Almost everyone in there was in casual beachwear. On the way out, I saw an older gentleman at one of the registers, and I swear to God, what he made me think of was that that was how Llama would look as an old man.

His grooming was impeccable; his hair & mustache were snow white & neatly groomed. he wore (Pressed!) khakis with dress shoes, a navy blazer & a cravat (!!) on a 90 degree day. But he looked like he would never lose his cool regardless of the weather. His features even had a similar cast to Llamas. The mustache was a major difference; it was neat, but not particularly outstanding as mustaches go, not at all like Llamas. But otherwise...

That's so awesome!

XthAtGAm3RGuYX wrote:
Interesting. That must've been added after the thread originally went up. I remember looking through the OP for that information but didnt find it

It's not in the OP; I made a separate post right after the role listing, so that must be why.

MovingPictures07 wrote:
Dynamics

Instead of a strict NK/role power system, to better reflect the theme and try something unique, the Health and Chakra system is adapted:

• Health can only be affected by damage from other players' night actions. The health indicated for each character is the starting amount as well as the maximum. Once a player reaches 0 health, they die.

• Lynches occur during day periods as normal. Regardless of the amount of health one has, typically a lynch will still flat out kill any player, with the usual mafia game exceptions.

• Chakra determines what night actions one can currently choose to utilize. The chakra indicated for each character is the starting amount as well as the maximum. The parentheses in correspondence with each jutsu specify the amount of chakra that must be spent to execute that move.

• Multiple jutsu can be used in one night, so long as the chakra required for the jutsu is available.

• Chakra is replenished at the end of every day period. The replenishment rate is equal to a combination of a flat rate specific to your character plus or minus quality and quantity of posts during the previous night/day cycle. This is intended to reward players for contributing and punish those for failing to do so, even if not on an extreme scale.

Dragon D. Luffy wrote:Hosting a 58 player game is hard.

But it's so fun.

I should be studying yet I keep looking at role spreadhseets and answering questions at BTSCs.

DDL!

Sorry I've missed your game, only recently have I gotten back into San Antonio and into things here once again. Best of luck with running it!

I ruined it.

Right now there are exactly 132,000 posts in the Museum of Mafioso subforum. Pretty neat.

Metalmarsh89 wrote:Logan just gave me his number. Maybe I'll take him out to dinner this weekend.

Sounds frisky.

FIRST YEAR OF ACCOUNTING PHD PROGRAM DONE.

And I'm getting married in 4 days.

Oh, and I'm going to meet up with some of you folks as well.

Fuck yeah.

It's also my (deceased) grandmother's birthday, but that wasn't the intention either.

Ricochet wrote:Trivia: 8 August is Federer's birthday. Please tell me you planned this. It has to be.

I wish I had planned it, haha, but it does make the date even better than it already was.

In reality, it's literally the only possible Saturday, with a subsequent week, that I could take off in all of 2015, until December.

I will be a married man in less than 2 weeks now!!!

Considering I haven't been to PA in years, I wouldn't know, so I wonder: does anyone have any contact with Henry anymore? He was always an intriguing character, depressed and sarcastic, but nonetheless enjoyable to converse with.

Ricochet wrote:Yeah, I'm not really seeing the "fairytale" change of guards that Federer had or how the other from the Big 4 gradually came on top. Brats like Kyrgios, Dimitrov and such are very inconsistent. I really wish del Potro would return to form, he's a guy with a big heart, he can play some awesome thrillers and shouldn't be losing valuable years with his injuries. Nishikori is awesome, but I'm not sure if he's here to stay either. But that still is far from saying I can see the next Fed and Rafa, around the corner. Heck, not even at the ice cream stand.

Agreed on everything you said here completely. I'm hoping that, with the inevitable decline of the Big 3 (or Big 4, depending on how you define it), we don't see a barren wasteland that has been plaguing the Women's side much more so in my opinion.

The last few years, I keep thinking we're going to see that fresh, new talent that will shake up the game once more. I'm still waiting.

Ricochet wrote:Shame. He had chances for a two set lead. That second set tiebreak was a beauty and Djokovic really looked vulnerable.

My story and my passion for tennis is basically the same as MP's (minus my parents playing tennis), except that it started with Nadal. Plus, I have an issue with the dominant alpha athletes in sport - whether it's Federer in tennis, O'Sullivan in snooker or you name it, I can never find myself rooting with them. I'd rather see their main archnemesis or challengers (sometimes even underdogs) win or snatch their throne.

Indeed! It all went downhill fast after that rain delay.

I can understand that attitude; I actually tend to be that way myself (I can't root for Serena, ever), but Federer was an exception, I suppose because he helped me really fall in love with the game, and so anyone that threatened him thereafter immediately was met with my respectful disdain. I'd love for some new guy to come in and wipe the floor with Nadal, Djokovic, and Murray.

Somehow I don't think that'll happen any time soon though, despite Nadal's recent rapid descent and Murray's more present vulnerability. Djokovic will likely continue domination for some time.

A Person wrote:
MovingPictures07 wrote:FREAKING RAIN!!

But man, what a match so far! I was SO HAPPY when Federer pulled off that second set win. Holding out hope...!

I would create a tennis thread, but it would be just me and Rico, so... the Random thread has to put up with me actually caring about a sport around Wimbledon time. :P
It is ok, I'm used to Rico talking about the tennis

I was never really into sports, generally, which could be explained at least partially by the fact that I grew up in a household that never really was into sports. We just practically never watched them. Never even cared about the Super Bowl, I've never even watched a Super Bowl more than a few minutes. Many of the aspects of sports I always disliked result from the team-based setup, so naturally tennis appealed to me much more, and presented me with an exception.

My parents both played tennis for recreation when they were younger, so I grew up bonding with my parents (but my mother especially) watching Grand Slams. Especially Wimbledon.

Right as I was getting into tennis, I watched the ascent of Roger Federer. He quickly became my favorite and really propelled my interest in the sport. Even though I suck at tennis, Roger's determination, class, and uniquely dominant brand of tennis were really inspiring to me as a teenager. It's been a rollercoaster, watching his rivalry with Nadal, with Djokovic, and his recent struggles.

He's almost 34 years old now, which is certainly "old" in tennis terms, so seeing his inspired play this year, I was really hoping for Slam Number 18. I'm inevitably disappointed. I can't really complain though -- to see him strong and making his way to a Wimbledon final over 10 years after I started watching him, I am happy.

Nonetheless, I'll still be a bit sulky the rest of the day. :P

Well... very disappointing as a Federer fan, but what a match. Djokovic earned it. Brilliant tennis.

FREAKING RAIN!!

But man, what a match so far! I was SO HAPPY when Federer pulled off that second set win. Holding out hope...!

I would create a tennis thread, but it would be just me and Rico, so... the Random thread has to put up with me actually caring about a sport around Wimbledon time. :P

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