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Where is the Random Thread of Randomness stuff that doesn't belong in other threads thread?
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Volpone
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So. Digital thermostats. Mine lets you set the "heat" temp and the "AC" temp differently. I'm cheap so I keep it at 82 in the summer and...I'm not entirely sure in the winter. See, in the spring and fall, when you're sort of in between needing either, sometimes I'll jog the temp up or down a couple degrees when I open the windows to keep the HVAC from accidentally coming on. Overcast today, so I can't expect the sun to bring the heat up, so I bit the bullet and turned the furnace on. Problem is, when I switched over to "heat" it said I had the temp at 65 degrees. Do I really keep the house 65 degrees in the winter or did I just bump the temp down in the spring so the furnace wouldn't come on when I opened windows? I decided I keep the temp at 67.
Volpone
Zombie Hunter
On an unrelated note, the bunk bed and ceiling fan seem like a recipe for disaster.
Volpone
Zombie Hunter
Another way I realized M$ has fucked up Solitaire: OK. If you turn off your WiFi before playing, the game runs like traditional M$ Solitaire--no ads, no annoying shit. But the other thing--and it took a minute or two to sink in--is that, by default, there's a "difficulty" level to it: Easy, Medium, Hard, etc.
HOW CAN YOU HAVE A DIFFICULTY SETTING ON A GAME OF CHANCE!? It undermines the entire premise of Solitaire--the random shuffling of the deck. "You want an easy game? OK. I'll shuffle the deck so that it gives you better cards." The fact that it is possible to set the game so the cards are in an easier or harder order ruins it. It establishes that, if the game isn't actually rigged, it is designed so that it can be rigged. How can you trust that you're pitting your skill against chance?
HOW CAN YOU HAVE A DIFFICULTY SETTING ON A GAME OF CHANCE!? It undermines the entire premise of Solitaire--the random shuffling of the deck. "You want an easy game? OK. I'll shuffle the deck so that it gives you better cards." The fact that it is possible to set the game so the cards are in an easier or harder order ruins it. It establishes that, if the game isn't actually rigged, it is designed so that it can be rigged. How can you trust that you're pitting your skill against chance?