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Zyxzy Embrace the mindscrew from Salem, OR Since: Jan, 2001
Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#4402: Feb 11th 2012 at 9:34:05 AM

91, for me. I really bobbled the first one, not realizing which letters I could move, then nailed the rest.

edited 11th Feb '12 9:34:28 AM by Madrugada

Zennistrad from The Multiverse Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: I don't mind being locked in this eternal maze!
#4404: Feb 11th 2012 at 10:59:10 AM

Apparently the amount of space between letters is Serious Business.

alethiophile Shadowed Philosopher from Ëa Since: Nov, 2009
Shadowed Philosopher
#4405: Feb 11th 2012 at 11:25:42 AM

Kept getting 85-86%. Interesting game.

Shinigan (Naruto fanfic)
Free Devil's Lobbyist from the green room Since: Jul, 2010
Devil's Lobbyist
#4406: Feb 11th 2012 at 11:47:46 AM

88%, better than I thought considering I don't usually take notice of these things.

The loneliest people in the whole wide world are the ones you're never going to see again
Zizoz Since: Feb, 2010
#4407: Feb 11th 2012 at 9:01:58 PM

78, but could have been 87-88. Had some fun on the last one («Xylophone») by switching the os, getting me a score of 0.

Brickman Since: Jan, 2001
#4408: Feb 11th 2012 at 9:10:44 PM

Huh, 85. I actually got 100 on half of them but killed my score with a 48 on one of the others (third or fourth I think).

MisterC Angry Moth from roughly over there Since: Jul, 2010 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
Angry Moth
#4409: Feb 11th 2012 at 9:20:48 PM

83%

The scoring seemed...Odd. I got some 100% when the disparity between my kerning and the solution was worse than some of my other kerning where I didn't get 100%. Odd.

Also, I never thought I'd find this kind of game fun.

Who's an angry moth? You are! Yes you are! You're the fuzziest and angriest moth! Original pic.
alethiophile Shadowed Philosopher from Ëa Since: Nov, 2009
Shadowed Philosopher
#4410: Feb 11th 2012 at 9:32:47 PM

It is kind of fun. So are the other games on that site, which have to do with the actual shapes of letters and color selection, respectively. Fun and innovative ways to waste time.

Shinigan (Naruto fanfic)
MrAHR Ahr river from ಠ_ಠ Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: A cockroach, nothing can kill it.
Ahr river
#4411: Feb 12th 2012 at 10:43:28 AM

Highest I got was 90%. Lowest was 0% [lol]

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Joesolo Indiana Solo Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Indiana Solo
#4412: Feb 12th 2012 at 4:09:50 PM

90 on my 3rd try. 0 on my first, I did't move it at all, I was confused for somereason.

I'm baaaaaaack
alethiophile Shadowed Philosopher from Ëa Since: Nov, 2009
Shadowed Philosopher
#4413: Feb 12th 2012 at 9:26:46 PM

Up. Hah. It is to epically win.

Shinigan (Naruto fanfic)
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Zennistrad from The Multiverse Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: I don't mind being locked in this eternal maze!
#4415: Feb 14th 2012 at 9:02:45 PM

New strip!

You know, just when I begin to think Randall can't get any nerdier, he keeps topping himself.

alethiophile Shadowed Philosopher from Ëa Since: Nov, 2009
Shadowed Philosopher
#4416: Feb 14th 2012 at 9:05:49 PM

Hah. I like.

Shinigan (Naruto fanfic)
vanthebaron Mystical Monkey Master from Carlyle, Il Since: Sep, 2010
ashnazg Since: Dec, 2009
#4418: Feb 15th 2012 at 6:14:43 AM

This is an awesome idea. Timeline should include more events though, and just randomly select a few of them. Better yet, it calls up the date/year/epoch on the Wiki page and grabs a few events from it.

ryzvonusef ryzvonusef from Pakistan Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
ryzvonusef
#4419: Feb 15th 2012 at 6:21:29 AM

Link it to Wolfram Alpha (or the wiki as the poster[up]suggested), and bam! Instant app!

Damn it Randall, do it now!


Actually no need, Randall has made a spreadsheet on this, now just make the app! I truly want to be able to say, "There is an app for that!"

edited 15th Feb '12 6:25:32 AM by ryzvonusef

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GreatLich Since: Jun, 2009
#4420: Feb 15th 2012 at 3:14:52 PM

Hmm, it's not working for me though. I put it through Wolfram Alpha and for p = 1 I already get 'dates' in the BYA... (I may be old, but not that old)

[down] Ah, that seems to have done the trick!

edited 15th Feb '12 6:48:59 PM by GreatLich

OhnoaBear I'm back, baby. from Exiting, pursued by a... Since: Jan, 2011
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#4422: Feb 15th 2012 at 6:54:28 PM

Yeah, he's using the typical statistical variable of p which can't really work in most formulae if it's greater than 1, since probability is measured in fractions of hundred.

edited 15th Feb '12 6:54:53 PM by OhnoaBear

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ashnazg Since: Dec, 2009
#4423: Feb 16th 2012 at 7:04:45 AM

@ryzvonusef: Oh, that spreadsheet has been linked there from the main comic all along. What I'm saying is that it lacks variation in its options.

ryzvonusef ryzvonusef from Pakistan Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
ryzvonusef
#4424: Feb 17th 2012 at 1:30:23 AM

http://xkcd.com/1018/

I hate cops

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Fuschlatz Since: Dec, 1969
#4425: Feb 17th 2012 at 1:40:30 AM

For the uninitiated here: Dada is basically surrealist trolling by people who believe that the human race is too impure to deserve true art.

edited 17th Feb '12 1:42:48 AM by Fuschlatz


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