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My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (Live Reactions & Discussion)

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A thread to discuss My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and the tie-in media.

All of the usual forum rules apply. In addition, please remember that the thread is discussing a kids' show, and it's primarily focused on the work itself, not the fanfic — in particular, we don't want to see lewdness creeping in.

     Original OP text 
I don't know WHAT the Hell happened (I blame shenanigans) but we're going to start from scratch. Post your feels for this awesome show again! Naow!

Edited by Mrph1 on Aug 26th 2024 at 10:24:26 AM

KylerThatch literary masochist Since: Jan, 2001
literary masochist
#51476: Feb 21st 2014 at 5:15:11 PM

One night in Ponyville and the world's your oyster. Not much between despair and ecstasy.

This "faculty lot" you speak of sounds like a place of great power...
JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#51477: Feb 21st 2014 at 5:15:35 PM

And when she gets to Derpy, Derpy thinks they're playing Arimaa.

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CDRW Since: May, 2016
#51478: Feb 21st 2014 at 5:19:01 PM

[up] I've never heard of that before. It looks like an interesting game.

darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#51479: Feb 21st 2014 at 5:27:39 PM

derpy's actually a great strategist and good at planning ahead, but her coordination means she often messes up the placement so it can seem like she's a bad player.

IkeAndMike Exists for some reason from Earth Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
Exists for some reason
#51480: Feb 21st 2014 at 5:30:22 PM

Getting to th interview on short notice will be hard enough. Mom kinda wants me to cancel. If I GET the job, I do t know what I'll do. But I do want the job. Or any job.

http://h0useb0und.tumblr.com/
Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
#51481: Feb 21st 2014 at 5:30:47 PM

Derpy employs Confusion Fu, doing moves all over the place and throwing the other player completely off their professional mindset

IkeAndMike Exists for some reason from Earth Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
Exists for some reason
#51482: Feb 21st 2014 at 5:40:29 PM

... fuck.

I can't access the original job listing, they took it down. So now I can't check if it's for a specific sub-agency like the last one was. fuck.

http://h0useb0und.tumblr.com/
storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#51484: Feb 21st 2014 at 6:13:13 PM

Derpy employs Confusion Fu, doing moves all over the place and throwing the other player completely off their professional mindset

The thing though is that that doesn't actually work in chess. You know a saying about a novice being the most dangerous because they make unexpected moves? No, just no. A novice is going to lose hard, every single time if the opponent is remotely competent.

Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's Play
CDRW Since: May, 2016
#51485: Feb 21st 2014 at 6:15:18 PM

The real-life examples on the trope page says otherwise. Apparently it can be pretty useful if you keep it out of the endgame.

edited 21st Feb '14 6:16:00 PM by CDRW

Starscream759 Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: In denial
#51486: Feb 21st 2014 at 6:16:01 PM

I used to play a fair bit of chess growing up, it was alright. True story.

"Transform and Roll out!" Optimus Prime
storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#51487: Feb 21st 2014 at 6:30:37 PM

The real-life examples on the trope page says otherwise. Apparently it can be pretty useful if you keep it out of the endgame.

Sorry what? If you're talking about the Confusion Fu page, the real life examples explicitly say that it doesn't work any more. And even in the 19th century, it's not like it would let a complete newbie win, you still have to be pretty good at chess theory.

Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's Play
Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
#51488: Feb 21st 2014 at 6:31:38 PM

None of them were Derpy. Derpy makes it work because she does.

CDRW Since: May, 2016
#51489: Feb 21st 2014 at 6:32:05 PM

No. It says it's not as often as pop culture has you believe. That's not the same at all as "it doesn't work anymore."

Edit: You're arguing two different things at the same time. That Confusion Fu doesn't work in chess, and that newbies can't use it to win. I'm arguing against the first, not the second.

edited 21st Feb '14 6:34:17 PM by CDRW

Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
#51490: Feb 21st 2014 at 6:34:46 PM

Today on the thread: chess theory.

LightPhaser from Is This Just Fantasy Zone Since: Jan, 2012
#51491: Feb 21st 2014 at 6:36:35 PM

[up]

Chess is booooring, let's talk about rabbits!

Totally didn't just insult anyone with that line. Mhm, totally didn't.

OrionAurora Constellation from Andromeda Galaxy Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: Abstaining
Constellation
#51492: Feb 21st 2014 at 6:37:54 PM

Evening everypony. What did I miss?

We are all made of star stuff. Very, very weird star stuff.
LightPhaser from Is This Just Fantasy Zone Since: Jan, 2012
Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
#51494: Feb 21st 2014 at 6:39:09 PM

Rabbits suck. Bunnies are way better. #shitposting

CDRW Since: May, 2016
#51495: Feb 21st 2014 at 6:39:59 PM

Jackalopes are the only way to go.

OrionAurora Constellation from Andromeda Galaxy Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: Abstaining
Constellation
#51496: Feb 21st 2014 at 6:41:06 PM

Rabbits playing chess?

We are all made of star stuff. Very, very weird star stuff.
storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#51497: Feb 21st 2014 at 6:46:16 PM

No. It says it's not as often as pop culture has you believe. That's not the same at all as "it doesn't work anymore."

Let me quote the rest of that paragraph.

While you can certainly irritate grandmasters with offbeat variants in the opening, leading them astray from their vast knowledge (and often crazy preparedness) about mainstream openings, trying confusion fu later in the game will way more often than not lose you the game in a single move without you even realizing it. The problem is that the general knowledge (as opposed to the specific knowledge of Lasker's time) got way more advanced during the last centennium.

Seems pretty clear to me. You're not going to beat a grandmaster no matter what you do.

You're arguing two different things at the same time. That Confusion Fu doesn't work in chess, and that newbies can't use it to win. I'm arguing against the first, not the second.

I'll agree that if you spend a lot of time practicing it, it's theoretically possible for it to give you a slight edge. But that's practically unfalsifiable and it's certainly not what's meant in the popular conception. For some reason, people like to think of Chess as Poker for smart people, but it isn't. It's a game of perfect information, and an incredibly well studied one at that.

Today on the thread: chess theory.

Well it started with discussion of ponies, so I think we should get some credit.

Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's Play
Starscream759 Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: In denial
#51498: Feb 21st 2014 at 6:47:29 PM

@Orion The guys were discussing chess. But anyway in only 3 days I'll be 21.

"Transform and Roll out!" Optimus Prime
Luminosity Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Lovey-Dovey
#51499: Feb 21st 2014 at 6:51:22 PM

I used to study chess as a kid with an instructor, but he was so much of a raging asshole that I quit.

The only connection with chess I have right now is Marvel chess figures I'm collecting. Spider-Man bishop, Hulk rook, and... Iron Man pawn. Huh.

IrishZombie Since: Dec, 2009
#51500: Feb 21st 2014 at 6:53:33 PM

Round robin update: Now that I finally have the time to actually write something, the final chapter is approximately 1/3 of the way finished. I'll try to get more done this weekend.


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