Saturday, February 28, 2009
Hormel
I recently discovered Hormel ham, which revived my love for ham. Nice thick, tasty slices. It also says a bunch of jargon on the box about being 100% natural, which I'm sure helps to make it so good. Highly recommended.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
messy
what a weird week it's been. It's 4:00 AM right now and I got out of bed 20 minutes ago.... to make myself a sandwich and quesadilla. I went to bed at 2:00 but couldn't fall asleep. My sleep cycle is messed up cause I stayed up until 9:00 AM Tuesday morning to work on a CS project. It was due 9:00 PM Tuesday but I still didn't finish even though I poured in about 30 hours into it. I also have a midterm this friday, four lab reports due in 2 1/2 weeks that I haven't started, math hw due on monday, and CS hw due tuesday. Just more bumps on the way to graduation I guess. I'm gonna hit the sack again. Let's hope I fall asleep this time.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Rating Scales
one problem I see with rating scales these days is that they are either way too generous or unbalanced. If you can give a score of 0-10, the average of all scores should be somewhere near the middle. Take the NBA dunk contest for example. I know the judges are just NBA figures who don't put that much consideration into their scores. But when the lowest score possible is a 1 or 0 and the judges never give anything lower than a 7, things don't make sense. Don't be scared to give lower scores guys. If you're going to give 8's 9's and 10's to every dunk, it leaves nothing separating the best of the best from just "good" dunks.
A good rating scale would go something like this:
10% of all scores would be 2/10 or lower
20% of all scores would be between a 2 and a 5/10
30% of all scores would be between a 5 and 7/10
30% of all scores would be between a 7 and 9/10
10% of all scores would be 9/10 or above
I know that doesn't average to a 5/10 like the perfect rating scale would, but it's a start. Much better than a rating scale where the average score is a 9. You're a critic, you don't have to love everything. Dwight Howard's glorified layup shouldn't have been a 50 last year. Nate's dunk this year was a 9. Vince Carter's dunks were all 9 and above.
A good rating scale would go something like this:
10% of all scores would be 2/10 or lower
20% of all scores would be between a 2 and a 5/10
30% of all scores would be between a 5 and 7/10
30% of all scores would be between a 7 and 9/10
10% of all scores would be 9/10 or above
I know that doesn't average to a 5/10 like the perfect rating scale would, but it's a start. Much better than a rating scale where the average score is a 9. You're a critic, you don't have to love everything. Dwight Howard's glorified layup shouldn't have been a 50 last year. Nate's dunk this year was a 9. Vince Carter's dunks were all 9 and above.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
A review of Monopoly spaces
Purple (Mediterranean and Baltic)
These spaces kinda suck. Even if you spend $250 to build a hotel on one, you're not gonna get much back. But it is easier to start a monopoly on them since there are only two of them instead of 3 like the others.
Light Blue(Oriental, Connecticut, Vermont)
These are alright. A little better than the purple ones but still not that profitable. You need all three to start building, so they're generally not worth it. Better than nothing though
Magenta/Dark Red(St. Charles, States, Virginia)
About average. $100 per house, decent profit. One good thing is that there's a chance card that says go to St. James place, increasing the number of visits to this spot. That is, unless you get that card.
Orange(New York, Tennessee, St. James)
These are good properties to own. Why? Because going to jail happens more than you think, and once a person is in jail, if they roll a 6, 8, or 9 (which have a good probability) they'll land on these.
Red(Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana)
These are among the best spaces to own. Not only do they have a high frequency of landing on, they give you good profit (about $1100 with a hotel). There's even a card that sends someone to Illinois. The best part is, if someone goes to jail, they might land on it again.
Yellow(Ventnor, Atlantic, Marvin Gardens)
I like these too. They're a little more expensive than the Red ones but give you more profit. But they are less frequently landed on.
Green(Pacific, North Carolina, Pennsylvania)
Avoid buying these. They are too expensive to buy and own and aren't too frequently landed on.
Navy(Boardwalk and Park Place)
My favorites. Yeah, they're expensive, but you get $2000 or so with a hotel on each. There are only two of them, so it's easier to end up owning both. There's even an "advance to Boardwalk card" which can instantly end the game.
Railroads(Reading, Short Line, B & O, Pennsylvania)
I like owning these too. But unless you have all four, it's not worth it. You drop $800 or so to buy each one, and there are four of them and they're spread out. Thus netting you $200 per landing. There's even a card that says go to the nearest railroad and pay double. You can win the game by just owning the Navy properties and the railroads.
Utilities(Water and Electric)
Useless. Waste of money. Even if you own both, you can only get a max of $120 per landing. There's a card that says go to the nearest utility. But unlike the card that sends you to the railroads, this doesn't give you any additional benefit like paying double. It says pay 10x your roll, which you are already getting if you own both.
These spaces kinda suck. Even if you spend $250 to build a hotel on one, you're not gonna get much back. But it is easier to start a monopoly on them since there are only two of them instead of 3 like the others.
Light Blue(Oriental, Connecticut, Vermont)
These are alright. A little better than the purple ones but still not that profitable. You need all three to start building, so they're generally not worth it. Better than nothing though
Magenta/Dark Red(St. Charles, States, Virginia)
About average. $100 per house, decent profit. One good thing is that there's a chance card that says go to St. James place, increasing the number of visits to this spot. That is, unless you get that card.
Orange(New York, Tennessee, St. James)
These are good properties to own. Why? Because going to jail happens more than you think, and once a person is in jail, if they roll a 6, 8, or 9 (which have a good probability) they'll land on these.
Red(Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana)
These are among the best spaces to own. Not only do they have a high frequency of landing on, they give you good profit (about $1100 with a hotel). There's even a card that sends someone to Illinois. The best part is, if someone goes to jail, they might land on it again.
Yellow(Ventnor, Atlantic, Marvin Gardens)
I like these too. They're a little more expensive than the Red ones but give you more profit. But they are less frequently landed on.
Green(Pacific, North Carolina, Pennsylvania)
Avoid buying these. They are too expensive to buy and own and aren't too frequently landed on.
Navy(Boardwalk and Park Place)
My favorites. Yeah, they're expensive, but you get $2000 or so with a hotel on each. There are only two of them, so it's easier to end up owning both. There's even an "advance to Boardwalk card" which can instantly end the game.
Railroads(Reading, Short Line, B & O, Pennsylvania)
I like owning these too. But unless you have all four, it's not worth it. You drop $800 or so to buy each one, and there are four of them and they're spread out. Thus netting you $200 per landing. There's even a card that says go to the nearest railroad and pay double. You can win the game by just owning the Navy properties and the railroads.
Utilities(Water and Electric)
Useless. Waste of money. Even if you own both, you can only get a max of $120 per landing. There's a card that says go to the nearest utility. But unlike the card that sends you to the railroads, this doesn't give you any additional benefit like paying double. It says pay 10x your roll, which you are already getting if you own both.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Sunday, February 1, 2009
South Park
Just watched the Elementary School Musical episode. That marks the end. I've watched every single South Park episode. This was a project I started (I think) Fall 2007. Glad to know I could accomplish something I set to do. It mostly considered of putting on an episode during lunch or dinner as my roommates will tell you. What a great show. I haven't watched the movie yet though. Next series is Friends!
Sucks about Andrew Bynum. It's weird how both times it was against the Grizzlies. We'll find out tomorrow the severity of the injury. I wonder how Gerald Wallace feels about this.
Sucks about Andrew Bynum. It's weird how both times it was against the Grizzlies. We'll find out tomorrow the severity of the injury. I wonder how Gerald Wallace feels about this.
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