Comment author: Bayeslisk 04 February 2014 04:35:42AM 0 points [-]

I have a delightful idea for the Paranoid estimation game, and I have a scenario picked out. This should be fun. :3

Comment author: sanxiyn 20 January 2014 02:19:28PM 0 points [-]

You missed lalxu daplu.

Comment author: Bayeslisk 20 January 2014 07:40:07PM 0 points [-]

So I did! Edited.

Comment author: Bayeslisk 20 January 2014 06:02:32AM 0 points [-]

This seems interesting and I might contribute.

In response to comment by TheOtherDave on Ask and Guess
Comment author: NancyLebovitz 02 December 2010 01:14:56PM *  10 points [-]

I've seen it suggested that "Guess" is an unfair portrayal-- it's how Infer cultures look to people who don't know the rules.

Comment author: Bayeslisk 19 January 2014 11:36:09PM 0 points [-]

Sorry for the necromancy - I'd call Guess cultures Hint, Subtle, or Infer/Imply/Implicit cultures, and Ask cultures Blurt, Overt, or Explicit cultures, for the full range of connotation.

In response to comment by jkaufman on Ask and Guess
Comment author: TheOtherDave 19 January 2014 01:47:16AM 1 point [-]

(nods) That makes sense. And sure, that's a possible failure mode.

In response to comment by TheOtherDave on Ask and Guess
Comment author: Bayeslisk 19 January 2014 11:27:09PM *  0 points [-]

From field experience as a Korean-American and thus someone closer in many situations to Ask, (or even TELL!) I have found a lot of success on just pretending to be endearingly forthright: making a big show of asking all the other people whether they want the last dumpling a couple of times, asking whether they're sure, etc. The fact that my uncle, my mother, and I are similar in this and that they will often take me up on this to split/outright take the dumpling, showing clearly that I am, indeed, serious about my ask, helps too.

Comment author: SaidAchmiz 19 January 2014 06:30:48AM 4 points [-]

SOYUZ NERUSHIMIY

Actual translation: INDESTRUCTIBLE UNION

(It's from the national anthem of the U.S.S.R.)

Comment author: Bayeslisk 19 January 2014 05:03:32PM 0 points [-]

I know that. I was commenting that the LWer was apparently not a Communist as one might expect, which I found slightly funny.

Comment author: philh 19 January 2014 11:50:13AM *  1 point [-]

The following passphrases were repeated (two occurances each, the only entry that occured more than twice was the blank one):

Bagel bites

EFFulgent shackles

Kissing bobbies

mimsy borogoves

SQUEAMISH OSSIFRAGE

If we go case-insensitive, there was also 'No thanks' and 'no thanks'; and 'TWO WORD' and 'Two Word'.

(The first three of those came next to each other, so they were probably just multiple entries.)

In response to comment by philh on 2013 Survey Results
Comment author: Bayeslisk 19 January 2014 05:02:42PM 0 points [-]

Yes, and this was why I did not include them.

In response to comment by philh on 2013 Survey Results
Comment author: FourFire 19 January 2014 01:30:11PM 2 points [-]

It is a datapoint that only one person apparently took up the offer of SQUEAMISH OSSIFRAGE

Comment author: Bayeslisk 19 January 2014 05:02:27PM 0 points [-]

I agree. This was clearly the object of furious guessing and second-guessing. :V

In response to 2013 Survey Results
Comment author: Bayeslisk 19 January 2014 04:06:21AM *  7 points [-]

I don't know if this is the LW hug or something but I'm having trouble downloading the xls. Also, will update with what the crap my passphrase actually means, because it's in Lojban and mildly entertaining IIRC.

EDIT: Felt like looking at some other entertaining passphrases. Included with comment.

sruta'ulor maftitnab {mine! scarf-fox magic-cakes!(probably that kind)}

Afgani-san Azerbai-chan {there... are no words}

DEFECTORS RULE

do mlatu {a fellow lojbanist!}

lalxu daplu {and another?}

telephone fonxa {and another! please get in contact with me. please.}

xagfu'a rodo {indeed! but where are all you people coming from, and why don't I know you?}

zifre dunda {OH COME ON WHERE ARE YOU PEOPLE]

eponymous hahanicetry_CHEATER {clever.}

fart butt {I am twelve...}

FROGPENIS SPOOBOMB {... and so is a lot of LW.}

goat felching {good heavens}

I don't want the prize! Pick someone else please!

I dont care about the MONETARY REWARD but you shoudl know that

Irefuse myprize

No thanks

not interested

{a lot of refusers!}

I'm gay

john lampkin (note: this is not my name)

lookatme iwonmoney {nice try guy}

mencius suckedmoziwasbetter

mimsy borogoves {repeated!}

TWO WORD {repeated, and try harder next time}

octothorpe interrobang

SOYUZ NERUSHIMIY {ONWARD, COMRADE(note: person is apparently a social democrat.)}

TERRORISTS WIN

thisissuspiciouslylike askingforourpasswordmethodologies {I should think not.}

zoodlybop zimzamzoom {OH MY GODS BILL COSBY IS A LESSWRONGER.}

AND THAT'S ALL, FOLKS.

In response to Tell Culture
Comment author: Bayeslisk 19 January 2014 03:24:22AM 3 points [-]

This seems like a really good idea, except that defecting is easy and appealing, Guess people will (as you pointed out) lose their shit, and worst of all, people just seem to get weirded out by the making explicit of things like actually understanding other people, or honestly talking about the full set of preferences - especially socially awkward ones. That said, I'd like to be able to do this with people.

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