So in some ways it got more complex, but in a worse way (my opinion).
November 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
So in some ways it got more complex, but in a worse way (my opinion).
Yeah, that is the power creep, they replaced everything with creatures and took things to the board almost exclusively. Simplified by removing damage from the stack, etc. took away some level of strategy in favor of more text/abilities on creatures and walkers.
November 6, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Yeah, that is the power creep, they replaced everything with creatures and took things to the board almost exclusively. Simplified by removing damage from the stack, etc. took away some level of strategy in favor of more text/abilities on creatures and walkers.
I actually just didn't mind dying to combo, because they could mess it up, or just fizzle (storm). Games now just last forever, many matches to to time. Just...gross
November 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I actually just didn't mind dying to combo, because they could mess it up, or just fizzle (storm). Games now just last forever, many matches to to time. Just...gross
Tbh, I loved combos, I loved watching them, I loved playing them. They were great and different. I think they are a natural by product of a deeper card pool and should be celebrated rather than avoided. Control through counterspell was also great, entire decks built around tog and upheaval or dredge
November 6, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Tbh, I loved combos, I loved watching them, I loved playing them. They were great and different. I think they are a natural by product of a deeper card pool and should be celebrated rather than avoided. Control through counterspell was also great, entire decks built around tog and upheaval or dredge
Still one of greatest games ever, but rather than focusing on just being that they tried to lower creep and simplify. Lost something in the process imo.
November 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Still one of greatest games ever, but rather than focusing on just being that they tried to lower creep and simplify. Lost something in the process imo.
Magic has gotten considerably worse since the mid to late 00s. I remember going to a PTQ after a 3 year break and someone told me about JTMS, I said it couldn't be true. Now it isn't even really playable. Just my opinion of course. Also, arena was $ grab to fight hearthstone. Should have focused in.
November 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Magic has gotten considerably worse since the mid to late 00s. I remember going to a PTQ after a 3 year break and someone told me about JTMS, I said it couldn't be true. Now it isn't even really playable. Just my opinion of course. Also, arena was $ grab to fight hearthstone. Should have focused in.
I use phone numbers from famous movies or songs (8675309 or 5552368).
October 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I use phone numbers from famous movies or songs (8675309 or 5552368).
Paul, perhaps you can elaborate on something for me. I haven't seen DAGs in the literature address the time dimension in any reasonable capacity. Can you point me to any recent papers? Thanks!
August 5, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Paul, perhaps you can elaborate on something for me. I haven't seen DAGs in the literature address the time dimension in any reasonable capacity. Can you point me to any recent papers? Thanks!
Papers from the 30s-70s were just full of shade and pettiness; makes for great reading. Sometimes shade gets thrown at an entire class of academics (see ET Jaynes) and it is wonderful.
June 23, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Papers from the 30s-70s were just full of shade and pettiness; makes for great reading. Sometimes shade gets thrown at an entire class of academics (see ET Jaynes) and it is wonderful.
Yeah, I would at the minimum want a more robust explanation of what was done and why it is better than the alternative. Maybe they just thought because they knew the reader would know? Writing is hard!
June 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Yeah, I would at the minimum want a more robust explanation of what was done and why it is better than the alternative. Maybe they just thought because they knew the reader would know? Writing is hard!
Are they uniformly doubled in size? All that does is scale the estimates/errors.
June 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Are they uniformly doubled in size? All that does is scale the estimates/errors.
In fact, it seems as though we have backed ourselves into a corner on this by completely devaluing exploratory in favor of causal analysis We just don't value "looking" at the data in papers as highly anymore.
May 18, 2025 at 9:31 AM
In fact, it seems as though we have backed ourselves into a corner on this by completely devaluing exploratory in favor of causal analysis We just don't value "looking" at the data in papers as highly anymore.
Some of it is the fact that we, as a norm, have decided to communicate about data almost exclusively through summary stats. The typical table format I see is 1 table with summary stats, a discussion of the sources and "cleaning", and maybe a figure followed by estimation.
May 18, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Some of it is the fact that we, as a norm, have decided to communicate about data almost exclusively through summary stats. The typical table format I see is 1 table with summary stats, a discussion of the sources and "cleaning", and maybe a figure followed by estimation.
Dang it, you beat me to it.
May 13, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Dang it, you beat me to it.
Whoa.. shots fired.
May 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Whoa.. shots fired.
He moves frequently (at least my impression) 4 universities in 10ish years.
May 4, 2025 at 10:02 PM
He moves frequently (at least my impression) 4 universities in 10ish years.
I am of the opinion that the (purposeful) shift from a DB to DC framework was one of the largest transfers of financial risk to ever occur. It moved the curation from those with (supposed) expertise and long-run incentives to the individual which, on average, has neither
April 7, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I am of the opinion that the (purposeful) shift from a DB to DC framework was one of the largest transfers of financial risk to ever occur. It moved the curation from those with (supposed) expertise and long-run incentives to the individual which, on average, has neither
Revealed in times like these are the people who become a leader for their own benefit, reaping the rewards of power, but shirking the responsibility to represent and protect those they lead.
April 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Revealed in times like these are the people who become a leader for their own benefit, reaping the rewards of power, but shirking the responsibility to represent and protect those they lead.