Sermil and the Banter of Randomness: Random Banter #228

[Mith]

Not only is that NOT weird, it's a wonderful tool for character development. I do it all the time!

I know too many things about some of my characters as a result but I definitely do know them, and that matters!

Can you know too much when you are essentially writing out their combined biography in a third person perspective?

[Mystic Muse]

Anybody got a suggestion for a hosting site? I got a commission of an OC done I would like to use as my avatar.

[Rater202]

Not only is that NOT weird, it's a wonderful tool for character development. I do it all the time!

I know too many things about some of my characters as a result but I definitely do know them, and that matters!

I've found that the Hiveswap Extended Zodiac is surprisingly accurate.

I took it in character as Senko--my primary character in the Naruto Roleplay. I don't have a set birthday for her so I chose a starting sign at random and still got one dead on the money in all three categories.

[Anonymouswizard]

Don't those tests work by being vague and accurate to as many people as possible? Like I remember the last specific prediction I got, 'you are desirable romantically and will buy a LEGO ISS in the near future', shame it was only half right.

[Rater202]

Don't those tests work by being vague and accurate to as many people as possible? Like I remember the last specific prediction I got, 'you are desirable romantically and will buy a LEGO ISS in the near future', shame it was only half right.

You know how they assign specific personality traits to different zodiac Signs?

(Note: I am the only person I know IRL whose sign accurately describes them, and I'm pretty sure that's in part becuase a lot of the traits assigned to cancers are common to people on the spectrum.)

It basically starts are there, but then assigns differing traits to the Derse and Prospit categories that Andrew Hussey used in Homestuck, and twelve more sets of traits set to the Aspect categories from the same to give a more accurate idea.

For real people it's still too general but it is a bit more specific and is a good thing to use as a frame of reference for a fictional character.

It doesn't really make a prediction.

[LaZodiac]

Can you know too much when you are essentially writing out their combined biography in a third person perspective?

Oh you'd be surprised.

In a more actual sense; just because I've made them doesn't mean I know what all their answers are straight away. I need to think about it, and sometimes the answer that springs up is surprising because "huh, I didn't think that about you before". I've literally had a character suddenly jump out at me and go "surprise I was trans the whole time" and it made everything click in a way that I hadn't expected.

I've found that the Hiveswap Extended Zodiac is surprisingly accurate.

I took it in character as Senko--my primary character in the Naruto Roleplay. I don't have a set birthday for her so I chose a starting sign at random and still got one dead on the money in all three categories.

I have no idea what those words mean.

[Bartmanhomer]

To be quite frank, BartmanHomer, nobody is really going to listen or meaningfully respond about the antics of whatever Youtubers have piqued your irritation at any given time. Nobody really cares about them, or wants to bother to learn about them, because they just find that sort of stuff tiresome, tedious, and/or annoying.

So, as with every other time you've complained, you're really not going to have a receptive audience complaining about anything about them, because the almost universal response is going to be "...then don't watch them. I have no desire to dedicate any brainspace to whomever they are."

I understand that and I'm just going to stop complaining and even mentioning their name.

[Peelee]

To be quite frank, BartmanHomer, nobody is really going to listen or meaningfully respond about the antics of whatever Youtubers have piqued your irritation at any given time. Nobody really cares about them, or wants to bother to learn about them, because they just find that sort of stuff tiresome, tedious, and/or annoying.

So, as with every other time you've complained, you're really not going to have a receptive audience complaining about anything about them, because the almost universal response is going to be "...then don't watch them. I have no desire to dedicate any brainspace to whomever they are."

Pardon my language, but it sounds like your petticoats have been ruffled!

[DataNinja]

Pardon my language, but it sounds like your petticoats have been ruffled!

*gasp* How uncouth.
However, I as of currently have no petticoats... but if you would like to send me one to be ruffled in, I'll gladly accept.

[Peelee]

*gasp* How uncouth.
However, I as of currently have no petticoats... but if you would like to send me one to be ruffled in, I'll gladly accept.

I do have some petticoats, but they are sustained by a system of fluid-filled bladders that-

[factotum]

Don't those tests work by being vague and accurate to as many people as possible? Like I remember the last specific prediction I got, 'you are desirable romantically and will buy a LEGO ISS in the near future', shame it was only half right.

You never got that ISS, then?

[Mystic Muse]

Yay for leftovers, meaning I can have homemade cheeseburgers at 2 AM.

[DataNinja]

Oh, nice. I should see about doing hamburgers sometime, that sounds good...

[Mystic Muse]

Oh, nice. I should see about doing hamburgers sometime, that sounds good...

Sent you my special recipe since I consider us friends.

[Fyraltari]

That's easy for me. If I could lose weight that I can manage to keep the weight.

That isn’t necessarily true.

I've found that the Hiveswap Extended Zodiac is surprisingly accurate.

I took it in character as Senko--my primary character in the Naruto Roleplay. I don't have a set birthday for her so I chose a starting sign at random and still got one dead on the money in all three categories.

Surprising. It’s almost like star signs are bunk. Imagine that.

You know how they assign specific personality traits to different zodiac Signs?

By being as vague as humanely possible?

(Note: I am the only person I know IRL whose sign accurately describes them, and I'm pretty sure that's in part becuase a lot of the traits assigned to cancers are common to people on the spectrum.)

Everybody who believes in astrology believes their star sign accurately describe them. Generic descriptions + confirmation bias is a very old trick, as any fortune teller could tell you. Not that they will, though, at least not in public.

[Rater202]

Surprising. It’s almost like star signs are bunk. Imagine that.

Your point? I admitted that they were pretty much garbage what with the "I'm the only real person I know whose sign matches up... And that's becuase the traits ascribed to those signs are also common among people with Asperger's syndrome" thing.

But we're talking about fictional characters and things like astrological signs and the like can be a valid way of fleshing out the characters, so there's really no reason to be a jerk about it...

Especially when you're talking about a test that flat out tells you that if you don't like your actual sign to ignore it and pick the one that you think fits you best as literally the first thing you do, then gets incredibly specific with further questions.

[Fyraltari]

Your point?

48º 02´ 25´´ N 4° 44´ 28´´ W
But that’s not important right now.

Sorry, if I came off standoffish, that wasn’t my intent.

[Bartmanhomer]

That isn’t necessarily true.

Surprising. It’s almost like star signs are bunk. Imagine that.

By being as vague as humanely possible?


Everybody who believes in astrology believes their star sign accurately describe them. Generic descriptions + confirmation bias is a very old trick, as any fortune teller could tell you. Not that they will, though, at least not in public.

What do you mean it isn't true? I haven't slipped up by regaining weight yet and I'm still exercising so far.

[Fyraltari]

What do you mean it isn't true? I haven't slipped up by regaining weight yet and I'm still exercising so far.

A lot of people who’ve managed to lose weight slip back into their old habits. If you keep your new habits up, you’ll be fine.

[Bartmanhomer]

A lot of people who’ve managed to lose weight slip back into their old habits. If you keep your new habits up, you’ll be fine.

Well in my case I'm not one of those people who slip up. So I'm good.

[Peelee]

48º 02´ 25´´ N 4° 44´ 28´´ W
But that’s not important right now.

Be careful, info like that could let people know you live in France.
Also, i enjoyed the joke.

Well in my case I'm not one of those people who slip up. So I'm good.

It's a funny thing, that's what everyone says.

[Bartmanhomer]

Be careful, info like that could let people know you live in France.
Also, i enjoyed the joke.

It's a funny thing, that's what everyone says.

Well, I hate to disappoint you but I haven't got back to my old habits and I'm taking my weight and health seriously. So that has to mean something here right?

[Fyraltari]

Be careful, info like that could let people know you live in France.
Also, i enjoyed the joke.

Comm — Ow deed you discovèr mai well-kepte sicret?!

[Anonymouswizard]

You never got that ISS, then?

Maybe I did, maybe I didn't

Comm — Ow deed you discovèr mai well-kepte sicret?!

It's clearly the beret you wear while typing, dead giveaway.

*Removes typing top hat, puts on casual skipper's cap* Actually I really want a skipper's hat, but don't have the £100 for a decent quality one.

[Tvtyrant]

Well, I hate to disappoint you but I haven't got back to my old habits and I'm taking my weight and health seriously. So that has to mean something here right?

No one's saying you will mess up. We all know from experience that it is harder to maintain a weight than to lose it.

Think about it: a pound of body fat takes a 3500 calorie surplus. If you eat at exactly maintenance and then you eat an extra apple, it takes 35 days for that to become a pound of body fat.

So literally tiny mistakes tend to snowball, where eating in a deficit you get the victory of seeing the pounds come off. There is also the psychological effect of obsessing over your food and exercise long term, it wears on you.

I absolutely think you can do it, I'm just warning you that the harder part is coming up.

[Cazero]

It's clearly the beret you wear while typing, dead giveaway.

*puts down baguette*
Ow daire you, seur-or-madame ! The béret iz note exclusivelie french !

[Peelee]

It's clearly the beret you wear while typing, dead giveaway.

Also the baguette.

*Removes typing top hat, puts on casual skipper's cap*

Is a skipper's cap traditional headwear whole eating kipper?

*puts down baguette*
Ow daire you, seur-or-madame ! The béret iz note exclusivelie french !

Yes, but excessive silent vowels (and sometimes consonants) are!

[Anonymouswizard]

Also the baguette.

At least we haven't mentioned the pencil moustache or string of onions.

Is a skipper's cap traditional headwear whole eating kipper?

Only at sea.

It's also not the traditional method for young schoolgirls to decide who they'll be marrying.

[Bartmanhomer]

No one's saying you will mess up. We all know from experience that it is harder to maintain weight than to lose it.

Think about it: a pound of body fat takes a 3500 calorie surplus. If you eat at exact maintenance and then you eat an extra apple, it takes 35 days for that to become a pound of body fat.

So literally tiny mistakes tend to snowball, were eating in a deficit you get the victory of seeing the pounds come off. There is also the psychological effect of obsessing over your food and exercise long term, it wears on you.

I absolutely think you can do it, I'm just warning you that the harder part is coming up.

Well, I managed to go that far. Ok, I'll admit, I do eat junk food every now and then but as long as I make very strong convictions to maintain my weight then I'm goody.

[Cazero]

string of onions.

Is that a Belmont thing? We're vampire hunters now?
I guess that's cool.