PM Mana for name change?

Nope, he was starting by snake, but nbd. :3
He'll be in this week!

This is my new favorite thing.

I'm a math major, and when school started to actually get enjoyable for me, it was under the guidance of a wonderful calculus prof who'd become a mentor of mine. When I was in calc 2, I was also in a field research class and realized that a problem we were having with developing an experiment could basically be solved with an optimization problem, only with multiple independent variables. This is a calc 4 concept, but my mentor helped me get started on learning it on my own and showed a lot of faith in my ability. It was really empowering, so the gradient vector and calculus in general hold a really special place in my heart.

Hence, Differ ∇ = Differ-Del = just a vague nod to calculus and particularly, the gradient vector. :)

https://jeremykun.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/gradient.gif

Thanks for writing again, loot!

Also, not a big deal, but this isn't correct. Ed played two matches with us (on metal and snake) before his computer died. I did make that correction after you said this last week.

Brimstone is great to interact with as a rival team leader. Every single one of my current teammates--Ed, Zacice, Morin, Moy, and Mostlybacon--is a pleasure to be around, and I consider it a huge privilege to play with them. My girl Feces is just all-around awesome.

At a higher level, Rando and Shrugger seem uncommonly nice.

':･ﾟ☆*:･ﾟヽʕ•ᴥ• ʔゝ ED LIVES. WE ARE COMPLETE. ʕﾉ•ᴥ•ʔﾉ｡･:*:･ﾟ’

In theory, you can have better matches in terms of ping throughout the regular season.

Yeah, I never had problems with this because my job involves talking all day anyway (I tutor/TA math), so I definitely feel like it's something your body adjusts to. :3

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I would highly recommend you keep an eye on xoticpc's laptop page to see if anything goes on sale. The cheapest laptop there currently is an MSI for $699, but they do have good sales sometimes, and I haven't seen another site where you'll get better specs for your money. Plus, if the policies there are the same as a few years ago, you get lifetime tech support for your PC purchase. You miight have slight issues with weight, depending on how light you wanted to go. That MSI I linked has pretty dang good default specs... but the deal with this website is that you can order their machines as listed or customize *a lot.*

Laptops by price:
http://www.xoticpc.com/custom-gaming-laptops-notebooks-gaming-laptops-ct-118-96-98.html
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BUT I will say that even though the laptop I got from there a few years ago was a fantastic machine, I did end up regretting not just building a desktop and getting a cheapo laptop because I hated carrying such a valuable thing around... and when I did eventually wreck parts of it with a liquid spill, it was gonna be crazy expensive to repair, so I ended up just building a desktop instead anyway and putting ubuntu on an ancient thinkpad for school. :)

Edit: oof, didn't see you were oz. Dunno what shipping would be like. You might be able to find a similar custom seller there?

gg to you guys as well!

I haven't had mine out, but it's just about the most commonly done surgery, so you haven't got much to worry about.

Incidentally, as much as I think sail doesn't have the full scoop on our team when he says that we're overrated, I've thought since the pre-season that EVIL would be top open. I think he's right about where he put his own team.

The deal with Ed is that his computer died just two matches after he came back, and so a huge portion of my/our time has been devoted to just making sure we have competent people to play, rather than being able to work with our usual players to put forth a super strong performance. Unfortunately, that pattern will have to continue this week and possibly next, as I may need to care for a relative in another state who's getting surgery tomorrow.

Once our roster re-stabilizes, we'll be ready to get back to pounding. B)