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Re:Will you drown? by JumpCrisscross on Saturday April 26, 2014 @02:04PM (#7652235)
It is appropriate that relying on a static heuristic to point one's path leaves you unfulfilled, bitter, and dead.
Re:Will you drown? by elinchrome on Saturday April 26, 2014 @02:07PM (#7652246)
I wasn't aware that clicking different things in different orders affected the outcome. I have just been clicking solve every time it comes up and not reading the captions.
Re:Will you drown? by CyberShadow on Saturday April 26, 2014 @04:07PM (#7652594)
> I wasn't aware that clicking different things in different orders affected the outcome.

I don't think it does.

Here's the relevant part of the (dart2js'd but slightly cleaned-up) code:

https://gist.github.com/CyberShadow/11329584

Edit: I made a full graph of the entire game: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7652770

Re:Will you drown? by hellbreakslose on Saturday April 26, 2014 @05:06PM (#7652741)
yes that version 2 if u open up the original js ull see bazzillion ifs
Re:Will you drown? by fcatalan on Saturday April 26, 2014 @02:19PM (#7652278)
So now stop a bit. Reread what you wrote, think about what you did and the outcome. Harrowing isn't it?