tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post7748301379414585039..comments2023-09-13T08:39:22.249-04:00Comments on Hipster, please!: +1 blog of nerd music & culture: Nerdcore Top 10 updateZ.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14955198622421067159noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-33777007720422664622007-04-20T04:26:00.000-04:002007-04-20T04:26:00.000-04:00I remember one time I was playing a game in which ...I remember one time I was playing a game in which 2 people had to pick a number 1 through 6.<BR/><BR/>I spent about three hours arguing that they had a 1 in 6 chance (as opposed to 1 in 36 chance) of being the same number.<BR/><BR/>Against statistics majors.<BR/><BR/>That was a sad day.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for setting me straight, church.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-75223977828294900372007-04-19T23:09:00.000-04:002007-04-19T23:09:00.000-04:00I can totally plot out Steffo's obstacle course pe...I can totally plot out Steffo's obstacle course performance!<BR/><BR/>OK, what are the percentage of aerobic activities versus strength-based activites? Is dexterity involved? Does anyone have a d72 handy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-15156742424777034102007-04-19T09:17:00.000-04:002007-04-19T09:17:00.000-04:00I would pay good money to see MPFM his the Obstacl...I would pay good money to see MPFM his the Obstacle Course. :DZ.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14955198622421067159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-1115935651827966042007-04-19T06:52:00.000-04:002007-04-19T06:52:00.000-04:00Physical Challenge!!!Physical Challenge!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-49161802386672059772007-04-18T20:33:00.000-04:002007-04-18T20:33:00.000-04:00I'm glad you're not calculating my SAT score, Z.I'm glad you're not calculating my SAT score, Z.funky49https://www.blogger.com/profile/03790523264311344753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-40953758991281695562007-04-18T10:59:00.000-04:002007-04-18T10:59:00.000-04:00"fuck math"? "fuck math"? And you call yourself a ..."fuck math"? "<I>fuck math</I>"? And you call yourself a nerd! Sheesh, I don't know, some people...<BR/><BR/>(note: post may contain elements of non-seriousness)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-43973432251992147302007-04-18T10:52:00.000-04:002007-04-18T10:52:00.000-04:00um...fuck math. that is all.um...fuck math. that is all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-68611949630292034622007-04-18T09:37:00.000-04:002007-04-18T09:37:00.000-04:00Soc, remember that you're dealing with unweighted ...Soc, remember that you're dealing with <I>un</I>weighted lists there, so 'Bill' could just as easily have been listed first (or last) on each.<BR/><BR/>And even with weighted lists, that result is valid. Remember that the Tour de France winners seldom win individual stages of the race.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-28928798460176238642007-04-18T08:31:00.000-04:002007-04-18T08:31:00.000-04:00I thought of doing that, Church, but then I struck...I thought of doing that, Church, but then I struck upon the very problem Soc speaks of. The bottom line here is that I wanted to establish a consensus. That’s why I didn’t simply have a nomination period and then just let people vote for folks on some master list. Essentially, I’m using the number of times an artist is mentioned to narrow the filed down to those most admired, and then I’m using individual artist data concerning average positioning to determine his place in the final list. I like this because, at present, the number of votes folks have are almost always inversely proportional to their average relative position.Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14955198622421067159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-28874388141660654492007-04-18T00:53:00.000-04:002007-04-18T00:53:00.000-04:00Sounds reasonable enough. The only possible flaw (...Sounds reasonable enough. The only possible flaw (and I really can't conceptualize it enough to tell if it is a flaw or not), is that when people have an unweighted list, certain artists may get bumped up higher than expected in the rankings. For example, say there are a bunch people and I get to pick three of them. I pick:<BR/><BR/>1) Rob<BR/>2) John<BR/>3) Bill<BR/><BR/>A second person picks:<BR/><BR/>1)Mike<BR/>2)Gary<BR/>3)Bill<BR/><BR/>A third person picks (in no particular order):<BR/><BR/>2) Sam<BR/>2) Bill<BR/>2) Steve<BR/><BR/>Rob - 3<BR/>John - 2<BR/>Bill - 4<BR/>Mike - 3<BR/>Steve - 3<BR/>Sam - 2<BR/>Gary - 2<BR/><BR/>Although nobody voted for Bill as 1, he still gets bumped to the number 1 spot because of the person who didn't order their list (e.g., me), and thus elevated his position on the list. This is probably not a good example, because Bill got 3 votes, while the other people only got one vote.<BR/><BR/>Meh, I quit. My head hurts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-4714631594580907632007-04-17T19:57:00.000-04:002007-04-17T19:57:00.000-04:00Argh, should be "Ten points for first place, down ...Argh, should be "Ten points for first place, down to one point for <B>tenth</B>."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-31131130294068332282007-04-17T19:52:00.000-04:002007-04-17T19:52:00.000-04:00OK, here's what I would do. Seems obvious in retro...OK, here's what I would do. Seems obvious in retrospect.<BR/><BR/>Assign points for each position in a weighted list. Ten points for first place, down to one point for first (a total of 55 points for each list.) If someone has two people tied for a position, then they would split the total of those two positions (the one they're tied for and the one that's left vacant as a result.) Thus, a tie for first means that each gets half of both first (ten points) and second (nine points) places, or 9.5 points.<BR/><BR/>Then, all you need do is treat unweighted lists as ten-way ties. Each entry is worth 5.5 points (one tenth of the total points of the list.)<BR/><BR/>Add them all up, see who's the top ten and you're done.<BR/><BR/>(I encourage any math geeks to point out flaws I've overlooked.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-33946115262716208932007-04-17T14:56:00.000-04:002007-04-17T14:56:00.000-04:00Welcome to my world, Church. ;)Welcome to my world, Church. ;)Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14955198622421067159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-18985351083243554482007-04-17T14:54:00.000-04:002007-04-17T14:54:00.000-04:00Interesting, Z. I'm trying to figure out how I wou...Interesting, Z. I'm trying to figure out how I would do it, and nothing seems quite satisfactory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com