I will be in Berkeley on June 4. But for a meeting. I'm just flying up and then flying back.
None of it means a damn thing.
Mal ,'Objects In Space'
What Happens in Natter 35 Stays in Natter 35
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Kat - May 14, 2005 7:10:09 am PDT #4148 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Lee - May 14, 2005 7:13:27 am PDT #4149 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
NO. Stay another day.
§ ita § - May 14, 2005 7:35:52 am PDT #4150 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have a question about the Make A Deal problem -- does the host turn over a goat card (forget for the moment that I want a goat, and already have a car) whether or not I've picked the car?
Betsy HP - May 14, 2005 7:36:56 am PDT #4151 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Yup. I think so.
Consuela - May 14, 2005 7:39:41 am PDT #4152 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Well, the dd/mm/yy I think of as European, not an American usage.
It's mandatory all through the military, as well. I've used it for years, since it removes confusion whether it's day-month or month-day, so long as you use the name of the month (i.e. 10 May 05 versus 5-10-05 or 10-5-05).
I'm fascinated that there's an internet community out there of any substantial size that doesn't have perceived power-differential issues.
We've invoked Snacky's Law: should we invoke Nutty's/Vee's Law too, now?
t goes off to mow the lawn, probably a better use of my time than discussing internet community psychosocial dynamics.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 14, 2005 7:40:30 am PDT #4153 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Matt, are they showing the crack junkie one too?
Is that the one with the red cap and white frosted lips? That's the clip I'm talking about. Though the whole commercial seems to be him shouting inarticulately in various guises rather than any of his speaking roles.
I think I may have sprained my throat laughing - just watched the "Truth Snake" episode of Coupling.
§ ita § - May 14, 2005 7:40:35 am PDT #4154 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Yup. I think so.
Then I have no idea how changing your pick affects your chances of winning. How does knowing that card affect anything? If I'd known it was a goat before I picked my card, my choices would be 50/50. If I find out afterwards, the odds shift?
Betsy HP - May 14, 2005 7:41:16 am PDT #4155 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
That's why it's a paradox.
Hil R. - May 14, 2005 7:42:00 am PDT #4156 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I have a question about the Make A Deal problem -- does the host turn over a goat card (forget for the moment that I want a goat, and already have a car) whether or not I've picked the car?
Yes. Otherwise, you'd then know that the one you picked wasn't it, and he'd have just ruled out one of the other other two, leaving you knowing that the remaining one was it.
§ ita § - May 14, 2005 7:42:32 am PDT #4157 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It wasn't presented as a paradox, though. Just a problem whose solution runs counter to much intuition.