Oh, but 13 is still a dummy, right?
I don't think so, because 29+28 is < 71. So, it would still need 13 to get 71. I think. Ugh. I hate this stuff.
Would you believe that's one of the easier ones? I've still got 6 more problems to go.
We're not gonna die. We can't die, Bendis. You know why? Because we are so very pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die.
Mal ,'Serenity'
Natter 47: My Brilliance Is Wasted On You People
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.
vw bug - Nov 08, 2006 2:23:50 pm PST #8867 of 10001
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vw bug - Nov 08, 2006 2:24:19 pm PST #8868 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
Oh, and Allyson, that's wicked cool. Anything you like?
billytea - Nov 08, 2006 2:25:27 pm PST #8869 of 10001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Oh, but 13 is still a dummy, right? So I was wasn't quite completely and totally wrong before. Just mostly. But I learned things, yay.
I'm not 100% sure what a dummy is in this context, but if I'm reading it right, I don't think so. If, say, the 29-voter votes against, and the other two vote for, then whether the measure passes depends on how the 13-voter votes. But I may be misreading what the dummy is.
Or, IOW, what vw said. I think.
Liese S. - Nov 08, 2006 2:27:31 pm PST #8870 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
OMG! Are they completely gorgeous?
vw bug - Nov 08, 2006 2:30:17 pm PST #8871 of 10001
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But I may be misreading what the dummy is.
You've got that down. A dummy is one who's vote doesn't matter.
Allyson - Nov 08, 2006 2:30:46 pm PST #8872 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I'm just not sure, it's surreal.
Strega - Nov 08, 2006 2:32:52 pm PST #8873 of 10001
Oh, dur, yes, 'cause it's 71. I think I was still stuck on 58. Yeesh.
Strega - Nov 08, 2006 2:34:20 pm PST #8874 of 10001
Would you believe that's one of the easier ones? I've still got 6 more problems to go.
You can ask us another one, and if you get the same answer I do, you'll know it's wrong.
Scrappy - Nov 08, 2006 2:37:03 pm PST #8875 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I have a math question. What is 6% of 19.065?
vw bug - Nov 08, 2006 2:37:10 pm PST #8876 of 10001
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and if you get the same answer I do, you'll know it's wrong.
Bwah!
Nah...these aren't so bad. They just take a lot of working out. I have to use the Shapley-Shubik Power Index and the Banzhaf Power Index. Both are different types of ratios, and you have to write out most of the permutations of the votes. It's a wee bit crazy.