I learned about the Monty Hall game in the 21 movie.
I learned about it in math class my freshman year of college. That was a great class.
Prisoner's Dilemma is the one where you have to decide whether to inform on someone, I think.
Mal: Can I come in? Inara: No. Mal: See? That's why I usually don't ask.
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Natter 58: Let's call Venezuela!
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Dana - Apr 08, 2008 10:21:04 am PDT #317 of 10001
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Glamcookie - Apr 08, 2008 10:22:05 am PDT #318 of 10001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
I always got, "Let's make a deal!" as a kid due to my name being the same (slightly diff spelling) as Mr. Hall. Annoying.
-t - Apr 08, 2008 10:22:06 am PDT #319 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Prisoner's Dilemma is the scenario where one guard always lies, one always tells the truth, one door leads to certain death, and one door leads to freedom, and you are only allowed to ask one guard one question, right?
No, Prisoner's Dilemma is you and your buddy have gotten pinched and are in separate boxes. If you both keep quiet, you'll walk, but if one of you squeals the other gets 10 years, and if you both talk you'll each get a couple of years.
Steph L. - Apr 08, 2008 10:23:02 am PDT #320 of 10001
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
Prisoner's Dilemma is the one where you have to decide whether to inform on someone, I think.
Hmm. What's the one called that I described, with the lying guard and truthful guard, and only one question? (That's not a question specifically for Dana; anyone?)
Tom Scola - Apr 08, 2008 10:23:18 am PDT #321 of 10001
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
(inevitable x-post)
Two suspects, A and B, are arrested by the police. The police have insufficient evidence for a conviction, and, having separated both prisoners, visit each of them to offer the same deal: if one testifies for the prosecution against the other and the other remains silent, the betrayer goes free and the silent accomplice receives the full 10-year sentence. If both remain silent, both prisoners are sentenced to only six months in jail for a minor charge. If each betrays the other, each receives a five-year sentence. Each prisoner must make the choice of whether to betray the other or to remain silent. However, neither prisoner knows for sure what choice the other prisoner will make. So this dilemma poses the question: How should the prisoners act?
-t - Apr 08, 2008 10:23:19 am PDT #322 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
The one where someone always lies has the name of a Greek city, I think. That starts with an E? Maybe?
Jesse - Apr 08, 2008 10:23:22 am PDT #323 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Prisoner's Dilemma is the scenario where one guard always lies, one always tells the truth, one door leads to certain death, and one door leads to freedom, and you are only allowed to ask one guard one question, right? And you don't know which guard is which. Or which door is which.
Oh, I love that one! But it's not Prisoner's Dilemma.
Emily - Apr 08, 2008 10:23:28 am PDT #324 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
I thought Prisoner's Dilemma was the one where if you push the button, the other person gets punished, but if both of you push the button, um, something bad happens.
I think that they talked about the Monty Hall thing in Numb3rs.
Yeah, for about 5 seconds, and everyone in the lecture hall went, "Oh!" Whereas I had to have it explained to me about five times, by very competent people, before it really penetrated.
tommyrot - Apr 08, 2008 10:23:36 am PDT #325 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
No, Prisoner's Dilemma is you and your buddy have gotten pinched and are in separate boxes. If you both keep quiet, you'll walk, but if one of you squeals the other gets 10 years, and if you both talk you'll each get a couple of years.
Yeah. So it's in your best interest to fuck over the other guy. Unless we're talking multiple iterations, in which case the tit for tat thing works best....
Steph L. - Apr 08, 2008 10:23:48 am PDT #326 of 10001
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
Prisoner's Dilemma is you and your buddy have gotten pinched and are in separate boxes. If you both keep quiet, you'll walk, but if one of you squeals the other gets 10 years, and if you both talk you'll each get a couple of years.
Uh, where's the dilemma? Don't talk. No dilemma. What am I missing?