09 Aug 10
Originally posted by abejnoodOf course you understand it completely, right?
http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Vinay_Deolalikar/Papers/pnp_preliminary.pdf
Thoughts? Bets?
I passed this one along to my son-in-law, Gandhi, who happens to actually be a statistical physicist. I'll let you know if he has time to respond. He is in the middle of writing a physics book for Cambridge press, not sure if he has time to even look.
09 Aug 10
Originally posted by sonhouseOf, of course not. But I'm guessing there are enough established compsci people hanging around these parts to give an opinion of sorts. It does look complicated, though...which tends to correspond with "correct"...http://xkcd.com/552/
Of course you understand it completely, right?
I passed this one along to my son-in-law, Gandhi, who happens to actually be a statistical physicist. I'll let you know if he has time to respond. He is in the middle of writing a physics book for Cambridge press, not sure if he has time to even look.
10 Aug 10
Originally posted by sonhouseDid you hear about the one guy who wasnt funny
Did you hear about the ecologist and the statistician who went deer hunting?
The ecologist took aim at his deer and missed 10 feet to the left, worried about the loss of life in the forest.
The statistician took aim and missed 10 feet to the right, said 'I got him'.
11 Aug 10
Originally posted by sonhouseThen Dick Cheney shoots them both in the face, grins and says "oops!"
Did you hear about the ecologist and the statistician who went deer hunting?
The ecologist took aim at his deer and missed 10 feet to the left, worried about the loss of life in the forest.
The statistician took aim and missed 10 feet to the right, said 'I got him'.
12 Aug 10
Originally posted by sonhouseThree kinds of lies out there...lies, *dammed* lies, and statistics.
Did you hear about the ecologist and the statistician who went deer hunting?
The ecologist took aim at his deer and missed 10 feet to the left, worried about the loss of life in the forest.
The statistician took aim and missed 10 feet to the right, said 'I got him'.