crazyjimbo

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by crazyjimbo 16y ago
Integers can have an arbitrarily large but finite number of digits. They cannot have an infinite number of digits. There is a big difference.
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by crazyjimbo 16y ago
Their statement makes sense: If you have a non zero probability of something happening, say P, and N times that it could happen, then you would expect it to happen about P * N times. Lets let E = P * N. Now as N goes to infinity the number
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by crazyjimbo 16y ago
I've skimmed the paper and it's quite readable. The problem arises because probability doesn't make sense in an infinite universe. To make sense of it the authors consider a small patch of finite size and then let that finite size go arbitr
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by crazyjimbo 16y ago
I did a similar experiment last year. For 3 months I stuck to a low carb diet, influenced by the Atkin's diet, but not following it strictly. I was a very healthy weight and decided to try it after a number of arguments with friends and fam
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by crazyjimbo 16y ago
It took me far longer than it should have to get started. After clicking on the oscillator circuit I kept trying to flip the switch like your instructions say but what I didn't realise was that I had to be in simulate mode to do this. The b
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by crazyjimbo 16y ago
I've looked into this problem briefly myself, and as a PhD student who runs an academically oriented start-up/web app, it's something I'd be very interested in seeing happen. In principle it should be quite easy to get working, at least fo
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Carrying Forward the Academic Collaboration Banner(blog.scribtex.com)
2 points by crazyjimbo 16y ago|0 comments
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CSI:Internet - PDF Timebomb(h-online.com)
17 points by crazyjimbo 16y ago|7 comments
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by crazyjimbo 16y ago
Very true, but I like my numbers to behave like... well, numbers. You can define consistent algebras but I'd argue with you if you tried to call them numbers.
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by crazyjimbo 16y ago
It's also inconsistent if you assume that multiplication is distributive over addition: (-1 + 1) * -1 = -1 * -1 + 1 * -1 = -1 + -1 = -2 or (-1 + 1) * -1 = 0 * -1 = 0.
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by crazyjimbo 16y ago
I wouldn't worry too much about what Recurly did - they seemed to constantly change their mind on how their pricing would work. Now they've given up and are holding out until to July to announce new pricing. What I would take away from Recu
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by crazyjimbo 16y ago
Figure out how to do the bit I don't know how to do. The rest of the application is mostly just stuff I know how to do and only need to make sure I do properly. Figuring out how to do something is always more exciting to me than actually co