Seems like you're complaining about a false negative (justifiably in this instance). Can we decrease that without increasing the opposite type of error?
Then again, you'd think the system would move quicker when the facts are this obvious.
Would anything useful be accomplished by those people even without bread and circuses such as the aforementioned TV program? I have a feeling many people would be sheep anyway, so you might as well let the sheep enjoy themselves. Those who are not sheep could have the capacity to better handle the experience/impact of the bread and circuses. P.S. Rihanna doing What's My Name on the Season 7 final did not bother me. At all.:P
someone mod this particular AC "Informative". Going off on a tangent, I wonder if the sexual orientation of lonely geeks is any different from the average - we could use some more serious levelheaded science on such things...
Yeah, I'm glad Python eventually got around to fixing that in v3, but it is annoying in v2.:)
Standard combinatorics with combinations not permutations. I just am rusty on what the underlying math is, even though I understand the concept.:)
I see where you plugged in the specific values of MegaMillions by hardcoding them. How might the code be modified by a game with no MegaBall?
P.S. in response to your P.S: Yeah, I'm relatively smart with money, but I could indeed use some help with something of this scale. Falls into the "problems I wish I had to deal with" category:P
To clarify, in "they utilize *other* dastardly methods.", the pronoun refers to Sony. Also, quick Googling does seem to reveal that Bieber is indeed his mother's firstborn.
P.S. I'm no fan of Bieber or his music, but I don't want to hate on the kid personally. It's some of his fans that are the lunatics.:P
True, though those are separate issues from nonexperts speaking on a topic. Yes, there's potential conflict of interest when those most knowledgeable about the industry have a personal stake in it
I'm not sure how much of an analogy can be drawn between very different industries, but I'll expand upon the Coca-Cola example.
Looking at their investor documents, they spent about $3 billion on advertising , out of about $30 billion revenue, or out of about $20 billion after cost of goods sold.
I _have_ wondered why musicians are strongly identified with labels unlike other business concerns' marketing agencies.
There's a tolerance of a rather imperfect status quo both amongst musicians and fans - note your point 1, for instance.
I've heard both horror stories (like yours) and success stories - although we hear a disproportionate amount about the success stories somewhat by definition.
Some but not all fault lies with the businesspeople - some not skilled in the business world, musicians or otherwise, make avoidable bad decisions.
You might happen to like only a couple songs even if the artist's good; it's not entirely limited to the "good single + album filler" artists. There are several bands where I dig the greatest hits album but haven't gotten further.
I never heard of that static-image "video" trick being used off of YouTube.:) Anyway, can't FLAC be used for higher than 16-bit/44100? (I have one of my favorite modern albums in a 24-bit/44100 release by the artist, and I've heard of yet higher FLAC resolutions)
You make a point about the recording job - that's step 1 - a bad job can't be salvaged by a good format, and a good job is still very listenable even in a bad format.
My CD rips have been lossless since I got a 1TB drive. I've been "working" hard at it for a year, and still have filled only a couple hundred gigs, most of *that* not even audio.
Some of the old rips in 128kbps I've even bothered to redo if I still have the disc handy. (It seemed kind of ironic to have longterm-favorite classics in 128 and recently acquired modern stuff in FLAC)
I notice a fairly big difference going from 128 to 256. From 256 to 320 or lossless, it's not quite as pronounced.
The CDs are at least a vast improvement on vinyl in this and various other regards. I rip in FLAC instead of MP3 like memojuez - as it's hard to find non-lossy legal downloads for many things, this is at least a minor reason
A lot of my digital collection consists of CDs I borrowed from others; that combined with some downloads means that my aversion to non-physical media is decreasing somewhat.
Though I mostly listen to the digital collection, some of the physical discs get pulled out fairly often
yeah, I don't want to reverse-discriminate against the big guy just because they're big and have done some other bad things (see signature for a somewhat less weighty example of this sentiment)
indeed, what Wakefield wrought can't entirely be reined back in even after he's exposed, as is the case with many troublemakers of all stripes. This could happen even if the instigator had publicly repented.
I figure celebrities and average Joes are both about as likely to misunderstand things outside their fields of expertise, it's just that celebrities have a larger platform to talk about things they don't understand. Celebrities are people too.:P
I'm thinking more of celebrities' political opinions than autism/vaccine BS or $cientology, but that fit too.
Also different fields of expertise - conversely, doctors shouldn't and don't tell the likes of Oprah how to be an effective entertainer. Of course, some get self-righteous about the importance of their own field, evne with some justification.
I sometimes look to fall asleep on an uncrowded bus when I'm sleep-deprived like usual without alcohol being involved. Like tomorrow, probably - it's 3 AM already. goodnight.:)
Interesting...and take note that the music inside said casing was so darn good that he didn't need to do that as a stunt, so presumably he had real good reasons.
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Seems like you're complaining about a false negative (justifiably in this instance). Can we decrease that without increasing the opposite type of error?
Then again, you'd think the system would move quicker when the facts are this obvious.
Would anything useful be accomplished by those people even without bread and circuses such as the aforementioned TV program? :P
I have a feeling many people would be sheep anyway, so you might as well let the sheep enjoy themselves.
Those who are not sheep could have the capacity to better handle the experience/impact of the bread and circuses.
P.S. Rihanna doing What's My Name on the Season 7 final did not bother me. At all.
someone mod this particular AC "Informative".
Going off on a tangent, I wonder if the sexual orientation of lonely geeks is any different from the average - we could use some more serious levelheaded science on such things...
http://www.mediafire.com/file/dhm7thh2whg3hwd/Chapter80's%20Lotto%20Numbercruncher.py
Here's your script, with the comments I've added based on our discussion
Yeah, I'm glad Python eventually got around to fixing that in v3, but it is annoying in v2. :)
Standard combinatorics with combinations not permutations. I just am rusty on what the underlying math is, even though I understand the concept. :)
I see where you plugged in the specific values of MegaMillions by hardcoding them.
How might the code be modified by a game with no MegaBall?
P.S. in response to your P.S: :P
Yeah, I'm relatively smart with money, but I could indeed use some help with something of this scale. Falls into the "problems I wish I had to deal with" category
BRB, off to play the PowerBall. :)
To clarify, in "they utilize *other* dastardly methods.", the pronoun refers to Sony.
Also, quick Googling does seem to reveal that Bieber is indeed his mother's firstborn.
P.S. :P
I'm no fan of Bieber or his music, but I don't want to hate on the kid personally. It's some of his fans that are the lunatics.
True, though those are separate issues from nonexperts speaking on a topic.
Yes, there's potential conflict of interest when those most knowledgeable about the industry have a personal stake in it
I'm not sure how much of an analogy can be drawn between very different industries, but I'll expand upon the Coca-Cola example.
Looking at their investor documents, they spent about $3 billion on advertising , out of about $30 billion revenue, or out of about $20 billion after cost of goods sold.
http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/investors/pdfs/10-K_2009/12_Coca-Cola_Item8.pdf
I _have_ wondered why musicians are strongly identified with labels unlike other business concerns' marketing agencies.
There's a tolerance of a rather imperfect status quo both amongst musicians and fans - note your point 1, for instance.
I've heard both horror stories (like yours) and success stories - although we hear a disproportionate amount about the success stories somewhat by definition.
Some but not all fault lies with the businesspeople - some not skilled in the business world, musicians or otherwise, make avoidable bad decisions.
agreed - digital album downloads seem to be one of many cases, music and otherwise, where isn't worth the trouble to try and save a couple bucks.
You might happen to like only a couple songs even if the artist's good; it's not entirely limited to the "good single + album filler" artists. There are several bands where I dig the greatest hits album but haven't gotten further.
Manufacturing/distribution is an important component of the price of a CD, yes, but it's not the only cost.
For instance, the few bucks that the actual creatives (musicians, songwriters, producers, et cetera) actually get has to come from somewhere. :P
Record labels may well take too much of a cut, yes, but they ought to get something if the artist finds them useful.
(I wonder how the retailer cut compares for CD sellers versus legal-download sites.)
Even new, buying CDs on Amazon is very price-competitive, especially if you have Prime's free shipping.
I never heard of that static-image "video" trick being used off of YouTube. :)
Anyway, can't FLAC be used for higher than 16-bit/44100? (I have one of my favorite modern albums in a 24-bit/44100 release by the artist, and I've heard of yet higher FLAC resolutions)
You make a point about the recording job - that's step 1 - a bad job can't be salvaged by a good format, and a good job is still very listenable even in a bad format.
My CD rips have been lossless since I got a 1TB drive.
I've been "working" hard at it for a year, and still have filled only a couple hundred gigs, most of *that* not even audio.
Some of the old rips in 128kbps I've even bothered to redo if I still have the disc handy.
(It seemed kind of ironic to have longterm-favorite classics in 128 and recently acquired modern stuff in FLAC)
I notice a fairly big difference going from 128 to 256. From 256 to 320 or lossless, it's not quite as pronounced.
the right to kidnap your firstborn and manufacture them in to a superstar with a 5-album deal
Justin Bieber is actually on Universal sub-label Island. Evidently, they utilize *other* dastardly methods. :)
The CDs are at least a vast improvement on vinyl in this and various other regards.
I rip in FLAC instead of MP3 like memojuez - as it's hard to find non-lossy legal downloads for many things, this is at least a minor reason
A lot of my digital collection consists of CDs I borrowed from others; that combined with some downloads means that my aversion to non-physical media is decreasing somewhat.
Though I mostly listen to the digital collection, some of the physical discs get pulled out fairly often
Yeah, Amazon is my preferred music store, with the exception of indie acts I like that sell directly on their own websites.
yeah, I don't want to reverse-discriminate against the big guy just because they're big and have done some other bad things (see signature for a somewhat less weighty example of this sentiment)
indeed, what Wakefield wrought can't entirely be reined back in even after he's exposed, as is the case with many troublemakers of all stripes. This could happen even if the instigator had publicly repented.
Yeah, conspiracy theorists tend to render their rantings unfalsifiable; add in a few other logical fallacies to boot.
I figure celebrities and average Joes are both about as likely to misunderstand things outside their fields of expertise, it's just that celebrities have a larger platform to talk about things they don't understand. Celebrities are people too. :P
I'm thinking more of celebrities' political opinions than autism/vaccine BS or $cientology, but that fit too.
Also different fields of expertise - conversely, doctors shouldn't and don't tell the likes of Oprah how to be an effective entertainer. Of course, some get self-righteous about the importance of their own field, evne with some justification.
90% of *everything* is crap - I keep on seeing evidence for Sturgeon's point. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon's_Law)
I sometimes look to fall asleep on an uncrowded bus when I'm sleep-deprived like usual without alcohol being involved. Like tomorrow, probably - it's 3 AM already. goodnight. :)
Interesting...and take note that the music inside said casing was so darn good that he didn't need to do that as a stunt, so presumably he had real good reasons.