"Guess and check" is common in more advanced algorithms, from Newton's method in high school calculus to non-linear lifting-line theory in undergraduate aerodynamics. One could argue that "guess and check" underlies the field of genetic algorithms. It may seem crude, but interation through semi-random solutions can produce accurate results more quickly than other methods in many cases. Particularly in engineering, the quality of the final result is often more important than the solution method's elegance.
Hyperbole aside, that sentence raises an excellent point. Most likely he was referring to Thomas Jefferson's idea of an "academical village". Therein lies the strangeness. Who would have guessed that nearly 2 centuries later, there are no academical village papers on cream cheese? "Bizarre" is an understatement.
I don't give a shit. Halo 1 I'd rate two stars (out of five), Halo 2 one star. Both were terrible games, straight up running and gunning with incredibly lame maps ("Hmm, have I been here before?"). I had more fun staring at goatse.
This is one of the funniest posts I've read on Slashdot in a long time, and a nice break from lame "geek humor." Jesus fuck people, lighten up. The mods must be crazy.
AC has firsthand experience, unlike every other responder to the question. His opinion is the only informed one. The other comments are like Katie Couric talking about linux.
I'll probably get modded down like the parent, but the parent has a point. It's absolute madness to consult a bunch of random geeks on the internet about this. Your question doesn't relate to open source software or emerging technology; it's not news for nerds or anything for nerds. And I have a point too: what someone says is far more important than how he says it.
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My name isn't Julia.
but poor execution.
Sorry, I don't like feminazis.
Would the color really matter if you could resell it for a month's worth of food?
"Guess and check" is common in more advanced algorithms, from Newton's method in high school calculus to non-linear lifting-line theory in undergraduate aerodynamics. One could argue that "guess and check" underlies the field of genetic algorithms. It may seem crude, but interation through semi-random solutions can produce accurate results more quickly than other methods in many cases. Particularly in engineering, the quality of the final result is often more important than the solution method's elegance.
You're shocked and tickled, that's nice.
Doctor Memory writes
Statistics are fun to play with, of course, but note that IIS has taken a dramatic upturn, at the expense of Apache.
-1 Flamebait.
Maybe you should. There's quite a difference.
No, demo recording does not exist.
Sup timecop.
Well I make more money than you even. Beat that.
I can't believe my post got modded "insightful."
Hyperbole aside, that sentence raises an excellent point. Most likely he was referring to Thomas Jefferson's idea of an "academical village". Therein lies the strangeness. Who would have guessed that nearly 2 centuries later, there are no academical village papers on cream cheese? "Bizarre" is an understatement.
I control Inter-Net, and I always have.
This is true.
I don't give a shit. Halo 1 I'd rate two stars (out of five), Halo 2 one star. Both were terrible games, straight up running and gunning with incredibly lame maps ("Hmm, have I been here before?"). I had more fun staring at goatse.
This is one of the funniest posts I've read on Slashdot in a long time, and a nice break from lame "geek humor." Jesus fuck people, lighten up. The mods must be crazy.
AC has firsthand experience, unlike every other responder to the question. His opinion is the only informed one. The other comments are like Katie Couric talking about linux.
I'll probably get modded down like the parent, but the parent has a point. It's absolute madness to consult a bunch of random geeks on the internet about this. Your question doesn't relate to open source software or emerging technology; it's not news for nerds or anything for nerds. And I have a point too: what someone says is far more important than how he says it.
I wonder how many slashdotters know what "IPO" even means.
You must be new around here.
I'd look it up if Wikipedia wasn't down.
Truly an American icon.
IT'S YOUR FAULT.