Nevermind my previous comment. Unless there's a ridiculous amount of algorithms being submitted, the scoring system seems to compensate well enough for luck.
I'm assuming the winner will be the algorithm that most closely predicted the correct outcome. Unfortunately, this wouldn't consider whether or not the algorithm just got lucky. Like you said, considering only historical data isn't nearly enough.
Also, given enough algorithms that essentially pick a random outcome (read: many of these simply luck into good predictions), the actual best algorithm could be totally overlooked.
Well, what can you expect when combining ESPN and coding?
You made me laugh out loud in my office and now my coworkers are wondering what's so funny. What the hell am I supposed to tell them? I find poo humour funny???
I had a similar but reverse experience. Until the age of 15 I never really listened to music. I was a musician, and really enjoyed _playing_ music, but I owned very few CDs or cassettes and the ones I did own I only bought because people told me they were "cool." I wasn't interested in popular music at the time and I didn't know anything else.
Eventually, I rediscovered Jazz and my hunger for music just exploded. I even learned to appreciate some of the popular music that I had dismissed before. Though, I have to admit, finding radio music with merit (music that isn't produced with the sole purpose of making money) is a rare occurrence.
Trying to discover and enjoy music by listening to the radio is like trying to discover and enjoy gourmet cooking by going to McDonald's. Once in a while you'll stumble onto the McRib, but usually you're stuck with a Happy Meal(TM).
My point is, find what you like, and don't be bothered if nothing you hear appeals to you. It took me years to find music that appealed to me, and now I know where to look for it. The music industry is the last place to look for quality, well crafted, music. It's not impossible to find good music from a major label, but it's rare.
Either there's a word missing in the sentence, or it should be rewritten: And, interestingly, Godwin is actually using taxpayer dollars for this. The complaint is sealed."
- or - Godwin is actually using taxpayer dollars for this, and, interestingly, the complaint is sealed."
And now that you mention it, I can remember mine too! wow. Good call on their part to make them 7 digits long (at least at first) so that people likened them to phone numbers.
The main reason is that most Music School "computer admins" won't want to fudge around with Linux. Yes, I know, Lilypond works in Windows. You try teaching 120 computer illiterate musicians how to use it:)
Sibelius is popular because it's relatively easy, and it runs on Windows (so it's relatively easy to install/manage for its user base).
Well, at least that's what it looks like when you use their silverlight app. You can actually spot the "seams" when zooming. Some of them aren't even superimposed correctly, leading me to believe that they are using a series a pictures taken with different cameras, instead of just storing lower resolution copies of the master image.
Sibelius is a popular music notation software package. It has become pretty popular in the past 5ish years since its learning curve isn't nearly as steep as its main competitor Finale.
People criticize Sibelius since, typically (at least for the versions I've used), its output isn't exactly professional quality. It is, however, a great tool for music students.
Back in the day, Finale was the only option for amateur composers to produce professional looking manuscripts. I'm not sure how far Sibelius has come in the last few years, so things might have changed.
How is that extraordinary? Boot sector viruses were extremely common back in the day. It doesn't need to be all that complicated. Consider a boot sector virus that stores a 16-bit dos keylogger binary in an "unformatted" area of the disk. Every time the user formats his/her drive, the bootsector virus copies this binary to C:\DOS\memBoost.com and appends a line to autoexec.bat.
MS Systems up to Windows ME would have been vulnerable to this. Maybe even Windows 2k (as part of backwards compatibility), I can't remember... Considering how many Windows 98 Systems I still see kicking around, I wouldn't dismiss the bootsector option.
Yes, I agree it's unlikely. But my ORIGINAL point was that even formatting your HD isn't foolproof if you aren't careful.
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Nevermind my previous comment.
Unless there's a ridiculous amount of algorithms being submitted, the scoring system seems to compensate well enough for luck.
I'm assuming the winner will be the algorithm that most closely predicted the correct outcome.
Unfortunately, this wouldn't consider whether or not the algorithm just got lucky. Like you said, considering only historical data isn't nearly enough.
Also, given enough algorithms that essentially pick a random outcome (read: many of these simply luck into good predictions), the actual best algorithm could be totally overlooked.
Well, what can you expect when combining ESPN and coding?
Thank you, sir, for making sense.
WRONG!
You inverted the A and B.
Yes! That's another geek card today. Only 2 more until my geek upgrade.
is the password "cleartext"? Because it is.
Sniffing FTP passwords is a joke!
You made me laugh out loud in my office and now my coworkers are wondering what's so funny.
What the hell am I supposed to tell them? I find poo humour funny???
I had a similar but reverse experience. Until the age of 15 I never really listened to music. I was a musician, and really enjoyed _playing_ music, but I owned very few CDs or cassettes and the ones I did own I only bought because people told me they were "cool." I wasn't interested in popular music at the time and I didn't know anything else.
Eventually, I rediscovered Jazz and my hunger for music just exploded. I even learned to appreciate some of the popular music that I had dismissed before. Though, I have to admit, finding radio music with merit (music that isn't produced with the sole purpose of making money) is a rare occurrence.
Trying to discover and enjoy music by listening to the radio is like trying to discover and enjoy gourmet cooking by going to McDonald's. Once in a while you'll stumble onto the McRib, but usually you're stuck with a Happy Meal(TM).
My point is, find what you like, and don't be bothered if nothing you hear appeals to you. It took me years to find music that appealed to me, and now I know where to look for it. The music industry is the last place to look for quality, well crafted, music. It's not impossible to find good music from a major label, but it's rare.
Dork out.
Haven't you ever perused through a CD store?
Yes albums are still widely available. They aren't really an obscure band.
dick-measuring competition?
People compete at measuring dicks? Really?
This begs the question: Who do they measure?
Do these pics remind anyone else of the original System Shock?
I wonder how much Karma this question will cost me.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interestingly
Interestingly.
ADVERB
Either there's a word missing in the sentence, or it should be rewritten:
And, interestingly, Godwin is actually using taxpayer dollars for this. The complaint is sealed."
- or -
Godwin is actually using taxpayer dollars for this, and, interestingly, the complaint is sealed."
nano!!
"Wow! A blue car!"
One of my favourites!!
And now that you mention it, I can remember mine too!
wow.
Good call on their part to make them 7 digits long (at least at first) so that people likened them to phone numbers.
We still haven't even begun to use our Upsidasium supply.
Surely it will last us forever.
The main reason is that most Music School "computer admins" won't want to fudge around with Linux. :)
Yes, I know, Lilypond works in Windows.
You try teaching 120 computer illiterate musicians how to use it
Sibelius is popular because it's relatively easy, and it runs on Windows (so it's relatively easy to install/manage for its user base).
You sir, are right.
Well, at least that's what it looks like when you use their silverlight app.
You can actually spot the "seams" when zooming. Some of them aren't even superimposed correctly, leading me to believe that they are using a series a pictures taken with different cameras, instead of just storing lower resolution copies of the master image.
Sibelius is a popular music notation software package.
It has become pretty popular in the past 5ish years since its learning curve isn't nearly as steep as its main competitor Finale.
People criticize Sibelius since, typically (at least for the versions I've used), its output isn't exactly professional quality.
It is, however, a great tool for music students.
Back in the day, Finale was the only option for amateur composers to produce professional looking manuscripts.
I'm not sure how far Sibelius has come in the last few years, so things might have changed.
I'm not your guy, friend!
Upon closer inspection, your mom's clam is disappointing.
Relax buddy. This is the internet.
Next time, use a hemp woven basket.
Duh!
Are you bullying me on the internet?
Wow. Cyber-flexing isn't nearly as intimidating as RL-flexing.
How is that extraordinary?
Boot sector viruses were extremely common back in the day. It doesn't need to be all that complicated.
Consider a boot sector virus that stores a 16-bit dos keylogger binary in an "unformatted" area of the disk. Every time the user formats his/her drive, the bootsector virus copies this binary to C:\DOS\memBoost.com and appends a line to autoexec.bat.
MS Systems up to Windows ME would have been vulnerable to this. Maybe even Windows 2k (as part of backwards compatibility), I can't remember...
Considering how many Windows 98 Systems I still see kicking around, I wouldn't dismiss the bootsector option.
Yes, I agree it's unlikely. But my ORIGINAL point was that even formatting your HD isn't foolproof if you aren't careful.
sheesh.
PS, your mom has an extraordinary clam.
Well, in that vein of logic, I could ask you to prove me that none exist.
Not necessarily.
A boot sector virus/keylogger could survive a reformatting.