X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: f996b,b86ac70bdd9d3901 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-06-24 04:47:20 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!212.75.92.6!not-for-mail From: "Joaquim G�ndara" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Nerd Boy, episode 398 Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 13:47:09 +0200 Lines: 60 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 212.75.92.6 X-Trace: fu-berlin.de 1056455235 27049320 212.75.92.6 (16 [102694]) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:23831 "L�on Planken" skrev i meddelandet news:slrnbff80o.e06.lplanken@vulcanus.its.tudelft.nl > > No, I'm working on a new system that does that. I'll add a > > date to each vote too, since you mentioned it. Seems like > > a good feature in case someone cheats blatantly, like this > > time. However, all the current votes will be erased in the > > process. > > Or maybe do a back-up now and then, which is probably a lot more > space-efficient than saving a date for each vote. Probably, but I would have to remember to back-up the database, which I wouldn't. I'll opt for the lazy, space-consuming version. It's not that much data anyway. "L�on Planken" skrev i meddelandet news:slrnbff8ji.e06.lplanken@vulcanus.its.tudelft.nl > L�on Planken wrote: > > Joaquim G�ndara wrote: > >> You seem to mean NB292: http://www.nerd-boy.net/292 > > That's the one indeed. Lovely :-) > > One I still like the best (and was reminded of because of the seasons thing) > is episode 71. (Found with google :-) ) Thanks, that's indeed a nice one. A bit of trivia: The tree is based on a sketch my younger brother did on a whiteboard while he was doing his practical working experience program at my workplace. Btw, remember the winter version? http://www.nerd-boy.net/121 I have to say my all-time favourite is this one though. I found it again when you mentioned NB340. http://www.nerd-boy.net/337 > I also 'found' that you didn't do one about spring yet... (couldn't remember > one either). I wonder how symmetric Nerd Boy is in this respect. Not very, if you take NB121 in account. I make seasonal episodes now and then, no special system to it. > > Of course. All worship the wonder that is google. You never did a strip > > about google, did you? (No, I won't google for 'google' just now.) > > So I did it now. You didn't. :-) I have been toying with the fact that Google has one of the biggest computer clusters in the world. Not only that, they're optimized for database operations. What happens if you add some Bayesian reasoning or just plain logic inference to that? -- OO Joaquim G�ndara .||. http://www.Nerd-Boy.net bb jg