/sci/ - Science & Math

>>3449103
That 99% of people don't actually know what's going on around them.

>>2921401
Shit that other board is dead, isn't it?
It was getting interesting.

assume and presume can be used interchangeably

it;s not even pedantism its just being a twat

we do have free will, but we can't do much with it.

not because "hurr chemicals in your brain" and that bullshit about particles having predefined paths.

all the factors that determine what our life will be are determined at birth - natural intelligence, upbringing, opportunities, these will shape our personality and everything we experience.

all you have control over is, say, where you put your pen down on your desk, but even minor things like these are often affected by other things (e.g. ocd, organization, for the pen example).

so we don't have much control over our lives, but at the same time we have full control in terms of how we steer our own bodies through life.

this is best summed up in the opening lines of the great gatsby

>In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since.

>“Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,” he told me, “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.”

>>2824607

seems like it just gets rid of films that have fewer than 3000 views...

>>2824593

that is the fundamental problem with the system

it might as well rank by view numbers

>>2824575

herp derp he trools

is this all people have to say these days?

>love computer science
>hate computers/internet/videogames/business
>mfw this is what cs is today

b-b-b-b-bumpidy booooo

schrodingers cat is a retarded idea

hurr my grandmother has a heart condition she is in the toilet taking a shit the door is closed so she is both dead and alive

there are better interpretations of quantum mechanics

Rebecca Black's Friday is the 82nd highest rated video of all time, despite only 13% of votes being positive.

I think this is because Youtube use a primitive ranking algorithm, probably 2 points for a thumbs up, -1 for thumbs down.

A better ranking system needs to take into account both the number of votes and the percentage.

for example, 50 ups and 50 downs should be ranked above 1 up and 1 down, even though the percentage is the same, because it is increasingly difficult to sustain that percentage as you increase the voters.

but at the same time 10000 ups 10000 downs shouldn't beat 500 ups 2 downs.

The Elo rating system is used to rank chess player, this takes into account the players' current scores and the outcome of each game.

Are there any ranking algorithms that are used to rank things based on user votes?

>>2676036

are you afraid your computer will get a virus if remove your usb stick without safely dismounting it?

~ Leonidas

>>2675936

couldn't of put it better myself

people like him are a diamond dozen

~ Leonidas

>>2675964

how then? because i've done extensive research after being banned from like every website on the internet and i haven't managed..........

~ Leonidas

>>2675944

not all ips are dynamic

~ Leonidas

>>2675938

yes.......... please start making sense

~ Leonidas

>>2675926

that post made as much sense as yours

~ Leonidas

>>2675735

it's true though. in fact, you can get into a top 10 uni with Bs in your a levels, which already makes your degree mediocre.

~ Leonidas

>>2675891

it was hot water freezing before cold

http://www.phys.ncku.edu.tw/mirrors/physicsfaq/General/hot_water.html

ain't reading all that but it's not to do with mass loss

~ Leonidas

or is it hot water freezing before cold water?

>cold water reaches boiling point faster than hot water

~ Leonidas

>>2475486

buckminsterfullerene

~ Leonidas

>>2475467

1 methyl 2 4 6 trinitro-benzene?

~ Leonidas

i used to be a champ at iupac nomenclature

i can barely remember how to do the simplest ones now

~ Leonidas