Comment Video solution by author (Score 1) 167
Solution with some explanation of game theory concepts, by the article author: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Comment A video with the solution and an explanation (Score 1) 167
... is coming monday on the author's youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channe... -- he commented with this but is evidently bad at slashdot so I'm hopping this comment gets read even if his doesn't ...
Comment Re:I'm the author -- video solution coming soon (Score 1) 167
double ugh, I meant your optimal strategy plays rock less than 50% of the time. sorry. I didn't realize that the "less than" symbol wasn't allowed.
Comment Re:I'm the author -- video solution coming soon (Score 1) 167
I'll give a few other hints. Your optimal strategy never plays scissors. Your optimal strategy plays rock 50% of the time. Your optimal strategy does profit on average.
ugh, I meant your optimal strategy plays rock 50% of the time. sorry.
Comment Re:I'm the author -- video solution coming soon (Score 1) 167
I'll give a few other hints.
Your optimal strategy never plays scissors.
Your optimal strategy plays rock 50% of the time.
Your optimal strategy does profit on average.
Comment I'm the author -- video solution coming soon (Score 1) 167
There are a fair number good ideas here that are getting close to the correct solution here, but there is also a lot of stuff that is pretty far off so I'll be posting a video solution to my youtube channel for this Monday.
If your interested in the solution you can subscribe to my youtube channel and you'll see it when I post it on Monday :)
https://www.youtube.com/channe...
Submission + - A Rock Paper Scissors Brainteaser (gtorangebuilder.com)
arsheive writes: An interesting RPS brainteaser over at http://blog.gtorangebuilder.co... — How do you play against an opponent who _must_ throw Rock 50% of the time, and how much would you be willing to pay to play against them?
Submission + - A Rock Paper Scissors Brainteaser (gtorangebuilder.com)
arsheive writes: An interesting RPS brainteaser over at http://blog.gtorangebuilder.co... — How do you play against an opponent who _must_ throw Rock 50% of the time, and how much would you be willing to pay to play against them?
MIT's Hybrid Microchip To Overcome Silicon Size Barrier 77
schliz writes "MIT researchers have successfully embedded a gallium nitride layer onto silicon to create a hybrid microchip. The method could be further developed to combine other technologies such as spintronics and optoelectronics on a silicon chip. It is expected to be commercialized in a couple of years, and allow manufacturers to keep up with Moore's Law despite today's shrinking devices."
Iranian Government Cuts Off Internet Access Again 374
AlbionTourgee writes "It is reported that Gmail and Yahoo mail at least have been blocked in Iran, along with many English-language sites. While news of demonstrations seems to be getting out of the country, the government appears to be trying to prevent people within Iran from communicating and from learning what's happening. It remains to be seen whether TOR and Freenets can be effective to combat this sort of effort to block communications, and whether the general circulation of information about the protests around the world will help."
Comment more about "The Internet and Jade Raymond"? (Score 1) 232
Does anyone know the specific incidents the article is talking about here? I found nothing on the wikipedia pages for her and Assassin's Creed, and I'm lazy...
Duke Nukem Forever Teaser Released 341
smithtuna33 writes "As of today there is a teaser up for Duke Nukem Forever at 3dRealms. It's up on Youtube as well, since the site is already slow. Not much actual game-play, but still ... might this game actually see the light of day after so much talk?" 1up, GameTrailers, and Voodoo Extreme have it too.
Feed Engadget: China warns couples that CCTVs may call 911 on PDA (engadget.com)
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Beijing couples trying to score a little public nookie should be worried about a little more than just disapproving looks from others: state news agency Xinhua reported yesterday that police CCTV monitoring computers tend to flag "intimate acts" as crimes like kidnapping and robbery, because they're "programmed to be sensitive to violations of safe distances." All this really means, of course, is that working for the Beijing 5-0 just got a little more interesting: officers will first "monitor" the suspected crime to make sure things are on the up-and-up before dropping in and killing the mood. You keep that city safe, boys.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Submission + - Change Google Background Color To Save Energy?
i_like_spam writes: Recent commentary at Nature Climate Change describes an on-going debate about the energy savings associated with the background colors used by high-traffic websites such as Google and the NYTimes. A back of the envelope calculation has suggested energy savings of 750 Megawatt hours per year if Google switched their background from white to black. In response, a new version of Google called Blackle was created. However, other calculations by the Wall Street Journal suggest minimal energy savings. Who is right in this debate? Should web designers also consider potential energy savings when choosing colors for their sites?
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