Re: Week 17 NFL Picks

2005-01-03 Thread Erik Reuter
Both JDG and the benchmark went negative for week 17, with JDG again trailing the benchmark by -2. The benchmark totaled -2 (6-8--2) and JDG -4 (6-10). For the 5 games I tracked this season JDG trailed the benchmark by a cumulative -10. Benchmark scored +26 (47-21--12) and JDG scored +16

Re: Week 17 NFL Picks

2005-01-03 Thread Erik Reuter
I realized that I was not using a useful piece of information in my statistical analysis -- the time sequence of the scores. This makes a significant difference, because the scores are highly correlated by week. If we calculate the sequence of JDG minus benchmark scores for each week, we get:

Re: Happy new 2005!

2005-01-03 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At Friday 08:39 PM 12/31/2004, William T Goodall wrote: Since it arrived here a while back :) Of course, by now that's true everywhere . . . On Earth At Least Maru -- Ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Asimo running

2005-01-03 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At Monday 12:32 AM 1/3/2005, Doug Pensinger wrote: Vilyehm wrote: That's why the sides are L---oh hell, you're the professional smart alack. I'm thinking he's not the only one around here. -- Doug ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l --

Re: Asimo running

2005-01-03 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At Sunday 10:25 PM 1/2/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 1/2/2005 8:03:33 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Oh, great! I have been off-line for the past several days (dead computer and recurring bronchitis), so I haven't been able to keep up . Shouldn't

Re: Asimo running

2005-01-03 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 1/3/2005 10:21:08 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: -- Ronn! :) wiping milk off monitor . . . What'd you spray over the Merrimack? Vilyehm Equal time maru. ___

Re: No Spoilers: Talking about THE INCREDIBLES?

2005-01-03 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Jan 1, 2005, at 5:17 PM, Steve Sloan wrote: I probably didn't think of Shrek as an example because, unlike the other Dreamworks movies I listed, I really like Shrek. Well, possibly because it's about the only Dreamworks hack that didn't suck. It was legitimately entertaining. It was clever, it

Re: Asimo running (morphed)

2005-01-03 Thread Kanandarqu
Ronn wrote- Maybe instead of the orange juice I should have gotten V-8 juice and added some cayenne pepper to see if that would have burned it out of me any faster . . . In our house growing up it was hot mustard that came with the chinese food Dee

Military Battlefield Management

2005-01-03 Thread Matt Grimaldi
It occurred to me today during a conversation that the various first-person-shooter and real-time-strategy games might be very useful if applied to real-world combat. I imagine something like: each unit (including infantry, armor, aircraft, etc.) might be equipped with GPS and various sensors to

Always read your EULA . . .

2005-01-03 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
Were you aware that it is a violation of the license to use WordPerfect 12 to develop nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons of mass destruction? -- Ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Education - or lack thereof (was: Gay Marriage)

2005-01-03 Thread Deborah Harrell
I wrote: Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Deborah Harrell wrote: snippage throughout Toenail fungus. You lost me at Toenail fungus. Are we being given a test, which one of these does not belong? :-) My best guess is that referring to the FDA's warning in 2001 about

Re: Education - or lack thereof (was: Gay Marriage)

2005-01-03 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At Monday 04:38 PM 1/3/2005, Deborah Harrell wrote: Lamisil is much less toxic than frex Amphotericin B, which we nicknamed 'amphoterrible' b/c of its many nasty side effects (of course, fungal infection of the brain is just a tad more serious than that of the toenail, and you can't do without a

Re: Always read your EULA . . .

2005-01-03 Thread Maru Dubshinki
Oops. You don't happen to know if they installed some spyware along with it to enforce the Eula, do you? ~Maru Off to wipe his computer of all incriminati- err, for maintenance purposes. On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 16:18:17 -0600, Ronn!Blankenship Were you aware that it is a violation of the license

Re: Military Battlefield Management

2005-01-03 Thread Maru Dubshinki
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,65403,00.html http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,66085,00.html Those seem pretty close to what you describe (the first especially). ~Maru On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 13:37:34 -0800 (PST), Matt Grimaldi It occurred to me today during a conversation

Re: Always read your EULA . . .

2005-01-03 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At Monday 05:03 PM 1/3/2005, Maru Dubshinki wrote: Oops. You don't happen to know if they installed some spyware along with it to enforce the Eula, do you? ~Maru Off to wipe his computer of all incriminati- err, for maintenance purposes. I haven't found any yet, but as you may have guessed from

Shirley Chisholm, 1924-2005

2005-01-03 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-010305chisholm_lat,0,5038544.story?coll=la-home-headlines ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Claudia Black Ben Browder in Stargate: SG-1

2005-01-03 Thread Gary Nunn
From Sci-Fi Weekly Black And Browder Reunite In SG-1 Robert C. Cooper, executive producer of SCI FI Channel's original series Stargate SG-1 http://www.scifi.com/stargate/ , told SCI FI Wire that Farscape star Claudia Black will reunite with her co-star Ben Browder in several episodes of

Sci-Fi Channel making a comeback?

2005-01-03 Thread Gary Nunn
Fortunately, Tremors: The Series and Scare Tactics didn't make the most watched list. I think I would have been disappointed if they did :-) SCI FI Reports Record Year SCI FI Channel reported that 2004 was the network's highest-rated and most-watched year yet and the third-consecutive year

Re: Sci-Fi Channel making a comeback?

2005-01-03 Thread Erik Reuter
On Mon, Jan 03, 2005 at 07:51:51PM -0500, Gary Nunn wrote: * The premiere of SCI FI Channel's original miniseries Legend of Earthsea http://www.scifi.com/earthsea/ averaged a 3.2 household rating (3.7 million viewers) over two consecutive nights. * Legend of Earthsea was the

Re: Sci-Fi Channel making a comeback?

2005-01-03 Thread Jim Sharkey
Erik Reuter wrote: Gary Nunn wrote: * The premiere of SCI FI Channel's original miniseries Legend of Earthsea averaged a 3.2 household rating * Legend of Earthsea was the highest-rated and most-watched program in cable prime time on Dec. 13 and 14. Does not bode well for future quality programs

Re: Military Battlefield Management

2005-01-03 Thread J Gibson
Matt {and all}, This is already being explored in CS labs, universities companies around the country. The problem with off-the-shelf simulation software {like games} is they rarely approach _anything_ near the complexity/randomness needed to track/anticipate/react to what happens in the field

RE: Sci-Fi Channel making a comeback?

2005-01-03 Thread Gary Nunn
Erik wrote Does not bode well for future quality programs from SF channel I don't necessarily agree with their ratings or appreciate the quality of all of their shows, but considering the big headliners a few years ago were Scare Tactics and Tremors, they are definitely on an upward

Re: Military Battlefield Management

2005-01-03 Thread Nick Lidster
- Original Message - From: Matt Grimaldi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 6:07 PM Subject: Military Battlefield Management It occurred to me today during a conversation that the various first-person-shooter and real-time-strategy games might be

Re: Sci-Fi Channel making a comeback?

2005-01-03 Thread William T Goodall
On 4 Jan 2005, at 2:52 am, Gary Nunn wrote: Speaking of Battlestar Galactica, I watched the DVD again and picked up on quite a few subtle things that I missed the first time around, and I grow more impressed the more I watch it. I hope that the series isn't a disappointment. It isn't. But you

Re: Always read your EULA . . .

2005-01-03 Thread Nick Arnett
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: Were you aware that it is a violation of the license to use WordPerfect 12 to develop nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons of mass destruction? If it's like many others, you probably should't use it for air traffic control, either. Nick