tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post347960993179950163..comments2024-03-28T18:17:00.135-05:00Comments on Computational Complexity: The RoosterLance Fortnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-30004432326784489712008-12-30T13:35:00.000-06:002008-12-30T13:35:00.000-06:00I read this joke first time but I analyse that you...I read this joke first time but I analyse that your daughters have challenging abilities to do some thing, I would like to see them at least.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10845628694497174386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-29041910866658114462008-12-30T09:23:00.000-06:002008-12-30T09:23:00.000-06:00I should add that the moral of the story should be...I should add that the moral of the story should be: give more clear instructions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-80110186146975682232008-12-30T09:22:00.000-06:002008-12-30T09:22:00.000-06:00It seems to me the error is not (necessarily) in W...It seems to me the error is not (necessarily) in Wikipedia's definition but ambiguity in the second rooster's instruction - "morning" is broad and so the first rooster was without more specific instructions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-9065244988102084682008-12-27T14:27:00.000-06:002008-12-27T14:27:00.000-06:00The Wikipedia entry has had the "12:01am" definiti...The Wikipedia entry has had the "12:01am" definition since August of this year in one form or another.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-60780681846902305722008-12-25T20:09:00.000-06:002008-12-25T20:09:00.000-06:00So their teachers are training them to think about...So their teachers are training them to think about the worst case while you train them to think about the average case?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-87321423445745801662008-12-25T13:14:00.000-06:002008-12-25T13:14:00.000-06:00You should have allowed her to make the wikipedia ...You should have allowed her to make the wikipedia edit. It would show it how hard it actually is to put obvious wrong facts there.vexorianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588316922172217808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-27110979305326882242008-12-25T01:09:00.000-06:002008-12-25T01:09:00.000-06:00I don't knowI don't knowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-48579323519653071372008-12-24T23:26:00.000-06:002008-12-24T23:26:00.000-06:00The lesson that both the schoolteachers and you sh...The lesson that both the schoolteachers and you should be teaching your daughters is that one shouldn't trust or distrust Wikipedia blindly but always check whether it provides references and then check the references if in doubt... although in the case of the "morning" article it provides no references, so I'd say don't trust that article :-)<BR/><BR/>Maybe it would have been a good idea to let them edit it, to learn how to edit Wikipedia, to see how long the faulty edit stays before being reverted, etc. We all <A HREF="http://scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=367" REL="nofollow">need more people who actually know how to edit Wikipedia</A>, instead of just thinking about it. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-32927769832430333792008-12-24T14:18:00.000-06:002008-12-24T14:18:00.000-06:00"That depends on what you mean by 'is'." -BC"That depends on what you mean by 'is'." -BCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-32513134304418741832008-12-24T14:04:00.000-06:002008-12-24T14:04:00.000-06:00I once had a bet with a right winger at work that ...I once had a bet with a right winger at work that Gore actually won the 2000 election in Florida. I showed him the Wikipedia entry on "2000 US Election" which supported my claim.<BR/><BR/>The right-winger immediately changed the Wikipedia entry to read that Bush won the 2000 election in Florida.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-25968362232699640912008-12-24T13:09:00.000-06:002008-12-24T13:09:00.000-06:00Assigning Trust to Wikipedia Content<A HREF="http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/~luca/papers/07/trust-techrep.pdf" REL="nofollow">Assigning Trust to Wikipedia Content</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-88141651332824571482008-12-24T10:16:00.000-06:002008-12-24T10:16:00.000-06:00It might be the case that wikipedia seems reliable...It might be the case that wikipedia seems reliable to you while unreliable to your daughters because you check different entries.<BR/><BR/>I don't know who edits the entry "morning" but it won't surprise me to find out it's a kid or a teenager. <BR/><BR/>I don't know who edits PPAD-completeness but it would surprise if its a kid or a teenager.<BR/><BR/>Anyone knows if there was studies of this question?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com