tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post4570634788964046006..comments2024-03-27T19:58:17.387-05:00Comments on Computational Complexity: 24: Really Bad Game Theory, technology, and scienceLance Fortnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-58829518895435284592011-01-27T15:02:36.071-06:002011-01-27T15:02:36.071-06:00I agree it is all over the board.. Left and right ...I agree it is all over the board.. Left and right they touch all hot spots on 24. I Love the show but come on man there is no way!!Doughttp://the-bionic-hearing-aid.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-28116537409324239952010-06-02T08:05:30.324-05:002010-06-02T08:05:30.324-05:00"The bad guys threaten to do XXX unless the U..."The bad guys threaten to do XXX unless the USA does YYY. Here is the problem with this sceanrio: Even if we do YYY we have NO GUARANTEE that they won't still do XXX. The bad guys don't need some sort of credibility for later deals. This happened alot and the USA often got doublecrossed in some fashion."<br />As you already said this is how it also works in real life more often than not, so I wouldn't necessarily see this as a flaw (it's not a show designed for game theorists, is it?). It heavily depends on XXX and the bad guys intentions if they have incentive to do XXX regardless of YYY (see http://blogs.nature.com/basanta/2008/01/20/the-ransom-game for an interesting example).<br />In particular if XXX involves a lot of casualties or the end of the world and YYY is just money, just applying math may not be seen (by voters, threatened or their relatives e.g.) as the best way to solve this problem.Jörghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04415854331076716498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-18417890151959520252010-06-01T14:23:50.685-05:002010-06-01T14:23:50.685-05:00It's not just 24 that frequently depicts tortu...It's not just 24 that frequently depicts torture. Many cop shows one way or another, sooner or later, have one of the detectives leave the room for coffee while the other detective does something nasty to extract information.<br /><br />I think one of the reasons could be the fact that real, successful interrogations are probably highly personal and lengthy, which doesn't fit in the action-action-commercial-break TV format, so they just beat it out of the guy to proceed swiftly to the car chase scene.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-90517011886850355392010-06-01T11:55:59.939-05:002010-06-01T11:55:59.939-05:00For those who haven't seen: CollegeHumor's...For those who haven't seen: CollegeHumor's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMLH_QyPTYM" rel="nofollow">24: The Unaired 1994 Pilot"</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-35808871634834565262010-05-31T16:52:32.960-05:002010-05-31T16:52:32.960-05:00It is not left wing or right wing, it is idiotic. ...It is not left wing or right wing, it is idiotic. The amount of propaganda in US for justifying torture is ridiculous, one feels that we are back to dark age again. Read the Geneva convention, which US government is continuously violating, but there is no power to try it, so there is no problem, just make the Americans feel it is OK and the business can go the same forever, and from time to time put a new face to the old policies to make people feel something has changed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-78443037710034834922010-05-31T13:04:50.256-05:002010-05-31T13:04:50.256-05:00I love your comment that 24 was great treadmill vi...I love your comment that 24 was great treadmill viewing. Often, the best media to consume is based on the situation. For example, some books make excellent books-on-tape for driving (e.g. On the Road for a road trip through the California's Central Valley). Other books are best when read in a discussion group format. Another situation is airplane reading. Some people read trashy things while on the treadmill (think People or Cosmo) because it is a little reward. <br /><br />I would love to see ratings for media that are situation dependent. So, top Treadmill TV series, top road-trip books-on-tape, top commuting books-on-tape, top movies to watch alone, or top-reading-group complexity papers.Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407492494639217331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-24576635888539897842010-05-31T10:15:45.590-05:002010-05-31T10:15:45.590-05:00Where were the nukes detonated? In real life, ther...Where were the nukes detonated? In real life, there have been a lot more than two nukes detonated on American soil, very few of them had significant negative consequences.sep332https://www.blogger.com/profile/15089674288837329342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-26081111662957285782010-05-31T09:59:39.064-05:002010-05-31T09:59:39.064-05:00As the other anonymous said, a lot != alot. An alo...As the other anonymous said, a lot != alot. An alot is an imaginary creature. Read this for more details: http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-3689961746566779572010-05-31T09:02:10.716-05:002010-05-31T09:02:10.716-05:00alot != a lotalot != a lotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-7146289438060957502010-05-31T08:57:02.024-05:002010-05-31T08:57:02.024-05:00> Can someone really be awake 24 hours and stil...> Can someone really be awake 24 hours and still function pretty well?<br /><br />Ask any medical resident who works 30 hour shifts... it sucks, but you can still function.Bill Millhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065077215311205545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-28254247000899530782010-05-31T08:33:43.630-05:002010-05-31T08:33:43.630-05:00I've been awake for longer than 24 hours on se...I've been awake for longer than 24 hours on several occasions without anyone noticing that I was less functional. I try not to do it too often - that's probably not healthy.<br /><br />Granted, maths assignments are probably less energy-intensive than whatever it that Jack Bauer does (I've never actually watched the show).Joelhttp://blog.motheyes.comnoreply@blogger.com