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Ian McLean: Sep 9, 2012; statpedia.org
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hmmm...

lets say I am a person that has some object, event, or something else that has a numerical value assigned to it(maybe 1, maybe many) for something they are reporting.

Example: Number of computers "I" own,

Saved to all my parameters within statpedia already saved that is open to add to statistics, as long as I remain an anonymous user for all the data I submit about myself, others I know (with their permission), or repositories of stats I submit, companies, organizations.

I feel serious auditing issues arising from this. Some thought will be given. What is to stop someone from making up extravagant untrue statistics about themselves or others... Some type of trust value honor system might be necessary. Maybe write up some fiction detector algorithms hidden within statpedia.

Interest preferences, "I want to become part of a large statistic of something" question.

I have aqua hair, I have this, I have that. I feel like all these functions can be tied into the create polls option planned for after beta release.

# ? Sep 19, 2012 00:53

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# ? May 9, 2024 15:07

CUNT AND PASTE: Aug 15, 2004; ~see my amazon wishlistu~

Windows Update started throwing 0x8000FFFF a day ago, and now my machine is out of compliance with NAP, so my network access is limited. Luckily, I'd just sent the FY11 reports off to Mr. Henderson, so I was off the hook for the rest of the afternoon. I picked up the phone and called down the hall.

"IT, this is Ian."

Oh no, not Ian. He wouldn't know what to do with me.

I hung up and waited five minutes, then put the call back into IT.

"IT, this is Ian."

Oh hell, why not.

"Hi Ian, this is Andrea in 219. My Windows Update is giving me errors, and now it says my connection is limited and I can't get anywhere. Can you come take a look?"

"Sure thing, I'll be there in a minute."

A few minutes later, Ian peeks his head around the corner. "Come on in, Ian".

Looks like he stopped by the Coke machine on the way in. "Hi, Andrea. So, you're having problems with your updates?"

I stand up and offer my chair to him. He places the Coke on the desk, sits down, and cracks his knuckles before popping the soda open. I watch as he minimizes my Internet Explorer window, which was open to a Google search for "tantric sex".

I walk over to shut the door, then bend over the desk, giving him a straight shot down my silky top. "How's things, Ian?"

His eyes turn and look straight down my shirt, then up to me. He gets a silly grin and stammers out, "Uh, oh, OK. Just fine". Then turns back to the computer.

Seconds pass.

"Ahh, its this dang KB928731. Microsoft Word 2007 update. This thing's been a real pain, but I should have you up in a jiff."

"Cool", I say, twirling my hair. I stand up and walk over to the window, resting my butt on the frame. Ian continues typing.

"Ian, don't you ever think about all these people in this big city? Going here and there.."

Ian's eyes stay on the screen, but his fingers are lifted, hovering over they keys, as if they are hanging breathless on my next words.

"Going to jobs they hate, returning home to families they're emotionally disconnected from."

Ian instinctively reaches in his pocket and pulls out his Bianca spray to freshen his breath.

A sinister tone takes over my voice. "Doing things they..shouldn't do?"

Silence.

"Put it in the hole, Ian."

# ? Sep 19, 2012 00:59

0xB16B00B5: Aug 24, 2006; by Y Kant Ozma Post

oval office AND PASTE posted:

Windows Update started throwing 0x8000FFFF a day ago, and now my machine is out of compliance with NAP, so my network access is limited. Luckily, I'd just sent the FY11 reports off to Mr. Henderson, so I was off the hook for the rest of the afternoon. I picked up the phone and called down the hall.

"IT, this is Ian."

Oh no, not Ian. He wouldn't know what to do with me.

I hung up and waited five minutes, then put the call back into IT.

"IT, this is Ian."

Oh hell, why not.

"Hi Ian, this is Andrea in 219. My Windows Update is giving me errors, and now it says my connection is limited and I can't get anywhere. Can you come take a look?"

"Sure thing, I'll be there in a minute."

A few minutes later, Ian peeks his head around the corner. "Come on in, Ian".

Looks like he stopped by the Coke machine on the way in. "Hi, Andrea. So, you're having problems with your updates?"

I stand up and offer my chair to him. He places the Coke on the desk, sits down, and cracks his knuckles before popping the soda open. I watch as he minimizes my Internet Explorer window, which was open to a Google search for "tantric sex".

I walk over to shut the door, then bend over the desk, giving him a straight shot down my silky top. "How's things, Ian?"

His eyes turn and look straight down my shirt, then up to me. He gets a silly grin and stammers out, "Uh, oh, OK. Just fine". Then turns back to the computer.

Seconds pass.

"Ahh, its this dang KB928731. Microsoft Word 2007 update. This thing's been a real pain, but I should have you up in a jiff."

"Cool", I say, twirling my hair. I stand up and walk over to the window, resting my butt on the frame. Ian continues typing.

"Ian, don't you ever think about all these people in this big city? Going here and there.."

Ian's eyes stay on the screen, but his fingers are lifted, hovering over they keys, as if they are hanging breathless on my next words.

"Going to jobs they hate, returning home to families they're emotionally disconnected from."

Ian instinctively reaches in his pocket and pulls out his Bianca spray to freshen his breath.

A sinister tone takes over my voice. "Doing things they..shouldn't do?"

Silence.

"Put it in the hole, Ian."

would

# ? Sep 19, 2012 01:04

Ian McLean: Sep 9, 2012; statpedia.org
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Milkie Galore posted:

ian im afraid 256*(1/2)^9 isnt 0

did you factor in the human error correction algorithm?

# ? Sep 19, 2012 01:08

Rufus Ping: Dec 27, 2006; I'm a Friend of Rodney Nano

ianed again

# ? Sep 19, 2012 01:11

Dixie Cretin Seaman: Jan 22, 2008; all hat and one catte; Hot Rope Guy

oval office AND PASTE posted:

Windows Update started throwing 0x8000FFFF a day ago, and now my machine is out of compliance with NAP, so my network access is limited. Luckily, I'd just sent the FY11 reports off to Mr. Henderson, so I was off the hook for the rest of the afternoon. I picked up the phone and called down the hall.

"IT, this is Ian."

Oh no, not Ian. He wouldn't know what to do with me.

I hung up and waited five minutes, then put the call back into IT.

"IT, this is Ian."

Oh hell, why not.

"Hi Ian, this is Andrea in 219. My Windows Update is giving me errors, and now it says my connection is limited and I can't get anywhere. Can you come take a look?"

"Sure thing, I'll be there in a minute."

A few minutes later, Ian peeks his head around the corner. "Come on in, Ian".

Looks like he stopped by the Coke machine on the way in. "Hi, Andrea. So, you're having problems with your updates?"

I stand up and offer my chair to him. He places the Coke on the desk, sits down, and cracks his knuckles before popping the soda open. I watch as he minimizes my Internet Explorer window, which was open to a Google search for "tantric sex".

I walk over to shut the door, then bend over the desk, giving him a straight shot down my silky top. "How's things, Ian?"

His eyes turn and look straight down my shirt, then up to me. He gets a silly grin and stammers out, "Uh, oh, OK. Just fine". Then turns back to the computer.

Seconds pass.

"Ahh, its this dang KB928731. Microsoft Word 2007 update. This thing's been a real pain, but I should have you up in a jiff."

"Cool", I say, twirling my hair. I stand up and walk over to the window, resting my butt on the frame. Ian continues typing.

"Ian, don't you ever think about all these people in this big city? Going here and there.."

Ian's eyes stay on the screen, but his fingers are lifted, hovering over they keys, as if they are hanging breathless on my next words.

"Going to jobs they hate, returning home to families they're emotionally disconnected from."

Ian instinctively reaches in his pocket and pulls out his Bianca spray to freshen his breath.

A sinister tone takes over my voice. "Doing things they..shouldn't do?"

Silence.

"Put it in the hole, Ian."

# ? Sep 19, 2012 02:34

Ian McLean: Sep 9, 2012; statpedia.org
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Statpedia Video Updated to Have more Enthusiasm: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1630905008/statpedia

Thanks again everyone for all the discussion.

Ian McLean fucked around with this message at 05:15 on Sep 19, 2012

# ? Sep 19, 2012 04:47

Ian McLean: Sep 9, 2012; statpedia.org
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http://online-matlab.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/3rdparty/cloc-1.08.pl

that link above is just interesting reading.

This russian dude... I don't even know if his site is legal: http://mathscinet.ru/matlab/

Ian McLean fucked around with this message at 06:33 on Sep 19, 2012

# ? Sep 19, 2012 06:20

unixbeard: Dec 29, 2004

can i pay $10k for you to shutup

# ? Sep 19, 2012 06:21

Ian McLean: Sep 9, 2012; statpedia.org
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unixbeard posted:

can i pay $10k for you to shutup

yes

# ? Sep 19, 2012 06:33

CUNT AND PASTE: Aug 15, 2004; ~see my amazon wishlistu~

that was a good post

# ? Sep 19, 2012 06:43

blorpy: Jan 5, 2005

can we pay good will cunting $10k for more erotic computer stories

# ? Sep 19, 2012 07:25

CUNT AND PASTE: Aug 15, 2004; ~see my amazon wishlistu~

yes

# ? Sep 19, 2012 07:36

CUNT AND PASTE: Aug 15, 2004; ~see my amazon wishlistu~

i'm waiting

# ? Sep 19, 2012 07:36

CUNT AND PASTE: Aug 15, 2004; ~see my amazon wishlistu~

oh i guess you need my bitcoin address well it's 239q5ywahif239RTA1

# ? Sep 19, 2012 07:36

CUNT AND PASTE: Aug 15, 2004; ~see my amazon wishlistu~

people seemed to like this one

oval office AND PASTE posted:

"I was looking through our records," she said while glancing down at her Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, "and it says here that you're a registered sex offender." I gulped down hard, and my saliva went down my windpipe which triggered a coughing fit. She licked her lips and moved closer, breathing into my ear, "I was hoping you could take a moment and offend me."

# ? Sep 19, 2012 07:41

peepsalot: Apr 24, 2007; ��PEEP THIS...
��BITCH!

oval office AND PASTE posted:

people seemed to like this one

you should make your own kickstarter

# ? Sep 19, 2012 07:44

Gold Dust Gasoline: Jul 11, 2006; just be yourself and you'll be fine; Pillbug

kickstart a project for impressive suicide supplies

# ? Sep 19, 2012 07:46

CUNT AND PASTE: Aug 15, 2004; ~see my amazon wishlistu~

i wrote one about ulilililililililililia, posted it and then immediately went and vomited

# ? Sep 19, 2012 07:48

TOOT BOOT: May 25, 2010

since you're gonna be kickstarter rich soon can you write 'weed for tootboot' into the budget, maybe like $100/mo or something

this will help enhance shareholder value

# ? Sep 19, 2012 08:02

futurebot 2000: Jan 29, 2010

Milkie Galore posted:

ian im afraid 256*(1/2)^9 isnt 0

In PHP it is.

# ? Sep 19, 2012 09:53

gangnam reference: Dec 26, 2010; shut up idiot shut up idiot shut up idiot shut up idiot

you have a beautiful jaw

# ? Sep 19, 2012 15:29

CaptainMeatpants: Jun 1, 2010

why are the pretty ones always so dumb

# ? Sep 19, 2012 15:31

Dans Macabre: Apr 24, 2004

that was a good thread cuntalicious

# ? Sep 19, 2012 16:09

EMILY BLUNTS: Jan 1, 2005

had a dream that someone ran a kickstarter to bring back the construx toy
they got $102 million
and ran away with it

# ? Sep 19, 2012 16:43

Proteus4994: Jan 2, 2001; Do not engage. Just tell me to go back to Kiwi Farms where I waste days upon days crying about how I wasted years upon years on SA. Did you know I was personally responsible for SA's rise in popularity in the 00's? It's true! Just come to the Farms and find out how! It's the trash kingdom I deserve.

hey ian how are you going to prevent widespread corruption at statpedia in the wake of the jimbo "jimbo" wales wikipedia scandal?

you might want to start looking for telltale signs of corruption with your team members. do any of them like making money? you may want to fire them immediately

# ? Sep 19, 2012 22:34

JawnV6: Jul 4, 2004; So hot ...

i guess it's just politics related stuff but i've seen a bunch of stats nerds nerding out about stats all over the place

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/09/17/romney-is-behind-and-the-debates-arent-likely-to-save-him/?tid=pm_business_pop

analysis of all previous presidential elections' polling results versus final outcomes

if you had a platform to centrally collect all that and some tools for working it, then that research could've been done on it

# ? Sep 20, 2012 00:16

MORE CURLY FRIES: Apr 8, 2004

Yeah that's why organisations like full fact exist

And theoretically journalists but hey lets just get people to tweet us their feelings instead

# ? Sep 20, 2012 01:08

unixbeard: Dec 29, 2004

ive done some qualitative research and conclude his campaign isnt going well cause he's a shitheel

# ? Sep 20, 2012 13:38

Dr. Honked: Jan 9, 2011; eat it you slaaaaaaag

Last I checked, the servers were blocked by traffic, and various database pulling deficiencies are also clogging the data-feed pipes.

# ? Sep 20, 2012 14:19

Shaggar: Apr 26, 2006

time to send in a cj to clean the pipes

# ? Sep 20, 2012 14:22

Shaggar: Apr 26, 2006

make sure you turn off the data first so they dont get swept away by an errant tweet

# ? Sep 20, 2012 14:23

cleanhands: Jun 9, 2010; My opinions, though not completely awful are expressed in a tiresome and needlessly aggressive way. Please help me to chill out.

ten dollar bitcoin posted:

since you're gonna be kickstarter rich soon can you write 'weed for tootboot' into the budget, maybe like $100/mo or something

this will help enhance shareholder value

maximize, damnit, its maximize shareholder value

# ? Sep 20, 2012 15:50

dragon enthusiast: Jan 1, 2010

turn left kickstarter

quote:

The development of new products can be especially complex for creators and seductive to backers. Today we�fre adding additional guidelines for Hardware and Product Design projects.

They are:
��Product simulations are prohibited. Projects cannot simulate events to demonstrate what a product might do in the future. Products can only be shown performing actions that they�fre able to perform in their current state of development.
��Product renderings are prohibited. Product images must be photos of the prototype as it currently exists.

Products should be presented as they are. Over-promising leads to higher expectations for backers. The best rule of thumb: under-promise and over-deliver.

We've also added the following guideline for Hardware and Product Design projects:
��Offering multiple quantities of a reward is prohibited. Hardware and Product Design projects can only offer rewards in single quantities or a sensible set (some items only make sense as a pair or as a kit of several items, for instance). The development of new products can be especially complex for creators and offering multiple quantities feels premature, and can imply that products are shrink-wrapped and ready to ship.

These guidelines are effective for all Hardware and Product Design projects that launch starting today.

http://www.kickstarter.com/blog/kickstarter-is-not-a-store

# ? Sep 21, 2012 05:08

duTrieux.: Oct 9, 2003

JawnV6 posted:

i guess it's just politics related stuff but i've seen a bunch of stats nerds nerding out about stats all over the place

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/09/17/romney-is-behind-and-the-debates-arent-likely-to-save-him/?tid=pm_business_pop

analysis of all previous presidential elections' polling results versus final outcomes

if you had a platform to centrally collect all that and some tools for working it, then that research could've been done on it

it really was a good opportunity, wasn't it.

# ? Sep 21, 2012 05:19

what is this: Sep 11, 2001; it is a lemur

hahahaha wanna lay down the odds that kickstarted got sued by some "reseller level" elevation dock buy in "backers"

# ? Sep 21, 2012 05:21

duTrieux.: Oct 9, 2003

what is this posted:

hahahaha wanna lay down the odds that kickstarted got sued by some "reseller level" elevation dock buy in "backers"

what are you talking about, it's not today they introduced a number of changes to reinforce that Kickstarter isn�t a store � it�s a new way for creators and audiences to work together to make things.

# ? Sep 21, 2012 05:23

duTrieux.: Oct 9, 2003

oval office AND PASTE posted:

Windows Update started throwing 0x8000FFFF a day ago, and now my machine is out of compliance with NAP, so my network access is limited. Luckily, I'd just sent the FY11 reports off to Mr. Henderson, so I was off the hook for the rest of the afternoon. I picked up the phone and called down the hall.

"IT, this is Ian."

Oh no, not Ian. He wouldn't know what to do with me.

I hung up and waited five minutes, then put the call back into IT.

"IT, this is Ian."

Oh hell, why not.

"Hi Ian, this is Andrea in 219. My Windows Update is giving me errors, and now it says my connection is limited and I can't get anywhere. Can you come take a look?"

"Sure thing, I'll be there in a minute."

A few minutes later, Ian peeks his head around the corner. "Come on in, Ian".

Looks like he stopped by the Coke machine on the way in. "Hi, Andrea. So, you're having problems with your updates?"

I stand up and offer my chair to him. He places the Coke on the desk, sits down, and cracks his knuckles before popping the soda open. I watch as he minimizes my Internet Explorer window, which was open to a Google search for "tantric sex".

I walk over to shut the door, then bend over the desk, giving him a straight shot down my silky top. "How's things, Ian?"

His eyes turn and look straight down my shirt, then up to me. He gets a silly grin and stammers out, "Uh, oh, OK. Just fine". Then turns back to the computer.

Seconds pass.

"Ahh, its this dang KB928731. Microsoft Word 2007 update. This thing's been a real pain, but I should have you up in a jiff."

"Cool", I say, twirling my hair. I stand up and walk over to the window, resting my butt on the frame. Ian continues typing.

"Ian, don't you ever think about all these people in this big city? Going here and there.."

Ian's eyes stay on the screen, but his fingers are lifted, hovering over they keys, as if they are hanging breathless on my next words.

"Going to jobs they hate, returning home to families they're emotionally disconnected from."

Ian instinctively reaches in his pocket and pulls out his Bianca spray to freshen his breath.

A sinister tone takes over my voice. "Doing things they..shouldn't do?"

Silence.

"Put it in the hole, Ian."

(this is brilliant, btw. ~picks horsd'oeuvre off of porcelain serving dish, adjusts monocle~)

# ? Sep 21, 2012 05:25

what is this: Sep 11, 2001; it is a lemur

more like picks up hors d'age

# ? Sep 21, 2012 05:28

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# ? May 9, 2024 15:07

what is this: Sep 11, 2001; it is a lemur

more like picks up whores of-age

# ? Sep 21, 2012 05:28

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