Wednesday, January 09, 2008

The Chosen Menu

Yesterday, I learned that random and even are not the same things.  You can have a list of randomly generated numbers, but that doesn't necessarily guarantee the numbers to be fair.  And I spent the afternoon picking out lists of randomly generated numbers that would even out other previously randomized but more uneven numbers.  Sounds weird and tedious but it was actually a neat idea to consider.

(Discussing our randomization plans...)

Whitecastle: The second option isn't completely kosher-

Moi: That's OK.  I like pork.

Whitecastle: Me too.  More importantly, he likes pork.  (Points to Nice Doc, the Hebrew among us)  He even eats it with shellfish.

Nice Doc: Sometimes with a little milk on top.  That's how I like it.

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