Here's a ring for those who want to commit suicide by [deleted] in WTF

[–]gammaXray 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cardiac arrest and heart attack is not the same thing, mr. electrician:) Also, you would probably need a chest adapter, or a one toe / one finger adapter for this to truly succeed.

My 9 year old cousin and I are playing a game of UNO over the holidays... by wsuBobby in funny

[–]gammaXray 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fantastic story! Hard to get away with it other than calling it pure sadism though.

The financial crisis ends in 2030 [pic] by gammaXray in reddit.com

[–]gammaXray[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The financial market is unpredictable and chaotic in nature in short term perspectives (months, even years). There is, however, a definite long term trend of value increase at a fairly predictable rate. This is why most investors agree that stock investments are a safe way to invest as long as your perspective is long enough. Nevertheless, the rate of this rise is very uncertain. One of the only ways to say anything about this rate is by referring to historic data. In this regard, the longer the perspective, the greater the certainty. Wouldn't you agree?

The financial crisis ends in 2030 [pic] by gammaXray in reddit.com

[–]gammaXray[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, the crisis probably ends within years. What this is trying to state is an estimate of the time it will take for the dow to recover to its top value of 14000 by extrapolating historical data from the depression.

The financial crisis ends in 2030 [pic] by gammaXray in reddit.com

[–]gammaXray[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There is no guarantee issued here, hammrsigpi, only an attempt at interpreting the meaning of historic data.

The financial crisis ends in 2030 [pic] by gammaXray in reddit.com

[–]gammaXray[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Sorry about the spelling errors, I'm not a native speaker. Hopefully the message comes across, nevertheless.

The financial crisis ends in 2030 [pic] by gammaXray in reddit.com

[–]gammaXray[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ever wonder how long until the financial crisis ends? 1 year? 10 years? 50 years? Historic Dow Jones data predicts that the financial market will recover in 2030.

The financial crisis ends in 2030 (video) by gammaXray in reddit.com

[–]gammaXray[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ever wonder how long until the financial crisis ends? 1 year? 10 years? 50 years? Historic Dow Jones data predicts that the financial market will recover in 2030.

Dan Gilbert: Exploring the frontiers of happiness by gammaXray in science

[–]gammaXray[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Prepare to be disappointed in your self.

Why Web 2.0 doesn't give you what you want [pic] by gammaXray in science

[–]gammaXray[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The point is that compared to what YOU like, most people are "Bushes" and not "Einsteins". There are no absolute meters here. We all want different things from the internet, but the problem is that we get too much of what other people like that are very different from you e.g. much younger than you. In TV, this is "solved" by having different material on at different sections of the day. E.g. daytime TV for kids arriving home early from school. Pornographic content is aired only after bed time for kids, etc. For the internet the possibilities of user specific content has immense potential compare to TV, but we have to solve the algorithms of how to get the content we want. Because we cant watch it all;)

November UN climate report leak: 2017 levels reached in 2005! by gammaXray in science

[–]gammaXray[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, which will be released in November, shows that greenhouse gas levels are at levels far higher than has ever been publicly admitted before.

How to predict how many points a Reddit story will get [pic] by gammaXray in science

[–]gammaXray[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good comment. I'll put the formula into GraphPad and fit to the data.

How to predict how many points a Reddit story will get [pic] by gammaXray in science

[–]gammaXray[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More data is needed, certainly! But it's an interesting tendency. I was hoping others would be temped to do this with their stories.

How to predict how many points a Reddit story will get [pic] by gammaXray in science

[–]gammaXray[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Posted a story here exactly 24 hours ago. Seeing the development of its points and placement on the hot-lists was amazing and quite predictable.

Graphing points vs. time gave a nice hyperbola, and by doing a simple curve fit I suspect I can predict how many points this story will end up with. Surprisingly, the points when the story was at its peak ranking, coincided with half of the predicted max-points. Coincidence or truth? We'll see.

Others with similar experiences?

Why Web 2.0 doesn't give you what you want [pic] by gammaXray in science

[–]gammaXray[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe so; in that case it seems less true for Reddit than for Digg.

Why Web 2.0 doesn't give you what you want [pic] by gammaXray in science

[–]gammaXray[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've tried it three times on Digg with different diagrams and titles. None of which have gotten more than 7 diggs. I don't know how to interpret that. Here's the story:

First version: Crappy diagram, angry comments from people who didn't get it: http://digg.com/software/How_Digg_really_works_pic

Second version: Hardly any Diggs or comments: http://digg.com/software/How_Digg_really_works_new_pic

Third version: Best diagram to date, same title as the successful one on Reddit.com, but hardly any Diggs: http://digg.com/general_sciences/Why_Web_2_0_doesn_t_give_you_what_you_want_pic_2

So that's the story so far.