tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718736365000160223.comments2024-01-03T07:49:59.707-08:00Statistics et al.Jack Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16675781493059962337noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718736365000160223.post-56721482835017513502020-09-13T09:58:54.093-07:002020-09-13T09:58:54.093-07:00Swap the QR code for (potentially) future cheap RF...Swap the QR code for (potentially) future cheap RFID tags built into the card and future widespread RFID readers, then you can use card physical presence (just like a credit card) to solve the trading issues.<br /><br />IoT/smart devices have this issue to an extent also - how do you register a second hand IoT device without allowing the first user access to all your data - typically the plan is "physical presence plus rare code". Just having the code without physical presence is too exploitable, as making a copy is too easy and then ownership is unclear to a central host.<br /><br />The argument towards collector value seems odd if you print a bunch of strong players - most everyone will have cards of the point producing players, so I don't see the collector value. If it's a regular card distribution (weighed towards weaker players) it's pay to win, but that's ok for playing cards. Magic the gathering, YuGiOh, Pokémon.... They are all quite pay to win but that worked out just fine for them.<br /><br />Also check your LinkedInAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06416124178211016272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718736365000160223.post-79478492061257935962020-02-06T10:46:45.464-08:002020-02-06T10:46:45.464-08:00very nice, clear succinct explanation.very nice, clear succinct explanation.Oliver Schultehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11316939586373828267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718736365000160223.post-58418479401867772542020-01-11T06:31:50.818-08:002020-01-11T06:31:50.818-08:00Hi! I realize this is kind of off-topic however I ...Hi! I realize this is kind of off-topic however I needed to ask.<br />Does managing a well-established blog like yours take a massive amount work?<br />I'm brand new to operating a blog however I do write in my journal everyday.<br />I'd like to start a blog so I can easily share <br />my personal experience and views online. Please let me know <br />if you have any suggestions or tips for new aspiring bloggers.<br /><br />Appreciate it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718736365000160223.post-19979430538031463602017-03-07T17:30:30.688-08:002017-03-07T17:30:30.688-08:00I keep getting thrown an error on compile.all.game...I keep getting thrown an error on compile.all.games. 1:max(roster.master$player.id) : result would be too long a vector.<br />Warning Message: no non-missing arguments to max; returning -InfAlex LaBrecquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241215045913154310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718736365000160223.post-9796809187323281752017-03-04T17:06:32.882-08:002017-03-04T17:06:32.882-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.SBUX99https://www.blogger.com/profile/07932259627239298111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718736365000160223.post-67008262090629098682017-01-31T21:34:08.009-08:002017-01-31T21:34:08.009-08:00Great information for Brazilians in Canada, as wel...Great information for Brazilians in Canada, as well as people interested about Brazilian food.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577249656210189794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718736365000160223.post-74050669804173155632017-01-05T23:47:52.328-08:002017-01-05T23:47:52.328-08:00Glad to hear it. Did it work out for you?
- JackGlad to hear it. Did it work out for you?<br /><br />- JackJack Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16675781493059962337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718736365000160223.post-52779779267805870232016-12-27T06:58:41.406-08:002016-12-27T06:58:41.406-08:00Yes, a lot of people disagree with me, and that I ...Yes, a lot of people disagree with me, and that I am only looking in the aggregate. It's the aggregate that matters. Except of course, in the American election where popular vote is an afterthought.<br /><br />Aleppo is terrible, but it's been terrible for years. Comparitively, ISIL lost tons of land, and Boko Haram is nearly wiped out, so the sources of violence are diminishing.<br /><br />As for the part time jobs, you're on to something there. Labour participation rates are still new the low they reached after the great recession. Wage per week (Wage times hours, inflation adjusted), is much more slowly improving, and even this could be an artifact of low non-housing inflation. It's a complicated picture, and I look forward to the time when a society's ability to keep its people formally busy isn't the main measure of its success.<br /><br />Thanks for your insights!Jack Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16675781493059962337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718736365000160223.post-31226509696265783792016-12-12T19:32:59.418-08:002016-12-12T19:32:59.418-08:00And we also lost David Bowie and Prince, and Leona...And we also lost David Bowie and Prince, and Leonard Cohen...tooAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04081053496681695413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718736365000160223.post-69605037418910814062016-12-12T19:32:01.819-08:002016-12-12T19:32:01.819-08:00Well, while I share your enthusiasm in stats, not ...Well, while I share your enthusiasm in stats, not only because I took your class... some of the stats are an overall. When looking into labour rates of unemployment while it has decreased,we can see that type of work is temporary or part time for example. The fact that Trump won and millions of Americans do not share the same views on those stats that you mention, even showed up by the GOP's denial is alarmingly scary. I think there were these awesome tables on the demographics of the people who vote for Trump and it shows the type of people who are more likely to believe Trumps fallacies. On regards of war conflict, Syria, more specifically Aleepo has been bombarded horribly and many civilians which include women and children keep dying due to the bombs. Importantly, i believe that there's an amazing power on data and stats while also trying to provide a greater understanding of why things happen. Keep up the blogging btw ;) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04081053496681695413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718736365000160223.post-24671474756796291202016-09-20T17:45:49.638-07:002016-09-20T17:45:49.638-07:00Great Piece of R code ! It will help me finishing ...Great Piece of R code ! It will help me finishing my research project !<br /><br />Cheers !jguszrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846800313571324927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718736365000160223.post-13902538698500599832016-07-19T22:59:40.034-07:002016-07-19T22:59:40.034-07:00Too soon, Jack.Too soon, Jack.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052403951081151861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718736365000160223.post-26970192642089649392016-07-14T07:38:03.169-07:002016-07-14T07:38:03.169-07:00Editing is the process that editors apply when the...Editing is the process that editors apply when they proofread a document. This is an extensive process in which spelling, syntax, grammar, and flow of content is checked and corrected. See more <a href="http://www.researchpaperediting.net/" rel="nofollow">edit papers online</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08727248216329880049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718736365000160223.post-67173520535139702492016-05-31T16:06:32.362-07:002016-05-31T16:06:32.362-07:00No, I was unclear with that last point. My thought...No, I was unclear with that last point. My thoughts were more about improving the state of televised hockey in general by developing women's hockey more. I don't think co-ed pro hockey teams are a good idea for the reasons you mentioned.Jack Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16675781493059962337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718736365000160223.post-84197203953953962612016-05-31T13:38:56.709-07:002016-05-31T13:38:56.709-07:00I really liked that you added women's hockey a...I really liked that you added women's hockey at the end, but how will this improve the NHL? Are you suggesting females play in that league? That would be a considerably difficult sell, considering the physical differences between men and women. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01022538828769462098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718736365000160223.post-25523911217963054012016-05-21T11:43:48.618-07:002016-05-21T11:43:48.618-07:00It's doable. There's even a mobile pyrolys...It's doable. There's even a mobile pyrolysis lab mounted on a truck. It has a 1 tonne per day capacity.<br /><br />http://www.canadianbiomassmagazine.ca/composites/alberta-invests-in-biochar-development-3162Jack Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16675781493059962337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718736365000160223.post-22246492859819076602016-05-21T10:26:14.428-07:002016-05-21T10:26:14.428-07:00How hard is it to do the pyrolysis on a large scal...How hard is it to do the pyrolysis on a large scale?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052403951081151861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718736365000160223.post-6601094534970279272016-04-13T15:47:44.347-07:002016-04-13T15:47:44.347-07:00All good tips. I found using a microphone to be su...All good tips. I found using a microphone to be such a pain, seemed like it was always brushing against my neck or something or I'd end up speaking directly into it sometimes.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16537260887377880229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718736365000160223.post-50453845571241006082015-05-11T20:42:20.779-07:002015-05-11T20:42:20.779-07:00Thanks Jack :)Thanks Jack :)Hayekianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07524548337232545281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718736365000160223.post-91139871094833006762015-03-29T18:57:21.192-07:002015-03-29T18:57:21.192-07:00Good summary, I think you hit all the main points ...Good summary, I think you hit all the main points we talked about.<br /><br />I was thinking it might also be interesting to try something on a smaller scale, local to our group. We wouldn't have quantity, but we could make up for it with the quality of data we could capture (i.e. greater depth, as detailed as we like). <br /><br />Maybe something with board games. I wonder if it's possible to have a viable system that spans multiple different games (assuming they are at least somewhat related). Perhaps we could break each game down into the skills it requires, and the degree to which it requires them, and go from there.<br /><br />I haven't looked into this at all so maybe something like this already exists, but I think it could be useful. It seems intuitively obvious that someone who is good at one game of a certain type will be good at other games of that type, but what about games of other types? What if those games have partial overlap in the skills required, or no overlap at all?<br /><br />For example, based on the skills required by Dominion (e.g. strategy, adaptability, math), we can say that a good Dominion player will probably also be good at similar games like MtG or 7 Wonders, but how good will he be at something like Coup (bluffing, perception, memory)? What about something that has elements of both, like poker?<br /><br />Just a random idea that might be easier to play around with considering the accessibility of data.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052403951081151861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718736365000160223.post-653800310527329392015-02-02T00:31:44.685-08:002015-02-02T00:31:44.685-08:00Hi Sharon,
Thanks for the tip about rvest! I can ...Hi Sharon,<br /><br />Thanks for the tip about rvest! I can see now how that would work a lot better in a case like this where the data is already compiled into an HTML table with its own labels.<br /><br />My experience with cricinfo is mostly with the play-by-play commentary, which is less structured, so I hadn't even considered an HTML-based scraping approach. Thank you!<br />Jack Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16675781493059962337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718736365000160223.post-21263081158884014432015-02-01T21:10:07.581-08:002015-02-01T21:10:07.581-08:00Useful explainer of the strinr package, but FYI th...Useful explainer of the strinr package, but FYI this task is a lot easier with Hadley Wickham's rvest package and the incredibly useful Selectorgadget browser add-on. Four lines of code do the trick:<br /><br />library(rvest)<br />pagehtml <- html("http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/287876.html")<br />playerhtml <- html_nodes(pagehtml, ".to-bat .playerName , .batsman-name .playerName")<br />playernames <- html_text(playerhtml)<br /><br />Here's an explanation of how to use Selectorgadget to get the CSS page selectors you want and then how to use those in rvest: http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/rvest/vignettes/selectorgadget.htmlSharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08824851988700682739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5718736365000160223.post-3427768157338948262015-01-29T09:24:12.617-08:002015-01-29T09:24:12.617-08:00I don't know any more about this topic than yo...I don't know any more about this topic than you, but it sounds like some research into the areas you outlined would be very beneficial (if it's not already being done). I can't imagine there's much money in it though.<br /><br />Since we won't be able to move on from concrete as a building material any time soon, and current recycling techniques use quite a lot of energy themselves, perhaps the best approach is to focus on developing more durable and longer-lasting concrete? <br /><br />I'd be curious to know how much concrete has improved over the centuries, when we've gone from adding blood and horse hair to carbon nanofibers. (It seems they really will add "nano-" to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concrete#Nano_concrete" rel="nofollow">everything</a>.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052403951081151861noreply@blogger.com