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Re: Choose the smallest number not chosen yet

#11

Post by civilized »

gus_massa wrote: post #2

If you have no played it, try this game with some friends. It's surprisingly fun. > To simplify the problem, let’s start with the simple scenario where you are competing against two other persons. > P(wining)~=0.296 Where does the other 11.2% go? Is the probability of a triple tie? Perhaps you can add it to the article.

Wait, how did you get to 11.2% missing?

I think a triple tie means no one wins, which would explain why the probability of winning is less than 1/3. (If each of the three players is playing the same Nash equilibrium strategy, they should each win with the same frequency.)

Re: Choose the smallest number not chosen yet

#12

Post by alexmolas »

civilized wrote: post #8
alexmolas wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

hi! thanks for your comment. which inequality is the wrong direction?

> Since we’re looking for the Nash equilibrium we’ve Q_i >= Q_P, this is, the best winning strategy you have is to follow the strategy P.

oh shoot, you're completely right! changing it right now, thanks for spotting it ;)

Re: Choose the smallest number not chosen yet

#14

Post by jasonjayr »

(Slightly off topic) -- I can't connect to this site from my mobile data or home connection. FF, Curl + mobile FF claim to not be able to resolve the host

The DNS records seem odd:

    $ dig  www.amolas.dev
    [ ... ]
    ;; ANSWER SECTION:
    www.amolas.dev.  66 IN CNAME     https://alexmolas.github.io.
    https://alexmolas.github.io. 66 IN A 185.199.111.153
    https://alexmolas.github.io. 66 IN A 185.199.109.153
    https://alexmolas.github.io. 66 IN A 185.199.108.153
    https://alexmolas.github.io. 66 IN A 185.199.110.153
I don't think you can put a scheme in a cname ...

Re: Choose the smallest number not chosen yet

#15

Post by alexmolas »

jasonjayr wrote: post #14

(Slightly off topic) -- I can't connect to this site from my mobile data or home connection. FF, Curl + mobile FF claim to not be able to resolve the host The DNS records seem odd: $ dig www.amolas.dev [ ... ] ;; ANSWER SECTION: www.amolas.dev. 66 IN CNAME https://alexmolas.github.io. https://alexmolas.github.io. 66 IN A 185.199.111.153 https://alexmolas.github.io. 66 IN A 185.199.109.153 https://alexmolas.github.io.…

hi! some people told me that they can access the site, but I've never knew why, and I'm not an expert on websites. Thanks for spotting it!

How can I solve the problem? What does it mean to put a scheme in a cname?

Re: Choose the smallest number not chosen yet

#16

Post by izietto »

alexmolas wrote: post #15
jasonjayr wrote: post #14

(Slightly off topic) -- I can't connect to this site from my mobile data or home connection. FF, Curl + mobile FF claim to not be able to resolve the host The DNS records seem odd: $ dig www.amolas.dev [ ... ] ;; ANSWER SECTION: www.amolas.dev. 66 IN CNAME https://alexmolas.github.io. https://alexmolas.github.io. 66 IN A 185.199.111.153 https://alexmolas.github.io. 66 IN A 185.199.109.153 https://alexmolas.github.io.…

hi! some people told me that they can access the site, but I've never knew why, and I'm not an expert on websites. Thanks for spotting it! How can I solve the problem? What does it mean to put a scheme in a cname?

> What does it mean to put a scheme in a cname?

It means that https:// shouldn't be mentioned in the DSN records

> How can I solve the problem?

You should edit your DNS records and remove it

Re: Choose the smallest number not chosen yet

#17

Post by alexmolas »

izietto wrote: post #16
alexmolas wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

hi! some people told me that they can access the site, but I've never knew why, and I'm not an expert on websites. Thanks for spotting it! How can I solve the problem? What does it mean to put a scheme in a cname?

> What does it mean to put a scheme in a cname? It means that https:// shouldn't be mentioned in the DSN records > How can I solve the problem? You should edit your DNS records and remove it

thank you! I just did it, let me know if now it works :)

Re: Choose the smallest number not chosen yet

#18

Post by mughinn »

civilized wrote: post #11
gus_massa wrote: post #2

If you have no played it, try this game with some friends. It's surprisingly fun. > To simplify the problem, let’s start with the simple scenario where you are competing against two other persons. > P(wining)~=0.296 Where does the other 11.2% go? Is the probability of a triple tie? Perhaps you can add it to the article.

Wait, how did you get to 11.2% missing? I think a triple tie means no one wins, which would explain why the probability of winning is less than 1/3. (If each of the three players is playing the same Nash equilibrium strategy, they should each win with the same frequency.)

0.296 is the chance of one player winning, there are 3 players. 0.296*3 is 0.888, which leaves 11.2% of chance where no player wins/they all tie

Re: Choose the smallest number not chosen yet

#19

Post by izietto »

alexmolas wrote: post #17
izietto wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> What does it mean to put a scheme in a cname? It means that https:// shouldn't be mentioned in the DSN records > How can I solve the problem? You should edit your DNS records and remove it

thank you! I just did it, let me know if now it works :)

It works now, good job ;)
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