Love advice from a math app

#1

Post by countersignaler » Mon, Apr 26, 2010, 4:43 AM UTC

Love advice from a math app
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Re: Love advice from a math app

#2

Post by cgranade » Mon, Apr 26, 2010, 5:08 AM UTC

Why does it assume that everyone is a lesbian or male heterosexual? Seriously, people, there are women on the Internet these days. Lots of them!

Re: Love advice from a math app

#3

Post by younata » Mon, Apr 26, 2010, 5:49 AM UTC

cgranade wrote: post #2

Why does it assume that everyone is a lesbian or male heterosexual? Seriously, people, there are women on the Internet these days. Lots of them!

Because the author is not a politically correct ass.

Re: Love advice from a math app

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Post by chime » Mon, Apr 26, 2010, 5:53 AM UTC

cgranade wrote: post #2

Why does it assume that everyone is a lesbian or male heterosexual? Seriously, people, there are women on the Internet these days. Lots of them!

Also, it does not gracefully degrade for us married folks. Still amusing though.

Re: Love advice from a math app

#5

Post by joecode » Mon, Apr 26, 2010, 7:04 AM UTC

hmm... when i resubmit with the same values, it keeps changing. ranges from .006 to .011

Re: Love advice from a math app

#6

Post by WildUtah » Mon, Apr 26, 2010, 7:36 AM UTC

It says a 43% chance of finding someone better means I should keep looking? This app composes Gaussian distributions but can't even master the basic logic that if there is a less than 50% chance of doing better, I should just lock down the hottie I've got.

Re: Love advice from a math app

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Post by jyothi » Mon, Apr 26, 2010, 7:42 AM UTC

joecode wrote: post #5

hmm... when i resubmit with the same values, it keeps changing. ranges from .006 to .011

probably an intelligent rand() value approaching fate() at the moment.

Re: Love advice from a math app

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Apr 26, 2010, 7:42 AM UTC

joecode wrote: post #5

hmm... when i resubmit with the same values, it keeps changing. ranges from .006 to .011

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Re: Love advice from a math app

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Post by AngryParsley » Mon, Apr 26, 2010, 7:42 AM UTC

WildUtah wrote: post #6

It says a 43% chance of finding someone better means I should keep looking? This app composes Gaussian distributions but can't even master the basic logic that if there is a less than 50% chance of doing better, I should just lock down the hottie I've got.

Better could mean 10% better or it could mean 1000 times better. If you've got a 10% chance of finding someone 100x better, then the expected return calculation heavily favors dumping your current significant other.

Re: Love advice from a math app

#10

Post by kvh » Mon, Apr 26, 2010, 8:31 AM UTC

cgranade wrote: post #2

Why does it assume that everyone is a lesbian or male heterosexual? Seriously, people, there are women on the Internet these days. Lots of them!

ftfy