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so the purpose is to find the best personnel fill algorithm ? |
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I feel like that should be funny, but I actually don't know whether it is a joke or a legitimate question, and if it is a legitimate question I don't know how to answer it. |
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then that makes us even. Why would you want to do that except to see how many you could get into a Volkswagen. |
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//(however many degrees a sphere has)// A sphere has 4 pi steradians. The steradian is the S.I. unit for solid angles. You're welcome! |
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//personnel fill// ... er ... sets of matroshka-nested masks? |
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whatever the term is for trying to fit a bunch of shapes together with least space wastage: fill ? stack ? |
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Collective noun: "An Escher" |
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//The steradian is the S.I. unit for solid angles.// |
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By cracky, why can't you just measure your solid angles in
pints per acre-fathom the way God intended? |
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Cool idea -- I could use it tomorrow (or more
accurately around January, when we launch).
Creating avatars that are a genuine extension of self. |
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At a contest to get 50 sheep into the shortest fence,
the
physicist calculates the average sheep length, writes
an
algorithm and finally puts a circular fence around
them
and claims: "This is the shortest fence possible for 50
sheep". |
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The engineer pushes at the fence making some
of the sheep stand on the others, he then takes off a
few meters from the fence and declares: This is the
shortest fence possible. |
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The mathematician takes a
peace of fence, puts it around himself and declares:
'I'm outside'. |
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//4 pi steradians// Thank you, but it doesn't roll off the tongue quite as easily as "however many degrees a sphere has" |
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//some of the sheep stand on the others//It would be more efficient to make ALL the sheep stand on top of one another, would it not? |
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//Celebrity 3D print-outs// Excellent idea and bunworthy in its own right. |
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The politician puts a fence around just four of the sheep, then
announces: "We have delivered on our policy to provide the shortest
fence on time and within budget. Unfortunately, not all sheep could
be accommodated due to practical constraints and resistance from
the opposition." |
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The psychologist puts a fence between you and the sheep and says:
"I have given you a temporary feeling of security, but in the long term
you should try to overcome your feelings of resentment towards the
sheep freedom to roam." |
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The enterprise architect spends 3 years investigating fencing options
before buying 100 miles of 150ft fencing from IBM, then wonders
why everyone is so bent out of shape over the project. |
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Meanwhile the developer hatched a plan to re-use some fence from
another project. When the 50 sheep escape, blames the project kick-
off for not standardizing animal object sizes to "rabbit". |
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But the sheep farmer just gets a few tools, some wood,
and a cooler full of beer for the freinds that are helping
him build the fence while all of the highly-qualified
professionals are frigging around. |
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Some hospitals must have a database of full body scans, which is what you'd also need for proper 3D, otherwise it's just skin. |
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