tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post8753351304153924326..comments2023-07-05T09:38:23.624+01:00Comments on The Half-Dipper: "If By a Man's Works Shall We Know Him...Hobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-21589781881322514372008-07-05T07:37:00.000+01:002008-07-05T07:37:00.000+01:00That's a clever idea, gracias.That's a clever idea, gracias.Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-71933579138318962282008-07-04T21:39:00.000+01:002008-07-04T21:39:00.000+01:00Indeed, they doBut your bandwidth usage will only ...Indeed, they do<BR/><BR/>But your bandwidth usage will only go up, not down :)<BR/><BR/>Although, one way to avoid it -- if there's a way for you to reduce the number of posts you show on your blog's first page, then you will reduce your bandwidth usage significantly without needing to pay them. After all, I doubt most of your readers are going 40 days back to read old entires there -- if they MarshalNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16776398824139018801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-57998860530787081482008-07-04T07:26:00.000+01:002008-07-04T07:26:00.000+01:00I considered it, but apparently the Photobucket ba...I considered it, but apparently the Photobucket bandwidth counter resets on the 4th of each month for my account... why is, by sheer coincidence, today. So let's see if all the images return. Fingers crossed.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Toodlepip,<BR/><BR/>HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05362750318020750292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-2737581746015009662008-07-04T04:06:00.000+01:002008-07-04T04:06:00.000+01:00Aha, you use free photobucket, which has now kicke...Aha, you use free photobucket, which has now kicked you out for exceeding your bandwidth. Obviously, you're getting too many hits for your own good :)<BR/><BR/>I pony up the money every year for a pro account. It does make photo hosting easier to handle.MarshalNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16776398824139018801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-58297496977018821792008-06-29T18:14:00.000+01:002008-06-29T18:14:00.000+01:00Dear Matt, That's very kind of you, thank you. I...Dear Matt,<BR/><BR/> That's very kind of you, thank you. I'm always happy to swap tea-samples. Do please e-mail me (hobbesoxon 'at' gmail 'dot' com), or leave your e-mail address here and I'll contact you.<BR/><BR/><BR/> Toodlepip,<BR/><BR/> HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-82455372520409854142008-06-29T17:11:00.000+01:002008-06-29T17:11:00.000+01:00If one were to send you some samples where could t...If one were to send you some samples where could they send them?<BR/><BR/>PeaceMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02736984697520031171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-14532489878712427872008-06-29T14:27:00.000+01:002008-06-29T14:27:00.000+01:00All this talk of doughnuts and footballs...by far ...All this talk of doughnuts and footballs...by far the most ridiculously beautiful rant I've seen in a very long time.Jamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18042939388726608307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-53155937380340070142008-06-28T20:58:00.000+01:002008-06-28T20:58:00.000+01:00If the number of dimensions is the least it takes ...If the number of dimensions is the least it takes to locate yourself, need a lot less than that. Can't hardly find where at I am no how with just three (time is an illusion so it does not count).Si's bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10175544032803867701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-353774998254770912008-06-27T18:25:00.000+01:002008-06-27T18:25:00.000+01:00Allright, I'm off to tape 3 footballs together and...Allright, I'm off to tape 3 footballs together and see if that will help me predict what's going to happen to our crippled economy.speakfreelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13757071341180546490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-58093784580548878062008-06-26T22:45:00.000+01:002008-06-26T22:45:00.000+01:00Uh-oh, it's CB, better tighten up my loose techspe...Uh-oh, it's CB, better tighten up my loose techspeak. :)<BR/><BR/>The image is just a few slices through a four-dimensional blob (contourslice.m in Matlab, if you use it) to give the general impression - of course, a probability distribution defined over 3-D is a 4-D quantity, so it's hard to visualise holistically. I had to slice the lumpy model, so you're looking at a few cross-sections taken Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-64252705976690317482008-06-26T22:37:00.000+01:002008-06-26T22:37:00.000+01:00Sooo..."normality" consists of two orthogonal dist...Sooo..."normality" consists of two orthogonal distorted doughnuts centered around the origin, with an undistorted parallel doughnut in positive space and a more eccentrically distorted parallel doughnut in negative space?speakfreelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13757071341180546490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-34929243775507181872008-06-26T21:30:00.000+01:002008-06-26T21:30:00.000+01:00Thanks for the good wishes, I really appreciate th...Thanks for the good wishes, I really appreciate them. :)<BR/><BR/>The general field is variously known as:<BR/><BR/>"Artificial Intelligence"<BR/>"Information Engineering"<BR/>"Signal Processing"<BR/>"Machine Learning"<BR/>"Pattern Analysis"<BR/>"Statistical Pattern Recognition"<BR/><BR/>...depending on which department of which institution you're in. Our name is Legion, for we are many. ;)<BR/>Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-8242848873213953872008-06-26T20:47:00.000+01:002008-06-26T20:47:00.000+01:00looks kind of Eigen-ish? johnlooks kind of Eigen-ish? john小 約翰https://www.blogger.com/profile/04861553091860759609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-74496466138062911262008-06-26T20:30:00.000+01:002008-06-26T20:30:00.000+01:00doughnuts with sugar sprinkles.. what is your them...doughnuts with sugar sprinkles.. <BR/><BR/>what is your theme of research?<BR/><BR/><BR/>robertAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-85792559086195801032008-06-26T20:01:00.000+01:002008-06-26T20:01:00.000+01:00Thanks for the update! Good luck with your writin...Thanks for the update! Good luck with your writing.<BR/><BR/>BrentBrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07624029379597567958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-80460237789008618842008-06-26T18:52:00.000+01:002008-06-26T18:52:00.000+01:00Doughnuts...Yum! :pDoughnuts...Yum! :p~ Phyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089209028096768776noreply@blogger.com