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#1 2014-05-13 22:43:44
xkcd Maps
I am planning to make a Maps App like this.
Thoughts?
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#2 2014-05-13 23:24:32
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Re: xkcd Maps
I will not be using it.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
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#3 2014-05-13 23:52:22
Re: xkcd Maps
Why?
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'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
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#4 2014-05-13 23:59:35
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Re: xkcd Maps
I do not wish to come face to face with Fenris the Wolf.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#5 2015-04-30 03:36:23
Re: xkcd Maps
I have done a prototype. I need some ideas to create a pseudorandom phrase to name places in the map.
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
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#6 2015-04-30 05:03:48
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Re: xkcd Maps
Pick names randomly...
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#7 2015-04-30 06:21:24
Re: xkcd Maps
No pseudorandomly.
The question is how do I create cool name strings? For example, jssnncpwn is not an acceptable option but inthium valley could be
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#8 2015-04-30 06:36:48
Re: xkcd Maps
Do you know why I want to avoid true randomness?
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
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#9 2015-04-30 06:41:37
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Re: xkcd Maps
True randomness is extremely difficult and may not even exist. For prefixes and suffixes and have a computer program join them up.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#10 2015-04-30 06:53:05
Re: xkcd Maps
That is not the correct answer. I need predictiblity so that I can output the same path between two locations all the time.
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#11 2015-04-30 07:06:24
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Re: xkcd Maps
Then hardwire so to speak the answers.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#12 2015-04-30 07:15:01
Re: xkcd Maps
I can manage that with a hash function.
Do you know some interesting suffixes and prefixes?
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
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#13 2015-04-30 07:16:56
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Re: xkcd Maps
Hash or hash brown potatoes...
Nope, I do not. Mine would be different from yours, so make your own list.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#14 2015-04-30 07:20:36
Re: xkcd Maps
Is there any way I can get hundreds of such prefixes and suffixes and all of them sound interesting?
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
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#15 2015-04-30 07:21:44
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Re: xkcd Maps
You could try to google for such a list.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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