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| From | Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> |
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| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: formats and endians |
| Date | 2015-01-26 19:09 -0600 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
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On 26-Jan-15 12:15, Richard Heathfield wrote: > ... Then you arrange for the monkeys to undergo competitive > examinations, with progressively stricter criteria for passing. The original form of the Infinite Monkey Theorem has a single monkey with infinite time, so I assume you're not using that form. > The monkeys are then ranked, and the lowest-scoring are eliminated > (or, if you prefer, sent to a zoo or released into the wild) before > they get a chance to breed. > > Having lathered, all you have to do now is rinse and repeat a few > million times. There is a variant with infinite monkeys, but in that case, there is no need to eliminate any of them; at least one (actually, an infinite number) will produce the desired text _on the first try_. Where to store infinite monkeys is left as an exercise for the reader. > This should cut down the time required to generate the complete works > of Shakespeare by a great many orders of magnitude. Alas, not enough > that you're likely to get a result any time this universe, but it > should at least be better than random. We have existence proof that it can take as little as a few million years with actual primates, though using natural selection rather than your (presumably more efficient) artificial selection. OTOH, the "monkey" in the theorem is a metaphor for a random keypress device, and in that case there is no point in competitions and such because any "failure" or "success" at passing your tests will be a random event, not a "better" device. S -- Stephen Sprunk "God does not play dice." --Albert Einstein CCIE #3723 "God is an inveterate gambler, and He throws the K5SSS dice at every possible opportunity." --Stephen Hawking
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formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 04:49 -0800
formats and endians John Bode <jfbode1029@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 05:24 -0800
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 05:38 -0800
Re: formats and endians Kleuske <kleuske@nowhere.net> - 2014-12-16 13:55 +0000
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-16 11:49 -0600
Re: formats and endians BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2014-12-16 21:37 -0600
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-17 01:08 -0800
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-17 02:42 -0800
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-18 14:38 -0600
Re: formats and endians Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2014-12-18 23:09 +0100
Re: formats and endians BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2014-12-18 16:52 -0600
Re: formats and endians Kleuske <kleuske@nowhere.net> - 2014-12-17 11:11 +0000
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-17 03:49 -0800
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-18 16:28 -0600
Re: formats and endians BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2014-12-18 19:38 -0600
Re: formats and endians Kleuske <kleuske@nowhere.net> - 2014-12-21 14:17 +0000
Re: formats and endians Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2014-12-22 02:19 -0800
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-01-15 12:18 -0600
Re: formats and endians Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-01-15 22:35 +0000
Re: formats and endians raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-01-20 16:06 +0000
Re: formats and endians Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2015-01-22 15:41 -0800
Re: formats and endians Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-01-23 00:45 -0600
Re: formats and endians Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-23 08:52 +0000
Re: formats and endians Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-01-23 05:47 -0600
Re: formats and endians Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-23 03:51 -0800
Re: formats and endians Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-01-23 12:18 +0000
Re: formats and endians raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-01-23 13:49 +0000
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-01-23 07:02 -0800
Re: formats and endians fmassei@gmail.com - 2015-01-23 07:39 -0800
Re: formats and endians Lowell Gilbert <lgusenet@be-well.ilk.org> - 2015-01-23 10:38 -0500
Re: formats and endians Greg Martin <greg.at.softsprocket@dot.com> - 2015-01-23 17:45 +0000
Re: formats and endians James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-01-23 12:59 -0500
Re: formats and endians Greg Martin <greg.at.softsprocket@dot.com> - 2015-01-23 18:30 +0000
Re: formats and endians James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-01-26 12:35 -0500
Re: formats and endians Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-26 18:15 +0000
Re: formats and endians Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-26 10:53 -0800
Re: formats and endians Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-26 19:06 +0000
Re: formats and endians Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2015-01-26 17:54 -0600
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-01-26 19:09 -0600
Re: formats and endians Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-27 01:49 +0000
Re: formats and endians James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-01-26 21:37 -0500
Re: formats and endians raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-01-23 22:33 +0000
Re: formats and endians Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-23 18:02 +0000
Re: formats and endians Greg Martin <greg.at.softsprocket@dot.com> - 2015-01-23 18:50 +0000
Re: formats and endians glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-01-24 00:01 +0000
Re: formats and endians raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-01-24 10:05 +0000
Re: formats and endians glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-01-24 11:57 +0000
Re: formats and endians Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-24 07:48 -0800
Re: formats and endians Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-01-24 10:43 +0000
Re: formats and endians Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-24 07:52 -0800
Re: formats and endians raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-01-23 13:51 +0000
Re: formats and endians John Bode <jfbode1029@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 06:56 -0800
Re: formats and endians Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2014-12-16 13:20 -0600
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-16 18:00 -0600
Re: formats and endians "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-12-17 16:32 -0500
Re: formats and endians David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2014-12-16 15:26 +0100
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 06:57 -0800
Re: formats and endians Lowell Gilbert <lgusenet@be-well.ilk.org> - 2014-12-16 11:34 -0500
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 08:47 -0800
Re: formats and endians BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-12-16 17:02 +0000
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 10:49 -0800
Re: formats and endians BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-12-16 19:10 +0000
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 11:28 -0800
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 11:43 -0800
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 11:58 -0800
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 12:20 -0800
Re: formats and endians BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-12-16 20:21 +0000
Re: formats and endians Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2014-12-16 13:08 -0800
Re: formats and endians Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2014-12-16 21:19 +0000
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 13:27 -0800
Re: formats and endians Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2014-12-16 16:41 -0800
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 13:22 -0800
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 14:00 -0800
Re: formats and endians BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-12-16 22:26 +0000
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 14:54 -0800
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 15:09 -0800
Re: formats and endians BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-12-16 20:08 +0000
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 12:48 -0800
Re: formats and endians Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2014-12-16 22:21 +0000
Re: formats and endians BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-12-16 22:39 +0000
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 15:32 -0800
Re: formats and endians glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2014-12-17 00:51 +0000
Re: formats and endians BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-12-17 11:04 +0000
Re: formats and endians glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2014-12-17 17:04 +0000
Re: formats and endians Lowell Gilbert <lgusenet@be-well.ilk.org> - 2014-12-16 12:29 -0500
Re: formats and endians Ken Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2014-12-16 12:40 -0500
Re: formats and endians Lowell Gilbert <lgusenet@be-well.ilk.org> - 2014-12-16 13:10 -0500
Re: formats and endians Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2014-12-16 18:35 +0000
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-16 12:57 -0600
Re: formats and endians Lowell Gilbert <lgusenet@be-well.ilk.org> - 2014-12-16 15:11 -0500
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-16 18:10 -0600
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 10:51 -0800
Re: formats and endians glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2014-12-16 19:43 +0000
Re: formats and endians Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2014-12-16 10:37 -0800
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-16 13:05 -0600
Re: formats and endians Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2014-12-16 11:49 -0800
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-16 17:16 -0600
Re: formats and endians Lowell Gilbert <lgusenet@be-well.ilk.org> - 2014-12-16 14:55 -0500
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-16 17:48 -0600
Re: formats and endians BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2014-12-17 00:18 -0600
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-20 12:21 -0600
Re: formats and endians BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2014-12-22 01:38 -0600
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-16 11:45 -0600
Re: formats and endians Michael Angelo Ravera <maravera@prodigy.net> - 2014-12-18 16:50 -0800
Re: formats and endians Nobody <nobody@nowhere.invalid> - 2014-12-17 04:51 +0000
Re: formats and endians Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2014-12-19 10:16 -0800
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