Vagueness and the Aftermath - A sporadic diary

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The girls know that I don't read fiction, but they asked me to make an exception and gave me a copy of this to take with me on my hols.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Curious-Incident-Dog-Night-time/dp/0099450259

I Highly recommend it.

Anyone else read it btw?

Yes, it's very good.

If you like your books short and hilarious, I'd recommend (former Simpsons writer) John Swartzwelder's "How I Conquered Your Planet" or "The Exploding Detective"  http://www.amazon.co.uk/Exploding-Detective-John-Swartzwelder/dp/0975579967/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1

Cheers Chris.

Actually, I wouldn't use either of those adjectives to describe this book.

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.....well. hilarious in places, but also sad, inspiring, poignant, witty, revealing, uplifting.....

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I have a copy for Tony, I was going to insist that he read it, but then I decided on a different approach.

Gently, ever so gently....

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I have a copy for Tony, I was going to insist that he read it, but then I decided on a different approach.

Gently, ever so gently....

I'd REFUSE. Unless you would not allow me to  read it......

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So you're on this game show, there are three doors. behind one door is a new car, behind each of the others is a goat.

You choose a door, but before you open it, the host must open one of the other doors and show you a goat, then you have the option to open the door you originally chose or change your mind.

How do you give yourself a 2/1 chance of finding the car every time?

[KarmaDope]

So you're on this game show, there are three doors. behind one door is a new car, behind each of the others is a goat.

You choose a door, but before you open it, the host must open one of the other doors and show you a goat, then you have the option to open the door you originally chose or change your mind.

How do you give yourself a 2/1 chance of finding the car every time?

By switching, says Joobs.

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So you're on this game show, there are three doors. behind one door is a new car, behind each of the others is a goat.

You choose a door, but before you open it, the host must open one of the other doors and show you a goat, then you have the option to open the door you originally chose or change your mind.

How do you give yourself a 2/1 chance of finding the car every time?

By switching, says Joobs.

Yes, but explain why.......

[KarmaDope]

So you're on this game show, there are three doors. behind one door is a new car, behind each of the others is a goat.

You choose a door, but before you open it, the host must open one of the other doors and show you a goat, then you have the option to open the door you originally chose or change your mind.

How do you give yourself a 2/1 chance of finding the car every time?

By switching, says Joobs.

Yes, but explain why.......

Because she heard it in a pub quiz!

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So you're on this game show, there are three doors. behind one door is a new car, behind each of the others is a goat.

You choose a door, but before you open it, the host must open one of the other doors and show you a goat, then you have the option to open the door you originally chose or change your mind.

How do you give yourself a 2/1 chance of finding the car every time?

By switching, says Joobs.

Yes, but explain why.......

Because she heard it in a pub quiz!

Pfft!

[KarmaDope]

LOL, I know it has something to do with your choices. There's 3 different combinations:

C G G
G C G
G G C

If you choose door 1 every time, it's only possible to choose the car once. By switching every time, you only get a goat the time you actually chose the car, because the other 2 times, the goats will be revealed in advance and you can't choose them.

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LOL, I know it has something to do with your choices. There's 3 different combinations:

C G G
G C G
G G C

If you choose door 1 every time, it's only possible to choose the car once. By switching every time, you only get a goat the time you actually chose the car, because the other 2 times, the goats will be revealed in advance and you can't choose them.

Yes. Isn't that fantastic?

I had the answer explained to me and I still had to think about it all night before I understood it.

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You might say I thought about it all night, and it dawned on me in the morning 

[AndrewT]

I had the answer explained to me and I still had to think about it all night before I understood it.

It's easier to understand if you say there are 100 doors at the start - then it becomes obvious why you should switch.

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I had the answer explained to me and I still had to think about it all night before I understood it.

It's easier to understand if you say there are 100 doors at the start - then it becomes obvious why you should switch.

Er.. yeah... Right 

[KarmaDope]

LOL, I know it has something to do with your choices. There's 3 different combinations:

C G G
G C G
G G C

If you choose door 1 every time, it's only possible to choose the car once. By switching every time, you only get a goat the time you actually chose the car, because the other 2 times, the goats will be revealed in advance and you can't choose them.

Yes. Isn't that fantastic?

I had the answer explained to me and I still had to think about it all night before I understood it.

I know the combinations and when it's put like that it's simple. People start talking about probability and it just goes straight over my head!