@freemo So on another topic. I got that python checked into my personal github and I also put it in the qoto gitlab as well. I have found no way other than manually to synch them up when I have made a change. Though I think I am done making changes. Did you want to put this somewhere? I think we were discussion starting a discourse topic on the puzzle itself.
@Absinthe You can have github and gitlab sync automatically I do it with all my repos, ill check the exact settings and let ya know in a few.
@freemo awesome. I figured I must have done something wrong.
@Absinthe nah just missed the setting is all :) You can sink through both push and pull (usually you pick one but you can do it both ways too)
@freemo I don't see where the setting is. I just cloned it over there. I had to get a token from github and all that. But I just don't see where I could pull or anything else.
@Absinthe Just checked it is "Settings -> Repository -> Mirroring Repositories"
@freemo Don't see a "Repository" under settings anywhere :(
@Absinthe link me to the project and ill modify the link to point you direct to the setting.
@freemo okay, not the little thingie is spinning :) You wouldn't think it would take any time at all, but I assume it has to undo all the double pushing that I did :)
@Absinthe well depends how you set it up, it does it on a schedule too. Let me know if it gives you any trouble,
@freemo So the next thing was the discourse topic. I was waiting for you to post the puzzle/solution and was going to add this to that discussion.
@Absinthe yup i didnt forget, about to get to that shortly, just dealing with that shit post thread im about to wrap up... life of a mod.
@freemo I keep looking at the existing topics and hear myself saying "Alex, I'll take stuff I know kcuf-all about for $200" :) So I figured I would recognize it when it showed up. :D
@Absinthe also feel free to add literally any interesting topics you want too. We need peopel other than me starting topics there :)
@freemo But they all sound like thesis and dissertation titles :) I am intimidated to even open one of them for discussion :)
@Absinthe I actually try to use really simple wording with the intention of teaching people difficult topics.
@freemo You have probably done so, but it still doesn't come across as conversational. I should probably just open and read one, and actually make a decision that way. But you know, books, covers and all that. :)
@Absinthe Yea I'm not sure id describe it as conversational. I do have a bit of a serious tone too, though i do try to be very mindful to use simple vocabulary.
@Surasanji @freemo That seems like a hateful job. I don't think I could do that one.
Not doing it out of hate (as I am sure is the case with @Surasanji ) is exactly what jobs like those need.
@Surasanji @freemo I had an uncle that did that job down in FL all his life, other than stating that is what he did, he never really talked about it. So there's that.
It is likely an emotionally and ethically difficult job. I can kinda understand.
@freemo @Surasanji I think it is somewhat akin to being an inmate yourself.
@Absinthe @freemo I spent 12 hours overnight in a prison. I saw a lot of human suffering there that I don't think needed to happen.
I saw human beings forced to work as slaves for the state. It was an interesting experience, but I really couldn't sit there and see that. Knowing that was standard in the US led me to leave, along with a desire for health care.
@Surasanji @freemo I can certainly see how that might put you off it
@Absinthe yea i just need to find the link where i posted the original problem and I will make it as a post... Do you have the link handy by chance?
@freemo could it be this:
@Absinthe Thats it, thanks, posting it now...
@freemo Anyway, I was hoping that you could post the puzzle/solution since I would like to further expand that as a conversation. WHen I shared the puzzle with a colleague he was reminded of a similar one with prisoners and their respective numbers. However, they were not given a swap. The idea being if each could choose his own number in the requisite tries he would not be executed. However, they would all have to succeed for it to work. The query in that case is what are the chances? So assuming there were no PC's longer than the requisite chances they would all go free. However, other than the brute force method of calculating and counting the PC's I am not certain of a formula for determining the distribution and size of them in a given group size. Seemed an interesting journey.