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Re: Classic xkcd: Estimation
From: "Buhrmaster, Gary" <gtb () slac stanford edu>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:34:45 -0700
rumor has it that they ripped the algorithm off from the unix dump command.
More likely the engineers tried to build a model based on their experienced wait time at a trendy Seattle hotspot, and they kept having the celebrities and the attractive be let in in front of them (what else are you going to do on an elastic line than to attempt to model it?) _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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