tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098474.post114543518121208318..comments2024-03-09T17:12:26.153+00:00Comments on Chris’ Miscellanea: computer illiteratesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12629131958615141514noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098474.post-1145696275983631112006-04-22T08:57:00.000+00:002006-04-22T08:57:00.000+00:00Yesperreira wrote:>> The interesting parameter her...Yes<BR/><BR/>perreira wrote:<BR/><BR/>>> The interesting parameter here is the<BR/>>> proportion of the mail consisting of <BR/>>>'>'s. If you assume that each mail <BR/>>> consists of l lines with c characters <BR/>>> each, then you get c*l characters per <BR/>>> mail. For n mails, you will have c*l*n<BR/>>> text characters.<BR/><BR/><BR/>>> Each new mail iteration gives a new '>'<BR/>>> to each line of all previous mails, <BR/>>> forming a triangular series. The total <BR/>>> amount of '>'s is then (n-1)*n*l.<BR/><BR/><BR/>>> We can then deduce the critical number <BR/>>> of email iterations required that the <BR/>>> text characters are outnumbered by the <BR/>>> '>'s.<BR/><BR/>>> n_crit = c + 1 (that's a one, not an l)<BR/><BR/>>> irrespective of how many lines you write <BR/>>> per mail. For a typical line length of <BR/>>> maybe 40 characters, including empty <BR/>>> lines this means that you can happily <BR/>>> send another 28 replies before things <BR/>>> get serious.<BR/><BR/>>Does that apply to Blog Comments as well?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12629131958615141514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098474.post-1145528381920880522006-04-20T10:19:00.000+00:002006-04-20T10:19:00.000+00:00> The interesting parameter here is the> proportio...> The interesting parameter here is the<BR/>> proportion of the mail consisting of <BR/>>'>'s. If you assume that each mail <BR/>> consists of l lines with c characters <BR/>> each, then you get c*l characters per <BR/>> mail. For n mails, you will have c*l*n<BR/>> text characters.<BR/><BR/><BR/>> Each new mail iteration gives a new '>'<BR/>> to each line of all previous mails, <BR/>> forming a triangular series. The total <BR/>> amount of '>'s is then (n-1)*n*l.<BR/><BR/><BR/>> We can then deduce the critical number <BR/>> of email iterations required that the <BR/>> text characters are outnumbered by the <BR/>> '>'s.<BR/><BR/>> n_crit = c + 1 (that's a one, not an l)<BR/><BR/>> irrespective of how many lines you write <BR/>> per mail. For a typical line length of <BR/>> maybe 40 characters, including empty <BR/>> lines this means that you can happily <BR/>> send another 28 replies before things <BR/>> get serious.<BR/><BR/>Does that apply to Blog Comments as well?perreirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14365338322045090686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098474.post-1145443067495455012006-04-19T10:37:00.000+00:002006-04-19T10:37:00.000+00:00Yes, there's a long way to go until total insanity...Yes, there's a long way to go until total insanity...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12629131958615141514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098474.post-1145437543108362112006-04-19T09:05:00.000+00:002006-04-19T09:05:00.000+00:00Bugger, I screwed up by a factor of 2. As it is a...Bugger, I screwed up by a factor of 2. As it is a triangle there are only half as many '>'s as I calculated, so the result should be n_crit = 2c + 1.philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14342456012514447897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098474.post-1145437399572310582006-04-19T09:03:00.000+00:002006-04-19T09:03:00.000+00:00The interesting parameter here is the proportion o...The interesting parameter here is the proportion of the mail consisting of '>'s. If you assume that each mail consists of l lines with c characters each, then you get c*l characters per mail. For n mails, you will have c*l*n text characters. <BR/><BR/>Each new mail iteration gives a new '>' to each line of all previous mails, forming a triangular series. The total amount of '>'s is then (n-1)*n*l. <BR/><BR/>We can then deduce the critical number of email iterations required that the text characters are outnumbered by the '>'s. <BR/><BR/>n_crit = c + 1 (that's a one, not an l)<BR/><BR/>irrespective of how many lines you write per mail. For a typical line length of maybe 40 characters, including empty lines this means that you can happily send another 28 replies before things get serious.philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14342456012514447897noreply@blogger.com