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ok, again, am I missing something? the algorithm is explicitly designed so that you can't predict what the point will be in the future, so given the absence of a time machine plugging 5/26 into the tool isn't going to help. However since 5/23 was friday, and the dow is closed saturday, sunday, and memorial day, the point for 5/23 should be equal to the point for 5/26 since that will be the "most recent down opening". Again, unless I'm missing something | ok, again, am I missing something? the algorithm is explicitly designed so that you can't predict what the point will be in the future, so given the absence of a time machine plugging 5/26 into the tool isn't going to help. However since 5/23 was friday, and the dow is closed saturday, sunday, and memorial day, the point for 5/23 should be equal to the point for 5/26 since that will be the "most recent down opening". Again, unless I'm missing something | ||
* Take a closer look at the original XKCD comic. The date is part of the hash. Every day is different, even if the DJIA is the same. Also, use <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki> to sign your comments, please. :) --[[User:RobertB|RobertB]] 17:19, 24 May 2008 (UTC) | * Take a closer look at the original XKCD comic. The date is part of the hash. Every day is different, even if the DJIA is the same. Also, use <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki> to sign your comments, please. :) --[[User:RobertB|RobertB]] 17:19, 24 May 2008 (UTC) | ||
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| + | Is this still active? --[[User:Pokasd|Pokasd]] 19:22, 2 December 2009 (UTC) | ||
| + | * I hope so. Even though I haven't looked at it in a while, myself. :( That might change, though -- I finally got a phone with GPS, so maybe I'll suddenly appear at a particular coordinate some day. --[[User:RobertB|RobertB]] 16:22, 3 December 2009 (UTC) | ||
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ok, again, am I missing something? the algorithm is explicitly designed so that you can't predict what the point will be in the future, so given the absence of a time machine plugging 5/26 into the tool isn't going to help. However since 5/23 was friday, and the dow is closed saturday, sunday, and memorial day, the point for 5/23 should be equal to the point for 5/26 since that will be the "most recent down opening". Again, unless I'm missing something
- Take a closer look at the original XKCD comic. The date is part of the hash. Every day is different, even if the DJIA is the same. Also, use --~~~~ to sign your comments, please. :) --RobertB 17:19, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
Is this still active? --Pokasd 19:22, 2 December 2009 (UTC)
- I hope so. Even though I haven't looked at it in a while, myself. :( That might change, though -- I finally got a phone with GPS, so maybe I'll suddenly appear at a particular coordinate some day. --RobertB 16:22, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
