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Marc van Dongen
Dec 13, 2012, 12:49:25 PM12/13/12
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Dear all,
I am organising a lottery and Springer have kindly agreed to donate a copy of ``LaTeX and Friends:''
http://csweb.ucc.ie/~dongen/LAF/LAF.html.
Joseph Wright has kindly agreed to act a an independent witness/judge and he knows the winning number.
<LEGAL STUFF>
The lottery closes when the judges announce the winner. The judges decision is final and there shall be no discussion and or correspondence about the outcome of the lottery.
</LEGAL STUFF>
To win the book you must guess a number in the range 1--100. The first person who guesses the right number wins the book. Please note that the time of _arrival_ in comp.text.tex is what counts, not the time of sending.
Contestants must have posted to comp.text.tex before 13 December, 2012. (Without this restriction, people may start creating guessing bots.)
To give everybody a fair chance, contestants may submit only one number.
There is one exception to the previous rule. If contestants geuss the same number, the contestant whose guess arrived the first shall be valid. The other contestants may submit a new number.
Please post your guess by sending a follow-up to this announcement; not as a follow-up to a follow-up. Follow-ups to follow-ups will be ignored. Please only put your guess in the body of the message.
Guesses will be checked every couple of days and the winner will be announced within a few days after.
Have fun.
Marc van Dongen
I am organising a lottery and Springer have kindly agreed to donate a copy of ``LaTeX and Friends:''
http://csweb.ucc.ie/~dongen/LAF/LAF.html.
Joseph Wright has kindly agreed to act a an independent witness/judge and he knows the winning number.
<LEGAL STUFF>
The lottery closes when the judges announce the winner. The judges decision is final and there shall be no discussion and or correspondence about the outcome of the lottery.
</LEGAL STUFF>
To win the book you must guess a number in the range 1--100. The first person who guesses the right number wins the book. Please note that the time of _arrival_ in comp.text.tex is what counts, not the time of sending.
Contestants must have posted to comp.text.tex before 13 December, 2012. (Without this restriction, people may start creating guessing bots.)
To give everybody a fair chance, contestants may submit only one number.
There is one exception to the previous rule. If contestants geuss the same number, the contestant whose guess arrived the first shall be valid. The other contestants may submit a new number.
Please post your guess by sending a follow-up to this announcement; not as a follow-up to a follow-up. Follow-ups to follow-ups will be ignored. Please only put your guess in the body of the message.
Guesses will be checked every couple of days and the winner will be announced within a few days after.
Have fun.
Marc van Dongen
T.K.
Dec 13, 2012, 12:57:43 PM12/13/12
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Phillip Helbig---undress to reply
Dec 13, 2012, 1:04:47 PM12/13/12
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Ulrike Fischer
Dec 13, 2012, 1:08:45 PM12/13/12
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Marc van Dongen
Dec 13, 2012, 1:10:48 PM12/13/12
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On Thursday, December 13, 2012 6:08:45 PM UTC, Ulrike Fischer wrote:
> 1
Nice one. You can also guess in TeX Stack Exchange Meta.
> 1
Nice one. You can also guess in TeX Stack Exchange Meta.
Marco Pessotto
Dec 13, 2012, 1:06:27 PM12/13/12
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Best regards
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Marco
Marco Pessotto
Dec 13, 2012, 1:15:43 PM12/13/12
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> There is one exception to the previous rule. If contestants geuss the same number, the contestant whose guess arrived the first shall be valid. The other contestants may submit a new number.
Leafnode failed me, I have to retry.
73
--
Marco
Rudra Banerjee
Dec 13, 2012, 1:31:32 PM12/13/12
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Phillip Helbig---undress to reply
Dec 13, 2012, 1:39:54 PM12/13/12
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In article <87sj79g...@universe.krase.net>, Marco Pessotto
After submitting the same number I had? :-)
Lee Rudolph
Dec 13, 2012, 1:44:01 PM12/13/12
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jon
Dec 13, 2012, 2:05:14 PM12/13/12
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On Thursday, 13 December 2012 13:44:01 UTC-5, Lee Rudolph wrote:
> Marc van Dongen <...> writes:
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> Marc van Dongen <...> writes:
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Dec 13, 2012, 2:17:57 PM12/13/12
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Arnaud
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Arnaud
Marco Pessotto
Dec 13, 2012, 2:16:56 PM12/13/12
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hel...@astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de (Phillip Helbig---undress to reply)
writes:
Exactly :-)
I found out that Leafnode waits until it polls the newserver to send out
the posts (which roughly means a 10 minutes delay).
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Marco
writes:
I found out that Leafnode waits until it polls the newserver to send out
the posts (which roughly means a 10 minutes delay).
--
Marco
Denis Bitouzé
Dec 13, 2012, 2:27:38 PM12/13/12
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ADelmotte
Dec 13, 2012, 2:55:54 PM12/13/12
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Le jeudi 13 décembre 2012 18:49:25 UTC+1, Marc van Dongen a écrit :
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> Dear all,
>
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> Dear all,
>
superpollo
Dec 13, 2012, 3:28:31 PM12/13/12
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Dan Luecking
Dec 13, 2012, 3:32:56 PM12/13/12
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On Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:49:25 -0800 (PST), Marc van Dongen
<don...@cs.ucc.ie> wrote:
> Have fun.
42
Dan
To reply by email, change LookInSig to luecking
<don...@cs.ucc.ie> wrote:
> Have fun.
42
Dan
To reply by email, change LookInSig to luecking
Message has been deleted
James
Dec 13, 2012, 3:41:55 PM12/13/12
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James
James
Message has been deleted
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Michael Shell
Dec 13, 2012, 5:39:23 PM12/13/12
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Cheers with crossed fingers, :)
Mike Shell
Scott Pakin
Dec 13, 2012, 6:48:31 PM12/13/12
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On 12/13/2012 10:49 AM, Marc van Dongen wrote:
> To win the book you must guess a number in the range 1--100. The first person who guesses the right number wins the book. Please note that the time of _arrival_ in comp.text.tex is what counts, not the time of sending.
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> To win the book you must guess a number in the range 1--100. The first person who guesses the right number wins the book. Please note that the time of _arrival_ in comp.text.tex is what counts, not the time of sending.
-- Scott
P.S. Personally, I'd have run the contest as a reverse auction, where
the winner is whoever guesses the smallest unique positive integer.
(Presumably, guessing would have to be done by email, not by newsgroup
followups.) Maybe you should see if Springer will donate a second
book so you can test out that approach. ;-)
Andrew
Dec 13, 2012, 8:51:56 PM12/13/12
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Andrew
Andrew
bobo
Dec 13, 2012, 8:54:58 PM12/13/12
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posted at 8:55
David Dalton
Dec 13, 2012, 10:50:58 PM12/13/12
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David Dalton dal...@nfld.com http://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page)
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http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/nf.html Newfoundland&Labrador Travel & Music
http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
"Here I go again...back into the flame" (Sarah McLachlan)
Thierry Wybrecht
Dec 14, 2012, 1:24:42 AM12/14/12
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Thierry
Thierry
Jan Klever
Dec 14, 2012, 2:22:35 AM12/14/12
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Jan Klever
Dec 14, 2012, 2:30:41 AM12/14/12
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Arg, just noticed to late that my guess is there already. Silly me. So, if I
may, I'll try again:
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may, I'll try again:
23
Athel Cornish-Bowden
Dec 14, 2012, 2:55:59 AM12/14/12
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On 2012-12-13 17:49:25 +0000, Marc van Dongen said:
> Dear all,
>
>
> I am organising a lottery and Springer have kindly agreed to donate a
> copy of ``LaTeX and Friends:''
>
> http://csweb.ucc.ie/~dongen/LAF/LAF.html.
97
> Dear all,
>
>
> I am organising a lottery and Springer have kindly agreed to donate a
> copy of ``LaTeX and Friends:''
>
> http://csweb.ucc.ie/~dongen/LAF/LAF.html.
> --
athel
nignasi
Dec 14, 2012, 3:41:09 AM12/14/12
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Ulrike Fischer
Dec 14, 2012, 3:51:35 AM12/14/12
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Am Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:10:48 -0800 (PST) schrieb Marc van Dongen:
> On Thursday, December 13, 2012 6:08:45 PM UTC, Ulrike Fischer wrote:
>> 1
> Nice one.
Well if you choose the number at random then 1 is as good as any
other numbers. If you choose a special number than 1 is better than
many of the others (I also considered 42, 50, 99 and 100).
> You can also guess in TeX Stack Exchange Meta.
200 there. For the same reasons ...
--
Ulrike Fischer
http://www.troubleshooting-tex.de/
> On Thursday, December 13, 2012 6:08:45 PM UTC, Ulrike Fischer wrote:
>> 1
> Nice one.
Well if you choose the number at random then 1 is as good as any
other numbers. If you choose a special number than 1 is better than
many of the others (I also considered 42, 50, 99 and 100).
> You can also guess in TeX Stack Exchange Meta.
200 there. For the same reasons ...
--
Ulrike Fischer
http://www.troubleshooting-tex.de/
Christoph Bersch
Dec 14, 2012, 4:20:39 AM12/14/12
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Justin C
Dec 14, 2012, 5:30:17 AM12/14/12
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--
Justin C, by the sea.
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Justin C, by the sea.
Till Kranz
Dec 14, 2012, 6:54:17 AM12/14/12
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Marc van Dongen
Dec 14, 2012, 7:47:22 AM12/14/12
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On Thursday, December 13, 2012 11:48:31 PM UTC, Scott Pakin wrote:
> P.S. Personally, I'd have run the contest as a reverse auction, where
> the winner is whoever guesses the smallest unique positive integer.
> (Presumably, guessing would have to be done by email, not by newsgroup
> followups.)
Good idea. Maybe next year.
> P.S. Personally, I'd have run the contest as a reverse auction, where
> the winner is whoever guesses the smallest unique positive integer.
> (Presumably, guessing would have to be done by email, not by newsgroup
> followups.)
Clemens Niederberger
Dec 14, 2012, 3:55:07 PM12/14/12
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Dan
Dec 14, 2012, 3:57:03 PM12/14/12
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On Dec 13, 11:49 am, Marc van Dongen <don...@cs.ucc.ie> wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I am organising a lottery and Springer have kindly agreed to donate a copy of ``LaTeX and Friends:''
>
> http://csweb.ucc.ie/~dongen/LAF/LAF.html.
>
> Dear all,
>
> I am organising a lottery and Springer have kindly agreed to donate a copy of ``LaTeX and Friends:''
>
> http://csweb.ucc.ie/~dongen/LAF/LAF.html.
>
> Joseph Wright has kindly agreed to act a an independent witness/judge and he knows the winning number.
>
> <LEGAL STUFF>
> The lottery closes when the judges announce the winner. The judges decision is final and there shall be no discussion and or correspondence about the outcome of the lottery.
> </LEGAL STUFF>
>
> To win the book you must guess a number in the range 1--100. The first person who guesses the right number wins the book. Please note that the time of _arrival_ in comp.text.tex is what counts, not the time of sending.
>
> Contestants must have posted to comp.text.tex before 13 December, 2012. (Without this restriction, people may start creating guessing bots.)
>
> To give everybody a fair chance, contestants may submit only one number.
>
> There is one exception to the previous rule. If contestants geuss the same number, the contestant whose guess arrived the first shall be valid. The other contestants may submit a new number.
>
> Please post your guess by sending a follow-up to this announcement; not as a follow-up to a follow-up. Follow-ups to follow-ups will be ignored. Please only put your guess in the body of the message.
>
> Guesses will be checked every couple of days and the winner will be announced within a few days after.
>
> Have fun.
>
> Marc van Dongen
Retry:
>
> <LEGAL STUFF>
> The lottery closes when the judges announce the winner. The judges decision is final and there shall be no discussion and or correspondence about the outcome of the lottery.
> </LEGAL STUFF>
>
> To win the book you must guess a number in the range 1--100. The first person who guesses the right number wins the book. Please note that the time of _arrival_ in comp.text.tex is what counts, not the time of sending.
>
> Contestants must have posted to comp.text.tex before 13 December, 2012. (Without this restriction, people may start creating guessing bots.)
>
> To give everybody a fair chance, contestants may submit only one number.
>
> There is one exception to the previous rule. If contestants geuss the same number, the contestant whose guess arrived the first shall be valid. The other contestants may submit a new number.
>
> Please post your guess by sending a follow-up to this announcement; not as a follow-up to a follow-up. Follow-ups to follow-ups will be ignored. Please only put your guess in the body of the message.
>
> Guesses will be checked every couple of days and the winner will be announced within a few days after.
>
> Have fun.
>
> Marc van Dongen
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Dan
Marc van Dongen
Dec 14, 2012, 4:05:46 PM12/14/12
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On Friday, December 14, 2012 8:55:07 PM UTC, Clemens Niederberger wrote:
> 117
In comp.text.tex the number should be in the range 1--100. In TeX-SX it's 1--200.
> 117
In comp.text.tex the number should be in the range 1--100. In TeX-SX it's 1--200.
Clemens Niederberger
Dec 14, 2012, 4:13:06 PM12/14/12
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(I misread the range before, thanks to Marc for reminding me!)
--
Clemens Niederberger
www.mychemistry.eu
(I misread the range before, thanks to Marc for reminding me!)
--
Clemens Niederberger
www.mychemistry.eu
Charles Allen
Dec 14, 2012, 6:23:46 PM12/14/12
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> To win the book you must guess a number in the range 1--100.
With only four choices, you'd think this would go quick.
010
Oh wait..., I guess that's the wrong base. In that case,
0f1
--
Charles Allen
Axel Berger
Dec 14, 2012, 7:15:57 PM12/14/12
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Marc van Dongen wrote:
> > 117
> In comp.text.tex the number should be in the range 1--100.
Clemens' entry was octal.
> > 117
> In comp.text.tex the number should be in the range 1--100.
Marc van Dongen
Dec 14, 2012, 9:28:18 PM12/14/12
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David D S
Dec 15, 2012, 4:09:12 AM12/15/12
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Marc van Dongen wrote:
> Dear all,
>
>
> I am organising a lottery and Springer have kindly agreed
> to donate a copy of ``LaTeX and Friends:''
>
> http://csweb.ucc.ie/~dongen/LAF/LAF.html.
>
> Joseph Wright has kindly agreed to act a an independent
> witness/judge and he knows the winning number.
>
> <LEGAL STUFF>
> The lottery closes when the judges announce the winner.
> The judges decision is final and there shall be no
> discussion and or correspondence about the outcome of the
> lottery. </LEGAL STUFF>
>
> Dear all,
>
>
> I am organising a lottery and Springer have kindly agreed
> to donate a copy of ``LaTeX and Friends:''
>
> http://csweb.ucc.ie/~dongen/LAF/LAF.html.
>
> Joseph Wright has kindly agreed to act a an independent
> witness/judge and he knows the winning number.
>
> <LEGAL STUFF>
> The lottery closes when the judges announce the winner.
> The judges decision is final and there shall be no
> discussion and or correspondence about the outcome of the
> lottery. </LEGAL STUFF>
>
> To win the book you must guess a number in the range
> 1--100. The first person who guesses the right number
> wins the book. Please note that the time of arrival in
> comp.text.tex is what counts, not the time of sending.
>
> Contestants must have posted to comp.text.tex before 13
> December, 2012. (Without this restriction, people may
> start creating guessing bots.)
>
> To give everybody a fair chance, contestants may submit
> only one number.
>
> There is one exception to the previous rule. If
> contestants geuss the same number, the contestant whose
> guess arrived the first shall be valid. The other
> contestants may submit a new number.
>
> Please post your guess by sending a follow-up to this
> announcement; not as a follow-up to a follow-up.
> Follow-ups to follow-ups will be ignored. Please only put
> your guess in the body of the message.
>
> Guesses will be checked every couple of days and the
> winner will be announced within a few days after.
>
> Have fun.
>
>
> Marc van Dongen
3.1415926
>
> Contestants must have posted to comp.text.tex before 13
> December, 2012. (Without this restriction, people may
> start creating guessing bots.)
>
> To give everybody a fair chance, contestants may submit
> only one number.
>
> There is one exception to the previous rule. If
> contestants geuss the same number, the contestant whose
> guess arrived the first shall be valid. The other
> contestants may submit a new number.
>
> Please post your guess by sending a follow-up to this
> announcement; not as a follow-up to a follow-up.
> Follow-ups to follow-ups will be ignored. Please only put
> your guess in the body of the message.
>
> Guesses will be checked every couple of days and the
> winner will be announced within a few days after.
>
> Have fun.
>
>
> Marc van Dongen
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Palle Jorgensen
Dec 15, 2012, 4:27:16 AM12/15/12
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JohnF
Dec 15, 2012, 6:33:57 AM12/15/12
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Marc van Dongen <don...@cs.ucc.ie> wrote:
> To win the book you must guess a number in the range 1--100.
> The first person who guesses the right number wins the book.
Please give me the greatest positive number less than or equal
> The first person who guesses the right number wins the book.
to 100 not already guessed. Or, failing that, "the greatest
number less than or equal to 100 not definable in less than
seventeen words", unless Karl Berry already guessed that one.
Or, failing both, the closest integer to the publisher's
original US dollar retail price of the book. Or just tell me
that last number -- probably easier to just go out and buy it.
John Forkosh ( mailto: j...@f.com where j=john and f=forkosh )
jfbu
Dec 15, 2012, 6:42:44 AM12/15/12
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Jellby
Dec 15, 2012, 9:00:23 AM12/15/12
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sabre...@gmail.com
Dec 15, 2012, 11:25:00 AM12/15/12
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zappathustra
Dec 15, 2012, 11:30:39 AM12/15/12
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(I'm not a LaTeX user and my only reason to play is because I don't know
what else I could do to avoid going back to my paper-grading marathon...
So, if I win, the book goes to Joseph, since he can't play and he has to
read all our stupid messages. Ah, but sorry Joseph, I didn't check
whether that number has already come out...)
Best,
Paul
(I'm not a LaTeX user and my only reason to play is because I don't know
what else I could do to avoid going back to my paper-grading marathon...
So, if I win, the book goes to Joseph, since he can't play and he has to
read all our stupid messages. Ah, but sorry Joseph, I didn't check
whether that number has already come out...)
Best,
Paul
Peter Flynn
Dec 15, 2012, 11:49:55 AM12/15/12
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///Peter
Marc van Dongen
Dec 15, 2012, 12:09:38 PM12/15/12
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Joris Pinkse
Dec 15, 2012, 3:25:50 PM12/15/12
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3 (2e is not available ;-))
Helmut Elbers
Dec 15, 2012, 4:31:19 PM12/15/12
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Bernhard Tempel
Dec 15, 2012, 4:57:23 PM12/15/12
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Dirk Schlimm
Dec 15, 2012, 5:41:04 PM12/15/12
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On Thursday, December 13, 2012 12:49:25 PM UTC-5, Marc van Dongen wrote:
> Dear all,
>
>
>
>
>
> I am organising a lottery and Springer have kindly agreed to donate a copy of ``LaTeX and Friends:''
>
>
>
> http://csweb.ucc.ie/~dongen/LAF/LAF.html.
>
>
>
> Joseph Wright has kindly agreed to act a an independent witness/judge and he knows the winning number.
>
>
>
> <LEGAL STUFF>
>
> The lottery closes when the judges announce the winner. The judges decision is final and there shall be no discussion and or correspondence about the outcome of the lottery.
>
> </LEGAL STUFF>
>
>
>
> To win the book you must guess a number in the range 1--100. The first person who guesses the right number wins the book. Please note that the time of _arrival_ in comp.text.tex is what counts, not the time of sending.
On Thursday, December 13, 2012 12:49:25 PM UTC-5, Marc van Dongen wrote:
> Dear all,
>
>
>
>
>
> I am organising a lottery and Springer have kindly agreed to donate a copy of ``LaTeX and Friends:''
>
>
>
> http://csweb.ucc.ie/~dongen/LAF/LAF.html.
>
>
>
> Joseph Wright has kindly agreed to act a an independent witness/judge and he knows the winning number.
>
>
>
> <LEGAL STUFF>
>
> The lottery closes when the judges announce the winner. The judges decision is final and there shall be no discussion and or correspondence about the outcome of the lottery.
>
> </LEGAL STUFF>
>
>
>
Eddie
Dec 16, 2012, 8:19:51 AM12/16/12
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Le 13/12/12 18:49, Marc van Dongen a �crit :
Le 13/12/12 18:49, Marc van Dongen a �crit :
corporal
Dec 16, 2012, 7:29:11 PM12/16/12
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A bit of a coincidence. At the time of writing, 57 posts by 43 authors. My age is approximately 57. Well it's somewhere between 56 and 58. I'm still only a corporal. I'll never get promotion to a higher rank.
It seems like quite a lot of people are having quite a lot of fun. I'm surprised the "Fun Police" haven't closed this site down.
regards from corporal
A bit of a coincidence. At the time of writing, 57 posts by 43 authors. My age is approximately 57. Well it's somewhere between 56 and 58. I'm still only a corporal. I'll never get promotion to a higher rank.
It seems like quite a lot of people are having quite a lot of fun. I'm surprised the "Fun Police" haven't closed this site down.
regards from corporal
Marc van Dongen
Dec 17, 2012, 2:11:59 AM12/17/12
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On Thursday, December 13, 2012 5:49:25 PM UTC, Marc van Dongen wrote:
> I am organising a lottery and Springer have kindly agreed to donate a copy of ``LaTeX and Friends:''
> http://csweb.ucc.ie/~dongen/LAF/LAF.html.
>
> [ cut ]
> I am organising a lottery and Springer have kindly agreed to donate a copy of ``LaTeX and Friends:''
> http://csweb.ucc.ie/~dongen/LAF/LAF.html.
>
I am relaxing the rules. Contestants may submit up to two guesses.
Happy guessing.
Regards,
Marc van Dongen
as
Dec 17, 2012, 2:31:51 AM12/17/12
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Arnaud
Denis Bitouzé
Dec 17, 2012, 3:44:53 AM12/17/12
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Denis
--
Denis
Jan Klever
Dec 17, 2012, 2:46:23 AM12/17/12
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Helmut Elbers
Dec 17, 2012, 3:19:23 AM12/17/12
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sabre...@gmail.com
Dec 17, 2012, 3:44:33 AM12/17/12
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Second guess: 89.
T.K.
Dec 17, 2012, 6:16:19 AM12/17/12
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Christoph Bersch
Dec 17, 2012, 6:18:04 AM12/17/12
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superpollo
Dec 17, 2012, 8:43:01 AM12/17/12
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Marc van Dongen ha scritto:
> On Thursday, December 13, 2012 5:49:25 PM UTC, Marc van Dongen wrote:
>
>> I am organising a lottery and Springer have kindly agreed to donate a copy of ``LaTeX and Friends:''
>> http://csweb.ucc.ie/~dongen/LAF/LAF.html.
>>
>> [ cut ]
>
> I am relaxing the rules. Contestants may submit up to two guesses.
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>
>> I am organising a lottery and Springer have kindly agreed to donate a copy of ``LaTeX and Friends:''
>> http://csweb.ucc.ie/~dongen/LAF/LAF.html.
>>
>> [ cut ]
>
> I am relaxing the rules. Contestants may submit up to two guesses.
Lee Rudolph
Dec 17, 2012, 8:54:58 AM12/17/12
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Marc van Dongen <don...@cs.ucc.ie> writes:
>I am relaxing the rules. Contestants may submit up to two guesses.
Wait. Before you accepted guesses up to 100, and now only up to two???
>I am relaxing the rules. Contestants may submit up to two guesses.
Lee Rudolph
jon
Dec 17, 2012, 10:01:10 AM12/17/12
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On Monday, 17 December 2012 02:11:59 UTC-5, Marc van Dongen wrote:
> > I am organising a lottery and Springer have kindly agreed to donate a copy of ``LaTeX and Friends:''
>
> > http://csweb.ucc.ie/~dongen/LAF/LAF.html.
>
> > I am organising a lottery and Springer have kindly agreed to donate a copy of ``LaTeX and Friends:''
>
> > http://csweb.ucc.ie/~dongen/LAF/LAF.html.
>
> I am relaxing the rules. Contestants may submit up to two guesses.
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Justin C
Dec 17, 2012, 9:25:35 AM12/17/12
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17
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Justin C, by the sea.
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Justin C, by the sea.
Ken Butler
Dec 17, 2012, 11:46:46 AM12/17/12
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50. (No idea what I'm guessing at, but....)
Scott Pakin
Dec 17, 2012, 12:36:32 PM12/17/12
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On 12/17/2012 12:11 AM, Marc van Dongen wrote:
> I am relaxing the rules. Contestants may submit up to two guesses.
Second guess:
> I am relaxing the rules. Contestants may submit up to two guesses.
32
-- Scott
Peter Wilson
Dec 17, 2012, 2:03:52 PM12/17/12
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On 13/12/12 17:49, Marc van Dongen wrote:
73
Peter W.
73
Peter W.
Peter Wilson
Dec 17, 2012, 2:04:20 PM12/17/12
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On 13/12/12 17:49, Marc van Dongen wrote:
39
Peter W.
Michael Shell
Dec 17, 2012, 10:50:57 PM12/17/12
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79
(second guess)
Mike Shell
nignasi
Dec 18, 2012, 4:43:23 AM12/18/12
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My second guess:
99
Ignasi
99
Ignasi
Markus Kohm
Dec 18, 2012, 5:24:05 AM12/18/12
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4
Marc van Dongen
Dec 19, 2012, 6:52:24 AM12/19/12
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On Thursday, December 13, 2012 5:49:25 PM UTC, Marc van Dongen wrote:
> I am organising a lottery and Springer have kindly agreed to donate a copy of ``LaTeX and Friends:''
>
>
>
> http://csweb.ucc.ie/~dongen/LAF/LAF.html.
There are only a few numbers left. Make sure you pick the right one before it's too late....
> I am organising a lottery and Springer have kindly agreed to donate a copy of ``LaTeX and Friends:''
>
>
>
> http://csweb.ucc.ie/~dongen/LAF/LAF.html.
Regards,
Marc van Dongen
Philipp Stephani
Dec 19, 2012, 10:28:30 AM12/19/12
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10
Philipp Stephani
Dec 19, 2012, 10:28:41 AM12/19/12
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47
Markus Kohm
Dec 19, 2012, 11:18:55 AM12/19/12
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18
Thierry Wybrecht
Dec 19, 2012, 11:48:51 AM12/19/12
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Marc van Dongen wrote:
My 2nd guess :
FF (hex)
Thierry
My 2nd guess :
FF (hex)
Thierry
ADelmotte
Dec 19, 2012, 12:57:54 PM12/19/12
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Le jeudi 13 décembre 2012 18:49:25 UTC+1, Marc van Dongen a écrit :
> Dear all,
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> Dear all,
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Joost Kremers
Dec 19, 2012, 2:01:12 PM12/19/12
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Marc van Dongen wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> <LEGAL STUFF>
> The lottery closes when the judges announce the winner. The judges decision is final and there shall be no discussion and or correspondence about the outcome of the lottery.
> </LEGAL STUFF>
>
> To win the book you must guess a number in the range 1--100. The first person who guesses the right number wins the book. Please note that the time of _arrival_ in comp.text.tex is what counts, not the time of sending.
>
> Contestants must have posted to comp.text.tex before 13 December, 2012. (Without this restriction, people may start creating guessing bots.)
>
> To give everybody a fair chance, contestants may submit only one number.
>
> There is one exception to the previous rule. If contestants geuss the same number, the contestant whose guess arrived the first shall be valid. The other contestants may submit a new number.
>
> Please post your guess by sending a follow-up to this announcement; not as a follow-up to a follow-up. Follow-ups to follow-ups will be ignored. Please only put your guess in the body of the message.
>
> Guesses will be checked every couple of days and the winner will be announced within a few days after.
>
> Have fun.
>
>
> Marc van Dongen
--
Joost Kremers joostk...@yahoo.com
Selbst in die Unterwelt dringt durch Spalten Licht
EN:SiS(9)
Marc van Dongen wrote:
> Dear all,
>
>
> I am organising a lottery and Springer have kindly agreed to donate a copy of ``LaTeX and Friends:''
>
> http://csweb.ucc.ie/~dongen/LAF/LAF.html.
>
> Joseph Wright has kindly agreed to act a an independent witness/judge and he knows the winning number.
>
> I am organising a lottery and Springer have kindly agreed to donate a copy of ``LaTeX and Friends:''
>
> http://csweb.ucc.ie/~dongen/LAF/LAF.html.
>
>
> <LEGAL STUFF>
> The lottery closes when the judges announce the winner. The judges decision is final and there shall be no discussion and or correspondence about the outcome of the lottery.
> </LEGAL STUFF>
>
> To win the book you must guess a number in the range 1--100. The first person who guesses the right number wins the book. Please note that the time of _arrival_ in comp.text.tex is what counts, not the time of sending.
>
> Contestants must have posted to comp.text.tex before 13 December, 2012. (Without this restriction, people may start creating guessing bots.)
>
> To give everybody a fair chance, contestants may submit only one number.
>
> There is one exception to the previous rule. If contestants geuss the same number, the contestant whose guess arrived the first shall be valid. The other contestants may submit a new number.
>
> Please post your guess by sending a follow-up to this announcement; not as a follow-up to a follow-up. Follow-ups to follow-ups will be ignored. Please only put your guess in the body of the message.
>
> Guesses will be checked every couple of days and the winner will be announced within a few days after.
>
> Have fun.
>
>
> Marc van Dongen
--
Joost Kremers joostk...@yahoo.com
Selbst in die Unterwelt dringt durch Spalten Licht
EN:SiS(9)
Jean-Côme Charpentier
Dec 19, 2012, 2:38:51 PM12/19/12
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Le 19/12/2012 12:52, Marc van Dongen a écrit :
> On Thursday, December 13, 2012 5:49:25 PM UTC, Marc van Dongen
> wrote:
>
>> I am organising a lottery and Springer have kindly agreed to donate
>> a copy of ``LaTeX and Friends:''
It's funny!
> On Thursday, December 13, 2012 5:49:25 PM UTC, Marc van Dongen
> wrote:
>
>> I am organising a lottery and Springer have kindly agreed to donate
>> a copy of ``LaTeX and Friends:''
>[...]
> There are only a few numbers left. Make sure you pick the right one
> before it's too late....
When you said that "there are only a few numbers left", on ctt, there
> before it's too late....
are 57 numbers left... it wasn't so few up to 100 :-)
Well. I have played with players!
Some numbers are chosen several times:
* 4 (twice)
* 7 (twice)
* 9 (twice)
* 42 (three times... what a surprise :-) )
* 50 (three times)
* 67 (twice)
* 68 (twice. It's the twin twice)
* 73 (three times)
* 77 (twice)
* 99 (three times)
* 100 (twice)
In the other hand, I search (un)lovely pattern's number. For the less
significant digit (without 100):
* 0 -> 5 choices
* 1 -> 5 choices
* 2 -> 10 choices
* 3 -> 7 choices
* 4 -> 4 choices
* 5 -> 2 choices
* 6 -> 4 choices
* 7 -> 12 choices
* 8 -> 4 choices
* 9 -> 10 choices
For the most significant digit (without 100):
* 0 -> 7 choices
* 1 -> 7 choices
* 2 -> 7 choices
* 3 -> 4 choices
* 4 -> 7 choices
* 5 -> 7 choices
* 6 -> 5 choices
* 7 -> 8 choices
* 8 -> 6 choices
* 9 -> 5 choices
We can see that the most significant digit is the less significant in
players mind!
There are 27 prime numbers up to 100 (if I made no error). 14 are
chosen. I'm surprised: I expected that players love prime numbers...
Well, I'm also a player. My two guesses are 15 and 75 (in order to
increase the 5's score).
Jean-Côme Charpentier
superpollo
Dec 19, 2012, 2:50:24 PM12/19/12
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Jean-Côme Charpentier ha scritto:
\bye
--
I posteri mi faranno una statua.
Il vostro sapere sara' archiviato in quanto preistorico.
Ciao. Socratis.
> Le 19/12/2012 12:52, Marc van Dongen a écrit :
>> On Thursday, December 13, 2012 5:49:25 PM UTC, Marc van Dongen
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I am organising a lottery and Springer have kindly agreed to donate
>>> a copy of ``LaTeX and Friends:''
>
> It's funny!
>
>> [...]
>> There are only a few numbers left. Make sure you pick the right one
>> before it's too late....
>
> When you said that "there are only a few numbers left", on ctt, there
> are 57 numbers left... it wasn't so few up to 100 :-)
>
> Well. I have played with players!
>
> Some numbers are chosen several times:
> * 4 (twice)
> * 7 (twice)
> * 9 (twice)
> * 42 (three times... what a surprise :-) )
> * 50 (three times)
> * 67 (twice)
really? i chose 67, was i first? if not i can make a second guess: number 3.
>> On Thursday, December 13, 2012 5:49:25 PM UTC, Marc van Dongen
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I am organising a lottery and Springer have kindly agreed to donate
>>> a copy of ``LaTeX and Friends:''
>
> It's funny!
>
>> [...]
>> There are only a few numbers left. Make sure you pick the right one
>> before it's too late....
>
> When you said that "there are only a few numbers left", on ctt, there
> are 57 numbers left... it wasn't so few up to 100 :-)
>
> Well. I have played with players!
>
> Some numbers are chosen several times:
> * 4 (twice)
> * 7 (twice)
> * 9 (twice)
> * 42 (three times... what a surprise :-) )
> * 50 (three times)
> * 67 (twice)
\bye
--
I posteri mi faranno una statua.
Il vostro sapere sara' archiviato in quanto preistorico.
Ciao. Socratis.
Ross Maloney
Dec 19, 2012, 7:35:03 PM12/19/12
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On 12/14/2012 01:49 AM, Marc van Dongen wrote:
> Dear all,
>
5 because No. 5 is alive ("Short Circuits")
> Dear all,
>
Ross
Ulrich D i e z
Dec 20, 2012, 5:25:12 AM12/20/12
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Jean-Côme Charpentier wrote:
> Well. I have played with players!
Probably it might be interesting to also count those
> Well. I have played with players!
guesses that are invalid/ignored as those who
posted them didn't obey the rules, e.g.,
| Follow-ups to follow-ups will be ignored.
| Please only put your guess in the body of the message.
superpollo
Dec 20, 2012, 9:08:30 AM12/20/12
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second guess: 3
Marc van Dongen
Dec 22, 2012, 7:16:46 AM12/22/12
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On Thursday, December 13, 2012 5:49:25 PM UTC, Marc van Dongen wrote:
> Dear all,
> Dear all,
> I am organising a lottery and Springer have kindly agreed to donate a copy of ``LaTeX and Friends:''
>
> http://csweb.ucc.ie/~dongen/LAF/LAF.html.
>
OK, since the correct number still hasn't been guessed, I'm allowing 4 guesses per contestant.
Regards,
Marc van Dongen
Marco Pessotto
Dec 22, 2012, 7:45:26 AM12/22/12
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91 [Second guess (the first was invalid)]
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Marco
Marco Pessotto
Dec 22, 2012, 7:46:33 AM12/22/12
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83 (third choice)
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Marco
Marco
Dec 22, 2012, 7:47:31 AM12/22/12
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9 (4th and last guess)
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Marco
as
Dec 22, 2012, 7:57:36 AM12/22/12
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36
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Arnaud
Bernhard Tempel
Dec 22, 2012, 7:58:40 AM12/22/12
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as
Dec 22, 2012, 7:58:37 AM12/22/12
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93
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Arnaud
superpollo
Dec 22, 2012, 9:30:21 AM12/22/12
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dear mr vandongen,
my first choice was 45.
my second choice was 67 but was already taken before, so i chose 3 as
second choice but i realized it was taken too.
so as of today i think i am still entitled of my second choiche, and i
can also choose a third and a fourth number since you relaxed the rules
today.
so:
first choice: 45
second choice: 6
third choice: 11
fourth choice 14
\bye
my first choice was 45.
my second choice was 67 but was already taken before, so i chose 3 as
second choice but i realized it was taken too.
so as of today i think i am still entitled of my second choiche, and i
can also choose a third and a fourth number since you relaxed the rules
today.
so:
first choice: 45
second choice: 6
third choice: 11
fourth choice 14
\bye
Denis Bitouzé
Dec 22, 2012, 12:59:32 PM12/22/12
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Le samedi 22/12/12 à 04h16,
Marc van Dongen <don...@cs.ucc.ie> a écrit :
> OK, since the correct number still hasn't been guessed, I'm allowing
> 4 guesses per contestant.
Third guess: 35
Fourth guess: 66
--
Denis
Marc van Dongen <don...@cs.ucc.ie> a écrit :
> OK, since the correct number still hasn't been guessed, I'm allowing
> 4 guesses per contestant.
Fourth guess: 66
--
Denis
Helmut Elbers
Dec 22, 2012, 3:00:51 PM12/22/12
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Am 17.12.2012 09:19, schrieb Helmut Elbers:
> 26
>
3rd: 82
4th: 84
(Hoping that they were not chosen by anyone else before).
Best regards
Helmut
> 26
>
3rd: 82
4th: 84
(Hoping that they were not chosen by anyone else before).
Best regards
Helmut
Jan Klever
Dec 22, 2012, 4:34:07 PM12/22/12
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16 (3rd guess)
78 (4th guess)
78 (4th guess)
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