Making Light :: Tyrannosaurus rex, and other rumors :: comments http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002541.html#comments Language, fraud, folly, truth, history, and knitting. Et cetera. en Fri, 11 Apr 2003 20:53:02 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.261 <i>Tyrannosaurus rex</i>, and other rumors Following last year's discovery of Tyrannosaurus rex remains in Cambridgeshire--a particularly fortuitous find, since the same falling tree that did... Following last year's discovery of Tyrannosaurus rex remains in Cambridgeshire--a particularly fortuitous find, since the same falling tree that did... http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002541.html Tyrannosaurus rex, and other rumors -- comment #1 from Glenn Hauman comment from Glenn Hauman on 11.Apr.03 Good gravy, woman, it's taken you this long to get around to this stuff? I knew you've been busy, but jeez...

]]> <p>Posted April 11, 2003 6:15 PM by Glenn Hauman</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002541.html#19107 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002541.html#19107 Fri, 11 Apr 2003 18:15:02 -0500 Tyrannosaurus rex, and other rumors -- comment #2 from Teresa Nielsen Hayden comment from Teresa Nielsen Hayden on 11.Apr.03 On the first of April I was busy making fun of the Cheneys. By the eleventh of April one can see which other jokes haven't gotten blogged to death, and recommend them.

And yes, I've been busy. I've been dealing with a joke so big that I can't even talk about it.

]]> <p>Posted April 11, 2003 6:50 PM by Teresa Nielsen Hayden</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002541.html#19111 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002541.html#19111 Fri, 11 Apr 2003 18:50:01 -0500 Tyrannosaurus rex, and other rumors -- comment #3 from John M. Ford comment from John M. Ford on 11.Apr.03 If they are having trouble with their Monte Carlo-method heuristic routines, Steve Brust and I (and I am sure Alan Bostick as well) would be delighted to assist.

My guess would be that they're running SPSS (Statistical Package for Stunned Saurians) on an array of Fast Repetition Utility Iterative Trial machines. This has proven extremely productive in UK installations, as the MTBP (Mean Time Between Pints) is reduced to near zero.

JMF, Professor of Applied Combinatorials
Invisible College, Caesars Palace Campus

]]> <p>Posted April 11, 2003 7:48 PM by John M. Ford</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002541.html#19117 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002541.html#19117 Fri, 11 Apr 2003 19:48:38 -0500 Tyrannosaurus rex, and other rumors -- comment #4 from Mitch Wagner comment from Mitch Wagner on 11.Apr.03 novelization for the first Lord of the Rings movie, right?

I particularly enjoy Chapter the 37th, and the part I particularly enjoy in Chapter the 37th is when the Nazgul shouts, "I'll cut you, bitch!"

]]> <p>Posted April 11, 2003 8:52 PM by Mitch Wagner</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002541.html#19122 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002541.html#19122 Fri, 11 Apr 2003 20:52:03 -0500 Tyrannosaurus rex, and other rumors -- comment #5 from Mitch Wagner comment from Mitch Wagner on 11.Apr.03 Darn it, I meant to say, "You saw the novelization for the first Lord of the Rings movie, right?"

This error on my part causes me to use strong language to express my frustration. Darn it! Shucks!

]]> <p>Posted April 11, 2003 8:53 PM by Mitch Wagner</p> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002541.html#19123 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/002541.html#19123 Fri, 11 Apr 2003 20:53:02 -0500