DIS: Re: BUS: Cookie Jar awards

2010-01-09 Thread Ed Murphy
ais523 wrote: On Sat, 2010-01-09 at 06:22 -0800, Ed Murphy wrote: ais523 wrote: On Fri, 2010-01-08 at 16:36 -0800, Ed Murphy wrote: Guesses for Dec 28 - Jan 3: None, even with the deadline extended to Jan 6 due to the holiday. For completeness, the actual totals were 0 proposals and 0

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Cookie Jar awards

2010-01-09 Thread Sean Hunt
On 01/09/2010 03:34 PM, comex wrote: On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 10:10 AM, Ed Murphyemurph...@socal.rr.com wrote: That's more an argument for further limiting awards based on the number of guesses submitted. On the other hand, contests in general may have run their course for a while; the FRC is

DIS: Re: BUS: Cookie Jar awards

2009-08-07 Thread Roger Hicks
On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 01:40, Ed Murphyemurph...@socal.rr.com wrote: I award:  * 8 x-points to c-walker  * 6 x-points to Wooble  * 4 x-points to coppro  * 8 y-points to Wooble  * 6 y-points to c-walker  * 4 y-points to BobTHJ  * 2 y-points to Wooble Is this in compliance with the Cookie

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Cookie Jar awards

2009-08-07 Thread Geoffrey Spear
On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 12:13 PM, Roger Hickspidge...@gmail.com wrote:  * 8 y-points to Wooble  * 6 y-points to c-walker  * 4 y-points to BobTHJ  * 2 y-points to Wooble Is this in compliance with the Cookie Jar agreement? I thought prizes only paid to 3rd place? Why 4th place for CFJs but

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Cookie Jar awards

2009-08-07 Thread Roger Hicks
On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 10:28, Geoffrey Speargeoffsp...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 12:13 PM, Roger Hickspidge...@gmail.com wrote:  * 8 y-points to Wooble  * 6 y-points to c-walker  * 4 y-points to BobTHJ  * 2 y-points to Wooble Is this in compliance with the Cookie Jar

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Cookie Jar awards

2009-07-18 Thread Geoffrey Spear
On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 9:22 PM, Ed Murphyemurph...@socal.rr.com wrote: Invalid, guesses must now be in by the end of Friday (UTC). Bah, what idiot made that change? Oh. Right.

DIS: Re: BUS: Cookie Jar awards

2009-07-17 Thread Ed Murphy
Wooble wrote: I guess 6 proposals, 9 CFJs Invalid, guesses must now be in by the end of Friday (UTC).

DIS: Re: BUS: Cookie Jar awards

2009-07-09 Thread Sean Hunt
Benjamin Caplan wrote: I leave the Cookie Jar. I can't let you do that, Dave.

DIS: Re: BUS: Cookie Jar awards

2009-06-29 Thread C-walker
Murphy wrote: Guesses for June 22-28          Proposals  CFJs --- Tue 16 Jun 16:35:58  c.            15       15 Sun 21 Jun 08:50:09  c-walker      16        9 Sun 21 Jun 08:54:13  Yally          8       12  * 4 x-points to c-walker  * 8

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Cookie Jar awards

2009-06-29 Thread Ed Murphy
c-walker wrote: I guess 8 CFJs for the next week for which I haven't already guessed. NttPF. Murphy, does the proposal guessing system work by the number submitted or the number distributed? 4) The distribution of a proposal is a point-worthy event (counting at most 5 proposals per author

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Cookie Jar awards

2009-06-29 Thread Geoffrey Spear
On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 1:56 PM, Ed Murphyemurph...@socal.rr.com wrote: 4) The distribution of a proposal is a point-worthy event (counting at most 5 proposals per author per week) for the X axis. Considering we can know right before the week starts how many I must legally distribute, it's

DIS: Re: BUS: Cookie Jar awards

2009-06-22 Thread Sean Hunt
Ed Murphy wrote: Guesses for June 15-21 Proposals CFJs I intend, without objection from any party to The Cookie Jar, to amend The Cookie Jar by adding a paragraph: 6) Any party to this contract CAN leave it by announcement.

DIS: Re: BUS: Cookie Jar awards

2009-06-06 Thread Elliott Hird
This is ridiculously easy money.

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Cookie Jar awards

2009-06-06 Thread Ed Murphy
ehird wrote: This is ridiculously easy money. Only if your guess is one of the closest. The more contestants, the larger the prize, but the less likely (assuming all guesses are equally likely to be accurate) that any given player will get it.

DIS: Re: BUS: Cookie Jar awards

2009-06-06 Thread Aaron Goldfein
On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Roger Hicks pidge...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 12:42, Ed Murphyemurph...@socal.rr.com wrote: Guesses for May 25-31 Proposals CFJs --- Tue 19 May 13:21:18 BobTHJ20 17 Tue 19

DIS: Re: BUS: Cookie Jar awards

2009-06-06 Thread Jonatan Kilhamn
2009/6/7 Benjamin Caplan celestialcognit...@gmail.com: Sean Hunt wrote: I guess 7 proposals and 13 CFJs for next week. 5 proposals, 10 CFJs. Pavitra If I haven't already guessed, I guess 10 proposals, 19 CFJs -- -Tiger

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Cookie Jar awards

2009-06-06 Thread Ed Murphy
Yally wrote: I guess 10 proposals and 10 CFJs. NttPF

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Cookie Jar awards

2009-06-06 Thread Ed Murphy
Yally wrote: I guess 10 proposals and 10 CFJs. And you guessed already on June 2, anyway.

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Cookie Jar awards

2009-06-06 Thread Ed Murphy
Tiger wrote: If I haven't already guessed, I guess 10 proposals, 19 CFJs NttPF and you also already guessed on June 2.

DIS: Re: BUS: Cookie Jar awards

2009-06-06 Thread Ed Murphy
Tiger wrote: I reatract my previous guesses and guess 11 proposals and 9 CFJs. The contract doesn't recognize retraction. Feel free to propose changing that; it would change the dynamic somewhat.

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Cookie Jar awards

2009-06-06 Thread Jonatan Kilhamn
2009/6/7 Ed Murphy emurph...@socal.rr.com: Tiger wrote: I reatract my previous guesses and guess 11 proposals and 9 CFJs. The contract doesn't recognize retraction.  Feel free to propose changing that; it would change the dynamic somewhat. I'll think about it. For now I'll just be happy

DIS: Re: BUS: Cookie Jar awards

2009-06-06 Thread Ed Murphy
Pavitra wrote: Sean Hunt wrote: I guess 7 proposals and 13 CFJs for next week. 5 proposals, 10 CFJs. This was ttPF but you already guessed on June 2.

DIS: Re: BUS: Cookie Jar awards

2009-05-19 Thread Quazie
On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 9:21 AM, Roger Hicks pidge...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 22:08, Ed Murphy emurph...@socal.rr.com wrote: Guesses for May 11 - 17         Proposals  CFJs --- Mon  4 May 11:41:49  BobTHJ        18       14 Mon  4

DIS: Re: BUS: Cookie Jar awards

2009-05-11 Thread Sean Hunt
Ed Murphy wrote: Guesses for May 4 - 10 Proposals CFJs --- Wed 29 Apr 00:53:57 Quazie10 10 Sun 3 May 22:12:06 Tiger 14 11 Sun 3 May 22:16:38 coppro29 21 Sun 3 May 22:21:53 Wooble20

DIS: Re: BUS: Cookie Jar awards, and fixes to same

2009-04-15 Thread Ian Kelly
On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 10:39 PM, Ed Murphy emurph...@socal.rr.com wrote: There are four active contestants (comex, coppro, ehird, Tiger), so I can award up to 20 points per week and revoke up to 8 per week. comex was not active at the beginning of the week, so e doesn't count. -root

DIS: Re: BUS: Cookie Jar awards

2009-04-01 Thread Ian Kelly
On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 8:42 PM, Ed Murphy emurph...@socal.rr.com wrote: Week of March 23-29:  1 proposal (6167)  8 CFJs (2429-36) Guesses:  Mon 16 Mar 15:01:17  comex         --        0  Mon 16 Mar 15:05:46  Tiger         --        0  Mon 16 Mar 22:46:48  OscarMeyr      9        6