Re: Randomly biased, random numbers.

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You asked a similar question a couple of years ago: 3D test data that exhibits clustering?.

And I got lots of fun playing with my proposed solution AI::Termites!

I think I never shared the videos here.

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Re^2: Randomly biased, random numbers. by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Dec 06, 2013 at 10:19 UTC
Yes. I remember playing with them for days. Whilst it does eventually produce really nice clustering, it does take an inordinate amount of time. And then there is the problem of deciding when is enough. I'd prefer to find something a little more direct. (BTW:Love the vids.) With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.	[reply]

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Re^2: Randomly biased, random numbers.
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Dec 06, 2013 at 10:19 UTC

Yes. I remember playing with them for days.

Whilst it does eventually produce really nice clustering, it does take an inordinate amount of time. And then there is the problem of deciding when is enough.

I'd prefer to find something a little more direct. (BTW:Love the vids.)

With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'

Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.

"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".

In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.

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