Archive for stochastic predictions

Rotational Decider Placards

Posted in 03: Decision Laboratory with tags , , , , on March 11, 2010 by Chris

Here are new and improved placards for the rotational decider.

Seeking Advice: Tells if you should or should not do something.

Yes and No: Answers the question.

Numeric Solutions 1-50. For random number generation.

Instant Destination: Gives you a unique unexpected place to go, based on your current location.

Blank: allows the user to create their own custom placard.

Rotational Decider Operators Manual

Posted in 03: Decision Laboratory with tags , , on March 6, 2010 by Chris

Progress on the Rotational Decider Operators Manual can be found

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Please have a look.

Chance/Risk

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , , , , , on December 3, 2009 by Chris

Coming soon: Exploring new directions in my research.

Games of Chance

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , on November 28, 2009 by Chris

After spending more time and money than I have—designing various chance cards,  inserting bearings into laser cut plastic discs and cutting wood—I built a biased wheel. It has a slight wobble, which causes it to stop in or around the same position every time. No good for generating random results.

After spending a day pulling my hair out and getting back to the drawing board, I found a great article  about Murphy, a Random Mechanical Cascade Machine, built in the late 1970′s to test theories of chance and randomness (and the difficulties that man has in playing along).

Read the article here

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