On Aug 12, 2010, at 4:07 PM, Greg Snow wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r- >> project.org] On Behalf Of Joshua Wiley >> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 6:31 PM >> To: Lorenzo Cattarino >> Cc: r-help@r-project.org >> Subject: Re: [R] storing the results of an apply call > > >> >> What follows is not really an example. There is no real data, which >> while annoying could be overcome, but we also do not have your >> function. Last I heard, present or future Greg (I mix them up) is >> working on a ESP package, but I am pretty certain it has not been >> released yet. >> > > Well, past me had hoped that someone (not necessarily any of me) would right > the ESP package, then future me would be able to get a copy and also a copy > of the TimeTravel package and use it to send a copy of the ESP package back > in time to past (or present) me to use. However, that has not happened yet > (at least not to past or present me, there still is possibility for near > future me to get a copy from far future me). Possible reasons include that > possibly future me is punishing past and present me for something that we did > or did not do (gotta stick to that diet, maybe that will help) or maybe even > something that near future me will do that has not occurred to present me as > yet. Or possibly future me procrastinates just as bad as present me and > expects far distant future me to do it while far distant future me has > completed the journey into senility far enough to have forgotten that > moderate distant future me did not get around to doing it yet. > > While I don't know the exact reasons why I have not yet received a copy of > the future working ESP package, it appears that I have created somewhat of an > expectation for the package, so I have made a crude start. I have a function > to try, be warned it is very pre-alpha (possible aleph from the Phonecian > alphabet which was a predecessor of the Greek, indicating that it needs > improvements at least through the Phonecian before even being considered > alpha level). I ran the esp function to see if it could shed some light on > this problem and the result was: > > [1] "headline rightly silver foolishness insincerely culpability tuba > streptomycin hit clean-cut chateau aerospace diffusely" > > I then ran the function again hoping for some clarification and received the > short but insightful: > > [1] "metacarpal sit-down unfriendliness chapel ME" > > Wanting further detail I ran it one more time and was told: > > [1] "hemophiliac phonics dumdum secondary helpfulness proximity strychnine > nighthawk waive veggie" > > > So you can see the current implementation is still less helpful than if > people with questions follow the posting guidelines in providing minimal self > contained working code (and the other advice in the guide). > > Sorry this is not more helpful. > > P.S. I have also started on the TimeTravel package, but so far it only > allows for travel in one direction and that at a fairly predictable constant > rate. I have been working on the "Subjective" section of the code, but so > far it is pretty boring and only makes the time seem to pass slower.
Two comments: 1. Isn't there a risk of the Grandfather Paradox here? (astrophysics is coming back to haunt me...) 2. I don't know if the fortunes package is the right place, but this exchange needs to be captured... Regards, Marc Schwartz P.S. Pardon me while I go visit with the Emacs Psychotherapist (version 23 of course...) ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
