On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 2:31 PM, Marc Schwartz <marc_schwa...@me.com> wrote:
> 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...)
I thought I had found a wondrous therapy function awhile back, but at
my appointment yesterday, freud() behaved so strangely I figured I
should see if everything was okay. You can only imagine how hurt I
was when I realized freud() just echoed my words back to me....I just
wish I could have seen it coming ;-)
> # usual session
> freud()
How are you feeling today? I felt worn out today.
It sounds like you felt worn out today.
>
> # yesterday
> freud()
How are you feeling today? I am afraid I will have to wait several
centuries for the ESP package still :(
It sounds like you am afrayoud you wyoull have to wayout several
centuryoues for the ESP package styoull :(
>
> freud
function() {
yousaid <- readline("How are you feeling today? ")
out <- gsub("i|I", "you", yousaid)
out <- paste("It sounds like", out)
cat(out, fill = TRUE)
}
Josh
P. S. This was the best Friday ever!
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