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August 13, 2009, 03:25:11 PM
Ok. I figure I'll start a cool forum thread game. It's probably been done elsewhere, but hey, I haven't seen it done on anywhere I've visited so:

I'm going to give you a link to a Wikipedia page. I'm then going to give you the link to another wikipedia page, or perhaps later, a general topic. You're going to connect the two links through clicking only links on the Wikipedia page to other Wikipedia articles.

e.g. I'll do one: Hitler to Obama. For Warrior. ;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler ==> "The purpose of the Tripartite treaty, which was directed against an unnamed power that was clearly meant to be the United States was to deter the Americans from supporting the British"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States ==> "On November 4, 2008, amid a global economic recession, Barack Obama was elected president."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama

You must connect within six topics (not counting the originating topics). It's probably more interesting to get closer to six, than it is just doing one hop like I did. If you're able to do that, post your connection, then you can specify two topics to connect!

FIRST TOPIC (inspired by dark_drake): Chemical Engineering to Striptease
- Newby
http://www.x86labs.org

Quote[17:32:45] * xar sets mode: -oooooooooo algorithm ban chris cipher newby stdio TehUser tnarongi|away vursed warz
[17:32:54] * xar sets mode: +o newby
[17:32:58] <xar> new rule
[17:33:02] <xar> me and newby rule all

Quote from: Rule on June 30, 2008, 01:13:20 PM
Quote from: CrAz3D on June 30, 2008, 10:38:22 AM
I'd bet that you're currently bloated like a water ballon on a hot summer's day.

That analogy doesn't even make sense.  Why would a water balloon be especially bloated on a hot summer's day? For your sake, I hope there wasn't too much logic testing on your LSAT. 

CrAz3D

#1
August 13, 2009, 03:32:33 PM
Quote from: Newby on August 13, 2009, 03:25:11 PM
FIRST TOPIC (inspired by dark_drake): Chemical Engineering to Striptease
Chem Engineering -> Military -> WWII - > Strip tease

(there is a link from strip tease to WWII, does that work backwards like that, since there isnt a link from WWII to strip tease?)

Newby

#2
August 13, 2009, 03:37:38 PM
Quote from: CrAz3D on August 13, 2009, 03:32:33 PM
WWII - > Strip tease

(there is a link from strip tease to WWII, does that work backwards like that, since there isnt a link from WWII to strip tease?)

Fail. No. Try again. And actually give links. :)

It has to flow from front to back. Not necessarily the other way around. Although I might require it to wrap around back to the original topic...!
- Newby
http://www.x86labs.org

Quote[17:32:45] * xar sets mode: -oooooooooo algorithm ban chris cipher newby stdio TehUser tnarongi|away vursed warz
[17:32:54] * xar sets mode: +o newby
[17:32:58] <xar> new rule
[17:33:02] <xar> me and newby rule all

Quote from: Rule on June 30, 2008, 01:13:20 PM
Quote from: CrAz3D on June 30, 2008, 10:38:22 AM
I'd bet that you're currently bloated like a water ballon on a hot summer's day.

That analogy doesn't even make sense.  Why would a water balloon be especially bloated on a hot summer's day? For your sake, I hope there wasn't too much logic testing on your LSAT. 

CrAz3D

#3
August 13, 2009, 06:23:11 PM
Quote from: Newby on August 13, 2009, 03:37:38 PM
Although I might require it to wrap around back to the original topic...!
epic hard

Hitmen

#4
August 13, 2009, 06:46:56 PM
no, I hate you, go away
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(22:15:39) Newby: it hurts to swallow

iago

#8
August 14, 2009, 01:31:54 AM
I challenge somebody to write a program that does this using an AI algorithm (bonus points for something other than a bruteforce search :) )

Newby

#10
August 14, 2009, 04:25:19 PM
Quote from: iago on August 14, 2009, 01:31:54 AM
I challenge somebody to write a program that does this using an AI algorithm (bonus points for something other than a bruteforce search :) )


That would make it more fun.

blaze: other than fucking up, you also didn't give us a new set of things to search for! :(
- Newby
http://www.x86labs.org

Quote[17:32:45] * xar sets mode: -oooooooooo algorithm ban chris cipher newby stdio TehUser tnarongi|away vursed warz
[17:32:54] * xar sets mode: +o newby
[17:32:58] <xar> new rule
[17:33:02] <xar> me and newby rule all

Quote from: Rule on June 30, 2008, 01:13:20 PM
Quote from: CrAz3D on June 30, 2008, 10:38:22 AM
I'd bet that you're currently bloated like a water ballon on a hot summer's day.

That analogy doesn't even make sense.  Why would a water balloon be especially bloated on a hot summer's day? For your sake, I hope there wasn't too much logic testing on your LSAT. 

Towelie

#11
August 14, 2009, 09:47:11 PM
Quote from: iago on August 14, 2009, 01:31:54 AM
I challenge somebody to write a program that does this using an AI algorithm (bonus points for something other than a bruteforce search :) )

Quote from: Newby on August 14, 2009, 04:25:19 PM
Quote from: iago on August 14, 2009, 01:31:54 AM
I challenge somebody to write a program that does this using an AI algorithm (bonus points for something other than a bruteforce search :) )


That would make it more fun.

blaze: other than fucking up, you also didn't give us a new set of things to search for! :(

Artificial intelligence to iago
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