The H label

[peteK1964]

What causes a story to be given a red H. Is it number of likes or stars or bookmarks?

 

[onehitwanda]

at least 10 votes, with an average score of 4.5

 

[peteK1964]

at least 10 votes, with an average score of 4.5

Thank you x

 

[StillStunned]

at least 10 votes, with an average score of 4.5

I'd say a 4.5 is well above average actually. Well, perhaps not for you.

 

[TheLobster]

at least 10 votes, with an average score of 4.5

“Or higher,” said the part of my brain that was feeling pedantic today.

 

[Voboy]

at least 10 votes, with an average score of 4.5

This... plus you have to know the Secret Code-Word and dance four times widdershins around a bonfire.

 

[onehitwanda]

This... plus you have to know the Secret Code-Word and dance four times widdershins around a bonfire.

... that's the last time we invite you to the party.

 

[alohadave]

“Or higher,” said the part of my brain that was feeling pedantic today.

Can you imagine if the score had to be exactly 4.5? Any higher or lower, and it's gone.

 

[TheLobster]

Can you imagine if the score had to be exactly 4.5? Any higher or lower, and it's gone.

We'd see a previously unknown phenomenon of "5-bombs."

 

[onehitwanda]

We'd see a previously unknown phenomenon of "5-bombs."

And lots of posts to AH about floating-point arithmetic.

Hey... wait a minute...

 

[Bramblethorn]

And lots of posts to AH about floating-point arithmetic.

*stirs from sleep, thread-senses tingling*

 

[onehitwanda]

*stirs from sleep, thread-senses tingling*

 

[Voboy]

... that's the last time we invite you to the party.

Oh, stop.

You loved it.

 

[Bramblethorn]

*subsides, muttering something about a mantissa*

 

[ElectricBlue]

We'd see a previously unknown phenomenon of "5-bombs."

They already happen, and they get dealt with in sweeps, the same way as one-bombs.

 

[SimonDoom]

And lots of posts to AH about floating-point arithmetic.

Hey... wait a minute...

I had to look up "floating-point arithmetic," and now that I've read the definition, I still don't understand it.

It's frustrating to know that people are turned on by things I don't even understand.

 

[alohadave]

I had to look up "floating-point arithmetic," and now that I've read the definition, I still don't understand it.

Non whole numbers, ie: decimal numbers.

Computers can do integer math easily, it's very basic stuff. Floating point is significantly more complicated for computers to do, and early PC computers had a dedicated chip just for floating point operations. Now, the GPU does a lot of floating point calculations (for graphics and AI), even though all CPUs have a floating point unit built-in.

 

[Cacatua_Galerita]

Non whole numbers, ie: decimal numbers.

Computers can do integer math easily, it's very basic stuff. Floating point is significantly more complicated for computers to do, and early PC computers had a dedicated chip just for floating point operations. Now, the GPU does a lot of floating point calculations (for graphics and AI), even though all CPUs have a floating point unit built-in.

Ooh! That’s so erotic.

How do I give a red H to a thread post?

 

[Bramblethorn]

I had to look up "floating-point arithmetic," and now that I've read the definition, I still don't understand it.

TLDR: there are infinitely many numbers in mathematics, but most of them can't be represented precisely in computer arithmetic. Floating-point is about how one approximates the former with the latter.

On some calculator models, if you divide 1 by 3 and then multiply the result by 3, instead of getting back to 1, you'll end up with something like 0.999999. That's a "floating-point error" caused by inability to represent 1/3 exactly.

(There are some specialised methods that can represent 1/3 exactly, but they're not suitable for general use and they still fail for other numbers.)

It's frustrating to know that people are turned on by things I don't even understand.

I choose to celebrate the diverse and frequently bizarre tapestry of human enthusiasm. Sometimes with a raised eyebrow.

Non whole numbers, ie: decimal numbers.

Also very large whole numbers sometimes. Friends don't let friends store credit card numbers as floats or doubles...

 

[MyBareTorso]

They already happen, and they get dealt with in sweeps, the same way as one-bombs.

Oh, that explains it...

 

[onehitwanda]

I choose to celebrate the diverse and frequently bizarre tapestry of human enthusiasm. Sometimes with a raised eyebrow.

"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, / Than are dreamt of in your philosophy"

 

[StillStunned]

"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, / Than are dreamt of in your philosophy"

The working title of one of my stories was "Those things undreamt of":

Even I was unsettled here -- I, who had on multiple occasions faced stabbing spears, flying bullets and slashing blades, who in India had once or twice encountered things that surely were undreamt of in Horatio's philosophy, so to speak.

But in the end I decided that it probably wouldn't attract readers, so I called it "The Countesses of Tannensdal". Given the viewing numbers, I might have chosen poorly.

 

[Bramblethorn]

"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, / Than are dreamt of in your philosophy"

Quite a few in the other place too.

 

[onehitwanda]

"Those things undreamt of":

I would totally read that.

"What dreams may come" is the benchmark by which I judge titles.

 

[StillStunned]

I would totally read that.

You still can. Just consider it the alternative UK title.