dawson Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 I found this doughnut shaped structure whilst pairing the socks. I think it could be a micro universe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ely Ellis Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 I've seen Men In Black... I think you maybe onto something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawson Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 The letter in the background of the shot is a letter to me about my back haha, it's nothing to do with a patient, in case anyone wondered. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ely Ellis Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 I have something similar in my undies... well the wife says there's life in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 The letter in the background of the shot is a letter to me about my back haha, it's nothing to do with a patient, in case anyone wondered. James I did clock that James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 I came in expecting something serious and interesting! I should have known... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 I was a little amused with the phrase "Pairing my socks" so I found this on google. Yesterday I was pairing the socks from the clean laundry, and figured out the way I was doing it is not very efficient. I was doing a naive search — picking one sock and "iterating" the pile in order to find its pair. This requires iterating over n/2 * n/4 = n2/8 socks on average. As a computer scientist I was thinking what I could do? Sorting (according to size/color/...) of course came into mind to achieve an O(NlogN) solution. Hashing or other not-in-place solutions are not an option, because I am not able to duplicate my socks (though it could be nice if I could). So, the question is basically: Given a pile of n pairs of socks, containing 2n elements (assume each sock has exactly one matching pair), what is the best way to pair them up efficiently with up to logarithmic extra space? (I believe I can remember that amount of info if needed.) So sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 That's awesome! Ha ha ha!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 (edited) I have a simpler solution buy all the same coloured socks :D Edited April 7, 2013 by Ibbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 ...or just wear odd ones... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 ...or just wear odd ones... I like your thinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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