Comments for mainprize.org.uk http://www.mainprize.org.uk I put the words down and push them a bit Tue, 01 Mar 2011 07:04:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on “The King’s Speech” is basically a remake of “Star Wars” by delta http://www.mainprize.org.uk/blog/2011/02/24/the-kings-speech-is-basically-a-remake-of-star-wars/#comment-31 delta Tue, 01 Mar 2011 07:04:39 +0000 http://www.mainprize.org.uk/?p=152#comment-31 You should switch Luke's "a medal" to "one enormous medal". You should switch Luke’s “a medal” to “one enormous medal”.

]]> Comment on “The King’s Speech” is basically a remake of “Star Wars” by Steve http://www.mainprize.org.uk/blog/2011/02/24/the-kings-speech-is-basically-a-remake-of-star-wars/#comment-30 Steve Sat, 26 Feb 2011 19:06:31 +0000 http://www.mainprize.org.uk/?p=152#comment-30 Nice! And also the Hero's Journey of course. Nice! And also the Hero’s Journey of course.

]]> Comment on “The King’s Speech” is basically a remake of “Star Wars” by Paul Loudon http://www.mainprize.org.uk/blog/2011/02/24/the-kings-speech-is-basically-a-remake-of-star-wars/#comment-29 Paul Loudon Sat, 26 Feb 2011 15:41:48 +0000 http://www.mainprize.org.uk/?p=152#comment-29 I am amused but not supprised in the slightest. It all comes down to this http://www.brown.edu/Courses/FR0133/Fairytale_Generator/propp.html Classical narrative structure, as found in everything from Wizard Of Oz to Tron... I am amused but not supprised in the slightest. It all comes down to this http://www.brown.edu/Courses/FR0133/Fairytale_Generator/propp.html

Classical narrative structure, as found in everything from Wizard Of Oz to Tron…

]]> Comment on Isner/Mahut at Wimbledon by Steve http://www.mainprize.org.uk/numbers/isner-mahut-at-wimbledon/#comment-5 Steve Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:49:17 +0000 http://www.mainprize.org.uk/#comment-5 Hey Mark - interesting that you only needed to run your simulation (about) 60 times to get a 84-game set. Are you typically getting long sets? It'd be interesting to see what the distribution of set lengths from your simulation method looks like. I wonder if it would look like the distribution from the stochastic approach that I took? Hey Mark – interesting that you only needed to run your simulation (about) 60 times to get a 84-game set. Are you typically getting long sets?

It’d be interesting to see what the distribution of set lengths from your simulation method looks like. I wonder if it would look like the distribution from the stochastic approach that I took?

]]> Comment on Isner/Mahut at Wimbledon by mark.a.thomas http://www.mainprize.org.uk/numbers/isner-mahut-at-wimbledon/#comment-4 mark.a.thomas Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:15:23 +0000 http://www.mainprize.org.uk/#comment-4 Great stuff Steve - it's such an obvious target for investigation I'm surprised there's not more out there on it. I too built a Monte Carlo simulator for the fifth set but I used the in-match data rather than historical data for my parameters, namely % serves in play and % first and second serve points won for each player (available on e.g. wimbledon website). I've not sat down and had a look at the combinatorics at game level, I just 'play' the set once each morning on getting up. Longest so far? 43-41 Isner after two months! All the best. Mark. Great stuff Steve – it’s such an obvious target for investigation I’m surprised there’s not more out there on it.
I too built a Monte Carlo simulator for the fifth set but I used the in-match data rather than historical data for my parameters, namely % serves in play and % first and second serve points won for each player (available on e.g. wimbledon website). I’ve not sat down and had a look at the combinatorics at game level, I just ‘play’ the set once each morning on getting up. Longest so far? 43-41 Isner after two months!
All the best. Mark.

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