Author: martin fierz
Date: 07:49:42 05/04/04
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On May 04, 2004 at 07:32:01, Rolf Tueschen wrote: >On May 04, 2004 at 07:11:15, martin fierz wrote: > >>On May 03, 2004 at 22:50:58, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>>If you recall, I _have_ given some error estimates in the past. Remember the >>>wildly varying speedup numbers I showed you the first time this issue came up? >> >>i recall that you gave wildly varying speedup numbers, and an explanation for >>why this happens. i don't recall a real error estimate, but that can be either >>because >>-> you gave one and i didn't see it >>-> you gave one, i saw it and forgot >>-> you didn't give one at all >> >>so... what kind of numbers would you give if you were pressed? > > >Isn't it impolite to imply the third option if Bob JUST said that he did give >some? no - asking questions always has to be allowed among scientists. forbidding to ask questions is the hallmark of religious fanatics and fascists... but i digress :-) bob says he gave numbers, which he did. but IIRC, he never gave an error estimate. so i am allowed to ask for it, and it is not at all impolite to do so. what he did show is the speedup in about 30 different positions, which could vary wildly depending on the position. i don't know why you think you have to stand up and defend bob every time somebody says something about him you don't like. just leave that up to him. he can take it :-) cheers martin
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