Week #6, Working with #1
Apr 1, 2019
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"This is a class of geniuses everyone is working on a problem that's really going to make a difference in the world in the coming decade."
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"This is a class of geniuses everyone is working on a problem that's really going to make a difference in the world in the coming decade."
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Stumbled across this cricket archive recently while looking for old match stats. The layout felt a bit cluttered at first glance, but it works fine once you get used to it. They basically tracked 25 editions across 5 ICC tournaments between 2006 and 2026. Every single group table is calculated ball by ball with the net run rate. If you want to dive deeper, https://cricketin.org/icc provides all the raw numbers. Apparently 9 editions are omitted because partial data would ruin the tables. Overall, it is just another database, so everyone should double check facts themselves.
Tried the BDG format a few times just to see what the fuss is about. Mechanically it is very simple, you pick between two colours and wait for the round to close, no depth beyond that. The pace is fast, rounds come one after another, and that speed is exactly what makes it easy to lose track of how many you have already played. For anyone who wants a technical breakdown of how the mechanism actually works before touching it, there is a fairly detailed overview at https://odds96.com/en/blog/bdg-game-colour-prediction that goes through the algorithm side and common mistakes. The app itself ran without noticeable issues on my device, interface is minimal, load times are short. Realistically it is a coin flip…