Gigabyte GTX780 Treasure Hunt

Hmm... I've used the available tips and searched through all the relevant pages, but haven't been able to find the image. I give up... Bet I'll feel like a f'n idiot when the compo ends and the location of the pic is revealed.
 
skorpien said:
Wow... Really? How is that even...

What are they teaching in schools nowadays and why hasn't anything been done to fix it???

Edit: If you mean that everybody has one chance and one chance only to get the entry right, then yes you are correct. But "chance" as defined by the context in which it has been used in this thread means the probability of winning. 1/10 probability (chance) does NOT equal 1/1000...

Please, if you're in school, stay in school and pay more attention.
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I'm currently still in education (A-levels) and I can assure you teachers don't spew out nonsense like what that guy is saying.
 
Dilzo999 said:
I'm currently still in education (A-levels) and I can assure you teachers don't spew out nonsense like what that guy is saying.
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My apologies, I meant no disrespect. I'm just baffled at his argument and assumed it was due to an underlying, external factor.

But enough of that nonsense :) Good luck people! And don't give up, the image does exist. I know I was beginning to question it myself (thought you all were putting me on...) but you can't miss it, and for a prize this good it's well worth it.
 
Wow.. I found it in the first few days without all the hints. I came back today and find another 30 pages of complaints on how hard it was until they got the hints... Seriously? I should have waited until the last few days and had someone hand me the answer too...
 
fintekonivel said:
i think what he meant was that every one has equal chance to win.
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Yes, that's what I meant. basically, the guy I was replying to was thinking that his chances of winning are greater because of less people have entered, but at the same time he neglected that the other people in the entry have the same amount chance. Amplifying it, will still get the same amount to each and every competitor. What will get is a lessened probability, when winning has more to do with luck than math as probability is an inexact science.

If I would take a tenis example, out of 3 sets, at start each player has the same chances of winning. If one loses, he will have less chance to win because he will need to win more sets compared to his opponent. This is what sets apart the ex. or dice or whatever from this contest.

I was referring to the word chance, someone described it as being related to probability when in fact the word actually means LUCK, nothing else, an uncontrollable and unpredictable event.

The only way to have better chance is to have more entries than the rest.
As a result, chace is the same as luck.

@SieB, you don't want cleanse it of those other which fight over tips but you do over interpretations and meanings? Hmm...
 
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wazzelby said:
Wow.. I found it in the first few days without all the hints. I came back today and find another 30 pages of complaints on how hard it was until they got the hints... Seriously? I should have waited until the last few days and had someone hand me the answer too...
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Well I've spent several hours on it... So lack of effort is definitely not the reason, maybe bad luck. Doesn't help that the review browser is broken, so that it'll show the first page once you scroll a certain amount of pages forward.
 
Nvm, just found it. Was looking in the wrong place to begin with. With a bit more luck and/or wits it probably wouldn't of taken so long. Good luck to everyone that has found it! And to those who are still looking for it, use all the available tips and a lot of time, and you will get there eventually.
 
emax27 said:
Yes, that's what I meant. basically, the guy I was replying to was thinking that his chances of winning are greater because of less people have entered, but at the same time he neglected that the other people in the entry have the same amount chance. Amplifying it, will still get the same amount to each and every competitor. What will get is a lessened probability, when winning has more to do with luck than math as probability is an inexact science.

If I would take a tenis example, out of 3 sets, at start each player has the same chances of winning. If one loses, he will have less chance to win because he will need to win more sets compared to his opponent. This is what sets apart the ex. or dice or whatever from this contest.

I was referring to the word chance, someone described it as being related to probability when in fact the word actually means LUCK, nothing else, an uncontrollable and unpredictable event.

The only way to have better chance is to have more entries than the rest.
As a result, chace is the same as luck.
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I'm sorry but you're being contradictory over word definitions that are interchangeable for the purpose of this competition, by stating that chance only means "an uncontrollable and unpredictable event" then in your own Tennis example using the word "chance" rather than "probability" of the participants winning.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/chance said:
Chance - The likelihood of something happening; possibility or probability.
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If there are only 9 other people in the pot, then you have a 1/10 chance that your name will be pulled. If there are 999 other people then it's a 1/1000 chance.
There's a reason that odds/chance are written as they are, where 1 is your entry and XX is the number of total entries. 1/10 is greater than 1/1000, so the less entries the greater the "chance" of winning.

Of course you're correct that everybody who has correctly entered has the same "opportunity" of their name in the pot, but as more correct answers are submitted everybody's chance/odds/probability of winning diminishes.
 
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I thought ratios and probabilities was taught before algebra... Guess not from what i'm seeing above.

Why can't everyone just wait patiently and not start something? Just post something like you found it or still searching, or something along those lines? The complaining is quite pathetic and makes the site look bad. Just be somewhat professional.

And no. I have not found it if anyone is curious.
 
Why are people discussing about their chances to win? It's pretty simple, the less people that get the correct link, the bigger the probability there is for any given individual to win, as the winner is drawn at random from all the valid entries.
 
this is getting boring you got 50/50 chance of finding the item
either you do or you dont
and a 50/50 chance of winning it you do or you dont
either way your pleased if you win or your pleased for the other person that won
 
mehere said:
this is getting boring you got 50/50 chance of finding the item
either you do or you dont
and a 50/50 chance of winning it you do or you dont
either way your pleased if you win or your pleased for the other person that won
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Not really... Yes, there are two options for finding the image and winning, but the chance for doing them is not the same. The chance for finding the image is 1/n, where n is the amount of pages total in all the reviews and articles. By using the tips you can obviously reduce n, thus improving your chances for finding it. The chance for not finding the image is 1 minus the chance of finding the image, or 1/n.

For winning, the same applies, but where n is the total amount of valid entries when the competition ends.
 
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Nerdfighter said:
Not really... Yes, there are two options for finding the image and winning, but the chance for doing them is not the same. The chance for finding the image is 1/n, where n is the amount of pages total in all the reviews and articles. By using the tips you can obviously reduce n, thus improving your chances for finding it. The chance for not finding the image is 1 minus the chance of finding the image, or 1/n.

For winning, the same applies, but where n is the total amount of valid entries when the competition ends.
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I was being sarcastic either you win or you don't
 
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