June 8, 2012
5:39 p.m.
On 8 June 2012 11:41, Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca> wrote:
OTOH, there are a number of non-random methods to create the reference
point for my alternate scheme. One of them could be to collect the first page of every application, make a checksum of THAT resulting (1900 page) document, and use that checksum as the reference against which to measure the others.
I like that one! Of course, if they had announced that ahead of time, it could have been gamed as well (presuming the page size and algorithm were fixed).
Not really, since the reference point is based on all the applications in aggregate. You wouldn't be able to know that (for gaming) without knowing the contents of all other applications. - Evan