Secret Awkward Santa Zombies of '09

Dimm · Post by **Dimm** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 2:18 am

Decker wrote:Why are you guys making a randomiser

Just open Excel

Type names in

FORMULA:
rand=()

Paste in colum all the way to the side of all the names

SORT -> FILTER -> AUTOFILTER

Sort random numbers by ascending

People do things for the person below them in the list, person at the bottom does the top

For one, because I was bored.

For two, because it's a more efficient algorithm.

Game Angel · Post by **Game Angel** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 2:18 am

Or you could just write names and put them in a bucket.

low tech yeahhhhhhh

BANANA · Post by **BANANA** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 2:19 am

Ame no Akai wrote:
Decker wrote:person at the bottom does the top
This statement has been made by a person of the female gender.

Operation Awesome wrote:IN.

Operation Awesome wrote:OUT.

Xabyrn · Post by **Xabyrn** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 2:21 am

Game Angel wrote:Or you could just write names and put them in a bucket.

low tech yeahhhhhhh

Decker · Post by **Decker** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 2:22 am

Dimm wrote:
Decker wrote:logic
For one, because I was bored.

For two, because it's a more efficient algorithm.

It's efficient to program your own randomiser to be used once a year?

Dimm · Post by **Dimm** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 2:24 am

Decker wrote:
Dimm wrote:
Decker wrote:logic
For one, because I was bored.

For two, because it's a more efficient algorithm.
It's efficient to program your own randomiser to be used once a year?

Both algorithms run in linear time. Mine just so happens to be able to read and write input from files.

I'd never pass up an opportunity to code something completely useless.

Airigh · Post by **Airigh** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 2:31 am

Dimm wrote:
Decker wrote:
Dimm wrote: For one, because I was bored.

For two, because it's a more efficient algorithm.
It's efficient to program your own randomiser to be used once a year?
Both algorithms run in linear time. Mine just so happens to be able to read and write input from files.

I'd never pass up an opportunity to code something completely useless.

...You would be SO usefull for my MMO project. I'm not even kidding. We need a coder.

If you feel like it you know or did you post before or what.

Deiphobus · Post by **Deiphobus** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 2:31 am

Dimm wrote: I'd never pass up an opportunity to code something completely useless.

it's the heart and soul of this secret santa! (besides the people that is. but who cares about them)

Alexandy13 · Post by **Alexandy13** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 2:58 am

Deiphobus wrote:
Dimm wrote: I'd never pass up an opportunity to code something completely useless.
it's the heart and soul of this secret santa! (besides the people that is. but who cares about them)

Exactly!

Post by **Superior Bacon** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 3:16 am

Airigh wrote:...You would be SO usefull for my MMO project. I'm not even kidding. We need a coder.

Wait, you seriously started making an MMO without any knowledge of code or anything?

Airigh · Post by **Airigh** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 3:18 am

Bacon wrote:
Airigh wrote:...You would be SO usefull for my MMO project. I'm not even kidding. We need a coder.
Wait, you seriously started making an MMO without any knowledge of code or anything?

There are like fifty tutorials don't even start with me missy.

Tatzel · Post by **Tatzel** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 12:25 pm

Miss StarSeed wrote:Edit: Oh and I totally just skipped over your idea to give me some reference links. doop doop

If you HAVE a reference, and I know you in particular do, Deckie I can attach the link of it to the message I'll send to your Santa, yes. However, that seems like I'm pushing them to draw whatever it is I'm giving them a reference of, and they might already have another idea... so it almost seems like I'm stifling creativity or ruining the surprise.

I thought of maybe asking the receiver for a reference, if the santa so desires, but then would that be ruining the surprise too much? They'd know they'd be getting drawn them instead of having no idea, but it doesn't necessarily let them know how they'll be drawn and what the picture will actually be.

Back on that idea, I'd like to get a reference sheet with things one like, as I don't know who I will get, and then it's someone I not know of any preferences or things he/she likes, so I would end up drawing something random, and then I get flamed because it's something they didn't ask/wished for. This would also apply when I don't know anything about the idea list, even with help from Google. I did once a Secret Santa on an art website where that happened, and you can guess the mess which was caused, so I'm a little bit angsty there.

Trygve · Post by **Trygve** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 12:29 pm

Throw a d20.

Dimm · Post by **Dimm** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 12:53 pm

ROLL FOR INITIATIVE.

Decker · Post by **Decker** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 1:04 pm

Star, you should ask the person who gets my santa if they want my ref sheet or not

Then if they do, tell me, and I'll send it to you to send to them