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Dominion Isotropic / DougZ wasn't generous just to us

« on: August 11, 2014, 12:25:36 am »

Not really so Dominion related, but I thought those of us that are fans of DougZ (and, really, who isn't?) might want to see this news article that shows DougZ's generosity extends beyond just the awesomeness that was Isotropic:

"Google engineer, Michigan State graduate donates $2 million for computer science professorship"
http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/08/msu_computer_science_gift.html

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Goko Dominion Online / Why do the Goko bot ratings change so much from day to day?

« on: February 03, 2013, 09:57:08 am »

Anyone have any idea why the ratings of the bots on Goko change so much from day to day?  If I'm not in the mood for the intensity of person-to-person match on Iso, I find myself playing against the bots on Goko, and I've noticed that the ratings of the various bots have large swings and even which bots is highest rated varies from day to day.

So, what is going on?  If the bots aren't changing, such shifts in ranking would imply something odd (or totally broken) is going on with the way the rankings are calculated.  With all the games played by the bots, I would assume they would have a fairly stable ranking.  If the bots are changing or adaptive in some way, it seems like they aren't doing it very effectively, as they don't just get better but also get much worse. 

Is this a sign that the ranking systems at Goko isn't doing the right thing?