tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post6125901987895215556..comments2023-11-05T03:45:25.001-08:00Comments on God Plays Dice: "Roommates" is a euphemism?Michael Lugohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15671307315028242949noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post-60539216792978547592009-07-21T04:43:34.660-07:002009-07-21T04:43:34.660-07:00Yes, it's a euphemism. "Stable roommates&...Yes, it's a euphemism. "Stable roommates" are, in fact, horses.Duncan McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805599325092629565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post-6895245810745526072009-07-16T23:09:05.160-07:002009-07-16T23:09:05.160-07:00And I had always heard the "stable gay marria...And I had always heard the "stable gay marriage problem" as a (facetious) political argument.Theohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03344294173628793721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post-3728803470173014382009-07-16T18:19:40.042-07:002009-07-16T18:19:40.042-07:00Are there interesting things to say about the stab...Are there interesting things to say about the stable roommate problem? I assumed that since such pairings don't exist in general*, finding a useful algorithm would be hopeless.<br /><br />*For instance, consider the case with 4 people where A, B and C all prefer each other to D, and between the other two in that triplet, A prefers B, B prefers C, and C prefers A.Jonahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15159561721777836053noreply@blogger.com