September 2009
2 posts
Where a is the (constant) processing time per person, b is the time per item, x1 is the number of people in line 1, y1 is the number of items in line 1, x2 is the number of people in line 2, and y2 is the items of people in line 2.
a(x1) + b(y1) < a(x2) + b(y2)
a(4) + b(11) < a(1) + b(y2)
a(4) + b(11) - a(1) = b(y2)
a(3) + b(11) = b(y2)
3(a/b) + 11 = y2
3(a/b) = y2 - 11
That is, line 2 must...
Organizing Duplicate Tracks
Recently, I have begun the long and ardous process of organizing my massive music library in iTunes (currently at ~34 GB). As I do so, I run into the problem of duplicate tracks: the same track, from multiple albums. When albums were consumed in physical media, this made sense: the same track from different albums would never be listened to concurrently.
Now, when all the music is presented...