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Jinn · 06-25-2007, 09:31 AM

If it's a one time thing, I'm usually 5 minutes early. I don't like the embarrassment of arriving after other people, who already know what the heck is going on. I also don't like to keep people who I've only seen/met once or twice waiting.

If it's a daily thing (like work) I'm 10-25 minutes late.

I strongly dislike wasting time, such as time spent waiting around. I also dislike embarrassment.

Basically, my arrival time A in minutes is:

A = 5E - 7F + 5U +/- r

Where Embarrassment (E) ranges from -3 to 3;
-3 is that the person would be very upset and/or there will be a large crowd seeing me arrive,
0 is there might be people there, there might not be,
3 is "no one there will give a fuck if I'm late."

Familiarity (F) has three states;
1 if I've never been there,
0.5 if I've been there one or two times
0 if I've been there three or more times.

Undesirability (U) is really only used for work and other things I don't really like doing. It's a binary variable.
If Undesirable = 1, then I'll be an additional 5 minutes late.
If Undesirable = 0, then only A = 5E - 7F applies.

Examples:
If E=-3, then I'll be -15 (15 minutes early). If I've never been there, I could be up to 22 minutes early (F=1). If E=3, and F=0 then I'll be 15 (15 minutes late). If E=0 and I've been there more than 3 times (F=0) then I'll probably be on time. If I'm going to work, then E=3, F = 0, U = 1; I'll be 20 minutes late.

Sometimes I laugh at myself for being an engineer

EDIT: had to add variable r, for "random acts of god" / unexpected difficulties (such as car trouble), which allows for the other cases (being extremely early or extremely late). It is 0 for all other conditions.

06-25-2007, 09:31 AM	#33 (permalink)
Jinn Lover - Protector - Teacher Location: Seattle, WA	If it's a one time thing, I'm usually 5 minutes early. I don't like the embarrassment of arriving after other people, who already know what the heck is going on. I also don't like to keep people who I've only seen/met once or twice waiting. If it's a daily thing (like work) I'm 10-25 minutes late. I strongly dislike wasting time, such as time spent waiting around. I also dislike embarrassment. Basically, my arrival time A in minutes is: A = 5E - 7F + 5U +/- r Where Embarrassment (E) ranges from -3 to 3; -3 is that the person would be very upset and/or there will be a large crowd seeing me arrive, 0 is there might be people there, there might not be, 3 is "no one there will give a fuck if I'm late." Familiarity (F) has three states; 1 if I've never been there, 0.5 if I've been there one or two times 0 if I've been there three or more times. Undesirability (U) is really only used for work and other things I don't really like doing. It's a binary variable. If Undesirable = 1, then I'll be an additional 5 minutes late. If Undesirable = 0, then only A = 5E - 7F applies. Examples: If E=-3, then I'll be -15 (15 minutes early). If I've never been there, I could be up to 22 minutes early (F=1). If E=3, and F=0 then I'll be 15 (15 minutes late). If E=0 and I've been there more than 3 times (F=0) then I'll probably be on time. If I'm going to work, then E=3, F = 0, U = 1; I'll be 20 minutes late. Sometimes I laugh at myself for being an engineer EDIT: had to add variable r, for "random acts of god" / unexpected difficulties (such as car trouble), which allows for the other cases (being extremely early or extremely late). It is 0 for all other conditions. __________________ "I'm typing on a computer of science, which is being sent by science wires to a little science server where you can access it. I'm not typing on a computer of philosophy or religion or whatever other thing you think can be used to understand the universe because they're a poor substitute in the role of understanding the universe which exists independent from ourselves." - Willravel Last edited by Jinn; 06-25-2007 at 09:53 AM..