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| == Explanation == | | == Explanation == |
| + | {{incomplete|but I will give a try}} |
| + | This flowchart is just not working, ''yes'' or ''no'' ends up in ''stop''. Everything below never can be reached. |
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− | Here you can see an apparent flowchart. However, it has non-standard notation. The oval normally represents either the start or stop of a process. Here, both the ''yes'' and ''no'' end up in ''stop'', which would normally imply that nothing below can be reached.
| + | So, you never can reach hammertime, or {{w|MC Hammer}} from the 90's. And you even can't reach a line like "Stop, collaborate and listen" from {{w|Vanilla Ice}}. Both are hit rap songs from the 1990's. The flowchart gives you a good start if you do not like to sing a 90's rap hit. You never can reach this. |
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− | Unless we are in the 90s, this doesn't matter, as there is nothing after the stop. But in the 90s, two processing paths follow, and both are from the lyrics of two-hit rap songs from the 90s:
| + | The title text claims that {{w|Freestyle rapping}} adopts the random rules from the {{w|Markov chain}}. |
− | *''{{w|U Can't Touch This}}'' by {{w|MC Hammer}}, says "Break it down. Stop! Hammertime."
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− | *''{{W|Ice Ice Baby}}'' by {{w|Vanilla Ice}} says "All right, stop. Collaborate and listen."
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− | In both instances, the sense of the lyric is that you should interrupt what you are doing, and switch to the new action. Interpreted in terms of flowchart terminology, we could consider that the 'stop' just pauses the main thread, and secondary threads are launched to perform the 'Hammertime' and the 'Collaborate' and 'Listen' activities.
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− | The title text compares {{w|freestyle rapping}} with {{w|Markov chain|Markov chains}}. Markov chains are mathematical constructs in which the state at the next time step is dependent only upon the current state and probability, and not the state at previous times. This is somewhat similar to freestyle rapping, in which what is said next must bear some relationship to what was just said, but the "freestyle" part means that almost anything can be brought in (hence the probabilistic part); furthermore, freestyle rapping allows the rapper to say something next that bears a relationship to what was just said, but not to what was said before that. | |
− | There have been several flowchart comics, all of which are listed [[:Category:Flowcharts|here]].
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− | Both ''Ice Ice Baby'' and ''U Can't Touch This'' were released in the year 1990, and so their status as "90s" music is disputable. The 1st decade didn't start until year 1 ({{w|year 0}} does not exist in the Gregorian calendar system), so the 2nd decade didn't start until year 11, and the 3rd decade didn't start until year 21, etc. Whether those songs count as being released in the 90s would be discussed [[2249|over 2000 comics later]].
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| == Transcript == | | == Transcript == |
− | [A flowchart is shown. Stop 1 and 2 are different options, and everything is a rectangle unless indicated otherwise (only on the first mention).]
| + | :90's Flowchart |
− | | + | :Start: The 90? |
− | :Start [Circle] → The 90's? [Diamond] | + | :No: Stop |
− | ::The 90's? → No → Stop [1, circle] | + | :Yes: Stop |
− | ::The 90's? → Yes → Stop [2, circle] | + | ::Hammertime |
− | :::Stop [2] → Hammertime | + | ::or |
− | :::Stop [2] → Collaborate → Listen | + | ::Collaborate: Listen |
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| {{comic discussion}} | | {{comic discussion}} |
| [[Category:Flowcharts]] | | [[Category:Flowcharts]] |
| [[Category:Music]] | | [[Category:Music]] |