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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What if you had infinity dollars? |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2010, 3:26 pm
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| Before I answer, I need a clarification. Is this infinity you speak of countable (i.e. aleph-0)? The continuum? Or did you have something else in mind? I like to know the budget before I get my hopes up. Well, it wouldn't be a continuum, as currency is a quantized entity. I thought of that, but dec... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Got Anything Random To Say |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2010, 3:16 pm
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Q: How many kids who suffer with ADD does it take to screw in a light bulb?
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What if you had infinity dollars? |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2010, 3:11 pm
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Before I answer, I need a clarification.
Is this infinity you speak of countable (i.e. aleph-0)? The continuum? Or did you have something else in mind?
I like to know the budget before I get my hopes up. |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: The Breakfast Game |
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Posted: 06 Mar 2010, 10:36 am
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lau wrote: When Alan takes his turn, he is obliged to chose the still-possible number adjacent to the last player's guess - which may, of course, cause him to chose the number he initially selected, and hence "win" (as you put it).
This is correct. I may try to rewrite the game description. |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: The Breakfast Game |
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Posted: 06 Mar 2010, 10:32 am
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| Strategy! Well that's a horse of a different color. I would suggest that in a two player game (me and Alan), I could employ a strategy where I am expected to pick the number only 1/3 of the time. Think about it for a while, and it should come to you. ********************************* Just to clarify... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: One food you'd never give up |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2010, 11:07 pm
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: You learn something new everyday: what did you learn today? |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2010, 11:02 pm
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CockneyRebel wrote: Take it easy.
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: The Breakfast Game |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2010, 10:28 pm
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| I eat breakfast occasionally with a few gentlemen who play an interesting game at the end of each breakfast. The "winner" of this game must pay for breakfast, while the "losers" leave the tip. The game is played as follows: 1. Every morning a number is chosen in advance by Alan. The number is a secr... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: You learn something new everyday: what did you learn today? |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2010, 9:10 pm
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| I learned that Internal Revenue Codes 404 and 412 can be applied indepently! |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Captions Wanted! New Picture Everyday (or so) |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2010, 11:27 am
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Replies: 69
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Captions Wanted! New Picture Everyday (or so) |
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Posted: 04 Mar 2010, 11:11 pm
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| edited for second thoughts |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Captions Wanted! New Picture Everyday (or so) |
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Posted: 04 Mar 2010, 12:19 pm
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What song are you listening to now? |
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Posted: 03 Mar 2010, 12:09 am
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| The Rolling People -- The Verve |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: In Soviet Russia... |
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Posted: 25 Feb 2010, 12:47 pm
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| In Soviet Russia, the beds wet you! |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What is your favourite fruit? |
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Posted: 23 Feb 2010, 3:57 pm
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pat2rome wrote:
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What is your favourite fruit? |
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Posted: 23 Feb 2010, 2:25 pm
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Replies: 49
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| tomato Seriously? They're good for making pizzas and bloody marys I suppose. But raw ... yuck. Who said anything about raw? Tomotoes are my favorite because they are so misunderstood, and I guess I identify with that. But if the question were poised differently like "What's your favorite fruit to e... |
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