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Fusionman Since: Nov, 2009
#502: May 18th 2010 at 5:02:21 PM

1 last question. Can you identify the process that leads to differentiation?

Zizoz Since: Feb, 2010
#503: May 18th 2010 at 5:04:48 PM

The height should be 3 times the square root of 7, no? That would make the volume 324 times the square root of 7.

Too lazy to use actual square-root symbols.

Taelor Don't Forget To Smile from The Paths of Spite Since: Jul, 2009
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#504: May 18th 2010 at 5:39:50 PM

Son of a bitch, you're right. Sorry about that.

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LORd Too Good For You Since: Aug, 2012
Too Good For You
#505: May 19th 2010 at 10:08:20 AM

I need to poll three people over 18 (at least one girl included) on these questions for a statistics assignment. Anyone care to take a minute to answer? Scale is 1 for "don't agree" to 5 for "agree completely", with 0 standing for "I can't say". Please also state your sex and age.

  1. "Dark bread is better than light bread"
  2. "Salted licorice is better than fruit drops"
  3. "Dark chocolate is better than light chocolate"
  4. "Tea is better than coffee"
  5. "Hot chocolate is better than tea"
  6. "Hot chocolate is better than coffee"
  7. "Cider is better than beer"
  8. "Sweet cider is better than dry cider"
  9. "Dark beer is better than light beer"
  10. "White wine is better than red whine"
  11. "I watch more TV series than movies"
  12. "I watch more TV series than reality TV"
  13. "I watch more movies than reality TV"
  14. "I watch more entertainment than documentaries"
  15. "I prefer to listen to the radio over watching TV"

edited 19th May '10 10:08:55 AM by LORd

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Taelor Don't Forget To Smile from The Paths of Spite Since: Jul, 2009
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#506: May 19th 2010 at 12:30:43 PM

Male. 20.

1: 3. 2: 1. 3: 1. 4: 4. 5: 3. 6: 4. 7: 4. 8: 3. 9: 3. 10: 3. 11: 4. 12: 5. 13: 5. 14: 3. 15: 4.

edited 19th May '10 12:31:38 PM by Taelor

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Aoede Since: Jan, 2001
#507: May 19th 2010 at 1:17:53 PM

Bread: 1
Candy: 1
Chocolate: 5
Caffeine: 3
Choc/tea: 4
Choc/cfe: 3
Cid/beer: 0
Cider: 0
Beer: 0
Wine  *

: 0
TV/movie: 4
Ser/real: 5
Mov/real: 5
Genre: 5
Medium: 1

Sex: female
Age: 19

BobbyG vigilantly taxonomish from England Since: Jan, 2001
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#508: May 19th 2010 at 5:04:03 PM

Male, 20.

Bread: 4
Candy: 1
Chocolate: 2
Tea/coffee: 1
Chocolate/tea: 5
Chocolate/coffee: 3
Cider/beer: 5
Sweet cider/dry cider: 1
Dark beer/light beer: 2
White wine/red wine: 2
I watch more TV series than movies: 5
I watch more TV series than reality TV: 5
I watch more movies than reality TV: 5
I watch more entertainment than documentaries: 5
I prefer to listen to the radio over watching TV: 2


I have a problem I could do with help with. I'm supposed to be writing a sonnet between now and next Wednesday. Problem is, my creative writing teacher thinks my poems are too polemical. Poems, he says, are about what we don't know, not what we do know. Any suggestions for good poetry subject matter besides politics and the human condition?

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Aoede Since: Jan, 2001
#509: May 19th 2010 at 5:24:08 PM

I dunno, just thinking of it in terms of 'pick a subject' already seems like a reaffirmation of 'things we know', to use your teacher's words. Have you tried doing a freewriting exercise and picking up bits and thoughts from one of those?

BobbyG vigilantly taxonomish from England Since: Jan, 2001
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#510: May 19th 2010 at 5:28:13 PM

I can't do those exercises. If I try to write stream of consciousness it either comes out too ordered and structured or it's just random gibberish. If I try a more specific exercise, I tend to just freeze up and become unable to write.

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Aoede Since: Jan, 2001
#511: May 19th 2010 at 5:33:07 PM

Hum. What about the last time you felt strong emotion for no easily explicable reason, or a dream that stuck in your mind days afterwards, or being reminded of a philosophical knot you haven't been able to puzzle out? —dunno, I think at least part of it is making connections where they aren't expected, making a kind of sense that works within the poem even if it's utter nonsense elsewhere.

edited 19th May '10 5:34:26 PM by Aoede

BobbyG vigilantly taxonomish from England Since: Jan, 2001
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#512: May 19th 2010 at 5:40:16 PM

Puzzling over philosophical knots and focussing on strong emotions was what produced most of the "polemical" poetry in the first place.

I get what you're saying, though. Looks like I've been looking at this from completely the wrong way.

Thanks for the help. I'll see if I can figure something out.

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GrayDove The Second Dove from An Everchanging Area Since: Jul, 2010
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#513: May 20th 2010 at 1:44:49 PM

Hey guys I need some help please! I need some good Tenma, Eva, Nina, Runge, and Johann quotes. For an assignment I'm doing.

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Barcode711 Clutch pedal = sidestep from Uddiyana Since: Apr, 2009
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#514: May 22nd 2010 at 10:23:21 AM

^Haven't heard of any of those.

In addition to that question, (x + y)^n = what does it equal?

edited 22nd May '10 10:23:47 AM by Barcode711

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#516: May 22nd 2010 at 10:30:23 AM

The expansion of that using the binomial theorem can be simplified through the use of combinatorics.

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Barcode711 Clutch pedal = sidestep from Uddiyana Since: Apr, 2009
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#517: May 22nd 2010 at 10:34:32 AM

Damnit. See, I'm trying to expand (4-x)^(-3/2), so I can add together:

[x^2 * (-1/2) * (4-x)^(-3/2)] + [2x * (4-x)^(-1/2)]

Primarily, if I could figure out how to expand (4-x^2)^(1/2), I'd be good.

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#519: May 22nd 2010 at 10:42:52 AM

Well, yes, but - Well, maybe I'm not supposed to factor the final solution THAT far. (Thanks for the aid.)

edited 22nd May '10 10:44:08 AM by Barcode711

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LuckyRevenant ALMSIVI from The Flood Since: Jan, 2001
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#520: May 23rd 2010 at 2:27:45 PM

Question: Can a matrix have an inverse if it's non-square? Sorry if the answer is obvious, but it's been a while since I've worked with matrices and I missed a couple of lessons.

Nevermind. Just looked at my notes again. Said right there that a non-square matrix cannot have an inverse.

edited 23rd May '10 2:37:21 PM by LuckyRevenant

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Fusionman Since: Nov, 2009
#521: May 24th 2010 at 7:11:37 AM

If a forest ranger spots a fire from a 21 foot tower and the angle of depression is 12. How far is the fire?

blackcat Since: Apr, 2009
#522: May 24th 2010 at 7:27:11 AM

Too close.

Sorry couldn't help it.

Aoede Since: Jan, 2001
#523: May 24th 2010 at 9:26:53 AM

That's a trig problem, right? I oughta be drawing diagrams with you to be really helpful, but this sounds like you might want to use the law of sines. Because remember, you know TWO of the angles of the triangle, not just one, so you can law of sines to figure out the length of the hypotenuse, after which you're all set to figure out the length of the remaining leg.

edited 24th May '10 9:27:48 AM by Aoede

Taelor Don't Forget To Smile from The Paths of Spite Since: Jul, 2009
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#524: May 24th 2010 at 9:49:46 AM

Remember, tan = opposite over adjacent. You have the adjacent length, and want to know the opposite. The tricky bit is remembering that the angle between the two sides isn't the angle of depression, but it's complement.

90 - 12 = 78. tan(78) * 21 = 98.8.

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Aoede Since: Jan, 2001
#525: May 24th 2010 at 9:57:49 AM

...or what Taelor said, which is thrice as efficient :P

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