tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post2326553539470633844..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: I lose 25 cool points...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-30259264997916776772010-09-27T00:12:08.444-04:002010-09-27T00:12:08.444-04:00Oh, gawd! I laughed so hard it hurt.Oh, gawd! I laughed so hard it hurt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-82662483789987213712010-09-26T09:12:06.745-04:002010-09-26T09:12:06.745-04:00"You can't multiple PI by a round number ..."You can't multiple PI by a round number and get a round number."<br /><br />Perhaps Deep Thought simply believed we weren't ready for the remainder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-20931523502725781662010-09-26T01:08:43.264-04:002010-09-26T01:08:43.264-04:00Isn't the Universe in the Neighborhood of 13.3...Isn't the Universe in the Neighborhood of 13.37 Billion years old? This is based on our perspective of looking back to the Point of Origin from Earth, of course. But since that would be a radius, and 2 times Pi times R gives us the Circumference, that means one Orbit would take 84 Billion light years. why that means to reach every point in Known Space we would need an FTL Drive that could go from 0 to 84 Billion LIght Years per Second MAX. By Crom, I think I've defined just how much we need to get around our Bubble of Space Time! Okay, all you Ringworld Engineers out there, you know what we need, so get to work!Bubblehead Les.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00730873284089958084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-89001618493103066132010-09-25T23:30:17.096-04:002010-09-25T23:30:17.096-04:006 * 9 = 42 is a true statement -- in base 136 * 9 = 42 is a true statement -- in base 13Shanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-4390081962313852922010-09-25T22:25:28.793-04:002010-09-25T22:25:28.793-04:00What can you do with 5,271,009?What can you do with 5,271,009?Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04720409839023747889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-9837006042136700542010-09-25T16:28:16.093-04:002010-09-25T16:28:16.093-04:00Dr_Mike said...
6 times 9 = 42, base 13.
--------...Dr_Mike said...<br />6 times 9 = 42, base 13.<br /><br />------------------------<br />"I may be a sorry case, but I don't write jokes in base 13." - Douglas Adams<br /><br />-Tim DTim Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-67830819442089076462010-09-25T12:53:42.572-04:002010-09-25T12:53:42.572-04:00EEEEEK!! WHITE MICE!!!EEEEEK!! WHITE MICE!!!B Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11820065559822788663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-24962713283251415852010-09-25T12:33:09.094-04:002010-09-25T12:33:09.094-04:00The question is: is 13.37 an exact or estimated nu...The question is: is 13.37 an exact or estimated number?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-57959389628055387202010-09-25T01:08:46.349-04:002010-09-25T01:08:46.349-04:00So..... God's a geek.... but he codes in VB?So..... God's a geek.... but he codes in VB?Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682072668997410668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-80931492781754170252010-09-25T00:04:42.600-04:002010-09-25T00:04:42.600-04:00Somebody drank too many Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaste...Somebody drank too many Pan-Galactic Gargle Blasters.Gewehr98https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440119702457734221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-61655874169298404262010-09-24T23:37:37.823-04:002010-09-24T23:37:37.823-04:00Me thinks some people are a little too nitpicky wi...Me thinks some people are a little too nitpicky with the math, it is close enough for jazz :D<br /><br />Someone said <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/pi_x_1337_42_tshirt-235440129931312815?gl=JeanC_PurpleDucky&rf=238738626189638767" rel="nofollow">t-shirts?</a>JeanChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08506460151352291506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-45145633824580020162010-09-24T22:57:03.574-04:002010-09-24T22:57:03.574-04:00That is only to a few digits of precision. (You ca...That is only to a few digits of precision. (You can find pi calculated to a million digits with a simple web search.<br /><br />From a set-theoretic point of view. (Set theory is something you were probably introduced to in first grade, though you can also do Ph.D.-level research in the more esoteric areas)...<br /><br />Pi is an irrational number. (If you don't remember middle school/junior high math, I can't help you.)<br /><br />The product (when you multiply) of an irrational number and a rational number is irrational. 13.37 is rational, pi is irrational, so the product is irrational. (It may also be transcendental, I haven't thought about this a very long time....)Zendo Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00094772654735415974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-48640539643056142342010-09-24T22:36:31.908-04:002010-09-24T22:36:31.908-04:0013.37 x pi = 42.0030938
Which isn't close eno...13.37 x pi = 42.0030938<br /><br />Which isn't close enough to build the computer I am typing this on.<br /><br />I guess it really is true that the US ranks 26th among industrial nations in mathematics education.Zendo Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00094772654735415974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-18674091147523207762010-09-24T19:58:45.979-04:002010-09-24T19:58:45.979-04:00It's close enough for government work... :-)It's close enough for government work... :-)Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-26168412598466419852010-09-24T17:08:45.538-04:002010-09-24T17:08:45.538-04:006 times 9 = 42, base 13.6 times 9 = 42, base 13.Dr_Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-30832461881461861072010-09-24T17:05:30.764-04:002010-09-24T17:05:30.764-04:00Finally, the appropriate way to cut pizza!
Ulises...Finally, the appropriate way to cut pizza!<br /><br />Ulises from CA<br />Captain, Starfleet (ret.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-48205226544564999532010-09-24T15:24:59.065-04:002010-09-24T15:24:59.065-04:00Tickmeister - Some kids discovered that using asso...Tickmeister - Some kids discovered that using assorted other characters can produce glyphs which look like normal letters. L337, in the right font and frame of mind, spells out LEET. That in turn is a corruption of elite. So, kids who think they're cool call themselves L337.<br /><br />Anyway, I don't take this little gem to be a coincidence.<br /><br />JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-42736768556597391272010-09-24T15:10:23.590-04:002010-09-24T15:10:23.590-04:00i know what pi is, but what is the significance of...i know what pi is, but what is the significance of 1337%? Unless that is some big deal, this analysis is meaningless.tickmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326756666072357726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-47129237920106447852010-09-24T14:41:35.737-04:002010-09-24T14:41:35.737-04:00Only 3 decimal places?
As if we needed any _furth...Only 3 decimal places?<br /><br />As if we needed any _further_ proof that the Good Lord built this universe to budget and not to specification. =)<br /><br />boror: Me, when I'm suffering from insufficient entertainment value to due a low BAC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-83829706144844179232010-09-24T12:32:45.397-04:002010-09-24T12:32:45.397-04:00How many nerd points do I get for this?How many nerd points do I get for <a href="http://stuckinmassachusetts.blogspot.com/2010/09/want-want-want_24.html" rel="nofollow">this</a>?Jay Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11085873775096542015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-16226659457511511122010-09-24T12:30:35.687-04:002010-09-24T12:30:35.687-04:003 thousandths was a close enough tolerance on many...<i>3 thousandths was a close enough tolerance on many parts to send a man to the moon...I'll take it. :)</i> <br /><br />Darn skippy. Although I think I'll have to put that on the shirt so I can silence the naysayers.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952078709114872197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-88050487972124471752010-09-24T12:24:15.349-04:002010-09-24T12:24:15.349-04:001337%?
That sounds like Zaphods annual salary inc...1337%?<br /><br />That sounds like Zaphods annual salary increase.McVeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-55962443970259644412010-09-24T12:16:45.841-04:002010-09-24T12:16:45.841-04:00Years ago a college econ professor said "be n...Years ago a college econ professor said "be nice to nerds, because one day they will rule the world."Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105835578914862153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-57080546301680978402010-09-24T12:06:58.012-04:002010-09-24T12:06:58.012-04:00Close enough for intelligence work...Close enough for intelligence work...Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-13350427010503433972010-09-24T11:22:25.911-04:002010-09-24T11:22:25.911-04:003 thousandths was a close enough tolerance on many...3 thousandths was a close enough tolerance on many parts to send a man to the moon...I'll take it. :)Newbiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09501998014769060130noreply@blogger.com