Forum: Soap Box
2021-01-19, 16:20
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Replies: 1,472
Views: 80,659
It has been reported that three former first...
It has been reported that three former first couples (Clinton, Bush & Obama) will meet with the Bidens for a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington.
It would be nice if they had an evening together...
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Forum: Science & Technology
2021-01-19, 08:32
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Replies: 64
Views: 8,269
Why do you want to make it visible from the...
Why do you want to make it visible from the earth?
Use a few dozen nukes to dig 100-metre craters in a geometrical arrangement --- a diagram of the theorem of Pythagorus, for instance.
Then...
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Forum: Science & Technology
2021-01-18, 17:14
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Replies: 64
Views: 8,269
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Forum: Lounge
2021-01-18, 16:51
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Replies: 85
Views: 3,789
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Forum: Lounge
2021-01-18, 07:37
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Replies: 85
Views: 3,789
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Forum: Science & Technology
2021-01-18, 07:34
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Replies: 64
Views: 8,269
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Forum: Lounge
2021-01-17, 19:04
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Replies: 85
Views: 3,789
Only mildly surprising to me.
I've spent 20...
Only mildly surprising to me.
I've spent 20 minutes at 105C and a few minutes at 120C without significant discomfort.
Some USAF experiments back in the 70s showed that people can survive 120C...
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Forum: Soap Box
2021-01-15, 17:48
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Replies: 296
Views: 23,907
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Forum: Soap Box
2021-01-15, 17:34
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Replies: 296
Views: 23,907
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Forum: Soap Box
2021-01-15, 16:07
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Replies: 1,472
Views: 80,659
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Forum: Soap Box
2021-01-15, 15:57
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Replies: 296
Views: 23,907
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Forum: Miscellaneous Math
2021-01-15, 15:09
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Replies: 6
Views: 197
I've not see the book itself so can't tell...
I've not see the book itself so can't tell whether one of the six proofs of the infinitude of primes is the very elegant one based on the factorization of Mersenne numbers and Fermat numbers.
The...
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Forum: Lounge
2021-01-14, 18:09
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Replies: 1,087
Views: 77,852
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Forum: Lounge
2021-01-14, 18:08
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Replies: 1,087
Views: 77,852
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Forum: Soap Box
2021-01-14, 18:06
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Replies: 296
Views: 23,907
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Forum: Lounge
2021-01-14, 17:12
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Replies: 1,087
Views: 77,852
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Forum: Soap Box
2021-01-14, 11:11
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Replies: 296
Views: 23,907
Consistent with my quote above, here is an...
Consistent with my quote above, here is an account of what is being considered for Brazil.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55660552
Portugal now added, presumably because many Brazilians travel...
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Forum: Science & Technology
2021-01-14, 08:34
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Replies: 64
Views: 8,269
I have already commented on the "large" portion...
I have already commented on the "large" portion of your statement, giving African Grey parrots as an example.
Re-reading this thread lead me to realise that I should also have addressed teh "case"...
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Forum: Puzzles
2021-01-13, 19:17
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Replies: 13
Views: 490
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Forum: Science & Technology
2021-01-13, 16:08
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Replies: 60
Views: 2,783
Its not just finances.
In every project...
Its not just finances.
In every project which is non-trivial (and many trivial ones too) the first 80% of the work takes 20% of the time. The final 20% of the work takes the remaining 80% of the...
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Forum: Languages -- Ancient & Modern, Human & Machine
2021-01-12, 18:57
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Replies: 1
Views: 180
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Forum: Lounge
2021-01-11, 16:41
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Replies: 2
Views: 121
Thanks for drawing that to my attention. Never...
Thanks for drawing that to my attention. Never heard of it before and must give it a try.
We tend to go for "Indian" (Anglo-Indian cooked by Bangladeshis), Thai and Cantonese/Szechuan cuisine over...
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Forum: Soap Box
2021-01-11, 16:38
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,607
From...
From https://twitter.com/valeriesmith344/status/1348660992125902857
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Forum: Lounge
2021-01-11, 16:04
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Replies: 2
Views: 121
Bamboozling
A few days ago someone asked on the local Freecycle network for a potted bamboo.
I told her that if she brought one or more pots and some heavy labour, she could select from ~15 different species....
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Forum: Lounge
2021-01-11, 10:53
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Replies: 377
Views: 45,657
Just received this:
My very first...
Just received this:
My very first Czech scam in something over 11 years exposure to the country. I wonder why they bother for such a piffling amount. CZK 52 is EUR 1.95, GBP 1.76 or USD 2.37....
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