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2013-Jun-16, 07:20 PM

grapes replied to a thread Hilbert's Second Problem. in Against the Mainstream

Why wait? :) You and I are on opposite sides of the fence clearly If you think that there is any justification presented for your answer,...

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2013-Jun-16, 03:42 PM

grapes replied to a thread Hilbert's Second Problem. in Against the Mainstream

I'm a "yes" too. :) However, I am going to add commentary. Clearly, we *can* multiply 1 times 2^3. The equation in the OP has nothing to do...

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2013-Jun-16, 04:01 AM

SeanF replied to a thread "1984" by Orwell selling like crazy in Small Media at Large

Amazon, on the Kindle. It involved several books by Orwell, including 1984 and Animal Farm.

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2013-Jun-15, 09:15 PM

grapes replied to a thread Hey Treb, If The Landing Isn't Your Concern... in Off-Topic Babbling

Well, we *should* be able to get some sort of catapult to launch humans straight up. A new twist on the sport of base-jumping, as Don says. Since...

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2013-Jun-15, 08:11 PM

grapes replied to a thread Odd, I've Seen This In Youngsters... in Off-Topic Babbling

Well, it's not like you have no reason for COPD, but when's the last time you were evaluated? Make the appointment. And hurry back.

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2013-Jun-15, 12:30 PM

grapes replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that amuses you... in Off-Topic Babbling

That instantly struck me as the perfect green license plate: ABVVACWM Ab or vacwm, naturally.

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2013-Jun-14, 04:56 PM

SeanF replied to a thread I don't miss the penny in Off-Topic Babbling

I've got a half-dollar coin in my pocket as we speak. Or as I type, at any rate. :)

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2013-Jun-14, 02:21 PM

SeanF replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that amuses you... in Off-Topic Babbling

This board has a thread titled "Re-Reading" and a thread titled "Read That Again?", but the two threads have virtually zero overlap in subject matter.

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2013-Jun-14, 12:10 PM

grapes replied to a thread Force of charge in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

To be fair, I looked at all the possibilities, and that's the one that fit. The *other* issues associated with maintaining that amount of charge...

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2013-Jun-14, 10:25 AM

grapes replied to a thread Force of charge in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

More or less. I just used the setup in the OP. Of course, the mg of electrons would be the wider-ranging of the two since their mass is so much...

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2013-Jun-13, 08:17 PM

SeanF replied to a thread Dumb criminals in Off-Topic Babbling

I certainly hope the motorcyclist said or did something after the fact to warrant the officer taking him down the way he apparently did - it's hard...

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2013-Jun-13, 06:29 PM

SeanF replied to a thread Externals externals... in Off-Topic Babbling

As long as you can ensure that the e-mailed photograph hasn't been tampered with. But if you can do that... :)

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2013-Jun-13, 04:58 PM

SeanF replied to a thread "1984" by Orwell selling like crazy in Small Media at Large

Reminds me of the bit on "The Simpsons" where we're led to believe that the checkout scanner at the book store is notifying the government about...

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2013-Jun-13, 03:06 PM

SeanF replied to a thread Read that again? in Off-Topic Babbling

Ah, you're right. It's in Copley. :) That's probably what this report was supposed to say, too, then. If the accident was between 71 and...

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2013-Jun-13, 02:40 PM

SeanF replied to a thread Read that again? in Off-Topic Babbling

Interstate 77 is about five miles east of I-71 on SR-18, and the only Cracker Barrel in Medina is on Rothrock Loop, just east of I-77. This suggests...

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2013-Jun-13, 02:10 PM

SeanF replied to a thread I don't miss the penny in Off-Topic Babbling

It's worse than that - the price is quoted to the tenth of a penny per gallon, but the gas itself is measure to the hundredth of a gallon - so the...

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2013-Jun-13, 02:05 PM

SeanF replied to a thread Top-heavy Royal Princess? in Off-Topic Babbling

I knew before even clicking on the thread that it wouldn't live up to the promise of its title.

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