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Thread started 03/17/03 10:55am

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If you could ask only one question of the terrible and mighty STANLEY APPLEBAUM, what would it be?

All questions will be answered... all needs will be filled... I am all things to all people... I am STANLEY APPLEBAUM!
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Reply #1 posted 03/17/03 10:56am

Muse2noPharaoh

What is the shortest distance between two points?
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Reply #2 posted 03/17/03 10:57am

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Muse2noPharaoh said:

What is the shortest distance between two points?


A straight line.

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Reply #3 posted 03/17/03 10:58am

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How long is a piece of string?
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Reply #4 posted 03/17/03 10:59am

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Zthe9s said:

How long is a piece of string?


Exactly as long as it is when measured. Until measured, the string is neither long, nor short.

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Reply #5 posted 03/17/03 10:59am

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Whatever happened to Bonita?
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Reply #6 posted 03/17/03 10:59am

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...who the phuc are u? eek
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Reply #7 posted 03/17/03 10:59am

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Do you have a penis with that name?
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Reply #8 posted 03/17/03 10:59am

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CarrieMpls said:

Whatever happened to Bonita?

i wuz tempted 2 ask that. mr.green
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Reply #9 posted 03/17/03 11:00am

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Would you post a naked picture of yourself?
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Reply #10 posted 03/17/03 11:02am

Muse2noPharaoh

What is the lowest life form on earth?
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CarrieMpls said:

Whatever happened to Bonita?


Bonita has been recently sighted at the local "Rib Shack" restaurant and shoe shine joint.

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Reply #12 posted 03/17/03 11:03am

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Handclapsfingasnapz said:

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...who the phuc are u? eek



I am STANLEY APPLEBAUM!

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Zthe9s said:

Do you have a penis with that name?


My penis is named Harvey.

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Reply #14 posted 03/17/03 11:04am

LaVisHh

What is the exact solution to Pi?
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Reply #15 posted 03/17/03 11:04am

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Zthe9s said:

Would you post a naked picture of yourself?


Only in a Ronald Reagan mask.

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Reply #16 posted 03/17/03 11:05am

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Muse2noPharaoh said:

What is the lowest life form on earth?


Various bacteria that live deep inside the earth's crust.

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Reply #17 posted 03/17/03 11:07am

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LaVisHh said:

What is the exact solution to Pi?



Do this:

PROBLEM
Compute the number Pi to thousand decimal places.

ALGORITHM
Algorithm of J. M. Borwein and P. B. Borwein for computation of Pi number starts with the initializations

X=SQRT(2); Pi=2+X; Y=SQRT(X)

and then repeats the iteration

X = 0.5 * (SQRT(X) + 1 / SQRT(X)
Pi = Pi * (X + 1) / (Y + 1)
Y = Y * (SQRT(X) + 1 / SQRT(X)) / (Y + 1)

IMPLEMENTATION
Unit: internal function, external function without procedure statement

Interface: SQRT function

Parameter: a positive integer P- number of digits of Pi , implicit P=9

Returns: the first Psignificant decimal digits of Pi , default is 9




PI: procedure
parse arg P
if P = "" then P = 9; numeric digits P
X = SQRT(2, P); Pi = 2 + X
Y = SQRT(X, P); X = Y
do forever
X = 0.5 * (X + 1 / X)
NewPi = Pi * (X + 1) / (Y + 1)
if Pi = NewPi then return Pi
Pi = NewPi
X = SQRT(X, P)
Y = (Y * X + 1 / X) / (Y + 1)
end



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[This message was edited Mon Mar 17 11:08:08 PST 2003 by StanleyApplebaum]
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Reply #18 posted 03/17/03 11:07am

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where in the world is carmen santiago??
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Reply #19 posted 03/17/03 11:09am

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XxAxX said:

where in the world is carmen santiago??

That's SanDiego!
Oh shit, my hat done fell off
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Reply #20 posted 03/17/03 11:09am

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XxAxX said:

where in the world is carmen santiago??


Carmen San Diego is actually the name given to a fictional character by Broderbund software... they place this individual in various locations at their whim, therefore it is impossible to place this fictional character in space at any given time without full knowledge of the functional aspects of the creator's whim.

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[This message was edited Mon Mar 17 11:10:44 PST 2003 by StanleyApplebaum]
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Reply #21 posted 03/17/03 11:10am

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StanleyApplebaum said:

LaVisHh said:

What is the exact solution to Pi?



Do this:

PROBLEM
Compute the number Pi to thousand decimal places.

ALGORITHM
Algorithm of J. M. Borwein and P. B. Borwein for computation of Pi number starts with the initializations

X=SQRT(2); Pi=2+X; Y=SQRT(X)

and then repeats the iteration

X = 0.5 * (SQRT(X) + 1 / SQRT(X)
Pi = Pi * (X + 1) / (Y + 1)
Y = Y * (SQRT(X) + 1 / SQRT(X)) / (Y + 1)

IMPLEMENTATION
Unit: internal function, external function without procedure statement

Interface: SQRT function

Parameter: a positive integer P- number of digits of Pi , implicit P=9

Returns: the first Psignificant decimal digits of Pi , default is 9




PI: procedure
parse arg P
if P = "" then P = 9; numeric digits P
X = SQRT(2, P); Pi = 2 + X
Y = SQRT(X, P); X = Y
do forever
X = 0.5 * (X + 1 / X)
NewPi = Pi * (X + 1) / (Y + 1)
if Pi = NewPi then return Pi
Pi = NewPi
X = SQRT(X, P)
Y = (Y * X + 1 / X) / (Y + 1)
end



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Liar.
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Reply #22 posted 03/17/03 11:10am

Muse2noPharaoh

What wisdom would you most like to impart to the world?
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Reply #23 posted 03/17/03 11:10am

LaVisHh

It is Saturday evening and you arrive at a big party. Feeling shy, you wonder how many people you already know in the room? Your host proposes that you must certainly know Rose, the lady in the corner next to the dessert tray. In a fraction of a second you are able to cast a glance and verify that your host is correct. However, in the absence of such a suggestion, you are obliged to make a tour of the whole room, checking out each person one by one, to see if there is anyone you recognize. This is an example of the general phenomenon that generating a solution to a problem often takes far longer than verifying a given solution is correct. Similarly, if someone tells you that the number 13,717,421 can be written as the product of two smaller numbers, you might not know whether to believe him, but if he tells you that it can be factored as 3607 times 3803 then you can easily check that it is true using a hand calculator.

Solution, please?
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Reply #24 posted 03/17/03 11:10am

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What are you wearing?
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Reply #25 posted 03/17/03 11:12am

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Muse2noPharaoh said:

What wisdom would you most like to impart to the world?


One must always never wear underwear unless one wishes to wear them, at which point they must test their will by not wearing underwear and going commando against their own wishes, whereas those who wish not to wear undershorts must force themselves to wear them, but they must be worn on the outside of their garments in order for all of us to know that they have overcome their desires.

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LaVisHh said:

It is Saturday evening and you arrive at a big party. Feeling shy, you wonder how many people you already know in the room? Your host proposes that you must certainly know Rose, the lady in the corner next to the dessert tray. In a fraction of a second you are able to cast a glance and verify that your host is correct. However, in the absence of such a suggestion, you are obliged to make a tour of the whole room, checking out each person one by one, to see if there is anyone you recognize. This is an example of the general phenomenon that generating a solution to a problem often takes far longer than verifying a given solution is correct. Similarly, if someone tells you that the number 13,717,421 can be written as the product of two smaller numbers, you might not know whether to believe him, but if he tells you that it can be factored as 3607 times 3803 then you can easily check that it is true using a hand calculator.

Solution, please?


Yes, birds do lay eggs... and so do some mammals.

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Reply #27 posted 03/17/03 11:14am

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Zthe9s said:

What are you wearing?


Black basketball shorts and a Bad Religion t-shirt.

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Reply #28 posted 03/17/03 11:15am

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Does a horror need to be well-stacked to be considered voluptuous?
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Reply #29 posted 03/17/03 11:15am

LaVisHh

StanleyApplebaum said:

LaVisHh said:

It is Saturday evening and you arrive at a big party. Feeling shy, you wonder how many people you already know in the room? Your host proposes that you must certainly know Rose, the lady in the corner next to the dessert tray. In a fraction of a second you are able to cast a glance and verify that your host is correct. However, in the absence of such a suggestion, you are obliged to make a tour of the whole room, checking out each person one by one, to see if there is anyone you recognize. This is an example of the general phenomenon that generating a solution to a problem often takes far longer than verifying a given solution is correct. Similarly, if someone tells you that the number 13,717,421 can be written as the product of two smaller numbers, you might not know whether to believe him, but if he tells you that it can be factored as 3607 times 3803 then you can easily check that it is true using a hand calculator.

Solution, please?


Yes, birds do lay eggs... and so do some mammals.

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