Am I really that much of an idiot, that it didn't ring any bells earlier that 3-4i = 5(-0.6+0.8i) didn't seem a little odd just on the face of it? Yes. Yes, I am. ARGH!
Math geeks are hot. Even I don't understand a word they say.
Bunnies frighten me.
Anya ,'Help'
Natter .38 Special
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Connie Neil - Sep 15, 2005 6:05:39 pm PDT #8014 of 10002
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Emily - Sep 15, 2005 6:08:50 pm PDT #8015 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
It's just that 5*0.6=3 and 5*0.8 = 4, so I'd basically written 3-4i = -3+4i and it hadn't occurred to me. Mind you, the idea that I'd gone through that whole find-the-theta-by-inverse-tangent thing when all I had to do was divide by 5 makes me kind of irked. But I suppose he probably wants the e^i theta form as well, so I guess it was worth it.
Hil R. - Sep 15, 2005 6:15:22 pm PDT #8016 of 10002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
If anyone's following the saga, this means I got 3-4i = 5(0.6-0.8i) or 5e^(306.87i)
That looks right, Emily.
Emily - Sep 15, 2005 6:18:36 pm PDT #8017 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
I suppose the bit where the endpoints are equal to each other arithmetically serves as a good check, huh? I just... didn't realize. I guess I still think of trigonometry as this sort of arcane "other" thing and don't think about it coming back around to give me the normal numerical values. Thank you!
Jesse - Sep 15, 2005 6:35:53 pm PDT #8018 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OMG Emily, I can't believe you didn't get that immediately.
...um, just kidding.
So I heard the other day that Jon Stewart is apparently by my school all the time, likely bringing his dog to the doggy day care place next door to the building with the computer lab I never go to. I'm thinking I should re-jigger my routine.
Vonnie K - Sep 15, 2005 6:41:41 pm PDT #8019 of 10002
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
So, I just finished watching episodes 4x01 and 4x02 of Spooks and GAH. This show rocks my world. Also, more Buffistas should be watching it because it's hella smart, stylish, with compelling characters and moral ambiguity up the wazoo.
Also, the lead agent is ungodly hot and there was shirtlessness in the first episode. What more do you need?
brenda m - Sep 15, 2005 6:49:25 pm PDT #8020 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
A link?
Vonnie K - Sep 15, 2005 6:53:58 pm PDT #8021 of 10002
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Right.
BBC website: [link]
Lists of available torrents: [link]
Seasons 1-2 are out on DVD on region 1.
aurelia - Sep 15, 2005 6:54:39 pm PDT #8022 of 10002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Ophelia, an erratic storm that has looped and meandered north since forming off the Florida coast last week...
I'm waiting for reports of daisies washing up on shore.
quester - Sep 15, 2005 7:00:18 pm PDT #8023 of 10002
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Well, I've caught up!
Now, I have to go to bed. g'night.