I have JZ and Maidengurl Yay me! They are even being nice about the state of my apartment, which did not get vacuumed due to the change of plans.
Nilly, that is actually Perkins the cat.
I got stabbed, you know, right here.
Mal ,'Shindig'
Natter 40: The Nice One
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.
Lee - Nov 19, 2005 9:29:57 am PST #5504 of 10006
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
P.M. Marc - Nov 19, 2005 9:30:29 am PST #5505 of 10006
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Emily - Nov 19, 2005 9:54:21 am PST #5506 of 10006
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
CELERY?!?!
I think I sprained my brain. I've been trying to figure out these fairly simple probability questions for the last couple of days, and my brain keeps turning into Betsy's son (except it hadn't thought of Jello yet. Now it wants Jello).
Can somebody remind me how you derive the probability of r successes in n trials (if the probability of success is a)? I know what the formula is, I'm just having no luck getting there logically. In combination terms, why is it n choose n-r? It's got something to do with Pascal's Triangle, I know that, but... ooh, look, a shiny thing!
Hil R. - Nov 19, 2005 10:23:19 am PST #5507 of 10006
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
In combination terms, why is it n choose n-r?
I don't know exactly what formula you're looking at, but my guess is that it has something to do with the fact that n choose r is equal to n choose n-r.
Sheryl - Nov 19, 2005 10:34:56 am PST #5508 of 10006
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Happy Birthday DX!
We have bought furniture. Ok, to be precise, we have ordered furniture and put a down payment on it.We bought a china cabinet and a bedroom set consisting of two night tables, a door chest and a headboard/frame for the bed. Whee.
flea - Nov 19, 2005 10:49:34 am PST #5509 of 10006
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Happy Birthday, DX. Is it a big one?
I found a $20 bill just now walking across campus. But I'm wondering if it's a fake. It's crisp and new and has the Big Head, but on the back in the empty field there are lots of little yellow "20"s floating around. I suspect it's real and looks fake, wwhich is just wrong.
Emily - Nov 19, 2005 11:34:39 am PST #5510 of 10006
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Okay, I'm done with probability for the moment, but now I need to do individual cases of Fermat's Last Theorem, and I feel totally unworthy!
DXMachina - Nov 19, 2005 11:37:39 am PST #5511 of 10006
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Thank you for the birthday wishes, everyone. I appreciate it.
Emily - Nov 19, 2005 11:40:39 am PST #5512 of 10006
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Hey! Happy birthday, you!
ChiKat - Nov 19, 2005 11:40:50 am PST #5513 of 10006
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Happy birthday, DX!!!! May this be your happiest year yet (until next year)!