I already lost everyone except t, tommyrot, and Nilly, didn't I?
What's Z4?
They're doing it backwards; walking up the down slide.
River ,'Ariel'
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.
tommyrot - Dec 04, 2005 9:10:05 am PST #9206 of 10006
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
-t - Dec 04, 2005 9:10:44 am PST #9207 of 10006
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Go Emily! Woo-hoo!
Emily - Dec 04, 2005 9:15:59 am PST #9208 of 10006
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
What's Z4?
That should be Zsub4, but I'm lazy with the HTML. Basically, it's {0,1,2,3} with operations defined on it, so 2*2=0, 3+2=1, etc. So 2x+1 is, unless I'm mistaken, its own multiplicative inverse (that is, (2x+1)(2x+1)=1).
Lee - Dec 04, 2005 9:22:24 am PST #9209 of 10006
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I had such high hopes for doing useful things today.
Oh well.
msbelle - Dec 04, 2005 9:29:19 am PST #9210 of 10006
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Perkins, could you e me your mailing address again? Thanks.
Lee - Dec 04, 2005 9:30:04 am PST #9211 of 10006
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Sure. Insent in a minute.
Emily - Dec 04, 2005 9:34:23 am PST #9212 of 10006
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
For some reason, probably because I was searching for the infinity symbol in Word, I now have part of "My Hero, Zero" stuck in my head:
That's why with only ten digits including zero,
You can count as high as you could ever go...
Forever, towards infinity,
No one ever gets there, but you could tryyyyy.
DavidS - Dec 04, 2005 9:35:17 am PST #9213 of 10006
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
For some reason, probably because I was searching for the infinity symbol in Word, I now have part of "My Hero, Zero" stuck in my head:
Oh, do I need to post that on Buffistarawk too? Probably works best with the equally abstruse "Hey Little Twelvetoes."
Nilly - Dec 04, 2005 9:35:43 am PST #9214 of 10006
Swouncing
Forever, towards infinity,
No one ever gets there, but you could tryyyyy.
Emily, you've read "The Phantom Tollbooth", right?
Emily - Dec 04, 2005 9:42:44 am PST #9215 of 10006
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Yes, but quite some time ago. I remember the Doldrums... did they get to infinity as well? Ooh! Have you read The House with a Clock in its Walls?
My one reservation with "My Hero, Zero" is that it seems to imply that until zero was invented it was impossible to count to ten.
From the cavemen till the heroes,
Who invented you,
They counted on their fingers and toes
But I suppose it's allowable license for the sake of the song. It lacks the elegant falling melody of "and three times three is nine and three times two is six and three times one of course, is three!" but it's still a landmark, in my opinion, of Songs About Numbers.