I think this is my favorite Pelosi pic yet.
Can we maybe vote on the whole murdering people issue?
Wash ,'Serenity'
Natter 47: My Brilliance Is Wasted On You People
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.
Jessica - Nov 08, 2006 2:01:19 pm PST #8857 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Strega - Nov 08, 2006 2:05:50 pm PST #8858 of 10001
Did you want me to pick up the space shuttle tub toys?Me? Oh yes, please! Let me know how much and I'll paypal it to you.
Back in mathland...
Aha. Ish. I looked again and the page I'd found was talking about the weight values as votes, so I withdraw that part. But don't understand what billytea is saying about the veto. This is what I read:
A player has veto power if the combined weight of all the other players does not meet the quota.
I still don't see how anyone has veto power in the scenario. Although the question states that someone does, which is why I am confused now, I guess. I think the quota is 57; that's the smallest possible winning number.
You realize you're going to have to report back and explain the answers when you've got them.
Scrappy - Nov 08, 2006 2:06:58 pm PST #8859 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Is anyone watching The Street, on BBCA? It's a six-part miniseries, each episode taking place in a different house on the same street in Northern England, and the stories overlap somewhat. Jim Broadbent, Jane Horrock, Timothy Spall and assorted other terrific actors kicking Thespia's ass very well-written scripts. We are really liking it, but I don't seem to know another soul who is watching it.
vw bug - Nov 08, 2006 2:08:08 pm PST #8860 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
You realize you're going to have to report back and explain the answers when you've got them.
Will do. She gives great solution sheets, so...
Strega - Nov 08, 2006 2:09:04 pm PST #8861 of 10001
OH....
Wait, I may have gotten it. Finally.
billytea - Nov 08, 2006 2:11:00 pm PST #8862 of 10001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
I still don't see how anyone has veto power in the scenario. Although the question states that someone does, which is why I am confused now, I guess. I think the quota is 57; that's the smallest possible winning number.
I think you're assuming 50% of the votes cast is sufficient to pass a measure. It may take a higher amount, as with a Constitutional amendment.
Allyson - Nov 08, 2006 2:17:44 pm PST #8863 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I have cover art options in my email. I'm freaking out.
Strega - Nov 08, 2006 2:19:44 pm PST #8864 of 10001
Well, not exactly, but I thought the quota was just derived from the weights without getting that it was connected to veto power, so that screwed everything up.
Yes. billytea's totally right, of course. And vw was right about the veto the first time. Don't listen to me, I'm crazy! The 30-vote voter has the veto, and the quota is 71.
Oh, but 13 is still a dummy, right? So I was wasn't quite completely and totally wrong before. Just mostly. But I learned things, yay.
Scrappy - Nov 08, 2006 2:19:52 pm PST #8865 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
That's so COOL, Allyson!
Burrell - Nov 08, 2006 2:20:26 pm PST #8866 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
But that's a good kind of freak out.