It's just a simplified way of describing the rate of decay. You can also do it with one of those equations that have a lot of squiggles in them.
Dawn: You're not fleeing. You're... moving at a brisk pace. Buffy: Quaintly referred to in some cultures as the Big Scaredy Run Away.
'Touched'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
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.
Ginger - Apr 09, 2014 6:31:59 pm PDT #24825 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Connie Neil - Apr 09, 2014 6:33:58 pm PDT #24826 of 30000
brillig
The debt cancellation is dated 2013, therefore that's counted as income. The lease payment isn't officially mine till the check gets here in 2014. Fortunately I don't have to pay the taxes on that till next year, cue the interest bearing account I don't touch for a year.
-t - Apr 09, 2014 6:47:17 pm PDT #24827 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Suppose you have a hundred dice. You roll them all and any that come up one disappear. You'll lose a sixth of them every time you roll, right? That's pretty much my understanding of radioactive decay on an atomic level, though of course the dice aren't six-sided. They point is, they don't have to know the state of any other dice, each just has to know it's own state.
-t - Apr 09, 2014 6:48:38 pm PDT #24828 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, the debt cancellation and lease payment are two different things. Well, I hope you can work something painless out.
Zenkitty - Apr 09, 2014 6:59:31 pm PDT #24829 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Okay, thinking of it in terms of rolling dice makes sense to me.
No squiggly equations! Equations with squiggly lines are the reason I ended up with a degree in anthro.
beth b - Apr 09, 2014 7:43:33 pm PDT #24830 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
DH just finished a z-pack and is going through the same thing - I didn't realize it might last that long. good to know. They never bothered me that way
Zenkitty - Apr 09, 2014 7:52:17 pm PDT #24831 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Does he have a bad taste in his mouth too?
Jesse - Apr 10, 2014 1:54:40 am PDT #24832 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Good morning, Natter! I am sitting on the beach at a sort of run down resort in Haiti. Needless to say, it's amazing. I went to bed early yesterday after a long day out and about, so now am up early and taking advantage of the wifi. Good times.
sarameg - Apr 10, 2014 2:59:33 am PDT #24833 of 30000
Definitely wins over my morning: woke up to discover a huge gross blister on my forearm. Apparently I need to replace my micro-heat pack because it sprung leaks and steam-burned me in a couple places. I only had it on 10 minutes! And I didn't even notice last night. For HOURS (I had it on my wrist while I ate.)
Just call me Calamity Sara.
Theodosia - Apr 10, 2014 3:16:20 am PDT #24834 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Any wifi connectivity from Haiti is a major accomplishment, I bet.