Forum: Video Games
11-16-2007, 04:58 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 455
Re: PC FPS gamers: WASD vs Arrows
WASD gives you access to 11 other keys (2,3,q,e,r,caps,f,z,x,c,lshift) that are ALL closer than the closest key to the arrows. And then you have access to 11 more (`,1,4,5,tab,t,g,v,lctrl,lalt,space)...
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Forum: Sporting Events
10-18-2007, 03:17 PM
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Replies: 138
Views: 933
Re: why hockey is dumb
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Another one to ponder: On the penalty kill, when the penalized team has puck possession in their end and is relatively free from fore checking pressure, why don't they just skate around...
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
09-19-2007, 02:03 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 200
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Forum: Other Other Topics
09-05-2006, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 103
Views: 334
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
07-06-2006, 03:27 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 159
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Forum: Beginners Questions
06-16-2006, 12:39 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 64
Re: What does 32/7, etc. mean?
Roughly, it means that villain plays about 32% of his hands preflop and raises 7% of his hands preflop.
That's not a precise definition, but it'll do.
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Forum: Small Stakes
06-14-2006, 02:27 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 93
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Forum: Small Stakes
06-12-2006, 10:25 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 72
Re: AA nl100 - too passive line?
You want to play for your stack with AA pre-flop.
But once the flop comes down and you didn't improve, all you have is one pair. You probably still have the best hand, but your goal shouldn't be...
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Forum: Small Stakes
04-17-2006, 05:34 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 60
Re: Strangly played QQ agaisnt a set miner.
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If he's betting his top pair for value, do you think he would call the river raise or fold to it?
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At the time I had no idea, however I...
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Forum: Small Stakes
04-17-2006, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 60
Re: Strangly played QQ agaisnt a set miner.
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Raising this river is really bad and I think you probably realized it as soon as you clicked raise
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I disagree
That punish river bet by villain looks like...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
01-10-2006, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 351
Views: 3,712
Re: .999~ = 1, Agree?
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The problem is stated exactly the same if you put the numbers into fractional form, in any base. I think what you are saying is that the weird thing with .9999... in base 10 is that...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
01-10-2006, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 351
Views: 3,712
Re: .999~ = 1, Agree?
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The problem with this post is that there is hard university level stuff underlying the basic algebraic proof. Given that, your seventh grader who votes yes is really...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
01-10-2006, 08:48 PM
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Replies: 351
Views: 3,712
Re: .999~ = 1, Agree?
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The problem with this post is that there is hard university level stuff underlying the basic algebraic proof. Given that, your seventh grader who votes yes is really doing nothing more...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
01-10-2006, 08:37 PM
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Replies: 351
Views: 3,712
Re: .999~ = 1, Agree?
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If that's commonly accepted definition of an infinite series, so be it. A definition is a definition. I was taught otherwise (I think - it's been a long time!), am I still a moran?
To...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
01-10-2006, 08:13 PM
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Replies: 351
Views: 3,712
Re: .999~ = 1, Agree?
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I am pretty amazed actually. I never ever came across the concept that .999... was the same as 1. We're taught in British schools (or at least I was) that infinite series are...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
01-10-2006, 08:07 PM
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Replies: 351
Views: 3,712
Re: .999~ = 1, Agree?
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It is irrelevant what level of math this is. To call someone pathetic simply for not grasping a concept is incredibly weak.
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Of course it's relevant. You can't expect...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
01-10-2006, 07:45 PM
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Replies: 351
Views: 3,712
Re: .999~ = 1, Agree?
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you never told me which step(s) of the proof you thought was invalid.
do you believe that repeating decimals don't exist? .9~ is not equal to 1 because there is no such...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
12-01-2005, 05:14 PM
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Replies: 104
Views: 1,066
Re: man to be executed for drug trafficking..
It's not ridiculous at all. There's warnings all over the Singapore airport. He chose to ignore them and take the risk and he got busted. Too bad for him.
What's ridiculous is the reaction and...
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