I guess you don't know that you can fit the square through the round hole sooner and with less expansion by rotating it infinitely whilst pushing/pulling it through the hole.
I'm glad I could teach you something.
I just punch them until they stop. Granted, I may have changed the rules, but what Genius doesn't?
Your threat-mentality defines your intellect more than any rebutal I could post here.
I'm with you on this 100%. I just recently took the Mensa tests, and I think I choked because they were timed. On untimed/unconstrained tests, I score exceedingly high. My IQ results have varied from 145 to 127 based on the test / overall environment (time of day, caffeine intake, etc).
I don't know how many times I've read a question and found flaws in how the question was asked. I then reflect on what type of test it is. That inevitably spirals into "would this test/taker intentionally try to ask me a trick question or a question of this nature...", ad nausem. A simplified example would be: "Select the number that doesn't match in this series:" 1 1 2 4
My train of thought could lead me to reasonably conclude that any of those numbers don't belong. The first 1 doesn't belong because it's the only duplicate. The second 1 doesn't belong because it too is a duplicate. The 2 doesn't belong because the first letter of the other numbers are numerically less than half of the alphabet. The 4 does not belong because 1+1=2; likewise the 4 does belong because 1+1+2=4
That logic is followed by "should I select multiple answers?"; the instructions don't indicate that I can't. But what if the professor doesn't see things the way I do?... etc...
Ultimately, I end up making a judgement call on which number didn't fit based on what I thought the tester wanted to hear. That doesn't help when you're smarter than the tester.
I think that the key to genius is thinking in reverse of the norm. The way I think, I _find_ a way to make the opposite of the norm fit the situation.
When someone says a square can't fit into a circle, I spin the square infinitely and expand the circle slightly (until it fits). I know that's a horrible example, but it works. Granted, I may have changed the rules, but what Genius doesn't?
I'm entirely convinced that it is very possible to be "too smart" for your own good/well being. For example, I should be working right now, but instead I'm being an arrogant self-absorbed philosopher here on/.
I've been looking forward to this for such a long time now. I tried previous Sunbird releases with expected "pre-beta" results.
I'm so stoked that this release is actually working as I hoped it could.
The day this hit's 1.0 (or 1.1) I will punt Outlook forever.
Praise Jesus! (okay, maybe not; he probably can't code for sh*t).
Much thanks to the Sunbird team for this! I've contributed financially to the Moz project; and I'm about to contribute more (well, a donation / firefox shirt hybrid)...
Much thanks guys! Sincerely.
The bad news for you, is that you're going to be held to the same quality of Thunderbird and FF.;)
Why not create a.torrent file that contains a list of servers. Have a few people (that are held in high-esteem in the community) moderate it and circulate it. Other people could be added as moderators as they proved their committment to promoting the torrents.
It's a very socialism-meets-meritocracy (aka (Bergeronian) idealogy, but it would certainly work.
Your math is insane. How many 5' hallways do you have in your home?
Also, if he were to take the volume of his home, and displace it by 1 foot all around, he could easily encompass a home (well maybe not easily) with popped popcorn.
Let's say you took a box that was 1,000 square feet as 50x10. Let's also say that the home is 10' tall (to make our math easy).
Step 1: 50x10x10=5000
Next, lets build a wood frame around the house with a 1 foot boundary between the frame and the home itself. We are now looking at a sq. footage of 60x20.
Step 2: 60x20x10=12,000
Now, when we subtract the volume of the house (5000) from the 12,000, we get 6,000.
If a bag of popcorn was 6 cubic inches, we could do this with about 1,000 bags of popped popcorn.
That's a much more reasonable number than 35,000.
Regardless, it's a pretty impractical number. So I agree that you wouldn't really be able to pull it off.
Also, I was picturing the frame as tall 2x4's with Saran Wrap sealing the popcorn to the home. The only way to pull it off would be to build a big "bag" using support struts and filling the perimeter with popcorn from a hole in the top.
Mixing an accelerant (such as caffeine) with a depressant such as alcohol, is a very bad idea. Typically, it leads to violence and violent behaviour.
If you drink, just drink alcohol with good ole carbs (like normal beer). Avoid drinks like Rum+Coke (alcohol+caffeine) because they tend to make you a "mean drunk".
Vodka and Tonic = ok Jack and Coke = recipe for bad news Captain [Morgan] and Coke = bad news Liquor and Red Bull = very bad news Roy Rogers = ok Beer = ok Wine = ok etc...
This is great. I think IBM should be commended for this (assuming it's for a legit purpose).
This could be a huge "cold-war" style arms/IP race. These days when people vote with their wallets, it's nice to see that viable candidates are emerging...
given that both the US government and the UN list the Sudanese government as one of the worlds 2 or 3 worst human rights violators, on a par with Iraq's (See, for example, the New York Times, Mar 11 1993
It's incredibly amazing how much insight the poster of the first "Osama bin Laden" usenet post must have had back in 1993. In 2005, among the top stories of the year: USA+Iraq, Tsunami, the Sudan Crisis and the lack of USA involvement.
Slashdot Mirror
Lesson #2:
Rotating infinitely, doesn't imply rotating infinitely "quickly".
By "finessing" the square (assuming it and the round hole had an equivalent depth) you could indeed fit a 3 Dimensional square into a smaller circle.
Don't make me kick your ass, buddy.
I won't have to, because by continuing to ask pseudo-intelligent questions, you may someday develop a brain.
I actually, am an INTP.
At least, I was about 8 years ago when I took the test (back in college).
I'm assuming the profile doesn't change much.
I'm actually an INTP, but I'm very borderline E/I.
Your point is taken though.
I guess you don't know that you can fit the square through the round hole sooner and with less expansion by rotating it infinitely whilst pushing/pulling it through the hole.
I'm glad I could teach you something.
I just punch them until they stop. Granted, I may have changed the rules, but what Genius doesn't?
Your threat-mentality defines your intellect more than any rebutal I could post here.
Thanks for bumping my post though.
I'm with you on this 100%. I just recently took the Mensa tests, and I think I choked because they were timed. On untimed/unconstrained tests, I score exceedingly high. My IQ results have varied from 145 to 127 based on the test / overall environment (time of day, caffeine intake, etc).
... etc ...
/.
I don't know how many times I've read a question and found flaws in how the question was asked. I then reflect on what type of test it is. That inevitably spirals into "would this test/taker intentionally try to ask me a trick question or a question of this nature...", ad nausem. A simplified example would be:
"Select the number that doesn't match in this series:"
1 1 2 4
My train of thought could lead me to reasonably conclude that any of those numbers don't belong.
The first 1 doesn't belong because it's the only duplicate.
The second 1 doesn't belong because it too is a duplicate.
The 2 doesn't belong because the first letter of the other numbers are numerically less than half of the alphabet.
The 4 does not belong because 1+1=2; likewise the 4 does belong because 1+1+2=4
That logic is followed by "should I select multiple answers?"; the instructions don't indicate that I can't. But what if the professor doesn't see things the way I do?
Ultimately, I end up making a judgement call on which number didn't fit based on what I thought the tester wanted to hear. That doesn't help when you're smarter than the tester.
I think that the key to genius is thinking in reverse of the norm. The way I think, I _find_ a way to make the opposite of the norm fit the situation.
When someone says a square can't fit into a circle, I spin the square infinitely and expand the circle slightly (until it fits). I know that's a horrible example, but it works. Granted, I may have changed the rules, but what Genius doesn't?
I'm entirely convinced that it is very possible to be "too smart" for your own good/well being. For example, I should be working right now, but instead I'm being an arrogant self-absorbed philosopher here on
I've been looking forward to this for such a long time now. I tried previous Sunbird releases with expected "pre-beta" results.
;)
I'm so stoked that this release is actually working as I hoped it could.
The day this hit's 1.0 (or 1.1) I will punt Outlook forever.
Praise Jesus! (okay, maybe not; he probably can't code for sh*t).
Much thanks to the Sunbird team for this! I've contributed financially to the Moz project; and I'm about to contribute more (well, a donation / firefox shirt hybrid)...
Much thanks guys! Sincerely.
The bad news for you, is that you're going to be held to the same quality of Thunderbird and FF.
We can provide you with hardware in exchange for writing the software.
We've been in this space for quite some time now and we're very familiar with it.
Our site: www.dashwerks.com
We're linux and RTOS embedded...
Because they'll go after Google...
De-centralization is key here.
Why not create a .torrent file that contains a list of servers. Have a few people (that are held in high-esteem in the community) moderate it and circulate it. Other people could be added as moderators as they proved their committment to promoting the torrents.
It's a very socialism-meets-meritocracy (aka (Bergeronian) idealogy, but it would certainly work.
Oops, some of my basic math was off in that post; but the principle remains intact.
Your math is insane. How many 5' hallways do you have in your home?
Also, if he were to take the volume of his home, and displace it by 1 foot all around, he could easily encompass a home (well maybe not easily) with popped popcorn.
Let's say you took a box that was 1,000 square feet as 50x10. Let's also say that the home is 10' tall (to make our math easy).
Step 1: 50x10x10=5000
Next, lets build a wood frame around the house with a 1 foot boundary between the frame and the home itself. We are now looking at a sq. footage of 60x20.
Step 2: 60x20x10=12,000
Now, when we subtract the volume of the house (5000) from the 12,000, we get 6,000.
If a bag of popcorn was 6 cubic inches, we could do this with about 1,000 bags of popped popcorn.
That's a much more reasonable number than 35,000.
Regardless, it's a pretty impractical number. So I agree that you wouldn't really be able to pull it off.
Also, I was picturing the frame as tall 2x4's with Saran Wrap sealing the popcorn to the home. The only way to pull it off would be to build a big "bag" using support struts and filling the perimeter with popcorn from a hole in the top.
Kids - Please don't try this at home.
This is definitely the place to post something that you want to keep "quiet".
...
Unless
Aha! I get it - you intentionally want your roommates to think you're up to something, when in fact you aren't!
They "get word" that you're cooking up something major, and they get on the defensive.
The joke is on them, however, because they're constantly on the defensive waiting for something to happen - that never will!
Much like a prision escapee, they live in fear 24-7 just waiting for their crimes to catch up with them.
Brilliant play!
"Sometimes the best revenge is implied retaliation."
-Chris Bergeron
If so, consider them frozen solid. This entire city has become a giant block of ice.
Snow is manageable, but 36 hours of sleet/ice isn't. Everything in this town as been sealed in a 2 inch block of ice.
In fact, ** CRACK **
I think he's over by about 4 days.
I think he forgot that it's an inauguration year, and that GW won.
I changed "Traktor" to read "Upskirt" and I got a 404 page.
I hope google doesn't make this new behaviour permanent.
Mixing an accelerant (such as caffeine) with a depressant such as alcohol, is a very bad idea. Typically, it leads to violence and violent behaviour.
If you drink, just drink alcohol with good ole carbs (like normal beer). Avoid drinks like Rum+Coke (alcohol+caffeine) because they tend to make you a "mean drunk".
Vodka and Tonic = ok
Jack and Coke = recipe for bad news
Captain [Morgan] and Coke = bad news
Liquor and Red Bull = very bad news
Roy Rogers = ok
Beer = ok
Wine = ok
etc...
Geek has become "chic" these days.
It'll come full circle in a few generations, but I expect there to be a new trend of "nerds" out there.
Assuming you want to use the Laptop as the client, you should check out the PC Weasel 2000.
It's pricey (i think), but it's still very cool.
This is great. I think IBM should be commended for this (assuming it's for a legit purpose).
This could be a huge "cold-war" style arms/IP race. These days when people vote with their wallets, it's nice to see that viable candidates are emerging...
Oops, I need to patch that code:
5 SOUND "whooop_whooop_whooop.wav"
25 SOUND "blink.wav"
28 SOUND "yeahop!.wav"
29 REM Stooges rule...
Why not simplify things and just:
10 POKE eye_socket
20 POKE eye_socket+1
30 goto 10
given that both the US government and the UN list the Sudanese government as one of the worlds 2 or 3 worst human rights violators, on a par with Iraq's (See, for example, the New York Times, Mar 11 1993
It's incredibly amazing how much insight the poster of the first "Osama bin Laden" usenet post must have had back in 1993. In 2005, among the top stories of the year: USA+Iraq, Tsunami, the Sudan Crisis and the lack of USA involvement.
Sigh...
Pardon me, Sir - What exactly do you mean when you say "over" in the US?
Happen you to be a potential terrorist, perchance?
I wonder if this might be the project: http://sourceforge.net/projects/megameknet/
Does anyone have a link to some screenshots?