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  1. Re:Basic definitions without equality? on The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved · · Score: 1

    A definition that puts the second line into a natural language without symbols:

    A binary, associative operational system, which allows for both left and right cancellation, and has a neutral element. (stating a neutral element still requires symbols, but I feel that left and right cancellation are intuitive enough as terms so as not to require it).

  2. Re:It's time for Heinousjay's "how many" post on Students Banned from Blogging · · Score: 1

    Say what you want about these teachers, they do know that the Bible expects monogamy from altar boys.

  3. US elections officials pose the question on Estonian Internet Voting Called a Success · · Score: 1

    This linux that they ran it on, does Diebold make that?

  4. Hypergame on Your Favorite Math/Logic Riddles? · · Score: 1

    I first read about hypergame from Smullyan (I don't remember which book), but the mathworld reference is at http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Hypergame.html

  5. Re:mmmmm ... calamari on Giant Squid Caught on Film · · Score: 1

    Maybe it's just better if we ignore the giant squid.....

  6. Who Cares about the Slurpee? on The Slurpee at 40 · · Score: 1

    Tell me when the 64-ounce kidney-tester that is the Double Gulp has a birthday!

  7. Correspondence Chess on Can a Bayesian Spam Filter Play Chess? · · Score: 1

    What I'm wondering is whether or not it will tag my correspondence games and put moves in appropriate folders for me (patzer, novelty, genius) so that I take care of the easy ones first. Say what you want about the article, at least it isn't a dupe!

  8. Re:Thank you, librarians on House Limits Patriot Act Rules on Library Records · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I'm not so sure that he'll be able to veto this. If it passed with these margins in the House, my guess is it'll pass veto-proof in the Senate. 238 + 187 = 425, so 10 House members didn't vote on this. We don't know how they would vote, but if they don't vote at all, you only need to sway 12 votes over for the purely symbolic gesture (but an important one) of getting rid of the library provisions. But more than likely, I don't think Bush would veto anything. If the Senate agrees, the headline is "Patriot Act renewed with some provisions repealed," which is perfectly acceptable to Bush, as far as I can tell. More to the point about the veto, I don't think he has the cojones, not having vetoed a single bill so far (and I think if he's going to pick a first, it'll be the stem cell bill).

  9. Re:Another giant step backward... on The Pseudoscience of Intelligent Design · · Score: 1

    I'm no expert, but since when do Lutherans not believe that the entire Bible is the literal word of G-d?