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Old Jul 31st 2013, 10:56 pm
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Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
It's 5cm. I did that in my head, too
I don't doubt it.
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Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
It's 5cm. I did that in my head, too
You're a natural.
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Old Jul 31st 2013, 11:01 pm
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Originally Posted by Pulaski
You're a natural.
Ask him about his Astro-Navigation exam.
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Originally Posted by Nutek
Ask him about his Astro-Navigation exam.
Was it a little more complex than Pythagorean geometry?
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Old Jul 31st 2013, 11:09 pm
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Was it a little more complex than Pythagorean geometry?
Failed 11 times.
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Originally Posted by Nutek
Failed 11 times.
It's probably best that he stick to a career involving two-dimensional plane surfaces then, ....... perhaps something in landscaping.
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Old Jul 31st 2013, 11:24 pm
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Originally Posted by Pulaski
It's probably best that he stick to a career involving two-dimensional plane surfaces then, ....... perhaps something in landscaping.
Lawncare. He will be pleased that we have his career all mapped out.
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Originally Posted by Nutek
Lawncare. He will be pleased that we have his career all mapped out.
He should be, ... and grateful that he has friends like us!
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Old Jul 31st 2013, 11:39 pm
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Originally Posted by Pulaski
He should be, ... and grateful that he has friends like us!
Thoughtful.... Caring... Dare I say it... Helpful?
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Originally Posted by Pulaski
He should be, ... and grateful that he has friends like us!
Originally Posted by Nutek
Thoughtful.... Caring... Dare I say it... Helpful?
And AWESOMEVICE!!!!1111!!!!!
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Old Aug 1st 2013, 12:07 am
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Originally Posted by Cardienscarf
And AWESOMEVICE!!!!1111!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!11!!!
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Old Aug 1st 2013, 3:07 am
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Originally Posted by Cardienscarf
And AWESOMEVICE!!!!1111!!!!!
search for that, and it comes up on Google.
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search for that, and it comes up on Google.
That's AWESOMEVICE!!!!1111!!!!!
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Originally Posted by Bink
Yes! I'm with you on this. I had one today that 0.0001 difference steps on the y-axis so it looked like the results were all over the place as it didn't start at 0. When I zoomed out to a decent level, the graph was flat (which was what I was expecting). Had a bit of a panic before I realized the axes were screwed up!
CNN Money gave us an example today: http://money.cnn.com/2013/08/01/news....html?iid=Lead. Apparently the number of temporary workers has multiplied 5 fold since January 2010. Oh! No, wait, it's only up by 30%.
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Old Aug 1st 2013, 2:33 pm
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Originally Posted by Nutek
I don't doubt it.
Everybody knows the 3,4,5 triangle, surely?
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