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I have no idea ... math is not my strongest subject.

I won't take credit for the proof. My advisor showed it to me one day a few years ago while we were working on an unrelated problem. I don't know where he saw it but I am sure it is probably a well known thing ... if we had a mathematician among us, I'm sure he would tell us. Oh where oh where is MJ.

Actually the proof is quite elegant so I am hesitant to give it away too quickly

Fad, that is exactly the point I am trying to make! Think of the largest number you can imagine ... call it alpha. Think of 5 and the number closest to 5, not equal to 5. Call it 5 + delta. I am trying to say that between 5 and 5+delta there are just as many numbers as between - alpha and + alpha. And I can prove it for arbitrary alpha and delta. [Edit]: I am assuming (postulating) that a number corresponds to a point on a line (the number is the coordinate of the point in 1-dimension).

It is in fact true that both lines have the same number of points. It can be shown very easily. They both have an infinite number of points. The longer line has exactly the same number of points as the smaller line. Of course such a grand statement is useless without a proof. So how would you prove it?

Here is the mathematical definition of a point from mathworld: So given this definition, each of those lines I drew above has an infinite number of points on it. But how can one be longer than the other if both have an infinite number of points? That is the question I am posing. So after you see the answer, the concept of infinity will become more clear. And Sasun, here is an example where you can see infinity right there in front of you!

Gevo, let me ask you a simple question. I will explain later what the point is. Take these two finite line segments below. Which one has more points on it? Whatever answer you give, longer line, shorter line, or both have same number of points, then explain that answer. If you can't know or are unsure, then also say so. _________________________ ______________

#1 is really easy. The closest number to 5 is 5 itself. For #2, the answer to your question is unbounded. For such a case, in mathematics we have the definition of infinity. In mathematics, you have some basic postulates upon which everything else is proven. In order to prove, you must accept the "concreteness" of the postulates.

Probably not skittles. That is a normal file in windows so you would have it. The trojan would replace that file ... however, it is always a good idea to have a virus checker and use it often just to be sure ... especially if you use IRC, mIRC, Kazaa, other file sharing programs, download programs from the web, and open email attachments.

But as far as that email, just delete it and do not reply to it or ask for more info from the sender.

The email looks like a joke. But there is in fact such a trojan (Lsass.exe). Do you use IRC or mIRC? if so, you may have it. Here is info about the trojan. If you don't know much about how to deal with it, I highly recommend you find a good updated antivirus program. Either way, you should have an Antivirus program (like Norton antivirus) and keep it updated and check your PC often. But don't worry about that email too much if you never use IRC or didn't open any strange email attachments. If you know how to check your windows registry (by running "regedit"), then you should look in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Run to see if there is an "lsass" in there.

Yes I am ashamed of myself. I'll go stand in the corner ... and chuckle quietly. Kinda wish no one had died though But still ... I just can't get the image of that horse out of my head .... what he must have looked like when the zurna stared blasting ... probably something like

Very sad but I was LMAO when I heard the story. Poor horse! It had to be subject to an Armenian wedding. By the way, I hear Azat sometimes has the same reaction as that horse at Armo weddings.

UCLA has one of the best MBA schools in the nation .... Anderson School of Management. It is very hard to get in, but if you can, then it is the place to be. I have never taken GMAT but I know Azat will be able to help you out. At some point I was considering doing my MBA and PhD in Computer Science together so I looked into these things. But the more I thought about it, the less it made sense since I knew I was heading into academia and research. I temporarily stickied the thread for ya

1) Keep a backup of your site. Whatever they do, it'll take you very little effort to undo it if you have a backup! Just restore 2) Keep up with the latest security patches for whatever operating system the server is using. If the server is maintained by you, that can be a complicated task. But if the server is maintained by some company, they are probably taking care of it. 3) Disable all unused services on the server. If it is a web server, then disable FTP, Telnet, etc ... all other things that are not required. That will really minimize the holes for any "hacker" to exploit. 4) ANY transaction you do with the server to maintain it, i.e. uploading files, logging in to change things, etc should be done through SSH. Even for file transfer, it should be wrapped inside SSH ... such as SFTP. Regular FTP and TELNET are not encrypted in any way. Passwords are transmitted as plain text! So if you telnet into any server, anyone listening in on the connection can easily see your password! That's pretty much it. Don't worry much ... "hackers" talk a lot but in the end, what can they really do to your website? Just hack in and deface it and restoring it to original condition would be a trivial task.

You seem to misunderstand what I am trying to say. To guys, sex is not as big a deal as it is to girls. It's a fun thing ... not too many guys would turn down no-strings attached sex no matter what kind of a front they put up to attract girls (as you pointed out). Would I prefer to have sex with someone I truelly care about? Of course. Would I turn down sex if a hot chick came knocking on my door right now? Probably not. This is why girls can also use guys. They can use the power of sex to use guys for their own benefit. This is why I don't think this topic is pathetic at all. There is a power struggle ... guys have their own ways to take advantage and girls have their own. In the end, if there was no benefit to one side over the other, then relationships would hardly ever form between the different sexes.

I was trying to figure out what type of a guy would turn down sex because "he didn't care". The only answer I could think of is maybe gay guys.

Well, yes and no. It's sort of a toss-up for me and I kinda go back and forth on the issue if you know what I mean. http://armenians.com/forum/style_images/1/icon8.gif

gays?

I thought that's what bruin was saying.

Can you give a context? Where did you see it? How was it used? What language?

So in other words you think guys are ALWAYS the ones doing the using? ... read as girls always the poor defenseless victim (pray?)

If they had asked me, I'd have converted in a heart beat. Unless the new religion involves chopping any parts of you know what or even worse, if it requires guy-guy action at any time during any ceremony of any sorts.

I don't think my faith (or lack there of) would have made any difference for those that have gotten raped and torn up to pieces throughout history just because they believed in a different god It's really sad ... but makes you wonder how much is the Christian faith really worth? How much is any faith really worth? ... is faith worth killing or dying over?

I wonder how those butchered during the genocide would feel about this.