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Oh and I don't think I could ever take anyone seriously, who starts off by something like: "... how to deal with the x problem" where x is any type of a generalization such as Jew, Turk, Angolian, etc ... That immediately tells me that the person asking the question either has no clue, or is extremely biased in one way or another, therefore any "discussion" is rather meaningless.

Dear Thoth, that was exactly what I was getting at! I have known Domino for quite some time now and I have come to respect what he says. So I find it quite humorous that someone would expect to "win an argument" so-to-say, by simply insulting the integrity of someone who is rather well-known around here.

Hmmm ... I read ALL the discussions (Edit: between Domino and Kaan IN this thread!)... Kaan says Domino is wrong. Domino says Kaan is wrong. Based on this, isn't it obvious that Domino is wrong? Come on Domino, I think you owe Kaan about 20K ... cough it up. [ October 31, 2002, 07:54 PM: Message edited by: Sip ]

This is freaking unbelievable! Do you realize we had almost identical "Harut" sightings in two completely different threads almost at the same time? This is just crazy !!! Must be Halloween

Wow Movses ... es incher es gtel? Yes aveli mets truck ner em sirum ... ed Samurai e mi kitch pokr e Yev mi kitch shad "deghin" Mi kani had Arizonai degherkits, offroading ein gnatsel mi kani shapat araj ... ches havata ... incher vor chen arel!!! Picture Album Huysov, mi or yes el ke karoghanam edpes kshel !!!! ($$$) http://zr2.cs.ucla.edu/hf/rock.jpg [ October 30, 2002, 10:41 PM: Message edited by: Sip ]

Yah but do you know why is 6 affraid of 7? Because 7 8 9.

quote:Originally posted by cenaphakan:what do you know about this man Wasn't he a big-shot turkish general during World War I? I think he is a big turkish hero of some sort.

This is the abstract of a seminar that is going to take place at UCLA computer science sometime this week ... we have a prof named Michael Krieger who is actually a lawyer and holds these types of seminars on law, intellectual property, copyrights, etc ... stuff that could be interesting to the high-tech crowd. I thought the following is completely fascinating !!!! quote:ABSTRACT: Beyond national politicisation, genetic research portends increasing personal and business repercussions. Today's introductory video sets the stage, dramatically presenting the facts and interviewing the people of "Nugenera, Inc. v. Salvador Dolly" a case heard in 2001 at Caltech. Specifically, "quick, patent your genome" is the message California defendant Dolly is spreading to everyone who will listen. He should know: unbeknownst to him, a biotech company got a tissue sample and sequenced his DNA. After discovering Dolly's rare but natural genetic resistance to the HIV virus, the company patented his genome, and sued for infringement when he sold blood samples to other researchers. The appeal will be heard on Nov. 1 at Loyola Law School (see schedule and invitation below). Today's seminar is an open discussion of issues raised and skillfully woven into this hypothetical case which, like the existing Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), highlights the tensions between research advances, business needs, personal rights and public policy. I think I'll go and file a patent application on myslef early tomorrow morning [ October 29, 2002, 12:21 AM: Message edited by: Sip ]

Woo Hooo !!! I also played chess for several years and I actually one time managed to beat the computer in level 1 Congrats ... that's great to hear

quote:Originally posted by razmouhi:... Gamavor is just telling the truth ... And what exactly is this truth if you don't mind me asking?

Very funny stuff! Reminded me of this line from the 3-stooges (whom I often look upon for important life lessons ) "If at first you don't succeed, keep sucking till you do succeed." --Curly Howard Here's some more grins for the day (especially for the US folk): http://131.179.224.125/hf/dogs.jpg [ October 26, 2002, 05:25 PM: Message edited by: Sip ]

quote:Originally posted by Rubo:... I worry about Sip’s carnivorous appetite for reading.. Carnivorous apetite? When it comes to reading, I am more like a Super Model I "eat" very little and only when I absolutely have to ... and anything I "eat" immediately gets regurgitated somehow Hmmmm ... all this talk of food made me hungry! I think I'll make a quick trip to Del Taco. Hmmmm #2 ... I wonder why I started thinking more about food than Super Models or reading

He he he ... I knew this was going to cause confusion So if we continue your formula, if there are 365 people in the class, the chance of someone else having the same birthday would be 365/365 (100%) ... well, we all know that doesn't have to be true. In a class with 366 people, at least 2 people MUST have the same birthday (the table Azat posted) ... but they don't have to have the same birthday AS YOU! Note: I guess its obvious we are ignoring leap years and Feb 29 birthdays .... assume 365 days, and that all days are equally likely.

quote:Originally posted by Arpa:We would never be surprised if we were to go to the source rather than listen to the mumbo jumbo that some self appointed "god on earth" would want us to believe. ... I fully agree Arpa jan. However, I don't think there is ANY real chance for me to check the source and truth of a significant part of my acumulated knowledge. Since we have a limited time as humans (life-time), we often have no choice but to assume certain things as true, and base our subsequent thinkings on those assumptions. It is the only way we humans have any chance of improving from generation to generation. For example, we assume that classical physics laws are TURE. They seem to work. We successfully use them for several centuries. Then, all of a sudden, quantum mechanics comes in and totally invalidates some of our assumptions in classical physics!!! Surprise Surprise!!! I have had countless hours of arguments with people about why the millenium starts with year 2001 and NOT year 2000. Similarly, I have bashed my head against a wall trying to convince some pepole that the color of something has very little to do with how hot it gets. I have also spent I don't know how long, arguing with some, trying to make them understand that an under-powered amplifier is often MORE dangerous for car audio speakers than an over-powered amplifier (i.e. you are more likely to fry your speakers with a weak amp than with a stronger amp) ... Anyway, the list goes on and on. It is absolutely clear to me that some of our "common knowledge" is very wrong! But never-the-less, I still get surprised and caught off guard with experiencing it in reality Hagarag: Thanks for the reality check! I really needed that

Azat, I am proud of you! I realized the other day, I have forgotten most of calculus!!! Thank GOD for mathcad (It solved some 3 BIG derivatives for me symoblically!!!)

By the way, it's funny that even when I put the h after the a, a lot of people see it 'ph' in their mind and I start sounding like that contraption that flushes your toilet

The reason for the "Sip" spelling was to force the english-british types to say it correctly. I didn't want to be confused with that Peruvian thing ... isn't it pronounced S-i-pan with the 'i' and the 'a' as in "I am"? (the h after the a was to force the 'ah' sound). I like it! No one seems to spell it like I do!!!! But it would be nice to be known as "Lord of Sipan" though

I don't think so. But why 1/365?

Sorry guys ... but you are wrong Read the question and what azat posted carefully! By the way, there are 3 ways of interpreting that question. Any one of those would be a valid answer I think (considering how I have asked it). [ October 24, 2002, 12:28 AM: Message edited by: Sip ]

Ok then maybe there are 4 ways to interpret ... fair enough. The other trivial way, is that if you are in the class, then the probability is 100% (you, yourself ) Now for the other 2 cases: 1) You are in the class ... what is the probability that someone else (other 24) has same birthday as you. 2) You are not in the class ... what is the probability that someone in the class (25 people total) has the same birthday as you.

Do'h! I haven't thought about football at all. I have to give a talk tomorrow about a project, and hope that I won't embarrass myself (trying to assemble slides and demos frantically). I'll worry about the RBs after that! But thanks for the head's up It's amazing how you realize you really don't know something, only when you try to explain it to others! When you are explaining things to yourself, things make so much more sense sometimes (in your head)

Here's what fascinates me about this ... suppose you are at home. Suppose the sniper is going to shoot you at the coffee house. It is far far far more likely that you will die on your way driving to the coffee house, than to get shot by this bozo! I just don't understand this hysteria Assuming he is shooting at random, the chances of a given person being shot by this guy is almost ZERO. People are so worried and scared about nothing. --- Edit: Azat, forgot to say that I fully agree with both your comments. [ October 23, 2002, 07:27 PM: Message edited by: Sip ]

Harut jan, 3 possibilities: 1) I forgot a letter 2) I can't count 3) You screwed up No matter how many times I count, I come up with 28 or 's' and 21 or 'n' ... so somewhere, looks like we are off-by-1. But according to your theory: s 28 i 11 p 33 a 1 n 21 ------> 94 Watch out! I am radio active

quote:Originally posted by Harut:what's up with you guys!!! did you really forget the alphabet? Hey, who died and made you the alphabet expert? Should we start calling you Harut Mashtots? This whole thing remindes me of that Love Calculator thing we had a while back ... So Harut, how did you even THINK about checking for something like this? I thought you were studying for finals.

Wait a minute, che lini aybuben e moratsel em? ah be ge de YEZ, e eh TKI, je i le xe tse ke HERI, hi, ne, Shan Vorti, Jeri, Hunvar, Perdervar, O Fe.