WebGal

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United States • Age 43

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Today's Rant - Can you move your car?

ElusiveButterfly @ElusiveButterfly (45940) • United States 24 Jan 07

I went to my son's house today to watch his 2 children. One is 5 months old and the other is 18 months old. I visiting with my grandchildren. They are such a joy. I was feeding my granddaughter her bottle when a knock came at...

ranting

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WebGal I just went back and read your follow-up about being worried about your car getting hit. Well, having your car damaged by reckless truck drivers, especially when you're legally parked...I can see feeling some major anxiety over that. If the person who...

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Clues to mathemagics

ilunice @ilunice (946) • Netherlands 10 Jan 07

Here we go: The magic number that will divide any number whose sum of digits is equal to itself is 9. Example: 90/9=10, 9+0=9, 99/9=11; 9+9=18 and 1+8=9; 36/9=4 and 3+6=9 QED The number that denotes the union between male...

mathemagics

qed

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WebGal Oops, a minor typo in the last example for divisibility for 7. The line that says: 7506 - 2*1= 504 should really say: 7506 - 2*1= 7504

10 Jan 07

Secret laws in the US

WebGal @WebGal (48) • United States 8 Jan 07

The US Supreme Court just decided not to hear a case that revolves around the notion of "secret laws" in the US, and by choosing not to hear the case, the court has allowed an untold number of these laws to remain hidden from...

department of homeland security

transportation safety administration

tsa

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WebGal To MrNiceGuy: the scary thing is the existence of the 'Sensitive Security Information' classification that says it's OK to essentially make laws and keep them hidden from the public. If we don't know the law, how can we be expected to obey it...or, if it's...

9 Jan 07

A test to determine which Religion is right for you....Care to take the test?

brokentia @brokentia (10389) • United States 8 Jan 07

I ran into this test that will tell you if you are studying the right religion for you. It will break down by the percentage of the questions answered to determine the percent of which religion you follow. Care to take the...

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WebGal The answers aren't supposed to add up to 100%; each number stands on its own and tells how closely Ciniful's answers match with the expected answers for a 'pure' atheist, agnostic, buddhist, etc. Think of each number as a way of saying how much you have in...

9 Jan 07

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sleepless in Asia

zipzipzop @zipzipzop (419) • China 14 May 07

People in Asia burn the midnight oil, sleeping later than most Americans and Europeans and then waking up earier, a global survey on sleep habits has found.The poil of 14,100 people in 28 countries and regions showed 40 percent of...

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WebGal People in Asia burn the midnight oil, sleeping later than most Americans and Europeans and then waking up earier, a global survey on sleep habits has found.The poil of 14,100 people in 28 countries and regions showed 40 percent of people in Asia only go to...

14 May 07

Which is the fastest sorting algorithm? Bubble, merge, or quick sort?

jessie_marcelo @jessie_marcelo (146) • Philippines 18 Dec 06

Which is the fastest among the three sorting algorithms namely: bubble sort, merge sort, and quick sort? Why is it so? Do you know other sorting algorithms? Please share them with me.

computer

programming

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WebGal I recommend taking a look at wikipedia's entry on sorting algorithms: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorting_algorithm Of the three algorithms mentioned in the original question, merge sort and quicksort perform in O(n log n) for best and average cases,...

18 Dec 06

Is this fair

teenal @teenal (1400) • Dublin, Ireland 14 Dec 06

Im very into recycling and frequently give and get items on free to take websites. Ive noticed latley that some items on the recycling sites are given away and then are appearing on other sites for sale a day or two later. I know...

free

recycle

sell

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WebGal Yes, you raise a good point. But it might work for some items - furniture or large items that your friends/guests are not going to pick up and look at all over. The marking could be placed somewhere that's normally out of sight - the back or bottom of the...

16 Dec 06

Why do you think Darwinian evolution theory leads logically to atheism?

achyuta @achyuta (2851) • United States 15 Dec 06

Darwin is not a scientist according to me. Yes, I am making this bold statement. He proposed a theory without providing almsot all answers. I think the most powerful reason for believing in a supreme being is the argument for...

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WebGal I'm trying to follow your argument; you give the example of earth orbiting the sun in 365 days...is there something unusual or special about that? Every planet in the solar system has its own orbital period; how is earth's orbital period of 365 days supposed...

15 Dec 06