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General Announcements Item
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Mar 22 05:25 UTC 2002 |
This is the general announcements item - the first of several
announcement items. Later items are more specific - announcements
about Grex, Grex system problems, why you're happy, why you're
bummed, etc.
If you have something general to announce to Grexers, this is the
place to put it!
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tpryan
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response 1 of 512:
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Mar 22 09:49 UTC 2002 |
I'm not feeling my best, sleeping at odd hours, and am
Grexing at 4 in the morning. Now is when I can't sleep.
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jaklumen
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response 2 of 512:
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Mar 22 10:46 UTC 2002 |
understood. I've similar sentiments, although I've done worse.
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jep
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response 3 of 512:
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Mar 22 15:38 UTC 2002 |
Duke lost last night in college basketball, to Indiana. 74-73. Duke
was expected by most to win the NCAA tournament for the 2nd straight
year.
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eskarina
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response 4 of 512:
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Mar 22 21:25 UTC 2002 |
4. If you count on your fingers in binary, I'm the middle finger.
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morwen
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response 5 of 512:
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Mar 23 02:25 UTC 2002 |
Why would I count my fingers in binary? I have enough trouble typing
that I don't need to start counting my fingers in binary. Besides, in
binary you don't get much past "1" before you have to go back to zero
and start over.
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mcnally
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response 6 of 512:
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Mar 23 03:53 UTC 2002 |
With ten fingers you can count to 1023 in binary, whereas you can only
count to 10 in decimal.. I doubt you'll find that argument compelling
but it *is* an advantage.. :-)
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tsty
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response 7 of 512:
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Mar 23 05:20 UTC 2002 |
.... what is compelling, perhaps, si that zero in binary (that way)
is a two-fisted something-or-other!
1023, on the other (eh-hm) 'hand' (sorrrrrrry ... NOT) is begging.
<<will code for food???>>
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eskarina
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response 8 of 512:
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Mar 23 16:05 UTC 2002 |
re 5: to count on your fingers in binary.
zero: 2 fists
one: right thumb
two: right index finger
three: right thumb and index finger
four: middle finger
etc.
why? because we're dorks.
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jazz
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response 9 of 512:
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Mar 23 18:44 UTC 2002 |
Yeah - you can get a lot higher than ten with your fingers. 1024.
It's almost not worth the effort though.
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other
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response 10 of 512:
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Mar 24 00:39 UTC 2002 |
i'll settle for the method which gets me to 99 on my fingers. each
finger on the left hand counts for one, except the thumb, which counts
for five. each finger on the right hand counts for ten, except the
thumb, which counts for fifty.
this method is fairly expeditious and requires no translation between
bases.
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laen
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response 11 of 512:
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Mar 24 01:23 UTC 2002 |
Well I'm out I have another hang nail and am missing a thumb from an
industrial accident - may I use my toes?
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mcnally
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response 12 of 512:
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Mar 24 02:20 UTC 2002 |
re #10:
> this method is fairly expeditious and requires no translation between
> bases.
Actually, it does require translation between bases, you just don't
realize that that's what you're doing. You're counting the digits on
each hand in base five and combining the two hands into base ten..
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morwen
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response 13 of 512:
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Mar 24 03:08 UTC 2002 |
resp:11 toes should work provided you have the usual number.
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mcnally
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response 14 of 512:
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Mar 24 04:23 UTC 2002 |
I'm not able to manipulate my toes individually with enough certainty to
rely on them for counting..
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poo
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response 15 of 512:
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Mar 24 21:29 UTC 2002 |
hi iam poo,purnima,from india,anyone wanna a chat ,i am a very modern girl,and
my hobbie is to make friends,hey any one please tell me how to join some other
chat rooms thru grex,my id is poo
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slynne
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response 16 of 512:
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Mar 24 21:47 UTC 2002 |
well I know what the word 'poo' makes *me* think of and it aint Winnie.
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oval
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response 17 of 512:
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Mar 24 22:06 UTC 2002 |
well she *is* a modern girl!
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sarkhel
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response 18 of 512:
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Mar 24 23:18 UTC 2002 |
poo is a traditional,village girl who pretends to be modern.
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oval
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response 19 of 512:
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Mar 24 23:20 UTC 2002 |
remember what jesus teached you.
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jaklumen
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response 20 of 512:
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Mar 25 02:43 UTC 2002 |
heh. whatever. Just as long as she ain't digital self-pimping.
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slynne
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response 21 of 512:
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Mar 25 15:17 UTC 2002 |
re #18 - or it is doo doo.
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remmers
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response 22 of 512:
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Mar 29 11:04 UTC 2002 |
Billy Wilder, director of such films as "Double Indemnity",
"The Lost Weekend", "Sunset Boulevard", "Some Like It Hot",
and "The Apartment", died Wednesday. He was 95 years old.
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mcnally
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response 23 of 512:
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Mar 29 12:58 UTC 2002 |
He definitely made some great films. A while back I bought a
DVD copy of "Some Like It Hot" and set it aside to watch sometime
on a quiet night. I think I'll watch it this weekend in tribute,
though "Sunset Boulevard" is my favorite of his films..
"I *AM* big. It's the pictures that got small."
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slynne
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response 24 of 512:
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Mar 29 13:35 UTC 2002 |
I think "Sabrina" is my favorite of his films although I also
liked "Some Like it Hot"
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