Whichever. Either way, it won't be fun.
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Saturday, May 31, 2008
The Price of Oil
Whichever. Either way, it won't be fun.
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.Thursday, May 29, 2008
The Comedy Team of the Beast
Too many comics spoil the act.
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.Tuesday, May 27, 2008
I Dreamed Last Night . . . .
Changing channels is the only way you'll make it to Mars if you're only going 200 mph.
You'll never make escape velocity.
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.Sunday, May 25, 2008
Indy Party
Which begs the question: Who is the number 1 driver?
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.Friday, May 23, 2008
Midnight Movie
Sure, I could wait for the Saturday matinee, but would that be as much fun??
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.Thursday, May 22, 2008
Indiana Jones and the All-Time Top 50
Indiana Jones has an opportunity to pull off an amusing co-incidence in the coming weeks.
If you check out the All-time Box Office gross for the U.S. at the Internet Movie Database, you will see that Twister currently resides at number 50. Iron Man only needs to take in another $14 million or so to knock it out.
After that, we can expect Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull to join one of its predecessors in the Top 50. Except that it can't. When the new movie makes the $242 million it needs to make the list (and you know that it will), it will have the distinction of being the film that knocks Raiders of the Lost Ark off of the list.
Just a little trivia that might be useful when doing my Summer Movie Math in class.
If you check out the All-time Box Office gross for the U.S. at the Internet Movie Database, you will see that Twister currently resides at number 50. Iron Man only needs to take in another $14 million or so to knock it out.
After that, we can expect Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull to join one of its predecessors in the Top 50. Except that it can't. When the new movie makes the $242 million it needs to make the list (and you know that it will), it will have the distinction of being the film that knocks Raiders of the Lost Ark off of the list.
Just a little trivia that might be useful when doing my Summer Movie Math in class.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Trigonometry Jones and the Temple of Duran
The 80s are back! ... and all the players are approaching their 80s as well.
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.Monday, May 19, 2008
Noah's Ark, Chapter 2
Roughly 18 inches by 18 inches by 18 inches or thereabouts.
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.Saturday, May 17, 2008
The 0'Factor, episode 6
Remember, she's a "uniter" not a "divider". How about a "decider"?
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.Thursday, May 15, 2008
Square
I'm usually more insulted when people want to borrow money, not when they pay me back.
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.Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Pre-School Algebra
Today's (x, why?) was brought to you by the numbers and letters in 3x2.
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.Sunday, May 11, 2008
Reflection Over the X-Axis
Happy Mother's Day!
(I hope you didn't get your Mom something as lame as this.)
What were you expecting? A "Your Mom" joke?
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Friday, May 09, 2008
Mersenne
Be a part of the 45th Mersenne. Ten million digits can't be wrong.
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.Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Qwerty Smileys
"Qwer-key smileys" might be more accurate.
I'm thinking that this one could have used a "This smiley went 'wee-wee-wee!' all the way home!"
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.Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Rant: CVS Pharmacy Management
Sorry to hijack the blog, but I had to get something off my chest.
Question: If you managed a CVS store, wouldn't you want to have someone who knew something about photography working behind your photo counter? And if you were the manager, wouldn't you want to know something about the competition in your neighborhood, especially if you were trying to attract customers to your store?
Apparently, the answers to both these questions is Not Particularly.
Let me paint you a picture: I brought about 20 4 X 6 photos of family members to CVS to have copies made. I returned a few hours later to retrieve them and that's when the fun began. And by "fun" I, of course, mean "nerve-shaking frustration".
I was told by the young man who worked at the photo department that he couldn't make copies of some of the pictures. My first thought was that something had happened to the photos. But no! The truth was far stranger.
He then told me that some of the photos were copyrighted and could not be reprinted. Hello??? These were photos of my family, taken by me or members of my family. What was he talking about?
The worker flipped over the photos and showed me that some of them said:
Genovese
Protected by 3M Scotchguard
(and a date from 1995)
"Um, excuse me. That's not a copyright. That's a notice from the store where the photos were printed."
He protested, "No, it says that these photos are protected."
Okay, so maybe a teenager making minimum wage (or close to it), who may never have seen a real roll of film or negative in his life, doesn't know the difference between protecting an image and protecting a piece of paper with a pretty picture of a little girl and her mother on it.
After a back and forth, he finally went to ask his manager (which I would've insisted on sooner or later anyway). After a moment, the manager SHOOK HIS HEAD IN AGREEMENT!!
The manager told me that the pictures were protected and there was nothing that he could do. He even admitted that he had know idea what "Genovese" nor "Scotchguard" were, but he knew that 3M was "protecting" that picture. By the way, the store does sell 3M Scotch Tape and other items.
I told him that "Genovese" was the former name of his competition. It was the drugstore two blocks away that was bought out by Rite-Aid, and, eventually, when I was exhausted and after he started taking an attitude with me, the customer, that's exactly where I wound up to make the copies. They cost a little more, but they made them without a problem.
I believe the copies are even protected by Scotchguard.
Question: If you managed a CVS store, wouldn't you want to have someone who knew something about photography working behind your photo counter? And if you were the manager, wouldn't you want to know something about the competition in your neighborhood, especially if you were trying to attract customers to your store?
Apparently, the answers to both these questions is Not Particularly.
Let me paint you a picture: I brought about 20 4 X 6 photos of family members to CVS to have copies made. I returned a few hours later to retrieve them and that's when the fun began. And by "fun" I, of course, mean "nerve-shaking frustration".
I was told by the young man who worked at the photo department that he couldn't make copies of some of the pictures. My first thought was that something had happened to the photos. But no! The truth was far stranger.
He then told me that some of the photos were copyrighted and could not be reprinted. Hello??? These were photos of my family, taken by me or members of my family. What was he talking about?
The worker flipped over the photos and showed me that some of them said:
Protected by 3M Scotchguard
(and a date from 1995)
"Um, excuse me. That's not a copyright. That's a notice from the store where the photos were printed."
He protested, "No, it says that these photos are protected."
Okay, so maybe a teenager making minimum wage (or close to it), who may never have seen a real roll of film or negative in his life, doesn't know the difference between protecting an image and protecting a piece of paper with a pretty picture of a little girl and her mother on it.
After a back and forth, he finally went to ask his manager (which I would've insisted on sooner or later anyway). After a moment, the manager SHOOK HIS HEAD IN AGREEMENT!!
The manager told me that the pictures were protected and there was nothing that he could do. He even admitted that he had know idea what "Genovese" nor "Scotchguard" were, but he knew that 3M was "protecting" that picture. By the way, the store does sell 3M Scotch Tape and other items.
I told him that "Genovese" was the former name of his competition. It was the drugstore two blocks away that was bought out by Rite-Aid, and, eventually, when I was exhausted and after he started taking an attitude with me, the customer, that's exactly where I wound up to make the copies. They cost a little more, but they made them without a problem.
I believe the copies are even protected by Scotchguard.
Monday, May 05, 2008
What's a Parabola?
Feliz Cinco de Mayo. Have a parabola.
(Sad to say ... this one actually happened.)
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.Sunday, May 04, 2008
Post links to (x, why?) reviews here
Have you seen a webcomic review of (x, why?)?
If so, post a link to it here, please.
If so, post a link to it here, please.
Saturday, May 03, 2008
Aim High!
The first person I show this one to wanted to know why they were saluting while they were flying the plane...
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.Friday, May 02, 2008
Twin and Mersenne Primes
Sometimes I need to do some math that's above my students' levels, just for the sake of my own sanity. So sometimes I'll just ponder a puzzle and investigate it to see if I can find an answer. This is one of those times.
Twin primes are any two prime numbers that have a difference of two, such as 3 and 5 or 29 and 31.
Mersenne primes are prime numbers that are one less than a power of 2. In other words, they can be represented by the expression (2^p)-1, where p is a prime number. Examples include 3, 7, 31, etc.
You may have noticed that 3 is in both examples listed above. This brings the question:
Twin primes are any two prime numbers that have a difference of two, such as 3 and 5 or 29 and 31.
Mersenne primes are prime numbers that are one less than a power of 2. In other words, they can be represented by the expression (2^p)-1, where p is a prime number. Examples include 3, 7, 31, etc.
You may have noticed that 3 is in both examples listed above. This brings the question:
Can you find another Mersenne prime that is
the smaller of two Twin Primes?
-- OR --
Can you explain why no other examples exist?
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Happy Numbers
Seven and Ten are "happy". Six is just glad.
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