Pi
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Chris Maunder wrote: 15 (when I was 13 - how sad is that) I'm impressed! I never bothered to memorize more than the first 4 digits - it's very rare to need more in engineering. We mostly write stuff out as multiples of π and pray the symbols will cancel out. I do recall having to memorizes pages and pages of logarithms in high school, but fortunately college and the slide rule put an end to that folly.
"Ask not for whom the bell tolls;
It tolls for thee..."Roger Wright wrote: We mostly write stuff out as multiples of π and pray the symbols will cancel out. :laugh: Don't tell me what you have worked on in the past.... ;P -Nick Parker
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Ok, so I've always wondered, when you guys are both in the office and your posting to eachother on CodeProject, are you sitting right next to eachother (or in the same room)? That's the ultimate geek humor ritual, sending the guy sitting right next to you a smartarse email. ;P Chris Richardson
Terrain SoftwareHeaven forbid! We're at least 20 feet away from each other when we post wise crack comments to each other. Less the 20' and we use IM. cheers, Chris Maunder
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Hehehe, yup, that I was! But in regards to the game consoles, no chance there :(. My parents said they would rot my brain or something :confused:. So instead I just play computer games! But yes, there are some perks—not in the least among them having my first computer be a Windows 95 machine and my first programming environment be Visual C++ 6.0. :cool:
-Domenic Denicola- [CPUA 0x1337] “I was born human. But this was an accident of fate—a condition merely of time and place. I believe it's something we have the power to change…”
Domenic [Geekn] wrote: But yes, there are some perks—not in the least among them having my first computer be a Windows 95 machine I'm sorry, not exactly sure that is a perk. :~ Domenic [Geekn] wrote: and my first programming environment be Visual C++ 6.0. Ok, your ok now. :) -Nick Parker
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scoring herself an Apple Pie and a book I would rather go and buy an apple pie and a book rather than memorize 800 decimal places of pi :-D Thomas My article on a reference-counted smart pointer that supports polymorphic objects and raw pointers
Hehehe, not wrong at all. I felt like buying her a bazillion apple pies if I didn't have to check her recitation anymore! :-O But she had a ball, and was local PI reciting champion, so she was pleased. Another amazing tidbit was that she learned the first 150 after only a few hours of reading and saying. She has quite the pehenominal mind for memorisation.
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I memorised the first 100 digits a couple of years ago. Cheers, Tom Archer, Inside C# Mainstream is just a word for the way things always have been -- just a middle-of-the-road, tow-the-line thing; a front for the Man serving up the same warmed-over slop he did yesterday and expecting you to say, "Thank you sir, may I have another?"
Tom Archer wrote: I memorised the first 100 digits a couple of years ago. Were you bored, or just looking for something 'fun' to do? ;P -Nick Parker
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Domenic [Geekn] wrote: But yes, there are some perks—not in the least among them having my first computer be a Windows 95 machine I'm sorry, not exactly sure that is a perk. :~ Domenic [Geekn] wrote: and my first programming environment be Visual C++ 6.0. Ok, your ok now. :) -Nick Parker
Nick Parker wrote: I'm sorry, not exactly sure that is a perk. Eh, in comparison to, say, DOS, or Windows 3.1... I dunno, a modernish GUI interface is a good place to start.
-Domenic Denicola- [CPUA 0x1337] “I was born human. But this was an accident of fate—a condition merely of time and place. I believe it's something we have the power to change…”
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How many digits of pi do you have memorized?
3.14 that usually works just fine for me. :) BW "I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific." - Lily Tomlin
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Tom Archer wrote: I memorised the first 100 digits a couple of years ago. Were you bored, or just looking for something 'fun' to do? ;P -Nick Parker
I sometimes just like to set these esoteric goals for myself :) I had stumbled onto a Web site that had promoted being a member of the "pi 100 club" and so I just had to do it. :laugh: Cheers, Tom Archer, Inside C# Mainstream is just a word for the way things always have been -- just a middle-of-the-road, tow-the-line thing; a front for the Man serving up the same warmed-over slop he did yesterday and expecting you to say, "Thank you sir, may I have another?"
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As a follow up, I think someone who has an "XSLT and XPath Quick Reference" guide on his wall, as well as a large poster showing all the units for the various factions of Galactic Battlegrounds—as opposed to the typical teenage swimsuit calendar, band poster, etc—doesn't quite fit that notion of reality :-D.
-Domenic Denicola- [CPUA 0x1337] “I was born human. But this was an accident of fate—a condition merely of time and place. I believe it's something we have the power to change…”
Domenic [Geekn] wrote: opposed to the typical teenage swimsuit calendar, band poster, etc—doesn't quite fit that notion of reality It's a good start, though. After all, someone's going to have to do the cooking while your head is lost in the clouds designing the future of mankind, and you won't have Mom forever!:-D
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Nick Parker wrote: I'm sorry, not exactly sure that is a perk. Eh, in comparison to, say, DOS, or Windows 3.1... I dunno, a modernish GUI interface is a good place to start.
-Domenic Denicola- [CPUA 0x1337] “I was born human. But this was an accident of fate—a condition merely of time and place. I believe it's something we have the power to change…”
Indeed! I had ones and zeroes, and a bunch of toggle switches for my first. Win95 was a much better choice.:)
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Heaven forbid! We're at least 20 feet away from each other when we post wise crack comments to each other. Less the 20' and we use IM. cheers, Chris Maunder
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Nice one :-D Chris Richardson
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You'd love The Elements[^], by Tom Lehrer (to a tune by Sir Arthur Sullivan). :-D
"Ask not for whom the bell tolls;
It tolls for thee..."Roger Wright wrote: You'd love The Elements[^], by Tom Lehrer (to a tune by Sir Arthur Sullivan). Thanks for the link. I haven't heard that song since I was young. It was featured on a childrens science programme. Gonna keep this one in my favourites. Michael 'War is at best barbarism...Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, more vengeance, more desolation. War is hell.' - General William Sherman, 1879
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How many digits of pi do you have memorized?
let see, 3.15.... hmm guess I won't be surviving the Death Zone on Gallifery ;-) Michael 'War is at best barbarism...Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, more vengeance, more desolation. War is hell.' - General William Sherman, 1879
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15 (when I was 13 - how sad is that) I think we've been over this before and there's some guys here who are truly lost causes ;) cheers, Chris Maunder
Chris Maunder wrote: 15 Chris Maunder wrote: there's some guys here who are truly lost causes Uhuh, and 15 digits is not considered a lost cause? Hooooo k.
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Cape Town, South Africabrianwelsch wrote: I find my day goes by more smoothly if I never question other peoples fantasies. My own disturb me enough.
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How many digits of pi do you have memorized?
kmaz wrote: How many digits of pi do you have memorized? I cannot even remember what Pi starts with, never mind what comes after the little full stop bit. ;) I guess this is a test of geekhood. Like when two Harley owners rock up at the lights and see who can make the most noise. Or when John Simmons and his buddies see who has the most horsepower under the bonnet.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South Africabrianwelsch wrote: I find my day goes by more smoothly if I never question other peoples fantasies. My own disturb me enough.
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How many digits of pi do you have memorized?
I used to know 100. Let's see 3.141592653589793238462643350288.... This is all I can recite. I am sure it might not be accurate after the 20th decimal place. I have a feeling that I reorder everything after that. Thanks, Wes
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I used to know 100. Let's see 3.141592653589793238462643350288.... This is all I can recite. I am sure it might not be accurate after the 20th decimal place. I have a feeling that I reorder everything after that. Thanks, Wes
E seems to be easier to remember than pi because of the repetition. 2.718281828 Thanks, Wes
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Chris Maunder wrote: 15 (when I was 13 - how sad is that) I'm impressed! I never bothered to memorize more than the first 4 digits - it's very rare to need more in engineering. We mostly write stuff out as multiples of π and pray the symbols will cancel out. I do recall having to memorizes pages and pages of logarithms in high school, but fortunately college and the slide rule put an end to that folly.
"Ask not for whom the bell tolls;
It tolls for thee..."Roger Wright wrote: but fortunately college and the slide rule put an end to that folly. whats a "slide rule"? is it an extendable rod cave men used to kill? ;P ;)
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Mmmmm, pieeee...
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I sometimes just like to set these esoteric goals for myself :) I had stumbled onto a Web site that had promoted being a member of the "pi 100 club" and so I just had to do it. :laugh: Cheers, Tom Archer, Inside C# Mainstream is just a word for the way things always have been -- just a middle-of-the-road, tow-the-line thing; a front for the Man serving up the same warmed-over slop he did yesterday and expecting you to say, "Thank you sir, may I have another?"
Tom Archer wrote: I had stumbled onto a Web site that had promoted being a member of the "pi 100 club" and so I just had to do it. Kinda like the mile-high club?.... Oh wait, that is very different. ;) -Nick Parker