posted January 15, 2004 08:25 AM            

100 - all hail DJSmurfy!

Great weather over here in Cuenca; on Saturday I'm going to Ingapirca to check out some inca ruins, on Sunday back to Riobamba, Monday to Guaranda and then Salinas..and lots more..
Apart from being sick of longing for a piano or keyboard and my girlfriend, life rocks.

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posted January 15, 2004 08:35 AM            

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Originally posted by CPTBOBIX:

Does anyone know if there is any reason for the way the numbers on a dart board are the way they are? Like, is there a mathmatical reason for where they all are on the board, or is it completely random?

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http://members.fortunecity.com/tsvdarts/townsvilledartsassociation/id14.html

And for those who don't care to read the article:

The numbering of a standard dartboard is designed in such a way as to cut down the incidence of 'lucky shots' and reduce the element of chance. The numbers are placed in such a way as to encourage accuracy. That's it. Pure and simple. The placing of small numbers either side of large numbers e.g. 1 and 5 either side of 20, 3 and 2 either side of 17, 4 and 1 either side of 18, punishes inaccuracy. Thus, if you shoot for the 20 segment, the penalty for lack of accuracy or concentration is to land in either a 1 or a 5.

There are 121,645,100,408,832,000 different possible arrangements of the 20 segments on a standard dartboard so it is perhaps a little surprising that Gamlin's arrangement of the numbers is almost perfect.

Google works wonders...

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posted January 15, 2004 10:15 AM            

It didn't go over very well.

posted January 15, 2004 10:18 AM            

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Originally posted by rockondon:
I told my girlfriend that the XBox and I would like to spend some more time together.

It didn't go over very well.

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Ahhh...the jealousy between women and electronics.

This is why I got my wife hooked on console gaming.

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posted January 15, 2004 10:36 AM            

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Originally posted by rockondon:
I told my girlfriend that the XBox and I would like to spend some more time together.

It didn't go over very well.

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2 birds, one stone. m i rite?

posted January 15, 2004 10:40 AM            

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Originally posted by rockondon:
I told my girlfriend that the XBox and I would like to spend some more time together.

It didn't go over very well.

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Tell her the X-Box is not a female.

posted January 15, 2004 10:44 AM            

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Originally posted by nderdog:
Ahhh...the jealousy between women and electronics.

This is why I got my wife hooked on console gaming.

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posted January 15, 2004 10:45 AM            

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Originally posted by Erl00:
Tell her the X-Box is not a female.

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Are you so sure about that?

Both take up all of your free time.

Both can cost you a lot of money.

Both can be very entertaining.

Both make you sad when you don't have one around for a while.

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Originally posted by evilempire22:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by nderdog:
[b]Ahhh...the jealousy between women and electronics.

This is why I got my wife hooked on console gaming.

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That's what Miss GameCube is for...the mistress!

Or 2-player games are another good idea. My wife loves it when we play Simpsons Road Rage or Gauntlet together.
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posted January 15, 2004 10:55 AM            

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Originally posted by nderdog:
Are you so sure about that?

Both take up all of your free time.

Both can cost you a lot of money.

Both can be very entertaining.

Both make you sad when you don't have one around for a while.

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So this is why we call it "Une X-Box" in French! (we don't have neutral gender, everything is either male or female)

However, only one cooks ...

posted January 15, 2004 11:45 AM            

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Originally posted by Erl00:
So this is why we call it "Une X-Box" in French! (we don't have neutral gender, everything is either male or female)

However, only one cooks ...

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I'd rather have my PS2 cook me dinner than my girlfriend.

posted January 15, 2004 11:46 AM            

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Originally posted by LeRoux:
I was wondering what was the 'F' signification in these expressions. I know BB is BLlack Boardered and WB is White Boardered, but could anybody tell me what the 'F' stands for, thnx!

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Originally posted by Kluckers:
Foreign, right?

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Orginally posted by Erl00:
It means precisely "Not English".

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originally posted by potm:
Haha. Yes, Eric is in fact more correct than Laura.

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[/going too far to prove stupid point]

posted January 15, 2004 11:51 AM            

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Originally posted by Kluckers:
Boy be asking what it stands for, not what it means.

[/going too far to prove stupid point]

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And they say MEN have an inferiority complex.

posted January 15, 2004 12:24 PM            

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Originally posted by STAT1C_X:
Then, talking to the girl I liked, she confided to ME that she liked ME and was unhappy with her boyfriend, and that I make her happier, etc etc, and all sorts of other random teenage highschool boy/girl goodness.

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Congratulations I suppose, but not too long ago I went back to PfS 40-something and saw a very similar post by myself. It's exciting and all, but don't get too excited yet. Just stay happy, and don't make my mistakes .
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posted April 16, 2003 02:16 PM:

Dori loves me. She says that we're perfect for each other. She hates Josh. She's just afraid of us breaking up eventually and getting hurt. There isn't much I can do but wait.

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posted January 15, 2004 01:54 PM            

You are playing slots in a casino. There are 10 icons on each of 3 wheels that spin and land in a random position. Each wheel has the same 10 icons on it. To win you must have 3 of the same icons in a row.

How many possible outcomes are there?
How many outcomes give you a win?

If anyone could refresh my memory on how to calculate this or just answer it, that would be great.

Isn't it 10x10x10 for a total of 1000 outcomes? I dunno
Thanks

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posted January 15, 2004 02:18 PM            

*gets an axe*

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posted January 15, 2004 02:18 PM            

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Originally posted by PlasteredDragon:
Freddy vs. Jason

Blah blah about plot and ending.

*yawn* Watch Jason X, the "Jason in Space" movie. That was a lot more fun than this chunk of spoo.

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Agreed. When they tried to distract him with the two nakes girls camping, and he wraps one in a sleeping bag, and beats the other to death with said person in sleeping bag...genius!

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Originally posted by acboyd@planetkc.com:
Does anybody know the name of a new game coming out this summer for PS2. I read about it in one of the gaming mags like Gamepro or something and about how it was going to be the coolest game ever, but I can't remember what it was called. Its a roll player game set in like midevil times or fantasy world or something. You interact w/ peeps and your responses determine if your a good guy/bad guy. Any ideas?

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I believe, it is "Fable" and it was for XBox actually...or that could be a similar game to what your referring to anyways.

posted January 15, 2004 02:30 PM            

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Originally posted by Dotzcom13:
Ive got a math study sheet to make for my class(yes im a student in there too) but I can't seem to remember how this is done. I know its really simple but I have'nt done it in a while.

You are playing slots in a casino. There are 10 icons on each of 3 wheels that spin and land in a random position. Each wheel has the same 10 icons on it. To win you must have 3 of the same icons in a row.

How many possible outcomes are there?
How many outcomes give you a win?

If anyone could refresh my memory on how to calculate this or just answer it, that would be great.

Isn't it 10x10x10 for a total of 1000 outcomes? I dunno
Thanks

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eh, i think this is it. if you count the outcomes of 'cherry, jackpot, chicken' and 'jackpot, chicken, cherry' as different outcomes, its 1000. if you dont, and they are the same outcome, then i believe that you take 10 x 9 x 8 to get the answer. that would be 720 outcomes.

oh, and 10 outcomes give you a win.

and i believe that both these change if youre counting playing all 3 and can have diagonal ones (in more complex casino machines).

posted January 15, 2004 03:38 PM         

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posted January 15, 2004 03:49 PM            

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Originally posted by spike777:
eh, i think this is it. if you count the outcomes of 'cherry, jackpot, chicken' and 'jackpot, chicken, cherry' as different outcomes, its 1000. if you dont, and they are the same outcome, then i believe that you take 10 x 9 x 8 to get the answer. that would be 720 outcomes.

oh, and 10 outcomes give you a win.

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Exactly right, all of it.

Kinda makes you wonder who the hell's dumb enough to play slot machines, doesn't it?

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posted January 15, 2004 03:57 PM            

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Originally posted by eclinchy:
Exactly right, all of it.

Kinda makes you wonder who the hell's dumb enough to play slot machines, doesn't it?

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Remember kids...gambling is a tax on people who are bad at math.

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posted January 15, 2004 07:01 PM            

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Originally posted by flavor_of_the_weak:
My Days Here Might be Over.

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posted January 15, 2004 07:14 PM            

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Originally posted by flavor_of_the_weak:
My Days Here Might be Over.

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flavor, are you serious?! I couldn't bear to see you leave! Please stay!

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posted January 15, 2004 07:14 PM         

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Originally posted by flavor_of_the_weak:
My Days Here Might be Over.

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wtf why dude?

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