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#201 2007-12-04 05:46:20
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Re: Q20
i think ganesh means He. 
A logarithm is just a misspelled algorithm.
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#202 2007-12-04 08:42:43
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1. Man. Dead
2. No, he is not a scientist.
3. No, he was not involved in the arts.
4. Yes, he died before 1900.
5. No, he was not an author.
6. Yes, he is a political figure.
7. No, he was not American.
8. Yes, he was royalty.
9. No, he did not belong to the A continents.
10. No, he did not have a passion for numbers.
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#203 2007-12-04 10:03:52
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Hmm .. royalty, and possibly European.
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#204 2007-12-04 17:23:20
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11. Was he French?
A logarithm is just a misspelled algorithm.
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#205 2007-12-04 17:29:44
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12. Was he a Russian?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#206 2007-12-04 17:38:03
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easy, Ganesh! if he WAS french then thats a wasted question.
am I picking on you too much? 
A logarithm is just a misspelled algorithm.
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#207 2007-12-05 00:15:08
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13. Was he Mongolian?
Boy let me tell you what:
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#208 2007-12-05 00:31:55
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Mongolia is in Asia, which, needless to say (but I'll say it anyways), begins with A.
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#209 2007-12-05 01:51:33
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1. Man. Dead
2. No, he is not a scientist.
3. No, he was not involved in the arts.
4. Yes, he died before 1900.
5. No, he was not an author.
6. Yes, he is a political figure.
7. No, he was not American.
8. Yes, he was royalty.
9. No, he did not belong to the A continents.
10. No, he did not have a passion for numbers.
11. No, he was not French
12. No, he was not Russian
13. No, he was not Mongolian.
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#210 2007-12-05 05:43:11
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14. Was he English? (or from the UK?)
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#211 2007-12-05 10:05:45
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1. Man. Dead
2. No, he is not a scientist.
3. No, he was not involved in the arts.
4. Yes, he died before 1900.
5. No, he was not an author.
6. Yes, he is a political figure.
7. No, he was not American.
8. Yes, he was royalty.
9. No, he did not belong to the A continents.
10. No, he did not have a passion for numbers.
11. No, he was not French
12. No, he was not Russian
13. No, he was not Mongolian.
14. No, he was not English.
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#212 2007-12-05 18:36:37
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#15. Was he Spanish or Portuguese?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#213 2007-12-06 08:33:13
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Re: Q20
1. Man. Dead
2. No, he is not a scientist.
3. No, he was not involved in the arts.
4. Yes, he died before 1900.
5. No, he was not an author.
6. Yes, he is a political figure.
7. No, he was not American.
8. Yes, he was royalty.
9. No, he did not belong to the A continents.
10. No, he did not have a passion for numbers.
11. No, he was not French
12. No, he was not Russian
13. No, he was not Mongolian.
14. No, he was not English.
15. No, he was not Spanish or Portuguese.
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#214 2007-12-06 09:29:02
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#16. Was he German or Austrian?
...Katie...
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#215 2007-12-06 11:32:18
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Re: Q20
1. Man. Dead
2. No, he is not a scientist.
3. No, he was not involved in the arts.
4. Yes, he died before 1900.
5. No, he was not an author.
6. Yes, he is a political figure.
7. No, he was not American.
8. Yes, he was royalty.
9. No, he did not belong to the A continents.
10. No, he did not have a passion for numbers.
11. No, he was not French
12. No, he was not Russian
13. No, he was not Mongolian.
14. No, he was not English.
15. No, he was not Spanish or Portuguese.
16. No, he was not German or Austrian.
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#216 2007-12-06 17:07:09
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17. Did he hail from Italy or one of the Scandinivian countries?
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#217 2007-12-06 17:26:40
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Re: Q20
sheesh! looks like we're going to lose this one!
A logarithm is just a misspelled algorithm.
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#218 2007-12-06 17:32:20
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Re: Q20
I think so ... maybe we should do more binary search questions next time.
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#219 2007-12-06 17:35:22
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hehehe! honestly!
A logarithm is just a misspelled algorithm.
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#220 2007-12-06 20:48:24
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#18. Did he die after 1600?
...Katie...
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#221 2007-12-07 08:24:51
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1. Man. Dead
2. No, he is not a scientist.
3. No, he was not involved in the arts.
4. Yes, he died before 1900.
5. No, he was not an author.
6. Yes, he is a political figure.
7. No, he was not American.
8. Yes, he was royalty.
9. No, he did not belong to the A continents.
10. No, he did not have a passion for numbers.
11. No, he was not French
12. No, he was not Russian
13. No, he was not Mongolian.
14. No, he was not English.
15. No, he was not Spanish or Portuguese.
16. No, he was not German or Austrian.
17. Yes, he hails from Italy or one of the Scandinivian countries.
18. No, he did not die after 1600.
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#222 2007-12-07 09:21:48
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Re: Q20
Two questions left, and we know quite a lot now. Maybe Nero, or Julius Caesar...
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#223 2007-12-07 11:39:02
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Re: Q20
Don't go guessing "Nero" if this person "Wasn't involved with the arts"
Trillian: Five to one against and falling. Four to one against and falling Three to one, two, one. Probability factor of one to one. We have normality. I repeat, we have normality. Anything you still cant cope with is therefore your own problem.
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#224 2007-12-07 11:43:34
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19. was he greek? 
A logarithm is just a misspelled algorithm.
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#225 2007-12-07 13:01:27
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Re: Q20
1. Man. Dead
2. No, he is not a scientist.
3. No, he was not involved in the arts.
4. Yes, he died before 1900.
5. No, he was not an author.
6. Yes, he is a political figure.
7. No, he was not American.
8. Yes, he was royalty.
9. No, he did not belong to the A continents.
10. No, he did not have a passion for numbers.
11. No, he was not French
12. No, he was not Russian
13. No, he was not Mongolian.
14. No, he was not English.
15. No, he was not Spanish or Portuguese.
16. No, he was not German or Austrian.
17. Yes, he hails from Italy or one of the Scandinivian countries.
18. No, he did not die after 1600.
19. No, he was not Greek.
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