Comments | rubikscomplex: Time on my hands

rubikscomplex

Time on my hands

May 20, 2006 16:25

( Survey, since there's only so much to do in here )

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poison_infrench May 20 2006, 21:33:21 UTC

How is e a number? Unless we're working algabraically. But it's certainly not an integer I know of. Oh, and I owe you wine. Which I have.

And there really isn't that much to do around here, is there? At least I have work. Feel sorry for you.

*owl arrives with expensive, most definately FRENCH wine*

rubikscomplex May 20 2006, 21:40:18 UTC

Well, e is the limit of (1 + 1/n)n as n tends to infinity. Euler gave an approximation for e to 18 decimal places, e = 2.718281828459045235 . I figured I'd show a little originality.

Yeah, I've been hoping for a minor epidemic, but so far, no such luck. Though you know, I have a feeling that this should make things more interesting.

poison_infrench May 20 2006, 21:46:05 UTC

And that was original. Very original. I did know that of course, I just wasn't sure they counted numbers in algebraic terms as numbers in integer terms. Because in theory, any letter could be put there instead of e, with the exclusion of n, so your favourite number could well have been x or y or k or something.

I'd rather people stayed healthy, to be honest. The wine? Alcohol always makes things more interesting. Why my life is frightfully dull.

nomudbloods May 21 2006, 01:03:50 UTC

Did the healer just trump you on your own feild, Professor of Arithmancy?

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rileyannemcg May 20 2006, 22:44:49 UTC

I remember yo-yos! You do realize walking the dog is the simplest trick to do, right? Maybe you're just trying too hard.

rubikscomplex May 21 2006, 02:52:44 UTC

It's not so much that I don't know as that I don't remember. Maybe I can wake up that kid in the bed by the window and see if he knows.

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rileyannemcg May 21 2006, 13:14:22 UTC

Aw, poor Kingsley.

Yes, Dr. Haus, leave the poor kid in the bed by the window alone. I'll come down and show you if you really need it.

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angiewilkes May 21 2006, 07:16:41 UTC

You actually want people to get sick?

rubikscomplex May 21 2006, 16:31:54 UTC

Yes, and I would be much obliged if it was something creative.

angiewilkes May 21 2006, 18:44:49 UTC

My god. Sure, someone should catch a highly infectious disease and come see you, no problem.

rubikscomplex May 21 2006, 18:54:19 UTC

Finally someone understands. So what are you waiting for?

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patientmd May 21 2006, 18:07:10 UTC

You can't just enforce sickness on students, Haus.

rubikscomplex May 21 2006, 18:14:05 UTC

See? It's people like you that make medicine boring. Won't let me contaminate the children because it's "soooo dangerous." Do you know how to walk the dog?

patientmd May 21 2006, 18:15:44 UTC

I can't say I've ever tried yo-yo tricks on company time.

rubikscomplex May 21 2006, 18:16:22 UTC

Your mistake.

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