Geek Jokes Volume 0b10
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deckster said:
Zumbruk said:
Makes no difference. Multiplication and division are commutative, as are addition & subtraction.
I'm probably due a mathematical whoosh parrot. But since when have division and subtraction been commutative?And the writing down of any operators is forbidden. If you've set out your calcs right, they aren't needed. Too slow.
Except for timesing, which is /
And, on the exceptionally rare occasions when you might need it (always best to multiply by a fraction), division, which is )
dxg said:
You want to be a Quantity Surveyor. A land in which timesing and multiplication are not the same thing. At all.
And the writing down of any operators is forbidden. If you've set out your calcs right, they aren't needed. Too slow.
Except for timesing, which is /
And, on the exceptionally rare occasions when you might need it (always best to multiply by a fraction), division, which is )
I work programming very limited hardware, which means going to some lengths to avoid division at all costs.And the writing down of any operators is forbidden. If you've set out your calcs right, they aren't needed. Too slow.
Except for timesing, which is /
And, on the exceptionally rare occasions when you might need it (always best to multiply by a fraction), division, which is )
And anything beyond multiplication is a lookup table.
kowalski655 said:
The cost of joining the Roman Numeral Society was exactly £499
They wouldn't let me in because I didn't have ID.
499 in Roman numerals is CDXCIX, not ID. You only put letters before or after other letters which are one step away in their power. so units on tens, tens on hundreds, hundreds on thousands etc. They wouldn't let me in because I didn't have ID.
So you split it up to write it. so 499 is 400 (CD) then 90 (XC) and then 9 (IX)
Sorry to be a geek but if I can't be one on this thread, where can I be?
TwigtheWonderkid said:
499 in Roman numerals is CDXCIX, not ID. You only put letters before or after other letters which are one step away in their power. so units on tens, tens on hundreds, hundreds on thousands etc.
So you split it up to write it. so 499 is 400 (CD) then 90 (XC) and then 9 (IX)
Sorry to be a geek but if I can't be one on this thread, where can I be?
You are going to look so silly if he turns out to be an actual Roman and tells you you've been doing it wrong.So you split it up to write it. so 499 is 400 (CD) then 90 (XC) and then 9 (IX)
Sorry to be a geek but if I can't be one on this thread, where can I be?
e-honda said:
You are going to look so silly if he turns out to be an actual Roman and tells you you've been doing it wrong.
"People called 'Romanes' they go the house"By coincidence, and prompted by omicron, Numberphile released a video yesterday which includes a description of the ancient Greek numbering system
Nimby said:
By coincidence, and prompted by omicron, Numberphile released a video yesterday which includes a description of the ancient Greek numbering system
I knew we could count on you.TwigtheWonderkid said:
kowalski655 said:
The cost of joining the Roman Numeral Society was exactly £499
They wouldn't let me in because I didn't have ID.
499 in Roman numerals is CDXCIX, not ID. You only put letters before or after other letters which are one step away in their power. so units on tens, tens on hundreds, hundreds on thousands etc. They wouldn't let me in because I didn't have ID.
So you split it up to write it. so 499 is 400 (CD) then 90 (XC) and then 9 (IX)
Sorry to be a geek but if I can't be one on this thread, where can I be?
Scalpel...retractors...kitten.....watering can
You have to be near Roman age to get the last reference probably, but I appreciate the geeky correction
kowalski655 said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
kowalski655 said:
The cost of joining the Roman Numeral Society was exactly £499
They wouldn't let me in because I didn't have ID.
499 in Roman numerals is CDXCIX, not ID. You only put letters before or after other letters which are one step away in their power. so units on tens, tens on hundreds, hundreds on thousands etc. They wouldn't let me in because I didn't have ID.
So you split it up to write it. so 499 is 400 (CD) then 90 (XC) and then 9 (IX)
Sorry to be a geek but if I can't be one on this thread, where can I be?
Scalpel...retractors...kitten.....watering can
You have to be near Roman age to get the last reference probably, but I appreciate the geeky correction
Nimby said:
By coincidence, and prompted by omicron, Numberphile released a video yesterday which includes a description of the ancient Greek numbering system
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