| Peanuts and the Ultimate Answer [message #306] |
Mo, 11 April 2005 20:23 |
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It looks like Linus might have been on the right track... this from 1969.
http://www.snoopy.com/comics/peanuts/archive/peanuts-2005032 2.html
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| Re: Peanuts and the Ultimate Answer [message #328 ] |
Di, 12 April 2005 19:13 |
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Well, it factors! :)
R Crouse wrote:
> It looks like Linus might have been on the right track... this from
1969.
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> http://www.snoopy.com/comics/peanuts/archive/peanuts-2005032 2.html
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| Re: Peanuts and the Ultimate Answer [message #329 ] |
Di, 12 April 2005 19:32 |
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Zian wrote:
> Well, it factors! :)
>
> R Crouse wrote:
>
>>It looks like Linus might have been on the right track... this from
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> 1969.
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>> http://www.snoopy.com/comics/peanuts/archive/peanuts-2005032 2.html
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He was only off by 37...
BTW: back in '92 I ran for Representative in California's 5th District.
I've had much opportunity since then to learn about how "five" is
percieved here.
--
Tian
Friday in Palo Alto we had a fossil fools action at the Ford
Dealership. Check out my pictures of the event by clicking
on the picture of Orange cheerleaders at the top of this page:
http://tian.greens.org
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| Re: Peanuts and the Ultimate Answer [message #341 ] |
Mi, 13 April 2005 01:09 |
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Tian Harter wrote:
> Zian wrote:
>
>> Well, it factors! :)
>>
>> R Crouse wrote:
>>
>>> It looks like Linus might have been on the right track... this from
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>> 1969.
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>>> http://www.snoopy.com/comics/peanuts/archive/peanuts-2005032 2.html
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> He was only off by 37...
>
> BTW: back in '92 I ran for Representative in California's 5th District.
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> I've had much opportunity since then to learn about how "five" is
> percieved here.
>
How is 5 perceived? I always thought it was more than 4 but less than 6.
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| Re: Peanuts and the Ultimate Answer [message #349 ] |
Mi, 13 April 2005 08:10 |
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docdude316 wrote:
> Tian Harter wrote:
>
>> Zian wrote:
>>
>>> Well, it factors! :)
>>>
>>> R Crouse wrote:
>>>
>>>> It looks like Linus might have been on the right track... this from
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>>>
>>>
>>> 1969.
>>>
>>>> http://www.snoopy.com/comics/peanuts/archive/peanuts-2005032 2.html
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>>>
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>>>
>> He was only off by 37...
>>
>> BTW: back in '92 I ran for Representative in California's 5th District.
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>> I've had much opportunity since then to learn about how "five" is
>> percieved here.
>>
>
> How is 5 perceived? I always thought it was more than 4 but less than 6.
Well... First is good. 2nd gets about 10% of the attention of 1st.
By the time you get to fifth, you are talking about NOBODY. That's
one way to look at it.
Then there's a fifth of whiskey. By the time you've consumed that
much liquor, you can't say anything coherent. This is one way of
"pleading the fifth". (I'm joking, but not too much if you know what
I mean...)
I can remember talking to at least one person to whom quintessence
is a big word. Me, I think of it as a word for "spirit". There are
lots of other words for that which have nothing to do with five.
Like for example Waken-Tonka.
What comes to mind for you when I say "pentagon"? Most people
think of the black building on the Potomac. Others mention dark
magic. Either way, there seems to be a sinister quality going on...
Five isn't divisible by anything. A prime factor. Unless you
have five customers, somebody that wants more than one is going
to get less than somebody else. Deal with it. Six and twelve are
much better from that point of view. They divide so many more ways.
Maybe tomorrow more will come to mind...
--
Tian
Friday in Palo Alto we had a fossil fools action at the Ford
Dealership. Check out my pictures of the event by clicking
on the picture of Orange cheerleaders at the top of this page:
http://tian.greens.org
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| Re: Peanuts and the Ultimate Answer [message #352 ] |
Mi, 13 April 2005 10:34 |
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R Crouse wrote:
> It looks like Linus might have been on the right track... this from
1969.
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> http://www.snoopy.com/comics/peanuts/archive/peanuts-2005032 2.html
I've got to say that Lucy's response is much more believable than that
of magic-thighs' and Teh other mouse.
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| Re: Peanuts and the Ultimate Answer [message #364 ] |
Mi, 13 April 2005 18:26 |
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"Tian Harter" <DontBeFuelish [at] aol.com62846832> wrote in message
news:d3id85$6t7$1 [at] domitilla.aioe.org...
> docdude316 wrote:
>> Tian Harter wrote:
>>
>>> Zian wrote:
>>>
>>>> Well, it factors! :)
>>>>
>>>> R Crouse wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> It looks like Linus might have been on the right track... this from
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 1969.
>>>>
>>>>> http://www.snoopy.com/comics/peanuts/archive/peanuts-2005032 2.html
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>>>>
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>>>>
>>> He was only off by 37...
>>>
>>> BTW: back in '92 I ran for Representative in California's 5th District.
>>>
>>> I've had much opportunity since then to learn about how "five" is
>>> percieved here.
>>>
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>> How is 5 perceived? I always thought it was more than 4 but less than 6.
>
> Well... First is good. 2nd gets about 10% of the attention of 1st.
> By the time you get to fifth, you are talking about NOBODY. That's
> one way to look at it.
>
> Then there's a fifth of whiskey. By the time you've consumed that
> much liquor, you can't say anything coherent. This is one way of
> "pleading the fifth". (I'm joking, but not too much if you know what
> I mean...)
>
> I can remember talking to at least one person to whom quintessence
> is a big word. Me, I think of it as a word for "spirit". There are
> lots of other words for that which have nothing to do with five.
> Like for example Waken-Tonka.
>
> What comes to mind for you when I say "pentagon"? Most people
> think of the black building on the Potomac. Others mention dark
> magic. Either way, there seems to be a sinister quality going on...
>
> Five isn't divisible by anything. A prime factor. Unless you
> have five customers, somebody that wants more than one is going
> to get less than somebody else. Deal with it. Six and twelve are
> much better from that point of view. They divide so many more ways.
>
> Maybe tomorrow more will come to mind...
>
You just blew my mind :)
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| Re: Peanuts and the Ultimate Answer [message #392 ] |
Do, 14 April 2005 19:49 |
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No one's taking the right approach!
Hint: Number theory, change of base, running it through mathematical
functions (including calculus), implied denotations, connotations, etc.
Tian Harter wrote:
> docdude316 wrote:
> > Tian Harter wrote:
> >
> >> Zian wrote:
> >>
> >>> Well, it factors! :)
> >>>
> >>> R Crouse wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> It looks like Linus might have been on the right track... this
from
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> 1969.
> >>>
> >>>>
http://www.snoopy.com/comics/peanuts/archive/peanuts-2005032 2.html
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >> He was only off by 37...
> >>
> >> BTW: back in '92 I ran for Representative in California's 5th
District.
> >>
> >> I've had much opportunity since then to learn about how "five" is
> >> percieved here.
> >>
> >
> > How is 5 perceived? I always thought it was more than 4 but less
than 6.
>
> Well... First is good. 2nd gets about 10% of the attention of 1st.
> By the time you get to fifth, you are talking about NOBODY. That's
> one way to look at it.
>
> Then there's a fifth of whiskey. By the time you've consumed that
> much liquor, you can't say anything coherent. This is one way of
> "pleading the fifth". (I'm joking, but not too much if you know what
> I mean...)
>
> I can remember talking to at least one person to whom quintessence
> is a big word. Me, I think of it as a word for "spirit". There are
> lots of other words for that which have nothing to do with five.
> Like for example Waken-Tonka.
>
> What comes to mind for you when I say "pentagon"? Most people
> think of the black building on the Potomac. Others mention dark
> magic. Either way, there seems to be a sinister quality going on...
>
> Five isn't divisible by anything. A prime factor. Unless you
> have five customers, somebody that wants more than one is going
> to get less than somebody else. Deal with it. Six and twelve are
> much better from that point of view. They divide so many more ways.
>
> Maybe tomorrow more will come to mind...
>
> --
> Tian
> Friday in Palo Alto we had a fossil fools action at the Ford
> Dealership. Check out my pictures of the event by clicking
> on the picture of Orange cheerleaders at the top of this page:
> http://tian.greens.org
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| Re: Peanuts and the Ultimate Answer [message #401 ] |
Fr, 15 April 2005 00:42 |
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Zian wrote:
> No one's taking the right approach!
> Hint: Number theory, change of base, running it through mathematical
> functions (including calculus), implied denotations, connotations, etc.
>
It is true that 101 is the main California Highway that goes by here.
However, it is not a good idea to confuse that with I-5, which is
the main Interstate Highway that goes through Sacramento, a good
101 miles (or so) East of here. To give you an idea how different
they are, you can get to Los Angeles in five hours on I-5, whereas
it would take more like 9 hours on 101.Until you mentioned it, I
hadn't realized that these numbers could be confused with each
other if you performed nerdly mental gymnastics.
--
Tian
Friday in Palo Alto we had a fossil fools action at the Ford
Dealership. Check out my pictures of the event by clicking
on the picture of Orange cheerleaders at the top of this page:
http://tian.greens.org
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| Re: Peanuts and the Ultimate Answer [message #492 ] |
Mo, 18 April 2005 20:46 |
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Yay! you got it! :)
Actually, here's the full disclosure: I originally figured it out (in a
geeky way) but it turned out to be wrong. However, I had already posted
the original post so I left it there. I was wondering if someone else
could figure out a relationship. It looks like you're the first.
Congratulations! :)
CA? I live in SoCal so I understand your post perfectly. :) Nice link.
But the 101 is supposed to be so much more scenic! :)
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| Re: Peanuts and the Ultimate Answer [message #23459 ] |
Mi, 27 April 2005 18:24 |
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"Zian" <zianchoy [at] yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1113500965.038742.309650 [at] g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> No one's taking the right approach!
> Hint: Number theory, change of base, running it through mathematical
> functions (including calculus), implied denotations, connotations, etc.
>
> Tian Harter wrote:
>> docdude316 wrote:
>> > Tian Harter wrote:
>> >
Snip
>> Maybe tomorrow more will come to mind...
>>
Nope...... I'm already there (tomorrow) and unfortunately ... It's a
Thursday.
I got peanuts......
Cheers,
Baggus.
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