http://www.answerbag.com/profile/636710 New Answerbag questions from EL1 2 Tue, 29 May 2012 17:48:14 -0700 Tue, 29 May 2012 17:48:14 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1293964 How would you describe a "filmic" photo? Can you provide examples? Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:34:57 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1293964 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1213143 Am I the only one who foolishly and mistakenly assumed that the founder of the Yuengling brewery came from the Far East? Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:34:35 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1213143 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1200330 According to my profile, my nine questions have accrued nearly 9000 points in total. What hilarious website glitches have you found recently? Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:53:51 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1200330 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1184959 A friend states that he has two children and that at least one of them is a girl. What are the odds that the friend has a boy and a girl as children? More importantly, why is there so much controversy about the answer? Sun, 04 Jan 2009 10:31:54 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1184959 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1173207 What algorithm might the OS X Expose feature use to resize and position the visible windows? Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:54:36 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1173207 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1126191 Why do I always get sick right before finals? Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:57:53 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1126191 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1109684 Were you surprised that the Zonda beat the Bugatti around the Top Gear track last episode? Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:12:01 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1109684 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1108962 Are you excited for Fedora 10's release tomorrow? Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:53:22 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1108962 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1097145 Is it always possible to make time for a relationship or are some people genuinely too busy? Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:38:28 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1097145 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1097029 An adjective is cool if it's true of itself. If it's not cool, then it's uncool. For example, if you define "short" to be any word under six letters, then "short" is cool. Is "uncool" uncool? Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:43:32 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1097029 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1069644 I have never seen so many people so happy as I have today when Obama won. All over campus, p eople are screaming, dancing, singing, and hugging everyone. It's truly tremendous and moving. What comparable events does the generation before mine have? Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:21:03 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1069644 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1065255 Would you like to wish another very happy birthday to AB-Joel? Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:00:31 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1065255 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/920973 Are you an active contributor to any open source projects? Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:36:08 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/920973 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/920236 Why does Firefox and Google report Joel Down's site to be harmful? Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:19:53 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/920236 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/826795 Why is it that some beverages taste better when you're drunk, like beer, whereas some begin to taste worse, like vodka? Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:42:05 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/826795 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/808557 Richard Stallman is giving a speech here today. What questions should I ask him? Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:12:59 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/808557 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/784376 Is cold water or ice better for minor burns? Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:15:31 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/784376 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/778940 Have you ever made a vodka watermelon? How long did it take for the melon to absorb all of the vodka? How much did you put in? Sun, 01 Jun 2008 06:18:21 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/778940 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/763849 Do you agree that the "Crazy Thoughts" category should be restored? Fri, 23 May 2008 09:11:25 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/763849 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/761702 What are your thoughts on the new Indiana Jones movie? Wed, 21 May 2008 23:36:22 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/761702 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/748419 What could be the legal ramifications of an underaged person transporting a bottle of alcohol in a piece of checked baggage? Wed, 14 May 2008 06:56:41 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/748419 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/748038 How accurate is "The Wire" in depicting how the drug world works? Tue, 13 May 2008 22:26:19 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/748038 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/747521 Which portable gaming device should I purchase? Which games should I get with it? Tue, 13 May 2008 16:30:27 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/747521 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/747511 I'm growing a beard. Can you offer words of encouragement and advice? Tue, 13 May 2008 16:23:49 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/747511 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/746418 Due to a ton of meal points that are going to expire in a few days, I purchased $30 worth of flax seeds. What do I do with these? Mon, 12 May 2008 22:23:46 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/746418 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/745810 Was anyone better at making problems than Hilbert? Mon, 12 May 2008 14:56:49 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/745810 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/745227 If ~ is a relation on positive integers such that a~b means ab=x^2 for some integer x, how do I prove that ~ is an equivalence relation? Reflexivity and Symmetry are easy to prove. What about transitivity? Mon, 12 May 2008 08:23:06 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/745227 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/744253 Do you use flossers? Sun, 11 May 2008 16:40:08 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/744253 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/744247 My discrete mathematics final exam is tomorrow. Any words of advice? Sun, 11 May 2008 16:37:52 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/744247 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/744166 What is a "once-reinforced random walk on Z"? Sun, 11 May 2008 15:15:32 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/744166 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/742596 Is every number interesting? Sat, 10 May 2008 14:13:44 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/742596 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/742592 I just lit my leg hair on fire. Did you know it burns well? Sat, 10 May 2008 14:08:03 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/742592 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/742589 Can every recursive algorithm be rewritten iteratively? Can every iterative algorithm be rewritten recursively? Sat, 10 May 2008 14:07:32 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/742589 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/742587 For proving things, do you prefer the smallest counterexample method or induction? Sat, 10 May 2008 14:06:20 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/742587 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/740843 How does Yerba Mate promote mental awareness? Why has the FDA not confirmed that it does indeed promote mental awareness? Does it merely work on the placebo effect? Fri, 09 May 2008 12:10:31 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/740843 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/740727 For finite sets A and B, if f:A->B is an injection, is there a surjection g:B->A? If there's a surjection f:A->B, must there be an injection g:B->A? Fri, 09 May 2008 11:02:55 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/740727 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/740716 Do the English have the concept of "cooties"? Fri, 09 May 2008 10:59:20 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/740716 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/736628 Have you ever participated in any Cyberathlete Amateur League events? Tue, 06 May 2008 22:34:35 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/736628 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/732693 Stableboy / Brand Y has stated that he has quit Answerbag. How do you feel about this terrible loss? Sun, 04 May 2008 16:20:00 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/732693 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/730420 Did you know that decreasing your shower time by one minute per shower can save well over a thousand gallons of water per year? Sat, 03 May 2008 08:34:55 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/730420 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/730345 A man died in Washington State because he was denied a liver transplant for legally using medicinal marijuana. How do you feel about this? Sat, 03 May 2008 07:39:53 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/730345 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/728827 At what temperatures does your computer typically operate? Fri, 02 May 2008 09:13:15 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/728827 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/728825 In first person shooter video games, do you prefer silenced or unsilenced weapons? Why? Fri, 02 May 2008 09:12:10 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/728825 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/726138 Have you ever lost a portable gaming device? Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:31:21 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/726138 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/718913 Brits, I'll make a compromise with you. I'll spell words like "memorize" as "memorise" and words like "theater" as "theatre", if you drop the "u" in words like "color" and "flavor" and spell words like "cheque" as "check". Deal? Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:18:07 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/718913 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/714798 Did you notice the "Related Articles" section on AB? Finally, a change meriting my seal of approval! Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:55:31 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/714798 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/712727 Does anyone else think Will Smith rocks? Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:11:38 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/712727 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/709251 What are your thoughts on "Requiem for a Dream"? Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:23:56 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/709251 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/706055 What are your plans for 4/20? Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:51:51 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/706055 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/701269 What's your average kills/deaths ratio when playing first person shooters? Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:47:36 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/701269 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/691700 In an article, AB-Rich suggests that online communities have "specialists" and "synthesists". Specialists know a great deal about particular topics. Sythesists use their general knowledge. In which categories do you act as a specialist or a synthesist? Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:55:45 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/691700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/690868 Are you vicious? Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:28:52 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/690868 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/690817 Are Dyson vacuums as cool as they look? Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:02:24 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/690817 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/690811 What do you use to light things on fire? Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:00:11 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/690811 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/683760 What are your thoughts on " A Clockwork Orange"? Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:29:33 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/683760 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/683163 In your experience, is the transition from friend to boyfriend or girlfriend gradated or instantaneous? Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:13:10 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/683163 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/680422 Have you ABed while baked? Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:39:28 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/680422 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/676233 Is the empty set well-ordered? Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:47:23 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/676233 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/674160 Would anyone like to help me say "welcome back" to The Troll? Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:00:07 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/674160 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/670285 Did you know that people under the age of 18 are not allowed to use Google's services? Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:16:48 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/670285 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/669491 How did the US government figure out that bin Laden was behind the September 11th attacks so quickly? Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:18:33 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/669491 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/668144 Where I'm from, one dials 9-1-1 to reach the police. What's the number you dial for the police? Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:38:45 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/668144 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/668142 Is there a typical stance that police officers take on gun control? Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:37:57 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/668142 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/668088 Do you ever have so many things to do that you end up doing none of them? Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:02:54 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/668088 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/664788 Is there a line limit for answers? Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:43:51 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/664788 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/660613 When programming Turing machines, are the instructions typically in 4-tuples, 5-tuples, 6-tuples, or some other tuple? Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:29:37 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/660613 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/658798 My dinner consisted of three homemade soups in homemade soup bowls. What strangely themed dinners have you made recently? Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:51:05 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/658798 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/657111 What do you suppose would have happened if Alan Turing had not cracked the Nazi encryption scheme? Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:32:34 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/657111 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/657107 Did Alan Turing rely on Gödel's work? Would Turing have come to the same Gödel not done so first? Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:29:07 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/657107 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/655896 If a company offered a pill that would flawlessly give you any accent you wanted, would you take it? Which accent would choose? How much would you pay for a prescription? Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:54:50 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/655896 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/654608 Who is the greatest logician of all time? Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:43:31 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/654608 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/654607 Is there always something that cannot be proven in mathematics? Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:43:10 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/654607 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/654548 Can we actually prove anything about anything concrete? Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:40:02 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/654548 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/654533 Are any religions dedicated to materialism? Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:33:54 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/654533 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/654518 What games are you better at when drunk or high? What games are you worse at? Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:28:18 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/654518 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/653052 Is it representative of modern relationships that the divorce category has over five times as many questions as the promises category? Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:26:40 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/653052 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/637215 I just went skiing for the first time in several years. Do you ski? Downhill or cross-country? Do you enjoy jumps, the paths in the woods, going straight down, or doing tricks? Sun, 09 Mar 2008 14:20:30 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/637215 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/634011 When in highschool, all the internship opportunities wanted college students. Now that I'm in college, all the internships want juniors or seniors in college. Will I ever be able to snag a good internship? Sat, 08 Mar 2008 08:17:19 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/634011 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/627051 Do you believe that "TANSTAAFL"? Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:07:46 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/627051 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/617414 What are your thoughts on the most recent season of Lost so far? Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:15:57 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/617414 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/617408 Hypothetically speaking, what would you do if you lit a piece of paper on fire and can't blow it out and it's about to burn your hand? Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:06:53 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/617408 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/617402 If you needed to start a fire ASAP, how would you go about doing so? Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:03:12 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/617402 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/615505 Does your system of morality deem it immoral for others to have different morals? Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:02:07 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/615505 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/605532 What are your thoughts on "American History X"? Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:26:19 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/605532 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/604663 Ugh! This is my first time being sick at college. I have a sore throat. Should a combination of herbal teas, Advil, and those Halls be sufficient? Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:55:38 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/604663 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/599676 What upgrades just occured? Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:37:00 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/599676 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/599009 Did you know that groups of otters will pick on crocodiles? What weird animals facts do you know? Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:35:31 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/599009 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/598997 Is there anything weirder than giant salamanders, the largest amphibians? Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:26:27 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/598997 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/598393 I think the plural of equilibrium should be equilibrii. The dictionary suggests equilibriums or equilibria. AB-Joel suggests equilibriae, equilibriuses, or equilibroose. What do you think? Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:46:19 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/598393 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/598187 Is it a coincidence that during all of the major recessions in America in the past 100 years, a Republican was president at the start? Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:08:09 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/598187 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/598102 I just got a flower as a present from a friend down the hall. What did you get? Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:19:36 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/598102 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/597595 I do volunteer web design. What volunteer activities do you do? Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:34:24 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/597595 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/597593 Have you tried Firefox 3 beta 3? Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:33:46 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/597593 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/597591 Today has the most miserable weather I have ever experienced. It is VERY wet and VERY cold. Tomorrow, everything will be covered in ice. The rain will not let up. What are some good things to do while trapped inside? Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:33:25 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/597591 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/597589 How much does your average meal cost? Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:32:13 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/597589 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/597350 Is it more healthy to smoke pot twice a week or drink excessively twice a week? Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:57:48 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/597350 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/595772 Honestly, is there anything more cute than red pandas? Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:23:56 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/595772 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/595771 Have you seen BBC's amazing Planet Earth series in high definition? Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:22:24 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/595771 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/595768 Why do giant pandas only eat bamboo? Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:20:45 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/595768 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/595066 AB-Rich asks if less is more. Is more less? Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:49:24 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/595066