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Math help please - Beaker Nov 23, 17:09 8
- Here's my solution. - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 23, 17:32
- I think you're looking at x between -1 and 1 and x greater than -1 and 1. Do you need the calculus or just inspection. I used casual inspection so, - VMan Nov 23, 17:17 6
  - Decimals make x^2 small real fast so y gets big real fast -- nm - VMan Nov 23, 17:19 5
    - Calculus wise when x approaches 0 and when x approaches+- inf. Again, check my math -- nm - VMan Nov 23, 17:21 4
      - tell it to me like I am 5 :) -- nm - Beaker Nov 23, 17:21 3
        
        should be 2 answerrs; one where Y is increasing most rapidly and 1 where Y is decreaisng most rapidly -- nm - Beaker Nov 23, 17:22 2
        
        Sorry, first values were increasing; second decreasing. -- nm - VMan Nov 23, 17:26 1
        
        this is not for me so no idea what to do here :) -- nm - Beaker Nov 23, 17:27
The Great S2E6 is really pretty interesting. Not at all where I was expecting it to go -- nm - prayformojo Nov 23, 17:01 1
- ...and then The Exultation in the next episode.... -- nm - prayformojo Nov 23, 17:08
It's time for everybody's favorite Twitter game: Real or Parody? -- (link) - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 23, 16:58 3
- Email is real. Someone posted it in the thread. -- nm - spamlet Nov 23, 17:21
- a huge portion of those replies are trolling them. -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 17:06 1
  - I still had to check. -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 23, 17:10
Red Notice Pitch Meeting -- (link) - Beaker Nov 23, 16:52 [youtube] 2
- Gal Gadot regrets not having her own booze label. -- nm - Mop Unleashed Nov 23, 17:02 1
  - shes got a Mac and Cheese food line! -- (link) - Remlik Nov 23, 17:24
DTL: I posted my maxes. Seems I'm not pursuing any bigs. - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 23, 16:52
It's not too early to go to bed, right? -- nm - ty97 Nov 23, 16:41 1
- I’m an hour behind you and considering it -- nm - spamlet Nov 23, 16:47
SITWAP: New map pairs Greene’s district with outraged Cobb residents -- (link*) - Strongbad Nov 23, 16:37 2
- Any chance a more traditional Republican will primary her now? -- nm - pmb Nov 23, 18:27
- Blocked -- nm - spamlet Nov 23, 16:40
could one of you all get UCLA/Gonzaga rescheduled so it starts in about 30 minutes? -- nm - prayformojo Nov 23, 16:24 1
- I know! I have to record it because I'm not going to be home. -- nm - jnine Nov 23, 17:24
Cincinnati Free Playoff Rankings are out. - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 23, 16:21 1
- Cincinnati better hope Bama doesn't beat UGA. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 23, 16:30
"Boris Johnson is not unwell and has not lost his grip, says No 10" - ty97 Nov 23, 16:18 2
- He’s as sane today as he was the day he was elected! -- nm - Mop Unleashed Nov 23, 16:27
- "Boris Johnson's organs remain internal, and his blood is a reddish colour." -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 16:19
check this statement for me: I can't think of any major sport or game in which the participants aren't briefed on all the rules - Max Nov 23, 16:08 12
- Cricket. You can’t tell me that any of those players have any idea of what’s going on. -- nm - Dano Nov 23, 17:09
- Cups -- nm - prayformojo Nov 23, 16:58
- Survivor. -- nm - Pocket Jones Nov 23, 16:55
- Fluxx -- nm - znufrii Nov 23, 16:29
- There's a card game called Mao where you intentionally don't tell new players the rules. -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 23, 16:23
- Monopoly. Everyone seems to have a home brew. -- nm - VMan Nov 23, 16:19
- Calvinball. -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 16:16
- Sex -- nm - budice Nov 23, 16:15
- A lot of TTRPGs have rules hidden from players (though the DM has access). Poker Run Road Rallies often hide a few rules from the participants, too. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 23, 16:13
- Video games. -- nm - Spawn Nov 23, 16:12 2
  - This is the argument I'm about to get into. -- nm - Max Nov 23, 16:13 1
    - Well, there you go. -- nm - Spawn Nov 23, 16:14
Titans say "later daze" to All Day -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 23, 15:51 1
- Took a HalfDay -- nm - budice Nov 23, 16:12
Penn St signs HC James Franklin to a new 10 year contract -- nm - Strongbad Nov 23, 15:51
Poll: Eliminate one from Thanksgiving...Forever -- (link) - budice Nov 23, 15:44 50
- 1. -- nm - Qale Nov 23, 17:18
- Keep 2, 3, 6, 8, and 9. Everything else is trash. -- nm - The Allfather Nov 23, 17:12
- 7 -- nm - Dano Nov 23, 16:35
- Green bean casserole was invented by SATAN. -- nm - loosilu Nov 23, 16:32
- 1 - hate it -- nm - VMan Nov 23, 16:20 3
  - Yeah—man, Turkey 🦃 has had its day—so overrated. I’m going 7, but 1 is a great choice -- nm - flavorize Nov 23, 16:42
  - THE WHOLE WORLD HAS GONE MAD. - ty97 Nov 23, 16:22 1
    - Once done, throw on a slicer and make me a sandwich, bitch. -- nm - VMan Nov 23, 16:24
- 7. If I have a hankering for it, I'll just have it one of the other 364 days in the year -- nm - TWuG Nov 23, 16:16
- 1, 8 -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 23, 16:13
- 8. Ham is Easter. Everybody knows that!!!! -- nm - zunk xometimes Nov 23, 16:13
- 5, 6, 7 or 9. -- nm - Spawn Nov 23, 16:12
- 8 from Thanksgiving only. - Max Nov 23, 16:12 4
  - Mac n cheese has 364 other days to choose from, it's getting thrown in the trash if it appears on Thanksgiving. - ty97 Nov 23, 16:13 3
    - No. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 23, 16:38
    - *dives in front of the trash can in slow motion, gets a blast of cheese to the chest* - Max Nov 23, 16:15
    - Nope. -- nm - Spawn Nov 23, 16:15
- 7. But 4 is not a Thanksgiving dish so I’m not sure why it’s on there. -- nm - MDH Nov 23, 16:09 1
  - In some communities mac and cheese is definitely a part of their Thanksgiving meal. -- nm - Krusty Nov 23, 16:14
- 8. And those of you who want to get rid of '7' are blasphemous heretics. -- (edited) - ReluctantCynic Nov 23, 16:09 1
  - 7 is the main dish at Meta Thanksgiving. -- nm - Spawn Nov 23, 16:16
- 7 -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 23, 16:05
- 4, 5, 7, 9. Of course, I was in just one proper T'giving meal.. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 23, 15:59
- 9 -- nm* - Strongbad Nov 23, 15:59
- 1, 7 and 9. -- nm - the wrong element Nov 23, 15:58
- I'm not a fan of 7, but lots of people are. #4 is NOT a Thanksgiving dish so it can go -- nm - ty97 Nov 23, 15:54 10
  - #4 is definitely a popular dish for black people on Thanksgiving. -- nm - Krusty Nov 23, 16:16 8
    - I did not know that. Color me informed. -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 23, 16:19 7
      - It's not just on Thanksgiving. It's popular on most holidays and just about any big occasion. And the person that makes it is damn proud - Krusty Nov 23, 16:23 6
        
        This. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 23, 16:29
        
        As I said below, I love it, and I will eat it any day of the week. I just did not associate it with Thanksgiving. -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 23, 16:25 3
        
        While we share a lot of things like stuffing, candied yams, turkey and such there are food items that are different and not common for many - Krusty Nov 23, 16:29 2
        
        This is from a fun article I found... - Krusty Nov 23, 16:39 1
        
        I've never liked deviled eggs but all the rest can get in my belly. - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 23, 16:46
        
        interesting -- nm - ty97 Nov 23, 16:24
  - As long as I have 7 either Thanksgiving or Christmas im good - eag Nov 23, 15:58
- I notice they didn't include sweet potatoes, b/c nobody's eliminating those. Yum. -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 23, 15:52 6
  - Green bean atrocities take priority. -- nm - loosilu Nov 23, 17:31
  - They included real potatoes because they know that's what people with taste buds actually eat -- nm - ty97 Nov 23, 16:23 1
    - My late aunt Amelia made a fantastic sweet potato casserole. You know the one, with brown sugar crust? -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 23, 16:26
  - I won't touch them. - zunk xometimes Nov 23, 16:11 2
    - Same -- nm - Krusty Nov 23, 16:13
    - brotha -- nm - budice Nov 23, 16:12
- 7 or 8 -- nm - Krusty Nov 23, 15:50
- 4 -- nm - Jovian Nov 23, 15:49
- 7. Yuerrk. -- nm - znufrii Nov 23, 15:49
- I’d say 6 but that includes French Silk so I guess 8 since we don’t do ham. -- nm - spamlet Nov 23, 15:47
- 4. I love it, but it doesn't belong. -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 23, 15:47
- 7 -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 23, 15:46
- 4 or 6 -- nm - eag Nov 23, 15:45
I think I may want to buy a new monitor on black friday/cyber monday. I could either get another 30"ish (32"?) or a 36" curved. - amanda jeans Nov 23, 15:43 5
- Enjoy -- (link) - budice Nov 23, 15:54
- me too. the one I have works fine, but I should update to one with a built in camera & microphone, maybe touchscreen too. -- nm* - Peglegpete Nov 23, 15:53
- I saw one deal for a MONSTEROUS widescreen curved one, I don't think it fits the bill -- nm - Beryllium Nov 23, 15:47 2
  - I admit to being tempted by the 43" curved. I think it's likely out of my price range. -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 23, 15:52 1
    - I'd like one for programming, but I worry it would be terrible for photo processing -- nm - Beryllium Nov 23, 15:53
on our usual neighborhood walk we countded 79 sets of Christmas lights up and on -- nm - Beaker Nov 23, 15:28 3
- out of how many possible homes? -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 23, 15:30 2
  - I'\d say 10-15% with lights maybe -- nm* - Beaker Nov 23, 15:33
  - probably 32. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 23, 15:32
Oh no. Anyway... -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 23, 15:27
Masterful. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 23, 15:18
Will Smith Memoir tells his side of many stories -- (link) - budice Nov 23, 15:03 3
- He and Jada are reaching Apu and Homer levels of “why aren’t you shutting up?!” -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 23, 15:22
- You and me, both, Will. -- nm - Mop Unleashed Nov 23, 15:12 1
  - And then the murders began. -- nm - Qale Nov 23, 15:16
GB Bake Off winner has been announced so you may want to avoid British news for a couple of days. -- nm - LMS Nov 23, 15:01 5
- most of the British news I watch is Meghan Markle bashing. it's a lot of fun -- nm* - Peglegpete Nov 23, 15:47
- *closes Twitter until Friday* -- nm - Krusty Nov 23, 15:04 3
  - That doesn't seem long enough. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 23, 15:30
  - Is Friday the finale for us? -- nm - loosilu Nov 23, 15:09 1
    - Yeah, Netflix releases them on Fridays. -- nm* - Krusty Nov 23, 15:11
The White Sox sign a … relief pitcher? -- (link) - spamlet Nov 23, 14:55 2
- I'd guess Kimbrel gets dealt. How about to the Cubs! - zunk xometimes Nov 23, 15:08 1
  - Oh he has to be dealt, they’ve been clear about that. But even with him gone, there are other issues. -- nm - spamlet Nov 23, 15:14
Followup on the Devils 3rd jersey -- (link) - Reagen Nov 23, 14:46
We have a convenience store in the building that I visit all the time. The owner, Tommy, and I are relatively friendly. So he has taken up the habit - loosilu Nov 23, 14:44 4
- "You're a cool guy. I hate that. Please stop?" -- nm - Strongbad Nov 23, 15:13
- we can go Grateful Dead. Loose Lucy is my delight!!!!! -- nm* - Peglegpete Nov 23, 14:49
- Set up a football kickoff in front of him, and then pull it away from him when he tries for a field goal -- nm - Roger More Nov 23, 14:46 1
  - You might be on to something. -- nm - loosilu Nov 23, 14:57
My arm hurts and I'm hungry. -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 23, 14:41 4
- Show me you'll do anything to survive. Chew off the limb. You can do it. Show me. -- nm - The Zec Nov 23, 15:01
- Maybe you're having a stroke. -- nm - Mop Unleashed Nov 23, 14:58
- "Mmmm brains" -- nm - budice Nov 23, 14:42 1
  - We're not unreasonable, I mean, no one's gonna eat your eyes. -- nm - loosilu Nov 23, 14:59
she sounds sane...I bought 4 copies -- (link) - Beaker Nov 23, 14:38 6
- still think the Qanon JFK/JFK Jr truthers are more F'ed up. -- nm - Jovian Nov 23, 14:54
- This begs the question. If it really were Xerxes, would she have had sex with him? -- nm - Dano Nov 23, 14:52
- I do and I don't want to meet the people that see this and starting nodding "tell me more". -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 14:44
- Heh "The Great Delusion" dvd. -- nm - spamlet Nov 23, 14:39 1
  - she's probably losing good market share not having it on VHS. -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 14:44
- A great delusion, indeed. -- nm - znufrii Nov 23, 14:39
I got carded at Sobeys today "do you get the student discount" -- nm - Beaker Nov 23, 14:37 3
- "Yes, I am a student of love." -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 14:44
- Are you sure they didn't say 'senior'? -- nm - Roger More Nov 23, 14:44 1
  - That's when I know it's past time to do my roots. -- nm - loosilu Nov 23, 15:00
DTL -- I'm up to #7! Woohooo! Best ranking ever. (and I'm the tops in my conference -- 1st ever!) -- (edited) - Will Hunting Nov 23, 14:17 8
- After 5 scrimmages, 3 preseason games, and 2 regular season games I still don't know what to do with my team. -- nm - Dano Nov 23, 14:49 4
  - I'm trying to figure out my reserve PG's aversion to assists. -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 23, 15:01 2
    - Hey, did you notice they've added percentages to the bottom of box scores, so you don't have to math it yourself. -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 23, 15:02 1
      - Yeah. That 33.9% really stood out for my last game. -- nm - Dano Nov 23, 15:07
  - Ditto -- nm - spamlet Nov 23, 14:54
- Nice! And it indirectly helps me. :) -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 23, 14:38
- Fantastic! -- nm - spamlet Nov 23, 14:32
- Woohoo! Congrats! -- nm - Dano Nov 23, 14:19
If anyone here has one of those smartphone armbands for exercising, I have a dumb/silly question - Beryllium Nov 23, 14:10 5
- doubtful. Most of them are wraps, and meant for a bicep (or smaller). - JaxSean Nov 23, 14:16 3
  - (for holding a cell phone during exercising, I highly recommend one of these) -- (link) - JaxSean Nov 23, 14:19
  - I wouldn't get mine even halfway over my calf. -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 14:19 1
    - Oh, calf. For a moment I thought this said cat. - Beryllium Nov 23, 14:29
- if you've got chicken legs, maybe. -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 14:16

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