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 Fashion › Re: Chinese Grandfather Models Teen Girls' Clothing by ektbear: 4:59pm On Nov 27, 2012 |
pDudd: The guy get shape o  |
| Education › Re: Maths Tricks, Questions And Brain Teasers by ektbear: 4:58pm On Nov 27, 2012 |
[quote author=ekt_bear]Q: There was an Ijebu man who lived near a hill. Every Monday morning @ 9am, he would walk a path from his home to the top of this hill, meditate and pray. Then Tuesday morning @ 9am, he would walk the same path from the top of the hill back to his home. Is there any time at which he crossed the same spot on both Monday and Tuesday?[/quote]What is unclear or ambiguous about this question? The possible answers are: a) YES b) NO c) It depends The correct answer is (a), by the reasoning I already went through in this thread. I didn't ask if they'd jam; that is obvious, since the problem states that they use the same path. |
| Sports › Re: Kolo Toure Tricked Student Into Affair Lying He Was A Car Salesman by ektbear: 4:53pm On Nov 27, 2012 |
the story get k leg, though |
| Romance › Re: "I Can't Give You My Phone Number, We Can Be Facebook Friends Though" by ektbear(op): 4:50pm On Nov 27, 2012 |
How can you be offering further advice on an already resolved matter I started this thread very early Saturday, got a positive response Sunday from the girl in question, thus answering my question. I even wonder what there is left for Goldieluks to be saying. 1 Like |
| Romance › Re: "I Can't Give You My Phone Number, We Can Be Facebook Friends Though" by ektbear(op): 4:40pm On Nov 27, 2012 |
lol @ Goldieluks More grease to your hating elbow  Pleep no, not a white girl. Not that I have a problem with them or anything. |
| Education › Re: Maths Tricks, Questions And Brain Teasers by ektbear: 4:38pm On Nov 27, 2012 |
Do you not get that we can replace the problem I gave where there is ONE Ijbeu man who walks up the hill Monday @ 9am and then walks down it Tuesday @ 9am with another problem in which there are TWO Ijebu men, one at the bottom of the hill and one at the top, both of who start walking @ 9am? I am just shifting the Tuesday event 24 hrs ahead to Monday in order to transform from the first problem to the second one.... |
| Education › Re: Maths Tricks, Questions And Brain Teasers by ektbear: 4:05pm On Nov 27, 2012 |
[quote author=some-girl]the answer to your previous question is perhaps. the answer to your recent question is yes.[/quote]Lord Jesus. 1. Suppose that there ISN'T a time when he reaches the same spot. 2. Then there ISN'T a time for which the two-Ijebu man scenario reaches the same spot (if there was a time T in the two Ijebu man scenario, use that time T for the original problem!) 3. If there isn't a time for the two Ijebu man scenario, then this means that somehow the first guy walks up the hill and the second guy walks down the hill, and they NEVER bump each into each other, despite walking on the SAME path. 4. But (3) is impossible, there is no way for me to walk from point A to point B on a path and you to walk from point B to point A without us eventually meeting. Does this make it crystal clear to you why the answer to both question is 'yes' ? You cannot say "Yes" to one, and "it depends" or "maybe" to the other. They are the same exact question in disguise.. |
| Fashion › Re: Chinese Grandfather Models Teen Girls' Clothing by ektbear: 3:30pm On Nov 27, 2012 |
1 Like |
| Christianity Etc › Re: Picture Of A Deeper Life Couple On Their Wedding Day. by ektbear: 2:05pm On Nov 27, 2012 |
There is...beauty. In simplicity. |
| Travel › Re: The Growing Beauty Of Lagos (pics) by ektbear: 1:59pm On Nov 27, 2012 |
Rossike: Well done, my brother. |
| Education › Re: Maths Tricks, Questions And Brain Teasers by ektbear: 1:41pm On Nov 27, 2012 |
Sigh. The answer to, "is there a particular time when a man would be at the same spot he was on the previous day" is yes. Why? Because of reasons (a), (b) and (c) above. Like I feel that you aren't reading or thinking about my explanations at all. Think about each of steps (a) (b) and (c) carefully, so that it makes sense to you why we can say "Yes" ot the question in red text. There is nothing ambiguous here...either the answer is "yes", "no", or "it depends." And because of (a), (b) and (c), the answer is "yes." |
| Romance › Re: "I Can't Give You My Phone Number, We Can Be Facebook Friends Though" by ektbear(op): 1:31pm On Nov 27, 2012 |
Sagamite: She was not sure but thought since I had the confidence to approach her while wearing hijab, I must be a Allahu Akbar guy. She asked during the date, I never answered. Turned it to a joke and game without lying. It was when she used the word 'haram' and I did not know the meaning, when she realised I was not muslim and started laughing.Haha that is pretty damn cool |
| Programming › Re: Where Are The Java Programmers? by ektbear: 1:19pm On Nov 27, 2012 |
lordZOUGA: show me. I do not know how a map operator looks like in rubyHere is a list comprehension in Python (python's version of the map operator). import math x = range(-9, 9) y = [math.sin(t) for t in x] Here is what the variables look like: >>> x = range(-9, 9) >>> y = [math.sin(t) for t in x] >>> x [-9, -8, -7, -6, -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] >>> y [-0.4121184852417566, -0.9893582466233818, -0.6569865987187891, 0.27941549819892586, 0.9589242746631385, 0.7568024953079282, -0.1411200080598672, -0.9092974268256817, -0.8414709848078965, 0.0, 0.8414709848078965, 0.9092974268256817, 0.1411200080598672, -0.7568024953079282, -0.9589242746631385, -0.27941549819892586, 0.6569865987187891, 0.9893582466233818] And here I guess is the Java equivalent: ArrayList<int> x = new ArrayList(); for (int i=-9; i<=8; i++)} x.add(i); } ArrayList<int> y = new ArrayList(); for (int t : x){ y.add(Math.sin(t)) } Isn't the Python version so much more clear and concise than the Java version? Python version say, "Take this list x, apply this function sin() to each element of the list and give me back a new list." Java version says the same thing, but in a more clunky manner. |
| Education › Re: Maths Tricks, Questions And Brain Teasers by ektbear: 1:14pm On Nov 27, 2012 |
[quote author=some-girl]Your question was interpreted to have asked if there was a particular time when the man or both men were at the same spot. e.g 20m from his home at 11am on both Monday and Tuesday.[/quote]Yes. What you now seem to be asking is whether they would have crossed paths at any time which is a different question.They are secretly the same question. Or more precisely, my question "is there a time?" can be answered by observing that their paths must cross at some time. Like, if you: a) transform the problem from one Ijebu man going up the hill Monday and down Tuesday to two Ijebu men on the same hill, one walking up the hill the other walking down the hill b) observe that in the latter situation, the paths must cross eventually at some position x on the hill c) associate with this position x is a time T at which the guy walking up the hill hits x then you are able to answer the original question with "Yes, of course, because of (a), (b) and (c) above." Do you see the logical steps here, how we are able to go from asking about a time to asking about a position? |
| Romance › Re: "I Can't Give You My Phone Number, We Can Be Facebook Friends Though" by ektbear(op): 1:08pm On Nov 27, 2012 |
Bros, you may be right. What I did probably doesn't conform to US standards that much either...there are a bunch of intricate rules about how you are supposed to wait X days to call a girl, blahblahblah. But I've never cared to follow any of those rules. If I'm feeling a girl, I ask for her # and I'll call the next day. I think it is better to go with your instincts rather than conform to different standards that society arbitrarily is making up for you. My instinct at that time was that the girl was feeling me (despite not wanting to give out her #), but was being inhibited in some way by external factors. Plus if a girl is a stickler for society's rules, we wouldn't get along anyway...so better for me to find that out right away. |
| Politics › Re: What Made You To Like Nigeria by ektbear: 12:56pm On Nov 27, 2012 |
Nigerians. Lovely, fun, welcoming, kind people. I feel very comfortable around them. |
| Education › Re: Maths Tricks, Questions And Brain Teasers by ektbear: 12:54pm On Nov 27, 2012 |
[quote author=some-girl]Of course they WOULD definitely cross paths at some point. However, that wasn't your question, your question was "Is there any time at which he crossed the same spot on both Monday and Tuesday?" Without knowing his speed in either direction, it is not possible to tell if there is such a time.[/quote]My dear, if there exists a SPOT where they cross paths, then necessarily there exists a TIME, right? So how can you say it is impossible to tell if there is such a time? Like I keep saying, the speed he goes in either direction is irrelevant to the existence of a time. |
| Sports › Re: Kolo Toure Tricked Student Into Affair Lying He Was A Car Salesman by ektbear: 12:52pm On Nov 27, 2012 |
queensmith: devastated? Stupid bitch, i will love for a footballer to fool me with expensive gifts. kmt. Who cares, in fact even after finding out I woulda still kept dating him to mine money outta his pockets. girls gotta live! |
| Fashion › Re: Top 3 Factors That Makes A Woman Sexy? by ektbear: 12:49pm On Nov 27, 2012 |
Shollypopz: Trying so hard to be smart, are you?Sure, I'm playing to the female crowd a bit. But my point is, as a man, you aren't as heavily scrutinized on your looks, weight, "sexiness." Yet for a woman, this is 95% of what people seem to talk about. |
| Education › Re: Maths Tricks, Questions And Brain Teasers by ektbear: 3:43am On Nov 27, 2012 |
nah. read the explanation i gave earlier in this thread. Essentially you can transform the problem into one where there is a second Ijebu man who walks down the hill on Monday @ 9am, just as our original guy walks up the hill at 9am. No matter the speed/velocity of the 2nd Ijebu guy, they will eventually cross paths at some time. |
| Sports › Re: Kolo Toure Tricked Student Into Affair Lying He Was A Car Salesman by ektbear: 3:38am On Nov 27, 2012 |
Never trust car salesmen 1 Like |
| Education › Re: Maths Tricks, Questions And Brain Teasers by ektbear: 3:01am On Nov 27, 2012 |
[quote author=some-girl]without knowing his speed, it's impossible to give a definite answer.[/quote]Not true. Read the post I made earlier where I gave away the answer. shymexx: The time definitely has to be 9am since there are no other variables involved...Nope. The point of the problem is not to say, "the time is X"...the value of X will change depending on what the velocities are. The problem is about arguing about why a time must exist, not saying what it is. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Saudi Implements Electronic Tracking-System For Women by ektbear: 2:57am On Nov 27, 2012 |
all4naija: Muslim foolishness exercised! I am Atheist,goon!I wonder ooo Is it only Christians that would condemn women being turned into property like cars? Maybe he thinks that Christians would object, but Hindus, Buddhists, traditional religionists, atheists, etc will be happy |
| Christianity Etc › Re: Demonic Covenant Associated With Visa Lottery by ektbear: 2:49am On Nov 27, 2012 |
[quote author=prince_onx]From the op's user name (highyo) you can tell s/he is seriously high on some crack! Not ordinary one but some cheap fake crack.[/quote]I suspect bath salts 3 Likes |
| Christianity Etc › Re: Demonic Covenant Associated With Visa Lottery by ektbear: 2:24am On Nov 27, 2012 |
4 Likes |
| Politics › Re: The Top Oil Producing States. Based On Revenue. by ektbear: 10:12pm On Nov 26, 2012 |
the love of oil is the root of evil oil, oil, oil, this is all we talk about |
| Romance › Re: Have You Ever Cheated On Your Partner? If So Why? by ektbear: 9:59pm On Nov 26, 2012 |
how many times have you cheated Sybellah |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Toronto Mayor Ford Removed From Office Because Of $3150 Conflict Of Interest... by ektbear: 8:41pm On Nov 26, 2012 |
So to illustrate your point, you choose Awolowo, a hero of my ethnic group. Don't you think that your point is more likely to resonate strongly and less likely to be viewed with suspicion if you chose one of your own ethnic group's heroes? I am even possibly willing to agree with your point. But you seem to be arguing in bad faith. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Toronto Mayor Ford Removed From Office Because Of $3150 Conflict Of Interest... by ektbear: 8:09pm On Nov 26, 2012 |
I am starting to wonder what the difference is between them and us. If this case happened in Nigeria, people would be screaming tribal witchhunt or something. Why is our own attitude towards corruption so lax, and theirs so strict? |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Toronto Mayor Ford Removed From Office Because Of $3150 Conflict Of Interest... by ektbear: 7:58pm On Nov 26, 2012 |
$3150 alone? Hehe Naija politicians must be reading his case and chuckling |
| Programming › Re: Where Are The Java Programmers? by ektbear: 6:50pm On Nov 26, 2012 |
Not really. Some languages really are just more concise than others. First class functions make a big difference. The map operator again makes a big difference in expressiveness. |
| Romance › Re: "I Can't Give You My Phone Number, We Can Be Facebook Friends Though" by ektbear(op): 5:42pm On Nov 26, 2012 |
zilch, nada i was scared away by the hijab girl and did nothing. If i see the chick again w/o her hijab friend though I'll talk to her |
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