Mike Schilling
Mike has been a software engineer far longer than he would like to admit. He has strong opinions on baseball, software, science fiction, comedy, contract bridge, and European history, any of which he's willing to share with almost no prompting whatsoever.
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on Two attacks on US soil and both involve a car rental appMost of the time those are still streets with cars on them - what with people living and working the…
on Open Mic for the week of 12/30/2024I believe I said earlier than the gentrification discourse in this country is broken and counterprod…
on A Man on the InsideOld guy here. Ed Sullivan probably would've said, "A really good shoe!" And I say, "We loved this sh…
on Open Mic for the week of 12/30/2024LA's Karen Bass talked about how building low-income housing in single-family neighborhoods would cr… on Open Mic for the week of 12/30/2024Yeah, most places don't do permanent supportive housing, but use a model that makes it really diffic…
on Open Mic for the week of 12/30/2024The conversation inspired me to Google 'halfway houses near me' and 'homeless shelters near me.' The… on Open Mic for the week of 12/30/2024Yeah, turns out that if there are consequences, people change their behavior. This is a lesson Texas… on Open Mic for the week of 12/30/2024No idea, man. You keep taking it back to that in response to what I initially said, which was not ab… on Open Mic for the week of 12/30/2024There are, I agree, complex issues, but we have plenty of data showing that the bulk of the "problem…
on A Man on the InsideWe watched this and completely loved it. Is there an actor who does a better deadpan than Marc Evan…
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on Open Mic for the week of 12/30/2024 on Joe Biden Agrees that Some People *DO* Deserve the Death Penalty on Open Mic for the week of 12/30/2024 on Joe Biden Agrees that Some People *DO* Deserve the Death Penalty
on Two attacks on US soil and both involve a car rental app on Two attacks on US soil and both involve a car rental app on Two attacks on US soil and both involve a car rental app on Open Mic for the week of 12/30/2024 on The Immigration Thing
on Open Mic for the week of 12/30/2024 on Two attacks on US soil and both involve a car rental app
on A Man on the Inside on Two attacks on US soil and both involve a car rental app on Two attacks on US soil and both involve a car rental app on A Man on the Inside
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Svanyyl sbhaq n jnl guebhtu gur ceboyrz gbavtug!
BCLYWQ ner nyy ng gur fgneg bs ahzoref, fb gurl ner abg mreb. Gurersber, mreb zhfg or PKT be R.
Fvapr B-L naq Y-W ner lvryqvat mreb, gurl zhfg or obeebjrq sebz, naq B=L+1, Y=W+1.
Ybbxvat ng gur yrsgzbfg qvtvgf, B+R=Y (be Y-1)
Ybbxvat ng gur frpbaq qvtvgf sebz gur yrsg, naq xabjvat juvpu ahzoref ner obeebjvat sebz gurve yrsg, jr pna frr gung Y > R, R > T, naq W > P. Tvira gur nobir gjb cnentencuf, jr pna qrgrezvar gung Y vf terngre guna WPRTLB. Fb, Y vf orgjrra fvk naq avar.
Ybbxvat ng gur evtugzbfg qvtvgf, B*L naq Y*L obgu raq va Q. W*L raqf va R. Nyfb, L-Q=Q.
Sebz urer, V qrpvqrq gb tb guebhtu inyhrf bs Y naq L gb lvryq inyhrf bs Q. V gura ybbxrq sbe nal ahzore gung pbhyq shysvyy na B inyhr jurer B*L lvryqrq gur fnzr Q. V pnzr hc jvgu bayl bar frg: Y vf rvtug, L vf gjb, Q vf fvk, B vf guerr, W vf frira naq R vf sbhe.
Gung yrnirf mreb, bar, svir naq avar nf PKTC va fbzr beqre. Ybbxvat ng gur evtugzbfg qvtvgf, K-Q=P naq C-R=P. Jr xabj jung Q naq R ner, fb vg’f gvzr sbe gevny naq reebe ntnva. Naq gur bayl ahzoref gung fngvfsl gubfr pbaqvgvbaf ner K orvat bar, P orvat svir naq C vf avar, yrnivat T nf mreb.
Fb, gur ahzoref mreb guebhtu avar ner TKLBRPQWYC.Report
Irel avpr.
Jung V svefg abgvprq vf gung B*L naq Y*L obgu raq va Q, juvyr W*L raqf va R. Fvapr arvgure Q abe R vf mreb, guvf zrnaf gung L vf rira naq B naq Y qvssre ol svir. Sebz gur ynfg fhogenpgvba, Y vf terngre guna B. L cyhf bar rdhnyf B, fb:
B vf bqq.
B vf pyrneyl abg bar.
B vf yrff guna svir.
Guhf B vf guerr, Y vf rvtug, L vf gjb, Q vf fvk, W vf frira, R vf sbhe, naq gur erfg sbyybjf.Report
Fb urer jr ner.
Nyernql V pna’g uryc ohg abgvpr gung B, Y, naq W ner abg rdhny gb bar.
Naq, nf fhpu, V xabj gung L + 1 rdhnyf B, W + 1 rdhnyf Y.
Abj gurer’f fbzrguvat ryfr V’ir abgvprq. B gvzrf L vf Q naq Y gvzrf L vf Q. Ubj bsgra qbrf *GUNG* unccra? Yrg’f ohfg bhg n zhygvcyvpngvba gnoyr.
Bxnl, abj yrg’f ohfg bhg bar gung vfa’g urkvqrpvzny…
Naq V’z thrffvat gung jr’ir tbg n fvghngvba jurer vg’f fbzrguvat yvxr 2 gvzrf 4 vf 8, naq 7 gvzrf 4 vf 28. Fbzrguvat yvxr gung. Vg zrnaf gung Q vf rira naq, vs V unq gb thrff, gung L vf rira gbb. Ohg V znl or trggvat nurnq bs zlfrys gurer. (ohg jr nyfb frr gung L zvahf Q vf Q, fb 2Q = L… fb L *VF* rira, naq vs Q vf rira, gura gung zrnaf gung Q vf rvgure 2 be 4 naq L vf rvgure 4 be 8! Lnl!)
Jryy, jr xabj gung W > P, R > T, naq Y > R. C – R vf P, fb P vfa’g mreb (naq arvgure vf R). Fb abj V’z jbaqrevat jurgure jr’ir tbg 9 aba-mrebf…
W, P, R, Y, B, L… nyfb C naq Q (tvira gung gurl fgneg fbzr ahzoref).
Fb K zvtug or mreb. Naq T zvtug or mreb.
Fb jr’er fgvyy xvaqn fghpx.
Jnvg, vs L – Q vf Q, gura P – B vf K. Gura K vf abg mreb.
Jbb ubb! Jr unir bhe svefg ahzore! Vg’f T!
Naq nyy jr xabj nobhg vg vf gung vg vf fznyyre guna R. Jryy, qhu.
Ohg gung’f n fgneg.Report