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 Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/202586 inches. $800 dollars. That's less than ten bucks an inch!!!
on Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025The rightist media sphere decides that Trump's tariffs will make you more manly: https://www.lawyers…
on Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025This probably explains at least some of my outdated thinking. I'm operating with a 13 or 14 year old…
on Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025US Applicant week at the University of British Columbia: From April 14-18, select UBC graduate progr…
on Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025Seriously, imagine saying this with a straight face: The majority also said detainees under the act… on Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025America was engineered to select against ambient social pressure since the day the 1st Amendment was… on Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025Wall Street deluded itself about Trump: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/opinion/trump-stock-marke… on Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025The conservatives on the Supreme Court go for 'complete and abject rejection of reality' as a way to…
on Group Activity: Manic Monday Market WatchalongThat would be a fine feat considering they don't own anywhere near 5 trillion in US treasuries. on Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025I have an 80" tv in my own basement and I sit about 5 feet away from it. I have seen maybe three mov…
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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