jwcolby
jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Fri Aug 14 06:39:53 CDT 2009
Good answer! 8) John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Gustav Brock wrote: > Hi JC > > Indeed. She (Rita) just needs to call my name! > > /gustav > >>>> jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com 14-08-2009 13:06 >>> > >and the right date could certainly pull me away from further thinking! > > And is the wife involved we hope? > > ;) > > John W. Colby > www.ColbyConsulting.com > > > Gustav Brock wrote: >> Hi Steve >> >> OK, maybe I use the word geek wrongly - I didn't have the word obsession in mind, rather habit or strong habit or preference - of course with relation to computing. >> >> As for the Fibonacci numbers mentioned by Shamil I find them fascinating (actually posted code here 2008-05-15 to generate the sequence of the first 139 elements) but I don't think that much about some practical implementation - and the right date could certainly pull me away from further thinking! >> >> /gustav >> >> >>>>> miscellany at mvps.org 14-08-2009 09:03 >>> >> That's cool, David. >> >> But I must say that this and the earlier examples do not really hit on what >> I usually understand "geek" to mean. >> >> I normally think of an obsession with technology, which does not necessarily >> equate with having a mathematical mind. >> >> Anyway, the key question is... Is your pastime more or less dangerous than >> texting while driving? >> >> Regards >> Steve >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "David Emerson" <newsgrps at dalyn.co.nz> >> Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 10:57 AM >> To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" >> <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> >> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Friday OT: 10 ways to indicate you are a geek >> >>> How about this then. Take the digits from the car odometer in order >>> and only using +, -, *, /, ( and ) make an equation that equals. >>> >>> Eg: 56872: 5 * 6 / (8 + 7) = 2 >>> >>> Some are easy (especially when there are two zeros in the number) but >>> others are harder. To add interest to the game you have to work it >>> out before the odometer changes (the American Govt has helped some of >>> you out by sticking with miles (they are longer than km) :-) . > >