joe24pack

That was my first thought too.

It's odd that the odd numbers slipped my mind. Thank you for your gracious correction.

I think I might be doing it wrong, because I didn't do any looping. I'm a bit too lazy and impatient for that, who wants to spend their afternoon adding all those numbers up even with a computer.

  [joe24pack@staropramen ~]$ python
  Python 2.6.6 (r266:84292, May  1 2012, 13:52:17) 
  [GCC 4.4.6 20110731 (Red Hat 4.4.6-3)] on linux2
  Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
  >>> def gauss(x):
  ...   return (x+1)*(x/2)
  ... 
  >>> gauss(10)
  55
  >>> gauss(1000000000)
  500000000500000000
  >>>

When EPA and Department of Agriculture have their own SWAT teams, you know that SWAT teams are more for status display between high level bureaucrats than for any real need to fight off the nefarious activities of Dr Evil.

Hipster huh? Well what about Lycos, remember that search engine?

And you don't think the EU isn't already doing pretty much the same thing?

Beautiful clear skies here in Berks County PA. I'm supposed to be able to see the auroras, but there is nothing yet to see.

Code Spells? Sheesh, sounds a _lot_ like Land of Lisp, but done with Java. Wonder what Conrad Barski thinks of this.

The search for quiet and some peace, maybe that is why I like to go hiking in remote places during colder weather. Yes there is still sound, but for some reason I find the sound of water or a light wind far more peaceful than the sound of people and the machines and gadgets they bring along.

Looks like some weird space station plans

it's also a risk that might not work out.

YAML ? Easy to read, edit and understand.

Ever notice that the O'Reilly books for Oracle have insects ("bugs") on the covers? Could there be a coded message in there?

> What we need a hybrid system that allows good teachers to do what they want, while bad teachers are held accountable and forced to, at the least, teach the test.

Bad teachers being held accountable is a good idea. It is such a good idea that bad teachers should lose their jobs. In some cases they should even lose their certification.