jonp
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Comment · 2 years ago
Actually, 53^8 = 62,259,690,411,361 (not ..360)
Comment · 6 years ago
Here's a collection of the shortest finish in many games: https://www2.stetson.edu/~efriedma/mathmagic/1112.html
Comment · 11 years ago
"You can drop a mouse down a thousand-yard mine shaft; and, on arriving at the bottom, it gets a slight shock and walks away, provided that the ground is fairly soft. A rat is killed, a man is broken, a horse splashes" - JBS Haldane "On being the right size"
Comment · 12 years ago
It looks like there is a way to delete: select a section of text (using Shift and arrow keys) then press Enter.
Comment · 13 years ago
"UK" doesn't seem to be shown on the map. I think "UK" should be replaced by "GB" in the URL.
Comment · 13 years ago
I'd come across a similar suggestion in a political context. Saying "we want a fair tax system" is meaningless, because any political party could say that.
Saying "we want higher taxes on the wealthy to help the poor" or "we want lower taxes on the wealthy to encourage investment" is meaningful and distinctive.