Recent content by Focus

Now look where you ended up, in PF . I also did the same as well. I lacked the motivation. I didn't find it very interesting.

What is a "smart" algorithm? Do you mean an algorithm that has a polynomial complexity? I can write you an algorithm that can generate all primes (and only primes) and one for telling you how many primes are in a given finite subset of the naturals. You can tell the algorithm to output infinity...

This is a rhetorical question...right?

Yes but religion is not what makes people good, this is clear as atheists don't go around killing people. Humans were compassionate before religion came along. Unfortunately there are many things that I would rather believe in that will make me feel better, but it's a shame. What I worry...

Oh dear. I use linux, worst of all I use awesome window manager (it's a tiling wm) with black background and white text (some colour outputs as well), usually with a lot of text scrolling everywhere. I am going to be arrested for sure. Lucky this is just a desktop, I guess they can still accuse...

I hope I don't get flamed for this but I am an atheist and a vegetarian. I think compassion for animals is a by product of our evolutionary ancestry. As homosapiens it is integral to the way we survive that we feel compassion for anyone else in our society. We are not physically capable...

No you aren't. Though I personally do not believe in a religion, I do find the study of religion interesting. Religion is a large part of our culture and has been so for many years. It is also interesting to see what people of that time were concerned with. Also I would have thought that...

You will be forgiven as long as your heart is black and your mind is scientific. The Zapper works in mysterious ways, be wary of his trickery.

There is a reason why linux is a great platform for programing and that is because most people who use it love programming. If you are serious about coding, I would recommend getting a linux partition but keep in mind that linux != windows, it isn't just going to be a vista with added features...

Somewhat biased...C++ is more mid-level than high level. C is not archaic, it is still in widespread use today. From experience bugs are equally likely in C and C++, its the coder, not the language that makes the bugs. I would personally recommend C, it is a great language and you will be...

I have talked to the holly one, he asked me to bring this message to you, in the hopes that you can open your eyes and come closer to him. The commandments; Thou shalt not post crackpot theories. Thou shalt not double post. Thou shalt respect fellow Gregtians. Thou shalt help all those...

Same reason that some people will put on makeup or hair gel just to go to their local shop for 5 mins. It isn't something that is difficult to put on and it is a norm for them. I have to put on my jeans to go to the shops which is an inconvenience for me. I am sure I wouldn't get arrested for...

Theory in mathematics refers to a collection of thoughs, such as Galois theory, probability theory and catastrophe theory. It is perfectly just calling string theory a theory because it too is a collection of thoughts.

Please reference any sources that indicate a mass murder by Lenin after the revolution. Also Russia is a big country, a revolution in a big country is going to kill more people than in other countries. Please again reference sources. Stalin was post revolution, his slaughterings do not count...

Pythagoras was long dead when they came across irrational numbers. I am certain that we will not observe something infinite, as we can only exist and observe for a finite time, thus all we can observe is something that is very big. My concern is not about writing out irrational numbers. Just...