Comments on: FDL Book Salon Welcomes Andrea Batista Schlesinger: The Death of Why?

By: mathgoddess

mathgoddess — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 09:35:57 +0000

I’m a little confused by your question. All prime numbers (all numbers not divisible by 3, in fact) are either 1 or 2 mod 3 (that is, are equal to 3x + 1 or 3x + 2) so yeah, anything divided by three is going to end in either 1/3 or 2/3. Not sure where the primes come in here.

By: ThingsComeUndone

ThingsComeUndone — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 04:46:00 +0000

sorry divide all prime numbers bt the number 3

By: ThingsComeUndone

ThingsComeUndone — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 01:48:33 +0000

MathGodess I am not a math person at all are you on the FDL facebook page? here is my question divide any rime number except 3 for obvious reasons you get a repeating decimal ending in .333 or .666 the bible holy trinity and the number of the beast these numbers alternate as you divide numbers until they you get 2 .333 or .666’s and then the numbers alternate again is there a pattern somewhere is math as a science aware of this?
I lack the skills to search the math on the net to find an answer public school Philosophy major here.

By: mathgoddess

mathgoddess — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:05:34 +0000

One of my dearest regrets is that I never took a shop class. Thank god for stage crew, otherwise I would never know how to use a hammer.

By: ThingsComeUndone

ThingsComeUndone — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:04:56 +0000

Maybe the volunteerism getting attention will be a start.

I like this idea best and I think it can help get kids asking why too:)

By: TheLurkingMod

TheLurkingMod — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:03:29 +0000

emptywheel, upstairs!
Meet the Press STILL Lets Guests “Control the Message”

By: ThingsComeUndone

ThingsComeUndone — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:02:15 +0000

I agree plus more art and shop classes to keep things interesting:)

By: libbyliberal

libbyliberal — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:01:14 +0000

Thanks. Was feeling inspired by discussion but on outside looking in.

Reality tv is sure not the answer except for something like Intervention. So much ego and narcissism and stress manipulation by the producers. But maybe more heroes there and celebs who are heroes more than brats. Tony Soprano was enthralling but shows how seductive the sociopaths can be. Personality not character.

Maybe the volunteerism getting attention will be a start.

But stress causes narcissism and that does not promote expansion toward others but contraction away. Still hitting a bottom makes people angry and anger does inspire change and renewal, too. WTF! kind of …. inventorying of one’s life choices, etc.

Thanks again. TCU :)

By: ThingsComeUndone

ThingsComeUndone — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:00:54 +0000

Your welcome oh I meant to ask this earlier but the death of why I think is the fear of being singled out as stupid for asking a question.
My folks always treated me serious as I said so I as many folks here can attest have no fear of asking dumb questions.
Being right being there with the smart question once makes the other 10 eh questions all worth while in my book.

By: mathgoddess

mathgoddess — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 22:59:46 +0000

Damn it, too late.