[Thur Mar 04 2010]


01:30 <@nanaki> we've a bottle and a half of whiskey in the apartment
01:30 <@nanaki> and have devised a big bang drinking game
01:30 <@zemarl> science!
01:30 <@zemarl> <3 win
01:30 <@nanaki> every time they say sex, coitus, or any reference to such, take a drink
01:30 <@Anoria> oh. that was agreed upon with ali, it was mostly her post
01:30 <@nanaki> and after we're finished watching season 1
01:30 <@nanaki> we're taking apart the 40gig hdd in the pc that's lying idle in the living room
01:31 <@Anoria> (actually I think the bit at the end was the only part that's mine)
01:31 <@zemarl> have you tried the hermione granger drinking game?
01:31 <@nanaki> wassat?
01:31 <@zemarl> every time her eyebrows move
01:31 <@nanaki> everytime she moves her eyebrows?
01:31 <@zemarl> you'll be locked in two minutes
01:31 <@nanaki> heh
01:31 <@Anoria> you're... taking apart a hard drive with your friends for fun?
01:31 <@nanaki> why not
01:31 <@zemarl> while drunk!
01:31 <@nanaki> have you ever seen inside one of em?
01:31 <@nanaki> SHIINY
01:31 <@zemarl> shiny = good
01:32 <@zemarl> good word too, shiny.
01:32 <@nanaki> mhm
01:32 <@nanaki> and we're nerds
01:32 * Anoria recites mantras to herself about being in a happy relationshp already
01:32 <@nanaki> technology
01:32 <@nanaki> and takin things apart is fun ^^
01:32 * Anoria recites these mantras louder
01:32 <@zemarl> nahaha
01:32 <@nanaki> hence why I had to get a new ps2...
01:32 <@Anoria> (taking things apart is sexy.)
01:32 <@Anoria> :D
01:32 <@zemarl> dawn, if we both jump him, does our cheating cancel out?
01:32 <@nanaki> it stopped working about after the 7th time I dismantled it
01:32 <@Anoria> ooh
01:32 <@Anoria> I think it might
01:33 <@Anoria> we'd need to get steffi's opinion but she just left
01:33 <@nanaki> word a question and I can ask it
01:33 <@nanaki> if she's not asleep already
01:33 <@zemarl> what's wrong with how i said it?
01:33 <@nanaki> too much context explaining
01:33 <@Anoria> "steffi, if zem and dawn both jump your boyfriend at the same time, do we cancel each other out and there's no net cheating involved?"
01:34 <@zemarl> pfft get my withtext right, at least!
01:34 <@Anoria> I was making it mathier.
01:35 * nanaki awaits a reply
01:35 <@zemarl> ... (zem minus darragh) plus (dawn minus nathan) times (nanaki) equals (no cheating happened!)?
01:35 <@nanaki> and is this just in response to nerdiness and takin stuff apart?
01:35 <@zemarl> that's mathier.
01:36 <@Anoria> :)
01:36 <@Anoria> yes
01:36 <@zemarl> i think so. unless the irishosity helps.
01:36 <@Anoria> irishosity for zem and lingering appreciation of your hair for me
01:36 <@zemarl> bahaha
01:36 * nanaki doesn't blush, but possibly could in response
01:37 <@nanaki> something I saw a whlie ago
01:37 <@nanaki> Solve for fun:
01:37 <@nanaki> (legs) (fun-clothes) = me + you
01:37 <@Anoria> zem you need another set of parentheses there, otherwise nanaki's not distributed
01:38 <@zemarl> oh right
01:38 <@nanaki> or rather
01:38 <@nanaki> (legs) (fun+clothes) = me + you
01:38 <@Anoria> I was gonna say
01:38 <@nanaki> apologies..tiredness
01:38 <@nanaki> I don't belive I'm often distributed
01:38 <@zemarl> ((zd-d)+(dn-n))(m)=0
01:38 <@Anoria> but zd-d isn't z
01:39 <@nanaki> zd?
01:39 <@zemarl> zemdarragh
01:39 <@nanaki> ah
01:39 <@zemarl> oh zd/d i see what you mean dawn
01:39 <@nanaki> m-s surely?
01:39 <@Anoria> shh
01:39 <@Anoria> we can't make the math work out if we add that factor in
01:39 <@zemarl> well we both cancel out so it's like we're not even leading you astray.
01:39 <@Anoria> order of operations!
01:40 -!- JayaNiall [~angelofbo@we065b.halls.manchester.ac.uk] has quit [Ping timeout]
01:40 <@Anoria> let's see... /me gets out a notebook to work this out
01:40 <@zemarl> ((zd/d)+(dn/n))(m)=0
01:41 <@Anoria> so z+d=0 (we need subscripts denoting the different values of d)
01:41 <@zemarl> oh right.
01:41 <@zemarl> you can be a for anoria
01:42 <@Anoria> or the way I'm doing it, [/me switches d for a] zam = m (the two of us cause no actual change) therefore z*a=1 and z=1/a
01:42 <@Anoria> so... we're each other's inverses.
01:43 <@zemarl> that makes way more sense
01:43 <@Anoria> I've got a quadratic equation here ;/
01:43 <@Anoria> * :/
01:43 <@zemarl> i was having 0 be the effective cancellation
01:45 <@nanaki> how do you value zd and d?
01:45 <@nanaki> or indeed dn and n
01:45 <@Anoria> what's the square root of (4dn+1)/n^2?
01:45 <@Anoria> if we were integrating I think there'd be a trig function for that
01:46 <@zemarl> you mean an not dn
01:46 <@Anoria> nope
01:46 <@Anoria> using the quadratic formula here
01:46 * Anoria gets distracted by the concept of dn
01:46 <@Anoria> ...nah they'd never go for it
01:46 <@nanaki> oh, yes
01:46 <@zemarl> but see that WOULD be some kind of cheating
01:46 <@Anoria> not if we're ok with it
01:46 <@nanaki> although I was going by
01:46 <@nanaki> 01:40:35 <@zemarl> ((zd/d)+(dn/n))(m)=0
01:47 <@nanaki> I've a ratio of almost 3 on something I've not even half downloaded yet
01:47 <@Anoria> I guess if we did it that would be simpler
01:47 <@zemarl> cos of dk, with k being d's gaming manfriend, which isn't really a multiple it's more of an ..exponent?
01:47 <@Anoria> !
01:48 <@zemarl> or is that d+k
01:48 <@Anoria> I think addition is better than powers
01:48 <@zemarl> yeah
01:48 <@Anoria> otherwise you might have to have a long talk with d ;)
01:48 <@zemarl> powers would imply like, procreation
01:49 <@zemarl> which isn't possible between d, k, and/or n
01:49 <@Anoria> ...so n^2 is cloning?
01:49 <@zemarl> hehe
01:49 <@zemarl> sure why not?
01:49 <@Anoria> so in order to make a joint move on irishmichael, we need nathan's clone.
01:50 <@Anoria> ...to exist but be absent.
01:50 <@zemarl> why?
01:50 <@Anoria> because of the quadratic formula
01:50 <@zemarl> well i like my straightforward =0 one because it's simpler :p
01:50 <@Anoria> I have -1/n +- sqrt(1/n^2 - 4*d/n)
01:50 <@Anoria> all divided by 2
01:50 <@Anoria> okay fine we can be additive and not multiplicative
01:50 <@Anoria> we need sean here really
01:50 <@nanaki> sean?
01:51 <@zemarl> why?
01:51 <@Anoria> oodaaq. he's a math major
01:51 <@zemarl> isn't ally? but she's not here either
01:51 <@zemarl> and her would be another a
01:51 <@Anoria> ali's an astrophysics major
01:51 <@Anoria> ...for now
01:52 <@zemarl> unless you don't need their presence in the equation
01:52 <@Anoria> no, just to help us figure out the best way to write this equation
01:52 <@zemarl> but i suspect she'd be interested
01:52 <@zemarl> and a three-way uncancels out someone.
01:52 <@nanaki> (z+a)(m) = c ?
01:52 <@Anoria> to me that means we'd do you at the speed of light
01:52 <@zemarl> LOL
01:52 <@nanaki> =P
01:52 <@Anoria> call it k perhaps ;)
01:52 <@nanaki> well
01:52 <@zemarl> but k is the other one!
01:52 <@Anoria> except we already have a k. damn
01:53 <@nanaki> where?
01:53 <@zemarl> d+k
01:53 <@Anoria> alpha! alpha is a good constant.
01:53 <@nanaki> d+k?
01:53 <@nanaki> alpha \o/
01:53 <@Anoria> the manfriend zem has to compete with for d's attention
01:53 <@zemarl> k = gaming manfriend
01:53 <@zemarl> i said.
01:53 <@zemarl> and because they are practically married but without the multiplication.
01:53 <@nanaki> oh yes
01:53 <@nanaki> apologies
01:54 <@zemarl> (or else i'd be torn between anger and wanting to join in)
01:54 <@nanaki> so x.y implies relationship, + implies joint action, divide implies removing action
01:54 <@zemarl> (not sure i'd enjoy that)
01:54 <@Anoria> hehe.
01:54 <@zemarl> (at least not simultaneous...ly.. URGH MENTAL PICTURE)
01:54 * Anoria pats
01:54 * nanaki might be glad he's slightly lost
01:55 <@Anoria> do you have a platonic male life partner?
01:55 <@nanaki> me?
01:55 <@Anoria> yes
01:55 <@nanaki> not that I'm aware of
01:55 <@Anoria> okay. that explains being lost.
01:55 <@zemarl> ok so. (zd/d+an/n)ms/s=m, if.. that inverse thing dawn said.
01:56 <@zemarl> or not =m
01:56 <@zemarl> but =0
01:56 <@Anoria> wait
01:56 <@zemarl> that way she's included by exclusion
01:56 <@Anoria> are we multiplying m or adding to him?
01:56 <@Anoria> I don't know how far we want to take this.
01:56 <@zemarl> multiplying is the proverbial "jump"
01:56 <@Anoria> ah right.
01:57 <@zemarl> if you back out now, i have to as well or it won't work
01:57 <@Anoria> so are we going for everything cancels, or just that michael is left unchanged?
01:57 * nanaki is just taken with the mathematics of this now.
01:57 <@Anoria> yeah this is probably more fun than actually jumping you
01:57 <@zemarl> everything cancels so it's not like just michael alone, cos he and steffi are an entity
01:57 * alexatwork unAFKs for a second to mention there's a nordic combined skiier arriving tomorrow from germany named andreas wank
01:57 <@nanaki> I never said that, but clearly there is an s in this eqation
01:57 <@Anoria> no offense, but the equations never work out perfectly and there's bound to be error resulting in hurt feelings
01:58 <@Anoria> ah zem has good points
01:58 * nanaki has taken no offence and certainly hopes it never implies any here [in general]
01:58 <@zemarl> so! try this again. (zd/d+an/n)(ms/s)=0
01:58 <@nanaki> flattered as I am at the sudden response
01:59 <@Anoria> :) we understand each other then.
01:59 <@Anoria> and we all agree that math is more fun than sex.
01:59 <@Anoria> ...
01:59 <@zemarl> lol
01:59 <@nanaki> 0 being 0.k where k is the amount of cheating happening?
01:59 <@nanaki> hmm
01:59 <@nanaki> debatable
01:59 <@Anoria> hm.
01:59 <@zemarl> yes i think so...
01:59 <@zemarl> how so?
01:59 <@nanaki> but goddamn if I don't enjoy both
01:59 <@Anoria> no, that would be k=0
01:59 <@zemarl> oh
01:59 <@zemarl> right
01:59 <@nanaki> where k = (zd....)
01:59 <@zemarl> math isn't my strong suit.
02:00 * nanaki refrains from his reflex response
02:00 <@zemarl> (she gets this far..)
02:00 <@zemarl> no go ahead
02:00 <@nanaki> [see previous comment re not wanting to offend anyone]
02:00 <@zemarl> i want to know these things when i can't figure them out myself.
02:00 <@Anoria> I think we all understand the goodnaturedness of this context
02:01 <@nanaki> hm, fair
02:01 <@nanaki> well my reaction to
02:01 <@nanaki> 01:59:59 <@zemarl> math isn't my strong suit.
02:01 <@nanaki> should be clear given
02:01 <@nanaki> 01:59:15 <@Anoria> and we all agree that math is more fun than sex.
02:01 <@Anoria> hehe.
02:02 <@zemarl> are you calling me boring because i like sex?
02:02 * zemarl lols
02:02 <@nanaki> not in the slightest
02:02 <@Anoria> he's either saying you're bad at sex, or you must be good at sex if you don't have math?
02:02 <@zemarl> this is by far the strangest conversation i've had here in a while
02:02 <@zemarl> ooER
02:02 <@zemarl> well let's plug the equation and find out maybe
02:02 <@Anoria> and if he's saying you're bad at sex I think we need to go over the equation again
02:02 <@Anoria> :D
02:02 * zemarl fails
02:02 <@nanaki> my reaction was if maths isn't your strong point, then sex is?
02:03 <@zemarl> ... LET"S JUMP HIM ALREADY
02:03 * nanaki was not saying anyone is "bad at sex"
02:03 <@Anoria> okay.
02:03 <@Anoria> just meant that if you *knew* then we'd have to adjust the parameters
02:03 <@nanaki> hm. While never having had that directed at me in my life, I'm oddly compelled to hide at is savage roar :P
02:03 <@nanaki> *at it's
02:04 <@Anoria> if you hide she(/we)'ll just track you down.
02:04 <@zemarl> yeah fleeing ensures pursuit
02:04 <@nanaki> hm
02:04 <@Anoria> mmmm. pursuit.
02:04 <@zemarl> it's like reavers but less disgusting and fatal.
02:04 <@nanaki> I can be found too <.<
02:04 <@Anoria> yeah, we won't eat your flesh or make clothing out of your skin...
02:04 <@nanaki> creepily accurately
02:04 <@nanaki> well I'd hardly call ye Reavers
02:05 <@Anoria> we have cool soundtrack music though, like them
02:05 <@nanaki> probably
02:06 * nanaki just realised, if effort was wanted, you could find where I currently am to within about ten metres
02:06 <@zemarl> YAY stalkstalkstalk
02:06 <@nanaki> rather if effort was put in
02:06 <@Anoria> to facebook!