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A frequency with t = ∞! I guess even the universe itself still hasn't existed long enough to vibrate just half a cycle of that!

Anonymous

Hehe!

user116848

So, I didn't visit SE for some hours that's why couldn't see any new messages :-)

Anonymous

Well, welcome back!

user116848

12:03 PM

And hooray for the reopen!

user116848

@DamkerngT. Hey!

Ho!

user116848

@DamkerngT. You still talking like a pirate? lol

Hehe!

Anonymous

12:04 PM

Arr!

Anonymous

I wish we knew more about how the brain processed audio

Anonymous

It's clearly very good at it :-)

user116848

@snailboat I have never seen any question with so many votes, closed. It has 41 votes.

user116848

I mean who voted to close it before? lol

Anonymous

Look at the edit history

Anonymous

12:12 PM

And you can see who voted to close and reopen

user116848

I didn't know we could see all that!

user116848

Let me find that...

@snailboat It's clearly very good at processing information in flux!

Anonymous

Sometimes a post has been closed and opened but hasn't been edited, and then you can't see it. So you can use a trick: find a post that does have an edit history and view that. Then edit the URL and substitute in the numerical post ID of the post you want to see the history for (it can be a question or answer, it doesn't matter which)

Q: The meaning of Tar in programs modifications

In my job we use alot the word TAR reference , it represent the number of a program modification. but what does it mean ? what does tar stand for ?.

meaning

Probably off-topic.

user116848

12:14 PM

user3169 close a lot of questions.

user116848

He is like in every close vote

Anonymous

They have opinions, as many users do, about what is on- and off-topic

user116848

Almost every

Anonymous

They think many things are primarily opinion-based, if I recall correctly

user116848

Yeah. I think so too.

Anonymous

12:15 PM

I think POB should be reserved for "open-ended, chatty questions that diminish the value of our site" (which is what the close reason says)

user116848

But that is just mean.

Anonymous

Very few questions on ELL should be closed as POB in my opinion

Anonymous

It should be reserved for questions like "What's your favorite color?"

Anonymous

Where there is no real answer and people are just posting whatever they feel like

user116848

I see.

user116848

12:18 PM

@snailboat Good trick. Genius! :-)

onthemedia.org/story/…

[Satire] Weird.

user116848

So, guess what? I don't use fb :-)

Me either!

user116848

I am on it but I don't go there often.

user116848

Person of Interest got very amazing all of a sudden in its fifth episode.

user116848

12:29 PM

Yay!

user116848

I watched it last night :-)

Yay!

user116848

I wish it remains like that.

Anonymous

12:57 PM

@Arrowfar "I wish it remained like that." or "I hope it remains like that." depending on what you want to express

1:10 PM

Aww... He already left.

Anonymous

I guess I can ping him then :-)

Q: What is the impact of such a device on math education?

4:58 PM

Recently I found this device advertised which uses any mobile phone's built-in camera to solve equations. What impact will it have on how Algebra will be taught in the future? In particular will maintaining skills in solving equations become a thing of the past?

technology-in-education algebra

user116848

@snailboat Thanks snail! :-)

user116848

@IceBoy hi skull :-)

hi pal @Arrowfar

user116848

5:15 PM

@IceBoy +1 upvote from me. I had to sign up on math SE. I was not there :)

@Arrowfar thanks :-)

user116848

@IceBoy It looks like a new tool for maths.

yep, available in early 2015

user116848

I first saw it mentioned yesterday in ELU chat.

user116848

Maybe Matt mentioned it.

user116848

5:18 PM

I don't know.

Robusto

user116848

Oh, him.

user116848

I see.

9:15 PM

Hi. I had a question about describing some events in the past.
Which one is correct? don't or didn't: I asked him why we don't/didn't have a football team? (It is referring to a question I asked in the past from someone)

@snailboat @DamkerngT.

9:32 PM

No one here?

10:31 PM

I'm still waiting looking for answers.... :(

@user215721 In general, shifting it into the past tense is safer. However, you don't have to (shift it) if what you report still holds true. In any case, I recommend shifting it, because unless you shift everything skillfully enough, there is a good chance that people will think your un-shifted reporting is an error.

Hello!

@DamkerngT. Many thanks! So I should use past especially when I am asking about something that is no more correct now. (i.e., we have a football team now).

@user215721 That's right!