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What exactly are infinitesimals? I am pretty sure that it is the closest number to 0, but not 0. Well that sort of thing, like two lines which are going towards each other but never meet. Is that right or am I getting it a bit mixed up with something else here? @Fabby @Virusboy

Fabby

You should look for the SLC's...

Virusboy

Called it

Fabby

8:26 PM

@I know Planck's length is an infinitesimal...

So basically you're right...

Infinitesimally small.

Never infinitesimally large!

Virusboy

never gets to zero but is the closest thing to zero

user136984

@Fabby: Good, I thought I was right but just wanted to check! :D

Virusboy

Wait till you play with i

user136984

I am reading some very interesting books at the moment on all of this stuff and the history of it.

Virusboy

someone italic that

Fabby

8:28 PM

sqrt(-1)=i

Virusboy

x=3/i
sqrtx*theta

enjoy

supposably its solvable but w.e

user136984

@Fabby: But what is the square root of 2?

Fabby

1.4142...

user136984

I think that I have a calculation from a NASA computer somewhere round here which rounds it to a million decimal places! :D

user136984

Irational numbers are so lovely aren't they! :D

Fabby

8:36 PM

Hah! that was out of my head!!!

Calculator! Huh!

Back in my time we had rocks!

:D

user136984

:D

user136984

@Fabby: Have a look at this: apod.nasa.gov/htmltest/gifcity/sqrt2.1mil

user136984

:D

Virusboy

Irrational numbers?

user136984

I think that something went a little wrong with the HTML code on that NASA page though!

user136984

8:38 PM

:D

Fabby

I have a 10MB file for pi...

user136984

Probably forgot the "<HTML></HTML>" on that page.

user136984

@Fabby :D

user136984

Where did you get it from?

user136984

Or did you make it?

user136984

8:39 PM

:D

Fabby

No, i forgot...

Must be somewhere on the Internet...

user136984

Ok.

user136984

:)

user136984

@Fabby: You know much about Negative Dimensions?

Fabby

Man, that's 30 years ago!

I can't even remember there were any negative dimensions....

@Mateo and @NathanOsman them avatars look like math geniuses.... Try them instead of an old man! ;-)

I.o.w. : no clue! ;-)

user136984

8:43 PM

:D

user136984

@Fabby: If you are interested though I have a very interesting paper here on Random Magnetic Fields, Supersymmetry and Negative Dimensions: dropbox.com/s/0k42onzrqp8xilb/…

Fabby

downloaded...

I was in the kitchen making Crême Brulée...

user136984

Yum!

user136984

:D

user136984

The maths paper is a very interesting one.

user136984

8:57 PM

Well, I would say anyway! :D

user136984

A lot of people hate me for sending that paper to them! :D

psusi

Duplicate? askubuntu.com/q/452860/8500

Fabby

Yep

Flagged...

Seth

@psusi Yeah they're the same problem but I think leave that one open because it has a specific error message and other people that have a similar problem can still find it more useful than the other question.

Like the second answer shows you can get that error more ways than just what the OP did.

user136984

@Fabby: So what did you think of the paper? Or not been able to look at it yet? :)

Fabby

9:02 PM

I saw it was from 1979

2 pages

now continuing my last 3 answers of the day...

then having a look! :P ;-)

user136984

Ok! :D

Virusboy

sigh looks like im going to have install 98 the hard way

Nathan Osman

What are you installing it on?

Virusboy

a GPT table

Nathan Osman

It doesn't run properly in VirtualBox.

Virusboy

9:05 PM

%$&# VM

twas the first comment too

Nathan Osman

It works great in VMware Player, though.

I even managed to get guest extensions installed, to allow custom screen resolutions.

Virusboy

I currently am looking down on such solutions as it will be an everyday item.

plus I need it to fully utilize my hardware.

Nathan Osman

You're going to be using Windows 98 on a daily basis?

Virusboy

in a sense yes

Nathan Osman

O_o

Virusboy

9:07 PM

mainly for programs that normally run on DOS

Nathan Osman

That makes sense in a VM... but on bare metal?

Does Windows 98 even run on modern hardware?

Virusboy

well I cannot give windows more than 4GB

but it can access drives bigger than 4 GB

Nathan Osman

I don't think Windows 98 can even use more than 512 MB of RAM.

Virusboy

which is ok

Ubuntu doesnt either

at times when it isnt idle

Nathan Osman

I'm currently using 1.9 GB / 8 GB of RAM... :P

Virusboy

9:09 PM

1GB of 6

point being i need to possible make a boot strapper

Nathan Osman

This may be helpful: answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=333688

Virusboy

It wont use more than 4GB of ram but will wig out on more than 2 GB of HDD space

brb gotta defrag my data drive

Fabby

@Virusboy: Won't work on a GPT table: you won't be able to boot it

@Virusboy: DOS?

Why not freedos.org then???

BRB

Virusboy

9:27 PM

because some programs require 98 or 2000 with a dos OS to run with

which makes that question on SU worthless

screw it ill just boot 2000

Fabby

2000 has excellent 8, 16 and 32-bit compatibility...

Virusboy

but no GPT

which is a problem

Fabby

No!

Why?

Virusboy

????

Fabby

External USB drive...

Virusboy

9:36 PM

because its what im running

Fabby

No problem!

Virusboy

hmm

will it fit on 1 GB?

Fabby

F*cking USB stick!

Great minds etc...

Depending on your apps...

I would take a 4GB...

Virusboy

why cannot i use my data part

The OS would just use that as lib files and downloads and sh*t

Fabby

support.microsoft.com/kb/304297/EN

650MB min

2GB recommended!

Take a 4GB SLC USB stick!

That stuff will scream!

SLC not because of speed, but because of reliability!

Virusboy

9:39 PM

i have an 8GB Cruzer yes?

Fabby

Is it work-related?

Yes. 8GB Cruser OK

Virusboy

no bought at a wally world

Fabby

The stuff you're doing!

The cruzer I suppose not...

:P ;-)

Is the stuff you're doing work-related?

(I won't ask a commission!)

Leave a comment @Fabby: dessert is waiting!

:P

user136984

@Fabby: So have you managed to look at that paper yet? :)

Fabby

I'm just back from dessert! :P

(looking now)

user136984

9:51 PM

Ok! :D

Fabby

Are you taking the mickey or what???

user136984

Nope

user136984

Why? :)

Fabby

Because is doesn't explain negative dimensions at all...

Huh?

what dessert?

user136984

You said you just came back from the dessert.

Fabby

9:54 PM

yes...

So?

user136984

Nothing

Fabby

Then I started reading your paper fom 1979

And I thought it was going to explain negative dimensions to me...

user136984

:D

Fabby

And it's about stochiastical mathematics of EM fields!

Duh!

user136984

:D

user136984

9:55 PM

It's still an interesting paper though.

Fabby

Have I ever told you what the unix command was to mail-and-forward????

Don't bother googling it...

You won't find it...

So, Did I ever tell you???

user136984

Don't think so...

Fabby

finger

:P

:D

user136984

:D

Fabby

And the Crême brulée wasn't up to standard neither...

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