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    Number system with an irrational base

    Has anyone explored base 3/2 ? Write in base 3/2 the numbers 1, 2, 3,...,10, ... 20,...
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    LaTeX Latex Typesetting on Physics Forums: How to Use and Download

    I haven't been on this site for a long time. Is Latex typeset a feature of physics forums or do I have to download it onto my computer?
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    Uncovering the Truth Behind Smart Grid & Smart Meters

    Evo sent a private message on this issue, and I've answered back. I'm waiting for a confirmation before I can post, here, in this thread, the reasons of this protest.
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    Uncovering the Truth Behind Smart Grid & Smart Meters

    In North America, awareness of smart grid/smart meters remains low. Mainstream media doesn't discuss much about this technology. People who protest against it get arrested. So, I got curious. Could you describe your biggest concern relative to smart grid/smart meters? I was told to search...
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    Math Handwriting Recognition in FluidMath

    FluidMath FAQ http://www.fluiditysoftware.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=37&Itemid=42 What do you think of this tool?
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    Is Bitcoin a Legitimate Currency or a Potential Scam?

    MIT's Technology Review reports that Bitcoin is booming and makes the peer-to-peer currency secure and anonymous http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/37619/page1/
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    Is Bitcoin a Legitimate Currency or a Potential Scam?

    It is not clear to me why anyone would buy bitcoin. Is it a scam? Find out what is a bitcoin: http://bitcoinme.com/
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    Hour & Minute Coprime: Frequency & Examples

    Sorry. This is wrong. Right. There are more than that. You need to consider 2 cases: - Analog time - Digital time And, you need to exclude 0. Perhaps, I was wrong to post this question in this forum. Could the moderators transfer/repost this thread in the "Number Theory" forum?
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    Hour & Minute Coprime: Frequency & Examples

    How many times a day are the hour and minute coprime?
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    Dumb/wrong predictions in math and science

    In the 60s math teachers said that computer will be a tool for engineers, not much use for pure mathematics. Can you think of any other past or current dumb prediction(s)?
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    Can logarithms be applied to Modular arithmetic

    This article may help you http://www.cs.brown.edu/courses/cs007/oneway/node2.html Cheers!
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    Navigating Crowds: Sidewalks & Corridors

    I'd like to know more about the flow of crowds in (a) a crowd moving in a hall/corridor (b) crowds moving on a sidewalk (a) If you're in a crowd passing through a corridor is it faster in the middle or next to the wall? With a fluid, it is faster next to the wall rather than in the...
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    Writing numbers in statistical way?

    Yes, the idea is, instead of writing the integers as we normally do, to write them in statistical way. At first I thought of Benford's law, but it didn't work out for me. You mean generating numbers from a probability distribution
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    Writing numbers in statistical way?

    How can you write numbers (1,2,3,...) in statistical way?
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