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If I'm not mistaken, which I ususally am, Jeremy Bulloch was the guy who ran around as Boba Fett in Star Wars. I think he also was some sort of Imperial officer somewhere in the background somewhere. Specific, aren't I? ;-) -Adam (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I'm saying "Jeremy who?" *and* I can't remember the event -- it must've been really strong beer. Cheers, - jsproat (24 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Oh yeah? Well, *I* have Jeremy Bulloch's autograph that I got from him at a SciFi Con *and* I had a beer with him in the hotel bar afterwards. So there. (If you're saying "Jeremy who?" you aren't nearly geeky enough) ~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin (24 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) On the other hand, you didn't write it as a math equation in RPN, so you can still be turned from the Geek side of the force... -JDF [who can be described as most of the things you listed, though my leatherman is full-sized and my (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Me? Computer programmer + Loves math + Likes Star Wars... to the point of analyzing frames of the movie for scale reference + Ditto Star Trek (but to a much lesser degree) + Once transcribed Monty Python and the Holy Grail by hand + Knows how (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Cool! I rather imagined that such might be possible-- And actually I suppose it wouldn't be *all* that difficult to write an algorithm to prove so, seeing that a game lasts no longer than 49 moves, and at each step, there are a max of 8 moves. (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I remember reading some years ago that this game has actually been solved; that is, there is a way for whoever goes first to win every time. *does google search* Yeah. Victor Allis of Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I think I'd quantify that to something along the lines of (tell me if this sounds wrong): A. If there exists a line of 5 or more available spaces wherein my opponent has not taken any of them: B - If I have 0 of these spaces (excluding the (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) You have a math degree and think you're not a geek??? Wahahahaha! (FUT just lugnet.off-topic.geek) ++Lar (24 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I'm not! You don't want to know how long it took me to figure out how to post on Lugnet! And one of the more painful experiences of my life was having to take a programming course in Pascal to get my math degree. Of course, as the daughter of (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Aah, but you don't have your own (original) streaming newsreader, cutsomized for LUGNET, do you? ;) -Tim (24 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Slower than Todd so Ditto!!!!! DaveG (24 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) homemaker / mom ... the one who keeps all the plates spinning... sheree (24 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Who? :-) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) heh, I liked it. Never thought of trying a connect 4 game... I did write a tic-tac-toe that learned from experiance... hmmm... I'm trying to think of a way to quantify the killing play (one that leaves you two ways to win next turn) without (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Ok, I'm a geek. I admit that. But now that I've got that out of the way, lemme say I've always loved connect 4, just because it's such a more strategic game (like checkers, rather) than one typically accounts for-- rather than say, tic-tac-toe, (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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I (...) I think you met someone who is not a geek last night. Jonathan (24 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I think the more important question is, who here is NOT a geek??? :-) ++Lar (24 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) So... Have you ever had to write up documentation for a product that didn't exist yet, like Tina? --Electro-- (24 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Well, according to CNN, there is but one career in the entire IT gammut that does not entail direct interaction with networks or personal computers. That is the Technical Writer. I am a Technical Writer. Unlike network administrators, UNIX (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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