blonde poker forum
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
July 16, 2025, 11:41:49 AM

Login with username, password and session length
Search:     Advanced search
Order through Amazon and help blonde Poker
2262289 Posts in 66603 Topics by 16989 Members
Latest Member: Luca92
* Home Help Arcade Search Calendar Guidelines Login Register
+  blonde poker forum
|-+  Community Forums
| |-+  The Lounge
| | |-+  RSQ - Blondepoker's Got Tal Entertainment		 0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. « previous next »
Pages: 1 2 3 [4] 5 6 7 8 ... 12 Go Down Print
Author Topic: RSQ - Blondepoker's Got Tal Entertainment  (Read 18577 times)
kinboshi
ROMANES EUNT DOMUS
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 44239


We go again.


View Profile WWW
« Reply #45 on: November 14, 2012, 09:03:53 PM »
Many cicada have life-cycles that work around prime numbers (different prime numbers for different populations or species of cicada). It's hypothesised that they've evolved these cycles around prime numbers so that predatory species can't make the cicada their "prime" prey, so it acts as a defensive mechanism to ensure they can reproduce and perpetuate as a species.
Logged
'The meme for blind faith secures its own perpetuation by the simple unconscious expedient of discouraging rational inquiry.'
kinboshi
ROMANES EUNT DOMUS
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 44239


We go again.


View Profile WWW
« Reply #46 on: November 14, 2012, 09:06:45 PM »
http://arachnoid.com/prime_numbers/index.html

Explains it better than I ever could.
Logged
'The meme for blind faith secures its own perpetuation by the simple unconscious expedient of discouraging rational inquiry.'
Tal
Hero Member
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 24288


"He's always at it!"


View Profile
« Reply #47 on: November 14, 2012, 09:08:41 PM »
This is true but only for a small number of species (which I learned to great disappointment!). I think it is just the magicicada
Logged
"You must take your opponent into a deep, dark forest, where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one"
Tal
Hero Member
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 24288


"He's always at it!"


View Profile
« Reply #48 on: November 14, 2012, 09:10:55 PM »
Quote from: kinboshi on November 14, 2012, 09:06:45 PM
http://arachnoid.com/prime_numbers/index.html

Explains it better than I ever could.

It is not a locust. Completely different order. Cicadas are hemiptera whereas locusts are orthoptera.

Farce!
Logged
"You must take your opponent into a deep, dark forest, where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one"
kinboshi
ROMANES EUNT DOMUS
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 44239


We go again.


View Profile WWW
« Reply #49 on: November 14, 2012, 09:15:40 PM »
Quote from: Tal on November 14, 2012, 09:10:55 PM
Quote from: kinboshi on November 14, 2012, 09:06:45 PM
http://arachnoid.com/prime_numbers/index.html

Explains it better than I ever could.

It is not a locust. Completely different order. Cicadas are hemiptera whereas locusts are orthoptera.

Farce!

Yeah, he's more of a mathematician than a zoologist.
Logged
'The meme for blind faith secures its own perpetuation by the simple unconscious expedient of discouraging rational inquiry.'
kinboshi
ROMANES EUNT DOMUS
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 44239


We go again.


View Profile WWW
« Reply #50 on: November 14, 2012, 09:18:35 PM »
Quote from: Tal on November 14, 2012, 09:08:41 PM
This is true but only for a small number of species (which I learned to great disappointment!). I think it is just the magicicada

I think there are beetles that follow the prime number life-cycle as well. Will have to do a search for something to back up my failing memory...
Logged
'The meme for blind faith secures its own perpetuation by the simple unconscious expedient of discouraging rational inquiry.'
tikay
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: I am a geek!!



View Profile
« Reply #51 on: November 14, 2012, 09:26:02 PM »
Quote from: kinboshi on November 14, 2012, 09:03:53 PM
Many cicada have life-cycles that work around prime numbers (different prime numbers for different populations or species of cicada). It's hypothesised that they've evolved these cycles around prime numbers so that predatory species can't make the cicada their "prime" prey, so it acts as a defensive mechanism to ensure they can reproduce and perpetuate as a species.

I always felt that was one of nature's greatest "wow" facts that Cicada only appeared every 17 years. Then, some months ago, Tal broke my heart when he Posted that it was not exclusively confined to a 17 year cycle.

Damn spoilsport.

Boo!
Logged
All details of the 2016 Vegas Staking Adventure can be found via this link - http://bit.ly/1pdQZDY (copyright Anthony James Kendall, 2016).
kinboshi
ROMANES EUNT DOMUS
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 44239


We go again.


View Profile WWW
« Reply #52 on: November 14, 2012, 09:28:33 PM »
Quote from: tikay on November 14, 2012, 09:26:02 PM
Quote from: kinboshi on November 14, 2012, 09:03:53 PM
Many cicada have life-cycles that work around prime numbers (different prime numbers for different populations or species of cicada). It's hypothesised that they've evolved these cycles around prime numbers so that predatory species can't make the cicada their "prime" prey, so it acts as a defensive mechanism to ensure they can reproduce and perpetuate as a species.

I always felt that was one of nature's greatest "wow" facts that Cicada only appeared every 17 years. Then, some months ago, Tal broke my heart when he Posted that it was not exclusively confined to a 17 year cycle.

Damn spoilsport.

Boo!

It's even better that different populations have evolved to follow life-cycles of different prime numbers.
Logged
'The meme for blind faith secures its own perpetuation by the simple unconscious expedient of discouraging rational inquiry.'
Tal
Hero Member
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 24288


"He's always at it!"


View Profile
« Reply #53 on: November 14, 2012, 09:44:22 PM »
Quote from: kinboshi on November 14, 2012, 09:18:35 PM
Quote from: Tal on November 14, 2012, 09:08:41 PM
This is true but only for a small number of species (which I learned to great disappointment!). I think it is just the magicicada

I think there are beetles that follow the prime number life-cycle as well. Will have to do a search for something to back up my failing memory...

Is there a coliopterist in the house?

(First time that sentence has appeared on blonde, I'd venture)
Logged
"You must take your opponent into a deep, dark forest, where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one"
Tal
Hero Member
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 24288


"He's always at it!"


View Profile
« Reply #54 on: November 14, 2012, 09:57:19 PM »
Some magicicadas (omg at alternating consonanta and vowela btw) have 13 year cycles
Logged
"You must take your opponent into a deep, dark forest, where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one"
Tal
Hero Member
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 24288


"He's always at it!"


View Profile
« Reply #55 on: November 14, 2012, 11:31:34 PM »
I will just confirm to passers-by that this is still the place that RSQ results will appear on Monday. You have not pressed the wrong button. Do not adjust your sets.

A quiz will be born
Logged
"You must take your opponent into a deep, dark forest, where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one"
tikay
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: I am a geek!!



View Profile
« Reply #56 on: November 14, 2012, 11:33:27 PM »

A quiz every 17 years? Awesome. Time the next one comes, I'll be in my prime
Logged
All details of the 2016 Vegas Staking Adventure can be found via this link - http://bit.ly/1pdQZDY (copyright Anthony James Kendall, 2016).
Tal
Hero Member
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 24288


"He's always at it!"


View Profile
« Reply #57 on: November 14, 2012, 11:57:13 PM »
Quote from: tikay on November 14, 2012, 11:33:27 PM

A quiz every 17 years? Awesome. Time the next one comes, I'll be in my prime

Wahey!

Blonde has gone very educational and highbrow recently. I'm loving that.
Logged
"You must take your opponent into a deep, dark forest, where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one"
smashedagain
moderator of moderators
Hero Member
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 12402


if you are gonna kiss arse you have to do it right


View Profile
« Reply #58 on: November 15, 2012, 02:43:21 PM »
Are you using a spreadsheet or lots of different coloured pens and reams of paper?
Logged
[ ] ept title
[ ] wpt title
[ ] wsop braclet
[X] mickey mouse hoodies
Tal
Hero Member
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 24288


"He's always at it!"


View Profile
« Reply #59 on: November 15, 2012, 03:08:56 PM »
Quote from: smashedagain on November 15, 2012, 02:43:21 PM
Are you using a spreadsheet or lots of different coloured pens and reams of paper?

Nah, just in my head.

What's the worst that can happen?
Logged
"You must take your opponent into a deep, dark forest, where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one"
Pages: 1 2 3 [4] 5 6 7 8 ... 12 Go Up Print 
« previous next »
Jump to:  

Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.21 | SMF © 2015, Simple Machines Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!
Page created in 0.16 seconds with 20 queries.