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You're my punk rock dream come true! Bratmobile – P.R.D.C.T.

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P.R.D.C.T is of course an acronym for “punk rock dream come true”

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to each at 50 the face he deserves according to his need Tom Lehman on Twitter: "to each at 50 the face he deserves according to his need"

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A fairly obscure mashup of two classic quotes:

“At 50, everyone has the face he deserves”
— George Orwell

“From each according to his ability, to each according to his need”
— Louis Blanc

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...ions with whole numbers (also called integers) smaller than the aforementioned 9 quadrillion are guaranteed to always be precise. Unfortunately, calculations with fractional numbers are generally not. Just as π (pi) cannot be precisely expressed by a finite number of decimal digits, many numbers lose some precision when only 64 bits are available to store them. This is a shame, but it causes practical problems only in specific situations. The important thing is to be aware of it and treat fractional digital numbers as approximations, not as precise values. Values, Types, and Operators :: Eloquent JavaScript

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Strictly speaking this is false – consider, e.g., the finite number of digits in the binary representation of a computer program whose output is all the digits of pi in order.

This makes pi a bad example because you CAN “store” the “floating point” number pi to infinite precision in a computer (whereas floating point numbers whose digits CANNOT be algorithmically-enumerated DO necessarily lose precision when stored)

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@all-up-in-technology

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The statement in question: “π cannot be precisely expressed by a finite number of decimal digits” is true. A program that enumerates the digits of π expressed in decimal is not identical to the number pi itself. Equivalently, the author might have said, “π is not equal to the sum of any finite series of single digit integer multiples of powers of ten.” but of course the shorter statement is clearer, if perhaps less rigorous.

As an aside, storing a representation of pi in a computer is actually even easier than Tom’s suggested method of writing down a program to compute it: simply store the character ‘π’.

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Rap Exegesis – take it easy in Hudson News, ya'll. Genius/Rap-Genius

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A reference to BetterMetroNorth’s README which looks like this:

For you see, the first version of Genius was but a copy-pasta of the BMN code and so early on I simply updated “Better Metro-North” in the README to “Rap Exegesis” and the rest is history!!

(And then @andrew made us a real README but kept this thank goodness!!)

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@andrew “install genius chrome” should be in the readme so that new people can see this sick tateeeeeee (admit it)

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I can see this tate just fine from email I’m not sure what you’re talking about

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i’m saying that NEW PEOPLE should be able to read it on our readme!

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I think I get some troll points for that one come on

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NOOOOOOOOO

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I need to know the exact birth date of Rap Exegesis / Rap Genius (including birth hour). It’s important. I think we may even share a rising sign.

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I roll another swisher, I don't like to smoke Backwoods Gucci Mane (Ft. 2 Chainz) – I'm Up

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Unlike his friend Waka Flocka Flame, Gucci Mane prefers Swisher Sweets to Backwoods for rolling blunts.

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You put the boom boom into my heart Wham! – Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

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The line that’s most recognizable in the 2014 mega-hit “Bang Bang”’s sample of “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”.

(In “Bang Bang” the line is “Bang Bang into the room”)

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Marked this as a stretch ?

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what do they have to do with each other? two different words???

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the “boom boom” is a reference to a heart beat. he’s saying you make my heart beat loudly

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I think it’s much, much more recognizable from Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, much more of a mega-hit.

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Wham’s song is not sampled in “Bang Bang”. Wikipedia defines sampling as “the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a sound recording in a different song or piece.” You could say that the lyric line in “Bang Bang” was possibly influenced by Wham!’s song (we don’t know for certain), but it’s definitely not a sample.

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"When I wrote these lyrics, I never imagined my fans would someday have the opportunity to enjoy a can of Sprite and experience my art in a totally original way," Nas said in a statement. I'm not surprised he never imagined that — it's an incredibly specific thought — but I'm happy for him nonetheless. The collection is available now through the end of the summ... Drake, Nas, Rakim, and Biggie are coming to Sprite cans | The Verge

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As the article mentions, I’m not surprised because this is a very specific thought!

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...er places that are mountains. 23a. [White and lighted], BLACK ANTONYMS. 39a. [Deadly or human], MORTAL SYNONYM. Okay, I’m not loving the flip-flopping between “and” plurals and “or” singular answers. 51a. [Wall Street and Madison Avenue], NEW YORK METONYMS. Actually, those aren’t metonyms that stand in for New York City. One stands in for the finance business and one stands in for the advertisting business. Wait, does NEW YORK METONYMS mean “metonyms for ‘New York’” or “metonyms for industries that involve streets that happen to be in NYC”? Thursday, June 18, 2015 | Diary of a Crossword Fiend

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I can’t BELIEVE this was literally in the crossword @ben solved on the LONDON => SWEDEN flight! It was so crazy..

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...tion.
text_format Format for text bodies related to the document. One or more of dom, plain, and html, separated by commas (defaults to dom). See details of each option here.
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Shouldn’t this default to HTML?

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@john

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@LEMON will investigate how that plays in with the existing integrations & get back to you

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The down cycle began when Microsoft bundled its own browser with its operating system, making it the nation’s browser of convenience, if not of choice. Netscape shifted from marketplace to enterprise, and began selling browser and server software, but it was fortunate to get bought by AOL, in 1999, for ten billion dollars. Peter Currie, the company’s C.F.O., said, “We made a difference, we invent... The Mind of Marc Andreessen - The New Yorker

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Another instance of the somewhat odd “marketplace v. enterprise” distinction that appears earlier re: LearnUp. I’m pretty sure Tad means “consumer v. enterprise” here and probably earlier as well (I don’t see how you could call Netscape’s original business a marketplace)

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How do you envision Genius? Consumer or enterprise?

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