Does FR need a ZOT category? (Vanity)

Free Republic ^ | 7-16-2009 | Danae

[Danae]

I have a wee tiny suggestion for Free Republic.

Is it at all possible to have a ZOT category, just as for General chat, or smokey back room?

It would be genuinely nice to have a place where the shame of so many trolls could be put on public display!

Thanks Mods!

[sionnsar]

Well, it looks like you're here.

Health is uncertain. The dry hacking cough is back, but so's the nasal drip. LoM thinks allergies -- I hope not, unless it's due to it's being so dry so long. Not that it's *really* dry, the humidity level seems high for this time of the year especially considering the lack of rain. But it's really dark overcast now, with that oppressive feel that usually precedes rain. And the forecast now shows several day of rain: I hope so, it would end this summer's fire danger.

[sionnsar]

Got Zeros? (Would you return them to Chicago please? *;-)

[Monkey Face]

I AM here! Gloriosky!
And I think we need to change the math so there ARE no zeros.

So 10 would then be 9+1, etc.

[Monkey Face]

I wish my cough would loosen up. I sound like a have a cold that has settled in my throat, but in two days (if the wind doesn’t blow) I’ll be back to normal.

[NicknamedBob]

No zeroes? The post I am responding to would then be DIII.

And the one where you collected your zeroes? You get a D for that.

[sionnsar]

Aiiiee. Every numbering system I know except the Roman one collapses if you pull out the Zeroes.

[sionnsar]

I feel like I have something, but can't quite identify it.

The nose feels like it's been threatening to bleed all day, but it's only sinus. I wish it would rain...

[Monkey Face]

Hey. I thought it was a good idea.
I’ll take a D. It will be just like school, all over again.

[Monkey Face]

Wellden. Just take the Zero out of the White House.

Have you seen the YouTube video about CARS.gov? That will scare the liver out of you if you seriously read the small print.

Big Brother shenanigans.

[NicknamedBob]

"Aiiiee. Every numbering system I know except the Roman one collapses if you pull out the Zeroes."

Especially binary. What can one do?

[NicknamedBob]

"I’ll take a D. It will be just like school, all over again."

If I have to tutor my wife on how to multiply and divide using Roman Numerals, you're going to have a homicide on your hands.

[Monkey Face]

No, YOU will!

[Danae]

(waves) Hi there!

[Danae]

EEEEEEEEK

(Runs into closet)

[Monkey Face]

Ohdang. That reminds me of joke. Maybe I’ll wait for The Friday Silliness Thread to tell it. Just remind me, ‘K?

[sionnsar]

Don't look at YouTube much, even though this Linux distro is YouTube-friendly. I've seen enough that scares the beejeebus out of me that I don't need to see more. I am aware of the "we own your computer and all its contents" element, but am not certain how accurately that is being portrayed in the FR posts on same.

We're potentially in much deeper doo-doo than that.

Then again, we *might* skate... *might*

[sionnsar]

"Aiiiee. Every numbering system I know except the Roman one collapses if you pull out the Zeroes."
Especially binary. What can one do?

1s and NULLs, obviously.

Alternatively 1s alone, but this gets "wordy" with large numbers. Not sure about delimiters, though...

[Danae]

Who me? I have the mind of a Steel siv!

LOL Thats asking a lot you know!

[sionnsar]

If I have to tutor my wife on how to multiply and divide using Roman Numerals, you're going to have a homicide on your hands.

Suggest you write the book first, then present her with a first-run signed copy.

Problem solved. *\;-)

[Monkey Face]

Igor used to tell me I had a mind like a steel trap: everything that goes in gets mangled.... ;o]