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Daniel AJ Sokolov

Let's #solve: Remember the legendary #Pacman computer game? The 4 main #ghosts who tried to catch the Pacman were called Inky, Blink, Pinky, and Clyde!
Then there was a Mrs. Packman version, where the ghosts were called Inky, Blink, Pinky, and Sue.
Why? Because!

So the correct answers were Clyde or Sue.
Thank you for having voted!

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jwls

So, I learned something this past weekend about sequential exponential numbers, and how they can be verified through addition and subtraction no matter how high the exponents go.

Is this a known thing?

For example:

Every sequential ^2 has a once nested difference that increases by 2 and it's every odd number.

Every sequential ^3 has a twice nested difference of 6, which the first set of differences create a number which must then be subtracted from the next difference to see this pattern.

Every sequential ^4 has a thrice nested difference of 24, which the first set of differences create a number which must then be subtracted from the next set, followed by the third set to see this pattern.

Every sequential ^5 has a quaternary nested difference of 120, which means requires subtracting the sets four times to see the pattern.

So this validates ^6 at the fifth set of differences will provide a pattern of 720, ^7 at the sixth set will provide a pattern of 5040 and so on.

What is this called? Is there a simplified equation that shows this? Any and all help is much appreciated. Thanks!

#math#sums#difference
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C.

All these recent "articles" and toots about #Python becoming the most #popular programming language on #Github are driving me nuts. And I say that as a long-time Python user and fan of the #language.

Even if you could define what exactly "#popularity" is in relation to some Github #statistics, it is #meaningless and pointless.

You know what matters in a #programming language?

Does it enable you to #solve the #problems that need solving?

Does it have tooling that meets your needs?

1/x

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We the People...

Millions of dollars have been spent by both sides of a ballot issue in Colorado to allow less trained people to act as veterinarians, even doing surgery, because of a shortage of vets. Think how many vet techs could have become actual vets with financial aid to get there. Let's not encourage this stupidity, treating everything like a fight for likes. the problem instead of playing ballot games.

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