Post making contest 6.0

Are you sure you don't wanna click these links?

I wasn't, but then I did, and now I am. This post passes rule 2.

Thanks for giving me the excuse to log on for the first time in forever

Thanks for giving me the excuse to log on for the first time in forever

You're welcome! This post passes rule 2.

Are you sure you don't wanna click these links?

what the fuck.

Akumu, what are your thoughts on the political situation in Turkey?

The quick brown fox jumps over *squints* is that an opossum? I need my glasses.

Are you sure you don't wanna click these links?

what the fuck.

This post passes rule 2.

Akumu, what are your thoughts on the political situation in Turkey?

Seems bad. This post passes rules 2, 3, and 5!

The quick brown fox jumps over *squints* is that an opossum? I need my glasses.

This post passes rules 2 and 3.

thaks

rule 5 is to thank akumu for allowing you to clean your blackboard. if only i had a different kind of board we could have solved this already

things i've written on my whiteboard since cleaning it: the word floor at least three times

floor

Why are you writing "floor" multiple times on your whiteboard, Ix?

Are you trying to convince it that it's the floor?

i can write anything i like on my whiteboard

what the fuck.

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thaks

This post passes rule 4.

rule 5 is to thank akumu for allowing you to clean your blackboard. if only i had a different kind of board we could have solved this already

This post passes rule 2.

things i've written on my whiteboard since cleaning it: the word floor at least three times

This post passes rule 2.

floor

This post passes rules 2 and 4.

Why are you writing "floor" multiple times on your whiteboard, Ix?

Are you trying to convince it that it's the floor?

This post passes rules 2 and 3.

i can write anything i like on my whiteboard

This post passes rule 2.

what the fuck.

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This post passes rules 2 and 4. On further review, post #1729 also passes rule 4.

The sun was shining on the sea,
Shining with all his might:
He did his very best to make
The billows smooth and bright--
And this was odd, because it was
The middle of the night.

The moon was shining sulkily,
Because she thought the sun
Had got no business to be there
After the day was done--
"It's very rude of him," she said,
"To come and spoil the fun!"


The sea was wet as wet could be,
The sands were dry as dry.
You could not see a cloud, because
No cloud was in the sky:
No birds were flying overhead--
There were no birds to fly.

The Walrus and the Carpenter
Were walking close at hand;
They wept like anything to see
Such quantities of sand:
"If this were only cleared away,"
They said, "it would be grand!"

"If seven maids with seven mops
Swept it for half a year.
Do you suppose," the Walrus said,
"That they could get it clear?"
"I doubt it," said the Carpenter,
And shed a bitter tear.

"O Oysters, come and walk with us!"
The Walrus did beseech.
"A pleasant walk, a pleasant talk,
Along the briny beach:
We cannot do with more than four,
To give a hand to each."

The eldest Oyster looked at him,
But never a word he said:
The eldest Oyster winked his eye,
And shook his heavy head--
Meaning to say he did not choose
To leave the oyster-bed.

But four young Oysters hurried up,
All eager for the treat:
Their coats were brushed, their faces washed,
Their shoes were clean and neat--
And this was odd, because, you know,
They hadn't any feet.

Four other Oysters followed them,
And yet another four;
And thick and fast they came at last,
And more, and more, and more--
All hopping through the frothy waves,
And scrambling to the shore.


The Walrus and the Carpenter
Walked on a mile or so,
And then they rested on a rock
Conveniently low:
And all the little Oysters stood
And waited in a row.

"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--
Of cabbages--and kings--
And why the sea is boiling hot--
And whether pigs have wings."

"But wait a bit," the Oysters cried,
"Before we have our chat;
For some of us are out of breath,
And all of us are fat!"
"No hurry!" said the Carpenter.
They thanked him much for that.

"A loaf of bread," the Walrus said,
"Is what we chiefly need:
Pepper and vinegar besides
Are very good indeed--
Now if you're ready, Oysters dear,
We can begin to feed."

"But not on us!" the Oysters cried,
Turning a little blue.
"After such kindness, that would be
A dismal thing to do!"
"The night is fine," the Walrus said.
"Do you admire the view?


"It was so kind of you to come!
And you are very nice!"
The Carpenter said nothing but
"Cut us another slice:
I wish you were not quite so deaf--
I've had to ask you twice!"

"It seems a shame," the Walrus said,
"To play them such a trick,
After we've brought them out so far,
And made them trot so quick!"
The Carpenter said nothing but
"The butter's spread too thick!"

"I weep for you," the Walrus said:
"I deeply sympathize."
With sobs and tears he sorted out
Those of the largest size,
Holding his pocket-handkerchief
Before his streaming eyes.

"O Oysters," said the Carpenter,
"You've had a pleasant run!
Shall we be trotting home again?'
But answer came there none--
And this was scarcely odd, because
They'd eaten every one.

The sun was shining on the sea,
Shining with all his might:
He did his very best to make
The billows smooth and bright--
And this was odd, because it was
The middle of the night.

The moon was shining sulkily,
Because she thought the sun
Had got no business to be there
After the day was done--
"It's very rude of him," she said,
"To come and spoil the fun!"


The sea was wet as wet could be,
The sands were dry as dry.
You could not see a cloud, because
No cloud was in the sky:
No birds were flying overhead--
There were no birds to fly.

The Walrus and the Carpenter
Were walking close at hand;
They wept like anything to see
Such quantities of sand:
"If this were only cleared away,"
They said, "it would be grand!"

"If seven maids with seven mops
Swept it for half a year.
Do you suppose," the Walrus said,
"That they could get it clear?"
"I doubt it," said the Carpenter,
And shed a bitter tear.

"O Oysters, come and walk with us!"
The Walrus did beseech.
"A pleasant walk, a pleasant talk,
Along the briny beach:
We cannot do with more than four,
To give a hand to each."

The eldest Oyster looked at him,
But never a word he said:
The eldest Oyster winked his eye,
And shook his heavy head--
Meaning to say he did not choose
To leave the oyster-bed.

But four young Oysters hurried up,
All eager for the treat:
Their coats were brushed, their faces washed,
Their shoes were clean and neat--
And this was odd, because, you know,
They hadn't any feet.

Four other Oysters followed them,
And yet another four;
And thick and fast they came at last,
And more, and more, and more--
All hopping through the frothy waves,
And scrambling to the shore.


The Walrus and the Carpenter
Walked on a mile or so,
And then they rested on a rock
Conveniently low:
And all the little Oysters stood
And waited in a row.

"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--
Of cabbages--and kings--
And why the sea is boiling hot--
And whether pigs have wings."

"But wait a bit," the Oysters cried,
"Before we have our chat;
For some of us are out of breath,
And all of us are fat!"
"No hurry!" said the Carpenter.
They thanked him much for that.

"A loaf of bread," the Walrus said,
"Is what we chiefly need:
Pepper and vinegar besides
Are very good indeed--
Now if you're ready, Oysters dear,
We can begin to feed."

"But not on us!" the Oysters cried,
Turning a little blue.
"After such kindness, that would be
A dismal thing to do!"
"The night is fine," the Walrus said.
"Do you admire the view?


"It was so kind of you to come!
And you are very nice!"
The Carpenter said nothing but
"Cut us another slice:
I wish you were not quite so deaf--
I've had to ask you twice!"

"It seems a shame," the Walrus said,
"To play them such a trick,
After we've brought them out so far,
And made them trot so quick!"
The Carpenter said nothing but
"The butter's spread too thick!"

"I weep for you," the Walrus said:
"I deeply sympathize."
With sobs and tears he sorted out
Those of the largest size,
Holding his pocket-handkerchief
Before his streaming eyes.

"O Oysters," said the Carpenter,
"You've had a pleasant run!
Shall we be trotting home again?'
But answer came there none--
And this was scarcely odd, because
They'd eaten every one.

This post passes rules 2 and 3.

A random variable X that takes on one of the values 0,1,2,... is said to be a Poisson random variable with parameter λ if, for some λ>0,

p(i)=P{X=i}=e^-λλⁱ/i! i=0,1,2,... (7.1)

Equation (7.1) defines a probability mass function, since

∑p(i)=e^-λ∑λⁱ/i!=e^-λe^λ=1

The Poisson probability distribution was introduced by Siméon Denis Poisson in a book he wrote regarding the application of probability theory to lawsuits, criminal trials, and the like. This book, published in 1837, was tentitled Recherches sur la probabilité des jugements en matière criminelle et en matière civile (Investigations into the Probability of Verdicts in Criminal and Civil Matters).

Akumu, what are your thoughts on the political situation in Turkey?

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Thanks for sharing that informative opinion on Turkey with us, Akumu.

And now here's Kieros with the weather.

Arctic: Winds continue to gradually move east across the Kivalliq, with blizzard conditions finally ended. Poor visibilities in blowing snow at times will taper off this afternoon. Over Baffin Island, main weather maker is a longwave trough interacting with a plume of Atlantic moisture near the Cumberland Peninsula. This interaction is producing a broad area of light snow with localised orographic enhancement where the east-southeast winds meet the terrain. Models have handled this fairly poorly, bouncing between warning-level snowfalls and next to nothing for both Pangnirtung and Qikiqtarjuaq. Thankfully, things are panning out as forecast by the PASPC with a general area of light now with rates near two to four cm per twelve hours. Pangnirtung recieved 2.2cm of snow overnight, and has continued to receive snow with one to two mile visibilities, and the climate site has received 1.7mm of precipitation, so snowfall rates continue as expected. In the end, these communities will see some snow, but far less than the warning-level event that models had suggested earlier.
Blizzard conditions will continue at Resolute into tonight. WInds should start easing up near midnight and conditions should improve then. At Grise Fiord, the optimum setup for gusty east winds have passed. The wind warning there will be ended with the early afternoon update.

Prairies: Mild are now pushing eastwards across the prairies as Pacific air floods over the Rockies in the warm sector of the northern Alberta low. As it often is when temperatures become warmer than they ought to be when the sun angle is low, strong to severe winds are spreading from the Southern Foothills eastwards across southern Alberta and into southwestern Saskatchewan. They will likely see their progress halted at that point as they run into darkening skies and snow-covered ground. Through the afternoon, however, the PASPC forecasts that wind gusts will exceed 90kph and have issued wind warning for the areas expected to be impacted.
Between the strong winds and the frontal boundaries are a mix of sun, cloud, fog, and light snow or isolated freezing drizzle. Across the central prairies attention turns to freezing rain. As the warm front pushes eastwards across the prairies, it has supported an area of freezing rain with observations in Buffalo Narrows, La Ronge, and in Fort McMurray. This band of freezing rain will spread southeastwards through the day, cutting across eastern Saskatchewan, western Manitoba, the northern Interlake, and eastwards to the Ontario border. While the intensity is expected to be relatively low, the duration--especially in the eastern prairies where it could persist for more than six hours in some locations--may prove to be the significant factor. Total amounts are still expected to be relatively minor with a maximum expected accumulation near two to three mm, which would be isolated in nature. The freezing that occurred over the Edmonton area this morning was a bit different. The upper air soundings at Stony Plain showed a good potential for a warm season type rain event but with very cold ground temperatures, the liquid precip spread and froze with ground contact. The net result was widespread icy roadways and sidewalks. Current radar shows the bright band is starting to weaken and much of the organised rain is moving towards the Saskatchewan border. Later this afternoon we will still have freezing rain warnings extending from eastern Alberta through Ontario along a narrow band.
Lastly, heavy snow is spreading eastwards through the northern prairies. Ten to fifteen cm expected to fall along a swath through northern Alberta, southeastern Mackenzie, northern Saskatchewan, and northwestern Manitoba. Along the southern edge of the snow envelope, precipitation is expected to mix with ice pellets and lower SLRs limiting the snowfall accumulations to the south of the warned areas.
In southern Alberta, rain will be the predominant precipitation type, except over higher elevations of the Icefields Parkway, where five to ten cm of snow is possible.
Tonight, the Vancouver Island shortwave will ride the ridge apex along the US border supporting an area of showers. It will reach southern Manitoba on Friday morning, supporting an area of rain that will track across the Trans-Canada Highway corridor and areas south. In its wake, a cold front will sweep southeastwards across the prairies, bringing flurries and gusty northwesterly winds as temperatures return to near-seasonal values for many locations.

A random variable X that takes on one of the values 0,1,2,... is said to be a Poisson random variable with parameter λ if, for some λ>0,

p(i)=P{X=i}=e^-λλⁱ/i! i=0,1,2,... (7.1)

Equation (7.1) defines a probability mass function, since

∑p(i)=e^-λ∑λⁱ/i!=e^-λe^λ=1

The Poisson probability distribution was introduced by Siméon Denis Poisson in a book he wrote regarding the application of probability theory to lawsuits, criminal trials, and the like. This book, published in 1837, was tentitled Recherches sur la probabilité des jugements en matière criminelle et en matière civile (Investigations into the Probability of Verdicts in Criminal and Civil Matters).

Akumu, what are your thoughts on the political situation in Turkey?

0ω0

This post passes rules 2 and 3.

Thanks for sharing that informative opinion on Turkey with us, Akumu.

And now here's Kieros with the weather.

This post passes rules 2 and 3.

Arctic: Winds continue to gradually move east across the Kivalliq, with blizzard conditions finally ended. Poor visibilities in blowing snow at times will taper off this afternoon. Over Baffin Island, main weather maker is a longwave trough interacting with a plume of Atlantic moisture near the Cumberland Peninsula. This interaction is producing a broad area of light snow with localised orographic enhancement where the east-southeast winds meet the terrain. Models have handled this fairly poorly, bouncing between warning-level snowfalls and next to nothing for both Pangnirtung and Qikiqtarjuaq. Thankfully, things are panning out as forecast by the PASPC with a general area of light now with rates near two to four cm per twelve hours. Pangnirtung recieved 2.2cm of snow overnight, and has continued to receive snow with one to two mile visibilities, and the climate site has received 1.7mm of precipitation, so snowfall rates continue as expected. In the end, these communities will see some snow, but far less than the warning-level event that models had suggested earlier.
Blizzard conditions will continue at Resolute into tonight. WInds should start easing up near midnight and conditions should improve then. At Grise Fiord, the optimum setup for gusty east winds have passed. The wind warning there will be ended with the early afternoon update.

Prairies: Mild are now pushing eastwards across the prairies as Pacific air floods over the Rockies in the warm sector of the northern Alberta low. As it often is when temperatures become warmer than they ought to be when the sun angle is low, strong to severe winds are spreading from the Southern Foothills eastwards across southern Alberta and into southwestern Saskatchewan. They will likely see their progress halted at that point as they run into darkening skies and snow-covered ground. Through the afternoon, however, the PASPC forecasts that wind gusts will exceed 90kph and have issued wind warning for the areas expected to be impacted.
Between the strong winds and the frontal boundaries are a mix of sun, cloud, fog, and light snow or isolated freezing drizzle. Across the central prairies attention turns to freezing rain. As the warm front pushes eastwards across the prairies, it has supported an area of freezing rain with observations in Buffalo Narrows, La Ronge, and in Fort McMurray. This band of freezing rain will spread southeastwards through the day, cutting across eastern Saskatchewan, western Manitoba, the northern Interlake, and eastwards to the Ontario border. While the intensity is expected to be relatively low, the duration--especially in the eastern prairies where it could persist for more than six hours in some locations--may prove to be the significant factor. Total amounts are still expected to be relatively minor with a maximum expected accumulation near two to three mm, which would be isolated in nature. The freezing that occurred over the Edmonton area this morning was a bit different. The upper air soundings at Stony Plain showed a good potential for a warm season type rain event but with very cold ground temperatures, the liquid precip spread and froze with ground contact. The net result was widespread icy roadways and sidewalks. Current radar shows the bright band is starting to weaken and much of the organised rain is moving towards the Saskatchewan border. Later this afternoon we will still have freezing rain warnings extending from eastern Alberta through Ontario along a narrow band.
Lastly, heavy snow is spreading eastwards through the northern prairies. Ten to fifteen cm expected to fall along a swath through northern Alberta, southeastern Mackenzie, northern Saskatchewan, and northwestern Manitoba. Along the southern edge of the snow envelope, precipitation is expected to mix with ice pellets and lower SLRs limiting the snowfall accumulations to the south of the warned areas.
In southern Alberta, rain will be the predominant precipitation type, except over higher elevations of the Icefields Parkway, where five to ten cm of snow is possible.
Tonight, the Vancouver Island shortwave will ride the ridge apex along the US border supporting an area of showers. It will reach southern Manitoba on Friday morning, supporting an area of rain that will track across the Trans-Canada Highway corridor and areas south. In its wake, a cold front will sweep southeastwards across the prairies, bringing flurries and gusty northwesterly winds as temperatures return to near-seasonal values for many locations.

This post passes rules 1, 2, and 3!

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This post passes rule 4 and 5.

Arctic: Winds continue to gradually move east across the Kivalliq, with blizzard conditions finally ended. Poor visibilities in blowing snow at times will taper off this afternoon. Over Baffin Island, main weather maker is a longwave trough interacting with a plume of Atlantic moisture near the Cumberland Peninsula. This interaction is producing a broad area of light snow with localised orographic enhancement where the east-southeast winds meet the terrain. Models have handled this fairly poorly, bouncing between warning-level snowfalls and next to nothing for both Pangnirtung and Qikiqtarjuaq. Thankfully, things are panning out as forecast by the PASPC with a general area of light now with rates near two to four cm per twelve hours. Pangnirtung recieved 2.2cm of snow overnight, and has continued to receive snow with one to two mile visibilities, and the climate site has received 1.7mm of precipitation, so snowfall rates continue as expected. In the end, these communities will see some snow, but far less than the warning-level event that models had suggested earlier.
Blizzard conditions will continue at Resolute into tonight. WInds should start easing up near midnight and conditions should improve then. At Grise Fiord, the optimum setup for gusty east winds have passed. The wind warning there will be ended with the early afternoon update.

Prairies: Mild are now pushing eastwards across the prairies as Pacific air floods over the Rockies in the warm sector of the northern Alberta low. As it often is when temperatures become warmer than they ought to be when the sun angle is low, strong to severe winds are spreading from the Southern Foothills eastwards across southern Alberta and into southwestern Saskatchewan. They will likely see their progress halted at that point as they run into darkening skies and snow-covered ground. Through the afternoon, however, the PASPC forecasts that wind gusts will exceed 90kph and have issued wind warning for the areas expected to be impacted.
Between the strong winds and the frontal boundaries are a mix of sun, cloud, fog, and light snow or isolated freezing drizzle. Across the central prairies attention turns to freezing rain. As the warm front pushes eastwards across the prairies, it has supported an area of freezing rain with observations in Buffalo Narrows, La Ronge, and in Fort McMurray. This band of freezing rain will spread southeastwards through the day, cutting across eastern Saskatchewan, western Manitoba, the northern Interlake, and eastwards to the Ontario border. While the intensity is expected to be relatively low, the duration--especially in the eastern prairies where it could persist for more than six hours in some locations--may prove to be the significant factor. Total amounts are still expected to be relatively minor with a maximum expected accumulation near two to three mm, which would be isolated in nature. The freezing that occurred over the Edmonton area this morning was a bit different. The upper air soundings at Stony Plain showed a good potential for a warm season type rain event but with very cold ground temperatures, the liquid precip spread and froze with ground contact. The net result was widespread icy roadways and sidewalks. Current radar shows the bright band is starting to weaken and much of the organised rain is moving towards the Saskatchewan border. Later this afternoon we will still have freezing rain warnings extending from eastern Alberta through Ontario along a narrow band.
Lastly, heavy snow is spreading eastwards through the northern prairies. Ten to fifteen cm expected to fall along a swath through northern Alberta, southeastern Mackenzie, northern Saskatchewan, and northwestern Manitoba. Along the southern edge of the snow envelope, precipitation is expected to mix with ice pellets and lower SLRs limiting the snowfall accumulations to the south of the warned areas.
In southern Alberta, rain will be the predominant precipitation type, except over higher elevations of the Icefields Parkway, where five to ten cm of snow is possible.
Tonight, the Vancouver Island shortwave will ride the ridge apex along the US border supporting an area of showers. It will reach southern Manitoba on Friday morning, supporting an area of rain that will track across the Trans-Canada Highway corridor and areas south. In its wake, a cold front will sweep southeastwards across the prairies, bringing flurries and gusty northwesterly winds as temperatures return to near-seasonal values for many locations.

nyoom

Arctic: Winds continue to gradually move east across the Kivalliq, with blizzard conditions finally ended. Poor visibilities in blowing snow at times will taper off this afternoon. Over Baffin Island, main weather maker is a longwave trough interacting with a plume of Atlantic moisture near the Cumberland Peninsula. This interaction is producing a broad area of light snow with localised orographic enhancement where the east-southeast winds meet the terrain. Models have handled this fairly poorly, bouncing between warning-level snowfalls and next to nothing for both Pangnirtung and Qikiqtarjuaq. Thankfully, things are panning out as forecast by the PASPC with a general area of light now with rates near two to four cm per twelve hours. Pangnirtung recieved 2.2cm of snow overnight, and has continued to receive snow with one to two mile visibilities, and the climate site has received 1.7mm of precipitation, so snowfall rates continue as expected. In the end, these communities will see some snow, but far less than the warning-level event that models had suggested earlier.
Blizzard conditions will continue at Resolute into tonight. WInds should start easing up near midnight and conditions should improve then. At Grise Fiord, the optimum setup for gusty east winds have passed. The wind warning there will be ended with the early afternoon update.

Prairies: Mild are now pushing eastwards across the prairies as Pacific air floods over the Rockies in the warm sector of the northern Alberta low. As it often is when temperatures become warmer than they ought to be when the sun angle is low, strong to severe winds are spreading from the Southern Foothills eastwards across southern Alberta and into southwestern Saskatchewan. They will likely see their progress halted at that point as they run into darkening skies and snow-covered ground. Through the afternoon, however, the PASPC forecasts that wind gusts will exceed 90kph and have issued wind warning for the areas expected to be impacted.
Between the strong winds and the frontal boundaries are a mix of sun, cloud, fog, and light snow or isolated freezing drizzle. Across the central prairies attention turns to freezing rain. As the warm front pushes eastwards across the prairies, it has supported an area of freezing rain with observations in Buffalo Narrows, La Ronge, and in Fort McMurray. This band of freezing rain will spread southeastwards through the day, cutting across eastern Saskatchewan, western Manitoba, the northern Interlake, and eastwards to the Ontario border. While the intensity is expected to be relatively low, the duration--especially in the eastern prairies where it could persist for more than six hours in some locations--may prove to be the significant factor. Total amounts are still expected to be relatively minor with a maximum expected accumulation near two to three mm, which would be isolated in nature. The freezing that occurred over the Edmonton area this morning was a bit different. The upper air soundings at Stony Plain showed a good potential for a warm season type rain event but with very cold ground temperatures, the liquid precip spread and froze with ground contact. The net result was widespread icy roadways and sidewalks. Current radar shows the bright band is starting to weaken and much of the organised rain is moving towards the Saskatchewan border. Later this afternoon we will still have freezing rain warnings extending from eastern Alberta through Ontario along a narrow band.
Lastly, heavy snow is spreading eastwards through the northern prairies. Ten to fifteen cm expected to fall along a swath through northern Alberta, southeastern Mackenzie, northern Saskatchewan, and northwestern Manitoba. Along the southern edge of the snow envelope, precipitation is expected to mix with ice pellets and lower SLRs limiting the snowfall accumulations to the south of the warned areas.
In southern Alberta, rain will be the predominant precipitation type, except over higher elevations of the Icefields Parkway, where five to ten cm of snow is possible.
Tonight, the Vancouver Island shortwave will ride the ridge apex along the US border supporting an area of showers. It will reach southern Manitoba on Friday morning, supporting an area of rain that will track across the Trans-Canada Highway corridor and areas south. In its wake, a cold front will sweep southeastwards across the prairies, bringing flurries and gusty northwesterly winds as temperatures return to near-seasonal values for many locations.

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This post passes rules 1, 2, and 3.