Re: [newbie] OT: useless factoid part deux

1999-11-22 Thread PadLocke
That's a Gaaame??? I thought it was some nightmarish exercise in recurssion my old functional programming prof tortured us with *wink* > Take a look at the Towers of Hanoi game inside Emacs. The code should > be similar to what you're trying to solve. > > -- > Steve Philp > Network Administ

Re: [newbie] OT: useless factoid part deux

1999-11-20 Thread Seth Gibson
On Sat, 20 Nov 1999, you wrote: > what i was thinking of, was more or less an interative game type, which will > take user input too move the buckets around ie: poring water between them , with > both sollutions incorperated into the game. > > Does this make sence? > Oh yes most definitely. tr

Re: [newbie] OT: useless factoid part deux

1999-11-20 Thread Ronald J. Yacketta
"Ronald J. Yacketta" wrote: > > David wrote: > > > > > > dump 2 gallons water out fo bucket a and 3 out of bucket b, then dump > bucket b into a giving 4 galons ;) *snicker* I know,its not the right > answer, but it does give 4 gallons > > > > Hello All... > > > > Ok maybe this is not a "Fact

Re: [newbie] OT: useless factoid part deux

1999-11-20 Thread Dan Brown
David wrote: > U have 1, 3 gallon bucket > " " " 1, 5 gallon bucket > > u absolutely need "exactly" 4 gallon's of water Fill the 3-gallon bucket, empty it into the 5-gallon one. Fill it again, empty what will fit into the 5-gallon bucket. Pour the remainder (in the 3-gallon bucke

RE: [newbie] OT: useless factoid part deux

1999-11-20 Thread Andrew M George
OTECTED]]On Behalf Of David > Sent: November 19, 1999 5:34 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [newbie] OT: useless factoid part deux > > > > > > Hello All... > > Ok maybe this is not a "Factoid" per sebut just a little quiz to > b

Re: [newbie] OT: useless factoid part deux

1999-11-20 Thread Russ Hogue
- Original Message - From: Andrew M George <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 20, 1999 7:12 AM Subject: RE: [newbie] OT: useless factoid part deux > hmmm > 1. Go to video Store > 2. Rent Die hard III > 3. Fast Forward to the park scene &g

Re: [newbie] OT: useless factoid part deux

1999-11-20 Thread Alex V Flinsch
; - Original Message - > From: Andrew M George <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, November 20, 1999 7:12 AM > Subject: RE: [newbie] OT: useless factoid part deux > > > > hmmm > > 1. Go to video Store > > 2. R

Re: [newbie] OT: useless factoid part deux

1999-11-20 Thread PadLocke
The buckets were built by automated machines being run by a Linux machine AND the water is straight from Linus T's faucet :) On Fri, 19 Nov 1999, you wrote: > David wrote: > > > U have 1, 3 gallon bucket > > " " " 1, 5 gallon bucket > > > > u absolutely need "exactly" 4 gallon's of water >

Re: [newbie] OT: useless factoid part deux

1999-11-20 Thread Ronald J. Yacketta
David wrote: > > > dump 2 gallons water out fo bucket a and 3 out of bucket b, then dump bucket b into a giving 4 galons ;) *snicker* I know,its not the right answer, but it does give 4 gallons > > Hello All... > > Ok maybe this is not a "Factoid" per sebut just a little quiz to burn so

RE: [newbie] OT: useless factoid part deux

1999-01-17 Thread Seth Gibson
On Fri, 19 Nov 1999, you wrote: >actually what i am looking for is if anyone would be able to > translate that into > >a wee app for X,.. Written in C, as the song goes Give me some more particulars for this. . .i mean do you want it to take user input, make in a game sort of thing or ju

RE: [newbie] OT: useless factoid part deux

1999-01-17 Thread Cheeqa Kidman
water. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David Sent: November 19, 1999 5:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] OT: useless factoid part deux > Hello All... Ok maybe this is not a "Factoid" per sebut just a little quiz

Re: [newbie] OT: useless factoid part deux

1999-01-17 Thread Ron Marriage
Fill 3 gal empty into 5 gal Fill 3 gal fill 5 gal full. You have 1 gal left in bucket. Empty 5 gal pail. pour remaining one gal into 5 gal file three gal and empty into 5 gal pail. voila, you have 4 gal in the five gal pail. Sorry all, I couldn't resist. Ron David wrote: > > > > > Hello All.

RE: [newbie] OT: useless factoid part deux

1999-01-17 Thread RICHARD FRIEDMAN
Fill up the 3gallon bucket with water. Empty it into the 5 gallon bucket. You now have exactly 3 gallons in the 5 gallon bucket. Fill up the 3 gallon bucket again. Empty it into the 5 gallon bucket until you have exactly 5 gallons. This means you have removed 2 gallons from the 3 gallon bucket and

RE: [newbie] OT: useless factoid part deux

1999-01-17 Thread Ken Wilson
ct: [newbie] OT: useless factoid part deux > Hello All... Ok maybe this is not a "Factoid" per sebut just a little quiz to burn some brain cells, ( then again for some maybe not even that :) ) U have 1, 3 gallon bucket " " " 1, 5 gallon bucket u absolutely ne

[newbie] OT: useless factoid part deux

1999-01-17 Thread David
> Hello All... Ok maybe this is not a "Factoid" per sebut just a little quiz to burn some brain cells, ( then again for some maybe not even that :) ) U have 1, 3 gallon bucket " " " 1, 5 gallon bucket u absolutely need "exactly" 4 gallon's of water How to do? Rule: the only meas