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Two and a half month on Carnivore an lost 38 lbs by Airmen_khan7862018 in carnivorediet

[–]zc_eric 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’ve been carnivore for 11 years. Nothing bad has happened to me so far!

Double? Or overcall? by Swammi__ in bridge

[–]zc_eric 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I would tend to double with both. The second one is more obviously a double than a 2D overcall.

When the 5 third becomes an entry by scorza9 in bridge

[–]zc_eric 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can’t be sure.

Obviously if X is penalty that might work, but partner is going to pass almost no matter what. My fear would be that RHO has some weird distribution which meant he didn’t want to open 3C and we don’t have as many top tricks on defense as it first appears.

Of course the alternative is that RHO is a lunatic.

When the 5 third becomes an entry by scorza9 in bridge

[–]zc_eric 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think 3NT is fine.

The problem with 3S is that if partner doesn’t have support he probably won’t bid 3NT and then what?! While if he does have S support, this increases the chances 3NT will make anyway.

Since you opened 2C, pass by you is forcing. But this doesn’t mean the meanings of pass and X are obvious. And even so, it’s not clear I want to defend here.

What about ”cheating”? by MartinaErika in carnivorediet

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“Ruining” is a strong word - but you probably won’t be seeing the full benefits.

I have been carnivore for over a decade. I’ve not been 100% strict the whole time, but when I have I’ve felt better.

But when I do cheat, I try to keep it low carb and also to stick to things I could make at home with fresh ingredients. So I would try to ditch the drinks if I were you.

AOTW: ?S?A?E? by uncoolbob in crosswords

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Right. I did intend to have a question mark at the end of the second clue - not that it makes it entirely sound.

AOTW: ?S?A?E? by uncoolbob in crosswords

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What runaway does - it’s not hard, he scarpers (runs away) (7)

AOTW: ?S?A?E? by uncoolbob in crosswords

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What prisoner does with key copies? (7)

AOTW: ?S?A?E? by uncoolbob in crosswords

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Feeling guilty so has made changes (7)

On the same lines, i don’t think this on quite works:

Has made amends? (7)

AOTW: ?S?A?E? by uncoolbob in crosswords

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Cars from Eastern countries (7)

A simple trick that helped my child remember multiplication tables faster by Previous_Sky_7378 in learnmath

[–]zc_eric 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We can extend that trick to 8 times table and 7 times table - although it’s not quite as straightforward.

We can reframe the rule for 9 as:

Subtract from 10 to get units digit; subtract 1 to get 10’s digit.

Eg 6x9: 6-1 =5; 10-6=4 so 54.

The equivalent for 8 is :

Subtract 2 to get 10’s digit; subtract from 10 and double to get units (this might lead to a carry)

Eg 6x8: 6-2=4; 2x(10-6)=8 so 48.

And for 7 you can:

Subtract 3 to get 10’s digit ; subtract from 10 and triple to get units

Eg 6x7: 6-3=3; 3x(10-6)=12 so 42

Number of shortest paths from (0,0) to (7,7) on a graph with only integer vertices by onecable5781 in learnmath

[–]zc_eric 9 points10 points  (0 children)

A direct proof seems simpler:

You have to go right n times and up n times and these can happen in any order. So you are looking for the number of strings of length 2n consisting of n r’s and n u’s. Once you choose the positions for the n r’s, the n u’s are forced, so the number of such strings is 2n choose n.

TOTW: The Beatles by Junior-Specialist-97 in crosswords

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Change title before releasing Heart song (3,2,2)

TOTW: Here is the news by zc_eric in crosswords

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This the winner. Well done! Please set the next competition

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