AbnormalBoy's definitions
Man whose supreme knowledge and skill in hockey more than compensated for his lack of physical size and strength.
Owns several NHL records and remains a great ambassador for the game.
Owns several NHL records and remains a great ambassador for the game.
by AbnormalBoy September 16, 2004
Get the wayne gretzkymug. Branch of "mathematics" superficially resembling Statistics. Does not actually involve logic and often is based on wishful thinking. Exclusively used by people unskilled at math. The "Law of Averages" is a major component.
Using sisterstatistics the bum convinced himself that since he has bought so many lottery tickets, he is due for some winnings.
by AbnormalBoy July 31, 2004
Get the Sisterstatisticsmug. Outdated version of the BASIC programming language which came packaged with Windows version 3.1.
The language provided an easy way to create graphics, though limited to 4-bit colors and 640 by 480 resolution.
Although the "Q" stood for "quick" the only thing quick thing about QBASIC was the time to program. The language was interpreted, rather than compiled, severely retarding program execution speed.
The language is still adequate for novice programmers. However, learners who master the basics of QBASICS should graduate to Visual Basic, a much more flexible and faster language that inherited much of QBASIC's syntax.
The language provided an easy way to create graphics, though limited to 4-bit colors and 640 by 480 resolution.
Although the "Q" stood for "quick" the only thing quick thing about QBASIC was the time to program. The language was interpreted, rather than compiled, severely retarding program execution speed.
The language is still adequate for novice programmers. However, learners who master the basics of QBASICS should graduate to Visual Basic, a much more flexible and faster language that inherited much of QBASIC's syntax.
"I've learned to program graphics with QBASIC but, finding the language too limited, made the easy transition to Visual Basic."
by AbnormalBoy April 19, 2004
Get the qbasicmug. "They got the order wrong and customer service has left me on hold for twenty minutes. This company is a dude ranch."
by AbnormalBoy May 24, 2004
Get the dude ranchmug. Programming language developed by Microsoft whose syntax is very similar to C++, is completely object-oriented and allows fast development.
Contrary to what many believe, C# is NOT proprietary...Java is actually proprietary. However, because Microsoft still dominates its direction, it may be considered to be "semi-de facto" proprietary at this stage.
C# traded off some runtime speed for safety and quick development. More optimized compilers in the near future may reduce this speed disadvantage while retaining the advantages.
Holistically, C# is perhaps the best programming language in existence.
Contrary to what many believe, C# is NOT proprietary...Java is actually proprietary. However, because Microsoft still dominates its direction, it may be considered to be "semi-de facto" proprietary at this stage.
C# traded off some runtime speed for safety and quick development. More optimized compilers in the near future may reduce this speed disadvantage while retaining the advantages.
Holistically, C# is perhaps the best programming language in existence.
by AbnormalBoy July 20, 2005
Get the c#mug. Dr. Evil: By "Caliber", I mean both the size of their gun barrels and the high quality of their character...it's a homonym.
Number Two: No, Dr. Evil. It's called a "double entendre".
Dr. Evil: SILENCE, NUMBER TWO!!
(Number Two falls into a firy pit)
Number Two: AAAHHHHHH!!!
Number Two: No, Dr. Evil. It's called a "double entendre".
Dr. Evil: SILENCE, NUMBER TWO!!
(Number Two falls into a firy pit)
Number Two: AAAHHHHHH!!!
by AbnormalBoy April 20, 2005
Get the double entendremug. A puzzle invented by an American but popularized by the Japanese.
The puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid which is partitioned into nine 3x3 boxes. Typically, 20 to 25 of the 81 cells are pre-filled with one numerical digit. The objective is to fill the remaining cells such that each digit (1 through 9) is represented in every row, column and box.
Easy to moderate puzzles can be solved via simple elimination.
More difficult puzzles require some "what if" propositions to solve.
Solving Sudoku by hand is a routine diversion but writing a program to solve or create Sudoku puzzles is a more interesting challenge.
The puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid which is partitioned into nine 3x3 boxes. Typically, 20 to 25 of the 81 cells are pre-filled with one numerical digit. The objective is to fill the remaining cells such that each digit (1 through 9) is represented in every row, column and box.
Easy to moderate puzzles can be solved via simple elimination.
More difficult puzzles require some "what if" propositions to solve.
Solving Sudoku by hand is a routine diversion but writing a program to solve or create Sudoku puzzles is a more interesting challenge.
I got a Sudoku book for Christmas and wrote a program that could solve any of the puzzles in under a second.
by AbnormalBoy January 8, 2006
Get the sudokumug.