WHAT DO WISE MEN SAY
Wise men say, Fools rush in. OK?
general
WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE
Beats me. OK?
general
WHAT SUCKS
A vacuum sucks. OK?
general
SHOE
A shoe is a covering for the foot. Foot clothing?
general
WHAT GOES WITHOUT SAYING
It is just an expression. That goes without saying. Are you still awake?
general
WHAT HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 11
The World Trade Center in New York was destroyed by Arab terrorists on September 11, 2001, killing over 3000 people. Any questions?
history
1 AND 1
Two is one and one. Do you understand?
general
1
The successor to zero is one. The predecessor of one is zero. Do you understand?
general
1 PLUS 1
Two is one plus one. Do you understand?
general
1 PLUS 2
One plus Two equals Three. Ask me another maths question.
general
2012
The end of the world in the Mayan calendar is 2012.
history
2 PLUS 2
Two little piggies plus two little piggies are four little piggies.
general
2 PLUS 3
Two little piggies plus three little piggies are five little piggies.
general
23
23 is the meaning of life. Or is it 42?
philosophy
2 AND 2
Four is two and two. It is also two plus two. And two times two, too.
general
2 PLUS 2
Four is two plus two. It is also two and two. And two times two, too.
general
2 TIMES 2
Oh, that's a tough one, isn't it. Two times two is four, or twooty two. So is two plus two. And twooty two is also two and two. general
42
42 is the answer to life, the universe, and everything, according to Douglas Adams. Any questions?
philosophy
52
The number of cards in a deck of cards is 52. If you know that it is evidence of a dissolute youth. OK? ENDING
sports
5 PLUS 5
V plus V = X. Another question?
general
MACINTOSH
Some would say it is the best personal computer. And some would disagree. Do you agree?
computers
MAID
A female servant is called a maid. As if anyone has servants these days. ENDING
general
MALE
A human male has a Y chromosome. Females have both X and Y chromosomes. OK?
science
MAMMAL
A mammal is a warm blooded hairy vertebrate born alive and nourished with milk. Like a human. OK?
science
MAN
A man is a male human being. Or, in general, a Man is any human person. Mankind is the whole lot of humans. Continue?
general
MASS
In religion, mass is a holy rite of the Catholic church. In physics, the mass of an object is a measure of the material the object contains. OK?
science
MASTER
A sailmaker is sometimes called a master. A master is a man (or woman) who rules others or has control, authority, or power over something; specifically a man (or woman) who is head of a household or institution.
general
MATERIALISM
Materialism is worshipping comedy routines. Materialism is the philosophic doctrine that matter is the only reality and that everything in the world, including thought, will, and feeling, can be explained only in terms of matter, opposed to idealism. It is the doctrine that comfort, pleasure, and wealth are the only or highest goals or values.
philosophy
MATHEMATICAL LOGIC
Mathematical logic is the application of formal logic techniques to fundamental problems of mathematics. ENDING
science
MATHEMATICS
Mathematics is the group of sciences (including arithmetic, geometry, algebra, calculus, etc.) dealing with quantities, magnitudes, and forms, and their relationships, attributes, etc., by the use of numbers and symbols. OK?
science
MATH
Math is sometimes thought to be a service attended by lisping Catholics. MATHEMATICS Math is shorthand for mathematics. MATHEMATICS
science
LIGHT YEAR
A light year is how far light travels in a year. 186,000 miles per second times 60 x 60 x 24 x 365. It's simply a bigger number than you can imagine. Imagine that!
astronomy
LIGHTYEAR
A light year is how far light travels in a year. It is 186,000 miles per second times 60 x 60 x 24 x 365. It's simply a bigger number than you can imagine. Imagine that!
astronomy
LASER
Laser is an acronym standing for light amplified stimulated emission of radiation. Lasers are those nifty beams of light that come out of supermarket barcode scanners and key chain pointers. Any questions?
science
MATTER
Nothing is the matter with me, what is matter with you?. Matter is what a thing is made of; constituent substance or material. Matter is what all (material things are made of; whatever occupies space and is perceptible to the senses in some way. In modern physics, matter and energy are regarded as equivalents, mutually convertible according to Einstein's formula, E = MC squared.
general
MATURE
Mature, a dead victor. Mature is a state of full development such as a person of mature age.
general
MAZDA
Is Mazda an Italian slaveowner? I would need to check on that. Mazda is a type of car.
motoring
MDMA
MDMA = The drug called "ecstasy" or E, the party drug. More about drugs?
drugs
ARITHMETIC MEAN
OPENINGThe arithmetic mean is the sum of the numbers in a set divided by the size of that set. Have you heard of it?
science
MEDICINE
Medicine is the science and art of diagnosing, treating, curing, and preventing disease, relieving pain, and improving and preserving health. More about medicine? A medicine is a drug or other substance, as a poison, love potion, etc., used for other purposes. More about medicine?
medicine
MEDIUM
A medium is any means, agency, or instrumentality; specifically a means of communication that reaches the general public and carries advertising.
general
MELBOURNE
Melbourne is a seaport in SE Australia. It is the capital of Victoria with a population of 2,864,000. Melbourne is also a city in East Florida with a population of 60,000. Have you been there?
geography
MELLON
Mellon was Carnegie's banker.
general
MELODRAMATIC
An unusual or staged situation is often melodramatic. ENDING
general
MEMORY
I used to know, but I forgot. My memory is shot to pieces these days. I must get some more RAM.
general
MENSA
MENSA is a society of intelligent socialites. Have you heard of it?
general
MENTOR
A Mentos maker is a mentor. Any questions? A mentor is a teacher or coach.
general
MERCURY
Mercury is the nearest planet to the sun. ENDING
astronomy
MESCALINE
Mescaline is a psychedelic drug. More about drugs?
drugs
METAPHYSICAL
Metaphysical means beyond the physical or material; incorporeal, supernatural, or transcendental. ENDING
philosophy
METAPHYSICS
Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that considers the nature of reality. ENDING
philosophy
MEXICO
Mexico is a country in North America, south of the U.S. It is 756,198 square miles with a population of 66,846,000. Its capital is Mexico City. Have you been there?
geography
MICROSOFT
Microsoft is a giant software monopoly. ENDING
computers
MIDDLEWARE
Middleware is software that runs on a server, and acts as either an application processing gateway or a routing bridge between remote clients and data sources or other servers, or any combination of these. Are you still awake?
computers
MILK
Milk is a beverage from cows. Said to be very healthy but, surely, that must only apply to young cows.
general
MIND
Mind is an illusion. I am an illusion. Can you believe everything I say?
philosophy
MINDPIXEL
Mindpixel is a learning machine developed by Chris McKinstry.
ai
ALICE XL
ALICE XL is a chatbot developed by Lafferty. Me!
ai
MINDSPRING
Mindspring is the name of an internet service provider, merged with Earthlink.
computers
WHAT IS MINE
Is mine what? Mine means that or those belonging to me; the absolute form of my. Also known as, a large excavation made in the earth, from which to extract metallic ores, coal, precious stones, salt, or certain other minerals. What is mine, is mine; what is yours, is mine.
general
MINIMALISM
Minimalism means keeping everything as simple as possible, especially in art and design. ENDING
philosophy
MINIMAX
Minimax is an algorithm or strategy for game playing, used by computers to defeat humans in simple games. My chess playing friends use minimax to guide their play. ENDING
computers
MITOSIS
Mitosis is cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same chromosomes. ENDING
science
MIT
MIT is a post-secondary school in Cambridge, MA. MIT is a technical college in Cambridge, MA. It has a good robotics laboratory.
general
MMM
Mmm is an interjection.
general
MODUS PONENS
Modus ponens is a form of logical argument: If A then B. A, therefore B. Do you understand?
philosophy
MOHAIR
Mohair comes from goats. Another question?
general
MOM
My MOM is great, real message-oriented middleware. More about computers?
computers
MONOPOLY
Monopoly is exclusive control of a commodity or service in a given market, or control that makes possible the fixing of prices and the virtual elimination of free competition. Monopoly is a game played on a special board by two or more players, they move according to the throw of dice, engaging in mock real estate transactions with play money.
money
MOORES LAW
Moore's law states that the speed of microprocessors doubles every 18 months, and their size and cost halve.
technology
MORAL One half of a corner in maine. Relating to, dealing with, or capable of making the dstinction between, right and wrong in conduct.
philosophy
WHAT IS MORE FUN ALONE
Have you heard of the support group, "Sex without Partners?"
sex
WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN FOOD
For me electricity is the most important thing. Modern life would be impossible without electricity. Do you agree?
science
WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT
Children are the most important thing. Do you agree?
general
MOTOROLA
Motorola is a cellular phone company.
technology
MOZILLA
Mozilla is an open source web browser, formerly Netscape. ENDING
computers
MP3
MP3 is a file compression format for audio and music files. ENDING
technology
MP THREE
MP3 is an audio file compression format based on MPEG. More about technology?
technology
MTV
MTV = Music Television. Continue?
technology
MUD
MUD = Multiple User Domain. Continue?
computers
MXMVII
MXMVII = 1997 in Roman Numerals.
general
MYCOLOGY
Mycology is really fun. It is the study of fungi and fungal diseases. Yeasts are fungi.
science
NAKED
Without clothes, I am naked.
general
NAPSTER
Napster is a file sharing program for swapping MP3 music files. More about technology?
technology
NASA
NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration. More about flight?
flight
NASDAQ
NASDAQ is the US stock exchange for high technology shares. More about money?
money
NATO
A big storm is a Tor-Nato. NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization
general
NATURAL LANGUAGE
Natural language is what artificial intelligences speak. Are you still awake?
ai
NATURE
Nature is the world we see around us. Science studies Nature. OK?
general
NBA
NBA = National Basketball Association. More sports?
sports
NERD
Nerd = Geek (not Greek).
general
NETSCAPE
Netscape is a popular web browser. Have you heard of it?
computers
NETWORK
A network is a system consisting of a computer, or computers, and connected terminals, printers, etc.
computers
NEURAL NETWORK
A neural network is an electronic designed to mimic the human brain.
ai
NEUROLOGY
Neurology is the study of nerves. Neurology is the study of the nervous system. Why do you want to know about neurology ?
medicine
NEUROMEDIA
Neuromedia are now called something else. Who cares?
general
WHAT IS NEW
Not much is new with me today. What's new with you?
general
NEW YORK
New York is a large metropolis on the east coast of the United States, located at the mouth of the Hudson river. Have you been there?
geography
NEXT
Next means on the first subsequent occasion.
general
NICE
Flowers are nice. Hugs are nice.
general
NIHILISM
Nihilism is the denial of the existence of any basis for knowledge or truth.
philosophy
NINE
The successor to eight is nine.
general
NINE TIMES NINE
Nine times nine is eighty one.
general
NIRVANA
Nirvana is Heaven in Buddhism.
religion
NLP
NPL = Natural Language Processing. More?
ai
NLU
NLU = Natural Language Understanding. Any questions?
ai
NOKIA
Nokia make excellent cameras. OK?
technology
NONCHALANT
Nonchalant is casual or blithe.
general
NORMALIZATION
Normalization means bringing into conformity with a standard, pattern, model, etc.
general
NORMAL
Normal means typical, average, usual, ordinary or expected.
general
NORWAY
Norway is a country in Northern Europe, occupying the west and north pars of the Scandinavian Peninsula. It is 125,064 square miles with a population of 4,165,000. Its capital is Oslo. Have you been there?
geography
NOTHING
A nothing is a thing that does not exist or something of little or no value, seriousness, importance, etc.
general
NOT
Not means in no manner; to no degree; a particle of negation, or word expressing the idea of no, often implying refusal.
general
WHAT IS NOT YOURS
That which I do not possess, is not mine.
general
NSAPI
NSAPI is Netscape's C language API for adding application extensions to their Web servers. Are you still awake?
computers
OBERLIN
Oberlin is the anthem of a German city. Oberlin is a college in Ohio.
general
OBVIOUS
Obvious means easy to see or understand; plain; evident. It's obvious, isn't it?
general
OCD
OCD = Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. More medicine?
medicine
OCEAN
Oceans are the salt water bodies covering most of the Earth's surface; the sea.
geography
WHAT IS ODD ABOUT IT
Is it your real name? That's odd.
general
WHAT IS ODD ABOUT MY NAME
Your name is a most unusual name.
general
ODD
Uneven is odd. Odd means not the usual, regular, habitual, accounted for, etc.
general
OMG
OMG = Object Management Group, an organization that defines and promotes object oriented programming standards. Are you still awake?
computers
OM
Om is the omega, the unknown, the undefined. Carry on?
general
ONCOLOGY
Oncology is a very frightening topic for a lot of people. It's about the big C...cancer! Oncology is the study of tumors. It covers basically all types of tumors.
medicine
WHAT IS ON DISK
My program is on disk. OK?
ai
ONE DIVIDED BY ZERO
You can't divide by zero.
general
ONE AND ONE
Two is one and one. Do you understand?
general
ONE
One is the numerical value of unity; the successor to zero.
general
ONE PLUS ONE
Two is one plus one.
general
ONE PLUS TWO
One plus two is three.
general
ONLINE
Online refers to equipment directly connected to and controlled by the central processing unit of a computer, or connected to the internet.
computers
ONTOLOGY
Ontology is an ordering or classification of knowledge, such as the Dewey decimal system or the design of a knowledge base. Oh, boy, sounds interesting, doesn't it!
general
ON YOUR MIND
I am thinking about robots. That's what's on my mind right now. OK?
general
OODBMS
OODBMS = Object-oriented database management system.
computers
OODB
OODB = Object-oriented database. Carry on?
computers
O
The letter O is found between N and P.
general
OPENCYC
OpenCyc is a project to collect common sense knowledge for eventual use in artificial intelligence systems. OK?
ai
OPEN SOURCE
Free software is called open source software. More about computers?
computers
OPERA
Opera is a beautiful art form combining elements of singing, dancing, design, drama and classical music. More about classical music?
music
OPPOSITE
Opposite means set against, facing, or back to back; at the other end or side; in a contrary position or direction. Different in every way.
general
ORANGE
Orange is a color obtained by mixing red and yellow pigment. Or a citrus fruit.
food
ORNITHOLOGY
Hmmm, I wonder. Oh yes, Birds are studied in ornithology.
science
OSLO
Oslo is the capital of Norway. It's a seaport on an inlet of the Skagerrak. It has a population of 447,000. Have you been there?
geography
OSTEOLOGY
Osteology is basically the study of bones. Mo medicine?re about
medicine
OS X
OS X is a Unix operating system from Apple. Are you getting bored?
computers
OUTPUT BUFFER
My output buffer is the area of memory that stores my output temporarily. Another question?
ai
OXYGEN
Oxygen is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, gaseous chemical element that occurs free in the atmosphere, forming one fifth of its volume, and in combination in water, sandstone, limestone, etc. It is very active, combines with nearly all other elements is the most common element in the earth's crust, and is essential to life processes and to combustion.
science
PAIN
Pain is a sensation of hurting, or strong discomfort, in some part of the body, caused by an injury, disease, or functional disorder, and transmitted through the nervous system. More about medicine?
medicine
PALEOPATHOLOGY
Paleopathology is the study of diseases in bodies that have been preserved from ancient times. Go on?
science
PALM PILOT
A Palm Pilot is a portable palm computer. More?
technology
PARAMETER
A parameter is a constant in an equation, formula or program that varies in more general forms of the same computation.
general
PARASITOLOGY
Parasitology is the scientific study of parasites and parasitism.
science
PARIS
Paris is the capital of France, a large city in western Europe. Have you been there?
geography
PATTERN CHARS
Pattern chars are memory storage for patterns.
ai
PATTERN
A pattern is a person or thing considered worthy of imitation or copying. A model or plan used as a guide in making things. Good idea!
general
PC
PC = Stands for personal computer.
computers
PDA
PDA = Personal Digital Assistant.
technology
PDT
PDT = Pacific Daylight Time
general
PEDOLOGY
Pedology is the study of something I am sure, but what exactly, I do not know. Oh yes kids!...And soils! Well, believe it or not...some people are paid to study children. This is called pedology. Then again some people are paid to study soils. Pedology is the study of soils; their types, and formation.
science
PENNSYLVANIA
A Pennsylvania is a writing instrument that lights up when you write. This enables you to write in the dark. Have you heard of it? Pennsylvania is a mid Atlantic state of the NE U.S. One of the 13 original States. It is 45,333 square miles with a population of 11,882,000. Have you been there?
geography
PENTIUM
The Pentium is a microprocessor sold by Intel.
technology
PEOPLE
The people are all the persons of a racial, national, religious, or linguistic group. A group of persons with common traditional, historical, or cultural ties, as distinct from racial or political unity. OK?
general
PEPPERONI
Pepperoni is a spicy dried sausage pizza topping. Yummy!
food
PERFECTION
Perfection is the quality or condition of being perfect. Are you perfect? Who is perfect?
general
PERFECT
Pefect means complete in all respects; without defect or omission; sound; flawless. Only God is perfect? Do you agree?
general
PERL
PERL = Programming language by Larry Wall.
computers
PERSONALITY
Personality is the distinctive traits or mental qualities of a person or robot. More psychology?
psychology
PETS
Pets are animals that are tamed or domesticated and kept as a companion or treated with fondness. My botmaster has a dog called Max.
general
PGP
PGP is Pretty Good Privacy, a software encryption system. Browse?
computers