Guy Berger

I've always been curious about that one. Maybe it's a translation issue. Guy

Can't. No babysitter. Have you thought of hiring Aric as your babysitter? Guy

I'm with you Moose, that stuff is disgusting. OTOH, Jolly Ranchers are almost enough to make me go trick-or-treating again. Guy

I'm listening to piano concerto #25. I haven't really connected with all of the concertos yet but damn, this is superb music. I still like the last few symphonies better, but perhaps I will change my mind in time. Guy

I think that is an excellent guess! Guy

The "one number is missing" method obviously won't work (2 + 4 = 1 + 5) but I'd still employ it... Missing: 70, 13 5050 - 4967 = 83 -> missing numbers < 83 Finde one missing number: 82, 81, 80, ... 70 83 - 70 = 13 Missing numbers: 70, 13 Can't come up with an elegant algorithm. Do you know one? Well, there is an "elegant" algorithm. (I put elegant in quotes because only mathematicians would think it so. The rest of us would just go through the numbers one by one and do it more quickly.) Calculate 100 factorial. Then calculate the product of all 98 numbers on the list. The quotient is the product of the two missing numbers. Now you have a system of two equations in two variables and you can easily solve for the missing numbers. How did I fail to come up with this idea in my interview? J Larsen -- this was in fact an interview for a consulting firm. Randy and Hot Ptah -- I enjoyed your stories! Guy

Yikes -- this "cheapie" cost me $22! (And the "expensive" CDs cost 23EUR!) But I bet the music will be great! Guy

Slap it on a spreadsheet and sort it. Look for missing number. Or maybe something like (n*(n+1))/2 - sum of the given numbers (one missing)? Good answer. Now let's say I give you 98 numbers. How do you figure which two are missing? I think calculating the number of gas stations in Canada would be doable as long as only a "reasonable" answer was expected. Guy

Happy birthday Greg. Guy

So today I go into an interview. The first half goes great. Then the guy decides to offer me some choice brain-teasers. "Let's say I give you 99 numbers between 1 and 100. How do you figure out which one is missing?" "Calculate the probability that in a group of 20 people, at least two have the same birthday." etc. I got every. single. one. of. them. wrong. Alright, maybe that wasn't that funny but I was laughing after I left. Guy

A serious question: I haven't heard Sclavis, but the three CDs with Romano and Texier seem quite intriguing. Which one should I start with? Also, on Label Bleu's website Carnet de Routes is much cheaper than Suite Africaine or African Flashback. Is there a substantial difference in quality or should I go for the cheapie? Guy

Brownie, Is this you? edit: Whoops, guess not. Guy You mean that guy with the hat? Twasn't me... Unfortunately The photographer, not the dude with the hat. ) Guy

"We're Armenian, we don't celebrate Halloween." Guy

Brownie, Is this you? edit: Whoops, guess not. Guy

If you've ever wondered what a lightly funky jazz album on ECM would sound like, you should check this one out. (With Garbarek and Stanko on the front line, of all people.) I'm not so impressed the first time through. Maybe it will reveal more substance after a few more listenings. Guy

That may be true, but I'm guessing that many of the other RVGs don't sell well either. Guy

That would be interesting if you owned an ipod booklet, but no ipod. Guy

Happy birthday Chris! Guy

Alexander, I recommend that you stop digging. Guy

I'm guessing this will not get RVG'd anytime (any time?) soon, since it is also available on the Moncur Mosaic Select. Guy

While we are bitching about the AAJ site -- I find it really difficult to read. The listings are always extremely cluttered, whereas on Alan's site gave the reader more breathing space.

Happy birthday to the other Guy! Guy