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free coffee for smart people tuesday

new question:

what is the equation of the oblique asymptote for the following function:


previous answer:
linus torvalds, duh.

free coffee for smart people tuesday

today's question:

who is this (accomplished, astute, brainy, bright, brilliant, clever, discerning, expert, genius, gifted, ingenious, intellectual, inventive, knowing, knowledgeable, profound, sharp, smart, talented) man?

as always, you have two weeks to enter the doors of either brew nerds locations, tell my faithful and devoted employee the answer to the question, and receive a 450 ml beverage of your choice.
(please note: we are now serving peppermint stick mochas and eggnog lattes!!)

f.c.f.s.p. (11/25 answer)

95.5 degree Fahrenheit.

If you need a reminder, the question was:
your barista hands you your cup of coffee and it's 140° F. ten minutes later, you remove your thermometer from your pocket protector and measure and it's now 120° F.
assuming exponential decay in temperature (who wouldn't?) and that room temperature is 70°, what will the temperature be in 20 more minutes, 30 minutes from when it was handed to you?

stocking stuffer

while out shopping for christmas gifts for some of the people in my life with whom i share dna, i came across this star trek pez gift pack. what a delightful christmas morning it would be, should i find these nestled in the bottom of my stocking.

ps. if you do buy them for me, please be sure to leave them sealed in the original packaging, for obvious reasons.

happy day of giving thanks

i'd like to wish all of my devoted followers a happy thanksgiving day.
in the spirit of giving thanks, i have compiled a list of things i'm thankful for.
note: this list does not include the standard items for which one is commonly thankful for (family, health, provisions, and so on).

1. linus torvalds.
2. perfect coffee.
3. the information super highway.
4. robotslinus torvalds.
5. telescopes.
6. chaos theory.
7. pumpkin spice (as it pertains to the latte).
8. binary.
9. pseudo-random ghost movements in ms. pacman
10. this turkey recipe (and related site).

free coffee for smart people tuesday

alright, fellow nerds...
here's the third installment of free coffee for smart people tuesdays trivia question. as always, you have two weeks to enter any brew nerds location, both on earth and in outer space. inform the coffee specialist of the answer and he or she will reward you with a savory beverage selection of your choice. in the 450 milliliter size, that is.

here's a practical question:

your barista hands you your cup of coffee and it's 140° F. ten minutes later, you remove your thermometer from your pocket protector and measure and it's now 120° F.
assuming exponential decay in temperature (who wouldn't?) and that room temperature is 70°, what will the temperature be in 20 more minutes, 30 minutes from when it was handed to you?

you may begin.... now.