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Description : In your opinion, what age is considered "senior citizen?"?

Last Answer : My mother still maintains to this day that “old” is ten years older than she is. She turned 97 this summer. I am happy to be considered senior any place that gives me a discount for it.

Description : Does the word "triage" have a "damage control" meaning, or is it really only about sequencing by severity?

Last Answer : I see triage as relevant in an emergency context - we have to triage the wounded soldiers to take care of the critically injured ones first . In other words, it is immediate and critical. Damage control ... . As in we have to do damage control after the CEO was arrested for raping his secretary .

Description : Can anyone explain what NP-hard means?

Last Answer : answer:From your link on Wiki for NP-hard : NP-hardness (non-deterministic polynomial-time hard), in computational complexity theory, is a class of problems that are, informally, at least as ... been proven. Moreover, the class NP also contains all problems which can be solved in polynomial time.

Description : What are your concepts of bravery and cowardice?

Last Answer : answer:My own answer would be Bravery: The acknowledgment, assumption, and accepting of personal risk to cease the forceful exertion of will over one's self or another, and presence of the will ... or-flight decisions or responses). Cowardice: The lack of bravery. The choice of flight over fight.

Description : Why is there a distinction between "gay" and "lesbian"?

Last Answer : answer:The way I understand it from the numerous gay people in my life (aunt, niece, friends, coworkers), “gay” is used as an umbrella term (describing men and women), but “lesbian” is specific to just women. “Queer” is also used as an umbrella term.

Description : Who would you call an intelligent person?

Last Answer : I don’t belong to any of the above categories. I belong to fools!

Description : What does "pas de vente" mean?

Last Answer : I think you mean “pas devant,” which is French for “not in front of”...The rest of the phrase is implied…“les domestiques” or “the servants” or “the staff” or “the children (“les infants”).

Description : In Excel, how can I add a popup definition to each column header in the header row?

Last Answer : I typically right click the cell and scroll down to select Add Comment. It will add a little red triangle in the upper right corner of the cell that one must click to read the comment. ... triangle that Excel puts in the upper left corner if it suspects some weird calculation result in the cell.

Description : Is a past action still regarded as "dangerous" even if no one gets hurt?

Last Answer : answer:Yes. Risk doesn't say something bad will definitely happen , it says the likelihood of something bad happening is increased by x amount . Open heart surgery is risky, and all those open heart surgeries ... chronic. I say this from experience. Love your neck, it's the only one you've got.

Description : Whose photo do you think should appear when you Google "Nicest person alive today"?

Last Answer : Augie!

Description : Why is it that the word "emotional" is only used to describe negative emotions?

Last Answer : answer:Interesting thought. I see emotions as encompassing the entire spectrum, happy, joyful, as well as the unhappy ones, sadness, anger. Maybe it is because many people get stuck in ... balance between emotional and rational, logical, approaches to life and relating is, obviously, optimum.

Description : What does "memory" mean to you?

Last Answer : To me, a memory is a past experience stored in my brain in the shape of images and sounds.

Description : What thoughts do you have about your feelings of Guilt?

Last Answer : Guilt is one of the most unpleasant emotions that exists, in my opinion. I hate, hate, hate the thought of my presence or actions harming anybody. I like to think that overall the world is ... as a negative emotion resulting from having brought harm to another entity. Goes hand-in-hand with regret.

Description : What is knowledge?

Last Answer : answer:A perch of self from which the places below are just different angles on the same big view of the abyss. It's a spot where you have balcony seats to watch yourself and others do the same things you ... of being in which you know that it's not worth doing and it's going to take a while. Jk

Description : How many ways can the word "change" effect our lives?

Last Answer : Change your mind? Earlier in the week you seemed to be opposed to change.

Description : Are a vulnerability & a weakness the same thing?

Last Answer : answer:I have a weakness in my lower back do to congential abnormalities. I am vulnerable to friends asking for financial loans (when I know they will not repay me). I am vulnerable to cats and dogs ... remove two wasps who flew inside (by paper cup and lid and release them back into the outdoors).

Description : How would you define confidence?

Last Answer : It meas holding my head high and feeling right about what I’m about to do or have done.

Description : How would you explain the "douchebag" metaphor?

Last Answer : I think that it just sounds nasty. We have disposable douches now and most women don't keep a douchebag hanging up in their bathrooms but considering the purpose of the object, I think that must be how it ... word seems like emphasis to me. People say ho' bag, dirt bag it's just for emphasis. IMO

Description : What is the deal with the term "preheat?"?

Last Answer : Pre-heating the oven before you start cooking.

Description : What does the "Mean" mean in GMT?

Last Answer : ” Greenwich Mean Time is a term originally referring to mean solar time ” – wiki

Description : When someone calls you a "monkeyshine" what does it really mean?

Last Answer : mon⋅key⋅shine  [muhng-kee-shahyn] –noun Usually, monkeyshines. a frivolous or mischievous prank; monkey business. Origin: 1820–30; monkey + shine

Description : What are the definition of these triangles?

Last Answer : My best speculation is that this has something to do with this or this Maybe this is a symbol for a very specific “group” in your area. The rainbow colors have my thoughts leaning toward one group more than another. Maybe the guy didn’t want to come out and say it to you.

Description : What's the difference between a CV and a resume?

Last Answer : Pretty much which side of the pond you grew up on. Some say a CV is also a more lengthy account of all your accomplishments, whereas a resume is a condensed account, usually no more than a page (though thoughts on that are changing).

Description : What does these symbols stands for?

Last Answer : I have no idea if this is even remotely relevant, but if you’re running Mac, those two symbols together are used to open a document, usually from within an application.

Description : What is the difference between a geek and a nerd?

Last Answer : Nerd is insulting Geek is flattering At least that's how I view it. I've always been quite fond of an old definition that used to be on wikipedia A geek (pronunciation /gi:k/ ) is a person who is ... . A Nerd to me is someone who lets their intelligence get in the way of living life, not drive it.

Description : What does it mean: "to cotton" something? the word cotton as a verb?

Last Answer : Have you tried UrbanDictionary.com ?

Description : What, in your opinion, are the characteristics of a "Terrorist"?

Last Answer : My definition? A terrorist is person who uses violence to terrorize people, almost exclusively civilians and/or non-combatants in the furtherance of a particular ideology or a particular social, political or religious agenda.

Description : Are you happy? If so, do you know why, what aspects of your life make you happy?

Last Answer : Yes I am happy but I really don`t know why.

Description : How would you define "normal"?

Last Answer : Less than one standard deviation from the mean :>D

Description : What is the origin of "dibs", as in, "I have dibs on that"?

Last Answer : Cassell's Dictionary of Slang (1998) says it is a corruption of the Standard English "division" or "divide."

Description : What is a "mud harvest"???

Last Answer : answer:Perhaps this link has the answer you are seeking? http://www.worldandischool.com/public/1992/March/school-resource20404.asp August 24, 2008, 8:58 AM EDT

Description : How would you define Hip-Hop?

Last Answer : Wu-Tang

Description : What does your name mean?

Last Answer : answer:Truth. And no, it doesn’t, but it doesn’t NOT match who I am either. CFor a while I tried to live up to it in weird ways. But I’m not as affected by it anymore.

Description : What does it mean to be "hardworking"?

Last Answer : answer:To be hard-working, in my opinion, is to be devoted to, determined to follow-through with, and to try your absolute best at everything you do; to be willing to do what is expected of/ asked of/ needed of you. To be lazy is to not want to/care to try

Description : What does "misleadingly provocative" mean?

Last Answer : Here is a fabulous example of a question that is “misleadingly provocative.”

Description : How do you define yourself?

Last Answer : A nice friendly person, and yes I admit I can sometimes be a douche.