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Unexpected Factorial
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When you use an exclamation mark with a number, you’re actually implying it’s not a normal number any more. It’s a factorial!
Ok, so how does this work?
5!=1×2×3×4×5=120
6!=720
These numbers get really large. For example:
15!≈1.3×10^12
So, next time you see a headline with 2000! in it, you’ll know what to expect.
There are also double factorials (n!!) and iterated factorials (n!)!, and they aren’t the same thing. Just add more exclamation marks and you get multifactorial. Check wikipedia to see how spicy it gets.
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who owns the firewall? does Windows own it, operating over here, in the hardware I paid for? does Steam own a piece of my private computer over there? Do Steam and Windows own a piece of the bandwidth I paid for? To do with whatever they want? I own the firewall. And I will happily block Microsoft, Steam, and their ilk.
Well you can easy add webs to the Firewall, if you want, Yes, it's your PC and your Firewall, but when you say that Steam can access means you wanted to install the client, your choice. Do you prefer that the Firewall block it, when you want to install it? Steam has own strong security measures in the Web, the Client and all games in it's catalogue, with 2FA when you want to access, it's not a security risk, Try with an torrent download from anywhere and see what your Firewall says, you probably won't even be able to get past the first percent of the download.
is this TT what we do in the shadows
nevermind i did not swallow the evil skull that was maybe giuliani
look at you editing shit. fuck off