Random Analogies

infinity is like

a: infinity ~
b: trying to hold the end of a circle

What: " Using it in an equation is uneventfully common and well accepted in the mathematical community. Mismatching 9.9999......90 with .9999......99 is not. Putting digits on the end of infinity is like trying to hold the end of a circle. There is no end, hence the definition 'increasing without bound'. A bound would be the end; no bound means no end; no end means no last number."

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Writer: Not clear
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Date: Aug 21 2011 11:20 PM



a: overtime ~
b: cholesterol

What:

"I think that overtime can be divided into good and bad, and that good overtime benefits both the devs and the projects. With good overtime, the extra hours are not the thing that benefits the project. They're a side effect; a symptom of people fully engaged in work they think is fascinating and worthwhile, and they stay later because it's more fun than whatever else they would be doing. "


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Writer: Mike Simpson
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Date: Feb 27 2014 6:55 PM



a: Negative feedback ~
b: a pain

What:

"I really appreciate your feedback. Negative feedback is like a pain. It's your friend telling you something goes wrong with particular part of your body or some organ inside it. But if you want brain to react on your message please make sure brain has a chance to see your message delivered "


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Writer: Anton Kolomyeytsev
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Date: Dec 20 2014 11:33 AM



a: Xylem ~
b: plumbing system of a plant

What:

"Xylem is like the plumbing system of a plant, transporting water and minerals vertically through the plant from the roots to the leaves."


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Writer: Rene Fester Kratz
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Date: Jan 23 2015 12:53 PM



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