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Re: [OT] Why "Computer Science" - was Re: Packed Encoding

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Subject: Re: [OT] Why "Computer Science" - was Re: Packed Encoding
From: Kirk Gray <rb at bydennis dot com>
Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:47:24 -0700
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On Feb 29, 2008, at 9:40 AM, Brad Rhine wrote:

> On Feb 29, 2008, at 11:35 AM, Theodore H. Smith wrote:
>
>> Maths is just a... dysfunctional version of logic.
>> It's unwieldy, and... impractical for real life purposes.
>
> Math is impractical for real life purposes? Wow. I'll have to remember
> that the next time I get pulled over for speeding.
> "Sorry, officer, but your use of math (my speed > speed limit) proves
> nothing. I'm outta here!"

I was thinking more of the IRS and April 15 coming up.  Or just the  
basic mathiness of making sure my income > my outgo.  But I guess math  
is useless for making sure there's pizza on the plate and Pepsi in my  
glass.  ;o)

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Kirk Gray
REALbasic Professional 2007r5
Macintosh dual G4, OS X 10.4.11
MacBook Core 2 Duo, OS X 10.5.1

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