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Re: Base 10 logarithms are evil

2010-03-11T07:33:22Z

The very first tables of logarithms and logarithmic rulers were
published/manufactured for engineers in order to help in multiplying
decimal numbers. They were in base 10.

Re: 'When Are Relations Neither True Nor False?

2010-03-11T07:18:33Z

Just so you know (and you should have), Daryl challenged me a straight
forward task: "give *an* example of a nontrivial theorem in such a system"
which he himself believed I wouldn't be interested in. I directly responded
to him with a straight forward example and through question-style I informed
him he was wrong since it's interesting to me, it being an arithmetic

Re: another forgery to remove Re: NANA, please expunge this forgery post and reprimand the forger

2010-03-11T06:52:28Z

Over here, we have heard of
Can doo option
4 Archie (tinw) ...

Re: (i) more likely to be a 180 degree rotation #506 Correcting Math

2010-03-11T06:48:30Z

gudi wrote:
Narasimham, I am looking for natural intrinsic understanding, not some
convention pulled off by a committee.
Just because some people call blackbirds black does not mean they are
truly black.
Just because some people call the Black Sea does not mean it is black.
Just because some people call "pink diamonds" does not mean they are

How to detect Statistical Anomalies (i.e. reported heights)?

2010-03-11T06:38:18Z

Usually, when I regress the frequency of heights of adult men to the
actual heights, I get something which resemble a smooth bell curve. I
use a sample size of 30-50, typically.
However, today, I have a feeling that I'm analyzing spurious data
sets, because my histogram is not a smooth bell curve, but in fact,

Re: The mafia - open your eyes

2010-03-11T06:23:26Z

Ste wrote:
The only difference is that general intelligence implies that the
ability to apply one's intellect in one area is highly correlated with
that ability in other areas. That is almost as obvious, and it is what
our higher education system rests upon (even if we don't like to admit
it). Look at me: if you know my history on Usenet, you'd know that I

Re: 'When Are Relations Neither True Nor False?

2010-03-11T05:44:06Z

Yet if someone who's been labeled a "crank" is the one to discuss such
models, then he is criticized for not adhering to the standard model.
Conversely, they shouldn't ridicule _every_single_ model just because
the person who mentions it has been labeled a "crank." I'd be
satisfied
if standard theorists just gave _some_ constructive discussion of the

Re: 'When Are Relations Neither True Nor False?

2010-03-11T05:30:15Z

OK, the first result Google gave was a JSH post from Christmas
morning, back in 2006 (1:13 AM Greenwich time). As it turns out,
it was Rotwang who posted:
And then JSH describes his planet:
"I think it's an excellent way to try and get people to look at what
is
being done in a different way, as consider some aliens who go even

Re: 'When Are Relations Neither True Nor False?

2010-03-11T05:24:49Z

Don't say that out loud! Only super-natural being could have a
chance to know "exactly" what the naturals are!
To know something, logically speaking, is to know everything,
while not to know something, not knowing only part of it is
sufficient. And I only asked you no more than 2 questions; and
in fact you could pick out 1 as the only question I've asked you!

Re: 'When Are Relations Neither True Nor False?

2010-03-11T05:00:07Z

Fine, the non-"cranks" or anti-"cranks," then. Or perhaps the word
often used by galathaea is more appropriate here -- "bullies."
OK, I found a couple of old posts with examples of this behavior.
One year ago almost to the day, the morning of St. Patrick's Day of
Then the standard anti-"crank" Brian Chandler responded (the same

PRIMALITY FORMULAS FOR OPEN REVIEW , INVERSE 19 MATHEMATICS

2010-03-11T04:47:40Z

This is for serious mathematicians. We already do have a placement
Sets at 36
2/3 (5), 3/4 (7), 5/6(11) .6/7 (13) , 8/9 (17) should cover all
pseudo primes/ primes fractions by the equations showed and there
should be other divisors besides 1.75 and .7, ..11, .17 .13 . 5
The primality has to be solved

completion

2010-03-11T04:45:24Z

Is the completion of a noetherian domain at a a prime P also a domain?
If so, could someone give me a proof of this?
Thanks

Re: 'When Are Relations Neither True Nor False?

2010-03-11T04:21:56Z

Yes, in _theory_, the judgment shouldn't depend on whose side the
speaker is on, but in _reality_, it does. It's only human nature. And
both the standard theorists and the "cranks" judge posters based on
whose side they are on.

Re: The mafia - open your eyes

2010-03-11T04:20:07Z

bert wrote:
WTF ???
Andrew Usher

Re: JSH: Biggest mystery, pondering again hostility

2010-03-11T04:19:33Z

<snip>
Another hypothesis is that there is confusion about
what the "prime residue axiom" says.
Note:
The residues are uniform. This is well known
The residues are not random. This is well known
Do not bother pointing out that there is no way to
predict a given residue. If all sequences were