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From: Rodan on 5 Apr 2010 00:52 Someone wrote: <A singularity> can be a point at which an (mathematical) object is undefined or a point in an exceptional set where it fails to be well behaved in some particular way. _________________________________________________________________________ "Dillon Pyron" wrote: Numbers theory for me. .999999..... + .99999... = 2 Always. ________________________________________________________________________ I said that once and was accused of talking out of my asymptote. Rodan. Gen. Murray: If you're insubordinate with me, I'll have you put under arrest. Lawrence: It's my manner, sir. Gen. Murray: Your what? Lawrence: My manner, sir; it looks insubordinate but it isn't, really.
From: Dillon Pyron on 15 Apr 2010 12:11 Thus spake "Rodan" <Rodan(a)Verizon.NOT> : >Someone wrote: > ><A singularity> can be a point at which an (mathematical) object >is undefined or a point in an exceptional set where it fails to be >well behaved in some particular way. >_________________________________________________________________________ > >"Dillon Pyron" wrote: > >Numbers theory for me. .999999..... + .99999... = 2 > >Always. >________________________________________________________________________ > >I said that once and was accused of talking out of my asymptote. > >Rodan. > > >Gen. Murray: If you're insubordinate with me, I'll > have you put under arrest. > Lawrence: It's my manner, sir. >Gen. Murray: Your what? > Lawrence: My manner, sir; it looks insubordinate > but it isn't, really. This current line of ample jolts is revolting. (old EE joke/pun. Kind of weak, but EE's aren't known for their humor) -- - dillon I am not invalid The RMS Titanic sank on April 15th. Taxes are due on April 15th. Coincidence? I think not.
From: Tony Harding on 24 Apr 2010 08:35
On 04/04/10 23:49, Dillon Pyron wrote: > Thus spake Tony Harding<tharding(a)newsguy.com> : > >> On 03/13/10 12:20, Bill Putney wrote: >>> Jim Warman wrote: >>> >>>> ...And it isn't a bus... it is a BUSS... >>> >>> Not really - bus and buss are alternate and acceptable spellings - just >>> like gauge and gage. Many FSM's spell it bus. Bus is in fact a way more >>> common spelling than buss in industry, including the military. Buss is >>> almost obsolete. Usage kind of wins out over time. Perhaps the Bussmann >>> Fuse company (now Cooper Bussmann) spelling is confusing you? >> >> I've been in the computer business since I joined IBM in '65. Seen >> untold 1,000's of references to a/the [system] bus, but have never seen >> it spelled with 2 esses. To me a "buss" is a kiss. Now to the dictionary... > > Is it disk or disc? Yes > I "grew up" with 360s, starting with a 360/20. Not a true S/360, BTW, which has nothing to do with you, of course. > I still have my 360 and 370 "Orphan Annies" and can sometimes even write > JCL. Haven't seen the "Orphan Annies" reference before - "green" cards? |