-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Thank you for enlightening me on this... :-) > > > On Tue, Oct 30, 2001 at 04:49PM -0600, Hvidsten, Leif wrote: > > Hence, this is why formulas such as this have been devised: > > > > http://www.ringworld.org/kbullock/funny/Evilgirls.gif > > Actually, the formula is wrong. When it says > > Girls = (Sqrt(Evil))^2, > > all you know is that Girls equal the *absolute value* of > Evil. And since > evil is certainly negative, the formula is > > Girls = (-1) * Evil. > > We know this is not true. (oh, lord, do we know it...). So at > this point > we look over the theorem and see what conditions we might have > missed. Aha! If instead of the real numbers, we use the integers > modulo 2 (where > -1 is congruent to 1), the original statement will hold. Therefore > > Girls = Evil (modulo 2). > > > And my parents said a math degree wouldn't be useful! > > > Dan > lowering the S/N ratio since 1372 > > -- > | 4699 BDCB B1A5 28B6 7F8A F8DF EB6A BC2A B0A1 99BF (GPG) > | Dan Drake <drake+tclug at lemongecko.org> | http://lemongecko.org/drake/ | public key: email <drake+gpg at lemongecko.org> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 7.0.3 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com> iQA/AwUBO+LUAA0Fbeg2JuLNEQK84wCfT2Bks1lwNMA9eIzNqjgRaWvmsf0An1bX uuakGMlNiCgTsaaxPsOeLkBd =t8ur -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- PRIVACY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain business confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If this e-mail was not intended for you, please notify the sender by reply e-mail that you received this in error. Destroy all copies of the original message and attachments.
