Posted by Ed Mullen on 10/28/07 23:52

Neredbojias wrote:
> Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 22:46:17
> GMT still me scribed:
>
>>> Overall, you're specifically the type of guy who slow down the
>>> standardization of browsers, increase the number of patches and hacks
>>> in browsers, destroy the Web's openness by preventing alternative
>>> browsers
>>> from having any chance of displaying your cr*p, breaks the Web from
>>> user
>>> point of view by displaying stupid messages
>>
>> Wow, he had all that effect just by posting a web page with misplaced
>> form tags? That's some serious power!
>
> e = mc² (error = meaning x context x content)
>

I'm no mathematician but I think you got the translation wrong (much as
I like it!). c(squared) would mean that "c" is the same value in each
version. Whereas, you've assigned "c" two different values in the
second equation and simply multiplied them, not multiplied the same
value by itself. The variables "context" and "content" could have
different values, and, by the gist of your suggestion, probably would.

Still, the whimsy in your answer struck a chord here. I think I'll use
this as an excuse to write an old friend who IS a mathematician and ask
for a suggested transmutation of the original. ;-)

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