Posted by Neredbojias on 10/29/07 03:10

Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Sun, 28 Oct 2007 23:52:24 GMT
Ed Mullen scribed:

>>> Wow, he had all that effect just by posting a web page with misplaced
>>> form tags? That's some serious power!
>>
>> e = mc� (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. ;-)

As John Nash (sort of) indicated, "I never said it was rational."

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Neredbojias
Just a boogar in the proboscis of life.

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