Posted by Jose on 11/24/72 11:44

> Does context change maths as it does language, so that
> 1+1 != 2 somewhere in the universe?

Early pentiums.

Consider a script which generates an HTML page listing bus riders. Each
time somebody swipes a farecard to enter or exit, the list is updated.
One day halfway through the run, the last passenger exits. Three
stops later, a passenger is waiting, and a stop after that five
passengers are waiting for the bus.

What happens to the bus, and to the unordered list of passengers, in the
interim. Does it simply cease to exist?

As Descartes might say, "I think not".

Jose
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