[R] Logical inconsistency

Wacek Kusnierczyk Waclaw.Marcin.Kusnierczyk at idi.ntnu.no
Mon Dec 8 09:56:48 CET 2008


Patrick Connolly wrote:
> On Mon, 08-Dec-2008 at 02:05AM +0800, Berwin A Turlach wrote:
>
> |> G'day Wacek,
> |> 
> |> On Sat, 06 Dec 2008 10:49:24 +0100
> |> Wacek Kusnierczyk <Waclaw.Marcin.Kusnierczyk at idi.ntnu.no> wrote:
> |> 
> |> [....]
> |> > >> there is, in principle, no problem in having a high-level language
> |> > >> perform the computation in a logically consistent way.  
> |> > >
> |> > > Is this now supposed to be a "Radio Eriwan" joke?  As another saying
> |> > > goes: in theory there is no difference between theory and practice,
> |> > > in practice there is.
> |> > 
> |> > no joke, sorry to disappoint you. 
> |> 
> |> Apparently it is, you seem to be a comedian without knowing it. :)
>
> I think this guy's a riot!  Self-effacing humour is not easy to do,
> but he's really good at it.  That wonderful phrase a bit further back
> in this thread where he referred to his 'fiercely truculent' whining
> is one deserving preservation.  
>
> It's a shame the brilliance is lost somewhat by the use a keyboard
> that has no <Shift> key.  I've found a lot of these wonderful musings
> too much effort to read.  I'm not familiar with exotic keyboard
> layouts, but perhaps the Norwegian one uses <Shift> for something mere
> non-Nordics wouldn't understand.  Pity that.
>
>   

sorry.  i write so much nonsense i have no time to press the shift.  if
the lack of uppercase makes you skip my posts, the better for you.

vQ



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