Sep. 27th, 2004

xoder: (Eschaton?)
Proof techniques #2: Proof by Oddity.
SAMPLE: To prove that horses have an infinite number of legs.
(1) Horses have an even number of legs.
(2) They have two legs in back and fore legs in front.
(3) This makes a total of six legs, which certainly is an odd number of
legs for a horse.
(4) But the only number that is both odd and even is infinity.
(5) Therefore, horses must have an infinite number of legs.

Topics is be covered in future issues include proof by:
Intimidation
Gesticulation (handwaving)
"Try it; it works"
Constipation (I was just sitting there and ...)
Blatant assertion
Changing all the 2's to n's
Mutual consent
Lack of a counterexample, and
"It stands to reason"
xoder: (Aluminum (by ljuser=tenthz))
Please use headphones in a public computer lab.

No one else needs to listen to your Indian pop.

The computers have headphone jacks for just such a purpose. They do not have PC speakers for you to blast music on.

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Sep. 27th, 2004 03:33 pm
xoder: (Default)
Sometimes, I relearn the reason for deadlines. I miss the Erin, quite verily. I don't want to do my Mechatronics HW.
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