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A (Correct) Poincare Proof!?
aphyscher writes "About a year ago, there was an
announcement that M.J. Dunwoody had proved the (in)famous
Poincare conjecture.
His paper turned out to have a slight problem, and so it remained unsolved...
until perhaps now!
Sergey Nikitin has posted a preprint of what may perhaps be an actual proof."
Yooooooooooo!
I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Horror/Sci Fi writer Stephen King was found dead in his Maine home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.
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I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Horror/Sci-Fi writer Stephen King was found dead at his Maine residence this morning. Apparently, Mr. King was out trimming some hedges in his yard when he was arrow-shot by a group of Mohawk Indians. I'm sure he will be missed by the Slashdot community - even if you didn't enjoy his work, chances are that his special brand of Arabica coffee woke you up in the morning. Truly an American icon.
I'm opposed to school vouchers. How would a maximum income limitation solve that? Actually I would not be opposed to max income limits.
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That's nice, but how does this help me download porn?
If God had a grudge, what would it be
And would you run in zig zags
If you were faced with Him in all His weaponry
What would you ask if you had just one question
Yeah, yeah, God is irate
Yeah, yeah, God is mad
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
What if God sniped one of us
Pumping gas like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Trying to make His way home
If God had a gun, what would it look like
And would you want to die
If dieing meant that you would have to believe
In things like Vengeance and in Santa and the Elves
And all the Reindeer and...
Yeah, yeah, God is irate
Yeah, yeah, God is mad
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
What if God sniped one of us
Pumping gas like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Trying to make His way home
Tryin' to make His way home
Back up to Heaven all alone
Sniper's callin' on the phone
'Cept his number comes up as unknown
Yeah, yeah, God is irate
Yeah, yeah, God is mad
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
What if God sniped one of us
Pumping gas like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Trying to make His way home
Just tryin' to make his way home
Like a laid off dotcom drone
Back up to Heaven all alone
Just tryin' to make his way home
Sniper's callin' on the phone
'Cept his number comes up as unknown
even more amusing (if you read the given link to example of rubber band and doughnut [annulus]) that some old-timers used to try to starve off blood supply to hemorrhoids by wrapping rubber band around their bases. Score: -2 slightly off topic & VERY DISGUSTING
... I think the rest of us would be satisfied by a videotape instead.
As long as it's not quicktime or other proprietary format.
-- If god wanted me to have a sig, he'd have given me a sense of humor.
It's simple
N=N+1
Therefore God must exist.
-=[ Who Is John Galt? ]=-
How would having limited income make me accept vouchers? I don't want my money going to private schools.
Do you realize you are bordering on 1000 posts!? Your a maniac! :)
-=[ Who Is John Galt? ]=-
What I mean is a maximum limitation to be eligble for the voucher (perhaps I need to revise my sig), i.e., you cannot qualify for a voucher unless you can demonstrate need.
The purpose of the argument is to demonstrate that the real objection is not about quality of education, it's about the powerful in this country staying powerful by limiting the choices of the less powerful.
If your bitterest enemies are people who hack the heads off civilians, then I would say you're doing something right.
Danica McKellar, who played Winnie Cooper on The Wonder Years, has a degree in mathematics from UCLA.
I understand your concern, but I think we just need to make the public school system independent enough to be run with integrity and fairness. I also believe that giving vouchers would undermine a solid public education system (even if we actually had one). But I do understand your perspective.
It takes a long time to turn around a failing school. Having a solid educational foundation is critical for elementary school children in setting the tone for their future in education. Those kids don't have 5 years to wait on the district. They need a solution now.
That said, vouchers are only one part in a total school system solution. Here are some things I thought of off the top of my head. (FWIW, I'm a single parent of a 6 year old who attends a National Blue Ribbon public elementary school.)
As we all know, good schools are only 50% of education. The other 50% is a good home. Districts can't solve those problems, but they can help by encouraging parents who do care to participate in ways that help more children than just their own.
Cheers,
-l
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Sigh. Someone flamed me, and did it anonymously. If you followed the flame link and are curious about what mathematical work could generate so much heat, then look at http://groups.msn.com/AmateurMath, as I'm one of the most well known people in math circles that most of you have probably never heard of. Oh, and after you look around you should check out a Java implementation of THE prime counting function at http://groups.msn.com/AmateurMath/page.msnw?&pss=k .
(Yes I'm trying to make lemonade out of a lemon.)
James Harris
Flamed again. I guess I'm wearing a sign "Flame me on SlashDot" or something. Um, I'm less than interested in dealing with mad mathematicians on SlashDot, any advice? Can anyone offer some help? Or is flaming standard operations here?