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Boolean Logic : George Boole's The Laws of Thought

Posted by michael on from the 1010001000110000111 dept.

Ian writes "The Globe and Mail has a piece about the man behind Boolean Logic - George Boole - The Isaac Newton of logic. 'It was 150 years ago that George Boole published his classic The Laws of Thought, in which he outlined concepts that form the underpinnings of the modern high-speed computer.'"

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  1. And it was nearly 50 years ago by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That Hugh Heffner published Playboy which publicized porn that forms the demand for the modern high-speed internet.

  2. newclear power changing thought/'law' process by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    that, & being bushwhacked again & again, has made many of us have some second thoughts. lookout bullow.

    the hole fauxking thing defiles 'logic'.

    all is not lost.

    consult with/trust in yOUR creators.... let the expansion begin.

  3. Quick, how many here can define "bit"? by mi · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I mean the "bit" as in "1 byte is 8 bits".

    Only somewhat off-topic...

    --
    In Soviet Washington the swamp drains you.
  4. Re:Poll Troll Toll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Which is better...

    Chicas putas!

  5. WTMFCNO by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Where's the mother fucking CowboyNeal Option?

  6. I think you mean "legitimized" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...since pr0n was certainly public for centuries (and perhaps millenia) before Playboy. Once Playboy came along, pr0n "came out of the closet".