>That is, it's impossible to pick a number and the >"next" real number without skipping over any. >Yet that is essentially what you've done by >positing that the gap between these numbers is >infinitely small.
It's not skipping over any numbers if the difference is infinitely small, which is the key here. I think this is more of a logic than a math problem, is it not obvious that since an infinitely small 1 seperates the two numbers they can't be the same? The smallest theoretically possible number is your nonzero gap. Put all the fancy math aside and think about it. (The biggest problem with this theoretical matter is that real math will break it, and since math is never wrong people believe it.:))
Look at it graphically. On one side you have 1. On the other: 0,., and a whole lot of 9. Not the same!;)
The problem is that 1/3 isn't.3333 - the latter only approaches the former more with every digit. Thanks to our base 10 system, 1/3 is somewhere in between.3333~33 and.3333~34 but doesn't have an exact match. (Add the neglected.000~01 to every third third and it works out fine...)
I've heard that 0,99999.. is 1 before, and it just doesn't make sense - theoretically those nines go on forever, so it's always an infinitely small (not zero!) part away from the next full number. Fractals and rounding errors don't convince me.
Looks like 2003 is going to be a bit less of the kickass-gaming year it looked to be. And if Doom 3 is only out in 2004, some games that will be released meanwhile could make id's design look real old. *cough*
Did I hear that right, did I hear you saying that you're gonna make a copy of a movie without paying?
Come on guys, I thought you knew better, don't copy that.avi!
(Although I think they may be using nu-metal this time...)
"The Culture Ministry has announced a ban on the use of "e-mail" in all government ministries, documents, publications or Web sites, the latest step to stem an incursion of English words into the French lexicon."
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>That is, it's impossible to pick a number and the
:))
., and a whole lot of 9. Not the same! ;)
>"next" real number without skipping over any.
>Yet that is essentially what you've done by
>positing that the gap between these numbers is
>infinitely small.
It's not skipping over any numbers if the difference is infinitely small, which is the key here. I think this is more of a logic than a math problem, is it not obvious that since an infinitely small 1 seperates the two numbers they can't be the same? The smallest theoretically possible number is your nonzero gap. Put all the fancy math aside and think about it. (The biggest problem with this theoretical matter is that real math will break it, and since math is never wrong people believe it.
Look at it graphically. On one side you have 1. On the other: 0,
The problem is that 1/3 isn't .3333 - the latter only approaches the former more with every digit. Thanks to our base 10 system, 1/3 is somewhere in between .3333~33 and .3333~34 but doesn't have an exact match. (Add the neglected .000~01 to every third third and it works out fine...)
>I don't care if you're a spammer. I don't even care
>if you're fucking Hitler, a man's family is off limits.
As if he cared for what a spammed family's kids will see when they check their mail.
I've heard that 0,99999.. is 1 before, and it just doesn't make sense - theoretically those nines go on forever, so it's always an infinitely small (not zero!) part away from the next full number. Fractals and rounding errors don't convince me.
Yeah, it fit well and it wasn't that bad most of the time IIRC.
;)
It was most funny seeing a special operations soldier freak out seeing a corpse (in the intro).
I wonder, does that qualify for the DMCA? ;)
Also, graphics can still be scaled down while still getting the "complete experience" I'd assume.
It's not unthinkable that they would get a copy early, if one of their users sends it to them for analysis...
If you don't want this kind of rubbish, keep the system updated. That goes for any operating system, and MS even makes it easy.
This will be a lesson to qute a few people.
If it isn't loud it isn't Hi-Fi. Of course, it must be loud so one hears the silent passages. ;)
Now just to get it into the MS-bashing heads. Sad that you can still get +5 Funny with lame crash jokes in 2003.
Metallica had their turn with P2P. It's called St. Anger.
;)
That must have generated the most wasted bandwidth ever.
Looks like 2003 is going to be a bit less of the kickass-gaming year it looked to be. And if Doom 3 is only out in 2004, some games that will be released meanwhile could make id's design look real old. *cough*
Did I hear that right, did I hear you saying that you're gonna make a copy of a movie without paying? .avi!
(Although I think they may be using nu-metal this time...)
Come on guys, I thought you knew better, don't copy that
"The Culture Ministry has announced a ban on the use of "e-mail" in all government ministries, documents, publications or Web sites, the latest step to stem an incursion of English words into the French lexicon."
Emphasis mine...
Such a shame. I bet it doesn't support OS/2, either!
Some eye candy features hardly qualify as bloat. And anyway, this is the 21st century, why should the GUI look like it's been designed for a 486?
Did I miss the /. memo that Amazon is evil or something?
I think the word you're looking for is UNdead.
That surprises me a little; I know plenty of Linux users personally, but not a single Apple dude/dudette...
In a techy way. I'd still rather stick to manually choosing what to do, thank you very much.
LAH here as well. "Sir, are you a henchman?" "No, I only go as far as lackey."
Isn't that just a *little* counterproductive? :D
Insightful flamebait? You see something new every day...
They make games out of everything these days.