Re: Peano's space-filling curve

From: John Morgan (john.morgan_at_REMOVECAPSataraxie.fr)
Date: 06/14/04 

Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 23:21:11 +0200

Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
<spamtrap@library.lspace.org.invalid> wrote in message
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> In <2iqissFpemt0U1@uni-berlin.de>, on 06/10/2004
> at 09:28 AM, "John Morgan"
<john.morgan@REMOVECAPSataraxie.fr>
> said:
>These are very good points, all absolutely true, and all
very
>regrettable. Why? Because we are entering a new dark age,
where young
>people distrust and show disdain for boffins,mathies and
their ilk, whom they >call "nerds". And they do
>this because of exactly what you have observed. The
technical
>language has subtle meanings that are hidden from them.

<snip>

> I have the same problem with the sports fans. They use all
of these
> obscure terms instead of simple English. They're all a
bunch of effete
> snobs, right?

Sport's fans learn the jargon because they're inspired by
the sport. We "nerds" are having a tough time here even
inspiring one another.

> The details matter, and you have been
> ignoring them, despite repetition.

I'm not sure how you reach this conclusion. I have nowhere
expressed the intention of ignoring the details I have been
given.

Cheers,

John