Re: More readable prime counting function

From: David C. Ullrich (ullrich_at_math.okstate.edu)
Date: 08/16/04 

Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 05:56:13 -0500

On 16 Aug 2004 03:28:29 -0700, jstevh@msn.com (James Harris) wrote:

>[...]
>
>So it was an idea that doesn't pan out unless I missed something.
>
>Having my own research at the forefront where I can't reference a
>textbook, leaves me in the position of figuring things out for myself.
>
>It's neat in many ways, but at times I just screw-up, as yeah, I can't
>just go pick up a math reference to read about something that I
>discovered that hasn't yet made it into the references and textbooks.

those of us who do research that we actually publish in journals
are in the same position - we can't check our work by opening a
textbook. but we end up retracting published errors only very
rarely - in your case it seems to happen eventually with -most-
of the things you post.

i wonder what the reason for the difference is?

>James Harris

David C. Ullrich

**************************

As far as I'm concerend you're trying to wait until I die, so I figure
maybe you should die instead. How about that, eh? Wouldn't that be a
better twist?

You refuse to follow the math, so the great Powers that control
reality and *speak* in mathematics decide to kill you instead of me.

So what do you think about that, eh? Oh, can't hear Them talking?

Well, I guess that's because you don't really understand Mathematics,
the true language, which is THE language.

They're talking about you now, and They agree with my assessment, and
will not penalize me as They allowed the others like Galois and Abel
to be penalized.

They will kill you instead.

James Harris speaking on "Weird factorization, genius"

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