Re: Latest fuss, my apologies

From: David Moran (dmoran_at_rossby.metr.ou.edu)
Date: 10/02/04 

Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 14:12:16 -0500

"James Harris" <jstevh@msn.com> wrote in message
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> "Justin" <no@spam.com> wrote in message
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> > In sci.math James Harris <jstevh@msn.com> wrote:
> >
> > : They like it. Why do you think they keep replying?
> >
> > They like the mathematics, and they're good at it.
> >
> > : Well that's not what Barry Mazur said.
> >
> > Quoting that somebody said something doesn't get you either respect or
> > belief. If Barry logs on here and suggests that your methods are
> > advanced and correct, he'd be subject to the same criticism that you
are.
> >
>
> You're deluded. And yes I notice the use of "Barry" as if Barry Mazur
> is your buddy or something!
>
> Actually, you're not deluded, you're lying. You know that if Barry
> Mazur came and posted here it'd be some great event that'd send emails
> buzzing around the world and might crash servers!
>
> But you think it's a small thing now because you don't know yet the
> kind of attention my postings actually draw. Barry Mazur may be
> actually reading this post, soon enough. Your mistake is a simple,
> and human one of affect.
>
> It's Usenet, and you downgrade it, when in fact, what the potential
> is, is an international audience of MILLIONS of people. Sure most of
> you can't get a few dozen to read your posts, but that doesn't change
> the potential
>
> Well look and learn, and pay attention to what happens next, as I
> refuted "Nora Baron" on sci.math and explained how I use *constants*
> to constrain functions which are in fact advanced techniques.
>
> That refutation with its jailhouse analogy is one of the best I've
> done, though I have refuted "Nora Baron" and other posters before, but
> this time I think it will be just a bit different, as readers consider
> whether or not they wish to accept that constants are both constant
> and varying.
>
> They'd have to be kind of dumb though not to get the jailhouse
> analogy.
>
> A child could understand it, so I expect at least some sci.math people
> will have to get it!
>
>
> James Harris

James, you're delusional. Either get some help, or get a life. Math isn't
everything, but you seem to think it is.

Dave

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