Re: Surrogate factoring, theory versus implementation

From: Jesse F. Hughes (jesse_at_phiwumbda.org)
Date: 01/23/05 

Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 20:39:27 +0100

David C. Ullrich <ullrich@math.okstate.edu> writes:

> On 23 Jan 2005 08:51:42 -0800, jstevh@msn.com wrote:
>
>>[...]
>>
>>First thing with a young theory with an implementation that doesn't
>>behave as expected is to check the theory!!!
>>
>>Maybe it's just wrong.
>>
>>I've checked the theory, and it's not wrong.
>
> You really have no idea how awesomely hilarious this is?
> People all over the planet are rolling on the floor right
> this second.

You exaggerate. No one laughs so hard at reruns.

"Sorry, wakeup to the real world. You're on your own dependent on me
as your guide. Luckily for you, I'm self-correcting to a large extent,
so if the proof were wrong, I'd tell you. It's not wrong." 

-- 
"Demons were like genies or philosophy professors---if you didn't word
things /exactly/ right, they delighted in giving you absolutely
accurate and completely misleading answers."
                                   -- Terry Pratchett, /Wyrd Sisters/

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