Re: God=G_uv proves 40k B.C. Creation

From: TMG (TMG_at_Nowhere.org)
Date: 09/25/04 

Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 22:36:44 -0400

George Hammond wrote:
> "Goran Dhemmeog" <hcraeser731@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:b9eccd47.0409241153.77c0a963@posting.google.com...
>
>>"George Hammond" <nowhere@nomailspam.com> wrote in message
>
> news:<7o6dnVgnDfOensncRVn-gA@comcast.com>...
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>>>THURSTONE'S ORIGINAL BOX PROBLEM (which is
>>>a Factor Analysisi) problem, DOES IDENTIFY ALL
>>>13 SYMMETRY AXES OF THE CUBE.
>>
>>This discussion began with your statement that these 13 axes are
>>eigenvectors of the correlation matrix. Because I am so stupid and
>>incompetent, please explain how this happens.
>
>
> [Hammond]

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> BTW, while Thurstone was working with paper and pencil...
> Cattell got into it not much later, and actually did the first
> "computerized Factor Analysis" on the ENIAC computer
> in the 1950's. The ENIAC was the world's first computer

No, it wasn't even the first electronic digital computer. Even when you
discount mechanical digital computers (remember Babbage's Analytical
Engine?), ENIAC wasn't the first. A common mistake.

http://www.scl.ameslab.gov/ABC/

> and had 20,000 12AU7 "vacuum tubes" in it (this was before
> transistors) and the thing got so goddamned hot they had
> to install 25 air conditioners in the room to keep it cool!
> BTW, before he died, at the age of 92, Cattell used to write me
> lengthy handwritten letters from Hawaii.

Put scans up on the web site. Remember the rules.

> I think he knew I
> was on something.

Any word and review from Waco?

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