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5 On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 8:09 PM, Roger Hui <[email protected]>wrote: > The put down was for not so much that our system was not capable of > sensitivity analysis, or perhaps that we did not even know what sensitivity > analysis was, but that we were unwilling to admit it. > > ----------- > > The braggart claims to have Superman's powers. > > "Can you crush things like Superman?" > > The braggart took a walnut in each hand, absolutely crushed them to a pulp, > and said, "Yes, I can." > > "Can you see far away like Superman?" > > The braggart flipped down a pair of binocular glasses he was wearing and > read out the words on the sign at the end of the block, and said, "Yes I > can." > > "Can you fly like Superman?" > > The braggart walked up to the roof of a 3-floor building, and jumped off > with a flying leap! Splat! With great struggle and lots of moaning, he > raised himself up on his elbows, and said, "Yessssh, yesh, ... yesh I can." > > > > > On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 2:16 PM, Dan Bron <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I don't get the put-down (or joke). Can you explain it to me? > > > > -Dan > > > > > > ----- Original Message --------------- > > > > Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] more fork examples > > From: Roger Hui <[email protected]> > > Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 13:14:12 -0800 > > To: Programming forum <[email protected]> > > > > Thanks for the compliment but what I really need are for y'all to send me > > quotes/anecdotes not yet in the list. For example: > > > > Once, in the early 1980s, Ken Iverson visited us in Calgary. Fred > > Appleyard and I proudly showed off our system implemented in direct > > definition. Ken asked a question which is essentially, "Can you do > > sensitivity analysis?" We start mumbling something. Ken says, "Can you > > touch your shoulder?", and proceeded to reach behind his neck to touch > the > > opposite shoulder. I have yet to recover from this put-down :-). > > > > BTW, among the APL crowd, accusing somebody of "mumbling something" is > done > > by putting your hand in front of your mouth and muttering, "but ah eh > blah > > blah ...". > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > -- Devon McCormick, CFA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
