OT: Math and Science

2003-08-14 Thread Wilbur07
Dimensionality is usually thought of mathematically, extending the metaphor of the number line into areas or volumes or complexities above volume. The number line represents a number, say c, where using linear distance we can map by analogy for a graphic visualization of a number. Well, we who

Re: What is a homemaker worth?

2003-07-29 Thread Wilbur07
Robert Seeberger wrote: (Overall, 13% of the nation's households include a stay-at-home spouse.) That's an amazing figure. I wonder what the figure was in 1953 or even 1963. I think www.census.gov might have the stabistics, if you're wondering. More than likely, the figure was double or

How's my man Dave B?

2003-06-12 Thread Wilbur07
Still alive, I presume. When's the new book to be released? Mark ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

NBC and DB

2003-04-06 Thread Wilbur07
Hi All! Has David Brin ever appeared on network teevee? From a fawning, adoring, communist fan of his, it's merely a gentle reminder that, yes indeedy appearing at Joanie's in Palo Alto for booksignings isn't quite enough to gently remind. Otherwise, with all congeniality, live long and

Maths, Very Interesting!

2003-02-24 Thread Wilbur07
Subject: OT: Tiangco's lecture on statistics From: A HREF=mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] /A (Mark Constantino) Date: 2/23/03 10:09 PM Pacific Standard Time Message-id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I offered once that a statistical sampling of votes over a normal distribution of voters could

Thruster technology

2003-02-02 Thread Wilbur07
Hi folks! Some science talk with a bit of fiction comes to mind. Today's shubble uses two auxiliary chemical fuel rockets in addition to the thrusters on the main bus to get orbital velocity. The same effect could be duplicated with less mass and volume if only we develop materials that can

Merry Christmas!

2002-12-25 Thread Wilbur07
:-) Go figure! Unless I go out today to meet some family, I won't be seeing any of them this holiday. Me so sad. Perhaps next year I'll have some people to cuddle up with So, by Golly! Our individual piles of beans don't mean anything, do they? For what it's worth, Universal love and peace,

OT: tech question

2002-12-14 Thread Wilbur07
Jai! I've been working with rather large files lately, and I've been sending them around be e-mail. Can anybody tell me or show me the way how to more conveniently handle these things? Any help would be appreciated. Mark ___

Re: FW: Request to mailing list Brin-l rejected

2002-12-04 Thread Wilbur07
Jeroen writes: you will have to remove Arnett from his position. Methinky-thinks thou doth protest too much, Jeroen. At least as a Cassius to Arnett's Caesar, plots upon plots circling in your mind, it shows on your face and prompts us to say, 'ware Arnett! For Cassius was a man who

Animation

2002-11-28 Thread Wilbur07
I'm looking to do some animated shorts for some of my character sketches, which y'all may or may not have read about rightchyere on this list and in other newsgroups. If any of y'all have some animation experience you might want to comment on this type of scene. I've created some morphs for

OT: Plan to freeze United Nations

2002-11-26 Thread Wilbur07
A sci-fi scenario, obviously: My fellow countrymen, lend me your attentions -- A hollowing out of the actual power of the United Nations might actually be achieved by crowds of hecklers whizzing piano wire above their heads when UN delegates and workers walk into the building. As far as I

Vectors with scalar of zero

2002-11-24 Thread Wilbur07
I dunno why I have to say this, but Alberto and his nek'd behind might complain: There are an infinite number of vectors with a scalar of zero on a two dimensional plane, though there are only two vectors with a scalar of zero on a one dimensional line. So, to make the vector-cardinality