[sage-devel] Re: MPIR and GMP: an announcement

2010-04-01 Thread Jaap Spies
John Cremona wrote: On 1 April 2010 17:21, Jaap Spies wrote: Tom Boothby wrote: On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 7:58 AM, Francesco Biscani wrote: Erm, April 1st? An Australian, playing a prank? I shouldn't think they'd know how. They're such a serious bunch. I've hardly even seen Bill crack a

[sage-devel] Re: MPIR and GMP: an announcement

2010-04-01 Thread Robert Dodier
On Apr 1, 10:21 am, Jaap Spies wrote: > You clearly didn't met him at dinner with a glass of good Australian wine. "Alt Smakey 1968" has been compared favourably to a Welsh claret, whilst the Australian wino society thouroughly recommend a 1970 "Cote du Rod Laver", which, believe me, has a kick

Re: [sage-devel] Re: MPIR and GMP: an announcement

2010-04-01 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
Francesco Biscani wrote: I'm having a hard time understanding whether this thread is flooding with sarcasm or is completely devoid of it. ;) Francesco. I believe this is an April fools joke, which I fell for. The link at the bottom of the message http://tinyurl.com/y9dky9z points to a sit

Re: [sage-devel] Re: MPIR and GMP: an announcement

2010-04-01 Thread Francesco Biscani
I'm having a hard time understanding whether this thread is flooding with sarcasm or is completely devoid of it. ;) Francesco. On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 6:21 PM, Jaap Spies wrote: > Tom Boothby wrote: >> >> On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 7:58 AM, Francesco Biscani >>  wrote: >>> >>> Erm, April 1st? >> >>

Re: [sage-devel] Re: MPIR and GMP: an announcement

2010-04-01 Thread John Cremona
On 1 April 2010 17:21, Jaap Spies wrote: > Tom Boothby wrote: >> >> On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 7:58 AM, Francesco Biscani >>  wrote: >>> >>> Erm, April 1st? >> >> An Australian, playing a prank?  I shouldn't think they'd know how. >> They're such a serious bunch.  I've hardly even seen Bill crack a >>

[sage-devel] Re: MPIR and GMP: an announcement

2010-04-01 Thread Jaap Spies
Tom Boothby wrote: On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 7:58 AM, Francesco Biscani wrote: Erm, April 1st? An Australian, playing a prank? I shouldn't think they'd know how. They're such a serious bunch. I've hardly even seen Bill crack a smile, let alone laugh! You clearly didn't met him at dinner wit