Re: Mathematical struggle

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• Subject: Re: Mathematical struggle
• From: Jim Fosse <jim.fosse-at-bdt-dot-com>
• Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 05:32:23 GMT

Richard,

>"Mathematics may be compared to a mill of exquisite workmanship which 
>grinds you stuff of any degree of fineness; but nevertheless, what you 
>get out depends on what you put in; and as the grandest mill in the world 
>will not extract wheat-flour from peascod, so pages of formulae will not 
>get a definite result out of loose data."
>
LOLAROTF, laughing out loud and rolling on the floor.

Well Said!

So very true. I still use spice, but don't believe it until I can
prove it experimentally; and even then, I've put my foot in my mouth
several times.

Thanks for the perk tonight,

	jim	BSEE UCB

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