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Apr 27, 2006 3:38:29 GMT 1
Post by Ben on Apr 27, 2006 3:38:29 GMT 1
I found this whilst i was procrastinating...
"When we think about maths and mathematicians now we usually imagine someone sitting alone at a desk in a study doing lots of equations. But mathematics is all around us every day. Almost every aspect of our daily lives involves practical jobs that need some sort of maths"
awh. how sweet.
i find it quite ironic that here i am. alone at a desk in my room doing lots of equations.
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Apr 27, 2006 18:04:05 GMT 1
Post by Rob on Apr 27, 2006 18:04:05 GMT 1
They say that, but they generally mean some goons messing about with a cash register.
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Apr 28, 2006 0:07:07 GMT 1
Post by Ben on Apr 28, 2006 0:07:07 GMT 1
tying your shoelaces requires Knot Theory! Hmph!
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Apr 28, 2006 7:48:04 GMT 1
Post by Rob on Apr 28, 2006 7:48:04 GMT 1
Perhaps, but I don't consider knot theory before tying them... if that is the criteria for having things all around you everyday, why not physics, chemistry, engineering, design, biology...?
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Apr 29, 2006 14:22:24 GMT 1
Post by Ben on Apr 29, 2006 14:22:24 GMT 1
well i certainly don't think about using english before i use it. so perhaps english doesn't exist?
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Apr 29, 2006 16:01:30 GMT 1
Post by rocinante on Apr 29, 2006 16:01:30 GMT 1
Oh Ben, don't you see? You DO think about English before you use it! You construct sentences before uttering or writing them. The fact that you do it seemingly on the spot does not mean that you're not doing it.
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Apr 30, 2006 12:19:15 GMT 1
Post by Ben on Apr 30, 2006 12:19:15 GMT 1
well then the argument for that applies to what rob says. just because he doesn't seem to think about it, he learnt the algorithm and uses it. and to be honest, i rarely do think before writing sentences and speaking i very rarely think, which often gets me in trouble. whoops.
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May 2, 2006 13:40:11 GMT 1
Post by rocinante on May 2, 2006 13:40:11 GMT 1
Yet you can be understood, your sentences are therefore grammatically, lexically and syntactically sound. (Are they even words?) That shows that you're using the English Language, just like everyone else uses maths without realising. Usually when judging the height of curbs.
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May 2, 2006 23:53:47 GMT 1
Post by Ben on May 2, 2006 23:53:47 GMT 1
so why are we arguing? we either use it without thinking, and thus it's useful, or we don't and it doesn't exist. and they are linked. if you argue for one you argue against the other. end of
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May 3, 2006 0:01:50 GMT 1
Post by pinkegokane on May 3, 2006 0:01:50 GMT 1
ben you have to stop saying 'end of'. it's not a reasonable conclusion to an argument, nor does it inspire your preferred response, which is for the other side to shut up and damn well take it.
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May 3, 2006 1:47:13 GMT 1
Post by Ben on May 3, 2006 1:47:13 GMT 1
but! it is! surely there is no logical way that argument could have continued? Both sides were agreeing! thus the thing had, in fact, ended! arguments cannot continue once resolved.
hence the 'end of'. since it was. non?
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May 3, 2006 2:10:04 GMT 1
Post by dozyjulia on May 3, 2006 2:10:04 GMT 1
I agree This kind of argument is old...
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May 3, 2006 2:16:44 GMT 1
Post by pinkegokane on May 3, 2006 2:16:44 GMT 1
ok fair point. but you use it in inappropriate circumstances a lot
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May 3, 2006 2:26:45 GMT 1
Post by dozyjulia on May 3, 2006 2:26:45 GMT 1
I do?
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May 3, 2006 15:33:30 GMT 1
Post by rocinante on May 3, 2006 15:33:30 GMT 1
Surely there's a difference between an argument and a discussion? Seems every time I've had a conversation I've been arguing, which would have generated a lot of bad karma, wouldn't it?
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May 3, 2006 15:59:22 GMT 1
Post by pinkegokane on May 3, 2006 15:59:22 GMT 1
i was talking to ben, sorry. [EDIT] 1000 posts! i have no life!
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May 4, 2006 1:12:01 GMT 1
Post by Ben on May 4, 2006 1:12:01 GMT 1
sorry.
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