Subj : packets To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Sat May 02 2020 07:48:00 Hi Nancy! NB>> That's ok... math ends up being useful no matter what one ends up NB>> doing, the higher math mostly useful for the sciences... As I said, NB>> I ended up not really staying in the physical sciences, but got into NB>> the social sciences... :) BM> "Broadens your horizons". :) I don't have much use for math beyond BM> the basics, but the puzzle solving aspect of Algebra has probably BM> helped my figure out some things in Real Life: sort of discover a BM> pattern (the 'plus x' portion of the equation). As for application BM> towards the social sciences. maybe is Brand X with the Buy 2, get $1.50 BM> off coupon.... NB> Being able to think logically, as well as outside the box, are NB> both useful skills.... ;) And some times be to think in a logial true/false manner, other times to not be constrained by all the rules. BM>> Some things are very yes/no, true/false, work/won't work and no matter BM>> how much one tries to get around won't alter. Other the premise is BM>> wrong but has been accepted as true and can be so can 'altered' -- BM>> really is the first one, just had the wrong information. NB>> Basic math is very much yes/no.... when one gets into the logic levels NB>> of math and sciences, there's more of the how you get there can make a NB>> difference.... and there might be more than one way... And when one NB>> is dealing with people instead of math and science, there's a lot more NB>> factors, and a lot more of the shades of white/grey/black.... :) BM> People have a ton of variables built in! Makes things fun. :) Can BM> be annoying to someone trying to figure out the science behind. NB> People just aren't that easy to quantify.... and trying to NB> pigeonhole generally makes for wrong answers... ;) Right: they can't even quantify themselves: what was liked yesterday maybe 'egh!' today. What was he right amount of food yesterday was too much today. Simple examples, and barely touching quantification, but we get the idea. BM>>>> ... Math problems? Call 1-800-[(10x)(13i)2]-[sin(xy)/2.362x] NB>>>> Speaking of the new-ew-ew math... BM>>> Do the innermost set first.... And if takes too long just call BM>>> Directory Assistance! NB>>> But there's those letters, and that sin(e) of something.... even NB>>> the calculator can't handle all of that... BM>> I have a calculator which indicates it can, or at least some of it. I BM>> have no idea how to operate that portion of it; I bought the BM>> calculator because it had a 'rubout' key so instead of erasing the BM>> entire entry I could delete just the erroneous button-push. NB>> One still has to know how to solve for x, y, and z.... :) BM> So that's what I did wrong: I was trying to figure a, b and c!! NB> Ummmm... those are just alternate names for the same thing... No wonder I was confused!! NB>>>> ... Of people born in 1839, 100% who ate carrots are dead! BM>>> That seems proof enough carrots are bad for you!! NB>>> Faulty reasoning, just like one might do with the below.... ;) NB>>> ... 100% of people who breathe die. BM>> Stop breathing and save yourself!! NB>> But when one stops breathing one does die... ;) BM> Use a respirator? NB> That only works for a while.... eventually one still dies... As do all things. NB>> ... I like stuffed animals. Oven baked with bread crumb stuffing. BM> Hmm: previous message had one about eggs and chickens; wonder what the BM> next message's will be?! NB> As I almost recall, it probably had nothing at all to do with NB> that train of thought (I'm pretty sure that those had been NB> essentially random tags... [g]).... I do have a lot of food NB> related tags, though... Hmm: really short ones could be 'snack tags'! ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... Kid's Smarts: "Don't ever be too full for dessert." --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .