How about "None yet, but ask me again in a century or two"? "My name is William Rowan Hamilton I just invented the quaternion It hasn't got an applicay-shee-yun But just you wait, just you wait ..." Jim Propp On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 1:04 PM, Joerg Arndt <arndt@jjj.de> wrote:
Anyone being annoyed by this question when you presented something you found beautiful in its own? I certainly have. Plus, being a bit diplomatically challenged (ask Neil!), I'd like to hear a way of answering that question without appearing to be rude. "I don't care one bit" does not work, as I verified empirically.
Best regards, jj
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