Re: [math-fun] when and why was it agreed that > 0.999...=1?
From: John Galt <acwacw@gmail.com>
GAH! I committed a similar mistake -- they are easy to make. And I misread Senator Carmody's critique, which I now believe to be wrong. On top of that, I'm misattributing everything in sight. Please be kind and ignore me.
Apparently waves of chaos can occasionally propagate in such a fashion. I apologise for my part and shall hunt for a new pair of eyes on eBay; alas I fear what I may end up buying... Phil
What I really want to know is how I managed to become John Galt. On 11/18/12, Phil Carmody <thefatphil@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
From: John Galt <acwacw@gmail.com>
GAH! I committed a similar mistake -- they are easy to make. And I misread Senator Carmody's critique, which I now believe to be wrong. On top of that, I'm misattributing everything in sight. Please be kind and ignore me.
Apparently waves of chaos can occasionally propagate in such a fashion. I apologise for my part and shall hunt for a new pair of eyes on eBay; alas I fear what I may end up buying...
Phil
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