http://bit-player.org/2006/good-company An amateur's outlook on computation and mathematics. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:36:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 http://bit-player.org/2006/good-company#comment-1257 Sat, 09 Dec 2006 12:15:48 +0000 http://bit-player.org/2006/good-company#comment-1257 HTML really needs a &#60;sarcasm&#62; tag. I'm pretty sure that Scott Aaronson was not genuinely praising the BBC's report on "nullity." And his jab at Martin Gardner, Sara Robinson and me was also, I think, made with playful intent. I found his comment amusing because &#8212; in my case at least &#8212; he hit close to the target. I *am* a bit of a boring pedant &#8212; and proud of it! HTML really needs a <sarcasm> tag. I’m pretty sure that Scott Aaronson was not genuinely praising the BBC’s report on “nullity.” And his jab at Martin Gardner, Sara Robinson and me was also, I think, made with playful intent. I found his comment amusing because — in my case at least — he hit close to the target. I *am* a bit of a boring pedant — and proud of it!

]]> http://bit-player.org/2006/good-company#comment-1251 Sat, 09 Dec 2006 03:16:08 +0000 http://bit-player.org/2006/good-company#comment-1251 I can't understand of any intelligent being can write something as dumb and short-sighted as Scott has. I read Scott's blog from time to time, and I find it quite less interesting than bit-player. Maybe I can tell a hypotenuse from a rhombus... or maybe I am also boring and pedantic. I can’t understand of any intelligent being can write something as dumb and short-sighted as Scott has. I read Scott’s blog from time to time, and I find it quite less interesting than bit-player. Maybe I can tell a hypotenuse from a rhombus… or maybe I am also boring and pedantic.

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