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From: Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com>
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Subject: Re: Python and Math
Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 10:22:54 -0400
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On Monday 19 May 2014 09:24:18 Chris Angelico did opine
And Gene did reply:
> On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 11:15 PM, Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> 
wrote:
> > On Monday, May 19, 2014 6:39:49 PM UTC+5:30, Chris Angelico wrote:
> >> On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 10:46 PM, Rustom Mody  wrote:
> >> > The provers call the calculators as "Just applied not pure
> >> > mathematicians" The calculators say of the provers: "They are not
> >> > mathematicians but logicians" (or philosophers)" [Chris had a
> >> > funny quote on this a few weeks ago]
> >> 
> >> Which Chris? I don't remember either reading or writing such a
> >> quote, and would like to. There are a good few Chrises on this list
> >> :)
> > 
> > You!!
> > Something about mathematicians philosophers and waste-paper baskets
> 
> Oh! Yes, I remember now. Old joke I found someplace. Physicists need
> heaps of sensitive (and expensive) equipment... mathematicians need
> only pencils, paper, and waste-paper baskets. And philosophers don't
> even need waste-paper baskets.
> 
> ChrisA

I gotta grin and like it, that does boil it down to the pure essence.

Cheers, Gene Heskett
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