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From: stan <smoore@exis.net>
Subject: Re: Modulus, Factoring and Compressing random data
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Ernst wrote:

>  I am a friend not a peer and so judging and punishing me as a peer is
> wrong.

In my experience ideas and behavior draw responses. Some with thin
skin make it personal and from there it devolves.

>  I hope you have good luck with the science community.  They can be
> assholes.

I tend to look at generalizations with caution, but it's certainly not
rare to find a geek with impaired social skills. Of course I've met
people who couldn't add, subtract, or count change who weren't exactly
peaches either.