Hi Marcel,

No offense taken by me... But in fact, to answer your spoof question =
about QM: See the 2000 book entitled "Collective Electrodynamics" by =
Carver Mead -- a very notable fellow. There he posits that =
electrodynamics as we know and measure it is really the result of =
quantum collective phenomena. Maxwell's equations in some cases would =
predict quite the opposite of what we observe in the lab. But viewed as =
collective behavior one can predict what is actually seen.

Don't know if you have ever heard this, but "The Astronomer's Nightmare" =
is that when he dies and goes to Heaver, G-d takes him by the hand and =
shows him how the universe *really* works.

However... I must say I did not understand your little joke about using =
a plastic fork on your Dell monitor.

- DM

On Jan 31, 2010, at 05:57 AM, Marcel Hendrix wrote:

> David McClain <dbm_at_refined-audiometrics.com> writes Re: generating =
self-contained dlls: sf or swiftx?
>=20
> In case I was unclear and thought rude: "Ai, first bug." was a comment =
on=20
> my own description (erroneously using 511 bits).
>=20
> [..]
>=20
>> Ahh portability... what can I say. I'll say it... why are you using=20=

>> Forth in a domain where that even matters? That seems like a total =
abuse=20
>> of Forth, to me, and a horribly masochistic exercise on the =
programmer's=20
>> part.
>=20
> Well, you must be the first person to ever accuse me of being fond of =
portable=20
> Forth.
>=20
>> How about becoming multi-lingual?
>=20
> I like Forth. It has been my experience that something worth learning =
is worth
> learning well. It took 20 years to learn Forth and I learn something =
new everyday.=20
> My ee background teaches me that bugs, even tiny ones, must be =
completely=20
> understood. You can construct an answer from these facts.
>=20
>> When I was in physics grad school it began to dawn on me that there =
were=20
>> no divisions in physics: thermodynamics, quantum mechanics,=20
>> electrodynamics, etc. They were all really part of one larger =
continuum.
>=20
> Even quantum mechanics?
>=20
> [sorry, couldn't resist]
>=20
>> The same is true of programming languages. Your DOES> words create=20
>> single-parameter functional closures -- a higher level concept to be=20=

>> sure, but once you experience programming from higher up, you see =
things=20
>> a bit more clearly down below...
>=20
> True, but if my new LCD monitor has a loose part inside, I open the=20
> clam shell with a plastic fork instead of sending it to the Dell =
repair=20
> shop across country :-)
>=20
> -marcel
>=20
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