[Newspoetry] daze

[Joe Futrelle]

How does this relate to dog mathematics?

http://www.schneertz.com/dogmath.html

At 04:06 AM 12/12/2001 -0600, you wrote:
>bryan,
>before responding, i want to say that you are correct.
>mathematics is, before all, the science of disruptive tautologies.
>in reference to your dizziness, the following proof may offer some support:
>
>1d = 24h (where d is the unit day and h is the unit hour)
>1d * 1d = 24h * 1d
>1d * 1d = 24h * 24h
>1d = 576h
>
>24 = 576
>a = a^2
>
>the only numbers for which a = a^2 are 0 and 1.  since we have already
>assigned 1 to the magnitude of a day, 0 must be the magnitude of an hour.
>and by the axiom of the proof, it is now transparently apparent that
>one day equals zero hours.  the preceeding shows only that since math is a
>human construction, and neither can math account for time, nor time for math,
>humans and time must walk seperate but parallel paths.  which will win?  we
>can only wait or calculate.
>
>i can only assume that su is a reference to the superuser command in *nix
>operating systems.   however, the identity of the denominationist had me
>bluffed until i found a catholic encyclopedia entry which cleared the way.
>http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03475b.htm
>some excerpts follow:
>
>Cedes
>(Or CADES; Heb., Qédésh, sanctuary; Gr., Kades or Kedes), two cities of
>Palestine.
>The form Cades occurs in the Vulg. Only in Jos., xii, 22, and I Mach., xi, 
>63,
>73. The name would indicate that it was a sacred city before the Hebrew
>occupation.
>
>the ratio of poet trees in units of superusers to mathematics in units of
>palestinians you propose is equal to none.  perhaps one day...
>
>ben
>
>
>* bryan cribbs <bdcribbs at onthejob.net> [12.12.01 03:08] stated:
> > poetry supercedes math:
> >     humans per day per day
> > is a
> >     human / day^2
> > This is a measure of the rate of change in
> > humans over a period of days.
> > Mathematically, I make no sense when I read
> > this poem... would defeat the point when:
> > poetry supercedes math...
> > As we kill and die...   approaching zero.
> > -dizzy
> >
> > * ben emerick <bemerick at anacroatan.org> :
> > > daze
> > >
> > > 3767 humans killed in 61 days
> > > that's 62 per day
> > > 62 humans killed per day over 61 days
> > > that's .98 per day per day
> > > .98 humans killed per day per day over 61 days
> > > that's .02 per day per day per day
> > > .02 humans killed per day per day per day over 61 days
> > > that's .00 per day per day per day per day
> > > so as i can see as the days go by
> > > the humans and their deaths approach zero
> > > .
> > >
> > > ben
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