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Posted by: Charles Deutsch Oct 1 2003, 09:27 AM

The show was called http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/archimedes . I caught the last part of it where they talked about a document written by http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/archimedes/lrk_biography.html that they only recently were able to read and they discovered that he understood some concepts of calculus 2000 years ago. If this document would have been known of earlier, it would have advanced western mathematics greatly. Fascinating stuff.

Posted by: Curvie Roadlover Oct 1 2003, 09:48 AM

Charles/Jeff/Alfred, isn't there a math BBS for that stuff?

Posted by: Charles Deutsch Oct 1 2003, 09:50 AM

This post offended you?! Me thinks you're too sensitive ...

Posted by: Joseph Mills Oct 1 2003, 10:21 AM

It is fascinating. Makes one ponder how it might have affected our 914's.

914 + $$$ + infinity = well....I dunno....

Posted by: Curvie Roadlover Oct 1 2003, 10:27 AM

Not at all. It's just that I've seen your math related posts turn into ugly namecalling, who knows more about math than who squabbling, etc. I would think that the internet would have BBS's that are geared to these kinds of things specifically where your fascination would be better appreciated, Right?

Posted by: Charles Deutsch Oct 1 2003, 11:05 AM

You should blame the people that did the name calling (should be easy enough to go back and look). Here's a revelation, the 914 couldn't have been made without math.

Posted by: reverie Oct 1 2003, 11:51 AM

This is a stupid thread.. it has no Porsche content or forum-related content.. it's just a show about math that you watched on the great god Television?

Please cut back on your OT threads, or if for some reason you can't help yourself then just take it over to the Pelican crowd. I think this forum is beginning to suffer under their accumulating weight (or mass, or whatever), and I know I'm not the only one. Thank you.

Posted by: Charles Deutsch Oct 1 2003, 11:55 AM

Yeah, that's kinda what the "WOT" in the title meant. You could've saved yourself some grief by just skipping this thread.

Posted by: silver six Oct 1 2003, 12:12 PM

You could have saved yourself some grief by not starting this thread.

Douglas

Posted by: morgan Oct 1 2003, 12:16 PM

Kids now play nice

Posted by: Jeff Bonanno Oct 1 2003, 12:29 PM

shit, i was considering posting and OT one last night about local news coverage of a project i did at work - glad i didn't! (i'll just piggyback it here with the other rabble )

Posted by: J P Stein Oct 1 2003, 12:35 PM

I never got to calculus. I tripped over Trigonometry in HS....all the magic smoke came out of my haid. Now....
I'm forced use the stuff constantly at work....life.... and math sux. I'm better at

Posted by: jnp914 Oct 1 2003, 12:47 PM

Since this thread supposedly always results in name-calling, how about we get right to it:

Who is least math adept?

I nominate me. I have broad shoulders, I can take the abuse.

Posted by: Curvie Roadlover Oct 1 2003, 12:50 PM

jnp914, I see you joined the group in August. Welcome.
Unless you had been perusing the BBS for quite a while before joining, you prolly don't know the history here. I'll PM you and fill you in a bit.

Posted by: Charles Deutsch Oct 1 2003, 12:54 PM

Don't leave out the government stats!

Posted by: jnp914 Oct 1 2003, 01:01 PM

OK, points noted.

I would rather see endless arguments on rear reflectors and hood emblems anyways.

Posted by: need4speed Oct 1 2003, 01:12 PM

I thought WOT was "Wide Open Throttle" (waaahoooo!).

Posted by: Curvie Roadlover Oct 1 2003, 01:13 PM

Amen brother

Posted by: Charles Deutsch Oct 1 2003, 01:17 PM

I'm against both of those and the P-O-R-S-C-H-E side stripes (I think they're tacky on a 914).

Posted by: Curvie Roadlover Oct 1 2003, 01:39 PM

I never thought I'd say this, but with Alfred

Posted by: double-a Oct 1 2003, 02:13 PM

that's crap! i'm far more ignorant of math than you. i possess an infinite supply of mathematical ignorance.

that said, welcome! i'm a newbie too, just bought my first teener a week ago, a '74 polar white 2.0, from craig laughton in portland.

Posted by: Curvie Roadlover Oct 1 2003, 02:24 PM

Welcome, Aaron.

Posted by: double-a Oct 1 2003, 03:01 PM

thanks!

Posted by: redshift Oct 1 2003, 03:56 PM

Hahw meny are us are underept mathmartians? I ca'nt count. I aslo funlkd elingish.



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Posted by: KaptKaos Oct 1 2003, 09:08 PM

Priceless.

Posted by: J P Stein Oct 2 2003, 03:10 AM

Ah ha....anuther 914 wonk in Vancouver WA.

Aaaaaron, come over to the AX at PIR Sunday 12 Oct.
and meet the crew. We have some fun there.

Posted by: redshift Oct 2 2003, 07:13 AM

Sorry to get even farther off topic, but I wonder why everyone crys about exporting American jobs, when I know damn well that I don't want to work.

Let's export all the work.


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Posted by: Bruce Allert Oct 2 2003, 07:28 AM

HERE HERE
Plus...
Yer not the most unknowledged in aritmatik. I AM damn it

Oh ya... Welcome Aaron, from another of the leftcoasters and what JP said, com'on over to da AX. Yew'll git ta see what happens wit mah car & its new 110# springs Woooo hoooo
bruce

Posted by: Queenie Oct 2 2003, 07:47 AM

HAH! As both a girl and an English major, it's clear that I am the least mathematically inclined person here.

Posted by: redshift Oct 2 2003, 08:05 AM

You_don't_count

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

I am like 2 hours late for work, I had to calculate that.



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Posted by: Queenie Oct 2 2003, 08:47 AM

but...but...but...I DO TWO COUNT, DAMMIT MILES.

I can even count in Roman numerals.

SO THERE.

Go to work, you big slacker.

Posted by: ArtechnikA Oct 2 2003, 08:52 AM

as an English major you will appreciate this; i was there, i know it's true.

girl in my high school history class gets back her term paper, got a 'D' because a Big Part of the assignment was to use The Formatting Rules for themes, with proper section and paragraph demarcation - she she completely blew off the "use Roman Numerals" part.

she said - through tears - "but we have an old manual typewriter and it doesn't *have* Roman Numeral symbols!"

Posted by: seanery Oct 2 2003, 08:53 AM

I've looked I don't have that character set in Win XP.

Posted by: Queenie Oct 2 2003, 09:20 AM

*gigglesnort* OMFGROFLOL etc.

That is too funny. I suppose I'm just lucky that I read a lot and have been reading a lot since I was four, and I shouldn't take for granted that I know all kinds of extra (and seemingly useless) things as a result of that, but...sheesh. Roman numerals are pretty darn basic, at least as far as counting up to ten goes.

Posted by: need4speed Oct 2 2003, 10:43 AM

They look even worse on a Ghia.
(/has Fuchs replica wheels)

Posted by: double-a Oct 2 2003, 10:50 AM

i just might do that, since i missed the last one.

so how many folks on this little bbs live in vancouver? i've counted at least two so far, and a bunch in portland.

Posted by: double-a Oct 2 2003, 10:53 AM

thanks bruce, it's good to be here among the many 914 geniuses.

Posted by: Neal Oct 2 2003, 12:19 PM

I don't get this forum, I posted about a phantom suspension clunk and received a handfull of replies a post about math in the antiquties received 2+ pages.
I am feeling very lonely


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Posted by: ArtechnikA Oct 2 2003, 12:24 PM

sorry - i'm clueless to help your suspension problem beyond the excellent replies you already got. i could make up something if it'd make you feel better, but once anything i could contribute has already been posted, there's not really much more i can say...

Posted by: J P Stein Oct 2 2003, 12:41 PM

Ayup, that happens. You could have gotten replys like
"Somethin' is broke or worn out. Take it apart and find out.".....something I often think of, but never say.

Now, if you'd asked "How much wood could a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood?", there would be any number of opinions.

This thread has the advantage of being total drivel

Posted by: Pnambic Oct 2 2003, 12:48 PM

And we seem to be rather gifted in the drivel category.

Posted by: redshift Oct 2 2003, 01:07 PM

You are soaking in it!

I wish I had a camera, so all of you could see the view I have right now, it's breathtaking.

I am in a house on the marsh, second floor office, it's beautiful, it's all beautiful from here, and I hate the marsh.


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Posted by: Boldylocks Oct 2 2003, 02:26 PM

I saw NOVA -taped the show-.
Very very good stuffffff.
PBS is worth the money.

Posted by: Bruce Allert Oct 2 2003, 10:13 PM

Queenie snorted
another snorter
bruce (snort)