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Slime wrote:
> When talking to people that you want to find you interesting, keep it simple
> so you don't scare them off.
Yeah, I guess. This particular individual, I don't especially care what
she thinks about me. Hence the rather vertical description. (But I think
she might have spotted the pile of papers as I attempted to derive a
Taylor series from first principles while waiting for Windows to install...)
>> You look like you're falling asleep there.
>>
>> Uh? Oh, no, I'm just thinking.
>>
>> What are you thinking about?
>>
>> Math.
>>
>> What??
>>
>> (You won't be asked "what??" because everyone knows what math is.)
>>
>> ...why?
>>
>> Oh, it's this thing I'm working on. It uses fractals and stuff. It's
>> pretty cool.
How many normal humans know what a "factal" is? Not many, IME.
> If they're interested, they'll ask more questions. If they're not, they
> won't think you're crazy.
It's just the way she looked at me like I was some sort of freak of
nature or something... *sigh*
Mind you, given who we're talking about here, that's kind of the pot
calling the kettle black. :-P
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