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From: Mike Raiford
Subject: Re: Be very very quiet
Date: 19 Dec 2008 08:14:52
Message: <494b9e4c$1@news.povray.org>

Stephen wrote:
> On 18 Dec 2008 18:00:14 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:35:19 -0600, Mike Raiford wrote:
>>
>>
>>>> Where?
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Neither here, nor there ...
>> Maybe it's everywhere!
>>
> 
> Maybe it is.

Or it could simply be nowhere.

-- 
~Mike

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From: Mike Raiford
Subject: Re: Be very very quiet
Date: 19 Dec 2008 08:17:10
Message: <494b9ed6$1@news.povray.org>

Stephen wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:54:42 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Stephen wrote:
>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:30:08 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:09:27 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> But if the cat is dead will observing it make it live again?
>>>>>> You can never know that answer.
>>>>> Why?
>>>> Because ...
>>> Why Mike why?
>> To make you ask why, that's why :)
> 
> Why?

Fine, fine ... because observing it would change it. It could be dead or 
alive before observing, but if the act of observing kills it, it will 
only be dead.

Wait... I guess you can know the answer to that question. No.

-- 
~Mike

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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Be very very quiet
Date: 19 Dec 2008 08:40:30
Message: <819nk417tmhplbedp5fjeibkkpd3d0s6rr@4ax.com>

On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:12:45 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Stephen wrote:
>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:54:42 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:30:08 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:09:27 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> But if the cat is dead will observing it make it live again?
>>>>>>> You can never know that answer.
>>>>>> Why?
>>>>> Because ...
>>>> Why Mike why?
>>> To make you ask why, that's why :)
>> 
>> Why?
>
>Are you training me for when my kid learns this word?

Got it! :-)
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Regards
     Stephen

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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Be very very quiet
Date: 19 Dec 2008 08:41:53
Message: <s29nk4lj323tsaovqc1am5m0faepoucm6n@4ax.com>

On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:15:19 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Stephen wrote:
>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:54:42 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:30:08 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:09:27 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> But if the cat is dead will observing it make it live again?
>>>>>>> You can never know that answer.
>>>>>> Why?
>>>>> Because ...
>>>> Why Mike why?
>>> To make you ask why, that's why :)
>> 
>> Why?
>
>Fine, fine ... because observing it would change it. It could be dead or 
>alive before observing, but if the act of observing kills it, it will 
>only be dead.
>
>Wait... I guess you can know the answer to that question. No.

Yes the answer is no. The cat was dead. Unless...
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Regards
     Stephen

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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Be very very quiet
Date: 19 Dec 2008 08:42:50
Message: <369nk4lofjvci8bo399cd05bmhoornq69o@4ax.com>

On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:13:01 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Stephen wrote:
>> On 18 Dec 2008 18:00:14 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>> 
>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:35:19 -0600, Mike Raiford wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>> Where?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Neither here, nor there ...
>>> Maybe it's everywhere!
>>>
>> 
>> Maybe it is.
>
>Or it could simply be nowhere.

Or maybe it doesn't signify
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Regards
     Stephen

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From: Mike Raiford
Subject: Re: Be very very quiet
Date: 19 Dec 2008 08:50:05
Message: <494ba68d$1@news.povray.org>

Stephen wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:13:01 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Stephen wrote:
>>> On 18 Dec 2008 18:00:14 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:35:19 -0600, Mike Raiford wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> Where?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Neither here, nor there ...
>>>> Maybe it's everywhere!
>>>>
>>> Maybe it is.
>> Or it could simply be nowhere.
> 
> Or maybe it doesn't signify

Or perhaps occupies a different hyperplane. :)

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~Mike

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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Be very very quiet
Date: 19 Dec 2008 09:29:29
Message: <rsbnk49e1ac6rtboctge9o35mntp0t512l@4ax.com>

On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:48:13 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Stephen wrote:
>> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:13:01 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>> On 18 Dec 2008 18:00:14 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:35:19 -0600, Mike Raiford wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> Where?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Neither here, nor there ...
>>>>> Maybe it's everywhere!
>>>>>
>>>> Maybe it is.
>>> Or it could simply be nowhere.
>> 
>> Or maybe it doesn't signify
>
>Or perhaps occupies a different hyperplane. :)

Yip, there is that ;)
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Regards
     Stephen

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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: Be very very quiet
Date: 19 Dec 2008 12:10:45
Message: <494bd595$1@news.povray.org>

On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:24:21 +0000, Stephen wrote:

>>Well, you wrote that then, this is now, as I write this.
>>
>>
> But not as I read it

Well, it was when you wrote your reply, but now it's now, even as you 
read this it's now. :-)

Jim

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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: Be very very quiet
Date: 19 Dec 2008 12:11:36
Message: <494bd5c8$1@news.povray.org>

On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:40:12 +0000, Stephen wrote:

> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:12:45 -0600, Mike Raiford
> <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>Stephen wrote:
>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:54:42 -0600, Mike Raiford
>>> <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:30:08 -0600, Mike Raiford
>>>>> <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>>>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:09:27 -0600, Mike Raiford
>>>>>>> <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> But if the cat is dead will observing it make it live again?
>>>>>>>> You can never know that answer.
>>>>>>> Why?
>>>>>> Because ...
>>>>> Why Mike why?
>>>> To make you ask why, that's why :)
>>> 
>>> Why?
>>
>>Are you training me for when my kid learns this word?
> 
> Got it! :-)

No, no, no, the proper response is "Who are you, Carl Sagan?!"

Jim

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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: Be very very quiet
Date: 19 Dec 2008 12:16:49
Message: <494bd701$1@news.povray.org>

On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:29:11 +0000, Stephen wrote:

>>Or perhaps occupies a different hyperplane.
> 
> Yip, there is that

Or a different hypersphere.

Which reminds me, there's a really good video exploration of extra-
dimensional mathematics, can't remember if it was posted here or not.  
I'll have to see if I can find it again, it was fascinating stuff.

Jim

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