On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:59:41 -0600 Mike McCarty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Celejar wrote: > > > > I'm trying to wrap my head around 'forever less one day'. > > Here's a relevant discussion [0]. > > Reminds me of the joke we used to tell to illustrate the > difference between a one-pass algorithm and a two-pass > algorithm. > > An elderly woman was riding a bus in an unfamiliar part of > town, and was unsure which stop to take. She saw a little > boy who seemed to know what he was doing, since he was > obviously acting very nonchalant. She asked him whether > he knew where her stop was, and he replied "Sure, lady. > Just watch me, and get off one stop before I do." Of course, > he gives a two-pass algorithm when she only has a one-pass > option. In Hilbert's hotel, when all the rooms are full and a new guest arrives, the management just moves everyone down one room and places the newcomer into the first room, which is now vacant. Celejar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
