I've seen that stunt a few times. I'm not sure the point of showing it but math teachers love to demonstrate it for some reason.
Thanks, Brian Desmond [EMAIL PROTECTED] c - 312.731.3132 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of joe > Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 2:22 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: wikis > > Careful, I recall a math professor in my differential equations class > or > maybe it was higher throwing a proof up on the board showing that 1 + 1 > != 2 > and it wasn't a numberical base trick.... > > I didn't follow through it, I just closed my eyes and shook my head and > thought forward to my communications class as the sights were easier on > the > eyes... > > I still wonder why I went into a field with such a high ratio of men to > women... :) > > > -- > O'Reilly Active Directory Third Edition - > http://www.joeware.net/win/ad3e.htm > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Laura A. > Robinson > Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 12:55 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: wikis > > 999,998 + 2 = 1,000,000, not 100,000. ;-) > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Nims > > Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 11:49 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [ActiveDir] OT: wikis > > > > > > > It's funny how we quote wikis as definitive sources of information, > > > when they can be edited by anyone and everyone :) > > > > > > Who vets the edits and how much does that person know about the > > > subject matter?? > > > > Anyone can edit, which is why they are generally correct. > > When 100,000 people view a record, and 2 people want to > > change it to be incorrect, > > 999,998 will want to correct it. > > > > I wouldn't use a wiki as a great historical or technical > > source. But for encyclopedia entries, which give a good > > summation of a subject, they are great. > > > > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > > List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ml/threads.aspx > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ml/threads.aspx > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ml/threads.aspx List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ml/threads.aspx
