----- Original Message -----
From: "Jessie Evangelista" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 9:03 AM
Subject: Re: [plug] Interesting small Math problem


> Yeah right! It's not the same. Do you even know how postfix works?

you need a stack and a queue... postfix eliminates the parenthesis but
doesnt eliminate how you apply the associative, distribuatative, etc
properties of a given expression.... its depends how you integrate that on
your postfix algorithm...  am i satisfy you?

> Do
> you understand why
> sacha seems to think that postfix is the way to go to solve the problem?

yes of course... there are lots of ways to skin a cat... how about you?


> >yes there is a finite
> >rule here.. it just knowing the associative , distributative, etc
properties
> >of a given expression... but hey, this problem can be easily solve if we
> >spend time on this but take note , this problem cannot apply in our daily
> >lives.. in short its a useless problem!...
> >
> How do you know its useless? Shheesh! I thought the fibonacci series was
> useless and yet
> I found out that its being used by some of my financial analyst friends.

hehehe did i ever said to my post that fibonacci is a useless problem? tell
me one good example that nine nines problem is applicable to our daily
lives? and ill take a bow on you!

> Really now, how about coming up with a distributed application that
> would solve this, that seems
> like a good enough challenge for any hacker ...

every hacker has its own taste and style... some of them are interested and
some of them are not.

> Well, how do you solve it without using postfix eh???

is postfix the only way to solve this problem?

fooler.

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