I don't get the put-down (or joke). Can you explain it to me?
-Dan
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Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] more fork examples
From: Roger Hui <rogerhui.can...@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 13:14:12 -0800
To: Programming forum <programm...@jsoftware.com>
Thanks for the compliment but what I really need are for y'all to send me
quotes/anecdotes not yet in the list. For example:
Once, in the early 1980s, Ken Iverson visited us in Calgary. Fred
Appleyard and I proudly showed off our system implemented in direct
definition. Ken asked a question which is essentially, "Can you do
sensitivity analysis?" We start mumbling something. Ken says, "Can you
touch your shoulder?", and proceeded to reach behind his neck to touch the
opposite shoulder. I have yet to recover from this put-down :-).
BTW, among the APL crowd, accusing somebody of "mumbling something" is done
by putting your hand in front of your mouth and muttering, "but ah eh blah
blah ...".
On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 9:16 AM, John Baker <bakerj...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I just read through Roger's compilation of Ken's quotes. I saw this
> document shorty after Roger started working on it and haven't looked until
> today. This is great work Roger. You've put time and energy into reminding
> us, and anyone that reads your notes, just how deep and persistent Ken's
> ideas were.
>
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