"John Machin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hendrik van Rooyen wrote: > > "John Machin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> WROTE: > > > > > Hendrik van Rooyen wrote: > > > > "Raymond L. Buvel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > The rpncalc package adds an interactive Reverse Polish Notation (RPN) > > > > > > > > Can anyone remember who the Pole was and how his name is spelled? > > > > > > > > (no fair googling) > > > > > > Remember who: yes > > > Remember spelling: you must be joking; however I do remember that the > > > name is given in Knuth TAOCP vol 3 as a test case for the soundex > > > algorithm. > > > > > > name = u"\u0141ukasiewicz" # Python syntax so we're not completely OT > > > :-) > > > > > > The first letter is LATIN CAPITAL LETTER L WITH STROKE. > > > > Thanks - I find it disgusting that I am completely unable to remember this - > > > > If his name had been Smith or Jones it would be no problem, > > but just because there are a few too many consonants for me > > to handle, it is as if there is a total black hole... > > > > > > A *few* too many? By my count it's 6 consonants compared with 5 in "van > Rooyen".
That makes it even more disgusting - that I should go "tilt" so easily... but this is way off topic now... - Hendrik -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list