6 October 2009

The Edinburgh Crackpots Group, II

Some time ago, I commented on the Edinburgh Crackpots Group. I checked their web page today to see what they're up to. Nothing much, really, because they operate (so they say) half the year. So we have to wait to see what kind of brilliant events they will schedule. I am looking forward in anticipation, because they are amusing (besides being dangerous).

Meanwhile, I amused myself by looking at their "Gospel for Idiots" page: just in case you can't read the (boring) Bible, you can find a series of stupid cartoons explaining what these texts are about. With pictures:A better word for their page is: "How to become a Christian in 20 easy steps."
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T H E B O T T O M L I N E

What measure theory is about

It's about counting, but when things get too large.
Put otherwise, it's about addition of positive numbers, but when these numbers are far too many.

The principle of dynamic programming

max_{x,y} [f(x) + g(x,y)] = max_x [f(x) + max_y g(x,y)]

The bottom line

Nuestras horas son minutos cuando esperamos saber y siglos cuando sabemos lo que se puede aprender.
(Our hours are minutes when we wait to learn and centuries when we know what is to be learnt.) --António Machado

 Αγεωμέτρητος μηδείς εισίτω.
(Those who do not know geometry may not enter.) --Plato

Sapere Aude! Habe Muth, dich deines eigenen Verstandes zu bedienen!
(Dare to know! Have courage to use your own reason!) --Kant