18 Mar
2008
18 Mar
'08
6:11 p.m.
On Tue, 18 Mar 2008, Bill Gosper wrote:
Am I still alone on this matter?? Is this one of the early warning signs of senile dementia?
No, I don't think anybody contradicted the notion that Pete's first statement adds no information.
Pete: ``I don't know what the numbers are.'' Sam: ``I knew that you did not know what the numbers are.'' Pete: ``Now I know what the numbers are.'' Sam: ``Then, so do I.''
What are the values of A and B?
I'm confused. Pete's first remark tells Sam nothing. Why can't this be shortened:
Sumit: You don't know them. Pradeep: I do now! Sumit: Likewise! ? --rwg