If you thought...
 

True North wrote:
On Tuesday, January 15, 2013 9:36:41 PM UTC-4, Earl wrote:
wrote:

On Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:28:54 -0500, Earl wrote:
WTF is a spiral nail?
http://gfretwell.com/ftp/spiral%20nail.jpg
Interesting. Looks like a bitch to hammer in!

Maybe for weak-wristed Girlieman.
You are an old man. Care to wager $500,000 US dollars that I can beat
you in a spiral nail hammering competition?

I didn't think so.

If you thought...
 

On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 9:35:02 PM UTC-4, Earl wrote:
True North wrote:

On Tuesday, January 15, 2013 9:36:41 PM UTC-4, Earl wrote:

wrote:



On Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:28:54 -0500, Earl wrote:

WTF is a spiral nail?

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/spiral%20nail.jpg

Interesting. Looks like a bitch to hammer in!



Maybe for weak-wristed Girlieman.

You are an old man. Care to wager $500,000 US dollars that I can beat

you in a spiral nail hammering competition?



I didn't think so.


Bring in on, Ditzy.

If you thought...
 

On 1/16/2013 11:27 AM, Salmonbait wrote:
On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:09:27 -0800, thumper wrote:

On 1/14/2013 5:57 AM, Salmonbait wrote:
On Sat, 12 Jan 2013 11:08:32 -0800, thumper wrote:

On 1/12/2013 7:02 AM, Salmonbait wrote:

I should have said, "What did your sister expect when she allowed her daughter to go on a weekend
trip with a Baptist church group - no religion?"

There's that binary thinking again. There's a difference between
presenting information in a comfortable environment and more intense
coercion involving threats. Baptists tend toward the latter from my
limited experience.

All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Why do you denigrate it?

My criticism of your binary thinking refers to your rhetorical tactic of
presenting circumstances as an either/or choice between two polar
opposites. The real world is seldom that simple. There are usually
more than two choices and the possible situations usually span a wide
spectrum.

But the decision always boils down to a binary process.

Another oversimplification.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantization_error

If you thought...
 

In article , earl1372
@hotmail.com says...

True North wrote:
On Tuesday, January 15, 2013 9:36:41 PM UTC-4, Earl wrote:
wrote:

On Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:28:54 -0500, Earl wrote:
WTF is a spiral nail?
http://gfretwell.com/ftp/spiral%20nail.jpg
Interesting. Looks like a bitch to hammer in!

Maybe for weak-wristed Girlieman.
You are an old man. Care to wager $500,000 US dollars that I can beat
you in a spiral nail hammering competition?

I didn't think so.

Oh, he'll huff and puff and act like he's going to bet, but he won't. He
and Harry do the exact same thing, when it comes to a little wager, they
cut and make stupid excuses.

If you thought...
 

In article , lid says...

On 1/16/2013 11:27 AM, Salmonbait wrote:
On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:09:27 -0800, thumper wrote:

On 1/14/2013 5:57 AM, Salmonbait wrote:
On Sat, 12 Jan 2013 11:08:32 -0800, thumper wrote:

On 1/12/2013 7:02 AM, Salmonbait wrote:

I should have said, "What did your sister expect when she allowed her daughter to go on a weekend
trip with a Baptist church group - no religion?"

There's that binary thinking again. There's a difference between
presenting information in a comfortable environment and more intense
coercion involving threats. Baptists tend toward the latter from my
limited experience.

All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Why do you denigrate it?

My criticism of your binary thinking refers to your rhetorical tactic of
presenting circumstances as an either/or choice between two polar
opposites. The real world is seldom that simple. There are usually
more than two choices and the possible situations usually span a wide
spectrum.

But the decision always boils down to a binary process.

Another oversimplification.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantization_error

Oh, damn, you're now giving the narrow minded person real facts???

If you thought...
 

On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:58:13 -0800, thumper wrote:

On 1/16/2013 11:27 AM, Salmonbait wrote:
On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:09:27 -0800, thumper wrote:

On 1/14/2013 5:57 AM, Salmonbait wrote:
On Sat, 12 Jan 2013 11:08:32 -0800, thumper wrote:

On 1/12/2013 7:02 AM, Salmonbait wrote:

I should have said, "What did your sister expect when she allowed her daughter to go on a weekend
trip with a Baptist church group - no religion?"

There's that binary thinking again. There's a difference between
presenting information in a comfortable environment and more intense
coercion involving threats. Baptists tend toward the latter from my
limited experience.

All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Why do you denigrate it?

My criticism of your binary thinking refers to your rhetorical tactic of
presenting circumstances as an either/or choice between two polar
opposites. The real world is seldom that simple. There are usually
more than two choices and the possible situations usually span a wide
spectrum.

But the decision always boils down to a binary process.

Another oversimplification.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantization_error


Analog to digital conversion is not under discussion.

Decision-making is a binary process.

Amen.


Salmonbait

--

'Name-calling'...the liberals' answer to a lost argument!

If you thought...
 

On Thu, 17 Jan 2013 08:44:34 -0500, iBoaterer wrote:

In article , lid says...

On 1/16/2013 11:27 AM, Salmonbait wrote:
On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:09:27 -0800, thumper wrote:

On 1/14/2013 5:57 AM, Salmonbait wrote:
On Sat, 12 Jan 2013 11:08:32 -0800, thumper wrote:

On 1/12/2013 7:02 AM, Salmonbait wrote:

I should have said, "What did your sister expect when she allowed her daughter to go on a weekend
trip with a Baptist church group - no religion?"

There's that binary thinking again. There's a difference between
presenting information in a comfortable environment and more intense
coercion involving threats. Baptists tend toward the latter from my
limited experience.

All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Why do you denigrate it?

My criticism of your binary thinking refers to your rhetorical tactic of
presenting circumstances as an either/or choice between two polar
opposites. The real world is seldom that simple. There are usually
more than two choices and the possible situations usually span a wide
spectrum.

But the decision always boils down to a binary process.

Another oversimplification.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantization_error

Oh, damn, you're now giving the narrow minded person real facts???


....real irrelevant facts.


Salmonbait

--

'Name-calling'...the liberals' answer to a lost argument!

If you thought...
 

In article ,
says...

On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:58:13 -0800, thumper wrote:

On 1/16/2013 11:27 AM, Salmonbait wrote:
On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:09:27 -0800, thumper wrote:

On 1/14/2013 5:57 AM, Salmonbait wrote:
On Sat, 12 Jan 2013 11:08:32 -0800, thumper wrote:

On 1/12/2013 7:02 AM, Salmonbait wrote:

I should have said, "What did your sister expect when she allowed her daughter to go on a weekend
trip with a Baptist church group - no religion?"

There's that binary thinking again. There's a difference between
presenting information in a comfortable environment and more intense
coercion involving threats. Baptists tend toward the latter from my
limited experience.

All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Why do you denigrate it?

My criticism of your binary thinking refers to your rhetorical tactic of
presenting circumstances as an either/or choice between two polar
opposites. The real world is seldom that simple. There are usually
more than two choices and the possible situations usually span a wide
spectrum.

But the decision always boils down to a binary process.

Another oversimplification.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantization_error


Analog to digital conversion is not under discussion.

WHOOOOOOOSH........ Pull those blinders tight, oh narrow minded one.

If you thought...
 

In article ,
says...

On Thu, 17 Jan 2013 08:44:34 -0500, iBoaterer wrote:

In article , lid says...

On 1/16/2013 11:27 AM, Salmonbait wrote:
On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:09:27 -0800, thumper wrote:

On 1/14/2013 5:57 AM, Salmonbait wrote:
On Sat, 12 Jan 2013 11:08:32 -0800, thumper wrote:

On 1/12/2013 7:02 AM, Salmonbait wrote:

I should have said, "What did your sister expect when she allowed her daughter to go on a weekend
trip with a Baptist church group - no religion?"

There's that binary thinking again. There's a difference between
presenting information in a comfortable environment and more intense
coercion involving threats. Baptists tend toward the latter from my
limited experience.

All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Why do you denigrate it?

My criticism of your binary thinking refers to your rhetorical tactic of
presenting circumstances as an either/or choice between two polar
opposites. The real world is seldom that simple. There are usually
more than two choices and the possible situations usually span a wide
spectrum.

But the decision always boils down to a binary process.

Another oversimplification.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantization_error

Oh, damn, you're now giving the narrow minded person real facts???

If you think that it's irrelevant to the discussion, you are dumb.

If you thought...
 

On 1/17/2013 7:43 AM, Salmonbait wrote:
On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:58:13 -0800, thumper wrote:

On 1/16/2013 11:27 AM, Salmonbait wrote:
On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:09:27 -0800, thumper wrote:

On 1/14/2013 5:57 AM, Salmonbait wrote:
On Sat, 12 Jan 2013 11:08:32 -0800, thumper wrote:

On 1/12/2013 7:02 AM, Salmonbait wrote:

I should have said, "What did your sister expect when she allowed her daughter to go on a weekend
trip with a Baptist church group - no religion?"

There's that binary thinking again. There's a difference between
presenting information in a comfortable environment and more intense
coercion involving threats. Baptists tend toward the latter from my
limited experience.

All decisions are the result of binary thinking. Why do you denigrate it?

My criticism of your binary thinking refers to your rhetorical tactic of
presenting circumstances as an either/or choice between two polar
opposites. The real world is seldom that simple. There are usually
more than two choices and the possible situations usually span a wide
spectrum.

But the decision always boils down to a binary process.

Another oversimplification.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantization_error


Analog to digital conversion is not under discussion.

Decision-making is a binary process.

I thought you had a math background. If the goal of the decision
process is accuracy the analogy has some merit. The universe is analog
in nature down to the quantum level. When you use a 1 bit converter the
statistical result is a large error. The more bits the less distortion.

There is a technique to increase accuracy with a 1 bit converter by
rapidly dithering but I don't think you want to go there.