A brain teaser/math problem
I'm just stating a possible reality, xorebxebx, that's all. You for all we know could be some half-wit living as a squatter with a stolen computer leeching internet access from places that offer it for free with no true intellect and just overall bitterness. On the other hand, you could be exactly what you claim to be. We can't know for sure, however your demeanor suggests that you're not who you claim to be, but probably not what I gave as an example either. That would be a bit extreme.
And Grey Wolf... has the Warsaw Polytechnic really gone to the dogs? That would be a shame to hear...
-Albatross
And Grey Wolf... has the Warsaw Polytechnic really gone to the dogs? That would be a shame to hear...
-Albatross
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| And Grey Wolf... has the Warsaw Polytechnic really gone to the dogs? |
All I was saying is a title, such as 'Assistant Professor', holds different weight in different countries. There are countries that bestow the title of Assistant Professor on PhD students, or at least this is what I am lead to believe from talking to PhD students from other countries.
I picked Warsaw University of Technology from hints in his past posts.
As he has declined to say where he is going to be an Assistant Professor, one can only assume that it is either BS or he is embarrassed by the place (or that he thinks someone would try to us it against him, but who would do something like that? :0) ).
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Okay. Thank you for explaining; I was just under the impression that the University still had some prestige.
@xorebxebx: Another thing I just realized... about what I say regarding your copying and pasting... co ma piernik do wiatraka?
-Albatross
@xorebxebx: Another thing I just realized... about what I say regarding your copying and pasting... co ma piernik do wiatraka?
-Albatross
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"co ma piernik do wiatraka?"
Very much actually. "Wiatrak" produces flour, an you need flour to bake "piernik". :D
Ok, anyway, if I told you I'm from WUT, would you believe? How could I prove that?
I can say whatever, and you may believe or not. You may believe I copied-pasted some answers from the Internet or not. There is no point in answering such questions, because you just hear what you want to hear, and everything else treat as a lie, or simply ignore.
Very much actually. "Wiatrak" produces flour, an you need flour to bake "piernik". :D
Ok, anyway, if I told you I'm from WUT, would you believe? How could I prove that?
I can say whatever, and you may believe or not. You may believe I copied-pasted some answers from the Internet or not. There is no point in answering such questions, because you just hear what you want to hear, and everything else treat as a lie, or simply ignore.
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| Ok, anyway, if I told you I'm from WUT, would you believe? |
That would depend very much on where the "Wiatrak" is, no? I'm sure that energy could be and is harnessed for other purposes than grinding flour. In Poland, perhaps it's used more for grinding flour, indeed, but I do think that when the idiom was written (you didn't seem to get that it was an idiom, much less its meaning in this context), the two weren't quite as closely related.
To prove it to me you'd have to show me the official documents stating that you attended the Warsaw Polytechnic, some proof of your status there as an assistant professor, and at least a baseline ability to speak Polish. Then I'd possibly believe you. Personally, I don't care much what school you attended, if any. ;)
-Albatross
To prove it to me you'd have to show me the official documents stating that you attended the Warsaw Polytechnic, some proof of your status there as an assistant professor, and at least a baseline ability to speak Polish. Then I'd possibly believe you. Personally, I don't care much what school you attended, if any. ;)
-Albatross
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you didn't seem to get that it was an idiom |
I got that this is idiom, but this os one of those funny Polish idioms, that when treated literally have quite an opposite meaning. Mills were used to grind flour in Poland some time ago. Not many of them survived till now. Wind-turbines are also no too popular, winds are not strong in Poland.
And, assistant proffessor is "just finished PhD", or "is near finishing PhD" in Poland. Probably it is lower position than "assistant professor" in US.
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| Ok, anyway, if I told you I'm from WUT, would you believe? How could I prove that? |
So, a math professor is going to a conference from the US to Canada. He is an analytic number theorist - one of the most difficult and technically demanding areas of pure mathematical research.
He is questioned by an uptight border control officer.
"So, where are you going?"
"On a mathematics conference."
"What is your profession?"
"I am a mathematician. You know, I teach calculus class in university."
"Oh, a mathematician. Can you prove to me you are actually going to a conference?"
"Umm, ... sure, here is my letter of invitation."
"Hmm.... but how can you prove you didn't write this letter yourself?"
"Well, umm, I don't know. Sure, there are the organizers' phones and addresses, you can always call them."
"And, how can you prove that they are not your friends, trying to cheat me?"
"Umm, I don't really know... I am sorry..."
"Well, now you know how your calculus students feel. You can go now"
The officer handed him back his documents and let him go.
P.S. This story was to me as true; whether it is, I don't know.
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Well, why not? I was just accepting your statement. |
Ah, ok. Sorry, I just got too paranoic... I thought for a moment it was a sarcasm...
BTW: The story is quite funny :D
Especially if you ever tried to prove something formally.
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Well, fair enough. I get paranoid sometimes - if someone I don't know laughs near me, I try and figure out what I might be doing to cause them to laugh at me. They probably aren't, but I can't help it.
hey umm...I've got a math problem that needs solving.
Prove this.
If you recognize it, don't say anything, if not, have fun :)
Prove this.
given:
∞
ζ(s)= Σ 1/ns , all nontrivial 0's lie on the line ℜ(s) = 1/2
n = 0
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If you recognize it, don't say anything, if not, have fun :)
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| If you recognize it, don't say anything |
aaaaargggghhhhh
If you solve it though, I wanna see the solution:)
@chrisname:
| I don't get it. |
Another "funny joke" from the same guy who gave that story:
"Why does Michael Jackson like twenty eight year olds?
Because there are 20 of them!"
After a short consideration, he added:
"Well, considereing I am a number theorist, perhaps the correct answer should be 'because they are perfect' "
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_number
28 = 1 + 2 + 4 + 7 + 14
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