| ltbarcly | in pure mathematics what you have defined is all that exists in the universe |
| marienz | runixd: the del operator does not delete objects. It deletes references to objects, but you cannot guarantee you got all references, and python does not guarantee the object goes away immediatelly after you deleted the last reference (although this does happen in cpython) |
| Brend | ltbarcly, but you can define anything you like ;) |
| ltbarcly | Brend: nope |
| Vornicus | I mean, sure, you can say infinitesimals don't exist, but then open intervals don't exist, and then you lose a lot of stuff. |
| Brend | ltbarcly, hee hee |
| ltbarcly | Vornicus: open intervals do not require infinitesimals |
| AStorm | ltbarcly, I'll explain a Gdel number for you: |
| Brend | I'm reminded of a Perlis epigram - "When you hear someone insisting that X is computer science but Y is not, have compassion for his graduate students" |
| AStorm | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6del_number |
| ltbarcly | Vornicus: the definition of 'open' is that it is equal the union of it's open subsets |
| AStorm | that was the long version and go away, will you |
| ltbarcly | Vornicus: so a space made of discrete single points is all open sets Vornicus: or to be specific every subset is open (also closed) |
| AStorm | ltbarcly, or contiguous wave functions Pick what you wish |
| jsoftw | And in conclusion, funky bass lines for the win. |
| Brend | Okay this is a ridiculous conversation on various levels, and wildly off-topic. Take it to #math please, or maybe #dogma |
| jsoftw | Who gives a shit so long as it makes the booty dancy |
| AStorm | #math will laugh ltbarcly off :> |
| ltbarcly | AStorm: that doesn't have anything to do with the reals |
| AStorm | #dogma is more appriopriate |
| jsoftw | boow bow bow doo do doo bow bo dun dun d d d d d dunnnnnn bow bow dun doo do do do do do |
| Brend | ltbarcly, seriously. |
| AStorm | ltbarcly, explain pi in real numbers I'm listening |
| Brend | AStorm, seriously. Not here. |
| ltbarcly | AStorm: I would assume that any group of amateurs would laugh when corrected, since they think they are geniuses pi is a real number? what is your point |
| action | Brend sighs |
| Brend | sighs Please take this conversation elsewhere. |
| AStorm | I'm shutting up here, yep. :-) |
| jsoftw | do do do be be be bow bow bow grbb b b b b b |
| AStorm | #dogma it is |
| action | jsoftw prods Brend |
| jsoftw | prods Brend |
| Brend | jsoftw, hmm? |
| action | jsoftw shrugs |
| jsoftw | shrugs |
| Jacob- | Writing unit tests is easy, but tiresome. I keep reminding myself I'm doing a good thing. |