-A lot of math is seeing patterns and then guessing that they might always be true.
-And then you’re done?
-No, that’s physics.
The death ray whizzes by you!
Posted by – September 8, 2008
The straight line
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The Master said, “I have talked with Hui for a whole day, and he has not made any objection to anything I said – as if he were stupid. He has retired, and I have examined his conduct when away from me, and found him to be able to illustrate my teachings. Hui – he is not stupid!
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