Re: Re: Re: problem with Pick
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- Subject: [mg78565] Re: [mg78498] Re: Re: problem with Pick
- From: Andrzej Kozlowski <akoz at mimuw.edu.pl>
- Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 05:38:57 -0400 (EDT)
- References: <200707031024.GAA00993@smc.vnet.net>
On 3 Jul 2007, at 19:24, J=E1nos wrote: > On Jul 2, 2007, at 6:52 AM, Andrzej Kozlowski wrote: > >> >> On 1 Jul 2007, at 16:31, Chris Chiasson wrote: >> >>> On Jun 29, 4:40 am, J=3DE1nos <janos.l... at yale.edu> wrote: >>>> Like barbers who are shaving themselves... :) >>>> >>>> J=3DE1nos >>>> P.S. I am hearing someone turning slowly in his grave.... >>>> >>>> On Jun 28, 2007, at 4:26 AM, DrMajorBob wrote: >>>> >>>>> That's entirely contrary to the documentation, which says that >>>>> Pick >>>>> "picks >>>>> out those ELEMENTS of list for which the corresponding ELEMENT of >>>>> sel is >>>>> True." >>>> >>>>> How is a list its own ELEMENT, if English words mean anything? >>>> >>>>> Bobby >>> >>> LOL >>> >>> >> >> Actually, there is nothing at all unusual about barbers shaving >> themselves. I am sure lots of barbers do it. Russell's illustration >> (of a variant of his paradox) was about a barber who "shaved everyone >> in town who did not shave himself". It would take more than all the >> resourcefulness of Figoro, the barber of Seville, to relate this to > > Figaro > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figaro > > J=E1nos > > Congratulations! My imperfect keyboard control gave your chance La vendetta, oh la vendetta e un piacer serbato ai saggi, l'obliar l'onte, gli oltraggi e bassezza, e ognor vilta. ... Se tutto il codice dovessi volgere, se tutto l'indice dovessi leggere, con un equivoco, con un sinonimo, qualche garbuglio si trovera. (Le Nozze Di Fiagaro, Atto 1, Bartolo's Vendetta Aria). Andrzej Kozlowski=
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