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- From: akao@.com (Adam Kao)
- Subject: Re: Hardware Support for Numeric Algorithms
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.212546.4495@oracle.us.oracle.com>
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- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 21:25:46 GMT
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- In article <1efg1gINNm6c@network.ucsd.edu> mbk@lyapunov.ucsd.edu (Matt Kennel) writes:
- [elided]
-
- Your post raises many, many issues, which I simply cannot address without
- losing the focus of the discussion. When I say:
-
- >:Computer science is related to mathematics only by
- >: historical accident.
-
- And you respond:
-
- >Yup, those mere "accidents of history", like Turing and Von Neumann.
-
- I fear the discussion is becoming irrational. I am sorry if my
- statement offends you. I am trying to express my opinions about the
- history of computer science and its future direction. It is an
- obscure statement, but it is not meant to be insulting.
-
- The fundamental motivation for my previous post was to address Herman
- Rubin's charge of "criminal negligence". My one and only point, then
- and now, is that Herman Rubin has _no_ _right_ to charge computer
- science with "criminal negligence". He ASSUMES computer science has
- only one responsibility, to mathematics (his mathematics) and
- therefore, neglecting that responsibility is "criminal negligence".
-
- This statement is unacceptable. We cannot have a reasonable discussion
- if you assume our wishes are subordinate to yours. This is why we react
- insultingly, and overreact, because you are STANDING ON OUR TURF and we
- want you to BACK OFF.
-
- You see only our overreaction, without understanding the cause, and it
- creates the frustration you expressed in your post. So you overreact back.
-
- Once again. If you call us "criminally negligent" we will feel insulted.
- When we feel insulted, we will be uncooperative. When we are uncooperative,
- you will get frustrated. When you get frustrated, you will talk LOUDER.
-
- Is that clear? Do you understand this vicious circle? Do you understand
- how to make it _stop_?
-
-
- Adam
-
-