Rotwang
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Re: JSH: Measuring influence
Posted:
Mar 9, 2008 4:16 AM
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On 9 Mar, 05:53, JSH <jst...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I want to do a little experiment which is relevant to the discussions
> on these pages as my analysis indicates that many of you seem to think
> the world listens to you more than it listens to me, which I find
> curious.
>
> It seems to me that many of you believe that most people would not
> think that mathematicians can lie repeatedly and dangerously about
> mathematics and that the proof is in the world around you seeming to
> remain the same with respect to mathematicians to YOUR eyes, as
> incremental changes escape you. Like the proverbial frog in the water
> slowly coming to a boil.
>
> So here is the experiment--
>
> Go to Google wherever you are in the world and do a search on the
> following where you do not need to use quotes:
>
> Superman plot idea
>
> Do the experiment, and reply with comments here. Does the world
> listen to you more than me? And by you, I mean you as a GROUP.
Well I just did that search and the first page consists mainly of
pages that have nothing to do with you, but the second hit is this
thread in Google Groups. Pretty impressive.
Then I did a search on the string "normed algebra proof" (no quotes),
which was part of the title of a thread I started on sci.math earlier.
And the thread in question was ... the first hit. Kind of makes your
second hit look a bit lame by comparison, doesn't it? I also tried
doing a search on the string "smallest C*-algebra" (again, no quotes)
which was part of the body of my article. This time it was the fourth
hit.
Heck, just for laughs I did a search on the string "nips, sex teacher"
which is part of one of the many spam postings which are all over
sci.math. Guess what: the first hit was the relevant thread in Google
Groups.
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> One group, versus one man who understand the Internet, I think, far
> better than any of you can possibly come close to comprehending, with,
> your, I'm afraid, um, limited intellects.
Great. Given your understanding of the internet, can you explain the
results of the experiment I just performed? I must confess that I'm
stumped as to what the point was supposed to be.
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