On Feb 16, 4:05 am, Tonico <Tonic...@yahoo.com> wrote: > On Feb 16, 8:25 am, Transfer Principle <david.l.wal...@lausd.net> > wrote: > > First of all, right here on sci._math_, I'm most concerned with > > _mathematical_ topics. > **** Oh, dear hollie mollie ! No mom, you are not...not even by a long > shot. You're way, waaaaaaay more concerned and involved in a hopeless > war against the use of the c-word (for the newbies: crank), against > cursing and defending nonsensical postings and posters just for the > sake of it.
Just because it's _nonstandard_, that doesn't make it _nonsensical_.
> > And I certainly don't rely on mathematical > > texts for my answers -- indeed, I'm an outspoken opponent of > > those who are _too_ reliant on mathematical texts -- such posters > > regularly criticize those who don't have access to such books. > **** I don't think so. What some of us do is criticize harshly people > who whine about not having money to access some mathematical books.
Then what do you (Tonio) expect us to do when you ask us to read a book and we can't afford it? We're not all professors with a vast amount of resources and access to university libraries. Yet when we tell you that we don't have a book, it's "whining."
