Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 SMI; site calma.uucp Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!decwrl!sun!calma!smithson From: smithson@calma.uucp (Brian Smithson) Newsgroups: net.physics,net.misc,net.research Subject: Re: P. T. Barnum, Newman's machine, etc. Message-ID: <4@calma.uucp> Date: Wed, 23-Oct-85 18:16:50 EDT Article-I.D.: calma.4 Posted: Wed Oct 23 18:16:50 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 26-Oct-85 04:39:48 EDT References: <173@tulane.UUCP> <372@ihlpl.UUCP> <10662@ucbvax.ARPA> <1760@watdcsu.UUCP>Reply-To: smithson@calma.UUCP (Brian Smithson) Organization: GE/Calma Co., R&D Systems Engineering, Milpitas, CA Lines: 18 Xref: watmath net.physics:3434 net.misc:8765 net.research:294 Summary: What does it matter whether Newman's machine is as he says or is not? 10,000,000 postings to the net don't make a h*ll of a lot of difference. Frankly, I'd be quite happy if Mr. Newman had stumbled upon something remarkable that the "physics-oriented" (???) net didn't know! In any case, what does it matter? I suggest that the tremendous amount of time and energy (not to mention the huge grasp of science and super-human objectivity) that has been spent on this debate might be better spent on some of the hoaxes which, if left to their own, might have some impact. No hints -- y'all can guess. -- -Brian Smithson Calma Company ucbvax!calma!smithson calma!smithson@ucbvax.ARPA None of this has anything to do with General Electric or Calma Company.