tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post6555196867898537981..comments2023-12-15T23:33:59.034-06:00Comments on Cary Millsap: Dad, do I really need math?Cary Millsaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16697498718050285274noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-53535118436153788982012-01-24T23:21:08.554-06:002012-01-24T23:21:08.554-06:00Rest In Peace...Rest In Peace...Cary Millsaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697498718050285274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-65324878819589492122012-01-22T12:01:34.006-06:002012-01-22T12:01:34.006-06:00Looking at the calendar I see that yesterday was t...Looking at the calendar I see that yesterday was two years to the day since the great Bobby Bragan died at his home in Fort Worth. R.I.P Bobby.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665452327048114669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-17934687577481911982009-03-16T10:25:00.000-05:002009-03-16T10:25:00.000-05:00Epic, I think information is a lot like food. Just...Epic, I think information is a lot like food. Just because it's edible doesn't mean you should eat it.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your comment.Cary Millsaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697498718050285274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-70267541517009044832009-03-16T01:22:00.000-05:002009-03-16T01:22:00.000-05:00Hey Cary,I think that reading really is a tool tha...Hey Cary,<BR/>I think that reading really is a tool that should be utilized to our very best ability. I mean it does nothing but enhance our reading skills. But then again, most people think that by reading you are gaining knowledge, which they are correct! But what kind of knowledge are they gaining? Is it True? Is it False? Now a days, people conceive the notion of believing everything that is on paper or screen simply because it is "written"<BR/>If we all take a look outside the box, we can see that what we read is just a compiled amount of researched data, but then again, it does not necessarily mean it is all true most of the time. Especially if children read the mass amounts of data that is available on the internet now a days, it could be beneficial on the reading part of it, but the knowledge should be double checked on the content itself sometimes. But then again, it is a choice to believe what they read or not, and that is part of the maturing process. Whether what they read is true or not, it is still something that can be expanded into ones own pre-conceived imagination. <BR/><A HREF="http://www.sparepartswarehouse.com" REL="nofollow">Dell laptop lcd screens<BR/></A>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05335267029328016409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-79574566877113240012009-03-03T19:02:00.000-06:002009-03-03T19:02:00.000-06:00Oh,here it is.Mark, I live where Reaganomics began...Oh,<A HREF="http://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur/2009/02/28/" REL="nofollow">here it is</A>.<BR/><BR/>Mark, I live where Reaganomics began 30 years ago. The principle only "works" for short periods of time. After 30 years, things are fupped, there's no money for simple maintenance of infrastructure, even rich people like Warren Buffet say their property taxes are too low (google him with Proposition 13). Sort of silly like those people who complain about their Oracle7 breaking these days, you gotta maintain or you are gonna break bigtime.<BR/><BR/>word: stimockJoel Garryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13325061229393838224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-88279622990117698152009-03-03T16:50:00.000-06:002009-03-03T16:50:00.000-06:00Mark, the first part of your comment reminds me of...Mark, the first part of your comment reminds me of the thing my Mom and Dad used to tell me about school. It's what I put in the acknowledgments section of the <EM><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/059600527X?ie=UTF8&tag=methodrcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=059600527X" REL="nofollow">Optimizing<BR/>Oracle Performance</A></EM> book: "There are two answers to every question your teachers will ask you while you're at school. There's the correct answer, and there's the answer that the teacher wants. I expect you to know them both."<BR/><BR/>With regard to the second part, your post rang a bell. I had to look, though, at a <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laffer_curve" REL="nofollow">picture</A> to remember what the Laffer Curve looked like.Cary Millsaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697498718050285274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-2531321359807709022009-03-03T13:43:00.000-06:002009-03-03T13:43:00.000-06:00Cary, Getting A's doesn't equal learning and learn...Cary, Getting A's doesn't equal learning and learning doesn't equal getting A's. Unfortunately for me, getting A's does equal easier time for lots of things like scholarships, admissions, etc. I learned that lesson too late.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Joel, <BR/>You should look into some other math, particularly the laffer curve. On the x axis draw the tax rate from 0% to 100%. On the y axis is revenue. At 0% taxation you get $0 revenue. At 100% you get, how much? Right, $0 revenue. no one works for zero money. Between those two intercepts draw a parabola. Now pick a point on etiher side of the maximum. If you are to the left side of the maximum, lowering the rate lowers the revenue. That's obviously where you believe we are. If you pick a point to the right of the maximum, lowering the rate increases the revenue. It's a pretty basic principle that's hard to argue with. If the question is how to maximize government revenue then the only debate left is which side of the maximum are we on.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, some of us think that's not the question to ask in the first place. ;-)Skipjackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05343588182481268369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-66426436939601560022009-03-03T08:41:00.000-06:002009-03-03T08:41:00.000-06:00Thank you, Joel.Thank you, Joel.Cary Millsaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697498718050285274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-56284350833782849282009-03-02T19:17:00.000-06:002009-03-02T19:17:00.000-06:00On Saturday, I watched my kid in a math competitio...On Saturday, I watched my kid in a math competition for ~12-year-olds, put on at UCSD as part of an engineering society recruiting future engineers.<BR/><BR/>Most of the competition was cloistered, but at the end they had a final competition amongst the best individuals (there were also teams). These kids could answer the questions correctly before I could even read them (and I'm a fairly fast reader). They also had a "scream out the answer part," amazing enthusiasm.<BR/><BR/>Anyone who ever complains about "kids these days..." I gotta say, they aren't talking about these kids.<BR/><BR/>One team in the top ten was all girls.<BR/><BR/>Arnold Schwarzenneger is cutting the funding for our science and technology magnet schools, his political philosophy having some odd faith that not raising taxes magically makes more money.<BR/><BR/>word:suppl<BR/>word:eveleJoel Garryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13325061229393838224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-12366354938624414532009-02-28T21:46:00.000-06:002009-02-28T21:46:00.000-06:00Nice post, we all, all the time need Math :)Nice post, we all, all the time need Math :)Sidhuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09273877902299393855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-50534664934111068912009-02-28T08:38:00.000-06:002009-02-28T08:38:00.000-06:00I was teaching my niece a card trick last night an...I was teaching my niece a card trick last night and after I went through it once she just smiled at me and said "Well duh Aunt Karen! That's just math!".<BR/><BR/>I smiled and said "exactly!".Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309823327597536648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-13117546666602355422009-02-28T07:01:00.000-06:002009-02-28T07:01:00.000-06:00Thanks, Aman. Nuno, yes, I think we're on the same...Thanks, Aman. Nuno, yes, I think we're on the same track.Cary Millsaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697498718050285274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-71370080206319960532009-02-28T03:45:00.000-06:002009-02-28T03:45:00.000-06:00Great minds think alike?http://wizofoz2k.deviantar...Great minds think alike?<BR/>http://wizofoz2k.deviantart.com/journal/23220909/<BR/>Check towards the middle.Noonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07694829378563989648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-50433066446695688872009-02-27T20:44:00.000-06:002009-02-27T20:44:00.000-06:00Carry,Excellent post!RegardsAman....Carry,<BR/>Excellent post!<BR/><BR/>Regards<BR/><BR/>Aman....Aman....https://www.blogger.com/profile/03468684193635458317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-7293458464075614292009-02-27T16:37:00.000-06:002009-02-27T16:37:00.000-06:00Phenomenal, how do think like that and have Mogens...Phenomenal, how do think like that and have Mogens as a friend? I guess that is another statistical way of saying you are normal.Debra Lilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06501850988908291461noreply@blogger.com